In a message dated 9/18/99 9:25:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > X-Message: #3 > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 07:02:20 -0700 > From: [email protected] (kristi jahns) > To: [email protected] > Message-Id: <[email protected]> > Subject: [OHPORTAG-L] QExpress for Portage Co., Ohio ( WIRT WIRTZ WERT > HONEYWELL BEAN COLTON NEWTIN NEWTON WIRTH ) > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Surnames: WIRT WIRTZ WERT HONEYWELL BEAN COLTON NEWTIN NEWTON WIRTH > Submitter: kristi jahns ([email protected]) > Date: 17 Sep 1999 > > I am searching for information regarding various members of my family that > have lived in Portage Co. Ohio. > The earliest of the members I have found in Portage Co. were John Wirt (born > 1813 in Pennsylvania) who married Elsie Honeywell on 29 May 1834. Elsie was > born 1813 in PA. They moved to Portage Co. sometime before August 1840. > They had at least 2 children that I know of. The first was named Westley > William Wirt (b. Aug 15, 1840 Portage Co.) and the second was named John > Baptist Wirt (born Sep 17, 1843 Portage Co.). > Westley William married Ella Bean on 17 Mar 1850 in Portage, OH. Ella was > born 17 Mar 1850 and died 8 Jun 1911. Westley William and Ella Bean had 5 > children named Silliman Mansfield, Mary, Ida Francis, John Westley and Reasin > Andrew Wirt. I descend from Silliman Mansfield. > > I believe that John Baptist Wirt married a woman named Frances Colton. I > know nothing about their descendents or Frances' family. > > Ella Bean was the daughter of Reasin R. Bean (b. Oct 12, 1822, d. Aug 25, > 1863) and Frances Newton (Sep 1, 1832, died April 11, 1858). I don't know if > they were each born in Portage Co., but they obviously had moved there by the > time Ella was born on 17 Mar. 1850. They were married June 5, 1849. Reasin > and Frances may have also had a son named Orrin Reasin. > > I would love any information about any of the above people. I would be > happy to exchange my information with anyone who is interested. > > Thank you, > Kristi > > e-mail: [email protected] > > ______________________________ Hi Kristi, School Youth Portage Co. 1832-1838 an emumeration of white unmarried youth btw the ages of 4 and 20. You may want to check Rootstown twp, I found quite a few of your surnames there. Rootstown School Dist 4 1838 parent childrens names Roswell Colton Richard B Colton Eleanor Colton Chelsea Colton James C Colton Wm H Colton Clarrissa Colton Rootstown School Dist 9 1838 Hiram Newton Phebe Newton John Honeywell Noah, Wm, Hiram, Hannah Honeywell I did not do a complete check, if you would like more let me know. List of Voters Portage Co. 1816-1856 Wirt, John 1851 Rootstown Bean Henry 1851 Deerfield Henry 1851 Edinburgh Ja(me)s O. 1856 Ravenna John 1851 Deerfield John, Jr. 1851 Deerfield Beans Aaron 1851 Randolph Noah 1851 Randolph Tim(othy) 1856 Ravenna Colton all voted in 1851 Alva Randolph Chelsea Rootstown David Nelson J. Freedom James C. Rootstown John B. Nelson L.L. Freedom Roswel Rootstown Solomon Charlestown T. W. Nelson Warren Rootstown no Honeywells listed Newton B. 1851 Franklin James 1851 Charlestown Justin 1844 Franklin Justin 1851 Franklin R. 1851 Franklin R. H. 1856 Ravenna Rufus 1844 Franklin Sam(ue)l 1826 Portage Tax Records 1808-1820 checked only Rootstown Twp. Colton, Stephen 1811-1812-1813-1816-1817-1819-1820 records absent for some years.