In a message dated 9/25/99 3:22:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Surnames: DARLING BACON THURBER GILBERT > Submitter: Duane Eggleston ([email protected]) > Date: 24 Sep 1999 > > The 1800-1850 history of Palmyra, Portage County refers to Henry Gilbert > marrying Fidelia Darling. I am descended from Henry Gilbert and have his > ancestry pretty well documented, but know nothing about Fidelia Clementine > Darling. > When and where was she born? When and where did she die? Where is she buried? > Where can I get a copy of the marriage certificate? Who were her parents? > Would like any information I can get on them. > I also believe I am somehow related to William and Polly (Thurber) Bacon > mentioned in the history. I would like any information I can get concerning > this couple. > I did a full lookup for Darling, only did Wm Bacon, Therber/Thurber is only one listed. Noted the Gilberts in school with the Darlings. School Youth Portage Co 1832-1838 an enumeration of school youth btw ages of 4-21 Palmyra Dist 2 Thomas Darling 4 children 1832 Noble Gilbert 3 1832 Riley " 1 1832 Thelus H Gilbert 1 1832 Northfield Dist 4 Jedediah Darling 6 1834-1836 Palmyra Dist 3 Susan Therber Name of Youth 1836 Palmyra Dist 6 Wm. Bacon District Clerk 1832 Edinburgh Dist 7 Wm Bacon 2 1834 Wm R. Bacon 2 1836 List of Voters Portage Co 1816-1856 no Darling listed Bacon Almon T 1851 Edinburgh Chancy C 1851 Edinburgh Gustavus 1851 Palmyra W(illia)m 1816 Palmyra Amos Thurber 1816 Palmyra Tax Records 1808-1820 Chozens Bacon Palmyra/Suffield 1808- (1819Suffield) Chozens Palmyra 1809 William Bacon Palmyra 1810-1811-1812-1813-1814-1816-1817-1818-1819-1820 Amos Thurber Palmyra 1811-1812-1813-1814-1816-1817-1818-see below 1819-1820 David Bacon Hudson 1808 Isaac Bacon Hudson 1810 Cozens Bacon Springfield 1810 Randolph 1811-1812-1816-1818 David Bacon Springfield 1810-1811-1812 Nehemiah Bacon Springfield 1810 Randolph 1811-1812-Nemiah1816 Sally Bacon Randolph 1816 Nancy C Bacon Boston 1813 Isaac Bacon Boston 1818-1819see note Sylvester Darling Twinsburgh 1820 1817 present owner original owner Wm Bacon Boardman, E Palmyra Thurber, Amos nothing list, maybe he is Orig owner??? Bacon, Chozen Upton, R. & others 1818 present owner original Gilbert, Jabez jr. Thurber & Shank (Amos is still listed as owning property as well Bacon, Chozens nothing Isaac Bacon had property in Cuyahoga Co as well. And of course there were tons of Gilberts in Palmyra! Hope this helps. Terry