This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schulte, Linke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/727 Message Board Post: Thanks to the helpful folks at the Sandusky County Probate Court, I now have the 1893 marriage record of my great-grandparents Friedrich Schulte and Sophia Linke. The record shows that they were joined in marriage by J. W. Johanssen, M. Ch. (or Cb.???). Does anyone know if Mr. Johnansseen is a civil or church official -- and the significance of the "M. Ch." (or "Cb.")? If a church official, does anyone know which church? Thanks, Greg Schulte, Great Falls, Virginia

I just called the number given in Mick Burdge's email for the governor's office (614 466 3555) with a question about the copies of birth and death certificates. I was referred to the Ohio Department of Health. Their response was that non-certified copies of either are five cents plus postage and they had no knowledge of any intent to increase the price. Mick's email says that non-certified copies will no longer be available after 1 July and certified copies will be $17. Certified copies will remain at ten dollars according to OD of H. Is there some confusion here???????????

IMPORTANT info for genealogists -- cost of Ohio birth & death certificates may go from $1 to $17. Your immediate action is necessary if we are to have any chance fo stopping this increase. If Governor Taft signs the bill, then you should immeidately contact your state senators and representatives and ask that they sponsor legislation to roll back the price increase and reinstate uncertified copies at reduced cost. I recently learned that the Ohio legislature has proposed a budget for 2002-2003 that will eliminate uncertified copies of birth and death records. If Governor Taft signs the bill as presented, you won't be able to get uncertified copies of those any more from the state or county depts of health after July 1 -- and your cost will go from $1 per uncertified copy to $17 for each certified copy -- a 1700% increase that will make the cost of genealogy research prohibitive, especially for retirees. Governor Taft has line item veto power which would enable him to veto the offending provisions of the bill -- but we must act NOW if we are to have any chance of influencing him to exercise his line item veto power. A campaign of email and phone calls should do it (letters will take to long, since Gov Taft is considering the budget now and is expecting to act on it within just a day or two). Please send Governor Taft an email -- or call his office and complain about the proposed increase. His email address and phone number are set forth below. Also below is a copy of an email I sent to the Governor this morning. You may also want to mention that many people begin researching their family histories after retirement -- but the proposed increase will make that cost prohibitive for them in particular. If just half of the subscribers to the Ohio rootsweb lists contact the Governor, we may be able to stop the increase. If yoiu want the Governor to send you a written response, you must include your snail mail address. (I included mine.) Thanks Mick Burdge Dayton, Ohio Governors email address: Governor.Taft@das.state.oh.us His office phone numbers: (614) 466-3555 (614) 644-0957 Yoiu can find your state senators & representatives here: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ My email to his office this morning: Dear Governor Taft -- I am asking that you please use your line item veto, and whatever other powers you have, to remove the proposed increase in the cost of obtaining death and birth certificates -- to be specific, please remove from the proposed budget the requirement that the public can obtain such vital records only in the form of expensive certified copies. The proposal would mean that the Ohio public would have to suffer an increase from $1 to $17 per copy. It is quite ironic that in the year 2003, while Ohio purports to celebrate its bicentennial, Ohio is about to enact legislation that makes it too expensive to research part of Ohio's history. The proposed budget will eliminate uncertified copies that so many historians, genealogists, and newspaper reporters use in researching early Ohioans. Perhaps a reasonable and modest increase to $2 for uncertified copies would be appropriate; but raising the cost from $1 to $17 is outrageous. The proposed increase will make it cost prohibitive for Ohioans to conduct family and genealogical research in this state. These records, especially death certificates, are critical to doing proper research. Death certificates contain names of parents, places of birth, and other information necessary to do proper research. I understand that the Dept of Health has stated that it needs to increase the fees for such records because it does not receive enough in fees to pay for the manpower necessary to fulfill requests. In my opinion, that is a false and pretextual position -- and attempt to continue it current unreasonable restriction on access to public records. The fact is that the dept makes it virtually impossible for researchers to access the records to conduct their own research. If the dept would make the records more accessible for citizens to do their own research, the dept could avoid the high labor costs it complains about. In order to research the records a person has to make an appointment about 2-3 weeks in advance because the dept places an unreasonable restriction on the number of researchers per day. Then the dept charges just $3 for doing research for a 10-year period. No wonder the dept fees do not pay for the labor costs involved. If the dept would make the records mor! e accessible and charge an appropriate fee for doing research, it would no have to raise the raise the cost of certificates from $1 to $17. Let me give three examples that show how the proposed increase will make research cost prohibitive. (1) Last year, I prepared a family history report as a gift for an Ohio citizen that served as a pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. His ancestors were some of the first to settle in the Cincinnati area when it was then called Columbia in the Northwest Territory. One of his ancestors is mentioned in an article in the first newspaper printed in the Northwest Territory. In the course of doing that research, I had to get copies of about 30 death certificates. Insofar as the certificates were for research purposes, I did not need them to be certified and my cost was $1 per record, a total of about $30. Under the proposed budget, I would have to pay for certified copies at $17 each -- a total of $510 -- even though I did all the research to determine the precise record that I needed. There is no way I could afford to make that kind of gift. (2) This year, I made a! similar gift to another Ohio elderly Ohio citizen who served in World War II at Normandy. I had to obtain about 27 uncertified death certificates at a cost of $27. Under the proposed budget, the cost would be $459. (3) Over the last five years, in researching my own family, I have obtained approximately 300 uncertified death records. The proposed budget would make that absolutely cost prohibitive -- $5100. Also, please note that the Mormon research facilities are no substitute for public access to Ohio public records. Moreover, the Mormon library's material does NOT include Ohio birth and death records after 1908. There is nearly a 100 year gap between the info at the Mormon library and today's records. The simple fact is this -- there is no legitimate reason why researchers should not be able to do their own research, and to pay for the actual cost of obtaining copies that their own research has identified and located. Please, please -- do not eliminate uncertified copies of vital records -- and do not allow the cost of vital records to increase to $17 each. Such an increase will put an end to family and genealogical research in this state. Thanks for listening -- and I hope to read in the newspaper that you have vetoed such an increase. Michael J. Burdge

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: barnes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/725 Message Board Post: William Barnes and his son Benjamin were living in Sandusky Township, Ohio at the time of the 1830 census. Living with them were Benjamins 6 female children. I can't find any way to get a look up for the 1830 census and I need to know what the names of those 6 children were. Anyone with a suggestion? If so please reply

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/269.271.273.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello!! I believe that we may be related. I am connected...that is my family buried there. We have 2 Owen Keim....Owen is my uncle and OWEN MILTON KEIM m. Emma Myers is my gggreatgranfather. Lets see Owen and Emma had John Franklin and he married Sara Luella Stiger they had Lawerence David who m. Nellie who had my father Richard. Of course there are other children. Right now I am trying to find out who Owen Milton Keims father was. I am making a family album and have come to a hault. Can you tell me how we may be connected and do you have any pictures. I have the tombstones of some of the faily and my uncle Mutt and dad got me a copy of the graves that are listed in Pleasant union. Can I have the Owen that is buried in South Fremont? My dad is hoping to get to the court house one of these days to try and find a death cert for Owen that will list his father. I know who his mother was but not the father nor when they may have been married. My dad just sent me a photocopied announcement for the Stiger Family reunion and I have a photocopied pic of family i imagine. That has a David stiger (who is Sara's father? I am still figuring it out) a Charles Stiger, Isaac. I wish I had the pic. My dad must have got it from someone. Probaly my Aunt Marge. It has the annoucement of a Joe Stiger...? My dad said that he has all kinds of info but any that you have I would love to have. The reunion photocopied - Says Eastside Park at Fremont Ohio. August 1954 Stiger family reunion. Whew...sorry I jumble things together. Any info you have may help. Thank you so much.:) Dawn Keim Hodous

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: franics, flowers, paden, smart, orwig, roush, smith, moore, scott, claven, churchilll, hodgkinson, kaufman, papenfuss, longnecker, steeler, and many many others Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/723 Message Board Post: are there records of deaths, etc at sandusky county courthouse??looking for a death record from 1895 and one from earlier....i have obits, but, was wondering if there are other records for these guys?? address please!! also, any suggestions on how to find out where some people are buried, have searched at hayes center to no avail , dont know where else to look..... thanks for any replies....grammanos@cs.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stiger/Steiger Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/269.271.273.1 Message Board Post: Dawn, I was looking through these and the Keim name jumped out since I have close connections to Keim's from Old Fort. What are you looking for and I may have something. I have pictures of all the Keim's tombstones in Pleasant Union as well as an Owen Keim who is buried in Decker's Cemetery that is South of Fremont. Michael Stiger

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: francis, flowers, paden, smith, smart, orwig, roush, hodgkinson, churchill, longnecker, moore, claven, scott, and many others Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/722 Message Board Post: loking for a little info on a something H. McCleary and i think its E. D. Benner they signed Charles Flowers pension application saying they knew him before civil war and verified his disability was real after the war...just got the records today the writing is hard to decipher but am trying was wondering who these guys were, whereabout they may have lived.. i know Charles lived in Clyde..in town from other records i have..but, he states he is a farmer when able.... Charles married Sarah Parmalia Roush in Angola, Indiana..april 11, 1858 why there???? we dont know, as both were from Clyde area... did they elope, perhaps???? LOL Charles and Sarah are both buried in McPherson in clyde.... thanks for any help

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McIntyre Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/721 Message Board Post: Can anyone tell me if Major McIntyre was a "Judge" in Sandusky Co.?

Hello, I would appreciate the e mail address of Sandusky County Kin Hunters. I sent in my application to join April 18,03 and have heard nothing from them. Thank you, JoAnn in Virginia bgkjjk@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HASKINS, SMITH, PHILO Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/720 Message Board Post: There is a Betsey HASKINS on the 1840 census of York Twp, Sandusky Co OH. She is listed as head of house. She is probably the female age 50-60 on the listing for this houshold. There are others in the household ranging in age from the under 10 to between 20-30. I also found a Carey HASKINS on the 1840 census for Ottawa Co, Portage Twp and a Samuel HASKINS in Ottawa Co, Rensaleer Twp near Kelley's Island. Not sure how close these all might be to one another. They are all gone by 1850 when the census actually lists the names. These are names that are found in the family of Nicholas HASKINS and Susannah SMITH. He and some of his family migrated thru OH into Cass and St. Joseph Co MI around this time. Is anyone else studying the Haskins in this area? Do you have any of these names?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/706.1 Message Board Post: If you go to the R. B. Hayes Presidential Library site (http://rbhayes.org) and scroll down the home page you will find a link to there obituary index you can look up the obit and order a copy from them. The cost is $2.50 per copy. I've used it before and they can usually get it to you within a week. Hope this helps.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BABIONE, LANDY, STEENSEN, TRUMBULL, VOORHEES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/719 Message Board Post: Looking for information on the following BABIONE siblings; Harry, Alexander, Allen, Catherine, Clara, Eugene, Gladys, Harry, LaRue, and William. They are the children of William BABIONE & Frances BRUGMANN. Sandusky Co., Ohio, mostly Woodville, 1868-?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WZB.2ACI/696.1 Message Board Post: Try this - 1880 US Census – The Mormon Church Files LDS (Free, indexed and searchable) Look for 1880 US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp I can't find them, maybe you can !

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WZB.2ACI/707.2 Message Board Post: Try this - 1880 US Census – The Mormon Church Files LDS (Free, indexed and searchable) Look for 1880 US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp Search for Wesley Powell in Burgoon, Sandusky, Ohio.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WZB.2ACI/714.1 Message Board Post: Try this - 1880 US Census – The Mormon Church Files LDS (Free, indexed and searchable) Look for 1880 US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/718.1.1 Message Board Post: I was with his great-granddaughter today at Hayes Presidential Center. We found what we were looking for, thank you. Jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/718.1 Message Board Post: Have you looked at the civil war soldier data posted at www.rbhayes.org ? Look under manuscripts and you will find the listing.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/718 Message Board Post: Looking for information regarding Henry Herman Tucker, Rice Twnship, Fremont, OH. Served in CW in OHio regiment. If anyone knows of any information regarding his CW service, please contact me at jcall@cros.net. thank you. Janett Calland, President DAugahters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Tent #150, Fremont, OH

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WZB.2ACI/600.1 Message Board Post: Pete, the Madison Twp., Sandusky Co, OH Sexton Records show Henry R. SHULL buried 7/27/1929, cause of death Chronic endocarditis. He was presumably buried in West Union Cemetery, Gibsonburg. He is not my family and I have no other information on him.