My Courtright family is a major brick wall for me. My John Courtright & Mary Clark were married 1797 in Sussex Co., NJ. There has been a lot of research on this family in early NY/NJ. I know all the earliest history of this family but need my missing link to connect to the main line. In the Minisink area of NJ there were many Courtrights, Deckers, Westfalls & Clarks. They can be found on almost every page of the Reformed Dutch church records. I know all abt Solomon Courtright who died 1844 in Peru, Huron Co., OH. However he doesn't seem to be closely related to my John. At least I know he's not a sibling or parent & so of no help in my research. By 1800 John & Mary moved to Beaver Co., PA (near Pittsburgh), then across into Columbiana Co., OH in 1818. John was last in Jefferson Co., OH in 1830 as was his oldest son Jacob V. Courtwright. However by 1850 Jacob moved to Norwich Twp., Huron Co. His neighbors being Simon Westfall his wife Esther Brink & their daughter Jane Westfall who was married to Peter G. Decker, & their children James & Cornelia Decker. Most of Jacobs children seem to have moved over to Venice Twp., Seneca Co., OH, as well as James Decker. However Jacob's nephew James Courtwright (s/o Isaac) moved to Huron between 1901-1909 along w/ his wife Barbara Cook. To complicate matters further their daughter Martha , b. 12/12/1878 -1944, married Grant W. Courtright c1893. Now Grant was the s/o Harmon B. Courtright but I have no idea who he was!? If anyone knows of these families I would love to share information. Thanks, Cindy Cindy Torres Owens [email protected] http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10100 Surname: Vanderhoff, Reardon ------------------------- I was wondering if there were any Vanderhoff's or Reardon's listed in this book. Any help would be appreciated.

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10099 Surname: Brotherton, Boggs, Case, Cox, Drennen, Drinnon, Drennan, Kiger, Losh, Mccormick, Reno`, Shepherd ------------------------- Looking for an Ella or Ellen Boggs,I think she was buried in Senecca Co.,or even Tiffin.I believe that my Brotherton`, Coxes & Reno` ,followed the glass factories as they were glass blowers.I found an Artie and Sara [Sarah] Brotherton buried there,they had 2 sons teenager` both in the civil war.Any help on these ppl would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Norma Losh-Runyon

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10097 Surname: Hennessy, Corey, Renahan, Fay ------------------------- Bill, I really don't know if this booklet is still available. I bought it about fifteen years ago when it was advertised in the GENEALOGICAL HELPER magazine. There is an address given in the Obit book; Michael B Clegg, P O Box 10931 Ft Wayne Indiana 46854. Whether it's still valid is a moot point. If you have some people you're looking for, I'll be happy to take a look. Al O'Brien

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10096 Surname: ------------------------- Hi Al, is the booklet you refer the Tombs to available? If so, how? Thanks, Bill

Hello, I am new to the list. I have been researching my husband's lines, have hit a wall, and am hoping there might be a clue in Fostoria, Ohio. My dh's great grandfather, Jeremiah Timothy SULLIVAN, was born in 1865 and raised in NYC. In 1887 he appeared in Kingston, Iowa, and married Cora DEARLOVE. The couple moved back to NYC between 1890 and approximately 1896. In 1897, they had a daughter, Cora SULLIVAN (b. Sept. 22, 1897), in Fostoria, Ohio. By 1900 they were back in Kingston, Iowa. We have been unable to find Cora SULLIVAN's birth certificate. We have also been unable to find Jeremiah SULLIVAN's father in NYC. None of the family knows why Jerry and Cora would have been in Fostoria. During the year(s) they would have been there, they would have been a young family with the following children: Ellen Mable, b. 1887, Frank, b. 1890, George, b. 1892, Agnes, b. 1896, and then Cora, born 1897 in Fostoria. When they returned to Iowa, Jerry went to work in an iron factory. I live in Oregon and can't get to Ohio. The time when the SULLIVAN's would have been in Fostoria falls between census years. I was hoping someone might know the answer to any of the following: Was there an iron mill or anything similar in Fostoria, Ohio? My guess is that the family would not have moved there just on a whim. They may have gone to be near relatives. Has anyone heard of the following surnames in Fostoria in the 1890's?: SULLIVAN, DEARLOVE, BARNES, MOEL, O'NEILL, SHEA, or CLARK? Was there anything like a city directory in Fostoria in 1897? Was there a Catholic church in Fostoria in 1897? Would anyone have any idea why people from New York City would move to Fostoria, Ohio, en route to Iowa? We are hoping that if we can figure Jeremiah SULLIVAN out, we may be able to find his father, James SULLIVAN, or his uncle (?) Daniel SULLIVAN. Many thanks for any ideas or suggestions! Holly Sullivan in Oregon

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10095 Surname: BETZ, MOSSENY, BISHOP, HIMEBAUGH, MODERT ------------------------- SAMUEL BETZ 15 Nov. 1816 in Salt Creek, Athens county, Ohio died 29 April 1900 at the home of his son Enos Toledo, Ohio burial Adams cemetery, Bronson, Branch county, Michigan Married; (1) Mary Barbara Mosseny 1840 (2) Juliet Bishop 1851 (3) Rachel Himebaugh 1858 Children; 1. John Baptist 2. Mary Rosalie 3. Margaret J. 4. William Nelson 5. Catherine 6. Samuel Leighter 7. Daughter died with mother of Cholera 8. Enos 9. Melissa 10.Emanuel 11.James Clinton 12.Emma Ester 13.Eva 14.Agnes Polly 15.Bertha Josephine 16.Harriet

Does anyone have an answer for Tim? If so, please reply to him directly in case he is not a member of the list. Alice USGenWeb CC for Seneca Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohseneca/seneca.html Listmom for OHSENECA-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Timothy Hoy <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:41 PM Subject: Time Capsule In Old Fort... > Dear Alice, > Hoping you can help me?? I am trying to find out when Old Fort, > in Seneca county, will be opening there time capsule from, I think 25 years > ago. I was in 5th grade and I, as well as all of Old Fort School system, > signed papers that went into that time capsule. If you know or are able to > find out anything about this event I would greatly apprieciate it!! All I > know is that it is this year for sure that it is to be opened and I very > much want to be there for it. > Thanks in Advance, > Tim Hoy [email protected] > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >

Al -- Where can a person obtain this booklet you are refering to? Is it for sale from a gen society or available in a library? Thanks -- Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al O'Brien" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 11:37 PM Subject: Misc. Info > Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10094 > > Surname: Tomb > ------------------------- > > In the booklet OTTAWA, SANDUSKY, AND SENECA COUNTIES NEWSPAPER OBITUARY > ABSTRACTS 1836-1870 is the following. Maybe it might have some significance > for you. > ------------ > Tiffin Tribune Sept 29, 1864 > ROGERS, Fannie--res Benjamin TOMB this city, 25i, 6y3m13d, eld d/o Richard > H & Massie L > ------------- > Al O'Brien > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10094 Surname: Tomb ------------------------- In the booklet OTTAWA, SANDUSKY, AND SENECA COUNTIES NEWSPAPER OBITUARY ABSTRACTS 1836-1870 is the following. Maybe it might have some significance for you. ------------ Tiffin Tribune Sept 29, 1864 ROGERS, Fannie--res Benjamin TOMB this city, 25i, 6y3m13d, eld d/o Richard H & Massie L ------------- Al O'Brien

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/10093 Surname: Loesser, Best ------------------------- Rosa Loesser, my great-grandmother came to the United States from Alsace-Lorraine (then Germany, now France) when she was 18, exact year unknown, probably in the 1870’s. She had 3 siblings: Julia, John, Vincent. She married Henry Best. They had 4 children: Mary Catherine, Anna (died in infancy), Wille (died in infancy) John Henry b. 1881 d. 1962 (my grandfather). John Henry Best was born in West Virginia, but from childhood to middle age lived in Ohio, at least part of the time in and around Tiffin, Seneca Co. I have found what I believe is “my” Rosa Loesser Best’s death information in the Ohio Death Certificate Index. It states: Best, Rosa, Date of Death: 3/16/1916, County: Hamilton Does any one have any information about Rosa and her siblings? I am particularly interested in where and when she was born. I would also be interested in information about Henry Best. Thank you Sherry Palmiter

Hi everyone, I am new to the list, and I am searching for information on my Moses family. William S. Moses and his wife, Sarah Perry moved to Fostoria in 1858, and then moved on to Lansing Michigan about 1871. They had several children: Laura, Francis, Luther, Volney, Charles, William, Thomas and Catharine. William S. was born in Pennsylvania in 1828 and died in Lansing in 1899. Sarah was born about 1833-1835 and died in 1903. William and several of his sons worked for E. Bement in Fostoria and went with them when they opened in Lansing. He was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church and was a bass singer with the Methodist Church in Fostoria. If anyone has information on the Moses family or history of the Bement factory I would like to get in touch. I am also trying to find anything about Sarah Perry. I only know her name and some dates. Thanks, Jim Moses

Steve I have been told the building across from the cemetery is part of the school that was there. -Kris Kuhn my homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Do you know if St. Patrick's was built by the brick and stone masons MENG or MANG?  I have been told that they built several Catholic Church's in the area and lived in Tiffin. Thanks for any information you may have. Ruthie Meng [email protected]

The old St. Patrick's Church which was located on the Bullfrog Road (Co. Rd. 18) was built in 1863. It was a mission of the St. Boniface parish at New Riegel. The church was struck by lightning on June 16, 1913, and it was completely destroyed by fire, with only the foundation remaining. The new church was built in Bascom. There is a brief history of the St. Patrick's parish, including a picture of the old church, on pages 57-60 in the 1987 Bascom Sesquicentennial booklet. I believe there is a copy available in the Tiffin Library. Don Rogier

hi all I want to thank all who responded to my inquiry for photo's of the Original old church. I shall persue this matter when I return from my honeymoon about mid April. Will have to put the good ole genealogy on "hold" for a bit.. <grin> -Kris Kuhn my homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

There is an old church building directly accross the road from St. Patrick's Cemetery, which is south of Bascom. I assume that this was the old St. Patrick's church, although I do not know for sure. If anyone knows for sure if this is the old St. Patrick's Church, reply to the list. I do have a modern day picture of this old building, which is now in private hands as a storage building. Steve Hartzell ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristina Kuhn <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 8:30 PM Subject: st. Patricks in Bascom > Are there any pictures or drawings of the original church anywhere? > SO many of my KUHN family was married and baptized there. Something like > this would be a great addition to my collection. > thanks in advance > -kris > my homepage: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Send a cool gift with your E-Card > http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Are there any pictures or drawings of the original church anywhere? SO many of my KUHN family was married and baptized there. Something like this would be a great addition to my collection. thanks in advance -kris my homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Jared L. Lindley m. Rachel Amanda E. Babylon, granddaughter of Elizabeth Smith who was an early pioneer (1833) of Seneca Co., in Seneca Co on April 15, 1845. Amanda came to Seneca Co. with her grandmother and aunts from MD in 1833 after her mother died in childbirth. They settled in Bloom Twp. near Elizabeth's daughter and son-in-law Solomon and Lydia Miller and their family. Later Jared and Amanda Lindley can be found in the 1850 Hancock census and then in Wood Co until their deaths. But, I cannot find where Jared came from or who his parents and siblings were. Are there any Lindley families in Seneca Co. in the early 1840s? Is anyone researching Lindley on this list or Smith and Miller that might have some information on Jared L. Lindley? Thank you. Pat in Indiana

Does anyone know of a woman named Agnes whose maiden name was Park or Parke, or who married into a Park or Parke family? Supposedly, an Agnes Park(e) married into the Welch/Welsh family of Seneca County, which I am researching. I have not been able to verify this, but maybe someone on this list can. Thank you. David Shaw