No I haven't seen the obit. Thank you for all the info on the family. Elsie, Sophia Evangeline (my grandmother), Georgia Reed CRALEY, and baby Ellen were all daughters of Oren FRANKFATHER and Barbara Elizabeth GOODYEAR. One of Elsie's daughter's remembers going to the funeral but can't be sure where is was except that "it was just outside of Tiffin, with two cemeteries across the road from each other. If someone has access to the obit I would love a copy. Renee ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kwsroots@aol.com> To: <OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:43 PM Subject: [OHSENECA] Re: Gravesite for Orin B. FRANKFATHER > For Renee A. Barton-Smith > > Hi Renee, > > If you haven't found a lead to the gravesite for Orin B. Frankfather from the > obit entry in the R. B. Hayes Library Obit Index that Becky Hill cites, have > you looked at the possibility of a site in Wood County, Ohio? > > In the 1930 Federal census I find Oren B. Frankfather living in the household > of Milton J. Chilcoat with his wife Elsie L. Chilton and son James C. > Chilton. Oren is listed as the father-in-law to Milton. Their home in 1930 is Tiffin > City, Hopewell Township, Seneca County, OH. > > The same Chilton household, less Oren B. Frankfather, appears in the 1920 > Federal Census, but in this earlier time the family is living in Bloomdale, Wood > County, OH. > > In the Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index, Orren B. Frankfather is shown as born > in Bloomdale, Wood County, OH living with wife Barbara E. (Goodyear) and > daughters Evangeline, Georgia and Elsia. Based on her name, age, and relation to > Orren B. Frankfather, Elsia would seem to be a good bet to be the same Elsie > who was the wife of Milton Chilcoat named above. In a separate FamilySearch.org > record, daughter Sophia Evangeline Frankfather is shown as born in Bloomdale, > Wood County, OH. > > With Bloomdale, Wood County, Oh appearing as a common thread in the lives of > Orin B. Frankfather and at least two of his daughters, and in the absence of > any information supporting a burial site for Orin B. Frankfather in Seneca > County, it might be worth a look at Wood County., or possibly even Hancock County, > Ohio. I note in our map of Ohio that Bloomdale , Wood County is on the border > with Hancock County, and next door to Bairdstown, Wood County, where Orrin B. > Frankfather was living with his parents, Albert & Martha Frankfather, and > brothers Andrew J., Charles E. and Guy Frankfarther in the 1880 Federal Census. > > If you would like more details on any of the above, let me know. > > Regards, > > Ken Shute (kwsroots@aol.com) >

Renee: They charge $2.50 at the Rutherford B. Hayes website: http://index.rbhayes.org/ Search for his name there, & click on < details >; which brings up another screen. Two entries are listed, both in the Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune. You can write to their contact person to order a copy (also available for the $2.50 charge): Tiffin Seneca Public Library 77 Jefferson St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 Ph 419-447-3751 Fax 419-447-3045 lareausu@oplin.org {Susan Lareau} http://www.tiffinsen.lib.oh.us/Genealogy/contactresearchbymail.htm AND http://www.tiffinsen.lib.oh.us/Genealogy/researchbymail3.htm This last one takes you to a form to fill in & submit by e-mail. Just include the index information from the Hayes site in the "Your Question / Information Request:" box at the bottom of the page. ============ I hope this is helpful ... Jeannie.Fleck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee Smith" <rasmith@nethawk.com> To: <OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [OHSENECA] Re: Gravesite for Orin B. FRANKFATHER | No I haven't seen the obit. Thank you for all the info on the family. Elsie, | Sophia Evangeline (my grandmother), Georgia Reed CRALEY, and baby Ellen | were all daughters of Oren FRANKFATHER and Barbara Elizabeth GOODYEAR. | One of Elsie's daughter's remembers going to the funeral but can't be sure | where is was except that "it was just outside of Tiffin, with two cemeteries | across the road from each other. | If someone has access to the obit I would love a copy. | Renee