Looking for folks researching these lines with Shelby County (and surrounding areas) connections: BLUE, CRUSEY, KRUSEY, DANIEL, WILSON, RICH, DAVIS, GLICK, SMITH My mom is descended from BLUE, CRUSEY, KRUSEY, DANIEL and RICH, but has family connections to Glick, Smith and Davis also. My Dad is descended from WILSON. Before that his family is from another county. Thank you. Karen

Two of the names listed are ones I have run across researching my family lines. I am referring to Etta Rich and Freeman Rich. I have made a copy of your post (thank you very much for taking the time to type it online) and would ask that you contact me at my email address if you find anything further on the RICH surname in your family research. Please post any responses you get about a possible date or location (I do not live in Ohio). Hmmmm, also, I possibly have a connection through the Davis line. My mother gave me her old pictures and there are a lot of Davis folks in there that she said were cousins of hers. I just haven't figured out where they connected with the RICH family. Always looking for more family! Feel free to contact me at my email: [email protected] Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roll`s" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:44 PM Subject: [OHSHELBY] Question - Lakewood Beach/Davis-Ralston Family Reunion > I have a copy of an old newspaper article that talks about the Davis-Ralston family reunion held at Lakewood Beach. I believe the article may have been from the Sidney daily paper since most of the people listed appear to be from the Sidney area. I obtained the article from someone else and have not had an opportunity to verify where it came from or the date (somewhere between 1937 and 1943 based on some of the information about people I know in this article) Has anyone ever head of Lakewood Beach? An excerpt from the article is below: > > Thanks, Darlene (Kramer) Roll > Researching: COLLINS, DAVIS, RALSTON, NESBITT in Shelby County, Ohio > > ********************** > > The fourth annual reunion of the DAVIS and RALSTON families was held at Lakewood Beach Sunday, August 15. Over eighty were in attendance. Those present were as follows: Marion DAVIS, wife and son, Orville; Elsworth DAVIS and wife, David DAVIS, John DAVIS and Charles DAVIS, all of Sidney; Lewis DAVIS and wife, Helen DAVIS, Jesse BAGGS, Gaylord HEDGES, and Mildred and Loma BRUMFELD, of Columbus, Chas. and Wayne DAVIS, of Bellefontaine; Alfred H. KUCK, wife and son, of New Knoxville; Rollo COTTERMAN, wife and three sons, Ralph LACKEY, Robert BURNS and family, Julius SWARTZ, Mrs. COX and daughter, Charles COX, wife and daughter; Ira COLLINS, Mrs. WILBAUM, and daughters, Neva and Grace, Mrs. MCQUIRE, Oral JENKINS, wife and Dorothy, Richard SHUE and wife, Earl WEIPERT and wife, Mrs. Etta RICH and Freeman, Florence RALSTON, sons, John and Carl, Dick RALSTON, all of Sidney; A.B. Ralston, of EATON, Ohio; Wm. NESBITT, wife and two daughters, of Wapakoneta; Waneta SHAFFNER, of Sidne! > y; Hattie RALSTON, of Maple City, Mich.; Arthur RALSTON and wife, of Lyons, Mich.; Foster FENN and wife of Matherton, Mich.; L.A. KEELER, of Edmonds, Wash., and possibly others whose names may have been omitted, although not intentionally. > A sumptious dinner was enjoyed by all, after which the meeting was called to order by Marion Davis. > > After the minutes were read, the following resolutions were adopted: > > Resolved that the annual meetings be held the 3rd Sunday of August; also, that in case a member passes, flowers be sent. > > Election of officers was as follows: Florence Ralston, president; Etta Rich, vice president, and Homer Hancock, secretary and treasurer. > > After the meeting’s adjournment, pictures were taken, and then swimming and horseshoes were enjoyed. > > The horseshoe contest was won by Wm. Nesbitt, of Wapakoneta. Last year’s contest was won by Freeman Rich. > > ********************************** > > > > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

The first document I found for you folks asking about the above names is an abstract of Warren Chancery Records # 7 1839 - 1841: Page 235: John L. Thompson vs James Baxter - John L. Thompson purchased from heirs of Jacob Lefever dec'd - Matilda wife of Josephus Dodds ; Rebeca wife of Thomas Moore; Henry J & Elias Lefever. MY COMMENT FROM OTHER RECORDS: The above JACOB LEFEVER died abt 1834 in Deerfield, Shelby co. James Baxter married his dau Mary. Baxter was an important person and was involved in estate matters in Shelby and Warren. Rebecca and Matilda are dau of Jacob. Henry (Henry J.) and Elias are his sons. All these named vs Thompson are the ones who went from Warren Co. (mostly Deerfield Twp.) to Salem Twp. Shelby CO about 1838 (They applied for Salem Twp land however beginning in 1832) . Since this action is after that, it must relate to prior actions in Warren. Several more children of Jacob Lefever and wife Mary Pope JACKSON that did not go to Shelby are not named nor is Amassa Lefever w/o Nimrod Duvall of Salem Twp.as they married later. Henry J. Lefever above married Eleanor Morgan in 1837& Monfort? Elias married Ingersol Jacob (jr) married Belch; Nimrod D. married Tobias; Sarah married Coulson; Mary married Baxter. Their father Jacob Lefever was a brother to my John Lefever, Shelby Co. who married widow Margaret Stout and his son Solomon Lefever married sally (Sarah) Stout. Both marriages in 1829. John's dau married 1825 Reuben Jackson in Shelby Co.

Mandy, Maybe you are looking in the wrong place for Stout's and could the name be Stoudt? My ggrandfather Frederick Osswald, Jr. married Sarah Jane Fryman who was the d/o Susannah Stout (1838-1916)who was born in Montgomery Co. Her father was Jacob Stout who came there from PA. Sorry, but that's all I have. Roger Rhoads

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/CYB.2ACE/368.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Mandy, Yes, that is how I see it. I am not really into the Stout line - more interested in the Thompson side. I do not know the relationship between Isaac and Elizabeth, but the 1850 Shelby County, OH (Perry TWP) census record shows that he is 68 and she 48. Her daughter, Elizabeth Thompson, is shown as 18. Please keep me posted on anything you find on this line and I will do the same. charlie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stout, Fry, Fridley,Ott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CYB.2ACE/368.2.2 Message Board Post: Charles, Are you saying that Elizabeth's maiden name was Stout? She was married to a Thompson and then moved in with Issac? So Issac was maybe not her husband but a relative? Very interesting. Just confirm I understood this correctly. Sorry, I don't have any info on Archibald. I'm having a terrible time getting anything on these Stouts. I will keep your name and If I come across anything I will mail you. Mandy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lefever, Stout, Manley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CYB.2ACE/368.3 Message Board Post: I have some information on Elizabeth Stout and Thompson and the suggestion by Charles that she resumed her Stout name. Contact me.

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/CYB.2ACE/368.2.1 Message Board Post: Contact me regarding Elizabeth Stout. I have infor on several Elizabeth Stout and my Lefever family married two Stout in Shelby Co.

>From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OHSHELBY] SHROYER & DODDS >Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:50:48 EDT > >My BOTKIN line has a Cora May DODDS, d/o Eliza SHROYER & Joseph DODDS. Any >further info on these people would be appreciated. Thanks. Jan Botkin >Therkildsen (Arvada, CO) > >JOSEPH E. DODDS (s/o Josephus DODDS and Matilda LEFEVRE) was born April >03, >1838 in Warren Co. Ohio, and died March 23, 1920 in Salem Township. He >married ELIZA M. SHROYER. She was born May 21, 1843 in Shelby County, >Ohio, >and died May 09, 1895 in Shelby County, Ohio. > >Child of JOSEPH DODDS and ELIZA SHROYER is: > i. CORA MAY DODDS, b. May 04, 1874, Sidney, Shelby County, OH; d. >April >19, 1955, Meridian, Ada, Idaho; m. ANDREW FAY BOTKIN, February 22, 1894, >Shelby County, OH; b. July 27, 1866, Clark County Ohio; d. March 24, 1953, >Meridian Idaho. > > >==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== >Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

I have JOSEPH E.1 DODDS He married ELIZA M. SHROYER, daughter of JOSEPH SHROYER and MARY SHROYER. She was born May 21, 1843 in Salem TWSP. Muskingum Co., OH, and died May 09, 1895 in Salem TWSP. Muskingum Co., OH. Would love more info ! Godbless Lorri >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OHSHELBY] SHROYER & DODDS >Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:50:48 EDT > >My BOTKIN line has a Cora May DODDS, d/o Eliza SHROYER & Joseph DODDS. Any >further info on these people would be appreciated. Thanks. Jan Botkin >Therkildsen (Arvada, CO) > >JOSEPH E. DODDS (s/o Josephus DODDS and Matilda LEFEVRE) was born April >03, >1838 in Warren Co. Ohio, and died March 23, 1920 in Salem Township. He >married ELIZA M. SHROYER. She was born May 21, 1843 in Shelby County, >Ohio, >and died May 09, 1895 in Shelby County, Ohio. > >Child of JOSEPH DODDS and ELIZA SHROYER is: > i. CORA MAY DODDS, b. May 04, 1874, Sidney, Shelby County, OH; d. >April >19, 1955, Meridian, Ada, Idaho; m. ANDREW FAY BOTKIN, February 22, 1894, >Shelby County, OH; b. July 27, 1866, Clark County Ohio; d. March 24, 1953, >Meridian Idaho. > > >==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== >Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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/CYB.2ACE/367.1 Message Board Post: John Matthews and his brother Abraham came to Shelby before 1819 from Antis Twp. Huntingdon Co., PA. In 1810 in Alleghenny Twp. their names were MATTAY. My John Lefever of Salem Twp was a neighbor of them in PA. Contact me.

I have information on ancestors of Matilda Lefever, wife of Josephus Dodds. Contact me. Morris LeFever

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thompson, Thomson, Kivett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CYB.2ACE/368.2 Message Board Post: Mandy, I am convinced that the Elizabeth Stout shown with Isaac in the 1850 census is indeed Elizabeth Stout Thompson. Her husband, Archibald Thompson, died in 1834. She apparently moved in with Isaac, taking with her their youngest daughter, Elizabeth A. Thompson. I next found Elizabeth Stout in the 1870 Shelby County census next to her daughter, Elizabeth Thompson Winget and her husband Wm. J. Winget and his mother Nancy Winget. I find it very interesting that Elizabeth reverted to using her maiden name after the death of her husband. That seems to be most unusual in that era. Have you any clues as to why she might have done that? My research is most concerned with Archibald Thompson and his siblings. If you have any information on him, I would really appreciate a copy. Regards, charlie

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/CYB.2ACE/439 Message Board Post: Looking for any information or connections with Sarah Ann Barker b1853 d1882 in Shelby Co., Ohio. She was the daughter of George and Susan Barker. Married Jeremiah Chambers. Mike Shepherd

All I can offer is: WILLIAM1 KERNS He married CATHERINE DOWDEN, daughter of MOSES DOWDEN and AMANDA SHROYER. She was born February 01, 1868. I hope you can use it . I am connected to SHROYER Godbless Lorri >From: Ronni Houtzer <[email protected]> (by way of Tina Hursh ><[email protected]>) >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [OHSHELBY] Kern >Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 20:20:19 -0500 > >Does anyone research Kern or Kerns? I'm searching for >a Marcuria Kern who married John J. Houtzer. They >lived in Shelby Co. 1835, but not sure if they married >there. She died in Allen Co. 1846. > >===== > ><> ><> ><> Ronni Houtzer in MD ><> ><> ><> >C:\Program files\Ancestry.com\Ancestry Family >Tree\web\patrickwelch\index.htm >C:\Program Files\Ancestry.com\Ancestry Family Tree\web\mcneishfa\index.htm >http://www.geocities.com/ronniwho1/ >)C:\Program Files\Ancestry.com\Ancestry Family Tree\web\thomaswig\index.htm >http://www.geocities.com/houtzer_2000/ > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience >http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > >==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== >Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

My BOTKIN line has a Cora May DODDS, d/o Eliza SHROYER & Joseph DODDS. Any further info on these people would be appreciated. Thanks. Jan Botkin Therkildsen (Arvada, CO) JOSEPH E. DODDS (s/o Josephus DODDS and Matilda LEFEVRE) was born April 03, 1838 in Warren Co. Ohio, and died March 23, 1920 in Salem Township. He married ELIZA M. SHROYER. She was born May 21, 1843 in Shelby County, Ohio, and died May 09, 1895 in Shelby County, Ohio. Child of JOSEPH DODDS and ELIZA SHROYER is: i. CORA MAY DODDS, b. May 04, 1874, Sidney, Shelby County, OH; d. April 19, 1955, Meridian, Ada, Idaho; m. ANDREW FAY BOTKIN, February 22, 1894, Shelby County, OH; b. July 27, 1866, Clark County Ohio; d. March 24, 1953, Meridian Idaho.

Hello Mr. LeFever, I am so needing to get some information from Frederick Co. Md. I have emailed a few times to the Historical Society but no luck. Is there anyone who would be willing to help me out with my ancestors? Their email address would be great. Thanks again. Jo Ellen (Fair) Mason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Bakos" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [OHSHELBY] 1790 Frederick Co. MD Census > Morris - thank you so much for sharing this information. It was very > helpful - and you are right that some of us have ancestors who migrated from > Frederick Co., MD into Shelby Co., OH, me being one of them. Bev > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Morris LeFever" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:34 AM > Subject: [OHSHELBY] 1790 Frederick Co. MD Census > > > > Many early Shelby pioneers came from Frederick, Co. Maryland. The 1790 > fs > > (Frederick Co. only) is now on line. See below. It has surname indexes > > linked to the original numbered census pages. Unfortunately, most 1790 > > census takers listed heads of households in alphabetical order, then added > > people missed or reported. All of the deciphering of names have been done > > for us!. Enjoy. Morris LeFever > > http://www.us-census.org/states/maryland/f-md.htm#Frederick > > > > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > > Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > The Shelby County Genealogical Society offers memberships and publications at: > c/o Mrs. Betty Bevans > 17755 St. Rt. 47 > Sidney, OH 45365-9242 > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thank you soooo much Morris..... I am also one of those people whose ancestors migrated from Frederick Co. Maryland. I am sooooo excited. We have run into a wall and now it may have just opened! Jo Ellen (Fair) Mason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Bakos" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [OHSHELBY] 1790 Frederick Co. MD Census > Morris - thank you so much for sharing this information. It was very > helpful - and you are right that some of us have ancestors who migrated from > Frederick Co., MD into Shelby Co., OH, me being one of them. Bev > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Morris LeFever" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:34 AM > Subject: [OHSHELBY] 1790 Frederick Co. MD Census > > > > Many early Shelby pioneers came from Frederick, Co. Maryland. The 1790 > fs > > (Frederick Co. only) is now on line. See below. It has surname indexes > > linked to the original numbered census pages. Unfortunately, most 1790 > > census takers listed heads of households in alphabetical order, then added > > people missed or reported. All of the deciphering of names have been done > > for us!. Enjoy. Morris LeFever > > http://www.us-census.org/states/maryland/f-md.htm#Frederick > > > > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > > Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > The Shelby County Genealogical Society offers memberships and publications at: > c/o Mrs. Betty Bevans > 17755 St. Rt. 47 > Sidney, OH 45365-9242 > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I have Kerns in our family. Jacob Kerns m.Catherine Fowler in Fairfield County and they moved to Van Wert County sometime around when her parents moved in 1854. I am not sure but it is possible that they lived in Allen Co. as other family members were in the County. Mostly around Lima. Lillian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronni Houtzer (by way of Tina Hursh <[email protected]>)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:20 PM Subject: [OHSHELBY] Kern > Does anyone research Kern or Kerns? I'm searching for > a Marcuria Kern who married John J. Houtzer. They > lived in Shelby Co. 1835, but not sure if they married > there. She died in Allen Co. 1846. > > ===== > ><> ><> ><> Ronni Houtzer in MD ><> ><> ><> > C:\Program files\Ancestry.com\Ancestry Family Tree\web\patrickwelch\index.htm > C:\Program Files\Ancestry.com\Ancestry Family Tree\web\mcneishfa\index.htm > http://www.geocities.com/ronniwho1/ > )C:\Program Files\Ancestry.com\Ancestry Family Tree\web\thomaswig\index.htm > http://www.geocities.com/houtzer_2000/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Contact me at [email protected] I have much data on the family of Matilda Lefever: Parents, siblings, relatives, wills, etc. Regards, Morris LeFever ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [OHSHELBY] SHROYER & DODDS > My BOTKIN line has a Cora May DODDS, d/o Eliza SHROYER & Joseph DODDS. Any > further info on these people would be appreciated. Thanks. Jan Botkin > Therkildsen (Arvada, CO) > > JOSEPH E. DODDS (s/o Josephus DODDS and Matilda LEFEVRE) was born April 03, > 1838 in Warren Co. Ohio, and died March 23, 1920 in Salem Township. He > married ELIZA M. SHROYER. She was born May 21, 1843 in Shelby County, Ohio, > and died May 09, 1895 in Shelby County, Ohio. > > Child of JOSEPH DODDS and ELIZA SHROYER is: > i. CORA MAY DODDS, b. May 04, 1874, Sidney, Shelby County, OH; d. April > 19, 1955, Meridian, Ada, Idaho; m. ANDREW FAY BOTKIN, February 22, 1894, > Shelby County, OH; b. July 27, 1866, Clark County Ohio; d. March 24, 1953, > Meridian Idaho. > > > ==== OHSHELBY Mailing List ==== > Check out Shelby County, OHGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >