Shirley, Thank you again! The staff at Stark County Library was blazingly fast. I received George's obit last night - it only took them about 4 days. I expected it to take much longer and was pleasantly surprised to receive it so soon. The obit contained a photo, but the quality was so bad I couldn't see him. I learned the names of 4 of his siblings via the obit, so it was definitely worth ordering. ; ) Yes, this is Mabel's death record. This is the one that tipped me off that she may have been visiting or living with her son in Arkansas when she died. I haven't found any further info on her yet. I'll contact the library again soon & request the obit. Thank you, Mercedes On Feb 2, 2006, at 8:33 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Mercedes - You're welcome. > > The library will snail mail copies which will include an invoice. If > you > don't have actual full death dates, they will probably only be able to > search for > George's since they have index for all Ohio counties which includes > 1945. > Otherwise, you may have to write to the cemetery for burial dates. > > Using my membership to Ancestry.com which has Ohio Deaths 1958-2000, I > found > whom I believe to be Mabel Allen Lentz - 1884-1973. > "Female" Lentz, d 24 Dec 1973 Out-of-State > Aged 89, Widowed, Residence - Canton > [Her age at time of death equates to born circa 1884.] > > I would suggest you give this full date to the library and ask them to > search > for obit. > > Please be patient with requests to the library - they get a tremendous > amount > of queries. For those of us who use the library, we are very > fortunate. The > library is one of the best in the country with an extremely > knowledgeable > staff who are very patient and who go the extra mile to help folks. > Their > collection is outstanding. > > Shirley

Obituary Look up? Marion C. NIXON maiden name WARNOCK died February 9, 1978 Stark County, Ohio Spouse: Eugene Hall Nixon Thank you, Cynthia Hamilton

Dear Shirley, I would dearly love to have a copy of the page. Please send to: Elaine Cooper, 7734 Island Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Thank you so much! Elaine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHSTARK] Cemetaries in Canton Area - Valentine HAY Elaine - Sherman Church Cemetery, Bethlehem Township Valentine Hay - 1821-1906 Elvina Hay, w/o V - 1830-1913 As corresponding secretary for Stark Genealogical Society, I temporarily have the publication for Stark County Deaths which covers 1867-1908 and found the following: Valentine Hay - d 30 Jul 1906 in Pike Twp. Aged - 85y1m6d Born - Pike Twp. Occupation - Farmer Cause of death - Dropsy Residence - Pike Twp Vol 4, Pg 117 There are 11 other Hay people listed in the publication. If you want a copy of the page, let me know and on behalf of our Society, I will snail mail a copy to you. Shirley Houk In a message dated 2/1/2006 3:10:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am hoping that someone can look up the following for me: HAY, VALENTINE Cemetery Inscriptions of Stark County, Ohio - Volume 2 (1982) Page 279 I have been trying to track down my Mothers side of the family (on her father's side) (I live in Anchorage, Alaska). The Last name may also be spelled Hah, Hoh, Hok or Haah. There was a Valentine Hay in the Stark County Home in Canton Ohio in 1930 (U.S. Census). This is possibly my great grandfather or my great uncle. Any assistance would be helpful. Sincerely, Elaine K. Cooper Anchorage, Alaska ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== Stark County District Library <http://www.starklibrary.org/> Use drop down menu and click on Genealogy.

In a message dated 2/1/2006 2:48:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: This finding listed as Georg TRUMM(sic) in St. > Paul's United Church of Christ records However, there was a Fred TRUMM listed in the directory in Canton, Ohio. Gary

In a message dated 2/1/2006 2:48:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Sorry, no John Thumm, Thum, Thumb, Thuma - all the spellings listed. Carole in Georgia None of those spellings are listed in the White Pages of the phone book for 1981-1982 in Canton, Stark, Ohio. Gary

In a message dated 2/1/2006 2:49:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am looking for a marriage in 1845 that might be in Ohio but not sure which county. The names are William Rousey and Maleatha Crouch. The name CROUCH is popular in Jackson, Vinton, Ross and other counties near the Ohio river. (MA)Leatha is also popular in those same areas. Sorry I don't have records.

I am looking for rchurch records(1861-1891) from the Rowland Church but cannot seem to find it. Does anyone know if it stills exists or where these records might be located? I am not even sure which denomination it was. Thank you. Dianna Seattle, WA

Hi - I am looking for a marriage in 1845 that might be in Ohio but not sure which county. The names are William Rousey and Maleatha Crouch. Could someone check their CD's for me? I belong to Ancestry.com but it does not cover all the counties. Thanks Marilyn Jacobs

Sorry, no John Thumm, Thum, Thumb, Thuma - all the spellings listed. Carole in Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:50 AM Subject: [OHSTARK] RE: Marriage License Question > Carol, > > Could you please lookup a marriage of John (Johann Georg) THUMM between > 1860-1870: > > He is listed in the 1860 Census (9Jun1860) as a resident of Lawrence > Township, Tuscarawas County OH-It very well could have been Zoar-owned > land, they > were very close to town; the Thumm residence was counted as #187; the Zoar > census starts with the #218 house counted. : > John G. THUME(sic) 46, farm laborer; Wuerttemberg > Margaret THUME(sic) 48; Wuerttemberg > John THUMM 17; > Jacob THUMM 16; > Elizabeth THUMM 13, in school; > Godfried THUMM 8, in school > > The church records from St. Paul's in Navarre were transcribed & printed > in > book form in 1967 by a Fayne Harter. There are no THUMMs listed in the > index > however - the confirmation records show (listed in the index as TRUMM) a > George THUMM, born Sept. 9, 1842(confirmed 3/16/1856). The book had Trumm > in the > index, Thumm on that page. This finding listed as Georg TRUMM(sic) in St. > Paul's United Church of Christ records in Navarre, Stark County OH; > confirmation > documented on 16Mar1856 (birth recorded 9/9/42 Wuerttemberg) coincides > with > German church records for the birth date of Johann Georg THUMM. > > He is found in the 1870 OH CENSUS: Seneca County, 1st Ward, city of > Tiffin, > Clinton Township (recorded on 19Jul1870) - John was living in the same > household (dwelling #348) as: > Phillip YUNK age 28 (owner of the property), occupation: tanner, b France > of > foreign born parents > Adeline age 23 keeping house > Frederick age 3 b OH > Cora age 2 b OH > John THUM age 27, occupation: tanner - listed as citizen of US, b > Wurttemberg of foreign parents > Christina age 25, wife > Margaret age 3, b OH > Lizzie age 1, b OH > > Tom THUMM > > > > > ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== > Stark County Probate Court Records: > <http://www.probate.co.stark.oh.us/> > and click on Case search. > >

Oops, Just realized, wrong timeframe, Edythe. Sorry Susan Osburn

Edythe, Could you check for a marriage between John M. Osburn and Jeannette V. Mathias, ca. 1901, in Stark County?? Thanks so much, Susan Osburn

I don't know if you know this or not but google ohio death index and you will find it on line for years 1913-1945 in case that is the period of time she passed. Good luck Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Meyers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:58:18 -0800 (PST) Subject: [OHSTARK] book index Thank you Shirley for the book index link. Alas, I found no clues there. The relative probably had no grave marker at all. She was age 3 when her father died & her mental problems were the result of being stomped by a cow as a young child. She had a son out of wedlock at age 17. Sadly, she was considered to be an embarrassment by most of her family even to her son who claimed he was never notified of her death. He has now also passed without issue. Guess I need to go to Stark County and look for her death certificate. Was Massillon Hosp in or outside the city limits? Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== <A HREF="http://www.massillon.lib.oh.us/"> Massillon Public Library

I don't know what timeframe you are working with but if she died in Massillon, you need to contact Massillon Health Dept. Although Stark County District Library [Canton] has microfilm of "all" 88 Ohio counties from 1908 to 1944 - might be later now as they are trying to get up to 1954 which would match their index. If you have death date, email the Canton library via their Request Forms on their website. Massillon Community Hospital is within Massillon City Limits Massillon State Hospital is no longer operating as such but I believe it was in city limits as well. You might try checking Massillon Public Library's obituary index: http://www.massillonlibrary.org/dept/obits.htm Shirley In a message dated 2/1/2006 9:22:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thank you Shirley for the book index link. Alas, I found no clues there. The relative probably had no grave marker at all. She was age 3 when her father died & her mental problems were the result of being stomped by a cow as a young child. She had a son out of wedlock at age 17. Sadly, she was considered to be an embarrassment by most of her family even to her son who claimed he was never notified of her death. He has now also passed without issue. Guess I need to go to Stark County and look for her death certificate. Was Massillon Hosp in or outside the city limits?

Volume 5, Page 106 - North Lawn Cemetery, Plain Twp Section C LENTZ, George W. - 1874-1945 LENTZ, Mabel Allen - 1884-1973 Appears they are on same stone. If you need obit, Stark County District Library can help you. Shirley In a message dated 2/1/2006 9:51:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello to the list. Thanks to Shirley, I've found a listing in the index of Stark County Cemetery Inscriptions. Can someone please do a lookup for me? I've already make one request this week to the Stark Cty. Library, so I didn't want to send another so soon. Book Listing found for George W LENTZ: Name: LENTZ, George W Page: 106 Book: Cemetery Inscriptions of Stark County, Ohio - Volume 5 (1982) Author: Stark County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society Thank you! Mercedes Farley

I am hoping that someone can look up the following for me: HAY, VALENTINE Cemetery Inscriptions of Stark County, Ohio - Volume 2 (1982) Page 279 I have been trying to track down my Mothers side of the family (on her father's side) (I live in Anchorage, Alaska). The Last name may also be spelled Hah, Hoh, Hok or Haah. There was a Valentine Hay in the Stark County Home in Canton Ohio in 1930 (U.S. Census). This is possibly my great grandfather or my great uncle. Any assistance would be helpful. Sincerely, Elaine K. Cooper Anchorage, Alaska -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 4:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHSTARK] Cemetaries in Canton Area All known Stark Co., OH cemeteries have been read and transcriptions published in seven volumes in the 1980s. Stark Co Genealogical Society transcribed indexes to all seven volumes which is now entered on Rootsweb's Book Index website at http://userdb.rootsweb.com/bookindexes/ I typically enter just the surname and click on Search. This will bring up all publications for that surname in their database. If you find a match for Stark Co. cemetery index you can request a copy of that page from Stark County District Library via their website http://www.starklibrary.org/genealogyservices.html or our Society. You can also ask for the information by giving the name, volume number, and page number on this Stark List and I'm sure someone will look it up for you - myself included. I checked for Laura Whittmore but did not find her listed. You might try various spelllings via the above website. If you have a death date, you can request a copy of the obituary from the library as well and perhaps that will advise where she was buried. Another great source is Stark County Probate Court website. http://www.probate.co.stark.oh.us/search/search.html Good luck, Shirley In a message dated 2/1/2006 6:27:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Can some tell me if the cemeteries in the Canton area have been read. I am looking for a Laura Whittmore listed Derek Dingledine ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== Stark County District Library <http://www.starklibrary.org/> Use drop down menu and click on Genealogy.

In a message dated 1/7/2006 11:01:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: carole lubbers wrote: > I am out of ideas and places to search. Johann Phillip Laubach b. > 14 March 1856 Alt Messer, Russia, immigrated with wife Katherine > Marie, Phillip Jr. b. @1882 and Mollie (Amalia) b. @1885. Per his > obit the family immigrated 1885. First went to Peoria, Illinois. > Then to Kansas @1890, then to Okla. I have the Okla. information. > Carole, When I was trying to find my immigrant family, I was unsuccessful until I remembered that my Grandfather changed the spelling from Csoma to Choma. As soon as I had the Hungarian spelling, I found all the files I wanted! Mitakuye Oyasin (We are all related), Barbie "Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking." Congressman JC Watts

Thank you, Shirley! I've contacted them via the website request form for the obit, but haven't rec'd a response yet. Do they normally email the info or snail mail copies? Thanks again! Mercedes On Feb 1, 2006, at 9:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Volume 5, Page 106 - North Lawn Cemetery, Plain Twp > Section C > LENTZ, George W. - 1874-1945 > LENTZ, Mabel Allen - 1884-1973 > > Appears they are on same stone. > If you need obit, Stark County District Library can help you. > > Shirley

Hello All, My only hope of finding my great grandmother lies in finding 2 sisters who are from Canton, Ohio. My great grandmother's daughter was Bessie Maria Diamond, born in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1873. Bessie married Amos W. Warnock, as his second wife. Bessie Diamond Warnock raised her stepdaughter, Marion C. Warnock who waw born in Massachusetts in 1905. Marion C. Warnock married Eugene Hall NIXON, moved to Canton, Stark County, Ohio and had Marsha NIXON and Heather Gail NIXON. Marion died in Stark County in 1973. Bessie Diamond Warnock in her old age lived with Marion Warnock Nixon in Ohio. I am trying to locate Marsha or Heather Nixon both born late 1940's or early 1950's. I am hoping that these two women hold the clues to finding my great grandmother. Is anyone on the list able to look at Canton, Ohio records? Marriage records for the girls? to find name changes etc? Any ideas welcome. Cynthia in Massachusetts

All known Stark Co., OH cemeteries have been read and transcriptions published in seven volumes in the 1980s. Stark Co Genealogical Society transcribed indexes to all seven volumes which is now entered on Rootsweb's Book Index website at http://userdb.rootsweb.com/bookindexes/ I typically enter just the surname and click on Search. This will bring up all publications for that surname in their database. If you find a match for Stark Co. cemetery index you can request a copy of that page from Stark County District Library via their website http://www.starklibrary.org/genealogyservices.html or our Society. You can also ask for the information by giving the name, volume number, and page number on this Stark List and I'm sure someone will look it up for you - myself included. I checked for Laura Whittmore but did not find her listed. You might try various spelllings via the above website. If you have a death date, you can request a copy of the obituary from the library as well and perhaps that will advise where she was buried. Another great source is Stark County Probate Court website. http://www.probate.co.stark.oh.us/search/search.html Good luck, Shirley In a message dated 2/1/2006 6:27:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Can some tell me if the cemeteries in the Canton area have been read. I am looking for a Laura Whittmore listed Derek Dingledine

westLawn Cemetery is hugh, you can find them online to get an email address to contact them. They were helpful to me. Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Derek Dingledine <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:06:29 -0500 Subject: [OHSTARK] Cemetaries in Canton Area Can some tell me if the cemeteries in the Canton area have been read. I am looking for a Laura Whittmore listed Derek Dingledine ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== To UNsubscribe to OHSTARK-L, send click on the following: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>