Gretchen, What a great resource, I know *I* never would have thought of checking this reference! Thanks! Kay Schaney e-mail: kstarr@rochester.rr.com *Trumbull County, Ohio - U.S. GenWeb* http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohtrumbu/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Gretchen Bakies [mailto:gretchen.bakies@cwix.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 11:46 PM > To: OHTRUMBU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: New Source for Gen Information > > > I just discovered a new source (at least for me) to pinjpoint > your ancester > at a given point in time. At the Local History Library at the Warren, OH > library, there is a photocopy of a book that lists the earmark brands for > people in Vienna Township, Trumbull Cty, OH starting in 1807. I would > think that other areas would have a similar register so they > could identify > stray animals. I now have found the fourth reference to an elusive > ancestor. >