About 10 days ago I got an email that was important news on history in Union County from jmchipka@firstenergycorp.com. I replied the next day and it came back as not a valid address and I took it directly from the source, so it was not a typo on my part. Does anybody out there know of jmchipka? Jim in KC. Jim Loveless wrote: > I wrote a letter to the Union County Historical Society last winter after I > called and their machine said they were closed for the winter. I've never had a > reply. Can someone give me some direction? > > My great uncle (5x) was Thomas S. Loveless who was the principle owner of the > woolen mills in Marysville (with other office around the county) from about > 1876 to 1896. > > I am putting together a newsletter devoted to my family in commerce. All of > them seemed to get into retail business. All I need is an old (or new) photo of > a mill in Marysville around that time. After Thomas died someone else took over > the mill. It was supposedly such a large employer that I guessed someone would > have a picture of it. I appreciate your time and interest.

<< X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 21:58:13 -0500 From: "Jeannet" <jeannet@mstar2.net> To: OHUNION-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <007b01c0d76a$ba4baa00$853e1840@deseretonline.com> Subject: [OHUNION] Stout Union Co., Ohio Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Seeking the family of Alfred Stout b. abt 1835 Ohio married to (First) Margaret Johnson (Last) Phebe Ann Hess maybe married to Elizabeth J. , also. Children associated with Alfred in 1860 thru 1880 Union Co., Ohio census: Mary M., Sarah, William, Eliza, Wilson, John A., Etta May. Seeking others interested in this family. Thank you, Jeannet >> You did not say if you needed any assistance with this family. I verified the marriage of Alfred Stout to Margaret Johnston on 20 Oct 1853; and to Phebe A Hess on 19 Nov 1874. He only shows married twice in union co OH from 1820 to 1900. According to the cemetery books, neither Alfred nor either wife is buried in any union co OH cemetery. If you do not know where they went after union co OH, I may be able to help with census info. The actual census pages for union co are on line at ancestry.com now. Many other OH counties are listed also, but not all of them. A subscription is required to see them. Hope this helps. For the person who had asked me if I had access to the 1880 census, and had a page reference, contact me by e-mail. Larry htp://unioncoohio.homestead.com my help site. visit it soon.

<< X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 12:08:10 EDT From: KFleeter@aol.com To: OHUNION-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <46.145073b3.2828226b@aol.com> Subject: [OHUNION] Marriage Record Lookup - Surname BOND Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello All! I was hoping that someone with access to or may have a copy of "Union County Ohio Probate Court Marriage Records 1820-1900" by Dianna Hearl, could do a small surname lookup for me. I'm looking for the BOND surname (males & females). I'd suspect there aren't more than a few listings in the book. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Ken Fleetwood St. Petersburg, Florida >> Ken I just read your e-mail wanting marriage info on BOND. BOND, Ellen married to WILLIAMS, William P on 8 Apr 1886, source book D2 page 420. BOND, John T married to HILDEBRAND, Josie on 23 Nov 1884, book D2 page 306. I show one burial in union co OH. Oakdale cemetery, section D, row 1, is BOND, Lois I, dau of Lottie BLOOMER, 1890 - 1943. She is buried next to -- BLOOMER, George S, 16 Apr 1856 Huron Co OH, 15 Apr 1897. , Clara (Mrs Seigman) 18 Dec 1859 Union Co OH, 20 Apr 1931. I have HILDEBRAND in my family tree. Do you know who Josie's parents were? I do not have her in my tree but I have older HILDEBRAND who may be her parents or related. Hope this helps you, Larry http://unioncoohio.homestead.com my help site, visit it soon. P.S. ----- For all members of this Union County list. I have added a new page to my web site -- Volunteers. One person e-mailed me and said she would volunteer to help. If there are any others who would like to help others lookup any kind of info, go to my main page, click on Volunteers, then enter -- 1) what you would like to do, 2) your e-mail address, and then click Submit. I will receive an e-mail with this info in it and will add it to my Volunteer page as soon as possible. Remember, this is not helping me. It will be helping others who visit my site. Thank you all....

I wrote a letter to the Union County Historical Society last winter after I called and their machine said they were closed for the winter. I've never had a reply. Can someone give me some direction? My great uncle (5x) was Thomas S. Loveless who was the principle owner of the woolen mills in Marysville (with other office around the county) from about 1876 to 1896. I am putting together a newsletter devoted to my family in commerce. All of them seemed to get into retail business. All I need is an old (or new) photo of a mill in Marysville around that time. After Thomas died someone else took over the mill. It was supposedly such a large employer that I guessed someone would have a picture of it. I appreciate your time and interest.

Doris Forsyth wrote: Can anyone tell me what early issues of the Marysville paper are on microfilm, or preserved somewhere there? When I visited Marysville, a number of years ago, they were stored in a small house--just as they were. I would very much like to know if there was a death notice for my gr. gr. gr. grandmother who died in Union County in 1862. <snip> The "Marysville Tribune" appears to be the only newspaper with existing issues covering 1862. You can see the extent of its coverage on the newspaper bibliography page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohunion/newb.html The Ohio Historical Society Library/Archives has the corresponding microfilm covering 1862. The Marysville Public Library most likely has these same issues on microfilm as well in its collection of early newspapers although I have not verified that. Your reference to the small house is the Union County Historical Society. The Ohio Historical Society Library/Archives does loan its newspaper microfilms; see their interlibrary loan web page at: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/ill.html Otherwise, you might want to contact the Union County Genealogical Society to have someone check issues in their collection at the Marysville Public Library for some mention of your ancestor's death; see their web page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohuniogs/index.htm I hope that helps. Robert Bremer bremerr@oclc.org

Can anyone tell me what early issues of the Marysville paper are on microfilm, or preserved somewhere there? When I visited Marysville, a number of years ago, they were stored in a small house--just as they were. I would very much like to know if there was a death notice for my gr. gr. gr. grandmother who died in Union County in 1862. Is there a possibility it could be found? Thanks, Doris

Barbara wrote: Does anyone have access to a Marysville newspaper? Do they have a website that I could look up an obit for today? I am searching for an obituary for Merele Ann Keller who passed away Saturday, May 12th. I just found out today. I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. Thank you for any help, <snip> The Marysville Journal-Tribune web page includes obituaries, see http://www.marysvillejt.com/ but it does not yet appear to include the obituary you are looking for. Robert Bremer bremerr@oclc.org

Does anyone have access to a Marysville newspaper?Do they have a website that I could look up an obit for today?I am searching for an obituary for Merele Ann Keller who passed away Saturday, May 12th.I just found out today.I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. Thank you for any help, Barbara

WOW! I expected a lot of response to my earlier message, but I had no idea how great the response would be. :o)) I forgot to mention that the book is not indexed so I will have to spend quite a bit of time on each request. I have no problem with that, but I am asking all of you who have requested lookups to be patient. Since I recognize some of the e-mail addresses that have come in I know that some of you are aware that I am very involved in internet genealogy. I am County Coordinator for four GenWeb counties, a USGenWeb Special Project webmaster, etc. I'm telling you this only so that you will understand the time constraints. I WILL look for your ancestor(s). I'll respond to each one in the order that they come in. To make things easier for me I would appreciate it if you could include the time period (remember--nothing after 1901) and location(s) with each name. And, please, no more than three names at a time. ;o) Happy hunting! Leona

Hi, everyone! I would like to volunteer to do look-ups in Elliot Howard Gilkey's, THE OHIO HUNDRED YEAR BOOK, 1803-1902, A HAND-BOOK OF THE PUBLIC MEN AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF OHIO FROM THE FORMATION OF THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORY (1787) TO JULY 1, 1901 (Columbus 1901). This book is crammed full of illustrations of people and places, not to mention that it's a who's-who of the important (and not so important) men of early Ohio. Some of the people in the book are only mentioned with many others on a list. For instance, for the Boys' Industrial Home there is a brief description of the "home" with a photo of the then superintendent. At the end of the description is a list of the Board of Trustees with the person's name, term of service and the county of residence. It would probably be a good idea to send your requests for lookups to me privately at GenealogyBug@Gustafson.net Happy hunting! Leona

GenealogyBug wrote: > Happy hunting! > Leona Thank you, Leona! We understand what you've opened up for yourself and really appreciate your willingness to do these lookups! Patience is a virtue well learned by all who dive into genealogy. Waiting is. Michael

Heres another neet site I got from a genealogical e-mail list: http://www.ourtimelines.com/create_tl_2.html This web site generates personalized web pages.  They show how your life or the life of your descendants and ancestors fit into history. You can create timelines as you like. Please also check out the links.  "My Peers"  This provides you with a list of notable individuals who were born the same year as the person you're interested in. Kelly _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hello All! Thank you ALL for the positive responses to my marriage lookup request yesterday! It is very much appreciated! Ken Fleetwood St. Petersburg, Florida

Seeking the family of Alfred Stout b. abt 1835 Ohio married to (First) Margaret Johnson (Last) Phebe Ann Hess maybe married to Elizabeth J. , also. Children associated with Alfred in 1860 thru 1880 Union Co., Ohio census: Mary M., Sarah, William, Eliza, Wilson, John A., Etta May. Seeking others interested in this family. Thank you, Jeannet

Hello All! I was hoping that someone with access to or may have a copy of "Union County Ohio Probate Court Marriage Records 1820-1900" by Dianna Hearl, could do a small surname lookup for me. I'm looking for the BOND surname (males & females). I'd suspect there aren't more than a few listings in the book. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Ken Fleetwood St. Petersburg, Florida

Anna Hebbard (according to the Union Co marriage book) married George Orahood in Union Co. in 1837. I've also seen her name as Hubbard. Anyone know more about her? Where did she come from? Who were her parents? Thanks, Jeanne jcrews@eriecoast.com

<< X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:59:53 -0400 From: "Barbara J Scott" <beauty@zoomnet.net> To: OHUNION-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000101c0d119$3fe2f540$e31c20d0@beauty> Subject: [OHUNION] Schmidt Family Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi To All <snip> This is the information I have on his wife: The wife of Andred Schmidt, who resides on East sixth Street, died Mnday, after a short illness, aged seventy-seven years. the funeral services were held at two o'clock today in the Lutheran church of this city, being conducted by the pastor, Rev. F.W.C. Wiechers. the interment was made at the cemetery in the Settlement. <reply> this may have been the bonner settlement in Leesburg twp??? Or maybe the German settlement in Darby twp. <snip> I have both their death certificates. Each certificate shows the name "Smith" not "Schmidt". Last fall I went to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery and found their markers. <reply> Schmidt is a common name in Germany. I have some Schmidt ancestors from Gommersheim and Freisbach Germany. They are located about 14 miles east of Kaiserslautern. But for the most part when they came to the US the name became Smith. If they lived in an area where other German immigrants lived, then they would have retained the name Schmidt, as they would have spoken German and attended, most likely, a Lutheran church or a German Reformed church. So if you find this name interchanged, you are probably still on the right track in your research -- IF the names and dates match the man, the wife, and the kids. I will try to look up some Schmidt info and, if I find more than what others have sent you, I will send you an e-mail. Larry http://unioncoohio.homestead.com My union co OH genealogy help web site visit it soon.

Richard wrote: Recently I wrote to a county in Ohio to obtain a death record dating from the 1880's. The response I got today was: "All records prior to 1909 are handled at the Ohio Historical Society. " Does anyone know if this is correct? I was under the impression before this that they handled death records after 1909, not before. I know twenty some years ago I ordered a few death certificates from the 1800's direct from the Ohio counties. <snip> The answer may be "yes" or "no" depending on the particular county in question. Researchers are familiar with the Ohio Historical Society's collection of state death certificates from late 1908 through the mid-1940s, but should be aware that county and other local governments do sometimes transfer noncurrent records to the historical society or other similar agencies. It is possible that the death records for the county in question covering the 1867-1908 period have been transferred in that manner. Checking with the Ohio Historical Society reference staff should help. Another possibility that is sometimes more effective is to obtain the microfilm copy of the county death records through one of the LDS family history centers, if you live near one. Robert Bremer bremerr@oclc.org

Recently I wrote to a county in Ohio to obtain a death record dating from the 1880's. The response I got today was: "All records prior to 1909 are handled at the Ohio Historical Society. " Does anyone know if this is correct? I was under the impression before this that they handled death records after 1909, not before. I know twenty some years ago I ordered a few death certificates from the 1800's direct from the Ohio counties. Richard NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net

<< X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:40:08 -0400 From: "GenealogyBug" <GenealogyBug@Gustafson.net> To: OHUNION-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <009d01c0d044$f2d9afc0$0a0a0a0a@llg> Subject: [OHUNION] Woods-Reed Cemetery Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, Everyone! A few days ago my husband and I decided to photograph the Woods-Reed Cemetery in Union Twp., east of Milford Center. I've just gotten the photos and some additional information about the cemetery online. There are no links to the page from any other pages yet, but I'm hoping to remedy that no later than Monday. In the meantime, I thought that some of you might like to take a look--the URL is pretty long and may not reach you on one line. In that case the link will be incomplete. You can solve any problem by doing a copy & paste of everything inside the parenthesis: (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rocky/union_cems/woodsreed.html) Happy hunting! Leona GenealogyBug@Gustafson.net >> Hey guys -- Great job !!!!!! We need more of this kind of "stuff" put on line so everyone can view it. I do not live in OH so it is impossible for me to attempt. I would like your permission to link your page to my union co OH help page, so that many others will see it. Send me a separate E-mail with your yay or nay. Appreciate it. Thanks again for doing this. It was a lot of work. Your web page shows a lot of work also. And you got it on line so quickly after taking the photos. Great job !!!!!!!! Larry http://unioncoohio.homestead.com my union county OH help web site. visit it soon.