At 08:33 PM 8/21/02 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >I thought Vinton was a spin off of Jackson CO, and actually was part of >Washington CO, when Ohio became a state in 1803.I know Vinton was one of the >last counties formed. I dont know who MR/MISS?MRS Vinton was . Bobby Vinton >was popular in the 1960s.When I moved to SC I moved to the red rose co.Three >Co s in SC have their roots back to the WAR of THe Roses (England) Pa does >too. Lancaster, Chester ,York.But could someone go back over Vinton. I know >part of it borders Athens, and Jackson Co. My grandfather taught school in >Ray and that is almost in Athens Co.my grandfather was a lot better versed >on Vinton Co than I am. I took OH history also in grade 8.During Century 20.I >m not afraid to give an approx date, > >James Fish Vinton County was formed from parts of five parent counties. See this page for the Vinton County section of Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio": http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/histcoll.htm See this page for some versions of the origins of Vinton County place names: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/nameorig.htm ======================================== Charles R. Weese, 4012 Pardee Rd., Stow, Ohio 44224 See http://web.raex.com/~cweese/weese/ and http://web.raex.com/~cweese/vance/ for my family info. I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm

I thought Vinton was a spin off of Jackson CO, and actually was part of Washington CO, when Ohio became a state in 1803.I know Vinton was one of the last counties formed. I dont know who MR/MISS?MRS Vinton was . Bobby Vinton was popular in the 1960s.When I moved to SC I moved to the red rose co.Three Co s in SC have their roots back to the WAR of THe Roses (England) Pa does too. Lancaster, Chester ,York.But could someone go back over Vinton. I know part of it borders Athens, and Jackson Co. My grandfather taught school in Ray and that is almost in Athens Co.my grandfather was a lot better versed on Vinton Co than I am. I took OH history also in grade 8.During Century 20.I m not afraid to give an approx date, James Fish

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Sharing census for those interested: 1870 census of Jackson Twp., Vinton Co., Ohio ( June 30, 1870) Henderson Wolf, age 49, farmer, b. North Carolina Elizabeth ,female, age 42, keeping house, b. Indiana Mary, female, age 20, domestic servant, b. Ohio John D., male, age 19, works on farm, b. Ohio Samuel, male, age 11, works on farm, b. Ohio Alcanor, male, age 9, works on farm, b. Ohio

At 07:12 AM 8/21/02 -0400, SheilaThomas wrote: >Hi everyone, > >It has been too many years since I took my Ohio History classes in >school (and college); I refuse to tell you how many. Here is my >question: Was Elk Township part of Athens County prior to 1850? >And where would I find the records for this township prior to 1850? > >Thank you in advance, > >Sheila Beyer Thomas Yes, Elk Township was in Athens County all the way from 1805 to 1850. You should look for records before 1850 in Athens County. A few records may have been transferred to Vinton County but normally they stayed with the parent county. ======================================== Charles R. Weese, 4012 Pardee Rd., Stow, Ohio 44224 See http://web.raex.com/~cweese/weese/ and http://web.raex.com/~cweese/vance/ for my family info. I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm

Hi everyone, It has been too many years since I took my Ohio History classes in school (and college); I refuse to tell you how many. Here is my question: Was Elk Township part of Athens County prior to 1850? And where would I find the records for this township prior to 1850? Thank you in advance, Sheila Beyer Thomas ________________________________________________________________ CPAs . . . Making Sense of a Changing and Complex World.

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I'm sorry if this is off topic, but I'd like to confirm a story that I heard as a boy. My step-father told me that the land for the courthouse was donated to Vinton county with the stipulation that nobody could be sentenced to death there. Has anyone else heard this story, or have a reference to confirm or refute this claim? If this is true, it could have some bearing on the current murder trial in McArthur. In case you haven't heard, Judge Simons decided to not pursue the death penalty for economic reasons. His decision is being appealed. I think it would be interesting to learn if there is a history lesson here. Sincerely Rick Holbert

Hello- Could someone tell me the address for writing the State of Ohio to obtain a Death Certificate. In Michigan, they're available after 1867, and are $15 each, i'm hoping Ohio has a similar situation. Thanks, Chris Andrews

Chris, You can read through this page at the Ohio Historical Society regarding how and where to obtain historical death certificates - http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/refemail.html . Deaths from November 1908 to present are indexed statewide. Deaths from 1867 to Oct 1908 are recorded in the county and usually they are indexed by volume. Some other indexes to Ohio deaths are online at subscription sites (like Ancestry.com). I do a good bit of Ohio research and so for convenience have listed some of these indexes here http://www.progenealogists.com/vitalrecordsohio.htm, just to give you an idea of what is out there. By far the least expensive thing to do to get a photocopy of an original death certificate is to write to an archive or government agency, but sometimes they take a long time :) Best wishes, Natalie Cottrill ProGenealogists, Inc. PO Box 900188 Sandy, UT 84090-0188 (801) 699-9470 (801) 947-9914 - Fax http://www.progenealogists.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHVINTON-L] address for obtaining Ohio Death Certificates ?? Hello- Could someone tell me the address for writing the State of Ohio to obtain a Death Certificate. In Michigan, they're available after 1867, and are $15 each, i'm hoping Ohio has a similar situation. Thanks, Chris Andrews

Webmaster Weese: My entry as of 05/02-2000 is on your website in Archive 7. I learned how to make a copy of it without copying all of the records for other queries. I have yet to have a response to my query, but am always optimistic. Keep up the good work. Regards, Jim McCafferty, Fort Washington, MD In a message dated 8/19/02 1:55:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm > >

At 02:12 PM 8/19/02 -0400, Jeff Davis wrote: >Mr. Weese, > >The problem may be at RootsWeb. All of a sudden last week all mail from >their various lists, just stopped coming. I unsubscribed from all of >the lists and am in the process of resubcribing to see if that corrects >the problem. > Yes, I saw the message on the Rootsweb-help mailing list about their problem last week (which they say has been corrected), but it has nothing to do with my problem. They have determined the mail from the www.rootsweb.com server that sends mail from forms on web pages is being blocked somewhere. It does not affect everyone who has a page with forms, just the people downstream from the internet provider that is blocking them. ======================================== Charles R. Weese, 4012 Pardee Rd., Stow, Ohio 44224 See http://web.raex.com/~cweese/weese/ and http://web.raex.com/~cweese/vance/ for my family info. I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm

Mr. Weese, The problem may be at RootsWeb. All of a sudden last week all mail from their various lists, just stopped coming. I unsubscribed from all of the lists and am in the process of resubcribing to see if that corrects the problem. -----Original Message----- From: Charles R. Weese [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHVINTON-L] query forms re-activated on the USGenWeb pages I am sending this message to the Gallia, Jackson, and Vinton County mailing lists to let everyone know that I have made a change in the last week to the forms on those USGenWeb county pages that had not been sending me e-mail. They quit working around July 14 or thereabouts. The forms are still not e-mailing me, but I changed them to write to a temporary file that I can check periodically. It is not as easy for me to use, but at least I can get your information. I am convinced that my ISP is the problem but they swear they are not blocking any mail from Rootsweb. Of course they said that a few months ago when they blocked all of Rootsweb mail due to problems in my ISPs mail system. Over the last month some of your queries, surname submissions or address changes have been lost due to the problem. Take a look at the appropriate pages on the web site and see if any of your submissions are there. If not, you can resend them to me. The exception would be for anything submitted through the forms this past weekend. I should have them, but they are not online yet. ======================================== Charles R. Weese, 4012 Pardee Rd., Stow, Ohio 44224 See http://web.raex.com/~cweese/weese/ and http://web.raex.com/~cweese/vance/ for my family info. I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm

I am sending this message to the Gallia, Jackson, and Vinton County mailing lists to let everyone know that I have made a change in the last week to the forms on those USGenWeb county pages that had not been sending me e-mail. They quit working around July 14 or thereabouts. The forms are still not e-mailing me, but I changed them to write to a temporary file that I can check periodically. It is not as easy for me to use, but at least I can get your information. I am convinced that my ISP is the problem but they swear they are not blocking any mail from Rootsweb. Of course they said that a few months ago when they blocked all of Rootsweb mail due to problems in my ISPs mail system. Over the last month some of your queries, surname submissions or address changes have been lost due to the problem. Take a look at the appropriate pages on the web site and see if any of your submissions are there. If not, you can resend them to me. The exception would be for anything submitted through the forms this past weekend. I should have them, but they are not online yet. ======================================== Charles R. Weese, 4012 Pardee Rd., Stow, Ohio 44224 See http://web.raex.com/~cweese/weese/ and http://web.raex.com/~cweese/vance/ for my family info. I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm

Hello, I'm interested in the Queen surname from your line. Ida Morgan married Joseph Queen in Vinton County prior to 1900. Have photo of Cornelius Queen on Indian Motorcycle circa 1930. Descendants moved to Columbus where some remain. Descendants of Joseph Queen (Partial) 1 Joseph Queen 1870 - 1917 . +Ida M. Morgan 1872 - 1962 2nd husband +John Castille .... 2 Cornelius Queen 1894 - .... 2 Joseph Queen 1896 - .... 2 Myrtle Queen 1898 - ........ +X Cline .... 2 Lloyd Queen ........... 3 James Joseph Queen ........... 3 Lloyd Queen ........... 3 Betty Jane Queen ........... 3 Mary Ellen Queen ........... 3 Louise Queen .... 2 Anna Belle Queen ........ +X Aldrich

I am interested in connecting with des of the SHARP line that was in Vinton, Meigs and Athens County. I have a lot to share and hope to add des to my family book. Thank you in advance, Ira Sharp Dennis (aka Tootie) Some reltaed lines: Gregory, Farley, Queen, Phillips, Cottrill, Shumway, and many others. Thank you in advance for any connection we might make. In Jesus there is Life. Proverbs 18:10

I am looking for: Mathew STERN, born late 1700 or early 1800. Lived in Washington Co., PA. early 1800. He married _________ Campbell, who was born in Adams Co., near Gettysburg. They ......"lived a few years near Pigeon Creek Church, (Washington Co., PA.) then removed to 3 miles W. of Cadis, Ohio." They apparently lived here quite awhile. They then moved to Vinton Co., Ohio. Where did they live in Vinton Co.? Any children? Names? I am also LOOKING FOR the NAME OF HIS WIFE and HER MOTHERS FIRST NAME. _______ Campbell's mother was _________ Gibson, from Co. Cavan, Ireland. _______ Campbell's mother died in 1807, Adams Co., PA. Her father, Mr. Campbell died before that, as her mother remarried: To---"William Ferguson, a native of Ireland" and he brought up the 2 daughters: _________ and Sarah Campbell. Sue

Hello- I'm looking for the parents of Samuel Huston, info on his wife Mary Ann Gorby, and the parents of Amanda "Mandy" Rosela Lee. I've listed all of the names/dates I currently have below. I would be interested in comparing notes with anyone researching the Huston or Gorby surnames from these areas. Thanks, Chris Andrews Samuel Huston b. May 23, 1817 in Columbiana County, Ohio d. June 18, 1888 m. November 10, 1844 in Meigs County, Ohio +Mary Ann Gorby b. November 28, 1820 in Columbiana County, Ohio d. Aft. 1880 *living in Salem Township, Meigs County per the 1850 Census *living in Vinton Township, Vinton County per the 1870 Census *living in Vinton Township, Vinton County per the 1880 Census ......their 2 sons (I know of no other siblings at this time): John M. Huston b. April 25, 1845 d. March 23, 1864 Marcus L. Huston b. June 06, 1852 in Ohio d. July 08, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan +Amanda "Mandy" Rosela Lee b. Abt. 1857 in Ohio d. abt 1891 in Ohio (Marcus & Amanda married on July 01, 1875 in Vinton Co., Ohio) The children of Marcus and Amanda: Samuel Huston b. Abt. 1876 in Ohio Annie C. Huston b. Abt. 1878 in Ohio (later died while giving birth) Ida Belle Huston b. June 15, 1880 in Vinton Co., OH John, who later lived in Grand Rapids, MI and died of Typhoid. Val Huston b. ? married a Mr. Chowning, and she had one daughter who married a Pomroy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK, that's what I know about my Samuel Huston & family. Now here are some additional facts which i've found over the years: The wife of my Samuel Huston; Mary Ann Gorby, had an older brother named Jacob Gorby. Jacob married an Ann Huston (b. 1811) in Columbiana Co in 1830. The parents of Mary Ann Gorby and Jacob Gorby lived in St. Clair Twp & then Middleton Twp., Columbiana Co, OH so I suspect that the parents of my Samuel did also live in one of those two townships. I suspect that the Ann Huston above, was an older sister to my Samuel Huston. This suspicion is based not only on the fact that sibling marriages were fairly common back then, but also that my Samuel Huston and wife Mary Ann had moved to Meigs Co., OH and were living just down the road from Jacob Gorby and wife Ann [Huston] in the 1840 Meigs Co., OH Census.

Seems the site I gave for 1850 Vinton Co census is not working. Please try the home page for census and scroll down to access state census. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/">Census Project Home Page</A> Kenda

Attention to anyone who has the need to look for ancestors in Vinton Co., Ohio. BaBa Clark and I have been doing 1850 census. We have completed four Townships thus far and more on the way. The site for them are: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states/ohio/oh1850.htm">Ohio Archives Census - USGenWeb</A> Happy hunting! Kenda