'Morning Susan, Would you check the web address again, please and repost it. I recieved this error message when trying to connect to that address: The requested URL /~/stevens/canal/csoo was not found on this server. Thanks, ~Kathy Researching: Roark,Badger,Barbery,Jones, Griffen,Highley,Epperson,Soule,South,Mann,Lewis -----Original Message----- From: Susan Williams <slw02@sprynet.com> To: OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com <OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 8:32 AM Subject: Fw: Canal era >Please check out this OH site: Canal Society of OH addy: >www.infinet.com/~/stevens/canal/csoo > >Regards & still looking for the elusive MOLLESON clan of Franklin Twp in >Warren Co... >Susan Bidwell Williams slw02@sprynet.com > > >

>Please check out this OH site: Canal Society of OH addy: >www.infinet.com/~/stevens/canal/csoo > >Regards & still looking for the elusive MOLLESON clan of Franklin Twp in >Warren Co... >Susan Bidwell Williams slw02@sprynet.com > > >

Hi all, Been quite awhile since I have posted to the list. Would like to ask a favor of someone, anyone!! Is there anyone out there who is close to the Warren Co Historical Society or Archives or anywhere that they could look something up for me? I am trying to find information on my ggg-grandfather. I would like to find one or all : birth cert., death cert., or marriage record. John A. HOLLINGSWORTH b. Oct 14, 1845 (?) d. 1869 (?) February 16, 1865 ( or Aug. 16, 1865 depending on where you look) married Susanah SILER marriage lic. # 09808 ( This could possibly be Miami Co.) I'm trying to find/verify that John A. Hollingsworth was the son of ELIAS HOLLINGSWORTH and LYDIA SHERWOOD. If anyone can help me, please e-mail me and I will give mailing address and will be happy to pay for the copies, etc. Thanks Felicia Amom2two@aol.com

I would love to read your Diaries & Journals. Maybe one at a time on the net wouldn't others? Beverly (HIMES) BARGER a Family History Center Librarian JohnCowan@aol.com wrote: > Subject: Diaries or Journals of Ohio River Flatboat Migrants > Subtitle: "Where is Abigail?" > > List Members: > For more than 28 years I have been on a genealogical quest "to find" > Abigail BURR m. John COWAN who possibly died while on the way to Ohio. > Members of the COWAN family, and their neighbors (SEWELL, TULLIS, BURR, > RUSSELL and HENDRICKS) migrated to what are now Warren and Clinton > Counties in OH in 1800 and 1799, respectively. > At least two sources tell those of us researching these families that > they left their farms in what is now Jefferson Co VA, traveling by wagon on > the Braddock Road to Pittsburgh, thence by flatboat down the Ohio River to > Columbia at the mouth of the Little Miami River. Then they went to Beedle's > Station. Not surprisingly, they left no records of their migration in the > form of daily journals or diaries that we have ever discovered. We have > documented many facts about the families at both ends of their journey. (Land > records, burial, and church records, etc.) We have a pretty good > understanding of why and how they migrated. But we have little (really > nothing) about their actual migration. > Through the years I have become more and more interested in trying "to > breathe some life" into my undertstanding of their journey. I have collected > many pictures and sketches of flatboats, have visited several riverboat > museums along the Ohio, have searched early Pittsburgh newspapers, and have > read and re-read a few books and several published articles about Ohio River > flatboat travelers. I have copies of only two published diaries that provide > some detailed insight into the daily lives of people making this trek. I > keep wanting more. > Since there were thousands of Ohio and Kentucky bound families that made > the journey down the Ohio River in the period from the 1780s to the 1840s, I > assume that there are probably many persons on this list who would have an > interest in what the trek was like for their ancestors. Perhaps, you know > this already because some of your ancestors wrote down their experiences. > I keep hoping that I might find more diaries or journals or bits and > pieces of notes written by those early pioneers. Perhaps some of your > ancestors drew pcitures of what they saw along the river. > If you share this interest or have notes or any other information in your > files that would help me learn more, please let me know. > There is only a very, very slim chance that we will ever know what > happened to Abigail, but we can learn more about possible circumstances that > may have surrounded her disappearance. > > John Cowan of Baltimore, MD > johncowan@aol.com

Subject: Diaries or Journals of Ohio River Flatboat Migrants Subtitle: "Where is Abigail?" List Members: For more than 28 years I have been on a genealogical quest "to find" Abigail BURR m. John COWAN who possibly died while on the way to Ohio. Members of the COWAN family, and their neighbors (SEWELL, TULLIS, BURR, RUSSELL and HENDRICKS) migrated to what are now Warren and Clinton Counties in OH in 1800 and 1799, respectively. At least two sources tell those of us researching these families that they left their farms in what is now Jefferson Co VA, traveling by wagon on the Braddock Road to Pittsburgh, thence by flatboat down the Ohio River to Columbia at the mouth of the Little Miami River. Then they went to Beedle's Station. Not surprisingly, they left no records of their migration in the form of daily journals or diaries that we have ever discovered. We have documented many facts about the families at both ends of their journey. (Land records, burial, and church records, etc.) We have a pretty good understanding of why and how they migrated. But we have little (really nothing) about their actual migration. Through the years I have become more and more interested in trying "to breathe some life" into my undertstanding of their journey. I have collected many pictures and sketches of flatboats, have visited several riverboat museums along the Ohio, have searched early Pittsburgh newspapers, and have read and re-read a few books and several published articles about Ohio River flatboat travelers. I have copies of only two published diaries that provide some detailed insight into the daily lives of people making this trek. I keep wanting more. Since there were thousands of Ohio and Kentucky bound families that made the journey down the Ohio River in the period from the 1780s to the 1840s, I assume that there are probably many persons on this list who would have an interest in what the trek was like for their ancestors. Perhaps, you know this already because some of your ancestors wrote down their experiences. I keep hoping that I might find more diaries or journals or bits and pieces of notes written by those early pioneers. Perhaps some of your ancestors drew pcitures of what they saw along the river. If you share this interest or have notes or any other information in your files that would help me learn more, please let me know. There is only a very, very slim chance that we will ever know what happened to Abigail, but we can learn more about possible circumstances that may have surrounded her disappearance. John Cowan of Baltimore, MD johncowan@aol.com

Is anyone out there famaliar with the Kings Mills village ? I am most interested in the history of the houses on King Avenue in Kings Mills and the history of the King family who settled in that area in the 1800's. Does anyone on this newsgroup have any contacts or information relative to this topic ? Or can you suggest any other website for me to contact for this information ?

There are quite a number of GREGG family members buried in the old Springboro Cemetery in Clear Creek Twp. including an Israel Gregg who married my Mary McCord Johnson in 1834. He was born in 1813 and died 1838. A copy of his stone can be found at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~4fathers/SpringboroCemetery/ Perhaps if you can find out more about the numerous Greggs here it will give you some leads. Rich Lowe > Subject: ADIN HOWELL and Family in Warren County > Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 16:01:31 EST > From: JAllen5786@aol.com > To: OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com > > Folks -- I request your help please. I am descended from Adin Howell and ___ > Gregg. While I believe they are from Virginia, they settled in Warren > County, Ohio in the middle to late 1700's where at two of their children, > Elizabeth (b. 26 Aug 1773, d. 20 Dec 1858) and Margaret (b. 21 May 1781, d. > 19 Oct 1868) married into the Kelsey Family ... James and John respectively, > of Warren and Montgomery Counties, Ohio. Elizabeth is purported to be buried > with her husband James Kelsey in the Baptist Cemetery of Clear Creek > Township, Warren County, Ohio. My records indicate Elizabeth was born in > Virginia. Margaret appears to have been buried in Centerville, Ohio. I > suspect she may have been born in Virginia as well. Any assistance or leads > on the origins of Adin Howell or his wife, ___ Gregg [or Greeg] and any other > members of the family, would be deeply appreciated. I am particularly > interested in the Virginia connection. > > Many thanks in advance. Please respond to my e-mail address at > jallen5786@aol.com. > > All the best, > > John Allen > Quantico, Virginia

Would like to hear from anyone researching CUMMINS surname in Warren County, OH. My ancestor was James CUMMINS, b. 1780-90 KY/VA, md. Sarah NUTT 1810 in Warren County. James had a brother named John CUMMINS, who testified as to James' legal age at time of marriage. James and Sarah moved on to Hamilton County, OH by 1820 & then James moved on to IA where he d. 1850. Have plenty of info on James & family in Hamilton County & IA, but sure need to know more about his brother John and their parents' names. Thanks in advance, Joanne Joanne A. Smith Mello jomello@innercite.com

Folks -- I request your help please. I am descended from Adin Howell and ___ Gregg. While I believe they are from Virginia, they settled in Warren County, Ohio in the middle to late 1700's where at two of their children, Elizabeth (b. 26 Aug 1773, d. 20 Dec 1858) and Margaret (b. 21 May 1781, d. 19 Oct 1868) married into the Kelsey Family ... James and John respectively, of Warren and Montgomery Counties, Ohio. Elizabeth is purported to be buried with her husband James Kelsey in the Baptist Cemetery of Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio. My records indicate Elizabeth was born in Virginia. Margaret appears to have been buried in Centerville, Ohio. I suspect she may have been born in Virginia as well. Any assistance or leads on the origins of Adin Howell or his wife, ___ Gregg [or Greeg] and any other members of the family, would be deeply appreciated. I am particularly interested in the Virginia connection. Many thanks in advance. Please respond to my e-mail address at jallen5786@aol.com. All the best, John Allen Quantico, Virginia

Thank you to those who helped us on directions to the Old Greenwood Cemetery Turtle Creek Twp. Twp 5E Range 3N Section 12 east of Lebanon, Ohio 4 1/2 miles. We also found the old Greenwood Schoolhouse next to the abandoned cemetery. A kind and helpful gentleman owns and lives in the old schoolhouse. It was red brick, which he had painted white a number of years ago. He took us thru the old schoolhouse. He told me that people in the area had taken the stones out of the cemetery years ago and were in some people's yards. I guess 3rd great-grandfather Jesse MARSH's stone is in someone's yard. I had to fight my way thru the thick growth of trees to enter the cemetery. I came across a chip off a tombstone, but no names. It sure makes me sick that the old pioneer cemeteries are just abandoned in some states. Now in Decatur Co, Indiana even though some old pioneer cemeteries are no longer used, the county still does the caretaking. Thank goodness or I would not have found my ancestors in Decatur Co, IND. Is there anyone out there who has a list of burials that were in the old Greenwood cemetery? I know my Jesse MARSH b.1797 NJ d.10 January 1848 Warren Co, Ohio and some WATSON family were buried there. Is there anyone who could Please tell me where I could find a list of the other burials? I am sure other relatives would have been buried there. The families came from somewhere in New Jersey by late 1790s or early 1800s. That cemetery list is my Christmas wish. The Warren Co, Ohio Genealogy Society does not have the burials in their cemetery records they have published. At least, not the last time I checked. The cemetery records would help so much. My Jesse MARSH lived in section 18 next to the cemetery. A couple years after he died his widow Ann (SLOAN) MARSH and grown children went to Piatt and Macon Co, Illinois. Thank you for anything anyone can tell me. My ancestry is in the HIMES line link of our homepage. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in NM a FHC Patron Volunteer

My Warren Co, OH ancestry MARSH, SHERMAN and SLOAN connections are in our homepage. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/index.html Beverly (HIMES) BARGER a FHC Patron Volunteer

I am wondering if anyone in warren County knows of a place referred to as Happy Top near Kings Island. People in Kentucky have said that a lot of the Southern Kentucky families moved here and referred to it as Happy top. Kay

Could someone kindly look up a marriage license for me; #14562 lists a Biddle Hay and Margaret MARTIN of Warren Co. I am wondering if perhaps the name Martin was a mistake as I thought a Margaret WHARTON married Mr. Hay. Thanks for any help you can give on this .

Dear List Members, I don't usually do this, try to help someone locate a living person, but this one somehow sounded different to me. Please take a moment to read his request and consider helping him if you can. Thanks! Susan >Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:35:52 +0200 >From: "Markus Heimhold" <markus.heimhold@smail.bcw.fh-rhein-sieg.de> >Organization: FH Rhein-Sieg >X-Accept-Language: de >To: susann@primenet.com >Subject: Warren Co. WVGenWeb > >Hello, >My name is Markus Heimhold and I´m from germany. I don´t know if this >is the right address, but maybe You can help me. I try to find out >something about a family called Kourkoulos/Kallas from greece. And i >foud a man, who emigrated to the United States about 20-30 years ago. >He lived and as I know died in Warren Ohio about 15 years ago. Now I >want to ask you if you could be so kind to tell me if there is a >person in Warren Ohio who can tell me if he has got a family left >there and when exactly he died. I don´t know the formal ways in the >United States to find out what I´m looking for. Beside this my english >is not the best. So I hope You can tell me what I have to do. >I would be very glad if you send me a short answer. >Yours sincerely Markus Heimhold. > >

I received this today and thought someone here might be able to help him. >From: "Muchmore, Charles (GEAE)" <Charlie.Muchmore@ae.ge.com> >To: "'susann@primenet.com'" <susann@primenet.com> >Subject: Warren Co. WVGenWeb >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 12:25:28 -0400 > >Is there any information on a cemetery just below Clarksville, in Warren Co. by >the name of Emily? > >Chuck Muchmore > > Susan Paulding Co.,Ohio: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohpauldi/ Putnam Co., Ohio: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohputnam/ Warren Co., Ohio: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwarren/ Tucker Co., WVA: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtucker/ Randolph Co., WVA: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/

Thanks for replying, Delores. I, in fact, have photos of the stones on line. You will find them at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~4fathers/johnsonphotos/ Aut_1955.jpg - These two stones on the left are the stone of on my ggg-grandparents, James and Mary Johnson. The stone on the right of similar design is of Israel Gregg. I'm thinking there must be a relationship. These stones are still upright but are leaning to some degree if I recall correctly. Aut_1956.jpg - Close up of James Johnson stone. Aut_1957.jpg - Close up of Mary Johnson stone. Aut_1979.jpg - This is my ggg-grandfather William Crain's stone. This stone is in three pieces and has another small area missing. I found it upside down and in two piles. I replaced it after shooting the photo in a manner I felt might best protect the inscription until something better could be done. It is located next to the Petticrew family large vault-like markers. Because of the condition of this stone, it may be a challenge but I am very interested in knowing more about what could be done. Wish I would have had your husband and son alongside me at the time to discuss options. I returned to Iowa last evening after a wonderful week at Allen Co. Library and in Lebanon and Springboro. Would love to have been able to attend the Wed. night meeting. Found the Crain maker late Friday, just before I had to head back towards Iowa. Please let me know more about the status of these particular stones., what the cost might be to stabilize and repair, etc. if possible. Thanks so much for your help. Rich Lowe Lowell Klaber wrote: > > Rich, my husband and son - Lowell and Fred Klaber - are in the process of > restoring part of the Springboro Cemetery - that is why you saw all of the > sticky tags - Dr. Craig Borden is funding this section and then is asking > for matching on funds thru the Warren County Foundation to help restore the > rest of the cemetery.- Let me know what your ancestors names are and perhaps > my husband can tell you if they are with the group that is in the first part > of the restoration. If you or anyone else would like to contribute I can > give you the contact person at the Warren County foundation. Lowell is > giving a talk at the Warren County Museum this Wednesday evening on > cemetery restoration - I believe it is at 7 or 7:30 and I think the cost is > $8. I can give you a name of one of the Trustees of the Springboro > Cemetery if that will be of any help to you. Some of the stones that Lowell > has restored(the ones like you saw - broken in many pcs) are quite lovely > when put together ,cleaned and reset. He has done quite a few old cemeteries > in our area plus restored our old family stones. There is a nice article > and pictures in the Star Press (Oct. 19) showing them working in Springboro > Cemetery. > Delores Klaber > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Lowe <richlowe@netins.net> > To: OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com <OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 11:55 PM > Subject: Springboro Cemetery > > >Would anyone on list be familiar with who the governing organization is > >that would oversee the maintenance of the Old Springboro Cemetery? > >Spent past of this past week at the Allen Co. Library where I discovered > >the tracks of two set of 4th Great-Grandparents, then drove to > >Clearcreek Twp. Warren Co. where I visited their graves. > > > >This cemetery is well kept but many of the stones are in danger of being > >lost. A good deal of work has been done to stabilize a number of them. > >In fact many stones had sticky tags on them with numbers that I wondered > >if amounted to some time of inventory and list for attention. > > > >Didn't find one 4-GGrandfather until my third visit. His stone was > >broken into 3 large pieces, with another part yet missing. The stone was > >lying upside down. The other grandparents stone is standing but one > >wonders for how long. > > > >Would like to learn what their plan of action is and what role I might > >play in making certain my family member's stones are there for the next > >generations to visit now that I have found them. > > > >Would appreciate any info. > > > >Rich > >

-----Original Message----- From: Lowell Klaber <lrk1@email.msn.com> To: Rich Lowe <richlowe@netins.net> Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:21 PM Subject: Re: Springboro Cemetery >Rich, my husband and son - Lowell and Fred Klaber - are in the process of >restoring part of the Springboro Cemetery - that is why you saw all of the >sticky tags - Dr. Craig Borden is funding this section and then is asking >for matching on funds thru the Warren County Foundation to help restore the >rest of the cemetery.- Let me know what your ancestors names are and perhaps >my husband can tell you if they are with the group that is in the first part >of the restoration. If you or anyone else would like to contribute I can >give you the contact person at the Warren County foundation. Lowell is >giving a talk at the Warren County Museum this Wednesday evening on >cemetery restoration - I believe it is at 7 or 7:30 and I think the cost is >$8. I can give you a name of one of the Trustees of the Springboro >Cemetery if that will be of any help to you. Some of the stones that Lowell >has restored(the ones like you saw - broken in many pcs) are quite lovely >when put together ,cleaned and reset. He has done quite a few old cemeteries >in our area plus restored our old family stones. There is a nice article >and pictures in the Star Press (Oct. 19) showing them working in Springboro >Cemetery. >Delores Klaber >-----Original Message----- >From: Rich Lowe <richlowe@netins.net> >To: OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com <OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 11:55 PM >Subject: Springboro Cemetery > > >>Would anyone on list be familiar with who the governing organization is >>that would oversee the maintenance of the Old Springboro Cemetery? >>Spent past of this past week at the Allen Co. Library where I discovered >>the tracks of two set of 4th Great-Grandparents, then drove to >>Clearcreek Twp. Warren Co. where I visited their graves. >> >>This cemetery is well kept but many of the stones are in danger of being >>lost. A good deal of work has been done to stabilize a number of them. >>In fact many stones had sticky tags on them with numbers that I wondered >>if amounted to some time of inventory and list for attention. >> >>Didn't find one 4-GGrandfather until my third visit. His stone was >>broken into 3 large pieces, with another part yet missing. The stone was >>lying upside down. The other grandparents stone is standing but one >>wonders for how long. >> >>Would like to learn what their plan of action is and what role I might >>play in making certain my family member's stones are there for the next >>generations to visit now that I have found them. >> >>Would appreciate any info. >> >>Rich >> > >

Would anyone on list be familiar with who the governing organization is that would oversee the maintenance of the Old Springboro Cemetery? Spent past of this past week at the Allen Co. Library where I discovered the tracks of two set of 4th Great-Grandparents, then drove to Clearcreek Twp. Warren Co. where I visited their graves. This cemetery is well kept but many of the stones are in danger of being lost. A good deal of work has been done to stabilize a number of them. In fact many stones had sticky tags on them with numbers that I wondered if amounted to some time of inventory and list for attention. Didn't find one 4-GGrandfather until my third visit. His stone was broken into 3 large pieces, with another part yet missing. The stone was lying upside down. The other grandparents stone is standing but one wonders for how long. Would like to learn what their plan of action is and what role I might play in making certain my family member's stones are there for the next generations to visit now that I have found them. Would appreciate any info. Rich

In the 1790 Head of Household Census for Dauphin Co. PA, the families of JOHNSTON/JOHNSON, MC CORD, SAWYER AND CRAIN/CRANE were listed in the "other rural" part of the listing. However, these four surnames were listed in very close proximity to each other and most surnames with more than one family listed. All four of these surnames then appeared in Warren Co. OH by the 1810 census with many marriages between them. Members of he same four families then moved on to Fountain Co. IN by 1826-1830. Would be interested in hearing from anyone with connections to these families. Rich

The address I have for the MASON HISTORICAL SOCIETY is: THE ALVERTA GREEN MUSEUM MASON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 207 CHURCH STREET MASON, OHIO 45040 (513) 398-6750 The posted hours are 1:00pm to 4:00pm on Thursday and Friday. When I visited, I set up a time on the weekend because I couldn't make the posted hours. I hope this helps someone. Jeanie in Texas Ilikmyboat@aol.com wrote: > My dead end is with Daniel McCann who is in the 1820 and 1830 census. A > number of people on this list have tried to find a recorded marriage for him > but to no avail. Daniel was a shoemaker and probably had a shop in Mason; > however it must have been rented since the LDS land deeds do not show him as > owning land. Someone suggested I write the Mason Historical Society. I can > find no address. Is there such an organization? Thank you. Dorothy