Does anyone know if there is a list, of any kind, of those individuals buried in Knob cemertery in Independence Twp?

In a message dated 10/30/03 8:27:23 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jlw2504j@netscape.net writes: Do you know of any connection between William B. Mason and Nancy Jane Mason b. 20 Mar. 1838, in MO. She married John A. Pond in 1864. He was from Washington Co. OH. Nancy's father was Jeptha Mason. Gee Pond and Mason and Washington Co <VBG> Debby could you respond onlist?? I am fairly sure this whole county is interrelated <G> Eliz

Debbie, Do you know of any connection between William B. Mason and Nancy Jane Mason b. 20 Mar. 1838, in MO. She married John A. Pond in 1864. He was from Washington Co. OH. Nancy's father was Jeptha Mason. Thanks John Subject: [OHWASH] MASON - SPRAGUE From: "Debbie Noland Nitsche" <Diamonddeb@comcast.net> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:32:23 -0500 To: OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com I know I have sent the links to these pics before, but I don't think I shared the ones of Mary Mason and the home that William built when he came to Marietta. So.......here they are again. COL. WILLIAM BION MASON 77th O V I Col. William Bion Mason, of Company B of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry is the grandson of William Bond Mason and Susanna (Coburn) Mason. Age:37 Enlisted:Oct 11, 1861 3 yrs of service Promoted to Major from Captain Company B. Aug 26, 1862; the Col Apr 18, 1863 (the same day that Col. Jesse Hildebrand died); mustered out Dec 31, 1864, on expiration of term.

Debbie, Do you know of any connection between William B. Mason and Nancy Jane Mason b. 20 Mar. 1838, in MO. She married John A. Pond in 1864. He was from Washington Co. OH. Nancy's father was Jeptha Mason. Thanks John Subject: [OHWASH] MASON - SPRAGUE From: "Debbie Noland Nitsche" <Diamonddeb@comcast.net> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:32:23 -0500 To: OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com I know I have sent the links to these pics before, but I don't think I shared the ones of Mary Mason and the home that William built when he came to Marietta. So.......here they are again. COL. WILLIAM BION MASON 77th O V I Col. William Bion Mason, of Company B of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry is the grandson of William Bond Mason and Susanna (Coburn) Mason. Age:37 Enlisted:Oct 11, 1861 3 yrs of service Promoted to Major from Captain Company B. Aug 26, 1862; the Col Apr 18, 1863 (the same day that Col. Jesse Hildebrand died); mustered out Dec 31, 1864, on expiration of term.

http://www.headstonehunter.com/H_statedetails.asp?ID=3593 HeadstoneHunter Information The following Headstone Hunter volunteered to search for Headstones. If you would like to contact this individual, you can do so by CLICKING on the email address and then sending them a message. Remember to tell them you found them through HeadstoneHunter.COM! Hunter ID #: 3593 Country: USA State / Province: OH City: Marietta Email Address: grammerj@marietta.edu (use this address to contact the individual) Date Posted: 2/8/2001 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Pinkerton" <dep2@xsmail.com> To: <OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:06 PM Subject: [OHWASH] Tombstone photo? > Would there be anyone out there who would be willing to take a digital photo > of two tombstones for me? My gggg-grandparents James and Mary Pinkerton are > buried in Brabham Cemetery on SR 676 in Warren Twp. I'd love to have a > photo of each of their tombstones if anyone is willing. I'd be happy to pay > for your time. This page includes a transcription of all(?) the tombstones > there. > > http://www.scioto.org/Washington/Cemetery/brabham.html > > Thank You, > David >

Would there be anyone out there who would be willing to take a digital photo of two tombstones for me? My gggg-grandparents James and Mary Pinkerton are buried in Brabham Cemetery on SR 676 in Warren Twp. I'd love to have a photo of each of their tombstones if anyone is willing. I'd be happy to pay for your time. This page includes a transcription of all(?) the tombstones there. http://www.scioto.org/Washington/Cemetery/brabham.html Thank You, David

I know I have sent the links to these pics before, but I don't think I shared the ones of Mary Mason and the home that William built when he came to Marietta. So.......here they are again. COL. WILLIAM BION MASON 77th O V I Col. William Bion Mason, of Company B of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry is the grandson of William Bond Mason and Susanna (Coburn) Mason. Age:37 Enlisted:Oct 11, 1861 3 yrs of service Promoted to Major from Captain Company B. Aug 26, 1862; the Col Apr 18, 1863 (the same day that Col. Jesse Hildebrand died); mustered out Dec 31, 1864, on expiration of term. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0050photo.html Lucetta Bishop Mason This photo was taken about the year of 1907, when Lucetta was 80 Yrs. old. She married William Bion Mason on May 25, 1852. LUCETTA BISHOP MASON Daughter of WILLIAM MASON and LUNA SPRAGUE. She was born November 04, 1827, and died May 09, 1921. To see the beautiful home of which this pic was taken, see the caption Home that William Bion Mason built, on this homepage. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0077photo.html Home That WILLIAM BION MASON Built (629 Third St.) This is the home of William Bion and Lucetta MASON. Lucetta was living there in 1907. See the photo of her on the front porch of this home when she was 80 yrs. old. This photo was taken in 1974. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0086photo.html MARY ELIZA MASON Born in Adams Twp., Wash. Co., Ohio on May 4, 1854, Died in Marietta, Ohio on Feb. 17, 1929. Dau. of William Bion & Lucetta (Sprague) Mason. She graduated from MHS, 1874, and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Also a member of the Colonial Dames, DAR, Pioneer Society, and Centennial Society. She was greatly interested in genealogical research, and gathered considerable data on the MASON family. She wrote the book, GENEALOGY HISTORY - THE FAMILY OF HUGH MASON - WILLIAM MASON AND ALLIED FAMILIES in 1911. After her death it was published and placed in several libraries & historical societies. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0079photo.html Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

OHIO FLOOD TOLL OVER 500 LIVES While 100,00 People are Homeless and in Need of Assistance Columbus, O., April 12.--- The Ohio floods cost nearly 500 lives, caused incalculable property loss and rendered approximately 1000,000 homeless. From reports of field agents who have been making surveys in the various stricken communities of the state, the officials of the American Red Cross on duty at Columbus have prepared a summary of the havoc of the floods in this state showing the number of lives lost and the number rendered homeless and destitute in the cities and towns hit by the high waters. Columbus and Dayton were the greatest sufferers. Some 30,000 were made homeless in Columbus and some 22,5000 in Dayton. The Columbus dead is 89, while Dayton is put down as losing 150 persons. The estimates for the Gem City includes many reported missing. Next to Columbus and Dayton the loss of life was heaviest in these cities: Hamilton, 72 dead; Piqua, 45; Tiffin, 30; Chillicothe, 17; Delaware, 18 dead, 21 missing; Middletown 8; Franklin, 7; Troy, 6; Coschocton, 3; Miamisburg, Portsmouth, and Zanesville 2 each. The summary is herewith given: BELPRE---15 houses destroyed, 30 families homeless. ATHALIA---10 homes destroyed. BEVERLY---15 or 20 houses damaged CHESAPEAKE---200 persons destitute. CHILLICOTHE---17 dead, 500 homeless, 200 houses destroyed. COLUMBUS---89 lives lost, 4474 families containing 20,000 homeless, 245 houses destroyed. DAYTON---150 dead; 22,500 homeless. DEFIANCE---400 homeless, 265 houses damaged. DELAWARE---18 dead, 21 missing, 115 families homeless; totaling 882 persons EAGLESPORT---20 houses destroyed. 135 people affected. FRANKLIN---7 dead, 75 homeless. FREMONT---1 dead, 50 houses destroyed; 1000 people need aid in rehabilitation. HAMILTON---72 dead, 2500 houses destroyed or wrecked; 1000 families need continuous help: 12500 need aid in rehabilitation. HANGING ROCK---Was under water. IRONTON---5600 families homeless. LARUE---62 houses damaged, 30 families stripped of everything. LOWELL---20 houses destroyed. MALTA---200 families homeless. MANCHESTER---380 families homeless. McCONNELSVILLE---250 families homeless. MARIETTA---115 houses destroyed, 500 families homeless. MIAMISBURG---2 dead, 2000 homeless. MIDDLETOWN---8 dead, 150 homeless; 1000 need aid. MIDDLEPORT---15000 homeless. OAKWOOD---150 families homeless. OTTAWA---12 families homeless; 25 families need help. PIQUA---45 dead, 1100 homeless; 14000 need help in rehabilitation. POMEROY---75 families homeless PORTSMOUTH---2 dead; 3500 homeless. PROCTORVILLE---100 houses damaged. SIDNEY---25 families homeless. PROSPECT---60 families homeless. TIFFIN---39 dead, 46 houses destroyed, 600 families homeless; 2000 need help in getting rehabilitated. TROY---6 dead, 3 or 4 missing, 1000 homeless ZANESVILLE---2 dead, 450 houses destroyed, 8131 homeless; 1329, will need help in rehabilitation. WARREN---150 families affected; 4 or 5 houses destroyed. COSHOCTON---3 dead, 15 houses destroyed; 35 families homeless. The Newark Weekly Advocats (Newark, Ohio) - Thursday, April 17, 1913 - pg. 6 col. 1 Transcribed on October 28, 2003 By: Debbie (Noland) Nitsche (Diamonddeb@comcast.net) for historical and genealogy purposes only. To see photos of the 1913 Flood Damage in Washington County, Ohio, visit my photo website at: http://hometown.aol.com/washcoohiopics/myhomepage/collection.html Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

Strange happenings recorded through the years in historic house Sawyer-Curtis house near Little Hocking http://newsandsentinel.com/news/story/1027202003_new04_ghost.asp Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

EXCERTS FROM OHIO HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS The newspaper articles relate to people in Marietta and/or from Washington County, Ohio Transcribed by Debbie (Noland) Nitsche on October 27, 2003, for the purpose of historical and genealogy research only. CONTENTS: 1904 Cambridge Jeffersonian DEATH BY SUICIDE (Robert Orr) 1905 Cambridge Jeffersonian E. C. GATEWOOD DEAD 1905 Cambridge Jeffersonian FOUND DEAD - James B. NICKEL & INVESTIGATION 1905 Cambridge Jeffersonian DEATH NOTICE (MRS. NICHOL / NICKLE) 1905 Cambridge Jeffersonian CAMPBELL and MILEY 1917 Lancaster Daily Eagle Newspaper MRS. LUCY B. BROWN OBITUARY 1929 Lancaster Daily Gazette BALTIMORE MAN SUCCUMBS AT 84 (James Stewart) 1859 Progressive Act Newspaper - 1st Printing Press Destroyed in Fire, Matthew Backus) 1859 Progressive Act GREAT FIRE AT MARIETTA 1875 Steubenville Daily Herald And News John MILLIGAN 1875 Steubenville Daily Herald And News (204 people above 70 yrs. old (no names) 1838 The Ohio Repository HENRY RANGER MURDER 1957 Zanesville Signal NOBLE CO.MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK (Harry Wright) 1958 Zanesville Signal ADAM HARPER, 103, DIES; RITES IN MARIETTA TODAY 1967 The Times Recorder DAVIS SERVICE (Virgil E. Davis) 1906 Cambridge Jeffersonian NEW CURE FOR EPILESPY - J. B. WATERMAN 1927 Lancaster Daily Eagle WASHINGTON CO. COUPLE WED (Graham & Schafer) 1936 Lancaster Eagle Gazette CLAIMS ASSAULT (Georgia Turner) 1936 Lancaster Eagle Gazette $35,000 BLAZE MARIETTA http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0041text.txt Hope someone finds an ancestor listed :o) Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

NOBLE COUNTY MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK Beverly -- Harry A. Wright 79, of Coal Run route 1, Noble county, died suddenly at his home early Tuesday morning of a hear attack. He had suffered from a heart ailment for some time. Born October 29, 1877, in Adams township, Washington county, he was the son of Freeman and Nancy Dobbins Wright. He spent his youth in Marietta. Mr. Wright married Sarah L. Alexander of Campton, Ky., Aug. 12, 1907. For 35 years Mr. Wright was superintendent of the Cumberland Pipe Line company near Campton, Ky. He retired to his Noble county farm in 1932, He was a 50-year member of the Campton - Cox Masonic lodge and of the Scottish Rite and Shrine. Surviving in addition to his widow of the home are a son, Richard of Beverly; two grandchildren, Joseph and Barbara Wright, also of Beverly; three brothers, Joseph and Sidney of Devola near Marietta and Nate of Coal Run, and a sister, Mrs. Hazel Dixon of Marietta. Services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the McCurdy funeral home, Beverly, with burial in the Beverly cemetery. Masonic Services will be conducted at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Friends may call at the McCurdy funeral home after 5'o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Zanesville Signal Newspaper, (Zanesville, Ohio) Tuesday, July 2,1957 page 9 col. 5 Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

Friends, Relatives, Business Contacts & Genealogical Contacts: The time has come to get my feet to warmer climes. Effective with this message I am taking down the computers and will be off the air until I can get service reestablished in Florida. Those that need to contact me by phone can continue to contact me at my home number until Thursday morning. After that you can contact me on phone # 1-704-677-4485. As I say my email address is going dark after this message. When I have service restored in Florida I will send each of you a message announcing same with my new email address. Thank you for understanding. Tom Skeen

In a message dated 10/26/03 4:21:56 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Diamonddeb@comcast.net writes: towereagle@comcast.net and let him know that there is someone who REALLY NEEDS a new computer for LOL This is low <G> and very clever I didn't have any trouble but all my clocks were of at one point today so maybe that is what it was. Eliz

Adams Twp. Washington County, Ohio Civil War Roster Taken from Williams History of Washington County, Ohio http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0040text.txt ___________________________________________________ HISTORY OF THE McNEAL FAMILY IN AMERICA Unpublished manuscript written by Franklin McNeal (written between 1880-1910) Also, stories of John McNeal's life during the time he was captivity by the Delaware Indians and remained with them 7 or 8 yrs. His capture must of been in 1756 or 1757 and he remained with the Indians until the Boquett Treaty in November 1764 by the terms of which the whites were to give up all prisoners and the Indians were to give up their prisoners also. Had it been left to his own choice he probably would have remained with the Indians, as they were always very kind to him. When he was first captured be was adopted into an Indian family who had lost a son about the same age. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0039text.txt Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

Debbie No problems with flare here. Sent Santa a little message about your prob. Estelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Noland Nitsche" <Diamonddeb@comcast.net> To: <OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 11:22 AM Subject: [OHWASH] Newsletter now online > I decided to publish the November newsletter just a few days eariler than planned, because when I returned home the other night my computer was off, and for the life of me I could not get it to come back on. No one in the house had turned off the power. To say the least, I started to panic, because I had all of you who signed up for the NEWSLETTER in my files. > Good news>>>>> After about 24 hours of trying to reboot my computer, it did FINALLY come back on. The first thing I did was back up all my files on floppy and Zip discs, and printed out my email address book. > Come to find out, the reason why my computer had shut itself down, is because of (I am told by a couple computer experts) the power surges that the Flare ups were caused by the Sun. Duh!!! Sounds stupid, doesn't it. They did have it on the news that these flare ups could cause problems with computers, cell phones, etc... > > Anyway......I am in desperate need of a new computer, which I have asked Santa for. If any of you know SANTA, (my hubby, lol) Will you email him at towereagle@comcast.net and let him know that there is someone who REALLY NEEDS a new computer for Christmas? ha ha Let him know that I will allow him to use it to, if he can get me away from it long enough. ha ha. > Just joking.........I know I'm wacked. lol Or as Eliz would say <G>. lol > > Did anyone else across the US have any of the same problems that I experienced? > > > > Debbie Noland Nitsche > Diamonddeb@comcast.net > > Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) > http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Just fine out here on the west cost no problems with the flare-ups from the sun Will

I decided to publish the November newsletter just a few days eariler than planned, because when I returned home the other night my computer was off, and for the life of me I could not get it to come back on. No one in the house had turned off the power. To say the least, I started to panic, because I had all of you who signed up for the NEWSLETTER in my files. Good news>>>>> After about 24 hours of trying to reboot my computer, it did FINALLY come back on. The first thing I did was back up all my files on floppy and Zip discs, and printed out my email address book. Come to find out, the reason why my computer had shut itself down, is because of (I am told by a couple computer experts) the power surges that the Flare ups were caused by the Sun. Duh!!! Sounds stupid, doesn't it. They did have it on the news that these flare ups could cause problems with computers, cell phones, etc... Anyway......I am in desperate need of a new computer, which I have asked Santa for. If any of you know SANTA, (my hubby, lol) Will you email him at towereagle@comcast.net and let him know that there is someone who REALLY NEEDS a new computer for Christmas? ha ha Let him know that I will allow him to use it to, if he can get me away from it long enough. ha ha. Just joking.........I know I'm wacked. lol Or as Eliz would say <G>. lol Did anyone else across the US have any of the same problems that I experienced? Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

In a message dated 10/26/03 2:56:42 AM !!!First Boot!!!, Diamonddeb@comcast.net writes: Ohio Company." Of' Mr. R.'s seven children, one is dead ; Edwin Since Debby sent this to me I was able to sort out the google hits <G> and so far this is the ONLY mention of Edwin as a child of Truman no where on familysearch is he mentioned so it is specially interesting. I am following two LORD lines and Temprance is the 3 cousin of my Buchanans <G> I love genealogy <G> Eliz

This was snet to me by Carolyn Kuczmarski. Thought I would pass it along. I know that Eliz is researching the LORD name. Hope this will help someone. HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY CHAPTER XXXIV. WAYNE TOWNSHIP Pg 344 of the earliest practitioners of medicine in this township. Dr. David Wadsworth, another physician died many years ago. His son, T. B., died a soldier in the Mexican war ; and his daughter, Eliza Ellen, Mrs. Struble, is the sole survivor of the family. The Bryant's have been quite numerous in Wayne, and among them James has been prominent; he was a very strict man, of the steady and straight "Sunday go to meeting" kind, and an his neighbors to the west did not walk in his ways. He called their settlement "Sodom," a name it has since borne not withstanding that it has had in it many first rate citizens. Nicknames, once given and received, are hard to be obliterated. An old settler upon Granny's Creek is Truman Ransom, who with his family located in 1824, where he has ever since resided. Mr. Ransom was a native of Connecticut, and, with his father's family, moved to this State in 1812 and settled on. The Muskingum, near its mouth. He there married Miss Temperance, daughter of' Thomas Lord, whose grandmother was a daughter of' Col. Oliver, one of the officers in command at the time the Marietta settlement was attacked by the Indians Her father was Judge of the Court of Washington county, and a prominent member of' the " Ohio Company." Of' Mr. R.'s seven children, one is dead ; Edwin and Albert are living, in Missouri; Thomas in liberty ; Bryan, William Wallace and Robert Bruce in Wayne. Mr. It. has been a hard Working man and has met with various streaks of' ill luck; his losses have been heavy, by fire and water and his escape from the jaws of' death has pg. 345 been almost miraculous. His dwelling house with much furniture, was burnt up in the spring of 1852-to his damage some $2000. In attempting to cross Owl Creek with a wagon and four-horse team he lost all, amounting to $800, and did well to get off with his "own skin whole." Having a small mill site on Granny's Creek, he erected, in 1828, a saw-mill. that is yet in operation. In the Granny's Creek school-house a Temperance Society was gotten up many years ago, and also a Sabbath-School, which has been well attended. Regular preaching has been had also since 1830, by the Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian and other denominations. But two men are now living in the neighborhood of Frederick who were young men grown n in 1812-Richard Roberts, of Berlin and Jacob Mitchell. The first of these helped cut the first road out from Mt. Vernon to Frederick, under the supervisorship of Joe Walker; and the second rode express for General Harris on in the war of 1812. Then they were both boys full of mettle and spirit. and their fathers were among the old men of the settlement and now their fathers are dead, and they in turn are old men--heads of families--grandfathers-yes, great grandparents--and a new generation is upon the stage of action. What changes they have witnessed in their lifetime, little as we may he disposed to think things change before our vision in this fast age! Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Washington Co., Ohio (A History and Genealogy Website) http://home.comcast.net/~diamonddeb/Index.html

In a message dated 10/23/03 3:11:23 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Diamonddeb@comcast.net writes: So.......to heck with the housework. (LOL HA HA - Just joking) Joking <VBG> I am not joking LOL I think it is a lovely tribute to your parents! Is Charles Beebe who married Clancy/Clancie Buchanan yours?? I keep finding more and more ancestral cousins connecting to your line <G> I really was stumped by why you sent me some info <G> and it turned out the next day I found the reason and now cant find the person who connected <I think I will go scream *G*> Eliz who got lost on her way to the newsletter sigup sheet