Early Episcopal Methodist History in Marietta, Ohio In the year of 1806, young Rev. Peter Cartwright (his family from Virginia, later moving to Kentucky) was assigned to the Marietta Circuit. From his autobiography, he has this to say about his appointment in Ohio and West Virginia. �Marietta was at the mouth of the Muskingum River, where it emptied into the Ohio. This circuit extended along the north bank of the Ohio, one hundred and fifty miles, crossed over the Ohio River at the mouth of the Little Kanawha and up that stream to Hughes River, then east to Middle Island. I suppose it was three hundred miles round. I had to cross the Ohio River four times every round. It was a poor and hard circuit at that time. Marietta and the country round were settled at an early day by a colony of Yankees. At the time of my appointment I had never seen a Yankee, and I had heard dismal stories about them. It was said they lived almost entirely on pumpkins, molasses, fat meat, and hohea tea; moreover, that they could not bear loud and zealous sermons and they had brought on their learned preachers with them, and they read their sermons, and were always criticizing us poor backwoods preachers. When my appointment was read out [at Conference], it distressed me greatly. I went to Bishop Asbury and begged him to supply my place, let me go home. The old father took me in his arms, and said, �O no, my son; go in the name of the Lord. It will make a man of you.� Ah, thought I, if this is the way to make men, I do not want to be a man. I cried over it bitterly and prayed too. But on I started� If ever I saw hard times, surely it was this year; yet many of the people were kind, and treated me friendly. I had hard work to keep soul and body together. The first Methodist family I stopped with there, the lady was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but a thorough Universalist. She was a thin-faced, Roman-nosed, loquacious Yankee, glib on the tongue, and you may depend on it, I had a hard race to keep up with her, though I found it a good school, for it set me to reading my Bible. And here permit me to say, of all the isms that I ever heard of, they were here. These descendants of the Puritans were generally educated but their ancestors were rigid predestinarians; and as they were sometimes favored with a little light on their moral powers, and could just �see men as trees walking,� they jumped into Deism, Universalism, Unitarianism, etc., etc. I verily believe it was the best school I ever entered. They waked me up on all sides; Methodism was feeble, and I had to battle or run, and I resolved on the former. The Methodists had no meeting-house in Marietta. We had to preach in the court-house when we could get a chance. The Congregationalists opened their Academy for me to preach in (occasionally). I will here state something like the circumstances I found myself in, at the close of my labors on this hard circuit. I had been from my father�s house about three years; was five hundred miles from home; my horse had gone blind; my saddle was worn out; my bridle reins had been eaten up and replaced, (after a sort) at least a dozen times; and my clothes had been patched till it was difficult to detect the original. I had concluded to try to make my way home, and get another outfit. I was in Marietta, and had just seventy-five cents in my pocket. How I would get home and pay my way I could not tell. [He did make it home and became one of the most successful pioneer preachers in American history. For over half a century he rode wilderness circuits from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.] For genealogists, we wish Rev. Cartwright and others like him, had kept better records of the funerals he preached; and weddings he performed during his travels, but alas, those records are not always available. Go to http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm to find out more about early Methodist records. Source: Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, 1785-1872, introduction, bibliography and index by Charles L. Wallis, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1956; pg 75-78. First published in 1856. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

I read this in the Marietta Times. Thought I would share it with you. It's kinda funny. :o) 75 yrs ago in Marietta, Ohio 4/22/2003 Mrs. Harriet Stevens, of Elba, who armed herself with a mop and attacked F. E. Warren, a neighbor, beating him over the head, pleaded guilty to an assault and battery charge when brought before Squire F. W. Combs. She was fined $5 and costs. The parties are said to have had differences regarding the woman's chickens, which scratched Warren's garden. Debbie Noland Nitsche Philadelphia, PA. Researching MANKINS, JOHNSON, PARKE, MASON, COBURN, FARNSWORTH, COYLE, NOLAND, & McNAMEE http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche// PHOTO SITE OF "FAMILIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO" http://hometown.aol.com/familiesofwashco/index.html OLD MARIETTA & WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO PHOTOS http://hometown.aol.com/washcoohiopics/myhomepage/collection.html

Sorry for my last post--forgot to change the addressee--didn't intend it to go to the list. Julie, endlessly sorting out dead relatives.....

Pretty funny! Thanx! BTW--how is your father doing? Julie and the Fuzzers at the Cat House > I read this in the Marietta Times. Thought I would share it with you. It's kinda funny. :o) > > 75 yrs ago in Marietta, Ohio 4/22/2003 > > Mrs. Harriet Stevens, of Elba, who armed herself with a mop and attacked F. E. Warren, a neighbor, beating him over the head, pleaded guilty to an assault and battery charge when brought before Squire F. W. Combs. She was fined $5 and costs. The parties are said to have had differences regarding the woman's chickens, which scratched Warren's garden. > > Debbie Noland Nitsche > Philadelphia, PA. > Researching MANKINS, JOHNSON, PARKE, MASON, COBURN, FARNSWORTH, COYLE, NOLAND, & McNAMEE > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-N itsche// > > PHOTO SITE OF "FAMILIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO" > http://hometown.aol.com/familiesofwashco/index.html > > OLD MARIETTA & WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO PHOTOS > http://hometown.aol.com/washcoohiopics/myhomepage/collec tion.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&source id=1237 >

Catherine (CARROLL) Hart and her husband Julius Caesar HART named a daughter born in 1832 in Augusta, Carroll, OH, as Elizabeth FIMPLE Hart.  I know that David Fimple (born 1798 in Washington Co, PA) and Hannah (Dumbleton) Fimple were married in Augusta Township in 1825, and therefore were neighbors.  I cannot however find any other connection, and wonder if there was an earlier Carroll/Fimple family connection, as I think it would be a little unusual to name a child just after neighbors otherwise. Catherine Carroll (born 1807, Cumberland, PA) was a daughter of Philip and Mary (maiden name unknown) Carroll, born in PA or Germany, and in Jefferson Co, OH by 1812. Eric

I am looking for more information on the Burris family that lived in the Jolly Township of Washington County about 1820-1850. Jolly Twp is in the part of Washington county that was taken into Monroe County later and now no longer exists as a township. I think there was a Stinson Burris and Van Burris living nearby my great great grandmother Cynthia Ann Gooseman who was first married to Unknown Heddleston and later to Edward Dawson. Cynthia Ann first shows up on the Jolly Twp census in 1840 with children (known as Demoranith "Dan", Didemma, Mary and Robbie Heddleston). On the 1850 census, she is living in household with Edward Dawson and children William and Harriet Heddleston. This family moved to Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa about 1851. Edward Dawson was murdered in Iowa about 2 weeks before his family arrived. I have recently been given a photograph of Cynthia Ann. The cousin who provided the photo said that the inscription on the back read Cynthia Ann Heddleston (Burris). I haven't a clue as to where the Burris name is linked to Cynthia Ann except that two Burris families were in the same neighborhood with Cynthia Ann and Edward Dawson on the 1850 census. I have found on this Rootsweb message board a family history of Burris and there is a Cynthia A. Burris born about 1847. My Cynthia Ann Gooseman-Heddleston-Dawson was born in 1812 in either Ohio or Pennsylvania. Also, I received some land records about transactions between Cynthy Heddleston and Edward Dawson which was witnessed by John Gooseman. Another records was a sale of land between Joshua Dawson and Edward Dawson. I have been trying to figure out if there was some sort of link between these people even before I received these land records. When I have the time, I am going to transcribe the documents and also scan them and post them for others to see. Can anyone give me any information on these families? Thanks, Susie Dent

Hi all, I am researching the following SALSBERRY family from the 1910 census Pleasants County, St. Marys City, WV: William Salsberry age 50 M-25yrs Wagon Driver/Oil Fields WV WV WV (b. abt 1860) Nancy Salsberry age 40 5/5 children Keeping house WV WV WV Cyrus Salsberry age 23 son Wagon Driver/Oil Fields WV WV WV Iva Salsberry age 20 daughter none WV WV WV John Salsberry age 18 son Laborer/Odd jobs WV WV WV Hoza Salsberry age 13 son none WV WV WV Claude Salsberry age 3 son none WV WV WV Can anyone tell me whether William (whom I believe is -James- William Salsberry) was married before and whether his parents might be CYRUS SALSBERRY and SARAH J. HAYS who appear in the 1880 census for Washington County, Grand View, Ohio? Their oldest son is listed as James W. Salsberry age 21 (b. abt 1859). Claude Salsberry listed above is my husband's grandfather. Thanks, Elaine

In a message dated 4/18/2003 2:00:06 PM Central Standard Time, ensor@spocom.com writes: > Here are some additional names. I don't know if I missed them on > Ancestry.com or if they weren't there. This kcomes from Early Ohio Census > Records, Washington County, by Ronald Vern Jackson and G. Ronald Teeples. > Michael Rumel > Michael Sackwell > John Scott > John Shrimplin > Anthony Sills (aka Sells) > Henery Sills (aka Henry Sells) > George Stringer* > Baker Thomas (I thought it interesting that there is a Baker Thomas and a > Thomas Baker; I wonder if this is correct.) > ------------------------------------------------------- > Names submitted previously: > John Ackerson > Robert Ackerson > (no first name) Baker > Basell Baker (Basil?) > Charley Baker > Thomas Baker > John Bantham > Coonrod Brumer (sic, Conrad Bremer)** > Ebenezer Buckingham > L. Burlem > William Burr > Benjamin Burrill > Benjamin Butler > Isaac Butler > James Butler > Joseph Butler > Thomas Butler > Aaron Caarey > Nathaniel Calucs > John Campmel (Campbell?) > John Carpenter > Ezuillar Carr (Aquilla Carr)** > John Carr** > Joseph Carr > Thomas Carr** > Ebenezer Clark > James Clark* > William Crechfield > George Deal > David Duglas (sic, Douglass) * > Peter Edmons (sic, Edmonds)** > Henery Evans (sic, Henry)* > Israel Evans* > Joseph Evrett (sic, Everitt Sr.)** > Abraham Fry** > Jesse Fulton > John Fulton > Samuel Fulton > William Fulton > John Harris* > Robert Henery (Henry?) > John Hildrith > Isaac Hougland > Jacob Jackson > Benjamin Johnson > Valentine Johnson > John Knous (sic, Knouss)** > Lewis Knous (sic, Knouss, Knariss)**+ > Samuel Marian > James McCune > John McCune+ > George McCune > Aonling McFarling (sic, Andrew)*, (McFarlane/McFarland) > Ezekiel McFarling (McFarlane)* > John McFarling (McFarlane)* > George McFarling > William Michel (Mitchell?) > William Monson > John Morrison > William Mulerion (Mulvain - this is my relative)*+ > Robert Newel*+ > Barton Orick > David Pain > David Palus > Abraham Rames > John Ramsey > Benjamin Roberson > John Roberson > William Roberson > Jeremiah Ronasariell (this may be "Quick" Roansawell+) > David Walgamatt (sic, Wolgamuth, etc.)* > John Wamsley > Jonathan Warmot > Ezra Warner** > Nathan Warner** > Peter Warner** > James Warth > Keshnar Warth > James Welch (Sr)*+ > James Welch Jr. > William Whitten (see Witten) - he might be the enumerator because he is > listed as "Whitten, William, Lister" > Abraham Wilkes > Godfrey Williams > Jeremiah Williams > Matthew Williams** > William Williams > James Witten (see Whitten) > > > Names on this list that match names on the First Tax Duplicate, 1808-1809, > for Tuscarawas Co. include: > * Found in Oxford Twp., Tuscarawas Co. First Tax Duplicate > ** Found in Salem Twp., " " " " " > Lawrence Twp. - no names found that match > Goshen Twp. - no names found that match > > +Names that are also found in the 1806 Tax Duplicate, Muskingum Co., > District No. 4. > >

In a message dated 4/18/2003 12:38:35 AM Central Standard Time, ensor@spocom.com writes: > On Ancestery.com census images I accidentally found the 1803 Tuskarawa Twp. > enumeration for Washington County OH. It is listed as "Uskarawa Twp." I > found it by doing a search using 1803 + Ohio and then when I noticed the > "Uskarawa" I did another search using 1803+Uskarawa for a more definitive > list. > > There are no roll, page, or image numbers. > > There are a number of name misspellings as well; all info within the > parenthesis was written by me. > > If anyone has any additional spelling corrections, please contact me > directly. I can provide no additional information on any of these people > other than William Mulvain and a little on the McCunes and some McFarlands. > > John Ackerson > Robert Ackerson > (no first name) Baker > Basell Baker (Basil?) > Charley Baker > Thomas Baker > John Bantham > Coonrod Brumer (sic, Conrad Bremer)** > Ebenezer Buckingham > L. Burlem > William Burr > Benjamin Burrill > Benjamin Butler > Isaac Butler > James Butler > Joseph Butler > Thomas Butler > Aaron Caarey > Nathaniel Calucs > John Campmel (Campbell?) > John Carpenter > Ezuillar Carr (Aquilla Carr)** > John Carr** > Joseph Carr > Thomas Carr** > Ebenezer Clark > James Clark* > William Crechfield > George Deal > David Duglas (sic, Douglass) * > Peter Edmons (sic, Edmonds)** > Henery Evans (sic, Henry)* > Israel Evans* > Joseph Evrett (sic, Everitt Sr.)** > Abraham Fry** > Jesse Fulton > John Fulton > Samuel Fulton > William Fulton > John Harris* > Robert Henery (Henry?) > John Hildrith > Isaac Hougland > Jacob Jackson > Benjamin Johnson > Valentine Johnson > John Knous (sic, Knouss)** > Lewis Knous (sic, Knouss, Knariss)**+ > Samuel Marian > James McCune > John McCune+ > George McCune > Aonling McFarling (sic, Andrew)*, (McFarlane/McFarland) > Ezekiel McFarling (McFarlane)* > John McFarling (McFarlane)* > George McFarling > William Michel (Mitchell?) > William Monson > John Morrison > William Mulerion (Mulvain - this is my relative)*+ > Robert Newel*+ > Barton Orick > David Pain > David Palus > Abraham Rames > John Ramsey > Benjamin Roberson > John Roberson > William Roberson > Jeremiah Ronasariell (this may be "Quick" Roansawell+) > David Walgamatt (sic, Wolgamuth, etc.)* > John Wamsley > Jonathan Warmot > Ezra Warner** > Nathan Warner** > Peter Warner** > James Warth > Keshnar Warth > James Welch (Sr)*+ > James Welch Jr. > William Whitten (see Witten) - he might be the enumerator because he is > listed as "Whitten, William, Lister" > Abraham Wilkes > Godfrey Williams > Jeremiah Williams > Matthew Williams** > William Williams > James Witten (see Whitten) > > > Names on this list that match names on the First Tax Duplicate, 1808-1809, > for Tuscarawas Co. include: > * Found in Oxford Twp., Tuscarawas Co. First Tax Duplicate > ** Found in Salem Twp., " " " " " > Lawrence Twp. - no names found that match > Goshen Twp. - no names found that match > > +Names that are also found in the 1806 Tax Duplicate, Muskingum Co., > District No. 4. > >

I am looking for more information on Thomas Goosman 1838-1893 and his parents.His Wife was Phebe Barrett 1843-1931 and they lived in Washington Co. Ohio in the late 1800's. Information from my Uncle said that Thomas' father was John Goosman 1812-1881 from Pennsylvania and his Mothers name was Rachel Brown 1812-1871. dgoose@swbell.net

Oops, sorry, I lied. I actually have a few more pages to transcribe from the Jan 8 1919 CALDWELL PRESS. They have more "Letters From The Boys", news about East Union and South Olive. On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:41:39 -0500, "Joyce Fullen" <jfullen@fastmail.fm> said: > This is the last excerpt from the Jan 8 1919 CALDWELL PRESS: > > > RICH VALLEY > > > Alva HUTCHINS spent Christmas with Lawrance ELLIOTT. > ***** > > Misses Josie and Winnie HUMPHREY spent the week with relatives near Rich > Valley. > ***** > > Mrs Thomas PARRISH, William PARRISH and family and John PARRISH and > family visited R O IAMS and family Christmas. > ***** > > James WALTERS and family visited Jack BOYD and family Wednesday. > ***** > > Oscar MORGAN and wife visited Charlie KNOTT and family Christmas. > ***** > > Mrs Cora BOYD called on her mother, Mrs Robert PARKS, Friday. > ***** > > Clifford PARRISH and wife visited the latter's sister, Mrs Clifford > MARQUIS, Xmas. > ***** > > Lloyd PARKS visited with his sister, Mrs C B WILEY the first of the week. > ***** > > The school board of Sharon township met at Sharon, Dec 27, but did not > open the schools on account of influenza. > > > Joyce Fullen > Grove City OH > http://www.fullenfamily.com > Proud of our National Championship Buckeyes!!!

This is the last excerpt from the Jan 8 1919 CALDWELL PRESS: RICH VALLEY Alva HUTCHINS spent Christmas with Lawrance ELLIOTT. ***** Misses Josie and Winnie HUMPHREY spent the week with relatives near Rich Valley. ***** Mrs Thomas PARRISH, William PARRISH and family and John PARRISH and family visited R O IAMS and family Christmas. ***** James WALTERS and family visited Jack BOYD and family Wednesday. ***** Oscar MORGAN and wife visited Charlie KNOTT and family Christmas. ***** Mrs Cora BOYD called on her mother, Mrs Robert PARKS, Friday. ***** Clifford PARRISH and wife visited the latter's sister, Mrs Clifford MARQUIS, Xmas. ***** Lloyd PARKS visited with his sister, Mrs C B WILEY the first of the week. ***** The school board of Sharon township met at Sharon, Dec 27, but did not open the schools on account of influenza. Joyce Fullen Grove City OH http://www.fullenfamily.com Proud of our National Championship Buckeyes!!!

I now have most of the burials at Mason / Kyle Cemetery, along with personal notes of individuals. You can view the listings at this site: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0021text.txt Debbie Noland Nitsche Philadelphia, PA. Researching MANKINS, JOHNSON, PARKE, MASON, COBURN, FARNSWORTH, COYLE, NOLAND, & McNAMEE http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche// PHOTO SITE OF "FAMILIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO" http://hometown.aol.com/familiesofwashco/index.html OLD MARIETTA & WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO PHOTOS http://hometown.aol.com/washcoohiopics/myhomepage/collection.html

Nina I have a listing for them in 1860 Washington County, Independence Twp. Henry Myer 40 Pa Shoemaker Eliza 37 Ny William 15 Oh Ellen 9 Oh Elizabeth 9 Oh Samantha 6 Oh Bernetta 4 Oh Ansel 1/12 Oh Hope this helps. Sue

Judith Lappin Fisher (Joseph) (1809-1858) 1. John Fisher (abt 1833- ? 2. Knight Fisher wed Mary Ann Gray (abt 1834-abt 1860) 3. Elizabeth Fisher (abt 1835 - ?) 4. Thomas C. Fisher wed Clarinda Reed (1838-1902) 5. Hannah Fisher (abt 1840 - ?) 6. Mary J. Fisher (abt 1842 - ?) 7. Rachel Fisher (abt 1844 - ?) 8. Ruth A. Fisher (abt 1847 - ?)

Can someone do a lookup for 1860 census in Washington County? Henry Myers and wife Eliza (or Elizabeth) were in the 1850 census in Jolly Township. Are they in the 1860 census? Would like names and birthplaces of their children. Do Eliza's parents appear? They were James Libb(e)y and wife, Phoebe, born about 1785 and 1783, respectively. Thanks. Nina Nhelbert@aol.com

Thanks, your a big help...... ----- Original Message ----- From: <Armann2@aol.com> To: <OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 11:24 PM Subject: [OHWASH] Oak Grove Cemetery > Brenda > > Yes, Oak Grove is in Marietta. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Brenda Yes, Oak Grove is in Marietta.

List: This is a long shot. But why not? Does anyone have an index to Wills found in Washington County? I am looking for John Hicks whom died in 1864. Hoping, Charlene

Thanks Lynn. Can you tell me anything about John Gordon, Ann's father? Susie Dent OHIO family surnames: Heddleston, Haddleston, Haddlesten, Huddleston, Ritter, Gooseman, Goosman, Dawson, Henderson.