In a message dated 12/13/2003 10:23:33 PM Central Standard Time, mike@ransom.net writes: > I have a copy of this 1932 letter from Gertrude RANSOM to the Veterans > Administration: > "With further reference to my ancestor, Colonel OLIVER, I now have > information that he was > Colonel Robert OLIVER, who entered the service from Conway, Mass. After the > Revolutionary > War he went out to Ohio as a member of the Ohio Company and settled in > Marietta, Ohio. He > was born 1738 and died 1810 in or near Marietta, Ohio. He may never have > been a pensioner." > Virginia BORKOWSKI of Elliott IA found the letter in a pension file, and > contacted Oberlin, > and learned that Gertrude RANSOM was a secretary there, died 20 Jan 1954. > > There is much information on the family of Truman RANSOM in the RANSOM > RESEARCHER. > [William Wallace RANSOM was the son [born 31 Jan 1835] of Truman RANSOM, > who married Temperance Colt LORD, born 1 September 1796 to Thomas LORD and > Eleanor OLIVER in Washington Co OH. > Eleanor's father was Robert OLIVER, a founder [1788] of Marietta OH for the > New England- > Ohio Company of Associates. Glen U CLEETON compiled much information about > this family, > and there may be more in the LORD Genealogies. Also see notes in RR #2&3, > pp 45 &52.] > > Mike RANSOM > > -----Original Message----- > From: ElizHgene@aol.com [mailto:ElizHgene@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 6:31 PM > Source: OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHWASH] googling for graves <G> > > Had the most wonderful day googling for my Ransoms found bunches of them > two > in Mound Cemetery. Also found Temprance Colt Lord Ransom a grand daughter > of > Col Oliver, does anyone know what the good Col. first name was?? His > daughter > may have been Eleanor Oliver who married Thomas Lord. > Eliz > > >