-----Original Message----- From: Linda & John <jonmylin@worldnet.att.net> To: OHTRUMBU-L@rootsweb.com <OHTRUMBU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 12:25 AM Subject: Photo WW 1 Vets Hi List Thought I'd see if a photo I have might be useful to anyone. It's not particularly old as genealogy goes but if it includes a member of your family it's certainly worthwhile. I have a large photo of a gathering of WW 1 Vets (at least that's what it appears to me) taken in a meeting room with military photos on the wall where a dinner is being held. Probably an American Legion in Warren Ohio. Photo taken by Trinity Court Studios Nov 6 1943. I'd think related to Remembrance Day possibly. Some of the people have been named in handwritten script at the bottom of the page. I'll give the names I have & if they are useful to anyone let me know & I can scan the photo. Possibly I may have misinterpreted spellings as could the original writer. There are some blanks where the writer did not know the person's name Lt Col A E SIMON Sgt L W Rusiski (?sp) E A BERTALETT Melvin J MAAS Gustave A PETERMAN James DECOUREY Paul E DIGGAN I (or J) Lee AUSTIN Capt S C GREBE James E NICHOLSON Wm I LOVEJOY Charles N (or H) SAGER Raymond H BOYD (my grandfather) Hope this proves useful to someone Linda Phoenix AZ

Hi Everybody: Here's a little bit more: Fascinating Stories from Earliest Settlers. Reminiscense of 1797. A correspondent of the Meadville Republican, whom we imagine to be the venerable John Reymolds of that city, furnishes the following information with regard to the valley of Oil Creek, as it appeared nearly four-score years ago: (published in 1959). Seventy three years have marked the dial plate of time since I first saw the valley of Oil Creek. Jonathan Titus, then a young man, has the same year settled on the tract of land now covered by the city of Titusville. What was it then? A beautiful plat covered with hazel and ground oak shrubbery, with scattered clumps of white oak trees, giving a parklike semblance. The distant hill-sides were covered with oak, interspersed with pine and hemlock. Mr. Titus had erected a small log house on the second elevation from the creek, and near to a beautiful gushing spring of excellent water sufficient to drive a grist mill, and to supply a breakfast of trout: with which excellent fish all the rivulets of this region then abounded. This year the Holland Land Company erected the first saw mill in the valley of Oil Creek. It was on the east branch, a mile above the forks. Samuel Kerr was manager for the company, and also their surveyor, to show land and lines to settlers. Francis McClintock the same year settled on the tract whereon Petroleum Centre is now located, and below him in the valley, James Story, Francis Buchanan, Hamilton McClintock and Nathaniel Carey. There were all, who in my remembrance were settled on the waters of Oil Creek in 1779. >From time to time a former resident would return to Titusville during the oil boom, drop in at the Herald office and talk enough for a little item. In this way, on Aug 24 1887, we get a look at the year 1817: THEN AND NOW - Mr. Robert Stewart, of St. Charles, Minn., is sojourning a few days with his relative, Mr. G.S. Stewart. His first visit to this region was fifty years ago, when he resided at Conneaut lake. There were then but five or six houses in this settlement. Joseph L. Chase kept the "store" and the population of the entire region earned their bread by lumbering. Forty years ago Mr. Robert Stewart discovered an oil spring on the Allegheny river, two miles from the mouth of the creek, and forth with purchased a tract of land containing 400 acres (including the spring) for ten cents per acre. The supply oil from the spring was about one barrel per week. It was procured by saturating blankets and then wringing out the oil. This line of business was extensively followed by settlers along the creek, and was as remunerative as any other employment. The crude oil was conveyed down the Allegheny to Pittsburgh and other points, where it was purchased by druggists for $1.25 per gallon. Mr. Stewart operated his spring for two years and then sold his land for fifteen cents per acre. It must be interesting to such a one to note the changes which the interval has produced; to find that an insignificant settlement has expanded into a populous and enterprising city, and that the surrounding wilderness, then the hunting grounds of the savage, bears everywhere today the improvements of modern civilization. To be continued Bev

---------- From: "Sue" <sburns@penn.com> To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.comm Subject: Wilson Burns Date: Sun, Mar 21, 1999, 11:02 AM Seeking information on Wilson Burns born about 1819. Wilson lived in Mead Township in 1850 with his wife Mary Ann. In 1870 they were in Stuben Township. Wilson may have had a brother named Redding who also lived in Mead Township. Redding was living in Woodcock Township in 1870. I have traced both lines from the present back to 1860 when both of these men lived in Meadville Township, but have not been able to connect them as brothers for sure. Both named there first born sons John and Wilsons second son was named Redding also. These are the children of Wilson and Mary Ann Burns. John, Redding, Angeline. Sylvester, Levina, Myron, Mary, and Onvolina. These are the children of Redding and Nancy Burns. John, Horatio, Sheldon, William, Alma, Emma, Chandler Eugene, and James. Any help would be greatly appreciated. John E. Burns

Happy St. Patrick's Day to All! I am compling a genealogical database of all HERSHELMANs, including varations, HERSCHELMAN, HIRSCHELMAN, HESSELMAN, HESHELMAN, etc. It's a really rare surname, and I can probably connect Hershelmans back to Bartol HIRSCHELMANN, born in Bavaria, about 1686. His descendants came to Crawford CO, PA in late 1830-something. Please spread the word! E-mail me at <hershelman@olympus.net> Thanks! Oh yeah, I'm also looking for a Roger Sargent, who was collecting Hershelman data a few years back. Anyone heard of him? Sandy Hershelman

Hi: My original ancestor in the Country lived most of his life in Crawford Co., near Conneautville. His name is Frederick Bolard and came from Amsterdam, Holland in 1785 (according to Hx.Bk.) He originally was in Mercer Co. and then at Erie for a while as a Blacksmith for Nelson's Navy. Owned property in Crawford Co. and raised a family there. Now that I've told you the background, I'll get around to asking for the information: Where do I write to find out about NATURALIZATION PAPERS? I have never tried to trace this type of source before, so I probably need some instruction in what to do also. Thank you for any help you can send me. It will be very much appreciated. Betty in Calif, USA bettys@napanet.net descended from; BOLARD + CARY + HART + HOGUE + McCRAY + NELSON + NORTH + SCHOFIELD/SCOFIELD + SLOAN

The postmark on the envelope is SHAWS Jul 26 1897 PA Addressed to Dr. Wm C. Coburn, Washburn, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin Contents of the letter- Shaws, PA July 23 d/" 1897 Dear Brother, Your welcome letter received and I will try and tell you all I can about Mothers death. It was so sudden, I cannot have it she is gone, I think I must see her when I go over a sitting by the window reading or knitting. We had such a warm spell the first of July and it lasted about two weeks. she told me she could not rest nights. It had got cooler and thursday July 15th I was there that afternoon and we picked Currants together and she was telling me she had slept good the night before but when she waked up in the morning she choked and called Mell to get up and make a fire to heat her some hot water as that always helped her. it lossened the phlegm and after she coughed she would get better. she thought she had Asthma but I think her heart was affected. It was half past 4 when I left for home and she commenced her supper. I came home and got our supper and was washing dishes when I heard some one holler and pretty soon I heard Mell say are you there and I went to the door and he says Mother is dead. What I says, and as soon as I looked at Mell I knew it was all over. He said she was sitting in a chair on the porch smoking her pipe with Gympsum in it when she must have choked and fell on one side of her face, and when he came from the barn he saw her laying there, he hollered to her and then run and grabbed her up and she just gasped a little and he worked with her for half an hour to bring her to but she was past help. We burried her on the 17th at 2 O:clock p.m. at Cochranton by the side of Father. she was 78 years old on the 8th of this month. Father died on the 19th of December 1887. if she had lived until Dec. she would have lived 10 years longer than him. Clarence Childs and wife was here was all the relation from a distance. sorry you could not come. We got a letter from Dood that evening but to late to read it to mother. and she asked every time I went over if we had heard from Doad yet. she said she was afraid the rain had injured the crops. It commenced to rain here before we got home Saturday and it has rained every day since, and some awful damage has been done, buildings any amount burned. I will try and send you a paper next week. I go over every day to help Mell he had a hand to help him put in his wheat. Wheat is growing and the that was down is spoilt. Ed has lost a big stack he was making on his nephews farm. the storms did come from the east but now they come from the west and it is cooler so it seems as though they would stop now. Well it is late and I must to bed. I am real sorry Nan is so poorly I would like to see her once more awful well. Write soon again to loving sister give my love to Nan (signed) A. V. D.(?) I have written the above in as close of form to the original as I can. I tried to keep the same capitalization, spelling and punctuation that is in the letter. I do know from Bible records that the only sister of Dr. Wm Craig Coburn was Alice Virginia....and I have records that indicated she married Wm H. Trumbower in 1866 however I wonder if she later married someone named Duffas because on the back of the envelope is written "go to Mrs Duffas." Is this the return address? I speculate it is. The most difficult thing to read on the letter is the initials that were signed because she had run out of room and they are tiny and difficult to make out. The A. and the V. aren't too bad but the last initial is difficult to make out...could be an R? I am sure with a little more research I will be able to solve this question. This letter is a treasure isn't it! :)

I was given this address for the LDS site. I tried it but couldn't get any results. It sure looks neat. I hope I can get it to work for me soon. Good luck. If someone gets results I would appreciate knowing so I could try with different names. http://eval.familysearch.com/default.asp Linda

Hi Everybody: Helping my Mom clean out her cedar chest today we found several goodies, one being an "Oil Centennial Edition of The Titusville Herald from 1959" celebrating the 100th B'D of the Worlds First Oil Region. The article I would like to share is rather large so will do it in parts. Its title is "Fascinating Stories from Earliest Settlers" and I am going to skip around........but will eventually type the entire article. The first one will be for a Texas Old Goat that's looking for Kellogg ancestors. Hope everybody enjoys! "Deer as plentiful as sheep" - thats the recollection of the Titusville region in 1850 as given to The Herald on Dec 1, 1870, by Samuel Curry, whose account follows: " Reminiscenses of Titusville" The old settlers, perhaps, take as much pride in Titusville as the new comers. The change that has come over this region, the new faces, and crowd, and their multiform business, offers a striking contrast to what they saw here twenty-five or even ten years gone by. The old farmers of Eastern Crawford frequently drop into our sanctum to get the news, and are always free to relate their experience of "the days of auld lang syne." Mr. Samuel Curry, of Oil Creek township, though a little feeble in body now, has still a clear memory of many transactions in the early history of Titusville, and gave us the other day some of his reminiscences on this head. He well recollects the old homestead of Jonathan Titus, which stood on the site of the old Moore House on Arch street, destroyed by fire in '66. The old Titus farm embraced about four hundred acres. The first store was a log house, which stood on the spot where Hamilton's cigar store now stands. A Mr. Sheffield, of Connecticut, kept it, and our townsman, J.L. Chase, Esq., was his partner in business. The father of Mr. Chase was the Rev. Amos Chase, who was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Titusville, the house of worship being a log building standing in the grave yard at the head of Franklin Street. Mr. J.L. Chase and his brother, Hon. E. H. Chase, married sisters, daughters of Mr. Titus. Mr. J.T. Chase was for many years post master of Titusville, another incumbent of the office was Samuel Kerr, an Irishman and surveyor, the father of Hon. Michael C. Kerr, M.C. from Indiana, and Jas. K. Kerr, Esq., the eloquent jury lawyer of Pittsburgh, both of whom were born in Titusville; the old Kerr homestead was the present residence of Councilman Lowrie considerably enlarged and improved by its present owner. The first practicing physician here was Dr. ISAAC KELLOGG, father of our respected townmen, Charles and John Kellogg. His house stood where P. Goodwin's saloon now stands. The late J. H. Baker was the first lawyer of the place and he came in at a late day. Land in these parts 20 years ago could be bought for two and a half dollars, and even less an acre. Deer were then as plenty as sheep, bears were quite troublesome to the hogs, and wolves to the sheep. The Indian picked up a precarious subsistence coming in with his wolf scalps to "Squire Curry and claiming his certificate of bounty. What was then known as the Titus Spring Run, behind the mansion of that "fine old English gentlemen," Gen. M. Mowbray, Esq., abounded in season with the best of speckled trout. The reminiscent well recollects in 1825 going to Erie with a sleigh load of venison from Mr. Chase's store, and consigned to Thomas H. Sill, lawyer at Erie. He recollects the old mail coach, with its four horses, which used to ply between Erie and Pittsburgh in those days, changing horses every ten or fifteen miles, and stopping en route at Waterford, Cambridge, Meadville, Georgetown, Mercer, Butler, Glade Mills, & c. The Meadville hotels in those days were Gibson's and Barton's, and the Mansion House at Pittsburgh was the principal stopping place. Among the early business men of Titusville, Mr. Curry gives the names of John Robinson, dry goods, on the present Mansion House corner; Brewer, Watson & Co. dry goods and groceries, where the Granger store now stands; J. C. Kerr, dry goods, on the McFarland, Smith and Co's site; Hiram Hill had a grocery where Funk, Jackson & Fuller's splendid dry goods store stands. Waid kept a shoe store and Wm. Barnsdall a shoe store and tannery at the head of Franklin street. David Crossley had a blacksmith shop at the junction of Pine and Diamond street, and C. Zeigler a blacksmith shop on Franklin street, opposite the mill. A. W. Hubbard had a wagon shop, and Jacob Snapp a blacksmith shop on Franklin street, near Burchard's store, and Samuel Siliman had a carpenter and joiner shop on Pine street, near the Methodist Church. These comprised pretty much all the business element of Titusville, which now boasts its hundred shops and stores. Most of the old landmarks of twenty years ago, are now obliterated and exist only in the recollection of the pioneer. The first hotel was the American House, which, thirty years ago, was kept by A. & W. Robinson. The mail in those days was carried on horseback from Franlin to Waterford, via Titusville, every four days. The only settlements between this place and Franklin were Dempseytown and Cooperstown. To Be Continued Bev

Hello, I'm new to the list and thought I would introduce myself, my name is Sandy and I just started to search my husband's family. My husband's ancestors were from Crawford Co., his grandfather Forest Waters was born in Springboro in 1898.. Forest's father was Edwin Waters and Edwin's father was Jeremiah Waters. Jeremiah Waters married a Susan Whipple when I'm not sure but Jeremiah was in the 1860 Crawford census and living in Spring Twp. Edwin Waters married an Ina Hotchkiss born 1869 and they lived in Hickernell. I believe Ina's father was a Gilbert Hotchkiss who was in the 1870 census living in Spring Twp. I'm also looking for info on a Stephen Kendall who was in the 1850 census living in Spring Twp., Crawford Co. and a James Kindle listed in the 1810 census of Crawford Co. I'm hoping that this Stephen Kendall is the same one that was in the 1840 Ashtabula Co. census. Any help would be greatly appreciated with any of the above names. Sandy

This message was misdirected to me. Please do not respond to me. Respond to sender, Angela Hurst at ajhurst@pilot.infi.net. Re: [PACRAWFO-L] The Past, Part 3 Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 05:04:58 -0800 (PST) From: Angelia Hurst <ajhurst@pilot.infi.net> To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com References: 1 I noted on the posting of the Crawford Journal dated 9 June 1892 the surname Grinrod. This is the surname (maiden) of my g-grandmother who was from Crawford County. Her name was Alice Grinrod. She was born 19 Feb 1847(I think in England). She died 18 Oct 1920 in Hunnewell, Missouri. She was married to Ira Bennett Stimpson of Crawford County. He is listed in the 1860 census in the household with Betsey Stimpson (age 55) and Benjamin age 18. Ira was 21 or 22 at that time. He was born 20 Dec 1838 in England (I think). I believe Ira and Alice were married in Pa., possibly Crawford or a surrounding county, probably in the 1860's.At some point they moved to Hunnewell, Missouri. He died there in 1905. Alice's father was James Grinrod and he is listed in 1860 in Upper Darby Township.I am wondering if there is any connection with Francelia Grinrod of Meadville. I would appreciate any info on the Grinrod or Stimpson surnames. Is there a listing of area cemetaries online? -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Summerville SC Proud Supporter of Rootsweb

Here is a letter from another list --- just thought all of you may be interested. It works for me, enjoy, Bill ------------------------- DETERMINING DATE OF BIRTH Bette Butcher Topp provided the following simple formula for determining a birthdate when you know the date of death and age. It's called "Formula 8870." Example: Died 6 May 1889 18890506 Age 71 years 7 mos. 9 days 710709 _________ 18179797 -8870 ________ 18170927 and I am informed that there is also a website that will do the calculation: http://enws347.eas.asu.edu:8000/~buckner/bdform.html

WAYNE was formed in 1811. It lies near the center of the south border of the county, and contains 20,066 square acres. The general shape of the township is that of a right-angled triangle, the hypothenuse or south-east line, bordering on Venango county, consisting of a series of right-angles, producing a somewhat singular conformation. The streams are French Creek, which crosses the extreme south-west corner of the township, and Sugar Creek and Deckers Run, which run parallel with the former stream through the township - in a south-easterly direction--and empty into it in Venango county. Sugar Lake in the north part, on the creek of the same name, is a small sheet of water, about a mile in circumference. The Franklin branch of the Atlantic & Great Western R.R., extends along the left bank of French Creek, across the south-west corner of the township. The population in 1870 was 1,464, all of whom were white, 1,359, native and 105, foreign. During the year ending, June 3, 1872, it contained eleven schools and employed twenty-one teachers. The number of scholars was 469; the average number attending school, 365; and the amount expended for school purposes, $2,174.54. DECKARDVILLE, (p.o.) situated in the south part, on Deckers Run, four miles east of Cochranton, contains three churches, a school, two groceries, a shoe shop, blacksmith shop and fifty to seventy-five inhabitants. It is pleasantly located and is growing rapidly. WAYNE CENTER post office, which was established about 1862, was discontinued in 1872. We cannot state definitely in what year nor by whom the settlement was commenced, though it was doubtless at a much earlier date than we are able to record. We can do no better than give the names of a few of the early settlers. James D. Allen and ______Wheeling, father of Mr. Jacob Wheeling, settled in the township in 1819. Allen is a native of Ireland, and is now sixty years old. He located where he now resides, when the locality was a wilderness infested by wild beasts. His nearest neighbors, the Brawleys were two miles distant. Francis McDaniels, who was born in Ireland in 1788, immigrated to this country in 1818, and to this township in 1822, having previously resided in Lancaster county. He settled in the woods and had to make a clearing to erect his dwelling. Wm. Record, who was born in Allegheny county, in 1808, moved to his present place of residence in 1824, and was one of the first to settle in that locality. Jacob Rees came in from Philadelphia in 1829, and located on the site of Deckardville, when there was no house there and the locality was covered with a dense forest, and was the haunt of wild beasts. He was obliged to cut a road to the place of his settlement. Some idea of the animals and game which abounded here may be formed from the fact stated by Mr. John Ferry that his uncle, James Ferry, killed near Sugar Lake eighteen bears and eight hundred deer of which he kept a record. Many encounters with these denizens of the forest, involving great personal danger to those who engaged in them, are related, but the scope of this work does not admit of their repetition here. The Evangelical Reformed Church at Deckardville, was organized with twenty-one members, in June, 1861, by Rev. L.D. Leberman, the first pastor, and the church edifice, which will seat 200 persons, was erected in 1859, at a cost of $1,250. The pastor is Rev. D.B. Ernest, - (Information furnished by Henry Hoffman and E. Noll. The The Church of the United Brethren, at Deckardville, was organized with twenty-six members, in 1865, by Rev. Wm. Cadman. Their house of worship, which will seat 200 persons, was erected in 1855, at a cost of $1,100. The first pastor was Rev. Daniel Bolster; the present one is Rev. R. Crispen. There are forty members. The Church property is valued at $1,200. -(Information furnished by Mr. Wm. Holtz. The Freewill Baptist Church, at Deckardville, was organized with forty members in September, 1865, by ______Chase. Their house of worship was erected the previous year at a cost of $1,500. It will seat 200 persons. The first pastor was Rev. ____Bumpus. At present the Church is without a pastor, and its membership has dwindled to fifteen. The Church property is valued at $1,600. - (Information furnished by Mr. John Waldo. Zions Church, (Dutch Reformed,) at Wayne Center, was organized with thirty members, July 17, 1870, by Rev. John Fretzing, the first pastor, and their house of worship, which will seat about 300 persons, was erected about the same time, at a cost of $1,600. The Church is discontinued. Its property is valued at $1,700. -(Information furnished by Mr. Thomas Allen. Enjoy! Bev

If you'll be very patient with me (but please do be persistent) while I'm working on getting my stuff entered into my new computer...and learning how to use it more efficiently then I would love to exchange research on these families. Have old photos of Coburns. Have old letter about the death of "Sarah" Saphronia A. (Childs) Coburn. Have a family Bible (Coburn) that had very old family group lists in it. I will send the information to this list sometime in the hopefully near future. Does anyone have anything on a Clarence Childs? I only have his name in the old letter. I would estimate a time of birth 1840 or earlier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Wm Craig Coburn b 4/20/1813 Peacham VT d 12/19/1887 Cochranton PA Son of Alpheus Coburn and Betsy E. Guy m 10/22/1837 to Saphronia (Sarah) A. Childs b 7/8/1819 Grandville NY d 12/19/1887 Cochranton PA Children- Oscar Albert b 8/8/1838 (all b Crawford Co. PA) , Oliver John 9/20/1840, Wm Craig Jr 4/7/1843, Alice Virginia 7/26/1845 she is only child born in Georgetown m. W.H. Trumbower, Melburn Lord 9/12/1848, Ephriam Squire 4/8/1851, Cassius "Cash" M 7/23/1854 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Ephraim Smith b 12/25/1800 NY m. Nancy Crawford b 5/18/1808 PA Children- (All b PA...Crawford Co., likely) Elizabeth b 9/7/1823, Margaret 6/27/1836, Elmour H. 1/11/1839, Nancy "Ann" Agnes b 9/6/1841 Cussawago PA she m Wm. Craig Coburn 5/15/1864, Martha 2/7/1846, Selestine 2/14/1851. Connie

Can anyone out there tell me when Fowler's was in business? Sandy Roche Schroeder slschroe@intrepid.net Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness for Morgan Co., WV

Conneautville Courier, 29 July 1942 Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Walton Celebrate Golden Wedding Open house was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Walton on Thursday evening, July 23rd for their neighbors and friends and Needlecraft Club and their husbands. About 45 were present...With the reading of a poem and a few appropriate words the President, Mrs. Emily Worden presented Mr. & Mrs. Walton with a sum of money from the club. Other gifts were received. A beautifully decorated golden wedding cake was presented by Adkins' Bakery (my family's bakery). Charles L. Walton, Center road Station and Ethel R. Lord of Conneautville, were united in marriage at the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Howard, Oil City, PA an aunt and uncle of the bride, in the presence of about twenty guests on July 23, 1892. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. C. Smith, pastor of Grace M. E. Church of Oil City, a former pastor of the M. E. Church of Conneautville. Mr. & mrs. Walton are the parents of 11 living children. There are 32 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. About 75 relatives of both sides of the family attended a reunion on Sunday, July 26th....Mrs. Caroline Lord, mother of Mrs. Walton; Mrs. Merle Bradley, a sister, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, and S. E. Lord, a brother, Akron, OH. Other guests: mrs. E. E. Lord, Akron; Merle Bradley, Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Mr. & Mrs. C. O. McDowell, Miss Dorothy McDowell; Mr. & Mrs. Donald McDowell, Fairmont, W. VA; Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Smith, Rundels; Mrs. R. S. Lord, Miss Henrietta Lord, Harriet Ann Lord; Mr. & Mrs. P. C. Walton and four children, Mt. Vernon, OH; Harold Walton, Franklin; Mrs. Mildred Mills; Miss Adelaide Shehy; James & Bernard Shehy; and Harold Wood, Pulaski; Mr. & mrs. Stanley Walton and four children, Howard, OH; Mr. & Mrs. Milo Walton and daughter, Centerburg, OH; Mr. & Mrs. Lonon Smith and children; Mr. & Mrs. Max Walton and son, Meadville; Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hoesch and children, Conneautville; Mr. & mrs. Glenn Crosby, Andover, OH; Mr. & Mrs. Walter Reed; Donald Cresly, Ashtabula, OH; Mrs. Isabelle Brown, Rock Creek, OH; Mr. & Mrs. L. O. Osborne, Erie; Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Munger, Linesville. (There are other guests listed, however, my copy is extremely light and unreadable) Mrs. Margaret North Etter, wife of Clarence Etter, died at her home in Conneaut Lake, Friday morning, July 24, 1942. Mrs. Etter was the daughter of the late Mr. & mrs. Daniel North and was born in Conneautville, 1 Oct 1887. She resided in Conneautville until her marriage 19 Sept 1910 to Clarence Etter of Conneaut Lake. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Dorothy and two brothers, Harry and Cecil, both of Conneautville. Buried in Conneautville Cemetery on the North family plot beside her mother who preceded her in death in 1926. -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us. http://www.granniesworld.com

Crawford Journal, 27 August 1908 About the most interesting game of base ball that has been played here this season was the game Saturday afternoon between men from the east and west sides of town. The east side team were: Rev. W. J. Small, Ed Shader, Fred Knapp, Frank Knapp, Jos. Biggs, Bert Williams, Dr. A. H. Cartwright, M. E. Cleary and L. D. Corey. The west siders were Thomas Attwood, Gus Flack, Frank Clancy, James Redmond, Clare Corey, Jay Hewit, Clarence Sterling, Mertin Webb and Howard Lord. Referees, Dick Spaulding and Clifford McKay. The east siders won by a score of 32 to 24. Married in Springboro, August 19, by Rev. W. J. Small of Conneautville, W. A. Krepps and Mrs. Jennie Parker, both of Springboro. NOTE: Does anyone have any information on Jennie Parker Krepps? Where is she buried and when did she die (visa versa). -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us. http://www.granniesworld.com

Conneautville Courier, 29 July 1942 Looking backwards 40 years ago (1902) Mrs. Jennie Parker of Erie is visiting here as the guest of her sister, Mrs. John A. Brown. NOTE: Does anyone have information on these two ladies for me. Thanks. Max Graham came home from Ashtabula on Friday. Hon. Jacob Bolard was over from Cambridge Springs on Wednesday. Miss Margaret Smith visited Miss Nellie Baldwin in Girard over Sunday. Mrs. Vern Byers of Mt. Jewett is visiting her parents, Mr. & Mrs. A. Stevens. Mrs. C. T. gates of Parkersburg, W. VA is visiting at her old home here. Ed Shader left on Saturday to join the Conneautville contingent in the Texas old field. Mr. & Mrs. Guy Prier of Akron, OH are guests of the latter's aunt, Mrs. Addie Wilcox. The 16th annual Rudler reunion was held in the home of Mr. & Mrs. James McArthur, there being 48 present.... The next reumion will meet with Lee Rudler in North Girard. The Gates reunion will be held in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Homer Thompson, August 1st. -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us. http://www.granniesworld.com

Conneautville Courier, 10 May 1905 Mrs. Mary Dearborn, widow of Jos. Dearborn, died at her home in Summerhill on Saturday in the 89th year of her age. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Nichols of Omaha, Nebraska and Mrs. Hannah Camp of Mosiertown, and four sons: George, Chauncey, John, and James, all residing in Summerhill. The funeral was held on Monday and interment in the Harmonsburg cemetery. Mrs. Jane Dickson, widow of Henry Dickson, died at her home here on the 3d, aged 75 years. She was a life long resident of this place and was a member of the Presbyterian church for 53 years, being the oldest in membership on the church roll. She leaves two sons: John of New Martionsville, W. VA and Manice at home. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon. On account of ill health, I offer my livery for sale. Six horses with rigs complete, together with the barn, or will sell the livery stock alone and rent the stable. Price low Aaron/Amos? Brooks, Conneautville, PA -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us. http://www.granniesworld.com

Conneautville Courier, 10 May 1905 Connick - In Conneautville, May 9th 1905, a son to Mr. & Mrs. Walter Connick. Patch-Bolles - In Springboro, May 10th 1905 by Rev. E. J. Dryer of Erie, Dr. C. Clayton Patch of Chicago, and Miss Lenora Bolles of Springboro. Carpenter - In Conneaut township, May 7th, 1905 of spinal meningitis, Dorothy Maxine, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ray Carpenter, aged 3 months. Head - At the home of her son, Jasper Head in Hayfield, May 5th, 1905 of paralysis, Mrs. Lydia Head, widow of Holder T. Head, aged 8? years, 4 months and 9 days. Dickson - In Harmonsburg, May 3d, 1905, Mrs. Jane Dickson, widow of Henry Dickson, aged 75 years and 6 months. Dearborn - In Summerhill, May 6th, 1905, Mrs. Mary Dearborn, widow of Joseph Dearborn, aged 88 years, 7 months, 18 days. Hotchkiss - In Spring township, April 30th, 1905, of consumption, Lu Anna, only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Luther Hotchkiss, aged about 28 years. Leonard - In Richmond township, Ashtabula Co., OH, May 5th, 1905, Lewis Leonard, aged 91 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Lavery - Near Pont, April 24th, 1905, Nancy, wife of Hugh lavery, aged 86 years. Keck - In Meadville May 7th, 1905, Adam Keck, aged 61 years. -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us. http://www.granniesworld.com

Crawford Journal, 27 Dec 1859 On Tuesday, Dec 20th by the Rev. John V. Reynolds, Mr. Joseph Work to Miss Eliza H., daughter of Mr. John D. Williams, both of Vernon township. At Mosiertown on the 12th instant.. by G. Mosier, Esq. Mr. Oscar B. Smith to Miss Marietta Kilmore, both of Hayfield township. Alfred Kelley who died on the 2d instant at Columbus, OH was one of the first Canal Commissioners in OH and the first of the public works, the Ohio Canal, was built under his administration. -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us. http://www.granniesworld.com