Does anyone know of a web site where a you might find information as to the dates when birth records were kept in the various counties in OH? Margarette Davis

This is addressed to the certain individuals who I am certain will get my message thru certain avenues. When I pay and ask to look up a certain person in 1876, I do not care if they were the queen of sheeba or poor as a pauper, it can still be looked up. When I call long distance 3 times, do not act like you have known me all my life, and then lie to me, and don't contact me at all. When you offer to help me, and I send a 3 page letter at the beginning of my quest, back in the end of 1997 and the beginning of 1998, and you do not answer, you were not as great as you thought you were anyway. When I visit the historical society, please do not ask me to be quiet, when you should be in the first place. Need not say more Judy (Darling) Fry Nichols

Looking for information concerning Wheelersburg residents (circa 1915 - 1925) : Robert and sister Louise OHLINGER. They were small children when their mother died, their father having died before their mother. Their mother was Lucy (nee PLUMMER) OHLINGER KECKBAH (Lucy married a second time to Maurice KECKBAH a few years before her death). Robert was possibly raised by his maternal aunt's family, Anna LOVE and Louise was possibly raised by her maternal grandmother, Galena PLUMMER. Any help appreciated, Ed Locker

Andrew SHORT b. VA c1796, md Leatha THOMAS b KY 1805; md in Ross County OH Feb 1, 1827. The 1840 census shows them in Ross Co. with 4 male children and 2 female children. My great-grandfather was Greenberry C. SHORT b Mar 12, 1842 OH (probably Ross Co.), he would have been the 7th (or 8th) child. Is there any way I can find the birth records for Andrew and Leantha "Nancy" SHORT's children? Thank you. Marilyne SHORT Payne luvmusyk@aol.com

Hi Derre, Thanks for your response. My Balthasar KUNTZ was not born until 1848 (in Lorraine, France). Regards Lowell Kuntz Derre Maybury wrote: > > J. Lowell Kuntz wrote: > > > > I am seeking birthplace, parents, and siblings of Catherine WALIZER/ > > WALLSER KUNTZ. Her 31 December 1912 Ohio Death Certificate states that > > she was born on 9 October 1850 in Roth Co. Ohio, daughter of Adam WALIZER > > (born in Pennsylvania) and an unknown mother (also born in Pennsylvania). > > As far as I know there NEVER was a Roth County in Ohio. I suspect that it > > was Ross or Pickaway County. > > > > Catherine married a Balthasar KUNTZ (1848-1926) around 1869 or 1870. The > > couple was enumerated in the 1880 Census in Fairfield Township, Butler > > County, Ohio and the 1900 and 1910 Census in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, > > Ohio. > > > > Catherine's Death Notice in the 1 January 1913 edition of the "Cincinnati > > Times-Star stated her maiden name as WALLSER and asked that "Dayton and > > Circleville newspapers please copy". Due to this language I am searching > > in Ross County for information. > > > > I would appreciate hearing from anyone having information. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Lowell Kuntz (jlkuntz@fuse.net) > > > > ==== Scioto-Valley-OH Mailing List ==== > > This is the Lower Scioto Valley email list! Remember to send your email to: > > *** SCIOTO-VALLEY-OH-L@rootsweb.com *** so that everyone subscribed receives your message! > > Hi this is a quick reponse. I found a Baltzer KUNTZ m Elizabeth RUDULPH > 22 June 1831, TuscarawasCo, Ohio. not a Catherine. Possible? they > married in PA? > > Regards, > Derre Southworth Maybury

I am seeking birthplace, parents, and siblings of Catherine WALIZER/ WALLSER KUNTZ. Her 31 December 1912 Ohio Death Certificate states that she was born on 9 October 1850 in Roth Co. Ohio, daughter of Adam WALIZER (born in Pennsylvania) and an unknown mother (also born in Pennsylvania). As far as I know there NEVER was a Roth County in Ohio. I suspect that it was Ross or Pickaway County. Catherine married a Balthasar KUNTZ (1848-1926) around 1869 or 1870. The couple was enumerated in the 1880 Census in Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio and the 1900 and 1910 Census in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Catherine's Death Notice in the 1 January 1913 edition of the "Cincinnati Times-Star stated her maiden name as WALLSER and asked that "Dayton and Circleville newspapers please copy". Due to this language I am searching in Ross County for information. I would appreciate hearing from anyone having information. Thank you, Lowell Kuntz (jlkuntz@fuse.net)

Looking for Jones family connections to Samuel S. Jones and Mary S, Lyons that were on 1880 census. Samuel (45), Mary(40), Edward O. (19), Zorie E. (17), Mary L. (14), Tacie G. (6), Claudia A. (4), and walter L. (1).They were in the Brush Creek Township of Scioto County Ohio, in the village of Galena. The town of Galena was renamed Rarden in 1886 when the town was incorporated. In the 1910-11, 1912-13, and 1918 Portsmouth, Ohio City Directories listed Edward O. Jones as the President of the Jones-Ferguson (Wholesale) Grocery Co. Does anyone know any history about the Jones-Ferguson (Wholesale) Grocery Co. Montford G. Jones was also listed as a clerk for the N & W Railroad. The 1880 census listed Alton as 20 years old and teaching. I know that he was gone from area by October of 1887 as he married in Illinois. Would love to find Jones and Lyons connections. anitacl@cetlink.net

I am looking for my GGrandfather Aaron Burr COON/COONS b. 1835 in Scioto Twp., Ross Co. Ohio. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much. Norma

I am trying to locate my gg-grandparents. I was informed this past weekend that my g-grandfather was born in the Chillicothe area by an eighty-two year old cousin of my mother's that I just located. This is quite an awakening since I have been searching for two years in the Mississippi-Alabama area. The story goes that William Thomas Brown born 13 Jun 1853 and left Ohio and settled in the Madison County, MS area. From an old school project by my oldest sister I have his parents as Henry Brown and Mary _____. Any information on this set of Brown's would be greatly appreciated or if anyone doesn't mind checking the 1860 census for a Henry Brown with wife Mary and William Thomas I would be more than thankful. If Brown wasn't enough he married a Smith - talk about nightmares!!! LINDA

Regarding the book "A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Region of Ohio" by Eugene B. Willard and any other genealogy or reference book. Go to your local library and request it by Interlibrary Loan. Almost all libraries, including public, university and Library of Congress, offer this service. Although most genealogy books are classified as reference and can not be check out, almost any book can be gotten through Interlibrary Loan and may be read at home. You need to know the exact title and knowing the author is helpful. Many library catalogs are online and may be searched by title, author, subject, etc.

At 09:36 PM 9/17/98 EDT, you wrote: >I don't know where you are located but I can guarantee that the libraries in >Scioto County, Lawrence County, as well as the Boyd Co., KY library & the >Cabell Co, library in Huntington, WV all have copies of the "Hanging Rock Iron >Region of Ohio". It's also available on microfiche from LDS. You can pay a few bucks and get a copy for your local FHC. It appears to be in reprint, as well, as I ran across a copy a while back in Portland, Oregon. I regret not grabbing it. Marty Cassidy cassidym@accessone.com (2 c's and 2 s's in accessone) Seattle, WA USA

I would like to thank everyone for the informative respons'es in reference to my query on The Iron Furnaces in Green Township, Scioto Co.Oh.. I have recieved a tremendous amount of research info on this subject from the subscribers of the Scioto-Valley-OH-L discussion group (Great Group). I will try to respond to each individual that sent me info ASAP, unfortunatly my time is limited on this subject (My Genealogy Web Site takes a lot of my time). Again Thanks For Your Kind Responses! Rick Blevins E-Mail:rblevins@bright.net msheritage@hotmail.com Debbie Blevins E-Mail:dblevins@cheerful.com Web Site: MY SOUTHERN HERITAGE at http://members.xoom.com/RickBlevins/civilwar/main.htm A Proud Sponser Of RoostWeb@ http://www.rootsweb.com/ Member Of The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/

Don and anyone interested, Don't mind looking it up at all. One of these days soon I am going to get a scanner. "Monroe Furnace was located in Section 28 of Jefferson township. The company was organized in 1854 by John and Isaac Peters and John Campbell. Monroe was the largest charcoal furnace in the Haning rock iron Region having a capacity of 20 tons per day. This "enormous" tonnage provoked English ironmasters to send agents to Monroe to see how so much iron could be produced in a single furnace. It operated steadily and successfully until 1866 when John Campbell was joined by Thomas McGoverey, Wm. M. Bolles, James Y. Gordon and P. S. Iams in a reorganization. " "The new owners continued to operate the plant with success until 1882 when it was closed and abandoned." That is all the information that it covers.[There is a photo in the book]. I noticed the Iams name and wonder if the folks who have the Iams pet food company in Dayton Ohio are any relation. June J

Hi. There is also a book called "Early Ironmasters of Ohio" by Gilbert F. Dodds (1957). It was prepared for the Franklin Co. Historical Society. I have a copy of the first 15 pages of it. What were the names of your ancestors? I will look for them in it. Beverly Benner Murphy ---------- > From: Rick <rblevins@bright.net> > To: Scioto-Valley-OH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Scioto-Valley-OH-L] Iron Furnaces > Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 4:26 PM > > Hello; > Can anyone tell me where the sites of the Iron Furnaces were located in the Green Township Area of Scioto Co.Oh were? Franklin Furnace, Junior Furnace, Ohio Furnace ect. My GG granfather & 2 of his brothers were amoung the men who operated these Furnaces. Thanks; > Rick Blevins > E > Our Mailing Address: SCIOTO-VALLEY-OH-L@rootsweb.com (NOTICE no "-request" in the address)

I am researching the FOLKS family. I have two brothers and I am searching for their family. JOHN FOLKS was born in 1837 and his brother RICHARD FOLKS was born in 1839. Census records show that they were born in Ohio, and that their father was born in Georgia and their mother in New York. I believe that they probably left Ohio and moved to a neighboring state. Eventually, at least John and Richard moved to California prior to 1861. The name may have been spelled Folk, Fokes, Folkes, Fooks, Foulks, etc. Unfortunately, I do not know the parent's first names. I was hoping that this sounded familiar to someone who might be missing brothers or sons. Thanks- Lynne steinfeld@mail.tqci.net

I don't know where you are located but I can guarantee that the libraries in Scioto County, Lawrence County, as well as the Boyd Co., KY library & the Cabell Co, library in Huntington, WV all have copies of the "Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio". Linda Clifford

Rick & Heidi, I just found a clipping that was folded up in the History of Industry. . . book regarding the furnaces. It states, "Perhaps the best, single source of information about the Ohio iron industry is a publication offered by the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio, 43210. Called "The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio" written by H. R. Collins and D. K. Webb, Jr. It is a complete story about the buckeye iron era from 1818 to 1916. A map shows where a total of 46 furnaces were erected and the 17 stacks that still remain. This is an old publication and I'm sure it is no longer offered for sale but I would imagine that most libraries in Ohio that have a good genealogy section might have this. Also, you maybe able to get copies of it by writing to the Historical Society in Columbus or the State Library. JJJordan

Rick, The book A History of Industry in Jackson County Ohio compiled and Edited by Frank C. Morrow, Wellston Ohio 1956 has quite a lot about salt, iron, coal, ceramics, cement, etc. I checked for Midland Furnace and didn't find anything for Heidi. I found the following on Franklin Furnace. "In 1820, Daniel Young, a native of New Hampshire, arrived in Scioto County and settled on land east of the Little Scioto River. He named the place Concord in honor of the capital of his native state. The name was later changed to Wheelersburg. He and a number of others from his native state organized The Ohio Iron Company and built a plant fourteen miles east of Portsmouth and named it Franklin Furnace. This furnace, put in blast in 1827, was the first to make iron in Scioto County. H. S. Willard who later became prominent in the furnaces at Wellston learned the art of iron making at Franklin Furnace." Furnaces listed are: [Not all of these are iron furnaces] Buckeye, Cambria, Cornelia, Franklin, Globe, Hopewell, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Jisco, Keystone, Latrobe, Lincoln, Madison, Milton, Monroe, Ophir, Orange, Pine Grove, Salt Lick, Saugus Star, Tropic, Union, Young America Furnace. Some reference material you might check or have someone who has access to them check are: History of The Iron and Steel Industry in Scioto County, Ohio by Frank H. Rowe. History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region I hope this was of some help, June Jacobs Jordan

Let's talk a little more about the Shoemaker's of Champaign Co. My Ggrandfather was born in Scioto Co. and he settled on the edge of Champaign and Union Co. to raise his family. Although he was actually located in Union Co., he is listed in the Champaign Co. census. I just received a copy of a local paper at the time of his death and it mentions a brother by the name of John Shoemaker and another by the name of Isah who also moved to Champaign / Union Co. with him. Maybe this can harken back to Clara? Brenda

Seeking information for: Etta Susan Lavender (or Susan Etta) who married Thomas S. Holsinger - need Birth date and place of birth; names of her parents; Supposedly lived in Niles Township Scioto County Ohio circa 1888. Respond any information to Gerri@ticmail.net Thank You