cbowen wrote: > > I'm getting a little confused on this issue of Jesse Shuman - you do > realize that Monroe County, Ohio is just across the river >from Tyler > County, WVA and many a family went across the river back and forth to work > on large farms in that area prior to the civil war. So Jesse Shuman being > in Monroe County, Ohio would be no great issue and probably is related to > our Shumans in WVA. Also it is true that Monroe County records went > burnt and it is difficult to find information from them but Monroe County > was also Washington County, Ohio so you may want to check Washington > County, Ohio records also - and again Noble County, Belmont County Ohio > records are also useful. I would like to know how one of the gentlemen > in this discussion received copies of the newspaper the Spirit of > Democracy - I have been trying to track down that paper for two years - I > have other relations who went to Monroe County, Ohio and then back again > to WVA I've been searching for and I know of one item in that paper that > list my other relations - Any help would be appreciated. Also, there is a > web site for Monroe County with census information from l810-to l880 I > believe. Please also explain which Jesse is which and I will try to look > it up in my death records I collected on the Shuman's also my marriage > records from all counties. Thanks. Chris Bowen cbowen@flanet.com > > ==== SHUMAN Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > This is a discussion area for anyone > who has an interest in genealogy or history > related to the SHUMAN family > The custodian of this List is James Shuman > jshuman@telis.org > ----------------- Try this site for The Spirit of Democracy. It, among many others, can be obtained via interlibrary loan. http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/newspaper/home.cfm Nancy