on 6/8/02 9:12 AM, LMoody5783@aol.com at LMoody5783@aol.com wrote: > I have one thing that I have been looking for for about 6 years and that is > the names of my ggggrandparents. I know that my gggrandfather Abraham Moody > died in Richland Co. on October 18, 1895. He was born January 14, 1818 in > Columbiana Co, Ohio. He married Melissa Ann Shafer there November 18, 1852 > and had three children there. They all moved to Richland Co. in 1862 along > with Melissa's parents and some of their 10 or more children. Abraham and > Melissa lived around Bloom and there is a record of where they are buried, I > think it's Pine River Cemetery. Melissa died October 02, 1900. She was living > with her son George Scott in Richland Center at the time. George was the > owner and editor of the "Richland Rustic" for a time. I have seen and have a > copy of Melissa's obituary and a copy of the death cert. for Abraham. I > haven't found an obit for him. So far I have found no mention of his parents > and so I am stuck. The only thing that I need to know at this point is the > names of his parents or one of them at least. I need to get beyond him. Do > you think that you might help? There may be an obituary for him there but I > haven't found one yet and I am in California so most of what I have learned > has been through the Internet. > Larry > > > ==== WIRICHLA Mailing List ==== > Search the list archives: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl - put WIRICHLA for > the name of the list > Larry, Try looking at the marriage certificates and death notices of the parents and the children. I cannot help you much, but as one who has been there with relatives in Richland County that is where I obtained my clues.