----- Original Message ----- From: "Dresser" <kim1@hintonet.net> To: "Barbara Amburgey" <b.amburgey@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:32 PM Subject: Re: Fairview- Flats cemetery. > Hi Barbara, > On the Flats cemetery listings it shows a B.F Grim d 9-17-1876 age 18 > months. > That is the only listing of the Grim surname for this cemetery. > In the Locust Hill - Chester cemetery are listed; > Grimes, Lillie Nov 1922 > Grimes, Frank P. Sept 1926 > Mildred Grimm, 1925-1941 > Ernest O. Grimm, 1896-1955 Vet WV, WW 1 > Stella M. Grimm, 1897-1929 > Earnest Omer July 25 1896-June 25 1955 PVT > Lilly Belle Delong Grimm, (Delong underlined) 1893- ___blank > Louis Edward May 28, 1928-Jan 24, 1962 Vet Ohio > there are Grimes buried at the Union Cemetery > > I checked the book History of Hancock Co & don't see any listings, > most of my other resources are for the early 1800's for the county. > Clay township is located just above Freemans landingin Butler twp, > includes town of Cumberland, maybe New Cumberland, it's in the fold? > & just south of Fairview & New Manchester. It is between the Ohio river > & border of Washington Co PA from a map from 1871 in the book. > Check on the Brooke or Hancock co Genweb site on the net & they > have a copy of this map on the web site. > The districts might be like townships in some counties, > in Hancock they were starting on the north end of county > going south; Grant, Poe Clay, & Butler which borders Brooke Co. > > I was a long distant member of the Tri state Genealogy society, > & current long distant member of the Brooke Co Gen Society. > They are helpful, have alot of books on early records so bet they > could help you find something. You can send them a query on their > newsletter or web site thur the Brooke county genweb site. > Hope this helps, most of my researching has been much earlier in the > area. My GG gr father died there abt 1922, his son my Great grandfather > left the area after 1880 & went to NEB where he married then they > came to Okla Indian Territory abt 1901. > Happy Trails on your searching, > Kim Ralston Dresser > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Amburgey" <b.amburgey@worldnet.att.net> > To: "Dresser" <kim1@hintonet.net> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 4:19 PM > Subject: Fairview- Flats cemetery. > > > > I have found an infant of David and Esther GRIM(M) buried in Flats > Cemetery. > > The only other place I have found any mention of them is the 1910 census > > when they were listed in the Clay District. I'm not from the area, so I > > don't know where that would be. A great aunt told me she thought they > lived > > near the river. Does anyone have any suggestions for finding these elusive > > GRIM(M)s? They don't seem to show up on the 1870 or 1880 or 1900 censuses > > even though we know they were in the New Cumberland area because there son > > Morgan was born there in 1878, and the infant in Flats died there about > > 1876. I tried Tri-county, but they have odd hours or you must call ahead > > which doesn't seem to fit my own crazy schedule, and they haven't answered > > any of my letters. > > Barb > > > > > > >