[DELAWARE] Fw: Oral History How-to Session
Date:    3/18/03 12:28:45 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    jtlogan@africamail.com  (John Logan)
Reply-to:    jtlogan@africamail.com (John Logan)
To:    DELAWARE-L@rootsweb.com 

NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE
LAWNSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 608 . LAWNSIDE, NJ 08045-0608
PHONE: 856-546-8850 E-mail: lawn@juno.com 
Contact: Linda Waller, 856-547-8489
lindapwaller@hotmail.com 

African American Genealogy Group
Presents Seminar Series in Lawnside LAWNSIDE, NJ (March 18, 2003) -- The African American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia continues a series of two-hour seminars, "Discovering Our Heritage: Tracing African-American Family History" in conjunction with the Lawnside Historical Society at the Lawnside Public School. 

 The next session will be on Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m., "How to Do Oral Histories"," conducted by Doug Culbreth. The requested donation for each segment is $2. Participants will receive handouts at each session. This series is presented through support from the Camden County Cultural and  Heritage Commission and the New Jersey Historical Commission.
    "We're pleased to be able to offer this series in Lawnside. People from the region are invited to come but we hope Lawnside families will seize this opportunity to learn how to discover more about their families because their family histories are tied to the development and growth of this historically Black town," said Linda Waller, president of LHS. Free people of African descent inhabited Lawnside in the early 1700s. Many arrived via the Underground Railroad; others bought their own liberty or were aided by others.
Genealogy series
Lawnside Historical Society, Inc.
Page 2 of 2
    AAGG was organized in 1989 in response to the growing number of people who expressed interesting in researching their roots.  It has more than 130 members.  It meets on the second Tuesday of each month at Philadelphia Community College, 4725 Chestnut St. from 7 to 9 p.m.  and sponsors "state groups" for individuals working on researching from that state or group of states.  John Logan has done extensive research on his own family uncovering hidden answers from Kentucky through Indiana.  He has special insight on the ways African American can research their families. He emphasizes the importance of the health profile that such research can uncover.  For more information about AAGG, go to http://aagg.org  or call 215-572-6063.

The schedule for other sessions follows:
Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m., "Effective Use of U.S. Census Records"
Saturday, April 12, noon,  "Beginning Computers and Genealogy
Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m., "Beginning Military Research"
Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m., Planning a Research Trip"
Saturday, May 31, noon, "Telling the Story: Family History at Your Reunion"
Thursday, June 5, 7 p.m., "Using Directories to Research Your Family
History"
    Lawnside Public School is located at 426 E. Charleston Ave.  To get more information or for directions call the Society at 856-546-8850. The Historical Society is an institutional member of AAGG. The Society was organized in 1990.  It owns and operates the Peter Mott House as a museum of the community and the Underground Railroad.
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IOWA
Risley County
    [IOWA] 1903 History of Risley County
Date:    3/18/03 10:49:20 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    Bare67deb@aol.com 
To:    IOWA-L@rootsweb.com 
RISLEY COUNTY was created in 1851 and embraced the territory now constituting the county of Hamilton.  It was attached to Polk and afterwards to Boone for election, revenue and judicial purposes.  In the same month, by an act of the Legislature, the county of Webster was created embracing the territory of both Risley and Yell counties by which act these two ceased to exist.  An act of the same session which took effect before the union of these two counties, changed the name of Risley to Webster, so that for a period of five months and nine days the former county of Risley (now Hamilton) was Webster County. 
 This came from the fact that the act changing the name of Risley to Webster took effect upon publication January 22, 1853, while the act consolidating Yell and Risley did not become a law until the first of July following. Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm 
Gerischer Family Web Site:
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/
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MINNESOTA
part 2
[MINNESOTA] 1896 people living at Twin Valley, Norman County, Minnesota
Date:    3/13/03 9:39:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    mbakke@eot.com  (Margit)
To:    MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com 

Translated from Gothic Norwegian Script from Olaf. :-))
>From all over Norway.
Twin Valley City
   30. Past. O. Strass was born in Strand parish at Stavanger, Norway, in
1862. He came to America in '81 and settled in Champaign Co. Ill., where he
lived until '85. He then began to study at Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis,
Minn. from where he graduated in '83. He was thereupon employed as a
professor with the United Churches Seminary in Minneapolis, which post he
retained until the fall of '95, when he came here to Twin Valley as the
priest for "Our Saviour's Parish" and annexed parishes. He is unmarried.
   31. G.R. Ramsey was born in Minnesheik Co., Iowa, in 1863. He moved with
his parents to Freeborn Co., Minn., in '68. Here he lived until he began
school. First he was 1 year at Luther College, later he studied at Albert
Lea Academy until he graduated from there in '92. He thenmoved here to Twin
Valley where he now lives. He teaches at English and Norwegian School. He is
married and has 2 children of which the one is dead.
   32. Henry Waller was born in Goodhue Co., Minn., in 1871 and came with
his parents that year to Norman Co. He now operates a smithy business in
Twin Valley.
   33. Christ, Lysaker was born in Hakedalen, Norway, in 1852. He came to
America in '79 and settled in Mason City, Iowa, and lived there 1 year,
after which he came here to Norman Co. and settled in Twin Valley where he
works as a smith. He  has a wife and several children.
   34. J.P.B. Evans was born in Brecons, Wales, England, in 1862. He came
here to America in 1871 and settled at Muskoda, Minn.. He lived there until
'90, when he moved to Twin Valley, where he has operated a butcher shop.
   35. S.H. Calkins was born in Rudolph, Wis., in 1872 and lived there until
1886. In the following 5 years he has lived in various places in northern
Wisconsin and worked as a telegraphist. He came to Ada, Minn., where he
stayed until the fall of '95, when he moved here to Twin Valley, where he
manages the First National Bank.
   36. August Durling was born in Skaane, Sweden, in 1863. He came here to
America in '87 and settled in Ada, Minn. He lived here until '87, after
which he lived in various places in Montana and Utah until '90. He then came
back to Ada and lived there until '94, when he came here to Twin Valley. He
buys wheat for a wheat company. He has a wife and one child.
   37. L. Bjørnson was born in Sande, Telemarken, Norway, in 1869. He came
here to America in '89 and settled in Twin Valley. He has worked the whole
time as a clerk for John K. Weium except the last year when he had begun
publishing the newspaper Twin Valley Times together with M.G. Todd. He is
unmarried.
   38. M.G. Todd was born in Columbia Co., Wis., in 1862 and lived there
until '79, when he moved to Washington Co., where he lived for 3 years. From
there he moved to Warren, Minn., where he lived until '89, when he went to
Wyoming. He came back to Warren in the fall of  '91 and lived there until
the fall of '95, when he moved to TwinValley, where he was that year
employed as a teacher. He now publishes the newspaper Twin Valley Times
together with L. Bjørnson. He is married and has a child.
   39. Ole Hatleberg was born in Lærdal parish, Sogn, Norway, the 20th Dec.
1843, He left Norway with his parents the following spring and came to
Illinois, where he was for 2 years. He then moved to Dane Co. In the fall of
'61 he volunteered for the war and enlisted in the15th Wisconsin Regiment.
He was in the war until about the fall of '65, when he was discharged.
Afterwards he came back to Wisconsin and was married in '68 to Anna Iverson.
They left Wisconsin in '71 and went to Freeborn Co., Minn., where they lived
for 7-8 years. His wife died there in '77. In '88 he married again and came
in '90 to Twin Valley, where he now lives. They have no children.
   40. Dr. A.H. Larson was born in Kristiansand, Norway, in 1848. He came to
America in '92 and settled in Northfield, Minn. He lived here for only a
half year, after which he moved to Twin Valley, where for the first year he
served as a priest and since has practiced as a doctor. He has a wife and 4
children.
   41. Andrew N. Anderson was born near Trondhjem in 1864. He came with his
parents to America in 1869. They lived in Fillmore Co., Minn. for two years
after which they moved to Norman Co. In '93 he married Anne Th. Urdahl; they
have 2 children.
   42. Edvard S. Grikson was born in Ullensaker, Norway, in 1851, and came
to America in '70. He lived in Renville Co., Minn., a year and then moved to
Red River and lived there for 2 years, after which he moved to Fergus Falls
and lived there for 8 years. He then moved to Grafton, N.D. and lived there
until '82 and then moved to Norman Co., Minn. He lived first for a few years
on a farm a littel out from Twin Valley, but now lives in the City. He has a
wife and several children.
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MONTANA
Re: [MONTANA-L] Reese Roberts and Hanna(h) Mine
Date:    3/18/03 3:46:26 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    ourworld@voyager.ne t (Judy)
To:    MONTANA-L@rootsweb.com 

From the Department of Environmental Quality, State of Montana:  The Red
Lion Mining District, Granite County:
http://www.deq.state.mt.us/rem/mwc/linkdocs/techdocs/66tech.asp 
    Activity in the Red Lion district, northeast of Georgetown Lake at the
headwaters of the North Fork of Flint and Fred Burr creeks, began in the
late 1880s when the Red Lion lode was located. By 1891 a 10-stamp mill was
built on the North Fork of Flint Creek to work the mine's ore, but early
milling efforts fell short and nearly half the gold values were lost
(Swallow 1891). .....
    The Milwaukee Gold Extraction company was formed in 1901 and spent $60,000
acquiring all of the operating properties in the district. The Hannah mine
and the Red Lion district as a whole were actively promoted by the company
with reports of one vein 5 feet wide carrying $20 per ton in gold and
another vein 60 feet wide carrying $15 per ton in gold. Plans were made for
a new 100-ton amalgamation and cyanidation mill and a town site was platted;
the new mill was to be a mile closer to the Hannah mine than the old Red
Lion mill. This vein was 60 feet wide and carried 40 percent iron in
addition to its gold values. A 3,800 foot long tramway was installed in 1905
to deliver ore from the existing Hannah shaft to the mill site. In the
summer of 1906 a stamp mill and bunkhouses for the mill workers were
erected. This marked the district's zenith; 200 men were employed and two
mills were reported to be active. One of these mills was the rarely active
3-stamp Dougherty mill which was rated at only 40 tons per day. The other
mill was the new Milwaukee Gold Extraction mill, but there was no evidence
that any ore was actually run through the mill. No tailings were observed
below the mill and the tramway showed rust but no wear. The investment in
the development of the mine and mill exceeded the actual values of the
available ore (Earll 1972).
    In 1912 the operation was taken over by W. B. Rogers of Anaconda. The tunnel
was extended to 600 feet and several shafts had been sunk on the vein.
Mining at the Hannah was brought to a close by foreclosure in 1914. A new
company, the Badger Montana Company, took over development of the mine after
the foreclosure. On the Thurston claim 300 feet from the mill site an adit
was begun which was projected to extend 700 feet to the Hannah vein.
Unfortunately, little or no ore was found. The mill was destroyed by fire
during World War II as part of an effort to extract metal from the mill for
the war effort (Earll 1972).
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NEW JERSEY
[NJ] CENSUS NJ 1860, p. 1237, Burlington Co., Medford Twp.
Date:    3/17/03 9:45:50 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    MaisieAnn@aol.com 
To:    NJ-L@rootsweb.com 
BURLINGTON CO. NJ. Sept. 25, 1860, PO Mt. Holly, Medford Twp. p. 1237
1237    1   2198 2176   HESSER  Mary J. 23  f   w       Pa
1237    2   2198 2176   HESSER  Cecilia 4   f   w       PA
1237    3   2199 2177   FISH    Jane    49  f   w   laundress   NJ
1237    4   2199 2177   FISH    Charles 30  m   w   team driver NJ
1237    5   2200 2178   JONES   David   48  m   w   farmer  NJ
1237    6   2200 2178   JONES   Mary    46  f   w       NJ
1237    7   2200 2178   JONES   Rebecca 16  f   w       NJ
1237    8   2200 2178   JONES   Benjamin    12  m   w       NJ
1237    9   2200 2178   JONES   Asher   9   m   w       NJ
1237    10  2200 2178   JONES   Sarah   4   f   w       NJ
1237    11  2201 2179   FLAKE   John    45  m   w   laborer NJ
1237    12  2201 2179   FLAKE   Mary E. 30  f   w       Pa
1237    13  2201 2179   FLAKE   Rachel A.   14  f   w       NJ
1237    14  2201 2179   FLAKE   George W.   10  m   w       NJ
1237    15  2201 2179   FLAKE   Margaret E. 1   f   w       NJ
1237    16  2202 2180   CASADY  William 68  m   w   collier NJ
1237    17  2202 2180   CASADY  Ann 68  f   w       NJ
1237    18  2203 2181   CRAMMER Jesse   75  m   w   laborer NJ
1237    19  2203 2181   CRAMMER Sarah A.    75  f   w       NJ
1237    20  2203 2181   CRAMMER Russell R.  10  m   w       NJ
1237    21  2204 2182   ANTATIA Francis 65  m   w   farm labor  Baden
1237    22  2204 2182   ANTATIA Mornicar    55  f   w       Baden
1237    23  2205 2183   ANDREWS John S. 70  m   w   turner  Pa
1237    24  2205 2183   ANDREWS Mary    57  f   w       Pa
1237    25  2205 2183   ANDREWS Joseph B.   23  m   w   farm labor  NJ
1237    26  2205 2183   ANDREWS Henry E.    21  m   w       NJ
1237    27  2205 2183   ANDREWS Mary E. 12  f   w       NJ
1237    28  2206 2184   IRELAND Jacob   24  m   w       NJ
1237    29  2206 2184   ANDREWS Sarah   18  f   w       NJ
1237    30  2207 2185   KINGLEY John    42  m   w   glass blower    NJ
1237    31  2207 2185   KINGLEY Phebe A.    40  f   w       NJ
1237    32  2207 2185   KINGLEY Charles 16  m   w       NJ
1237    33  2207 2185   KINGLEY Hester B.   12  f   w       NJ
1237    34  2207 2185   KINGLEY Mary F. 10  f   w       NJ
1237    35  2207 2185   KINGLEY George B.   6   m   w       NJ
1237    36  2207 2185   KINGLEY Wentsell    2   m   w       NJ
1237    37  2207 2185   KINGLEY Rosanna 3/12    f   w       NJ
1237    38  2208 2186   MIWIE   John    22  m   w   farm labor  Canada West
1237    39  2208 2186   MIWIE   Mary    21  f   w       Wurtemburg
1237    40  2208 2186   MIWIE   Mary E. 3   f   w       NJ
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OHIO
    [OHCUYAHO] Advanced Genealogy Discussion Group
Date:    3/18/03 3:44:54 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    djg@bright.net  (Donna J. Gruber)
Reply-to:    OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com 
To:    OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com

The Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists is sponsoring an Advanced Genealogy Discussion Group.

The purpose of the group is to discuss advanced genealogical methodology as
presented in case studies which have appeared in various scholarly
genealogical publications.

The group meets the second Saturday of the month, starting at 10:00 am, at
the Medina County District Library annex meeting room.  The library is
located at 210 South Broadway St., Medina, OH.  The meetings last about one
and one-half hours.  There will be no meetings in July, August, or December.

The discussions are free but pre-registration is required.  Enrollment is
limited to 12 individuals, so register early.  Any experienced genealogical
researcher is welcome to enroll.

As a pre-requisite, participants should be familiar with Dr. William M.
Litchman's article, "Teaching Analysis, Logic, and the Research Process: A
Seminar Approach", from the NGS News Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000, pages 340-343.

Each participant is requested to read at least four times, in advance of the
meeting, the article to be discussed at the meeting. The article chosen for
the 12 April 2003 discussion appeared in the National Genealogical Society
Quarterly, Vol. 87, no. 3, September 1999.  It is titled, "Resolving
Conflicts in Direct Evidence:  Identity and Vital Dates of Mary Kittrell",
starting on p. 199.
To register, or for any questions, contact Donna Gruber at djg@bright.net or
call (419)846-3533.
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Harrison County
    [OHHARRIS] Harrison county genealogy society march meeting
Date:    3/18/03 11:51:56 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    jbirney@tusco.net  (Janet Birney)
To:    OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com 

The March meeting for the Harrison County Genealogy Society is on Monday March 24, 2003,
at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the HCGS office and library, which is located in the Bullock House, Historical Society Building, 168 East Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio.
The society building is located next to Puskarich Library on East Market Street, Cadiz, OH.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
                                   Janet  List Admin.
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Meigs County
[OHMEIGS] 116th OVI Roster Co. G--pg. 2
Date:    3/4/03 12:35:30 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    dihart@juno.com 
To:    OHMEIGS-L@rootsweb.com 

Source:  116th OVI in the War of the Rebellion by Thomas F. Wildes
contributed by Roland Karr
transcribed by Diana Hart
ANDREW PERRY; age 25; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862;
FREELAND PERRY; age 27; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862;
ROYAL PHELPS; age 18; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862; Wounded at Cedar
Creek, Va., October 13, 1864.
LEMUEL W. POWELL; age 18; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862; Was prisoner
of war; taken at Winchester, Va., June 15, 1863.
WILLIAM M. SAPP; age 20; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862; Was taken
prisoner of war at Winchester, Va., June 15, 1863.
JAMES SAXTON; age 35; Private; enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; Wounded at
Snicker’s Ferry, Va., July 18, 1864.
SAMUEL SMITH; age 44; Private; enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; Was taken prisoner
at Winchester, Va., June 15, 1863.
HORACE W. STODDARD; age 18; Private; enlisted Aug. 13, 1862;
MICHAEL STRAUSBAUGH; age 41, Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862;
ISAAC C. SWEET; age 34; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862; Was taken
prisoner at Winchester, Va., June 15, 1863.
HENRY SWEARENGARN; age 32; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862;
JOSEPH VANMATER; age 37; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862; Granted thirty
days’ furlough and awarded Medal of Honor for special bravery at Fort
Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865.
JOHN WATERHOUSE; age 28; Private; enlisted Sept. 15, 1862;
JAMES WHITEMAN; age 26; Private; enlisted Aug. 19, 1862; Taken prisoner
at Cedar Creek, Va., October, 19, 1864.
DAVID C. WOOD; age 18; Private; enlisted Aug. 14, 1862;
ABSENT TO BE MUSTERED OUT
JAMES B. MILLER; age 20; Corporal; enlisted Aug. 19, 1862; Wounded and
taken prisoner at Lynchburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
DAVID LONGSTRETH; age 23; Corporal; enlisted Aug. 20, 1862; In hospital
on account of wound received at Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865; lost an
eye at Winchester, Va., 1863.
EDWARD LOWREY; age 31; Corporal; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862; In hospital on
account of wound received at Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865; wounded at
Fisher’s Hill, Va., September 22, 1864.
SAMUEL BARETT; age 37; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862; In hospital on
account of wounds received at Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865.
JOEL B. CUMMINS; age not given; Private; enlisted date not given; In
hospital on account of wound received at Snicker’s Ferry, Va., July 18,
1864.
SAMUEL G. CHRISTY; age 22; Private; enlisted Aug. 18, 1862; In
confinement at Harper’s Ferry for desertion.
JESSE FRASIER; age 18; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862; In hospital on
account of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 13, 1864; (arm
shot off.)
ARTHUR GIBSON; age 25; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862; Prisoner of war
since July 25, 1864.
JOHN J. MARTIN; age 20; Private; enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; Sick in hospital
April 21, 1865.
ERASTUS STOWE; age 43; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862; Sick in hospital
since December 31, 1864.
JONATHAN VANBIBBER; age 38; Private; enlisted Aug. 16, 1862; Detailed in
reserve ambulance corps, February 15, 1865; was prisoner of war.
WILLIAM B. YEANGER; age 18; Private; enlisted Aug. 15, 1862; Taken
prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864.
DISCHARGED
JOHN RAWLINGS; age 38; Private; enlisted Oct. 2, 1862; Discharged for
disability, May 19, 1865, order of War Department; was taken prisoner at
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; was wounded at Piedmont, Va., June 5,
1864.
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Montgomery County
[OHMONTCO] Upcoming Genealogy Meeting
Date:    3/18/03 6:37:17 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    carolynjburns@woh.rr.com  (Carolyn J. Burns)
To:    MONTGOMERY_CO_OH-L@rootsweb.com 

Mark your calendars - The Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical
Society will hold its next meeting on Saturday, April 12 at 1:30 pm in the
auditorium of the Dayton Metro Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton.
    Speaking on the popular subject of Genealogy by Genetics, Robert Johnson
will talk about Family Tree DNA, the company that has spearheaded DNA
testing.  As an introduction to this discussion, Bob will show a 25-minute
video developed by Family Tree DNA that explains the testing.  Following the
video, Bob will talk about his personal involvement with the project and
what you can expect from genetic testing.
    Bob, a long-standing member of our Chapter, is also Chairman of our Cemetery
Committee.  In addition to the countless hours of Cemetery work he has done
for the Chapter, Bob continues to bring new ideas to the table, and we look
forward to his presentation on Genealogy and DNA.
    Join us for our "Early Bird" session at 1:00 on Passenger and Immigration
Lists on CD.
Carolyn J. Burns
Publicity Officer
Montgomery County Chapter OGS
carolynjburns@woh.rr.com 
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmontgs/ 
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Muskingum County
    [OHMUSKIN] Zanesville Times Recorder Obits 14 March 2003
Date:    3/14/03 8:56:39 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    drdx@neo.rr.com  (Denny Shirer)
To:    OHMUSKIN-L@rootsweb.com 
Obituaries appearing in the Zanesville Times Recorder, March 14, 2003
© Zanesville Times Recorder and Gannett Co., Inc.
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/ 
o Ames, Jeanine M. Wallace, 47
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20030314/obituaries/1175115.html 
o Bowers, Lois Ann Shrider, 62
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20030314/obituaries/1175110.html 
o Henslee, Mary, 48
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20030314/obituaries/1175120.html 
o Kahn, Nathaniel R., 69
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20030314/obituaries/1175112.html 

Denny Shirer - drdx@neo.rr.com - North Canton, OH
Muskingum County, OHGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuskin/ 
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Washington County part 2
PAGE 2;  Col. 4.
A FEW CASES OF SUICIDE NEAR ST. MARY'S W. VA.
     Committing suicide seems to be getting fashionable in our parts.  There has been about four attempts
in that direction, three of which were successful in separating the immortal from the mortal parts.
     Mrs. Malan WILLIAMSON, a highly respected lady and one of a large family hung herself with a
skein of cotton yarn, but a few weeks ago.  Cause mental aberration.
     Mrs. W. D. LAUEK, a highly esteemed lady at St. Mary's, destroyed her own life, a few days ago, by
swallowing half a teacup of Paris green.  She died 18 hours after drinking the fatal drug.  Cause, insanity.
     Not long ago a young man whose name we did not learn, attempted to commit suicide by shooting
himself, but it seems he was unsuccessful.  Probably we was weary of this world and sought a better one.
     On Wednesday, February 25th, Mr. John CUNNINGHAM, a young man about twenty-one or two years
of age and who was to have been married this week, went into the store of Messrs. NORRIS and
HAMMET, at Willow Island, and purchased some crackers and candy.  that was the last seen of him
alive.  Saturday, about 4 P. M. he was found dead in the barn some distance in the rear of the store, a
pistol close by his side and a bullet hold in his body.  No cause is assigned.
GOLDEN WEDDING
    On Feb. 25th, the children and grand-children, with the brothers and sisters of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
GARD assembled at their residence at Vincent Station to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their wedded
life.  Some came from Fairfield, some from Athens county, others from McConnelsville and others still
from Columbus.  all were there by twelve o'clock, that were expected--numbering thirty-four.  and after
the incidental hand-shaking, laughing and talking were over, and the dinner was brought to a proper state
of readiness, the ceremony commenced by requesting the bride and groom to stand; when prayers and
thanksgiving were offered up by their pastor to Him who has ordained that man shall not live alone, and
has sauiction and sanctified the holy bond of wedded love.
     A brief address then followed, referring to the Providential kindness which had kept them fifty years in
wedded life, and helped them so to live as to merit and secure the esteem and homage of acquaintances
and the warmest affection and gratitude of children and grandchildren.  Gifts were then presented from
their children, a gold pen and holder to Mr. GARD, likely that he might make a record of his honorable
life, and might write letters to these givers that would be more valuable than gold itself.  As Mrs. GARD
had ever been busy with her fingers, in making and mending for them while they were young, now that
she is old, a gold thimble is most befitting to her on her golden wedding day.
     Next came a pair of gold spectacles for each.  As gold is one of the most precious metals, so it well
symbolizes the preciousness of the love existing between parents and children.  And as they have had
vigilant care over them when their eyes were undimmed, now as their visions is fading these glasses shall
aid them still to see to their affairs and all beautiful things on earth, till God calls them to that world
where they shall not see through a glass darkly but face to face.
     And last was presented a printer memorial set in a golden frame recording their reverent and filial
love, the last word of which are: "We would call down blessing on their heads.  My their years with by, yet
be many and filled with the golden radiance of The soul's calm sunshine And the hear felt joy." 
     The wedding dinner being over, which all praised with actions, which have more emphasis than
words, we all assembled again in the parlor and read Mr. Longfellow's poem about a golden wedding,
called the "Hanging of the Crane."  Soon after we bade the honored "twain made one"  farewell and
started home to Marietta, thinking we had passed a very happy day, and had never attended a more
pleasant wedding.---J. W. M.
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RHODE ISLAND
    [RIGENWEB] Niles - Sewall
Date:    3/8/03 11:49:09 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    Dewolf2323@cs.com 
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Rhode Island Land Evidences
1648 -1696
Pub. R.I. Hist. Soc. 1921
Pub. Baltimores 1970

Page 243-4 #440
Nathanaell Niles to Samuell Sewall
.....twenty Third day of July...one thousand six hundred ninty &
two...Betwene Nathaniell Niles of Block Island..yeoman on the One part And
Samuell Sewall of Boston..Esq of the Other part..Nathaniell Niles for..One
hundred & twenty five pounds Currant mony of new England Recived of..Samuell
Sewall..Hath..sold..parciell of upland..in block Island..Sixty foure
Acres..bounded westerly by the high way southerly upon the Land of John
Rodman Easterly upon A frech pond....Called ...Neales Pond Northerly with
Land of Robart Guttridge..Allso One Other peice..of Land..in Block Island..at
A place..Called Corne Neck qt upwards of fifty Acres Bounded Southerly with
Land of Joshua Raymant Easterly & Northerly with A ditch partly with the
Breach, And partly with ponds westerly.
Wit   Nathanaell Niles, Isa: Addington, Addington Davenport, Edward Turfrey
John Wally Boston July 23th 1692 ...Nathaniell Niles..Acknowledged this
John Joylife,                 
Peter Sergant
Copied as printed Claire Dietz
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