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CONTENTS THIS ISSUE

Pages IS~28

• President's Message 16

Policy Use Notice Editor's notes

Chapter &. Member News 17

Meeting reviews 18 Coming Attractions 18

Genealogy Miscellany 19 Ordering military records

from National Archives American Obituaries Sanborn Maps @CCPL Websites to check Michigan Co. Histories UK Census online

Cuyahoga Co. Pioneers 20 St. Louis Naturalizations Fl Wayne, IN obituaries Aoccsby Library Edition 21 Milton Smith cOlT'eCtion

Lost on the Great Lakes, 1913 23 John McGean and crew

Grindstone City Advertiser 24

18S0 Marriages and Deaths 26 from Daily Plain Dealer

A padc rat Is migtl1y hard to 1M wlttI, but

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CUYAHOGA WEn CALENDAR Programs begin at 1:00 PM at Westlake Porter

Library, 21333 Center Ridge Road with Refreshments & Social Hoor at 6:30

Wed .. , June 1 HELP SESSION 1:00 - 2:30 Conf""""" Rm. Board Meeting 2:30, Porter Library. Stop in.

Wed, June IS 6:30 p.m.-Social hour, Chapter Meding- 7:00 Program: Dr. Judith Cetina, Manager of the Cuyahoga County Archives, "What's New at the Archives."

Mon., July 4 IND£PElYDENC£ OA Y- Fly Your Flag!

Wed .. , July6 HELP SESSION 1:00 - 2:30 Conference Rm. Porter Library. NO Board Meeting this month.

Wed., July 20 6:30 p.m.-5ocial hour, Chapter Mttling- 7:00 Program: Roundtable Discussion of members' and guests' research problems and solutions

Wed., Aug. 3 HELP SESSION 1:00 - 2:30 Conference Rm. Board Meeting 2:30, Porter Library.

Wed., Aug. 17 NO CHAPTER MEETING POT-LUCK SUMMER PICNIC 8/6:00 pm 28161 Bassen Road, Westlake at Ed Hammon's Bring table service and a food item 10 share

Wed., June I HELP SESSION 1:00 - 2:30 Conf=n<e Rm. Board Meeting 2:30, Porter Library

Advance notice 6:30 p.m.-SociaJ hour, Chapter Meeting- 7:00 Wed., Sept. 2 1 Program: Tn"a Thomas of Porter Library will

demonstrate Ancestry and Heritage Quesl

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER 25000 WES1WOOD ROAD WESTLAKE, OHIO 44145

C.ya.oca WESt TRACER Vol. 29 #1.JUK 2005

THE TRACER quarterty publication of

CUYAHOGA WEST CHAPTER of the Ohio Genealogical Society

P. O. Box 26196, Fairview Paf1t, OH 44126-0196 ISSN #1057-6258

This publicatlOfl IS indeKed in the PERIOdical Source Index (PERSI), published by the Allen County, Indiana Public Ubrary Foundation.

Tho TRACER Is published in March, June, September and December with membership to the Chapter and to sodebes who exchange ptJblications. Queries are free to members. Dues are $15.00 IndMdualand$18.00 fof"two persons atone address. Membership runs Jan. through Dec..

The society holds monthly educational programs and meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at Westlake Porter Public library at 27333 Center Ridge Road In Westlake, Ohio. Guests are welcome and those interested in trltdng family history are invited to jOin us.

President v. PresidentIPTOgrarn Recon:Iing Seaetary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer

Membership Newsletter Editor Publicity Historian Sales Hospitality & libfary

Committee Chalnnen

Jayne BroesH Ed Hammon

Marie Bomancin Jeanne Workman

James Hausrath

leah Krulik Jeanne Workman

Jayne BroestI Marie Bomancin

Jeanne Workman Nancy Shaw

IndM:IuaI help sessIooson I9Se8Ith problemS haW resurnad on lie first Wed atPol'lar l.IwaIy, 1:00-2:30 e;a:::ept b" Dec. 01 dLri1g bad wead1ef. cal Por1er l.lr.Irr k) dlecX. Heffage 0u8s1 rnagazne is p«Mded by the chapW ~ W8SIIakePorIer Pubic l...brary.

It. iR of our 8VaIabIe pubIcations Is on !he back page oflhis Issue. If available, post paid bact. issues of the 2002+ T/8C8fn $3..75 each: 1994-2001 ani $2.50 each: IIOSe eerier" SI.50ead"I.

Use Policy for Material from the TRACER

1. Informational and news matenal with no authol" byline published in our quarterly, TRACER, may be freely extraded, abstracted or copied with no permissiOn necessary, providing a credit line of Cuyahoga West Chapter's name, publiCation title, date of poblicatiOn or issue number be Included.

2. Any contributed artiCle or project ptJblished in the TRACER with an author byline may notbe reprinted, posted to a webSite Of used In another manner without the written permission of the author of the material and the consent of this Society. Please contact the edtot at our ma~ address Of at the email address below fof" contact information for this purpose.

3. Any abstractioo or indexing pro;ect compiled by membef"S of our society and ptJblished in the TRACER for the benefit of otheB, may not be recompiled, repUblished Of posted to the Internet except by this SocIety or with the specific written consent of the Society Projects may hereinafter contain a code to identity such material. Contact the e<litor fof" further infonnation.

-4 . These same poliaes will govem our newsletter editor in use of material from newsletters of other Ofg8nizations.

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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE:

Three years ago, I clipped an Ellen Goodman column from the "Cleveland Plain Dealer" entitled "Spring C leaning: Keep the things that matter most." A confirmed packrat., I ta<:ked the article on the refrigerator to inspire me to part with the boxes of "stuff' that Bob and I have acquired from our parents and grandparents. not to mention theenonnous amount of"memorabilia" fromourown lives. What do we save" What do we throw out? Ms. Goodman remarked how the boxes she had inherited had acquired a kind of sacred, untouchable quality. I-Jowcouldshedareto triage heTelders ' leftovers? Howshould she pick and choose what matters? To her parents. To her. To her children. I know just how she felt

Myown experieocehas been what I saved should have been pitched and what I threw out shou ld have been kept Like the decades of old Oh io I icense plates my father had kept in the garage ... all with the number AL 183, that went out in the trash. I later learned that I icense plate collectors would baveenjoyed adding them to their collections. Additionally that plate number was significant for Dad, a veteran of WWIJ. Only American Legion members could have AL on their plates. I hope a trash picker rescued them.

It took the Goodman family about five weekends to make a small dent in dividing their history from their clutter. But, in the process, they began to realize what matters most . "The next generation will value not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the talesofhow we loved, In the end, it's the family s tories that are worth the storage,"

Let this be a challenge to each of us, to get those stories on paper NOW! Wemust not become soabsorbed with our distant lineage. that we forget to teU our own personal family stories. Until I do that. the article stays on our

refrigerntor. J.,...

From the Editor-

1 had a nicc note from IAnore Man about the Lake Erie stonn article. She remembers Ilearing that her mother went OUIIO play in the snow in theSlonn or 1913 and caught a chill which turned inlo pneumonia. She was so sick that she received the Last Sacraments from the parish pricst-and her mother had six other children. too ..

She also mentioned the lake ship Griffilh. another inramous lake disaster off the Cleveland shore. We' ll tell more about thai another time. Thanks, Lenore.

Pt..EASE HOTE-~ JXIIiCittS for the TRACER: We have reflJnnulated our maiIirIg liIIand now """ tnt c:tns. The IiIIInc:tuciea <4 groupe.:

1 Paid memberli of INs IOdety IfIItlo get <4 c::oPes with ~ ~, orthose 1fIItlo ..... 1o subscribe lit $15.00.

2. CompIimeIiUlyc::opiM 10 IIeIeciIId geneaIogjcaIlitQriesor rtMew editoIa and oce:asiOnaI oIhers.

3. Societies IfIItlo notify us1hat they want 10 conbnue reoeiWIQ our quMer1y and exd"Iange IheirI with us.

<4 NewsIeaer exc:t\an09S 1hat membefs requesllTom oountles that are of .--ch or edu:;:atianaI inlefest.

I Contact the Society by E·mail at: cuyahoQawesl@att.nel.1

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PAID MEMBERS FOR YEAR 2005-Thanks to the following additional membe~ whose dues for their 20:<>5 membenhip have been received by MayiS. All ~embers~lps run bythc caJendar year, Jan. I-Des:, 31 , Membersb.lps receiVed after <ktobcr I are credited to the next year. Four lSS~ ~fthe TRACER are included for every member. Individual membership is $15.00 and two people at one address. SI8.00. New members are indicated below in bold.

Bonnes, Patricia Kelley, Mary Kathleen Good, Gary Scalley, Nonna Smote, Vic: Smole.,Jnn Zonnan, Mar), Ann

Fairfax, VA Cleveland

Lorain Cleveland Westlake Westlake

Mentor

Newsletters are now being mailed first class and the current year's issues will usually be available at meetings for new members and othm. Call the editor if you have a problem.

• BOARD MEETINGS - are held monthly except for July. Aug. and Dec. on the lSi Wed. at 2:30; P, M. at the

Westlake Porter Public Library conference room following the public Help Session. Any member or committee chairperson is welcome.

• HELP SESSION REPORT -Th~winterandspring

our momhly Help Session has been .... ery popular. We meet in the Conference Room at Porter Public Library from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month. Nancy Shaw has been bringing her laptop and surfmg Ancestry and Heritage Quest sites for our members and .... isitors.

One visitor, Doodi Duffy, asked for help in finding information about her great grandmother who Ii .... ed in Alabama and is thought to have been of Native American ancestry. We suggested she begin by looking for her great grandmother in the census re<:ords and to seek out help from a local Alabama genealogical society.

Jayne Broestl found an excellent introduction to Native American Research article in Everton's Genealogical Helper at Porter library, which she copied and forwarded to Dondi. Dondi thanks us for the article and reports that her phone call to the Lamar Co. Chapter in Alabama resulted in a "mountain of information on the male line of the family'" being delivered to her mailbox. She now realizes that she has found "a lifelong project" and hopes to come to more of our meetings.

John Noble, another Help Session ... isitor, asked for help with his Scottish line. He is interested in learning what happened 10 Jane Miller, born 10 July 1863 in Fraserburgh, Scotland. It seems that she disappeared around 1905-1910.

John has offered to do look-ups for immigranu who arrnred 01 Boston from 1893- 194 7. He has a one year Ancestry subscription for that port and time period. Thanks John for sharing and helping us!!

Donald Chi .... eUa. from A von Lake, is looking for the Chiavetta and Bisesi families of Pittsburgh and McKeesport. PA who came to the U.S. from Italy. Nancy Shaw has been helping Don and he has attended several

meetings. . I Frank Balre needs help with his early coloma

ancestor. William Seward (1627-1700], who came from England to cr. Frank has Revolutionary War ancestors who he would like to research further.

Vic and JeaD Smok have m;ently joined Cuyahoga West Chapter. Jean is Vice ~ident of ~e Rocky River Coterie. She and her husband VIC arc lookl~g for infonnation on Patrick and BridgeHf: Fitzgerald of Big Prairie, WayneCo.,OH around 1850 and Mic.hael MonleH. The Fitzgernlds hailed from Ireland and Michael Monlen was from Gennany.

Norm and Myrna Wenger are seeking more infonnation on John and Agnes Chrobak [1885-19411 who came to Lorain Co., OH from Austria/Poland.

AI Buckeye, from A .... on Lake, is looking to further his knowledge about his mother (1900-1990] who came to Ohio from Slovakia.

Ifanymemberswould like to help any of the above with their research, please contact Jayne at 440-899-920 I. You really don't need to "know" lilat much,just know where to fmd it. be a good listener and offer eOCOW1lgement. Often the "teacher" learns from the "student."

• UPDATE ON ewGS COLLECTION at Porter Library: Nancy Shaw has retrieved the last of our holdings that were in storage at Porter and put them on our shelves. Since we need to make space for future newslener issues, the board has elected to remove issues over 10 yerus old and donate them-mainly to Fai"",iew Par1c Regional Library if they are needed to fill their collection. There they wiil be bound and available to all. However, we will keep all issues of counties in this area: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hudson, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Stark, and Summit

We now have available free, issues from about 1990-1994 for these counties: Butier, Columbiana, Co.shoclon, Defiance, Delaware, Fayelle. Filiton, Hamilton, HancocJc, Harrison. Huron. Jackson, Lawrence, Licking, Legan. Please call Jayne Broestl, 440-899-9201 if you want any of these. The only cost would be postage if you want them mailed. Remaining counties will be available in the fall.

• The new Bernice Yates Memorial Reading Garden at Porter Library will be completed about the end of June, outside the CUI"\Ied glass wall. Not only does it create a beautiful vista from inside. but you can go out to sit in the sun. chat or read. What a lovely addition!

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Meeting Revkws:

March 16: Marie Herlevi, Special Collections Librarian at Akron Summit County Public: Ubrary spoke on the library's holdings and invited us to come down for a visit. Ms. Herlevi came to her position from the Western Reserve Historical Society ArchiveslLibraty when the Akron Summit COWlty Public Library Special Collections Division was fonned four years ago in anticipation of the new c1imatz controlled facility now completed. The Division is located on the third floor of the newly reopened Maio Library. 1bert: isalso a Division Manager and an archival librarian.

Holdings include local history infonn8tion on the Akron rubber and chemical industries, schools and university, and genealogical material on people from AL and KY who came to the area. More recently, material about PA and WV has been added. There is a growing collection of Huguenot and Quaker genealogy and. of course, Akron's Soap Box Derby. There are card indexes of Akron newspaper death notices. for a more: complete list, visit the Special Collections Web site at: <WWW.akronlibrary.ol"flmain-sc.html> .

Death Certirlntes: The biggest attraction for genealogists with Ohio ancestors may be the collection of microfilm reels of the Ohio Death Index and Certificates. Previously, these covered theyears 1908-1944. ASCPL hasjust purchased the index for the newly released years of 1945 through 1953 and is in the process of adding the microfilm of these cenificares, 25-50 reels au rime. You may-wanllO email them to see what certificate reels they now have if you are specifically interested in the 1945-19S3 period. Cost to photocopy a cenificate is S.05 per page al the library. Requests by snail mail or e-mail are limited 10 5 certiftca1eS and require an additional S 1.00 for postage and handling ... a bargain. Their e-mail address is: speccollections@akronlibrary.org.

• E-mail nt:wslt:Her: Subscriplions are invited to the Special Collections e-mail newsletter Past PursuilS, to receive news about new local history and genealogy acquisitions, upcoming events, interesting facts about Akron area history, and genealogical research tips.

Hours and parking: The A.kJon-.Sununit COWlty Public Library is located at 60 S. High St .• Akron, OH 44326-0001. Exit from 1-77 onto Rt. 59 bypass. get offon S. High SI. and go to garage daily parking entrance (2M). Reference Desk phone: 330-643-9030. Hours are Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.: Friday 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sal. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Sunday (all year) I p.m. - 5 p.m.

Parking is available in the covered garage on S. High St. next to the library on weekdays for $6.00 a day; library patrons receive the first hour free if parking ticket is validated inside at the information desk on the first floor of the library. Parting is free on Saturday and Sunday. On-street parking is also sometimes available. A cafe for lunch will be opening in the future. but there is a mall food court nearby or other downtown spots to have lunch (or take a little snack and find a quiet spot outside or elsewhere).

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April 20 - Show and Tell. This was a round table m«ting. Marie Bornancin hasjustlocated a «miner fony-niner" and is having fun exploring that. Jim Kolpein brought some fragile old documents that needed to be encapsulated (we did that atour May help session). Guest John Noble told us about the "Bobbin" Nobles and the "BoOO" Nobles of Scotland and about these ~r names. while Larry and Vircinia Bouklea told about their searches in Delaware and Cecil County, MD and we brainstonned for them. Jim Hausrath showed family reunion pictures andJim Denham the wonderful notebooks he is making for each direct ancestor. Leah Kralik brought and talked about a place setting of dishes from her grandmother.

May 18 - Finding Anceston In Military Records, Using Internet and CD. Brent Morgan. member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), North East Ohio Civil War Roundtable, President of the Genealogical Committee at WRHS and Past Pmidenl of East Cuyahoga Co_ Genealogical Society gave an excel~t visual presentation on where and how to use new technology to help search for military infonnation. Using CO's and internet research sites for major war.> and conflicts was discussed and illustrated, plus how to obtain copies of records from the National Archives (see next page.)

Civil War infonnation websites recommended: www.itd.nps.govfcwss National Park Service W'WW.Ohiot'lvilww.com Ohio in the Civil War www.nara.gov The National Archives www.cwc.Lsu.edul US Civil War Center @ LSU www.ancesuy.com (fee) Civil War Soldiers Database http://carlisle-www.anny.mi1/usamhi/PhotoDB.hbnl

U.S. American Military History Institute Photo Index We'll include site suggestions for other walS in

succeeding issues.

June 15 - Dr. Judith Celina. Manager of the Cuyahoga County Archives at 3405 Franklin Ave. in Cleveland will speak to us about"Whlt's New at tbe Cuyaboga County Archives." AJways a favorite speaker. this is an opportunity to ask questions an learn what is available at this location.

July 20 - Roundtable Discuuion meeting to tell of recent discoveries, ask questions or request brainstonning from the group. A friendly, infonnal meeling-always one of our favorites.

... August 17 - SUMMER PICNIC (no _, .. r..t. . ~.~ ... meeting.) Join us at 6:00 at Ed and Joan ~lr~f~ .,. Harnmon'shouse at28161 Basset Road ~~ _ in Westlake. We always have great food

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place setting and join us. Beverages will be provided. Rain or shine; call Ed if necessary, 871-7772.

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TO ORDER MILITARY SERVICE AND PENSION RECORDS BEFORE 1917 FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES

To order by mail. you must use NATF Form 85 (military pension claim files, 1775-1916) or Form 86 (military service records 1775-<:1916). These forms are available from their website below, or request by letter to: National Arch ives and Records Adminismuion. Attn: NWCTB. 700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. D.C. 20408-0001. The same address is used to return the completed forms.

Orders may also be placed on their Website. which a lso will prim the forms and instructions. See <www.archiyes.goYlrescareh_room/ obtain_copies/>

Orders placed on NATF Forms 85 and 86 take about 8 weeks to process, although orders for FULL pension files on Form 84 usually take longer, 12 10 16 weeks, due to the larger size of the files.

Military service records from 1916 to the present may be requested from the St. Louis Personnel Records Center, by veterans or next-of-kin only. Standard Form 180 must be used and mailed to: National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Avenue, SI. Louis, MO 63132-5100. Instructions and forms are available on their website at: <www.ve£reCS.an::hives.govl.

AllERICAN OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES at CCPL

This helpful database is now avai lable as a reference database at the Cuyahoga County Public Library on their computers. Go to Reference Databases and to alphabetical listing then click on the stale you are interested in, all or specific papers.

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GENEALOGY MISCELLANY OHIO SANBORN MAPS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH OPLIN AT CUYAHOGA PUB. LIBRARY

Another imponant resource now available in the Cuyahoga Coumy Public Library databases is the complete collection of Digital Sanborn Insurance Maps for Ohio. These are licensed for Ohio use by the Ohio Public Library Information Network.

Detail is shown of the buildings on each plot. These are primarily of cities and villages, but with a little study you may find your grandfather's house and outbuildings which may no longer be standing.

WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT

A website to help with German research is: <http://german.aboul.com>. 1t provides free online translation to and from German, a free online course for beginners, and contains g lossaries that include colors, crossword puzzles. dates and times and others. Essentials in Basic German gives common phrases under the categories of Travel, Food and Drink. Dining Out, and Shopping and provides the English and German spelling and German pronunciation. A good way for travelers (or researchers) to practice the language.

Another recommendation is: <www.ourtimelines.com>. You emer your ancestor's birth and death dates (or any other time period you wish), and a list of events during that time appears, givi ng youacustom ized time line. There is also a section called Peers alld Contemporaries that lists well known people born the same year.

This will be helpful in placing your ancestors into historical context. (From PaslTimes, Men.:erCounty. PA, Vol. 2S No. 41

Along the same line is one with information on pioneer life. How pioneers cooked, dressed, went 1'0 school, etiquette rules. etc. <www. geocities.comlHeartlandlVallcy/6470. lEaslSidcGcn. Society. Bellevue, WA Vol. 23 No. III

TAKE YOUR BINOCULARSI

Eureka! What a great ~ idea. Hang your binoculars around your -neck along with your camera when hunting in a cemelery. They bring the tombstones to your eyes, saving footsteps in the search for elusive ancestors. Scan across the expanse of a large cemetery for names before you charge blindly ahead! I From Aneestry Daily News. 11 Oct. 2002: Putnam Pastfindcr. Nov. 2002: Lorain Co. Researcher Vol. 22 #2)

MICHIGAN COUNTY HISTORIES

If you have Michigan research, check out this super site! Almost all (170) of the Michigan county histories are online and you can search names. places. elc. These are digitized copies of the pages, which can be primed. At <www.hli.umich.edulmlmicountyl>. [Gail Hite to Lorain Co. Researcher Vol. 22 #2)

NEW ONLINE CENSUS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM

England: Hot on the heels of the 1861 census, the 1841 (earliest name­inclusive census of England) is now available at <britishorigins.com>. With the click ofa mouse you may be able to find several generations of ancestors.

Seolland: The latest addition to online census is the 1871 Scotland Census. With an index of over 3.5 million names, you can now search and view the images at <www.scollandspeople. gov,uk>. This, however is a pay-per­view site. For the cost of £6 you can access up to 30 page views within a 168 hour period (\ week). Besides the 1871 census, this site also has the 190 I and earlier Scottish census available. I Eastside Gen. Bulletin Board, Vol. 23 No. II from Richard Eas/man Online News/eller, copyright 2005)

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY

PIONEERS

First Class Inducted

We finally have II Cuyahoga County Lineage Society. thanks to the efforts of Chairperson Marilyn Carlson. Greater Cleveland Chapter and the fol lowing committee members: Paul Hartman, Greater Cleveland' Kay Collingwood , John and Sand; Stoib, Cuyahoga Valley, Sieve and Belty Bloom. Brookl)ll ; Carol and Grace Williams, Southwest; Mary Lou BregilUr and Marilyn Sauer. East Cuyahoga; Jim Denham , Cuyahoga Wes~ Bill Fnnk, Computer Assisted Genealogy Group and Jean Barnes, OGS District Trustee.

Marilyn is to be congratulated for spearheading this project. She and the committee did an enonnous amount of work bringing this to fruition.

The first annual induction banquet was held on Sat.. May 7. 2005 at Hou lihan's in Westlake. WRHS Genea logica l Committee Past President, Richard Fetzer, spoke about our ancestors' world and their coming to the Western Reserve. He urged everyone to look beyond names and dates and to remember the hard life our ancestors endured. OGS Trustee Jean Barnes and the Pioneers Chairpe rso n, Marilyn Carlson, presented the awards to the following initial class of inductees:

Mary Lou Brrgitur, Mayfield II ts: Augustus Neff. 1846

Ellen Louise Roih. Columbia Station: David Beebe, 18 10 L)'diaTern:1 Bttbc. 18 10 Chester Beebe, 1810

Paul Marc HartmaD, Rocky River: Michael Johann Krauss.. 1849 Daniel Grammcs, 1850 PhilippGramrnes, 18S0 Katherine Elizabeth Gemacker. 1849 Anna Margarete I-Ieidner. 1850 Catherine Greulich. 1835 Caroline WeinganlL 1850 Johann Baptiste WcrL 1835 Caroline Werz. 1836 Heinrich Michael Reitz. 1850 JohlUln George Peter Reil7~ 18S0 Maria Barbara Lchr Rcitz, 18S0

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\Iaria 1.li/alx."th Ro,.:d~r I ehr. 1850 Frederick Jacob 11runlltt. 1846 Christina llarbara Rcnl Brunner. 1&46

Robert Waller lIabercorn. I'anna Ills : Andreas Jacob Linkenstcin, 1849 Maria Walbruga SchmidL 1849

James Frands O·DonDeJI. P<Momac, MO

Philip CookIKoch. 1845 Margaret Od/~ 1845 William Ilayes. 18S0 Elizabeth licory, 1850

J and Patricia FlynD Peterson L..alie Mills. Perrysburg. 011

Freeborn Wilcox. 1837 William Wilcox. 1837 Sarah Robinson Wilcox. 1843 Clarissa Coatcs.. 1835 Amanda Teachout CoalS. 1830

Jayne Alberti! Uessler 8rnestl. Wc:stlal:e Man::us Brown. 1833 Artemisia Bumham. 1834 Isaac Burnham. 1834 Nancy Tanner. 1834 Isaac Burnham II. 1838 Artemisia Griffin. 1836

()(JS President Diane Gagel and Or. Jud ith Cetina. Manager of the Cuyahoga County Archives were guests at the banquel. Completed applications will be filed forrefe rence al the County Archives.

If you are interested in becoming a Cuyahoga County Pioneer, you must prove that your ancestor arrived in Cuyahoga County on or before 31 Dec. 1850. You must also be a memberofa Cuyahoga County Genealogical chapter or group. To receive an application form, send your name, address, phone number and e-mail address along with $3.00 to Marilyn K. Sauer, Chairperson 2005-06,12437 Bonnie Lane, Mayfield Heights. 01-1 44124.

Indicate to which Cuyahoga group you belong. There is a processing fee of $20.00 for a single direct line and $10.00 for each additional direct line ancestor when application is returned.

ST. LOUIS NATURALIZATION INDEX GOES ONLINE

The SI. Louis Genealogical Society has announced that in March their website <www.stlgs.org> launched "Index to Early Naturali7.ations in SI. Louis." The index includes nearly 92,000 persons

",ho ..... ere naturalized in St. Loui:.. Missouri between 1816 and 1906. when naturalizations became federal records as well.

Although the records had been IiImed, there was never an accurale index. Cooperation of the St. Louis Circuit Court. the Missouri State Archives and thousands of hours of work by SI. Louis Genealogical Society members produced this etTen. now available 10 all.

Remember that people naturalized in St. Louis may have immigrated in the east, north or south and senled for a number of years in SI. Louis. where they filed their papers. perhaps later moving on again.

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Tha 01'110 Ganealoglcal Society 1'181$ launChed their New Buildmg campaign A brochure WIth layout and site plan IS

available. The sile is located on State RoUte 97 near the BellVille exll of 1-71 , south of Mansfield

There are many opportunities for gIVIng, large and small Ched< their website at WNW ogs org fof If1O(8

details Think about hOw mUCh you could hetp. and do II if you canl

Help OGS preserve Ohio's histoncal and genealogICal hentage. Plan 10 be part d the dream today.

163 YEARS OF FT. WAYNE AREA OBITUARIES ONLINE

Recently added to the website: <www.friendsofallencounty.org> were 163 years of obituaries from the Ft. Wayne, IN area. This website also carries many other records for Allen Co., IN.

Genera I quest ions can be emailed to Genealogy @ACPL.info"""Ask a Librarian.

Old you !mow? ror many years la. __ tbe

abbft;b.latlCMI for l.cUana, not Iowa

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ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION

A look at the Changes

Early in 2005. "Ancestry Library Edition," became part of the research services offered to libraries by ProQues~ replacing "AncestryPlus" previously from Gale Research. ProQuest also offers Heritage Quesl Online. Ancestry changes were not made at all libraries immediately, as some Gale contracts have yet to expire.

Improvements are already evident in Porter' s old version, and Cuyahoga County Public Library has the new edition available along with Heritage Quest at all branches. The look of Ancestry Library Edition has been restyled. The new open ing page is geared to the beginner, but by clicking on the "advanced" search, you gCI to a screen similar to before, where you could choose what you want to use.

The County I ibraries have been having a problem with the new interface, as many searches eventually come back with "unable to authenticate you," and you have to switch to another computer or have the one you ' re on completely shut down and rebooted . The one i used was restarted and worked OK for awhile and then again would not "authenticate." The library is working with ProQucst to solve this annoying problem.

Ances"y library &/i/ion is almost identical to the home version, but without historical newspapers or entry capabilities. Home members can also order certain extra modules of interest. Some databases have/will change. as not all those that Gale had included were Ancestry-owned. Gale will offer its important "Genealogy and Biography Master Index" to libraries separately. so

check )our libra!) 's research databases. The fo llowing may no longer be offered online through Ancestry:

• Civil War Pension Index- it has been reported that this would be dropped. but it is newly updated in the version at Fairview, so hopefully this is in error.

• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index

• The Great Migration Index

In addition to the many other databases formerly included, Ances/ry Library Edilion picks up the following new ones:

• Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books

• New York Passenger List Indexes

• Newspaper Obituaries • Selected Genealogy Books on

Methodology • Wider Selection of Court

Records • World War 1 Draft Records

(also previous ly on Ancestry Plus)

Anceslry Library Edition will continue to be restricted to terminals inside libraries, as the company still requires individual subscriptions for home use. It will take a little time to become familiar with a slightly different operation, but the basic information is still there and worth the effort .

HeriJage Quest Online, however, is now offered through many libraries (as well as TheOhio Genealogical Society) to member card holders at their home computers. In addition to the census, HQ has its own unique resources, including 25,000 local and family history books, PERSI (Periodical Source Index), and the Revolutionary War Pension Files were recently added.

C lc\cland area libraries that provide Ancestry include Western Reserve Historical Socicty Library, Fairview Park Regional Library, Cleveland Public Library, Rocky River Library. Westlake Porter Public Library. the LOS Family History Centers and othcrs.

Focus on Ihe Feder.1I census:

These online services have changed the face of census work. There is no longer an excuse for not knowing where your family was and who was part of it. Yet many people who do online research gathcr mainly what they can get from family tree databases or other re searchers. With all its inconsistencies, the Federal Census is still the foundation of family research, and now it's easier. Not only do the online indexes find your people with more flexibility, but you are linked to the actual images of the handwritten pages on which the name is found, just as if you were looking at microfilm (except that you can usually read it clearly without scratches and dirt).

You should search both Ancestry and Heritage Quest ccnsus databases when avai lable, as thcy cover different years and each has their own different indexes. Be aware that certain census records andlor indexes are not yet completely loaded for some statcs. but the inquiry will return a "no hit" response without telling you that your state is not yet included. It has been reported that some census records can be found on microfilm that may have been omitted or incorrectly indexed in the online editions, so keep that in mind in difficult cases. As we know, this is also true with index books. Also, some links are a few pagcs (or more) otT, and you may

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need to look a little. (Remember, all census microfilm is ava il ab le at Western Reserve Historica l Soc iety Library in Cleveland.)

What census HQ and Ancestry orrer (when in existence), plus types or indexing:

Heritage Quest Online: Head of I-Iousehold indexing:

1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1860, 1870, r"'gmen' I 890, 1900, 1910, 1920, partial 1930.

A"cestry Library Edilio,,: Head of Household indexing:

1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840,1 910, 1920.

Every Name indexing:

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, r"'gmcn' I 890, all I 900, all 1930.

(We'l l share some index tips next issue.)

(See Patricia Van Skaik in Hamilton Co. Gen Soc. Gazette Vol. XIX # I and Christy Wiggins in CAGG Bits & Bytes Vol. 11.07]

ROOTSWEB: TOP FREE ONLINE RESOURCE FOR FAMILY HISTORY BUFFS

RootsWeb is the oldest and largest of the free genealogical s ites and has undergone many changes. Although the RootsWeb website <www.roolsweb.com> IS com· pletely free, you can unknowingly be linked 10 Ancestry.com, who is a sponsor of RootsWeb. We must thank them for that. Usually the first empty box you can fill in will link you to Ancestry.com to solic it a membership, and is nOI part of RootsWeb. It happens to a ll of us- at many sites-just be aware.

RootsWeb has many areas worth investigating" includinglhose following. We will di scuss each of these in a future issue, starting

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with the SSDI (Socia l Security Death Index, below). - SSDI - World Connect Fam ily Trees - Ob ituary Daily Times - Web pages - mailing lists - Ca lifornia Death Records - Texas Death Records - archives - lesson guides

ROOTSWEB: (SSDI) SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX

Not everyone is, or was, covered by Social Security, but the majority of Americans s ince 1937 have been. Anyone whose death was reported 10 the SSA from 1962 to the present should appear in the SSDI. However, if a person died before files were computeri 7.ed in 1962, but hislher SS account was still active after 1962, they shou ld also be included . People born as early as 1870·1880 can be found. although the majority would be after 1890.

Because the birth information was given by the person when applying for their card, this is considered reliable information . The death date reported may be a little less so, as a third party reported this. Often only month and year of death are given.

Be carefu l about the places given- and some have none. The places mentioned are: last residence (address of record, not where person resided or death occurred, but could be); state where socia l security number was issued (where o ffice was located-usually also residence at that time); and place where last death benefit was sent. These are c lues to death certificates, obituaries, cemetery or probate records. The SSDI is also on other genealogy s ites and you may want to check more than one.

Roots Web has a 'very good lesson that you can find on their web page : <www.rootsweb.com/ - rwguideJ lesson IO.htm>.

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CORRECTION

Apologies to Milton Smith (and descendants). 2001 engineer of the lake ship Charles S. Price, mentioned in the 1913 stonn article of March 2005 as being from Cleveland, OH. He headed to Cleveland, but only on his way home to Port Huron, Michigan.

Greal Lakes Ship Wrecks and Survivals by William Ratigan, (originally published 1960 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, MI. Republished 1994 by Galahad Books, Ny) as well as White Hurricane by Daniel Brown, say he was from Port Huron, MI , a friend of wheclsman Arz Mclmosh of SI. Clair, MI , who did not leave also because he needed the money.

In interviews, Milton Smith said he had six children, the oldest only cleven. His survival enabled him to sec these and four more grow up. The 1910 and 1920 census shows the following in Port Huron, MI :

1910 Ward I . f'Oft I-Iuron. MI

Smith. Milton 1\. 32 Mi Eng. marillC vcssel Flomlce wf 23 MI

Birdelil d 6 MI

Manon d S Mi

Florence d J Mi Ruth d I 6112 Mi

1920 Ward 6. f'Oft Huron. MI

Smllh. Millon 1\ 47 MI Engineer marine

Florence wf 32 Mi

Birdclla d 16 Mi

Marion d 14 Mi

Kalharinc d 12 Mi

Ruth Marie d 10 Mi

Wm. Alden s 8 Mi

Daniel s 6 Mi

Milliard. d S MI AhceC. d 3 Mi

Austin 5 J 2112 Mi

1\ F1on:ncc Smith. age 10, posSibly the: daughlCf from 1910. was boarding With another nearby family

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LO$r ON THE. LAKES Jeanne Workman

The continuing story of C leveland -own cd or operated ships and crews lost on the Great Lakes during the while blizzard stonn of November 8-11. 1913. This series began in March. 2005.

THE JOHN A. MCGEAN Operated by Hutchinson & Co., for Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland; 432 ft. long, 52 ft. beam, capacity 5,200 tons, built 1908 in Lorain, 01-1 by American Shipbuilding; foundered Nov. 9, 1913 Lake Huron, all hands aboard, crew of23. Loss $250.000. Not insured.

Thursday, November 6. 1913 was a warm Indian summer day in Sandusky. Ohio. Carrie Ncy and her ten-year old son,

Paul, had traveled from Cleveland for a linle excursion to bid husband and father goodbye before his ship loaded at Sandusky and left for a lengthy trip on the lakes, the last of the season, Chauncey R. Ney was captain of the freighter James A. McGean. He had sailed the lakes for 30 years. but was capta in of this boat for just two years. The Neys had moved to Cleveland from Michigan where all had been born. Forty·four year--old Captain Ney had a reputation as a nifty dancer who was rumored to schedule sai lings around important dance events along his route.

By the time coa l loading began early Saturday morning November 8 in Sandusky, sk ies had darkened, the temperature had fallen , wind had come up and snow began to fall. When the McGean left Sandusky harbor about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. conditions were ominous for the schedu led trip to South Chicago on Lake Michigan.

On Sunday the McGean had passed through the Detroit River and was upbound on Lake Huron in a line of freighters trying to make their way through the pounding blizzard. Few of the ships in this lower area of Lake Huron on this particular day and time ever made their way to any port.

Mrs. Ney waited in C leveland all day Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, but no word of the McGean came. On Thursday. her fears were realized when wreckage and 20 bodies of the crew of 23 of the McGeall, some in lifeboats, were found on the Canadian shore near Goderich. Ont

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The ship itself had vanished without tracc. Somctime after 1986, the McGean was finally located on the lake Ooor near Port 1·lope. Michigan. It lay inverted with the rudder tom loose and useless. Caplain Chau ncey R. Ney undoubtedly went down with his ship.

~ .. Crew members lost with the freighter John A. McGean November 9·10, 1913 as furnished by the Lake Carriers Association and published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Press and C/('l. 'eland Leader. Men from northeast Ohio are marked with an asterisk.

Betts, D. M., second cook, Girard, Pa.

'Cartson, Ole, Second engineer, 1241 9" St., lorain, Ohio

·Conway, F. deck hand, Sandusky, Ohio

Dahl, Conrad, deck hand, 148 Mill St. , Brooklyn, N.Y.

Ekbert, A. H., second mate, 568 8111 Ave ., Milwaukee, Wis.

Handley, Edward, deck hand, 750 Drinker St. , Scranton,Pa .

' HIII, E. A. , mate, Vermilion, Ohio

"Holmes, J. , deck hand, Cleveland

Jacobson, George. boatswain, R.ED. 1, Wolverine, Mich.

Kelley, Andrew, fireman, Alexandria, Va,

'Martow, F. W" steward, 31 ~ High St., Ashtabula, Ohio

McAllister, William , fireman, 36 Ohio 51., Buffalo, N.Y.

·McGuire, J ., porler, Sandusky, Ohio

·Ney, Chauncey. R., Master, 1257 E. 6"P' St., Cleveland

(address 456 Eddy Road at time of disappearance]

Nowak, John, deck hand, Bemardville, N.J.

Olsen, John, walchman, 81 Chicago St., Buffalo, N.Y.

Olsen, Eldrup. fireman, 465 Chicago Ave., Chicago, III.

·Perrigo, Eddie, oiler, 223 lake Place, lorain, Ohio

Smith, George, wtleelsman, Samia, Onl.

·Smith, Daniel, oiler, R.F.D. No. 2, lorain, Ohio

·Smith. C. S. , engineer, R. F. D. No. 2, Lorain, Ohio

Stone, Thomas, wheelsman , Samia, Onl.

·Sur1es, James, watchman, 1338 W. Main St., Cleveland

Sources: David G. Broy,ll. White Ilum'conc. McGraw 1·lill Companies. 2002 Ratigan. William. Greall.okes Ship Wrecks afld Survivals, 1994 Cleveland Press. Cleveland. 01-1; Thurs.. Nov. 13, 1913 Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, 011: Fri., Nov 13. 1913

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GRINDSTONE CITY ADVERTISER published every Thursday BEREA, Ohio

Part 81 of selected extractions by Jeanne Workman

March 16, J876 (can't} OLMSTED

-Geo. Dryden intends to turn his dry goods store into a first-class drug store. The goods he has at present will be sold at cost in order to hasten the change.

Clem Webber.

March 2,1, 1876 ROCKPORT

- Marth 21 11, 1876 - DIED: - On Saturday, March 18'~,

Samuel Beckley, aged 85 years. Mr. Beckley was for many years a resident or Dover township, his home being o n Coe Ridge, where he carried on the bus iness of blacksmithing for a number of years, and up to the time of his selling out to Mr. H. D. Laodpbair, some fifteen years ago, after which he purchased land of Thomas Wright on North Ridge, where he lived a few years, when he again sold out at a handsome advance on the purchase price, and he has since lived with bis son-in-Iae, Heol)' Sanford, where he died. Mr. Beck1ey was a good neighbor, kind-hearted a nd generous and strictly honest. He leaves a family of one son and five daughters, and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss.

- Mr. and·Mrs. Heory Bassett started on Monday, March 13'~, for San Francisco, where they intend to spend the season.

-Oscar Coe is suffering severely with small pox, to which it is feared quite a number have been exposed, as he was s ick some time before his disease was known .

- Robert and Carrie Wrigbt have rented a small farm of John Hogg on North Ridge, which is to be their home the present year.

- f. W. MasHek is the happy father of a Centennial daughter.

- Patrick Leonard and family are about to move to their new home near Norwalk.

- Plenty of "laughing gas" at Olmsted, which is not so much beholden to the drill for its clemency as to an occasionaJ rake with a very fine toothed comb. By the way, who would have thought of that comb causing somebody's head to itch away off in Strongsville.

J .A. P.

March 2. 1876 OLMSTED

-Columbia will have to lay another eggor give up cackling. Mr. Elwin Stearns exhibits an egg measuring 3 5/8 by 6 1/2 inches in circumference.

- Mr. Thos. Maddock bas exchanged his farm for land in Iowa, and will soon remove to that state.

-Nothing special from the oil regions. - The ordinance closing saloons at half-past nine,

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have to set up as late at night to pull off their husband's boots, as they have been in the habit of doing, but perhaps Cliffs imagination got the better of him.

-We saw three persons last week that we called tramps. Can it be possible tha t they were wClem 's~ long lost brothers spoken of in his last communication . 8.

The foundation for the new depot is still seen, and has got to be an object of no interest at all. People begin to think that the depot is a grand humbug; but not so, a report from the railroad authorities is that as soon as the weather moderates, work will be commenced upon the building.

-A little business transaction took place here last week, in which watches figured largely. and since then the common expression has been, "Asher, what time is it?n and the answer comes back like an echo from a cistern, "Oh! ask WiII.n

-Spring hangs back like a young man going to see his mother-in-law.

March 3D, 1876 DOVER

-M r. Samuel Beckley, one of the pioneers of this township, died at the residence of his son-in-law, HcDl)' Sanford, in Rockport, MarCh 18'~, 1876, aged 85 years a nd21 days. He was born in Berlin,Ct., Feb. 25'h, 1791 . ln 1812 he worked for Nathan Star in the armory at Middletown, Ct., making swords for the army. He was drafted, went into the army and served three months, when Mr. Star sent a substitute and be returned to his work, and rema ined till the close of the war. He was married to Adaline S. Cae, May 5'~ 1815 and came to Ohio by land in 182 1, being 32 days on the way.

He fi rst settled in Ridgeville, then a wilderness, where he lived three years. In 1824 he bought a farm on Coe Ridge, Dover, of A. M. Coe. which was then a wilderness. On this farm he resided forty years, and beside carrying on his farm of about a hundred acres, kept a blacksmith shop which was widely known as a good place to get anything done in that line.

In 1861 he sold out and went to Rockport, where he Ijved seven years, when, being disabled by a hun from carying on his bsiness, he sold his farm , and spent the remaining years of his life with his daughter, Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. Beckley having died some years ago.

Mr. Beckley was a man of remarkable industry, hones t a nd upright in his dealings, of a friendly and obliging dispoSition, and was extenSively and favorably known among the older inhabitants. Ed.

March 30, 1876 ROCKPORT

-The case of smallpox mentioned last week has terminated fatally , Mr. Cae having died on Sunday last, after an illness of two weeks, during the latter part of

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-A meeting has late ly been held at which were present a good attendance of those residing on the North Ridge in Rockportand Dover, and also some from Avon; the object of the meeting being to take into consideration the building of a plank road to intersect the old one at Rocky River. and to have its western terminus on North Ridge, some six miles from the place of beginning. A committee was appointed to confer with the County Commissioner.;, and to request them to purchase (or the County, the bridgea! Rocky River, so that the people who have so long paid toll for crossing, may in the future have the same privilege free. If their prayers be granted there is no doubt the proposed road will be speedily built.

-On Tuesday the 21", Mr. and Mrs. A D. Spencer celebrated their crystal wedding, on which occasion a house fuJI of their friends were present, some nice presents made and a general good time was had.

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April 6, 1876 ROCKPORT

April 4", 1876 - Mr. Samuel F. Coe and wife are s ick with small pox, with favorable symptoms thus far, and it is hoped as they have lately been vaccinated, it may not prove fatal.

- A charter has been procured for the proposed new plank road on North Ridge; said road to be known as the Dover and Rocky River Plank Road, with a capital stock of 525,000, and D. Oviatt, Julius Farr, F. Dean, V. M. Moore, O. A Brown, C. H. Hall, J. Hurst, and others as corporators.

- A petition is being circulated praying for the Commissioners to buy the bridge a t the river, which is being numerously signed by those who will be benefited thereby who have strong hopes of success-upon which the building of the new road will depend.

- After a spirited contest yesterday with three tickets in the field besides the "scan erings," the election resulted as follows: Treasurer, B. F. Phinney; Clerk, H. A Mastick; Trustees, A M. Wagar, A Cline and J . W. West; Assessor, Wm. Dmz; Constables, George Wagar, JamesWard. J.A P.

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April 4 .... '76 - Our "Knight of the s teel blade," Andrew Peters is contemplating a trip to the Centennial. He i~ the first one that is thus affected, but more may be expected. Look oul "Andy" and don't get shoved.

- There ain't near as much oil under Olmsted as people supposed. Oil stock is cheap, nearly as cheap as Plank Road stock. At Rice's well, the report is, they got a good show of oil. Bamard is still drilling. They have reached a depth of 128 feet .

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- Miss Maty Barnum is at home from Toledo, where she has been attending schoollhe past winter.

- Monday the Northrop estate was appraised by a comminee of three, composed of the folJowing gentle men: H. Romp, J. Hall and O. W. Kendall . The estate has been divided into eighteen lots and will be equally divided among the s ix heirs. The division will probably be made today , Tuesday.

- The Election here Monday was the most exciting one held in some time. Last Thursday the twO parties held a union caucus, and there agreed to nominate each one-half of the number of officers to be elected. This was satisfactorily looked upon by all present except a granger from the north part of town , a nd [wo others. who, after the close of the union caucus, manufactured a ticket of their own. We do not mean to intimate that this Mdark lantern" ticket did not contain the names of some good men, for it did. But many of these names were used without the owners consent. The underhanded way that this ticket originated was in direct opposition to the rules laid down by both parties at the union caucus, and its defeat was justly greeted by groans and hisses at the conclusion of the election at nine o'clock. Brethren, let the "dark lantem" procession move on.

After the results were known the Com et Band serenaded the parties elected, and the whole crowd joined together in good spirits, But nowhere could be found the father of that "dark lantern" ticket, although anxious inquiries were made after him.

Clem Webber

- Election passed off all right. There was some excitement caused by an occasional collision or parties worki ng for some particular candidate. The Republicans a nd Democrats met a few days before, and made up a union ticket, which was carred by a large majority.

The following township officers were elected by the union ticket:

Clerk - H. B. Northrop Treasurer - G. B. Dtyden Trustees - C. Sharp

W. Busby G. Kennedy

Assessor - Henry Ramp Constables - A Sabin

H. Barnum The following village officers were e lected:

Mayor - L. B. Adams Clerk - W. Bennen Councilmen - H. Romp

L. D. Alcon LBamum

Treasurer - D. Harding Marshal - A W. Sabin St. Commissioner - E. Fitch For Board of Education - Jas. Hickey

Whole number of votes cast for Township officers, 294. Village, 75.

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Cunmbuted by Jcwme Workman This abstl1lCUoo from the Cleveland Da.ly Plain Ocakr Includes C~CI) Marnagc and Death nOllce found In Ih,s 0011'00. ",hlch began 00 Apnl 7 . 1 g45 This TRA CER SCrlL-d began In March. 1994 and cootinues .... nh each ISSue. - Editor

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Issue date Fri .. Mar. 22. 1850; p2 c4

MARRIED: On Thursday evening, the 21 st inst. , by the Rev. J. McEldowney , Mr. Alonzo J. Shutte and Miss Betsey Lord, both of this city.

DIED: This moming. (March 22) Henry Holdbrook. aged 64 years. The funeral will take place tomorrow (Sat.) afternoon at 2 o'clock. The friends of the family are invited to attend.

Issue date Sat., Mar. 23. 1850; p2 c4

DIED: In Poland, Ohio on the 20th inst. , widow Polly Kirtland , aged 76 years, relict of the late Thomas Kirtland.

Issue date Tues .. Mar. 26. 1850; p2 c4

DIED: On Saturday evening, March 9,h 1850, afPalmyra, Wisconsin, William L. Danforth, son of Mrs. Susan Domara of Cleveland, aged 19 years. "Blessed are those who die in the Lord."

Issue date Thurs .. Mar. 28. 1850; p2 c4

DIED: On Wednesday morning (2T h inst) George Beaumont, aged 55 years. The funeral wiU take place tomorrow, at 2 p.m. Services at Trinity Church. Friends of the famil), are invited to attend.

Issue date Fri .. Mar. 29, 1850; p2 c4

DIED: This afternoon, Mary, daughter of J . L. Weatherly. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral at the dwelling of Mr. Hosmer, on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Issue date Tues., Apr. 2. 1850; p2 c3

MARRIED: In Aurora Friday evening 29th utt., by Rev. J. C. Clark, Mr. Lester Thompson and Miss Betsey, youngest daughter Eppy Riley Esq., all of Aurora.

On the 20th ult., by Rev. H. D. Cole, Abel P. Wilkins Jr. and Miss Caroline Kerby.

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DIED: In Ohio City on the 29'h uit. , of Lung Fever, Charles Sherman, youngest son of Samuel H. and Harriet Crowl, aged 3 years I month 5 days.

March 20th, Mrs. Harriet, consort of Elias Avery, aged 26 years.

Issue date Wed., Apr. 3 1850, p2 c4

MARRIED: In Rockport, March 18,h by the Rev. J. R. Henry, Mr. Horace Dean and Miss Caroline E. Hotcbkiss, all of the fonner place.

Issue date Fri .. Apr. 5, 1850; p2 c3

MARRIED: On Thursday the 4th by the Rev. J. McEldowney, Mr. Frederick Hurst and Miss Ann Baker, both of this city.

On the same day by the same, Mr. Oliver Emmerson of Parma and Mrs. Lydia Hildreth.

On the 5'h ult. , by Rev. C. Brown , Mr. Thos. Ward of Edinburgh, and Mrs. Eliza Davenport, o f Deerfield.

On the 24'h ult. , by the same, Mr. David G. Hester, of Freedom and Miss Sarah H. Fox of Deerfield.

In Shalersville. on the 26,h ult., by Lewis Phelps, Esq., Mr. Lucius McClintock, of Freedom, and Miss Elizabeth C. Derr of the fonner place.

In Randolph, on the 14th ult., by James Collins, Esq., Mr. William Duncan, and Miss Caroline Hultz, all of Randolph.

In Rootstown, on the 18th ult. , by Rev. S. Heard, Mr. Chester Chapman and Miss Mary E. Caldwell, both of Rootstown.

At Guilford, on the 27'h uit. , by Rev. M. McLong/ey, Mr. Cverles Parmenter, of Jackson, to Miss Deliah H. Gray of Guilford.

Also, at the same time, by the same, Mr. J. K. Caugbny, of Seville to Miss Alma M. Gleason, of Manchester, Ct.

In Ravenna on the 57?'h, by Rev. A. M. Brown , Wm. Evans, of Palmyra, to Mrs. Louisa Hoag, of Ravenna.

In Madison on the 24th, by Rev. L. Whitney, Mr. Stephen Raflee to Miss Emily H. Young, all of Madison.

In Perry on the 28th ult., by A. Williams, V.D.M., of Painesville, Hiram Mason and Caroline Nichols, all of Perry.

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DIED: On Thursday, the 4 th inst. , Mrs. McGill. wife of the Rev. James McGill. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral tomorrow, April6'h, at 10 Y:! o'clock, A.M. from No. 47 High Street.

Issue date Sat.. Apr. 6. 1850; p2 c4

DIED: Suddenly at her residence on Kinsman St. . Mrs. Calista Baldwin, aged 40 years and 6 months.

Issue date Mon .. Apr. 8. 1850; p2 c4

MARRJED: In Ohio City, on the 3d inst., by Rev. J. A. Thome, Mr. Ravillo Wells and Miss Mary C. Sexton.

A generous loaf of Bride's Cake accompanied the above notice. for which the Printer's thanks are due.

At Guilford, March 27"', by Rev. M. M. Longloy of Chatham, Mr. J. G. Caughey, of Seville, and Miss Alma M. Gleason, of Manchester, Ct.

Also, at the same time , Mr. Charles Parmenter, of Jackson , and Miss Delia R. Gray, of Guilford.

In Mentor. on the 20'b ultimo, by J . T. Doolittle Esq., Walter Ames and Miss Alma Hildreth. both of Mentor.

OLEO: In Medina, on the 30U' ulL , Martha Jane, daughter of Charles C. and Fanny D. Chapman, aged I year 8 months and 6 days.

In Levittsburgh, Trumbull Co. , on the 22d ult., of Erysipelas. Mr. Frederick Haymaker, aged 77 years.

Issue date Tues .. Apr. 9. 1850: p2 c4

MARRIED: In Ohio City, on the r mst., by the Rev. j . A. Thome, Mr. Gilbert B. Folsom and Miss Augusta A. Masters, aU of Ohio City.

DIED: In this city April 9''', Mary J' t wife of Ira H. Lockwood, and youngest daughter of Frances P. and the late Jonathan Curth, aged 20 years and 7 months. Funeral tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3 P.M. from 51. John's Chun:h, Ohio City.

Issue date Thurs .. Apr. 11, 1850: p2 c4

DIED: In this city, ApriJ 9'h, Mary J., wife of Ira H. Lockwood and youngest daughter of Frances P. and the late Jonathan Castle, aged 20 years and seven months. (correction)

Issue date Fri., Apr. 12. 1850: p2 c4

MARRIED: In Ohio City on the 9'" inst., by Rev. Mr. Jemison , Mr. Smith Hakes and Sabrina Roberts. all of Ohio City.

At BuffaJo on the evening of the 8th inst., by Rev. Mr. Schuyler, Mr. William C. Sweet and Miss Harriet Kamsdell. all of that city.

Issue date Tues .. Apr, 16, 1850: p2 c3

DIED: In Euclid, on the 23d ult., Sophia M. wife of Joseph Newell, and daughter of William Coleman. Esq., in the 46'h year of her age.

Issue date Thurs., Apr, 18. 1850: p2 c3

MARRIED: In Wtlloughby on the 15th mst. , by Sidney Smith Esq., Mr. John Alvord and Miss Catharine Mapes.

Issue date SaL. Apr, 20 1850: p2 c4

MARRIED: On the 14 th inst., by Rev. Ira Eddy, in Warrensville, Mr. Chas. A. Davis of Mantua, and Miss Chloe R. Upson of Warrensville.

Issue date Mon .. Apr. 22. 1850; p2 c4

MARRIED: In BuffaJo, the 22d inst. , by the Rev. Mr. Schyler, Mr. E. W. Whipple, of Cleveland, and Miss Sarah L. Herron, of Buffalo.

Issue date Thurs .. Apr, 25. 1850; p2 c4

MARRJED: In Hinckley. on the 16'h inst. , by Rev. Wm. Stiles, Mr. Isaac W. Blake, of Ohio City, and Miss Delight P. Miller, of the fonner place.

WeU Isaac, you have got your Delight- a sweet morsel, no doubt, and we got our delight in the shape of a big loaf of Bride's cake.

In this city. April 25th, by the Rev. S. 8.

Canfield, Mr. B. Rogers and Mrs. M. C. Pelton, both of Ravenna.

In leRoy, Lake county, April 18th, Mr.

Joseph W. Goodricb, of Russell, Geauga county, and Miss Jane McKinley, of the fonner place.

DIED: In Perry, the 15'h inst., Mrs. Caroline A. Smith, aged 39 years.

In Stow, Summit county, Mary, wife of Col. Henry Wilcox, and daughter of Esqr. Wyatt, of Brecksville. aged 49.

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