November-December 2005 Historical & Genealogy Newsletter for Washington County, Ohio Published by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net You may reprint any articles from this newsletter unless it specifically states otherwise. Any reprint must be used for personal, non-commercial, educational or research purposes. Copying or reprinting any article that appears in this newsletter for the use of "profit" is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2004-2005 A Case of Luck, Coincidence or Fate? One Success Story of Finding Ancestors From Beyond The Grave. Or Shall I Say.......Ashes From A Bank Part 1 of 2 Written and submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net This story is at the top of my list as the most exciting things that you can ever find out in the world of genealogy research. It's a story about how a lady's ashes remained unnoticed for 88 years inside a bank vault, and the things that has happened since they were discovered. As this story was unfolding, it was enough to give me chills. Please take the time to read it. It's a long one, and very important to write about the important details with family connections, combined in a timeline in which it all came about. As you will find, every paragraph in this story is a chapter in itself. I will leave it up the reader to decide if this is a case of luck, coincidence, or fate. It may also have you believing that psychic genealogy does exist. Those researching the families of PARK (PARKE, PARKS), BEEBE, BURCHETT, PAINE (PAYNE), FORD, DEMING and WOODRUFF families of Washington Co., Ohio, Scotland & Sullivan counties in Missouri, and Henry County, Iowa will find this to be pretty interesting. As you read it, and have any knowledge of the family histories above, it will all fall into place. As I have found through this exciting case, that sometimes there is a purpose when you do research on someone you know nothing about and is not related to you, it may lead you to your own back door. Here's the story........... Just a little over a year ago (Oct. 2004), a genealogist by the name of Carol Klopfenstein from Winfield, Henry County, Iowa sent me an email telling me that she had found my PARK / PARKE / PARKS family history on Rootsweb World Connect. In her email, she explained how she was helping a friend (Harold Myers) do family research, of his GG Grandfather, Austin Park who was in Sullivan Co., Missouri in 1850. His parents was Ruel Parke and Julliette Beebe from Washington County, Ohio. In Carol's 2nd email to me, she told me that Austin Park had a daughter by the name of Mary Etta Park Denslow. She married a James Denslow. They had a son, Lorenzo who was superintendent of schools in Winfield, Henry County, Iowa from 1913 to 1916. Mary lived with her son, Lorenzo in 1900. In 1916, Mary went to California to visit a niece and lived one week and died out there. She was cremated and her ashes was put in the People's State Bank of Winfield, Iowa, only to be forgotten about for a total of 88 years until someone found the ashes in the basement of the bank. Carol's husband, Bill was the director of the bank when the ashes was found. Carol also told me that she became involved when she took the challenge to try to find a living relative. Through her research, she finally was able to locate a great-grandson (Philip Denslow). He came and did the burial at the end of Aug 2004 in Missouri. TO GRASP THE TOTAL STORY about the above and BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER, please click on the Winfield, Iowa Historical Society & Museum's web site http://www.winfieldhistoricalsociety.com/ Click on MARY's ASHES and read the story about Mary Etta Park Denslow and Carol's involvement in the case with giving Mary a proper burial after 88 years. (A MUST READ, TO UNDERSTAND THE REST OF THIS STORY) Wait!! There's more to the story.......Continuing reading (below) AFTER you read about Mary's ashes at the web site above....... As our email correspondence increased, Carol told me that she also had ancestors by the last name of PAIN / PAINE / PAYNE that she was trying to do research on in Washington County, Ohio but had hit the ultimate 'brick wall' in her research.. In one email she told me that her mother's maiden name was Payne, and her Great-Great Grandfather was Charles Payne, Jr. He married Mary Morningstar (Morganstern) on Dec. 31, 1856. Soon after their marriage they migrated to Henry County, Iowa, and that Charles had brothers by the names of John, William & Jesse, all born in Ohio. She tried to find more about her Great-Great Grandfather's parents, who were Charles, Sr. and Jane Payne, but couldn't trace the PAYNE family any further back than this. Just recently, I was able to help her pin down the father of Charles Payne (Paine) Senior, through Elizabeth Cottle's Abstract of Probate Records of this one John Pain (Paine/Payne), from Waterford Twp, whose will was probated in 1843. It listed his son's Charles and John. I just sent Carol the info that E. Cottle had extracted from the will, so she can send for copies at the Washington County courthouse. I also found John Pain's RW Pension Application Record on Heritage Quest Online for her. Other research that I helped Carol with, is the Paine/Payne marriages in Washington County, Ohio. Carol knew before, that Charles' brother, William Payne had married a Catharine Burchett. Come to find out, this Catharine Burchett was the sister of Josephine and America W. Burchett. Josephine married Elisha Almon Park He was the son of John Parke and Sarah Shields. John was a brother of Ruel Parke. America W. Burchett's 2nd husband was Jeremiah Beebe. He was the son of Thomas Beebe. Thomas was the brother of Juliette Beebe. In 1860, Jeremiah was living right next door to Miles Park. Miles was the son of Ruel and Juliette (Beebe) Park and brother of Austin Park. Carol did not know about any of this until recently and the connections that they shared. Also, research of the 1820 Census in Wooster (later Watertown Twp.), Washington Co., Ohio I found the following people: PAINE, BENJAMIN PAINE, JOHN (He is not listed if you run a "search" on Heritage Quest. He is on the same page as Benjamin Paine and Abijah Park) BURCHETT, JOHN ( His name appears as the one directly above the name of John Paine. The 'search" shows his last name as Burghett. If you look at the handwriting close enough, you can tell that it is 'Burchett'. The transcriber for this search, did not desiper old handwriting styles very well.) PARK, ABIJAH (Bro. of Elisha Parke. Uncle of Ruel Park. He went back to Oneida Co., NY between 1824-1830) PARKE, ELISHA (Father of Ruel. Brother of Abijah. Paternal Grandfather of Mary Etta Park Denslow) BEEBE, ABIJAH (Father of Juliette Beebe Parke. Maternal Grandfather to Mary Etta Park Denslow) Remember..... it was Mary Etta Park Denslow's ashes in that Winfield Bank, that Carol helped in getting her a proper burial. Carol told me that Charles Pain's (Paine/Payne) (Senior) will was probated on April 25, 1857. The executor of the will was Seth Woodford. One of the two witnesses to the will was Ansel B. Ford. Carol did not know who these men were, and how (if any connection to her Charles Paine could be made. And, according to John Pain's (Paine) RW Pension Application Record, one Seth Woodford, JP, married John to his 2nd wife Francis "Fanny" Stull. So, I sent her the following information: Ansel Bidwell Ford was b. 1805 in Licking Co., Ohio to William Ford and Sarah North. Ansel had a sister by the name of Catherine Peck Ford. She married Robert Blair Parke (Ruel's bro) on Nov. 28, 1822 in Washington Co., Ohio. The parents of William Ford was Capt. William F. Ford and Catherine Peck. (Ansel's grandparents). They had a daughter by the name of Diana. She married William Woodford. They were married in Wash. Co., Ohio on Oct. 13, 1799. Only a year before they married, both the Ford's and Woodford families migrated together from Connecticut to Washington Co., Ohio. One of William and Diana (Ford) Woodford's children was Seth Woodford. He was born in 1800. Seth married Mercy Deming . Mercy Deming was the daughter of Ezekial and Hannah (Parke) Deming. Hannah was the sister to Elisha Parke. Hannah was Ruel Park's Aunt.. What is so wonderful about all of this, is that when Mary's ashes was found in the Winfield, Iowa bank after 88 yrs. Carol knew NOTHING about her, until her research led her to Washington County, Ohio, where Mary Park Denslow's grandparents (Ruel & Juliette) were. And just recently, finding out that Carol's GGGG Grandfather, John Paine was living in the same township, county and state during the same time period that Ruel Park's father and uncle was there, as well as Juliette Beebe's father. And a marriage connection through the Burchett family in her Payne history line, that connects with the family history of the Park and Beebe families. Just a couple of weeks ago, another 'wonderful' thing happened. Carol visited the Rootsweb PAYNE Message Board to see if she could find something in reference to her PAYNE family. She found a message posted by Mike Winney of Prescott, Arizona stating that he had just acquired photo's of some Payne family members of Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa. One was of John D., Cecile, Erma, Nellie, Elsie, Roy and Alta Payne. Carol answered the posting by directly emailing Mike. He told her that he had been to a garage sale, and purchased 10 of the photos and thought he would see if anyone would answer his message that he had posted. At that time, Mike did not purchase all the photos, but called the lady who had the sale and went back and purchased the rest of them. The lady who had the garage sale, told Mike that she had purchased them at an Estate Sale and that John D Payne had a granddaughter (Alta Payne's dau.) that lived in Arizona and she passed away in 1976, but she had a daughter that had the pictures. The daughter must of gotten a divorce, her ex husband died, and the pictures had been left in the house, so after he died they were put on the sale. The lady also told Mike Winney that the gal said to just burn the pictures and that is when the lady said she would purchase them!!!! Of course, the granddaughter of Alta Payne probably didn't know who the pictures were of, and that is why she said to burn them. Mike just sent the photos to Carol. Not just a few photos either. In total there were a whopping 260 snapshots of Carol's ancestors!!! Several of which were of Carol's Great Aunt Alta's daughter, Lucille. Lucille was 1st cousin of Carol's mother. Many thanks to the lady who rescued these old photos and to Mike Winney for his posting on the Rootsweb Message Board. The photos are now back where they belong. In the hands of John D. Payne's great granddaughter, Carol who is the subject of this story. I believe that the deceased Mary Park Denslow's story, along with Carol doing the research on her after her ashes was discovered, finding out that her ancestors (Paine/Payne) were connected with the Park and Beebe families and the photos that Mike Winney just sent to Carol, is not just a case of luck or coincidence. I believe that it was FATE!!! If I were to say this is all Mary Etta Park Denslow's ghostly doings, people would think I'm crazy. It's funny how people say they don't believe in ghosts, but MANY people through out history have had 'real' experiences with them. I believe that it is Mary's way of saying "Thank-You" to Carol for helping her get that proper burial that she deserved. I end Part I of this story by letting the readers know that I am very excited for Carol Klopfenstein. Talk about a story to tell her children and grandchildren! And just think....It was the ashes of Mary Etta Park Denslow in the Winfield Bank for a total of 88 yrs. is what started all this. Luck, Coincidence or Fate??? Call it what you want. But I do think this is an awesome discovery!!! Not too many people has a story quite like this one to tell. I wonder what is waiting around the next corner for Carol as she continues her research into her PAYNE family history..... To Be Continued......... Part I of this story was written by Debbie Noland Nitsche, with permission and approved by Carol Klopfenstien. If any readers, would like to contact Carol Klopfenstein her email address is: wmcarolklop@lisco.com ============================================================================ PART II A Case of Luck, Coincidence or Fate? One Success Story of Finding Ancestors From Beyond The Grave. Or Shall I Say.......Ashes From A Bank. Part 2 of 2 Written and submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Another important thing that plays a big part of the Mary Etta Parke Denslow ashes story, is that Carol Klopfenstein was able to link me up with Harold Myers (see Mary Park Denslow's story about her ashes). Rev. Harold Myers was the one that conducted the service when Mary's ashes was laid to rest. He is also, the GG Grandson of Austin Park, s/o Ruel and Juliette (Beebe) Park. Harold just sent me headstone photo of Juliette Beebe Park http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0122photo.html and Headstone of Luther A. Parke (Infant son of William M. Park and Mary McNeal) http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0123photo.html Juliette Beebe Park and Luther A. Parke are buried in the SAME cemetery as Sophronia Mason Parke, wife of Salmon Parke, brother of Ruel. Salmon and Sophronia's photos and photos of their children can be viewed at the link below, as well as the headstone of Sophronia that was found by Kenneth Earl Parks. http://hometown.aol.com/familiesofwashco/page10.html ============================================================================ October 30, 1823 Newspaper Notices Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net American Friend & Gazette Thurs.. October 30, 1823 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE The subscriber having received letters of Administration on the estate of AM ZI STANLEY, late of Marietta, deceased, hereby gives notice, to all persons having claims against said estate, to present them, legally authenticated, for adjustment, within one year from the 6th of September last--and those indebted are requested to make immediate payment. Joseph Barker, Jr. Adm'r. Newport, Oct. 18, 1823 (NOTE: Amzi Stanley died during the epidemic of 1823.) On the same page of this newspaper.. Names are capitalized for easy identification. State of Ohio } Gallia County ss. } EZEKIAL DEMING and } Attachment in ABIGIAL his wife, Exectutrix } Trespass on the of TIMOTHY STANLEY, } Case. late desceased. } Damage $500 -vs.- JEPTHA R. HARTWELL, an absent debtor Whereas, on the twenty-third day of May, A. B. 1823, and attachment issued from our said Court of Common Pleas, against the lands, tenements, goods, chattels, credits, monies and effects of said Defendant, (an absent debtor) at the instance of the Plaintiff, in an action of trespass on the case, damage $500, directed to the Sheriff of the county of Gallia, returnable July Term, 1823. NOTICE is therefore hereby given, that unless the said defendant JEPTHA R. HARTWELL, shall appear, give special bail, and receive a declaration, Judgment will be entered and the property of the said defendant sold for the benefit of his creditors, agreeably to the statue in such case made and provided. Attest: Francis Leclercq, Clk, C.C.P.G.C. Samuel F. Vinton, P.Q. Gallipolis, Aug. 7, 1823 9c 12W (NOTE: Abigail Stanley was the widow of Timothy Stanley. After he died, she married Ezekial Deming on July 25, 1820. Abigail Stanley Deming died Aug. 14, 1823 during the epidemic, only 1 week after this was signed by the clerk of Courts in Gallipolis, Ohio. Ezekial Deming was the widower of Hannah Parke before he married Abigail. Hannah died on May 23, 1819.) . Same the below notice is from the same newspaper as the above, but page number is unknown. This one was very hard to read. Microfilm copy was very faded. Don't believe it was the printer that I made the copy on. It was also faded on microfilm. Will print was is readable. Names are capitalized for easy identification. un = Unreadable aur = Amount Unreadable. TAKE NOTICE The Creditor of the estate of JONATHAN DEVOL late of Waterford, desceased are hereby ____ ____ said estate. Is able to pay twenty five per cent on all claims that have been ____ and ____. ____ ____ is have received that properors. Each of the following persons stated and the sum annexed to be are, viz: WILLIAM MILLER (aur), THOMAS CARY(?) ($2.55), (Name Unreadable), ANDREW WEBSTER, (aur), J PEITY (could be PERRY) (aur), STEVEN (last name unreadable), C____ SHAW, ISAAC MIXER, SENIOR, PETER WHITE, S_ _ N BAKER, THOMAS DURKEE, SYLVIA _ OLNEY, ___(could be Asa) OLNEY, ANDREW FISHER, $2.66... Estate of GEORGE WALLACE, late of Waterford attested, 30.7 1/4 JOSEPH DEVERAUX (amount unreadable). The subscriber, wishing to ___ the business of the estate, requests the above named creditors to call soon, and receive their dues; e_ _ _ of the subscriber, at Union, of AUGUSTUS STONE, at Point Harmar, Marietta.. BENJAMIN F. STONE, Admr.. De bonis non on the estate of JONATHAN DEVOL, late of Waterford, deceased. Union, Aug. 11, 1823 . Sheep for sale, and to let by B. R. STONE. 9 3w Same newspaper, Same page as the above article, but page is unknown. Names are capitalized for easy identification. NOTICE By virtue of a Deed or trust, excated to the subscriber by THOMAS NEALE, of Wood county, Virginia, in order to secure the payment of certain monies therein mentioned, due to THOMAS JANNEY and JOHN D. BROWN, merchants and partners, acting under the title, name and firm of Thomas JANNEY & Co. which Trust Deed bears date the 11th day of December, 1820, is of record in the Clerk's office, in the county Court of Wood County. Will be sold at public sale, at the door of the Court house of Wood county, Virginia, for ready money, on the 11th day of September, 1823--sundry lots of ground in the town of Parkersburg, with the buildings and improvements thereon-- ALSO, one hundred acres of land, adjoining the lands of JONAS BEESON, Esq. situate on the Ohio river, in said county-- ALSO, the land by the Ohio river, known by the name of James Island. A more par???ar description of the lots and land, may be had by reference to the Trust deed, of record as aforesaid. The Trustee will only convey such ___ as is vested in him by said Trust. ROBERT J. TAYLOR vy J PAYNE Jr. his Attorney in tact. Parkersburg, Wood county, Va. July 23rd, 1823 6a5w. ============================================================================ Gov. McKinley's Visit to Marietta Addresses The People on Emancipation Day Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Cleveland Gazette October 7, 1893 Page 2 GOV. Mc'KINLEY AT MARIETTA Governor McKinley's address at Marietta, O., on "Emancipation Day", Sept. 22," a portion of which is given upon our first page to-day, was just such an excellent effort, devoid of politics, as we had every reason to expect from him. There is a time for everything, and the governor knows on this as well as the best in the land. Therefore, he purposely avoided everything which savored of politics in this address to our people of Marietta and vicinity upon the occasion of their emancipation celebration the 22d ult. We want every colored person in the country to read or hear at leas as much of it as is given elsewhere in THE GAZETTE today, because it will prove to them, if any proof is necessary that his heart is in the right place and that he is truly the Afro-American's friend; one that can be depended upon at all times. We want our people generally to know and recognize these facts, because of the future. Then, too, true friends are not so numerous in these days and times that we can afford to forget, or even overlook for a moment, a single one of them. The governor's reference to Charlotte Scott, a former slave who made, on the morning of Lincoln's assassination, the first appeal with a subscription for a monument to the martyred president, and his suggestion (backed up with a handsome subscription) to build a monument to her memory, is further evidence of his position as regards the race. Major McKinley is a grand man, broad in his views and sympathetic. He is the ideal American. The Afro-American can "tie to him" and never regret it. He will be re-elected governor of Ohio with a majority such as has not been equalled* since war times, and then will be the logical candidate for the presidency of the republican party for 1896. Mark the prediction.. * equalled. Spelled that way in the article. ============================================================================ Rocking Chair Still In Family After 6 Generations Submitted by Carla Mason Gilbert crmg@swbell.net Photo of a rocking chair that was made (circa 1877-1813) by William Bond Mason, one of the 1st 48 settlers of Marietta, Ohio. The rocking chair in now in the possession Carla Mason Gilbert's brother. Both are directly descended from William Bond Mason. Their lineage is Adelphia Coburn Mason, Elijah Joseph Mason, Dick Bradford Mason, Sr.and Dick Bradford Mason, Jr. being their father. William Bond Mason arrived in Marietta with General Rufus Putnam on April 7, 1788. He died on Sept. 13, 1813. He owned and probably built, one of the two story houses which composed the west or southwest side of Campus Martius, as shown in both views. There he and his family dwelt until 1796 when he removed his farm which was in Adams Township, ten or twelve miles up the Muskingum. You can find other pieces of his carpentry work in the Rufus Putnam home at the Campus Martius Museum in Marietta, Ohio. .----- Photo owned by Carla Mason Gilbert. You can view the photo of the rocking chair by clicking this link:. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0124photo.html ============================================================================ Partial List of Early Settlers of Wesley Twp. Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Taken from The History of Washington County, Ohio 1788-1881 By. H. Z. Williams & Bros. This is NOT a complete list, but some of those who settled in the early 1800's, as mentioned in the book.. Thomas Ewing; Moses Woodruff (PA); John & Henry Rardin; James Ward Smith; James Waldo Smith, Jr.; Robert Brackenridge; Jacob Mullen; William Coaley; Solomon Gable; Joseph Ames; Levi Arnold (b. 1801 in Virginia. Lived in Wood Co. Virginia. d. Missouri); Soloman N. Cook (came from NH in 1814); Philip Schrader (b. in Maryland); George Martin (b. 1780 in Scotland); Steven Randolph; Milton D. Fowler (came to Wesley in 1838); James King (b. 1818 in PA. Removed to Morgan Co. 1844); John L. Brill (b. 1801 in PA); James Bowman (b. Dec. 1818 in Stark Co., Ohio); John Morris (b. 1790 in NC); Gideon Mills (b. in NC. Settled Wash. Co. in 1839); Robert Williams (b. 1813); John Spears (b. 1813 in PA); Job Addis (b. 1816 in Fayette Co., PA); Elisha J. Holloway (b. 1819 in Belmont Co., Ohio); James Morrow (b. 1796 in PA.); E. Hollingsworth (b. 1827 in Columbiana Co., Ohio); John Zumbro (came from PA in 1848); Herny S. Barnes (b. 1810 in Greene Co., PA.); Richard J. Barton (b. 1824 in Guernsey Co., Ohio); Jason Williams (b. 1845 in PA.). ============================================================================ WAR OF 1812 Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Marietta Republican Thursday, May 9, 1850 Page 3 TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE LAST WAR WITH ENGLAND A strong probability exists that a law will pass the present Congress for the benefit of those who served in the WAR OF 1812. Should such a law pass, I design spending some weeks in WASHINGTON CITY, in attending to the calms of those who have, or may entrust me with their papers. It would be well for all who desire me to attend to this business for them, to call at early as a day as possible and receive some instructions as to the necessary preparations of papers, dec. 23tf GEORGE M. WOODBRIDGE; General Agent. Marietta, April 29, 1850 ============================================================================ Almira Augusta Cunningham - Lost in 1852 Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Marietta Republican Thursday July 8, 1852 Page 3 This article was cut off when I made the copy. However there is enough information that researchers of the Cunningham family can find the article in the named newspaper above. I will print what is left of it. _____ indicates where it was cut off the ( )'s indicate what I think the word is. Refer to the newspaper article for the complete article LOST GIRL ___ED ALMIRA AUGUSTA CUNNINGHAM, aged 16 years, --of a ________constitution, left her home on the ____ June ult., and was last seen be ____(between??) Somerset and Marietta. ___iad on when she left, a light blue dress, a light colored shaw with ___nd flowers of red, green--a blue ___in bonnet. ___ information relative to her will be ___ly (kindly??) received. ___dress (Address??) C. CUNNINGHAM Rushville, Fairfield Co., Ohio ____ an (Morgan??), Athens, Hocking and Meigs........ ============================================================================ Harvey Townsend Asks To Be Pardoned in 1852 Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Marietta Republican Thursday July 8, 1852 Page 3 NOTICE Is hereby given that an application for Pardon will be made to the Governor of the State of Ohio, in behalf of HARVEY TOWNSEND, convicted in the county of Washington in said State, of the crime of Arson, and on the 30th day of October A.D. 1852, sentenced in imprisonment in the Penitentiary for the term of twenty years. July 1, 1852 -- 3:31 ============================================================================ New Bounty Land Warrants in 1855 Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Marietta Republican Thursday June 22, 1855 Page 3 NEW BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS George M. Woodbridge, Esq, was among the first agents to secure Bounty Land Warrants for those who entrusted business to his care, as is evinced by the fact that one of his is numbered 141 -- notwithstanding there were applications from all parts of the Union, and two thousand were issued the first day. The new WARRANTS are very beautiful; we never saw finer engraving. The Warrant for 120 acres may be thus described: Vingetet, battle of New Orleans, Gen. Jackson in the foreground; on the left, head of Hon. Robt. McCleland (?), Secretary of the Interior; on the right, that of Hon. Richard Brodhead, of the U.S. Senate, the father of the Bounty Land Bill; on the lower left hand corner, scene in a harvest field, and on the right, a scene in a military camp. These Warrants cannot be counterfeited by the photographic process, as the denomination and the words "Bounty Land Warrant" are printed in blue on their face. ============================================================================ Obituary & Poem For Dr. Christopher Columbus Jarrett Guthrie s/o Rev. Francis Guthrie Extracted & Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Records of the Guthrie family of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Virginia : with ancestry of those who have intermarried with the family --Chicago, Ill.: H. N. and S. L. Dunn, 1898 OBITUARY (Taken from the Parkersburg, West Virginia, Sentinel April 1893. Book does not give the exact date as to when this obituary appeared in the newspaper. It does say that he died on April 28, 1893.) The announcement in the Sentinel several days ago of the serious illness of Dr. C. C. J. Guthrie, of Belpre, was the first intimation many of his friend had of his illness. He was on this side among his patients last Friday, and remarked to some of his friends, "that he never felt better." He was taken ill on Saturday, and dangerous symptoms developed. His malady baffled the skill of the attending physicians; he was in a comatose condition for several days. His death occurred at 6:25 o'clock last evening. Christopher Columbus Jarrett Guthrie, was the son of Rev. Francis Guthrie, a noted circuit rider of the M. E. church, and was born in this state, March 10, 1828. He was a brother of Judge Guthrie, of Point Pleasant, West Va., and Prof. D. P. Guthrie, of Belpre, Ohio. A sister, Mr. A. P. Cook, died just a year ago. The deceased leaves a wife and two children, a son and daughter. The son, D. P. Guthrie, resides at Covington, Ky., and the daughter, Mrs. Philip Cole, resides with her husband at Belpre. Dr. Guthrie was considered one of the most eminent and thoroughly versed physicians in this section, and since he entered the profession, made seven trips across the ocean, and attended lectures at London, Paris, and Vienna. He has resided at Belpre for about thirty years, and his practice was very extensive and lucrative on both sides of the river. Socially, he was a genial and pleasant man, whose friends were numbered by the thousand; politically, he was a through Democrat. (End of obituary) Children of Dr. Christopher C. J., and Mary (Collier) Guthrie: ANNA, b. July 23, 1855; m. Philip Cole, Feb. 28, 1883; DAVID P., b. Aug. 18, 1857; m. Laura V. Culp, May 10, 1881; GEORGE WESLEY, b. Nov. 14, 1860; d. March 2, 1884; FRANCIS WILLIS, b. Sept. 4, 1863; d. Jan. 9, 1875 DR. GUTHRIE Opening the gate it seemed That I surely must have dreamed For before me, blazing brazen in the morning sunlight gleamed As it had in days of yore-- Back in days of sixty-four-- That same polished sign of metal he had screwed upon the door: Dr. Guthrie Harry Davis, then, and I, Talked of years that had gone by, And we joined in the opinion that in sparing men to die Belpre had surrendered to Death the dearest one she knew, One whose heart was like a woman's and whose spirit aye was true--- Dr. Guthrie It was sad, you see, for there Were hosts easier to spare--- Charlie Johnson or Teed Druse or old man Archibald McNair-- Yet, as Harry Davis said, They lived on while he was dead Dr. Guthrie Therefore, what was my surprise, When before my startled eyes I beheld that little brass sign like a blazing promise rise: Dr. Guthrie And I jingled at the bell. And in joy I murmured: "Well, I will have a splendid story of the strangest sort to tell Dr. Guthrie." As the door swung gently back In response to my attack At the threshold stood a woman, silver-haired and dressed in black. And the sweet face, troubled-lined, But to suffering resigned Was the face of one familiar, for it was, as I divined, Mrs. Guthrie. Somehow I can scarcely say What impelled my tongue to stay, But I only faltered: "I'm a stranger come from far away; One whose boyish griefs and cares You reduced by pantry wares; Tell me, friend of vanished childhood, how ye prosper and how fares Dr. Guthrie?" Past the door I entered, and Took the proffered waxen hand, And the dear old lady murmured, "Ah, I see you understand For your question tells that you Do not count their words as true Words of those whose souls are earthen and who through the deathlight view Dr. Guthrie. "Yes, they speak of him as dead And the tree above his head Blossomed then years since and painted all the grave lot glowing red, And I know he's resting there; So they smile when I declare That I often see reclining in the dear old leather chair Dr. Guthrie. "Twenty years ago in May Was it that he went away With a hear as light as hearts of little children at their play, But I never have allowed That the coffin and the shroud Held the best of what was given when our dear Lord Christ endowed Dr. Guthrie. "For his spirit has not died And with me it shall abide Just as in that spring-time season on the day I was his bride, And the blessing and the grace Which the grave cannot efface As I dream on them, before me ever smiling is they-face, Dr. Guthrie. "That is why upon the door, Polished as in days of yore, Is the little sign you boy knew when you saw it years before, And I'll keep it bright till when I shall pass away, and then With no space of interruption I shall join my king of men-- Dr. Guthrie." "Harry Davis did not know, When we met in Mexico, Of this dear old heart in Belpre waiting for the call to go, Else he made not made his dole, Had not said that on the roll Of the death and of the perished was this bride-groom of a sour, Dr. Guthrie ----Carl Smith. To view photos (sketches) of Dr. Christopher Columbus Jarrett Guthrie, his wife Mary Collier Guthrie and Anna Guthrie Cole Click this link: http://hometown.aol.com/washcopeople2/index3.html ============================================================================ Washington County, Ohio Marriage & Birth Records 1864-1880 Marriage Records 1867-1875 Birth Records Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Get access to the 1864-1880 Marriage Records and 1867-1875 Birth Records for Washington County, Ohio at the LDS web site Church of Latter Day Saints International Genealogical Index http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true EARLY MARRIAGE RECORDS (Many from Washington County, Ohio) Follow these steps to gain access to the records: In the REGION section, select NORTH AMERICA In the BATCH NUMBER section: Type in 7535811 MARRIAGE RECORDS 1864-1880 (Washington County, Ohio) Follow these steps to gain access to the records: In the REGION section, select NORTH AMERICA In the BATCH NUMBER section: Type in M514052 BIRTH RECORDS 1867-1880 (Washington County, Ohio) Follow these steps to gain access to the records: In the REGION section, select NORTH AMERICA In the BATCH NUMBER section: Type in C514054 ============================================================================ Recommended Reading & Web Sites Worth Checking Out The Washington County Historical Society has a couple of good articles. At the bottom of their home page, scroll down until you the newest article selections from the past issues of the Tallow Light. The two that has been recently updated are The Sweetheart of the Civil War by Ernie Thode; Vol. 36, No.1 So Your Ancestor Operated a Distillery by Dorothy Wetz; Vol. 36, No.2 http://www.wchs-ohio.org/ Eliz Hanebury emailed me recently asking me if I seen the documentary about the Mississippi River Flood of 1927. It was aired on Frontline Nov. 8th. DARN!! I missed it. If anyone is interested in reading about it, Henry Burke has a some information on his website that includes a link about it on pbs.org. The link to Henry's article is: http://henryburke1010.tripod.com/id18.html While your visiting Henry's site, be sure to check out the rest of his web site about all the other 'goodies' he has, by clicking the links at the top of the page. A very good web site. Once you start reading all that he has, I guarantee you'll want to bookmark the site for future use.. "MAPLE SHADE" The Story of Blennerhassett Island's Putnam-Houser House - By Ray Swick. http://www.blennerhassett.net/Attractions/Island/Putnam/mapleshade.htm While there, be sure to check out the rest of the web site A story that about how Tom Charlton was captured during the Civil War by two men named "Bumgarner" and "Walker". Tom was later informed that this Bumgarner had murdered four men during this time, but after the war he came to Ohio and murdered his horse trader associate. While in Marietta, Bumgarner was arrested, tried and hung for the murder. http://lawrencecountyohio.com/civilwar/narrowescapes/NE37.html Family Search Archive Adds Large West Virginia Online Genealogy Database. Millions of BIRTH, MARRIAGE, & DEATH records from the following counties: Calhoun, Gilmer, Hardy, Harrison, Mineral and Pendleton. The DEATH records include Wood County, West Virginia for the years of 1917-1954. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ (To access the records) http://eogn.typepad.com/announcements/2005/11/familysearch_ar.html (Read more about it) Court Ordered Notice of Class Action Lawsuit Against Ancestry.com A "MUST" read for anyone who has an annual subscription that pays in monthly installments. http://www.ancestry.com/legal/class.aspx?o_iid=21156&o_lid=21156&o_it=20875 ============================================================================ What's New..... Biography of Captain Caius Maricus COLE Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Includes some history about his father, Sardis; Grandfather, Asa; and Great-Grandfather, John Cole. Also, information about Caius' 4th Great-Grandfather, Hugh Cole. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0169text.txt PHOTOS Submitted by Carla Gilbert Mason Rocking chair made by William Bond Mason (Circa 1788-1813) http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0124photo.html Submitted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Photo sketch of Dr. Christopher Columbus Jarrett Guthrie Photo sketch of Mary Collier Guthrie (wife of Christopher) Photo sketch of Anna Guthrie Cole (Dau. of Christopher & Mary Guthrie. Wife of Philip Cole) http://hometown.aol.com/washcopeople2/index3.html Submitted by Henry Burke Headstone Photo of Ephriam Gould Headstone Photo of George S. Hovey http://hometown.aol.com/washcoheadstone/SalemTwp.html Submitted by Henry Burke Hunes Covered Bridge Myers General Store Southeastern Ohio Hills Farm Appalachia Ohio Marietta's Newest Swimming Pool http://hometown.aol.com/washcopics/pag39.html Submitted by Ed & Dori Chrisp Headstone Photos of some Bickford, Cole, Ellenwood & Mankin(s) buried in Weathersfield Cemetery, Henry County, Illinois. There is burial information of other ones of these families in which there are no photos. If anyone researches these families, be sure to check this out. The photo's include the headstones of:: **Sarah, w/o Benjamin Bickford **Isaac & Lucy (Ellenwood) Bickford **Jeremiah & Miram (Russell) Bickford **Daniel & Esther (Tucker) Ellenwood (Daniel was believed to be buried at Corner Cemetery in Belpre Twp. nearby his father, Benjamin Tuck Ellenwood. See Benjamin's headstone in Corner Cemetery. It states that his sons Daniel and Samuel rests nearby. Samuel is the only one buried there.) **Jeremiah Hamilton & Indianna (Cole) Ellenwood **Otis W. & Charlotte "Lottie" R. (Doty) Mankin(s) **Asa Cole & Rebecca Chapman. http://hometown.aol.com/washcohistory/headstoneindex.html ( Special Section. Scroll down to the bottom of the page) Photo of CHARLES J. EAGLER, 2nd Lt. Co. B., 77th OVI "A Soldier With A Message" - Just hours before the beginning of the Battle of Shiloh, 2nd Lt., Charles J. Eagler was ordered to carry a message that the enemy was about to strike, but General Sherman did not believe what was reported, and gave orders for Eagler to be placed under arrest. With Eagler carring out the orders, as he was instructed, Col. Jesse Hilderbrand, and General Sherman would of never had a clue that the enemy was about to strike. The order that Eagler carried out, was surely one of the important details about this battle that is not told in anything you read about Sherman or Hilderbrand in reference to the Battle of Shiloh. - CHARLES J. EAGLER enlisted in Company B of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantary as a 2nd Lieutenant on Nov 22, 1861 at the age of 22. He enlisted for 3 years. On March 19th, he was transfered from Co. B. to Co. H. That same day he was promoted to Full 1st Class Lieutenant. On December 9, 1864, Charles J. Eagler resigned from Co. B. He lived in the Macksburg, Ohio area. To view the photo click the link below. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/PHOTO/0125photo.html. To read more about Charles J. Eagler and the role of Company B. of the 77th OVI in the Battle of Shiloh, click this link: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0160text.txt WRIGHT Obituaries Compiled & Submitted by Brandon Wright http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/FILE/0168text.txt All Newsletters are written and sent by email in "HTML" format. 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