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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 301 Today's Topics: #1 Ohio Lands [Part 8c] [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #2 Ohio Lands History [Part 9] [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #3 Ohio Lands History [Part 12] [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #4 Ohio Lands History [Part 11] [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #5 Ohio Lands [Part 8d] [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 15:47:45 -0400 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Ohio Lands [Part 8c] "Ohio Lands - A Short History" Part 8c Harrison (1813), named for General William Henry Harrison, a hero of the War of 1812. First U.S. President to have lived in Ohio. Henry (1820), named for Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia 1776-1779 and 1784-1786; a celebrated orator of the Revolutionary War period. Highland (1805), describes the county's terrain. Hocking (1818), derived its name from the Indian word "Hoch-Hoch-ing" which meant "a bottle." The Hocking River flows though this county which was once claimed by the Wyandot Indians. Holmes (1824), named for Major Andrew H. Holmes, who was killed during Major George Croghan's unsuccessful attack on Fort Mackinac (Michigan) on August 4, 1814. Huron (1809), the name Huron was given by the French to the Wyandot Indian tribe who lived in this area. Jackson (1816), named for Major General Andrew Jackson, who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. Jefferson (1797), named for Thomas Jefferson, statesman and Vice President of the United States, March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801, and the 3rd President of the U.S. (1801-09). Knox (1808), named for General Henry Knox, the first U.S. Secretary of War. Lake (1840), named because it borders on Lake Erie; Ohio's smallest county in land area. Lawrence (1815), named for Captain James Lawrence, commander of the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812. Licking (1808), derived its name from the principal stream flowing through the county. Pioneers called it the "Licking River," but it was called "Pataskala" by the Indians. The river received its name from salt licks in the area. Logan (1818), named for Gen. Benjamin Logan, who destroyed the Shawnee Indians Mac-o-chee Villages in the area in 1796. Lorain (1822), named after the Province of Lorraine, France. Lucas (1835), named for Robert Lucas, Ohio Governor 1832-1836, who personally commanded Ohio troops in the 1835 boundary dispute with Michigan. First territorial Governor of Iowa 1838-1841. Madison (1810), named for James Madison, U.S. President from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1817. Mahoning (1846), derives its name from the Mahoning River. Mahoning is from the Indian word "Mahoni" meaning a "lick" or "Mahonink" meaning "at the lick." Marion (1820), named in honor of Gen. Francis Marion of South Carolina, the "Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary War fame. Medina (1812), named for Medina in Arabia, the town to which Mohammed fled from Mecca. Meigs (1819), named for Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., Ohio Governor 1810 to 1814 and Postmaster General 1814 to 1823 who lived in Marietta. Mercer (1820), named in honor of Gen. Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, on January 3, 1777. Miami (1807), named for the Miami Indians who claimed Western Ohio and whose principal village, Pickawillany, was located near Piqua. Monroe (1813), named for James Monroe, U.S. Secretary of State, 1811- 1817, and later the fifth President of the United States, 1817-1825. Montgomery (1803), named for General Richard Montgomery who lost his life in the assault on Quebec during the Revolutionary War. Morgan (1817), named in honor of Gen. Daniel Morgan, who won a brilliant victory against the British at Cowpens, South Carolina, January 17, 1781. Morrow (1848), named for Jeremiah Morrow, Congressman 1803-1813; 1840-1843, U.S. Senator 1813-1819, and Ohio Governor 1822-1826. Muskingum (1804), is an old Delaware Indian word meaning "A town by the River." Noble (1851), named out of respect for James Noble, a pioneer settler who first bought land in the county in 1814. - ----------------------------------- (c) 1994 by the Ohio Auditor of State All Rights Reserved. FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY. Researched and written by Thomas Aquinas Burke Internet Address F491.3 B86 1994 977.1 Eighth Edition - September 1996 "Ohio Lands - A Short History" ReTyped & Graphics Rescanned December 1997 by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Email at http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643 This booklet is available on the Auditor of State home page under Publications at: http://www.auditor.ohio.gov/auditor/ - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:03:02 -0400 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Ohio Lands History [Part 9] "Ohio Lands - A Short History" Part 9 Miscellaneous NATIONAL ARCHIVES The National Archives and Records Administration, Suitland Reference Branch (NNRR), Suitland, Md. 20409 has original land entry records in its Record Group 49-Records of the Bureau of Land Management. Major record series within this group are: Credit and Cash Entry files (Final Certificates), Bounty Land Warrant Records and Warrants exchanged for scrip. These records often contain more information than the U.S. Patent. The cost is reasonable with no research charges. To access the Credit and Cash entry files, send the entry data provided by the State of Ohio Archives, 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 to the BLM, Eastern State's Office. Request BLM to provide you the type of file and the land entry file number listed in their Tract Books for the entry. Send the combined information to the National Archives Suitland Reference Branch. Federal Bounty Land application files are found in Records Series 15, Records of the Veterans Administration, write National Archives, Military Reference Branch (NNRM), Washington, D.C. 20408, for request forms and current charges. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT The State of Ohio Archives does not have copies of U.S. Patents or warrants. However, the State Archives will provide the entry information needed to obtain these records. To obtain a copy of the U.S. Patent issued for land in the Virginia Military District, first write to the National Archives, Suitland Reference Branch (NNRR). Provide them the entry/survey number, date of entry/survey, warrant number, warrantee, and name of assignee. Request the patent volume and page number which is on the entry record. With the information National Archives provides, write to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 22153-3121. A copy of a U.S. Patent costs $15. U.S. Patents for land designed by Range, Township, and Section, should be requested directly from the BLM Eastern States Office. Be sure to provide BLM the entry data and legal description. DEED RECORDS The county recorder in each county maintains deed, mortgage and lease records. Ohio's 88 counties evolved over a period of 63 years. Researchers may have to search the land records of several counties for real estate transactions prior to 1851. It is not unusual to find deeds filed 20 years or more after the purchase date. DEEDS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO Copies of nearly all deeds for lands sold by the state of Ohio, from 1837 to the present day, are recorded in the Auditor of State's Land Office, which is the office of Record. Included are deeds conveying school, ministerial, swamp, salt reservations, canal lands and miscellaneous. Index is alphabetical by surname, given name, and contains about 23,000 cards. Write the Auditor of State's Land Office, 35 E. Gay Street, 1st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. - ----------------------------------- (c) 1994 by the Ohio Auditor of State All Rights Reserved. FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY. Researched and written by Thomas Aquinas Burke Internet Address F491.3 B86 1994 977.1 Eighth Edition - September 1996 "Ohio Lands - A Short History" ReTyped & Graphics Rescanned December 1997 by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Email at http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643 This booklet is available on the Auditor of State home page under Publications at: http://www.auditor.ohio.gov/auditor/ - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:03:10 -0400 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Ohio Lands History [Part 12] "Ohio Lands - A Short History" Part 12 Ohio's Major Land Surveys FEDERAL LAND OFFICES IN OHIO YEARS OF OPERATION AND SUCCESSOR OFFICES Canton 1808-1816; Wooster 1816-1849 Chillicothe 1801-1876 Cincinnati 1801-1840 Delaware 1820-1828; Tiffin 1828-1832; Bucyrus 1832-1842 Piqua 1820-1833; Wapakoneta 1833-1835; Lima 1835-1843; Upper Sandusky 1843-1848; Defiance 1848-1855 Marietta 1800-1840 Marion 1837-1845 Steubenville 1800-1840 Zanesville 1804-1840 - ----------------------------------- (c) 1994 by the Ohio Auditor of State All Rights Reserved. FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY. Researched and written by Thomas Aquinas Burke Internet Address F491.3 B86 1994 977.1 Eighth Edition - September 1996 "Ohio Lands - A Short History" ReTyped & Graphics Rescanned December 1997 by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Email at http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643 This booklet is available on the Auditor of State home page under Publications at: http://www.auditor.ohio.gov/auditor/ - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:03:09 -0400 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Ohio Lands History [Part 11] "Ohio Lands - A Short History" Part 11 Section of Land Graphic is in http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/lands/graphics/11.gif - ----------------------------------- (c) 1994 by the Ohio Auditor of State All Rights Reserved. FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY. Researched and written by Thomas Aquinas Burke Internet Address F491.3 B86 1994 977.1 Eighth Edition - September 1996 "Ohio Lands - A Short History" ReTyped & Graphics Rescanned December 1997 by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Email at http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643 This booklet is available on the Auditor of State home page under Publications at: http://www.auditor.ohio.gov/auditor/ - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:02:59 -0400 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Ohio Lands [Part 8d] "Ohio Lands - A Short History" Part 8d Ottawa (1840), named for the Ottawa Indian tribe. The name in their language meant "trader." Paulding (1820), named for John Paulding, one of three soldiers who captured Major John Andre, British spy in the Revolutionary War. Perry (1818), named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who defeated the British in the naval Battle of Lake Erie, September 13, 1813. Pickaway (1810), named from a mis-spelling of the tribe of Indians, known as Piqua, a branch of the Shawnee Tribe. Pike (1815), bears the name of Brig. Gen. Zebulon Montgomery Pike, who discovered "Pike's Peak," in Colorado in 1806. Portage (1808), name comes from the old Indian portage path, about seven miles in length, between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers. Preble (1808), named for Capt. Edward Preble, naval commander in the Revolutionary War and the War with Tripoli. Putnam (1820), named for Israel Putnam, Revolutionary War Major General, who gained fame at the Battle of Breed's Hill, often mis-named the Battle of Bunker Hill, on June 17, 1775. Richland (1808), named for the richness of its soil. Ross (1798), named by Territorial Governor Arthur St. Clair for his friend James Ross of Pennsylvania; U.S. Senator 1794-1803. Sandusky (1820), is a derivative of an Indian word meaning "cold water." In Wyandot and Huron languages it is "Sa-un-dos-tee" meaning "water within water pools." Scioto (1803), takes its name from the Scioto River which flows through the county. Scioto comes from a Indian word "Scionto," meaning "deer." Seneca (1820), named for the Seneca Indians, who had a 40,000 acre reservation north of Tiffin from 1817-1831. Shelby (1819), named for Isaac Shelby, Revolutionary War hero and first Governor of Kentucky. Counties in nine states are named for him. Stark (1808), named for Gen. John Stark of Revolutionary War fame. Summit (1840), derived its name for having the highest land on the line of the Ohio and Erie Canal, known as "Portage Summit." Trumbull (1800), in the Connecticut Western Reserve, was named for Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Governor of Connecticut 1797-1809. Tuscarawas (1808), named for the Tuscarawas Indian Tribe who lived on the Tuscarawas River. Union (1820), named because it was formed from parts of Delaware, Franklin, Madison, and Logan counties. Van Wert (1820), named for Isaac Van Wert, one of the three captors of British spy, Major John Andre. Actual spelling of Van Wert's name was "Van Wart." The spelling was changed due to an illegible entry in Congressional records. Vinton (1850), named for Samuel Finley Vinton, an Ohio Statesman and U. S. Congressman, known as the "Father of the Department of Interior." Warren (1803), named for Gen. Joseph Warren, who was killed at the Battle of Breed's (Bunker) Hill, on June 17, 1775. Washington (1788), Ohio's first county and named in honor of George Washington, who was president of the Constitutional Convention at the time the county was formed. Wayne (1808), named for Major General Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War hero later General-in-Chief U.S. Army 1791-1796. Defeated the Indians at the "Battle of Fallen Timbers," August 20, 1794. Williams (1820), honors David Williams, one of three captors of Major John Andre on September 23, 1780. Wood (1820), named after Major Eleazer D. Wood, U.S. Army-Engineers, who built Fort Meigs in 1813 while serving on the staff of General William Henry Harrison. Wyandot (1845), named for the Wyandot Indians, the last Indian tribe in Ohio to cede their reservations March 17, 1842. They moved to lands west of the Mississippi River in July, 1843. - ----------------------------------- (c) 1994 by the Ohio Auditor of State All Rights Reserved. FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY. Researched and written by Thomas Aquinas Burke Internet Address F491.3 B86 1994 977.1 Eighth Edition - September 1996 "Ohio Lands - A Short History" ReTyped & Graphics Rescanned December 1997 by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Email at http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643 This booklet is available on the Auditor of State home page under Publications at: http://www.auditor.ohio.gov/auditor/ - ----------------------------------- -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #301 *******************************************