OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 90 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 90 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: Ezra PARK, 1880, Logan County ["MaggieOhio" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <033601c0dfd8$03dcb5e0$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: BIO: Ezra PARK, 1880, Logan County, Ohio Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Information for Kevin Fraley swimref@cmc.net "History of Logan County and Ohio" Beers p. 764 published 1880: Ezra PARK; farmer; PO Bellefountaine; was born on the same farm on which he now resides, Nov 10, 1836; is the eldest of two children living, born to James and Elizabether V. (MARQUIS) PARK. James Park was born in Belmont County, in November, 1812; his wife in Washington County, Pa, in 1810. The family settled upon this farm about the year 1836, where he died Nov. 20, 1871; she, Dec. 21, 1851. Her parents are Martin and Catherine (BAUGHMAN) WINGERD; he was born in Franklin County, Pa; his wife also. They are residents of Knox County. Ezra, like his father, has always been a democrat. He has 111 acres of land located in this township. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:03:21 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Marriage: John Newkirk & Sarah Wamsley, 1823, Adams Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by clmboh1-smtp1.columbus.rr.com id f4JF1xC14052 * The following marriage notice is from the 15 December 1823 issue of the "Village Register" of West Union, Adams County, Ohio (on microfilm roll # 34944 at the Ohio Historical Society Archives in Columbus, Ohio): "MARRIED - On the 4th inst. by the same" (Rev. John Meek), "Mr. John Newkirk, to Miss Sarah Wamsley." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:07:29 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Forest Cokonougher, 2000, Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by clmboh1-smtp1.columbus.rr.com id f4JF1xC14052 * The following obituary is from the 29 June 2000, Chillicothe, Ohio "Chillicothe Gazette" newspaper, page 2A, Col. 2, Thursday: "Forrest M. Cokonougher. Forrest Milton (Butch) Cokonougher, 74, of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., passed away June 19, 2000, in Ft. Walton Beach. He was born April 15, 1926, in Ross County, Ohio, to the late William S. and Emma Forsythe Cokonougher. On March 11, 1957, he married the former Ruth A. Overly, who survives. Also surviving are sons, David (Peggy) Cokonougher, Greenfield, Ohio, Randy (Susan) Overly, Crestview, Fla., Terry (Martha) Cokonougher, Elberta, Ala., Brian (Tami) Cokonougher, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; daughter, Nancy Harewood, Greenfield, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Donald Hess, Clarksburg, Ohio. He was predeceased by one sister, Ethel Brookover, South Salem, Ohio; and two brothers, Harry Cokonougher, Athens, Ohio, and Wayne Cokonougher, Battle Creek, Mich. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran and was employed in 1952 by the Chillicothe Federal Reformatory, and transferred after its closure to the Eglin Federal Prison Facility at Ft. Walton Beach, where he retired in 1980 after 28 years of service. In 1981, he was employed by a Government contractor as a security officer in military test facilities, from which he retired in 1999. Funeral services were held June 23, 2000, at Emerald Coast Funeral Home, and burial followed at Beal Memorial Cemetery, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:14:49 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Cemetery lot record: Fredericka Steinmetz family, 1865-1894, Franklin Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 * From the lot records of the Greenlawn Cemetery, 1000 Greenlawn Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43223: "Fredericka Steinmetz Lot. Lot 1 & 2, Section V. 1. Augusta Steinmetz , born July 4, 1839, died Aug. 22, 1874, age 35, relation - Daug, intered in area 1. 2. Louis Steinmetz, born June 13, 1847, died May 8, 1881, age 34, relation - Son, intered in area 2. 3. John William Steinmetz, born Feb. 12, 1813, died Jan. 5, 1865, age 52, relation - husband, intered Oct. 17, 1881 in area 1&1/2. 4. William A. Steinmetz, born Nov. 6, 1850, died Oct. 20, 1885, age 35, relation - Son, intered with Marker in area 3. 5. Mary Steinmetz, born July 23, 1881, died Nov. 5, 1884, age - 3, relation - GD, intered in area 3&1/2. 6. Earl A. Steinmetz, born Feb. 14, 1886, died Mar. 26, 1889, age - 1 mon, relation - GS, intered in area 3&1/2. 7. Charles Steinmetz, born April 2, 1844, died Aug. 29, 1886, age - 42, relation - Son, intered - By Stout, intered in area 4. 8. Fredericka Steinmetz, born July 21, 1814, died Nov. 4, 1894, age - 80, relation - Owner, intered - Old Age, intered in area 5." *********************************************************** The Greenlawn Cemetery interment card (1000 Greenlawn Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43223) reads: "NAME - STEINMETZ, FREDERICKA. INTERMENT No. 21606. INTERMENT ON - Her Lot. LOT NO. - 1-2. SEC. - V. GRAVE - . BORN - July 21, 1814. BIRTHPLACE - Germany. DIED - Nov. 4, 1894. LATE RESIDENCE - Columbus, O. CAUSE OF DEATH - Old Age. V.G. 20.00. UNDERTAKER - Schoedinger. DATE OF INTERMENT - November 7, 1894. " ************************************************************ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #90 ******************************************