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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 85 Today's Topics: #1 [OH-FOOT] Oh-Huron Co. Deed (Mc Ph [Archives ] #2 [OH-FOOT] Oh-Fayette Co. Wills (Dy [Archives ] #3 [OH-FOOT] Bio: Harrison, George -G [Tina Hursh ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: 2 Jun 2003 16:30:13 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20030602163013.4418.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Oh-Huron Co. Deed (Mc Pherson) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Huron County OhArchives Deed.....Robert L. and Freelove his wife McPherson - William and Cynthia his wife Mc Pherson October 11 1832 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lowell Thomas lst@mitre.org June 2, 2003, 12:30 pm Ontario County New York 51 Acres, NW 1/2 of L#38 in T9 R2 Written: October 11 1832 Recorded: January 25 1838 Libe #63 Page 189 Lot#9 2nd Range Ontario County New York This Indenture Made the fourth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two between William McPherson and Cynthia his wife of the town of Green Creek Sandusky County and State of Ohio and Robert L. Mc Pherson an Freelove his wife of the town of Lime County of Huron State of Ohio of the first part and Joseph P. McPherson of the town of Gorham County of Ontario State of New York of the second part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged hath granted bargained sold remised released and forever quit claimed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell remise release and forever quit claim unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever. All that certain track or parcel of land situated in the County of Ontario and State of New York being fifty one acres of the northwest half of lot number thirty eight in township number nine in the second range exclusive of five acres on the West line beginning at the southwest corner running north one hundred and nineteen rods and eighteen links to a stake and stone thence East sixty six rods and twenty links thence South one hundred and nineteen rods and eighteen links thence West sixty nine rods and four links to the place of beginning. Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the revision and revisions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever of the said parties of the first part either in law or equity of in or to the above bargained premises with the said hereditaments and appurtenances. To have and to hold the said premises above described to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the parties of the first part hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Wm. McPherson **seal Signed sealed and delivered in the presence Cynthia McPherson ** seal of Luther Porter, JC George Robert L. McPherson *** seal State of Ohio Freelove S. McPherson** seal Sandusky County All Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Associate judges in and for the County aforesaid William McPherson and Cynthia his wife and Robert L. McPherson and Freelove his wife known to me to be the Persons whom they themselves to be and severally acknowledge the signing and sealing Their of to their free act and deed for the purpose therein enforced the said Cynthia McPherson and the said Freelove S. McPherson being by me examined separate and apart from their said husband and the contents to them fully made known they acknowledged that they executed the same of their own free will and without fear or coercion of their said husbands given under my hand officially this 11th day October 1832. Luther Porter . State of Ohio Huron County Ohio Be it remembered that on this 29th day of April 1836 personally appears before me Ebengor Lane Judge of Superior Court Wm. McPherson and Robert L. McPherson and severely acknowledged the signing and sealing of the within deed as their free act and deed and also personally appeared Cynthia McPherson wife of the above named William and Freelove S. McPherson wife of the above Robert L. McPherson and being examined separate and apart from their said husbands did severally acknowledge the signing and sealing of the writhen deed for the use and purpose therein expressed without fear of or compulsion of their said husbands and they being made known to me as being the persons they represent themselves to be by the oath of Wm. Hamer who is well known to me recordable witness . In faith of which I laid my name interlining the words a creditable witness. E. Lane Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio The State of Ohio Huron County JS I David Gibbs Chief Judge of Court of the Supreme Court in and for said Huron County, so certify that Elmer Lane in the city Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature above reporting to be his is genuine given under my hand and the seal of said court CT or with this fifth day of October AD 1837. David Gibbs Clerk Sup C H.Huron County of the their copy of the original recorded 25 January 1838 at noon and examined Thomas Hall clerk. Additional Comments: This deed includes Huron County, Ohio. Regards, Lowell Thomas This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: 2 Jun 2003 16:52:23 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20030602165223.9240.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Oh-Fayette Co. Wills (Dyer) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Fayette County OhArchives Wills.....Samuel Dyer January 23 1847 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Tillison Wright JuWrig8@aol.com June 2, 2003, 12:52 pm Written: January 23 1847 Recorded: May 9 1873 This will information for a Fayette Co. Ohio will was found in LaPorte Co. In. Information for your county from another area's records. LaPorte Co. Indiana Will Bk. B p. 69 Samuel Dyer of Fayette Co. Ohio 1. Farm of 120 acres in St. Joseph co. Indiana in hands of guardian 2. 2 desire my son James be sole heir 3. I hereby appoint Dr. Eleazer Martin a trustee of said property belonging to my said estate and guardian of my said son James not only before before James arrives at age of 21 but as long thereafter as he James shall live .... My brothers Hugh collier Dyer and Isaac B. Dyer and my sisters India Felly or Fifly , wify of Thompson Fifly and Susan Snider wife of David Snider, their heirs and..... Item 8 mentions completing Methodist Meetinghouse bill of work done by Perry Salmons and Morgan Hays.... Also at George Hammonds. Written Jan.23, 1847. Samuel Dyer. Witnesses H. C. Stewart and Hugh Roebuck Clerk of Record W. W. Stafford Presiden Judiciary , 5th Judicial District of Ohio , subdivision of Fayette Co. Given under Hand May 9,1873. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 14:07:17 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030602190717.0176bd98@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Harrison, George -Guernsey Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Name: Bob Heber Email: bheber@columbus.rr.com Date: 07 May 2003 ************************************************************************** >From an article sent to Coal Age June 4, 1912 By: George Harrison "The family register records that I was born at Greenhead, Northumnberland County, England, April 30, 1846. While I was, no doubt, present at the event, my memory is not sufficiently retentive to affirm or deny the correctness of the family records. Besides it is of too small importance to the people of the country to necessitate the distinguished president and popular ex-president of the nation to deposit their hats and don gloves to decide the question in the roped area by the manly art of self defense. On account of the ill health of my father, caused by inhaling the deadly carbonic acid gas (black damp) and other impurities in the mine, it was necessary that I go to work in the mine at the age of seven years and eight months. It was hoped that my father would soon recover and I would have the opportunity of receiving, at least, the first rudiments of a common school education, but after a lingering illness of suffering and agony, my mother and six children stood over the bed side of a loving and dutiful husband, tender and affectionate father, and saw the cruel demon of the mines complete his dastardly work and saw the poor victim clutch at his breast, and, with his last breath, beg piteously to remove the chunk of lead from his breast so he could breathe. With one sister older, two younger, two brothers younger than myself and a widowed mother, the die was cast against me, a duty to my mother, sisters and brothers doomed my chances for education. At that time boys were compelled to work twelve hours and far oftener fourteen or fifteen hours between leaving home in the morning and returning at night, never seeing daylight except on Sunday the great part of the year. My mother was a good seamstress and worked nearly day and night to maintain the family. At night she gave me all the assistance should could in the way of education. To her I was wholly indebted for all the assistance I ever got. At sixteen years of age, the family move to Leadgate, County of Durham, and I commenced to mine coal and do a man's work at any work in the mine. It was always my ambition to be thoroughly practical and expert at all kinds of work. The experience in my father's death was never forgotten and my hatred for tampering with ventilation in a mine or deceiving the miners in regard to it, by improper and dangerous illuminants always aroused my anger and destination, and reminds me of my dear father's suffering and death at early middle age, as well as that of many similar cases caused by bad ventilation and worse than no government inspection of the mines. Until 1872 the miners were required to sine a bond binding them to the same mine for one year; the miners being induced by a promise of preference of work for signing away their liberty and many were brought back and sent to prison if they deserted, Thank God I never had anything to do with the yearly bond, only to join the advocates of its abolition, which was the first complete mining enacted by the British Parliament. I landed in Cambridge, Gurnsey County, this state (Ohio), April 29, 1880 and my wife came after me, four months later, with five girls and two boys, all under twelve years of age. By the way, I often tell her, a woman that would cross the Atlantic under those circumstances, with such a charge, after am man, there is no fear of her ever wanting a divorce. Ou family was increased by the addition of four daughters; seven daughters and two sons living, all of whom are married except two daughters who art at home and my wife has not named a divorce yet. In this state I have spent nearly seven years as a practical miner, all the time actively connected with the miner's union, nearly eighteen years in the management of mines and eight years as Chief Inspector of Mines (State of Ohio))" George Harrison died in Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio 7/14/1913, Volume Number:1132 Certificate Number:42225 Newspaper obituary: Thursday, July 17, 1913 - newspaper unknown George Harrison Formerly Mine Inspector, Dead Suffered Fourth Stroke of Paralysis, Monday, at Daughter's Home in Caldwell Was National Authority So well versed in mining matters he was appointed by four governors. George Haarrison , former state mine inspector, died Monday night at the home of his daughter at Caldwell, Noble County, after an illness of nearly a year. He was attacked by paralysis last fall, and never recovered. He served as mine inspector during the Herrick, Pattson and Harris administration. He succeeded in securing the enactment of a new mining code of laws. Was Valuable Man. Mr. Harrison filled every position from trapper mine boy to superintendent and mine manager. He was appointed state mine inspector by former Governor Harrick on May 25, 1904, and his services as the head of that department were so valuable that he was retained in office by the next three governors. Mr. Harrison was born in Greenhead, Northumberland County, England, April 30, 1846, and so was in his 68th year at his death. He came to this country in 1880, locating at Byesville, Gurnsey county and from there he went to Wellston, where he was superintendent of Wainwright mine. He was formerly active in the United Mine Workers' union, having been president of the Cambridge district. He also served as state organizer for the miners and was a member of their state executive board. Noted for Integrity. Mr. Harrison was noted for his integrity. He was president of the national organization formed by state mine inspectors and their deputies for the betterment of mining conditions, serving three consecutive terms as such. He declined to accept a fourth term. He was regarded as a national authority on mining questions. He is survived by a widow and nine children. There are two deceased daughters. The surviving children are: William Harrison, Jackson; John Harrison, Caldwell; Mrs. Bert Matheney, Belle Valley; Mrs. Frank Millhorn, Harpersville; Mrs. Robert Rose, Athens; Mrs. Walter Leach, Caldwell; Mrs. William Patterson; Coalton; Mrs. Benjamin C. Heber, Columbus, and Miss.. Anna Harrison, Caldwell Mr. Harrison moved from Columbus to Caldwell on February 10 last. He sustained four strokes of paralysis. The first occurred in June, 1910, while he was at Chicago, Ill. The second was in June of last year, when fell from a streetcar at the Union station. He suffered a third stoke on October 26, 1912. The fourth caused his death last Monday. His funeral will be held at Byesville Sunday afternoon. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 14:58:27 -0500 From: Tina Hursh To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20030602195827.017aad74@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Bio: Bucher, jh - Wood Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html ************************************************************** File contributed for use by Ohio Biographies Project by Janet Wilkinson Schwartz (wilkinschw@aol.com) April 2003 ******************************************************* Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897. JOHN H. BUCHER, whose death on May 26, 1885, caused deep regret throughout the community, was one of the prominent and honored agriculturalists of Perry township. He was a native of Virginia, born April 15, 1814, a son of JACOB BUCHER, and when thirteen years of age was taken by his parents to Fairfield county, Ohio, where his father's death occurred. His mother passed away at the home of her daughter in Illinois. In early life, Mr. BUCHER learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for some time in Fairfield county. There he wedded MARGARET KIGER, a daughter of WILLIAM KIGER. She was born June 21, 1818, and in the fall of 1845, came with her husband to Wood county, locating on land which her father had entered in Section 6, Wood county. Four children graced that union--JOSIAH, who was born in Fairfield county, February 4, 1844, and died in Perry township when a young man; WILLIAM, who was born in Wood county, December 4, 1845, and died in Perry township, in January, 1863; CHRISTY W., who was born February 5, 1848, and died in September, 1854; and GEORGE S., who was born December 29, 1849, and now makes his home in Defiance county, Ohio. The mother of the family died in September, 1854, and was laid to rest in Millgrove cemetery. In January, 1857, Mr. BUCHER was again married, his second union being with Mrs. MARY J. KELLEY, widow of LORENZO D. KELLEY, by whom she had two children--JOHN A. and ELEANOR W., both of whom died while young. Mrs. BUCHER was born in Richland county, Ohio, July 28, 1833, and is the eldest child of JUSTUS and SARAH (DAVIS) STEARNS, who were married March 1, 1832, and in the spring of 1834, became early settlers of Montgomery township, Wood county. Her father, who was born July 8, 1810, was twice married, Mrs. BUCHER being a child of the first union. He was a successful farmer, extensively known throughout Wood county. In the fall of 1850, he removed to Perry township, and he died in Bowling Green, September 8, 1888. By his second marriage, Mr. BUCHER became the father of four children, as follows: CAMILLUS, who was born December 8, 1860, and died in infancy; ANNA M., who was born February 22, 1866, and is now Mrs. W.P. HALL, of Perry township; and ORRIN L., born March 18, 1868, and ELLA J., born October 16, 1877, both at home. In politics the father was an unswerving Republican, and was honored with several local offices in the school district, and also served as township clerk. He left a good farm of eighty-six acres, which he had cleared, and by the management of that place Mrs. BUCHER has proven herself a good business woman. She has many friends and acquaintances throughout Perry township, where she has made her home for so many years, and by all who know her she is held in the highest esteem. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: 3 Jun 2003 00:30:38 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20030603003038.21781.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: [OH-FOOT] Oh-Defiance Co. Wills (Kneese) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Defiance County OhArchives Court.....Andrew J. Kneese May 1910 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia A. Jones pjjones@carolina.net June 2, 2003, 8:30 pm Written: May 1910 Recorded: May 1910 George Kneese, son of Andrew was trying to get money from the State for his Father Andrew who was blind. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 0.6 Kb -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V03 Issue #85 ******************************************