Susan,
I'm glad to hear that the information about Samuel Kirkland, Jr's wives was helpful. My primary sources of information on that family are Dick Jessen and a cousin of mine who, like me, is descended from Elizabeth Rebecca Kirkland, a daughter of Samuel, Jr. by his first wife Elizabeth Emerson. Elizabeth Rebecca married Robert McGavren, and that couple, along with the Kirklands, moved to Missouri Valley, and were prominent in that area toward the end of the 19th Century. My mother, grand-daughter of Robert and his wife, grew up in Missouri Valley, and remembered them well. She was also well acquainted with the Palmers. As for myself, I am restricting my research to the McGavren line. I presume you have been to Missouri Valley before; enjoy your visit. You ask if I have any thoughts about Ohio, but I really don't. If you ever get any leads about the family of Elizabeth Emerson I would love to hear about them.