Ross - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Eichenlaub

ghwhit — 2009-10-26 20:50:03Z

The entries in the Ross County marriage books, states that John Jacob Eichenlaub married Caroline Muchler 9-14-1843
Another John, no middle initial given, married a Catherine Lind 4-25-1842.
The entry I gave you last week, John J. and his wife Anna buried at St Margarets cem.. Their marriage was 1-10-1859.
Anna Catherine's maiden name was Dueber.

gwen

Elmer Sheets Family

Ldavies420 — 2009-10-25 14:51:30Z

Looking for info on Elmer and Ruie Sheets in Ross County, Ohio. Had a son Forest

Re: Eichenlaub

pennagal52 — 2009-10-24 02:22:55Z

That's them!! Thank you very much! This gives me the women's DOBs -- I didn't have that. Thank you very much!

Ann
aka Pennagal52

Re: Eichenlaub

ghwhit — 2009-10-24 00:10:49Z

There are Eichenlaub's buried at St. Margaret's Catholic Cemetery here in Chillicothe. If this is your John J. , his wife Caroline Mutchler is buried there. The entry reads, Caroline Mutchler, w/o John J died Nov 8, 1857 age 33y 9m 11 das. Another entry, John J. 1818-1881, his wife Anna C. 1838-1905. hope this helps. gwen

Eichenlaub

pennagal52 — 2009-10-14 23:46:17Z

I have started a new list for persons researching Eichenlaub. Currently, my brick wall is John J. Eichenlaub who appears to have immigrated before 1846 from Bavaria. It appears that he had three wives but I cannot find the name of the first one and have to speculate about the last names of wives #2 & #3.

Any help appreciated.

Ann Wilmer
wilmer@dmv.com

Help identifying photos from Ross County, Ohio from mid 1800's

ClanBecker42 — 2009-10-08 06:39:34Z

We recently found a small album of tin-type photos belonging to Samuel D. Flaningam who was born in Ross County, Ohio in 1858. Not a single picture has a name on it. A few pictures had the name of a photographer in Chilicothe. Samuel was living in Indiana when he owned this album, but most of his family was from Ross County. I have posted the album online in hopes someone might recognize a family member. Other surnames associated with the Flaningams could be Abernathy and Larrick. The album can be found at
http://picasaweb.google.com/macraelrbphoto/SamuelDFlaningamA...

Hope we can put names to a few of these faces!
Laurei

Re: Maggie Sifford wife of Lewis Sifford

ThomasKer2 — 2009-09-17 20:54:47Z

I'm not related to this family.

West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900
about Laura H. Cain
Name: Orville Sickles
Spouse: Laura H. Cain
Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1894
County: Ritchie
State: WV

1900 -
Name: Laura Sickles
Home in 1900: Chillicothe Ward 6, Ross, Ohio
Age: 32
Birth Date: Feb 1868
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Spouse's Name: Orvill
Marriage year: 1895
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 5
Residence : Chillicothe City, Ross, Ohio

Orvill Sickles 33, 1/67 OH
Laura Sickles 32
Clifford Sickles 4, 5/96 OH
Aubrey Sickles 3, 2/97 OH
Royal Sickles 6/12, 11/99 OH

1900 -
Name: Lewis Sifford
Home in 1900: Lima Ward 1, Allen, Ohio
Age: 54
Birth Date: Apr 1846
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Name: Maggie M
Marriage year: 1891
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 9
Residence: Lima City, Allen, Ohio

Lewis Sifford 54, OH
Maggie M Sifford 37, 7/63 WV - married 9 yr;, 3 children
Blanch Sifford 15, 1/85 OH [listed as dau.][should be s/dau]
Nealy Sifford 6, 5/94 OH
Edna Sifford 2, 9/97 OH

1880 -
Name: Maggie Hickman
Home in 1880: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Name: Peter
Father's birthplace: W.VA.
Mother's birthplace: W.VA.
Occupation: House Keeping
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female

Peter Moats 86
Maggie Hickman 18 = = Maggie was enumerated out of sequence
She is not related to Peter Moats

1880 - This is Maggie's mother
Name: Hannah Hickman
Home in 1880: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: W.VA.
Mother's birthplace: W.VA.
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female

1870 -
Name: Maggie Hickman
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Age in 1870: 6
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1870: Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: West Union

Arthur Hickman 33, VA - farmer
Phoebe Hickman 31, VA [can Phoebe be Sarah in 1880]
Sarah E Hickman 10, VA
Lewis N Hickman 8, VA
Maggie Hickman 6, WV
Mary G Hickman 4, WV
Ann L Hickman 1, WV [is this Laura Cain???]

Go here foe info on 1st cousins -
http://www.sonic.net/~fredd/cousins.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin

Maggie Sifford wife of Lewis Sifford

sohmyabanto — 2009-09-17 14:09:00Z

Maggie Sifford was born Maggie Hickman in West Virginia. Maggie Hickman's first marriage was to a Henry Cain from West Virginia. Maggie's obituary states that she was a first cousin to Orville Jasper Sickels of Ross County, Ohio. Orville Jasper Sickels is the (husband of Laura Cain)from West Virginia.

Can anyone help with the connection? I know that Orville married Laura Cain of West Virginia. I do not see how Maggie and Laura are related.

Seeking any information on Maggie Hickman of West Virginia. Born July 1862 in Wood, WV. She was married to or had a child with a Henry Cain. Blanch Gretchen Cain born Jan 7, 1885 (Wood,WV?). Maggie Cain appears in Ross, Ohio with daughter Blanch and marries Lewis Cass Sifford Oct 13, 1890. She dies in 1900 in Lima Ohio of Consumption. I sincerely appreciate help of any kind. Thanks for your time reading such lengthy inquiry.

Mary E Siders / Robert Watts in SE Ohio, 1850

barnesinc — 2009-09-11 15:42:23Z

I am searching for information regarding Mary Elizabeth Siders, born about 1830. She married Robert Brownfield Watts in about 1850. This family had 8 children: William S (b. 1851), Mary F (B. 1854), James B (b. 1856) John E (b. 1859), Elizabeth B (b. 1864), Ella May (b.1868), Samantha (b. 1874), and Alexander (b. 1877). The family is known to have been in the Ross / Pike county OH area in the 1850's.

There is a page in a Watts family bible that list the following members of the Siders family:

Harriet Siders (b. 5/6/1818)
Susannah Siders (b. 4/1/1821)
Aaron Siders (b. 10/10/1822, d. 11/10/1822)
Margaret Siders (b. 1/26/1824)
John Siders (b. 9/20/1825, d. 9/28/1831)

I suspect that these are siblings of Mary Elizabeth. I hope this helps someone to identify this family. I am eager to hear from anyone who can tell me more about the Siders or the Watts families or provide leads.

Lawrence Shepherd, Fluvanna Co. VA/Ross Co. Ohio

cashepherd44 — 2009-09-03 11:40:24Z

I am descended from Lawrence Shepherd through his son, Abraham, who was the only one of 14 children to stay in Fluvanna Co. VA when Lawrence and the rest of his family migrated to Ross Co. OH in 1809. My mother and cousin, both very good family genealogists, have tried to determine who Lawrence's parents were and where he was born, but have run into a dead end, as I have. We know that he came from Loudoun Co. VA to Fluvanna in about 1787. There were many Shepherds in the Loudoun/Fairfax/Fauquier county area at that time, but we have found nothing that ties Lawrence to any of them. My grandmother always said that our Shepherd surname was translated from the German surname Shaeffer, although this is hearsay since no written records have been found that substantiate it. This might explain why we can't connect Lawrence to any other Northern VA Shepherds, who were apparently mostly of English origin. Does anybody out there know anything more about Lawrence?

Re: Chaney-Seymour-Bower-Cottrill-Reese Chillicothe

DarelCoterel — 2009-08-17 20:07:08Z

If this is the Isaac Chaney that Mae originally posted born March 1858 and died in Allen County, I think I discovered what happened.

If interesetd still, please contact me directly & I'll share my findings. I just don't feel like it should be posted here.

Re: Chaney-Seymour-Bower-Cottrill-Reese Chillicothe

DarelCoterel — 2009-08-17 19:58:22Z

This Isaac Chaney died 14 Nov 1936 near Lima in Allen County, Ohio.

His residence was listed as Chillicothe, OH.

Death Certificate also listed him as "divorced" and Margaret J. Cottrill was married to Thomas McDonough when she passed away on 24 April 1948 in Ross County, Ohio.

Margaret had a sister named Mollie May Cottrill. The birth records of Ross County have a James E. Cottrill born to Isaac Chaney and May Cottrill...

Mollis May Cottrell was married to James E. Carey.

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

beatjr1 — 2009-08-14 20:54:17Z

Thanks for your help. Bea

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

GenieBuff — 2009-08-14 18:59:56Z

There is no record of a marriage for Wilhelm/Wiggins circa 1857 in Ross Co., OH publication.

Shirley

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

beatjr1 — 2009-08-14 16:55:33Z

I am looking for the marriage of William Wilhelm to Jane Wiggins in 1857. Could you please help with this? Thank you. Bea

Re: Naturalization Records

lmyerrs — 2009-08-13 14:00:15Z

Thank you for the suggestion. I will try them.

Re: Naturalization Records

GenieBuff — 2009-08-12 09:21:25Z

I had found my ancestor's naturalization in Common Pleas court in Pike Co., OH. You might try Ross' .......
Shirley

Naturalization Records

lmyerrs — 2009-08-11 18:08:40Z

I recently came across a court order referencing the naturalization of my gr gr grandfather John C. Strickrott. He was naturalized Aug 26, 1865 at the Ross County Probate court. I have checked with the archives in the Ross County Probate Court and they cannot find this record. Does anyone know where else I can check?

Re: Chillicothe

SLewis8217 — 2009-07-13 01:18:40Z

Hello, I was wondering if you could assist me in locating some family members. I am a decendent of the Greisheimer family. I am looking for the link to my great grandmother Louise B. Hoover (Greisheimer) We have determined her father was Rudolph and her mother was a Bertha Richards. This is where is gets insane. Bertha shows up in Kentucky with a Frank G. but no daughter Louise. If you have anything please let me know. Thank you in advance. Catherine Meyer

Re: KIRKPATRICK, Vera Bell Spencer

GenieBuff — 2009-08-02 13:43:10Z

I have three Ross cemeteries publications and found no record:
Greenlawn, Grandview, and Jefferson/Harrison/Springfield/Frankling townships.

Good luck,
Shirley

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

GenieBuff — 2009-07-20 12:30:57Z

I viewed my copies of publications for Ross marriages from 1798-1925 and find no record of a James Miller marrying a Moorehead. I also checked publication of Pike County marriages covering 1815-1915 and no record there either.

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

GenieBuff — 2009-05-22 13:32:19Z

Although I don't normally search ALL marriage of a surname, below are all Raypole marriages in Ross County per publications from 1798 to 1925 that I have purchased from Ross County Genealogical Society:

William M. Raypole - Phana Cyders on 29 Oct 1905
Source: Vol C8, Pg 127
Edith F. Raypole - William Dutchess on 27 May 1909
Source: C9, 248
Ida May Raypole - Edward Johnson on 27 Oct 1921
Source: C14, 530
Ollie Raypole - Homer C. Warren on 29 May 1901
Source: C6, 446
Nelson Rayphole [sic] - Sanie Marro on 03 Apr 1881
Source: C2, 096
Charles Raypole [age 22] - Nancy Jane Lockhart [age 21]
on 20 Sep 1897
Source: C5. 460
James Raypool [sice] - Dora Calver on 15 Mar 1883
Source: C2, 419
Mary Raypool [sic] - Oliver Ogan on 05 Jun 1876
Source: C1, 059
Minnie Raypool - John Merron on 19 June 1881
Source: C2, 182
Notation: Groom's name appears to be "Merron" but could be "Merrow"
John Raypholl [sic] - Isabel Cook on 15 Aug 1850
Source: G2, 167
Abram Raypole - Eliza Kilgore on 22 May 1872
Source: G5, 279
Notation: Marriage licens issued on date shown, no marriage record entered.
Austin Raypole - Nancy Carpenter on 16 Sep 1874
Source: G5, 415
Elizabeth Rayphole [sic] - George W. Cook on 05 Jun 1859
Source: G3, 407
Joanna Raypoole [sic] - Jesse H. Snyder on 21 Apr 1869
Source: G5, 113
Anthony Rayphole - Fanny Stevens on 23 Mar 1847
Source: G1, 387
Samuel Raypole - Eleanor Leonard on 23 Dec 1838
Source: GD, 251
Anthony Raypool - Elizabeth Redman on 11 Dec 1836
Source: GD, 138
Notation - Marriage licens issued on date shown but no marriage record entered.
Isaac Raypool - Sarah Julien on 31 May 1832
Source: GC, 309
William Raypool - Lydia Ortman on 19 Sep 1833
Source: GC, 380
Elizabeth Raypole - Joseph Lucas on 27 Dec 1832
Source: GC, 338
Emerine Raypole - Eli S. Cox on 09 Mar 1848
Source: G2, 011

Shirley

Re: Ross County and Vinton County

GenieBuff — 2009-05-14 13:41:11Z

Can you give me something more to go on? When did she die and at what age? Who was her husband? I can check censuses to get more information so I have an idea of when they may have married.

You can email me directly to expedite these messages.
Please put Ross Co Marriage look up in subject line.
Shirley at edythe98@aol.com

Re: KIRKPATRICK, Vera Bell Spencer

don_lama — 2009-08-03 01:11:03Z

Not in Colerain Township either.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

svikaros — 2009-07-11 20:00:53Z

I am looking for the parents of a Benjamin Gates born about 1820-1824. The death certificates of two of his children state he was born in Ross, Ohio. I am looking any clue who his parents might be. Benjamin was in Fayette Co. by the 1850 census but I haven't been able to locate his parents there. Hoping to find his parents in Ross.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

tonischlaefli1 — 2009-07-03 14:48:05Z

Also looking for Fiddler's or Thrashers. Appreciate your help.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

tonischlaefli1 — 2009-07-03 14:44:30Z

would love to have a copy of the wright cemetery. Especially looking for DePoy's. Thanks so much

Re: KIRKPATRICK, Vera Bell Spencer

1776GW — 2009-08-03 01:53:36Z

Not in Twim Township or Buckskin Twp Ross Co

Re: Schooleys Station Cemetery, Ross County, Liberty Twp, Ohio

graypole — 2009-05-21 18:01:57Z

I'm wondering if you ever got pictures of the headstones.

My email is magenta71943@yahoo.com

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

graypole — 2009-05-21 15:19:37Z

We would like any information on RAYPOLE marriages in Ross County.
THANK YOU

james morrison

brucegeorge_1 — 2009-06-03 13:50:14Z

james married catherine fraser on the 30/12/1910 in greenock had 3 girl's one was marjorie b:5/10/1911 i am looking for any famly members.

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

imr6189 — 2009-07-05 02:08:08Z

Shirley
This list is wonderful. I only had two of them.
Thanks a million.
I live in AZ and it's a long way to OH.
thanks again

Eli Bullin/Bolin m Lucretia Goldsberry 20 Sep 1816, Ross Co. OH

akmac02 — 2009-07-11 17:05:35Z

Searching for the ancestors and siblings of Eli Bullin b abt 1782 VA and d aft 1860, Ross Co. OH and the ancestors and siblings of Lucretia Goldsberry. Eli Bullin m Lucretia Goldsberry 20 Sep 1816, Ross Co. OH. Lucretia Goldsberry d before 1849 Fayette Co. OH. Eli then married Permila/Malinda/Millie Mountjoy. She was b. c1803 VA, and was a widow of James English. Known Children of Lucretia Goldsberry and Eli Bolin are: William Perry who m Eliza Jane Powell; Cynthia who m Thomas English; Ellen/Eleanor who m “Andrews”; maybe Nathan; maybe Martha who m Isaac Johnson and Eli who m Minerva Unknown. Eli and Lucretia’s children were born in Fayette Co. There is a gap between 1817 and 1827 when William Perry Bolin was born, so it is likely there were older children born in this marriage. No children were born to Eli and Permila/Malinda/Millie. Any information on Eli Bullin/Bolin and/or Lucretia Goldsberry will be appreciated. Thank You.

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

supersharon101 — 2009-07-19 19:00:06Z

i am trying to find a James Miller of Va who married a _________ Moorehead of Va. I don't know the first name,but i am inclosing a death certificate and it's the parents of the deceased. I hope this helps.

Re: Help! me find Stanhope Cemetery in Harrison Twp. near Tuscan, OH

matheked — 2009-07-04 01:12:56Z

McGee-Stanhope cemetery is abandonned. I tried to find it two years ago and was in the area but there were signs posted for no trespassing so I did not proceed any further. It is just off Charleston Pike. There is a small road that turns into a private drive called Stanhope road. It is between Spud Run Rd. and Piney Creek Rd.

I see no listing in the RCGS book for anybody named Cave in that cemetery. I checked some of the other books I have for the area and find very few listings for Cave.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

matheked — 2009-07-02 01:17:00Z

The book I have for Twin Twp. tombstone inscriptions lists Minney Cemetery. It is a list from 1967 so I do not think anybody has been there in recent times. I could not find John or Margaret Acord, but did find William Acord and Lydia McCann listed in Minney Cemetaery.

Acord Infant s/o Wm & L d Aug 3 1864 1da
Wesley s/o Wm & L d Dec 25 1857 3das
William d Sep 12 1881 ag 53yrs
Lydia McCann d Jul 7 1916 ag 75 yrs

I did not John or Margaret in any of the other books I have for the area. That does not mean they are not there somewhere, I just can't find them.

I found several other Acord families:

James and Lucy M. and James and Sarah.

LMK if they are of any interest. I also have Marriage books if you need anything there.

There may be a library in your area that would carry some of the books I do not have. Where do you live? Just looking for a general area not an address.

Take care.

Dan

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

matheked — 2009-07-01 02:33:40Z

The Acord typo was my fault.

According to her Death cert she was born 10 May 1881 in Ross County Ohio. She died on 08 Nov 1944 in Chillicothe Ohio.

James Acord married Lucy Minnie 23 July 1878.

Pg. 52 of the Twin Twp. book lists:

Acord James Dec 18 1858 - Jan 23 1941
Lucy M his wife Jan 13 1859-Nov 23 1951 (One stone)

I have a bunch of books from the RCGS and can look up a lot of info if needed. The Ohio historical Society also has a lot of death certs on line but this link:

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?...

Will actually let you see the original Death cert and print it if you care to. I think you have to join but there is no cost.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

matheked — 2009-06-30 19:16:16Z

I don't know if you ever got a reply, but I have found the people you are looking for in the book "Tombstone Inscriptions of Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio" Pg 62+63.

They are burried in Twin Twp. Cemetery.

Depoy Merwin L. 1874 - 1937
Josephine ACCORD wife, 1881 - 1994(113yo?)same stone
Inf d/o ML & Josie b&d Feb 16, 1907

There are more Depoys listed on page 62. I also have marriage books if you need any dates up tp 1900.

Dan

Re: Schooleys Station Cemetery, Ross County, Liberty Twp, Ohio

TrinGizDoo — 2009-05-21 23:22:43Z

Hello,

Yes, I was able to get these photos through the site www.findagrave.com

Thank you so much for asking

KIRKPATRICK, Vera Bell Spencer

wrighthood1 — 2009-08-02 02:43:01Z

In search of cemetery for Vera Bell Spencer Kirkpatrick, Died - Apr 5, 1957.

Father of John Robert Anderson, b1812 Chillicothe, OH?

ltargett1 — 2009-05-25 23:38:22Z

JRA moved to marion county IN and married Angilitta Oliphant in early 1830's and Lavina Jane Newby 12/28/1943. total of seven children. any help in tracking father (and mother) to Ross cty OH appreicated. Possibility is Samuel Anderson...

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

olegravehunter — 2009-07-03 11:38:34Z

Where were these pics taken,which cem.?I have pics of diff. cemetaries in my files.I'd like to put these with any I have of the same cem.
Thanks

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

EMMAMAEOH369 — 2009-07-23 13:01:26Z

Sorry, no marriage found in Pickaway County either.

Re: CAN DO MARRIAGE LOOKUPS 1798-1900

EMMAMAEOH369 — 2009-07-21 21:30:26Z

There may be a marriage for the couple in Pickaway County. I'll check at the Ross County Genealogical Society or the Ross County Archives (they have the Pickaway County marriage books).

Re: Ross County and Vinton County

trishegbert_2 — 2009-05-14 13:42:14Z

Thanks Shirley, it would be for James Lannon (Lannin, Lannum, on different variations of spelling) to Catherine O'Toole possibly Margaret Catherine O'Toole, natives of Ireland, and Catholic. They were not married in 1840 census records, they appear in 1860 in Vinton County, with the eldest child being 8 years old, I'm gauging they were married around 1850ish. Was always told married in Chilicothe, and two children's death records do list this as their birthplace. It has just been very elusive trying to find their record, bondsman, or witnesses. Thank you so very much for your offer.

Re: Ross County and Vinton County

trishegbert_2 — 2009-05-14 13:24:26Z

Not from the Genealogy Society, I had on two occasions called the Court House and they did a quick 30 second search from their database. I sure would appreciate it, perhaps they weren't indexed properly or other books may have information at the Society. They were both staunch Catholic if that helps. When I called the Court House, I would give them different variations of Lannon, to Lennin, Lannum, Lonnon, etc. She has always been in census records as Catherine, and my family nickname for her was Kitty, although when I found her very non-descript obit, it listed that Mrs. Margaret Lannon passed away. So her full name may be Margaret Catherine O'Toole. Thank you so very much for the offer!

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

effie3754 — 2009-07-01 01:14:36Z

Thank you!! Your help is greatly appreciated! I will update my information immediately.

The death date of Josephine Depoy is most likely a typo. I have her death date as 1944, age 63.

Also, her maiden name was apparently also an error. It was ACORD, which has only 1 "C". She was my 2nd cousin, twice removed. Her parents were James A. Acord & Lucy M. Minney.

Thanks again!!

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

effie3754 — 2009-07-01 22:37:40Z

Wow! You do have a lot of info. Thanks again. May I please ask for another lookup?

--John Acord b. 1791- d. after the 1860 census
--Margaret Atwood Acord b. 1803- d. after the 1870 census

James A. Acord, Josephine's father, was the son of William Acord & Lydia McCann. They are buried in the Minney Cemetery, which I've been told is inaccessible. Is there a book listing burials in the Minney cemetery? It should be somewhere on Minney Hill Road and apparently is on private property. I have not been able to find the burial locations of William Acord's parents, John & Margaret, but they lived in Twin township at the time of their deaths.

This family also has members buried in several cemeteries in the same general area:

Johnson Cemetery (Acord & Atwood)
Old Storms Cemetery (Margaret Acord O'Bryant)
Pleasant Hill Cemetery (Wesley Acord)
Fels Cemetery (Richard Acord)

I have personally visited these cemeteries, except for the Minney Hill Cemetery, but found no stones for John & Margaret. I've been searching for them for about 7 years now, but can't get to the library due to distance and schedule.

Thank you for any help you can provide me. Your time and effort is much appreciated.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

effie3754 — 2009-07-02 06:23:33Z

Thank you, Dan. James & Sarah (Phillips) Acord are most likely my gr-gr-grandparents, buried at Caldwell Cemetery? He was a son of John & Margaret also. My mother thought they were buried in Caldwell, but I can't find them there either. There is no record that I can find of their deaths at the courthouse. They appear together in 1860 in Twin twp., and she as a widow, living with daughter Margaret Elizabeth Acord O'Bryant in 1870, also in Twin twp. This daughter is buried at Storms Cemetery.

I may never find them, but I may never stop looking...! Thanks so much for your help.

Re: Ross County Gravestone Inscriptions

effie3754 — 2009-07-03 13:14:06Z

The gravestone photos of James M. Acord & his wife, Sarah Jane Phillips Acord were taken at the Caldwell Cemetery in Jefferson twp., Ross Co., Ohio, and is located on old SR #35, north of Richmondale, Ohio. Their son Joseph G. Acord, his wife & several members of his family are also buried there. It is unknown at this time where James M. Acord's parents are buried (John Acord & Margaret Atwood Acord).