Lorain County Queries

2008

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ADAMSON, BARNES, BEIGHEY, BRADFORD,  BROWNELL, CLARK, CRANDEL, DALY, DALY2, DUSHA, FRIEND, GILL, GILLES, HEUSER, HUMMER, HURD, INGERSOLL, JAMES, JONES, LEIGHT, LIGHT, MAXSON, McROBERTS, MERTES, MINNICH, NOWODWORSKI, OATMAN, PEABODY, RUSSELL, SCHACHT, SHULTZ, SIBLEY, SMITH, SZCZEPANKIEWICZ, TIBBETTS REYNOLDS, TURNER, WEBER,  WELLS,  WILLIAMS, WRIGHT,  ZAGORSKY
SMITH, Estella Mildred Ward
She died February 11, 1903 in the city of Lorain.  The obituary states she was buried in Lorain Catholic Cemetery.  I checked with Calvary Cemetery.
There is no record of her being buried there.  Does anyone have any ideas?
Bonnie Roth   3 Jan 2008

HURD, Horace lived in Carlisle c. 1828 until after 1880.  Looking for death date.   Was Noah HURD in 1830 Carlisle, Lorain CO., Census the Father of Horace?  Where in Conn., were these men born?
Judy Michaels 7 Jan 2008

NOWODWORSKI, Michael and wife Lepa " Libby" DUSHA lived in Grafton and Amherst from circa 1883 through 1917.  Varaint spellings: Navorska, Navorst, Novorska.  Associated families are Dreuer, Daggett, Bodman, Wilson.  May have been Lutheran and any help is appreciated.
David Navorska  7 Jan 2008

MAXSON, Jacob.  I am trying to find who the parents of my Great-Grandparents Jacob Maxson ( b. 8 Sep 1824, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY d. 18 Apr 1876, Spencer, Medina Co., OH ) and Sarah " Sally" M. RUSSELL ( b. 21 Jul 1820 NY, d. 21 Aug 1901, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH ) m. 28 Oct 1843, Sheffield Twp., Lorain Co., OH. are.
Patricia Plenty  7 Jan 2008

ADAMSON, Donald Lewis, I'm looking for the gravesite of Donald Lewis Adamson, born in TN on 2/13/53  I do  not know the exact date of the death.  I think it was in 1985 to 1989?  I've been searching for years and cannot find any information.  His mother passed away in 2003.  He died in Washington,DC/VA area.  Any help would be much appreciated. I have a deep desire to visit his resting place.   Thank you so much. 
Carol Monaco   20 Jan 2008

ZAGORSKY, Andrew married Jospehine SZCZEPANKIEWICZ.  Looking for the marriage record for my Maternal Great-Grandparents married at Nativity BVM in Lorain, OH in January 1908.
Linda Limes Ellis  29 Jan 2008

HUMMER, SHULTZ
Looking for descendants of John E. HUMMER, son of Jacob G. and Amanda HUMMER, born 4 Oct 1871 in Riverside, Northumberland County, PA, married Bertha May SHULTZ [born 1876] on 28 Sept 1897. He lived in Elyria in 1927and 1958. They had wo children, Catherine Amanda Fillo [1897], nee HUMMER and Paul Edward HUMMER [1900].  
Paul J. Hummer   31 Jan  2008

FRIEND
Looking for death notice for a EDNA C. FRIEND died in Lorain in 2002.
Marcia Grant   4 Feb 2008

McROBERTS,  BRADFORD,  TIBBETTS REYNOLDS
Does anyone have family group sheets on the John McROBERTS and Lucy BRADFORD families with their children.  Also is anyone researching the John TIBBETTS REYNOLDS family as I have infor to share. 
Connie Sims   5 Feb 2008

GILL / GILLES - CHARLSTON CEMETERY - I am looking for the woman who was at the presentation on the Charleston Cemetery and thought she was the related to the Gill boys, who shared one gravestone.  I never got her name and would like to be in contact with her.  She had the same names, but thought it was Gilles.  The names of the boys were Erwin L. & John C sons of G. S. Gill.   John died on April 26,1850 @ 2yrs, 7m and Erwin died on Nov 23,1848 at 2 yrs 28d.  I never actually saw the parents name on the stone because when I unearthed it all it said beneath was Our Sons.  It seems these names were quite familiar to her.Diane Wargo Medina   11 Feb 2008

WRIGHT 
Seeking children of Clarence b. 1899 - d.1974 and Edna Wright b.1901 d.1982 of Elyria, Ohio.  Children, Evelyn (youngest) and Margaret whose married name was Monkse (sp) and
had four or five daughters.  They owned a small grocery in the 1940's.  Also a son Donald L. of Grafton, Ohio.  Roberta Dill Sprague. 
Roberta Dill   18 Feb 2008

JONES, WILLIAMS
Looking for descendants of William Jones (1856 Wales - 1929 Lorain) and Elizabeth Williams Jones (1859 - 1917 Lorain).
Lila Shirey  6 Mar 2008

LIGHT, LEIGHT
I am looking for any information on Edwin LIGHT (or LEIGHT) between 1920 and 1930.  He was my grandfather and the family lost track of him when he left his home in Huron County sometime from 1920-1930.  The family including his son (my father) never spoke of him and any information regarding obituaries, or anything else would be appreciated.  He was married to Ella Mae Light.  There was some connection for the family to Lorain as I remember as a child quite a lot of talk about Lorain, but I don't remember what it was about.  I keep grasping at straws to find information.
Esther Kitts  6 Mar 2008
DALY
I'm looking for any information regarding a Richard Charles Daly and wife, Mary Killen Daly, who may have owned property in Elyria OH, between the years 1945-1955.  This was my father and his first wife.  My grandparents, Joseph Daly and Gertrude Myers Daly owned a home on the corner of West and 8th Avenues. Thank you.
Patricia Daly   9 Mar 2008 

DALY,  TURNER, SIBLEY, WELLS,  PEABODY, INGERSOLL
I'm interested in any information that I can acquire on the location of the St. Stephen's Parish, 1833. This may have been a log cabin, or land upon which nothing was built. The church sold the land to my ancestor, James DALY. October 28, 1833.  The land is described as "situated in Grafton being Township No. four in the sixteenth range of townships in the Connecticut Western Reserve...Lot 68 consisting of 83+ acres...."  The deed was signed by the following men as "vestry and wardens" of the church: William TURNER, George SIBLEY, Franklin WELLS, and Ezekiel TURNER. Lyman PEABODY and Jarvis INGERSOLL witnessed the signatures.  Would anyone know what denomination this church was? Did it have a cemetery? Is anyone researching the any of the names?
Patricia  23 Mar 2008

BEIGHEY
I am looking for a teacher at Elyria Business School circa 1912 by the name of Beighey.
Sue  26 Mar 2008

BROWNELL, BARNES, SCHACHT, HEUSER, JAMES
Searching for information about Clara JAMES BROWNELL, born 1859 in Erie County to Crawford White JAMES and Eleanor Erick.  Clara JAMES married John BROWNELL in 1883.   John BROWNELL was born about 1851.  Clara and John BROWNELL had six children:  Clarance, born 1884;  Alice, born 1887;  Florence, born 1889;  Olive, born 1892; Viola, born 1895 and Mabel, born 1898.  Mabel married Bernard BARNES.   Viola married Charles SCHACHT.  Olive married Mr. HEUSER.  Clarance married Ida.  All lived in Elyria Township.   I have info about Clara's JAMES family. 
Thomas James    26 Mar 2008

WEBER, MERTES, MINNICH
I am a descendent of Mathias Joseph WEBER and Anna Margarit MERTES. One of their sons was Peter, born Feb. 14, 1837 and died after 1870.
His son was Mathias (Matthew) J. Weber who married Gertrude MINNICH. These are my great grandparents.
I have a lot of info on this line all the way to current time and would love to swap info. I am especially interested in any old family
photos that might be available.
Michael Weber  9 Apr 2008
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