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From: "John Long" <>
Subject: RE: [PA-QUAKERS] FYI: Warren Counties (PA & OH)
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 06:04:04 -0400
In-Reply-To: <036BE6E1-C517-11DA-A8BC-000393AD6B8A@cox.net>


Lots of people have access to census records, on-line, at home, through
their library, all you need is your library card # and a pin # you get at
the library, the images are very clear, what a joy to do this from home.
Margaret

-----Original Message-----
From: Eva [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [PA-QUAKERS] FYI: Warren Counties (PA & OH)

History of PA Counties ...
WARREN COUNTY: created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and
Lycoming counties.
http://www.stubblebinefamily.com/content/pa_counties.html

Warren County (OH) History and Information ...
Date Created: 1803
http://www.myohiogenealogy.com/oh_county/war.htm


On Monday, April 3, 2006, at 03:34 PM, James Stokes wrote:

> Hi,
> I'd check the 1820 census for Pa. and look for McClure's in
> western Pa. I'd also check Ohio for the will of her father since its
> not likely she would have moved to Ohio on her own. It will probably
> be easier to find her father in Ohio, using wills, than in Pa., using
> church records, which might not exist. Check the early Ohio census
> indexes to try to locate a county and township for the father.
> Keep in mind, not all source materials are created equal.
> Certainly Martha knew where she was born and if she repeatedly said
> Pa. than that is probably true. On the other hand her sons widow
> probably provided the information about where his mother was born and
> it would be easy to confuse Warren Ohio with Warren, Pa. I don't
> think Warren County, Pa. even existed in 1816.
> When looking at two sources of information you have to give
> additional value to information provided by the person your
> researching. They are most likely to know the correct answer.
> Jim
>
> wrote:
> I have been searching for many years without success to find the
> parents of
> the following individual: Martha McClure who was born on or about May
> 5 1814
> in Pennsylvania. On her death certificate, her son gave information
> that
> she was born in Warren, Pennsylvania. Looking here resulted in no
> information.
> She married William R. Iiams who was born in Washington Co.,
> Pennsylvania
> in 1807. The Iiams family migrated to Warren Co., Ohio and then to
> Shelby
> County, Ohio. All of the children of Martha McClure and William Iiams
> were born
> in Shelby Co., Ohio. In both the 1870 & 1880 census, Martha's place of
> birth is listed as Pennsylvania and that her parents were born in
> Ireland. It is
> believed that the marriage took place in Warren Co., Ohio. But again,
> no
> records were found to substantiate this.
> Martha McClure Iiams died in Lima, Allen Co., Ohio on 22 Jun 1896. Her
> parents were not listed on the death certificate.
> Roberta Iiames
>
>
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