Flaudeen (Potter) Dickerson, age 87, of Wellston, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. She was born July 26, 1925 in Yeager, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Potter and Eliza Johnson Potter. Flaudeen was five years old when her family moved to Thurman, Ohio, where… Read More »
Ancestry.com is again offering free scanning at the 2012 annual Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. “Ancestry.com will offer attendees the opportunity to have high quality scans done of their family history documents and photos. Ancestry.com will be doing the scanning on Thursday through Saturday, August 30-September 1, during Exhibit Hall hours,” said the announcement. The… Read More »
Thelma R. Jordan, age 92, of Wellston, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born April 22, 1920 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Miles and Julia Minix Sturgell. Thelma was a loving homemaker and attended the Church on the Move in Wellston. She is survived by… Read More »
Brenda (Jones) Adkins, age 70, of Vinton, formerly of Oak Hill, passed away on August 18, 2012. She was born in Oak Hill, Ohio May 2, 1942 to the late Edward “Dick” and Luella (Trainer) Jones. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Robert “Bob” Adkins; daughters, Laura (Doug) Conger, of Oak Hill,… Read More »
Rev. Troy “Buddy” Miller, age 69, of Jackson, passed from this life and went to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 18, 2012. He was born September 11, 1942 in Wonder, Kentucky to Farinda (Blackburn) Miller and the late Merlin Miller. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children, Bob (Robyn) Miller,… Read More »
Paul James Jewell, Sr., age 86, of Chillicothe, and a former resident of Hamden, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012, in Chillicothe. He was born December 15, 1925 in Wellston, Ohio, the son of the late Clarence and Esther Kirby Jewell. Preceded in death by his wife, Viola Dulaney Jewell. Arrangements under the direction of… Read More »
Granville Setzer, Jr., age 77 of Jackson went to be with our Lord, Friday, August 17, 2012 at Four Winds Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born August 18, 1934 in Ashland, Ky to the late Granville Sr. and Anna (Rice) Setzer. He is survived by wife Linda (Tudor) Setzer; children, Denise Hanes… Read More »
Robert D. “Donnie” Leonard, 69, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Sept. 14, 1942. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Beatrice Leonard. He is survived by three brothers, Jim (Sandy) Leonard of Jackson, Tim (Stephanie) Leonard of New York, and John… Read More »
Katherine Lee (Ratliff) Henry, age 88, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. She was born August 24, 1923 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Luther and Monnie (Hitchcock) Ratliff. She was a graduate of Rio Grande College and taught in the Jackson City Schools for 29 years. She… Read More »
Received this in an email from a fellow researcher: Summerdale Phila. Dec. 4th 1906 I the undersigned George S Wolff being of sound mind & body write this my last will and testament Fifty cents (50¢) be paid to my son-in-law Chas W Wensel a native of Huntingdon Pa. to enable him to buy for… Read More »
Good news! No more separate publications to buy! Beginning in 2013, Ohio Records and Pioneer Families (ORPF) and Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal (OCWGJ) will be merging with OGS Quarterly. To accommodate contents from ORPF and OCWGJ, OGS Quarterly is being increased in size and will include all types of material from the earliest settlers… Read More »
Many of you have asked what the latest status is for posting the remaining states that make up the 1940 US Census project. Today FamilySearch will be posting 9 more states to the FamilySearch website. These states include Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, for a total of 37,575,945 additional records.… Read More »
Alma F. Ray, age 95, of Wellston, passed away at her home Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. She was born April 17, 1917, in Scioto County to the late Delford and Shirley Seeley Post. Alma was married Nov. 9, 1935 to Roy E. Ray who preceded her in death in 1989. She was also preceded in… Read More »
Donald W. Jones, Sr., age 53, of Wellston, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born October 6, 1958 in Cabin Creek, W. Va., the son of the late George and Lola Gentry Jones. Donald was a 1977 graduate of Wellston High School and Buckeye… Read More »
Opal Irene (Carter) Miller, age 80, of Oak Hill, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 9, 1931 in Gallia County to the late George and Lexie (Yates) Carter. She is survived by her husband, Leslie Miller; sons, Eddie “Butch” (Carol) Hughes, Roger (Vicki) Hughes; step-children, Robert “Freddy” (Sharon)… Read More »