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From: "Bonnie Burkhardt" <>
Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Morgan
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 19:32:05 -0400
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This may sound dumb, but were the SHEPHERDs from this area?
Would like to find something on Grace (Lashley) Shepherd who
was married to Joshua Shepherd. She died ca. 1850. The Lashleys
were in Mead Twp., Wegee area.

Bonnie Burkhardt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Saundra Saboley" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Morgan


> Hi Sandra,
>
> I was born in Shephardstown, then grew up in Fairpoint and left the area
in
> 1961. I do go back to visit relatives in the area a few times each year.
> It was my understanding that all of Shephardstown was stripped except for
> the cemetery. I am hoping to get down there with in the next few weeks
and
> will check it out. I'll take my digital camera and record any findings. I
> will get back to you with what I find. If memory serves me correctly, most
> of those farms were stripped except for the area along the main road.
The
> houses were destroyed, but many of the foundations are still there. My
> Mother lived in the area until 1995 and can likely remember the exact
> location. I will also look through our albums when I have sometime for a
> picture of Mr. Morgan and I will ask my Uncle about him the next time I
> correspond with him.
>
> Sandy
> in Columbus
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 8:27 AM
> Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Morgan
>
>
> > I inadvertently deleted a email from someone I've been corresponding
> > with, who was from Shepherdstown and knew of a Morgan farm. "Cousin"
Sue
> > has just reminded me that the land for the old Morgan farm was
purchased
> in
> > 1811, and was
> > located near the road connecting the towns of Fairpoint and
Shepherdstown.
> > To my correspondent.....would this be the farm you were thinking of?
> Is
> > there anything left of Shepherdstown. or did the strip mining get it
all>
> > Sandra
> >
>
>

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