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From: "Kathy Rinke" <>
Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books?
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:14:42 -0400
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Karen,

Thanks so very much for the information. If you find more please let me
know.

I'm beginning to feel a bit more hopeful, that I will eventually find this
will.

Kathy

----- Original Message -----
From: "kjwilli5" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books?


> Just a suggestion:
> I provided a very helpful library with citations I had obtained from a
> printed source that stated the will I wanted was in Book X, page whatever
> and the library agreed to look it up. I also included the names and dates
> of the folks involved.
>
> A couple of weeks later I did receive the copies I was looking for but the
> librarian notified me that only one of the citations I provided her was
> correct. Since I had provided the names and dates, she just went ahead
and
> looked them up and copied them for me.
>
> Don't despair that the documents you are searching for aren't there. They
> may be but remember the folks that made the indexes made mistakes too.
>
> I gave them 5 citations and 4 were wrong and not just by changing a D to
an
> O!!! page numbers and everything were wrong.
>
> If you can pay someone to lookup the information or if you can order the
> microfilms from your local Family History Library you will probably find
> what you are looking for but under different book numbers and/or pages.
>
> I don't know if it matters, but for wills and such prior to 1850, the FHL
> has a microfilm with a BIG index of such records encompassing several
> counties. I even found several ancestors that had wills recorded in
> Hamilton County despite the fact that they died long after the county they
> lived in split from Hamilton County. I don't remember how it is titled,
but
> if anyone is interested I will try and find my notes.
>
> Karen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathy Rinke" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books?
>
>
> > Thanks Esther,
> >
> > I'm dissapointed, but at least I know to look elsewhere.
> >
> > Kathy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Esther Mott" <>
> > To: "Kathy Rinke" <>; <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books?
> >
> >
> > > I'm not sure volume "O" makes sense for Harrison County, either.
> > > Family History Library Catalog (on line) -- Harrison Co., OH --
> > > Index to wills (original) Index to wills (transcript) Film No.
894182
> > > Will record v. A-C 1813-1878 Film No. 894183
> > > Will record v. D-E 1879-1892 Film No. 894184
> > >
> > > Esther Mott
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Kathy Rinke" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:38 AM
> > > Subject: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I was given this reference for a will:
> > > >
> > > > Francis MEDLEY
> > > > 1780 - June 6, 1874
> > > > Guernsey County, Ohio; Vol. O, Pg. 172 - 173
> > > >
> > > > But I have been informed that there is something wrong with the
> citation
> > > for Guernsey Co., their will books go letters A,B,C,D and then start
> with
> > > the number 1. A will probated in 1874 would be a will book #1
citation.
> > > volume "O" reference doesn't make sense.
> > > >
> > > > Since Francis Medley is said to be buried in Smyrna Methodist
> Episcopal
> > > Cemetery, Piedmont, Harrison County, OH. I am wondering if this is
> > actually
> > > a reference to Harrison County Wills.
> > > >
> > > > If anyone can tell me if there are will books for Harrison County or
> how
> > I
> > > would go about finding information or an index for wills, it would be
> > > greatly appreciated.
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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