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Index of Photos and History of People

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The following is a list of photos that can be accessed by clicking on the name of the photo.  If you know the names of any of the people in these photos, please contact the webmaster so that they can be added.  Even if you are not sure of the name, please provide it but let the webmaster know about the uncertainty.  The name will probably be added and marked as uncertain.  Please send all information to Richard Harrington or telephone 703/780-9109.

For quick transport to sections in this page, click on one of the following: Ancestors, Bridges, Cemeteries, Churches, Family Trees Searches, Monroe County, Petroleum (Oil), Schools: one-Room-Schools, Schools: High & Elementary, Towns, Unknown, Vocations

To quickly go to a specific Monroe County site found on this page, click on the town or location name below:

 

ANCESTORS and  RARE PICTURES of PEOPLE FROM YESTER-YEAR

          Click here to go to the index of photographs of ancestors.

BRIDGES

·                    Foraker Covered Bridge – photo taken 1964

·                    Foraker Covered Bridge – photo taken July 2004

·                    Knowlton Covered Bridge – photo taken 1964

·                    Swazy Covered Bridge – photo taken 1961

·                    Sycamore Valley Covered Bridge – photo taken 1961

·                    B & O Railroad Bridge over Ohio River – this photo taken 1902

·                    B & O Railroad Bridge over a creek – this photo taken 1902

CHURCHES

·                    Bracy Church – a history of the Bracy and Mt. Zion Church of Christ (no photo)

·                    Buchanan Presbyterian Church - brief history of church - photo taken 1928

·                    Buchanan Presbyterian Church - View 1 - photo taken 2002

·                    Buchanan Presbyterian Church - View 2 - photo taken 2002

·                    Buchanan Presbyterian Church Cemetery - photo taken 2002

·                    Creighton Ridge Church - Church of Christ on Creighton Ridge

·                    Fairview Methodist Chapel – Chapel plus parishioners taken about 1940

·                    Fletcher Methodist Evangelical Church

·                    German Methodist Church – German Methodist Church outside Lewisville, toward Monroefield, Ohio

·                    Goudy Church of Christ – photo taken Sept. 2005

·                    Hartshorn Ridge Church of Christ - Located between Graysville and Lewisville, Ohio

·                    Immaculate Conception Church – History of Catholic Mission at Ozark, Sunsbury Twp., Monroe Co., OH

·                    Jackson Ridge Church of Christ – winter photo of Jackson Ridge school and church

·                    Middle Church, St. John’s – photo taken about 1940

·                    Middle Church, St. John’s – photo taken about 1940

·                    Middle Church, St. John's - photo taken in 1952

·                    Mt. Olive – Mt. Olive Sunday school about 1920

·                    Mt. Zion Church of Christ – a history of the Bracy and Mt. Zion Church of Christ (no photo)

·                    Presbyterian Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken in 2002

·                    Presbyterian Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken in about 1950s

·                    Rich Fork Church of Christ – Located on County Road # 17 in Wayne Twp.

·                    St. John's Catholic Church - near Miltonsburg - photo on silk, about 1900

·                    St. John's Catholic Church - near Miltonsburg

·                    St. John’s Catholic Church – a brief history of this Catholic Church near Miltonsburg with many names

·                    St. John’s United Church of Christ – Powhatan Point, Ohio

·                    St. Joseph Catholic Church – a history of Wills Creek/Chapel Hill and St. Joseph church near Lewisville, OH

·                    St. Paul's United Church of Christ - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio

·                    St. Peter's - German Evangelical Protestant Church in Lewisville, OH - photo taken in 1979

·                    St. Peter's - Church in Lewisville, OH - now an auto repair garage and tire shop - photo 2002

·                    St. Peters Evangelical Church - photo on silk - Miltonsburg taken about 1900

·                    St. Peters Evangelical Church and Parsonage - Miltonsburg about mid-1900s

·                    St. Peter's - German Evangelical Protestant Church in Miltonsburg, OH - photo 2002

·                    St. Peter’s – View of the Lewisville church when it was active in the early decades of the 20^th Century.

·                    St. Peter's - Parsonage of the German Evangelical Protestant Church in Lewisville, OH

·                    Sts. Peter and Paul Mission – History of a Catholic Mission about 1843 in northeastern Washington Twp.

·                    St. Sylvester Catholic Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken in 1980

·                    St. Sylvester Catholic Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken November 2002

·                    West Union Church – West Union Church in Perry Township, Monroe Co., OH – probably a Sunday School Class

·                    West Union Church and School – This one-room school was also known as Lyman School

·                    West Union School – After the school had been removed

 

CEMETERIES

The cemeteries below are being charted, inventoried, and photographed for inclusion on the web site.  MCC of OGS has considerably more information on over 230 cemeteries in Monroe County that has been recorded in books available through the Chapter.  For a list of these books, click here or click on the “Cemeteries” button on the MCC of OGS home page. 

·                    Steed Cemetery – Chart and inventory of graves, directions to cemetery, and latitude/longitude

·                    Schell or Free Cemetery - Chart and inventory of graves, directions to cemetery, and latitude/longitude

 

FAMILY TREE SEARCH

·                    Mellot - Baker - Laughery - Hartman - Family Tree search

·                    Piatt Family ?? [Suspected to be early John P & Elizabeth (Shriver) Piatt family]

·                    Craig Farm – Two photos - Located on County Road 10, Woodsfield, OH – John Thomas Craig family – early 1900s and 2000

MONROE COUNTY, OHIO

·                    Our German-Speaking Heritage – talk given by Karen Romick at a MCC of OGS monthly meeting

·                    Cheese Making at Home – part of a talk given by Karen Romick at a  MCC of OGS meeting

·                    Fair Ground Grandstands – paintings of the “barn quilt” project in Monroe Co., OH

·                    History – a history of the formation of Monroe County, Ohio

·                    History of MCC of OGS – a history of the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

·                    Latitude and Longitude – latitude & longitude data for specific, selected locations in Monroe County

·                    Monroe County Organization – a chronology and account of how the county was formed

·                    Rock-Cut – Cut for narrow-gauge railroad and Ohio Route # 78

·                    Do You Remember – Histories of people and event before 1922

·                    Good Old Monroe – Poem, author unknown, probably penned about 1940s

·                    Belmont-Monroe Reunion – nine scenes from the 1941 and 1951 reunions:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

PETROLEUM (Oil) Industry in Monroe County

·                    Oil – The petroleum producing industry in Monroe County, Ohio

·                    Feldner # 7 – photo of well after being shot

·                    Hehr # 1 – oil well in Owl Hollow, Monroe County, Ohio

·                    Oil Wells – Oil wells dotted the landscape in and around Lewisville, Ohio after the turn of the century.

·                    Spiry # 1 – Oil well located about 1 mile east of Lewisville, Ohio

·                    Rig “unknown” – typical oil low-cost drilling rig used by speculators and contractors.

·                    Wise Rig # 1 – a mile east of Lewisville on Ohio Rt. 78

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SCHOOLS

One-room (sometimes two or three rooms) schools in Monroe County

See also the book titled “THE ONE ROOM SCHOOLS of MONROE COUNTY – 1808 – 1957” also found on this site.

·                    Barker School Class – members of this class are named but the year of the picture is not yet known

·                    Barker School Class – only the teacher is known in this picture – the students are unnamed and the year is unknown

·                    Barnhart School Site - located in Summit Township north of Lewisville, Ohio

·                    Benwood School – located 2.8 miles south of Laings on State Route 255  -- class of 1898-1899

·                    Benwood School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1898-1899

·                    Benwood School Class – class of 1907

·                    Brown School (front and side view) - Brown School in Malaga Township, Monroe Co., Ohio

·                    Brown School (side and rear view) - Brown School in Malaga Township, Monroe Co., Ohio

·                    Calais School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1899-1900

·                    Calais School – photo of class of Calais School

·                    Calico Ridge School – Class year about 1939

·                    Calico Ridge School – Class of 1940 – 1941

·                    Calico Ridge School – Class of 1946 – 1947

·                    Calico Ridge School – Class of 1948 – 1949

·                    Calico Ridge School – Class of 1950 – 1951

·                    Fox Hollow School, 1894

·                    Fox Hollow School, 1911 – list of students, teacher, board of directors for 1910-1911 school year

·                    Fox Hollow School, 1940 – photo of school house

·                    Grizzle Ridge School - front and side view in 1977

·                    Grizzle Ridge School - side and rear view in 1986

·                    Haga School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1899-1900

·                    Halfway School – located between Lewisville and Woodsfield – date and subjects unknown

·                    Jackson Ridge School – located near the intersection of Ohio Routes 800 and 255

·                    Johnston School Map - map of the area in which school was located

·                    Johnston School Site - photo of the site where the Johnston School stood

·                    Johnston School Sketch - sketch of the school and surrounding buildings

·                    Lower Narrows Run Grade School – Class of 1949 - 1950

·                    Miltonsburg Grade School - Class ca. 1906-07 [Need names]

·                    Miltonsburg Grade School – Likely the class of 1907-08 [Need names]

·                    Miltonsburg Grade School - Class ca. 1915-16 [Students and teacher named]

·                    Morton Ridge School – Class of about 1925

·                    Morton Ridge School – Class of about 1930

·                    Mt. Etna Class – Class of 1915 with students and teacher named

·                    Punkin Ridge School – Class of 1897 –1898

·                    Punkin Ridge School – Class of 1897 –1898 (enlargement of class and selected individuals)

·                    Owl Hollow School - Photo taken April 30, 1930

·                    Owl Hollow School and Bridge

·                    Owl Hollow - Class of 1926 – 1927

·                    Rich Fork – Last day of school 1897

·                    Rich Fork? – may be students of the above Rich Fork School

·                    Ridgeville School – Class of 1897-98 and list of names of students.  Help requested with identifications.

·                    Ridgeville School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1898-1899