Is there a chance someone could look through the land records in the recorder's
office?
Cathi
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From: "VinceKoers(a)aol.com" <VinceKoers(a)aol.com>
To: inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:20:09 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] misplaced marker
Hi Mark
Based on the various comments about the spelling, we did another analysis of
the 1860-1870 records, with the following assumptions:
Birth dates of the couple was 1826 +/- 20 years, or between 1806 and 1846,
which would make them as young as 15 in 1861.
Surname was 6 characters, with no internal spacing, beginning in DeH, DeM,
or DeN, and ending in F. This allows the 4th and 5th characters to be anything.
The first names and middle initials are accurate in the records. Note some
variation for the same people in the spelling of surname in the two census
records.
People of interest located in this survey include:
1860
Abraham & Rebecca E. DeHoff, Wayne Co. OH
Abraham & Elizabeth DeHuff, Cumberland Co. PA (Ditto in 1870)
Amos & Emeline DeHoff, York Co. PA (Note alternate spelling in 1870)
(zero matches for dem??f and den??f)
1870
Alfred & Emma DeNolf, New York Co. NY
Anthony & Elisabeth DeHoff, Noble Co. IN
Abraham & Elizabeth DeHuff, Cumberland Co. PA (Ditto in 1860)
Amos & Emma DeHuff, York Co. PA (Note alternate spelling in 1860)
The most interesting of the above are Anthony & Elisabeth DeHoff, of
neighboring Noble Co. IN, which vary from your original spelling, DeMoff, by only
one character.
In a message dated 9/22/2008 11:29:23 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
mjkreps(a)gmail.com writes:
Vince,
Thanks for all the work. It is rather aggravating when there is so little.
Do you know how old Abram and Elvira were in 1870? Would Elvira still be in
child bearing age? I could send you a picture of the marker and see what you
thought. If you want to see the pictue just let me know. It is possible
that the engraver could have thought it the name was spelled Demoff or plain
made a mistake.
Mark Kreps
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 12:58 AM, <VinceKoers(a)aol.com> wrote:
Hi Mark
In checking the 1860 and 1870 census records for DeMoff or De Moff, very
little was found, and nothing matching male A's or female E's.
Food for thought - could the name instead be DeMott?
If so, there are several possibilities we see... 1870, Abram & Elmira,
King's County NY; Abram & Elizabeth, Queens NY
There are two Abraham DeMott fellas in 1860-1870 that lived in Morgan and
Shelby counties, but both had wives with names starting in S - Susan and
Sabra.
These two are much closer to home, but both require the assumption the
wife
had a middle initial E and went by it at least part time.
Or perhaps the E is really an S?
Let me know if you think this might be a plausible line to follow up
on...
Vince Koers
_vincekoers(a)aol.com_ (mailto:vincekoers@aol.com)
In a message dated 9/21/2008 2:56:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
mjkreps(a)gmail.com writes:
The Indiana Delaware County Center Township Trustees office handed over a
marker they have had in storage not knowing where it came from. The marker
was vandalized by a satanic group in that it had been spray painted black
and pentagram and swastika drawn on it. The Pioneer Cemetery Preservation
Committee has begun cleaning it. We aren't sure which cemetery it comes
from. This is where the INPCRP group might be able to help out. The marker
has the following words on it: WILLIAM C. (perhaps the C is a G) son of A
&
E DEMOFF, died Oct. 13, 1864 age 2 yr 6 m 14 D.
I couldn't find any DeMoff's in Delaware Co., IN yet when checking the
1880
census found them as far away as Calif., Michigan and Wisconsin. Any help
would be appreciated. If you want a picture of the vandalized marker let
me
know and I'll send it to you.
Mark Kreps
mjkreps(a)gmail.com
Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Committee
Delaware County Historical Society, IN
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