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From: Maxine Wilton
To: INRANDOL-L(a)rootsweb.com
Cc: INWhitle-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: {not a subscriber} Rooks/Boring/Smithson/ Smith/Please correct GenealogyWCFT
Subject: Rooks/Boring/Smithson/ Smith/Please correct GenealogyWCFT
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Hello Listers & Descendants,
I am like you. I have helped many find lost family members. Find
lost
>Ancestors and descendants, many many times. You may have seen some of my
>etc ref; to these. I have also asked for assistance in my search
for
>solving Gen problems of which I have a big SUCH delima
problem in
>Ohio just now.
> I am now getting some great wonderful help on my problem created by
>some mistakes when my family member died in 1918 in Van Wert Co Oh.Ohio.
>Namely my Louisa Elizabeth ROOKS b 6 Oct 1839.
>
Proving my Grt Grt Aunt Louisa ROOKS is not a SMITH. has been finding
>proof of her descendency and descenandts , and parentage. and more.
> I beleive that
>>the person that put her descendency which is correct and the Ancestry
>>which is NOT CORRECT to the JOHN and Jane Slagle SMITH of Whitley Co
Ind
>1850 census in to WCFT several weeks ago. Possibly hadn't obtained
proof
>of mar to a Joseph ( Joel) Boring in Clinton Co. Oh unless by some
quirk
>there still is out there the same persons only with name of
Smith on
>marriage . lic and cert. Unk but checked and none found. by me.
>The name listed of Smith for maiden name was incorrectly stated
that
>was listed in Louisa's funeral notice by the Newspaper. Van Wert Oh Times
>of 1918.
>ALSO possibly without PROOF of My LOUISA ROOKS born in Clinton Co Oh,
>being a
>SMITH by Birth. of which she was NOT: and therefore there can not be
>any such proof, as her mother as I have proof of, was Mahala
>Smithson and
>father was William Rooks. and she was also born in GREENE TWP , Clinton
Co
>Oh. So many similarities are carried wrongly in this imfo. GREENE TWP
>listed as GREENE CO, Oh.
> SMITHSON surname of Mother mistaken for Louisa's maiden name and
>shortened to Smith, and given to newspaper as Cemetery has ROOKS as maiden
>name.
> A dau of the Smith's also named Louisa and b in 1839. but on 1850
>census of Whitley Co Ind same time as and Louisa Rooks b 1839 on 1850
>on census of Marion TWP in GRUNDY CO MO was with her correct Parents the
>Wm and Mahala Smithson ROOKS.
> 1 proof, I have Louisa's ROOKS mar cert as Proof mar to Joseph
>Boring. and also ,
> 2 .. proof, Ida's , a dau. b in Clinton Co. Oh in 1874, Birth as
>Louisa ROOKS mother and JOSEPH BORING father.
>>Sent this imfo and still the wrong imfo was put in to WCFT.
>>NOW WHAT do I DO about this??????
>>I am getting more proof,
> 3 proof, already proof where her death record in Ohio has been
>recorded in
>>the Cemetery Book ,her name as LOUISA ROOKS. (now 3 proofs).
>4 and 5....Proofs I also have several
>>more of mar. of several ch in Clinton Co Oh with mother as Louisa ROOKS.
>Now that is 5 proofs and
>7 Proof, I have 1850 census w/ Joel (Joseph) Boring with parents,
and
>1860/70/80/ census of Clinton Co Oh listing the Joseph ( Joel) Boring
with
>Louisa and their children, 5 of them., William Calvin b 1860
Dec.,
>Arminta ( Minta), Ida, Clara, Sarah.
>I also have more Gen on most all of them etc some descendants.
> I am after more.
>>What would you do .???
> 8 proof... More marriages in Ohio,
>9.... Plus found a Elizabeth Boring ( mar.) and living close by , who
>is a sister to Joseph ( Joel) Boring living in same area as a bro. of
his
>wife, Louisa Rooks, Boring, name William Harrison Rooks, I
also
found
>all living at same time .these Borings/ Rooks were living so they had
to
>have been in comunication with each other in 1800's into 1900's.
>Any suggestions how else to solve this and get the wrong imfo removed from
>WCFT.
> THis shows not to trust all imfo put into these posting sites as they
>could have mistakes in them.
>Please when there are questions unresolved about Genealogy, don't post
>into these sites as causes others later on many problems..
> If you do and find it incorrect , later , please, please do all a
>favor and correct it as soon as discovered. Also it is best to have
proof
>of marriages and other vitals before posting or state imfo is
questionable.
>by ???? etc.
> Any replies please direct them to my E Mail please.
> Hope this helps all doing research on these families. as well as my own
>lines.
>
>Maxine Wilton. Thank you all for replies. forthcoming.
>mmwaw(a)sprynet.com
>
>
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