October REUNION:
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Independence, OH to downtown Cleveland
~30 minutes 17 miles
How about visiting the oldcemeteries
where are our ancestors are buried? The LANEs, EARLs, CHAMBERLAINs & EDWARDs are in Woodland. The MCLEODs are in the East Cleveland Cemetery. The HOBSONs & LOWERs in Lake View.
Independence to West Cleveland/Lakewood
... possible visit ~22 min. 15 mi.
1-2: Get to the Interstate (see steps 1-2 of the directions to Valley City, above)
3: Merge onto I-77 N toward CLEVELAND. 2.6 miles
4: Merge onto I-480 W via EXIT 156 toward TOLEDO. 1.6 miles
5: Merge onto JENNINGS FWY / OH-176 N via EXIT 17A toward CLEVE 4.2 miles
6: Take the I-71 N / I-90 E / I-90 W / I-490 E exit on the LEFT 0.1 miles
7: Take the exit toward I-90 W / I-490 E 0.4 mi
8: Merge onto I-90 W via the exit on the LEFT 4.0 miles
9:, Take the W 117th ST exit- EXIT 166 0.2 miles
10: Turn RIGHT onto W 117th ST 1.4 miles... Turn onto LAKE AVE ... This area
is part of what was once Henry Lower's farm! He bought 77.5 acres in 1867.
Too far drive?? Well, rest assured, I have ideas on
where to eat
in Independence.
After the reunion I can go up there & also see the 'new' Reid house. (Sue's husband has remarried - to get there I'd turn LEFT onto Lake Ave for 0.9 mile ....Turn RIGHT onto Homewood Dr <0.1 mile ... LEFT onto Edgewater Dr. for 0.3 mile .... RIGHT onto Roy Dr
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Reminder: Courtyard by Marriot 5051 W Creek Rd (216) 901-9988 (800) 321-221
I-77 exit RocksideRd /#155 CVSR trip 12:30 Sat. 800-468-4070 330-657-2000 at 7900 OLD Rockside Rd/Canal Rd
Here's the scoop on one of our ancestors:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/nats/index.html
name
book
vol
page
from
date
McLeod Charles DOA 4 152
Canada 4/1866 9/23/1872 arrived declared
McLeod Chas. NB 9 206
Canada 8/21/1875 naturalized
Looks like this CHARLES MCLEOD is part of our extended family. His daughter Caroline married Charles Chamberlain in 1879. Both men were blacksmiths, but more important, the latter (Charles Chamberlain) appears to be one of Nan's long-lost uncles. (His sister is Mary Chamberlain Edwards, Nan's biol. mother). Nan's maternal grandparents (William & Anna B Lane Chamberlain) were born in England, married in Cleveland 1853. Nan's great-grandparents (William & Mary B Lane) and her great-aunt (Margaret M B Lane Earl) also came from England, probably between 1838 & 1851. The biggest unknown is David Edwards: Nan's biol. father, perhaps born in PA (Welsh connection unclear). In contrast, her adoptive family (Lower) is easy to trace (German & Irish, PA, OH) and so is Rita's husband: George Blair Painter - from Pittsburgh, lived in Manhattan. Wish we knew more about Rita (Nan's sister). For example, anyone know where she grew up in Ohio?
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Sally Hobson cell my phone no. 10/12/05