Page 6, Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio

Thursday, October 4, 2012

by Karen Romick
We continue our tribute to the War of 1812 Bicentennial as we recognize veterans of that war who lived in Monroe County. James Bloor was born in Frederick County, Maryland on May 25, 1789 and died in Woodsfield Nov. 2, 1863. His obituary stated he served in the War of 1812 and moved to Belmont County soon after the war ended. He lived there for the next 40 years and moved to Monroe County in 1856. Giles Brooks enlisted May 6, 1813 and served as a private under Capt. R.R. Richardson of the 41st Regiment of the Maryland Militia. He was discharged on July 6, 1813. He married his wife Mary (maiden name not stated) on July 16, 1816 in Baltimore. Giles died in Antioch on Feb. 28, 1883 and his widow passed on Oct. 14, 1885. Timothy Cavanaugh was born March 6, 1782 in New York and died Oct. 22, 1861. His wifes name was Mariah (unknown). Timothy was the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, Daniel Cavanaugh. Timothy bought land in Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio. He and Mariah are buried at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Noble County. William Dement was born in Maryland in 1768 and later moved to Ohio County, (now West Virginia) before settling in Monroe County near Calais about 1802. He married Eleanor Dailey on Jan. 1, 1801. It is said that he carried the first mail by canoe from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. He is credited with naming the village of Calais after the birthplace of his father in France. William served as a Captain in the War of 1812. He served as an associate judge in Monroe County and was a sheriff for two terms. He died March 20, 1853 at the age of 85. John Dillon resided in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pa., at the time of his military service. He served in Mitchells Detachment of Rifleman. They were commanded by Captain Sooy Smith of Greene County and were attached to the 130th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia under Major Thomas Mitchell. He resided in Monroe County from the middle 1830s until the middle 1840s before resettling with his family in Lawrence County where he died about 1847. Gabriel Starkey was born about 1789 in Virginia, the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, Joseph Starkey. He served in the company of E. B. Grady in the Virginia Militia. Gabriel lived in Loudon County, Va. and Harrison County, before settling in Monroe County. His first wifes name is unknown, but he married Mary Cregg on July 22, 1846. He is buried at Egger Ridge Cemetery. John Strosnider served in Joel Schrums Captain Company of the Virginia Militia from August 1814 to Sept. 1814. He was born in 1778 in Shenandoah County, Va. His first wife was Asher Effie (Pearson?), second wife was Magdalena Rodeffer and third wife was Rachel Morgan. Some of his children changed their name to Snider or Snyder. John died Aug. 28, 1894. We will continue with more veterans in our next installment.

October was proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness Month by the Monroe County commissioners during their Oct. 1 meeting. To observe the month, commission president Tim R. Price read a proclamation. The proclamation gave statistics on domestic violence and said, We reaffirm the commitment of the County of Monroe to reducing violence in our homes, as well as on our streets. Participating in the proclamation was the Tri-County Help Center. Pictured afterwards are front, from left: Paula Planey, Community Education Coordinator with Tri-County; Cathy J. Campbell, Executive Director of Tri-County; Tim Price, Monroe County Commissioner; Elizabeth Hull-Frye, counselor at Tri-County; and Chelsea Scott, Monroe County Court Advocate for Tri-County. Pictured in the back, from left, are: Commissioners Carl Davis and John Pyles. Photo by Darin Brown

Tanner Brown and Macy Brown brought home trophies from the 2012 Monroe County Fair. T with a Twist, otherwise known as Twister, shown by Tanner Brown received the Grand Champion award. Tanner is a member of the Wild-N-Crazy Kids 4-H Club. Tanner enjoys 4-H, showing his horse and dairy feeder, hunting, sports and the Monroe County Fair. He is the son of Mike and Amy Brown of Antioch. Macy Brown, showing Muffin, was awarded Reserve Grand Champion. Macy is a member of the Wild-N-Crazy Kids 4-H Club. Macy enjoys horse shows, 4-H, volleyball, time with family and friends and the Monroe County Fair. She is the daughter of Jeff and Kathy Brown of Graysville.

Browns Win Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion

Monroe County Commissioners Make Appointments To Two Local Boards

Darin Brown General Manager The Monroe County Commissioners held their weekly meeting on Mon., October 1. While the scheduled agenda resulted in little action, two outstanding appointments were made during the meeting. Appointed to the Monroe County Library Board after a motion was passed was Ashley Schumacher. Schumacher was chosen over applicants Carol Bonsal and Sylvia Bowen. Commissioner Pyles said of the decision, All three ladies are qualified, but Ashley has applied multiple times, and I know shell do a good job. Appointed to the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) was Bill Thompson of Sardis. Thompson will take the vacated seat previously held by Mike Cisler. Monroe County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Coordinator Dave Kuhn and Pam Bishop of the Monroe County Auditors office met with commissioners to discuss a new dilemma facing the Monroe County EMS. The Woodsfield EMS recently began to staff day-time shifts with salary employees (including one full-time and three part-time workers). The hope was to pay the new employees through a new line item on county payroll. However, the EMS association received word last week that the Ohio Auditors office had denied their request to create the new line item. In a discussion about how to pay the employees, Kuhn, Bishop and the commissioners narrowed the possibilities down to two options. The employees can be paid directly from the EMS account. In that situation, however, the full-time employee would not be able to participate in OPERS (Ohio Public Retirement Employees From Page 1 ing and support these veteran runners as they raise money for needy children. If you cannot stop by you may write your checks, payable to Childrens Hospital and mail them to

Macy Brown with Muffin the Reserve Grand Champion

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Tanner Brown with Twister the Grand Champion

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System) and would not receive health insurance through the county. In that case, salary may be slightly raised to compensate for loss of fringe benefits. The other option would be to do the payroll through the auditors office. With that option, fringe benefits would be available. In either case, all funding to pay the employee salaries would come out of the Monroe County EMS fund, not from the countys general fund. Before making a decision, the commissioners said they needed to discuss liability insurance with their insurer, CORSA. The commissioners will also consult Prosecuting Attorney James Peters. In other news, the courthouse will be closed on Oct. 8 in observance of Columbus Day. The commissioners will meet next on Tuesday, Oct. 9. For more county information, visit: www.monroecountyohio.net

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Monroe County Health Department Recognizing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
exams at regular intervals. Women age 65 and older are less likely to get mammograms than younger women, even though breast cancer risk increases with age. Women below poverty level are less likely than women at higher incomes to have had a mammogram within the past two years. If all women age 40 and older took advantage of early detection methods mammography plus clinical breast exam breast cancer death rates would drop much further, up to 30 percent. The key to mammography screening is that it be done routinely once is not enough. There are many ways to reduce your risk of developing breast cancer. Limit alcohol, the more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of developing breast cancer. If you choose to drink alcohol, limit yourself to no more than one drink a day. Control your weight, being overweight or obese increases the risk of breast cancer. This is especially true if obesity occurs later in life, particularly after menopause. Get plenty of physical activity. Being physically active can help you maintain a healthy weight, which, in turn, helps prevent breast cancer. Breast-feeding may also play a role in breast cancer prevention. The longer you breast-feed, the greater the protective effect. For more information about NBCAM, please visit www.nbcam.org. For additional information, please call one of the following toll-free numbers: American Cancer Society, (800) 227-2345, National Cancer Institute (NCI), (800) 4-CANCER, YME National Breast Cancer Organization, (800) 221-2141. The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month program is dedicated to increasing public knowledge about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Fifteen national public service organizations, professional associations, and government agencies comprise the Board of Sponsors, who work together to ensure that the NBCAM message is heard by thousands of women and their families.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined. This is exciting progress, but there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection at all and others who do not get screening mammograms and clinical breast

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