A Journey from Somerset England to Ohio

A Journey From Somerset To Ohiolife In The West Country Of England In The Early 1800€S Had Its Hardships And Struggles. Sailing To America Brought A Final Separation For Brothers Sisters And Friends. With Their Faith Love And Kinship It Made Life Worthwhile.In 1836 The Haine Family Purchased Land In Bloomfield Ohio. Their Daughter Frances At Age Twenty Could Never Imagine That Her Diary Would Be Read 150 Years Later. Her Writing Described Country Life In Ohio Her Impending Marriage And The Sorrow Of The Civil War. Her Home Clover Hill Is Still Alive Connecting The Past To The Present.Living In Ohio In The 1970€S And Finding The Old Family Bible Was The Start Of My Research. On The Center Pages Of The Bible I Saw Births And Marriages Listed Along With The Name €Œwilliam Dredge Hawkins Born The 7Th Of August 1804€ At Chesterblade Hill Evercreech Somersetshire England But Where Was This Place Called Somerset?Meeting Cousins From Around The World Has Been Part Of The Fun And Journey.Sue Hawkins Bell