| | Abstract: | Jacob and John Bateman were brothers who moved to Springboro, Ohio, from Chester County, Pennsylvania about 1814. Edna Bateman Schmidt, Jacob's great-granddaughter, began researching the family history in 1903. The work was continued by her son, Robert E. Schmidt. The collection consists of notebooks, letters, clippings, and publications relating to the Bateman, Smith, Watt, Schmidt, Pearson, Thomas, Mendenhall, and Walker families, and biographical information on some family members, including Robert W. Smith. | |
