When in Rome

I have been recently corresponding with my cousin George.  He is writing a history for his family reunion.  He sent me a copy and I proof read it.  There was one mistake that I had noticed and wondered how it was made.  It comes as a result of misinformation.   There was a confusion as to a city in Ohio.  This is what I wrote:

When in Rome (Ohio), do as the Romans do, but which Rome (in Ohio)?
From Wikipedia we learn:
“Rome is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 117 at the 2000 census.

“New Rome is an unincorporated community in eastern Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, located on the west side of the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. It was originally incorporated as a village in 1947, occupying little more than a three-block stretch of West Broad Street (U.S. Route 40), and dissolved in 2004. The population was 60 at the 2000 census.

“Rome is a township in Ashtabula County, in the Ashtabula metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Ohio named Rome.] The latitude of Rome is 41.605N. The longitude is -80.858W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 860 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 1,568.”

Zopher Gee and his family moved from Connecticut at the age of 48 and before his last two children were born, he purchased land in New Lyme (Lebanon), Ohio from Elisha Tracy November 17, 1810, paying him $640. He disposed of his holdings in Lyme and joined the group from Lyme going to the Western Reserve in Ohio. Zopher had by that time seven children, three from his first wife Esther Beckwith and five from Lura Jones. Their last child, William, was born in Lebanon (or New Lyme as it is now called), Ashtabula, Ohio. Thus the journey to Ohio’s Western Reserve was made with Zopher, Lura and six children ranging in age from 17 to 1 year of age. This distance is approximately 590 miles.

Salmon lived in Lebanon or New Lyme, Ashtabula, Ohio until he married Sarah Watson Crane (whose grandparents had immigrated to this area) in New Lyme, Ashtabula, Ohio on 15 November 1814.  From my notes in PAF I have a source for this information. : Descendants of Solomon Gee by C.E. Benjamin, page 220 

The history here quoted was from Erma Garda Gee Adams (daughter of Elias Amos Gee).  She stated that the birth records for George Washington Gee state that he was born in New Lyme, Ashtabula Ohio on 13 August 1815.  This is not absolutely correct, because New Lyme was named Lebanon until 1826 when it officially was known as New Lyme.

Since Rome and New Lyme were neighboring townships one could walk from the eastern border of New Lyme Township to the western border of Rome Township in about 2.5 hours, I do not think that it makes a whole lot of difference.  All of Salmon and Sarah’s children were born in Ashtabula or Lake County, Ohio.  These counties are in the northeast corner of the state and border on lake Erie and are less than 20/50 miles from the Pennsylvania border. 

Zopher and Salmon and the families were never south of this line until George and Mary Jane left Kirtland for Missouri followed by Salmon and Sarah moving to Iowa.

I hope that this clears things up.

Let me know if this makes sense.  He responded that he had confused the Romes.

Here is a link to further explanation:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxseXNhbmRlcmdlZXdlYnNpdGV8Z3g6NTkwMzA5ZDM2Y2E2Y2RkMw