Volume 29, Number 1, January-February 2015

A PUBLICATION OF:

THE HENRY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
P. O. BOX 231
DESHLER, OHIO 43516
www.henrycountyohiogenealogy.org

The Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter is now published quarterly. The editor reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted. The Newsletter is copyright protected, but the Society gives permission for material to be copied for personal research and to other chapter newsletters for their use. Any other use of this material should carry written permission from the Henry County Genealogical Society and acknowledge the source. Annual membership is $10.00 for 1-2 people at the same address.

Meetings will be held quarterly or as announced in the newsletter. Publications for sale are listed on the last page with the newest ones appearing on the first page.

We print all queries that are related to Henry County – membership is not required. Send queries to Henry Co. Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 231, Deshler, OH 43516 or to the editor as “Query” at wendypen@wcnet.org. After May 2016, queries may be directed to our website and will appear there.

Officers:

President – Bill Latta – billatta8@gmail.com
Treasurer/Membership Chmn. – Lucille Van Scoyoc – elvrrv2c@centurylink.net
Corresponding Secretary – Phyllis LaRue – 409 W. Maple St. Deshler, OH 43516
Recording Secretary and First Families Chmn. – Kathy Bishop – 10-292 Rd. E, Hamler, OH 43524 skbshp@embarq.com
News Reporter – Pat Marshall
Newsletter Editor – Karen Sunderman – wendypen@wcnet.org
Webmaster – Jim Rebar – jamesrebar@roadrunner.com

Meetings

January 19, 2015, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

NO MEETING

February 16, 2015, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

NO MEETING

March 16, 2015, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Business meeting to determine future ideas.

New Members

#523 Mary Camp, Defiance, OH 43512

#524 Susan Quillman, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

Membership is $10 per year. Dues are paid the first of each year and newsletters are mailed from that date. Please address correspondence to the website, the editor, or to our P. O. Box. Include your membership # (on address label). All Henry Co. queries are printed free.

Newest Publications…

The librarians at Edwin Wood Memorial Library have dedicated time to compiling Northwest Signal Obituaries books, which we have available for $22 plus $3 shipping and handling each. These are for the years 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and also 2013. Thank you to the librarians!

Also new: Northwest Signal Obituaries for 1971 and 1972, $22 and $3 shipping and handling each.

2014 Membership List HGHS

For privacy reasons, we do not publish street addresses or email addresses in our online newsletters. If you need to contact one of our members, please email the newsletter editor at wendypen@wcnet.org. She will email the person you want to contact and leave it up to that person to get in touch with you directly. We do not guarantee that you will get a response from the member.

001 Mrs. Phyllis LARUE, Deshler, OH 43516
008 Mrs. Clara Ellen COURTNEY, Deshler, OH 43516
009 Mrs. Louise BADEN, Hamler, OH 43524
013 Robert & Lucille VANSCOYOC, Deshler, OH 43516
016 Karen SUNDERMAN, Deshler, OH 43516
023 Mrs. Kathy BISHOP, Hamler, OH 43524
025 Mr. (James) Elwood JONES, Grelton. OH 43523
027 Mr. Robert BARNES, Fenton, Ml 48430
035 Bill LATTA, Napoleon, OH 43545-4449
043 Michael WAHL, Rose Valley, PA 19086-6729
048 Mrs. LaVonne HIPSHER, Fostoria, OH 44830-1842
123 Arvis WEAKS, Liberty Center, OH 43532
148 Allen County Public Library, Acquisitions/Periodicals, P. O. Box 2270, Ft. Wayne, IN 46801-2270
188 Sandy FANKHAUSER, Bucyrus, OH 44820
209 Carole LUBBERS, Marietta, GA 30060
211 Audrey H. COSPER, Kingsland, GA 31548
214 Shirley J. OBERLITNER MAYER, Toledo, OH 43614-2911
232 James M. & Carolyn J. REBAR, Bowling Green, OH 43402
233 Mary Ann ZACHRICH, Findlay, OH 45840
243 Janet E. BLAKE, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
251 Kenneth & Beverly SNYDER, Crossville, TN 38558
264 Rhoda WESSNER, Saylorsburg, PA 18353
268 Arnold MILLER, Napoleon, OH 43545
279 Elise A. EPPLE, Olmstedville, NY 12857-0017
281 Bruce McGARVEY, Medford, OR 97504-6308
282 Robert R. LANGE, Clearwater, FL 33759
290 Debra HOLT, Galesburg, Ml 49053
330 Leslie C. CALVERT, La Porte, IN 46350
332 Mary C. STRAUSBAUGH, Bowling Green, OH 43402-2813
354 Earl S. OSBORN Jr., Palmyra, Ml 49268-0144 6377
355 Barbara HELBERG, Fort Wayne, IN 46845
363 Mark PETERSEN, Archbold, OH 43502
365 Ester OBERHAUS, Wauseon, OH 43567
380 Ronda WICKHAM, Midland, Ml 48640
383 Mary Catherine CRISLER, Dayton, OH 45440
386 Karen SZABO, Swanton. OH 43558
399 Joanne (RICHOLT) ALLISON, Bryan, OH 43505
404 Carola BROWN, Saint Louis, Ml 48880-9253
412 Cheryl CARLSON, Langley, WA 98260-9302
426 Anita M. BUTLER, Cincinnati, OH 45347
433 Jean F. ANDREWS, Aiken, SC 29803
436 Phyllis G. POWELL-WELCH, Mecosta, Ml 49332
437 Melissa HASKELL & Jeff GRABER, Dartmouth, MA 02747
439 Nina A. STIRLIN, Garrett, IN 46738
444 Julie (PAULAKES) MORIYAMA, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-2257
446 Sharon K. SCOTT, White Lake, Ml 48386
451 Carolyn BOGE, Waterford, Ml 48329
453 Byron E. FISHER, Palmyra, Ml 49268
458 Linda SMITH, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
462 Betty ORY, Hershey, PA 17033-2371
463 Sandra A. DRABIK, Toledo, OH 43514
464 Steven LAUER, Waterville, OH 43566
473 Ruth M. KOONS, Toledo, OH 43623
475 Lois BOLANDER, Sylvania, OH 43560
478 Marva BLALOCK, Genealogical Society of Utah, 50 E. North Temple Rm. 545, Salt Lake City, UT 84150
483 Judy ZILKA BARFELL, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
485 James W. KRONBERG, Whitehouse, OH 43571
487 Elizabeth POTTS, Elida, OH 45807-1898
492 Julia CHASE, Haskins, OH 43525
493 Patricia MARSHALL, Deshler, OH 43516
499 Judith BENSON, Partridge, Kansas 67566
500 Cynthis A. CORBETT, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
502 David G. HERR, Fullerton, CA 92835
505 David A. WESTRICK, Maumee, OH 43537
506 Judy A. BEAL, Grand Rapids, OH 43522
508 Kay BALDWIN, Defiance, OH 43512
509 Ron DIELMAN, Perrysburg, OH 43551
510 Donna Dietrick DERSTADT, Green Oaks, IL 60048
511 Foster Lee PRICE, Jr., Travelers Rest, SC 29690
512Rita Marie Detrick MEIMBOLD, Cedar Springs, Ml 49319
513 Theresa Ann Deitrick ALVARADO, Dewitt, Ml 48820
514 Gregory Lee DEITRICK, Sugarland, TX 77478
515 David Henry DEITRICK, Muskegon, Ml 49411
516 John Christopher DEITRICK, Richmond, VA 23236
517 Richard and Janet COUCH, Sault Ste. Marie, Ml 49783
518 Douglas J. SWARY, Holland, OH 43528
519 Lori Rabe ESCH, Lebanon, OH 45036
520 Carol HARMON, Wauseon, OH 43567
521 Norma G. STAIR, Canton, OH 44706-4142
522 Robyn MOSHER, Fort Gratiot, Ml 48059-3924
523 Mary CAMP, Defiance, OH 43512
524 Susan QUILLMAN, 5Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

Proverb from the Gullah culture of South Carolina: If you don’t know where you are going, you should know where you came from.

Surnames Being Researched by 2014 Members

#008 COLDREN, COURTNEY, MILLER, BRINK, LAZENBY
#009 BADEN, BAER, BENIEN, BUCHAR, CORDES, CHRONINGER, DETMER, DITTO, EITZMAN, ELLING, FUHROP, GEIGER, GERKEN, HESTEDT, HOY, KEIFFER, KITTERER, LEININGER
#013 Van SCOYOC, BROWN, STATELER, FRY, ROBINSON
#016 ALBERTSON, BADEN, GILSON, GRIBBELL (var. sp.), HANNA, HELMKE, HOUSE, KARN/S, ROSEBROCK, SUNDERMAN, TIETJE
#023 SCHWIEBERT, HAHN, MEYER, SCHROEDER, DREWES, BENIEN, KESTNER, GOBROGGE, HOOPS, SPRINGHORN, SUNDERMAN, HELMKE, TIETJE, CASTEEL, WITTE, BINDEMAN, SCHEELE
#025 JONES, BOULTON, SHULER, GENSEL
#027 BEATTY, CRAWFORD, KING, MAERKER, MARTIN, MOSES, REDMAN, MOREY, HICKS
#035 ARPS, FRAZIER, KINDER, LATTA, GRIM, WOLF, FOOR
#043 FRANZ, WAHL, BOYER, BARTON, BARTH, LEONHARDT, GEORGE
#048 BROWNING, HOOVER, LOWMASTER, WEAKS, BERRY/BEERY, MILLER, CALDWELL
#123 CLARK, WEAKS, SHULL, MYERS, MACKLIN, ANGEL, MASON, CHRONINGER, POPE, WHEELER, ARNOLD, ASH, STEVENS, ZOOK
#188 CLADY
#211 HARMAN/HARMON, BLAIR
#214 OBERLITNER, WALTHER, JONES, BICKFORD, HERR, HOWELL, ECKLEY, FORD, STEVENSON
#243 WEST, SPEIGLE
#251 SNYDER, KLEIN, HORNUNG
#264 MESS, KLEAR
#281 McGARVEY, La BARR, MURPHY, DWYER, EDGAR, PARROT
#290 RICKENBERG, GERKEN, HOYER/HEUER, GOBROGGE
#330 INMAN, WILSON, ROSE, HIVELY, LEWIS, ESTERBROOK, MORE/MOORE
#332 VOGEL
#354 OSBORN, DAMON, HAINES, REEL, HAYNES, HILL, SALISBURY
#355 HELBERG, SHARTZER, FACKLER, MENGERINK, ESKRIDGE, ARPS, SCHROEDER
#363 PETERSEN, TIETJE, DICKMAN, HAHN, FINTEL, BINGER, EIS, THAYER, CLADY, HOFFMAN, QUELL, MAHNKE, WHEELER, KLINE
#380 BONNER, JOHNSON, FRANKFATHER
#383 DUDING, CREESE/KRIES, DIBLING, BAUHAUS, ROYAL
#386 GLANZ, GEIGER, KONZON, GESSNER
#399 BINGER, RICHHOLT, MEYER
#404 BATTENFIELDS, LIGHTHISER
#412 MYRICE, OBERLIGHTNER, WALTMAN, BANKEY
#426 SANEHOLTZ, NELSON, GOTTSCHALK
#433 ANDREWS, BARNES, CAMERON, NORDEN, ROHRS, RICKENBACKER
#436 POWELL, ROACH, TWIGG, McCRACKEN, HOOPER, SANFORD, LAKE, SELLERS
#437 DESGRANGES, DIRR, DECKROCH
#439 LAMPHIER, LONG, MYERS, SONAFRANK
#444 SIMMONS, BABCOCK, ROSE, WEBB, SMITH
#446 MEASEL/MEASELL, PARKIN, WACHTER, WESNER, FOX, BROWNING
#451 MURDOCK, SWARTZLANDER, TEMPLE, MOORE, ROSS, KEELER, STRAYER
#453 FISHER, RUSSELL, ROWLAND, CLANTZ, HARTZ, MYERS, JONES, WALSWORTH
#458 MOHR, WATSON, SHONDEL, DEITRICK
#462 WATSON, MOHR
#463 JENNINGS, SHINNERS, CONWAY, MURRAY, MOWERY, PACKARD, JEAKLE, KETTERING, LAZENBY
#464 BRINKMAN, DEMLAND, FENDER, HORNING, RETTIG, WOLF
#473 RIEGER/REIGER, SCHERER
#475 HAUENSTEIN, EICHER, MOLL/MULL, BONNELL
#483 FOLEY, WELCH, WALSH, CAHILL
#485 STAUB, CLEVELAND, HOUSER
#487 LOWREY, GOLDEN, BARRON, LOWE
#492 Von DEYLEN, BOTJER, DAMMAN, HOGREFE, CHASE, EMERY, GAULKE, HALL, NEFF
#499 STOUT, HIGH, PALMER, ROWAN, BRAINARD/BRAINERD, MILLER, NEAL, ECKMAN, NICHOLS, EMERY, FAGY, HULL, STOUDT
#500 JOOST, SCHROEDER, ARPS, ARNOS, MAHNKE
#502 HERR, WATSON, HILL
#508 CLADY, RETTIG, RICKER, BAUER
#510 DEITRICK/DIETRICK/DEITRICH (var. spelling), SWARY, MILLER, WAGENER #511 BINGER
#517 COUCH, JONES, WALLS, MOSHER, KURTZ, HIPP, KIRKENDAL
#518 SWARY, DIETRICK, GARBERS, SCHROEDER
#519 RABE, LUDEMAN, SEEDORF, STOCKMAN, MOHRING
#521 DAVIS, DAWSON, Van PELT
#522 SAUL
#524 RUETZ, RUTZ, WULFF, BUSSELL, DENNIS

Queries

SANEHOLTZ
Our family has a story that Grandpa Frederick H. Saneholtz, owner of Riverside Brickyard in Napoleon, went to Chicago to help re-build after the fire, leaving Grandma at home with their 10 children. The Chicago fire was 1871, their marriage was 1876 and the 10th child was b. 1896. We recently learned there was a fire at the World Colombian Exposition (fair) which was held in 1893 in Chicago (the exposition required 40,000 skilled laborers to construct the buildings) and many structures needed rebuilding. Libby Glass of Toledo built a working glass furnace there in 1893. Were there any workers in Henry County that went to Chicago around 1893 to help build or rebuild the fair?
Submitter: Anita Butler, Cincinnati, OH 45347

MITCHELL
Searching for Andrew Mitchell, b. 1798 in Maine. The 1850 census has him living in Henry Co with his wife Esther and children. He is not listed in the 1860 census and is believed to have died during that 10-yr. time. Esther was b. in 1802 in New York. Thank you for any help you can provide.
Submitter: Nicole Slee, Washington, IL 61571

RUTZ/RUETZ JONES BUSSELL RUSSELL
My maternal grandmother, Freda Rutz/Ruetz of Napoleon, married Joseph D. Jones 13 July 1899 in Napoleon. This appears in the marriage record book. On the 1900 census she is listed as Freda Jones, living with her mother and siblings. On 7 Nov 1901 she marries Albert (Alfred Dennis) D. Bussell, widower, in Napoleon. On the 1900 census He is listed as Albert Russell, harness maker and Freda is listed as a divorcee with a daughter, Henrietta Jones, one year old. Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the divorce record for Freda and Joseph? Did they have child support then?
Submitter: Susan Quillman, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

County Citizens (from History of Henry County, Ohio, by W. W. Campbell, pub. 1905)

Millard Fillmore RUSSELL—The subject’s father, William RUSSELL, was bom in Wateiboro Twp, York Co, Maine, July 24,1807, and was the son of Simon and Polly (BATES) RUSSELL In 1817 the family went to New York settling on the present site of Rochester. In 1819 they removed to Geauga Co., OH, later to Michigan, then back to Ohio, and finally, in 1845, coming to Hemy Co., where they entered a claim for government land. William RUSSELL was married on July 13,1836, to Eliza Ann INGRAHAM, who was bom in New York state, June 15,1813. She was descended from Elijah INGRAHAM, who married Sarah IDE early in the 18th century. A daughter. Remember, (one of two named Remember and Comfort) married Zimrood BIENAT, and to them were bom ten children, of whom Agreen was the 5th. Agreen CRABTREE INGRAHAM was bom in Massachusetts May 27,1787, and was married in Seneca Co., Ohio, May 11,18— to Lydia MASON, bom in April 1808, in Windham Co., CN. Of their 9 children, Eliza Ann was 2nd. The RUSSELL family numbered 10 children: Remember, Converse P., Lydia Maria, John Hollister, William Henry, Clement B., Harriet Amelia, Joseph Francis, Melissa Elvira, and Millard Fillmore. William RUSSELL was deputy sheriff of Wood Co., OH, for a number of years and was an enthusiastic abolitionist; taking a part in the operation of the “Underground Railroad.” When the Civil War broke out he wished to enlist; but was refused on account of his advanced age. However, he sent two sons to the front. Converse, who was wounded at Chickamauga, and Henry. He was also school director and trustee of his township for a number of years. His death occurred on June 29,1878, his wife having died in 1869.

Millard Fillmore RUSSELL was educated in the district schools and at Napoleon, finishing in the normal schools at Valparaiso, IN, and at Ada, OH. He taught many years in the public schools of this section, but since his retirement from pedagogical labors he has been quietly living on the old home farm. On January 1,1882, he married Miss Mary FOUTZ, daughter of Simeon and Kate (NEFF) FOUTZ, the latter having been the daughter of Abraham and Lovey (MILLIGAN) NEFF. The subject and his wife have four children: Winnifred, Kate, Ray and Eliza Marie. Kate received a good education and is now engaged as a public school teacher, being considered one of the most successful teachers in the community. Mr. RUSSELL and his family are members of the United Brethren church, while in politics he is a Republican, having served as school director, township assessor and trustee.