Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 1, Number 6, September-October 1987
Newsletter includes pages 41 to 50.
MEETINGS
Sept. 19,1987 Saturday 1:30 pm
Meet at the Ohio Genealogical Society Headquarters at 1:30 pm for a 15 minute tour–then one can do research until 5:00. The address is 419 W. Third St. Mansfield, Ohio. Let’s get several carloads together. This will take the place of our regular Sept. meeting.
Oct. 19, 1987 Monday, 7:00 pm
Meet at the Henry County Courthouse, N. Perry Street, Napoleon, Oh at 7:00 pm. Judge Kenneth Rohrs will show us the various areas that we can do research in. Members Only
Nov. 16, 1987 Monday 7:00 pm
Meet at Edwin Wood Library, Deshler, Oh. at 7: 00 pm. The topic will be “How to Write and Publish a Family History” by L. McGrady of Toledo, Ohio.
Dec. NO MEETING
FROM OUR PRESIDENT
One of the privileges of being president of an organization is representing that organization to the community. Recently I was asked to participate in the Henry County 4-H program as the judge of genealogy projects.
The judging took place on Wed., July 29 at the Senior Center in Napoleon, Oh. The projects were divided into Junior and Senior groups. Six girls were in the Junior division and three girls were in the Senior division. Best of class went to Sara Brubaker in the Junior division and to Kristen Panning in the Senior division. Each of the winners were invited to go to the Ohio State Fair and Kristen accepted the invitation.
All nine of the local projects were interesting and the girls were well informed on their family histories. I was glad to see that 4-H has included genealogy as one of its projects. I was also glad to see interest on the local level and hope genealogy is well represented at next year’s fair.
Jane Shively
FUND RAISER, September 12, 9:00 pm
The Henry Co. Genealogical Society will be having a bake sale Sat. morning at 9:00 in front of the Corn City State Bank in Deshler, Oh. Members are asked to bring baked items to the bank shortly before 9:00, or they can be taken to the Library on Fri. afternoon. Donations of money will be accepted.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Good news to report! Bartlow and Marion Twps. are completed. Work has started on Richfield and Pleasant Twps. It was mentioned at the Aug. meeting that if you live near a cemetery and would like to copy it, just let the cemetery committee know and they will help you to get started. Several members have offered to copy cemeteries near them, and I am sure the work is moving right along. Just keep in touch with the committee as to what you are doing. Don’t forget the shaving cream–it works wonders!
It has come to my attention that several of our members are receiving their newsletters through the mail that have been torn or parts of them missing. If this happens please let us know and a new one will be sent to you.
The Henry County Genealogical Society is in need of a two drawer file cabinet. If anyone has one that they are no longer using and would like to donate it to the society or sell it for a nominal price, please contact Lucille VanScoyoc at the Library in Deshler.
The OHIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY has come out with the guidelines for their essay contest 1987-1988. The contest is open to ALL sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The parents of these students must belong to societies. Deadline for Chapter entries for Henry Co. is Feb. 15 1988. For more complete details and entry forms, contact Lucille VanScoyoc at the Deshler Library.
RECENT ADDITIONS AT THE LIBRARY
Book of Records of Sales of Lots – Bartlow Twp., Deshler, Ohio 1890-01.
Enumeration of Unmarried Youth between the ages of 6 and 21 years. Taken 18 May 1901. Assumed area Bartlow Twp. and Deshler Oh., Henry Co. Donated by Richard E. and Joyce A. Colwell.
SURNAME LIST
Mrs. Marson High French, Hutchinson Kansas 67502
French, High, Palmer, Stout
QUERIES
BURKLIN
Looking for birth date and place in Henry Co. Oh of Charles Henry Burklin that was possibly born in Henry Co. ca 1830. Place of residence and date of naturalization of George Burklin and his wife Louisa (parents of Charles) born in Germany. Is David Burklin of DamascusTwp. 1830 a relative of Charles?
Submitter: C. R. Burklin, Houston, Texas 77055
BASSETT, WOOD
Mariah (Bassett) Wood was born about 1806 in Genesee Co., N. Y. Died ca 1861/62 in Allen Co., Oh. Married Harmon Wood ca 1824. Searching for the town in Genesee Co. N.Y. where she was born, and who were her parents? Also unable to find death record in Allen Co., Ohio.
Submitter: Mrs. Phyllis LaRue, Deshler, Ohio 43516
JACKY/JAGGI/YACKEE, KEMM
Looking for families with information on Philip P. Yackee, former Commissioner of Henry Co., Oh. from 1904-1907. Yackee is also known in some areas as Jacky, and Jaggi.
Katherine Yackee Kemm married William Kemm and lived on a farm on the east bank of the Maumee River, 4 miles south of Napoleon. Philip Yackee and his family lived on a farm in Flatrock Twp. on the banks of the Maumee. Are these two Yackees related, and if so, how? Philip Yackee was a native of Alsace and I believe Mrs. Kemm was also. My husband and chidren are descended from Frederick Yackee (brother of Philip) who settled in Bucyrus, Ohio.
Submitter: Maxine Page, Hollywood, FL 33021
GEORGE, LEFFLER
I am looking for a copy of the George genealogy that was prepared and supposedly donated to the Deshler Library. Does anyone know where I can purchase a complete copy of this book?
Submitter: Emmett Hoctor, Omaha NE 68107
HALL, GLICK
I am searching for information on Lewis/Ludwig Hall. He bought land in 1854 near Liberty Center, Henry Co., Oh near a corner called Lena. Is he buried in a cemetery near Liberty Center? Is there an obituary? He was born in Penn, son of Henry & Anna Magdalena (Glick) Hall.
Submitter: Betty Hall Kemper, Jeromesville, OH 44840
CURTISS, MILLER, SCOTT, STEWART
I am trying to get in touch with every living descendent of Martin Miller. The Henry Co. connection is through Nellie Stewart Scott. Her grandmother, Julia Miller Curtiss, died at Texas, Oh. in 1882, and her mother, Julia Curtiss Stewart was married on March 6, 1866 at Texas, Oh. to J. W. Stewart, M.D. who was born 1829 in Ind. and died June l, 1903 in KS. Is there any trace left of Dr. Stewart in Texas, Oh, or any descendants of Nellie Stewart Scott?
Submitter: Mr. Franklin Miller, Jr., Gambier, OH 43022
The Northwest Newspaper, Napoleon Ohio
13 Oct. 1854
Died Marion Twp. on the 25th ult. Miss Sarah Ellen Wolf, aged about 20 years, member of M.E. Church
Died on Friday the 6th inst. John Glass Esq. aged about 54 years, one of the early settlers of Henry County.
The following was submitted by Joanne Kitchen and Laura Seeling
A couple of weeks ago I spent my weeks vacation doing research. My cousin from Detroit joined me, and on a Tues. afternoon we started off. We don’t like to waste our days driving so we spent a few hours at the library in Findlay, Hancock Co., Oh. until they closed. A lot of research material can be found there. On to Maple Grove Cemetery on the West side of Findlay, where we looked for and found several family plots and stones. After a couple of hours in drizzling rain and not enough light for the cameras, we headed to Columbus.
All day Wed. was spent at the Ohio State Library. An enormous amount of information is in the Genealogy Section, where you have free access to all of their publications and microfilm with a copier for your use, at only 10 cents a copy. A safe and secure parking lot is located about a block south of the library. $5 lets you park all day.
On Thurs. we were in Circleville, Pickaway Co. at the court house and library. Didn’t find a whole lot that we were looking for, so we headed to Hillsboro in Highland Co. While we are always gathering new information, we are also confirming information that we have picked up from various sources. Southern State Community College in Hillsboro has a very good genealogy section and we researched there till closing at 8:00. Seems like we are always the last ones to leave any place!
Fri. morning, after breakfast – yes, we do stop to eat sometimes and get gas – we started out for West Union in Adams Co. The road we chose, or, rather the only road, was a mistake so soon after eating we decided we didn’t need to go to Cedar Point for a roller coaster ride! The court house in Adams Co. burned and most of the records were destroyed. A lot of the early records have been reconstructed from wills, deeds and various other sources, including newspapers. Several people have put in a lot of time to find out this information and to put it into a printed source. They have a few of the original marriages, but not much is available for births and deaths until 1910.
These three county seats are all small towns and everyone we met was very friendly and tried very hard to help us. After leaving Adams Co. we made a mad dash to Washington Court House in Fayette Co., some 70 miles away, back over the roller coaster road. Along the way we found a cemetery we had been directed to. Down a gravel road to another less gravel road, back in a field where the lane was mostly sand (and it had rained during the night) through a gate that had to be opened and closed. But it was well worth it, since we found a long lost relative and her parents’ family. Now we have to find her husband that died twenty years prior. We did make it to Fayette Co. with 10 minutes to spare. Long enough to run into the court house and get a county map. Found a very good genealogy section at the library, till we were chased out again.
Sat. was spent at the OGS library in Mansfield, Oh. where again we had more than enough material at our disposal to go through. It does help if you make a list of things that you are looking for. One can waste a lot of time just browsing through books, hoping to find a certain thing, although that sometimes pays off. They have a large section of census and court records on microfilm, a large surname file, some with charts and a room full of printed family histories.
We returned to Findlay early Sun. afternoon and went back to Maple Grove Cem. This time it wasn’t raining! Stayed till 5:00 and found lots of family. Then back home to Deshler. A long week on the road, tiring and frustrating at times, but well worth it, and we are planning where to go next year!
Souvenir Public School Booklets
Following are excerpts from Public School Booklets owned by Phyllis LaRue from Deshler:
WENNER SCHOOL
District No. 4
Bartlow Township, Henry County, Ohio
TEACHER: Carl F. Stahl
1911
PUPILS: Anna Bruback, Fred Bruback, Billie Bruback, Ford Blue, Consuelo Blue, Alvan Breece, John Breece, Effa Cain, Roy Cain, Wilda Coldren, Edgar Coldren, Zelma Dunzer, [smudged] Jones, George Jones, Earl Moser, Alta Moser, Webster Peterson, Jennie Seaman, Lona Spangler, Clarence Peterson, Nelson Spangler, Norman Spangler, Orval Stanfield, Chester Stanfield, Donna Stanfield, Margarete Stanfield, Odra Watkins, Callie Wenner, Gladys Wenner, Arthur Wenner, Elsie Jones
SCHOOL BOARD: William Nash, B. Z. House, William Imbrook
PRESIDENT: F. H. Schwibert
VICE PRESIDENT: Levi Spangler
CLERK: Albert Samsel
WENNER PUBLIC SCHOOL
District No. 4
Bartlow Twp, Henry County, Ohio
TEACHER: Loa Blue
1910
PUPILS: Leona Beck, Zelma Dunzer, Verda Beck, Rawlen Jones, Harry Beck, Elsie Jones, Consuelo Blue, Zoa Jones, Ford Blue, George Jones, Freedie Breece, Cecile Keeran, Alvin Breece, Ettie Keeran, John Breece, Earnest Keeran, Fred Bruback, Carl Moser, Tillie Bruback, Alta Moser, Annie Bruback, Herbert Peterson, Effa Cain, Webster Peterson, Roy Cain, Clarence Peterson, Wilda Coldren, Audry Roberts, Edgar Coldren, Jennie Seaman, Zorrah Snyder, Margarete Snyder, Paul Snyder, Clarence Snyder, Leona Spangler, Nelson Spangler, Norman Spangler, Chester Stanfield, Donna Stanfield, Marguarite Stanfield, Odrya Watkins, Gladys Wenner, Callie Wenner, Arthur Wenner
SCHOOL BOARD: F. W. Schwibert, C. N. Nash, B. Z. House, Levi Spangler, Wm Imbrook
WENNER PUBLIC SCHOOL
District No. 4
Bartlow Twp, Henry County, Ohio
TEACHER: Hazel Flick
PUPILS
1st Grade: Harry Wenner, Margaret Breece, Philetus Glore, Russell Watkins, Emerson Jones, Walter Wenner, Luella Myers, Norma Watkins
2nd Grade: Edith Breece, Mildred Jones, Duddgah Watkins
3rd Grade: Alverta Glore, Anna Bruback
5th Grade: George Jones, Arthur Wenner, Tillie Bruback, Margret Stanfield, Edna Dunzer
7th Grade: Callie Wenner, Wilda Coldren, Donna Stanfield, Zelma Dunzer
8th Grade: Zoa Jones, Ford Blue, Chester Stanfield
SCHOOL OFFICERS: Fred Gribbel, Sec.; Fred Schweibert, Pres.; Bruce Meekison, Dist. Supt.
If anyone has items of this sort that you would like for us to put in the newsletter, just send them or a good copy to the editor of the newsletter, and they will be printed as space permits.
Sad Death
The grim reaper claimed another victim in the person of May Hudson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hudson, on Thursday afternoon last.
Miss Hudson was born April 30th, 1873, and died Dec. 18th, 1893, aged 20 years, 7 months and 18 days. She was a member of the Napoleon High School Alumni, and was a graduate of the class of ’91. Miss Hudson was a victim of that dread disease — consumption. She was buried from the Evangelical church last Saturday morning, Rev. [smudged] officiating.
Died
DOMER — On the 27th of Oct., 1889, in Damascus township, Henry County, O., Susan, wife of Solomon Domer, aged about 40 years. Funeral services at Olive Branch, by J. W. Myers.
HOFFMAN — On the 6th of Nov. 1889, in Damascus township, Henry county, Ohio, after a lingering illness by that dread disease, consumption, Lucy E. Hoffman, aged about 21 years.
By her kindness of heart and affability of manners, she gathered about her a large number of friends, who, with sad hearts gathered in Olive Branch Church on the 7th to show their love and affection for one whom death claimed. J. W. M.
Henry County Births, 1867 to 1868, Volume 1, Henry County Courthouse, Napoleon, Ohio
Copied by Ruth Keiffer
| Name | Date of Birth | Where | Sex | PARENTS |
| Catharine Rettig | 27 Jul 1867 | Flatrock Twp. | F | Adam, Elizabeth Rettig |
| Lania Yachner | 17 Aug 1867 | Flatrock Twp. | M | Martin, Barbria Yachner |
| John Harmon Rettig | 18 Jul 1867 | Flatrock Twp. | M | Michael, Mary Jane Rettig |
| Pauline Miller | 6 Sep 1867 | Monroe Twp. | F | John, Catharine Miller |
| Marian Crockett | 15 Aug 1867 | Harrison Twp. | F | Edwin, Jessie Crockett |
| Harry L. Stout | 13 Sep 1867 | Florida, Oh | M | Milton, _____ Crockett |
| Casper Clarence Barnes | 18 Aug 1867 | Damascus Twp. | M | Joshua, Margaret M. Barnes |
| Not recorded | 12 Jul 1867 | Harrison Twp. | F | C., _____ Brooks |
| Not recorded | 25 Jul 1867 | Liberty Twp. | M | Samuel, _____ Cooley |
| Not recorded | 30 Jul 1867 | Harrison Twp. | F | Lolomon, Sloan Frankfather |
| Not recorded | 7 Aug 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | M | Elizabeth Keinsey |
| Not recorded | 16 Jul 1867 | Liberty Twp. | M | G., _____ Piper |
| Not recorded | 11 Sep 1867 | Harrison Twp. | M | G. B., _____ Pemberton |
| Not recorded | 2 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | F | E., _____ Rugg |
| Not recorded | 9 Sep 1867 | Monroe | F | Joseph, _____ Thornton |
| Not recorded | 13 Sep 1867 | Liberty | F | Thomas, _____ Lahey |
| Not recorded | 15 Sep 1867 | Harrison Twp. | M | Joseph, _____ Swander |
| Not recorded | 26 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | F | D. B., _____ Singer |
| Not recorded | 28 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | F | George, _____ Cramer |
| Mary Yaichner | 6 Aug 1867 | Flatrock Twp. | F | John, Mary Yaichner |
| Mary Connolly | 16 Aug 1867 | Washington Twp. | F | Paul, Hannah Connolly |
| Anna Connolly | 16 Aug 1867 | Washington Twp. | F | Paul, Hannah Connolly |
| Josephine McCully | 16 Aug 1867 | Damascus Twp. | F | Nathaniel, Mariah McCully |
| Frost Fisk | 21 Aug 1867 | Texas, Oh | M | G. W., Lucinda Fisk |
| Not recorded | 6 Sep 1867 | Washington Twp. | F | Jacob, Mary Rang |
| William Carroll | 7 Sep 1867 | Prov., Lucas Co. | M | Patrick, Mary Carroll |
| Not recorded | 22 Sep 1867 | Damascus Twp. | M | Sylvester, _____ Williams |
| _____ Mann | 25 Jul 1867 | Washington Twp. | M | Edward, Mary J. Mann |
| _____ Whittaker | 20 Aug 1867 | Washington Twp. | F | William, Bettie Whittaker |
| Ella Lorena Pope | 17 Jul 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | F | Isaac, Celia L. Pope |
| Mary Josephine Capen | 2 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | F | Jacob, Elizabeth Capen |
| Jeremiah Haynes | 4 Aug 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | M | Onlieous [?], Lucy Haynes |
| Henry Shurman Bales | 9 Aug 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | M | Jeremiah, Mealissa M. Bales |
| George Washington Motter | 26 Aug 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | M | Emanuel, Elizabeth Motter |
| John Fisher | 7 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | M | Frederich, Mariah Fisher |
| Lora Mary Moore | 9 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | F | Resin W., Sophia Moore |
| Not recorded | 28 Sep 1867 | Napoleon, Oh | M | Henry, Christina Snyder |
(5-Generation chart of Phyllis Illene Bruback LaRue. Not included here.)
The Northwest Newspaper, Napoleon, Ohio
5 Nov. 1852
On 11 Dec. 1852 at 3 p.m. at door of Courthouse, Napoleon, East part of SW fraction, Sect. No. 4, Town 5, North Range 8E containing 33 1/2 acres, property of Mary Gunn, dec’d. E. Scribner, Adm.
John Patrick appointed Administrator of John S. Kenyan estate.
To Catharine Getz, widow of Lazarus Getz, dec’d and Amos Lisley and Elizabeth his wife, Charles Getz, Christian Lingleman and Hannah his wife, Benjamin Getz, Mathew:Hill and Susan his wife, Jacob Getz, Lazurus Getz, Michael Getz, John Getz, Samuel Getz, and Catherine Getz, heirs and legal representatives of Lazurus Getz. On the 25 Oct. 1852 Administrator filed petition to obtain
an order of term of said court on the first Monday in Jan. 1853. East half of SW qtr. of NE qtr and NE qtr. of SE qtr. of Sect. 17 Town 4, North Range 7.
William Durbin appointed Administrator of A. W. Metcalf, late of Henry Co.
19 Nov. 1852
Married on Sunday 14 inst. in Harrison Twp. by James Armstrong, Esq. Mr. Jacob J. Hartley to Miss Lucy Bon.
Yesterday evening at the Henry House by R V. Tucker, Mr. Orla H. Tyler and Miss Sarah M. Craig.
26 Nov. 1852
Married on 31st day of October by Adam Battenfield, Esq. Mr. Norman C. Rose to Miss Phoebe Ann Sturdevant of this county.
Married on the 14th inst. by the same. Mr. Thomas Peterson to Miss Holly Ann Grove.
