Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 12, Number 1, January-February 1998
MEETINGS
January 19, 1998, Monday, 7:00 pm
Organizational and business meeting, installation of officers, work and research night with microfilm and other materials available at the library.
February 16, 1998, Monday, 7:00 pm
“The Genealogist’s Video Research Guide” by Gordon and Carolyn Casper. Includes information on researching census and Probate Court records.
SURNAMES
Each year our January issue contains a list of surnames being researched by our members and a membership list with addresses. However, for reasons of privacy, we do not include either list in this electronic version of the newsletter. For our members who receive a printed version: please let us know if you continue to find that helpful or if you would like to see our space utilized in a different way.
HENRY COUNTY HISTORY
The Henry County Historical Society is planning a reprint of the 1976 Henry County History, Volume III. This will be available before Christmas at a cost of $55 per book. The binding will match the 1976 printing. Books may be picked up at the Henry County Historical Society Museum at Roads M and 7 in Grelton.
Volume II is also available (cost not available to this editor at this time). Orders (with checks) may be sent to the the Henry County Historical Society, P.O. Box 443, Grelton, OH 43523. Questions may be addressed toInformation Request.
QUERIES
TRACY, NELDON, STEVENSON
Would like to hear from anyone that has info on 1880 c Deshler Eugene Tracy, mother-in-law Mary Neldon, niece, Jane Stevenson.
–Don Shafer, Toledo, OH 43614
BELLINGER, CUZZINS, COZINS
Researching my great-grandparents: William Bellinger and Jarusha (Cuzzins/Cozins). Jarusha’s parents were Henry Cozzens b. 1810 and Sarah A. b. 1815. William’s father could be William L Bellinger, wife (?), children : William, Clarissa Abbott, Maria McKnight and Lucy B.
–Mrs. Ruth E. Browne, Findlay, OH 45840
FAST
Researching the Fast family of Henry Co. My father Paul Ralph Fast was b. Richfield Twp. 8 Jan 1894. His father was Clarence Leslie Fast, grandfather was William Nicholas Fast.
–Jenny Fast-Branscom, Radford, VA 24141
EARLY SETTLERS OF HENRY COUNTY
(from OHIO, The Cross Road of Our Nation, Records & Pioneer Families, July-Sept 1974, Vol. XV, No. 2. Used with permission)
REED, Wm. L. b Pickaway Co., 1855, son of Peter & Margaret (RICE). Peter b in PA 1830, to Perry Co., OH; then to Henry Co. ca 1839. Margaret b Perry Co, OH. They had Ellen, John, Wm. & Peter. Wm. L. m Julia NULTON, dau of Wm. & Hopy (FARNHAM) who had Alonzo, Alice, Frank, Geo. & Jas. Wm. & Julia had 10 ch.
ROSE, Charlotte Wiseman widow of Thomas J. ROSE, b Fairfield Co., OH 12 Jan 1838, dau of Lorenzo DOW & Frances S. (HOOPER) WISEMAN of Hancock Co., OH and m there Thos. J. ROSE in 1857. Had Mary & Frank W.
ROWE, Frank b. Defiance Co., OH 1859, son of Adam & Catherine (HART) early settlers here from Germany. Had 14 ch. Catholics. Frank m Hattie HARPER. Had 4 ch.
ROTHENBERGER, Frederick b. Wurtemburg, Ger. 1837, son of Jacob F. & Hannah (STUBER). Hannah d. in Ger. and Jacob came to Medina Co., OH ca 1841, then to Defiance Co. and then to Henry Co. They had Henry, Fred’k & Fredricka (Fribly). Frederick m. 1862 Eliza DeLONG, dau. of Elias & Matilda (DICKSON). Elias from PA and Matilda from Akron, OH. They had Lewis, Andrew, Joseph, Alex., David, Valentine, Julia (ROTHENBERGER), Catherine (wife of Jay SMITH), Elizabeth (WILLIAMSON) & Eliza. Frederick & Eliza (DeLONG) had John, Geo., Wm., Arthur, Jacob, Maggie, Mary, Bernard, Nellie & David F.
REDDIN, Dr. Francis O. b. near Findlay, OH 1862, son of Thomas & Catherine (BRAUCHT). Thomas b. England & Catherine PA. m. Harrisonburg, PA. Dr. Francis m. Lida M. COOPER b. near Findlay, dau. of Henry & Rachel. Had 6 ch.
RUSSELL, Arthur R. M.D. b. Putnam Co., OH 1873, son of Geo. & Sarah (VanHORN). George b. Findlay, OH 1850, here in 1879. Arthur m. Sarah WELSTED, dau. of Geo.
RUSSELL, Millard Fillmore, son of William RUSSELL b York Co.,. Maine, 24 July 1807 who m Eliza A. INGRAHAM b NY state 13 June 1813. She descended from Elijah INGRAHAM who m Sarah IDE early in the 18th century. A dau. Remember (one of two named Remember & Comfort) m Zimrood BIENAT and had 10 ch of whom Agreen was the 5th. Agreen Crabtree INGRAHAM b in MA, 27 May 1787, m in Seneca Co., OH. Lydia MASON b 1808 in Windham Co., CN and had 9 ch, among them Eliza Jane who m Wm. RUSSELL. The RUSSELL family had Remember, Converse, Lydia, John Hollister, Wm. H., Clement B., Harriet A., Amelia, Joseph F., Melissa E. & Millard Fillmore. William was son of Simon & Polly (BATES) RUSSELL who went to NY state in 1817, then to Geauga Co., OH, then to MI, then to Henry County in 1845. Millard F. m Mary FOUTZ, dau of Simeon & Kate (NEFF). Kate NEFF dau of Abraham & Lovey (MILLIGAN) NEFF. Had Kate, Ray, Eliza, Winnifred. [Ed. note: I swear I did not make up the name Agreen Crabtree!]
From The Henry County Signal, 2 November 1882
ROLL OF HONOR – Consisting of Pupils whose scholarship is good, and who have been neither tardy nor absent during the month of October: Mr. H. C. ADAM’s Room — Lewis McLAIN, Oswald SIFORD, Mary BARNES, Libbie BITZER, Lallah HAGUE, Nellie LEMERT, Mary WILSON. Miss Lizzie HUMPHREY’s Room — Belle KING, Blanche LEMERT, Guy DITTENHAVER, Jeb HAAG, Judson LINTHICUM, Frank MILLER, Ulysses WEINLAND, Della BOWER, Nellie DAGGETT, Hattie FISER, Florence GIDLEY, Hattie HUDSON, Hattie HUMPHREY, Jacob CRAWFORD, Earl COUCH, Harry HAGUE, Matt REISER, George TYLER, Frank WILSON, James ALLEN. Mrs. G. W. ELLIS’ Room — Delilah BICKFORD, Della LOWRY, Rose HOSKINSON, Kittie BRODNIX, Mattie SIMMONS, Melvin PALMER, Jay BIGGER, Nelson VanNESS, Willie HARTMAN, Willie HELLER, Merlie MAGILL.
