Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 26, Number 1, January-February 2012
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 bi-monthly. 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 | Jim Rebar | jamesrebar@roadrunner.com |
| Vice 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 | Clara Ellen Courtney | — |
| Newsletter Editor | Karen Sunderman | wendypen@wcnet.org |
| Webmaster | Jim Rebar | jamesrebar@roadrunner.com |
Meetings
January 16, 2012, Monday, 7:00 p.m.
DVD night. “Faces of America – Our American Stories.”
February 20, 2012, Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Walt Junge will give a photo presentation on Holgate School and other sites and information on restoring.
March 19, 2012 Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Business meeting and research night.
New Members
#503 Christina CORDES, Waterville, OH 43566
#504 Joyce SCHUMACHER, Munith, MI 49259
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.
Recent Publications…
Henry County Birth Records, Vol. II (1877-1882). The price is $10.00 plus $2 postage and handling.
Northwest Signal Obituaries, Vol. XXIV (2010). The price is $22.00 plus $2.00 postage and handling.
Surnames…
This newsletter contains surnames being researched by our 2011 members. Now is the time to renew your membership if you have not done so. Include your surnames and they will be published next January. Please limit them to Henry County connections. Thanks!
Submissions…
Family histories of one page or less will be considered for publication. Other general information pertaining to Henry County genealogy may be submitted to the newsletter editor either by email or in written form. Suggestions for programs or for newsletter articles are welcome.
Queries
FRY, FREY
Searching for relatives of John and Iola Fry/Frey, the parents of Charles, Helen, and Edward Fry. Possibly New Bavaria area. Any help would be appreciated.
—Dennis Fry, New Haven, IN 46774
2013 Henry County Genealogical Society Membership List
001 Mrs. Phyllis LARUE, Deshler, OH 43516
005 Lucille SUNDERMAN, Napoleon, OH 43545
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. Elwood JONES, Grelton, OH 43523-3043
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
107 Family History Library, 50 East North Temple St., Salt Lake, UT 84150
108 Mildred NORTHCUTT, Carlisle, AR 72024-8935
123 Arvis WEAKS, Liberty Center, OH 43532
148 Allen County Public Library, Acquisitions/Periodicals, P. 0. 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
234 Dianne KLINE, 1Defiance, OH 43512
243 Janet E. BLAKE, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
251 Kenneth & Beverly SNYDER, Crossville, TN 38558
264 Rhoda WESSNER, P. 0. Box 937, 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
383 Mary Catherine CRISLER, Dayton, OH 45440
380 Ronda Wickham, Midland, Ml 48640
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. STIRLEN, Fremont, IN 46737
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
460 Patricia ROGERS, Napoleon, OH 43545
462 Betty ORY, Hershey, PA 17033-2371
463 Sandra A. DRABIK, Toledo, OH 43514
472 Marcella J. Hoffman, Cookeville, TN 38501
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, Lake Mary, FL 32746
485 James W. KRONBERG, Whitehouse, OH 43571
486 Kathy WITTES, Chatsworth, CA 91311
487 Elizabeth POTTS, Elida, OH 45807-1898
488 Kristin HOFFMAN, Mikado, MI 48745
489 Karen LANPHERA, Ludington, MI 49431
490 Sharon Von FANGE, St. Paul, MN 55117
491 Jan D. MOREY, Napoleon, OH 43545
492 Julia CHASE, Haskins, OH 43525
493 Patricia MARSHALL, Deshler, OH 43516
494 Patty LEE, Clio, MI 48420-1927
495 Joan DONER, Bowling Green, OH 43402
496 Angela BEHNFELDT, Dayton, OH 45420
497 Willard P. OGBURN, Newton Center, MA 02459-2360
498 Glenda SMITH, Toledo, OH 43612
499 Judith BENSON, Partridge, Kansas 67566
500 Cynthis A. CORBETT, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
501 Peter B. TRAGGORTH, LaPlata, MD 20646
502 David G. HERR, 1Fullerton, CA 92835
503 Christina CORDES, Waterville, OH 43566
504 Joyce SCHUMACHER, Munith, Ml 49259
It Works Every Time…
According to a recent internet joke, in a letter to “Dear Abby” someone wrote: “I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can’t afford to spend a lot of money to do it. Any suggestions?”
Abby answered: “Register as a Republican and run for public office.”
It works no matter which political party you belong to, so we should all run for office!
Surnames Being Researched by 2013 Members
#008 COLDREN, COURTNEY, MILLER, BRINK, CULVER, LAZENBY, HENDERSON, JA COBS, GUTHRIE, MOLL, WRIGHT
#009 BADEN, BENIEN, EITZMAN, ELLING, ENGEL, HOY, KETTERER, KITTER, MAHNKE, MUELLER, ROHRS, UPP, WEDDELMAN
#013 Van SCOYOC, BROWN, STATELER, ROBINSON
#016 ALBERTSON, BADEN, GILSON, GRIBBELL (var. sp.), HANNA, HELMKE, HOLMES, 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, HICKS, KING, MAERKER, MARTIN, MORAY, MOSES, POWELL, PRINGLE, RODMAN
#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
#108 RETTIG, Y AICHNER, STAUBER, YAICHNER, PFEIFER, BRICKERS
#123 CLARK, WEAKS, SHULL, MYERS, MACKLIN, ANGEL, MASON, CHRONINGER, POPE, WHEELER, ARNOLD, ASH, STEVENS, ZOOK
#149 ANTHONY, CORDES, DREW, FISHER, GERKEN, JUNGE, MEYER, ROWLAND
#188 CLADY
#211 HARMAN/HARMON, BLAIR, MEYERS/MYERS
#214 OBERLITNER, WALTERS/WALTHERS,JONES,HERR, WREN,BROWN, ROWLEY, STEVENSON
#234 ELLING, SPOERING, ORDWAY, DELPH
#243 WEST, SPEIGLE
#251 KLEIN, HORNUNG, RETTIG, SNYDER
#264 MESS,KLEAR
#281 McGARVEY, La BARR,, MURPHY, KANE, DWYER, EDGAR
#290 RICKENBERG, GERKEN, HOYER/HEUER, GOBROGGE
#330 INMAN, WILSON, ROSE, RIVEL Y, LEWIS, ESTERBROOK, MORE/MOORE, GASKILL
#332 VOGEL
#354 OSBORN, DAMON, HAINES, REEL, HA YNES, 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 JOHNSON, FRANKFATHER, BONNER, CORNELL, SMITH
#383 BAUHAUS, CREESE/KRIES, DIBLING, DIEMER, DUDING, MESS, ROYAL
#386 GLANZ, GEIGER, KONZON
#399 Von LIENEN, BINGER, GOLBRIGGE, RICHHOLT, MEYER, KING, HOLMES
#404 BATTENFIELDS, LIGHTHISER
#412 MYRICE, OBERLIGHTNER, WALTMAN, BELL
#426 SANEHOLTZ, NELSON, GOTTSCHALK, YARNELL, NIEBEL, BRILLHART, DIETRICH, HATCHER, GUYER, KLINE
#433 ANDREWS, BARNES, CAMERON, NORDEN, ROHRS, RICKENBACKER
#436 POWELL, ROACH, TWIGG, McCRACKEN, HOOPER, WELCH, SANFORD, MACK
#437 DESGRANGES, DIRR, DECKROCH
#439 LAMPHIER, LONG, MYERS
#444 SIMMONS, BABCOCK, ROSE, WEBB, SMITH
#446 BOGER/BOOHER, FOX, MEASEL/MEASLE/MEASELL, PARKIN, THOMPSON, WESNER
#451 MURDOCK, SWARTZLANDER, TEMPLE, MOORE, ROSS, KEELER, STRAYER
#453 FISHER, RUSSELL, ROWLAND, CLANTZ, HARTZ, MYERS, JONES, WALSWORTH
#458 MOHR, WATSON, SHONDEL, DEITRICK
#460 WATSON
#462 WATSON, MOHR
#463 JENNINGS, SHINNERS, CONWAY, MURRAY, MOWERY, PACKARD, JEAKLE, KETTERING, LAZENBY, BIRRANE
#472 CORDES, HURST, KAHRS, PLASSMAN, RIEFERS, ARPS, ELLING, SCHWEIBERT, SCHROEDER, JOOST
#473 RIEGER/REIGER, SCHERER
#475 HAlJENSTEiN, EICHER, MOLL/MULL, KAUFMAN, ZIMMERMAN, BONNELL #480 SCHALL, WARD, HORNUNG, BAUER, BOLY, ALSPACH, MANN, STEIN #483 FOLEY, WELCH, WALSH, CAHILL
#485 STAUB, CLEVELAND, HOUSER
#486 GESSNER, MOWERY, LENOHARDT, LAMB, LIDDLE, HENRICKS, KUNS, OVERMEYER, WITTES, JOHNSTON(E), PIERSON, VESPER, SACHLTZER
#487 LOWREY, GOLDEN, BARRON, FACKLER, LOWE, WEAGLEY
#488 ECKHART, HARMON
#490 WENDT, MEISTER/MASTERS, LIENAW, LEU, HARRIS, KAHLE, DITTMER, OTTE, KRUSE
#492 Von DEYLEN, BOTJER, DAMMAN, HOGREFE #494 GARBERS, SEARFUSS, KESTENHULTZ, KLEFOTH
#496 GERKEN, BEHNFELDT, VORWERK, MEIENBURG, EGGERS, TIETJE, HASTEDT, CORDES, LEMON, LIKE
#497 GUNN, MATTOCKS, MEEKER, LEACH, HUGHEY, LOWRY #498 HURD, SMITH, RICHARDS, MARTIN, CORNELL
#499 STOUT, HIGH, PALMER, ROWAN, BRAINARD/BRAINERD, MILLER, NEAL, ECKMAN, NICHOLS, EMERY, FAGY, HULL, STOUDT
#500 JOOST, SCHROEDER, ARPS, ARNOS, MAHNKE
#501 JAMESON, WALKER
#502 HERR, WATSON, HILL
#503 CORDES, IMBROCK, VORWERK, FREYTAG, BOONENBERG, BOCHOTZ, SEXTON, PASLEY, McGINNIS, CHILDRESS, PANNING, HAHN, MAHNKE
#504 JAMESON
From The HENRY COUNTY SIGNAL, 25 Jan 1883
But one piece of real estate was sold at the recent delinquent tax sale in Henry County, and that a town lot in Deshler, which brought about $2.75.
From The HENRY COUNTY SIGNAL 17 May 1883
Ridgeville Items – Mr. Frank ROWE and his brother Adam are building a store on a lot purchased of J. SCOFIELD, adjoining the store of SCOFIELD & CHAPMAN. This store is to be used exclusively for hardware and all kinds of agricultural machinery.
The school at the Comers is again in full blast with Miss Mamie TUBBS installed as teacher.
Mrs. B. S. WHALLER is slowly recovering from a long and very severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism. For a time her case was considered very precarious, but hopes are now for her recovery.
Mr. E. E. TRESSLER has his new house up and enclosed and will soon have it ready for occupancy.
Mr. Wm. B. TUBBS is now building a bam which will be not only the largest in this township, but also one of the best constructed. The building is to stand upon a solid wall of stone. The roof, which is to be of slate, will cost over $500. It is to contain a large granary lined with sheet iron.
History of Bartlow Township
Abstracted from Henry County, Ohio, published by the Henry County Historical Society and other references. (Not used Nov.-Dec. 2011, printed and saved in file)
Because of the swampy condition of the land, Bartlow was the last of the townships to be formed and is situated in the southeast comer of the county where Henry, Wood, Hancock and Putnam Counties join. It was not organized until 1854, at which time there were not enough electors living on the territory to fill the township offices, and it became necessary at the first election, which was held on a pile of railroad ties, for one person to assume the duties of several official positions.
The township was named in honor of Cornelius BARTLOW, who located on section 36 in 1851 and was the first settler in the township, which was then part of Richfield. In the tax duplicate of 1855 four resident taxpayers are listed: Cornelius BARTLOW, Jesse BENSLEY, James F. RUSSELL, and Jonathan W. VANSCOYOC.
The Dayton and Michigan Railroad (north-south) opened this area with David W. and John G. DESHLER of Columbus speculating heavily in land here. Officially part of the “Black Swamp,” it was low, flat, wet, and had no outlet for the water which covered the whole surface. Timber abounded, but farming was difficult. There were no roads and no access to market.
With the construction of the railroad, a branch of the Portage River (Brush Creek) was re-routed and a reservoir was constructed to provide water for the steam trains. Additionally, the construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (east-west) in 1869 provided incentive for drainage to lake place and the timber to be harvested. Originally designated Portage, then Alma, the town at the conjunctions of the two railroads eventually was named Deshler and incorporated in 1876. Harvey VAN SCOYOC was the ticket agent, freight agent and water tank filler. Madison BLAUVELT was telegraph operator. Dave PORTER was the B & O operator.
J. D. and S. D. STEARNS, owners of a saw mill, plotted the town site. Businesses associated with lumbering, with use of resources such as the local clay, and farming soon flourished. The Porter House was the first hotel. E. J. O’HEARN built the PHOENIX House hotel and restaurant. Early residents also included Roswell DAVIS, William PORTER, H. C. COLE, Mose COATES, Curt WALTIMIRE, and Lewis BAUGHMAN.
Pioneer farmers were John VAN SCOYOC, Adam WALTMAN, Eli and Oscar VAN HORN, R. W. C. BUCHANAN, Samuel and Jacob DUNN, Robert MITCHELL, Leonard RUSH, Simeon SHERMAN, William and George SCOTT, Emmit, LYLE, Isaac and Jack SHOWERS, Andrew BERGMAN, Jacob, Isaac, Ben, Samuel and Aaron BUTLER, James DONALD, Cyrus BISH, D. K. BROWER, Frank SHAFSTALL,
Samuel McBRIDE, Thomas DRAUMBERGER, John POWERS, Lewis MEYER, Charles and Lewis DAVIS, Cecil, Claude and Charles JAMESON, John and James RUSSELL, Rev. Daniel TUSSING and sons, Daniel Boone TUSSING, Joseph FISH, Jacob WENNER, Grandpa OBERLITNER and son Thomas, Fred KNOKE, Charles and Robert LEADERS, Solomon SMITH, James and Cass BURKE, John ROSS, and two German families—SYLVADA and KESSENHOLDT.
A log school was built just south of the lumber yard and used as a church until others could be built. The Methodist Episcopal Church was established in the southeast corner of town. Eventually United Brethren, Evangelical Lutheran, Presbyterian and Catholic churches were also built. A brick school was erected in 1880 at a cost of $5,000.
There was a general store owned by John VOGT, the Georgia House Hotel, which later became the Ross House, The Cooney established by William EARPS, a general story operated by Joe and Frank HOLMES, and the Deshler Flag newspaper established by C. S. SMITH. David LYTLE built a lumber company, Albert Suber established Deshler Foundry and Machine Works, the Deshler Mailbox Factory was Sam Jones’s enterprise. Grain elevators, stock yards, dairy and poultry product shipping developed around local commodities as did a clay brick mill, stave mill, and an ashery. Many stores and factories took advantage of the railroad’s capacity to open the markets.
Land, Town Lots and Chattel Returned Delinquent
NOTE: This is the first reporting of taxes for Bartlow Twp. – just separated from Richfield
By the Treasurer of Henry County, January 15,1856.
More information on the taxes owed is in the book, but not included here.
These were early settlers or landowners in these townships.
| PRAUTH?, Phillips | Sec. 1, W 1/2 SE | 80 A. |
| PRAUTH?, Phillips | Sec. 1 SW 1/4 | 160 A. |
| TURNER, Peter A | Sec. 6 SE 1/4 | 160 A |
| SLEETE, J. R. (crossed out) | Sec. 6 W 1/4 NE | 80 A. |
| HYS, Wm. (crossed out) | Sec. 6 E 1/4 NE | 80 A. |
| HELLFRICK, Wendell | Sec. 9 E 1/2 SE | 80 A. |
| MILLER, Wm. | Sec. 10 E 1/4 NE | 80 A |
| MENDENDALER?, Nathan | Sec. 11 W 1/4 SW | 80 A |
| MORRIS, John | Sec. 11 E1/4 SW | 80 A |
| PRAUTH?, Phillips | Sec. 1/2 SW 1/4 | 160 A |
| JOHNSON, James E. | Sec. 13 NE 1/4 | 160 A |
| GOOD, Henry T./F. | Sec. 14 N 1/4 SW | 80 A |
| CONWAY, Patrick | Sec. 18 N 1/4 SW pt. | 81 A |
| HOUK, James | Sec. 19 SE 1/4 E 1/2 NE | 240 A |
| DAVISON, Hamilton | Sec. 24 W 1/3 E, E 1/2 NW | 160 A |
| DAVISON, Hamilton | Sec. 24 SW 1/4 | 160 A |
| GIBSON, Wm. | Sec. 24 N 1/4 SE, E 1/4 NE | 160 A |
| DUNCAN, Alex (crossed out) | Sec. 27 whole section | 640 A |
| MILLER, David | Sec. 30 SW 1 4 pt., S 1/4 SE | 245 A |
| FOSTER, C. W. | Sec. 31 N 1/4 SW fr | 82 A |
| MILLER, David | Sec. 31 N 1/4 NE | 80 A |
| MUNGER, James | Sec. 31 SE NE | 40 A |
| DARLING, Isaac E. | Sec. 35 S 1 4 SW less 20 a. | 60 A |
| SUTTON, H. | Sec. 35 NW corner S 1/4 SW | 20 A |
| Van SCOIT, Mary | Sec. 35 SE NE | 40 A |
| SNEUR?, Henry | Sec. 36 NE corner SE 1/4 | 40 A |
| SNEUR?, Henry | Sec. 36 NW corner SE 1/4 | 20 A |
