Volume 29, Number 4, July-August 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	Patricia Marshall	antiquepat@aol.com
Newsletter Editor	Karen Sunderman	wendypen@wcnet.org
Webmaster	Jim Rebar	jamesrebar@roadrunner.com

Meetings

September 21, 2015, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Business meeting.

November 16, 2015, Monday, 6:30 p.m.

First Families Dinner.

New Members

#527 Marlene Patterson, Napoleon, OH 43545

#528 Randi Pateen, Coleman, MI 48618-9106

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 updated cemetery books with all cemeteries read through 2013 are finished in a book form and on a flash drove. The books will be sold for $22.00 each, plus $3.00 shipping and handling. They will also be available as a searchable pdf file on a CD. One cemetery book per CD will be $10.00 and all 10 books on one CD for $50.00, including shipping and handling.

The original cemetery books on hand will be sold for $5.00 each plus $3.00 shipping and handling while the supply lasts.

First Families…

If you wish to apply for First Families status, please do so in the next two months. Instructions can be found on our website or information can be obtained from Kathy Bishop (see above). Ancestors arriving in Henry County before December 31, 1870 are eligible for Gold and ancestors arriving between January 1, 1871, and before December 31, 1885, are eligible for Silver.

Queries

GEIB, MYERS

Peter Geib, Jr. (d. 1934) and Dorcas Ann Myers were m. in Columbus Grove, Putnam Co. and moved to Deshler ca. 1890 where their sixth child was bom. Two sons, Jacob Benton Geib (d. 1929) and George William Geib (d. 1901) never married. They had a restaurant in Deshler. Information on this family would be appreciated.

Also searching LIVINGSTON, LELLEY, MYERS, GALLIMORE, McMANNAMY, GYPE, DOWNING, MACK and DANIELS families.

– Janet King, Delaware, OH 43015

HENDERSON, CROFT, SWEENY

Looking for info on Eliza A. Henderson (b. 1845) and George W. Croft; Eliza Ann Henderson and  Samuel Sweeny; Josephine Henderson (b. 1867) and Francis Croft  (b. 1862); Josephine Henderson and Samuel McSWEENEY.

Particularly interested in whether Eliza Henderson m. George Croft and then later Samuel Sweeny or if these are two different women. I am also interested in the marriages of Josephine Henderson. It appears that she was married to Croft, McSweeney, and then Croft again, but cannot be certain on the basis of current info.

– Bob Henderson, Tallahassee, FL 32301-3357

News From the Henry County Genealogical Society May Meeting

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, the society will be offering for sale the set of two WWII books which were published in 1995. These are letters to the editor from the soldiers telling of their experiences. They will be sold for $22,00 for the set plus $3.00 for shipping and handling.

A memorial donation was made to th Edwin Wood Memorial Library in Deshler in memory of our member and former reporter, Clara Ellen Courtney. The library will use the memorial to purchase material for the genealogy collection.

The Library of Congress is digitizing many newspapers. Jim Rebar and Bill Latta are working to retrieve the obituaries from Henry County newspapers.

From the Napoleon Star 9 Oct 1852

MARRIED – At the residence of Wm. GALLUP, in Liberty Township, this county, by A. H. HYLER, Esq.; Mr. S. C. ROBY, of West Port, Missouri, (unreadable line) and Miss R. A. GALLUP, of the former place. The above notice was accompanied with a portion of cake, for which the donors have our thanks.

From the Napoleon Star 29 Oct 1852

MARRIED – On Thursday, Oct 28th, in Liberty Township, this county, by Rev. J. FICK, Mr David KILPATRICK and Miss Mary, eldest daughter of John PATRICK, Esq.

We Apologize

Due to an error at the printer, page 26 was omitted from the last newsletter. An article concerning Walter HOMANN, a German researcher who helped member Lori Rabe Esch, was interrupted. We are re-printing page 25 and including the rest of the story…

FINDING FAMILY IN GERMANY

Lori RABE ESCH, a member of HCGS, grew up in Freedom Twp. where her great-grandfather, Frederick RABE, cleared farmland and in 1872 built the farmhouse where she later lived. The only thing she knew about him was his birth date and the town in Germany where he was born. She e-mailed the Lutheran church in that town and amazingly they had his baptism record. Eventually, they put her in touch with Walter HOMANN, a researcher who traced the RABE line back to the early 1700’s. He then dug into her other lines: STOCKMAN, MOHRING, LUDEMAN, ARPS, SEEDORF and KOHNKE. Last September eight of her family members visited northwest Germany and the following is a translation of the newspaper article their visit engendered:

GIVING THE LONG-DEAD AN IDENTITY

Walter Homann Is a Passionate Genealogist / Data Search and Data Addiction

Walter Homann is addicted. Data-addicted. The Genealogist from Walsrode does passionate research on names and birth dates, facts and figures and puts them into a context. He created a pedigree of 3000 of his own ancestors, going back to the year 1532. During the last one and a half years, he was occupied with commissioned work: he did genealogy for a woman from Ohio who was unknown to him.
Walsrode. Lori Rabe Esch called the church office in Walsrode on Feb. 23,2013 searching for her ancestors. By a happy coincidence, Walter Homann was around overhearing that some staff traced Friedrich Wilhelm Rabe. Hearing that Friedrich Wilhelm Rabe’s mother was on her way from Verden to Stellichte riding a bike as her contractions fulminated and that she gave birth to Filius in Gross Heins, drew his interest.
Although the internet makes genealogy much easier, it was still like finding a needle in a haystack. The research made Walter Homann read old church records, visit other genealogists, travel to Stellichte, Newmuhlen, Bierde, Hudesmuhlen in Hodenhagen, Brockel and Fintel in Ronburg county.

His “intuition” told him to begin with taking a look at the confirmation records of the time. Not only did he find the name Friederich Wilhelm Rabe, but even a remark on his mother Catherine Sophie Rabe who was born in Hilperdingen and baptized in Meinerdingen. “Next, I asked myself: where did her mother come from?” says Homann who eventually tracked down the manor von Behr in Stellichte where aforesaid mother and father passed away in 1836.

By the way, the father was a shepherd. The trace led him to the community of Steimbke (Neinburg county). “Church records were the source back then,” Homann explains, “only after 1875, bureaus of vital statistics came into existence.” It was in such a church record where he found the name Dietrich Heinrich Rabe – the shepherd who died in Stellichte – as well as a hint of his parents.

All’s well that ends well? Not for Walter Homann. He wanted to find out about what happened between his birth and death. Numerous old documents – but he lifted the secret. Deitrich Heinrich Rabe lived in Neumuhlen near Bierde, his occupation was shepherd, he was first married to a Margarethe Sophie Rumple and later to a Bertels from Eickeloh and moved to the former Kichspiel Hudelmuhlen.
Every day, Homann spent multiple hours in the “research-chamber” in his basement and seemed to be obsessed with the work. By the end of 2013, he had constructed a pedigree of the Rabe family comprising twelve generations and going back to 1744.

But Lori Rabe Esch has even more ancestors: a Ludemann as well as a Stockmann line. In this area these last names are almost as common as Meyer, Muller, Schmidt. But a data addict won’t be stopped by something like that. Walter Homann found out that the Stockmann line originally comes from Westenholz. The Ludemann line was more difficult to track down. As chance would have it, Walter Homann came across a promising marriage record. “I found a marriage entry saying that the father of a Ludemann who had married in Brockel, was the master smith. So, I went to the cemetery in Brockel. All of a sudden I saw this Ludemann smithy and [then] Anita Ludemann opened the door.” The 79-year-old lady handed him a truly precious treasure – a complete list of ancestors of the Ludemanns including pictures and notes about houses that were still standing.

By now the list of Lori Rabe Esch’s ancestors is complete. It comprises 1173 names – the result of one and a half years of hard work. Walter Homann is content with an expense allowance. His real reward is giving long forgotten people an identity, to pursue his obsession and to make people like Lori Rabe Esch happy. He makes clear that he does not want to engage in such a big research project anymore. The 79-year-old says with a grin, “That’s not a definite no.”

Walter Homann lives in Walsrode which is a few miles from Visselhovede in the Luneberger Heide area. A high percentage of Henry County residents have ancestors that came from this area. Lori has notified us that Walter is coming to Henry County Sept. 7-14 and will be staying with her family in Freedom Twp. and Napoleon.

Walter’s contact information is: Walter Homann Am Dornbusch 1 D-29664 Walsrode Germany, whomann@t-online.de

PLEASE NOTE: Walter Homann will be speaking to the members of the German Heritage Center and Low German Club in Henry County Sept 8 at 7:00 p.m. at St Paul Lutheran Church Youth Center in Napoleon. As Walter speaks only German, he will have a translator. He is sending a film about Visselhoevede which will also be translated. He will also speak on his genealogical research and life in Germany before and after WWI1. Having been bom in 1935, he has personal memories and experiences of the war years.

From the Democratic Northwest 13 Oct 1886

Bartlow Items

Considerable ditching in this locality at present, which will be the means of improving this part of the country.

The saw mill owned by Messrs. E. & J. SHELBY which was burned sometime ago has been rebuilt and is doing a lively business. We wish the firm success.

Mr. Joe FISH’S sister of this place, formerly of France, has moved to Hancock County.

Miss Mary CHANEY, of Malinta, who has been employed in teaching school in this vicinity has returned home, her school closing the 30th. She is a young teacher but has succeeded in giving entire satisfaction.

We understand that Mr. J. BAKER of Belmore, formerly of this place, intends moving back on his farm next spring.

From The Deshler Flag 9 Apr 2015 (90 years ago)

Twelve hundred baby chicks, all in one shipment, were received by the local post office Monday morning. They were consigned to John LAMB.

From The Deshler Flag 4 Mar 1926

Deshler Hatchery Taking Off Hatch of Baby Chicks Monday of Each Week

The editor made a trip in the Deshler Hatchery plant, “Where an Egg Gets on its Feet,” Monday afternoon, expecting to see the first hatch of baby chicks for the season. However, we were just a few minutes too late, we were told by the proprietors, Holder Brothers, for they had just been delivered. The boys, D. L. HOLDER [Dakota Lee, known as Lee] and D. A. HOLDER [Daniel Lonzo, not actually Alonzo according to a family member, and known as Lon] are located at 124 % W. Main Street, just back of the THOMPSON drug store. They have had several years experience in the poultry business and three years in the hatching business. They installed a Buckeye Mammoth incubator, built under the Smith patents at Springfield, Ohio, with a capacity of 12,096 eggs, [it] was installed in perfect harmony with instructions and it works perfectly. A register of 100 degrees was maintained for the full three weeks, ending Monday morning and never did it vary more than half degree, which shows how perfectly it is made for egg incubation. This week the boys started out with 4000 eggs and this number will be increased by probably a thousand more before the week is out, for the season has just started.

Those who buy hatched chickens instead of doing the work at home in small incubators know that they miss a lot of work and bother and then face the possibility of failure. Ordering of the Deshler Hatchery eliminates all attendant worry of home hatching and if the eggs furnished are fertile at all, there will be a good hatch. If the Deshler Hatchery sells you your chicks, any strain you desire, you will get chicks that are full of pep and under normal care, feeding and housing, will develop into sturdy flocks.

Right now it is time to decide on the extent of your chicken business and a call at the Deshler Hatchery for a talk with the boys and to make an inspection of their plant would be interesting and educational to anyone interested in chickens.

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

Lyman S. HALL, a trustee of Harrison Township, Henry County, was bom in Pickaway County, this state, on December 26,1853, the son of Andrew and Mary A. (SPANGLER) HALL. The subject’s father was bom in Pickaway County, Ohio, his grandfather, David HALL, in Pennsylvania, while the greatgrandfather was a native of Germany. The subject’s maternal grandfather, Jesse SPANGLER, was a native of Pennsylvania. The parents of Mr. HALL came to Heniy County in 1863 and bought 190 acres of land in Harrison Township, which at that time was swampy. He cleared up and drained this land and created a fine farm. In 1880 he erected one of the finest brick residences in the township, and his death occurred in 1882. His widow now resides in Napoleon. Their 13 children were as follows: Lewis M., Anna, Henry, Lydia, Lyman S., Levi, Alvin, Orlando, Dora, Alma, Charles, Emma and Frank.

Lyman S. HALL was 10 years old when brought to Henry County and attended school in the early log school houses, the school term then being but three months each year. When he was 16 years old Mr. HALL began working with a threshing machine, which he followed for 25 years. He remained at home until 23 years old, but after his marriage he settled on his present farm of 86 acres, adjoining the home farm, and here he has since successfully carried on agricultural operation.

Mr. HALL married Miss Maiy HOY, who was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October 25,1854, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah (SHAFFSTALL) HOY, natives of Pennsylvania. She died in 1880, leaving two children, Bertha and Lyman S., Jr. For his second wife Mr. HALL wedded Miss Emma HOY, a sister of his first wife, and to them have been bom seven children, Arkie, Edith, Mary, Ruth, Bessie, Mildred and Mabel. Religiously Mr. and Mrs. HALL are members of the Lutheran church, while in politics Mr. HALL is a Democrat and in 1902 was elected a trustee of Harrison Township for a term of three years.

From The Deshler Flag 22 Apr 1926

[The editor was running a series called “Who’s Who” on prominent people of Deshler.]

William Allen OBERLITNER, son of Thomas and Susanna WALTMAN OBERLITNER, was born on September 22,1878, on the farm one mile south of Deshler. “Allen,” as he is called mostly, attended the VanScoyoc school, and learned something about farming in his early boyhood days, as well as he has since that time. Fact is, Mr. OBERLITNER admits that there are still a few things to learn about farming and he learns a little each day. Allen’s schooling was confined to this little temple of learning and the “Reading, Riting and Rithmetic,” as taught there was just common to other schools, they always had good teachers, and turned out many pupils who went on up the ladder of education, taking up various important positions of trust as men and women in the world of usefulness today. Allen decided that farming was his calling. He did not dream of other things as he followed the horses, or fetched up the sows, but of better things in farming. It seemed to have been inoculated in his very being to be a farmer. What’s more he still likes farming.

On October 30,1900, W. A. OBERLITNER, claimed for his bride, Nellie, daughter of Joseph and Elisabeth PITTMAN – WILLIAMS. To this union came four children, Harold, his father’s helper on the farm; Mable, now attending Tiffin Business college; Eva, now taking training for nursing in the Toledo Hospital, and Nellie Pearl, at home, who is now going to the same little white school house where her father learned the three R’s and many other things. The three older children are graduates from the Deshler high school, Harold taking the Short Course at Ohio State University. In 1900 Mr. OBERLITNER bought the Isaac SHOWERS forty, after renting and farming the William WALTMAN farm for eight years. Mr. OBERLITNER and son own another forty, which is located at the south corporate line of Deshler, which gives them ample land for diversified farming.

The OBERLITNER place, as even a casual passer-by would observe, looks prosperous. The nicely painted buildings are commodious, substantial and well kept. The house is supplied with hot and cold water, electric lights, electric conveniences and a radio. The OBERLITNER family is regularly seen at all services held in the Oakdale church. He is a radio bug and appreciates the good things that the radio does for the home. The farms are stocked with blooded Holstein cattle, spotted Poland China hogs, and horses are good farm chuncks (sic), which with the modern machinery this farm has, makes farming enjoyable, results satisfactory. As a little side line the OBERLITNER family conducts a little dairy, delivering milk and cream daily to Deshler stores.

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

George Erasmus EMERY, a leading citizen of Ridgeville Township, was born on the EMERY homestead, which was a part of the present farm, on October 16,1855, the son of Dr. Robert George and Jerusha (WHITE) EMERY and the grandson of Josiah BARTLETT EMERY, an early settler of this township. Dr. EMERY studied in Cleveland, Ohio, coming to this county in 1850, practicing his profession in Ridgeville Township the most of his life. He died in Florida, this county, March 16,1886. He and his wife had three children, Lucinda J., George E. and William. After the death of his first wife Dr. EMERY married Emma E. PALMER, also now deceased, and they had two children, William G. and Bartlett J.

George E. EMERY was reared under the parental roof and attended the district schools, later attending two years at Oberlin College and receiving a diploma. He then spent a year in a bakery in Paulding county, this state, and five months in a store in Napoleon. In 1877 he married and rented the old homestead, which he subsequently bought and which he has operated successfully ever since.

In 1877 Mr. EMERY married Miss Kate HARMS, who was bom in Greifswald, Germany, on February 22,1856, the daughter of John and Augusta (MEYERS) HARMS, who brought their family to the United States in 1866, locating first in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and later in Freedom Township, Henry County. To Mr. HARMS and his wife have been bom eight children, Kate, Michael W., Amanda, Charles, Ida, Martha, John and Maiy. Mary and Elsie are both dead. In politics Mr. EMERY is a Republican and stands high in the estimation of all who know him.

Arthur D. PALMER, the subject of this sketch, who is the proprietor of one of the leading livery bams of Napoleon, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Wyandot County, on November 10,1864. His parents were Hosea and Elizabeth (BEAIR) PALMER. The former was bom in Canada in 1847, the son of Malony PALMER, also a native of the same country, who removed to Wyandot County, Ohio, and there died. The mother was bom in the last-named county in 1848 and is now living in Marshall County, Iowa. The family came to Hemy County in about 1870 and located on a farm in Harrison Township, two and a half miles east of Napoleon. The father there followed farming until 1889, when he went to Nebraska, and later to Marshall County, Iowa. He later removed to Lamar, Missouri, thence to Pawnee, Indian Territory (OK), and thence back to Marshall County, Iowa, where he died on July 2,1898. They were the parents of the following children: Arthur D.; Albert, now a resident of Missouri; William, also of Missouri; Nora, who is the wife of Herman AUGUSTEIN and lives in Iowa; Earl lives also in Iowa.

Arthur D. PALMER was reared on the home farm and educated in the district schools. He remained at home until about 1895, when he went to Cecil, Paulding County, this state, and engaged in the livery business, which he continued for 6 years; then he engaged in the same line at Liberty Center, Henry County. He then engaged for one year in the cultivation of a 40-acre farm east of Liberty Center, after which for two years he was engaged in the livery business at McClure. On April 5,1904, he came to Napoleon and, on August 7th of the same year, opened a livery stable opposite the court house, where he is now enjoying a large share of the public patronage. He keeps a large and complete line of vehicles and good stock, so that he is able at all times to cater to the varied tastes of his customers, having gained a well-merited popularity since his establishment in this city.

Mr. PALMER married Miss Belle HARMON, who was born in Harrison Township, this county, and is the daughter of Shepherd HARMON. The union has been blessed with four children, Gladys, Arthur Glenn, Nina and Lauren. Fraternally Mr. PALMER is a member of the Knights of Pythias, while Mrs. PALMER is a consistent member of the United Brethren church. The family are enjoying a well-deserved popularity in the best social circles of the city and Mr. PALMER is considered one of the progressive and enterprising citizens of Napoleon.

George GERKEN – The subject of this sketch is descended from German parentage and possesses the sturdy qualities so characteristic of that race. His parents, Harmon and Mary (MAHNKE) GERKEN, were born in Hanover, Germany, and in 1857 came to Henry County, Ohio, where they married and settled in Freedom Township. Subsequently they bought 120 acres of land and became one of the substantial and highly respected families of the county. The father died in 1894 and the mother in 1905. George GERKEN was born on the paternal farmstead in Freedom Township on January 19,1868, and was there reared, securing the meanwhile a good education in the public and parochial schools. At the age of 22 years he learned the carpenter’s trade, working at it for years. He then worked a year or two for his brother, Fred, and in 1895 he purchased his present farm of 80 acres, and has since then made a number of substantial and permanent improvements on the place, which is now accounted one of the good farms of the township. He is progressive and practical in his methods and has achieved a pronounced success in his vocation, giving attention to all the crops common to this locality.

On March 12,1895, Mr. GERKEN was married to Miss Emma MEYER, who was born at Gerald, this county, on September 1,1874, the daughter of Henry MEYER. They have three children, Helen, Rufena and Mary. In politics Mr. GERKEN is a Democrat, while in religion the family are members of the St. John’s Lutheran church of Freedom Township. Because of his genuine worth Mr. GERKEN enjoys to a large degree the confidence and regard of all who know him and is considered one of the substantial citizens of his community.

Index of German Scrapbook Translations, Vol. 2

Several years ago a three-volume set of family scrapbooks was donated to our society. The items were cut from at least one German-language newspaper from this area, but not dated or otherwise identified. It is probable that most of the articles came from Per Defiance Herold (1895-) 1920) and included items regarding families in western Henry Co. and in Twps. later transferred to Defiance Co. Ken Thompson translated the German items for us. An index will be printed as space permits.

WEIKINGER, Peter John – unmarried, s/o Alious and Caroline [ROUTH] WEIKJNGER, Vol. 2 pg. 45
WEISENBURGER, John B. – in Chicago, widower, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 81
WEISMANTEL, Johann Otto – in E.Toldeo,OH, widower of Barbara [WELZENB ACH], obit. Vol.2 p.47
WELLMAN, Eva – widow of Jerry WELLMAN, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 7
WENTZ, Jessie Marie – infant d/o Earl & Bertha [OBERMILLER] WENTZ, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 107
WICHMANN, Frida – d/o Mr. & Mrs. Heinrich WICHMANN, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 29
WILHELM, George – husband of Bertha [OHLEY], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 85
WILHELM, Hazel [TELSCHOW] – wife of W. J. WILHELM, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 36
WILHELM, Walter M. – in Philadelphia, PA, husband of (?),s/o M & M J. R. WILHELM, Vol. 2 pg. 57
WILLIAMS, Thomas – obit. Vol. 2 pg. 8
WILLITZER, Johann – husband of Anna [STREET], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 91
WILSBERG, George A. – d. Fayette, husband of Mary A. [DAUBEL], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 8
WINTER, Laurine – age 10, d/o Adam & Emilie/Amelia [BOEHM] WINTER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 103
WISDA, Esther Louise [CANTELBERRY] – wife of Joseph WISDA, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 73
WISLER, John W. – widower of Caroline [BREININGER], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 51
WISSLER/WHISTLER, Martha Elisabeth – widow of David W1SSLER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 43
WOLDIFFER, Gertrude [KORN] – widow of Friedrich WOLSIFFER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 100
WOLF, Eduard – s/o Henry & Christina [HISER] WOLF, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 85
WOLF, Susanna – widow of Jakob WOLF, obit. v’oi. 2 pg. 44
WOLFLE, Elisabeth – widow of Johannes WOLFLE, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 88
WOLFRAM, Babbette [HOFFMAN] – wife of J. Nikolaus WOLFRUN, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 84
WOLFRUM, Margarethe [WINTER] – widow of Johann WOLFRUM, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 79
WOOD, Alonzo H. – in Chicago, IL,vet 14 OVI, widower, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 37 WOOD, Harvey M. – husband of Sara W. [PHILLIPS? WHITE?], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 96
WOODS, George A. – in Florida, OH, vet 111 OVI, widower of Cynthia [DANIELS], obit. Vol. 2 p.93
WORTMAN, Donelda [MILLER] – age 21, wife of Riley WORIMAN, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 87
WREDE, Werner – in N. Baltimore, OH, vet 107 OVI, widower of Caroline [RICHHOLT]. Vol.2 pg. 50
YETTER, Clara – wife of Jakob YETTER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 56
YETTER, Jakob Philipp – ml_HERMANN, m2_HOFFMANN, m3 PECKHAM, obit. Vol. 2 pg.56
YOUNG, Arthur M. – d. in Columbus, h/o (?), s/o Ephraim & Elizabeth [KORN] YOUNG, Vol. 2 pg. 63
SPENGLER, Ludwig – husband of Henriette [SCHULTZ], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 63
YOUNG, Ephraim – widower of Elizabeth [KORN], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 63
ZACHRICH, Eugene – 3 mo. old, s/oGeorge & Minnie [WAHL] ZACHRICH, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 75
ZACHRICH, Hazel [PORTER] – wife of Eduard H. ZACHRICH, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 93
ZACHRICH, John C. – husband of Emma [DIRR], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 79
ZACHRICH, Wilhelm Heinrich – husband of Katharine [BAUER], obit. Vol. 2 pg.75
ZIEGLER, Peter B. – in Muskogee, OK husband of [SC HONER], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 14
ZIEGLER, Phoebe/PHILLAPINA [HAHN] – wife of Michael ZIEGLER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 47
ZIMMERMANN, Katharine M. – infant d/o John & Katie [DUNZER] Zimmermann, obit. Vol. 2 pg.101
ANDERSON, Wilhelmine Auguste [BEINDORF] – wife of Oscar He. Anderson, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 137
ASPACHER, Louis -son of Christ ASPACHER, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
BEAVER, Clarence – son of Alburtus BEAVER, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
BENNER, Jesse Milton – vet, husband of Phoebe E. [ZUGSWERTH], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 132
BOHLMANN, Sophia Maria [GOLDENETZ] – widow of Heinrich BOHLMANN, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 129
BUCCHOLZ, William – unmarried, s/o Lewis & Catherine BUCCHOLZ, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 126
BUCHHOLZ, Katharine [MERZ] – wife of Thomas BUCHHOLZ, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 120
COLWELL, Fred – son of Wm. COLWELL, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
COLWELL, Orlando – vet 38 OVI, ml Frances [TODD], m2 Laura [JENNINGS], obit Vol. 2 pg. 122
CRETHERS-FOUST, Mary – wife of John A. FOUST, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 126
DAILEY, Orville – son of Edw. C. DAILEY, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
DIEMER, Pastor Herman – in Seymore, IN, husband of _____, obit. Served Ridgeville Twp. Vol.2 p.134
DIETSCH, Victor – son of Adam DEETSCH, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
DUNBAR, George – near Bucyrus, OH, husband of  , obit. Vol. 2 pg. 119
DUSEBERG, Maria Elisabeth [MAHRES] – widow of Karl DUSEBERG, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 129
ENGEL, Jakob – widower of Christine [GRAU] ENGEL, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 138
EVANS, Karene – age 26 d/o Joseph A. & Mable [CLASEN] EVANS, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 137
FAIR, Samuel – husband of (?), obit. Vol. 2 pg. 123
FOSLER, Anna Francis – wife of Jacob FOSLER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 123
FOSS, William A. – in San Diego, CA unmarried, s/oAdam & Mary [MILLER] FOSS, obit. Vol. 2 p.127
FRANZDORF, Eduard – son of Wm. FRANZDORF – confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
FRANZDORF, Frederick Edward – 7 mo., s/o Eduard & Sophia [FRICKE] FRANSDORF, Vol. 2 pg 120
FRENCH, Annette [RAIBLE] – wife of J. Harvey FRENCH, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 132
FRITSCH, Virgil – son of Heinrich & Anna FRITSCH, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
FROST, Ida C. [SPRING] – wife of I. C. Frost, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 125
FUNK, Margarethe[BOHM]-wife of Jakob FUNK, ml JBETHGE, m2 _OESTREICHER,obit. V. 2,pl27
GANSMULLER, Christian – widower of Mary [SCHARPF], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 125
GARRETT, Zara – husband of Rachel [BODENBENDER] GARRETT, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 122
GARVEY, Sarah[GREENBY/GREENLEE] – widow of Clinton GARVEY, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 121
GERKEN, Eddie – son of g. P. GERKEN, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GESSNER, Mary E./A. – widow of John F. GESSNER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 137
GIBSON, Dr. WILLIAM – ml Jennie [HUTCHINSON], m2 Lillian [BAKER], obit Vol. 2 pg. 120
GOLLER, Charles R., confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GOLLER, Hermann G. – in military, of influenza, husband of Irma/Erma [GRIM], obit. Vol. 2 pg. 136
GOLLER, Laurina – dau of Johann GOLLER, confirmed. Vol.2 pg. 131
GOLLER, Paul – son of Heinrich GOLLER, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GOLLER, Paul – son of Heinrich GOLLER,confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GREENLER, Elmer – son of Heinrich GREENLER, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GROLL, Alvin – son of Carl and Louise GROLL, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GROSSMAN, Clarence – son of Christ. GROSSMANN, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
GRUNER, Hannah [MILLER] – m1 Dr. B. F. A. WANDT, m2 Samuel GRUNER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 129
HAGGART/HAGERT, Asa W. – spouse Mary [BROWN] HAGGART, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 120
HELDBERG, Martha – dau of Heinrich & Lena HELDBERG, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
HELMKE, Georg – son of Hermann & Maria HELMKE, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
HENDERSHOTT, Carl – son of Americus HENDERSHOTT, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131
HEPLER, Martha [BEKER] – wife of John HEPLER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 136
HIESTER, Adam – age 61, s/o Joseph & Maria [   ?] HEISTER, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 136
HILDEBRANDT, Maria E. – d/o Jakob & Rosine [WIDNER] HILDEBRANDT, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 119
HIRE, Fred – husband of Rose [COLWELL] HERE, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 119
HOHENGERGER, Killian – mentioned as last pioneer of the South Ridge. Vol. 2 pg. 134 (Thieroff)
KAMMEYER, Juliane [OBERER – wife of Wilhelm KAMMEYER, obit Vol. 2 pg. 120
KENNING, Maria – in Chicago, IL, d/o Rudolph & Mary L. [PALM] KENNING, obit. Vol. 2 pg. 123
KESSELMEYER, Violet – dau. of Joseph KESSELMEYER, confirmed. Vol. 2 pg. 131