Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter

Volume 1, Number 4, May – June 1987

MEETINGS

May 19, 1987, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

Thomas Burke of the Ohio State Auditor’s Office will speak on “The Auditor of the State Land’s Records.”

June 15, 1987, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

“Migration Routes to Ohio” will be the topic at a joint meeting with Fulton Co. held in the Ohio Citizens Bank Social Room, south of the bridge in Napoleon, Ohio, on State Route 108.

All meetings are held in the Deshler Library, unless otherwise stated. You don’t have to be a member to attend. The hours at the library are: Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 8:30-5:00, Wed 8:30-8:00. Closed Sat.

Editor’s Notes

I spent a most enjoyable day at the OGS Convention on April 25. So enjoyable in fact that it took me several hours that evening going through the material that I brought home with me. Lucille VanScoyoc and I met one of our out-of-state members, Michael Wahl, of Wallingford, PA. He joined us for lunch and we had a good time visiting. Was good to meet you, Michael. THE highlight for us that day was when Jana Broglin, presented us with our charter. So, members, we are now officially an OGS CHAPTER! Only a few short months ago we did not even exist, and I want to give Lucill VanScoyoc a big THANK YOU for all she did in getting us started. CONGRATULATIONS go to Jana Broglin, vice president of our district for OGS and State Education Chairman for 1987. She received the Jane Roush McGafferty Award of Excellence. Good going Jana!

From Our President

Early in 1987 the Wood County Chapter of OGS donated 20 copies of “An Oral History of McClure Ohio for us to sell. We gladly accepted them but this presented two problems for the Society. First we would need to obtain a vendors license, and second we would need to apply for federal tax-exempt status. In March we bought a vendor’s license from the Henry Co. Auditor. We also sent for forms to file an application for tax exemption. We are presently having the application worked on but it will take several months for it to be processed through the proper federal government channels. When we do receive our exemption it will enable us to buy supplies without paying state sales tax. It will also allow friends of HCGS to make charitable contributions and deduct the amount on their federal income tax. Our Society has 53 members and we are still growing.

From a family Bible, dated 1859, in possession of Mrs. Jane Shively, McClure, OH 43534.

Births

James Shively was born the 24th day of March A. D. 1827.
Mary Maria Shively was born the 6th day of October A. D. 1829.
Mary Elizabeth Shively was born the 5th day of October A. D. 1850.
Isaac Newton Shively was born the 10th day of August A. D. 1852.
Aaron Jasper Shively was born the 16th day of July A. D. 1854.
James Patterson Shively was born the 23rd day of November 1855.
Cassius Henry Shively was born the 31st day of June A. D. 1858.
Eliza Ellen Shively was born the 11th day of June A. D. 1860.
Martha Ann Shively was born the 24th day of February A. D. 1865.
Agatha Almida Shively was born the 30th day of August A. D. 1867.
John Garfield Henderson was born August the 4th 1881.

Deaths

Martha Ann Shively died October the 5th A. D. 1865, aged 7 mo. 11 days.
Mary Elizabeth Polk died September 24th 1885, age 34 yr 11 mo 22 days.
Mary Maria Shively died June 29th 1889, age 59 yr 8 mo 23 days.
James Shively died March 20, 1895, age 67 yrs 11 mo 26 days. Interred Belmore Cemetery.
James Patterson Shively died March 17, 1903, aged 47 years 3 months and 22 days. Interred Leipsic Cemetery.
Aaron Jasper Shively died February 2, 1917 on his farm Marion Twp., Henry Co., O., aged 62 years 6 months & 16 days. Interred Leipsic Cemetery.

Marriages

James Shively was married to Mary Maria Treese the 19th of August A. D. 1849.

QUESTION

How do I begin my own genealogy?

ANSWER

Always proceed from the present to the past. Begin with your immediate family. Record your full name, place and date of birth, residence and if married, place and date. Do the same for your children.

Search and record the same information about your parents and grandparents. Do this for as many generations as possible. Some people are satisfied with completing a five-generation chart, while others have information dating back 600 or 700 years. Most genealogists are only concerned with keeping direct descent records; however, many others also keep sibling files, cousin files and names of obscure relatives. Some genealogists also record any information about people with their surnames in hopes of someday making a connection.

Start gathering your information by interviewing older family members. Check your own books and family mementoes for pertinent information. A few ideas to try might be old scrapbooks, letters, diaries, calendars and family Bibles.

Next visit the courthouse in the county where your ancestor lived. Search such records as birth, death, marriage, wills, estates, deeds, mortgages and tax records. Local libraries can be helpful too. They may have such items as family genealogies, city and county histories, census records, directories and atlases. ALWAYS record the source of information.

By the time you have exhausted all these possibilities you will probably have filled several notebooks. You will probably have lots of questions and problems that you think can never be solved – but hang in there – the answer is somewhere. Good luck in your search.

Do you have a question on genealogy? If so, let us know, we will try to find the answer.

QUERIES

FETTERMAN – HETRICK – DE LONG
Daniel FETTERMAN (1834-1892) m(l) Elizabeth HETRICK (1838-1880), both buried Mohler Cem. Liberty Center, Henry Co., Oh. Daniel FETTERMAN m(2) ,18 Dec. 1883 in Henry Co., Oh. to Etna DE LONG. Who was she and what happened to her? Do photographs exist of Daniel FETTERMAN or Etna DE LONG FETTERMAN? I have Elizabeth’s photograph.
Submitter: Thomas S. Heel, New London, OH 44581

STATELER – PREDMORE
Want information on Joseph STATELER born 9 May 1811 in Licking Co., OH. Died 19 July 1870. Married Eliza Jane PREDMORE on 23 Sept. 1843. Children: William, Hannah, Almira, Alfred, Mary, Samuel, Parley, Amanda and Warren. Joseph had sisters named Hannah, Polly and Katie. Joseph lived in Putnam Co., OH and Bellair, Ill. Want Parents names and origin of Joseph STATELER.
Submitter: Lucille VanScoyoc, Deshler, OH 43516

BROWNING – LOWMASTER – HOOVER – FRANKFATHER – WEAKS
Researching family of Carl BROWNING b. 1897, reared in Henry Co., OH. His parents were: John Isaac BROWNING b. 1858 Franklin Co., OH and Alice Lillian LOWMASTER b. 1869 Wood Co., OH. John’s parents were: William BROWNING b 1835 OH or PA and Elizabeth Ann HOOVER b. 1837 Franklin Co., OH. Elizabeth Ann remarried Samuel FRANKFATHER. Amelia HOOVER was a widow when she came with her children, Elizabeth, Martha and Samuel to Henry Co., OH in the mid 1860s. Alice Lillian LOWMASTER parents were: John B. LOWMASTER b. 1845 Wyandot Co., OH and Alice Lillian WEAKS b. 1849 in Wyandot Co. OH.
Submitter: Mrs. Roger Hipsher, Fostoria, OH 44830

SHIVELY – ROSS – NEWVILLE
1. Interested in finding information about James SHIVELY b 24 Mar 1827, probably in Penn. Who were his parents, and where was he born? 2. Want to know father of Joseph ROSS b. 4 July 1820 in Hickory, PA. Died Wood Co., OH 28 June 1883. Was he brother to James ROSS of Perrysburg, OH? 3. Searching for information about Charles and Lucy NEWVILLE. They were in Lysander, Onondoga Co., N. Y. in 1830 and 1840. Their children were: Solomon F. b 1822, Lyman b 1828, Minerva b. 1835, Mary b 1840, Chloe b 1844 and possibly Henry A. b 1835. Willing to correspond with anyone having NEWVILLE family information.
Submitter: Jane Shively, OH 43534

The VANSCOYOC reunion will be held 28 June 1987 at the Robert and Lucille VanScoyoc home in Deshler, OH 43516. It will be potluck. For more information you can call Lucille at 278-2117.

Mr. Tom Neel wrote and said that he had an autograph book from the 1880s that belonged to his great grandma, Emma Coleman of rural Colton. IF he can find it he will have it copied for us.

MEMBERS – Get your queries to me – I can’t print them if I don’t have them. The 5 generation charts are arriving. Keep sending them. The surname file is growing and growing.

Mrs. Roger Hipsher, Fostoria, OH 44830

Barringer, Billingsley, Browing, Caldwell, Campbell, Clarke, Deeler, Dour, Hook, Hoover, Leasure, Lowmaster, Neimand, Paupau, Reissinger, Schultz, Weaks, Welson

Miss Tina Kuesel, Malinta, OH 43535

Arps, Bargman, Drewes, Helmke, Kuesel, Ludemann, Meienburg, Meyer, Tietge, Vorwerk, Youngman

Glenn and Ruth Kieffer, McClure, OH 43534

Bacome, Beery, Berry, Bradshaw, Bretz, Buttles, Carpenter, Creager, Diehl, Doak, Fisher, Fleagles, Higgins, Johnson, Kagy, Kieffer, Kistner, Kritzer, Kuhl, McMuller, Mollencoff, Seitz, Shonkwiler, Strow, Studeman, West

Kathy A. Schwiebert, Hamler, OH 43524

Averbeck Badenhop(e) Benien Beckman(n) Bruns Drewes, Drevers, Draves(is) Fedderken Gerken Gobrogge, Gobrugge, Golergger Hahn Helmke Hemsoth Hoops Huner Kestner, Kistner Lange Mangels Meyer Mueller Precht Rickenberg Rohrs Schroeder, Schröder Schwiebert, Schwiebect, Sweble Schwibet, Schwaebert, Sweibert Sunderman, Sinderman, Sanderman Tietje, Tietege, Tietjens Wachler Witte Youngman, Jungeman

Jane Shively, McClure, OH 43534

Asplin Berry Bishop Buchanen Cabe Dilsaver Fair Franks Gould Hively McQuistian Newville Nichols Oney Place Pratt Reese Ross Shively Swisher Treece Watts Weaver

Robert Barnes, Fenton, MI 48430, is a descendant of the Morey family who settled in Henry County in 1833 and is also related to numerous pioneer families. He has been copying the courthouse and cemetery records for the numerous families related to him. He writes me that he will be glad to share that information with others.

Gertrude Norcross, Fort Myers, FL 33907

Cozens, Cousens, Harrod, Herod, Lee, Norcross

Have you ever gone into a court house and searched the wills and deed and land records and other court house records and found that you did not understand half of the language? Well, I have, and I hope the information that Karen Sunderman gave me will help. Thanks Karen.

Some common abbreviations found in deed records:

et al – and the others (the additional parties)
et ux – and wife
et vir – and husband
W – warranty deed,
CT – (or Cert. Trans.) certificate of transfer
Aff – Affidavit
T or Tst – -Trustee’s Deed
Q or QC – Quit Claim
M – Mortgage
L – Lease
FS – Financial Statement
Und (Fraction) – Undivided (Portion)
G or Gdn – Guardian
Ex – Executor or Executrix
P- Patent deed (original deed from the government)
Adm/Admx – Administrator or Administratrix
Surv – Survivor
Esmt – Easement
Sh Deed- Sheriff’s Deed
Com Deed – Commissioner’s Deed
JE – Judgment Entry
Tst-RE- Trustee in Bankruptcy
Definitions for some of the wording:
Annul – to cancel, nullify, to make void
Assess – to fix the value of. To make a valuation and appraisal of property for purposes of taxation
Assessment Roll – the list of taxable persons and property.
Attachment – the act of taking or seizing persons or property by judicial order and bringing it/them into the custody of the law.
Attest – to bear witness to
Abstract – once used to show good title to land, a summary of all legal actions and transactions.
Adjoining – touching (as in adjoining land)
Adopt – to take into one’s family the child of another and give him/her the rights, privileges and duties of a child and heir. This is done through the legal act of adoption.

More next time.

We are currently exchanging newsletters with the following OHIO counties. These newsletters are in the genealogical section of the library and are available for research.

Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga Southwest, Cuyahoga West, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Guernsey, Hancock, Hardin, Holmes, Jackson, Lawrence, Licking, Mahoning, Marion, Ottawa, Pike, Summit, Trumbell, Tuscarawas, Van Wert, Williams, Wyandot, Putnam, Paulding

NEW ADDITIONS at the Library for research

Gudick Genealogical and Historical Research in Pennsylvania
ACLL Catalog
Old Deshler Hotel Registry
Jones Family Bible
History and Government of Wood Co., OH 1803 – 1953 Sesquicentennial
Woodlawn Cemetery – Bartlow Twp. – Deshler, OH (Early records)
Ohio County Maps
Pennsylvania County Maps
Hancock Co. Platt Book – Putnam, Henry, Lucas. et al.
Ross House Registry – Deshler, OH
Old Deshler slides
Pictorial History of Deshler (Album)
Ohio Lands – A Short History
Patent Deeds of Fulton Co., OH
Putnam Co. Cemeteries, Monroe Twp. Vol. I
Marriages of Some American Residents and Guide to Documents – Yates Publishing Co. Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4 donated by Joanne Kitchen
Book of records for the Sale of Lots for the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bartlow Twp. Henry Co. OH 1890-1901
Enumeration of unmarried Youths between the ages of 6 and 21 for Deshler and Bartlow Twp., Henry Co., OH, May 18, 1901

Any donations of research material to the Henry County Genealogical Society would be greatly appreciated. If you are going to throw it away – throw it our way.