Companion to the 1916 Henry County Farmers’ Directory
Beginning with the May-June 1993 Newsletter, and running through the September-October 2001 Newsletter, the Genealogical Society published pages from the 1916 Henry County Farmers’ Directory. We have finally located the companion map to the directory, which shows where people lived. When you see an entry like this:
SMITH, John (Mary) 3 ch farmer O 40a 2h 3c R1 McClure Dms 111 Ind tel.
it means that John SMITH is married to Mary, they have 3 children, and he is a farmer, owning 40 acres, 2 horses, and 3 cattle. He lives on Rural Route #1 outside McClure, Damascus Township, property 111. Click on the small map to the left to call up a larger map in a new browser window, then click on Damascus Township to see where property 111 is located. You can do the same for any township.
We have added some Pupils’ Home Records from Ridgeville Corners to our growing list of Henry County resources. This information was extracted from the Ridgeville Corners school registers for the school years 1919-20, 1920-21, 1923-24, and 1924-25. Try our site search to see if any of your ancestors are included in the listing.
Census and Tax Records
| 1830 Census Page | 1840 Census Page |
| 1850 and 1860 Census Mortality Schedule | Chattel Tax Records: 1827, 1829, 1837, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1849, 1851, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1860, 1862, 1864, 1867, 1869, 1872, 1875, and 1890 |
Items Recently Researched
This page currently consists of tidbits of historical information that have not been published by the Society, some important Civil War links, and the index to volumes I and III of Henry County, Ohio, which was published originally by the Henry County Historical Society in 1976.
Henry County in the Civil War
William A. Choate G.A.R. Post No. 66
Last Civil War Veteran in Henry County (R. W. Hartman)
Last Civil War Veteran in Henry County (Richard Reese)
Last Reunion of the 68th O. V. I. Regiment
Civil War Links
Flags of the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Andrew Altman Papers at Center for Archival Collections, BGSU
Topical Index to Volumes I, II and III, Henry County, Ohio
Biographical Sketches – Henry County, Ohio
Miscellaneous
1892 Confirmation records, St. Paul Lutheran, Napoleon Township
John and Mary (Glick) Ritter, by D. P. Woodward
Richard Nelson Research, by Anita Butler
Poem about the Hamler Cornet Band
Descendants of Friedrich Buenger, by Esther Oberhaus
The Rest of the Story — The Sad Tale of John Harmon’s Murder
Photo of Deshler 1927-1928 Fourth Grade class (with identifications)
