November-December 2001

Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 15, Number 6, November-December 2001

HELP FIND FAMILY GRAVES

    I recently learned of a family who is currently creating a family cemetery on their land. Such graves may go unrecorded in our cemetery books. If you know of past or present family cemeteries, please write to tell us of their location. If possible, list the information on the stone(s).

    CAREFUL: When you contract with a professional genealogist, be certain you both understand what information and time your are contracting for and whether more payment will be required. Also, be aware that some records simply don’t exist and will not be found, no matter who does the searching.

QUERIES

THIS IS YOUR SPACE — please send queries to Henry Co. Gen. Soc. , P.O. Box 231, Deshler, OH 43516 or to the editor at: Newsletter Editor.

SIXTEEN CHURCHES RESPOND

We sent out about 70 letters to the churches in Henry County. Of those only 16 responded, telling us what records (birth, death, marriage, baptism, etc.) they have and which ones would be open for public perusing and copying. Please ask your pastor or church historian if they have responded to us. If they haven’t, a few well-placed nudges might help us along. Also, encourage your church to have the records microfilmed.

NOTES AND NEWS

    THE DESHLER FLAG 5 June 1958 — Tombstone Found On Ball Diamond — A fifty year old grave marker, which recently came up missing from Woodlawn cemetery, Deshler, was discovered by members of the Corn City Festival committee last Saturday eve, as they were inspecting part of the ball diamond at Memorial Field. The stolen grave marker had been placed on the pitchers mound, in the fenced off, newly seeded area of the ball diamond, which has not been played on this year.
Cemetery trustee Harry Jackson, was advised of the find and the marker was returned to its proper place. It was a small sandstone marker, erected about 1906. The theft was reported to Sheriff Fred Bartels.
The theft was thought to be not so much an act of outright vandalism, as a practical joke, in bad taste. In any event, such an act is punishable under state law.
By the way, the Society wishes The Flag a happy 125th anniversary in November!

HENRY COUNTY MEN WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR
(Copied from microfilm, difficult to read; spellings retained from original, if possible.)

** – these lines are ditto-ed and may mean Hoytville or McClure, as Hoytville appears to be written in over ditto marks.

CAN’T FIND A TOWN?

Many towns in the U.S. have changed their names over the years or they no longer exist. If you cannot locate a town, write to: United States Board of Geographic Names, 523 National Center, Reston, VA 22092.

Ohio Towns and Townships to 1900: A Location Guide has been published by the Ohio Genealogical Society. There are some errors concerning Henry County settlements, so this editor (K. S.) has been working on locating the various towns and “ghost” towns in our county. If you have information please write to me in care of the Henry Co. Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 231, Deshler, OH 43516. More information is available on most of these towns.

EARLY SETTLERS OF HENRY COUNTY

ALLER, Frederick b. Nassau, Ger 28 Apr 1835, son of Wm & Anna (LEONHART) who came to Richland Co., OH 1848 where they died. They had Frederick, Mary (MULL-COOK), Phebe & Mina (BAKER) of IN. Frederick m. 1886 Savilla HIGGINS.
ADAMS, Samuel S. b. Findlay, OH 1866, son of Paul & Mary (MUNGEN). Paul b in Ashland Co., OH 1840 and Mary b. Carrol Co., OH 1840. Paul was son of Paul from Ireland to Hancock Co., OH 1842, where he died. They had Morrison, Jane, Sarah, Paul, Jacob Wm. & Adaline. His widow m. David DORSEY. Paul b. 1840 m. Mary MUNGEN in 1864, dau of John & Margaret (McFARLAND). John from Ire. and Margaret from Scotland, m. in Ire. Had 11 ch. Paul & Mary had Samuel, Margaret (BELL), Linnie, Harry, Robt., Martha (BASSETT), & Paul. Son Samuel m. Sara (DULL), dau of Samuel & Catherine (GALIS). Samuel Dull b. 1831 in Perry Co., OH, son of Jacob & Anna (HAMMER) who came from Ger. to Wood Co., OH in 1830, then to MO where Jacob died. They had 10 ch. Samuel & Sarah had 4 ch.

Farmer’s Directory, 1916
Deshler

The county was created in 1820, but not organized until 1834. As originally created it included almost all of what is now Fulton County and the western tier of townships in what is now Defiance County. For judicial purposes until 1824 the first few settlements at Napoleon, Flat Rock and Damascus (after the French who called the area Praire du Masque), were attached to Wood County, and from 1824 to 1834 to Williams County. Settlement was retarded by the swamp conditions which made travel and transportation nearly impossible, and discouraged cultivation. Insects, dampness, isolation, and the lack of sunlight in soil and soul had a depressing effect on health and happiness. Factors which eventually overcame these slow beginnings were: (1) the federal policy of early and systematic land survey into townships and sections (the county was first surveyed in 1821 and resurveyed in 1833); (2) the federal policy of sale in units as small as 30 acres for prices as low as $1.25 (there were land offices at various times at Piqua, Wapakoneta, Lima and Defiance); (3) the sturdy stock of Yankees, Yorkers and Germans (Penn. Dutch and European) whose fortitude, industry, ingenuity and frugality led them to level forests, drain swamps and survive the long drawn out pioneer crisis of loneliness, disease and austere living; (4) the opening of canal service between Toledo and Fort Wayne in 1843, and Toledo and Cincinnati in 1845; (5) the acceptance by the county of drainage as a public responsibility, thus releasing all lowlands from swamp conditions, assessing the costs on farmers in proportion to benefits, and enabling farmers to tile their own acres as much as necessary so as to dry and aerate the soil.

Abbreviations: a – acres, bds – boards, B tel – Bell telephone, 4 ch – 4 children, H&L – house and lot, O – owns, R1 – Rural Route No. 1, ret – retired, T – tenant, 4h – 4 horses, 2c – 2 cattle.

ADAMS, Chester A. (Silvia) 4 ch farmer T H&L 3h 3c Keyser St.
AHRNS, W. F. (Ethel) 1 ch mail carrier T H&L 2h West Main St B tel.
ALBRIGHT, S. F. (Julia) 1 ch mail carrier T H&L 2h S Main St.
ALDRICH, Lucretia 4 ch housekeeper O H&L
ALLEN, Benjiman (Sarah) carpenter con­tractor O 3 1/2 a Glendale Ave.
ALTON, A. L. D. (Agness) 1 ch tailor T shop.
ANDERSON, J. H. (Ruth) motorman T Maple St.
ANDERSON, Maggie 4 ch T H&L 2c Ash St.
ANWAY, F. L. (Hazel K.) dentist T H&L W. Main St B. tel.
ARMSTRONG, J. C. 2 ch ret O H&L E Main St B tel.
ARMSTRONG, Marie bookkeeper T H&L E Main St.
ARMSTRONG, Mary M. 4 ch dressmaking T H&L E Main St.
BADEN, Henry 3 ch laborer T 1h.
BADEN, Mary housekeeper O H&L B tel.
BADEN, William H. (Olive) 2 ch foreman stone road O H&L Keyser St B tel.
BAER, Elige (Jane) 3 ch laborer T H&L 1h Holmes.
BAISINGER, Russel (Mary) 1 ch Ohio electric conductor T H&L Maple St.
BARLITTS, W. C. (Maude) 1 ch meat market T H&L Pork St B tel.
BAUGHMAN, Kline L. (Hilda) 1 ch bar­ber T H&L Main St.
BAUGHMAN, L. L. (Viola) 4 ch barber O H&L Cor E Lyn-Elm St.
BECK, JESSE (Iva M.) elevator employee O H&L Elm St Ind tel.
BECK, O. W. (Ella), car inspector Mul­berry St.
BECKMAN, Charles jeweler bds.
BELL, Bert (Carrie) 2 ch shoe cobbler T H&L Vine St.
BELT, Elizabeth ret T H&L Lynn St B tel.
BERGMAN, Fred (Louise) 7 ch railroader O H&L 1c Washington Ind tel.
BIKER, J. F. (Bessie) 2 ch barber T H&L W Main St.
BINDERMANN, Mary 5 ch housekeeper O H&L Maple St.
BLAKE, Edward (Mattie) 3 ch laborer T Elm St.
BLAKE, Orie (Blanch) 8 ch moulder T H&L S Main St.
BLAKELY, ALLEN (Estella) 1 ch clerk restaurant O H&L Elm St.
BLANKEMEYER, Henry (Anna C.) 2 ch section foreman T H&L Lynn St.
BOLEY, C. A. (Mina) 1 ch laundry T H&L E Main St B tel.
BOOHER, G. L. (Lillie) 1 ch yard clerk O H&L Elm St.
BOWSER, Deam (Almeda) 1 ch laborer T H&L Lynn St.
BOWSER, James (Pearl) 2 ch laborer T H&L E Main St.
BOWSER, Mary 2 ch housekeeper O H&L E Main St.
BOYER, Joseph (Gladis) R R yard clerk T H&L E Ave.
BOYER, Mose (Rissie) 5 ch laborer O H&L East Ave.
BOYERT Ray (Jennie) 1 ch agent motor­ cycles T H&L Elm St.
BRITENRIKER, J. 2 ch blacksmith O H&L Mulberry St.
BROKOW, H. C. (Florence) sec & trea T H&L Vine St B tel. See adv. BROWN, Mrs. M. A.
BROWN, Walter (Addie) 3 ch stationary engineman T H&L Washington St.
BRUBAKER, J. L. (Candasa) physician T flat W Main St B tel.
BRUNING, C. H. (Grace E.) 4 ch agent Toledo Sugar Beet Co T H&L Lynn St.
BUCK, Mrs. Ann ret O H&L Elm St B tel.
BUCK, R. W. (Mearle) 2 ch clothier O H&L Elm St B tel.
BUCKLEY, H. W. garage. See adv.
BUIRLEY, William (Lula) 4 ch railroader O H&L East Ave.
BULLER, A. A. (Nellie) carpenter O H&L B tel.
BURKE, Cecil (Nora) 2 ch drug clerk T H&L Keyser St B tel.
BURLING, Lee M. (Lettie) 2 ch tinner T H&L Elm St.
BURNER, Elmer (Mae) furniture clerk & deliver T H&L W Main St.
BURNS, John (Minnie) 3 ch laborer O H&L E Maple St.
BUTLER, Perry railroader bds with Mary Neiswander W Main St.
CADY, H. O. (Eva) 2 ch railroader T H&L S Main St.
CAMPBELL, J. W. tailor bds E Main St.
CAIN, J. M. (Alice) 4 ch grain dealer O H&L Elm St B tel.
CAIN, O. M. (Pearl) 4 ch coal dealer O H&L 2h Maple St B tel.
CARTER, Pearl 1 ch T H&L Washington St.
CHALLEN, Geo. E. (Jennie) ret O H&L 1h Maple St B tel.
CLYMER, Jeannetta 3 ch housekeeper T H&L Lynn St.
COATES, Kathryn W Maple St.
COATS, M. G. (Ella) 2 ch ret T Maple St.
COLIER, Harlie J. (Elizabeth) 4 ch en­gineman O H&L Keyser St.
COLLINS, Mary 1 ch housekeeper T H&L E Main St.
COLWELL, Bud (Wava) moving picture show T flat E Main St.
COLWELL, Chas. (Temperance) 6 ch mechanic O H&L lc Elm St.
COLWELL, R. D. (Carrie) 1 ch garage O H&L W Main St B tel.
CORBIN, Thomas B. (Emma) 2 ch butcher T H&L Elm St.
CORTNEY, Charlie (Myrtle) 3 ch laborer T H&L S Park St.
COTTINGHAM, Sumner (Geniva) 3 ch elec­trician O H&L Maple St B tel. COTTINGHAM, S.
COUCH, Thelma Main St.
COURTNEY, Morris section man T H&L.
COURTNEY, Robert (Cathern) I ch ret O 1a.
COVERSTONE, E. M. (Mattie) I ch hotel Railroad St B tel.
CRAWFORD, Jake (Minnie) 2 ch sectionman T H&L Lynn St.
CROACH, Charlie (Dora) laborer T Maple St.
CROUCH, Clem (Polly) 2 ch bartender O H&L Keyser St.
CURTIS, Ernest (Gladis) 2 ch railroader T H&L S Park St.
DAILY, Mrs. dressmaker T Main St.
DARNELL, J. F. H. (Sevilla) laborer T.
DENNIS, Zella music teacher T H&L Main St.
DETMER, E. C.
DEVORE, J. (Ida) 3 ch barber O H&L B tel.
DEWEESE, Dudley (Maud) 3 ch sectionman O H&L Elm St.
DIEM, C. C. (Bertha) 4 ch bartender T H&L Elm St.
DILL, CharIie (Mary) 1 ch laborer O H&L 1c Maple St.
DILL, Solomon (Alice) 2 ch pumper O 5a.
DILL, FLOYD (Flossie) 1 ch laborer O H&L Mulberry St.
DILL, Mrs. Sarah I ch housekeeper O 2h 1c E Main St B tel.
DISHONG, Clarence (Jennie) 1 ch rail­roader T H&L S Park St.
DISHONG, Daniel (Mary B.) 1 ch butcher T H&L Elm St.
DISHONG, Reuben (Jennie C.) 4 ch fore­man O H&L 1c Elm St.
DOLAN, John (Eva) freight truckman O H&L Keyser Ave B tel.
DOLON, John ret T H&L Keyser Ave.
DONAVAN, Daniel ret O H&L Maple St B tel.
DONAVAN, John A., Jr. (son John, Sr.) druggist Maple St B tel.
DONOVAN, J. (Agnes) bookkeeper O H&L Maple St B tel.
DONNAVAN, Maggie housekeeper O H&L Maple St.
DRISCOLL, William .J. (Idell) 2 ch mo­torman T H&L 1c Maple St.
DRUMMOND, Wesley (Emma) ret O 1a 1c Ash St Deshler.
DUBBS, Menerve 1 chcook T H&L Main St.
DUBBS, Roy (Violet) grocery clerk T Elm St.
DULL, Geo. (Nellie) farmer T H&L Maple St.
DUNN, John R. (Taddie) electrician O H&L 105 Hulick St Findlay B tel. See adv.
DUNN, Mrs. Lura 2 ch ret O H&L Maple St.
DURHAM, Chas. (Carrie) 1 ch truck man T H&L Water St.
DURY, J. C. (Recha) 2 ch railroader T H&L Keyser St B tel.
DYE, Kate ret T H&L Main St.
EATON, C. H. hotel clerk Main St.
EGBERT, John (Hazle) 1 ch bartender T H&L Main St.
EGBERT, Mame 1 ch clerk T H&L Main St.
EICKHOFF, William (Mary) 1 ch elevator employ O H&L Keyser St.
EMAHISER, Lawrence O. (Florence) baggage master T H&L Walnut St.
FAIRCHILD, Ernest O. (Grace A.) 2 ch teacher O H&L W Main St.
FARAM, Harry (Maud) ret O H&L Maple St B tel.
FARQUHARSON, John (Rose) 2 ch ret O 4a 2h 1c Walnut St B tel.
FARQUHARSON, Robert (Nellie) farmer O H&L 2h W Main St B tel.
FERMAN, Harry (Sadie) 3 ch paper­ hanger & painter O H&L Lynn St.
FIRMAN, Frank (Olivia) 4 ch mechanic O H&L East Ave.
FISH, Nettie Box 222.
FLOWERS, F. A.
FREEMAN, Hannah 1 ch ret O 2a Water St.
FRISNER, Guy (Pauline) 1 ch motorman T H&L Lynn St.
FRIZZELL, Edgar (Pearl) 1 ch railroader T H&L Keyser Ave.
GARDNER, Geo. (Rachel) 1 ch ret O H&L.
GARDNER, Geo. brick mason T H&L.
GEHRETT, T. M. (Lavina) 2 ch physician O H&L Main St B tel.
GEHRETT, W. S. (Jessie) 2 ch druggist O H&L W Main St B tel.
GEIB, Anna 2 ch ret O H&L Elm St B tel.
GEORGE, John (Laura) expressman T H&L E Maple St.
GERDEMAN, Anna 5 ch ret T H&L Maple St B tel.
GILCHRIST, Fred (Minnie) ret O H&L W Main St.
GRAY, Martha ret T H&L Washington St.
GRAY, Neal (Leafy) 3 ch laborer T H&L.
GRAY, William (Eva) 4 ch Union deliv­ery O H&L 6h E Main St B tel.
GRIBBELL, Fred (Edna) 1 ch attorney­at-law O H&L W Main St. See adv.
GRIBBEN, John R. (Edith) 1 ch driver for Standard Oil Co T H&L Elm St.
HAN, Ella housekeeper O H&L Lynn St.
HARLEY, John ret O H&L Elm St.
HARMON, Bert drayman T H&L 2h 1c E Main St B tel.
HARMON, C. C. (Georgia) dry goods & groceries O H&L Maple St B tel.
HARMON, C. E. (Kathryn) millinery T H&L. See adv.
HARMON, L. H. (Maud) drayman O 1 1/2 8h 1c Sycamore St B tel.
HARRIS, Mrs. Cora E. nurse Elm St.
HARRISON, Antin S. (Dora) 1 ch con­tractor Elm St B tel.
HASKINSON, David (Laura) 3 ch cement worker O H&L Elm St.
HAWKINS, A. C. H. (Harriet) 1 ch ret O H&L Maple St B tel.
HAYMAN, A. F. (Lora) hardware T H&L W Main St B tel. See adv.
HAYMAN, Cloid (Lottie) hardware T H&L W Main St B tel. See adv.
HAZELTINE, Wesley (Della) railroader T H&L S Main St.
HECKERMAN, C. H. (Blanche) photog­rapher T flat W Main St B tel.
HELMKE, Geo. (Anna) 3 ch carpenter O H&L Elm St.
HENNESSY, Charlie ( Gertrude) farmer T H&L 2h 1c W Main St.
HENNESSY, Edward (Ruth) 1 ch ret O H&L W Main St.
HENRY, Sarah housekeeper T H&L Maple St.

FIRST FAMILIES OF HENRY COUNTY 2001

Congratulations to the new first families members who have proven the following ancestors: (Gold – in Henry County before 31 Dec 1870, Silver – in Henry County before 31 Dec 1885)

Tom & JoEllen St. Aubin

Daniel B. Scofield, 1833, Gold
Jared Scofield, 1833, Gold
Susanna Scofield, 1833, Gold
Mary Waggoner Diery, 1850, Gold
Peter Waggoner, 1850, Gold
Nancy Penix Waggoner, 1850, Gold
Malissa Austin Scofield, 1852, Gold
Christopher Diery, 1855, Gold
Eve M. Diery, 1855, Gold
Peter Emanuel Diery, 1860, Gold
Adelia A. Scofield Diery, 1860, Gold
William Diery, 1860, Gold

Marguerite E. Schossler

John Peter, 1844, Gold
John August Diemer, 1859, Gold

Cornelia Amos Dugger

Johann Friedrick Amos (b 1805), 1850, Gold
Johann Fredrich Arnos (b 1842), 1850, Gold