November-December 2007

Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 21, Number 4, July – August 2007

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
Vice President – Maurice Weaks
Treasurer/Membership Chmn. – Lucille Van Scoyoc
Corresponding Secretary – Phyllis LaRue
Recording Secretary and First Families Chmn. – Kathy Bishop
News Reporter – Clara Ellen Courtney
Newsletter Editor – Karen Sunderman
Webmaster – Jim Rebar

MEETINGS

July 16, 2007, Monday, 6:00 p.m.

November 19, 2007, Monday, 6:30 p.m.

First Families Dinner and speaker Mary Scranton on “Traveling Back to the Old Country.” Mary will share resources that can be used to find the info needed to plan a trip back to your “Old Country” and some highlights of her trip to Hungary. Carry-in dinner with beverages provided.

December, 2007, No Meeting. Happy Holidays!

January 21, 2008, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Business meeting and research.

February 18, 2008, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Video on Ellis Island.

New Members

#450 David Leimbach and Diane, Senoia, GA 30276-2779

Membership is $10 a per year. Dues are paid the first of each year. Mid-year memberships receive newsletters from the beginning of the calendar year.

About Our Speaker

Mary Scranton is retired from teaching Family and Consumer Science at Fairview High School, Defiance Co., Sherwood, OH for 30 yrs. She lives northwest of Ney, OH on the family farm her grandparents and father purchased in 1942. Her father, Joseph YEKISA, was born in Hungary in 1913 and came to the USA in 1914 with his parents. She and her husband traveled to the “old country” in 2005, learning the history and culture and visiting the villages where her ancestors lived.

Our Newest Publications

1880 Henry Co. Census Volumes I (Ridgeville Twp., Freedom Twp., Napoleon Two., Napoleon Village, Henry Co. Infirmary) Vol. II (Liberty Twp. Washington Twp., Harrison twp., Damascus Twp. Richfield Twp., Liberty Center Village, Texas Village, Colton Village) and Vol. Ill (Flatrock Twp., Monroe Twp., Pleasant Twp., Marion Twp, BartlowTwp., Florida Village, Holgate Village, Hamler Village, Deshler Village)~$18 + $2 postage ea.

Also, Henry County Infirmary Register, 1870-1980 -$6. + $1.50 postage. Plus – Deshler Flag Obits 2004-2006 – $ 12 + $2 postage. And – Northwest Signal Obits., 2006 – $18. + $2 postage. Also —Henry County Death Records, 1877-1908 – $12+ $2 postage.

Surnames

Anyone who wishes to have the surnames they are researching appear in the Jan. newsletter must send their list to the editor at wendypen@wcnet.org by Dec. 15.

Update

President Jim Rebar is working to get us more access to the death records at the Henry Co. Health Dept. If Mrs. Kille (Health Commissioner) is able to set up a separate research area, please be considerate while using the materials that will be made available.

Queries

I have a picture of the “Shirts Hotel” which I believe was in Henry County because my grandfather, Charles DUDING, is pictured at the front. It is a two-story structure. Does anyone know where this building was located or have any history about this Hotel? The time would have been early 1900’s.
— Mary Crisler, Dayton, OH 45440

PFAHLERT
Looking for family background info on Earl Joseph Pfahlert, son of John and Mary Pfahlert. Earl was bom in Holgate in 1900.
— Tom Pfahlert, Lincolnton, NC 28092

MEYER, GOBROEGGE, GIBLER, CONNER
Looking for info on Herman Meyer and Sophie (Gobroegge) Meyer. Son Alvin m. Lucille Gibler. Her parents were Isaac A. Gibler and Mabel (Conner) Gibler. Alvin A. Meyer deceased as of 15 Oct 1994, leaving daughters, Judy, Nancy and Lynn and sons Paul, Ronald, and David. Looking for circumstances of his death and info on all parents.
— Laurie (Rutter) Strumski, Fayetteville, NC 28304

LONG
Looking for burial place of Levi Long and wife Sarah. They were m. 23 May 1850 in Henry Co. Assume they were both deceased before 1900.
— David E. Mason, Maumee, OH 43537

HOPKINS, SMITH, STOUT, REYNOLDS
Looking for info on George Hopkins b. 1802 New York, d. 1864 Henry Co. and Hanna Smith Hopkins b. 1802 NY, d. 1892 Henry Co. Their ch: Mary Ann b. 1827 m. Lewis Weaver Smith d. Henry Co.; Charles B. b. 1830, Civil War 89 Co. F; Harriet m. Leander Smith; Frances Caroline b. 1833 m. Milton Stout 1852 Henry Co. – Milton Civil War 14 OH. Co. F; Homer P. b. 1838 m. Mary _____ 1870 Henry Co., Civil War 1 MI Co. H; Seymour S. b. 1839 m. Mary Reynolds 1863 Henry Co., Civil War 8th OH Co. D; George W. b. 1844, Civil War 68th OH Co. F.
— Claudia Penn, Cincinnati, OH 45233

From Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rules by William Dollarhide:

Treat the brothers and sisters of your ancestor as equals, even if some of them were in jail.

Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died.

When visiting a funeral home, wear old clothes, no make-up, and look like you have about a week to live. The funeral director will give you anything you ask if he thinks you may be a customer soon.

From The Henry County Signal, Dec. 19, 1894

Holgate Items:
WILHELM & GREENLER are putting down a new brick walk east of grist mill to K. C. R.R.
Abe DEPEW is reported sick, but not serious.
Mrs. Tillie SLOANE left for her new home at Chicago, 111.
Miss Minnie BORDNER, of Defiance, is home to spend Christmas.
Mrs. E. A. LAMPMAN returned to Hicksville after a visit with her son G. H. LAMPMAN.
B. W. JUSTUS has removed his tonsorial parlors to the room next to Joe GILLETT’s store which has been fitted up in fine shape to his purpose. Mr. JUSTUS would be pleased to meet all his old friends and all new patrons.
August WALKER is on the sick list.
We have been a little negligent in noticing the hominy factory of A. H. ACKERMAN & Co. This is a stock company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio and is doing a rushing business. At present there are 12 hands kept busy nearly all the time. The supply is hardly equal to the demand. The stock is sold direct to the consumer and is delivered twice a week. The company have the latest improved machinery for the business which is the invention of Mr. A. H. ACKERMAN who is the chief stock holder also foreman and general manager.
The company keeps two hands busy delivering its stock to patrons.
All the books you want to read until Nov. 1st, 1895 for one dollar. For particulars call at LAPMAN’S GALLERY.

HISTORIC PASSENGER LISTS GO ONLINE

Britain’s National Archives, the passenger manifests from the country’s ports between 1890 and 1960:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/passengers/

The Henry County Signal

Dec. 19, 1894 the Henry County Signal published biographical sketches of local businessmen by Guy C. DITTENHAVER. These sketches will be reprinted in this issue and future issues.

JOHN THIESEN
One of our oldest pioneers who has seen Napoleon develop from a small village to her present dimensions is John THEISEN. He was bom July 27, 1834, on the banks of the river Mosel, Germany. When 19 years of age he migrated westward and landing in the United States, located in Toledo. He here learned the carpenter trade and remained in the city until 1859, in January 1858 marrying Miss Mary KIHM. They moved to Dayton and remained there until 1864, when in April of that year they came to Napoleon. In conjunction with Wm. SHEPARD he founded the Napoleon planning mill. The history of that concern down to date: Levi WELLS taken in as partner, continued a short time when SHEPARD sold and THIESEN & WELLS operated for 7 years; WELLS sold to ALLER and ALLER and THIESEN continued for some time: THIESEN sold to Geo. HILDRED and Dan RICHARDS, the firm reading ALLER, RICHARDS & Co. Mr. THIESEN retired for two years but at the expiration of that time again took up the reins under the head of THIESEN, HILDRED & Co., J. D. NORTON being the company. Eventually NORTON disposed of his interest to the other partners and the firm has since remained THIESEN & HILDRED. However, John THIESEN, Jr. now owns an interest.

Mr. THIESEN never sought office but nevertheless he served 8 years councilman, 1 term mayor and 11 years school director having been treasurer and president of the latter a number of years; all of which offices he filled with credit.

The firm of which the subject of this sketch is the head has always been a very large and prominent vertebra of Napoleon’s spinal column. The partners have taken and continue to take great interest in Napoleon’s welfare. They have furnished two thirds of the material that comprises our buildings and have ever been known to be lenient and generous to customers, often waiting on them at a personal sacrifice. In this way they have made legions of friends among all classes who cannot help appreciate such kindness. They have a complete institution of their kind, furnishing everything identified with a planning mill at strictly market prices, and can claim one of the largest and most completely stocked lumber yards of any town of this size in the state. The power used is that of water and they employ 12 men 12 months of the year.

JOHN THIESEN, JR.
John L. THIESEN is the oldest son of John THEISEN and was bom in Dayton, Ohio,
Nov., 6 ,1860. His parents came to Napoleon when he was four years old where he was raised, attending the common schools until he had received a good education. After leaving school he operated a vinegar factory belonging to his father for two years, after which he struck out into the world for himself. He went to Saginaw, Mich., where he learned the trade of sorting lumber. During the following years up to the time he returned to Napoleon he worked in Rock Island, 111., Birmingham, Ala., and Tonawanda, N. Y. In 1892 he purchased an interest in the lumber and planing mill firm of THIESEN & HILDRED and is one of its active members. He was married to Miss Della STARKEY, Dec. 22, 1887. “Jack” has a pleasant disposition, thoroughly understands his trade and has hosts of friends.

GEORGE DAUM
He was for many years a citizen of Napoleon, but now lives on his farm in Liberty Township. He is a son of George and Margaret DAUM, both of whom are now deceased. A singular co-incidence touching on his parents is that both of them were bom in the same town, in the same year, and hour.

George was bom in France, January 18, 1834. He settled in Henry County in 1846 and in 1868 was married to Rachael SPEITH. They have a large family of children. His political career is an eventful one. He was clerk of Pleasant Township; in 1872 was elected sheriff, and re-elected in 1874; served one term as county commissioner, commencing in 1876; was again elected sheriff and served two terms; in 1886 he was again elected county commissioner and served two terms. While resident of Napoleon Mr. DAUM was a prominent citizen holding other positions of trust, among others chief of the fire department. As a soldier he has a good record: He enlisted in Cleveland, October 1, 1862, in Company D, 124th Regiment, O.V. I.; was promoted from 2nd lieutenant to captain, in which capacity he served until the close of the war. He was wounded in the second day’s fight at Nashville and also took part in the battles of Chickamauga, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek and Atlanta. There is hardly a household in Henry County where Mr. DAUM is not known. He has a genial disposition, is a ready mixer and his friends are almost countless.

FISCHER’S RESTAURANT
They say that to reach a man’s heart is through his stomach, [sic] If this be true H. C. C. FISCHER has file facilities for making any number of conquests. This restaurant, with grocery, etc., combined, is situated directly opposite the court house on Washington Street and occupies one of the finest store rooms in the city. It is elaborately furnished and his table has a reputation that carries with it a large and first-class patronage.

Mr. FISHER [sic] is a native of Brunswick, Germany, where he was bom in 1846 and lived 20 years. At that age his parents moved to Akron, O., where young FISCHER farmed and later on kept grocery. In 1873 he went to Ironton, O., where he engaged in grocery business until 1890, when his place of residence was changed to this town. Since living here he has made a large number of friends and his patronage has steadily increased. He is a first class caterer and farmers and others will find out by giving him a call that he serves an elegant meal for 25 cents. His dining room is by far the finest of any restaurant in the city and he can lay just claim to supplying his guests with a variety that in every way harmonizes with the agreeable surroundings.

From The Henry County Signal, Dec. 19,1894

BUSINESSES IN NAPOLEON and THEIR PROPRIETORS

Shoe Stores – POLKER & WESTHOVEN, M. REISER, Theo. SAHR.
Blacksmiths – J. OVERMIRE, Albert KANNEY, John KUAZ, G. RESRITH, Joe KANSEY, John MILLER, Jos. SHAFF, KRABILL & PLUMMER, W. JOHNSON.
Photographers – E. A. MAYNARD, George W. GARDNER & Son.
Livery Stables – Karl KOLBE, Geo. R. TEEPLE, Chas. VAN HYMING, H. JONES.
“Print” Shops – Signal, Northwest, Demokrat.
Restaurants – M. H. Fisher, John REIDELBAUGH, D. Hess, Mrs. NEWMAN

FIRST FAMILIES OF HENRY COUNTY 2007

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.)

Gold Memberships:

Cheryl Carlson

William M. MYRICE, 1865

Earl S. Osborn, Jr.

James OSBORN, 1859
Commodore Osborn, 1860

Land Sales in Henry County, Ohio, 1847 (cont.)

The following is taken from an old book discovered in the attic of the Henry County Courthouse. R=range, T=town, S=section, A=acres, VPA=value per acre. Townships are designated by Range and Town numbers (note: Liberty and Washington changed 1850):
BARTLOW R 3 N—T 8 E DAMASCUS R 5 N—T 8 E
FLATROCK R 4 N—T 6 E FREEDOM R 6 N—T 6 E
HARRISON R 5 N—T 7 E LIBERTY R 5 & 6 N—T 7 E
MARION R 4 N—T 7 E MONROE R 4 N—T 7 E
NAPOLEON R 5 N—T 6 E PLEASANT R 3 N—T 6 E
RICHFIELD R 4 N—T 8 E RIDGEVILLE R 6 N—T 5 E
WASHINGTON R 5 & 6 N—T 8 E
District 2, Range 7, Town 4 (cont.)
Buyer R 5T S Description A VPA Total Value
Perkins, Thos. S. 7 4 5 S 1/2 NE 80 1.50 120.
Perkins, Thos. S. 7 4 5 N 1/2 NW 89 1.50 134.
Perkins, Thos. S. 7 4 5 S 1/2 NW 80 1.50 120.
Perkins, Thos. S. 7 4 5 W 1/2 SW 80 1.50 120.
Roby, T. J. 7 4 35 N 1/2 320 1.50 480.
Russell, Robert 7 4 19 SW 1/2 160 1.50 240.
Richart, S. F. 7 4 29 NW 1/4 160 1.50 240.
Rood, David 7 4 1 E 1/2 SE 80 1.50 120.
Sanderson, Geo. 7 4 31 SW 1/4 160 1.50 240.
Stanberry(ury?), H. 7 4 1 NE 160 1.50 240.
Smith, Geo. 7 4 35 SE 1/4 160 1.50 240.
Sterling, Lyne 7 4 5 E l/2 SW 80 1.50 120.
Sterling, Lyne 7 4 5 W 1/2 SE 80 1.50 120.
Sterling, Lyne 7 4 5 E 1/2 SE 80 1.50 120.
Seymore, James 7 4 15 E 1/2 320 1.71 550.
Seymore, James 7 4 22 E 1/2 320 1.50 480.
Seymore, James 7 4 27 NE l/4 160 1.50 240.
Seymore, James 7 4 11 W 1/2 320 1.50 480.
Seymore, Wm. H. 7 4 14 W 1/2 320 1.56 500.
Seymore, Wm. H. 7 4 23 W 1/2 320 1.50 480.
Seymore, Wm. H. 7 4 26 W 1/2 + SE 1/4 480 1.50 720.
Thatcher, Evans 7 4 13 NW 1/4 160 1.50 240.
Thatcher, Daniel 7 4 13 E 1/2 SE 80 1.50 120.
Thatcher, Daniel 7 4 25 S 1/2 NW 80 1.50 120.
Thatcher, Daniel 7 4 25 N 1/2 NW 80 1.50 120.
Walcott & Wells 7 4 21 W 1/2 SE 80 1.50 120.
Wise, Andrew 7 4 28 SW 1/4 160 1.50 240.
Wood, Michael 7 4 2 NW 1/4 160 1.50 240.
District #3, Range 7, Town 5
NOTE: Part of R 7N, T 5E later became German Twp., Fulton County
Buyer R T S Description A VPA Total Value
Andrews, John 7 5 19 W 1/2 NW 74 2.00 148.
Andrews, John 7 5 25 W 1/2 NW 80 2.00 160.
Andrews, John 7 5 25 E 1/2 NW 80 2.00 160.
Andrews, John 7 5 25 E l/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Andrews, John 7 5 31 W 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Andrews, Amos 7 5 8 W fr. SE 1/4 75 8.47 635.
Bomburger, William 7 5 11 NE SW 40 2.00 80.
Bomburger & Stebbins 7 5 9 NE fr. + E 1/2 NW 165 10.45 1,725.
Bomberger, William 7 5 4 SW NE 40 4.00 160.
Bomberger, William 7 5 4 W 1/2 SE 80 4.00 320.
Brown, A. H?. 7 5 31 E 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Boalt, C. S. 7 5 33 E 1/2 NW 80 2.00 160.
Boalt, C. S. 7 5 33 W 1/2 NW 80 2.00 160.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 3 NE SE 40 6.50 260.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 2 NW SW 40 2.50 100.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 11 NW pt. SW fr. 38 3.50 133.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 3 SE SE 40 11.88 475.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 10 N fr. 55 13.18 725.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 10 SE fr. 85 9.68 822.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 10 SW fr. 82 6.43 527.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 10 NE SE 40 2.00 80.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 10 NW SE 40 2.00 80.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 10 N 1/2 SW 80 2.00 160.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 4 E 1/2 SE 80 3.00 240.
Bower, Samuel 7 5 11 NW SW? 40 2.00 80.
Bowers, George 7 5 3 SW NW 40 2.50 100.
Bowers, George 7 5 3 NW NW 40 2.50 100.
Bowers, George 7 5 4 NE NE 40 2.50 100.
Bowers, George 7 5 4 SE NE 40 12.53 501.
Collett, William 7 5 2 S 1/2 SW 80 8.00 640.
Cowdrick, Joseph 7 5 11 W pt. N fr. 18 15.00 270.
Culbertson, William 7 5 1 W 1/2 SE 80 2.50 200.
Delong, Estate of 7 5 12 E l/2 SE + E 1/2 26 7.52 188.
Dorathy, William 7 5 12 SW pt. E 1/2 82 3.50 287.
Dodd, E. S. 7 5 2 NE SW 40 6.00 240.
Dodd, E. S. 7 5 2 E pt. NE fr. E l/2 22 14.67 322.
Dodd, E. S. 7 5 1 E 1/2 SE 80 2.50 200.
Eskridge, Kendall 7 5 33 E 1/2 NE 80 2.75 220.
Eskridge, Kendall 7 5 33 SW NE 40 1.25 50.
Ensign, J. 0. 7 5 2 SE corner SE 1/4 2 50.00 100.
Forsythe & Smith 7 5 24 E 1/2 NE 80 2.00 100.
Fosser, Phillips & Grime 7 5 17 W 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Fosser, Phillips & Grime 7 5 17 E 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Grime, Alexander 7 5 19 E 1/2 SW 80 2.00 160.
Grime, Alexander 7 5 19 W 1/2 SW 80 2.00 160.
Grime, William 7 5 23 W 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Grime, William 7 5 23 E 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Goss, Beeder 7 5 7 W pt. NE 1/2 82 3.50 287.
Hughes, Richard 7 5 11 W fr. E 1/2 109 5.34 582.
Hughsted, Elnor? 7 5 11 E fr. W 1/2 103 3.50 396.
Hunt, John E. 7 5 12 SE fr. N 1/2 25 7.00 178.
Hunt, John E. 7 5 11 N ff. E pt. 112 4.00 1168.
Jackson, W. J. 7 5 2 SE 1/2 less 2 a. 158 5.00 790.
Killpatrick, Thos. 7 5 4 SW NW 40 2.00 80.
Murphey, Cornelius 7 5 6 SE SE 40 3.00 120.
Miller, R. B. 7 5 23 E 1/2 NW 80 2.00 160.
Ohio, State of 7 5 12 SW fr. 179 3.50 627.
Ohio, State of 7 5 19 E 1/2 NW 80 2.00 160.
Ohio, State of 7 5 19 W 1/2 NE 80 2.00 160.
Patrick, Adolpheus 7 5 3 S 1/2 SW 80 6.00 480.
Patrick, Adolpheus 7 5 3 W 1/2 SE 80 7.05 564.
Patrick, John 7 5 7 E 1/2 NE 56 7.78 436.
Patrick, John 7 5 5 N 1/2 SW 80 2.50 200.
Patrick, John 7 5 5 E 1/2 SE 80 2.50 200.
Patrick, John 7 5 8 NW fr. 85 3.97 328.
Patrick, John 7 5 9 W 1/2 NW 74 33.36 2,469.
Patrick, John 7 5 8 N fr. E 1/2 124 9.98 1,238.
Patrick, John 7 5 11 SE fr. 106 4.92 521.
Patrick, John 7 5 5 E 1/2 SW 80. 2.50 200.
Philips, Forsythe 7 5 7 W fr. 116 4.00 464.
Philips, H. G. 7 5 3 W 1/2 SW 80 3.00 240.
Philips, H. G. 7 5 23 E 1/2 SW 80 2.00 160.
Philips, H. G. 7 5 23 W 1/2 SW 80 2.00 160.
Philips, Stafford 7 5 18 NW fr. 40 14.00 560.
Quinby, Samuel 7 5 18 SW fr. 150 3.50 525.
Roberson, J. H. 7 5 1 W 1/2 SW 80 3.50 280.
Roberson, J. H. 7 5 1 E 1/2 SW 80 3.00 240.
Roberson, J. H. 7 5 7 NW A 150 3.50 528.
Reiter, Reuben 7 5 18 SW SE 40 2.00 80.
Reiter, Charles 7 5 18 NW NE 40 2.50 100.
Sonick, Wun 7 5 2 SW NW 40 4.00 160.

 

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