Huron County, Ohio, Queries Posted For

Huron County, Ohio

Queries Posted For September thru October 2003





Surnames: SAMPLE, TOMPKINS
Researcher: Lee Reilly
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2003

I'm researching the SAMPLE/TOMPKINS family from Huron Co. OH. I find Nathaniel TOMPKINS married to #2 wife Betsey SAMPLE Huron Co. OH living in the Hartland Twp. and Ruggle Twp. I understand that Ruggle Twp. become part of Ashland Co. OH in 1846. They had one child that I know of Enoch TOMPKINS. Any connection to anyone ?

Surnames: DAGUE, GOLDWOOD, WILLIAMSON
Researcher: Barbara Fowler
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, September 12, 2003

My great grandparents were in Huron Co. for many years. They lived in a sleepy little town called Collins. Their names were Harvey Hamilton DAGUE and Emily Minnie GOLDWOOD DAGUE. Almost all of their married life was spent there and they both passed away there. Harvey's parents also lived in Collins for awhile. They were Hamilton Chauncy DAGUE and Livaria WILLIAMSON DAGUE. Hamilton lived there until about l890 then moved to Paulding Co. His wife continued in Collins with her children. While they were in Collins they ran a brickyard. These bricks were supposedly used as a sidewalk to the school for one thing. They had a star on each end and looked fluorescent when they got wet. Does anyone know where I might find one of these bricks? I have been there many times (Collins) but of course I can't just go prowling in peoples yards. If you can help I would be ever so greatful.

Surnames: BECHTOL, BECHTOLD, BEDFORD, HILLIS, MINK
Researcher: Bonnie Walsh
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, September 22, 2003

Need obituary for Lettie MINK born OCT 1889 Huron County, OH. Grandparents were David and Catherine HILLIS. David died 4 JAN 1885 in Chicago Junction, now called Willard, Ohio. In the 1900 census, Chicago Junction, Richmond twp., I found his wife, Catharine HILLIS. She had her grandaughter Lettie MINK, living with her. Lettie C. MINK, born Oct 1889 and age 10. Catharine was age 66 and born May 1834. She was a widow and had two living children. Then, in the 1910 census, Huron Co., Chicago Junction, Ohio, #0031 Catharine HILLIS was age 75, born PA. Living with an Albert G. BEDFORD and also Charles HILLIS, age 57. How are they are related? This listing was from the Miracode Index. I do not know who Lettie married. Would like to find obituary/death date for Catharine (BECHTOLD/BECHTOL) HILLIS and Lettie MINK.

Surnames: BRUNDAGE, REED
Researcher: Ruth Reed
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, September 27, 2003

Were the New London BRUNDAGEs from New York, more exactly Bath, Stueben Co. NY? Were they related to the BRUNDAGEs that came from NY in approx 1825 and settled in Seneca Co. Reed Twp. with their REED cousins? I have some BRUNDAGEs in my line. Prior to NY they were from PA. Let me know if this is familiar.

Surnames: BRUNDAGE
Researcher: Ruth Reed
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, September 27, 2003

John McConnell Look Up Results - My ancestor, Zebulon BRUNDAGE, came to Huron Co. from Danby, Tioga Co. NY (now Tompkins Co). The family settled in Fitchville twp in 1828. My Zebulon was born in New York in about 1783. I know about the Steuben Co. NY BRUNDAGEs. I believe they moved there from New Jersey, but were from the original New England BRUNDAGEs. This is my recollection of that side of the family. There is probably a connection to Zebulon way back, but I haven't found it yet. I'm not famular with the BRUNDAGEs that settled in Seneca Co. There could be a connection to my family. A lot of BRUNDAGEs were on the move about the same time. If I find a connection with the Seneca Co. BRUNDAGEs I will let you know. I have corresponded with Anne Giddings, and I believe there is a connection to our BRUNDAGE families. This may be the breakthrough I've been looking for to find the parents of Zebulon.

Surnames: BRADY, BRUNDAGE
Researcher: Ruth Reed
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, September 29, 2003

Anne Giddings Look Up Results - Unfortunately, I know nothing about the New London BRUNDAGEs. I am hoping to make a connection to some BRUNDAGEs from Westchester County, NY, but so far there is no evidence of one. I know nothing for sure after Zebulon was named in his uncle's will of 1804-one of 3 sons of Uncle Zebulon BRADY's sister, Rachel.

Surnames: LOCKWOOD
Researcher: Holly Livengood
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, October 9, 2003

I'm looking for information about the family of Arthur LOCKWOOD, who died in the Selon Junction Train/Car wreck of 1929, leaving Maybelle LOCKWOOD as soul survivor. The info we have of this is very sketchy, and we are curious about our grandparents. Was Arthur actually in the wreck? It ought to be in the papers of the time.

Surnames: MILL, MILLS
Researcher: Gerry Hardway
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, October 18, 2003

In searching my MILL/MILLS family who moved abt 1834 from Northampton Co., PA to New Haven, Huron Co., OH, I have found a Benjamin MILL whom I believe is a member of this family but I cannot connect him other than the fact that he was in Huron Co., Clarksfield Twp in 1840 when my Johann Heinrich MILL (Henry MILLS) was in New Haven Twp in the same year. Does anybody out there know anything about Benjamin?

Surnames: LOCKWOOD
Researcher: Holly Livengood
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, October 20, 2003

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I may have found the parents of your Arthur LOCKWOOD, who died in the train/car accident of 1929. It's pretty circumstantial at this point, but might be worth your checking out further. They would be James C. and Sarah LOCKWOOD of Milan, Erie County, OH. Census records from Ancestry.com on James C. shows the following- 1. 1880 Federal census, Milan Village, Erie County, OH. Enumerated 22 Jun 1880. Read: Name, age, occupation, place person born, place father born, place mother born- James C. LOCKWOOD, 25, farmer, OH, OH, OH. Sarah LOCKWOOD, 26, keeps house, OH, Baden (Germany), Switzerland. Arthur LOCKWOOD, 7 mos., OH, OH, OH. (Note- this would put Arthur's birth year at abt. 1879, and age 50 in 1929 at the time of the accident. His father, James C., would have been born abt. 1855.) 2. Ohio 1910 Census, Miracode Index- Name- James C. LOCKWOOD. Age- 55. Birthplace- OH. County- Erie, Milan. Relaton- Head of Household. Wife- Sarah, age 57, born OH. Son- Arthur, age 30, born OH. . 1920 Federal Census, Milan Village, Erie County, OH. Enumerated 12 Jan 1920- James C. LOCKWOOD, head, 65, OH, OH, OH, (none for occupation) Sara LOCKWOOD, wife, 66, OH, Baden (Germany), Switzerland. (Note- Arthur LOCKWOOD was still living at home at abt.age 30 in 1910 Census, but had left home by 1920. If his oldest child was his daughter, Alice, who died in the accident at age 15, then he could have been married abt 1914, or a few years earlier when he was in his early 30's, and still living at home with his parents when he was age 30.) In our Atlas and Directory of Erie County, Ohio, 1896, we find a J. C. LOCKWOOD listed as a land owner in Milan, Erie County, OH, Section 4, 82 acres. This property adjoins the "Village of Milan." Listed as Residents and Freeholders of Milan/Milan Village- J.C. LOCKWOOD. W. E. LOCKWOOD. R.M. LOCKWOOD. S. LOCKWOOD. E.M. LOCKWOOD. T. LOCKWOOD. S.A. LOCKWOOD. M.W. LOCKWOOD. M.E. LOCKWOOD. You mentioned that Arthur LOCKWOOD "died in the Selon Junction Train/Car wreck of 1929." This same Atlas & Directory of Erie County, Ohio also shows a map of the townships of Erie County, including the Railroad Systems. One rairoad, the L.S. & M.S. R.R., is shown passing through the towns of Sandusky City, Huron Village, Ceylon Village, and Vermillion, running along close to the shoreline of Lake Erie. A spur of this same R.R is shown as running due south from the main R.R, splitting off at the outskirts of Ceylon Village. It appears to me that this junction, where a spur of the R.R. runs south from nearby Ceylon Village, could be where the train/car accident occurred, and that this Ceylon (Village) junction could be what you called "Selon Junction." This Ceylon Village junction appears to be a relatively short distance (no scale is given) just to the northwest of Milan Village where James C. and Sarah LOCKWOOD resided. This might imply that Arthur LOCKWOOD still lived in the general area of his parents at the time of the accident. In our Huron County, Ohio Atlas of 1891, we find a J.C. and a James C. LOCKWOOD owning property in Norwalk Township and Townsend Township, just over the line from Erie County, in Huron County. They are- J.C. LOCKWOOD, Norwalk Twp, section 3, lot 61, 13.75 acres, and Townsend Twp, section 4, lot 94, 45 acres. Jas. C. LOCKWOOD, Norwalk Twp, section 3, lot 61, 26 acres. I couldn't find a definite clincher that would link the Arthur LOCKWOOD who died in the train/car wreck, with the Arthur LOCKWOOD who was the son of James C. and Sarah LOCKWOOD, and the above may be a house of cards, but the information seems to fit in all the right places.

Surnames: LOCKWOOD
Researcher: Holly Livengood
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, October 20, 2003

Cheryl Myers Look Up Results - Source- Chronicle Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) Friday, 1929, July 26 Headline- Three enroute to Vermilion picnic killed by train. Norwalk, Ohio, July 26. Triple funeral services will be held for three members of one family, killed at Ceylon, near here, last yesterday, when their automobile was struck by a New York Central flyer. The victims were Arthur LOCKWOOD, 50, his wife, May, 47, and a daughter, Alice, 15. Another daughter, Mable, 7, will recover, although she was seriously injured. A standing freight train apparently obscured LOCKWOOD's view of the approaching passenger train when he drove onto the tracks. Danger lights at the crossing also were obscured. The LOCKWOODs were enroute to a Sunday school picnic at Vermilion when the tragedy occurred.

Surnames: MALLORY
Researcher: Sharon
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, October 20, 2003

Could SKS who has a copy of the Huron County Ohio Index of Cemetery Inscriptions please look on page 236 and tell me all it says about Frank MALLORY?

Surnames: MILLER, POST
Researcher: Russ Miller
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, October 20, 2003

Could someone check and see if there is a cemetery listing for Joseph H. POST and wife Minnie. I am mainly intrested in Minnie who I believe is the daughter of Peter O. MILLER of New Haven.

Surnames: POST
Researcher: Russ Miller
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, October 20, 2003

Ann Clarke Look Up Results - The Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions has this information: Page 187, Hartland Ridge Cemetery, Hartland Township. Row 4 - north of main gate and drive. 6 POST, Joseph H. 1859-1948. Minnie E. 1868-1944. 8 POST, "Joseph H." 9 POST "Minnie".

Surnames: MILLER, POST
Researcher: Russ Miller
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Could some check and see if there is a cemetery listing for Joseph H. POST and wife Minnie. I am mainly interested in Minnie who I believe is the daughter of Peter O. MILLER of New Haven.

Surnames: BUSH, CHAMBERS, DELAP, ELLIS, MILLER, POST
Researcher: Russ Miller
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Ken Shute Lookup Results--In our Huron County, Ohio publications, I found references to both your POST and MILLER families. I focused mainly on your MILLER family since you said you were particularly interested in Minnie MILLER. Baughman, in his History of Huron County, Ohio, 1909, states that the parents of Minnie E. MILLER were Robert and Elizabeth MILLER (not Peter O. MILLER). See below. Here are the references- 1. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartland Ridge Cemetery, Hartland Township. Page 187: Row 4-- north of main gate and drive. Joseph H. POST 1859-1948. Minnie E. POST 1868-1944. 2. Marriages of Huron County, Ohio, by Scheuer Publications, 1815-1900. Joseph H. POST m. Minnie E. MILLER 24 Dec 1885. 3. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman. 1909. Vol. 2, pages 369-370. In a biographical sketch of Joseph H. POST, the following is mentioned- a. Joseph was born 18 Jan 1859 in Hartland Township. b. In 1909, he was the owner of a farm of 83 acres in New London Township. c. He was widely known for the thoroughbred Delaine merino sheep which he raised. d. He married Miss Minnie E. MILLER, native of Hartland Township. e. Minnie was born 1 Nov 1868. the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth MILLER, residents of Hartland township. 4. Back to Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartland Ridge Cemetery, Hartland Township. Page 182. Row 2- south of main gate and drive. 10. Robert C. MILLER 1824-1895 (GAR). Elizabeth C. DeLAP, his wife, 1836-1907. Edward R., 1864-1914. Jennie E. 1857-1936. 5. Back to Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Robert MILLER m. Elizabeth DeLAP 24 Dec 1858, Book 1, Page 183. 6. 1870 Federal Census Index, Huron County, Ohio. The following MILLERs are found on Census page 323 for Hartland Township. Read name, age and place of birth. Robert, 44, England. Elizabeth, 32, OH. Eliza, 13, OH. John, 8, OH. Sarah B., 7, OH. Robert, 6, OH. Minnie, 1, OH. 7. Birth Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio Minnie MILLER b. 12/01/1868. Vol. 1, Page 10. 8. Military History of Huron County, Ohio (Civil War). Hartland Township. Page 8. The following information is found in a biographical sketch on Robert C. MILLER- a. He belonged to the Ohio National Guards from 1862. b. He volunteered May 2, 1864 at Hartland, and on May 15th he was mustered into Company B, 166th Ohio National Guards. He mustered out Sept. 8, 1864. c. Robert was the son of Edward and Alice (CHAMBERS) MILLER. d. He was born in England and was 40 years old at his enlistment. e. Robert was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Anice, who died, leaving him with one daughter, Jennie M. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Ira and Lydia A. (BUSH) DeLAP. Robert married Elizabeth in 1859 in Huron County, Ohio. Elizabeth DeLAP was born in Huron County. f. The children of Robert and Elizabeth (DeLAP) MILLER were John, Robert E., Belle, Minnie, and Carrie. Belle is now the wife of William ELLIS. g. Robert C. MILLER is a blacksmith on Hartland Ridge, with Post Office Address at Clarksfield, Huron County.

Surnames: HENDRYX, PHILLIPS, SHELTON
Researcher: Julie Shelton Fenner
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2003

My gr gr gr grandmother Mariah PHILLIPS HENDRYX marrried first Barzillia HENDRYX about 1828; would like to find out how to get a copy of that marriage record as well as the marriage record for her marriage to my gr gr gr grandfather Daniel SHELTON who was living in Vermillion at the time of their marriage in 1831. Trying to find out who her parents were hoping to get some clues with this info. If you can help it sure would be appreciated. I live in Genesee County Michigan (Flint area) and would be happy to do lookups here free of charge.

Surnames: HENDRYX, PHILLIPS, SHELTON
Researcher: Julie Shelton Fenner
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Here is the marriage record information for Maria/Mariah (PHILLIPS) HENDRICKS/HENDRYX SHELTON. It appears that Barzillia HENDRICKS/HENDRYX was married before he married Maria PHILLIPS. 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Maria PHILLIPS m. Barzillia HENDRICKS 2 Aug 1828, Old Book 1, Page 100. Mariah HENDRYX m. Daniel SHELTON 22 May 1831, Old Book 1, Page 143. 2. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman, 1909. Wakeman Township. Page 279. "Among the early settlers of Wakeman township were Barzilla S. HENDRICKS and family in 1819." 3. History of the Firelands, by W.W. Williams, 1879. Wakeman Township. Page 186. "Barzilla S. HENDRICKS, his wife and adopted son, came into the township in the spring of 1819, and settled where George Denton now lives. Mr. HENDRICKS was killed by an accident, February 5, 1830. He and his wife had been to the Centre in attendance upon a meeting of some kind, and when near Merritt Hyde's, on their return home, a part of the harness gave way, the sleigh was wrecked, and Mr. HENDRICKS received injuries which caused his death the following day. His first wife died in the early years of their settlement, and he married again a few years afterward. His second wife is yet living (as of 1879)." 4. Early Estate Index, Huron County Ohio, 1812-1852. Barzilla S. HENDRYX, Estate, Feb., 1830. Common Pleas Journal # 3, page 578 Packet (original papers).

Surnames: STOTTS
Researcher: Karen Stotts Myatt
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, October 23, 2003

What are the possibilities of having some marriages looked up in the Huron Co Marriages book for 1815-1900? The surname is STOTTS.

Surnames: STOTTS
Researcher: Karen Stotts Myatt
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, October 23, 2003

Ken Shute Lookup Results-- There's quite a few STOTTs (Brides and Grooms) listed in our marriage book, so I won't be able to list them, but if you have reason to believe there are a few who were married in Huron County, and you can supply me with their full names, I'll be happy to look them up. Since our mariage book, covering the years 1815-1900 is actually divided into three volumes, it would be helpful if you could give me a rough idea of date period for the marriages involved. The date periods are 1815-1854,1855-1877, and 1878-1900.

Surnames: CLARK, DYE, STOTTS, WELLS
Researcher: Karen Stotts Myatt
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, October 23, 2003

I am mostly looking for STOTTS(es) who married DYEs, CLARKs or WELLS. I think it most definitely would have been between 1815 and 1850.

Surnames: CLARK, DYE, STOTTS, WELLS
Researcher: Karen Stotts Myatt
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, October 25, 2003

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I've checked our Huron County, OH publications, and some online resources, but have been unable to find a connection between the Reuben STOTTS of Ripley Twp, and the Reuben STOTTS who married Rachel CLARK of Fulton County in 1845. First, I could find no marriages between any STOTTS, and any DYEs, CLARKs or WELLS, in our Huron County Marriage Book (Brides and Grooms). However, I did find some references to the Ripley Twp Reuben STOTTS that you might not have (and some you probably do have). I get a picture of contrasts: In Atlases of (ca) 1845 and again in 1873, the Ripley Reuben is seen as a landowner and farmer of 162 acres of land in Ripley Twp, and presumably a responsible, hard- working toiler of the soil. Yet later, in a posting on Rootsweb.com, he is rumored to be a stage ventriloquist, and his daughter Ella was a snake charmer, with the conjecture that they might have worked with a circus. Also, in an article written by Henry Timman for the Norwalk Reflector in 1984, there is mention that in 1894, Rueben, Jr., the son of Ripley Rueben, was part of a "theatrical act" with his sister Ella BARNES. Rueben, Jr. was also mentioned as owning a farm in Ripley Twp at that time. Here are the findings on Ripley's Reuben. 1. From our Marriage Book- Reuben STOTTS m. Martha FISHER 18 Sep 1865, Book 1, Page 486. Martha STOTTS m. Tolliver D. JACOBS 29 May 1890, Book 5, Page 718. (Martha, possible widow of Reuben??) 2. From our Cemetery Inscriptions Book- Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk Twp. Page 552. Section 1 - Ave. C - Row 6. 24 Sarah S. STOTTS d/o R. & M. STOTTS d. (13) May 1890 age 10 m 20 d. 25 "Jacob" STOTTS (See row 7). Page 552-- Section 1 - Ave. C - Row 7. 22 Reuben STOTTS d. 20 Sep 1882 age 76y 3d. Jacob (STOTTS) d. 26 Nov 1864 in his 80th year. Sarah S. (STOTTS), d/o R. & M. STOTTS d. 15 Nov 1890 age 1y 11m 22d. (Note the discrepancies in the dates and ages for the two Sarah S. STOTTS above) 3. Our Death Index, 1867-1908. Reuben STOTT d. 09/20/1882 Vol. 1, Page 100. 4. Our 1870 Census Index, Huron County, OH Census page 549, Ripley Twp. Read name, age, and place of birth: Ella STOTTS, 3, OH. Martha STOTTS, 23, England. Reuben STOTTS, 61, OH. Sara S. STOTTS, 1, OH. 6.Birth Index. 1867-1908, Huron County, OH. Sara S. STOTTS b. 12/25/1868. Vol. 1, Page 17. 7. Ancestry. Com Census, 1880. Ripley Twp, Huron County, OH. Enumerated 8 Jun 1880. (Read name, age, relation, occupation, place of birth, POB of Father, POB of mother.) Reuben STOTTS, 73, Farmer, OH, _,_. Martha STOTTS, 33, wife, keeping house, Eng., Eng., Eng. Ella STOTTS, (18??), daughter, at school, OH, OH, Eng. Reuben STOTTS, 6, son, OH, OH, Eng. 8. Plat Book of (ca) 1845, Huron County, OH. Reuben STOTTS, Ripley Twp, section 2, lot 6, 81 acres, and section 2, lot 12, 81 acres. 9. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, OH. R. STOTTS, Ripley Twp, section 2, lot 6, 81 acres. 10. From Ancestry.com's World Tree project. Contact Mark Lozer . Reuben STOTTS m. Rachel CLARK b. 30 May 1831 in Allegheny Co., MD. Children- William STOTTS, b. 2 Oct 1845 in what would become Clinton Twp, Fulton Co., OH Rachel CLARK (wife). Father- Ebenezer CLARK b. 15 Sep 1801 in PA; Mother- Mary DYER b. 11 Nov 1809 in Allegany Co., MD. William STOTTS d. 30 Oct 1925 in Liberty Center, Henry Co., OH. "They (Reuben and Martha) do not appear to have been married. William's birthdate is 2 Oct 1845. It is always listed as Clinton, Fulton, OH, even though there was no such county until 1850." Other contacts listed for this same information. Caryl Lamont Munson and [email protected]. John McKelvey [email protected]. Bethany Heilman [email protected]. Craig Shatton . 11. Ancestry.com's Ohio Census, 1790-1890. Source- 1860 Federal Census Index. Name- Reuben STOTTS. State- OH. Co- Huron. Twp- Ripley. 12. Ancestry.com's Norwalk, OH, Directory, 1892-1893. Reuben U. STOTTS, paper hanger, 22 East Main St., Norwalk, OH, 1892-1893. (Possibly Reuben, Jr.??). 13. Ancestry.com's 1920 Federal Census Index, OH. Reuben W. STOTTS, age 46, OH, Norwalk, Huron Co. (Probably Reuben, Jr.). 14. FamilySearch.com (online IGI). Reuben W. STOTTS, b. 21 Jan 1873, Huron, OH. Father- Reuben STOTTS. Mother- Martha FISHER. 15. Rootsweb.com Board. From Google Search. STOTTS- L Archives. Subject- Reuben STOTTS. Posted by R.D. STOTTS ([email protected]). Date- 12 Jan 2000 Some excerpts from the posting- Reuben STOTTS was born 2 Sep 1806 in Jefferson Co., OH to Jacob and Matilda STOTTS. He was first seen in 1830 in Huron County. He purchased land there from Jacob in 1834. He married Martha FISHER 20 Sep 1865. He had a son Reuben, a daughter Ella, and another daughter Sarah who died young. It is said that Reuben was a stage ventriloquist. My father knew about this. His daughter (Ella) was a snake charmer. Maybe they worked in a circus. Their was some talk about this. 16. Just Like Old Times, Book V by Henry Timman, published originally in the Norwalk Reflector, Norwalk, OH. The article is titled "STOTTSes livened up Ripley Township," dated March 23, 1984. Excerpt- "In 1894, another cousin of the STOTTS family created a sensation in Ripley. Reuben STOTTS was part of a theatrical act known as STOTTS and BARNES, with his sister Ella BARNES as the other partner. He also owned a farm in Ripley which he had leased to Daniel and Anna McLaughlin. The theatrical act was stranded at some point and decided to return to Reuben's farm in Ripley. They forcibly ejected the McLaughlins and their furniture from the house. That night the neighbors held an Indignation Meeting and went to eject STOTTS, Ella BARNES, and a W.J. HOLMES. Firearms were brought into play and HOLMES was seriously injured, but the intruders held the fort. The McLaughlins then sued for $10,000 in damages. The were awarded $24.95 in damages and had to split the cost with the defendents, according to court records." So while I could find no link between the Ripley Twp's Reuben STOTTS and the Fulton County Reuben STOTTS, there appears to be a great deal of missing information between 1806, when the Ripley Reuben is said to have been born in Jefferson County, OH, and the early to mid-1840's when he is seen as a property owner in Ripley Twp, so the link may exist - just not found yet.

Surnames: FRITZ
Researcher: Andrew Waber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, October 25, 2003

I was looking through a map when I noticed something interesting. Apparently there's a Fritz Rd. in Monroeville which branches off of Hettel Rd. Does anybody know where this name could've come from? I know of a distant cousin Dick FRITZ who lives there.

Surnames: FRITZ
Researcher: Andrew Waber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, October 26, 2003

Sharon Look Up Results - Fritz Rd. used to be a part of Rt. 99. When the state decided to straighten Rt. 99, the new road went behind Rich FRITZ's home. They renamed that little stretch in front of Rich FRITZ's home, Fritz Rd. At the time his father Alvin FRITZ lived on the other side of Fritz Rd. This happened in the 1960's or so.

Surnames: FRITZ
Researcher: Andrew Waber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, October 26, 2003

Lee Fritz Look Up Results - Andrew, contact me. I think Alvin FRITZ is somehow related to Leo FRITZ. Leo is an uncle of mine.

Surnames: BARNUM, CARLEY, COOLEY, RANKIN, SCOTT
Researcher: Judy Schreiber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, October 26, 2003

Re: COOLEY, BARNUM, SCOTT and RANKIN. Does anyone know where the settlement with these people was, or have knowledge of where they came from and whether they stayed there or moved on? Was the name really COOLEY or could it have been CARLEY?

Surnames: BURKE, PONERS, REDFIELD, RULE, WILKINSON
Researcher: Loretta Taylor
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

I am looking for information regarding my great-great-great aunt, Deborah RULE. I found in the book of cemetery inscriptions where they are listed on page 546, and I found an obituary in the Ohio Archives for Deborah & John RULE'S son, James H. The obituary gave his month and day, but no year of death. I don't know the name of the cemetery, but the names are Deborah RULE, John H. RULE, James H. RULE, and Mary Ann RULE. Also included on page 546, is Baby RULE and Ellen D. RULE, so I am assuming this must also be family members. I would greatly appreciate any help of any kind.

Surnames: BURKE, PONERS, REDFIELD, RULE, WILKINSON
Researcher: Loretta Taylor
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

Ken Shute Lookup Results-- Here are some references I found to your Rule family in our Huron County, OH publications, and an online resource. 1. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Norwalk Township. Page 546. 291 John H. RULE d.. 17 Jul 1867 age 73y; (Masonic emblem). 292 Deborah H. RULE d. 26 Oct 1882 age 85y 17d. 293 Ellen D. RULE d/o John H. & Deborah RULE d. 15 Sep 1836 AE 1y 5m 21d. "This lovely bud so young and fair, Called hence by early doom. Just came to show how sweet a flower, in Paradise would bloom." 294 James H. RULE d. 17 Mar 1882 age 54y. 295 A Baby RULE d/o J.H. and M.A. RULE d. 28 Nov 1871 age 28d. Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk Township. Page 565. Section 3 West-Ave A- Row 3. 19 Mary Ann RULE 1832-1926. 2. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. James H. RULE m. Mary A. WILKINSON 20 Nov 1855, Book 1, Page 24. 3. History of the Fire Lands, by W.W. Williams, 1879. Page 58. Mentions that the newspaper The Experiment was first published Aug. 20, 1835, and that in 1854 James H. RULE and W.W. REDFIELD became owners of the paper. They remained in partnership until Aug. 31, 1858 when Mr. RULE retired. Page 149. Mentions J.H. RULE was a member of Huron Lodge No. 37, I.O.O.F. which was first instituted at Norwalk, Apr., 14, 1845. 4. 1870 Federal Census, Huron County, Ohio. The following RULE are found on census page 415, Norwalk Village. Read Name and Place of Birth. Charles, OH. Deborah, RI. James H., OH. Mary A., OH. William, OH. 5. 1880 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio. James H. BURKE, Norwalk City, Ward 1, 297D. 6. Ancestry.Com's 1880 Federal Census. Name -Deborah RULE Estimated Birth Year- 1798 Born- Rhode Island Relation to Head of House- Mother L (mother-in-law?) Marital Status- Widowed Home in 1880- Akron, Summit (Co.), Ohio Head of Household- Augustus D. PONERS Father's Birthplace- Rhode Island Mother's Birthplace- Rhode Island. 6. Death Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, OH. Charles H. RULE d. 12/19/1904, Vol. 2, Page 174. Infant RULE d. 12/01/1871, Vol. 1, Page 24. James H. RULE d. 03/17/1883, Vol. 1, Page 99. John Henry RULE d. 07/17/1867, Vol. 1, Page 1. (Note the death year for James H. RULE is given here as 1883, while it's given as 1882 in the Cemetery Inscription). 7. Gateway to the West, Vol. I, by Bowers & Short. Page 549. Huron County, Ohio-- Death Records 1867-1868. John Henry RULE; d. 7/17/1867; age 73; married; place of death Norwalk; place of birth Headington, Scotland. 8. Just Like Old Times, Book II, by Henry Timman, published originally in the Norwalk Reflector. Article titled: "Tracker John RULE" dated Jan. 7, 1977. The article describes John H. RULE as a blacksmith by trade, but also an expert tracker of escaped criminals in the early days of Norwalk. He was a native of Scotland and came to Norwalk from Cayuga County, NY in 1832. (Following the above, the article continues with a description of how John RULE tracked down two criminal fugitives). The RULE family in Norwalk lived for a time on Whittlesey Ave., just north of Washington St., but made their last home at No. 54 North Foster St. This home was the home of their son James H. RULE who was an employee (or owner at times) of the former EXPERIMENT newspaper in Norwalk.. Also mentioned in this same article- The John H. RULE family, consisting of wife Deborah and several small children, came to Ohio from Cayuga County via the Erie Canal and Lake Erie. Mrs. Deborah RULE was one of the several "Mothers of Israel." These selfless women spent hours nursing the sick, soothing the dying, dressing the dead for burial, and more cheerfully, washing and dressing newborn babies. 9. Just Like Old Times, Book VI, by Henry Timman, published originally in the Norwalk Reflector. Article titled "The weather got nasty this time of year in 1859," dated May 29, 1987. Mentions James H. RULE as the owner of a grocery store in Norwalk on East Main Street. Hope this fills in some holes in your family history.

Surnames: ALBRIGHT
Researcher: Anna Bristol
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Date posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

I was neighbor to Ronald and Patricia ALBRIGHT and their two sons, on South Norwalk Road. Are they your family?

Surnames: FRANCIS
Researcher: Tony Churchill
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Date posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

Could you please check your files and see if you have a death record for William Augustus FRANCIS who lived on Whittsley Ave. in Norwalk? He died in Jan of 1910 (no record at health dept.) I have his obit, place of burial, picture of gravesite and pictures of him. He was my grt grandfather. He died at home so don't understand why there is no death cert. for him. I have all the info I need on him, just no death cert. and if it is recorded at the courthouse, I will go there and get a copy. I have traced all his sons but 2, and in my fathers generation, I have all the siblings obits, pictures, burial sites, and pictures of graves. (one in Calif. and one in Tenn. that people have taken and sent to me). I live in Sandusky but don't get over to Norwalk much. His son, William P. FRANCIS lived on Whittsley Ave. also and I have traced that oldest son's family and have had contact with his descendents from his first marriage (to my grt grandmother's sister).

Surnames: ALBRIGHT
Researcher: Anna Bristol
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Date posted: Friday, October 31, 2003

Ann Daniels Look Up Results - Ronald ALBRIGHT was my first cousin. We spent many Thanksgivings together at our grandfather's farm (the J H ALBRIGHT on p. 182. Ronald's father, also a Ronald WILTON, was born in 1907, so not included in the 1905 Rural Directory.

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