Huron County, Ohio, Queries Posted For

Huron County, Ohio

Queries Posted For July 2006





Surnames: INSCHO
Researcher: Wilma Inscho Leonard
Date posted: Saturday, July 1, 2006

Seeking relatives of Robert H. INSCHO, born Greenfield Twp, Huron Co, OH, 4 July 1835. I am great-granddaughter. Address- 319 Nora, Buscyrus OH 44820-2720.

Surnames: KNAPP, MEAD
Researcher: Frances Van_Scoy
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, July 9, 2006

Rachel KNAPP is recognized as a Pioneer by the First Families of Huron County, Ohio. Could anyone tell me more about her? The only Rachel KNAPP I have in my notes (without primary sources as documentation) is the wife of Edmund MEAD (1788-1876), the daughter-in-law of Ethan MEAD (1747-1825) and Elizabeth _____, and the sister-in-law of Esther MEAD and Elizabeth MEAD (the 3rd and 4th wives of my great(4)-grandfather Brundage KNAPP). Is this the same Rachel KNAPP?

Surnames: DIRINGER, HIPP, SCHWABLE, SIMON
Researcher: Andrew Waber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, July 13, 2006

I have been heavily immersed in Grissheim for the past couple days and I found something of importance to some researchers in this area. Conrad/Konrad SIMON and Andreas HIPP were half-brothers. Their mother, Maria DIRINGER, married 1) Thomas HIPP who died 22 Jun 1796 then she married 2) Seraphinus SIMON. To further muddle things, Andreas HIPP's wife Theresia SCHW�BLE was a relative of Seraphinus SIMON, whose mother was Anna SCHW�BLE. Another HIPP who came to Huron County, Thomas HIPP, was the illegitimate son of Magdalena HIPP, sister of Andreas and Conrad. I found a lady who has devoted her time and energy tracking descendents of Grissheimers and am awaiting her word on the list of Grissheimer descendents. Apparently in the 1850s the German government ordered the mayor of the village to send 100 people from Grissheim to America at the government's expense. They were tired of having to support them. Since Huron County already had a number of natives from Grissheim here, as you could imagine a significant portion of those 100 chose this area to be close to their old neigbors and relatives. So far here's the surnames I accumulated- HISS, HIPP, GFELL, SCHW�BLE, VONTHRON, Thaddeus SCHMIDT family (settled in Fremont), Josephus DUFNER, SIMON, and HAAS. Another family, LINK, came from neighboring Bremgarten.

Surnames: BUTLER, DURY, JOHNS, KNAPP, MYERS, SHELDON, VAN SCOY
Researcher: Frances Van_Scoy
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2006

I'm trying to find out more about Carlos DURY, b abt 1889, whose (probable) parents were living in Williams County, Ohio, in 1880 and who himself was age 21 living in Huron County, Ohio in 1910. Sally Ann VAN SCOY, daughter of Abraham VAN SCOY and his wife Mary KNAPP, was born in New York (probably Westchester County), 17 May 1812. She married in 1832 in Huron County, Ohio, James DURY. He died in 1848 at age 48 and was buried in the Nineveh Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio. Sally/Sarah DURY is in Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio, at each census from 1850 through 1880. I don't know when/where she died or where she is buried. James and Sally (VAN SCOY) DURY had five children- Mary E, b. 1835, m. William SHELDON, John David, b 1834, m. Esther Ann JOHNS, James Leonder, b. abt. 1838, Ceylon Sherman, b. 1842, Lidda Jane, b. 1846, m. (1) -- BUTLER, m. (2) Alanson SHELDON. (I know a reasonable amount about most of these children and their descendants.) According to family reunion records, James Leonder DURY had four children- Adelbert, b. 1872, Elsa, b. 1878, m. William MYERS, James, b. 1880, Carlos, b. 1888. I've looked for census records for James Leonder DURY and his family with these results- 1880, Ohio, Williams, North West, James L., 42; Mary C., 33; Adelbert D., 8; Elsie L., 1. 1900, Ohio, Athens, Athens - probably a different family Leandrew Doerr, 44; Mary W., 39; Carlos, 11; Nellie, 9; James H., 7; Susie, 3; Elmer H., 2; Julie, 86. 1910, Ohio, Huron, Ripley James L, 67, divorced; Carlos, 21; Margaret 23 (wife of Carlos). 1920, Ohio, Athens, Athens - probably the other family Leander Dorr, 63; James H., 27; Lucy, 23; Helen, 14. 1930, Ohio, Athens, Canaan - probably the other family Carlos, 30; Ethel, 35 (wife); Lee, 13 (son). The minutes of the 1941 meeting of the VANSCOY-KNAPP reunion mention the birth of a Carlos DURY 7 July 1941. The attendance list for the 1941 reunion has these DURY entries. Mr. J. C. DURY 725 W. North Fostoria, Mr. & Mrs C. K. DURY 434 Beech St. Fostoria, O. The 1937 "New Mailing List of Relatives" in the reunion records has this additional DURY entry: Mrs. Robert DURY, Kinderhook, Michigan. Does anyone recognize Carlos DURY? Note-- I've found him this morning in the 1920 census age 30 with wife Margaret age 33 in Plymouth, Richland County, Ohio. He is brakeman on a railroad. VANSCOY-KNAPP reunion, [email protected]

Surnames: BUTLER, DURY, JOHNS, KNAPP, MYERS, SHELDON, VAN SCOY
Researcher: Frances Van_Scoy
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Bonnie Look Up Results-- I just noticed that I have some of your relatives in my list. Mary E, DRURY who married b. 1835, m. William SHELDON AND Lidda Jane, b. 1846, m. (1) -- BUTLER, m. (2) Alanson SHELDON Alanson Sheldon was the brother of my great great great grandmother Mary Anna SHELDON. Alanson E. (Lance) was born 20 MAY 1846 in Huron Co., Ohio. He married Mrs. Lydia Jane (DRURY) BUTLER on 26 OCT 1869 in Norwalk, Ohio. Alanson died 31 AUG 1907 in Fitchville, Ohio. He was a carpenter. William F. SHELDON was her Uncle and brother to my gr. gr. gr. gr. grandfather David W. SHELDON. If I remember correctly (but I don't have my notes in front of me) he moved to Michigan. I have Alanson SHELDON' s Civil War record and short death notice. And I have more info on both of these families if you are interested.

Surnames: COLE
Researcher: Arion Cole
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, July 24, 2006

Could someone tell me the name of the cemetery in what I would call South Clarksfield which is located at the intersection of Rt 60 and Rt 18? My Dad and Mom are buried there and I would like to know the official name of the cemetery

Surnames: COLE
Researcher: Arion Cole
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, July 24, 2006

Shirley Look Up Results-- By any chance, is there a John H. COLE in your family tree who married (2) my divorced great grandmother, Frances A. (STEVENS) NELSON in Cleveland, 8 Aug 1901 ?

Surnames: COLE
Researcher: Arion Cole
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Sorry Shirley, My line of COLEs didn't get to the Ohio area until the late 1920's and early 1930's. First in Hardin County and Huron County. This mainly in the Willard area. I see the STEVENS in your surname and believe there are several of these STEVENS in the Greenwich, Ohio area even today.

Surnames: COLE, GREEN
Researcher: Bonnie
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

I am trying to find out if any of the COLE families in Huron Co., Ohio are related to my gr. gr. gr. gr. grandmother, Elethear COLE. Elethear COLE married Adolphus M. GREEN on 15 Mar 1821 in NY. She was born in Kingsbury, Washington Co., NY in 1800. (Note- There is a Samuel COLE died 15 Dec 1834 age 62 years and wife Susannah died 15 Jan 1855 age 74 yrs., 8 months buried in a cemetary on Dean Road, Kingsbury, Washington County, NY.) Adolphus and Elethear Green lived in Monroe Co., NY from about 1821 to 1823 and Danville, Steuben Co., NY from 1824 to 1830. By 1831, they resided in Greenwich twp., Huron Co., Ohio. By 1850 they had moved to Livingston Co., MI. I think she may be the sister of Johnathan COLE of Greenwich twp., Huron Co., Ohio. Or related to one of the other Cole families in the area. Is anyone researching the COLE families who came to Huron County about 1830-40s?

Surnames: COLE, MCKELVEY
Researcher: Shirley Russello
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

The John H. COLE of whom I inquired, was born abt 1861 in Summit County, OH. He recorded his parents as Runsion COLE and Marilla McKELVEY. According to the 1900 Census for Cleveland, District 125, he was a salesman, 34, living with his sister who was HOH and her two young daughters but I was unable to decipher their names.

Surnames: TYLER, WHITE
Researcher: John D. Sissom
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Dennis WHITE, the third child of Amasa Daniel WHITE and Polly TYLER was born ca. 1826, place unknown. In 1830 he is living with his parents in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York. Either Dennis or Daniel WHITE is not with the family in 1840, and we prefer to think that Dennis is the one who is not living with them at that time. In 1850 we are a bit more certain, for his name is not among those listed. In 1860, Dennis WHITE is living in Monroeville, Lynn Township, Huron County, Ohio, and has Amasa WHITE, Jr., and Lydia, his wife, living with him, as well as a child which could belong to Dennis by the name of Elaine WHITE. If you have any information relating to this family, I would like to correspond with you.

Surnames: LYON
Researcher: Jessie Deith
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

One of my ancestors is William LYON, who I find in the 1850 Butler, Richland County, Ohio census. Looking at your 1845 Plat book of Huron County, I also find him listed in section 3 of Fitchville, Huron County. He is also listed as one of the Fireland sufferers in a book, and I have a copy of a purchase of land from the land office by William LYON of Richland County in 1834. I have found his burial place in Blooming Grove, Richland County. His son lived in Huron County. Another transfer of land to a William LYON is listed as "between the Little Miami and the Sciota Rivers, northwest of the River Ohio". Question 1 - Does this seem likely to be the same William LYON or is this location in the wrong area? To complicate things, there is a second William LYON in Ohio at the same time but he is buried in Knox County, Ohio. Question 2 - is there any way to tell from which town the Fire Land sufferers came?

Surnames: LYON
Researcher: Jessie Deith
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Morsnam2 Look Up Results - I found my Huron County family in the 1800 census in the Finger Lakes area of New York. They came from Danbury, Conn., to New York, to Huron County ca.1826. I will try to find the links and send them to you.

Surnames: LYON
Researcher: Jessie Deith
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, July 29, 2006

Gloria Ishida Look Up Results - According to Wikipedia "The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands ... The land was set aside for residents of the Connecticut towns of Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Groton, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, and Ridgefield who lost their homes in 1779 and 1781 due to fires set by British forces during the American Revolutionary War." An even wider area was early claimed by Connecticut thus not all early pioneers originating in actual Connecticut were "Sufferers".

Surnames: LYON
Researcher: Jessie Deith
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006

Wayne French Look Up Results - Similar to the Firelands, the area between the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers was known as the Virginia Military District and was granted to those serving Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Most migration to this area came up from Kentucky or from Virginia.

Surnames: BUNCE, MOREY
Researcher: Marcia ?
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006

I can't nail down any birth facts for my great grandfather, and his named parents are likewise a puzzle. Does anyone have advice on learning whether or not he would have been an orphan, ward of the state, etc? I live in AZ, and have no experience with genealogy on that level anyway. Wesley BUNCE declares- b. OH, (generally) 1842, father- Reuben BUNCE; mother- Eliza MOREY. No record of siblings. I have full records on him and his own family 1860 and after. No early records of birth family of any sort, but in OH in 1850 with unrelated (Miller) family (I�ve checked extensively on that). No info as to which county he was from. Declared father from NY, mother from NY, PA, OH. I know he is in the same county as one Reuben BUNCE in 1860 IA, but no records to tie them together. How do I dig for early Ohio records?

Surnames: HALL, WALDRON
Researcher: Sondra Erswell Carlson
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Looking for information concerning Sylvester WALDRON, his wife, and children. Sylvester was the oldest son of Joseph WALDRON, Sr. and was b. 5 Nov 1771 and d.1847. He came to Hartland in 1819 and married Edney HALL in 1828. He is shown owning land on the Huron Co. plat map of 1845. Address- 9 Windsor Drive, Clifton Park NY 12065.

Surnames: BAKER, BRAMAN, BURLINGHAM, MILLHOUSE, MOFFIT
Researcher: Nancy David
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Looking for information concerning Clarissa BAKER, who married Charles BRAMAN in Huron Co, in 1840. Their children were Electa, Martha, Lucy, and Nathan. Charles died about 1854. She then married Amos BURLINGHAM in 1857 and Roland MILLHOUSE in 1863. Are Nathan and Eliza (MOFFIT) BAKER her parents? Address- 9 General Drive, Sandusky, OH 44870-5435.

Surnames: LOFLAND
Researcher: Bruce North
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Looking for the parents of Solomon S. LOFLAND, b. Nov 1811, d. 12 Feb 1889 in Plymouth, OH. Address- 818 Hale Ave, Ashland, OH 44805-4229

Surnames: HOWARD, SNYDER
Researcher: Dorothy Shifley Smithson
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Searching for the death date of William HOWARD, b. 1795 in NJ. He is listed in the 1860 Huron Co census, but not in the 1870 Huron Co census. Hi wife, Margaret (SNYDER) HOWARD, and daughter are buried in Hoyt Cemetery, Fairfield Twp. Address-1747 E. 26th, Owensboro, KY 42303-1513.

Surnames: WHITE
Researcher: Constance Sims
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Thomas B. WHITE, father of Charles C., William W., John F., and Abram C. was listed as living in Huron Co. in 1850. He is listed in the Ionia, MI 1870 census. It is believed he lived to be at least 100 years; where and when did he die? Address- 1554 Hwy 69, Boulder MT 59632-9720.

Surnames: GARRISON, STEWARD
Researcher: Marjorie Paine Knight
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

I would like to verify that John GARRISON, founder of Sandusky, OH, is the brother of Jason. Also, that Elizabeth GARRISON, b. 1811 at Cedar Point is the daughter of Jason. It is believed that Elizabeth married Calvin STEWARD in Mansfield OH. Address-461 Fairlawn Drive, Columbus OH 43214-2819.

Surnames: LANGJAHR, STOCKMASTER
Researcher: William Marguart
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Desire information on Arthur and Katherine STOCKMASTER family and Charles and Mary LANGJAHR family, Address- 4646 Ridgeton Road, Bucyrus OH 44820-9318

Surnames: BAKER, HARTWELL, SPRAGUE
Researcher: Mary Arnold
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Seeking information concerning Jonathon SPRAGUE, HARTWELL and BAKER families, all pioneer settlers. Address- 1600 Beaucaire Drive, St Louis MO 63122-1412

Surnames: BRUNDAGE, STEVENS
Researcher: John C. McConnell
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Trying to find the parents of Zebulon BRUNDAGE, b. 1783 NY, m. Matilda STEVENS. The family lived in Tioga Co, NY, before moving to New London OH in 1828. They lived on a farm in Fitchville OH in the early years. Address- 319 7th Ave S., Naples FL 34102.

Surnames: DAY, TAYLOR
Researcher: Marilyn Lane
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Researching Eunice DAY, b. 1826 in VT, died 24 Apr 1893 in Branch Co. MI. Eunice married William H. TAYLOR on 8 Jan 1850 in Huron Co. OH. Eunice and William H. TAYLOR moved to Branch Co. MI about 1857. Who were the parents of Eunice DAY? There were lots of DAY families living in Huron CO. during that time period. Eunice's obituary mentioned that she had two sisters and one brother. Could one brother be Jared DAY, who is enumerated next to William and Eunice in the 1860 census in Quincy, Branch Co. MI? Jared DAY was also born in Vermont circa 1823. Address- 201 Flynn Ave #3, Mountain View CA 94043-3940

Surnames: INSCHO, LONG, MYERS
Researcher: Wilma Inscho Leonard
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Who were the parents of Polly INSCHO? She was married to John MYERS 20 Feb 1819, Andrew LONG 2 Sep 1823, and John POTTER on 7 Jan 1841. Address- 319 Nora Street, Bucyrus OH 44820-2720.

Surnames: FOOT, PHAY, SNAIR
Researcher: Lynn Brud
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, July 31, 2006

Looking for information on early settlers, Elon PHAY and wife Lydia. Census states Elon was born in NY. Lydia died in 1840s and Elon remarried twice. First to Flavill SNAIR and lastly to Lorain ROWLEY FOOT. Address- 4859 Triple Crown, Middleton WI 53562-4127.

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