Huron County, Ohio, Queries Posted For

Huron County, Ohio

Queries Posted For January 2000





Surnames: FENNER, HENDRICKS, HENDRYX, PHILLIPS, SHELTON
Researcher: Julie Shelton Fenner
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - A search of our Huron County, Ohio publications turned up nothing further on Daniel SHELTON beyond his marriage to Mariah PHILLIPS HENDRYX/ HENDRICKS in 1831. I could find no references to the children of Daniel and Mariah. But I did find a reference to the earlier marriage of Maria PHILLIPS to Barzillia HENDRICKS in 1828. As a possible side interest, I can only offer some references to Barzillia HENDRICKS which I found in our publications. Details- 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Daniel SHELTON m. Mariah HENDRYX 22 May 1831. Maria PHILLIPS m. Barzillia HENDRICKS 2 Aug 1828. 2. History of the Fire Lands by W.W. Williams, 1879. Page 186. Section on Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio. "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 afterwood. His second wife is still living." Page 189. Wakeman Township. Barzilla S. HENDRICKS is listed among the white male inhabitants over age 21 living in Wakeman Township in 1829, according to the county assessor. "The first death was that of Mrs. HENDRICKS, mother of Mrs. Abram BRONSON, which occurred in the year 1820. The death of Mr. Bronson aoccurred a short time after that of Mrs. HENDRICKS." Page 191. Wakeman Township. The first church was organized October 25, 1822 by Rev. A.H. Butts & Joseph Treat, and was of the Congregational order. Barzilla HENDRICKS and wife were listed among the members of the First Congregational Church of Wakeman. 3. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman, 1809. Vol. 1, Page 279. Mentions Barzilla S. HENDRICKS and family were among the early settlers of Wakeman Township in 1819. 4. Early Estate Index, Huron County Court Records, 1812-1852, by HCC/OGS. Barzillia HENDRYX, Estate, Feb 1830; Common Pleas Journal # 3. page 578; Packet.

Surnames: FRAY, FREY
Researcher: Marilyn Smith
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

Would you please look up John M. FRAY (or possibly FREY) for the years between 1862 until 1870 (as he was not in the census at that time). His wife Lena or Catherine FRAY or FREY may also be listed and I would like her dod also, if possible. They would have lived in Ripley twp, I believe.

Surnames: FRAY, FREY
Researcher: Marilyn Smith
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 2, 2000

Nancy Paramore Look Up Results - No listing for FRAY. Two listings for John FREY. One died in 1923, the other 1899. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CEMETERY, NORWALK TOWNSHIP page 533 List of burials without tombstones- FREY, John d. 21 Apr 1899 age 26y

Surnames: GREGORY, HICKS, HIX, ROYCE
Researcher: Nancy Whitlock
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 3, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I didn't find many references to Orrin HICKS/HIX, but I did find a reference to a William HIX, and to a Frederick HICKS, which I include on the possibility they might be related to ORRIN. Our History of the Fire Lands indicates that Orrin HICKS came to Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio in 1830, moved to Norwich Township after a few years, then finally moved to Iowa. So you might want to look in Iowa for the burial location of Orrin, instead of Michigan or Huron County. There is no record in the Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions book of the burial of Orrin HICKS/HIX. Details- 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, published by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Orrin HIX m. Polly GREGORY 16 Nov 1833. Albert B. ROYCE m. Louisa HIX 6 Feb 1847. 2. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio. Orrin HICKS, Norwich Township, page 43, section 3, lot 32, 99.58 acres. Frederick HICKS, Bronson Township, page 29, section 1, lot 30, 91 acres. 3. History of the Fire Lands, by W.W. Williams, 1879. Page 232. Section on Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio. "Frederick HICKS and Ira Hull came in (to Bronson) from the State of New York in the year 1828......(Frederick) HICKS, about the year 1849, moved to Michigan......Orrin HICKS arrived in the spring of 1830, subsequently married Sally GREGORY, and settled on the lot adjoining Mr. Morse in the north. He moved to Norwich in a few years, and finally to Iowa." (Could this Frederick HICKS be the brother to Orrin HICKS, who you said moved to Michigan???)

Surnames: FILKINS, RHINEBERGER, VOGT
Researcher: Lisa
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 3, 2000

Looking for information on any FILKINS. Elden Rufus FILKINS, was Marshall of Fitchville, Ohio. He married Elizabeth RHINEBERGER ("Libby"). In my family tree a story was told by Ruth VOGT of Norwalk, Ohio: "Strange, but years later, in the early 1930's my Grandpa and Grandma FILKINS lived in Norwalk, Grandpa had a stroke and wasn't able to work. Aunt Bertha worked in the County Coroner's Office and Grandma took a job at the local canning factory" Which Libby's brother A.J. RHINEBERGER did operate the canning factory, the factory was located west of the intersection of Palmer Road on Fayette Road,.As you cross the bridge (closed in 1984), follow the road along the river until it abruptly climbs a steep hill. Here on the right stood a house, which burned many years ago, but traces of the site still remain. Across the road and down over the bank was what appeared to be sort of an old drive. As you follow this slanting drive down toward the river, you come to a place near the site of the old canning factory. In the later years, this deep hole was known by all around as "the old swimmin hole"

Surnames: JACOBS, ROTH
Researcher: Ann Martin
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 3, 2000

I would like to correspond with anyone who is researching this line: Gustavus JACOBS b. abt 1828 m. Sara A. ROTH b. abt 1831, both born New York. His father Gustavus JACOBS b. abt 1796, m. Harriet ?? probably in New York. Their probable children were Gustavus, Harry, Hannah, Palmethias, Burley A., Wildes B. plus more. Gustavus and Sarah were in Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohio on or before 1870. I believe the HCC of OGS publised a book of bios that listed 2 of their Children, Gustavus P. and William H. JACOBS. Can anyone tell me if the above names such as Gustavus, Palmethias, Burley, or Wildes gives any clue to their nationality? There was a Gustavus Adolphus a Swedish King who died in a battle in Germany in 1632. Sources: 1870 Federal Census, Norwalk, Huron County Ohio. 1850 Federal Census, Mt. Morris, Livingston Co. N. Y p. 171.

Surnames: PROSSER
Researcher: Delight Heckelman
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 7, 2000

Can anyone help me with information about Barrett Cemetery? An e-mail contact told me that my ancestor Daniel PROSSER (Who is not listed in the Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscription Index) was buried in Barrett Cemetery, New London. I found a Barretts Chapel on SR 60 listed on the history page, but no cemetery. Was there one at that location at one time? If so, where were the tombstones relocated? I noticed a PROSSER Monument located in Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwalk. Is it possible that Daniel is listed there?

Surnames: BRADY, BROWN, MITCHELL, SUTTON
Researcher: Anne Roede Giddings
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

I would appreciate any information on two BRADY sisters who were born in Westchester Co., NY, moved to Greenwich, Huron Co. I believe they married in Huron Co. and stayed there. Easter Jane BRADY, born ~1810, married before 11/7/1831 to Daniel W. BROWN Mary Ann BRADY, born ~1814, married before 3/22/1838 to ___ MITCHELL Their sister was Emeline BRADY SUTTON, and brother was David J. BRADY. Another sister, Phebe Ann BRADY, was younger and unmarried at the time. I have legal information about this BRADY bunch.

Surnames: BRADY, BROWN, MITCHELL, SUTTON
Researcher: Anne Roede Giddings
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

Ken Shute Lookup Results--I had no luck in finding anything on Easter Jane BRADY or Mary Ann BRADY in our Huron County, Ohio publications. I found two references to a Daniel W. BROWN, presumed husband of Easter Jane BRADY- 1. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio. D. W. BROWN, Ruggles Twp, page 79, section 3, lot 8, 36.5 acres. 2. Death Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Daniel Wilson BROWN d. 02/03/1879 Vol. 1, Page 72.

Surnames: BRADY, BROWN, MITCHELL, SUTTON
Researcher: Anne Roede Giddings
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

Tom Neel Lookup Results--If it is the same D.W. BROWN, he appears on the c1845 plat map for Ruggles Twp., found in the Huron Co Courthouse, owning 36 1/2 acres in Sect. 3, Bradford Sturtevant tract, which would be on the east side of Rt 250 just north of Rt 224 (Ruggles Corners). There is an old house standing there, north of the motel. But I'm not good with distances to judge if that is his, or further down. A lease for water rights for D.W. BROWN's mill is recorded in Huron Co deeds, Vol. 14, p. 440, 17 Apr 1838, D & C.S. Beach to David W. BROWN. Don't concern yourself too much with the name, because David and Daniel are often very hard to tell apart when typing from old script. Deed, Daniel W. BROWN, wife Esther Jane, to Charlotte P. Ramey, warranty deed, 14 Mar 1853, for $100, the "lot on which there is a small frame house on west high bank of Vermillion", Ashland Co Deed Book, v. 14, p. 143. Statement was taken by L.F. Carey JP, of Hamilton Co OH. Still same guy? Another deed is recorded in Section 4, the Nezer Sutherland Tract. Ruggles Twp had land masses owned by some early speculators, and they divided up the parcels in any way that suited them. Daniel Beach to Esther J. BROWN, 25 acres, 30 Aug 1841, Vol. 16, p. 698, recorded Huron Co., part Lot 41.The Sutherland Tract is Castle Hill farm today, but BROWN's land was along the south side Rt 224, just west of Castle Hill - where Ron Crall lives. Robert McMurray to David W. BROWN, 1 acres, 4 Oct 1843, in Vol. 18, p. 424, Huron Co deeds. This is a lot in Ruggles Corners. I think most of the town was on the southeast corner of the intersection of Rt 224 and Rt 250 [not to be confused with the current Ruggles Center]. David W. BROWN mortgaged lot to Courtland L. Latimore, 1 acre, $160, next to Cumber property, 30 Mar 1846, Vol. 19, p. 597, Huron Co. Deed, D.W. BROWN, wife Esther Jane, to W.W. Parker, 1 May 1849, $200, 1 acre, next to town property of Nezer Southerland, deceased, Vol. 4, p. 311, Ashland Co. D.W. BROWN was the census taker for Ruggles Twp. in 1850, but I do not see his family listed there. He isn't buried there. He got his commission as Justice of the Peace in Ruggles Twp in 1840. Daniel W. BROWN was appointed first Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Ashland County when the county was organized in 1846. By 1847, he was an Associate Judge. He also might be the same D.W. BROWN on the Board of Trustees of Ashland Academy in 1841-1842. This may or may not be all the same fellow. It sounds like he had moved on to bigger and better things in the city of Ashland by 1850 but still kept up his contacts in Ruggles. Hope this helps.

Surnames: BRADY, BROWN, MITCHELL, SUTTON
Researcher: Anne Roede Giddings
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

Nancy Paramore Look Up Results - No Easter Jane BROWN. The only EJ BROWN was a Emma Jane BLOOMER BROWN. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions 1997 by the Huron County Chapter of the OGS- NINEVEH CEMETERY, GREENWICH TOWNSHIP page 175 Row 16 1 E.E.S. [west side] 2 SUTTON [north side] Emiline E. w/o Aranson SUTTON d. 28 Jan 1873 Aged 60y 10m 21d [south side] d. 17 Nov 1870 Aranson SUTTON aged 68y 7m 17d 3 A.S. 4 [illegible] 5 Mother FITCHVILLE CEMETERY, FITCHVILLE TOWNSHIP page 113 [this is a long shot! But not to far from David, so sending it, maybe she re married] Section 3 - Lot 212 [Mary GARRISON, owner] 1 GARRISON, Mary MITCHELL, d. 22 Nov 1920 age 81y [from C.R., no stone] [this won't work, dates don't fit] Section 3 - Lot 243 [D. BRADY, owner] page 115 1 BRADY, David J., b. 5 Aug 1818; d. 22 Nov 1902 Pamelia F., b. 4 Jan 1821; d. 9 Aug 1904 [C.R. says Pamelia FRANKLIN] Chattie A., b. 25 Mar 1859; d. 19 Apr 1879

Surnames: FILKINS, RHINEBERGER
Researcher: Lisa
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I found some references to Elden FILKINS and others who appear to be related. A Benjamin and Louisa (GREEN) FILKINS appear to be the parents of Elden, according to the 1870 Census Index. Other children in the same family grouping (1870 census), however, would have been born prior to the marriage of Benjamin and Louise. The marriage of a Benjamin FILKINS to a Martha WARD in 1848 might explain this. Details- 1. 1870 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1999. All below are found on census page 285A for Fitchville Township. Read name, age, and birthplace. Benjamin FILKINS, 42, NY. Deleina (Delcina?) FILKINS, 20, OH. Elden FILKINS, 4, OH. Freddy FILKINS, 8, OH. Idelia FILKINS, 18, OH. Ina FILKINS, 14, OH. Louisa FILKINS, 36, OH. 2. 1880 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio. Benjamin FILKINS, Fitchville Township, 041C. 3. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Benjamin FILKINS m. Martha WARD 3 Sep 1848. Elden R. FILKINS m. Libbie RHINEBERGER 26 Apr 1890. Delia FILKINS m. Jay BALL 17 Mar 1878. Benjamin FILKINS m. Louisa J. GREEN 13 Jul 1864. Ina J. FILKINS m. Deforrest STRATTON 1 Jan 1876. 4. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. Fitchville Cemetery, Fitchville Township. Page 111. Section 3 -- Lot 185 (Benjamin FILKINS, owner). 1 Frank L. FILKINS, s/o...& M. FILKINS, d. 27 Sep 186(0) age 1y 4m 20d (stone--poor shape). 2 Freddie FILKINS, d. 15 Feb 1876 age 13y 10m 25d (no stone; from cem. record). 3 Martha FILKINS, d. 31 Jan 1864 age 34y (no stone; from c. r.) 4 Delcina FILKINS, d. 15 Dec 1871 age 20y (no stone; from c. r.) 5 Benjamin FILKINS (no stone, no dates; c. r.). Page 111. Section 3 -- Lot 187 (Joseph Sprague, owner). 1 Elden R. FILKINS, 1866-1930 (d. 24 Feb 1930 age 63y 6m 11d, of Norwalk, per c.r.). 2 Elizabeth FILKINS, 1868-1940 (d. 4 Jan 1940 age 71y 6m 6d, per c.r. record). Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk Township. Page 571. Section 3 East- Central Section- Row 2. 86 Deforest STRATTON 1854-1943 Father. Ina Jane 1856-1933 Mother. 5. History of the Fire Lands, by W.W. Williams, 1879. Page 332. Section on Fitchville Township. A "B. FILKINS" was listed as holding the township office of "assessor" in 1879.

Surnames: BROWN, RODGERS, ROGERS, SHIRE
Researcher: Kay Diers
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

Looking for Joseph M. BROWN (born 6/17/1870) who was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio in Feb. 1922. He died Feb. 16, 1922 in Detroit, MI, but no death certificate has been found issued in Ohio (per the Statewide index on-line, as well as searching the fiche Death index on location at OHS in Columbus, OH). No obituary was found for his date. I checked from Feb. 16th - 26th, 1921. His wife, Ola SHIRE died 10/9/1931 and was buried in Norwalk, OH also. SHIREs were from Ashland Co. to Wooster, Wayne Co. OH. Joseph's parents were: John BROWN and Mary RODGERS/ROGERS - Irish immigrants according to the 1870 census. Joseph had a brother named John BROWN, born in 1866 in OH.

Surnames: BISCHOFF, BISHOFF, BISHOP, GILLEN, KORB
Researcher: Loretta Gerber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

Please check Huron Co. Marriages for the following - Maria KORB m. Nicholas GILLEN 24 Apr 1883. Elizabeth BISCHOFF (BISHOFF, BISHOP) m. _______ GILLEN ????? I am hoping that there is something for Elizabeth BISCHOFF as just this afternoon, at Bucyrus, I found a clue in her sister's obit info that she was married to ______ GILLEN. If this proves, this is the first m. info that any of four of us researchers have found for her.

Surnames: BISCHOFF, BISHOFF, BISHOP, GILLEN, KORB
Researcher: Loretta Gerber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

Ken Shute Lookup Results--Our Huron County, Ohio Marriage Records, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, shows the following- Katie BICHOFF m. Wendal GILLEN 29 Jan 1884, Book 4, Page 164. Mary KORB m. Nicholas GILLEN 24 Apr 1883, Book 4, Page 93. I could find no other reference to Wendal GILLEN in our Huron County, Ohio publications. Hope this gives you the tie that binds.

Surnames: PROSSER
Researcher: Delight Heckelman
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - The introduction to Butterfield Cemetery, New London Township, Huron County, Ohio, found on page 402 of the Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, published by HCC/OGS, 1997, states in part- The OGS Ohio Cemeteries book lists this as Barrett Cemetery, but that is incorrect. Barrett's Corners is further to the north. There are several PROSSERs listed in Butterfield Cemetery, but no Daniel PROSSER. There is also a Prosser Cemetery in New London Township found in the same Cemetery Inscriptions book. It begins on page 459. The introduction to this cemetery states in part: "Prosser Cemetery is located......on the Rumbaugh farm, on a small hill north of a creek at the NW corner of SR 60 and Prospect Rd., 3 miles north of New London and just north of Butterfield Cem. It is fenced but in poor shape and is only cleaned out occasionally by volunteer groups......." There are quite a few PROSSERs buried here, but I could locate a Daniel PROSSER. The only reference I could find to a Daniel PROSSER in our Huron County, Ohio publications was his marriage to an Elizabeth SMITH on 20 Jan 1842. This was found in our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, by Scheuer Publications, 1992.

Surnames: PROSSER
Researcher: Delight Heckelman
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

Thomas Neel Look Up Results - There is a Prosser Cemetery on the Rumbaugh farm near the intersection of Rt 60 and Prospect Road. I have been in there many times and there is no stone for Daniel PROSSER. But he could be buried there with other family members. If he died in the newspaper age, you might check for an obituary to see if the cemetery is listed. Later death certificates also give the cemetery of burial. The township does not care for Prosser Cemetery and therefore has no records on it. The Butterfield Cemetery is located at the northwest corner of Rt 60 and Prospect Road, and it is the much larger (but still small) township cemetery. Again, there are PROSSER family members buried here, but no Daniel PROSSER. You might check with the New London Township trustees to see if they have any burial register for this one. I guess I should do that sometime too since I live here! There is no cemetery at Barrett's Chapel which is at the corner of Rt 60 and Cook Road, the next road to the north - named after Zelotus Barrett. The book Ohio Cemeteries lists Butterfield Cemetery as Barrett Cemetery or Miller Cemetery. I personally have never heard it refered to as Barrett Cemetery and have wondered if that might be an error, since Barrett's Corners is so close to the north. However, Henry Timman, Huron Co Historian, is the one who submitted the material to Ohio Cemeteries, and he usually doesn't make mistakes, so perhaps that name was used in some obituary or death record. I have just seen no evidence that it was ever called Barrett Cemetery. But this could be the one that your source means - Butterfield Cemetery.

Surnames: CASS, REED
Researcher: Bob
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

Can you please inform me what cemetery these CASS ancestors are buried in in Huron Co., OH? CASS, Bridget, 497 Mary REED, 119 Thomas, 497

Surnames: CASS, REED
Researcher: Bob
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

Nancy Paramore Look Up Results - Info from the Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions 1997 by the Huron County Chapter of the OGS- St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norwalk Township, page 497. List of Internments without Tombsones found by Russell Wilheim by researching the church records- CASS, Bridget, d 2 Dec 1898 ae 39y CASS, Thomas, d 29 Aug 1897 ae 67y. Fitchville Cemetery, Fitchville Township, page 119- Section 4 - Lot 20 Alley [Clarence REED, owner] 11 REED, Clarence E., 8 Nov 1884 - 2 Jan 1942 12 CASS, Mary REED, 2 Aug 1890 - 28 Nov 1863 [this is the way it is written in the cemetery book, must be an error, should be listed the other way around?]

Surnames: FACKLER, MURPHY
Researcher: Phyllis Dreger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

I am attempting to locate the name of Ezra T.W. FACKLER's father. My grandfather was Philip Orville, and his father was Ezra. Ezra FACKLER was born May 1849 and died in 1921. He married Eleanor MURPHY in 1871 in Huron County. They had at least 10 children, according to one source (R. Battle), and one of them was my grandfather. He thinks that Jonas FACKLER was my great grandfather's grandfather, but is unable to figure who his father was.

Surnames: FACKLER, MURPHY
Researcher: Phyllis Dreger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 10, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - Here are bits and pieces found which relate to some of your FACKLER names. May help in your search for the FACKLER lineage. The Huron Couny, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions book indicates Jonas FACKLER (ca 1799-1875) and wife Elizabeth (ca 1797-1866) were buried in Richmond Township Cemetery, Richmond Township. In William's History of Huron County, Ohio, Richmond Township, it mentions that Jonas and his younger brother Jacob came to Richmond Township on 30 Apr 1837. They settled on lot 2, section 2. Our Atlases show a progression of generational ownership of land by FACKLERs in Richmond Township, starting with Jonas FACKLER. In 1845 Jonas FACKLER owned land in section 2, lot 2 (abbreviated 2:2).. In 1873, J. (Jonas?) Fackler owned land in 2:2. A. FACKLER and P.O. FACKLER owned land in 2:1. In 1891, Philip FACKLER owned land in 2:1. Dan'l.FACKLER owned land in 2:2. Jas. FACKLER owned land in 1:3. M.C. FACKLER owned land in 1:18. Our Death Index for Huron County, Ohio, 1867-1908, shows Jonas FACKLER d. 11/17/1875, Vol. 1, Page 49. The 1870 Census Index for Huron County, Ohio lists the following FACKLERs, all on census page 501 for Richmond Township, and presumably related. Read first name, age, and place of birth: Abram, 41, PA. Adam, 10, OH. Catharine, 12, Oh. Daniel, 44, PA. Eliza, 15, OH. Elizabeth, 35, OH. Ezra, 21, OH. Finley A., 3, OH. George H., 18, OH. Jonas, 71, PA. Margaret, 6, OH. Martin L., 1, OH. Mary J., 16, OH. Nancy, 39, OH. Olivia J., 28, OH. Phillip, 30, OH. Phillip, 9, OH. Finally, Our 1880 Census Index for Huron County, Ohio shows: Ezra FACKLER, Richmond Twp, 199C. Philip FACKLER, Richmond Township, 194A.

Surnames: PARSONS, ROWE, WELLMAN
Researcher: Sally
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2000

Looking for a Joseph ROWE and Rebecca PARSONS WELLMAN who were married August 22, 1841. I thought they were married in Henrietta, Lorain County but have not found them there or in Cuyahugo County. The father of Rebecca, Samuel Wellman, lived in Huron County until his death. The mother then moved to Lorain.

Surnames: BAKER, FRISH
Researcher: Mary Twigger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2000

Please check for a Huron Co. marriage between Jacob FRISH and a Caroline BAKER abt. 1835 -1845.

Surnames: BAKER, FRISH
Researcher: Mary Twigger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2000

Ken Shute Lookup Results-- The following appears in our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, 1992- Jacob FRISH m. Caroline BAKER 25 Aug 1868, Book 2, Page 126. Eknot FRISH m. Elizabeth MALISKEY 2 Jan 1872, Book 2, Page 287. I include the latter in case Eknot and Jacob are related.

Surnames: BAKER, FRISH
Researcher: Mary Twigger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2000

Ken Shute Lookup Results-- I checked our Huron County, Ohio publications for an Eknot FRISH, in the course of which I came across some other references to FRISH which you might be interested in. I found a Jacob A. FRISH who married a Mary Ann DIDION in 1892, but our cemetery records, which showed this Jacob as born in 1869, ruled him out as the same Jacob who married Caroline BAKER in 1868. I also found the REAL Jacob FRISH owning property in Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio in the Atlases of 1873 and 1891. Details- 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Jacob Aloysius FRISH m. Mary Ann DIDION 15 Nov 1892, Book 6, Page 113. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Sherman Township. Page 844. Section D- Row 10. 9 Jacob FRISH 1840-1918. Caroline 1834-1908. St. Joseph Cemetery, Ridgefield Township. Page 791. Section B-- Row 10. 15 Laura C. FRISCH 1880-1933. Joseph M. FRISCH 1879-1938. Mary A. 1866-1957. Jacob A. 1869-1929. 3. Death Index, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Caroline FRISH d. 01/12/1908, Vol. 3 Page 56. 4. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio. Jac (Jacob?) FRISH, Sherman Twp, page 19, section 4, lot 6, 10 acres, section 4, lot 7, 62 acres. John FRISH, Sherman Twp, page 19, section 4, lot 14, 127.5 acres. 5. Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio. Jacob FRISH, Sherman Twp, page 21, section 4, lot 1, 83.5 acres, section 4, lot 2, 16.5 acres. John FRISH, Jr., Sherman Twp, page 21, secton 4, lot 14, 127.5 acres. 6. 1870 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1999. The following were listed for census page 563A, Sherman Township. Read name, age, and place of birth. Ignatz FRISH, 18, OH. Joseph FRISH, 20, OH. (Note- It's a bit of a stretch, but maybe Eknot is a corruption for Ignatz???) The following were listed for census page 563, Sherman Township. John FRISH, 22, Oh. John FRISH, 65, Bavaria. Odellia FRISH, OH. 7. 1880 Census, Huron County, Ohio. Jacob FRISH, Sherman Twp, 241C. John FRISH, Sherman Twp, 238A. John FRISH, Sherman Twp, 246A. 8. Early Naturalizations, Huron County, Ohio Court Records, 1819-1864, by HCC/OGS, 1992. Read name, Record Date, Country of Origin, Vol. No., Page No., Type of Record. John FRISH, 3/8/1851, "Bayne", IX, 474, Naturalization. (Note- I could not locate "Bayne" in any of our atlases. The John FRISH listed in the 1870 Census Index above gives Bavaria as his place of birth.)

Surnames: ELLIS, FANCHER, ROSCOE
Researcher: Anne Roede Giddings
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 14, 2000

I finally spent some time on the Huron Co site and found the Cemetery Records Index. I would greatly appreciate any information about the following. I know the first 2 are relatives. Hattie B. ROSCOE, pg. 156 Gilbert L. ROSCOE, pg. 156 Franklin Brady ROSCOE, 156 Joanna B. ROSCOE, 156 Louisa M. FANCHER, 175 James A. FANCHER, 175, 414(2) Esther Rickard ELLIS, 824 William Benson ELLIS, 824

Surnames: RIGGS, SAIRES, SAYRE
Researcher: Pam Frederic
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

Could you see if you have a marriage between "somebody'"SAIRES or SAYRE (possibly Henry) and Mary RIGGS somewhere between 1840 and 1860? Also at the same time if you find a marriage record for her brother Thomas RIGGS, I would sure be thankful!

Surnames: RIGGS, SAIRES, SAYRE
Researcher: Pam Frederic
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - Here is the information you requested from our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, 1992- Mary RIGGS m. Henry SAYRE 18 Nov 1851, Old Book 3, Page 255. Lydia RIGGS m. Obadiah VAUGHAN 24 Apr 1847, Old Book 3, Page 41. Thomas E. RIGGS m. Sara E. BURDUE 20 Jan 1867, Book 2, Page 50. I include Lydia in case she might be related to Mary. They were the only RIGGS brides in this general time period. I'm not sure if Thomas E. RIGGS is the brother of Mary, because of the later date at which he marries, but I include it for what it's worth.

Surnames: GROSS, LEIS
Researcher: Loretta Gerber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

Re- Joseph LEIS and Eva GROSS. This one may be a sticker as he supposedly came to American in 1844, don't know when Eva came, but I now know that I'll have to go look at the marriages in Erie Co OH as they lived in Sandusky, Erie, OH, though I don't know the year-range as of now. (Or perhaps I'll need to puruse the books of St. Sebastian's and St. Alphonse's in Huron Co.)

Surnames: GROSS, LEIS
Researcher: Loretta Gerber
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - While I had no luck in finding the marriage of Joseph LEIS and Eva GROSS, a check of our other Huron County, Ohio publications turned up references to a Joseph LEIS (and family), in Sherman Township, Huron County, who might be related. They are- 1. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery, Sherman Township. Page 840 Section C-- Row 8. 3 Joseph LEIS 1787-1869. Agatha 1797-1882. Page 841. Section D-- Row 1. 10 Joseph LEIS, s/o H.L. & F.R. LEIS, 25 Nov 1943. (No record of Eva GROSS in the Cemetery Inscriptions book.) 2. Death Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Joseph LEIS d. 10/12/1893, Vol. 2, Page 116. 3. 1873 Atlas of Huron County, Ohio. Joseph LEIS, Sherman Twp, page 19, section 3, lot 7; section 3, lot 8 (abbreviated 3:7, 8). Pet. LEIS, Sherman Twp, page 19, 4:9. Peter LEIS, Sherman Twp, page 19, 3:11. 4. 1891 Atlas of Huron County, Ohio. Joseph LEIS, Sherman Twp, page 21, 3:7, 8. Peter LEIS, Sherman Twp, page 21, 3:11; 4:5, 9. 5. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman, 1909. In Vol. 1- Page 356 there is a biographical article on Adam S. LEIS. It mentions Adam was born in 1860, a son of Peter and Margaret (FRISH) LEIS, natives of Germany. Peter was born 1829, the son of Joseph and Agatha LEIS. Peter married Margaret FRISH in 1865. She was born in Germany also, and died in 1896. Peter came to the U.S. in 1848, and located in Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio, where he worked as a farm hand for some time. Peter and Margaret had 13 children. It appears there may be at least three Joseph LEIS' involved in the above references, based, if nothing else, on death dates.

Surnames: GRAGE, WELLS
Researcher: Peggy Riggs Kopp
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

I'm looking for Charles W. WELLS, b. abt. 1832, OH; m. Sarah A. GRAGE, b. abt. 1834, IN; parents of Edwin Finley WELLS, b. 1858, Cass Co., IL.

Surnames: BENNETT, GROSS, PURDY
Researcher: Mary Kane
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

Looking for any info on Isaac GROSS born about 1810? He married Sally PURDY Jan 8, 1821 in Huron County, OH. Sally PURDY b Feb 18, 1802 in Canada, d Jan 27, 1864 in Branch County, Mich. Same marriage date and place for Ransom PURDY & Sally BENNETT. {Ransom PURDY and Sally PURDY are bro/sis} I have no other info about Isaac GROSS.

Surnames: ALEXANDER, FISK, WOLAVER
Researcher: Glenn Quamme
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 16, 2000

I'd appreciate any information on Clarrisa [sic; Clarissa?] FISK and Hugh ALEXANDER. All I know at the present time is that they were married in Huron County on 12/25/1821 by Eli Barnum, Justice of the Peace (Record of Marriages, volume 1 (old), page 39). I am particularly interested in any information that might link these people with Jahiel/Jehial FISK and/or Susan Ann WOLAVER.

Surnames: FACKLER
Researcher: Phyllis Dreger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 17, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - Four FACKLERs who married in the years (1841-1848) just preceding the year of Ezra's birth (1849) might make one of them a candidate parent for Ezra, if the parent actually resided in Huron County at the time of his marriage. The names are taken from our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. They are- Abraham FACKLER m. Nancy ANDRUS 5 Oct 1848. Daniel FACKLER m. Margaret YEATES 17 Jun 1847. Jacob FACKLER m. Isabella SMITH 1 Oct 1848. Jacob R. FACKLER m. Sarah CARPENTER 25 Mar 1841. I checked the names of the above four, plus the name of Ezra FACKLER, in our Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997, and found- New Greenwich Cemetery, New Haven Township. Page 332. Row 3-- Section B-2. 1 Samuel E. FACKLER 1883-1917. 8 Eleanor FACKLER 1853-1925. 9 Ezra W. FACKLER 1849-1921. Old Greenwich Cemetery, New Haven Township. Page 320. Row 8-- South section. 2 Abraham FACKLER d. 31 Mar 1892 63y 5m 3d Father. Nancy d. 26 Oct 1891 age 61y 6m 7d Mother. (No references to Daniel or Jacob FACKLER in the Cemetery book.) (Abraham and Nancy would have been about the ages 20 and 19 respectively at the time of Ezra's birth, if they were the parents. New Haven Township is also a common factor for both.) In our Death Index, 1867-1908, by HCC/OGS, 1998, there appears- Abraham FACKLER d. 03/31/1892, Vol. 1, page 169. Nancy FACKLER d. 10/26/1891, Vol. 1, page 169. Daniel FACKLER d. 09/08/1905, Vol. 2, page 66.

Surnames: BAKER, DIDION, FRISH
Researcher: Mary Twigger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Looking for another BAKER. Margaret BAKER married Christian DIDION. They were married before l887 when her father, Jacob BAKER's property was administrated. Loretta asked about Jacob Aloysus FRISH married Mary Ann DIDION 15 Nov, l892. Perhaps this is another brother & sister married brother and sister. I have several of that in my three lines.

Surnames: BAKER, DIDION, FRISH
Researcher: Mary Twigger
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I could find no reference to a Margaret BAKER marrying a Christian DIDION in our Marriage book of Huron County, Ohio, 1815-1900. Indeed, I could find no reference to Christian DIDION in our other Huron County publications, or in a few publications we have dealing with some counties adjacent to Huron County. A. J. Baughman, in his History of Huron County, Ohio, 1909, describes a DIDION family living in Sherman Township who might relate to the elusive Christian, but who have no children named Christian. In a biographical article on John J. DIDION, found in Vol. 1- Page 418, it mentions the parents of John J. were John and Sophia (BASHOB) DIDION. John DIDION, Sr. brought his family to the U.S. in 1852, where they settled in Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio. John, Sr. and Sophia had five children, one of whom was John. J., Jr., the subject of the biography. (None others named Christian.) John J., Jr. married Rosella HERMAN, the daughter of Paul and Mary HERMAN, natives of Germany, but later, settlers of Seneca County, Ohio. John J. Jr. and Rosella DIDION had 16 children. (None named Christian.).

Surnames: BARNARD, BRADLEY, CAMPBELL, CASE, EAMES, EDDY, FLOWER, HAST, ONSTINE, REDDINGTON, SEELEY, TILLOTSON, WALKER, WARKINS, WATKINS
Researcher: Nancy
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2000

Where can I get verification of these marriages- Samuel ONSTINE & Sophiana BARNARD wed Nov. 17, 1863 Henry ONSTINE & Sabrina TILLOTSON wed Jan. 19, 1852 John ONSTINE & Matilda FLOWER wed Dec. 2. 1844 Philip ONSTINE & Harriet W.REDDINGTON wed May 16, 1850 Wm. ONSTINE & Mary HAST wed March 28, 1861 Barbara ONSTINE & Chas. BRADLEY wed Nov. 17, 1858 Nancy ONSTINE & John CAMPBELL wed Feb. 12, 1837 Eliza ONSTINE & Thomas H. CASE wed June 1, 1839 Julia ONSTINE & Ethan P. EDDY wed Feb. 20, 1841 Emaline ONSTINE & Theadore EAMES wed Nov. 15, 1849 Sophia ONSTINE & Morton SEELEY wed Feb. 2, 1851 Hannah ONSTINE & Benj. TILLOTSON wed Dec. 3, 1843 Lydia ONSTINE & Geo. W. WALKER wed July 3, 1845 Maria ONSTINE & Wm. C. WARKINS/WATKINS wed April 8, 1846 Are there books, page #s? Can I order a copy; if so, where?

Surnames: BEARDSLEY, SHELTON
Researcher: Julie Shelton Fenner
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, January 20, 2000

I am looking for the will of Gershom SHELTON or his wife Martha BEARDSLEY SHELTON.

Surnames: JENNEY
Researcher: Bob Curtin
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, January 20, 2000

I am researching a part of my early family from Huron County and would appreciate a look up for the surname JENNEY. I know they were located in Greenwich Township and I have some information that they were buried in a "Quaker/East Cemetery". Any leads will be a big help. If it is a large cemetery I would need section, row, etc. My direct ancestor was a Mordicai JENNEY and his wife Isabella but need information on any of the JENNEY's located in that cemetery or any other cemetery in the county.

Surnames: BURDESS, PELL
Researcher: Claudia Pell Salvatore
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, January 20, 2000

I am looking for a birth/death record for a baby who may have been born in Huron County between 1909 and 1915. The child's name was Liona/Leona/Lionia C. PELL. She evidentally died at birth or within days of her birth. Her parents were William M. PELL and Hannah Elizabeth (BURDESS) PELL

Surnames: BEARDSLEY, SHELTON
Researcher: Julie Shelton Fenner
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 21, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I could find no reference to a Gershom SHELTON in our Early Estate Index, Huron County, Ohio, 1812-1852, by HCC/OGS. In the event your Gershom left a will after 1852, you might contact the Probate Court, Huron County Courthouse, 2 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio 44857 to see if they can help. I found several references to a Gershom SHELTON living in Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio, but this Gershom was married to a "Hepzibah", not a "Martha" SHELTON. Nevertheless, here are the details- 1. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. Wakeman Village Cemetery, Wakeman Township. Page 878. East Section-- Row 7. 6 Hepzibah SHELTON w/o Gershom SHELTON, d. 4 Feb 1871, age 73y 4m (4 line verse) 7 Gershom SHELTON d. 23 Jun 1840 age 44y 4m 10d (could be 44 years). 2. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio. Gershom SHELTON, Wakeman Twp, page 20, section 4, lot 37, 164.5 acres; section 4, lot 47, 168.75 acres. 3. History of the Fire Lands, by W.W. Willliams, 1879. Page 189. Included in the list of white male inhabitants over age 21 in Wakeman Township in 1829, according to the county assessor, was Gersham SHELTON. He was one of 33 listed.

Surnames: BARNARD, BRADLEY, CAMPBELL, CASE, EAMES, EDDY, FLOWER, HAST, ONSTINE, REDDINGTON, SEELEY, TILLOTSON, WALKER, WARKINS, WATKINS
Researcher: Nancy
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 21, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - None of the 14 ONSTINE marriages you give appear in our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Further, no ONSTINE surname appears in the index to our Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997.

Surnames: JENNEY
Researcher: Bob Curtin
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 21, 2000

Nancy Paramore Look Up Results - The HCCI book has 42 Jenney's listed. This would be feasibly impossible for me to send all 42, but if you go into the Huron page, you will find and index, and if you'll ask for a couple at a time, eventually, I will get them done. This would give you a chance to go over the names and see which ones appy to you. For now, I will send you Mordicai and Isabella, plus any JENNEY in that particular cemetery. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions 1997 by the Huron County Chapter of the OGS- Edwards Grove Cemetery, Ripley Township page 817 Section 1 -Row 4 16 JENNEY, Cloe E. his wife 3 Nov 1854; 2 Feb 1931 [I don't see a listing for husband here] page 819 - same cemetery Section 1 - Row 9 1 PAINE, Edwards C. 6 Mar 1849; 8 Mar 1914 PAINE, Cordelliea JENNEY his wife 12 Oct 1849; 10 Jy 1914 page 820 - same cemetery Section 1 - Row 14 10 JENNEY, John 21 Feb 1891 ae 70y 1m 8d JENNEY, Eliza [G?] w/o John JENNEY d. 18 Apr 1861 ae 35y 6m 21d JENNEY, Charles W. d. 26 Sept 1871 ae 20y 4m 8d 11 JENNEY, John 1821 - 1891 12 MERVIN, Emma, his wife [refers to 11] 1844 - 1927 Section 1 - Row 15 4 JENNEY, Mordicai W. b. 223 Feb 1798; d. 10 Nov 1864 ae 66y 8m 17d SALISBURY, Eliza D. d. 4 Apr 1885 ae 59y 11m 26d JENNEY, Mortimer D. d. 10 Dec 1889 ae 62y 5m 2d GAR JENNEY, Isabella P. d. 4 Dec 1891 ae 89y 2m 2d 5 E.D.J. page 834 same cemetery Section 6 - Row 16 7 JENNEY, Virgil P. 1911 - JENNEY, Dordthy F. 1911 -

Surnames: CAMPBELL, GRUBER, GRUVER, MAGEE
Researcher: Louise Gruver-Magee
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 21, 2000

My name is Ellen Louise GRUVER-MAGEE and my paternal great great great Grandfather is Isaac GRUBER/GRUVER. He was born in Pa. and moved to Huron Co., Ohio abt. 1818. I understand he married in Huron Co., Ohio. I would like to know his wife's full name and the date of their marriage if it is at all possible. I do know they were either Reformed Church or the Lutheran Church in Pa. I also know that my Great Great Great Great Grandmother was living with him when he moved to Huron Co., Ohio. I think her name is Margaret. She is the widow of my Grandfather Solomon GRUBER/GRUVER. Solomon is Isaac of 1776's Dad. Perhaps there are some census records that would tell me the names of the children and the wife of Isaac. Census about 1820-1830-1840. He passed in 1847. I would like to have the names of his children. As I have a Grandfather Isaac born 1808 buried in the GRUVER Plot in Miami County, Old Hillsdale Cemetery, Kansas. And I believe that your Huron Co. Ohio Isaac born 1776 is the Father of my Great Great Grandfather Isaac GRUBER/GRUVER born 1808. I was born June 25, 1930 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas the eldest of seven (7) Children to Wilbur Homer GRUVER, Sr. and Nellie Marguerite Marie CAMPBELL.

Surnames: CAMPBELL, GRUBER, GRUVER, MAGEE
Researcher: Louise Gruver-Magee
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 22, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I didn't find the marriage of Isaac GRUVER in our Huron County, Ohio Marriage book, but I did find some other references to GRUVER's which might relate to those you are interested in. 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Solomon GRUVER m. Catharine STALL 28 Nov 1839. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. Steuben Cemetery, Greenfield Township. Page 139. Section 2-- Row 3. 24 Isaac GRUVER 1851-1916. 28 Isaac GRUVER d. 29 Jun 1847--72y 6m 6d. Lydia, w/o I. GRUVER d. 18 Aug 1852 age 76y 10m 6d. 3. Death Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Solomon GROOVER d. 02/04/1872 Vol. 1, Page 21. 4. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio. Solomon GROOVER, Greenfield Twp, page 45, section 1, lot 34, 14 acres; section 1, lot 35, 95.9 acres. 5. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio. Estate of S. GROOVER, Greenfield Twp, page 31, section 1, lot 34, 14 acres; section 1, lot 35, 86 acres. 6. Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio. Estate of Solomon GROVER, Greenfield Twp, page 33, section 1, lot 34, 14 acres; section 1, lot 35, 86 acres. 7. History of the Fire Lands, by W. W. Williams, 1879. Page 222. Section on Greenfield Township. In a listing of white males over the age of 21 residing in Greenfield Township, as contained in the 1827 enumeration made by the county assessor, there appeared the following names: Isaac GROOVER, John GROOVER, and Henry GROOVER. 8. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman, 1909. Vol. 2, Page 520. In a biographical sketch on Henry Lutman it mentions: "In 1877 Mr. (Henry) Lutman was married to Miss Sarah GROVER, who is a daughter of Solomon and Catherine GROVER, and the sister of George, Isaac, John, Susan and Mary....." 9. Early Estate Index of Huron County, Ohio, 1812-1852, by HCC/OGS. Margaret GRUVER, Will, Nov. 1831, of Greenfield Township. Source- deed book #6, page 608. On 6/19/99, and on 6/26/99 I did look ups on the GRUVER surname for David Loken. He was especially interested in trying to determine if an Isaac and Lydia GRUVER were the parents of Henry GRUVER, his great-great-great- grandfather. If you haven't already, it might be worth your while to contact David. His email address is [email protected].

Surnames: JAMES
Researcher: Diane Altona
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 22, 2000

In "Plat book of 1845 and atlases of 1873 and 1891, Huron County, Ohio" do you find the name John JAMES? I have a transfer of deed from 1841 (in Massillon, OH) that lists the sellers of the Massillon property as residents of Huron County. Those sellers are John and Hannah B. JAMES, my great-grandparents, who may still have lived in Huron County by 1845.

Surnames: FINCH, HUSTED
Researcher: Cathy Grover
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 22, 2000

In regards to Hoyt HUSTED, there is a Hoyt HUSTED born 1813 and died 1866. In reviewing census records and cemetery inscriptions (which were microfilmed in 1963), I find reference to Hoyt L. HUSTED married to Ethalanda (Ethalinda) FINCH. By chance in the books available to you is there a reference to these to Hoyt HUSTEDs?

Surnames: JAMES
Researcher: Diane Altona
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I'm sorry to report, but I could find no reference to a John JAMES in our Plat Book of 1845, or our Atlases of 1873 and 1891, Huron County, Ohio.

Surnames: WHITTLESEY
Researcher: Margaret Golden Bell
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

I note with interest that the road to the center of Norwalk from the Northwest on my map is called "WHITTLESEY Road". Does anyone know the history of that name in Norwalk? Did a number of immigrants from WHITTLESEY England come to Norwalk about the time of its settlement? I ask because my ancestors show in the 1851 census in WHITTLESEY (Cambridgeshire?) England, and show in the marriage records of Huron County in 1854/55 with their young people being married. My theory is that they must have known people in this town, relatives or otherwise, to come directly there.

Surnames: WHITTLESEY
Researcher: Margaret Golden Bell
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - It appears that Whittlesey (road) was named after Elisha WHITTLESEY, a lawyer from Canfield, Ohio, who, with his friend Platt BENEDICT, was one of the original founders of Norwalk. Reportedly, in 1815, WHITTLESEY and BENEDICT visited a sand ridge in Norwalk Township that offered high ground suitable for the location of a town that later would become Norwalk and the county seat of Huron County. Platt Benedict purchased 1,374 acres of land encompassing this sand ridge and put it in the name of WHITTLESEY. That property later became the part of Norwalk City mainly east of Hester Street, and south of Washington Street. Matthew, a brother of Elisha, and E. Moss White also invested in this land. The above is gisted from our Just Like Old Times, by Henry Timman, originally published in the Norwalk Reflector. The article appears in Book 6, Page 11, titled- Sand Ridge Looked Like Good Place for a Town, and dated March 13, 1987. Also appearing in the same Book 6, on page 109, is an article titled: Very Few Streets in Norwalk Still Bear Original Names, and dated January 27, 1989. This article indicates that Whittlesey (street) was originally named Mechanic (street), and that Benedict (Avenue) was earlier named Wooster. Further, the article states that these (streets)-- Whittlesey and Benedict-- were named in honor of the founders of the town.

Surnames: FINCH, HUSTED
Researcher: Cathy Grover
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - Here are references I found to Hoyt HUSTED (and relations) which may match with the Hoyt HUSTEDs you cite- 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Hoyt HUSTED m. Sarah GRAY 22 Mar 1837. Hoyt HUSTED m. Anna C. STONE 13 Oct 1858. Ethalinda FINCH m. Hoyt L. HUNTER 28 Jul 1856. (Note- HUNTER may be a corruption for HUSTED-- see item 2. below) 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery, Clarksfield Township. Page 39. Old Part 1841-- Row 6 North. 5 Sarah HUSTED w/o Hoyt & m/o Henry W. & Evelyn E. (rest unreadable) d. 4 Mar 1868 age 27y. 6 Hoyt HUSTED d. 3 Jy 1866 age 53y 5m 3d GAR. Henry W. HUSTED b. 13 Apr 1840; d. 2 Jn 1863 GAR. Evelyn E. HUSTED b. 18 Feb 1844; d. 10 Apr 1865 GAR. (No marker for Henry & Evelyn). (It's sad to note that Evelyn E. HUSTED died just the next day after Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops in the Civil War.) Page 39. Row 4 North. 9 Daniel S. HUSTED 1861-1918 (L5, B3). Page 43. Old Part 1841-- Row 9 South 3 Ethelander HUSTED w/o H.L. HUSTED and d/o Amasa & Alma FINCH d. 3 Mar 1866 age 27y 3m 16d (L60, B3). (Note- Ethel is buried next to six FINCHes, including Amasa and Alma.) 3. A Military History of Huron County, Ohio (Civil War), by HCC/OGS, 1989. Page 21. E.E. HUSTED enlisted at Greenwich, Company D, 55th O.V.I; died in service. Page 29. Clarksfield Township Soldiers. The following enlisted in Clarksfield Township, or their familes were living there at the close of the war. Those who died or were killed in service are indicated by a *. * H.W. HUSTED, Co. D, 55th O.V.I. * Hoyt L. HUSTED, Co. H., 2nd O.V.C. (Note- O.V.I = Ohio Voluntary Infantry (Reg't.); O.V.C. = Ohio Volunteer Calvary (Reg't.)

Surnames: FITCH, HUSTED
Researcher: Cathy Grover
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Lisa Baker Look Up Results - Just to toss in my 2 cents, I also have Hoyt HUSTED marrying Sarah GRAY and Anna STONE. One of his boys, H.G. HUSTED went on to marry Alberta JACKSON - which is my connection into the HUSTED family. I can find no mention of Ms. FINCH in the HUSTED info I have. One close family though that married into the JACKSON Family is the FITCH family, which were also in Huron County.

Surnames: HULL
Researcher: George W. Morton
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

I am looking for any info on my Great,Great,Great Grandparents, Herman and Elizabeth HULL. The 1850 Huron Co. census shows them in Bronson Township as a farmer. I believe they moved there around 1824, as the census shows a daughter born somewhere in Ohio in 1823 and another son, Benjamin, born in Ohio in 1829. My great great grandfather, John A. HULL their lst born in 1813 in N.Y. and another son, Orley (Sp?), born in about 1819. I note in the Huron Co. website a Hull Farm Cemetery. Are either Herman or Eliza. buried there. I dont know if Herman HULL would be a brother of Jonathon HULL, listed in your web site as an early pioneer of Bronson township, or what relation.

Surnames: HULL
Researcher: George W. Morton
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Nancy Paramore Look Up Results -No Herman or Elizabeth. But here is a transcription of the HULL Farm Cemetery page 21- The HULL Farm Cemetery is located in the SW1/4 of Sect. 1, Twp. 3, Range 22, Bronson Twp., Lot 24, on the south side of Peru-Olena Road 11/4 miles west of Olena. The six tombstones listed were stacked in the yard of the Colonel Knight farm. Originally, the cemetery was located on a knoll in the field west of the farmhouse, overlooking the creek. The stones were plowed up when deeper plows were used after 1900. The legend is that most of the people buried in the neglected cemetery were cholera victims. Copied by Iona E. Knight Robbins, 1985 1. HIX, Moranda d/o F. & E. HIX, d. 21 Apr 183- [illegible; perhaps the Moriah or Nartha HIX said to have drowned nearby in her father.s mill pond about 1830] 2. HIX, Alvin s/o F. & E. HIX, d. 22 Mar 1837, aged 15y 8m 14d [broken stone] 3 HULL, Infant d/o S. & A. HULL, d. 1846 4 HULL, Infant d/o S. & A. HULL, d. 7 Jan 1839 5 HULL, Sally A., d/o S. & A. HULL, d. 20 Sept 1832 6 McCORD, Lucian s/o A. & M. McCord, d. 9 Feb 1845 aged 2y 6m 20d Additionally, these three deaths are reported in the Norwalk newspaper as occurring in Bronson Twp., and they are likely here: HIX, John, D. 15 Sep 1831 age 63y, Of Homer NY HULL, Capt. Jonathan, D. 22 Oct 1828 age about 45y HULL, Phebe, d. 1 Dec 1828 age 17y

Surnames: HOUSTON, STEWART
Researcher: Jerry
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Looking for cemetery location or any other information anyone may have on my Great-grandparents. Most of my family came from New Haven but not sure about my Great-grandparents-- Henry STEWART, b 12 May 1811, d 3 Feb 1894. Emily (HOUSTON) STEWART, b 5 Dec 1828, d 19 Aug 1914. They were married 20 Jan 1859. They had three children:Inez Emily STEWART, Authur H. STEWART abt 1863, and Frank H. STEWART abt 1865. Above information I found on a list of b-days of my Fathers. Locations of the above is not known, but am trying to find out what I can before I go to New Haven and research.

Surnames: HOUSTON, STEWART
Researcher: Jerry
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Mary Kane Look Up Results -I have a couple of STEWART names in my family tree. If you have any info about them, I would love to have it. Clara STEWART, born 1871 in Huron County, OH. She married George E. PURDY. George E. PURDY b Aug 18, 1867 in Huron Co., OH., died Sept. 1932 in Lyons, Rice Co., Kansas. I have info on the PURDY family, but nothing on Clara. I don't even know when or where she died. I have nothing about their children either. Cecelia STEWART, born about 1805 in Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., MA. and died July 4, 1884 in Hillsdale Co., Mich. She married Ozen KEITH b Mar 18, 1798 in Cummington, Hampshire Co., MA. They were married Nov 19, 1823 in New York. I have 5 children listed for them. Also have info on the KEITH surname. Please contact me if these could be your STEWART family too. Mary

Surnames: HOWE, NYMAN, OSBORN
Researcher: Glenn Quamme
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Nancy Paramore was nice enough to send info re the family burial plot for the NYMAN family (Woodlawn Cemetery). In addition to Benjamin and Mary E. NYMAN, two others are interred there: Dr. A[rthur] L. OSBORN (b 2/27/1847, d 9/18/1911, notation "Sp Am War"). Alice HOWE OSBORN (b 10/19/1850, d 11/11/1885) (I'm not sure if HOWE is her middle name or her maiden name; my suspicion is that her maiden name was Alice HOWE NYMAN). Can you provide more info about any of these folks?

Surnames: BARRON, COLE, GOLDING, PACEY, PHILIPS
Researcher: Margaret Golden Bell
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

My Great Grandparents, Abraham and Mary GOLDING show in the 1881 census of Whittlesey England as 38 and 36 years of age respectively. Children enumerated with them are Sarah Ann, age 17; Joseph, age 15; Rachel, age 13; William, age 11; Mary Ann, age 8; Martha, age 4 and Eliza, age 1. The marriage records of Huron County show Sarah A. GOLDING wed William PACEY Jan 27, 1855; Joseph GOLDING wed Martha A. PHILIPS Apr 4, 1857; Rachel C. GOLDEN wed Thomas BARRON Feb 16, 1855; William GOLDEN wed Hannah Mariah COLE Sep 19, 1859 [William died in the Civil War and he must have still lived in Huron County because we see his widow Mrs. Hannah GOLDING getting married there in Nov. 1869. I do not see him on Huron Co Records of Civil War]. The parents moved on to Marion Township, Putnam, (now Henry) County and had two more children including my grandfather, Samuel T. GOLDEN. William PACEY is known to be from England, and I am guessing that he and some of the other "spouses" may have crossed about the same time as the GOLDENs. Are there any records in Huron County (or elsewhere, that you are aware of) of new arrivals, intention to settle or any such thing? We have been unable to find the ship list where they traveled. There are marriage records for a number of other GOLDENs so there must have been a settlement in the county. Any idea what township? Are there GOLDEN burial records in Huron Co? The above is literally all I know about the GOLDENs in Huron Co. Any insight or suggestion of places to check would be appreciated. Any leads? Also, would like to hear from descendants of any of the above who happen to see this.

Surnames: LEWIS
Researcher: Sue Bates
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

I'm hoping that you can help me track down my ggg-grandfather, Benjamin LEWIS. Another researcher has indicated that he was in Milan Twp., Huron Co. (now Erie), OH in the 1840 census, aged 70-80. I expect that he probably didn't make it to the 1850 census, but.. ? Any information that you might be able to uncover would be greatly appreciated. I descend from his son, Elisha LEWIS, through his daughter Eliza S., who had been born in Sandusky, OH, in the event that that location may be of some assistance to you.

Surnames: LEWIS
Researcher: Sue Bates
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Nancy Paramore Lookup Results-- No Benjamin LEWIS listed in the Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions 1997.

Surnames: HOWE, NYMAN, OSBORN
Researcher: Glenn Quamme
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 24, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - An article written by Henry Timman may shed some light on the question of the burial location of Dr. Arthur L. and Alice HOWE OSBORN in proximity to that for Benjamin and Mary NYMAN. The article is found in our Just Like Old Times, by Henry Timman, published originally in the Norwalk Reflector. It appears in Volume 2, page 147. It is titled Two Old Homes and dated Dec. 2, 1977. The article mentions an old home in Norwalk's Historic District, scheduled to be torn down. It was located at 196 West Main Street and built about 1866 by Charles Childs. The house was purchased in 1874 by Benjamin NYMAN who lived there until his death in 1916 at age 96. The article goes on to say that for many years Dr. Arthur L. OSBORN and his wife Mary lived with Mr. NYMAN and cared for him. Dr. OSBORN died in 1911, but his wife was reported as continuing to live in the house until her death in 1953. According to our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, Arthur L. OSBORN m. Alice A. HOWE 27 Oct 1875. Later, Arthur L. OSBORN m. Mary Lillian PERKINS 28 Dec 1887. Apparently, this latter Mary is the one mentioned in the Timman article. Our Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Index, by HCC/OGS, 1997, shows a Mary L. OSBORN buried in Rice Cemetery, Norwalk Township. Details- Page 466. Row 5. Mary L. OSBORN 1853-1939.

Surnames: PRATT, SPALDING
Researcher: Randal W. Cooper
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 24, 2000

Once again my attention has been drawn to Huron County, Ohio, by the marriage of Lot [or Lott] PRATT to Elizabeth SPALDING, 18 Dec 1842, in Huron County. If you have information regarding either of these two Huron County, Ohio families, let us compare our notes, because I am seeking a match [or attempting to disprove one] with PRATTs and SPALDINGs who lived in the Ohio River Valley in Mason and Greenup Counties, Kentucky. They were originally from New England.

Surnames: BRONSON
Researcher: Randal W. Cooper
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 24, 2000

If you have information on tobacco cultivation or tobacco manufacturing in Huron County, Ohio, from about 1830 to 1870, please contact me. I have learned of a prominent tobacco manufacturer who operated in Toledo, Ohio, Charles BRONSON, whose tobacco leaves may have come from as far away as Huron County. Whether manufacturer BRONSON purchased Huron County leaf or not, I am still interested in the extent of nineteenth-century tobacco cultivation in said county.

Surnames: ABBOTT, AMINIOU, AMINOW, DALTON, WEIDERMAN
Researcher: Bill Dalton
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2000

The family that I am interested in is William H. DALTON who was listed on the 1880 census as living in Wakeman. The focus of my question are the husbands of three of the daughters. Marinda "Minnie" DALTON, b. Huron County, Ohio, Nov. 19, 1871, married a Billy (William?) ABBOTT, date unknown. In fact, the only thing that I know about Abbott is that he existed. Adelaide "Addie" DALTON, b. Ohio, 1870, married a Gene AMINOW/AMINIOU, date unknown. Again, the only thing that I know is that he existed. Semora "Mora" DALTON, b. Ohio, 1873, married a John WEIDERMAN, date unknown. Also, nothing else is known about him. Can anyone tell me if any of these husbands or their apparent families existed in the Wakeman area at the probable times of the several marriages? Any birth, death, church records for DALTON, WEIDERMAN, ABBOTT, AMINOW/AMINIOU? Lastly, I am interested in any record of a divorce proceedings by a Caroline DALTON against her husband Edward "Ned" DALTON that would have taken place about 1876. All the marriages took place after the 1880 census was done.

Surnames: BRAND, TONGUE
Researcher: Nola Donley
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2000

In the 1815-1900 Marriage Listings do you find a William TONGUE and Ida BRAND getting married about 1851? I'm trying to establish whether William is the son of John TONGUE who came from England and settled in Ripley Twp. of Huron Co. I have the info on John, except for his English lineage.

Surnames: BRAND, TONGUE
Researcher: Nola Donley
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results-- I could fnd no record of the marriage of William TONGUE and Ida BRAND in our Marriage Book. In fact, I found only one reference to a William TONGUE in the rest of our Huron County, Ohio publications. That was in the Huron County, Ohio Kinologist, by HCC/OGS- Vol.7, No. 1, Spring 1992. It was on page 217 in an article listing the names of people in a 315-page grocery store account book held by Benjamin J. Jenney in Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio, from 1852 to 1856. The account book included the name William TONGUE on page 207. I did find references to a John TONGUE. While you mention you already have information on John, I offer them in case there's a nugget or two you don't have. Details: 1. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. Edwards Grove Cemetery, Ripley Township. Page 820. Section 1-- Row 12. 26 John TONGUE 25 Dec 1798; 8 Jan 1876. Rachel TONGUE 2 May 1813; 26 Mar 1882. 2. 1870 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1999. Read name, age, birthplace, census page no., and township. John TONGUE, 72, England, 550, Ripley. Mary TONGUE, 18, OH, 550, Ripley. Rachel TONGUE, 58, PA, 550, Ripley. 3. Huron County, Ohio Death Index, 1867-1908, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Rachel TONGUE d. 03/26/1882 Vol. 1, Page 89. 4. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio. J. TONGUE, Ripley Twp, page 43, section 1, lot 1, 73 acres. 5. Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio. TONGUE & BAKER, page 45, section 1, lot 1, 73 acres.

Surnames: HULL, MABIE
Researcher: Jackie Nobles
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 28, 2000

I am trying to locate a marriage record in Huron County Ohio. Esther or Hester MABIE and Orvis HULL. Esther was born cir. 1816. Their children were all born in Ohio and I am hoping that they married there. Esther is the daughter of Levi MABIE. Esther and Orvis oldest child was born cir 1833.

Surnames: HULL, MABIE
Researcher: Jackie Nobles
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 29, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - Sorry to say, but I could find no record of an Esther MABIE or an Orvis HULL in any of our Huron County, Ohio publications, including our marriage book. I did find an IGI record for the birth of an Esther MABIE on the LDS IGI/Ancestral File web site- www.familysearch.com. The birth date was given as 14 Jun 1816, "of Huron, Ohio." Her parents were named as Levi MABIE and Mrs. Sarah MABIE. I saw no record on this site for Orvis HULL.

Surnames: SCHINECKER, SHINOCHER
Researcher: JoAnn Wear Spore
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 29, 2000

Would like information on Michael SHINOCHER/SCHINECKER who is listed on the Huron Co. 1860-70 census and died in Norwalk 30 Mar 1882. Also his 10 daughters. Their names are- Elizabeth, Mary, Barbara, Kate, Louise, Rosa, Christina, Julia, Adeline and Celia all born between 1851-1870.

Surnames: MCMILLAN, SOWERS
Researcher: Michelle McKenzie
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 29, 2000

I'm researching my ancestor, John MCMILLAN, born October 1754 in Monoghan County, Ireland, died October 21, 1824 in Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio.I've been trying to find a biography of him to verify some of the dates I have. I was wondering if there was a biography on him in History of Huron County, Ohio. Or possibly one on his son-in-law Daniel SOWERS (died 1879).

Surnames: HALE
Researcher: Patti Bailey
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 29, 2000

My fathers name was Clayton HALE, His father's name was Jerome HALE. They are from Greenwich, OH. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Surnames: SCHINECKER, SHINOCHER
Researcher: JoAnn Wear Spore
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 30, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - Here are references to SCHINACKER/SCHINOCKER/SCHANAKER/SCHONACKER etc., which may relate to your Michael SHINOCHER, his daughters, and other members of his family. (The letters in this surname just didn't want to stand still.) 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Mary R. SCHINOCKER m. Joseph DURNWALD 17 Oct 1872. Barbary SCHONOCKER m. Louis WILHAM 10 Nov 1871. Addie SCHANACKER m. E.R. SULLIVAN 30 Sep 1891. Celia SCHANACKER m. Frank B. MOWER 12 Mar 1892. Rosa SCHANACKER m. George W. BENDER 26 Nov 1885. Christine SCHANOCKER m. John GROMAN 1 May 1888. Josephine SCHONACKER m. Louis STEINLE 20 May 1896. Louisa SCHONACKER m. Frank OTT 25 Feb 1895. Mary SCHONACKER m. Albert EASTMAN 19 Apr 1883. Katharine SCHOENASHER m. Joseph HENNER 24 Apr 1895. (Note- the names in this last marriage may be a corruption of Katherine SCHONACKER and Joseph RENNER-- see item 10 below.) 2. 1870 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1999. All first names below are for SCHINACKER, and appear on census page 465, Norwalk Village. Read first name, and place of birth. Addie, OH. Barbara, Prussia, Barbary, OH. Celia, OH. Kate, OH. Lizzie, OH. Louise, OH. Mary, OH. Mike, Prussia. Rosa, OH. 3. 1880 Census Index, HuronCounty, Ohio, by HCC/OGS. Mikeal SHINNACKER, Peru Twp., 187A. Peter SHINNACKER, Ridgefield Twp., 203A. Jacob SHINOCKER, Peru Twp., 178C. 4. Death Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, OH, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Michael SCHINOCKER d. 03/30/1882, Vol. 1, Page 88. 5.Birth Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Celia SCHINOCKER, b. 01/14/1870, Vol. 1, Page 34. Louisa SCHINACKER, b. 04/10/1868, Vol. 1, Page 14. 6. Early Naturalizations, 1819-1864, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS. Read Name, Record date, Vol., Page, and Event. Matthias SCHINACKER, 9/21/1844, VIII, 115, Naturalization. 7. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio. Jacob SCHINNOCKER, Peru Twp, page 27, section 3, lot 10, 64.5 acres. 8. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio. J. S. SCHINNOCKER, Peru Twp, page 21, section 2, lot 2, 31 acres. M. SCHINACKER, Peru Twp, page 21, section 2, lot 1, 30 acres. 9. Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio. Jac SHINOCKER, Peru Twp, page 23, section 2, lot 1, 30 acres; section 2, lot 2, 31 acres. 10. Just Like Old Times by Henry Timman, published originally in the Norwalk Reflector. Book 4, Page 133. Article titled "Heirs Fought Jacob SCHONACKER's Will," dated July 15 1983. This article mentions a Jacob SCHONACKER of Peru Township who died Nov., 1906 and left the bulk of his property to his sons Joseph and Frederick. His other children- Louisa OTT, Katherine RENNER, Frances SCHMIDT, Josephine STEINLE, Rose DURNWALD, and Mary and Peter SCHONACKER were each left $5.00. Another son, Louis, was left out of the will. Joseph and Frederick were to care for him as long as he lived. The rest of the article describes the suits filed by the children to overturn his will. In the final outcome, each of the children of Jacob SCHONACKER received $624.00 from the sale of Jacob's farms, a total of 114 acres.

Surnames: MCMILLAN, SOWERS
Researcher: Michelle McKenzie
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 31, 2000

Ken Shute Look Up Results - I couldn't find any biographies on John MCMILLEN or Daniel SOWERS in our Huron County, Ohio publications, but I did find some odds and ends on these two names which I offer below. 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, by Scheuer Publications, 1992. Daniel SOWERS m. Mary A. MCMILLEN 13 Dec 1821. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, by HCC/OGS, 1997. Riverside Cemetery, Ridgefield Township. Page 767. Section E-- Row 21. 32 Daniel SOWERS d. 26 Oct 1877 ae 79y 11m 12d. Mary A. d. 20 Jan 1878 ae 72y 11m 17d. James d. 14 Oct 1843 ae 3y 6m 2d. (Note- there are seven other SOWERS buried in this same location.) 3. Death Index, 1867-1908, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1998. Daniel SOWERS d. 10/26/1877 Vol. 1, Page 12. Mary A. SOWERS d. 01/20/1878 Vol. 1, Page 62. 4. 1870 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS, 1999. Following are all SOWERS found on census page 536A, Monroeville Village. Read first name, age, and place of birth. Allice, 20, OH. Dan'l, 73, MD. Flora, 17, OH. John, 45, OH. Mary, 65, NY. Mary, 40, OH. 5. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio. (Heirs of) John MCMILLEN, Ridgefield Twp, page 8, secton 4, lot 2. Daniel SOWERS, Peru Twp, page 26, section 2, lots 1 & 10; page 27, section 3, lots 1 & 10. 6. History of the Fire Lands, by W.W. Williams, 1879. Page 255, Section on Ridgefield Township. Mentions Daniel, one of four sons of John SOWERS, married Mary MCMILLAN. Their children were: Mary Ann, John, George, Lavina and Alice. 7. Early Estate Index, 1812-1852, Huron County, Ohio, by HCC/OGS. Read name, event, date, and sources: John MCMILLAN, Will, Nov. 1824, husband of Agnes, Sources: Probate Docket # 1, page 46. Inventory Record # 1, page 285. Common Pleas Journal # 3, page 1. Packet (original papers which still exist.)

Surnames: BURROUGHS, CHERRY, TUPPER, WADE
Researcher: Stephanie
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 31, 2000

I do not have a great deal of information but I am hoping someone recognizes these people. Hannah CHERRY married Elisha/Isaac TUPPER 20 Jan. 1785 prob. in Newton, Sussex Co., NJ. She died 30 Nov 1844 at the age of 80, prob. in Huron Co., OH. Her parents were Abigail and Henry CHERRY. Henry was born in 1758, and died 5 Mar 1820 Milan, Huron Co., OH. His name is on a tablet Sandusky, Erie County Library. His parents were Elizabeth BURROUGHS and Charles CHERRY. His parents were Martha WADE and Henry CHERRY. Then Thomas, then Henry, then John of Weathersfield, CT, then Henry of Hartford, CT.

Surnames: GRUVER
Researcher: Louise Gruver-Magee
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 31, 2000

I understand that John GRUVER son of Isaac GRUVER b. 1776 and Lydia stayed in Ohio with his brother Solomon. Do you have anything or anyway to tell me his wife's name and if he had any children? Also, would like the given names of the children and dates of birth if there is anything that would tell us that.

Surnames: BRADLEY, RICKEY
Researcher: Sue Silver
Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 31, 2000

I am researching a family with the surname of BRADLEY. One of the sons was born in Norwalk, Huron County. If there is any information in published histories, an abstract notation would be terrific. Cyrus Henry BRADLEY, born Mar. 11, 1833, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. He married Cordelia Ann RICKEY, Mar. 27, 1861 at Ione, Amador County, California. He died Nov. 9, 1906, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. His brother, Joseph S. BRADLEY, committed suicide in Diamond Springs, El Dorado County, California on Dec. 12, 1853, aged 32 yrs 5 mos., and is buried in the Diamond Springs Cemetery. His father, Leverett BRADLEY, often referred to in articles as Dr. BRADLEY, purportedly died 40 years previous to 1904. This information is based on a small news item regarding a Quiet Title action to property he held in Folsom. (I have not found an obituary or death notice for Dr. BRADLEY. I do not believe he died prior to 1866, because I have a published news item regarding him that appeared on Dec. 30, 1865.) Cyrus's mother, Maria S. BRADLEY, died in Folsom, Sacramento County, on Dec. 12, 1858, and is believed to be buried in the Folsom cemetery, although no marker exists there. Note that she died exactly 5 years after Joseph - December 12th. Joseph BRADLEY would have been older than Cyrus and may have been born in Ohio or could have been born elsewhere. I do not know if the BRADLEY's may have had other children before coming to California ca. 1853. I am seeking any information about these people and their life prior to California and will be eternally grateful for any assistance you might lend. Cyrus H. BRADLEY, a Norwalk native son, is the man who pushed me into studying these histories. I have interesting information on this long-forgotten, California pioneering family, and will gladly share it with your organization if it is of any interest.

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