FULTON COUNTY OHIO - BIBLE: MIZER, Jacob & SCHROCK, Delilah *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Charles Paul Keller Corpmiz@aol.com February 24, 1999 *************************************************************************** FAMILY BIBLE - JACOB SIDNEY MIZER & DELILAH SCHROCK The following are 4 pages from the bible and 3 notepaper pages included with the bible. ---------------- TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN BE IT KNOWN THAT ON THE The twenty fourth day of May One thousand eight hundred & Sixty Six At the brides fathers in german township Holmes County Ohio. I, H. K. Zirek THE SUBSCRIBER UNITED IN MARRIAGE Jacob S. Miser Delila Shrock- (Signatures) Moses Miser Malinda Shrock (Signatures) Witness Witness (The words in Italics were pre-primted, the rest was written in ink. Moses Mizer 6/7, Jacob S.'s first cousin, was the s/o George Myser 5/4, who was the s/o Jacob Myser 4/2. Jacob Myser was the Grand Father of Jacob Sidney Mizer) (Immediately below the signatures is a wedding reception scene that is labled 'Marriage in Canna of Galilee. A couple are seated at a long table covered with a white cloth hanging to the floor. The man, groom. is wearing a white robe and has long hair, beard and mustach. The woman, bride. is wearing a dark, long sleved top and a nun-like head piece extending to her outer shoulders. There is a servent standing behind her, to her right are three men and a women seated at the table. The two closest men are looking toward the center. The third man is looking at the woman lounging on a padded bench at the end of the table. Her back is to the viewer, her head is covered, with only a small part of her face visible. In front of the table is a jar with a servent knealing next to it. A man in shadow is lying on a bench with his back to the viewer. His left arm is stretched out to the wine jar. Another servent stands at the lower back of the reclining man , between him and the viewer. Four other people are on the far side of the table from the reclining man and to the right of the groom.) ------------------- BIRTHS Othel Ford Mizer born July 9 - 1905 (p) Encil A. " " Oct 4 - 1917 (p) Jocob Sidney Mizer October 20th A. D. in Coshocton Co Ohio 1843 (p) Delilah Mizer December 17th A. D. 1848 Holmes Co Ohio (p) Our Son Samuel November 13th A. D. 1866- " " John Henry February 29th A. D. 1868- Our Daughter Mary Loella April 11th A. D. 1870- " " Julia Ann June 28th A. D. 1872 " " Martha Malisa October 13th 1874 Our Son Romeo December 8th A. D. 1876 A. D. 1878 Our Son William Andrew March 25th " " Rosy Letta June 27th A. D. 1881 " " Alfred Loronso August 13 A. D. 1883 " " Alice May May 26 A.D. 1885 Elsie Elmina Sept 16 1887 (p) (daughter) Lelah Mable Aug 19 1892 (p) (daughter) Loyd Champion Mar 17 1896 (p) (s/o Martha) Ma Guthrie June 12 1907 (p) (d/o Alice) all born in Fulton Co Ohio (This was written sideways along the right margin in pencil, from top to bottom.) (p) Entry was written in pencil. All others were written in ink. -------------------- MARRIAGES C. P. Hopkins Julia Miser Oct 8 18 Lewis Champion Martha " Sept 22 18 William Harmon Martha Miser Nov Romeo Miser Cora Gardinier May 10 William Dickens (1.) Rosa L. Miser Nov 18 18 16 William A Miser to Della Savage March 1902 Alice M. " " Jesse Guthery Aug -1 Elsie E to Roy Dinious Feb 14 1911 Lilia M " Clarence Ohlinger (1912?) Alice Gardinier to Jesse Guthrie 1913 Odie Bronie (?) to Roy Dinius 1843 (1.Dickerson-per Mizer History book) (2. This page is the reverse side of Jacob & Delilah's marriage certificate from the family bible. The word Marriages is embossed like a watermark without color. Across the top and half way down both sides is an ornate doorway design, also like a watertmark. The corners are decorated with semi-circular pieces, two at either end of corner diagonals meeting another semi-circular piece at the top frame. A central sheif-like disign on the top center, has semi-circular pieces on either side at the base with downward radiating lines tieing it to the top horizonal. ) ( 3. All the entries were written in pencil. The dates are incomplete because the right side of the page was badly worn down.. All entries appear to be written by the same hand.) ------------------- DEATHS Samuel January 17th A. D 1869 (Their Son) John Henry April 5th A. D. 1869 (Their Son) Mary Luella Febrruary 19th A. D. 1871 (Their Daughter) Alfred Lorenso June 26th A. D. 1884 (Their Son) Rosa Letta Oct 6 1903 (Their daughter) Alice M Guthrie Mar 4 1909 (Their Daughter) (Grandma) Mary A. Fenlass Nov 30- 1903 (1. M.A. Legas Shrock Fenlass) Sylvia Hopkins, July 8 - 1895 (d/o Julia) Mary Delila Hopkins Jan 9 1899 (d/o Julia) Alice Lucretia Hopkins Sept 18 - 1903 (Grand Daughter) Goldie Harmon Oct 6 - 1906 (d/o Martha M.) Elsie E. Dinius May 18 - 1912 (Their Daughter) (Father) Jacob S. Miser Dec 13- 1918 Martha Malissa Harmon Feb 27- 1924 (Their Daughter) Mother Delila Mizer April 3 - 1930 Othel Ford Mizer died Sept 19 - 1923 (s/o William) Wm A Mizer died Nov 3 - 1933 (Their Son) Harold Raymond Schomp 6 mth old at birth (s/o Opal Hopkins) Born May 12 1935 / still born (Note: the first 4 entries were written in ink. The writting is classic cursive by a feminine hand, obviously by Delilah. The remaining entries, except for that of Elsie E. Dinius, are in pencil.) (1. Mary is buried next to John Shrock in the Dutch Ridge Cemetery.) -------------------------- (The following is from 2 notepaper pages included with the Jacob Mizer bible: Page 1.) John Shrock born July 2 A. D. 1808 Catherine Hochstetler born May 12 A. D. 1808 the same were united in marriage October 1st A. D. 1826. to them were born 8 childr en as follows. Jacob Shrock born July 24 " " 1827 Mary " " April 13 " " 1829 Sarah " " May 13 " " 1831 Joseph " " April 1 " " 1833 Moses " " May 30 " " 1834 Harriet " " November 8 " " 1836 Levi " " August 5 " " 1839 one infant buried with the mother His first wife having died He was again united in Marriage to Mary A. Legams May 25 A D 1846 Mary A Legams born May 15 A D 1820 James Anderson Shrock born Nov 27 A D 1845 Elizabeth " " July 1 " " 1847 Delilah " " Dec 17 " " 1848 Samuel " " Jan 20 " " 1851 Daniel " " July 20 " " 1853 Isiah " " Dec 1 " " 1854 Susana " " May 9 " " 1857 Lucinda " " April 8 " " 1859 Catherine Ann " " May 18 " " 1861 Amanda Jane " " Dec 30 " " 1863 (Page 2.) John Shrock born Dec 17 A D 1866 All the last children died in infancy except Delilah John Shrock died Oct 1877 Mary A Shrock and Isaac Fenlass were united in Marriage Isaac Fenlass died April 6 A D 1888 Mary A Fenlass died Nov 30 1903 (The signature, Julia A Hopkins, is written sideways along the right edge of this page. John and Mary are buried in the Dutch Ridge Cemetery, The tombstone inscription book shows sites in both Rows 5C & 12C.) ------------ Charles Paul Keller, Corpmiz@aol.com Researching Surnames: BREITER, BITTIKOFER, BOEHM, ELLIS, FINLEY, GARDINIER, HARRINGTON, HOCHSTETLER, KELLER, KLINK, LEININGER, MCCONNELL, MIZER, ODEN, SCHROCK, SHIBLER, SNYDER, TITLOW, WIGGINS ==== OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ====