OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 814 Today's Topics: #1 Pioneer Marriages in Allen County ["Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001901bf3c1b$411768e0$d672bfa8@Linda> Subject: Pioneer Marriages in Allen County 1859 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Taken from Lima Democrat April 1859 By Thomas Johnston, Silas PARKER to Ann BAILEY By H. Reeder JP, Abraham HALL to Nancy WATT By same, Edward LICHTY to Charlotte BOYD By Michael Martz, Thomas FICKLE to Sarah SCHINDLER By same, Jacob SIMON to Jane STRAW By Rev. J. Wykes, George NAFZGAR to Margaret BARR By Rev. Enos Foster, Smith PROVENMIRE to Margaret BOWERS By Hiram Protsman JP, Frederick SHULL to Charlotte JENNINGS By Jno. Shaffer JP, James WARD to L. DILLON By same, Gideon KAUFMAN to Mary E. WOOLEY By F. Golsmitz, William HODDY to Henrica MEYER By Geo. Goble JP, Jacob LYONS to C. FERGUSON By F. Plumb, E. BUSSART to Sarah MYERS May 1859 By Rev. A.R. Krebs, E. HUFFMAN to Mary WARD By same, C. HADE to Mary THOMPSON By Thos. Johnston, Nicholas MORROW to Mary J. SMITH By same, John STONER to Celina SPROTT By G. Stevens, John BERRYHILL to Sarah McCLELLAND By J. Hughes JP, Christian MATTER to Regina STAUFER By E. Hartshorn JP, Daniel LENCE to Judith RACE By H. Weible JP, Joseph MYERS to Frederica HUBER By Jas. Lea, John KECKLER to Julia REYNOLDS By C. Carter, Thomas MARSHALL to Sarah GARRETSON By R.M. Badeau, John SNIVELY to Jane HUERTON June 1859 By Wm. Knott JP, Joseph PANGLE to Lillitia GLASS By Geo. Riley, Linton MIOVER to Mary J. DARLING By Daniel Lepley, John LOGAN to A. PHILLIPS By Hiram Protsman JP, Lewis GALLASPIE to Lovina LYONS By Jno. Amstutz JP, Joseph MURRAY to Elizabeth DEPLER By R. M. Badeau, William JONES to Eliza GLENN By Wm. Wilson, James WHITE to Mary EDGECOMB By D. Reiter, Abraham ERNSBERGER to Mary A. FISHER Dec 1,1999 Submitted by Linda Dietz---Ohio Proud Rootsweb Sponsor VP Allen Co,Genealogy Soc ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:58:07 -0500 From: "Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <002201bf3c1d$3f488a60$d672bfa8@Linda> Subject: Allen County Probate Court Notices 1871 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Taken from Allen County Democrat 1871 The following accounts have been filed in the Probate Court of Allen Co., Ohio and will be for hearing on Monday Jan. 2, 1871 First account of Jacob CONKLE, guardian of Emeline E. CONKLE, minor Third and Final account of Henry BETZ, guardian of Henry WEAVER's heirs Final account of Levi GOODNOW, guardian of Caroline L. MILLER, late Caroline GOONOW Final account of Mary C. JOHN, guardian of John JOHN's heirs Second account of Emeline MUNN, guardian of Martin K. MUNN's heirs First account of Wm. BARGE, guardian of W. Henry LIPPENCOTT's heirs Final account of E.B. CUNNINGHAM, guardian of Charlotte SHULL, minor First account of Geroge W. GOBLE, admr. of the estate of Anthony HALL, dec'd First and Final account of Louis AUGSBERGER, guardian of the minor heirs of Margaret AUGSBERGER, dec'd Final account of Austin BARBER, admr. of the estate of Abraham BARBER, dec'd First account of Isaac DeLONG, guardian of the minor heirs of Noah JOHNSTON, dec'd Final account of Alfred McKEE, guardian of Jacob W. YOKUM's minor heirs. L.M. Meily Probate Judge Dec 1,1999 Submitted by Linda Dietz---Ohio Proud Rootsweb Sponsor VP Allen Co,Genealogy Soc ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 17:09:44 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <10a201bf3c48$c6654260$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: Bio - 1885 - Portage co, OH, Deerfield # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Ralph To: Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 4:14 PM Bios: Bosworth, Day, Diver, Dustman, Gibbs - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright C 1999 by Betty Ralph. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. bralph@hiwaay.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ BOSWORTH, miller and farmer, P.O. North Benton, Mahoning Co., Ohio, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1846; son of Thompson and Annie (Curtis) Bosworth, a pioneer family of Trumbull County, where the former died in 1849. They were parents of three children, two of whom are now living - Mark and Thompson. The widow and her family subsequently removed to Deerfield Township, this county, where our subject received his primary education and grew to manhood. He was married in 1871 to Miss Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Hartzell, of Deerfield Township, this county. By this union there are the following children now living: John, Delmer and Charles Rosco, the latter born January 8, 1885. Mr. Bosworth became associated with D. Lazarus in the milling business in 1876, which partnership still continues. He is a staunch supporter of the principles of the Republican party. A member of the Presbyterian Church of Benton. H.E. DAY, farmer, P.O. Deerfield, was born on the banks of the Mahoning River, in Deerfield Township, this county, November 23, 1804. His grandfather, Lewis Day, with Mr. Ely and Daniel Diver, came to this county in 1799, subsequently returned to the East, but came back here in 1800, bringing their families, and were the first to settle in Deerfield Township. The Day's settlement was east of the Center, and there two generations have lived and passed away. Munn and Lucy (Ely) Day, the parents of our subject, were natives of Massachusetts and Connecticut, respectively, and were parents of eight children, six of whom are now living. Our subject was married, first in 1830, to Miss Minerva Scranton, of Atwater, who died in 1838, leaving three children: Dudley M., born on the homestead in 1831, and who married Miss Mary Smith, of Portage County Ohio, in 1856 (have three children); Edgar M., and Lucy H., wife of A.M. Crosser. Mr. Day was married on the second occasion to Miss Martha Wakefield, of New York State, who bore him four children: Ewing W., who enlisted in Company D, Sixty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in the battle of Stone River; Louisa ; wife of Charles Newton; Laura E., wife of F. Hartzall; and Heman L. Mr. Day was engaged in the tannery erected in Deerfield by Jesse Grant, father of Gen. Grant, with whom he had pleasant business associations. Our subject is Trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been a consistent member for many years. SAMUEL DIVER, farmer, P.O. Deerfield, was born on the homestead farm at Deerfield Center, January 16, 1817; son of John and Christena (Hartzall) Diver. Our subject was married in this county in 1840, to Miss Miriam, daughter of Peter Mason, a pioneer of this county, and of which she is a native. The children born to this union, who are all living, are as follows: Mary P., wife of Charles Shaneffer; Rosella, wife of Oliver Mowen; Alvira, wife of A. McGowan; and Alvira, wife of I. Hartzell. Mr. Diver has a farm of 110 acres on which he settled in 1840, and which he has bought under a high state of cultivation. He may be said to be a model farmer, and a true type of pioneer stock. The family is noted for its industry, all the members having borne a part in the clearing of the lands and beautifying their homes. Mr. Diver is a member of the Disciples Church. In politics he is a staunch supporter of Republican principles. JOSEPH DIVER, farmer, P.O. Deerfield, is a descendant of one of the oldest pioneer families in Deerfield Township, this county. His grandfather, Daniel Diver, was a native of Germany, who along with Lewis Day and Mr. Ely traded for a large tract of land, divided into lots, put tickets into a hat and made a drawing of same, Daniel Diver securing the center. Here the family made a settlement in the wilderness in 1801, and around their cabin home sprang up a prosperous village. John Diver, of Blandford, Mass., father of our subject, resided with his father and assisted him to clear the land. About 1834 he erected the "Diver House" and conducted the hotel nearly to the close of his life. He carried the mail on horseback between Cleveland and Pittsburgh having to pass through eighteen miles of wilderness. On one occasion he found a man left by a brook to die, took him home, and by careful attention saved his life. He was married on first occasion to Miss Laura Ely , who bore him three children, of whom Osman only survives. His second marriage was with Christena Hartzell, by whom he had nine children, of whom are now living: Samuel; Polly, wife of William Spires; Joseph; and Christena, wife of N. Gillis. He lived to attain the age of eighty-four years, and when he died left each of his children a small farm with which to begin life. Our subject was married in 1847, to Miss Lucinda Wilcox, a native of Deerfield Township, this county. Eight children born to this union are all living: Edwin, Ella Gertrude, John Wallace, Julia, Minnie and Eugene. He succeeded his father as proprietor of the "Diver House," but subsequently leased it and devoted himself to farming. He has been very successful and his acres have accumulated until now he is one of the prominent farmers and landholders in this township. WILLIAM DUSTMAN, farmer, P.O. Deerfield, was born in Berlin, Mahoning Co., Ohio, February 6, 1836; son of Daniel and Catherine (Goodman) Dustman, native of Mahoning County, where they still reside, and parents of the following children now living: Jacob, William, Hannah (wife of Hugh Swartz), John, Abraham, Mary Ann (wife of C. Harman), Isaac, Louisa (wife of E. Harman). The maternal grandfather, John Goodman, and parental grandfather, Jacob Dustman, were among the early founders of Berlin Township, Mahoning Co., Ohio. Our subject was married at Berlin, in 1860, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of Henry Goodman, by whom he has two children - Milton H. and Minnie V. In 1864 Mr. Dustman settled on his farm of eighty acres in this township, also retaining the ownership of his farm of ninety acres in Mahoning County. He has served in several official position in Deerfield Township, this county. He advocates the principles of the Republican party; is a citizen highly esteemed. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. MASON GIBBS, retired, P.O. Deerfield, was born in Worcester County, Mass., in 1801; son of Dolphin and Asineth (Fay) Gibbs. The family removed to Cheshire County, N.H., where the parents died. Our subject was married, October 31, 1835, to Miss Mary, daughter of Charles Reed, who died June 19, 1880, the mother of two children, and of whom the only survivor is Julia, who is living at home and caring for her aged father. Mr. Gibbs came West in 1828, and located at Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; from there he moved to Deerfield, this county, in 1831, and entered into mercantile trade in same year. This he carried on successfully until 1871, and was also largely interested in stock-growing. At the close of his mercantile career his store was converted into a dwelling, one of the neatest and most commodious in the township. Mr. Gibbs retired from all active pursuits in 1883. He is Trustee in the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has long been identified. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 17:14:02 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <10aa01bf3c49$605dc360$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: Bio - 1885 - Portage co, OH, Deerfield # 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Ralph To: Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 8:48 AM Bios: Gilbert, Hartzell, Hoffman, Hutson - Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright C 1999 by Betty Ralph. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. bralph@hiwaay.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ IRA GILBERT, farmer, Deerfield, was born in Palmyra Township, this county, in 1831, son of James and Charlotte (Cox) Gilbert, and a direct descendant of Sir John Gilbert, of England, who obtained the first land grant in Connecticut from the Crown. The parents of our subject settled in Palmyra Township, this county, in 1811, where they lived to the close of their lives. Their children are Everett, Ira and Lucinda, wife of David Daniel. Our subject was twice married, on first occasion in 1855, Paris Township, this county, to Miss Harriet, daughter of John Colwell, of this county, and who died in 1879. She was the mother of six children, four of whom are now living: Frank, John, Frederick and Mary. Mr. Gilbert married, on second occasion, in January, 1882, Mrs. Cynthia Green, daughter of George and Polly (Ward) Carris, of Rootstown, Ohio, and who were among its earliest pioneers. "Mother" Ward's pond was named after one of Mrs. Gilbert's ancestors. Mr. Gilbert has been a resident of Deerfield Township, this county, for forty-five years. His present farm, comprising 155 acres, was first settled by Alva, son of Judge Day, and was among the first cleared in the township. Our subject is a stanch supporter of Democratic principles, and one of the most active and respected citizens of Deerfield Township. HENRY HARTZELL was born in Northampton County, Penn., October 5, 1801. His father, John Hartzell, with his family, moved from Pennsylvania to Deerfield in 1805, and after living for some time in a log-house he burned brick and built the first brick house in the township. Of the ten children of the family at this date, March 26, 1885, there are only two living, Henry and Polly, now wife of Rev. John Shaffer. Henry Hartzell remained at home until twenty-three years of age. He then married Miss Annie Sheets, who died, leaving three children. They are still living, being named Simon, Mary and John. His second wife was Miss Jane Smart, a native of Pennsylvania. Three sons, Eli, James and George, and two daughters, Annie and Lucy, survive her. His third wife was Catherine B. Sullivan, to whom he was married October 19, 1848. To them no children have been born. Their married life is yet unbroken by death. Mr. Hartzell settled on the farm where he now resides, in the southern part of Deerfield, in 1857, on which years ago he erected a large and commodious brick residence, and when eighty-one years old - 1882 - planned and superintended the building of a very large and convenient barn. For twelve years he has suffered severely from varicose ulcers upon his limbs, but in body and mind he is still strong and vigorous. In the days of slavery he was a bold, outspoken anti-slavery man, bearing the brand of an "Abolitionist." Since then he has been a supporter of the Republican party, and on temperance he is a radical Prohibitionist. Without the advantages of education, by untiring industry he has been a successful business man, and in his ripe old age, with bright Christian trust, he is patiently waiting for the end. MRS. MARGARET HARTZELL, Deerfield, Ohio, was born in Milton Township, Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1816, daughter of James Parshall and Margaret Baight, a pioneer family of Trumbull County, Ohio. Our subject was united in marriage, in 1841, with John Hartzell, a native of Lancaster County, Penn., who at fourteen years of age came with his father to this county. Here he grew up, and by industry and perseverance accumulated sufficient means to purchase the land where he established a home which stands as a monument to his memory. He died September 1, 1873, aged eighty years, eleven months and twenty-five days, leaving a widow and two children - Anna and Mary, the latter the wife of Mark Bosworth - to mourn his loss. Mrs. Margaret Hartzell is a member of the Presbyterian Church at North Benton, Mahoning Co., Ohio. FRANK HARTZELL, farmer, P.O. Deerfield, was born in Deerfield Township, this county, September 14, 1838, a son of George Hartzell, who was born in Deerfield Township, May 12, 1811, and who, with his father, William Hartzell, and his grandfather, George Hartzell, settled in the eastern portion of Deerfield Township in 1807. The family came from Bucks County, Penn. George Hartzell, father of our subject, was married to Miss Emily, daughter of Peter Mason, and who was born in Deerfield Township, in 1813. To this union were born Sebra W., Frank and Lewis D. George Hartzell died April 5, 1881, and his widow now resides near her son. Our subject was married, July 8, 1875, to Miss Laura E., daughter of Heman E. Day, and a native of Deerfield Township, this county. Three children have been born to this union, all now living: M. Cecelia, H. Augustus and G. Nelson. Mr. Hartzell possesses a farm of 133 acres. He is a man of enterprise and highly esteemed by all who know him. JOHN H. HOFFMAN, Deerfield, was born in Northampton County, Penn., April 4, 1823, son of John and Maria (Siegfried) Hoffman, natives of Pennsylvania. Their living children are John H., James J., Henry E., Michael S. and Amanda. The father died in 1879, aged eighty-three years; the mother is now in her eightieth year. Our subject learned the tinsmith's trade and settled at Reading, Penn., where he was married in 1847, to Miss Rosannah Baker, a native of Reading, Berks Co., Penn., and to this union were born three children, now living: Mary A., wife of J.N. Gibbons, Winfield S., who is engaged in the tin and stove trade at Alliance, and Josephine, wife of Edwin J. Day. Mr. Hoffman settled in Deerfield, this county, in 1858, and in 1862 as a substitute entered the ranks of the Union Army, in Company F, forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas Post, Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Black River Bridge and the siege of Vicksburg, from which point he was honorably discharged and returned to his home in Deerfield, Portage Co., Ohio. Mr. Hoffman has served as Constable in Pennsylvania, and in Deerfield Township, this county, and for eighteen years has been Justice of the Peace. He frequently attends the German Reformed Church in his native State. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He cast his first ballot in the old Whig party, for Henry Clay. H.D. HUTSON, farmer, P.O. Deerfield, was born in Paris Township, this county, August 4, 1827, son of Lazarus and Minerva (Laughlin) Hutson, the former born on the banks of Juniata River, Pennsylvania, the latter a native of Deerfield Township, this county, and a daughter of James Laughlin, who erected the first grist-mill on the Mahoning River, and died in Deerfield Township in 1852, aged eighty years. The children born to this union now living are Hiram, Homer, Henry and H.D. In 1852 our subject began his career in life as a pilot on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers between Pittsburgh and New Orleans. At the breaking our of the Rebellion he entered the service as pilot of the Mississippi squadron, assigned to the brig "Restless," subsequently was put in charge of the repair boat "Swallow," and was so engaged at No. 10, Fort Pillow, Memphis and Vicksburg, where he was taken sick and confined in hospital for three months, during which time his vessel was destroyed by the Rebels. On his recovery he took his position on the "W.H. Brown" dispatch boat, and had charge as pilot of the "Benton" on her memorable trip on the Yazoo River, and participated in the battle at Fort Donelson. His service terminated with the close of the war. He subsequently purchased a share in a steamer which he commanded seven years successfully, and disposed of it in 1875, then came to this county, settling on his present farm of 150 acres. He is the founder of and interested in the Hutson Coal company. Mr. Hutson was married, in 1862, to Miss Charlotte C. Vaughn, a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, by whom he has one child - Charles W.H. - who died in 1876. Our subject has served the township as Trustee. He is a member of the disciples Church. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #814 *******************************************