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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 174 Today's Topics: #1 Wickizer Will [BRudo1@aol.com] #2 TURNEY, Harrison County, Births [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #3 Alliance, Stark County Article [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:55:20 EST From: BRudo1@aol.com Subject: Wickizer Will STATE OF OHIO FAIRFIELD COUNTY Book 3, 1838-1849 Beit remembered that heretofore to wit at a Court of Common Pleas begun and held at the Court house in the County of Fairfield and State of Ohio on the 9th day of March A.D. 1844. Present Honorables John H. Keilts President Judge, Joseph Stuckey, John Graybill & Wm McClung Esquires afsociate Judges of said Court. The following paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Andrew Wickizer deceased was produced in Court and offered for Probate to wit. Will. I, Andrew Wickizer of Greenfield Township and Fairfield County and State of Ohio, being in perfect health of body and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die and the time when to we are to die is uncertain I make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried on my farm where my son John now lies, buried on my farm lying south East ____ from the northwest corner of my farm on a Ridge. Item 1 That all my just debts be paid. I also give and bequeath one half of a quarter of an acre of land or in other words twenty square rods of land or a piece of ground five rods one way and four rods the other so as to take in my son Johns grave in the centre of the tract. This I give and bequeath to my children and grand children, also a rod leading from the Burying Ground one rod wide due north of the Road on the north boundary of the farm to have the right and privileges at all times to go and come to and from whenever providential events shall make it necefsary to visit the Ground. I authorize my executors to sell my Real estate at private sale as reserving the burying Ground to the Wickizer family or families that shall remain in Fairfield County, Ohio and after all my just and honest debts are paid to divide the money arising from my Estate real and personal, my will is that it be equally divided among all my children, and as to those sons and daughters that are deceased divide their shares among my grand children of such deceased sons and daughters equally except James Frisley my Grandson who has sold his heirship to my Estate some years ago for one Hundred Dollars to my son Asa B. Wickizer and received his pay. My will is that the one half of his mothers share to be paid to my son Asa B. Wickizer let it be more or less and the other half to Sara Campbell sister to James Friesley let it be more or lefs. I reserve the rents and interests and profits arising from my farm to myself and my wife Mary, as long as we shall both live for my use and her use in lieu of her Dower. My will is that my executors do not bring any charges against my heirs for anything, they might have had, a horse of a cow or a bed or any other furniture that they or any of them might have received from my hands in my lifetime do not make any account of it, but divided equally among all my heirs, what is left after my debts are all paid. Also bring no claims against Isaac Bennett for rent for living on my place for anything on back. Let him go clear as he is a poor man. I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Asa B. Wickizer and John Wright Executors of this my last will and testament hereby authorizing and empowering them to ____ provide a just release and discharge in such manner as they may deep proper the debts and claims due me. I do also authorize and empower them to sell at private sale or _____ manner dispose such terms of credit or ______ _____ _____ think proper for the benefit of all the heirs _____ _____ to purchasers to execute _____ ____ _____ _____ _______. I do hereby revoke all former wills by me made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three 1843. Andrew Wickizer (seal) signed and acknowledged by said Andrew Wickizer as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence - A. Ebright Wm. Z Kreider. Thereupon Wm Z. Kreider and Abraham Ebright the two subscribing witnefses to said will being duly sworn in open court deposed and said that at the time said will was executed said testator was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding of full age and under no restraint. That he fully understood the tenor and purport thereof. That they attested it as witnefses at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other. Thereupon their testimony being reduced to writing and filed it is ordered that the said will and probate be duly recorded. And Asa B. Wickizer and John Wright the Executors in said will named come and give bond in the sum of $6000 ____ to William Wright & William B. Wickizer as sureties and _____ ____ and the Court appoint Jonathan Coulson, David Braudt and Hezekiah Brooks appraisers of the good and chattels of the decedent. Attest ____ Radebaugh, Clk ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 01:30:01 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: TURNEY, Harrison County, Births From: ORANGEWM@webtv.net (TALBOT MCCLAIN) From: Ross McClain ============== Harrison Co. Oh. Births Turney, male; 26 Nov 1867; Stock Twp. Richard P. Towler; Sarah Turney Turney,male; 4 July 1894; Scio; William Turney; Anna S. Stakey Turney, male; 1 Jan 1884; North Twp; John Turney; Mary Liza Betts Turney, Christian D.; 25 Dec. 1868; Moorefield Twp; Earl E. Turney; Goldie Marie Bywater Turney, Everett E.; 7 Sep 1877; North Twp; John turney; Eliza Betts Truney, Harold 27 Dec. 1933; Washington Twp; Edgar E. Turney; Bertha E. Patterson Turney, Henry Jonas ; 5 Sept 1876; North Twp; William Turney; Vestia Conaway Turney, male; 1 Feb. 1880; Rumley Twp; John Turney; Eliza M. Betts Turney, Jesse O.; 12 July 1895; North Twp; John Turney; Elizabeth M. Betts Turney, Leila; 7 July 1908; Stock Twp; Henry Turney; Anna allisbhouse Turney, Leory; 17 Sep 1915; Monroe Twp; Edgar Turney; Bertha Patterson Turney, Linda Mae; 10 Mar 1961; Wash.Twp; Earl Everett Turney; Goldie Marie Bywater Turney, Lizzie Bell; 3 Jan 1876; Stock Twp; John Turney Eliza Betts Turney, Lulu Anna 17 March 1890; North Twp; John Turney; Eliza M. Betts Turney, Mattie; 17 March 1886; North Twp; John Turney; Eliza Betts Turney, Milla Nora; 7 Feb. 1873; North Twp; William Turney; Vestia E. Conaway Turney, Nannie O.; 20 Nov 1885; Monore Twp; M.L. Turney; Mary E. Moore Turney, Robert Dean; 4 Apr. 1929; North Twp; Edgar Turney; Bertha Paterson Turney, Samuel; 24 Oct. 1887; Station 15; Luther Turney; Mary E. Moore Turney, Thomas; 2 Oct. 1880; North Twp; Elias Turney; Elizabeth Laughland Harper, Clarence Wilson; 25 July 1941; Scio; Lester Harper; Anna McDivitt Harper, Helen L. ; 18 Sep 1894; Monroe Twp; Thomas Harper; Ada Strol Harper, Howard Eugene; 12 Feb. 1945; Moorefield Twp; Foster Robert Harper; Lucile Elizabeth harding Harper, Kathryn Elleen; 2 Aug. 1943; Moorefield; Forest R. Harper; Lucile Elizabeth Harding Haper, Naoma Celesta; 1 Jan 1915; North Twp; Emmett Harper; Anna McDevitt Harper, Selma Louise; 15 Feb. 1914; Monroe Twp; Richard Harper; Selma Gustciufson Harper, Viola May; 18 Oct. 1910; North Twp; E.L.Harper; Anna Mcdivitt Morrow, female; 26 Sept. 1868; Athens Twp; T.T.Morrow; Jane Morrow Morrow, Froes Bell; 15 Sep 1879; Rumley Twp; J.A.Morrow; Jennie E. McMillen Morrow, Jennie; 15 Jan 1878; Washington Twp; William R. Alexander; Mary Morrow Morrow, Lois; 11 Dec. 1871; Ruley Twp; Joseph A. Morrow; Jennie McMillen Morrow, Maggie P.; 29 June 1891; Washington Twp; James Morrow; Susan Parks ============== ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 01:29:44 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Alliance, Stark County Article From: "DONNA BOOTH" The Alliance Review, Friday, January 27, 1989 CITY'S HISTORY ROOTED IN THREE VILLAGES, RAILROAD Written by Craig Bara, curator of the Mabel Hartzell Museum The union of the villages of Williamsport, Freedom and Liberty brought about the formation of Alliance. But it was the junction of two railroad lines that gave our city its name. WILLIAMSPORT Williamsport, founded in 1827, was the northern part of Alliance, just north of the Mahoning River, and northeast of the city waterwords. Little is know about this village, which was founded by a group of people from the Williamsport, PA., area. Among this group were William and Martha TEETERS, who arrived in the area in 1810. Williama Teeters was one of several men who built sawmills and gristmills along the Mahoning River. These mills were much more convenient for residents who formerly had to travel to New Lisbon (Lisbon) and the Ohio River for their milling needs. Williamsport is very important to the history of Alliance because it was the birthplace of two local churches - the United Brethren founded in 1827 and the Methodist Church founded in 1839. The United Brethren erected the first house of worship near the old River Street cemetery. FREEDOM The village of Freedom was founded in 1838 by Mathias HESTER, a native of Greene County, PA. He and his wife, Susan Gaskill, moved in 1834 from New Lisbon to Mount Union, where he established a grocery store. In 1838 Hester and John MILLER laid out the village of Freedom, which included the area between Walnut and North Union avenues, and from the Mahoning River to Wayne Street. Freedom's publis square was at the intersection of Park Avenue and Keystone Street. The Alliance Rubber Company dominates must of the area today, but the stone cap of the village well can still be seen. In 1848 Mathias Hester gave up his mercantile business to devote his time to real estate. Hester was responsible for the coming of the railroads through what is now Alliance. He encouraged their coming and gave much land for their use. The people of Canton felt they should have the railroad, but were unwilling to finance it. Hanoverton missed the opportunity because the people there were banking heavily on the Big Beaver Canal, which never materialized. Little information is available about the village of Liberty, founded in 1850. Numerous books, considered reliable sources of information about Stark County, make no mention of Liberty. But two things are certain: this community was formed as the construction of the railroads took place, and its location was between Mechanic Avenue and Front Street on what is now Main St. The late Mabel HARTZEL wrote that homes, boarding houses, stores and other businesses "sprang up at the intersection of the Cleveland and Wellsville Railroad and the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad. This locally was called Liberty." Men who were involved with the railroads settled in this area with their families. LIBERTY The name "Liberty" was probably short-lived. When the intersection of the two raialroads was named and when Mathias Hester made his addition and recorded the plat for Allianace in 1850, the settlement likely took on the name Alliance as well. The intersection of the railroads, previously known as "The Crossing" was named Alliance in 1850 by Gen. J.S. ROBINSON, a railroad official from Pittsburgh. The Alliance Centennial observed in 1950 celebration of the name "Alliance" to indicate the junction of the two railroads. Mathias Hester made use of the name "Alliance" when he laid out the addition to the village of Freedom in September 1850. Over the next four years, the population increased and the people prospered. Many area residents decided that they should come together and incorporate as a village. In March, 1854, they presented a petition to the county commissioners for a charter, which was granted that July. Bearing 94 signatures, the petition read as follows: "We the undersigned citizens of Alliance, Freedom and Williamsport, situated in Lexington Township, Start County, Ohio, humbly petition your honorable body that we are desireous of being organized in an incorporated village for general purposes, under the name and style of Alliance. ********************************* Several photos appear in the article. The following is the information below them. 1. Picture of a large stone building - This structure was located on Freedom Square, where the additions to the Alliance Rubebr Co. are located today. Built in 1842, the structure was the home of Samuel SHAFFER, a German emigrant who moved to Alliance from Pennsylvania. Shafer operated a store in this house until 1851, when the Cleveland & Wellsville Railroad was completed. The house then served as the area's first railroad station. 2. The American House, also known as the Freedom Tavern, was located at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Vine Street. Build in the 1840's the tavern was a populat stop for those who traveled west by freight wagon and conestoga wagon. Westbound settlers commonly stopped here for meals and rest. The structure was torn down in 1949. 3. Mathias Hester, founder of the village of Freedom, is seen here with his brothers and sister. Seated, left to right are Samuel, Mathias and Martin Hester. Standing are John S. and Eliza Hester. Born in 1793, Mathias was a member of the first town council elected in Alliance, and a member of the first public school board. He lived to be 97. 4. The Hester Block, located on Hester Avenue near Freedom Triangle was the first brick house in Alliance. It was built in 1838 in the Federal style, using brick made from clay taken from the lakes that later fronted Glamorgan Castle. The bricks cost $2.50 per thousand. The Hester Block was home to Mathias Hester and his family and also housed the first general story in Alliance. Though still standing, the building is decayed. Parts of the landmark have been condemned, and it will likely be razed. 5. Freedom School, located at 705 N. Freedom Ave, was built in 1838. The oldest existing school building in Alliance, the brick structure once contained only one room. Now a private residence, the structure has over the years been extensively remodeled and sided. Another picture (actually a copy of an old drawing) was a lead-in to this article. Historical Hester House The Hester house, no longer standing, was located at the corner of Hester and Mechanic Avenues. Built in 1869, it was the home of Mathias Hester, founder of the village of Freedom. The village was one of three which united in 1850 to form Alliamce. Hester lived in this house until his death in 1890. Maggie: This is the article I mentioned. Mathias Hester was the brother of my gr-gr-gr-grandfather, Martin Hester. I was given this copy by a cousin (named Hester) that I met through your list. Donna -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #174 *******************************************