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BRANT - ASHLAND COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #7 EDWARD ROYER - STARK COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 00:32:45 -0400 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: MARRIAGE: RANDALL & CANFIELD, 1914, Medi Medina County Probate Court---Marriage Record RANDALL, Mrs. Alice H. (Abial S. CANFIELD) Medina, Medina County, Ohio Date: October 3, 1914 Age: 36 on May 30, 1914 Minister: Samuel Fritsch, Medina, Ohio Vol K, Page 373, Cert. No. 744 Born ---- State ----- City York Judge J.R. Kennan Date Rec. Oct. 3, 1914 Abial S. CANFIELD is 39 years of age, on the 13 day of Feb 1914, his residence is Litchfield, O, his place of birth is Litchfield, O, his occupation is Farmer, his father's name is Charles CANFIELD, his mother's maiden name was Imogene G. STARR that he was........previously married once, and that he has no wife living. Alice H. RANDALL is 36 years of age, on the 3o day of May 1914, her residence is Medina, Medina County, Ohio, her place of birth is York, her occupation is Deputy Treasurer, her father's name is D. C. HALE, her mother's maiden name was Elmira COOK [note difficult to read] that she was........previously married once, and is.......a widow, her married name being Alice H. RANDALL, that she has not husband living. ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 00:02:33 -0700 From: LeaAnn Subject: Erie Co. History Part 3 Historical Collections of Ohio Henry Howe LL.D. Erie County Sandusky in 1846-- Sandusky, the county seat, is situated on Sandusky Bay, 105 miles north of Columbus, and 60 from Cleveland and Detroit. Its situation is pleasant, rising gradually from the lake, and commanding a fine view of it. The town is based upon an inexhaustible quarry of the finest limestone, which is not only used in building elegant and substantial edifices in the town, but is an extensive article of export. A few hundred yards back from the lake is a large and handsome public square on which, fronting the lake, are the principal churches and public buildings. The first permanent settlement at Sandusky City was made in June, 1817, at which time the locality was called Ogontz place, from an Indian chief who resided here previous to the war of 1812. The town was laid out under the name of Portland, in 1817, by its proprietors, Hon. Zalmon Wildman, of Danbury, Ct., and Hon. Isaac Mills, of New Haven, in the same State. On the first of July of that year, a small store of goods was opened by Moores Farwell, in the employment of Mr. Wildman. The same building is now standing on the bay shore, and is occupied by Mr. West. There were at this time but two log huts in the place beside the store, which was a frame, and had been erected the year previous. One of the huts stood on the site of the Verandah Hotel, and the other some sixty rods east. The first frame dwelling was erected by Wm. B. Smith in the fall of 1817, the second soon after by Cyrus W. Marsh, and a third in the succeeding spring by Moores Farwell. The Methodist Episcopal Church, a small frame building, and the first built, was erected in 1830; The Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches in 1835; the Wesleyan Chapel in 1836, and the rest since. Sandusky contains 1 Episcopal, 1 Methodist, 1 Congregational, 1 Reformed Methodist, 1 Catholic and 1 German Lutheran Church, 1 high school, a large number of dry goods and grocery stored, several forwarding and commission houses, 2 furnaces, 1 oil mill, 2 extensive machine shops for the manufacture of the iron for railroad cars, 2 printing offices, 2 banks and a population estimated at 3,000. The town is now very thriving, and promises to be, ere many years, a large city. A great impetus has been given to its prosperity by the construction of two railroads which terminate here; the first, the Mad River and Little Miami Railroad, connects it with Cincinnati; the other connects it with Mansfield, from which place it is constructing through Mount Vernon and Newark to Columbus: a branch will diverge from Newark to Zanesville. This last is one of the best built railroads in the country, and is doing a very heavy transportation business. The commerce of Sandusky City is heavy, and constantly increasing. The arrivals at this port in 1846 were 447, clearances 441; and 843,746 bushels of wheat were among the articles exported. On the farm of Isaac A. Mills, west of the town, are some ancient works and mounds. In the late Canadian "patriot war," this city was a rendezvous for "patriots;" they had an action on the ice near Point-au-Pelee island with British cavalry in the winter of 1838. They were under Capt. Bradley, of this city, who has since commanded a company of volunteers in the war with Mexico. In this action the "patriots" behaved with cool bravery, and although attacked by a superior force, delivered their fire with steadiness, and repelled their enemy with considerable loss. --Old Edition Sandusky City, on Sandusky bay, an inlet of Lake Erie, is 100 miles north of Columbus and midway between Cleveland and Toledo. It is on the line of the L.S.&M.S.; I.B.&W.; L.E.A.&S.; and S.M.&N. railroads. County officers in 1888: Probate Judge, Albert E. Merrill; Clerk of Court, Silas E. Bauder; Sheriff Thomas A. Hughes; Prosecuting Attorney, Cyrus B. Winters; Auditor, Wm. J. Bonn; Treasurer, Jas. Alder; Recorder, John Strickland; Surveyor, Albert W. Ludson; Coroner, Louis S. Szendery; Commissioners, William Zimmerman, Jas. Douglass, John L. Hull. Newspapers: Register, Republican, J.F. Mack & Bro., editors and proprietors; Journal, Democratic, C.C. Bittur, editor and publisher; Democrat, German, Democratic. Churches: 1 Congregational, 4 Episcopal, 3 Catholic, 1 Baptist, 1 Colored Baptist, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Friends, 1 Methodist Episcopal, 1 Colored Methodist, 4 german Evangelical, 1 German Lutheran and 1 German Methodist. Banks: Citizen's national, A.E. Merrill president, Henry Graefe cashier; Moss National, A.H. Moss president, Horace O. Moss cashier; Second national, R.B. Hubbard president, A. W. Prout cashier; Third National, Lawrence Cable president, E.P. Zollinger cashier. Principal Industries and Employees.-- D.J. Brown & Co., hoops, etc., 35 hands; Germania basket Company, baskets, 31; George W. Icsman, saw mills; Sandusky Tool Company, edge tools, 230; Ohlemacher Lime Company, 34; J.B. Johnston & Co., lime, 14; Kilbourne & Co., cooperage, 20; Johnson, Kunz & Co., lime; Schoeffle & Sloane, doors, sash, etc., 45; Woolsey Wheel Company, carriage wheels, etc., 143; B.B.Hubbard & Son, planing mill; Lea, Herbert & Co., planing mill, 22; August Kunzman, carriages, etc., 10; Sandusky Machine and Agricultural Works, engines, reapers, etc., 45; Barney & Kilby, engines, etc., 206; J.C. Butler & Co., doors, sash, etc., 142; Eureka Lumber Company, planing mill, etc., 44; I.B. & W.R.R. Shops, railroad repairs, 164; The Sandusky Wheel Company, carriage wheels, etc., 260; Anthony Ilg & Co., lager beer, 12; Albert Schwehr, cigar boxes, 37; Portland Boiler Company; Frank Slang, lager beer, 15; J. Kuebler & Co., lager beer, 22; Hinde, Hanson & Co., paper, 18; J.S. Cowdery, crayons, chalk, etc., 42; G.B. Hodgeman Manufacturing Company, cooperage, 112. --State Report for 1887 Population in 1880, 15,838. School census in 1886, 5,861; Alston Ellis, superintendent. Sandusky has the largest and best harbor on the great chain of lakes, having the advantage of a large and land-locked bay, while the other lake ports are mostly but the mouths of rivers. This bay is eighteen miles in length, furnishing ample room for all the water craft that ever could be required. It is claimed for Sandusky that in the manufacture of wheels and other wood implements that it exceeds any other city of the Union; that of the 1,800 hands in its shops and factories an unusual percent are skilled mechanics, and married men, and very largely own the houses in which they live. ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:00:06, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: R.L. GIBSON - ASHLAND COUNTY 1882 HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY INDIANA F.A. Battey & Co., 1882 R.L. GIBSON was born in Ashland County, Ohio, October 1, 1840; son of Jacob Gibson, a native of Maryland, and Mary (Gault) Gibson, whose birthplace was Washington County, Penn. They were parents of eight children -seven now living. The father was a fuller and cloth-dresser, and later a farmer. He is yet living in Ashland County, Ohio, but his wife died in August, 1874. R.L. Gibson was the youngest one of the family, and lived thirty-four years on the old place. He received a good education, and taught in the public schools to some extent. The spring of 1865, he came to La Grange County to visit relatives, and while here met Miss Catherine Herbert, eldest daughter of Ralph and Sarah (McKinley) Herbert, who, on the 14th of February, 1867, became his wife. They resided in Ashland County, Ohio, until the spring of 1874, when they removed to La Grange. Mr. Gibson owns sixty acres of good land in Clay Township, which he farms, and about ten acres where he now resides. He is a Republican; and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. They are the parents of one son -Martin Herbert Gibson. ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:00:08, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: JOHN HOLSINGER - STARK COUNTY 1882 HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY INDIANA F.A. Batty & Co., 1882 JOHN HOLSINGER, one of the old pioneers of Northern Indiana, now living in La Grange County, was born in Stark County, Ohio, January 9, 1817. He is a son of William and Susann (Raum) Holsinger, who were of German descent. John Holsinger was raised on his father's farm, and in 1841 emigrated to this county, located on the farm now owned by Levi Eshelman in Johnson Township, and cleared the greater part of it and resided there eight years. June 3, 1841, he married Eliza Sherman, whose parents were old settlers of Johnson Township. This lady died July 27, 1847, leaving three children -William, Angeline and Albert. Mr. Holsinger married his second wife, Mary Ann Stroman, December 25, 1847. To them were born Sylvester, John F., Francis F., Adrian, Dora and Ida, and two that died unnamed. The mother died July 11, 1871. September 19, 1871, he married Mrs. Susan (Denman) Nichols, who had borne two sons -Harry, deceased, and Walter H. In 1848, he sold his farm, and moved to Iowa; the same year, returned and purchased a farm in Orange Township. At the end of eight or nine years, he had cleared about 200 acres, and, selling this, moved to another farm further west in the same township, buying 715 acres. In March, 1877, he moved to La Grange living retired. He owns 315 acres of good land in Orange Township, seventeen acres in Elkhart County, and over five acres where he now lives. When his children were ready to start in life for themselves, he gave each $2,000, which was just $2,000 more than he had to begin with. ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:00:11, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: ISRAEL MARKS - STARK COUNTY 1882 HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY INDIANA F.A. Battey & Co., 1882 ISRAEL MARKS, son of John and Mary Marks, was born June 7, 1839, in Stark County, Ohio. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and they removed to Stark County, Ohio, where John marks died. After this sad occurrence, Mrs. Mary Marks came to Indiana when twenty years of age. He was married in this county, August 24, 1860, to Miss Amanda E. Sigler, a native of Ohio, and the daughter of Peter and Nancy Sigler. Her parents, natives of Maryland, are now residents of this county. Mr. Marks purchased sixty-five acres of his present farm in 1865; he now owns 112 1/2 acres, and most of the improvements he has made himself. The buildings are good, and the chief products of the farm are wheat and corn. Mr. and Mrs. Marks have a family of four children - William W., Ira M., Emanuel E. and Mary E. ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:00:04, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: C.A. BRANT - ASHLAND COUNTY 1882 HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY INDIANA F.A. Battey & Co., 1882 - Page 269 C.A. BRANT is a son of Jabez and Arminda (Kirby) Brant, his birth occurring in what is now Ashland County, Ohio, January 31, 1829, and he is one of eleven children. His youth and early manhood were employed at different occupations, mostly farming. He received a good common school education. In 1855, he married Armina Ensign, and in March, 1856, removed to Decatur, Iowa, where he engaged in farming; he remained there until 1862, when he returned to Michigan and in 1863 removed to La Grange, and was employed as traveling salesman, at which he continued eleven years. In 1875 he established himself in the drug trade in La Grange. His wife died September 5, 1866, having borne a family of four children, only two -Selwyn A. and Addie M. now living. Mr. Brant married his present wife, Louisa V. Chase, July 1, 1873, and to this union is born one son -Charles E. Mr. Brant is a Democrat, has been a member of the Town Council, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mrs. Brant is a member of the Presbyterian Church. ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:00:09, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: EDWARD ROYER - STARK COUNTY 1882 HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY INDIANA F.A. Battey & Co., 1882 EDWARD ROYER was born in Stark County, Ohio, September 3, 1836, a son of Jacob and Mary (Michael) Royer, now dead. Edward Royer was reared a farmer, receiving a common-school education. When nineteen years old, he began the harness maker's trade at Uniontown. In 1859, he came to Indiana; in 1860, he entered the employ of the Government as manufacturer, at Pittsburgh. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was discharged July 7, 1865, at Cleveland. August 24, 1865, he was married to Miss Lucy Summers, daughter of John and Martha (Lee) Summers, of Covington, Ky. Mr. Royer at once moved to La Grange, where for two years he worked a journeyman at his trade, and in the winter of 1867 established himself in business. He and wife united with the M.E. Church in 1865, and in that year Mr. Royer assisted in the organization of the I.O.G.T. He is also a member of the I.O.O.F. of La Grange. He and wife are parents of three children -Edward H., born November 30, 1870, died February 23, 1881; Frank L., born September 8, 1874, and Mattie B., born September 10, 1878, and died September 12, 1879. The mother was born near Covington, Ky., May 5, 1841. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #303 *******************************************