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 730 Today's Topics: #1 Pioneer Marriages in Allen County ["Linda D" ] #2 GEORGE U. MARVIN - SUMMIT COUNTY [Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000601bf17cb$411d4360$fa08f9d0@Linda> Subject: Pioneer Marriages in Allen County 1851 continued Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Taken from Lima Democratic News Jul 1851 By Charles Marshall JP, John ANSPACH to Julia BERRYMAN By L.Ensminger, Adam WAGGONER to Elizabeth MARSHALL By Isaac Hardesty JP, Joseph CUMMINGS to Elizabeth GASS By Edward Williams, David KEVE to Susan PATTERSON By Joseph Coughenour JP, Thomas FETT to Catharine HILTY Aug 1851 By R.M.Badeau, Hamilton ROBERTS to Hannah BALDWIN By Joseph Coughenour JP, Ebenezer RUSSELL to Malinda HARR By Edward Williams, Charles CANNON to Louiza BERRY By J.O.Bredeick, Frederick GOLDSMITH to Louisa WELBERT By S.W.Washburn, Jonathan WEST to Jane COCHRAN By Freeman Bell JP, William FAIR to Rebecca THOMPSON By S.K.Reed, Philip COPELAND to Elizabeth SHARP Sep 1851 By Harrison Maltbie, Joel ALSPAUGH to Elizabeth YESTING By same, Samuel SPYKER to Margaret LOSH By Daniel Boyer JP, Benjamin VIALL to Isabel WILSON By same, Levi SPIKER to Mary OSMAN By William Moorman JP, Henry MILLER to Elizabeth BABER By Rev. David Phillips, George LENCE to Elizabeth BELLIS By Daniel Richardson, Timothy SHAFFER to Mary SHANKS By D.P.Darling JP, Hiram LEPS to Eve BIXLER By same, Conrad MEFFLEY to Mary STEBLETON By J.O.Bredeick, Henry LAMKA to Mary WILLIAMS By George Daniel JP, Thomas PROSSER to Lexina LEWIS Submitted by Linda Dietz Oct 16,1999 ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 23:19:27 -0400 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991013224314.0095c5f0@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: GEORGE U. MARVIN - SUMMIT COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed HISTORY OF OHIO The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume III, page 87 GEORGE U. MARVIN for many years was a prominent newspaper man in Ohio, and from that profession was recruited for the responsible administrative duties of the state government at Columbus, where he is chief of the Ohio Division of Markets, State Department of Agriculture. His father is the distinguished Judge U.L. Marvin, one of the oldest active members of the Ohio bar and one of the few lawyers who took their first cases prior to the Civil war. Judge Marvin was born in Stow Township, Summit County, Ohio, March 14, 1839. He is now eighty-five, and gives most of his time to his duties as professor of law in Kenyon College at Gambier. He was graduated from Bissell's Academy in Twinsburg Township, Summit County, a famous preparatory school of that day. He studied law at Kent, Ohio, was admitted to the bar and began practice there in partnership with D.L. Rockwell, whose daughter, Miss Dorena Rockwell, he married. Mr. Rockwell's father served as a member of the Ohio Legislature. While practicing law Judge Marvin also acted as superintendent of schools at Kent before the Civil war. When the war came on he enlisted at Massillon in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Volunteer Infantry. With that regiment he went to Cincinnati, and subsequently was made first lieutenant in the Fifth Ohio, a regiment of colored troops. later he was promoted to captain, and served with that command until the close of the war. He was wounded at Newmarket Heights, Virginia. After the close of hostilities in 1865 he was stationed at Raleigh, North Carolina, as judge advocate general, and was brevetted as major for gallant and meritorious service. He returned to his native state in the latter part of 1865 and resumed law practice at Kent, later at Canton, and in 1867 removed to Akron. He was in the general practice there until 1869, when he was elected judge of the Probate Court, serving two terms. He then resumed his private practice. In 1882 he was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Summit County, by Gov. Charles Foster, to fill the unexpired term of Judge N.D. Tibbals. In 1892 Gov. William McKinley appointed him to what was then known as the Circuit Court, now the Court of Appeals, for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, comprising four counties in Northeastern Ohio. This appointment was made to fill the unexpired term of Judge Baldwin. He was elected to succeed himself, and by successive elections continued the important duties of judge of the Court of Appeals for twenty-three years. During his last year he was chief justice of the court. That long and capable service gives him rank as one of the ablest jurists of Ohio. Judge Marvin's wife died in 1898, and soon afterward he removed to Cleveland. After retiring from the Appellate bench he engaged in law practice in that city with his son, the late Frank R. Marvin, who was a graduate of Williams College. Judge Marvin was elected to the chair of law in Lincoln Memorial University at Harrowgate, Tennessee, and served in that capacity until 1921. In the latter year he was chosen professor of law in Kenyon College at Gambier, and in spite of his advanced age is engaged in general practice in that town as well at attending to his law professorship. Judge Marvin's second wife was Miss Carrie Ensign, of Cleveland. Judge Marvin had five sons: Frank R. Marvin; David L., who was educated in Kenyon College, became a lawyer at Akron, and at one time was engineer of the state board of public works; Richard, who died in infancy; Charles A., who was educated in Oberlin College and became a newspaper man; and George U., who is the only survivor of these five sons. George U. Marvin was born at Kent, Ohio, in 1866. He was educated in Kenyon College and Oberlin College, and soon after completing his education took up newspaper work. His first experience was as correspondent at Canton for the Cleveland Press. Later he became a reporter with the Akron Beacon and Akron Journal, and then he joined the staff of the Cleveland Leader. For fourteen years he was political writer and correspondent for this paper at Columbus and Washington, and part of the time while he was stationed at Washington he acted as correspondent for the Toledo Blade. Mr. Marvin at one time was associate editor of the Warren Chronicle, and was editor of the Newton Falls Herald. He was at Newton Falls when, in September 1921, he was called to his present office as chief of the division of markets at Columbus. His administration of this important office has been one of highest efficiency and has made the division one of indispensable service to the agricultural interests of Ohio. Mr. Marvin is a member of the National Association of Marketing Officials and chairman of its transportation committee. He is a pledged member of the Kenyon College Chapter Psi Upsilon, belongs to the Agricultural Forum and the Sons of Veterans. He married Miss Jessie O'Brien, of Akron. She was formerly a teacher in the public schools of that city. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:55:39 -0400 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991015104048.0094f5c0@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: CHARLES E. SMOYER - SUMMIT COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc. Volume III, page 327 CHARLES E. SMOYER has been one of the most successful members of the Akron bar during the past fifteen years. He is a member of the law firm of Smoyer, Cinedinst & Smoyer, with offices in the Second National Building. Mr. Smoyer was born at Loyal Oak in Summit county, Ohio, September 22, 1882, son of John E. and Sevilla L. (Stuver) Smoyer. His maternal grandfather, Charles Stuver, came from Pennsylvania and was a descendant of a Charles Stuver that settled in America in Colonial times. John Smoyer, grandfather of the Akron attorney, was born in Alsace, France, and settled in Medina County, Ohio, about 1850. Charles Edgar Smoyer spent most of his boyhood on his father's farm, attended country schools, and in 1898 graduated from the high school at Wadsworth in Medina County. He spent about two years in Oklahoma Territory, most of the time employed in the United States Land Office. In 1901 he entered Ohio State University, pursuing the literary and engineering course. In 1903 he enrolled as a student in the law department of the University of Michigan, and was graduated Bachelor of Law in 1906 and was admitted to the Michigan bar the same year. For two years he practiced law in Omaha, Nebraska, in the office of Bryon G. Burbank. Then, in August, 1908, he established his office at Akron, and on January 1, 1917, formed a partnership with Ernest H. Cinedinst. He was admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court in June, 1916. Mr. Smoyer is a member of the Summit County, Ohio, and American Bar associations. He served four years as a member of the Akron School Board, being its president two years. He is a former president of the Men's Federation of Church Organizations, belongs to the City Club, the Portage Country Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and is affiliated with the Masonic Order and Elks. He is an elder in the Grace Reformed Church. His vacations are usually spent in the West and in Canada, hunting big game. Mr. Smoyer married, August 6, 1908, Miss Ethel Mary Read, of Pinckney, Michigan, daughter of Thomas B. Read. They have three sons, Winston R., Stanley C. and Charles E., Jr. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:40:23 -0400 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991015103238.0095d270@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: GEORGE McDOWELL - SUMMIT COUNTY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume III, page 272 GEORGE McDOWELL is superintendent of the Jackson Township Centralized School in Pickaway County. He is one of the able young men in the educational forces of the county that has made remarkable progress in consolidating its country schools and raising the general standards of educational work. Mr. McDowell was born at Summit county, Ohio, October 17, 1897, son of J.W. McDowell. His father was a real estate broker. His grandfather, Luther McDowell, was a native of Wayne County, Ohio, and a relative of General McDowell. Mr. George McDowell was educated in Summit County, attending high school there, and graduated from Muskingum College at New Concord, Ohio, in 1920. Soon after graduating he came to Pickaway county as principal of the high school in Jackson Township and in 1923 was made superintendent. This was the first centralized school in Pickaway County, organized in 1911. There is an eight room school building, and the teaching staff at present comprises twelve teachers. There are two full time and two part time high school teachers. In the grades the enrollment is 225, with fifty in high school. Mr. McDowell married a classmate of Muskingum College, Miss Pauline Finch of Carmi, Illinois. She is a graduate of the department of oratory of Muskingum College. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 13:14:24 EDT From: Brysun23@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0.7af3e20d.253a0c70@cs.com> Subject: RE: PART AND PARTIAL OBITUARIES STEUBENVILLE HEARLD STAR Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit THIS COMES FROM THE NEWSPAPER, THE STEUBENVILLE HEARALD STAR, STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1956 1.MRS. MARY STANKIEWICZ, Youngstown--Mrs. Mary Stankiewicz, 40, died Tuesday in Youngstown Hospital after an illness of one month. Services were to be held in Youngstown today. Among the survivors are her husband, GEORGE, of Youngstown; her father, TED PHILLIPS, and a brother, BENNIE PHILLIPS, both of Adena; one sister-in-law, MRS. CHARLES MAJEWSKI of Moundsville. 2. JAMES B. WELLS, 52, of 132 Brady Ave. died Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. in Gill Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient one day. He was employed as a crane operator at Weirton Steel Mill Co. MR. WELLS was born in Steubenville, Nov. 25, 1903, the son of the late JAMES F. and ELIZABETH LEONARD WELLS and was a life resident of Steubenville. He was a member of the Wesley Methodist Church at New Castle, Pa. He leaves his widow, MRS. GLADYS PORTER WELLS; one son; JAMES E. WELLS; one daughter; MRS. BONNIE KNOX, one sister; MRS. MARGARET SPEER. 3. BENJAMIN F. BUCY, Wellsburg--60, of 1239 rear, Main Street, died Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. in his home. He had been in failing health for the past several years and more seriously ill for the past two weeks. MR. BUCY was born in Wellsburg, Oct. 16, 1895, the son of the late JOHN and LAURA BUCY. He was a retired pressman in the paper mill. He also was a guard at West Virginia Penitentiary. He was a veteran of World War I. He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Wellsburg, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. 4. MRS. MARY DYE, Richmond--82, of RD 1 Richmond, died in her home at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. She had been ill 18 months. A Richmond resident 55 years, she was a member of Two Ridge Presbyterian Church and the Women's Society of the church. She was born in Rinard's Mills, Ohio, April 21, 1874, the daughter of the late DAVID M. and LORETTA RIGGS, died in 1947. Her husband, MARCELLUS DYE, died in 1947. MRS. DYE leaves three daughters, MRS. LORETTA BURTof Salem, RD 4, MRS. AGNES KERR of CARROLLTON, and MRS. HELEN BATCHELD. DEATHS and FUNERALS: DATE AND NEWSPAPER, SAME AS ABOVE SERVICE SCHEDULE: 1. PHILLIP DAVID FLETCHER, Saturday 2 p.m. McClave Funeral Home. The REV. GEORGE P. ABEL officiating. Burial Fort Steuben Burial Estates. Friends may call at the Funeral home today and Friday from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. 2. CHESTER C. SHIELDS, Friday 2 p.m., Clark Funeral Home, Cadiz. The Reverend VERNON ELGIN officiating. Burial Cadiz Union Cemetery 3. ALVIN BILDERBACK, Friday 2 p.m., Steel and Wolfe Funeral Home. Weirton. The Reverend E. SPENCER GILLEY officiating Burial Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The VFW and American Legion will hold graveside services. Friends may call at the funeral home. 4. MRS. NORA MASSAY, Friday 2 p.m., Allmon Funeral Home, Carrollton. The Reverend H. H. HOOVER officiating. Burial Harlem Springs. 5. MRS. NANCY RUTLEDGE, East Springfield, Funeral service for MRS. NANCY PARKS RUTLEDGE will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Reverend SAMUEL HUFFMAN will officiate and burial will be in East Springfield Cemetery. MRS. RUTLEDGE died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Haverfield Rest Home, Cadiz after an illness ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:27:30 EDT From: Brysun23@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0.a38a113c.253a1d92@cs.com> Subject: OHIO OBITS: COMPLETE AND PARTIAL- FOSTORIA R.TIMES 6-6-1980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All, I have some obituaries and partial obits that were copied on the same page as obits from my family members, and I thought I would post them. Not all are not complete, but the name and date and some information is there. Hope they help someone. Sincerely, Brenda Oiler Heaton This comes from the Fostoria Review Times, June 6, 1980, page two. 1.JULIA K. CHILDERS, 23, 902 N. Union St., died Wednesday at 10 a.m., in her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1957 in Freemont to FRANK C. and DOROTHY JEAN (PETERS) BROWN, SR. Her father survives. She was formerly married to JAMES CHILDERS, who also survives. Also surviving, are a son, DEVON ROY; and a daughter, STEPHANIE KAY, both at home; two sisters, MRS. ROBERT (ELAINE) REASONS, Jacksonville, N.C.; MRS. GARY (DEBRA) VANCE, Kenton; one brother, FRANK C. JR., Jacksonville, N.C.; a grandfather, CHARLES PETERS, Valleyhead, W.Va. MRS. CHILDERS was an employee of Ex-Cell-O Corp. and a member of Trinity United Brethren Church. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Harrold-Baker Funeral Home, with the REV. RICHARD CONRAD officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia. Visitation will be Saturday at the funeral home. 2. This comes from the same paper. LYELL E. FRISBIE, 82, formerly of Wayne, died Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colo. after a four month illness. He was born Sept. 23, 1897 in Wayne, to ELMER E. and DELIA (KROTZER) FRISBIE. He married MABLE HEICK on March 2, 1926 in Cleveland, and she died in 1979. Survivors include one son, LEE E., Colorado Springs, one step-son, HOWARD L. MC COMBS, JR.. South Bend, Ind.; one sister, MISS HELEN FRISBIE , Sylvania; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. MR. FRISBIE was a retired Pharacist. He operated the Corner Pharmacy in Painesville for 10 years. He was a member of the Wayne Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge 28, Painesville; Painesville Rotary Club, and a life member of Sigma Phi Painesville; Epsilon. He graduated from Ohio Northern University School of Pharmacy in 1920. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Barndt Funeral Home, Wayne, with the REV. JOHN AMSTUTZ officiating. Burial will be in Graham Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation will be Saturday 7-9 p.m. in the funeral home. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:33:22 EDT From: Brysun23@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0.66b179a5.253a1ef2@cs.com> Subject: OHIO OBITS & PARTIAL OBITS FOSTORIA R. TIMES APRIL 5, 1968 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit AREA DEATH NOTICES-FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES-FRIDAY APRIL 5, 1968 1. LAWRENCE NIGGEMEYER, Athens, 84, died Thursday noon at his home on Guysville, Route 1 (Dutch Ridge). He had been in ill health for several years. He was a lifelong resident of Athens County, son of JOHN and MARGARET NIGGEMEYER. He was a retired farmer, and a member of St. John's Catholic Church (Dutch Ridge). His wife, FANNIE, died last November. He was also preceded in death by an infant son and a daughter, three brothers and four s________? He is survived by one son, Raymond Niggemeyer at home and one sister Mrs. ISABELLE MALONE of Columbus. Funeral Mass will be sung Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in St. John's Catholic Church by FR. FRANK PATALA. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the Hughes Funeral Home anytime. Rosary will be recited at the funeral home Friday at 7 p.m.. 2. NELLIE R. SMITH, Mason, NELLIE R. SMITH, 69, Mason died Thursday in the Gallipolis Medical Center. Born in Winfield, Sept. 9, 1898, she was a daughter of the late GEORGE and EVA PRITCHARD Ord. MRS. SMITH was a member of Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union. Her husband, HARRY died in 1963. Surviving are five daughters, MRS. WILMA ELAINE HARVEY of Logan, Ohio, MRS. RACHEL BISSELL, MRS. BETTY JOHNSON and MISS EILEEN SMITH of Mason, and MRS. HILDA THOMAS of Beaver, Pa.; a son, JOHN SMITH of Point Pleasant: two sisters, 3. DARRELL NIBERT, Gallipolis- 24, of Columbus, a plant foreman for the Washington Poultry Company in Columbus, was found dead in his car Wednesday. He was born in Gallia County, the son of NANCY GAY NIBERT of Northup and the late SEBASTAIN CABOT NIBERT. He was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School, where he was an outstanding athlete. He attended Asbury Methodist Church. Surviving are his mother, his wife, CATHY GLICK NIBERT; a daughter, TERRI LYNN at home; one brother, MERRILL of Columbus, five sisters, MRS. PAUL (JOSEPHINE) CARTER , Columbus, MRS. BERNARD (DOROTHY) Letcher, Xenia, MRS. PEGGY DAY, Cincinnati, MISS SANDRA NIBERT and MISS MARJORIE NIBERT of New Orleans. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home by the REV. F. FENTON with burial in Ohio Valley Memorial Gardens. Football players who were on the team with him will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home any time. Friday evening and Saturday. 4. HOMER MECUM, Logan-64, died unexpectedly Thursday of a heart attack at his home in Reese Station, a Columbus suburb. His parents were the late ELIZA WHALEY MECUM and FRANK MECUM. A former resident of Glouster, he moved to Columbus in 1928. He is survived by his wife, ARMEL MOODY MECUM 5. VIRGIL A. WOOD, Nelsonville-- 53, Nelsonville Route 1, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Columbus. He was World War II veteran. Born in Athens County, he was a son of the late DELBERT AND LUCY WOOD. Survivors include one daughter, MRS. DONNA JEAN WARREN of Columbus; two brothers, CLYDE of Logan Route 1, MELVIN of Nelsonville; two sisters Sincerely, Brenda Oiler Heaton ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:39:37 EDT From: Brysun23@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0.91a71706.253a2069@cs.com> Subject: OHIO CIVIL WAR- FEW NAMES Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 These names were on a page with some of my ancestor's, so I thought it might help someone. This information comes from a book in Jackson County Library, I don't have the name of the book, sorry. Page Number is 205. OLIVER, HIRAM PVT Mr. Oliver served in H Co 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry from August 14, 1862 until he was discharged May 29, 1865. He died May 25, 1910 and is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, row 12, grave 2. OMAN, ALEXANDER PVT Mr. Oman was born in 1842. He served in Co A 140th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry from May 2, 1864 until he was discharged September 3, 1864. He died May 9, 1899 and is buried in Coalton Cemetery, lot 115, block C. O'NEIL, SAMUEL PVT Mr. O'Neil served in Co H 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery from September 15, 1862 until he was discharged July 25, 1865 O'ROURKE, WILLIAM PVT Mr. O'Rourke was born in 1836. He served in Co I 18th Infantry from August 28, 1861 until he was discharged April 24, 1863. He died in 1901 and is buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, lot ?, block A. OSBORN, ANDREW J. PVT Mr. Osborn served in Co I 55th Kentucky Infantry. He died June 20, 1885 and is buried in Fairmont Cemetery. lot 8, old section. OSBORN, ELLIOTT PVT Mr. Osborn served in E Co 2nd Kentucky Cavalry from June 12, 1861 until he was discharged December 29, 1862. He died November 1910 and is buried in Fairmont Cemetery, lot 19, block J. Sincerely, Brenda Oiler Heaton -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #730 *******************************************