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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 675 Today's Topics: #1 EDWARD CRUMBO - BIOGRAPHICAL SOUVE [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #2 LAUGHLIN - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #3 WILLIAM EDWARD JONE - MAHONING COU [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #4 BOYD - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #5 HARVEY FRAKES - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETC [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #6 EDWARD McMILLAN FISCHER - MAHONING [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #7 Fw: BIBLE: Kitzmiller, Parker, Cul ["Maggie Stewart" Subject: EDWARD CRUMBO - BIOGRAPHICAL SOUVENIR Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL SOUVENIR For the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company, 1889 EDWARD CRUMBO is a native of Prussia, Germany, and was born in 1841. He is a son of Henry and Willemina (Hebner) Crumbo, who came to the United States and settled in New Albany, Ind., in 1846. The former was a stone-cutter, and opened a quarry on the Knobs in 1854, before the Bedford and Salem quarries were opened. He is still living in Tippecanoe county. In 1870 Mr. Crumbo was succeeded in business by his son, and retired from active work. He served two years in the Common Council and was a hard working, honest active member. He fought the Gas Company on a new charter at their price. He was married February 5, 1861, to Phoebe Elizabeth Gardner, of Pulaski county, Ind. Nine children is the result of this marriage, four boys and five girls. He is a member of I.O.O.F., K. of P., A.O.U.W., Red Men, and German Benevolent Society. He has gone through the chairs of the Society of the Red Men, and has been trustee for eight years; has also passed through the chairs of the A.O.U.W. In national election he votes the Democratic ticket, but for local election he votes for the best man. He built the court house at Salem, and a good many other public buildings, too numerous to mention. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:32:36, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199909141532.LAA14582@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: LAUGHLIN - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 JOHN LAUGHLIN, farmer, P.O. Mineral Point, was born October 30, 1815, and is a son of John and Nancy (Burns) Laughlin, the former a native of Pennsylvania, the latter of Dublin, Ireland. Of their seven children but two are living -Matthew and John, the subject of this sketch, who was married in December, 1841, to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Phifer. Mrs. Laughlin died in 1847, leaving three children -Laura A., Dorlesky and Julius. Mr. laughlin was again married to Mrs. Mary (Furney) Shriner, a widow with three children -Adam, Elizabeth and Martin L. Shriner. Mr. Laughlin had by this marriage two children -John W. and Mary M. Mr. Laughlin began life for himself with none of this world's goods, but by his industry and good judgment has acquired a fine farm of 488 acres. He is and has been for several years Trustee of the township; is a member of the New Philadelphia Masonic Lodge. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:32:32, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199909141532.LAA04038@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: WILLIAM EDWARD JONE - MAHONING COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume IV, page 187 WILLIAM EDWARD JONES has been a resident of Youngstown, Mahoning County, the greater part of the time since he was a lad of twelve years. Here he learned in his youth the trade of carriage trimmer, and he found his technical knowledge and skill of equal value after the carriage had been almost entirely replaced by the automobile. In the handling of all kinds of trimming work on automobiles Mr. Jones has built up in Youngstown a substantial and prosperous business, and erected and owns the building in which his manufacturing and repair work is carried on with the best of modern facilities. Mr. Jones was born in Staffordshire, England, in the year 1867, and about twelve years later, in 1879, he accompanied his parents to the United States, the family home having immediately been established at Youngstown, Ohio. He is a son of Lewis and Priscilla (Green) Jones, and his father was a skilled artisan in connection with the steel and iron industry, with which he was long identified in the capacity of puddler in the steel mills at Youngstown, where he died in 1923, at the age of eighty-four years and six months, and where his widow, now eighty-five years of age (1924), is a loved member of the family circle of her son William E. of this review, she being a devout communicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church, as was also her husband, and his faith being virtually that of the Church of England, in which they originally had membership. The earlier educational discipline of William E.Jones was acquired in the schools of his native land, and he continued to attend school for a time after the family home was established at Youngstown. At the age of fifteen years he entered upon his apprenticeship to the trade of carriage-trimmer, and after becoming a skilled workman he continued to follow his trade until the advent of automobiles, when he made a prompt adaptation of his work to meet the new conditions. In the capacity of trimmer he was employed in various automobile shops in the City of Cleveland, and upon his return to Youngstown in 1913 he opened a shop of his own on Garfield Street. Since 1917 he has maintained his well equipped establishment in the substantial cement-block building which he erected for the purpose at 170 West Chalmers Avenue, this building being 30 by 40 feet in dimensions and constituting the stage of a vigorous and prosperous business enterprise. Mr. Jones is independent in politics, is affiliated with the local Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council bodies of the York Rite Masonry, as well as with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he is a member also of the engaging Youngstown organization known as the Coon Hunters. He and family are earnest communicants of Saint Andrew's Church, Protestant Episcopal. In the year 1897 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Jones and Miss Emma Davis, who was born in Wales and who was a daughter of Thomas H. and Jane (Danks) Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Jones became the parents of three children, of whom the first, Duane, died in infancy; Edith M. is the wife of Henry Bennett of Youngstown; and Miss Lillian remains at the parental home. Mrs. Jones died in June, 1908. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:32:45, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199909141532.LAA12830@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: BOYD - TUSCARAWAS COUNTY Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 HUGH KELLY, farmer and proprietor of iron mine, P.O. New Philadelphia, was born March 6, 1815, in St. John, New Brunswick, the second child of a family of ten children. His mother, Jerusha Kelly, was accidentally drowned in the Bay of Fundy in 1835. His father, James More Kelly, was a merchant, ship-builder, lumber dealer and proprietor of vessels plying on the Atlantic. Hugh was united in marriage, December 4, 1835, with Rosanne Steeves, also a native of the province. They emigrated to Ohio in 1836, and after living for six years in Harrison County came to this county and township. Ten children have been born unto them -Catherine, wife of John Minnis; Margaret, wife of Andrew Van Buskirk, of Allen County; Mary, widow of ALBERT BOYD; William, of Lockport; James, who was killed while in service in 1865; Henry, deceased, and John, Ellen, Thomas and Harvey, at home. Mr. Kelly's farm is underlaid with a vein of blackband iron ore. He has opened a mine and operated it profitably for several years. He is a Republican; has held various township offices, and is esteemed an upright, reliable and influential citizen. Himself and wife are members of the German Baptist Church. Page 653, Sandy Township - Justice of the Peace: James Boyd, 1819; James Boyd, 1822. Page 437 -Through all the movements up to Atlanta, the Fifty-second was busily engaged, and maintained its reputation for discipline, courage and endurance. From Atlanta, it moved with Sherman to Savannah, and thence, with small loss, through Georgia and the Carolinas northward. It participated in the grand review at Washington; was mustered out there June 3, 1865, and was soon after discharged at Columbus, Ohio. The following died of wounds received in action: JAMES BOYD, at Nashville, August 7, 1864. Page 662, Union Township - The following is a lsit of the township magistrates: JAMES BOYD, 1833. Page 663, Union Township - The Black Horse tavern was built in 1819 by JAMES BOYD on the southwest quarter of Section 26, at the junction of the two roads. It was a noted resort in early days, and an important stopping place on the Cadiz & New Philadelphia road. When wheat was hauled by teams from Harrison County to the Ohio Canal, it was a regular stopping place, and did a rushing business. A dozen wagons standing in the yard was a very common sight. After MR. BOYD, Nicholas Swenigen, Mr. Kent and Joseph Thompson were proprietors of the house. It was closed to the public years ago. Page 664, Union Township - Whisky was manufactured at several stills in the township, as it was everywhere else throughout the West in those days, and the evils resulting from its use became so marked that a firm stand was taken by some settlers against it. At the first election in the township for Justices, JAMES BOYD and James Gray, the two tavern-keepers were candidates against George Graham and John Iler, members of the Methodist Church. The inn-keepers opened a keg of "free whiskey," and by this means carried the election in their favor. The temperance element soon after rallied and obtained control, and have held it ever since. The alcoholic beverage was always an important factor at barn raisings and other public assemblages, until Joshua Leggett, Thomas Milligan and William Rutledge. Reese Baldwin and others put forth determined efforts against it and finally abolished it. DANIEL P. McGREGOR, farmer and stock-raiser, P.O. New Cumberland, was born December 5, 1835 in Warren Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and obtained his education in the school at New Cumberland. He was united in marriage, March 6, 1862 with MINERVA JANE BOYD, also a native of this township. To this union were born eight children, six of whom are living Elliott, Maud, Edith, S. Brice, Eleanor and Ralph. Mr. McGregor owns a finely improved and well stocked farm of 140 acres, a part of the old homestead. He devotes a great deal of his attention to the cultivation and training of fine stock. He owns several head of fine blooded stock, both horses and cattle. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. McGregor is a Democrat in politics. Page 520 -In 1842 about fifteen Methodists including William Hamilton and wife, Archibald A. Hamilton and wife and James McCreary and wife met at the house of the first-named, one mile south of Gnadenhutten and organized a class. For four years services were held in the barn and house of William Hamilton; then, in 1846, a frame church, 30 x 35 was erected nearly a mile farther south on Military Lot 4. The first ministers were Revs. ROBERT BOYD and William Devinney; Revs. Devinney and Dudley served the second year. Page 684, Wayne Township - A few years later, SAMUEL BOYD, from Pennsylvania, owned and dwelt upon Military Lot 1, on the western line of the township. He belonged to the United Brethren, the head of a numerous family, and a resident of the township until death. Page 364 - The jury fixed the appropriation price of Lot 199 at $14,300, and citizens of the county guaranteed the payment of the excess, $6,300. The plans of the new building (court house) filed by THOMAS BOYD were approved by the Commissioners June 26, 1882, and notice was given that sealed proposals for its erection would be received August 1. Page 623, Perry Township - It would not be uncommon in early times for the two or three taverns here to be filled to overflowing with emigrants seeking homes in this Western land. WILLIAM BOYD and Benona P. Evans were early merchants. Page 626, Perry Township - Township magistrates of Perry have been: WILLIAM BOYD, 1836. Page 968 - Louisa is listed as widow of WILLIAM E. BOYD. She is the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Masters) True. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:32:26, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199909141532.LAA04014@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: HARVEY FRAKES - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL SOUVENIR For the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana Chicago Printing Co., 1889 HARVEY FRAKES was born in this county January 27, 1824, and is a son of Conrad and Margaret (Prestland) Frakes, natives of Indiana and Kentucky respectively; the former died here in 1836, and his widow in 1863. Harvey Frakes, whose name stands at the head of this sketch, was the youngest of nine children born to his parents. His early life was spent on the farm, and he attended the schools of the neighborhood. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to John Frakes, his elder brother, to learn the cooper's trade. He served out his time and followed the business, together with farming, until reaching manhood, when on the 23d of August, 1849, he was married to Miss Ella Lemmon, a daughter of Elias and Mary (Fando) Lemmon, the former an Indian and the latter a Kentuckian. Elias Lemmon followed flatboating a good deal, and in December, 1847, he fell from a flatboat below Baton Rouge, La., and was drowned. His widow died in April, 1863. In December, 1861, Harvey Frakes enlisted in Co. K, Fifty-ninth Volunteer Infantry. He veteranized in 1863, and served until the close of the war, being discharged July 17, 1865. He then returned home and resumed farming. Mr. and Mrs. Frakes have had ten children, as follows: Mary S., Martha E., Sarah C., Emma L., Ralph E., Anna B., Ola M., Ada L., Sue K. and Otto M., all of whom are living. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:32:35, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199909141532.LAA13038@mime3.prodigy.com> Subject: EDWARD McMILLAN FISCHER - MAHONING CO. Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII History of Ohio The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Volume IV, page 188 EDWARD McMILLAN FISCHER is one of the successful and popular exponents of floriculture and business in the City of Youngstown, where, in partnership with Carl G. Burkland, he conducts one of the largest and most important enterprises of this kind in Mahoning county. Mr. Fischer was born at New Castle, Pennsylvania, in the year, 1869, and is a son of William D. and Ellen (Leslie) Fischer, both likewise natives of the old Keystone State. William D. Fischer was born and reared in the vicinity of New Castle, and became a successful representative of the market-gardening industry in that locality, his death having occurred in September, 1923, after he had attained to the patriarchal age of ninety-three years. He whose name initiates this review is indebted to the public schools of Pennsylvania for his youthful education, and at the age of seventeen years he was admitted to partnership in his father's market-gardening business and also in the florist business, his brothers likewise being associated with the well established and prosperous business long conducted under the family name at New Castle. In the year 1906 Mr. Fischer came to Youngstown, Ohio, where for the ensuing three years he was in the employ of John Walker, florist. He then formed the partnership with Carl G. Burkland, and, with modern and well equipped headquarters at 3514 Market Street, they now control a large and flourishing business in the handling of all kinds of cut flowers and decorative plants, their greenhouses having an area of 50,000 square feet of glass and the business being now the most important of the kind in the city. The enterprise is almost exclusively of retail order, and the clientage of the firm is of representative and appreciative order. Mr. Fischer is a liberal and progressive citizen and substantial business man, is a republican in politics, is prominently identified with the time-honored Masonic fraternity, in which he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and he and his wife are active members of the Evergreen Presbyterian Church. The year 1900 recorded the marriage of Mr. Fisher and Miss Mollie Cromwell, who likewise was born and reared at New Castle, Pennsylvania, and who is a daughter of John Cromwell. Mr. and Mrs. Fischer have one son, Edward, who was born in June, 1911. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:13:54 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <006c01beff06$d0c04220$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: BIBLE: Kitzmiller, Parker, Culp, Metzger, Mitchell 1805-1970's Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 7:55 AM Subject: Re: BIBLE: Kitzmiller, Parker, Culp, Metzger, Mitchell 1805-1970's KITZMILLER FAMILY BIBLE Known history of this Bible: I purchased this Bible at a temporary booth at a shopping mall in Gadston, AL from a dealer in old documents. I purchased it in hopes of finding the George Parker listed in the book being my grandfather (about the right time and place). Since that time I have come across information indicating that the George Parker listed is not from my Parker line. The document dealer could offer no history of this Bible. The information below comes from transcriptions in the Bible (made by several people) and enclosed sheets of paper (one person's handwriting). Some of the handwriting is both poor and faded, best guess on a few names and spellings. Several misspellings/respellings exist throughout the Bible and are truly represented.. 20 (Inscription in blue ink) This was the Kitzmiller bible Daniel Kitzmiller it belonged to Mary Ellen and George Parker parents of Grace (Parker) Culp grandparend of Flossy (Culp) Kaiser. (Much older inscriptions in pencil, faded, same page) 325.00 Daniel Kitzmiller This Bible Cost $4.50 Cost of (seing?) .50 5.00 The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testiments, published by N. & J. White, 1834 (From the enclosed Family Register - First column) Daneal Kittzmiller and Anne Carnes was mared April the 18th 1829 Thamis (?) Bulb and Catherin Kitzmiller was wedid buy porter on the 8th day of September 1853 By the Rev Mr Harvey Mr George Parker and Miss May E. Kitzmiller maried the 10 of May 1866 George Parker - born February 3 - 1841 children of George and Mary Parker Frank S - March 12 1867 Ammorette Catherine - August 5th 1870 Grace Eugenia Dec 27 1873 Mary Belle Jan. 27 1877 B Parker died Fed 27 - 1950 (contemporary blue ink) (Second column) Danial Kitsmiller died October 31st 1863. Lost to us George Kitsmiller october the first day 1866 Anna Kitsmiller Died September 3rd 1891 Mary Ellen Parker Daughter of Daniel & Anna Kitsmeller. Died Oct 21 1908 Katherin Bull Diad Oct 17 1913 Benjiman F. Kitsmiller Died Oct 20th 1917. Elizabeth Kitsmiller died April 4 - 1919 (Page 2, First Collumn) Elizabeth Daughter of David and Ann Kittsmiller was Born February the 22nd 1830 Katherine Daughter of David and Ann Kittsmiller was born October the 12th 1831 Hessey Anney Daughter of David and Ann Kittsmiller was born March the 31, 1838 Marey Elan Daughter of David and Ann Kittsmiller was born October the 17th, 1843 Children of George and Mary Parker married Frank S. and Anna H(?)aymunde December 23 Catherine and Thomas Mitchel February 7 1888 Grace E. and C. E. Culp March 19- 1893 Mary B and Albert Powellson April 24 - 1907 (Page 2, Column 2) Benjamin son of Daniel and Anna Kittsmiller was born October(?) the 25th 1823 Georg son of Daniel and Ann Kittsmiller was born November the 28th 1835 Danial Kitsmiller was born September 19th 1805 (Page 3, Column 1) Charles Edward Culp and Grace E. Parker married March 1893 Mary Zoe born March 20, 1894 Flossy Elizabeth born July 8, 1895 Dwight Metzger and Flossy Culp married October 17 - 1917 Rebecca Elizabeth Metzger - born June 14, 1920 (Page 3, Column 2) Mary Joe Culp died June 25 - 1894 The following documents were enclosed in the Bible: Certificate of Holy Matrimony: Benj. F. Culp of Lancaster, O, and Nancy J. Hays of Lancaster, O. on December 23rd 1866 at Near Lancaster, O. by Rev Jaseph Huffines Births: Benjiman F. Culp was born August 13th AD 1844 near Lancaster, O. Nancy J. Culp was born April 18th 1848 AD in Crossinsville, O. Sarah A. Culp was born November 18th AD 1867 near Doniontville O. Charles E. Culp was born October 7th 1871 near Pleasantville, O. Harry H. Culp was born November 20th AD 1874 un Huntington, Ind John Ray Culp was born September 17th AD 1887 in Pleasantville O.20 Marriages Children of Benjamin F and Nancy Jane Culp Sarah A. Culp was married to William S. Rei on the 6th day of June AD 1887 Charles E. Culp was married to Grace E. Parker March 19th AD 1893 Harry H. Culp was married to Amelia Striebiel on the 31st day of March 1898. John Roy Culp was married to Lydia E. Grosse July 16 - 1910. Deaths Harry Hampson Culp Died March 5 1916 Sarah Addie Culp Rei died Jan 15 1928 Benjamin Franklin Culp died June 22 1931 Nancy Jane Hays Culp died May 2nd 1938 Grace E. Culp died Oct 10 1960 - 86 yrs 10 months Charles E. Culp died Feb 19 1962 - 90 yrs 4 months Harold F. Kaiser died Jan 4 1964 - 60 yrs 9 months Franklin M. Hall died March 24 1970 - 51 yrs 9 months Slip of paper stating " Nancy J. Culp was born April 18, 1848 in Crossinsville Ohio Perry Co. Married to B.F. Culp Dec. 23, 1866 near Lancaster Ohio Fairfield Co. by Rev. Joseph Huffines. Member of the M.E. Church since 1860. Copy from Holy Bible" Slip of paper stating "Mary B. Parker Born Jan 27 - 1877 Died Feb 27 - 1950 Marker from Modlich May 1970 $88.40" Slip of paper stating "Mothers Brothers and Sisters - Ed Culp Till. Matilda C. Hayes Tom Jefferson Mary Barbara X Nancy J. Jack Dr. John D. Tall. Sarrah Ann Hannah Ellan Eddie X Millie Mary Ann Rhoda Black Hayes." Enclosed sheet of paper (contemporary): "Births Thomas Mitchell - June 20 1866 Katherine Mitchell - Aug 5 1871 Children Clifford Mitchell Dec 17 1889 Alena " Seitz Nov 5 1891 Helen " Filichia Dec 12 1893 Grace " Thomas Aug 21 1896 Cathrine " ---- Aug 5 1899 Ruth " Hoebein Oct 11 1901 Dawson " ---- Oct 29 1903 John " ---- July 18 1906 Florence " Wallace May 26, 1909 Rena " Husch Oct 21 1911 Deaths Lanson (?) E. Mitchell May 1904 Catherine " Mar 1919 John " Feb 1931 Katherine " 13 April 1943. Mother Thomas " 22 May 1945 Father Alma " Seitz 1961 Grace Thomas Jan 12 1970 Katherine - sister of Grace (Parker) Culp Births Charles Edward Culp Oct 7 1871 Grace Eugenia " Dec 27 1873 1 Daughter Flossy C. Culp July 8 1895 - Kaiser May 28 1937 Married D.L. Metzger Oct 17 1917 1 Daughter Rebecca E. Metzger June 14, 1920 - Hall 50 in 1970 2 Daughters Kathleen L. Hall 15 Dec 1947 Deborah L Hall June 24 1950 Rebecca's husband Franklin M. Hall born June 10 1918 They married June 13 1945 Frank passed away March 24 1970 - 51 years, 2 1/2 Mo old Deborah married Wayne Queen Oct 14 1969 Sherry Jo Queen born May 22 1970 Kathleen married Briley Ritchason Dec 28 1968 -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #675 *******************************************