OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 05 *********************************************************************** 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 05 Today's Topics: #1 Birth cert:Howard Cokonougher,1922 ["Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Birth cert:Howard Cokonougher,1922,Ross Co. info Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 The following document is a transcription of the 8/14/1922 Birth Certificate of my father, Howard William (Bill) Cokonougher (1922-1984). Ralph W. Cokonougher 20 January 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STATE OF OHIO BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH Registration District No. 1127. File No. 76426 Primary Registration District No. 5722. Registered No. 20. Place of Birth: County - Ross. Township - Buckskin. Village - Lyndon, O. R.R.3. Full Name of Child: ____________________________________. Sex of Child: Male. Legitimate: Yes. Date of Birth: 8 Month, 14 Day, 1922 Year. Father Full Name: John H. Cokonougher. Residence: Lyndon, O. R.R. 3. Color or Race: White. Age at last birthday: 39. Birthplace: Ross Co., Ohio. Occupation and Industry: Farming. Mother Full Maiden Name: Amelia I. Miller. Residence: Lyndon, O. R.R. 3. Color or Race: White. Age at last birthday: 22. Birthplace: Ross Co., Ohio. Occupation and Industry: Housewife. Number of children born alive to this mother, including this child (if born alive): 3. Number of children of this mother living, including this child (if born alive): 3. Was Prophylactic against Ophthalmia Neonatorum used? Yes. CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE. I hereby certify that I have attended the birth of this child born to Amelia Cokonougher and that the child was alive at 11:20 a.m. on the date above stated. S/ W.H. Wilson M.D. Date: 8/14/1922. Address: Greenfield, O. Physician or Midwife: Pu I G. Filed Sept. 2", 1922. S/E. V. Nelson, Registrar. I hereby certify that the above is a photostatic copy of the original certificate of birth of Howard William Cokonougher which is registered and preserved in the Vital Statistics Division of the Ohio Department of Health. Witness my hand and seal as Chief of the Vital Statistics Division this the 6th day of May, 1970. No. 12602. S/ W.H. Veigel, Chief, Vital Statistics Division." *********************************************************** SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF GIVEN NAME OF CHILD. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH This report shall be mailed to the Vital Statistics Division. Columbus, Ohio. Place of Birth: Ross County. Buckskin Township. Sex of Child: Male. Date of Birth: 8-14-1922. Father Full Name: John H. Cokonougher. Mother Full Maiden Name: Amelia I. Miller. I Hereby Certify that the child herein described has been named: Howard William Cokonougher. Signature: Aunt Anna Schmidt. Address: Box 1, South Salem, Ohio 45681. I hereby certify that this attachment is a photostatic copy of the supplemental report filed with the birth certificate of Howard William Cokonougher. Date: Jun 11, 1970. S/ W.H. Veigel, Chief of Division. ******************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:13:12 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Death cert: Howard Cokonougher,1984,Ross Co info Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 The following is a transcript of the 24 Dec. 1984 Death Certificate of my father Howard William (Bill) Cokonougher (1922-1984). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH Reg. Dist. No. 71 Primary Reg. Dist. No. 7100 1. Decedent - Name: Howard William COKONOUGHER. 2. Sex: Male. 3. Date of Death: December 5, 1984. 4. Race: White. 5a. Age: 62. 6. Date of Birth: Aug. 14, 1922. 7a. County of Death: Ross. 7b. City, Village, or Location of Death: Bainbridge. 7c. Hospital or Other Institution: Residence - 2255 Cliff Run Road. 8a. State of Birth: Ohio. 8b. Citizen of What Country: U.S. 9. Origin or Descent: Irish - German. 10. Social Security Number: 281-26-0568. 11. Was Deceased Ever In U.S. Armed Forces? Yes. WWII. 12a. Married, Never Married, Widowed, Divorced: Married. 12b. Surviving Spouse: Viola Mae Hester Cokonougher. 13a. Usual Occupation: Farmer. 13b. Kind of Business or Industry: Agriculture. 14a. Residence - State: Ohio. 14b. County: Ross. 14c. City, Village, or Location: Bainbridge. 14d. Street and Number: 2255 Cliff Run Road. 14e. Inside City Limits: No. 15. Father - Name: John Henry Cokonougher. 16. Mother - Maiden Name: Miller Amelia Irene Cokonougher. 17a. Informant - Name: Mrs. Viola Cokonougher. 17b. Mailing address: 2255 Cliff Run Road, Bainbridge, Ohio 45612. 18. Death Was Caused By: Cardio respiratory arrest due to, or as a consequence of, probable coronary oclusion. Approximate interval between onset and death: immediate. 19a. Autopsy: No. 19b. Was case referred to coroner: yes. 22a. To be Completed by Coroner Only. On the basis of examination and/or investigation, in my opinion death occurred at the time, date, and place and due to the cause(s) stated. Signature and Title: S/ D. Berling M.D. 22b. Date Signed: 12-11-84. 22c. Hour of Death: 6:30 PM approx. 22d. Pronounced Dead On: 12-5-84. 22e. Pronounced Dead At 7 PM. 23. Name and Address of Certifier (Physician or Coroner): Donald Berling, M.D. 217 Delano Ave. Chillicothe, Ohio. 24a. Burial, Cremation, Other: burial. 24b. Date: 12-8-84. 24c. Name of Cemetery or Crematory: South Salem Cemetery. 24d. Location: South Salem, Ohio. 25. Name of Embalmer: Dane A. Clyburn. Lic. No. 6612-A. 26. Funeral Director's Signature: S/Dane A. Clyburn. Lic. No. 6696. 27. Funeral Firm and Address: Murray Funeral Home. 380 Jefferson St. Greenfield, Ohio 45123. 28. Date Rec'd by Local Reg: 12-24-84. 29. Registrar's Signature: S/Donna Atchison. 30. Date Permit Issued: 12-8-84. 31. Signature of Person Issuing Permit: S/Iris E. Fultz. Dist. No. 36. I HEREBY CERTIFY THIS IS A TRUE AND EXACT COPY OF THE DEATH RECORD AS ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE. S/Donna Atchison, Registrar. 12-24-84, Date." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BURIAL OF DECEASED MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FURNISH THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR DECEASED MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. Name of deceased: Howard William Cokonougher Date of death: December 5, 1984. Date of birth: August 14, 1922. State of birth: Ohio. Branch of service: Army. Date of entry into service: Oct. 23, 1942. Type of separation or discharge from service: Honorable. Date: Oct. 19, 1945. Date of burial: Dec. 8, 1984. Name of cemetery: South Salem Cemetery. Location of cemetery: County - Ross. Township - Buckskin. Village - South Salem. Name or number of section in cemetery: Family lot. Number of lot: not numbered. Number of grave: not numbered. INFORMATION RELATIVE TO A DECEASED VETERAN MAY BE SECURED FROM THE VETERAN'S DISCHARGE PAPERS. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:49:21 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Death info:George Miller,1909,Paulding Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 From "Index of All Deaths Occurring in Ohio between 20 Dec. 1908 and 31 Dec. 1909, Both Inclusive." Roll 1. By Bureau of Vital Statistics, Secretary of State, State of Ohio. Columbus, Ohio:1911. (Located in the Ohio Historical Society Library; Columbus, Ohio. GR 3666 Microfilm.) : "Miller, George C. Died Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio. 22 May 1909. Vol. 17, file # 27049." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:59:52 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Death cert:Nancy Miller,1905,Ross Co info Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by clmboh1-smtp1.columbus.rr.com id f0MFLhd22293 The following is a transcript of Nancy Hixson Miller=92s deat= h=20 certificate, which I obtained in 1976 from the Ross County, Ohio Probate=20 Court. Nancy is my ancestor as follows: Nancy Hixson Miller (m.Thomas G= .=20 Miller) > George C. Miller (m.Henrietta Steinmetz) > Amelia Miller=20 Cokonougher (m.John Cokonougher) > Howard (Bill) Cokonougher (m.Viola=20 Hester) > Ralph Cokonougher. Ralph Cokonougher 20 January 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "TRANSCRIPT FROM RECORD OF DEATHS THE STATE OF OHIO SS ROSS COUNTY I, Gerald E. Radcliffe certify that I am Judge of the Probate Court, with= in=20 and for said County, which is a Court of Record and Ex-Officio Clerk of s= aid=20 Court, and by law the custodian of the records and papers required by law= to=20 be kept in said Court, that among others a Record of Deaths is required to be kept therein; that the following is a true and=20 correct transcript from said Record of Death: No. 3 , Page 156 , now on file in this office, to wit: Name in full: Nancy Miller Sex: Female Date of Death: January 12, 1905 Condition - Married, Single, Widowed: Widowed Age: 74 years, 11 months, 10 days Place of Death: Buckskin, Ross Place of Birth: Ohio Occupation: None Name of parents when an infant without name__________ Color: White Disease or cause of death: Dropsy Place of Residence: Lyndon Remarks: III - 3 - 4 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Proba= te=20 Court, at Chillicothe, Ohio this 6th day of October, 1976. GERALD E. RADCLIFFE, PROBATE JUDGE BY s/Katherine J. Murray, DEPUTY CLERK" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcript of a small note that accompanied Nancy=20 Miller's death certificate: "Memo from KATHERINE J. MURRAY. 10/6/76 Dear Sir: Enclosed please find the copy of the death record which you requested in=20 your letter of October 3, 1976. You will notice that in the blank marked "Remarks", III -3-4 has been=20 noted. These remarks are what are found in the old book of death records= ; =20 however, we can offer no translation of what these refer to since we do n= ot=20 know ourselves. If we can be of any further assistance in the future, pleas feel free to=20 contact us. Sincerely, s/katherine J. Murray, Dep Clk" ****************************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:05:34 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Death info:John Levy,1909,Pike Co info Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 From the "Index of All Deaths Occurring in Ohio between December 20, 1908 and December 31, 1909, Both Inclusive." Roll 1. by Bureau of Vital Statistics, Secretary of State, State of Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: 1911. This record is located in the Ohio Historical Society Archives Library. GR3666 Microfilm. : "Levy, John. Newton Township. Pike County. 1 Jan. 1909. file # 4335." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:17:31 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: War letter:Howard Cokonougher,1945,Ross Co Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by clmboh1-smtp1.columbus.rr.com id f0MFLhd22293 The following is a transcript of a 13 May 1945 letter from the U.S. Army= to=20 the mother of Howard W. (Bill) Cokonougher (1922-1984), telling her of h= er=20 son=92s award of the Purple Heart. The Cokonougher family lived on Wisecu= p=20 Hill in Buckskin Township, in Ross County, Ohio. Besides Bill, two other=20 sons, John and Cecil, also served in World War II. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEADQUARTERS 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL A. P. O. 201 13 May 1945 Mrs. Amelia J. Cokonougher Route # 1 Lyndon, Ohio Dear Mrs. Cokonougher: I have recently had the privilege of awarding your son, Private First=20 Class Howard W. Cokonougher, Troop E, 8th Cavalry Regiment, the Order of the Purple=20 Heart. The Order of the Purple Heart is given to those members of the armed=20 forces who have sustained wounds during combat, and is a mark of the esteem which th= e=20 United States holds for these men. His comrades and I have watched his recovery, and we are sure that you=20 will share with us the pride we feel for his services to his country. Sincerely, S/Hugh Hoffman HUGH HOFFMAN, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Commanding" _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:47:29 -0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit:Grover Miller,1964,Ross Co &Clark Co info Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by clmboh1-smtp1.columbus.rr.com id f0MFLhd22293 The following is a transcript of the 1964 Obituary of Grover C. Miller i= n=20 the Springfield, Ohio =93Daily News=94 newspaper: "Friday, June 26, 1964. GROVER C. MILLER. Grover C. Miller, 71, of 2033 Woodside av., a retired employee of the Ea= gle=20 Tool and Machine Co., was dead on arrival of the Fire Division emergency=20 squad at 12:21 a.m. Friday at his residence. Death which occurred at=20 approximately 11:50 p.m. followed two years of failing health. Mr. Miller, a resident of Springfield for the past 52 years, was born in= =20 Ross County Jan. 12, 1893, a son of George and Amelia Steinmetz Miller. Survivors include his wife, Pansy, a son, George Miller, two daughters,=20 Mrs. Mary Knotts and Mrs. Lola Hahn, three grandchildren and one=20 great-grandchild, all of Springfield, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Williams = of=20 Columbus. The body was taken to the Richards Memorial Home." ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:19:25 -0500 From: "Russell L. Lawrence" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3A6C4F7D.3E379ECC@techcom.net> Subject: Death,Copley-Canupp,1995,Franklin Co.OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit RECORD OF DEATH Name: Kathleen Canupp (Virginia Kathleen (Copley) Canupp) Date of Death: December 15,1995 Place of Death: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio Age: 78, Born: October 23,1917 Sex: Female Place of Birth: Argillite (Greenup Co.) KY. Buried: Mt.View Memory Gardens, Huddy (Pike Co.) KY. Name of Spouse: Widowed (Alfred Grey Canupp) Name of Father: John Logan Copley Sr. Name of Mother: Dollie Stepp Name of Informant: Roger S.Canupp (son) Source: Death Certificate, Registrars No.9001 Location of Record: Ohio Vital Statistics office Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence ruslaw@techcom.net -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #05 *****************************************