OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 204 *********************************************************************** 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 204 Today's Topics: #1 Obit: Mary Hoffman, Mary McFarland ["Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Mary Hoffman, Mary McFarland, 1942, Ross & Highland Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 The following obituary is from an old newspaper clipping, circa 1942. The clipping does not have the date or name of the newspaper, but the newspaper is most likely a Greenfield, Ohio newspaper. "MARY E. HOFFMAN CLAIMED HERE. Mrs. Mary E. Hoffman, 83, life-long resident of this community died at 11 o'clock, Wednesday night at the home of a son Fred, 636 Dickey ave. The daughter of Jake and Ellen McFarland, she was born April 30, 1859, in Ross County near Greenfield. Rev. Hubert Sharp will conduct last rites at the R.B. Walker funeral home at 2 p.m. Saturday, and interment will be made in Waugh's cemetery near Thornton. Friends will be received at the funeral home. Mrs. Hoffman is survived by five sons, Fred of Greenfield, Ralph and John of Fruitdale, James E. of Lawrenceville, Ill., and Carey of Springfield; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Stakely of Clarksburg." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:24:39 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Ruth Sever, Ruth Reisinger, Ruth Altman, 2001, Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 The following obituary is from the Friday, 2 Nov. 2001, Hillsboro, Ohio, "Times-Gazette", page 2, column 1: "RUTH A. REISINGER ALTMAN. 1941-2001. Ruth A. Reisinger Altman, 60, of Clarksburg, died unexpectedly at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001 in Mt. Carmel West Medical Center in Columbus. She was born June 30, 1941 in Ross County, the daughter of the late Wilbur 'Bill' and Herma Reeves Sever. On July 19, 1990 she married James Altman who survives. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001 at the Ebright Funeral Home in Frankfort with Pastor James Cuckler officiating. Interment will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Frankfort. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Deerfield Township EMS, PO Box 19, Clarksburg, Ohio 43115 or Adena Hospice, 111 W. Water St., Chillicothe, Ohio 45601." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:27:58 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Misc news art & 1900 Census, Spurgeon & Coe, Clark & Ross & Pike 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 ohmx02.mgw.rr.com id fA7AElb06430 The following data is from the 1900 federal census of the United States, state of Ohio, county of Pike, township of Newton, page 92A, Supervisor's District No. 9, Enumeration District No. 96. It was enumerated by Frank P. Stultz on 8 June, 1900. Number of Dwelling - 105. Number of Family in Order of Visitation - 104. Name - J. Alecauiler Spurgen, head of household, color or race - W, sex - M, date of birth - June 1859, age at last birthday - 40, marital status - M, number of years married - 8, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio, occupation farmer, months not employed - 2, can read - No, can write - No, can speak English - Yes, home owned or rented - R, farm or house - F, 79. Name - Lillie M. Spurgen, relationship to head of household wife, color or race - W, sex - F, date of birth - June 1878 (obviously a mistake. County birth records show she was born July 1877), age at last birthday - 21, marital status - M, number of years married - 8, mother of how many children - 2, number of children living - 2, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio, can read Yes, can write - Yes, can speak English - Yes. Name - Harriet E. Spurgen, relationship to head of household Dau., color or race - W, sex - F, date of birth - May 1893, age at last birthday - 7, marital status - S, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio. Name - Cora E. Spurgen, relationship to head of household - Dau., color or race - W, sex - F, date of birth - Nov. 1900 (obviously a mistake. She was actually born in 1898), age at last birthday - 1, marital status S, place of birth - Ohio, father's place of birth - Ohio, mother's place of birth - Ohio. **************************************** The date and newspaper of the following clipping is unknown: "BAINBRIDGE WOMAN SAVED FROM SNOW, PEPPER DIET. Chillicothe, Feb. 3 - (Special) - Mrs. Flora Spurgeon, 52, near Bainbridge, who told authorities she had existed on a diet of snow and pepper since the day after New Year's was safe and warm in the Ross County Infirmary today after Clinton Claytor and Edward Simon, Sheriffs deputies, and Mrs. Mary Laeger, Ross County Relief Director, had removed her from her hillside home. They found her clad only in a pair of men's trousers, a light shirt and a pair of thin shoes. She was lying in an old feather ticking, and was markedly emaciated from the snow and pepper diet on which she had existed. She had to be carried out on a stretcher to Ohio 41, a distance of two miles from her secluded shack. Mrs. R. M. Cryder, matron at the county home, said Tuesday afternoon, that the women seemed improved after being fed, bathed and placed in a warm bed. Deputies stated that the Spurgeon house was ready to fall down and the stove in the room had not had a fire in it for more than a month. Snow, knee deep, was found beside the stove. Arrangements have been made to care for a dog and five pups that have been staying in a snow bank, outside the shack. The dog's visit to the store of W. B. Thorp, caused him to promote the investigation, when he recalled that he had not seen the woman in Bainbridge for several weeks. The woman's husband or other relatives are being sought by Mrs. Laeger, but no clues are available." ****************************************** The date and name of newspaper of this clipping is also unknown: "MEMBER OF LOCAL FAMILY HELD FOR MURDER. Arthur Coe, 39, of Springfield, is in jail there on charges of first degree murder, following a fight in that city Saturday night during which William Sheppard, 22, of Waterloo, Fayette county, was fatally stabbed. Coe's father and a brother, Robert, reside in the Oklahoma subdivision here. Sheppard, police said, was stabbed ten times during the fight which occurred near the Red Dot Caf=E9 in Springfield. He died in Springfield City Hospital, Sunday morning. Police reported that after the stabbing, Coe ran from the scene of the brawl, but was arrested at 2:55 Sunday morning in the D. T. & I. yards at Springfield. He admitted having taken part in a fight inside the cafe. The fatal stabbing took place outside the restaurant. Albert Bauer also of Springfield was arrested with Coe. Sheppard had been living with Baur. They were cousins. Bauer was later released. Sheppard's body was taken to Oak Hill for burial." ******************************************* ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:30:57 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Grace Denton, Grace Cartwright, 2001, Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 The following obituary is from the Friday, 2 Nov. 2001, Hillsboro, Ohio, "Times-Gazette", page 2, column 1: "GRACE OLIVE (CARTWRIGHT) DENTON. 1916-2001. Grace Olive (Cartwright) Denton, 85, of Greenfield, died at 4:28 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001 at the Greenfield Area Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1916 in Ross County, the daughter of John Henry Cartwright and Olive (Beechler) Cartwright. She was of the Methodist faith. She was a private duty nurse. She was preceded in death by brother, Lewis Edward Cartwright; grandson, Joe Staats and both parents. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Evelyn J. Tom, of Hillsboro, Judy and Elmo Purdin, of Greenfield; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Patricia Reeves, of Greenfield, David and Cheryl Elliott, of South Salem; six grandchildren, Connie Ladd, of Washington C.H., Robert Wayne Ebersole, of Ashtabula, Caitlin Elliott, Olivia Elliott and Iain Elliott, all of South Salem, Sharon Swift, of Bainbridge; three step-grandchildren, Timothy Fryer, of Columbus, David Reeves, of Leesburg, John Mack Thomas, of Norfolk, Va.; three great grandchildren, Daron Swift, Brooke Swift and Bruce Swift, all of Bainbridge; special friend, Jean Brumfield, of Greenfield. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001 at the Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in the South Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until the time of service Saturday." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #204 *******************************************