OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 186 *********************************************************************** 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 186 Today's Topics: #1 Misc doc: Helen Barleon / Helen St ["Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Misc doc: Helen Barleon / Helen Steinmetz / Henry Steinmetz, Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed 3-015. DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION. Act of May 1, 1920. State of Ohio, County of Highland. On this 9th day of March, 1922, personally appeared Ellen Steinmetz, before me the undersigned , who makes the following declaration as an application for pension under the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 1, 1920. That she is 76 years of age, that she was born July 24, 1846 at Chillicothe, Ohio, and that her post-office address is Lyndon, Ohio, RFD#2. That she is the widow of Henry Steinmetz , who enlisted September 2, 1864, at Columbus, Ohio, under the name of Henry Steinmetz, in Reuben Oehler's Co. A, 176 Regt. O. Inf. and was honorably discharged June 14, 1865, having served ninety days or more, or was discharged for, or died in service of the United States of a disability incurred in the service in the line of duty, during the CIVIL WAR, and who died January 28, 1922, at Lyndon, Ohio, RFD#2. That he also served in (blank) and that, except as herein stated , said soldier (or sailor) was (blank) employed in the military or naval service of the United States; that she was married to said soldier November 15th 1866, at Columbus, Ohio, by J. Kronenbetter, Justice of the Peace, that she had not been previously married, that he had not been previously married; That she was not divorced from the soldier (or sailor) and that she has not remarried since his death; That the following are the only children of the soldier (or sailor) who are now living and are under sixteen years of age - No children under sixteen years of age. That she has not heretofore applied for pension, the number of her former claim being (blank); that said soldier was a pensioner; the number of his pension certificate being 541767. Signature of first witness: Signed/ Charles (last name illegible), Greenfield, Ohio. Signature of second witness: Signed/ Stella K. Rains, Greenfield, Ohio. Claimant's signature in full: Signed/ Ellen Steinmetz, Lyndon, Ohio, RFD#2. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of March 1922, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and explained to the applicant before swearing, including the words (blank) erased, and the words (blank) added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. Signed/ Coke L. Doster, Notary Public, Highland County, Ohio, Greenfield, Ohio. **************************************** AFFIDAVIT. IN RE: WIDOW DIVISION, W.O. 1186054. Ellen Steinmetz - Henry Steinmetz, A, 176, Ohio Inf. STATE OF OHIO, HIGHLAND COUNTY, SS: JESSE JACOBS, being first duly cautioned and sworn, deposes and upon his said oath says, that he is 24 years of age and resides at Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. That he assisted the Funeral Director at the funeral of Henry Steinmetz, the above named soldier, and that said soldier died on the 28th day of January, 1922. Signed/ Jesse Jacobs. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 4th day of August, 1922. Signed/ Coke L. Doster, Notary Public, Highland County, Ohio. ***************************************** ELLEN STEINMETZ. RR2. LYNDON, OHIO. 926448. MAY WID. DROP REPORT. PENSIONER. FINANCE DIVISION. JAN 8, 1925. The name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at the rate of $30 per month to DEC 4, 1924 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Dec. 31, 1924. Signed/ O.J. Randall, Chief, Finance Division. ******************************************** +++ From "The Greenfield Independent", Greenfield, Ohio, Vol. 2, No. 23, Feb. 16, 1922: "AUCTION SALE. Hellen Steinmetz announces a public sale of farm implements, household goods and other articles at the farm home 2 1/2 miles south-east of South Salem, on Wednesday, February 22. The sale will commence at 12:30 o'clock." ******************************************************** +++ According to Helen's great-grandson, Howard "Bill" Cokonougher, Helen was mean to her husband and children. She was the dominant party in the marriage. When Helen died, she lived alone at her home on Lower Twin Rd. She died during cold weather, and a few days passed before her frozen body was found. Apparently, after her death, she stayed on in the house, because her ghost appeared to Bill's wife, Viola, years later, in the kitchen of Helen's home. Viola described the appearance as a white, transparent, figure of a woman who scared her and ordered her out of the kitchen. The figure then vanished. **************************************************** +++ From "The Greenfield Republican", Greenfield, Ohio, Thursday, June 25, 1908, Vol. 47, No. 10: "LOWER TWIN VALLEY. Mr. Henry Steinmetz, Mr. Geo. Smith, and Mr. Dave Hester and family, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Geo. Hollar and family." ****************************************************** +++ From "The Greenfield Republican", Greenfield, Ohio, Thursday, March 25, 1909, Vol. 47, No. 49: "LOWER TWIN VALLEY. Mrs. Carman and little daughter and little cousin, Marie Miller called on Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steinmetz." ****************************************************** +++ From "The Greenfield Independent", Greenfield, Ohio, 2 Feb. 1922, page 1, col. 5, Vol. 2, No. 21: "DIED AT SOUTH SALEM. Henry Steinmetz, aged 78 years died at his home at South Salem last Saturday. Deceased was a veteran of the Civil War and has been a resident of the South Salem community for several years. Funeral services were held at Salem Monday morning and the remains interred in the South Salem cemetery." ***************************************************** +++ From "The Greenfield Republican", Greenfield, Ohio, Vol. 54, No. 36, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1922: "NEW PETERSBURG. Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Duff, will attend the funeral of their uncle, Mr. Henry Steinmetz at South Salem today. Mr. Stinmetz was a civil war veteran. LOWER TWIN. The people of Lower Twin deeply regret the death of Mr. Henry Steinmetz, which occurred at his late home last Saturday morning. He was a highly respected citizen and will be greatly missed by his many friends and neighbors. The family have the sympathy of a host of friends in their sad bereavement." **************************************************** +++ From an undated note signed by Hazel Cokonougher: "Mr. & Mrs. Henry Stymentz was married on Nov. 14, 1866. Their golden wedden was Nov. 16, 1916. Henry's son Frank was there from Columbus in his auto. Yours lovingly I remain, Hazel Cokonougher" ******************************************************** From "The Hillsboro Gazette", Jan. 19, 1906, page 2, Vol. 88, No. 3. (on Microfilm at Ohio Historical Society. Columbus, Ohio. This article has nothing to do with the Steinmetz family.): "FIND ANCIENT SKELETONS - SPECIMENS EIGHT FEET TALL DISCOVERED ON BANKS OF CHOPTANK RIVER IN MARYLAND. Baltimore - Gigantic skeletons of prehistoric Indians nearly eight feet tall have been discovered along the banks of the Choptank River, in this state, by employees of the Maryland Academy of Science. The remains are at the academy's building in Franklin street, where they are being restored by the academy expert, John Widgeon. The collection comprises eight skeletons, of which some are women and children. They are not all complete but all the larger bones have been found, and there is at least one complete specimen of an adult man. The excavations were in progress for months, and the discovery is considered one of the most important from the standpoint of anthropology in Maryland in a number of years. The remains are believed to be at least 1000 years old. The formation of the ground above and the location of the graves gives evidence of this. During the excavations the remains of the camps of later Indians were revealed. These consisted of oyster shell heaps, charred and burned earth and fragments of cooking utensils. These discoveries were made fully ten feet above the graves which contained the gigantic skeletons." *************************************************** -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #186 *******************************************