OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 007 *********************************************************************** 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 02 : Issue 7 Today's Topics: #1 marriage Records from Rev. Roof [SCHcrochet@aol.com] #2 Mar lic & story: Frank Hester & Ro ["Ralph W. Cokonougher" Subject: marriage Records from Rev. Roof Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" These are some marriage records taken from Rev. Roof's stuff so, because he covered both Ross and Pickaway, there is indeed over lapping. I've checked both sites and some of these are listed in the marriages and some aren't; so thought I would go ahead and send them, maybe they will make a connection for someone. MADDEN, William to Catherine Hoffhines Feb 25, 1846 MADDER, Jacob to Anna Staer April 8, 1838 * MADDER, Jacob to Magdalina Long September 8, 1851 * MADDER, Capt. Jacob to Maria Hartmire June 4, 1865 * MADDER, William H. to Anna M. Heinline October 9, 1853 * MAGEE, Isaac N. to Hannah Bayles September 9, 1841* MARGER, John E. to Keturah Kauffelt May 1, 1848 MARKLE, George to Susannah Cox August 18, 1850 * MARKLE, John to Margaret to Anne O'Hara February 1, 1855 MARKLE, Samuel to Elizabeth Waggoner November 26, 1850 MARKLE, William to Ruth Ann Williams December 15, 1844 MARRANE, Richard to Ellen R. Moore October 10, 1849 *NOTE THE NAME MADDER, this is the spelling in the minister's records, though it is MADER on county records, and MADER is the spelling used in family documents. *also note, date of marriage for Jacob Madder to Anna is listed as 1837 in county records, and the name Staer is listed Stoer in most county records, as well as family records. *note Magee to Bayles date listed in county records is September 7th *also note Markle, George to Susannah Cox is listed as the 19th in county records. Finally also note these are both Ross and Pickaway county marriages, Rev. Roof traveled so marriages listed in his records covered a large area. Sandy Searching Family Stories with Sandy ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 17:32:01 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Mar lic & story: Frank Hester & Rosa Clark, 1902, Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following transcription of the marriage license application and marriage certificate for Frank Hester and Rosa Clark is from page 166 of Marriage Record Book # 7 in the Ross County, Ohio Probate Court: "In the matter of Frank Hester and Rosa Clark. Probate Court, Ross County, Ohio. No. 330. MARRIAGE LICENSE. APPLICATION. To the Honorable Judge of the Probate Court of said County: The undersigned respectfully makes application for a Marriage License for said parties, and upon oath states: that said Frank Hester is 24 years of age, on the 6th day of October, 1902; his residence is Buckskin Tp., Ross Co. O., his place of birth is same, his occupation is farmer, his father's name is Joseph Hester, his mother's maiden name was Hannah Long; that he was not previously married and that he has no wife living. That said Rosa Clark is 19 years of age; her residence is Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio, her place of birth is Ross Co. Ohio, her occupation is housekeeper, her father's'name is Wesley Clark, her mother's'maiden name was (blank); that she was not previously married, and is not a widow or divorced woman; that she has no husband living. Said parties are not nearer of kin than second cousins, and there is no legal impediment to their marriage. It is expected that Rev. Wilson is to solemnize the marriage of said parties. Signed/ Joseph L. Hester. Sworn to before me and signed in my presence, this 1st day of November 1902, Signed/ Huston J. Robins, Probate Judge, By Joseph P. Rigney, Deputy Clerk. ......................................................................... MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. No. 330. The State of Ohio, Ross County, ss. I do hereby certify, That on the 2nd day of November A.D. 1902, I solemnized the Marriage of Mr. Frank Hester with Miss Rosa Clark. Signed/ W. Wilson, Frankfort, Ohio. Filed and Recorded, Nov. 3, 1902. Signed/ Huston J. Robins, Probate Judge." ********************************************************************** The following exerpt is from pages 24 & 25 of the "History and Genealogy of The Ancestors and Relatives of Ralph William Cokonougher" by Ralph W. Cokonougher. New Holland, Ohio: RALCO Publishing Co., 1979 : "Rosa Clark, also known as Rosie, was a very slender, good looking blond girl when she was a young maiden. She was considered to be quite a catch for the man lucky enough to convince her to marry him. Rosie's family lived near Lattas Ville, now Lattaville, and she was courted by quite a few of the boys in the area. The competition was quite strong, and when Frank Hester from Lower Twin Creek became a suitor, the boys in Lattas Ville decided that they had had enough competition. As Frank was driving his horse and buggy through town one day, a group of boys stepped in front of him and stopped his horse. "Where do you think you're going?", one of them demanded to know. "Why, over to see Rosie Clark," Frank good naturedly answered. "No, you're not," the boy shot back. "You're going to turn your horse around and go back where you came from. You're not going to see Rosie Clark anymore!" Frank was thin and not very big, and because of his size, he wasn't as strong as the crowd of boys he was facing. He seemed to be in quite a fix. Suddenly from behind the crowd, a voice boomed out, "Frank is going on to the Clarks' now, and he's going to keep on going to the Clarks' as often as he wants!" Everybody froze in place. Then, looking back behind them, they saw that it was John Cokonougher who was speaking. John Cokonougher usually meant what he said, and he was big enough to back it up, so the crowd very quickly dispersed. Frank went on to Rosie Clark's and had no more trouble from the boys in Lattas Ville. Eventually, he married Rosie Clark and took her home to Lower Twin where they lived together for almost 50 years. Many years later Frank and Rosie's granddaughter, Viola Hester, married John Cokonougher's son, Howard Cokonougher. Both John Cokonougher and Frank Hester had many a chuckle when they were older by telling how John made it possible for Frank to continue his courtship of Rosie Clark." ********************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 17:36:32 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: June Beath, June Stout, 2001, Adams & Highland Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following obituary is from page 2 of the Wednesday, 28 Nov. 2001, issue of the Hillsboro, Ohio "Times-Gazette": "June Marie Beath. 1935-2001. June Marie Beath, 66, of Hillsboro, died Sunday, November 25, 2001 at the Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born in Winchester on April 21, 1935, the daughter of William Wesley Stout and Ruby (Kinnett) Tanner of Hillsboro, who survives. She was a member of the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, William Wesley Stout. Besides her mother, she is survived by her son, James Roger (Jim) Beath, of Winchester; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Tim Hart of Hillsboro, Sandy and Joe Meyers, of Mowrystown; eight grandchildren, Shawna Black, Matthew Beath, Dustin Beath, Kelley Yeager, Shannon Dodds, Timothy Hart, Nicki Konblauch, and Trisha Meyers; eight great-grandchildren, Morgan and Macy Knoblauch, Shayla and Dylan Black, Stephen Anderson, Trever Yeager, Megan Dodds, and Ethan Dodds; brothers, Charles William Stout, of Bainbridge, Richard Lowell Stout, of Florida, Leslie Ray Stout, of Texas; and sister Sherry Ritchie of Peebles. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001 at the Hope Miller-Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. James Ritchie officiating. Burial will follow in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Southwest Ohio Service Area, 2805 West McMicken, Suite #2, Cincinnati, OH 45225. To sign the funeral home's online guest book, please visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com." _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 09:20:32 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Death cert: Rosa Hester, Rosa Clark, 1952, Ross County Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following is a transcript of the death certificate of Rosa Hester, wife of Frank Hester. Frank and Rosa lived their entire married life in a little log cabin on Lower Twin Creek, in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio. Rosa was the daughter of William Wessly Clark and Mary Ann Sinclair. Rosa and Frank were the parents of Robert, Oscar, Harold, Leslie, Floyd, Harry, and Hazel Hester. "OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS. CERTIFICATE OF DEATH. Reg. Dist. No. 36. Primary Reg. Dist. No. 3600. State File No. 25179. Registrar's No. 520099. 1. Place of Death: a. County - Highland, b. City or Village - Greenfield, c. Length of Stay - 2 days, d. Full Name of Hospital or Institution - Greenfield Municipal Hosp. 2. Usual Residence: a. State - Ohio, b. County - Ross, c. City or Village - Rural, Buckskin Twp., d. Street - R.R.#1, Lyndon, Ohio. 3. Name of Deceased: Rosa Clark Hester. 4. Date of Death: Month - 3, Day - 31, Year - 52. 5. Sex: F. 6. Color or Race: W. 7. Married?: Married. 8. Date of Birth: Dec. 11, 1883. 9. Age: 68. 10a. Usual Occupation: Housewife. 10b. Kind of Business or Industry: At Home. 11. Birthplace: Ohio. 12. Citizen of what country?: USA. 13. Father's Name: Wesley Clark. 14. Mother's Maiden Name: Mary Sinclair. 15. Was Deceased Ever In The Armed Forces?: no. 17. Informant's signature: Signed/ X Frank Hester. 18. Cause of Death: i. Disease or Condition Directly Leading to Death (a.) Cerebral Hemorrhage, due to (b.) arteriosclerosis with hypertension. Interval Between Onset and Death: 24 hrs. 20. Autopsy?: No. 22. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from 30 Mar. 1952 to 31 Mar. 1952, and that death occurred at 7:00 PM from the causes and on the date stated above. 23a. Signature: J. M. Garrett M.D. 23b. Address: Frankfort, O. 23c. Date Signed: 3 Apr. '52. 24a. Burial, Cremation, Removal: Burial. 24b. Date: 4-3-51" (this is obviously an error.) "24c. Name of Cemetery or Crematory: South Salem Cemetery. 24d. Location: South Salem, Ohio. Name of Embalmer: Thomas R. Badgley. Lic. No. 4549A. Date Rec'd by Local Reg.: 4-23-1952. Registrar's signature: Willa B. Stanforth. 25. Funeral Director's Signature: Ralph L. Clyburn. Lic. No. 3557. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE CERTIFICATE IS AN EXACT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE WHICH IS REGISTERED AND PRESERVED IN THE DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AND THE SEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT. APR 26, 1976. Signed/ John H. Ackerman, M.D. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH." _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 09:29:32 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Mar record: Joseph Hester & Hannah Long, 1875, Ross County Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed From the Ross County Probate Court Marriage Affidavits Book 1871-1876, page 486: "The State of Ohio, Ross County, ss. This 3rd day of June 1875 personally came Joseph Hester and made oath, that he is twenty-one years of age, and that Hannah E. Long is eighteen years of age, and a resident of this County, that both said last named persons are unmarried, and are not nearer of kin than second cousins. Subscribed and Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid. Signed/N.L. Walker, Probate Judge. Signed/ Joseph Hester." ********************************************************* Joseph and Hannah (Long) Hester are buried in the South Salem Cemetery in South Salem, Ross County, Ohio. Their tombstone reads, "JOSEPH HESTER. NOV. 28, 1850. DEC. 13, 1918. HANNAH HIS WIFE. MAY 2, 1852. MARCH 29, 1917." Joseph was the son of Zacheus (Zackariah) Hester and Margaret (Hixon) Hester. Hannah was the daughter of Alexander Long and Elizabeth Long (They both had the same surname before and after their marriage.) Joseph and Hannah were the parents of Frank, Hattie, and Myrtle Hester. ********************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 09:34:38 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Death cert, etc: Harold Hester, 1975, Ross County Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following is a transcript for the death certificate for Harold (Tony) Hester of Ross County, Ohio. "CERTIFICATE OF DEATH. Department of Health and Rehabilitive Services. Division of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Florida. Registrar's No. 615. 1. Deceased Name: Harold Hester. 2. Sex: Male. 3. Date of Death: November 28, 1975. 4. Race: White. 5a. Age: 68. 6. Date of Birth: Oct. 5, 1907. 7a. County of Death: Volusia. 7b. City, Town, or Location of Death: Deland. 7c. Inside City Limits?: No. 7d. Hospital or other Institution: West Volusia Memorial Hospital. 8. State of Birth: Ohio. 9. Citizen of What Country: U.S.A. 10. Married, Never Married, Widowed, Divorced: Divorced. 13a. Usual Occupation: Retired Railroad. 13b. Kind of Business or Industry: Railroad. 14a. Residence-State: Florida. 14b. Residence- County: Volusia. 14c. Residence- City, Town, or Location: Deland. 14d. Inside City Limits?: No. 14e. Street and Number: 115 E. Lisbon Parkway. 15. Father - Name: Frank Hester. 17a. Informant - Name: Mrs. Howard Cokonougher. 17b. Informant - Mailing Address: Rt. 1, Bainbridge, Ohio 45612. 18. Death Was Caused By: Shock, irreversable (approximate interval between onset and death - hours), due to severe sepsis (approximate interval between onset and death - days), due to unknown. 19a. Autopsy?: Yes. 19b. No. 21a. Certification - Physician: I Attended the Deceased From 11-28-75 to 21b. 11-28-75. 21e. Death Occurred at 3:20 P.M. 23a. Certifier - Name: Dr. James P. Carey, M.D. 23b. Signature: James P. Carey, M.D. 23d. Mailing Address: 212 E. New York Avenue; Deland, Florida 32720. 24a. Burial, Cremation, Removal: Removal. 24b. Cemetery or Crematory: South Salem Cemetery. 24c. Location: South Salem, Ohio. 24d. Date: December 2, 1975. 25a. Funeral Home Name and Address: Lankford Funeral Home-Drawer Z-Deland, Fla 32720. 25b. Funeral Director Signature: Lawrence Lankford. 26a. Registrar Signature: Lavonne Edwards, Dep. 26b. December 2, 1975. Certified Copy. I hereby certify the above to be a true and correct" (the remainder is illegible on my copy.) *********************************************** The following obituary is from the 1 December 1975 issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times", page 14. The very same obituary also appeared in the 1 Dec. 1975 issue of the Chillicothe, Ohio "The Chillicothe Gazette", and in the 4 Dec. 1975 issue of the Leesburg, Ohio "The Leesburg Citizen". "HESTER. Harold (Tony) Hester, 68, 115 E. Lisbon pkwy, DeLand, Fla. died at 3:20 p.m. Friday at West Volusia Memorial Hospital, Deland, Fla., after a lingering illness. He was a retired B&O Railroad employe. Born Oct. 5, 1907, in Ross County, he was the son of Frank Hester and Rose Ellen Clark. Surviving are nine daughters, Mrs. Howard "Bill" (Viola) Cokonougher, Bainbridge Rt. 1; Mrs. Donald (Martha) Barnhart, Bainbridge Rt. 1; Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Watson, Greenfield; Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) Kingery, Circleville; Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Hayden, Cincinnati; Mrs. Kenneth (Fern) Tapp, Ft. Mitchell, Ky.; Mrs. John (Violet) Koch, Greenfield, Mrs. Howard (Janet) Pauley, Greenfield, and Mrs. Thomas (Ruth) Johnson, Greenfield; four sons, Lawrence Hester, Greenfield; Dwight Hester, Greenfield; Gary Hester, Leesburg; and Warren Hester, Greenfield; three brothers, Harry of South Salem, Leslie of Lyndon Rt. 1 and Floyd of Byersville; one sister, Mrs. Hazel Beechler, Kingston; 39 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and daughter. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Murray Funeral home, officiated by Rev. Ken Marckel. Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday." ******************************************************* The following is a transcript of a 1975 letter that shows some of the circumstances surrounding Harold (Tony) Hester's death: "James P. Carey, M.D. Vascular & General Surgery. 212 East New York Ave. DeLand, Florida 32720 December 29, 1975 Mrs. Howard Cokonougher Route 1 Bainbridge, Ohio 45612 Dear Mrs. Cokonougher: In reply to your letter of December 15, the bill that your received from my office was not for a post mortum examination performed on the late Mr. Harold Hester. The bill was for my services rendered and represents actually many more hours than the 2 stated in a vigorous and time consuming attempt to save his life. Unfortunately he expired from overwhelming infection. The post mortum examination was ordered because of Mr. Hester's unusual demise, which was so rapid and fulminant, after he was admitted to the hospital. I certainly understand your financial circumstances and cannot fault you with the comments that you made in your correspondence; however, may I suggest that skilled professional help costs dearly these days and one would only have to take his car to a mechanic, a color TV to a repair man or invite a plumber to his house to realize how true this fact is. I personally have never refused medical assistance to anyone in need, regardless of their financial circumstances. I once again apologize for the inconvenience my bill has caused you. I wish you and your family to know that I did everything possible to save Mr. Hester's life, but to no avail. Sincerely, Signed/ James P. Carey, M.D. JPC/ja" **************************************************** The following is a transcript of an undated newspaper clipping from either the "Greenfield Daily Times" or the "Chillicothe Gazette". "Harold Hester Feted At Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cokonougher, Bainbridge Route 2, entertained with a covered dish dinner on October 1, to celebrate the birthday of her father, Harold Hester. The guest list included Mr. & Mrs. Harley Benson and daughter, Brenda, of Good Hope, Mrs. Floyd Hester and children, Rose, Linda, Ann and Marlene, Mrs. Wayne Gregory and children, Stevie, Sheila and Johnny, of Hillsboro, Mr. and Mrs. John Cokonougher, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Buck, George Claytor, Hazel Hester and Cecil Cokonougher, of Lyndon, Rev. and Mrs. Harley Everhart, of South Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Barnhart and children, Janie and Donnie, of Bainbridge, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Pummell and children, Bobby and Ralph, Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Barnhart and children, Jimmy and Patty, Dwight, Fern, Violet, Janet, Gary, Ruth and Warren Hester, and the honor guest, all of Greenfield, and the hosts and children, Ralph, Judy, Shirley and Clifford." ********************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V02 Issue #7 *****************************************