OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 3 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 3 Today's Topics: #1 Oh-Putnam-Allen Co. News (DAREDEVI [Archives ] #2 Oh-Lorain Co. News (Personal Menti [Archives ] #3 Burials in the New Graveyard at Ca [Jim DeBuse ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_C0J4ngYz5jTgacXOCDm5Qg) Date: 5 Jan 2006 20:04:33 -0000 From: Archives Subject: Oh-Putnam-Allen Co. News (DAREDEVIL'S DEED) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <20060105200433.8255.qmail@leaf3.bananic.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-Message: #1 Putnam-Allen County OhArchives News.....DAREDEVIL'S DEED --Single Handed, He Robs a Bank in Broad Daylight August 8, 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Woerner judyw0113@yahoo.com January 5, 2006, 8:04 pm Lima Daily News August 8, 1891 "The Cashier Shot Twice, and an Unsuspecting Farmer Killed. Columbus Grove the Scene This Morning of One of the Boldest Crimes on Record. The Freebooter Escapes Though an Organized Posse is in Full Pursuit.— Details of the Tragedy. A second Jesse James. Columbus Grove visited by a daring robber. The Exchange Bank robbed, and three men dangerously wounded, one possibly fatally. Such was the report telegraphed to the officials here this morning about 9 o’clock. A half hour later, the south-bound D. & M. train brought in Mr. W. T. Maple, a brother of one of the men who was shot, in the hope of organizing a posse to assist in running down the desperado. THE PARTICULARS OF THE ROBBERY as told by Mr. Maple, outrival even the daring deeds of the famous Jesse James and his brother. The Exchange bank is owned by S. Maple, and is a thriving institution. He opened up, as usual, this morning. Being Saturday, a heavy business was expected, and he had taken out $1200 in greenbacks, and had them near the paying tellers window. TO PROTECT THE MONEY lying on the counter, a plate glass about two feet in height is run around the top of the bar. Sitting on a chair out in the lobby was OL Syford, a big, strong fellow, and courageous. His chair was tilted back, as he conversed with the cashier, who was not busy, owing to the early hour of the day. Suddenly, the quiet scene was changed to one of wild excitement. There appeared in the open door of the bank, a man, evidently on mischief bent. In either hand he flourished a monster revolver. His eyes roved wildly about the room, and without a word HE BEGAN SHOOTING The first ball flew harmlessly through the air, and lodged in the wall above the cashier’s head. Before Mr. Maple could make a move to secure the revolver that was always kept for such an emergency, a second shot from the monster’s revolver shattered the bones of his right arm. Another shot and the cashier fell from his chair, pierced in the right side by a deadly ball. Syford had been a silent witness to the terrible crime. He could not stir nor speak. He expected every minute his turn would come next, and he was paralyzed with fear. Turning to him, the desperado spoke for the first time, and in the foulest language, ordered him not to stir or he would meet a similar fate. At this juncture, WILLIAM VANDEMARK, an old farmer, appeared on the scene. He deliberately WALKED TO HIS DEATH. As he stepped inside the door, the villain heard him. The old man thought it a little strange that he had heard shooting inside a bank. He had read of the wild pranks of the James and Younger brothers, but that was out west, where such things might be expected. The desperate man within could take no chances, however. He knew not the old man’s errand, and having gone thus far, did not, intend to be baffled. Without a word he faced the old farmer and leveled his gun at him. The unfortunate victim had turned just half way round when the ruffian fired. The ball struck him in the side, just above the hip, and passed almost through his body. He fell BLEEDING AND SENSELESS. And still Syford sat horrified and spellbound. With his revolvers the fellow broke the plate glass, and shoving his arm through the ragged aperture, raked up all the money, amounting to about $1200, and thrust it into the side pockets of his long sack coat. By this time several people had been attracted by the sounds of the shots. The desperado inside realized it was time for him to be skipping. Again brandishing his revolvers in true western style he dashed out of on the street. There was a wild scatterment on the part of the people. No one was looking for thieves and murderers, and there was not a weapon in the crowd. One poor fellow failed to get out of the way in time. HENRY BUCK FELL, pierced by a ball from the revolver that had already scored two victims. The robber fired several times and shouted. “I’m a second Jesse James!” with appropriate oaths attached. The greatest excitement prevailed. Near the bank, W.T. Maple, a brother of the wounded cashier, runs a dry goods store. He had heard the sounds of firing, and was hurrying to the front of the store to find out the cause, when he received the startling intelligence from an individual that his father and his brother had been killed, and the bank robbed. Hurrying out on the street, he caught sight of THE FLEEING FREE-BOOTER running at the top of his speed. The fellow ran down an alley, and was last seen disappearing into a big cornfield at the edge of town. The wildest kind of rumors were afloat, and the news spread over the town and surrounding country like wild fire. T. J. Maple, the cashier, soon recovered consciousness and was able to keep up long enough to direct the movements of others. He has a bad arm, but it is thought the wound in the side is not serious. The ball passed through too near the flesh to reach any vital point. Farmer VANDEMARK was found to be THE WORST INJURED He was picked up tenderly and carried to a physician’s office. An examination of the wound developed the fact that it is necessarily fatal. The doctor probed for the ball, but was unable to locate it, though it is believed it lodged near the skin on the opposite side from the point of entrance. Mr. VANDEMARK is a prominent farmer, living about four miles from the Grove, in Union township. He had driven into town this morning with some hogs, and received an order on the bank for his money. He had just stepped in to present the order for payment, when he was struck down by the leaden messenger of death. While the injured were being cared for, others under the direction of W. T. Maple and his father, were ORGANIZING FOR PURSUIT. Telegrams were sent out to all the surrounding towns. A messenger came down to Cairo, to interest the people there in the search, while Mr. Maple came here. A big reward is offered for the fellow’s capture, dead or alive, and it is dollars to cents if Columbus Grove people catch him, he will be carried into town a corpse. The individual who has so quickly jumped into notoriety is DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: About 5 feet 7 inches tall, heavy set, with full face and small black mustache. He wore a black alpaca cap, long sack coat of the same material and color, blue striped pants, and no vest. He appeared to be about 35 years old. It was learned that he came in on the D. & M. local from the south, about ten minutes after eight. He then went to John Crawford’s hardware store, near by, and bought a box of cartridges. He then asked to see some revolvers. He picked up two big ones, and loading them, presented them at the proprietor’s head. The latter dodged behind the counter, and the stranger slipped out. A few minutes later the terrible tragedy at the bank was being enacted." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/putnam/newspapers/daredevi6nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 7.7 Kb ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_C0J4ngYz5jTgacXOCDm5Qg) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:53:28 -0500 From: Archives Subject: Oh-Lorain Co. News (Personal Mention) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <200601060053.k060rSn01612@genrecords.org> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #2 Lorain County OhArchives News.....Personal Mention February 10, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carol Eddleman deddle@ix.netcom.com January 5, 2006, 7:53 pm The Oberlin News, Feb. 10, 1899 February 10, 1899 Personal Mention. G. N. Carruthers ventured out last Wednesday after several weeks' retirement on account of the grip. Miss Seymour, of 762 North Logan avenue, Cleveland, a trained nurse, was in town Tuesday calling on Miss Rudolph. Dr. George E. Follansbee and wife, of Cleveland, were at the home of the doctor's parents, 77 South Water street, over Sunday. Miss Rudolph has returned to Lynn, Mass., to resume her work in the hospital as a nurse after a two monts' stay at home. J. N. Bardwell, of East Cleveland, was in town yesterday on business connected with the settlement of his father's estate. Miss Alida Judd, who, by the death of her mother, was left alone, has found a home with Mrs. Lucy Raymond, 120 North Pleasant street, and will complete her course in the high school. Wayne R. Wheeler, Esq., of Cleveland, one of the most energetic of the State Anti Saloon League workers, was in Oberlin yesterday. He will be one of the speakers at Wellington next Sunday. Dr. C. D. Noble has been appointed post surgeon at the Columbus U. S. Army barracks and left today to enter upon his duties. The doctor's record as surgeon of the Fifth Regiment ... ................................. Local Dashes. St. Valentine's day next Tuesday. Many men of many minds on the road question. There is still considerable smallpox in the state. Telephone 150 has been place in the residence of Mrs. M. A. Spear, 117 Elm street. The advertisement of real estate in La Grange to be sold will be found in this issue. The ground hog is having a hard time of it unless he found a remote place of retreat before this cold weather came on. At the First M. E. church the quarterly conference will be held this evening and the quarterly meeting services next Sunday morning. Building and nearly all kinds of outfoor work has been at a standstill during the last few weeks on account of the extremely cold weather. Any person having a copy of the consitution of the College U. M. C. A. will confer a favor on the association by sending the same to the News office. Among those who have been engaged to deliver lectures in the high school course are Gen. J. D. Cox and President Henderson, of the Business College. According to a list carefully prepared by G. B. Siddall, there are in Cleveland 150 graduates of Oberlin College and 250 who have been students but did not graduate. A number of the K. and L. of S. surprised Mrs. Geo. S. Weirs and daugher at their home, 40 North Pleasant street on Tuesday evening. The citizens of North Amherst have secured the right of way practically for the whole length of the line of the proposed electric road between that place and the city of Lorain. Six able speakers from the Senior, Junior and Sophomore classes will engage in a public oratorical test on next Friday evening at the College chapel. Price of admission 25c. ............................. Corporal Evers passed through here last evening irect from the Seventh--on his way home on furlough. He reports all the boys doing well--except Winsor, who is lying in a critical condition at the hospital. .................. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/lorain/newspapers/personal96gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_C0J4ngYz5jTgacXOCDm5Qg) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:37:18 -0800 (PST) From: Jim DeBuse Subject: Burials in the New Graveyard at Cadiz To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <20060106043718.12966.qmail@web30111.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-Message: #3 Burials in the New Graveyard at Cadiz Harrison County, Ohio N Thru Z Transcribed from the old county history "Historical Collections of Harrison County" by Meredith DeBuse Alice Neville, b. Nov. 1, 1880; d. July 20, 1884. Margaret Niblick, wife of John, d. Sep. 14, 1892; 50y. 4m. 8d. James K. Nicholas, d. April 5, 1888, 27y. 8m. 20d. John A. Nicholas, d. March 3, 1885; 25y. 5m. John A. Norris, Major of the 98th O. V. I., d. Jan. 19, 1877; 41y. Nancy Orr, b. July 8, 1810; d. Sep. 28; 1882. Alexander Osborne, b. May 17, 1838; d. July 25, 1875. Mary A. Oglevee Osborne, wife of S. A., d. July 21, 1874; 37y. 2m. 4d. Mary Louise Osborne, dau of J. J. and C., b. March 14, 1887; d. May 30, 1890. Samuel A. Osborne, d. July 19, 1872; 32y. 9m. 25d. Benjamin Parrish, d. March 6, 1865; 85y. 27d. Charles Parrish, d. Jan. 12, 1863; 48y. 11m. 28d. Mary Patterson, d. May 21, 1875. Amanda E. Peacock, d. Feb. 17, 1899; 81y. 9m. 23d. Eli Peacock, d. Feb. 6, 1886; 79y. 4m. 18d. Sarah Peacock, wife of Eli, d. Jan. 8, 1866; 61y. John Penn, Company G. 98th Ohio Infantry. Eliza Phillips, wife of John, and dau of Samuel and Elizabeth Buchanan Gilmore, b. Feb. 2, 1807; d. Jan. 4, 1873. Elizabeth Williams Phillips, wife of Thomas, b. in Cecil County, Maryland, July 11, 1792; d. May 22, 1867. John Phillips, son of William and Rachel Hamilton Phillips, b. in West Nottingham township, Chester County, Pa., June 1797;d. May 5, 1859. Martha Phillips, dau of John and Eliza, b. Nov. 17, 1832; d. Feb. 11, 1863. Rachel Phillips, dau of Thomas and Elizabeth, d. Aug. 14, 1853; 34y. 2m. 6d. Rachel Ann Phillips, dau of John and Eliza, b. March 15, 1839; d. July 10, 1863. Samuel Phillips, son of John and Eliza, d. May 24, 1860; 23y. 11m. Thomas Phillips, son of William and Rachel Hamilton Phillips; b. in West Nottingham township, Chester county, Pa., 1792; d. Nov. 23, 1871. Augustus Porter, b. Feb. 18, 1822; d. March 25, 1893. Irwin Porter, Sr., b. 1814; d. 1897. James Porter, d. Dec. 25, 1848; 47y. 9m. 21d. Joseph E. Porter, son of S. B. and M., d. April 15, 1884; 4y. 14d. Mary Porter, d. Oct. 21, 1884; 79y. Mary Porter, d. July 30, 1881; 68y. 6m. 14d. Samuel T. Porter, d. April 25; 1897; 75y. 4m. 22d. Elizabeth Poulson, b. March 15, 1808; d. Oct. 6 1897. John Poulson, b. July 14, 1792; d. Nov. 5, 1878. Samuel Poulson, Company C, 69th Ohio Infantry John Prichard, d. June 28, 1844; 69y. Sarah Prichard, b. Jan. 7, 1782; d. Sep. 15, 1877. S. Purdy. (No Dates) Adam J. Quigley, b. Sep. 7, 1828; d. Jan. 18, 1863. John Quigley, b. Jan. 8, 1795; d. Oct. 22, 1867. Mary Quigley, wife of John, b. Jan. 7, 1798; d. March 1, 1876. Ada J. Rea, wife of William P., d. April 30, 1875; 19y. 7d. Isabell C. Rea, wife of John J., b. April 20, 1825; d. Oct. 12, 1879. Ann W. Richey, wife of John M., b. April 16, 1817; d. Oct. 30, 1880. Elizabeth Richey, wife of Thomas, b. August 5, 1826; d.July 29, 1889. Harvey W. Richey, son of T. and E., b. March 21, 1849; d. July 3, 1888. John M. Richey, b. Nov. 2, 1808; d. Jan. 30, 1897. Thomas Richey, b. May 27, 1814; d. April 11, 1883. Craig Robb, son of Joseph and Mary, d. Feb. Feb. 28, 1865; 7y. 2m. James Robb, b. June 2, 1843; d. May 24, 1876. James Robb, d. May 24, 1870; 22y. 9d. John Robb, b, March 1, 1844; d. 1880. Mary Robb, b. Dec. 1815; d. April 3, 1893. Edward F. Roche, son of J. F. and C. T., d. Sep. 5, 1881; 22y. 10m. 13d. Ellie Ward Roche, dau of James F. and Caroline T., d, April 29, 1866; 1y. 4m. 26d. Samuel Rutan, d. Sep. 15, 1874; 73y. 14 d. Alexander T. Scott. d. Nov. 25; 1863; 46y.8m. 14d. David M. Scott, d. Sep. 17, 1872; 16y. 1m. Eleanor Scott, wife of Alexander T., d. Sep. 10, 1894; 68y. 9d. John W. Scott, b. in Yorkshire, England, Sep. 1811; d. in Cadiz, Sep. 1886; 75y. Emaline Shank, dau of S. and Elizabeth, d. March 25, 1850; 32y. 5m. 10d. Caroline T. Sharp, d. Dec. 24, 1881; 43y. 5m. 14d. George Sharp, b. July 9, 1795; d. June 25, 1877. John Sharp; d. March 16, 1878; 77y. Nancy Sharp, wife of George, b. April 21, 1807; d. d. Dec. 13, 1877. Edward Sheets, d. Oct. 1, 1892; 28y. 7m. Fleming Sheets, d. March 25, 1871; 49y. 6m. 22d. Jane Sheets, wife of Robert, d. Oct. 6, 1868; 68y. Robert Sheets, d. Jan. 15, 1865; 65y. Elizabeth Sheldon, d. nov. 27, 1882; 50y. Stuart B. Shotwell, b. Nov. 1819; d. Dec. 3, 1890. William J. Shotwell, b. May 15, 1863; d. Sep. 2, 1865. James V. Simeral, d. Sep. 24, 1849; 57y. Mary Ann Simeral, wife of James; b. June 11, 1790; d. April 16, 1866. Robert V. Simeral, b. July 26, 1822; d. April 15, 1852. Eliza Slemmons, second wife of Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1829; d. Feb. 25, 1879. Mary Jane Slemmons, dau of S. and S., d. April 7, 1838; 6y. ym. 23d. Minnie Slemmons, dau of Obediah, b. 1862; d. 1879; 17y. Samuel Slemmons, d. July 26, 1867; 59y. Susanna Slemmons, first wife of Samuel, d. Oct. 22, 1851; 41y. Belle S. Smiley, wife of J. V., wife of John, b. April 18, 1864; d. July 6, 1883. Isabella Smiley, wife of of J. V., b. June 1806; d. Sep. 10,1876. Isabella Smiley, dau of J. V. and I., b. Dec. 15, 1841; d. May 28, 1876. James V. Smiley, b. Nov. 15, 1805, d. Jan 29, 1877. Matthew Smyley, d. Sep. 15, 1887; 54y. 8m. 20d. Carl Specht, d. Sep. 19, 1892; 27y. Susan D. Stoops, b. May 15, 1803; d. May 8, 1897. Mary Stubbins, wife of Mordecai, b. Oct. 15, 1805; d. Nov. 26, 1869. Mordecai Stubbins, b. Jan. 3, 1812; d. Oct. 9, 1893. Thomas J. Swan, b. July 1, 1823; d. Aug. 17, 1882. David Thompson, d. May 2, 1869; 95y. 2m. 1d. Elizabeth Thompson, wife of Samuel, d. Aug. 29, 1873; 87y. 9m. 15d. Elizabeth Thompson, wife of James, d. April 17, 1880; 80y. J. H. Thompson. (No Dates) James Thompson, d. July 11, 1896; 79y. Josie B. Timmons, b. Nov. 24, 1850; d. June 4, 1874. Samuel Thompson, d. June 6, 1886; 84y. 7m. Martha Thompson, wife of David, d. March 10, 1844; 62y. 8m. 2d. B. C. Turner, 13th O. V. I., d. at Bowling Green Ky., March 16, 1862 . Sarah Vanfossan, wife of D. D., d. Nov. 9, 1899; 36y. Margaret Vasbinder, wife of Jacob, d. Feb. 2, 1873; 90y. William Voshall, b. July 21, 1840; d. Jan. 7, 1879. Ephraim Walker, d. April 29, 18__; 63y. 4m. 6d. John Walker, d. March 23, 1865; 33y. 4m. 6d. Butler J. Ward, son of W. g. and E., d. Aug. 15, 1868; 9y. 3m. 26d. Eleanor Ward, wife of John, b. Oct. 3, 1800; d. Sep. 26, 1873; 72y. 10m. 26d. John Ward, b. Oct. 24, 1798; d. April 12, 1869; 70y. 5m. 20y. Charles Warfel, b. Oct 18, 1807; d. Feb. 3, 1871. Mary Jane Watkinson, wife of benjamin, d. May 24, 1865; 33y. 2m. 28d. Etta Kerr Watson, wife of T. S., b. March 22, 1863; d. April 17, 1892. Sylvester Waters, son of Robert T. and Anna R., D. Sep. 27, 1867; 2y. 4m. 24d. Martha C. Weir, b. July 23, 1823; d. Sep. 19, 1880. Eliza Welch, first wife of Rezin, b. Dec. 4, 1801; d. Aug. 6, 1842. John Welch, b. Nov. 20, 1808; d. Nov. 10, 1881. Maria B. Welch, second wife of Rezin, b. Sep. 12, 1807; d. Aug. 19. 18_6. Rezin Welch, b. April 28, 1795; d. Nov. 24, 1881. REzin Welch, Jr., son of D. B. and Martha, b. at Cadiz, Ohio, Sep. 27, 1867; d. at Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6, 1895. Jacob Werner, Company C, 74th Ohio infantry. Albert West, son of J. and J., d. Sep. 1, 1873; 19y. 2m. 4d. Comfort West, wife of Jonathan, d. March 15, 1857; 65y. 8m. 26d. Jonathan West, Sr., d. Nov. 27, 1862; 75y. 2m. 13d. Jonathan West, Jr., d. Sep. 11, 1861; 45y.7m. 13d. Samuel West, d. April 4, 1871; 56y. 11m. 6d. Sarah West, b. July 28, 1838; d. June 20, 1861; 28y. 1m. Eliza Wilkin, wife of Robert, d, Sep. 27, 1863; 33y. Mary Williams, b. May 24, 1853; d. Jan. 15, 1861. Dr. J. D. Wortman,b. June 8, 1824; d. Dec. 28, 1898. Nancy Wosley, wife of William, d. March 22, 1877; 44y. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V06 Issue #3 *****************************************