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QUARTERLY
Ashland
County
NEWSLETTER
Richland
OF THE ASHLAND
County
AND RICHLAND
COUNTY
CHAPTERS,
OHIO GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY.
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with this issue, "The Pastfinder"
takes its first step. But, it is a
very BIG step, extending
from the past - with information
and memorabilia
about our Ashland and Richland counties ancestors
- through the present - with
members cooperating
and communicating
about their research - and right into
the future - with the preservation
of genealogical
material
for generations
to
come. How steady the newsletter's
stride, however, depends on contributions
from YOU, the chapter member. Hope to hear from ALL of you soon.
Peggy ~ershon, editor
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DEATH NOTICES APPEARING
LAND TIMES -- 1853
Jul.
Sep.
Sep.
Sep.
Oct.
IN THE
"ASH-
21 Died on Sun., 16th inst. in
this town at the res. of Orlow SMITH, Esq. Mrs. Aur a B.
BOICE, wife of Dr. J.S. BOICE
of New London.
1 Died at her res. on the 22d
inst. Mrs. Mary G. WOODRUFF,
aged 61 years.
15 Died on the 11th inst. of
dropsy in the head, Franklin
Patterson,
son of John RICF,
aged 4 months, 16 days.
22 Died in. Milton Twp. on the
16th inst. Samuel, son of Benjamin and Rhoda WHITMARSH,
aged 25 years, 2 mo., and 14
days.
27 Died on the 19th inst., Lorin,
son of Jacob and Elizabeth
HILTABRAND,
aged 2 years and
4 months.
Died on the 25th inst. ,in the
ASHLAND TIMBS, L. JEFF SPENGLE, EDITOR, from "Caldwell's
Atlas of Ashland County," 1874
20th year of her age, Elizabeth, dauqhter of Jacob MY1
(Continued)
KRANTZ, Sr.
Nov. 10 Died on the 5th inst. at hi~
res. in the village·of Orange
of Consumption, Isaiah CROUSE.
Dec. 22 On Sat ..last at the Village of
Orange an affray occurred between two young men named POOL
and MAUK in which the latter
was stabbed in the heart
causing his death almost instantly.
Dec. 29
Died on the 17th inst. in this
place ~r. David CALHOUN, aged
about 65 years. Mr. CALHOUN. ---.
formerly res. at Harrisburg,
Dauphin Co., Pa.
Died on the 26th inst. in Ruggles Anna Maria, wife of W.W.
PARKER, Esq.
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Namefinder
EDITOR'S NOTE: In each issue of "The PaStfirider" we will be printing
Ashland and Richland counties ancestors surname lists submitted by chapter
members. We asked that each surname be further identified by a place and a
date or time period in which they lived in that piace.
ABBOTT, Ashland County
--Mrs. Cyrene Winger Mowrey, 435 Samar
itan Ave., Ashland, Ohio 44805
MILLRR, no place or date given
HERSHISF-R, no place or date given
--Rev. & Hrs. Morris F. F.lliott, 2228
1\faco,San Angelo, Texas 76901
YOUNG, Adam Sr., d. Loudonville, 1890
HEFFELFINGER, George, d Lake Twp, Ashland Co., 1871
CROWNER, William, d Worthington Twp.,
Richland Co., 1836
BAUM, John, d 1845, bur Union Cern,
Hanover Twp., Ashland Co.
HAMMAN, Peter, d Bloominggrove Twp.,
Richland Co., 1862
CROUSE, William, d Bloominggrove Twp.,
Richland Co., 1860-70
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MITCHELL, Samuel, d Springfield Twp.,
Richland Co., 1841
--Carl Hamman, P.O. Box 3554, Mansfield, Ohio 44907
INGMAN (D), Ashland County, 1815 to
present
--Peggy Mershon, 995 N. Stewart Rd.,
Mansfield 44905
BOWMAN, Ashland Co., early 1800s
BURD, Ashland Co., early 1800s
BUTLER, Ashland Co., early 1800s to
present
JONES, Ashland Co., 1800s to present
KINDLE, Ashland Co., mid-1800s
LONG, Ashland Co., early 1800s to present
LINDSFY, Ashland Co., 1870s
R01'lE, Ashland Co., mid-1800s
SEISS, Ashland Co., early 1800s to
present
VANZILE, Ashland Co.,
--Grace E. Jones, 214 S. Pierce St.,
Galion, Ohio 44833
BIDDINGER, Ashland .Co~, 1820s to present.
FAIR, AshlandGQ.,
earlyl~OOs
FAST, Ashland Co., early
LANDON, Ashland Co., 1840s
McMILLEN, Richland Co., 1840s
RICKET, Ashland Co~, 1840s
WHITRIGHT, Ashlapd co., 1850s
--Mr. & Mrp. LawrenCe Snyder, Box 2~AI
New London, RD 1,·Ohio 44851 .
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FERGUSON, James (1820-1843) i John
(1843-1922) i 1 Richland Ce.
TOOKER, t'.ary(1820-1900}; William
(1799··1874) i 1 Richland Co.
PECK, Catharina Mary (1802-1875) 1
Richland Co.
--June Ferguson, 5663 Ohio 103, New
Washington, Ohio 44854
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BARR, Alexander" d Richland Co., 1854
WEicH, Jane, d Richland Cb., 1904
BARR, Henry C., d Mansfie·ld, 1914
CAIRNS, Harriet, d Mansfield, 1915
BARR, Frank Bertrern, b Shelby 1874
--Paul Barr Jr., 1809 Chowkeehin Nere,
Talahassee, Fla. 32301
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CORRECTION: John DeWalt, Box 225, Sh~lty, RD 2, 44875, writes that London Cemetery, Jackson 'l'~'p.,
Richland Co., listed in "Richland County, Ohio, Cemetery
Records," 1981, as Dunkard, should be listed as Lutheran in all references.
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THIS IS A CHANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ASHLAND AND
RICHLNTD COUNTY CHAPTERS
OF OGS TO SPOTLIGHT
AN ANCES~OR. IT COULD BE A MINIBIOGRAPHY,
JUST ONE INCIDENT IN HIS LIFE OR ANYTPH1G IN BETT'lFEN. PLEASE
LIMI~ YOUR "Fl>MILY PORTRAITS" TO 200 WORDS.
EZRA ~vARNER
Ezra Warner was born 2 Sept.
1762, the son of Daniel and Bethia War
nero He resided for a time in the Moravian settlement
at Gnadenhutten,
Pa.
In 1799 he became one of the first
permanent white settlers in Clay Township, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
He married Maria Magdalena
Laner. Their children were Lydia, who
married Daniel Noggle; Ruth, who married Daniel Carter; Sarah; Samuel Ettwine; Mary; and Hannah.
About 1811, he came into Mohican
Township,
then Wayne County, Ohio.
When Martin Ruffner and the Zeimer
family were killed by Indians in 1812,
the Ezra \varner f am i Ly along with others fled the area heading for New Philadelphia. At the Killbuck
River, the
party met Capt. Nicholas Murray' with
60 men advancing
to Jerome's place to
build a blockhouse.
Warners and most
of the families returned with them and
a fort was immediately
built.
Eight families took refuge at
the Jerome blockhouse.
In the spring,
some plowed and planted corn and potatoes while others patroled
the forests.
In 1814 they were able to leave the
protection
of the blockhouse.
Ezra
died sometime between 27 Jan. and 22
Feb. 1817.
--Shirley Boyd, 912 Claremont
Ave.,
Ashland, Ohio 44805
(1782-1857).
I do not know Magdalena's
maiden name. I am told that all the St.
John's records were destroyed
by fire.
Three daughters
of John Harner
married three sons of Frederick
Etzweiler. Both of those men were my four
greats-grandfathers.
Are there any relatives of John Harner living who could
tell me when he came to Ohio?
--Mrs. Ernest Urban, 444 Hedeen Dr.,
Mansfield,
Ohio 44Q07
ABRAHl>M SCHORAH
Abraham Schorah was a French Huguenot from Lorraine Province.
He escaped the persecution
by the Revocation of the Fdict of Nantes by coming
to l>merica. He arrived at Philadelphia
on the ship Nancy·on
14 Sept 1754,
with his wife, Catherine.
Although
he was 46 at the outbreak of the Revolutionary
War, he
served both in the Jersey Campaign and
on the frontier. He died in 1785.
I am descended
from Mary Elizabeth, one of his eight children.
There
are many of his descendants
named Etzwiler in this area today.
I am happy to be a six greatsqranddaughter
of Abraham Schorah.
-~Mrs. Ernest Urban, 444 Hedeen Dr.,
Mansfield,
Ohio 44907
JOHN
HARNER
John Harner was a justice of
the peace who lived in southern Ashland County when it was still Wayne
County. Born in 1781 in Frederick
County, Md., he died in 1844. He is
buried in St. John's Cemetery at McZena, Ohio, beside his wife, Magdalena
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~UDY
(; !<AWl"URD
Seek an f o on the WilliamGQUDY
f ar-d Ly • He m Cassandra CRi',JFOPD.
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June 184£, bur in Jeromesville Cern. Ch: Thomas, George, Sarab, James
Elijah, 1"oses, t"ary, {\Tilliam,Pbel, John, Cynthia. Need his place of
origin.
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--Karen Goudy, 431 E. Sprin~ St., Kingman, Priz. 86401
GIBSON
TOPPING
McCLUER
Seek info on Isabelle GIBSON, b 3 Ppril: 1849.Knox Co., m 18 June
1870 in Lexington, Pichland Co ., to ~amqel':'OPPIJ\lG,
d 7 Pug 1925'
Galion, Crawford Co. She was reared.~sB
£o~~er,ch~Id by S~rnuel _
McCLUER Jr. from 1849 to 1870 apd~e~t Lexingfon in 1879.
--Ethel Topping Hote, 25021 Pur-ora Road #24, B'e
d f ord Pe i qh t s , Ohio
44146
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SMITH
GARRISON
Need info on Rlizabeth S~I':'Hof Nova, Ohio. would like to find the
medical records of Dr. P.L. GPRRISON of Sullivan, Ohio. Pppr. 1912.
--Peggy McGaughey, 8 Parnassus Road, Charleston, f.C. 29408
COX
YOUNG
Seek info on George COX, b 1816 HBrrison Co., Ohio, m 13 March 1845,
Richland Co., to Nancy Jane YOUNG, b 1826 Guernsey Co., Ohio. Fe d
23 June 1902. She died in May 1893. Both in Ohio.
--Merlyn Allen, P.O. Box 42, Blythe, Calif. 22260042
SMITH
JEFFREY
Need info on Andre~ J. SMITH. Gravestone says b in Ashland Co. Wife
was Catherine JEFFREY. Need info on Catherine's brother, Peter, b
24 March 1829. Did he d in Civil War?
--Merle Kovatch, Rt. 2, Box 144, Hastings, Neb. 68901
REED
JACKSON
Res Bartholomew REED who came with his w Sylvia JACKSOt-land their
ch Bartholomew Jr., Lemuel J., David, Sylvia, John J., Anna, Jeditha,
Elizabeth and Lucinda, from ~~aine to Richland Co. about 1823 and
settled in N. Bloomfield and Bloominggrove.
--Catherine Finney MacDougal, 7 James St., Norten, Mass. 02766
BARKLEY
Seek info on Jacob BARKLEY d about 1834. ~'7ifewas Ma ry , Liv in Perry
TWp., Ashland Co.
--James Ashbaugh, 401 Washington St., Ligonier, Pa, 15658
FERGUSON
Res the following persons who lived in Richland Co.: John FFRGUSON
TOOKER
(1843-1871), James FERGUSON (1820-1843), Mary TOOKFR FFRGUSON (1820SCHWEARER 1900}, William TOOKER (1799-1874), Catherine PECK TOOKER (1802-1875),
HELTMAN
George SCHWP.ARER (1806-1889), Elizabeth HELTMAN SCH{'JEARFR(1813STRIKER
1904), Christian STRIKER (1794-1875), Anna Mary GRAFFHILLER STRIKRR
GRAFFMILLER
(1803-??), Henry DURR (1808-1869), Nicholas WITTFL (1823-1894)
DURR
Eliza CRAGEL WITTEL (1828-1908)and H. BRAUNFFLDFR.
PECK
--Kenneth W. Striker, 4769 Arcadie Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45432
WITTEL
BRAUNFELDER
CRAGEL
HALL
STEPHENS
Need info on the Robert HALL family in Ashland Co. sometime between
1820-50. Need mar record of son Franklin Young HALL and Harriet C.
Stephens, 29 Oct 1840.
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LETTICK
Des corrsp on Solomon LETTRICK, b. 29 June 1843 or 1845 in Ashland Co. Father Peter LETTRICK, b. Ohio. Wife's name unknown.
--Kay Crandall, Box 180, R.E. #2, Hewitt, N.J. 07421
TEATERTEETER,
THOMA THOUM~
THOME
\'Vouldlike to exch info on the following names in Richland Co.:
TElATER-TEETER and THOHA-THOUH-THOME.
--Lorraine Barden, 1416 10th Ave., Belle Fourche, S.D. 57717
NEPTUNE
Des info on the NEPTUNE family. John NEPTUNE m. Ruth
John d 1802. Ruth remarried JaI'1esPeale 1806. Son Hilliam was in
Ashland Co. prior to 1836. Ruth d 1827, supposedly bur on Barron
farm south of Loudonville.
--Mrs. Francis Kelly, 4810 Candy Lane, Manlius, N.Y. 1.3104
THURSTON
Des info on fam of Jason Henry THURSTOn b ca 23 July 1844 in Richland Co., the son of Lorenzo D. THURSTON, b 1823-4 N.Y. Mother
unknown. The family had moved to DeKalb Co., Ind., by 1850.
--Lorraine E. Bartlett, 2109 Chippendale Dr., McKinney, Texas 75069
YEARLY
Des info on William H. YEARLY in Savannah in 1845. For what denomination did he preach? At what school did he teach?
--Mrs. Marion Ryerson, 207 First St., Tularosa, N.M. 88352
CAYWOOD,
EWERS
Des info on Alfred CAy\VOOD and his wife, Sarah EHERS, m 7 Feb. 1869
and possibly lived in Richland Co.
--Pearl Kaye, 3060 E. Bridge St., #309, Brighton, Colo. 80601
STOCKBRIDGE Des to corrsp with someone researching Indians in Ashland Co. between 1800-1840. Does anyone have info on a STOCKBRIDGE traveling
~hrough Ohio with Munsee Indians.
--Donna Hogerhuis, 42606 SE 212th, Enumclaw, Wash. 98022
SHERMAN
VANDE RWARKEE
Des info on Augustus SHERMAN, b 15 Apr 1812, poss N.Y., d 12 Sept.
1864, poss Richland Co., m 11 Nov 1832 to Jane VANDERWARKEE, b 1812,
d Aug. 1855, poss Richland Co.
--Geraldine DeJarnett, 750 Clinton St., Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
MORRISON
Would like info on the George & Annie MORRISON fam of Lakefork area.
George was b 1840. Ch: S.G., Hilliam, H.S., I.D., Charles, Richard
and Isaac.
--Norma Kime, 530 Val Mar Dr., Ft. Hyers, Fla. 33907
PIFER
GARBER/
GARVER
Need info on Christian PIFER, b 21 Jul 1803, Philadelphia Co., Pa.
Who were his parents? He m Katharine GARBER/GARVER. Who were her
parents? They died Orange Twp., Ashland Co., he on 24 July 1881,
she on 23 Aug. 1893.
--Mrs. Frank Henney, 495 Cline Ave., Mansfield, Ohio 44907
MERCKLING
Would like info on the death of George HERCKLING, 5 Mar 1868, poss
in the Loudonville area. He is believed to have been visiting relatives and body was shipped back for burial in wor-t.h Co., Mo. Who
were his pars?
--L.P. Merklin, Box 1168f Pendleton, Ore. 97801
VAUGHN
DANNER
Des info on John Jackson VAUGHN, babout 1809 in Richland Co., d
1878 or May 1865, Ashland Co., m 10 Jan 1836, Richland Co. to Jane
Susan "Susannah" DANNER, d 1862, Richland Co.
--Mrs. Celia F. Johnson, 2327 Rockymont Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63136
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BUSH
MILLER
Looking for info on gravesite of Anna Hary BUSH, wife of John Jacob
MILLER (b 16 June l778-d 3 June 1868). He is bur in St. John's Cemetery in Ashland County. Need any info on Anna Mary.
--JoAnne Turner, 173 E. Hain St., Kent, Ohio 44240
LASH
CRAVEN
CULBERTSON
LINDSAY
Seek info on the following Ashland and Richland counties families:
LASH, CRAVEN, CULBERTSON and LINDSAY. t'lill
-e xch data at hand.
--Pam Lash, 420 Oxford Dr., Bryan, Ohio 43506
PETERSON
VAIL
ARCHER
Need par of John G. PETERSON, b 1790 in H.J., d 25 Apr 1845, Richland Co., m Mary VAIL 13 Hay 1809, Muskingum Co., Ohio. They had a
son, Thomas who m Elizabeth ARCHER Oct. 1859, Richland Co. Who were
Elizabeth's par?
--Ruth N. Ross Krell, 222 Langton, San Antonio, Texas 78216
HULL/HOLL
Will exch info on HULL fam in Richland Co. Peter and Elizabeth HULL
carne to Richland Co. from Pa. and their sons, Henry H." John, William, Hichael and Peter Jr. were b there. Peter Sr.'s brother, John,
also 1 in Richland Co.
--Elsie Pollock, 4535 Morgan Ave., Billings, Mont. 59101
AID1STRONG
CARPENTER
GARBER
Need info on the parents and sib of Telitha Ann Am1STRONG, b 1831
Bellville; and Eunice CARPENTER, m in Crestline Oct. 1866 to Samuel
K. GARBER of Bellville.
--Mrs. Allen B. Clark, 1914 Gum Tree Lane, Fallbrook, Calif. 92028
ANDREHS
McCLELLAND
PENDRY
Need info on Elizabeth Jane ANDRE~vS b 16 June 1820 Richland Co.,
dau of Joseph ANDREWS and Martha HcCLELLAND, who carne from Pa. Elizabeth m James PENDRY, orig from N.Y.
--Carolyn J. Ratz, 3917 Chatfield Center Road, Bloomville, Ohio
44818
KOOZER
Res KOOZER fam. The following persons lived and are bur in Mansfield
-- Peter M. KOOZER, d 17 Apr 1928; Josephine Lucas KOOZER, d 24 Nov.
1930; Grace M. KOOZER, d 24 March 1944.
--Sandra L. Koozer, 2184 Niagra Drive, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
FERGUSON
TOOKER
PECK
Need info on James FERGUSON, b 10 May 1820, d 9 Aug. 1843 Richland
Co., m 15 Sept 1842 to Mary TOOKER, b 19 Harch 1820, dau of William TOOKER and Catharina Mary PECK, d 23 M?rch 1900. TOOKERS also
1 Richland Co.
--June Ferguson, 5663 Ohio 103, New Washington 44854
STEVENS
SNYDER
Trying to find mother, sisters and brothers of Irene STEVENS, who
carne to Richland Co. in 1835 acc to newspaper obit. Irene was b 8
Jan. 1821 in Dixfield, Maine, m in 1837 to Samuel S. SNYDER in Richland Co. and moved to Mansfield in 1845.
--Judith B. Mears, 1401 Campbell St., Sandusky, Ohio 44870
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Calendars
ASHLAND
Jan. 5
Jan.
16
Jan.
19
Feb.
2
Feb.
Feb.
16
20
Mar.
2
Iv'ar.16
Mar. 20
F.ICH LAND COUNTY
Jan. 28 ¥eeting, 7:30 p.m., Ohio Genealogical
Society library. F
"Show & Share Night." Bring
anything of a qenealogical
nature not already in the library.
Feb. 25 ~'eeting, 7 :30 p.m., OGS library. Mary Jane Henney will
bring more early records of
Pichland County Comwon Pleas
Court. Corne hear about some
fascinating,
little-known
facts about Fichland County.
~·ar. 25 Iv'eeting, 7 :30 p.m., OGS library. Opal VanFsdale
will speak
on tombstone
rubbings. ~rs.
Van~sdale
is an artist who has
done a number of lovely rubbings and will tell you how to
do them yourself!
COUNTY
Library session, 7-9 p.m.,
~shland Public Library
Library session, 10 a.m.-noon,
Ashland Public Library
Meeting, 7-9 p.m., Wayne Savings & Loan, Claremont
Ave.,
~shland
Library session, 7-9 p.m.,
Ashland Public Library
Meeting,
7-9 p.m.
Library session, 10 a.m.-noon,
Ashland Public Library
Library session, 7-9 p.m.,
Ashland Public Library
peeting, 7-9 p.m.
Library session, 10 a.m.-noon,
Ashland Public Library
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The Richland County Chapter
has the following publications for
sale:
"A Centennial History of Richland County, Ohio," A.J. Baughman,
1901, Reprinted 1979; $20
"A History of Richland County,
Ohio, 1807-1880," A.A. Graham & Co.,
1880; P.eprinted 1972; $25
"Combined Atlases of Richland
County, Ohio, 1873-1896; Reprinted
1977; $15
"Richland County, Ohio, Cemetery Records," Richland County Chapter
Flrae Gabln bulle In Man.lleld,
180 •.
From "Pioneer Directory and Scrap Book
of Richland County," by E. Bonar McLaughlin, 1887
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1981; $29.50
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