quarterly newsletter of the ashland county chapter ohio...

This gentleman is an uncle of

your editor who is willing to

correspond on the several chil-

dren about whom little is

known – Tom Neel, 169 E Main

St, New London OH 44851.

Lemuel Hatch, son of Lemuel Hatch and Temperance Hatch (cousins), was born ca. 1762; baptized 15 May 1768 in Falmouth MA, yet is almost certainly the Lemuel Hatch who died 28 Feb 1852 in Mohi-can Twp., Ashland Co OH, age 89 years, 6 months, according a tombstone bill in his son Isaac’s Ashland County ad-ministration packet. Burial was in Mohicanville Cemetery ac-cording to the bill, but no stone has been located today. There is a Lemuel Hatch in the1790 census for Queensbury Town, Washington Co NY and one listed in the 1800 census for the Town of Springfield in Windsor Co VT, although the ages do not match exactly. Our Lemuel Hatch is in Plain Twp., Wayne Co OH in 1820, age over 45, with a

female, age over 45, and 2 females under age 10. Lining up the census route to a map, one could make a case that Lemuel Hatch lived on the John Tanner farm. Tanner’s wife was Abigail Hatch. In 1830, Hatch is in nearby Mohi-can Twp., Wayne Co OH, p. 11, with one male 60-70, and one female 50-60, next to his son, Isaac Hatch. My guess is that the 60-70 year old male and female living with Isaac Hach [sic] in 1840 Loudon-ville, Richland Co (now Ash-land Co), p. 80, are this couple. They are back in Mohican Twp., now Ashland Co in 1850, p. 146. They are still residing with their son Isaac. Lemuel Hatch is age 86, born Vermont; his wife Rebecca is age 77, born Vermont. Despite the notation of Vermont, the Hatch family was not known to be in Grand Isle Co VT until about 1796. long after Le-muel’s birth.

The probable chil-dren of Lemuel Hatch Jr are named in the Petition to Sell

Land (case #325), Ashland Co OH, for Isaac Hatch, who died intestate in 1852, leaving no issue. The heirs are presumably his siblings: Wilbur Hatch, Cordelia (overwritten Adelia) Hatch Smith, Julia Ann Hatch Blevins, Joseph Hatch, Harriet Hatch Colton, James Hatch, Andrew Hatch, and Edmund Hatch – deceased – Isaac Hatch being the subject of the case. I think the court officials were mixed up and the deceased daughter Adelia, wife of Ed-mund Smith, is confused with the real daughter, Priscilla, wife of Robert W. Smith, who did have children, Adelia and Edmund. This would certainly fit the other surviving land, cemetery, and census records. 1. Isaac Hatch, b. ca. 1794 VT; d. 1852 Ashland Co OH; m. 26 Oct 1823 Wayne Co OH (v. 2, p. 55) to Minerva Eddy. They purchase lot 60 in Loudonville, Hanover Twp., 13 Sep 1823 from John Foust and sell this to Calvin Pell 29 Jun 1825. 1830 census Mohican Twp., p. 11. Isaac Hatch &

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1908 Perrysville 38

John Smith 39

Darling Family 39

Rachel Wangner Millar 39

Lyon-Lamb Marriage 39

Ruggles-Troy Scrapbook 40

Pioneer Photographs 42

Township Histories 42

Hanover Hogs 43

Jeromesville Snakes 43

Mifflin Memories 43

Stearns & Closson Obits 44

1910 Ashland Co Deaths 44

OGS Society News 45

Old Buildings 46

Mary Jane Henney at 90 46

New at the Library 46

Our Publications 47

Inside this issue:

The Pastfinder

Quarter ly Newslet ter of the Ashland County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society

2006 EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE

• Bill SNYDER, President

• Barbara HART, Vice President

• Jack HUTCHISON, Recording

Secretary

• Vera KNOWLTON, Corre-

sponding Secretary

• Sally SPRENG, Treasurer

• Annis STRINE, Senior Trustee

• Carolyn COLE, Intermediate

Trustee

• Karen BLOODHART, Junior

Trustee

• Tom NEEL, Pastfinder Editor

• Rita KOPP, Librarian

SMITH, Suzie Q. [06] P.O. Box 529 Anywhere, USA 67522-0592 Did you ever notice that number in brackets after your name on the mailing label on the back of the Pastfinder? Did you ever won-der what that number represents? That is the last two digits of the year that your mem-bership will expire. Our membership year is January 1 through December 31 of each year. So if the number after your name is [06] that means your membership expires December 31, 2006. If you find [LM] after your name this means you are a Life Mem-ber.

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lot 61 in Loudonville 14 Jun 1836 from George Snider, lot 84 from Geo. H. Stewart on 25 Feb 1837, lots 25 & 26 from Edward S. Hibbard on 2 May 1837, and lot 27 from Ransom Clark on 29 Jun 1838. A document in the November 1838 term of Richland Co common pleas court notes that “E.W. Lake being duly sworn deposeth and saith that a tavern is necessary for public convenience at the place where Isaac Hatch now keeps a tavern in Loudonville, that said Hatch sus-tains a good moral character, is provided with suitable accommodations and is a suitable person to keep the same.” Isaac and Mineva Hatch additionally purchase lot 131 on 7 Mar 1839 from Nathaniel Haskell. They then quit claim to Emmett Eddy, their interest in lots 25, 26, 27, and part of lots 62 and 84 on 1 Feb 1840. The Hatch’s are listed in the 1840 census for Loudonville, Richland Co., p. 80. They sell lot 131 in Haskell’s Addition, Loudonviile, to Jeremiah Sanborn 26 Feb 1842. Then on 3 Apr 1843, Abiathar and Sally Stockman of Delaware Co sell 130 acres on Big Walnut Creek in Sect. 4, Twp. 4, Range 17, to Isaac Hatch and wife. As residents of Dela-ware Co OH, they sell this tract to Harvy Jones of Knox Co 17 Mar 1847. They then purchase part of the SE ¼ Sect. 32, Twp. 21, Range 15, Mohican Twp., from R.W. Smith and wife, 14 Dec 1848. Isaac Hatch, age 56 VT, manufacturer, and his wife, Minerva, age 45 VT, are back in Mohican Twp., Ashland Co., p. 146, in the 1850 census. He then died intestate and Johnson Oldroyd JP was appointed administrator 15 Jun 1852 (packet #24). A second packet (#325) in Ashland Co is the petition to sell land, aforementioned. 2. Wilbur Hatch – no informa-tion. 3. Priscilla Hatch, b. 25 Mar 1799; d. 3 Mar 1837, buried Jeromesville Cem., Mohican Twp., Ashland Co.; m. 6 Jul 1823 Wayne Co OH to Robert W. Smith, son of Elisha and Amy Smith, b. 1 Dec 1799, d. 16 Jul 1862, burial Jeromes-ville Cem. His second wife was named Isabell. Robert Smith settled about 1817-1818 on Major Tyler’s lands in Plain Twp., Wayne Co OH. Land records are numer-ous. State of Ohio to Robert Smith, 80 acres, E ½ NW ¼ Sect. 16, Mohican Twp in 1834; sales to Jacob Otto 1833, Jacob Ligh 1834; part of the SE ¼ Sect. 32, Mo-hican Twp purchased from Henry Sheridan 1835; sales to Samuel Huber 1836, and Jacob Treece 1835. There are purchases and sales of many town lots in Loudonville. There are several quit claims for the SW ¼ NE ¼ Sect. 5 in Lake Twp., between Robert W. Smith, Willard Smith, James Burns by wife Polly, Nathaniel Sheldon by

wife Electa, Benjamin Tyler by wife Rachel, and Asa Smith, certainly all heirs of Elisha Smith, 1838-1840. They even sell Mohican Twp land to Isaac Hatch (mentioned above). Robert Smith is in Mohican Twp., Wayne Co., p. 18 in the 1840 census, living next to Ira Bevins, who married Priscilla’s sister. Children: Wilber R., Julia Ann, Elisha, Ardelia, Lydia, Asa, Edmund P., and Harriet. 4. Julia Ann Hatch, m. 21 Nov 1822 Wayne Co OH (v. 2, p. 44) to Ira Bevins. Ira and Milton Bivens [sic] are recorded with $3000 in merchant capital in the 1834 Mohican Twp tax list. David and Mary Carpenter sell 80 acres in the S ½ SE ¼ Sect. 23 to Bevins in 1837. The NE ¼, same section, is purchased from Samuel L. Lorah and John A. Myers in 1839. Ira Bevins appears in the 1840 Mohican Twp. census, p. 18, with several apparent chil-dren. They sell their lots to Geo. McClaran in 1841 and Thomas and Wm. Newman in 1842 and seem to disappear from the county. 5. Joseph Hatch, b. 1806 VT, d. 1888 CA; possibly married ca. 1829 Rebecca Dixon. Joseph Hatch appears in the 1828 Mohican Twp., Wayne Co chattel list, but there is no further record in Wayne/Ashland County. He is likely the fellow who shows up in Delaware Co OH about this time and has two infant daugh-ters buried in Fancher Cem. In 1829 and 1831. Joseph Hatch lived in Harlem Twp., appearing on the 1835 tax list, but by 1840, was listed on the census of the Western Division, Iowa Co., Wisconsin Territory, p. 60. Joseph Hatch and wife Rebecca, of Iowa Co WI, sell 60 acres in Sect. 4, Twp. 3, Range 16, Delaware Co OH to Jacob Williams in 1846, signed at Mineral Point WI. There are other deeds in this time period, but Rebecca Hatch, age 42 PA, is living with several small children in Dunkirk, Dane Co WI, p. 287, in the 1850 census. It is believed that he was a Gold Rush immigrant and descendants indicate that he died in California in 1888; how-ever, there is a probate record (Box 163) for a Rebecca Hatch back in Sauk Co WI. Children include: two infant daughters, Steven, Armand, George, Rosina, Jane, and Isaac. 6. Harriet Hatch, married a Colton per estate record of Isaac Hatch; no information located. 7. James Hatch, no information lo-cated. 8. Andrew Hatch, perhaps the one who married 27 Aug 1826 Medina, Medina Co OH to Polly Amanda Welton, however, descen-dants claim that this Andrew Hatch was born 12 Jul 1805, the son of Nathan and Lucy (Wilder) Hatch of Canandaigua Co NY. Andrew Hatch died 5 Apr 1870 in Elk Grove WI; another de-scendant says Jul 1869 in Jessup IA. This fam-ily appears in Bath Twp., Summit Co OH in the 1850 census, p. 315. Children were: Edmund, Ebenezer Welton, Carlos Cornelius, Caroline, Dennis, Alice, and Mary, all born in Granger

Twp., Medina Co OH. If the parentage is correct, then Lemuel Hatch’s son Andrew is still unaccounted for. 9. Edmund Hatch, possible mar-ried 26 Mar 1820 Wayne Co OH (v. 2, p. 10) to Betsey French. In 1820, he is listed in the City of Wooster, p. 151a. In 1830, they are in Canaan Twp., Wayne Co OH, p. 112. Edmund Hatch was noted as deceased in the 1852 estate record for Isaac Hatch with chil-dren whereabouts unknown.

1908 PERRYSVILLE

GRADUATION

The Senior Class of the Perrysville High School requests your presence at the 19th Commencement Exercises to be held at the Opera House, Friday Evening, June 5th, Nineteen hundred eight. Doors open at 7:30. Exercises begin at 8:30. Invocation – Rev. H. C. Garvic March – International – Roberts Oration – Salutatory, Our Aim – Nellie

Seigur Chapel Oration – Napoleon – Jay R. Miller Waltz – Mlle. Modiste – Herbert Oration – The Grammar of Life – Grace

Priscilla Bookman Oration – History – John K. Cowen Selection – The Tatooed Man – Herbert Oration – Valedictory, Companionship –

Ethel Augusta Nau Class Address – Rev. J. A. Erbe Intermezzo – Gleaming Eyes – Ephriam Presentation of Diplomas – Rev. Joshua

Crawford Caprice – Danny and his Hobby Horse –

Pryer Benediction – Rev. J. M. Montgomery Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Joshua Craw-

ford, at the Baptist church, Sunday eve-ning, May 31st.

Rita Kopp sends this 1908 Perrysville

graduation program that was donated to the

Chapter by Susan Wagner of Monument,

Colorado. The program and a name card for

Netie Seigur Chapel were addressed to Mr.

and Mrs. Harlon Mace and family.

THE PASTFINDER VOLUME 25, ISSUE 4

RACHEL WANGNER MILLAR Graduates: Grace Priscilla Bookman, Nellie

Seigur Chapel, John K. Cowen, Jay R. Miller, Ethel Augusta Nau.

Motto – Aiti and Perfectum – Striving To-ward Perfection

Flower – White Rose Colors – Green and White Board of Education Rev. Joshua Crawford, President E. F. Veach, Clerk H. A. Gallagher, W. A. Hilton, N. E. Young J. R. Walton, Superintendent Miss Charlotte C. Eddy, Principal

Lois Wheeler has answered our call for pioneer photographs to use in the Pastfinder. We

encourage others to follow her lead.

This lovely lady is Rachel Wangner Millar whose middle name is thought to be Nutmeg, making her Rachel Nutmeg Wangner Millar. She was born in York Co. PA in about 1798 and married Thomas Millar in 1817 in Baltimore. Thomas, a soldier of the War of 1812, was born in the north of Ireland and came to this country when he was 14. In 1825 the couple was living in Washington Co. PA and in 1830 in Richland Co. OH [now Orange Twp., Ashland Co.]. Thomas was a shoemaker by trade. Rachel passed away 1 Dec 1864. Most members of the family changed the spelling of Millar to Miller.

LYON – LAMB MARRIAGE This distant reference to an Ashland County marriage is copied from the book,

Guide to the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph 1822-1829: Newspaper Abstracts with

Indexes, by Judy J. Stebbins, p. 243.

Issue date: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1829, page 1, column 2 – Richard Lyon and Miss Lamb were married in Sullivan, Ohio.

YET ANOTHER

JOHN SMITH

A new member of our chapter, Jeffrey E.

McCann, is researching the Smith family in

Ashland County. He may be reached at

[[email protected]]. Submitted by

Vera Knowlton.

My interest is with the family of John Smith/Susannah Lightfoot and I have been researching this family for over a year. John Smith came from Somerset, PA and settled in the SW quarter of Section 25, Township 22, Range 15. He is listed as pur-chasing land in 1814. If this family has not been re-searched by others, I can provide a wealth of information about the family. My hope is that another researcher can assist me in proving this John Smith is the son of Peter Smith who also arrived in 1814 from Somerset, PA and lived across from the Meng Cemetery. I can provide information on this family too, but cannot yet prove they are father and son. If they are, both would be among the very early settlers to the area.

DARLING

GENEALOGISTS Anne Budd has submitted the following article

from the Ashland Times Gazette, 1 Oct 1931,

page 1, Perrysville News.

Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Darling and daughter Pauline, Mrs. Harriett Charles, Mrs. Ella Covert, motored to Warsaw Sunday and while there visited the graves of their great great grandfather and grandmother. A new monument was recently erected by the Dar-ling ancestors [sic] to replace the old stone.


Ruggles

Corners

We continue with obituaries, marriages,

and other news found in the scrapbook that

had been kept by a relative of Anna Den-

ham Richards, New London.

The happiest man we have seen on the streets in many a day was W. J. Beach, of Ruggles, last Saturday after-noon, whose countenance was a perfect glow of satisfaction. Upon inquiring into the cause of his straightened form and elastic step, we found it was a grandson – son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Rose – born August 11, 1885. Weight 8 ¼ pounds. They say grandpa can jump a rail fence six feet high, and never touch it. [Aug 1885] Died, at her home, in Redfield, Dak., Saturday, Sept. 20th, ’84, Mrs. L. J. Ferris, age 23 years, 8 months and 9 days. Deceased was the wife of Mr. F. L. Ferris, of this city. She was born in Ashland county, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1861, and was united in marriage to Mr. Ferris at the city of New London, that state, on the 17th day of February, 1883. Mr. Ferris soon after turned his eyes Dakotaward and concluded to stake his fortune in the vast territory of the great north-west, whither he and Mrs. Ferris came in July of the year of their marriage. The latter had not enjoyed good health for some time, and it was thought that the western climate might restore to her the former vigor of her once healthful life. But that slow but destructive disease, consumption, had already claimed her as its victim, and it was only a matter of time when her physical force would have to succumb to the power of that fell de-stroyer, Death. Her remains were interred

RUGGLES-TROY SCRAPBOOK

in the Redfield cemetery. [Sep 1884] Died, on Saturday, March 21st, 1885, in Ruggles, Ohio, Orrin Cogshall, in 82d year of his age. [Mar 1885] The trial for divorce between Mr. and Mrs. C. Peck is now in progress at our county seat, and a number from Ruggles are in attendance, mostly as witnesses, while some are there through a morbid curiosity to hear the testimony. [Oct – no year] Death has again invaded the home of Mr. Geo. McCarty on Sunday Oct. 5th, and took from them Nettie aged a little over two years. Her disease was spinal meningitis. [Ruggles News, Oct – no year] Jacob Hershey was born in Gorham, Ontario county, N.Y., on the 21st, of June, 1806. At the age of nineteen moved to Wyo-ming Co., N.Y. and removed to Ruggles then Huron Co., in 1832. Made the journey from Wyoming to Buffalo by wagon, from Buffalo to Huron, O., on the steamer Niagara, walked from Huron to present place residing in a northeast corner of Ruggles. The county was yet a wilderness, the nearest clearing being on the Purdy farm. Came through what is now New London; it contained then one cabin owned by Peter Kinsley. The whole place would scarcely have been taken as a gift. The first Presidential ballot cast was for John Q. Adams. Subscribed for the first paper pub-lished in New London, and have been a con-stant patron of the paper ever since. [possibly 1883] Annie Reed was born in Aberdeen-shire, Scotland, July 4th, 1809. Was married to

Arthur Lang, January 16th, 1831. Came to America in the spring of 1843 and settled on the farm known as the Wm. Buchan farm in Clear Creek township, Ashland Co., Ohio, and in nine months moved to New London township where she now lives. Is the mother of 8 children, 4 of whom lives, and has lived to see her third generation. [possibly 1883] Died, in Ruggles, Ohio, Monday, June 10th, 1872, Mrs. Sarah Sturtevant, in the 84th year of her age. Mrs. Sturtevant was the last but one, of the pioneers of Ruggles who were members of the first Congregational church founded there. She lived a true Chris-tian life, and during her last moments showed that her faith was still unshaken, for calm and peacefully she fell asleep in Jesus. [Jun 1872] Another of our Nova boys has taken unto himself a helpmeet in the person of Harry Brown, who was wedded to Miss Kate Moore of Southington, at Hiram, O., on Wednesday, Oct. 5th. He was been located at Wassie for some months past but is now settled at Southington. [Oct – no year] A happy marriage occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, northwest of this place, on last Wednesday evening, when their lovely daughter, Miss Florence, was wedded to Mr. Orlo R. Fast. The cere-mony was performed by Rev. B. J. Mills of New London in the presence of the families of the bride and groom and a few near rela-tives. These are worthy young people whose prospects for a prosperous future are of the brightest, and such we trust they may enjoy. They will be at home to their many friends on the Charles Bruce farm, two miles north of Nova, after November 10th. [Oct – no year] S. Gordon McAdoo and Miss Nora Crumrine rather surprised their many friends last Saturday evening by quietly wending their way down to the M. E. parsonage and being made husband and wife by Rev. J. D. Lea. Mr. McAdoo is the superintendent of our schools and is also one of the county examiners while his newly wedded wife is one of Nova’s most excellent young ladies. They went to housekeeping at the groom’s home at once. [No date] Winnie Taylor was born May 11th, 1873, in Chester, Meigs county, Ohio, and died at Tiffin, Feb. 2d, 1889. At an early age her parents moved to Chagrin Falls, O., then


to Ruggles, and next to New London where she spent most of her life. Winnie was very generous, kind, and affectionate, and made many warm friends by her gentle manners. She was married at Chicago, O., on the 5th day of May, 1892, to Frank Parkin, and lived in New London, Gibsonburg, Helena, and Tiffin. She joined the Cong’l church in 1891 and always lived a Christian life as her neighbors and friends know. She leaves a husband, one child, a father and mother, a brother, and grandmother, and a host of loving friends to mourn her loss. [Feb 1899] Elizabeth H. Hawkins was born in Virgil, Cortland county, N.Y., June 15, 1818, and died at her late residence in New London, O., Feb. 10, 1899, aged 80 years, 6 months and 26 days. She came to Ruggles about 1840, and was married to Daniel H. Carl Oct. 31, 1841. She resided in Ripley for many years. Three children came to the home – Emma J., Atalanta M., and Arthur W. Atalanta died at the age of twenty, and the others still survive to mourn the loss of the loving mother. Nov. 20 she was stricken with paralysis of the sensory nerve on the left side. From this she partially recovered. Jan. 1st la grippe with bronchial complica-tions seized her. During the 41 days of this illness she suffered very much. She has been a resident of New London nearly 29 years. The remains were taken to Greenwich on Monday last, and thence to Edwards Grove cemetery. She was a consistent Christian, and greatly desired to be at rest in Jesus. She was very fond of children. During the later years of her life she was a shut in, and suf-fered much from loneliness, but patiently endured all affliction. She was loved and respected by all. She was one of a family of seven children, all of whom lived till the youngest was 54 years old. She survived them all by nearly ten years. [Feb 1899] Mrs. Olive Van Anda, wife of Mr. W. E. Singer, passed quietly and suddenly away last Thursday evening about five o’clock, aged fifty years, eleven months, and six days. Mrs. Singer had been subject to heart trouble for some time, but as she was able to be about the fears of the family and friends were somewhat allayed and hopes were entertained that she might be spared to us for some time to come, but alas, the sum-mons came without warning. She had retired from the kitchen to the sitting room for a little quiet and rest and with a pillow beneath her head had lain down upon the carpet. When Mrs. Dora Livenspire, who was there assisting in the housework, went to call her to supper she found that the spirit had taken its flight. Notwithstanding the knowledge of her critical condition the news of her death

came like a thunder bolt from a clear sky, not only to Mr. Singer and his two sons at home, Myron and Thomas, but to the two sons, Fred and Edward, whose homes are in Wisconsin, as well as to a host of friends and relatives here and elsewhere. The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church, of which the de-ceased was a member, conducted by her pastor of Homerville. A very large concourse of peo-ple were in attendance to pay the last tribute of respect to the departed. Interment in the ceme-tery near the church. Among those from a distance in attendance at the funeral were the two sons from Wisconsin, her mother, Mrs. Van Anda, and Dr. Van Anda, a brother of the deceased of Charlotte, Mich., and Mr. A. J. McLaughlin of Iowa. Beautiful flowers were tastefully arranged on the casket, and the tomb into which the casket was placed was nicely draped and festooned. [died 8 Sep 1898 per Old Dutch Cemetery tombstone, Ruggles Twp.] Two of Nova’s honored citizens passed away last week. The first to depart this life was Hiram Close who had apparently been enjoying good health up till Monday when he was stricken with cholera morbus and contin-ued to grow weaker until his death on Tuesday night, Aug. 30th. He was aged 67 years. Fu-neral services were held at his late residence on Thursday by Rev. J. D. Lea of the M. E. church. The Sullivan lodge of Free Masons, of which he was a member, had charge of the funeral and he was laid away in accord with the beautiful ceremony of the order. Burial was made in the Close cemetery northeast of town. [Aug – no year] On Wednesday evening the soul of Mrs. John Crumrine winged its flight to a bet-ter world and her earthly trials were ended. She had been ill for a week previous to her death with heart trouble and was also taken with cholera morbus. She was aged 79 years, 1 month and 22 days. Her daughter, Miss Nora, who had been visiting in Columbiana county and Pennsylvania, was telegraphed for but she arrived Wednesday night a few hours too late to see her mother alive. Funeral services were conducted, by Rev. J. D. Lea at the home on Friday morning and her remains were laid at reside beside those of her husband in the Nova cemetery. [Aug – no year] An Old Hermit – Through the influ-ence of the trustees of Ruggles township, George Taylor, an eccentric old man whose mind has been partially daft for a good many years and who lived the life of a hermit, was removed to the infirmary. It became evident that Taylor should be thus taken care of, as his age and mode of living suggested unpleasant possibilities to the minds of the good citizens of Ruggles.

The Ashland Press says that when the county officials, accompanied by the clerk of Ruggles township, went after Taylor to take him away, he was eating his dinner which consisted of pancakes made from corn meal. While Mr. Taylor was eating his dinner, the officials went upstairs, and their arrival was heralded by the scurrying of two rats across the floor. The boards were covered with at least five bushels of litter, such as hickory nuts, walnuts, corncobs and dirt. In the room was a large trunk in which a veritable mine of rich and rare old things was found. On top was four packages of coffee, musty and moldy, which the town-ship authorities had given him long before for his sustenance. Crackers and other eat-ables with the gray hairs of age upon them were also there, and socks, underclothing and other wearables, some of which the township trustees had given Taylor three years before, reposed in that trunk and some of them pulled apart when handled. A pair of satin pantaloons and a silk hat found there indicated that Mr. Taylor took great pride in himself once. At the bottom of the trunk were several stacks of money, gold, silver and paper, the later also being musty. The whole amount of the currency and coin was about $86. In the collection was a five-franc French piece, several pieces of Span-ish money, some English pieces, including a quarter of 1806, and some coins of the last century. The money was brought to Ashland and deposited in the Farmers’ bank to Taylor’s credit, he being allowed to retain a gold piece which he wanted to carry. Mr. Taylor made no objection to going to the infirmary, though he said it must have been the neighbors who com-plained, for he didn’t, but if he was objec-tionable where he was he thought he had better leave.

At the Bottom At the Bottom At the Bottom At the Bottom

of the Trunk of the Trunk of the Trunk of the Trunk

were Several were Several were Several were Several

Stacks of Stacks of Stacks of Stacks of

Money, Gold, Money, Gold, Money, Gold, Money, Gold,

Silver, andSilver, andSilver, andSilver, and

PaperPaperPaperPaper


More Pioneers from Ashland’s Past—Sullivan & Mifflin

William Hubler—Civil War Ernest and Clarence Hubler Sarah Sheriff Patterson & Dau/Law

LAKE – Lake Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, is located in Range 15, Twp. 20. It was surveyed in the Fall of 1806 by William Ludlow and in Mar/Apr 1807 by Jonathan Cox. The first settler, James Loudon Priest, of Crawford Co PA, arrived in May 1810, followed by Nathan Odell and William Greenlee in 1811. At the time, this was part of Killbuck Twp., Stark Co OH, organized 1 Jan 1809. On 18 Feb 1812, this was included in the new Wayne Co OH, and on 12 Apr 1812, Mohican Twp., Wayne Co OH, was organized. The early settlers called this their residence until 5 Sep 1814 when Lake Twp., Wayne Co OH was organized. On 20 Jan 1824, Sections 25 through 36 were ceded to the new Holmes County and became part of its Washington Twp. In 1846, when Ash-land County was created, Sections 1, 12, 13, and 24 became part of Clinton Twp., Wayne Co., and the remaining townships in the section form today’s Lake Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio. In 1810, your ancestor would have been recorded in the census for Killbuck Twp (Stark Co but labeled Columbiana Co in the Joseph Larwill transcription). In 1820, 1830, and 1840, they would have been included in the census for Lake Twp., Wayne Co., and from 1850 onward, it was Lake Twp., Ashland Co., in census records.

MOHICAN – Mohican Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, is located in Range 15, Twp. 21. It was surveyed in the Fall of 1806 by William Ludlow and revised in Dec 1806/Jan 1807 by Jonathan Cox. Sections 7, 8, 17, and 18 were held as an Indian Reservation until 1817/1818 and did not fall under township jurisdic-tion. Reservations were under federal control through the Ohio Agency and Wyandot Agency. The 1807 Cox survey shows an Indian village in the E ½ NW ¼ Sect. 18; the village of Jerome’s Town in the NW ¼ SW ¼ Sect. 8 (marked Old Town in the 1874 Atlas); and Indian-ville in the NE ¼ NE ¼ Sect. 7 of Mohican Twp. In fact, John Baptiste Jerome, a French Canadian trader, and his Native American wife Munjella, were the first settlers of the township about 1795. The arrival date is not certain but will perhaps be uncovered someday in French fur trading records. When Jerome settled, this was unorganized land, but as of 1 May 1803, he was living in the newly organized Columbiana Co OH, although there was no township. Stark Co OH was taken from Columbiana Co 1 Jan 1809 and Killbuck Twp was organized this same date out of the western portion of the county including what is now Mohican Twp. Wayne Co OH was taken from Stark Co and organized 18 Feb 1812 and Mohican Twp., then all Range 15, was finally organized 11 Apr 1812. This included present Jackson, Perry, Lake, and Mohican townships in Ashland Co., part of Washington Twp. in Holmes Co., and the west half of Clinton, Plain, Chester, and Congress Twp. in Wayne Co., except for that Indian reservation.

ASHLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORIES

There were several settlers in the town-ship by this time. In Sep 1814, both Lake Twp (Twp 20) and Perry Twp (then Twp 22 & 23) were ceded from Mohican Twp., Wayne Co. In 1818, Sections 7, 8, 17, and 18, were returned to Mohican Twp. On 24 Feb 1846, Ashland Co was created, and Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36 were placed in Plain Twp., Wayne Co at that time. Current Mohican Twp., Ashland Co OH consisted of Sections 2 through 11, 14 through 23, and 26 through 35. In 1800, if the census had survived, J. B. Jerome would have been in unorgan-ized territory; in 1810, your ancestors in this region appear in the Killbuck Twp., Stark Co (labeled Columbiana Co) census that was preserved by Jo-seph Larwill in Knapp’s History of Ashland County; in 1820 through 1840, your ancestor lived in Mohican Twp., Wayne Co.; and from 1850 onward, they were in Mohican Twp., Ashland Co in the census records.

MORE TOWNSHIPS

TO APPEAR

IN FUTURE

ISSUES

There are three very important inserts with this issue. One is the index for the four issues of the Pastfinder this year, giving the page on which each surname appears. Keep this with your newsletter. The second is a membership renewal form. The third gives information about our annual Chapter Ban-quet in November. Inserts 2 & 3 should be returned to the Chapter post haste with your checks!

CORN-HOG REDUCTION

CONTRACT STATEMENTS

FOR HANOVER TWP.

This continues our series on those farmers in Ashland County who signed contracts under the 1934 Corn-Hog Production Adjustment Program. The series of numbers that follows each name stands for the number of acres in the farming unit, acres in corn for 1933, acres in corn for 1932, contracted acres in 1934, litters farrowed in 1933, litters farrowed in 1932, hogs produced for market in 1933, hogs produces for mar-ket in 1932, feeder hogs bought in 1933, and feeder hogs bought in 1932. This report on Hanover Township was submitted by Chapter member Shirley Boyd of Ashland. LOCKE F. AYERS-280-24-29-8-15-16-49-51-0-0 G.P. BRENSTUHL-93-14-11-3.7-10-10-65-104-0-0 WILLIAM BRENNSTUHL-160-18-18-4-3-4-21-27-7-0 JOHN L. BRECKHEISER-203-34-33-6.7-4-7-26-44-0-10 F.A. BLOMGREN-120-10-8-0-1-2-5-12-3-0 E.L. CUMMINGS-85-10-6-0-2-3-19-25-3-0 F.E. COLE-242-28-26-5.5-9-6-61-37-0-7 CHAS. C. GLASCO-173-22-19-4.1-7-12-47-77-0-0 W.R. GRUBAUGH-79-7.7-11-0-2-4-17-27-0-0

JAMES L. HANNAN-59-15-14-2.9-7-3-46-16 GEORGE L. HELLER-64-17.5-14-4-4-4-22-31-0-0 JOHN HAY-126-15-12-4-4-4-23-31-0-0 WILLIAM O. KLINE-208-17.5-9.5-2.7-2-7-8-35-0-0 M.E. LEATHROW-100-10 (?)-9-0-4-4-16-34-0-0 RAYMOND LEE-120-13-20-3.3-3-6-17-37-0-0 HARRY MUTCHLER-119-17-14-3.1-4-4-31-36-0-0 CLARENCE MUTCHLER-146-18-28.5-4.6-6-6-44-37-0-0 LEO MUTCHLER-146-18-28.5-4.6-6-6-36-35-0-0 H.S. MAVIS-95-16-14-3-7-9-45-56-0-0 RALPH MAPES-100-1-0-4-4-29-30-0-0 LEWIS PARROTT-150-14-15-4-2-4-11-32-0-0 CARL PORE-92-8-12-2-6-7-40-48-0-0 FRED E. SITZLINE-159-24.5-25.5-5-12-8-72-48-0-0 C.H. STEINMAN-91-14-14-4.2-4-5-35-30-0-0 WALTER W. STRANG-203-30-24-6-6-6-45-47-0-0 WILLIAM H. SIDLE-167-18-14-3.2-2-6-10-34-1-0 L.S. SIDLE-167-18-14-3.2-2-6-18-30-0-1 WALTER VANSCODER-79-12-6.5-0-2-2-15-13-0-0 CHAS. VANSCODER-98-0-10-0-6-4-30-22-0-0 H.H. SMITH-138-8-9-0-4-4-34-30-0-0

The citizens of Jeromesville, Ashland county, Ohio, are ex-cited about a monstrous so:pent [serpent] that has been seen in that vicinity lately by several reliable witnesses. Its length is estimated at twenty-five to thirty-five feet, and its thickness equal to that of a large man’s body. It diets on half-grown lambs and pigs belonging to farm-ers in the vicinity. Hunting parties are after his snakeship.

Send in Your Tall Tales

A new book on Mifflin Township is now available to genealogists

and local historians.

A group of historians in the small village of Mifflin, Ashland Co., have produced a new 191-page, hard-bound village history entitled, Mifflin Memories. Published by Carlisle Printing of Walnut Creek, the volume, filled with many early photographs, sells for $36.00 plus $6.00 shipping/handling. Please call Bill or Maxine Stafford 419-368-4148 for details on placing an order. The book is very well prepared and is a must for those with ancestors in Mifflin Township. A very nice story about Mifflin Memories by reporter Anne Phillips appeared in the Ohio rural electric maga-zine, Country Living, June 2006, pp. 22-23. Our Chapter’s own Marge Hazen did much of the photo reproduction work.

SNAKES IN JEROMESVILLE


Our Pig Returns

INSERTS

Lois Wheeler, our Chapter member from Cleveland Heights, sends us

this short article she found in the Auburn Courier [Indiana] for 28 Sep

1871.

MIFFLIN MEMORIES

CLOSSON – Veteran of Spanish-American War and of service in Philippines and China dies – death and burial of John D. Closson. John D. Closson, who served in Company C, 8th, Ohio infantry in Cuba during the Spanish-American war and sub-sequently with Company C, 9th United States infantry in the Philippines and in Cuba, died last Saturday night about 9 o’clock at Samaritan hospital from an attack of typhoid malaria. During his service in Cuba he suffered from fever but recovered and went to the Philippines with the 9th U.S. infantry. In a skirmish on the island of Samar he was wounded and was with the regiment in the Chinese expedition, landing in China July 8, 1900. At the battle of Tien Ssin, China, July 13, 1900, he received three wounds being struck by a bursting shell. He was first reported to have been killed but a few days later came the word that he survived. He was placed on the Brit-ish hospital ship Goodwin and was to have been invalided home but remained for fur-ther service. He was promoted to corporal for bravery in action. Most of Mr. Closson’s life except for the time he was in military service, was spent in this city. He was employed in vari-ous manufacturing plants here. Mr. Closson was aged 39 years, 9 months and 19 days. He is survived by his wife, one son, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Madison Closson, of this city; one sister, Mrs. John Ferguson, of West Main street, and two brothers, Harry of Ashland, and George of Columbus. He was a member of the Citizens Relief Fire company and the fire bell was tolled at the time of the fu-neral. Funeral services were conducted Monday forenoon at 10 o’clock at the home of his brother, Harry Closson, on West 11th street by Dr. W. D. Furry, president of Ash-land college. Interment was made in the Ashland cemetery.


Continued

STREANS - Tragic death overtook seven-year old Harold Stearns of Wooster at oil well on Onstott farm, southwest of Rows-burg. His skull crushed between the belt and the fly-wheel of the engine at the oil well on the Mary Onstott farm, 1 ½ miles southwest of Rowsburg, 7-year old Harold Stearns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stearns of Wooster, met a tragic death last Wednesday afternoon about 3 o’clock. Mr. Stearns is a well drilling superintendent for the Medina Gas & Fuel company and took with him in his machine to the fields west of Rowsburg his four sons, aged 7, 9, 12 and 14 years, and Carl Pittenger, a neighbor boy, that they might gather nuts, says the Wooster News. Dur-ing Mr. Stearns’ absence the boys gathered at this well, where the engine was not run-ning. The boys were playing around the engine, when the smallest boy jumped on the huge belt connecting the engine with the well, and this turned the wheel, causing the plunger in the well to drop, and the boy’s head was caught between the belt and wheel rim, crushing the top of the skull. The wheel reversed itself very son, but not soon enough to escape catching the boy’s head. He lived a short time after the accident. Mr. Stearns was to meet the boys in that vicinity, and he appeared soon after-wards, as did Mr. Neely, one of the offi-cials of the company, who was also in that vicinity. Danford’s ambulance was sum-moned and brought the lifeless boy to Mr. Stearns’ home on North Walnut street, Wooster. The body was sent to St. Marys, the former home of the Stearns family for burial Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns moved to Wooster from Berea about a month ago. He was with the St. Marys Drilling com-pany when that company’s drilling equip-ment was purchased by the Medina com-pany. The family afterwards moved to Berea. The child was born in Lancaster.

Vera Knowlton submitted these two articles from the Ashland Press, 23 Oct 1918.

HAROLD

STEARNS

JOHN

CLOSSON

1910 ASHLAND COUNTY

DEATH INDEX

This concludes the 1910 Ashland

County birth certificate numbers abstracted

by Chapter volunteers from the filmed cer-

tificates in the Akron-Summit County Public

Library collection. Additional years abstract

by local Chapter members and by Cincinnati

resident Jane Fitting will appear in future

issues of the Pastfinder. PALMER Mattie 53096 PALMER Sarah Malissia (SHAVER) 30111 PARKER David C. Dillen 24435 PARKS John 64139 PEARCE Edith May 30109 PEARCE Grace Marie 35312 PIXLEY Eliza Catherine (BECK) 24449 PRAME Ester May 24442 PRISE Dessie L. (STOTTS) 18342 PRYOR William 35304 QUICK Ella Mabel (BARBER) 58637 RALSTON Flora Edna 47488 RECK Elizabeth (SCHUSH) 30105 RENN Martin 58639 REYHER Enoch Arden 24429 REYNOLDS Mary J. (BEARD) 93 RICHARDS Dorotha Blondell 107 RICHARDS Maria (BOWLBY) 53107 RIDDLE Louisa M. 11625 RIDDLE Michael 35310 RIGGS Samuel Wadsworth 6007 ROLLINS Harry J. 47480 ROWLAND Infant s/o Charles 11622 RUDOLPH Sarah Jane (DULIN) 58662 RUSSELL Infant d/o Thomas 53093 SACKETT Erastus T. 64162 SCHULTE Margarett Ann (NOLL) 47485 SELBY Pauline (TRESSEL) 41003 SELLERS Eli 64143 SENTEL S. Benjamin 41250 SENTLE Infant d/o Nancy 64452 SHAMBAUGH Allice Arletten 47486 SHARICK Florence Anita 53111 SHEEHAN Rebbeca (NEWMAN) 47484 SHEETS Sophronia (PIKE?) 18345 SHISSLER Townsend 41263 SHOPBELL Lorin E. 58647 SHOWALTER Joseph Elmer 11635 SMITH Amos R. 64167 SMITH Edith Marie 24434 SNYDER Iva May (RICK) 6005 SPRINGER Infant s/o Roll 53114 SPRINGER Mildred Fay 35311 SPRINKLE Oliver 108 SPROTT Margret H. (TAYLOR) 47492 STONE Elizabeth (KEMPER) 64155 STOVER Sarah Christina (REED) 64154 STRICKLER Ellen (SCOTT) 64149 STRICKLING Heston B. 41256 STRUTER Harriet (GAULT) 116738 SWITZER Allen 11617 SWITZER Rebecca Ann (GOOD) 11619

My Ancestor “Missing in Ashland County”

We need articles for future issues of the

Pastfinder. This is your chance as a mem-

ber to share your ancestral stories and

your ancient pioneer photographs. Please

add to the history of Ashland County and

readers might surprise you with new in-

formation as a result!


SOCIETY NEWS—OGS GUTHRIE

Members of the Ashland County Chapter may

be familiar with all the work that Lolita

Guthrie has done on the Cemetery Committee

of the Ohio Genealogical Society, culminat-

ing in the publication of the book, Ohio

Cemeteries 1803-2003, which identifies loca-

tions of nearly 15,000 cemeteries in Ohio,

including those in this county. Wallace D.

Huskonen, OGS Publicity Chair, has submit-

ted a story about Lolita from which we have

extracted portions.

Lolita Thayer Guthrie, of Bowling Green, Ohio, has received the Ruth C. Bishop Family History Living Volunteer Hall of Honor Award from the Federation of Genea-logical Societies at its annual convention in Boston, Aug. 30-Sept. 2. She was nominated for the award by the Ohio Genealogical Soci-ety, headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio. The FGS is a national umbrella organization for genealogical societies throughout the United States of America. The Ohio Genealogical Society is a member soci-ety of the FGS. The Ruth Bishop award is granted annually by FGS in recognition of outstanding volunteerism in genealogy and family history. In nominating Lolita for this pres-tigious honor, the OGS said, “Lolita is one of the most active septuagenarians that we know. Her interest in genealogical research and cemetery preservation has occupied most of her adult life.” Lolita is a former trustee of OGS and long-time chairperson of its Cemetery Committee. Under her leadership, the Ceme-tery Committee completely overhauled the information in two previous OGS cemetery books and in 2003 published Ohio Cemeter-ies: 1803-2003 with information on over 14,600 cemeteries and burial sites throughout Ohio. In April, 2006, OGS honored Lolita by naming her an OGS Fellow at its annual conference. The Fellow of The Ohio Genea-logical Society Award is given to an individ-ual who has provided valuable service to the Society and to the field of genealogy over and above the job to which they were elected or appointed through volunteer work, special projects, or their expertise or skill in accom-plishing a goal for the Society. Lolita has also been a major con-tributor to the OGS new building fund and has participated in many preservation pro-jects of the Wood County Chapter OGS, the Wood County Public Library, and the City of Bowling Green.

COLLETTA

The Ohio Genealogical Society will be having a Fall OGS Conference on Saturday, October 7, 2006, at North Central College on SR 39 at the south edge of Shelby. The speaker is John Colletta, nationally known authority on US immi-gration. A resident of Washington DC, Mr. Colletta will be flying in for the event and will spend the entire day at OGS. John Philip Colletta lectures na-tionally and is a faculty member of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Re-search at Samford Univeristy and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. He conducts workshops for the National Archives and teaches courses for the Smithsonian Institu-tion and local universities. He has also been an instructor and course coordinator for the National Institute of Genealogical Re-search, the Genealogical Institute of Texas, and the Genealogical Institute of Mid-America. Doors open at 9:00 AM with the welcome at 9:30 AM. Mr. Colletta’s lec-tures will be on Federal Court Records 1789-1920s, Only a Few Bones: Case Stud-ies in Pulling Sources Together to Recon-struct Real-Life Events, and the Seventeen Million Stories of Ellis Island: What’s Myth? What’s Real? This will be followed by an extensive Question & Answer Ses-sion. Following the Shelby event, at-tendees will travel south to the OGS li-brary, 713 South Main St., Mansfield, for an Open House and Meet & Greet. The library will remain open from 5-8 p.m. for extended research hours following the re-ception. Registration is $25 for members of OGS and $35 for non-members. Pay-ment should be sent to the Ohio Genealogi-cal Society, 713 S Main St., Mansfield OH 44907. For more information, call 419-756-7294 or register online through the OGS web site—www.ogs.org John Colletta is one of the most entertaining speakers your editor has ever heard. Don’t let your lack of Italian ances-tors rule out a trip to this seminar, because Mr. Colletta’s stories and advice apply to all our immigrant ancestors to these shores. If you haven’t been to the OGS Library before, this is a chance to take advantage of free admittance. The 30,000 plus volumes cover more than just Ohio’s 88 counties. Please join us!

TAYLOR Alexander 11615 THOMAS Allen 58641 TIMMONS James William 41004 TROXIL Elizibeth (MARKLE) 64160 UNKNOWN (white male, about 25 years, struck by train in Troy Twp) 47501 VANDEVANDER John Given 24437 VAN GILDER Solomon 41254 VAN NOVER Joseph 58663 VESPER Christian S. 53105 WALKER Alexander L. 105 WATSON Charles 24438 WARD Infant s/o J.L. 101 WASHBURN Oliver H. 64164 WATSON Rebecca (GARNET) 53095 WEAVER Lawrance Laverre 47496 WEAVER Sarah Jane (RENNSBAUGH) 11634 WEIRICH John Raymond 11613 WELCH John 53116 WELTMER Elizbath (SHELLY) 47487 WELTMER Phoebe 5991 WERTENBERGER Isaac 53115 WERTMAN Kezia (GILBERTSON) 53104 WHITCOMB Infant s/o Emery 63909 WHITE Olive 11612 WHITNEY Myron T. 6006 WHITTINGER Samuel Edward 24446 WIDDIFIELD Hannah A. (BAKER) 47499 WIDDIFIELD Robert 47498 WIEST Samuel Gates 35307 WILLIAMS Emma Alloy (NAFTZER) 18344 WILSON Peter H. 5999 WISE Samuel Jr. 11610 WOLF Caroline (FENNING) 58636 WOODS Mildred Charlett (HIRN) 58640 WOODS William 5993 WUTHRICH Fred Christ 64142 YEAKLEY Jonathan 5995 YEATES Cloyd Jay 35309 ZEITLER Valentine 58649

Additional Ashland County

Death Indexes will Appear

in Future Issues


This cabin, owned by the Bow-erize family, stood south of

Ramey on SR 250 in Ruggles Township. Ramey was the

name given to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

crossing.

The C.L. Krebs store and bank in downtown Nova, Troy Township,

Ashland County

Ashland County Chapter member Mary Jane Henney, a resident of Woodlawn Health Care and Rehabilitation, 535 Lexington Ave., Mans-field OH 44907 [[email protected]], celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday, Sep-tember 17th, 2006. Mary Jane was volunteer chair at the Ohio Genealogical Society in Mansfield for many years. An Ashland native — her maiden name was Armstrong — she was graduated from Ashland College in 1937, taught school here, and found her husband, Fritz Henney, who passed away earlier this year. Mary Jane wrote an historical column for the Mansfield News Journal and is the author of many Richland County genealogical books. We wish her a happy 90th birthday.

HENNEY

Have you visited the chapter collection at the Ashland Public Library lately?

Our librarian, Rita Kopp, has added these titles, among others:

Some Descendant of Christian Spreng—W. & F.G. Spreng Ohio Civil War Roster Index, Adjutant General of Ohio, 4 rolls of film Vangilder Family — Jo Eslinger The Edge of Paradise — Loudonville, Ohio Historical Markers in 102 Ohio Communities—Sesquicentennial Project Johnny Appleseed Source Book — Robert C. Harris Mifflin Memories [see article elsewhere in the Pastfinder] Ohio Genealogical Society 2006 Chapter Directory & Publications List Ellis Island, Gateway to the American Dream — Pamela Reeves Descendants of Michael Heichel, Jeromesville, Ohio Family — Albert Myers Lucas County, Ohio Church Records Inventory — Lucas Co Chapter OGS My Road Through Life, an Autobiography — Andrew C. Lacy Guide to the Draper Manuscripts — Josephine L.Harper The Balliet, Balliett, Balliette, Balyeat, Bolyard and Allied Families

NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY

Members ONLY may deduct $1.00 from each title, except where noted. Shipping is $3.50 for one book and $1.50 for

each additional book. Ohio residents should add local sales tax. Checks should be made payable to and sent to:

Ashland County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society, PO Box 681, Ashland OH 44805-0681


Ashland County Chapter OGS Publications Order Form

Title Quantity Price Amount

1895 Ashland City/County Directory $14.00

Ashland County 1870 Census Index $9.00

Ashland County 1880 Census Index $10.00

Ashland County Church Records, Vol. 1 $19.00

Ashland County Death Records, Vol. 1, 1867-1879 $15.00

Ashland County Death Records, Vol. 2, Part 1, 1880-1894 $15.00

Ashland County Death Records, Vol. 2, Part 2, 1895-1908 $15.00

Ashland County Probate Court Marriage Records 1870-1886 $17.00

Ashland County, Green Township, Research Aid (NO DISCOUNT) $26.00

Ashland County, Hanover Township, Research Aid (NO DISCOUNT) $26.00

Ashland County, Jackson Township, Research Aid $23.00

Ashland County, Lake Township, Research Aid $15.00

Ashland County, Mifflin & Milton Townships, Research Aid $27.00

Ashland County, Mohican Township, Research Aid (NO DISCOUNT) $26.00

Ashland County, Perry Township, Research Aid $18.00

Ashland County, Ruggles Township, Research Aid (NO DISCOUNT) $26.00

Ashland County, Vermillion Township, Research Aid $25.00

Ashland: The City of Progress and Prosperity 1815-1915 $18.00

History of the Ashland Pioneer Historical Society $19.00

Loudonville Newspaper Death Index 1903-1986 $28.00

Farm Journal Illustrated Directory of Ashland County 1915-1920 $21.00

Ashland County, Clear Creek Township, Research Aid $26.00

Ashland County, 1847 Tax Book (COMPACT DISKETTE) $11.00

Ashland County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 681 Ashland OH 44805-0681

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ASHLAND COUNTY CHAPTER OHIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

The Ashland County Chapter OGS is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and donations to the Society may be deducted at tax time. Your gifts help us buy books for the library, acquire speakers for our programs, and provide the means to publish our books. Our new digital equipment and imaging projects would not have been possible without your kind support. Please consider a gift above and beyond your annual membership fee. This helps us preserve the records left by our Ashland County pioneers.

The web site for the Ashland County Chapter OGS done by volunteer Sheila Helser is located at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohacogs/

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Library Volunteers

Thanks to Gay and Kay Abrams for coordinating the newsletter mail crew. Work Day—22 Jan 2007—2 PM Meeting Room, Ashland Public Library

Looking for a First Families of Ash-land County application? Just print it out from our web site. Click on the FFOAC link.

Mailing Crew

17 Oct 2006—Richland County Recorder’s Office—Sarah M. Davis, Recorder

14 Nov 2006—Ashland County Barn Pres-ervation Program—Nancy Rowland, at the First Families Banquet at Sallie’s on East Main Street, Ashland [EARLIER DATE]

Dec 2006—No Meeting

16 Jan 2007—Welcome new members and suggest research hints.

20 Feb 2007—Show, Tell & Brag of family members or heirlooms or treasures.

The ACCOGS Meetings are held in the Lower Level of the Ashland Public Library at 224 Claremont Ave., Ashland, Ohio, on the third Tuesday of the month, except No-vember and December. All programs start at 6:30 p.m. and are over in at least an hour with the business meeting following, which is over by 8:30 p.m.

Please join us at Friendlys after each meeting for

conversation and a little ice cream. This is when

we get the chance to visit with each other on a

monthly basis.

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