Surnames: CODDINGTON, HOLLAND, STEPHAN, HALDERMAN, SNYDER, HURSH, HINKLE, FRECHTLING, OETTERER, KASER, SEBALD, SEBALD, DIEG, WEBER, SHELEY, CATTERLIN, CRUZEN, HARKRADER, ELLIOTT, THOMAS, MILLER, WHITEHILL, RICHTER, WEHR, MANNING, STROH, HAMMERLE, MARSHALL, BABECK, BURNETT, FLICKINGER, BYRUM, DAY, WEST From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 Holland on page 122: in bio on George D. C. CODDINGTON, it mentions his "ideas were incorporated in the models of the submarines built by J. P. HOLLAND, the "Peacemaker" and the "Holland." " on page 695 in bio on Charles W. STEPHAN, it mentions his sister "Louise, Mrs. HOLLAND, deceased." Hursh on page 282 in bio on John B. HALDERMAN, it mentions "when he left the homestead he established a home of his own by his marriage with Eliza Jane HURSH, who was born in Madison township, a daughter of Henry and Susanna (SNYDER) HURSH, natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Madison township, where they cleared a farm and made a home There were four children in the HURSH family: Mrs. HALDERMAN; John, of Midletown; Samuel, of Delphos, and Catherine, the wife of Ezra HINKLE, also of Middletown." Oetterer on page 228 in bio on Carl and Arthur FRECHTLING, it mentions that Arthur, "in 1908 was married to Amanda OETTERER, of Hamilton, and in 1909 gave up his position at Tacoma and returned to Hamilton to engage actively in business in partnership with his brother, Carl." Sebald on page 366 in bio on Robert A. KASER, it mentions "he entered the employ of the William SEBALD brewing company." on page 633/634: C. Edward SEBALD holds precedence as one of the representative business men of Middletown and as a scion of one of the old and influential families whose name has been prominently and worthily linked with the annals of Butler county. Mr. SEBALD is assistant cashier of the substantial banking house of the Oglesby & Barnitz company, at Middletown, an institution that was founded in 1850; is a member of the board of commissioners of his home city; is secretary and treasurer of the William SEBALD Realty company; and is a director of the American Building & Loan association, which has given important service in connection with the civic and material development and upbuilding of Middletown. C. Edward SEBALD was born at Middletown, Ohio, August 11, 1866, and is a son of William and Mary E. (DIEG) SEBALD, the former of whom was born and reared in Germany and the latter of whom was born at Hamilton, Ohio. William SEBALD emigrated to America in the year 1859, and he became eventua! lly one of the leading citizens of Butler county, whose history bears definite record of his worthy life and worthy achievement. He whose name introduces this review acquired his early education in the public schools of Middletown and supplemented this discipline by a four months' course in a commercial college. His association with the historic banking house of the Oglesby & Barnitz company had its inception in 1885, when he was a youth of eighteen years, and he has held for a long period the position of assistant cashier of this institution. In 1910 he was instrumental in effecting the incorporation of the William SEBALD Realty company, which was organized primarily for the purpose of handling effectively the appreciable amount of valuable real estate left by his widowed mother at the time of her death. This corporation erected the SEBALD block, one of the modern business structures of Middletown, and it erected also the Castell office building, the first six-story st! ructure built in this city, besides which it has been otherwise influe ntial in furthering real estate improvement at the Butler county city. Mr. SEBALD is a member of the directorate of the bank of which he is assistant cashier, is a director and the appraiser of the American Building & Loan association, and a director of the SEBALD Beverage company, which is developing one of the flourishing business enterprises of Middle town. During the progress of the World war he was a valued member of the fuel administration of Butler county. In politics Mr. SEBALD gives his allegiance to the Democratic party, and, as may well be inferred, he takes lively and liberal interest in all things concerning the welfare of his home city and county. He served for one term as president of the city council, and was elected one of the committee that framed the present municipal charter of the city. Under the present municipal regime he has served continuously as city commissioner since 1913, his present term expiring in 1921. He and his wife are zealous member! s of St. Paul's Evangelical church, of which he served as treasurer for twelve successive years, and fraternally he is one of the appreciative and valued members of Middletown Lodge, No. 257, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which he has served as exalted ruler. The year 1887 recorded the marriage of Mr. SEBALD to Miss Addie WEBER, daughter of Jacob WEBER, a well-known citizen of Butler county. Of the three children of this union the eldest is WEBER, who is assistant sales manager of the American Rolling Mill company, of Middletown; Herbert is efficiency engineer for the Midwest Coal company, of this city; and Raymond is effectively supervising the operations of a farm property of 350 acres in the beautiful Miami valley to which this history is devoted. Sheley on page 644/645: Daniel Millikin SHELEY, son of Roderick and Sidney (CATTERLIN) SHELEY, was born in Fairfield township, Butler county, Ohio, December 14, 1835. Roderick came to Butler county with his parents who settled in Fairfield township. He was born in Virginia and prior to coming to Butler county, lived for a short time in Greene county with his parents. Beside Roderick there were two brothers and two half-sisters. One of the brothers, William D. SHELEY, served in the War of 1812. Roderick was married in Butler county to Sidney CATTERLIN, daughter of Darby CATTERLIN, and after their marriage until the time of their death, lived in Fairfield township. To them were born the following children: Mary, Mrs. William CRUZEN, lived in Butler county; Darby, lived in Greene county, Ohio; Ann M., Mrs. Benjamin HARKRADER, lived in Paris, Ill.; Belizant, Mrs. Robert ELLIOTT, lived in Warren county, Ind.; Cynthia Ann; Samuel; Jacob; Daniel Millikin, subject of this sketch; William; Bayless; an! d T. Ellen, Mrs. Marcellus THOMAS, of Hamilton, Ohio. Daniel M. SHELEY has, throughout his long life, been very actively engaged, and many public honors have been bestowed upon him by his friends through their suffrage and otherwise. As a boy, through the district and private schools and a course in the Commercial college at Hamilton he secured his educational qualifications to fit himself for life's duties, and at once turned his attention to farming. From the outset, his capabilities received recognition, and continuously he was called to serve in responsible public positions. He has been in charge of all the township offices: Trustee, treasurer, and board of education, the latter for a period of twenty-five years. He next entered the Internal Revenue service as storekeeper and gauger, and was later elected to the office of county commissioner for the term 1892-98. During that time many important and necessary improvements were undertaken and completed, among them a! number of modern bridges, some of which were lost in the disastrous a nd memorable flood of 1913. In 1859, Mr. SHELEY was married to Gertrude MILLER, daughter of A. P. and Elizabeth (WHITEHILL) MILLER, who then lived on the place now occupied by Mr. SHELEY. The children of A. P. and Elizabeth MILLER now living are: Caroline, Mrs. RICHTER, lives in Council Grove, Kans.; Fanny, Mrs. RICHTER, lives in Wichita, Kans.; George M., of Hamilton. For one year after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. SHELEY lived in St. Clair township, after which they moved to the old MILLER homestead. The children by this marriage were: William, who lives in Detroit, married Sarah WEHR, deceased; Anna, Mrs. William MANNING, living in Hamilton, Ohio; Rose, Mrs. Louis STROH, living in Fairfield township; Grace, Mrs. Henry HAMMERLE, lives in Hamilton; Percy, married Etta MARSHALL, lives on the home place; Edwin, married Rosa BABECK, lives in Wayne township; Pearl, Mrs. Dr. John A. BURNETT, lives in Hamilton; and Frank, married Grace FLICKINGER, lives in Hamilton. William ! SHELEY had one son, Earl, who was with the aviation corps in France during the World war. Court MANNING, son of Anna (SHELEY) MANNING was also in service during the war. The death of Mrs. D. M. SHELEY occurred in March, 1916. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. SHELEY is a large landholder, all of which is under cultivation and valuable property; one tract in Wayne township contains 160 acres, and another in Fairfield township has sixty acres. In politics, Mr. SHELEY is a Democrat; his church relationship is as a member of the Methodist church; and he is a Mason of long standing. For sixty years he has belonged to lodge No. 17, at Hamilton, Ohio, which in point of time, far surpasses the record of any other member of that lodge. He has always been a liberal and generous contributor to all worthy cases. Weber on page 104 in bio on Robert Lincoln BYRUM, it mentions his sister "Elizabeth, who married Jacob WEBER, of Newport." on page 161 in bio on John C. DAY, it mentions his sister "Anna, of Hamilton county, who married Chris WEBER." West on page 487 in bio on Charles E. MILLER, it mentions "he was born at Hamilton, Ohio, Novermber 8, 1861, and is a son of Theobald and Sarah (WEST) MILLER." Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: Richard Coyle <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:30:08 -0400 Subject: Memoirs of Miami Valley Dear Gary, How very kind and generous of you to offer to do these lookups. When time allows, would you please post the entries for the following names? Holland 122, 695 Hursh 282 Oetterer 228 Sebald 366, 633, 634 Sheley 644, 645 Weber 104, 161, 634 West 487 Thank you very much, Melissa Weber Coyle Mt. Airy, Maryland