Decker Reunion will be held on Saturday September 3, 2005 from 10-1 in the Conference room at the Tuscarawas Co. Public Library at 121 Fair Ave NW, New Philadelphia. We'll take a break for lunch, then will continue to meet in various groupings to continue research, make copies of pictures, look at the Decker lands, etc. We will meet again Sunday September 4, 2005 at Amish Country Buffet and Restaurant at 108 E. Main St. Sugarcreek, OH. at 11:00 to debrief or meet with anyone not able to meet on Saturday. This is open to all of the below Decker family and those associated wishing to attend. Please bring pictures, news clippings, or anything of interest - stories to share. The Decker family is that of: Family of Joseph DECKER b. 25 Jan 1779 MD d. Aug 1844 md 1804 Washington Co., PA. to Catherine HARTMAN b. bet 1790-1800 Washington, PA d. Oct 1844. Their children include: 1) John DECKER b. 29 Apr 1813 Washington, PA d.1885 Londonderry, Guernsey Co., OH. and md Ruenna/Ruhamy SHIPLEY b. 17 Sep 1814 Guernsey Co., OH. Ruenna is the d/o Ezekiel SHIPLEY & Elizabeth MATTHEWS. md 2nd Anna or Ann Grey b. 1817 PA d. 1901 (This tends to be the Guernsey Co. Line) Children: Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane, Joseph, Highly, Sarah Catherine, Ruenna/Ruhamy, John, Mary Matilda, Lewis W., Delila E., Henry, Stephen 2) Lewis or Louis DECKER b. 14 Aug 1816 Guernsey Co., OH d. 1890 Freeport, Harrison Co., OH. and md Sarah B. MOORE b. 1816 OH. (This tends to be the Harrison Co. Line) Children: Catherine, Anna, Christopher H., Priscilla, Peter W., Henry, Lewis W. 2 unknowns 3) Henry DECKER b. 25 Jul 1830 Guernsey Co., OH d. 8 Jun 1912 Tuscarawas Co., OH. md Belinda DELONG b. 13 May 1830 Harrison Co. d. 5 Dec 1921 Tuscarawas Co., OH. She's the d/o Abraham DELONG and Elizabeth FISHER (This tends to be the Tuscarawas Co. Line) Children: Ozias Abraham, John Perry, Sarah Catherine, Henry Hartman, Louis Jefferson, Isolina Belinda or Salina, George McClelland "Mac", Susan Viola, Martha Mahala, Joseph Fleming, James W. 4) Sarah Ann DECKER b. 16 Apr 1824 PA md 1839 Guernsey Co. to Daniel HUNT b. 1 Oct 1818 PA Children: Sarah "Sally", Joseph N., Emma or Amy C., John E., Delilah or Ellen, James or Daniel, Christopher Hartman 5) Mary DECKER b. 1825 PA md Joseph RANKIN b. 1816 PA and in 1850 lived in Tuscarawas Co. Children: Catherine A. 6) Delilah DECKER b. abt 1835 md David ARNOLD b. abt 1839 7) Kate DECKER found in 1830 census for Guernsey Co 8) Elizabeth DECKER md John MOORE 9) Joseph DECKER d. at age 9. For more details or if you'd like me to do a lookup to see if there is a relationship, feel free to email me. I look forward to seeing/ meeting our cousins! -JO (Jeanne Obermeier)