>From: SMTP%"[email protected]" 6-SEP-1999 09:07:17.67 >From: James Sherlock <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Ron, >Are you SURE you saw the Aultman mill eight years ago? >I lived in Mechanics Township for six years and we used to visit Albert >Aultman whose farm was the site of the mill, and the mill wasn't in >existence then. I remember attending a family reunion around 1932, and >the subject of the old mill was brought up, and we children were given to >understand that it was no longer around. >I think the big flood of 1913 pretty much did it in, and possibly a later >fire finished it off. References for the following: "The Silent Streams" by Harry C. Logsdon, 1950 "History of Villages - People - Places in Eastern Holmes Co." pp 116-121,152-7 by Clarence Troyer, 1975 (this book has pictures of the mill which I matched when I found it 8 years ago) Article by Clarence Troyer dated 7/21/74, paper unknown Article by Clarence Troyer in the 12/8/77 Daily Record, pg 28 John & Elizabeth Altman, s/o William, moved from Westmoreland Co, PA to Tuscarawas Co, OH and built a mill there, one of the first in the county. John's son Isaac and his wife Nancy Wallick moved to Holmes Co. and built a wool mill around 1845 and later a grist and saw mill. Around 1852 Isaac's sons began moving to other states; eventually in 1862 they sold the grist and saw mills to Yoder & Ash, and son George bought the wool mill, tore it down, and moved the equipment to a new mill he built on his wife Peggy Conrad's farm. It was this 1862 mill that was still standing in 1975 and 1991 and the subject of my query. The mill you're referring to was the _grist_ mill; Benjamin Beck bought it in 1864 from Yoder and Eash, moved the equipment to his property, and later installed wool equipment in the original grist mill. He sold it Fisher in 1869, who later took in Troyer as his partner; Troyer took over everything in 1873 and operated it till his death in 1915, at which time everything was sold to the Medina Oil & Gas Co. for a picnic grounds, and they tore down the old (grist) mill which had been damaged by the 1913 flood as you suggest. The picnic grounds didn't work out, and the land was sold a few times. Other people associated with it were Orie Oswald and Ralph Aling. Hopefully this will answer some of Ruth's questions too. The spelling change from Altman to Aultman took place sometime between Isaac and his son George R. Ron Bauerle