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No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [OHHURON-L] Looking for marriage name - more info > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:55:54 -0500 > From: "Mary Smith" <smithmary@home.com> > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Boy am I having trouble with this request. The last sibling should be Agatha > not Gather - don't know what happened there. And it might help if I signed > my name. Sorry All! > > Mary (Shank) Smith > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Smith [mailto:smithmary@home.com] > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 10:44 AM > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHHURON-L] Looking for marriage name - more info > > Hi Listers, > As pointed out by a kind person on the list, I would probably get more > help if I included more info. I was concentrating on the name variations so > much that I neglected to put in things like dates, parents, Etc. Sorry > about that, I know better than that! So here is the original info I sent and > a little more I know of the family. > > Is anyone doing marriage look-ups? In attempting to break down a brick wall > I am looking for the marriage name of my gg-grandfather's sister. This could > prove to be a problem. > All I know is that her first name was listed as Carrie in a bio about her > sister and brother-in-law. > So I guess possible given names could be Catherine, Caroline, or Carolyn, or > maybe it's just Carrie. > The last name could also be confusing. It seems my family spelled it > different every time they wrote it. > Schenk, Schank, Shank and I have recently seen it as Schenck. > If anyone could see if they could find Carrie's marriage, I would greatly > appreciate it! > > Here's what else I know: > I believe Carrie's parents were Franz Schenk And Helen (maiden name > unknown). Carrie and her siblings were all born in Germany (all the obits > and bios of the siblings say Germany but one obit says Alsace-Lorraine > Germany so I suspect that it was actually France) as Helen died before they > came to the U.S. I don't have a birthdate for Carrie but I do for her > siblings. They are: > Frank b. 1835 (my gg-grandfather) > Benjamin b. 1837 > Elry b. 1840 > Josephine b. 1844 > Gather b. 1846 > The family came to the U.S. about 1850. First went to Sandusky. Then moved > to Huron Co. The family attended St Sebastian's Catholic in Bismarck, Ohio > and many are buried there. Some of the family changed the spelling of the > name to Schank, and my part of the family went to Shank. I am not aware of > any part of my family staying with Schenk but that doesn't mean they didn't > because I recently found my g-grandfather's marriage record and the name was > spelled Schenck - I had never seen the second "c" in the name before in > reference to my family. > Again I apologize for the lack of info in my first message and I hope some > one can help me out with some info on Carrie. Thank you in advance for your > help. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Looking for marriage name > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:06:30 EDT > From: Kwsroots@aol.com > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 4/27/01 11:53:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > smithmary@home.com writes: > > << Subj: [OHHURON-L] Looking for marriage name > Date: 4/27/01 11:53:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From: smithmary@home.com (Mary Smith) > Reply-to: smithmary@home.com > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Listers, > Is anyone doing marriage look-ups? In attempting to break down a brick > wall I am looking for the marriage name of my gg-grandfather's sister. This > could prove to be a problem. > All I know is that her first name was listed as Carrie in a bio about her > sister and brother-in-law. > So I guess possible given names could be Catherine, Caroline, or Carolyn, or > maybe it's just Carrie. > The last name could also be confusing. It seems my family spelled it > different every time they wrote it. > Schenk, Schank, Shank and I have recently seen it as Schenck. > If anyone could see if they could find Carrie's marriage, I would greatly > appreciate it! > > Mary (Shank) Smith >> > > Hi Mary, > > I found a few bits and pieces regarding a Carrie/Caroline Shank in our Huron > County, Ohio publications which might or might not relate to your Shank (& > variations) family. > > In our Huron County, Ohio Marriages by Scheuer Publications I find : > > Caroline Shank m. Andrew Howk 24 April 1866, Book 2, Page 9. > > I couldn't find anything else on Andrew Howk, except I did find a Jacob Howk > listed as a Blacksmith for Company I, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry > (page 108, Roster of Soldiers, Civil War, History of the Firelands, by W. W. > Williams, 1879). > > You also mention seeing a Carrie (Shank) in a bio about her sister and > brother-in-law. This might be the same as the reference you cite, but in our > History of Huron County, Ohio by A.J. Baughman, 1909, I see in Volume 2, Page > 348, a biographical sketch on Mathias Claus which refers to the Shank family, > including Carrie Shank. > > The bio mentions that Mathias married Josephine Shank 2 Jan 1867. Josephine > was the daughter of Frank and Helen Shank of Sherman Township. Josephine was > born in Germany 14 Feb 1846 and came to America with her father at age 18. > They settled in Norwich Township where the father died at age 75. The mother > had died in Germany years before at age 42. Frank and Helen Shank were > parents of six children, four of whom were still living as of 1909. The two > oldest sons, Frank and Benjamin, died earlier. Of the others, Elias lives in > Norwich Township; Josephine is the wife of Mathias Claus; Carrie is living in > Fremont and Agnes in Tiffin. > > To follow up the above, in our Atlas of 1873 for Huron County, Ohio, > there is listed the following property owners: > > B. Shank (possibly Benjamin??), Norwich Twp, page 29, section 3, lot 22. > E. Shank (possibly Elias??), Norwich Twp, page 29, section 3, lots 11 & 12. > F. Shank, Jr. (possibly Frank, Jr.??). > > Our Atlas of 1891 for Huron County, Ohio shows: > > Frank Shank, Norwich Twp, page 31, section 3, lots 22, 12, 13, & 30. > > Regards, > > Ken Shute > > P.S. I was just getting ready to send this when your update on the Shank > family came in. Looks like we have a match (Baughman's). Our 1891 Atlas shows > an Elry Shenk owning property in Norwich: page 31, section 3, lots 10, 11, & > 12). > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [OHHURON-L] Need local info for Huron County > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 18:55:20 EDT > From: NLWOOD52@aol.com > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, > > I'm planning a research trip to Huron, Ashland, Richland and Trumbull > counties in Ohio and would appreciate info on the best places to find local > genealogical info and their schedules. You may reply to me directly at: > NLWOOD52@aol.com or to the list if you think others would find the > information valuable. My Ohio surnames are: STALEY/STEALY, HELTMAN, and > JACOBS, and the time periods are early 1800s through early 1900s. > > Thanks in advance! > Nancy Wood > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [OHHURON-L] Need local info for Huron County > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 19:27:25 -0400 > From: "Rebecca Williams" <wlmsatrn@richnet.net> > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Nancy and all, > > The Huron County Web page has all the information you will need. There are > even links to places to stay while in Huron County. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron/ > > Rebecca Williams, Assistant County Coordinator > Visit the Huron County Chapter web page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron/ > Visit the Huron County Biographies page at: > http://members.nbci.com/wlmsatrn/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: NLWOOD52@aol.com [mailto:NLWOOD52@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 6:55 PM > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHHURON-L] Need local info for Huron County > > Hi, > > I'm planning a research trip to Huron, Ashland, Richland and Trumbull > counties in Ohio and would appreciate info on the best places to find local > genealogical info and their schedules. You may reply to me directly at: > NLWOOD52@aol.com or to the list if you think others would find the > information valuable. My Ohio surnames are: STALEY/STEALY, HELTMAN, and > JACOBS, and the time periods are early 1800s through early 1900s. > > Thanks in advance! > Nancy Wood > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Effective July 14, 2000 there are 290 members subscribed to the list. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [OHHURON-L] Re: Decker in Seneca & Huron Co., OH > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:46:29 -0400 > From: "Cindy Owens" <cindyo@va.prestige.net> > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Oops! Maybe I should clarify this to the whole list. I'm trying a back > door approach to my mysterious Courtright family. In New Jersey & > Seneca/Huron Co., OH they lived near the family of Peter Decker. I can't > connect Peter to his family in the Minisnk area of NY/NJ as there are > several Peter's to chose from! Here's what I have for this Decker family > compiled from the various census records. I'm not 100% that Chancey & > Roscoe belong to James , but I found them together. > > 1 Peter G. Decker b: 1807 NJ > .. +Jane Westfall b: Jul 26, 1806 Sussex Co., NJ Father: Simon WESTFALL > Mother: Esther BRINK > 2 Simon Decker b: Aug 1826 NY d: Aft. 1900 Res: Attica Twp., Seneca > Co., OH > .... +Margaret b: Feb 1831 NY > .. 3 George Decker b: 1846 Norwich Twp., Huron Co., OH > .. 3 Ida Decker b: Aug 1851 Norwich Twp., Huron Co., OH > ...... +James Thompson b: Mar 1842 OH > .... 4 Tilla Thompson b: Jun 1882 Nebraska > .. 3 Alphonsia Decker b: 1854 Norwich Twp., Huron Co., OH > .. 3 L. Decker b: 1857 Norwich Twp., Huron Co., OH > 2 James Decker b: Sep 1831 NY d: Aft. 1900 Res: Seneca Co., OH > .... +Marilla Reed b: OH m: Jan 22, 1852 Seneca Co., OH d: Bet. 1853 - > 1868 Seneca Co., OH > .. 3 Dilburt Decker b: 1853 Norwich Twp., Huron Co., OH > .. 3 Alice Decker b: 1857 Norwich Twp., Huron Co., OH > .. 3 Chancey Decker b: 1864 Seneca Co., OH > ...... +Acca Hall b: 1860 OH > *2nd Wife of James Decker: > .... +Martha J. Hillis b: Dec 1844 OH m: Oct 20, 1868 Seneca Co., OH > .. 3 Roscoe Decker b: 1878 Seneca Co., OH d: Aft. 1920 Res: Reed Twp., > Seneca Co., OH > ...... +Stella C. b: 1885 OH > .... 4 Donald H. Decker b: 1904 Seneca Co., OH > .... 4 Dorothy Decker b: 1906 Seneca Co., OH > .... 4 Gabriel Decker b: 1908 Seneca Co., OH > .... 4 Howard Decker b: 1909 Seneca Co., OH > .... 4 Son Decker b: 1913 Seneca Co., OH > .... 4 Hazel M. Decker b: 1914 Seneca Co., OH > .... 4 Daughter Decker b: Sep 1918 Seneca Co., OH > 2 Cornelia A. Decker b: 1834 NY > ******** > Cindy Torres Owens > cindyo@va.prestige.net > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Need local info for Huron County > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 21:42:50 EDT > From: PMiller864@aol.com > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Nancy, > Can you tell me which Staley you are looking for? I knew of Staley's in Erie > County and one of the Staley brothers married a Thorpe. > Norma > > Norma J. Miller > <A HREF="http://genforum.genealogy.com/brandt/">Click here: Brandt Family Genealogy Forum</A> > <A HREF="http://genforum.genealogy.com/brant/">Click here: Brant Family Genealogy Forum</A> > <A HREF="http://genforum.genealogy.com/fallon/">Click here: Fallon Family Genealogy Forum</A> > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Need local info for Huron County > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 23:52:14 EDT > From: NLWOOD52@aol.com > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Norma, > > My ggg grandparents lived in Ashland County when gg grandfather was born. > They were Israel and Louisiana (Lucy Ann) (HELTMAN) STALEY, marr 3 Jun 1847 > Ashland Co by J.D. Benedict, M.G. Children born were: Joseph (my gg > grandfather) b. 6 Dec 1849; Almyra b. @1851/52; Mary Ann b. @ 1855/56; > Jeremiah H. b. April 1859. > > Joseph married Mary RICKARD 17 Sep 1874 Ashland Co. and shortly thereafter > they moved to Southwest Wisconsin (Green, Lafayette and Grant counties) > > Almyra married A.M. WILLIAMS > > Mary Ann married Dallas DEAN and later William N. CORNWELL > > Jeremiah became Dr. Jeremiah H. STEALY and married Emma SULLIVAN and then > Zara ANDERSON. > > I'm hoping to find Israel's family, as he just disappeared after Lucy died in > 1868. The children were all living with maternal grandparents (Joseph) > Andrew and Catherine (GOLDMAN) HELTMAN in the 1870 census, in Ashland, > Ashland Co., OH. > > That's about all I have! Thanks for asking:-) > > Nancy > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Need local info for Huron County > Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 23:52:51 EDT > From: GRANGREENE@aol.com > To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com > > I also have a little Staley information if needed. Richard and Donald > Staley, John, Hattie Matson Staley and Laura Puckerin Staley , Viola, Willis. > Connie GranGreene@aol.com