Ah, Kris, have you seen the state-of-the-art hand held scanners? Zip down one side of the page, up the other, aligns it perfectly. Oh what we have to look forward to. Where were all these things when us oldsters needed them? Keep up the good work. Carol

Michele, Some of the best information we have found on the Dicken Wagon Train is information on FamilyHistory.com posted by James Peirce. Go to the Dicken surname message board and July 2000 time frame for several msgs. on the subject. I am a descendent of Nathan's brother, Charles who settled on land originally bought by their father Jonathan H. Dicken in 1832 in Liberty Township. I have very little information on Nathan, but James Peirce, also a descendent of Charles with a Great-Grand Father by the name of Nathan Eugene Dicken, may also be a good source. His last known e-mail address was [email protected] If you are interested in exchanging other Dicken family information, let me know. Lynda In a message dated 1/4/2001 12:38:11 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hello. I am looking for information on my > husband's family. We have been told his Dicken > family came to Seneca Co from Bedford Co, PA in > 1837. Nathaniel Dicken was the hunter on a wagon > train that was formed of the Dicken, Fletcher and > Wilson families. > > Does anyone have any information on this wagon > train? > > Thank you, > Michele >

Hello. I am looking for information on my husband's family. We have been told his Dicken family came to Seneca Co from Bedford Co, PA in 1837. Nathaniel Dicken was the hunter on a wagon train that was formed of the Dicken, Fletcher and Wilson families. Does anyone have any information on this wagon train? Thank you, Michele __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Seneca/83 Surname: ------------------------- I would like info on the Seneca County Genealogical Society Family History Conference scheduled 1-2 June 2000.

<A HREF="http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/sarl.htm">Click here: State Archives Referral List</A> Hi Gang, This pretty well speaks for itself. There is info here on ALL 50 STATES. Aloha Joe

Mary Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: << SHANK, MARK H., NA Tiffin, O. Aug 8/18. Br Attica, O. Jan 1/1892. 4163108, White, MG OTS Cp Hancock Ga to disch. Pvt. Hon disch R. F. D. 4, Nov 30/18 Attica, O. NA = National Army Br = Born MG = Machine Gun OTS = Officer Training School Cp = Camp Pvt = Private From "The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War 1917-1918", Volume XV The family story is that when Mark was in the Army he came home earlier than expected and caught his wife in bed with another man. He pulled a gun and killed the man. He swore that his wife was being raped because she would never cheat on him - she denied being raped. Supposedly he was hung for this. His father disowned him. There are a few problems with this - this story was suppose to happen when he was in the Army but above it says that he was honorably discharged. >> But note that he entered the army on 8 Aug 1918 and was released on 30 Nov 1918. Also that he entered for Officer Training School and was discharged as a private. I'd say SOMETHING unusual happened. Remember they used to call newly-trained officers "90-day wonders." That would imply to me that he was an officer for just about three weeks before being discharged as a private (assuming he didn't wash out of OTS -- but that usually meant an immediate discharge back then.) Have you tried checking for military records that might be available for him? Sally TWEED BAUGHN [email protected]

I've decided to start working on one of my New Year's resolutions. This will be the year I find out what happened to my great-uncle Mark Harry Shank. Mark was born on Jan. 1, 1892 in Attica. But in the birth records book at the Probate Court in Tiffin the name is listed as Harry W. Shank - I know it's the same person, don't when or reason for the name change. He is listed as Mark Harry in a bio of his father in "A Centennial History of Seneca County Ohio" published in 1902. The only other info about him I have is the following and a family story. First the facts, SHANK, MARK H., NA Tiffin, O. Aug 8/18. Br Attica, O. Jan 1/1892. 4163108, White, MG OTS Cp Hancock Ga to disch. Pvt. Hon disch R. F. D. 4, Nov 30/18 Attica, O. NA = National Army Br = Born MG = Machine Gun OTS = Officer Training School Cp = Camp Pvt = Private >From "The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War 1917-1918", Volume XV The family story is that when Mark was in the Army he came home earlier than expected and caught his wife in bed with another man. He pulled a gun and killed the man. He swore that his wife was being raped because she would never cheat on him - she denied being raped. Supposedly he was hung for this. His father disowned him. There are a few problems with this - this story was suppose to happen when he was in the Army but above it says that he was honorably discharged. Nobody knows what happened to him. When his father died in 1940, Mark Harry was not mentioned in his obit. I asked a local genealogist (local to me in Texas) where I should go with this she said to check the local papers. If the family story was true it was probably reported even if it happened at some Army base. Any one have any ideas? I would really like to find out what happened to him. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Mary (Shank) Smith County Coordinator for Seneca County OHGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=oh&county=seneca GenExchange: www.genexchange.org Keep genealogy free! Volunteer at GenExchange!

Seeking to connect with anyone researching the descendents of this family. There is evidence that this family was in Liberty Twp and environs. Moses BOWER b. 4 Sep 1785, Amity Twp, Berks Co, PA d. 12 Mar 1863, Seneca Co, OH m. 18 Apr 1820 Martha ROBINSON b. 16 Jun 1800 d. ?, Seneca Co, OH Children: Mary Ann BOWER (b. 8 Oct 1822) m. Abraham McINTYRE Barbara Ann BOWER (b. 22 Apr 1824) m. Upton ASH Martha BOWER (4 Feb 1826) m. John H. FEASEL Amanda BOWER (5 Oct 1829) m. John BUNN John Frederick BOWER (b. 30 Nov 1833) m. Elizabeth CASNER Moses Robinson BOWER (b. 1 Mar 1834) m. Ellen SICKMAN Samuel Patterson BOWER (b. 8 Apr 1836) m. Sarah BOROUGHF Jesse Phillips BOWER (b. 24 May 1838) m. Caroline MICHAELS Minerva BOWER (1840-1843) Sarah Matilda BOWER (b. 27 Oct 1842) Elmira Avilda BOWER (b. 17 Mar 1845) m. Clark MICHAELS

Seasons Greetings from The Seneca Hartzell History Links! May the joy and peace of the holy season be with you and yours throughout the coming year. Below are some glimpses of Seneca County Christmas Past. The simple messages of many Christmas's ago can still apply today. Perhaps our lives in these modern times are more complicated than they really need to be. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1842 - Charles Dickens Visits Tiffin The Atlantic Monthly of November, 1870 contained the following account of a visit to Tiffin by the famous author of "A Christmas Carol". The article was written by Dicken's secretary. "Our stage - coach ride across Ohio ended at Tiffin, a small town which we reached about noon, from whence was a railroad to Sandusky City on Lake Erie. The good landlord at Tiffin, finding who were his guests, did his best to please, and also to let the entire town know that "Dickens was at his hotel" And when we left the house for the depot he had a large kind of open wagon on springs, with seats very high, on which Mr. and Mrs. Dickens were perched. I think the driver was instructed to pass through all the principal streets of the place before he reached the railroad station, for we went at a slow pace and were a long time going; and the people awaited us in groups, as if by appointment, at the street-corners and at the windows and doors of the houses; and if the inhabitants of Tiffin, Ohio, did not on that occasion see "Boz" and his wife, it certainly was not the fault of that good landlord or of his carriage-driver." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1850 - Sleighing In December >From the Seneca Advertiser of December 13, 1850 "We were visited with a fall of snow on Friday night and Saturday, which has afforded fine sleighing during the present week. The merry ringing of bells in our streets as we write, tell us that our citizens generally are enjoying it." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> January 13, 1892 "Your letter of thanks at hand. I am more than pleased to know the children were happy, that is what Xmas is for and I was also glad you wrote about your Xmas and glad you had a tree for them. While they are small let them have a good time if possible, and even if (it costs) a little more than you can afford. It is much better than to give them more money when you are gone, (instead of) a dull cheerless house to remember all their life. I only wish I could have sent more..." Quoted from a letter from my collection written by Jesse Stoner to his brother's family in Green Springs, Ohio - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 16, 1895 "I fully believe Xmas intended for children and as it takes so very little to make them happy, I think there is no time in life they can get as much enjoyment out of it as when small. If more people would only confine the Xmas to children and not make it a tax as they so often do, in trying to see how much better things they can give than receive, it would make a very happy time of year instead of a trial and bore as it often is." "I am afraid on our side of the house we all take life much too seriously. We only have one life to live and there ought to be more enjoyment gotten out of it." Quoted from a letter from my collection written by Jesse Stoner to his brother's family in Green Springs, Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 29, 1907 "We had a tree for the children and they string popcorn and put it on the tree. I wish you could (have) seen them in (the) morning, how glad they were. I will tell you what the children got. Ivan got a sled, book, checkers, hose, goods for an overshirt, candy, orange, peanuts and niggertoes. Anita got a dolly buggy, jack in the box, tiddledy winks, hose, under shirts, gingharm for aprons, plate, white ribbon, candy, book, orange, peanuts and niggertoes. Sam gave me a ring for my present. I gave Sam a dollar for his present. Ivan's teacher gave him candy and orange." Quoted from a letter from my collection written by Ella to her sister Mrs. William (Sarah) Stahl in Attica, Ohio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1938 - Christmas - "Community Santa" Sends Gifts to over 600 Poor Children In a remarkable undertaking amidst a depressed economy, volunteers brightened the holidays of over 600 poor children who would have otherwise been overlooked. Donations of new and used toys were taken from throughout the city by the Boy Rangers. The toys were repaired and refurbished to the point where it was difficult to tell the new from the repaired. On Christmas Eve, about 14 truckloads of these toys were loaded and distributed to the underpriveledged of Tiffin by the Boy Rangers of Tiffin and their adult volunteers. As further evidence of the generousity of Tiffin people in these hard times, the Salvation Army distributed Christmas dinners to over 60 families. At the Tiffin Theater, a Christmas Theater Party was held for 500 children. At the County Jail, Mrs. Verne F. Deats, wife of the sheriff, arrainged for a Christmas dinner for the prisoners. The dinner included chicken and mince pie. Mr. and Mrs. Deats had just celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary 2 days prior. At the County Infirmary, matron Mrs. C. L. Good prepared a dinner for the elderly, destitute and infirm residents that included chicken and pumpkin pie. At the Jr. Home, Christmas Eve was marked by the annual Santa Claus Parade. Santa Claus, accompanied by "Dad" and Mrs. Kernan, visited each cottage in turn, judging each on their hand made decorations. On Christmas morning, each child awoke to find their presents arrainged under the tree. A special church service for the children was held at 10:00 a. m., and a huge Christmas dinner was served at 2:30. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Although the Jr. Home has been closed for many years now, the Santa Claus Parade is still held annually, in addition to the Downtown Parade. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! Stephen J. Hartzell Tiffin, Ohio

The entire Warner Beers History of Seneca County, Ohio, is posted at Heritage Pursuit. It is entirely in text on html pages. I would advise you to go to each section & save it all to your computer, as it may not be there for long, or may become a pay site. Here is a link directly to Warner Beers. http://heritagepursuit.com/SenIndex.htm The entire volume only amounts to just over 3 megabytes, and will fit on 3 floppys if you would rather not keep it on your hard drive. I paid almost $60 for the 2 volume reprint. This is free, and includes everything except the statistics section and the index! The home page is at http://heritagepursuit.com Also included at this site are histories of Ohio, as well as Wyandot, Crawford, Marion, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow and Union counties in Ohio, as well as other helpful resources. Stephen J. Hartzell Tiffin, Ohio The Seneca Hartzell History Links http://www.friendlynet.com/stevehartzell/sen-hart.htm The Tiffin Seneca History Notebook http://www.friendlynet.com/stevehartzell/facts.htm

I have uploaded 30 of the "unknown folks" to the zing.com site. see the link below. Please take a look. I will be adding more to them shortly... (Christmas has me busy! <smile>) Thanks in advance for any help indentifying these! site: http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293222665&code=918144&mode=invite -Kris Kuhn my NEW webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Hi, I am new to this list. Sometime before the Civel War my greatgrandfather THOMAS FLEMING STAUFFER ran an orphanage for the Reformed Church in Fastoria, Ohio. When the civel War started he went to Reformed Church Seminary in Latrobe, Pa where he stayed until the end of the war. I am trying to find out anything on the other parts of his life. Aloha Joe

Kris, I don't have any problems getting into zing.com, and since that's where the photos are most likely going to end up...why don't you just go ahead and scan them in there? It would probably be the easiest...I know you are a very busy Lady!!! Take care, Vickie

Yes I will scan them and send them to you... or I can post them at a zing website. I gotta scan them in to go either way... do you get into the zing.com website ok? some folks have problems if they have a slow puter... I am not sure which are sendelbachs..or brickners...or baldauf... but one was a brickner and one a baldauf that looked so far, both guess there must be sendelbachs in the pile... Thanks for writing! -KRis my NEW webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

my question: Does anyone here know the OLD Brickner/Baldauf/Sendelbach families of VanWert/ Seneca counties? as you all know I took a four day weekend and went to Van Wert county to work on these allied families. There I acquired 50-75 "unidentified" old photos from my grand aunts hope chest. I have taken them to two families so far and some were "named" whew! but still have a pile I need help on. Please email me if you think you can help. [email protected] Here is a link to the site I have posted those that ARE named: http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293244781&code=894933&mode=invite -Kris Kuhn my NEW webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Hi Kris. My mom will be here for the holidays sometime next week. She would probably be able to help identify some of the Sendelbach photos that you have. How do you want to go about it? Can you scan and send them to me? Let me know. Thanks, Vickie

This bounced to me due to not being written in plain text. Sounds like Kris had a very fruitful trip. Alice USGenWeb CC for Seneca Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohseneca/seneca.html Listmom for OHSENECA-L ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 9:13 AM Subject: Re: Kris Kuhn visits Van Wert... <snippage of technical jargon> > > Kris visits Van Wert for a Four-day weekend, GENEALOGY of Baldauf's and > > Brickner/Sendelbach clan. My great grandmother was Frances Baldauf who > > married John Nicholaus Brickner. John and Frances' children lived mostly in > > Seneca county. I made the trip Thursday night, staying at my cousin Vernon > > Brickner's for two days and then two days at my cousin Ron Brickner. Ron > > lives on the Baldauf Home place. Well I got home fine and dandy. I have TONS > > of old pictures. BALDAUF BRICKNER and SENDELBACH. Many with no ID so that is > > a new "project" as if I need one! I spent all the time in Van Wert at the > > library and courthouse. Did not get to Delphos at all. I was buried in the > > county recorders office for 2 full days (Friday and Monday) I spent one full > > day at Van Wert Library. The library was not all that great for me. But it > > did help me know what is NOT there. Such as no obituaries! Apparently Van > > Wert only had a bi-weekly "bulletin" and I found only one obituary there. . > > I learned that the original Baldauf from Germany settled in Elyria, Lorain > > County, OH area and had about nine children. ONE of them (John Baldauf) came > > to Van Wert and my family came from him. I did get copies of all the Van > > Wert township maps in 1872 and in 1886. I got copies ($1.00 each!) of the > > history of the Section of lands in Washington twp where my Brickner's and > > Baldauf's lived, as well as copy of the deed when they first bought the > > land. I actually looked up every single deed listed under Baldauf or > > Brickner in the grantee index books 1-4. I spent 2 hours in the Birth > > records and they closed before I could get into deaths or will packets. I > > took a tablet of paper and filled all the pages with notes! NOW I am going > > to be busy entering those goodies. I spent many hours sitting and scanning > > in photographs that were found in my Grand Aunt Agnes Steyer Brickner's hope > > chest. I have the files here now so anyone who wants copies I can make them > > for you. I went to visit my OLD cousin Mary Wiechart Steyer with the old > > photos; she helped ID some of them. Her mom was Dorothy Baldauf Wiechart. > > Mary Steyer gave me the name and address of a woman that wrote to her in > > 1998, she was an elderly woman that "called and bugged everyone to death for > > info. We wondered what her long distance bills were!" I got a kick out of > > that remark. She is from the Cleveland area. Now I must write or call and > > find out if she croaked or what. I have heard of that happening and all the > > info getting pitched by the survivors in other families. Mary said she > > sounded like to be in her 70-80's. This means she probably did not have a > > puter and it is all on paper in boxes inaccessible! Whaaa! The weather was > > typical winter while there, snow blowing and the main roads clear, but the > > old Converse-Roselm rd was all slippery and the edges barely visible with > > the new snow. By my second day there, the "warm" sun melted a lot of the > > snow, but then the Cold rain arrived turning all to mush. The trip home in > > the dark and rain was a bit hazardous, but uneventful. I am posting all the > > pictures on the web. You be sure to visit the site! I will be getting more > > added each day. I scanned in 150+ photos I have about 40 or so uploaded so > > far! > > The address is: > > http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293244781&code=894933&mode=invite > > <http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293244781&code=894933&mode=invite> > > > > Kristina L Kuhn > > Columbus, OH > > My Web Site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/links2.shtml > > <snipping some more "useless computerspeak">

Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Seneca/82 Surname: Meyer - ------------------------- Please, may I have the address in Seneca Ohio of where to write for a marriage certificate? I tried writing to Erie County, Sandusky, Ohio, and found nothing. The date was 1871 Thank you

Does someone have this database close at hand? I am trying to trace a WEATHERLY in Ohio. He died in Buffalo, NY, but his burial crypt was in Cleveland, Ohio. He had about 7 children, I believe, and wound up burying them all, apparently. Yet, I do not know that that was before one or two may have married and had family. There are a small handful of WEATHERLYs listed in the state. I am hoping to find the connection to Joseph L. Weatherly, who died in 1866. Thanks, Vince Summers

Hello, I'm looking for information on the following families. I would love to correspond with anyone who may be connected to this line. Elmer A. HUDSON born Sept. 5, 1882 in Seneca Co., Ohio died 1962 in Seneca Co., Ohio married May 2, 1904 in Seneca Co., Ohio to Viola V. WILLIAMS***** Elmer's parents were: Francis M. HUDSON born August 14, 1849 in Seneca Co., Ohio died January 10, 1939 in Attica, Seneca Co., Ohio married September 1, 1870 in Seneca Co., Ohio to Lydia C. MILLER born June 22, 1849 in Seneca Co., Ohio died October 22, 1913 in Henry Co., Ohio Francis' parents were: Robert HUDSON born January 26, 1817 in Berkeley Co., WV died February 17, 1907 in Deshler, Henry Co., Ohio married about 1840 in WV to Jane K. TURNER born 1820 in Berkeley Co., WV died March 21, 1902 in Deshler, Henry Co., Ohio *****Viola V. WILLIAMS born September 18, 1884 in Seneca Co., Ohio died May 1, 1946 in Seneca Co., Ohio Viola's parents were: Charles WILLIAMS born July 12, 1860 in Germany died March 20, 1936 in Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio married July 12, 1884 in Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio to Cora B. SALIERS***** born November 22, 1866 in Seneca Co., Ohio died July 18, 1932 in Seneca Co., Ohio Charles' parents were: Anton WILLIAMS born 1825 in Germany died May 4, 1896 in Huron Co., Ohio married in Germany to Klara LONGSHIELDS born March 1829 in Germany died April 10, 1891 in Huron Co., Ohio *****Cora's parents were: Henry A. SALIERS born January 15, 1844 in Orleans Co., Vermont died November 27, 1922 in Seneca Co., Ohio married February 22, 1866 in Seneca Co., Ohio to Anna Amanda COLE born August 10, 1844 in Seneca Co., Ohio died May 9, 1918 in Seneca Co., Ohio I would love to hear from anyone who has any information. I plan to do more census research on this family soon. Many thanks, Marie