Hi Sue, Sorry, but neither Henry nor Louise Knepper are listed in "Seneca County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions". This book was published in 1987, and to my knowledge it includes all of the Seneca County cemteries. Mary >I recently learned that one of my ancestors Louisa Knepper >d. in Seneca Co 12 April, 1917. It is possible her husband >Henry may have also died in Seneca Co. I did not find >him in 1900 census, so he may have died between >1880 & 1900. >Can anyone help me find if they are buried in Seneca >Co, and what cemetery ? >Thanks for any help or clues. >Sue

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I recently learned that one of my ancestors Louisa Knepper d. in Seneca Co 12 April, 1917. It is possible her husband Henry may have also died in Seneca Co. I did not find him in 1900 census, so he may have died between 1880 & 1900. Can anyone help me find if they are buried in Seneca Co, and what cemetery ? Thanks for any help or clues. Sue

In addition to the alternate name Ink, the USGS site lists these additional alternate names: Morris, Swander Station and Viona. Pam Kerschner

In a message dated 2/24/2004 8:30:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, auntbea@winesburg.com writes: > Subj:[OHSENECA] Swander, Ohio > Date:2/24/2004 8:30:10 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:auntbea@winesburg.com > To:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Can anyone tell me about Swander? Does it still exist? What Township > was it in? Maps.yahoo.com; www.mapquest.com; and www.geocities.com collectively show Swander, Ohio to be located about 4 miles Southwest of Tiffin, at the intersection of Cr-36 and Cr-17 (Swander Road), just north of Route 224, and at Latitude 410543N, Longitude 0830536W. I believe this would place it in the township of Clinton, Seneca County, Ohio. It appears to still exist. Note: The publication: Original Land Entries of Seneca County, Ohio, by Brill, Sackett & Holscher, 1992, and the Seneca County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions book, both contain maps of Seneca County, Ohio which show the placename of "Ink," at the same location as "Swander" identified above. Regards, Ken Shute (kwsroots@aol.com)

Can anyone tell me about Swander? Does it still exist? What Township was it in?

In a message dated 2/23/2004 1:01:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, lil43babe62568@aol.com writes: > Subj:[OHSENECA] Nora Westerhouse/ Chalres Riffel > Date:2/23/2004 1:01:53 AM Eastern Standard Time > From:lil43babe62568@aol.com > Reply-to:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > To:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > (Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) > > Message Board post: > > *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Westerhouse, Riffel, Shadler > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BYB.2ACE/421 > > Message Board Post: > > I am seraching for information on Nora and Charles. Nora was the > daughter of Samuel and Emma Shadler Westerhouse born Sept 3 1872 and she > married a Charles Riffel. They had one child Clarence. > > Rita Rine Standage Hi Rita, Here are some references to the Westerhouse and Riffel families which I found in our Seneca County, Ohio publications, and on the internet: 1. Marriages of Seneca County, Ohio, 1841-1899, by Jean Seigley. Charles Riffell, age 22, m. Nora Westerhouse, age 21, Jul 2, 1896. Official: John Robson. Citattion 11-219. 2. Seneca County, Ohio History and Families. Page 201. Biographical sketch on Charles and Mable Cook. "......Charles (Cook) was born in Adams Township, Seneca County to Fred J. and Anna (Hopple) Cook. Charles married Mable Hattie Westerhouse on January 27, 1909 in Republic, and took up residency in Scipio Towmship, Seneca County. Mable was the daughter of Samuel and Emma (Shadler) Westerhouse and was born on January 30, 1889. Charles was born November 28, 1886 and died March 4, 1973. Mable died July 23, 1964.... Page 167. Biographical sketch on "Beard- Hensinger" "... Macie and John (Hensinger) were the parents of two children, Gladys (1899-1995) and Floyd (1897-1981). Gladys married Clarence Riffel (1898-1946). They were the parents of three boys, John (1928-1933), Charles (1930), and Ronald (1939)...." 3. www.familysearch.org Household record. 1880 United States Census. Census Place: Adams, Seneca, Ohio All Westerhouse surnames.. Read first name, relation, age, birthplace, occupation, father's birthplace, mother's birthplace: Samuel, self, 29, OH, farmer, Prussia, Prussia. Emma, wife, 27, PA, keeping house, PA, PA. Elnora, dau, 7, OH, at school, OH, PA. Annie, dau, 6, OH, at school, OH, PA. Lillie, dau, 4, OH, OH, PA Ollie, dau, 2, OH, OH, PA. John, brother, 21, OH, farm laborer, Prussia, Prussia. 4. Ancestry.com 1920 U.S. Federal Census: Name: Nora Riffel Estimated birth year: 1973 Birthplace, Ohio Home in 1920: Republic, Seneca, Ohio Census Image shows: Nora Riffel, head, age 46, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio. Clarence, son, age 21, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio. 5. Seneca County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions Farewell Retreat Cemetery, Scipio Township. Page 554. Row 4-- Section D. Clarence E. Riffel 1898-1946 John Eldon 1928-1933. Page 555. Row 6- Section D. Frank B. Westerhouse, 1855-1886 Henry A., 1861-1863 John H. 1828-1891 Catherine M. Westerhouse 1828-1905 Olive C. Shantz, 1878-1940 D.E., 1864-1935 Ernest Westerhouse, s/o S.S. & E.E, 1881-1900 Samuel S. 1850-1929 Emma R., his wife, 1852-1922 Elnora Riffel, 1872-1947 Charles, 1875-1899. 6. R.B. Hayes Obituary Index (www.index.rbhayes.org) Name: Addie Elnora Riffel Spouse: Charles Year of death: 1947 Other names: Addie Elnora Westerhouse Newspaper source: Advertiser Tribune Obit published 5/14/1947, page 8, col. 1. Name: Clarence Samuel Spouse: Gladys M. Hesinger Age at death: 47 Place of death: Republic (Seneca County), Ohio Date of death: 1/28/1946 Married: 12/2/1924 Father's first name: Charles Obit published in Advertiser Tribune 1/28/1946, Page 1, Col. 2. (Note: this web site describes how these obits may be obtained at a nominal cost.) Regards, Ken Shute (kwsroots@aol.com)

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) Message Board post: *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Westerhouse, Riffel, Shadler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BYB.2ACE/421 Message Board Post: I am seraching for information on Nora and Charles. Nora was the daughter of Samuel and Emma Shadler Westerhouse born Sept 3 1872 and she married a Charles Riffel. They had one child Clarence. Rita Rine Standage *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

Hello All! Thomas J. Thiel wrote me this letter: ********************* I recently purchased copies of Nicholas Gonner's "Luxembourgers in the New World (1987)," which provides a lot of insight of interest to genealogists whose ancestors emigrated from that part of Europe. In 1889, Gonner originally published "Die Luxemburger in der Neuen Welt" in Dubuque, Iowa. This was a compilation of years of information Gonner had collected describing the emigration from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United States. It was in German. Then in 1987, Jean Ensch, Jean-Claude Muller, and Robert E. Owen, Edited an English translation entitled "Luxembourgers in the New World." Volume One of this new edition is divided into three parts. Part I covers in fairly explicit detail the reasons for the Luxembourger migration between 1840 and 1890 and also discusses how they traveled. Part II talks about Luxembourgers settlements in the US. Especially interesting is the chapter devoted to Ohio settlements including the communities of Kirby, Carey (especially "Our Lady Consoler of the Afflicted"), and Upper Sandusky. In Seneca County the communities of New Reigel, Frenchtown, Alvada, Bascomb and Tiffin are discussed. Part III discusses various aspects of Luxembourger presence in the US. Volume Two is a very large index of Gonner's newspaper Luxemburger Gazette (1871-1918). These are extremely well-indexed documents that provide excellent research capability for looking up individuals and communities. Since Gonner settled in Missouri and then Iowa that part is covered in somewhat more detail but the entire book is most fascinating. For example I found my G Grandfather's name (and many other Kirbyians) signed a petition in 1892 urging the Grand Duchy to provide a Consul to the US. II would be happy provide Look-Ups in this document. ******************************************* I have updated the look-up volunteer page to include Thomas. You can find it at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwyando/vol.html Hope this helps someone! Kristina (Kuhn) Krumm Webmaster of Wyandot County, OH at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwyand2/ _________________________________________________________________ Get fast, reliable access with MSN 9 Dial-up. Click here for Special Offer! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/

In a message dated 2/18/2004 9:03:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, auntbea@winesburg.com writes: > Subj:[OHSENECA] Estes Family > Date:2/18/2004 9:03:29 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:auntbea@winesburg.com > To:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Does anyone remember Claude and Corrine Lawrence Estes? Corrine was > born and raised in Bloomville. They married in Seneca County and moved > to Miami before 1950. Corrine died between 1950 and 1964, supposely in > Florida. Claude died later on in Florida , I am told. I ordered a > search and can't find a Florida death certificate for either. They had > a son named Terry who would be about 70 by now. The Social Security Death Index shows the following Claude Estes who might (or might not) be your Claude Estes. If this SSDI Claude, who died in Florida, were married at about age 18-19, he could have had a child who would be about age 70 now. The SSDI Claude Estes has middle initial "O." Does this fit with what you know about your Claude Estes? Claude O. Estes, b. 21 Sep 1915, d. 27 Sep 2001. Orlando, FL 32806, issued FL. I could find no death record for Corrine Estes. Regards, Ken Shute (kwsroots@aol.com)

Does anyone remember Claude and Corrine Lawrence Estes? Corrine was born and raised in Bloomville. They married in Seneca County and moved to Miami before 1950. Corrine died between 1950 and 1964, supposely in Florida. Claude died later on in Florida , I am told. I ordered a search and can't find a Florida death certificate for either. They had a son named Terry who would be about 70 by now.

In a message dated 2/5/2004 7:18:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, OHSENECA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Her name was Ella POWELL, b. 20 Jan 1888 Kris, I had Powell's in Seneca County but I don't know of a direct line to your Ella. Maybe you have some anecdotal data that would say further searching might tie them together. My Great-great gandfather was John Powell, son of John Powell. The "first" John Powell came to Seneca county about 1830. I haven't gotten anywhere on researching John before 1830. He came to Seneca supposedly directly from PA (not via Fairfield County, OH) , and may have come with a brother, Robert, but that's conjecture so far. Robert seems to have died in the mid 1800's (like 1859 maybe?). I believe there is one person studying Robert's line, but I have lost her name and adress. John (the senior) had multiple children, one of which may have been Ella's parent, but I haven't researched them much. So far I haven't been able to connect my Powells with any other Powell's which are so numerous in the area. My gggrandfather (John, the son) had 6 children (according to census data which shows how many children the mother had.) The children I can confirm are Arvilla Powell Klotz, Emma Powell Holman (my direct line), Katherine Powell Mann and Sylvia Powell Kenan/Keenan. Arvilla was the first born, about 1859, and she died before 1890. One of the other two children may have been a son, but I can't find them, so I assume they died young. Please let me know if any of your data might intersect this line. Thanks Irma

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Powell, Hull Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BYB.2ACE/420 Message Board Post: I have the family of a 3rd cousin 3XR upon which I am updating. Her name was Ella POWELL, b. 20 Jan 1888 in Seneca Co., OH She married Hiram HULL, 12 Dec 1906 in Seneca Co. They lived in Fostoria, Seneca Co. in 1920 and 1930 census. There I found listed three children: Donald, b. abt 1907 Mildred, b. abt 1912 Helen, b. abt 1913 * Hiram died 13 oct 1962 * That is all I know When did Ella die? Where were they buried? What happened to these three children? any help with further updates appreciated! -Thanks in advance! Kristina Kuhn Krumm homepage: http://kriskuhn.net *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********

If you do not have a lot of translation try this URL http://www.freetranslation.com/ >From: SHELLB3264@aol.com >Reply-To: OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com >To: OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [OHSENECA] Re: OHSENECA-D Digest V04 #18 >Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 17:43:25 EST > >is there any place that translate german i found aburger book that has many >passages in german would love to translate these >shelby > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1

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I am looking for a death record for a Julius Newhouse or Rosa Newhouse after 1880. Not sure of death. Thanks Wendy Newhouse Hodgden

Dear Darlene, Thank you, I believe that Blanche you are referring to may be my husband's grandmother. I would love to have names of brothers and sisters if you are willing to share. I don't have any old info, but do have info on her son and obviously his family and others who might be related. Please email me at jsdumond@columbus.rr.com if you like. Thanks Jeanne Dumond ----- Original Message ----- From: "DARLENE Hauck" <DARLENE1137@webtv.net> To: <OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [OHSENECA] Seneca Co. Roll Call > To Jeannie Dumond, > Hello, my Grandmother was Olive Gross, she married Morton Ferguson,and > we had a cousin Blanch Dumond who lived in Tiffin, Ohio. I don't know if > this is of any help to your research or not, but I have a few other > names of brothers and sisters if you are interested. > Sincerely, Darlene > Hauck > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

To Jeannie Dumond, Hello, my Grandmother was Olive Gross, she married Morton Ferguson,and we had a cousin Blanch Dumond who lived in Tiffin, Ohio. I don't know if this is of any help to your research or not, but I have a few other names of brothers and sisters if you are interested. Sincerely, Darlene Hauck

Washington Henry b. 1820 (son of an Enoch Henry who later married Prudence (Chilcote) England) married Mary England (Dau. of Prudence) died in Seneca Co., OH 11 Oct. 1847. Does anyone know where he may have been buried? His father Enoch died two months before Washington and is buried at the Fountain of Fostoria but I don't think Washington was there. In 1850 I find Washington's widow and three children living in Loudon Twp., (Risdon), Seneca Co. next door to her brother Nathaniel England. Is there a cemetery close to Risdon that I should be checking? Any assistance or guidance will be appreciated. Thanks. Diane

(Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) >From the Message Boards: *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: claven, moore, scott, francis, flowers, richard, smart, smith, orwig, paden, churchill, hodgkinson, kaufman, papenfuss and many others Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BYB.2ACE/418 Message Board Post: searching for a death record for MARY CLAVEN....she and her husband lived between Seneca cty and Erie cty...she died shortly after giving birth in Erie cty in 1867ish...can find no record of her death or burial perhaps they went back to seneca cty (her daughter, Mary Jane Claven married Levi Newton Moore in Seneca cty,,,,so perhaps there was family in this area) her maiden name was Warren, parents unknown[john and her married in erie cty] she is a real brickwall...would love to find her burial place...not found anywhere in erie county email me direct...grammanos@cs.com thanks for any help, really appreciate it *********** END REDIRECTED MESSAGE ***********