I found a reference to ...Wood Counties Ohio Newspaper Obit Abstracts 1838 to 1870 Vol 5 by Broglin and Clagg. Would anybody be able to do a lookup for me, or tell me where the above could be purchased? Richard Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

Looking for 2 children of Edwin (or Edward) & Martha Jane (Dutton) WOOD who may have died near Hammansburg between 1910 & 1917. They are Kenneth WOOD (age 23 in 1910) and Isadell WOOD (twin to Belle). In 1916 Martha & Ed lived at Rt 1 North Baltimore, Henry twp, Wood Co. Martha's obituary (see below) states family may have lived in this area from abt 1906 to 1917. It also states Martha was a former member of M.E. Church at "Hamsburg" which I assume should have been listed as "Hammansburg". Does this Church still exist, are marriage/death records available, and who could I contact? Kenneth may have died in war?? Isadell may have married and died young?? Martha J Wood (d.3 July 1917 Marion Co, OH): "... Mrs. Wood was the daughter of Mr and Mrs B.P.Dutton and was born in this county, Oct 25, 1857. She married in January 1880, and was the mother of eight children, five of whom survive with her husband. They are B.W. Wood of McComb; Mrs. Bert Sprague, of Perrysburg; Mrs. May Morgan and Orville Wood, at home and Mrs. Belle HILL of Deshler... Mrs. Wood was a member of the M.E. Church at Hamsburg, Wood County, where she resided for eleven years, moving back to Marion County last March." Jeff Leydorf Michigan leydorfj@edzone.net 1197 Wood Co OGS

Hi Anne Rupert - There is no Stella Township in Wood County, Ohio. The Ohio Towns and Townships to 1900, a Location Guide published in 2000 by the Ohio Genealogical Society shows a village did exist at one time along the border of Vinton and Jackson Countys in Ohio and a post office was established in 1880 at Locust Grove Church. That is he only information that we could locate about STELLA in Ohio. I see you did get a number of replies concerning the J. C. Johnson. I hope that you were at least able to establish some informatin of benefit to you. Gene WCOGS Member #503 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Annerupert@aol.com> To: <OHWOOD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: Stella Township - Woods County? > Hello, > > Trying to help someone locate J C Johnson in Woods County, said to be listed > in Stella Township. From what I see, Stella Township is not a Township in > the county. > Was there a namechange or rezoning? > > Any response would be appreciated. > Anne > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Hello, Trying to help someone locate J C Johnson in Woods County, said to be listed in Stella Township.  From what I see, Stella Township is not a Township in the county. Was there a namechange or rezoning? Any response would be appreciated. Anne

Dorris, Most of what I have learned on John JOHNSON/ JOHNSTON (besides censuses and some burial records) is this little paragraph from 1875 Hardesty history "JOHN JOHNSON was the fourth son of John and Elizabeth Johnson; was born in Richland County, Ohio, in 1824, and removed with his parents into Wood County in 1837. His father's family consisted of nine children- Thomas, Jane, Fanny, Cynthia, James, William, John, Robert and Cyrus. John was married to Matilda, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Eberly, February 21, 1855. Mrs. Johnson was born in Portage township in 1835. Mr Johnson has threee children- Jessie L., Albert G. and Claud L.- living, and two Delias and Bell- deceased. Mr. Johnson has held the offices of township trustee and clerk." Barb

>Barbara, > You asked what happened to John Johston (the son of John Johnston and >Elizabeth Humphrey) after the 1880 census. > Beer's Wood County history of 1897, p. 689, said he was living in >Toledo. I don't have anything beyond that. His sister Cynthia was my gt gt >grandmother. > Keren The plot thickens. Learned today that TG Wright and Matilda in BG in the 1900 census had been married for 3 years, and at that point there was just one living child. I would think that child would have been Claude Johnson/Johnston? Barb

I was very interested to hear more concerning the family of John Johnston. I am a descendant of the John Johnston that married Elizabeth Humphrey through their son, Cyrus. Are there any other descendants out there, and which son or daughter is their line through? By the way, one descendant of Cyrus, who went to Wayne Co., IL, is now teaching art in Wood Co. Dorris Lagow dorrisl1@aol.com

Barbara, You asked what happened to John Johston (the son of John Johnston and Elizabeth Humphrey) after the 1880 census. Beer's Wood County history of 1897, p. 689, said he was living in Toledo. I don't have anything beyond that. His sister Cynthia was my gt gt grandmother. Keren

Surnames: HENRY ZEIGLER ZIGLER FOSTER Submitter: Sue Q. (suiquin@aol.com) Date: 20 Mar 2001 I am searching for the family of Zadock and Amelia Henry of West Millgrove, Wood Co. Ohio.They lived in Portage Twp, Wood Co. in 1847 where their daughter Jane A. Henry was born. Other children were George, Francis and Sophia Henry. Jane A. married Lafayette M. Zeigler also known as Lafayette M. Foster.

Surnames: ZEIGLER ZIGLER HENRY Submitter: Sue Q. (suiquin@aol.com) Date: 20 Mar 2001 I am searching for the family of Lafayette Zeigler who lived in Center Twp, Wood Co. Ohio in 1860 - 1876. He married Jane A. Henry, 2 Sep 1865 in West Millgrove. His children were Cyrus K., Irvin E., Rosa J., Clara May. His parents were Samuel F. and Susan Zeigler of Venango Co. PA. The children later moved to Jackson Co. Kansas

Matilda Eberly b in Portage 2 Apr 1835. She married John Johnson in 1855. This John Johnson is the son of John and Elizabeth Johnston. John and Matilda can be found in the 1880 wood co Liberty twp census as a couple with several children. What happened to this John Johnson Is this the Matilda who was married to Theodore G (TG) Wright?? they lived in BG in the 1920 census? TG died in Toledo Hospital ca Mar 19 1920/ Tillie died 23 Feb 1922 about noon after a short illness. Am having trouble reconciling these diary notes: 24 June 1917 "got dinner & then up to Tillie Wrights" Sept 28, 1917 "Mr & Mrs Will Eberly & Tillie Wright came this p.m." Mar 14, 1918 "went over to see Tillie Wright tonight." Apr 6, 1919 "Called on Tillie Wright." Oct 10, 1920 "We went over & saw Tillie Wright" Oct 12, 1920 "Tillie Wright stopped awhile this a.m." Nov 5, 1921 "Pa went over & visited with Tillie Wright" Feb 23, 1922 "Mrs Tillie Wright died today about noon. Feb 25, 1922 "Tillie Wrights funeral this PM; Pa pallbearer" (note Pa and Tillie were cousins. Both of their grandpa's was Benj. Cox) I am confused about what and when became of this John Johnson after 1880. wonder if that is this John Johnson from diary: Jan 3 1911 Jason has been down to John Johnson part of the time. Jan 10 1911 Jason helped John Johnson butcher, this PM they husked corn. Fri Feb 8 1919 "Mr John Johnson died tonight." Thanks, for any help. Barb Cox

PATRICK ARCHER AND HIS DESCENDANTS c. 1715 - c. 1793 Compiled by: George W. Archer (garcher@bix.com) (Simon, Stephen, Stephen, Nathan, James, Patrick) Patrick Archer b. c. 1717 - d. c. 1793 GENERATION 1: James Joseph Michael Simon Jacob c. 1747-c. 1830 c. 1755-1822 c. 1760- 1786 c. 1760-1808 c. 1765-c. 1825 1. Sophia (McClelland?) md. Margaret md. Elizabeth md. Nancy md. ? 2. (Mrs.?) Jane Lincicome Church Wells Church Elizabeth Mary Nancy ?-1823 md. William Wells md. George Fee? md. George Fee? The summaries and sketches for each below will let you decide if this is your line of Archers. The data is supported by a variety of sources that will be found in greater detail in "Patrick Archer and His Descendants," an online document to appear on a homepage to be announced. In the meantime contact me (below-tag line) for more information. Broad, sweeping guideline: IF YOUR ARCHERS WERE PROTESTANT BEFORE 1800, THIS IS NOT YOUR ARCHER LINE. Surnames: Archer, Church, Fee, Kirche, Kirk, Lincicome, Wells The locations involved for the 1755-1830 lifetime period of the persons described: IOWA 1836- NEBRASKA 1836- KANSAS Anderson 1870 Cloud 1872 Cowley 1900 Franklin 1890 Franklin 1859 Harvey 1872 Marion 1880 Mitchel 1886 Nemaha 1878 Norton Co., 1879 Sheridan 1879 Washington 1891 INDIANA Clay Co. 1823 Marion Co. 1830 KENTUCKY Mason Co., KY MARYLAND: Frederick Co. 1755-1772 MINNESOA Swift Co. 1878 OHIO Guernsey 1802-1812 Monroe/Noble/Morgan/Guernsey/Washington 1800-1832; Richland 1832-; Muskinghum 1830- Hancock/Wood 1830- PENNSYLVANIA Green/Washington Cos., 1772-1800 NEBRASKA Seward Co. 1878 SOUTH DAKOTA 1880's (W) VIRGINIA Ohio/Tyler/Marshall 1800-1812; Wood and Jackson, and Wirt Cos., WV (1870's) PATRICK ARCHER b. c. 1717, Ireland d. c. 1793, Greene or Washington Co., PA md. (unknown) Patrick's Irish origins and ancestry remains unknown. Oral tradition records Patrick's arrival in America with a brother (name unknown) who settled in the Baltimore, MD area. Patrick first appears in America in 1759 in Frederick Co., MD court records as a debtor and last appears in 1793 as a witness to a deed by his son James in 1793 in Washington Co., PA. Patrick was a staunch Irish Catholic, and his children married German or Irish Catholics. This makes this family unique in being the only pre-Revolutionary Archer family that was Catholic thereby making it easier to identify them and to differentiate them from the two other Archer lines who were "Scotch-Irish" Protestants living in the same area of Greene/Washington Cos., PA. Patrick's children began marrying Protestants fairly early in the Second Generation the earliest being about 1806. The Catholic Archers today are concentrated mostly in Noble Co., OH being descendants of James (of Patrick) whereas the other descendant lines of Patrick are mostly Protestant. Children of Patrick: 1. James b. c. 1747; d. c. 1830. James and his father and siblings moved from Frederick Co., MD. to Washington (now Greene) Co., PA about 1772. James became the Captain of the local militia fighting Indians during the French-Indian War and remained in Greene Co., moving out to Ohio Co. (now Marshall Co., WV) VA by 1800. He and his family moved to Monroe (now Noble) Co., OH around 1815 and died there about 1830. Most of his descendants stayed in Noble Co., until the 1870's. James married twice: 1. Sophia (McClelland?) 2. (Mrs.?) Jane Lincicome. 2. Joseph b. c. 1755; d. 1822. He was a landowner in Washington Co., PA as early as 1774, after the family moved from Frederick Co., MD. He had considerable land and wealth accumulated by the time he sold out and moved to Guernsey Co., OH about 1802-1803. Two of his children married in Guernsey Co. in 1811 and 1812. After the Indians had been pacified, he and the family moved on to Richland Co., OH by 1820 where Joseph died in 1822. He md. Margaret Church, daughter of George Church (Kirche/Kirk), probably in Maryland before moving to Pennsylvania. About the time of his death, his descendants began to move Hancock and Wood counties, OH and Marion Co., IN by 1830. 3. Michael b. c. 1760; d. 1786. Little is known of him, as he was killed by Indians before 9 Sep 1786. After his death, his widow Elizabeth Wells, daughter of John Duckett Wells, moved with her brothers and two children, Mary and Joseph, to Tyler Co., (W) VA. where his descendants live to the present time. 4. Simon b. c. 1760; d. 1808. Simon moved out of Washington (Greene) Co., as soon as the Northwest Territory had been opened. He moved to Washington Co., PA between 1787 and 1790, appearing in the 1790 Census of Morgan Twp, Wasington Co, OH and died in Newport Twp, Washington Co., OH in 1808. He md. Nancy Church, daughter of George Church (Kirche/Kirk), and had two (Simon and Patrick) and possibly three (Jacob) sons. The sons remained until 1823 when they moved to Clay Co., IN. Simon md. Nancy Church. 5. Jacob b. c. 1765; d. c. 1825. Jacob's moved from Washington (Greene) Co., PA to Spencer Twp, Guernsey Co, OH about 1810 and died there about 1825. His wife is unknown. His descendants lived in Guernsey but some moved to Muskingum Co., in the 1820's and then moved eastward to Morgan Co., OH. They remained in the Morgan Co., area until Noble Co., was formed in 1851 when some remained within Morgan and others found themselves in Brookfield Twp, Noble Co., OH. By the 1900's descendants were in Noble Twp, Noble Co. Migrations of this line include Nemaha Co., KS (1878) 6. Elizabeth md. William Wells, son of John Duckett Wells. William died Jan-Jun 1835 in Tyler Co., WV. An Elizabeth Wells (wife of William?) in her will proven 22 Dec 1823, Greene Co., PA, mentioned one, unnamed, child. Elizabeth and John Wells granted letters of administration but their relationship to Elizabeth is not known. Other direct descendants are not known, as William's will does not list any children. 7. Mary or Polly 8. Nancy One of the two girls married George Fee who lived in Washington Co., PA until after 1790 when he moved to Mason Co. KY. No further information. Oddly enough throughout the 200 year period of migrations and intermarriages, none of the male descendants of Patrick married descedants of the other male descendants of Patrick. Intermarriages did occur in the 20th century through extended in-law connections between two of Patrick's descendant lines of Jacob and James. Migrations of James (of Patrick)'s descendants before the Civil War were limited to Iowa and Nebraska by 1836 and Franklin Co., Kansas (1859). After the Civil War migrations of James (of Patrick)'s line were extensive: Wood and Jackson, and Wirt Cos., WV (1870's); Swift Co., Minnesota (1878) and South Dakota 1880's); Seward Co., NE (1878); and many counties in Kansas: Anderson (1870); Cloud (1872); Harvey (1872), Sheridan (1879); Norton Co., (1879); Marion (1880); Mitchel (1886); Franklin (1890); Washington (1891); Cowley (1900). Regards, George W. Archer ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Archer Association - an ARCHER Surname Clearinghouse George Archer Internet: garcher@bix.com PO Box 6233 CompuServe: 72530,1645 McLean, VA 22106 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi everyone! My line of Grovers are from Wood County, for sure; I have documentation on them. They are (starting with my great-grandfather) John Grover (1865-1948), son of George M. Grover (1837-1891), son of Aaron Grover (1801-1873). Aaron was born in New York somewhere, then came to Delaware County, Ohio, then to Wood County. We can't seem to find his parents. However, my bigger mystery is his "other" relatives. There are a couple of lines of Grovers in Wood County (and even some in Sandusky and Ottawa Counties) and we can't seem to get them tied together although there are many teasing clues that there is a relationship. The other two main lines I am refering to are Hezekiah Grover (1810-1868) and Cyrus Grover (1818-1863). Some of the main clues that there is a relationship are: George, Cyrus, and Hezekiah all three owned adjoining farms on Hilt Road in Center Township. I don't have those land records yet. Could they have information that may help link these families? Most all of these three families of Grovers are buried in Union Hill Cemetery. I've been there and seen where they are in relation to each other. Aaron is directly next to a baby grandson of Cyrus's, then a stranger, then Cyrus (alone). Most all of their descendents (at least the sons) are buried there also. Hezekiah's grandson, Irwin K. (1860-1935) and Aaron's grandson, John S. (1865-1948) both married McIntosh sisters who were living in Kansas and brought them back to Wood County. There are other, smaller clues also. I really don't want to try to fit the facts to "my theory" so I am trying really hard to prove otherwise but I feel that at least Aaron, Cyrus, and Hezekiah are brothers or first cousins. Their sons and grandsons are intertwined so much. Like I said, there are other families that touch on these three but these are the ones that seem most closely connected. If anyone has any information or clues as to where I can go from here to prove or disprove relationships, please let me know. I think if we could find all three of their parents, we would have our answers! Thank you ever so much! Vicki Ashton

While going through some old spiral notebooks --- prior to owning a computer, I had found this in the Allen County Library, Fort Wayne, IN: Marriages of Wood Co. OH from 1820-1865 Compiled by Members of Black Swamp Chapter DAR 1936-1937 Indexed by Georgia DENISON Kimmons [can't read this last name accurately from my notes] LUSIER, Rudolf m. LUMMERMAN, Lavina Apr 20, 1840 LUSHER, D. m. CREGS, Lavina Dec. 20, 1865 These would be the marriages of: Rudolph LUSHER and Lavina ZIMMERMAN and their son David LUSHER and Lavina CRAGO It would be interesting to see if the original entries look like LUMMERMAN and CREGS Dusti

My notes say Gideon, James, John, Wright, and Jane Underwood are listed in your Civil War Index. Can you tell me what information might be in this book? Judy Hanna Green

Bowling Green - J.O. TROUP Source: Kime's International Law Directory For 1908. Compiled by Philip Graburn Kime. Published by Butterworth & Co., 11 & 12, Bell Yard, Temple Bar. London. (c)1908. pp.118 Amy

Bowling Green - N.D.O. Wilson ... Enrollment at school 1,300 ... Salary $1,800 North Baltimore - B.O. Martin ... Enrollment at school 750 ... Salary $1,200 Source: Brewer's Directory of School Superintendents And Normal Principals. (In cities with a population above 2,000). Published by the Orville Brewer Publishing Co. Chicago. (c)1907. Amy

>>Wood Co. Physicians, 1912 - Amy <AmyeA@aol.com> Source: American Medical Directory, 1912. Third Edition. Register of Legally Qualified Physicians of the United States. Published by the American Medical Association. (c)1912. pp. 983-6<< Another source - "Was Your Ancestor a Doctor?" by Alex Glendinning http://user.itl.net/~glen/doctors.html three-fourths of the way down on the page - American Doctors - "Directory of deceased American physicians, 1804-1929: a genealogical guide to over 149,000 medical practitioners providing brief biographical sketches", published in 1993 by the American Medical Association. If you live in California, the libraries at University of California campuses at Davis, Los Angeles (UCLA), San Diego and San Francisco have this set. Also check the very large public libraries. There is now a searchable database at the University of California. " http://www.melvyl.ucop.edu/ This is an excellent source for the obit as it was listed in the AMA or JAMA publication. It gives the college, year, type practice, location, etc. Most important it directed me to the Original Volume, pub in 1917 of my gr-grandfather's obit. Sue Downhill sudown@cwnet.com researching Melinda Mc Auley[Mc Colley] Metcalf Van Valkenburg

Areas: Tontogany, Walbridge & Weston COOK, John M.C. -- Born in 1859 -- Residence: Weston, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Long Island College Hosp. in Brooklyn, NY in 1887 -- Licensed in 1896 COOK, Stephen M. -- Born in 1846 -- Residence: Weston, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Med. College of Ohio in Cincinnati in 1871 -- Licensed in 1896 EDDMON, Adam -- Residence: Tontogany, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Vereinigte Friedrichs Univ. Halle-Wittenberg in Halle, Prussia in 1867 -- Licensed in 1896 HILL, William W. -- Born in 1847 -- Residence: Weston, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Toledo Med. College in Toledo in 1883 -- Licensed in 1896 MURPHY, G.G. -- Residence: Walbridge, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Toledo Med. College in Toledo in 1897 -- Licensed in 1897 WILLIAMS, James W. -- Born in 1849 -- Residence: Weston, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Eclectic Med. College in Cincinnati in 1875 -- Licensed in 1896 Source:  American Medical Directory, 1912.  Third Edition.  Register of Legally Qualified Physicians of the United States.  Published by the American Medical Association.  (c)1912.  pp. 990 Amy

Areas: Rising Sun, Rossford, Rudolph & Stony Ridge BURNETT, John H. -- Born in 1856 -- Residence: Rising Sun, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Eclectic Med. College in Cincinnati in 1881 -- Licensed in 1896 BYINGTON, Henry L. -- Born in 1851 -- Residence: Rising Sun, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Physio-Medical Institute in Cincinnati in 1876 -- Licensed in 1896 -- member of the state medical society CRANSTON, Byron S. -- Born in 1869 -- Residence: Rudolph, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Baltimore Med. College in 1893 -- Licensed in 1896 PRICE, William H. -- Born in 1867 -- Residence: Stony Ridge, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Toledo Med. College in Toledo in 1897 -- Licensed in 1897 -- Member of state medical society -- Member of AMA STITT, John J. -- Born in 1869 -- Residence: Rising Sun, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Ohio Med. Univ. in Columbus in 1896 -- Licensed in 1896 -- Member of the state medical society -- Member of the AMA STOKER, Noah A.W. -- Born in 1862 -- Residence: Rossford, Wood Co., Ohio -- Graduated from Ohio Med. Univ. in Columbus in 1897 -- Licensed in 1897 Source:  American Medical Directory, 1912.  Third Edition.  Register of Legally Qualified Physicians of the United States.  Published by the American Medical Association.  (c)1912.  pp. 983-6 Amy