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Williams County

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Please send your Williams County related queries to Mike Sandridge

Put "Williams County Query" in subject line.

July 2003 - Dec. 2003

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Linda Davis, DavisLKV@aol.com, July 11, 2003 - FULTON

Benjamin Leonard Fulton
       Born: February 18, 1818, Lawrence Township, Stark County, OH to William Fulton and Barbara Voris.

       (1) Married: Permelia (Pamela Phelps) 1839 in Ashland County, OH. She died September 22, 1871 in Lorain or Ashland County, OH.

       Children born to Benjamin & Permelia -
             Laura Fulton, born February 28, 1843
             Ruzena Fulton, born October 15, 1846
             Ellen Fulton, born June 26, 1848
             Allie Fulton, born December 1, 1854
             Eber Fulton, born about 1862
              Walter Fulton, born about 1864
             Willis B. Fulton, born October 14, 1865
             Della Fulton, born about 1866

       (2) Married: Amine Amelia Frisbie Fisher (widow of David Fisher) in 1839 in Williams County, OH. She was born September 30, 1839 in Troy, Ashland County, OH to Miles Frisbie and Eunice Augur. She died March 29, 1918.

       Benjamin Fulton died December, 1913 in Michigan.

He supposedly had ten siblings, but I only know of one sister:

Elizabeth Fulton born about 1834 in Williams County, OH. Married Eliab David Eggelston, April 27, 1854, Williams County, OH. He was born September 11, 1828, Geauga County, OH.

Any further information would be greatly appreciated.

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Dianna Beaudoin, dianna@triton.net, July 22, 2003 - KNUTH, BONTER

I am looking for information on Charles Knuth. I have an old obit from my great grandmother that states Charles was from Edgerton, Ohio. He died Sept 9, 1949. He had 2 children. A daughter, Mrs. Richard Bonter and a son Hillis. It also stated he had 2 grandchildren. I am looking for living relatives that can tell me more information about Charles. Charles was my great grandmother Christina (Knuth) Knobloch's sister.

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Lin Floyd, floyds@sisna.com, July 30, 2003 - JOHNSON/JOHNSTON

Looking for info on Orville JOHNSON or Johnston and Hannah Kirby's children:

1. James M. JOHNSON b 1834

2. George W. JOHNSON b 1835

3. Wm. Marion JOHNSON b. 1837

4. James Madison JOHNSON b. 1840

5. John N. JOHNSON b. 1842

6. Lafayette O. JOHNSON b. 1847

7. Winfield Scott JOHNSON b. 1849

8. Christopher C. JOHNSON b. 1848

9. Hannah JOHNSON b. 1853

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Don Coolidge, coolidge.4@osu.edu , Aug. 3 2003 - GREIGER

I'm trying to locate records for my great-grandmother Flossie Nuse's first marriage to, and divorce from, a Mr. Greiger (first name unknown). I believe that the marriage took place sometime between 1910 (when her parents were listed as living in Springfield Twp.) and 1917 (when her younger sister, Laura, married in St. Marys, Auglaize Co.). This marriage must have occurred in Williams Co. because I could find no record for it in Auglaize Co. I know her first husband's last name because the record of her second marriage to my great-grandfather, Abraham Burlington Snyder, which took place in 1923 in Lima, Allen, Co., had given her married name as Greiger.

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Dennis Cotter, MurphC@aol.com , Aug. 14, 2003 - LEEK

I am related and searching for any information about the various Leek families that lived in Williams county, mostly Pulaski, Centre and Superior townships circa 1856-1920. I can be reached at genden33@aol.com.

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Phyllis Rickard, prickard@dmci.net, Sept. 1, 2003 - GAGE

I am interested in any information on Gale GAGE of Montpelier, Ohio. He was perhaps born in the 1880s-early 1890s. He was in Detroit in October 1920. Have not been able to locate him in the 1920 or 1930 census. Any information or clues welcome.

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Barbara Bradley, Splash777@webtv.net, Sept. 2, 2003 - WATERSTON

Alexander WATERSTON m. Janet FORREST

Simon WATERSTON m. Cyrena Ann LINDSAY

George Tough WATERSTON m. Emma Jane WALLETT

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J Doyle, jdoy@omniglobal.net, Sept. 6, 2003 - MYERS

Peter Myers, born abt 1807-1808 PA, married Mary ? abt 1830 PA, moved to Ohio between 1836 and 1838. He lived in Williams Co from at least 1850 until his death in Feb 1880. His children were Mary, born abt 1832, Simon, born abt 1834, Isaac, born abt 1836, Peter, born abt 1838, Nancy, born abt 1840, Cyrus, born abt 1842, George W, born abt 1847, Elizabeth, born abt 1846, and Henry, born abt 1849. My difficulty has been with trying to verify that the Isaac in this family was the same Isaac that married Emily Ingledue and subsequently moved to Ottawa Co, MI. If there is a will for Peter, or if anyone has any knowledge of this family, I would love to hear about it.

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RICHARD S. LAWSON, fdlawson@tampabay.rr.com, Sept. 20, 2003 - JOHNSTON, BUNTING, MEYER, NEISTER

I WOULD LIKE TO INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS.

1. JOHN HARVEY JOHNSTON ( COULD BE AS JOHN HARVEY JOHNSON)

2. JANE BUNTING ( WAS BORN AROUND MONTPELIER, OHIO ?)

3.ORA AUSTIN JOHNSTON ( 11-25-77 ?, SON OF JOHN HARVEY JOHNSTON AND JANE BUNTING JOHNSTON.))

4.PETER MEYER (STRYKER AREA AND WAS THOUGHT TO BE A WELL DRILLER LATER IN LIFE.)

5.SUSAN NEISTER ( STRYKER AREA)

6.FLORENCE MEYER ( BORN STRYKER, 06-27-1888 ? DAUGHTER OF PETER MEYER AND SUSAN NEISTER MEYER.)

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Jerry L. Webster, jwebster61@cox.net, Sept. 30, 2003 - MURRAY

I have a great grandfather: George E. Murray, found in 1880 Census at the age of 4 in York, Fulton, Ohio (Dwelling No. 175) SD 1 ED 25 Page 18 He was married to a Dora (barnes) Murray and living in Stryker Village when my grandmother was born on March 11 1917 (From birth Cert.) and working as a Railroad Conductor.

I think he left his wife or had died, I do not know which. I know that I can find his wife in the 1920 Census living as a single parent (SD 4, ED 168 Sheet 7b) So he might have died between the birth in 1917, and the Census of 1920, but I do know they did not move. I tried to call the County records to find death information but was not too successful in being able to find any information at all. I also was wondering that being a railroad conductor, he could have died somewhere else and there would not be a death certificate in that area, but there might be something in the cemetery records. If you could help me figure out if George Murray died, I would appreciate it.

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Robert Lambright, bob_lambright@hotmail.com, Oct. 2, 2003 - KIRK

Here is a picture of my gr.gr grandfather,Harrison S. Kirk b.1833 d.1899.

He signed his name H.S. Kirk in numerous Williams County newspaper articals. Also attached is picture of my gr grandmother Emma "Kirk" Lambright b.1879 d.1978, Harrison's daughter.

Kirk Photos

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Steve Allen, stevekallen56@msn.com, Oct. 29, 2003 - MYERS, OBERLIN

I am trying to find Micheal Myers in any of your cemetery records. He was supposed to have died in Williams ct., Oh. in May of 1866. I am unsure of which twp. at this time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I think I may have found the cemetery he is buried in, but the online records don’t' show his name. I show his daughter Elizabeth, and son in law John Oberlin in row 21 of the West Buffalo cemetery. I believe he is buried with them. Are there any sextant records of the cemetery, or are they just records from headstones ?

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Mary Teeter, walmar@bigfoot.com, Nov. 6, 2003 - ROWLES

Looking for information about Charles ROWLES, born ca. 1851; living in Brady Twp in 1874. His diary was found during a renovation project.

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James Allen Day, Nov. 23, 2003, MAPegDay@cs.com - MILLER, GREEN

I would greatly appreciate any information about Adam Miller, b.August 16. 1828,d. March 26, 1916. He wed Melvina Lydia Green August 17, 1852 in Williams County, Ohio.

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Howard Shorthill, howards@etv.net, Dec. 7, 2003 - SHORTHILL, NEIDY, GiILBERT, GLEASON

Henry T.J. Shorthill is the son of James Andrew Shorthill and Caroline Gilbert. James Andrew Shorthill is the son of Thomas Reuben Shorthill and Elizabeth Neidy, He was born 4 February 1861 and died 4 June 1861.

Mary Elizabeth Shorthill daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth born 20 Jan 1846, died 2 Dec 1846... George Waldo Shorthill son of Thomas and Elizabeth born 23 Dec 1827, died Feb 1828...Alfred Francis Gleason son of P.S. Gleason and Jane D. Gleason born 19 Dec 1848 and died 22 Feb 1849.... Emily Elmira Gleason daughter of P.S. Gleason and Jane D. Gleason born 27 Mar 1845, died 5 Aug 1846....

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Ken Fawley, kcfawley@kconline.com, Dec. 13, 2003 - NEWCOMER

Seeking information on Catherine Newcomer, widow of Lewis Newcomer. They were married in Williams County, Ohio on March 2, 1841.

Lewis Newcomer died in 1863, and is buried in Floral Grove Cemetery, but his wife Catherine was still living yet in Brady twp. on the 1880 census.

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