Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 6, Number 1, January-February 1992

MEETINGS

January 20, 1992, Monday, 7:00 pm

The video "Story of the Great Black Swamp", about the draining and settling of Northwest Ohio, will be shown at the Edwin Wood Library. This was scheduled once before, but was not shown.

February 17, 1992, Monday, 7:00 pm

Tom Orth of Wauseon will present a program on preservation and copying of old photographs.

PUBLICATIONS

    Four new publications are now complete. Harrison Twp. Cemetery Inscriptions, Liberty Twp. Cemetery Inscriptions, U.S. Patent Deeds and Ohio State Deeds (Taken from Deed Indexes at the Henry Co. Recorder's Office), and Obituaries Taken from The Deshler Flag Volume IV (1981-1985) are each $8.00 plus $2.00 postage.

    We are still in need of a chairman for the program committee. Those on the committee include the officers, who are all working as chairmen of other committees, etc. We need someone to do the calling and scheduling ONLY -- we have plenty of ideas for programs. If you can help, please call Karen or Lucille.

MEMBERSHIP

    Though it's hard to believe, it is 1992 already. If you haven't renewed your HCGS membership, do so now.

    THANKS to all members who have recently submitted queries. Because of the surname listing in this issue there was very little room for queries. They will be used as soon as possible. Queries and information exchange are an important part of genealogy and we are happy to print as many as we can each month.

    If you have other information pertaining to Henry County that you would like to share, please send it to the address above and we will try to publish it in the newsletter as we have space available.

QUERIES

WENZINGER, YEAGER, OEDY, KONZEN
    Looking for info on the Edward Wenzinger family. Edward was the s/o John & Vernica/Vernice (Yeager) Wenzinger. Edward was b. 2 Jan 1855 and d. 19 Apr 1909 in Hamler, OH. He m. Mary Oedy 27 Nov 1883. She was the d/o Michael Sr. & Maria (Neidig) Oedy. Edward & Mary adopted Lily, b. 1893/94. Lilly's married name was Konzen. After Edward died, Mary, Lily & her husband moved to CA. Any info on this family would be greatly appreciated.
---Diana (Oedy) Meyer, Ottawa, OH 45875

KLAUS, ERFORD, OEDY, WENZINGER, WESTRICK, MERRITT
    Searching for pictures of the following ancestors: 1) Josephine (Klaus) Erford w/o Henry Erford Sr. She d. at Hamler, OH 14 Feb 1907. 2) Mary (Oedy) Wenzinger w/o Edward Wenzinger who lived Hamler area until ca. 1909. 3) Michael Oedy Jr. h/o Mary Westrick. They m. 6 Feb 1900. He d. 25 Mar 1902. They lived New Bavaria area. 4) Hubert Oedy & wife Ella (Merritt) Oedy from Hamler area. He d. 8 Dec 1925 & Ella d. 25 Apr 1961. Any family pictures or marriage pictures would be greatly appreciated.
---Diana (Oedy) Meyer, Ottawa, OH 45875

SHEATS, SNYDER, COLE, RIGEL, ARBOGAST, HOY
    Searching for info on Henry and Nancy Sheats of PA, who came to Henry Co., OH 1834. Henry d. 1844 Seneca Co.
Their son John b. 2 Oct 1826, Lancaster Co., PA m. Mary A. Snyder 24 Mar 1852. She was b. 11 June 1834 Franklin Co., PA and d. 31 Jan 1923. John d. 1 Mar 1904 in Napoleon. John & Mary's children: Franklin (m. Nettle Cole), Edwin (m. Mary E. ), Alice E., George W. (m. Pricisilla ), Melsena, William (m. Irene Rigel), Melinda (m. Edwin Franklin Arbogast), Luella B. (m.
Alenzo/Lent Wesley Hoy), Charles T. and Verney.
---Carolyn (Sheats) Nasarzewski, Melvindale, MI 48122

    Carolyn Nasarzewski also writes that she has a copy of the HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD ILLUSTRATED, Giving Histories and Maps of all the Countries in their Geographical Statistical and Commercial Aspects Together with a Complete History of the Original Surveys of the United States. Compiled and Edited by Charles H. Jones assisted by Theodore F. Hamilton, H. H. Hardesty & Co. Publishers, Lakeside Building, Chicago, 1875. It appears to have either the original plats of the townships of HENRY COUNTY or the plats as they appeared just before that time, showing who owned what parcels of land. There are also "family histories". She is willing to look up someone's name for them if they would like, but cannot make the book available for use by others. It is not indexed.

    The remainder of the newsletter contains only members' names and addresses, and the surnames they are researching. For reasons of privacy, neither of those lists is reproduced in this electronic version of the newsletter.