Henry County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Volume 18, Number 1, January – February 2004

MEETINGS

January 19, 2004, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Organization meeting. Work and research and regular business meeting.

February 16, 2004, Monday, 7:00 p.m.

"Ohio -- A Time To Celebrate" narrated by Hal Holbrook. "A Belated Birthday Party" (25 minute video/Buckeye Ornament).

    Those of us who regularly work with the mail sincerely thank the members who use their membership numbers when corresponding. It saves us a lot of time.

WE ARE PUBLISHING ...

1850 Henry County Census (1 vol.) which includes all Twps., Napoleon City and Florida. Cost is $12 plus $2 shipping.

1860 Henry County Census (2 vols.). Vol. 1 includes Ridgeville, Freedom, Liberty, Washington, Harrison and Napoleon Twps. and Texas, Colton and Napoleon City. Vol. 2 includes Flatrock, Pleasant, Damascus, Marion, Monroe, Richfield and Bartlow Twps. and Florida. Cost is $14 Vol. I and $12 Vol. II plus $2 shipping.

1870 Henry County Census (3 vols.). Vol. 1 includes Flatrock, Pleasant, Harrison, Marion, Monroe, Damascus, Richfield and Bartlow Twps. Vol. 2 includes Ridgeville, Liberty, Washington, and Freedom Twps. Vol. 3 includes Napoleon Twp. and Napoleon City. These are full census records, not just indexes. Vol. 1 cost is $15 plus $2.00 shipping. Vol. 2 cost is $12 plus $2.00 shipping. Vol. 3 $12. plus $2.00. shipping. Orders may be placed with .

THE OGS is starting a new lineage society for those who cannot prove ancestors for First Families of Ohio. It is the Settlers and Builders of Ohio. Contact OGS at 713 S. Main St., Mansfield, OH 44907 or ogs@ogs.org.
THE Nov/Dec 2003 ISSUE of OGS Genealogy News carries an excellent article: "Mapping Out a Genealogical Strategy" which gives web sites and other sources of maps, even for sites that no longer exist. (See previous column also.)

• U.S. Geological Survey

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

• callE.com

• The J. Paul Getty Trust

• Ohio Past and Present Locations

• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

• The Aerospace Corporation

• Sanborn Digital Maps

This is your space. We print all queries that come to us and are related to Henry County--membership is not required, Send queries to Henry Co, Genealogical Society, P, O, Box 231, Deshler, OH 43516 or to the editor at .

Our Internet Web site features such items as membership information, membership and book order forms, event lists, First Families information, and back copies of newsletters, plus you can search for references to your ancestors quickly by using the Search Site button at the top of the page.

MOVES YOU WILL WANT TO FOLLOW

Some of the county offices will be moving to Oakwood Plaza on Oakwood Ave. by late summer. Included in the move will be the Health Department which is currently located in the Hahn Center across the street from the court house. The Commissioners will also be moving. We'll try to keep you updated so you know where to look for the county offices when you are ready to research.

From The Henry County Signal, 1 April 1886

    LIBERTY CENTER ITEMS The Democrats met and nominated the following township ticket: Trustees—A. HOOVER, J. A. WRIGHT and David CARPENTER; Clerk--J. H. GOODWIN; Treasurer--E. H. CLOVER; Constables--A. B. SLEE and Wm. CHAMBERLAIN; Assessors—J. A. SHARPE and George PATRICK.
    D. D. DONAHUE and wife, of Columbus, OH, were the guests of her sister, Mrs. N. C, WRIGHT, last week.
    A. Z. BRYAN is doing a rushing dry goods business here this Spring.
    E. W. VIERS is able to set up a little after a long seige of sickness.
    Mrs. N. W. SIDLINGER, of Napoleon, was the guest of friends here last week.
    J. N. PHILLIPS, wife and G, M, DANIELS and family were guests of friends in Defiance Saturday.

FUNERAL REMARKS ABOUT Mrs. Tillie EGAR KNIPP, May 29th 1951

[Sent by member Michael T. Wahl in an envelope with a return address of Wm. ROTHENBURGER, Indianapolis, IN. Mr. Rothenburger was Mike's great-uncle. Anyone interested in the original, please contact the editor.]

    The reason I have been asked to participate in these sacred services today is that the KNIPP, EGAR and ROTHENBURGER families settled in the same county in northwestern Ohio and have been friends for many years.
    The EGARS were a large Christian family consisting of eleven--the parents, three daughters and six sons. Mrs. KNIPP told me several years ago that she wanted me to have part in her memorial services when that time came. Later she gave me the written names of her family and asked that they be read.
    The father's name was Chas. Henry EGAR and the mother's name was Margaret Marie. The children were Ruben, Lewis, Harry, Anna Marie, Eugenia Mae, Edward, Charles, Henry and Tillie, who passed away last Saturday morning. Mrs. KNIPP was the oldest of the nine and lived the longest. It was only early in this year that she said in writing, "My father opened the family album toward the Great Beyond, and I will be the last to close it."
    Her survivors are her husband, Julius W. KNIPP, many cousins, nieces and nephews, most of whom live in Ohio.
All but two of the EGAR family were public school teachers. Some for a few years and others during all their lifetime. Leaving teaching, some became business and professional men. I remember the Egar Stores. Mrs. KNIPP taught school in Ohio and was also a teacher in the Presbyterian Church. Later she attended Indiana University.
    Anyone going into the KNIPP home here on Central Ave. would soon sense the excellent family life that existed there many years ago. But we all know that a building doesn't essentially make a home. (Here a poem was inserted. Two more poems by Mrs. KNIPP follow.)

From THE HENRY COUNRY SIGNAL, 1 Apr 1886

    DESHLER ITEMS--Eugene MEAD expects to take a trip to California for his health in the near future.
    Our schools are progressing finely under the superintendence of Prof. RUTAN, assisted by a corps of good teachers.
    Mrs. Lee BROWN, of Ft. Wayne, IN, is visiting her brother and sister, J. A. YOUNG and Mrs. Lydia TAGGART of this place.
    Mr. William BISHOP and Miss Jennie COLLIER were united in wedlock Saturday, Mar. 27, Rev. BRYANT of Ottawa tying the knot.
    Democratic nominations on Saturday: Trustees--Hi COLE, Wm. BOUSER and E. E. LYS(t?)LE. Assessor--Doc SLAUGHTER. Clerk--2d Ward (?). Treasurer--Wm. GEHRETT. Constables--R. GREER and J. WARD. Mayor--John GRIBBLE. Clerk--Ed. WARD, Treasurer--Doc GEHRETT. Marshal--C. WOOD. Council--Geo. MARANDA; J. TUSSMER, and Dan. BOLT.

From THE HENRY COUNTY SIGNAL, 1 Apr 1886

    DESHLER ITEMS: Married, at the home of the groom, in Deshler, Sunday evening, March 20th, by W. H. MITCHELL, J. P., Mr. Wm. H. COLLINS and Miss Nancie E. GALLIMORE.
    FLORIDA BRIEFS: Mr. Jacob BRUBAKER, after a ten days visit with his mother and other relatives of this place, started on Friday evening for his home near Breckenridge, Caldwell county, Missouri. Expected to stop a day or two at Monmouth, IL, with the family of a sister of Mrs. BRUBAKER.
    HARRISON TWP. GLEANINGS: We are glad to annunce the marriage of one of our promising young men, John VOUGH to Miss Rose BATTENFIELD of Frankfort, Dakota.
    The families of Wesly FOOR and Rosco HELLER left last Tuesday for Kansas.

From THE HENRY COUNTY SIGNAL, 1 Apr 1886

    HARRISON TWP. GLEANINGS: L. M. HALL met with quite a serious accident last Friday. While in the act of passing one of his horses it kicked, striking him on the leg just above the knee, breaking it in such a shape that the sharp point of the bone protruded.
    We understand that Abraham BOWLUS was taken dangerously sick very suddenly on last Wed. evening. F. C. SPAFFORD raised the frame of his barn last Tuesday.
    HOLGATE ITEMS: Prof. FAST, of North Baltimore, Sundayed with his family at this place.
    Rev. C. W. WOLF, pastor of the M. E. Church, was too sick to meet his appointments last Sunday.
    Jake MANGUS is bass drummer for the New Bavaria Band. Pete FRANK has resigned.
    Sealed bids will be accepted up to April 10, 1886, for the erection of the Catholic Church in Holgate, OH. Plans and specifications at John KIEBEL.
    Twelve car loads of hoops, staves, heading and wood were shipped from Grelton one day last week. Business is booming in that little burg.

From The HENRY COUNTY SIGNAL, 25 June 1885

We learn that Mr. C. W. BENTE, late a teacher in our schools, will commence the publication of a new German Democratic Weekly in this place. The first issue will appear tomorrow. We believe that a German paper can be made a success in this county as we have a very large element which should support it. Politically we hope that it will be successful in stirring up any amount of dissension in the local Democracy. Financially we hope it may be a success.