Hancock County, Ohio

Posted Queries for August 1999



CUSAC, KELLEY, TRACY posted by Miles Kilcoin on Friday, August 13, 1999

KELLEY, Thomas Barton b. 1804 Baltimore County, MD died 1850 Hancock County, Oh. Looking for relatives of Thomas B. or his wife Mary Ann CUSAC. Thomas's father and mother were Thomas KELLEY and Axey TRACY. I know almost nothing about them. I am a descendant of Thomas Barton Kelley's son Phillip Barton Kelley. ** Miles Kilcoin; 1332 Dillon Drive; Normal, Il 61761

HAMMEL posted by Ruth Hammel on Friday, August 13, 1999

HAMMEL, John Hugh b. abt 1846. There was a Hammel family in the Findley area. I am hoping that John was a part of this family. I know he was in Illinois and married by 1866.

BARR, DAY posted by Linda Carrion on Friday, August 13, 1999

Seeking information into the family lines of Ezekiel Pierson DAY (1798-1849)who married Margaret BARR (1798-1877) and had ten children from 1823-1842 in Hancock Co., and Fairfield Co., OHIO. Would like information regarding his parents and/or silbings. WIlling to share information with another DAY descendant.

BAILS, BRYNER, BURMAN, DORN, EBERSOLE, GROVES, MCBRIDE, PRICE, SMITH, SWISHER posted by Orton Kinney SMITH on Friday, August 13, 1999

SMITH,BAILS,MCBRIDE,GROVES,PRICE,SWISHER,DORN,BURMAN,BRYNER, EBERSOLE; Inquiry on family of Andrew Jackson SMITH, born March 09,1852, died Feb. 02,1929. He married Emma D. MCBRIDE on April 09,1876, She was born 1856-1857, died 1887, had 4 daughters, Cora SMITH, married a PRICE,Tillie Jane SMITH, married a GROVES, Etta SMITH, married a SWISHER, Nellie P. SMITH, born and died in 1857. He then married Emma A. BAILS on January 01, 1890, had a daughter Bertha SMITH who married Lee DORN, 2 sons, Abraham Lincoln SMITH, (my father) born March 08, 1891, married Georgia Irene BURMAN on January 02, 1928, She was born April 17, 1909, died April 03, 1989, and John Wesley SMITH, born April 25, 1895, died February 10, 1987, married Hulda BRYNER, born Sept. 06, 1902, died December 1985. I would appreciate information on tying, if possible, the many families of SMITH that were and are in Hancock Co. to my family. Andrew J. SMITH had a brother Ezra, sister Emma and 7 other siblings and was born in Pennsylvania Primary District 4767. His father was Israel SMITH, born before1837, and mother was Margaret EBERSOLE

ADAMS, ELIZABETH, GEORGE, MYRICE, NEED posted by Irma Jean Morgan on Friday, August 13, 1999

GEORGE MYRICE (gg grandfather) born 1801 PA. Died 06-Sept 1865 Findlay, Hancock Co., OH Spouse ELIZABETH ADAMS born MD 1807 Offspring: George Lover, James A., Isaac and Isabelle Census: 1830 Canton, Stark Co., OH 1840 Canton, Stark Co. Perry Twp. OH 1850 Findlay, Hancock Co., OH 1860 Findlay, Hancock Co., OH NEED: Date and place of death of Elizabeth Adams Myrice. Only missing link for qualifying for 1st Family status in Henry Co.

GIROD, SHINABERY posted by Chad D. Baus on Friday, August 13, 1999

I am searching for information on Suzette Elvina GIROD, b. 1 Nov. 1854 in Hancock County, OH, d. 1 Feb. 1899, buried in Grover Hill, Latty Twp., Paulding Cty, OH, m. 1 Nov. 1871 in Paulding Cty. OH to Michael SHINABERY. I believe her parents are Leopold Girod and Elvina. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

FURGUSON, WHEELER posted by Toni Boise on Friday, August 13, 1999

Seeking info on the family of Jesse and Elizabeth WHEELER. Both were born in York Co, PA. They had 9 children: William H. 1826, James Jackson 1828, Oliver Perry 1830, Adam 1833, Edward Smith 1835, all born in PA. The following were all born in Findley, Hancock CO, John Wesley 1839, Mary Jane 1842, Samuel 1845, and Jesse JR 1849. Jesse SR died in Hancock Co 1883, and Elizabeth died there in 1871. Jesse SR was married a second time to Barbara FURGUSON, 6 Feb 1876, Hancock Co. Any help would be great. Thanks

HAHN, JACOBS posted by Carol Chafin on Friday, August 13, 1999

HAHN; Hancock Co., Ohio, USA; 1815-1882. Margaret HAHN, born in Hanover Germany, immigrated to USA sometime prior to c. 1840. She and her husband, Peter JACOBS, a native of Alsace-Lorraine, appear in the 1850 Federal Census in Wayne County, Ohio, with 4 children ranging in age from 9 months to 11 years. Margaret lived the rest of here life in Wayne County and was buried at West Salem Cemetery, West Salem, Ohio. Family lore has been that Margaret and her family were from the Findlay, Ohio area. I'm looking for information that would confirm her ties to Hancock County as well as lead me to information regarding her parents and specific place of birth. Thanks for your help.

COBB posted by Mary Thompson Saban on Thursday, August 19, 1999

Looking for descendants and information on the family of Foster and Mary COBB. They are buried in the Baker Hamblin Cemetery near Findlay, Ohio. Mary was from Virginia.

FALTER, KEIFFER posted by Vincent Falter on Thursday, August 19, 1999

Seek info on the ancestry, descendants of the following Falters of St. Wendelin Parish, Hancock County. --Clement FALTER 1894-1949 and wife Stella 1896-1994 (98 years old!) --daughter Lillian FALTER 1923-1964 --son Albert C. FALTER 1925-1927 -- son Richard FALTER 1928-1950 --sister??? Ida FALTER KEIFFER 1897-1974 --Ida's husband Marcellus P. KEIFFER 1895-1970 Obit on Clement would probably give his parent's names. Can anyone help? Despite my utter lack of knowledge of this Clement FALTER and family, I have extensive FALTER info to exchange, to include genealogy to the 1600s, and printed family history.

CLEMENS, CROUSE posted by Vernon Krouse on Thursday, August 19, 1999

Looking for any information for Lydia CROUSE. 1860 census shows Lydia as seamstress and daughter Mary CROUSE with her. The military records of George Washington CROUSE states "Effects to be sent to Lydia CROUSE CLEMENS c/o P. O. Hancock, Ohio." We can find no trace of her after that except for a quit claim deed in 1878. Can you help us?

STOTTS posted by Karen STOTTS Myatt on Thursday, August 19, 1999

Seeking information on Reuben STOTTS who lived in Hancock County from 1881-1882. Reuben STOTTS was born in 1806 in Jefferson Co., Ohio. He lived most of his adult life in Ripley, Huron Co. Ohio. He is actually supposed to have died in Hancock Co. and been tranasported to Huron for burial. Were there other STOTTS' in the area? Any information on any STOTTS' from Hancock Co., would be greatly appreciated.

BONHAM posted by Peggy O'Leary on Thursday, August 19, 1999

I seek information on Johnson BONHAM who moved to Findlay, Ohio around 1830. One of his children, Henry BONHAM, was my ggf. I have no information on Johnson, who his parents were, where he moved from, or who he married.

CRIST posted by Suzanne Dodge on Thursday, August 26, 1999

John CRIST b 1766 d 14 Sept 1845, m Elizabeth? Buried in the Powell Cemetery, Eagle Twp., Hancock Cty. I would like to find out how many children, and their names and birth dates. Also, marriage date of John CRIST and Elizabeth, and her maiden name.

BROTHERS, FLAUGHER, WEAVER posted by J. Elaine Merrick on Thursday, August 26, 1999

Looking for relatives of Conrad FLAUGHERand Sara Ann Weaver who lived in North Baltimore, Wood Co. They were killed in a wagon accident in 1871. Their daughter Ida my grandmother came to live with her uncle George WEAVER in Kosciusko, IN. Conrad was born in 1840 (the 12th child of Jacob FLAUGHER and Elizabeth BROTHERS). Conrad's other b&s are Miranda, Albert, Jacob, Lydia, Elizabeth, John, Clark, Susannah, Louisa, Sarah, Minerva, Emery David, and Almira. I have a family picture taken approx 1901/1902 which says taken in "McComb" which is in Hancock Co. (can identify Ida and her husband Charles Merrick and several of their children.) Can you help identify rest? Can send picture email or snail mail.

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