Friday, July 24, 2026

The Pioneer Recollections of J. B. Heatley - Points in his Indian Experience

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  An Early Settler - James B. Heatley  James B. Heatley came to Ohio from Virginia in 1821 with his father, Moses, mother, Mary (Polly) and ...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Spanish - American War Soldiers - Private Frank G. Korn

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  #14 Private Frank George Korn Private Korn was a resident of Defiance when he enlisted in Company M, 6th Regiment O.V.I. at the age of 29....
Friday, July 10, 2026

Spanish - American Soldier - Private Albert L. Rollins

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#11 Joseph Hesselschwardt, #12 E. Gleason (not on the roll) #13 Albert L. Rollins  #14 Frank G. Korn Albert L. Rollins, 21, of Defiance, enl...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

An Old Settler - Robert Shirley, Sr. PART TWO/ Settling in at the Fort

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  The Shirleys settle in at Fort (Defiance) Winchester "We reached Fort Defiance that afternoon to our joy and the great delight of our...
Thursday, July 2, 2026

An Old Settler - Robert Shirley Sr. - PART ONE/ The Trek to Defiance

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  An Old Settler in Defiance - Robert Shirley, Sr. The story that follows appeared in The History of Defiance County 1883  and again in the ...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Luther M. Crowl of Hicksville Looked for Greener Grass

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  Go West, Young Men! I t was a trend in the mid-1880s for farmers to sell their Ohio lands to move west to Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and o...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

Excerpts of Letters Home from Joseph Hesselschwardt, 1899 - 1900

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  TO THE PHILIPPINES D efiance Daily Crescent, August 25, 1899, page 1 "George Hesselschwardt is in receipt of the following letter fr...