Bounty Land, Bureaucracy and Badly Patronized - War of 1812 Veterans and the Settlement of Defiance County - Part 3

 Bounty Land, Bureaucracy and Badly Patronized - War of 1812 Veterans and the Settlement of Defiance County - Part 3

In 1850, Congress included the War of 1812 Militia in the Bounty Land Program, using a sliding scale based on time of service to award land.  Finally, in 1852, Bounty Land Warrants and the Land itself were made transferable/ saleable.  In 1855, Congress went on to reduce the time of service to just 14 days for which a former soldier could get 160 acres.  If you had not served 14 days, but could prove you traveled at least 1200 miles in any military capacity, you got 160 acres.  Wagon masters, chaplains and other logistical personnel got 160 acres.  And, if along the way, you qualified but had not received a total of 160 acres, you got topped off.   

Lastly, in 1856, Congress brought naval personnel into the program, breathed a sigh of relief that everyone was equal, and patted themselves on the back just in time for an overheated American economy to experience the Panic of 1857, which, by the way, was the first worldwide economic crisis.

FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN 1812 SOLDIER

Let's imagine a man born in 1793 who served as a Kentucky private in the War of 1812.  He was a veteran of the campaigning along the Maumee River, withstood the two sieges of Fort Meigs, fought with Harrison at the Battle of the Thames where Tecumseh was killed, went on to complete a five year hitch in the Army and was honorably discharged.

He then came back to Kentucky to farm and raise a family. However, of all the places he had been, he liked the area around Ft. Defiance the best, saw its agricultural possibilities, and would like to have moved there with his young family.  But the 160 acre Bounty Land Warrant he had been given could not be sold or transferred and was only redeemable in Iowa, Missouri or Arkansas.  Those places did not interest him, so he went on about his life.

In 1820, he was glad to hear that the Fort Defiance area was now surveyed as an official part of Ohio.  In 1842, now at the age of 49, he learned that he could redeem his warrant for land around Fort Defiance, but if things did not pan out, he could still not sell the land or he could only pass it on to his heirs.  The risk of this was too great for his family, though he toyed with the idea of relocating.  Once again, he went on with his Kentucky life.

In 1852, at the age of 59, he learned through a fellow veteran that the 160 acres land warrant he held for 33 years (and the land that it might get him) could now be sold to the highest bidder.  His midlife crisis was a trip back to the Fort Defiance area to investigate what land he might acquire. Of course, he found the acreage picked over, and the best he could find was some marginal swampy ground on what would become Domersville Road in Adams Township.  He returned to Kentucky, sold his warrant to a broker for $1.15 an acre ($184 - which truly was a princely amount in that time), and lived out the rest of his life.

Our fictional soldier illustrates the impediments of timing, law, and federal government patronization that stopped Veterans of 1812 from making a bigger contribution to the development of Defiance County.  But in spite of all that conspired against them, there were fifteen veterans of the War of 1812, (out of the 82 military patent grants) who purchased land with their warrants and presumably moved to the county to develop and farm their claims.  God bless them and their progeny.

Surnames Wi - Z: Birth Records Located in Defiance County, But Births Actually Occurred Elsewhere

These are as found in the Birth Records of Defiance County or other files, originals located at the Records Center in Defiance, or as indexed by the Defiance County Genealogical Society and published as a book, available for ordering on our website.  

The DCGS index book notes the actual location of the record.  Births were usually recorded in a log book, but sometimes appeared in other files.  Remember that these are transcriptions and errors in spelling/numbers could appear.  It is always best to check the original record.

WI

Wichner, Anna Augusta (F. W. Wichner & Alen Faylor) b. Henry Twp., Wood Co., O -

6 September 1899

Wiler, Mary Lucile (John B. Wiler & Rose A. Harrell) b. Hancock Co., O. - 8 May 1904

Wiler, Merril (George Wiler & Myrtle Dunlap) b. Findlay, Hancock Co., O. -

26 September 1893

Wiler, Ralph Hilton (R. H. & Mildred E. Carpenter) b. Pleasant Twp., Henry Co., O. -

19 April 1907

Willard, Blanche (G. D. Willard & Maggie Bates) b. Salem, Columbiana Co., O. -

29 July 1890

Williamson, Sarah ( Jerry Williamson & Sarah Sith) b. Emerald, Paulding Co., O. -

20 June 1893

Williamson, Ray (Geo. Williamson & Mary Karns) b. Auglaize Twp., Paulding Co., O. -

8 February 1893

Willock, Elizabeth (Curtis Willock & Mary Stevenson) b. Oakmont, Allegheny Co, Penn

-20 January 1904

Wilson, Robert Everette (Otto Everette Wilson & Blanche Gains Kibler) b. Pike Co., O.

- 25 December 1896

Wilson, Victoria (James Wilson & Sarah) b. St. Joseph, Williams Co., O. - 

26 Sept 1869

Wood, Marie (John M. Wood & Mabel Curtis) b. Portage, Wood Co., O. -12 Apr. 1901

Woodruff, Anna (E. S. Woodruff & Libbie Dixon) b. Wood Co., O. -12 August 1893

Woolford, Forest Edward (Charles E. Woolford & Ida M. Hootman) b. Elkhart, Indiana - 18 January 1893

Wycoff, Donald Raymond (George Wycoff & Flora Price) b. Richland Co., O. -

10 May 1903

Y

Yearling, Ralph Edward (C. C. Yearling & Idith Bartia) b. Emerald, Paulding Co., O. -

4 December 1907

Young, John (John Young & Eva ) b. Michigan - 12 May 1875

Z

Zeigler, Bertha Maud (Abraham Zeigler & Mary Ann Trout) b. Williams Co., O. -

11 September 1902

Zimmerman, Annie (Martin Zimmerman & Mary Pettmer) b. Perry, Putnam Co., O. -

29June 1907

Surnames T - Wh : Birth Records Located in Defiance County, But Births Actually Occurred Elsewhere

 These are as found in the Birth Records of Defiance County or other files, originals located at the Records Center in Defiance, or as indexed by the Defiance County Genealogical Society and published as a book, available for ordering on our website.  

The DCGS index book notes the actual location of the record.  Births were usually recorded in a log book, but sometimes appeared in other files.  Remember that these are transcriptions and errors in spelling/numbers could appear.  It is always best to check the original record.

T

Taggert, Monroe  (R. C. Taggert & Miss Holsmer) b. Juliett, Penn. - 7 Sept. 1886

Taylor, Gladys (W. S. Taylor & Anna Thomas) b. Williams Co., O. - 8 Jan. 1890

Taylor, Houghton Wells (Samuel Rogers Taylor & Isabelle Forrester Houghton -

b. Allen Co., Indiana - 10 January 1898

Teegardin, Russell Winters (William A. Teegardin & Armona Winters) -

b. Putnam Co., Ohio - 19 March 1876

Thome, Stella Louise (John Thome & Frances Cecelia Schwab) b. Henry Co., O. -

13 October 1908

Thompson, Carrie S. (J. W. Thompson & Lizzie Simmers) b. Clinton Co., O. -

27 October 1888

Thompson, Dorothy (Orlay Thompson & Clara McFarland) b. Akron, Ohio -

7 April 1906

Thorn, Christina (John Thorn & Josephine Longe) b. Seneca Co., O. - 28 July 1896

Todt, Selma Margaret (Theodore A. Todt & Dora E. Stroefer) b. Auglaize Co., O. -

17 November 1907

Towle, Nina B. (Jefferson R. Towle & Hattie H. Parker) b. Paulding Co., O. -

22 July 1886

Travis, Vergil (Horten Travis & Nella May Gibson) b. Napoleon Twp., -28 Feb. 1902

Trembel, Ferris A. (Rosco M. Trembel & Lois I. Bear) b. Columbia City, Indiana -

20 December 1905

Trubey, John Earl Nathan (Nathan J. Trubey & Carrie V. Gilbert) b. Belmont Co., O. -

11 November 1893

Turritin, Elmer T. (Sherman Turritin & Nora Bohn) b. Williams Co., O. - 1 June 1902

V

VanSoggern, August C. (F. G. VanSoggern & Caroline Rutter) b. Henry Co., O. -

15 April 1902

VanVlerah, Frank Guy (Alfred Ayers VanVlerah & Bertha Brower) b. Wisterman,

Putnam Co., O. - 3 December 1882

Vannye, Florence Leona (Wm. Vannye & Elen Huges) b. Williams Co., O. - 21 Feb 1894

Vick, Lester (August Vick & Bessie Schnader) b. Toledo, O. - 18 February 1897

Vinegar, Sada (Grace Vinegar) b. Donlin Co., Kentucky - April 1899

W

Walls, Henry (Lander Walls & May E. Richardson) b. Paulding Co., O. - 31 July 1896

Waltenberger, Elmo Clare (Elmo C. Waltenberger & Sarah Metta Bushong -

b. Paulding Co., Ohio - 23 March 1901

Warford, Horace R. (Job Warford & Lovina) b. Tuscarawas Co., O. - 22 Nov. 1869

Warker, William (William Warker & Laura Robert) b. Paulding Co., O. -1 Feb. 1891

Wasserman, Carl Zeno (Albert Wasserman & Rosanna Hoffman) b. Isabel Co., Mich.

- 11 January 1906

Waters, Edna (Ed Waters & Susie Reeves) b. Centerville, Kentucky - 20 Oct. 1891

Waters, Lucretia ( Horace Waters & Esther L. French) b. Laport Co., Indiana -

22 August 1870

Webster, Mabel D. (Albert M. Webster & Emma F. Fosnight) b. Allen Co., Indiana -

21 April 1907

Wellman, Charles Hartson (Hartson Elsworth Wellman & Louise Deckrosh) -

b. Paulding Co., Ohio - 10 August 1881

Wertman, Kate (Alias Wertman & Mary Pengal) b. Pennsylvania - 20 Nov. 1875

Whetsel, Blanche May Ellen (Otto Whetsel & Alice R. Kelley) b. Wood Co., O. -

9 February 1908

Whitaker, Wilmer Lee (Allie Lee Whitaker & Phoebe Ethel Baldwin) b. Paulding Co., O

- 21 September 1916

Surname S : Birth Records Located in Defiance County, But Births Actually Occurred Elsewhere

 

These are as found in the Birth Records of Defiance County or other files, originals located at the Records Center in Defiance, or as indexed by the Defiance County Genealogical Society and published as a book, available for ordering on our website.  

The DCGS index book notes the actual location of the record.  Births were usually recorded in a log book, but sometimes appeared in other files.  Remember that these are transcriptions and errors in spelling/numbers could appear.  It is always best to check the original record.

S

Saeger, Arnold Seymour (William Saeger & Barbara Westrick) b. Chrd. Co., Kan. -

29 April 1880

Sawyer, Charles (Charles Sawyer & Delie Prongle) b. Wood Co. O. - 21 Feb. 1906

Saylor, Cora (James Wilson Saylor & Hattie Foulks) b. Osborne Co., Kan. -

15 August 1895

Schartzer, N. Russel (Robert Schartzer & Bessie Coslet) b. Williams Co., O. -

10 November 1903

Schatz, Anna Esther (George N. Schatz & Minne Schwater) b. Henry Co., O. -

28 October 1903

Schlosser, Earvel B. (Elmer Schlosser & Emma Whetstone) b. Ridgeville -

12 August 1895

Schlosser, Edgar G. (John Williams Schlosser & Chloe Carter) b. Williams Co., O. -

8 October 1899

Schlosser, Millard F. (Forest Slosser and Maggie Ramsey) b. Henry Co., O. -

14 May 1906

Schlosser, Victor Herold (Albert Allen Schlosser & Clara Agler) b. Henry Co., O. -

13 January 1904

Schondel, Louise V. (Lewis Shondel & Mary Hengestler) b. Paulding Co. O. -

26 April 1900

Schooley, Ellie D. (Orville Schooley & Ora B. Lerry) b. Paulding Co., O. - 6 Oct. 1896

Schotz, John Leshi (Fred Schotz & Rebecca Luster) b. Paulding Co. O. -14 Oct 1900

Schroeder, Carl Henry Fred (H. Schroeder & Anna Swartzman) b. Cleveland, O. -

26 April 1902

Schuett, Ernest Frederick (Frederik Schuett & Frederca Kening) b. Sandusky Co., O.

-1 February 1908

Schultz, Louis William (Christian Frederick Schultz & Dorothea Yedica) - 

b. Henry County, O. - 1 January 1882

Scranton, Ward Eugene (James Albert Scranton & Louisa Frederick Kurtz) 

b. Edgerton, O. - 6 April 1904

Sebert, Eunice (Gust Sebert & Nellie Snyder) b. Hicksville Twp/Paulding Co., O.

-1 December 1890

Shafner, Raymond M. (Michael Shafner & Viola Dillman) b. Putnam Co., O. -

2 July 1897

Shannon, Elmer J. (John Shannon and Euphenia Henry) b. Hancock Co., O. -

14 March 1882

Sherman, Philip Todd (Myron C. Sherman & Martha Elizabeth Todd) b. Wood Co., O

- 20 October 1903

Shields, Vern (C. E. Shields & Lillian Leonard) b. Ford Co., Illinois - 21 April 1906

Shirley, Vera E. (Augustus Charles Shirley & Alice C. Hill) b. Paulding Co., O. -

2 March 1883

Shock, John P. (William Shock & Amanda Haner) b. Henry Co., O. - 10 Nov. 1902

Shock, Nelson ( Peter Shock & Malinda Shoup) b. VanWert Co., O. - 22 Nov. 1902

Shondel, Wm. A. (George Shondel & Ellen Widmer) b. Garrett, Ind. -15 Feb. 1891

Shrimplin, Bessie L. (George Shrimplin & Ella Bailey) b. Iroquois Co., Illinois -

2 December 1891

Simpson, C. W. (Frank Simpson & Ianthe Weaver) b. Williams Co., O. - 14 Oct. 1894

Slattery, G. W. (John Slattery & May Messecar) b. Midway Co., Missouri -

2 August 1904

Smith, Alonzo Eli (James Francis Smith & Jennie Looey Wolf) b. VanBuren Co., Mich.

- 9 March 1891

Smith, Clara Francis (Geo. Smitt & Francis) b. Paulding Co. O. - 4 January 1901

Smith, Elden E. (Jacob Smith & M. J. Henry) b. Williams Co. O. - 19 October 1905

Smith, Elgie Cranson (Emry Smith & Harriet Nicely) b. Wood Co., O., - 12 Oct. 1905

Smith, Elizabeth C. (Joseph Smith & Minnie Funchion) b. Henry Co., O.  -

23 January 1904

Smith, Frank B. (Cash Smith & Lenora Wolf) b. Hamilton Co., O. - 17 May 1892

Smith, Frederick E. (Orlando H. Smith & Attice P. Blair) b. Putnam Co., O. -

3 July 1890

Smith, Marie (Allen Smith & Ida Duboy) b. Putnam Co., O. - 6 September 1900

Smith, Merrill (Frank O. Smith & Cora M. Rigle) b. Williams Co., O. - 1 April 1892

Smith, Paul Dewey (Colonel E. Smith & Myrtle M. Donley) b. Williams Co. O. -

23 June 1898

Smitley, Bessie (H. E. Smitley & Emma Snider) b. Allen Co., Ind. - 2 October 1887

Spain, Bernice (Frank Spain & Alice Shirk) b. Champaign Co., O. - 27 July 1905

Spangler, Dorothy (Henry Rudolph Spangler & Minnie Marie Rosebrook) -

b. Henry Co., Ohio - 2 February 1907

Spencer, Gertie Ann (Frank Spencer & Mary F. Knoll) b. Paulding Co., O. -

8 July 1900

Sprow, Lana May (Andrew Sprow & Anna C. Lamb) b. Paulding Co., O. -

12 May 1894

Spurgeon, Walter James (James Spurgeon & Lydia Riehle) b. Fulton Co., O. -

11 April 1905

Squires, Charles W. (P. E. Squires & Josephine Beam) b. Paulding Co., O. -

24 August 1895

Stanton, Doris Pearl (Lawrence Bradley Stanton & Grace Belle McCullough) -

b. Paulding Co., O. - 22 August 1916

Stauffer, Apriland (Fred Stauffer & Ollie Priest) b. Williams Co. O. - 19 Feb. 1901

Stauffer, Yoland Raymond (George F. Stauffer & Olive Victoria Priest -

b. Williams Co., O. - 19 Feb. 1901

Steel, Levi Ralph (C. B. Steel & Clara Effie Miller) b. Hancock Co. , O. -

14 November 1906

Steele, Roy E. (William B. Steele & Elizabeth E. Meyers) b. Williams Co., O. -

13 June 1883

Sterer, Fred Shellman Jr. (Fred S. Sterer & Freda Shellman) b. Paulding Co., O. -

3 January 1901

Steward, Samuel (Lewis D. Steward & Cora E. Hurni) b. DeKalb Co., Indiana -

6 June 1900

Stewart, Danzil R. (Ross W. Stewart & Ida D. English) b. DeKalb Co., Indiana -

19 July 1907

Stough, J. D. (Wm. G. Stough & Leora Yarnell) b. Fulton Co., O. - 18 June 1893

Strayer, Margaret Elizabeth (Abraham Lincoln Strayer & Emma May Foor) -

b. Henry County, Ohio - 19 April 1912

Strohm, James Albert (Albert Strohm & Mary Elizabeth Croninger) b. Franklin Co., O

- 16 November 1886

Suren, Albert Harrison (Albert Suren & Anna Harrisen) b. Paulding Co., O. -

28 November 1901

Svoboda, David (Andy Svoboda & Mary Osborn) b. Paulding Co., O. -25 Sept. 1903

Swartz, James (Frank Swartz & Ester Bandy) b. Paulding Co., O. -18 Jan. 1897

Switzer, Gret Otto (Philip Sheridan Switzer & Rebecca Jane Hunt) b. Paulding Co., O

-2 July 1896

Surname R : Birth Records Located in Defiance County, But Births Actually Occurred Elsewhere

 

These are as found in the Birth Records of Defiance County or other files, originals located at the Records Center in Defiance, or as indexed by the Defiance County Genealogical Society and published as a book, available for ordering on our website.  

The DCGS index book notes the actual location of the record.  Births were usually recorded in a log book, but sometimes appeared in other files.  Remember that these are transcriptions and errors in spelling/numbers could appear.  It is always best to check the original record.

R

Rangler, Carl (William Henry Rangeler & Laura Ellen Wells) b. Henry Co., O. -

1 April 1892

Rau, Ernest Albert ( George William Rau & Ema Schaad) b. Putnam Co., O. -

18 August 1904

Ream, Velma Byrthelda (Levi Ream & Arvada Aschleman) b. Williams Co., O. -

16 April 1907

Redman, Forest Clyde (Dyer Redman & Alice Jane Gregory) b. Scioto Co., O. -

25 November 1908

Reel, Edgar M. (Samuel S. Reel & Selerena L. Karple) b. Gloucester Co., N. J. -

7 June 1880

Reichard, Fred (James H. Reichard & Malinda M. Sunday) b. VanWert Co., O. -

10 September 1901

Replogle, Miner Derilo (O. E. Replogle & Alice Hipp) b. Jackson Co., Michigan -

11 May 1906

Replogle, O. Clifford (L. R. Replogle & N. May Woodward) b. Williams Co., O. -

20 August 1899

Rex, J. Phillis (Wm. M. Rex & Hattie B. Hoffman) b. Wood Co., O. -7 Oct. 1897

Rhodes, Sarah Ruth Marilla (A. F. Rhoades & R. J. Howell) b. Paulding Co., O. -

9 January 1899

Riblet, Jerry Wilbur (Willard Riblet & Lena Gertrude Haas) b. VanWert Co., O. -

28 October 1903

Riblet, Willard Alva (Allie Riblet & Nancy Jane Mullen) b. VanWert Co., O. -

7 September 1878

Rice, Grover E.(Clarence F. Rice & Clara Lininger) b. Fulton Co., O. -15 May 1905

Richardson, John Wesley (Danford Samuel Richardson & Mary Quigley) 

b. Lucas Co., O. - 3 May 1878

Ripley, Molly (Henry Ripley & Barbara Edwards) b. Henry Co. O. -7 March 1894

Roan, George Layton (George W. Roan & Ora Evelyn Wheaton) b. Lucas Co., O. -

5 February 1902

Robarger, Oscar Dale (Frank Robarger & Minnie Kline) b. Williams Co., O. -

30 April 1906

Robinson, Thomas Leslie (Edward Albert Robinson & LaBelle Florence Slough)

b. Cook County, Illinois - 21 February 1904

Robison, Mary Ellen (Harlem Robison & Ella Clemmens) b. Paulding Co., O. -

4 November 1900

Roehrig, Elmer (William Roehrig & Effe Frederick) b. Henry Co., O. - 10 May 1905

Roehrig, Elva (William Roehrig & Effe Frederick) b. Henry Co. O. - 10 May 1905

Rofferty, Jessie (John Rofferty & Lillia Grube) b. Garrett, Indiana - 28 July 1902

Rogers, Glenoris Leona (Geo. A. Rogers & Sadie Corner) b. Williams Co. O. -

22 September 1902

Rogers, Wanda (Joseph S. Rogers & Ida M. Marks) b. Williams Co., O. -

1 July 1907

Rohres, Laurina (Carl Rohres & Minnie Teitge) b. Henry Co., O. - 18 May 1905

Rosebrock, Annie (George Rosebrock & Minnie Luck) b. Henry Co., O. - 10 Apr. 1899

Rosenberger, Clarence (J. C. Rosenberger & Katie Fryer) b. New Vernon -

3 August 1905

Roth, Freda M. (Samuel Roth & Anna Petman) b. Paulding Co., O. -7 Sept. 1900

Rowan, J. P. (Joseph R. Rowan & Lucia Hopkins) b. Henry Co., O. - 9 August 1887

Ruble, Orville J. (John Rubel & Grace Hatfield) b. Williams Co., O. - 16 April 1903

Rulman, Harold Henry (Anthony Rulman & Minnie Herman) b. Mercer Co., O. -

13 August 1905

Rupert, Lilly (W. H. Rupert & Minnie Gearing) b. VanWert Co., O. - 13 Sept. 1893

Rymers, Mildred Elizabeth (Raymond Rufus Rymers & Mary Gertrude Cooper)-

b. Ottawa County, Ohio - 5 November 1917

Surnames C - D: Birth Records Located in Defiance County, But Births Actually Occurred Elsewhere

  These are as found in the Birth Records of Defiance County or other files, originals located at the Records Center in Defiance, or as indexed by the Defiance County Genealogical Society and published as a book, available for ordering on our website.  

The DCGS index book notes the actual location of the record.  Births were usually recorded in a log book, but sometimes appeared in other files.  Remember that these are transcriptions and errors in spelling/numbers could appear.  It is always best to check the original record.

C

Campbell, Aileen (John D. Campbell & Catharine Taylor ) b. Buffalo, NY 17- June 1903

Casebeer, C. M. (Calvin & Catharine Casebeer) b. Steuben Co., IN 21 -Aug 1869

Chaney, Russell W. (Albert Chaney & Nancy Owens) b. Paulding Co., O. -9 Jan 1905

Chase, Raymond (R. E. Chase & Emily Grime) b. Fulton Co. O.-15 June 1892

Chatman, Irvin (Louis Chatman & Minnie Shanklin) b. Williams Co., O. -18 June 1888

Chauncy, Delbert Harry (Albert Chauncy & Nancy Owens) b. Paulding Co., O. -

4 June 1907

Chilcote, Emma Gilis (John & Eliza Chilcote) b. Allen Co., IN - 27 August 1869

Christy, Minnie B. (C. W. Christy & Ella Coy) b. Williams Co., O - 20 August 1903

Cirtman, Floyd Murhl (Burton Cirtman & Edith Welsh) b. Fulton Co., O - 7 Feb 1897

Claar, James Everett (James & Blanche Claar) b. Jackson Co. - 3 Jan 1900

Clark, Blancher (Blancher & Christiana Clark) b. Bryan, O - 6 Oct 1869

Clem, Kenneth Sanford (H. Russel & Mary Sanford) b. Licking Co., O - 28 Oct 1905

Clemens, Adam John (Adam Clemens & Angeline Lero) b. Seneca Co, O -15 Aug 1884

Clementz, M. Elizabeth (Joe L. Clementz & Clara Breckler) b. Putnam Co., O - 10 April 1893

Close, Ada Marie (John E. Close & Elizabeth K. Kimple) b. Williams Co., O. - 22 April 1908

Coats, Florence F. (Adam Coats & Irene M. Smith) b. Toledo, O. -15 May 1907

Coffman, Melvin Allan (Felix Coffman & Minnie Mae Jatho) b. Lucas Co., O. -7 May 1903

Coney, James A. (Thos Coney & Mary Hogan) b. Belmont Co. IL - 1 June 1888

Conkright, Bart Jay (William Conkright & Mary Elizabeth Thompson) b. Putnam Co., O - 15 June 1888

Conley, Carl Emmett (Thomas J. Conley & Abbie Gleason) b. Paulding, O. - 

29 October 1885

Conner, Marvel Orfal (Paul H. Conner & Rachel Phillips) b. Kent Co., MI -14 Mar 1901

Conway, Irene (George Conway & Clara Wahl) b. Ashland, WI - 22 May 1902

Cook, Todema R. (Aquela M. & Nella E. Hoxwerth) b. Vermont, O. ?) - 4 June 1901

Coomer, Netta Lovina (Albert Coomer & Della Miller) b. Paulding Co, O - 29 Apr 1907

Coulter, Ruth B. (Marcus Hernie & Stella Coulter) b. Denver, CO - 12 July 1902

Crawford, Milo Eber (H. E. Crawford & Birdie Prichard) b. Putnam Co., O - 14 Jan 1903

Cromley, Mary Margaret (David Cromley & Mary Powers) b. Paulding Co, O - 

13 Nov 1904

Cupp, Charles Edward (John Henry Cupp & Mary Jennings) b. Henry Co., O - 

1 Jan 1892

D

Dahms, Merta (Charles Dahms & Matilda Braun) b. Defiance/Germany - 19 Nov 1881

Daniher, Delilah E.  (Michael Daniher & Phebe C. Potterf) b. Adams Twp/Germany -

22 March 1879

Daum, Frank Albert (George Daum & Rachel Speith) b. Henry Co, O - 6 Sept 1874

Decker, Bernard S. (S. O. Decker & Florence Huston) b.Allen Co, O - 29 July 1904

Deitrick, William Anthony (Theodore Deitrick & Barbara Weber) b. Henry Co, O -

28 Aug 1888

Delvethal, Katharine Sophie (Dietrick Delvethal & Maria Haase) b. Henry Co, O -

8 March 1894

Derr, Lillia May (William Derr & Elizabeth M. Perrain) b. Cleveland - 16 March 1895

Diehl, Elizabeth (John Diehl & Appolonia Schortsteiner) b. New York -22 Aug 1876

Dietsch, Estella Gorden (Charles H. Dietsch & Ollie J. Greenwood) b. DeKalb Co, IN -

28 July 1899

Dirr, Leufy Beatrice (Irmy Dirr & Edith Goff) b. Paulding Co, O - 30 Oct 1902

Dixon, Virgil Leroy (Delno A. Dixon & Violetta Teachout) b. North Baltimore, O -

31 Jan 1897

Doan, James Arthur (Jacob Doan & Alice Geren) b. Paulding Co, O -10 Oct 1895

Doughton, Helen R. (Bruce Doughton & Dora F. Clark) b. Williams Co, O - 

19 June 1900

Douglass, Seth Lewis (William H. Douglass & Lura J. Curtis) b. Henry Co, O - 

13 Nov 1895

Dunlap, Blanch (J. E. Dunlap & Gertie Wiler) b. Hancock Co, O. - 22 June 1893

Surnames A -B - Birth Records Located in Defiance County, But Births Actually Occurred Elsewhere

 

These are as found in the Birth Records of Defiance County or other files, originals located at the Records Center in Defiance, or as indexed by the Defiance County Genealogical Society and published as a book, available for ordering on our website.  

The DCGS index book notes the actual location of the record.  Births were usually recorded in a log book, but sometimes appeared in other files.  Remember that these are transcriptions and errors in spelling/numbers could appear.  It is always best to check the original record.

A

Adams, Berniece Margaret (C. F. Adams & Ida Klingler)- b. Paulding, O. - 25 Dec 1898

Allison, John (John Allison & Minnie Hall)- b. Bryan, O. - 11 June 1905

Ames, John D. (David Ames & Josephine Dorsey) - b. Center Twp., Williams Co., O. - 27 Nov 1899

Anderson, Hazel P. (Archy S. Langham & Annie L. ) - b. Almy (Alma?), Michigan - 29 May 1904

Ashbaugh, Irel Emery (Homer Ashbaugh & Dathie E. McClure) - b. Allen Co. - 27 Oct 1907

Austin, Bertha - (Wm. H. Austin & Amanda Eckert) - b. Auburn, Indiana - 21 Dec 1905

Baden, Perry G. (H. A. Baden & Catharine Maass) - b. Edwall, Lincoln Co., Washington - 9 Aug 1905

Baker, Bernice May (Samuel Baker & Pearl M. Hoisington)- b. DeKalb Co, Indiana - 22 May 1902

Baldwin, Harley Lee (Guy Baldwin & Susan A. Harvey) - b. Paulding Co, O. -

 17 Oct 1907

Baldwin, Phoebe (John W. Baldwin & Eliza J. Waller) - b. Paulding County, O. -

 5 Oct 1895

Ballmer, Orpha Elizabeth (Wm. Ballmer & Elizabeth Miley) - b. Wood Co, O. - 

18 Apr 1906

Baltz, Pauline (John Baltz & Mary Lavia) - b. Allen Co, Indiana - 13 Nov 1896

Bapper, George J. (Michael Bapper & Dorothy) - b. Clark Co, O. - 7 June 1869

Barnes, Berenieco Belle (John J. Barnes& Sarah M. Courtright) b. Harrison Co- 10 Aug 1887

Bassett, Leona (Daniel Bassett & Olive Christman) - b. Fleet Rock - 3 June 1892

Bates, Harry Delvin (William E. Bates & Harriet H. Scofield) b. Toledo, O. - 24 May 1894

Battershall, Richard Landis (Arthur Battershell & Libbia A. Clark) - b. Wayne Co, O. -25 May 1905

Bauer, Oscar Olanzo (Charles Bauer & Dell Frederick) - b. Henry Co, O. - 12 April 1895

Baum, Harvey (John Baum & Sadie A. Deckrosh) - b. Henry Co, O.- 14 Feb 1892

Bauman, Harold William (Herman J. Bauman & Lana R. Muntz) -Henry Co, O. - 

30 July 1905

Beam, Infant male (Milo I. Beam & Alberta Degear) - b. Paulding Co, O. - 

6 Nov 1898

Bear, Haze Licile (E. Bear & Sarah J. Smith) - b. Putnam Co, O. - 9 Sept 1903

Bear, Vennily (John Bear & Mary Maddock) -b. Henry Co, O. - 9 Apr 1891

Beard, Arthur Thomas (John T. Beard & Elzetta E. Carter) b. Van Wert Co, O. -

8 Sept 1888

Beckhous, Lucinda (Henry Beckhous & Mary Nagle) b. Fleet Rock - 13 July 1892

Beedle, Romine F. (Thomas Beedle and Elizabeth Romine) b. W. Lebanon, Indiana-     22 Jan 1900

Behringer, John Louis (Adam Behringer & Katie McCartey) b. Henry Co, O.  -                  4 Feb 1898

Bennett, Bessie Gustine ( A.C. & Hattie Castiel) b. Seneca Co, O. -8 July 1902

Bindbeutel, Richard (Jacob Bindbeutel & Louise Bindbeutel) b. Cuyahoga Co., O. -20 Oct 1902

Bishop, Sarah E. (John Bishop and Cena O. Rhodes) b. Paulding Co., O.- 23 Mar 1897

Bissey, Susanna Nettie (Isaac Bissey & Mary J. Truett) b. Liberty Center, O.-                   12 June 1888

Bistel, Alvin Albert (John Bistel & Christina Catherine Gardner) b. Henry Co, O.-    

 2 Dec 1894

Bistel, Ernest John (John Bistel & Christena Catherine Gardner) b. Henry Co, O.   -

31 Jan 1890

Blair, Ernestine Devoniah (E. H.  Blair & Cora White) b. Auburn, Indiana -27 Aug 1897

Blair, Eunice M. (Wilson Blair & Grace Dunlap) b. Williams Co, O. -5 Nov 1897

Bleeks, Charles Henry ( William C. Bleeks & Elsie Gill) b. DeKalb Co., Indiana - 16 Sept 1888

Blue, Alice Elizabeth (Beret E. Blue & Mary Troey ) b. Fairfield Co., CT - 25 May 1904

Blythe, Mervin James (James Francis Blythe & Bertha Eugelia Griner) b. Edgerton, O. - 2 Aug 1908

Boff, Rosa (Ferdinand Boff & Annie K. Heffner) b. Seneca Co., O - 11 Sept 1870

Bohn, Lillie Rose (Peter Bohn & Roletta Long) b. Putnam Co., O. - 1 Feb 1904

Bohn, Clara (Peter Bohn & Maria Wolsiffer) b. Long Island, NY - 15 Aug 1891

Bordner, Arnold Fremont (Jer. Bordner & Belle Smith) b. Henry Co., O. -10 Oct 1897

Bossaman, Oliver B. (Munroe I. Bossaman & Lucy A. Krabill) b. Hancock Co., O. -         

3 Nov 1880

Bouers, Stella (John Bouers& Anna Fronk) b. Fleet Rock - 11 Dec 1892

Bower, Mabel ( Samuel Bower & Mary Acklin) b. VanWert, O. - 29 June 1894

Bowers, Ralph (Clinn Bowers & Minnie Sindel) b. Paulding Co., O.- 9 Feb 1901

Bowers, Charles (Abraham Bowers & Katie Shaffer) b. Jefferson Twp -11 Nov 1898

Bowsher, James Lewis (Thomas Bowsher & Martha Ellen Eaton) b. Wood Co., O.  -

24 Mar1901

Brandt, Gust O. (J. G. & Brandt Amelia Kreager) b. Lucas Co., O. - 16 Oct 1894

Brattain, Harry Benton (Wesley Benton Brattain & Nancy Jane Vassar ) b. Hardin Co., O. - 3 May 1887

Breckler, Louis D. (Sylvester Breckler & Rosa Smith) b. Paulding Co., O. - 28 Oct 1890

Brewer, Harold Elden ( Andrew Brewer & Emma Boyd) b. Auglaize Co., O. - 22 Mar 1898

Brobst, Dale Emberson ( Martin Brobst & Ella Bensing) b. Henry Co., O. -3 May 1896

Bronson, Lillian G. (I. Newt Bronson & Martha Devauz) b. Hancock Co., O. -4 Apr 1904

Brown, Infant female (John Brown & Amanda Haron) b. Paulding Co., O.-22 July 1897

Brown, Russel Elliot (P. E. Brown & Alice Shirley) b. Paulding Co., O., -4 Dec 1892

Brubaker, Edith Mae (George Ulysses Brubaker & Catherine Heilman) b. Henry Co., O. - 3 Nov 1895

Bucker, Jesie (Geo. Bucker & Mary Spindler) b. Wood Co., O. - 10 April 1891

Buda, Nellie (Charles Buda & Lydia Wines) b. Hayes Co., Nebraska - 2 July 1890

Budd, Nina R. (Edward R. Budd & Mary E. Carner) b. Garrett, Indiana - 9 Sept 1890

Burke, Myrtle (Charles Burke & Mary Sillson) b. Auglaize - 26 Sept 1885

Bybee, Alice Medora (William Earl Bybee & May Gipe) b. Lucas Co., O. - 9 March 1907

Byers, Josepha E. M. (John K. Byers & Louisa S. Hull) b. Santa Paula, California -

5 December 1898

And History Repeats Itself...

Social distancing?

As we shelter-in-place in our homes this month and possibly longer, it's interesting to read about former epidemics that rampaged our country, putting our ancestors in much the same position as we are today.  Only science wasn't as good; medicines, tests, or vaccinations had not been developed for these diseases.  No drive-throughs or deliveries or online shopping was available.  Think of it.  Several of my ancestors were lost because of the influenza epidemic of 1918.  It was a common thing for families.

From the Crescent-News, October 12, 1918 -

Sound familiar?  Many of the arguments concerning the origin of the flu were present in 1918, too.  It was called the Spanish influenza, but Spain claimed it didn't start there, but in the Orient.  And it wasn't toilet paper and hand sanitizer that was in shortage, but Vicks VaporRub, thought to help cure the disease.

Defiance Crescent-News, March 8, 1919

Scouting the Library Local History Room - County Histories

I always consider it lucky if one of the surnames I am researching is in a county history book. Some tidbit of information...or maybe more...may be just waiting to be found. Some books are online for a fee, but why not stop in at the library and see if what you need is here for free?

Defiance County has several history books available - 1883 and 1976 and an historical atlas of 1876 which has personal information on some landowners.

It's always a good idea to check the histories of adjoining counties. 

 Along with the history book, one may find other related books for that county.

Sometimes, folks from our county moved to the big city to work and ended up living there.  It just takes a minute to check the book's index.


All of these books and many more may be found in the Local History Room of our Defiance Public Library.

Central Public School, District No. 5, Delaware Township, 1915

1915

CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 5

Delaware Twp., Defiance Co., O.

Blanche A. Stevens, Teacher

School Officers

John Luce

A. E. LaVergne

V. V. Miller

Ed. Kretzer

Thos. Fleagle

H. L. Traxler, Clerk

Pupils

7th Grade

Raymond Anderson

Freddie Breno

Ollie Michaels

Howard Moon

Florence Roland

6th Grade

Walter Haver

Alma Roland

Ralph Traxler

Laura Roland

5th Grade

Marie Keesberry

Ethel Michaels

 Anna Anderson

4th Grade

Nellie Luce

John Sanders

Cyril Roland

Grayse Smith

Robert Sanders

Elisha Traxler

3rd Grade

Aloysius Shininger

Dayle Crosser

Herbert Traxler

Estle Partee

Minphred Sanders

Alton Ferry

Gilbert Parent

Charlottie Michaels

2nd Grade

Wilma Parent

Guy Michaels

Edwin Partee

Oscar Condon

1st Grade

Richard Limbaugh

Wayne Crosser

Raymond Sanders

Walfred Ross

Georgie Ross

June Whetstone

Douglas Traxler

Paul Parent

Clarence Shininger

Darrel Kinsley

1915