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Showing posts with label McCauley. Show all posts

Friday, January 15, 2021

Some Ancestral Homes Named in Defiance County Marriage Records, 7-8

 

From Defiance County Marriages, Volume 7 

**(Pages refer to the actual marriage books held in the Defiance County Records Center)

Dvoracek, Joseph, born Mahren, Austria to Joseph Dvoracek and Marie Blahova

Prachel, Mary, born Vienna, Austria to Christian Keefer and Mary Prachel   (p.141)

(This marriage license was not used.  A change of mind?)

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Behne, Frank, born Madenburg, Germany to G.W.O. Behne and Anna Kasanovsky

married Clara Florence Geiger

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Mueller, Jacob, born Alsace, Germany to Frederick M. and Catherine Weisgerber

married Norway, Mary, born Switzerland, to Jacob Wilmer and Elizabeth Fraker (p.224)

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Clement, August, born Genoa, Italy to Nince Clement and Imday ? White

married Ruth Miller p.252)

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From Defiance County Marriages, Volume 8 (page)

Degryse, Paul H., (detective), born Roulers, Belgium to Jacob D. and Julia Druen

married Edith Bauman (p.227)

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Rich, William Alfred, granite cutter, born Peuryn, England to John Rich and Anna Harris

married Edith Marguerite Stotler (p..224)

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Bartosek, Stephen, shipbuilder, born Zersho-Sloveakie, Austria-Hungary to Joseph Bartosek and Kristyne Zudnick married

Venclick, Annie, also born Austria-Hungary, to Joseph V. and Marie Belek (p. 231)

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Johnson, Dennis born The Atlantic Ocean (Ireland) to Michael Johnson and Margaret Nelson

married Amanda Aldrich (p.364)

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Gable, Jacob born Fegyuerick, Austria-Hungary to Martin Gabli and Theresa Taler

married Ey, Rosa, born Fegyuerick, Austria-Hungary to Peter Ey and Mary Beelbeck (p.372)

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VanAmburg, Minnie A. (Mrs.). born Yorkshire, England to Joseph Simpson and Mary E. Churchill

married Herbert C. Frederick (p.436)

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Edmunds, Marion K., born Ditkowitz, Austria to John Edmunds and Elnora Rotter.

married Francis Ethel McCauley (p.449)

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Sunday, December 29, 2019

Winners of the Crescent-News Diamond Contest - December 29, 1908

It certainly was a race to follow as the women of Defiance County vied for prizes of diamond rings and watches given out by the Crescent-News.  All they had to do was garner votes from family and friends.  Voting ballots appeared in the newspaper every day.  If they wanted extra points, any new subscriptions to the paper gave them that.

Over $500 worth of prizes was offered by the Crescent to the top vote-getters.
The overall winner was Miss Edith Kopp of Defiance with 178,949 votes.  Miss Goldie Rethmel gained 131,000, Miss Tena Wilsberg of Washington Street, Defiance had 127,542 and Miss Della Kyle, Hicksville tallied 169,851. 

Florence Stoll of Second Street, Defiance; Godie Deatrick of Kintner Street; Dessie Lichty of Ney; and Celia Snyder of Evansport completed the winners' list.

Other participants were:

Miss Mabel Daoust, 202 Jackson Street, Defiance
Miss Mabel Elser, Wayne Street, Defiance
Miss Verona Reineke, 828 Wayne Street, Defiance
Miss Lettie Seibel, Perry Street, Defiance

Miss Ora Stripe, RFD 1, Ney
Miss Clara Johns, Sherwood
Miss Madge Reynolds, Ney
Miss Dessie Lichty, Ney

Miss Rose Bequillard, Hicksville
Miss Iva Slough, The Bend
Miss Laverne Hart, Hicksville
Miss Madge Donley, Farmer

Miss Audre Hoover, Sherwood
Miss Charlotte Fronk, RFD 4, Defiance (?)
Miss Mamie Hammond, Jewell
Mrs. Zeigler, Ayersville

Miss Rose McCauley, South Richland
Miss Blanche Cameron, North Richland