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Defiance County, Ohio |
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Defiance County, Ohio |
Newspaper Data
| Defiance Democrat Jan 1871 Marriages December 25th, by J. W. Slough, Esq., James W. Henderson to Miss Sarah E. Mock. December 31st, by same, Jacob Colwell, to Miss Elizabeth Ice. Thursday, January 5th, by Rev. D. G. Strong, Mr. Charles Harley to Miss Emma, daughter of H. K. Pearson, Esq. Dec. 31st, by Rev. D. G. Strong, Mr. Julius Truesdell, of Trumbull county, to Miss Eliza Fredericks, of Defiance. Dec 25th, by Rev. John Ormerod, Mr. Andrew J. Minsel to Miss Esther Van Dusen. Dec. 29th, by R. Stone, Esq., Mr. William Martin to Mrs. Mariam A. Lacost. Dec. 25th, by Rev. J. Lower, Mr. Thos. F. Callender to Miss Samantha A. Switzer. Dec. 29th, by Rev. S. S. Hyde, Mr. William E. Miller to Miss Angeline Keener. An old man named John Sheldon, aged 82 years, residing in Tiffin township, was thrown from his horse, near the R.R. crossing, on the Brunersburg road and badly injured. He has since died. His horse was frightened by a passing train. Recent deaths of early settlers- Peter Blair, in Delaware township, December 28th, aged 62 years, 10 months and 12 days; Parmenus Kibble, Dec. 22d, in Tiffin township, aged 82 years; John Cline, in Noble township, Dec. 26th aged 45 years. Marriages January 1st, by J. K. Myers, Esq., Mr. Joseph Bachman to Miss Mary Kimberly January 1st by Rev. Aaron Berkeybile, Mr. Daniel B. Lehman to Miss Eliza Caylor? December 30th, by George T. Carpenter, Esq., Mr. John Elliott to Miss Hannah E. Ramsey January 1st by Rev. P. J. Spangler, Mr. David M. Kittridge to Miss M---a A. Hastings. January 5th., by the same, Mr. Abner B. Pollock to Miss Hannah E. Fritz. In Elkland, Pa., December 28, ult., by Rev. C. B. Benedict, Mr. John H. Davison, of Defiance, to Miss Ammie A. Benedict, daughter of the officiating clergyman. The bride received some valuable presents. In Defiance, January 16th, by J. W. Slough, Esq., Mr. Joseph C. Smith to Miss Sarah Ellen Fry, all of Defiance. Died at the residence of her son, William Newton, in Defiance township, January 9, 1871, Mrs. Laura Newton, aged 70 years, 6 months and 25 days. In this city, January 23d at the Oliver House, by the Rev.
H. M. Bacon, I. N. Thacker, M. D. and Miss Flora St. Clair, both of
Defiance. John S. Cannon, a well known attorney of Bryan, died at that place on Wednesday morning, 18th inst., after a brief illness. Died- on Monday morning last, 23d inst., Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Charles Krotz of this vicinity, aged 42 years and 7 months.
February 4, 1871 February 1st, by John W. Slough, Esq., Mr. Joseph Heck to Miss Elizabeth Wells. January 29th, by Rev. A. Detzer, Mr. Peter Schlosser to Miss Catharine Schaffer. Feb 11, 1871 Married - Feb. 5th by Wm. Ufer, Esq., Mr. Ira F. Gaedner to Miss Emma C. Dreher. Feb. 7, 1871, by J. W. Slough, Esq., Mr. Wilson Tucker to Miss Clarissa E. Smith. Died - in Denver, January 30, 1871, Clara G. Case, aged 36 years, wife of General F. M. Case [The funeral of General Case to-day (Tuesday) at 2 o'clock p.m. Friends of the family are invited to attend] The death of Mrs. F. M. Case, yesterday, cast a general gloom over the community. A lady of culture and refinement, she was well known and loved and respected by a wide circle of friends who will mourn her loss. The funeral will take place today at 2 o'clock. The above notices we copy from the Denver Rocky Mountain News. The lady referred to will be remembered as a daughter of Gen. Gilson, some years since a resident of Defiance. Feb 18, 1871 Died - on Wednesday evening last, Mrs. Ellen, wife of Geo. C. Backus, aged 33 years. Mar. 4, 1871 Died - in this township on Sunday, 26th ult., of consumption, James Sproll, aged 21 years. Mar. 25, 1871 On Tuesday last, by Rev. W. V. Thomas, assisted by Rev. D. G. Strong, at the residence of Larkin Heacock, Mr. George A. Booth to Miss Emma Hamilton. March 16th, by John W. Slough, Esq., Mr. George W. Woodcox, of Indiana, to Miss Martha Callender, of Hicksville township. March 9th, by Rev John Bradbury, Mr. John Schiery to Miss Mary E. Bauner, of Brunersburg Died - at his residence in Tiffin township, March 16th, 1871, after a short illness, Patrick McCauley, aged 68 years, 6 months and 16 days. The deceased was one of the oldest settlers in this county and an esteemed and vaulable citizen. - at his residence in Defiance, March 22d, George C. Backus, aged 46 years, a well known business man of this place. in Noble township, Wednesday morning last, Wesley A. Haller, aged 55 years. - at the residence of D. P. Ensign, in Farmer township, Constant Southworth, aged 76 years, 6 months and 10 days. Defiance Democrat Married - in Defiance, on Saturday last by J. K. Myers, Esq., Mr. Silas J. Robinson to Mrs. Eliza Mansfield, all of Highland township. - at the residence of the bride's father, in Parkman, Feb. 22d, 1871 by the Rev. R. L. Blackmarr, Dr. Wm. H. H. Jackson, of Garrettsville, to Miss Mary C. Blackmarr, of Parkman. No cards.- Garrettsville Journal Died - at her residence, near Brunersburg, March 29th, Mrs. Speaker, aged 71 years. - on Saturday morning last, Mara Bell Gibson, daughter of the late John N. Gibson, aged 12 years. April 22 - Died - April 14th, Wesley, son of Abram and Elizabeth Brown, aged 11 months and 21 days. Married - April 9th, by Wm. Willeman, Esq., Mr. John H. Miller to Mrs. Susan Hammon, of Richland township. - March 23d, by Rev. Geo. Struble, Mr. Jacob Shock to Mrs. Hannah Conkle, of Adams township. - April 15th, by Rev. S. S. Hyde, Mr. Wm. O. McConkly to Miss Henrietta Waltz, of Farmer township. - April 16th, by Rev. D. G. Strong, Mr. Byron A. Fauver to Miss Emma Hauser, of Adams township. April 29 - Died - on Tuesday morning last, at the residence of his father, Judge Latty, of consumption, Emmett S. Latty, aged 25 years. May 6 - Married - on the 2d day of May, by Rev. Adam Detzer, Mr. George Schall to Miss Mary Seyfanf, both of Highland township. - in Evansport, by A. Bennett, Esq., Mr. Demetrius L. Bell to Miss Nancy A. McCully, both of Defiance. May 27 - Died - suddenly, on Thursday morning last, Mrs. Louisa, wife of J. W. Phillips, a most estimable lady, aged 59 years. The funeral will take place on Sunday. Services at the Methodist church, at 10 a.m. June 10 - Marriages June 1st, by A. Bennett, Esq., Martin Gurwell, to Miss Angie, daughter of Geo. W. Ury, of Washington township. June 6th, by Rev. D. G. Strong, Mr. Jackson McCafferty to Miss Hester Nafus, all of Defiance. - June 24th Divorces - Four divorces were granted at our last term of court in the following cases; David Pugh vs. Sarah Pugh; Margaret French vs. Wm. T. French; Jacob May vs. Rachel May Rachel Inman vs. Alamander Inman Died- on Monday morning last, Zephaniah H. Davis, an early settler in Defiance, aged about 59 years. Mr. Davis had been badly afflicted with paralysis for the past year. Drowned - a young man, named Thomas Bishop, of this vicinity and recently married, was drowned last week in the Maumee, near Independence, while fishing. July 8, 1871 Solomon Gingery, of Milford township, respecting whose sanity in the matter of a land trade the Common Pleas and District Courts of this county were engaged for several days each, was taken to the Asylum, at Dayton, by Sheriff Karst, on Wednesday last. He went willingly. Married - June 25th, by J. K. Myers, Esq., Mr. Thomas R. Wade to Miss Mary J. Killian, all of Highland township. June 27th, by Rev. A. Detzer, Mr. John Sc-eler to Mrs. Margaret Boehm, both of Highland. July 22, Dead - a German laborer named Ashbach, employed on the two-story brick building near the Union School House, fell from the roof to the ground on Friday last, injuring him fatally - he died that night. Newark Advocate William Stuffer, became violently insane, and nearly killed his son-in-law by beating him over the head. He then jumped from his wagon and escaped to the woods. A posse found him, he was over powered and taken home, where he is under guard as he is still raving. Jan 1, 1870 Married on the 23d of December by W. A. Slough, Esq. Mr. Jacob J. Feaker to Miss Elizabeth M. Long. Jan 7, 1871 Married- December 23d by J. W. Slough, Esq., James W. Henderson to Miss Sarah E. Mock. December 31st, by same, Jacob Colwell to Miss Elizabeth Ice. Thursday, January 5th by Rev. D. G. Strong, Mr. Charles Harley to Miss Emma, daughter of H. K. Pearson, Esq. Dec. 31st, by Rev. D. G. Strong, Mr. Julius Truesdell of Trumbell county, to Mrs. Eliza Fredericks of Defiance. Dec. 25th by Rev. John Ormerod, Mr. Andrew J. Minsel to Miss Emma Van Dusen. Dec. 29th, by R. Stone, Esq., Mr. William Martin to Mrs. Mariam A. Lacost. Dec. 25th, by Rev. J. Lower, Mr. Thos. F. Callender to Miss Samantha A. Switzer. Dec. 29th, by Rev. S. S. Hyde, Mr. William E. Miller to Miss Angeline Keener. Lima News OIL PIONEER DIES LOS ANGELES,
April 7-(AP)
Date: 1921-01-13; Paper: Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Hicksville O. Jan 13—A son weighing eight pounds has been born to Mr. and Mrs Paul Smith. Submitted by Barb Zigenmeyer
Defiance Democrat Mrs. Hannah Tharp, widow of the late Isaac L. Tharp, died week before last aged 79 years. Mr. and Mrs. Tharp were among the earliest settlers in Farmer township, and did their full share in their day in making that township the rich and prosperous community it now is.
Defiance Democrat Sudden Death- Early on Saturday morning last a Mr. Ira Strough, of Striker, O., went to his barn to do his morning work, when he suddenly fell upon the floor and died instantly. An affection of the heart is believed to have been the cause of death. The deceased left a widow with several children. He was about 55 years of age. City Hotel - The village prison is now ready for guests. Marshal Palmer inaugurated the institution by putting in one noisy drunken man on New Year's day. The knowledge of the existence of the calaboose has of itself the effect to check rowdyism. Defiance Democrat Died - Mrs. Lydia, wife of Dr. I. N. Thacker, of this place, died on Friday the 11th inst., in the 58th year of her age. Her death was not unexpected, she having been in bad health for years suffering from lung disease. Defiance Democrat To Be Hung - Phillip Steinmetz has been convicted of the murder of August Heck, at Toledo, last June, and sentenced to be hung on the first day of April. Philadelphia Inquirer Defiance, O., Aug. 12 - Three persons were killed and three badly injured in a trolley car wreck at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing in this city just before noon to-day. The killed: Mrs. Helen Reisenwetter, Cleveland, O., 27 years old; Gerald Gaede, aged 5; Rollin Gaede, aged 3, both sons of Rev. M. Gaede, of Defiance. The wounded: Mrs. Olga Gaede, Earl Barnhart, Harold Fraghl. The latter two are members of Company E, Sixth Regiment, Ohio National Guard, of Hicksville, en route to drill at the Maumee Valley chautauqua. The crossing is at a curve, and the motorman did not see a cut of cars backing down. The trolley car had a trailer and both were crowded. The injured will recover. State Newspaper Defiance, O., Jan 2 - On the Maumee river, just east of this city last night, Henry Clemens, aged 26, and Miss Lillian Diels, aged 21, were skating on the ice near the Independence dam, when they skated into an open space. There were no witnesses to the drowning, but several girls who were skating near heard a cry and splash and hurrying to the spot, saw a broken place in the thin coating of ice, which covered the open space. They gave the alarm and in less than a half hour the bodied of the young young people were taken from the water. The young couple had been engaged for several years and they were to be married in the near future. Omaha World Herald Defiance, O., Jan 15 - Mrs. Francis C. Umbers, of East Defiance, died this morning. She was a member of the catholic church, and in conformity with custom lighted candles were placed about the remains. This afternoon as the body was left alone the burning candles set fire to the shroud. A passer-by discovered the fire and rushed in, but the flames were not extinguished until every vestige of clothing was burned from the body, which presented a charred and frightful appearance. Duluth News-Tribune Defiance, O., March 29 - Leroy Carpenter, 16, and Albert Merwin, 17, were drowned in the Auglaise river, twelve miles south of here, their buggy being swept away by the swift current while they were attempting to drive through the water which covered the roadway leading to a bridge. Carpenter was a student at Defiance college. The flood here is now receding. Philadelphia Inquirer Auburn, N. Y., Nov 28 - William Sobert Brasch, the Rochester wife murderer, in whose case Governor Hughes refused to interfere, was electrocuted in Auburn Prison early today. The crime for which Brasch was executed was the murder of his wife Roxanna, whom he pushed into the Erie Canal at Rochester, on the night of June 15, 1906. He killed her that he might marry May Gilmore, of Defiance, Ohio. He was arrested in Cleveland five days later and taken to Rochester. On December 26, 1906, he was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of February 10, 1907. On appeal the conviction was affirmed on October 9, 1908, and the week of November 23 fixed for the death sentence. Warden Benham issued invitations for Monday, but the execution was , postponed to hear from a special commission named by the Governor to inquire into Brasch's mental condition. The commission saw Brasch Saturday and Sunday, and then reported to the Governor that the man was sane. On Tuesday the Governor denied the application for a stay and the execution was set for this morning. Defiance, Ohio, - In Defiance, Oho, Charles Hart pleaded guilty to murdering the two Good children at Spaulding, Ohio and was sentenced to be hanged on the second Friday in April next. (Augusta Gazette, Augusta, Kansas, December 28, 1894, front page) submitted by Peggy Thompson |
