Since Paulding County, Ohio’s Crane Township is celebrating a milestone this year, and I read the Township Clerk’s request for memorabilia, as well as information on a pioneer settlement called “Henpeck”, I decided to do some research about how the unusual name might have been chosen. As one can imagine, “hen peck” has been the…
To the communities of: Goshen, New York Goshen, Indiana Paulding County, Ohio As Ohio Township Day approaches on February 1, Crane Township in Paulding County, Ohio, is reaching out to the communities of Goshen, New York, and Goshen, Indiana, to celebrate a shared historical connection through one remarkable individual—Oliver Crane. Oliver Crane, born in 1791…
Crane Township, like many Ohio townships, was established in a place where there was no existing government and there were very few people. As a result, early Ohio townships assumed the responsibility of maintaining order. Horatio Nelson Curtis was elected Crane Township’s first Justice of the Peace in 1825. Justices were responsible for keeping the…
By: Mark Holtsberry Guy Fleming Heazlet was born November 30, 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska. Son of Perry, born March of 1851 in Ohio and Mary Eliza (White) Heazlet, born 1856 in Ohio. This couple was married October 25, 1881 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The Heazlet family moved to Paulding County in 1892. By 1900, the…
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at, 3:19 pm a three vehicle accident occurred on the north bound side of the US 127 & US 24 overpass. Involved were a dump truck loaded with stone traveling north bound when it struck a large paneled truck. The impact of the accident also involved an automobile that was pushed…
