By: Mark Holtsberry Harry Clifford Sheefel was born April 18, 1897, in Convoy, Ohio, Harry was the son of Frederick Daniel Sheefel, born October 21, 1863, in Ohio, and Mary A. (Barger) Sheefel, born December 25, 1857, in Ohio. Frederick and Mary were married on July 7, 1891. By 1900, the family was living at…
By: Mark Holtsberry Samuel Amandus Schuler was born on November 11, 1889, in Paulding, Ohio, Samuel Amandus Schuler was the son of William Hamilton Schuler, born on January 30, 1849, in Hamilton, Indiana, and Alice Athalia “Allie” (Dodon) Schuler, born on December 28, 1859, in Ohio. William and Alice were married on September 10, 1881.…
By: Mark Holtsberry Louis Charles Schmunk was born on February 21, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois, Louis Charles Schmunk was the son of Peter Schmunk Sr., born on February 26, 1871, in Germany, and Minnie (Albright) Schmunk, born on January 13, 1876, in New York. Peter and Minnie were married on June 14, 1894, in Chicago,…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Mark Holtsberry, (Paulding County Commissioner and Local Author), as the guest speaker at the February 20, 2025, club meeting. Mark came at the invitation of Lisa McClure, (Paulding County Commissioner and fellow Kiwanian). Mark spoke to the Kiwanians about the military history in Paulding County and about…
By: Mark Holtsberry Oswald Theodore Schmidt was born January 3, 1899, in Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio, Oswald was the son of Rev. Edward Johannes Karl Schmidt, born July 9, 1866, in Detroit, Michigan, and Elisa Katherine (Schmitt) Schmidt, born November 27, 1868, in Columbus, Ohio. The couple married in 1893. By 1900, the family was…
By: Mark Holtsberry Vernon Clarence Saylor was born in McGill, Paulding County, Ohio, on May 28, 1900. The son of Wilson B. Saylor, born in June of 1858 in Kentucky, and Pheby Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor Saylor, born July 14, 1858, in Kentucky. This couple was married on January 13, 1885, in Harlan County, Kentucky. Pheby…
By: Mark Holtsberry Ernest Adolph Schacko was born on August 14, 1894, in Defiance Township, Defiance, Ohio, Ernest was the son of Frederick August Schacko, born in 1853, and Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Pingle) Palm Schacko, born on August 15, 1852, in Defiance, Ohio. Minnie’s first husband, Carl Palm, passed away in 1871. She married Frederick in…
By: Mark Holtsberry Harry Wilson Perl was born on April 14, 1897, in Payne, Ohio. He was the son of John D. Perl, born in 1863 in Ohio, and Carrie M. (Crocker) Perl, born in 1864 in Ohio. This couple was married on December 27, 1888, in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, they were living in…
By: Mark Holtsberry John Raymond Perl was born on March 18, 1892, in Paulding, Ohio, the son of John D. Perl, born in 1863 in Ohio, and Carrie M. (Crocker) Perl, born in 1864 in Ohio. This couple was married on December 27, 1888, in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, they were living in Payne, Ohio,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Asa Raymond Pease was a young man who was born on December 14, 1896, in Grover Hill, Ohio. He was the son of Elwood Israel Pease, born on July 28, 1849, in Ohio, and Samantha Caroline (Elston) Pease, born in June of 1866, also in Ohio. The couple married in 1884 in…
By: Mark Holtsberry James Guy Hudkins Sr. was born on February 20, 1893, in Summers, Doddridge County, West Virginia. He was the son of Bryon Jacob Hudkins, born in September 1859 in West Virginia, and Laura Emmigene (Brown) Hudkins, born in January 1863 in West Virginia. This couple was married on July 10, 1887, in…
By: Mark Holtsberry Blanchard Bert Reeb was born April 21, 1897 in Antwerp, Ohio. The son of Berton Clayton “Bert” Reeb and Irene Iva (Fauver) Reeb born February 17, 1879 in Ridgeville, Henry Co., Ohio. This couple was married in 1896. This marriage did not last. By 1900, Blachard and his mother were living with…
By: Mark Holtsberry Dean Parady was born in Payne, Ohio August 20, 1887. The son of John Charles Parady, born in 1854 in Vermont, and Elora A. (Carmack) Parady, born December 4, 1864 in Ohio. This couple was married October 9, 1884 in Paulding. This couple were the parents of James Sill born in 1886,…
