By: Mark Holtsberry Hobart McKinley Spencer was born on December 11, 1896, in Paulding County, Ohio. He was the son of Civil War veteran Martin Van Buren Spencer, born February 17, 1841, in Darke County, Ohio, and Eliza Jane (Flowers) Spencer, born January 9, 1872, in Ohio. The couple married in 1890. Their children included…
By: Mark Holtsberry Ralph Oscar Shrider was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on November 30, 1892. He was the son of William Carlysle Shrider, born September 28, 1859, in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio, and Tena E. (Stombaugh) Shrider, born in 1870 in Ohio. The couple was married in 1890. By 1900, the Shrider family was…
By: Mark Holtsberry Carl Frederick Payson was born in Paulding, Ohio, on June 14, 1896. He was the son of Minnie K. Payson, born December 7, 1878, in Ohio. Minnie was the daughter of Carl Frederick Payson, born in 1840, and Eliza Dorothea Payson, born in December of 1847. Both of her parents were born…
By: Mark Holtsberry Charles Chester Shinaberry was born on December 21, 1892, in Grover Hill, Ohio. He was the son of Robert Newton Shinaberry, born in 1854 in Ohio, and Sarah Florence (Kinkade) Shinaberry, born on October 21, 1864, in Ohio. The couple was married on June 23, 1882, in Paulding. By 1890, they were…
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,…
