By: Mark Holtsberry Morris Homer Spriggs is the highest ranking naval officer to come from Paulding County. He was born April 18, 1892, in Paulding, Ohio, the son of Frank and Margaret (Petty) Spriggs. Frank Spriggs was born in Noble County in 1863 and studied law in his brother’s law office in Caldwell, Ohio. He…
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By: Mark Holtsberry Dr. Aaron Fenton Burson This story is about an Oakwood boy who made good of himself. Aaron was born in Oakwood, Ohio January 1.8, 1885. His parents were, Dr. Harrison S. and Sarah Elizabeth (Harmon) Burson. (As a side note, Harrison was a Civil War Veteran, serving with Company A. 21st Ohio…
By: Mark Holtsberry Andrew Schilb- Jemina Margaret (Gray) Schilb This story cannot be told without talking about both the husband and wife. I always wanted to know a little history behind the Schilb Funeral home. Stan and I, never really got to talk about this subject, so here I am, again, on my own. Andrew…
The Paulding County Carnegie Library will host a book signing by local author and historian, Mark Holtsberry on June 13th at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Holtsberry work is entitled, Paulding County in the Great War and documents exclusively World War I soldiers from Paulding County. The author will discuss his research and the interesting history and…
It’s been over 10 years of long hard work trying to dig up the past. Some may say that is not good but Mark Holtsberry thinks otherwise. You see, Mark is in love with history. With his occupation at one time being a history teacher, he understands the amount of work and time that it…
Several months ago after the election, County Commissioner Mark Holtsberry made it his project to see a fallen heroes memorial placed into the Paulding County Courthouse. He worked with the other Commissioners and especially the Veteran’s Service Office and within a couple of months, the reality of the memorial commenced. Jonathan Lichty, Veterans Service Officer…
