On Wednesday, November 29th, the Paulding County Parks District held a Ribbon Cutting for two new park pavilions that were erected at New Rochester Park and Cecil Bridge Park. These pavilions were constructed and made from many volunteer hours by Josh Sinn and Joe Burns, along with Crane Twp. Trustees, Friends of the Parks District,…
By: Mark Holtsberry John Marconi Jacobs was born September 7, 1886 in Paulding Township. The son of Marconi Pettit born March 14, 1838 in Ohio and Ellen (Stout) Jacobs born May 4, 1842 in Ohio. This couple was married August 24, 1865 in Paulding, Ohio. Now this was not Marconi’s first wife. He was married…
By: Mark Holtsberry Forest McKinley Jenkins was born in Haviland, Ohio, February 5, 1897. The son of John Andrew born March 30, 1862 in Jeffersonville, Ohio and Susie May (Gunderman) Jenkins born October 20, 1872 in Franklin County, Ohio. This couple was married October 23, 1895 in Paulding. By 1900, this couple, John and Susie,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Burton Rowland Hoaglin was born May 21, 1891 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of George McClellan, born July 23, 1861 in Van Wert, Ohio, and Geneva C. (Schnorf) Hoaglin, born March 5, 1870 in Preble County, Ohio. This couple was married March 28, 1889 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, this couple along…
By: Mark Holtsberry Ulysses Hitchcock was born March 10, 1896 in Putnam County, Ohio. The son of John, born in May of 1856 in Ohio and Ida Madora (Barnard) Hitchcock born October 6, 1856 in Ohio. This couple married October 6, 1878 in Putnam County. By 1909, the Hitchcock family was living in Jackson Township,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Robert Lain Holtsberry was born April 16, 1890 in Latty, Ohio. The son of Franklin T., born October 17, 1849 in Ohio and Sarah Ellen (Betts) Holtsberry born February 16, 1858 in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. She is the daughter of Joseph Smith and Susan H. Betts. This couple was married on…
Guy Fleming Heazlit was born November 30, 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of Perry, born March of 1851 in Ohio and Mary Eliza (White) Heazlit born in 1856 in Ohio. This couple was married in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The Heazlit family had moved to Nebraska between the years of 1885 and 1899. Guy’s sister…
By: Mark Holtsberry George Henry Hetz was born in Defiance, Ohio June 16, 1886. The son of Wentzel born March 21, 1851 in Germany and Barbara (Pushl) Hetz born 1845 in Germany. The Hetz family were living in Highland Township in Defiance County in 1890. This family was engaged in farming. George was too little…
By: Mark Holtsberry Clyde Ervin Franklin was born May 29, 1897 in Payne, Ohio. The son of Samuel H. born February 27, 1859 in Ft. Recovery, Ohio and Mary Elizabeth (Faller) Franklin, born December 19, 1861 in Ohio. This couple was married February 8, 1880 in Mercer County, Ohio. The Franklin family was living in…
By: Mark Holtsberry Herman Delmore Fuller was born in Oakwood, Ohio, December 14, 1887. The son of Alexander F. born December 13,1857 and Eveline (Burt) Fuller born April 2, 1867 in Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio. They were married July 3, 1886 in Paulding. From this couple’s marriage they had two children, Herman and…
By: Mark Holtsberry Emra Theadore Gray was born in Paulding, Ohio April 27, 1892. The son of Harvey, born April of 1858 in Ohio. And Mary Ann (Freeze) Gray born October of 1860 in Ohio. The couple was married July 6, 1879 in Paulding. The couple was farming in the Paulding area. By 1900 this…
By: Mark Holtsberry Ralph Andrew Grew was born in Cecil, Ohio, April 6, 1890. The son of Francis B, born July 18, 1852 in Canada. He became a naturalized citizen sometime after 1870, and Ellen (McNamara) Grew born in Ohio November 4, 1854. This couple was married November 20, 1881. To this couple was born…
By: Mark Holtsberry Earl Bartlett Endsley was born in Defiance, Ohio, April 18, 1894. The son of John Sherman, born May 21, 1860 in Coshocton County, Ohio. And Rosa Belle (Wilson) Endsley, born November of 1868 in Henry County, Ohio. John and Rosa were married March 4, 1890 in Henry County, Ohio. By 1900, the…
