By: Mark Holtsberry Ralph Walter Emery Reed was born March 17, 1892 in Pennsylvania. The son of William S. and Ina (Burkett) Reed, she passed away February 6, 1899. By 1900 after Ina had died, the family, William and seven sons, were living in Stoneycreek, Pennsylvania. William was a wheelwright and Ralph in school. Ralph …
By: Mark Holtsberry David Henry Rinearson was born June 15, 1889 in Payne, Ohio. The son of Jesse and Harriet “Hatie” (Jones) Rinearson. Jessie was born November 16, 1855 in Indiana and Harriet was born July 15, 1855 in Indiana. The couple was married January 16, 1875 in Indiana. A daughter Rose Ella was born…
By: Mark Holtsberry The story of Moses Edward Kerns (alias Edward D. Kerns) has a strange twist and not sure why. Moses was born May 15, 1875 in Indiana. The son of Mathew Allison and Margaret (Grosscross) Kerns. Mathew and Margaret were married February 26, 1868 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Mathew was born in 1844,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Delta Hugh Reeb was an Antwerp boy known by the local fellas as “Doc”, and was born June 4, 1894 in Antwerp, Ohio, the son of Joseph Edward and Jennie Elnora (Oswalt) Reeb. Joseph was born January 12, 1873 in Ohio. Jennie was born September 9, 1877 in Ohio. They were married…
By: Mark Holtsberry The List In 1989 my uncle, Ray Keck, published a book titled, “Veterans Book”. He had many hours logged in locating veterans from Paulding County who had served in the military. At that time he had listed 1993 World War Two Veterans from Paulding County. But knowing him, he thought he may…
By: Mark Holtsberry Lionel David McCreary Lionel David McCreary was an Antwerp boy who was born February 11, 1877 in Antwerp, Ohio. By 1880, Lionel was living with his uncle and aunt, George W. And Izbella Coffelt in Antwerp area. George was a Civil War Veteran who served with Company G. 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.…
By: Mark Holtsberry Perry Nelson Leveck was born March 20, 1894 in Haviland, Ohio. The son of Commadore Perry Leveck, born February 27, 1853 in Fayette County, Ohio, and Ellen (Daniels) born February 9, 1857 in Ohio. The couple was married in 1880. By 1900, the couple, along with seven children, six of which…
By: Mark Holtsberry 369th “Harlem Hell Fighters” I know this is not a Paulding County unit, but this unit caught my attention. This World War 1 unit was originally the 15th New York (Colored) Infantry Regiment, a National Guard unit. June 2, 1913, a bill authorizing an all black National Guard regiment finally passed the…
By: Mark Holtsberry Hosea Gerald Hummell was an Antwerp boy who joined the Navy to serve in World War 1. Hosea was born January 25, 1897 in Antwerp, the son of LeRoy, born November 27, 1872 in Ohio, and Catherine Doyle (Fox) Hummell, born December 1874 in Ohio. LeRoy and Catherine were married in Paulding,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Weldon Aldrich was born in Paulding, Ohio, May 2, 1895. He was the son of Thomas W., born in 1863 in Ohio, and Nancy E. (Hoover), born February 4, 1865 in Ohio. Thomas and Nancy were married June 24, 1886 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, Thomas, Nancy and eight children, a ninth…
By: Mark Holtsberry Hoboken, New Jersey In my research on these World War 1 Veterans from Paulding County, I noticed when these soldiers were shipped overseas, most of them were on the ship, “Leviathon” and set sail from Hoboken, New Jersey! Well, now, for the rest of the story! On April 6, 1917, President Woodrow…
By: Mark Holtsberry George Keezer Bennett was an Oakwood fella who was born August 21, 1892 in Paulding County, Ohio. The son of James Buchanan and Sanorah Jane (Keezer) Bennett. James was born in Melrose, May of 1857. Sanorah or also known as Jennie, was born in Henry County, Ohio November 15, 1854. By…
By: Mark Holtsberry Harold George Stewart is an interesting fella who left the boxing ring to serve his country. Harold was born January 4, 1891 in Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio. The son of David Clinton and Mary S. (Coe) Stewart. David was born August 5, 1851 in Shelby County, Ohio. Mary was born…
