By: Mark Holtsberry Basil M. Wooton was a young man born in Latty, Ohio, March 30, 1897. The son of Levi W. and Ruby E. (Hamilton) Wooton. This couple was married, August 16, 1890 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. They had four children: Jesse Raymond born 1893, Cora L. born 1895, Basil M. born 1897…
By: Mark Holtsberry Tragic story of two young men from Broughton, Earnest Earl Tilley and Frank Halley Doster. Earnest was born in Broughton, Ohio, April 21, 1896. The son of George H. and Bertha Tilley. The family was living in Latty until around 1915, before moving back to Broughton. When the United States was soon…
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 Arista Carr was an Antwerp boy born January 12, 1893. The son of John Penwell and Cynthia Anne (Kerns) Carr. John was born December 9, 1858 in Ohio. Cynthia was born February 5, 1869 in Indiana. John and Cynthia were married January 21, 1886 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, John and Cynthia…
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 Sgt. Daniel Alexander Kanipe was not a Paulding County boy, but has the making of a good read. Daniel has the fame of being the only survivor of the famed Company C, 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Daniel was born April 15, 1853, in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina.…
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 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 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…
By: Mark Holtsberry A story of travel, adventure and service. Rassie Wilford Beverly, also known as Erastus, was born in Columbus, Ohio, January 31, 1890. The son of Samuel and Samantha Ann (Smith) Beverly. This couple was married in 1869. Samuel served in the Civil War as a private in the Confederate Army from Virginia.…
By: Mark Holtsberry Recently a citizen of Antwerp reached out to me to see if I would write an article on someone he remembers as a child, so here it goes. Percy Perry Smith was born December 28, 1893 in Antwerp, Carryall Township, Ohio. The son of William and Della (Overmyer) Smith. This couple was…
