Tag: military history of paulding county

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

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,…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Dr. George Washington Demuth was born in Cecil, Ohio February 22, 1895. The son of Dr. Fisher Franklin, born January 30, 1856 in Lucas County, Ohio and Margaret Lucinda (Crosby) Demuth born August 27, 1858 in Lucas County, Ohio. This couple was married September 2, 1874 in Lucas County, Ohio. In 1886…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Paul D. Yager, was born in Paulding, Ohio August 25, 1892. The son of John O.,  born in 1858, and Clara L. (Emmanuel), born in 1868, Yager. This couple was married in 1891.  By 1900 the couple was living in Antwerp, Ohio. John was working as a Fire Insurance Agent. The couple…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Carl Luther Olson was a Paulding County soldier whose grave was unmarked for 90 years. Carl Luther Olson was born April 10, 1895 in Ohio. The son of Jacob, born July 8, 1861 in Sweden and Emma Jeanette (Murphy) Olson, born October 20, 1868 in Ohio. Jacob and Emma were married December…