Defiance County, Ohio , Queries Posted for

Defiance County, Ohio

Queries Posted for December 1999 thru January 2000



SURNAMES: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Surnames: BRYAN, NEWCOMER
Researcher: Linda Dietz    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, December 11, 1999

Seeking information on the family of William James BRYAN and Sarah NEWCOMER. They lived in Farmer Twp, Defiance Co. They had the following children: Alice, Sadie, Elmer, Otis, Jessie, William, Fred, Maud, and Byron.
Is anyone researching this Bryan Family? Would appreciate any information. Thanks

Surnames: CARR, DECKROSH, KNEESE, PALMER
Researcher: Pat Jones    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, December 17, 1999

Looking for info for Andrew J. KNEESE and his wife Sarah CARR. Andrew was born 1832 and died in Defiance 1910. Sarah was born 1836 and died in Defiance 1894.They had 6 children: Jennie, Ida, George E., Ella, Charles, Lena. Charles married Kathren DECKROSH in Defiance. They had 2 sons Forrest Guy & Lloyd L. KNEESE. Forrest my father, attended Defiance College and taught in a one room school house. Thank you for any info you can find for me.They are all buried in Ayersville Cemetery.

Surnames: KENNEY
Researcher: Judith Brumm    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 3, 2000

We are looking for information on James KENNEY, Jr. who was killed at Ft. Defiance.
He was a Private in Captain Squire Grant's County, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia, commanded by Colonel William Mountjoy
James Kenney Jr. died at Fort Defiance on January 30, 1829. Is there any cemetery on or near the old Fort or death records that early in this area?
Appreciate any help! Thank You.

Surnames: WYRSCH
Researcher: Maureen Corley    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2000

Descendants of Paul WYRSCH, b. Switzerland 1858, m. Katie Thurman in St. Louis 1884, in Defiance Twp. census 1900 w/ 2 stepsons and daughters Genevieve, Lena, Maria and Cordelia.

Surnames: COLLINS, GUILLIAM, LINEBRINK, PRACHT, RENOLLET, REPLOGLE, RETHMEL, SULLINGER, TOBERAN
Researcher: Nancy Schultz    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 7, 2000

I am researching these names in Defiance Co. GUILLIAM RENOLLET COLLINS RETHMEL REPLOGLE SULLINGER PRACHT LINBRINK TOBERAN. The Collins, Rethmel, Toberan, Replogle, and Sullinger families lived in Tiffin Twp.

Surnames: FIX, GIBLER, KUSZMAUL, RAMSEY, ROEHRIG, RUSSEL, SCHULTZ, SCHULZE, SINES
Researcher: Nancy Schultz    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Friday, January 7, 2000

I am researching these names from Def. Co. Time 1800-to present day. GIBLER, SINES, RUSSELL, RANSEY, KUSZMAUL, ROEHRIG, FIX, SCHULTZ/SCHULZE. The Simon SINES, Samuel & John RUSSELL were living in Tiffin Twp. Martin KUSZMAUL is buried at Brunersburg Cemt. Susannah TATE Kuszmaul is buried at Sherwood Cemt. Lewis ROEHRIG (m Catherine Ellen KUSZMAUl) was born in 1848, I follow his daughter Estella who m George GIBLER. August SCHULZE SCHULTZ lived in Tiffin Twp.

Surnames: DAOUST, HINSEY
Researcher: Arietta M. (Graves) Emenecker    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

In search of information about my great grandparents, Albert John "AJ" HINSEY and Cecilia E. DAOUST. They married 30 Oct 1893 in Defiance Co., Ohio and then moved to Auburn, De Kalb Co., Indiana in 1897. They both lived and died in Auburn; they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary together before "AJ" died 28 Feb 1952. Cecilia died 5 Sep 1961. They had nine children; most born in Auburn, De Kalb Co., Indiana. I would really appreciate any info on their parents; when they were born, where, etc.. Please contact me if you have any info you would share. Thank You!

Surnames: ARBUS, SISCO, YOUNG
Researcher: Jeanne Milliman    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 8, 2000

Would like info on parents and siblings of Simon SISCO who lived in Defiance County and married Francis YOUNG first and then Mary ARBUS. He died Apr. 9, 1891 in Defiance County, Ohio. He had five children by Francis and four by Mary. He and Mary are my great-grand parents.

Surnames: REDDELIN, RODDEN, WELCH, WELSH
Researcher: Gay Murphy    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 9, 2000

In 1853 Patrick WELCH filed on 40 acres in Defiance County Ohio. That is the same year he married Ellen RODDEN (REDELIN). They moved to Hancock Iowa where their children were born, then to SD. I would like to hear from anyone researching these names in that area.

Surnames: MILLER
Researcher: Mark Miller    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Saturday, January 15, 2000

Trying to find info on: Charles Edward MILLER b. 4/13/1858 d. 7/5/1929 Defiance Co. Names of children, I am told there were 12, but I have info about only 9. Names/info of Charles MILLER's mother & father.

Surnames: HARPER, WEGERT
Researcher: Neal Wayne Robertson    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Looking for information on William F. WEGERT Jr. and his descendants. He was born in Defiance Co. sometime in the 1860s to William WEGERT and Caroline HARPER both born in Germany. William WEGERT supposedly died in Defiance County in February 1878. Any information on these individuals would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Surnames: KINTNER, RIGEL
Researcher: Lynn    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Looking for any information on Isaac RIGEL. He was born abt 1845 and d. 15 Oct 1915. He married Rebecca KINTNER who died in Hicksville, Oh 27 Jun 1937. I think his family lived in Defiance County, but can't find any proof. Any info would be great!! Thanks!

Surnames: GUSLER, SNYDER
Researcher: Lynn    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Looking for any information on David GUSLER and his wife Susanna SNYDER. They were married in Williams, Ohio 27 Nov 1866. Their daughter Dora Ellen GUSLER was born in Defiance County in 1878. Thanks!

Surnames: HALL
Researcher: Eric Kahler    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Thursday, January 20, 2000

Searching for anyone who knows anything about George C. HALL who was married to Mary Ann ?. They had two children that I know of. One was Francis Selvister HALL and Wesley A. HALL. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

Surnames: CORCORAN, SMITH
Researcher: Roberta Sehnert    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Sunday, January 23, 2000

Seeking parents of Chester M. SMITH, b. 4/8/1898 in Defiance County, Ohio to Oliver Edward SMITH and Ella Frances CORCORAN SMITH.

Surnames: , HITE, HOCKMAN, REPLOGLE, RIES, VANWAGONER
Researcher: Carl Van Wagenen    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2000

Searching for Miller C. VAN WAGONER, b 1808 Ohio, m. Mary J. _____, b 1810 Ohio. In 1880c Tiffin Co. he was age 72 and she age 70, married 40 years, with 5 children, 3 living. Enumeration states father born NY, mother born PA., and her parents born Ohio and Virginia respectively. I believe these families are of German extraction but have not been able to confirm.
Children: (1) Conrad Miller VAN WAGNER (note spelling change), b 8/14/1837, d 8/__/1914 Archbold, m Mary Jane HITE, b 1/18/1839, d 12/__/1916 Archbold. Buried near Evansport, Oh. They had sevral children born in Defiance, namely (1) Perry Miller VAN WAGNER m. Mary E. RIES (2) Bert VAN WAGNER (3) Frank VAN WAGNER m. Elizabeth HOCKMAN (4) Leutessa May VAN WAGNER m. Clarence H. REPLOGLE, and (5) Homer VAN WAGNER.
Names of other 4 children, living and deceased are unknown.

Surnames: BOEHM, KIESSLING, PRACHT, PROCHT
Researcher: Julie Ann Kiessling-Liedtke    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2000

Seeking information about my great-grandfather, John KIESSLING. He was born in Germany in 1871, died in Defiance, Ohio in 1960, and is buried near Marshall, Michigan. According to his obituary he came to the United States in 1888 and made his home with the Nicholas BOEHM family near Defiance.
Also according to his obituary, his parents' names were John and Elizabeth BOEHM KIESSLING.
His naturalization papers were granted in Defiance County in 1892. He later moved to Michigan with his wife, Augusta PRACHT, and spent most of his life there. He later returned to Defiance after Augusta died in 1940.
I would appreciate any information about these family names. Thank you!

Surnames: CHASE, FELTON, SULLIVAN, WILLIAMS
Researcher: Cheryl Weber    Email: [email protected]
Date posted: Monday, January 31, 2000

I am Looking for info on the Charles Gardner CHASE family. I believe they lived in Adams township and in Evansport, Ohio. I don't know which township Evansport is in. Charles' wife was Charlotte FELTON, daughter of John M. FELTON. They had the following children that I know of: Anne, Sarah, Harriet, Addie and Rueben. They may have had a son Fredrick. Thanks for your help.
Also looking for Fredrick Earl CHASE b. 1888 and Delbert SULLIVAN CHASE b. 1890. Who is their father?? They are grandsons of Samuel Cook SULLIVAN, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann WILLIAMS.

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