Pickaway Township (part 11 of 49)

John David (1863-1934) married Emma Alice Hays, daughter of Wesley and Mary Gephart Hays. They had three children: Daisy (1887-1977), Leonard (1889-1957) and Charlie (1891-1891). Emma died shortly after Charlie's birth. Both are buried in Springlawn. John was married twice more, living in various locales in the midwest until his death in 1934. He is buried in Michigan. Daisy married Charles "Ed" Brown (1890-1950) and had two children, William and Nellie. Daisy and Ed are buried in Springlawn. Charlie was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Drusilla and Frank Schleich, but died shortly after. Leonard was then adopted by Drusilla and Frank and took the name Leonard Grice Schleich. Drusilla and Frank later had a biological son, William (1897-1946) who married Bessie Sampson and had two children, Normagene and Donald. Leonard first married Bessie Cardiff (1890-1916) and had a son Maxwell Raymond (Jerry) (1911- 1994) and a daughter, Florence (Jan-July 1915). Bessie died 20 August 1916 and was buried with Florence in Springlawn. "Jerry" married Ruth Donohoe and had a son William (1932-1986). Both Jerry and Bill are buried in Floral Hills, Pickaway County.

Leonard married, second, Ella Hill, daughter of William C. and Minerva Gulick Hill. Leonard and Ella had six children: 1) George (1919-1952) who married Helen M. Kern (1920-1999) and had a daughter Patricia. After George's death Helen married Herb Hammel. George and Helen are buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville. 2) Edith, born 1920, married Warren G. Straley (1920-1976) son of Ross and Jessie White Straley. Warren is buried in Springlawn. Their children are: Lynn, Dona and Ann. 3) Dorothy, born 1923, married Robert Albright and was later divorced. 4) Frank (1925-1999) married Erma Wilt, daughter of Henry and Flora Irons Wilt. Their sons are Paul, Carl, Dale and Neal. 5) Eugene, born 1927, married Kathryn Hooks, daughter of John and Thelma Layton Hooks and had children: David, Brenda, John, Eric and Dan. 6) Carl died as an infant in 1930. Leonard was a farmer in Jackson and Monroe Townships, served as a Justice of Peace for a short time in Jackson Township, also served as a Deercreek Township School Board Member. After Ella's death, Leonard moved to

Circleville where he managed the State Liquor Store for a short period. In retirement Leonard moved to Hilliard, Ohio to live with Frank. Leonard died in Hilliard in 1957 and is buried in Springlawn with Ella.

John G. Haas Family

John G. Haas was born February 15, 1837, one of nine children born to Jacob (September 2, 1808 - February 6, 1896) and Rebecca Miesse (November 28, 1810 - November 26, 1883). Jacob Haas came to Pickaway County in 1836 from Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith and farmer. The family lived on a 160-acre farm in Walnut Township, Ashville, Ohio.

John Haas was reared and educated in Walnut Township. He attended college in Delaware, Ohio, became a teacher, and taught in Walnut Township for 8 years; the next 4 years he was township superintendent of schools. He was a prominent Democrat and was only 22 years old when he was elected to the office of township clerk. On March 10, 1854, he married Harriet Hedges (August 25, 1836 - March 24, 1901), the daughter of Jabez and Maria Hedges. The Hedges family cam to Walnut Township from Berkley, Virginia. John and Harriet Haas were parents of Edward Byron, Ella, Clara, Dora, and two babies who died in infancy. The Haas' lived on a 306- acre farm just west of Hedges Chapel Church, Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

John Haas managed estates belonging to private and public owners, including 1600 acres owned by Ohio State University. He was a trustee of Reber Hill Cemetery, member of Hedges Chapel Church, original member of Nebraska Grange, and treasurer of the Stoutsville Camp Meeting Association. He was a faithful servant of the church and the poor and needy, as well as homeless children who were always welcome in his home. John Haas died August 3, 1907. His funeral was held at Hedges Chapel Church with Dr. W.O. Thompson, President of Ohio State University, giving a beautiful testimony in appreciation of John Haas' faithful service. The Haas' are buried in Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township, Ashville, Ohio.

Edward Haas was born June 22, 1860. He married Clara Peters and they had two sons, Ralph P. and John Samuel. Edward died August 16, 1891, leaving a widow and two little sons. He is buried in Reber Hill Cemetery.

Clara Haas married Clayton Weaver; they were the parents of five girls, Mable, Alice, Harriet, Anna and Elizabeth. The Weaver family lived in the Haas homestead just west of Hedges Chapel Church. Clayton Weaver was a farmer in Walnut Township; Alice was a firstgrade teacher at Walnut Township School. The Weaver family is buried in Reber Hill Cemetery, Ashville, Ohio.

Dora Haas (1867-1917) married Oscar Heffner (1865-1958). They were the parents of John, Ray, and Howard. After Dora's death, Oscar married Nelle Forquer (1889-1944). Howard (1902-1920) died at the age of 18 during a flu epidemic. John (1894-1960) married Grace Irene Warner (1899-1969); they did not have children. The Heffner families were farmers in Washington Township, Circleville, Ohio.

Ray Edward (July 9, 1898 - March 30, 1978) was born in Pickaway County and was a farmer in Walnut Township. He married Margie Alice Warner (March 9, 1898 - Janaury 30, 1973) on April 17, 1919. They had four daughters, Helen Louise, Eleanor Grace, Harriet Elizabeth, and Martha Lee. They attended Hedges Chapel Church. Ray and Margie Heffner are entombed in Reber Hill Mausoleum, Walnut Township, Ashville, Ohio.

Anthony Hall & Samuel Woods

Anthony Hall and Samuel Woods, two early Pickaway County pioneers and their families, arrived from Virginia shortly after 1800. It is reported in the Van Cleaf "History of Pickaway Co. (1906) that Anthony Hall came to Jackson Township about 1800 where he purchased a mill on Darby Creek from William Marquis. He operated this mill until his death in 1825 and is buried in the McClane cemetery near Fox, as is his wife Rachel (Simmons) Hall who preceded him in death in 1823. Other members of the Hall family are also buried there.

Their daughter Elizabeth had married Samuel Woods in Berkley County, Virginia in 1799. Ina land transaction in 1832 between Samuel Woods and a Daniel Hanson it states that Samuel and Elizabeth had purchased land August 15, 1808 from John Clark.' They purchased land in Wayne Township in 1815 from a William Wood (perhaps Samuel's brother) who had purchased it from a Fergus Moore in 1814. However, Samuel Woods testified in May of 1833 (1833-1835 Pickaway County Deed Book, Page 294) that he had carried the chain for a Judge Kinnear while making a survey of land and that he had been acquainted with this part of the country since 1805. The area was on the Yellow Bud Creek west of the Scioto River.

In the early 1830's Samuel and Elizabeth moved to Cass County, in Michigan Territory where some of their family had settled. But due to an Indian uprising they moved further south and in 1835 purchased land as had several of their children in Elkhart County, Indiana. Samuel died there in 1841 and Elizabeth in 1843, although no burial sites have been found. Several of their children left Indiana and moved to Elkhart Township, Polk County, lowa. Their son James Alexander Woods and his wife Anna (Ritchart) Woods; their grandson James Alexander Selkirk Woods and his wife Mary Ann (Elliott) Woods; and their great-grandson Samuel E. Woods and his wife Eva (Burns) Woods are buried in the White Oak Cemetery, as are some of their great, great and great, great, great grandchildren.

These early Pickaway County pioneers were quite prolific and are known to have descendants spread over many midwestern and western states that include Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington state. They are even starting over on the East coast with some descendants in Florida and who is to say how man others have settled in states or countries where they haven't been identified as descendants.

Haller Family

The Haller family has deep roots, not only in Pickaway County, Ohio but in American history, as well. The first Haller of our line immigrated to America from Switzerland on July 26, 1731. Heinrich "Henry" Haller came to America on the Ship St. Andrew. When Henry arrived in America he signed the oath of allegiance in Philadelphia on August 18, 1750. He was a protestant. Henry married Christina Kast on March 11, 1760 at the Host Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He soon became Colonel Henry Haller as a patriot of the Revolutionary War. Colonel Henry sent to John Hancock, President of the

Continental Congress, a letter dated July 6, 1776 stating they were ready to raise troops for war. The troops they raised went to the Battle of Long Island. After the Revolutionary War and service to his country, he moved up the Schuylkill Valley, in Brunswick Township, Pennsylvania and there he died in September 1793, with a very large estate. He had eight sons and two daughters.

William Haller, son of Colonel Henry Haller, was the first of our line to come to Pickaway County, Ohio. He was born August 21, 1774 in Reading, Pennsylvania and died February 8, 1860 in Pickaway County, Ohio. He married Sybilla/Savilla Miller about 1796 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Both William and Sybilla/Savilla are buried in Pickaway County, Ohio. He was a farmer. William and Sybilla/Savilla had a large family, fifteen in numbers.

Isaac C. Haller, son of William Haller, was born January 14, 1814 in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania and died July 15, 1896 in Pickaway County, Ohio. He married Matilda Abernathy on January 28, 1838 in Ross County, Ohio. Both Isaac and Matilda are buried at the Shiloh Cemetery in Pickaway County, Ohio. Isaac and Matilda had five children.

Isaac "Thomas" Haller, son of Isaac C. Haller, was the first of our line to be born in Pickaway County, Ohio. He was born on June 30, 1857 in Deercreek Township and died July 10, 1941 in Monroe Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. He married Sarah E. Justice about 1879 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Both Thomas and Sarah are buried at Darbyville, Muhlenburg Township Cemetery, Pickaway County, Ohio. Thomas was on the Monroe Township School Board for many years, which today is called Westfall School District.

The Haller line does not end here. There have been many since Thomas that have come and gone. The life of these Swiss settlers was a difficult one. But it was a life to which they were able to adapt with pride. They were industrious, hardworking people who wanted above all to obtain for themselves a secure and prosperous position in the New World. Hard work and economy in living were virtues they pursued and passed on to their progeny. Many of their customs and ways of living are still in existence in the area of Pickaway County today and will continue in the days to come.

Harden

James Harden was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in 1793 and served in the War of 1812. About 1815 he moved to the State of Ohio were he died in 1859 and was buried in Hocking County. He had 3 sons: Alfred, James and William.

William was born in 1822 and had 6 children, one named Ephriam J. born in 1846. He later moved to Fairfield County in Stoutsville, Ohio. Ephriam had 7 children. One born in 1883 was Budd Harden who married Fannie Wise. They were parents of Ned and Thomas Harden, born in Stoutsville, Ohio. Budd moved to Lancaster, Ohio in 1922 and was assistant manager for the

Chevrolet dealer until 1928 when he moved the family to Circleville and assumed the management of the Chevrolet dealership in Circleville. Ned and Tom attended Circleville Schools and graduated in 1936 and 1940. Both sons entered the military service during World War II. Upon discharge from the service both returned from the war and worked at the dealership.

Ned Harden became associated with the Circleville Pumpkin Show in 1950 and retired after 53 years having represented that organization in both the Ohio Festivals and events Association (as President), and The International Festival Association (as its President in 1979). He was presented with the "Ohio Governors Award for Community Service" by Governor James Rhodes in 1981. Ned was the recipient of the Ned Harden Goodwill Ambassador Award presented each year to the person promoting Pickaway County. He is a longtime member of the American Legion, Amvets, Mason Lodge (50 years), Pickaway County Historical Society, Community United Methodist Church, Circleville, charter member and treasure of Circleville Corporation and Pickaway Manor Nursing Home, and Director, The Savings Bank.

Ned Harden married Sally Johnson in 1940 who died in 1985. They had two children: Donald and Nancy. After graduation from high school, Don entered the United States Navy and served on a destroyer during the Cuban missile crisis. He now owns and operates the Harden Chevrolet-Chrysler dealership. He married Linda Reid. They have two children: Tye and Melissa who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and is married to Jarrod Armstrong.

Nancy attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, graduating in speech and hearing. She went to work for the Department of Defense teaching for 4 years in Okinawa and 3 years in Germany. She returned to the United States and received her Master's degree and went to work for the Tucson, Arizona School System. She recently retired and resides in Tucson.

Marian Eva Grace Strous Harmon

14, 1912 to Eddie H. and Mabel (Armstrong) Strous. Marian's parents were married in 1894. Marian had two brothers. The oldest brother, Harold Armstrong, was born in 1899 and the second brother, Curtis Eugene, was born 6 years late in 1905. The family of five lived on their farm along Salt Creek on Strous Road in Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

Eddie and Mabel farmed and raised livestock. Mabel contracted tuberculosis and died when Marian was 12 years old. This left Marian as the woman of the house, resulting in her being in charge of making sure the milk from the cows was ready for the regular dairy pickup everyday, along with feeding and caring for the family and feeding the thrashers when they came to help with the yearly harvest.

Marian went to school at Saltcreek School, Saltcreek Township. She would cross the footbridge over Salt Creek and wait by the roadside until the horse drawn wagon came by to take her and other students to the school. Most of her adolescent years was spent helping with the needs of her family in the house and other duties around the farm. She attended and was a faithful member of Adelphi Methodist Church, Adelphi, Ohio, where she helped in any way she could.

A friend, from Laurelville, Ohio, Celeste Hoy, introduced Marian to Harold H. Harmon. After several years of dating, they went to Greenup, Kentucky and were married on February 2, 1935. After they married they rented a house in Laurelville, Ohio for $7.00 a month.

Harold worked for the gas company, but his interest was with livestock. He eventually opened a meat market in Laurelville. Marian worked with him in raising livestock and then as a partner in the meat market.

They bought a house in Adelphi, Ohio. Daughter, Rita Jane was born in August, 1936 and son, Gary Lee was born January, 1939. Gary Lee died at 2 4% years of age.

In 1957 Rita Jane married Roger Alton Bell from Marion County, Ohio. Three grandchildren Karen Lynn, Karel Anne and John Konrad added much enjoyment to the lives of Marian and Harold.

Over the years Marian and Harold lived in Adelphi, Columbus, Clark Lake, Pickaway County and Waverly, all in Ohio. They were always involved in their communities, in Masonic lodges and in Methodist churches.

After Marian's retirement from Xerox in Columbus and Harold's retirement from grocery meat market manager, they moved to Waverly, Ohio. Marian died in May, 1990 and Harold died in June, 1990. They are buried in Green Summit Cemetery, Adelphi, Ohio.

The Hart Family

Elijah was inducted into the Union Army May 30, 1864, at Circleville, and went into combat at Petersburg, Virginia. On June 21, 1864, he was wounded in the left foot. The wound became infected, and antibiotics being unknown, his left foot was amputated. On Jan 23, 1865, he was honorably discharged for disability. He returned to Saltcreek Township in Hocking County, and resumed farming.

ship about 1930. He worked for the railroad for several years. In 1955, he moved his family to Bell Station Road and farmed. In 1958, he moved to Walnut Township and worked on the Dudleson farm. With advancing age, he became unable to continue farming, and retired, living on Kingston Pike.

Bradley Fillmore Hart graduated from Logan Elm High School May 24, 1963. He served in the Air Force from Aug 30, 1963 to June 30, 1988. He served in Japan and Ohio. From 1968-1969 he served in Vietnam. Assignments followed in Okinawa, and duty with the Inspector General. He retired June 30, 1988. Following retirement he worked for the Exchange Service at Wright- Patterson AFB and drove for Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio. He now lives with Mary in Jamestown, Ohio.

Ralph Edward Hart graduated from Logan Elm May 25, 1965. He served in the National Guard from 1965 to 1971. He worked for Ashville Lumber, Lincoln Plastics, Hammel-Mc- Crady Plumbing, and DuPont Corporation in Circleville, retiring in 2001. He currently works part-time for Schoedinger. He and wife Barbara live near Circleville.

James Millard Hart graduated from Logan elm May 30, 1967. He enlisted in the USAF Dec 22, 1967, and was medically discharged Jan 31, 1968. He worked at various jobs as a painter and carpenter, a truck driver for Eastern Avenue Lumber in Chillicothe, and as yard supervisor for the company until retiring in Oct 1990. He ran his own construction company until 2003. He resides in Piketon, Ohio with his daughter.

Charles Theodore Hart graduated from Logan Elm in 1969. He served in the Air Force from 1969 to 1973. He worked for Buckeye Steel Corp. in Columbus, and later for the Circleville Police Department. In Aug 1988 he secured employment at Rickenbacker ANG Base until 1994. He transferred to his present job at the Defense Construction & Supply Center, Columbus. He lives in South Bloomfield with wife Sharon.

Barbara & Denny Hart Family

BARBARA & DENNY HART FAMILY Denny Hart and Barbara Baylous Hart were married August i4, 1976, in Laurelville, Ohio. Barbara grew up on the Baylous family farm in Pickaway County, Ohio. Her parents are Ruby and Gerald Baylous. Denny grew up in Hocking

County, Ohio, the son of Floyd and Eunice Hart. At the time of their marriage, Denny was a partner in the Hart family business, Hart Brothers Timber. Barbara was a legal secretary. The couple began married life in a residence on the Baylous family farm. In 1980 Barbara and Denny had a daughter, Leighann Denise Hart.

In 1983 the Hart family moved to the Kingston Pike, Circleville, Ohio. At that time Barbara was a Program Assistant for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Denny was making countertops and cabinets at Parsons Cabinets in Columbus. In addition, he continued to operate his own business in carpentry and remodeling. This business fulfilled his true love of construction, working with wood, building custom staircases and cabinets. In 1985, Denny began working at PPG Industries as a reactor operator. Barbara began attending college classes at Ohio University in 1988. By 1997 she had attained an Associates Degree in Human Services, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Community and Agency Counseling. In that same year she began working for Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center in Circleville, Ohio. As Leighann became very involved in music activities at Logan Elm High School, Denny also became very involved in the Logan Elm Music Boosters and served as President of that organization for 2 years. Leighann graduated from Logan Elm High School in 1998 and enrolled at Capital University, Bexley, Ohio. In 2000 Barbara opened a counseling private practice in Circleville, Ohio. She also began working at a private practice in Lancaster, Ohio, and later moved with that practice to an office in Pickerington, Ohio. Leighann completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics in 2002. She was married that same year to Eric Cook from Canal Winchester, Ohio.

Barbara continues to operate the private practice in Circleville and provide counseling services at her office in Pickerington. Denny continues to work at PPG industries as a reactor operator. He also continues to operate his own carpentry and remodeling business. The couple still resides at the Kingston Pike home. Leighann and her husband currently live in Circleville.

Hartinger ancestors immigrated to America from Germany around 1730 and settled in Pennsylvania. These early "clans" ultimately relocated and settled in the Ohio Valley.

John William Hartinger was the son of Peter Hartinger and Maria Catharina Prough. He was the only child from this union and was born on September 6, 1803 in Fairfield County, Ohio. On January 19, 1826, he married Susan Walters in Pickaway County, Ohio. They were blessed with the following children: Isabelle, Catherine Marie, Peter, Elizebeth, Salem, John William Jr., Mary Elizebeth, and James William. Around 1835, the family chose to relocate and moved out to Hardin County, Iowa. Peter and James remained.

Peter Hartinger married Laura A. Older on August 1, 1856 in Pickaway County, Ohio and settled in Deercreek Township. On May 12, 1862, Peter became a private in Company I of 126" Ohio Volunteer Regiment. He was wounded at Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864 and was subsequently discharged at Columbus, Ohio in June of 1865.

Peter returned back to his family in Pickaway County which consisted of ten children. John William II was born April 14, 1858 and later married Sarah C. Bishop Buskirk. They were married on December 16, 1869 and had three children, Bessie, Frank and Nellie. John William II died on January 19, 1911 in Ross County, Ohio and Sarah died on June 7, 1935. Both were buried at Brown Chapel Cemetery in Ross County.

The other children were Harvey Allen who was born September 12, 1859, Mary Elizebeth who was born September 15, 1862, James Lyman born in 1866, Joseph born September 10, 1870, Ida May born in May 1870, Rose, born on May 10, 1875, Laura May in 1876, Luther on February 10, 1879, and Charles on February 26, 1880.

Laura Hartinger died on November 11, 1881 in Deercreek Township, Pickaway County, and was buried in Springlawn Cemetery, Wiliamsport, Ohio, along with three of their children. Peter Hartinger moved out to Hardin County, Iowa to live out the remainder of his life and died on October 18, 1904. He was buried at Sheppard Cemetery in Union, Iowa.

Joseph Hartinger married Elma Vansickle on April 18, 1898 in Pickaway County, Ohio and had one son named Ernest. He was born on November 7, 1897 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Joseph and Elma were divorced on May 23, 1900 and both later remarried but had no children. Joseph died on November 17, 1918 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Elma died on February 9, 1959 and was buried in Hitler Ludwig Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Ernest married Vera Ethel Zimbleman on April 15, 1916 in Pickaway County, Ohio and had ten children. Ernest was a member of the 4" Regiment Ohio National Guard in 1916 led by General Pershing who pursued Pancho Villa. He received his honorable discharge on June 27,

1916. Ernest died on July 5, 1974 and Ethel died on June 15, 1982. Both were buried in Forest Cemetery in Circleville, Ohio. Their children were Ernest Howard who was born April 19, 1914 and later married Flora Gossman on July 6, 1935. Their union produced four children. Ernest died February 4, 1990 and Flora died February 11, 1992. Both were buried in Sunset Memorial Park in North Olmstead, Ohio.

Austin Leroy was born October 18, 1916 and later married Elizabeth I. Shave in Cleveland, Ohio. This union produced three children. Austin or "Bud" as he was commonly known, died on July 29, 1996 and Elizabeth died on October 7, 1967. Both were buried in Sunset Memorial Park in North Olmstead, Ohio.

Edith May was born September 11, 1918 and married Joseph Krakom-Berger in 1950. They had two daughters. Joseph died in 1993 and was buried in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mary was born on January 30, 1921 but died on January 30, 1922 and was buried in West Park Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Betty Louise was born on March 27, 1922 and married Leonard Santos in Cleveland, Ohio. They had one daughter. Leonard died in 1980 and Betty died in 1997. Florence was born on February 16, 1926 but died on April 16, 1926. She was laid to rest beside her sister, Mary, in West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. Margaret Ethel was born July 16, 1927 but died unexpectedly in April 1989 and was buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.

Richard (Dick) Hartinger was born January 16, 1930 and married Patricia Ann Leeth in Washington Court House, Ohio on October 19, 1954. They have two sons, Richard (Rick) born January 11, 1956 and Timothy Allen born on May 16, 1958.

Dick was among a group of stellar athletes in Circleville who had the distinction of having the first undefeated season at Circleville High School in football in 1949 and 1950. Dick was also a standout in baseball and softball. When he served in the Army, he was chosen to participate in the Army's V Corp Softball Championship Series held in Germany.

Dick also had strong interest in the field of law enforcement and held a Commission under Charles Radcliff and Dwight Radcliff. Dick, along with Deputy George Linder, were assigned to guard convicted murderer Cleo Keaton in a famous murder trial in 1964.

Dick's wife, Patricia, was taken from us on December 15, 1994 after a struggle with cancer. She was buried in Floral Hills Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Rick was the first Hartinger to attend a four year liberal arts school and graduated from Ashland University where he also was a four year letterman in football. He later pursued a career in law enforcement and retired after 26 years. Tim also excelled in football and attended Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio. Tim married Kimberly Allison on June 9, 1979. They were blessed with the birth of Jenna Marie born on May 16, 1985 and Kory Michael on January 31, 1990. Jenna was a very talented softball pitcher while attending Logan Elm High School. Kory is currently a talented athlete too at Circleville High School in football, basketball, and baseball. The last of the children for Ernest and Ethel was Barbara Ethel who was born July 27, 1932 and who married Victor Jones. They had three sons, Brent, Wade, and Todd. Barb died on February 17, 2003 and was buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.

Robert Wesley was born on March 16, 1936 and Robert Ernest became a member of the family on January 17, 1941. Robert Ernest (Pete) married Patricia Quincel on October 6, 1964 and had one daughter named Robin born on May 30, 1967 and a son Troy born on January 30, 1970.

Samuel Harvey & Clara Ridgway

Roy C., born 1858, and wife Marie (Chenowith) lived on and worked the land on the Rennick Road farm near Ashville, Ohio. They were active members of the community. Ray was a man of his word, a man you could depend on. He and Marie had one son, Bruce Chenowith, wife Ruth (Gantz), deceased. He had one grandson - Lewis Bruce (Mary Ann Braley) and three granddaughters - Marie, Michelle and Marsha. He also had thirteen great-grandchildren. After Marie's passing, Ray wed Garnet (Hanning) and had one son, Kermit C. (deceased). Bruce, now deceased, leaves second wife Lois Cole.

Harry and wife Minnie lived and farmed the land on the London Road, Ridgway farm most of their lives. Harry, a pleasant and loving many with a constant smile, was greatly admired by his three grandsons. One daughter, Marvine (Wesley) Miller, later wed Jack Walters. They had three grandsons - Roger (Jacqulyn) Miller, Kenneth (Rosalie) Miller and Steven (Linda) Miller. There were four great-grandchildren.

Hawkes Family

Timothy (Hawk) Hawkes born September 8, 1791, in Pickaway County, married Martha who was born November 23, 1826, in Virginia. Timothy, a laborer, died April 29, 1870 in a farming accident on the John Frey farm in Jackson Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, where he is believed to be buried. Martha died August 28, 1895, in Circleville, Ohio and is buried in Caldwell Cemetery. Their son Samuel Lincoln Hawkes was born July 19, 1863. He delivered rocks for the State Route 22 silver bridge with a team of horses and wagon. He married Cordia Mae Ramey who was born in Frankfort, Ohio, November 17, 1875. She was the daughter of Rufus Putman Ramey born 1849 and died July 8, 1907, and Ellen Cobern born 1846 and died October 9, 1909. Samuel and Cordia were members of the United Brethren Church on East Main Street, Circleville, Ohio. Many of their descendants became members of the United Brethren Church, now Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Circleville, Ohio. Samuel and Cordia's children were Nellie Lucille, Alice Almeda, Baby Boy, Frank William, Ora Belle, and Vernon LeRoy.

Frank Hawkes was born February 28, 1902, in Circleville, Ohio. He married Esther Mae Willis, born September 21, 1910, in Ross County, Chillicothe, Ohio. He worked on the railroad and retired from Container Corporation of America after 42 years of service. They had five children: Dolores Jean, Phyllis Ann, Elliott Lee, Ronald Louis, and Branson J. Esther Mae died February 12, 1970. Frank died November 28, 1984. They are buried in Jackson Township Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Phyllis Hawkes worked for the Agriculture Stabilization and Correction Office, Circleville, Ohio, and retired from the Copco Paper Company, Columbus, Ohio.

Circleville. He worked at The Circleville Herald and retired from General Electric, Circleville, Ohio, after 37 years of service. He served in the army during the Vietman War with the 196" Aviation Chinook Helicopter Company. He married Audrey Lee Sabine in 1963. She was born February 14, 1942 in Circleville. She worked at DuPont and Pickaway County Title Department. They have one child, Rhonda Ronette.

Rhonda was born February 9, 1972. She was a Field Commander of the Circleville Band for five years, two Junior High and three Senior High. She is a kindergarten teacher in Circleyille. She married Rodney Allen Miner who was born December 31, 1964, in Ross County, Ohio. He works for Able Construction Inc., Frankfort, Ohio. They are the parents of two children, Cynthia Lynn and Crystal Isabella.

Jacob Hedges

The descendants of Jacob Hedges, born June 29, 1828, have resided in Pickaway County since 1881. That was the year when farmer Jacob Hedges and Sarah (Brink) Hedges obtained a 335 acre farm in Wayne Township, Pickaway County. They were previously residents of Ross County, Ohio where Jacob married Sarah on July 14, 1853. Jacob was a strong abolitionist during the Civil War, and he assisted the Underground Railroad which ran through the southwestern portions of Ross County. Jacob's compassion and bravery helped many slaves escape to freedom. (Ref. #1) Jacob was also a Mason and belonged to the Pickaway Lodge No. 23 in Circleville, Ohio. Jacob and Sarah had eleven children: Jacob, Benton, Scioto, Edward, Josiah, Alice, Lizzie, and Effie. Their son Josiah R. Hedges was a well known lumber dealer in Ashville, Ohio. Their first born son, Jacob William Hedges, is described below.

Jacob William Hedges was born on July 21, 1857 in Yellowbud, Ross County, Ohio and moved to Pickaway County with his family in 1881. He was a successful farmer and resided near South Bloomfield, Pickaway County. Jacob William was married to Etta (Adams) Hedges on June 11, 1891 by Rev. LM. Brashares and they had eight children: Ruth Elizabeth, Richard, Reed, Rachael Hortense, Ruby, Warner, Rose Phyllis, and Roberta Joy. Ruby Hedges was a well known teacher of the commercial course in the Ashville schools. (Ref. #2)

Warner Hedges, born December 26, 1901, lost his leg by accident at 16 years old when his shotgun misfired. (Ref. #3) Warner survived the accident and was fitted with a wooden leg. He later became a successful farmer near Ashville, Ohio. Warner Hedges married Pearl (Brown) of Ashville, and they had two children: David and Susan.

David Hedges, born September 2, 1933, is still a farmer near Ashville. He was married twice (Jean and Joyce) and had seven children, five of whom are still living. His children are: Wesley, David, Cindy, Tommy, Daniel, Heidi, and Andrea. Wesley Hedges is a physician,

David a retired soldier and US government employee, Cindy and Tommy are deceased, Daniel is a medical salesman, Heidi is a United Parcel Service employee and housewife, and Andrea is a school teacher.

Ref. #1: Portrait and Biographical Record, Fayette, Pickaway and Madison Counties by Chapman, 1892, Page 302. Ref. #2: Article, J.W. Hedges Dead (Circleville Herald, December 1922) Ref. #3: Article, Shooting: Warner Hedges May Lose His Life (Circleville Herald 1918)

The Heffner Family

Many Heffners came to America from Germany and settled first in Berks County, Pennsylvania, south of Virginsville. There were Heffner ancestors who served with the Berks Co. Militia, a part of the Colonial Army under the command of General George Washington.

A galley named the Hope Greeley left European shores on May 4, 1733. Two of the Heffner ancestors who came to America on this ship were Henrich Hafner, born 9/10/1644 and his wife Ursula Gramlich, both of Eberstadt, Germany. They had a son, Johann Georg Hafner, born 10/17/1698, and he married Orstel. Johann and Orstel had a son named, Anthony Hafner, born 4/10/1742.

Anthony Hafner served under General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. Anthony married Catherine Hill, born 10/15/1743 and they had eight children. One of their sons was Abraham Heffner, born 10/24/1778 and died 2/17/1868.

Abraham Heffner married Catherine (Whirline/Worline) born 2/28/1786 and died 1/30/1866. They are both buried in Prairie View Cemetery near Whisler, Ohio. Abraham and Catherine migrated in 1807 over the Cumberland Mountains, came through Ohio, following Ebenezer Zane's trace, settling near the lush deep forests of Salt Creek Township. They came ina covered wagon with their one child. They lived in the wagon until they built a 16' x 20' log cabin in 1809. They purchased 76 acres of land on 9/19/1812 for $532.

A total of eleven children were born to the couple. One of their sons was Samuel Heffner, born 10/13/1820 and he married Elizabeth Hollar, who was born 8/5/1927. Samuel Heffner owned several hundred acres in Salt Creek Township. One farm was named Willow Brook and was purchased in 1860. Samuel served as a township trustee and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Whisler. Samuel and Elizabeth raised five sons, the youngest being LaFayette, born 5/2/1855.

Lafayette first married Mary Selina Imler. His second wife was Laura Karshner, born 11/18/1865 and died 2/15/1955. Lafayette inherited Willow Brook Farm when his father died in 1895. Lafayette and Laura raised two sons, Clarence and Earl.

Sarah Elizabeth Heffner married Robert Eugene Bower, born 12/18/1915 and died 2/8/1992. Elizabeth purchased Willow Brook Farm at the Earl Heffner estate sale in 1957. Robert and Elizabeth raised one son, Robert Louis Bower, Born 4/25/1944. He married Melodee Bartholomew, born 1/9/1945. Robert and Melodee have two children, John Michael Bower, born 8/20/1970, and Carey Suzanne Bower, 5/31/1973. John and Carey inherited Willow Brook Farm from their grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Bower in 1999.

The log cabin built near Whisler by Abraham and Catherine Heffner in 1812 has been acquired by the Bower Family and is being reassembled on the Willow Brook Farm. The 176 acre farm is the only land remaining in the Heffner/Bower family today.

George Heffner Family

Andreas Haeffner lived in Eberstadt, Germany, a beautiful region known as Bergstrasse. The Heffner name was spelled five different ways in the 1600's and 1700's: Haeffner, Haefner, Hafner, Hefner, and today, Heffner.

Heinrich Haeffner was a son of Andreas Haeffner in Germany. He was a weaver by trade. In September 1749, he sailed from Rotterdam on the ship "Patience" with 270 passengers and landed at Delaware. He served in the Continental Army and was taken prisoner by the British in New Jersey. On November 28, 1752, he married Maria Eva Ketchner. They settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They had eight children. The Haeffners are buried in Moselem Church Cemetery, Virginville, Pennsylvania.

Johan George Haeffner (1757-1818) was a son of Heinrich and Maria Haeffner. He married Maria Hummel (1759-1848). They had five children. The Haeffners are buried in Moselem Cemetery, Virginville, Pennsylvania.

Jacob Heffner (1787-1867) was a son of Johan George and Maria Haeffner. He married M. Anna Dietrich (1787-1838) and they had eight children. The Heffners are buried in the

Harry Heffner (1810-1897) was a son of Jacob and M. Anna Heffner and was born in Virginville, Pennsylvania. In 1833 he and a friend decided to go west. They walked 500 miles in 16 days and ended up in Circleville, Ohio. For three years they worked as shoemakers. He married M. Elizabeth Riegel (1807-1885); they lived in Amanda Township, Fairfield County, and had eight children. He was a farmer and when he retired, he moved to Circleville to be near his two sons, Henry and William. William owned a large roller mill in Circleville making 36 barrels of flour a day. He also was a partner with his brother, Henry, and a Reichelderfer who owned the Circleville Mills which turned out 200 barrels of corn meal each day. Harry and M. Elizabeth Heffner are buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.

George Heffner (1839-1919) was a son of Harry and Elizabeth Heffner. He was a farmer and lived four miles east of Circleville. He married M. Sarah Jane Brown (1844-1935) on July 11, 1963. They were the parents of Flora, Charles C., and Oscar.

Charles C. (1867-1946) was married to Corrilla Heffner (1877-1939). He was a farmer and county commissioner. They lived on the family farm located at the corner of Winchester and Bell Station roads in Walnut Township. These families are entombed in Reber Hill Mausoleum, Walnut Township, Ashville, Ohio.

Oscar Heffner (1865-1958) married Dora Haas (1867-1917). They were the parents of John, Ray, and Howard. They lived on a farm on Winchester Road just north of Route 188, near Circleville, Ohio. After Dora's death, Oscar married Nelle Forquer (1889-1944). Howard (1902-1920) died at the age of 18 during a flu epidemic. John (1894-1960) married Grace Irene Warner (1899-1969); they did not have children. The Heffner families were farmers in Washington Township. Nelle Forquer Heffner is buried in Forest Cemetery in Circleville, Ohio. The other family members are buried Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township, Ashville,Ohio.

Ray Edward (July 9, 1898- March 30, 1978) married Margie Alice Warner (March 9, 1898 - January 30, 1973) on April 17, 1919. Margie and Grace Warner were sisters married to brothers, John and Ray Heffner. Ray and Margie Heffner lived on a 300-acre farm in Walnut Township. He raised corn, wheat, vegetables, and melons. They were the parents of four daughters, Helen Louise (1923-2004) married George Smith, Eleanor Grace (1924) married Robert R. Barr, Harriet Elizabeth (1926) married Joe Hedges, and Martha Lee (1928) married William Wharton. Ray and Margie Heffner are entombed in Reber Hill Mausoleum, Walnut Township, Ashville, Ohio.

Descendants of George and Sarah Jane Heffner residing in Pickaway County, Ohio, in 2005 include great-grandchildren Eleanor Barr and Martha Wharton, great-great grandchildren Patricia L. Barr, Rhonda Purcell, Randy Wharton, and Bruce Wharton, and great-great-great grandchildren Nathan Purcell, Joy Purcell, Caylin Wharton, and Kendall Wharton.

Ray Edward Heffner Family

Ray Edward Heffner was born in Washington Township, Circleville, Ohio, July 9, 1898, the son of Oscar and Dora Haas Heffner and grandson of George and Sarah J. Brown Heffner. They were descendants of Andreas Heffner who lived in Eberstadt, Germany. In 1749 Heinrich Haeffner, the son of Andreas Haeffner, sailed from Rotterdam n the ship 'Patience' with 270 passengers and landed in Delaware. His family settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1833, Harry Heffner, the great-grandson of Heinrich Heffner, decided to go west; he and a friend walked 500 miles in 16 days and ended up in Circleville, Ohio.

Ray Heffner had two brothers, John and Howard. The Heffners were farmers and lived on a farm on Winchester Road just north of Route 188 in Washington Township near Circleville. Ray Heffner married Margie Alice Warner (1898-1973) on April 17, 1919. They lived on a 300-acre farm in Walnut Township east of Hedges Chapel Church, Ashville, Ohio. They were the parents of four daughters, Helen, Eleanor, Harriet, and Martha. He was a farmer and grew vegetables, melons, turnips, corn and wheat. Will W. Fischer & Son from Ashville took the vegetables, melons and turnips to market in Columbus, Ohio.

In 1956 Ray and Margie built a brick home on the corner of Plum and Park Streets in Ashville and moved from their farm. Margie died January 30, 1973 and Ray passed away March 30, 1978. They are entombed in Reber Hill Mausoleum, Walnut Township, near Ashville, Ohio.

Helen Heffner (May 31, 1923 - March 14, 2004) married George O. Smith on September 5, 1944 in Walnut Township. They had twelve children, nine boys and three girls. Their families all live near Springfield, Ohio.

Eleanor Heffner, born September 22, 1924 in Walnut Township, married Robert R. Barr on January 31, 1944. They had two children, Patricia Lynn and Richard Alan. Robert was

Ray and Margie Heffner with daughters Helen, Elanore, Harriet, and Martha born September 8, 1924, in Fairfield County, died September 18, 1983, and is buried in Reber Hill Cemetery.

Patricia Barr was born December 25, 1946 in Circleville, Ohio. She married Michael D. Neff June 12, 1966; their daughter, Angela Sue was born April 20, 1971. Michael died December 8, 1973. Patricia married Dean E. Barr February 3, 1978; they have a daughter, Laurie Renee' born November 3, 1979. Angela married Stephen D. Gussler (October 4, 1970) on July 17, 1999. They have on daughter, Michayla Renee born April 30, 2002.

Richard Barr was born March 21, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio. He married Martha Ann Sark September 11, 1971; they had two sons, Alan Michael born April 6, 1979, and Aaron Matthew born September 8, 1983. The Barrs were later divorced. Dr. Barr married Dr. Karen Strickfaden August 8, 1997; they have two children, Kyle Richard born December 2, 2002 and Nicole Catherine born December 29, 2003. They live near Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Harriet Heffner, born June 12, 1926, married Joe Hedges (born June 7, 1926) on February 24, 1947. Their daughter, Melanie Sue (born September 10, 1951) married Frank Greenfield on August 12, 1973. They have two children, Joshua Kyle, born August 26, 1978 and Carli Nicole born February 2, 1982. The Hedges and Greenfields live in Marietta, Georgia.

Martha Lee Heffner was born August 18, 1928 in Walnut Township and married William Wharton March 20, 1948. William was born October 17, 1924 and died April 4, 1994. He is buried in Reber Hill Cemetery. They had three children, Rhonda Joy, Randy Brent, and Bruce Alan.

Rhonda Wharton was born November 27, 1953 and married John Purcell September 21, 1974. They are the parents of Nathan Ryan, born April 16, 1979, and Joy Marissa, born November 17, 1982.

Randy Wharton, born September 1, 1955, married Stefanie Stewart August 1, 1981. They have two girls Caylin Elizabeth, born March 24, 1983, and Kendall Marlee, born August 16, 1984.

in Pickaway County, Ashville, Ohio, in 2005 include daughters Eleanor Barr and Martha Wharton, grandchildren Patricia L. Barr, Rhonda Purcell, Randy Wharton and Bruce Wharton, and great grandchildren Nathan Purcell, Joy Purcell, Caylin Wharton, and Kendall Wharton. -Submitted by Martha Heffner Wharton

Heim - Bartholomew

Peter and Susan (Alspaugh) Heim came to Ohio in 1841 from Madison, Pennsylvania with their young family. Their children were: Susanna, born in 1830; Daniel, born in 1832; Phillip, born August 11, 1834 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; and Rebecca, born in 1840.

The family first settled in Amanda Tonwhsip, Fairfield County, Ohio and soon after moved to a farm just north of East Ringgold in Walnut Township, Pickaway County. The 1850 Walnut Township Census lists Peter's family and his occupation as a farmer.

Phillip Heim, son of Peter and Susan, grew to manhood in Walnut Township and was engaged in farming and other pursuits. He married Eva Spade (Epha Spathe), who was born March 18, 1834, in Pennsylvania. They were the parents of Franklin Monroe Heim, born March 17, 1856; Lizzie (Elizabeth), born September 16, 1858; and Phillip L., born in 1862.

On the 1880 Walnut Township Census, Eva's family is listed, but Phillip is not listed in the household. The census lists Eva Heim as being 46 years of age and keeping the house; Franklin M. is 24 and listed as son/worker on farm; Susan E. (Lizzie) is listed as 20 years old, daughter/worker in house, and Phillip is 18 and son/worker on farm.

Lizzie Heim grew to adulthood and became the single parent of a daughter, Leota Mabel Heim, born June 7, 1884, in East Ringgold. When Leota was 17 years old, she was granted permission to marry by way of a handwritten note signed by her mother on April 24, 1901.

On May 1, 1901, Leota Mabel Heim became the wife of Lyman Laurence Bartholomew. Lyman's parents were John and Laura (Rife) Bartholomew and his grandparents were Joseph and Mary (Myers) Bartholomew.

Of the union of Leota and Lyman Bartholomew, ten children were born. They were Harry, born April, 1902; Otis (Ott) born December, 1903; John Franklin born February, 1906; Mary Elizabeth born November, 1908; Paul Lenard born February, 1910; Ruth born November 1911; Lyman Kenneth born April, 1914; Charles Curtis born April, 1916; Harold Russell born December, 1917; and Robert born March, 1919.

On acold crisp beautiful winter day in 2003, we discovered the Heim line of our family tree and located the graves of our great great great grandparents, Peter and Susan Heim, in the cemetery behind the old Warner Church, west of East Ringgold on State Route 188. Our hearts were filled with joy at the discovery of this piece of the puzzle of our family tree.

Elmer Ellsworth Helwagen & Mary Etta Adkins Helwagen

Elmer Helwagen was born October 11, 1864, to Charles Barnhardt and Sidney Walston Helwagen. Elmer's father, Charles, was born in the state of Prussia, Germany, and came to Williamsport, Ohio about 1850. He married Sidney, daughter of James Walston, one of the earliest settlers of Pickaway County.

Elmer was one of the leading farmers of Deercreek Township, Ohio, where he had served in the Office of Trustee. In November, 1904, he was elected a member of the Board of County Commissioners, and excelled in doing many important duties of the office for Pickaway County.

In 1887 Elmer married Mary Etta Adkins in Pickaway County. She was born February 24, 1868, and was the daughter of David and Christena Runkle Adkins of Jackson Township, Pickaway County. Mary Etta's father, David Adkins, had also served as Pickaway County Commissioner and was a prosperous farmer. Mary Etta's mother, Christena Runkle, was born in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, on October 26, 1846. She was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Kroninger Runkle, pioneering families of Pickaway County.

Roy was born in 1887. Roy married Zetta Bowman. Maude, born in 1890, married Charles F. Krieger. Maude and Charles' children were Betty Jean, Karl, and Paul Richard. Henry Edwin was born in 1891. He married Laura Carter and their children were Henry Edwin "Bud", Marye Enola, Louise, and Bette Lou. Ruth was born in 1893 and married Ralph Ludwig Beck. Their children were Mary and John. Christena was born in 1898 and married John W. Walters. Their children were Dorothy, Paul, and David. Gertrude was born in 1902 and married Charles Frank Webbe. Their children were Lena Mae and Charles "Bud". Lastly, Paul Darius was born in 1903. He married Kathryn Fitzpatrick and their children were George Ellsworth and Barbara.

Elmer and Mary Etta resided for many years on East Mound Street, Circleville. "It was there that they raised chickens in the barn and made home-made wine from grapes growing on the arbor in their yard. Elmer was always heard whistling Let Me Call You Sweetheart, while working in the vegetable garden with Mary Etta." (Notes from granddaughter, Lena Mae Webbe Carr)

Marye Enola "Helwagen" Barszcz was born in Circleville, September 9, 1916 to Edwin and Laura Carter Helwagen. She had two sisters and a brother, Louise, Bette-Lou and Bud, all deceased.

Her first husband was Charles Chester Sturgell and she had a son, Charles Chester Sturgell Jr., born August 8, 1934. During World War II she worked at Ford Motor Company raising her son "Chuck". There she met her second husband John Barszez and deciding to move to Florida, was married in Valdosta, Georgia.

In Florida they bought "Grace's" and with a partner called Ann, opened "Mary-Ann's Drive- In", bought the restaurant outright, and kept busy through the 1950's. They had "Chuck" with them and he attended local schools and later joined the Navy. A son was born to them, Brandon Barry Barszcz, On October 24, 1950.

Selling the restaurant they lived in the area east of Tampa. Marye, never one to remain idle, took classes in upholstery and drapery, recovering nearly every sofa and chair in the house and making curtains for the house. Then taking up watercolor and ceramics she opened a shop in her home which soon grew.

Buying property a couple of blocks from her house, in 1968 she opened Marye Made Hobby House which soon became the largest ceramic shop in Florida and one of the largest in the southern United States. John soon joined her in the business from his lucrative Aetna Insurance and Real Estate business. Through shrewd investments in real estate and other ventures, they sold the business and the building in 1990. Chuck, upon leaving the Navy entered college, earned a degree in electrical engineering, worked for NASAas one of their top engineers, retiring to Largo, Florida and passed away in 2000. Brandon went to college and earned a degree in History and American Studies, inspired by Marye's love of history. Active in Living History reenactments, he learned about his Civil War ancestor Charles B. Helwagen and joined the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and on the "Carter" side became active in the SCV. DERS

Taken around 1952 or 1953 in front of "Mary-Ann Drive In" shows Ed and Laura Helwagen, with John Barszcz, holding Brandon, and Marye Enola. This photo was taken by Chalres "Chuck" Sturgell, Jr. who was home on leave from the US Navy Submarine Service.

Once Marye had moved to Florida, relatives and friends of both she and her husband made vacation trips and holiday trips to Florida. She would make trips to her family in Ohio and her husband's family in Michigan, mainly at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Brandon loved the Christmas trips as he picked up gifts from everybody.

Henn Family

Jacob Henn was born in 1823 and his wife Margaretha Schneider in 1825. They were married in 1849 and arrived in Circleville, Ohio in 1852 from Krottelbach, Phalz, Bayern, Germany. They became members of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Jacob operated a truck gardening busi-

The five children of LeOma and Ed Henn: Richard, Fred, Kenneth, Ann and Evelyn, taken August 5, 1942, in front of their home at 512 E. Main Street before all three brothers departed for duty in WWII.

ness near his home on Nicholas Drive, Circleville, Ohio. Jacob and Margaret had two children: Lewis and Kate (Arnold). Jacob died on May 14, 1898, and Margaret on October 26, 1895.

Lewis Henn was born October 13, 1885, in Circleville and married Catherine Dunkle on March 1, 1881. Catherine was born in 1864 to Amos Dunkle and his wife Catherine Stouts, whose parents were Isaac Stout and his wife Mary Meckley of Stoutsville, Ohio. Lewis and Catherine Henn continued the truck produce business for thirty years. They had seven children: Cora, Wilson, George Edward, Marie, Amos Roy, Ethel, and Marvine. Wilson, Ed, and Roy operated the Henn Brothers Meat Market in Circlevilee on Main Street from 1924 to 1931. Lewis died July 3, 1925, and Catherine July 22, 1943.

Edward was born March 16, 1887, and married LeOma Greeno, who was born on September 30, 1886 to Amos Greeno and his wife, Ann Fausnaugh. Ed and LeOma had five children: Kenneth, Richard, Ann, Fred, and Evelyn. Their three sons served in the Army during WWII. Richard was killed in action in Holland. Ed died August 20, 1947, and LeOma April 14, 1981. They and the previous two generations are buried in Forest Cemetery in Circleville.

Kenneth was born May 29, 1913, and married Rosabelle Morris June 17, 1947. Rosie was born to Donald Morris and Jeanette Smallwood on April 8, 1922. Kenny and Rosie had two children: Kathy and Kenneth Edward Jr.. Kenny Sr. retired from the Lockbourne Air Base, Ohio and Rosie cooked at Kathy's Henn House Restaurant, Circleville, Ohio. Kenny died November 14, 1986, and Rosie died November 4, 1995. They are buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Kenneth Jr. was born on his mother's birthday in 1950, and married Sandra Long on June 7, 1969. Both Ken and Sandy are retired Pickaway County teachers. Ken taught law enforcement at Pickaway Ross Career Center and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Sandy taught at Washington Township Elementary, Pickaway County, for thirty years. She was born July 6, 1950, to Robert Carl Long and his wife Lavina Pugh. Lavina's parents were Elmer Pugh and his wife, Laura Miller, who are buried in Washington C.H., Ohio. Carl's parents, Martin Long and his wife Lavisa Watts, were farmers in Ross County, Ohio. Martin and Lavisa are buried in Bourneville, Ohio. Martin was named for his great-great-great grandfather, Martin Dreisbach, who came from Raumland, Germany with his wife Anna Eva Hoffman in the 1700's to Union County, Pennsylvania.

Ken and Sandy have one son, Kenneth E. Henn III, who was born August 5, 1970. "Tres" married Andrea Lint on August 20, 1994. Andrea was born October 30, 1971, to James and Pamela Cupp Lint. Tres is an engineering geologist and Andrea is a teacher. They are expecting twins in 2005.

Wallace Wayne Higgins

Wallace W. Higgins came to Circleville in 1955 to teach history at the high school. Primarily of Scottish and Irish ancestry, his great-grandfather, Mitchell Higgins, was born in Kentucky before the Civil War. Mitchell's family moved to Alabama where they remained for many years. He and his wife, Martha Anne Victoria Baird, had three children, James Palmer (1875), Lon Tilden (1876) and Nora. Mitchell died young of tuberculosis.

In the 1890's, James and Lon left Alabama to seek new jobs and opportunities in the southern Ohio coal fields. In 1896, James married Mary Speirs and soon after, Lon married her sister, Esther. The parents of the girls, Matthew and Esther (Neil) Speirs, came from Scotland around 1870 and, after a couple of moves, settled in southern Perry County, Ohio - first at Shawnee and then at Hemlock. The Speirses, like the Higginses, were coal miners.

James and Mary Higgins had two sons, Vance Mitchell (1897-1956) and George Matthew (1902-1974). In 1929, George married Margaret Elizabeth Dillard (a.k.a. Young). She was the foster child of Thomas and Agnes Young, George's aunt and uncle.

George and Margaret had three sons, Wallace Wayne (1930), Dillard George (1940) and Vance Russell (1943). Although the Speirs-Higgins clan lived in Hemlock for three generations, during the Great Depression, with much unrest in the coal industry, George and his stepfather, William Milton Coster, went to St. Charles, Michigan, to find work. George and Margaret's first son, Wallace, was born there on August 7, 1930. In 1932,

From 1948 to 1953, Wallace attended Ohio University at Athens, earning a B.S.Ed. and an M.A. in history and government. From January 1953, to December 1954, he served with the 24" Infantry Division Reconnaissance Company in Korea, receiving a battle star and attaining the rank of corporal. After teaching art for half a year in the Chillicothe schools, he came to Circleville where he taught World History for 30 years.

He worked with David K. Webb on his famous folklore project for five years. He was a founding member of the Pickaway County Historical Society and was its third president. He served as a volunteer at the museum and has written extensively for the historical Quarterly.

He was also a founding member of the Roundtown Players and has performed in some 25 productions as well as working on makeup and sets for many shows.

He has been active in the MR/DD program serving on its board. For over forty years he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church. He authored its history, "Of Saints and Sessions."

John Wesley Hildenbrand & Scitha Lorain Cozad

We don't know a lot about the Hildenbrand ancestors but the Cozad family history dates back to 1662 when Jacques and his wife and two children came to America from Holland. From Jacques to Scitha Cozad, wife of John Hildenbrand, there were 8 generations.

John married Scitha Cozad on August 11, 1879. She was born near Allensville, Vinton County, Ohio on September 26, 1860. She was the daughter of Job and Charity Fry Cozad.

They lived most of the married life in Ross County where their 13 children were born: Lillie May, Mary Alta, Bessie Lorain, Infant Daughter, Charity Mable, Daisy Alvoisa, Jesse Eyman, Pearl Esther, Earl, Harry Arnold, Helen Elizabeth, John Ray, Donald Roscoe.

The day they moved to Pickaway County was cold with snow on the roads. They had their furniture ona sled. Scitha packed their lunch and put it in a dresser drawer. It was frozen solid when they stopped to eat. They lived in Route 159 near Meade, Ohio.

Donald Roscoe Hildenbrand was the youngest of the 13 children. He was born September 10, 1900. He married Jenny Elizabeth Waple on December 27, 1930. They lived all their married life in Pickaway County. Donald was a bus driver for Pickaway Township School for many years. He ran a garage in Kingston, Ohio before the depression. He started farming in 1932. Elizabeth was a homemaker and a partner in the farming. They lived on the Lightner farm on Kingston Pike until he retired in 1986. He died September 25, 1987 and Elizabeth died January 22, 1989.

Donald and Elizabeth had three children. Margaret, their first child, was born in 1931 and died at the age of three. Earl Roscoe was born November 22, 1936. Rose Esther was born July 17, 1939.

Earl married Marcella Anderson on September 28, 1958. They had three sons - Chris Donald (November 2, 1961), Casey Earl (January 25, 1963) and Jason Scott (June 8, 1975).

Chris Hildenbrand is married to Sharon Murphy (December 27, 1980). They have two children, Christopher Dustin (January 3, 1982) and Mystique Dawn (August 3, 1982).

Donald Minor Jr is married to Denise Wolfe (September 12, 1987). They have two sons - Aaron Emerson (April 27, 1988) and Chase Charles (November 15, 1990).

Hill Family

Anna Sue Hamilton of Floyd County, Kentucky and to their union 2 sons were born: Shaun David Hill and Chris Perrill Hill. Shaun married Marylou Taylor Smith and has two sons, Nikolas Shaun and Hamilton Stone Hill. Chris married Misty Hicks and they have one daughter, Sabriah Hill. Shaun and Chris co-own an up-and-coming Landscape & Lawn Care Company and reside in Circleville with their families.

David was retired from RCA and Anna "Sue" worked many years at Americare Nursing Home. They were collectors of antiques and loved family time.

Chester P. Hill, a well-known painter in this town, was the son of James Perrill and Angie Leach Hill. His wife, Faye, was the daughter of Virtie and Delores Marburger Shellhammer. She was retired from the Walnut Elementary School Cafeteria. Their children were: Barbara (Irlan Ritchie); Richard Rolland (Patricia Peters); Robert Hill; Chester "Chet" or "Pedro" (Teresa Reagan and Connie); David Eugene (Anna Sue Hamilton); Ronald (Linda); Gerald (Linda Fayers); Stephen (Johnette Christy); and Jeffrey Hill.

James Perrill Hill (son of William Corwin and Minerva Gulick Hill) married Angie Leach (daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Hannawalt Leach). Their children were: Alice (Friedly and Edward Schundelmeier); Chester P. (Delores Faye Shellmanner); Doris Louise (Theodore Blackwell); Marvin "Spike" (Mary Pitt); Herbert Clark; Eldon "Tink", founder of "Tink's" Restaurant (Jean Harper); Mildred "Jimmie" (Harold Shaner); Infant boy (stillborn); Vonna Jean "Bubbles" (Tom Holliday and Doyle Calvert); and Jo Anne Hill (died in infancy).

The Hill family came to Pickaway County via Virginia, but are originally from England. There have been many brave soldiers in wars dating back to the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Some wonderful family talents are passed down through the generations such as: hunting, painting, carpentry, decorating and bravery (soldiers). Any further information on this family can be found through Marylou Hill at queenbasket@aol.com.

William Hill Family

William Hill was born in Scioto Township, Pickaway County on January 10, 1832, the son of Joshua Hill, Sr. (1796-1872) who migrated from Maryland and Hannah Cristeen Cramer (1797-

1872), a native of New Jersey, and were married August 16, 1821 in Pickaway County. The family resided in Harrison Township in 1830 and located in Scioto Township shortly thereafter. Other children of Joshua Hill, Sr. were Alexine, Nancy, Hiram, Malinda, Joseph and Joshua, Jr.. Joshua, Sr. was the son of Levin Hill and Sally Derrickson.

William Hill married Anna Marie Gochenour (1839-1914), August 4, 1860, the daughter of Henry Gochenour (1812-1862) and Rebecca Smith (1816-1853). Together they raised 14 children in a log cabin on a 102-acre farm at the corner of Graham and Hudson Roads in Scioto Township. The children and grandchildren of William and Anna Marie were blessed with longevity as a large number lived into their 80's and 90's. William Hill died March 2, 1890 in Scioto Township.

The eldest of Williams's children, Henry (1861-1944) married Sarah Ellen Brown (1864- 1925) on February 4, 1885. With the exception of two years when they moved to Messmore Road in Scioto Township, they lived their entire lives in Muhlenberg Township, Pickaway County, where Henry farmed with his father-in-law

Samuel E. Brown on Carpenter Road. He pursued some blacksmithing and carpentry work also. Henry built the home ca. 1994 which still remains on the 14 acres acquired from his father-in-laws' land. Henry and Sarah had 3 daughters, Florence (1888-1896), Georgia (James W.) Hott (1899-1997) and Elizabeth (1900-1989) who married F. Lee Downs on December 25, 1929. Henry also served on the Board of Education for Muhlenberg Township. Other children of William Hill's were: Joshua (1862-1927) married Lydia Beavers, 2/11/83; William (1863-1946) married Jennie Birkhead, 2/16/87; Joseph (1864-1943) married Emma Yoakum, 2/16/88; John (1866-1956) married Rhetta Birkhead, 8/11/92; Charles (1867-1892) married Anna J. Dechert, 11/5/91; Irwin (1868-1927) married Emma McGuire, 1/25/93; Isaac (1869-1950) married |. Callie Johnson, 12/27/89, 2. Perlene Lyle Post, 8/7/1920; Mary Elizabeth (1870-1892) unmarried; Milton (1872-1915) married Nettie (England?); Samuel (1874-1968) married 1. Ella Johnson, 2. Frances (?); Alfred (1876-1952) married |. Elta Lambert 2. Elizabeth (?), 3. Leva Oney; Rebecca (Wesley) Turner (1878-1957) and Wesley (1881-1967) who married Bertha Akire. Wesley's son, Charles (1903-1981) was owner of Hill Distributing Company in Columbus, Ohio and founding owner of Scioto Downs race track

The children of William Hill played musical instruments - trumpet, piano, violin, bass violin, and other stringed instruments. Members of both families of Hills and Gochenours played music for dances around Harrisburg, Ohio and Commercial Point, Ohio area. The Hill and Gochenour reunions are remembered with good "fiddle" music for the afternoon's entertainment.

Much of the material for William Hill's family was copied from the Hill family Bible and contributed by Grace Howland, daughter of Isaac Hill.

William G. Hill Family

William G. and Kathryn A. Hill moved to Pickaway County from Akron, Ohio on December 21, 1972 to serve as the ninth pastor of the local Church of the Nazarene, where he served until 1989.

William was born near Ponca City, Oklahoma where his father worked in the oil fields of that area. However, the Hill family left there in the spring of 1929 and relocated to a farm in Washington County, Ohio, where William grew to adulthood with his parents and three brothers.

Kathryn Johnson Hill was born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where her father was employed by the U.S. Postal Services. It was there that she began studying music and as a senior in a high school class of nearly 600, composed the words and music for the class song.

William and Kathryn were married on June 13, 1948 and are the parents of two sons, Robert of Columbus, and William who lives in Circleyille with his wife, the former Diane Smith. They have two grandsons, Austin and Anthony Hill. William is a graduate of Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and Kathryn is a graduate of Capital University, and taught music in the Logan Elm School District from 1974 to 1981. William has served as a Nazarene minister since 1950, retiring in 1989, and at that time, decided to call Circleville our permanent home. -Submitted by Rev. William Hill

Clarence Robert Hines Family

CLARENCE ROBERT HINES FAMILY Descended from Jacob Hines, who immigrated to Ross County, Ohio around 1800, Clarence Robert Hines was born 2 March 1893 in Kingston, Ross County, son of Ellen Bethel and

Ulysses Grant Hines. Having served stateside during World War I, Clarence Robert married Maud Elizabeth Logsdon 20 April 1921 at St. Mathew's Lutheran Church in Lockbourne, Ohio. (Maud Elizabeth was born 28 December 1899 in Harrison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Musselman and Calvin Hathway Logsdon, and died 22 December 1968). They had three children, Mary Ellen, Orlan Lee, and Madge Elizabeth. Clarence Robert died 12 May 1938 at his home in Scioto Township, Pickaway County. Both ar buried in Fernwood Cemetery in Lockbourne.

Orlan Lee, born 20 January 1922 in Duvall, Ohio, married Iona Lucille Wollam (born 17 February 1919 in Jerome, Union County, Ohio, the daughter of Edith Marie Conroy and John Alston Wollam of Plain City, Ohio), 5 June 1948 in Plain City, Madison County and had three sons, all born in Columbus, Ohio; Robert Lee (born 2 June 1951, married Diane Kay Francis, and had two children, Lauren Elizabeth and Jay Francis, living in Upper Arlington, Ohio in 2005): John Len (born 10 June 1953 and married Renee Jo Massey and had one son, David, living in Roanoke, Virginia in 2005); and William Lon (born 11 March 1956 and married Margaret Ellen Sondey and had two children, Evangeline Marie and Jacob Lee, living in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico in 2005). Orlan died 21 October in Columbus and Jona died 8 October 1991. Both are buried in Harrison Township Cemetery, South Bloomfield, Ohio

Madge Elizabeth, born 5 November 1931 in Franklin County, Ohio, married John Albert Triance, the son of John and Ruth Mathias Triance, at St. Mathews Lutheran Church in Lockbourne 14 October 1950. John and Madge Hines Triance had two children, both born in Columbus;: Sally Lynn (born 6 August 1951, married Luther Edward Hafey and lived in Ashville, Ohio in 2005 and had two children (Robin Lynn and Matthew Owen) and Timothy John (born 19 June 1955, married April Egbert of Ashville who died 17 February 1989. Their daughter, Lisa Marie Egbert, was born and died 3 February 1989. Tim later married Barb Rose and lived in Grove City, Ohio as of 2005.)

Robin Lynn Hafey, born 15 January 1977, married Rich Leigh and had one child, Ryan James and lived in Ashville in 2005. Matthew Hafey, born 16 December 1973, married Jamie Robbins and has one child, Elizabeth Karen and lived in Ashville in 2005.

Mary Ellen, born 11 March 1927 in Duvall, Madison Township, married William David Hinkle of Ashville (born 12 December 1927 in Sandusky, Ohio) 25 March 1951 at St. Mathew's Lutheran Church in Lockbourne, and had four children, all born in Columbus: William David, Jr. (born 30 August 1956, married Narda Palmer and lived in Ashville in 2005); Glenn Millar (born 15 March 1958, married Jeri Lu Voss Collins and had three children (Amy Jo, Charles Samuel, and Curtis Matthew) and lived in West Liberty, Ohio in 2005), and twins Mary Elizabeth (living in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2005) and Kay Marie (born

Harley Hines Family

Jacob Hines, Sr. (1792-1843) came to Pickaway County from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania about 1810. In Pennsylvania the family spelled the name "Hyne'"'. In time the "y" was changed to "i" and an "s" was added to the end. Jacob's father is identified as Henry Hines (Hyne), Sr., but beyond that little is known of the lineage.

The Hines family at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ashville, 20 May, 1951. Recogition of Harley Hines' 50 years of service as Sunday School teacher. Front row: Larry Hines, Bob Hines, Charles Hines, Louise Hines. Back row: Abbie Hines, Harley Hines, Harold Hines.

In 1810, Jacob's future wife, Esther Spangler (1800-1887), also came to Ohio, together with her father, mother, and siblings. Esther was just ten years old. The family had previously lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They settled in Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. In contrast to the Hines genealogy, the Spangler lineage can be traced back through Esther's grandfather, Captain John Peter Spangler, who served in the Revolutionary Wary, to a twelfth century George Spengler, who lived in Bavaria.

Jacob Hines and Esther Spangler were married in 1816, after which they lived for several years near Tarlton, Ohio. In 1831 they moved toa farm in Madison Township, Pickaway County, on the west side of Winchester Road, at the west end of Marcy Road. This homestead was recognized as the Hines farm for more than seventy-five years. Jacob's son, Enoch, sold the farm to C.B. Teegardin in 1908.

Another of Jacob's sons, Jacob Hines, Jr. (1820-1898), also farmed in northern Pickaway County. Born in 1820, he wed Mary Miller (1827-1907) in 1847 and at some point acquired a parcel of land on Winchester Road in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, about a mile south of the old home farm. He eventually divided this parcel between his two sons, Francis Jerome Hines (1848-1929) and Joseph Benton Hines (1851-1933).

Harley married Abbie Warner (1886-1973) in 1909. They had one son, Harold Clayton (1910- 1999). In time Harold farmed with his father, and together they developed a premier dairy enterprise. For many years they produced, processed, and sold Jersey Creamline Milk, including the operation of a home delivery service. Harley was active in county agricultural organizations and especially devoted to teaching and leadership at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ashville, Ohio. He served as an adult Sunday School teacher there for more than fifty years and as Sunday School superintendent for much of that time.

Harold married Louise Hay (1910-1992) in 1935. They had three sons, Harold Charles (1937-), Lawrence Edward (1939-), and Robert Lee (1946-). In addition to farming and teaching an adult Sunday School class for most of his life, Harold also served on the Walnut Township, Pickaway County, and Teays Valley school boards for many years.

Jonathan & Mary Hoagland Family

Jonathan Hoagland (1808-1875) was a pioneer wagon-maker in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was born in Lycoming County, on the home farm on the Susquehanna River near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the son of Amos and Hannah Hoagland. The Hoaglands survived Indian attacks at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and were descended from original Dutch families of New Amsterdam (New York City) and Ft. Orange (Albany, NY) who migrated through New Jersey into Pennsylvania, where they became Quakers in the mid-1700's. Jonathan was an 8" generation American.

In the 1830's the completion of the turnpike westward across Pickaway County to Cincinnati, Ohio brought new trade to the creek-side Village of Williamsport, Ohio which had long established grist and sawmills. Williamsport, surrounded by oak barrens and grain fields, was an attractive settlement for a Pennsylvania wagon-maker.

In 1832 Jonathan Hoagland married Mary G. Johnson (1812-1880), the daughter of Robert and Hetty (McGath) Johnson. Robert Johnson (1774-1875) was a pioneer farmer of Deercreek Township, Pickaway County, who owned the Virginia Military Survey immediately northeast of Williamsport. A native of Snow Hill, Maryland, Robert Johnson's life spanned both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. He lived 101 years and is also remembered for walking to town at age 100 to vote. At his death he had 155 descendants, many in western Pickaway County. The Johnsons and Hoaglands are buried in the Johnson Cemetery (aka Hunsicker farm) east of Williamsport. They were members of the

Christian Church founded about 1800 and, with the McGath's part of the New Light Presbyterian settlement in Williamsport that arrived from near Lexington, Kentucky.

Jonathan and Mary Hoagland owned the small farm north of Cox Road, being a part of the Johnson tract. Mary was known in the community for predicting corn yields after the spring plowing based on the condition of numerous arrowheads revealed in the soil. Special attention was given to the Woodland Farm north of town where theré had been numerous scattered Indian settlements. (Perhaps there was a correlation with the depth of plowing and the arrowhead count?)

Jonathan and Mary Hoagland were the parents of eight children: Robert L. (1833-1916) who attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; Andrew Jackson (1835-1913) Civil War Veteran 114" Co.K.: Mary Jane (1837-1919) wife of Andrew Fraker; Hester (1842-1865) wife of Steven Duvall; James Monroe (1844- ), Jonathan M. (1846-1848); Phoebe (1847-1848); Hannah Alice (1853-1880) a school teacher who married Marcus Bowsher, 1877.

Hoffman Family

Henry Hoffman was born in Germany. He settled in Chillicothe, Ohio, and married Mary Schnose. He died in Madison County. After his death she moved to Columbus, Ohio. Their son, Andrew, (1858-1922) was reared and educated in Chillicothe, Ohio. At age 21, his family, who were farmers, moved to Wayne Township where they raised corn and wheat, and cattle and hogs. The family moved again to Clark and Madison Counties. Then in 1900, the family returned to Pickaway County. Here in Wayne Township they purchased a 391 acre farm on State Route 22. A new barn was built. This barn was the county barn selected for the state Bicentennial logo (1803-2003). Andrew was on the board of education and a township trustee.

Son, William (1886-1972) married Elizabeth (Cave) Moore (1894-1968), a widow of Thomas Moore, with three children: Mary Margaret (Sheldon) Mader, John P. (Mary Ann Sapp) and Sarah Catherine (Charles) Rettemnier. William and Elizabeth had five children: William Andrew (1928-), Ella Joan (1931-), Frances (1933-), Charlotte (1935-), Barbara (1937-). William farmed this 391 acres until 1947 at the death of

In 1947, William and Elizabeth bought and moved their family to a 106 acre farm on State Route 104, first house north of Wayne Township School. William served on the board of education.

William, Jr., now owns the 106 acre farm and resides there and farms. He married Mary A. (Kline) and they have three children: William Andrew III (Norma), Jill Ann (Joseph) Gasper, and John D. (Deborah). Ella Joan (Joseph) Theado, married Joseph William on May 16, 1959, and have three children: Michael Joseph, born September 10, 1960; Kathryn Ann, born November 13, 1962; and Patricia Jo, born October 15, 1970 and is married to John P. Meyers and have two children: Elizabeth Mary, born June 18, 2001 and John William, born August 28, 2003.

Frances married Gerald Masengale, who is deceased. They have four children: Douglas, Steven, Sharon and James. Charlotte married Loren Paxton, who is deceased. They had three children: Linda, Mary Jo, and Beth, Barbara has never married.

Marvine Mae Binkley Hoffman

LAWRENCE W. (BUD) HOFFMAN MARVINE MAE BINKLEY HOFFMAN Bud Hoffman was born February 16, 1908 in South Bloomfield, Ohio, the youngest of four sons born to Elmer and Susannah Wolford Hoffman. He worked as a carpenter, as did his father and brothers, until he went to work for John W. Eshelman & Sons in Circleville, Ohio, in the late 1930's. He married Marvine Binkley in April 1934 and bought a house in South,Bloomfield, Ohio. About fifteen years later, he purchased four acres from a farmer on the outskirts of Circleville and built a new home for his family. In September 1950, he moved his wife, two sons, James and David, and daughter Ann Elizabeth to what is now North Court Street in Circleville. After retiring from Eshelman's in 1970, he went back to work part time as a carpenter. He died January 17, 1987.

Marvine Binkley was born February 3, 1912 at 444 East Union Street in Circleville. She was the second of seven children born to Harley and Leanna Thomas Binkley. A 1929 graduate of Circleville High School, she was awarded a pin for her outstanding typing skills. After graduation, she worked in the office of the Kippy Kit factory in Circleville, Ohio, for Lawrence Goeller until she married and moved to South Bloomfield. She continued to live in her house on North Court

William Andrew Hoffman, Jr Family

William Andrew Hoffman, Jr. and his wife Mary share a long family history in Pickaway County, dating back to 1879. As he was better known, "Bill" was born in Wayne Township, Pickaway County on November 23, 1928 and graduated from Circleville High School in 1946. In 1951-1953, Bill served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Most of his military time was spent in Bad Hersfeld, Germany serving with the 14" Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3 Battalion Tank Company.

Returning home to Circleville in 1953, he married Mary Kline, daughter of Stella and David Kline of Ross County. Mary is an avid antique collector and is well known for her baked goods and homemade noodles. She has played an integral role in managing the family's farming business throughout the years. Two of Mary's seven siblings, twin Martha (Peters) and older sister Matilda (Peck Thomas), still reside in Pickaway County today.

Bill has been a part of Wayne Township's agriculture history as a grain farmer since a young man and also operated a bank run gravel business as well. Bill takes special pride in over fifty years of membership with the Democratic Central Committee and is an active member of the Farm Bureau Association and the Ohio Corn and Soybean Associations. In addition he served as Township Clerk of Trustees for thirty-two years (1956-1987).

Bill and his family have been associated with St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Circleville for many years, as were Bill's father and grandfather before them. Several'members of the Hoffman family are buried in St. Joseph's cemetery, Section A, Lots 91, 95, and 96.

The Hoffman families have instilled the value of a quality education in each generation. True to this value, each of Bill and Mary's children hold at least one college degree, the first for each being from Purdue University.

Their oldest son, William Andrew, III (b. 1954) and wife Norma (Sims) Hoffman (m.1982) have three children and live in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Their son, William Andrew, IV (b. 1985) is a freshman at Duke University. His sisters, Holly Sims Hoffman (b. 1987) and Keeley Sims Hoffman (b. 1989), are students at Hathaway Brown in Cleveland.

The youngest of their three children, John David (b. 1958), married Deborah (Butler) in 1983. They have two daughters, Kelsey Paige (b. 1986), a freshman at Vanderbilt University, and Brooke Elizabeth (b. 1990), a student at Circleville High School.

Bill's family history in Ohio began with Henry Hoffman, born in Germany, who later settled in Chillicothe, Ohio with his wife Mary Shnose. Their son, Andrew (b. April 6, 1858), married Helen "Ella" Cute (b. 1862-1947), daughter of Patrick and Katherine Cute of Pickaway County. Andrew and Ella had five children: Florence, William Ambrose, John, Kathleen and Anna. The Hoffman family rented ground in Wayne Township where they raised livestock and field crops, eventually moving to Madison and then Clark Counties. In 1900, Andrew and Ella returned to Pickaway County and purchased a 391 acre farm on US Route 22, the same property that his family had rented years before. The residence, barn and further family history are mentioned in a 1906 edition of Pickaway County History and Biography by Hon. Aaron R. VanCleaf and also in The Historian Magazine (Vol. 2, Edition 82, p.27). The barn is also pictured in Bicentennial Barns of Ohio by Christina Wilkinson (2003, Rosewood Press, pp.248-9). Andrew was elected to the Wayne Township Board of Education in 1904. In 1922, Andrew died and Ella moved to Circleville. Their son, William Ambrose (b.1886) continued to live on the farm and in 1928 married Elizabeth (Cave Moore, b. 1893-1968). Elizabeth was a widow with three children, Mary Margaret (b. 1914), John Patrick (b. 1916), and Sara Catherine (b. 1918). William and Elizabeth had five children: Bill Jr., Ella Joan (b.1931), Frances (b.1933), Charlotte (b.1935) and Barbara (b.1937). William Ambrose, his wife, and his parents are pictured in A Gallery of Pickaway Ancestors (pp.47, 61, 65, 76) published by the Pickaway County Historical and Genealogical Society.

In 1947, Bill's grandmother Ella died and the farm was sold to the brothers William and Harold Defenbaugh. At that time, William and Elizabeth, purchased a 106 acre farm from the Echard family with a red brick house dating back to the 1860's on State Route 104, just north of the old Wayne Township School. The landmark brick home traces it's history through the Downing, Allen, Anderson and Fleming families. This property has come to be known to the Hoffmans simply as "The Farm" and has served as the setting for Hoffman family gatherings ever since. When William died in 1972, Bill Jr. and Mary purchased the family farm and still live there today. Until that time Bill Jr. and Mary raised their three children in "the white house up the road" where their son, John David, now resides with his family.

Thomas Holland Family

Thomas lived in Circleville a very brief time. He died in Circleville January 11, 1901. Thomas and Caroline are both buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Vinton County, Ohio. He had preached at the Chestnut Grove Church for a number of years.

George Lemuel Holland married Mary Elizabeth Miskell April 20, 1871, in Perry County, Ohio. George worked for the railroad in Circleville, Ohio where he was struck and killed by a train in a heavy snowstorm December 19, 1904. Mary died in Circleville, Ohio August 16, 1956. Both are buried at Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. Four children were born to this marriage:

Charles Wesley Holland married Eva Thomas February 21, 1903 in Circleville, Ohiio. He worked in a local broom factory. Charles Wesley died September 21, 1972 and Eva died February 17, 1967. Both are buried at Hitler Ludwig Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. They had eleven children:

Evelyn Lucille Holland married Vernon McCoy Lowery February 10, 1934 at Circleville, Ohio. Evelyn was a homemaker and Vernon was a machinist at the local Container Corporation. Evelyn Lucille died December 19, 1962 and Vernon died September 7, 1985. Both are buried at Hitler Ludwig Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. They had six children:

Martha Jane Lowery, married Alvin C. York October 9, 1956 in Richmond, Indiana. She worked at the local G.E. plant for 38 years and Alvin owns his own agency as an independent insurance agent. They have two children:

Sheryl Jo York married Kevin Terry Lindsey June 2, 1977 in Ashville, Ohio. Sheryl works with her father as an independent insurance agent. Sheryl and Kevin have three children:

Wayne A. Hoover

Wayne Alexander Hoover was born in Jackson Township of Pickaway County on November 7, 1878. He was the son of Calvin Hoover and Sara Jane Allen Hoover, along with brothers F. Marion Hoover, Christopher C. Hoover, and sisters Elizabeth (Hoover) Nance, and Ethel (Hoover) Fee. Over the course of his long and productive life, Wayne came to be known by friends and family alike as a man of God, a wonderful family man, a dedicated public servant, a hard-working farmer, and a joyful humorist. He was a true "man of the people".

In the course of Wayne's early education in Jackson Township, it became very evident that he had a gift for mathematics. This gift led to one of his early jobs, as a bookkeeper for a local landowner. His great ability to work with numbers eventually led to nearly forty-five years of service as a public sale clerk.

In 1900, Wayne served as an agent for Standard Specialty Company, of Salem, Ohio, selling a Riveting Machine. In this same period of time, Wayne also sold subscriptions for Hearthstone.

The most significant event in Wayne's life occurred on January 19, 1902, when he married Susie Minnie Florence Fausnaugh. Susie soon gave birth to twin daughters, Marvine and Maxine, and later gave birth to a third daughter, Mary. Wayne and Susie raised their daughters in an environment built upon strong values and an appreciation of the value of hard work, which would serve the girls well throughout their own lives.

Wayne began a long history of public service at the age of twenty-five in 1903, by being elected Constable in Jackson Township. In 1905, Wayne Families was elected Clerk of Jackson Township, and also served as the Clerk of the Jackson Township Board of Education. Wayne's next public service position began in 1912, when he was named Jackson Township Assessor.

In 1928, Wayne was elected to the Pickaway County Board of Education, while still serving as Clerk and Treasurer of Jackson Township. He remained on the County Board for eleven years. Wayne was an ardent supporter of a "book truck for rural schools", which eventually became known as the "Bookmobile". In 1932, Wayne became President of the Board, serving along with fellow officer C.E. Meyers (Vice President), from Stoutsville, and board members W.H. Barch, from Duvall, C.E. Dick, from Mount Sterling, and B.W. Young, from Circleville. D.L. Buchanan served as the Superintendent of County Schools. Wayne also served as a Central Committee Representative from Jackson Township, North Precinct, from 1930 to 1932.

Wayne was perhaps best known for his service as Pickaway County Commissioner, from 1940 until his term expired in 1949. He believed that elected officials were truly public servants, and came to be widely admired for his willingness to work through his elected office to help others. The following words from Wayne provide a glimpse into his beliefs about public service: "In my years of public life, I have learned two important lessons. First of all, home (township) rule is a good thing, for it helps to keep the county government on it's toes, and second, the "little" offices are very important".

After his final term as County Commissioner, Wayne focused even more of his energy on his family and other interests, including membership in the Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Brotherhood in Circleville. He had also been a long-time member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge, No. 77, and continued his involvement in the lodge.

Wayne and Susie took great pride in the fact that their three daughters, twins Marvine and Maxine, and also Mary, started families of their own, in addition to continuing the family tradition of public service and hard work.

Marvine married Marvin Henry Rhoades, and blessed Wayne and Susie with grandchildren Vera Jane (Rhoades) Steinhauser (Charles H.), Wayne Henry Rhoades (Coralee(Huffer) Rhoades), and Marvin Marion Rhoades (Sue (Anderson) Rhoades). Charles and Vera Jane had four children: Suzanne (Steinhauser) Souers, Charles B. Steinhauser, Karen (Kelly) Steinhauser, and Elaine (Steinhauser) Johnston. Wayne and Coralee had four children: Michael A. Rhoades, Vicki L. (Rhoades) Mountain, Wayne H. Rhoades, and Kathryn D. (Rhoades) Reeser. Marvin Marion and Sue had four children: Jon F. Rhoades, James M. Rhoades, Joseph M. Rhoades, and Joy (Rhoades) Hoovermill.

Maxine married Scott Radcliff, and also blessed Wayne and Susie with grandchildren: Verna Jean (Radcliff) Holbrook (Glenn), and Sue Ann (Radcliff) Keller (Bob). Glenn and Verna Jean had three children: Jody (Holbrook) Combs, Glenna (Holbrook) Schlichter, and Scott Holbrook. Sue and Bob had three children: Kerry Keller, Krista (Keller) Willis, and Kara (Keller) Tinkler. After Scott passed away, Maxine eventually remarried to Coyt Wilson.

Mary married Leewood Bushee, and also blessed Wayne and Susie with granddaughter Sharon Lee Bushee. Sharon had two children, Charles and Lesa Crites.

Marvine continued the family tradition of public service by holding numerous public offices. She was the clerk of the Jackson Township Schools Board of Education and a member of the Board 1937 through 1957. Marvine also served as the Pickaway County Auditor from 1958, until retiring in 1974, served as President of the Pickaway County Democrat Women's Club, and was a member of "Who's Who in Ohio".

On October 31, 1958, Marvine wrote an open letter to Pickaway County voters. A portion of that letter follows: "I am a Democrat, I was born of Democrat parents, and I am proud of my political beliefs, as you are of yours, but I am first of all an AMERICAN, and blessed with liberal ideals which make it possible for all of us here in America to make and have friends, regardless of whether he or she may be Republican or Democrat. It is your heritage and right to vote. Do not fail to do so, regardless of your political beliefs or choice of candidate".

The citizens of Pickaway County benefited greatly by the loyal support provided to Marvine by her twin sister, Maxine, who served as Deputy Auditor of Pickaway County for over twenty years. Maxine's extensive knowledge of the daily operations in the Auditor's office was widely known, and broadly admired. Maxine continued to serve in the Auditor's Office after Marvine retired. Maxine was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, an avid seamstress and 4-H advisor, and had served as President of the Parent/Teachers Association (PTA) of Jackson Township School. Maxine also continued the family tradition of serving as clerk of numerous public sales for many years.

Mary was an employee of the General Electric Plant in Circleville, for over twenty years. She was an avid outdoorswoman, with a special love of fishing and boating. Mary also had a particular love for social card games, especially Euchre. Mary also loved to engage in lively discussions with her sisters, a passion shared by each of them. Mary was an avid and gifted gardener, and was an active member of the Dahlia Society, with her husband Leewood, for many years.

The legacy of Wayne Hoover continues to this day, in the kindred spirit and public-mindedness of the succeeding generations of the extended Hoover family. Wayne passed away, at the age of 81, on October 23, 1960. The people of this community benefited greatly by his having lived and served here, and they continue to benefit by the high standards that he set for future generations.

Hossfeld Family

Vicky Hossfeld of Columbus, Ohio. His father was born in Horton, Kansas, and his mother was born in Columbus, Ohio. Grant grew up in the Southern Pines, Columbus, and graduated from Marion Franklin High School in 1989. He moved to Pickaway County in 1996. He married Roberta (Robin) Leigh Glick Emerine on February 28, 1998, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Robin was born September 17, 1962, in Franklin County, the daughter of Robert and Rose Mary Stewart Glick of Ashville, Ohio. Her father was born in Ashville, and her mother was born in Madison Township, Pickaway County. Robin grew up in Ashville, and graduated from Teays Valley High School in 1980. Grant's occupation is in the repair of welding equipment for the last 16 years. Robin's occupation is an Administrative Assistant for 24 years with the Ohio Industrial Commission located in Columbus, Ohio. They have four children: Brittany Rose Emerine, born July 8, 1989, Grant Eric Hossfeld II, born May 8, 1998, Caden Robert Hossfeld, born November 6, 2001, and Jeremy Stewart Hossfeld, born July 17, 2004. They reside at 12585 Lockbourne Eastern Road, Ashville, Ohio.

George Hott Sr.& Family

George Hott Sr., wife Magdalena (Shantz) Hott from Germany, settled with their family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Shortly after his arrival in 1738, they lived until 1772 in the city burrough. He purchased a large farm in Whitehall section, in Frederick County, Virginia. He built a mansion at Whitehall. His son George took over the farm after his father died in 1797. They are both buried behind the mansion at Whitehall, Virginia.

Some early spelling of the name: Hatt, Hatts, Hatz, Hots, Holt, Hottz. The first tax records in Virginia shows Hatt, but after 1785 the standard spelling was Hott.

Although the family had a very humble beginning, descendants of George Hott have played prominent roles in the community including commissioners, sheriffs, lawyers, doctors, ministers, one college president, and a host of professors.

Henry Hott, Jr., son of Henry Hott, Sr., grandson of George Hott, Sr., married Mary Loy. In 1810 they moved with their large family to Walnut Township in Pickaway County, Ohio.

Familiar descendant names in Pickaway County are: Keller, Adkins, Helwagen, Lytle, Beck, Walters, Wilson, Hoover, Wright, Eitel, Clark, Prindle, Huffer, Anderson, Rhoads, Cline, Riser, and numerous others.

Michael Loy was my fourth great grandfather. He built a stone house just up the hill from the spring house. There were eight rooms. Our first president, George Washington was a frequent guest throughout 1777-1794. Today they call it Tulpehocken Manor. The Manor has been transformed

Hubbard Family

John and Jacob HUBBARD migrated from Hampshire County, West Virginia, settling in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1798. John's son John and his grandson Pheldon opened a general store on Water Street. After the death of John Senior in 1804, the family is found in Pickaway County. John's grandson John HUBBARD gave land in Wayne Township for a Methodist church.

Pheldon HUBBARD Sr. married Elizabeth STUTHARD and had 10 children, most of who lived and died in Pickaway County. He moved his family from eastern Madison County to Hardin County by 1840.

Fielding (Pheldon Jr.) returned to Pickaway County by 1850 and, of his generation, was the only child of Pheldon Sr. to stay in Pickaway County. Most of the descendants of the other children of John HUBBARD moved west to Piatt County, Illinois and Iowa. The Pickaway County HUBBARD line descends from Fielding HUBBARD.

Fielding married (1) Mary Jane LEE in Hardin County in 1847 (2) Elizabeth LOZIER in 1853 (these wives died soon after the birth of their first child, both girls). Fielding married (3) Mary GREEN (born in Iowa) while visiting with his brothers. Mary had 9 children: Franklin born in 1857 in lowa; Mary Alice/Alice M. married John J. JOHNSON of Pickaway County, Lucy married Conrad ROESE of Pickaway County; Lincoln married Annie NEVINS of Pickaway County; Barney married Minnie HOOVER of Pickaway County; Charles married Ella May NICHOLSON of Pickaway County and a cousin of Minnie HOOVER; Flora married Samuel HARLOR, son of Augustus HARLOR of Pickaway County; and two children who died young.

Franklin, Fielding's first son and Mary's first child, is also known as Francis and Frank. He married (1) Nancy PETTIT, daughter of Eli PETTIT of Morgan County, Ohio. Aftr a divorce in 1892, Franklin's children went to live in Chillicothe with their mother and her new husband William SCOTT. Franklin and Nancy had 5 children: Catherine married (1) Andrew J. JOHNSTON (2) Felix BRATTIN of Chillicothe; Edna married William Franklin DENNIWITZ of Ross County, Blanche/Olive lost to history; Goldie married Carson GORDON of Ross County; and Clarence married Emma CORNELL of Licking County. Franklin married (2) Emma BROWN, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth MORRIS BROWN, and they moved to Columbus, Ohio. In their adulthood Franklin's children lived in Franklin or Ross County. The author of this genealogy is the granddaughter of Clarence and Emma HUBBARD.