Pickaway Township (part 18 of 49)

In the summer of 2000 it was time to keep the farm but move into Circleville and turn the operations over to a young farmer who raises corn, wheat and soybeans using new technology and practices.

Trapp Family

Clinton W. (Bill) Trapp and Pearl Margaret (Becker) Trapp and their family moved to Pickaway County in the spring of 1968. They had previously lived in Franklin County. They were moving because the city of Columbus had bought their farm for clearance for the Bolton Airport on the southwest side of Columbus. The Trapps moved onto the Van Camp Farm located on State Route 22 west of Williamsport.

They had four children - Jo Ann, Donald William, Lewis Elvin and Joseph Robert Trapp. Jo Ann graduated from Pleasant View High School in 1967. Donald graduated from Pleasant View High School in 1968. Lewis graduated from Westfall in 1970 and Joe graduated from Westfall in 1979. :

He and Pearl were married January 25, 1948. They first lived on State Route 665 near Hellbranch Run until 1953. Then they moved to Alkire Road and stayed there until their moved to Pickaway County. All of his life Bill had been a farmer and Pearl, a homemaker. They are well known in both Franklin and Pickaway Counties.

In 1970 Jo Ann married Richard Ray Reisinger of Williamsport. Together they had 3 sons. They are: Rex 'Allen Reisinger born on March 18, 1972, Casey T. Reisinger born on March 3, 1977 and Robert Ray Reisinger born April 12, 1981. They divorced in 1986. Jo Ann is now married to Paul Wendell Azbell of Williamsport near where they reside. They were married July 27, 1999. Jo Ann was a first grade teacher at Monroe Elementary until 2002 when she retired from Westfall School District. Paul is involved in farming and driving a semi truck. The two of them enjoy antique tractor pulling locally, statewide and nationally.

Donald married Marie Anice Rhinesmith of Williamsport in 1969. Together they had two sons. They are Brian Anthony Trapp, born February 26, 1970 and Ryan Trapp, born in 1973. They were divorced in 1979.

Donald is now married to Beverly (Phelps) Trapp. They were married May 10, 1980. Donald and Bev now live near Grove City, Ohio. Don was a tool and die maker for Timken's of Columbus. He is now retired from that job and is still working.

Lewis married Christy Lintner of Circleville in 1972. They are the parents of Amy Lou Trapp, born October 3, 1972. While married to Christy, Lewis worked on the Lintner dairy farm for his fatherin-law, Don Lintner. They divorced in 1984. Lewis is now married to Mary (Barnhouse) Trapp. They were married on Mary's birthday, December 19, 1998. They now reside in South Bloomfield, Ohio. Lewis is a truck driver for Overnight Trucking Lines of Columbus, Ohio.

Joe married Sherri (Fowler) in 1993. They lived near Stoutsville and then near Amanda until their divorced in 2000. They did not have any children. Joe works as a mechanic for the Downtown Post Office of Columbus.

George Washington Trimmer

who immigrated to Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio from Morris County, New Jersey, with the first of their eight children, Mary Ann, Joseph, Abraham, Johnson, Conrad and Henry. George and his sister Catherine were both born on the family farm in Ward Township near the church that Daniel and his sons helped construct. Although the church just outside Murray City has long since vanished, the location of the first churchyard is marked by Salem Hollow Cemetery, the final resting place of George's parents, his grandmother Elizabeth Trimmer (1769-1855) and many other relatives.

George Washington Trimmer enlisted in Co. H, 62" Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the age of 19 in Hocking County. He rendered three years service, progressing to the rank of sergeant by the age of 21. He fought in six major battles and received a hip wound during one. While engaged in the siege of Fort Wagner he suffered a heat stroke that rendered him unconscious on the battlefield. He subsequently collected a pension for the debilitating effects of his service:

Mr. Trimmer faithfully kept a diary during his Civil War service. At the end of each month he would painstakingly copy his diary entries and mail the copy home to his family with the instructions to "salt this down." From that historical record, on July 18, 1863, Mr. Trimmer recorded that he watched a "Negro regiment" lead the charge in the siege of Fort Wagner. Later that evening he had the unhappy duty of helping

George Washington Trimmer Family. The Trimmer family on the porch of the Trimmer Homestead, Trimmer Road, Washington Twp, Pickaway County, OH. L-R: Bertha Jane Trimmer, Daniel Boone Trimmer, George Washington Trimmer, Walter H. Trimmer, George Charles Trimmer, Campsy Belle Trimmer, Priscilla Ball Trimmer, and James W. Trimmer.

to remove the bodies from the battlefield. Those undoubtedly included the men of the Massachusetts 54" led by Robert Gould Shaw, who also gave his life that day, and is now memorialized in the movie, Glory.

After his honorable discharge on November 23, 1864, Mr. Trimmer returned to Ohio, marred Priscilla Elnora Ball of Hocking County on March 20, 1870, and later moved to Stronghurst, Illinois, where he farmed for 13 years. He returned to farm in Pickaway County and settled on what is now known as Trimmer Road off Stoutsville Pike. His farm is one of the few in the county to remain in the continuous possession of his family for more than a century.

Of these Trimmer siblings, only three left descendants. Campsy Belle relocated to Montana and married Lawrence L. Dixon December 14, 1914. Their two daughters were Ruth Ellen who married Harry Cameron, and Leona who married Ralph Mann. George Charles married Ethel Christina Runkle on February 9, 1907. They were the parents of four daughters, all born on the Trimmer Farm: Priscilla Runkle Trimmer, who married Eugene Hommon on December 22, 1934; Constance Louise, who married Eugene Mowery on October 26, 1941; Marjorie Ann, who married Bernard Edward Smith on April 26, 1946; and Norma Jean who married Lloyd E. Minor on March 19, 1945. James W. Trimmer married Myrtle May Angel on June 24, 1920. They had one son, James Byron Trimmer who married Thelma B. Winner on August 3, 1943.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Trimmer lived out the remainder of their years enjoying the love of their family and quietly serving their community. An active member of Groce Post, GAR #156, Mr. Trimmer served as Vice Commander. In 1936 he was chosen as Honorary Marshal of the Memorial Day parade, celebrating his distinction of being the last living Civil War Veteran from the Circleville post of the GAR. He died shortly thereafter on February 2, 1937 in his 96" year having served God, family and country well. He is buried in Forest Cemetery beside his wife who preceded him in death on January 17, 1907.

Amiel Troutman

Amiel G. Troutman was born January 25, 1839 in Germany to Michael and Elizabeth (Weaver) Troutman. Amiel married Mary Ellen Larey on November 6, 1860 in Pickaway County, Ohio. She was born June 7, 1837 and died April 19, 1914. Amiel died December 31, 1915 and was buried next to his wife in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Their first two children, Harriet Florence and Eugenua Medola, were buried at Shilo Cemetery, Pickaway County, Ohio. Other children of Amiel and Mary were Oriel Francis, born January 3, 1864, Cora, born about 1866, William, born about 1868, Homer, born April 19, 1870 and Jesse, born July 2, 1875.

Cora married Isaac Phillips on November 6, 1886 and died November 13, 1893 in Pickaway County. Homer married Ora B. Nigh on June 26, 1894. Homer died in 1932 and his wife died September 9, 1958 in Franklin County, Ohio. They are buried in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Jesse married Minnie Riggin on April 12, 1894 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Jesse served in World War I. Jesse died July 9, 1955 and Minnie died October 1945 with burials in Springlawn Cemetery, Williamsport, Ohio. William went to Iowa, married Dora Fenerod and raised their children Gladys, Harriet, Cora, Eunice, Lee, Louise, William, James and Miriam.

Oriel Francis, known as Frank, married Mame Florence Elliott on November 27, 1894 in Pickaway County. Mame was born January 3, 1866 to James Elliott and Rebecca Leach. Frank died October 11, 1947 and Mame died April 16, 1949. They are buried in the Darbyville Cemetery, Pickaway County. Their children were Frederic, Glenn, Grace, Frances, Cecil and Ruth.

Frederic L. (Freddy) was born February 2, 1896 and died May 13, 1958. Glenn was born April 11, 1900 and died July 30, 1959. Ruth Rebecca was born September 25, 1907 and died December 20, 1991. Freddy, Glenn and Ruth are buried in Darbyville Cemetery.

Grace Marie was born November 2, 1901 and died November 8, 1996. She married John Robert Puffinbarger on July 24, 1922. John, born May 14, 1895, was the son of Charles Fremont and Fannie (Campbell) Puffinbarger. John passed away on June 25, 1975. Grace and John are buried in Springlawn Cemetery, Williamsport, Ohio. Their children were Virginia Rose and Mary Alice.

Frances was born April 11, 1903 and died December 16, 1996. She married Lloyd Neff who was born May 25, 1904 and died May 15, 2003. They are buried in Darbyville Cemetery. Their children are Betty, Francis William "Bill," Sue, Ann and Nancy.

Cecil was born July 6, 1905 and died December 28, 1981. He married Blanche Peterson who was the daughter of Ira Peterson and Laura Tracy. Blanche was born on June 23, 1912 and died December 21, 1986. Cecil and Blanche are buried in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Their children are Marilyn and Carolyn.

Rev. Dr. G. J. & Alice Troutman

A second-year student from the seminary at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, preached at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Circleyille. The Rev. G.J. Troutman was that student and five years later, in July 1898, he was installed as pastor of Trinity. Thus began a pastoral ministry at Trinity that lasted forty-three years until his retirement in 1941.

George John Troutman was born in Butler, Pennsylvania on April 15, 1868, the only son of George Adam (born in 1840 in Stuttgart, Germany and died in 1913 in Butler, Pennsylvania) and Wilhemina Lutz (born in 1848 in Germany and died in 1930 in Butler, Pennsylvania) Troutman. A sister, Mary Augusta ("Mamie"), was born in Butler, Pennsylvania on January 12, 1884. On April 12, 1908 she married Richard

Paul Fellmeth (1883-1953). The Fellmeths had one child, a daughter, Anna Marie (1916-1994), who married the Rev. William Nehrenz in 1953. Richard Fellmeth became an invalid due to a stroke and the Rev. Troutman had the family move to Circleville where he could provide some care for them

George John (G.J.) graduated from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio in 1892 and from the seminary there in June 1895. He served the Greenville, Pennsylvania parish consisting of four congregations for two and a half years before accepting the call to Circleville, Ohio. There were fewer than 300 confirmed members at Trinity when he arrived and on the occasion of his fortieth ordination anniversary, the confirmed membership was 960 with a baptized membership of over 1,200.

Under his leadership, a new church was built in 1902 and a parish home was built in 1928. His elder son, George L. Troutman was ordained in 1929 and became the assistant pastor to his father at Trinity.

The Rev. G.J. Troutman served the church in other capacities. For twelve years he was the president of the English District of the Joint Synod of Ohio and for twenty years served on the Home Mission Board of the American Lutheran Church. He served on the Board of Trustees of Capital University for nine years. In 1930 Capital University honored him by bestowing upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. When he retired in 1941 it was said that Dr. Troutman baptized, confirmed, married and buried more persons than any other pastor in Pickaway County.

Following his graduation from the seminary in 1895, Dr. Troutman married Alice Jeannette Bowman (born 1874 in Columbus, Ohio and died in 1931 in Circleville, Ohio) and they had three children - Mary Evangeline (1903-1964, married the Rev. George Schuster 1927); George Luther (1904-1983, married Vera Irene Walters 1929, married Margie Florence Merz 1963); and Gladden John (1907-1980, married Roma Lucille Melvin 1939).

Following an illness of several years, Dr. Troutman passed away on January 22, 1945 at the age of seventy-six. He was survived by his three children and their spouses, nine grandchildren and one niece. He was buried alongside his wife in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.

John Gladden Troutman & Roma Lucille Melvin Troutman

John Gladden Troutman was born on April 19, 1907 in Circleville, Ohio, the son of the Rev. Dr. G.J. and Alice Bowman Troutman. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1925, he attended Capital University. He was known by his middle name, Gladden, or many people around town called him Gonny. He worked for many years delivering milk for the Blue Ribbon Dairy, Circleville, Ohio, seven days a week. In 1942 he was employed by North American Aviation doing aircraft construction on the assembly line. He retired in 1970.

On December 3, 1939 at the age of 32, Gladden married Roma Lucille Melvin, daughter of Herbert and Ora Melvin of Jackson Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. They resided on East Union Street, Circleville, Ohio for their 40 years of marriage and raised their four children there. Their children are John Gladden, Jr., married to Christine Paullin of Loudonville and has two daughters Amy and Lori. Linda Ofenbacher of Dayton and had two children, Kevin and Karen. Daughters are Norma Ruth, married to William Meyers and have three children, Timothy, Tina and Krista. Teresa Ann married to Gary Hayworth of Fairfax, Virginia and has two children, Ryan and Cindy.

Gladden's life centered around his church, Trinity Lutheran, Circleville, his family and his love of music and drama. Gladden served many years in the Lutheran church choir, church council, Lutheran Brotherhood, and taught adult Sunday school classes. He directed many plays with the young adults of Trinity church and in his retirement years performed with the Roundtown Players. He participated in mostly musical productions, playing lead roles. He was often asked to perform small skits, a saying from memory or a song dance routine for the community and church. He did a rendition of Ted Lewis' performance of "Me and my Shadow." His first shadow was George Cockerham and in later years his grandchildren Kevin and Karen performed as his shadow.

In the community, Gladden was a member of the Circleville Kiwanis Club and served on City Council for three years plus his involvement with the Roundtown Players.

At this writing, Gladden is survived by his wife, Roma, residing at Brown Memorial. Roma was born in Jackson Township, Pickaway County on August 15, 1915 and graduated from Jackson Township High School in 1933. She was a fulltime mother and homemaker. She and Gladden were team players in raising their family and their involvement in the church. She worked for sixteen years (1960-1976) in the Circleville High School cafeteria and as city schools cafeteria manager. Gladden is also survived by his four children, their spouses, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Three of their grandchildren, Timothy, Kevin and Karen are deceased.

Rev. George Luther & Vera Irene Troutman

George Luther Troutman was born in Circleville, Ohio on November 6, 1904, the son of the Rev. Dr. G.J. and Alice Bowman Troutman. After graduating from Circleville High School in 1922 he attended Capital University. When he graduated with his sister, Evangeline in 1926, he was the youngest person to ever graduate from that institution. He attended the seminary at Capital University and after graduating in 1929 was called to serve as assistant pastor to his father at Trinity Lutheran Church. He served in that capacity until his father's retirement in 1941 when he was designated as the pastor of the church. Under his leadership Trinity Lutheran Church continued to be a strong congregation in the Circleville community. "Rev. George," as he was affectionately called, also served Christ Lutheran Church, Lick Run. When he Tesigned in 1954 there had been a Troutman serving as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church for nearly fifty-six years.

In 1929 he married Vera Irene Walters of Circleville, a teacher, the daughter of Jacob and Ida Mae Edgington Walters. Their first child, Vera Marilyn, was born in 1932 and passed away in 1933. Their other three children grew up in Circleville and were active in sports and music. Ruth Madilyn married The Rev. Paul L. Bockelman of Napoleon, Ohio and they have four children, Debra (Mrs. Stan) Schmidt, Paul Dean, Mark and Tim. George Emerson, who passed away in 1974, married Charlene Smith of Groveport and their children were Marla (Mrs. Jeff) Baker, George Allen and Melea (Mrs. Steve) Wachtman. Joyce Esther married Theron Cromwell of Columbus, Ohio and they have three sons - Jeffrey, Jonathan and Jeremy. Joyce later married Ronald Day of Livonia, Michigan.

Vera, his wife of thirty-three years, passed away at the age of sixty in 1962 and she was buried in Zion Cemetery, Obetz, Ohio. He then married Margie Florence Merz of Circleville, the daughter of Harry Jacob and Florence Eva Spyers Merz, in 1963.

Rev. George served Zion Lutheran Church, Groveport and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waldo, before retiring in 1970. He had served in the parish ministry for over forty years. He and his wife then moved to Largo, Florida. There he continued serving the church by preaching and assisting at area churches and also served as an interim pastor for a time in Warner-Robbins, Georgia.

After an illness of several years, Rev. George passed away on November 15, 1983 at the age of 79. His funeral was held at Zion Lutherab Church, Groveport, and he was buried in Zion Cemetery, Obetz. His wife, Margie, passed away on May 16, 1992. Her funeral was also held in Zion Lutheran Church and she, too, was buried in Zion Cemetery, Obetz.

Rev. George is survived by his two daughters and their spouses and daughter-in-law. At this writing, he has ten grandchildren and 23 greatgrandchildren.

Dennis Patrick Tully Family

Dennis Patrick Tully was born February 5, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland. He met Mary Ellen Goeller on a blind date in 1959 while he was stationed at Lockbourne Air Base (now Rickenbacker). After his discharge from the Air Force in 1961 he moved to Circleville.

Mary Ellen was born July 1, 1940 to Dr. Joseph and Mabel Goeller. After high school she moved to Columbus, attended a medical lab school for one year, then worked at Mt. Carmel Hospital until shortly before the birth of the first child.

Dennis and Mary Ellen were married in 1962 at St. Joseph Church. They moved to Joe and Mabel Goeller's first home place on East Franklin Street in 1963. Their first child was a stillborn boy, born June 1963. Kathleen was born in 1964, Barbara was born in 1966, Patrick in 1967 and Janet in 1970. Their last child was a boy born in November 1977, but lived only one day.

Even though Dennis was not a "local" boy, (even after living here for 39 years), he loved living in Circleville and never regretted not returning to Baltimore. He coached Little League Baseball and then girls' softball for many years.

With a little help, he built the ball diamonds at the fairgrounds. Besides working at DuPont, he also did many home repairs, home additions, built cabinets, etc., all around the Circleville area.

Valentine Family History

Johan George Valentine (1715-1783) was born in or near Mutterstadt, German Palatinate, in 1715. He immigrated to America via Rotterdam, Holland and Plymouth, England on the sailing ship St. Andrew. On September 9, 1749, he swore an oath to the government in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He settled in Frederick County, Maryland and was listed as a "joyner." On March 13, 1752 he was granted fifty acres. In 1752 John married Anna Magaret Mathis, who had emigrated from German Palatinate in August 1733. They had five children. A son, Jacob Valentine (1753-1832), on August 28, 1770 attended a meeting, which protested the Stamp Act. In 1775 he was a corporal and sergeant in Captain Benjamin Ogle's 4° Company. In 1779 Jacob married Anna Mary Freeze (1761-1824). He and his wife had ten children.

A son, John Valentine (1780-1845), in 1800 made horseback trips to Ohio from Maryland. John married Margaret Zieger (1781-1826) in 1804 and bought land in Pickaway County from his father-in-law, Jacob Zieger, in 1805. John and Margaret had five children.

A son, James Henry Valentine (1851-1936) married Priscilla Kate Cromley (1855-1942). In 1881 they bought a farm in Harrison Township, Pickaway County. In 1894 he was president of the Citizen's Bank of Ashville and in 1906 he was director of the Ashville Banking Company, which later became the Ashville Bank, which is now a branch office of the Savings Bank. James and Priscilla had four children - James, William Mary and Hattie.

Son James Israel Valentine Jr. (1923-1992) was a farmer. On June 25, 1942 he entered into active service in the U.S. Army. James was an AAA machine gun crewman in Battery B 195" Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion. The battles and campaigns in which he participated were Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) and Central. Europe. He was discharged from the army on November 2, 1945 and returned to the family farm in Harrison Township. James married Elizabeth Jane Fisher (1925-2004) in 1947. James and Elizabeth had three sons - James Israel (1948), Larry Alan (1950), and Brian Lee (1952). Larry and Brian currently own, operate and reside on the farm, which has been in the family since 1881. The farm is located at 12246 Ashville Pike, Ashville, Pickaway County. Son James has two children, Christopher and Kandice.

David E. Walters Family

David Emerson Walters was born in Circleville, Ohio on November 10, 1927. He graduated from Circleville High School, Circleville, in 1945 and attended Capital University in Columbus, Ohio before taking over his father's grocery on Franklin and Washington Streets in Circleville. He married Sarah Grace (Sally) Riley of Chillicothe, Ohio in Greenup, Kentucky on October 20, 1948. They had a church wedding in Chillicothe on January 1, 1949; at this writing (December 2004) they have celebrated 111 wedding anniversaries.

Dave and Sally are strongly committed to their church. In 1958 they sold the family grocery and went to Madang, New Guinea where they served as Lutheran missionaries for six years. On returning from New Guinea, they lived in St. Petersburg, Florida for two years, where Dave ran a Presbyterian retirement home. In 1966 they returned to Circleville where Dave managed a convenience store and then a lumberyard in Ashville, Ohio. In 1968 Dave went to work for the Evangelical Good Samaritan Society. He was administrator of their nursing home in Fennimore, Wisconsin for several years before joining their headquarters in Sioux Falls, South

Dave and Sally were blessed with five children. David Eric was born in Circleville on January 20, 1951; Jon Christy born in Circleville September 9, 1952; Vicki Lynn born in Madang, New Guinea on September 17, 1960; Brad James born in Madang, New Guinea on March 6, 1964 and died September 10, 1995; Angela Christine born in Circleville on December 14, 1966.

Jacob Walters, born in 1861, came from Gallia County, Ohio (southeast of Pickaway County) and was the son of Ansel Walter I and Sarah Elizabeth (Colwell/Caldwell). He worked on the Baum Family farm, which was located near the Ashville area. It was while working on the farm that he met and fell in love with Ida Mae Edgington.

Ida Mae was born in April of 1870 in Ross, Ohio. Her mother, Sarah (Pugh/Pew), died when she was only two years old. When she was six, her father, John Edgington, gave her to the Baum family to work on their farm and to raise as one of their own.

Years later, when Jacob first met Ida, she came to the barn with his lunch and threw him an apple. He later commented to other workers that she would be the one who would become his wife someday.

Jacob's dream came true and Mr. Baum happily signed for both of them when they were married at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ashville, Ohio in October 1888.

As husband and wife, Jacob and Ida Mae unfortunately had several children who didn't live after their birth. They were, however, blessed with seven children who lived to adulthood: Ansel III, year of birth unknown; Lottie Murle, born August 5, 1891; John Wesley, born February 26, 1895; Martin Luther Sr., born May 18, 1897; Festus Harold, born October 6, 1898; Vera Irene, born October 25, 1901, and wife of George Luther Troutman III; and Ida May, born April 6, 1909, and wife of Thomas Hedges.

It is uncertain the exact year that Jacob and Ida Mae moved to Pickaway County. But it is recorded that all of their children were born in Pickaway County, with the exception of Ansel.

Regarding the last name of Walters...Jacob's father was named Ansel Walter I (no "s"). We don't know if it was an accidental change when the "s" was added or if it was an intentional act of Jacob and Ida Mae.

John W. Walters Family

John Wesley Walters was born in Duvall, Ohio on February 26, 1895 and went through the fourth grade, when he had to leave school and work on the farm. On August 30, 1919 he married Christena Helwagon, who was born in Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County on June 21, 1898. He worked for C.O. Leist, a grocer on North Court Street in Circleville, and then for Barnhill Drycleaners on South Court Street, Circleville. His love for the grocery business brought him to open his own business on East Main Street in 1927. He later expanded the store to the corner of Franklin and Washington Streets.

John and "Chrissie" were blessed with three children. Dorothea Ellen was born August 7, 1920 in Circleville. She married Charles Robert Norman in Newark, Ohio on August 9, 1939. She expired on May 8, 1995. Paul Wesley was born April 26, 1922 in Circleville. He married Martha Ann Peters in Richmond, Indiana on May 30, 1948. He expired on April 8, 1989. David Emerson was born November 10, 1928 in Circleville. He married Sarah Grace (Sally) Riley of Chillicothe, Ohio in Greenup, Kentucky on October 20, 1948.

John was very involved with his church and highly respected in the business community of Circleville for his honest and fair dealings. No one ever left his store hungry. He was on the route of all "hobos" who knew him 'by name.

Samuel & Ellen Wilson Ward

Samuel Ward was born on November 4, 1837 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England and came to this country in 1849. In speaking of his trip across the ocean he said it took his sailing ship nine weeks to cross. The vessel was blown off its course and like Christopher Columbus, the first land sighted was the West Indies. He settled in Rantoul, Illinois. On January 3, 1860 he married Miss Ellen Wilson, who was born May 16, 1841 in Belfast, Ulster County, Ireland and came to the same town.

Shortly after their marriage, the War Between the States broke out. Mr. Ward, who was enlivened by the patriotic speeches of the then young lawyer Abraham Lincoln, enlisted in the Tenth Illinois Cavalry, in which he served sixteen months. After his discharge he returned to his home. Mr. Ward soon met up with James Emmitt of Waverly,

Ohio and Chillicothe, Ohio, who owned a successful distillery in Waverly. Mr. Emmitt had just purchased a fine saddle horse and was looking for someone to ride it back to Waverly. Mr. Ward was chosen, as he was an experienced rider, having just returned from the service as a cavalryman in the army. He rode the horse across three states to Chillicothe. Mr. Emmitt took a liking to Mr. Ward and insisted that he remain in Ohio.

Ellen and Samuel Ward. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Ward will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at their home on Park Place on January 2, 1910. They were married at Rantoul, IL on January 3, 1860. They became the parents of six children, four of whom are living. (Photo taken by Tida Studio, Circleville, 1909.)

Mrs. Ward in speaking of some of her early experiences said that transportation in the days when she first came to Ohio was rather crude. She came to Circleville, Ohio by way of the Erie Canal and it took the boat twelve hours to come from Chillicothe to this city. Here, she joined her husband after leaving their home in Illinois.

Mr. Ward took up the study of telegraphy and was the first operator to read by sound. His first assignment was at Washington Court House, Ohio and then Lancaster, Ohio. He moved to Circleville in 1864 where he was named manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. and held that position until 1884. After he resigned, he and his sOn-in-law, T.A. Boyle, formed the Insurance Company of Ward & Boyle in Circleville. After living in Circleville for some time, they built a house on Park Place where they resided until their death.

Samuel and Ellen were the parents of six children: Abbie, Nellie, Samuel, Lillian, Charlie and Ruby. The boys died at a very early age leaving four surviving daughters. Abbie married Frank Barr and they had four daughters: Nellie, Fern, Hazel and Florence. Nellie married T.A. Boyle and had two children: Ada and Arnold. Lillian married Harvey Rife and had five children: Lucille, Lillian, Ellen, George Arthur and Eugene. Ruby married William D. Wood and had three children: William, Louise and Charles Arnold.

Prior to marriage, Ruby learned the trade of telegrapher from her father and became very proficient. She had charge of the Postal Telegraph office in Circleville.

Charles Arnold Wood married Frances Patrick and they had two children: Mary Kay and Charles William, great grandchildren of Samuel and Ellen Ward and they reside in Pickaway County, Ohio. Charles William married Sharon Dawson and had four children: Megan, Anthony, Regina and Brenna. They are great-great-great grandchildren of the Wards and live in Pickaway County. The Ward's great-great-great grandchildren are Kody, Andrew, Anthony, Mariah, Shaylee and Felicity who also live in Pickaway County.

William Ward Family

William Ward, born December 25, 1743 in Hampshire, England and Nancy Ann Courtney, born March 4, 1745 in Scotland were united in marriage in 1775. To this union 8 children were born. In 1802, they left Pendleton County, Virginia with 7 of their children and settled in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio with three, four sons settling in Fairfield County, Ohio. William died November 28, 1814 in Walnut Township; Nancy, December 14, 1834. Both are buried in Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

James Ward, born October 7, 1786 in Virginia was married July 25, 1808 in Virginia to Mary Elizabeth Propst, born October 7, 1792 in Virginia. To this union 10 children were born. James died October 18, 1863 in Walnut Township; Elizabeth, April 13, 1877 in Walnut Township. Both are buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery.

William Preston Ward, born September 18, 1809 in Virginia married June 10, 1829 in Fairfield County to Hannah Sabins, born October 20, 1810. William had: 14 children, 7 with Hannah. William died July 8, 1889 in Walnut Township; Hannah, September 26, 1850. Both are buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery.

Leander Ward, born May 30, 1836 married October 25, 1860 to Susannah Morris, born May 31, 1843. Leander married 3 times, had 10 children, 6 with Susannah. Leander died August 28, 1887 in Ashville; Susannah, May 21, 1874. Both are buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery.

Emma Alice Ward, born July 14, 1863 in Pickaway County married January 21, 1894 to John Sherman Payne, born February 25, 1866 in Farm City, Illinois. To this union 5 children were born; Lillie, Rosa, Maggie, Millie and Thelma Florence. Emma Alice died April 16, 1943 in Ashville; John, January 28, 1930 in Ashville. Both are buried in Reber Hill Cemetery.

Rosa Adelia Payne, born December 1, 1896 in Ashville married July 24, 1913 to William Cleveland Myers, born February 28, 1892 in Chillicothe, Ohio, son of Joseph Washington Myers and Anna Alice Myers. To this union 13 children were born: William, John, Ralph, Thelma, Harold, Rosemma, Cleora, George, Orville, Russell, Karl, Walter and Suzanne. Rose died February 14, 1949 in Ashville; William, July 17, 1978 in Circleville. Both are buried in Reber Hill Cemetery.

Cleora Marie Myers, born September 3, 1928 in Ashville married December 1, 1946 in Ashville Charles Alfred Cordle, born June 24, 1926 in Ashland, Kentucky, son of Arbie Alfred Cordle and Ann Lykins. They still reside in Ashville, as do their 3 children; Carol Ann Webster, Charlene Marie Malone and Charles, Jr.

Charlene Marie Cordle, born September 18, 1951 in Circleville married December 1, 1971 in Ashville Charles Edward Malone, born March 13, 1947 in Jackson Township, Pickaway County, son of Mattie Katherine Malone. They have 2 children, 2 grandchildren all living in Pickaway County. Daughter, Christina Marie, born May 23, 1973 in Circleville married August 14, 1993 in South Bloomfield, Ohio David Gene Jordan. Son, Craig Michael, born September 16, 1978 in Circleville married July 24, 2004 in Ashville Kristi Lynn Gregory. Grandchildren are Hannah Marie, born January 11, 1996 and Christopher David Jordan, born March 2, 2000, both in Lancaster, Ohio.

Weaver Family

Jacob Weaver was born 19 December 1793 in Westmore County, Pennsylvania. On 17 September 1826 in Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, he married Catherine Binheimer who was born in 1804 in Germany. They had a son, Abraham (Abram) L. born 7 September 1831 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Jacob died 29 April 1869 in Pickaway County and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. Catherine died 26 September 1890 and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville.

Abraham L. married Mary Ann Moore on 31 January 1864 in Pickaway County. They had a son. Earl Wayne born 3 June 1881. Mary Ann was born in 1844 in Pickaway county and died 29 February 1888 in Circleville and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville. Abraham died 14

Earl Wayne moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1901 or 1902 where he married Henrietta Amanda Husemeyer on 15 November 1909. They were the parents of 2 sons. The oldest son died 2 September 1947 in St. Louis and is buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery with his wife and oldest son. The second son, John, now resides in Texas.

Charles David Weaver Family

Charles David Weaver was born June 14, 1941 in Hopetown, Ohio, the son of Ira and Abbie Ritter Weaver. Ira and Abbie came to Ross County from Barbour County, West Virginia to follow Ira's employment with the C&O Railroad. Charlie was one of seven children, his siblings being Ira, Jr., Raymond, Maxine, Forest, Gary and his twin, Shelby.

After graduating from Centralia High School and following a stint in the U.S. Army, Charlie worked as a lab technician at Children's Hospital and graduated from Ohio State University as a mechanical engineer. He was employed by American Electric Power for 30 years, retiring as vice president in charge of operations.

Charlie was first married to Joy Whitaker of Chillicothe and to them were born two daughters: Jane, born August 15, 1963 and Beth, born July 26, 1966. Jane is a regional manager for McDonalds and lives in Denver, Colorado. Beth is an attorney for the State of Ohio and lives in Newark. Beth married Jerry Lewis and to them were born two daughters, Jamie, born February 19, 1982 and Jennifer, born February 16, 1987. Jamie will graduate from Ohio State University in the spring of 2005.

siblings, Vernon and Arla. Martin and Virginia ran a grocery store in Hallsville for many years. Darlene graduated from Centralia High School and, after graduation from Columbus Business University, began her career as a legal secretary. In 1965 she married Gary Pontious of Hallsville and to them was born one daughter, Melody Lynn, on November 5, 1968. Melody is a registered nurse employed by CHD Meridian, an Itrax Co., serving Mead Paper Co. employees and retirees. She married Danny Walters and they have two children, Nathaniel Casey, born May 1, 1993 and Cory Daniel, born November 7, 1995.

Darlene worked in Circleville as a paralegal for the law firms of Huffer and Huffer and Melody L. Steely. She graduated from Capital University as a paralegal in 1980. She was an originator of the Legal Secretaries Association and ran TransOhio Title Insurance Company during the 1980s.

On January 11, 1985 she married Charles David Weaver. After a transfer to New Haven, West Virginia, where Charlie was manager of the Mountaineer Power Plant, they returned to Circleville where they retired. Darlene serves as director of the Pickaway County Historical and Genealogical Library on a volunteer basis. Charlie enjoys golf and model shipbuilding.

Isaac M. Weaver

Cradles. Coffins. Houses and barns. For generations, Isaac M. Weaver and his descendants shuffled through the shavings of the carpenter's trade. Isaac was born March 23, 1830. He was a first generation Ohioan. His parents were Frederica (Fredy or Freedy) Miller and Henry Weaver. Isaac probably moved from Hocking County to Pickaway County between 1850 and 1857. He and Louisa Depenbaugh were married in Pickaway County on August 27, 1857. In 1860 the Weavers were living in Tarlton. They had five children. The eldest two children, William Henry and Mary Elisabeth, died during childhood. The surviving children were: Jessie Belle, Ida May and John Grant. On March 16, 1872, Louisa died. Isaac M. Weaver never remar-

Home of Isaac Weaver on East Franklin St. Circleville, OH. L-R: in chair is John William. Seated on grass is his sister Amy Weaver. Seated: Jessie Belle Weaver, daughter of Isaac. Seated on grass: Earl Isaac Weaver. All children are children of Isaac's son, John Grant Weaver. ca. 1903.

ried. In 1871 Isaac purchased a lot on Franklin Street in Circleville. He built a house, set up a carpentry shop, and moved his three children there in 1872. On Franklin Street, Isaac taught his son how to work wood. Isaac was active in the Methodist Episcopal church until his death on February 20, 1913.

John Grant Weaver was born April 15, 1867. He married Minnie May Butler Flint on February 2, 1893. He bought a lot on Ohio Street and built a house there. They had four children. Like his father before him, two of John's children died young. He wrote in his diary:

Daughter Amy Weaver died of tuberculosis at age 14. John and Minnie's surviving children were: Earl Isaac, born June 19, 1893; and John William, born June 14, 1898. John G. Weaver worked as a carpenter until his death on August 24, 1949. John Grant Weaver passed his hand tools and carpentry knowledge down to his two sons.

Carpenter's Mate Earl Isaac Weaver built biplanes for the U.S. Navy during World War I. He married Sadie A. Butler on July 9, 1917. Over the years, Earl and his sons built four houses on Half Avenue in Circleville. Always creating, Earl built a camp car - perhaps the first recreational vehicle in the county. "It was a Model A Ford. He took the top off of it and made a place for a stove and bed in the back. You could sleep in it." Earl and Sadie's children were: Harry Butler, twins Lucille and Lillian, Gloria Ann, Miriam, Aurdy. MaryBelle, Earl Jr., and Howard. Sadie also served as a mother figure to her nieces, nephews and neighborhood children. Earl I. Weaver passed away September 21, 1965. Sadie died June 17, 1981.

To this day, descendants of Isaac M. Weaver live in Pickaway County. And to this day, Pickaway Countians live in the houses they built and sit in the chairs they made.

Donald & Mary Anne Weibel

Donald and Mary Anne Weibel are.the sixth generation of the family living on their farm in Section Two of Walnut Township. It has been passed down in the following way.

Peter Kroninger (1777-1837) and his wife Maria came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1808, when Ohio was primarily wilderness, and Pickaway County had not yet been formed. They reared eight children; two of their daughters married two Noecker brothers. Both Kroninger and Noecker ancestors had emigrated from Germany in the 1700s.

The Noecker brothers, John (1806-1888) and Henry (1810-1884), came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1832: Being orphaned at a young age, they had been bound out to learn a trade; John learned tinsmithing, and Henry, carpentry. Both worked in Columbus some years before coming to Pickaway County. John married Catherine

Kroninger (1810-1886) in 1838 and settled on Kroninger land in Section 33, Madison Township, where they reared nine children. Henry married Maria Kroninger (1817-1879) in 1837, settled on Kroninger land Section 2, Walnut Township, and also reared nine children.

Henry and Maria's farm was inherited by their sixth child, John Peter Noecker (1850-1908), who married Sarah Caroline Baum (1851-1933) in 1872. Sarah was the eldest child of Lewis and Elizabeth Baum, and granddaughter of Joseph Roof, the founding pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Madison Township. John and Sarah had two sons, Clarence (1874-1941) and Howard (1881-1958).

Clarence married Bertha Linette Wright (1880-1967) and they continued to live on the homestead until after the birth of their first child, John, in 1910. The following year they moved to Bertha's childhood home in Section 18, Madison Township, and lived with her parents, John Christian Wright (1841-1933) and Julia Kerns Wright (1348-1925). However, Clarence continued to farm the Walnut Township farm. Two more children, Chester Baldwin and Mary Louise, were reared by Clarence and Bertha.

John Wright Noecker continued to farm the homestead. In 1935 he married Helen Vienna Baker (1909-2003). They lived with her widowed mother, Laura Solt Baker, in the brick home built in 1874 by Helen's great-aunt and uncle, Martha and Harvey Trone, and Wright farmed this eighty acres in Section 22, as well as the Noecker farm only three miles away. Helen and Wright reared four children: Mary Anne, John Walter, Norma Lee and Nancy Joy.

In 1972 Mary Anne, husband Donald, and children David and Katherine moved back to Pickaway County and built a home on the family farm. Don joined his father-in-law in raising cattle, sheep and grains.

Down through the generations the family has been diligent in their stewardship of the land, conservative in their politics, and active in the life of the St. Paul Lutheran Church congregation.

William Madison & Elizabeth Weidinger Reid Family

The above picture is of the family of William Madison and Elizabeth Weidinger Reid. The children are: (in second row) Avis, Martha, Merle, Kathryn and Hortense, (in back row) Ray, Evelyn and Paul.

William Madison Reid was the son of John and Rebecca Reid of Williamsport, Pickaway County, Ohio. On August 17, 1893, he married Elizabeth Weidinger in Pherson, Pickaway County, Ohio. To them were born eight children: two sons - Ray P. and Paul B. - and six daughters - Evelyn, Merle, Avis, Martha, Kathryn and E. Hortense.

William Reid was a schoolteacher, starting in one-room schools and finishing his teaching at Jackson Township School. He gave over thirty years of his life to education. He was deputy treasurer and treasurer of Pickaway County and also served as a councilman of Circleville, Ohio.

Merle, Avis, Martha, and Kathryn all attended Wittenberg University and were teachers in our public schools. Eleanor Hortense attended Bliss Business College and retired from the Attorney General's office of Ohio.

Paul married Ruth Swingle of Groveport, Ohio and they had a son William and a daughter Margaret. Evelyn married Harry E. Montelius and a daughter, Ruth Eleanor, was born to them. Merle married William E. Collins of Chillicothe, Ohio. Kathryn married Robert F. Bower of Circleville, Ohio. Hortense married Nelson H. Sweyer of Circleville, Ohio.

Dennis L. Welch

It wasn't a dray that brought this Welch family to Pickaway County, but a 1971 blue Volkswagen mini bus. The year was 1975 when Dennis, Carolyn and daughter Heather moved to Circleville from Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Dennis had just finished eight years of night school and one year of being a full time student to earn a bachelors degree in accounting from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. Dennis had accepted an accounting position with the Kenworth Truck Company, a new manufacturing plant in Ross County, Ohio. Dennis and Carolyn met in 1962 when he was serving in the USAF stationed at Lockbourne Air Base and she was a student at Ohio State University. They married in 1964. After military service, Dennis worked for Rimrock Inc., designing industrial robots. Carolyn worked for a Columbus financial institution and held an Ohio Real Estate license. One of their favorite hobbies at the time was road rallying. They were active members of the Scioto Sports Car Club.

Dennis Lee Welch, born January 1942 in Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, is the son of Forest Harold and Jennie Jereb Welch. His grandparents were John Jefferson and Myrtle Arbough Welch of Scioto County, Ohio and Vincent and Jennie Meden Yereb, immigrants from Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia.

Carolyn Ann, born September 1943 on the family dairy farm in Madison County, Ohio is the daughter of Donald Francis and Maybel Mae Grewell Elliott. Her grandparents were Edward and Sarah Evans Elliott of Brown Township, Franklin County and Wilbert and Nell Prose Grewell of Canaan Township, Madison County. The Elliott and Grewell families are direct descendants of Ohio pioneers Amos Clover and Jonathan Alder.

Heather Elliott Welch was born December 1971 in Columbus, Ohio. Heather has enjoyed the creative arts all of her life. She graduated from Circleville City Schools in 1990 and earned a bachelors degree in interior design from the University of Cincinnati. She holds National Council of Interior Design Qualifications, Leadership in Environment and Energy Design, IIDA, Professional Commercial Interior Design organization and Toastmaster. It was at the university that Heather met Aaron Mathew Dalton. Aaron was born March 1971 and is the son of James Aaron Dalton and Kathryn (Borton) Dalton Beachler of Dayton, Ohio. Aaron graduated Valedictorian from Belmont High School of Dayton, Ohio in 1989. He earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Aaron enjoys problem solving and is an avid comic book collector. They married October 23, 1999 in San Antonio, Texas where they reside today.

Dennis retired in the fall of 2000 from Kenworth Truck Co. as a new product manager. Since retirement, Dennis has resumed a model airplane hobby and enjoys volunteering with the Canal Committee of the Pickaway County Historical Society. Carolyn continues her forty years of collecting and trading in the antiques business. She is the 2005 president of the Pickaway County Historical Society.

Charles Earl Wellman, Sr. Family

Charles (Chuck) Earl Wellman, Sr. was born in 1933 and lived his early life in Wheelersburg, Ohio. After graduating from high school and working several jobs, Chuck joined the Air Force. While stationed at what was then known as Great Falls AFB in Montana he met and, in 1957, married Patricia (Pat) Eloise Jones who had been raised primarily in Wheatland, North Dakota and was attending college at Carroll College School of Nursing in Helena, Montana. Interestingly, Pat's grandfather, Gustav Hoehne (later, Haney) immigrated to the U.S. in 1874 via New York Harbor before the establishment of Ellie Island as an immigration port.

After his discharge and her graduation, the couple moved to Cincinnati, Ohio so that Chuck could attend Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Going to school during the day and working evenings with wife Pat working nights, he graduated in 1959. Chuck and Pat moved immediately to Circleville, Ohio with their two children so that Chuck could begin working for William and Harold Defenbaugh at what was then known as Defenbaugh Funeral Home. Pat found work at Berger Hospital in the maternity ward as a registered nurse.

Upon Harold Defenbaugh's retirement, Chuck established his own place of business known as Wellman Funeral Home (please see the companion article, "Wellman Funeral Homes, Inc." in the business section). Chuck serves as chairman of the board for the business maintaining his credentials as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. Pat worked for 17 years at Berger Hospital and then was director of nursing at Brown Memorial Nursing Home in Circleville for 6 and a half years. In addition to being a registered nurse, she became a licensed funeral director in 1987 and has maintained this licensure with her husband to date.

The Wellmans eventually had a total of 5 children, all of who received college degrees and are married with children. Catherine and Mark Leatherwood have 3 daughters: Claire, Abigail and Adrien. Charles (Chuck) E. and Cathy (Reed) Wellman, Jr. have 3 sons: Charles (Charlie) E. Wellman, III, Christopher, and Caleb, who were all born at Berger Hospital in Circleville, Pickaway County; Christine and Max Kacan have four children: Elena, Benjamin, Elise and Joel; Cindy and Don Wildermuth also have four children: Zachariah, Joshua, Rachel and Hannah; and Craig and Christine (Roman) Wellman have 3 daughters: Cierra, Celeste and Cayli. Chuck Jr. and Craig have joined their father in the business

Believing their lives should be a continuing reflection of God's love and the remarkable transformation this relationship brings has allowed Chuck and Pat a lifetime of service to their community, both locally and globally. They were founding members of the local chapter of the Gideons and the Christian Business Men's Association. Pat has maintained her membership in the local Nurse's Association and Chuck is currently president of Pickaway Terrace Board after having been a board member for many years. Mr. Wellman was an early member of what was then known as Lowery Lane Community Mission, now known as Circleville Community Missions and has been a member of the board of Go International! (formerly known as Missionary World Service and Evangelism) for 25 years through which he ministered in a variety of ways during short missionary trips to Kenya, Africa, Columbia, South America, Salem, India and Haiti. The couple was recently awarded honorary alumni status at Circleville Bible College for their longstanding support of the college. Over the past 25 years they have served as host family for several exchange students and in 1980 became sending parents when daughter Chris went to Turkey for a year with the AFS program. They have been active in several professional organizations, Rotary and other local organizations and have served their church families in a number of roles - primarily at Emmett Chapel UMC and Circleville Church of the Nazarene.

Wells Family

Stephen and Sarah Kitchener Wells were married in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, England in 1835. They were parents of twelve children. In 1859 Stephen came to America and found his way to the country east of Ashville, Ohio, Walnut Township. He labored there for a year until the rest of his family followed. John Wells was one of those children. He was born in Sussex County in 1851. It is not known how many of the children made the trip to Ohio and Pickaway County.

The family had been members of the Church of England in Wisborough Green and then became members of Hedges Chapel Church. John married Samantha Shook and they became members of the Lutheran Church. That location is not known. He was a farmer in Walnut Township and they were parents of Bessie, Flossie, Retta, Irene, Stanley and Martin Hartley, our grandfather who married Bethel Birkhead in 1899,

Claude Martin Wells was the only son of Hartley and Bethel. He was born in 1900. They had a daughter, Grace, who was born in 1903 shortly after Martin passed away. Bethel married Charles Grove and then Thomas Collins outliving both. She lived in South Bloomfield, Ohio where the BP station is located next to the alley. Grace passed away in 1921. Bethel lived the rest of her life there until her death in 1968.

Claude lived in South Bloomfield and went to school there and in Ashville where he acquired a nickname while playing football that would stay with him - Bogey. He entered the restaurant business there working for Ivy Martin. In a few years he met and married Dorothy Weaver. In 1934 they moved to Circleville, Ohio and in partnership with grandfather James Weaver, they operated the Weaver and Wells Restaurant at Court and High Streets.

In 1947 Bogey and Dorothy bought a farm in Walnut Township, where else, location of what is now Upper Lansdown Golf Course. In 1951 they sold their half of the restaurant to Dorothy's brother Paul and Faye Weaver. In 1956 Bogey and Dorothy built a new restaurant at 1340 North Court Street and this became their permanent location. For several years they were famous for their home-cooked food and Dorothy's homemade pies.

Bogey passed away in 1967, one week after their daughter, Bonnie, was married to Roger Koch. Dorothy continued in the restaurant until 1988. She passed away in 2003. They left one son, Tom, and daughter, Bonnie. There are three grandchildren: Johnny Wells, Caryn Koch Esterline and Ryan Koch and one great-grandchildren, Tyler Wells.

Henry & Sarah White Family

Henry White (1796-1862) was a small child when his father, Peter White, brought the family to the site of Pickaway County in the season of 1799-1800. Henry White became a professional tanner and livestock speculator and eventually acquired over three hundred acres on Lick Run in Jackson Township, Pickaway County.

Peter White had been a resident of western Maryland. In the 1790's he married the sister of Alexander Caldwell, a native of Ulster, Ireland. The Whites and Caldwells journeyed west with Scotch-Irish immigrants in 1799 settling on the Scioto River north of Big Darby Creek, Pickaway County. John White of this settlement served in the War of 1812 and is buried in the Indian Mound Renick graveyard west of Fox, Ohio.

prentice tanner to his uncle James Bell. Later in the 1820's Henry married Sarah Ward, daughter of Abraham Ward. The Wards had traveled with the Renick family to Darby Creek around 1800 from Moorefield, Virginia when Sarah was an infant. Abraham Ward of Jackson Township fought in the War of 1812 and received a land grant in northwest Ohio where he later resettled his young family.

In the 1840's Henry and Sarah (Ward) White acquired land at the head of Lick Run, Jackson Township well suited for livestock. Their twostory hewn-log house stood fairly unaltered over 120 years along present-day S.R. 56. The children of Henry and Sarah White were: Jane (1823-1892) who married William M. Seaburn of Jackson Township; Wellington B. White (1827- 1890) who married Mary Primmer of Jackson Township; Ann who married James Hedges, Jr.; and Milton H. White who was killed in the Civil War. Henry and Sarah White died in 1860 and 1862 and are buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.

Wellington and Mary White acquired the home farm and several Darby Creek farms of the Judge Florence estate. They purchased land and houses in four other states and, unique to the Victorian era, made routine tours by river steamer and train in the 1880's without having a permanent residence. Each summer they returned to the log house in Jackson Township. Their children reared there were: Ezra White (1854-1884) an attorney in Texas; Samantha (wife of C.F. Watson) of Springfield, Illinois (1853-1928); Alice (wife of W.W. Stokes) of Dayton, Ohio (1855-1927); Camelia (C.C. Troxell) of Omaha, Nebraska (1859-1925) and Sarah (wife of O.H. Crow) of Ashville, Ohio (1861-1935). The home farm in Jackson Township was inherited by the Watson and French families through the 1950's.

Wellington B. White died in 1890 from a logging accident near the old log house. As a widow, Mary Primmer White retired to Circleville and had constructed in the 1890's the large Queen Anne home at 109 East Mound Street. She died in 1912.

Benjamin Whitehead and wife Nancy immigrated from Virginia to Ohio in approximately 1825 along with their four children: William Victor, Joseph Patrick, Phebe and Sarah. Benjamin purchased 80 acres in section | of Harrison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. He is believed to have died approximately 1826, buried in the Whitehead Cemetery located off the Circleville- Lockbourne Eastern Road in Ashville.

William was born 1815 in Virginia and died December 26, 1901 in Ashville. He married Elizabeth Wilson April 2, 1841 who was the daughter of Daniel Wilson and Sarah Gordy. Their children being Benjamin Franklin married to Sarah Hoover, Daniel married to Eliza Adkins, Joseph, John married to Josephine Russell, William, Ashton married to Nannie Hoover, Thomas, Mary and George W. William who was a member of the United Brethren church at Rehoboth north of Ashville and is buried in the Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township along with his wife, Elizabeth. Benjamin F. was born February 24, 1842 near Ashville and died October 7, 1928. He received his early education in the Ohio schools and later taught 12 terms of school in Ohio, Illinois and Kansas. He was a veteran of the Civil War serving in Co. G of the 135" Regiment of Illinois Infantry. On April 5, 1864 he married Sarah Adeline Hoover, born March 23, 1850 in Pickaway County, daughter of Jacob Hoover and Ivy Kile. They moved from Ohio to Kansas in 1869 where they raised their family of William, Benjamin C., Myrtle, Sadie E., Frances and Stella. Daniel Webster, born 1845, was married to Eliza Adkins on January 1, 1868 in Harrison Township. Their children were Minnie, born August 27, 1873 married to Daniel Runkle, Edwin born September 13, 1868, May born May 8, 1872 married to David Ebert, Howard born September 1876 married to Carrie Rhyan, Christina born March 1878 married to William Bowers, William D. born 1880 died at age 21 of typhoid fever. Daniel died March 25, 1937 at age 93, Ashville's oldest resident at that time, and is buried in Reber Hill Cemetery. His wife, Eliza, died August 12, 1881 at age 32 leaving 6 children, the youngest being only a few weeks old. She was a member of the U.B. church since 1871 and is also buried in Reber Hill Cemetery. John B. moved from the Ashville area to Gypsum, Kansas with his brother Benjamin and married Josephine. Ashton was born October 9, 1853 and was married to Nannie Hoover April 15, 1875 in Pickaway County. Nannie was the daughter of Jackson and Elizabeth Scothorn. They had one son, William Jackson, born September 19, 1875 who married Nellie Lewis April 20, 1909. All of these family members are buried in the Reber Hill Cemetery near Ashville. Thomas, born 1857, and sister Mary, born 1859, both suffered from mental illness. Thomas helped on his father's farm as well as Mary until 1904 when she became a patient at the Athens Asylum, Athens, Ohio until her death in 1914. George was born in 1863 and moved from Ohio to Vincennes, Indiana.

Joseph, born February 27, 1819, married Elizabeth Hott February 18, 1840 and lived in Pickaway and Franklin Counties with their 13 children: William, George, Nancy, Thomas, Sarah, Harriet, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, July, Mary and Kate.

Phebe, born May 1, 1822, married Daniel Van Vickle November 22, 1851. Phebe was buried in the Whitehead family cemetery and was later moved to Reber Hill Cemetery by her son J.P. Van Vickle.

Sarah, born in 1818, was married to Staubett Blair March 27, 1847. Sarah is buried in the Ashville Cemetery with her death occurring August 15, 1876.

Elias, a man of much mystery, came to the Orient area in the 1840's while Ohio was still very primitive. His profession was a carpenter/ farmer. He met Eliza Wells and they married in Circleville, Ohio in 1846. Within one and a half years, she passed away from causes unknown and is buried on what is now state property in Orient. He remarried after meeting Maria Brown from Virginia. The family was migrant farmers and worked hard to accomplish the tasks related to farming. To their union 3 children were born: George Washington, born March 5, 1852 and his two siblings: Virginia. born 1854 and William E., born 1856. Virginia married Alexander Snyder who later joined the Civil War in Illinois along with his father-in-law Elias in Champaign, IIlinois. They both survived the ravishes of war and returned to the Commercial Point - Orient area. George Washington married Nancy Jane Orders on July 15, 1872. To this union was born 7 children: William F., born June 1873; Sarah, born March 1876; Elza, born November 1878 who married Hazel Pettibone in 1909; Jenny, born October 1881; Lester, born February 1883; Villa, born March 1886. All these children were born in Pickaway County. Nancy Jane died in March 1891 and is buried in Lockbourne. After her death George met Laura Lawless from Commercial Point and they married in St. Phillips Church in Circleville on August 11, 1891. To their marriage were born eleven children. They were: Ersel, born September 1892; Paul E., born September 1894; Hazel, born December 1895 and died September 1896; Nora E. born January 1897; Luther, born August 1898, died in 1965; Melvin, born October 1900, died July 1971; Elsie, born August 1902; Stella, born August 1904, Max, born September 1906 and died in May 1907. Ray was born April 1908 in Mount Sterling, Ohio and spent most of his life in Columbus, Ohio. The last child was Carl Frank, born April 1910 and died in October 1973. The children of George and Laura were left as orphans at early ages because G.W. died in 1918 and Laura died in 1916. They had moved to Madison County to farm before their deaths and lived south of London on the Linson Road. George was a hard working man trying to make a living and loved all his children with 5 of the second set of kids returning to the area for burial in Concord Cemetery, on Hoover Road north of Commercial Point. -Submitted by Bonnie (Williams) Threlkeld

Daniel Wilson Family

Daniel Wilson emigrated from Delaware to Ohio in 1806, settling near Circleville. He served in the War of 1812. Daniel married Sarah (Sally) Gordy February 23, 1814. Sara, born 1792 in Maryland, was the daughter of John, a sea captain, and Grace Gordy. Sarah had a sister Amelia (Millie), born in Sussex County, Delaware who married Christopher Cardiff I] and moved to Pickaway County, dying in Monroe Township September 15, 1867.

In 1818 Daniel and Sarah moved to Harrison Township. They bought a 160-acre farm in 1820 from Obediah Allen in the southeast corner of Section 31.

Son William married Martha Stevens June 21, 1853 and lived in Delaware County. Their children were: Mary, William, James, George, and Elmer.

Mary died as a young woman. Jane, born January 9, 1820, married Victor Reid, June 12, 1843. May 22, 1850 she married John Peters and lived on the same section as her dad. Children were Alcoline, Rachel and Mary Isabelle. Mary Isabelle married James Storts and lived in Ashville.

Elisabeth, born 1821, married William Whitehead on April 2, 1841 and lived in Harrison Township. Their children were: Benjamin, Daniel, John, Ashton, Thomas, Mary and George. Son Daniel married Eliza Adkins and their children were: Edwin, May, Howard, Christina, William and David. May married David Ebert. Howard married Carrie Rhyan. Christina married William Bowers. The Ebert and Bowers families owned a grocery store in Ashville.

Sarah Ann (Anna), born February 17, 1824 married George Coon October 19, 1847 and lived in Madison Township. They had children: Sarah, Enos, John, Hannah, Rachel, Clinton and Clarence. Enos Coon married Phoebe Elizabeth Hoover and they had children: James Arthur and Katie. James Arthur married Edna Humble and they had children: Helen, George, Frank, Donald and Normagene. George married Burdell Stir and they had two children and six grandchildren. I, Sheila, am the granddaughter.

Rachel, born September 9, 1826, married George Cummings March 2, 1848 and lived in New Albany. They had children Sophronia, Montroville, Josephine, Thomas, Randa Cummings Hults of Galena, Ohio, George and Franklin. Rachel died June 21, 1892.

John, born 1829, married Mary Wright June 10, 1854 and had son Thomas, July 4, 1858. John married Jane Shannon who was born September 1836 and died May 5, 1866. John died in 1903. They lived on the home farm. Children were: Mary, twins Sarah and Jennette, Victor, Harriett, Emma, William, Anna and John. Mary married Isaac Miller. Sarah married Simon Alspaugh. Jennette married Albert Runkle. Harriett married David Hall. Emma married Park Soliday. Anna married John Hedges.

Daniel married Amanda Malvina Peters September 20, 1854 and lived in Franklin County. Amanda died May 6, 1866 at the age of 29. Amanda was the daughter of brother-in-law John Peters and his first wife Mary Fisher.

George married Mary Berry March 13, 1858, had a daughter Sarah and lived in Franklin County. Thomas married Mary Kensil September 23, 1858, and lived in Shelbyville, Illinois. Their children were: Daniel, Sallie, Mary and George.

Daniel Sr. died June 17, 1847 at the age of 54 years. He is buried on his farm in the family cemetery on St. Paul Road. Sarah died October 3, 1979, age 83.

Wilson

John Ambrose Wilson, a farmer, came to Pickaway County, Ohio sometime in the 1870's. He moved here from Lancaster, Ohio, Fairfield County and purchased land in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County near the site of the historic Logan Elm Tree. He married his first wife, Laura Helen Maxwell in 1880 in Chillicothe, Ohio. John A. and Laura H. had just one child, Austin James Wilson. After Laura's death, John A. married Mary E. Wolfe in Chillicothe in 1910. John A. Wilson died in 1930 in Pickaway Township at the age of 89. John A. and both of his wives are buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Kingston, Ohio.

The four oldest children of Austin and Jessie Wilson. L-R: Paul, Philip, Wayne and Wells. When these four boys were in high school they formed a Wilson vocal group.

Austin James Wilson, a farmer, was born September 16, 1883 in Pickaway Township. He married Jessie May Conaway, who was born January 29, 1894, in Perry County, Ohio. Austin J. farmed with his father, John A. Austin and Jessie raised 7 children in Pickaway Township. They were as follows: Wells McCleery, DVM, born July 18, 1913, Paul Maxwell, born March 22, 1915, Wayne Austin born February 13, 1917, Philip

Wolfe born March 8, 1919, George Hugh, PhD, born July 5, 1922, Laura Helen born December 21, 1924 and Robert Eugene born November 1, 1929. All of the Wilson children attended and graduated from Pickaway Township School. Music was a big part of the Wilson home. Besides singing, all of the children played the piano and band or orchestra instruments.

Two of Austin and Jessie's sons remained in Pickaway County. The following is more information on them and their families. Wells M. attended The Ohio State University, graduating in 1937 in Veterinary Medicine. Wells married H. Janet Cardiff in 1937. He began his veterinary practice in Williamsport, Pickaway County the same year. While in Williamsport, the first 3 of Wells and Janet's children were born: Linda Ann on January 12, 1939, Nathan Wells on March 20, 1941 and Bruce Cardiff on October 17, 1942. During World War II, Wells enlisted in the army as a captain and the family moved to Fort Thomas, Kentucky. After the war, Wells and Janet moved their family back to Pickaway County, this time to Pickaway Township. They purchased a farm and re-established their Veterinary practice. After moving back to Pickaway County, their other three children were born: Lois Ellen on October 17, 1946, Katie Jo on February 25, 1948, and Scott Christopher on July 25, 1949. Wells was very active in church activities at Emmett Chapel Church and was on the school board for Pickaway Township School.

He was instrumental in the formation of Logan Elm School District, Pickaway County in 1960 and served as the first president of the Logan Elm School Board. Wells died in 1963 and Janet died in 1972. Both are buried at Hitler-Ludwig Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Philip Wolfe, son of Austin and Jessie Wilson also farmed and raised his family in Pickaway Township. Philip married Nettie Louise Brown on February 3, 1938. He started out farming with his father, Austin. Philip was also employed by Pickaway Township and Logan Elm Schools as a bus driver for many years. He and Nettie were the parents of 3 children: Nancy Ann, born January 17,1941, Norman, born February 11,1943 and Peggy Elizabeth, born February 9, 1952. Philip died in 2004 and is buried in Hitler-Ludwig Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Reverend E.H.E. Winterhoff

In the fall of 1921 when the Reverend E.H.E. Winterhoff became pastor of St. Paul Luther Church, Ashville and Zion Lutheran Church, Groveport, he became a resident of Pickaway County. His grandparents, John and Elizabeth Stimmel Rohr, had been resident farm owners in the county before 1860, where their daughter Floretta Rohr was born, and remained in the county until 1870.

Ernest Harold Edward Winterhoff was born in the Lutheran parsonage at Anna, Ohio on January 29, 1895, the son of the Reverend E.H.D. and Floretta Rohr Winterhoff. In 1877, his father had emigrated from Muden, Germany to attend

Capital University and the Lutheran Seminary. In 1899, his father answered the call to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Pemberville, Ohio where Ernest and his four sisters attended parochial and private schools. While at Woodville Normal and Capital University, Ernest played baseball and basketball. During the summers, he painted barns for the German farmers in Wood County. He graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary and was ordained into the Christian ministry in June 1919, after which he was installed as the pastor of the Leesville-Olentangy Parish and also taught in a one-room school.

On October 14, 1919 the Rev. Winterhoff was united in marriage with Miss Stella Rasmussen of Port Clinton. She was a faithful wife and mother and worked diligently in the children's and women's ministries in his pastorates.

During his over thirty-one years in Pickaway County, the Rev. Winterhoff ministered not only to members of his congregation, but also to anyone who was in need of pastoral care. He was known as everybody's preacher and friend. The people, in turn, were friends to him.

farmer's wife bearing a basket laden with freshly butchered meat. His large, well-kept garden supplied his family with fresh vegetables to eat and to can and the chickens he raised supplied them with eggs and meat.

The Winterhoffs were the parents of three sons, Ernest, Norman and Robert and a daughter, Joyce. During World War II, the parsonage window displayed three stars as all three sons served in the United States Army.

In the spring of 1953 after countless baptisms, confirmations, marriages and burials, Rev. Winterhoff accepted a call to St. Johns', Rocky Ridge from where he retired to Port Clinton in 1966. After his wife's death in 1970, he moved back to Pickaway County where he could be near his daughter Joyce and her husband Vaughan Dresbach and their three children, Eric, Norman and Janice. He enjoyed visits with son Ernest (Marjorie), a surgeon in Springfield, and their six children; son Norman (Joan), a chaplain in the U.S. Navy; and Robert (Dorothy), an industrial arts teacher in Marion. He died in 1976 at the age of eighty-one and is buried next to his wife

In 2004, the Rev. Winterhoff's daughter Joyce, a retired first-grade teacher, and her husband Vaughan farm in Walnut Township. Their children are all involved in agriculture. Living in the county are Eric and Sereana Howard Dresbach and children Megan, David, and Kenton and Norman and Patty Horst Dresbach and children Nathan, Tyler and Tricia. Kevin and Janice Dresbach Welsheimer and son Philip live in Clark County.

Wolf Family

John U. Wolf, born 21 June 1824 in Albertsburg, Bavaria, Germany, married Margaret Distler, born May 1822, on 9 May 1849 and immigrated to America. He first lived in New York. Moved to Circleville from Crestline, Ohio in the fall of 1860. He enlisted in the 90" O.V.I. in August 1862 and was discharged May 1865. He then operated a grocery store on the corner of South Pickaway Street and Mound Street, Circleville. (now a parking lot of Trinity Lutheran Church.) To this union was born John W. Wolf, Chris Wolf and Carolyn Wolf. John died November 1896 and Margaret in March 1894.

John W. Wolf, born 6 July 1858 and died 14 April 1914, married Maggie Burgoon, born 1860 and died 24 April 1936, on November 16, 1880. To this union was born Albert B. Wolf, Harry D. Wolf and Stashia C. Wolf. John was in the grocery business for 35 years succeeding his father in the business.

Albert B. Wolf, born 1880 and died 1957 married | June 1902 to Helen G. Wilson, born 1880 and died 1971. Albert was an electrician for Ringling Brothers Circus. Divorced 1918. From this union was born John R. Wolf, Marion E. Wolf, Mildred J. Wolf, Katherine L. Wolf and Donald G. Wolf.

Donald G. Wolf, born 29 January 1914 and died October 2000, married 12 December 1935 to Melba E. Pearce, born 20 October 1914 and died September 1989. Don was an employee of the city as well as a proficient plumber. Melba was an excellent seamstress, having done tailoring for Caddy Millers, Circleville as well as DuPont, Circleville. Born to this union was Beverly J. Wolf, Thomas G. Wolf and Robert P. Wolf. Thomas was

Beverly J. Wolf, born 18 February 1939 married John Haefele 1962. To this union was born Joyce R. Haefele and Amy E. Haefele. Divorced 1972. Married James E. Davis (born October 1943) on 11 July 1978. Beverly and James are both registered nurses. Beverly served in the Air Force as an officer from 1961 to 1963, being stationed at Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico. Jim served in the U.S. Army as an officer and was stationed in Ft. Gordon, Georgia.

Joyce R. Haefele, born 11 December 1963, married John Douglas Gifford, born 12 May 1964, on 25 August 1984. Joyce has been Pickaway County Recorder since 1988. Doug is a prominent farm in the county. To this union was born Mirnada L. Gifford 2 September 1988, and Kelsea L. Gifford 12 March 1994.

Amy E. Haefele, born 3 June 1966, married David Spencer, born 12 June 1966 on 2 September 1988. Amy has worked as a registrar at Berger Health System, Circleville since 1984 and Dave is employed by UPS. To this union was born Jonathon M. Spencer, 15 June 1992 (deceased), Matthew D. Spencer, 26 January 1994 and Sara E. Spencer 13 November 1995.

Samuel Wolf is listed in the 1850 Ohio census as a shoemaker owning real estate. His age is listed as 41 years and his wife is Eliza Kraft, both being born in Pennsylvania. One of his six children, James, was born in Tarlton, Ohio in 1847. He married Maria Ellen Moyer (1855-1937), daughter of Jacob Moyer and Marie Creacuer, on January 30, 1876. An article appearing in the Columbus Dispatch congratulates the couple on being married 61 years and being the oldest couple residing in Tarlton for 56 years. James, 96, died May 14, 1944 leaving five children surviving.

Mary Manahan. Earl Delno first taught at Tarlton Elementary School, then Franklin School in Circleville, Ohio. He married again and moved to Ashland where he taught and became a principal for several years before retiring.

Randolph married Mary Margaret Dauterman, daughter of John Dauterman and Sadie Fetters on December 25, 1925 in Adelphi, Ohio. Randolph was a laborer and then farmed on shares before buying a farm on Tarlton Road in 1944. In 1967 he sold the dairy herd and he and Mary moved to Circleville, Ohio. Mary died in 1973 and Randolph married Margaret Peters Ater in 1976. Randolph died in 1995 and Margaret passed away in 2002.

Children of Randolph and Mary are Edward, Earl, Blanche, Arthur, Charles and Robert. Edward Everett married Lula May Karshner and had nine children: Edward Everett II, Karen Sue, Stephen Michael, Cheryl Anne, Susan Marie, Mary Louella, twins James Daniel and Janet Diane and Jane Ellen. Lula Mae died October 12, 1996.

Presently residing in Pickaway County are (1)Earl Randolph who married Marilyn Louise Hunt and they are the parents of three children, Michelle Louise, Stephanie Ann and Alex Randolph. Alex married Mary Hollingshead Young and they have one child, Isaac Parker Young. (2)Blanche Eileen married Carl Eugene Dean and are the parents of one child, Carl Eugene, Jr., who married Pamela Sue Schooley. (3)Arthur Nelson married Rebecca Hartley and they are the parents of Kimberly Ellen, Layne Arthur, Lance Andrew, Patrick Shannon and Polly Danielle. He married Martha Ellen Warthen June 11, 1983. (4)Charles William, born April 12, 1933, died January 23, 2005, leaving one child, Charles William, Jr., surviving. One child, Christopher Wade, was born November 29, 1965 and died July 7, 1990. Charles married Shirley Bownes who died July 18, 1995. He married Mary Goebel Croxton in October 2002. (5)Robert Neal married Shirley Ann Arledge on June 9, 1956 and are the parents of four children, Randal Neal, Mark Jeffrey, Gregory Alan and Scott Adrian.

Wolfe Family

One child, Earl Delno (1877-1968) married Agatha Priscilla Manahan, daughter of George Manahan and Emma Griffith on December 24, 1901. They had one child, Randolph Delno (1904-1995). Agatha died September 1, 1907 and Randolph was raised by his grandparents, James and Maria Ellen and Agatha's sister,

County for most of their lives. Neal was born in 1937 to Randolph and Mary Wolfe. Neal's father, Delno Randolph Wolfe, was born in Pickaway County in 1904 to Earl Delno Wolfe (1880-1966) and Agatha Priscilla Manahan Wolfe (1880-1907). Agatha died in 1907 and Randolph was raised by his aunt Mary Manahan in Tarlton. Randolph's father, Earl, later married Mary McHorter and moved to Ashland County, Ohio where he taught school and was principal for several years. They had three daughters: Betty, Frances and Mary Ellen, all of whom had no offspring.

Randolph married Mary Dauterman in 1925 and was a farmer in Pickaway County for many years and delivered coal in surrounding areas. Mary was born in 1904; the daughter of John D. Daughterman (1861-1926) and Sadie Mae Fetters (1873-1948). Mary worked on the farm alongside her husband. They had six children: Edward, Earl, Eileen, Arthur, Charles and Neal, of whom five still reside in Pickaway County. Mary died of a lengthy illness in 1973. She was buried in Tarlton Cemetery. Randolph married Margaret Peters Ater in 1976. Randolph died in 1995. Margaret died in 2002.

Neal grew up helping on the farm and was employed by Buckeye Steel Castings in Columbus from 1955 to 2000. He married Shirley Arledge in 1956.

Shirley was born in 1938 to Clyde and Marcella Arledge. Her father, Clyde Raymond Arledge, was born in 1913 in Pickaway County to Murray W. Arledge (1891-1961) and Elizabeth Fullen Arledge (1893-1983). He married Georgia (Marcella) Rhymer in 1933. He served the Navy in World War II, did some farming in Pickaway and Fairfield Counties and worked for the Orient State Institute and the Fairfield School for Boys. He also managed restaurants in Stoutsville, Amanda, Tarlton and Adelphi, Ohio during part of those years. He died in 1989. Shirley's mother, Marcella, was born in 1915 to George Rhymer (1887-1934) and Jeanette Mae Conrad Rhymer (1886-1975). She kept busy helping on the farm, cooking in the restaurants and raising their nine children. Their children are Raymond, Clyde Jr., Shirley, Rosalie, Francis, Sharon, Marilyn, Leland and Jerry.

Shirley was an employee of General Electric from 1956 to 1959. She was financial secretary at Community United Methodist Church from 1977 to 2003. She and Neal have four sons: Randal, born in 1959, received his DMA in piano performance and music education, and has been the director for the Cincinnati Boy choir since 1986. Mark, born in 1961, is general manager at Franklin Imaging in Columbus. He married Sandra Fink in 1988. They have three daughters: Lyndsey, Amanda and Brittany. Gregory, born in 1963, is currently construction supervisor for Trinity Homes. He was married to Jan Must from 1989 to 1991. He was married to Robin Russell from 1992 to 1995. They have two sons, Hunter and Maxwell. Scott, born in 1967, is currently a wildlife biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage, Alaska. He married Carrie Gray in 1992. -Submitted by Shirley A. Wolfe

Conrad Wolfe Family

In the year 1690 Conrad Wolff was born in Rehweiler, Germany. He married Anna Elisabetha. All the Wolfs were Lutherans. She was born in 1677. Conrad died April 20, 1732. Anna died March 17, 1749. They had two children, Johann Jacob, born 1708 and Conrad, born February 6, 1719. Conrad was born in Dahn, Bayern, Germany. At the age of 19, Conrad left Germany to come to America. He sailed on the ship Glasgow and arrived in Pennsylvania on September 9, 1738. He married Anna Catharine Klee in 1739. She was born in 1717. They moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and owned 100 acres. They had six children: Jacob, Catharine, Dewalt, Conrad, Peter Sr., and an infant. Conrad built a grist and sawmill on Conoy Creek in 1755. It was called the "Pioneer Mill." Part of the gristmill wall is still standing. Conrad died a year later.

His son Peter Wolff moved to Franklin County in Antrim Township in 1768. He sold the land and mills to George Bumbaugh. On the south part of the land is a vineyard called Nisley's. Peter married Maria Doritha Nigh in 1771. Peter died in 1790 and Maria moved to Stoutsville, Ohio with her son Peter Jr. in 1808. He married three times - Barbary Mumy, Barbara and Christina. He had several children - George, Dorothea, John, Peter, Jacob, Elizabeth and Delia. Peter built a cemetery with sandstone walls in 1749. It's still standing.

George, my great-great-great-grandfather was born May 12, 1823, married Elizabeth Mowery, September 27, 1846. They had ten children: Peter, George W., Jacob, John, Daniel, William H., Joseph, Amos, Ida and Rebecca. They lived on Dozer and Heigle Road, Stoutsville, Ohio. They ran a gristmill and grew crops. Daniel, my great-great grandfather, born January 30, 1855, married Elizabeth Dumm October 28, 1875. He was a farmer and was on the board of education from 1893 to 1895. They had four children: Joseph, Amos, Ida and Etta. Daniel's wife died and he married Emma Liest. They had one son, Homer Ray, who died at age five. Daniel died on April 1, 1896. George W. Jr., Daniel's brother, fought in the Civil War. He was a private in Company D, 186" Regiment. Joseph, born August 24, 1876, my great-grandfather, married Cora Suiter, born September 12, 1875. They had one child, Eymon, my grandfather, born August 8, 1898. Joseph remarried to Rosebud Thiel. Joseph, at the age of ten, started racing horses (harness racing) through the 1960s. He was well known all over Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. In 1947 he was in a movie, "Green Grass of Wyoming" filmed in Lancaster, Ohio. In his later years the race circuit called him "Uncle Joe." When he died at age 86, he was the oldest harness racer in the nation. He lived in Circleville, Ohio his later years.

Eymon was born August 8, 1898 in Clearcreek Township, Ohio. He helped his father as a boy to run the farm. His father raced horses. Eymon married Hazel Young on November 14,

1921 in Circleville, Ohio. He ran his father's meat market on Main Street in Circleville. During the Depression he gave food to the poor. Eymon's family went to the Lutheran church in Circleville. He belonged to the K.O.P. They had three children: Virgil born June 16, 1922, Mary born May

14, 1924 and Robert born June 2, 1925. Virgil didn't marry. Mary married Ed Faulkner and they had a daughter Debbie. Robert, my father, had four children, Janet, Donald, Bobby and Jody. He married Betty Downs in March 20, 1948. We lived in Circleville. My dad as a boy delivered newspapers then later helped set up the dies for the press at the Circleville Herald. He played basketball and his eighth-grade class beat the junior varsity and varsity teams. They were known as "the best eighth grade team ever." He also was a caddy at the Pickaway County Country Club. In 1943 he left school and joined the Army. He was in the 50" Engineers Combat Battalion Company C. He built bridges and repaired landing strips.

the D.C.S.C. for 35 years. He then got a job at the Groveport Country Club. Janet was born September 9, 1948 in Circleville, Ohio. She married twice, Rick Brodnax and Author McWhorter. She had one son, Eric McWhorter born June 8, 1972. He married Hope Bebe September 30, 1995. They have two children. Janet collects stamps, dolls and has pen pals all over the world. She also does genealogy. Robert, my brother, was born January 15, 1956 in Circleville, Ohio. He graduated at Groveport High School and joined the Army. He was a M.P. stationed in Germany. He came home and married twice. Connie Echenbaucher and Angel Franklin. He has six children - Shaun, Kyle (Connie), Logan, Kaylee, Landon and Keegan (Angel). He works at the post office. He coached college softball and high school football. Jody, born July 17, 1962, graduated from Groveport High School. She married Al Untch and they had three boys - Adam, Aaron and Garrett. She works at Micro Electronics. Donald, born January 11, 1951, graduated from Marion Franklin High School, then joined the Air Force. Married to Peggy S. Dailey. Was stationed in Germany and installed communications equipment all over Europe. Had a son Robert Allen who was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. On November 19, 1972 returned from Germany to Columbus, Ohio and worked at Ebco Manufacturing for 22 years as a supervisor. Moved to Circleville, Ohio. Hobbies are genealogy research and photography. My wife, Peggy, works at Micro Electronics and is C.O.O. of the company. Son, Robbie, works at Micro Electronics as a supervisor. He went to Hamilton Township High School and played basketball and went to the regional finals. He

Mary Foster Wolfe

James Stewart Sr., who came to Colrain, Massachusetts in 1742, was the son of John Stewart, the natural son of King Robert II of Scotland. These were ancestors of Charles Foster who was born November 15, 1812 in Whitingham, Vermont to Obed Foster and Sally Coleman Foster.

Charles later married Lavina Caldwell of Colrain, Massachusetts, who was born March 1, 1813. Charles and Lavina were married in Heath, Massachusetts on March 25, 1837. They had 5 children: Elizabeth Godfrey, Charles Augustus, Alson Coleman, Highland H. and George Foster.

Alson Coleman Foster was born September 26, 1844 in Jacksonville, Vermont. After the death of his first wife, Laura May, Alson married Minnie Terry on May 7, 1903. He was 58 and she was 30. They were the parents of 2 daughters, Julia Elizabeth Foster, born May 8, 1904 and Mary Helen Foster born November 12, 1905. The family lived in Pickaway County near Kingston, where Alson was the half-owner of a dry goods and grocery store with Leban Childs. When Alson died in 1910, Minnie and her two young daughters moved to a smaller home near Kingston where she raised the girls. Minnie married Floyd Hickle in 1921.

Mary attended Pickaway Township School. She rode a "school bus" drawn by horses when she was young. She graduated in 1924 from high school and went on to earn her Teacher's Certificate 2 years later. Mary's first teaching experience was in a one-room schoolhouse in Five Points, Ohio. She boarded with the family of one of her students and rode the interurban to her home on weekends.

Mary married Russell Franklin Wolfe, her sweetheart from school days, on June 12, 1929, on the lawn of her home. They would like to have married sooner, but teachers were not allowed to be married and she wanted to teach a few years. They set up housekeeping in a home in Williamsport where their first child, Lois Anne was born. In 1932 they moved to a farm on Wolfe Road in

Mary and Russell were the parents of five children: Lois Anne, Russell Philip, Mary Jo, Nelson Foster and John Earl. They have 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great great grandson.

Wolford Family

Isaac Wolford lived in Marietta, Ohio and Ross County, Ohio before moving in 1873 to a farm in Harrison Township, Pickaway County. He married Nancy (Price) and their children were Mary Jane Green, Sarah Ann Barkley, James Wesley, Martha Ellen Dixon, John William born on January 11, 1856, Charles, Jared Smith, Susannah Margaret Hoffman, and a child that died in infancy. Nancy Price Wolford died in Pickaway County at the age of 58. Eventually Isaac retired and moved to Ashville, Ohio where he lived into his 80s.

John William Wolford remained on the home farm in Harrison Township until his marriage in 1880. John W. married Mary Crowman, who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio and died on March 17, 1904 at age 49. Her parents were William and Nancy (Hershaw) Crowman. John W. moved to a Jackson Township, Pickaway County farm on the old Columbus Road six miles northwest of Circleville. John W. and Mary had five children: Isaac, Samuel, Ethel, James and John Alfred who was born May 5, 1856.

John Alfred married Ethel Foreman on August 18, 1907. Like his father, John Alfred was a farmer. In 1925 he rented the 500-acre Blosser farm, which was the most southern farm in Pickaway County on Route 23. In 1948, after his children were grown, he purchased Pleasant Acre farm in Deercreek Township, Pickaway County. John A. and Ethel had five children: Harold Raymond, born October 11, 1908, Lester Ellsworth (Buck) born September 28, 1910, Hazel Geneva born October 2, 1912, Lawrence Robert born May 29, 1916 and Kenneth Eugene (Jim) born March 21, 1925.

All of John A.'s children graduated from Pickaway Township School, Pickaway County and their four sons served in World War II. Harold and Lester served in the Army, Larry served in the Army Air Corps and was a POW in Germany for 2 years and Jim was in the Navy. After the war, Hazel and the brothers all settled in Pickaway County. Hazel later moved to Franklin County, worked as an executive secretary and married Kenneth Gilbert, a retired fire investigator. Harold married Mildred Rice and they had two children, Karen Wolford and Barbara Ann Wolford Drum. Lester married Wilmina Phebus. Lawrence married Luella Rager and they had one daughter, Judy. Jim married Jean Imler and they had three children, Bruce, Nancy and Janet Wolford.

Larry, Lester and Jim continued to farm. Jim farmed the Blosser farm and later owned a tree nursery, Larry had a dairy farm in Perry Township, Pickaway County and Lester's farm was in Deercreek Township, Pickaway County. Harold was a Marathon Oil distributor in Circleville.

While all of John A.'s grandchildren graduated from high schools in Pickaway County, only two remain in the county. Larry's daughter, Judy Wolford, assistant Pickaway County prosecutor, operates a dairy farm with her husband, Dallas Rynd in Madison Township, Pickaway County and has a private legal practice in Circleville. Harold's youngest daughter, Barbara Ann Wolford Drum, lives in Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County and has two children, Christina and John. Christina and her husband, Jared Moyer, live in Saltcreek Township. John Drum and his wife, Lisa, live in Circleville.

Philip Woolever, Sr

available.) About 1838, or earlier, my Woolever ancestors left Warren County, New Jersey and arrived in the Hocking hills where they homesteaded. The ones believed to have been in that migration were Phillip Woolever Jr., wife Catherine Shultz, John S. Woolever, wife Sarah Ann Rush, and others. They built a shanty cabin and there they lived.

Even though the land was very rocky they made a living from the land. Noah, son of John S. Woolever, married Sarah Anne Souders, daughter of a neighbor farmer. They had children: Clara Bertha, Ellsworth Grant, Cora Lucetta, Harriet Anne, Martha Bell, and Effie Luella.

Eventually, Noah and family migrated to Walnut Township, Pickaway County and lived in the northern part of Walnut Township. Later he bought a nicely developed farm East ofCircleville on Rt. 22. The first property on the left outside the corporation limit of Circleville. When Noah died (May 5, 1907) son Ellsworth and daughter Clara Bertha inherited the property. In December 1889 Ellsworth married Flora Alice Lindsey. They had two children: Grace May and Sylvia Marie (my grandmother). Ellsworth and Flora divorced in 1898 and he went into the military, served in Puerto Rico suffered tropical diseases and died in a military hospital in 1929 of Diabetes. Sylvia married Milton P. Manson (my grandfather) and they had two children, Klara Jeanne and Mary Alice. Milton.and Marie gained the property with an agreement that Bertha could live there until she passed.

Brown (my father) and had three children shown in the chart above. We lived in Circleville until 1941 when we moved to Columbus, Ohio. Genealogy has caused me to review my life and it brought my ancestors out of the past for me to learn to know them. They had all life's experiences of their time, maybe more than us, but they prevailed so that I could also join their ranks. Sylvia and Milton had two daughters so when their two girls married the Woolever line was broken in our family line.

Jonah Woolever Family

Jonah Woolever was born on January 6, 1851, the seventh child in a family of twelve born to John S. and Sarah (Sally Ann) Rush Woolever who came to Hocking County from New Jersey in 1837. His siblings were Catharine, Philip, William, John, Noah, George, Andrew, Rebecca, Hannah, Elijah and Emanuel.

Jonah's father was of German heritage. The family of Walrath Wohleben immigrated from Germany in 1709. They settled first along the Hudson River in New York and by 1720 migrated to the area of New Jersey that later became Warren County. Sarah Rush's ancestor, John Rush, immigrated from Oxfordshire, England in 1683 and was listed as a landowner in Burlington County, New Jersey by 1697. Her grandfather,

Jonah came into Pickaway County in his youth and worked for area farmers. On February 4, 1879 he married Catharine Kellstadt, daughter of Jacob and Rosina Bowers Kellstadt. Catharine's paternal and maternal grandparents had immigrated from Germany to Pickaway County in the 1840s.

Jonah and Catharine moved to Buckner County, Missouri with their three young children in 1882. After disappointing crops and the birth of three more children, they returned to Pickaway County in 1887. He rented farmland in Walnut Township until 1907 when he purchased a farm in Pickaway Township. After the death of Mrs. Woolever in 1917 he sold his farm and moved to Circleville, Ohio where he died in 1924. Jonah and Catharine Woolever had eight children: Daisy, Viola, Leslie, John, Rose, Archibald, Melvin George and Ralph Emanuel.

Melvin married Lerlie Violet Goodman, daughter of Robert Phillip and Lodema Kima Steele Goodman (of Adelphi, Ohio, Ross County) on December 2, 1917. Lerlie's siblings were Maizie, Alice, Will and Jim. Melvin and Lerlie had twin sons born on November 16, 1920 - Ralph and Royce. After renting farms for several years, they purchased a farm in Walnut Township and worked diligently to run a successful farm the remainder of their lives.

Ralph and Royce Woolever (and their future wives) graduated from Walnut High School, Ashville, Ohio. The twins served together from October 1942 until November 1945 in the 9" Air Force in Europe. In August of 1953 both were married.

Royce married Alice Koehler (daughter of Christian and Rosella Corkwell Koehler). Royce and Alice have two children, Melvin (married Karen Stiles) and Joyce (married Ed Shively).