Pickaway Township (part 6 of 49)

His oldest son, Mahlon Anderson, a harness maker, born 12/18/1772 and wife Rebekah Ryan came to Ohio in 1806. Parents of John (who helped dig the Ohio-Erie Canal in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio), James, Joseph, Mary, Mariah, George, William, and Mahlon, Jr. (who removed to Illinois). Mahlon, Sr. was first to settle on the land, now named for him, Andersonville in Union Township, Ross County, purchasing land from Major Dunlap who owned the land but had not yet come to Ohio. Mahlon built the first business at Andersonville and with his brother operated a Mill on Deer Creek north of there. He also farmed and had a family cemetery on his farm east of now Route 104.

Mahlon's son, George Anderson, farmer, was born 9/12/1804 and was married in 1827 to Narcissus Watson, born 6/1/1803. Their children were: Francis, Samuel, twins George and Thomas, Rebecca, Edward, John and William. Moving to Louisville, Kentucky in 1829, where Samuel was born 2/20/1830, they returned the next year because of the cholera outbreak. George's son Samuel, was married on 5/10/1855 to Louise Leffingwell, born 6/1/1831. Her first ancestor to America, Lt. Thomas Leffingwell, was one of the founders of Norwich, Connecticut and her grandfather, Captain Samuel Leffingwell, born 2/1/1767, was a sea captain. He was married 1/1/1797 to Louise Whitfield and moved to Norfolk, Virginia where his second son, Baron Lee was born 12/2/1802. Baron married Mary Boyd and settled near Chillicothe, Ohio. They were the parents of eleven children: Louisa Jones Leffingwell, being their first daughter, had siblings Edward, Mary, George, Robert Boyd, Clyde, John Baster, Ophelia, Walter and Baron Lee who went by "Frank" (who married Flora Tice Jones) and were all born near Frankfort, Ohio. The family later moved to Pickaway County.

Their son, Robert Boyd Anderson, born 4/1/1863, married his first wife Dora Thompson of Ross County. She died 9 days after the birth of their only child, David Edward "Eddie" Anderson born on 3/19/1890. His father's brother Clyde Anderson, who was married to his mother's sister Alice Thompson, widow of James Crabill, raised "Eddie". "Eddie" was married 8/17/1909 to Mary "Mame" Crawford, born 3/10/1888, and were parents of Opple, Earl Edward and David Eugene and lived south of Williamsport on a farm.

Earl Edward Anderson, born at Dublin Hill, Perry Township, Pickaway County on 1/21/1912, died 3/21/1981, was married in Amanda, Ohio on 12/23/1937 to Justine Bales, born 5/5/1911, died 2/8/1991 and were parents of Judith Ann, Cinda Lou and Paul Edward. Earl, accidentally blinded in his right eye since age three, was an outstanding Pickaway County athlete in baseball, football and basketball. A 1930 Williamsport, Ohio graduate, he was a Methodist, printer, Circleville Oil employee, farmer, township trustee, 32 degree Mason and Mayor of Williamsport. Justine was a carpenter/farmer at heart.

Paul Edward Anderson was born and graduated high school in Williamsport. He owns his own Mack Tool business and is an accomplished trap shooter. His second wife is Lucille Moss. They are the parents of Dawn, Dana, stepdaughter Ronilynn McFerren and have grandchildren Claire and Holt and step-grandchildren Heather and Amanda McFerren.

Emory Anderson Family

Emory Anderson was born on December 15, 1851 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He married Lydia Margaret Wilkins in 1870. Emory and Lydia lived on a farm near Whisler, Ohio and later purchased a small farm on State Route 159 between Tarlton and Leistville. They had seven children: Worthie May, Winnie Adelle, Eugene Wilkins, Charles Monroe, Joanna Fay, Letha Belle, and Luther Wilkins. Emory died on November 26, 1918 and Lydia died on June 3, 1926. They are buried in the Praire View cemetery near Whisler, Ohio.

Luther Wilkins Anderson was born on August 10, 1893 in Pickaway County. He married Harriet Reed on December 31, 1911. Their children were Frances and Creighton Reed. Luther was a farmer in Pickaway Township for several years. Luther (L.W.) and Harriet (Hattie) moved to Williamsport in 1942. They established a Minneapolis- Moline farm equipment dealership and operated a hardware store. He was Street Commissioner of Williamsport for several years. Luther died on July 18, 1975. Hattie died on September 1, 1976. They are buried in the Hitler Ludwig Cemetery near Circleville, Ohio.

Creighton Reed Anderson was born in 1919. He married Ethel Beatrice Fellenstein in 1937. Their children are Virgil Lee, Norma Jean, Mary Marcella and Creighton Reed Jr. Creighton Anderson Sr. died in August, 2004. Beatrice

Great-grandchildren of Emory and Lydia Anderson who reside in Pickaway County in 2004 are Norma Jean Gilmore, Marcella Hildenbrand and Virgil Anderson. Reed Anderson lives in Martinsville, Virginia.

Virgil Lee Anderson was born on November 15, 1937 in Pickaway Township. He married Ruby Turvey of Pedro, Ohio on September 19, 1964 at the Williamsport United Methodist Church. They have two sons - Mark Wesley and Stephen Todd. Virgil graduated from Ohio State University in 1960. Virgil was a chemical engineer and consultant for DuPont for 44 years. Ruby is a registered nurse. She graduated from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Portsmouth, Ohio. She has worked for Berger Hospital, in Doctors' offices and Nursing homes.

Mark Wesley Anderson was born on August 7, 1966 in Berger Hospital. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1989 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He married Jamie Charton of Bolivar, Ohio on July 21, 1990. Their children are Brennan Lee and Rachel Elizabeth. Brennan was born on October 12, 1993 and Rachel was born on February 2, 1996. They were both born in Huntington, West Virginia. The family now lives in Proctorville, Ohio.

Stephen Todd Anderson was born on May 1, 1970 in Berger Hospital. Steve graduated from Ohio State University in 1993 with a degree in Business Administration and Transportation Logistics. He married Kimberly Alice Wescott of West Palm Beach, Florida on December 16, 2000 at the Green Turtle Cay in the Bahama Islands. Their daughter, Ashley Pilar, was born on August 30, 2003 in West Palm Beach. The family resides in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Lowell G. Anderson

Schooling: Graduate of Saltcreek High School - 1956; BS in Education - Capital University - 1963; Masters in Education - Marshall University - 1967; Post Graduate Work - The Ohio State University and Ohio University

Family: Married Glenda Martin - December 21, 1963. Glenda is a graduate of Ohio University with a Masters Degree from Mt. St. Joseph Retired elementary teacher from Monroe Elementary, Westfall Schools

Son: Scott (Kelly Corliss) born 9-15-67 Graduate of Miami University - Bachelor of Arts; Masters - The Ohio State University; Language Analyst - US Government; Daughter - Brianna born 2-14-05

Daughter:Sarah (Michael) Dewees born 11- 11-69;Graduate of Capital University - Bachelor of Science in Education; Masters - Ashland University;Director of Family Ministries - Bethel Methodist Church, Columbus, Ohio

Career:Elementary Teacher/Administrator - Westfall School - Retired after 37 years; Former Mayor of Mount Sterling - 12 years; Past Master of Mt. Sterling Masonic Lodge 269 F. & A.M.; Member of Madison Plains School Board - 12 years; Member of Mt. Sterling First United Methodist Church; Treasurer of First United Methodist Church; Member/President of Mount Sterling Village Council; Member of Mount Sterling Emergency Squad; Central Committee Madison County Republican Party; Secretary of Ninth Masonic District Officers Association

Hobbies: Enjoying a new adventure with grandchildren; Reading - History and Mystery; Collecting antique tins; Collecting books; Antique automobiles and furniture refinishing; Gardening

Shirley Rhueben Anderson

John William Anderson was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and his wife, Emma Newlon, was born in Morgan County, Ohio. They were living in Wayne Township, Pickaway County by 17 July 1899 when their youngest child, Shirley Rhueben was born. By 1900 they had moved to Pickaway Township.

As a young lad, Shirley and his brothers enjoyed buying candy at a store owned by Theodore Freidman's parents. Many years later, Ted Lewis visited with Shirley and his wife. They had a lot of memories to share with each other.

After Hazel's death in 1923, Shirley married Martha Long from Monroe Township, Pickaway County, on 20 October 1926. He joined the Long Brothers in their farming operation.

Later Shirley rented a farm south of Williamsport. A few years later they bought a farm in Monroe Township where their three children graduated from high school.

His family never knew when a newborn pig, lamb or calf rejected by its mother might be found in the kitchen. They would be reunited with their mother as soon as possible.

He enjoyed having water fights, ballgames, flying kites and picnics with his family. There were always dogs and cats on the farm for work and as pets.

Shirley believed school was very important for his children. He was always available to help with homework and attended all activities at the school. He was a school bus driver.

One Christmas eve after the children were tucked into bed, sleigh bells and a noise were heard on the roof of the house. His children knew they couldn't go downstairs while Santa was there. The true story about this wasn't told until after Shirley's death. What a wonderful memory!

He was a victim of narcolepsy for at least 25 years. Very little was known then about the disease. Shirley died June 20, 1969 and is buried along with his wife Martha in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling.

Their children are: Shirley Ray - who served 28 years in the Air Force and is now in a nursing home in Florida; Margaret Louise - a secretary, married Joe Roberts from London, Ohio, now deceased; and Grace Ellen - a secretary, married William Parker from Cleveland, Ohio. She now lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Maxine M. Andregg

Maxine M. Andregg was born on a 149 acre farm in Perry Township, Hocking County, Ohio to John W. and Iva M. (Thomas) Carrel on January 6, 1921. The farm was originally 150 acres with one acre off for Bethany Cemetery. She graduated valedictorian from Laurelville High School, Laurelville, Ohio in 1938. On February 13, 1940 she went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service in Logan, Ohio, cutting out every farm in Hocking County from aerial photos and measuring every field. In 1944 she transferred to Farmers Home Administration, which was a federal government loaning agency. Among notable loans in Pickaway County were the Pickaway County Senior Center, Circleville, and Earnhart Hill Water Company. She worked for this agency in Logan, Marietta, New Lexing-

Donald & Maxine Andregg, Wedding Portrait 6/30/55 ton and Circleville, Ohio. In all, a total of 33 % years for the federal government, retiring in 1980 from the Circleville office. She also worked as a secretary for the vice president of Diamond Power Company in Lancaster, Ohio.

She married Donald Andregg on June 30, 1955, and they raised and showed purebred sheep and hogs. Her dad showed Grand Champion Fleece Wool in 1956 at the International Livestock Show, Chicago, Illinois. Her husband died in 196] and both parents died in 1967. She moved in November, 1967 to Marshall Addition, Circleville, living there 38 years.

She is a member of the Community United Methodist Church, Circleville, Ohio, transferring from Bethany Methodist Church. She has served as a communion steward, was on the evangelism and membership committees, was United Methodist Women treasurer, chairman and secretary of Martha Circle, secretary of trustees and volunteered in the office.

She is a member of the Pickaway County Garden Club and former member of Circleville and Roundtown Garden Clubs. She belonged to the National Secretaries Organization and was voted secretary of the year in 1975. She has volunteered at Berger Hospital, Circleville in the gift shop for 10 years and the Pickaway Senior Center gift shop, office and transportation for 10 years.

Albert L. Angles

Albert Angles (b. 3-5-1882-d. 6-7-1958) came to Pickaway County, Ohio from Gallia County. He was the son of Daniel and Susan Bentley Angles. He was married on 4-30-1902 to Mary Ellen Thomas Angles (b. 8-22-1885-d. 8-15-1973). Her parents were John S. and Jennie (Jane) Thomas from Gallia County, Ohio. Albert was a farmer in Deercreek Township, Pickaway County. Their last place to live was at Grange Hall in Monroe Township, Pickaway County.

John (Clyne) married Hazel (Russell) (died May of 2001) and had two daughters, Maxine (Ronald) Kallas of Columbus and Katie Manering of Jackson, Ohio.

Daniel (called him Kay) married Laura (Steele) Henry Angles (b. 6-16-1903-d. 3-9- 1988), on 1-14-1975. He married later in life and had no children and farmed. His stepdaugher was June Henry Silvers (Lloyd) Morris (b. 6-8-1924) of London, Ohio (no children).

Marcella married Harry Raymond Porter (b. 11-15-1902-d. 4-24-1994) and was a teacher at Monroe School in Five Points, Ohio. They had three children: Janet, Dean (Joyce), who live in the Mt. Sterling area, and Bud (Mona). Marcella played basketball at Atlanta, Ohio and was on a championship team in 1924.

Charles (Ben) married Mary Evelyn Stump (b. 10-21-1921-d. 7-18-1999). She was the daughter of Augustus (Gus) (b. 1-16-1894-d. 8-1-1979) and Fredericka (Morain) Stump (b. 1-2-1898-d. 2-18-1961) from the Mt. Sterling area. Gus was a farmer and Fredericka a housewife. They were married on 8-24-1916. Gus was the son of Harvey and Luella Ebert Stump of Laurelville, Ohio. Fredericka was the daughter of John William and Bertha Toops Morain of Madison County. Ben was a SGT in World War II, a farmer and worked in different businesses and his last job was as custodian for Westfall Schools. Mary worked for 25 years as a secretary at Monroe Elementary, Five Points (Westfall School) where she graduated from in 1940. They lived on Deercreek Road and watched the Deercreek dam being built. Ben and Mary had two sons: Gary Lynn (b. 7-7-1954) and Larry Joe (b. 6-27-1956). Gary married Debbie Sullivan (b. 2-1-1955) on 12-6-1975. She is the daughter of Edward and Jackie Kies Sullivan. They live in the Mt. Sterling area. Gary works at John Deere in Columbus and Debbie for a lawyer in London, Ohio.

Joe married Connie Sue Drummond (b. 8- 3-1957) on 10-28-1979. She is the daughter of David and Marabel Bode Drummond. Joe and Connie have three children: David Joseph Benard (b. 5-20-1983), Michael Branon (b. 11-18-1985) and Amanda Kay (b. 3-12-1987). They live in Deercreek Township in Pickaway County and Joe and his sons farm and Connie works for Westfall School District as an Instructional Aide.

Institute, Orient, Ohio for 23 years and Thurman also worked at Orient. Bob married Arlena (Finch) (b. 12-13-1938) on 12/29/1956 and had two children: Chris (Greg Clark) and Todd. Chris has three sons: Jared, Kyle and Nick. Todd has a son Cody. Bob was Grand Master of Masons in Ohio. Bob served as SP3 in the U.S. Army. They all live in the Five Points and Pickaway County area.

Albert (Boots) Hayden married Mildred L. Tomlinson (b. 9-11-1916-d. 11-1-1965) and had one son Allen E. (b. 4-30-1932-d. 6-3-1997). Boots second wife was Kathryn. Boots lost one arm in a farm accident and is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. Allen was in the U.S. Navy in Korea. Allen had a son, Steven. Boots stepson was Robert C. Wissinger.

Thelma married Harry (Booge) Puffinbarger (b. 6-15-1919-d. 4-7-1996) on 9-26-1938. He was a farmer, former Deercreek Township Trustee and served as TEC 5 U.S. Army in World War II. Thelma was a clerk at the Williamsport Post Office. They had two children: Bill Lee Puffinbarger (b. 9-30-1939) married George Ann Chester (b. 2-21-1939) on 6-15-1957. They have two children. Lisa Ann (Garrett) (b. 8-15-1962) who has a son Justin David Varney (b. 5-1- 1983) and a daughter Brittany Leann Hedges (b. 1-24-1991). Bill and George Ann's son Dusty Lee (b. 9-3-1967) married Sue Ann Binkley (b. 2-2-1965) on 8-22-1987. Sue is the daughter of Danny and Patricia (Miller) Binkley of Pickaway County. Dusty and Sue have a son Ryan Lee (b. 4-20-1998). Bill retired from John Deere and George Ann has been Williamsport Village Clerk for thirty-nine years.

Kay Angles, Marcella and Harry Porter and Ben and Mary Angles are buried in Pleasant Cemetery in Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Mary and Ben are on her family plot with three generations, Morain and Stump.

Albert and Mary Angles, Helen and Thurman See, Bob See, Mildred Angles, Allen Angles and Booge Puffinbarger are buried in Springlawn cemetery in Williamsport, Ohio.

Bill L. Ankrom

Bill Ankrom was born and raised in the Darbyville, Ohio area. He is the son of Mary "Marie" Neff Ankrom and Roy Ankrom. Marie was the daughter of the village blacksmith and hardware owner, Charles Thomas Neff. (Bill, along with his brother Ernest "Snap" and sisters Vivian "Sitter", Norma Jean "Nean", Evelyn Maxine, and Phyllis, grew up in the home where Charles operated his business.) Roy's father, Samuel, was a well-known farmer and staunch church member in the area.

During high school, Bill was involved in many activities at Monroe High School in Five Points, Ohio and was one of thirteen in the 1946 graduating class. Basketball was a true passion of Bill's, even if it meant riding a bike to and from practice during the winter months.

Sports have always played an important part in Bill's life. He remained active in playing sports throughout his early adulthood. He played on a traveling basketball team for several years. He was also a member of the Top Hat Fast Pitch Softball Team (comprised of men from Pickaway County, Ohio) who competed at the state championship level.

The youth of the area have always been important to Bill. In the 1950's, he coached the Circleville DeMolay team, who made it to the State Championship. Many Friday and Saturday nights in the 1950's and 1960's could find Bill and his brother Snap ("The Ankrom Brothers") refereeing high school basketball games. For several years, he coached little league baseball teams in Circleville. He felt that positive attributes in the area youth could be built by being a part of ateam. Although winning was important, character building, team work, and improving one's self image was also stressed as part of the summer program on Bill's team. One of Bill's happies memories is when he was awarded the Circleville Youth Baseball Association's Benefactor Award.

Bill is retired from General Telephone Company and the Pickaway County Engineer's Department. Bill is never at a loss of stories! From his days as an employee of GTE, he can tell stories of putting phones in for families in the county and which poles he set by hand.. It was not uncommon for him to go out into the storm, dead of night, or a holiday to repair a phone in case a family had an emergency.

Calvary United Methodist Church in Circleville, Ohio where he is an active member, having served on various committees, a member of the choir, and the Crusader Sunday School Class. Bill and June are the parents of Ty (Dacia Luckhart) and Teresa (Milt Emerine), grandparents of Ryan, Sara, and Colin Ankrom, Michelle and Micah Emerine, and great-grandparents of Jacob Ankrom.

Norma June Coffland Ankrom

Norma June Coffland Ankrom is a lifelong resident of Circleville, Ohio. June, as she is called, is the daughter of Leonard E. Coffland of Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio and Mary Stout Coffland of the Stoutsville, Ohio area. (June's maternal ancestors gave the land for the church in that area, hence the name STOUTsville!) June's siblings are Mark (deceased), twins Margie and Marion (deceased), and twins Lois and Leonard "Jack", Jr. (deceased).

Growing up, the summer would find June and the others in the neighborhood of Logan Street, Circleville, Ohio listening for the sound of the canning factory whistles. When the whistle blew, it was a signal that the beans were ready for cleaning so that the canning process could begin. If anyone wanted work, they were to report to the office!

June is a graduate of the Circleville High School class of 1944. (A group from this class can still be found once a month having lunch together!) After graduating, she went to secretarial school in Columbus and worked at Ralston Purina Mills in Circleville, Ohio. June has always attended Calvary United Methodist Church in Circleville, Ohio. She began teaching Sunday School at a young age and continued to do so for several years. She is a member of the Trail Makers Class and the Crusaders Sunday School Class. Wednesday mornings can find June gathering with her church friendafor breakfast and fellowship!

In 1949, June married Bill Ankrom at Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church. Sports soon became an important part of her life since the first week of marriage found her at Bill's basketball games more than home! After that, she was often found at Bill's basketball and softball games. In later years, June became a "'sport's mom", spending many afternoons and evenings being her children's and grandchildren's #1 fan!

Children have been an integral part of June's life. She was a founding member of the Child Advancement Club and remained a member for more than 50 years. (The club recently dissolved, but the members still gather each month!) She was a room mother and active PTO member at High Street School each year her children attended there. June worked as a childcare provider for several years. She encouraged each child to be successful and to try hard in whatever they chose to do. Even though June felt that each of those children were special and all have become successful in their own areas, one has gone on to "the big screen". Actress Molly Shannon spent her early years across the street from the Ankroms and in June's care.

June began working at the Pickaway County Auditor's office in the late 1960's and retired from there in 1986. She enjoyed meeting and working with the public!

June continues to live with her husband, Bill, in the house that they built on Pickaway Street. They are the parents of Ty (Dacia Luckhart) and Teresa (Milt Emerine), grandparents of Ryan, Sara, and Colin Ankrom, Michelle and Micah Emerine, and great-grandparents of Jacob Ankrom.

George Washington Arledge

GEORGE WASHINGTON ARLEDGE George Washington Arledge was born July 18, 1876, the youngest of seven children born to John Arledge and Mary Seymour Arledge of Hocking County, Ohio. George grew up in Jimtown, Hocking County, Ohio. George had two brothers (James Nelson and John F.) and three sisters (Margaret Ann, Sarah J. and Ida May). George's mother died when he was young.

George married Mary "Molly" Temple on June 1, 1900 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Mary was born March 1, 1881 in Hocking County, Ohio and died May 26, 1950, just four days before their 50" anniversary, daughter of Ephraim and Harriet Ellis Temple. They moved to Circleville after their marriage. They lived on East Ohio Street and 917 Clinton Street, Circleville. They had seven children, all born in Circleville, viz: Pearl Oscar was born March 16, 1901 in Circleville, died June 19, 1902, buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville; Charles Henry, born March 10, 1903, died April 26, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, Franklin County, buried in Hitler-Ludwig Cemetery, Circleville; Franklin Lewis, born March 1, 1906, died July 13, 1976, Columbus, Ohio, buried Hitler-Ludwig Cemetery; Floyd, born February 29, 1919, died November 5, 1978, Columbus, Ohio, buried Floral Hills Cemetery, Ashville; Herma Louise, born June 23, 1914, died November 26, 1955, Circleville, Ohio, buried Hitler-Ludwig Cemetery; and Anna Ruth, born September 11, 1921,

George grew up on a farm and didn't receive much schooling. He was a teamster by trade. He had his own horses and would do farming for other people. George was honest, religious and a hard worker. He wasn't able to read or write. George was a staunch Republican. He enjoyed horse racing (sulky) and the Pumpkin Show. He drove a car into his '80s. The family were members of The Church of Christ in Christian Union on East Ohio Street in Circleville. George and Mary's names were on the rafters of the old part of the church that burned. They gave the first $100.00 to buy land for the camp meeting grounds on Ohio Street. They have a window in the foyer of the church in their name. Many different ministers visited their home and Rey. O.L. Ferguson was a close friend.

George was six feet tall with brown eyes who enjoyed music, played the harmonica and was a very good dancer. He would call square dancing. Molly was only five feet tall, small in frame but big in heart. They had a large garden and would do alot of canning. They also had cows, chickens and hogs that helped feed the family during the depression. They had a smokehouse for curing the meat.

John Arndt

John Arndt and his wife, Susanna Roeder, settled on a farm in Madison Township, Pickaway County in 1837. By 1850 they'd moved to Harrison Township, Pickaway County. John was born in 1785 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Susanna was born on February 17, 1792 also in Northampton County. They married on November |, 1812 at the East Reformed Church in Northampton County. Their children, all born in Pennsylvania, were: Elias, George, John, Helena, Sophia Susanna, Jacob, Catherine, Susan, and Elizabeth. In 1856 John and Susanna and most of the children moved to Piatt County, Illinois. John died there in 1867 and Susanna on April 8, 1863.

The Surviving Children of Susan Arndt & Luke Coon. L to R, Front row: George and John Coon. Back row: Sara (Mrs. Andrew Jackson) McKee, Jennie (Mrs. Eli) Adams, & Helena (Mrs. Solomon) Rager. Picture taken approx. 1910-1920.

Elias was born on July 7, 1813. He married Clarissa Daniels in Pennsylvania. They had children: Catherine, Charles, George, John, Barnhart, Caroline Susannah and Horace. The family moved to Muskingum County, Ohio before 1850 where Elias worked on steamboats and drove a stagecoach. Elias died there on August 3, 1879.

George was born about 1816 and on March 3, 1842 in Pickaway County he married Rebecca Doane who was born on March 26, 1823 in Connecticut. She was the daughter of Noble Doane and Samantha Mallory. They had children: Samantha, Cyrene, John Franklin, Henry, Janetta, William Seymore, Emanuel Westernhaver, George Edmund and Frederick. By 1860 George had settled in Franklin County, Ohio.

John Jr., born June 21, 1817, moved with his parents to Illinois and married there twice. He married widow Frances Mallory Boyer of Virginia on October 14, 1860. They had one surviving daughter, Hattie, who became a schoolteacher. Fanny died in 1864. He then married widow Eliza Graham Miller of Kentucky on December 3, 1865. Their only child, John III, died on September 17, 1867 at five days old. Eliza died on April 19, 1887 and John Jr. died the following year on March 23, 1888.

Helena was born in 1822. She married Michael Dent, an English born shoemaker, on September 12, 1852 in Pickaway County. They had children: John, Elizabeth, Tucker, Emma, Charles, Osceola and Helena. The family eventually settled in Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County by 1870. Michael Dent became a minister. Helena died on May 9, 1912. Michael died on May 23, 1913.

Sophia Susanna was born December 14, 1823 and married George Hoover on February 3, 1848 in Pickaway County. George was born in 1824, the son of Elias Hoover of Walnut Township, Pickaway County. Their only child, Catherine Elizabeth, was born in 1849. The family moved to Illinois with Sophia's parents.

Susan was born about 1831. She married Luke Coon, son of George Coon and Sarah Cutler, on March 2, 1848 in Pickaway County. Their children, Sarah Catherine, John, Helena and George were born in Ohio. Their children Susan Emily and Jennie were born in IIlinois. Susan died on November 9, 1859 in Piatt County, Illinois. Luke died on January 9, 1887 at the home of his daughter Helena in Putnam County, Ohio. Helena had married Solomon Rager of Franklin County.

shoemaker. The couple moved to Piatt County where their children Susan, Frank and William were born. The family was in Oswego, Labette County, Kansas by 1870.

No trace of Jacob has been found. Catherine, age 21, was living with her parents in Harrison Township in 1850. It's uncertain what happened to her.

The ASHERs have resided in what is now Pickaway County for almost 200 years. Peter Russel ASHER was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, about 1765 and migrated to Ohio in 1808 or 1809, settling in that portion of Ross County which became Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County, in 1810. He was the grandson of John ASHER, a tobacco planter in Spotsylvania (now Culpeper) County, Virginia who was granted patents of 400 acres each in 1721 and 1728 for the fertile land situated in the Great Fork of the Rappahannock River. Peter farmed in neighboring Shenandoah County where he married Sally RIDER on 29 Dec 1795. Peter and Sally had at least six young children with them when they made the trek to Ohio. Sally must have died shortly after their arrival as Peter married Rachel ABRAHMS in Ross County on 14 Jul 1811.

Peter and Sally's youngest son, Lorenzo D. ASHER, was born about 1805 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He married Nancy ATHERTON 27 Jan 1825 in Pickaway County and farmed in Jackson Township, Pickaway County. Their son James Harvey (1831-1905) married Melissa Ellen BOWDLE (1837-1906) on 10 Jan 1855. Ellen was the daughter of "Captain" Henry BOWDLE (New Holland Town Marshall) and Emily LINDSEY, both born in Maryland. Harvey served in the Civil War, 155" O.N.G. Infantry, Company I. Ellen and Harvey lived in New Holland, Ohio and had eight children, four of whom died young. The surviving children were Harry Lorenzo (1856-1933), Joseph Trimble (1859-1936), Thomas Jeptha (1861-1949), and Charles (1871-1945).

Joseph Trimble ASHER founded and played the bass horn in "Asher's Coronet Band", and was a member of the New Holland Village Council for 25 years. His nickname was "Hook" after his hero, Fighting Joe Hooker, a Union General in the Civil War. "Hook" ASHER was well known to the farmers around New Holland for he repaired the pumps.they used to water their livestock. On 14 Apr 1881, he married Mary Katherine DAVIS (1862-1941).

The DAVIS family came to Pickaway County somewhat later than the ASHERs, although they were in Fayette County by 1820. William DAVIS was born in Virginia about 1750. -He migrated to Kentucky, probably as a member of "The Traveling Church", a congregation of 600 souls who followed Baptist Minister Lewis Craig from Virginia to Garrard County, Kentucky, in 1781. Four years later, he moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, where he remained until his death.

William's son, James N. DAVIS (1774-1826) married Mildred RADCLIFF on 22 Jul 1797 in Bourbon County, Kentucky and with their nine children, James and Mildred moved to Ohio, locating in Wayne Township, Fayette County about 1815. They lived near Compton and James is buried in Compton Cemetery. Their children were: Benjamin Radcliff (1798-1862), William B. (1802), Nancy (1803), Mary (1805), Jeptha D. (1808-1867), James Marshall (1809), Malinda (1810), Tabitha (1812), and George Washington (1814).

Jeptha was a physician and chose to practice in Greenfield, Ohio in Highland County. He married Lydia PAXTON and they had seven children: Jeptha (1834), Benjamin R. (1836), Margaret J. (1838), William H. (1840), Lydia (1842), Catharine (1845), and Herman (1852). Benjamin R. followed his father's profession and became a physician as well as his son Charles "Doc" Davis. Both Benjamin and Charles would practice medicine in New Holland for a number of years. Benjamin R. married Margaret R. ELDER on 4 Sep 1861 in Highland County and a few years later, moved his young family and new medical practice from Greenfield to New Holland, where their daughter Mary Katharine would marry Joseph Trimble ASHER on 14 Apr 1881.

Kate and J.T. ASHER had 3 children: Ethel Marie (1882-1952), who taught school in New Holland, then Lima, Ohio and never married; Carlton Radcliffe (1884-1918), who married Leota MYERS and had 2 sons; and Don Frank (1895-1966) who remained in New Holland and married on 13 Apr 1921, Ruth Jane GODDEN "Rougie" (1904-1997), the daughter of John Roy and Henrietta (Ater) GODDEN of Clarksburg, Ohio in Ross County.

Don was a rural mail carrier for 46 years, starting in 1915 when he delivered his route by horse and buggy. He served in Company G, 22"! U.S. Army Engineers in World War I. He also dealt in livestock, as did his second son, Richard Roy, who served with the U.S. Army in World War II as a G2 clerk in the Paris office of General Omar Bradley. The oldest son, Joe Frank, a graduate of Ohio University, Athens and The Ohio State University School of Law, Columbus maintained his practice in Columbus, Ohio. Both Joe and Dick joined their father in breeding Standardbred horses which they delighted in racing at the Pickaway and Ross County Fairs, as well as participating in Grand Circuit racing throughout the country. The horse business was truly a family affair. Rougie would sometimes be drafted to help train one of the horses by driving the family Chevrolet at measured pace up and down some quiet back road while Don held the lead shank out the car window. Don and Rougie's third child was Mary Ellen, who currently lives in New Holland.

During World War II Mary Ellen worked in Washington D.C. for the Veteran's Administration. She retired from Dayton Power & Light with thirty-six years of service and has served as Perry Township Clerk for many years. Mary Ellen has a son Rick and a granddaughter Ericka. -Submitted by Mary Schwart

George Ater Family

One of the most prolific families that ever located in the Northwest Territory, was the family of George Ater. George was a German by birth, having been born in the year 1745 to Casper and Vandelanah Eader (the German for Ater). In 1765, Casper and his family came to America and settled near Fredericktown, Maryland. George, the seventh son of Casper, married Mary Boyer of Harper's Ferry, Virignia, and resided there until Mary's death.

With the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, George Ater enlisted in the American War for Independence as a member of the Virginia Military serving under General George Washington and was subsequently wounded in combat. George Ater was paid for his military service with land in the Virginia Military District of the Ohio Country. George Ater walked to the Ohio Country, in 1799, with his nine children, Abraham, Isaac, Catherine, Jacob, Mary Jane, George, Jr., Samuel, Thomas, William, and Abraham's wife Charity. They made the long, weary, and dangerous journey of many hundred miles with the men walking and the women riding horses. At the Ohio River the family obtained a flat boat, floated to the Scioto River, then north to Chillicothe, and then settled along the Deercreek.

General Nathaniel Massie who helped divide the Northwest Territory gave George Ater title to land at the Ohio Land office at Chillicothe. Here the family began a new life farming the ground in the bounteous beauty of the Virginia Military District lands west of the Scioto. George Ater served on the first grand jury for Pickaway County in 1810. George's seven sons served in the War of 1812 and his grandsons fought in the War Between the States and generations have served in all conflicts thereafter.

Abraham "Big Abe" Ater, the Great, Great Grandson of George Ater, was a giant of a man, whose living and posthumous history is worthy of a page in Ripley's "Believe It Or Not." At death Abraham weighed 380 pounds and stood six feet, four inches in his stocking feet. Abraham made Herculean history of a sort during the Civil War in which he served with the 89" Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Abraham enlisted August 9, 1862 into the Union Army's Company "K" at age 18, and was sent to Camp Dennison near Cincinnati to train. As a hefty 18-year-old, Abraham bested one of the army "blood-suckers or money-grabbers" that invaded Army camps with a strength-testing machine. It consisted of a spiral encased in a closed cylinder with an attached rod surmounted by a double handhold for lifting. As the center rod was raised, it turned a pointer on the dial face to indicate the number of pounds lifted. The greedy huckster charged five cents per lift. A member of Abraham's company informed the machine's owner that he knew a lad who could tear the "innards" out of the thing. "Bring him on, I'll not charge him anything if he does," was the retort of the money-grabbing owner. Abraham grabbed hold and began to twist and soon the machine began to crack and another twist brought the entrails out of the thing. The service men let out a "Hurrah" and the bloodsucker slunk out of camp, minus his moneymaking machine. Abraham was in twenty-nine hard fought battles of the Civil War including Chickamauga, Ga., Chattanooga, Tenn., Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., Atlanta, Georgia, and was with General William Tecumseh Sherman in his famous "March to the Sea." Abraham was present when General Joseph Eggleston Johnston surrendered, April 26, 1865, to General Sherman. The 89" was a well-known regiment in the Civil War and was one of the first to enter Atlanta as the rebels were fleeing. Besides fighting, Abraham could carry two wounded men from the battlefield at one time, one under each arm and single-handedly tote outsized logs for the campfires.

Service to community has continued in the Ater family. Ula Jean Ater Metzler, the great granddaughter of Abraham, was elected Pickaway County Commission in 2000. Ula Jean's lineage from George Eader is as follows: Abraham Ater, John Ater, Sr., Abraham "Big Abe" Ater, Bernie Ater, John Ater, Ula Jean Ater Metzler. The Ater farm on Ater Road has been in the Ater family since 1825 and has been recognized by the Ohio Department of Agriculture as a Century farm.

Paul Atwood

Growing up, Paul Atwood listened to his mother, Dorothy Harral Atwood, talk a lot about her grandmother, Nancy McKinley, coming over from Ireland to escape the potato famine.

The family came to America on the ship "Sheffield" which left Great Britain on May 14, 1844. They made their way to Ohio, with the final leg of the journey being on the Ohio-Erie Canal. They got off at Circleville, Ohio.

Recently, at the Pickaway County Court House, Paul found that Deed Book 123, page 153, explained how the farm that he grew up on at Turney Caldwell Road, Jackson Township, was passed down from generation to generation.

Nancy McKinley married Joseph McKinley on September 13, 1853. Joseph McKinley had bought a 341 acre farm from his father and mother, William and Elizabeth (Heron) McKinley on July 14, 1853 for $2,000.00. He and Nancy lived on the farm until his death on March 24,

Nancy McKinley inherited the farm and later married Paul's great grandfather, William Harral, on August 23, 1870. He was born on May 1, 1840 in Hallsville, Ross County, Ohio.

Simon married Ollie Valentine on September 18, 1906. They had four children - Dorothy Mae (mother of Paul b. November 7, 1907), followed by Rose Alma, Nancy Marvine and Edgar Augustus.

The house that Paul grew up in still stand on the farm. A receipt found in the house after Paul's mother died showed that the house had been built in 1909 for $200.00 Most of the lumber for the house and barn (1910) came from the woods located on the farm.

Nancy McKinley Harral died on April 17, 1912 in Pickaway County, Ohio. She and husband William Harral are buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville. In her will she deeded the land to her grandchildren, the children of Simon and Ollie (Valentine) Harral. Simon and Ollie Harral are also buried in Forest Cemetery.

Clement Atwood died December 13, 1972 and Dorothy Harral Atwood died on June 10, 1986, willing the farm to her two remaining children, Paul Atwood and Roger Atwood. Paul and his wife Betty built a home on one corner of the farm in 1972. Their son, Eric, and his wife have built a house on two acres of the farm. Paul and Betty's daughter, Marcia, is living in the "homeplace" with her husband and son. Paul and Betty's grandson, is the sixth generation to live on the farm.

When the barn was built in 1910, Paul's mother Dorothy was three years old. One of the builders drew around her foot on the hay loft floor. The builder then cut out the footprint making a hole in the floor which can still be seen today.

Barnes Family

about 1784, settling in Virginia. John worked as amillright and carpenter. Going to Pennsylvania to build a mill he became acquainted with and later married Elizabeth Moyer in Pennsylvania in 1787 and then settled in Virginia. In 1799 after their sixth child was born they crossed over the Allegheny mountains, packing everything they had on horses, all the brothers and their families also came. The youngest children of John and Elizabeth, Catherine and George, made the trip in baskets made of rushes and put across the back of their old gentle horse. Those who could walk drove their stock before them and tied up at night. The wild animals would come up close to the camp, so close the dogs ran into the tent. After shooting a rifle shot into the darkness the wild animals left. Just after crossing the Allegheny mountains they encountered a river which they could not cross, so stayed there for a time while John Barnes built a ferry boat and soon set out for the destination which was Pickaway County, Ohio near Circleville which was then a fort. John and Elizabeth's children are: 1-Mary Magdalena b.1788, mar. David Stiverson; 2-Elizabeth b.1790, mar. Abram Marquiss; 3-William b.1792, mar. Sarah Marquiss; 4-Susanna b.1794 5-George; b.1795, mar. Rebecca Marquiss; 6- Catherine b.1798, mar. Wm. Pearce; 7-John b.1805, mar. Jemima Suddeth; 8-Henry b.1808, mar. 1-Elizabeth Young, 2-Lyditha Howard, 3- Mary Scott, 4-Margaret Ann Arrowsmith. John died November 19,1834 and is buried in the Old Herinstein Renick Cometery. Land bought and sold by John and Elizabeth: 1811 sold 60 acres to Wm. Seymore in Pickaway Co., 1817 bought 100 acres on the waters of Darby Creek in Pickaway Co. from Duncan and Nancy McArthur, 1827 bought 113 % acres from Guy and Charlotte Doan, 1835 upon Johns' death 100 acres was sold to Johnathan Rennick.

Clarence R. Barnhart Family

The ancestor of the Clarence R. Barnhart family was Matthias Bernhard who was born in 1730 in Germany. He came from Rotterdam sailing on the ship Royal Union on August 15, 1750 and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was listed as a private in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He died in 1794. He had three sons - William b1769,

Matthias Jr. b1770, and Lorentz b1772; Matthias Jr. and Lorentz moved to Ohio in 1810. Matthias Jr. settled in Dry Run and Lorentz east of Kinnikinnick. Their last name is now Barnhart, an American respelling of the German Bernhard.

Matthias Jr. had the following family - George b1798, William the Elder b1802, John, Samuel, and Simon. George became a famous gunsmith (rifle maker). He died in 1844. George's son, William the Younger b1825, was a farmer, a noted rifle maker, and died in 1891. He had two wives with 10 children from each wife. His first wife was a Coy. Among her 10 was Abraham b1876. Abraham married Mariah Gearhart and had the following family: Edward b1876, Alice (Cline) b1877, Arly b1880, Ida (Marburger) b1883, Clarence R. b1886, Anna b1889, William b1893, and Howard b1896. His wife Mariah was b1856 and d1922. Abraham was a farmer, lived in later life in Circleville and died in 1940.

Clarence R. was raised on a farm in Walnut Township. He attended Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio and became the principal at Mt. Vernon Business University. He married Rose Ann Woolever, b1886, in 1908 in Circleville. Clarence became president of the Winorr Canning Company, served a number of years on the Circleville Board of Education as its president, and for many years was the Sunday School Superintendent of the First Methodist Church. He died in 1956 and his wife Rose (Woolever) in 1976. They are buried in Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township, along with father Abraham and brother Howard, who d1918 at Camp Sherman in the service during World War I.

They had four sons and one daughter: Ralph Emerson b1909, d1988; Emmett Wesley b1911, d1989; Clarence Ray b1913, d1981; Wahnita Louise b1920; and Glenn Woolever b1924. Ralph, a musician, married Betty (Swanstrom) b1912, d2002 and had son, Richard b1940. Emmett, an accountant, married Miriam (Barnes) b1911, d1998 and had William b&d1941, John b1944, and Elizabeth (Yors) b1946. Clarence Ray, a bank manager, married Helen (Mitten) b1913, d1977, and had Barbara (Cooke) b1942, Robert b1946, and Linda (Lowry) b1947. Wahnita married Donald Henry b1919, d1995, and had Judy b1947, David b1950, and Susan b1951, d1989. Wahnita lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Glenn, an industrial engineer, had served in WWIlas a B-29 Navigator in the Pacific Theatre. In 1950 he married Margaret (Stevenson) b1927 at the farm of Carolyn & Bruce Stevenson outside of Circleville. They had Glenn Michael b1952, Carolyn (Olvis) b1954, and David b1957. Glenn and Margaret live in Dayton, Ohio.

John Florentine Barr

John Florentine Barr was born December 30, 1878 near Amanda, Ohio. His maternal grandfather was John Leist, the esteemed statesman and homebuilder of Fairfield County. He married Carrie Blanche Peters on February 1, 1900. She was the daughter of Alva Lafayette and Caroline Peters of East Ringgold. Caroline Peters was a descendent of Tunis Peters, a revolutionary war veteran, native of Virginia and early Ohio settler. John and Carrie Blanche lived in East Ringgold and were the parents of 16 children, 15 of whom reached adulthood: Melvin, Grace, Helen, Ernest, Merle, Amy, Ola, Homer, John, Aaron, Ross, Clyde, Ralph, Glenn, Mary, and Martha. John and his family operated a local grocery store in Ringgold as well as a huckster route for the surrounding areas. Today there are 200 descendants from this family. John, Carrie Blance and many of their descendants are buried at the Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township. Surviving children are Ralph T. Barr of Ashville, Mary E. McFarland of Atlanta, and Martha I. Frazier of Stoutsville.

Ralph T. Barr was born in East Ringgold on March 29, 1923. He was the 13" of 16 children and the 8" son of John and Carrie Blanche Barr. As a child, he worked in his father's grocery store and on the family farm. He attended Walnut School, Ashville, Ohio. He was called into service during World War II and joined the United States Army. He was stationed in Warrington, England as a Staff Supply Sergeant. After the war, he returned to Pickaway County to marry Roxie E. Frasure on June 8, 1946. She was the daughter of Clarence and Georgia (Shaeffer) Frasure of Oakland, Ohio. Roxie was born and raised on the Frasure family farm near Oakland, Ohio. She attended Oakland and later Stoutsville High School.

Ralph and Roxie have resided at their present farm for more than 57 years. They have raised a variety of animals including polled Hereford cattle, Percheron draft horses, Shetland ponies, chickens and hogs. They are members of Hedges Chapel United Methodist Church, Ashville. They reared three children: Dean, James, and Joyce Ann, who all reside in the county. Their children all chose professions in the teaching field and are currently teaching 'today.

Ralph was employed at Eshelman's Feed Company in Circleville before becoming a regional salesman for the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia areas. He later joined International Mill- ing Company. Finally, he took over as Manager of Ashville Grain Company before retiring in 1985. Roxie worked as an Accredited Medical Records Technician for over 20 years at Grant Hospital, Columbus, Ohio before retiring in 1986.

Dean married Patricia (Barr) Neff and they have two daughters, Angie (Stephen) Gussler and Laurie, and two granddaughters, Yanni and Michayla Gussler. James married Karin Kruger and they have five children: Erin (Kyle) Clark, Corey, Timothy, Stephen, and Jenny. Joyce married John Butts and they have two sons, Jason and Jared.

BARTHELMAS George Barthelmas, a native of Wertenberg, Germany, was born 1834 and emigrated to America in 1851. He worked as a stable boy for a family in New York City, New York where he met Barbara Bach. She was born 1832 and came to America in 1857 from Moosdorf-Wertenberg, Germany. She was working as a house maid for the same family. They were married in 1861.

In 1868 they purchased the farm of two hundred thirty-five acres near the Scioto River. He died 1879, aged forty-four, leaving Barbara and six children.

The Barthelmas house was built by Smith Horsey in 1825 and acquired by the Barthelmas family in 1868. At one time it served as a stage coach stop and inn.

The grounds include a never-failing spring which was used to cool milk and food. The old springhouse is gone now but the springs have kept a large pond on the grounds over-flowing.

The large barn across the road was built in 1810, once served as a horse-changing station for the Ohio and Erie Canal. It is a double crib log barn.

March 15, 1800 (Deed record 108 - page 451) a Patent was made by the President of the United States to Nathaniel Massie. These lands were known as Congress Lands and were laid out in sections.

In 1808 this land was owned by Jacob Stipp who sold 183 acres to Stephen Horsey. Before his death in 1837 Stephen Horsey added to his land leaving a total of 320 acres and several lots.

Smith B. Horsey then owned the home place, including the large house built in 1825 by Stephen and his sons. On October 14, 1865 he sold 325 acres, including the house to Robert Campbell and wife Rebecca for $16,047 and followed Stephen Horsey to Illinois. Robert Campbell and wife later sold 235 acres, September 1868, to George Barthelmas for $13,000. After his death in 1879, Barbara lived there until her death in 1912 with four of her unmarried children. William farmed the farm until 1920 when nephew Asa took over. In 1938 his son William started farming. He farmed until his death in 1977. His son, Steven, now owns and operates the farm.

The house has 15 rooms with another small room in the back with only an outside door. The room has harbored many a weary transient over night with food in the evening and an ample breakfast before he started off the next day.

The entrance hall, with No. 1 and No. 2 parlors leading from it, has a curved stairway to the second floor. People used to recall the dances held in the ballroom upstairs on Saturday night with two fiddlers providing the music. In the summer there was a floor put in the front yard where the dances were held.

George Barthelmess was born in Wertenburg, Germany in 1834. He came to America in 1851. While working in New York he met and married Barbara Bach, also a German native. In 1861 they moved to Wayne Twp. and acquired land with a house built by Smith Horsey in 1824. Prior to their purchase, the house served as an inn for travelers on the stagecoach or the canal. The house still stands along Route 104, three miles south of Route 22.

George and Barbara had seven children: William, Charles, Frank, Rosa, Sarah, Jacob, and George. After George's death in 1879 William operated the farm. Charles married Jeanetta Leist and they had four children: Lawrence, Flora, Asa and Paul.

William married Marguerite Gardner in 1935 and assumed operation of the farm soon after. They had five children: William Jr. born 1936, Barbara Jayne born 1937, Marilyn Jean born 1940, Sandie Jill born 1946 and Steven James born 1951.

William Jr. was a captain in the United States Air Force and was killed in 1965 while serving his second tour of duty in the Vietnam War. Barbara married John Moore and had two children: John and Jenny. John married Denisa Stephens and had three children: Kjirstina, Khadjah and Melena. Jenny married Paco Perez Hernandez and had two children: Javier and Enrique.

Steve took over full operation of the farm after the death of his father in 1977. He married Laura Writsel and they had three children: Steven Jr., Holly and Scott.

Baum Family

John Christian Baum landed at Philadelpia, Pennsylvania from Germany, possibly the section called Silesia, sailing from Rotterdam Holland, in the year 1751. His son, Christian L. Baum, whose name appears on the rolls of the American Revolution as a private in Captain Michael Eges' company, York County, in March, 1776, served in the battle of Yorktown, June 14, 1776 at the age of 16. Sometime between the ages of 30-35 he was killed by a tow-wad. Six children survived.

Ason, Christian Baum, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1791. Christian came to Madison Township, northwest Pickaway County about 1815. Christian was described as a strong, big boned, muscular man more than six feet three inches. He returned to his native state on foot, his only baggage a gun and a few clothes. Later he came back to Ohio, bought 160 acres and built a log house about three miles east of Duvall and engaged in farming. The old log house occupied by the Baum family was later moved to the farm of his son Lewis. Ata later day, Christian bought 200 acres in Ross County.

On September 3, 1818, he married Miss Sarah Shook. To this union were born five sons and two daughters. These children did not adhere to the Lutheran faith and the Civil War brought changes in their politics resulting in Joseph, George, John, and Mary settling in the Paint Creek Valley, near Bourneville in Ross County. Jacob, Elizabeth, and Lewis remained in Madison Township. Christian died at the age of 72 on May 2, 1862

Christian's son Lewis was born December 10, 1822 and died on December 7, 1911 and is buried in Forest Cemetery in Circleville. Lewis lived all his life a few roads from where he was born. October 29, 1850, he married Miss Elizabeth Roof, daughter of Lutheran pastor Reverend Joseph A. Roof. Lewis and Elizabeth had seven children, five of who remained in the Ashville and Duvall area. Those remaining were Sarah (John Noecker), Franklin (Hannah Miller), Joseph (Sarah Snyder), Edwin (Clara Slone and Dora Glick), Mary (family unknown). William (Hannah Hoover) resided in Circleville, while Reverend Martin Luther Baum (Nannie Shook) served one congregation in Dayton, Ohio for over 40 years.

Lewis Baum's son Joseph was the only descendent to stay on the family farm. He and Sarah had three daughters: Lena, Crissie, and Clara and one son, Clayton. Like his father, Clayton remained on the farm after marrying Helen Peters in 1920. In 1932 they moved to Ashville with their daughter, Mary Virginia. She married Leonard Romaine "Red" Wilson in 1950 and moved to Circleville. Mary still resides in Circleville near her daughters Julie (Craig Wills) and Sally (Randy Arledge). She has four granddaughters, Kimberly, Kristen, Megan, and McKenna.

The Baum Family

Baum, a cousin on 23 February 1815 in Pickaway County, Elizabeth (1790), Lewis Baum decendants, 1919. Sarah Baum Noecker, William Baum, Joseph Catherine (1792), Susannah Barbara (1795), Christian (1800), and Michael Baum, Franklin Baum, Rey. Luther Baum, Edward Baum who married Rheahannah Baum, a cousin, on 18 January 1820 in Pickaway County. The family moved to Crawford County, Ohio, where Peter, Sr. and his wife, Barbara Susannah, are buried in the old Sycamore Cemetery. Jacob and his wife in Old Mexico. - -

Christian Baum Iii

John Christian Baum arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1751 coming from Germany. There was a record of 13 different Baum families coming from Germany to Philadelphia between the years of 1730 and 1776. These all settled in the Southeastern Counties of Pennsylvania establishing homes there.

Christian Baum III was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1791 and died in Pickaway County in 1862. He was a very large man who loved to wrestle, smoke a pipe and go barefooted. He made two trips to Ohio. The first trip was to Madison Township, Pickaway County working at Grist Mill on Walnut Creek.

He returned to Westmoreland County coming back to Madison Township in Ohio. He built a log cabin about three miles east of Duvall. He married Sarah Shook on September 3, 1818. They had seven children, of these two stayed in Pickaway County, five went to Ross County, Ohio. Two sons, Lewis Baum born December 10, 1822 and Jacob Baum born September 30, 1832, each established their homes and families in Pickaway County.

Lewis Baum purchased land and built a home in Madison Township. He married Elizabeth Roof October 29,1850. Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev. Joseph A. Roof, minister at the Lutheran Church in Circleville, Ohio. In 1834 Rev. Roof established a Lutheran church in rural Madison Township, this was St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ashville.

Lewis and Elizabeth had seven children. Sarah Baum married John P. Noecker, October 16, 1873; William Christian Baum married Hannah Hoover, December 17, 1874 and married Clara Weaver ,October 9, 1912; Joseph Baum married Sarah Snyder, January 19, 1877; Franklin S. Baum married Hannah R. Millar, November 18, 1880; Martin Luther Baum married Nannie Shook, April 12, 1887; Rev. M.L. Baum moved to Dayton, Ohio establishing the grace Lutheran Church and served this church for 40 years until his retirement; Mary Baum; Edwin Baum married Clara Stone in 1888 and married Dora A. Glick in 1903.

In 1886 Franklin S. Baum purchased the farmland at Duvall from his father and uncle Jacob Baum. He also purchased a lot adjoining the Norfolk & Western railroad in 1895. He built a hardware-implement building at this location. That business continued until 1929.

Franklin and Hannah Baum had a family of seven children. Josie F. Baum married Lewis Barch, March 24, 1919; Jesse L. Baum married Essie Somers, October 29, 1912; Harry C. Baum married Myrtle Bulen, January 3, 1912; Ethel Baum; Christian Baum; Clarence E. Baum married Hattie G. Valentine, January 19, 1920 and married Mary Valentine in 1962; Millar E. Baum.

I. Baum, Rebecca B. Baum, Jessie M. Baum, and Robert L. Baum. Jesse and Essie purchased the farm land and family ownership continued until 1981.

Daniel Baum, Sr. Family

Daniel Baum, Sr., his wife Ascenith and three children left Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania on October 8, 1805, and came to what was Ross County at the time. He purchased property in Section 3, Township 9, and in Section 34, Township 10. The Section 34 property fell into Pickaway County when it was formed in 1810. All of these properties were just to the east of the village of Kingston and straddled the current county line. Daniel was a farmer and proceeded to grow a larger family along with his crops. His family grew to a total of twelve children.

His eldest daughter, Mary, and Ira Bacon obtained their marriage license in Circleville and married on October 1, 1819. It is thought that the Bacon family lived at the present day intersection of Boggs Road and Highway 159, just to the north of Kingston. Their farm house probably stood between Boggs Road and Congo Creek. Mary and Ira soon left for Illinois, where they lived for about 6 years. They also lived for a time in Indiana and then moved to Iowa in the 1840's.

The other Baum children were George Imtorf and David, both born in Pennsylvania, and Henry, Susannah, Elizabeth, Jonas, Daniel Jr., Margaret, Jessie, Simon Peter and Anna, all born in Ohio.

None of the remaining children married in Pickaway County and on March 7, 1825, the family left Pickaway County for Indiana. They probably took the Scioto River south to the Ohio River and then we know from Daniel's writings that they purchased a flat-bottomed boat and headed west. The families of Robert Mitchell Sr., Robert Mitchell, Jr., John Kestler and Jacob Baum accompanied them on this journey.

Near the juncture with the Wabash River, they sold their flat-bottomed boat and bought a keel boat. They then cordelled (poled) their way up the Wabash to Deer Creek where they tied the boat up. They arrived on April 30, 1825, near to what would become the town of Delphi, Carroll

John Wesley Bayes Family

John Wesley Bayes, along with his wife and children, came to Pickaway County in August 1945 from Riceville, Johnson County, Kentucky where he was an oil well driller for Ashland Oil Company. He purchased and farmed land owned by the Musselman family on U.S. Highway 62 in Darby Township, Orient.

John Bayes was born October 26, 1892 and wife Eva LeMaster was born January 15, 1895 in Oil Springs, Kentucky. They were married December 14, 1913, in Magoffin County, Kentucky and had seven children born in Riceville, Kentucky. John retired from the Belt Corporation. John died December 1, 1970, and Eva died November 11, 1975. They are buried in Concord Cemetery, Grove City, Ohio.

Eugene Bayes was born October 6, 1914 and married Rose Ann Pochop June 21, 1954. Rose Ann Pochop was born September 3, 1930. They are the parents of Debbie, Evelyn and Robert. They moved to Paramont, California in 1955. They owned the Gay 90's restaurant in El Segundo, California where they live.

Morris Luther Bayes was born July 15, 1916 and married Litha Thompson June 19, 1945. Litha Thompson was born November 23, 1919. Morris was a Sargent in the U.S. Army during World War II and stationed in Puerto Rico. They are members of the Darbyville Nazarene Church. Morris farmed and retired from Columbus Bolt & Forging. They are the parents of Sandra Kay, Morris Jr. and Betsy. They live in Muhlenberg Township, Orient.

Venus Bayes was born March 16, 1918 and married Lawrence Conley January 12, 1938. Lawrence Conley was born January 17, 1917. They moved to Paramont, California in 1951. Lawrence retired from Arcturus. They were the parents of James and Mary. Lawrence died April 22, 1984 and Venus died March 22, 1985. They lived in Oxnard, California. They are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Whittier, California.

John Wesley Bayes Family, 1936. L-R, Back: J.W. and Eva LeMaster Bayes. Middle: Eugene, Venus, and Morris Luther Bayes. Front: Charles Walter, James Craten, Billie Mae, and John Wesley Bayes, Jr.

John Wesley Bayes, Jr. was born June 14, 1921. John was a Technician Fifth Class in the U.S. Army 337" Engineer General Service Regiment during WWII. John died October 19, 1943, at a North African base from a heart aliment. He is buried in Sicily-Romy American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.

Billie Mae Bayes was born March 19, 1923. Billie was a seamstress, worked at Carter's Restaurant in Harrisburg, took care of her parents until their passing, an aid at Orient State Hospital and took care of ailing people in their homes. Billie died November 19, 2000. She lived in Darby Township, Orient. She is buried in Concord Cemetery, Grove City, Ohio.

James Craten Bayes was born February 26, 1926 and married Hilda Jane Creamer on September 17, 1949. Hilda Jane Creamer was born May 30, 1929. They are the parents of Michael. James became a prominent hog farmer. They live in Darby Township, Orient.

Charles Walter Bayes was born January 17, 1933 and married Rosalie Egnor on June 7, 1958. Rosalie Egnor was born February 10, 1938. Charles graduated in 1951 and Rosalie in 1956 from Darby Township High School. They are/ were the parents of Julie and Jane. Charles was a PFC in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and stationed in Germany. Charles retired from Igel Construction Company. Rosalie worked for Ohio Bell/AT&T. Charles lives in Darby Township, Orient. Rosalie lived in Apache Junction, Arizona. Rosalie (Bayes) Justice died August 2, 1987. She is buried in New Holland Cemetery, New Holland, Ohio.

Baylous Family

Gerald (Frank) and Ruby Baylous were married at Enterprise, Ohio October 27, 1950. They had been married for one month when the blizzard of 1950 paralyzed much of the county. Drifts were several feet high and traffic was at a standstill.

The couple had three children, Gerald Jr. (Jerry), Barbara and Roger. For a time, Jerry and his wife lived in the farm tenant house. After a long brave battle with cancer, Jerry passed away May 21, 1986. Ruby and Gerald have

The nine room brick farm house located on Hayesville Road, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, was built in 1876. It took 35 men 60 days to complete the work. The walnut lumber was obtained from the farm and the clay bricks were made from the farm pond. An attached outside room holds a large oven that was used for baking bread. Only minor changes have been made to the original structure. The walnut woodwork, cupboards, milk house room and other unique aspects remain as they were in 1876.

Robert W. and Dorothy R. Jones bought the 107 acre farm, October 26, 1956 from Daisy Armstrong. Shortly after the farm was purchased, Gerald and Ruby moved to the farm home. On August 7, 1979 they purchased the farm.

Robert and Dorothy grew up in and around Hallsville, Ohio. Dorothy was born to T.H and Alice (Cramblit) True. She had two siblings, Blanche and Gail True. Robert was born to William and Mazie (Hinton) Jones. He had seven siblings: Drexel, Dwight, Kenneth, Curtis, Beatrice, Bessie, and Virgil.

Gerald was born in Ross County, Denver, Ohio to Sylvanice and Bessie (Schlemmer) Baylous. He had six siblings: Flossie, Janice, Elva, Elsie, Earl and Cletus. Ruby was born in Columbus, Ohio to Robert and Dorothy (True) Jones. She had one brother, Wayne, who died in 1987. He was married to Nancy Myers.

Ruby graduated from Walnut Twp. High School, Pickaway County, in 1947. She worked at General Electric, Circleville for three years, then became a homemaker and helped on the family farm. Her hobby is collecting clocks; she has a collection of over 200.

Gerald was an LPN at the Veterans Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio. He also farmed the family farm. Even after the farm was rented, a few years prior to his death, he was still active in farming actiVities. He retired from the Veterans Hospital, May, 1981. He then worked for several years at Gospel Light Nursing Home, Kingston, Ohio. He was a World War II Marine, and member of the American Legion. He restored and loved showing antique tractors. He was an agriculture seed salesman and had enjoyed belonging to the Pickaway County Sportsman Club.

The Baylous family raised registered Black Angus cattle for a number of years. Gerald was a 4-H advisor for 25 years. As soon as they were old enough all of the children took cattle for 4-H projects.

Gerald died April 15, 2004. Ruby and Roger continue to reside on the family farm. This truly is a family farm, as Barbara, Roger, and Barbara's family continue to lend a hand with farm activities.

The Beavers Family

The Beavers family arrived in Pickaway County in 1796 from Page County, Virginia when Conrad and Mary Beavers settled in Saltcreek Township. Conrad was born in 1764 in Pennsylvania, the son of Conrad and Mary Kneisley Beavers. Conrad married Mary Seseney on

Their son, Isaac, married Sarah (Sally) Cox, the daughter of Philip and Martha McKean Cox, on November 17, 1808 in Ross County, Ohio. He died around 1819 leaving five small children: William, Jonathan, Conrad, Susannah and another daughter. William was born on September 6, 1809 in South Perry, Ohio and married Anna Wheeler, daughter of Charles Wheeler, on January 22, 1837 in Lancaster. They were the parents of Abraham, Stephen, Martha, Sarah Jane, Susannah and three other children. William died during the Civil War on September 16, 1862 due to exposure. His son, Abraham, born on September 17, 1837, was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh but survived the war. He married Sarah Elizabeth Sims, the daughter of Lewis and Lydia McAfee Sims, on November 14, 1865 in Chillicothe. Abraham died on April 24, 1920 and Sarah on March 25, 1928, both in Kingston, Ohio.

Abraham and Sarah had the following children: Clark (1867), Lydia (1870), Lucy (1872), Lewis Harman (1874), William Clinton (1876), Frederick (1879), Howard (1881), Dora (1883), and Raymond (1886). William Clinton Beavers was born on September 3, 1876 in Kingston and married Minnie Alice Recob, the daughter of Thomas J. and Anna Elizabeth Grim Recob, on June 30, 1898. They were the parents of Marie, Mabel, Daisy, Florence, Lewis, Earl and Thomas Beavers. The Grim and Recob families were among the first settlers in Ross County, Ohio.

(born June 8, 1915 in New Holland), the daughter of Pearl and Mabel Knapp Davis, on January 18, 1934 in Circleville. Thomas and Thelma had seven children: Helen (Wilbur Seymour), Shelby (James Campau), David (Judith Short), Lois (Vernon Shobe), Ronnie and Donnie (born and died on December 25, 1949), and Thomas (Vicki Ayers). Thomas was a farmer and served 28 years as Washington Twp. Clerk and trustee and was very active in the Wesleyan and Church of Christ in Christian Union churches where he served as treasurer for several years.

David L. Beavers was born on July 28, 1944 in Circleville and married Judith E. Short, daughter of James and Jessie Cutlip Short, on October 4, 1968 in Circleville. They have two children: Brian (Traci Searls) and Bethany (Nicky Strock). David was a high school mathematics teacher at Circleville H.S. and Logan Elm H.S. for nineteen years and has been a school administrator for the past twenty years. He has served as the superintendent of the Pickaway County Schools for the past seven years. David also has served as the Washington Township Zoning Appeals Chairman for nearly 20 years. He is very active in community organizations and served as president of the Pickaway County Historical Society. A member of the Nazarene Church, he has taught Sunday School for over 40 years. Judy has been an English teacher and high school librarian/media specialist at Logan Elm High School for thirty years.

Beckett Family

Alexander F. Beckett died in Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, on May 19, 1897 at his home. Alexander was the second son of Wiley H. and Magdalene Beckett, and was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, March 7, 1824. In the fall of 1829 his parents with their family of seven children emigrated to Ohio from Eastern Virginia and located in Scioto Township on a piece of land owned and occupied by Jacob Combs. In 1830 his father purchased the land and moved his family into the log cabin vacated by the Combs, which was 18 by 20 feet square, one story high, covered with clapboards and a puncheon floor.

Alexander married Isabel E. McCord, September 21, 1848 in Darbyville, Ohio. To this union were born five children: 1. Son dying in infancy, 2. James E., 3. Mary E., 4. George T. and 5. Sidna J. Alexander joined the M.E. Church in Commercial Point, Ohio during a revival. He was familiarly called Uncle Alex by many. He is buried in the Beckett Cemetery north of Commercial Point, Ohio.

Alexander's son James E. Beckett was born June 29, 1857 and married Margaret Jane Huffman on December 15, 1881. Margaret was born August 15, 1869. James died August 20, 1896 and Margaret died November 11, 1941. James and Margaret had four children: 1. Bertha, 2. Ralph, 3. Lewis Stanley, and 4. Ruth. James and Margaret are buried in the Beckett Cemetery in Scioto Township, Commercial Point.

Lewis Stanley Beckett, grandson of Alexander, was born December 19, 1887 in Scioto Township, the son of James Edward Beckett. Lewis was known as Stanley. He married Wilhelmina Prushing April 28, 1909. They had one daughter, Marjorie, born January 20, 1912. Wilhelmina passed away September 15, 1916.

Stanley married his second wife Nina Overhostler in November, 1917. She passed away during the flu epidemic. Stanley's third wife, Elsie Claire Dountz Gulick, lost her husband also during the flu epidemic and left her with two sons: Nolo Wade, 2 years old and Bryon Dountz, 6 weeks old. Stanley married Elsie January 12, 1921. Elsie was born July 6, 1895, the daughter of Willis Dountz and Ada Redman Dountz. To the union of Stanley and Elsie was born a daughter, Ada Lou, November 12, 1927. Elsie was a homemaker raising the four children. They were active members of the Ashville Methodist Church, Ashville, Ohio and members of the Pythian Lodges. Stanley served on the Ashville school board and was a member of the Elks Lodge. He was an auto and implement dealer in Ashville, Ohio beginning about 1927. His business remained in Ashville until the'late 1930's when he moved it to Circleville, Ohio. It was an Oliver and

Ada Lou married Arthur Deal, Jr. on June 28, 1946. To this union were born three children: James, born January 24, 1950; Jody, born January 16, 1952; and Jan, born August 15, 1960. Ada Lou and Art have lived most of their lives in Ashville, Ohio.

Bell Family

The Bells settled in the Circleville, Ohio area in the 1817-18 time frame. James Bell and his family migrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania around 1807. Prior to locating in Pickaway County, Ohio they lived in Pennsylvania for a number of years.

James Bell had several children with him when they came to America. They were: William, Nancy, Jane, Margaret, Thomas, Mary Ann, James and Elizabeth. William T. Bell was born August 13, 1802. He was with the family when they located in Ohio. Early Pickaway County records indicate the descendants of James Bell prospered and held land holdings in Circleville and Walnut Townships. William T. married Catherine Caldwell and they had a son, William T. Bell, Jr., who was born on October 19, 1835. William T. Jr., married Mary Morris and they were the parents of Samuel W. Bell.

Samuel W. Bell was born March 1, 1864 and in 1866 his father died. Samuel was raised by relatives. Samuel inherited acreage that is located in the Southern portion of Walnut Township and borders Circleville Township which is divided by Bell Station Road. The Eastern border of the farm is Walnut Creek Pike. Samuel married Jane Dresbach, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Ranck Dresbach. They had three children: Florella Bell Hook, Charlotte Jane Bell and Nelson Dresbach Bell. Nelson Bell was born Februrary 5, 1896 and farmed all his life on the home farm. He married Iva Rebecca Lanman, daughter of John and Cora Lanman. They had three children: Nelson Dresbach Bell, Jr., John F. Bell and Jane Bell Schwendeman.

He married Doris Marie Kinney, daughter of William and Goldie May Kinney. They had five sons: John Michael, born July 8, 1949; Ronald and Donald, born May 7, 1951; Robert E., born May 29, 1953; and Roger L., born June 13, 1954. John has farmed the home farm his whole life just as the early pioneers.

John Michael Bell, the present owner and caretaker of the family farm, married Shirley Mae Brown, daughter of Neal and Martha Jean Brown, on May 10, 1975. They are the parents of Kate Kristine Bell, born September 16, 1977 and Amanda Jo Bell, born May 23, 1981.

Ralph Bennington was born in 1914 ona farm in Highland County, Ohio. Delorice Dudley was born in 1913 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She and her parents moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and in 1925 moved again to Lynchburg, Ohio. Ralph and Delorice met at Lynchburg High School and were married in 1932. They settled on a farm in Highland County, where Ralph operated the farm. They had two sons. Roger was born in 1934 and Ronald was born in 1936.

Ralph and Delorice sold the farm in 1945 and moved to Circleville, Ohio. Ralph sold life insurance for 6 years, before he and Delorice entered into the restaurant business. At one point, Ralph and Delorice operated the restaurant at the corner of Court and Main Streets in Circleville, and called it "Benny's". Later, Ralph managed Elsea's Outdoor Center on North Court Street, Circleville. Ralph died in 1988 and Delorice passed away in 1997.

Both Roger and Ron graduated from Circleville High School, Circleville. Roger started college but was drafted into the army and served sixteen months in Korea. Following his military service, he returned to Ohio State University, Columbus where he completed his degree in education. Roger taught and coached for two years in the Columbus School System, before entering law school at Ohio State.

In 1963, Roger married Judy Hosler, daughter of Howard and Jean Hosler of Ashville, Ohio. Judy graduated from Ohio State and taught school at Jackson Elementary School, Pickaway County and Nicholas Drive Elementary, Circleville. Roger graduated from Law School in 1964 and returned to Circleville to practice law with J.W. Adkins, Jr. Mr. Adkins passed away in 1977.

Ron graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio in 1958. He then went to the Ohio State College of Law where he graduated in 1961. He joined a law firm in Canton, Ohio where he still practices today. Ron served as a Big Ten football official for many years, and officiated many Ohio State football games.

Ron married Barbara Schumm of Circleville. Barbara graduated from Ohio State and retired as a teacher from the Canton Public School District.

Kenyon College and the Ohio State Veterinary School. He married a veterinarian and they operate an animal clinic in Maine. Amy graduated from the University of Colorado, and recently moved back to Canton.

Roger and Judy have two sons, Jeffrey and Kevin. Both Jeff and Kevin graduated from Circleville High School and Miami University, Oxford. Jeff taught school for several years before returning to the Capital University Law School, Columbus, where he graduated in 2000. He is now an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Columbus, and lives in Circleville.

Kevin graduated from the Ohio State College of Law in 1999. He joined his father in the practice of law and their firm of Bennington & Bennington is located on West Franklin Street.

In 1999, Kevin married Nicole Surgenor, daughter of Dave and Connie Dean of Circleville. Nicole graduated from Ohio University, Athens in 1996 and teaches first grade at Saltcreek Elementary School, Pickaway County. Kevin and Nicole recently became the parents of the newest member of the family, Ella Nicole Bennington, born on May 12, 2004.

Allan & Diane Berger Family

ALLAN & DIANE BERGER FAMILY Allan (NMI) Berger was born March 13, 1932, in Essex County, New Jersey. He grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, came to Ohio to attend Ohio University in Athens where, following a stint in the U.S. Army, he received a B.A. in Political Science in 1955, and an M.A. in Political Science in 1956. Al received his L.L. B. and J.D. from the Law School at the Ohio State University in 1959, and he married Diane Louise Holliger of Avon Lake, Ohio August 29, 1959. They moved to Circleville, Ohio, in September 1959, and have maintained a local residence until the present. She graduated in 1960 from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, College of Arts and Sciences with a B.S. in Physical Therapy.

Allan entered into law practice with Tom A. Renick in September 1959. Their offices were in the Old Pythian Castle on North Court Street. Al was well-known as a high school and college football and basketball official in Ohio, and officiated thirteen state finals in both sports.

They joined the Circleville Presbyterian Church where Diane served on many committees and commissions, was a Sunday school teacher, choir member, and an ordained elder.

Diane entered into a contractual agreement with Berger Hospital as its first licensed physical therapist in 1960. She was very active with Roundtown Players as an officer, actress and director. She earned her Master of Divinity degree from the Methodist School in Ohio in 1999 and was ordained in The United Church of Christ in 2000. She has served churches in three central Ohio towns: Baltimore, Portsmouth, and Glenford. She was the chaplain for Hospice of Pickaway County from 1993 to 2004.

Their son, Eric Matthew Berger, born July 11, 1960, was one of four valedictorians in the Circleville High School Class of 1978, and he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Ohio University, Athens, in 1982. He married Lori Ann Schaad, from Columbus, Ohio, March 30, 2002, and they have one child, Ian Samuel Berger, born July 17, 2003 in Berger Hospital, Circleville. Eric is a self-employed corporate pilot and Lori is a licensed massage therapist. They currently reside in Knollwood Village.

Their daughter, Jennifer Lyn Berger, was born in Circleville August 18, 1963 and graduated from Circleville High School in 1981. She attended Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, where she earned a degree in Communication Arts/English in 1985, and a J.D. from the College of Law in 1988. At that time she entered into partnership with her father in Berger Law Offices. She married Shaun Patrick Brown from Utica, Ohio, December 21, 1991, and their son, William Allan Brown, was born in Columbus January 12, 1995. Jennifer also studied at the Central Ohio School of Massage Therapy, from which she graduated in 1994, became the first licensed massage therapist for Berger Health System's Women's Health Center, and she continues to practice there.

Family Farm, 10836 Bulen Pierce Road. Harrison Twp. Standing, L to R: Barbara Kuhlwein Barch and Mary Daisy Barch. Seated L to R: George "Will" William Barch, James Barch.

begin new lives in America. The family had sold most of their possessions, keeping only the most prized and necessary items for their voyage. They were anticipating the wonderful land of America where industrious people could own more land in a few years than they could hope to own in a lifetime in German. The long ocean voyage took seventy days. When they reached America, they crossed the Cumberland Mountains with horses and wagons on their way to Ohio. Down through the years, some of the family began to use Bartsch and then Barch as the spelling of their last name.

Their one son, Jacob Bertsch, a farmer, married Sophia (Kientz) Bertsch. They lived on a farm in Pickaway County just south of the Franklin County line near Lockbourne, Ohio. The following seven children were born to this union: Jacob, Fredrick, Andrew, Christian, John, Christina, and Caroline.

Their son, Andrew Barch, a farmer, married Barbara (Kuhlwein) Barch and from this marriage the following seven children were born: John, George William, Jesse, Lewis, Mary Daisy, Charles, and James. Andrew Barch purchased a Smith and Wesson gun to protect his family from Morgan's Raiders who were thought to be advancing toward Pickaway County during the Civil War.

One of their sons, John Barch, a farmer and broom maker, married Anna (Koehler) Barch and to that union Ralph Martin Barch, Grace Emma (Barch) Stout, and Paul Luther Barch were born. John and Anna Barch had only one grandchild, Barbara Daisy Barch, who was the daughter of Paul, a farmer, and Catherine (Stout) Barch.

Barbara Daisy Barch married Ronald Melvyn Younkin, a barber and accountant, and they were the parents of three children: Tamara (Younkin) Chafin, Todd Andrew Younkin, and Trevor Bartsch Younkin, who are residents of Pickaway County. Barbara Daisy Barch Younkin's grandchildren located in Pickaway County in 2004 are Jesse Paul Younkin, Jared Ward Younkin, Nicholas Ronald Henry Chafin, and Caroline Grace Chafin. They are the great, great, great, great, great grandchildren of Jacob and Christina Bertsch who came to Pickaway County from Germany.

Barbara Daisy (Barch) Younkin, a state employment service coordinator, owns two of the Barch Family farms in northern Pickaway County. In 2004, great, great, great granddaughter, Barbara Daisy (Barch) Younkin, of Jacob and Christina Bertsch resides on the Barch farm that was purchased in 1886. The other farm is the original farm that Jacob Bertsch purchased which was mentioned earlier. The dining room in the house of that parcel of property is an original log cabin. Her youngest son, Trevor Bartsch Younkin, a teacher and a farmer, maintains the farming for these two tracts of land.

Acopy of the original will of Jacob Bertsch, who came from Germany, is in the history of the Barch Family compiled by Paul Luther Barch in August of 1953.

Mark E. Bess

MARK E. BESS Mark Emerson Bess, along with his wife and only son, moved to Pickaway County, Ohio in July 1998. Mark first came to Pickaway County in 1979 and completed high school at Logan Elm Local School District, Pickaway County, in 1981. After serving four years in the U.S. Army, he sought employment in Columbus, Ohio. Mark married Tonya Moran Bess in 1989 and had a son, Jarrod Emerson Bess, in 1993. Tonya is a native of Louisa, Kentucky. To be closer to Mark's place of employment with Direction Mortgage Company in Circleville, Ohio, the family moved to Amanda, Ohio in 1994 and then to Pickaway Township, Pickaway County in 1998. Mark is currently the President/Owner of Direction Mortgage and Tonya is an instructor/assessment coordinator with Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center, Ross County, Ohio. Jarrod is currently a sixth grader at Pickaway Elementary School, Pickaway County. -Submitted by Tonya Moran Bess

Michael Blue Ii

Ohio from Virginia with his family on horseback when this was a new country, still in the hands of the Indians. He first took up his abode in the wilds of Fairfield County, Ohio, but subsequently came to this county.

He was born in 1783 and died in 1863 in Fayette County, Ohio. He was married to Deborah Peters, daughter of Elder Tunis and Francinah Peters, who are buried in the Old Turkey Run Baptist Cemetery in Fairfield County. Deborah was born in 1786 and died in 1868.

He was the son of Michael Blue I, who served his country in the Revolutionary War. He served as a private in Capt. Van Meter's Co., and was drafted out of the Militia into the regular Army in 1790. He died in 1821, and is buried in the Bloomingburg Cemetery in Fayette County, Ohio.

Michael Blue's son, Harvey A. Blue, purchased 160 acres in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, in sections 13 and 24, in 1866 and other land northwest of this farm. Like 'in the days of old' he cleared the land from forest trees which stood on it, and developed it into a fine farm, with a home and farm buildings. He was very fortunate in his undertakings, becoming one of the wealthy men of the community.

Mr. Blue was born in 1816 in Virginia and died in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, in 1882. He married Emily A. Bowman, who preceeded him in death. They were the parents of 12 children: Alvin; Celestia, the wife of James Plum; Herbert W.; Julian M; Harvey O.; Clara, the wife of Charles Dresbach; Orrin P.; Clayton E.; and Clinton. Samantha, Larian, and Emma died young.

His son, Herbert, married Emma A. Culp, a native of Walnut Township. She was born in 1882 and was the daughter of Lewis and Sophronia Westenhaver Culp. Her paternal great grandparents were among the first pioneers in Pickaway County, coming from Pennsylvania. They had five children: Henry; Alice, wife of George Spindler; Emma; William B.; and Charles C.

Mrs. Blue belonged to the Methodist Church. Mr. Blue was prominent in social circles. He belonged to the Odd Fellows Lodge in Ashville and passed all the chairs. He served as a school director.

Mrs. Thelma Plum Noecker is a great granddaughter of Harvey and Emily Bowman Blue. Celestia and James Plum's children were: Chloe who married Luther Trout and had Justin, Harvey and Marie; Clara who married Albert Leroy Barr and had Madge, Margaret and Bartley; and Ray who married Olive Leota Runkle in 1910. They had one daughter, Thelma Maxine, who married Chester Baldwin Noecker in 1943. He was the son of Clarence and Bertha Wright Noecker. They had 2 children.

Carol Lynette Noecker was born September 28, 1945. On August 6, 1967, she married Edward Neil Sperry, who was born May 3, 1944. Their children are Brian Edward, Todd Christopher and Erin Lynn. Brian Edward was born

January 25, 1971. On June 19, 2001 he marriéd Tina Lee Helper, born April 3, 1975. They had Audrey Anne, born February 26, 2004. Todd Christopher was born August 30, 1973. Erin Lynn was born on January 24, 1979. She has 2 sons: Samuel Robert Evans, born February 10, 1998 and Alexander Edward Evans, born September 12, 2001. This family lives in Texas.

Clarence Ray Noecker, was born November 27, 1946. On July 1, 1973, he married Donna Mae Berry who was born July 31, 1950. They have 4 daughters: Kimberly Suzanne born on November 11, 1975, and married on December 8, 2001 to Michael Videovich, who was born on April 24, 1977; Cara Marie born on January 29, 1978, and married on July 6, 2002, to Douglas Layne, who was born on January 24, 1979; Kathleen Rae, born on February 10, 1982; and Amy Jo, born on July 14, 1984.

Ray and Olive Plum were active members of Hedges Chapel Methodist Church. Ray was a member of Nebraska Grange for 75 years. He was also active in the Masonic Lodge in Circleyille, by moving through all the chairs.

Thelma Plum Noecker joined the St. Paul Lutheran Church, at St. Paul, Ohio, after marrying. She was active in the "Women of the Church" group. She sang in the church choir for 35 years. She was also active in Nebraska Grange and was a member for 71 years. She was active in the Eastern Star, serving as matron in 1977. She served as Regent for the Pickaway Plains Chapter NSDAR from 1980 until 1985. She taught for 25 years in the Walnut Elementary School.

Henry Charles Bode

Cecil Bode was a school teacher at Slate Mill, a garage operator and businessman in Adelphi, Ohio. He married Lessel Ellen Brokaw (b.1-5- 1895, d.8-9-1985) on 10-31-1914. She was the daughter of Willis Austin Brokaw (b.4-28-1868, d.10-14-1943) and Margaret Ann Thompson (b.4-15-1866, d.7-26-1959). Cecil and Lessel had three children. Doyen Clestus (b.6-8-1915, d.3-8-1988), Boyd Emil (b,1-22-1919, d.8- 16-1970) married Maxine Lutz and had three girls: Janet (Loren Carroll) owns a feed mill in Laurelville, Ohio; Mary Ann (Randy McNeal) of Families

Cecil and Lessel's daughter is Virginia Rosalee (b.3-23-1929) who was married 2-15-1950 to Emery Pritchard (b.7-3-1927, d.2-13-2003). They had two daughters: Deborah Funk (Rick Mettler) of Adelphi who has two daughters, Dejah and Jada; and Roxanne (David Uhrig) who have an adopted son Brandon and a daughter Hanna and live in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Doyen married Kathleen Weston (b.7-5-1910, d.2-2-1999) on 6-16-1934. She was the daughter of Harry Warner Weston (b.8-6-1878, d.5-6- 1937) who was from Truxton and or Syracuse, New York and Jennie Koch (b.2-8-1883, d.4-10- 1945). Harry was in the Spanish American War and met Jennie when he came home with her brother James (Jim) from the service. Kathleen had a twin sister Kathryn (b.7-5-1910, d-11- 14-1996) who married Roy Schooley (b.1911, d.11-10-1979) on 8-31-1935. He was owner of the Red and White grocery store and later a banker at Adelphi Bank. They adopted Roy's brother (Leeman's) son Leonard (b.1-22-1943, d.6-20-1996). Leonard was never married and was never able to work.

Kathleen's brother Edward (b.5-2-1908, d.4-23-1995) was married to Thelma Goldrick (b.5.6-1913, d.4-16-2001) on 5-31-1932. Edward was a teacher, principal, superintendent and coach of the Adelphi-Harrison School for 25 years. Thelma taught school too and they later lived in the Greenville, Ohio area. They had three children: Carl (Kay), David (Marianne) and Susanne.

Doyen ran a hardware store in town until he sold it and retired. Kathleen worked in the Red and White grocery store. He and Kathleen had one daughter, Marabel K. Bode (b.12-4-1935), who taught school for a couple of years at Saltcreek Township and Williamsport, Ohio. She became the wife of David Carson Drummond on 6-10-1956. He was owner and manager of Scioto Oliver, Inc. in Chillicothe, Ohio for thirty years and also farmed. They make their home on State Route 138 near Clarksburg, Ohio. They have three daughters: Connie (Joe Angles), Sandra (Tom Adams) and Joy (Paul Sharrett) who all live on State Route 138 in Deercreek Township.

Bogenrife Family

The immigrant of this family, Simon Bogenreif, came from Germany on the ship Davy in 1738. He settled with his wife Catharina Elizabeth Wittner in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Five generations later in the early 1850's his grandson Christopher and his wife Elizabeth Young brought their family to Pickaway County, Ohio. They were the parents of Marty Catherine who married James Dungan on September 26, 1854. Their children were Elizabeth, Robert, Joseph, and Susan. Mary died November 15, 1868. John H., born 1836, married Louisa Ferguson September 17, 1857. They were the parents of Zila and Thomas. John died November 25, 1912. Ann Aliza, born 1838, married Lemuel Streets on June 2, 1861. Leah Louisa, born 1840, married Peter Counts November 20, 1859. They had a daughter Birtha. Leah died in 1885. Sarah Jane, born 1842, married Snyder Hudson September 2, 1862. Their children were Janson, Virginia, Augustus, and Elizabeth. William was born March 1844. Hannah was born 1846 and married Samuel Allandice January 9, 1875. Susan, born March 30, 1847, married John Mantle July 4, 1877. Their children were Charles, Ethel, and Laura. John died August 3, 1910 and Susan died April 1, 1924. Nelson, born August 1856, married Sarah Jennie Fullen in 1880. Their children were Elizabeth, Anna Belle, Traci, May, Cecelia, Blanch and Nelson Jr. Nelson and his family moved to Tacoma, Washington in 1902. Mattie, born September 14, 1860, married George Hane February 24, 1880. Their children were Ethel and Homer.

William was mustered into the Union Army at Camp Circleville by Captain Frank Muhlenburg in 1862 and served until 1865. On returning from the war he married Sarah Foreman, daughter of Elizabeth Amanda Jones and Levi Foreman. They were married September 16, 1866 in Fayette County, Ohio. They were the parents of Nelson, Clara Belle, Lavina May, James, William, Ross, Garfield and Peter. Sarah died April 1902 and William died July 1908.

Nelson, born January 10, 1869, married Nellie Rutherford, born January 8, 1878, the daughter of Almira Wimer and Andrew Rutherford. They were married January 16, 1895. Their children were Elden, Warner, Frank, Floyd, and Ernest. Nelson died April 30, 1933 and Nellie died September 7, 1943.

Floyd married Edith Crawford, daughter of Dora May Forrest and William Crawford. They were the parents of Betty, who married James B.W. Rae Jr., and Anna Ruth, who married George Ehrhart.

Boggs Family

In 1796, Captain John Boggs, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, came with his son John to the Pickaway County area to make a selection of land for settlement of his service in the War. They had been living at Boggs Run, Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia) just south of Wheeling on the Ohio River. There the family experienced many adversities including the time a son, William, was taken captive by Indians and held for about nineteen months; later another son was killed by a tomahawk during a surprise Indian attack.

Father and son traveled down the Ohio River in a keel-boat to the mouth of the Scioto River, then journeyed up that river to what was called "The Station" below Chillicothe, Ohio. Here they landed and came on foot along the river to the Scippo Creek. They then went up that stream to the Pickaway Plains where Captain Boggs selected a site consisting of six hundred and forty acres of land. The son, John, went up the Congo Creek to the place where stands the Logan Elm. After making his location and preparing a crude home, he and his father returned to Boggs Run. In 1798, Captain Boggs moved his wife, Jane Irwin, and family to their new home in Pickaway County. Two years later, son John, and his young wife, Sara McMicken, came to stay and start a family. They raised nine children.