Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Fackler, 1886

By Pamela Pattison Lash

Laura (St John) Fackler v Marquis Fackler (Journal 14 p3 - 15 Nov 1886; Roll 44 case number 1654 - 26 Jul 1886)

            The couple was married on 27 June 1879.  They had an infant and they cohabited as husband and wife.  He is active and energetic as a businessman and is capable of earning large sums of money but he did not provide for his daughter.  She charged that he was guilty of gross neglect and willfully absent for three years and more, plus bigamy. Laura received $600 in alimony as part of the divorce settlement. 

The divorce was declared in The Bryan Democrat, 18 Nov 1886, p5 under Frackler v Frackler.

From the Richland Shield and Banner, 31 July 1886

Mrs. Laura Fackler, of Bryan, Williams County, has commenced suit for divorce from her husband, Marcus Fackler, who lives in Franklin Township, this county.  This will probably be a surprising bit of news to the friends and neighbors of Mr. Fackler, owing to the fact that his is now living with another woman, formerly Miss Sarah Powell, whom he married since leaving his first wife.  The plaintiff alleges that Marcus had been guilty of gross neglect of duty, adultery, desertion and willful absence for more than three years.  She says they were married at Hillsdale, Michigan, June 27, 1879, and have one child, now aged five years.  Mrs. Fackler asks also to be granted reasonable alimony.  If her statement be true, her husband has been guilty of bigamy, which is a penitentiary offense.

The divorce proceedings, the newspaper account, and the clues within gave me some items to check.  Here’s what I found:

Marquis Q Fackler (10 Mar 1861 Richland Co, OH – 18 Sept 1937 Wright Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI; buried in Walnut Grove Cem, Millcreek Twp, Williams Co, OH) was the son of Daniel Henry Fackler and Lydia Ann Cole.

M1 – Laura St John, 27 June 1879, Hillsdale Co, MI; divorced Nov 1886

M2 – Sarah J Powell, 29 July 1882, Richland Co, OH

M3 – Mary A Barkdoll, 3 Jan1893, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI

M4 – Ella Emma Kitz Barrick, 4 June 1917, Ashland Co, OH

Laura St. John Fackler Davis (26 Oct 1861 Richland Co, OH – 18 Oct 1909, Bridgewater Twp, Williams Co, OH @47Y 11M 22D; buried at Nettle Lake Cem, NW Twp, Williams Co, OH) was the daughter of Burr St John and Hetty Fesler.

Laura St John married Lyman B. Davis on 5 Mar 1887 in Amboy Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI by HC Kintigh; both were residents of NW Twp and he was 27 from NY but her age was unknown, aside from birthplace of Richland Co, OH.  Their witnesses were Curtis Metzer and Crain D Rice, both of Amboy Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI.

Lyman B. Davis (1860 from tombstone but 1900 census says July 1861- 9 March 1919, Amboy Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI; buried at Nettle Lake Cem, NW Twp, Williams Co, OH) was the son of Hiram Davis and Rachel Jane Rogers.

This is the timeline I’ve made for the principals:

Hillsdale Co, MI Marriages, V3 p338 - On 17 June 1879 in South Wright Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI, Marquis Fuckler married Laura St. John by Volney Reynolds, JP.  (I looked at the original book and it does say Fuckler).  Both were 19 years old, both residents of Williams Co, OH, and both born in Richland Co, OH.  Witnesses were RW and Hattie Reynolds of Wright, MI.  Marquis was listed as farmer.

1870 Madison, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 112A; Image: 227; Family History Library Film: 552781.

h/h 149/152 St John, Burr 34 OH farmer

Hetta 30 OH

Laura 9 OH

Elmira 7 OH

Edwin 4 O

Lucinda 2 OH

Note Burr St John is living next door to his future second wife, Athelinda Bollinger

Marcus Fackler and Laura St John are married on 17 June 1879 in Hillsdale Co, MI

1880 Madison, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 466B; Enumeration District: 003; Image: 0567.

h/h 57/56 Fackler, Marcus 21 OH-OH-OH laborer

Laura wife 20 OH-OH-OH

According to Laura St John Fackler’s divorce proceedings, the couple has a daughter born c1881 but I have not found any birth records in Williams Co, OH for this; sometime after the birth, Marcus left Laura and their child and moved back to Richland Co, OH c1881-1882.

Richland Co, OH Marriages – On 29 July 1882 Marquis Fackler married Sadie Jane Powell, by J S Broadwell, Minister of Gospel, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH

Bellville Star (Richland Co, OH), 17 August 1882, there is a marriage notice for Marcus Fackler and Sarah Jane Powell.

Laura St John Fackler institutes her divorce 26 July 1886 to 18 November 1886, when she is free of Marquis.  Whether Marquis was brought to trial on charges of bigamy has not yet been established so his history from 1886-1893 is currently unknown.

Laura Fackler married Lyman Davis on 5 Mar 1887 so her motive in wishing a divorce may have something to do with wanting to remarry.

On 4 Jan 1893 Marquis Fackler married Mary A Barkdoll in Lenawee Co, MI by James M Kerridge, Methodist minister with Emmerwilda Kerridge and Margaret Allen as witnesses; both were residents of Adrian, MI; he was a machinist and both stated they had never been married before.  His parents were DH Fackler and Lydia Cole; her parentage was not stated.

1900 Mansfield Ward 8, Richland, Ohio; Roll: 1316; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 125; FHL microfilm: 1241316.

h/h 80/90 Fackler, Marquis 40 (Mar 1860) OH-*-* married 7Y clerk in dry goods store

Mary wife 39 (Apr 1861) 0/0 ch OH-MD-Germ

Possibly 1910 Adrian Ward 4, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: T624_660; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 818; FHL microfilm: 1374673.

As Martin Q Fackler 48 OH-OH-OH machinist for railroad with wife Mary 48 OH-MD-MD and adopted daughter Marie L 13; he was married 2x and 20Y in this marriage

Marquis Fackler married Ella Barrick on 4 June 1917 in Ashland Co, OH

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1920 Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: T625_780; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 940.

Marquis J Fackler 57 OH-OH-OH carpenter for railroad and wife Ella 51 OH-PA-PA with several Barrick children

1930 Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan

Marquis Fackler 68 OH-OH-OH no occup mar @22Y of age with wife Ella married at 18Y of age (not to each other then) with several Barrick children

When a Comma Can Make a Difference - Suit of Hardy v Christy, 1870

By Pamela Pattison Lash

Bryan Democrat, 13 Oct 1870, p2 (began legal notice on 31 Aug 1870)

Legal Notice

Martha Jane Hardy v Miller, Christie

“Martha Jane is a resident of Williams Co, OH and an unmarried woman who is now pregnant with a child, that if born alive, will be a bastard, and that said Miller, Christie is the father of the child.  An order of attachment has been sent from the court with proceedings pending.” Note – in this newspaper article there is a comma separating the Miller and Christie, so the error I made at first was that the “father” was Christie Miller.  Instead in other records it appears the “father” is Miller Christie, borne out from the

Civil and Criminal Court Records, Roll 22 case number 44 – 1870 Hardy v Christie.

In the Williams County, Ohio Birth Records, V1 p54 there is a Cora Ellen, daughter of Jane Hardy and Miller Christy, born on 17 Oct 1873 in Springfield Twp. With this idea I checked the 1880 census and found that Cora was indeed their daughter, but not their first:

1880 Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 250A; Enumeration District: 242; Image: 0725.

h/h 133/135 Christy, Miller 34 farmer OH-PA-PA

Martha J wife 28 OH-VA-VA

Charles W (William) son 9 OH-OH-OH

Mary B (Bell) dau 9 OH-OH-OH

Cora 6 dau OH-OH-OH

Note – neighbors to both Christy and Hardy families

Next I checked the marriage records for the couple and found that Miller Christy and Jane Hardy were married in Williams Co, OH on 13 Oct 1872 (Marriages V4 p242) and then I rechecked births using familysearch.com and located this record:

William Christy born 15 Dec 1870, son of Miller Christy and M Jane Hardy, whose baptism/christening place was Williams County, OH and a Mary Bell Christy with the same birth date and parents; therefore it appears that Martha Jane was pregnant with twins when she filed the suit.

Note Charles William Christy’s death certificate states that his birth date is 15 Nov 1870, Defiance Co, OH.

Here’s what else I’ve found on this family:

Miller Christy (18 Dec 1845 OH or PA – 14 Mar 1925 Tiffin Twp, Defiance Co, OH @79Y 2M 26D; burial at New Evansport Cem, Evansport, Defiance Co, OH) son of Robert Christy and Margaret Lesnet

1860 Evansport, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M653_947; Page: 417; Image: 287; Family History Library Film: 803947

h/h 1017/1005 Miller Christy 13 OH, w/parents Richard and Margaret and siblings Mary, James, Robert, Fred, and Richard

1870 Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M593_1195; Page: 178A; Image: 359; Family History Library Film: 552694.

h/h 21/21 Miller Christy 24 OH with mother Margaret and siblings Mary, Frederick, and Richard

Martha Jane Hardy (26 Mar 1849 pos Delaware Co, OH but death certificate says Alleghany, MD - 15 June 1937 Tiffin Twp, Defiance Co, OH @88Y 2D 19D; burial in New Evansport Cem, Evansport, Defiance Co, OH) informant, Clinton Christy; Martha Jane is the daughter of William and Angeline Hardy

1850 Harlem, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: M432_675; Page: 143A; Image: 103.

Martha J Hardy 1 OH with parents William and Angeline and siblings Edward, Mary, Sarah, Randolph, Rebecca, and Elizabeth

1860 Richland, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M653_947; Page: 318; Image: 87; Family History Library Film: 803947.

Martha J Hardy 10 OH with parents William (48 VA) and Angeline (46 MD) and siblings Rudolph, Rebecca, Elizabeth, William H, and Caroline.

1870 Springfield, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 210B; Image: 426; Family History Library Film: 552781

Martha J Hardy 21 OH with parents William and Angeline

1900 Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1263; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 18; FHL microfilm: 1241263.

h/h 293/297 Christy, Miller 53 (Sept 1846) farmer mar 31Y OH-OH-OH

Jane M wife 52 (Mar 1848) OH-OH-OH 7/7 ch

Mae dau 16 (Aug 1883) OH-PA-OH

Edward J son 8 (Mar 1892) OH-PA-OH

1910 they still reside in Tiffin, Defiance Co, OH but by 1920 they live in Springfield, Williams Co, OH

WCGS Meeting - May Recap and Upcoming June Banquet

Our WCGS VP, Pat Goebel, sent this along to anyone who is interested in our meetings.  Here's what she has to report:

The Williams County Genealogical Society met for May at the West Annex of the WCPL in Bryan, Ohio.  The guest speaker for the evening was James N. Jackson from Battle Creek, MI. Mr. Jackson gave a power point presentation on how to plan a productive summer/genealogy vacation. The main point on any genealogy trip is to plan ahead.  Always research where you are going and what you might find before going to your destination.  Check out websites to help you find directions to where you plan to research. Check for hours and days your destination is open. If you make good plans before you leave, you will have a productive genealogy vacation.

Our Twenty-Ninth Annual Banquet will be on MONDAY, June 18, 2012 at  6:30 pm at the Banquet Room of the Moose Lodge in Bryan, Ohio. First Families will be honored and the board members will be presented.  Our guest speaker for the evening will be Rev. Dale Kern as George Winter, a pioneer painter of the Pottawatomie and Miami Indians of Northwest Ohio. The menu for the evening buffet will be roasted chicken, roast beef, real mashed potatoes, corn, salad bowl, homemade bread, cherry or apple cobbler, water, ice tea or coffee for $13 per person.  To make reservations you may either send a check to Jane Kelly at PO Box 293, Bryan, OH 43506 or see Jane at the West Annex of the Bryan Library by Thursday, June 14, 2012.

The purpose of WCGS is the preservation of county records and family research.  Monthly meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, excluding July and August, at 6:30pm, in the conference room of the West Annex of the Bryan Public Library.

For further information concerning WCGS, visit the Website at www.wcgs-ogs.com or write to WCGS, P.O. Box 293, Bryan, Ohio 43506.

Brickwall - Jeremiah Dike

By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 24 May 2012)

The man is Jeremiah Dike, whom it is recorded, was born in Williams County, OH.  Nothing to date has been found in our county records to verify this.  Another mystery exists in that he is NOT found yet in any census before 1850.  If you have any info on this man, email me and I'll pass it along to a researcher who would like to know more about his ancestry.

Here's what we know so far:

Jeremiah Dike (14 Aug 1844 Williams Co, OH – 24 Dec 1920 Maywood, Frontier Co, NE), supposedly s/o Jeremiah Dike SR and *** Tachout

Loughry – Steuben Co, NY to Lorain Co, OH sometime c1832-1842, sometime to Branch Co, MI 1842-1846, to Orland, Steuben Co, IN 1850-1855

1850 Noble, Branch, Michigan; Roll: M432_347; Page: 426A; Image: 312.

h/h Loghry, Joseph 24 NY

Loina (Calkins) 24 NY

Next door to James 22 NY and Lucy A 21 MA

Close to John 47 NY and Electa (Foster) 45 NY

1860 Millgrove, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: M653_298; Page: 703; Image: 263; Family History Library Film: 803298.

h/h 1923/1960 Lowrey, Joseph 34 NY farmer

Lavina 23 NY

Elizabeth 5 IN

Mary P 3 IN

Elsie A 8/12 IN

Dyke, Jeremiah 19 IN no occup

Name:            Jeremiah Dike

Residence:            Pontiac, Illinois

Enlistment Date:            19 Mar 1864

Side Served:            Union

State Served:            Illinois

Service Record:            Enlisted as a Private on 19 March 1864.

Enlisted in Company D, 17th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 Mar 1864.

Mustered Out Company D, 17th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 20 Dec 1865.

Regimental History

ILLINOIS

17TH CAVALRY

Seventeenth Cavalry.-Col., John L. Beveridge; Lieut.-

Cols., Dennis J. Hynes, Hiram Hillard; Majs., Hiram Hillard,

Lucius C. Matlack, Philip E. Fisher, Jesse D. Butts, Charles

Parker. This regiment was organized under special authority

from the war department, issued Sept. 11, 1863, to Hon. John

F. Farnsworth. The rendezvous was established at St. Charles,

Kane county, and eight companies were mustered in on Jan. 22,

1864, for three years. Four other companies were mustered in

and the organization of the regiment completed Feb. 12, 1864.

By the close of the following April, 650 horses had been

brought in by the men under instruction from the cavalry

bureau and sold to the government. On May 3, the regiment

moved under orders from the general-in-chief to report to

Maj.-Gen. Rosecrans, commanding the Department of Missouri, at

St. Louis. For a period of 4 months the three battalions of

the regiment were separate and remote from each other, their

duties being mainly escort and provost guard duty. Among the

fights engaged in by the 2nd battalion may be named one near

Allen on the North Missouri railroad in July, one near the

Porsche hills, and a third near Rocheport. The service of the

regiment was wholly within the Department of the Missouri, and

while it did not experience any severe engagements, it

performed hard and valuable services in frequent skirmishes

with the enemy, in routing guerrilla parties, and in long and

weary marches. Its last important work was accompanying the

commissioners who went to Fort Smith to treat with the

Indians, at the great council held in Sept., 1865. It was

mustered out in Nov. and Dec., 1865, at Leavenworth, Kan.

Source: The Union Army, Vol. 3

Battles Fought

Fought on 16 Aug 1864 at Dripping Springs, MO.

Fought on 22 Sep 1864 at Centralia, MO.

Fought on 20 Nov 1864.

Fought on 20 Dec 1864.

Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Lyons Creek, MO.

Note – also in that unit – Orson and Benton Beebe

D 17^th IL Cavalry – private – pension Mar 1881

1870 Momence, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: M593_238; Page: 186A; Image: 375; Family History Library Film: 545737.

h/h 208/213 Beebe, Orson 59 lawyer and farmer VT

Ann 52 VT

Dike, Jeremiah 23 IN laborer

Whitemore, Emmeline 24 servant VT

Clark, John 18 laborer NY

m1 Mary Alice Farr (21 Feb 1852 IN – 7 Apr 1876 Aroma Park, Kankakee Co, IL; bur Beebe Family Cem)

11 Jan or 1 Nov 1874 Kankakee Co, IL

d/o Alfred and Margery Rush Farr

1850 Concord Twp, Elkhart Co, IN

Farr, Alfred 26 Eng farmer

Mrs 22 IN

Servilla ? 3 IN living with Phillip Freeby family

1870 Ganeer, Kankakee Co, IL

h/h 73/73 Farr, Alfred 50 Eng farmer

Margery 43 IN

Alice 18 IN

And other siblings b IL

m2 Mary Paulina Loughry (23 June 1857 Orland, Steuben Co, IN – 7 Nov 1918 Maywood, Frontier Co, NE)

7 Apr 1878 Peoria, Peoria Co, IL

1880 Tisdale, Cowley, Kansas; Roll: 377; Family History Film: 1254377; Page: 613B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 0784.

h/h 85/86 Dike, Jeremiah 32 OH-NY-MA farmer

Mary 23 wife IN-NY-MI

Nettie 1 dau KS-OH-IN

Lougury, James 16 boarder IL-NY-MI farm laborer

Albert 11 boarder IL-NY-MI

Scott, James B 22 boarder IL-IL-IL

1885 Belle Prairie, Fillmore Co, NE, Nebraska State Census

h/h 118/118 Dike, Jerry 38 OH-OH-OH

Mary wife 28 MI-OH-OH

Nettie dau 6 KS-OH-OH

Edward son 4 NE-OH-OH

Lorela dau 4/12 Sept NE-OH-OH

Albert brother 14 farmer IL-OH-OH

1895 Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, Kansas State Census

h/h 324/321 Dike, Jerry 48 OH laborer, from NE

Mary 38 IN

Nettie 16 NE

Eddie 14 KS

Luella 10 NE

Guy 8 NE

Minnie 6 NE

John 3 NE

Willie 2 KS

1900 Winfield Ward 1, Cowley, Kansas; Roll: 476; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 67; FHL microfilm: 1240476.

h/h 261/289 Dike, Jerry 54 (Aug 1845) mar 22Y OH-OH-OH day laborer

Mary wife 43 (June 1856) 8/8 ch IN-OH-OH

Nettie dau 21 KS

Eddie son 19 NE

Lulu dau 15 NE

Guy son 13 NE

Minnie dau 11 NE

John son 9 NE

William son 7 KS

Nellie dau 1 KS

Tony, Hary L grandson KS (May 1900)

1910 Lincoln, Frontier, Nebraska; Roll: T624_845; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0064; Image: 1348; FHL microfilm: 1374858.

h/h 46/46 Dike, Jeremiah 65 mar 2x mar 33Y OH-US-US farmer

Mary P wife 55 mar 1x 8/8 ch IN-OH-OH

Guy W

John E

William E

Nellie M

Next door to Edward H and family

1920 Laird, Frontier, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 514.

h/h 79/87 Dike, Jeremiah father to head of house William D…75 OH-OH-OH widower, no occup

Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Goller, 1870

By Pamela Pattison Lash (20 May 2012)

Thanks to eyes of Beth Gubbins, I have another divorce from Williams Co, OH, 1870.  If any one knows the parentage of either party, please contact me.

Ann S (Bowlby) Gorrell v James Madison Gorrell

Bryan Democrat, 1 Sept 1870 p2

Ann Gorrell filed a divorce petition in the Court of Common Pleas on 31 August 1870 charging James with adultery with Mary D Zeigler.  His residence is unknown. The notice appeared in the newspaper for six consecutive weeks.

This needs to be checked - Civil and Criminal Court Records - Roll 22 case #39 – 1870

The couple was married on 23 Sept 1858 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V3 p26).  Note – the groom was listed as Madison Gorrell; the bride as Anna Maria Bowlby.

James Madison Gorrell (25 Dec 1836 Beaver Co, PA - 26 Jul 1924 at the I.O.O.F Home in Springfield, Clark Co, OH; buried in Grove Street Cem, Huron Co, OH)

1860 Bryan, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH, p40 – my handwritten compilation

h/h /602 Ganel, Madison 23 OH

Ann 23 NJ

Ella 1M OH

Note – possibly Ann related to Zilpha Bowlby 20 NJ living in Bryan as well as father and step-mother, Adam and Mary Bowlby, all from NJ - see below

Note – Mary Covill with Henry Gorrell also in Bryan; Mary 60 MD and Henry 26 OH

1870 Kendallville Ward 3, Noble, Indiana; Roll: M593_347; Page: 187B; Image: 380; Family History Library Film: 545846.

h/h 124/111 Zeiler, Mary 29 OH

Ezra E 8 OH

Gorrel, Madison 33 OH stone cutter

James M Gorrell married Mary Drusilla Macomber Ziegler on 5 Nov 1870 in Noble Co, IN (Marriage Book 2 p450).  Mary was the widow of John Zeigler/Zigler and had a son Edward Ezra Zeigler (28 Sept 1861 Richland Co, OH – 2 Jan 1904 Plymouth, Marshall Co, IN); Mary married John Zeigler on 30 Aug 1860 in Richland Co, OH.

Mary Macomber (6 June 1841 Blooming Grove, Richland Co, OH - 24 Apr 1918, New London, Huron Co, OH; buried at the Grove Street Cem, Huron Co, OH); d/o William J and Elsie M Ferguson Macomber.

1880 New London, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1035; Family History Film: 1255035; Page: 134D; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0270.

h/h 96/97 Gorrell, James 43 PA-PA-PA marble cutter

Mary wife 38 OH-NY-NY

And William San Clair family possibly as boarders

1900 New London, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1288; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 28; FHL microfilm: 1241288.

h/h 77/82 Gorell, James M 63 (Dec 1836) PA-PA-PA mar 30Y renter, marble cutter

Mary wife 58 (June 1841) 1/1 ch OH-NY-NY

1910 New London, Huron, Ohio; Roll: T624_1200; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 552; FHL microfilm: 1375213.

112 High St

h/h 108/114 Gorrell, James M 73 mar 2x mar 30Y PA-PA-PA monument dealer, own shop

Mary D wife 68 mar 2x 3/0 ch OH-NY-NY

From Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center (online):

James Madison Gorrell

Nickname:            Uncle Jimmy

Birth Date:            25 Dec 1836

Death Date:            26 Jul 1924

Age at Death:            87

Death Place:            Springfield, Ohio

Spouse:            Mary Drusilla (Macomber)

Marriage Date:            14 Nov 1870

Newspaper:            New London Record, New London, Ohio, 31 July 1924 p1 c3

Newspaper Repository: New London Public Library, OH; New London Public Library, OH

What happened to Ann Gorrell?

1850 Pulaski, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M432_741; Page: 88B; Image: 176.

h/h Bowlby, Adam R 39 NJ farmer

Mary 39 NJ

Ann 14 NJ with siblings John, William, Samuel, Andrew, Annina, Oliver McGrue, Hannah, and Emmeline

Note – Ann was the daughter of Adam Riley Bowlby and first wife, Martha McDaniel.

1870 Bryan, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 180B; Image: 364; Family History Library Film: 552781.

h/h 95/95 Garl, Ann 32 NJ

Flora 8 OH

Cora 6 OH

Ann M Gorrell married John Saultzman, 8 Jan 1878 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V4 p555)

1880 Bryan, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1078; Family History Film: 1255078; Page: 658D; Enumeration District: 012; Image: 0178.

h/h 596/624 Suttsman, John 57 insurance agent OH-OH-OH

Ann wife 42 OH-NJ-OH

Belle dau 16 OH-OH-OH

Flora L Gorrell married George A Newcomer, 17 Oct 1878 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage 4 p599)

Bryan Democrat, 14 July 1881/Bryan Press, 14 July 1881 – John Saltzman

Williams Co, OH Probate - 25 June 1898 Ann Saltman – misc – case #2934

Bryan Democrat, 30 June 1898 – Two cases of lunacy were up before the Probate Court last week – Mrs Jessamine Denman of Montpelier and Mrs Ann Salzman of Bryan.  They were committed to the asylum at Toledo.

1900 Toledo Ward 15, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: 1299; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 113; FHL microfilm: 1241299.

Toledo State Asylum

Ann Saltzman patient 63 (May 1837) OH-OH-OH 2/2 ch widow

1910 Toledo Ward 10, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T624_1209; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0131; Image: 1164; FHL microfilm: 1375222.

Toledo State Asylum

Ann Saltzman  inmate 73 widow 2/0 ch NJ-unk-unk

Fountain Grove Cem, Bryan, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH

Saltzman, John Co E 21^st OVI

Ann M no dates

Dimma May 1895-1898

Ann Saltzman (May 1837 – 28 Aug 1911, Toledo State Asylum, Lucas Co, OH; bur Bryan, OH; widow; lived there 13Y)

Bryan Democrat, 1 Sept 1911 p1 c2 – Ann Saltzman

Ann Saltzman died at the Toledo State hospital Monday morning on 28 Aug 1911 at the age of 74.  The remains were brought to Bryan Monday evening and taken to the Deck undertaking establishment.  The funeral was held from there Wednesday morning and the remains laid to rest in the Fountain Grove Cemetery.

Did James Slocum Die in the Williams County, Ohio Jail? - 1879

By Pamela Pattison Lash

I found this interesting series of old newspaper articles and tried to piece together what happened to James Slocum – did he die in a Williams County jail or was he sent away and died at the Ohio Penitentiary?  I’ve determined he was sent to Columbus but I don’t know if he died there.  It’s interesting how the newspapers zip back and forth with errors – so lesson here is don’t believe everything you read in the newspaper!

Fountain City Argus (Bryan, OH), 6 Mar 1879 p3

James Solcum, who has been confined in the county jail for four or five months, charged with fraudulently obtaining a signature to a note was brought into court last Friday and pleaded guilty.  Slocum has been sick ever since his arrest and is still in poor health.  His Honor, Judge Owen, sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment in the Penitentiary.  This with the time he has served in jail will make his term about eighteen months.

Bryan Democrat, 6 Mar 1879 p5 c2

Probably the End

James C Slocum was arraigned before Judge Owen on Friday last plead guilty to the indictment of obtaining money by false representation and was sentenced to one year’s confinement in the state prison.  Slocum was brought here several months ago from Hannibal, Missouri where he was under arrest for bigamy, having there recently married a widow while having a wife living at Elmira, NY to whom he was married more than twenty years ago in Michigan.  Slocum was once a prominent business and railroad contractor.  He was for a time a division superintendent of the Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad.  In 1865 he was superintendent of the western division of the Erie Railroad.  In 1869 he built a railroad in Michigan, Judge, now ex-Senator Christiancy being his attorney, with whom also he engaged in oil speculations in VA.  In 1872 a company of which he was a member secured the contract for building the Rochester and State Line Railroad.  That almost ruined him. With a hope of retrieving his fortunes he embarked in speculation in Wall Street, but failed to strike any pay dirt.  Some time ago he came to Williams County, and meeting John G Rumsey, of Stryker, whom he had known in his better days, induced him by false representation to endorse a draft, secured the money and skipped.  Subsequently he went further West, married the widow, was arrested and brought back here on a requisition, resulting as above stated.  During nearly the full time of his imprisonment in the county jail Slocum has been quite ill as to necessitate a continuance of his trial and he is now so thoroughly broken down in health that scarcely any one believes he will live through a year of penitentiary life.  Mrs Slocum lives at Elmira, NY and has supported herself and two children for 2-3 years.

Bryan Democrat, 13 Mar 1879, p3 c1

The Unity Eagle got a little mixed last week in its Slocum obituary.

Sheriff Kober turned over J C Slocum to the care of the Ohio Penitentiary officers last Monday.

Fountain City Argus (Bryan, OH), 13 Mar 1879 p3

The West Unity Eagle of last week says that James Slocum died at the county bastille a little over a week ago.  After his reported death Judge Owen sentenced him to the Penitentiary for one year.  He has his name registered at the O P.

Civil and Criminal Court, Roll 34 #648

Bryan Democrat, 18 Mar 1879 p4 c1

Over the Road

Sheriff Kober went to Columbus Monday taking with him James W Slocum, sentenced to the state prison for one. Year.  Jas Low accompanied the party.

James Slocum was born in Vermont c1833; Margaret Augusta Calkins/Gankins/Ganghan was born in Elmira, NY on 20 Aug 1833; according to her death certificate online she was the daughter of John Gankins and *** Tompkins, both natives of NY; she died 26 Dec 1919 in Cygnet, Wood Co, OH and was buried in the Bowling Green Mausoleum.

James Slocum married Margaret Calkins; her maiden name obtained from son, Charles’ death certificate online.

Note – Calkins could be Gankin or Ganghan

Children

1. Georgia A (1864 IL -)

2. James Levi (1868 MI -)

3. Charles Webster (25 Apr 1873 Elmira, Chemung Co, NY – 14 Feb 1941 Wood Co, OH) m Cora B Burford

1870 Elmira Ward 4, Chemung, New York; Roll: M593_914; Page: 237B; Image: 479; Family History Library Film: 552413.

h/h 280/336 Slocum, James 37 railroad contractor VT

Margaret 31 SC

Georgie 6 (f) IL

Levi 2 MI

1879 – arrest of James Slocum

1880 Elmira, Chemung, New York; Roll: 817; Family History Film: 1254817; Page: 257A; Enumeration District: 069; Image: 0093.

h/h 125/134 Slocum, Maggie 37 SC-Ire-Ire married

Georgia A 15 IL-VT-SC

James L 12 IL-VT-SC

Charles W 7 NY-VT-SC

And 7 boarders

1896-1899 (James) Levi Slocum lived in Detroit, MI (city directories)

1900 Detroit Ward 13, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 752; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 144; FHL microfilm: 1240752.

250 McDougall Avenue

h/h 201/220 Slocum, Levy 32 (Jan 1868) single, cabinet maker MI-don’t know-don’t know boarder of Jane Leek

1900 Bloom, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1333; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 137; FHL microfilm: 1241333.

h/h 146/149 Slocum, Margaret 59 (Aug 1840) widow 6/3 ch NY-Eng-Eng landlady in hotel

Chas son 27 (Apr 1873) NY-VT-NY clerk in hotel

With boarders; also living next door to Cora Burford and her mother

1910 Bloom, Wood, Ohio; Roll: T624_1240; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0178; Image: 279; FHL microfilm: 1375253.

h/h Slocum, Margaret 63 widow 3/3 ch NY-Eng-Eng own income

Charles W 37 son telegrapher NY-VT-NY

Ruff, Elizabeth 60 servant

Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Calvin

By Pamela Pattison Lash

Pearl I (Boisher) Calvin v Parker Eldon Calvin

Bryan Democrat, 14 Jan 1908 p1 c2

Pearl I Calvin of Edon received a divorce from Park.  The couple was married on 24 Mar 1900 and had one child.  She charged Park with extreme cruelty.  Henry Boisher was appointed trustee for the child.  Park was permitted visitation one day per week and he was to pay court costs.  Pearl was allowed $25 alimony.  CA Bowersox was her attorney.

This is what I had to work with so after sifting through a few sources, I believe this is the family.

The couple was married on 24 March 1900 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V 8 p130).

Note – marriage license stated Do Not Publish.  Pearl’s age might be the reason as she was 16 years of age but the 1900 census below stated her age as 15.

Child:

Ethel Luree Calvin, (born 29 Aug 1901, Florence Twp, Williams Co, OH); mar Vernon Charles Mumaw, 3 Aug 1921, Hillsdale Co, MI

Parker Eldon Calvin (16 May 1875 Williams Co, OH – 27 Sept 1958, Montpelier, Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH; burial at Edon Cemetery, Florence Township); son of Lewis G and Mary A Davis Calvin

Pearl I Boisher (27 Dec 1883, Edon, Florence Twp, Williams Co, OH – 19 Aug 1970, Williams Co, OH) daughter of John Henry and Katherine Kaiser Boisher, both buried in Edon Cemetery

1900 Florence, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1332; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 104; FHL microfilm: 1241332.

h/h 96/97 Calvin, Park 25 (May 1875) mar 0Y OH-PA-OH day laborer

Pearl wife 15 (Dec 1884) 0/0ch OH-OH-OH

Note – the couple lived a few doors down from his parents

Divorce action c14 Jan 1908

Mrs Pearl Calvin married Emmet Porter on 31 May 1908 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V9 p503); Emmet was born 22 June 1876, Montpelier, Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH, son of Abraham and Elizabeth Metzler Porter (see divorce on Porter parents in other postings); he died 21 Mar 1940, Allegan Twp, Allegan Co, MI; according to marriage license they had each been married once before – Do Not Publish was listed on license; Emmet had been previously married Lettie Maud Cochran on 9 Jan 1897 at Butler, DeKalb Co, IN

Child:

Warner E Porter (born 1910 St. Joseph Twp, Williams Co, OH); mar Minnie M Wanstitler, 16 Feb 1931, Kalamazoo Co, MI; Warner was a baker

1910 St Joseph, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0132; Image: 994; FHL microfilm: 1375254.

h/h 252/253 Porter, Emmet 33 mar 1 mar 1Y OH-unkn-OH baker, owns shop

Pearl wife 26 mar 2x 2/2ch OH-OH-Germ

Warner E son 7/12 OH-OH-OH

Calvin, Ethel step-dau 8 OH-OH-OH

Park E Calvin married Mary Wisman on 24 Nov 1909 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V10 p129); Mary (3 Apr 1889 OH – 27 Dec 1970, Williams Co, OH) was the daughter of Levi and Elizabeth McElroy Wisman

Children:

Carl Lewis (2 Oct 1910-17 Jan 1911; buried in Edon Cem), Florence, Dale, Bessie, Idella

1920 St Joseph, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T625_1450; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 166; Image: 390.

Pearl and Emmet Porter reside with children Ethel Calvin and Warner Porter

1930 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 998; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 492.0; FHL microfilm: 2340733.

Warner 20 and Emmet 53 are living with Maude and Lucy Defluent; Emmet is 53 single, lodger, baker in bakery

Pearl Porter married *** Warrick, sometime after 1920; by her death in 1970 she was listed as a widow; obit Leader Enterprise, 20 Aug 1970 p1