I have set up this page to add more data for the Severance family; this will be the place to add comments or corrections.
Updated 10 October 2011
Updated 10 October 2011
1. Timeline of events for Severence family
*Moved family to Ohio in 1819 and lived in Huron, Richland Cos, OH;
*In 1822 moved to Seneca and Crawford Cos, OH;
*Moved to Gorham Twp (present name), Fulton Co, and OH 31 Dec 1834 (Millcreek Twp, Wms Co, OH);
*He settled on Sec 39 north side of Section #36 on 31 Dec 1834;
*Abijah Coleman and wife Lydia sold land to Alanson Pike for $300 in Wms Co, OH, 40 acres of which was witnessed by David Severance and Isaac Coleman;
*David and Esther Severence were original members of the Millcreek Baptist Church;
*The first death in Master’s Corners, 1836, was at the home of David Severence with burial on eastern part of his farm;
*In winter of 1837-1838 Baptists held revival at Severence School;
*David paid personal property tax in both Madison and Millcreek Twps in March 1839;
*In 1842 David cleared some of his land and donated it for one of the first schoolhouses, se corner of Gorham Twp in Sec 16 known as the Severence School, which was supported by subscription, not by legal organizations;
*Went to see Old Bawbeece, chief of Mixed Tribes to get wild honey by bartering;
David Severence’s will was signed on 6 Oct 1843 and was filed in Williams Co, OH on 23 Nov 1843: 1/3 of all estate went to his wife; after her death it was to be divided among children – son Alfred got 80 acres of land and west ½ of David’s farm until son Benjamin came of age; upon coming of age, son Benjamin gets ½ west ½ of land with Alfred; daughters Hannah Packard ($80), Mary Ann Dow ($80), Elizabeth Severence ($100); 3 daughters who were under 15 would get money when they came of age – Nancy, Lucinda, and Caroline; personal property was divided among heirs totaling $280.90; Calvin Ackley and John J. Hagerman were executors; son Walden Severence on 25 Dec 1844 gets $95.08 as heir; Joseph Bates gets $4.75
At estate sale Walden Severence bought 1 black 3 year old colt valued at $26.25, 1 black 2 year old colt valued at $25.25; 1 black spring colt valued at $15, 1 yoke of 4 year old steers valued at $47, 1 wood sled valued at 62 cents, 1 ton of hay valued at $5.07; Abijah Coleman bought 1 yoke of 3 year old steers for $42.20; other buyers were John Jacoby and Amos Caulkins.
According to the Issue Docket, Clerk of Courts, 1848-1852, April 1850 Ezkiel Masters, administrator of the estate of David Severence, deceased, made a second accounting of the estate and again in October 1850 Term where he was granted a motion for more time, a one year petition time allowed.
According to the Issue Docket, Clerk of Courts, 1848-1852, April 1850 Ezkiel Masters, administrator of the estate of David Severence, deceased, made a second accounting of the estate and again in October 1850 Term where he was granted a motion for more time, a one year petition time allowed.
*They had 10 children, 51 grandchildren, 82 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren (9 grand, 10 great-grand children had died by time of Esther’s death date);
*He was a Republican in politics.
Question - Was Lydia Coleman David’s sister??
According to the 1850 Millcreek Twp, Williams Co, OH federal census – Abijah Coleman 43 OH, Lydia 43 VT with listing of children William 21, John 19, James or Jane 16, Almeda 13, Henry 9, Walter 4
1 DAVID SEVERENCE
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Birth: 12 Apr 1794, VERMONT
Death: 10 Oct 1843, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH1
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: FARMER; 49Y 5M 28D2,3
Father: EBENEZER SEVERENCE (1777-)
Mother: POLLY
Spouse: ESTHER KNAPP
Birth: 3 Jul 1797, JEFFERSON CO, NY
Death: 17 Feb 1887, ALVORDTON, MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH
Father: SAMUEL KNAPP
Mother: HANNAH SECOR
Marriage: 1815, WATERTOWN, JEFFERSON CO, NY
Children: WALDEN M. (1815-1902)
HANNAH (1818-1869)
MARY ANN (1819->1860)
ALFRED RICE (1823-1897)
ELIZABETH "BETSEY" (1826-1872)
NANCY J. (1828-1888)
LUCINDA (1831-1884)
BENJAMIN SAMUEL (1833-1912)
CAROLINE (1836-1919)
1.1 WALDEN M. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 28 Dec 1815, WATERTOWN, JEFFERSON CO, NY
Death: 7 Apr 1902, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: 86Y 4M 21D4,5,2
Spouse: ELIZABETH FOREMAN/FORMAN/FURMAN
Birth: 1820, DELAWARE CO, NY
Death: 1899, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Father: MR. FOREMAN/FORMAN/FURMAN (-<1825)
Mother: SARAH "SALLIE" SLOAT (1794-1885)
Marriage: 18 Feb 1839, FULTON OR WILLIAMS CO, OH
Children: JOHN K. (1840-1917)
WILLIAM HENRY "HUEY" (1841-1907)
ADELIA CAROLINE OR CORDELIA "DELIA" (1844-1885)
SARAH E. (1845-1865)
ANNICE A. (1848-1903)
JAMES A. (1850-1880)
PHEBE E. (1852-1887)
DAVID W. H. (1855-1940)
LUTHER D. (1856-1862)
GEORGE E. (1858-)
JESSIE C. (1865-1899)
1.1.1 JOHN K. SEVERENCE
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Birth: Mar 1840, OH
Death: 1917, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: CW VET, CO C 111TH REG OVI; GOT PENSION6
Spouse: MARGARET HIPPERT
Birth: 1842, OH
Death: 1914
Father: JOHN HIPPERT
Mother: ELIZABETH (1806-1861)
Children: LEMUEL (1861-)
MARVIN/Melvin W. (1866-1942)
SARAH E. (1870-)
JOHN J. (1877-)
ESTHER M. (1873-)
1.1.2 WILLIAM HENRY "HUEY" SEVERENCE
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Birth: Nov 1841, OH
Death: 24 Jul 1907, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: CW VET; FARMER7
Spouse: ROSANNA RHODES
Birth: 1849/1850, GORHAM TWP. FULTON CO, OH
Marriage: 9 Jun 1867, HILLSDALE CO, MI
Children: GEORGE (1869-)
DANIEL W. (1872-1919)
LAURA (1877-)
JAMES A. (1881->1920)
SYLVIA ALBERTA (1884-1971)
JOSEPH (1887-1962)
WILLIAM EALZA (1892-1969)
DANIEL/DAVID HENRY (1872-1879)
1.1.3 ADELIA CAROLINE OR CORDELIA "DELIA" SEVERENCE
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Birth: 25 Aug 1844, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 27 Jun 1885, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: 41Y 10M 2D
Spouse: CYRUS JOSIAH OR JOSEPH PERSON
Birth: Aug 1831, PA
Death: aft 1900
Father: MR. PERSON
Mother: MRS. PERSON
Marriage: 25 Jan 1863, HILLSDALE, MI
Children: PHEBE ELIZABETH (1864-1947)
FRANKLIN (1865-1943)
JENNIE MAE (1869-1961)
MARGARET BELLE (1876-1935)
DELBERT E. (1879-)
CORA A. (1880-1955)
1.1.4 SARAH E. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 30 Oct 1845, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 7 Oct 1865, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH8
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: 19Y 11M 23D
Spouse: GEORGE W. JOHNSON
Death: 29 Sep 1881, NW TWP, WMS CO, OH
Marriage: 29 Jan 1865, WILLIAMS CO, OH9
1.1.5a ANNICE A. SEVERENCE*
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Birth: 1848, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 1903/1908
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Spouse: MICHAEL STAHL
Birth: 1843, NY
Death: 16 Apr 1886, MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH
Marriage: 1866
Children: SARAH LIEVELLA (1867-1877)
ESTHER ELIZABETH (1877-)
MELVIN E. (1879-)
Other spouses: HENRY BACHMAN
1.1.5b ANNICE A. SEVERENCE* (See above)
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Spouse: HENRY BACHMAN
Birth: 1858, MI
Father: LEVI BACHMAN
Mother: MARGARET LANDIS
Marriage: 5 Apr 1888, WILLIAMS CO, OH10
Children: LILLIAN (1889->1907)
Other spouses: MICHAEL STAHL
1.1.6 JAMES A. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1 Oct 1850, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 2 Jul 1880, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: 29Y 9M 2D
Spouse: LYDIA J. ESTERLINE
Birth: 11 Apr 1851, OH
Death: 8 Nov 1886, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Father: HENRY ESTERLINE (1821-1897)
Mother: CHRISTINA LYONS (1822-1914)
Marriage: 1872/1873
Children: DAVID (1876-1943)
ELLA (<1880-)
WALDEN HENRY (<1880-)
1.1.7 PHEBE E. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 18 Jan 1852, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 24 Sep 1887
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: 35Y 8M 6D
Spouse: HENRY BACHMAN
Birth: 1858, MI
Death: aft 1920
Father: LEVI BACHMAN
Mother: MARGARET LANDIS
David W. Bachman 45Y buried Morenci; married Sarah Wiley; 3 bros - James, Charles, Stewart, 1 adopted dau @1890-99 obit
Children: REB (1883-)
1.1.8 DAVID W. H. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 4 Feb 1855, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 27 Apr 1940, ALVORDTON, MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Spouse: SARAH I. BACHMAN
Birth: 1859
Death: 1927
Marriage: bef 1880
Children: JAMES (1881-)
BERT ALVA (1883-1964)
MYRTLE BELLE (1885-)
RUTH (1891-)
IDA S. (1894-)
DENVER DEWEY ADMIRAL (1899-1964)
RAY RUSSELL (1900-)
AMBER (1902-)
SYLVESTER
1.1.9 LUTHER D. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 14 May 1856, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 5 Jun 1862, ALVORDTON, MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Occupation: 7Y 21D
1.1.10 GEORGE E. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1858, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
1.1.11 JESSIE C. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 18 Jul 1865, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 5 Aug 1899, MORENCI, MI
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Spouse: LAWRENCE BACHMAN
Birth: 1856
Death: 1928
Father: LEVI BACHMAN
Mother: MARGARET LANDIS
Children: LEVI/ LEE (1899-1957)
WILLIE GEORGE (1887-1946)
FRANK (1889-)
HELEN
GEORGE
ALBERT
ZELDA
LAWRENCE , JR.
1.2 HANNAH SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1818, WATERTOWN, JEFFERSON CO, NY
Death: 8 Apr 1869, APPANAE CO, IA
Spouse: BENONI PACKARD
Marriage: 16 Jan 1838, WILLIAMS CO, OH
1.3 MARY ANN SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1819, NY
Death: aft 1860, GORHAM TWP. FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: JOEL DOW
Birth: 1820, NY
Death: aft 1860, GORHAM TWP. FULTON CO, OH
Marriage: 2 Feb 1841, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Children: HANNAH (1841-)
ESTHER (1844-)
LOUISA (1846-)
MILLARD (1852-)
CAROLINE (1855-)
HARMON (1857-)
1.3.1 HANNAH DOW
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Birth: 1841, OH
1.3.2 ESTHER DOW
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Birth: 1844, OH
1.3.3 LOUISA DOW
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Birth: 1846, OH
1.3.4 MILLARD DOW
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Birth: 1852, OH
1.3.5 CAROLINE DOW
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Birth: 1855, OH
1.3.6 HARMON DOW
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Birth: 1857, OH
1.4 ALFRED RICE SEVERENCE
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Birth: 11 Jan 1823, CRAWFORD CO, OH
Death: 28 Feb 1897, FULTON CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Spouse: GERTRUDE STUCKER
Birth: 23 Feb 1834, OH
Death: 18 Jan 1908, ALVORDTON, MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH11
Father: DANIEL STUCKER (1799-)
Mother: MARY (1805-)
Marriage: 7 Apr 1853, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Children: GEORGE (1855-)
ELMER (1859-1942)
CORA (1864-1899)
1.4.1 GEORGE SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1855, OH
Death: WALDRON, MI
Spouse: LEALINE EBAUGH
Birth: 1861, OH
Children: VERGIE M. (1893-1981)
MARTIN A. (1884-<1976)
EARL (1887-<1976)
ESTEL (1889-1976)
1.4.2 ELMER SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1859, OH
Death: 1942, ITHACA, MI
Burial: WEST FRANKLIN CEMETERY, FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: MALINDA/JUANITA MCCLAIN
Birth: 19 Sep 1862, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 10 Mar 1900
Children: LELIA MAY (1884-)
EDNA E. (1891-)
1.4.3 CORA SEVERENCE
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Birth: 16 Dec 1864, OH
Death: 21 Feb 1899
Occupation: 34Y 2M 5D12
1.5 ELIZABETH "BETSEY" SEVERENCE
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Birth: 5 Feb 1826, CRAWFORD CO, OH
Death: 20 Oct 1872, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY2
Occupation: 46Y 8M 15D
Spouse: AMOS B. CAULKINS
Birth: 16 Aug 1813, OTSEGO CO, NY
Death: 16 Aug 1870, MILLCREEK TWP, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Father: CHARLES CAULKINS (1792-1873)
Mother: DINAH SWIFT (-1883)
Marriage: 27 Nov 1848, WILLIAMS CO, OH13
Children: SAFRINA (1860-)
1.5.1 SAFRINA CAULKINS
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Birth: 1860, MI
1.6 NANCY J. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 7 Sep 1828, CRAWFORD CO, OH
Death: 10 Jun 1888, FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: JOHN JACOBY
Birth: 5 Mar 1822, SENECA CO, OH
Death: aft 1880
Father: JOHN JACOBY
Mother: SARAH SHANKWATER
Marriage: 14 Jun 1846, FULTON CO, OH
Children: MELVINA JANE (1847-1923)
ELLEN (1849-)
PERRY (1853-)
LAFAYETTE ELY (1856-1924)
FREMONT J. (1861-1936)
WELLINGTON (1865-1932)
JOSEPH (1867-)
1.6.1 MELVINA JANE JACOBY
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Birth: 27 Jul 1847, FULTON CO, OH
Death: 22 Aug 1923, ITHACA, GRAIOT CO, MI
Burial: WEST FRANKLIN CEMETERY, FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: JOHN TAYLOR BORTON
Birth: 9 Feb 1845/1846, FULTON CO, OH
Death: 27 Mar 1918, ITHACA, GRAIOT CO, MI
Marriage: 2 Oct 1864
Children: MARION E. (1865-)
ELLA I. (1867-<1918)
MINNIE MAY BELLE (1869-)
JOHN TAYLOR , JR. (1874-1899)
WILLIAM A. (1872-)
1.6.2 ELLEN JACOBY
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Birth: 1849, OH
1.6.3 PERRY JACOBY
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Birth: 1853, OH
Occupation: 1870 LIVED WITH JOHN BORTON FAMILY
1.6.4 LAFAYETTE ELY JACOBY
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Birth: 1856, OH
Death: 1924, FULTON CO, OH
Burial: WEST FRANKLIN CEMETERY, FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: HANNAH MALINDA BENDER
Birth: 1856/1857
Death: 1935
Marriage: bef 1880
Children: JOHN W. (1885-1956)
1.6.5 FREMONT J. JACOBY
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Birth: 1861
Death: 1936, FULTON CO, OH
Burial: WEST FRANKLIN CEMETERY, FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: ELLA M. DEAN
Birth: 1864
Death: 1947
Children: LURA I. (1895-1981)
CHARLES
1.6.6 WELLINGTON JACOBY
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Birth: 1865
Death: 1932, FULTON CO, OH
Burial: WEST FRANKLIN CEMETERY, FULTON CO, OH
Spouse: SALLIE
Birth: 1867
Death: 1932, FULTON CO, OH
1.6.7 JOSEPH JACOBY
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Birth: 1867
1.7 LUCINDA SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1831, CRAWFORD CO, OH
Death: 5 Oct 1884, WILLIAMS CO, OH
1.8 BENJAMIN SAMUEL SEVERENCE
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Birth: 26 Dec 1833, FULTON CO, OH
Death: 28 Apr 1912, MELBERN, DEFIANCE CO, OH
Burial: FARMER CEMETERY
Spouse: RACHEL JANE BATES
Birth: 1840, SUMMIT CO, OH
Death: 1915, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Father: MOSES BATES (1819-1905)
Mother: ANNA PEACH (1819-1864)
Marriage: 29 Jun 1859, LENAWEE CO, MI14
Children: MARY ELLEN (1860-)
FRANCIS MARION (1862-1934)
ADA E. (1863-)
DORA (1865-)
ELSIE (1874-)
1.8.1 MARY ELLEN SEVERENCE
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Birth: 1 Nov 1860, OH
Spouse: JOHN WESLEY BASH
Birth: 1850, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Death: 5 Jul 1927
Father: JACOB BASH
Mother: SABRINA DOTY
Marriage: 18 Mar 1884
Children: DORA M. (1884-1885)
INEZ R. (1894-1962)
CLARA
MARY
ELSIE
ELIZABETH
1.8.2 FRANCIS MARION SEVERENCE
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Birth: 14 Nov 1862, OH
Death: 28 Nov 1934
Spouse: MARY JANE "JENNIE" BASH
Birth: 1863, DEFIANCE CO, OH
Death: 17 Aug 1927, EDGERTON, OH
Father: JACOB BASH , JR.
Mother: SABRINA DOTY
Marriage: 4 Jul 1885, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Children: CHARLES FREMONT (1888-1939)
WALTER L. (1890-)
SARAH (1892-1946)
R.T. (1894-1969)
IRMA
1.8.3 ADA E. SEVERENCE
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Birth: 3 Dec 1863, OH
Spouse: HULBERT M. CLODFELTER
Marriage: 3 Jul 1883
1.8.4 DORA SEVERENCE
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Birth: 20 Sep 1865, OH
1.8.5 ELSIE SEVERENCE
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Birth: 2 Sep 1874
Spouse: OTTO SAMUEL SINDEL
1.9 CAROLINE SEVERENCE
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Birth: 12 Jul 1836, FULTON CO, OH
Death: 6 Sep 1919, PIONEER, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Religion: ME CHURCH
Spouse: WILLIAM H. RITTER
Birth: 27 Mar 1832, EAST VARICK, SENECA CO, NY
Death: 6 Oct 1922, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Marriage: 27 Oct 1857, HILLSDALE CO, MI
Children: WILLIAM ALONZO (1858-1863)
ENOS L. (1860-1915)
MARY M. (1860-1863)
FRANK
GEORGE
JAMES ALBERT (1867-1940)
MILLARD FILMORE (1870-1949)
MORRILL
MYRTLE
BERTHA (1874-1890)
WINFIELD S. (1880-1909)
1.9.1 WILLIAM ALONZO RITTER
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Birth: 13 Aug 1858
Death: 10 Jan 1863
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Occupation: 4Y 4M 27D
1.9.2 ENOS L. RITTER
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Birth: 1860
Death: 1915
Burial: OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY
Spouse: JENNIE E.
Birth: 1857
1.9.3 MARY M. RITTER
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Birth: 7 Sep 1860
Death: 30 Nov 1863
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Occupation: 3Y 2M 23D
1.9.4 FRANK RITTER
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Death: ALBANY, NY
1.9.5 GEORGE RITTER
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Death: DETROIT, MI
1.9.6a JAMES ALBERT RITTER*
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Birth: 21 Jul 1867
Death: 2 Jan 1940, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Spouse: JENNIE E.
Birth: 1866
Death: 5 May 1944
Other spouses: CARRIE M. ABBOTT
1.9.6b JAMES ALBERT RITTER* (See above)
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Spouse: CARRIE M. ABBOTT
Birth: 1866
Death: 1894
Other spouses: JENNIE E.
1.9.7 MILLARD FILMORE RITTER
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Birth: 13 Mar 1870
Death: 18 Aug 1949, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Spouse: ROSE THELMA THUMA
Birth: 9 Mar 1872
Death: 9 Oct 1947
Father: WILLIAM A. THUMA
Mother: MARGARET ASHCROFT
1.9.8 MORRILL RITTER
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Death: ROSEBERG, OREGON
1.9.9 MYRTLE RITTER
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Death: FAYETTE, OH
Spouse: HIPPERT
1.9.10 BERTHA RITTER
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Birth: 28 Jul 1874
Death: 23 May 1890, WILLIAMS CO, OH
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Occupation: 15Y 5M 26D
1.9.11 WINFIELD S. RITTER
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Birth: 1880
Death: 1909
Burial: FLORAL GROVE, PIONEER, WMS CO, OH
Sources
1. SEVERENCE SOURCE LIST
1."BRYAN DEMOCRAT" 3 MAY 1912 P4
2."FULTON COUNTY TRIBUNE", WAUSEON, OH, SAT FEB 26, 1887 P4
"HILLSDALE STANDARD" - CAMDEN, MI P2-13 JUL 1880
3. HISTORY OF WILLIAMS CO, OH, GOODSPEED, 1882, P407, 515, 807
4. FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS - 1840 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH P221; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH; 1880 CENTER TWP, WMS CO, OH; 1870 WRIGHT TWP, HILLSDALE CO, MI; 1850 GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH, ROLL 681: P347B; 1860 GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH, ROLL 965: P409A, 419B, 420B, 421A; 1870 GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH, ROLL 1202: P146B, 150B, 151B; 1880 GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH, ROLL 1017: 1B, 4C, 7B, 8C, 9B, 10C, 10D, 15A, 21A; 1890 SPECIAL CENSUS OF UNION VETS, GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH; 1900 GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH ED 10 SHEET 17 LINE 18; 1840 GORHAM TWP, LUCAS CO, OH, ROLL 410, 1870 WRIGHT TWP, HILLSDALE CO, MI; 1880 CAMDEN TWP, HILLSDALE CO, MI
5. OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY/TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
FLORAL GROVE(PIONEER) CEMETERY/TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
COGSWELL CEMETERY, SHIFFLER CEMETERY, BILLINGSTOWN CEMETERY
WEST FRANKLIN CEMETERY/TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
6. WILLIAMS CO, OH MARRIAGE VOL 1 P27, 102; VOL 2 P49,89,102,132; VOL 3 P 16, 423; VOL 9 P111, 346; VOL 10 P30 VOL 12 P462 VOL 13 P16
7. WILLIAMS CO, OH PROBATE #142, 4342, 4706, 5019 WB VOL 9 P181, 5124; WILL VOL 1 P43-44; VOL 9 P181; 6654
8. WILLIAMS CO, OH DEATH RECORDS VOL 1 P43, 49,VOL 3
9. HISTORICAL ATLAS OF US WITH PERSONAL HISTORY OF FULTON CO, OH, 1875, P25,38
10. STANDARD HISTORY OF FULTON CO, OH, REIGHARD, 1920, VOL 1 P407, 410, 427
11. HISTORY OF FULTON CO, OH, MIKESELL, 1976 P172, 177, 382-383, 436
12. HISTORY OF HENRY AND FULTON CO, OH, ALDRICH, 1888, P519, 523
13. LAND TRANSFERS FROM WILLIAMS CO, OH, TRANSFER VOL 6 P296 GORHAM TWP - 10 MAR 1842; VOL 3 P514- 29 DEC 1837
14. FULTON CO, OH GENERAL INDEX VOL 1 1865-1936, ADMIN 218
15. INFO FROM JEAN COY BARTHOLOMEW OF CALIFORNIA; MYGLEETES MATZINGER, RT 5 BOX 345, SWANTON, OH 43558; BILL HIATT, 19501 PARTELLO RD, MARSHALL, MI 49068, JULIA AND LLOYD BACHMAN OF CALIFORNIA, LYNN MERTON, PATRICIA SHARPIN CAROSELLA
16. LYMAN DOTY 1795-1859 OF WILLIAMS CO, OH, MRS. JACK TROFFER, 1979
17. OHIO WILLS AND ESTATES TO 1850, CAROL W. BELL, 1981: DAVID SEVERENCE W-1844; WBP43 C142
18. HISTORY OF MASTERS CORNERS, A.W.FISHER, 1890-1891
19. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SAMUEL KNAPP, WILL REC BK 1 P32, WYANDOT CO, OH, FILED 15 OCT 1846 W/CODICIL DATED 11 APR 1845, UPPER SANDUSKY, OH
20. FULTON CO, OH MORTICIAN REC, EAGLE FUNERAL HOME
21. SEVERANCE-FIEDLER FAMILIES IN AMERICA, HENRY P. FIELER
22. COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, VOL II, FREDERICK VICKUS, 1926
23. COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS 1607-1660, PETER W. COLDHAM, 1987 P205
24. FULTON CO, OH BIRTHS VOL 1 P54,156; VOL 2
25. WILLIAMS CO, OH BIRTH REC VOL 1 P66, 96; VOL 3 P104, 181
26. DEEDS FOR FULTON CO, FROM LUCAS CO, OH, VOL 1 P308
27. LUCAS CO, OH INDEX TO WILLS/ESTATES 1835-1850
28. FAYETTE, OH - THE FIRST 100 YEARS: 1872-1972, VIVIEN GAMBLE FORD
29. "FULTON CO TRIBUNE" ENTRIES
30. LUCAS CO, OH INDEX TO WILLS AND ESTATES, VOL 1 P308; 3-1843 AD 1 C193
31. INDEX TO SELECT FILES, FULTON CO, OH PROBATE, BROGLIN, 1995
32. PATENT DEEDS OF FULTON CO, OH, BROGLIN, 1995
33. FULTON CO, OH 1850-1976, FCHS P382-383
34. THE SEVERANCE GENEALOGY, DAVID C. DEWSNAP, 1995: SEVERAL INACCUARACIES
3. 1840 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH: DAVID 1 MALE 5-10, 1 MALE 10-15. 1 MALE 15-20, 1 MALE 40-50, 1 FEMALE UNDER 5, 1 FEMALE 5-10, 1 FEMALE 10-15, 1 FEMALE 15-20, 1 FEMALE 40-50
4. 1840 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH: WALDRON SEVERENCE 1 MALE UNDER 5; 1 MALE 20-30; 1 FEMALE 20-30
1850 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH: WALDING COLEMAN 33 NY, ELIZABETH SEVERNS 29 NY; JOHN 10 OH; HENRY 8 OH; DELIA 6 OH; SARAH 4 OH; ANNICE 2 OH
1860 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH: W.M. SEVERENCE 45 NY; ELIZABETH 40 NY; JOHN 20 OH; WILLIAM HENRY 18 OH; ADELIA 16 OH; SARAH 15 OH; ANNICE 12 OH; JAMES 9 OH; PHEBE 7 OH; DAVID 5 OH; GEORGE 2 OH; SARAH GRIFFIN 64 NY
1870 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH P25: WALDEN SEVERENCE 55 FARMER NY; ELISABETH 51 NY; JAMES A. 19 FARM LABORER OH; PHEBE 16 OH; DAVID 14 OH; JESSIE 5 OH
5. WALDEN SOMETIMES CALLED WALDRON OR WALDING WAS ELDEST OF 10 CHILDREN; WHEN HE WAS 4 HIS FAMILY MOVED TO HURON CO, OH; AGE 7 TO SENECA CO, OH; THEN MOVED TO CRAWFORD WHERE HE GREW TO MANHOOD; IN 1835 MOVED TO FULTON CO, OH WHERE HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER UNTIL AGE 26; JUNE 10, 1836 HE BOUGHT 80 ACRES OF LAND E 1/2 OF SW1/4 SEC 26 T9S R1W FOR $200 FROM HOSEA GILBERT AND HIS WIFE HANNAH AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE ALL LIVING IN HILLSDALE, MI(LAND TRANSFERS FOR WILLIAMS TO FULTON 1835-1845; WILLIAMS CO VOL 3 P514; ALSO #14 IN PATENT DEEDS OF FULTON CO, OH, BROGLIN); IN 1842 HE LOCATED ON 80 ACRES FOR HIMSELF; IN SPRING 1850 HE PURCHASED 160 ACRES IN MILLCREEK TWP; THEY HAD 11 CHILDREN; REPUBLICAN; HELD OFFICE OF TWP TRUSTEE IN EARLIER DAYS; HIS WIFE WAS A TEACHER; SHE TAUGHT AT SEVERENCE SCHOOL FOR 2-3 WEEKS IN SUMMER OF 1842 THE YEAR BEFORE SHE MARRIED WALDEN; ELIZABETH AND WALDEN RECEIVED BY BAPTISM 9 MAY 1841 IN MILLCREEK CHURCH WITH SAMUEL KNAPP THE CLERK AS OF 15 JAN 1840; ELIZABETH WAS AGAIN BAPTIZED IN AUG 1844 BY JOHN KNAPP
6. 1870 GORHAM TWP, FULTON CO, OH #121/128: JOHN SEVERENCE 29 OH; MARGARET 28 OH; LEMUEL 9 OH; MARVIN 3 OH; SARAH 6/12 OH NEIGHBORS OF STEPHEN AND ANN STUCKER
1890 SPECIAL CENSUS OF UNION VETERANS, FULTON CO, OH: JOHN SEVERENCE, PVT CO C 111TH OVI, 22 AUG 1862-27 JUN 1865; 2Y 11M ALVORDTON, CAMP DIARRHEA AND STOMACH TROUBLE, NO PENSION, GORHAM TWP P2
FULTON CO, OH BIRTHS VOL 1 P15, 129; FULTON CO, OH GENERAL INDEX I ADMIN 218
PATENT DEEDS OF FULTON CO, OH, #97 JOHN SEVERNS 113-228 SEP 1, 1857 40 ACRES SE1/4 SW1/4 SEC 21 T7N R6E CLINTON TWP
7. HUEY WAS FARMER; WIFE LEFT WIDOW AGE 58 AND LIVED IN ALVORDTON; HAD 9 CHILDREN/7 LIVING BY 1900 AND 1908 TO CENSUS AND PROBATE
1880 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH #32/38 HUEY SEVERENCE 39 FARMER OH; ROSEANNA 26 OH; GEORGE 12 OH; DANIEL 6 OH; LAURA 3 OH
1900 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH: HENRY SEVERENCE NOV 1841 58 MAR 33 9/7 CHILDREN OH; ROSANNA 1849 51Y OH; GEORGE JUN 1869 31 OH; DANIEL MAR 1872 28 OH; JAMES A. NOV 1881 18 OH; SYLVIA OCT 1884 15 OH; JOSEPH NOV 1887 12 OH; EALZA NOV 1890 9 OH
8. SARAH DIED SHORTLY AFTER MARRIAGE TO GEORGE JOHNSON WHO WAS A CW VET
9. WILLIAMS CO, OH MARRIAGE VOL 3 P423
10. WILLIAMS CO, OH MARRIAGE VOL 5 P1208
11. GERTRUDE'S WILL DATED 17 JUL 1905; SHE LEFT $500 TO EMERY TOWN AND WIFE LELIA(GERTRUDE'S GRANDDAUGHTER) IN ALVORDTON
1870 MILLCREEK TWP, WMS CO, OH #406/408: DANIEL STUCKER 51 PA FARMER; MARY 45 PA; STEPHEN 22 PA; EMILSON 20 PA; ADAM 17 PA; GERTRUDE 15 PA
12. "WEST UNITY" OBIT: DIED AT HOME OF STEPHEN STUCKER ON TUES, FEB 21, 1899 OF APPENDICITIS, MISS CORA SEVERENCE AGED 34Y; FUNERAL SERVICE HELD ME CHURCH FEB 23 WITH REV COOK OF DISCIPLES CHURCH OF FAYETTE OFFICIATING; OPERATION PERFORMED ON FRIDAY BEFORE SEEMED SUCCESSFUL BUT ON MONDAY EVENING INFLAMMATION SET IN
13. WILLIAMS CO, OH MARRIAGE VOL 1 P102
14. IN PRESENCE OF LEVI ACKER AND DAVID BEALE
Index
ELIZABETH parent of spouse of 1.1.1
JENNIE E. spouse of 1.9.2
JENNIE E. spouse of 1.9.6a
MARY parent of spouse of 1.4
POLLY parent of 1
SALLIE spouse of 1.6.6
ABBOTT
CARRIE M. spouse of 1.9.6b
ASHCROFT
MARGARET parent of spouse of 1.9.7
BACHMAN
ALBERT child of 1.1.11
FRANK child of 1.1.11
GEORGE child of 1.1.11
HELEN child of 1.1.11
HENRY spouse of 1.1.5b
HENRY spouse of 1.1.7
LAWRENCE , JR. child of 1.1.11
LAWRENCE spouse of 1.1.11
LEVI parent of spouse of 1.1.5b
LEVI parent of spouse of 1.1.7
LEVI parent of spouse of 1.1.11
LILLIAN child of 1.1.5b
REB child of 1.1.7
SARAH I. spouse of 1.1.8
WILLIE GEORGE child of 1.1.11
ZELDA child of 1.1.11
BACHMAN/BAUGHMAN
LEVI/ LEE child of 1.1.11
BASH
CLARA child of 1.8.1
DORA M. child of 1.8.1
ELIZABETH child of 1.8.1
ELSIE child of 1.8.1
INEZ R. child of 1.8.1
JACOB parent of spouse of 1.8.1
JACOB , JR. parent of spouse of 1.8.2
JOHN WESLEY spouse of 1.8.1
MARY child of 1.8.1
MARY JANE "JENNIE" spouse of 1.8.2
BATES
MOSES parent of spouse of 1.8
RACHEL JANE spouse of 1.8
BENDER
HANNAH MALINDA spouse of 1.6.4
BORTON
ELLA I. child of 1.6.1
JOHN TAYLOR spouse of 1.6.1
JOHN TAYLOR , JR. child of 1.6.1
MARION E. child of 1.6.1
MINNIE MAY BELLE child of 1.6.1
WILLIAM A. child of 1.6.1
CAULKINS
AMOS B. spouse of 1.5
CHARLES parent of spouse of 1.5
SAFRINA 1.5.1
CLODFELTER
HULBERT M. spouse of 1.8.3
DEAN
ELLA M. spouse of 1.6.5
DOTY
SABRINA parent of spouse of 1.8.1
SABRINA parent of spouse of 1.8.2
DOW
CAROLINE 1.3.5
ESTHER 1.3.2
HANNAH 1.3.1
HARMON 1.3.6
JOEL spouse of 1.3
LOUISA 1.3.3
MILLARD 1.3.4
EBAUGH
LEALINE spouse of 1.4.1
ESTERLINE
HENRY parent of spouse of 1.1.6
LYDIA J. spouse of 1.1.6
FOREMAN/FORMAN/FURMAN
ELIZABETH spouse of 1.1
MR. parent of spouse of 1.1
HIPPERT
UNNAMED spouse of 1.9.9
JOHN parent of spouse of 1.1.1
MARGARET spouse of 1.1.1
JACOBY
CHARLES child of 1.6.5
ELLEN 1.6.2
FREMONT J. 1.6.5
JOHN parent of spouse of 1.6
JOHN spouse of 1.6
JOHN W. child of 1.6.4
JOSEPH 1.6.7
LAFAYETTE ELY 1.6.4
LURA I. child of 1.6.5
MELVINA JANE 1.6.1
PERRY 1.6.3
WELLINGTON 1.6.6
JOHNSON
GEORGE W. spouse of 1.1.4
KNAPP
ESTHER spouse of 1
SAMUEL parent of spouse of 1
LANDIS
MARGARET parent of spouse of 1.1.5b
MARGARET parent of spouse of 1.1.7
MARGARET parent of spouse of 1.1.11
LYONS
CHRISTINA parent of spouse of 1.1.6
MCCLAIN
MALINDA/JUANITA spouse of 1.4.2
PACKARD
BENONI spouse of 1.2
PEACH
ANNA parent of spouse of 1.8
PERSON
CORA A. child of 1.1.3
CYRUS JOSIAH OR JOSEPH spouse of 1.1.3
DELBERT E. child of 1.1.3
FRANKLIN child of 1.1.3
JENNIE MAE child of 1.1.3
MARGARET BELLE child of 1.1.3
MR. parent of spouse of 1.1.3
MRS. parent of spouse of 1.1.3
PHEBE ELIZABETH child of 1.1.3
RHODES
ROSANNA spouse of 1.1.2
RITTER
BERTHA 1.9.10
ENOS L. 1.9.2
FRANK 1.9.4
GEORGE 1.9.5
JAMES ALBERT 1.9.6a
MARY M. 1.9.3
MILLARD FILMORE 1.9.7
MORRILL 1.9.8
MYRTLE 1.9.9
WILLIAM ALONZO 1.9.1
WILLIAM H. spouse of 1.9
WINFIELD S. 1.9.11
SECOR
HANNAH parent of spouse of 1
SEVERENCE
ADA E. 1.8.3
ADELIA CAROLINE OR CORDELIA "DELIA" 1.1.3
ALFRED RICE 1.4
AMBER child of 1.1.8
ANNICE A. 1.1.5a
BENJAMIN SAMUEL 1.8
BERT ALVA child of 1.1.8
CAROLINE 1.9
CHARLES FREMONT child of 1.8.2
CORA 1.4.3
DANIEL W. child of 1.1.2
DANIEL/DAVID HENRY child of 1.1.2
DAVID 1
DAVID child of 1.1.6
DAVID W. H. 1.1.8
DENVER DEWEY ADMIRAL child of 1.1.8
DORA 1.8.4
EARL child of 1.4.1
EBENEZER parent of 1
EDNA E. child of 1.4.2
ELIZABETH "BETSEY" 1.5
ELLA child of 1.1.6
ELMER 1.4.2
ELSIE 1.8.5
ESTEL child of 1.4.1
ESTHER M. child of 1.1.1
FRANCIS MARION 1.8.2
GEORGE 1.4.1
GEORGE child of 1.1.2
GEORGE E. 1.1.10
HANNAH 1.2
IDA S. child of 1.1.8
IRMA child of 1.8.2
JAMES child of 1.1.8
JAMES A. 1.1.6
JAMES A. child of 1.1.2
JESSIE C. 1.1.11
JOHN J. child of 1.1.1
JOHN K. 1.1.1
JOSEPH child of 1.1.2
LAURA child of 1.1.2
LELIA MAY child of 1.4.2
LEMUEL child of 1.1.1
LUCINDA 1.7
LUTHER D. 1.1.9
MARTIN A. child of 1.4.1
MARVIN/Melvin W. child of 1.1.1
MARY ANN 1.3
MARY ELLEN 1.8.1
MYRTLE BELLE child of 1.1.8
NANCY J. 1.6
PHEBE E. 1.1.7
R.T. child of 1.8.2
RAY RUSSELL child of 1.1.8
RUTH child of 1.1.8
SARAH child of 1.8.2
SARAH E. 1.1.4
SARAH E. child of 1.1.1
SYLVESTER child of 1.1.8
SYLVIA ALBERTA child of 1.1.2
VERGIE M. child of 1.4.1
WALDEN HENRY child of 1.1.6
WALDEN M. 1.1
WALTER L. child of 1.8.2
WILLIAM EALZA child of 1.1.2
WILLIAM HENRY "HUEY" 1.1.2
SHANKWATER
SARAH parent of spouse of 1.6
SINDEL
OTTO SAMUEL spouse of 1.8.5
SLOAT
SARAH "SALLIE" parent of spouse of 1.1
STAHL
ESTHER ELIZABETH child of 1.1.5a
MELVIN E. child of 1.1.5a
MICHAEL spouse of 1.1.5a
SARAH LIEVELLA child of 1.1.5a
STUCKER
DANIEL parent of spouse of 1.4
GERTRUDE spouse of 1.4
SWIFT
DINAH parent of spouse of 1.5
THUMA
ROSE THELMA spouse of 1.9.7
WILLIAM A. parent of spouse of 1.9.7
