Early Williams County, Ohio Settler - Moses Shoemaker

By Pamela Pattison Lash

From time to time I like to revisit early settlers of Williams Co, OH and provide updates on records as they are found to give more information; if this family is your direct ancestry, you could be eligible for the Williams County Genealogical Society's First Families - applications for this year are due by April 15, 2013.  As always, if you have more knowledge, feel free to email me.

Name:      Moses Shoemaker

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Birth:      4 Jul 1813      PA¹

Death:      19 Jan 1886      Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH¹

Death Memo:      Deaths V2 p32 with 1805-7 Mar 1886

Burial:            Floral Grove Cem, West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH¹

Father:      Henry Shoemaker (1772-1845)

Mother:      Elizabeth Miller (1779-1837)

Marriage:      30 Nov 1837      Stark Co, OH

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Spouse:      Sarah Beaty

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Birth:      3 Jun 1819      Bath, Summit Co, OH

Death:      20 Mar 1897      Stryker, Springfield Twp, Williams Co, OH^2,3

Burial:            Floral Grove Cem, West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH²

Father:      James Beaty (1782-1849)

Mother:      Anne Marie “Mary or Polly” Kahl/Kehl (1787-1840)

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Children

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1 ?:      Shoemaker

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2 F:      Zidana Shoemaker

Birth:      1839      Summit Co, OH

Death:      31 Dec 1854      Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH

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3 F:      Mildred Shoemaker

Birth:      20 Feb 1841      Summit Co, OH

Death:      19 Jul 1845      Bath, Summit Co, OH

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4 F:      Lorena Shoemaker

Birth:      26 Apr 1842      Summit Co, OH

Death:      9 Jan 1915

Spouse:      John D Travis

Marriage:      1 Aug 1867      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V3 p701

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5 F:      Orpha L Shoemaker

Birth:      Mar 1845      Summit Co, OH

Death:      4 Jan 1902      Huron, Beadle Co, SD

Spouse:      James Landon Ayres

Marriage:      12 Jul 1866      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V3 p583

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6 M:      Birney Shoemaker

Birth:      Apr 1847      Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH

Death:      8 Apr 1916      Hot Springs, Fall River Co, SD

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7 F:      Alzada Shoemaker

Birth:      15 Mar 1849      Lockport, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH

Death:      31 Mar 1915      German Twp, Fulton Co, OH

Burial:      2 Apr 1915      Pettisville Union Cem, Pettisville, German Twp, Fulton Co, OH

Spouse:      Christian Gaiman

Marriage:      12 Jul 1894      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V6 #1194

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8 F:      Clara Cora Shoemaker

Birth:      Jun 1851      Williams Co, OH

Death:      aft 1915      pos Kansas

Spouse:      John Paine Marsh

Marriage:      29 Dec 1883      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V5 p433

Spouse:      Edward W Gibson

Marriage:      9 Sep 1896      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V7 #199

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9 M:      Eber Shoemaker

Birth:      1854      Williams Co, OH

Death:      19 May 1862      Williams Co, OH

Death Memo:      7Y 6M 21D or 1864

Burial:            Floral Grove Cem, West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH

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10 M:      George Wintersteen Shoemaker

Birth:      Aug 1855      Williams Co, OH

Death:      22 May 1920      Huron, Beadle Co, SD

Spouse:      Lenia/Tenia Sine

Marriage:      3 Jun 1880      Fulton Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V4 p133

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11 F:      Adeline R Shoemaker

Birth:      Mar 1859      Williams Co, OH

Death:      1907

Burial:            Floral Grove Cem, West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH

Spouse:      James Roux

Marriage:      3 Apr 1884      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V5 p470

Spouse:      David A DeGroff

Marriage:      26 Sep 1889      Williams Co, OH

Marr Memo:      V6 p64

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12 F:      Iva/Ivy Shoemaker

Birth:      1862      Williams Co, OH

Death:      22 Oct 1869      Williams Co, OH

Burial:            Floral Grove Cem, West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH

Notes for Moses Shoemaker

Henry Shoemaker of Stark Co, OH purchased land of 160A in Williams Co, OH at 1st PM T7N R4E Section 10 se1/4 at the Wapakonetta Land Office on 7 Oct 1835; Henry Shoemaker of Stark Co, OH purchased land of 320A in Williams Co, OH at 1st PM T7N R4E Section 15 w1/2 at the Wapakonetta Land Office on 15 Feb 1836.  This Henry Shoemaker could be the father of Moses Shoemaker who later settled in Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH by 1849.⁴

At his home in Brady Twp, Tues morning Jan 19 at 2 AM of paralysis, Moses Shoemaker in his 73rd year of age died.  He was born on 4 July 1813,  He had been a resident of this county for many years and was the father of a large family of children.  He had not been in the enjoyment of good health for several years but was around looking after his affairs until 9 days before his death when he was stricken with paralysis.  His funeral was conducted by Rev Loudy of Stryker at the German Methodist Church in Brady and his remains were laid to rest in the Floral Grove Cemetery.  In his death we lose another of our honored citizens.¹

Williams Co, OH Probate - Moses Shoemaker, estate, 10 Feb 1886 #2675

1840 Bath, Summit, Ohio; Roll: 428; Page: 334; Image: 679; Family History Library Film: 0020177.

Moses Shoemaker

1m 20-29

1f under 5

1f 20-29

1850 Brady, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M432_741; Page: 9B; Image: 24.

h/h 138/140 Shoemaker, Moses 30 PA farmer $1400 re

Sarah 31 OH

Zidana 11 OH

Lourena 8 OH

Orpha 5 OH

Burney 3 OH

Abrada 1 OH

1860 Brady, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M653_1052; Page: 157; Image: 320; Family History Library Film: 805052.

h/h 505/485 Shoemaker, Moses 46 farmer PA $2,000 re/$580 pp

S B 41 PA

Lorena 18 OH

Orpha 15 OH

Alzada 11 OH

Basney (m) 13 OH

Clara 9 OH

George 7 OH

Eteer 5 OH

Ada 2 OH

Rale, Catherine 78 servant OH

1870 Brady, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 7A; Image: 17; Family History Library Film: 552781.

h/h 96/101 Shoemaker, Moses 56 farmer PA $3500 re/$800 pp

Sarah A 51 OH

Alzada 21 OH

Cora 18 OH

George W 15 OH

Ada R 11 OH

1880 Brady, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 503A; Enumeration District: 005; Image: 0641.

h/h 147/147 Shoemaker, Moses 66 farmer PA-PA-PA

Sarah A 61 wife OH-PA-PA

Alzalia 31 dau OH-PA-OH

George W 25 son OH-PA-OH farmer

Adaline R 21 dau OH-PA-OH

Cora 9 grdau MI-PA-OH

Notes for Sarah Beaty

The deceased was the mother of 12 children, five of whom preceded her to the spirit land. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. J. D. Travis and Mrs (Marsh) Gibson, both of this city. The other children living are Mrs. D. A. DeGroff, of Stryker, where she died, Mrs. Christ Guiman of Petisville, Mrs. J. L. Ayers, of Huron, S. Dakota, Birney of West Unity and George of Huron, S. Dakota. She settled on a farm at Lockport, this county, about 52 years ago, and which had been her home until recently. The funeral was held on Monday last from the German M. E. Church near West Unity, conducted by Rev Sharp of the L. U. B. Church, Stryker, and the remains were laid to rest in Floral Grove Cemetery.²

Notes for Orpha L (Child 5)

1900 Huron, Beadle Co, SD

Notes for Birney (Child 6)

13 Sept 1890 he applied for invalid pension based on CW service

1900 Brady, Williams Co, OH

Private in Co K 68th OVI 18 Mar 1864 - 10 July 1865; 5’4” fair, dark, grey; single; laborer at Wolsey Beadle Co; born Williams Co, OH 1847; age 67

Historical Registers of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938

nara publication number: M1749

nara roll number:            19

film number:            1547495

digital folder number: 004832566

image number:            00303

1914 Hot Springs, Beadle Co, SD military

Obit for Birney - Sandusky (Oh) (Daily) Register, Sandusky, Ohio, 28 Apr 1916, p7 c1

Notes for Clara Cora (Child 8)

1900 Lincoln Co, SD - Cora Gibson 49 OH, mar 3Y 0/0 children, Edward 57 Canada

1910 Pleasant, Coffey, KS - Carra Gibson, married 2x 0/0 children 58 OH-PA-OH w/husband Edward, native of Canada, and adopted son Thomas Roy 13 and adopted dau Annie Davis 7

1915 Elmerdaro, Lynn Co, KS (KS State Census) Cora 64, EW 73

Sources

1. Bryan Press (Bryan, OH), 28 Jan 1886 p3 c3

2. Leader Enterprise (Montpelier, OH), 25 Mar 1897 p4

3. Ohio Deaths, FamilySearch.org.

4. “US Land Office Records - Glorecards.”

Update on Carnahan Divorce

By Pamela Pattison Lash

Dear Reader.........from time to time I stumble onto information that augments prior postings and want to update as I find time.  The original posting is Carnahan Divorce but here is more data on John Carnahan - I worked backwards from the obit of his daughter, Jennie Carnahan Deuchar, to develop this detailing:


John Jackson Carnahan, born 26 Feb 1807, probably Chillicothe, OH, was first married to Rachel Vandever(e), 24 Jan 1829/1830 in Ross Co, OH. The couple had seven children:
1.Elizabeth (5 Dec 1830 – 30 Aug 1831)
2.Mary Wilson (11 July 1832); mar Oscar Mott, 11 July 1865; she was a nurse in CW
3.Joshua Vandever (30 Oct 1834 - 11 Nov 1857 Bryan, Pulaski Twp, Williams Co, OH); mar Sarah Ward, 24 Dec 1856, Williams Co, OH (Marriage V2 p166); his widow married Uri G Sumner, 25 Feb 1860 in Williams Co, OH
4. Nancy “Jennie” (4 Dec 1836); mar Edgar Deuchar, 8 Nov 1860, Williams Co, OH (Marriage V 3 p138)
5.John Jackson (28 Apr 1840 – 1 Dec 1862 Danville, KY, CW soldier – Co E 38th OVI)
6.William Allen (29 Aug 1842 – pos Eagle Pass, TX); 1880 St Clair, Butler Co, OH- mar Lydia T
7.Catherine Stephens (28 Mar 1846 – 21 July 1865) CW nurse; died of typhoid

Rachel Vandever(e) (on marriage license as Rachel Vandervost/Vandervort) was born in Ross Co, OH on 9 May 1809 and died near Columbus, Franklin Co, OH on 3 Dec 1850.  She was the daughter of Charles and Sarah Stephens Vanderver(e).

US Federal Census records give enumeration of this couple as:
1840 Jackson, Franklin Co, OH, Roll 393 p135
John Carnahan
1m under 5
1m 5-9
1m 30-39
1f under 5
1f 5-9
1f 30-39

1850 Jackson, Franklin Co, OH, Roll M432_680 p156A
h/h 280/285 Carnahan, John 44 OH farmer
Rachel 43 OH
Mary 18 OH
Joshua 16 OH
Nancy 14 OH
John 11 OH
William 9 OH
Sarah 5 OH

Sometime after his first wife’s death, John Carnahan moved his family to NW Ohio where in Defiance Co, OH on 26 Oct 1856 (Marriage V1 p136) he married Mrs. Susannah Clark, a widow, b. 1820, PA; she was formerly Susan Griffith who had married Thomas Clark in Williams Co, OH on 11 Mar 1839 (Marriage V1 p34).  The Clarks were parents of at least five children:
1. Minerva (12 June 1834 – 12 Oct 1868 pos Princeton, Franklin Co, KS); mar Jacob B Stinebaugh, 4 Aug 1859, Williams Co, OH
2. Mary Ann
3. Joseph
4. Sarah Elizabeth (June 1849 -1902) obit Bryan Press, 30 Jan 1902; mar Calvin Egnew
5. Emma

In the 1850 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M432_674; Page: 6A; Image: 525, the Clark family was listed as
h/h 78/78 Clark, Thomas 37 ENG shoemaker
Susan 31 PA
Minerva 10 OH
Mary Ann 8 OH
Joseph 4 OH
Elizabeth 2 OH, plus three lodgers, William Morse 19 NY shoemaker, NW Allen 20 CAN, and John Glower 23 PA wagonmaker

After the divorce:


John evidently had moved to Kendalville, IN.  In the 1880 Elkhart, Elkhart Co, IN federal census p547 a John Carnahan was listed as John 73 OH with PA native parents, flagman on railroad, and he lived with the Oscar and Mary W. Mott family. His obit mentioned that he was a longtime resident of Kendalville and his daughter, Mrs. Deuchar, survived him.  There was no mention of his marriage to Susannah.

The Bryan Democrat, 4 Feb 1892, p5 c3
John Carnahan died at Elkhart on Tuesday and his remains were brought to Bryan Wednesday for burial.  He was formerly a resident of Bryan and enlisted in Co E 38th OVI in December 1861.  In Apr 1863 he was discharged from the service on a surgeon’s certificate of disability.  He returned to Bryan and remained here several years, serving the village as marshal for one or two terms.  He subsequently moved to Elkhart where he resided for nearly a quarter century. He was about 75 years of age.

The Bryan Press, 4 Feb 1892 p2 c3 -John Carnahan


Jennie Carnahan Deuchar
Bryan Press 11 Feb 1915 – b Dec 1836 OH; d 4 Feb 1915; mother in law of John Beach; also 5 Feb 1915 p1 c4

Bryan Democrat, 9 Feb 1915 p1 c5
Obit announcement of Jennie Deuchar which included a list of her survivors: daughter Mrs JE Beach, sister Mrs Mott of Elkhart, IN, brother Allan Carnahan living in the west.
Survived by daughter Mrs J E Beach
Sister Mary Mott of Elkhart
Brother Allan living in the west

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8X5-XHY
name: Jennie Carnahan Deuchar
event date: 04 Feb 1915
event place: Bryan, Williams, Ohio
residence: Bryan, Williams, OH
death age: 78y 2m
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 04 Dec 1836
birthplace: Columbus, OH
estimated birth year: 1837
burial date: 07 Feb 1915
burial place: Bryan, Williams, OH
cemetery: Fountain Grove
father: John Carnahan
father's birthplace: Chillicothe, OH………Ross Co, OH
mother: Rachel Vandevic
mother's birthplace: Chillicothe, Ohio
Collection: Jennie Carnahan Deuchar, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

Edgar Deuchar, Cpt, Bryan Dem, 22 Sept 1864 p2

Captain Edgar M. DEUCHAR, died 4 September 1864 from wounds received in battle near Atlanta, Georgia; served in 38th Ohio Co. E (buried near Atlanta), married 8 November 1860 to Jennie CARNAHAN, born 4 December 1836, died 4 February 1915. 

Franklin Eugene Touse of Pioneer, OH

By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 20 October 2012)

I recently had a query concerning Viola Scoville who was married to Frank Touse; after finding out she had married a second time and her obit was under Viola Campbell, I was further asked whether Frank Touse had ever been the mayor of Pioneer, OH.  Although I do not presently know the answer to that, I thought I'd post what I did find in the hopes that maybe someone will recognize this family and wish to pass along some info to the original query-poster.  

Viola Adelaide Scoville Touse Campbell (dau of Ransom Crawford Scoville and Adelaide Fuller

(28 Feb 1877, Frontier, Hillsdale Co, MI – 4 Feb 1963 Hudson, Hillsdale Co, MI; burial Oak Grove Cem, Hillsdale Co, MI)

m1 Frank Touse (operated a jewelry store in Pioneer) 23 Dec 1874 Ransom, Hillsdale Co, MI – 5 Oct 1937 Pioneer, Williams Co, OH @62Y 9M 12D; burial Oak Grove Cem, Hillsdale Co, MI)

Marriage Certificate – 16 Jan 1897, Hillsdale Co, MI by Rev DG Blair – he’s 22/she’s 19; his parents are George F Touse/Elizabeth Gordon; hers are listed as Ransom Scoville and unknown; witnesses were John Touse of Ransom and Miss C Scoville of Frontier; neither married before; he of Ransom/she of Frontier; he a farmer/she housework; he born Jefferson/she born Frontier

m2 Frank Campbell sometime bet 1937-1940 (died c20 Apr 1954) Robert Frank Campbell b 23 Oct 1881 Lambton, Ontario, Canada, s/o Robert Campbell and Maggie Thompson

Leader Enterprise, 22 Apr 1954 p2

Bryan Times 20 Apr 1954 p1

Adopted daughter???

Lena Deane Touse, d/o Frank Touse and Viola Scoville married Fred H Decker, son of Cyrus Decker and Emma Kizer on 25 Feb 1921 in Williams Co, OH; he was 26/she was 19, born 1 July 1902 in Alvordton, Williams Co, OH

They lived in 1930 and 1940 Pioneer, OH

Children:

Fred H c1935 IN

Betty L c1936 OH

Robert G c1938 OH

According to Frank's Obit of 1937, his adopted daughter was the wife of Dewey Munday:

From Viola’s obit - Survived by sister Lettie Wolfe of Romulus, MI

Nieces and nephews

Living w/M/M Ed Converse of Waldron, MI for last 7 years – who is this and why not mention Lena and her children????

Census info online:

1880 Ransom, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: 581; Family History Film: 1254581; Page: 244C; Enumeration District: 091; Image: 0163.

h/h 225/229 Touse, George 33 farmer NY-Eng-NY

Elizabeth wife 25 NY-Ire-Ire

Franklin son 5 MI-NY-NY

John son 3 MI-NY-NY

Nelson, Charles adopted son 14 MI-NY-NY

1900 Ransom, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: 581; Family History Film: 1254581; Page: 244C; Enumeration District: 091; Image: 0163.

h/h 138/140 Touse, Frank E 25 (Oct 1874) mar 3Y MI-MI-NY farmer, renting

Viola A wife 23 (Feb 1877) o/o ch MI-OH-NY

1910 Madison, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0124; Image: 789; FHL microfilm: 1375254.

Norris Street

h/h 195/199 Touse, Franklin 35 MI-MI-NY mar 13Y retail jeweler

Viola wife 33 1/0 ch MI-MI-MI

Lena foster dau 9 OH-US-US

US WWI Draft Registration, Pioneer, Williams Co, OH

Franklin Eugene Touse, 43, born 23 Dec 1874. Jeweler, married to Viola A Touse

1920 Madison, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T625_1450; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 161.

Norris St

h/h 5/5 Tover, Frank E 45 MI-NY-NY jeweler in jewelry store

Viola A wife 42 MI-OH-NY

Lena dau 18 OH-MI-MI

1930 Pioneer, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1891; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 149.0; FHL microfilm: 2341625.

h/h 89/91 Touse, Frank 53 mar @22Y MI-MI-NY optician and jeweler in jewelry store

Viola wife  51 mar@19Y MI-OH-NY

And 3 lodgers

1940 Quincy, Branch, Michigan; Roll: T627_1734; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 12-22.

Campbell, Frank D 58 Canada resort business

Viola A wife 60 MI b Hillsdale Co

Maxwell son 13 MI b Lenawee Co

David Creek/Crick - Civil War Veteran - Brickwall

By Pamela Pattison Lash

Here is a brickwall scenario detailing a Civil War veteran and what may have happened to his family.  If anyone knows more about this family, please email me and I’ll pass along the info to a family researcher who wants to “tear down that wall”. 

David Creek/Crick (c1832 Perry Co, PA – pos c30 Nov 1894), son of Peter and Christina Creek; this family arrived in Williams Co, OH c1842; his parents are buried in Louden Cem, Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH, both dying in 1866

David’s enumeration in the following federal census records:

1850 Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH

h/h 524/526 Creek, Peter 62 PA farmer

Jane 60 PA

Daniel 18 PA

Note 2 units above Jacob Creek 37 PA and wife Lydia w/family

1860 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M653_1052; Page: 200; Image: 405; Family History Library Film: 805052.

h/h 1085 Creely, Peter  71 PA

Christina 68 PA

David 28 PA

Clippinger, Mary 17 OH

George 14 OH

David Crick participated in the Civil War as a private in Co E 14th OVI, where most of those recruited were from Defiance Co, OH; a headstone was ordered by the GAR post for him in Hicksville, Defiance Co, OH c30 Nov 1894.

He applied for a CW pension 22 Mar 1883; no widow’s pension application was attached to his file, leaving the possibility that his wife had died or there was a divorce.

The following newspapers by an online source give accounts of the Co E 14^th OVI CW service:

Defiance Democrat- 4/27/1861, 10/10/1863

Napoleon North-West- 9/30/1863

Paulding Independent- 4/25/1861, 8/1/1861, 10/8/1863

Williams County Leader- 4/9/1863

(Williams County) Union Press- 3/28/ 1862

Member Williams County Leader- 5/30/1861

"Occasional", Williams County Leader- 5/22/1862

The 14th OVI regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio from August 14 - September 5, 1861, to serve three years. On the expiration of term of service the original members (except veterans) were mustered out and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in the service until July 11, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department.

Some of the battles in which this unit participated include:

Wild Cat, KY, October 21, 1861

Mill Springs, KY, January 19-20, 1862

Shiloh, TN, April 6-7, 1862

Corinth, MS (Siege of), April 30, 1862

Hoover's Gap, TN, June 27, 1863

Chickamauga, GA, September 19-20, 1863

Missionary Ridge, TN, November 25, 1863

Ringgold, GA, November 27, 1863

Dalton, GA, May 9, 1864

Resaca, GA, May 13-16, 1864

Kennesaw Mountain, GA, June 9-30, 1864

Utoy Creek, GA, August 5-7, 1864

Jonesboro, GA, September 1, 1864

Goldsboro, NC, March 21, 1865

The brigade, which had lost 33% of its number, was mustered out on July 11, 1865 at Louisville, KY.

David Crick married Emma (aka Maria E) Rouse on 23 Jan 1864 in Hillsdale Co, MI; also called Mina Rowse in Loren’s marriage certificate as Loren Krick (Lena Turner, 30 Dec 1905 St Louis, Gratiot Co, MI)

Maria E Rowse (2 Sept 1844 Crawford Co, OH – pos aft 1880); d/o Calvin and Margaret Wiseman Rowse; this family moved from Crawford Co, OH to Morrow Co, OH c1851-1853 and then to Williams Co, OH and lived there c1855-1865; they moved to Owen Co, IN and then to Lewis Twp, Clay Co, IN

Maria Emma (pos aka Mina C) was listed on the following census enumerations:

1850 Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio; Roll: M432_671; Page: 443B; Image: 255.

Maria F Rowse 6 OH

1860 Bridgewater, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M653_1052; Page: 105; Image: 216; Family History Library Film: 805052.

Maria Rouse 15 OH

1870 Marion, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 290A; Image: 586; Family History Library Film: 545847.

Maria not living in parents household b/c she’s married to David Crick; Maria 26 OH

1880 Lewis, Clay, Indiana; Roll: 270; Family History Film: 1254270; Page: 602C; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0225.

Mina C Rowse 25 OH divorced

Note the age is not correct but there does not seem to be any data to support the parents, Calvin and Margaret Rowse having a daughter named Mina C so it could be Maria E and Mina C are the same person.

David and Maria (after 1864 marriage) are found in this federal census:

1870 Camden, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M593_673; Page: 258A; Image: 196; Family History Library Film: 552172.

h/h 136/137 Crick, David 36 PA works on farm

Maria E 26 OH

Matilda J 6 OH

Margaret 3 MI

George W 2 MI

Ten years later they are not together.  Was David truly a widower or was there a divorce?  If a divorce, it was not filed in Williams Co, OH.

1880 Brady, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 504C; Enumeration District: 005; Image: 0643.

Crick, David 50 PA-PA-PA widower, farm laborer living w/John and Clar Ashliman

Note David’s age is not consistent with other census information.

1890 Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 60; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 151.

David Creek Co E 14^th OVI private, Evans Post GAR, record lost on disability; service 1 Sept 1861 – 11 July 1865

Census ages:

David is 18 in 1850

28 in 1860

36 in 1870

50 in 1880

Next the information available at the present time shows their children:

1. Matilda J (c1865 OH – bet 1882 and 1900)

Matelda J Creek married Hiram E Noyes in Woodbridge, Hillsdale Co, MI on 13 Nov 1882; they were both 18 years of age; she was born in OH and he was born in MI;

Ceremony performed by Samuel Jacobus JP with Mary and S L Dickinson as witnesses; both of Woodbridge (Hillsdale Co, MI Marriages V1 p399 #4793); by 1900 her husband is enumerated as a widower

2. Margaret (c1866/1867 OH – aft 1870)

3. George W (c 1868 MI – aft 1880)

1880 Pittsford, Hillsdale Co, MI

Creek, George W 11 MI with Mary C and Jonas Brown

George’s parentage - father Germany; mother MI

Mary C Brown’s parentage father OH; mother NY

4. Loren E (2 May 1873, Camden Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI – aft 1905)

Father David Creek, b OH, rr engineer/Mother Maria E Creek, b NY

Born Camden, Hillsdale Co, MI on 2 May 1873

(Hillsdale Co, MI Births, V2 p197)

Married 30 Dec 1905 Lena Turner in Gratiot Co, MI; his parents listed as David Krick and Mina Rowse; he’s a farmer, born in Hillsdale Co, MI; he’s 32/she’s 29

5. Calvin Eugene (29 July 1875, Camden Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI – 10 Nov 1889, Camden Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI)

Father David Creek b PA/Mother Maria E Creek

Born Camden, Hillsdale Co, MI on 29 July 1875

1880 Woodbridge, Hillsdale Co, MI

Creek, Eugene O 4 MI with Samuel and Mary Dickinson – he’s listed as son

Mary Dickinson is listed as 38 PA-PA-PA

Eugenia Crick, male child of David and Nina E Crick died in Camden, Hillsdale Co, MI on 10 Nov 1889 at 14Y 2M 12D

Buried West Woodbridge Cemetery, Hillsdale Co, MI

Don't Believe Everything You Read in Old Newspapers - Owen

By Pamela Pattison Lash

This is an example of how an old newspaper may give some clues but also gives some mistakes to be discovered.

Tri-State Alliance, 20 June 1946 p1 c4

Edward Owen, Farmer Takes Own Life

Edward E Owen, 72, well known farmer near Camden in Woodbridge Township, despondent of poor health took his own life by hanging himself in his barn Monday morning.  He seemed in good spirits when he left the house for the barn to do the chores and when not returning at the usual time, search was started by the family.

Born in Williams Co, OH 14 July 1873, but most of his life spent in Hillsdale County.  Surviving are his wife, 3 sons – Merle of Addison, Keith and Kenneth of Hillsdale, 2 daughters – Mrs Hazel Roose of Hillsdale and Mrs Doris Fish of Burlington, 2 brothers – Heman of Pioneer and Frank of Hillsdale, and 2 sisters – Mrs Cora Franks and Mrs Myrtle Hawkins of North Adams.

Funeral services today, Thursday at Camden with burial in Lakeview in Hillsdale.

If one takes this at face value, the data looks promising.  If one digs a bit deeper, however, there are a few incorrect bits.

1.  If one were looking for Edward E Owen, using nothing but census for Hillsdale Co, MI, one would be disappointed.  He is found in a variety of geographical locations that need further investigation.

2. His death date says he’s 72 but if you do the math, this appears to be not the case; it also gives a birth year of 1873, but the birth records and his marriage license state the year of birth is 1872 not 1873.

Here is a brief account of Edward E Owen’s stats; much more could be done.

Edward E Owen (24 July 1872, Bridgewater Twp, Williams Co, OH - 17 June 1946, Camden, Hillsdale Co, MI; buried at Lakeview Cem, Hillsdale Co, MI); son of James Owen and his third wife, Sarah Ann Strayer, married 25 Dec 1870, Williams Co, OH; both buried in Pease Cmetery, Bridgewater Twp, Williams Co, OH

Married Myrta Wineland, 6 Dec 1899, Williams Co, OH by Rev J W Clark (Marriage V8 p90)

Myrtie Wineland (4 May 1881 Jefferson Twp, Williams Co, OH - ) daughter of Henry Wineland and Lucinda Everhart

Children:

Hazel (1901 OH)

Merle (21 May 1903 Bridgewater Twp, Williams Co, OH)

Doris L (4 June 1905 Hillsdale Co, MI)

Keith (1913 MI)

Kenneth D (1914 MI)

1880 Bridgewater, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 457D; Enumeration District: 002; Image: 0549.

h/h Owen, J M 55 NY-NY-PA farmer

Sarah wife 44 OH-PA-PA

Adelaide dau 28 OH-NY-NY

Charles son 25 OH-NY-NY

James D son 22 NY-NY-NY

Robert V son 20 NY-NY-NY

Henry son 17 OH-NY-OH

Franklin son 15 OH-NY-OH

Cora dau 11 OH-NY-OH

Edward son 8 OH-NY-OH

Phebe dau 6 OH-NY-OH

Heman son 4 OH-NY-OH

1900 Bridgewater, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1332; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 102; FHL microfilm: 1241332.

h/h 41/41 Owen, Edward 27 (July 1873) OH-NY-OH

Myrtie  wife 18 (May 1882) mar 0Y 0/0 ch OH-OH-PA

Note the incorrect birthdate

Note the couple is living next door to Myrtie’s mother, Lucinda Wineland

1910 Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T624_649; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0119; Image: 587; FHL microfilm: 1374662.

h/h 292/292 Owen, Edward 37 mar 10Y OH-NY-OH farmer

Myrtie E 27 wife 3/3 ch OH-OH-PA

Hasel dau 9

Merl son 7

Doris dau 4

1920 Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: T625_781; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 397.

h/h Owen, Edward 46 OH-NY-NY farmer

Myrtie E wife 36 OH-OH-PA

Hazel 19

Merel J 16

Doris L 14

Keith W 7

Kenneth D 5

1930 Butler, Branch, Michigan; Roll: 977; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 659.0; FHL microfilm: 2340712.

1940 Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T627_1755; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 30-27.

This should give someone a few helpful bits to further the research on this family.