Photo courtesy of Jeff Puderbaugh collection History of Darke County, Ohio – From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time – Vol. II – Milford, Ohio – The Hobart Publ. Co. – 1914 – pg. 218 The real artist works toward high ideals whether he transfers his ideas to canvass or carves them in
Category: Family Histories
Blogs about family histories that are available at the AWTHS or have been shared with us by local families.
Franklin Gordon
Franklin or “Frank” was the son of Henry Gordon and Nancy Owen Gordon. He was born in the Gordon area March 5, 1861. His mother died a little over six months later leaving members of the community to care for him. He was brought up for several years in or near Gordon then moved to
John Reed-Revolutionary War Patriot
John Reed was born May 1, 1758 in Maryland and died September 27 1844 in German Township, Darke County, Ohio. He was drafted in the Maryland Militia in 1777 in Baltimore County Maryland serving a total of 8 months as a PVT in the Company commanded by Capt Daniel Shaw and under Col Charles Ridgeley.
Henry Gordon and Nancy Owen Gordon
Photo courtesy of Susan Isenbarger Jones, Isenbarger descendant. AWTHS had written earlier history about the Gordon family in reference to the founding of Gordon. At that time, there was a question about Frank or Franklin Gordon and his family as well as Henry, his father, whether he was in the will or not. Recent research
Revolutionary War Patriots Harriman & Satterley
At old Castine Cemetery, in Butler Township, lays two Patriots: David Harriman 1756-1842 and Samuel Satterley 1745-1833. In researching and studying cemetery inscriptions, we read that the two patriots not only served but had family connections. According to the Stephens & Spencer Cemetery Inscriptions, David Harriman’s son, Charles, married Jemima Satterly the daughter of Samuel
Updates to Owens family and Old Lynch Cemetery and Methodist Church
Well, you know the saying, “One thing leads to another”. It certainly was in this story. The AWTHS has been working on displays for America-250 which includes our Southern Darke County Patriots and getting their stories together for display and research. We came upon the patriot, William Walker, who has a memorial stone at Ithaca