Category: Mark Holtsberry

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Robert Lain Holtsberry was born April 16, 1890 in Latty, Ohio. The son of Franklin T., born October 17, 1849 in Ohio and Sarah Ellen (Betts) Holtsberry born February 16, 1858 in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. She is the daughter of Joseph Smith and Susan H. Betts. This couple was married on…

Military History in Paulding County

Guy Fleming Heazlit was born November 30, 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of Perry, born March of 1851 in Ohio and Mary Eliza (White) Heazlit born in 1856 in Ohio.  This couple was married in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The Heazlit family had moved to Nebraska between the years of 1885 and 1899. Guy’s sister…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry George Henry Hetz was born in Defiance, Ohio June 16, 1886. The son of Wentzel born March 21, 1851 in Germany and Barbara (Pushl) Hetz born 1845 in Germany. The Hetz family were living in Highland Township in Defiance County in 1890. This family was engaged in farming. George was too little…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Clyde Ervin Franklin was born May 29, 1897 in Payne, Ohio. The son of Samuel H. born February 27, 1859 in Ft. Recovery, Ohio and Mary Elizabeth (Faller) Franklin, born December 19, 1861 in Ohio.  This couple was married February 8, 1880 in Mercer County, Ohio. The Franklin family was living in…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Herman Delmore Fuller was born in Oakwood, Ohio, December 14, 1887. The son of Alexander F. born December 13,1857 and Eveline (Burt) Fuller born April 2, 1867 in Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio. They were married July 3, 1886 in Paulding. From this couple’s marriage they had two children, Herman and…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Emra Theadore Gray was born in Paulding, Ohio April 27, 1892. The son of Harvey, born April of 1858 in Ohio. And Mary Ann (Freeze) Gray born October of 1860 in Ohio. The couple was married July 6, 1879 in Paulding. The couple was farming in the Paulding area.  By 1900 this…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Ralph Andrew Grew was born in Cecil, Ohio, April 6, 1890. The son of Francis B, born July 18, 1852 in Canada. He became a naturalized citizen sometime after 1870, and Ellen (McNamara) Grew born in Ohio November 4, 1854. This couple was married November 20, 1881. To this couple was born…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY 

By: Mark Holtsberry Earl Bartlett Endsley was born in Defiance, Ohio, April 18, 1894. The son of John Sherman, born May 21, 1860 in Coshocton County, Ohio. And Rosa Belle (Wilson) Endsley, born November of 1868 in Henry County, Ohio. John and Rosa were married March 4, 1890 in Henry County, Ohio. By 1900, the…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Julius Reimy Dobbelaire was born June 21, 1895 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. The son of Leonard Isidoor and Silvia Pelagia (Cappelle) Dobbelaire. Julius fought in War World 1 with the Belgium Army. Serving from 1914-1918. Julius immigrated to the United States in 1920 and became a Naturalized citizen. Julius married a…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Lexy Elwin Flint was born October 12, 1895 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of Lovetto H. born in 1871 and Ida Bell (Robinett) Flint, born in 1871. The Couple was married March 25, 1894 in Paulding. By 1900, this couple was living in Jackson Township, Paulding County. The couple had two children, Lexy,…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Dr. George Washington Demuth was born in Cecil, Ohio February 22, 1895. The son of Dr. Fisher Franklin, born January 30, 1856 in Lucas County, Ohio and Margaret Lucinda (Crosby) Demuth born August 27, 1858 in Lucas County, Ohio. This couple was married September 2, 1874 in Lucas County, Ohio. In 1886…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Jay Russell Deerwaster was born October of 1897, the son of Westley, born in Ohio January of 1877, and Inez L. (Nelson) Deerwaster born January of 1879 in Indiana. This couple was married in July 29, 1896 in Paulding.  By 1900, this couple was living in Harrison Township. Like many folks, they…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Ora Crone was a Grover Hill fella who was born September 18, 1888 in Scott, Van Wert, Ohio. The son of George Washington, born December 8, 1861 in Mercer County, Ohio and Julia Elizabeth (Ross) Crone born November 15, 1867 in Van Wert, Ohio. They were married August 7, 1884 in Van…