By: Mark Holtsberry Terrible news strikes another Paulding World War 1 soldier. John William Essex was born January 22, 1895 in Paulding. The fifth of nine children born to Thomas Jasper and Catherine Irene (Bennett) Essex. Thomas was born October 4, 1857 in Union County, Ohio. Catherine was born March 3, 1867 in Highland County,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Carl Luther Olson was a Paulding County soldier whose grave was unmarked for 90 years. Carl Luther Olson was born April 10, 1895 in Ohio. The son of Jacob, born July 8, 1861 in Sweden and Emma Jeanette (Murphy) Olson, born October 20, 1868 in Ohio. Jacob and Emma were married December…
By: Mark Holtsberry Iden Edwin Chatterton was a Paulding County born young man who ended up coming home. Iden was born September 21, 1888 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of George Iden, born January 21, 1856 in Ohio and Nora Ethelynne (Champion), born October 2, 1863 in Hicksville, Ohio. The Champion family had moved to…
By: Mark Holtsberry Henry Johnson aka William Henry Johnson is not from Paulding County but I found his story very interesting. Henry Johnson was born July 15, 1892 in Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Son of Isaac and Maggie Johnson. By 1900 the Johnson family was living in North Carolina, Isaac was a day…
By: Mark Holtsberry Paul Echard Bashore was a Paulding boy who signed up to serve in Pennsylvania, but his heart was always in Paulding County. Paul Echard Bashore was born September 12, 1894, son of Joseph E. and Anna Rebecca (Echard) Bashore. Joseph was born February 18, 1859 in Franklin County, Ohio. Anna was born…
By: Mark Holtsberry Accident kills young Antwerp man. Daniel Boylan was born June 8, 1893 in Antwerp, Ohio. The son of William Nelson and Julia Ann (Rumbaugh) Boylan. William was born in Paulding County, August 25, 1861. Julia was born in Ohio March of 1859. The couple married, August 25, 1886 in Paulding, Ohio. By…
By: Mark Holtsberry Albert Wallace Treat Interesting feature person, who started out as a Corpsman in World War 1, ended up serving as a relief officer in Iran. Albert was born December 23, 1895 in Gays, Illinois. The son of William E., born 1854, in Michigan and Carrie E. (Wallace) Treat, born February 9, 1869…
By: Mark Holtsberry Bess Grace (Boyer) Garvin was one of Paulding’s World War 1 Army Nurse Corp nurses and was born May 30, 1887. The daughter of John Franklin and Sarah J. (Snyder) Boyer. John was born in 1849, Sarah was born in 1852 both were born in Ohio. The couple was married February 8,…
By: Mark Holtsberry Herman W. Coats was born in Grover Hill, Ohio, August 2, 1892. The son of Luther Elliot and Melissa C. (Harris) Coats. Luther was born January 3, 1861 in Indiana. Melissa was born July 31, 1864 in Indiana. Luther and Melissa were married, January 3, 1884 in Randolph, Indiana on Melissa’s birthday! …
The Paulding County Republican Women, Defiance County Republican Club and Van Wert Central Committee are sponsoring a meet the candidate night on April 11 at the Paulding County Fairgrounds Extension Building. The event will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. with individuals having the chance to meet and talk with candidates. Each candidate will speak to the…
By: Mark Holtsberry Alfred Henry Paul Blanchard is another young man from Paulding County who served in World War 1. He was born October 8, 1896 in Auglaize Township. The son of Philiase and Mary Elizabeth (Sieren) Blanchard. Philiase was born in Canada, April of 1848. He moved to Ohio at the age of sixteen.…
By: Mark Holtsberry Golda G. Kilpatrick was born April 20, 1891, in Payne, Ohio. The daughter of Emmit Kilpatrick, born 1862 in Ohio, and Tacie Ellen (Holloway) Kilpatrick, born in 1867 in Darke County, Ohio. Emmett’s parents were William Harrison and Hannah Kilpatrick. Tacie’s parents were David and Mary Holloway. Emmett and Tacie were married…
By: Mark Holtsberry Here is the story of another Paulding County gal who served in World War 1 as an American Red Cross Nurse. Juliette Wilcox was born December 10, 1870 in Jamesport, Missouri. The daughter of James Monroe and Adelia (Travis) Wilcox. James Monroe Wilcox was born December 14, 1818 in Martinsburg, New York.…
