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 Originally published in three-volumes by Lewis Publishing Company in 1917, this publication contains a thirteen page pioneer history followed by biographical sketches of Van Wert County settlers. Although a reprint, all pages are clear, crisp, and easy to read [you won't need a magnifying glass or 'E.S.P' to interpret]. And, we've added a full-name index for easy look-ups. Also included are eight **8** old maps of Ohio:

• 1. The United States in 1783 [Includes what is now Ohio]
• 2. Development of Ohio Counties from 1787-1792
• 3. Development of Ohio Counties from 1796-1799
• 4. Ohio, 1792
• 5. Development of Ohio Counties, 1799
• 6. Ohio Counties, 1802
• 7. Ohio in 1834
• 8. Historical Sites in Northwest Ohio

To add that 'aged' look, we've printed the maps on high quality color-paper. A great resource for Van Wert researchers or historians.

Example of Biography

Below is an example of one of the biographies found in this series:
John H. Koenig ... was born near St. Marys, May 29, 1868, a son of Jacob & Barbara [Hoppel] Koenig. His father, who was born in Wuertemberg, Germany, June 6, 1844, came to America when nine years of age with his father, Charles Koenig. The latter died in Auglaize County. Jacob Koenig grew up on a farm and though given only the advantages of common schools made a success as a farmer. For a few years he was in the butcher business at Celina ... a member of St. Paul's German Reformed Church, a democrat ... His wife, Barbara Hoppel, was born near Dayton, Ohio, February 23, 1845 ... their four children are: [lists children] ... continues with education, professional life, and children's careers, marriages, etc.

Surnames Included In This Publication

* After the surname indicates over 5 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
** After the surname indicates over 10 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.

ADAMS ALBRIGHT ALFORD ALLEN ANDERSON ANDRÉ ANTRIM* ATKINSON AUGHENBAUGH

BAKER* BARR BARRACK BAXTER BEARNS BEBB BECHTEL BECK BELL BELT BETCHER BIGELOW BISHOP BLACHLY** BLISS BLOCHBERGER BLOSSOM** BOLAND BOLLENBAUGH BOROFF BOWDLE BREDEICK BRITTSAN BROTHERTON BROWN** BRUMBACK** BUCHANAN BUCKINGHAM BUNNELL BURGY BURNHAM BURSON BURT** BUTLER

CAMPBELL CAPPER CARNEGIE CASE CHAMBERS CHERRY CHRISTIE* CLARK** CLARKE CLAXTON CLUTTER CLYMER COFFINBERRY COIL COMPTON CONANT** CONN COOK COTTREL COULSON COWAN COX CRACRAFT CRAIG CRESS CRETER CROSS

DAVENPORT** DAVIS DEMOSS DEPUY DEVOE DIX** DODDS DONE DOUGHERTY DUSTMAN

EATON EDSON ELCOCK ELLIOTT EMERSON ENCIL ENDICOTT EVANS EVERS

FAULKNER FEIOCK FISH FISHER FORD FOSTER FOSTNAUGHT** FOX FREDERICKS FRISBIE FROUTNER FRYSINGER

GABBY GALLAHER GAMBLE GASSER GERMAN GERMANN GILBERT GILKISON GILLILAND GLEASON** GLENN GOODHUE GOODWIN GOSS GRAHAM GRAND GRATIGNY GRAVER GRIFFIN GWYNN

HAINES HALL HAMET HARE HARRIS HARRISON HARTER HARUM HARVEY HAYDEN HELFENSTEIN HIESTAND HIGH HILL HINES HOCH HOEFFEL HOLDING HOLT HOWLAND HUBER HUGHES HUNT HUNTER HURT

IVES

JACKSON** JACOBS JARVIS JOHNSON JOLLEY** JONES*

KALH KEAR KEITH KENNEDY KERNS** KETTLE KIGER* KING* KINGSLEY KNAPP KNITTLE KOONKLE KRATZENBERGER KROUT

LARUE LATTY LAZIER LEASURE LEATHERMAN LEESON LENNOX LLOYD LONG LUDWIG

MADDOX MADDUX MAIDMENT MAJOR MALICK MARK MARKER** MARKET MARKS MARLEN MARSH** MARTIN MASON MATHIAS MCCLEARY MCCONAHY** MCDERMOTT* MCHENRY METCALF MILLER MILTENBERGER MONEYSMITH MORGAN MORMAN MORRIS MORSE MORTIMER MOTT MURPHY MYERS

NEVINS NEWBERGER NEWBERRY NICODEMUS NIMAN NOBLE

OSBORN

PALMER PARENT PARKER PARKS PAULDING PECK PIERSON POLK POLLOCK POOL PORTER PRICE PRIDDY** PRIME PRING PROFIT PURMORT

QUAYLE

RAMSEY REED REICHARD REINIGER RHEA RICHEY** RICHIE** RILEY ROACH ROGERS ROSE ROTHGEB RUPERT RUSE SALTZGABER SANFORD SAVAGE SCHRANN SCHUMM SCOTT SEIGEL SHAFFER SHEETS** SHEPPARD SHERIDAN SHOWALTER SIDERS** SMITH** SPEARS SPICER** SPRAIN STACY STAGE STAPLES STEEL STITZ** STRANDLER STROTHER SWEET SWINFORD

TALBOTT THOMAS** THOMPSON TIFFIN TITUS TODD TOLAN TOMLINSON TRIPPY* TROUT TUMBLESON TUTTLE**

UNCAPHER

VAIL VANATER VANVALKERBERG VANWART VANWINKLE VANCE VOLKENBURG

WALTERS CHALMERS 52 WALTERS** WALTZ WARD WATKINS WATSON WEBSTER WELLS WESTERHOLT WHITCOMB WHITE WHITMAN WILLIAMS WILLIS WILLSHIRE WILSON WISE** WOLFE WOODRUFF WORK WRIGHT WROCKLAGE

YOUNG**

ZELLER ZIMMERMAN ZOOK**

 

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