Holmes County family index

Families of Holmes County, Ohio, from the County Histories

135 people from the county histories of Holmes County, Ohio: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.

From Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens (1889); Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens (1889). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

Everyone in the Holmes County index, A to Z (135)

Achemire

Adams

  • Henry H. Adams (b. 1840); child of John Adams and Susannah (Beidler) Adams; married Euphemia Miller

Anderson

Bailey

  • William Bailey (b. 1849, Coshocton County); child of John Bailey and Patience W. (Humphrey) Bailey

Bair

  • Aron Bair (b. 1832, Tuscarawas County); child of Jonas Bair and Elizabeth Bair; married Caroline Kaufman

Baker

Bell

Boner

  • Samuel Boner (b. 1820, West Virginia); child of William Boner and Sarah (Jorrell) Boner

Borden

  • Joseph Borden (Coshocton County); child of Samuel Borden and Sarah (Workman) Borden

Bowsher

  • Elson Bowsher (b. 1844, DeKalb County); child of Jesse Bowsher and Elizabeth (Clayton) Bowsher

Boyd

  • Samuel Boyd (b. 1814); child of Thomas Boyd and Sarah (Sherlock) Boyd; married Lydia Rudy

Buckingham

Conner

  • A. Conner (Allegheny County); child of John Conner and Sarah Ann (Adams) Conner

Crawford

Criswell

  • William Criswell (b. 1822, Mifflin County); child of James Criswell and Elizabeth Criswell

Critchfield

Crow

  • Lawrence Crow; child of Lawrence Crow and Britanna (Caldwell) Crow

Crump

Cunningham

  • Thomas Cunningham (b. 1837, Chester Township); child of Thomas Cunningham and Mary Cunningham

Dawson

  • Benoni Dawson (b. 1812); child of John L. Dawson and Mary (Cotton) Dawson

Deetz

  • George Deetz (b. 1816, German Township); child of John Deetz and Magdaline (Noel) Deetz

Dete

Doty

  • Thomas S. Doty (b. 1840, AVayne County); child of Thomas Doty and Sarah Doty

Duncan

Dunn

  • David Dunn (Northumberland County); married Eleanor Akey

Enos

Estill

Everly

  • George Everly (b. 1821, Washington County); child of Leonard Everly and Catherine (Cliesround) Everly

Ewing

  • Thomas Ewing (b. 1821); child of Samuel Ewing and Isabella (Hunter) Ewing; married Rachel Dawson

Findley

  • Moses Findley (b. 1822, Jefferson County); child of David Findley and Alice (Elliott) Findley
  • John Findley; child of David Findley and Alice (Elliott) Findley

Finley

Finney

  • William J. Finney (b. 1811); married Louisa Crist
  • James M. Finney (b. 1835, Holmes County); child of David Finney and Hannah (Butler) Finney; married Mary Phillips

Forlow

Funk

Getz

  • Jacob J. Getz (b. 1851, Paint Township); child of Jacob Getz and Christine (Schindler) Getz; married Lizzie Shaffer

Gilson

Graven

Gray

Guittard

Hammond

Harpster

  • Isaac Harpster (b. 1819, Wayne County); child of Jacob Harpster and Charity (Hartsock) Harpster

Hart

Hawn

  • James Hawn (b. 1826, Fayette County); child of John Hawn and Martha (Shank) Hawn; married Sophia Engle

Heffelfinger

Helmuth

Henry

Howland

Hughes

  • John Hughes; child of Hugh Hughes and Elizabeth (Polston) Hughes

Hull

Ingles

  • Andrew Ingles (b. 1823, Beaver County); child of John Ingles and Elizabeth Ingles; married Nevada B. Ewing

Jarvis

  • John Jarvis; child of John Jarvis and Mary Ann (Dye) Jarvis

Jolly

  • J. H. Jolly (b. 1847); child of William H. Jolly and Mary (Neely) Jolly

Justice

  • Robert Justice (b. 1809, Beaver County); child of Joseph Justice and Catherine (Ball) Justice

Kauffman

  • John Kauffman (b. 1834, Bedford County); child of Peter Kauffman and Catherine (Fisher) Kauffman; married Ellen Avery

Kendall

  • Owen Kendall (b. 1855); child of Levi Kendall and Lydia (Wood) Kendall; married Arkanna Pyers
  • Jacob Kendall; child of Daniel Kendall and Elizabeth (Karper) Kendall

Kerr

Kick

  • Daniel Kick (b. 1829); child of Godfrey Kick and Catherine (Lininger) Kick

Kilmer

Kochenderfer

Kolb

Lee

  • Charles W. Lee (b. 1855, Ripley Township); child of Stephen Lee and Elizabeth (Purdy) Lee

Lewis

Logsdon

Loller

Long

Lowe

  • Henry Lowe; child of Adam Lowe; married Martha Obal

Lozier

  • David Lozier; child of George Lozier and Elizabeth Lozier; married Emma Lucetta

Luke

Mast

McClelland

Mcelroy

Melott

  • Abraham Melott; child of Jonathan Harriss. Mr. Melott; married Catherine Bittner

Miller

Moorhead

  • Samuel Moorhead; child of James Moorhead and Mary (Ogden) Moorhead; married Annie Bontrager

Moyer

Mulhall

Mullet

  • Abraham Mullet (Somerset County); child of Nicholas Mullet and Annie (Buticoffer) Mullet
  • Adam Mullet; child of Nicholas Mullet; married Annie Buticoffer

Neely

  • James Neely; child of John Neely and Susan (Carr) Neely

Negelspach

  • Ernest Negelspach (b. 1820); child of Henry John Negelspach and Iiosana (Eahbaugh) Negelspach

Netherow

  • Jacob Netherow (b. 1822); child of Daniel Netherow and Elizabeth (Gusliwa) Netherow

Newton

Palmer

  • G. Palmer (b. 1850); child of Landon Palmer and Pliebe (Pry) Palmer; married Phebe Fry

Petry

Pomerene

  • Joel Pomerene; child of Dr. Joel Pomerene; married Elizabeth Gardiner

Price

Priest

  • John Priest (b. 1807, Crawford County); child of James Louden Priest and Paulina Priest

Purdy

  • A. G. Purdy (b. 1840); child of Charles Purdy and Mary (Shimplin) Purdy

Pyers

  • Joseph Pyers (b. 1828, Hardy Township); child of James Pyers and Hester (Buckmaster) Pyers

Reynolds

Rowland

Shafer

  • Henry Shafer (b. 1837); child of John Shafer and Charlotte (Hupricli) Shafer

Shaffer

  • Jeremiah Shaffer (b. 1848, Mechanic Township); child of Nathan Shaffer and Lucinda (Chaney) Shaffer
  • Oliver Shaffer (b. 1854, Mechanic Township); child of Nathan Shaffer and Lucinda (Chaney) Shaffer
  • Levi Shaffer (Mechanic Township); married Elizabeth Armor

Sharr

  • John Philip Sharr (b. 1845, Holmes County); child of Michel Sharr and Dorothea (Airliart) Sharr

Shires

  • W. Shires (b. 1830); child of Samuel Shires and Rebecca (Richardson) Shires

Shreve

Sidle

Smith

  • J. F. Smith (b. 1834); child of William Smith and Mary (Zinn) Smith

Snyder

Sprang

  • Christian Sprang (b. 1848); child of Frederick Sprang and Margaret (Reinhart) Sprang

Spreng

Sterling

Stitzel

Stout

  • C. Stout (b. 1845, Guernsey County); child of Isaiah Stout and Emeline (Cochran) Stout

Strome

Strouse

Stuber

  • John Stuber; child of Adam Stuber and Eve (Steinman) Stuber

Taylor

  • Robert Taylor (b. 1826, Mifflin County); child of Henry Taylor and Jane (Barfort) Taylor; married Elizabeth Crawford

Thompson

Torbet

  • R. A. Torbet (b. 1820, Lycoming County); child of David Torbet and Jane (Allen) Torbet

Turner

Uhl

Vance

Watts

Weimer

Weiss

Young

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