Stark County's Estate Files

Thanks for returning to check out this week's post on Tree Talk Tuesdays.  Did you know  that the first offical Estate Record was filed on April 2, 1810 and didn't close until May 24, 1827?   It's true. It was the estate of Jacob Loutzenhesier and we have it here at the library.

   The Genealogy Department at the Stark County District Library houses the Stark County Probate Court Estate Packets  from 1810-ca. 1920.  We also have them on microfilm from 1810-ca. 2007. Estate files can be a wealth of knowledge not only for researching family relationships, but also for tracing property both personal and real estate.

 If you had a ancestor who died in Stark County between 1810-2007 and would like to search or have a search done of these records you can simply visit the Genealogy Department or use our online request forms found at the following link. http://www.starklibrary.org/requestforms

(The index to these records can be found at the Stark County Probate Court Website https://probate.co.stark.oh.us)

Until next week...Happy Researching!

 

Remember the Ladies

   Welcome to this week's Tree Talk Tuesdays! It has been 5 weeks that we have been at this blog now. I hope you have been enjoying them. In honor of this month being Mother's Day we have a display in the Genealogy Department titled "Remember the Ladies-Abigail Adams 1776"

   Tracing the female line of your Genealogy often times is a one of those brick walls we all run into. So what do you do when all you can find is an entry that says "Mrs. John Smith'? We have several books in our collection that can help you break through those brick walls.

  

 

 

For more information about the books in the dispaly and their availability click on the links below.

The Female Line by Margaret Ward

A Genealogist Guide to Tracing Your Female Ancestors by Sharon B. Carmack

Women and the  Law of Property in Early America by Marylynn Salmon

The Hidden Half of the Family: Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy by Christina K. Schaefer

 

 

 

Family Reunion Planning

    Greetings! I hope you all have been enjoying the post for SCDL's Tree Talk Tuesdays. This week I would like to turn our attention to our Circulation Collection. The Genealogy Department has a number of items within the circulating colleciont that can help you get started in Planning A Family Reunion, Beginning a Family Tree and breaking through brick walls. Today, we will be looking at Planning a Family Reunion.
      Each year my husband's family hold their reunion at Tuscora Park in Dover, Ohio. We pack up the picnic basket, and the kids and drive about 1/2 south to get there. The kids are excited because of all the fun things there are to do at Tuscora Park and  we are excited because we get to visit with family members that we haven't seen in awhile.
  Have you thought about planning a family reunion, but don't know where to start? The book "Your Family Reunion: How to Plan It, Organize It, and Enjoy It"  by George G. Morgan is  a great resource for planning a reunion from a few people to a lot of people. Check it out today!

  Want to know other sources, there is a bibliography of other resources available at the library that will help you plan your next family reunion.

Have a great  week!

-Stephanie

Stark County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

Greetings! As I had mentioned in my first post, we will be talking about not only sources and the happenings in the Genealogy Department at SCDL, we will also be looking at what is going on in the Genealogy Commuinty. This week our focous is on the Stark County Chapter of the Ohio Genelaogical Society.

The Stark County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society or S.C.C.O.G.S. was formed in 1973 and is  a great support of the Genealogy Department at SCDL. Over the years they have published great resources that have helped many trace their famllies in Stark County. Some of those sources include; The Stark County Cemetery Inscriptions, Member's Ancestor Charts, Stark County, Ohio Death Records 1867-1908 and a Portrait and Biographical Record of Stark County, Ohio. They also publish a quarterly newsletter that is available to their members and at the library.

The chapter hold regular monthly meetings beginning at 6:30p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Next month, their meeting time has changed because they will be going on a field trip to the Massillon Museum on Saturday, May 11th.  For more information on the society and their events  please visit their website. www.starkcountyogs.org

Have a great week!

-Stephanie

St. Joseph Catholic School of Canton

In this week Tree Talk Tuesday, we are focusing on St. Joseph Catholic School of Canton. The parish of St. Joseph is located at 2427 Tuscarawas St. W.  It was organized on June 15, 1902 and it's first mass was held at Benksin' Hall on the corner of West Tuscarawas Street and Harrison Ave. In August of that same year ground was broken for a combination school and church building. The present building was completed a year later.

The school and parish continued to thrive and reached it's highest enrollment of students (nearly 1,000) in the 1960's. The Genealogy Department recently was given three photopraphs of elementary students from St. Joseph School. Some of the photographs have names associated with them others don't. If you are able to help identify any of these individuals we would love to hear from you.

 1. 1st Grade Room  St. Joseph School Canton 1948-1949

The following are names listed on the back of the photo:
Top Row: Timmy Florea, Michael Reese, Thomas Harbert, Wm. Gill, Wm. Guht, John Harman, Danny Rosilitte, Jerry Lee Francis, Edward Grant, Victor Bizalli
2nd Row: Wm. Massey, Butch Helman, Bily Griggy, David Goebel, Thomas Slater, Edward McGraw, Robert Stropky
3rd Row: David Beard, Dudley Taylor, James Culp, Madeline Schrock, Mary Rees, Ruth Warth, Suzanne B., Carol Burns, Nancy Woodring, Kathleen Hossler
4th Row: Gary Grum, Judy Burngeon, Karen Stroup, Carol Bowen, Mary Welch, Linda Schwartz, Carolyn Duer, Jonel Kobach, Mary Froze, BarbaraSoehnlen, Geo. Spangler, Carl Marsaray, Patricia stoll, Susan Karreabauer, Carol Decator, Jerry Patrick O'Connor.

2. 2nd Grade Room 1 St. Joseph School (circa. 1948-1949)

3. St. Joseph School Children (Date Unknown)

The back of the photo says "Ruth Krause"


4. St. Joseph School Children (Date Unknown)

The following names are listed on the back of the photo:

Bradford Helman, Richard Broebstle, Mike Reese, Sally Hankins, Terry James Borello, Patricia Smalley, Donna McVehil, Theresa Grisez, Rosemary Yohn, Donna Hecht.




Sources:

Heald, Edward Thornton. comp. The Stark County StoryVolume 4 Part 2. Stark County Historical Society, Canton: Ohio, 1949.

St. Joseph School History

National Library Week

Welcome to SCDL's Tree Talk Tuesdays! This week is National Library Week here at SCDL and we are focusing on learning about some of the services available at the library. So without further ado, lets talk a moment about the Genealogy Department.

  Did you know that the library maintains a department where you can learn  more about the history of your family as well as your town? We do! Located on the upper level, the Genealogy Department is open the same hours as the Main Library. Our collection consists of local sources including Stark County Courthouse records, local histories, newspapers, census, and much more. We collect on the entire state of Ohio, as well as, selected records for the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusettes, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

In addtion, we have trained staff members who are able to assist you in your family history research. If you are unable to visit in person, you may also write or e-mail us by using our convienent online request forms.


   In future Tree Talk Tuesday posts, we will be discussing more in depth about research resources available to you, as well as other items of interest in the world of Genealogy. Until next Tuesday, have a great week!

-Stephanie