Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Mericle Family Reunion - about 1915



The photo below belonged to my great-grandparents, Cloyd and Agnes Patton. It was taken about 1916 and includes many members of the family of Solomon and Catharine (Blosser) Mericle. Solomon and Catharine lived in Marion Township, Hocking County, Ohio where their children were born between 1830 and the early 1850s. After Catharine's death in 1865, Solomon moved to Allen County, Ohio, along with most of his married children. I assume that this photo was taken in 1916-1918, since Cloyd and Agnes Patton (who are in the first row standing, the last two on the right side) appear to be newly married and do not yet have children and James Miller (who died in January 1916) is not present.


Other known people include: First row of sitting adults: Jennie Strayer Miller, unknown, unknown holding baby, John Wesley Miller, Amos Miller, Margaret Mericle Miller, unknown daughter of Solomon Mericle (Lydia or Roseanne?), Catherine Miller Hesseling, Cinderella Miller Patton, Mary Miller, Effie Miller Phillips, Nora Miller Butler, unknown daughter of Solomon Mericle (Lydia or Roseanne?), unknown. Solomon Mericle Jr. may be the older man in the center back.


Any help identifying other people in this photo is appreciated!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Gettman, Core, Norton Photos - post 2






























































































































This is the second set of photographs of Core, Gettman, and potentially Norton families of Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio. Does anyone know who these people are?











Gettman, Core, Norton unidentified photos - post 1































These are the first 6 of about 15 photos found in an album owned by my great-grandmother, Agnes Core Gettman (1895-1963). The album likely belonged to her parents, Ed and Louie (Gettman) Core of Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio. It is likely that many of them are of the family of Adam and Agnes (Smith) Gettman, who lived in Putnam County in the last three decades of the 19th century. The majority of the photos were taken at the Ernsberger Photographic Art Shop in Columbus Grove, although a few were by Helser in Columbus Grove or shops in Ottawa, Ohio. It is likely that several of these photos of ladies were of daughters of Adam Gettman, namely Mary (Gettman) Kidd Kissell; Elizabeth (Gettman) Pop; Margaret (Gettman) Cherry, and Clara (Gettman) Emans. Louie (Gettman) Core was the youngest daughter of the family and had a similar photograph taken about 1890. Some may also relate to the John and Viletta (Norton) Core family or the family of John and Elizabeth (McDole) Norton, also of Pleasant Township, Putnam County, Ohio.