OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS - Seneca Co., Ohio

Source:
History of Seneca County : from the close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 :
embracing many personal sketches of pioneers, anecdotes,
and faithful descriptions of events pertaining to the organization of the county and its progress
Published: Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Print. Co.,
1880

WILLIAM DAVIS Says: I am the oldest son of John Davis, who came to Bloom in November, 1824, and settled on section eight, near Honey creek, one and one-half miles west of Bloomville. We came from Perry county, Ohio, and were thirteen days on the road with two wagons, and drove our cows and hogs before us. We had all the meat, flour and whisky we needed for one year.
On the following fall father went back and also to Zanesville to get mill irons for a saw mill, with which he returned and in company with Mr. Munsel, put up a saw mill on said section, which was the first saw mill in the township. He also built the first frame house in the township, now occupied by Rev. John Shauts. Our first grinding was done at Hunter's mill, carrying the grain and grist on horseback. Father was an old Methodist from Maryland and helped to build the first church of the township, took an active part in its welfare, and the steward of it when he died. He died July 14, 1849, in his sixty-third year. Mother died November 4, 1840. There were six children of us, of whom five are still living. Father was a devoted christian and kind to all his neighbors, and especially to the poor. He supplied all those that were needy, and he had plenty to do with.
The Boyds, Robinsons, Valentines, Martins, father, Blackmans, Treats, Donalds, Roops, Coolys, and others were the leading Whigs. The McClellands, Perkeys, Seits, Strohs, Ruchs, Kagys and Joseph Miller were the leading Democrats of the township.
Source: History of Seneca County : from the close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 - Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Print. Co., 1880 - Page 629

FRANK DILDINE was born in Tiffin, October 13th, 1849; graduated at the Tiffin High school, and afterwards attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, and graduated from the Heidelberg college in 1869; was admitted to the bar in 1872.
Source: History of Seneca County : from the close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 - Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Print. Co., 1880 - Page
SHARON WICK'S NOTES:
1870 Census - Seneca Co., Ohio - 1st Wd. Tiffin - Film Series M593 - Roll 1266 - Page 339
Dwelling 451 Family 500 -
Daniel Dildine age 60/ Laura age 51 - keeping house; Dallis age 26 - Bank Clerk; Frank age 21; Mary Dingledine age 13; Mary Geary age 21 - Housekeeper; Henry Thomas age 16
1880 Census - Seneca Co., Ohio - 1st Wd. Tiffin - Film Series T9 - Roll 1065 - Page 175
West Perry Street - Dwelling 63 - Family 71 -
Daniel Dildine age 70 - Justice of the Peace; Clarinda age 50 - wife; Frank age 30 - Son - Atty-at-law; Annie? Shull? age 12 - Servant.
West Perry Street - Dwelling 64 - Family 72
Dallas P. Dildine - age 35 - Grocery Dealer; Ellie F. age 29 - Wife; Cora N. age 9 - daughter; Gibson P. age 4 - son.
1920 Census Seneca Co., Ohio - 1st Wd. Clinton - Film Series T625 - Roll 1431 - Page 149
87 Jefferson Street - Dwelling 100 Family 117 -
Frank Dildine age 69 - Head - Feature Article Writer, Newspaper Syndicate - b. Ohio - Fath. b. Ohio - moth. b. New York

JOHN DITTO was one of the early settlers of Clinton. He came in 1822, and settled in section thirty-one, where he owned eighty acres and he also owned another eighty in Eden. These lands he entered at the Delaware land office, and immediately thereafter built his cabin in the woods. He was a small man, less than medium size, and compactly built. He was very industrious and honest, a good hunter and interesting talker. He verified his hunting stories by his singular habitual expression of "bei der liebens." There was no meaning to it, but it was intended to fix the story beyond all question of doubt. He spoke German mostly.
Mr. Ditto was born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, October 14, 1785. He told the writer that he voted at the first election in Seneca county; he lived and died a Democrat. His wife's name is Elizabeth, who is the daughter of Louis Eckhart. She was born June 13, 1795, and is still living, enjoying good health, on the old homestead, near the Mohawk road. They had eleven children, of whom two are still living, viz: Mrs. DuBois and Mrs. Henry Sheets.
Source: History of Seneca County : from the close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 - Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Print. Co., 1880 - Page

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