Roy Philip Hiltner
1911 - 1987 (76 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Roy Philip Hiltner was born on 23 Oct 1911 in Putnam County, Ohio (son of John Nicholas Hiltner and Ida Levina Schafer); died on 17 Nov 1987 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1950, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Notes:
Roy Hiltner
Continental - Roy P. Hiltner, 76, died at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday at his home, at Route 1, Continental, near North Creek.
He was born Oct. 23, 1911, in Putnam County, son of John and Lavina (Schafer) Hiltner. In 1933, he married Mary Sullivan, who survives. He was a retired farmer. He formerly managed the old Defiance airport, where he was a flight instructor, and also formerly managed the North Creek Telephone Co. He was a member of North Creek United Methodist Church, the National Rifle Association and the Putnam County Farm Bureau.
Also surviving are three sons, John, Charles (Charlie Bill) and David, all of rural Continental; a daughter, Mrs. Rex (Barbara) Shalter of Route 2, Ottawa; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Simon of Route 2, Cloverdale; and a brother, Albert of Ann Arbor, Mich.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild and a brother, Ray.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Snyder Funeral Home. Rev. Marilyn Chivington will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until services on Friday.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66292116/roy-p_-hiltner
E Monroe Cemetery 310 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OHRoy married Mary Elizabeth Sullivan on 21 Jun 1933 in Putnam County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Corbin William Sullivan and Clara Viola Anderson) was born on 20 Jun 1915 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; died on 27 Feb 2011 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- John Wesley Hiltner was born on 10 Jun 1936 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 4 Sep 2003 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Charles W. "Charley Bill" Hiltner was born on 21 Jun 1939 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 15 Dec 2016 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
2. 
John Nicholas Hiltner was born on 02 Oct 1878 in Near Napoleon, Defiance County, Ohio (son of John Hiltner and Margaret Frisch); died on 05 Sep 1954 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Occupation: In the 1910, 1940 and 1950 census John's occupation is listed as carpenter. In the 1920 and 1930 census John's occupation is listed as farmer
- Residence: John Nicholas Hiltner farm
- Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; John is listed as a boarder, farm labor on the farm of David H. Groff.
- Census: 1910, Greensburg Township, Putnam County, Ohio
- Census: 1920, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
- Census: 1930, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
- Census: 1940, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Notes:
Obituary
John N. Hiltner
North Creek - Funeral services from John N. Hiltner, 75, who died Sunday morning of a heart ailment at his home near here, will be at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the residence and at 2 p.m. in the North Creek Methodist Church. The Rev. Ralph G. Younge will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery.
Mr. Hiltner was born in Richland Township, Defiance County, Oct. 2, 1878. He married Ida Levina Schafer Dec. 24, 1903. She survives.
Other survivors include four children, Mrs. Ruth Simon, of Continental, Ray C. and Roy P., both of North Creek, and William A. of Williams Bay, Wis.; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Clara While, Norristown, Pa., and Mrs. Barbara Effenberger, Jacksonville, Fla., and two brothers, Chris Hiltner, Marathon, Fla., and William J. Hiltner, Toledo, also survive.
Mr. Hiltner was a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, North Ridge. The body will remain at the residence until services. The Walls-Walker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Tuesday, 7 September 1954, page 2
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127186711/john-n-hiltnerJohn married Ida Levina Schafer on 24 Dec 1903 in Putnam County, Ohio. Ida (daughter of William Schafer and Mary Morris) was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. 
Ida Levina Schafer was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio (daughter of William Schafer and Mary Morris); died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Notes:
Mrs. Levina Hiltner
North Creek - Mrs. Ida Levina Hiltner, 75, rt. 1 Continental, near North Creek, died unexpectedly at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at Defiance City Hospital of a heart attack. She had been admitted Oct. 17 for minor surgery.
The body, removed to the Walls-Walker funeral home, Continental, will be returned today to the residence, where services will be conducted at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, followed by rites at the North Creek Methodist church at 1 o'clock, Rev. C. W. Bollinger, Continental, Ev. United Brethren pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Monroe cemetery.
Mrs. Hiltner, the last of a family of 12 children of the late William and Mary (Morris0 Schafer, was born Aug. 19, 1880 in North Creek. She had spent her entire life in the North Creek area.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George (Ruth) Simon, Continental; three sons, Ray and Roy Hiltner, North Creek, and William Albert Hiltner, Williams Bay, Wis.; 16 grandchildren, and five great grand children.
Her husband, John Hiltner, to whom she was married Dec. 24, 1903, died Sept. 5, 1954.
Mrs. Hiltner was a member of the Country Women's Club, WCTU, North Creek Methodist church and WSCS.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127186795/ida-levina-hiltnerChildren:
- Ray Clifford Hiltner was born on 28 Sep 1905 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 13 Jan 1986 in Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Sarah Ruth Hiltner was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 2000 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- 1. Roy Philip Hiltner was born on 23 Oct 1911 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 1987 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- William Albert Hiltner was born on 27 Aug 1914 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Sep 1991 in University of MI Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Generation: 3
4. 
John Hiltner was born on 20 Feb 1847 in Bavaria St., Germany (son of John Hiltner and Harold); died on 10 Jun 1928 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Emigration: 1873
- Occupation: farmer
- Residence: John Hiltner farm 1885 plat map
- Naturalization: 11 Oct 1879, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio
- Census: 1880, Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
- Census: 1900, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
- Census: 1910, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Notes:
Martha Knaggs sent us a photocopy of John Hiltner's naturalization papers dated 11 Oct 1879. Naturalization Record, Vol. 2 page 23, Defiance County Probate Court.
And Marriage Record - Book vol 2A page 240, Defiance County Probate Court. Defiance County Records Center, 510 Court St. Defiance, OH 43512
(And more info print dated January 20, 2000 in yellow pocket folder.)
Residence:
J W Hiltner in 1919 plat map
http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/481848/Palmer+Township++Miller+City/Putnam+County+1919/Ohio/
Census:
We didn't find John Hiltner as a property owner in the 1876 plat map of Richland Township.
https://www.ohiohistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Jones-_Historical_Atlas_of_Defiance_County_1876.pdf
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81119402/john-hiltnerJohn married Margaret Frisch on 22 May 1873 in Defiance County, Ohio. Margaret (daughter of Fred Frisch) was born on 10 Sep 1844 in Bavaria St., Germany; died on 03 Jun 1914 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. 
Margaret Frisch was born on 10 Sep 1844 in Bavaria St., Germany (daughter of Fred Frisch); died on 03 Jun 1914 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Emigration: 1873
Notes:
not naturalized.
Buried W Monroe Cemetery 284 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81119403/margaret-hiltnerChildren:
- Andrew Henry Hiltner was born on 05 Oct 1873 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 15 Jul 1947 in Kalamazoo Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan.
- Emma Hiltner was born on 05 Oct 1874 in Ohio.
- Anna M. Hiltner was born on 05 Oct 1874 in Ohio; died in 1940; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- 2. John Nicholas Hiltner was born on 02 Oct 1878 in Near Napoleon, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 05 Sep 1954 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Christopher J. Hiltner was born in Nov 1880 in Defiance County, Ohio; died on 29 Jul 1955 in Marathon, Monroe County, Florida; was buried in Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio.
- William John Hiltner was born on 02 Feb 1883 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 05 Jul 1955 in 437 Bowen Rd, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Clara Margaret Hiltner was born on 11 Aug 1886 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio; died on 7 Jan 1962 in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 11 Jan 1962 in Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- Barbara Lena Hiltner was born on 03 Jul 1889 in Ohio; died on 23 May 1970 in Duval County, Florida; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.
6. 
William Schafer was born on 04 Feb 1839 in Darmstadt, Germany (son of Philip Schafer and Mary E. Almanritter); died on 01 Jan 1903 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Residence: Schafer farm, Palmer Township, Putnam County, northwest corner of section 7
- Emigration: 1854
- Census: 1870, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
- Census: 1880, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
- Census: 1900, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Notes:
William came from Germany at the age of 14. note on back of xeroxed family photo
Their land was heavily timbered, so "they cleared and drained the land and made a very productive farm of it. William Schafer held an elected township or county office almost from the date of his residence in that part of the county. The village of North Creek which was platted in 1879, was partly located on his farm."
this note is from:http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:678927&id=I0631
Occupation:
He has been justice of the peace of this township for fourteen years; he is one of the present county commissioners, which office he has filled since 1875, and is the postmaster of North Creek.
Residence:
1880 - 133 acres
1895 - 113 acres
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81040818/william-schaferWilliam married Mary Morris on 06 Aug 1863 in Allen County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Henry Morris and Margaret Weaver) was born on 05 Aug 1845 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio; died on 10 Oct 1902 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. 
Mary Morris was born on 05 Aug 1845 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio (daughter of Henry Morris and Margaret Weaver); died on 10 Oct 1902 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81040819/mary-schaferChildren:
- Phyllis Schafer
- Henry Philip Schafer was born on 11 Sep 1864 in Ohio; died on 22 Jun 1941 in McComb, Hancock County, Ohio; was buried in North Mount Zion Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- John Sylvester Schafer was born in 1866 in Ohio; died on 13 Apr 1926 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Margaret Schafer was born on 19 Sep 1867 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 25 Jan 1950 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan; was buried in Gardens of Rest Cemetery, Wells, Delta County, Michigan.
- William Washington Schafer was born on 17 Dec 1869 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1948; was buried in Clymer Cemetery, Mount Cory, Hancock County, Ohio.
- George Lewis Schafer was born on 12 Dec 1871 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Feb 1954 in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Charles Clifford Schafer was born on 26 Sep 1874 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 7 Jun 1943 in Henry County, Ohio; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio.
- Sarah Schafer was born on 22 Aug 1876 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 27 Oct 1940 in Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana; was buried on 29 Oct 1940 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.
- Mary Emaline Schafer was born on 15 Aug 1878 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 31 Mar 1951 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio.
- 3. Ida Levina Schafer was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Benjamin Franklin Schafer was born on 11 Aug 1882 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 07 Mar 1942 in Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Laura Schafer was born on 13 Jul 1884 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 01 Sep 1903 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Joseph Jefferson Schafer was born on 19 May 1887 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 10 Sep 1949 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was buried in Willow Cemetery, Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio.
Generation: 4
8. John Hiltner was born in in Germany. John married Harold. Harold was born in in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Harold was born in in Germany. Children:
- 4. John Hiltner was born on 20 Feb 1847 in Bavaria St., Germany; died on 10 Jun 1928 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
10. Fred Frisch Children:
- 5. Margaret Frisch was born on 10 Sep 1844 in Bavaria St., Germany; died on 03 Jun 1914 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
12. Philip Schafer Other Events:
- Residence: 1854, Putnam County, Ohio; WILLIAM SCHAFER – whose parents, Philip and Mary E. (Almanritter) Schafer, settled in the county in 1854, was born in Germany, February 4, 1839.
Philip married Mary E. Almanritter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary E. Almanritter Children:
- 6. William Schafer was born on 04 Feb 1839 in Darmstadt, Germany; died on 01 Jan 1903 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
14. 
Henry Morris was born on 14 Apr 1806 in Bracken County, Kentucky (son of Joseph M. Morris and Lavina Drake); died on 08 Jan 1877 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Occupation: Allen County Judge in Court of Common Pleas, appointed by the legislature, served for seven years.
- Occupation: Baptist minister
- Residence: Farm of Henry Morris
- Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
- Census: 1870, Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
- Residence: 1880, 1880 plat map Henry Morris farm 139 acres
Notes:
Henry and Margaret Morris settled on Section Three, Town Two, South Range, Seven East, in October 1832, in Putnam County, Ohio. They lived on the farm and farmed and Father preached the gospel of Jesus Christ until his death. They raised ten children. They were the first settlers in that neighborhood. Their nearest neighbor was [sic] S. S. and J. J. Clevenger, three miles west of them. Judge Henry Morris, a native of Kentucky, came to Clark County, Ohio with his parents in 1812, when but six years of age.
In the fall of 1832 he came to the farm on which his widow now lives, and where he died in 1877. It was then Putnam County, and in 1833 he was made the first associate judge of the Territory, which he held three years, and then resigned to attend to home duties. He was a leader in the affairs of the community, as well as in religious matters, being a teacher for over thirty years of the doctrine of predestination. His parents were Joseph M. and Lovina (Drake) Morris, who died in Clark County, Ohio. He was married August 30, 1832 to Margaret Weaver, born May 11, 1812, in Clark County, Ohio, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Hempleman) Weaver, natives of Virginia, but very early settlers of Clark County. The children born to this union were George, living in Monroe township, this county; Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman, residing in Monroe Township, this county; Mrs. Lovina Holcomb (deceased, leaving one son, Henry M., who is now residing in Russell County, Kansas); Joseph, a physician in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; Mrs. Sarah Crables [sic] (deceased, leaving a son, Henry M., in Russell County, Kansas, and a daughter, Mrs. Bogard [sic] in Putnam County, Ohio); Mrs. Mary Schaeffer, residing in Putnam County, Ohio; John, residing in Russell County, Kansas; Mrs. Ellen [sic] Schlosser [sic] and Mrs. Catherine Schlosser [sic].
From History of Allen County, Ohio. 1885.
Father H. Morris was a consistent members of the Old School Baptist Church and a fervent Democrat."
From data collected by William H. Morris. Dated 12-14-1966
Henry Morris followed farming but like his father, he was a minister of the gospel, in the Baptist faith, being recorded as one of the pioneer ministers in the history of Putnam County. His teacher was his father, Joseph Morris. It says he was ordained in a Baptist Church about fifty miles south of his home, in Oldtown [Chillicothe], in the same church where he and Margaret met.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:678927&id=I0053
1808 Family moved to Clark County Ohio
8 Oct 1832 Putnam County
1834 Judge
Became a judge when Putnam County was organized in 1834 in the Court of Common Pleas, served for 7 years. Good speaker. Always in demand at public gatherings.
Obituary from findagrave
DIED
At his residence, three miles west of Columbus Grove, Monday morning, January 8th, 1877, of paralysis of the heart, Henry Morris, aged 70 years, 8 months and 84 days.
One by one the old pioneers of the country are dropping into the grave, and but a little while and the tales of the early days will only be told by those who have heard them from the lips of those who have passed to their reward.
Henry Morris, better known throughout the country as "Judge" Morris, was born in Kentucky in 1806, and came to Clark county, this State, when only 4 years old. He remained in Clark county until 26 years of age, at which age he was married, and then moved to Putnam county, settling on the farm from which he will to-day be carried to the grave. This county was organized in 18[??], Mr. Morris settled here in 18[??], and in consequence of both labor and length of residence is entitled to be ranked as one of our pioneers. He was a constant Christian, a good neighbor, and leaves behind him a family of 8 children and his aged companion.
It is superfluous for us to undertake a eulogy of the virtues of the Judge before a community in which he has been so long established, but we can hardly refrain from saying that if the position occupied by the children of the Judge does not speak volumns in favor of their home training, then we have made a serious mistake in our conception of the result of home influence.
For the incidents of his death we are under obligations to Dr. Joseph Morris, a son, and one of our oldest practicing physician. He was called to his father the Sunday evening before death, his father complaining of sharp pains shooting across his breast and down his arms. The Doctor found the pulse at 60 per minute full and strong, and his condition very nearly normal. After a thorough diagnosis of the case he pronounced it Neuralgia, and leaving his directions returned to town.
Monday morning the Judge got up, dressed himself, and sat at the breakfast table with the family as usual, though still suffering considerably from the Neuralgia. After breakfast he asked Mrs. Morris to bring in some wood for the fire-place, and then laid down on the lounge in the sitting-room. Mrs. Morris brought in one load, and, in passing, asked him how he felt, to which he replied, "about the same." It was only a few steps to the wood house and perhaps not a half moment elapsed between the time of asking the question and the return of the lady with the second load of wood, but in that half moment the dark angel had come and gone and Henry Morris had passed out of the darkness into the light.
Doctor Morris tells us there were no dangerous symptoms at the time of the diagnosis the evening before, and the actions of Mr. Morris would indicate nothing serious, and expressed his opinion that the cause of death was the Neuralgia striking the heart producing paralysis of that organ.
Henry Morris Last will
Proceedings had in the probate court of Allen County Ohio held at the courthouse in Lima in said county on the 13th day of January AD 1877. Be it remembered that on the 13th day of January AD 1877 the court made an order herein which said order is in the words and figures following to wit: the last will and testament of Henry Morris was this day produced in court and thereupon came Daniel Schlosser Nathan Schlosser and Eliza J. Schlosser the three subscribing witnesses to said will and in open court upon their oathes testify to the due execution of said will which said testimony was reduced to writing and by said witnesses subscribed and filed with said will and the court being satisfied from said testimony that said will was legally attested and executed and that said testator at the time of executing the same was of full age and of sound mind and memory and under no restraint, ordered that said will and testimony be recorded and thereafter to wit on the 16th day of January AD 1877 came Margaret Morris the widow of said testator and upon hearing her rights under said will and also under the law fully explained to her by the court she did then and there elect to take under the said will G W Overmyer probate judge. The will referred to in forgoing order is herein recorded in the words and figures following to wit - I Henry Morris of Monroe Township, Allen County and state of Ohio being of sound mind and memory but advanced in years and somewhat feeble in body do make sign and seal this my last will and testament this nineteen 19th day of September One Thousand Eight and Hundred and Seventy Six in the manner following to wit after my debts and funeral expenses are paid I will my wife Margaret have all rents and profits of all the lands and real estate that I may be in possession of at my death and the interest on all money I may have on interest together with the interest on all money arising from the sale of any property. She having the right to sell any property, she may see fit the foregoing as giving in lieu of Dower so long as she may live or remain my widow, but if she sees fit to marry again then to have dower in real and personal property according to law, but under no circumstances she shall not sell or lease the real estate more than two years at one time, and I appoint my son George to rent the real estate collect rent take charge of her money collect interest and pay rent and interest to her yearly, and after the death of my wife Margaret my property both personal and real be disposed of in the following manner. The heirs of my daughter Levina have eight hundred dollars and the heirs of my daughter Sarah have eight hundred dollars. My son George have five hundred dollars, my daughter Elizabeth have five hundred dollars, my son Joseph have one hundred dollars, my daughter Mary have five hundred dollars, my son John B. have nine hundred dollars, my daughter Elenar have five hundred dollars, my daughter Katharine have five hundred dollars, and what may be left if any to be equally divided between my following named children (to wit), George, Elizabeth, Joseph Henry, Mary, John B., Elanor, and Katharine. I will my son George Morris to be executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. Signed Henry Morris (seal), at the request of the testator and in his presence we subscribe our names as witnesses Daniel Schlosser Nathan Schlosser wife Eliza J. Schlosser. Testimon to said will referred to in the foregoing order is herein recorded in the words and figures following to wit: the state of Ohio Allen County SS. Allen Probate court we Daniel Schlosser Nathan Schlosser and Eliza J. Schlosser being duly sword in open court this 13th day of January AD 1877 depose and say that we were present at the execution of the last will and testimony of Henry Morris hereunto annexed that we saw the said Henry Morris the testator subscribe said will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that the said testator at the time of executing the same was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint and that we signed the same as witnesses at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other. Daniel Schlosser, Nathan Schlosser Eliza J. Schlosser sworn in open court and subscribed before me by said Daniel Schlosser Nathan Schlosser and Eliza Schlosser this 13th day of January AD 1877 and signed G W Overmyer Probate Judge.
Henry Morris
Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
Agriculture Census, 28 September 1850
Acres of Land
Improved - 100
Unimproved 105
Cash value of farm 5000
Value of farming implements and machinery 100
Livestock
Horses - 6
milch cows- 8
other cattle -16
sheep - 28
swine - 20
value of live stock – 400
wheat, bushels of - 464
Indian corn, bushels of – 800
Oats, bushels of, 50
Wool, lbs of – 100
Irish potatoes, bush. of - 100
Value of orchard produce in dollars - 14
butter, lbs of - 350
Cheese, lbs of - 100
Hay, tons of - 12
Maples sugar, lbs of – 5
Value of home manufacture - 30
Value of animals slaughtered - 30
* * * * *
Henry Morris
Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
1860 Agriculture Census
Acres of Land -
Improved - 115
unimproved - 90
cash value of farm - 6150
value of farming implements and machinery - 6
Live Stock 1 June 1860
Horses - 11
Milch cows - 7
Working oxen -2
Other cattle - 17
Sheep - 54
Swine - 8
Value of live stock – 1112
Produce during the year ending June 1, 1860
Wheat, bushels of - 230
Rye, bushels of - 34
Indian corn, bushels of - 800
Oats, bushels of - 205
Wool, lbs of - 200
Irish potatoes, bushels of - 8
Butter, lbs of - 100
Hay, tons of - 4
Molasses, gallons of and from what made - 2
Value of animals slaughtered - 100
* * * * *
Henry Morris
Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
Agriculture Census, 27 Jul 1870
Improved acres of land - 85
Woodland acres - 72
Value of farm - 6200
Value of farming implements and machinery - 110
Total amount of wages paid during the year including value of board – 75
Horses - 10
Milch cows - 6
other cattle - 8
sheep - 28
swine - 9
value of all livestock – 600
Winter wheat - 225
Indian corn - 750
Oats - 180
wool – 60
Irish potatoes – 20
butter – 400
Clover seed 20
Birth:
14 Apr 1804
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65300223/henry-morrisHenry married Margaret Weaver on 30 Aug 1832 in London, Madison County, Ohio. Margaret (daughter of George Weaver and Elizabeth Hempleman) was born on 11 May 1812 in South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio; died on 07 Sep 1891 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. 
Margaret Weaver was born on 11 May 1812 in South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio (daughter of George Weaver and Elizabeth Hempleman); died on 07 Sep 1891 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Residence: Farm of Henry Morris
- Census: 1880, Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
Notes:
Von Hof Erbert or Hofferbert Family History
by Florence Hofferbert Brenneman
A letter of Margaret Weaver Morris, (date and recipient unknown)
“We started for our new home October 2, 1832, with a yoke of oxens, a team of horses and a cow, which we had no trouble with for she followed the oxens. We had very little trouble from my father’s home to Bellefontaine as the path or road was wide enough for our wagons, but o the mud was deep, or so we thought then. We were told there was a good road cut through the forest to a small place called Lima, northwest of Bellefontaine, but this was not so. There was a path most of the way, but only wide enough for a horse or one man to walk through. We spent many days, and yes weeks, cutting down trees and dragging them out of the way, and then the mud was hub deep. It was bitter cold before we reached Lima. And when we did reach Lima we were a little disappointed, it was nothing but swamp. There were four families and a bachelor living in Lima. We met them all, they came cutting into the forest to meet us. I guess they were as glad to see us as we were to see them. I’ll never forget them. I was so afraid they would be the last white people I would see for a long time as my husband wanted to go north till he found good land. Their names were, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Absalom Brown, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cole, Dr. and Mrs. William Cunningham, Mr. John Brewster and a baby girl, daughter of the Brown’s. Of all that we had to go through I believe the hardest for me was to leave Lima, not because it was beautiful, but because of the people. Maybe I should write something in this letter about Lima, I have already told you about the people, so I’ll tell you about the corn mill that was there. It was a stump of a big trees center burned out and a log attached to the end of a young sapling bent over to act as a pestle. It worked alright but it took a day, from sunrise to sunset to convert a bushel of corn into samp. There was no newspaper, no inlet or outlet either by rail or earth. There was one small creek, where Indians had learned to raise hogs and drove the hogs to the creek to water each day and so the Indians called it Keshko sepe, meaning hog river and the white men called it Hog Creek. That was Lima, Ohio. We tried to find a path cut through to the north but they told us there wasn’t any, that no one but Indians were north of Lima and their paths went in from some other way. There was a family that went west of Lima that same year and settled on something that sounded like sugar creek. But my husband wasn’t going west, he was going north, so we came north. I knew we did not come straight north as some of the trees were too big for us to cut so we went around them. But the road we cut was traveled by many a settler and is still being used as a road. It was winter when we finally reached a ridge of good farming land. We staked off 160 acres of this government land on the ridge and paid $1.25 per acre for it. We built a house 16 ft. square out of poles and my husband chink and daub the house. We built a fire in one end of it, allowing the smoke to go out of the house through the cracks and crevices. The door was also the window, as it grew colder, much below zero, my husband fashioned a door of poles, and made hinges of hides. We lived this way for a year. We then built a log cabin with puncheon floor, and a square hole with paper pasted over it for a window. This was equal to the finest home in these parts.
We brought three barrels of flour with us which lasted a year, with corn meal. We had plenty of wild meat, such as deer and turkey, and we gathered wild berries. But I remember one winter, I think it was in 1834 as George was just a baby, we were without bread for four months, as the nearest place we could get grinding done was Cherokee, in Logan county, or Sidney in Shelby county. But we had plenty of pumpkins and squashes and a few potatoes. My husband worked hard clearing the ridge and as soon as we would get a spot cleared we would plant it. The country was beautiful here, but I did get lonesome for other people. My husband, Henry, was born in Kentucky, the son of Joseph and Lavina, and he knew nothing but fighting the Indians or making friends with them and clearing forest. He was a small boy when he came to Ohio with his father but he remembers it so clearly and how he worked with his father to cut a road from the Ohio River to Oldtown and then to their homestead near South Charleston, Ohio.
O, the joy I felt when one day Henry was out hunting for meat for our dinner and he was east on the ridge and he thought he saw a piece of white cloth blowing in the wind through the trees. He went very quickly to see what it could be and discovered we had neighbors. After almost four years of loneliness we had neighbors. Their name was Turner and they had taken up a homestead a few miles to the east of us. They were as glad to see us as we were to see them. A few days after this our first little girl was born and we named her Elizabeth.”
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Married:
Met at church. Were married in Margaret's home, the finest home in the state of Ohio.Children:
- George Morris was born on 02 Oct 1833 in Allen County, Ohio; died on 16 Oct 1927 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Elizabeth Morris was born on 28 Sep 1835 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 31 Aug 1923 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Lavina Morris was born on 3 Apr 1837 in Allen County, Ohio; died on 10 Nov 1857 in Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Dr. Joseph Morris was born on 10 Dec 1838 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 24 Jan 1902 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Sarah Morris was born on 06 Oct 1840 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 04 Apr 1864; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Henry Morris was born on 3 Dec 1842 in Ohio; died on 30 Apr 1895 in Watonwan County, Minnesota; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota.
- 7. Mary Morris was born on 05 Aug 1845 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio; died on 10 Oct 1902 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
- John Benjamin Morris was born on 22 Jul 1847 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 19 Nov 1895 in Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas; was buried in Cedarvale Cemetery, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas.
- Ellen Morris was born on 25 Jul 1849 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 11 Nov 1923 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.
- Catherine Morris was born on 7 Aug 1851 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 25 May 1934 in Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio.