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Pictured (l to r) are lineage committee members and inductees: Diane
Brittenham, Brenda Arnett,
Shirley Hughes, Paulette Ford, Nancy Donley,
Connor Keiser, Nancy Stump, Larry Hess
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Genealogical Society
holds annual induction
Greenville, OH-During the November 2014 meeting of the Darke County
Genealogical Society the annual induction of the descendants into the
Lineage Families of Darke County, Ohio was held.
Inducted this year were Nancy L. Hesson Donley, Athena Donley Moberg,
H. Paulette Hesson Ford, Larry Hess, Connor Keiser, and Brenda D.
Arnett.
Nancy & Athena were inducted into Pioneer Families by proving their
ancestor, Jacob Miller and Mary Michael Miller were in Darke County by
1820. Their son, Emanuel C. Miller and his wife, Nancy Ann Wagaman
Miller were living in Adams Twp. in 1829 & 1830 respectively.
Century Ancestors were Samuel H. Miller [1865] and Laura Belle Trick
Miller[1884] of Van Buren Twp. and Bessie Susana Miller Hesson[1902]
and her husband, Lewis C. Hesson[1900].
Paulette’s maternal First Family ancestors were all living in
Mississinawa Twp., John B. Anderson, and his wife, Rebecca Bowers
Anderson, in 1840. John Grissom in 1850 and his wife, Margaret
Ent Grissom, in 1847. Francis M. Grissom[1850] & Rebecca M.
Anderson Grissom[1843] were the children of these two couples.
The son of Francis & Rebecca, Lemuel A. Grissom, is a Century
Ancestor.
Larry is a descendant of a First Family ancestor, Jacob Hess, who is
living in York Twp. in 1840. His son, John Hess, served in Co C
of the 187th OVI from March 1865 through January 1866 making him a
Civil War ancestor. The 187th was originally formed to serve for
1 year and their service was for the most part in Georgia.
Connor is our first Pioneer Family ancestor inducted from the Longtown
settlement in German [Liberty] Twp. His ancestors, James Clemens
and Sophia Sellers Clemens, purchased land while living in Warren
County in 1821 and by 1822 were living here in Darke County. The
Clemens are considered to be the founding residents of Longtown, a
unique tri-racial community.
Brenda’s paternal ancestors all were in Monroe Twp. First Family
ancestors are John Arnett, Sr. and his wife, Sarah Peppinger Arnett,
who settled in 1833. Century Ancestors are Bartholomew J. Arnett,
his wife, Elizabeth Bridenbaugh Arnett, and son Joseph B. Arnett in
1860. Joseph’s, wife, Susan M. Brandenburg Arnett, and son, Roy
E. Arnett, are documented in 1882 and 1891 respectively. Roy’s
wife, Nora B. Brown Arnett, is living in Monroe Twp. in 1895 and their
son, Richard V. Arnett, in 1914.
The Lineage Families of Darke County, Ohio is open to persons who are
members of the DCGS and who can successfully prove in the application
process ancestors who were residents of Darke County. The
specific categories are Pioneer Families (resident by 31 December
1830), First Families (resident of Darke County by 31 December 1850),
Civil War Ancestors (Darke County resident who served in the Civil War,
1861-1865) and Century Ancestors (resident of Darke County from 01
January 1851 to present date minus 100 years).
Applications and a list of fees may be obtained at the Darke County
Research Center located in Garst Museum in Greenville. The
research center’s staff may be contacted at 937-548-5250.
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