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Pictured (l to r) are lineage committee members and inductees, Brenda
Arnett, Diane Brittenham,
Mary, John & David Neff, Nita Allread,
Nancy Stump, and Shirley Hughes
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Darke County Genealogical Society
Annual
Induction of Lineage Society Members
Greenville, OH-During the November, 2016 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 Nita Allread, John Neff, Mary Louise Neff, and
David Neff. Note: the year in parentheses is the year residence has
been proven for Darke County.
The ancestors inducted into the Lineage Society are representative of
those who settled our county in the 1800s. They include farmers
and craftsmen who came in search of a better life with new
opportunities. Birthdates cover over a century from 1794 to
1903. As always most proof is from birth, marriage, and death
records but census records and wills were also used to prove residency
in Darke County.
Nita Allread chose to honor three branches of her family. The
Wandle family’s matriarch was German born Christina Barbara Kaut Wandle
(1890) whose husband died in the Battle of Nashville, December,
1864. The other members of the family group are her son, Emanuel
G. Wandle (1876), his spouse, Elizabeth Sease Wandle (1860) and their
daughter and son-in-law, Esther D. Wandle (1896) and Alpha C. (1897)
Lutz. The Lutz family lived in Monroe Twp. and included Jacob
Lutz (1870) and his wife, Rebecca Ditmer Lutz (1870) and their son and
his spouse, Franklin B.(1870) and Lillie B. Williamson (1900)
Lutz. The third family branch is Abraham Sease (1850) and his
wife, Margaret Baker Sease (1850).
The Neff family chose to honor several branches on both sides of the
family. From John Neff’s side are John W. Neff (1870) and wife,
Elizabeth Bowser Neff (1870), and their son’s family, George W. Neff
(1880), Mary C. Crowell Neff (1880) and Joseph P. Neff (1903). Mary’s
family traces back to John Orris (1877), an émigré from Russia, through
his daughter, Catharine Orris Risser (1852), her husband, Joseph
Risser(1852), and their daughter and her husband, Anna Risser (1860)
and William (1877) Crowell.
From Mary Neff’s side are the Fryman family, Jacob Fryman (1850) and
Catharine Ditmer Fryman (1850), George Fryman (1851) and spouse, Lydia
Flory Fryman (1860), and their child, Calvin O. Fryman (1889) and his
wife, Sylvia E. Heller Fryman (1891). The Flory line is
represented by Emanuel Flory (1830) who came to Darke County as a
minister to the Palestine area and his son and spouse, Benjamin (1860)
and Mary Ann Spitler (1860) Flory. The Heller family is found in
Franklin Twp. with patriarch, Henry D. Heller (1850) and his wife,
Martha M. Earhart Heller (1850) and their son and his spouse, Henry E.
(1862) and Martha S. Rife (1862) Heller. Martha’s parents were
shoemaker, John J. (1900) and Anna Paul (1900) Rife.
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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