Bare, Barnes, Bissell, Harris, Hayes,
Hendryx, Mitchell, and Never Families
Ancestor Story Submitted by Jean Haynes Myers
First Families of Huron County Member #109
First Families of Ohio Member #2800
Hendryx, Mitchell, and Never Families
Ancestor Story Submitted by Jean Haynes Myers
First Families of Huron County Member #109
First Families of Ohio Member #2800
FIRST FAMILIES OF OHIO before 1820:
Benjamin (2) and Elizabeth (BOYD) HENDRYX and daughter, Betsey(3) arrived in New London Twp. 1815. Rachel (1) SWARTHOUT) HENDRYX was in the 1820 New London Tax List, coming from Clear Creek Twp., Richland Co., after the death of her husband, Abraham (1) HENDRYX in 1818, to be near her sons, Anthony, Benjamin, and daughter, Phebe (2) (HENDRYX) COREY, wife of John COREY, and families.
The following was printed in the NORWALK REPORTER on Saturday 23 June 1827: "OBITUARY - DIED: Mr. Benjamin HENDRYX, from the accidental discharge of his own gun. The gun had been loaded a long time, he renewed the priming and attempted to discharge it at a mark, it flashed and from the report he supposed it went off, and immediately put his mouth to the muzzle to blow it out with his teeth, when the charge, which yet remained in the gun exploded: and lodged the whole contents (a ball etc.) in his head, he lingered 16 days and died, the ball was extracted from the side of his head after his decease."
Nathan (1) and wife Betsey (MORSE?) HARRIS and son, Hiram (2) came to Eldridge Twp.in 1815. Nathan was one of the men who laid the road from Florence to Norwalk. Hiram (2) HARRIS and Betsey (3) HENDRYX were married 5 January 1827, living in New London Twp. moving to Hartland Twp. then to the center of Clarksfield Twp. (corner of Vesta and Ferry Roads) where his descendant, Louise (6) HARRIS WARGO and George made their home for years.
FIRST FAMILIES OF HURON CO. - Pioneers before 1820 and Settlers before 1850.
Abram (4) HARRIS, son of Hiram and Betsey, married for his 2nd wife, Harriet (2) HAYES, d/Sturges (1) HAYES and Anna WAKEMAN, who came from Sherman, Connecticut. to Clarksfield Twp. in 1832. John and Clarissa WILDMAN HAYES, brother of Sturges, settled in the Zenobia and Chenango Road area and a plat was laid out and called Hayesville by the early setters.
John Milton (1) BISSELL, wife, Sarah BIRCH, and family came from Salisbury, Connecticut, to Buffalo then on the ship "ENTERPRISE" to Cleveland and on to Clarksfield Twp. in 1832. Daughter, Hellen (2) BISSELL married William (2) BARNES 1 January 1837 in Clarksfield, living on Ferry Road then later years to Butler Road. William (1) BARNES and family lived until the late 1840's on the farm, one between sons, Robert and William. Sarah Melissa (3) BARNES, d/William (2) and Hellen (2) (BISSELL) BARNES married John S. (1) HAYNES, JR. in 1855. They lived in New London Twp. in the 1860 Census, then were in Branch Co., Michigan, in the 1870 Census. (I have a letter written by John to his in-laws, William and Hellen BARNES, telling them of the birth of my grandfather, Charles Henry (2) HAYNES in 1868.)
Melissa died in 1886 in Clarksfield and is buried in the Methodist Cemetery. We are not sure what happened to John between 1872 and 1898. THE CLARKSFIELD BEE (a paper printed in Clarksfield) had an article that John visited his family, whom he hadn't seen in 27 years. He again visited the children in 1908 when a picture was taken with his children and grandchildren.
Charles Henry (2) HAYNES married Lena Rivers (5) HARRIS, d/Abram (4) and Harriet (2) HAYES HARRIS in 1891. My father, Harold Abram (6) HAYNES, s/Charles and Lena, married his 1st wife, Veitha O'HARA, d/William and Susan (COWIE) O’HARA, in 1915, and was farming at this time on the farm where he was born on Ferry Road. Charles HAYNES and Guy HOFSTATTER bought the BRUNDAGE and HOOVER garage in 1917. This partnership was dissolved in 1919.
Charles and Lena bought the home of Dr. David D. VAN VECTEN and Betsey KINGSLEY at 86 East Main (corner of East Main and Park Ave.) from J. J. VAN VECTEN and his wife, Emeline MCCORMICK. C. R. HAYNES rented a building on North Main, formerly occupied by the Carburetor Co. and opened a new garage. He had the agency for Dodge cars, U.S. Tires, and a repair shop.
My father, Harold (6), sold his livestock and moved to New London. In 1922. He bought a Cadillac seven-passenger touring car, the mail route and the hack, which was the Ashland Bus Line, from Jay C. THOMAS. He also had a service station, which was located on the south corner of North Main and S. Railroad St. His wife died in 1923, a couple of months after the death of their 2-1/2 year-old son, Kenneth Jack.
John BARE and his son, John (2) BARE and wife, Amy STOUT, came to Ripley Twp. in 1832 from Thompkins Co., New York, where John and Amy were married in 1825. To this union 15 children were born. Herman married in 1865 Elizabeth (2) NIVER, d/Denison(1) and Maryetta (PARSONS) NIVER, who came from New York in 1832 to Norwich Twp. (Holiday Lake, Willard was built on the former Niver property.) Harry BARRE married in 1894 to Nettie Ann WOLFORD, d/Hiram and Harriet E. (MITCHELL) WOLFORD.
Hiram s/William and Rebecca WOLFORD of Richland Co. and Harriet d/Samuel and Sarah Jane (ROBINSON) MITCHELL of Huron Co. Harriet divorced Hiram in 1878 and eventually married William CARR. She lived in New London and ran a restaurant for a number of years. My mother, Margarette Grace BARRE, d/Harry and Nettie Ann, worked as a telephone operator, then she and Evelyn O'HARA went to beauty school in Cleveland. They opened their "Charm Shoppe" in 1925, and my mother continued working part time for Ruth SHAW in the Northern Ohio Telephone Co.
Harold Abram HAYNES and Margarette Grace BARRE were married at Covington, Kentucky, 30 January 1926. Dad and Mom went to the farm to live. My brother, Harold Abram (7) HAYNES, Jr., and I were born in the same house as my father. We moved to 86 East Main in 1934, close to school. The government decided this corner (Park Ave. and East Main) would be the best place to build the new Post Office. My mother did not want to leave this corner! My father moved the west side of the house to 118 New London Ave.
Jean Harriet (7) HAYNES married Harold William MYERS in 1949, and in 1951 we built the home at 120 New London Ave. During this time 3 daughters, Nancy, Charlotte, and Mary (8) were born. In 1963, we completed building our home at 5673 S.R. 162 E. Our son, Tom (8), was born in 1969 and still lives in New London, making 8 generations that have lived in the township.
Benjamin (2) and Elizabeth (BOYD) HENDRYX and daughter, Betsey(3) arrived in New London Twp. 1815. Rachel (1) SWARTHOUT) HENDRYX was in the 1820 New London Tax List, coming from Clear Creek Twp., Richland Co., after the death of her husband, Abraham (1) HENDRYX in 1818, to be near her sons, Anthony, Benjamin, and daughter, Phebe (2) (HENDRYX) COREY, wife of John COREY, and families.
The following was printed in the NORWALK REPORTER on Saturday 23 June 1827: "OBITUARY - DIED: Mr. Benjamin HENDRYX, from the accidental discharge of his own gun. The gun had been loaded a long time, he renewed the priming and attempted to discharge it at a mark, it flashed and from the report he supposed it went off, and immediately put his mouth to the muzzle to blow it out with his teeth, when the charge, which yet remained in the gun exploded: and lodged the whole contents (a ball etc.) in his head, he lingered 16 days and died, the ball was extracted from the side of his head after his decease."
Nathan (1) and wife Betsey (MORSE?) HARRIS and son, Hiram (2) came to Eldridge Twp.in 1815. Nathan was one of the men who laid the road from Florence to Norwalk. Hiram (2) HARRIS and Betsey (3) HENDRYX were married 5 January 1827, living in New London Twp. moving to Hartland Twp. then to the center of Clarksfield Twp. (corner of Vesta and Ferry Roads) where his descendant, Louise (6) HARRIS WARGO and George made their home for years.
FIRST FAMILIES OF HURON CO. - Pioneers before 1820 and Settlers before 1850.
Abram (4) HARRIS, son of Hiram and Betsey, married for his 2nd wife, Harriet (2) HAYES, d/Sturges (1) HAYES and Anna WAKEMAN, who came from Sherman, Connecticut. to Clarksfield Twp. in 1832. John and Clarissa WILDMAN HAYES, brother of Sturges, settled in the Zenobia and Chenango Road area and a plat was laid out and called Hayesville by the early setters.
John Milton (1) BISSELL, wife, Sarah BIRCH, and family came from Salisbury, Connecticut, to Buffalo then on the ship "ENTERPRISE" to Cleveland and on to Clarksfield Twp. in 1832. Daughter, Hellen (2) BISSELL married William (2) BARNES 1 January 1837 in Clarksfield, living on Ferry Road then later years to Butler Road. William (1) BARNES and family lived until the late 1840's on the farm, one between sons, Robert and William. Sarah Melissa (3) BARNES, d/William (2) and Hellen (2) (BISSELL) BARNES married John S. (1) HAYNES, JR. in 1855. They lived in New London Twp. in the 1860 Census, then were in Branch Co., Michigan, in the 1870 Census. (I have a letter written by John to his in-laws, William and Hellen BARNES, telling them of the birth of my grandfather, Charles Henry (2) HAYNES in 1868.)
Melissa died in 1886 in Clarksfield and is buried in the Methodist Cemetery. We are not sure what happened to John between 1872 and 1898. THE CLARKSFIELD BEE (a paper printed in Clarksfield) had an article that John visited his family, whom he hadn't seen in 27 years. He again visited the children in 1908 when a picture was taken with his children and grandchildren.
Charles Henry (2) HAYNES married Lena Rivers (5) HARRIS, d/Abram (4) and Harriet (2) HAYES HARRIS in 1891. My father, Harold Abram (6) HAYNES, s/Charles and Lena, married his 1st wife, Veitha O'HARA, d/William and Susan (COWIE) O’HARA, in 1915, and was farming at this time on the farm where he was born on Ferry Road. Charles HAYNES and Guy HOFSTATTER bought the BRUNDAGE and HOOVER garage in 1917. This partnership was dissolved in 1919.
Charles and Lena bought the home of Dr. David D. VAN VECTEN and Betsey KINGSLEY at 86 East Main (corner of East Main and Park Ave.) from J. J. VAN VECTEN and his wife, Emeline MCCORMICK. C. R. HAYNES rented a building on North Main, formerly occupied by the Carburetor Co. and opened a new garage. He had the agency for Dodge cars, U.S. Tires, and a repair shop.
My father, Harold (6), sold his livestock and moved to New London. In 1922. He bought a Cadillac seven-passenger touring car, the mail route and the hack, which was the Ashland Bus Line, from Jay C. THOMAS. He also had a service station, which was located on the south corner of North Main and S. Railroad St. His wife died in 1923, a couple of months after the death of their 2-1/2 year-old son, Kenneth Jack.
John BARE and his son, John (2) BARE and wife, Amy STOUT, came to Ripley Twp. in 1832 from Thompkins Co., New York, where John and Amy were married in 1825. To this union 15 children were born. Herman married in 1865 Elizabeth (2) NIVER, d/Denison(1) and Maryetta (PARSONS) NIVER, who came from New York in 1832 to Norwich Twp. (Holiday Lake, Willard was built on the former Niver property.) Harry BARRE married in 1894 to Nettie Ann WOLFORD, d/Hiram and Harriet E. (MITCHELL) WOLFORD.
Hiram s/William and Rebecca WOLFORD of Richland Co. and Harriet d/Samuel and Sarah Jane (ROBINSON) MITCHELL of Huron Co. Harriet divorced Hiram in 1878 and eventually married William CARR. She lived in New London and ran a restaurant for a number of years. My mother, Margarette Grace BARRE, d/Harry and Nettie Ann, worked as a telephone operator, then she and Evelyn O'HARA went to beauty school in Cleveland. They opened their "Charm Shoppe" in 1925, and my mother continued working part time for Ruth SHAW in the Northern Ohio Telephone Co.
Harold Abram HAYNES and Margarette Grace BARRE were married at Covington, Kentucky, 30 January 1926. Dad and Mom went to the farm to live. My brother, Harold Abram (7) HAYNES, Jr., and I were born in the same house as my father. We moved to 86 East Main in 1934, close to school. The government decided this corner (Park Ave. and East Main) would be the best place to build the new Post Office. My mother did not want to leave this corner! My father moved the west side of the house to 118 New London Ave.
Jean Harriet (7) HAYNES married Harold William MYERS in 1949, and in 1951 we built the home at 120 New London Ave. During this time 3 daughters, Nancy, Charlotte, and Mary (8) were born. In 1963, we completed building our home at 5673 S.R. 162 E. Our son, Tom (8), was born in 1969 and still lives in New London, making 8 generations that have lived in the township.
