2025 archive

Finding Mercer County Probate Estate Case Files on FamilySearch.org

After writing about Eli Plants’ Mercer County Probate Case File, several people asked if this information is on-line. And if it is, how to find it. So, this is a how-to blog post, explaining how to search and find the old Mercer County Probate Case Files on FamilySearch.org…

Tombstone Tuesday-DUV Symbol

This looks like a gravestone monument, but it is not. It is a memorial monument inscribed with the symbol of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (DUV)…

Do You Remember When…

While driving down Tama Road recently, headed toward Chatt, I thought about how the road once had a slight jog. That got me thinking about some other things that have changed in the area over the years…

Willshire Connections in Eli D. Plants Estate

Have you ever looked through an old probate estate file, looking through the bills and receipts scribbled on little scraps of paper, paying particular attention to the names of businesses, people, and physicians? It can be quite interesting.

Tombstone Tuesday-Eli D. Plants

This is the tombstone of Eli D. Plants, located in row 12 of Duck Creek Cemetery’s old section, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…