The old official record book “Wolf Orders” contains the names of Mercer County, Ohio, men who turned in wolf scalps for a bounty between 1844 and 1847…
Tag: Mercer County Ohio
Apr 24
Early Wolf Bounties in Mercer & Van Wert Counties
Because of their threat to livestock and people, Ohio declared a “War of Extermination” against wolves and bears in 1818 and Bounty Laws were enacted to eradicate wolves…
Aug 05
Remarks in Mercer County’s 1850 Mortality Schedule
Mercer County, Ohio’s 1850 Mortality Schedule is rather interesting. Not just because it has information about individuals in the county who died sometime during the 12 months prior to the 1850 census day, 1 June 1850, but because one of the enumerators wrote remarks in the Remarks section at the bottom of the pages. Reading remarks on an old document is usually pretty interesting.
Jul 29
Earliest Censuses for Mercer County & Willshire Township
In February 1820 the Ohio government authorized the establishment of Mercer County and Van Wert County. Mercer County was organized in 1824 and Van Wert County was organized in 1837. Who were some of the earliest settlers in this area?
Sep 21
Book about 1872 Murder Near Chatt
Most everyone who grew up in the Chatt area has heard about the murder of 13-year-old Mary Secaur in June 1872 and of the lynching of the two men who were jailed for her murder, Absalom Kimmel and Alexander McLeod. Mary Arabelle Secaur was murdered on her way home from church one Sunday, murdered east …
Karen Miller Bennett, CG®, Retired 2024
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