Delaware Ohio Genealogy

08/28/2026

I was asked to find out who lived in the 50-78 block of W. Lincoln Ave. in 1901, so I looked at both the 1901 Directory of Delaware and the 1900 U.S. Census. The first house listed was #50. You'll find the other houses in the Comments.

#50: The 1901 city directory says: V. T. Hills

The 1900 U.S. Census says:
Velorus T. Hills (64 years old) wholesale grocer
Amelia S. Hills (56) his wife
Louise Hills (13) their adopted daughter
CORRECTION: The house is still there, but it's house number is #54 and its appearance has changed.

08/24/2026

Surnames: Vought, Kroninger, Hedrick, Stickney, Matthews
Earlier I posted an article about a dead child found near the Stratford Dam in 1900. I was asked if there were any articles in the Delaware Gazette. I've searched the microfilm and found 3 articles. You'll find them in the comments. I searched through the end of July 1900, but didn't find any more articles. Here's the original article:

08/24/2026

Come see us at the Delaware County Fair!
Saturday, September 19, 2026

Radnor Heritage Society
Look for our tent on the East Side of the Merchant Building

08/21/2026

Register Now for the Live Online Seminar

08/21/2026

08/19/2026

I was asked to find out who, in 1901, lived in the block of 134-215 W. Lincoln Ave. I've put in the results from the 1901 Delaware Directory and the 1900 U.S. Census.

Most of these houses were on the even numbered side of the street, so let's begin with the odd numbered houses. The first one was #153. NOTE: You'll see the rest of the houses in the comments. I apologize for the houses not being in the correct order. For some reason, Facebook had its own ideas about what order they should be shown in.

#153
1901 Directory: A. G. Byers, clerk
1900 U.S. Census: Alfred G. Byers (60 years old), Coal Traffic Assoc., owned #153
Mattie Byers (59), his wife
Monroe Byers (23), their son, store clerk
Ruth H. Byers (14), their daughter, in school
Parker G. Byers (36), travelling, renter (he was a sone of Alfred G. and Mattie Byers)
Edith Byers (29), his wife

08/19/2026

Veteran Name: William McClelland Wasson
Military Service: The War of 1812
Birth: April 28, 1790
Death: 30 Nov 1843 (aged 53)
Buried at the Radnor Cemetery, Old Section Row 20 Grave 4

Private William Wasson served as an active-duty militiaman from Pennsylvania during the high-stakes mobilization of the War of 1812.

William Wasson is officially recorded in the Muster Rolls of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of 1812. He stepped forward for a specific 15-day emergency volunteer deployment. During the war, the British heavily targeted the Chesapeake Bay area, routinely prompting Pennsylvania governors to call up local county militia units for short-term, high-intensity defense assignments to guard regional borders and supply routes.

He volunteered alongside James Wasson. The two men are listed consecutively on the exact same military detachment paperwork. In early 19th-century militias, it was standard practice for brothers, cousins, or fathers and sons to enlist together to keep watch over one another.

While William Wasson was legally tracked on a separate detachment roll, his unit operated in the same tactical sphere as Captain Michael H. Spangler’s York County volunteers. Both groupings fell under the broader umbrella of forces assembled under Colonel Maxwell Kennedy to defend the Pennsylvania-Maryland border country when British troops threatened a full inland invasion.

WAR OF 1812-1814. ROLL OF CAPT. JAMES BOWNER"S COMPANY.
A payroll of Capt. James Bowner's company of Pennsylvania militia, attached to the Fifth battalion, Second detachment, Pennsylvania militia, under the command of Brig. Gen. Richard Crooks, in the service of the United States. Commencement of services, October 2, 1812.

(Many men named, only showing these) *Wasson, James, volunteered for fifteen days. Wasson, William, volunteered for fifteen days*

Her married Lucy Minter, daughter of Rev War Patriot Capt. John Minter and Elizabeth Crawford Minter, in 1828.

Prepared by Buckeye Valley 6th Grade Middle School Student Juliet Glissman with additional research and information provided by the Radnor Heritage Society, Inc. 15 June 2026

08/19/2026

Timeline Tuesday. This timeline of 1900-1902 below shows the various events happening during beginning of the 20th century in Delaware County. Many thanks to Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware County Historical Society and City of Delaware for the Our Shared History information.

08/19/2026

When Were Statewide Death Registrations Required

If you are looking for death certificates, you need to know the timing of each state’s requirements. Each state in the U.S. started requiring death registrations in different years. Usually, some types of records were created prior to the official state laws, either at the county, city, or town levels. But state records weren’t required until a law was passed. Furthermore, even though registrations and certificates were mandated, general compliance was not achieved by all entities for just a few years or even a few decades in some instances.

Get the Quicksheet PDF which specifies the dates for each state at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/when-were-statewide-death-registrations-required/