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The Origin of the Name "Archer's Fork", Washington County, Ohio
Place names often honor or commemorate early settlers. However, the only
record of the existence of these settlers is an obscure reference in one
paragraph of a local history, which omits the given name of our local hero but
waxes eloquent about all of the people who lived there long after our namesake
departed. Such is the case in the account given below of the origins of
"Archer's Fork", Washington Co., Ohio. The excerpt comes from
"The History of Washington Co., Ohio,' published by O.H.Z. Williams &
Bros., Cleveland, 1881, p. 87, and the map of Independence Township comes from
the Atlas of Washington Co. Ohio (no further publication details available)
ARCHER'S FORK SETTLEMENT
The third and last division of the township (Independence Twp- GWA.) is that
drained by Archer's Fork, an area of between twelve and thirteen square miles.
The region lies between the two ridges, elsewhere described, and furnishes to
Archer several runs, named usually from some owner of the land through which
they run...
Archer's fork is named from an early settler or squatter, about whose
settlement there is a difference of opinion. One story places Mr. Archer at the
mouth of this stream, another relates that he was the first settler, or rather
the first squatter in the division of the township now under consideration.
According to tradition Archer eloped with another man's wife, came to this
secluded region, chose his home about three hundred yards below the mouth of
Cady's run, on the banks of the main stream, and there lived romantically with
his companion in a hollow sycamore tree, with no gossiping neighbors to molest
or make them afraid. Whether the pair tired of their solitude or wished to find
some spot more likely to remain unpeopled by others is not known, but before the
first permanent settler came into this valley, the couple had taken their
departure.
to Washington County Index
"History of Washington County, Ohio," published by Cleveland, H.Z.
Williams & Bros, 1881 (reprinted by Bookmark, Knightstown, IN 46148, 1976.)
Sponsored by Washington County Historical Society, Marietta, OH.
p. 260
Roll of Honor- War of 1861 to 1865
Aurelius Township.
Archer, Cornelius, three years, Seventy-seventh Regiment, Company B.
[GWA comment: Cornelius Archer (Simon, Simon, James, Patrick)]
p. 139
War of 1812
Pay Roll of a company of Ohio militia , commanded by Capt John Thorniley, of
the First Regiment of Ohio militia, stationed at Ft. Stephenson by order of Gen.
John S. Gano, from January 1814 to 13 Mar 1814, including seven days for
returning home 140 miles, both days inclusive.
Privates: John Archer.
(The same information on John Archer is in "History of Marietta and
Washington County, Ohio and Representative Citizens," edited by Martin R.
Andrews, Chicago, Biographical Publ. Co., 1902, Vol 1, p. 560)
p. 654
Lawrence Township
Bear Run, which rises in the highlands in the south-eastern part of the
township and takes a northwesterly direction, derives its names from an event in
the life of Archer, the hunter. It is said that on the banks of this stream
Archer met a bear in a hand to paw combat in which the veteran hunter triumphed,
not, however, without receiving severe injuries. His thigh was horribly minced
and his life was barely saved. Another and more commonly accepted origin for the
name of this stream is that a bear was killed in the valley through which it
flows in comparatively recent times.
(Lawrence Township) is divided into three surface slopes, one toward the
northwest and emptying its waters into the Little Muskingum, one toward the
southeast and emptying its waters into the same stream, and the third in the
northwest corner, sloping toward the west and emptying its waters into Duck
creek. The principal streams of the southwestward slope are Cow Run, Bear Run,
and Archer's Fork. Cow Run,...rises on the ridge in the southeastern part of the
township, flows westerly and empties into the Little Muskingum about one mile
from the Newport township line....
p. 496
Independence Township- Archer's Fork Settlement
The third and last division of the township is that drained by Archer's Fork,
an area of between twelve and thirteen square miles. The region lies between the
two ridges, elsewhere described, and furnishes to Archer several runs, named
usually from some owner of the land through which they run...Archer's Fork is
named from an early settler or squatter, about whose settlement there is a
difference of opinion. One story places Mr. Archer at the mouth of this stream,
another relates that he was the first settler, or rather the first squatter in
the division of the township now under consideration. According to tradition
Archer eloped with another man's wife, came to this secluded region, chose his
home about three hundred yards below the mouth of Cady's Run, on the banks of
the main stream, and there lived romantically with his companion in a hollow
sycamore tree, with no gossiping neighbors to molest or make them afraid.
Whether the pair tired of their solitude or wished to find some spot more likely
to remain unpeopled by others is not known, but before the first permanent
settler came into this valley, the couple had taken their departure.
to Washington County Index
"Marriage Records of Washington County Ohio 1789-1825," Marietta
Chapt, DAR, Marietta, OH, 1931.
Michael Archer md. Rhoda Granden 7 Jun 1810, Washington Co, OH
[GWA comment: Michael Archer (James, Patrick)
Patrick Archer md. Lydia Petty, 13 Mar 1814
[GWA comment: Patrick Archer (Simon, Patrick). Simon's sons stayed in
Washington Co., PA for some time after their father's death in 1808 and then
about 1823 moved on to Clay Co., IN.]
ARCHER RECORDS FROM WASHINGTON CO., OHIO
(EDITOR'S NOTE: In August 1984 I went through a large body of records housed
in the Washington County, Ohio Court House in Marietta, Ohio. Marietta was the
first settlement of the Northwest Territory. Washington County was formed 27 Jul
1788.
Its earliest records pertain to all of Ohio until other counties were formed
within the Northwest Territory and separated from Washington County's
administrative control.
Time did not permit an exhaustive search of some of the more obscure or
voluminous records, such as all of the loose papers related to probate, however,
where probate records cited other individual documents related to the settlement
of an estate, these are listed under the name of the deceased even though they
were not abstracted below. In this way you can be aware of the existence of
these records if you are doing research on that individual or family.
The custodians of the records in every office at the Washington Co. Court
House were extremely cooperative. They have a close and cooperative relationship
with the local genealogical and historical societies which have provided support
in indexing the official records and are frequent local "consumers" of
the county records. The records are available by mail from most of the
custodians' offices, however, the Probate Court records must be paid for in cash
or money order in advance - no personal checks.
Inquire about payment policies for the other offices when you request
records.)
to Washington County Index
PROBATE COURT RECORDS
"Index- Washington Co., Ohio Marriages 1789-1840" Comp. by Bernice
Graham and Elizabeth S. Cottle, sponsored jointly by the Marietta Chapt. DAR and
Washington Co., OH Historical Society, Marietta, OH, 4 Jul 1976.
(EDITOR'S COMMENT: This is not an official record but is a very useful
finding aid for use of the Washington Co., OH marriage records. The compilers
donated a typescript copy to the Probate Court Clerk, and I believe another copy
is available at the Marietta Public Library. I do not believe this index has
been published for sale to the general public. Note the very early cut-off date
for the index.
There were no Archer females listed in the index. I did NOT do a page by page
check of the marriage records volumes themselves)
| Washington Co., OH Marriage Record Vol 19, 1915- p. 463 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Charles S. Shepard |
Mary B. Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
32 on 21 Jun 1917 |
35 on 17 May 1917 |
|
| Residence: |
Belpre, OH |
Belpre, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
St. Albans, WV |
Noble Co., OH |
|
| Occ: |
Brakman - B&O |
Teaching |
|
| Father: |
John Shepard |
Ackison Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Virginia Cadwallender |
Rosa A. Moore |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - Not a widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
28 Nov 1917 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
28 Nov 1917 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
F.J. Bauman, |
| [GWA comment: Mary B. Archer (Atkinson, Jacob, James,
James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 20 p. 114 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Walter Harold Archer |
Genevieve Etta Reid |
|
| Ages on (date): |
21 on 2 Aug 1918 |
20 on 12 Nov 1918 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Sarahsville, OH |
Gayly, Pa |
|
| Occ: |
Oil and gas producer |
|
|
| Father: |
John S. Archer |
William H. Reid |
|
| Mother: |
Emma Cleon Hesson |
Caroline McLaughlin |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - Not Widowed |
|
| Date of Application: |
31 May 1919 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
2 June 1919 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
F.M. Noesman, Pastor St. Mary's Church, Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: Walter Harold Archer (John, Daniel,
Simon, Michael, James, Patrick).] |
| Marriage Record Vol 21 p. 11 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Douglas R. Foley |
Aenid Virginia Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 6 Dec 1920 |
22 on 23 Mar 1921 |
|
| Residence: |
Parkersburg, WV |
Belpre, Washington Co., OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Parkersburg, WV |
Belpre, Washington Co., OH |
|
| Occ: |
Federal Board |
National Woolen Mills |
|
| Father: |
M. Fillmore Foley |
Spencer Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Mary Brown |
Mary Friedlein |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - Not widowed |
|
| Date of Application: |
23 Jul 1921 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
24 Jul 1921 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
William Schruff, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church |
| [GWA comment: Aenid Virginia Archer (Spencer, Enoch,
Joseph James, Patrick). Spencer was living in Parkersburg, WV at the
time. If you cannot find people in Parkersburg, always check in
Washington Co., OH records.] |
| Marriage Record Vol 21 p. 272 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Leverett Earl Davis |
Helen Isabel Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
30 on 6 May 1922 |
28 on 5 Jul 1922 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Dexter City, OH |
Buffalo, NY |
|
| Occ: |
National Refining Co. Employee |
Stenographer |
|
| Father: |
Noble Davis |
Lenox D. Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Ada Broom |
Carrie Hickman |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - Not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
23 Jan 1923 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
25 Jan 1923 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Frank N. Lynch, Pastor First Methodist Church |
| [GWA comment: Helen Isabel Archer (Lennox Barnes, David
McGarry, Jacob,
James, Patrick). Lennox Barnes Archer b.28 May 1865, married Carrie Ellen
Heckman who was b. 25 Feb 1871, Parker City, PA. He moved around quite a bit. I
presume he married somewhere near where Helen, the eldest daughter, was born, 5
Jul 1894, Buffalo, NY. Lennox and Carrie's other girls were born in Evans City,
PA, Corn Wallace, WV and Sugar Grove, OH. Lennox d. 26 Sep 1902. All four
daughters were married in Washington Co., OH during the period 1923-1925, twenty
one years after Lennox died, 26 Sep 1902, age 37. He is buried in the
Sarahsville Cem, Noble Co, OH . His wife's place and date of death are still
unknown, but I'd presume she was somewhere near the daughters who were in their
mid-twenties when they married. Carrie remarried on 18 Dec 1903 to F.G.
Cunningham. Martin Archer in his "Genealogical History" calls him
Leonard on pp. 11,73 but Lenox on p. 30.] |
| Marriage Record Vol 21 p. 437 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Dale Leslie Bradford |
Mary Gertrude Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 8 Mar 1923 |
26 on 14 Jan 1923 |
|
| Residence: |
Williamstown, WV |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Waverly, WV |
Evans City, Pa |
|
| Occ: |
B&O Clerk |
Cashier |
|
| Father: |
James Henry Bradford |
Lennox Barnes Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Vena Myer |
Carrie Heckman |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
21 Nov 1923 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
21 Nov 1923 |
A.J. Patterson, Minister |
|
| [GWA comment: Helen Isabel Archer (Lennox Barnes, David
McGarry, Jacob,
James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 21 p. 470 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Harry Clifford Kidwell |
Henrietta Elizabeth Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 16 Jan 1923 |
21 on 2 Jan 1924 |
|
| Residence: |
Belpre, OH |
Belpre, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Parkersburg, WV |
Belpre, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Railroad employee |
|
|
| Father: |
Harry R. Kidwell |
Spencer Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Frances E. Lowther |
Mary Friedlein |
|
| Previously married: |
Once
(Divorced from Alma Kidwell on 5 Dec 1923, Wood Co., WV) |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
14 Jan 1924 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
14 Jan 1924 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Hal H. Lloyd, Minister,
Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: Aenid Virginia Archer (Spencer, Enoch, Joseph James, Patrick).
Spencer was living in Parkersburg, WV at the time.] |
| Marriage Record Vol 21 p. 529 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Earl Mitchell Cunningham |
Grace Louise Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
24 on 24 Aug 1923 |
26 on 1 Jun 1924 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Corn Wallace, WV |
|
| Occ: |
Salesman |
Clerk |
|
| Father: |
William Cunningham |
Lenox B. Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Charlotte Ackley |
Carrie Ellen Heckman |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
3 Jul 1924 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
3 Jul 1924 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Thomas B. Roberts, D. D., Minister of the Gospel |
| [GWA comment: Helen Isabel Archer (Lennox Barnes, David
McGarry, Jacob,
James, Patrick)] |
| Washington Co., OH, Marriage Record Vol 22 p. 107 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Daniel Wesley Archer |
Thelma Ardath Marsh |
|
| Ages on (date): |
22 on 4 Sep 1924 |
22 on 27 Aug 1924 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Gallipolis, OH |
Cambridge,OH |
|
| Occ: |
Student |
Teacher |
|
| Father: |
John Wesley Archer |
Lea F. Marsh |
|
| Mother: |
Inez D. Blazier |
Clara Smith |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
2 Feb 1925 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
2 Feb 1925 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
F. N. Lynch, Pastor Central M.E.
Church, Zanesville, OH |
|
[GWA comment: Daniel Wesley Archer (John, John, Henry). There seems to be no
connection Patrick's line at all. Danie's father, John Wesley Archer b. 26 Oct
1858, Clay , Gallia Co, OH, d. 20 Mar 1934, Gallipolis Ferry, Mason Co., WV md.
Inez DeWitt Blazer.
I have more on the ancestry for those searching this line. Notice this is a
case of the license being issued in Washington Co. but the marriage taking place
in Muskingum Co. This is why it is important to record both the license and
minister's return and not use the license date as a date and place of marriage
as is so often done in published genealogies.] |
| Washington Co., OH, Marriage Record Vol 22 p. 237 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Joseph Edgar Kennedy |
Florence Lennox Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 6 Jul 1925 |
26 on 23 Aug 1925 |
|
| Residence: |
Parkersburg, WV |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Fly, OH |
Sugar Grove, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Salesman |
Press feeder |
|
| Father: |
Josiah Kennedy |
Lennox Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Elizabeth Small |
Carrie Heckman |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widowed |
|
| Date of Application: |
10 Oct 1925 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
10 Oct 1925 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Thomas B. Roberts, D.D. Minister
of the Gospel |
| [GWA comment: Helen Isabel Archer (Lennox Barnes, David
McGarry, Jacob,
James, Patrick).] |
| Marriage Record Vol 23 p. 465 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
C.E. Gandee |
Adda L. Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
24 on 9 Mar 1929 |
22 on 16 Jun 1928 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Spencer, WV |
Akron, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Machinist |
Housework |
|
| Father: |
H.E. Gandee |
G.A. Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Dave (sic) Hartman |
Carrie Batlin |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
4 May 1929 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
4 May 1929 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Herman Sayre, Minister |
| [GWA comment: Ada Archer (Granville, George, Elisha, James, Joseph, James,
Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 23 p. 488 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
E. Clair Archer |
Ruby E. Conley |
|
| Ages on (date): |
21 on 10 Sep 1928 |
21 on 11 Dec 1928 |
|
| Residence: |
Gay, WV |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Gay, WV |
Zona, WV |
|
| Occ: |
Rubber work |
Viscos work |
|
| Father: |
Guy Archer |
Ferd Conley |
|
| Mother: |
Lillie Romine |
Dema Herdman |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No- not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
8 Jun 1929 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
8 Jun 1929 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
George H. Heizer, Pastor First M.E. Church |
|
[GWA comment: Ernest Clair Archer (Guy, Clarence, David, John, Michael,
Joseph, James, Patrick)]
|
| Marriage Record Vol 23 p. 556 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Orville E. Wolfe |
Helen Louise Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
28 on 13 Mar 1929 |
23 on 30 Oct 1928 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Pomroy, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Teacher |
Teacher |
|
| Father: |
George T. Wolfe |
John S. Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Nettie A. Hood |
Emma C. Hesson |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
27 Aug 1929 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
29 Aug 1929 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Rev. J. Herman, Pastor, St.
Mary's Church |
| [GWA comment: Helen Louise Archer (John Sebastian, Daniel, Simon,
Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 24 p. 429 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Ivan A. Wittekind |
Mae Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
24 on 24 Apr 1931 |
22 on 5 Jul 1931 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, Rt. 8, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Fifteen, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Painter |
None |
|
| Father: |
W.O. Wittekind |
N. A. Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Mae Wellbrook |
Ida M. Warfield |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No- not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
14 Dec 1936 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
19 Dec 1931 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Hal H. Lloyd, Minister,
Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: Mae Archer daughter of Norman Albert Archer and Ida May
Warfield. There is a fairly strong circumstantial case that Mae's ancestry is:
(Norman, Simon, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)] |
(Vol 25 - no Archers listed)
| Marriage Record Vol 26 p. 548 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Harley Ross Morrison |
Clara Rose Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
21 on 16 Feb 1940 |
19 on 31 Mar 1939 |
|
| Residence: |
Caldwell, OH |
Rathbone, Washington Co, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Caldwell, OH |
Caldwell, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Farming |
Housework |
|
| Father: |
Irvin Morrison |
William Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Columbia Roe |
Cecilia Crum |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
30 Mar 1940 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
3 Apr 1940 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
William Robbu, Pastor, Pastor, St. Mary's Church |
| [GWA comment: Clara Rose Archer (William, Sylvanus,
Simon, Nathan, James, Patrick)] |
(Vol 27- No Archers)
| Marriage Record Vol 28 p. 94 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Walter Harold Archer, Jr |
Martha Anne Jennings |
|
| Ages on (date): |
21 on 22 May 1941 |
19 on 11 May 1941 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Clarksburg, WV |
|
| Occ: |
Salesman |
|
|
| Father: |
W. H. Archer |
Cleveland P. Jennings, dcd. |
|
| Mother: |
Genevieve Reed |
Alice Cleary |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
|
|
| Date of Application: |
30 Jan 1942 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
9 Feb 1942 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
William Robbin, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Marietta |
| [GWA comment: Walter Harold Archer, Jr. (Walter, John, Daniel,
Simon, Michael, James, Patrick). The correct spelling for his mother is Genevieve Reid.] |
| Marriage Record Vol 28 p. 217 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Richard T. Thomas Armor |
Carolyn Ann Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
19 on 12 Oct 1942 |
17 on 27 Dec 1944 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Tool dresser |
|
|
| Father: |
Louis Armar |
Walter Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Nellie Vean |
Jennieve Ried |
|
| Previously married: |
|
|
|
| Date of Application: |
20 Oct 1942 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
20 Oct 1942 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
William Robbin, Minister, Marietta, OH |
|
[GWA comment: Carolyn Ann Archer, (Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick).]
|
(Marriage Record Vol 29- no Archers)
| Marriage Record Vol 30 p. 335 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
John W. Archer |
Betty J. Kellar |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 2 Mar 1950 |
20 on 21 Jan 1950 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Doddridge, WV |
|
| Occ: |
Student |
Cost clerk |
|
| Father: |
W. H. Archer |
James C. Kellar |
|
| Mother: |
Genevieve Reid |
Sylvia Gaskins |
|
| Previously married: |
no |
no |
|
| Date of Application: |
22 May 1950 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
24 May 1950 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Rev. Edwin F. Murphy, Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: John W. Archer, (Walter, John, Daniel, Simon,
Michael, James, Patrick)] |
(Marriage Record Vol 31- no Archers listed)
| Marriage Record Vol 32 p. 199 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
George R. Brookhart |
Betty K. Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
20 on 5 Apr 1956 |
20 on 14 Oct 1955 |
|
| Residence: |
Belpre, OH |
Belpre, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Belpre, OH |
Belpre, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Laborer |
Dispatcher |
|
| Father: |
George D. Brookhart |
Thomas D. Archer, Jr |
|
| Mother: |
Jessie Pennybacker |
Madelin Plant |
|
| Previously married:
|
No
|
Yes- now divorced
|
(formerly Betty K. Carpenter, restored to maiden name, Betty
Kathlyn Archer, divorced on 27 Apr 1955, case no. 23,460, Washington Co, OH; former husband was Jack Dempsey Carpenter.) |
| Date of Application: |
17 Jul 1956 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage |
21 Jul 1956 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
E.M. Shelton, Minister, Belpre, OH |
|
[GWA comment: Betty Kathlyn Archer (Thomas Denver, Thomas Denver, Israel, Enoch, Joseph, James, Patrick)]
|
(Marriage Record Vol 33- no Archers listed)
| Marriage Record Vol 34 p. 70 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Guy Gene Mullen |
Ann Jennings Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
20 of 5 Nov 1962 |
19 on 12 Feb 1963 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Draftsman |
Secretary |
|
| Father: |
Bryson Mullen |
Walter Herald Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Alta Luke |
Martha Jennings |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
11 May 1963 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
25 May 1963 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Rev. Edwin F. Murphy of Marietta, OH (Catholic marriage) |
| [GWA comment: Ann Jennings Archer (Walter, Walter, John, Daniel,
Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 34 p. 124 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Charles Lee Archer |
Carrol Jeanette Brown |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 1 Jul 1963 |
19 on 23 Aug 1962 |
|
| Residence: |
Belpre, OH |
Rt. 1, Vincent, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Sandyville, WV |
Lebanon, VA |
|
| Occ: |
Service operator-Dupont Co. |
Secretary at Wunder Shoe Store, Parkersburg WV |
|
| Father: |
Glenn Archer |
Clarence Walter Brown |
|
| Mother: |
Vivian Frances Farley |
Madelin Margaret Castle |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
21 Aug 1963 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
7 Sep 1963 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Edward T. Myers, Methodist Minister 2141 Washington Blvd., Belpre, OH |
| [GWA comment: There is a strong circumstantial case based, on his
parents, birth date and place as Sandyville, WV that his ancestry would be: (Glen, William, Nathan, Joseph, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 35 p. 3 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Charles Franklin Mooney, Jr. |
Jane Ellen Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
24 on 21 Oct 1965 |
20 on 28 Apr 1966 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Student |
Lab Technician |
|
| Father: |
Charles Franklin Mooney, Sr. |
Walter Harold Archer, Jr. |
|
| Mother: |
Mary Marie Hill |
Martha Jennings |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No -not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
20 Aug 1966 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
3 Sep 1966 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
William J. Konus, (Catholic) Priest, Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: Jane Ellen Archer (Walter, Walter, John, Daniel,
Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 35 p. 144 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
David Michael Archer |
Arlene Marie Tornes |
|
| Ages on (date): |
22 on 9 Sep 1966 |
22 on 8 Jul 1967 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Apprentice pipe fitter |
Secretary |
|
| Father: |
James Regis Archer |
Alfred Joseph Tornes |
|
| Mother: |
Ethel Cochran |
Hilda L. Thieman |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
10 Jul 1967 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
15 Jul 1967 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Norbert Connelly, Catholic Priest, 506 4th St., Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: David Michael Archer (James, Walter, John, David, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 35 p. 432 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
James William Archer |
Rebecca Ann Stalnaker |
|
| Ages on (date): |
21 on 22 Jul 1968 |
21 on 6 Jul 1968 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Weston, WV |
|
| Occ: |
Student |
Teacher |
|
| Father: |
James Regis Archer |
Guy Stalnaker, Jr. |
|
| Mother: |
Ethel A. Cochran |
Grace Louise Howard |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
17 Dec 1968 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
27 Dec 1968 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Rev. George R. Shipman, Asst. Pastor, St. Mary's (Catholic), 506 4th St., Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: James William Archer (James, Walter, John, David, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
(Marriage Record Vol 36- no Archers listed)
| Marriage Record Vol 37 p. 181 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Bruce Albert Hiener |
Theresa Ann Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
19 on 15 Sep 1972 |
18 on 13 Jul 1972 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Columbus, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Dereks |
Secretary |
|
| Father: |
Robert Eugene Hiener |
John William Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Rita Hockenbery |
Betty June Kellar |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No -not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
14 Jun 1973 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
23 Jun 1973 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Msgr. Robert H. Punke, Pastor, Marietta. |
| [GWA comment: Theresa Ann Archer (John, Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 37 p. 544 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Michael Lynn Russell |
Nancy Marie Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
20 on 26 Dec 1973 |
20 on 23 Jul 1974 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Carpenter |
Clerk |
|
| Father: |
Donald Howard Russell |
Walter H. Archer |
|
| Mother: |
La Verne Aileen Morris |
Martha Ann Jennings |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No -not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
20 Nov 1974 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
29 Nov 1974 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Robert H. Punke, Pastor, Marietta. |
| [GWA comment: Nancy Marie Archer (Walter, Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 38 p. 635 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Randall Lee Fleeman |
Teresa Rose Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
22 on 5 Oct 1976 |
21 on 29 Nov 1976 |
|
| Residence: |
Rt.2, Lower Salem, OH |
Rt. 2, Lower Salem, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Zanesville, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Maintenance |
|
|
| Father: |
Ralph Fleeman |
Paul Everett Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Eva Elaine Lallathin |
Leoba C. Hupp |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
3 Jun 1977 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
7 Jun 1977 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Geoffrey D. Brunton, Mayor of Marietta, 301 Putnam St. |
| [GWA comment: Teresa Rose Archer (Paul, John, Robert, Elijah, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 38 p. 264 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
James Reed Archer, Jr |
Priscilla Jo Schilling |
|
| Ages on (date): |
23 on 8 Nov 1975 |
17 on 21 Feb 1976 |
|
| Residence: |
Caldwell, OH |
Lowell, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Noble Co., OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Bricklayer |
|
|
| Father: |
James Reed Archer, Sr. |
Wayne Schilling |
|
| Mother: |
Marilyn Jean Eichhorn |
Karen Griffin |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
23 Feb 1976 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
6 Mar 1976 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Marshall H. Peterson, Minister United Methodist Church, Caldwell, OH |
| [GWA comment: James Reed Archer, Jr. (James, Cicero, Stephen,
James, James, James, Patrick). This was a first marriage; he married 2. Sharon Lynn Foraker.] |
| Marriage Record Vol 38 p. 429 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Larry Paul Archer |
Lynette Knoch |
|
| Ages on (date): |
24 on 18 Feb 1976 |
26 on 22 Nov 1975 |
|
| Residence: |
Rt. 1, Lower Salem, OH |
Rt. 1, Lower Salem, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Construction |
Teacher's Aide |
|
| Father: |
Paul Leo Archer |
George Farley, Jr. |
|
| Mother: |
Rita Louise Huffman |
Mary Margaret Sullivan |
|
| Previously married:
|
No
|
Once -now divorced
|
Maiden name: Lynette Farley; date of divorce:1-8-75, case 74DR445, Washington Co., OH.
Minor Children: Anthony Knoch, age 5; former husband: Richard Neal Knoch.
|
| Date of Application: |
23 Aug 1976 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
27 Aug 1976 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Geoffrey D. Brunton, Mayor of Marietta, 301 Putnam St. |
| [GWA comment: Larry Paul Archer (Paul, Wiliam, Sylvanus, Simon, Nathan, James, Patrick)] |
Date of Application:
Date of Marriage/Performed by: by
| Marriage Record Vol 39 p. 281 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Robert Lee Cumberledge |
Beverly Sue Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
27 on 18 Aug 1977 |
26 on 24 Nov 1976 |
|
| Residence: |
Parkersburg, WV |
Ox Bow, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Parkersburg, WV |
Parkersburg, WV |
|
| Occ: |
Carpenter |
Decorator |
|
| Father: |
Carl Robert Cumberledge |
Frank Christy Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Kathleen Kay Hawk |
Nettie Lucile Bailey |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
21 Nov 1977 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
23 Dec 1977 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Rev. Paul R. Knierim, Pastor, PO 295, Belpre, OH |
| [GWA comment: Beverly Sue Archer (Frank, Stephen, Samuel, Simon, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 39 p. 321 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Steven Richard Archer |
Mary Lou Larrick |
|
| Ages on (date): |
20 on 20 Jul 1977 |
20 on 17 Dec 1977 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Rt. 1, Lore City, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Cambridge, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Laborer |
|
|
| Father: |
John William Archer |
Arthur Ellis Larrick |
|
| Mother: |
Betty June Kellar |
Betty Lou Green |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
20 Dec 1977 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
31 Dec 1977 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Robert H. Punke, Pastor, 506 4th St., Marietta. (Catholic marriage) |
| [GWA comment: Steven Richard Archer (John, Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 40 p. 20 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Russell Guy Newell |
Sarah Lea Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
22 on 18 Jul 1978 |
25 on 5 Nov 1977 |
|
| Residence: |
Ocracoke, Hyde Co, NC |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Newburn, NC |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Self-employed |
Self-Employed |
|
| Father: |
Russell Emerson Newell |
Walter Harold Archer, Jr. |
|
| Mother: |
Dora Corinne Matthis |
Martha Ann Jennings |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
26 Jul 1978 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
16 Sep 1978 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Robert H. Punke, Pastor, 506 4th St., Marietta, OH. |
| [GWA comment: Sarah Lea Archer (Walter, Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
| Marriage Record Vol 40 p. 346 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Delbert Wayne Bainegar |
Laurie Jane Archer |
|
| Ages on (date): |
22 on 6 Feb 1979 |
17 on 10 May 1978 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Occ: |
Custodian |
Sale Clerk-Cashier |
|
| Father: |
Delbert Laverne Bainegar |
John William Archer |
|
| Mother: |
Julie Della Lightfritz |
Betty June Kellar |
|
| Previously married: |
No |
No - not widow |
|
| Date of Application: |
9 Mar 1979 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage: |
24 Mar 1979 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Robert H. Punke, Pastor, 506 4th St., Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: Laurie Jane Archer, (John, Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
(Marriage Record Vol 41-42 - No Archers listed; Vol 43 was missing, and there is a one year gap in dates of licenses issued
between Vol 42 and Vol 44. Vol 42 ends with issue date 21 Jul 1981. Vol 44 begins with date 13 Aug 1982.)
| Marriage Record Vol 45 p. 231 |
|
Groom |
Bride |
|
| Names: |
Steven Richard Archer |
Janice Lee Stanford |
|
| Ages on (date): |
26 on 20 Jul 1983 |
33 on 4 Jul 1983 |
|
| Residence: |
Marietta, OH |
Marietta, OH |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Marietta, OH |
West Salem, IL |
|
| Occ: |
Parts Clerk |
|
|
| Father: |
John William Archer |
William Eugene Willard |
|
| Mother: |
Betty June Kellar |
Kay Irene Verraneault |
|
| Previously married:
|
Once-lst wife: Mary L. Larrick, CCP Washington Co., OH,
9-8-80, case #80 D-410
|
Twice- #1Gary Wymer; ch: Grant E. Wymer, 13 Robyn M.
Wymer, 12
CCP Morgan Co, OH
2-18-76 Case # CI-75-112
#2 James R. Sanford;
CCP Noble Co, OH
7-18-1981;
Case #81-33
|
|
| Date of Application: |
3 Jan 1984 |
|
|
| Date of Marriage |
9 Jan 1984 |
|
|
| Performed by: |
Gary E. Combs, Minister, PO Box 809, Marietta, OH |
| [GWA comment: Steven Richard Archer, (John, Walter, John, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)] |
to Washington County Index
|
WASHINGTON CO., OHIO BIRTH RECORDS
(Editor's Comment: The records below were acquired by using the index, however, there appeared to be a page missing from the
index which would cover the approximate period 1900 to 31 Mar 1901. To get around this missing page, I made a page-by-page
search of the first 128 entries covering the period not covered by the index and did find the entries missing in the index.
Moral: use indexes with caution!)
Birth Record Vol 4
(After 20 Dec 1908, births in Ohio were required by law to be recorded with the State Dept of Health, but they are also
recorded at the county or city Health Dept. The records below are in the Clerk's Office of the Probate Court in the Washington
Co. Court House; the Health Dept. records were not consulted.
More recent births are recorded at the county level in "Record of Registration of Births" Vols l-ll (l3 Oct 1941-9 Jul 1954).
These births are indexed in the Index to the General Probate.)
Birth Record No.: 328
Name: Anna Archer
Date Born: 28 Apr 1900
Place Born: Liberty Twp, Washington Co., OH
Father: Norman Archer
Mother: Mary E. McKenna
Parents' Residence: Liberty Twp, Washington Co, OH
[GWA comment: This is an odd entry; There is no Mary E. McKenna in any record I have been able find. This is the only Norman of
Liberty Twp, Washington Co., OH. Conclusion: the mother is Ida Warfield but the child was born 6 weeks
after their marriage on 15Feb 1900. Draw you own conclusions. If they are the parents the
parents there is a fairly strong circumstantial case that his ancestry is: (Norman, Simon, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record Vol 4
Birth Record No.: 1169
Name: Glenn Archer
Date Born: 20 Sep 1901
Place Born: Liberty Twp, Washington Co, OH
Father: Norman Archer
Mother: Ida Warfield
Parents' Residence: Liberty Twp, Noble Co., OH
[GWA comment: Son of Norman Albert Archer and Ida May Warfield. There is a fairly strong circumstantial case that his ancestry
is: (Norman, Simon, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record No.: 2152
Name: Cecile Marie Archer
Date Born: 12 Mar 1903
Place Born: Marietta City, Washington Co, OH
Father: Grant Archer
Mother: Alice Garrett
Parents' Residence: Muskingum Co., OH
[GWA comment: Cecile Marie Archer (Ulysses Grant, Nathan, Joseph, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record No.: 2923
Name: Grace Archer
Date Born: 14 Apr 1903
Place Born: Liberty Twp, Washington Co, OH
Father: Charles Archer
Mother: Nancy Blair
Parents' Residence: Liberty Twp, Washington Co., OH
[GWA comment: Grace Archer (Charles, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record No.: 3452
Name: Florence Frances Archer
Date Born: 31 Jan 1904
Place Born: Waterford Twp, Washington Co, OH
Father: R.H. Archer
Mother: Ida Watfred
Parents' Residence: Waterford Twp, Washington Co, OH
[GWA comment: Not identified. This does not seem to be an erroneous entry for Norman Archer and Ida Warfield, as they had
another child in this time period and did not live in Waterford Twp.]
Birth Record No.: 3876
Name: Gertrude Archer
Date Born: 28 Aug 1904
Place Born: Liberty Twp, Washington Co, OH
Father: Charles Archer
Mother: Nancy Blair
Parents' Residence: Liberty Twp, Washington Co, OH
[GWA comment: Grace Archer (Charles, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record Vol 4
Birth Record No.: 4918 (birth correction dtd 18 Jul 1962 in Journal 70-331)
Name: Helen Louise Archer
Date Born: 30 Oct 1906 1905 (1906 crossed out)
Place Born:
Father: John Sebastian Archer
Mother: Emma Cleona Hesson
Parents' Residence: Marrietta, OH
[GWA comment: Helen Louise Archer (John Sebastian, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record No.:
Name: Harold Bernard Archer
Date Born: 15 May 1907
Place Born: Liberty Twp, Washington Co, OH
Father: Norman Archer
Mother: Ida M. Warfield
Parents' Residence: Fifteen, OH
[GWA comment: Son of Norman Albert Archer and Ida May Warfield. There is a fairly strong circumstantial case that his ancestry
is: (Norman, Simon, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)]
Birth Record No.: 8607
Name: A. Ananias Archer
Date Born: 26 June 1913
Place Born: Marietta, OH
Father: Clarence A. Archer
Mother: Gladys Robinson
Parent's Residence: Marietta, OH
[GWA comment: Clarence A. Archer possible ancestry: (Martin, Martin, Michael, Joseph James, Patrick). He was declared
incompetent and put under the care of a guardianship with a possible name change as Claude Wendelken, (adoption by
guardians? - see below]
to Washington County Index
CORRECTED BIRTH APPLICATION RECORDS
Record of Registration of Births Vol 10, p. 41 - Box 1455
Full Name at Birth: Thomas Denver Archer
(Birth not registered in Monroe Co., OH)
Born: b. 26 Oct 1912 0600 M. Legitimate
Father: Thomas Denver Archer, Sr. Age at time of birth: 33
Birthplace of Father: Rockport, WV
Father's Occ: oil field worker
Residence at time of birth: Sycamore Valley, OH, Monroe Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Luzetta Lindamood Age at time of birth:29
Birthplace: Sycamore Valley, OH Occ: Housewife
Res: Sycamore Valley, OH
No. of Previous children born to mother: 0
Attending Physician: Dr. Tedders, Harrietsville, Noble Co., OH
Applicant: Thomas D. Archer, Jr. 317 Maple St., Belpre, OH
Date of Application: 2 Nov 1951
Supporting Affadavit: Father-Thomas Denver Archer, Sr. 901 1/2 Virginia Ave, Parkersburg, WV, 2 Nov 1951
Mother-Luzetta Archer 901 1/2 Virginia Ave, Parkersburg, WV.
[GWA comment: Thomas Denver, Jr (Thomas Denver, Israel, Enoch, Joseph, James, Patrick)]
Vol 10, p. 473- Box 1455
Full Name at Birth: Walter Harold Archer
(Birth not registered in Noble Co., Ohio)
Born: 2 Aug 1897, Sararhsville, Noble Co., OH Legitimate
Father: John Sebastian Archer Age at time of birth: 33
Birthplace of Father: Carlisle, Noble Co., OH
Father's Occ: Miller- mill owner
Residence at time of birth: Sarahsville, OH
Mother's Maiden Name: Emma Cleona Hesson Age at time of birth:32
Birthplace: Carlisle, OH Occ: Housewife
Residence: Sarahsville, OH
No. of Previous children born to mother: 3
No. of children living at time of applicant's birth: 1
No. of children born dead: 2
Attending Physician: Not known
Applicant: Walter Harold Archer 422 7th St., Marietta, OH
Date of Application: 11 Jan 1952
Supporting Affadavit: Florenze S. Mautz, 408 Front St., Marietta, OH 11 Jan 1952.
[GWA comment: Walter Harold Archer (John Sebastian, Daniel, Simon, Michael, James, Patrick)]
Delayed and Corrected Birth Register, Vol 5A, p. 165
Full Name at Birth: Earl Forest Archer
(Not previously recorded at Probate Court, Washington Co., OH)
Born: 10 May 1904 At Home- Liberty Twp., Washington Co, OH
Father: Norman Albert Archer Age at time of birth: 28
Father's Occ: Oil field worker
Residence at time of birth: Fifteen, OH
Mother's Maiden Name: Ida May Warfield Age at time of birth: 23
Birthplace: Fifteen, OH
Occ: Housewife
No. of Previous children born to mother: 5
No. of children living at time of applicant's birth: 3
No. of children born alive but now dead: 1
No. of children born dead: none
Attending Physician: Lizzie Gearhart, Fifteen, OH - midwife
Applicant: Ida M. Archer, 82, 907 Washington St., Marietta,
Date of Application: 13 Jun 1964
(Listed in the Journal entry of 13 Jun 1964 as being the surviving parent)
[GWA comment: Son of Norman Albert Archer and Ida May Warfield. There is a fairly strong circumstantial case that his ancestry
is: (Norman, Simon, Mathew, Jacob, James, Patrick)]
Guardian Docket Vol K, p. 485
Guardianship of A. Ananias Archer, aka Claude Wendelken, an incompetent person of Marietta, OH- Case No. 6455
Age : 50
Guardian: Carrie Marie Hupp, Marietta, OH
Date of Appointment: 17 Jan 1964
Bond: $4,000; Surities: Western Surety Co.
Guardian Record 26 18.4: 14 Jan 1964- Notice returned by Sheriff, Washington Co. Service
made on Oscar Wendelken and Maude Wendelken.
Guardianship of A. Ananias Archer also known as Claude Wendelken
Age 50 in 1964. Residence: 603 Hart St., Marietta, OH
Next of kin not known but he was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wendelken of 603 Hart St., Marietta, OH as a foster mother and
father. Oscar Wendelken was 74 and Maude Wendelken was 92 as of Jan 1964. The guardianship for A. Ananias Archer was given by
the Court to Carrie Marie Hupp, (step?) sister of A. Ananias Archer after a hearing on 17 Jan 1964. At the hearing the court
found that Ananias was incompetent by reason of mental and physical disability. Ananias was living on a check of $73 a
month from the Welfare Dept. His birth certificate reads:
A. Ananias Archer, b. 26 June 1913, 2 A.M.
Father: Clarence Ananias Archer, 37, born WV;
Residence: Marietta, OH, occupation- barber;
Mother: Gladys Robinson, 27, b. Marietta, OH,
Physician C.R. Sloan, of Marietta;, Marietta Twp, Washington Co, OH, not legitimate.
to Washington County Index
ARCHER PROBATE RECORDS FROM WASHINGTON CO., OHIO
Washington Co., OH Court of Common Pleas Probate Record, Vol. 1, p. 116.
Estate of Simon Archer
(Editor's Note: This Simon Archer is the son of Patrick of Greene Co., Pa.)
(The material is abstracted unless it is enclosed in quotation marks.)
Entry No. 57.
Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Simon Archer, deceased:
Total value of estate: $277.24
Appraised by George Comer, William Nixon, Jacob (X) Coffman in Washington Co, OH. Appraisal presented to the Court, 1 Jun 1808.
Ibid., p. 176.
Settlement of the Estate of Simon Archer-Marietta, 3 Oct 1808.
"A record of the deed, debts and demands that are allowed against the estate of Simon Archer, late of Marietta, deceased by the
trustees of said estate..." a note in favor of John Holt, $9.99, interest $ .63 1/2; Teastes? on esquire Broughs docket $l.2_ 1/2;
note in favor of Iadediah Chase $15.70; costs on Esquire Broughs docket $.55 1/2; note in favor of James White $4; note in favor
of Waid Cross $2.80; to Simon Poole's account $5.91 1/2; to Charles Greene account $5.51 1/2; note in favor of Nathaniel
Lucas $1.40; to Asa Goodwin's account $7.85; to Nathaniel Goodwin $5.12; to Luke Walpole by assignment on Esquire Edwin Patterson's
docket by agreement of the parties $69.30 costs of said $.87; to William S. Gillman $9.50; to Jabez Trues old $26.66; to Samuel
Williamson $9; to Benjamin Decoursy $94.71; (all of the above totaled: $270.59 1/2).
"A memorandum of sums allowed in the last sickness and settling of the estate of Simon Archer, late of Marietta, deceased."
To Jacob Coffman, appraising and digging grave $3.
To George Corner - ditto $2; acting as clerk $2.75.
To William Nixon - ditto $2 paid Esquire Hill for administering oath.
To Iams Ryster for a coffin $5.
To Jabez Trues, physician in last sickness $5.50.
To Nancy Archer as administrator $16.87 1/2.
To Robert Williamson as trustee on said estate, 4 days @ $1.50 $6.
To William Hart - ditto on ditto $6.
To Obidiah Lincoln as ditto as ditto 2 days - $3
Totaling: $50.37 1/2 Signed as examiners: Robert Williamson, Obidiah Lincoln, William
Hart (the last two examiners were trustees of the estate).
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Washington Co, OH Probate Record Vol. 1 p. 179.
Archer, Simon - Allotment of Widow's (Claims?) in his Estate
"A bill of these articles Nancy Archer claims as her cher (sic-share) as of the estate of Simon Archer, deceased"
(List of household items totaling $56.09 1/2)
Witnesses: Robert Williamson
Signed: Nancy (X) Archer
Archer, Simon- Account of sales of his estates.
A bill of these articles of personal property belonging to the estate of Simon Archer, deceased, chall (sic) were exposed to
public sale of 6th day of August 1808 and these items were sold ..." (livestock, poultry) to George Corner, Nancy Archer, Benjamin
Racer(?), Nancy Archer, James Ryles, Simon Archer.
Signed: Nancy (X) Archer;
Witnesses: Robert Williamson
Archer, Simon- Settlement of his Estate
"Aug 21, 1809 the trustees of the estate of Simon Archer, deceased to make the following dividend after allow the widow her
dower and bed and boarding and allowing the widow $52 for the support of herself and child for one year and do find that the
estate is not sufficient to satisfy the bill of the last sickness therefore do make the following dividend..." (makes a reference
to Journal Aug Term, 1809 p. 79) and lists names others to whom money was owned by the estate:
To the administrix for her expenses $36.36.
(others listed - not copied here)
Shrieve v. Archer
Record of Common Pleas, Vol. 2, p. 85.
March Term 1797 Washington (County, OH) Circuit Court, Case no. 7.
"Simon Archer of the county of Washington, Yeoman, was attached to answer to Godfrey Shrieve of the same county, husbandman at
December Term 1796 in a plea of trespass. For this the said Simon on the 7th day of September of the present day of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six at Marietta aforesaid with force of arms upon the said Godfrey did make an assault and
did then and there beat, bruise, wound, and evil intreat (sic) the said Godfrey contrary to the peace and dignity of the United
States and the laws of the territory and to the damage to said Godfred as he saith the sum of 50 dollars and (vc) cents. On the
second day continued to March term aforesaid to wit on the second day March term, the defendant being solemnly called doeth not
appear and thereupon becomes default. Therefore, it is considered by the court that the said Godfrey Shrieve recover of
the said Simon Archer the sum of 6 dollars damages and 5 dollars and 83 1/2 cents cost of suit."
Thierry v. Archer
Record of Common Pleas, Vol. 2, p. 93.
March Term 1797 Washington (County, OH) Circuit Court, no. 18.
"Simon Archer of the county aforesaid, laborer, alias Yeoman, was attached to answer to Francis Thierry of Marietta of the county
aforesaid, Baker, alias Yeoman, in a plea of the case. For that the said Archer at Marietta aforesaid on the twelfth day of
January last, past made and executed is bill or note in writing and directed the same to Samuel Thornly requiring him to pay to
the said Thierry the sum of three pounds, 12 shillings, 3 pence equal to 12 dollars and 4 cents, it being for value received.
And whereas afterwards to wit the day and year aforesaid at Marietta aforesaid, the said bill was shown to the said Thornly
and then and there required to accept the said bill and make payment of the same sum of 12 dollars and 4 cents according to
the form and effect of the said bill and whereas the said Thornly did then and there refuse to accept of the said bill and make
payment of the same. By reason of the premises the said Archer ought to have paid the said sum of 12 dollars 4 cents to him the
said Thierry- and the said Archer in consideration thereof then and there assumed upon himself and to the said Thierry faithfully
promised to pay the same sum of 12 dollars and 4 cents on demand. -- Nevertheless the said Archer regardless (ve?) has never paid
the sum aforesaid or any part thereof. He (ve?). To the damage of the said Thierry 30 dollars etc.
On the 4th day of the term the said Archer being solemnly called doeth not answer and, therefore, becomes default. Therefore, it
is considered by the court that the said Francis Thierry recover the said Simon Archer the sum of 12 dollars and 4 cents damages
together with 5 dollars and 53 cents of suit."
Wizer v. Archer, Domestic Attachment , Discontinued
Record of Common Pleas, Vol. 2, p. 345.
March Term 1801
(There was no text - only a single line entry above)
McGee v. Archer
Record of Common Pleas, Vol. 3, p. 363. December Term 1807
At December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, this cause is discontinued. (No further details of
this case in this entry.)
State of Ohio v. Simon Archer on an Indictment
(Editor's Note: This is probably Simon Archer (Simon, Patrick), the son of Simon, Sr. who died in 1808. Simon, Jr. remained in
Washington Co., OH until about 1823 when he migrated to Ft. Wayne, IN)
Record of Common Pleas, Vol. 9, p. 218. March Term 1819
"Be it remembered heretofore that is to say at the present March Term anno domini one thousand eight hundred and nineteen of the
said court of common pleas before the Honorable Ezra Osborn, Esq. President and the honorable Ezekiel Benning, Henry
Jolley, and John Sharp, esquires associate judges of the said court held the grand jurors of the said state of Ohio impanelled and sworn a
grand jury of inquest for the body of said county Washington among other things on their oath presented an indictment against
Simon Archer in the words following.
The state of Ohio Washington County Court of Common Pleas March Term at 1819 the grand jurors of the
state of Ohio for the body of the county of Washington aforesaid on their oaths do find that Simon Archer of said county on the
third day of February A.D. 1818 at Marietta in said county with force and arms in and upon the body of John Moore in the peace of
God and in the state then and there being an assault did make and him the said John Moore did then and there unlawfully strike,
wound, and ill treat contrary to the statute in such case made and presided against the peace and dignity of the state provided
a true bill. Simon Denning, foreman; Caleb Emerson, prosecuting attorney, (enclosed) a true bill Simon Denning Foreman whereupon
came as well Caleb Emerson the prosecuting attorney for the said state of Ohio in this court as the said Simon Archer the
defendant in his proper person and said Simon Archer being put plead pleaded guilty to the said indictment and threw himself
upon the mercy of the court whereupon sundry witnesses were sworn and examined and said defendant fully heard in mitigation of his
offense on consideration whereof it is considered by the court that the defendant the same Simon Archer pay a fine of 1 dollar
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