TJL Genes : Preserving Our Family History

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Marriage of John Metzner and Catherine Young, Licking County, Ohio, 1839

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZHL-F6J : accessed 12 Jan 2014), John Metzner and Catherine Young, 16 Nov 1839; citing Licking, Ohio, United States, reference v.1,p.331,L.271; FHL microfilm 384300.

The State of Ohio, Licking County, ss

I do hereby certify that the marriage of John Metzner and Catherine Young of said County was solemnized by me in due form of law on the 16" Nov. 1839

Augustus Grosskards
Pastor

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Located the image of the marriage record for my paternal 3rd-great grandparents, John Metzner and Catherine Young in Licking County, Ohio. Previously, I had the date of their marriage as November 4, 1839 from county history and November 3, 1839 from John's obituary. This record, however, clearly notes that the wedding occurred on November 16, 1839.

Tried to Google the pastor's name to see if I could find out more about him, but was unsuccessful. It looks like Grosskards to me, but perhaps I'm reading it incorrectly.

Friday, January 10, 2014

Obituary : John Metzner (1805-1888)

Evangelical Messenger, January 24, 1888, page 59

Located the obituary of my paternal 3rd-great grandfather, John Metzner (1805-1888), in the Evangelical Messenger, a publication of the Evangelical Association.

METZNER - John Metzner was born in Germany, October 21, 1805, came to America in 1837, located in Licking Co., O., where he continued to live until 1850, when he with his family came to Jay Co. He was married to Catherine Young, Nov. 3, 1839, and to them were born six sons and five daughters, of whom 2 sons and one daughter have gone before him over the river of death. He embraced the Christian religion in 1840, in which he continued to live until his death, and died in the triumphs of a living Redeemer, Jan. 10, 1888. Father Metzner was a member of the Ev. Association, and in his death we lose a brother and a father, but that which is our loss is his gain. Funeral services by the write, assisted by Bro. H.E. Moser. - J.B. Fisher.

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There are just a few anomalies in this obituary from data I already have about John. I had his birthdate as October 2, 1805, as calculated from his tombstone, and his marriage date as November 4, 1839, but my sources were family group sheets, so are suspect. Should be able to confirm the marriage date from Ohio marriage records. While this obituary doesn't give a cause of death, it does state his migration pattern.

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Exploratory Data Analysis Through 2x-Great Grandaunts & Uncles

Though it took much longer that I had hoped, have finally finished by series of exploratory data analysis through my 2x-great grandaunts and granduncles. Previously, I had written about my results through my 2x-great grandparents. My next steps are to move on to my 3x-great grandparents as well as start work on some of Eileen's ancestors and Corinne's ancestors.

Working on this series has allowed me to find out where there are gaps in my research and has added much data. Now I just need to follow up with my "to-do" lists before my next research trip to make sure I use my time effectively.

Here are the links to posts about the exploratory data analysis posts for my 2x-great grandaunts and granduncles:

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