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Susan Click Stoner

Samuel and Julia’s eighth child, Susan Click, was born in Jackson Township, Stark County on December 2, 1855 (1) and married Aaron J. Stoner on January 3, 1877. (2)  Aaron was born in September 1856 in Ohio. (3)  On the 1900 Federal Census, Aaron J. Stoner is shown as a farmer.  Susan had given birth to three children (Emma C., Corvin Robert and unknown), but only two were still living. (4)  Susan died on Sept. 12, 1927.  (5)  Aaron was still living at the time of the 1930 census.

  1. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953, Familysearch.org.
  2. Danner John, editor,  Old Landmarks Canton and Stark County Ohio,  Vol. II, B.F. Bowen Publisher,  1904, p. 1138.
  3. Stark County, OH Probate Court, Marriage Records 1809-1916 (www.familysearch.org).
  4. 1900 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  5. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953, Familysearch.org.
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Samuel Allen Click

Samuel and Julia’s seventh child, Samuel Allen Click, was born May 27, 1851  (1) and was married to Mary Hanline on May 4, 1876  by Nathan Pattyguff, minister. (2)  Mary was born in 1850 in Ohio.  (3)  The 1880 Federal Census for Stark County shows Samuel A. Click living in Jackson Township.  Samuel Click (Jr.) and Julia, his wife are living with him.  Also living in the household as a farm hand is Monroe Weaver, age 15, the son of Adeline and Daniel Weaver.  In 1919 Samuel A. and Mary lived in Barberton, Coventry Township, Summit County, where he farmed.  He owned 26 acres and rented 34 acres.  They had a telephone.  (4)  Samuel and Mary had three children: Edward Sylvester, Hannah, and Elmer. (5, 6)  Samuel died on May 31, 1931.  (7)  Mary died December 3, 1940.  (8)  

  1. 1900 United States Census, Norton Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  2. Click, Samuel A; death certificate, State of Ohio, #32495.
  3. Marriage Records, Summit County Probate Court.  Volume 2-627.
  4. 1930 United States Census, Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  5. “How to do things…with a list of residents of Coventry, Franklin, Green, Norton and Springfield  Townships, Summit County, Ohio.  Wilmer Atkinson Company, publishers of The Farm Journal, Philadelphia, 1919.
  6. 1880 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  7. 1900 United States Census, Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  8. Click, Samuel A; death certificate, State of Ohio, #32495.
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Clarissa Click McCoy

Samuel and Julia’s sixth child, Clarissa Click, was born in June 1849 according to the 1850 Census and married George Latimer McCoy, June 16, 1870 in Stark County.  The minister who officiated was J.H. Bates who was licensed by the Evangelical Association in Stark County.  (1)  George was born in March 1842 in Ireland.  (2)   At the time of the 1900 census, George and Clarissa were in Summit County, OH.  Living with them that year were their son, John and his daughter, their daughter Mary with her husband and twin boys, and their youngest son, Willie.  Clara and George had four children:  Jane/Jennie, John Wesley., Mary Etta and William S.  (3, 4)  George died before the 1920 census when Clara is listed as a widow, living with John L. R. McCoy, age 20, (probably a grandson) and his wife Velma.

  1. 1900 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  2.  Early Marriages of Stark County, Ohio, Vol..III, 1856-1870, published by the Alliance Genealogical  Society, 1995, p 129.  Marriage listed in Marriage Book 7-325.
  3. 1900 United States Census, Norton Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  4. 1880 United States Census, Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
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Maria Click Strausser

Samuel and Julia’s fifth child, Maria Click, was born in September 1845, according to the 1850 Census, and married William Strausser, February 28, 1864 in Stark Co.  The minister was D.S. Poling, who was licensed by the Evangelical Association in Summit County.  (1)  William was born in 1839 in Ohio.  (2)  William died before the 1900 census when Maria was listed as a widow, living with four of her children and three grandchildren in Stark Co. OH.  She was listed as “Manager of farm” under occupation.  William and Maria had at least five children:  Alice S., Henry S., Aaron Rufus, Mary E. and Julia C..  (3, 4)

  1. 1900 United States Census, Cleveland, Elkhart County, Indiana, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  2. Early Marriages of Stark County, Ohio, Vol.III, 1856-1870, published by the Alliance Genealogical  Society, 1995, p190.  Marriage listed in Marriage Book 5-626.
  3. 1880 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  4. 1880 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
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Daniel Click

Samuel and Julia’s fourth child, Daniel Click, was born November 16, 1843 and baptized on December 10, 1843 at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church. (1)   He married Catherine Strausser, June 18, 1863 in a ceremony conducted by Peter.W. Hahn. (2)  Catherine was born on Aug. 12, 1848 in Stark County, Ohio. (3)  In the 1870 Federal Census, they had 2 children and their property was worth $16,000.  In the 1900 and 1910 Federal Census reports, Daniel and Catherine lived in Elkhart County, Indiana.  Catherine died on Jan. 23, 1908. (4) Daniel died Nov. 15, 1917. (5)  They are buried in the Salem Cemetery in St. Joe, IN with their daughter Della, who died in 1903 at the age of 29. (6) They had nine children:  William, Darius, Emanuel M., John, Emma C., Della, Clara Ellen, Mary and Samuel A. (7, 8, 9)

  1. Indiana Deaths 1882-1920, ancestry.com.
  2. Norman, Lydia. According to Mrs. Norman, many of the church records are in German and were translated from German to English in the 1930s by WPA project members. The information was transcribed from baptism records onto index cards which she handcopied for us.
  3. Early Marriages of State County, Ohio, Vol. III, 1856-1870, Alliance Genealogical Society, Alliance, Ohio, Closson Press, Apollo, PA., 1995.  Marriage listed in Marriage Book 5-552.
  4. Click, Catherine, Obituary, Elkhart Truth, Jan. 23, 1908.
  5. Click, Catherine, Obituary, Elkhart Truth, Jan. 23, 1908.
  6. Click, Daniel, Obituary, Elkhart Truth, Nov. 15, 1917.
  7. Cemeteries of Elkhart County, Indiana, Vol. III, Elkhart Genealogical Society, 1991.  Online index:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inelkhar/Cemeteriesv3.htm.
  8. 1870 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  9. 1880 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
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Aaron Click

Samuel and Julia’s third child, Aaron Click, was born February 12, 1842 and baptized on March 26, 1842 at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church. (1)  He was married to Catherine Workinger on August 25, 1867 by P. W. Hahn of the Evangelical Association of North America. (2)   Catherine was born in October 1846 in Ohio. (3)  On the 1870 Federal Census they reported they owned real estate worth  $3,000 and personal property worth $1,500.   In the 1880 and 1900 Federal Census reports, he and Catherine lived in Elkhart County, Indiana.  According to census records, Aaron and Catherine had six children: Stanza, Maurice/Morris, Martha, Julian Celestia, Manias Ransom and Emma. (4, 5)  Catherine died in 1915 (6) and Aaron died Aug. 20, 1924. (7)

  1. Norman, Lydia.  According to Mrs. Norman, many of the church records are in German and were translated from German to English in the 1930s by  WPA project members.  The information was transcribed from baptism records onto index cards which she handcopied for us.
  2. Early Marriages of Stark County, Ohio, Vol. III, 1856-1870, Alliance Genealogical Society, Alliance, Ohio, Closson Press, Apollo, PA, 1995.  Marriage listed in Marriage Book 6-40
  3. 1900 United States Census, Cleveland, Elkhart County, Indiana, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  4. 1870 United States Census, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio digitized image, ancestry.com.
  5. 1880 United States Census, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  6. Click, Aaron; obituary August 24, 1924, Elkhart Truth.
  7. Indiana Deaths 1882-1920, ancestry.com.

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Sarah Click Goodenberger

Sarah Click was born October 2, 1840. (1)  No church records were found at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church. One can assume that the record either wasn’t transcribed or it has been lost.  Sarah married Henry Goodenberger, October 9, 1864 in Stark County. (2)  Henry was born in June 1834 in Pennsylvania. (3)   Henry was shown as a blacksmith in the 1870 Federal Census with real estate worth $1,000.  The 1900 Federal Census recorded that Sarah had given birth to seven children (Mary, Samuel, Julia, Clayton, Jane, Clem and Susan) but only three were still living.  Henry died on February 2, 1909. (4) On the census record, Sarah indicated that she could not read or write and that she could not speak English – only German.  The 1920 census indicates that Sarah was living with her widowed daughter, Mary Smith, and her children in Carroll County, OH.  Sarah died October 26, 1921. (5) 

  1. Sarah Goodenberger, Death certificate, State of Ohio, #54396.
  2. Early Marriages of Stark County, Ohio, Vol.III, 1856-1870, published by the Alliance Genealogical  Society, 1995, p 83.  Marriage listed in Marriage Book 6-56, Abraham Leshner M.G. officiated.
  3. 1900 United States Census, Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  4. Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944 and 1958-2002, (database online), Provo UT, The Generations Network, 2006 on ancestry.com.
  5. Sarah Goodenberger, Death certificate, State of Ohio, #54396.

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Catherine Adeline Click Weaver

Catherine Adeline Click the oldest child of Samuel Click and Julia Ann Koons. She was born April 30, 1839 in Stark County, Ohio.  (1) She married Daniel Weaver on September 1, 1859 in Stark County in a wedding officiated by John Stull, Minister of God.  Rev. Stull was a member of the Evangelical Association of North America.  (2)  The couple had six children, Nathaniel Neiden, Samuel Allen, Monroe Irvin, Priscilla Jane, William Henry and Hattie Salome.  (3) 

 In 1860 Daniel and Adeline were living in Jackson Township, Stark County, OH with an unnamed son that was two months old.  Daniel was a carpenter.  (4)  In 1870 Daniel and Adeline had moved to Green Township, Summit County, OH, where they remained for the rest of their lives.  They had four children  (Nathaniel, Samuel, Monroe and Priscilla).  Daniel was a carpenter and owned real estate worth $1,000, and a personal estate valued at $100.  (5)  Their son William Henry was born in 1873 and died in 1877. Their daughter Hattie was born June 25, 1877 and died 23 days later on July 18, 1877.  (6)   By 1880 Daniel was recorded as a farmer.  Two of his sons (Samuel and Monroe) were working on the farm with him, while Nathaniel was a coal miner.  (7)  

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Samuel Click, Stella Weaver Myers, Nathaniel N. Weaver, Catherine Adeline Click Weaver

Daniel died on Oct. 6, 1914.  He is buried in the St. Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery (now St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Cemetery) in McDonaldsville, Ohio.  (8)

 The 1920 Federal Census indicated that Adeline lived at the home of her brother, Samuel A. Click in Coventry Township.  She died on December 28, 1923 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio and was buried on December 30, 1923 in the St. Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery (now St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Cemetery) in McDonaldsville, Ohio. When she died, she was living at 767 Bell Avenue in Akron, Ohio.  This was possibly the home of a daughter.   The cause of death was cerebral paralysis due to cerebral hemorrhage.  (9)

 Sources

  1. Weaver, Adeline; Certificate of Death, Ohio Department of Health, #74345.
  2.  Early Marriages of Stark County, Ohio Vol. III, Alliance Genealogical Society, Alliance, Ohio, Closson  Press, Apollo, PA, 1995.
  3. Weaver Family Bible.  Copy provided by Jo Weaver Pettit, granddaughter of Monroe Weaver.
  4. 1860 United States Census, Jackson Township,Stark County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  5. 1870 United States Census, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  6. Weaver Family Bible.  Copy provided by Jo Weaver Pettit, granddaughter of Monroe Weaver.
  7. 1880 United States Census, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio, digitized image, ancestry.com.
  8. Weaver, Daniel; Certificate of Death, Ohio Department of Health.
  9. Weaver, Adeline; Certificate of Death, Ohio Department of Health.
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Samuel Click Jr. and Julia Ann Koons 50th Wedding Anniversary c. 1888

Children seated on ground L to R: Elmer Click, Hanna Sabina Click, Mary Etta McCoy, Emma Stoner, Rufus Strausser

Front Row from left: Olla M. Weaver (baby), Martha J. Bair Weaver, Irvin Monroe Weaver, Jennie McCoy, Eddie Click, Mary Haneline Click, Susan Goodenberger, Aaron Stoner, Mary Strausser, Julianne Strausser, Alice S. Strausser, Stella Weaver, Ida May Steigner Weaver, Edna Weaver

Second Row from left: ??, George Latimer McCoy, William McCoy (baby), Sarah Goodenberger, Samuel Click, Clara Click McCoy, Susan Click Stoner, Daniel Click, Mariah Click Strausser, William Strausser, Anna B. Jones Weaver, Samuel Allen Weaver

Third Row from left: Priscilla Weaver Treisch, Henry Goodenberger, Aaron Click, Julia Ann Click, Samuel A. Click, Jr., Adeline Click Weaver, Daniel Weaver, ??, Nathaniel N. Weaver

Fourth Row from Left: Edwin Treisch, John Wesley McCoy, ??, ??, ??, ??

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New Class – Beyond the Internet: Records in Local Repositories

Where: Blacksburg Library

When: February 11, 6:00-7:30

Learn about a variety of record types usually found in local repositories. Record sets discussed in this class include vital records, probate records, city directories, and land records. A 45 minute informational session will be followed by time to practice on your own laptop or tablet. Come ready to work on your genealogy research!