Sojourner Truth Technical Center

at Adrian College
110 S. Madison St
Adrian MI 49221

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About the center:

The Center, founded at Adrian College in November 2001, is dedicated to training individuals how to document the Underground Railroad and preserve Michigan's Underground Railroad history using the latest research methodologies and technological tools. Central to this is the TERMINUS Underground Railroad Digital Archive - a powerful multimedia relational database developed to collect, retrieve and disseminate information on the different aspects on the Underground Railroad.

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News about the center

Lenawee County Historical Museum/Archives

110 E. Church Street
Adrian MI
517-265-6071
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HOURS;
Tuesday thru Thursday, 1PM to 5PM
Saturday, 1PM to 4PM
Sunday & Monday, & Friday Closed
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An email from Linda about a visit to the Lenawee County Historical Museum/Archives.

"They had a great collection of local history/Lenawee County info. We found a few interesting items, but need to look elsewhere probably to connect the Lathrops to the Underground Railroad. We can look elsewhere for now. They had original diaries, as far back as 1868, church records, obits, and boxes of info/newspaper clippings. We went through many things."

Oprah's little black dress raises $13,000

Mary Jekielek Insprucker
The Apex Herald
Contributing Writer
February 21, 2005

A little black dress took on a life of its own, and now will help the lives of others, thanks to 48-year-old Apex resident Sandra Carringer, an active member of the Apex United Methodist Church, and Acts United Methodist Church.

Carringer bought Oprah’s cocktail gown with lace sleeves and bodice, and heaving beading and embroidery for $3800 at the talk show host’s “Clean Out Your Closet Auction” back in October for $3,800.

“I was a little choked up when I made the bid; I’ve never spent more than $100 on clothes,” Carringer said.

The temptation to keep the dress for herself was strong.

“I did put the dress on and it fit well except for the top. Oprah is a little more well endowed than I am. Then I stood in front of the mirror for a while.”

However, Carringer knew the outfit was about much more than just her. The little black dress was to be shared by others and benefit many. So, a plan was formulated. Carringer would auction the dress, just as Oprah had done, to raise money for her favorite charity. The highest bidder of the dress would follow suit; buy it to auction it to benefit another charity.

Carringer’s auction would be a special event, a charity ball in honor of the dress. A website would track the journey of the charity prize.

And so it went down, just as Carringer imagined, Friday night, Feb. 11 at Exploris.

“The first Little Black Dress Charity Ball was a tremendous success!” Carringer said. “We had close to 600 people attend and were able to clear more than $125,000 for The Place of Possibilities, a new community center in Aulander, NC.”

Just a month before the ball, things were not looking so good.

“It was very stressful because we spent all this money and only a few tickets were sold,” Carringer said. “But then things picked up and the stress went the other way; would we have enough room?”

There were several local charities wanting the dress for their next event, so the bidding war was exciting. In the end the dress was purchased by Kathy Ackerman, a resident of Cary, who will take the dress to Sylvania, Ohio (metropolitan Toledo area), where it will serve the Friends of Lathrop House.


“I went to bed and my eyes sprung open!” said Ackerman. “My sister was working on a charity and I thought what could be a more perfect fundraising tool than Oprah’s dress?


So our family pooled their money together for the bid.”


The agreed upon bid was $10,000, however, something propelled Ackerman to go the full $13,000.


“I just had a feeling. And I thought if it was worth $10,000, than it was worth $13,000. I’m just glad it didn’t go to $20,000, or my heart would have stopped!”


The Lathrop House, a stop on the Underground Railroad, was slated for demolition until Ackerman’s sister, Sue McHugh, along with the “Friends” group, rallied community support and over $200,000 to save it. They are now raising additional funds needed for restoration and educational programming. When this project is completed, the Lathrop House will be the only stop on the Underground Railroad in Northwest Ohio open to the public and will offer educational programs for both children and adults.

Carringer’s fundraising monies were earmarked from the start. Back in Sept., Carringer, who along with her husband, Rick, own Carringers Inc., an agricultural management company, attended a meeting to discuss a fundraising effort for a church located in the community of Aulander, North Carolina, All God’s Children United Methodist Church run by Rev. Laura Early.

As Carringer sat in the meeting, Early shared her plan to build “The Place of Possibilities,” (TPP), a community center with opportunities for fellowship, bible study, basketball games, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, tutoring, and food and clothing distribution. The project would cost $350,000. Carringer was hooked, and knew she had to do something to make TPP a reality.

“Wow, that’s a lot of money!” said Early, when she heard the total amount Carringer would present to her for TPP. “Aside from the fact that I know what this money represents, I know that it is directly a gift from God. I also know this will have a ripple effect and more monies will come in.”

The Oprah Show may do a follow-up story on the ball in the future. However, aside from that, Carringer’s involvement is coming to an end. Passing on the Little Black Dress torch is not a problem for Carringer, who will still maintain its website, and travel to the auction in Ohio.

“I really don’t like to be in the spotlight; it’s exciting, but stressful. Now I can get back to my everyday life.

“But this is like when you send a child off to college. You’re sad to see them go, but excited for them to do some good. I hate to see the dress go, but I’m excited about the good it will do.”

On Easter Sunday, Early plans to post a sign that reads, “Future site of TPP, where new life begins.”

For more information, visit Thelittleblackdress.org and allgodschildrenumc.net

Wilbur Henry Siebert (1866-1961)

From the Ohio Historical Society

Wilbur Henry Siebert (1866-1961), a distinguished scholar and historian, was born in Columbus, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University (OSU) in 1888. In 1889 and 1890, respectively, he received a second bachelor's degree and a master's degree in history from Harvard University. Siebert traveled to Germany to study history and philosophy at the universities of Freiburg (Baden) and Berlin.

After returning to Ohio in 1891, Siebert began his long career at OSU when he accepted a position as assistant instructor in history and political science. By 1893, Siebert was awarded an assistant professorship in history and was actively collecting material on the Underground Railroad with his students. In 1895, Siebert took a sabbatical and returned to Harvard for advanced study on the anti-slavery movement. Three years later, Siebert's first book on the anti-slavery movement, The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom, was published. In 1902, Siebert was promoted to professor of European history. He advanced to the position of research professor of history in 1925. Siebert retired and assumed the rank of professor emeritus in 1935. Siebert also held administrative positions at OSU. He served as secretary of the university faculty (1902-1906), acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1911-1912, 1927-1928, and 1935-1936), and acting dean of the Graduate School (1917-1918).

Siebert is best known for his work on the Underground Railroad. He began teaching history at OSU in 1891. Finding that students in his American history classes “were inclined to be restless and inattentive, [he] decided to arouse their interest over a mysterious and romantic subject that was rich in adventure.” With his students, Siebert pursued this research topic for the rest of his career and into retirement. At age 80 Siebert took an office at the Ohio State Museum, where he wrote his final book, The Mysteries of Ohio's Underground Railroads (1951).

The Harroun Barn

Documented references:

• S. S. Knabenshue, The Underground Railroad, Ohio Archeological and Historical Publication, 1905, p400
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Closely associated with the Lathrop house.

The Lathrop House

Documented references:

• Quarterly Bulletin of the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio,The Underground Railroad Again, October, 1939, p 4-5
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Closely associated with the Harroun barn.

Hall Deland

The "nighthawk" who transported slaves from Sylvania to the French settlers along the Detroit river in Michigan.

Mentioned in S. S. Knabenshue's, The Underground Railroad

Gaye said this about Hall DeLand on the DeLand family genealogy forum on July 17, 2004.

I am looking for information about Hall Deland who operated a hotel in Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan in 1859. He also owned land in Dundee Township and Whiteford Township in Monroe County, Michigan. And records indicate that he also purchased some property in Genessee County, New York in the 1830's.

He fought in 1812 at the "River Raisin Massacre" and was one who escaped the massacre and fled to Ohio on 1-22-1813.

Records indicate that he was referred to as the "night hawk" because he helped fugitive slaves prior to the Civil War escape to Canada. He would take the fugitive slaves to French settlers along the Detroit River who ferried them across that stream to Canada. Has anyone heard this story?

I need information about his family, wife's maiden name, children, etc., and any other information anyone may have about him.

I found something that says he died on 8-31-1878 at the age of 82 years and was buried in the Lambertville Methodist Cemetery in Monroe County, Michigan.

A C Winslow

Maumee, Ohio resident who housed slaves and helped them get to Sylvania, Ohio in the north. Mr. Winslow operated a foundry.

Mentioned in S. S. Knabenshue's, The Underground Railroad

S. S. Knabenshue, The Underground Railroad

“There was a station in Maumee operated by A. C. Winslow, who operated a foundry. From there if there was no close pursuit, fugitives were brought either to Toledo or taken via Detroit Avenue to Monroe, Michigan and thence across to Canada. If the pursuers were close, the negroes were taken to the Sylvania station [Harroun barn] kept by David Harroun, Jr. and from there Hall Deland, the “night hawk” took them to the French settlers along the Detroit river, who ferried them across that stream to Canada.”

Knabenshue, S. S. , The Underground Railroad, Ohio Archeological and Historical Publication, 1905, p400

Petersburg Michigan resources

(Monroe County)

Slaves were brought here from Sylvania, Ohio.

Summerfield - Petersburg Branch Library
60 East Center St. (Map)
Petersburg, MI 49270-0567
Phone: (734) 279-1025 Fax: (734) 279-2328
Doris Sheldon, Community Librarian
This library is part of the Monroe County library system.

Branch Hours:

Monday	11:00 - 7:00
Tuesday	9:00 - 7:00
Wednesday	11:00 - 7:00
Thursday	Closed
Friday	9:00 - 5:00
Saturday	9:00 - 12:00

Library catalog online

Monroe Historic District Commission
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF MONROE COUNTY, MI

Blissfield Michigan resources

(Lenawee County)

Slaves were brought here from Sylvania, Ohio.


Blissfield Village Library
Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library
407 S Lane St, Blissfield, MI 49228
(517) 486-2858
Map

Monday 10:30 am - 8:00 pm Tuesday 10:30 am - 8:00 pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 10:30 am - 8:00 pm Friday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm

Card Catalog Online Click on "Union Catalog" to access the library database
A branch of the Lenawee County Library

Blissfield Area Historical Society
105 North Lane Street (Map)
Blissfield, MI 49228
Phone: (517) 486-4816

Contact: Paula Saxton

Hours:

11-5 pm

Information:

Operates museum

link

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Lindquist, Charles N., 1939-
The antislavery-Underground Railroad movement : in Lenawee County, Michigan, 1830-1860 / Charles Lindquist. Adrian, Mich. : Lenawee County Historical Society, c1999.
xii, 86 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79) and index.
dkm

1. Antislavery movements--Michigan--Lenawee County. 2. Abolitionists--Michigan--Lenawee County. 3. Lenawee County (Mich.)--History--19th century.

LCCN: 00-503342
977.431 L747

Linton Fallis

Owned the "Lathrop" house. Mentioned in the article, The Underground Railroad Again, published by the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio.

Rudolph Barnard

Purchased the Harroun property. Mentioned in the article, The Underground Railroad Again, published by the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio.

Using this blog

About 22 posts appear on the main page, they eventually disappear from view. Everything posted within the month appears in that months archive. You can find things by:

• looking on the main page.
• clicking on the previous posts links (these posts appear on the main page also).
• clicking on the month's archive (everything posted in a month is put into one large page).
• using the Google search box.

As posts are made I'll link them together so you can bounce around from one thing to another.

If you know anything about what is discussed on a page please leave your comments. Eventually all this information can be easily copied and pasted in Word files for that history book that should be written. Consider this blog an electronic notebook and research tool.

Possible photograph of Lucian at state house

Title/Object:	Ohio General Assembly, 1852.
Author:	Ohio. General Assembly.
Description:	1 item.
Summary:	Ohio General Assembly members, 1852
Local Subjects:	Ohio History -- State and Local Government.
Genre:	Prints.

OHS Archives/Library

Stacks-Corral Use Only

OVS 4911

Available at Ohio Historical Society

Ohio General Assembly, 50th Ohio Senate, 1852

Title/Object:	Ohio General Assembly, 50th Ohio Senate, 1852.
Author:	Ohio. General Assembly. Senate.
Description:	1 item.
Summary:	Diagram of the Ohio Senate for the 1852-1853 session, as assembled at Ambos' New Hall, 50th Ohio General Assembly, Columbus, Ohio.
Local Subjects:	Ohio History -- Military Ohio.
Genre:	Broadsides Ephemera.

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Ohio Historical Society

1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
614-297-2300
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Elisha Bennett

Ohio State Representative 50th session for Clermont County, term began January 5, 1852.

Sources:

Title/Object:	Papers, 1843 Feb. 31
Author:	Doan, William 1792-1847
Description:	1 item, 4 p.
Summary:	Letter, Feb. 31, 1843, from William Doan, Washington, D. C., to Elisha Bennett, Clermont Co., O., discussing ths possibility and advisability of chartering banks in Ohio and the inability of banks to create prosperity.
Library of Congress Subjects:	Banks and banking -- Ohio.

Available at Ohio Historical Society

Ohio General Assembly membership 50th session

The citation, Ohio House of Representatives membership directory, 1803-1965/66, will be useful in providing the names of Ohio State Representatives that served with Lucian Lathrop in 1852-53. These names can then be used to search for additional material such as correspondence, speeches, papers, etc. Lucian served in the 50th session. I forgot to copy the map of Ohio county boundaries 1845 on p23. I have not found a directory for the senate yet. It would be helpful to know the political affiliations of the members please leave a comment if you know their affiliations.

Ohio General Assembly,

Ohio House of Representatives membership directory, 1803-1965/66,?

Speaker of the House
James C. Johnson service began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p29)

Clerk of the House

George W. Johns service began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p33?)

Records indicate political affiliations of members began with the 77th session in 1906-7.

Jeremiah B Ackley representing Meigs County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p224)
Beriah H. Alexander representing Preble County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p270)

Edward B. Allen representing Pike County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p264)

Christian Baker representing Fairfield County, term began January 4, 1852 (ibid, p117)

Peter V. Banta representing Darke County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p105)

George T. Barnum representing Cuyahoga and Champaign counties, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p92)
Daniel Beckell representing Montgomery County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p238)
John Bell representing Licking County , term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p196)
Elisha Bennett representing Clermont County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p74)
William Beswick representing Morgan and Noble? Counties, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p243)

Loran Bigelow representing Portage and Summit Counties, term began January 5 1852 (ibid, p267)

Henry Bishop representing Hancock-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p160)

Lester Bliss representing Allen County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p38)
Alexander S. Boys representing Ross County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p280)

Henry Brackman representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
Oliver Brown representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
William Bushnell representing Richland County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p275)
Anthony Casad representing Logan-Hardin counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p199)
Pennell Cherrington representing Gallia-Jackson counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p133) (Gallia county) vacant

George N. Clark representing Morrow County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p245)

Joseph R Cockerill representing Adams County, term began January 5 1852 (ibid, p35)
Philander B. Cole representing Union County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p310)
Edward Courtwright representing Franklin county, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p125)
Price Cornwall representing Belmont County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p52)

Abraham Croxton representing Columbiana County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p81)
Benjamin T. Dale representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
Dextor Damon representing Lake County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p191)

Andrew Davidson representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)

Jacob Decker representing Seneca County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p286)

Charles R. Deming representing Ashland County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p40)
John Dickey representing Carroll County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p63)
Samuel W. Durand representing Geauga County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p136)
Thomas T. Eckart representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)

Augustus Fenner representing Miami and Washington Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p230)

Zelot T. Fisher representing Madison County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p211)

Stephan D. Foulke representing Ross County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p280
Robert George representing Carroll County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p63)

Joseph G. Gest representing Greene County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p139)

James Greene representing Huron County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p179)

James G. Haley representing Paulding- Putnam-Henry counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p272)

D. T. Hard representing Jackson-Vinton counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p182) vacant

Josiah H. Hitchcock representing Wayne County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p325)
David Holbrook representing Morgan County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p243)

Samuel Hollingshead representing Wood-Lucas-Ottawa-Hancock Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p330)

George W. Houk representing Montgomery County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p238)

Arthur Hughes representing Cuyahoga and Champaign counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p92)

Noah M. Humphrey representing Summit County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p297)

Wells A. Hutchins representing Scioto and Lawrence Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p285)

Charles W. James representing Hocking-Erie-Perry counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p173) vacant

James C. Johnson representing Medina County, term began January 5 1852 (ibid, p221)
Daniel B. Kinney representing Lorain County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p202)

Isaac Knapp representing Sandusky County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p283)

Samuel Kryder representing Stark County, term may have began January 5,1852 (ibid, p293)
Joseph W. Larabee representing Marion County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p218)

Lucien B. Lathrop representing Lucas and Fulton Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p202)

Francis C. Leblond representing Mercer County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p227)

F. C. LeBlond representing Van Wert County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p312)

William H. Lytle representing Hamilton County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
Philip March representing Columbiana County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p81)
Christopher Matthews representing Highland County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p170)

Marshall McCall representing Harrison County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p165)

John McClanahan representing Brown County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p56)

George McKee representing Coshocton County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p85)

Hiram McMillen representing Erie County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p113)

Thomas Means representing Jefferson County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p186)

Joseph A. Mills representing Clinton County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p77)
Joseph Montgomery representing Mahoning County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p214)

William Morgan representing Muskingum County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p249)
Thomas S. C. Morrison representing Williams County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p327)

Joseph W. Newburg representing Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p307)

James Okey representing Monroe County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p233)

John H. O'Neil representing Perry County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p258)

Andrew Patterson representing Guernsey County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p142)

Samuel Plumb representing Ashtabula County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p43)
R. C. Poland representing Shelby County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p?)

Archibald C. Ramage representing Belmont County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p52)
Felix Renick representing Pickaway County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p261)
(with Ross county) vacant

John Rickley representing Augalaize County, term began January 5 1852 (ibid, p48)

John B. Robertson representing Lorain County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p202)

Nelson Rush representing Fayette County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p120)

Samuel Shellabarger representing Clark County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p70)

Jacob W. Smith representing Stark County, term began January 5,1852 (ibid, p293)

John H. Smith representing Holmes County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p176)
David Snodgrass representing Wyandot and Crawford Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p332)

John B. Staetler representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
Ed. A. Stanley representing Franklin-Madison counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p125)

Franklin E. Stone representing Trumbull County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p303)

Richard H. Stone representing Hamilton County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
N. H. Van Vorhes representing Athens County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p46)
Nicodemus Vermillion representing Lawrence and Scioto Counties, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p193)
Clark H. Ward representing Crawford County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p87)

Jesse D. Ward representing Warren County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p318)
Charles L. Weller representing Butler County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p60)
James Williams representing Champaign County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p67)
Clinton Wilson representing Wayne County, term may have began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p325)

James Withrow representing Knox County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p189)
Richard H. Yates representing Licking County, term began January 5, 1852 (ibid, p196)

Noble County
county not present

Ottawa County
vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p243)

Paulding County
vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p255)

Vinton County
not present

Henry County
vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p167)

Hardin County
(with Logan county) vacant? January 5,1852 (ibid, p162)

Fulton County
county not present in 49-51st sessions

Defiance County
vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p107)
(with Defiance-Paulding-Williams counties)
Nathan M Landis was rep in the 46th December 6 1847 and may have been the Rep. in the 49-51 sessions.

Delaware County

50^th session vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p111)

Ohio General Assembly membership 49-51 sessions

The citation, Ohio House of Representatives membership directory, 1803-1965/66, will be useful in providing the names of Ohio State Representatives that served with Lucian Lathrop in 1852-53. These names can then be used to search for additional material such as correspondence, speeches, papers, etc. Lucian served in the 50th session. I forgot to copy the map of Ohio county boundaries 1845 on p23. I have not found a directory for the senate yet. It would be helpful to know the political affiliations of the members please leave a comment if you know their affiliations.

Ohio General Assembly,

Ohio House of Representatives membership directory, 1803-1965/66,?

Speaker of the House
49th session John F. Morse December 2, 1850 (ibid, p29)
50th session James C. Johnson January 5, 1852 (ibid, p29)
51st session Francis C. LeBlond January 2, 1854 (ibid, p29)


Adams County
49th session John M Smith December 2, 1850 (ibid, p35)
50th session Joseph R Cockerill January 5 1852 (ibid, p35)
51st session Jesse Ellis January 2, 1854 (ibid, p35)

Allen County
49th session vacant December 2, 1850 (ibid, p38)
50th session Lester Bliss January 5, 1852 (ibid, p38)
51st session Chas Crites January 2, 1854 (ibid, p38)

Ashland County
49^th session Charles R. Deming December 2, 1850 (ibid, p40)
Clinton Wilton
50^th session Charles R. Deming January 5, 1852 (ibid, p40)
51^st session Richard B. Emerson January 2, 1854 (ibid, p40)

Ashtabula County
49^th session John F. Morse December 2, 1850 (ibid, p43)
Samuel Plumb
50^th session Samuel Plumb January 5, 1852 (ibid, p43)
51^st session Jno. J. Elwell January 2, 1854 (ibid, p43)

Athens County
49^th session N. H. Van Vorhes December 2, 1850 (ibid, p46)
H. S. Bundy
50^th session N. H. Van Vorhes January 5, 1852 (ibid, p46)
51^st session Samuel B. Pruden January 2, 1854 (ibid, p46)

Augalaize County

49^th session Wm. Blackburn December 2, 1850 (ibid, p48)

50^th session John Rickley January 5 1852 (ibid, p48)

51^st session Jno. Walkup January 2, 1854 (ibid, p48)

Belmont County
49^th session James G. Grimes December 2, 1850 (ibid, p52)
Archibald C. Ramage
50^th session Price Cornwall January 5, 1852 (ibid, p52)
Archibald C. Ramage
51^st session E. V. Cleaver January 2, 1854 (ibid, p52)
Samuel Findley

Brown County
49^th session Enos B. Fee December 2, 1850 (ibid, p56)
50^th session John McClanahan January 5, 1852 (ibid, p56)
51^st session Wm. P. Allen January 2, 1854 (ibid, p56)

Butler County
49^th session John Carr December 2, 1850 (ibid, p60)
50^th session Charles L. Weller January 5, 1852 (ibid, p60)
51^st session Wm. B. Van Hook January 2, 1854 (ibid, p60)

Carroll County
49^th session John H. Tripp December 2, 1950 (ibid, p63)
Thomas J. Frazier
50^th session John Dickey January 5, 1852 (ibid, p63)
Robert George
51^st session Eph. R. Eckley January 2, 1854 (ibid, p63)

Champaign County
49^th session John D. Burnett December 2, 1850 (ibid, p67)
James Rayburn
50^th session James Williams January 5, 1852 (ibid, p67)
51^st session Jas. J. Maitland January 2, 1854 (ibid, p67)

Clark County
49^th session Samuel Shellabarger December 2, 1850 (ibid, p70)
50^th session Samuel Shellabarger January 5, 1852 (ibid, p70)
51^st session Wm. Goodfellow January 2, 1854 (ibid, p70)

Clermont County
49^th session Dennis Smith December 2, 1850 (ibid, p73)
50^th session Elisha Bennett January 5, 1852 (ibid, p74)
51^st session Jno. P. Emery January 2, 1854 (ibid, p74)

Clinton County
49^th session Robert B. Harlan December 2, 1850 (ibid, p77)
50^th session Joseph A. Mills January 5, 1852 (ibid, p77)
51^st session Thos. D. Austin January 2, 1854 (ibid, p77)

Columbiana County
49^th session Philip March December 2, 1850 (ibid, p81)
50^th session Philip March January 5, 1852 (ibid, p81)
Abraham Croxton
51^st session Henry Hessin January 2, 1854 (ibid, p81)
Wm. P. Morris

Coshocton County

49^th session Timothy C. Condit December 2, 1850 (ibid, p85)

50^th session George McKee January 5, 1852 (ibid, p85)

51^st session Jno. A. Pierson January 2, 1854 (ibid, p85)
p85

Crawford County
49^th session William Bushnell December 2, 1850 (ibid, p87)
Clark H. Ward
50^th session Clark H. Ward January 5, 1852 (ibid, p87)
51^st session Mordecai P. Bean January 2, 1854 (ibid, p87)

Cuyahoga County (with Champaign county)
49^th session Samuel Williamson December 2, 1850 (ibid, p92)
50^th session Arthur Hughes January 5, 1852 (ibid, p92)
George T. Barnum
51^st session Jas. Tousley January 2, 1854 (ibid, p92)
Erastus D. Burton

Darke County
49^th session John Lenox December 2, 1850 (ibid, p105)
50^th session Peter V. Banta January 5, 1852 (ibid, p105)
51^st session Evan Baker January 2, 1854 (ibid, p105)

Defiance County
49^th session vacant December 2, 1850 (ibid, p107)
50^th session vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p107)
51^st session vacant January 2, 1854 (ibid, p107)
(with Defiance-Paulding-Williams counties)
Nathan M Landis was rep in the 46th December 6 1847 and may have been the Rep. in the 49-51 sessions.

Delaware County

49^th session Joseph Keene December 2, 1850 (ibid, p111)

50^th session vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p111)

51^st session Jno. Converse January 2, 1854 (ibid, p111)

Erie County
49^th session De Morris Pratt December 2, 1850 (ibid, p113)
50^th session Hiram McMillen January 5, 1852 (ibid, p113)
51^st session Harvey Fowler January 2, 1854 (ibid, p113)

Fairfield County
49^th session Napolean B. Colburn December 2, 1850 (ibid, p117)
Christian Baker
50^th session Christian Baker January 4, 1852 (ibid, p117)
51^st session Samuel H. Porter January 2, 1854 (ibid, p117)

Fayette County
49^th session vacant December 2, 1850 (ibid, p120)
50^th session Nelson Rush January 5, 1852 (ibid, p120)
51^st session Jesse J. Worthington January 2, 1854 (ibid, p120)

Franklin County
49^th session (with Franklin-Madison counties) Wray Thomas December 2, 1850 (ibid, p124)
(Franklin county) Charles L. Eaton
50^th session (with Franklin-Madison counties) Ed. A. Stanley January 5, 1852 (ibid, p125)
(Franklin county) Edward Courtwright
51^st session Hiram Hendren January 2, 1854 (ibid, p125)
Alex Thompson

Fulton County
county not present in 49-51st sessions

Gallia County
49^th session (with Gallia-Jackson counties) Pennell Cherrington December 2, 1850 (ibid, p133)
(Gallia county) H. S. Bundy
50^th session (with Gallia-Jackson counties) Pennell Cherrington January 5, 1852 (ibid, p133)
(Gallia county) vacant
51^st session Alex Logue January 2, 1854 (ibid, p133)

Geauga County
49^th session M.C. Bradley December 2, 1850 (ibid, p136)
G. H. Kent
50^th session Samuel W. Durand January 5, 1852 (ibid, p136)
51^st session Lester Taylor January 2, 1854 (ibid, p136)

Greene County
49^th session William B. Fairchild December 2, 1850 (ibid, p139)
50^th session Joseph G. Gest January 5, 1852 (ibid, p139)
51^st session Joseph G. Gest January 2, 1854 (ibid, p139)

Guernsey County
49^th session Alexander Mitchell December 2, 1850 (ibid, p142)
50^th session Andrew Patterson January 5, 1852 (ibid, p142)
51^st session Thos. Oldham January 2, 1854 (ibid, p142)

Hamilton County
49^th session Peter Zinn December 2, 1850 (ibid, p149)
John Bennett
James Iliff
John Schiff
Andrew Davidson
50^th session William H. Lytle January 5, 1852 (ibid, p149)
Benjamin T. Dale
Henry Brackman
Thomas T. Eckart
Andrew Davidson
John B. Staetler
Richard H. Stone
Oliver Brown
51^st session Henry C. Brown January 2, 1854 (ibid, p149)
Jos. E. Egley
Nelson Cross
Jno. B. Krauth
E. Bassett Langdon
Jno. N. Rideway
George C. Robinson
Thos. Wright

Hancock County
49^th session Henry Bishop December 2, 1850 (with Hancock-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa counties) (ibid, p160)
50^th session Henry Bishop January 5, 1852 (with Hancock-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa counties) (ibid, p160)
51^st session Jno. F. Perkey January 2, 1854 (ibid, p160)
p160

Hardin County
49^th session (with Logan county) Oden Hayes December 2, 1850 (ibid, p162)
50^th session (with Logan county) vacant? January 5,1852 (ibid, p162)
51^st session Peter A. Tyler January 2,1854 (ibid, p162)

Harrison County
49^th session Marshall McCall December 2, 1850 (ibid, p165)
50^th session Marshall McCall January 5, 1852 (ibid, p165)
51^st session Reynolds K. Price January 2, 1854 (ibid, p165)

Henry County
49^th session Samuel H. Steedman December 2, 1850 (ibid, p167)
50^th session vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p167)
51^st session vacant January 2, 1854 (ibid, p167)

Highland County
49^th session Otho Williams December 2, 1850 (ibid, p170)
50^th session Christopher Matthews January 5, 1852 (ibid, p170)
51^st session Wm. Miller January 2, 1854 (ibid, p170)

Hocking County
49^th session Charles W. James December 2, 1850 (ibid, p172)
(with Hocking-Erie-Perry counties) Napoleon P. Colburn
50^th session Charles W. James January 5, 1852 (ibid, p173)
(with Hocking-Erie-Perry counties) vacant
51^st session Reuban Heston January 2, 1854 (ibid, p173)

Holmes County
49^th session Eli Glasgo December 2, 1850 (ibid, p176)
Samuel F. Gilcrist
50^th session John H. Smith January 5, 1852 (ibid, p176)
51^st session Turney S. Gilbert January 2,1854 (ibid, p176)
p176

Huron County
49^th session De Morris Pratt December 2, 1850 (ibid, p179)
50^th session James Greene January 5, 1852 (ibid, p179)
51^st session Alfred R. Seger January 2, 1854 (ibid, p179)

Jackson County
49^th session Hezekiah S. Bundy December 2, 1850 (ibid, p182)
(with Jackson-Vinton counties) vacant
50^th session D. T. Hard January 5, 1852 (ibid, p182)
(with Jackson-Vinton counties) vacant
51^st session Wm. J Evans January 2, 1854 (ibid, p182)

Jefferson County
49^th session David Johnson December 2, 1850 (ibid, p186)
50^th session Thomas Means January 5, 1852 (ibid, p186)
51^st session Amos Jones January 2, 1854 (ibid, p186)

Knox County
49^th session Eli Glasgo December 2, 1850 (ibid, p189)
Samuel F. Gilcrist
50^th session James Withrow January 5, 1852 (ibid, p189)
51^st session Jacob Merrin January 2,1854 (ibid, p189)

Lake County
49^th session John F. Morse December 2, 1850 (ibid, p191)
Samuel Plumb
50^th session Dextor Damon January 5, 1852 (ibid, p191)
51^st session C. C. Jennings January 2, 1854 (ibid, p191)

Lawrence County
49^th session (with Scioto county) Oscar F. Moore December 2, 1850 (ibid, p193)
50^th session (with Scioto county) Nicodemus Vermillion January 5, 1852 (ibid, p193)
51^st session Benjamin Johnston January 2, 1854 (ibid, p193)

Licking County
49^th session Richard H. Yates December 2, 1850 (ibid, p196)
50^th session Richard H. Yates January 5, 1852 (ibid, p196)
John Bell
51^st session Augustus E. Rogers January 2, 1854 (ibid, p196)
Alvan Warthen

Logan County
49^th session vacant (with Logan-Hardin counties) December 2, 1850 (ibid, p199)
50^th session Anthony Casad January 5, 1852 (ibid, p199)
(with Logan-Hardin counties)
51^st session Jos. Newell January 2, 1854 (ibid, p199)

Lorain County
49^th session Hiram Thompson December 2, 1850 (ibid, p202)
50^th session Daniel B. Kinney January 5, 1852 (ibid, p202)
John B. Robertson
51^st session Walter F. Herrick January 2, 1854 (ibid, p202)

Lucas County
49th session (with Fulton county) Samuel H. Steedman December 2, 1850 (ibid, p202)
50th session (with Fulton county) Lucien B. Lathrop January 5, 1852 (ibid, p202)
51st session (with Fulton county) Samuel Durgin January 2, 1854 (ibid, p202)

Madison County
49^th session John D. Burnett December 2, 1850 (ibid, p211)
James Rayburn
50^th session Zelot T. Fisher January 5, 1852 (ibid, p211)
51^st session Charles Phillis January 2, 1854 (ibid, p211)

Mahoning County
49^th session George Pow December 2, 1850 (ibid, p214)
50^th session Joseph Montgomery January 5, 1852 (ibid, p214)
51^st session Jacob Musser January 2, 1854 (ibid, p214)

Marion County
49^th session Philander B. Cole December 2, 1850 (ibid, p218)
50^th session Joseph W. Larabee January 5, 1852 (ibid, p218)
51^st session Ebenezer Peters January 2, 1854 (ibid, p218)

Medina County
49^th session James C. Johnson December 2 1850 (ibid, p221)
50^th session James C. Johnson January 5 1852 (ibid, p221)
51^st session E. H. Sibley January 2, 1854 (ibid, p221)

Meigs County
49^th session Nelson H. Van Vohes December 2, 1850 (ibid, p224)
50^th session Jeremiah B Ackley January 5, 1852 (ibid, p224)
51^st session Robert Campbell January 2, 1854 (ibid, p224)

Mercer County
49^th session William Blackburn December 2, 1850 (ibid, p227)
50^th session Francis C. Leblond January 5, 1852 (ibid, p227)
51^st session Francis C. Leblond January 2, 1854 (ibid, p227)

Miami County
49^th session H. S. Mayo December 2, 1850 (ibid, p230)
(with Washington county)
50^th session Augustus Fenner January 5, 1852 (ibid, p230)
(with Washington county)
51^st session Levi N. Booher January 2, 1854 (ibid, p230)

Monroe County
49^th session James Okey December 2, 1850 (ibid, p233)
50^th session James Okey January 5, 1852 (ibid, p233)
51^st session Horace Holland January 2, 1854 (ibid, p233)

Montgomery County
49^th session Thomas Dodds December 2,1850 (ibid, p238)
John E. Thomas
50^th session Daniel Beckell January 5, 1852 (ibid, p238)
George W. Houk
51^st session William Goudy January 2, 1854 (ibid, p238)
Marcus J. Parrott

Morgan County
49^th session Ezra McKee December 2, 1850 (ibid, p243)
50^th session David Holbrook January 5, 1852 (ibid, p243)
William Beswick
51^st session Jonah Walters January 2, 1854 (ibid, p243)
(with Noble county)

Morrow County
50^th session George N. Clark January 5, 1852 (ibid, p245)
51^st session John J. Gurley January 2, 1854 (ibid, p245)

Muskingum County
49^th session William Morgan December 2, 1850 (ibid, p249)
50^th session William Morgan January 5, 1852 (ibid, p249)
51^st session John Metcalf January 2, 1854 (ibid, p249)
Samuel McCann

Noble County
county not present

Ottawa County
49^th session Eber Wilson December 2, 1850 (ibid, p243)
50^th session vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p243)
51^st session (with wood county) January 2 1854 (ibid, p243)

Paulding County
49^th session William H. Snook December 2, 1850 (ibid, p255)
50^th session vacant January 5, 1852 (ibid, p255)
51^st session vacant January 2, 1854 (ibid, p255)

Perry County
49^th session Charles W. James December 2, 1850 (ibid, p258)
50^th session John H. O'Neil January 5, 1852 (ibid, p258)
51^st session Solomon Nunnemaker January 2, 1854 (ibid, p258)

Pickaway County
49^th session John Cochran December 2, 1850 (ibid, p261)
(with Ross county) Matthew S. Cook
50^th session Felix Renick January 5, 1852 (ibid, p261)
(with Ross county) vacant
51^st session Jesse D. Courtright January 2, 1854 (ibid, p261)

Pike County
49^th session John M. Smith December 2, 1850 (ibid, p264)
50^th session Edward B. Allen January 5, 1852 (ibid, p264)
51^st session Edward B. Allen January 2, 1854 (ibid, p264)

Portage County
49^th session Loran Bigelow December 2, 1850 (ibid, p267)
(with Summit county)
50^th session Loran Bigelow January 5 1852 (with Summit county) (ibid, p267)
51^st session Leverett W. Cochran January 2 1854 (ibid, p267)

Preble County
49^th session Beriah H. Alexander December 2, 1850 (ibid, p270)
John E. Thomas
50^th session Beriah H. Alexander January 5, 1852 (ibid, p270)
51^st session Benjamin W. Hubbard January 2, 1854 (ibid, p270)

Putnam County
49^th session (with Paulding-Henry counties) vacant December 2, 1850 (ibid, p272)
50^th session James G. Haley January 5, 1852 (ibid, p272)
(with Paulding-Henry counties)
51^st session James McKenzie January 2, 1854 (ibid, p272)

Richland County
49^th session William Bushnell December 2, 1850 (ibid, p275)
Clark H. Ward
50^th session William Bushnell January 5, 1852 (ibid, p275)
51^st session James Cantwell January 2, 1854 (ibid, p275)

Ross County
49^th session John Cochran December 2, 1850 (ibid, p280)
Matthew S. Cook
50^th session Alexander S. Boys January 5, 1852 (ibid, p280)
Stephan D. Foulke
51^st session John H. Davis January 2, 1854 (ibid, p280)
William Reeves

Sandusky County
49^th session Eber Wilson December 2, 1850 (ibid, p283)
50^th session Isaac Knapp January 5, 1852 (ibid, p283)
51^st session A. J. Dickinson January 2, 1854 (ibid, p283)

Scioto County
49^th session Oscar F. Moore December 2, 1850 (with Lawrence county) (ibid, p285)
50^th session Wells A. Hutchins January 5, 1852(with Lawrence county) (ibid, p285)
51^st session Samuel L. Huston January 2, 1854 (with Lawrence county) (ibid, p285)

Seneca County
49^th session Jacob Decker December 2, 1850 (ibid, p286)
50^th session Jacob Decker January 5, 1852 (ibid, p286)
51^st session John W. Paine January 2, 1854 (ibid, p286)

Shelby County
49^th session (with Darke County) December 2, 1850 (ibid, p?)
50^th session R. C. Poland January 5, 1852 (ibid, p?)
51^st session Levi Houston January 2, 1854 (ibid, p?)

Stark County
49^th session Samuel Kryder December 2, 1850 (ibid, p293)
50^th session Jacob W. Smith January 5,1852 (ibid, p293)
Samuel Kryder
51^st session John H. L. Scott January 2, 1854 (ibid, p293)
Jacob W. Smith

Summit County
49^th session Nathaniel Finch December 2, 1850 (ibid, p297)
50^th session Noah M. Humphrey January 5, 1852 (ibid, p297)
51^st session Porter G. Somers January 2, 1854 (ibid, p297)

Trumbull County
49^th session M. C. Bradley December 2, 1850 (ibid, p303)
G. H. Kent
50^th session Franklin E. Stone January 5, 1852 (ibid, p303)
51^st session Matthew Birchard January 2, 1854 (ibid, p303)

Tuscarawas County
49^th session (with Carroll county) vacant December 2, 1850 (ibid, p307)
50^th session Joseph W. Newburg January 5, 1852 (ibid, p307)
(with Carroll county)
51^st session Harry Torrey January 2, 1854 (ibid, p307)

Union County
49^th session Philander B. Cole December 2, 1850 (ibid, p309)
50^th session Philander B. Cole January 5, 1852 (ibid, p310)
51^st session Joshua Judy January 2, 1854 (ibid, p310)

Van Wert County
49^th session William H. Snook December 2, 1850 (ibid, p312)
50^th session F. C. LeBlond January 5, 1852 (ibid, p312)
51^st session (with Mercer county) January 2, 1854 (ibid, p312)

Vinton County
51^st session (with Jackson county) January 2, 1854 (ibid, p314)
p314

Warren County
49^th session John A. Dodds December 2, 1850 (ibid, p318)
50^th session Jesse D. Ward January 5, 1852 (ibid, p318)
51^st session Daniel Crane January 2, 1854 (ibid, p318)

Wayne County
49^th session Charles R. Deming December 2, 1850 (ibid, p325)
Clinton Wilson
50^th session Josiah H. Hitchcock January 5, 1852 (ibid, p325)
Clinton Wilson
51^st session Ezra V. Dean January 2, 1854 (ibid, p325)

Jos. H. Downing

Williams County
49^th session vacant December 2, 1850 (ibid, p327)
50^th session Thomas S. C. Morrison January 5, 1852 (ibid, p327)
51^st session Erastus H. LeLand January 2, 1854 (ibid, p327)

Wood County
49^th session Eber Wilson December 2, 1850 (ibid, p330)
(Wood-Lucas-Ottawa-Hancock)
50^th session Samuel Hollingshead January 5, 1852 (ibid, p330)
(Wood-Lucas-Ottawa-Hancock)
51^st session Addison Smith January 2, 1854 (ibid, p330)
(with Ottawa)

Wyandot County
49^th session Henry Bishop December 2, 1850 (ibid, p332)
(Wyandot-Crawford)
50^th session David Snodgrass January 5, 1852 (ibid, p332)
(Wyandot-Crawford)
51^st session vacant January 2, 1854 (ibid, p332)
(Wyandot-Crawford)

Clerk of the House

49^th session Charles W. Blair December 2, 1850 (ibid, p33?)

50^th session George W. Johns January 5, 1852 (ibid, p33?)

51^st session George W. Johns January 2 1854 (ibid, p33?)

Records indicate political affiliations of members began with the 77th session in 1906-7.

Research Resources

Libraries & Societies

Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Blissfield Michigan resources

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Online database

Historical Society of Michigan

Lenawee County Historical Museum/Archives

Michigan Electronic Library Online databases for Michigan residents

Ohio Historical Society

Petersburg Mi resources

Sojourner Truth Technical Center at Adrian College MI

South Lyon MI resources

Toledo OH resources j

William L. Clements Library University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,MI

Sources

NW Ohio historical society bulletins

Call Number :	Magazine
Title :	Quarterly bulletin - The Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio.
Publisher :	Toledo, Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio, 1929-1943.
Subject Heading(s) :	Ohio--History. Maumee River Valley (Ind. and Ohio)--History.
Description :	v. ill., plates, ports., facsims., maps. 23 cm.v.1-15, 1929-1943
Later Title :	Northwest Ohio quarterly
DBCN :	AAV-9200

Non-Circulating copy at the Toledo main branch, history dept.
Citation to Lathrop house