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Dirr and Schatz are two of the big names in my family tree. Fraker and Engle are also in there. Some of them are in the same cemetery you mention. Part of that family is from Pleasant Bend area...

Very interesting family story! I'm curious about the last name of that family that you mentioned. Some of my ancestors are from that area (near Florida... ) from the very early days.

I think it is a reference to the claim that the British had on the lands at the same time. When the French were defeated through an alliance with the Native Americans, the British claimed those...

I went to the Henry County Ohio courthouse on Friday, and was told that Girty's Island belongs to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

I'm watching an old Daniel Boone movie tonight, and guess who was portrayed as a major bad guy... Simon Girty! The name of the movie is Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer.

Just found it interesting. ...

Sorry I know nothing of the Turkeyfoot region other than some reference to it on line.

I did go out to see Girty's Island today from the road. What a mess! From what I could see, a huge tangle...

I was kind of thinking that perhaps history needs to be rewritten for Simon Girty as far as him being considered a traitor. From what I have been able to find, he was closely affiliated with the...

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This link talks about how the area got the name... My son's one ancestor actually came to Cleveland as a surveyor with Moses...

Thanks for the tip! Last summer, I was out picking up aluminum cans from the ditch along the road... a very slow and only half buried treasure? But I found an old blue bottle that I brought home. ...

Awesome... my dad told me it had been used as sort of an amusement park a long time back, and that people were ferried over. Can't wait to get out that way!

You've got me very interested in visiting the island. My dad said he was there once about 40 years ago. Is the island owned by anyone? Open for visitors? Or what is the situation? Maybe it is a...

I put this response in the other thread... hope it helps?

I wonder if you've had an opportunity to meet with
The City of Defiance, City Historian Randy Buchman?

I know he is EXTREMELY...