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Tuscarawas County is
a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. Its county seat
is New Philadelphia. Its name is a Delaware
Indian word variously translated as "old town" or "open
mouth". Tuscarawas County was formed from
Muskingum County on Feb. 15, 1808. In 1761, missionaries
from the Moravians,
set out from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to set up a mission in
the Tuscarawas Valley. (This is also known as the Renewed Church of the
United Brethren.) Christian Frederick Post and John Heckewelder met with Chief Newcomer
(Netawatwees) of the western Lenape,
also known as the Delaware. He invited
them to the village he founded, Gekelemukpechunk
(present-day Newcomerstown, Ohio. He granted the missionaries
permission to build a cabin near the junction of the Sandy Creek and Tuscarawas River,
in present-day Stark
County. They were forced to abandon the mission in 1763 during the
French and Indian War (part of the Seven Years War). At the
request of Chief Newcomer (Netawatwees), in
1771 David
Zeisberger returned to found some
missions in the valley. In the spring of 1772, near the present site of New Philadelphia, Ohio, Zeisberger
along with five converted Indian families established Schoenbrunn
(beautiful spring). They built a school house and a chapel. In
August of that year, John Heckawelder brought an
additional 250 converted Lenape Christians, who
expanded the village of Schoenbrunn. They established a second settlement, roughly
10 miles, called Gnadenhutten
(cabins of grace). On October 17, 1772, Zeisberger
conducted the first religious service at Gnadenhutten. In 1776,
Chief Netawatwes donated land for another
settlement, Lichtenau (meadow of light),
near present-day Coshocton,
then the principal Lenape village in the region. Counties that lie adjacent to Tuscarawas
are: Stark
County (north); Carroll County (northeast); Harrison County (southeast); Guernsey County (south); Coshocton County (southwest); Holmes County (northwest) |
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Both
the Isaac Gardner and James Johnson families both arrived near the present
town of Freeport in, in Jefferson County, Ohio around 1803-04. Many records referring
to these families are probably based upon church documents rather than civil
records. This along with the changing
county boundaries during the period between 1800 and 1820 has produced some
confusion as to the locations of various events. In 1808 this area became a part of
Tuscarawas County, and by 1813 had become Freeport Township in Harrison
County, Ohio. There is little doubt
that both pioneer families became closely knit as they worked to tame this
wilderness area. In 1817 Isaac’s daughter
Anne married Samuel Schooley in Harrison
County. By 1820 they had settled in
Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, which is contiguous to Freeport
Township. Isaac Gardner probably lived
in Freeport up to at least 1817 when he and his eldest son Miley removed about 5 to 10 miles southwest to settle in
Monroe Twp., Guernsey County. This
location is situated on the southern boundary of Tuscarawas County. Both households are found in the 1820
Census at this location. In 1823 Disbury Johnson, son of Griffin, and grandson of the
aforementioned James Johnson married Nancy Lucynthia
Gardner, daughter of the aforementioned Isaac. This event took place in Guernsey County
and thus created a formal kinship between both families. In 1827 Disbury
Johnson came to Tuscarawas County from his home in Harrison county when he
purchased 3.04 acres of land in the town of Gnadenhutten, on July 30,
1827. On four other occasions between
1830 and 1835 he purchased a total of 325.8 acres of land in Tuscarawas
County. Isaac Gardner passed away in
1827 in either Guernsey or Tuscarawas.
Around 1841 or 42 Disbury and his father
Griffin moved west into Illinois. From
here Disbury moved on across the Mississippi River
into Missouri. It is most probable
that some of Isaac Gardner’s descendents also accompanied this group. For example Abner
Davis Gardner, the youngest of Isaac’s offspring, is known to have married a
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Freeport
Township (1804-1813); Gnadenhutten; New
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Freeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States.
The 2000 census found 763 people in the township,
365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Located in the southwestern corner of the
county, it borders the following townships: Washington Township – north; Moorefield Township – east; Flushing Township, Belmont County –
southeast; Londonderry Township, Guernsey County –
south; Washington Township, Guernsey County –
southwest; and Perry Township, Tuscarawas County –
northwest. Freeport is the only
township in the county to border Guernsey County. The village of Freeport is
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Freeport Township, Harrison Co., OH - Histopolis; Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio - Wikipedia; Freeport Presbyterian Cemetery |
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Gnadenhutten
LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 40.360833, -81.431667; |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Gnadenhutten is a village located on the Tuscarawas River
in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States
and is Ohio's oldest existing settlement. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census. Gnadenhütten
was founded as a settlement of German Americans
and Lenape
Native Americans affiliated with the Moravian Church.
This community remained neutral during the American Revolutionary War, but ninety-six of
them were massacred in 1782 in the Gnadenhütten massacre by American revolutionaries
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LINK(S): Gnadenhutten, Ohio -
Wikipedia; Gnadenhutten Massacre - Ohio
History Central; Gnadenhutten;
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New Philadelphia
LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 40.489444, -81.447222 |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: New Philadelphia is the county seat of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States,
71 miles south of Cleveland on the Tuscarawas River.
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): City of New Philadelphia, Ohio; New Philadelphia, Ohio - Wikipedia |
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The list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of
your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the place(s) within this locality
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Profiles for 43 cities, towns
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Tuscarawas County Physical, Cultural &
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Tuscarawas County ZIP Codes
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Conducting
genealogical research in the United States requires an understanding of
county boundaries. As the population grew
more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a
resource for people seeking records of past events, and people trying to analyze, interpret and display county-based
historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records,
and Vital Records
that document birth, death, and marriage.
Listed below are the boundary changes for this county, the dates they
occurred, as well as the government statute that decreed the change. To see actual changes in a mapping format
follow this link to the Atlas of
Historical County Boundary Project . |
Map of 1810 -
1813 County Boundaries (in
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15 Mar 1808 - TUSCARAWAS created
from MUSKINGUM. 11 Feb 1809 - TUSCARAWAS gained from JEFFERSON. 01 Mar 1810 - TUSCARAWAS lost to creation of
COSHOCTON. 01 Feb 1813 - TUSCARAWAS lost to creation of
HARRISON. 20 Jan 1824 - TUSCARAWAS
lost to creation of HOLMES; HOLMES not fully organized, part attached to TUSCARAWAS for administrative and
judicial purposes. 04 Jan 1825 - HOLMES fully organized, detached
from TUSCARAWAS. 01 Jan 1833 - TUSCARAWAS lost to creation of
CARROLL and lost to HARRISON. 04 Feb 1848 - TUSCARAWAS gained small area from
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries of Tuscarawas
County ·
Newcomerstown Cemetery
Department ·
Photographs of Tuscarawas
County Cemeteries ·
Tuscarawas
County Cemetery
Transcription & Photo Project |
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Tuscarawas
County Cemeteries ·
Tuscarawas
County Cemetery Index ·
Tuscarawas
County Cemetery List ·
Tuscarawas County Cemetery
Project ·
Tuscarawas
County Cemetery Registration ·
Tuscarawas
County Index Ohio
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A Brief History of Tuscarawas County,
Ohio ·
History of
Tuscarawas County ·
National
Register of Historic Places ·
Tuscarawas
County Henry
Howe, 1888 ·
Tuscarawas County
Bibliography ·
Tuscarawas
County Historical Markers ·
Tuscarawas
County History |
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Dennison Depot Railroad
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The Reeves Home and Museum
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Schoenbrunn Zoar,
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Canal
Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio 1899 ·
Carroll,
Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark and Tuscarawas counties
1872 ·
Combination
atlas map of Tuscarawas County, Ohio ·
Quad
List of Sugar Creek, Ohio |
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Tuscarawas
County – 1895 ·
Tuscarawas
County Post Offices ·
Tuscarawas
County Post Offices 1846 ·
Tuscarawas
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All Departments below are in the Tuscarawas County Courthouse 172 North Broadway,
New Philadelphia, OH 44663; Phone: +1-216-364-8811, unless otherwise noted
below. The Official County website is located at
http://www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/.
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Tuscarawas County
Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1808, Birth / Death Records from 1867-1908 and Probate Records from 1809 and is located at 101 East High Avenue,
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663; Phone: (330) 365-3266, Fax: (330) 364-3190 ·
Tuscarawas County
Recorder has Land Records from 1808 and is located
at 125 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663; Phone: (330) 365-3284,
Fax: (330) 365-3281 ·
Tuscarawas
County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
has
Court Records from 1808 and is located at 101 East High Avenue,
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663; (330) 365-3217, E-mail:
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Tuscarawas Co.
Census Records ·
Tuscarawas
County Census Index ·
Tuscarawas
County Federal Census Index ·
Census Search
- 1880 Tuscarawas County ·
Tuscarawas
County on Reel 1885 – 1930 U.S.
Census ·
Tuscarawas
County on Reel 1886 – 1930 U.S.
Census ·
Fiat
St. Peters' Congregation Church ·
Livingston's
Law Register, 1851 Tuscarawas Co. ·
List
of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 ·
Tuscarawas
County, Ohio World War II Casualties ·
Chronicling
America Tuscarawas County |
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Tuscarawas
County – Newspaper Abstracts ·
Obituary
Extracts 1898-1909 ·
Obituary
Extracts 1910-1919 ·
Obituary
Extracts 1820-1929 ·
Obituary
Index Individuals born in Tuscarawas
County ·
R.
K. Lindsey Funeral Home Dennison, Ohio ·
The Times-Reporter
Dover-New Philadelphia, Ohio ·
Duplicate
of Resident Proprietor's Lands in Tuscarawas County - 1816 ·
First
Tax List 1808-1809 |
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