AT THE RIVERBEND
January 31, 2024
IF by Mable Baker
December 21, 2023
Henry Frederic Christian Myers and Mary Caroline Young Myers
July 27, 2022
Confusing Cousins
July 12, 2022
A Christmas Souvenir From Your Sunday School Teacher, Henrietta Delph
During the Christmas and New Year Season of 1902-1903, Henrietta "Sue" Delph presented a little gift to her Sunday School students at the Lutheran Church in Malinta, Class No. 11.
Her photo was featured on the front with the class roll and a few Christmas verses inside.
The class roll:
Blanch Graffice Otto Hemsoth Maud Dauber Roy Haffey Leah Parrett
Earl Stevens Gladys Burr Floyd Long Emma Detrick Josie Heckler
Kata Detrick Nettie Austermiller
Henry Giest, Superintendent and Rev. N. Barnett, Pastor
July 5, 2022
Another Philip and Elizabeth Witzgall Delph Family Photo
This family photo, presumably taken on the Delph farm, included spouses and grandchildren. Jim Delph and I put our heads together to label as accurately as possible. Even then, we could not identify the grandchildren who seem to make up the first row, sitting on the ground, except for the oldest girl which I am fairly sure is Marie Ordway (Baker).
The photo was estimated to have been taken between 1913-1917
From Left to right, naming the men and the women behind them:
Morris Babcock, Jacob Babcock with Cora Delph Babcock behind him
Clarence "Cooney" Delph with wife, Margaret behind him.
Cecil Delph, unknown woman
Elizabeth Witzgall Delph and behind her Henrietta "Sue" Delph and unknown man
Philip Delph
Ottis "Pat" Delph with wife, Elsie standing behind him
Lemuel "Lem" Ordway with wife, Elizabeth "Bess" Delph Ordway behind him
Mandus "Jerry" Spangler with wife, Julia Delph Spangler behind him.
George Delph with wife, Emma Delph behind him
***If you can help with identification, please chime in in the comments. Your comments are monitored and probably won't show up for a day or two when approved.
June 30, 2022
A Fragile Treasure - The Ordway Family Bible Record
This family treasure was passed down to me from Marie Ordway Baker's son, Robert. It is one very fragile page of the family record of the Richard and Sarah Hill Ordway Bible, my great-great grandparents, listing their children and birthdates.
I didn't scan the back side of the page, but their marriage record alone rests there:
Richard Ordway and Sarah Jane Hill was married the 8 day of September 1858.
Also with that record was a slim piece of yellowed paper, marked State of Ohio, Wood County, declaring the marriage of Mr. Henry L. Ordway with Miss Lizzie Delp, on January 2d, 1898, signed by Rev. L. O. Thompson, Church of Christ. My great-grandparent's marriage certificate. It doesn't get any better for a genealogist.
June 22, 2022
High School Graduation in Malinta - Frederick Ordway
Malinta High School
Commencement Exercises
Saturday Evening
May Twenty-second
At eight o'clock
K of P Hall
Class Motto: Striving
Class Colors: Rose and Silver Gray
Class Flower: Sweet Pea
Class Roll:
Ada K. Smith
Miriam L. Russell
Nola Mildred Latta
Frederick Ordway
Dallas G. Greenler, Principal
Margaret McKee, Asst. Principal