The following is a list from 1997.  The contact information is likely no good but the names still hold value. ~Karen 2018

First Families

Descended from those resident by December 31, 1830

Applicant:Ancestor:
1. John James EVANS *William LYON
*Mary LYON
*James BELL
*Elizabeth "Betsey" BELL
2. Carole Crumley PAPROCKI *James Monroe HILL
*Hiram Hill
3. Freda Mae FARMER *Azariah DAVIS
*George F. MILLER
*Sarah DAVIS
*John MILLER
*James BELL
*Isaac BELL
*John DOTY
*Mrs. Esther DOTY
*Esther DOTY
*Nathan FARMER
*Joseph STAATS, Sr.
*Joseph STAATS, Jr.
4. Karen Sue "McDonald" SMITH
4a. Kathryn Marie MCDONALD
4b. Nathaniel George SMITH
*James PAIGE
*Sarah/Lucy LEWIS
*Levi BIGGS
*Eliza MOORE
5. Myrtle Irene "Hill" BOWER *Arnold W. HILDRETH
*Hiram HILL
*James Monroe HILL
*Adam GLAZE
*John OLNEY
6. Mary Pauline "Polly" "Rogers" BARCUS *Henry WILABY/WILLOUGHBY
*Mary Ann WILABY/WILLOUGHBY
*Mariah FURNISS/FURNACE
*Azariah DAVIS, Sr.
*Azariah DAVIS, Jr.
*James Hayes DAVIS
*Uriah DENMAN
*Joseph DENMAN
*Sarah CONROY
*Samuel HOFFMIRE
*Sarah HOFFMIRE
7. Harold Roger BAIR *Henry WILABY/WILLOUGHBY
*Mary Ann WILABY/WILLOUGHBY
*Mariah FURNISS/FURNACE
*Azariah DAVIS, Sr.
*Azariah DAVIS, Jr.
*James Hayes DAVIS
*Uriah DENMAN
*Joseph DENMAN
*Sarah CONROY
*Samuel HOFFMIRE
*Sarah HOFFMIRE
8. Methel "Thatcher" MCKAY *Samuel THATCHER
9. Susan Renee BENGE
9a. Marlene June TROTT
9b. Robert Cameron BENGE
*James McGIBENY
*Mary HUSTON
*John N. McGIBENY
*Mary NEWELL
10. Peggy A. (Debolt) CARPENTER *Abraham DEBOLT
*Ruben DEBOLT
11. Loretta J. "Debolt" CREGO
11a. Clarence E. DEBOLT
11b. Martha "Debolt" KENDRICK
11c. Thomas E. DEBOLT
11d. Dayle A. DEBOLT
11e. Dorothy (Debolt) HUGHES
11f. Wiliam C. CREGO, Jr.
11g. Walter R. CREGO
*Abraham DEBOLT
*Ruben DEBOLT
12. Margaret H. "Morrison" STIMMEL *Joseph TALMADGE
*Catherine BEERS
*Nancy TALMADGE
*Rosannah KERSHNER
*Jacob DUNN
*Jermiah Mason DUNN
12. Donald Richard ARMSTRONG *Peter VEATCH
*Rhoda Ann VEATCH
*Nehemiah LETTS
*Thankful LETTS
*Peter Sneckgar ARMSTRONG
*William ARMSTRONG

On Saturday, October 19, 1996, the first 13 inductees were welcomed into the First Families of Knox County, Ohio at a luncheon held in Mt. Vernon for that purpose. The table above lists them and who their ancestors are.

You are invited to prove as many ancestors that were in Knox County, Ohio by December 31, 1830.

Please note: First Families Application for 1997 - Deadline June 30, 1997 has passed. To apply for 1998, you need the forms that can be obtained from the First Families of Knox County, Ohio Chapter. Enclosing a fee of $2.00, you need to write and request an application form from:

Mrs. C. F. Winter
658 N. Sandusky St.
Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050

or

Knox County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1098
Mt. Vernon, OH 43050-1098

Updated July 29, 1997

Last update:  2 Jun 2018