When did the Dreisbach families migrate to Ohio?
Where did they settle?
What was daily life like for them in their early days in Ohio?
Click the title to find out! The Dreisbach Families Settle in Ohio 1801-1875
I love deed research! Often previously unknown relationships are identified when settling the estate of parents.
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Through the many months of isolation due to Covid and amid the shutdown of libraries, one unique opportunity presented itself: access to the microfilmed deed records held by the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. On the Mormon web site, FamilySearch.org, the deed records are presently (October, 2022) available for most counties in the United States. Our web site and the database web site at https://ddfa.tribalpages.com/ is a great foundation to sort out the various familial lines of Dreisbachs / Dresbachs / Dresbacks. By following the purchases and sales of the various tracts of land in Ohio, identifying the names of the wives, and later on, the names of the children who inherited the land, I have been able to sort out which family settled where.
Included in the book are the lists of all deed entries for each early Dreisbach / Dresbach / Dresback in the counties of Ross, Fairfield, Pickaway, Hocking, Logan, Wyandot, Seneca and Hancock counties, as well as maps with addresses inserted to allow you to drive to the previously unidentified tract of land. Using the early deeds, I was able to identify the Dreisbach couple. From there on I could sort my data by Township, Range and Section, to find later owners of the particular tract. I think you will find this book very helpful to locate the Ohio farms your Dreisbach / Dresbach / Dresback family cleared and settled on.
As with any work of this fashion, there could be an error here or there. Please notify me if you see something is amiss.
Enjoy ~~~
Rachel Meyer