Mary Joan
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I am adding the following information, because I often get edit requests asking me to not include all the married names for a women because it makes their memorial "unsearchable". So I would edit the memorial to only include the surname on the gravestone. I will no longer edit out the other names! Read below what Find A Grave says about this.
FROM Q & A at Find A Grave:
Q "How do I enter all married names for a woman's memorial when she was married more than once?"
A Include the last name on the headstone. Other married names can be included in the last name field as all surnames are searchable in Memorial Search. The 'maiden name' is only for the maiden name.
Q "When a person is buried with one spouse and other married surnames are not on the headstone, can I add the other married surnames to the last name field?"
A Our Memorial Search will search all surnames in the last name field. Yes, you can add all married surnames in the surname field.
I joined Find-A-Grave to "pay forward" the help I have received from others.
Most of the cemeteries, in Defiance and Williams County Ohio, have been read/walked and indexed. I would be willing to look up and send information if requested. I am most knowledgeable about the cemeteries in Farmer Twp. and Washington Twp., Defiance County; and for St. Joseph Twp., Springfield Twp. and Pulaski Twp., in Williams County.
OF INTEREST to others may be the link to the Williams County Ohio Public Library (WCPL) obituary index. Anyone who has died in the Williams County, Ohio area since 1870 is most likely on the index. Many Defiance County, Ohio obituaries were included in the Williams County newspapers. I suggest searching by using the last name only. Keep in mind the spellings may vary, so try several options if you do not get results on the first search. If a name is listed more than once, it is because an obit was published in more than one local paper. Not all of the papers have been added, so check back often to see if there is a new entry for one of your Ancestors. You can request obits online and they will be sent by email. The obituary index direct link is:
http://obits.mywcpl.org/ (updated 03-2025)
The link to the WCPL library history and genealogy department is:
http://www.mywcpl.org/local (updated 03-2025)
The Library website will have links to Williams and Defiance County Genealogy Society websites.
The Defiance County Ohio Genealogy Society Blog
The entries on the blog are "searchable" by surname, place, or subject. The Blog contains a lot of interesting information about Defiance County and its early residents. Just google "Defiance Ohio Genealogy Blog"
I am adding the following information, because I often get edit requests asking me to not include all the married names for a women because it makes their memorial "unsearchable". So I would edit the memorial to only include the surname on the gravestone. I will no longer edit out the other names! Read below what Find A Grave says about this.
FROM Q & A at Find A Grave:
Q "How do I enter all married names for a woman's memorial when she was married more than once?"
A Include the last name on the headstone. Other married names can be included in the last name field as all surnames are searchable in Memorial Search. The 'maiden name' is only for the maiden name.
Q "When a person is buried with one spouse and other married surnames are not on the headstone, can I add the other married surnames to the last name field?"
A Our Memorial Search will search all surnames in the last name field. Yes, you can add all married surnames in the surname field.
I joined Find-A-Grave to "pay forward" the help I have received from others.
Most of the cemeteries, in Defiance and Williams County Ohio, have been read/walked and indexed. I would be willing to look up and send information if requested. I am most knowledgeable about the cemeteries in Farmer Twp. and Washington Twp., Defiance County; and for St. Joseph Twp., Springfield Twp. and Pulaski Twp., in Williams County.
OF INTEREST to others may be the link to the Williams County Ohio Public Library (WCPL) obituary index. Anyone who has died in the Williams County, Ohio area since 1870 is most likely on the index. Many Defiance County, Ohio obituaries were included in the Williams County newspapers. I suggest searching by using the last name only. Keep in mind the spellings may vary, so try several options if you do not get results on the first search. If a name is listed more than once, it is because an obit was published in more than one local paper. Not all of the papers have been added, so check back often to see if there is a new entry for one of your Ancestors. You can request obits online and they will be sent by email. The obituary index direct link is:
http://obits.mywcpl.org/ (updated 03-2025)
The link to the WCPL library history and genealogy department is:
http://www.mywcpl.org/local (updated 03-2025)
The Library website will have links to Williams and Defiance County Genealogy Society websites.
The Defiance County Ohio Genealogy Society Blog
The entries on the blog are "searchable" by surname, place, or subject. The Blog contains a lot of interesting information about Defiance County and its early residents. Just google "Defiance Ohio Genealogy Blog"
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His Direct Line Ancestors
17 Memorials
My Direct Line Ancestors
20 Memorials
Touching or Unusual Tombstones
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