October 24, 2016

The History of Delaware County and Ohio is available online via Google Books. Starting on page 539, in the chapter for Oxford Township, is a history of Ashley. Note that this book was published in 1880.

Delaware county then and now : an informal history / Ray E. Buckingham.

Ohio History Catalog Link to our collection catalog. 

Delaware County Memory Project

http://delawarecountymemory.org/

Delaware County Memory is an ongoing collaborative project sponsored by the Community Library Foundation. The goals of the project are

• to make local materials accessible that support the information needs of historians and genealogists everywhere



• to support the endeavors of students and educators studying Delaware County and its townships



• to preserve aging materials that document the settlement and development of Delaware County

If you would like to make a donation, volunteer, or have items you would like to have inlcuded in Delaware County Memory, please email the library at community-library@oplin.org or call 740-965-3901.

Irish Roots

http://www.kerrylaburials.ie/en/index.aspx
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Underground Railroad Links

Delaware County Underground

Uncataloged materials in the Wornstaff Memorial Public Library’s Genealogy and Local History section.

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Chapel, Marion Cemetery,
Marion, Ohio compiled and indexed by Maxine Marshall. 1981.

York Township Cemetery Records compiled by members of the Union County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. 1980-1981

Early Marriage Bonds of Delaware County, Ohio 1832-1854 (A-D; E -J; K-O ; T-Z)

Synopsis of Wills, Delaware County, Ohio (Book 3)

Synopsis of Wills, Delaware County, Ohio (Book 1)

History of the gold seekers who went West from Delaware County, Ohio in 1849 compiled by Mrs. George L. Pugh. 1970

1820 Census, Delaware County, Ohio.

1880 Delaware County History . Photocopies of Oxford Township biographies and Marlborough township biographies.

Delaware County Cemeteries compiled by Marilyn Cryder and Charlotte Kuhns. 1975

George B. Gooding (1797-1856, Innkeeper, Farmer of Dighton, Massachusetts & Delaware County, Ohio compiled by Anna C. Pabst. 1968

Bartholomew Family compiled by Gloria P. Schultz. 1997

Keltner-Randolph families of Delaware County, Ohio and Moses Congleton

Revolutionary War soldier compiled by Patricia Anne Sonner Keltner wife of Robert E. Keltner. 1981

The Dunham Genealogy

The Divan Family

Barton Family compiled by Gloria P. Schultz

Reid-Bartlett Family compiled by Pegge Reid Bartlett Stein.

Clay Family of Delaware County, Ohio / Glenn Clay (1956-59) Paul A. Clay (1987-88)
Chadwick Family compiled by Gloria P. Schultz.

County by County in Ohio Genealogy by Genealogy Staff State Library of Columbus, 1977.
Ohio Genealogy and Local History : a resource guide to the holdings of twenty-three member libraries / edited by Michael G. Snyder, North Central Library Cooperative, Mansfield, Ohio, 1984. (2 copies)

Delaware County 1850 Census pages 75 - 120 plus index.

1850 Census of Delaware County copied and indexed by Mrs. Murray E. Main, Sr., (pages 1-190)

Surname Index : part 1 1988 published by the Delaware County Genealogy Society

Surname Index volume I 1980 of the Franklin County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.

Early Marriage Record of Delaware County, Ohio. Vol. II, 1855-1865. Delaware City Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Delaware, Ohio, Mrs. Howard Bryan regent ; copied under the supervision of Mrs. Claude Williamson ; compiled under the direction of Miss Mabel Lee Mackey, Mrs. James F. Donahue. 1940.

Oxford Township Burials (Marlboro Township: Old Norton Cemetery, Oxford Township: Ashley Cemetery, Gavitt Cemetery, Winsor Corners; Troy Township : Horseshoe Baptist Churchyard, Marlborough Churchyard ; Peru Township : Morrow County Pioneers; Westfield township : Mound or Foust.)

History of Ashley United Methodist Church compiled by Gloria P. Schultz..

Ohio’s First Women Elected Officials 1895-1995 /Ohio Women’s Policy and Research Commission. 1997.

Ohio Women/ Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Women’s Services Division. Fifth edition 1982.

Women of the Ohio General Assembly : 1922-1996 /Ohio Women’s Policy and Research Commission 1997.

Ohio Population Report / Ted W. Brown 1970.

Ohio Population Report /Anthony J. Celebrezze. Jr. 1980.

Highlights of Ohio History.

The Ohio Grain, Feed and Fertilizer Association’s Centennial Years1880 -1980 by Harold C Martin.

The Family of Michael Curren & Sarah Crawford of Columbiana County, Ohio by J. Douglas Bradshaw.1989.

A pamphlet file includes newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous materials relating to the history of Ashley and the surrounding area.