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Melchior Pound (1827-1893) of Germany and Fulton Co., Ohio

Descendants of Melchior Pound

Generation No. 1

 

        1.  Melchior1 Pound was born December 27, 1827 in Germany, and died June 12, 1894 in Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio.  He married Anna ? Abt. 1848.  She was born July 10, 1825 in Germany, and died July 10, 1893 in Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio.

 

Notes for Melchior Pound:

HABLUETZEL, KUELLING, LEU, PFUND, POUND, WANNER posted by John W. Grubbs (jgrubbs@austin.rr.com) on Wednesday, September 17, 1997

 

 

I have been pursuing information about my Swiss forbears by means of Family Histories (Familienscheine) that are available through the Registry (Zivilstandsamt) of the city in which the relative lived. With the help of a cousin in Kanton Schaffhausen, I have located Familienscheine for my Great Grandfather Heinrich KUELLING, for his father Adrian KUELLING, for my Great Grandmother, Anna HABLUETZEL'S father Nikolaus HABLUETZEL, and for my Great-Great Grandfather Michael LEU. However, so far I have not been able to find Familienscheine in Kanton Schaffhausen for my Great-Great


 
Stream in Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio
 
Grandfather Melchior PFUND and his wife Anna WANNER, who came to Ohio by 20 Aug 1850, the date on which their first son, George PFUND was born. Melchior first appears in the 1860 census of Fulton County, Franklin Township, P.O. Tedrow. In the 1870 census he is listed as Milton POUND, and he is buried in Smith Cemetery, Franklin Township, Fulton County, Ohio as Melchior POUND, along with his wife, Anna POUND. As far as I know, based upon their gravestones, the dates of Melchior and Anna PFUND are: Melchior PFUND (POUND) b. about 16 May 1826, Switzerland d. 12 Jun 1894, Fulton County, Franklin Township, Ohio Buried in Smith Cemetery Anna Wanner PFUND (POUND) b. about 10 Jul 1825, Switzerland d. 10 Jul 1893, Fulton County, Franklin Township, Ohio Buried in Smith Cemetery. My question is this: Do you know someone who would be willing to search for Melchior PFUND or POUND'S will and death certificate in the Fulton County Courthouse. I would also be interested in any information regarding Anna WANNER. I would be willing to pay for this service. My hope is, if the will and death certificate could be located (as Jim Wyse was able to locate such information for Michel LEU, Sr.), there might be a clue as to what city Melchior came from. Most of the census information suggests that the couple came from Switzerland, but some family members thought they came from Germany, which I suppose is not impossible. I would be most grateful if you could advise me on the matter of a professional search by a genealogist who would carry out the search and make copies for me of anything that was found for a reasonable fee.

 

More About Melchior Pound:

1860 Census: 1860, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Farmer Age 30 550 200 Germany

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 55 Switz SW SW Farmer

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

More About Anna ?:

1860 Census: 1860, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 26 GER

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 55 SW SW SW

Burial: Aft. July 10, 1893, Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

       

Children of Melchior Pound and Anna ? are:

+      2                 i.       George2 Pound, born August 1850 in Ohio; died 1927.

        3                ii.       Mary Pound, born Abt. 1855 in Ohio.

 

More About Mary Pound:

1860 Census: 1860, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 5 OH

 

+      4               iii.       Henry Pound, born February 1858 in Ohio; died 1928.

        5               iv.       Godlip Pound, born July 1860 in Ohio; died 1930.

 

More About Godlip Pound:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 20 OH SW SW

1900 Census: 1900, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 38 OH

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

+      6                v.       John Pound, born January 1865 in Ohio; died 1931.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

        2.  George2 Pound (Melchior1) was born August 1850 in Ohio, and died 1927.  He married Verena ?.  She was born January 1852 in Ohio, and died 1924.

 

More About George Pound:

1860 Census: 1860, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 8 OH

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 25 OH SW SW Farmer

1900 Census: 1900, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 50 OH

Burial: 1927, Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

More About Verena ?:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 28 SW SW SW

Burial: 1924, Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

       

Children of George Pound and Verena ? are:

        7                 i.       Mary3 Pound, born Abt. 1872 in Ohio.

 

More About Mary Pound:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 8 OH OH SW

 

        8                ii.       John Pound, born May 1874 in Ohio.

 

More About John Pound:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 6 OH OH SW

 

+      9               iii.       Simon Pound, born January 1875 in Ohio.

        10             iv.       Albert Pound, born May 1879 in Ohio.

 

More About Albert Pound:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 4 OH OH SW

 

        11              v.       Monroe Pound, born August 1880 in Ohio.

        12             vi.       Edward Pound, born August 1883 in Ohio.

        13            vii.       Aaron Pound, born June 1887 in Ohio.

        14           viii.       Lydia Pound, born May 1890 in Ohio.

        15              ix.       Gideon Pound, born August 24, 1892 in Ohio; died October 1967 in Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio.

        16               x.       Dean Pound, born May 1898 in Ohio.

 

 

4.  Henry2 Pound (Melchior1) was born February 1858 in Ohio, and died 1928.  He married Margaret ?.  She was born September 1866 in Switzerland, and died 1926.

 

More About Henry Pound:

1860 Census: 1860, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 3 OH

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 22 OH SW SW

1900 Census: 1900, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 40 OH

Burial: 1928, Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

More About Margaret ?:

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

Children of Henry Pound and Margaret ? are:

        17               i.       William3 Pound, born October 1887 in Ohio.

        18              ii.       Fred Pound, born April 22, 1890; died September 01, 1890.

 

More About Fred Pound:

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

        19             iii.       Jacob Pound, born August 1888 in Ohio; died 1969.  He married Amelia; born 1888; died 1949.

 

More About Jacob Pound:

1910 Census: 1910, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 21  OH

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

More About Amelia:

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

        20             iv.       Lewis Pound, born April 02, 1892 in Ohio; died December 15, 1968.

 

More About Lewis Pound:

1910 Census: 1910, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 18 OH

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

        21              v.       Clarence Pound, born April 1897 in Ohio.

        22             vi.       Henry Pound, born August 24, 1885; died January 07, 1886.

 

More About Henry Pound:

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

 

        6.  John2 Pound (Melchior1) was born January 1865 in Ohio, and died 1931.  He married Catherine ?.  She was born July 1869 in Ohio, and died 1927.

 

More About John Pound:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 18 OH SW SW

1900 Census: 1900, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 35 OH

1910 Census: 1910, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 45 OH

1920 Census: 1920, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 54 OH

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Gorham, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

More About Catherine ?:

Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Gorham, Fulton Co., Ohio

       

Children of John Pound and Catherine ? are:

        23               i.       Cora3 Pound, born April 1888 in Ohio.

        24              ii.       Arthur Pound, born December 29, 1894 in Ohio; died November 1969 in Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan.

 

More About Arthur Pound:

Burial: November 1969, Pleasant View Cemetery, Gorham, Fulton Co., Ohio

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

        9.  Simon3 Pound (George2, Melchior1) was born January 1875 in Ohio.  He married Lena ?.  She was born August 1876 in Switzerland.

 

More About Simon Pound:

1880 Census: 1880, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 6 OH OH SW

1900 Census: 1900, Franklin, Fulton Co., Ohio Age 24 OH

       

Children of Simon Pound and Lena ? are:

        25               i.       Charley4 Pound, born July 1895 in Ohio.

        26              ii.       Mary Pound, born December 1897 in Ohio.

        27             iii.       Infant Pound, born April 1899 in Ohio.

 

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