Nelson Houseworth Siblings

My Great-Grandfather Nelson S. Houseworth had at least 5 brothers and sisters(not counting the children of his mother Melinda by a previous marriage). Here they are and what little I know about each:

Delilah Houseworth
born 1841 died unknown

Delilah is the one child of Solomon and Melinda that I have no further records of. She may have died young, went by a different first name or other. No marriage or death records have been located.

Jacob Houseworth
born 1843 died about 1893

Jacob moved to Paulding County about the same time as Nelson and Mary Ann. He is listed as having a daughter name Almira who lived with the widow Felkey(wife of Christopher). Almira was born in 1867.

Jacob married Loretta Davis in Marion County in 1872, shortly before the move to Blue Creek Township in Paulding County. Jacob and Loretta had the following children all who were born in Blue Creek: Elnora(1873), Wesley(1875), Elizabeth(1877), Rosa(1879), and Joseph(1891).

Elizabeth was married in Van Wert, Ohio, in 1893, her marriage license was signed by Loretta, with Jacob being listed as "Dead" on the document. After Jacob died(between 1891-1893), Loretta married twice more, once in Van Wert County, and once in Paulding.

Parthena Houseworth
1845-1883

Parthena Houseworth married Sidney Felkey(the Houseworth and Felkey families have several marriages between family members) on November 14, 1865. When Nelson moved to Paulding County two of the Felkey families did as well. Sidney and Parthena were among those that did. Sidney was in the Civil War with the 96th OVI out of Delaware County. Sidney died of war related health problems on June 9, 1869 and is buried in the Ashley Cemetery in Delaware County.

Parthena had one child, a son named Crawford, Crawford had an illness or handicap and died in Putnam County, Ohio, at the age of 27 on January 21, 1896. Crawford was less than a year old when his father Sidney passed away in June of 1869.

Parthena moved back to the tri-county(Delaware, Marion, and Morrow)area and married a man named George Zent in Morrow County on March 14, 1873. No other children are listed and she died on May 17, 1883. Crawford meanwhile lived with his aunt Nancy Felke Nichols in Putnam County...he was institutionalized in the Putnam County Infirmary when he died @ 27.

I have the pension records for Sidney, when funds were sought for Crawford after his parents deaths....the pension was denied. My guess is that's why he ended up in and institution.

Edward Houseworth
1847-1910

Edward was the fifth child born to Solomon and Melinda. He married Teresa Coleman in Delaware County, Ohio. They had at least one son, his name was Presley who was born on November 23, 1871. Presley had a son named Vern, who died as a solider during the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918. Teresa died in 1917. There are descendants still around today, members of this family line still live in Delaware County today.

Melina Houseworth
1849-?

Melina was the youngest of the children of Solomon and Melinda. She married Civil War veteran James P. Brynds in Delaware County in 1868. Records show at least 7 children to this couple, the oldest 2 were born in Delaware and the rest in Paulding County, Blue Creek Township.

This family left Ohio after the birth of the youngest child(1883) and moved first to Missouri then on to Cherokee County, Kansas. James Brynds died in 1894 in Kansas, Melina died sometime after, but before 1900.

The Children of James and Melina Houseworth Brynds:

Emma born 1869-Delaware County, Ohio
Ella born 1871-Delaware County, Ohio

The rest were born in Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Nancy 1872
Mary 1875
Twins Ora(boy) and Nora(girl) born Christmas Day 1880
Edward J on April 14, 1883.

Nora died in 1882 in Paulding County...the family left Blue Creek and moved to Missouri after the birth of Edward...Edward J. Brynds died in Kansas on August 26, 1946....there are Brynds still living in Cherokee County today.