Category Archives: Koontz

Improvement – a family trait?

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Pat Shaul

Well, back at the patent office, I noticed that Great-Great Grandfather, Ezra P Koontz, must not have been satisfied with the refrigeration unit for which he took out a patent in 1880, since he took out another in 1890 Frigidaire … Continue reading →

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New Project — Research Based on Ancestry Thru-Lines

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Pat Shaul

OK, first, it the THRU Lines not TRUE lines. The connections may be real or not. There needs to be an investigation as to whether the descendants of a known forbearer are documented with citations, not just a guess by … Continue reading →

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Happy 161st Birthday, Aunt Hattie!

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Pat Shaul

161 years ago, on 11 August 1859, in Markle, Indiana, my great grandaunt, Harriett Honora J. Koontz was born to Ezra Peter and Mary Ann Allen Koontz.   Aunt Hattie was the sister of my great grandfather, C. P. Koontz. Hattie … Continue reading →

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Happy 121st Birthday, Aunt Ethel!

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Pat Shaul

Ethel Emma Chidester was born 121 years ago, on 5 August 1899, in Olivet, Wisconsin to Elmer and Chirstina Ida Silverson Chidester.  On 24 November 1921,  in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, she married my great granduncle, William Peter Koontz [my grandmother’s … Continue reading →

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A History of Strong Willed Women ….

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Pat Shaul

It was 125 years ago, 18 May, 1895, that my grandmother, Florence Marie Koontz, was born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, to Casmear and Phebie Ann Gardner Koontz.  Grandma graduated from The High School of Commerce at Columbus, Ohio, in … Continue reading →

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Birthdays, Lots of Birthdays!

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Pat Shaul

15 May was a pretty busy day for birthday cake baking in the family!  My grandmother’s grandfather, Ezra Peter Koontz, was born on this day in 1832; my grandfather, Lee Norton Goodliff Weaver, was born on this day in 1893, … Continue reading →

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What is Life? A magazine!

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Pat Shaul

And in the 11 February 1952 issue of that magazine (it cost 20¢, in answer to that question), my grandmother’s brother appeared!  Uncle Heinie was in Life! The man, just to the right of the only woman in the photo … Continue reading →

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I just happened across this photo …

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Pat Shaul

I was going through my photo file this afternoon and came across this on of my great grandparents’ store in Columbus, Ohio.  In a rare piece of luck, their daughter, my grandmother, actually wrote on the back of the studio … Continue reading →

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Happy 174th Birthday, Uncle Columbus!

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Pat Shaul

174 years ago, 17 February 1846, in Lisbon, Ohio, Columbus Washington Smith was born to Louis and Emma Grange Smith.  As we covered yesterday, on 16 February 1879, he married my Great Grandaunt Hattie, Harriett Honora J. Koontz, in Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Happy 141st Anniversary, Great Grandaunt and Uncle Smith!

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Pat Shaul

141 years ago, 16 February 1879, in Ottawa, Ohio, Harriett Honora J. (Hattie) Koontz (my great grandaunt), the daughter of Ezra Peter and Mary Ann Allen Koontz married Columbus Washington Smith, the son of Lewis and Emma Grange Smith.  The … Continue reading →

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