William H Dirrim and Christina Haughey
William H Dirrim
b. 8 July 1820 Brown Twp, Stark or Carroll Co, OH.
d. 9 Nov 1915 at Hamilton, Indiana
son of Richard and Hannah (Wyckoff) Dirrim Jr.
Christina Hauhgey
b. 29 October 1820 near Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
d. 20 April 1887 Hamilton, Indiana where she is buried in the Hamilton Cem.
by her husband.
dau of Robert and Hannah (Wyckoff) Haughey III
Married 12 Sept 1839 Wayne Co, OH
The William H Dirrims came to Indiana in 1844 where they farmed in Franklin
Township near Hamilton in DeKalb Co, IN. William was a township trustee
of Franklin Twp for one term and served as County Assessor for 2 years. They
were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hamilton, Ind. for which
William served as Steward for 30 years and Recording Secretary for 20 years.
(Taken from obit and from page 612 of the "History of DeKalb Co Indiana".)
At the time of his death in 1915 at age of 95, William H Dirrim had
142 descendants including several gr gr grand children.
Children:
1. Hannah J Dirrim
b. 16 August 1840 Wayne Co, Ohio
d. 14 Nov 1912 Hamilton, Ind
buried: Hamilton Cemetery by her husband
m: 1860 Isaac Firestone
b.
7 March 1837 in Indiana
d.
26 FEb 1914 Hamilton, Ind
son
of George Samuel and Catherine (Crum or Krum) Firestone.
Isaac
served 1861-64 in the 44th Ind Volunteer Infantry during the Civil
War.
Later he farmed near Hamilton, Indiana.
Children:
1.
Anna Firestone b. 18 Jan 1861 d. 29 Jan 1938
m.
22 Aug 1880 to Eliphalet Sidney Stickney
5
children: Ross, Blanche, Ethel, Ivan Cecil, Opal
2.
Samuel Firestone b. ---- d. 18 Jan 1871
3.
Isadora Firestone ("Dora") b. 1865 d. 5 Aug 1933
bur Columbia Cem,
Wayne
Co, OH. She m. 6 Sept 1885 Edgar Orsemus Headley
5
children: (1) Lawrence Orlo b. 1886 d. 1973; (2) Edgar Lewis
b. 1888
d.
1954; (3) Flossie J b. 1890; (4) Alva Lowell b. 1891 d. 1973 m. Ethel
Marie
Maginn; (5) Ira D b. 1897
4.
William Sherman Firestone b. 7 May 1868 Indiana d. 17 Feb
1929
Dalhart,
Texas. Where he is buried. He m. 28 Jan 1894 to Amanda
Ellen
Knott 9 children: (1) Lura Vivian (2) Cecil Grace
(3) Cora Ethel
(4)
infant (5) Orval Dale (6) Walter Glenn (7) Clifford Waldo (8) Leland
Delmas
(9) Kenneth William
5.
George Sheridan Firestone b. 22 May 1869 Williams Co, OH
d.
1938 Williams Co, OH buried by his wife at Columbia, Williams
Co,
Ohio. M. 27 June 1891 to Hulda Mae Brosey b. 20 Jan 1872 in
Williams
Co, OH d. 24 Feb 1964 Ft Wayne, IN. dau of Jacob and
Catherine
(Knecht) Brosey. George was a farmer and carpenter.
He
and his wife lived near Edon, OH
5
children: (1) Alton B b. 21 April 1893 Williams Co, OH
d. 24 July
1952
He married 12 Feb 1916 to Effie Johnson buried Columbia, Ohio
(2)
Luella May b. 31 Oct 1896 Williams Co, Oh d. 2 Dec 1975 Ft
Wayne
IN. m. 4 Mar 1916 Ray S Norrick, buried Columbia, OH
(3)
Franklin b. 5 Feb 1901 d. 10 June 1921 He drowned while
swimming
in a lake while in college at Ft Wayne, IN
(4)
Wayne b. 1905 d. 1911
(5)
Laura Helen b. 4 July 1908. M. 30 Mar 1967 to a Mr.
Hatala
1
child, adopted
6.
Timothy Dirrim Firestone b. 22 Nov 1872 near Cooney, Williams
Co, OH
d.
2 Feb 1936 Keokuk, Iowa buried Grand View Burial Park, Hannibal,
Mo.
by his wife. He m. 25 July 1901 Goshen, Ind. Minnie Belle Nihart
b.
3 Feb 1872 near Goshen, Elkhart Co, In d. 28 Jan 1957 at Hannibal
MO
dau of James and Catherine Mary (Nye) Nihart. Timothy was a
school
teacher and superintendent for 13 years in Indiana. Later for 29
yrs
he worked for the US Weather Bureau at Hannibal, Mo. Minnie was
a
school teacher at Goshen, In and elsewhere for 10 yrs.
3
children
7,
Mary C. Firestone b. Nov 1874 in Ohio d. after 1900 when she
lived with
her
family in Troy Twp, DeKalb Co, IN. She m. by 1896 to her cousin
Jacob
Swinehart. 4 children
8.
Cora Firestone b. 9 Dec 1876 d. 17 Nov 1947 She m. George
Mocherman
1 child
2. Robert Richard Dirrim
b. 5 May 1842 in Ohio
d. 22 May 1916 Melstone, Montana
m. 7 May 1864 Amanda Firestone
b.
21 Sept 1844
d.
13 July 1930
dau
of George Samuel and Catherine (Crum or Krum) Firestone.
9 children
1. Almeda Dirrim b. March
1865 in Indiana. d. after 1900
2. Litta Dirrim b. 1866/67 Indiana
d. after 1880
3. Lanora Dirrim b. 1869/70 Indiana
d. after 1880
4. Rosetta Dirrim b. 1871/72 Indiana
d. after 1880
5. Fletcher Dirrim b. July 1873
Indiana d. after 1900
6. Charles Dirrim b. May 1876
Indiana d. after 1900
7. Christian Dirrim "Crissie"
b. May 1879 d. after 1900
8. Roy Dirrim b. March 1882 Indiana
d. after 1900
9. Carrie Dirrim b. 3 Nov 1884
Indiana d. ---
m.
2 Aug 1911 Oren B Hinkle b. 19 April 1885
3
children
3. William Samul Dirrim
b. 19 Mar 1844 in Ohio
d. 1935
m. 12 Feb 1868 Bertha Isabella Headley
b. -- d. 26 Mar 1945
They had 2 children
4. Eleanor Louisa Dirrim
b. 27 Jan 1846 Indiana
d. 3 June 1854
5. Mary E Dirrim
b. 8 Feb 1848 Indiana
d. 1925
m. William Goudy
They lived in Steuben Co, IN
9 children
6. Christina Dirrim "Crissy"
b. 10 Mar 1850 Indiana
d. 3 Mar 1913
She never married
7. Francis A Dirrim
b. 11 May 1852
d. 14 Sept 1855
8. Sarah Caroline Dirrim
b. 22 Nov 1854 Indiana
d. ---
m. ca 1877 George E Hammond
b.
April 1857 Indiana
d.
after 1900
4 children
9. Timothy H Dirrim
b. 23 May 1857 Indiana
d. 10 May 1937
m. 21 April 1895 Lulu Garver
b.
July 1871 Ohio
d.
21 Jan 1931
dau
of Isaac Garver of Defiance, Oh.
Timothy was an undertaker at Hamilton,
IN
They adopted 2 children.
Submitted by
Susan Minch
Maude761@aol.com