Searching for the Family of William Andrew Inhoff
Focusing on Hardin County, Ohio to find his German roots
Although I have been looking for years, I have not been able to find the German hometown and thus the family of my adoptive paternal grandfather, William Andrew Inhoff (1877-1918). He arrived in American as a young lad (nearly 14) at Baltimore on 27 May 1891. From the passenger list I have not been able to identify other family members with whom he may have been traveling.
What I Know
William Andrew Inhoff
- Born: 24 Jul 1877 in Germany (DC)
- Married: 11 Apr 1906 in Kenton, Hardin, OH (MR)
- Died 22 Dec 1918 in Lima, Allen, OH (DC)
- Parents: John Inhoff, Mary Resch (MR)
- Immigrated – entered US Baltimore 27 May 1891, SS Gera – arrived from Bremen, almost 14, laborer, from Prussia to Ohio
- Naturalized-Hardin County, Ohio, 28 Oct 1896
- Buried in Kenton, Ohio in same plot as Milton Leibold d 1933 and John Resch, d. 1916
Milton Leibold
- Born 16 Dec 1850
- Married Katharena Resch 3 Jan 1886 in Kenton,Hardin,OH, Clergyman wrote Melchior Leipold
- Naturalization (int 1 Apr 1876) Oct 1878
- Died 18 May 1933, Kenton, Hardin, OH
Katharena Resch (wife of Milton Leibold)
- Born 4 July 1862 in Germany
- Died 21 Feb 1931 in Kenton, Hardin, OH
- Obit refers to one brother, John Imhoff of Germany (I presume this was a brother-in-law)
- My working hypothesis is that Katharena Resch Leibold was a sister of Mary Resch, mother of William Inhoff.
- William Inhoff is buried in the same plot as Milton and Catherine (Katherena). Also in same plot is John Resch. (William’s mother’s name was Mary Resch.)
John Resch (1846-1916)
- Born 27 Jan 1846
- Father – Conrad Resch
- Married Katherine Libold 15 Jul 1875 Hardin, OH
- Naturalized 26 Mar 1879 Hardin OH; Intention 6 Nov 1876
- Died 3 Jan 1916 Kenton, Hardin, OH
- Buried in same plot as Milton Leibold and William Inhoff
- To make it interesting, John Resch married a Catherine Libold!
Katherine Libold Resch (1853-1910)
- Born 3 Sep 1853 – Germany
- Father: Henry Lybold
- Died 23 Dec 1910 Hardin, OH
In searching resources in Hardin County, Ohio, I have visited (and have been a member of) the Hardin County Genealogy Society. I have also found a helpful website by Sue Foster, Oberkahlbach, Hessen, Germany-Village of My Berthold and Ullrich Ancestors. Sue has been very helpful in sharing information from the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Kenton, Hardin, Ohio. Among these early records are a marriage record of a Nicholas Link and Maria Resch, both of Reinhards, County Schluechtern, Hessen-Kassel, Germany
Having searched census records in Hardin County from 1850 to 1900, I found only a couple of Resch and Leibold (Libold, Leipoldt, etc) families. Thus, lacking other directions my focus is on this part of Germany.
Margaret Leibold. born 1833 in Hintersteinau, Germany – see this post about this Leibold family in early Hardin County, Ohio.