First Families of Stark County
The First Families of Stark County is a lineage society for members of the Stark County Chapter of the the Ohio Genealogical Society who are directly descendant from individuals that resided within the current boundaries of Stark County by January 1st, 1821.
If you are interested in applying for the First Families of Stark County please download the Application and Rules and Procedures that are in the links below. Fill out the application and mail it along with the $20 application fee to us at the address provided in the documentation. Upon verification of your line you will then be placed on the First Families of Stark County class for the current year and will be presented with your certificate at our Annual banquet in November. Your certificate will be mailed to you if you cannot attend the banquet.
The deadline for applications for each year is August 31th so please get them in before then if you wish to be in this year’s First Families class.
First Families of Stark County Class of 2009
(Maiden Names in Parenthesis)
| Recipient’s Name |
Qualifying Ancestors |
| Robert Arthur Fetters |
George Fetters |
| Irene Hope (Roush) Hartline |
Martin Roush, Elizabeth Roush, Frederick Roush, Christina Roush |
| Stephanie Marie (Stillion) Houck |
Sarah Baird Miller |
| June Meredith (Dollar) Kilmer |
George Young |
| Martha Elizabeth (Miller) Mertz |
John Miller, Elizabeth York |
| Carol Hope (Hartline) Sliffe |
Martin Roush, Elizabeth Roush, Frederick Roush, Christina Roush |
| Robert Earl Strock |
Matthew Roland, Nancy Agnes Wiggins, Robert Cameron, Mary Rowland |
| Katharine Ann Ulatt |
John Reese |
| Gloria (Cooper) Wheeler |
Joseph Croninger, Elizabeth Hill Croninger, Jacob Croninger, Mary Hum, David Croninger |
| Patrick Dean Willaman |
Leonard Willaman, Mary Elizabeth Willaman, George Willaman |
First Families of Stark County Class of 2010
(Maiden Names in Parenthesis)
| No Recipients This Year |
First Families of Stark County Class of 2011
(Maiden Names in Parenthesis)
| Recipient’s Name |
Qualifying Ancestors |
| Carol Richards |
Simon Essig |
| Martha Royer |
Simon Essig |
