Apprenticeship

Many early Wayne County, Ohio apprenticeships are found in volume 5 of the Wayne County, Ohio Land Deeds.

Wayne County, Ohio Land Deeds, vol. 5

Abstract

Compiled by the Genealogical Section of the Wayne County Historical Society and published in the newsletter titled, Our Wayne County Heritage in No. 1, Page 7 (n.d.); No. 2, Page 15 (n.d.); and No. 3, Page 23 (March 1974).

* n.d. is an acronym for "no date"

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Index

p.	Date	Master	Mr.Residence	Apprentice	Ap. Residence	Ap. Age (Years)	Ap'ship Years	Occupation	Parent/Guardian/Trustees	P/G Residence	Notes
1	1824-11-17	Clingan, Joseph	Wooster	Miller, William	Salt Creek Twp.	12	8	Printing	Miller, Samuel	Salt Creek Twp.
1	1824-10-29	Reed, Robert	Paint Twp.	Coonrod, Solomon	Paint Twp.	13	8	Husbandry	Galbraith/Galbreath, James†Goodin, Isaac†Morrow, James†Bean, Jacob, Justice of the Peace of Paint Twp.‡
2	1825-01-5	Warner, Lancet / Alanson	Wooster Twp.	Smith, Serdis	Wooster Twp.	16	3	Shoemaking	Smith, Azariah	Wooster Twp.	signature is Alanson Warner
4	1825-03-10	Riley, David	Wooster	Smith, Jr., John	Wayne County	15	3	Tailor	Smith, John*	Wayne County
5	1825-04-29	McMillen, Martin	Wayne County	Giselman, John	Wayne County	16	4	Blacksmith	Giselman, Jacob
6	1825-01-12	Montgomery, William		Pollard, James	Baughman Twp.	11	10	Weaving	Shoutts, NancyShoutts, Harry, husband of Nancy‡	Baughman Twp.
7	1825-07-14	Runyan, Joseph	Plain Twp.	Jewel, James	Clinton Twp.	8 mo.	20	Tailor	Jewel, William	Clinton Twp.
8	1825-06-4	Fouts, John	Paintville (Mt. Eaton)	Freeman, William	Paintville (Mt. Eaton)	16	5	Hatter	Freeman, James	Paintville (Mt. Eaton)
9	1825-05-10	Kasbeer/Casbeer, Samuel	Wayne County	Casbeer, Andrew	Tuscarawas County	18	2	Blacksmith	Casbeer, Jacob*		orphan son of John Casbear of Tuscarawas County, OH
10	1825-05-15	Davis, Samuel	Wayne County	Kenrick, Jr., Samuel W.		10	11	Domestic Husbandry	Kenrick, Samuel W. & Jemima
11	1825-06-17	Bigham, David	East Union Twp.	Apelton/Appleton, Samuel	East Union Twp.	4	17	Tanner	Langel, Leonard†Numbers, James†Brown, Emanuel, Justice of the Peace of Wayne County, OH‡
12	1826-02-2	Ogden, David	Wayne County	Smith, John	Wayne County	16	3	Tailor	Smith, John V.*	Wayne County
13	1825-05-27	Larwill, Joseph H.	Wooster	Ewing, Minerva		5	12	Housewifery	Ewing, Samuel H. & Polly Ewing, d'd.Spafford, Samuel*
14	1826-12-13	Foltz, Francis H.	Wooster Twp.	Cunningham, Samuel	Wayne County	17	3	Blacksmith	Cunningham, Matthew	Wayne County
15	1827-01-25	Richey, Jr., Thomas	Chippewa Twp.	Watson, Jr., Robert	Stark County	5	11	Faithful Servant	Watson, Robert, Sr.	Stark County
16	1827-01-1	Foutz, John	Paintville (Mt. Eaton)	McCartney, John	Wayne County	17	4	Hatter	McCartney, James	Wayne County
17	1826-12-5	Montgomery, William	Wayne County	Tremans/Tremains, Lovina	Wayne County	3	15	Housewifery	Tremains, John, Jr.	Wayne County
18	1827-03-23	Foutz, John	Paintville (Mt. Eaton)	Hall, Joseph W.	Salt Creek Township (Holmes Co.)	15	6	Hatter	Hall, James	Salt Creek Township (Holmes Co.)
19	1827-03-14	Stibbs, Joseph	Wayne County	Bair, Henry	Plain Twp.	14	6	Cloth Manufacturing	Meeks, William†Filgar, John†Tarr, John S., Justice of the Peace of Plain Twp.‡		Henry Bair, orphan
20	1827-04-2	Piles, John H.	Plain Twp.	McClaran, Benjamin	Plain Twp.	8	10	Faithful Servant	Meeks, William†Filgar, John†Tarr, John S., acting Justice of the Peace for Wayne County, OH‡		Benjamin McClaran, destitute child
20	1827-07-14	Barr, John	Wooster	McKnight, Lorenzo	Wayne County	15	6	Printer	McKnight, John	Wayne County
21	1827-09-10	McCaskey, Josiah	Beaver Creek, PA	Seely, William C.	East Union Twp.	6	15	Any trade	Firestone, George†Carr, Rodney†Orr, Samuel, Justice of the Peace of East Union Twp.‡		William C. Seely, destitute child
21	1827-09-10	McCaskey, Josiah	Beaver Creek, PA	Seely, Israel D.	East Union Twp.	3	18	Any trade	Firestone, George†Carr, Rodney†Orr, Samuel, Justice of the Peace‡		Israel D. Seely, destitute child
23	1827-11-15	Cooper, Jacob M.	Wooster	Chubb, Jacob	Wooster	15	5	Windsor Chair making, painting, and decorating	Quinby, Samuel*	Wooster*
24	1828-01-8	McCurdy, William	Wayne County	Cahill, Daniel	Wayne County	15	5	Cabinetmaker & Joiner	Cahill, Nancy	Wayne County
25	1827-11-17	Nailer, James	Wooster	Cox, Andrew	Sugar Creek Twp.		6	House Carpenter & Joiner	Cox, Peter	Sugar Creek Twp.	Cancelled 12 April 1834
26	1828-01-26	France, Peter	Wayne Twp.	Murry, John W.	Wayne Twp.	14	4	Tailor	Culbertson, Hugh†Plank, John†Cahill, Isaac, Justice of the Peace of Wayne Twp.‡		Father not a resident of Ohio
28	1828-02-15	Moyer, John	Wayne County	Barlett, Sophia	Wooster Twp.	18 mo.	17	Housewifery	Beall, Reasin†Jones, Benjamin†Robison, Thomas, Justice of the Peace of Wooster Twp.‡
29	1828-03-11	Beall, Reasin	Wayne County	Parker, Reasin Beall		5	15	-	Parker, Jacob
29	1827-11-23	Marvin, William	Wayne County	Pearce, Peter	Huron County	18	2	Carpenter & Joiner	Pearce, George	Huron County
31	1828-03-30	Smur, William F.	Wooster	Kelley, James	Wayne County	18	3	Saddle & Harnessmaker	Kelly, William, d'd.McCracken, James, guardian*	Wayne County	James McCracken appointed guardian by Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, OH
32	1828-02-15	Rice, Henry	Wayne County	Barlet, Rachel	Wayne Twp.	3	15	Housewifery	Beall, Reasin†Jones, Benjamin†Robison, Thomas, Justice of the Peace‡		Rachel Barlet, neglected child
33	1828-02-15	Bentley, Benjamin	Wayne County	Barlet, Mary Ann	Wayne Twp.	5	13	Housewifery	Beall, Reasin†Jones, Benjamin†Robison, Thomas, Justice of the Peace‡		Mary Ann Barlet, neglected child
34	1828-04-24	Harriot, James E.	Wooster	Benham, James	Wayne County	16	5	Tailor	Benham, Shadrick	Wayne County
35	1827-04-26	Kriplever, John	Paint Twp.	Pinkerton, Jr., John	Paint Twp.	-	5	Cooper & Chainmaker	Pinkerton, John, Sr.	Paint Twp.
36	1827-05-1	Kurtz, Jacob	Wayne County	Pinkerton, Jane	Wayne County	10	7	Common & Coverlet Weaver	Pinkerton, John, Sr.	Wayne County
37	1828-05-26	McFall, William	Wayne County	Vanhouten, Alfred	Wooster Twp.	13	8	Coppersmith	Beall, Reason†Jones, Benjamin†Robison, Thomas, Justice of the Peace‡
38	1828-04-2	Linsey/Lindsey, William	Salt Creek Twp.	Sorrels, Thomas	Salt Creek Twp.	-	3	Carpenter & Cabinetmaker	Sanderson, Alexander*
39	1828-07-12	Johnstonbaugh, John	Wayne County	Showalter, Jacob	Wayne County	16	1	Cooper	Showalter, David	Wayne County
39	1828-05-7	Cassily/Cassidy, John	Dover (Dalton)	Sanders, John	Dover (Dalton)	15	4	Merchant	Sanders, Anthony	Dover (Dalton)
41	1828-09-11	McSherry, James	Brownsville, PA	Moore, Barnet	Wooster	16	4	Tailor	Smith, John*	Wooster*
43	1828-06-16	Robison, David	Wooster	Ewing, Joseph	Wayne County	16	4	Tanner & Currier	Ewing, William	Wayne County
44	1828-09-9	Hackett, Henry	Wooster	Clark, John		18	3	Machinemaker & Painter	Casper, Daniel, guardian*
44	1827-04-5	Kriplever, John & Eliza, his wife	Wayne County	Pinkerton, George	Wayne County	5	12	Servant	Pinkerton, John, Sr.	Wayne County
45	--								Repeated page 44
46	1827-05-1	Kurtz, Jacob	Wayne County	Pinkerton, Jr., John	Wayne County	7	11	Farming Business	Pinkerton, John, Sr.	Wayne County
47	1829-03-20	Hare, John	Wayne County	Ax, Peter	Wayne County	-	3	Chairmaker & Wheelmaker	Keiser, Jacob, guardian*
47	1829-03-20	Barr, John	Wooster	Cline, John	Wayne County	14	7	Printer	Cline, Peter	Wayne County
48	1829-03-17	Lake, Abner	Clinton Twp.	Bunting, Samuel	Lake Twp.	16	5	Servant	Bunting, John	Lake Twp.
49	1829-02-26	Powell, Benjamin & Sarah, his wife	Wayne County	Morgan, Mary	Wayne County	9	9	Housewifery	Morgan, Isaac	Wayne County
50	1829-07-30								See page 64
51	1830-05-27	Fickes, Ralph	Wayne County	Cabaugh, Abraham	Wayne County	6	12	Farming & Husbandry	Beard, Mary	Wayne County	Mary Beard, mother of Abraham Cabaugh
52	1830-02-15	Clinker, Abner	Sugar Creek Twp.	Owens, Moses	Sugar Creek Twp.	8	7	Farming	Owens, Phebe	Sugar Creek Twp.
53	1830-06-2	Clinjan, Joseph	Wooster	Weed, Lorenzo	Canaan Twp.	15	5	Printer	Weed, William	Canaan Twp.	Medical Exclusion Clause
54	1830-06-26	Moyer, John	Perry Twp.	Woods, William	Wooster	10	11	Husbandry	Woods, Ann	Wooster
55	1830-05-18	McCurdy, William	Wooster	Smith, James	Chester Twp.	15	4	Cabinetmaker	Smith, Valentine	Chester Twp.
56	1830-05-18	Johnson, Griffin	Milton Twp.	Daley, Hiram	Wadsworth Twp., Portage Co.	14	6	Husbandry	Daley, JamesEshbach, David*	Wadsworth Twp., Portage Co.
56	1830-06-17	Crall, John	Wooster	Smith, William	Chester Twp.	14	4	Tailor	Smith, Valentine V.	Chester Twp.
57	1829-12-17	Sprague, Lindol	Wayne County	Barkdull, Thomas	Wayne County	16	5	Silversmith & Clock and Watch Repair	Barkdull, Joseph, guardian & brother*	Wayne County
59	1830-11-26	Jones, Sylvanus	Canaan Twp.	Hoisington, Justin S.	Canaan Twp.	13	7	Farming	Hoisington, Smith	Canaan Twp.
60	1830-11-6	Lash, Philip	Chester Twp.	Smith, James	Chester Twp.	17	3	Blacksmith	Smith, Daniel C.	Chester Twp.
60	1830-10-7	Banosdalle/Vanosdalle, James	Congress Twp.	Perry, Oliver	Perry Twp.	3	15	-	Osenbaugh, Joseph	Perry Twp.
61	1830-10-7	Vanosdalle, Simon	Perry Twp.	Osenbaugh, Anny	Perry Twp.	2	15	-	Osenbaugh, Joseph	Perry Twp.	error - James Banosdalle
61	1831-04-13	Stanton, Samuel	Chippewa Twp.	Adkinson, John	Chippewa Twp.	1	19	Cabinetmaker	Elliott, Simon†Doyle, William†Porter, Alexander†Fisher, Stephen, Justice of the Peace of Chippewa Twp.‡		error - Willson
63	1831-09-5	Lash, Philip	Chester Twp.	Remberling, George	East Union Twp.	-	4	Blacksmith	Firestone, George*	East Union Twp.
64	1831-12-21	Croll, John	Wooster	Hill, Charles E.	Newington, Rockingham County, NH	18	3	Tailor	Hill, WilliamHarris, Herman, Attorney of Stark County, OH‡	Newington, Rockingham County, NH

* Denotes legal guardian
† Denotes township trustee
‡ Denotes witness

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Occupations

Many occupations or trades were given in the apprenticeship. These include:

• Blacksmith
• Cabinet making
• Carpentry
• Clock and watch repairing
• Cooper
• Farming
• Harness making
• Hatter
• Housewifery
• Husbandry
• Joining
• Machine making and painting
• Manufacture of cloth
• Merchandising
• Printing
• Saddlery
• Shoemaker
• Silversmith
• Tailor
• Tanner
• Weaving
• Wheel making
• Windsor chair making