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

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

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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