SURNAMES
... Bassett
.....My Wife Cindy's Mother's maiden Name was Barbara JoAnn Bassett. We have quite an extensive amount of information on the Bassetts going back to Michael Bassett in Albany, New York.
... Berry
.....Sarah Berry's father was Caleb Berry and her mother was Margaret Clough. Margaret Clough's parents, William and Rachel Collin Clough, who were born and married in Durham County, England.
... Bradshaw
.....My grandmother on my mother's side was Ruth Virginia Bradshaw. Ruth has not been heard from since the late 1950's and is presumed deceased. A complete history surrounding Ruth virginia Bradshaw is available on the Mitchell L. Wise Family Web Site. Her father was James Bradshaw and her mother was Mary Catherine Mardis. The father of James Bradshaw was George Washington Bradshaw. Geo. Washington Bradshaw was adopted at the age of 3 years old in the early 1870's by George Bradshaw, the son of Edward and Nancy Bradshaw. George Washington Bradshaw's original surname was Hines.
... Butler
.....Tyler James Butler is my first, and at this time my only Grandchild. Tyler was born December 29, 1997 in Zanesville, Ohio.
Tyler is the son of my daughter Amy and Keith Allen Butler, who is the son of Jesse and Cindy Butler of Port Washington, Ohio. Jesse Butler is the son of Jesse Edward Butler Sr., who grew in the Mount Vernon, Ohio area. Jesse Butler Sr.'s father's name was Carl Jesse Butler.Cindy Butler's maiden name was Moran. Cindy is the daughter of Clarence and Rosemary Moran of the Coshocton, Ohio area.
... Clough
.....William Clough, the son of Henry Clough, and his wife, Rachel Colin Clough, the daughter of Thomas Colin, came to America in 1848 with their first son Thomas. William and Rachel's daughter, Margaret was my great grandmother.
... Delong
..... William Thomas Wise married Almira DeLong. Almira's father's name was Peter DeLong and her mother was Eliza Miller. Peter died when Almira was very young and her mother remarried Noah Howell.
... Dotts
     My Great Great Grandfather William T. Wise, after returning from the Civil War in 1865, went to Eddyville, Iowa or Otumwa, Iowa with his uncle George Wise and stayed their for a short time at the home of Phillip Dotts. I am interested to know if any Wises or Dotts still live in that area.
... Fitch
.....My father's sister, Doris Wise, married Charles Fitch, son of Ernest Fitch and a descendent of David Fitch of Irish Ancestry.
... Hinds
..... My great great grandmother, Laura Ann Hinds, was the daughter of Westley Hinds. He was the son of Elisha and the grandson of Ezra Hinds. A source says that the Hinds family are descendents of the "pilgrim fathers."
... Mardis
.....William Mardis, a War of 1812 veteran, was given a tract of land in Guernsey County, Ohio. He soon moved to Newcomerstown, Ohio and was the father of Francis Mardis. Francis married Mary Catherine Stitt. Their son John Mardis married Sarah W. Murphey. John and Sarah's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Mardis married James Bradshaw, my mother's grandfather.
... Maurer
..... My mother's maiden name was Virginia Ann "Ginger" Maurer. The Maurers are descendents of Christian Maurer and Katherine Luthy who were both born in Berne Caton, Switzerland and came to America in late 1873 or early 1874.
... Miller
..... My wife Cindy's maiden name was Miller. She is the daughter of the late Paul Alvin Miller, who was the son of Marshall Miller. Very little is known about Marshall Miller.
... Moore
.....Marshall Miller married Dessie Moore, the daughter of Howard Moore.
...Sharrock
.....George Wagner was married to Goldie Sharrock, the daughter of James Sharrock and Sophia Rice. James was the son of John Sharrock and Catherine Pierce. John Sharrock was the son of Timothy Sharrock (1776-1874) and Eleanor Cronk. Timothy Sharrock was born in New York City and was the son of James Sharrock and Jane Everard who were both born in England.
... Stitt
.....Mary Catherine Stitt was the daughter of Gabriel Stitt, who was born in Athen County in 1821. A lot of information on Gabriel stitt's ancestors has been found lately which links Gabriel back to a William Stitt in Ireland in the early 1700's.
... Wagner
.....My wife Cindy's grandmother was Barbara Caroline Wagner, the daughter of George Wagner.
... Wise
..... I am Mitchell L. Wise of Newcomerstown, Ohio, and a descendent of George Wise (abt.1790-1875) who was born in Maryland. I maintain a website at web.tusco.net/wisenct/