DOMINY, ALVIN, TWIN - Born November 4, 1817. Madison County, Ohio. Died March 31, 1875, said County. Age 58 years. MARRIED:- February 3, 1842 to MARY ANN BARLOW, Born December 20, 1822, Madison County, Ohio. Died January 23, 1846, said County. Age 24 years. CHILDREN:- One daughter. MELISSA - Born March 25, 1843. Died July 18, 1891. Married Charles B. Smith. SECOND MARRIAGE:- November 25, 1847 to LOUISA H. ALLEN - Born June 19, 1827, Enfield, Massachusetts. Died August 29, 1916, Columbus, Ohio. Age 89 years. CHILDREN: Two daughters and one son. SOPHRONIA - Born October 13, 1852. Died February 15, 1890. Married Arch Walker. JOHN FREMONT - BORN ?. Died ?. Madison County, Ohio. ANNA L.-Born ?. Died ?. Madison County, Ohio. (Both died less than six months of age.)
RESIDENT:- Darby Township, Madison County, Amity, and also Amlin, R. F. D. No. 1, Ohio.
Alvin, son of Jeremiah and Abigail (Norton) Dominy, and his brother Almond were the first set of twins to be born in the family, which tradition has been frequently repeated from the second generation down to the present time.
His farm of 150 acres is located in Section 3454 Darby Township, he being one of the county's most influential farmers of that day, also one of the leading stock raisers and buyers in the county.
He held several township offices, and was highly regarded by his fellow townsmen as being strictly honest and efficient in the duties to which he was elected.
DOMINY, MELISSA, Born March 25, 1843. Madison County, Ohio. Died July 18, 1891. Plain City, Ohio. Age 48 years. MARRIED:-December 11, 1860 to CHARLES BROWN SMITH - Born July 16, 1840. Madison County, Ohio. Died June 11, 1892. Columbus, Ohio. Age 52 years. CHILDREN: One daughter and four sons. CATHERINE (KATY) - Born July 3, 1862. Died September 13, 1901. Married Francis Marion Jackson. ALVIN C. - Born May 21, 1864. Died "In the west, place and date not known". EMERY A.-Born August 2, 1868. Died, "In the west, place and date not known". LAWRENCE B.- Born November 27, 1871. Plain City, Ohio. Died May 31, 1912. Hyattsville, Ohio. Age 41 years. Married?. CHARLES B.-Born May 16, 1878. Plain City, Ohio. Died June 4, 1882, same place, age 4 years.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio.
After his marriage to Melissa, they occupied his father's old home farm until about the death of his wife. He had a
closing out sale removing to Plain City, and later he made his home in Columbus, Ohio.
SEVENTH GENERATION:- or eighth in line.
SMITH, CATHERINE (KATY) - Born July 3, 1862. Madison County, Ohio. Died September 13, 1901, same county. Age 39 years. MARRIED:- March 6, 1889 to FRANCIS MARION JACKSON Born August 12, 1863. Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. Died June 21, 1941, Plain City., Ohio. Age 78 years. CHILDREN:- Four sons and three daughters. CHARLES BROWN-Born February 1. 1890. Died April 6, 1931. Married Alice McConkey. THOMAS M. - Born July 18, 1891. Madison County, Ohio. Died September 23, 1913, Amlin, Ohio. Age 22 years. He was an Art student in Columbus but during the March 1913 flood he got the communicable disease Typhoid Fever, which caused his death. ANNIE McCUNE - Born February 23, 1893. Married Harry Lawrence Schoby. CHRISTIANA N., Born February 24, 1896. Plain City, Ohio. JOHN McCUNE - Born October 14, 1897. Married Tamson Primmer. EDMUND LINDEN, Born January 16, 1899. Married Unita Mable Sweet. CORA IRENE Born March 9, 1900. Married William H. McKnight.
MILITARY SERVICE:- None.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio.
EIGHTH GENERATION:- or ninth in line.
JACKSON, CHARLES BROWN - Born February 1, 1890. Madison County, Ohio. Died April 8, 1931. Columbus, Ohio. Age 41 years. MARRIED:- Date in ,1913 to ALICE McCONKEY - Born ?. Where?. CHILDREN:- Two daughters. LOIS LOUISE - Born November 26, 1914, Cadillac, Michigan. JOSEPHINE CILISTI - Born June 21, 1918, Carroll, Olio. "This is all the information concerning this Family."
EIGHTH GENERATION:- or ninth in line.
JACKSON, ANNIE McCUNE, Born February 23, 1893, Madison County, Ohio. MARRIED:- October 15, 1914 to HARRY LAWRENCE SCHOBY, Born April 17, 1886. Franklin County, Ohio. CHILDREN:- Two sons and two daughters. THEODORE FRANCIS, Born August 21, 1915. Died November 15, 1939. Age 24 years, killed accidentally by his companion near Amlin, Ohio, while hunting. JOHN LAWRENCE, Born April 6, 1917. Married Louise Mulhdore. LILLIAN LUCY, Born February 10, 1919. Married Walter Earl Vertner. KATHRYNE LOUISE, Born March 31, 1923. Plain City, Ohio. Died November 12, 1943 of Septicemia. Age 20 years.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio.
SCHOBY, JOHN LAWRENCE, Born April 6, 1917. Amlin, Ohio. MARRIED:- January 24, 1941 to LOUISE
MULHDORE, Born?. Delaware County, Powell, Ohio. CHILDREN:- One son and one daughter. JOHN LAWRENCE JR.
Born July 16, 1942. Student. KATHRYNE MARIE, Born August 14, 1946. Student.
John was born near Amlin, Ohio. The day World War One was declared, he moved to Plain
City, Ohio when three years old with his parents. He graduated from the Plain City High school in 1935.
SCHOBY, LILLIAN LUCY - Born February 10, 1919. Amlin, Ohio. MARRIED:- May 22, 1938 to WALTER EARL VERTNER, Born February 2, 1918. Waynesfield, Ohio. CHILDREN:- Three daughters and two sons. DONNA KATHRYN, Born July 18, 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana. Student WALTER EARL JR. - Born September 10, 1944, Columbus, Ohio. Student. BRENDA FAYE, Born October 29, 1948, Columbus, Ohio. HOWARD EDGAR, Born October 24, 1950. Columbus, Ohio. JOANNE MARIE, Born March 18, 1952, Columbus, Ohio.
MILITARY SERVICE:- In World War Two, entered the United States Army as Volunteer Draftee, January 30, 1941. Honorably discharged as Chief Warrant Officer, Headquarters American Division, office of Assistant Chief of Staff G - 4, on April 18, 1946.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio.
EIGHTH GENERATION:- or ninth in line.
JACKSON, JOHN McCUNE - Born October 14, 1897, Plain City, Ohio. MARRIED:- February 14, 1923 to TAMSON PRIMMER. Born ?. Where ?. CHILDREN:- Three sons and two daughters. FRANCIS EDMUND, Born May 18, 1925. Plain City, Ohio. "Only information." WALTER E., Born May 1, 1929. Plain City, Ohio. "Only information." TWILLA JUNE, and THOMAS McCUNE, TWINS, Born June, 1937. Plain City, Ohio. Died December 6, 1937. Twelve hours apart, pneumonia. JUDITH ANNE, Born August 29, 1942. Plain City, Ohio. Student.
MILITARY SERVICE:- John M. served four years in the United States Navy in World War One. His son Francis E. served two years in the United States Navy in World War Two, also in the Korean War for two years, then honorably discharged.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio.
EIGHTH GENERATION:- or ninth in line.
JACKSON, EDMUND LINDEN- Born June 16, 1899. Plain City, Ohio. MARRIED:- August 7, 1927 to UNITA MABLE SWEET, Born April 30, 1904. Where ?. CHILDREN:- One son and one daughter. THOMAS EDMUND, Born October 16, 1928. Married Betty Jane Mock. LOIS IRENE, Born December 15, 1929. Married Gordon Pickering.
MILITARY SERVICE:- Enlisted in the United States Marines on July 6, 1918, served with the 147th Company, Signal Battalion, attached to the 10th Regiment, which was stationed at League Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was honorably discharged, June 6, 1919.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio.
JACKSON, THOMAS EDMUND - Born October 16, 1928. Plain City, Ohio. MARRIED:- December 31, 1948 to BETTY JANE MOCK, Born ?. CHILDREN:- One son. THOMAS EDMUND JR., Born December 3, 1950.
MILITARY SERVICE:- Enlisted in the United States Air Force, on October 1,1946 at Mather Field, Sacramento, California. Served several months at Wheeler's Field, Island of Oahu, territory of Hawaii. Came home with a S/S rating.
Also served about one and a half years on Okinawa near Naha, there was made a T/Snow at the International Air Field, attached to the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Ohio, now Portland, Oregon.
JACKSON, LOIS IRENE - Born December 15, 1929. Plain City, Ohio. MARRIED:- August 6, 1949 to GORDON PICKERING, Born ?. Where ?. CHILDREN:- One son. MARK LOREN, Born February 21, 1950.
MILITARY SERVICE:- ?.
RESIDENT:-?.
JACKSON, CORA IRENE - Born March 9, 1900. Plain City. MARRIED:- July 2, 1924. Detroit, Michigan to WILLIAM H. McKNIGHT, Born September 19, 1899, St. Thomas, Canada. Received United States Citizen papers in 1932. CHILDREN: Two sons and two daughters. WILLIAM H. Jr., Born June 17, 1925. Detroit, Michigan. Married?. HARRY T., Born July 21, 1926. Detroit, Michigan. Married?. ROSE ANNA, Born January 11, 1932, Carroll, Ohio. Married?. MARY GERTRUDE, Born February 14, 1937. Gahanna, Ohio. Student.
MILITARY SERVICE: Of their two sons, WILLIAM H. JR. in the United States Marines, entered the service September 5, 1943. Had boot training at Paris island, came home for a 10 day furlough, in November went to marine camp in Dunedin, Florida, then to Oceanside, California, in June left for Pearl Harbor; Hawaii.
Was in the following battles: Eniwetok, Saipan, Tingon, on to Iwo Jima on February 19 was still there when the war ended, was sent back to Guam, to Hawaii, on to Oceanside, California, discharged, then home to Columbus, Ohio, February 23, 1946.
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS:-Corporal Bill as he was called. Good Conduct Medal, Markmanship Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Campaign Ribbons with Battle stars.
After a vacation rest-up he entered Capital University. By taking summer courses, he graduated in three years.
HARRY T. joined the United States Marine Corps September 9,1944 at Paris Island. He had training at Camp Lejeune North Carolina, and Camp Pendleton, California.
On March 9, 1945 left for Guam, then to the battle of Okinawa campaign, then came back to Guam, then to Tsingtao, China, there participated in sport events after the war was over.
On July 23, 1946 back to San Diego, California, discharged, home to Columbus, Ohio, a private first class. Later he joined the Army Air Corps Reserves at Lockbourne Air Base, and is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force.
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS:- Good Conduct Medal, Markmanship Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Campaign Ribbons with Battle Stars.
A graduate of Ohio State University, he is now a Physical Education Teacher and Coach at East High School of Columbus, Ohio. 1952.
SECOND MARRIAGE
SIXTH GENERATION:- or seventh in line.
DOMINY, SOPHRONIA, Born October 13, 1852, Madison County, Ohio. Died February 15, 1890. said County. Age 38 years. MARRIED:- December 17, 1872 to ARCH WALKER, Born July 31, 1849. Franklin County, Ohio. Died October 1936. Plain City, Ohio. Age 87 years. CHILDREN; Two daughters and one son. ANNA MAY, Born July 10,1883. Married William T. Donaldson. LOUISA (LOUIE), Born March 28, 1875. Died December 11, 1915. Married John Helser. ALVIN ( ALLIE), Born in 1877. Died in 1918. Married NELLIE -HAGER.
MILITARY SERVICE:- None.
RESIDENT:- Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio. Removed to Plain City, Ohio.
Arch resided in the homestead of his wife's mother, "Aunt Louisa" as she was known and loved by all,
where he reared his family. He was one of the most influential citizens in his community - highly respected by all!
After the death of his wife and her mother, he removed his family to Plain City, Ohio, retiring from active duties,
living beyond the age "Three score and Ten".
WALKER, ANNA MAY, Born July 10, 1883· Madison County, Ohio. MARRIED:- June 30, 1917 to WILLIAM T. DONALDSON, Born April 25, 1882. Hartsville, New York. CHILDREN:- None.
RESIDENT:- 134 Belford Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia.
Anna May born in Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio, graduated from the Plain City High School in 1902, and Ohio State University with a B.A. degree in 1906. She was principal of the West Jefferson High School for three years- taught History and Civics in the Troy High School, but gave up teaching, getting married to look after grandmother Louisa H. Dominy who died in 1916.
She is a member and Honorary Past Regent of Buford Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution; President Regent of Sarage Grant Chapter of Daughters of the American Colonists, by virtue of being a descendant of Governor Thomas Hinckley of Massachusetts.
She also is an active member of the Huntington Womans Club and has held various offices in that association; also of the American Association of University Women; also of the Congregational Church in Huntington.
William T., her husband, has a B.A. degree from Alfred University, Alfred, New York; and a M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin. For eight years he was in the Budget Commissioners office as acting Budget Commissioner of Ohio, then as Budget Commissioner.
He came to Huntington, West Virginia in 1920, as Manager of a Glass company, also was purchasing agent
for the Armstrong Electric Company for a number of years. During World War Two he taught mathematics in the
high school, retiring at sixty-five.
WALKER, LOUISA (LOUIE) Born March 28, 1875. Madison County, Ohio. Died December 11, 1915. West Jefferson, Ohio. Age 40 years. MARRIED:-. Date ? to JOHN B. HELSER, Born ?. Franklin County, Ohio. CHILDREN ?.
RESIDENT:- West Jefferson, Madison County, Ohio.
Louisa Catherine, was born in Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio and educated in the county school. At the age of six years she began taking lessons on the piano, continuing with good teachers for years. She took a course in music at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, and later at the Sherwood School of Music, Chicago, Illinois, teaching music from 1894 until her death in 1915.
Her married life was spent in West Jefferson and Columbus. She was an active member of her church and various clubs, one being the Columbus Music Club.
Her husband taught school for a number of years and later was in real estate in Columbus, Ohio.
SEVENTH GENERATION:- or eighth in line.
WALKER, ALVIN (ALLIE). Born 1877. Madison County, Ohio. Died in 1918. Plain City, Ohio. Age 41 years. MARRIED:- In about 1900 to NELLIE HAGER, Born in 1874, Plain City, Ohio. CHILDREN:- One son. HOLLY, Born in 1901. Married Grace Headley.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Union County, Ohio.
EIGHTH GENERATION:- or ninth in line.
WALKER, HOLLY, Born in 1901, Plain City, Ohio. MARRIED:- to GRACE HEADLEY, Born ?. Plain City, Ohio. CHILDREN:- Three sons and two daughters. ALVIN, Born ?. Plain City, Ohio. Married Helen--- (have one son). GRETCHEN, Born?. Married John Rihl Jr. (have one son). MARY HELL, Born?.. Plain City. ROSS, Born?. Plain City, Ohio. CHRISTY. Born ?. Plain City, Ohio.
RESIDENT:- Plain City, Union County, Ohio.
Holly is in the Farmers National Bank of Plain City, Ohio. (The above family - poor cooperation - Letter stating "No Dominy's" Not to be bothered.)