John H. Decker was born August 9, 1848, in Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio, the son of John and Sarah Zimmer Decker. On January 27, 1876, in Hancock County, he married Anna Catherine McManness, daughter of John and Jane Stubbs McManness. They were the parents of 3 children: Lemuel A., Todd John and Ina Decker. John passed away December 23, 1915, in Rowanty District, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio.
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958:
Groom's Name: John H. Decker
Bride's Name: Anna Mcmanness
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1876
Marriage Place: Hancock, Ohio
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02366-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 1299132
Reference Number: Vol-6 P-272 #18
From the History of Hancock County, Ohio:
"J. H. DECKER, deputy sheriff of Hancock County, Findlay, was born in Marion Township, this county, August 9, 1848, only son and the youngest in the family of six children of John and Sarah (Zimmers) Decker, who came to this county from Pennsylvania in 1833. He was reared in Marion Township, this county, on a farm, and at the age of seventeen years he engaged in the drug business with S. & J. M. Huber, continuing with them for five years, after which he embarked in same line for himself, which he carried on successfully for ten years, retiring from it in 1882 and engaging in railway business, representing the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway, till accepting his present position in January, 1885. Mr. Decker was united in marriage, in 1876, with Annie McManness, sister of the present worthy sheriff of this county, and to them have been born three children: Lemuel, Tod and Ina. Mrs. Decker attends the Lutheran Church. Mr. Decker is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Encampment; is also a Master Mason. In politics he is a Republican."
From the Hancock Historical Museum website:
"John H. Decker House, 1214 Hurd Avenue. 1874 Italianate. John H. Decker built this Italianate house on the south part of Lot 142 in A. P. Byals Outlots in 1874. This striking Victorian, originally bracketed, house features tall, narrow, two-paned windows arched above, lowpitched roof, and slender single-story porch supported by thin columns. "The Italianate style along with the Gothic Revival, began in England as part of the picturesque movement, a reaction to the formal classical ideals in art and architecture that had been fashionable for about two hundred years." (Field Guide to American Houses) The barn is original. John H. Decker was born August 9, 1848 in Marion Township to John and Sarah Decker. John married Anna McManness January 27, 1876 in Findlay. Anna Cath- erine McManness was born in 1855 to John and Jane (Stubbs) McManness. John and Anna had three children – Lemuel, Todd, and Ina (Apger)."
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958:
Groom's Name: John H. Decker
Bride's Name: Anna Mcmanness
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1876
Marriage Place: Hancock, Ohio
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02366-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 1299132
Reference Number: Vol-6 P-272 #18
From the History of Hancock County, Ohio:
"J. H. DECKER, deputy sheriff of Hancock County, Findlay, was born in Marion Township, this county, August 9, 1848, only son and the youngest in the family of six children of John and Sarah (Zimmers) Decker, who came to this county from Pennsylvania in 1833. He was reared in Marion Township, this county, on a farm, and at the age of seventeen years he engaged in the drug business with S. & J. M. Huber, continuing with them for five years, after which he embarked in same line for himself, which he carried on successfully for ten years, retiring from it in 1882 and engaging in railway business, representing the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway, till accepting his present position in January, 1885. Mr. Decker was united in marriage, in 1876, with Annie McManness, sister of the present worthy sheriff of this county, and to them have been born three children: Lemuel, Tod and Ina. Mrs. Decker attends the Lutheran Church. Mr. Decker is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Encampment; is also a Master Mason. In politics he is a Republican."
From the Hancock Historical Museum website:
"John H. Decker House, 1214 Hurd Avenue. 1874 Italianate. John H. Decker built this Italianate house on the south part of Lot 142 in A. P. Byals Outlots in 1874. This striking Victorian, originally bracketed, house features tall, narrow, two-paned windows arched above, lowpitched roof, and slender single-story porch supported by thin columns. "The Italianate style along with the Gothic Revival, began in England as part of the picturesque movement, a reaction to the formal classical ideals in art and architecture that had been fashionable for about two hundred years." (Field Guide to American Houses) The barn is original. John H. Decker was born August 9, 1848 in Marion Township to John and Sarah Decker. John married Anna McManness January 27, 1876 in Findlay. Anna Cath- erine McManness was born in 1855 to John and Jane (Stubbs) McManness. John and Anna had three children – Lemuel, Todd, and Ina (Apger)."
John H. Decker was born August 9, 1848, in Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio, the son of John and Sarah Zimmer Decker. On January 27, 1876, in Hancock County, he married Anna Catherine McManness, daughter of John and Jane Stubbs McManness. They were the parents of 3 children: Lemuel A., Todd John and Ina Decker. John passed away December 23, 1915, in Rowanty District, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio.
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958:
Groom's Name: John H. Decker
Bride's Name: Anna Mcmanness
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1876
Marriage Place: Hancock, Ohio
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02366-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 1299132
Reference Number: Vol-6 P-272 #18
From the History of Hancock County, Ohio:
"J. H. DECKER, deputy sheriff of Hancock County, Findlay, was born in Marion Township, this county, August 9, 1848, only son and the youngest in the family of six children of John and Sarah (Zimmers) Decker, who came to this county from Pennsylvania in 1833. He was reared in Marion Township, this county, on a farm, and at the age of seventeen years he engaged in the drug business with S. & J. M. Huber, continuing with them for five years, after which he embarked in same line for himself, which he carried on successfully for ten years, retiring from it in 1882 and engaging in railway business, representing the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway, till accepting his present position in January, 1885. Mr. Decker was united in marriage, in 1876, with Annie McManness, sister of the present worthy sheriff of this county, and to them have been born three children: Lemuel, Tod and Ina. Mrs. Decker attends the Lutheran Church. Mr. Decker is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Encampment; is also a Master Mason. In politics he is a Republican."
From the Hancock Historical Museum website:
"John H. Decker House, 1214 Hurd Avenue. 1874 Italianate. John H. Decker built this Italianate house on the south part of Lot 142 in A. P. Byals Outlots in 1874. This striking Victorian, originally bracketed, house features tall, narrow, two-paned windows arched above, lowpitched roof, and slender single-story porch supported by thin columns. "The Italianate style along with the Gothic Revival, began in England as part of the picturesque movement, a reaction to the formal classical ideals in art and architecture that had been fashionable for about two hundred years." (Field Guide to American Houses) The barn is original. John H. Decker was born August 9, 1848 in Marion Township to John and Sarah Decker. John married Anna McManness January 27, 1876 in Findlay. Anna Cath- erine McManness was born in 1855 to John and Jane (Stubbs) McManness. John and Anna had three children – Lemuel, Todd, and Ina (Apger)."
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958:
Groom's Name: John H. Decker
Bride's Name: Anna Mcmanness
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1876
Marriage Place: Hancock, Ohio
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02366-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 1299132
Reference Number: Vol-6 P-272 #18
From the History of Hancock County, Ohio:
"J. H. DECKER, deputy sheriff of Hancock County, Findlay, was born in Marion Township, this county, August 9, 1848, only son and the youngest in the family of six children of John and Sarah (Zimmers) Decker, who came to this county from Pennsylvania in 1833. He was reared in Marion Township, this county, on a farm, and at the age of seventeen years he engaged in the drug business with S. & J. M. Huber, continuing with them for five years, after which he embarked in same line for himself, which he carried on successfully for ten years, retiring from it in 1882 and engaging in railway business, representing the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway, till accepting his present position in January, 1885. Mr. Decker was united in marriage, in 1876, with Annie McManness, sister of the present worthy sheriff of this county, and to them have been born three children: Lemuel, Tod and Ina. Mrs. Decker attends the Lutheran Church. Mr. Decker is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Encampment; is also a Master Mason. In politics he is a Republican."
From the Hancock Historical Museum website:
"John H. Decker House, 1214 Hurd Avenue. 1874 Italianate. John H. Decker built this Italianate house on the south part of Lot 142 in A. P. Byals Outlots in 1874. This striking Victorian, originally bracketed, house features tall, narrow, two-paned windows arched above, lowpitched roof, and slender single-story porch supported by thin columns. "The Italianate style along with the Gothic Revival, began in England as part of the picturesque movement, a reaction to the formal classical ideals in art and architecture that had been fashionable for about two hundred years." (Field Guide to American Houses) The barn is original. John H. Decker was born August 9, 1848 in Marion Township to John and Sarah Decker. John married Anna McManness January 27, 1876 in Findlay. Anna Cath- erine McManness was born in 1855 to John and Jane (Stubbs) McManness. John and Anna had three children – Lemuel, Todd, and Ina (Apger)."
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