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| Format | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Creator | Mercer, Ruth Oberlin |
| Title, Manuscript | Gans family history |
| Date | [1980] |
| Extent of Work | 13 pages |
| Notes | Transcribed by Nancy Roberts Gaynor from handwritten pages received from Ruth Oberlin Mercer |
| Donated by | Nancy Gaynor, 2023. |
| Abstract | The Gans family came from Alsace-Lorraine around 1753, possibly settling in Fredericks Town, Maryland. Sometime in 1803 or 1804, John Gans and his wife Catherine left their home in Fayette County, Pennslvania for a new home in Nimishellen Township, Ohio. |
| Call Number | Digital file (Box: Family histories: Gans - Oberlin) |
| MKI Terms | Family history |