Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jane BLOCK

Orra married Jane C. BRENNAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 8266
• _UID: D859711141614B798371C843A5FD8F054E04

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He was a Superintendent of Washington township School in 1909. Took his f oster parents name, (Block).
The Brock(Block) family also played an active role in the early histo ry of the Trilby, OH area. William Brock arrived from New York State in 1 850. He acquired fifty eight acres located along Secor road and adjace nt to the state line. He married Frances Marion Mallett, daughter of ear ly township pioneers. Two of their seven children, Milford and Nelson, we re lifelong Trilby residents. In 1893 the brothers built a store, the fir st in the area, at the intersection of Secor and Whitford Center Roads. C onsidered somewhat of a midway point between Lambertville, MI and Toled o, OH, the store served a variety of needs for the growing population. T he Grange met on a second floor, which also served at various times as a d ance hall, pool hall, and meeting place for a Baptist congregation. Wh en a post office opened in the store on February 10, 1898, Milford Bro ck served as a postmaster with Giles Pelton as his assistant. Frank Hal l, Mark Webster and Charles Sutherland were mail carriers between Trilby a nd Lamberville. Milford Brock recalled that often "the mail bags we re so muddy that it was difficult to separate the mail." With the comi ng of the automobile, the Brock grocery installed the area's first gasoli ne pump. The Brocks also supplied ice fro the community. Before this, ma ny area farmers maintained their own ice houses, cutting ice from a quar ry along Stern Road.

William married Rose May PELTON about 1885. Rose (daughter of Giles Harrison PELTON and Mary Emma BRIGHT) was born on 13 Sep 1880 in Trilby, Lucas, OH; died on 20 Aug 1979 in Leesburg, Lake, FL; was buried in Aug 1979 in Whitehouse, Lucas, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5417
• _UID: CD9446FEBAE34B119D15E1F708C38DD1511E

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Rose became a teacher and later operated the Rozello, a large boarding hou se converted from a barn. she also had a successful journalism career. S he was a member in the National Audubon Society.

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Married:
Reference Number:75445

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 3059
• _UID: D3A4DB4B782C4891A79157DD25A99A02F051
• Census: 1870
• Census: 1880
• EMPL: Employment: 1880

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He was a Farmer. He was well-known for his strong religious conviction s. a self-styled preacher, he frequently led prayer meetings in the surro unding communities and schoolhouses. several of his diaries survive whi ch offer evidence of the religious fervor which caused many to regard h im as a fanatic.

Census:
Bedford, Monroe, MI

Census:
Washington, Lucas, OH

EMPL: Employment:
Farmer

Giles married Mary Emma BRIGHT on 12 Jul 1879 in Bedford, Monroe, MI. Mary (daughter of BRIGHT and ?) was born about 29 May 1862 in Bluffton, Wells, IN; died on 18 Jun 1935 in Remus, Mecosta, MI; was buried in Jun 1935 in Sylvania, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 5416
• _UID: DC9FCB4780E24620A3601FDA1A8EBD21D7B9
• Census: 1880

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Census:
Washington, Lucas, OH

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Married:
Reference Number:44597