There are many influential and important people responsible for building and settling in the Centerville area, and who helped shape the city into what it is today.  Use the menu links on the right side of this page (or at the end of this screen on mobile) to explore and learn about these individuals.

 

Early Area Families 1800’s

IF you are doing research, below is the list of family files physically located at the Nutt Cottage Research Center. 
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Joellen Ulliman, CWH Curator, at joellencwths@sbcglobal.net or (937)312-0040.

A

Albrecht

Alexander

Allen

Anderson

Andrew

Archer

Ashcraft

Austin

 

B

Bailey

Beacham

Beck

Bellman (Bellaman/ Belleman)

Bellville

Benham

Bethurem

Bigger

Blair

Boden

Bowen

Bradford

Brandenberg

Branson

Brelsford

Brewer

Briley

Broadaway

Broadwell

Brown

Buckles

Burnet

Butt

 

C

Campbell

Carmony

Carver

Caskey

Chatham

Champion

Chenoweth

Clawson

Cole

Commack

Covault

Cox

Creager

Crosley

 

D

Davis

Degler

Dickensheets

Dickie/Dickey

Dils/Dilts

Dodds

Doolittle

Dunkin (Duncan/Dungan)

Dunwiddie/Dinwiddie

Durnell

 

E

Early

Edwards

Elliott

Elwell

Ennis

Ewing

 

F

Flemming

 

G

Garrison

Gebhart

Gephart

Gerard

Gerhard

Githens

Grant

Groby

Gronweg

Gutwein

 

H

Haines

Hancock

Harris

Harrison

Hatfield

Heighway

Henger

Hibberd

Hillan

Himes

Hinds

Hisey

Hoblit

Hole

Hoover

Horner

Holmes

Hoover

Horner

Houston

 

I

Irwin (Irvin)

Ivens (Iven/(Ivins)

 

J

Jennings

 

K

Keeler

Kelchner

Kellogg

Kelsey

Kenworthy

Kirby

 

L

Lamme

Law

Lehman

Lightner

Lincoln

Logan

Long

Luce

Ludlow

 

MC/MAC

Mc Clure

Mc Cracken

Mc Cray

Mc Ewen

Mc Grew

Mc Kinney

Mc Mahan

McNeil & Woodard

 

M

Majors

Maltbie

Manuel

Martin

Mason

Mather

Mayer

Maxwell

Metherd

Michel

Miller

Mills

Minton

Mitchell

Montgomery

Moon

Moor

Morris

Mulford

Munger

Murphy

 

N

Neil

Newport (& Beckhart)

Norris

Null

Nutt

 

O

Opdyke

 

P

Patterson

Patton

Petit

Phillips

Pierson/Pearson

Pine

Pope

Popenoe

Price

Prugh

Puterbaugh

 

Q

 

R

Rahn

Read

Reeder

Reese (Rees)

Reigel

Robbins

Roberts

Roop

Ross (Emma P. only)

Russell

Ryder

 

S

Sander

Saum

Schmieding

Scott

Sears

Shaw

Sheehan

Shreve (Sreve)

Silver

Smith

Snyder

Stansell

Stephens

Stokes

Strong

Stroop

Sunderland

 

T

Talbert

Tate

Taylor

Thatcher

Tibbals

Tick

Tucker

Tullis

 

U

 

V

Vanarsdallen

Vaughn

Voress (Vorhees)

Venard

 

W

Wallingford

Walton

Watkins

Weidle

Wharton

Whipp/Whip

Whisler

White

Williams

Williamson

Wilson

Wood

Woods

Wright

 

X

 

Y

Yazell & Yeasel

Yount

 

Z

 

Zimmerman