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LOCAL PEOPLE: 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 Susan Melville, CWH Curator, at susancwh@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
Creighton
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
McClure
McCracken
McCray
McEwen
McGrew
McKinney
McMahan
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