The Dellinger Threshing Crew

For many years, various members of the Dellinger (Doellinger) family ran several different threshing machines in and around Chuckery.  In June of 1899 it was announced that Fred Dellinger had finally finished threshing the remainder of his 1898 wheat crop and was ready to assist other members of the community in threshing their wheat.

June Happenings in Chuckery

June of 1885 saw many events in Chuckery.  The community was pleased to announce that corn planting was finished.  Lewis Chapel added Mrs. Ira Fenner and Mrs. Mary Kelsey as new members of the congregation.  But, the Petty family was mourning the loss of their two year old daughter, Blanche.

Emanuel Bishop

From the Marysville Evening Tribune May 26, 1936

BISHOP RITES ON WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for the late Emanuel Bishop will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rausch near Milford Center. Services will be conducted by Rev. E. J. Goedking pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church here and burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in the German Settlement south of here, in charge of L. H. Miller of Marysville.

Mr. Bishop was born on a farm near Marysville. He was a son of the late George and Lena Gase Bishop, both natives of Germany. He united in marriage with Anna Troestchel in November of 1884. He was a lifelong resident of Union County.

Four daughters, one son, two sisters, and two brothers survive. They are: daughters Mrs. Carrie Rausch, Mrs. Marie Wolff, Mrs. Estelle Reed of Milford Center; Mrs. Clara Moder of Marysville; son John Bishop of Union Township; sisters Mrs. George Blumenschein of near Marysville and Mrs. Carl Fogle of Marion; brothers Philip Bishop of Marysville and George Bishop of Chuckery. One daughter, Mrs. Lottie Moder is deceased. 

Dredging the Little Darby

In the 1920s, the Little Darby Creek was dredged.  The creek was also straightened at this time.  The dredging began near Irwin and continued to the Rosedale-Plain City Road Bridge.  There were two reasons for this dredging: flood control and improved drainage for area farms.  The cables that pulled this dredging machine down the creek are still located in the creek bed.

In recent years, many of the area farms have now routed their tile drainage systems back over to the Big Darby.  The main reason for this switch is that the Big Darby sits at a lower elevation above sea level.  Many farmers would like to see the Little Darby dredged again, but it is unlikely that the OEPA or the EPA will allow this.

A Visitor to the George Bishop Home

In early April of 1885, Mrs. Fred Kleiber was in the Chuckery neighborhood to visit the George Bishop family.

Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware is on Spring Break!

In early April of 1885 it was reported that three Chuckery men were home in the neighborhood after attending OWU (Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio) for the winter session. These men included Layton and Loren Smith and Edward Fairbanks.

A Quarrel in Church

In 1885 it was reported that two men recently quarreled at Lewis Chapel in Chuckery. Upon exchanging unpleasant words inside the church, the men opted to go outside to slug it out. Chuckery residents considered having the men arrested, but decided against that when the men promised to never again behave so poorly while at church.