Fallen Heroes: Specialist 6 James T. Conway

James Thaddeus Conway grew up in Tuscarawas County before service to country carried him to Vietnam and the ultimate sacrifice. James Thaddeus Conway (1946-1970) was born in Dennison, Ohio. He was the son of Thaddeus Conway (1909-1989), a World War II veteran, and Leithana Mary Hammond (1908-2000). In the early 1930s, Thaddeus Conway’s family movedContinue reading “Fallen Heroes: Specialist 6 James T. Conway”

Arson and Aftermath: The 1912 Shooting of Ella Tyler

A lifetime of trouble followed Price Tyler, including a botched arrest in 1912 that forever changed his young family. Arnold Price Tyler (1878-1941), commonly referred to as Price, was born in Westchester in Perry Township, Tuscarawas County. His father died when Price was fairly young, which left him to be raised by his mother NancyContinue reading “Arson and Aftermath: The 1912 Shooting of Ella Tyler”