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| 551 | BIOGRAOHY: http://nollhistory.homestead.com/files/pafg08.htm#2505 | Hohman, Dorothy Ann (I112155)
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| 552 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Hohman, Richard Clarence (I112156)
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| 553 | BIOGRAOHY: http://nollhistory.homestead.com/files/pafg08.htm#2505 | Hohman, Lawrence Joseph (I112157)
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| 554 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Hohman, Louis Dale (I112158)
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| 555 | BIOGRAOHY: The Many Branches and Limbs of the WHITELEY Family Entries: 44445 Updated: 2005-01-24 23:43:16 UTC (Mon) Contact: J. Wright jlw6693@netzero.com BIOGRAPHY: Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt caburk@comcast.net CENSUS: 1880: Name: Sebastin Brooks Age: 29 Estimated birth year: <1851> Birthplace: Germany Occupation: Farmer Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Adams, Monroe, Ohio Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Cathorine Brooks Father's birthplace: GERMANY Mother's birthplace: GERMANY CENSUS: 1900: Name: Sebastia Brooks Home in 1900: Center, Monroe, Ohio Age: 50 Estimated birth year: 1850 Birthplace: Germany Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Occupation: View Image CENSUS: Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index Record Sebastian Brooks Birthplace: GER State: OH Age: 59 Color: W Enumeration District: 0149 Visit: 0097 County: Monroe Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: .navbar { font-size: 8pt } Relation Name Color Age Birth Place Wife Catharine 60 GER Son William 29 Ohio Son Henry 26 Ohio Son Leo 24 Ohio Daughter Clara M 16 Ohio CENSUS: 1920: Name: Sebastian Brooks Age: 68 years Estimated birth year: abt 1852 Birthplace: Germany Race: White Home in 1920: Center, Monroe, Ohio Home owned: Own Sex: Male Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Year of immigration: un Able to read: No Able to Write: No Mother's Birth Place: Germany Father's Birth Place: Germany Image: 610 | Brooks, Sebastian Bruch (I23633)
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| 556 | Biography for Neva Patterson Date of Birth 10 February 1920, Nevada, Iowa, USA Date of Death 14 December 2010, Brentwood, California, USA (complications from a broken hip) Birth Name Neva Louise Patterson Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Biography The arch and edgy, somewhat hard-looking, dark-haired Neva Patterson, known by face perhaps as opposed to name, was a familiar presence in heavily-styled drama of the 1950s and 1960s. Christened Neva Louise Patterson in 1920 (some sources incorrectly state 1922) to a mailman father and seamstress mother, she was born and raised in Nevada. She loved putting on plays at home (along with her brother, Harlon) and eventually worked as an usher at Nevada's Circle Theatre. Neva graduated from high school in 1937 and found secretarial jobs to make do until she moved to New York the next year. She worked long and hard at such jobs as secretary, hotel singer and bit part performer before finally making her Broadway bow in "The Druid Circle" in 1947. By this time she had married a professional dancer, but they divorced in 1948. More plays came her way: "Ring 'Round the Moon" (1950), "Susan and God" (1951), "The Cocktail Party" (1951) and "The Seven-Year Itch" (1952). Television became a viable medium for her in the late 1940s, and by 1957 she had more than 400 dramas to her credit. Neva appeared sporadically in film and supported herself with roles in such prominent fare as Taxi (1953), her debut; The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956); Desk Set (1957); An Affair to Remember (1957), as Cary Grant's socialite fiancée; Too Much, Too Soon (1958) as Diana Barrymore's mother, writer Blanche Oelrichs (aka Michael Strange); David and Lisa (1962); Dear Heart (1964); and Counterpoint (1967), to name a few. Her brittle, overwrought ladies were notoriously glamorous, usually business-oriented and, more often than not, quite overbearing. Neva continued in this fashion with a flux of TV roles and graced such short-lived series as "The Governor & J.J." (1969) as the secretary to governor Dan Dailey in 1969; "Nichols" (1971), wherein she played a powerful, corruptible matriarch opposite James Garner; and 1974's _"Doc Elliot" (1974)_, as a widow and frequent confidante to medic James Franciscus. None of these lasted more than a season. In 1980 the actress made a brief Broadway comeback as a replacement in "Romantic Comedy". She later had recurring roles in the TV movie "V: The Final Battle" (1984) and in the series "Webster" (1983), "St. Elsewhere" (1982) and "Berrenger's" (1985). Married three times, she adopted two children with her third husband, writer James Lee, who died in 2002. Neva, who retired in the early 1990s, passed away at age 90 of complications from a pelvic fracture in December of 2010. IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net Spouse James Lee (15 September 1957 - 2 July 2002) (his death) 2 children Michael Ellis (22 March 1953 - 1956) (divorced) Thomas Gallagher (? - 1948) (divorced) Trivia: Sister of Harlon Patterson. Adoptive mother of Megan Lee. | Patterson, Neva Louise Byers (I170238)
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| 557 | Biography of Frederick Gfeller, Jr., pages 880.881/882. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. Frederick Gfeller, Jr. In every community some men are known for their upright lives, strong common sense and industry, rather than for their wealth or political standing. Their neighbors and acquaintances respect them, and when they ?wrap the drapery of their couches about them and lie down to pleasant dreams? posterity listens with reverence to the story of their quiet and useful lives. Among such men of a past generation in DeKalb county was the late Frederick Gfeller, Jr., who was not only a progressive man of affairs, successful in material pursuits, but a man of modest and unassuming demeanor, a fine type of the reliable, self- made American, a friend to the poor, charitable to the faults of his neighbors and who always stood ready to unite with them in very good work and active in the support of laudable public enterprises, a man who in every respect merited the high esteem in which he was held. Frederick Gfeller, Jr., was born in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, on May 15, 1850, and was the son of Frederick, Sr., and Katherine Elizabeth (Schiba) Gfeller. When the subject was but two years old the family came to the United States, locating in Stark county, Ohio, where they lived for several years. They then came to Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, locating just west of the catholic church. A year later they moved to the Hoffelder farm, remaining there two years. For a short time they then lived east of Waterloo, eventually returning to Smithfield township, where for eleven years the father engaged in farming. They then returned to the vicinity of Waterloo, the parents spending their last years in Uniontown. They were the parents of four children, three sons and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Frederick, Gottfried and Samuel. Frederick Gfeller, Jr., remained with his parents until his marriage, in 1872, when he engaged in farming on his own account, leasing land from George Wolfe just east of the catholic church. Where he remained eleven years. While on the land, he bought thirteen acres of land adjoining, though he did not live on it. He next bought forty acres a short distance northeast of where he was renting, and four or five years later bought forty acres more just north of where he was farming, to which he moved two years later, making it his permanent home. In all, he accumulated two hundred and twelve acres of good land and was considered a very capable and successful business man. Mr. Gfeller took a large interest in the welfare of the community in, which he lived and was one of the original members of the St. Michael?s Catholic church. He served as road supervisor and as constable, and was twice elected trustee of Smithfield township, being nominated for a third term, but dying before election day. He enjoyed a well-deserved popularity throughout the section of the county in which he lived, enjoying a wide acquaintance, among whom were many warm personal friends. In October, 1872, Mr. Gfeller married Mary A. Mehr, who was born in Germany in1854, the daughter of Johannes and Dora (Schoudel) Mehr. In August 1871, Mary and her fifteen-year-old sister, Katherine, now Mrs. Frank P. Miller, came to the United States, and came at once to DeKalb county, Indiana, making their home in Smithfield township. Mary Mehr was seventeen years old and could talk no English. She secured work in private families, with whom she was employed for a number of years, and during this period acquired a thorough command of the English language. By her marriage with Frederick Gfeller she became the mother of four children, namely: Frederick, who lives near St. Michael?s Catholic church, married Annie Shoudel, the daughter of M. L. Shoudel, and they have nine children, Fred, Dora, Matthias, Mary, Celia, Joseph, Herman, and Christian. Mary is the wife of Thomas Smith, of Kosciusko county, Indiana, and they have one child, Genevieve. Frank, who lives on the old home place, married Anna Schiffli and the them were born four children, Olivia, who died at he age of ten weeks, Lauretta, Clarence and Raymond. Dora is the wife of Frank Walker, of Smithfield township, this county. The father of these children died on November 24, 1895, and two years afterward his widow became the wife of John Hoffelder, also a resident of Smithfield township. However, she still spend much of her time with her children, but whom she is held in the most affectionate regard. Frederick Gfeller was a man of steady, industrious habits, his success in life being due sosely to his own efforts and he never violated in the slightest degree the confidence which his fellows reposed in him. A faithful husband, loving and affectionate father, faithful friend and loyal citizen, his death was considered a distinct loss to the community, which had been honored by his citizenship. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com | Gfeller, Friedrich (I86898)
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| 558 | Biography of Andrew Schiffli, pages 808/809/810. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. DeKalb county, Indiana, is characterized by her full share of enterprising and progressive farmers, who have been the mainstay and backbone of the wonderful development which has marked this section of the state during the past few decades, and today among this class stands Andrew Schiffli, whose finely improved and cultivated farm lies in Smithfield township, where he enjoys a high standing among his fellow citizens. Andrew Schiffli was born on January 25, 1874, in Alsace, Germany, which formerly, however, belonged to France, and is one of nine children born to John and Victoria (Hahn) Schiffli, both also natives of Alsace, the father born in 1837 and the mother in 1844, the latter being a daughter of George Hahn. John Schiffli and Victoria Hahn were married in their native country, and in 1881 they and their children came to the United States, at which time the subject of this sketch was but seven years of age. Andrew well remembers a stormy day on shipboard during their voyage when, because of the high waves which broke over the ship, the passengers were not allowed on deck. However, he disregarded orders and went out to the end of the deck, where he ran great danger of being washed overboard. He was found by a sailor, who gave him a liberal spanking and sent him to the safer spot. Upon their arrival in the United States, the Schiffli family came at once to DeKalb county, where the father bought twenty acres of land in the northern part of Smithfield township, about one-half mile south of the county line. After remaining there four years he sold that place and bought forty acres of land in section 11, on which only about seven acres had been cleared and on which was a big house. The greater part of the land was covered with swamp water and brush, and so bad was condition that the cows mired in the barn lot. In the hope of improving the condition they moved the house, log at a time, to a better location, and gave their attention to the ditching and draining of the soil. At the beginning it was necessary to go through water waist deep to get the cows. Eventually by tireless effort, conditions were improved, and when, about fifteen years ago, the big ditch was put through their land, the soil rapidly became more cultivable, and now the farm is one of the best in the locality. From the time they came to this land until 1900, it took about all the efforts of the family, including the help given by the boys who worked in the shops, to pay off eight hundred dollars owning on the purchase of the farm. In 1900 Mr. Schiffli built a good bank barn; in 1902 a splendid house, and in 1903, a hog house. They are now prospering and reaping the result of their former years of strenuous endeavor. The farm is well supplied with all the implements necessary for intelligent labor and, under the wise direction of Mr. Schiffli, the farm is one of the best in the township. To John and Victoria Schiffli were born nine children, namely: Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Bapst, of Garrett; Matthias, who owns ninety-two and one-half acres in the eastern part of Smithfield township; Andrew, the immediate subject of this sketch; Emil, who owns a farm north of Barker?s church; August, who lives on the home farm; Ada, the wife of Louis Steinkohl, of South Bend, Indiana; Theresa, Mary and Louise, who are unmarried; Theresa at home; Mary and Louise, residing at South Bend, and one child a boy, who died in Alsace in early infancy. The father of these children died in 1908, and his widow is still residing on the home farm. Andrew Schiffli lived at home until attaining his majority, having ably assisted his father in the efforts to reclaim the farm and he secured what education was possible in the district schools. After arriving at legal age he started work on his own account in the railroad shops at Garrett, where he remained nine years and then during the following four years he engaged in farm work by the month. After his marriage in 1908 he began farming on the Taylor farm in Franklin township, but two years later moved to the George Shoner farm in section 13, Smithfield township, where he is now engaged in the operation of one hundred and forty-three acres of land. His early farming efforts under his father?s direction were strenuous years, but they well qualified him for the later duties of life, and now he is achieving a splendid success under favorable conditions. He keeps his farm up-to-date in all particulars, using none but the best of farming implements, keeping high grade live stock and giving his personal attention to every detail of the farm work. Steady, industrious and exercising sound discretion in his labors, he so maintains the fertility of the soil as to realize abundant crops, and among his fellow agriculturists he is held in esteem of the splendid success he has achieved. In 1908 Mr. Schiffli married Katie Shoudel, the daughter of Michael Shoudel, and to them have been born two children, Agnes and Wilfred. Mr. and Mrs. Schiffli and their children are members of the St. Michael?s Catholic church, in the success of which they are interested and to which they contribute of their means. Mr. Schiffli has gained his success through his own efforts, is regarded as a man of splendid character and is highly esteemed by all who know him. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com | Schiffli, Andreas (I95891)
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| 559 | Biography of Eblen, John Orleans ParishSubmitted by Emily Eblen October 2003 Source ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY pgs. 388 & 389 ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http:/www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb /la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN EBLEN, Florist Probably few realms of professional or business life furnish so satisfying a means for earning a livelihood and at the same time participating in the beautiful things of the world as does that of the florist. John Eblen, though native of another land, had much to do with the beautifying of New Orleans, La., his adopted city, specially in the Arabella Street vicinity; and his career, especially given to the culture of roses, was one of value and inspiration. Successful from a business point of view, Mr. Eblen was also loved for his kindliness and generosity of spirit, his warmth of sympathy and depth of understanding, and his many excellent qualities of mind and character. His career was of worth, his life finely lived, his death a cause of infinite sorrow and regret. Mr. Eblen was born on October 12, 1843, in Stuttgart, Germany, the capital of the Province of Wuerttemberg, and received his early education in the schools of that German city. His father died while the boy was still very young; and John Eblen then went to work with his uncle, who was head gardener at one of the royal estates in Stuttgart. This uncle, a man of high ideals and understanding, had much to do with the shaping of the character of the young man, who, after a time, however, left his native community and went to France. In that country he was engaged in the gardens of the Phillip de Rothschild estate, near Paris. There his experience gave him a wide knowledge of plants and flowers, for the Rothschild gardens contained almost all varieties of growing things. Later he went to Le Havre, France, where he met and married his wife, like himself a native of Germany. Meanwhile, he had communicated with the German Consul in New Orleans, and had found that there was need of a man of his profession in this city of the New World. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, he set sail for America, coming first to New York City, and afterward proceeding to New Orleans. He purchased a tract of land where Arabella Street now lies, and here built both his home and his nurseries. It might be truly said that he was the pioneer developer, at least from the point of view of floral beauty, of this region of New Orleans. Later, he subdivided some of his property and built houses, which he sold, thus extending his activities into real estate. Here, too, he had many other business investments. He was especially interested in the growing of *oranges and mandarins, although his greatest interest ever remained the culture of roses.. He became, at the earliest opportunity, an American citizen, and never again returned to Europe. He became a writer, too, contributing to florists' annals a number of articles of importance. During the famous Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans, in 1884, he helped to design and beautify the Horticultural Hall and the grounds surrounding it. A man of many and varied interests, he did not confine his activities to one field alone but rather directed them into all branches of life. Politically his allegiance was to the Democratic party, although he Ws never very active in politics. His sense of beauty was a quality that seemed inherent in him; and it was manifest not only in the profession that he chose, but also in his fondness for music and the arts. He was a student by nature, was well read and informed. At one period of his career, he was asked to accept a professorship at Leland University, but declined this honor, stating that the primary work of his life was elsewhere. Into all his activities he ever put his fullest measure of energy and enthusiasm, and as a result he was esteemed in widely varying walks of life and was loved by his fellowmen. On his eightieth birthday hisfellow florists tendered him a reception through the New Orleans Gardeners' Club and the New Orleans Horticultural Society, of which he was a founder and its treasurer since its origin, and he was, at that time, presented a loving cup by the Gardener's Club and a large silver platter by the Horticultural Society. His work in beautifying the city will long stand, of course, as a monument to him, for, in parks and _____ets throughout the New Orleans community, he planted trees and plants in large numbers. Busy as he was, Mr. Eblen always gave his selfless devotion to home and family. He married (first) in LeHavre, France, on May 14, 1870, Maria Shutz, daughter of Carl Shutz, and his wife Elizabeth; and (second) in New Orleans, LA, in 1890, his first wife's sister, Mrs. Catherine (Shutz) Lohr. His first wife died in New Orleans in 1889. His children, by the first marriage: 1. Elise, now deceased, who became the wife of Harry C. Dawes; they had two sons; Harry C. Dawes, Jr., married Katherine Hermann, by whom he had a son, Harry C. Dawes, 3d, and Walter E. Dawes, who married Beatrice Wilkinson, and they have a son, James Wilkinson Dawes. 2. Emma, who became the wife of Christian P. Eilerson. 3. Rosa, who became the wife of Adam L. Rau; their children: John Eblen, William Lloyd, and **Norman Herman Rau. 4. May, who became the wife of Louis C. Datz; their children were; Warren E..; Edwin (died at the age of twenty); Elise Charlotte, and Rosemary Datz. Children by the second marriage: 5. William Frederick who married Violet Cox. 6. Eugene Frank, who married Thurza Barr; they have two daughters: Catherine Augusta Eblen and an infant daughter*** born March 26, 1931. The death of John Eblen occurred in New Orleans, La. on August 13, 1924. His friends were many, and were in all branches of New Orleans life. And they recognized always his value as a citizen, his lovable qualities as a man, and his good influence through his words and deeds, as they recognize today the power that lingers after him in memory and spirit. Copied from the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY pgs. 388 & 389. Additional notes by Emily Eblen Elstrott, granddaughter: * He was not only interested in the growing of oranges; he developed a strain of mango-oranges that were commercially successful. He was also a propagator of ferns. ** Norman Herman Rau was (accurately) Herman Norman Rau.***Emily Mae Eblen | Eblen, Johannes (I248324)
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| 560 | Biography of Frank William Gfeller, pages 886/887. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. Frank William Gfeller The subject of this review is a gentleman of high standing to whom has not been denied a full measure of success. He is distinctively one of the representative citizen of Smithfield township, and has long been a recognized factor of importance in connection with the agricultural interest of the county of DeKalb. Mr. Gfeller has been conspicuously identified with the material growth and prosperity of this part of the state and his life has been very closely interwoven with the history of the county where he has lived. Frank William Gfeller was born on December 23, 1877, just east of St. Michael?s church, in Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, and is a son of Frederick and Mary (Mehr) Gfeller. When he was about three years of age the subject?s parents moved to their present home, which is located a little over a half mile north of St. Michael? church, and there he has lived continuously since. He was reared to the life of a farmer and secured his education in the district schools of the community. He assisted his father in the operations of the home farm until the latter?s death, when he bought out the interests of all the other heirs to the estate, except his mother?s life interest in one hundred and seventy-two acres. He has devoted himself indefatigably and persistently to the development, improvement and cultivation of the farm and that he has met with well, deserved success is a matter of common knowledge in his locality. Among his fellow citizens he has earned the splendid reputation which he now enjoys by honest, intelligent effort and is eminently deserving of the splendid success which has crowned his efforts. On October 27, 1898, Mr. Gfeller married Anna Schiffli, daughter of Anthony and Katherine (Fetters) Schiffli, her birth having occurred in Alsace, France, now Germany, and being brought to the United States with her parents when but five years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Gfeller have been born three children living, Laurette, Clarence and Raymond and one, Olivia, who died at the age of ten weeks. Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Gfeller are earnest and loyal members of St. Michael?s Catholic church, in the prosperity of which they are deeply interested, and they give their earnest support to every movement for the uplift of their fellow beings. Mr. Gfeller is a man of wide knowledge, being a great reader, a deep tinker and a good conversationalist, and withal is a pleasant gentleman to meet. He possess a personality that wins friends and all who know him speak in high terms of his many fine qualities and up-right conduct. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com | Gfeller, Frank William (I262133)
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| 561 | BIOGRAPHY: Posted By: Debbie Snell Email: Subject: Re: Matz family - OH - Ashland Co. Post Date: June 05, 2002 at 17:32:26 Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/matz/messages/154.html Forum: Matz Family Genealogy Forum Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/matz/ I have info on Ludwig "Louis" Matz married Christine Meckling. Ludwig was born 19 0ct 1831 in Oberschlettenbach:Rumbach,Bavaria and died 13 july 1912 Christine was born 19 Aug 1842 and 18 Feb 1900 they had 16 children: Philip W Matz Rosina Matz Jacob Matz Herman Matz Christopher A Matz Lewis E Matz Charles Matz Amelia E Matz Elizabeth Matz Rachel Matz Louisa C Matz William F Matz Magdalena Salome Matz Herman Ferdinand Matz Elma E Matz Magdalena Salome Matz was my great grandmother. I have info on some of the others too | Matz, Ludwig (I60509)
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| 562 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Goehring, Samuel (I111064)
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| 563 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Albrecht, Edmund Albert (I106585)
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| 564 | BIOGRAPHY: FRED AND HILDA JAKOBER Fred Jakober Hilda Jakober Fred was born October 1, 1913 near Hosmer to Jacob and Katherina (Vilhauer) Jakober. Jacob was born in Russia May 20, 1877 and died February 22, 1947. Katherina died July 7, 1926 leaving a family of eleven children. Their names are Bertha, Arthur, Reinhold, Jacob, Julius, Christ, Edward, Fred, Samuel, Milbert and Katie. Hilda was born July 13, 1915 near Eureka to Conrad and Eva (Dewald) Schnabel. Conrad was born November 26, 1885 at Tripp, South Dakota and died November 2, 1963. Eva was born April 6, 1889 in Russia and lives at the Lutheran Home. Hilda's brothers and sisters are: Otellia Merkel, Benjamin, Emma Denning, Marie Jakober, Edwin, Adolph, Reinhold, Rudolph, Arthur, and Adeline Pfeifle. Fred and Hilda were married December 13, 1936 by Rev. R. Knaus in a country church near Eureka. Hilda tells the story of their struggles in their early married life. In the dirty thirties, there were only dust storms, no rain for months. It was very hard to get started farming. There were very few jobs and they had no money; but they had four cows and a pony and some chickens. Fred went to work for the neighbors helping with the crops and making hay. There was little feed, and they didn't have horses or machines to put up feed. Fred and Hilda moved in with Dave and Emma Jakober for the winter months where Fred helped Dave with the farm work. In the spring of 1938, they again rented a small farm but still were not able to put in a crop. Their first child, Ramona, was born March 5, 1938. They had to move around a lot because they could not afford to buy, and someone would always buy the rented farm out from under them. In 1946, they decided to give up trying to farm and moved to Eureka. They bought a home on Third and I Street. Fred started working for Jacob Schock doing blacksmith work for two years. He was then hired as Chief of Police of Eureka. Things started looking up. They had two more children, Estella, born December 6, 1940, and Steve, born at Aberdeen, July 5, 1950. Fred worked as Chief of Police from 1948 to 1963. They bought the shoe shop in 1964. Hilda started work in 1956 as a nurses aid at the Lutheran Home. Fred retired in 1978 and died April 8, 1981. Hilda continues to work and live in Eureka. Ramona Goglin Eschen has one son, Jim Goglin, born in 1958. He married Tammie Heinrich in 1978 and has two children, Terakay, born January 14, 1980, and Eldon, born July 11, 1982. Estella is married to George Knapp, has one daughter, Debbie Beckner born February 24, 1959, and two sons, David born February 15, 1961, and Jeffrey born November 15, 1965. They also have three grandchildren, Amanda and Jeremy Bechner and Wayne Knapp. Steve was married to Ronda Sampo in 1983. He has three children, Scott born October 2, 1972, Jodi Lee born September 11, 1976, and Tyle Evan born April 1, 1984, and one stepdaughter, Amber. | Jakober, Fred (I105247)
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| 568 | BIOGRAPHY: MILTON AND HAZEL JOB Milton and Hazel Job Milton was born December 10, 1925 to Fred J. and Bertha Job. He attended school in Eureka, graduating from high school in 1943. He entered the service in 1944 and served in the U. S. Navy aboard a submarine as a radar and sonar operator. He was discharged in June of 1946 and returned to Eureka. Milton then worked for Eureka Distributing Company as a driver salesman and semi-driver for 22 years. He later worked on construction. Milton married Hazel Mettler, daughter of Fred and Paulina Mettler, on March 20, 1949 in Eureka. Hazel was born November 28, 1929 in McPherson County and lived on a farm 15 miles northeast of Eureka. She went to country school and graduated from Eureka High School in 1947. Hazel taught country school for one year before her marriage. She has held various clerking jobs in Eureka and is currently employed by Gab Motors. The couple have three children, Deborah Kay, Tamara and Nicholas Kirk. Deborah Kay, born June 15, 1950, married Danny Arila on August 19, 1978. They live in Lincoln, California where they are self-employed hair stylists at their business, "Mane Production" Tamara was born June 13, 1955 and married Jim Schoenhen on December 19, 1980. She is self-employed as an insurance underwriter. They have one daughter, Molly born January 10, 1985. Nicholas Kirk was born January 29, 1958. Milton and Hazel are members of the United Church of Christ. Milton is a member of the American Legion and the Drill Squad. Hazel is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. | Job, Milton R. (I105255)
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| 569 | BIOGRAPHY: Tahsler/Weber Entries: 714 Updated: Fri Nov 2 06:53:03 2001 Contact: Jackie Barger jjb11@apex.net Father: George F. TAHSLER b: 29 Sep 1879 in Germany Mother: Agnes Elizabeth NEMETH b: 6 Jan 1885 in Hungary Burial: DEC 1977 Cleveland, OH Occupation: Stenographer | Tahsler, Eleanor G. (I5937)
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| 570 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Fender, Marie Thérèse (I78101)
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| 571 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Ernest (I78102)
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| 572 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Marie Augustine (I78103)
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| 573 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Joseph (I78104)
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| 574 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Amélie (I78105)
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| 575 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Schnee, Michel (I78106)
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| 576 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Ott, Elisabetha (I78107)
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| 577 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Schnee, Marie Martine (I78108)
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| 578 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Marie (I78109)
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| 579 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Joséphine (I78110)
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| 580 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Madeleine (I78111)
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| 581 | BIOGRAPHY: * Benutzername : afechter1963 * Mein Name : Alain FECHTER * Postanschrift : 23 RUE PROSPER MERIMEE - 67170 - BRUMATH - Frankreich * Meine Muttersprache : Französisch * Ihre E-Mail : alainfechter@wandoo.fr * Datum der letzten Aktualisierung : 11/20/08 * Letztes Anschluss Datum : 11/30/08 | Wurtz, Stéphanie (I78112)
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| 582 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Veiock, Heinrich (I45968)
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| 583 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Guthmüller, Catharine (I67412)
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| 584 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Christmann, Philippina (I76125)
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| 585 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Guthmüller, Jean Philippe (I81410)
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| 586 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Walther, Catherine Madeleine (I81411)
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| 587 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Guthmüller, Philippe (I81412)
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| 588 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Walther, Madeleine (I81413)
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| 589 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Guthmüller, Philippe (I81415)
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| 590 | BIOGRAPHY: * Username : dbock * Name : Didier BOCK * Location : 29 ALLEE DU BOIS DE LA TAILLETTE - 95180 - MENUCOURT - France * Language : French * Email Address : email du contact dbock@free.fr * Last update : 01/24/2009 * Last login : 12/21/2008 | Veiock, Anna Maria (I81416)
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| 591 | BIOGRAPHY: Biography of Henry Dapp, pages 878/879/780. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. Henry Dapp Agriculture has been an honored vocation from the earliest ages, and as a usual thing men of honorable and humane impulses, as well as of energy and thrift, have been the leading patrons of husbandry. The farm has been the fruitful soil from which has emanated the moral bone and sinew of the nation, and from the labors of the field have come forth in to the most exalted planes of usefulness the strongest men of the country, while all who have appreciation of true values will regard with admiration the dignity of the farmer and the value of the work he accomplishes. Among enterprising citizens of DeKalb county is the subject of this brief sketch, who is an honored resident of Smithfield township, with whose agricultural development and progress he has been intimately identified, while he has so lived as to merit and receive the fullest measure of popular confidence and esteem. Henry Dapp was born on January 19, 1860, in Alsace, France now belonging to Germany. He is the son of Alois and Elizabeth (Martin) Dapp, both of whom were born, reared and married in Alsace, where the father followed the pursuit of farming. Henry Dapp was reared in his native locality and in 1880, at the age of twenty years, accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, settling at once in Summit, DeKalb county, Indiana, where the father bought one hundred and sixty acres of splendid land, comprising the northeast quarter of section 14, where he made his home, given his undivided attention to the cultivation and improvement of his farm as long as he lived. He was a man of sterling qualities of character and enjoyed the respect of the entire community. To him and his wife were born six children, namely: Henry, the immediate subject of this sketch; Stacy, the wife of John Trapp, of Garrett, this county; Caroline was the wife of Joseph Deitch, of Avilla, Indiana, and is now deceased; Clementine is the wife of Anthony Grist and lives at Garrett; Louise and Elizabeth are twins. Elizabeth, deceased, was the wife of William Long and lived at Fort Wayne until her death. The father of these children died on January 1, 1899, and the mother on December 1, 1897. The subject of this sketch lived on the old home place, eventually buying eighty acres from his father and after the latter?s death he bought out the interests of the other heirs in the remaining eighty acres of the estate, thus being now the owner of the entire farm of one hundred and sixty acres. The place is well improved in every respect, the fertility of the soil having been maintained by judicious attention to the rotation of crops and fertilization, and Mr. Dapp has achieved a splendid success in his operations. He carries on a diversified system of farming, raising all the crops common to this locality and gives some attention to the breeding and raising of live stock, in which he has met with success. In 1884 Mr. Dapp married Magdalene Schiffli, a daughter of Anthony Schiffli, and to this union have been born eight children, namely: Mary is the wife of John May, who lives near her father?s farm in Smithfield; they have two children, Agnes and Esther; Elizabeth is the wife of Matthias Hohl, and they live west of the Catholic church in Smithfield township; they have two boys, Henry and Alvin; Theresa is the wife of John Schlusser, who lives in the western part of Smithfield township, and they have a son, Paul Louis; Anthony lives near his sister in Smithfield township and married Esther Gabe; John is unmarried and is attending St. Meinard College in southern Indiana; Louise, Albert and Katies are at home with their parents. Mr. Dapp and his family are all earnest members of the Catholic church. Their lives have been such as to earn the warm commendation of all who know them, for they have been true to their highest conceptions of right and in civic life of the community. Mr. Dapp has taken an intelligent interest, giving his support at all times to every movement, which has for its object the advancement of his fellow men. Personally, he is genial and companionable and has won a host of warm personal friends. | Dapp, Heinrich (I86958)
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| 592 | BIOGRAPHY: Ambrose Mettling was born on 28 Apr 1832 in Alsace, Engenthal. He died on 27 Jan 1900 in Indiana, Harrison,. The cause of death was Bright's Disease. He was buried in Indiana, Harrison, Old St. Peter's Cemetery. He married Elizabeth Lutz on 7 May 1860 in Kentucky, Jefferson, Louisville. Ambrose immigrated on 7 Mar 1854. He emigrated on 7 Mar 1854 from Engemthal, Alsace to Louisiana, New Orleans. He was naturalized on 10 Oct 1864 in Indiana, Harrison. Ambrose Mettling was the sevemth child born to Pierre Mettling and Marie Anne Müller in the town of Engenthâl in western Alsace, a town of white stucco and red roof tiles strung out in the valley between terraced hillsides rising more than 500 feet above the valley. The town was inhabited primarily by Alsacian-speaking Roman Catholics. Alsacian is technically, a German dialect that is considered "mutually understandable" with German. The official language of the area, however, was French and French was surely a second language for most of the inhabitants. The Mettling men were traditionally woodworkers and cabinet makers, and there is a family tradition that they were annaully allotted a tree with which to pursue their crafts. In the feudal system, of course, the forests were held by the elite and cutting trees was tantamount to poaching if done without a specific grant or permission. When Ambrose was about eleven years old, in 1843, the family moved into a new home in Engenthâl. which remains standing today. A few years later, his oldest brother, Joseph, immigrated to the United States, settling first near Louisville, Kentucky. By then, his brothers--Pierre, Augustin, the first Jean Baptiste, and Alois--had died, and his older sister, Elisabethe, had given birth to an illegitimate son. Ambrose followed Joseph to the United States, boarding the ship, Elvira Owen in Le Havre, and landing at the Port of New Orleans on March 3, 1854. He left behind brother Seraphin, who had just married, his brother Antoine, and two sisters, Theresa and Marie Anne. On 19 April 1857, in Floyd County, Ambrose married Elizabeth Ritter. We can find no additional records concerning her, but we presently attribute John William Mettling, born 24 April 1859 to her. Formerly, this boy was thought to have been an illegitimate child of second wife, Elizabeth Lutz. A girl, Catherine, born about 1858 does not appear on the 1860 census, but is in the household in 1870 and it is unclear who her parents were. She does not appear in records after 1870. Elizabeth Ritter probably died in childbirth or slightly after, leaving Ambrose a widower with an infant. Two Ritter men, Jacob and Nicholas, both giving their origin as Prussia, were naturalized in Floyd County in 1853 and were, possibly, related to Elizabeth. Nicholas Ritter was probably the man, age 24, born Prussia, in Ward 8, Louisville, Kentucky census for 1860 with wife, Mary, born France, and son, Ambrose, born 1858 in Indiana. He had married Mary Gobe [sp? probably Goff} on 16 Feb 1858 in Floyd County, Indiana. By 1870, they had added Jacob, Lulu, Nick, Anna, and Chris. On 7 May 1860, in Louisville, Kentucky, Ambrose married Elizabeth Lotz [spelling per transcript of church record, but henceforth spelled Lutz]. They appeared together on the 1860 census for Louisville, Kentucky as Ambrose Midling, wife Elizabeth, son John. Elizabeth gave her age as about 21 on that census, as well as on the marriage record. Ambrose gave his occupation as "confectioner" on this census. A confectionary is, literally, a candy shop, but at that time and place, and without further information, it isn't possible to know whether this occupation was pursued in a shop or on the street with a pedlar's cart, as so many foodstuffs were purveyed at the time. Ambrose had taken up land in Taylor Township, Harrison County, Indiana by 1860, just "around the corner" from his brother, Joseph. It isn't certain why he was not occupying the land. Sometime between the 16th of July in 1860 and the 24th of August in 1862, Henry and Elizabeth had made their way to Canada where their son, Henry, was born on that date. Although the reasons for that journey have, by family tradition, been to avoid the warfare--and family tradition had them accompanied by another Mettling brother--the facts "on the ground" do not support such a situation. Indeed, they had returned before October 10th of 1864 when Ambrose' citizenship was finalized in Harrison County, Indiana, well before the Civil War had ended. It's quite possible that they had returned upon Joseph's accidental death in early 1863. Ambrose is also said to have spent time in northern Indiana in the few years between 1860 and 1864. The true reasons for the trip to Canada are a matter of speculation. Two possibilites are under investigation--that Ambrose was pursuing the traditional woodsman's occupation and operating a saw mill, or that they were there because that is where Elizabeth's family lived. In all events, they had taken up residence on the property in Harrison County by the time Josie was born on August 3rd, 1865, Delia on July 20th , 1867, and George on April 2nd, 1871. Catherine, born about 1858 is in the household undifferentiated from the other children when the census was taken on July 6th 1870. Elizabeth gave her origin as Hesse Kassel on the 1870 census. She died of smallpox , probably in 1873. One family tradition had a possible daughter dying at the same time. Was this Catherine? Terry Mettling made a determined search of the Corydon Democrat for a hint of her death and found only a reference to two persons having died of smallpox. On November 18th, 1874, Ambrose married Mary L. Russell, a widow with at least one child, by Justice of the Peace, Isaac Tahler, in a civil ceremony in Harrison County, Indiana. Mary gave her age as 45 on the 1880 census, her son, Henry C. as age 16. Mary gave her place of birth as Ohio, her mother's place of birth as Wurtemburg. Her son, Henry, was reported as being born in Indiana, his father in Pennsylvania. There is nothing at all to suggest that Ambrose and Mary had any children together. Was it a marriage "of convenience," giving Mary and her son (then only about ten years old) a home, and Ambrose a wife to care for his five children.? The 1880 census, dated June 15th shows Mary and her son in Ambrose' household. On June 19th , 1882 , in a a Catholic ceremony, Ambrose married Christina Graf, daughter of Peter Adam Graf and Christine Barbara Weber. Although one would suppose that this would mean that Mary had died, the Church would not have recognized the Civil Marriage, so ending that union with a divorce or annulment would not have disallowed a Catholic marriage. There is a tiny reason to believe that divorce is what happened. On the 1900 plat map for Taylor township, the original property owned by Ambrose on the 1860 plat is shown as owned by "M. L. Mettling". Was this Mary L. Mettling? The initials do not fit anyone else, and the property designated in Ambrose probate records was several miles away. Ambrose and Christina had six children, although two seem to have been still born. The surviving children were Ambrose Thomas, Dora Catherine, Anna Margaret, and Nicholas Andrew. According to her grandson, Joseph Norbert Schuler, Christine claimed to have been married several times, but I have found nothing to confirm that. Her grandson, Norbert, recalled his Grandma Chritine, and reported that she had always walked with a cane. Ambrose died the 27th of January in 1900 in Harrison County, Indiana. The cause of death was listed as Bright's Disease. At the time, that diagnosis covered all forms of acute kidney failure, regardless of cause, but was thought, at the time, to be caused by alcoholism. There are family stories that suggest that Ambrose had a problem with alcohol. The stories were taken seriously enough that many descendants elected to be complete "teetotalers". Christina would live on until 1936. Ambrose' estate, although it included a farm, was so heavily mortgaged at the time of his death that the probate court declared his estate bankrupt. Although the true facts will never be known, Ambrose' family fragmented shortly after his marriage to Christina. It appears that both Elisabeth Lutz and the widow Russell were of Protestant persuasion, so Ambrose' older children were raised in that faith, even though Ambrose had been raised as a Roman Catholic. Ambrose apparently returned to Catholicism when he married Christina. In 1882, when they married, Henry was 20, Josie was 17, Adelia was 16, and George was only 11. While Christina was not a child-bride, being about 30 years old, she may not have been prepared to manage a houseful of teenagers, a situation that can be stressful, even when they are your very own children! It is certain that there were some stresses just in the course of living. It should be recalled that Ambrose and Christina, both immigrants, were from different European cultures, were both transplanted into a new place and culture, and at this time, Ambrose no longer had any close relatives of his own within easy reach. Ambrose' older children had been raised Protestant, had attended English speaking schools, and identified themselves as Americans. There could not help but have been intense stresses on the family. The story, as it was told to me, was that on a given Sunday, the parish priest had been a guest for Sunday dinner where the wine flowed more than freely. With Ambrose and Christina ocercome by a large meal and too much wine, left the priest to be entertained by the daughters, and he is said to have made sexual advances toward Adelia, who resisted, but was not believed by her father. She and Henry "ran away" at that time. Adelia went to live with "Aunt Kate Funk", and Henry found work as a hired hand with a neighbor. (I suspect that it was with the Russell family.) Within the year, Henry was married to Nina Russell, and a short time later, Josie was married to Peter Graff, Christina's brother, John had gone to work for a farmer in Kentucky, leaving only George, who would marry in 1890, at only 19. Christina would report, years later, that she did not get along with her sister-in-law (Josie). Having reported the bare bones of the story, I should also report that there are some strange inconsistencies. As it was told to me, Henry would have been younger than the sister, and he was supposed to be only 14. Adelia was younger. Only Catherine (born 1858) was older. Is the story attached to the wrong wife and wrong sister? The truth is that we don't know who Catherine was or what happened to her. Certainly, if she was Elizabeth Ritter's daughter, then Mary Russell was mother #3 for her. Catherine was sixteen in 1774 shortly after Ambrose married Mary. | Mettling, Ambrose (I63918)
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| 593 | BIOGRAPHY: Clarence Haeg?s Years with the Department of Defense by Clarence Haeg in1982 Added by Tameral_Hallberg on 1 Oct 2008 I left St. Paul on December 3, 1941 to work for the Department of the Navy in Washington D.C. I retired from the Air Force on June 30, 1972, completing 31 years of service with the Department of Defense. I've often thought I'd like to do it all over again. I know I could have gotten so much more out of those 31 years, in the way of friendships with my associates, especially those at the Navy, who were flabbergasted at what I could with only a wood club. I played on several golf courses in nearby Virginia and Maryland. My big problem in those days was convincing the golf pros that my crutches did not make indentations on the greens and for my initial visit to these courses I had to actually show them. After that there was no more scepticism or anxiety about their greens. During those days, my roommate, Ed Pitman, was my playing partner. He was a tall gangly rebel from Little Rock, Arkansas. He was an engineer and worked for the Navy Department. He didn't have a car and that seemed to work out real fine, because wherever I went he was with me. We made several trips over the Sky Line drive in Virginia and up to New York and Pennsylvania, and down to North Carolina. He was very considerate and accommodating, not only with me, but with our landlady also, Mrs. John Clarke, a robust portly lady who always claimed she was a FFV (First family of Virginia), which title I learned later on was the "elite" or "cream of the crop" Virginian. These FFV's never ceased to brag about what "my pappy's pappy did for Virginia" - oh - they were an extremely proud group of people and still seemed to hold onto and cherish the "damn Yankee" attitude of Civil War days. However, despite the fact I was a damn Yankee from the state of Minnesota, they took me into their home and treated me as their own son, and inviting me to share meals with them. Of course they also invited Ed. To show my appreciation, I would take them to the stores where they did their shopping and also took them on long drives around the countryside which they enjoyed very much, especially in the spring when the sweet aroma of honeysuckle flowers permeated the entire surrounding terrain. During my tenure with FHA (Federal Housing Administration), I was sent to Dayton, Ohio with a Project Engineer (I was a Project Accountant). We stayed at the Biltmore Hotel for two days. I didn't like this set-up so I looked for "Rooms for Rent" in the newspapers. I selected one and it turned out to be Luella Stewart's house on Hadley Road. And do you know I wound up marrying this landlady on June 26, 1948? And have been married to her ever since - all 34 years of them. While still living on Hadley Road, I decided it was time for me to retire and so on June 30, 1972 that's exactly what I did, and so for the past 10 years we have done nothing, except pull up stakes in Dayton and move to Greenville, Texas. | Haeg, Clarence Anthony (I97831)
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| 594 | BIOGRAPHY: Kriplean and Wagner clans GED Entries: 972 Updated: Sat Jul 6 07:05:01 2002 Contact: Inez Gardner ig91752@msn.com | Hohl, Balthasar (I86930)
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| 595 | BIOGRAPHY: 1880 Census: parents from Hessen | Menges, George Andrew (I57244)
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| 596 | BIOGRAPHY: 25833 Entries: 64 Updated: Sat Aug 25 10:59:25 2001 Contact: Unknown annbobbusby@worldnet.att.net BIOGRAPHY: http://www.chucksroots.org/ancestry/fam00200.htm | Kuhn, Peter (I25727)
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| 597 | BIOGRAPHY: 25833 Entries: 64 Updated: Sat Aug 25 10:59:25 2001 Contact: Unknown annbobbusby@worldnet.att.net Father: Vincent SCIBA b: 17 JAN 1856 in Schubin, Posen, Prussia Mother: Frances HOLOTIK b: 18 MAY 1858 in Moravia (possibly Benov) BIOGRAPHY: http://www.chucksroots.org/ancestry/fam00200.htm DEATH: Texas Deaths, 1964-98 Record about Mary F Kuhn Name: Mary F Kuhn Death Date: 20 May 1974 Death County: WILLIAMSON Gender: F Marital Status: WIDOWED CENSUS: 1930: Name: Mary Kuhn Age: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1882 Relation to head-of-house: Wife Spouse's Name: John Kuhn Home in 1930: Taylor, Williamson, Texas | Sciba, Mary Frances (I26139)
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| 598 | BIOGRAPHY: A twin. He died young. BURIAL: Gerald J. Casselli ID: 38494762 Entered the Service From: Louisiana Rank: Private First Class Service: U.S. Army, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division Died: Sunday, July 30, 1944 Buried at: Normandy American Cemetery Location: Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot: H Row: 27 Grave: 7 Awards: Purple Heart | Casselli, Gerald J. (I17388)
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| 599 | BIOGRAPHY: Abel/Kizer Family tree Entries: 36454 Updated: 2007-09-02 18:37:26 UTC (Sun) arthur.abel@gmail.com | Gregory, Mary Eva (I71217)
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| 600 | BIOGRAPHY: Abel/Kizer Family tree Entries: 36454 Updated: 2007-09-02 18:37:26 UTC (Sun) arthur.abel@gmail.com | Gregory, Helen Elizabeth (I71218)
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