Anton Joseph Muth

1854 - 1936  (81 years)

• Name	Anton Joseph Muth
  Born	28 May 1854	Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Apr 1936	Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA   [5]
  Buried	Y  [6]
  Person ID	I73216	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Franz Muth,   b. 24 Oct 1819, Hessen ,   d. 16 Feb 1896, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaretha Kaiser,   b. 12 Sep 1828, Baden ,   d. 30 Aug 1904, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1849
  Family ID	F33421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helena Magdalena Singer,   b. 12 May 1857, Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1939, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1881	Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Francis Jacob Muth,   b. 6 Aug 1882, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1951, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. Mary Louvina Muth,   b. 16 Mar 1884, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1972, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 87 years)   3. William Henry Muth,   b. 22 Dec 1885, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1967, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)   4. Apollonia Magdalena Muth,   b. 4 Sep 1887, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 0Feb 1974, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA  (Age 86 years)   5. Rinehart Anthonia Muth,   b. 23 Sep 1889, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1965, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)   6. Urban Michael Muth,   b. 29 Sep 1894, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 0Jul 1912, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA  (Age 17 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F24804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: The Many Branches and Limbs of the WHITELEY Family Entries: 44445 Updated: 2009-05-25 22:27:41 UTC (Mon) Contact: J. Wright jlw661993@yahoo.com From Muth & Fox:: Anton Joseph Muth's baptismal sponsors were Anthony and Mary Kress. The marriage license for Anton Muth and Helena Singer was paid for by Helena's brother John Singer. This is recorded at the Noble Co. Courthouse, Vol. 6, pg 140. Anton and Helena were married at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fulda, Noble Co., Ohio by Father D.J. Kluber. Witnesses were Anton Kress and Sebastian Singer. After their marriage, Anton and Helena lived with her parents in Fulda while they saved their money for a farm of their own. With the money Anton earned and the dowry given to Helena by her father, the couple bought a farm on Pawpaw Creek (Elk Twp., Noble Co.) two years later on 3 Apr 1883 from Anton's parents. They paid $1500 for the 76 acre farm. (Vol. 29, pg 254, Noble County records) The Muth's oldest child, Francis, was born before they purchased the farm. Their remaining five children were all born on the farm on Pawpaw Creek. They joined the old St. Henry's Church in Harriettsville and raised their six children. In the 1890s, Anton Muth and his brother John were two of the men who used their teams to haul stone for the construction of the new St. Henry's Church in Harriettsville. They did this whenever they could for two years. Andy and Lana were baptismal sponsors of Anthony Joseph Singer born 17 Jun 1896, near Harriettsville. The children attended the one-room schoolhouse at District No. 2, Elk Twp., Noble County, Ohio. The schoolhouse was located on Pawpaw Creek between the John Adam Muth farm and Anton Muth's farm. The schoolteacher was Ed Smithberger. Charles A. Muth, a grandson of Anton, still had the doorknob from the schoolhouse door in 1970. The Muths lived on the farm on Pawpaw Creek until 28 March 1901. Anton and Helena Muth sold their 76 acre farm to A.G. Parks for $1475 --- $25 less than they had paid for it seventeen years earlier. (Vol. 29, pg 61, Noble Co. records) Andy and Lena auctioned off their farm equipment and animals and made $3000 from the sale. With their neighbors, they stayed up all night to guard the money. The next day, they left for Marietta. They took two days to make the trip; staying the night in their wagon on a covered bridge because of a rainstorm. In Marietta, they bought a home at 730 Seventh St. Andy went to work at the Marietta Chair Factory, which is now part of Marietta College. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From the 1900 census: 45 year old farmer Anthony J. Muth lived on a farm he owned in Elk Twp., Noble Co., Ohio with his 43 year old wife Halena and their six children: Francis (17), Louvina (16), William H. (14), Ablona M. (12), Rinehart A. (10), and Ervan M (5). Everyone in the household could read and write English.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] 1860 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Anthony J Muth [Anthony J Meith] Home in 1900: Elk, Noble, Ohio Age: 45 Birth Date: Jun 1854 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Spouse's name: Halena Marriage Year: 1881 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 19 [S927] Obituary. Obituary (source unknown) Anthony Joseph Muth, age 81 years, retired employee of Marietta Chair Company, died at his home, 730 Seventh St., on Friday at 6 a.m. following illness due to infirmities. Mr. Muth was born on Jun 28, 1855. He came to Marietta many years ago from Noble County. Mr. and Mrs. Muth observed their 55th wedding anniversary at their home last Sunday when all members of their family were gathered here with their parents. Surviving with the widow are the sons and daughters: Francis Muth of Wheeling, WVa, Mrs. Louvina Battle of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Leona Davidson of Detroit, Michigan; and William H. and Rinehart Anton Muth of Huntingotn, W. Va. There are 25 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday morn- ing, May 4. The body will remain at Wisser and Cawley Funeral Home until the hour for the service. [S927] Obituary. Obituary (source unknown) Anthony Joseph Muth, age 81 years, retired employee of Marietta Chair Company, died at his home, 730 Seventh St., on Friday at 6 a.m. following illness due to infirmities. Mr. Muth was born on Jun 28, 1855. He came to Marietta many years ago from Noble County. Mr. and Mrs. Muth observed their 55th wedding anniversary at their home last Sunday when all members of their family were gathered here with their parents. Surviving with the widow are the sons and daughters: Francis Muth of Wheeling, WVa, Mrs. Louvina Battle of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Leona Davidson of Detroit, Michigan; and William H. and Rinehart Anton Muth of Huntingotn, W. Va. There are 25 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday morning, May 4. The body will remain at Wisser and Cawley Funeral Home until the hour for the service.