Oct 23

Chattanooga Mausoleum Interments

The Chattanooga Mausoleum, built about 1915, is located on the west edge of Zion Lutheran Cemetery and is the final resting place for nearly 40 former area residents. It was organized and managed by the Chattanooga Mausoleum Association, comprised of those that established the mausoleum and their successors. Originally H.C. Baker was the president of the association and S.A. Bollenbacher was the secretary. The Mausoleum Association sold burial compartments and issued a certificate when a compartment was sold.

Chattanooga Mausoleum

Chattanooga Mausoleum

I have been in the mausoleum a couple times but unfortunately I did not photograph every compartment. Some bodies have been moved to other locations and it appears that some were laid to rest there without an inscription on their compartment, making it difficult to determine who is still interred there.

Find A Grave.com shows that 40 individuals are entombed in the mausoleum. Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. VI, 1990, lists 41 mausoleum interments. In 1989 members from the Mercer Chapter OGS read and recorded the information for the book and were aided by Harold Bollenbacher, who unlocked the mausoleum doors and helped with the readings.

Chattanooga Mausoleum (2013 photo by Karen)

Chattanooga Mausoleum (2013 photo by Karen)

I used several sources to try to determine who was once laid to rest there and who may still be entombed there: Zion Chatt church records, Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. VI, Find A Grave.com, and death records on FamilySearch.org.

Below are the names of those who are interred or who were supposedly interred in the mausoleum at one time, as well as some additional information. * denotes a member of Zion Chatt or if their death and burial was recorded in Zion Chatt’s records.

Luetta L. Baker (13 Oct 1902-24 Oct 1932); d/o Theodore & Mary H. (Bollenbacher) Baker*
Mary H. Baker (8 Mar 1875-19 Nov 1961); d/o Adam & Christina (Koch) Bollenbacher; w/o Theodore*
Theodore W. Baker (5 Aug 1875-14 Dec 1932); s/o Henry A. & Mary A. (Manche) Baker; h/o Mary H. (Bollenbacher)*
John A. Baumgartner (1864-30 Oct 1917); s/o John & (Amstutz) Baumgartner; h/o Christina (Kable)
Christina Baumgartner (1867-13 Sep 1939); d/o Fred & (Koch) Kable; w/o John A.
Oscar Samuel LeRoy Becher (1 Dec 1900-2 Nov 1922); s/o Jacob & Maria (Kettering) Becher*

Oscar S. Becher; Frank Shindeldecker, Chattanooga Mausoleum (2013 photo by Karen)

Oscar S. Becher; Frank Shindeldecker, Chattanooga Mausoleum (2013 photo by Karen)

John Jacob Bollenbacher (5 Nov 1853-25 Jul 1930); s/o George & Anna Barbara (Albrecht) Bollenbacher*
Vernon R. Bollenbacher (Dec 1907-May 1930); s/o Charles & Mary (Bauer) Bollenbacher; moved to North Grove beside his parents
George E. Bollenbacher (7 Apr 1867-20 Oct 1932); s/o George & Anna Barbara (Albrecht) Bollenbacher*
Carrie A. Bollenbacher (1876-2 Oct 1917)
Bertha Bollenbacher (3 Aug 1897-3 Jun 1977); d/o Jacob & Mary (Kessler) Huffman; w/o Samuel A.*
Samuel Abraham Bollenbacher (22 Jul 1872-2 Apr 1945); s/o George & Anna Barbara (Albrecht) Bollenbacher; h/o Bertha
(Huffman)*
Sarah Roseann Huffman (Mother) (Feb 1854-1947); nee Dodge; w/o George F.*
George F. Huffman (Father) (Jun 1853-20 Jan 1937); s/o Ferdinand & Elizabeth (Hartzog) Huffman; h/o Sarah (Dodge)*
William Jacob Kessler (1 Feb 1866-1957); s/o Christian & Mary (Koch) Kessler; h/o Caroline (Bollenbacher)*
Caroline Kessler (18 Dec 1868-25 Sep 1941); d/o Charles & Catherine (Baker) Bollenbacher; w/o William J.*
Mary Elizabeth Koch (24 Mar 1880-27 Nov 1973); nee Fisher; w/o John
John Koch (14 Feb 1876-19 Sep 1952); s/o Anton & Margaret (Menchhofer) Koch; h/o Mary E. Fisher
Margaret Koch (28 May 1846-22 Apr 1931); d/o John & Catherine (Pflughandt) Menchhofer; w/o Anton
Anton Koch (28 Apr 1847-16 May 1930); s/o John & Anna Mary (Schear) Koch; h/o Margaret (Menchhofer)

Anton Koch, Chattanooga Mausoleum (2013 photo by Karen)

Anton Koch, Chattanooga Mausoleum (2013 photo by Karen)

Huldah M. Koch (6 Jun 1883-2 Oct 1979); d/o Charles & Catherine (Becker) Bollenbacher; w/o George A.
George Adam Koch (1 Dec 1877-16 Oct 1954); s/o Anton & Margaret (Menchhofer) Koch; h/o Hulda (Bollenbacher)
Salena Laudahn (Mar 1861-1917)
John H. Laudahn (28 Apr 1857-1940)
Margaret Linn (1847-1924); d/o John & Maria (Kessler) Miller; w/o Philip; moved to Swamp College*
Philip Linn (1841-1920); s/o Philip Daniel & Gertrude Louise (Fuchs) Linn; h/o Margaret (Miller); moved to Swamp College*
Caroline B. Linn (3 Sep 1852-26 Feb 1924); d/o John & Catherine (Pflughandt) Menchhofer; w/o Peter
Peter Linn (4 Mar 1859-19 Feb 1925); s/o Philip Daniel & Gertrude Louise (Fuchs) Linn; h/o Caroline (Menchhofer)
Mary Linn (24 May 1857-25 May 1927); nee Fenning w/o Gottfried
Gottfried Linn (23 Sep 1856-18 Feb 1936); h/o Mary (Fenning)
Margaret P. Linn (31 Mar 1902-6 Jan 1947); d/o John & Caroline (Alt) Fickert; w/o Clarence
Clarence Linn (16 Jun 1900-19 Jun 1980); s/o Gottfried & Mary (Fenning) Linn; h/o Margaret (Fickert)
Jacob Miller (1843-15 Jun 1918); s/o Johann & Maria (Kessler) Miller; h/o Christena (Rueck)*
Christena Miller (1858-14 Jun 1945); d/o Jacob & Marie Regina (Gross) Rueck; w/o Jacob*
Owen U. Sapp (Sep 1864-1915); s/o Lewis & Mary Sapp; w/o Della (Showalter)
Della S. Sapp (May 1866-1934); nee Showalter; w/o Owen U.
Joseph J. Schmidt (1895-1916); s/o Jos C. & Mary (Sachreder) Schmidt; h/o Hulda C. Allmandinger
Hulda C. Schmidt (27 Aug 1894-24 Oct 1935); d/o John W. & Anna (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger; w/o Joseph J.
Merrel G. Shindeldecker (1895-1962); s/o Frank & Olive E. Shindeldecker
Mary Ann Stetler (2 Oct 1941)
Lawrence G. Westerberg (22 Jun 1914-26 Jan 1953) (Mason); s/o Ernest & Laura (Anderson) Westerberg; h/o Enid (Caffee)*

Lawrence Westerberg, Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Lawrence Westerberg, Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Also supposedly laid to rest in the mausoleum, per Zion’s records and their death certificates:

Viola Laurina Kable (8 Jan 1910-11 Nov 1921) age 11 years, 10 months, 13 days; d/o Henry & Viola (Baumgardner) Kable* [1]
Walter Elmer Kable (16 Aug 1907-24 Nov 1921), age 14 years, 1 month, 6 days; s/o Henry & Viola (Baumgardner) Kable* [2]
Mary Kathleen Carr (20 Nov 1921-25 Jan 1922, 2 months, 4 days; d/o JH & Leona (Baker) Carr* [3]

Group of compartments, Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Group of compartments, Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Once buried in the mausoleum but moved:
Vernon R. Bollenbacher (Dec 1907-May 1930); moved to North Grove with parents
Margaret Linn (1847-1924); moved to Swamp College
Philip Linn (1841-1920); moved to Swamp College

There are two additional vault inscriptions that are not listed in Mercer County’s cemetery book: Stella May Height (1890-1960) and George I. Height (1864-1959). Two compartments bear their names and the couple may have been interred in the mausoleum at one time but moved. Find a Grave.com indicates they are buried in Ridge Cemetery, Middle Point, Ohio.

Comparing the above information to the mausoleum certificate stubs I wrote about last week, the following people received a certificate but do not appear to be entombed in mausoleum:
Henry Baker (2 compartments)
George Menchhofer
John Fahncke (2 compartments)
Henry Fahncke (2 compartments)
Michael Branstetter (2 compartments)
Dora Spinner
John Spinner (2 compartments)
C.L. Bollenbacher (2 compartments)
John H. Kable (2 compartments) [these two compartments were likely used for his two children]

Last week someone asked how the caskets were raised to the upper compartments in the mausoleum. I did not know but I think I may have found the answer in the photo below. The device to raise them appears to be at the back of the mausoleum.

Chattanooga Mausoleum

Chattanooga Mausoleum

No members of the Chattanooga Mausoleum Association are alive today and there are no funds available to maintain the building. The Liberty Township trustees took possession of the Chattanooga Mausoleum in the summer of 2013.

[1] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 22 Oct 2015), Lawrenca V Kable, 11 Nov 1921; citing Liberty Township, Mercer, Ohio; from FHL microfilm 1991858.

[2] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 22 Oct 2015), Walter Elmer Kable, 24 Nov 1921; citing Liberty Township, Mercer, Ohio; from FHL microfilm 1991858.

[3] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 22 Oct 2015), Mary Kathleen Carr, 25 Jan 1922; citing Black Creek Township, Mercer, Ohio; from FHL microfilm 1991911.

Oct 20

Tombstone Tuesday–Eletha L. Martin

Eletha Martin, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen)

Eletha Martin, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Eletha L. Martin, located in row 2 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Eletha L.
Martin
June 28, 1909
Oct. 20, 1910

As the tombstone indicates, Eletha L. Martin was born 28 June 1909. She was born in Ohio, likely in Mercer County. There is no record of her baptism at Zion, Chatt, but her death and burial are recorded there. Her name was spelled Aletha in the church records.

Eletha was the daughter of John and Lydia (Kühm) Martin. Zion Chatt’s records indicate John and Lydia married 20 March 1903 at Zion. John was born in Washington County, Kentucky, about 1882, the son of Marquis L. and Eveline (Colvin) Martin. Lydia was born in 1887 in Indiana, the daughter of Jacob and Julie (Berron) Kühm. The Kühma lived in the Chatt area and attended Zion Chatt.

In 1910 Eletha Martin was living with her parents and two brothers in a home they rented in Center Township, Mercer County. Her father John was 28 years old and was a house carpenter. Also in the household was Lyda, 23, born in Indiana; Walter, 6; Luella, 2; and Eletha, 9 months. The children were all born in Ohio. [1]

According to Zion Chatt’s records Eletha died of summer complaint [2] on 18 October 1910, at the age of 1 year, 4 months, and 10 days. She was buried on the 20th.

 

[1] 1910 U.S. Census, Center, Mercer, Ohio, ED 109, p.3B, visited no. 60, family 61, John Martin; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Oct 2015); from FHL microfilm 1375227, from NARA microfilm T624, roll 1214.

[2] Summer complaint: Diarrhea, usually in infants, caused by spoiled milk.

Oct 16

Chattanooga Mausoleum Association Certificates and Stubs

The Chattanooga Mausoleum Association was comprised of persons who established the mausoleum and their successors. Originally H.C. Baker was the president of the association and S.A. Bollenbacher was the secretary. My great-grandfather Jacob Miller was one of the original Mausoleum Association members.

The Chattanooga Mausoleum is located just west of Zion Lutheran Cemetery on Tama Road. Situated on the edge of a field and once considered a modern form of burial, it is the final resting place for nearly 40 former area residents.

Chatt Mausoleum. (2000 photo by Karen)

Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2000 photo by Karen)

Henry C. & Margaret Baker sold the 100 by 60 foot parcel of land to the Chattanooga Mausoleum Association for $100 on 1 December 1916. The only maintenance stipulation in the deed was that Chattanooga Mausoleum Association and their successors “keep in repair all fence on the line of said above described real estate on the north and west sides so that said fence is satisfactory for use of any farm stock which may be in the adjoining field or fields.”  Anton Koch and John H. Kable were witnesses to the deed. [1] The Chattanooga Mausoleum was built by Henry Baker and Samuel and Ed Bollenbacher in about 1915. [2]

Chattanooga Mausoleum Association certificate book with stubs.

Chattanooga Mausoleum Association certificate book with stubs.

The Chattanooga Mausoleum Association sold compartments in the mausoleum and issued Certificates of Ownership as proof of the sale. The printed certificates were attached to a perforated stub and were contained in a book. The association’s secretary issued a certificate when a compartment was sold and the details were recorded on the stub, which remained in the book.

Mausoleum stub No. 1, Anthony Koch, dated 20 November 1916.

Mausoleum stub No. 1, Anthony Koch, dated 20 November 1916.

There were at least 100 mausoleum certificates in the book, specifically printed for the association with The Chattanooga Mausoleum Association printed on each certificate. Twenty-five certificates were issued for 44 compartments and about 75 certificates of ownership are still in the book. The majority of stubs were dated 20 November 1916. There were two #18 stubs, the second one likely numbered incorrectly. I do not know the cost of a compartment.

Vaults inside Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Vaults inside Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Below are the names with information, as written on 25 of the stubs in the Chattanooga Mausoleum book:

Certificate No. 1
Compartments No. 2
Section:
Issued to: Anthony Koch
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 2
Compartments No. 3
Section:
Issued to: John Koch
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 3
Compartments No. 3
Section:
Issued to: George Koch
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 4
Compartments No. 3 & 4
Section: C & B
Issued to: Henry Baker
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 5
Compartments No. 4
Section: B
Issued to: George Menchofer
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 6
Compartments No. 5 & 6
Section: B East
Issued to: Peter Linn
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 7
Compartments No. 6 & 7
Section: A East
Issued to: John Fahncke
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 8
Compartments No. 7 & 8
Section: C East
Issued to: Geo Huffman
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 9
Compartments No. 9 & 10
Section: C East
Issued to: Michael Brunstetter
Date: 20 Nov 1916
Received Certificate No. 9 12 May 1917 by M Keller

Certificate No. 10
Compartments No. 7
Section: D
Issued to: Dora Spinner
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 11
Compartments No. 5 & 6
Section: D
Issued to: John Spinner
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 12
Compartments No. 7 & 8
Section: A East
Issued to: Henry Fahncke
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Chattanooga mausoleum Association Certificate of Ownership, Jacob Miller, 1916.

Chattanooga Mausoleum Association Certificate of Ownership issued to Jacob Miller, 1916.

Certificate No. 13
Compartments No. 5 & 6
Section: F
Issued to: Jacob Miller
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Jacob Miller (1843-1918), Zion Lutheran Mausoleum

Jacob Miller (1843-1918), Chattanooga Mausoleum

Certificate No. 14
Compartments No. 5 & 6
Section: G
Issued to: Wm. Kessler
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 15
Compartments No. 7 & 8
Section: G
Issued to: Mrs. Owen Sapp
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 16
Compartments No. 4
Section: G
Issued to: Mrs. J.J. Schmidt, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 17
Compartments No. 7 & 8
Section: B
Issued to: J.H. Laudahn, Celina, O.
Date: 1 Jun 1917

Blank Receipt

Certificate No. 18
Compartments No. 5 & 6
Section: C
Issued to: Godfred Linn, Celina, O.
Date: 20 Nov 1916

Certificate No. 18
Compartments No. 9 & 10
Section: B
Issued to: T.W. Baker
Date: 18 Aug 1917

Certificate No. 19
Compartments No. 7 & 8
Section: F
Issued to: Christena Baumgartner
Date: 22 Feb 1918

Certificate No. 20
Compartments No. 3 & 4
Section: F
Issued to: C.L. Bollenbacher
Date: 3 Feb 1919

Certificate No. 21
Compartments No. 9 & 10
Section: F
Issued to: John H. Kable
Date: 10 Feb 1919

Certificate No. 22
Compartments No. Blank
Section: Blank
Issued to: Blank
Date: Blank

Certificate No. 23
Compartments No. 11
Section: F. West
Issued to: John H. Kable
Date: 7 Dec 1925

Certificate No. Duplicate #4
? ? No 4 ? is lost

Certificate No. 24
Compartments No. 3 & 4
Section: A East
Issued to: Mike Linn, for his parents
Date:

Certificate No. 25
Compartments No. 5
Section: E
Issued to: G.J. Height
Date: 22 Aug 1946
[The receipt was filled out but the certificate was not filled out and is still in the book.]

William Kessler never received his mausoleum certificate. It was tucked in the back of the book and is filled out as follows:

Certificate No. 14
Compartments No. 5 & 6
Section: G West
Date: 20 Nov 1916
Signed by H.C. Baker, President, and S.A. Bollenbacher, Secretary.

The first interment in the Chattanooga Mausoleum appears to have been that of Owen Sapp in 1915. There were several interments soon after: Joseph Schmidt in 1916, John Baumgartner, Carrie Bollenbacher, and Salena Laudahn in 1917, and my great-grandfather Jacob Miller in 1918. Jacob’s wife Christena (Rueck) Miller was laid to rest there in 1945. The last interment was Clarence Linn in 1980. [3]

The Mercer County Cemetery Inscription book lists 41 mausoleum interments. I cross-checked those names on Find A Grave.com and it appears that three bodies have been moved: Vernon R. Bollenbacher (1907-1930), moved beside his parents in North Grove Cemetery, Celina; Philip Linn (1841-1920) and his wife Margaret (Miller) Linn (1847-1924), moved to Swamp College west of Celina. [4] Margaret (Miller) Linn was my great-grandfather Jacob Miller’s sister.

Interior of Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

Interior of Chattanooga Mausoleum. (2013 photo by Karen)

There are two additional vault inscriptions that are not listed in Mercer County’s cemetery book: Stella May Height (1890-1960) and George I. Height (1864-1959). George Height’s obituary indicates that he was to be buried in the Chattanooga Cemetery. [5] George and Stella are not buried in Zion’s cemetery but they were probably once interred in the mausoleum and later moved. Find a Grave.com indicates they are buried in Ridge Cemetery, Middle Point, Ohio.

I also compared the mausoleum records with Zion’s records and found three more persons that are supposedly buried in the mausoleum, per the church records: Viola Kable (1910-1921), Walter Kable (1906-1921), and Mary Catherine Carr (1921-1922). I searched for these names on Find A Grave.com but did not find their tombstones listed. However, Mary Catherine Carr’s name is inscribed on her parents’ tombstone at Zion Cemetery. Her parents were J. Homer and Leona Carr.

No members of the Chattanooga Mausoleum Association are alive today. Since there were no funds available to maintain the building the Liberty Township trustees took possession of the Chattanooga Mausoleum in the summer of 2013.

 

[1] Mercer County Deed Books, Vol. 103: 530, Mercer County Recorder, Celina, Ohio.

[2] Mercer County Chapter OGS, compiler, Mercer  County, Ohio, Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. VI, Blackcreek, Hopewell, and Liberty Townships, (Celina, Ohio : Privately printed, 1990), p.73.

[3] Mercer County Chapter, Mercer County, Ohio, Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume VI, 73.

[4] Find A Grave.com (www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2013).

[5] George Height obituary, The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, 27 March 1959, digital image by subscription Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com  : accessed 12 September 2013.), p. 2.

Oct 13

Tombstone Tuesday–Anna Barbara (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger

Anna B. Allmandinger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

Anna B. Allmandinger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Anna Barbara (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger, located in row 6 of Kessler [aka Liberty] Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Anna B.
Allmandinger
1864-1922
Wife of John W.

Anna Barbara Bollenbacher was born in 1864 according to her tombstone. She was the daughter of George and Anna Barbara (Albrecht) Bollenbacher. [1] The 1900 census indicates she was born September 1867 in Ohio, [2] but other census enumerations indicate she was born about 1864-1865.

Anna grew up in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, where she was likely born. In 1870 the Bollenbacher household consisted of George, 39, Anna, 34. Jacob, 16, Caroline, 14, Henrietta, 12, Charles, 10, Louisa, 7, Anna, 5, George, 3, and Frank, 10 months. Anna’s parents were both born in Prussia and her father was a farmer. All of the Bollenbacher children were born in Ohio. Daughter Anna was born about 1865 according to this record. [3]

Anna was enumerated as 15 years of age in 1880, making her year of birth about 1865. In their Liberty Township household was George J, 49, Barbara, 44, Louis, 20, Louisa, 17, Anna, 15, George, 13, Frank, 11, Samuel, 8, Mary, 5, and Edward, 1. [4]

Anna Bollenbacher married John W. Allmandinger on 29 October 1889 at the home of her parents. They were married by Zion Chatt’s pastor, Rev. Chr. Reichert, with Jacob Allmandinger and Barbara Kühm serving as witnesses.

In 1900 John W. and Anna Allmandinger lived in Chatt with their five children. In the household was John, 37, Barbara, 32, Amelia, 9, Alvina, 7, Hulda, 5, Otto, 2, and a 2-month old son whose name was not given. That infant was eventually named Samuel Ludwig. This record indicates that Barbara had given birth to five children and all five were living. John’s occupation was a “sawmiller’ and he ran a sawmill in Chatt. [2]

Anna’s husband John died of lockjaw on 28 February 1906, at the age of 43 years, 3 months, and 2 days. [5]

John’s widow Anna was left with five children to raise and another on the way. Their youngest child was born about three months after John’s death.

The Allmandinger family remained in Liberty Township for a few years after John’s death but moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana by 1918. [6] [7]

In 1920 Anna was living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with five of her children, her son-in-law, two grandchildren, and a nephew: Anna, 55, head of household and widow; Otto, 22, son; Samuel, 29, son; Wilma, 13 daughter; Huldah Smith, 26, daughter, widow; Constance Smith, 9/12, granddaughter; Joseph C Reichert, 27, son-in-law; Alvina Reichert, 27, daughter; Donald C Reichert, 0, grandson; and George Wm Shanebarger, 29, nephew. Anna’s daughter Hulda (Allmandinger) Smith was also widowed by 1920. Anna’s son Otto Allmandinger was a fireman for the railroad. Son Samuel worked in a factory doing electrical transformer work. Daughter Hulda was a coil winder in a factory. Son-in-law Joseph Reichert was a machine operator in a paper factory. Nephew George William Shaneberger was a brakeman for the railroad. [8]

Find a Grave.com indicates Anna died 13 March 1922, at the age of 57. She likely passed away in Fort Wayne. This record indicates that she was born 1 September 1864 in Mercer County, Ohio. [9]

John and Anna have separate tombstones that are side-by-side in Kessler Cemetery.

John and Anna Allmandinger tombstones, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

John and Anna Allmandinger tombstones, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

John and Anna (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger had the following children:
Emilie “Amelia” Etha (1890-1943), married Carl Huff
Alvina Katharine (1892-1965), married Joseph C. Reichert
Hulda Karoline (1894-1935) married Joseph J Schmitt/Smith
Otto George (1897-1966), married Joila G. Hite
Samuel Ludwig (1900-1983), married Elizabeth Catherine Travers
Johannita “Wilma” (1906-1978), married Dimmich

 

[1] “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 Oct 2015), George Bollenbaugh and Ann Albright, Jul 1853; citing Mercer, Ohio, Marriage Consents 1829-1853; from FHL microfilm 1871577.

[2] 1900 U.S. Census, Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, ED 85, p.10B, dwelling 190, family 196, John W. Allmandinger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Oct 2015); from FHL microfilm 1241304, from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1304.

[3] 1870 U.S. Census, Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, p.150A, dwelling 129, family 116, George Bolenbaugh; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Oct 2015); from FHL microfilm 552742, from NARA microfilm M593, roll 1234.

[4] 1880 U.S. Census Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, ED 188, p.474C, dwelling 52, family 55, George J. Bollenbaugh; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Oct 2015); from NARA microfilm T9, roll 1048.

[5] “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 Oct 2015), John Allmandinger, 28 Feb 1906; citing Mercer County, Ohio Deaths, Vol 1-2, p.256; from FHL microfilm 914954.

[6] 1910 U. S. Census, Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, ED 119, p.17A, dwelling 379, family 330, Amie Allmindger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Oct 2015); from FHL microfilm 1375227, from NARA microfilm T624, roll 1214.

[7] World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Allen, Indiana, Otto George Allmandinger; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Oct 2015); from NARA M1509, roll 1503885, Draft Board 3.

[8] 1920 U.S. Census, Fort Wayne, Ward 6, Allen, Indiana, ED 61, p.12B, Anna Allmendinger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Oct 2015); from NARA microfilm T625, roll 422.

[9] Find a Grave.com (www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 Oct 2015); Anna Barbara Bollenbacher Allmandinger memorial #29379255.

Oct 09

The Ministers of Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Ohio (7-11)

This is the second installment of short biographies of the ministers of Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Ohio. The information for these biographies is from the ELCA Archives at Trinity Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, and from my personal research.

The next five ministers of Zion, Chatt, ministers 7-11:

Reichert

Rev. Carl Reichert

Carl G. Reichert was born 16 November 1807 in Welthau, Saxony, Prussia, the son of K.G.H. Reichert. He studied Latin at the Latin School in Halle, in the Prussian Province of Saxony, and later studied theology at the University of Halle. He immigrated to America in 1834 and that same year was licensed to preach and first served at a church in Morgan County, Ohio. He was ordained in 1847 and served in the following parishes: Zanesville, Ohio, 1859; St. Paris, Ohio (2 churches), 1860-1862; St. Paul, Greenville, Ohio, 1862-1863; St. John, Grove City, Ohio, 1863-1885; and Zion, Chattanooga, 1889. He was the secretary of the synod in 1868 and in 1871. Rev. Reichert never married. He retired in 1885 and died from a stroke in Grove City, Ohio, on 15 August 1898, at the age of 90.

 

 

John Frederick Carsten Soller was born 29 November 1863 in Loge, in the Province of Hannover, the son of John and Ann (Winter) Soller. He immigrated to America in 1884 and graduated from Capital University in 1886 and from the ELT Seminary in 1889. He served congregations in Butlerville, Ohio, 1889-1892; Zion, Chattanooga, 1892-1895; and St. Paul, Youngstown, Ohio, 1895-1941. He was a Capital University Trustee for 12 years and was president of the Eastern District of the Joint Synod for 15 years. In recognition of his many services Capital University bestowed the title of Doctor of Divinity on him in 1927. He married Dorothea Zum Mallen 30 May 1889, the same day he was ordained and installed. They had two sons and one daughter. Rev. Soller died 22 September 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, at the age of 77.

 

Johann J Vollmar was born 17 September 1852 in Gensungen, Kurhessen, the son of Johannes and Maria (Schomber) Vollmar. He immigrated and moved to Iowa in 1871. He graduated from Wartburg Seminary and served the following parishes: Elkport, Iowa; White Willow, Minnesota; Town Penn, Minnesota; St. Paul, Michigan City, Indiana, 1884-1897; Zion, Chattanooga, 1897; St. Paul’s, Detroit, Michigan, 1897; Bridgewater, Michigan; and Craig, Iowa. He also served as the superintendent of Wernle Orphans Home in Richmond, Indiana, during his career. He married Lucia Ruegg in 1874 and they had five sons and three daughters. Three sons died young and two lived to adulthood–[Rev.] John J. and O.F. One daughter died young and two lived to adulthood–Mrs. Fred Kusch and Mrs. Fred Townsend. Rev. Vollmar died 22 July 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 75.

 

Rev. August Affeld

Rev. August Affeld

Carl August Affeld was born 2 March 1868 in Zippnow, West Prussia, the son of Friedrich and Pauline (Marohm) Affeld, He immigrated to America in 1883. He graduated from Luther Seminary, Afton, Minnesota, in 1893. He served the following congregations: North Washington, 1893-1997; Zion, Chattanooga 1897-1900; St. Johns, New Bedford, Ohio, 1900-1902; he organized and served eight congregations in the vicinity of Turtle Lake, Coleharbor, Garrison, and Max, 1902-1914; three congregations in Anamoose, North Dakota, 1914-1920; New Leipzig, 1921-1926; Los Angeles, California, 1926-1928; and Churchtown-Center, Rosebud, North Dakota, 1928-1939. He retired from the ministry in 1939. He married (1) Maria Baier in 1896 and (2) Ulricke Peske in 1919. Three sons and five daughters were born from his first marriage. Rev. Affeld died 31 October 1944 at Center, North Dakota, at the age of 76. For additional information about Rev. Affeld, see blog post Rev. August Affeld, Pastor at Zion Chatt 1896-1899.

The oldest confirmation photo I have from Zion Chatt, with Rev. August Affeld, 1897. Row 1: Ida Kessler, Maria Regina Mueller, Katharina Strebel, Lydia Doellinger. Row 2: Otto Christian Kessler, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Becher, Rev. Affeld, Anna Maria Brandt, Samuel Clarence Brandt.

1897 confirmation class at Zion Chatt with Rev. August Affeld

The above photo is the oldest confirmation photo I have from Zion Chatt, taken with Rev. August Affeld in 1897. Row 1: Ida Kessler, Maria Regina Mueller, Katharina Strebel, Lydia Doellinger. Row 2: Otto Christian Kessler, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Becher, Rev. Affeld, Anna Maria Brandt, Samuel Clarence Brandt.

 

Rev. Reuben Smith

Rev. Reuben Smith

Reuben Valentine Smith was born 14 February 1877 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Benjamin L and Mary Ann (Poth) Smith He graduated from Capital University in 1896 and from ELT Seminary in Columbus in 1899. He served at Zion, Chattanooga, from 1899-1905 and at Marion, Indiana, 1905-1906. He was a college professor and Dean of Classic Language at Capital University from 1906-1955, completing nearly fifty years of uninterrupted teaching and missing only two days of classes during those years. Rev. Smith returned to Zion Chatt in 1916 for the dedication of the new church’s cornerstone. He was married to Nora Mangold. Rev. Smith died of a sudden heart attack in Columbus, Ohio, 18 November 1955, at the age of 78. In 1955 Rev. Smith wrote a narrative about his personal experiences as Zion’s pastor. To read his recollections see blog posts Recollections of Chattanooga, Ohio and Recollections of Chattanooga, Ohio, Part 2.

 

Cornerstone dedication, 1916. Rev. RV Smith, Rev. Heuer, ?

Cornerstone dedication, 1916. Rev. R.V. Smith, Rev. W.F.H. Heuer, and Rev. B.F. Brandt.