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Jan 08

Karen’s Chatt 2015 Wrap-Up

By Karen in New Year

Here we are, one week into the New Year, but before I move on I want to summarize the year 2015 for Karen’s Chatt.

Karen’s Chatt began its 5th year in 2015 with the news that a story about my great-grandfather, immigrant Jacob Mueller, was published in the Saarbrücker Zeitung, a German newspaper. Thanks to Kerstin Rech who wrote “Von Bierbach nach Chattanooga,” the story of Jacob after he left Bierbach and settled in Mercer County, Ohio, in 1871.

“From Bierbach to Chattanooga.” “The Bierbach emigrants Jacob Mueller (sitting) in 1900 with his large family. In 1871 he went to the USA, where he was a farmer in Ohio.”

During the year I had the opportunity to meet a couple distant relatives.

In July I met up with Suzan Whiteman Pinciotti. Suzan traveled from Texas to attend the Whiteman reunion in another northern state and I lunched with her and her sister in Berne, Indiana.

Karen & Suzan (Whiteman) Pinciotti, July 2015.

In October Joe and I met up with Schinnerer/Schumm cousin Paul Valentich-Scott and his wife Lynne, who were visiting from California. Paul wanted to see the Schumm area, where his great-great-grandparents Martin and Rosine Maria (Schumm) Schinnerer lived in the early 1900s, before moving to California. We took them on a tour of Zion Lutheran Church at Schumm, Zion Schumm’s Cemetery, the towns of Schumm and Willshire, and showed them the farm Martin Schinnerer once owned. I also had a couple more surprises for Paul. More about that next week…

Karen & Paul Valentich-Scott, Oct 2015.

I started a series of biographies of Zion’s ministers and showed photos of Zion Chatt’s 2015 cemetery repair work. Zion Chatt celebrated its 160^th anniversary in 2015 but the church building itself is 100 years old this year (2016). Zion’s small double-hung basement windows, likely the original windows, were replaced in 2015 and Joe and I placed one of those old windows on our fireplace mantle. This is how one of Zion’s old basement windows looked on our fireplace this past Christmas.

2015 Christmas, using Zion’s window. (2015 photo by Karen)

I spent a lot of time on the 4-part Carrie (Edgington) Eichhorn Friedell mystery series. Although I learned the identity of the unreadable broken stone next to Carrie’s resting place there are still unanswered questions about Carrie and her family. In the future I hope to learn more answers.

In December I posted two unhappy photos of myself as a child and our granddaughter Chloe with Santa. Since that time I found another family Santa photo, a photo of our son Jeff with Santa, taken about 1983. Being scared of Santa must be a female thing or else it skips a generation, because Jeff was certainly not scared of Santa. I don’t know what Santa was telling Jeff, but he seems to be listening very carefully to Santa’s every word.

Jeff talking to Santa, c1983.

What were people reading and looking for on Karen’s Chatt? Here are some interesting statistics about the website in 2015:

There were 30,532 page views in 2015. Wow! Below are the most popular page views in 2015, although some of the posts were posted before 2015.

“About DAR” (static page; 1,336 views)

“Haunted Mercer County?” (Oct 2013; 459 views)

“Livin’ the Dream in Chatt” (Oct 2013; 415 views)

“Bollenbacher Grocery, Chattanooga, Ohio” (May 2015: 251 views)

“Tombstone Tuesday—Jacob Miller” (March 2011; 232 views)

“Family Pedigree” (static page; 223 views)

“Remembering the Blizzard of 1978” (Jan 2013; 220 views)

“Willshire Bearcats Basketball, 1955 & 1956 (Jan 2015; 216 views)

“Chattanooga Mausoleum Interments” (Oct 2015; 200 views)

“More 1910 Plat Maps of Blackcreek Township” (March 2015; 150 views)

“Roads are Beautiful in Chattanooga, Ohio” (May 2015; 146 views)

“Von Bierbach nach Chattanooga” (Jan 2015; 146 views)

Before I close today, I leave you to ponder what some people may been searching for on-line. Below are some interesting search terms that brought individuals to Karen’s Chatt in 2015:

Oriole feeder

Hear the pennies dropping

Deep fried pizza Ohio

Best shave Chattanooga

Where to get a great haircut in Chattanooga

What jewelry can a new DAR member wear (plus lots of inquiries about the cost of DAR membership and dues)

Porch swing Chattanooga

Zion Orlando Oklahoma cemetery

Denver omnibus

Truth or Consequences with Bob Barker

Chattanooga local antique doll buggies

Kil-so-quah Native American

Karen Foley 5782 porch swing place hoschton ga

Inside mausoleums

Gourd nativity

Gary Kessler from Willshire Ohio, did he go to college

Flour on tombstones

Why was very large Zion Lutheran Church built in the small village of Schumm Ohio

What did hixon tn use to look like in 1978

Hmm…I wonder if they ever found what they were really searching for??

New Year, Schinnerer, Schumm, Whiteman, Zion Chatt
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Jan 05

Tombstone Tuesday–Oscar Paul Fogle

By Karen in Berger, Fogle, Hiller

Oscar Paul Fogle, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Oscar Paul Fogle, located in row 6 of Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Oscar Paul
(FOGLE)

Oscar Paul Fogle was the son of Labon O. and Rosa (Berger) Fogle, most likely born in Adams County, Indiana.

His tombstone bears no birth or death date and there is no record of his birth or death in Zion Chatt’s records.

However, non-sourced information submitted in a FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File indicates that he was born 14 August 1929 in Jay County, Indiana, and died 15 August 1929. [1] This information could be a starting point for further research to determine his birth and death date.

Oscar Paul is buried next to his great-grandparents, Jacob and Martha (Sundmacher) Hiller.

[1] LDS “Pedigree Resource File,” FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S135-2D7 : accessed 30 Dec 2015), entry for Oscar Paul Fogle.

Berger, Fogle, Hiller, Kessler Cemetery, Tombstone
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Jan 01

Happy New Year from Karen’s Chatt

By Karen in New Year

Happy New Year!

May 2016 bring you and your family good health, happiness, prosperity, and lots of wonderful memories for years to come.

Postmarked 1921.

No postmark.

From Fort Wayne, postmarked 1911.

The Willshire Herald, 28 December 1933, p. 6.

The next postcard is written in German, with a message for all, no matter what year:

Heartfelt blessings for the New Year. Remember the Lord in all they ways. He will lead you right. Proverbs 3:6

From Wren, postmarked 1911.

Dec 29

Tombstone Tuesday–Labon O. & Rosa M. (Berger) Fogle

By Karen in Berger, Hiller

Labon O. & Rosa M. (Berger) Fogle, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Labon O. and Rosa M. (Berger) Fogle, located in row 6 [rows starting on the east side] of Kessler Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

FOGLE
Rosa M.
1895-1980
Labon O.
1895-1965

Rosa Martha (Berger) Fogle was the second child born to of David and Mary R. (Hiller) Berger, born in Adams County, Indiana, on 2 May 1895. [1] [2] Rosa’s baptism was not recorded at Zion Chatt but she was confirmed there on 17 April 1909, confirmed with her sister Emilie who was a year older. Rosa’s confirmation record indicates she was born 28 October 1895, although that date was crossed out and is incorrect.

Labon Otto Fogle married Rosa Berger on 18 July 1914 in Decatur, Indiana. They were married by D.T. Stephenson and they were both 19 years of age. Both were living in Geneva when they married and after their marriage they lived at route 3 Geneva. Labon was a farmer. [3]

Labon Otto Fogle was born 1 April 1895 in Adams County, Indiana, [4] the son of Labon Messmore and Elizabeth Catherine (Beeler) Fogle. His parents were born in Ohio and his father was a farmer. [5] Fogle was sometimes spelled “Vogel” in Zion’s records and the name Labon was spelled “Laban” in some records.

When they were first married Labon was employed by Harry Meshberger of Linn Grove, Indiana, as a stone crusher in Jefferson Township. [4]

Labon and Rosa and their family attended Zion Chatt until about 1922, where two of their children, Glenn Eugene and Elvera Ruth, were baptized.

From 1920-1940 Labon and Rosa lived in Portland. [6] [7] Labon’s highest education level was 8^th grade, Rosa’s was 7^th grade, and their son Glen had completed four years of high school. In 1940 Labon was employed as a rubber auto products laborer, son Glen worked in a restaurant, and Rosa was not employed outside their home. [8] By 1942 Labon and Rosa lived in Wayne Township, Jay County, and their mailing address was R.R. 3, Portland. Labon was employed by Shellers Corp. of Portland. [9]

Labon Fogle died in the Jay County Hospital on 27 May 1965, after suffering for seven days from burns. His death notice:

DIES OF BURNS
Portland, Ind. (UPI)—
Laban Otto Fogle, 70, died Thursday of burns suffered May 20 at his farm home near here. Fogle was burned when chemicals from a flamethrower he was using to burn fence rows leaked into his clothing and ignited. [10]

His widow Rosa (Berger) Fogle died November 1980 in Indiana. Her last residence was in Portland. [1] [11]

Labon and Rosa Fogle had the following children:
Glenn Eugene (1917-2004), married Mary Cummins
Oscar Paul (died as infant, date unknown)
Elvera Ruth (1921-2007), married Clarence Theurer
Esther Irene (1923-2011), married Harry Hicks; married Walter Homan

Labon and Rosa are buried near their sons Glenn and Oscar Paul and near some of Rosa’s family.

[1] Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Rosa Fogle; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Dec 2015).

[2] 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Adams, Indiana, ED 4, p.11B, dwelling & family 200, David Berger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Dec 2015); from FHL microfilm 1240357, from NARA microfilm T623, roll 357.

[3] “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 30 Dec 2015), Labon Otton Rogle and Rosa M Berger, 1914; from Record of Marriages in Adams County, Indiana, 1914-1919, p.20.

[4] “U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918,” digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 December 2015), card for Labon Otto Fogle, no. 19, Adams County, Indiana, 5 June 1917; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, from Family History Library microfilm # 1439777.

[5] 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Adams, Indiana, ED 4, p.6B, dwelling & family 108, Laban M. Fogle; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Dec 2015); from FHL microfilm 1240357, from NARA microfilm T623, roll 357.

[6] 1920 U. S. Census, Portland Ward 2, Jay County, Indiana, ED 89, p.1B, house no.1134 N Meridian, dwelling 24, L.O. Fogle; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Dec 2015); from NARA microfilm T625, roll 440.

[7] 1930 U. S. Census, Portland, Jay, Indiana, ED 19, p.2A, house no.1202 N Meridian, dwelling 30, Laban O. Fogle; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Dec 2015); from FHL microfilm 2340330, from NARA microfilm T626, roll 595.

[8] 1940 U.S. Census, Portland, Jay, Indiana, ED 38-19, p.2A, house no. 1202 North Meridian, L.O. Fogle; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Dec 2015); from NARA microfilm T627, roll 1057.

[9] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Selective Service System, Fourth Registration, Record Group 147, Indiana, Laban Otto Fogle, serial no.1185; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 Dec 2015); from NARA at St. Louis, Missouri.

[10] The Tipton Daily Tribute, Tipton, Indiana, 28 May 1965, p.1; digital image by subscription, Newspapers.com (www.Newspapers.com : accessed 28 Dec 2015).

[11] Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 Dec 2015); Rosa Martha Burger Fogle memorial #5181611.