Dec 29

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

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

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 8th grade, Rosa’s was 7th 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.

Dec 25

Merry Christmas from Karen’s Chatt

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

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Christmas Girl old

Postmarked 1911.

Postmarked 1911

No postmark

No postmark

Postmarked 1912

Postmarked 1912

No postmark

No postmark

Postmarked 1912

Postmarked 1912

Merry Christmas 1876 II

Dec 22

Tombstone Tuesday–Edna M. & Alma E. Berger

Edna & Alma Berger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio (2015 photo by Karen)

Edna & Alma Berger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio (2015 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Edna M. and Alma E. Berger, located in row 7 in Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Children of
D. & M. Berger

 Edna M.
Nov. 21,
1902
Nov. 7,
1910

 Alma E.
Jan. 17,
1901
Nov. 10,
1910

These two sisters, who share a tombstone, were the daughters of David and Mary R. (Hiller) Berger. [1] The Bergers attended church at Zion Lutheran, Chatt.

Emma Elma “Alma” Berger was born 17 January 1901 in Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana. She was baptized 18 January 1901 with David Berger and Emma Bollenbacher as her sponsors.

Edna Maria Berger was born 21 November 1902 in Jefferson Township and was baptized 10 April 1903 with her parents serving as sponsors.

The two sisters were enumerated in only one census, the 1910 census, enumerated with their parents and their five siblings: David, 41; Mary, 39; Melia, 16; Rosa, 15; Willie, 13; Alma, 8; Edna, 6; Oma, 3; and Maryann, 11 months. [2]

Edna & Alma Berger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio (2015 photo by Karen)

Edna & Alma Berger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio (2015 photo by Karen)

Edna died of typhoid fever on 7 November 1910, at the age of 8 years, 11 months, and 15 days. She was buried on the 9th and was survived by her parents, 1 brother, and 4 sisters.

Her sister Alma died three days later, also from typhoid fever. Alma died on 10 November 1910, at the age of 9 years, 9 months, and 23 days. She was buried on the 13th. Survivors included her parents, 1 brother, and 3 sisters, according to church records.

Their tombstone is located near the markers of their parents and a couple of their siblings.

 

[1] The surname Berger was sometimes spelled as Burger in the church records.

[2] 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Adams, Indiana, ED 4, p. 2A, house & family 34, David Berger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Dec 2015); from FHL microfilm 1374351, from NARA microfilm T624, roll 338.

 

 

 

Dec 18

Christmas in Chattanooga, 1933

In 1933 Chattanooga, Ohio, was home to a number of businesses and many of them advertised and sent Christmas greetings in The Willshire Herald. There was nearly a full page of Chattanooga ads in the paper and below are some of them.

Christmas Greetings from S.S. Egger, grocer, undertaker, and postmaster, whose business was south of the current Chatt Bar; Andrews Garage, where you could have your car winterized; Smith & Sons Hardware; and Vining Stock Yard, where there was a community sale every Friday night that featured good native farm horses, good cows, hogs, and sheep.

5 Chatt ads 1933 Willshire HeraldMerry Christmas from Lehman’s Home Restaurant and Yuletide Joy to All from Heffner & Heffner.

Lehman & Heffners ads, 1933 Willshire Herald.

1933 Willshire Herald.

 

Heffner's Grocery, Chattanooga, Ohio, undated photo.

Heffner’s Grocery, Chattanooga, Ohio, undated photo.

 

Ivan Johnson sold Willard batteries, Goodyear tires, and Sinclair Products at his garage.

Johnson's Garage, 1933 Willshire Herald.

Johnson’s Garage, 1933 Willshire Herald.

 

Ivan Johnson's Garage, Chattanooga, unknown date.

Ivan Johnson’s Garage, Chattanooga, unknown date.

Wendel’s Motor Sales sold new and used cars and provided general automobile and body and fender repair. My parents purchased several Pontiac cars from them. Carl Schroeder’s Barber Shop, where you could get a hair cut for 25 cents and a shave for 15 cents. Smith & Sons Hardware, with Tin Shop manager Jack Brasher, offered sheet metal work of all kind, roofing, spouting, and plumbing work. I remember hearing the name Jack Brasher years ago. A. Smith had a portable feed mill which ground and mixed oats, barley, wheat, corn, rye, hay, soybeans, alfalfa, corn stalks, and chicken feed.

Chatt ads, Willshire Herald 1933.

Willshire Herald, 1933

Dr. Metcalf, physician and surgeon in Chattanooga. I wonder where his office was?

Metcalf, Vining ads, 1933 Willshire Herald

Willshire Herald, 1933

There were also New Year’s wishes:

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

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

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

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

I posted these Christmas items once before but it is always fun to remember and reminisce about Chatt in past years.

Yes, Chatt was a thriving community in 1933 and these ads give us a good idea of the businesses and services offered in the village over 80 years ago.

Dec 15

Tombstone Tuesday–David & Mary R. (Hiller) Berger

David & Mary R. (Hiller) Berter, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

David & Mary R. (Hiller) Berter, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of David and Mary R. (Hiller) Berger, located in row 8 of Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

BERGER
David
1869-1962
Mary R.
His Wife
1872-1921

Maria Rebecka “Mary” Hiller was born 17 September 1872 in Adams County, Indiana, the daughter of Jacob and Martha (Sundmacher) Hiller. She was baptized by Zion Chatt’s Pastor Schmidt on 27 October 1872 and her sponsors were Johannes Ganter and his wife. She was confirmed at Zion Chatt in 1886.

Mary Hiller married M. David Berger on 6 April 1893. [Berger was sometimes spelled Burger in the church records.] David was born in February 1869, the son of John and Rosa Berger, and was 24 years old when he and Mary wed. David lived in Berne, Indiana, [1] but he was born in Switzerland and immigrated in 1882. [2] Mary’s sister Lizzie and Lizzie’s future husband Fred Huffman were witnesses to their marriage, according to Zion Chatt’s records.

David and Mary lived in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana, when they were first married. [3]

By 1900 they resided near Mary’s parents, in Adams County, Indiana, and they had three children: Melia E, 6; Rosa, 4; and Willie Jacob, 3. David worked as a charcoal burner. [4]

By 1910 David, age 41, worked as a farmer. He and his family lived near Winfield and Jane Brewster in Adams County. David and Mary had seven children by 1910 and in their household was Mary, 39; Melia, 16; Rosa, 15; Willie, 13; Alma, 8; Edna, 6; Oma, 3; and Maryann, 11 months. [5]

The family resided on their family in Adams County through 1920 and likely lived there when Mary died in 1921. [2]

Mary died of tuberculosis on 21 March 1921, at the age of 55 years. She was buried on the 24th.

It appears that David, a widower at the age of 70, lived in Lakeville, Indiana, in 1940 and was employed as a house painter. He reported that he had lived in the same house in 1935. [6]

It appears that David never remarried and died in 1962.

David and Mary had the following children. Most were baptized and confirmed at Zion Chatt:
Elisabeth Emilie (1894-1963), married Jesse Bollenbacher
Rosa (1895-1980), married Laban Otto Fogel
Wilhelm Jacob (1897-1985), married Rose Marie
Emma Elma “Alma” (1901-1910)
Edna Maria (1902-1910)
Oma/Omma Viola (1907- )
Marianna Magdalena (1909- )
Anna Louisa (1911- )

 

[1] “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 10 Dec 2015), David Berger and Mary Rebecca Hiller, 6 Apr 1893, from Adams County, Indiana, Marriages Vol. 1, p.280.

[2] 1920 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Adams, Indiana, ED 4, p.7B, dwelling 147, family 157, David Berger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Dec 2015); from NARA microfilm T625, roll 420.

[3] Elizabeth Emilie Berger baptism record, Zion Lutheran Church, 24 Feb 1894.

[4] 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Adams, Indiana, ED 4, p., 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.

[5] 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Adams, Indiana, ED 4, p. 2A, house & family 34, David Berger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Dec 2015); from FHL microfilm 1374351, from NARA microfilm T624, roll 338.

[6] 1940 U.S. Census, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana, ED 71-45, p.6B, visited no. 122, David Berger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Dec 2015); from NARA microfilm T627, roll 1093.