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.

Oct 06

Tombstone Tuesday–John W. Allmandinger

John W. Allmandinger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen.

John W. Allmandinger, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of John W. Allmandinger, located in Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

ALLMANDINGER
J.W. Allmandinger
Nov. 26, 1862
Feb. 28, 1906

John W. was the son of Lewis and Rosina (Schneider) Allmandinger, born 26 November 1862 in Ohio, in Hamilton or Butler County. The family moved to Mercer County sometime between 1870 and 1880 and settled in Blackcreek Township, about a mile north of Chatt.

In 1880 John W. was 17 and helped on the family farm. [1] John’s father Lewis died in April 1888.

John W. Allmandinger married Anna Barbara Bollenbacher on 29 October 1889 in Mercer County, near Chatt. They married at the home of Anna’s parents, George and Anna Barbara (Albrecht) Bollenbacher. Witnesses to the marriage were Jacob Allmandinger and Barbara Kühm. They were married by Zion Chatt’s pastor, Rev. Chr. Reichert and their marriage was also recorded in the Mercer County probate court. [2]

In 1900 John W. and Barbara 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 would have been son Samuel Ludwig. Barbara had given birth to five children and all five were living. John’s occupation was “sawmiller’ and they owned their own home without a mortgage. [3]

The 1900 map of Chatt shows the J.W. Allmandinger Saw & Planing Mill on the west side of town, probably where Andrew’s Saw mill was later located. [4]

John Allmandinger died of lockjaw on 28 February 1906, at the age of 43 years, 3 months, and 2 days. He was buried on the 2nd of March in Kessler Cemetery, aka Liberty Cemetery, a couple miles south of Chatt. Zion Chatt’s records and Mercer County’s Probate death records both indicate he died of lockjaw. [5]

John and Anna 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/Lewis (1900-1983), married Elizabeth Catherine Travers
Johannita “Wilma” (1906-1978), married Dimmich

All of their children were baptized at Zion Chatt and these were their christening names, as they were written in the church records. An addition, all of their children, except for Johanitta Wilma, were confirmed at Zion. Johannita was born after John W’s death. In Zion’s records their last child was named Johannita Wilma and in the Mercer County Probate Birth Records the child’s name was written as John William Allmandinger, male. [6]

John’s widow Anna (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger died in 1922. [7]

 

[1] 1880 U. S. Census, Black Creek, Mercer, Ohio, ED 179, p.323A, line 38, P Lewis Allmanding; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestrycom : accessed 13 Sep 2015); from FHL microfilm 1241303, from NARA microfilm T623, roll 130.

[2] “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 Oct 2015), John W. Allmandinger and Anna B. Bollenbacher, 29 Oct 1889; citing Mercer County, Ohio, Marriages, Vol. 6, p.164; from FHL microfilm 914957.

[3] 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.

[4] Mercer County Chapter, OGS, Mercer County, Ohio, Combined 1888, 1900 Atlases and 1876 Map of Mercer County, Ohio (Mt. Vernon, Indiana : Windmill Publications, Inc., 1999); 1900 Atlas, p.33.

[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] “Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 Oct 2015), John William Allmandinger, 4 Jun 1906; citing Mercer County Births Vol. 4, p.3; from FHL microfilm 914953.

[7] Find a Grave.com (www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 oct 2015), Anna Barbara Bollenbacher Allmandinger, memorial #29379255.