Feb 17

Tombstone Tuesday–Gertrude (Heffner) Roehm

Gertrude (Heffner) Roehm, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. (2012 photo by Karen)

Gertrude (Heffner) Roehm, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. (2012 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Gertrude (Heffner) Roehm, located in row 6 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

GERTRUDE WIFE OF
GEO ROEHM
1865-1933

Gertrude Heffner was born 9 June 1865 in Blackcreek Township, near Chattanooga, to George and Sophia (Martin) Heffner. She was baptized at Zion Chatt on 25 June 1865 with Leonhard Beyer and Gertrude Heffner as her sponsors.

Gertrude was probably confirmed at Zion Chatt about 1879, but there is a lapse in the confirmation records between 1877-1882. I cannot imagine that no one was confirmed during those four years, so the names probably did not get written down. There also seems to be a gap in the pastors during that time period. Zion may not have had a permanent pastor then, or one who did not keep up with the church records.

Gertrude grew up west of Chatt and met and married George Adam Roehm, who was from the Willshire area. They were married 21 January 1886 at Zion Chatt by Rev. Karl Adam, Jr.

George Roehm was born 13 March 1862 in Van Wert County near Willshire, the son of Andrew and Friederike (Gutheil) Roehm. After they married they lived in Willshire Township, where George farmed.

They were married only 16 years when George died on 30 May 1901 of dropsy. He was 39 years, 2 months, and 17 days old and was buried in Zion Schumm’s cemetery on 2 June. [1]

Gertrude died at her daughter Edna’s home in Cuyahoga Falls on 6 May 1933. Gertrude’s death was not recorded in Zion Schumm’s records. Her obituary:

Mrs. Gertrude Roehm, many years a resident of Willshire township, died Saturday evening following a lingering illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Alspach, of Cuyahoga Falls. Mrs. Roehm was aged 67 years and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alspach and Mrs. Stella Sears, of Cuyahoga Falls, two sons, Edward Roehm, of Convoy and Carl Roehm, of Ohio City, and two brothers, Philip Heffner, of Monroe, and Conrad Heffner, of Rockford. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock, at the Lutheran Church at Schumm. Interment will be made at the Schumm cemetery. [2]

George and Gertrude had seven children; all were baptized at Zion Schumm:

Eleanore Anna Magdalena (1886-1901)
Selma Sophie (1888-1924), married Fred Althoen
Edwin Andreas (1890-1950), married Alma A. Reidenbach
Carl Georg (1893-1959), married Grace E. Rice
Estella Julia Sophie (1896-1988), married William Chase Winters; married Clarence T. Sears
Marie Friedricke (1899-1901)
Edna Pauline (1901-1991), married Thomas B. Alspaugh

1901 must have been very difficult for Gertrude. She was pregnant and the baby was due in July. Her husband, who was only 39 years old, died in May. Gertrude gave birth to their daughter Edna on 10 July. Two of their other daughters died later that year, Marie in August and Eleanor in October. A very tragic year for the Roehm family.

 

[1] 1900 U.S. Census, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, ED 97, p.9A, dwelling 177, family 190, George Roehm; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 February 2015); from FHL microfilm 1241329, from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1329.
[2] “Deaths and Funerals,” Van Wert Daily Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio, 8 May 1933, p. 6; digital images by subscription Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Feb 2015).

Feb 13

J.D. Gackenheimer–Zion Chatt’s First Minister

This week’s Tombstone Tuesday mentioned that George Heffner and Sophia Martin were married by Rev. J.D. Gackenheimer in 1851. Rev. Gackenheimer was a pioneer minister in this area and he was the first minister at Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga.

Rev. Gackenheimer performed the Heffner/Martin marriage four years before Zion Chatt was formed in 1855 and their marriage was recorded at St. Paul Lutheran, Liberty Township, aka St. Paul Liberty.

Rev. J.D. Gackenheimer, first minister at Zion Lutheran, Chatt.

Rev. J.D. Gackenheimer, first minister at Zion Lutheran, Chatt.

Rev. J.D. Gackenheimer was a traveling minister. Some call him a traveling missionary. Several times a year he traveled on horseback from Van Wert County to the Chatt area and ministered to the congregation at St. Paul Liberty. St. Paul was organized in 1841 and is located about 2 ½ miles southeast of Chatt, on Wabash Road.

Zion Chatt was established in 1855 as an outgrowth of St. Paul Liberty and Rev. Gackenheimer, the traveling minister, took on another congregation to become Zion’s first pastor. In fact he served both St. Paul Liberty and Zion Chatt at the same time, as well as two churches in Van Wert County. When he was in the area he would preach, perform marriages, baptize, and give communion to the adults.

Church members worshipped in homes, or barns, or schools during that time because neither congregation had a church building. Zion’s first church was constructed in 1860.

The first recorded events at Zion Chatt were recorded in German script by Rev. Gackenheimer: the baptism of Johann Haffner, born 22 October 1854, baptized 18 November 1854; the marriage of Johann Becher to Anna Maria Becker, 22 January 1855; the death of Jakob Bollenbacher on 30 July 1856, son of Adam and Elisabeth Bollenbacher. Rev. Gackenheimer also likely officiated at Zion’s first recorded communion in 1861, when 43 members received Holy Communion that day.

Johann David “J.D.” Gackenheimer was born 25 April 1820 in Güttlingen, Württemberg, to Johann David Sr. and his wife Elisabeth Catharina Maier.

He was educated at Basel Mission House in Switzerland from 1840-46. He was ordained and then sent to minister to the German immigrants in America. His first congregation was in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, late in 1846.

While in Pennsylvania, Rev. Gackenheimer married Elisabeth Kramer/Cramer in about 1850, probably in the Bridgewater area. Elisabeth was born about 1831 in Württemberg.

Soon after, in 1850, the Gackenheimers moved to Van Wert County, where German immigrants wanted to have their own church with services in their native language. J.D. first established a German Evangelical church, now known as St. Paul’s Reformed Church in America. The church is located in Harrison Township, north of Schumm, on German Church Road. Rev. Gackenheimer was their minister from 1850-1874.

St. Paul's Reformed Church in America, Harrison Twp., Van Wert Co., founded as a German Evangelical church in 1850 by Rev. J.D. Gackenheimer.

St. Paul’s Reformed Church in America, Harrison Twp., Van Wert Co., founded as a German Evangelical church in 1850 by Rev. J.D. Gackenheimer. (2013 photo by Karen)

It was during this time that Rev. Gackenheimer would ride on horseback to the Chattanooga area.

During the nearly 25 years Rev. Gackenheimer lived in the Van Wert area he established and served at several churches.

In Van Wert County he established St. Paul’s Reformed Church in America, Harrison Township, in 1850 and served there until 1874; he established St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Van Wert city in 1868.

In Mercer County he served at St. Paul Liberty from 1850-1861; he served at Zion Lutheran Chattanooga, 1855-1861 and likely had a part in its establishment.

Rev. Gackenheimer was a farmer as well as a traveling minister. He owned about 40 acres of land in Section 2 of Willshire Township, north of Schumm. His farm was very close to the Harrison-Willshire Township line.

The Gackenheimers had seven children and three of their sons died young. Those three sons are buried in the Evangelical Protestant Cemetery in Harrison Township,located by the church J.D. founded.

Rev. Gackenheimer and Elizabeth had the following children:
John G (1851-1851)
Maria C “Mary” (1853-1929)
John David (1854-1854)
Louis F (1856-1893), married Emma Brodnix
Joseph U (1858-1858)
Martin Ulrich (1861-1932), married Byranna Summersett
Emanuel (1863-1940), married Emma P. Schmidt

Rev. Gackenheimer and his family left the Van Wert area about 1875 to serve an Evangelical congregation in Hayesville, Ohio. He retired from the ministry at St. John’s, Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

J.D. Gackenheimer died 29 November 1882 in Bippus, Huntington County, Indiana, at the age of 62. He was buried in Woodland Union Cemetery in Van Wert County, Ohio. Taking part in the funeral were Pastors A. Debus from Urbana, G. Hess from Columbia City, H. Dippel from Huntington, and W.A. Walter from Andrews.

His wife Elizabeth died 29 October 1887 and is buried near her husband in Woodland Union Cemetery.

Zion Chatt is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year and I plan to write about Zion’s history and some of its pastors and charter members during the year.

 

Sources of information:

Johann D. Gackenheimer obituary, Friedensbote, (Messenger of Peace), 1 Jan 1883, p.4. Note: Via e-mail from Lowell Zuck, Eden Seminary Archives, archives of the Evangelical Synod of North America, September 2005. The obituary was translated from German for me.

The Van Wert county Chapter OGS, “Index for 1872 Map of Van Wert County,” (Privately printed, 1992), p. 39, 40, 42.
Hon. S.S. Scranton, editor and compiler, History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, (Chicago, Illinois : Biographical Publishing Co, 1907), p. 155.

Thaddeus S. Gilliland, editor and compiler, History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, (Chicago, Illinois : Richmond & Arnold Publishing, 1906), p.178.

“Anniversary Observance,” Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio, 12 October 1968, p.8.

“Church to Mark Its Centennial Celebration Set in Van Wert County,” The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, 4 May 1953, p. 9C.

1860 U.S. Census, Harrison, Van Wert County, Ohio, p.165, line 27, John Gackenheimer; digital image by subscription Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 February 2015) from FHL microfilm 805045, from NARA microfilm M653, roll 1045.

Schneider Family Tree, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 February 2015).

Feb 10

Tombstone Tuesday–George & Sophia (Martin) Heffner

George & Sophia (Martin) Heffner, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen)

George & Sophia (Martin) Heffner, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of George and Sophia (Martin) Heffner, located in row 3 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

George Heffner
Died
Sept. 27, 1898
Aged
69 Y’rs. 10 M’s. 2 D’s.
Sophia
Wife of
Geo. Heffner
Died Feb. 14, 1892
Aged
65 Y’rs. 5 M’s. 17 D’s.
HEFFNER

George Heffner was born 21 November 1828 in Thuisbrunn, District Oberfranken, Kingdom of Bavaria, the youngest son of Dietrich and Margaretha (Schmidt) Heffner. [1] According to Zion Chatt’s records George was baptized in Thuisbrunn and confirmed in Mercer County. He may have been confirmed at St. Paul Liberty Township, the earliest Lutheran church in the Chatt area.

George had an older brother Conrad, who was born in 1822. Their father died in 1828, the same year George was born. In about 1830 their mother Margaretha married Friedrich Becher and they had one son, Johann Becher. The whole family immigrated to America in 1840, when George was nearly 12 years old. The family stayed about a year in Butler County, Ohio, before settling in Liberty Township, Mercer County, in about 1841.

On 4 June 1851 George Heffner married Sophia Martin. They obtained their marriage license in Jay County, Indiana, but they may have married near Chatt. They were married by FD Gackenheimer, [2] who also ministered at St. Paul Lutheran, Liberty Township. Their marriage is recorded in St. Paul’s records, with the date of 29 May 1851.

So It appears the Heffners attended St. Paul before Zion was established. Zion Chatt was formed in in 1855 and Rev. Gackenheimer was their first minister. The Heffners were among the earliest members at Zion Chatt and were some of the very first entries in their church records.

Sophia Martin was born 28 August 1825 in Petersbach, Elsass, France, the daughter of Salomon and Christina Martin. In 1850 the Martin family lived in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana. [3] Sophia’s brother Nickolaus was listed in Zion Chatt’s records, so some of the Martins attended Zion at one time.

According to census enumerations George was a farmer and he and Sophia lived in Blackcreek Township from the time they were married. George owned about 65 acres in Section 31 and his farm bordered the Indiana state line and the Blackcreek-Liberty Township line. [4]

Sophia Heffner died of consumption at 8:30 in the evening of 14 February 1892 in Chatt. She was 66 years, 5 months, and 17 days old and was buried on the 16th. Although the pastor wrote the year as 1891 in the church records, I believe that he entered the wrong year. Her death entry was in chronological order with the 1892 deaths.

According to Zion Chatt’s records George Heffner died of a stroke on 29 September 1898 at the age of 69 years, 10 months, and 8 days. This record disagrees slightly with his tombstone inscription. George was survived by 7 children, 32 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

George and Sophia had the following children:

Margaretha “Margaret” (1852-1900), married Christian Kessler
Barbara Catharina (1854-1855)
Anna Maria (1855-1931), married William Schumm
Carolina (1859-1924), married Calvin C Boan
Friedrich (1861-1918), married Anna Merkle
Johann Philipp (1863- 1935), married Etta Brandyberry
Gertrude (1865-1933), married George Adam Roehm
Conrad (1867-1951), married Emma Merkle

All of their children were in Zion Chatt’s baptism records except Barbara Catharina and Friedrich.

 

[1] The recent Tombstone Tuesday posts have followed the children of Fredrick and Anna (Merkle) Heffner who are buried in Zion Chatt’s cemetery. George and Sophia Heffner, the subjects of this post, were their grandparents and the parents of Fredrick Heffner. The information about the Heffner family in Germany is from Zion Chatt’s records.

[2] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” index and images, FamilySearch (www.familyshearch.org : accessed 7 February 2015), George Haffner and Sophiah Martin, 4 June 1851; citing Jay, Indiana, county clerk offices, Vol B, p.113; from FHL microfilm 1749840.

[3] 1850 U.S. Census, Noble, Jay, Indiana, p. 314B, dwelling 119, family 119, Solomon Martin; digital images by subscription Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2015), from NARA microfilm M432, roll 153.

[4] Mercer County Chapter OGS, Mercer County, Ohio Combined 1888, 1900 Atlases and 1876 Map of Mercer County, Ohio, (Mt. Vernon, Indiana : Wildmill Publications, Inc, 1999), 1.

Feb 06

Jacob Rueck Was Not a Revolutionist

Late Jacob Rueck Not Revolutionist.

That 1918 Portland, Oregon, newspaper headline caught my attention as I was searching on GenealogyBank.com. Could the article be referring to my great-great-grandfather Jacob Rueck? He lived near Portland, Oregon. What in the world was this article from the Oregonian about?

Jacob Rueck had died 23 January 1918, about two weeks before the headline and article was printed. Jacob was a German immigrant, born 24 December 1828 in Appensee, Württemberg. He married Maria Regina Gross in 1855 and they and their children immigrated to America in 1880. The Ruecks lived east of Willshire for about four years until Jacob sold his 120 acre farm there and moved to Oregon in 1884.

All moved to Oregon except Jacob’s daughter Christina, her daughter Maggie, and his son Fred. Fred changed the spelling of his name to Ruck and settled in Oklahoma while Christine and Maggie stayed here in Ohio. Christina had married Jacob Miller in 1882 and they were my great-grandparents.

This is 1918 article that got my attention:

Late Jacob Rueck Not Revolutionist.
AURORA, Or., Feb. 6—(To the Editor)—From the news notices of the death of the late Jacob Rueck, of Macksburg, many have gained the impression that he was an exile from Germany, following the revolution of 1848 in that country. Mr. Rueck’s family wish to make it clear that he had no part in the German revolution and that he did not leave that country until several years later, in 1880.

His Success and prominence in Clackamas County for 34 years are evidence of his integrity and good citizenship. [1]

"Oregonian," Portland, Oregon, 7 February 1918.

“Oregonian,” Portland, Oregon, 7 February 1918.

The Rueck family took great pains to set the record straight. There was obviously something in Jacob’s obituary that precipitated some unfavorable ideas and/or comments about Jacob’s past and questioned his American patriotism. But what was it?

Unfortunately I could not locate Jacob’s obituary in the Oregonian, but I did find his obituary in The Oregon Daily Journal:

Jacob Rueck Passes At Aurora, Aged 89
Aurora, Or., Jan. 31—Jack Rueck died Monday at his Clackamas county home near Macksburg, aged 89. He came to Oregon in 1884 and lived on the same farm at Macksburg until his death. He was born in Germany in 1828. He is survived by five sons, Carl Rueck of cob R. Rueck and George Rueck of Macksburg and David R. Rueck of San Jose, Cal., and Fred Rueck of Oklahoma. He also leaves three daughters, Mrs. Regina Rueck and Mrs. Katie Harms of Macksburg and Mrs. Christian Muller of Chattanooga, Ohio. [2]

That was a pretty basic obituary that did not indicate why some people thought Jacob was a German exile. And what was the 1848 German Revolution? I did some research.

The Revolution of 1848, aka the March Revolution, was caused by mass unemployment, poverty, and famine after years of poor crops. Educated persons, businessmen, students, and professors wanted a unified government and were considered liberals. They wanted to abolish feudal restrictions and have greater religious tolerance, governmental responsibility, and freedom of expression. The middle-class was committed to these liberal principles and as a result a series of rebellions broke out in the Germanic states. Prussia, Austria, and the conservative aristocracy quickly suppressed the revolution and liberals were forced into exile to escape political persecution. They became known as Forty-Eighters. Many of these exiles immigrated to the United States. [3] [4] [5]

Apparently some persons in the Portland area thought Jacob Rueck was one of these exiles.

The time period was also likely a factor. It was 1918. World War I was raging when Jacob Rueck died. There was hostility toward German-Americans and anything German. Anti-German hysteria caused the persecution of German-Americans. Some of this hostility was evidently directed at the Rueck family.

It was undoubtedly a difficult time for the Rueck family. They mourned the death of Jacob while trying to maintain that he was a patriotic American.

Jacob & Regina (Gross) Rueck

Jacob & Regina (Gross) Rueck

From a research standpoint there is some good information in the short article. Some information I knew, other information it confirmed: Jacob immigrated in 1880. [I have not found this family on a passenger list, but I figured they immigrated in about 1880.] Jacob lived in Clackamas County for 34 years. [He sold his Van Wert County farm in 1884, 34 years earlier.] He lived in Macksburg and likely died there shortly before 6 February 1918. [I know his death date and Census enumerations indicate that he lived in Clackamas, Oregon.] He had family living in the area. Good information.

And now we know that Jacob Rueck was not a Revolutionist.

 

[1] Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Thursday, 7 February 1918, p.10, digital image by subscription, GenealogyBank.com (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 4 February 2015).

[2] The Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, Oregon, Thursday 31 January 1918, p.15, digital image by subscription, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 February 2015).

[3] George K. Schweitzer, German Genealogical Research, (No place : Genealogical Sources Unltd, 1995), 27.

[4] Wendy K. Uncapher, Lands of the German Empire and Before, (Janesville, WI : Origins, 2000), 88.

[5] “Revolutions of 1848 in the German States,” Wikipedia.org (en.wikipedia.org : accessed 4 February 2015).

Feb 03

Tombstone Tuesday–Vernon & Carmella (Bury) Heffner

Vernon & Carmella (Bury) Heffner, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen)

Vernon & Carmella (Bury) Heffner, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Vernon and Carmella (Bury) Heffner, located in row 5 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

HEFFNER
Carmella
1911-1978
Vernon
1905-1987

Vernon Hugo Heffner was born in Chattanooga on 13 August 1905 to Fredrick and Anna (Merkle) Heffner. He was baptized 3 September 1905 and his parents were his baptismal sponsors. Vernon was confirmed at Zion Chatt on 1 June 1919 by Rev. J.E. Albrecht.

In 1920 Vernon, age 14, lived in Chatt with his widowed mother Anna and his brother Roman,20. [1] In 1930 Vernon resided with his brother Oscar in Mendon, Ohio. Both worked in their garage, Oscar as the proprietor and Vernon as a mechanic. Vernon was single and Oscar indicated he was married. [2]

Sometime between 1930 and 1940 Vernon married Carmella May Bury. Carmella was born 24 May 1911 in Ohio to Cleveland and Anna M. (Sanft) Bury. [3]

In 1940 Vernon and Carmella lived in Mendon and Vernon’s brother Oscar resided with them. Vernon and Oscar labored as mechanics in their garage and Carmella was employed as a clerk in a post office. Oscar was divorced by this time. The 1940 census shows their highest levels of education: Vernon, 8th grade; Carmella, 2 years of college; Oscar, 1 year of high school. [4]

Vernon (aka Cy) and Oscar (aka Brownie) purchased a lot in Mendon in 1931 at a sheriff’s sale. They constructed a building there and did general auto repair and sold Sohio gasoline. They leased the station to Dale High and John Clay in 1946-47 as H & C Sohio. Bob and Vivian Clay leased it as Bob’s Pure Oil until 1961. Over the years they sold Sohio, Standard, Gulf, and Pure gasoline as well as used cars. [5]

Vernon also owned and trained standard breed horses and was known for his patience, knowledge, strict training schedule, and dedication. He trained at Spring Garden Ranch, Florida, as well as Greenville and Celina, Ohio. His most successful horse was the pacer Rocky Win and his most prestigious win was at the Ohio State Fair in 1957. [5]

Vernon’s wife Carmella died of abdominal cancer on 28 December 1978 at the Van Wert County Hospital. She was buried on the 31st. According to Zion Chatt’s records she was 67 years old and was survived by her husband and mother. She resided at 112 N. Washington Street in Mendon and was a high school teacher. [3]

Vernon died 31 December 1987 at Coldwater Community Hospital and was buried 2 January 1988. He was 82 years old and married. His funeral service was held in Mendon and was conducted by Glen Masser. [6]

Vernon and Carmella had no children.

Vernon married Mary Wilma (Zeigler) Lewis after Carmella’s death. Mary Wilma survived Vernon. [7]

 

[1] 1920 U.S. Census, Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, ED 140, p.3A, dwelling 44, family 44, Anna Heffner; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 December 2014); from NARA microfilm T625, roll 1418.

[2] 1930 U.S. Census, Mendon, Mercer County, Ohio, ED 25, p.1B, dwelling 24, family 24, Oscar F Heffner; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2015); from NARA microfilm T626, roll 1850.

[3] “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” index and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 30 January 2015), Carmella May Heffner, 28 Dec 1978; citing Death, Van Wert, Pleasant Twp, Van Wert, Ohio, item 8 on 259, County courthouses, Ohio; from FHL microfilm 1952885.

[4] 1940 U.S. Census, Mendon, Mercer county, Ohio, ED 54-28, p.4B, household 91, Vernon Heffner; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2015); from NARA microfilm T627, roll 3114.

[5] Doug Roebuck, “Heffner Family History,” given to author March 2014.

[6] “Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007,” index, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 30 Jan 2015), Vernon H Heffner, 31 Dec 1987; from “Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007,” index, Ancestry, citing Vol. 27109, certificate no. 093994, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Dept of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

[7] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1910s-2013, database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2015).