Jun 25

Tombstone Tuesday–Nicholas Hoehamer

Nicholas Hoehamer, Mount Hope Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana. (2013 photo by Karen)

Nicholas Hoehamer, Mount Hope Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana. (2013 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Nicholas Hoehamer, located in Mount Hope Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana. The marker is inscribed:

Nicholas
Hoehamer
1845-1914

Last week I wrote about William and Barbara (Hoehamer) Allmandinger. They attended Zion Lutheran Chatt and later Zion Lutheran Schumm and information about the couple was in the records of both churches. The Allmandingers and Hoehamers were originally from the Chattanooga area and the Zion Chatt records include information about their parents as well. Nicholas Hoehamer was Barbara (Hoehamer) Allmandinger’s father.

The Hoehamers lived close to Chattanooga, just across the state line in Adams County, Indiana. They were once members of Zion Chatt and several of their children were baptized and confirmed at Zion. There were several Hoehamer burial services recorded at Zion Chatt with the burials at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Hoehammers were first listed in Zion Chatt’s membership/communion records in 1882. Senior, Mrs., Nicholas, George and Katharina Hoehamer took communion in 1882.

Willard "Mount Hope" Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana.

Willard “Mount Hope” Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana.

Joe and I took a little road trip last week to visit Mount Hope Cemetery. It is just a few miles northwest of Chatt, probably near the area in which the Hoehamers lived. Mount Hope Church of the Nazarene is just east of the cemetery and I noticed many familiar names in the cemetery, including some of my Brewster relatives. It appears that at least eleven Hoehamers are buried there, including Nicholas, his parents, two of his wives, some of his children and a couple infant Hoehamers. Some of their tombstones were very difficult to read and Nicholas’ tombstone was obstructed by a yucca plant.

Nicholas V. Hoehamer was born 12 October 1845 to George F. and Barbara (Straus) Hoehamer in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. His parents were from Germany. [1]

Nicholas married three times. He first married Anna S. “Manzelman” on 4 January 1870 in Auglaize County, Ohio. [2] From church and cemetery records I determined they had the following children, and possibly more:

Johann Georg (1870-?) confirmed at Zion in 1886; married Attie Bergman
Henry A. (1872-1878) buried at Mount Hope
Jacob Wilhelm (1873-1899)
William A. (1875-1956) married Elisabeth Margaret Kallenberger [daughter of Andreas]
Sophie Barbara (1877-1929) married William Allmandinger
John C. (1880-1881) buried at Mount Hope

Anna S. (Manzelman) Hoehamer died 4 November 1880 at the age of 28 years, 5 months and 1 day. She is buried next to Nicholas at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Nicholas’ second marriage was to Fredericka (Kniesel)  Pfeifer. Nicholas and Fredericka were married 26 September 1882 in Auglaize County, Ohio. [3] According to Zion Chatt’s records Fredericka was born 6 September 1845 in Eberndorf, Waiblingen,Württemberg. Fredericka had been married before and had at least one son, Friedrich L. Pfeifer. He was was born 19 December 1875 and was confirmed at Zion Chatt in 1890 with Wilhelm A. Hoehamer. It appears that Nicholas and Friederike had at least two children of their own:

Carl Philipp (1886-?)
Johann Edward (1889-1889)

Fredericka (Kniesel) Hoehamer died 5 March 1896, aged 50 years and 5 months. Her death is recorded in Zion’s records. She is buried in the row west of Nicholas Hoehamer’s grave site, close to his grave, but her tombstone has fallen over.

Nicholas Hoehamer marriage to Delia Warner, Auglaize County, Ohio, 1899.

Nicholas Hoehamer marriage to Delia Warner, Auglaize County, Ohio, Vol. 8:87, 1899.

Nicholas married a third time, to Delia (Wells) Warner on 26 October 1899 at St. Paul Church, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio. Nicholas was age 54 and was a farmer residing in Adams County, Indiana. Delia was 38 years old, born 29 September 1861 to Joseph and Arvilla (“Waisner”) Wells, in Mercer County, Ohio. She was residing in Santa Fe, Auglaize County, at the time of their marriage. Delia had been married once before and was divorced. [1]

According to the 1910 census Nicholas and Deliah were living in Blackford County, Indiana. It appears Nicholas and Deliah had a son, Orvile, born about 1901. [4]

 

[1] “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD2T-P19  : accessed 23 June 2013), Nicholas Hoehamer and Delia Wells Warner, 1899, citing Vol. 8, p.87.

[2] “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZKS-5PX : accessed 23 June 2013), Nicolas Hoechamer and Anna Manzelman, 1870.

[3] “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZNB-GHQ : accessed 23 June 2013), Nicholas V. Hohamer and Fredericka Pfeifer, 1882, citing Vol. 5, p.250.

[4] 1910 US Census, Hartford Ward 1, Blackford, Indiana, ED 9, p. 14B, line 94, dwelling 335, family 338, Nichola V. Hoehamier; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 June 2013); FHL microfilm 1374353, from National Archives microfilm T624, roll 340.

 

 

Jun 21

Index of Liberty Township Estray Book

Livestock

Was your ancestor a livestock owner in Liberty Township in the mid-1800s? If so, he probably registered his livestock’s earmark brand with the clerk in this Mercer County, Ohio, township.

I wrote about the Liberty Township Estray Book in last week’s blog post. The first part of this old book deals with stray animals while the back half of the book contains the descriptions of livestock earmarks registered by the farmers.

Earmarks were specific cuts in an animal’s ear, each earmark particular to a certain farmer so he could identify his own livestock.

There is not really any genealogical information in this Estray book but registering one’s earmark placed that person in a certain place at a specific time. That can be important information if you are trying to establish where your ancestor lived, trace his migration or prove his residency for a lineage society.

The earmarks in the Liberty Township Estray Book date back to 1841.The first marks were registered by Philip Bolton and Daniel Freeman on 15 June 1841. The last earmark in the book was registered by Anton Feissel on 21 November 1884.

I noticed that some of the earmarks were transferred to another individual after a period of time, probably after the original registrant moved from the area or passed away. It was probably difficult to come up with new and different earmarks and transferring older unused marks would make them available to another farmer.

Livestock

This week I created an index of sorts of the names of those that had registered earmarks in the Liberty Township Estray Book. The pages in the book are not numbered so it is a little difficult to find the names from the index. But the index is nice to have and is sort like a township census that spans several decades.

I put the registrant names in alphabetical order below, letters A-H, with the date they registered their earmarks.Some of the writing was difficult to read, was faded, and  some name spellings were challenging. I underlined a name if I was unsure of the spelling.

Liberty Township earmark registrants, A-H:

Albright, John G., 14 February 1843  (Transferred to John Lininger 11 October 1859)
Alt, Adam, 5 November 1877
Alt, Frederick, 10 January 1877
Alt, John, 1 December 1877
Alt, John, 13 November 1865   (Changed to mark of John Alt 1 December 1877)
Anders, Frederick, 7 March 1865  (Transferred to Henry V. Hinton 14 April 1865)
Annselment, John, 3 April 1874
Anselment, Lewis, 24 July 1863
Bacher, John, 16 October 1851  (Transferred to John J. Schaadt 3 November 1868)
Bacher, Philip, 16 May 1851
Baker, Jacob, 27 July 1865
Baker, John, 6 August 1855
Bance, John, 18 August 1866
Baurer, Michael, 6 April 1863  (Transferred to Nicholas Hider 9 September 1865)
Beach, Hiram, 26 November 1854  (Transferred to Mary Wernet 13 September 1870)
Betzel, Frederick, 4 April 1853
Beverstine, Abraham, 15 November 1876
Bock, Leonard, 24 July 1867
Bolenbacher, Adam, 14 February 1843
Bollenbacher, Jacob, 5 May 1881
Bollenbacher, John Jacob, 17 November 1876
Bollenbaucher, George Jr., 6 March 1860
Bollenbaucher, Jacob, 10 May 1866
Bollenbaugh, Adam, 6 May 1865
Bollenbaugh, George Sr., 4 April 1853
Bolton, Philip, 15 June 1841 (Transferred to Theopohilus Wilson 6 January 1843)
Bolton, Philip, 1843  (Transferred to Fredrick Kable 24 November 18?0)
Brahm, John, 20 June 1873
Brechheiser, Martin, 10 May 1865
Brehm, John C., 9 May 1878
Brehm, Peter, 15 March 1884
Brumer, George, 20 October 1864
Burger, Michael, 20 April 1865  (Transferred to Joseph Felver 1 April 1867; Transferred to Jacob Linn 18 July 1876)
Carmony, Henry, 11 October 1842  (Transferred to Peter Fisher 10 February 1846)
Chapman, John H., 20 April 1852
Coon, Henry, 29 May 1852
Cox, Benjamin, 3 April 1843  (Transferred to Philip Linn 17 July 1876)
Curbaugh, Horace B., 17 March 1851  (Transferred to John C. Brehm 1 February 1866)
Daily, Thomas G., 15 January 1866
Deaner, Frederic, 3 March 1865
Deitsch, Jacob, 1 May 1846  (Transferred to John Deitsch 28 January 1876)
Deitsch, Jacob, 21 December [no year]   (Transferred to John G. Brumen 20 October 1864)
Deitsch, John 28 January 1876  (Transferred to Anton Feissel 21 November 1884)
Deutch, Jacob, 25 August 1841
Deutch, Philip, 15 June 1842
Dickes, Mary M., 23 July 1860  (Transferred to M. Kutsch [no date])
Dickes, Rinehart, 23 July 1860
Ditsch, Wm, 1 May 1846
Dixon, Amos, 31 March 1857  (Transferred to Henry Grote 9 April 1869)
Dixon, Henry, 7 April 1866
Dixon, Henry, 8 April 1861  (Transferred to John Myer 7 April 1873)
Dixon, Samuel, 8 June 1855  (Transferred to Job Thorp 8 May 1871)
Emerick, Philip, 6 April 1874
Feissel, Anton, 21 November 1884
Fidlir, John, 6 April 1854  (Transferred to John Cox 16 November 1854)
Fieldheizer, George, 22 October 1847  (Transferred to Jacob Hoffman 19 November 1850)
Fiesser, Nick, 16 February 1879
Fisher, John, 5 April 1842  (Transferred to Henry Doner 8 April 1859)
Fisher, Peter, 7 January 1843  (Transferred to Mathas Kutch 2 February 1871)
Fissel, Frank, 26 February 1881
Freeman Danl, 15 June 1841 (Transferred to Henry Trisel 25 Feb 1871; Transferred to James Steward 9 December 1883)
Freeman, William, 21 January 1843
Gillespie, Charles, 18 January 1851
Glass, Martin, 22 February 1851 ( Transferred to Christian Kessler 18 April 1862)
Grote, Henry, 9 April 1869
Harb, Joseph, 31 January 1874
Hardsock, John, 11 February 1862
Harold, John, 1 May 1846  (Transferred to John Grabner 9 November 1865)
Harold, John, 25 November 1850
Heins, Georg, 29 May 1871
Hengel, Andrew, 31 October 1868
Hinton, Henry V., 14 April 1868
Hinton, Thomas, 7 April 1865
Hoofman, Ferdinand, [no date]
Hough, William, 4 February 1844  (Transferred to William Koch 11 October 1859)

 

If you recognize a name and would like additional information about their earmark, please let me know. I will put the rest of the earmark index in a future blog post.

 

Jun 18

Tombstone Tuesday–William C. & Barbara S. Allmandinger

Barbara S and William C Allmandinger, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. (2012 photo by Karen)

Barbara S and William C Allmandinger, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. (2012 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of William C. and Barbara S. Allmandinger, located in the last row of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

ALLMANDINGER

Mother
Barbara S.
1877-1929

Father
William C.
1867-1919

Gone but not forgotten

As I mentioned last week, William and Barbara Allmandinger attended both Zion Lutheran Chattanooga and Zion Lutheran Schumm. They attended Zion Chatt before they married in 1898 and until they moved to Van Wert County about 1907 and began attending Zion Schumm. As a result I was able to use the records of both churches to research them.

According to Zion Chatt’s confirmation records William Allmandinger was born 3 September 1867 to Ludwig and Rosina Allmandinger. He was confirmed at Zion Chatt on 6 April 1884 and married Barbara S. Hoehamer of Adams County, Indiana, on 4 January 1898 at Zion Chatt.

Although William and Barbara were married in Ohio their marriage was recorded in the Adams County, Indiana, which borders Mercer County, Ohio. This seems strange but may have been common for people living near the state line. My Miller grandparents were also married at Zion Chatt but their marriage record is also recorded in Adams County, Indiana.

When they married, William  was 31 years old and a farmer from Chattanooga. His parents were John L. and Rosina (Schneider) Allmandinger. Barbara was 21 years of age, from Adams County, Indiana, the daughter Nicholas and Anna (Mannselmann) Hoehamer. They were married in Chattanooga on 4 January 1898 by Rev. August Affeld. John Hoehamer and Emma Baker were the witnesses. [1]

William’s burial record at Zion Schumm gives additional information. It also states that he was born 3 September 1867 in Butler County, Ohio, the son of Mr. Louis Allmandinger. Soon after his birth he moved with his parents to the vicinity of Hamilton, Ohio, and in 1878 the family moved to Mercer County. He was instructed and confirmed in [Zion Lutheran] Chattanooga. In 1898 he was united in marriage with Miss Barbara “Hohamer” and in 1907 they moved to the Schumm area. William passed away 20 July 1919 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 51 years, 10 months and 17 days. Survivors included his wife, 12 children, 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

Zion Chatt’s confirmation records indicate that Sophie Barbara “Hochamer” was born 30 August 1877 to Nicholas and Friedericke Hochamer . She was confirmed at Zion Chatt on 22 March 1891.

According to Barbara’s burial record at Zion Schumm Barbara Sophia Allmandinger, nee “Hochheimer”, was born 30 August 1877 in Bluecreek Township, Adams County, Indiana.  She died 13 February 1929 in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, at the age of 51 years, 5 months and 13 days. She was buried 16 February 1929 in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm. Barbara’s death record indicates that she died of stomach cancer in Willshire Township, Van Wert County. This record confirms that her parents were Nicholas and Anna (“Manzelman”) Hoehamer. [2]

Barbara’s death notice:

Local News
Mrs. Barbara Allmandinger, who has been in very poor health for some time, died at her home east of town yesterday morning. [3]

Barbara’s Obituary:

Mrs. Allmandinger Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Barbara Allmandinger was held at Evangelical Lutheran church at Schumm Sunday afternoon, the pastor, Rev. R.O. Bienert, having charge of the services. The church was packed with friends and relatives of the deceased, who was held in the very highest esteem by all.

Barbara Sophia Allmandinger, daughter of Nicholas and Anna Hoehamer, was born August 30, 1877, in Jefferson township, Adams county, Indiana. She departed this life to her great beyond Feb. 13, 1929, at the age of 51 years, 5 months and 14 days.

In the year 1898 she was united in marriage to Wm. C. Allmandinger. To this union were born 12 children, 6 sons and 6 daughters. Soon after their marriage they moved to what is known as the Allmandinger homestead one mile north of Chattanooga, Ohio. In the year 1907 they with the family moved to where the family now is, four miles east of Willshire, Ohio. The father was called to the great beyond 10 years ago, leaving a dear mother with 12 children to provide for, in November 1928, she became ill and bedfast, and was cared for by the family until her death.

At her youth age she attended the Lutheran church and school at Chattanooga, Ohio, until 1907 when they moved to Willshire township, east of Willshire, where she became a member of the Schumm Lutheran church, holding her membership there until death.

She leaved to mourn the 12 children, all living, of whom three are married: Richard, living near home; Mrs. Wm. Beard, of near Wren, Ohio, and Mrs. Glenn Adams, of Coldwater, Ohio, leaving nine children, Walter, Bertha, Hugo, Fredrick, Lillie, Minnie, Martin, and the twins, Aaron and Anna, at home; three grandchildren, two brothers, Wm Hoehamer, of Rockford, Ohio, Geo. Hoehamer, of Bryant, Indiana; two half brothers, Chas. P. Hoehamer, of Chicago, Orville Hoehamer, of Hartford City, Indiana; five step brothers, Geo. Pfeifer, Van Wert, Ohio, Nicholas Pfeifer, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Jacob Pfeifer, Bluffton, Indiana, Lawrence Pfeifer, Knox, Indiana, Fred Pfeifer, in Minnesota; two aunts, Mrs. Katherine Huser, of Van Wert Ohio, Mrs. Christena Koch, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and a host of relatives and friends.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere thanks for the beautiful flowers, and for the choir singing and the help rendered during the time of sickness and death of our dear Mother.  The Children. [4]

William and Barbara Allmandinger had the following children:

Richard Edward (1898-1982), married 1/Frieda Schumm; 2/Loretta Aumann
Walter Leonhard (1900-1969), married Paula Buechner
Maria Magdalena (1901-1995), married William Beard
Carolina Katharina (1902-1961), married Glenn Parker Adam
Bertha Margaretha (1903-1930)
Hugo Johann (1906-1968), married Pauline A. Hofmann
Friedrich Nicolaus (1907-1987), married Anna Marie Sochor
Lillie Laurine (1910-1971), married Hugo G. Malmberg
Alma “Minna” (1911-2005), married Durwood L. Drydale
Herbert Martin Wilhelm (1913-1998), married Beatrice C. Eschbach
Aaron Ludwig (1917-1963), married Glendora Stump
Anna Barbara (1917-1983), married Walter Kammeyer

As a side note, their oldest son Richard Allmandinger married my grandpa Schumm’s sister Fried and was my great uncle.

[1] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” index and images, Adams, Indiana, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXV3-Z9Y : accessed 16 June 2013), William Allmandinger and Barbara S. Hoehamer, 1898, citing Vol. 1: 57.

[2] “Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:MM9.1.1/X6ZD-VB9 : accessed 17 June 2013), Barbara S Allmandinger, 1929.

[3] Local News, The Willshire Herald, Willshire, Ohio, 14 February 1929, p.1.

[4] Mrs. Allmandinger Funeral, The Willshire Herald, Willshire, Ohio, 21 February 1929.

Jun 13

Estray Book of Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio

1842 Liberty Township Estray Book

1842 Liberty Township Estray Book

Back in the 1800s wandering livestock was a problem that was caused primarily from the lack of fencing. This was such a problem that rules and regulations were made to deal with the stray livestock. In Ohio the first act regulating estrays was created 7 February 1804. [1]

What is an estray? The definition, according to Black’s Law Dictionary, Estray: Cattle whose owner is unknown…a wandering beast whose owner is unknown to the person who takes it up…an animal that has escaped from its owner, and wanders or strays about… [2] 

The Estray Book detailed the wandering livestock’s markings, who found it, when it was found, who claimed it and when it was claimed, if it was ever claimed. Soon after an estray was found a notice of the animal was to be published in the newspaper or printed on a poster by the finder. The animal was appraised. If the owner claimed the animal within a year he was to pay the taker-up payment for feeding, boarding and advertising. If the owner did not come forward the animal became the property of the taker-up or was sold. The Estray book was kept by the local Justice of the Peace and a copy was given to the Town Clerk. These books were often kept at the county courthouse.

I have heard about these early county books but had never actually seen one. Thanks to Catherine (Leininger) Miller’s son Jerry who gave me the old Estray Book of Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. This old book, dating back to 1842, was stored in Catherine’s attic with some other old books. The Estray book was probably passed down to her father, Ted Leininger, who was once a Liberty Township Trustee. Jerry knows I have an interest in the history of the Chattanooga area and graciously thought of me when he found the books. I plan to scan and digitize them and transcribe and index them before I pass them on to another entity for safekeeping.

 

First entry in Mercer County Estray Book, 1842.

First entry in Mercer County Estray Book, 1842.

The Liberty Township Estray Book contains dates from 1842-1880. The little book is about 6 ½ by 7 ½ inches with pages that are not numbered. I began transcribing the book as it was written, misspellings, capitalization and all. There are about 58 pages in the book with writing on both sides of the pages. I have just a few pages transcribed so far and below are some examples from the book:

 

Liberty Township Estray Book.

Liberty Township Estray Book.

[Inside front cover]:
Township Clerk
Estray Book
Liberty Township
Mercer Co. Ohio
Estray Book of Liberty township
Mercer Co Ohio
H. V. Hinton, JP, Clerk 

[Next 2 pages]:
Estray Book of Liberty Township, Mercer County Ohio.
Book of marks in the last half of the book
Marks in the last half of this book.
[the alphabet]
Estray Book of Liberty Township Mercer County Ohio
Philip Kable, JP Clerk

[Estray Entries]:

Liberty Township Mercer Co., Ohio
January 1st 1842; Jacob Deutch made return of three Estrays taken up by him—One a Black Mare with a Bay colt; The Mare is supposed to be Fourteen years old & with a large Bell on her neck -& with a white strip in her forehead; a white spot on the point of the nose with a white spot on the left shoulder and the left hind foot whiten fifteen hands high. The Colt is a last Spring Mare colt; Also one Bay Mare Colt one year old last Spring with a white spot in her forehead, with the left forefoot whiten. No other marks percivable [sic].  P. Botton Clerk
Jan. 1st 1842
The above Estrays were proved & taken away by the owner from Indiana.

Apr 14, 1842; This Day Wm. F. Watkins made return of description of a Stray Mare which he had this day taken up; The marks are a follows viz A light Iron grey mare fourteen hands high. Long mane & tail Shod all round. No brands or marks percivable; Supposed to be nine years old; A true [?] T. Wilson T Clerk.
May 2nd 1842; The above Estray was appraised by Jonathan Spry & John Fisher at $30.00 & return made to J. Downes, JP of Black Creek Township and a transcript was afterwards taken by P. Bolton JP of Liberty Township & return made to me as Clerk of Township; T. Wilson.
The above Estray was sold Oct 2nd for Eighteen Dollars and twenty five cents-The costs were $16.05. A note was given to Township Treasurer for $2.20-for nine months T. Wilson Clerk.

July 28th 1842 This day came Sylvester Skeels & made return of description of Estray Mare which he took up July 26th; The marks are as follows viz A Black Mare fifteen hands high-a white strip in the face from a star in the forehead , a [?] on the nose; the hind feet white & the left fore foot almost white with two black spots near the hoof The neck shows marks of the mare having worn a yoke with hair being worn off-Supposed to be ten years old. No other marks or brands percivable a natural trotter but [?] a little. July 28 1842 T. Wilson, Clerk
This certifies that the mare taken up by S. Skeels was appraised at 25 dollars by Mr. R. Watkins & Adam Bolenbaucher & return made to P. Botton, J.P.  T. Wilson TP Clerk
This is to certify that the above estray mare was claimed & proved to be the property John Stettler and was given up to him as the law directs  Aug 20 1842 T Wilson Clerk  JP Clerk

 

1877 Ear Marks, Liberty Township, Mercer County.

1877 Ear Marks, Liberty Township, Mercer County.

Ear marks, a type of identifying brand, are in the back half of the book. Below are some examples:

This day personally came John F. Wisenborn and made return of his Ear mark for Hogs Sheep & Cattel [sic] as follows viz two Slits in Each Ear
Recorded this 26th day of June AD 1883
Philip Kable clerk

This day came Peter Brehm and made return of his Ear mark for Hogs Sheep & cattel as follows viz a Hole in Right Ear and upper half cross in left Ear
Recorded this 15th day of March 1884
Philip Kable clerk of Liberty Township

This day came Jacob Bollenbacher and made return of his Ear mark for hogs  Sheep and cattel as follows viz a square cross of the right Ear, two slits in the left Ear
Recorded this 5th day of May  AD 1881
Philip Kable clerk

November th 6th 1877
This day Philip Kable made return of his Ear mark as follows viz a hole in Right Ear Square cross of same upper bit of left Ear. Recorded this 6th day of November AD 1877
Philip Kable Clerk

December the 1th 1877
This day personally came John Alt and mate return of his Ear mark for hogs Sheep and Cattel as follows viz a Square cross of Left Ear upper bit in right Ear
Recorded this 1 day of Dec AD 1877
Philip Kable Clerk

This is a great piece of Liberty Township history and I will post more transcriptions as I get them finished.

 

[1] Mary L. Bowman, Abstracts and Extracts of the Legislative Acts and Resolutions of the State of Ohio: 1803-1821 (Mansfield, Ohio: The Ohio Genealogical Society, 1994), p. 19.

[2] Henry Campbell Black, M.A., Black’s Law Dictionary, Third Edition (St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1933), p. 691.

 

Jun 11

Tombstone Tuesday–Bertha M. Allmandinger

Bertha Allmandinger, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. (2013 photo by Karen)

Bertha M. Allmandinger, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. (2013 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Bertha M. Allmandinger, located in row 11 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Bertha M. Allmandinger
1903-1930

It is interesting that the vital details of Bertha’s life were documented in the church records of both Zion Lutheran Chattanooga and Zion Lutheran Schumm.

According to the birth/baptism records of Zion Chatt, Bertha Margaretha Allmandinger was born 9 November 1903 to Wilhelm and Barbara (Hoehamer) Allmandinger. She was baptized 29 November 1903 and her parents were her sponsors.

The Allmandinger family moved from Mercer County to Van Wert County about a year after Bertha’s birth in 1903. In 1904 Bertha’s younger brother Hugo was baptized at Zion Schumm. Bertha was confirmed at Zion Schumm on Palm Sunday, 1 April 1917.

Census enumerations also confirm the family’s move to Van Wert County. They were living in Black Creek Township in 1900 [1] and in Willshire Township in 1910. [2]

According to her burial record at Zion Schumm, Bertha Margaret Allmandinger, was born 9 November 1903 in Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, to William C. and Barbara S. Allmandinger. Bertha died 6 November 1930 at the State Hospital in Gallipolis, at the age of 26 years, 11 months and 25 days. She was buried 10 November 1930 at Zion Cemetery, Schumm.

According to her Ohio death certificate Bertha was a patient of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, but her residence was given as Schumm, Ohio. She died 4 November 1930 of bronchial pneumonia that started on 30 October of that year. Chronic spinal meningitis following an oophorectomy in 1927 and epilepsy that started in 1920 were contributing causes. She was 26 years old and her birth date was given as 1904 in Ohio. The names of her parents were written as “unknown” but her father’s birthplace was given as Ohio and her mother’s as Indiana. Burial was to be in Willshire, Ohio, on 5 November. A hospital recorder was the informant. [3]  

Bertha Allmandinger Ohio death certificate, 1930.

Bertha Allmandinger Ohio death certificate, 1930.

The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics opened 30 November 1893 in Gallipolis, Ohio. It was the first of its kind in the United States and the largest institution dedicated to the care of epileptics and the “epileptic insane.” Before it was established epileptics resided in poorhouses, insane hospitals, infirmaries or jails if family members were unable to care for them. All epileptics in Ohio were eligible for care at the hospital, where patients received medical care, adequate food and clothing, and an education. At the turn of the century there were 42 buildings on the hospital grounds, divided into several groups. In April 1912 there were 1475 patients and 236 employees at the hospital. The hospital closed in 1976 and the only structures that exist today are the two sandstone water towers, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

 

[1] 1900 U.S. census, Black Creek, Mercer, Ohio, ED 74, p. 10A, dwelling 200, family 200, line 5, William C. Almandinger; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 June 2013); from FHL microfilm 1241303, citing National Archives microfilm T623, roll 1303.

[2] 1910 U.S. census, Willshire, Van Wert, Ohio, ED 114, p. 4B, dwelling 79, family 80, line 60, Wm. Allmandinger;. digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 June 2013); from FHL microfilm 1375251, citing National Archives microfilm T624, roll 1238.

[3] “Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:MM9.1.1/X8TL-K87 : accessed 0 June 2013), Bertha Allmandinger, 4 November 1930.

[4] “Gallipolis Epileptic Hospital,” Asylum Projects, (http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Gallipolis_Epileptic_Hospital : accessed 9 June 2013).