Oct 31
Happy Halloween from Karen’s Chatt!
Halloween PC
Some Halloween decorations around our house and yard.
Halloween
Bennett Halloween
Bennett Halloween after dark
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
May you have more Treats than Tricks. Happy Halloween!
Oct 27
Last week I featured advertisers from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area who sponsored Willshire School’s 1952 Willow yearbook. It is a little difficult to make out, but the cover of the 1952 Willow had a western theme, featuring a covered wagon and a cactus.
1952 Willow
This week, the Willshire advertisers from that 1952 Willow. You may remember some of these businesses.
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
Who was Charley? I wonder what his last name was.
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
My mom was the bookkeeper at Willshire Grain & Supply in 1952.
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers
I remember some of these businesses, which brings back memories of days gone by.
Oct 24
Infant son of Adam & Catharine (Huffman) Kable, 1896, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Ohio (2023 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of the infant son of Adam and Catharine (Huffmann) Kable, located in row 2 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Infant Son of
Adam & Katy
Kable
Died
June 19, 1896
This male child was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, to Adam (1861-1948) and Catharine (Hoffman) (1862-1913) Kable on 19 June 1896. [1] The child was born prematurely and died the same day. [2] Just the year before, Adam and Catharine Kable lost another male child due to a premature birth. Their marble tombstones are identical and include a rose at the top and an arch with open gates and a flying dove below the inscription.
The child’s parents had married 17 December 1890 in Mercer County and this was his father Adam Kable’s second marriage. The mother’s name is spelled several different ways on various documents and grave markers–Katharine, Catharine, Katy, Hoffmann, Hoffman, Huffmann, Huffman. On this tombstone her name is spelled Katy but on her tombstone, in the same cemetery, her name is spelled Catharine.
His parents and two infant brothers are also buried in St. Paul UCC Cemetery.
This infant son of Adam and K/C Kable had the following siblings:
Charles/Carl E. Kable (1891/2-1973), married Cora Edna Bellows; married Eva Ann Wurster
Hulda K. Kable (1894-1985), married Philip Kerwood; married Leo Andrews
Male Kable (1895-1895)
Male Kable (1898-1898)
He also had a half-brother from his father Adam’s first marriage to Margaret Miller:
Emil Kable (1889-1978), married Agnes A. Loree; married Lillian Weinman
[1] “Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003,” Mercer County, Liberty Township, entry 19, male Kable, son of Adam Kable & Catharine Huffman, 19 Jun 1896; database with images, FamilySearch.org.
[2] “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” Mercer County Deaths, 1888-1908 Vol.2, no.9 (1897 category), Kable, 19 Jun 1896; database with images, FamilySearch.org.
Oct 20
I have some old Willow yearbooks here at home and they are fun to look through. The Willow was the Willshire Public School yearbook. Willshire Public School consolidated with Rockford Public School in 1961 to form Parkway Local Schools. I believe the first Willow yearbook was published in 1948 and I posted advertisers from that book some time ago: Advertisers in Willshire’s 1948 Willow. And for the 1950 Willow, Advertisers in Willshire’s 1950 Willow.
1952 Willow
Today, some of the advertisers in the 1952 Willow. There were a number of advertisers from all over the area, but my focus here is primarily on Chatt and Willshire. And, since there are quite a number of from Willshire and Chatt, I am going to show the businesses from Chatt today and those from Willshire at another time.
Most of those businesses are no longer around, but it is still fun to see who was in business back then and to see if I remember them or remember hearing about them.
1952 Willow
1952 Willow
1952 Willow
1952 Willow
1952 Willow
1952 Willow
1952 Willow
I see HEFFNER CASH STORE in the last scan. That was probably a popular store. I would go to a cash store!
As you read through the list advertisers you realize just how many businesses were in Chatt over the years. Many more than you would think.
Oct 17
Infant Kable, son of Adam & Katy, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio (2023 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of the infant son of Adam and Catharine (Huffmann) Kable, located in row 2 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Infant Son of
Adam & Katy
Kable
Died
July 23, 1895
Mercer County, Ohio, death records indicate that an unnamed male child, the son of Adam (1861-1948) and Catharine (Hoffman) (1862-1913) Kable, died 23 July 1895. No age was given and death was due to a premature birth. [1]
The parents married 17 December 1890 in Mercer County and this was the father Adam Kable’s second marriage. Note that the mother’s name is spelled several ways on various documents and grave markers over the years–Katharine, Catharine, Katy, Hoffmann, Hoffman, Huffmann, Huffman. On this tombstone her name is spelled Katy but on her tombstone in the same cemetery, her name is spelled Catharine.
Some images on this weathered marble tombstone: a rose at the top and below the inscription, an arch with open gates with a dove flying above.
His parents and two infant brothers are also buried in this cemetery.
This infant son of Adam and K/C Kable had the following siblings:
Charles/Carl E. Kable (1891/2-1973), married Cora Edna Bellows; married Eva Ann Wurster
Hulda K. Kable (1894-1985), married Philip Kerwood; married Leo Andrews
Male Kable (1896-1896)
Male Kable (1898-1898)
He also had a half-brother from his father Adam’s first marriage to Margaret Miller:
Emil Kable (1889-1978), married Agnes A. Loree; married Lillian Weinman
[1] “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” Mercer County Deaths, 1888-1908 Vol.2, no.12, Kable, 23 Jul 1895; database with images, FamilySearch.org.
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