Oct 10

Tombstone Tuesday-Theobald & Caroline (Kable) Leininger

Theobald & Caroline (Kable) Leininger, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio. (2023 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Theobald and Caroline (Kable) Leininger, located in row 6 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

LEININGER
Theobald
1861-1944
Caroline
1862-1934

Theobald Leininger was born in Mercer County, Ohio, likely in Liberty Township, on 20 July 1861, the son of Jacob (1832-1908) and Catherine (Kettering) (1836-1914) Leininger.

In 1870, Theobald Leininger, age 8, attended school and his father Jacob Leininger was a farmer. Their family in 1870: Jacob Leininger, 35; Catharine Leininger, 32; Margaret Leininger, 13; Theobald Leininger, 8; William Leininger, 5; Christina Leininger, 4; Mary Leininger, 2; and Henry Kettering, 25. [1]

No longer a student, in 1880 Theobald Leininger worked on the family farm. The Jacob Leininger family in 1880: Jacob, 47; Catherine, 43; Theobald, 18; William, 16; Christine, 14; Mary, 12; Phoebe, 9; John, 6; and George, 4. [2]

Theobald Leininger married Caroline Kable on 21 January 1886 in Mercer County, married by Rev. Samuel Egger. [3]

Caroline Fredericka Kable was born in Mercer County on 2 January 1863, the daughter of Ferdinand and Catharine (Bollenbacher) Kable. Both of her parents were German immigrants and Caroline was the fourth child born to the couple, their first daughter. Caroline’s two oldest brothers, Jacob and John George, died of dysentery in 1865, shortly after their father Ferdinand returned from serving in the Civil War.

The Ferdinand Kable family in 1870, with daughter Caroline, living in Liberty Township: Ferdinand Kable, 43; Catharine, 37; Adam, 9; Caroline, 7; Louisa, 3; and Catharine, 1. [4] The Ferdinand Kable family in 1880: Ferdinand, 54; Catharine, 45; Adam, 17; Caroline, 16; Louisa, 13; Catherine, 12; and Nettie, 8. [5]

After their marriage Theobald and Caroline Leininger lived on a farm in Black Creek Township. I believe their 80-acre farm was just north of Chatt, on the Black Creek/Liberty township line, aka Strable Road, about a half mile east of route 49, on the north side of the road. The Theobald Leininger family in 1900: Theobald, 38, head; Caroline F, 37, wife; Henry L, 13, son; Edwin A, 8, son; Bertha C, 5, daughter; and Samuel J, 2, son. Theobald was a farmer. The couple had been married 14 years and four of six children born to the couple were living. [6] Theobald served as justice of the peace in Black Creek Township during this time.

The Theobald Leininger family in 1910: Theobald, 48, head; Caroline F, 47, wife; Edwing A, 18, son; Bertha C, 15, daughter; Samuel J, 12, son; Victor F, 5, son. The family lived on Leininger Pike in Black Creek Township. Five of seven children born to the couple were living. [7]

In 1920 Theobald, wife Caroline, and son Victor, lived with married daughter Bertha (Leininger), her husband Leroy Pifer, and their children: Roy Pifer, 28, head; Bertha Pifer, 28, wife; Beatrice Pifer, 1, daughter; Ruby Pifer, 7 months, daughter; Theobald Leininger, 58, father-in-law; Caroline Leininger, 56, wife; Victor Leininger, 15, son. Theobald had retired from farming by this time and his son-in-law Leroy Pifer farmed. [8]

In 1930 Theobald, 68, and Caroline, 67, lived by themselves on Stringtown Pike, in Black Creek Township. Theobald was a stock & poultry [?] farmer. [9]

Caroline (Kable) Leininger died in Liberty Township, Mercer County, on 7 April 1934. She was 71 years, 2 months, and 5 days old and her death was due to complications from dementia. She was a housewife and was buried on the 9th. [10]

In 1940 widower Theobald Leininger once again resided with his daughter Bertha (Leininger) Pifer and her family. The Pifer family in 1940: Leroy C Pifer, 49, head; Bertha C, 45, wife; Beatrice, 22, daughter; Ruby, 20, daughter; Glenda, 19, daughter; Marjorie, 18, daughter; Twyla, 14, daughter; Glee [Verna], 10, daughter; Gerald, 6, son; and Theobald Leininger, 79, widow, father-in-law. [11]

Theobald Leininger died in Mercer County on 7 June 1944. Theobald Leininger’s obituary:

Rockford, June 8—Theobald Leininger, 82, retired farmer of Blackcreek-tp, died Wednesday at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Pifer, near Chattanooga, O.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Leroy Pifer; four sons, H.L. of Caldwell, Ida.; E.A. of Hobart, Ind; S.J. of Liberty-tp and V.F. of Fort. Wayne, Ind; one brother, William of Ft. Wayne, and one sister, Mrs. Andrew Harb of Blackcreek-tp and 15 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. [12]

Theobald and Caroline (Kable) Leininger had the following children:
Henry Lewis Leininger (1887-1976), married Luella Jane Loree
Edwin Anton Leininger (1891-1976), married Lola Mae Landfair; married Gladys (Wood) Landfair
Bertha Caroline Leininger (1895-1978), married Leroy Pifer
Samuel Jacob Leininger (1898-1990), married Lela V Myers
Victor Frederick Leininger (1904-1983), married Naomi C Kuhn

Find a Grave.com also indicates that an infant child born to Theobald and Caroline died 14 July 1889 and is buried at St. Paul UCC Cemetery. [13]

[1] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, p.150B, dwelling 133, family 119, Jacob Lininger [sic]; Ancestry.com.

[2] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 188, p.479A, dwelling 140, family 148, Jacob Leininger; Ancestry.com.

[3] 1886 Leininger/Kable marriage p. 362, 1861-1887

[4] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, dwelling 100, family 92, p.148B, Ferdinand Kable; Ancestry.com.  

[5] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 188, dwelling 51, family 54, p.474C, Ferdnand [sic] Kable; Ancestry.com.

[6] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 74, p.15, dwelling & family 303, Theowald Leininger [sic]; Ancestry.com.

[7] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 107, p. 1A, dwelling & family 8, Theotatt Leininger [sic]; Ancestry.com.

[8] 1920 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 124, p.8A, dwelling & family 157, Dewalt Lemininger [sic]; Ancestry.com.

[9] 1930 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 1, p.6B, dwelling & family 139, Theobald L Lininger; Ancestry.com.

[10] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” Mercer, Liberty, Caroline Fredericka Leininger, 7 Apr 1934; database with images, FamilySearch.org.  

[11] 1940 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 54-1, p.9B, household 188, Leroy C Pifer; Ancestry.com.

[12] Theobald Leininger obituary, The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, 8 Jun 1944, p.4; Ancestry.com.

[13] FindaGrave.com, Memorial no. 28288740, Infant Leininger, St. Paul UCC Cemetery.

Oct 06

Goldsby Alaska Bennett, Black Creek Teacher in 1900

I really enjoy finding surprises in the local censuses. Last week I was reading through the 1900 census for Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, mainly looking at the occupations, when the name of a schoolteacher caught my eye, Goldsby A. Bennett.

I recognized that unusual name right away and wondered what Goldsby Alaska Bennett was doing in my neck of the woods, Black Creek Township. Goldsby Alaska Bennett was from Montezuma, Ohio, area, just south of Grand Lake in Franklin Township. I know this because Goldsby Alaska Bennett was husband Joe’s great-uncle, the brother of Joe’s grandfather Vermont Bennett.

Goldsby A. Bennett, age 21, is shown as a boarder in the Levi Robinson household, which included Levi, age 65, and his wife Matilda, age 62. Levi was a farmer and Goldsby was a schoolteacher. Goldsby had not been employed 4 months, [1] meaning that Goldsby was not employed 4 months between 1 June 1899 and 31 May 1900.

1900 Census, Black Creek Township, Mercer Co, Goldsby A Bennett in Levi Robinson household

Levi Robinson lived in Section 25 of Black Creek Township, on the north side of what is now 707, the last house before Township Line Road, very close to Dublin Township.  

There was a school less than a mile to the west, School no. 7, aka Robinson School. Robinson School was on the corner of 707 and Erastus Durbin Road. I have been told that the old Robinson Schoolhouse is still standing but has been moved. Today it is used as a garage/barn outbuilding on a farm in that area.

Robinson School, in the center of the map below, was on the corner of 707 and Erastus Durbin Road. Route 707 is in the middle of the map, running left to right. Township Line Road is to the right, running up and down.

1900 plat map, Black Creek Township, Mercer Co, Robinson School No.7, Levi Robinson household, Levi Rutledge household

I may be jumping to conclusions here, but it looks like Goldsby Alaska Bennett may have taught at Black Creek’s Robinson School.

But hold on. There was another schoolteacher living about a mile south of the Robinson’s.

Tennie E. Rutledge, age 17, daughter of Levi and Lucinda Rutledge, was also a schoolteacher. She too reported that she was not employed for 4 months. [2] Levi Rutledge lived in Section 36 of Black Creek Township, on Township Line Road, about a half mile north of Tama Road. Dublin Township was across the road from them.

Either one, Bennett or Rutledge, could have taught at Robinson school.

But there’s more.

The Black Creek census was taken by David G. Adams on 11 June 1900. I decided to check on Goldsby Alaska Bennett’s parents, Henry and Sarah Bennett, and his siblings in 1900. They lived in Franklin Township, Mercer County.

I saw that Goldsby Alaska Bennett was also enumerated with his parents and siblings in 1900, all living near Montezuma, in Franklin Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The Franklin Township census was taken on 7 June 1900, five days before Black Creek’s count.

Goldsby Alaska Bennett was enumerated twice in 1900! And he was enumerated as a schoolteacher in both. He reported that he was not employed for 9 months in the Franklin enumeration. His name was slightly different in the two enumerations, Goldsby A. Bennett in Black Creek and Alaska Bennett in Franklin Township, but it is the same person for sure.

Goldsby Alaska Bennett’s father was Henry Brandenburg Bennett. The Henry Bennett household in 1900 in Franklin Township: Henry Bennett, 59, head, farmer; Sallie [Sarah], 55, wife; Dakota, 32, son; Alaska, 21, son, schoolteacher; Minnesota, 26, daughter; Arizona, 18, son; Delaware, 16, son; and Vermont, 13, son. [3]

1900 Census, Franklin Twp, Mercer Co, Alaska Bennett in Henry Bennett household

Both enumerations were taken in June and schools were probably not in session during the summer months, as most older children probably helped on the farm and around the house during the summer.  

You may have noticed some interesting names in the Henry Brandenburg Bennett family. Henry Brandenburg Bennett, Joe’s great-grandfather, named his seven children after U.S. states or territories:

Nevada B. Bennett (1865-1925), married John J. Beauchamp
Dakota T. Bennett (1868-1936), married Anna Manning
Minnesota Bennett (1873-1953), married James Austin Drumm
Goldsby Alaska Bennett (1878-1953), married Ida Ellen Monroe
Arizona Landon Bennett (1881-1961), married Orla Yancy
Delaware Samuel Bennett (1884-1937), married Mattie Evelyn Yeaton
Vermont H. Bennett (1886-1964), married Lura Vivian Monroe; married Mattie Evelyn (Yeaton) Bennett

Below is a photo of the Henry Brandenburg family. Goldsby Alaska is standing, second from left.

Standing: Vermont, Goldsby Alaska, Dakota, Arizona, Delaware; Seated: Nevada, Henry Brandenburg Bennett, Sarah (Milligan) Bennett, Minnesota

A little about Goldsby “Alaska” Bennett: He was born in Mercer County on 27 November 1878, the fourth child, the second son of Henry Brandenburg and Sarah Maria (Milligan) Bennett. He grew up near Montezuma, became a teacher and taught for several terms.

Goldsby Alaska Bennett married Ida Ellen Monroe (1883-1967) on 27 March 1910 in Mercer County and they moved to a farm in Paulding County, Ohio. There he farmed, served as the school board clerk, and was a founder of the Oakwood Telephone Company and the Oakwood Oil Company.

Goldsby Alaska Bennett died on his 75th birthday, 27 November 1953. His widow Ida died 13 December 1967.

Goldsby Alaska Bennett

Alaska and Ida (Monroe) Bennett had the following children:
Rex Monroe Bennett (1910-2005), married Avis Shisler
Doris Bennett (1912-2009), married Aaron Kohart
Edgar Lee Bennett (1913-2006), married Elsie Weaver; married Aletha Gunderman McCullough
Lois Bennett (1915-1983)
Homer Francis Bennett (1917-1985), married Helen Grace Westenbarger
Dorothy Bennett (1919-1962), married Horace France

What an interesting piece of Bennett and Black Creek history!

[1] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 74, p.4, dwelling & family 90, Goldsby A Bennett, in household of Levi Robinson; Ancestry.com.

[2] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 74, p.4, dwelling & family 88, Levi Rutledge; Ancestry.com.

[3] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Franklin, ED 79, p.5, dwelling 102, family 104, Henry Bennett; Ancestry.com.

Oct 03

Tombstone Tuesday-Catharine (Huffmann) Kable

Catharine (Huffmann) Kable, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio. (2023 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Catharine (Huffmann) Kable, located in row 1 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

CATHARINE
KABLE  
1862-1913
Christ Is My Hope
KABLE

Catharine Huffmann was born 5 March 1862 in Mercer County, the daughter of Ferdinand (1830-1908) and Elisabeth (Herzog) (1834-1917) Huffmann, both German immigrants. The Huffmanns attended Zion Lutheran, Chatt, and are buried in Kessler/Liberty Cemetery.

Zion Lutheran Chatt’s church records, as well as many early records, spell her name as Katharine. However, her tombstone spells her name as Catharine. For this post I am using the Catharine spelling, as is written on her tombstone. In addition, Zion Chatt’s records spell her maiden name Hoffmann, but her parents’ tombstone is inscribed as Huffmann. Both spellings are seen over the years but Huffmann appears to have been the more common spelling here.

Catharine was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, where she grew up. The Ferdinand Huffmann household in 1870: Ferdinand (as Finland [sic]); 41; Elisabeth (as Isabella [sic]); 38; George, 17; Margaret, 15; John, 12; Philip, 10; Elizabeth, 10; Catharine, 7; Jacob, 6; and Fredrick, 3. [1]

The Ferdinand Huffmann household in 1880: Ferdinand, 51; Elizabeth, 45; John, 22; Philip, 19; Elizabeth, 20; Katie, 17; Jacob, 15; Frederick, 13; and Rose Ann, 5. [2]

Catharine Huffmann married widower Adam Kable 17 December 1890 in Mercer County. [3] Adam’s first wife, Margaret/Maggie Miller, died in 1889. Adam and Maggie had one son, Emil, born in 1889.

The Adam Kable family in 1900: Adam Kable, 38; Catharine/Katie Kable, 38, Carl Kable, 8, son; and Hulda Kable, 6, daughter. This enumeration indicates the couple had been married 9 years and that wife Catharine had given birth to 6 children, 3 of them living. Adam was a farmer. [4]

The Adam Kable family in 1910: Adam Kable, 48; Catharine Kable, 47, wife; Carl Kable, 18, single, son; and Hulda Kable, 16, single, daughter. This enumeration indicates Adam and Catharine had been married 19 years, this was Adam’s second marriage and Katharine’s first, and that Katharine had given birth to 5 children, 2 of them living. [5]

Catharine (Huffmann) Kable died in Liberty Township on 26 November 1913 at the age of 51 years, 8 months, and 21 days. Her cause of death was given as tuberculosis. She was buried on the 28th. [6]

Adam and Catharine had the following children:
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 (1896-1896)
Male Kable (1898-1898)

[1] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, p.147A, dwelling, family, Finland Hoffman [sic]; Ancestry.com.

[2] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 188, p.472D, dwelling 27, family 28, Ferdinand Hoffman; Ancestry.com.

[3] Ohio, U.S., County Marriages, Records, 1774-1993, Mercer, 1887-1904, p.242, Adam Kable & Katie Hoffman, 17 Dec 1890; Ancestry.com.

[4] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 85, p.17, dwelling 337, family 344, Adam Kable; Ancestry.com.

[5] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 119, p.12B, dwelling 226, family 233, Adam Kable; Ancestry.com.

[6] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” Mercer County, Katharine Kable, 26 Nov 1913; database with images, FamilySearch.org.

Sep 29

Truck Farmers in Willshire Township, 1910

Recently, while looking through occupations in the local 1910 censuses, I noticed that some farmers were Truck Farmers.

Truck farms and trucks farmer are familiar terms to me. When I think of a truck farm, I visualize a small agricultural enterprise that produces vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other edibles that are sold or traded locally. I visualize the farmer taking his produce to market on a truck.

I thought the term truck farm was associated with the transportation vehicle, the truck.

But when I saw that term used in the 1910 census I wondered about the type of transportation they were using at that time. Were they really using trucks to transport their goods in 1910?

Trucks and cars were very new inventions in the early 1900s. Trucks were invented and produced in the late 1890s and it is hard to believe that they were that widespread here in rural Ohio in the early 1900s. A wagon pulled by a horse or mule was the norm here for several more years, if not a couple more decades.

So, I looked up the term truck farm and learned that it does not mean at all what I thought. The term has nothing to do with motor transportation. 

The word truck, as used in the context of truck farm, actually means to barter. 

The word truck comes from the Old French word troquer, meaning to exchange or barter. It originally meant any commodity for sale, and that included garden produce for sale at the market. In the late 1700s, truck meant garden vegetables intended for sale in the market. Many truck farmers traded their produce at the town market.

Truck farms were sometimes known as market gardens, and their bounty fed both the family and as well as the local community and truck came to be synonymous with fresh fruit and vegetables.

1910, Gertrude Roehm, Truck Farm

 

Gertrude Roehm, 1910, Truck Farm, Willshire Township

I looked through the 1910 censuses for Willshire, Black Creek, and Liberty townships, looking specifically for truck farmers. Most farmers’ occupation was listed as general farm. However, Willshire Township specifically mentioned a few truck farms.

Minnie Schumm, Truck Farm, 1910, Willshire Township

 

Minnie Schumm, Truck Farm, 1910, Willshire Township

Below are some local farmers that are specifically listed as a truck farmer in the 1910 census in Willshire Township:

Gertrude Roehm, 44, truck farm
Minnie Schumm, 50, truck & fruit
Jacob Seaman, 64, fruit & truck
Andrew Medaugh, 64, poultry & truck
Calvin Morehead, 71, truck
David Miller, 42, truck
E. W. Philbe, 78, truck & poultry

So interesting to learn the origins of some words and terms.

And lastly, a shout-out to a reader and budding young genealogist Isaac, who is working to earn his Boy Scout Genealogy Badge and who enjoys researching his family history at the same time. It is always wonderful to hear about young people who are interested in their family history and enjoy the challenge of the research. Keep up the good work, Isaac. Isaac also shared a website, Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree. This link is also on Karen’s Chatt Links page.  

Sep 26

Tombstone Tuesday-Adam Kable

Adam Kable, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. (2023 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of Adam Kable, located in row 8 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Adam
KABLE
1861-1948

Adam Kable was born in Mercer County, Ohio, 11 August 1861, the son of Ferdinand and Catharine (Bollenbacher) Kable, both German immigrants. Adam was the third child, the third son, born to the couple. Adam’s two older brothers, Jacob and John George, died of dysentery in 1865, shortly after the father Ferdinand returned from serving in the Civil War. The two brothers are both buried in Kessler/Liberty Cemetery.  

The Ferdinand Kable family in 1870: Ferdinand, 43; Katharine, 37; Adam, 9; Caroline, 7; Louisa, 3; Catharine, 1. [1] The Ferdinand Kable family in 1880: Ferdinand, 54; Katharine, 45; Adam, 17; Caroline, /16; Louisa, 13; Catherine, 12; and Nettie, 8. [2]

Adam Kable married Margaret/Maggie Miller in Van Wert County on 17 June 1888. [3] They set up housekeeping in Mercer County and had a child, Emil, born 2 April 1889. Margaret/Maggie died of consumption later that year, on 13 November 1889. Her death record indicates that she was married, age 28 years, 1 month, and 2 days. [4] Her date of birth was 11 October 1861, as calculated from that information. I do not know where Margaret/Maggie is buried.

About a year later Adam Kable married a second time, to a Chattanooga-area girl, Katharine/Katie/Catharine Hoffman/Huffmann. Adam and Katharine married 17 December 1890 in Mercer County. [5] Katharine Hoffmann/Huffmann was born 5 March 1862 in Mercer County, the daughter of Ferdinand (1830-1908) and Elisabeth (Herzog) (1834-1917) Huffmann, both German immigrants. The Huffmanns attended Zion Lutheran, Chatt, and are buried in Kessler/Liberty Cemetery. Their name is spelled Huffmann on their tombstone, which appears to be the accepted spelling of the name, although Zion Chatt’s church records record the name as Hoffmann. The church records also spell their daughter’s name as Katharine, while later in life she spelled is at Catharine, which is the way it is spelled on her tombstone.

The Adam Kable family in 1900: Adam Kable, 38; Katharine/Katie Kable, 38, Carl Kable, 8, son; and Hulda Kable, 6, daughter. This enumeration indicates the couple had been married 9 years and that wife Katharine had given birth to 6 children, 3 of them living. Adam was a farmer. [6]

The Adam Kable family in 1910: Adam Kable, 48; Katharine Kable, 47, wife; Carl Kable, 18, single, son; and Hulda Kable, 16, single, daughter. This enumeration indicates Adam and Katharine had been married 19 years, this was Adam’s second marriage and Katharine’s first, and that Katharine had given birth to 5 children, 2 of them living. [7]

Adam’s wife Katharine (Huffmann) Kable died from tuberculosis 26 November 1913 and is buried in St. Paul UCC Cemetery.

Adam Kable in 1920: Adam, 59, head, widow; Hulda Kable, 26, single, daughter; Dorothea Kable, 7, grandchild. [8] In 1930 and 1940 Adam Kable, widowed, was enumerated with Lizzie Huffman, single, sister/maid. Lizzie was actually Adam’s sister-in-law, the sister of his late wife Katharine. [9] [10]

Adam Kable died in Mercer County from bronchial pneumonia on 23 August 1948. Adam was age 87 years and 12 days old and was buried on the 25th. Adam’s obituary:

Funeral for Mercer Co. Man Set for Friday
Funeral services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Reformed Church of Liberty Township, in Mercer County, for Adam Kable, 87, who died Monday evening, at his home in Chattanooga. Burial will be at the church cemetery, with services under the direction of the Rev. Walter Ahrens.

Kable, who had been ill about seven weeks, was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, August 11, 1861, a son of Ferdinand and Catherine Kable. He was married twice, to Maggie Miller, and Catherine Huffman, both of whom preceded him in death.

He is survived by a sister, Catherine Kable, also of Chattanooga, and three children, Mrs. Leo Andrews of Dayton, Emil Kable of Caldwell, Idaho and Karl Kable of Rockford RFD 3.

Friends may call at Ketcham’s Funeral Home in Rockford, after 7 p.m. Tuesday. [11]

Adam Kable and his first wife Margaret/Maggie Miller had one child:
Emil Kable (1889-1978), married Agnes A. Loree; married Lillian Weinman

Adam Kable and his second wife Katharine Huffmann had two children who lived to maturity and several children who died in infancy:
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 (1896-1896)
Male Kable (1898-1898)

[1] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, dwelling 100, family 92, p.148B, Ferdinand Kable; Ancestry.com.  

[2] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 188, dwelling, 51, family 54, p.474C, Ferdnand [sic] Kable; Ancestry.com.

[3] Ohio, US., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Van Wert, 1878-1891, p.251, Adam Kable & Maggie Miller, 17 Jun 1888; Ancestry.com.

[4] Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, Mercer Co, Vol. 2, p.320, Margaret Kable, 13 Nov 1889; FamilySearch.org.  

[5] Ohio, U.S., County Marriages, Records, 1774-1993, Mercer, 1887-1904, p.242, Adam Kable & Katie Hoffman, 17 Dec 1890; Ancestry.com.

[6] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 85, p.17, dwelling 337, family 344, Adam Kable; Ancestry.com.

[7] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 119, p.12B, dwelling 226, family 233, Adam Kable; Ancestry.com.

[8] 1920 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 140, p.8A, dwelling 148, family 160, Adam Kable; Ancestry.com.