Sherman Knapp1
M, b. February 1866
Birth* | Sherman Knapp was born in February 1866 at Michigan.1 |
(Witness) Census | He appeared on the census of 9 June 1880 Porter Twp., Van Buren, Michigan, in the household of Ezra Knapp; page 573A, occupation farmer, four children.2 |
Census* | Sherman Knapp appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, ED 110, Sheet 20, page 108A, occupation contracter- builder, owned home, married for second time, four children at home.3 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1880-1900.
- [S1] Census of Population 1880.
- [S1] Census of Population 1900.
Orvis Grout1
M, b. November 1858
Birth* | Orvis Grout was born in November 1858 at Wisconsin.1 |
Marriage* | He married Florence Belle Knapp, daughter of Edward Willard Knapp and Malissa Charlotte Otto, circa 1883 at Kansas.1 |
Census* | Orvis Grout appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, ED 76, Sheet 1, occupation farmer, renting, married 17 years, 4 children, 4 living at home, lived next door to E.W. and M.C. Otto.1 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1900.
Willie Knapp1
M, b. 1869
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1880.
Marion Knapp1
F, b. 1856
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1880.
Katherine M. Dockins1,2
F, b. 1933
Citations
- [S245] Amarillo Daily News, 6 January 1970, 14.
- [S1] Census of Population 1940.
Lottie May Benedict1,2
F, b. February 1896, d. 27 January 1929
Birth* | Lottie May Benedict was born in February 1896 at Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska.1,2,4 |
(Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of June 1900 Willow Creek Precinct, Pierce, Nebraska, in the household of Allen Benedict; ED 52, sheet 2A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 26 years, 8 children, 7 living.4 |
Married Name | As of 23 February 1916,her married name was Otto.1,2 |
Marriage* | Lottie May Benedict married Guy E. Otto, son of John Wm. Otto and Mattie V. (Martha) Adams, on 23 February 1916 at Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska; by John T. Rowan, Minister, witnessed by Charles Palmer and Julia Benedict.1,2 |
(Witness) Census | Lottie May Benedict appeared on the census of 24 March 1920 Willow Creek Twp., Pierce, Nebraska, in the household of Guy E. Otto; ED 176, sheet 8B, occupation farrmer, renting, 1 child.5 |
Death* | Lottie May Benedict died on 27 January 1929 at Nebraska at age 32; buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview, Nebraska.1,6 |
Citations
- [S263] Pierce County Historical Society, Pierce County Cemeteries, Pleasant View Cemetery.
- [S448] Nebraska County Clerk Pierce County, Pierce County, Nebraska Marriage Registrations, Book E, page 27.
- [S448] Nebraska County Clerk Pierce County, Pierce County, Nebraska Marriage Registrations, Marriage record of Lottie May Benedict, Book E, page 27.
- [S1] Census of Population 1900.
- [S1] Census of Population 1920.
- [S451] Probate File of Lottie Ottie 2789 (Probate Record 15, page 169).
Amos Steinmetz1
M, b. 15 March 1818
Citations
- [S61] Jacob Burgner, History of the Burgner Family.
Earl D. Meilke1
M, b. 1 May 1920, d. 9 July 1958
Birth* | Earl D. Meilke was born on 1 May 1920 at South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana.2 |
Obit | Earl D.'s obituary was published in the South Bend Tribune on 9 July 1958: Earl D. Meilke, 618 S. 33rd. St., died at 3:30 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital after an illness of several months. He was born in South Bend May 1, 1920 and on March 3, 1946, married Norma M. Tallman, who survives. Also surviving are his father, Louis H. Meilke of South Bend and a daughter, Kathryn Ann, at home. Friends may call after noon Thursday in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home and until services there at 2 p.m. Friday. Rev. J.D. Hamel, pastor of First Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Meilke was a member of the church, St. Joseph Lodge 45, F & AM and Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of South Bend.2 |
Death* | He died on 9 July 1958 at South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, at age 38.1 |
Citations
- [S74] South Bend Tribune, Earl D. Meilke 9 JUly 1958.
- [S74] South Bend Tribune, 9 July 1958.
George R. Hurst1
M, b. 1905
Citations
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, Mary Hurst, 10 February 1915.
- [S1] Census of Population 1910.
Elvira Rooks1,2,3
F, d. circa 1893
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1900.
- [S155] Terese Lindquist, Anderson County Kansas Marriages.
- [S204] Anderson County Genealogical Society, Anderson County, Kansas Cemeteries, page 104 - number 1536 w/genealogical notes.
- [S204] Anderson County Genealogical Society, Anderson County, Kansas Cemeteries.
Laura Nell O'Daffer1,2
?, b. 24 June 1907, d. 24 June 1907
Citations
- [S204] Anderson County Genealogical Society, Anderson County, Kansas Cemeteries.
- [S59] Karen Feisel, "Karen Feisel Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
Mary Babb1
F, b. 1894
Birth* | Mary Babb was born in 1894 at Kansas.2 |
Married Name | As of after 1923,her married name was Cook.1 |
Marriage* | She married William Chalmers Cook, son of John Cook and Martha (?), after 1923 at Kansas.1 |
(Witness) Census | Mary Babb appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 Lincoln Twp., Anderson, Kansas, in the household of William Chalmers Cook; ED 4, sheet 6B, occupation proprietor-hardware and lumber store, owned home valued at $1,200, 1 child at home.2 |
Citations
- [S204] Anderson County Genealogical Society, Anderson County, Kansas Cemeteries.
- [S1] Census of Population 1930.
Flo Kathryn Stephenson1,2
F, b. 12 June 1903, d. 25 February 1971
Birth* | Flo Kathryn Stephenson was born on 12 June 1903 at Wellston, Jackson, Ohio; daughter of B.L. Stephenson and Mary K. Gaylor.3,1 |
Married Name | As of 12 September 1924,her married name was O'Daffer.1 |
Marriage* | She married Ray Lewis O'Daffer, son of Lewis C. O'Daffer and Anna R. Rader, on 12 September 1924 at Athens, Athens, Ohio; Ray and Flo were students.1 |
Married Name | As of after 1935,her married name was Wallace.4 |
Death* | Flo Kathryn Stephenson died on 25 February 1971 at Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, at age 67; died in Columbus, divorced at time.3,5 |
Obit | Flo Kathryn's obituary was published in the Circleville Herald on 27 February 1971: Mrs. Flo Stephenson Wallace, 67, of 121 S. Scioto St., died 7:40 p.m. Thursday in University Hospital, Columbus. Born June 12, 1903 in Wellston, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Catherine Stephenson. Her first husband, Ray Lewis Odaffer, and a son, Robert, preceded her in death. She is survived by a son, Ray Odaffer, of Wooster; three grandchildren; and a sister, Sister Helen David, Ventura, Calif. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Defenbaugh Funeral Home with Rev. Foster Jenne officiating. Cremation will follow.4 |
Citations
- [S2063] Ohio County Courthouses, Ohio County Marriages, 1790-1950.
- [S81] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Death 1958-98, Pickaway, Vol. 20405, Cert. 018128.
- [S44] Social Security Death Index.
- [S1860] Newspapers.com, Newspapers.com.
- [S81] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Death 1958-98, Vol. 20405, Cert. 018128.
- [S81] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Death 1958-98, Vol. 21841, Cert. 072021.
- [S59] Karen Feisel, "Karen Feisel Ancestral File", Ancestral File.
Jonathan O. Hurst1
M, b. 1902
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1910.
Edith Hurst1
F, b. 1908
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1910.
David Baker1
M, b. 1814
Birth* | David Baker was born in 1814 at Virginia.1 |
Census* | He appeared on the census of 18 July 1860 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 286, occupation day laborer, land valued at $400, single, lived next to his brother John.1 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Theodore Tucker1
M, b. 1853
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Frances H. Tucker1
F, b. 1855
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Eliza Tucker1
F, b. 1857
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Martha Tucker1
F, b. 1859
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Charles Louis Bluemer1,2
M, b. 25 May 1893, d. 27 May 1969
Birth* | Charles Louis Bluemer was born on 25 May 1893 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois.3,2 |
(Witness) Census | He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 District 11, Bedford, Tennessee, in the household of Eddie Thomas Curtis and Amanda Elizabeth (Bettie) Callahan; ED 15, sheet 2A, occupation farmer, renting, married 9 years, 4 children, 4 living.4 |
Marriage* | Charles Louis Bluemer married Alice Belle Ranney, daughter of Edwin Samuel Ranney and Irene (Renie) M. Fry, on 28 October 1917 at Franklin, Ohio; Alice prior marriage to Kerins.5,2 |
(Witness) Census | Charles Louis Bluemer appeared on the census of 6 January 1920 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Irene (Renie) M. Fry; ED 273, sheet 8A, no occupation, widowed, two granddaughters, son-in-law and daughter.6 |
Death* | Charles Louis Bluemer died on 27 May 1969 at Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada, at age 76; buried at Hawthorne Cemetery.3,7 |
Citations
- [S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Greenlawn.
- [S2063] Ohio County Courthouses, Ohio County Marriages, 1790-1950.
- [S44] Social Security Death Index.
- [S1] Census of Population 1910.
- [S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Green Lawn.
- [S1] Census of Population 1920.
- [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Hawthorne, Mineral, Nevada.
Jacob B. Connelly1,2
M, b. 1810, d. 1881
Marriage* | Jacob B. Connelly married Malissa (?)1,2 |
Birth* | Jacob B. Connelly was born in 1810 at Pennsylvania.3,2 |
Census* | He appeared on the census of 16 July 1860 at Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, pages 539 and 591 (two residences!), occupation carpenter & drygoods clerk, one property valued at $5,170, the other at $1,200, four chidren.4 |
Death* | He died in 1881 at Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.1,2 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1880.
- [S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Greenlawn.
- [S1] Census of Population 1860, 1880.
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Malissa (?)1,2
F, b. 1817, d. 1892
Married Name | Her married name was Connelly.1,2 |
Marriage* | Malissa (?) married Jacob B. Connelly.1,2 |
Birth* | Malissa (?) was born in 1817 at Ohio.1,2 |
(Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of 16 July 1860 Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob B. Connelly; pages 539 and 591 (two residences!), occupation carpenter & drygoods clerk, one property valued at $5,170, the other at $1,200, four chidren.3 |
Death* | Malissa (?) died in 1892 at Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.1,2 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1880.
- [S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Greenlawn.
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Emaline F. Connelly1
F, b. 1845
Birth* | Emaline F. Connelly was born in 1845 at Ohio.1 |
(Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of 16 July 1860 Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob B. Connelly; pages 539 and 591 (two residences!), occupation carpenter & drygoods clerk, one property valued at $5,170, the other at $1,200, four chidren.1 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Estella G. Connelly1
F, b. 1848
Birth* | Estella G. Connelly was born in 1848 at Ohio.1 |
(Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of 16 July 1860 Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob B. Connelly; pages 539 and 591 (two residences!), occupation carpenter & drygoods clerk, one property valued at $5,170, the other at $1,200, four chidren.1 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Alice A. Connelly1
F, b. 1851
Birth* | Alice A. Connelly was born in 1851 at Ohio.1 |
(Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of 16 July 1860 Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob B. Connelly; pages 539 and 591 (two residences!), occupation carpenter & drygoods clerk, one property valued at $5,170, the other at $1,200, four chidren.1 |
Citations
- [S1] Census of Population 1860.
Agnes Baker1
F, b. 12 October 1868, d. 13 September 1869
Citations
- [S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries.
Jacob Graffis1
M
Citations
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, Levi Graffis, 22 July 1926.
- [S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, information on Graffis-Lunsford marriage application.
Addie Moore1
F, d. 5 May 1918
Citations
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, Levi Graffis, 22 July 1926.
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, 6 May 1918.
Mary Jane Woodcox1
F, b. 17 January 1856, d. 17 August 1890
Married Name | Her married name was Sewell. |
Marriage* | Mary Jane Woodcox married (?) Sewell. |
Birth* | Mary Jane Woodcox was born on 17 January 1856 at Fulton, Ohio; buried at the Burton Cemetery.3,4 |
(Witness) Census | She appeared on the census of 14 July 1870 Delaware Twp., Defiance, Ohio, in the household of Nelson E. Woodcox; page 73B, occupation farm laborer, renting, 8 children at home, Ulrich lived with a family nearby.5 |
Moved* | Mary Jane Woodcox moved to Fulton, Indiana, in 1873; probably with her brother Ulrich.2 |
Married Name | As of 24 August 1879,her married name was Spohn.6 |
Marriage* | She married Isaiah Spohn, son of Henry Spohn and Susanna Walter, on 24 August 1879 at Fulton, Indiana.6 |
(Witness) Census | Mary Jane Woodcox appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 Rochester Twp., Fulton, Indiana, in the household of Isaiah Spohn; ED 42, sheet 42, page 98B, occupation farmer, two children, living next door to parents.3 |
Death* | Mary Jane Woodcox died on 17 August 1890 at Fulton, Indiana, at age 34; buried at the Burton Cemetery.4 |
Obit | Mary Jane's obituary was published in the Rochester Sentinel on 20 August 1890: DIED - Mrs. Isaiah (Mary J. Woodcox) Spohn died Sunday evening, after a long illness, from consumption.7 |
(Witness) Obit | She witnessed the Obit of Isaiah Spohn on 16 March 1944 at Rochester Sentinel, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, Isaiah SPOHN, age 92, well-known Fulton county resident, died at 7:00 o’clock Wednesday night at his home at 1507 South Jefferson street, death being attributed to complications following a lengthy illness. He was born March 28, 1851, in Carrol county, Ohio, to Henry and Susana (WALTERS) SPOHN, and moved to this county with his parents at the age of three. The deceasd was married to Mary Jane WOODCOX, who preceded him in death. The retired farmer had a host of friends throughout the community and was a member of the Rochester United Brethren church. Surviving are a son, Frances SPOHN of this city; a step-son Andrew J. SEWELL of Warsaw, Ill; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 o’clock Friday afternoon from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home, Rev. David LIVENGOOD officiating. Intermant will be in the Rochester Citizens cemetery.6 |
Family 2 | Isaiah Spohn b. 28 Mar 1851, d. 15 Mar 1944 |
Children | |
Citations
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, Isaiah Spohn, 16 March 1944.
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, Ulrich Woodcox, 21 March 1939.
- [S1] Census of Population 1880.
- [S162] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Cemeteries (Tombaugh), Burton Cemetery.
- [S1] Census of Population 1870.
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, 16 March 1944.
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, 20 August 1890.
- [S1] Census of Population 1900.
- [S124] Rochester Sentinel, 27 January 1883.