Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday - Ulrich & Elizabeth (Stauffer) Oberly





My maternal Great-Great-Grandparents 
Ulrich Oberly(i)
Born: 15 May 1858 in Berne, Switzerland
Died: 18 March 1930 in Dola, Hardin County, OH

Anna Elizabeth Stauffer
Born: 25 Feb 1864 in Eggiwill, Switzerland
Died: 01 Sep 1936 in Dola, Hardin County, OH

Married on 01 Nov 1884 in Allen County, OH

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Dola Cemetery
Located on north side of SR81 between Dola & Dunkirk, Hardin County, OH;
short distance west of TR125 

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday - Johann & Kunigunde (Bleckner) Scheiderer


My maternal 3rd Great-Grandparents  
Johann "Georg" Scheiderer 
Kunigunde "Connie" Bleckner
Married on 8 Nov 1841 in Franklin County, Columbus, OH 

Georg Scheiderer
Born: 23 April 1815 in Mosbach, Bavaria, Germany
Immigrated: 1837
Died: 11 Feb 1882
                  Age: 66 years, 9 months, 19 days                    



Frau (Mrs.) Kunigunde Scheiderer
Born: 23 June  1819 in Bavaria, Germany
Died: 19 April 1889
Age: 69 years, 9 months, 27 days

It is interesting to note the detailed German inscriptions on their tombstones:
Geboren= Born
Eingewandert= Immigrated
Jahre= Year
Gest= Death
Alter= Age

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Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Marysville, Union County, OH
(located on SR736, near the Darby Twp. line)  

     Trinity Lutheran Cemetery was the second burial ground of St. John's Church. When the original congregation divided, the cemetery became the property of the Trinity Lutheran Church. 
  

Friday, January 13, 2012

Marriage - Lewis Wright & Edna Gregory

    
    They say "when you stop looking for something, you'll find it!" While I was recently perusing ancestry.com on no particular mission, I unexpectedly found the Marriage Record for my paternal Great-Grandparents Lewis & Edna Wright. Prior to this discovery, I only knew they were married  "somewhere" in Canada. Otherwise I did have knowledge of the pertinent information found in this record. Yet it is interesting to actually see the journal entry, and serves as a vital document of proof. Kudos to the folks at ancestry.com who are diligently adding scads of records online daily. 
      

 MARRIAGES (p. 68)
 County of Essex - Division of Windsor

 Name of Groom: Wright Lewis L
 Rank or Profession: Farmer
 Bachelor, Widowed, Divorced: B
 Age: 28
 Religious Denomination: Quaker
 Usual Residence: Mt. Victory, O
 Name & Surname of Father: Wright S L
 Rank or Profession of Father: Farmer
 Name & Maiden Name of Mother: Bennett Eliza J
 Name of Bride: Gregory Edna O
 Spinster, Widowed, Divorced: S
 Age: 16
 Religious Denomination: Methodist
 Usual Residence: Marysville, O
 Name & Surname of Father: Gregory G
 Rank or Profession of Father: Laborer
 Name & Maiden Name of Mother: Cross Mary
 When, Where, & How Married: 
   24 Jan 1910 
   Windsor, Essex 
   By License
 Witnesses:
   Hughson Bertha, Windsor
   Hughson Ruth, Windsor
 Date of Return: 4 Feb1910
 Signature of Person Solemnizing Marriage:
   Hughson L.S., Windsor   
  
Source: Archives of Ontario, Series MS932, Reel 147 
Source Information: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928 [database online], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.