Egolf Family 1
Descendants of Egolff
Generation No. 1
1. EGOLFF1 He married MARGRET May 14, 1639 in Basserdorf Church Switzerland.
Children of EGOLFF and MARGRET are:
2.i.HANS JACOB2 EGOLFF, b. 1645, Zurich Switzerland; d. January 14, 1711/12, Untersheffienz Germany.
3.ii.ANNA EGOLFF, b. October 24, 1661, Zurich Switzerland; d. January 17, 1721/22, Zurich Switzerland.
4.iii.HANS EGOLFF, b. 1656, Zurich Switzerland; d. June 28, 1701, Untersheffienz Germany.
Generation No. 2
2. HANS JACOB2 EGOLFF (EGOLFF1) was born 1645 in Zurich Switzerland, and died January 14, 1711/12 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married EVA ? 1678. She was born 1650 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died April 20, 1714 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Children of HANS EGOLFF and EVA ? are:
i.MARGARETHA3 EGOLFF, b. August 01, 1679, Unterschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden Germany.
5.ii.HANS HEINRICH EGOLFF, b. December 23, 1681, Untersheffienz Mosbach, Baden Germany; d. June 21, 1734.
iii.EVA EGOLFF, b. October 04, 1684, Unterschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden Germany.
6.iv.HANS JACOB EGOLFF, b. July 25, 1686, Unterschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden Germany.
v.MALE EGOLFF, b. December 13, 1689, Unterschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden Germany; d. December 14, 1689, Unterschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden Germany.
3. ANNA2 EGOLFF (EGOLFF1) was born October 24, 1661 in Zurich Switzerland, and died January 17, 1721/22 in Zurich Switzerland. She married KUNRAD RINKER July 07, 1691 in Zurich Switzerland, son of JOGLI RINKER and ELISBETH LEIBACHER. He was born January 01, 1669/70 in Zurich Switzerland, and died February 15, 1739/40 in Zurich Switzerland.
Children of ANNA EGOLFF and KUNRAD RINKER are:
i.ANNA3 RINKER, b. May 05, 1692, Zurick Switzerland; d. July 21, 1693, Zurick Switzerland.
ii.ANNA RINKER, b. June 03, 1694, Zurick Switzerland; d. March 25, 1695, Zurick Switzerland.
7.iii.JAKOB RINKER, b. October 13, 1695, Zurick Switzerland; d. October 24, 1734.
4. HANS2 EGOLFF (EGOLFF1) was born 1656 in Zurich Switzerland, and died June 28, 1701 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married CATHERINE HAASS, daughter of HANS HAASS and EVA. She was born March 1661/62 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died 1734 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Children of HANS EGOLFF and CATHERINE HAASS are:
8.i.ELIAS3 EGOLFF, b. September 17, 1686, Untersheffienz Germany; d. February 20, 1767, Untersheffienz Germany.
9.ii.ANDREAS EGOLFF, b. October 24, 1698, Untersheffienz Germany; d. June 21, 1771, Untersheffienz Germany.
Generation No. 3
5. HANS HEINRICH3 EGOLFF (HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 23, 1681 in Untersheffienz Mosbach, Baden Germany, and died June 21, 1734. He married MARIA MARGARETHA BENDER May 03, 1712 in Untersheffienz Mosbach Baden Germany, daughter of PETER BENDER. She was born 1687 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died 1753 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Children of HANS EGOLFF and MARIA BENDER are:
10.i.GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, b. February 15, 1723/24, Untersheffienz Germany; d. February 15, 1795, New Hanover Twp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
11.ii.ANNA MARGARETHA EGOLFF, b. September 22, 1713, Untersheffienz Germany.
iii.JOHANN HEINRICH EGOLFF, b. January 11, 1717/18, Untersheffienz Germany.
iv.GEORGE ADAM EGOLFF, b. August 05, 1720, Untersheffienz Germany; d. February 15, 1795, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
Notes for GEORGE ADAM EGOLFF:
emigrated to Philadelphia in 1738
v.CHRISTINA BARBARA EGOLFF, b. January 13, 1723/24, Untersheffienz Germany.
vi.ANNA CATHERINE EGOLFF, b. January 1726/27, Untersheffienz Germany.
6. HANS JACOB3 EGOLFF (HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 25, 1686 in Unterschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden Germany. He married ANNA SCHULTHESS. She was born Abt. 1692 in Zurich Switzerland.
Child of HANS EGOLFF and ANNA SCHULTHESS is:
i.HEINRICH4 EGOLFF, b. July 17, 1714, Zurich Switzerland.
7. JAKOB3 RINKER (ANNA2 EGOLFF, EGOLFF1) was born October 13, 1695 in Zurick Switzerland, and died October 24, 1734. He married SUSANNA BACHMANN, daughter of RUDI BACHMANN and VERENA LEIBACHER. She was born August 20, 1707 in Zurick Switzerland.
Child of JAKOB RINKER and SUSANNA BACHMANN is:
i.HEINRICH4 RINKER, b. 1734, Zurick Switzerland; d. 1796.
8. ELIAS3 EGOLFF (HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born September 17, 1686 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died February 20, 1767 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married ANNA BENDER, daughter of ANDREAS BENDER and MARGARETHA MEYER. She was born May 16, 1692 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died September 19, 1760 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Children of ELIAS EGOLFF and ANNA BENDER are:
i.ANNA MARGARETHA4 EGOLFF, b. January 13, 1718/19, Untersheffienz Germany; d. March 04, 1790, Untersheffienz Germany; m. GEORGE ADAM WAGNER, April 22, 1749, Unterschefflenz Mosbach Baden Germany.
ii.ANNA ELISABETH EGOLFF, b. October 20, 1721, Untersheffienz Germany; d. February 14, 1772, Untersheffienz Germany; m. HANS MARTIN BOPP.
9. ANDREAS3 EGOLFF (HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born October 24, 1698 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died June 21, 1771 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married ELIZABETH.
Child of ANDREAS EGOLFF and ELIZABETH is:
12.i.ANNA KATHERINE4 EGOLFF, b. August 12, 1728, Untersheffienz Germany; d. February 28, 1784, Untersheffienz Germany.
Generation No. 4
10. GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF (HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 15, 1723/24 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died February 15, 1795 in New Hanover Twp. Montgomery Pennsylvania. He married MARIA ELIZEBETH SCHALLERIN/SCHADLERIN October 07, 1746 in Muenchweiler Germany. She was born October 07, 1726 in Munchweiler Germany, and died August 08, 1808 in New Hanover Twp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
Children of GEORGE EGOLFF and MARIA SCHALLERIN/SCHADLERIN are:
i.ANN MARGARET5 EGOLPH, b. 1748, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania; m. SIGMOND BURGERT.
13.ii.HENRY HEINRICH EGOLPH, b. 1757, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. August 05, 1829, Fairfield County Ohio.
iii.JACOB EGOLFF, b. February 09, 1752, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
iv.MICHAEL EGOLFF, b. March 18, 1754, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania; d. September 15, 1847, Montgomery Pennsylvania.
v.JOHN EGOLFF, b. 1762, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
vi.ADAM EGOLFF, b. 1764, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
vii.ELIZABETH EGOLFF, b. 1766, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
viii.CATHERINE EGOLFF, b. 1768, New HanoverTwp. Montgomery Pennsylvania.
11. ANNA MARGARETHA4 EGOLFF (HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 22, 1713 in Untersheffienz Germany. She married JACOB DAENTZLER March 01, 1744/45 in Unterschefflenz Mosbach Baden Germany, son of HEINRICH DAENTZLER and ANNA BENDER.
Children of ANNA EGOLFF and JACOB DAENTZLER are:
i.CATHERINE MARGARETHA5 DAENTZLER, b. March 31, 1746, Untersheffienz Germany.
ii.JOHANN HEINRICH DAENTZLER, b. October 04, 1748, Untersheffienz Germany.
iii.GEORGE ANDREAS DAENTZLER, b. February 15, 1753, Untersheffienz Germany.
iv.EVA ROSINA DAENTZLER, b. February 14, 1757, Untersheffienz Germany.
12. ANNA KATHERINE4 EGOLFF (ANDREAS3, HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born August 12, 1728 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died February 28, 1784 in Untersheffienz Germany. She married HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN REICHERT February 21, 1750/51 in Unterschefflenz Mosbach Baden Germany, son of HANS REICHERT and MARIA BOPP. He was born 1725 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died May 20, 1799 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Notes for HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN REICHERT:
Hans Martin, *1725 had 5 children.
There is a house in Unterschefflenz Klinge 1, which has an inscription over the entrance door: HR 1717. Maybe the house was built by his father called Hans Reichert??
Children of ANNA EGOLFF and HANS REICHERT are:
14.i.HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN5 REICHERT, b. December 13, 1752, Untersheffienz Germany; d. July 08, 1820, Untersheffienz Germany.
ii.JOHANN GEORGE REICHERT, b. 1751, Untersheffienz Germany.
iii.ANDREAS REICHERT, b. 1755, Untersheffienz Germany; d. 1769, Untersheffienz Germany.
iv.JAKOB REICHERT, b. 1757, Untersheffienz Germany; d. 1807, Untersheffienz Germany.
v.HANS GEORGE REICHERT, b. 1761, Untersheffienz Germany; d. 1761, Untersheffienz Germany.
Generation No. 5
13. HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH (GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1757 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died August 05, 1829 in Fairfield County Ohio. He married MARY POLLY HOOP Abt. 1799 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. She was born 1782 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died June 1837 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for HENRY HEINRICH EGOLPH:
July - 1829 - Will of Henry Egolf,
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
HENRY EGOLF
Be it remembered that I Henry Egolff of Liberty Township Fairfield County Ohio considering the uncertainty of this mortal life do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, towit, first I will and order that my beloved wife, Mary shall have the use and privilege of one half of the new house which is now building near the same during her life--
Secondly, I give to my said wife one good bed and bedding and table and all my kitchen furniture the whole of my garden and two rowes of apple trees in my orchard where she may chose to have them from east to west through the orchard and one third part of all other kind of fruit which may be on that part of my land which I herein will to my son Henry.
Thirdly, I will and order that my son Henry Egolff shall give to my said wife each and every year that she may live the following articles towit, Ten bushels of wheat six bushels of rye and fifteen bushels of corn, one fat hog weighing at least one hundred and fifty pounds and six pounds of heckled flax, and he shall keep our cow for her in feed and pasture and shall deliver to her a sufficient quantity of fire wood cut ready to put on the fire, and do all the milling for her that she may want, all of which he shall do and perform for her yearly and in due season as long as she may live and he shall also pay her six dollars yearly as long as she may live provided she shall remain my widow but if she shall mary again then and in that case she shall be deprived and disposed of the privelidges and rights to any of the goods and properties and profits of what I have given and ordered to her by this my last will and testament and all of said property shall immediatley fall to my said children.
Fourth I give to my son Henry Egolff eighty acres of land at five dollars per acre lying and being in the south part of the southeast quarter of Section No. 11 in Township no. Sixteen of range No 19 of the lands sold at Chillicothe beginning at the southeast corner of my son Josephs land thence with his line to the 1st corner thence north to the 2nd corner thence west to the 3rd corner thence the line to be run in such a manner as to include eighty acres by intersecting the western boundary line at the north east corner of Joseph Van horns land or the south east corner of my land which I have bought of Jacob Roshow which he shall pay in the following manner, ( ? ), one hundred dollars in the price of his land he shall retain as part of his legacy and one hundred dollars he shall retain till after the death or widowhood of my said wife and two hundred dollars he shall pay to my heirs as follows, twenty five dollars he shall pay one year after my death and the ballance in five equal payments beginning one year after the death or widowhood of my said wife--
Fifth --- I give to my son John Agolff sixty acres of land being in the north west part of the afoursaid quarter with track of land which I have bought of Jacob Rushow which I give to him at four dollars per acre in which price the land he shall also retain one hundred dollars as part of his legacy and one hundred and forty dollars he shall pay to my heirs as follows in five annual payments of fourty dollars, beginning one year after my death — and to my son Joseph Agolff I have sold to him sixty acres of land and have taken his notes for the price of the land and have made him a deed for the same and now I will that he retain eighty dollars out of the notes as part of his legacy of which he may retain twenty five dollars of the first and the second payments each that may be due after my death and the third payment after my death he shall pay the full amount and out of the last notes shall retain thirty dollars so that he will have the eighty dollars aforesaid and further I will that my daughter Maria shall have eighty dollars out of my estate towit, out of the first moneys collected of my estate or one year after my death she shall receive twenty five dollars, and in two years after my death she shall receive twenty nine dollars and the balance of her eighty dollars she shall receive four years after my death and I will that my son Daniel Agolff shall receive of my estate eighty dollars, twenty five dollars out of the first land payments and twenty five dollars out of the second payment and thirty of the fourth payments, and I will that my daughter Catherine shall have eighty dollars of my estate which she shall receive all at one time out of the third land payments, and I will that my son Adam shall receive of my estate one hundred and five dollars of which he shall receive of the fourth land payments twenty seven dollars and the fifth payment seventy eight dollars and I also will to Jeremiah son of my daughter Maria the sum of twenty five dollars which shall be taken out of the (?) Land payments and put on interest till he shall be of lawful age but if he should not live to be twenty one years of age then the said twenty five dollars shall be equally divided amongst all my heirs---
And I do further will and order that my said wife in addition to what I have given and ordered to her shall have the privilidge of reeusing any sort of fouls and keeping them on the said primises as my fully answer her ends and that after her death or widowhood of my said wife all that I hereby given her shall be equally divided amongst all my heirs — and that if my son Henry should die or refuse to give to my said wife what I have himself ordered then she shall have thepower to (?) the corner of the lands which I have willed to my son Henry as long as she may live or remain my widow. And lastly I appoint my sons Adam and Henry Agolff Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills and testaments by me ever made.
In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this twelfth day of July AD 1829 in the presence of Joseph Heistand John Amspacher Israel Rashon
Henry Agolff
THE STATE OF OHIO FAIRFIELD COUNTY
At a special Court of common Pleas holden at Lancaster in and for said County on the 26th day of October AD 1829 Presccut John Augustus Jacob D Deitrick and Elnatthare Scoffield Esqrs associate Judges of the Court of Common Please in and for said county the last will and testament of Henry Agolff dec is produced in Court and Joseph Heistand and John Amspacher two of the subscribing witnesses then to being duly sworn say that they witnessed the will in presence of each other and of the testator and that he was of sound mind and memory at the time and requested them to witness the same as his last will and testament in which it is ordered to be recorded and that Adam Agolff Executor give Bond with Peter Shiner and Jacob Roshon in the sum of $800 and that Joseph Heistand Daniel Smothers Esq and Michael Amspacker be appointed appraisers of the goods of the said decedent. Bond as aforesaid given and the said Eecutor qualified
Attest Hugh Boyle (?)
Children of HENRY EGOLPH and MARY HOOP are:
15.i.JOHN O.6 EGOLF, b. August 13, 1806, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. September 07, 1893, Whitley County Indiana.
16.ii.ADAM EGOLF, b. August 06, 1800, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. November 13, 1890, Whitley County Indiana.
17.iii.JOSEPH EGOLF, b. February 27, 1802, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. July 15, 1853, Whitley County Indiana.
18.iv.HENRY J. EGOLF, b. July 23, 1803, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. December 03, 1895, Whitley County Indiana.
19.v.CATHERINE EGOLF, b. October 12, 1804, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. December 10, 1896, Whitley County Indiana.
20.vi.DANIEL EGOLF, b. 1807, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. 1835, Fairfield County Ohio.
21.vii.MARIA MARIAH EGOLF, b. 1810, Montgomery County Pennsylvania; d. June 06, 1857, Whitley County Indiana.
14. HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN5 REICHERT (ANNA KATHERINE4 EGOLFF, ANDREAS3, HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born December 13, 1752 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died July 08, 1820 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married KATHARINA MARGARETHA SEITZ June 27, 1780 in Unterschefflenz Mosbach Baden Germany. She was born December 27, 1759 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died October 27, 1829 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Children of HANS REICHERT and KATHARINA SEITZ are:
22.i.JOHANN MARTIN6 REICHERT, b. December 31, 1785, Untersheffienz Germany; d. February 26, 1862, Untersheffienz Germany.
ii.GEORG ANDREAS REICHERT, b. 1781; d. 1851.
Generation No. 6
15. JOHN O.6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 13, 1806 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died September 07, 1893 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARY ANN LEAMAN January 13, 1831 in Fairfield County Ohio. She was born December 12, 1811 in Germany, and died March 04, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JOHN O. EGOLF:
John Egolf Page 343. John Egolf of Whitley Co., Ind. To Polly Straus, dau; Rachael Friend, dau.; Adam Egolf, son; Jeremiah Egolf, son. Ex. nominated Jeremiah Egolf, son. Signed 23 May 1893. John Egolf. Wits. Winfield S. Gandy, Churubusco, Ind. Emma D. Gandy, Churubusco, Ind. C. E. Lancaster, Churubusco, Ind. Sworn to and subscribed on 4 September 1893 before Wm. H. Magley, Clerk.
Children of JOHN EGOLF and MARY LEAMAN are:
i.DANIEL7 EGOLF, b. October 18, 1833; d. November 09, 1855; m. MATILDA DUPLER, April 26, 1855, Whitley County Indiana; b. April 15, 1835, Perry County Ohio; d. April 11, 1879, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.LUCETTA EGOLF, b. March 24, 1836; d. July 04, 1860; m. JAMES WORETT, August 14, 1858, Whitley County Indiana.
23.iii.ADAM EGOLF, b. November 18, 1838, Indiana; d. May 29, 1917.
24.iv.MARY PAULINA EGOLF, b. June 1840.
25.v.HENRY C. EGULF, b. November 17, 1854, Noble County Indiana; d. August 12, 1902, Noble County Indiana.
26.vi.RACHEL ANN EGOLF, b. October 31, 1846; d. May 13, 1914, Noble County Indiana.
27.vii.JERAMIAH EGOLF, b. March 18, 1849, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 01, 1937, Noble County.
16. ADAM6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 06, 1800 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died November 13, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (1) SUSAN SHRINER May 26, 1822 in Fairfield County Ohio, daughter of PETER SHRINER and SARAH. She was born June 21, 1804 in Fairfield County, Ohio, and died October 18, 1841 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (2) ELISHA WITHEM 1831. He married (3) LYDIA ANN GATES October 27, 1842 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ABEL GATES and ?? NANCY. She was born June 22, 1815 in Muskingum County Ohio, and died November 14, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ADAM EGOLF:
Egolf, Adam
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ GSWC First Families of Whitley County (010-FF)
Columbia City Post – Whitley County, Indiana
Wednesday November 26, 1890
Died. Egolf – At his residence, in Thorncreek township, Whitley county Indiana, Nov. 18th, Adam Egolf, aged 90 years, 3 months and 7 days.
Adam Egolf was born in Montgomery county, Penn., August 6th, 1800. In the year 1827, he came to Ohio. While living there he was united in marriage, to Susan Shriner, May 16th, 1822, there being born to them a family of eleven children. In 1837 he moved to Whitley county, Indiana, purchasing and moving onto the land where he lived at the time of his death. His first wife died, in the year 1841. On the 22d day of October, 1842, he wedded Lydia Withem, there being born to them a family of eight children.
He was brought up in the faith of the Lutheran church uniting in the year 1852 with the M.E. church, of which organization he was a leading member until it dissolved. In the year 1864 he united with the Church of God, living the life of a devoted christian to the hour of his death.
One of the first pioneers to settle in the wilds of Whitley, good health blessed him until the year 1882, then in his 82d year, when he was stricken with paralysis, leaving him a helpless invalid to the hour of his death. During eight long years of suffering he was patient and forbearing, trusting in the Lord and bowing in humble submission to his will, until the Master said, “come.” Laid to rest beyond the four score, his was a life of singular uprightness. Whether as the affectionate husband, the kind father or the friend in time of need, his honesty and christian virtues shone forth like the beacon lights that shine out on the rock bound coast. A Spartan in his simplicity, he lived the life of the just – the reward a home among the blessed for evermore.
Egolf, Adam (b. 06 AUG 1800, d. 13 NOV 1890)
Note: Obituary, Columbia City Commercial, 26 Nov. 1890
Note: Adam Egolf lived in Pennsylvania until the age of nineteen, and there acquired a common education. He then went to Ohio with his parents, and assisted in clearing the home farm. Adam was born 6 Aug. 1800 in Montgomery Co., Pa.; died 13 Nov. 1890 at his home in Thorncreek Tp., Whitley Co., Ind. In 1827 his parents moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio. He married Susan Shriner on 16 May 1822 and she had 11 children. They moved to Whitley County, Ind. in 1837. Susan died in 1841. His 2nd wife was Mrs. Lydia Witham whom he married on 22 Oct. 1842. Eight children were born of this marriage. He was brought up in the Lutheran faith. In his 82nd year he was stricken with paralysis. Burial was in the Egolf Cem.
Record 3 Page 170. Adam Egolf of Whitley Co., Indiana. To my wife (names Lucy). To my Children: Malissa Sliger, Adam J. Egolf, Catharine Gaff, Harvey Egolf, Heirs of Amy Hughes, dec. } $5 each. To my children: Peter Egolf, John Egolf, Benjamin Egolf, George Egolf, Jamima McClain, Rachael Braddox, Lydia Ann McLain, Henry Egolf, Joseph Egolf. Exs. nominated Benjamin Egolf, George Egolf, my sons. Signed 31 December 1880. Adam Egolf (SEAL). Wits. Cyrus B. Tulley, Roscoe A. Kaufman. Sworn to and subscribed on 15 Nov 1890 before Samuel P. Kaler, Clerk.
Notes for LYDIA ANN GATES:
Egolf, Lydia Gates Withem
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ GSWC First Families of Whitley County (010-FF)
Columbia City Post – Whitley County, Indiana
Wednesday November 26, 1890
Died. Egolf – Lydia Egolf, wife of Adam Egolf, at their home in Thorncreek township, Whitley county, Indiana, Friday, Nov. 14th, aged 75 years, 4 months and 22 days.
Lydia Egolf was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, June 22d, 1815. In the year 1831, she was married to Elisha Withem, and with her husband moved to Whitley county in the year 1840. In 1841 her husband died leaving to her care and to provide for their support three children. In 1842, she was united in marriage to Adam Egolf, the two sojourning in married bliss 48 years, death only separating the aged couple 22 hours. As in life devoted to each other, so in death they were laid side by side in the country churchyard.
At the early age of 13 she became a member of the M. E. church, remaining with that organization until the year 1852, when she joined with her husband the M.P. church, and in the year 1864, both uniting with the Church of God. From youth to ripe old age her life, in word, act and deed, has been one of practical christianity – an example worthy to follow. Her’s indeed is the tribute due the blessed, that she was a good wife, a kind mother and a prayerful christian.
Like her husband, to whose wants she ministered for six years in his paralytic condition, she too was stricken two years ago with paralysis, never recovering from the shock, death ending the battle of life on the 14th.
In [sic] is meet and proper to add to the death announcement and brief biographical notes as given above of this historic couple in the annals of Whitley county, that a world of praise is due Mr. and Mrs. N.P. Sliger, for the care and attention they gave to the aged father and mother until the summons came calling them to the other shore. “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth there.
Children of ADAM EGOLF and SUSAN SHRINER are:
28.i.PETER7 EGOLF, b. June 21, 1823, Licking County Ohio; d. January 05, 1898, Newaygo County, Michigan.
ii.ELIZEBETH EGOLF, b. 1827, Licking County, Ohio; d. August 18, 1841.
29.iii.CATHERINE EGOLF, b. June 29, 1829, Licking County , Ohio; d. December 20, 1912, Whitley County Indiana.
30.iv.ANNA EGOLF, b. April 1831, Licking County , Ohio; d. Bef. 1882.
31.v.HENRY S. EGOLF, b. February 12, 1832, Licking County Ohio; d. November 30, 1910, Whitley County Indiana.
32.vi.JOHN D. EGOLF, b. April 1836, Licking County , Ohio.
33.vii.JOSEPH EGOLF, b. October 1836, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 19, 1920, Allen County Indiana.
34.viii.BENJAMIN FRANKLIN EGOLF, b. May 06, 1838, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 08, 1929, Kosciusko County Indiana.
Children of ADAM EGOLF and LYDIA GATES are:
35.ix.RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF, b. August 11, 1843, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1927.
36.x.GEORGE WASHINGTON EGOLF, b. March 04, 1845, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 23, 1911, Whitley County Indiana.
37.xi.MELISSA JANE EGOLF, b. December 11, 1850, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 11, 1927, Whitley County Indiana.
38.xii.JEMINA S. EGOLF, b. June 12, 1853, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 22, 1915, Whitley County Indiana.
39.xiii.ADAM J. EGOLF JR., b. February 14, 1854, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 13, 1930, Whitley County Indiana.
xiv.HARVEY M. EGOLF, b. April 1856; d. April 02, 1925, Miami Florida; m. (1) LILLIE AUGUSTA WILLIAMS, July 06, 1882, Whitley County Indiana; b. 1864; d. 1908; m. (2) EMMA MICKEY, 1911, Whitley County Indiana; b. 1877, Warren County Ohio; d. March 27, 1941, Fostoria Ohio.
Notes for HARVEY M. EGOLF:
DR. EGOLF DEAD AT MIAMI, FLORIDA
Dr. Harvey M. egolf, of Winona lake died at Miami, florida, last Thursday morning, where he and Mrs. Egolf had been spending the winter.
He at one time practiced medicine at Collamer. Paralysis and dropsy caused death. He was 69 years old.
DR. HARVEY EGOLF DIES AT MIAMI FLA.
Dr. Harvey Egolf, 69, years old formerly a resident of Columbia City, died at Miami Fla., Thursday morning, according to a message recieved by Dr. F.G. Grisler Thursday afternoon. He had been ill for several months past with Brights disease and heart trouble. Dr. and Mrs. Egolf went to Florida last Novemberand spent the winter there. He practiced medicine at Liberty, Ind., before coming here a few years ago.
He was born in Thorncreek township and was a son of Adam and Lydia Gates Egolf. He was married three times. His first wife was Lilly Williams, of near collamer. He was married a second time to Bertha Birch and one son, who lived only a short time, was bornto this union. His third marriage was to Mrs. Emma Brand, who survives.
Dr. Egolf is also survived by the following named brothers and sisters; Mrs. N.P. Silger, Mrs. E.Y. Braddock, and Adam Egolf, in or near this city, Mrs. Howard McClain, of Smith township, and a half-brother Benjamin Egolf, of near Churubusco. Dr. Egolf was a member of the I.O.O.F. and Masonic lodges and had many friends who will be pained to learn of his death.
Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Notes for EMMA MICKEY:
Mrs. Frances Mason was notified today of the death of Mrs. Emma Egolf former local resident who died at 3 o'clock Thursday morning at Fostoria Ohio. Mrs. Egolf left this city a month ago for Fostoria, her former home.
She had resided in Columbia City and Miami Florida for a number of years, and for the last few years had lived at the home of Mrs. Mason.
Mrs. egolf was the former Emma Mickey of Fostoria and the widow of Dr. Harvey Egolf, a practicing physician in Columbia City at one time. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. G.W. Williston of Indianapolis who has spent the past several months in Columbia City and a month ago accompanied Mrs. Egolf to Ohio; and a sister and brother residing in Fostoria.
Local friends will attend funeral rites to be held at Fostoria Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
40.xv.LYDIA ANN EGOLF, b. July 02, 1858, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1919, Whitley County Indiana.
17. JOSEPH6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 27, 1802 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died July 15, 1853 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARGRET HIVELY November 25, 1824 in Fairfield County Ohio, daughter of JOHAN HIVELY and KATHERINE KLINEFELTER. She was born May 25, 1801 in Rockingham County Virginia, and died April 01, 1886 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JOSEPH EGOLF:
Whitley County Indiana Will Book 1 Paged 59, 60
I, Joseph Egolf of the County of Whitley and State of Indiana --
To my son, Jeremiah all real and personal property (mentions the land in Thorncreek Township upon which "I now reside.").
Subject to conditions: Payment of debts, support of his mother; payment to his sister, (Julia Ann, Matilda and Catherine Louisa, $200 each - to Lydia, $ 96 (she had had $ 104).
If, son, Jeremiah fails in carrying out the provisions then he is to forfeit and the selling to be divided according to law.
Signed 14 July 1853 Joseph Egolf (SEAL)
Witnesses: Sarah (her X mark) Hanna, James S. Collins, Henry (his X mark) Egolf
Proved 30 July 1853 Recorded by R. Collins, Clerk
Children of JOSEPH EGOLF and MARGRET HIVELY are:
41.i.JULIA ANN7 EGOLF, b. 1825, Ohio.
42.ii.CATHARINE LOUISA EGOLF, b. December 09, 1834, Ohio; d. July 27, 1907, Whitley County Indiana.
43.iii.MATILDA EGOLF, b. November 21, 1829, Fairfield County Ohio; d. September 27, 1913, Whitley County Indiana.
44.iv.JEREMIAH EGOLF, b. June 23, 1832, Ohio; d. July 28, 1918, Whitley County Indiana.
45.v.LYDIA EGOLF, b. August 11, 1827, Fairfield County Ohio; d. March 29, 1901, Angola Noble County Indiana.
18. HENRY J.6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 23, 1803 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died December 03, 1895 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (1) RACHEL ROGERS. He married (2) RACHEL RASHON June 18, 1829 in Fairfield County Ohio, daughter of JACOB RASHON and MARY BAREFOOT. She was born April 29, 1807 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died December 12, 1877.
Children of HENRY EGOLF and RACHEL RASHON are:
46.i.MARY ANN7 EGOLF, b. May 11, 1832, Ohio; d. January 28, 1919, Whitley County Indiana.
47.ii.SAMUEL EGOLF, b. July 18, 1834, Ohio; d. March 14, 1928, Noble County Indiana.
48.iii.PETER R. EGOLPH, b. November 26, 1836, Fairfield County Ohio; d. January 11, 1919, Whitley County Indiana.
49.iv.ISREAL EGOLF, b. October 27, 1838, Fairfield County, Ohio; d. April 25, 1924, Whitley County Indiana.
v.HENRY J. EGOLF, b. March 20, 1843, Hancock County Ohio; d. October 06, 1923, Whitley County Indiana; m. MATILDA BAIR, Abt. 1874, Ohio; b. July 04, 1853, Baltimore Ohio; d. January 27, 1919, Cook County Ilinois.
Notes for HENRY J. EGOLF:
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Henry J. Egolf, well known Civil War veteran died Saturday morning at three o'clock at his home in Thorncreek township of heart trouble. He had been ill during the greater part of the summer, but his condition was not regarded as serious and his death was rather sudden.
He was born in Hancock county, Ohio, on March 20, 1843, to Harry and Rachel Roshon Egolf and was 80 years, 6 months and 16 days old. He came to Whitley county with his parents at the age of four years and settled on a farm in Thorncreek township where he resided until his death.
When a young man he was united in marriage to Tillie Bair, who preceeded him in death five years ago. They were the parents of one child who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Egolf reared two orphan children who later married and with whom he made his home at the time of is death. They areMr. and Mrs. Orville Ambrose. Mr. Egolf is survived by two brothers, Isreal Egolf, of Columbia City and Samuel Egolf of Thorncreek township. He was a member of the George W. Stough post of the G.A.R. of this city, having served for three years in the union army during the civil war. He was well known and was very honorable in all relations with his fellow man.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Egolf church in Thorncreek township. Rev. L.A. Luckenbill officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Will Record 6 Page 190. Henry Egolf, resident of Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Ind. To have a monument costing no less than $500. To Bertram Ambrose and Herman Thomas Ambrose, infants and friends 60 acres in Section 25 and 26 in Thorncreek Tp. To Orval Ambrose and Hazel Ambrose, his wife. Hugo Logan nom. as guardian to the two Ambrose Children. To Olive Crawford, niece; Blanches Forrester, niece; Flora Weeks, niece; Amelia Jones of Columbus, Ohio, niece of my late wife; mary Fenton, Chicago, Ill., niece of my late wife; Alta Admas, Chicago, Illinois, niece of my late wife; Lottie Wheeler, Columbus, Ohio, niece of my late wife. Rose Campbell, niece of my late wife; Alice Meier, my niece of Columbia City, Ind.; B. Franklin Stickler of Columbia City, Ind.; Otto Stickler, nephew of Columbia City, Ind.; Orlando Stickler, nephew of Whitley Co., Ind.; Clarence Stickler, nephew of Whitley Co., Ind; In trust to 1st National Bank of Columbia City, Ind. to use the interest to keep in condition the lot of myself, wife and children also that of my father and mother in the Egolf Cemetery. To Ida Elliott. Ex. nom Hugo Logan. Signed 16 December 1920. Henry J. Egolf. Wits. Thomas L. Hildebrand and William A. Clugston. Proved 11 Oct. 1923. Codicil dated 6 June 1922. Wits. Thomas L. Hildebrand and Frank M. Northam. Proved 11 Oct. 1923.
Name: Henry Egolf
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 20 August 1862 at the age of 28.
Enlisted in Company F, 108th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 19 Sep 1862.
Notes for MATILDA BAIR:
Henry J. Egolf of near this city recieved the sad intellegence Monday afternoon that his wife had died suddenly at the home of her neice Mrs. W. E. Donald in chicago. The message said that a stroke had caused the death, but did not say whether it was a stroke of apoplexy of not, nor did it state the time when death took place, but it is believed that it must have been some time Monday. Mrs. Egolf had gone up to Chicago on a visit and was apparently in good health for the last few days and before she went to Chicago. Consequently the news of her death came as a great shock to her relatives.
Matilda Bair was a daughter of Samuel and Ellen Bair and was born near Baltimore Ohio. She would have been sixty-six years old had she livd until July 4th of this city. She was married about 45 years ago to Henry J Egolf and has lived in this county most of the time since then. No children were born to this union. Besides Mr. Egolf the following brothers and sisters survive; Alvin Bair, of Mishawaka and Mrs. J. R. Kellinberger.
vi.LYDIA ELLEN EGOLF, b. October 08, 1853; d. December 08, 1912, Whitley County Indiana; m. CHARLES D. STICKLER, January 11, 1872, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 01, 1929, Whitley County Indiana.
19. CATHERINE6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 12, 1804 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died December 10, 1896 in Whitley County Indiana. She married DANIEL HIVELY December 16, 1824 in Fairfield County Ohio, son of JOHAN HIVELY and KATHERINE KLINEFELTER. He was born October 15, 1798 in Rockingham County Virginia, and died October 26, 1882 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CATHERINE EGOLF:
Hively, Catharine Egolf
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ GSWC First Families of Whitley County (037-FF, 046-FF)
Source: Columbia City Post – Whitley County, Indiana
Wednesday December 30, 1896
Catharine Egolf Hively died at the home of her son (Solomon Hively) in Thorncreek township, Dec. 10th, 1896. The funeral service was held at the Hively Church, Dec. 12th, 1896, where she was laid to rest beside her husband who died in 1882.
The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. King, of Columbia City, Indiana, from 2nd Timothy, 1st chapter and 2nd verse, to a large audience of bereft relatives and sympathizing friends.
Rev. King is a logical reasoner and deeply impressed his audience with the fact that life is a solmen [sic] reality that cannot be conjured out of its responsibilities – of its duties and preparation for death. Catharine Egolf Hively was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28, 1804 and at the date of her death, Dec. 10th, 1896 she had reached the ripe old age of 92 years, 1 month, 12 days.
She moved with her parents from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and was married to Daniel Hively on the 16th day of Dec. 1824. In 1837, they together with the families of Adam and Henry Egolf, Peter Shriner, Jacob Sheerer and Jacob Hively moved from Ohio to this county and located on the farm now owned by her son Solomon Hively where she lived continuously till her death. She was a resident of Whitley County nearly sixty years, and was the only survivor of those who came with her in 1837.
She was the mother of 13 children, 5 girls and 8 boys; 11 still survive; had 56 grand children of which 40 survive; 83 great grand children, of which 67 survive and 5 great great grand children. The oldest child aged 71 years; the oldest grand child aged 51 years; the oldest great grand child aged 16 years; the oldest great great grandchild aged 4 years.
Mother Hively passed through all the hardships of pioneer life. She was possessed of the noble attributes of true womanhood. Generous to a fault, every ready to administer to the poor, kind and true, always had a word of encouragement to the sick and destitute, administering their wants, pointing far up the hights [sic], leaving all superstition far below.
Mother Hively united with the German Lutheran Church when 16 years of age and remained a faithful member till her death.
Farewell! A word that must be and hath been – a sound that makes us linger – yet, farewell.
Children of CATHERINE EGOLF and DANIEL HIVELY are:
50.i.GEORGE WASHINGTON7 HIVELY, b. September 20, 1841, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 13, 1897, Whitley County Indiana.
51.ii.MARY HIVELY, b. December 31, 1825, Fairfield County Ohio; d. November 07, 1907, Steuben Co. Indiana.
iii.CATHERINE HIVELY, b. February 07, 1827, Fairfield County Ohio; d. July 01, 1916, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; m. JOHN MILLER, November 14, 1853, Whitley County Indiana; b. September 29, 1825, Fairfield County Ohio; d. August 05, 1896, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA.
iv.HENRY HIVELY, b. 1829, Fairfield County Ohio.
52.v.JONATHON R. HIVELY, b. December 18, 1829, Fairfield County Ohio; d. October 08, 1897, Whitley County Indiana.
vi.MAHALA HIVELY, b. 1832, Fairfield County Ohio; d. 1912; m. (1) DAVID BAER, April 13, 1854; b. 1828, Fairfield County Ohio; m. (2) ELISHA BASHFORD, October 07, 1857; b. May 1833, Fairfield County Ohio.
53.vii.DANIEL HIVELY, b. February 13, 1833, Licking Coounty Ohio; d. January 18, 1917, Whitley County Indiana.
54.viii.ELIZEBETH ANN HIVELY, b. February 06, 1836, Licking County Ohio; d. February 08, 1919, Whitley County Indiana.
55.ix.SAMUEL HIVELY, b. December 09, 1838, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 12, 1890, Whitley County Indiana.
56.x.BENJAMIN HIVELY, b. January 27, 1840, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 02, 1912, Whitley County Indiana.
57.xi.ISAAC HIVELY, b. June 10, 1843, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 19, 1927, Whitley County Indiana.
58.xii.SOLOMON HIVELY, b. July 11, 1845, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 08, 1911, Whitley County Indiana.
xiii.SARAH HIVELY, b. 1848, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. 1919, Missouri; m. SYLVANUS LINDLEY, September 08, 1870, Whitley County Indiana; b. 1844, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. Missouri.
20. DANIEL6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1807 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died 1835 in Fairfield County Ohio. He married ELIZEBETH GHASTER. She was born September 30, 1808, and died May 31, 1843 in Fairfield County, Ohio.
Child of DANIEL EGOLF and ELIZEBETH GHASTER is:
i.ELIZEBETH7 EGOLF, b. November 10, 1834, Fairfield County, Ohio; d. 1921, Stark County Ohio; m. ELISHA JACKSON SR HIESTAND, November 08, 1852, Fairfield County, Ohio; b. July 17, 1835, Fairfield County, Ohio; d. December 12, 1868, Fairfield County, Ohio.
21. MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF (HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1810 in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and died June 06, 1857 in Whitley County Indiana. She married JOHN PRESSLER October 22, 1829 in Fairfield Co., Ohio, USA, son of VALENTINE PRESSLER and MAGDALENA. He was born January 27, 1807 in Pennsylvania, and died July 12, 1886 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JOHN PRESSLER:
Pressler, John
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ GSWC First Families of Whitley County (020-FF)
Columbia City Post – Whitley County, Indiana
Wednesday July 14, 1886
Mr. John Pressler, one of the oldest residents of the county, died at his home just north of town, Monday morning, at the advanced age of 79 years, 5 months, and 13 days, the cause of death being old age and general debility. He was the father of Valentine and Daniel Pressler, of Thorncreek township, Henry C., of Churubusco, and two other sons, who lived with him.
For years he has been a devoted church member and has led an upright, christian life. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at the church over the river, and was conducted by Rev. Kimmel. A large concourse of friends and neighbors and sorrowing relatives followed the remains of the good old father to their last resting place.
Record 2 Page 545. John Pressler of Whitley County, Indiana. To Lydia Pressler, wife. To children at death of wife, equally: Valentine Pressler, Henry C. Pressler, Daniel Pressler, Adam Pressler, David Pressler, Rachel Egolf (wife of Adam), Emanuel Pressler, Amanda Pressler, William Pressler, Joseph Pressler. Children of Sarah Forker and Sarah to have the interest on the 1/11 share until the children are of age or until a guardian be appointed. Ex'x. Lydia, wife. Signed 27 May 1885. John (his mark) Pressler (SEAL). Wits: Cyrus B. Tulley, J. W. Adair. Sworn to and subscribed on 19 July 1886 before James M. Harrison, Clerk.
Children of MARIA EGOLF and JOHN PRESSLER are:
59.i.DANIEL B.7 PRESSLER, b. October 23, 1838, Fairfield County Ohio; d. February 17, 1915, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.SARAH ANN PRESSLER, b. May 30, 1845, Fairfield County Ohio; d. April 19, 1912, Noble County; m. SAMUEL FORKER, November 07, 1869, Noble County.
iii.MARIAH PRESSLER, b. December 14, 1843, Fairfield County Ohio; d. Noble County; m. HENERY BUSS, September 20, 1866.
iv.ADAM PRESSLER, b. March 01, 1840, Fairfield County Ohio; d. March 09, 1926, Rockford Winnebago County Illinois; m. MARY WITHAM, December 31, 1858, Whitley County Indiana.
60.v.RACHEL PRESSLER, b. December 21, 1835, Fairfield County Ohio; d. June 13, 1895, Noble County Indiana.
61.vi.VALENTINE PRESSLER, b. September 04, 1830, Fairfield County Ohio; d. January 11, 1894, Whitley County Indiana.
vii.JOHN A. PRESSLER, b. June 30, 1834, Fairfield County Ohio; d. April 17, 1857, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA.
62.viii.HENRY CAREY PRESSLER, b. March 05, 1837, Fairfield County Ohio; d. November 19, 1914, Angola Noble County Indiana.
ix.JOSEPH PRESSLER, b. October 05, 1848, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 02, 1926, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) MAGGIE; b. 1835, Iowa; m. (2) ABIGAIL ADALINE SHIFFLER, May 27, 1871, Whitley County Indiana.
x.DAVID LINVILL PRESSLER, b. May 02, 1851, Fairfield County Ohio; d. November 04, 1923, Albion Noble Co. Indiana; m. ROSE ANNA INGRAHAM, August 08, 1875, Noble County; b. July 1853.
xi.LYDIA PRESSLER, b. Abt. 1851, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. Abt. 1851, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA.
xii.INFANT PRESSLER, b. 1854.
xiii.JEREMIAH EGOLF, b. 1828.
22. JOHANN MARTIN6 REICHERT (HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN5, ANNA KATHERINE4 EGOLFF, ANDREAS3, HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born December 31, 1785 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died February 26, 1862 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married (1) CHRISTINA FRITZ July 07, 1811 in Unterschefflenz Baden Germany, daughter of JOHANN FRITZ and ANNA BOPP. She was born January 18, 1790 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died October 14, 1820 in Untersheffienz Germany. He married (2) EVA KATHERINA BENDER May 22, 1821 in Unterschefflenz Baden Germany, daughter of JOHANN BENDER and EVA EHRET. She was born March 25, 1794 in Auerbach germany, and died March 20, 1848 in Untersheffienz Germany.
Notes for JOHANN MARTIN REICHERT:
Martin was married twice. He was a farmer im Aschberg.
In his first marriage he had 3 children with Christina Fritz. In his second marraige he had 6 children with Eva Katharina Bender
Children of JOHANN REICHERT and CHRISTINA FRITZ are:
i.SOPHIE7 REICHERT, b. 1812.
ii.KARL LUDWIG REICHERT, b. 1814.
iii.MARTIN REICHERT, b. 1819.
Children of JOHANN REICHERT and EVA BENDER are:
63.iv.KARL ANDREAS7 REICHERT, b. January 12, 1822, Untersheffienz Germany; d. November 20, 1910, Mannheim Germany.
v.ROSINA REICHERT, b. 1823; d. 1864.
vi.JOHANN GEORG REICHERT, b. 1825; d. 1858.
vii.KATHERINA ELISABETHA REICHERT, b. 1827.
viii.WILHELM REICHERT, b. 1828; d. 1896.
Notes for WILHELM REICHERT:
Died when falling on stairs
ix.PHILLIPPINE REICHERT, b. 1831.
Generation No. 7
23. ADAM7 EGOLF (JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 18, 1838 in Indiana, and died May 29, 1917. He married (1) RACHEL PRESSLER March 17, 1859 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of JOHN PRESSLER and MARIA EGOLF. She was born December 21, 1835 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died June 13, 1895 in Noble County Indiana. He married (2) MALINDA L. GILL February 06, 1897 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of ABNER GILL and SARAH MCAULLEN. She was born August 22, 1843 in Delaware County, Ohio, and died February 1915 in Noble County Indiana.
Notes for MALINDA L. GILL:
Egolf Malinda, resident of Noble Twp, was found dead in bed last Thursday. She was the daughter of Abner and Sarah Gill, born in Delaware County, Ohio, August 22, 1842. She died of apoplexy February 18, 1915, aged 72 years, 5 months and 29 days. On May 10, 1863 she married Jesse Busz and to this union were born 4 children. Mr. Busz died in January 1892. In February 1896 she married Adam Egolf, who survives. She joined the Burr Oak Free Will Baptist Church in 1893. She leaves a husband, 3 daughters, who are Mrs. Edward Walburn, Mrs. McCleland Weber, Mrs. Joseph Kuhns; and one son, Cleveland Busz, all of Noble County; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Egolf of Michigan; one brother, Theodore Gill of Nebraska; 18 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral was at Burr Oak Baptist Church. Burial in the Chapel cemetery. Democrat 2-22-1915
Children of ADAM EGOLF and RACHEL PRESSLER are:
i.MALINDA8 EGOLF, b. May 16, 1859; d. September 30, 1860.
ii.WILLIAM D. EGOLF, b. April 20, 1866, Noble County Indiana; d. November 03, 1899, Noble County Indiana; m. EFFIE B. BOWEN, February 01, 1899, Noble County Indiana.
Notes for WILLIAM D. EGOLF:
Egolf William D was born April 20, 1866 in Noble Twp, the only son of Adam and Rachael (Pressler) Egolf, to whom were born 4 girls and one boy. His mother and 3 sisters preceded him in death. He died November 3, 1899 in the house where he was born, aged 33 years, 6 months and 13 days. He married Eva Bowen February 1, 1899. They had one child. He leaves a wife, an infant son, father, foster mother, and one sister, Mrs. Dora Walker. Funeral was in the Burr Oak Church November 5, 1899. Burial in the Chapel cemetery. New Era 11-15-1899 Albion Democrat 11-9-1899
64.iii.ANNA M. EGOLF, b. January 04, 1861, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 07, 1942, Allen County Indiana.
24. MARY PAULINA7 EGOLF (JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 1840. She married MARTIN B. STROUSE October 11, 1866 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born November 1837.
Children of MARY EGOLF and MARTIN STROUSE are:
i.MARY ELIZABETH8 STROUSE, b. August 20, 1867; m. GEORGE LINDSEY.
65.ii.REBECCA V. STROUSE, b. June 20, 1870; d. 1952.
66.iii.JOHN E. STROUSE, b. January 1872.
67.iv.JAMES FRANK STROUSE, b. May 24, 1874, Noble County Indiana; d. October 08, 1956, Allen County Indiana.
v.ETTA ROY STROUSE, b. August 15, 1876.
68.vi.VERNON A. STROUSE, b. April 30, 1879, Noble County Indiana; d. December 1971.
25. HENRY C.7 EGULF (JOHN O.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 17, 1854 in Noble County Indiana, and died August 12, 1902 in Noble County Indiana. He married ANGELINE HENSELMAN March 16, 1873 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of SAMUEL HEINTZELMAN and MARY DAUGHERTY. She was born February 25, 1853 in Noble County Indiana, and died October 17, 1912 in Noble County Indiana.
Notes for ANGELINE HENSELMAN:
Egolf Angeline died of paralysis and was buried last Friday in the Chapel cemetery. Democrat 10-24-1912
Children of HENRY EGULF and ANGELINE HENSELMAN are:
i.SOPHIA E.8 EGOLF, b. August 30, 1882, Noble County Indiana; d. 1969, Noble County Indiana; m. STEPHEN A. WHITEMAN, Abt. 1900, Noble County Indiana; b. 1880, Noble County Indiana; d. 1950, Noble County Indiana.
69.ii.SAMUEL EGOLF, b. 1875, Noble County Indiana.
iii.MARY M. EGULF, b. 1876, Noble County Indiana; d. 1933, Noble County Indiana; m. CHARLES P. STEWART, April 29, 1892, Noble County Indiana; b. November 07, 1862, Noble County Indiana; d. 1920, Noble County Indiana.
iv.CORA A. EGOLF, b. 1879.
v.ANNA OLIVE EGULF, b. July 1883, Noble County Indiana; d. 1963, Noble County Indiana; m. GEORGE W. HARROFF, April 13, 1901, Noble County Indiana; b. 1879, Noble County Indiana; d. 1951, Noble County Indiana.
vi.JOHN W. EGOLF, b. September 13, 1887; d. February 25, 1912, Noble County Indiana.
vii.SARAH R. EGULF, b. September 19, 1891, Noble County Indiana; m. LEVI EBEY, September 19, 1891, Noble County Indiana; b. May 01, 1872, Noble County Indiana.
70.viii.CHARLES CALVIN EGOLF, b. January 06, 1894, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. July 27, 1961, Allen County Indiana.
ix.FRED ALLEN EGOLF, b. November 17, 1897; d. October 05, 1918.
Notes for FRED ALLEN EGOLF:
71.x.ALICE REESE EGOLF, b. 1878, Noble County Indiana; d. 1955, Noble County Indiana.
26. RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF (JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 31, 1846, and died May 13, 1914 in Noble County Indiana. She married HENRY FRIEND November 04, 1865 in Whitley County Indiana, son of JOSEPH FRIEND and SARAH. He was born February 16, 1845 in Darke County Ohio, and died December 19, 1885.
Children of RACHEL EGOLF and HENRY FRIEND are:
i.JOHN E.8 FRIEND, b. 1867; d. March 10, 1891; m. DELLA.
72.ii.CALVIN G. FRIEND, b. 1868; d. 1917.
73.iii.JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH FRIEND, b. March 08, 1871, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 27, 1950, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.MARY S. FRIEND, b. July 16, 1873; m. SHIRLEY L. PRICKETT, April 24, 1896, Noble County Indiana; b. 1874.
v.ALBERT F. FRIEND, b. 1874.
vi.SARAH R. FRIEND, b. May 20, 1878; m. AUNSPAUGH.
vii.FRANKLIN A. FRIEND, b. November 10, 1876; m. NELLIE NULF, June 13, 1896, Noble County Indiana; b. 1876.
viii.REBECCA J. FRIEND, b. July 30, 1882; m. NORRIS E. GREEN, August 15, 1900, Noble County Indiana; b. 1875, Indiana.
27. JERAMIAH7 EGOLF (JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 18, 1849 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 01, 1937 in Noble County. He married SARAH ANN YOUNG December 01, 1878 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of CHRISTOPHER YOUNG and MARY ?. She was born September 24, 1861 in Ohio, and died July 29, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JERAMIAH EGOLF:
Egolf, Jere
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana
August 5, 1937, page 5
Jere Egolf, 88, life-long resident of this county, died Sunday morning at the Luckey Hospital at Wolf Lake after suffering a fractured hip when he fell out of bed Friday morning.
Mr. Egolf spent his entire life on the farm on which he was born. Children surviving are: Vern, Lawrence, Milo, Dewey, Clarence, Sam and Bayard Egolf, and Mrs. Ed Sheckler of this county and Mrs. Emma Brower of near Pierceton.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. John W. Jones were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Blue River Bethel Church. Interment was in the Christian Chapel Cemetery at Merriam.
Notes for SARAH ANN YOUNG:
Egolf, Sarah A. Young
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Evening Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
July 30, 1919
Mrs. Jeremiah Egolf died at her home in Thorncreek township Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock after an illness of long duration due to stomach trouble and complications. She was 57 years, 10 months and 5 days old at the time of her demise. Her condition had been serious for some time and her death was not unexpected to her relatives, though it came to a great shock to them.
Sarah A. Young, was born September 24, 1861, in Ohio, to Christopher and Mary Young, deceased, came to this county when a girl with her parents. She was united in marriage on December 1, 1877, to Jeremiah Egolf, of Thorncreek township, and to them eleven children were born, ten of whom survive. They are Mrs. Ed Sheckler, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Abner Bowers, of Cleveland township, Mrs. Zi Cunningham, of Churubusco, Sam Egolf, of Noble county, Clarence, of Smith township, Vern and Lawrence, of Richland township, and Dewey and Byard and Milo, at home. She has two sisters, Mrs. George Maggart, of North Webster and Mrs. Amanda Albert, of Burr Oak, Noble County, and two brothers, Amzie Young of Newton, Ill., and Joseph Young, of Kansas City, Kan.
The deceased was a devout Christian woman and a kind and loving mother. She became a member of the Church of God many years ago and she died a firm believer in the Christian faith. She will be sadly missed by her family and a wide circle of friends and in their hour of great sorrow they have the sympathy of their acquaintances.
The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Christian Chapel church at Meriam, Rev. Mantis, officiating, and interment in the church cemetery.
Children of JERAMIAH EGOLF and SARAH YOUNG are:
74.i.HARVEY VERN8 EGOLF, b. December 08, 1882, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 16, 1938, Whitley County Indiana.
75.ii.CLARENCE E. EGOLF, b. July 08, 1884, Smith Twp Whitley County Indiana; d. March 09, 1955, Whitley County Indiana.
76.iii.EMMA EUGENIA EGOLF, b. February 08, 1886, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 04, 1971, St. Joseph County Indiana.
77.iv.ALTA FLORENCE EGOLF, b. September 19, 1888, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 28, 1963, Whitley County Indiana.
v.LAWERENCE LEE EGOLF, b. October 18, 1888, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 11, 1964, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for LAWERENCE LEE EGOLF:
Egolf, Lawrence Lee
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
October 12, 1964
Lawrence Lee Egolf, 75, West Market street, died Sunday at 6 a.m. in the Whitley County Hospital where he had been hospitalized one day. Recently he had been in the Maple Hill Nursing Home. Cause of death was a stroke.
Born in Thorncreek Township on October 18, 1888, he was the son of Jerry and Sarah Young Egolf. He lived in Thorncreek Township and had lived in this community all of his life, where he made his living as a farmer.
Survivors include three brothers, Sam of Noble County; Dewey of Merriam, and Milo of Whitley County. One sister, Mrs. Abner (Emma) Bower of Elkhart also survives. Four brothers and two sisters have preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel after 7:30 this evening. Services will be held at the Chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Herman Hedges officiating. Burial will take place in the Merriam Christian Chapel cemetery.
Egolf, Lawrence Lee
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
October 15, 1964
Funeral services were conducted in the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel Wednesday afternoon for Lawrence Egolf.
Mrs. Russell Egolf, organist, presided at the console for the prelude and postlude of selected hymns. The Rev. Herman Hedges officiated at the rites and committal.
The pallbearers, nephews of the deceased, were Max Sheckler, Cecil Egolf, Jerry Bower, Robert Cunningham, Nile Egolf, and J.D. Egolf. Burial was in the Merriam Christian Chapel cemetery.
78.vi.CLARA EGOLF, b. November 05, 1890, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 25, 1934, Allen County Indiana.
79.vii.SAMUEL J. EGOLF, b. August 25, 1892, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 25, 1980, Noble County Indiana.
80.viii.DEWEY B. EGOLF, b. August 30, 1895, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 24, 1979, Whitley County Indiana.
ix.RUSSELL EGOLF, b. November 27, 1898; d. February 14, 1899.
81.x.BYARD TELFRED EGOLF, b. January 18, 1900, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 26, 1962, Noble County Indiana.
82.xi.MILO EGOLF, b. January 08, 1902, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 05, 1970, Noble county Indiana.
xii.INFANT EGOLF, b. February 14, 1899.
28. PETER7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 21, 1823 in Licking County Ohio, and died January 05, 1898 in Newaygo County, Michigan. He married MARY E. ENGLE February 06, 1845 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of DAVID ENGLE and MARGARET BEAMER. She was born July 26, 1827 in Stark County, Ohio, and died March 08, 1895 in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Notes for PETER EGOLF:
Columbia City Post, 05 Jan. 1898
(in "Digest of Obituaries Published in Newspapers of Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana 1856-1910" by Nellie M. Raber)
EGOLF, Peter was found dead. He lived near Grant, Michigan. He had these brothers living in Whitley Co., Ind.: Benjamin, Joseph and Henry Egolf.
Peter Egolf is the son of Susan Shriner and Adam Egolf. He was born 21 Jun 1823 in Stryker, Licking, Ohio. He died 5 Jan 1898 at age 74 in Grant, Newaygo, Michigan. He was buried at Ashland Cemetery, Newaygo County, Michigan.
On 6 Feb 1845, he married Mary E. Engle in Whitley County, Indiana. She was born 26 Jul 1827 in Sandy Township, Stark, Ohio. She died 8 Mar 1895 at age 57 in Grant, Newaygo, Michigan. She was buried at Ashland Cemetery, Newaygo County, Michigan.
Children of PETER EGOLF and MARY ENGLE are:
83.i.CHARLES WESLEY8 EGOLF, b. March 14, 1847, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 11, 1930, Newaygo County, Michigan.
ii.ADAM EGOLF, b. July 18, 1848, Indiana; d. July 27, 1864, Whitley County Indiana.
84.iii.SARAH ANN EGOLF, b. May 07, 1850, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1928, Newaygo County, Michigan.
85.iv.SYLVESTER EGOLF, b. April 08, 1852, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1901, Newaygo County, Michigan.
v.WILLIAM EGOLF, b. November 21, 1853.
vi.WINFIELD SCOTT EGOLF, b. February 19, 1856, Newaygo County Michigan; d. 1917, Newaygo County Michigan.
86.vii.MARY LUCINDA EGOLF, b. January 03, 1858, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1923, Newaygo County, Michigan.
87.viii.FRANCIS MARIAN EGOLF, b. December 20, 1859, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 19, 1936, Newaygo County, Michigan.
ix.MARGARET C. EGOLF, b. October 03, 1861, Indiana.
x.JOHN D. EGOLF, b. May 17, 1864, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. July 13, 1932, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; m. JENNIE DEBOIS, December 24, 1898, Newaygo County, Michigan; b. 1867, Michigan.
Notes for JOHN D. EGOLF:
JOHN EGOLF DIES AT GRAND RAPIDS
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Haynes have recieved word from Grand Rapids, Michigan of the death of John Egolf, on July 13. Death followed a third stroke of Paralysis, and burial was made at Muskegon, Michigan. Mr. Egolf was quite well known here having a number of relatives in this county and have been a visitor here on a number of occasions.
88.xi.JOSIAH EGOLF, b. January 26, 1866, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. July 14, 1926, Newaygo County, Michigan.
29. CATHERINE7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 29, 1829 in Licking County , Ohio, and died December 20, 1912 in Whitley County Indiana. She married WILLIAM GAFF September 06, 1849, son of ROBERT GAFF and MARY DEARDORFF. He was born July 10, 1822 in Stark County, Ohio, and died January 25, 1902 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CATHERINE EGOLF:
Had 3 unknown children that died before 1900.
Notes for WILLIAM GAFF:
GAFF, William was born in Stark County, Ohio on 10 July 1822. He came to Whitley County, Indiana in 1839 but returned to. his native county.. In 1843 he located in Whitley County, Indiana near Shriner Lake. On this trip he, steered a canal-boat from Cleveland to Toledo. He fell dead on 25 January 1902. 'The Rev. P.Winebrenner was in charge of the funeral service held in the Thorncreek Christian Church. His wife and four children .? are dead. .- .
Children of CATHERINE EGOLF and WILLIAM GAFF are:
i.THOMAS H.8 GAFF, b. 1852, Indiana; d. Bef. 1900.
89.ii.JOHN WESLEY GAFF, b. November 14, 1854, Noble County Indiana; d. May 10, 1894, Noble County Indiana.
iii.BENJAMIN F. GAFF, b. November 15, 1855, Noble County Indiana; d. August 08, 1875, Noble County Indiana.
Notes for BENJAMIN F. GAFF:
Gaff Benjamin F, aged 19 years 8 months and 24 days, died at his father’s residence in Green Twp Aug. 8, 1875 after an illness of 7 weeks caused by a broken and bruised leg which was amputated a week before his death. He leaves a father and mother, 2 brothers and one sister. Albion New Era 8-26-1875
90.iv.MARY ANN GAFF, b. 1858, Indiana; d. Bef. 1900.
91.v.AMANDA GAFF, b. 1862, Dekalb County Indiana.
30. ANNA7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 1831 in Licking County , Ohio, and died Bef. 1882. She married JOSEPH HUGHES July 19, 1847 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born Bet. June 1822 - May 1823 in Pennsylvania.
Child of ANNA EGOLF and JOSEPH HUGHES is:
i.ADAM8 HUGHES, b. Bet. June 1848 - May 1849.
31. HENRY S.7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 12, 1832 in Licking County Ohio, and died November 30, 1910 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MALINDA GARRISON September 08, 1855 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ZACHARIAH GARRISON and ANN RUCKMAN. She was born December 15, 1836 in Richland County Ohio, and died July 04, 1911 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for HENRY S. EGOLF:
(b. 12 FEB 1832, d. ?)
Note: EGOLF, Henry S.
Source: Columbia City Commercial Mail, 09 Dec. 1910 and Columbia City Post, 03 Dec. 1910 (*Not complete obituary -- from "Digest of Obituaries Published in Newspapers of Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana 1856-1910" by Nellie M. Raber)
EGOLF, Henry S. was born 12 Feb. 1832 in Licking Co., Ohio; died Wednesday aged 78 years, 9 months and 18 days; was about 4 years old when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Egolf settled in Thorncreek Tp., Whitley Co., Ind.; married Malinda Garrison on 7 Sep. 1855; four of their 13 children are living. They are: Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Lore, Columbia City, Ind; Zilpah Fisher and Marion Egolf of Thorncreek Tp. and Alonzo Egolf of Smith Tp. this county. Three brothers survive him: Joseph of Columbia City, Ind.; Benjamin just north of town and John of Muskegon, Mich. Mrs. William Gaff of Smith Tp., Whitley Co., Ind. is a sister. He donated the land on which the Egolf Church stands. The funeral was held in this church and burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Had 6 other infant children all died before 1900
Notes for MALINDA GARRISON:
MRS. HENRY EGOLF CALLED HENCE
The death of Mrs. Henry S. Egolf, a pioneer woman of Thorncreek township occured Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of her son Marion Egolf, and resulted from dropsy with which she had been confined to her bed since last March. She sustained a stroke of paralysis a year ago last April, but recovered from it sufficiently to get around again, only to be taken ill last March.
Her maiden name was Malinda Garrison, a daughter of Zach and Anna (Ruckman) Garrison, deceased, and she was born December 15, 1836 in Richmond county, Ohio, being 74 years, 6 months, and 19 days of age. She came to Whitley county when a child with her parents and was united in marriage to Henry S. Egolf, who died just last winter, November 30, 1910. Thier Union occured Sept. 7, 1855, and thirteen children were bornto them, four surviving; Marion Egolf, of Thorncreek township; Alonzo Egolf, Smith township; Mrs. Zilpha Fisher, of Thorncreek and Mrs. Eliza Jane Lore of this city. Five brothers and three sisters also survive her; William and Ruckman Garrison of Fort Wayne; Levi Garrison, of Union township, aand Zach and Peter Garrison of Smith township.
She was a life long memberof the Church of God, and a pioneer who went through the trials and hardships of an early age, and who was loved and respected by her family and neighbors alike. Her life work is done, and death has ended her suffering. In their sorrow the sympathyof all is extended the bereft ones.
The funeral will occur Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Egolf Church in Thorncreek township, by Rev. L.A. Luckenbill officiating. Interment in the Egolf cemetery.
Children of HENRY EGOLF and MALINDA GARRISON are:
92.i.ISAAC8 EGOLF, b. October 02, 1858, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 18, 1906, Whitley County Indiana.
93.ii.ELIZEBETH JANE EGOLF, b. September 16, 1859, Indiana; d. January 29, 1917, Whitley County Indiana.
94.iii.ZILPHA EGOLF, b. June 25, 1864, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 15, 1938, Huntington County Indiana.
iv.MARION EGOLF, b. December 26, 1871, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 02, 1945, Whitley County Indiana; m. CORA BAUM, December 23, 1894, Whitley County Indiana; b. August 03, 1876, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 02, 1942, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MARION EGOLF:
Had 6 infant children all died before 1900
Marion Egolf, 73, 303 North line street, died last night at 6:30 o'clock in Linvill Memorial Hospital. He had been ill for the past several weeks of a heart ailment. Mr. Egolf became sheriff of Whitley county January 1, 1913 and served for two terms. He later served as deputy sheriff for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wynkoop of Fort Wayne were at Mr. Egolf's bedside when death came; Mrs. Wynkoop is a cousin and a number of years made her home with the Egolf's.
He was a native of Thorncreek township and was born to Henry and Malinda Garrison Egolf on December 26, 1871. His marriage to Cora Baum occurred December 23, 1894. Mrs. Egolf died August 2, 1942. After locating in Columbia City Mr. Egolf was engaged in the real estate bussiness with George Shriver for a number of years. A resident of North Line street, he had for a number of years spent the summer months at his Tri-Lakes cottage.
The Knight Templars of which Mr. Egolf was a member will attend the funeral rites in a body and will be in charge of the committal service in Greenhill cemetery following rites to be held at Smith Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. G. L. Kleespie of Grace Lutheran church officiating.
Friends will be received at the Smith Funeral Home after 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Notes for CORA BAUM:
Mrs. Cora M. Egolf, 65, wife of Marion Egolf, 303 North Line street, died at 11 o'clock Tuesday night in Linvill Memorial Hospital where she was a patient for two weeks. Mrs. Egolf was taken ill with heart disease at the Egolf summer home at Tri-Lakes, and was later removed to the local hospital.
She was born in Thorncreek Township, August 3, 1876 to Daniel and Mary Humbarger Baum. She was married to Mr. Egolf December 23, 1894, and for a number of years had been a resident of North Line street.
Survivors besides the husband are an uncle, Isaac Humbarger of Thorncreek Township; an aunt, Mrs. Alice Miller of Fort Wayne; and a step-father, Ira Spitler of this city.
Rev. Harold Beemon of South Whitley will officiate at funeral services to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Smith Funeral Home where friends will be received.
Burial will be made in Greenhill Cemetery.
95.v.ALONZO EGOLF, b. January 26, 1870, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 15, 1920, Whitley County Indiana.
vi.ALICE B. EGOLF, b. Bet. June 1865 - May 1866; d. Bef. 1900.
vii.SARAH E. EGOLF, b. Bet. June 1867 - May 1868, Indiana; d. Bef. 1900.
32. JOHN D.7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 1836 in Licking County , Ohio. He married REBECCA JANE GILL February 23, 1860 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born Bet. June 1840 - May 1841 in Indiana, and died 1918.
Children of JOHN EGOLF and REBECCA GILL are:
i.ADAM8 EGOLF, b. 1864, Michigan; d. July 03, 1894, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; m. AGNES LARIO, March 19, 1894, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; b. 1873, Indiana; d. March 01, 1922, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan.
ii.CHARLOTTE EGOLF, b. 1869, Michigan.
96.iii.JOHN EDWIN EGOLF, b. October 1866, Michigan.
33. JOSEPH7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 1836 in Whitley County Indiana, and died October 19, 1920 in Allen County Indiana. He married SEVILLA CRAMER June 16, 1861 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of JACOB CRAMER and MARY. She was born May 05, 1843 in Springfield, Ohio, and died June 12, 1920 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JOSEPH EGOLF:
JOSEPH EGOLF IS DEAD AT 83
FORMER COURT BAILIFF DIED AT THE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL IN FORT WAYNE AT 8:30 O'CLOCK TUESDAY EVENING
Joseph Egolf, for years cout bailiff of the Whitley circuit court, and well known throughout the county, died Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been in feeble health for some time from complications of disease and was taken to the Lutheran Hospital a few weeks ago when his condition became serious. Death was caused by complications due to old age.
He was a son of Adam and Elizabeth Hively Egolf and was born in Thorncreek township. At the time of his death he was past eighty-three years old. He resided on a farm in the township where he was born until a number of years ago when he moved to town and purchased a property near the panhandle depot, which he owned at the time of his death. He was later made a court bailiff by Judge Adair and held that position for many years becoming well known through it.
When a young man he married Savilla Cramer, who died during the summer. He is survived by one son, Arthur Egolf, of this city; also by one full brother Ben Egolf, just north of the city, and a number of half-brothers and sisters; namely Mrs. Howard McClain, east of town, Mrs Elijah Braddock and Mrs. N.P. Silger of this city, and Dr. Harvey Egolf and Adam Egolf, also of this city.
The deceased was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was always interested in tis work. He belonged to a well known pioneer family and had many friends among the older generations.
Will Record 5 Page 524. Joseph Egolf of Whitley Co., Indiana. Decease. To: Sevilla Egolf, wife. Ex. nom. Marion Egolf, fired. Ex. to attend the placing of a monument costing not over $150.00. Signed 3 May 1915. Joseph Egolf (SEAL). Wits. Jerry M.. Hapner & David V. Whiteleather. Sworn to and subscribed 5 Nov. 1920. Died 20 October 1920.
Notes for SEVILLA CRAMER:
MRS. JOSEPH EGOLF DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Savilla Egolf, wife of Joseph Egolf who resided near the panhandle depot just off Whitley street, died very suddenly Saturday evening at ten minutes after seven o'clock. She had been in frail health for some weeks previous to her death and suffered from a bad cough during the past month. She was sitting on a chair near the kitchen stove a short time after six o'clock when she was overcome by an attack of heart failure. Miss blanche Harshbarger, community nurse, was summoned and did all she could for the sick woman but she was past all help and her death soon followed.
Savilla Cramer was a daughter of Jacob and mary Cramer and was born in Springfield, Ohio, May 5, 1843, making her 77 years, 1 month and 7 days old. She was united in marriage to Joseph Egolf, formerly court bailiff, in 1862, and they were the parents of two children, Arthur, of this city and Charles who died when he was two years old. A brother, Will Cramer, who was last heard from five years ago at west Seymour Missouri, also survives.
Mrs Egolf wasa member of the Lutheran church in this city. She had many friends who will be sorry to learn of her death. Her husband who is well known to the older residents of this city and county, is also very ill and near relatives fear that his life can not be prolonged for any great length of time.
The funeral will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. L.A. Luckenbill officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery.
Child of JOSEPH EGOLF and SEVILLA CRAMER is:
i.ARTHUR J.8 EGOLF, b. August 27, 1866, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 06, 1931, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ARTHUR J. EGOLF:
ARTHUR EGOLF taken by death early Saturday
Well known Columbia City laborer diedat county infirmery-spent many years in Robinson Circus Band
Arthur Egolf, past 64 years of age, died at the Whitley County infirmary west of here at 12:30 o' clock Saturday morning following a lengthy illness. Death was caused by carcinoma of the stomach.
The deceased was very well known in Columbia City, having lived here the most of his life. By occupation he was a laborer. He was the son of the late Joseph and Savilla Cramer Egolf and born in this city on August 27, 1866.
In his youth he joined the band of the Robinson Circus before the amusement organization merged with Sells Brothers. He was an able cornetist and remained in the circus band for many years. Following a number of seasons with the organization, he returned to Columbia City where he made his home until the time of his death.
Mr. Egolf never married. He is survived by the following cousins: Mrs. Lewis Dowell of Columbia township, Henry Reese of Washington township, Charles Reese of Columbia township, Frank Egolf of Smith township, James Egolf of Atwood, Joseph Egolf of Fort Wayne, Marion and Theodore Egolf of Columbia City.
For a number of years the decendent lived in a cottage to the southeast of the new S>J> Peabody lumber mill. Having been ill during most of the winter of 1930 and 1931, he went to the county infirmary on February 10 where he remained until the last of April. He was re-admitted on June 1 and his condition was found to be serious.
Mr. Egolf had many friends among local people. The body has been removed to the Luckinbill's Sons funeral chapel where friends may call. Funeral services will be held at the chapel at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon the Rev. Berlin T. Yeager of the Church of God officiating. Interment will be made in Greenhill cemetery. It is asked that flowers please be omitted.
34. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 06, 1838 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 08, 1929 in Kosciusko County Indiana. He married MARY ANN SEVITS August 09, 1860 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of JACOB SEVITS and MARY ANN. She was born June 08, 1840 in Ohio, and died November 10, 1899 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN EGOLF:
BENJAMIN EGOLF DIES OF STROKE OF PARALYSIS
Benjamin Egolf, a pioneer resident of Whitley County died Tuesday morning at four o'clock at the home of a son, James Egolf, of Etna Green. He would have been 91 years of age on the sixth of next May. A stroke of paralysis which he suffered about a month ago was the cause of death.
Mr.Egolf, was a son of Adam and Susan Egolf, who lived three miles north of Columbia City in Thorncreek township. When he was a young man he was united im marriage to Mary Ann Sevits, who preceeded him in death about thirty years ago. They are the parents of seven children, three of whom survive. They are James Egolf, at whose home he died, Frank Egolf, of Smith township and Joseph Egolf of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Zach Garrison, who died in Columbia City last year, was a daughter. Adam Egolf of this City, is a half-brother, and Mrs. Howard McClain, of Smith township, is a half-sister. Theodore and Marion Egolf of this city, are nephews.
Mr. Egolf was a farmer, and spent most of his life in Smith township. A number of years ago he bought a farm north of town, of which he was still the owner, and helived there for some time. For the past several years he had been making his home with his children.
Definite funeral arrangements have not been made, but services will be held at the Egolf Church in Thorncreek township.
Children of BENJAMIN EGOLF and MARY SEVITS are:
i.THOMAS W.8 EGOLF, b. July 1862, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 26, 1862, Whitley County Indiana.
97.ii.EMMA J. EGOLF, b. April 27, 1863, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 29, 1928, Whitley County Indiana.
98.iii.JAMES WASHINGTON EGOLF, b. April 26, 1865, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 21, 1943, Kosciusco County Indiana.
99.iv.FRANKLIN SEVITS EGOLF, b. June 26, 1867, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 07, 1950, Whitley County Indiana.
v.IDA CLARA EGOLF, b. September 16, 1867, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 14, 1908, Whitley County Indiana; m. VIRGIL WEBSTER HIVELY, September 07, 1890, Whitley County Indiana; b. August 03, 1869, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 24, 1952, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for IDA CLARA EGOLF:
The many relatives and friends of Mrs. Webster Hively of Thorncreek township were greatly shocked Thursday evening when they heard the news of her death. Mrs. Hively had been in poor health since June 27, 1907 suffering from tubercular affliction and her condition was extremely critical a number of times but she would rally and be better for a few days. Last July a number of abcesses developed on her back and chest and an operatin was performed. The operation however only gave temporary relief and last November she underwent another operation.
After the second operation she was confined to her bed for twenty weeks and it was feared that she could not recover but she was young in years and the desire to live was strong. After twenty weeks her condition seemed to improve and she would be able to be up for a few days after which she would suffer a relapse and be unable to be about for some time. She gradually grew weaker and Sunday she became so weak that all hope was given up and she rapidly sank until Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock when she passed away and her spirit took flight to its maker.
Ida Clara Egolf was born in Thorncreek township September 16, 1867 and died in that township August 27, 1908 aged 40 years, 11 months and 20 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Egolf and always lived in Thorncreek township. On September 7, 1890 she was united in marriage to Webster Hively.
She was a kindly dispositioned lady and was held in high esteem by a lagre circle of friends and acquaintances who extend their sympathy to the husband, father, brothers and sisters who mourn her untimely death.
The surviving relatives are the husband Webster Hively, the father Benjamin Egolf who resides north of this city, three sisters Mrs. Minnie Shanks of Wallen and Mesdames Emma Garrison and Alice Tulley of Smith township and three brothers James Egolf of Etna Green, Frank Egolf of Smith township and Joseph Egolf of Fort Wayne.
The funeral services will be held Saturday forenoon the funeral party leaving the family residence at 10 o'clock for the Egolf church. Rev. A. F. McCloe of Churubusco will officiate. Interment will be made in the Egolf cemetery.
vi.JERMINA EGOLF, b. 1870.
100.vii.ALICE EGOLF, b. January 12, 1872, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 02, 1919, Whitley County Indiana.
viii.CHARLES HENRY EGOLF, b. December 26, 1874, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 12, 1875, Whitley County Indiana.
101.ix.JOSEPH A. EGOLF, b. 1878.
x.ARMINA EGOLF, b. 1879.
35. RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 11, 1843 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1927. She married ELIJAH YOST BRADDOCK December 13, 1860 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born March 08, 1837 in Ohio, and died December 13, 1918.
Children of RACHAEL EGOLF and ELIJAH BRADDOCK are:
102.i.CAREY JACOB8 BRADDOCK, b. January 29, 1862, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 03, 1947, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.SAMANTHA JANE BRADDOCK, b. September 12, 1863; d. September 16, 1864.
Notes for SAMANTHA JANE BRADDOCK:
Clemantha J.
Dau of
E. Y. & R. M.
Braddock
Died Sept. 16, 1864
Aged 1 y 1 D
Sweet baby lay and sleep until Jesus bids it rise.
103.iii.WILLIAM A. BRADDOCK, b. June 13, 1865.
104.iv.CLARA A. BRADDOCK, b. September 02, 1869.
105.v.GEORGE M. BRADDOCK, b. 1873.
106.vi.JOHN ELIJAH BRADDOCK, b. September 08, 1867; d. October 24, 1957.
36. GEORGE WASHINGTON7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 04, 1845 in Whitley County Indiana, and died October 23, 1911 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ADALINE GARRISON October 03, 1872 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ZACHARIAH GARRISON and ANN RUCKMAN. She was born October 14, 1852 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 01, 1940 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON EGOLF:
George W. Egolf, one of the best known citizens of Thorncreek township who had resided there for a lifetime died suddenly Wednesday morning at 2:30 o'clock, after an attack of neuralgia of the heart, and his death was a great shock to his family being wholly unexpected.
He had been in ill health for the last three weeks, with similiar attacks, but none so severe as this one. He woke in the night suffering severly, and by the time that Dr. O.V. Schuman could be summoned he had expired.
He was born in Thorncreek township on March 4, 1845, and was 65 years, 6 months and 22 days of age at the time of his death. He resided all of his life on the Egolf homestead and was united in marriage to Adeline Garrison on Octtober 3, 1872. Seven children were born to this union, all surviving; Mrs. Maxie Cleland, of Smith township, Mrs. Iva Zumbrun, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Laura Judd, Mrs. Maud Nichols, of this city, Miss Maggie egolf, at home; Theodore and Arnie Egolf, of Smith township.
Four brothers and five sisters also survive; Benjamin Egolf, of Columbia township, Joseph Egolf of this city, Adam Egolf, of Noble County, Dr. H.M. Egolf, of Liberty, Ind., Mrs. N.P. Sliger, Mrs. W. B. McClain, Mrs. E.Y. Braddock, of this city, Mrs. Catherine Gaff, of Columbia township, and Mrs Howard McClain of Smith township and John Egolf of Michigan.
He was a member of te Thorncreek Bethel Church, and one of the trustees at the time of his death. He was respected and esteemed by all who knew himand was a kind and loving father and husband, and a good neighbor. In his sudden death the family have the deepest sympathy of the community.
The funeral will occur Friday, the cortage leaving the home at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon, for the Egolf Church. Rev. L.A. Luckenbill will officiate; Interment will be in the Egolf Cemetery.
Notes for ADALINE GARRISON:
Ill for two years of heart ailment Mrs. George W. Egolf, 87, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Nichols, located on state road 9 in Thorncreek township Monday morning.
The body was brought to the Luckenbill Sons Funeral Home in this city where friends will be received. Funeral services will be held from the Egolf Church of which Mrs. Egolf was a member, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o' clock, the Rev. John Jones of Milford officiating. The Rev. Floyd Hedges will assist the service.
Interment will be made in the church cemetery. Mrs. Egolf was a daughter of Zacharias and Catherine Ruckman Garrison and was born in Smith township, October 14, 1852. On October 3, 1872 she was married to George W. Egolf who died a number of years ago.
The surviving children are Theodore Egolf, Columbia City; Mrs. Charles Nichols, Thorncreek township; Mrs. O. W. Cleland, Columbia City; Arnie Egolf, Thorncreek township; Mrs. Archie Coverstone, Thorncreek township, and Mrs. Dan Zumbrun, Noble County.
Other survivors are 32 grandchildren and fifty great-grandchildren, also a sister, Mrs. Jessie Oman, of this city and a brother, Ruckman Garrison, Fort Wayne.
Children of GEORGE EGOLF and ADALINE GARRISON are:
107.i.ARNIE GILBERT8 EGOLF, b. December 24, 1889, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 09, 1962, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.INFANT EGOLF, b. 1899, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1899, Whitley County Indiana.
108.iii.LAURA BELLE EGOLF, b. January 29, 1884, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 22, 1924, Whitley County Indiana.
109.iv.IVA IONE EGOLF, b. March 28, 1878, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 24, 1974, Whitley County Indiana.
v.DELLA L. EGOLF, b. June 13, 1881, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 26, 1882, Whitley County Indiana.
vi.OMAR P. EGOLF, b. July 13, 1885, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 20, 1886, Whitley County Indiana.
110.vii.THEODORE B. EGOLF, b. August 09, 1873, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 23, 1943, Whitley County Indiana.
111.viii.MAXIE D. EGOLF, b. September 01, 1876, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 15, 1940, Whitley County Indiana.
ix.BESSIE M. EGOLF, b. November 07, 1891, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 17, 1892, Whitley County Indiana.
112.x.MAGGIE LEOTA EGOLF, b. November 17, 1897, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 10, 1984, Whitley County Indiana.
113.xi.ELETHA MAUD EGOLF, b. December 11, 1887, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 21, 1960, Whitley County Indiana.
37. MELISSA JANE7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 11, 1850 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 11, 1927 in Whitley County Indiana. She married NICHOLAS P. SLIGER July 13, 1871 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born 1842, and died January 16, 1914 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MELISSA JANE EGOLF:
The death of Mrs. Malissa Sliger took place at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at her residence at 204 North Main street. Mrs. Sliger had been in failing health for several months past and recently suffered a stroke of paralysis. She became ill on August 24 and four weeks ago fell and injured her right hip.
Malissa Jane Egolf was a daughter of Adam and Lydia Ann Gates Egolf and was born in Thorncreek township on December 11, 1850 and had reached the age of 74 years, 10 months and 24 days. She resided in Thorncreek township and Columbia City all her life except for two years when she resided in Elwood.
On July 13, 1871, Miss Egolf was united in marriage to Nicholas Sliger who died on January 16, 1914. Three children were born to this marriage, two of whom, Mrs. Harry Gelvin of this city and Ezra Sliger of near Garrett, survive. A son died in infancy. In addition to the children Mrs. Sliger is survived by a brother, Adam Egolf of Columbia City, a sister, Mrs. Howard McClain, of Smith township, and a ahlf brother Ben Egolf, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Rachael Braddock who recently passed away was a sister. there are nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Sliger was a member of the Church of God, the Missionary and Ladies Aid society and of the W.M/B.A. and W.R.C.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence on North main street. Rev. L.A. Luckenbill assisted by Rev. H.G. Heredeen, conducting the services. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery.
Children of MELISSA EGOLF and NICHOLAS SLIGER are:
i.???8 SLIGER, m. HARRY GELVIN.
ii.EZRA SLIGER.
iii.INFANT SLIGER.
38. JEMINA S.7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 12, 1853 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 22, 1915 in Whitley County Indiana. She married WILLIAM BARNETT MCCLAIN November 03, 1871 in Whitley County Indiana, son of JOHN MCCLAIN and MARY ANN. He was born July 17, 1851 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 03, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JEMINA S. EGOLF:
Jemina Egolf McClain passed away at her home on East Jackson street, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 after an illness which dated back for several months. All winter she had been in poor health, but not until twelve weeks ago was she compelled from maligmant cancer of the liver. About two months ago she was taken to the Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne for an examination and operation but the specialist there found they could do nothingfor her and pronounced the malady from which she was suffering incurable. She remained for treatment two weeks and then returned to her home somewhat astonished.
Te deceased was born in Thorncreek township June 12, 1853, and was the daughter of Adam and Lydia Egolf. She was 63 years, 12months and 11 days of age at the time of her demise.
In the year 1871, November 15, she ws united in marriage to W. B. McClain who survives. The following named children born to them survive; Mrs. R. F. Monroe and Clyde R. Hess, of Flint Mich., Mrs. Charles Myrley of Elwood ind., Chauncey and Ubertia McClain of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Frank Knisely, Mrs. Frank Leer, Mrs. Ed North of this city, and Daisey and Ethel at home. Besides the above named she leaves three sisters, Mrs. N. F. Sliger, and Mrs. Elijah Braddock of this city, and Mrs. Howard McClain of Collins; two brothers, H.M. Egolf of Liberty Ind., and Adam Egof, of Kansas; two half-brothers, Joseph and Ben Egolf of this city.
Mrs. McClain has lived her entire life in this city and vecinity and her death will be greatly felt in the circles, where she moved. She was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church here and was always ready to aid in any way she could, and there was no more active and alert member than she was on the church roll.
She was also a member of the Ben Hur Lodge and the Relief Corps, and in both organizations her energy and enthusiasm were manifested upon all occasions.
Notes for WILLIAM BARNETT MCCLAIN:
Wiliam Barnett McClain, better known as Barney McClain, died Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs. Frank Leer, on East Jackson street at 4:10 o"clock, death was caused by paralysis. He suffered his first stroke of paralysis between ten or eleven years ago and had recurrent strokes since that time. For the past year and a half he had been confined to his bed and was practically helpless. He suffered his last paralytic stroke Wednesday about four o"clock and passed away just 48 hours later.
William Barnett McClain was born in Columbia township July 17, 1851, and was 67 years, 6 months and 14 days old at the time of his death. He was a son of John and Mary Ann McClain. He spent most of his life on a farm north of this city in Thorncreek township up to about 15 years ago when he moved to this city . For the past thirteen months he had been making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leer. He was married November 3, 1871 to Jemina S. Egolf and to this union the following named children were born; Mrs. Frank Leer and Mrs. Frank Knisely, of this city, Mrs. R. F. Monroe, of Detroit Mich., Mrs. Lydia Marley, of Elwood, Mrs. Chloe Hess of Pontiac Mich., Mrs. Ed North, of Detroit Mich., Mrs. S. W. Biles of Worcester Mass., Chauncey McClain of Chicago, Uberta McClain of Van Wert Oh., Ethel McClain of Fort Wayne, Howard McClain of Smith township, and Mrs. John Fry of Thorncreek township. His wife died three years ago last April and his parents have aso passed away. Mr. McClain was a member of the M. E. church and of te Ben Hur Lodge.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o"clock at the home. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.
Children of JEMINA EGOLF and WILLIAM MCCLAIN are:
i.FEMALE8 MCCLAIN, m. FRANK LEER.
ii.LILLIAN H. MCCLAIN, b. February 1876; m. FRANK F. KNISELY, January 05, 1905, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.EVA MCCLAIN, m. ROBERT F. MONROE, December 22, 1892, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.LYDIA MCCLAIN.
v.CHLOE MCCLAIN.
114.vi.LULU MAE MCCLAIN, b. 1885, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 21, 1945, Detriot Michigan.
vii.DAISY AUDREY MCCLAIN, b. October 1886; m. STEPHEN WAITE BLISS, December 19, 1917, Whitley County Indiana.
viii.CHAUNCEY W. MCCLAIN, b. August 1888.
ix.UBERTA MCCLAIN.
x.ETHEL J. MCCLAIN, b. 1893.
xi.HOWARD MCCLAIN.
115.xii.CATHERINE E. MCCLAIN.
xiii.ALTON U. MCCLAIN, b. November 1891.
39. ADAM J. EGOLF7 JR. (ADAM6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 14, 1854 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 13, 1930 in Whitley County Indiana. He married INIS LILLIAN MCCLAIN August 17, 1876 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born 1859 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1904 in Marshall County Indiana.
Notes for ADAM J. EGOLF JR.:
ADAM EGOLF RITES HELD MONDAY AT THE EGOLF CHURCH
Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon by the Rev. O. O. Tracey at Thorncreek Bethel (Egolf) Church of God for the late Adam Egolf. Music at the services was furnished by Mrs. Charles Egolf and Mrs. Frank Beck, accompanied by Mrs. Bert Waugh.
The pall bearers includeed Orville Ambrose, John King, Joseph Paulus, Lee Waugh, Frank Beck, and Isaac Humbarger. Interment was made in the church cemetery.
Children of ADAM JR. and INIS MCCLAIN are:
i.ELIJAH8 EGOLF, b. 1877.
ii.IDA EGOLF, b. 1879.
iii.HOWARD EGOLF, b. 1884.
116.iv.HARVEY LEONADIS EGOLF, b. November 15, 1877, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 18, 1958, Whitley County Indiana.
40. LYDIA ANN7 EGOLF (ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 02, 1858 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1919 in Whitley County Indiana. She married PHILLIP DENNIS MCCLAIN November 23, 1876 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born January 10, 1859 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 20, 1940.
Notes for PHILLIP DENNIS MCCLAIN:
Sheet 79 (front): Lot 74 P. D. McLain
s. to n.
(a) Philip D. McLain
Born Jan. 1859. Died Jan. 1940
Aged 81 yrs. 0 mo. 10 days
(b) Russel B. / Son of / P. D. & M. E. McLain /
Born Feb 16, 1886 / Died Aug. 29, 1996
(d) J. A. McLain
Sept. 27, 1884
June 15, 1910
Philip Demis McLain b
d. Jan 20, 1940; b. Jan 10, 1859 in O. to
Joseph & nancy Winget McLain m.
Martha waugh in 1884. Surv. ch.
Benjamin
Mary m. Eastin Budd [Maybe it is Earlin - - DEG]
2 sis: Mrs. Virgil Compton & Mrs. John
McDonald of Kendallville. Rev. Humerickhouse.
Martha E.
1856 - 1955
Children of LYDIA EGOLF and PHILLIP MCCLAIN are:
117.i.QUINCEY H.8 MCCLAIN, b. July 16, 1884; d. January 31, 1949.
ii.NORA L. MCCLAIN.
iii.? MCCLAIN.
41. JULIA ANN7 EGOLF (JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1825 in Ohio. She married JACOB ANSPAUGH July 07, 1846 in Whitley County Indiana, son of BENJAMIN ANSPACH and EVA DUPLER. He was born 1820 in Ohio, USA..
Children of JULIA EGOLF and JACOB ANSPAUGH are:
i.ANDERSON8 ANSPAUGH, b. 1848.
ii.BENJAMIN ANSPAUGH, b. 1851.
iii.ALFRED ANSPAUGH, b. 1854.
iv.NOAH ANSPAUGH, b. 1855.
v.SUSANNAH ANSPAUGH, b. 1857.
vi.JACOB W. ANSPAUGH, b. 1859.
vii.JAMES ANSPAUGH, b. 1861.
viii.JEREMIAH ANSPAUGH, b. 1863.
ix.SIMON ANSPAUGH, b. July 1864, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. July 1940, Alma, Gratiot Co., Michigan, USA; m. (1) ISABEL JOHNSON; b. September 05, 1864, Eagle, Ontario, Canada; d. October 31, 1940; m. (2) SARAH AMY BARKER, September 29, 1886, Paulding Co., Ohio; d. October 1925, Oakland Co., Michagan.
x.JOHN ANSPAUGH, b. 1868.
42. CATHARINE LOUISA7 EGOLF (JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 09, 1834 in Ohio, and died July 27, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana. She married AARON HYRE June 12, 1853 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born July 25, 1830 in Montgomery County Ohio, and died July 29, 1908 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for AARON HYRE:
Book 4 Page 396. Aaron Hyre of Whitley Co., Ind. To Catharine Louisa Hyre, a life estate; Alonzo Hyre, don; Arminda Hyre, dau (70 acres $1500 for building a house on it), household goods and $6425.00; Armanda Coulter, dau. $7000.00 but if deceased then to her children. Ex. nom. Alonzo Hyre, son. Signed 28 December 1906. Wits. Benton E. Gates, Lucy Wilcox. Codicil re: if any heir bring suit to receive nothing. Signed 10 August 1907. Wits. J. E. North, B. E. Gates. Sworn to and subscribed on 1 August 1908 before Hugo Logan, Clerk.
Columbia City Post 01 August 1908
SURVIVED WIFE JUST ONE YEAR
Aaron Hyre, one of the pioneers of Whitley Co., died at his home north of Laud, in Washington Township, at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning after an illness of less than two weeks' duration, the direct cause of his death being paralysis. On the 17th of July he sustained a slight stroke of paralysis and although his mind was somewhat clouded, he was able to get around to some extent. It was believed that the trouble could be removed and that Mr. Hyre would regain his health. However, matters took a turn for the worse and the patient went into a steady decline. A second stroke came last Saturday, and from that time forth no hope of his recovery was entertained by the attending physician. He was unconcious and remained in that condidtion until the end came.
The deceased was a son of Wesley Hyre, on the the pioneers of Thorncreek Township. He was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio and moved to this county with his parents in 1849, when he was 13 years old. He grew to manhood in Thorncreek and was united in marriage to Catherine Egolf, also of Thorncreek on July 15 1853. They were the parents of thirteen children, ten of them preceding their parents in death. In 1882 he moved to Jefferson Township upon the farm on which his son, Alonzo resides, but in the fall of 1907 he moved to Washington Township, on his farm south of Laud, where he died at the age of 78 years and 4 days.
His wife preceded him in death just one year. He is survived by one son, Alonzo of Jefferson Township and Arminda, who made her home with her father. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Martha Humbarger of Thorncreek, and two brothers, Leonard of this city and Wesley of Stroh, Indiana. He also leaved five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr Hyre was very successful in acquiring property and at the time of his death was the owner of 300 acres or more of land in this Co., and was also possessed of a large amount of personal property. His estate is estimated to be worth $35,000 or $40,000. He resided on the farm all his life, but he had a storng dreaming toward mechanical contrivances. He was something of an inventor also and had a number of devices patented, but never went any further with them, Anything in the machinery line had a fascination for him, and only a few days before his last sickness set in he spent a half-hour in his office looking at the linotype in operation. The operator gave him a slug containing his name which seem to please him greatly. \par \par Mr. Hyre was not a man who made much display but went quietly about his business, treating all with whom he came in contact in a civil and genteel manner. In all his dealings he was on the square and was as good as his word. He was a republican in politics but never aspired to any offical position. He was a good and kind father and a friend to all whom he knew.
The funeral will Occupation Friday fore-noon, the procession leaving the residence at 10 o'clock for Evergreen Church, where services will be held.
07 August 1908 - Columbia City Commercial Mail - Columbia City, Indiana
Mr. Hyre was born 25 July 1830 in Montgomery Co., Ohio to Wesley and Susannah VanScoyck Hyre; died 29 July 1908 at his home near Laud, Indiana. He came with his parents to Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co., Indiana in 1849, On 15 July 1853 he married Catherine Egolf, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Hively) Egolf. In 1882 they left Thorncreek and located in the township where he died. Two daughters and a son survive him: Mrs. Amanda Coulter of Thorncreek Township, Miss Arminda at home and Alonzo Hyre. Two brothers and a sister are: Leonard Hyre of Columbia City, Indiana; Wesley Hyre of Stroh, Indiana and Mrs. Reuben Humbarger of Thorncreek Tp., Whitley Co.,Indiana. The Rev. L. A. Luckenbeill conducted the fureral service in the Evergreen Church; Burial was in the adjoining cemetary. The pall-bearers were: R. H. Maring, James Richman, J. C. Dunfee, Sam Brock, Burvillus Miller and Daniel Redman.
Children of CATHARINE EGOLF and AARON HYRE are:
118.i.AMANDA8 HYRE, b. July 07, 1854, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 30, 1909, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.CLARISSA HYRE, b. April 07, 1856; d. February 09, 1863.
iii.VALLONIA HYRE, b. October 11, 1859; d. February 20, 1863.
119.iv.ALONZO S. HYRE, b. September 03, 1864, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 13, 1948, Whitley County Indiana.
120.v.ARMINDA HYRE, b. August 02, 1876, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 23, 1916, Allen County Indiana.
43. MATILDA7 EGOLF (JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 21, 1829 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died September 27, 1913 in Whitley County Indiana. She married NELSON D. TORBET September 22, 1853 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born 1825 in Pennsylvania, and died October 14, 1893 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MATILDA EGOLF:
The sudden death of Mrs. Matilda Torbet, the aged mother of oliver S. Torbet, the hardware merchant. Saturday, afternoon at 4 o'clock was a great shock to him as well as to her friends. She resided next door to her son on North Chauncey street, and was about the house as usual during the day. During the afternoon she went over to the old home property on North Main street. There was a board on the back porch that did not suit her exactly and she was replacing it at the time the attack came upon her. Charles Fisher and wife reside in the property and the latter returned home just as Jim Walker arrived at the house with some groceries. She told the boy to take them to the rear door and she would go through the house and unlock the door. Before she had unlocked the front door the boy came running back and told her there was a woman lying back there. Mrs. Fisher stepped to the rear and at once identified the woman as Mrs. Torbet. She immediately informed Mrs. O. S. Torbet who in turn called her husband by phone. He called Dr. Schuman and the latter made a careful examination of the remains finding life extinct. Dr. Schuman had been treating her and knew exactly the cause of her death, as she had been subject to heart failure for some time past.
Matilda (Egolf) Torbet was born in Fairfield County Ohio, November 21st, 1829 and was a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Egolf. She came with her parents to Thorncreek Township, Whitley county, in 1835, and died September 27th, 1913, at the age of 83 years 10 months and 6 days. She was united in marriage to Nelson D. Torbet, September 22, 1853, and to them five children were born, two of whom survive, O. S. Torbet of tis city, and Mrs. Samuel J. Halauer, of Auburn; a step-daughter, Mrs. Mary Smitley, of Tacoma Washington, and one brother, Jeremiah Egolf, of North Main Street, this city also survives.
She was one of the few remaining early settler of this county having come here nearly 78 years ago, although her residence in this county was not continous from time of her first arrival. She resided for a few years in Kansas where they moved shortly after the civil war, and also Michigan City while her husband was a guard at the prison north.
The funera was conducted Monday afternoon from the home of her son, by Rev. Chas. W. Shoemaker of the Methodist church and the remains were laid to rest in the Masonic Cemetery, where her husband and children are buried.
Children of MATILDA EGOLF and NELSON TORBET are:
121.i.OLIVER S.8 TORBET, b. December 23, 1867, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 16, 1945, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.HATTIE TORBET, b. August 14, 1854, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 23, 1875, Whitley County Indiana; m. SAMUEL J. HALLAUER.
44. JEREMIAH7 EGOLF (JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 23, 1832 in Ohio, and died July 28, 1918 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (1) URSELA JANE MYERS. She was born June 09, 1848, and died May 28, 1907. He married (2) SUSAN LONIS. She was born April 01, 1835, and died April 12, 1876.
Children of JEREMIAH EGOLF and URSELA MYERS are:
i.CLAUDIA8 EGOLF, b. November 14, 1878; d. February 12, 1914, Cook County Ilinois.
Notes for CLAUDIA EGOLF:
The remains of Miss Claudia Egolf, of Chicago, will arrive here Sunday night on the 7:21 east bound Penny train, and will be taken to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Lyman North, of East Hannah street. Her brother Fredis in Texas, which caused the delay in the body being brought here and the funeral will occur Monday. There will be a short service at the North home at 10:00 o'clock, and the emains will be buried at Evergreen Bethel, near Laud.
Her death was due to heart trouble, and she suffered an attack on the street, while down town shopping and died in a very few minutes. Her relatives and friends here were greatly shocked by the news of her death.
ii.FRED EGOLF, b. 1885; d. 1886.
Children of JEREMIAH EGOLF and SUSAN LONIS are:
122.iii.IDA8 EGOLF, b. September 07, 1863, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 07, 1928, Dorchester Nebraska.
iv.ANNA L. EGOLF, b. 1888; d. 1973; m. CHARLES S. ALLEN; b. 1888; d. 1962.
123.v.FRANK EGOLF, b. August 07, 1855, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 01, 1930.
vi.MARION EGOLF, b. 1864.
vii.EMMA EGOLF, b. 1866; m. BROMWELL.
viii.SARAH EGOLF, b. May 15, 1868; d. May 18, 1870.
45. LYDIA7 EGOLF (JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 11, 1827 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died March 29, 1901 in Angola Noble County Indiana. She married HENRY CAREY PRESSLER May 18, 1848 in Whitley County Indiana, son of JOHN PRESSLER and MARIA EGOLF. He was born March 05, 1837 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died November 19, 1914 in Angola Noble County Indiana.
Children of LYDIA EGOLF and HENRY PRESSLER are:
i.PERRY8 PRESSLER.
ii.JOHN PRESSLER.
iii.SILAS PRESSLER.
46. MARY ANN7 EGOLF (HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 11, 1832 in Ohio, and died January 28, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana. She married MILTON T. GRADELESS April 11, 1852 in Whitley County Indiana, son of NATHANIEL GRADELESS and ELIZABETH WAUGH. He was born January 12, 1827 in Ohio, and died March 27, 1900 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MARY ANN EGOLF:
The third death in the Egolf family within the short space of a month, took place Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock when Mrs. Mary Ann Gradeless died at her home in Thorncreek township. The first death in the family was that of Peter Egolf, a brother of Mrs. Gradeless, and the second death was that of Mrs. Henry J. Egolf, at Chicago a sister in law of Mrs. Gradeless. Mrs. Gradeless had been in good health considering her advanced age, and death came very suddenly being caused by a blood clot on the heart. Her son William Gradeless was in this city Tuesday afternoon and did not learn of her death until his return home. It was a great shock to him.
Mary Ann Egolf was a daughter of Henry and Rachael Egolf, and was born in Fairfield County Ohio, May 11, 1883, being 86 years, 3 months and 17 days old at the time of her death. Mrs Gradeless came to this county with her parents when seven years old and they settled in Thorncreek township. She was married in 1852 to Milton Gradeless, and to this union two children were born, Nancy who died at the age of 13 years and William who survives. Milton Gradeless preceded his wife in death eighteen years ago. Besides her son, William, with whom she has been making her home , three brothers survive; Samuel Egolf of North Manchester, Isreal Egolf of Columbia City and Henry J. Egolf of Thorncreek township, Three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild also survive.
Notes for MILTON T. GRADELESS:
Milton Gradeless, one of the first settlers of Whitley County, died at his home in Thorncreek township Tuesday evening March 27th. He had been quite sick for three weeks and his demise was no surprise to his friends. He was 72 years of age and died of valvular disease of the heart. The deceased leaves a wife and one son besides several relatives and friends to mourn his death.
Mr. Gradeless was born in Ohio in 1828 and with his parents located in this county when but a boy between ten and twelve years of age, and resided here continously until the time of his death.
The funeral occured thursday at the Blue River Church, Rev. Chas. Tinkham, of Churubusco, officiating. The interment is in the church cemetery.
Children of MARY EGOLF and MILTON GRADELESS are:
i.NANCY ELLEN8 GRADELESS, b. September 22, 1856, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 05, 1869, Whitley County Indiana.
124.ii.WILLIAM HENRY GRADELESS, b. April 09, 1855; d. June 03, 1944, Whitley County Indiana.
47. SAMUEL7 EGOLF (HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 18, 1834 in Ohio, and died March 14, 1928 in Noble County Indiana. He married NANCY HERROD ROGERS May 07, 1863 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born July 01, 1843 in Ohio, and died February 17, 1911 in Wabash County Indiana.
Notes for SAMUEL EGOLF:
PIONEER RESIDENT OF THORNCREEK TWP. DIES
Samuel Egolf, 93 years, 7 months and 18 days died Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock at the home of his niece, Mrs. will Hazen, in Noble county, after an illness of several months due to hardening of the arteries and general senility.
He was born in Ohio on July 18, 1834 and was a son of Henry and Rachel Roshon Egolf. His family moved to Thorncreek township in 1838 when Samuel was but four years old and they were the fourth family to settle in Thorncreek township. Mr. Egolf was a retired farmer and resided in Whitley or Noble county all of his life.
When a young man he was united in marriage to Nancy Herrod, who preceeded him in death. They were the parents of seven children, one of whom, Girgil, of Michigan City survives. Mr. Egolf was the last of a family of eight children. Two grandchildren, Ruth Kohler and Glen Callers of Mishawaka, survive.
The deceased was a civil war veteran and served in company K, 88th Indiana Volunteer Artillary.
Funeral services will be held Saturday mornig at ten o'clock in the Church of God here, Rev. L.A. Luckenbill officiating. Burial will be in a cemetery at North Manchester.
Name: Samuel Egolf
Residence: Whitley County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company K, 88th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 11 Aug 1862.
Discharged from Company K, 88th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 4 Mar 1863.
Children of SAMUEL EGOLF and NANCY ROGERS are:
i.ALICE M.8 EGOLF, b. December 19, 1862, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 10, 1863, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.THOMAS H. EGOLF, b. March 25, 1866, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 26, 1866, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.LEELBERTA EGOLF, b. October 1875, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 02, 1876, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.MILTON VIRGIL EGOLF, b. 1868, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) EMMA SISK; m. (2) IDA MAE PINE, June 26, 1886, Whitley County Indiana; b. 1868.
Notes for EMMA SISK:
EGOLF, William SISK, Emma 18 Nov 1892 Kosciusko County Marriages
125.v.NIOMA ROSE EGOLF, b. 1871, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 01, 1920, Saint Joseph County Indiana.
126.vi.CHARLES AARON EGOLF, b. March 1877, Whitley County Indiana.
48. PETER R.7 EGOLPH (HENRY J.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 26, 1836 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died January 11, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana. He married SARAH A. RILEY December 30, 1865 in Ohio, daughter of JACOB RILEY and SALOME. She was born March 17, 1843 in Ohio, and died July 25, 1936 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for PETER R. EGOLPH:
Will Record 5 Page 374. Peter R. Egolf of Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co., INd.. To: Sarah A. Egolph, wife, Homer E. Egolph, son; Blanch L. Forrester, dau; Bertha P. Crist, dau.; Glenn Egolph, gr-son, Harold Egolph, gr-son. Ex's. nominated Sarah A. Egolph, wife. Signed 18 Jan 1916. Peter R. Egolph (SEAL). witnesses Benton E. Gates & Lucy Wilcox. Sworn to and subscribed on 19 Jan 1919. Died 11 Jan 1919 in Whitley Co. Ind.
Peter R. Egolf, a well known and prominent farmer of Thorncreek township, died at his home Saturday morning at 5:25. He was confined to his bed since the tenth of January a year ago and was suffering from arterial aclerosis and paralysis.
Peter R. Egolf was born in Fairfield County Ohio on November 26, 1836, to Henry and Rachael Egolf, and was 82 years, 1 month and 15 days old at the time of his death. He spent his young manhood in Ohio and at the time the civil war broke out enlisted with the union forces serving three years and 2 months with Company E. 1st Ohio Calvery. He was married the 30th of December 1865 to Sarah Ann Riley. They came to Indiana April 1st, 1868, and settled on the farm where the aged man spent the remainder of his life. He is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Bertha Crist, Mrs. Blanche Forrester, of Thorncreek township and Homer Egolf, of Elmhurst Ill. Three brothers and one sister also survive, namely Samuel of North Manchester, and Isreal and Henry of Thorncreek township, and Mrs. Mary Ann Gradeless, also of Thorncreek township.
Mr. Egolf was a member of the George W. Stough Post G. A. R. and was one of the highly esteemed veterans of the Civil War. In addition to servig his country well as a patriot in time of war, he also served it well in time of peace as a law abiding citizen, an accommodating neighbor and a man who did his part for the good of the community in which he lived.
The funeral will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.
Notes for SARAH A. RILEY:
MRS. PETER EGOLF DIES SATURDAY
Mrs peter Egolf, one of the pioneer residents of Whitley county, passed away at 11:55 o'clock Saturday morningat her home in Thorncreek township, two and one-half mile north of Columbia City, on the farm where she and her husband settled when they came to Indiana more than half a century ago.
Mrs. Egolf, who reached the age of ninety-three years on March 17 last, had been ill for several years, and for the past three years had been bedfast. She was cared for by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Crist, who lived on the Egolf homestead.
Mrs. Egolf nee Sarah Riley, was born on March 17, 1843, to Jacob and Salome Riley in Ohio. After the end fo the Civil War she was married to Peter Egolf, who had served in the war. Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Egolf came to Indiana and settled on the Thorncreek township farm where the remainder of their lives was spent with the exception of about five years when they lived in Columbia City. Mr. Egolf died in January 1919.
Surviving relatives are two daughters, Mrs. Crist, and Mrs Charles J. Forrester, of Thorncreek township; one son Homer Egolf, of Elmhurst, Illinois; four grandsons, Glen Egolf, Harold Egolf, Robert Forrester, and Paul Forrester; and three great-grandchildren, Richard Paul Forrester, Betty and Lois Ann Egolf. A daughter Florence Egolf died in 1888, and a brother, Silas Riley, was killed in the Civil War.
Mrs. Egolf for many years had been a member of Grace Lutheran church and the Women's Relief Corps. Through Her long lifeshe adheredto her religious faith and was one of the most beloved women in the county.
Funeral services will be held at the Emmitt Crist home, north of Columbia City, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. W.E. Bradley of Grace Lutheran church officiating. Intermentwill be made in Greenhill cemetery.
Children of PETER EGOLPH and SARAH RILEY are:
127.i.BLANCHE L.8 EGOLF, b. August 19, 1867, Ohio; d. January 23, 1949, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.FLORENCE EUGINA EGOLPH, b. January 01, 1869, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 02, 1888, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for FLORENCE EUGINA EGOLPH:
Egolf, Florance Eugenia
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Unidentified News Clip in "the Scrapbook"
Columbia City Commercial April 12, 1888 - Raber
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Florence Eugenia Egolf was born January 1, 1869 and died April 2d. She graduated from the common school course, March 13, 1886, being one of the first three to receive the honor under the present system of township graduation. She passed the county examination and became a teacher. She was nursing a sick family when she was taken ill.
A star has fallen from our midst. The social circle is broken. Florance Eugenia Egolf is dead. The community is called upon to mourn the loss of one of its brightest social and intellectual lights. Death in its ceasless war on humanity has selected the purest and the brightest and has compelled life to run its course long before our expectations. A bright period of earthly existence seemed scarcely begun when the vital spark of life was extinguished.
Florance Egolf was a lady of rare virtues and possessed a character in a golden setting. She made friends wherever she mingled and the grand qualities of a cultured mind coupled with a true and loyal heart to those brought near by intimate aquaintance and a curable and sympathetic nature for the weak and distressed, reflected her worth like a brilliant background. At this hour we bow our heads in reverenital submission to gods will and raise our hearts in thankfulness for a life so good so pure and true as hers was even for a breif a time.
On Monday April 2d the numerous friends of Florance Eugenia Egolf were shocked and pained when the news of her death reached them. She was born January 1st 1869. As a student she surpassed many of her classmates gaining honor after honor graduating in the common school course March 13th 1886 being one of the first three to receive this honor under the present system of township graduation in Whitley County. Not being satisfied with this she pressed forward passed succesfuly the county examination and became a proficient teacher. Closing her last term of school. March 9th she ministered to the wants of the affected family till she herself fell victim and after a patient endurance of nearly three weeks the brittle thread of life was broken and her spirit was borne to its reward. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. H. Rockey at Grace Lutheran Church from which place a large coneoures of people followed the remaines to thier last resting place. Peace to her memory. Over her grave her friends and those who loved her dearest will mourn while the days, weeks and years roll by.
128.iii.HOMER E. EGOLPH, b. July 06, 1870, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 01, 1944, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.BERTHA P. EGOLF, b. August 03, 1875, Fairfield County Ohio; d. August 02, 1962, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) WILLIAM CRIST, November 18, 1896, Whitley County Indiana; m. (2) EMMETT E. CRIST, February 06, 1908; b. October 24, 1875, Wells County Indiana; d. July 16, 1944, Noble County Indiana.
Notes for BERTHA P. EGOLF:
MRS. BERTHA CRIST DIES; MEMORIAL SERVICES SATURDAY
Mrs. Bertha P. Crist, 86, of 316 North Main street, died at 7:55 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for the past week folowing the fracture of her left hip suffered in a fall while she was in the yard of her home trimming the grass along the widewalk. She was making satisfactory recovery until a massive pulmonary embolus caused a circulatory failure which caused her death.
Mrs. Crist was a native of Fairfield county Ohio, and was born august 3, 1875, a daughter of Peter and Sarah Riley Egolf. Following her marriage on february 6, 1908 to Emmett E. Crist, they started housekeeping on a farm in Thorncreek townshiptwo and one-half miles north of this city.
They continued to operate the farm until 1942 when they moved to Columbia City following Mr. Crist's retirement. Her husband preceeded her in death on July 16, 1944.
She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church; the Ruth Rebecca Lodge; and was one of the organizers of the Cloverleaf Club of Thorncreek township.
The surviving relatives include four nephews, Glen Egolf, Howe, Harold Egolf, R 2, White Pegion Mich.; Robert Forrester, Fort Wayne; Paul Forrester, this city; six great nieces and nephews. Two sisters, Florence and Blanche and a brother Homer, have preceeded her in death.
The body is at Smith and Sons Funeral Home wherefriends may call after 7 p.m. today. The Rev. Graham L. Kleespie, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church will officiate at the funeral services to be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home.
Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Greenhill cemetery.
Notes for EMMETT E. CRIST:
Emmett C. Crist, 310 North Main street died at 9 o'clock last night at the crist cottage at Big Lake, where Mr. and Mrs. Crist had been living for the past several weeks. Mr. Crist suffered a stroke of paralysis a half hour before his death.
He retired months ago because of ill health and moved to this city from his farm in Thorncreek township which he had operated since 1908.
Mr. Crist was born in Wells couty October 24, 1875, to John and Emma Bender Crist, and was married February 6, 1908 to Bertha Egolf who survives. Surviving besides the widow are one brother,William Crist, Fort Wayne,and two sisters, Mrs. Nora Kline, Bluffton and Mrs. Guy Meyers, Lansing Mich.
Mr. Crist was a member of the Christian church in Wells county but attended Grace Lutheran church in this city.
Funeral services will be held at the Smith Funeral Home in this city Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. J.S. Hoenstine officiating. Committal service will be held in Greenhill cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7:30 o'clock this evening.
49. ISREAL7 EGOLF (HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 27, 1838 in Fairfield County, Ohio, and died April 25, 1924 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ANJELICA BAKER February 16, 1875 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born September 02, 1853 in Fairfield County, Ohio, and died October 03, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ISREAL EGOLF:
ISREAL EGOLF DIED FRIDAY AFTERNOON
At the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Lemmon on North Line street Isreal Egolf, 85 years of age passed away on Friday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock. Death was due largely to the infirmities of age. Mr. Egolf was well known and respected citizen of this county for many years.
The funeral will be held on Sunday at the house.
Will Record 5 Page 229. Israel Egolf of Whitley County, Indiana. To Harland Weeks, gr-son; Clara C. Hazen, dau.; Jessie B. Moore and Paul Em. Hazen, children of Clara Hazen; Charles E Egolf, son; Children of Charles E. Egolf-Charles E. Egolf and Donald Egolf; Flora I. Weeks, dau. Mother of Harland Weeks; Mary Lemmon, dau. and to her daughter, Lucille Buckingham. Ex. and trustee Harland A. Weeks. Signed 20 April 1921. Israel (his X mark) Egolf (SEAL). Wits. Myrle Matson and Joseph R. Harrison. Codicil - Flora Weeks, dau. to have ¼ but must pay over to Harland A. Weeks, Charles E. Gold and Mary Lemmon. Ex. Harland Weeks to Serve without pay. Signed 21 July 1921. Wits. Frank R. Hall and Joseph R. Harrison. Codicil #2 dated 27 May 1922. Wits. John W. Waterfall and Joseph R. Harrison. Will and Codicils proved 1 May 1924.
Funeral services for Isreal Egolf will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Lemmon on North Line street. Rev. H.G. Heredeen, of Columbia City will officiate and burial will be in the Linvill Cemetery.
The death of Mr. Egolf occured at 2:10 Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter where he resided for the past three years. He had been ill all winter and his last sickness was a result of infirmiries of old age. Since the death of his wife, 16 years ago. Mr. Egolf has made his home with his daughter in the winter and spent summers at Tri Lakes, until three years ago, when he made his home here permanetly.
His parents Henry and Rachael Rushon Egolf, came to Whitley County in 1838 and settld in Thorncreek township. On October 27th of te same year Isreal Egolf was born. He was one of eight children and grew up to manhood in Thorncreek township. During the civil war the four brothers enlisted in the union army. In 1863 Isreal and Henry, Jr. were in Company C. 30th Indiana, and Samuel was in Company K. 88th Indiana, and Peter Egolf was in the First Ohio Calvery. Isreal was in the George W. Stough Post G.A.R.
In the year 1875 he married Ann Baker, who preceded him in death. They were the parents of five children, one of whom is dead. Te surviving children are Mrs. Cora Hazen, of Noble County, Mrs. Mary Lemmon and Mrs. Elmer Weeks, of Columbia City, and Charles Egolf, of Thorncreek township. One brother, Samuel Egolf resides in Noble County with Mr. and Mrs. Will Hazen. The following brothers and sisters preceded Mr. Egolf in death; Mrs. Charles Stickler, Mrs. Milton Gradeless, Peter and Henry Egolf. There are eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Children of ISREAL EGOLF and ANJELICA BAKER are:
129.i.CLARA CORA8 EGOLF, b. May 27, 1876, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 02, 1970, Noble County Indiana.
130.ii.FLORENCE ICADORE EGOLF, b. January 06, 1878, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 03, 1948, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.LAURA A. EGOLF, b. Whitley County Indiana; d. September 29, 1885, Whitley County Indiana.
131.iv.CHARLES EDWARD EGOLF, b. February 12, 1887, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 29, 1965, Whitley County Indiana.
132.v.MARY ELLEN EGOLF, b. July 08, 1880, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 21, 1945, Whitley County Indiana.
50. GEORGE WASHINGTON7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 20, 1841 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 13, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARY ANN MILLER May 04, 1865 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of SOLOMON MILLER and MALINDA ANSPAUGH. She was born 1845 in Whitley County Indiana, and died September 19, 1912 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON HIVELY:
Book 4 Page 27. George W. Hively. To my wife, Mary A. Hively, the farm where we reside, the W ½ of the NE ¼ of Sec. 31, Township 32 N or R 9 East containing 80 acres. Signed 18 May 1897. George W. Hively (SEAL). Wits. Benjamin F. Menaugh, Arvillus N. Miller. Sworn to and subscribed on 25 June 1897 before Richard H. Maring, Clerk.
Columbia City Post - 16 Jun 1897 - Columbia City, Indiana
Columbia City Commercial - 23 Jun 1897 - Columbia City, Indiana
HIVELY, George W., son of Daniel and Catherine Hively, was born 20 Sep. 1841 in Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co., Indiana; died 13 June 1897 at this home in the same township of a liver and kidney ailment. On 4 May 1865 married Mary A. Miller, daughter of Solomon and Malinda (Anspaugh) Miller. Two children were born; Levina now the wife of William Humbarger and Ira W. Hively. Burial was in the Stough Cemetery.
Children of GEORGE HIVELY and MARY MILLER are:
i.LOVINA8 HIVELY, m. WILLIAM HUMBARGER.
ii.IRA W. HIVELY, b. 1872; d. 1950, Whitley County Indiana; m. MARY A. PETERS, September 1916; b. April 17, 1885, Allen County Indiana; d. January 07, 1922, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MARY A. PETERS:
MRS. IRA HIVELY DIED SATURDAY
Mrs. Ira W. Hively, who resided near the Shinneman Grove in this city died at her home Saturday morningafter a short illness since Tuesday, due to diabetes and complications.
Mrs. Hively was born in Fort Wayne on April 17, 1885 and was 36 years, ?months and 20 days old. Her parents died when she was but five years old and she then made her home with a family named
wybourn until her marriage to Ira Hively five years ago on September 1916. She is survived by her husband, her brother, Orville Peters, of Chicago, and a sister,Mrs. Kennedy, of Indianapolis. Her maiden name was Mary Peters and she was a member of the Simpson M. church in Fort Wayne.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at one o'clock from the home, Rev. M.O. Lester officiating. Burial will be in the Linville cemetery.
51. MARY7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 31, 1825 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died November 07, 1907 in Steuben Co. Indiana. She married SOLOMON ANSPAUGH September 19, 1844 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born December 31, 1820 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died July 25, 1862.
Notes for MARY HIVELY:
Anspaugh, Mary (Hively)
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Unidentified News Clip in "the Scrapbook"
(Died November 7, 1911)
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Mary Anspaugh died Nov. 7, 1911, at the home of her son, David, near Clear Lake, Ind., at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 7 days. Mary Hively was born December 31, 1825, in Fairfield County, Ohio, and was the daughter of Daniel and Catherine Hively. When eleven years of age she moved with her parents to Whitley county, Ind., where she was married in 1844 to Solomon Anspaugh. To this unin was born three children, all of whom survive; Eli, of Kimmel, Catherine Brown, of Argos, and David of Clear Lake, Ind. Besides her children she is survived by three brothers, four sisters, eight grand-children, and seventeen great grand children.
Children of MARY HIVELY and SOLOMON ANSPAUGH are:
i.DAVID8 ANSPAUGH, d. Clear Lake Indiana; m. MARY ELLEN WISE, September 1871; b. March 11, 1854, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 13, 1936, Clear Lake Indiana.
Notes for MARY ELLEN WISE:
Anspaugh, Mary Ellen (Wise)
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the Files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: 2nd Great Grand Aunt
Steuben Republican - Angola, Indiana
Wednesday October 21, 1936
Mary E. Anspaugh, daughter of Jacob and Anna Wise was born in Whitley County, Indiana March 11, 1854; died at Clear Lake, Indiana October 13, 1936 at the age of 82 years 7 months and 2 days.
She was married to David Anspaugh September 1871. To this union were born ten children, five of whom passed to the great beyond. Early in life she united with the English Lutheran Church and remained a member of that church until her death. She attended the Clear Lake Baptist Church.
She lived in the neighborhood of Clear Lake for more than a quarter of a century. She was a good neighbor and a kind and loving wife and mother. She leaves to mourn their loss her husband and five children, two sons and three daughters; fourteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, and one sister, Rose. Friends join with the family in sympathy in the loss of a good and kind neighbor and friend.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. A.A. Turner in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ray, Indiana Thursday October 15, 1936. Burial in the Covenantor cemetery.
ii.ELI ANSPAUGH.
iii.CATHERINE ANSPAUGH.
52. JONATHON R.7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 18, 1829 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died October 08, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (1) ESTHER FLORN July 16, 1853 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born December 31, 1830 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died October 27, 1860 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (2) SARAH SALTS July 07, 1859 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of LAOMMY SALTS and MARY LONGBRAKE. She was born January 16, 1841 in Licking Co. Ohio.
Notes for JONATHON R. HIVELY:
Columbia City Post -13 Oct 1897 - Columbia City, Indiana
Columbia City Commercial - 13 Oct 1897 - Columbia City, Indiana
HIVELY, Jonathan was born 18 Dec. 1829 in Fairfield Co., Ohio; died 8 October 1897 in Washington Township, Whitley Co., Indiana He came to this county 45 years ago. His first wife was Ester flora who died 37 years ago leaving 4 children. On 7 July 1861 married Sarah Saults who had 6 children. Six of his 10 children are living. The funeral service was conducted in the Evergreen Church near Laud, Indiana by the Rev. I. W. Markley who spoke from this test "He knoweth the way that I take."
Child of JONATHON HIVELY and ESTHER FLORN is:
133.i.SAMUEL E.8 HIVELY, b. 1859; d. 1945.
53. DANIEL7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 13, 1833 in Licking Coounty Ohio, and died January 18, 1917 in Whitley County Indiana. He married SARAH JANE BROWN October 23, 1859 in Noble County Indiana. She was born November 09, 1843 in Licking County Ohio, and died October 16, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for DANIEL HIVELY:
Will Record 5 Page 244. Daniel Hively of Whitely Co., Indiana. To my son Benjamin F. Hively and his wife Sadie B. Hively. to my gr-son, Simon F. Hively. Signed 19 Aug. 1015. Ex. nom. Benjamin F. Hively, son. wits. Lloyd F. Bailey & Ethel Taylor. Proved 12 Jan 1917. Died 18 Jan 1917 aged between 70 and 80 years. Died in Whitley Co., Ind.
Child of DANIEL HIVELY and SARAH BROWN is:
134.i.BENJAMIN F.8 HIVELY.
54. ELIZEBETH ANN7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 06, 1836 in Licking County Ohio, and died February 08, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (1) JACOB FISHER May 19, 1858, son of JACOB FISHER and MARGRET EMERICK. He was born October 23, 1836 in Perry County Ohio, and died February 29, 1896 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (2) LEONARD HYRE December 08, 1898 in Whitley County Indiana, son of WESLEY HYRE and SUSANNAH VAN SCOYCK. He was born September 11, 1836 in Montgomery County Ohio, and died March 10, 1918 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JACOB FISHER:
Columbia City Post - 04 March 1896 - Columbia City, Indiana
FISHER, Jacob was born 23 Oct. 1836 in Perry Co., Ohio; died 26 Feb. 1896; was a farmer in Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co., Indiana In 1858 married Elizabeth Ann Hively. three sons and a daughter was born. Of these Daniel and David Fisher are living. the Rev. J. M. Francis conducted the funeral service in the Christian Church. He came to this county with his parents in 1847.
Notes for LEONARD HYRE:
Will Record 5 Page 315. I Leonard Hyre, of the county of Whitley and state of Indiana, hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and Testament, revoking all former wills by me hereto fore made.
Item One. I will and direct that my executor hereinafter names shall as soon as possible after my death pay all my just debts and funerla expenses.
Item two. I will, devise and bequeath to my wife, Elizabeth A. Hyre, for and during her natural life, Lot number nine (9) in Wallace & Shinneman's Addition to the town now City of Columbia city, she to have the use, occupancy and control of the same as long as she shall live.
Item Three. I will devise and bequeath to my children, Mary A. Miller, Della A. Hire, Minnie M. Hire, Calvin C. Hyre, Rosella Thompson, Sarah C. Harlan, Eldora Zumbrun, and William Hl Hyre, and to my grandchildren Golda Hyre, Ford Hyre and Merl Swihart, all of my property both real and personal of every kind and character and wherever situated in the following proportions. To Mary A. Miller, the one tenth part thereof; to Della A Hire, the one tenth part thereof; to Minnie M. Hire, the one tenth part thereof; to Calvin C. Hyre, the one tenth part thereof;; to Rosella Thompson, the one tenth part thereof, to Sarah C. Harlan, the one tenth part thereof; to Eldora Zumbrun, the one tenth part thereof; to William H. Hyre, the one tenth part thereof; to Merl Swihart, the one tenth part thereof and to Golda and Ford Hyre the one tenth part thereof jointly, subject however to the following advancements which I have to said children and to the parents of said grandchildren out of my estate; To Golda Hyre and Ford Hyre, money advanced to my son, Jacob Hyre in his lifetime, and the father of said grandchildren, the sum of $787.00; to Merl Swihart the sum of $56.00; to William Hyre the sum of $1077.00; to Mary A. Miller, the sum of $717.00; to Della A. Hire, the sum of $717.00; to Minnie M. Hire, the sum of $717.00; to Calvin C. Hyre, the sum of $717.00; to Rosella Thompson, the sum of $717.00; to Sarah C. Harlan, the sum of $717.00; to Eldora Zumbrun, the sun of $717.00 and the said advancements shall e taken into account upon the final settlement of my estate, that is to say, that to whatever property may be left by me at the time of my death shall be added the sum of all the said advancements then the same shall be divided as above set out.
Item Four. It is my desire that my son, Calvin C. Hyre, shall have the control and management of all the property which I have herein bequeathed to Golda Hyre, Ford Hyre and Merl Swihart, and I do hereby nominate him as guardian and trustee for said grandchildren; that he shall have the control and management of their property until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years.
Item Five. I hereby nominate and appoint my son Calvin V. Hyre. As executor of this my last will and Testament. In witness thereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of March 1906. Leonard Hyre (SEAL). The above and foregoing instrument was on the date thereof duly signed, sealed and acknowledged and decreed by the Testator as and for his last will and Testament in our presence, who at his request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have signed the same as witnesses thereto. Ruby Wilcox, Benton E. Gates. On the same date, 13th March 1906. Elizabeth A. Hyre stated that prior to their marriage on 9 October 1898 it was agreed that she was to have no share in the estate of her husband and consent to the terms of the will. She signed Elizabeth A. (her X mark) Hyre. Will proved 13 March 1918. The testator died in Whitley Co., Ind. on 10 March 1918. the widow Elizabeth A. Hyre elected to abide by the terms of the will on 21 March 1918 before Mary E. Whitney. N. P.
Children of ELIZEBETH HIVELY and JACOB FISHER are:
135.i.DANIEL8 FISHER, b. September 15, 1868, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 14, 1942, Gary Indiana.
ii.CALLIE FISHER, b. November 1865, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.NOAH FISHER, b. March 17, 1862, Whitley County Indiana.
136.iv.DAVID E. FISHER, b. July 12, 1863, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 18, 1953, Whitley County Indiana.
v.DOUG FISHER.
Child of ELIZEBETH HIVELY and LEONARD HYRE is:
vi.JACOB F.8 HYRE, d. May 16, 1899.
Notes for JACOB F. HYRE:
HYRE, Jacob, a business man of Churubusco, Indiana died 16 May 1899 of heart disease. He was a son of Leonard Hyre; he was survived by his wife and 2 small children. The funeral was held in the Dunkard Church near Round Lake; Burialal was in the Round Lake Cemetery.
55. SAMUEL7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 09, 1838 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 12, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ELIZABETH BELLE ENGLE December 27, 1860 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of DAVID ENGLE and MARGARET BEAMER. She was born May 1842 in Stark County Ohio, and died August 26, 1911 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for SAMUEL HIVELY:
Record 3 Page 145. Samuel Hively of Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Indiana. To Isabella Hively, wife; William R. Hively, son; David Edward Hively, son; Daniel F. Hively, son; Horace L. Hively, son; Royal A. Hively, son; Samuel R. Hively, son; Benjamin E. Hively, son; Margaret E. Appleton, dau.; Sarah E. Hively, dau. Signed 11 April 1890. Samuel Hively (SEAL). Witnesses Reuben King, Noah W. Hively. Sworn to and subscribed on 19 April 1890 before Samuel P. Kaler, Clerk.
Notes for ELIZABETH BELLE ENGLE:
Hively, Belle (Engle)
(Died 1911)
The sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Belle Hively, of Thorncreek township, was sad news to the surviving children and numerous friends and acquaintances of that estimable woman. Since the death of her husband twenty-one years ago, she made her home on the farm and devoted herself to the rearing of the younger children and to the performance of such other dutiesas fell to her lot. She had been troubled for some time past with an affection of the heart, and about 9:20 Saturday morning was seized with a severe Neuralgic attack. Her daughter called the King family, who lived nearby to come to her assistance and they responded at once, but Mrs. Hively only lived a few minutes after Mrs. King reached the house, and it was perhaps more than thirty minutes from the time of her attack came upon her until she had passe away.
Dr. O.V. Schuman, of this city was called, but there was nothing he could do, as death had intervened some time before his arrival. The news of the death spread rapidly and many expressions of regret were heard over the passing of a noble woman and her children.
Mrs Hively fell down the cellarway at her home a little over a year agoand has never been very ill since that time. She had been having pains in her chest for several months off and on, and on Friday had several bad attacks but recovered from them. During the night she suffered considerably, but got up and bathed herself and then felt better. The attack saturday morning was the most severe she had experienced. Her daughter, Mrs. Hill assisted her to the couch and she remained there until the end. She was Conconscious all the time, and explained to those about her where the pains were. She asked to have her dress changed, and was raised to a sitting posture that this might be done. A moment later she asked to be laid down and only gasped a few times afterwards.
Mrs. Hively was the daughter of David Engle and was 69 years of age on the 15th of last May. She married Samuel Hively in her girlhood and to them a large family of children was born, seven boys and two girls surviving. The boys are: Wm. R., Lowell, Austin, Russell, and Ben of Thorncreek township, Edward of Alibion, and Arl of Wisconsin. The girls are Ella Appleton, of Thorncreek and Lizzie Hill who made her home with her mother. Linville Engle, of this city is the only surviving member of her family.
Her husbaand died twenty-one years ago last april, leaving the care of the children to the mother. In the discharge of this great responsibility she acquitted herself nobly, the sons and daughters being a credit to the communities in which they live. She was a member of the Christian church and was esteemed and respected by a large circle offriends and acquaintances.
Children of SAMUEL HIVELY and ELIZABETH ENGLE are:
i.MARY CATHERINE8 HIVELY, b. March 24, 1861; d. September 05, 1864.
ii.EMMA JANE HIVELY, b. May 31, 1863; d. September 02, 1864.
137.iii.MARGRET ELLAN HIVELY, b. October 15, 1864; d. June 10, 1950.
138.iv.WILLIAM ROY HIVELY, b. July 05, 1866, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 16, 1938, Allen County Indiana.
v.DAVID EDWARD HIVELY, b. August 1871; d. Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; m. MINNIE SMITH, July 07, 1894, Whitley County Indiana; b. February 1878.
vi.SARAH ELIZEBETH HIVELY, b. November 1867, Indiana; m. MELVIN HILL; d. 1907.
vii.DANIEL ARLINGTON HIVELY, b. February 14, 1873; d. Wisconsin; m. JOSIE SHOCK.
viii.HORACE LOWELL HIVELY, b. September 10, 1877, Indiana; d. January 01, 1926, Noble County Indiana; m. FLORANCE EAGNEY.
139.ix.AUSTIN ROY HIVELY, b. October 22, 1879, Indiana; d. February 12, 1970, Indiana.
140.x.SAMUEL RUSSELL HIVELY, b. September 22, 1882, Indiana; d. January 1940, Whitley County Indiana.
141.xi.BENJAMIN ERNEST HIVELY, b. August 09, 1885, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 04, 1960, Whitley County Indiana.
xii.LAWERENCE ODA HIVELY, b. February 20, 1876; d. August 24, 1876.
xiii.ROSA MAE HIVELY, b. February 27, 1875; d. March 08, 1875.
xiv.EVA LELRUE HIVELY, b. July 27, 1869; d. August 30, 1869.
56. BENJAMIN7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 27, 1840 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 02, 1912 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LUCINDA MILLER March 24, 1861 in Indiana, daughter of SOLOMON MILLER and MALINDA ANSPAUGH. She was born November 29, 1842 in Perry County Ohio, and died November 27, 1917 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for BENJAMIN HIVELY:
Book 4 Page 516. Benjamin Hively. To my wife Lucinda Hively her lifetime or widowhood but at her marriage or decease to my children: Mary Jane Coleman, Malinda Ramsey. Ex'x. nom. my wife. Signed 1 May 1893. Benjamin Hively. Wits. Wm. H. Coyle, Solomon Hively. Proved 10 April 1912. As the witnesses of the will were dead the testimony of Ozias Garte of Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co., Ind. who was a witness o the signing and the justice of the peace who wrote it
Children of BENJAMIN HIVELY and LUCINDA MILLER are:
i.MARY JANE8 HIVELY, b. December 13, 1861, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1921; m. WILLIAM HENRY COOLMAN, Whitley County Indiana; b. November 22, 1857, Whitley County Indiana.
142.ii.MALINDA HIVELY, b. May 11, 1864, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 17, 1904, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.BERTHA ALICE HIVELY, b. April 12, 1872, Indiana.
57. ISAAC7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 10, 1843 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 19, 1927 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LUCRETIA LAVERING October 01, 1865. She was born 1847 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1929 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ISAAC HIVELY:
THORNCREEK PIONEER DIES FRIDAY MORNING
Isaac Hively, lifelong resident of Thorncreek township, died at his home which is just across the road from his birthplace, Friday forenoon at 9:40 o'clock. He had been ailing for a long time and had not been away from his house but once since Decoration day. For the past five or six weeks he has been practicaly bedfast.
The deceased came upon the scene of action in Whitley county when the county was very primitive and new and he played his full part in the transformation which the years have brought about. He was a highly respected citizen who made his influence felt during his long life of 84 years, 3 months and 9 days.
He was a son of Daniel and Catherine Egolf Hively and was born in Thorncreek township, June 10, 1843. In 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucretia Lavering, who was a native of Ohio. She survives although she is in feeble health. There were four children, one of them, Mrs. Ida Sauers, preceeding her father in death. The surviving children are Mrs. William S. Chapman, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Jesse Smith, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs Otto Foster, of this city. There are fourteen grandchildren and sixteen Great-grandchildren.
Isaac Hively was one of a family of twelve, but all of them except one have now passed to their eternal reward. The youngest, Mrs. Sarah Linley, of Missouri, alone survives.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home and the interment will be made in the Hively cemetery.
Child of ISAAC HIVELY and LUCRETIA LAVERING is:
i.IDA8 HIVELY.
58. SOLOMON7 HIVELY (CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 11, 1845 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 08, 1911 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MALINDA MILLER October 13, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of SOLOMON MILLER and MALINDA ANSPAUGH. She was born July 31, 1848 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1939 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for SOLOMON HIVELY:
Hively, Solomon
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Unidentified News Clip in "the Scrapbook"
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Solomon Hively, a lifelong resident of Thorncreek township, Whitley county passed away at his home near the Hively church, Friday afternoon after an illness of only three weeks from liver trouble… Solomon Hively was born in Whitley county, July 11, 1845 to Daniel and Katherine Hively, who had moved upon a farm eight years before at the place which later became the homestead of the family. At the time of his death, Mr. Hively had reached the age of 65 years, 10 months and 28 days… He was one of a family of thirteen children of whom he was the fifth to pass from this life. On October 13, 1867, he was united in marriage to Malinda Miller, a daughter of Solomon Miller, another pioneer of his native township. Two children were born to them, both of whom are living. They are Jesse S. Hively, of Thorncreek township and Sherman E. Hively, who is now located for the summer at Stroh, but who holds Thorncreek township as his home. The living brothers and sisters of the deceased are Mrs. Mary Anspaugh, of Steuben county; Mrs. Catherine Miller, of Thorncreek township; Mrs. Elizabeth Hyre, Columbia City; Mrs. Sarah Lindley, of St. Joe, Missouri; Mrs. Mahala Bashford, of Stanley, Wisconsin; Benjamin and Isaac Hively, of Thorncreek township, and Daniel Hively, of Columbia township. In addition, Mrs. Hively is left to mourn the departure of her husband. Mr. Hively was a member of the Odd Fellow order and during the past winter became a member of the Nicholson encampment of the uniform rank of the order. He was a successful farmer, a highly honored resident of the county and a fine man in every way. At the time of his death he held the position of supervisorof his old road district, the duties of which he discharged in a successful and practical manner.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and will be conducted at the Hively church by Rev. Parker of Churubusco; interment in adjoining cemetery.
Children of SOLOMON HIVELY and MALINDA MILLER are:
143.i.JESSE SELDON8 HIVELY, b. March 13, 1870, Whitley County Indiana.
144.ii.SHERMAN F. HIVELY, b. March 21, 1869; d. November 07, 1917.
59. DANIEL B.7 PRESSLER (MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 23, 1838 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died February 17, 1915 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARGARET CHARLES February 10, 1861 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ALEXANDER CHARLES and ELIZEBETH MCCLUNE. She was born August 22, 1842 in Richland County Ohio, and died February 13, 1911 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MARGARET CHARLES:
Pressler, Margaret A. (Charles)
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Unidentified News Clip in "the Scrapbook"
(Calculated – Died February 13, 1911)
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Mrs. Daniel Pressler, of Thorncreek township, wife of a well known civil war veteran residing near Loon Lake, passed away Sunday morning, after bein an invalid for the last two years…The maiden name of the deceased was Margaret A. Charles, and she was born August 22, 1842, in Richland county, Ohio, being 68 years, 5 months and 22 days of age at the time of her death. She came to this county in 1859 and on February 10, 1861, was united in marriage to her bereft husband. Nine children were born to them, four sons surviving: Cameron Pressler of Etna, Arthur and Korah V. Pressler of Thorncreek township, and Guy Pressler of Benton Harbor, Michigan. One brother, Frank Charles, of Coon Rapids, Iowa, survives also.
She was one of the pioneers of Thorncreek township, and a noble woman who was widely known for her generosity and kindness of heart. She was respected and esteemed by the community in which she resided for a lifetime, and her memory will long be cherished by her family.
The funeral will occur Tuesday forenoon. Leaving the resicence at 10 o'clock for Ormas church, Rev. L. A. Luckenbill officiating; interment in church cemetery.
Children of DANIEL PRESSLER and MARGARET CHARLES are:
i.KORAH8 PRESSLER.
ii.ARTHUR PRESSLER.
iii.GUY PRESSLER.
iv.WILLIAM A. PRESSLER, b. November 29, 1861; d. January 29, 1862.
v.DANIEL ALBERT PRESSLER, b. March 15, 1863; d. August 05, 1864.
vi.FRANKLIN PRESSLER, b. April 30, 1866; d. September 15, 1870.
vii.GRACE PRESSLER, b. November 26, 1883; d. April 28, 1889.
145.viii.NORA PRESSLER.
146.ix.CAMERON E. PRESSLER.
60. RACHEL7 PRESSLER (MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 21, 1835 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died June 13, 1895 in Noble County Indiana. She married ADAM EGOLF March 17, 1859 in Whitley County Indiana, son of JOHN EGOLF and MARY LEAMAN. He was born November 18, 1838 in Indiana, and died May 29, 1917.
Children are listed above under (23) Adam Egolf.
61. VALENTINE7 PRESSLER (MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 04, 1830 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died January 11, 1894 in Whitley County Indiana. He married DIANA DUPLER March 06, 1855 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of JONATHON DUPLER and LYDIA HOOPES. She was born July 11, 1837 in Perry County Ohio, and died February 07, 1923 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for VALENTINE PRESSLER:
Record 3 Page 357. Valentine Pressler. To my wife the farm on which we now live - the W part of the N ½ of N W ¼ of Sec. 15, township 32, N. of Range 9 East containing about 70 acres. Also the N W ¼ of S E ¼ of Sec. 5, Township 32, N of Range 9 East, containing 40 acres so long as my widow and at her decease or re-marriage to sons and daughters: John A. Pressler, Samuel D. Pressler, Jonathan H. Pressler, Emerson P. Pressler, David C. Pressler, Marion W. Pressler, Eli W. Pressler, Bayard Pressler, Charles H. Pressler, Valentine L. Pressler, Hannah A. Scott, Alfaretta J. Stewart. To gr-daughter Mabel. Wife to act as guardian to last 8 named children but if she marries, Samuel D. Pressler is to act in her place. Signed 28 February 1889. Valentine Pressler (SEAL). Wits. Jacob Sevits and A. J. Anspaugh. Sworn to and subscribed on 18 Jan 1894 before Wm. H. Magley, Clerk.
Page 368. On 14 February 1894 Diana Pressler, the widow elected to accept terms of the will and signed Diana Pressler, before James S. Collins, N.P.
Children of VALENTINE PRESSLER and DIANA DUPLER are:
147.i.ELMIRA JANE8 PRESSLER, b. December 28, 1856, Whitley County Indiana; d. Whitley County Indiana.
148.ii.ELI WILLARD PRESSLER, b. November 25, 1874, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. January 25, 1954, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA.
iii.JOHN ANDERSON PRESSLER, b. August 28, 1858, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 14, 1941, Whitley County Indiana; m. EMMA E. COTTERLY.
iv.SAMUEL DOUGLAS PRESSLER, b. August 08, 1860, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 23, 1939, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) MARY RAMSEY; m. (2) NETTIE TERMAN.
149.v.HANNAH ALDORA PRESSLER, b. June 12, 1862, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 08, 1926, Whitley County Indiana.
150.vi.ALFRETTA JANE PRESSLER, b. October 24, 1864, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 19, 1937, Whitley County Indiana.
151.vii.JONATHON HENERY PRESSLER, b. September 20, 1866, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 07, 1928, Whitley County Indiana.
152.viii.EMERSON PIERCE PRESSLER, b. July 27, 1868, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 08, 1948, Whitley County Indiana.
153.ix.DAVID CYRUS PRESSLER, b. November 03, 1870, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. February 02, 1942.
154.x.MARION WAYNE PRESSLER, b. October 12, 1872, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 29, 1951, Whitley County Indiana.
155.xi.BAYARD MOSBY PRESSLER, b. March 13, 1877, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 24, 1954, Whitley County Indiana.
xii.CHARLES HANCOCK PRESSLER, b. April 23, 1879; d. June 30, 1927.
156.xiii.VALENTINE LANDIS PRESSLER, b. January 11, 1882, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 01, 1955, Whitley County Indiana.
62. HENRY CAREY7 PRESSLER (MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 05, 1837 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died November 19, 1914 in Angola Noble County Indiana. He married (1) LYDIA EGOLF May 18, 1848 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of JOSEPH EGOLF and MARGRET HIVELY. She was born August 11, 1827 in Fairfield County Ohio, and died March 29, 1901 in Angola Noble County Indiana. He married (2) MARGARET MIRANDA RICHEY December 30, 1866 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born 1850 in Pennsylvania.
Children are listed above under (45) Lydia Egolf.
63. KARL ANDREAS7 REICHERT (JOHANN MARTIN6, HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN5, ANNA KATHERINE4 EGOLFF, ANDREAS3, HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born January 12, 1822 in Untersheffienz Germany, and died November 20, 1910 in Mannheim Germany. He married (1) MARGARET WESTFELD January 27, 1846 in Boxberg Baden Germany, daughter of GEORG WESTFELD and KATHARINA HAGELSTEIN. She was born January 28, 1827 in Edelfingen Germany, and died September 26, 1866 in Boxberg Baden Germany. He married (2) ANNA WALBURGA SPRINGER July 28, 1870.
Children of KARL REICHERT and MARGARET WESTFELD are:
i.FRIEDRICH WILHELM8 REICHERT, b. July 04, 1847, Boxberg Baden Germany; d. April 25, 1926, Welchingen Germany.
ii.KARL FRIEDRICH REICHERT, b. June 12, 1849, Boxberg Baden Germany.
iii.KARL LUDWIG REICHERT, b. October 26, 1851, Boxberg Baden Germany.
iv.KATHERINA MARGARETHA REICHERT, b. August 30, 1853, Boxberg Baden Germany.
v.AUGUST GUSTAV REICHERT, b. August 13, 1855, Boxberg Baden Germany.
157.vi.KARL AUGUST REICHERT, b. March 17, 1857, Boxberg Baden Germany; d. November 30, 1944, Freiburg I. B..
vii.KATHERINE KAROLINE REICHERT, b. April 24, 1859, Boxberg Baden Germany.
viii.WILHELMINE REICHERT, b. June 12, 1860, Boxberg Baden Germany.
ix.JOHANN GEORG REICHERT, b. April 30, 1863, Boxberg Baden Germany.
x.LUISE REICHERT, b. September 26, 1866, Boxberg Baden Germany.
Generation No. 8
64. ANNA M.8 EGOLF (ADAM7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 04, 1861 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 07, 1942 in Allen County Indiana. She married THEODORE WALKER January 01, 1880 in Noble County Indiana. He was born 1858.
Notes for ANNA M. EGOLF:
Mrs. Anna M. Walker, 81, widow of Theodore Walker of Columbia city, died unexpectedly at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Amos Garrison, 1804 Morris street Fort Wayne.
Yesterday Mrs. Walker had been up and around as usual but last night on retiring she complained of feeling cold. The Garrisons provided her with extra covers and hot water bottles. About 1:30 o'clock this morning she died. According to Allen County's coroner, Dr. A.P. Hattendorf, her death resulted from chronic myocarditis, a form of heart disease.
Mrs. Walker was a Whitley County native, born to Adam and Rachel Pressler Egolf on Jan. 4, 1861. She married Mr. Walker in Noble County Jan. 1, 1880. The couple resided in Columbia City many years and Mr. Walker was caretaker at Greenhill cemetery. He died here on July 11, 1938.
Surviving are the following children; Mrs. Charles Alberts who lives on the Hannah street extension, William Walker of Columbia Township, Adam Walker and Marion Walker of Columbia City. Mrs. Garrison at whose home she died, and Mrs. Moine Gill of Wabash. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were a brother and sister.
Since girlhood she had been a member of the Burr Oak Baptist Church in Noble County.
The body has been brought to the DeMoney Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at a time to be announced later. Burial will be made in the Merriam Christian Chapel Cemetery.
Children of ANNA EGOLF and THEODORE WALKER are:
158.i.MARION A.9 WALKER, b. March 06, 1888, Noble County Indiana; d. November 14, 1972, Whitley County Indiana.
159.ii.GENEVA BELL WALKER, b. 1894; d. September 15, 1974, Whitley County Indiana.
160.iii.WILLIAM WALKER.
iv.ADAM WALKER.
v.BERTHA MAY WALKER, m. AMOS C. GARRISON, October 27, 1906, Whitley County Indiana; b. Abt. 1855.
65. REBECCA V.8 STROUSE (MARY PAULINA7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 20, 1870, and died 1952. She married SALMON WINEBRENNER September 10, 1887 in Noble County Indiana, son of PETER WINEBRENNER and SARAH WEADE. He was born December 15, 1860, and died 1912.
Child of REBECCA STROUSE and SALMON WINEBRENNER is:
i.GUY9 WINEBRENNER, b. June 30, 1889; d. July 30, 1890.
66. JOHN E.8 STROUSE (MARY PAULINA7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 1872. He married MARY A. WRIGHT March 03, 1894 in Noble County Indiana. She was born December 1873.
Children of JOHN STROUSE and MARY WRIGHT are:
i.BESSIE9 STROUSE, b. January 1891.
ii.JOHN VERL STROUSE, b. July 25, 1896; d. January 29, 1972; m. LAURA KESLING; b. Abt. 1896; d. November 06, 1971.
iii.FORD STROUSE, b. Abt. 1908.
iv.EVELYN L. STROUSE, b. Abt. 1912.
67. JAMES FRANK8 STROUSE (MARY PAULINA7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 24, 1874 in Noble County Indiana, and died October 08, 1956 in Allen County Indiana. He married ANNA A. BUSZ August 20, 1895 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of JACOB BUSZ and MARY EGOLF. She was born December 1878 in Noble County Indiana.
Children of JAMES STROUSE and ANNA BUSZ are:
i.MAMIE ALICE9 STROUSE, b. August 1895; d. August 26, 1904.
ii.REVA B. STROUSE, b. November 1899; d. December 24, 1948.
iii.PEARL STROUSE, b. Abt. 1903.
iv.DAYRL STROUSE, b. Abt. 1905.
68. VERNON A.8 STROUSE (MARY PAULINA7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 30, 1879 in Noble County Indiana, and died December 1971. He married CORA M. HUNTSMAN November 17, 1900 in Noble County Indiana. She died January 23, 1947 in Noble County Indiana.
Notes for CORA M. HUNTSMAN:
Strouse Cora, 63, died at her Wolf Lake home Jan. 23, 1947. Surviving are the husband, Vern; five sons, Marlo, Floyd and Orville of Wolf Lake; three daughters, Mrs. Velma Brumbaugh of Arcola, Mrs. Stella Hile of Avilla and Mrs. Dorothy Needham of Rome City; and a brother Anson Huntsman of south of Albion. Funeral at Burr Oak Baptist Church Saturday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 1-30-1947 + 1-?-1947
Children of VERNON STROUSE and CORA HUNTSMAN are:
i.VELANA9 STROUSE, b. Noble County Indiana.
ii.STELLA STROUSE, b. Noble County Indiana.
iii.DORTHEA STROUSE, b. Noble County Indiana.
iv.GEORGE M. STROUSE, b. Noble County Indiana.
161.v.ORVILLE J. STROUSE, b. October 08, 1907, Noble County Indiana; d. October 13, 1997, Noble County Indiana.
vi.EARL F. STROUSE, b. Noble County Indiana.
vii.RUSSELL STROUSE, b. September 27, 1912, Noble County Indiana; d. December 24, 1989, Wells County Indiana.
viii.FLOYD W. STROUSE, b. Noble County Indiana.
ix.MARLO A. STROUSE, b. November 17, 1916, Noble County Indiana; d. August 23, 2000, Elkhart County, Indiana.
69. SAMUEL8 EGOLF (HENRY C.7 EGULF, JOHN O.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1875 in Noble County Indiana. He married CORA C. GRAY. She was born 1877.
Children of SAMUEL EGOLF and CORA GRAY are:
i.GEORGE H.9 EGOLF, b. 1896.
ii.CHARLES F. EGOLF, b. December 11, 1898; d. May 1976, Wanatah,La Porte,Indiana.
70. CHARLES CALVIN8 EGOLF (HENRY C.7 EGULF, JOHN O.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 06, 1894 in Kosciusco County Indiana, and died July 27, 1961 in Allen County Indiana. He married FRIEDA EUREKA RUFFNER June 24, 1918 in Kosciusco County Indiana. She was born July 19, 1900 in Kosciusco County Indiana, and died 1963 in Kosciusco County Indiana.
Child of CHARLES EGOLF and FRIEDA RUFFNER is:
i.DORTHA E.9 EGOLF, b. March 08, 1920, Kosciusco County Indiana.
71. ALICE REESE8 EGOLF (HENRY C.7 EGULF, JOHN O.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1878 in Noble County Indiana, and died 1955 in Noble County Indiana. She married HENRY H. WINEBRENNER February 20, 1897 in Noble County Indiana, son of JACOB WINEBRENNER and RACHEL. He was born December 24, 1867 in Noble County Indiana, and died June 12, 1932 in Noble County Indiana.
Notes for HENRY H. WINEBRENNER:
Winebrenner Henry H was born near Burr Oak on Christmas Day of 1867, the son of Jacob and Rachel Winebrenner. There were 3 boys and 3 girls in the family, all of whom with the parents have preceded him in death. One half-brother, Greeley Scarlett of Hicksville, Ohio, survives. His whole life was spent near Burr Oak and in 1897 he married Alice Egolf, who with one son and one daughter, one foster daughter and 3 foster grandchildren survive, Frank of Goodland, Ind., and Mrs. Alma Schmidt of Denver, Colo. The foster daughter was Pearl Reese, who is now Mrs. Frank Egolf of Wanatah, Ind.; and the 3 foster grandchildren, Franklin, Edwin and Lyle Egolf. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Burr Oak. He died June 12, being 64 years, 5 months and 17 days of age. Service at Burr Oak Tuesday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1932
Children of ALICE EGOLF and HENRY WINEBRENNER are:
i.FRANK GREELY9 WINEBRENNER, b. September 13, 1897.
ii.ALMA WINEBRENNER, b. November 05, 1898; d. September 18, 1985; m. HERMAN SCHMID; b. June 17, 1893; d. January 02, 1963.
iii.CHARLES JACOB WINEBRENNER, d. February 12, 1896.
72. CALVIN G.8 FRIEND (RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1868, and died 1917. He married ELIZA A. MCMEANS May 05, 1899 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of PETER MCMEANS and HELENA HINDMAN. She was born 1870, and died 1917.
Children of CALVIN FRIEND and ELIZA MCMEANS are:
i.ALICE A.9 FRIEND, b. April 16, 1910, Noble County Indiana.
ii.FEMALE FRIEND, b. February 14, 1900, Noble County Indiana.
73. JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH8 FRIEND (RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 08, 1871 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 27, 1950 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ROSETTA CHAPPELL November 11, 1896 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of SYLVESTER CHAPPELL and MATILDA BENNETT. She was born December 01, 1879 in Noble County Indiana, and died March 30, 1977 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH FRIEND:
C.C. Post 4/26/1950 pg. 8 Joseph J. Friend of 514 East Jackson street, 79 years old, died after 6 o'clock this morning at the family residence. In failing health for several months, Mr. Friend had been seriously ill for the past week.
He was a native of Whitley Conty and was born in Thorncreek Township March 8, 1871 to Henry and Rachael Egolf Friend. For the past 12 years he had resided in this city. His wife, the former Rosetta Chappell of Noble County, whom he married 54 years ago survives.
Survivors beside the wife are the following Children, Mrs. Myrtle Kenton, Jackson Mich; Lawrence, Columbia City; Mrs. Martha Bitner, Jackson Mich; Mrs Mary Krieder, South Whitley; Mrs. Rachael Garletts, Mongo; Mildred Friend, Garrett; Mrs. Florence Adair, Columbia City; Frank, Lester, John, Joseph Jr., Columbia City, Also two sisters Mrs. Rebecca Green, St. Louis Mo., and Mary Prickett, Port Angeles, Washington.
The body has been removed from the Demoney-Hollingsworth Funeral Home to the Friend residence where friends will be recieved after 7:30 o'clock this evening. Funeral services will be held at Christian Chapel at Merriam, Saturday at 1 p.m., the Rev. Franklin Orr officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Notes for ROSETTA CHAPPELL:
CC Post, March 31, 1977, Page 6
Rosetta Friend
Mrs.Rosetta Chappell Friend, 97, formerly of 4 North Etna Road, Thorncreek township, R 3, died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday at Alfran Nursing Home. She had been a nursing home resident since May 25, 1961.
Born December 1, 1879, near Ormas. She was a daughter of Sylvester and Matilda Bennett Chappell.
She married Joseph Jeremiah Friend November 11, 1899. They began housekeeping in Noble township, Noble county and then moved to Wolf Lake where she resided 19 years before moving to Columbia City. Since 1957, her residence has been in Thorncreek township.
She attended the Christian Chapel Church at Merriam.
Survivors include 4 sons, Lawrence, 215 East Chicago street, Lester, North Webster, John W., Thorncreek township, Joseph J. Jr., Fort Wayne. 5 daughters, Mrs. Freeman (Myrtle) Cramer, Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Mrs. Maurice (Rachel) Garletts, Mongo, Mrs. I. B. Kreider, Lansing, Michigan, Mrs. Florence Adair, and Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Lowe. 33 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren, 38 great great grandchildren, a half brother Ray Gawthrop, Wolf Lake, a half sister Mrs. Fred (Minnie) Rockey, Albion, Michigan.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Joseph, who died April 27, 1953, 3 sons: Calvin, Frank, and Clarence, 2 daughters, Sarah, Martha Bitner, a brother, Adrian, 2 sisters, Myrtle Roser and Lenora Lung, 4 half brothers, Floyd, James, William and Judd Gawthrop.
Calling at J.A. DeMoney & Sons Funeral Home will be after 2 p.m. Friday. Services will be there at 1 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Graham L. Kleespie pastor emertius of Grace Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Christian Chapel cemetery, Merriam.
Children of JOSEPH FRIEND and ROSETTA CHAPPELL are:
i.MYRTLE9 FRIEND, b. November 09, 1897, Noble County Indiana; m. (1) FREEMAN CRAMER; m. (2) GEORGE W. KENTON, December 02, 1916, Noble County Indiana; b. March 15, 1898; d. January 01, 1967.
ii.SARAH FRIEND, b. August 04, 1899, Noble County Indiana; d. October 10, 1900, Noble County Indiana.
162.iii.LAWRENCE ADAM FRIEND, b. December 07, 1902, Noble County Indiana; d. February 20, 1984, Whitley County Indiana.
163.iv.MARY F. FRIEND, b. January 27, 1906, Noble County Indiana; d. June 10, 2005, Whitley County Indiana.
v.RACHEL ANN FRIEND, b. February 14, 1908, Noble County Indiana; d. June 17, 1978; m. (1) MAURICE GARLETTS; m. (2) CECIL PAULUS.
vi.MILDRED IRENE FRIEND, b. October 14, 1910, Noble County Indiana; d. January 07, 1982; m. (1) HERBERT LINN; m. (2) ARNOLD WARD, May 03, 1943, Noble County Indiana; b. December 16, 1903; m. (3) CARL BRITON LOWE, February 16, 1952, Allen County Indiana; b. July 17, 1910, Looneyville West Virginia; d. January 23, 1975, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CARL BRITON LOWE:
CC Post, January 23, 1975, Page 6
Carl Briton Lowe
Carl Briton Lowe, 64, of 508 North Elm street, died at 1 a.m. today at Miller Merry Manor Nursing Home which he entered on jan. 14. He had been ill for more than a year.
Mr. Lowe retired in 1955 as a heavy line operator for the Public Service Co. and he was employed by the City of Columbia City until 1968.
He had lived here for the past 25 years. He moved from West Virginia to Fort Wayne, then later to Columbia City.
He was a native of Looneyville, W. Va., born on July 17, 1910 to Robert and Lora Lowe.
His marriage to Mildred Irene Friend took place at Fort Wayne on Feb. 16, 1952.
He attended the Columbia City United Methodist Church.
Surviving are the wife, Mildred Irene, one brother, Ralph, of Massiloon, Ohio, one sister, Mrs. Pearl Howard of Erie, Pa., a half-brother, Milo Spencer of Huntington, W. Va., and a half-sister, Mrs. Edith Bailey, Spencer, W. Va.
A brother preceded him in death .
Calling will be at the J.A. DeMoney & Son Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Friday.
The Rev. Edward S. Vaught pastor of the Columbia City United Methodist Church will conduct the funeral service in the funeral home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will take place in the South Park cemetery.
vii.FRANKLIN FLORENCE FRIEND, b. March 25, 1913, Noble County Indiana; d. March 31, 1957.
164.viii.LESTER DELBERT FRIEND, b. September 08, 1915, Noble County Indiana; d. August 07, 1986, Kosciusco County Indiana.
ix.JOHN WOODWARD FRIEND, b. August 18, 1918, Noble County Indiana; d. September 21, 1989, Allen County Indiana; m. ELIZABETH QUACKENBUSH.
Notes for JOHN WOODWARD FRIEND:
John Woodward Friend, 71, of 1417 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne, died Sept 21 at 4:15 p.m. at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fort Wayne, where he had been hospitalized since August 25.
Mr. Friend was born Aug. 18, 1918, at Wolf Lake, a son of Joseph J. and Rosetta Chappel Friend. He was reared at Larwill where he attended school and later moved to Columbia City. He moved to Fort Wayne four years ago from Thorncreek Township.
Mr. Friend was a retired Highway maintenance employee and had served in the U. S. Army in Europe after enlisting during World War II.
Surviving is a sister, Mary F. Kreider of South Whitley.
Brothers Joseph Jr., Lester, Lawrence, Clarence, Calvin and Frank, and sisters Mildred Lowe, Florence Adair, Rachel Garletts, Myrtle Cramer, Sarah Friend and Martha Bitner are deceased.
Friends may call at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. The service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam with Rev. Raymond Hann, Church of the Nazarene pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at Christian Chapel Cemetery.
Notes for ELIZABETH QUACKENBUSH:
Elizabeth died in a fire and john let his brother raise the child In Huntington In
Had a daughter (unknown name) was allowed to be raised by Elizabeths Brother in Huntington, Indiana.
165.x.HOBART JUNIOR FRIEND, b. July 09, 1920, Noble County Indiana; d. February 27, 1985, Allen County Indiana.
xi.CLARENCE FRIEND, b. March 14, 1901, Noble County Indiana; d. August 19, 1902, Noble County Indiana.
xii.CALVIN A. FRIEND, b. February 13, 1904; d. January 24, 1949.
166.xiii.FLORENCE WANETA FRIEND, b. July 07, 1911, Noble County Indiana; d. February 11, 1983, Whitley County Indiana.
xiv.MARTHA FRIEND, b. January 27, 1906; d. September 24, 1967; m. EARL BITTNER, October 21, 1924, Whitley County Indiana; b. July 09, 1904.
74. HARVEY VERN8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 08, 1882 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 16, 1938 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MYRTLE PEARL FISHER September 25, 1906 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of DAVID FISHER and EMMA LEAMAN. She was born April 02, 1886 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 30, 1944 in Allen County Indiana.
Notes for HARVEY VERN EGOLF:
Egolf, Verne H.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
December 17, 1938
Verne H. Egolf, just eight days past 56 years of age, died last night at 6:55 p.m. at his farm home in Thorncreek Township, known as the old Sheckler homestead, which he recently purchased, of an illness due to carcinoma of the left side of his face. He has been ill since last April and was confined to his bed the last three weeks.
He was born in Thorncreek Township on December 8, 1882 to Jeremiah and Sarah Elizabeth (Young) Egolf, both of whom are dead. Mr. Egolf lived in Whitley County all his life.
On September 5, 1905 he was united in marriage to Pearl Fisher, who survives, together with the following named children; Mrs. Homer Reeg of Bluffton, Spurgeon of Elkhart, Cecil of Columbia City, and Carl, at home. There are four grandchildren. Surviving also are the following named brothers and sisters, Clarence, Lawrence, Samuel, Dewey, Milo, Bayard, Mrs. Edward Sheckler, all of Thorncreek Township, and Mrs. Emma Bowers, Pierceton.
Mr. Egolf was a farmer by occupation and also drove a school bus. He was an energetic, hard-working citizen who had numerous friends among his neighbors in Thorncreek Township and the County.
The body was taken to the DeMoney funeral home from where it was returned to the Egolf residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Church of God in Columbia City, of which Mr. Egolf was a member. Rev. Marion Shroyer will officiate and burial will be in the Merriam Cemetery.
Egolf, Verne H.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
December 19, 1938
Funeral rites were held at the Church of God, in this city, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, for Vern H. Egolf, of Thorncreek Township, a member of that church, the Rev. Marion Shroyer officiating.
Interment was made in the church cemetery at Merriam. "The Old Rugged Cross," "No Disappointment in Heaven," and "Abide with Me" were used as duet numbers by Mrs. Bert Bristow and Miss Marjory Keiser, who were accompanied at the piano by Miss Lulu Buffenbarger.
Pallbearers were James Walker, Earl Fisher, Keith Walker, Fred Sell, Clifford Jeffries, and Samuel Clark.
Notes for MYRTLE PEARL FISHER:
Egolf, Myrtle Pearl Fisher
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
November 30, 1944
Mrs. Myrtle Pearl Egolf, past 58 years old, 903 East Van Buren street, Columbia City, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for the past 15 days. She had been ill for a week before being admitted to the hospital, death was pronounced due to uremia and acute nephritis.
Myrtle Fisher was born near Crooked Lake in Thorncreek Township on April 2, 1886, and was a lifelong resident of Whitley County, residing for a time in Troy Township. Her mother, Emma (Lehman) Fisher, died in 1916, and her father, David Fisher, made his home with his daughter until she became ill.
On September 25, 1906 Myrtle Fisher was united in marriage to Vern H. Egolf of Thorncreek Township, who died December 16, 1938.
Surviving children include Spurgeon Egolf, Elkhart; Mrs. Homer Reeg, Long Beach, California; Cecil Egolf, Union Township; Carl Egolf, Silver Lake. A sister and brother, Mrs. Elmer Engle, and Firmer Fisher of Thorncreek Township, and a second brother, Chester Fisher, of Elkhart, and eight grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Egolf was a member of the First Church of God.
The body was brought to the J.A. DeMoney Funeral Home where friends may call until 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be held at the First Church of God at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Marion R. Shroyer, former pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. F.A. Handley, pastor of the church. The casket will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. Saturday where it will be opened until the hour of the services. Interment will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery at Merriam.
Egolf, Myrtle Pearl Fisher
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
December 4, 1944
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in this city for Mrs. Myrtle Pearl Egolf, 58, who died Thursday at a Fort Wayne hospital. Brief services at 2:00 o'clock in the Peace Chapel of the J.A. DeMoney Funeral Home were followed by the chief services at 2:30 o'clock at the First Church of God. The Rev. Marion R. Shroyer, former pastor of the church, and the Rev. F.A. Handley, pastor, officiated. Committal services were held in the Christian Chapel Cemetery near Merriam.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard M. Pressler sang three hymns, "The Old Rugged Cross," "Ivory Palaces," and "The Nearer, The Sweeter." Their piano accompaniment was played by Mrs. B.V. Widney.
Men of the Pioneer Circle who served as the casket bearers were James Walker, Bert Bistow, Cleon Schuman, Earl Fisher, Ratio Smith, and Edwin Vandersaul. Their wives served as the flower bearers.
Children of HARVEY EGOLF and MYRTLE FISHER are:
167.i.GLADYS9 EGOLF, b. May 24, 1909, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 09, 2002, Allen county indiana.
168.ii.CECIL C. EGOLF, b. June 18, 1913, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 13, 1987, Whitley County Indiana.
169.iii.CARL BONNEL EGOLF, b. December 31, 1914, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 30, 1991, Whitley County Indiana.
170.iv.SPURGEON E. EGOLF, b. February 22, 1907, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 12, 1979, Elkhart County Indiana.
75. CLARENCE E.8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 08, 1884 in Smith Twp Whitley County Indiana, and died March 09, 1955 in Whitley County Indiana. He married BLANCHE CLAXTON February 22, 1912, daughter of HARVEY CLAXTON and CORA BRUMBAUGH. She was born July 17, 1894 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 14, 1971 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CLARENCE E. EGOLF:
Egolf, Clarence
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
March 9, 1955
Clarence Egolf, 70, a resident of this city for the past four years, died at 4:15 Wednesday morning at the Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for five weeks. He had been in failing health since the fall of 1946 when he was forced to retire from active farming.
He was a native of Smith Township, and was born July 8, 1884, a son of Jere and Sarah Ann Young Egolf. February 22, 1913, he was united in marriage to the former Blanche Claxton. They first established their home in Thorncreek Township, and after spending one year there, moved to Troy Township where they farmed for two years. In 1916, they moved to the Egolf farm in Smith Township, one mile east of Round Lake, which Mr. Egolf continued to operate until his health failed in 1946. Four years later, they moved to Columbia City where they made their home at 112 West North street. Mr. Egolf was a member of the Blue River Bethel Church of God.
The surviving relatives, in addition to his wife, Blanche, include one son, Wilbur Egolf, Columbia Township; three daughters, Mrs. Hildreth Appleby, Compton, Calif., Mrs. Geraldine Samuels, Union Township, and Mrs. Bonnie Gene Trautman, this city; seven grandchildren; five brothers, Lawrence Egolf, this city, Dewey Egolf, Merriam, Samuel and Milo Egolf, both of Smith Township, and Byard Egolf, Long Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Alta Sheckler, Thorncreek Township, and Mrs. Emma Bower, Elkhart. One brother and one sister have preceded him in death.
The body has been removed to the Smith and Sons Funeral Home, where friends may call after 8 o’clock this evening. At noon Saturday, it will be taken to the Blue River Bethel Church of God to lie in state until the hour of service. The Rev. Alvin S. Link, pastor of the First Church of God, and the Rev. Elvin Hoffman, the church pastor, will officiate at the funeral rites at 2 o’clock. Committal services will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery at Merriam.
Notes for BLANCHE CLAXTON:
Egolf, Blanche M.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
April 17, 1971
Mrs. Blanche M. Egolf, 76, retired nurses aide at the Linvill and Whitley County Hospitals, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Farris Nursing Home. She had been in failing health for the past two years and entered the nursing home a year ago following a stroke of apoplexy. On March 1st. she was hospitalized at Fort Wayne for emergency surgery, but recovered sufficiently to return to the nursing home.
She was a native of Smith township, and was born on July 17, 1894, a daughter of Harvey and Cora Brumbaugh Claxton.
She completed her education in the Collins Hugh School, and on February 22, 1912, was united in marriage to Clarence Egolf.
They started their first home on a farm in Etna-Troy township, and after a year and a half there, moved to Smith township, where they resided until 1953 when they moved to their new home at 112 West North street. Mr. Egolf preceded her in death in 1955.
Mrs. Egolf worked for a total of 22 years at the hospitals prior to her retirement in 1967. She was a member of the First Church of God of Columbia City, and the Theo Club.
The surviving relatives include three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Hildreth) Appleby, Bellflower, Calif., Mrs. Conda (Geraldine) Samuels, R. 7, and Mrs. Darwin (Bonnie) Trautman, Columbia City; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one half-brother, Clarence Anderson, Fort Wayne. In addition to her husband, a son, Wilbur, and two half-brothers preceded her in death.
The body is at the Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. The Rev. Hubert Miller, pastor of the First Church of God, and the Rev. J. Phillip Blake, pastor of the Big Lake Church of God, will officiate at the funeral service to be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Christian Chapel cemetery at Merriam. The preferred memorials are gifts to the First Church of God.
Children of CLARENCE EGOLF and BLANCHE CLAXTON are:
i.HILDRETH9 EGOLF, m. FRANK APPLEBY.
171.ii.GERALDINE EGOLF, b. August 24, 1917, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 12, 2003, Allen County Indiana.
iii.BONNIE EGOLF, m. DARWIN TRAUTMAN.
172.iv.WILBUR EUGENE EGOLF, b. July 01, 1919, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 02, 1963, Whitley County Indiana.
76. EMMA EUGENIA8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 08, 1886 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 04, 1971 in St. Joseph County Indiana. She married ABNER T. BOWER April 03, 1913. He was born August 11, 1886 in Jasper County, Illinois, and died December 29, 1944 in Kosciusco County Indiana.
Notes for EMMA EUGENIA EGOLF:
Bower, Emma Egolf
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Elkhart Truth, Elkhart, Indiana
December 6, 1971
Mrs. Emma Bower, 85, of 13738 Day Rd., Mishawaka, died Saturday evening in St. Joseph's Hospital, Mishawaka, after an illness of three years.
She was born Feb. 8, 1886, in Columbia City, and had lived in Mishawaka eight years, coming from Elkhart. She was married to Abner Bower on April 3, 1913, and he died in 1945.
Surviving are five sons, J. E., Claypool, Joseph, Nappanee, Lawrence, Warsaw, Jeremiah, Columbia City, and Theodore, Mishawaka; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Watson, Edwardsburg, and Mrs. Gordon Menzie, Mishawaka; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Samuel Egolf, Albion, and Dewey Egolf, Churubusco.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Warner Funeral Home. The body will then be taken to the Penway Church of God in Mishawaka, where the body will lie in state from noon until services at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Norman Nelson will officiate, and burial will be in Merriam (Ind.) Christian Chapel Cemetery.
Notes for ABNER T. BOWER:
Bower, Abner
Posted April 10, 2006 ~ contributed by Beverly Henley
The Commercial Mail – Columbia City, Indiana
January 2, 1945 Page 6
Abner Bower, 56, a resident of near Columbia City at one time, was instantly killed Friday evening when struck by the locomotive of an east bound Pennsylvania railroad passenger train as he walked along the tracks just east of the railroad station at Pierceton. Bower was walking east along the tracks and was apparently watching a work train on the westbound tracks and failed to hear the speeding passenger train bearing down on him from the rear. The body, badly mangled, was taken to the Ashley Funeral Home in Pierceton. Mr. Bower is survived by his wife; five sons, I. E. Bower of near Pierceton; Joseph of Etna Green; Theodore at home; Lawrence, in service in Italy, and Jeremiah, stationed at Camp Robinson, Ark; two daughters Mrs. Elizabeth Watson of near Pierceton and Doris at home; two brothers and two sisters, who reside in Illinois. The Bower family resides three miles south of Pierceton.
Bower, Abner
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Pierceton Record, Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Indiana
January 3, 1945
Abner Bower, 56, residing three miles south of Pierceton on Route 2, was instantly killed Friday night at about 6 o'clock, when struck by the locomotive of an eastbound Pennsylvania train as he walked along the tracks just east of the Pierceton station.
Bower apparently was watching a work train on the westbound tracks and failed to hear the speeding passenger bearing down on him from the rear. The body was decapitated and badly mangled.
Mr. Bower was born in Jasper County, Illinois on August 11, 1886, and for the past 32 years had been a resident of Indiana.
He was married to the former Emma Egolf, of Whitley County, in 1912, and was a farmer by vocation. He was employed by the Reid Murdoch & Co., and was a member of the Coesse Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Emma Egolf Bower; five sons, J. E. Bower, of near Pierceton; Joseph Bower, of Etna Green; Theodore, at home; Lawrence, in service in Italy, and Jeremiah, of Camp Robinson, Ark.; two daughters, Elizabeth Watson, of near Pierceton, and Doris, at home; two brothers, Earl and Marshall, of Newton, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Crage, of Newton, Ill., and Mrs. Eva Richards, of Onarge, Ill.
The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Church of God in Columbia City. Rev. Floyd Hedges officiated. Interment was made in the Marion Cemetery, north of Columbia City on State Road No. 9. The Ashley Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Children of EMMA EGOLF and ABNER BOWER are:
i.JAY B.9 BOWER, b. October 04, 1914, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 14, 1997, Kosciusco County Indiana; m. DONNA MAE COOK, August 12, 1945, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. January 14, 1999.
Notes for JAY B. BOWER:
Bower, Jay B.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Warsaw Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana
April 14, 1997
Jay B. Bower, 82, of 2501 E. CR 800S, Claypool, died at 7:53 a.m. April 14, 1997, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
He was born Oct. 4, 1914, in Whitley County, to Abner Theodore and Emma Elizabeth Egolf Bower. On Aug. 12, 1945, he married Donna Cook, who survives.
A lifetime area resident, he was self-employed truck driver and livestock hauler. He also worked at Miller's Merry Manor. He attended United Methodist Church, Packerton.
Other survivors include two sisters, Elizabeth Watson, Edwardsburg, Mich., and Doris Menzie, Elkhart, and three brothers, Joseph Bower, Nappnee: Jerry Bower, Columbia City: and Theodore Bower, Elkhart. He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Revs. Fred L. Orr and Lester Young officiating. Burial will be in Cook Chapel Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 1386, Warsaw, or Miller's Merry Manor, 1630 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw.
ii.JOSEPH BOWER, b. December 17, 1915, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 02, 2000, Kosciusco County Indiana; m. CHLOIE THOMPSON, February 25, 1940, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. November 16, 1994.
Notes for JOSEPH BOWER:
Bower, Joseph L.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Warsaw Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana
July 2, 2000
NAPPANEE ---- Joseph L. Bower, 84, formerly of Nappanee, died at 11:30 p.m. July 2, 2000, in Mason Health Care Facility, Warsaw.
He was born Dec. 17, 1915, in Whitley County, to Abner Theodore and Emma Elizabeth Egolf Bower. On Feb. 25, 1940, in Etna Green, he married Chloie Thompson, who died Nov. 16, 1994.
A lifetime area resident, he worked at Nappanee Milling Co., Yoder Kitchens, Nappanee, and retired from Burns Construction Co., Macy. He attended Mount Tabor Church of God, was affiliated with REMC of Kosciusko County and was a former Prairie Township advisory board member.
Survivors include two sons, Bill Walters, Warsaw, and James Walters; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Elizabeth) Watson, Edwardsburg, Mich., and Mrs. Doris Menzie, Elkhart; and two brothers, Jerimiah (Jerry) Bower, Columbia City, and Theodore "Ted" Bower, Elkhart. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Tabor Church of God with the Revs. Rick Pride and Dale Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be Hepton Union Cemetery, Nappanee.
Calling is from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church.
iii.THEODORE BOWER, b. December 06, 1925; d. January 05, 2007, Elkhart County Indiana; m. HILDA JEAN; b. 1927; d. August 1983, Elkhart County Indiana.
173.iv.JERIMIAH BOWER, b. November 04, 1919, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 07, 2004, Allen County Indiana.
v.ELIZABETH BOWER, m. HOWARD WATSON.
vi.DORIS KATHERINE BOWER, b. June 01, 1930, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 26, 2002, Elkhart County Indiana; m. GORDON MENZIE.
Notes for DORIS KATHERINE BOWER:
Post & Mail, June 28, 2002, Page 2
Doris Katherine Menzie, 72
June 1, 1930 - June 26, 2002
Doris Katherine Menzie, 72, a native of Whitley County, died at 8 a.m. wednesday, June 26, 2002, at the Americana Nursing Home in Elkhart. She had been in failing health for the past five years.
She was born June 1, 1930 in Coesse, a daughter of Abner T. and Emma (Egolf) Bower. As a child, her family moved to Kosciusko County where she was educated in the Monroe Grade School and graduated from Sidney High School.
Since 1950, she has made her home in the Elkhart area.
Her marriage was to Gordon Menzie. She was a homemaker.
Surviving relatives include three daughters, Jackie, Kathy and Cindy, all residing in Elkhart; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Jeremiah Bower, Columbia City; Theodore Bower, Elkhart, and a sister, Elizabeth Watson, of Middlebury,
The funeral service begins at 2 p.m. today at the Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola.
The burial is at Christian Chapel Cemetery in Merriam.
174.vii.LAWRENCE R. BOWER, b. December 10, 1917, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 21, 1995, Kosciusco County Indiana.
77. ALTA FLORENCE8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 19, 1888 in Whitley County Indiana, and died October 28, 1963 in Whitley County Indiana. She married MAURICE EDWARD SHECKLER December 06, 1902 in Whitley County Indiana, son of THOMAS SHECKLER and CHARLOTTE WILDER. He was born May 26, 1877 in Whitley County Indiana, and died July 18, 1955 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ALTA FLORENCE EGOLF:
Sheckler, Alta F.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia, Whitley County, Indiana
October 29, 1963
Funeral services for Mrs. Alta F. Sheckler, 83, the widow of Edd M. Sheckler, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Smith and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Marion R. Shroyer, officiating. Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Stough Cemetery.
Mrs. Sheckler, a resident of the Stickler apartments, died at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hillcrest Home where she had been a patient since February 1. She had been in failing health for the last three years and in January of this year was hospitalized following a slight stroke of apoplexy.
She was a native of Thorncreek township, and was born on the Whitley-Noble county line on September 19, 1880, a daughter of Jerimiah and Sarah Ann Young Egolf.
On December 4, 1902, she was united in marriage to Edd M. Sheckler. Their home was established on the Sheckler farm four mikes northwest of this city on the Sheckler Road where they spent their entire married life. Mr. Sheckler preceded her in death in July of 1956. A year following the death of her husband, she moved to Columbia City where she made her home in the Sticker apartments with her daughter, Ruth Sheckler. Her church affiliation was with the Thorncreek Baptist Church.
The surviving relatives include two sons, H. Max Sheckler, R. 6 associated with the Standard Oil Service Station, South Main Street and Marshall L. Sheckler, R. 3; one daughter, Ruth Sheckler; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Emma Bower, Elkhart; four brothers, Samuel Egolf, R 1 Churubusco, Dewey Egolf, Merriam, Lawrence Egolf, Columbia City and Milo Egolf, Smith township. One son, Delmar, one daughter three brothers and one sister have preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Smith and Sons Funeral Home after 7 this evening.
Notes for MAURICE EDWARD SHECKLER:
Sheckler, Maurice Edward
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
July 19, 1955
Maurice Edward Sheckler, 78, of Thorncreek township, died at 7:30 Monday evening at his home. He had been ill for the past three months. He underwent surgery July 13 and had just returned to his home from the hospital.
A native of Thorncreek township he was born May 26, 1877 to Thomas and Charlotte Wilder Sheckler on the farm where he died. His marriage to Florence Alta Egolf occurred in December 1902. He spent his life as a farmer and carpenter.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Marshall, Thorncreek township, and Max, Loon Lake; one daughter, Miss Ruth P. Sheckler at home. Seven grandchildren survive. A sister and three brothers and a son are deceased.
Friends will be received at the J. A. DeMoney and Son Funeral Home after 7:30 this evening. Services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Thursday. Rev. Marion Shroyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Stough cemetery.
Children of ALTA EGOLF and MAURICE SHECKLER are:
175.i.RUTH PEARL9 SHECKLER, b. June 09, 1904, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 19, 1986, Whitley County Indiana.
176.ii.HERBERT MAX SHECKLER, b. May 28, 1921; d. Florida.
177.iii.MARSHALL LUTHER SHECKLER, b. October 11, 1906, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 14, 1999, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.DELMAR SHECKLER, b. March 22, 1913, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 14, 1929, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for DELMAR SHECKLER:
Delmar Sheckler, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sheckler, of four miles northwest of this city, was found dead under a clump of poplar bushes in the clearing at the Ernest Stayer woods about a quarter of a mile from the Edward Sheckler home about 10:30 o'clock Friday morning by his uncle Lawrence Egolf, member of a searching party.
The clump of bushes where the body was found was some distance from the highway. Mr. Egolf noticed a pecullar odor tracing it to its source found the body.
The lad lay on his back face up. without a stitch of clothing on him. Coronor O. F. Lehmberg, who was called said that it was difficult to estimate the rapidity with which decomposition had set in, that the lad was dead at least three days and possibly from Sunday night.
The coronor and sheriff J. M. Haynes were loath to give a verdict on the case, and were considering two theories, one that the lad met with foul play, and the other that he committed suicide. More credence was given to the suicide theory, but the local authorities were puzzled by the fact that the lad was naked, that his trousers had one pants leg burned, and that he or someone else, previous to his death, had put his coat, belt, and other articles of clothing in a pile and set fire to them.
The bullet hole was from a rifle bullet, and was in the center of his forehead about an inch and a half from the top of the brow. The rifle was lying at his feet. One shoe was near the body and the other was some distance away.
The rifle was the one the lad took with him and it had been discharged. Coronor Lehmberg made a second trip to the home to make inquiries late Friday afternoon.
The lad was large for his age, weighing around 140 pounds. The family resided in Thorncreek township all thier life, and the lad attended the Foster school. He is survived by the parents, two brothers, Marshall and Max and a sister Ruth, all at home.
Friday morning a searching party started out because as one member of the partyexpressed it, they had a hunch that they might find the body.
Just as the searchers were about to give up the hunt at about 10:30 o'clock, Lawrence Egolf, an uncle of Delmar, noticed a strong odor coming from a clump of poplar bushes some distance from the roadway, and about a quarter of a mile from the Sheckler home, in the Ernest Stayer woods. He went to the clump of bushes where he was greatly shocked to see the naked body of his nephew, with every bit of clothing removed from him. Part of his clothing was hanging on a clump of bushes nearby and his coat lay beside him, partly burned. The body was in such a state, it could not be told whether there were burns on the body.
The lads watch was found near the body, and his gun was lying near his feet. The body was in a bad state of decomposition and the youth had been dead for some time.
A hole that had probably been made by a bullet was found in the lads forehead.
Delmar Sheckler disappeared last Sunday evening after attending the childrens day exercise at the Thorncreek Baptist Church near his home. He took with him his coat and gun. The gun was found beside the body.
Owing to the condition of the body it was buried in the Stough Cemetery Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev. Al Reider conducted the services.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday morning at the Thorncreek Baptist Church, Rev. Reider officiating.
RE-OPEN INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF DELMAR SHECKLER
WARRANT CHARGING SHECKLER WITH ALLEGED MURDER OF NEPHEW FILED IN JUSTICE COURT HERE-FATHER OF YOUTH SLAIN IN 1929 ALSO QUESTIONED
The April grand jury will be summoned next Wednesday morning, it was learned here today.
It was intimated here today by authorities that Charles D. Sheckler of Thorncreek Township. re-arrested last night for the alleged murder of his nephew, 16 year old Delmar Sheckler, in July 1929, will be confronted with "strong" evidence.
What this was, the officers declinded to discuss. Sheckler has not been questioned at the jail here since last night when he was arrested northwest of town at the home of his brother, Edward Sheckler.
A new inquiry into what is known as the Delmar Sheckler murder mystery is being conducted by prosecuter Benton E. Gates and Sheriff H. O. Stickler, Whitley county authorities.
As a result of this move, Charles D. Sheckler, uncle of Delmar Sheckler, who was found dead in the Ernest Stayer woods northwest of town on July 19, 1929, faces a new charge of murder.
Justice Joseph R. Harrison stated Saturday morning that there was an affidavit on file in his court in which Sheckler is charged with the murder of Delmar Sheckler.
TAKEN INTO CUSTIODY
Since the time of the alleged murder and before Charles Sheckler had been staying at the home of his brother, Edward Sheckler, father of Delmar Sheckler.
Friday evening at 10 o'clock Sheriff H. O. Stickler and Deputy Sheriff Marion Egolf went to the home of Edward Sheckler, northwest of town and took into custody both Edward Sheckler and Charles Sheckler. No charges of any nature were filed against Edward Sheckler, but he was taken into custody as a material witness. He was in jail Friday night and questioned by officers and released Saturday morning and permitted to return home.
Charles Sheckler was still in the Whitley County Jail Saturday morning. When first arrested last July 26, 1929 and charged with the murder, Sheckler said, "This is a great surprise to me." He seemed more surprised Friday evening than the first time. He did not talk much, but made the comment to officer Egolf that "I will walk," but the latter replied; "You'll ride."
Sheckler was questoned by the officers Friday and Saturday, but at an early hour Saturday morning nothing had developed that cleared up the mystery of the death of Delmar Sheckler.
FOUND IN WOODS
Delmar Sheckler, sixteen year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sheckler was found dead, and entirely nude, in the Ernest Stayer woods northwest of Columbia City, a short distance from his home, at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning, July 18, 1929. An uncle, Lawrence Egolf, who was one of a searching party that had hunted for the missing lad for several days, and who were almost ready to give up the hunt, found him. Mr. Egolf was attracted to the spot by an unusual odor and found the naked body.
The lad was lying on his back, with a bullet wound in the center of his forehead. One pant leg of his trousers, his coat, belt, and other clothing was found in a heap, burned, nearly. The rifle was at his feet.
LAST SEEN SUNDAY
He was last seen on Sunday evening, preceding the time he was found, when he left a Thorncreek Baptist Church children's day program, Sunday evening.
BODY EXHUMED
The body was exhumed July 25, 1929, and a postmortem examination held. A large wound in the back, made either by a stick or bullet, was found. Following this verdict of homicide was returned by the coroner.
Sheckler was indicted but the indictment was dismissed and he was released in September 1929.
An attempt to have him proved of unsound mind failed when two Whitley County doctors pronounced him sane.
Sheckler is understood to have asked the court to defend him from the new charge. He also asked the court to appoint an attorney at the time he was first arrested.
Prosecutor B.E. Gates would not say whether or not a new grand jury would be called to investigate the case.
Last Summer scores of automobiles gathered at the scene near the alleged crime owing to a statement of a nearby fortune teller or medium that Delmar Sheckler would arise on the anniversary of his death and name the murderer. He failed to do so.
After Charles Sheckler was convicted and sentenced to prison for life he asked for clemency as he claimed to be innocent. The warden of the Indiana State Prison wrote a letter to Benton Gates asking for advice about the situation. Benton Gates wrote the following letter in response.
W.H.DALY WARDEN STATE PRISON MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA
This man was convicted in the Noble Circuit Court on the charge of murder in the first degree.
Charles D. Sheckler made his home with his brother Ed Sheckler and family in Whitley County, Indiana. Ed Sheckler had a boy by the name of Delmar Sheckler who was just sixteen years old. Charley Sheckler had lost his farm and had lived with his brother for a number of years. He had trouble with his neighbors and his own family. He was considered somewhat of a bully in the community and made numerous threats against different people.
DELMAR
Charley Sheckler and his nephew were unable to get along, and had engaged in a number of squarrels and a number of fistfights. Charley Sheckler had made threats that he would get Delmar Sheckler.
On July 14, 1929, Delmar Sheckler was at church with his family. This churchis situated about three quarters of a mile from the Sheckler home. Charley Sheckler was visiting in a neighbor's house that night and was not at church with the family. Charles Sheckler's own statement was to the effect that he left this neighbor's house about the time church was out, and the neighbor's testimony as well as his wife's testimony substained this.
Charley Sheckler's own statement that he was home about 20 to 25 minues before Ed Sheckler and his family arrived. But he states that he did not see Delmar Sheckler come home. Delmar left the church about ten minutes before his parents and was seen about 300 yards from the house. He did not have a coat on at that time and was not carrying a gun. Five days later his body was found in the woods about half a mile wes of the Sheckler home, nude, the clothes being burned beside his body; body lying flat on his back, one arm back over his head; the other arm across his chest; legs crossed at the ankle with the rifle tucked in under his ankle. He had a stab wound in his back; evidence of a blow on the back of his head, a bullet in the forehead, the course; several teeth knocked out; and scuffmarks all over his body.
The coroner held an inquest, and his verdict was murder. On his affidavit the uncle was arrested and held until September, at which time, the grand jury convened and they failed to indict Charley Sheckler on the charge of murdering his nephew.
A new sheriff took the office the first of the year and reopened the case. The grand jury was called in April and Charles Sheckler was indicted for murder in the first degree of Delmar Sheckler. The evidence in this case was convincing enough that the jury deliberated only about three hours and returned thier verdict of first degree murder and one for second degree murder.
During the year and a half that Charley was out of jail, before he was arrested the second time, he had made a statement to Ed Sheckler that he could not get along with the boy, so he got rid of him, and while he was in jail at Albion awaiting trial i June, he wrote a letter to his brother Ed telling him to keep his mouth shut and not talk too much. He had made numerous statements and admissions, which practically amounted to a confession on his part. These were all proved at the trial. There was no evidence offered by the defendent to contradict any of thee statements or impeach any of the state's witnesses. He took a change of venue out of Whitley County because of neighborhood feeling, and the authorities in Whitley and Noble Counties feel that this man had a just trial and that he was justly convicted of the murderof his nephew, which committed in Whitley County. It would have ben physically impossible for this to be a case of suicide in view of the way the body was lying and all circumstances. The evidence showed him to have had a quarrel with the nephew the night before he was murdered and the mornig before he was murdered.
The evidence showed that the defendent had a motive for murdering this boy and was the only person that it would have been possible to have murdered him in as much as his gun and coat were taken from the house and were with the body at the time it was found, and the uncle's own statement was that he was in the house, and the testimony showed that he knew where his gun and coat were.
This man is of a very peculiar mental makeup, and for years has frightened not only the Sheckler family, but the whole neighborhood in which he resided. His two boys were compelled to run away and leave home because of his abuse, and his daughter was taken from him because he abused her.
People in Whitley County feel that this man should remain in the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City for the rest of his life, and the verdict of guilt and sentence is very popular to the people of the community. This man had a fair trial and not railroaded of misusd in any way. Both the court and the jury felt that there was sufficient evidence of his guilt.
Charles Sheckler died at Michigan City, Indiana while serving his sentence of life imprisonment.
78. CLARA8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 05, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 25, 1934 in Allen County Indiana. She married ARTHUR ZI CUNNINGHAM January 27, 1915. He was born 1895, and died 1954.
Notes for CLARA EGOLF:
Mrs. Clara Egolf Cunningham, a former resident of Whitley County, passed away at five o'clock Monday evening after a brief illness. Mrs Cunningham was employed at the State School at Fort Wayne working at night, and slept until noon the next day according to her custom. When she arose she seemed well and assisted with the housework. Wednesday evening she suffered two strokes of apoplexy, and never regained consciousness. Saturday noon she was taken to the hospital maintained for employes of the State School and it was there that death occured.
Mrs. Cunningham was born in Whitley county on November 5, 1890 to Jerry Egolf and the late Sarah Ann Young Egolf. On Jan 27, 1915, she was married to Zi cunningham. They resided in Whitley county for several years, and lived for two years at Berne. Later they lived for a year in Kendallville and then moved to Fort Wayne thier present home.
Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, one dying in infancy. Surviving are Mrs. Willadean Strait, of Dunkirk, Vashti, 15, Robert, 13, Jeanette, 8, And Billy Lee 3, at home. Other surviving relatives in addition to the husband and the aged father; are one grandson, Bruce Leon Strait; and the following brothers and sisters all of Whitley county; Vern, Clarence, Sam, Lawrence, Dewey, Byard, and Milo Egolf, Mrs. Alta Sheckler and Mrs. Emma Bower.
Mrs. Cunningham joined the Blue River Bethel Church of God in young womanhood and retained her membership until her death.
The body was taken to the Sonday funeral home in Churubusco, but will be returned to the Cunningham home at 2031 North Clinton, Fort Wayne where it will remain until the funeral services, which will be held Thursday afternoon at the Merriam Chapel, Rev. F. H. Hill, Pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
Children of CLARA EGOLF and ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM are:
178.i.WILLADEAN9 CUNNINGHAM.
ii.VASHTI CUNNINGHAM.
iii.ROBERT CUNNINGHAM.
iv.JEANETTE CUNNINGHAM.
v.BILLY LEE CUNNINGHAM.
79. SAMUEL J.8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 25, 1892 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 25, 1980 in Noble County Indiana. He married OLIVE F. SMITH June 19, 1919 in Macomb County Michigan, daughter of JOSEPH SMITH and ESSIE FARNER. She was born May 18, 1899 in Allen County indiana, and died March 08, 1992 in Dekalb County Indiana.
Notes for SAMUEL J. EGOLF:
Egolf, Samuel Sr.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Albion, Noble County Library Surname File
April 1980
Funeral services were Monday afternoon for Samuel J. Egolf, 87, of Rt. 1, Albion, who died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lowell (Marvel) Obermyer, Grand Rapids, Ohio.
Mr. Egolf was born August 25, 1892 in Whitley County to Jeremiah and Sarah Young Egolf. He married Olive F. Smith on June 19, 1916 and they lived around Churubusco, then moved to Merriam where they lived for the last 17 years. Mr. And Mrs. Egolf owned The Dugout, a grocery store and filling station, at the corner of US 33 and the Noble-Whitley County Line Road, from 1935 to 1952.
Survivors in addition to the daughter, are his widow, Olive; three sons, Alton of Avilla, Harold of Ashley, Nile of Seminole, Fla., another daughter, Mrs. William (Garnet) Rocke of Phoenix, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Wilmer J. Frederick, pastor of Blue River Church of God officiated at the services at the Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco and burial was in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam.
Notes for OLIVE F. SMITH:
Source: Albion, Noble County , Indiana Library Surname File 8
March 1992
OLIVE EGOLF
Olive F. Egolf, 92, of Churubusco, died at 4:48 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 1992 in DeKalb Memorial Hospital, Auburn.
She was born May 18, 1899 in Woodburn to Joseph and Essie Smith. On June 19, 1919, she married Samuel J. Egolf, who preceded her in death April 25, 1980.
Mrs. Egolf, a lifetime Churubusco resident, was a member of Bear Lake Church of God in Wolf Lake Church of God in Wolf Lake, and a Gold Star Mother. She was a homemaker and she and her husband owned and operated the Dug Out Grocerty and Filling Station located at U.S. 33 and the Noble/DeKalb county line from 1935-1952.
Surviving are two daughers, Marvel Obermeyer of Grand Rapids, Ohio, and Mrs. William (Garnet) Rocke of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, Harold Egolf of Ashley, and Alton Egolf of Avilla; 14 grand-children; three
stepgrandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three sons, Allan, who was killed in the line of duty during World War 11, Niles and Roger, and a daughter, Geneva.
Funeral services were today in Johnson Funeral Home, Hudson, with the Rev. Bern Noll officiating. Burial was in Christian Chapel Cemetery,
Merriam.
Preferred memorials are to the DeKalb County Cancer Society in Auburn.
Children of SAMUEL EGOLF and OLIVE SMITH are:
179.i.MARVEL9 EGOLF, b. April 30, 1925; d. February 24, 1993.
ii.GARNET EGOLF, m. WILLIAM ROCKE.
iii.HAROLD EGOLF.
180.iv.ALTON EGOLF, b. July 30, 1934, Whitley County Indiana.
181.v.NILES W. EGOLF, b. August 23, 1917, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 29, 1981, Allen County Indiana.
vi.ALLEN E. EGOLF, b. June 23, 1916, Mt. Clemens, Michigan; d. March 20, 1945, French-Italian border; m. MADELINE GENEVEA JAGGER, September 21, 1940; b. July 19, 1920.
Notes for ALLEN E. EGOLF:
Egolf, Pfc Allan
Posted April 10, 2006 ~ Contributed by Beverly Henley
The Commercial Mail – Columbia City, Indiana
Thurs April 5, 1945 Page 1
Killed in Action World War II
Death on the battlefield in France came March 20 to Pfc Allan Egolf, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emauel Egolf, Smith township, according to a telegram received from the War Department, Monday evening by the soldier’s wife, the former Madelene Jagger. An employe of the General Electric company in Fort Wayne, Pfc Egolf entered military service March 17, 1943. He trained at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas and at Camp Maxey, Texas, and left for overseas in November 1943 with the 38th Reconnaissance Squad. His Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squad consisted of the first American soldiers to enter Paris. He was in England from November 1943 to June 8, 1944 when he crossed the English Channel into France.
Pfc Egolf went through France, Belgium and Luxembourg and on Oct 1, 1944 entered Germany. Leaving Germany the 16th of March, the squad traveled over more than 400 miles in one day, according to a letter written to his wife March 17 when he reached Italy. His last letter to his wife dated March 19, stated that it was late in the night and that he was stationed near the Alps mountains in Italy. The next day he met his death in France. Pfc Egolf was married to Miss Madelene Jagger, duaghter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Jagger of Smith township, September 21, 1940. He was a graduate of the Churubusco high school. Survivors besides the wife and parents are three brothers, Harold Egolf, who left for military service the 27th of March, Niles Egolf of Noble county, Alton at home; and two sisters, Marvel Egolf in nurses code training in Lucas County hospital at Toledo, Ohio and Garnet at home.
Egolf, Pfc. Allen E.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
July 23, 1949 (Died March 20, 1945)
Killed in WWII
Funeral services for Pfc. Allen E. Egolf, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Egolf, Smith Township, who was killed while serving with the 38th. Division on March 20, 1945, near the French-Italian border, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco, the Rev. Herman Hedges officiating.
Graveside military honors will be conducted in the Merriam Christian Chapel cemetery by members of the Churubusco American Legion Post No. 157. The body will arrive in Columbia City at 10:30 next Tuesday evening and will be taken to the funeral home where friends may call after noon Wednesday.
Pfc. Egolf was born on June 23, 1916, at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, a son of Samuel J. and Olive (Smith) Egolf. When a small boy, he came with his parents to Smith Township. After graduating with the class of 1935 from the Churubusco high school, he was employed by the General Electric Company at Fort Wayne. On September 21, 1940, he was united in marriage to the former Madelene Jagger.
He was inducted into the Army at Camp Perry, Ohio, on March 17, 1943. After receiving his basic training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, and advanced unit training at Camp Maxie, Texas, he was assigned to the 38th. Division, and left for overseas duty on November 13, 1943.
With sixteen other boys, he met his death when a time bomb exploded in a building the platoon had been assigned to investigate. Temporary burial was made in the St. Avoid Cemetery, France.
The surviving relatives include the parents, three brothers, Nile Egolf, Churubusco, Harold Egolf, Smith Township, Alton Egolf, at home; two sisters, miss Marvel Egolf, Toledo, Ohio, and Miss Garnet Egolf, at home.
Egolf Allen E was killed in action in France March 20, 1945. He went overseas in Nov. 1943, arriving first in England. He went to France in June, then to Belgium and later to Luxembourg. A member of a reconnaissance squadron, he arrived in Germany in Oct. 1944 and arrived in Italy March 17, 1945. Survivors are the widow, Made-- (clipping cut off) + 3-30-1946
vii.ROGER EGOLF, b. May 01, 1921, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 03, 1935, Allen County Indiana.
Notes for ROGER EGOLF:
Egolf, Roger J.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Call & Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
February 4, 1935
Roger J. Egolf, thirteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Egolf. Of Smith Township, passed away at one o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient since Thursday noon. His death was caused by septicemia resulting from a blister on his heel, which developed a week ago Saturday. His condition became alarming Wednesday, and the next day he was taken to the hospital.
The lad was born on May 1, 1921, to Samuel J. and Olive (Smith) Egolf. The family at that time was living just north of Columbia City.
Surviving are the parents, the grandfather, Jere Egolf, also of Smith Township, and the following brothers and sisters, all at home; Allen, Nile, Harold, Marvel, and Garnet. One sister, Geneva, died before he was born.
Roger was a student in the eighth grade at the Blue River school, and was popular with his teacher and schoolmates. He was a regular attendant at the Blue River Bethel Sunday school, and early in January had received a medal for being present every Sunday during 1934. Before death came to him, he professed his faith in Christ, and the life eternal.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at Blue River Bethel. Rev. A.N. Gilliland, the pastor, will be assisted by Rev. Marion Shroyer. Burial will be made in the Merriam Chapel cemetery.
viii.GENEVA EGOLF, b. 1919; d. 1921.
80. DEWEY B.8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 30, 1895 in Whitley County Indiana, and died July 24, 1979 in Whitley County Indiana. He married EVA WINEBRENNER September 06, 1917 in Noble County, daughter of MELVIN WINEBRENNER and IDA CUNNINGHAM. She was born April 30, 1897 in Noble County Indiana, and died November 06, 1999 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for DEWEY B. EGOLF:
Egolf Dewey B, 82, of R. 1, Churubusco, died in Whitley County Hospital July 24. He was born Aug. 30, 1896 to Jeremiah and Sarah Ann Young Egolf of Whitley County. He married Eva Winebrenner Sept. 6, 1917 and they spent their entire married lives in the Merriam area where he was a retired farmer. A member of Blue River Church of God, he was named an honorary life elder after 34 years as an actual elder. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Alton Richards of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Harold McCoy of Churubusco; two sons, J. D. and Russell, both of R. 1, Churubusco; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Sam of R. 2, Albion. Services today in Blue River Church of God. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 7-26-1979 + 7-24-1979
Notes for EVA WINEBRENNER:
Egolf, Eva Winebrenner
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
November 7, 1999
Eva Egolf, 102, a former resident of Merriam, died at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 1999, at The Oaks, Columbia City. She had been a patient since 1995.
Mrs. Egolf was born in Green Township, Noble County, April 30, 1897, a daughter of Melvin and Ida Cunningham Winebrenner. She was educated at the former Wildcat School in Noble County, and spent her formative years in that area.
On September 6, 1917, she was united in marriage to Dewey B. Egolf. The couple lived on the Egolf Homestead in Thorncreek Township in Whitley County during the early years of their marriage, until moving east of Merriam in 1947.
She had been a member of the former Blue River Church of god in Smith Township and was currently a member of the Churubusco United Methodist Church.
Mr. Egolf preceded her in death on July 24, 1979. Surviving relatives include two sons, J.D. Egolf and Russell J. Egolf, both of Churubusco; a daughter, Mrs. Alton (Faith) Richards of Tampa, Fla. ; a sister,, Lucinda Duffee, Churubusco; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Syvelda McCoy, September 21, 1993. Also deceased are three sisters, three brothers, and one great-grandson.
The funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco, with the Rev. Christine Newman-Jacobs, pastor of Churubusco United Methodist Church, officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, 5 to 8 p.m. Interment is at the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. For those who wish, memorials may be directed to the Churubusco United Methodist Church.
Children of DEWEY EGOLF and EVA WINEBRENNER are:
182.i.SYLVELDA9 EGOLF, b. April 13, 1918, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 21, 1993, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.FAITH EGOLF, m. ALTON RICHARDS.
183.iii.J. D. EGOLF, b. December 18, 1922.
184.iv.RUSSELL J. EGOLF, b. September 29, 1929, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 13, 2008, Whitley County Indiana.
81. BYARD TELFRED8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 18, 1900 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 26, 1962 in Noble County Indiana. He married RUTH G. GAFF 1920, daughter of ALPHEUS GAFF and GUENIVERE MEESE. She was born June 30, 1904 in Noble County Indiana, and died February 14, 1995 in Noble County Indiana.
Notes for BYARD TELFRED EGOLF:
Egolf, Byard T.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
June 27, 1962
Byard T. Egolf, 62, died at 8:42 p.m. Tuesday (the 26th) at his trailer home on the farm of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Page, R 1, Avilla. He had been a patient at the hospital and had been released last Wednesday.
Mr. Egolf was born January 18, 1900 in Whitley County, the son of Jeremiah and Sarah Ann Young Egolf. In 1920 he married Ruth Gaff and for a number of years he was a farmer. He also operated a restaurant in Churubusco and at Long Beach, California and his last employment was with the Compton City schools in Compton, California until poor health caused him to retire, moving to Churubusco last March. He was a member of the Blue River Bethel Church of God.
Surviving, in addition to the wife, Ruth, are two sons, Homer Lee, Westminster, California and Erlin Keith, Lakewood, California; two daughters, Mrs. William Hanawalt, Las Vegas, Nevada and Mrs. Paul Page, Avilla; nine grandchildren, three great grandsons; four brothers, Lawrence, Columbia City and Sam, Milo E. and Dewey, all of Churubusco and two sisters, Mrs. Alta Sheckler, Columbia City, and Mrs. Emma Bower, Elkhart. A sister and three brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Sunday and Sheets Funeral Home in Churubusco after 7:00 this evening until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, at which time the body will be taken to the Blue River Bethel Church of God to lie in state until the hour of the service at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Paul Tobias, pastor of the church will officiate at the funeral and burial rites. Burial will be in the Christian Chapel cemetery at Merriam
Children of BYARD EGOLF and RUTH GAFF are:
i.KEITH9 EGOLF.
ii.HELEN EGOLF, m. ? HANAWALT.
iii.LUCILLE EGOLF, m. PAUL PAGE.
185.iv.HOMER L. EGOLF, b. February 12, 1921, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 30, 1989, Whitley County Indiana.
82. MILO8 EGOLF (JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 08, 1902 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 05, 1970 in Noble county Indiana. He married LOIS DEEM 1926. She was born 1902, and died February 13, 1977 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MILO EGOLF:
Source: Albion, Noble County, Indiana Library Surname File
Jan. 1970
MILO EGOLF
Milo Egolf, aged about 68, of Route 4, Albion, passed away Thursday evening January 5, 1970, at his Bear Lake home. He had been in poorhealth for several years. Mr. Egolf was born January 8, 1902, in Whitley county, the son of Mr.And Mrs. Jerry Egolf. He was married in 1926 to Lois Deem, who survives.
Mr. Egolf was a retired farmer and lived in Smith Township, of Whitley county, until 1965, when he moved to Bear Lake. He was acharter member of the Bear Lake Church of God.In addition to the widow, other survivors are: one son, James Egolfof Churubusco; one sister, Mrs. Emma Bowers of Elkhart; two brothers,Sam and Dewey Egolf, both of Rural Albion; two grandchildren, Monte and Brenda Egolf of Albion. Four brothers and two sisters precededhim in death.
Funeral services were held in a Churubusco Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with Rev. Warren Hackworth, pastor of the Bear Lake Church of God, officiating. Interment was in the Merriam
Christian Chapel Cemetery.
Egolf Milo, about 68, of R. 4, Albion, died Jan. 5, 1970, at his Bear Lake home. He was born Jan. 8, 1902 in Whitley County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Egolf. He was married in 1926 to Lois Deem. He was a retired farmer and lived in Smith Twp of Whitley County until 1965, when he moved to Bear Lake. He was a charter member of the Bear Lake Church of God. Surviving are the widow; a son, James of Churubusco; one sister, Mrs. Emma Bowers of Elkhart; two brothers, Sam and Dewey, both rural Albion; two grandchildren, Monte and Brenda Egolf of Albion. Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral in a Churubusco funeral home Saturday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 1-?-1970
Notes for LOIS DEEM:
Egolf Lois, 74, a retired school teacher and widow of Milo Egolf, died Feb. 13, in Whitley County Hospital. Surviving are a son and a brother. Services Feb. 16 in Krider-Workman Memorial Chapel in Churubusco. + 2-13-1977
Child of MILO EGOLF and LOIS DEEM is:
186.i.JAMES9 EGOLF.
83. CHARLES WESLEY8 EGOLF (PETER7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 14, 1847 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 11, 1930 in Newaygo County, Michigan. He married MARY JANE ARMSTRONG May 11, 1871 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ALFRED ARMSTRONG and SARAH ANDERSON. She was born April 1848 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, and died 1926 in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Notes for CHARLES WESLEY EGOLF:
Charles Wesley Egolf is the son of Peter Egolf and Mary E. Engle. He was born 14 Mar 1847 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana. He died 11 Nov 1930 at age 83 in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan. He was buried at Ashland Cemetery, Newaygo County, Michigan.
In Jun 1869 or 11 May 1871, he married Mary Jane Armstrong in Whitley County, Indiana. She was born in Apr 1848 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. She died in 1926 at age 78 in Grant, Newaygo, Michigan.
Children of CHARLES EGOLF and MARY ARMSTRONG are:
187.i.HERBERT FRISBY9 EGOLF, b. 1871, White Cloud, Michigan; d. February 18, 1956, Sanders County Montana.
ii.SYLVESTER EGOLF, b. October 31, 1878, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. February 06, 1897, Newaygo County Michigan.
188.iii.LOUWELL EGOLF, b. January 21, 1874, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. February 10, 1960, Kent County Michigan.
iv.ELI EGOLF, b. February 08, 1881, Lake County Michigan; d. September 30, 1970, Muskegon County Michigan; m. LEONA M. HART, August 07, 1914, Newaygo County, Michigan; b. June 12, 1885, Newaygo County Michigan; d. January 12, 1971, Muskegon County Michigan.
v.MALE EGOLF, b. August 23, 1888, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. August 25, 1888, Newaygo County, Michigan.
84. SARAH ANN8 EGOLF (PETER7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 07, 1850 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1928 in Newaygo County, Michigan. She married JACOB FREDERICK TREIBER April 21, 1867 in Newaygo County, Michigan. He was born January 22, 1838 in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and died in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Notes for JACOB FREDERICK TREIBER:
Sgt. Co. H MI Inf
JACOB F. TREIBER, farmer, section 10, Ashland Township, was born Jan. 22, 1838, at Ludwigsburg, Germany, and is a son of Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Ziegler) Treiber, both of Geman nativity and descent.
He remained in his native country until 1853, obtaining his education and working on his father's farm. In June of that year he came to the United States and first settled in Wayne Co., Mich., afterwards removing to Sparta, Kent County, where he was employed in farm work until the outbreak of the civil war. He enlisted July 11, 1861, in the First Mich. Vol. Inf. Co. H. The regiment joined the Army of the Potomac, and Mr. Treiber was in action at Gaines' Hill, in the seven days' battles between Richmond and Harrison's Landing, also at Gettysburg, Antietam and many others, the entire number of engagements reaching 31 in the aggregate. He was discharged Feb. 12, 1864, and immediately re-enlisted, receiving his final discharge July 9, 1865. He was promoted during his first period of service to the rank of Corporal and held the post two years. Bravery in action again advanced him, and he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, Sept. 1, 1864, and continued in the position until the end of the war.
Soon after being discharged he came to Newaygo County and settled on his present farm in Ashland Township. He was married April 21, 1867, to Sarah Ann, daughter of Peter and Mary (Engles) Egolf, natives of Ohio. Mrs. Treiber was born in Whitley Co., Ind., May 7, 1850. Her parents removed to Michigan i 1866 and settled in Newaygo County.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Treiber locatd on 160 acres of land in Ashland, of which they retain 80 acres, 40 acres of which are under improvements. Of six children born to them four are living, who were born as follows: John W., July 10, 1869; Margaret C., July 29, 1874; Julia F., March 1, 1876; Rosina, Jan. 8, 1878. The deceased were, Charles P., born Feb. 29, 1868, died May 27, 1878; and Mary E., born July 29, 1871, and died Feb. 22, 1874. The parents are members of the Ashland Grange, NO. 545, and belong to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Treiber is an adherent of the Republican party and has held the post of Township Clerk.
Children of SARAH EGOLF and JACOB TREIBER are:
i.CHARLES P.9 TREIBER, b. February 29, 1868, Newaygo County Michigan; d. May 27, 1878, Newaygo County Michigan.
ii.JOHN W. TREIBER, b. July 10, 1869, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. 1930, Newaygo County, Michigan; m. NETTIE SANDERS, April 11, 1897; b. April 10, 1878, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. October 1947, Newaygo County, Michigan.
iii.MARY E. TREIBER, b. July 29, 1870, Newaygo County Michigan; d. February 22, 1871, Newaygo County Michigan.
iv.MARGARET C. TREIBER, b. July 1874, Michigan.
Notes for MARGARET C. TREIBER:
possible in ashland center cemetery with parents no dates on stone
v.FREDRICKA TREIBER, b. Bet. June 1875 - May 1876, Michigan.
vi.JULIA F. TREIBER, b. March 01, 1876; d. Bef. 1880.
vii.ROSIANA TREIBER, b. January 08, 1878.
85. SYLVESTER8 EGOLF (PETER7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 08, 1852 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1901 in Newaygo County, Michigan. He married HATTIE ARMSTRONG March 30, 1879 in Newaygo County, Michigan, daughter of ALFORD ARMSTRONG. She was born May 18, 1861 in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Children of SYLVESTER EGOLF and HATTIE ARMSTRONG are:
i.JENNIE9 EGOLF, b. May 19, 1879, Newaygo County, Michigan.
ii.SHERMAN EGOLF, b. March 30, 1894, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. July 1966, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; m. (1) ANNA MARIE OLSON; m. (2) MARION; b. 1898; d. December 03, 1956.
iii.ARTHUR EGOLF, b. June 24, 1880, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. March 29, 1939, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; m. MARY, 1916, Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan.
iv.NETTIE EGOLF, b. September 14, 1883, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. November 21, 1940, Newaygo County, Michigan; m. CHARLES SMITH; b. June 25, 1877; d. March 02, 1974, Newaygo County, Michigan.
v.MARY A. EGOLF, b. May 23, 1885, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. October 12, 1950, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; m. DELBRIDE.
vi.JESSIE EGOLF, b. July 30, 1888, Newaygo County, Michigan.
vii.ALICE EGOLF, b. June 16, 1891, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. December 13, 1970; m. HOWARD MOREAU; b. February 18, 1884; d. November 06, 1968, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
viii.FEMALE EGOLF, b. March 30, 1894; d. March 30, 1894.
ix.FEMALE EGOLF, b. January 22, 1898; d. January 22, 1898.
x.E.B. EGOLF, b. July 22, 1900.
xi.GLADYS EGOLF, b. November 27, 1901, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. Denver, Colorado; m. HARRY BROWN; d. Denver, Colorado.
86. MARY LUCINDA8 EGOLF (PETER7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 03, 1858 in Whitley County Indiana, and died 1923 in Newaygo County, Michigan. She married GEORGE MILLER. He was born 1850, and died 1893 in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Children of MARY EGOLF and GEORGE MILLER are:
i.FREDRICK9 MILLER, b. August 1884, Michigan.
ii.PETER MILLER, b. March 1891, Michigan.
iii.JOSEPH G. MILLER, b. April 1893, Michigan.
87. FRANCIS MARIAN8 EGOLF (PETER7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 20, 1859 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 19, 1936 in Newaygo County, Michigan. He married HENRIETTA ANN DRAVER. She was born 1868 in Ohio, and died January 06, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
Children of FRANCIS EGOLF and HENRIETTA DRAVER are:
i.FRANCIS G.9 EGOLF, b. October 24, 1886, Newaygo County, Michigan.
ii.ROY PETER EGOLF, b. November 06, 1888, Newaygo County, Michigan.
189.iii.DARWIN JAMES EGOLF, b. October 27, 1890, Newaygo County, Michigan; d. January 1971, Florida.
88. JOSIAH8 EGOLF (PETER7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 26, 1866 in Newaygo County, Michigan, and died July 14, 1926 in Newaygo County, Michigan. He married ADDIE A. FELLOWS June 07, 1890 in Newaygo County, Michigan, daughter of WILLIAM FELLOWS. She was born September 1869 in Ohio, and died in West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Children of JOSIAH EGOLF and ADDIE FELLOWS are:
i.JOHN A.9 EGOLF, b. November 1889, Newaygo County, Michigan; m. ELSIE ADELE NASH, March 23, 1912, Newaygo County, Michigan.
ii.DORTHIA M. EGOLF, b. March 1891, Newaygo County Michigan.
89. JOHN WESLEY8 GAFF (CATHERINE7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 14, 1854 in Noble County Indiana, and died May 10, 1894 in Noble County Indiana. He married JOANNA HOLSER November 10, 1881 in Noble County Indiana. She was born May 05, 1854 in Warren County Ohio, and died February 14, 1915 in Noble County Indiana.
Children of JOHN GAFF and JOANNA HOLSER are:
190.i.MILO MARION9 GAFF, b. January 28, 1883, Noble County Indiana; d. November 27, 1956, Noble County Indiana.
ii.JOHN GAFF.
iii.MARY GAFF.
191.iv.LEVI ARBY GAFF, b. May 04, 1889, Noble County Indiana; d. December 06, 1958, Noble County Indiana.
192.v.LEO HARVEY GAFF, b. May 04, 1889, Noble County Indiana; d. March 20, 1958, Dekalb County Indiana.
vi.ENLO GROVER GAFF, b. December 10, 1884, Noble County Indiana; d. November 04, 1903, Blackford County Indiana.
90. MARY ANN8 GAFF (CATHERINE7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1858 in Indiana, and died Bef. 1900. She married NOAH M BARCUS July 04, 1883.
Child of MARY GAFF and NOAH BARCUS is:
i.OTTO M.9 BARCUS, b. Bet. April 1885 - March 1886; m. ORPHA P., Bet. April 1909 - March 1910; b. September 25, 1889, Indiana; d. May 1966, Liberty, Union, Indiana.
91. AMANDA8 GAFF (CATHERINE7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1862 in Dekalb County Indiana. She married JAMES W SHULL November 07, 1878 in Dekalb County Indiana.
Child of AMANDA GAFF and JAMES SHULL is:
i.MILTON9 SHULL.
92. ISAAC8 EGOLF (HENRY S.7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 02, 1858 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 18, 1906 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ROSETTA BEEMER April 24, 1881 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ISAAC BEEMER and SARAH J.. She was born March 08, 1861 in Ohio, and died November 18, 1934 in Los Angeles County California.
Notes for ISAAC EGOLF:
from "Digest of Obituaries Published in Newspapers of Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana 1856-1910" by Nellie M. Raber)
EGOLF, Isaac, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Egolf died at the county farm where he had been taken 10 July. He was born 2 Oct. 1858. He lived with his parents and was crippled with rheumatism when taken to the county farm for care. He married Rose Beemer 25 years ago. She and 2 children live in Marion, Ind. Another son lives in Canada. Two brothers and 2 sisters are living. The funeral service was held in the Egolf Church. (C.C.C.M., 24 Aug. 1906)
Children of ISAAC EGOLF and ROSETTA BEEMER are:
i.WALTER9 EGOLF, b. May 04, 1882, Indiana; d. June 05, 1927, Ontario, San Bernardino, California.
ii.EZRA EGOLF, b. March 18, 1885, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 01, 1974, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; m. LILY AGNUS ROBERTS, December 24, 1918, Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada; b. October 11, 1900, London, England; d. March 15, 1993, British Columbia, Canada.
iii.HULDA JANE EGOLF, b. December 12, 1888, Indiana; d. May 30, 1924, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
93. ELIZEBETH JANE8 EGOLF (HENRY S.7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 16, 1859 in Indiana, and died January 29, 1917 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (1) GEORGE LORE. He died December 1910. She married (2) AARON BAKER June 07, 1877 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born Bet. 1851 - 1852 in Ohio, and died October 1900 in Whitley County Indiana.
Children of ELIZEBETH EGOLF and AARON BAKER are:
i.BENJAMIN9 BAKER, b. Bet. June 1877 - May 1878.
ii.ERIE BAKER, b. February 01, 1883; d. Bet. October 06, 1894 - 1896, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ERIE BAKER:
Columbia City Commercial, 10 Oct. 1896
(Not complete obituary -- from "Digest of Obituaries Published in Newspapers of Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana 1856-1910" by Nellie M. Raber)
BAKER, Erie, daughter of Aaron Baker of N. Line St., Columbia City, Ind. died of typhoid fever, aged 12 years. Burial was in the Egolf Cemetery.
193.iii.JOSEPH BAKER, b. 1888, Indiana; d. 1931.
94. ZILPHA8 EGOLF (HENRY S.7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 25, 1864 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 15, 1938 in Huntington County Indiana. She married GEORGE WILLIAM FISHER March 07, 1882 in Whitley County Indiana, son of MICHAEL FISHER and WALBERGA BAUERS. He was born April 23, 1852 in Sherman, Huron County, Ohio, and died September 27, 1925 in Whitley County, Indiana.
Notes for ZILPHA EGOLF:
MRS. ZILPHA FISHER, ILL 2 YEARS, DIES
Mrs. Zilpha Fisher, 74, ill for the past two years with complication of diseases, died at 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning at 819 Kintz street, Huntington.
She was born in Thorncreek township to henry and malinda Garrison Egolf, June 25, 1864, and on March 7, 1882 was married to George W. Fisher, who died in 1925.
Surviving Mrs. Fisher are the following children, Charles Fisher, Mrs. Bert Waugh, Miss Josephine Fisher, Thorncreek township; Lewis and Alton Fisher, of this city; Mrs. Heber Humbarger, Huntington; also one brother, Marion Egolf of this city, and twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs fisher was a member of the Church of god at thorncreek Bethel where funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. John R. Jones officiating.
The body was brought to the Smith Funeral Home in this city and Friday morning will be taken to the Charles Fisher home in Thorncreek township.
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM FISHER:
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY TO GEORGE FISHER
George W. Fisher, aged 73 years, 5 months and 5 days, was found dead in bed at his farm home in Thorncreek township Sunday morning by his son, Alton Fisher, at about eight o'clock. The son had returned home about one o'clock Sunday morning and heard his father cough at that time which is the last time that anyone definitly knew that he was alive. The young man arose at his usual time Sunday morning and when his father did not get up about his regular hour for rising, Alton investigated and found him dead. Coroner Alice Williams was summoned and pronounced death due to apoplexy. Mr. Fisher had been dead since about four o'clock Sunday morning according to her judgement. He had not been ill and had been able to do farm work during the preceedeing day and his death came as a great shock to members of the family.
He was born in Huron county, Ohio on April 23, 1852, to Michael and Walberga Bauers Fisher and came to Indiana in 1871. On March 7, 1882, he married Zilpha Egolf. In addition to Mrs. Fisher he is survived by the following named children; Charles, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Bert R. Waugh, of Thorncreek township, Lewis Fisher, of Columbia city, Mrs. Heber Humbarger, of Decatur, Josephine and Alton, at home and Mrs. Everett James, of Thorncreek township. One daughter, Mrs Blanche Hively is dead. Two sisters, Mrs. Sophie Meyers, of Chicago and Mrs. Valorous Beck, East of this city and one brother, Lewis Fisher, of Perry Mich., and nine grandchildren are living.
The deceased was an industrious and energetic farmer and a man of strict integrity and uprightness. He had many friends who will be shocked at the news of his sudden death.
Mr. Fisher joined the Egolf Church of God in 1918 and funeral services will be held from that church Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. L.A. Luckenbill conducting the services. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Children of ZILPHA EGOLF and GEORGE FISHER are:
i.CHARLES MICHAEL9 FISHER, b. September 21, 1884, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 22, 1949, Whitley County Indiana; m. GOLDIE MABEL SHEADEL, January 28, 1906, Whitley County Indiana; b. June 03, 1887, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 13, 1937, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CHARLES MICHAEL FISHER:
Charles M. Fisher, 75, etired Thorncreek township farmer, died at 12:20 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Clyde Anderson, 318 N. Line street, following a long illness due to carcinoma. He first became ill last January and during that time spent several months at the hospital in Bluffton, and Memorial hospital here.
He was born on September 21, 1884, in Thorncreek township, a son of George W. and Zilpha Egolf Fisher. In January 1906 he was united in marriage to the former Goldie Sheadle. They estabolished their home in Thorncreek township and continued to reside in that township throughout their marride life. Mrs. Fisher passed away on May 14, 1937. Two years ago last January, Mr. Fisher sold his farm located just East of the Egolf church amd moved to this city where he has lived with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Anderson.
The surviving relatives include two brothers, Lewis G. Fisher, this city; Alton H. Fisher, this city; three sisters, Mrs. Bert Waugh, Columbia township; Mrs. Heber Humbarger, Huntington; and Mrs. Anderson at whose home he died. In addition to Mrs.Fisher, one brother and four sisters preceded him in death.
Friends will be received at the Charles Smith and Sons Funeral Home after 8 o'clock this evening. The Rev. Festel Link, pastor of the Thorncreek Bethel Church of God, and Rev. S. Kahl Dustin, will officiate at the funeral rites to be held at the Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock CST. Interment will be on the family lot in the Egolf Cemetery.
Notes for GOLDIE MABEL SHEADEL:
MRS. FISHER SUCCOMBS TO HEART TROUBLE
Stricken with a heart attack Thursday evening, Mrs. Goldie Fisher, 49, wife of Charles Fisher, Thorncreek township farmer succombed Friday morning at 6:30 o'clock.
Her life was spent in Thorncreek township, where she was born to Oliver and Elizabeth Shaffner Sheadel, June 3, 1887. Thirty-one years ago she was united in marriage to Charles Fisher, of Columbia City, who survives.
She is alsosurvived by two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Bair, widow of the late Elmer Bair, of Thorncreek township, and Mrs Lucy Baublit, of Richland township, also a nephew, Carl Bair and a niece, Mrs. Carl Harrold, of Thorncreek Township.
Mrs. Fisher was highly respected in her community and was known for her many charities. The body was brought to the Smith Funeral Home in this city where friends may call this evening.
On Saturday the body will be returned to the home. Funeral services will be held from Thorncreek Bethel Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
194.ii.ROSE B. FISHER, b. March 21, 1887, Indiana; d. January 08, 1972, Whitley County Indiana.
195.iii.LEWIS GEORGE FISHER, b. September 22, 1888, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 04, 1974, Whitley County Indiana.
196.iv.ALMA JANE FISHER, b. August 08, 1894, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 22, 1975, Huntington County Indiana.
197.v.BLANCHE MAY FISHER, b. May 1895, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 14, 1920, Whitley County Indiana.
vi.JOSEPHINE Z. FISHER, b. September 03, 1897, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 11, 1979, Whitley County Indiana; m. CLYDE ANDERSON, May 10, 1946; d. October 05, 1971.
Notes for JOSEPHINE Z. FISHER:
Mrs. Josephine Z. Anderson, 82, of 205 South Walnut street died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday September 11, at Whitley County Hospital. She suffered the fracture of her right hip in a fall at her home Thursday morning and had been hospitalized since the accident.
She was a native of Thorncreek Township and was born on September 3, 1897, east of Thorncreek Bethel Church, a daughter of George and Zilpha Egolf Fisher.
Her formative years were spent in Thorncreek Township where she was educated in the Beech Chapel School.
After completing her education she was first employed at Globe Superior Company and later the Blue Bell Inc. In addition to her work at the local overall factory she was employed for a number of years at the Columbia Woolen Mill, the General Electric Company at Fort Wayne, and her last employment was at the Whitley County Hospital.
On May 10, 1946 she was united in mariage to Clyde M. Anderson. They spent their entire maried lives in Columbia City and at the time of her husband's death on October 5, 1971 they were residing at 209 East Jefferson street.
On December 5, 1971 she moved into the home of Mrs. Roy (Fern) Hammer at 205 South Walnut street, and throughout the following years assisted with the house work at the Hammer home.
The surviving relatives include one step-son, Everett Anderson, R3; two step-daughters, Mrs. Frederick (Doris) Fisher, Detroit Mich., and Mrs. Claude (Eva) Richardson, Azel Texas; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three nieces and five nephews.
The body is at Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Lanie D. Maloney, pastor of the Thorncreek Bethel Church of God will officiate at the funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Thorncreek Bethel (Egolf) Cemetery.
vii.GEORGIANA ANNA FISHER, b. April 23, 1902, Indiana; d. May 09, 1931; m. EVERETT JAMES, August 23, 1921, Whitley County Indiana; b. December 31, 1900; d. August 13, 1971.
198.viii.ALTON H. FISHER, b. January 01, 1905, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 15, 1973, Whitley County Indiana.
95. ALONZO8 EGOLF (HENRY S.7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 26, 1870 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 15, 1920 in Whitley County Indiana. He married CORA VIOLA HAZEN April 05, 1896 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of GEORGE HAZEN and LUCINDA PENCE. She was born May 09, 1877 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 28, 1934 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ALONZO EGOLF:
ALONZO EGOLF PASSED AWAY
Alonzo Egolf, a well known farmer residing in Smith township, died of Nephritis Sunday evening at 7:20 o'clock after a brief illness of about two weeks. He had been complaining for several weeks past of poor health, but had not taken seriously sick until a short-time before his death.
The deceased was fifty years old last January 26th being born in Thorncreek township in 1870 to Henryand Malisa Gradeless Egolf. He resided on the home place and was educated in the common schools, and on April 5, 1896 was married to Cora Hazen, who survives him. One child, a daughter, Lucy, who married Glenn Coolman died two years ago last February. A grandson, Garland Coolman made his home with his grandfather, also survives. One brother, Marion Egolf, of this city and one sister, Mrs George Fisher, of Thorncreek township, survives.
The deceased had amny friends who feel keenly his untimely death. He was one of the good citizens of the community in whichhe resided and he will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at the Hively church, Rev. L.A. Luckenbill officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Will Record 5 Page 516. Alonzo Egolf of Smith Township, Whitley Co. Indiana. dec. A monument to be erected if not already placed. To: Cora Egolf, wife who is nominated to act as executrix. Signed 7 Jan 1919. Alonzo Egolf. Wits. Fred L. Whitehead & Eph. K. Strong. Sworn to and subscribed on 28 August 1920. Lloyd F. Gates. Clerk. died 15 August 1920 in Whitley Co., Ind.
Notes for CORA VIOLA HAZEN:
Cora m. 1st Alonzo Egolf, bro. Marion 2nd Patterson
Cora Viola Hazen b. May 9, 1877 in Smith tp. d Apr 28, 1934 ; m. Alonzo Egolf who d. 1924. 1 ch. Lucinda Malinda, m Glen Coolman & d. Jan. 7, 1917 leaving a son Garland Coolman. M. 2nd Lloyd Patterson Fun. by Rev. R. C. Plank. Burial Heively Cem.
Alongo Egolf b. Jan. 27, 1877, d. Aug. 5, 1920 son of Henry & Malinda (Garrison) Egolf
Lucinda Malinda, 1896 - 1918 Glen Coolman s. of Wm. & Jennie Hively Coolman
Mrs. Cora V. Patterson, 56, widow of Lloyd Patterson, died at her home about a quarter mile east of Columbia City on the Raber Road at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night. Last Friday afternoon she suffered a stroke of apoplexy from which she failed to rally.
Cora Viola Patterson was born on May 9, 1877, in Smith township to the late George and Lucinda Hazen. She was married to Alonzo Egolf and the couple resided in Smith and Thorncreek townships for a number of years. One daughter Lucy was born to this union. Mr. Egolf passed away in 1934 the decendent was married to Lloyd Patterson. Mr. Patterson's death occured three years ago.
Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her daughter, Mrs Lucy Coolman, on January 7,1917. Surviving are a grandson, Garland Coolman who made his home with her; two brothers, Will Hazen of Etna township and Austin Hazen of Smith township.
The decendent had scores of friends who will recieve the announcement of her death which regret.
The body has been brought to the Luckenbill's Sons Funeral Home here where friends will be received until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home by Rev. R. C. Plank of the Methodist church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Hively Cemetery.
Children of ALONZO EGOLF and CORA HAZEN are:
199.i.LUCINDA MALINDA9 EGOLF, b. March 01, 1898, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 18, 1918, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.INFANT EGOLF, b. October 20, 1902.
iii.MALE EGOLF, b. Aft. 1900.
iv.? EGOLF, b. Aft. 1900.
96. JOHN EDWIN8 EGOLF (JOHN D.7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 1866 in Michigan. He married (1) AGNESS?. She was born 1873. He married (2) AGNES LARIO February 04, 1895 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan. She was born 1873 in Indiana, and died March 01, 1922 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan.
Child of JOHN EGOLF and AGNESS? is:
i.GEORGIE9 EGOLF, b. 1898; d. 1988.
Child of JOHN EGOLF and AGNES LARIO is:
ii.GEORGIE9 EGOLF, b. November 1896, Michigan.
97. EMMA J.8 EGOLF (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 27, 1863 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 29, 1928 in Whitley County Indiana. She married ZACHARIAH GARRISON March 20, 1880 in Whitley County Indiana, son of ZACHARIAH GARRISON and ANN RUCKMAN. He was born December 20, 1854 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 22, 1937 in Allen County Indiana.
Children of EMMA EGOLF and ZACHARIAH GARRISON are:
i.OCIE MABLE9 GARRISON, b. March 30, 1881, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 23, 1900.
200.ii.ORPHA ELIZABETH GARRISON, b. July 15, 1883, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 09, 1955, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.FLORENCE M. GARRISON, b. November 13, 1884, Whitley County Indiana.
201.iv.BENJAMIN CARL GARRISON, b. March 08, 1887, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 20, 1933, Allen County Indiana.
v.LEELAND GRACE GARRISON, b. March 17, 1890, Whitley County Indiana.
202.vi.BESSIE IRENE GARRISON, b. November 09, 1892, Cook County Illinois; d. June 07, 1985, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan.
203.vii.MARGARET GARRISON, b. July 26, 1895, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. May 12, 1959, Allen County Indiana.
98. JAMES WASHINGTON8 EGOLF (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 26, 1865 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 21, 1943 in Kosciusco County Indiana. He married BARBARA ANNA SCHRAM August 27, 1891 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born March 1863 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 02, 1937 in Kosciusco County Indiana.
Notes for JAMES WASHINGTON EGOLF:
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Atwood for James Egolf brother of Joseph Egolf of this city, who died Monday at the home of his son Vernon, at Atwood.
Death was due to heart trouble.
Besides the brother and son mentioned, Mr. Egolf is survived by a son, Phillip and a daughter, Mrs. Merle Wolfe of near Atwood.
Notes for BARBARA ANNA SCHRAM:
MRS. EGOLF, KOSCIUSKO CO. RESIDENT, DIES
Mrs. James Egolf, 74, born and reared in Whitley county, died Monday at midnightat her home two miles northeast of Etna Green. About a year ago Mrs. Egolf suffered a paralytic stroke from which she had partially recovered. Monday morning she was again stricken and never regained consciousness.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Egolf was present at the funeral services held for the late Michael Hess, of near this city, an uncle of Mrs. Egolf. She was also a nieceof the late John and Phillip Hess, of Whitley county.
Mrs. Egolf was formerly Barbara Schram, a school teacher and dressmaker in her younger days. She moved to Kosciusko county 46 years ago. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Phillip of northwest of Warsaw, and Vernon of west of Atwood; one daughter, Mrs. Merl Wolf, of north of Atwood; and twelve grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the home, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock (cst). Interment will be made in the Harrison Cnter cemetery near the Egolf home in Kosciusko county.
Children of JAMES EGOLF and BARBARA SCHRAM are:
204.i.PHILLIP ALLEN9 EGOLF, b. July 09, 1893, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 27, 1974, Kosciusco County Indiana.
ii.ELIZABETH LORENA EGOLF, b. July 09, 1893, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 07, 1972, Marshall County Indiana; m. MERLE JOHNSON WOLF, November 25, 1914, Kosciusco County Indiana; b. October 30, 1890, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. January 26, 1967.
205.iii.VERNON LOY EGOLF, b. December 31, 1907, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. March 1987, Sebring, Highlands, Florida.
iv.HERMAN L. EGOLF.
99. FRANKLIN SEVITS8 EGOLF (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 26, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 07, 1950 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ELIZABETH ANN KRIDER December 17, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of WILLIAM KRIDER and SARAH E.. She was born February 05, 1870 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 21, 1926 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for FRANKLIN SEVITS EGOLF:
DEATH OF F. S. EGOLF IS SUDDEN
Aged man dies while seated in rocking chair
Franklin S. Egolf, 83 years old, died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday while seated in the rocking chair at the home of his son Paul Egolf, residing four miles southwest of Churubusco.
A son of Benjamin and Mary Sevits Egolf, he was born in Thorncreek township, June 26, 1867, and in 1891 was married to Elizabeth Krider who died in 1925. Mr. Egolf had long been a member of the Colins Evangelical United Brethern Church.
Three sons and four daughters are his survivors, Ross, Ligonier, Gerald near Columbia City, and Paul at whose home he died, Mrs Jesse Shively, Greenfield, Mrs Elsi Shively Thorncreek township, Mrs Perry Moore of near this city and Mrs. Garldean Shreve, Fort Wayne. Joe Egolf residing in Fort Wayne is a Brother of Mr. Egolf. He also has 32 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco pending Arrangements.
Notes for ELIZABETH ANN KRIDER:
DEATH OF MRS. FRANK EGOLF IN SMITH TWP.
Mrs. Frank Egolf, well known resident of Smith township Whitley county, died at her home four miles west of Churubusco, Monday, about 12:30. Mrs. Egolf had been in poor health since Christmas, suffering from carcinoma, but had been able to be up until the last few days.
Elizabeth A. Krider was born February 5, 1870, in Whitley county, and was a daughter of William and Sarah E. Nickey Krider, deceased at the time of her demise she was 56 years, 4 months and 16 days of age. On December 17, 1890, she was united in mariage to Frank S. Egolf, who survives with four daughters and three sons; Mrs. Jess Shively, of North Manchester, Mrs. Eslie Shively, of Whitley county, Mrs. P.A. Moore, of Whitley county, Paul Egolf, of Larwill, Ross, of Collins, Gerald and Geraldine, twins, at home. Three brothers and two sisters, Irvin J. Krider and W.O. Krider, of Smith township, Samuel A. Krider, of Huntington county, Mrs. S.F. Ort, of Churubusco, and Mrs. L. Wollam, of Winters Calif., survive. There are also twenty-one grandchildren.
The deceased was a very active member of the Collins United Bretheran church and of the Ladies Aid Society of that church, of which she was president for many years. She was a kind and loving wife and mother, and she had many friends in her community who will sincerely mourn her death.
Funeral services will be concucted Thursday afternoon at two p.m. at the Collins U.B. church by Rev. H.G. Pence, of Morocco, Ind., a former pastor, assisted by Rev. Rich?art, the present pastor, and Rev. Krider. Burial will be made in the Eel River cemetery.
Children of FRANKLIN EGOLF and ELIZABETH KRIDER are:
206.i.PAUL KRIDER9 EGOLF, b. January 01, 1892, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 29, 1978, Whitley County Indiana.
207.ii.ROSS B. EGOLF, b. July 26, 1895, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 03, 1977, Noble County Indiana.
208.iii.CATHERINE NICKY EGOLF, b. February 26, 1897, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 1982, Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana.
209.iv.HILDRETH ALBERTINE EGOLF, b. March 05, 1902, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 18, 1986, Whitley County Indiana.
210.v.HELEN ALBERTA EGOLF, b. March 05, 1902, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 22, 1990, Whitley County Indiana.
211.vi.GERALD SEVITS EGOLF, b. April 28, 1904, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 24, 1977, Wabash County Indiana.
212.vii.GERALDINE ZENT EGOLF, b. April 24, 1908, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 06, 1997, Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
100. ALICE8 EGOLF (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 12, 1872 in Whitley County Indiana, and died October 02, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana. She married FRANK L. TULLEY February 07, 1891 in Whitley County Indiana, son of WESLEY TULLEY and ELMIRA GNAGA. He was born 1870 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 05, 1930 in Steuben County indiana.
Notes for ALICE EGOLF:
Mrs. Frank Tulley, of Smith Township, one of the well known young women of that part of he county died at her home Thursday morning at 12:30 o'clock. She had been ailing for about three weeks due to a slight bowel infection and Dr. D.S. Linvill was called to attend her. She felt so much better from this and a few days ago when the doctor called there she felt so much better that it was not considered neccessary for any further services, and Wednesday evening she told her husband that she had not felt so good in three years. She was up and around the house all day, spending considerable of her time crocheting, but she was only in bed a little while when she had severe pains in her heart.
She got out of bed and ran around inside the house and sat down in a chair. Mr. Tulley went right to her and she was holding her hand on her heart. He rushed to the telephone and called Dr. Linville and the latter got there at 9:30 and relatves came in to help the physician in his heroic efforts to save her life. She was breathing and her heart was beating faintly, but she was practically dead when the doctor got there. At 12:30 she passed away. Death was due to a blood clot in the heart.
Alice Egolf was a daughter of Benjamin Egolf and wife and she was born January 12th 1872, and at the time of her death she was forty-seven years, eight months and twenty days old. She was born in Thorncreek township but after her marriage to Frank Tulley which occured in February 1890, she lived in Smith township.
There are four children surviving the union, Roy and Chester, of Smith township; Mrs. Ed Summers of Union twonship and Frances at home. There are three brothers, Joe Egolf, of Fort Wayne, James of Etna Green and Frank of Smith township, and two sisters, Mrs. Zack Garrison, of Smith township, and Mrs. Fred Shank, of Collins. Her aged father also survives.
Notes for FRANK L. TULLEY:
Frank L. Tulley, aged 59 years died Wednesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs.Carl Fraizer, in Angola. Death was caused by heart trouble and came suddenly as Mr. Tulley had not been ill.
Te decendent was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley C. tulley, pioneer farmers of Smith township. Mr. Tulley was a farmer residing near Churubusco until about ten years ago when he retired.
He is survived by two sons, Roy Tulley of Union township, Whitley county and Chester Tulley of Churubusco, two daughters, Mrs. Edward Summers, of Collins and Mrs. Fraizer, at whose home he died; two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Krider, Mrs. Homer Riley, both of Smith township, and one brother, Carl Tulley, of Fort Wayne.
The body was brought to the Sonday Funeral Home at Churubusco, where it will be until the hour of the funeral at which will be held at the Eel River Baptist Church at two o'clock Friday afternoon. Interment will be in the Eel River Cemetery.
Children of ALICE EGOLF and FRANK TULLEY are:
i.ROY9 TULLEY.
213.ii.CHESTER TULLEY.
214.iii.FRANCES TULLEY, d. June 09, 1945, Noble County Indiana.
215.iv.LUCILLE A. TULLEY, b. December 26, 1896, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 25, 1988, Allen County Indiana.
101. JOSEPH A.8 EGOLF (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1878. He married GENEVA MARRS, daughter of WARREN MARRS and CATHERINE. She was born July 1882 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 18, 1973 in Allen County Indiana.
Notes for GENEVA MARRS:
Sister of Mrs. Grace Noble, R6, Etna Troy Township,Mrs. Neva Egolf, 91, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in Turtle Creek Convalescent Centre South Fort Wayne. She was a native of Larwill.
Mrs. Egolf had lived most of her life in Fort Wayne.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Koop and Mrs. Geneva Becker, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Esther Raney, Lagro Fla., and Mrs. Betty Jane Meyer, Friday Harbor, Wash.; the sister and one brother, John Marrs of Brandenton Fla.
Private services will be arranged by D. O. McComb & sons Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. There will be no calling hours. Burial willbe in Prairie Grove Cemetery at Fort Wayne.
Children of JOSEPH EGOLF and GENEVA MARRS are:
i.KATHRYN M.9 EGOLF.
ii.GENEVA E. EGOLF.
iii.ESTHER M. EGOLF.
iv.BETTY JANE EGOLF.
v.ETHEL M. EGOLF.
vi.MABEL B. EGOLF.
102. CAREY JACOB8 BRADDOCK (RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 29, 1862 in Whitley County Indiana, and died July 03, 1947 in Whitley County Indiana. He married EFFIE LILLIAN DEMONEY November 06, 1884 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born June 01, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, and died September 1959 in Whitley County Indiana.
Children of CAREY BRADDOCK and EFFIE DEMONEY are:
216.i.RETTA FERN9 BRADDOCK.
ii.NELLIE LEUTRICIA BRADDOCK, b. October 05, 1885, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 24, 1946, Whitley County Indiana; m. BENJMAIN LEROY HUMBARGER, November 05, 1909; b. February 09, 1880, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 22, 1946, Arkansas.
217.iii.ELIJAH YOST BRADDOCK, b. November 14, 1888, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 28, 1983, Whitley County Indiana.
218.iv.ALBERT ALLEN BRADDOCK, b. October 06, 1891, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 22, 1946, Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas.
103. WILLIAM A.8 BRADDOCK (RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 13, 1865. He married SARAH E. FRIEND, daughter of DAVID FRIEND and HANNAH ETTAMYER. She was born 1867 in Noble County Indiana.
Children of WILLIAM BRADDOCK and SARAH FRIEND are:
i.OTTO9 BRADDOCK.
ii.CLARENCE BRADDOCK.
iii.MAE BRADDOCK.
iv.HAZEL BRADDOCK.
v.ALICE BELLE BRADDOCK, b. February 11, 1910, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 04, 1910, Whitley County Indiana.
104. CLARA A.8 BRADDOCK (RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 02, 1869. She married DAVIS WILLIAMSON.
Children of CLARA BRADDOCK and DAVIS WILLIAMSON are:
i.ETHEL9 WILLIAMSON.
ii.ESTHER WILLIAMSON.
iii.FRANCIS WILLIAMSON.
105. GEORGE M.8 BRADDOCK (RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1873. He married FRANCIS GARRISON October 19, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana.
Children of GEORGE BRADDOCK and FRANCIS GARRISON are:
i.GRACE N.9 BRADDOCK, m. CLAIR WINELAND.
ii.JESSE E. BRADDOCK.
iii.ELMER E. BRADDOCK, b. October 30, 1912, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 11, 1913, Whitley County Indiana.
106. JOHN ELIJAH8 BRADDOCK (RACHAEL MAY7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 08, 1867, and died October 24, 1957. He married ELSIE LOUISE SALESMAN, daughter of HENRY SALESMAN and LOTTIE. She was born August 10, 1893 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 21, 1987 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ELSIE LOUISE SALESMAN:
Elsie Louise Braddock, 93, formerly of R4 Thorncreek Township, Columbia City died at 6:50 a.m. today, Saturday Feb. 1, at Columbia City Nursing home.
She was born Aug 10, 1893 in Richland Township a daughter of Henry and Lottie Salesman.
After growing up in Richland Township she was married to John E. Braddock. The couple moved to the Plank house on Ind. 9 North of Columbia City, where they spent their entire married life.
Mr. Braddock died Oct. 24, 1957.
Surviving are four sons, Henry Y. of Austin Texas, Alton A. of Warsaw, Raymond S. of South Whitley and Paul E. of Warsaw; one daughter, Mrs. Lester (Willodene) Julian, R6 Columbia City; one sister, dorothea Walker of Arcadia, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Preceding Mrs. Braddock in death in addition to her husband were one daughter Amelia Kneller, and seven brothers.
Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home in Columbia City.
Burial will be in South Park Cemetery.
Children of JOHN BRADDOCK and ELSIE SALESMAN are:
i.HENRY Y.9 BRADDOCK, m. BARBARA L. THOMPSON.
ii.AMELIA I. BRADDOCK, m. CARL A. KNELLER; b. March 30, 1909; d. July 01, 1992.
iii.WILODENE M. BRADDOCK, m. LESTER D. JULIAN; b. December 24, 1910; d. October 24, 1998.
219.iv.ALTON A. BRADDOCK, b. April 17, 1923, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 04, 1992, Kosciusco County Indiana.
v.RAYMOND J. BRADDOCK, b. April 21, 1930, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 03, 1992, Whitley County Indiana.
vi.PAUL E. BRADDOCK, m. (1) HELENA LOCKHART; m. (2) MARILYN F. SNYDER.
107. ARNIE GILBERT8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 24, 1889 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 09, 1962 in Whitley County Indiana. He married HAZEL CATHERINE CROW October 09, 1910 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of CHARLES CROW and IDA GARRISON. She was born July 20, 1894 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 15, 1965 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ARNIE GILBERT EGOLF:
Last Rites Held Wednesday For Arnie Egolf
Arnie G. Egolf, 72, passed away at his home in South Whitley at 4:00 o' clock Sunday evening. Mr. Egolf had been in failing health for the past ten months.
He was born December 24, 1889, son of George and Adaline Garrison Egolf and lived for fifteen years in Columbia City before moving to South Whitley. Mr. Egolf was an employee of the Weatherhead Company, retiring just a few years ago.
Survivors include the wife, Hazel; one daughter, Mrs Walter Weisweber, R.R. 1 Columbia City; two sons Everett Egolf of Columbia City and Glen Egolf of Greenfield; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also two sisters survive, Mrs Archie Coverstone and Mrs Iva Zumbrun, both of Columbia City.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock ath the Miller Funeral Home with Rev. John Jones, Syracuse, officiating. Burial was made in the South Whitley cemetery.
Notes for HAZEL CATHERINE CROW:
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR MRS. HAZEL EGOLF
Mrs. Hazel C. egolf, 70, of South Whitley, passed away Monday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock at the Whitley County hospital. She had been apatient since last Thursday.
Mrs Egolf was born in Smith township on July 20, 1804 the daughter of Charles and Ida Garrison Crow. Her husband, Arnie Egolf, passed away in December of 1962.
She was a member of the church of God in Thorncreek township and its Missionary Circle.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs Walter Weisweber, South Whitley, two sons, Everett Egolfof Columbia city and Glen Egolf of Greenfield; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the Miller funeral Home with the Rev. John Jones, officiating. Burial was made in the South Whitley cemetery.
Children of ARNIE EGOLF and HAZEL CROW are:
220.i.EVERETT EDWARD9 EGOLF, b. October 02, 1913, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 04, 1988, Allen County Indiana.
221.ii.GLENN HAROLD EGOLF, b. October 13, 1911, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 15, 1995, Marion County Indiana.
iii.FERN LEONA EGOLF, b. October 13, 1919, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 08, 1991, Whitley County Indiana; m. WALTER WEISWEBER, October 13, 1940; b. April 01, 1917, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 12, 1981, Allen County Indiana.
Notes for FERN LEONA EGOLF:
FERN L. WEISWEBER, 72, WHITLEY COUNTY NATIVE
Fern L. Weisweber, 72, of Columbia City, died at 11:38 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8, 1991, at her residence.
Mrs. Weisweber was born Oct. 13, 1919, near Churubusco, to Arnie and Hazel Crow Egolf. She moved to Columbia City as a child and graduated from Columbia City High School in 1937.
On Oct. 13, 1940, she was married to Walter Weisweber. He died on Aug. 12, 1981.
Mr. and Mrs. Weisweber lived on a farm near South Whitley. She retired after 28 years of service as a purchasing/ receiving clerk at Gripco.
Her memberships include St. Johns Lutheran church, Delta Theta Tau, Theta Kappa chapter and Washington Extension Club. She moved to Columbia City from South Whitley in the mid 1980's.
Surviving are a brother, Glenn Egolf of Columbia City; neices and nephews.
Abrother everett Egolf, died in 1988.
Friends will be received at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Funeral Park Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. The service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Mommens and the Rev. George Brunner officiating.
Interment will be at St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Columbia City.
Notes for WALTER WEISWEBER:
Walter C. Weisweber, 64, of R1 Columbia City, died at Lutheran Hospial, Fort Wayne at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
A son of William and Dora Baker Weisweber, he was born April 1, 1917 in Washington Township.
A member of St. Johns Lutheran Church, he graduated from Washington Center High School and worked for Grip Nut in South Whitley and was also a farmer.
He was married to Fern Egolf October 13, 1940. She survives.
Funeral services will be at St. Johns Lutheran Church at 10 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Sigmund Hillmer officiating. Calling will be today at Miller Funeral Home, South Whitley.
Burial will be in St. Peters Cemetery.
108. LAURA BELLE8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 29, 1884 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 22, 1924 in Whitley County Indiana. She married WILLIAM JUDD September 29, 1904 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born December 28, 1876 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 02, 1954 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for LAURA BELLE EGOLF:
Mrs. Laura Egolf Judd, 40 years old, wife of William Judd, of Coesse died Sunday afternoon at one o'clock from cancer, after an illness of several years. For the past two months her condition was regarded as serious but she had been suffering from the malady long before that time.
She was born in Thorncreek township forty years ago last January 29th and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Egolf. Her father preceded her in death but her mother is still living and resides in Thorncreek township. 19 years ago she married William Judd and they made thier home in Thorncreek township and Coesse, residing at the latter place for the past five years. Mrs. Judd is survived by the husband and the following named children, Mrs. Hilda Wood, of Coesse, Ruth, Opal, Ellen, Louise, Velma, Pauline, and Jean, all at home. Two children are dead. In addition the following brothers and sisters are living namely; Theodore Egolf, of Columbia City, Arney Egolf, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Dan Zumbrum, of west of Columbia City, Mrs. Charles Nichols, of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Maxie Cleland, who resides near Blue River church, and Mrs. Maggie Coverstone, who resides near the Egolf church.
The deceased had many friends who sympathize with the members of the family in thier great sorrow.
She was a member of the Egolf church where funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Notes for WILLIAM JUDD:
William Judd, 77, was found dead at his home in Coesse by a grandson, James Wood, at about 6:30 Tuesday evening after he had been told by some young boys they had seen his grandfather through the window and it looked like something was wrong.
Mr. Judd's family had been with him on Monday and they were painting his house. Supper had been prepared for him for Monday evening and the meal was found untouched Tuesday evening when the body was discovered.
He was bor in Thorncreek Township on December 28, 1876, the son of Isaac Judd and Sarah Miller Judd. On September 29, 1904 he was married in this city to Miss Laura B. Egolf, of Thorncreek Township. She was a daughter of George and Adeline Egolf.
They began housekeeping in Thorncreek Townshipon the Judd homestead but later moved to Columbia City. They later returned to Thorncreek Township and 35 years ago moved to Coesse. Mrs. Judd died June 22, 1924.
As a young man Mr. Judd farmed and did carpenter work helping build several homes in this community. Later he did janitor work at the General Electric plant in Fort Wayne, retiring when 65 years of age.
He is survived by six daughters, Mrs. George Brunner, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Harold Tyner, North Manchester; Mrs. Harold Wood, Coesse; Mrs. Dale Orcutt, Athens Ohio; Mrs. Clifford Duetsch, Columbia Township; and Mrs. DeWayne Dimmick, Columbia Township; 17 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Two brothers, John Judd, of Fort Wayne; and Clarence Judd, Thorncreek Township, also survive. An only sister, Mrs. Elsie McCormick is deceased. Three daughters are also dead.
Mr. Judd was a member of the Methodist church at Coesse.
The body was taken to the DeMoney-Hollingsworth Funeral Home where friends may call after 7:30 p.m. today, Rev. Robert W. Younts, pastor of the Coesse Methodist church will officiate at the funeral services at 2:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Burial services will be held at the Egolf Cemetery in Thorncreek Township.
Children of LAURA EGOLF and WILLIAM JUDD are:
i.HILDA MYRTLE9 JUDD.
ii.OPAL IRENE JUDD.
222.iii.ELLEN CLEO JUDD, b. September 01, 1911, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 08, 2008, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.PAULINE JUDD, m. ORVAL FISHER.
223.v.VELMA L. JUDD, b. October 31, 1916, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 22, 1980, Allen County Indiana.
vi.JEAN JUDD.
vii.RUTH JUDD.
viii.FAITH JUDD.
ix.LOUISE JUDD.
109. IVA IONE8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 28, 1878 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 24, 1974 in Whitley County Indiana. She married DANIEL ZUMBRUN May 23, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana, son of JOHN ZUMBRUN and LUCETA CRAMER. He was born July 22, 1875 in Noble County Indiana, and died November 24, 1944 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for IVA IONE EGOLF:
Mrs. Iva I. Zumbrun, 95, the widow of Daniel Zumbrun, died at 10:20 a.m. Sunday at the Farris Nursing Home. She had been in failing health for more than two and one-half years following a cereral hemorrage and had remained bedfast a greater portion of the time throughout her illness. A reoccuring stroke approximately one week ago hastened her death.
Mrs. Zumbrun was a native of Thorncreek Township and was born on March 28, 1878, a daughter of George and Adaline Garrison Egolf.
After completing her education in the Egolf School, she was united in marriage on May 23, 1897 to Daniel Zumbrun. They started housekeeping on a farm in Noble County, but resided most of their married life in Thorncreek Township. At the time of Mr. Zumbrun's death on November 24, 1944, they were making their home at Wolf Lake.
Following her husband's death, Mrs. Zumbrun made her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Anderson, R4.
She was a member of the Blue River Church of the Brethren.
The surviving relatives include three sons, Archie E. Zumbrun, Columbia Township; Harley L. Zumbrun, Richland Township; Milford L. Zumbrun, Columbia Township; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Pressler, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Thressa Andreson, R4; Mrs. Mildred Teusch, Raber; 28 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Archie Coverstone, city.
One son, Everett Monroe Zumbrun; three daughters, Lilah, Eletha, and Charlotte; two brothers, Theodore and Arnie; three sisters, Maude, Maxie and Laura, are deceased.
The body is at Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. today until 11 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be taken to the Blue River Church of the Brethren to lie in state until the hour of the service.
The Rev. W. Hartman Rice, church pastor and the Rev. Terry Hawk, now residing at Howe, will officiate at the funeral serevice at 2 p.m.
Committal services and burial will follow the church rites in the Christian Chapel Cemetery at Merriam.
Notes for DANIEL ZUMBRUN:
Daniel Zumbrun, former Thorncreek township resident, died at 2:30 o'clock Friday morning at his residence in Wolf Lake where he had lived for the past six years.
Mr. Zumbrun, a farmer, lived almost his entire life in Whitley county. He was born July 22, 1875, in Noble county, and on May 23, 1897, was married to Iva Egolf.
Surviving him besides the widow are the following children; Archie Zumbrun, Harley Zumbrun, Milford Zumbrun, Mrs. Everett Anderson, Mrs. Orville Knisely, Columbia City; Monroe Zumbrun and Mrs. E. V. Pressler, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Ralph Schuman, Whitley county. A daughter, Mrs. F.B. Corrigan is deceased. There are 26 grandchildren.
Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters; Victor Zumbrun, Edward Zumbrun, Mrs. Walter Trowbridge, Mrs. Sam Harlan, Noble county; Wyland Zumbrun, Mrs. Monroe Miller, and Mrs. Ross Phillips, Whitley county.
Mr. Zumbrun was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
Friends will be received at the Luckenbill Funeral Home after 7 o'clock this evening and until the hour of the funeral services which will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Blue River Church of the Brethren, with pastor Rev. L.U. Kreider officiating.
Children of IVA EGOLF and DANIEL ZUMBRUN are:
224.i.ARCHIE EMMET9 ZUMBRUN, b. April 04, 1899, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 21, 1980, Allen County Indiana.
ii.BELMA CHARLOTTE ZUMBRUN, b. 1900; d. 1972.
iii.LILAH MAE ZUMBRUN, b. 1901; d. 1940.
iv.DOROTHY B. ZUMBRUN, b. 1902; m. EMMETT PRESSLER; b. July 31, 1897; d. August 1963.
v.ELETHA FERN ZUMBRUN, b. July 16, 1906; d. January 30, 1907.
vi.EVERETT MONROE ZUMBRUN, b. 1909; d. 1966.
225.vii.HARLEY LEROY ZUMBRUN, b. September 30, 1910, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 31, 1994, Whitley County Indiana.
viii.THERESSA VIOLA ZUMBRUN, b. 1912; d. 1982.
ix.MILFORD LYMAN ZUMBRUN, b. 1916; d. 1995.
x.MILDRED ADELENE ZUMBRUN, b. 1919.
110. THEODORE B.8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 09, 1873 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 23, 1943 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LUELLA MAUDE GRADELESS July 26, 1896 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of WILLIAM GRADELESS and SARAH CORNERSTONE. She was born July 15, 1878 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 1968 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for THEODORE B. EGOLF:
Theodore Egolf, employed by Sherman-white company, fell dead while he was on his route this noon. His death occurred while he was at the Porter Wince home in Jefferson township. Mr. Egolf's home is at the end of North Main street.
His body was taken to Luckenbill's Sons Funeral Home and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Immediate relatives surviving the late Theodore Egolf whose funeral was held on Thursday afternoon, include his widow; one daughter at home, Mrs. Walter M. Goe, one daughter Mrs. John D. Jagger, all of Thorncreek township, and seven grandchildren, who are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Jagger. Thereis one great-grandchild, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jagger, also of Thorncreek township.
Notes for LUELLA MAUDE GRADELESS:
MRS. LUELLA M. EGOLF DIES TODAY; FUNERAL HERE ON WEDNESDAY
Member of a pioneer Whitley county family, Mrs. Luella M. Egolf, 88, widow of Theodore B. Egolf, Thorncreek township died at 4:45 a.m. today in St. Joseph's Hospital, Fort Wayne. She had been seriously ill for several weeks.
Mrs. Egolf, who lived at 4314 Illinois Road, at one time resided here on North Main street in a home which was demolished to provide the site for the educational building of Grace Lutheran Church.
She was a Whitley county native, Daughter of William and Sarah Coverstone Gradeless. She was born July 13, 1878. She and her husband, who died in 1943, spent most of their married life in the immediate rural area in Thorncreek township.
Mrs. Egolf was the last member of her family.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lena Goe, with whom she resided, and Mrs. John (Audrey) Jagger, Thorncreek township; seven grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A son Oscar, and two sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call after 7:30 p.m. today at the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel where the Rev. Marion R. Shroyer will conduct the funeral service at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will take place in Blue River Cemetery.
Children of THEODORE EGOLF and LUELLA GRADELESS are:
i.OSCAR LAVERNE9 EGOLF, b. February 21, 1897, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 08, 1900, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for OSCAR LAVERNE EGOLF:
Sheet 41 (front) #42 Theodore Egolf
Oscar L.
son of Egolf
T. & M. EgolfLuella M.Theodore B.
BornFeb 21, 18971878 - 19661873 - 1943
Died Oct. 8, 1900
Aged 3 y. 7 m. 17 d.
Son of Theodore & Maude Gradeless Egolf
Grd son ofWm. GradelessLot 86
gg sonMilton GradelessLot 125
ggg sonNathan GradelessLot 131
Theodore son of George W. (s. Adam) & Angeline
Garrison Egolf. Angeline b. Oct. 14, 1852
in Smith tp.; d. Thorncreek tp. Jan 1, 1940;
d. of Rev. Z. & Catherine Ruckman Garrison
m. Oct 3, 1872. Ch:
Theodorem.
Maudem. O. W. Cleland
Arniem. _____ Crow dau Charles m. 1st Ida Garrison 2nd Edna Terwilliger
Maggiem. Archer Coverstone
Dan Zumbrum
Lauram. Will Judd
Bur. EgolfsRev. John Jones, Rev. Floyd Hedges
Pall bearers, John King, Arthur Boggs, William Walker, Lee Waugh, Frank Beck, Gilbert Humbarger
226.ii.AUDREY CLEO EGOLF, b. September 09, 1899, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 13, 1983, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.LENA MAUDE EGOLF, b. May 25, 1905, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 31, 1995, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) WALTER MARION GOE, March 15, 1939, Whitley County Indiana; b. November 12, 1885, Carroll County; d. January 04, 1954, Whitley County Indiana; m. (2) ELMER JOSEPH BEAVER, August 15, 1966; b. April 20, 1908, Allen County Indiana; d. September 10, 1991, Allen County Indiana.
Notes for LENA MAUDE EGOLF:
LENA MADGE BEAVER, 90 ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENT
Lena Madge Beaver, an allen County resident who has lived at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City since July 1994, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 1995, at Miller's Merry Manor.
She was born May 25, 1905, in Whitley County, a daughter of Theodore B. and Luella Maude Gradeless Egolf.
She completed her formal education at Columbia City High School.
Mrs. Beaver's first husband was Walter Goe. He preceded her in death. Her second husband, Elmer Beaver, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Beaver moved to Fort Wayne in 1966 from Columbia City. She later returned to the Columbia City area.
She retired from General Electric Company in Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Beaver was a member of the Suburban Bethleham Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne.
Surviving relatives include nieces, DeMaris J. Maggart and Bernice Wood, both of Columbia City; and nephews DeVon Jagger and Gerald Jagger and Lyman Jagger, all of Columbia City.
She was preceded in death by nephews Marshall Jagger and Eugene Jagger.
Visitation is from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City. The funeral service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Rev. Richard K. "Kip" Smith, of the Suburban Bethleham Lutheran Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Rivewrview Cemetery.
Notes for WALTER MARION GOE:
Walter Marion Goe, 68, merchant policeman and a former member of the Columbia City Police Department, died at 4:45 p.m. Monday at the Whitley County Hospital where he had been a patient for the past ten days. Mr. Goe had been in failing health for more than a year and was confined to his home at 204 N. Main street, city, before being admitted to the hospital.
Mr. Goe was born in Carroll County on November 12, 1885, the son of Albert Goe and Mary Jane Foust. He came to this community in 1936 from LaFayette. He was in the organized hotel supervision for many years.
On March 15, 1939, he was married to Lena Madge Egolf, his second wife, who survives him in this city. His first wife Margaret is deceased.
Mr. Goe is also survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jewell Maxwell, of Connersville, Indiana; two brothers, Bert of Seattle Washington, and Elmer of LaFayette and one sister, Mrs. Laura Salisbury of LaFayette; and one grandson.
Friends may call at the DeMoney Hollingsworth Funeral Home here after 4:30 p.m. today, Rev. Graham L. Kleespie pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church will officiate at the funeral services at the funeral home at 2:00 p.m. Thursday.Burial will follow at the Eel River Cemetery.
Notes for ELMER JOSEPH BEAVER:
Elmer Joseph Beaver, 83, fort Wayne, died at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1991, at 1 p.m.
Mr Beaver was Born April 20, 1908, in Fort Wayne to Mr and Mrs. Lewis Beaver. He was married on Aug. 15, 1966, to Lena Madge Egolf Goe.
He spent his life in Fort Wayne and retired as head maintenance superintendent of Fort Wayne Community School System.
He served with the U.S. Air Force and was a member of Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife Lena; a sister, Mrs. Vynul (Helen) Eley of Denton Md.
Friends will be received at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with the Revs. Richard Smith and Keith Knippenberg officiating
Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery.
111. MAXIE D.8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 01, 1876 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 15, 1940 in Whitley County Indiana. She married WILLIAM OWEN CLELAND October 30, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana, son of DAVID CLELAND and ELIZA PENCE. He was born August 23, 1878 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MAXIE D. EGOLF:
Sheet 41 (back):
Maxie D. Cleland d. May 15, 1940 (cancer)
B. Sept. 1, 1876 to George & Adeline Egolf m. 26 Oct. 1897 Owen W. Cleland
sur. son Carl L. of Churubusco
gch. Keith E. & Rosalie Cleland
A sis. Mrs. Laura Judd dec. Bur. Eel R.
Rev. John Jones Off.
Eunice Cleland d. May 29, 1940. liv 4 ch
Lavon 9, Donna Jean 5, Robert 2, Edith Mae 1
Mother. Mrs. Ella Heffner Branshaw
sis: Mrs. Robert Whitaker, Minneapolis
Glenndoris, Branshaw
Bro; Emery, Herald, Frederick & Ronald all of
Eau Claire, Wis. She b. June 2, 1913
at Eau Claire, Wis. dau. Henry Branshow
m. Jan 17, 1930 to Orville Cleland.
Rev. Floyd Hedge.Blue River Cem.
Pall B. Oren Alexander, Glenn Egolf, Loren Barrette,
Roscoe Hindman, Robert Harold, Dale Cleland
Child of MAXIE EGOLF and WILLIAM CLELAND is:
227.i.CARL L.9 CLELAND, b. April 11, 1898, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 09, 1981, Allen County Indiana.
112. MAGGIE LEOTA8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 17, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 10, 1984 in Whitley County Indiana. She married ARCHIE BRYAN COVERSTONE December 20, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana, son of JOHN COVERSTONE and MISOURI KIESTER. He was born March 08, 1897 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 09, 1965 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MAGGIE LEOTA EGOLF:
Maggie L. Coverstone, 86, 342 N. Oak st. Columbia City, died at 4:25 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Whitley County Memorial Hospital. She was admitted Wednesday March 7.
Mrs. Coverstone was a member of the Thorncreek Bethel Church since 1908 and a member of the womens group there more than 60 years. She was also a Whitley County Historical Society member.
She was born Nov. 17, 1897 in Thorncreek township, a daughter of George and Adeline Garrison Egolf. Her formative years were spent in Thorncreek township and she was educated in the Egolf School.
On Dec. 20, 1919 she married Archie Bryan Coverstone in ceremonies conducted by the Rev. L.A. Luckenbill. The Coverstones resided in Fort Wayne for a short time and then moved to the home farm in thorncreek township, where they made thier home until February 1941, when they moved to Columbia City.
Mr. Coverstone preceded his wife in death on Nov. 9, 1965.
Survivors include a son Dale, R3, Columbia City; two daughters, Mrs Ed (Edith) Walker, South Whitley and Geraldine Coverstone, Columbia city; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
she was preceded in death by 10 brothers and eight sisters and a great-grandchild, in addition to her husband.
Friends may call at the Smith and Sons Funeral Home from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 11.
The funeral for Mrs.Coverstone will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the funeral home with Rev. Lannie D. Maloney, Thorncreek Bethel Church, officiating.
Burial will be at the Christian Chapel Cemetery.
Notes for ARCHIE BRYAN COVERSTONE:
ARCHIE B. COVERSTONE, RETIRED CITY MAIL CARRIER, DIES TUESDAY
Archie B. Coverstone, 68, retired city mail carrier, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack Tuesday afternoon while working in the yard at his home, 342 North Oak street.
Following the noon meal, he told Mrs. Coverstone that he wanted to work in the yard a little while. At about 3:00 he went to the house for a rest and soon returned to his work. Several small girls, en route to the Whitley County Hospital noticed that something was wrong with Mr. coverstone, and immediatly notified his wife. The family physician and ambulance were called, but his death occured before their arrival.
Mr. Coverstone had been under the care of a physician for the past four years, but had never been confined to his bed, and was able to continue with his gardening and yard work about the home.
He was a native of Smith township, and was born on March 8, 1897, a son of John Q. and Misouri Kiester coverstone. His formative years were spent in Thorncreek township. After completing his education in the Columbia City High School, he became an employe of the General Electric company at fort Wayne.
On august 5, 1917, he reported for active duty with Battery "B" 150 Field Artillary of the Rainbow Division, which later served in World War I in both France and Germany.
Following the war, he returned to Whitley county and on December 20, 1919, was united in marriage to Maggie L. Egolf. They estabolished their first home in Thorncreek township while Mr. Coverstone returned to his work at the General Electric plant in Fort Wayne. In 1921 he transferred employment to the Raupfer Hardware Company, a position he held until 1939, when he became a civil service employe as a city carrier for the local post office. In april 1962, he retired after completing 23 years of service.
Mr. Coverstone was a member of the American Legion Post 98; the Last Man's Club of the Rainbow Division, Fort Wayne; Retired Postal Employes of Columbia City.
The surviving relatives, in addition to his wife, Maggie L. Coverstone, include one son, Dale E. Coverstone, R 3; two daughters, Mrs. Edward (Fay) Walker, South Whitley and Miss Geraldine Coverstone, at home; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Humbarger, and Mrs. Goldie Coverstone, both of this city and Mrs. Pearl Cramer, R 4.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lawrence, Earl, Russell, a half brother Glen Brumbaugh, and one great-grandson.
The body is at the Smith and sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. The Rev. Alvin S. Link, Church of God minister, will officiate at the funeral services to be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home.
Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Christian Chapel cemetery at Merriam. The Color guard of the American Legion Post 98 will be in charge of military rites at the cemetery.
Children of MAGGIE EGOLF and ARCHIE COVERSTONE are:
i.DALE E.9 COVERSTONE.
228.ii.EDITH FAY COVERSTONE.
iii.GERALDINE JOY COVERSTONE, b. February 01, 1924, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 06, 2009, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for GERALDINE JOY COVERSTONE:
Geraldine Joy Coverstone, 85
Feb. 1, 1924—June 6, 2009
Geraldine Joy Coverstone, 85, of Columbia City, died at 12:16 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2009 in the Constant Care Unit at Parkview Whitley Hospital where she was admitted on Tuesday.
She was born Feb. 1, 1924 in Whitley County, a daughter of Archie B. and Maggie L. (Egolf) Coverstone. She attended Thorncreek School and graduated from Columbia City High School in 1942.
She was employed 11 years at Columbia Woolen Mills and retired from General Electric with 30 years of service.
Her memberships included Thorncreek Bethel Church of God where she served in several offices including organist since 1981, General Electric Elex Club and Quarter Century Club, the Harter Band that volunteered at Miller’s Merry Manor and the Peabody Home in North Manchester, AARP, Silver Striders, Whitley County YMCA, Parkview Hospital Club and was a volunteer at the Humane Society of Whitley County since 2006. She was a life member of Whitley County Historical Society and Indiana Sheriff’s Assn.
Surviving relatives include a sister, Edith Fay Walker of South Whitley; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Coverstone of Columbia City and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Coverstone.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Smith and Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. The burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Thorncreek Bethel Church of God or Humane Society of Whitley County.
113. ELETHA MAUD8 EGOLF (GEORGE WASHINGTON7, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 11, 1887 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 21, 1960 in Whitley County Indiana. She married CHARLES CURTIS NICHOLS December 01, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana, son of WILLIAM NICHOLS and CAROLINE KELSEY. He was born May 29, 1889 in Elkhart County Indiana, and died July 30, 1955 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ELETHA MAUD EGOLF:
MRS. CHARLES NICHOLS FOUND DEAD AT HER HOME ON INDIANA 9
Found deadat 9 a.m. today by members of her family was Mrs. Eletha Maude Nichols, 72, well known Thorncreek township woman, widow of Charles C. Nichols.
A visit was made to her home by relatives when Mrs. Nichols failed to answer a daily call they made to her residence. She had been in failing health for several years, which resulted in the daily check being made by her family. Death was estimated at several hours earlier, was assinged to a cardiac condition.
Mrs. Nichols was a native of Thorncreek township. She was born on Dec. 11, 1887 to the late George Egolf and adaline Garrison Egolf, and was a member of a pioneer Whitley County family.
Her marriage to Charles c. Nichols took place in Columbia City on Dec. 1, 1907. She lived her entire life in Thorncreek township except for a brief residence in Larwill and at Fort Wayne.
Her husband preceeded her in death in July 1955.
Surviving are three sons, Kenneth Nichols of Thorncreek township, former clerk of Whitley circut court; Thomas Nichols, Columbia City, and Ralph E. Nichols, Thorncreek township; four daughters, Mrs. M.H. Patton and Mrs. Donald Stephan, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Gale Thomas of Colon Mich., and Mrs. Ralph Baker of Richland township; one brother Arnie Egolf of South Whitley; Two sisters, Mrs. Ivie Zumbrun of Thorncreek township and Mrs. Srchie Coverstone, Columbia City; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Beside her husband, Mrs. Nichols was predeeded in death by two children and several brothers and sisters.
She was a member of Thorncreek Bethel Church of God.
Mrs. Nichols lived on State Road 9 a short distance south of her church.
The body is at the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel here pending completion of funeral arrangements.
Notes for CHARLES CURTIS NICHOLS:
Charles C. Nichols, 66, resident of Road Nine North, died at midnight Friday night. His death was unexpected althorgh he had complained of chest pains for two days. A resident of Thorncreek Township, Mr. Nichols had resided in Whitley County since he was 16 years old.
The son of William and Carrie Kelsey Nichols,he was born in Elkhart County on May 29, 1889. He later resided at Cromwell. His marriage to Ethel Maud Egolf occured December 1, 1907, the late Rev. Luckenbill of this city officiating.
Mrs. Nichols survives, also four daughters and three sons. The children are Kenneth Nichols, clerk of Whitley County circuit court; Ralph E., Thorncreek township, Mrs. Donald Stephan, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Gale Thomas, Colon, Mich., Thomas Nichols, of this city, and Mrs. Ralph Baker, Richland township, Mrs. M.H. Patton, Fort Wayne.
Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, a brother Leo Nichols, Liberty Mills, and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Walb, Mt. Vernon, Wash. One Brother and two children are deceased.
Mr. Nichols had long been active in the Thorncreek Bethel Church of God. For the past 16 years he had served as chorister of the church choir.
Friends will be received at Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel after 7:30 this evening. The Rev. R.A. Wood pastor at Thorncreek Bethel, will officiate at the memorial service to be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Mortuary. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
Children of ELETHA EGOLF and CHARLES NICHOLS are:
229.i.PAUL CURTIS9 NICHOLS, b. January 02, 1910, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 18, 1952, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.ELETHA MAY NICHOLS, b. October 28, 1915, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 28, 1935; m. JESSE T. MATHIAS.
230.iii.BLANCHE PAULINE NICHOLS, b. September 15, 1908, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 23, 2005, Whitley County Indiana.
iv.KENNETH NICHOLS, m. MARY WAUGH.
231.v.RALPH E. NICHOLS, b. December 18, 1922, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 30, 1988, Whitley County Indiana.
vi.THOMAS NICHOLS.
232.vii.GEORGIA L. NICHOLS, b. April 21, 1911, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 17, 1996, Whitley County Indiana.
viii.NORMA NICHOLS, m. THOMAS.
ix.CHARLES NICHOLS.
233.x.LOIS EVELYN NICHOLS.
114. LULU MAE8 MCCLAIN (JEMINA S.7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1885 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 21, 1945 in Detriot Michigan. She married EDWARD ALVIN NORTH December 25, 1904 in Whitley County Indiana. He died July 17, 1927.
Notes for LULU MAE MCCLAIN:
Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Edward North, 60, of 9411 Phillip Blvd., Detroit, who died at 2:37 o'clock a.m. today. Mrs. North had been bedfast for the past 20 months.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barney McClain and was born in Whitley county. She resided in Columbia City until her marriage to Edward North when she became a resident of Detriot. Survivors are the Husband; three sons, Cred North, of Detriot, Mich., M-Sgt. Eugene North, who is stationed in New Mexico and Cpl. Edward North Jr., who is somewhere in the Pacific; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Palmer of Detroit; six sisters, Mrs. Ebe Leer, Tri-Lakes; Mrs. Frank Knisely, Detroit; Mrs. Lida Marley and Mrs. Chloe Hess, Flint Mich., and Daisy and Ethel McClain now married and living in Massachusetts.
Funeral services will be held in White Chapel in Detroit and burial will be made there.
Children of LULU MCCLAIN and EDWARD NORTH are:
i.CREED9 NORTH.
ii.EUGENE NORTH.
iii.EDWARD JR. NORTH.
iv.HELEN NORTH.
115. CATHERINE E.8 MCCLAIN (JEMINA S.7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) She married JOHN T. FRY November 24, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana.
Child of CATHERINE MCCLAIN and JOHN FRY is:
234.i.MARY ETTA9 FRY, b. July 02, 1868, Noble County Indiana; d. April 27, 1945, Whitley County Indiana.
116. HARVEY LEONADIS8 EGOLF (ADAM J. EGOLF7 JR., ADAM6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 15, 1877 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 18, 1958 in Whitley County Indiana. He married CLARA PLUMMER January 23, 1937 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of JACOB PLUMMER and CAROLINE LODT. She was born April 26, 1883 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 16, 1969 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for HARVEY LEONADIS EGOLF:
Harvey Leonadis Egolf, 80, R. 1 Markle, a former resident of Union Township for 22 years, died at 6:20 this morning at Whitley County Hospital where he had been admitted a few hours earlier. He had been ill for the past four days.
Mr. Egolf was a native of Thorncreek Township and was born to Adam and Ina McClain Egolf on November 15, 1877. He was married to Mrs. Clara Plummer Steel on January 23, 1937. Mr. Egolf left the community when he was 15 years old and returned about 30 years ago. His occupation was farming.
The wife survives, also a son, Harold L. Egolf, San Diego California; a stepson, Wilbur Z. Steel; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Wilma Schoeff of near Markle and a sister, Mrs. John Wilson, Kankakee Ill. He was preceded in death by a brother.
The body has been taken to the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel, where friends may call after 7:30 this evening.
Funeral arrangments are incomplete.
Notes for CLARA PLUMMER:
MRS. CLARA EGOLF DIES, RITES TO BE THURSDAY MORNING
Mrs. Clara Steel Egolf, 86, of 310 North Whitley street, died December 16 of a heart condition. She had been in failing health for several years and had been residing with her son wilbur Z. Steel.
She was born April 26, 1883 to Jacob W. Plummer and Caroline Londt both now deceased. She was married to Samuel W. Steel who was sheriff of Whitley County in 1923 to 1926 inclusive. She was wed to Harvey L. Egolf who died March 18, 1958.
Mrs. Egolf lived her entire life in Whitley County except for five years in Huntington county. She was active in the Republican party and formerly operated the license bureau in Columbia City. She formerly attended the Christ United Methodist church.
Survivors include the son, Wilbur Z. Steel. Columbia City who recently retired from service as Supt. of Public Works, one step-son Harold L. Egolf, of San Diego California, one daughter Mrs. Wilma Schoeff, Tampa Florida.
John Cowen of Goose Lake was reared by the deceased and her family.
Preceeding her in death are one son and three brothers.
Friends may call after 7:00 p.m. today at the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel with Rev. Howard Rees of Christ United Methodist Church officiating.
Interment will be at the South Park cemetery.
Child of HARVEY EGOLF and CLARA PLUMMER is:
i.HAROLD L.9 EGOLF.
117. QUINCEY H.8 MCCLAIN (LYDIA ANN7 EGOLF, ADAM6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 16, 1884, and died January 31, 1949. He married AVIS SPARROW.
Child of QUINCEY MCCLAIN and AVIS SPARROW is:
235.i.PAUL9 MCCLAIN, b. March 23, 1914, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 02, 1975, Whitley County Indiana.
118. AMANDA8 HYRE (CATHARINE LOUISA7 EGOLF, JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 07, 1854 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 30, 1909 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (1) JAMES GARFIELD COULTER.
Notes for AMANDA HYRE:
MRS. COULTER DIED SUNDAY
Mrs. Amanda Coulter, wife of James Coulter, a resident of Thorncreek Township, near Round Lake, for years, passed away Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock, after thirteen weeks of suffering form Bright's disease and comsumption. During this period she was up and down and was much better at times, but the insidious diseases kept at their deadly work until her vitality was exhausted.
She was a daughter of Aaron Hyre and wife, late of Washington Township, and both her parents preceded her to the grave less than two years. Her father died July 28, 1908 and her mother a year pior to that date.
The deceased was born in Thorncreek Township, July 7, 1854, and was 54 years, 10 months and 23 days of age at the time of her death. She grew to womanhood in Thorncreek and was united in marriage there in 1873 to James Coulter, who survives her together with two sons, Ernest of this city and Ceral at home.
One brother and one sister survive her - Alonzo Hyre and Mrs Jacob Kerch, both of Washington Township; also two grandchildren. During her earlier years she was a member of the Church of God and grew up in that faith. She was a good wife and kind mother and a woman who was highly esteemed by all who knew her. In her death her husband and sons have lost a companion and advisor whose place can never be filled. They have the sympathy of their friends in their hour of sorrow.
The funeral will be on Wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. from the Christian Chapel at Merriam, Rev. Johnson, of Churubusco, officiating; interment in the chapel cemetery.
Notes for JAMES GARFIELD COULTER:
James Coulter, 71, died Saturday morning at a local hospital. He was born in Ohio, coming to Fort Wayne when he was a young man. Surviving are two sons, Ceral, this city, and Ernest, residing in Washington; one brother and one sister in Whitley Co.. The body was moved to the Rodenbeck funeral home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at the Christian church near Wolflake.
Child of AMANDA HYRE and JAMES COULTER is:
i.ERNEST9 COULTER, b. May 09, 1879; d. March 11, 1947.
Child of AMANDA HYRE is:
236.ii.CERAL A.9 COULTER, b. May 16, 1892, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 10, 1971, Allen County Indiana.
119. ALONZO S.8 HYRE (CATHARINE LOUISA7 EGOLF, JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 03, 1864 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 13, 1948 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LORETTA DELL KAUFMAN February 08, 1888, daughter of SAMUEL KAUFMAN and JANE. She was born December 27, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 11, 1911 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ALONZO S. HYRE:
Alonzo Hyre, 83, died at 11:40 a.m. today at the home of his daughter Mrs. Desta M. Mullendore, 402 North Elm street. He had been ill for the past two years and seriously ill since December 2, 1947.
Surviving Mr. Hyre is the daughter and two grandchildren, Robert Jones, Berrian Springs Mich., and Miss Bethalene L. Mullendore, of this city, also three great-grandchildren. Two daughters are deceased.
Mr. Hyre was born in Thornceek township September 3, 1864 to Aaron and Catherine Egolf Hyre. He resided for a number of years in Washington township and 30 years ago located in Columbia City.
He was married to Loretta Kaufman, February 8, 1887. Mrs Hyre died April 11, 1911. Mr. Hyre was a member of the Eagles Lodge.
Funeral services will be held at the DeMoney-Hollingsworth Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Burial in Evergreen cemetery in Jefferson township. Friends will be received at the Funeral Home after noon wednesday.
Notes for LORETTA DELL KAUFMAN:
Mrs. Alonzo S. Hyre of Washigton township, who has been ill for the past two weeks, following an operation for an abdominal tumor, passed away at her home at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. She rallied from the operation which was performed in the effort to save her life but she was not strong enough to throw off the effects of the growth and she gradually weakened till the end came.
Loretta Dell Kaufman, daughter of Samuel and Jane Kaufman, was born in Jefferson township, this county December the 27th, 1867, and died April 11th, 1911, aged forty-three years, three months and fourteen days. She was a member of the Christian church at Laud and of her Ladies Aid Society, of both of which she was a faithful attendant where health and circumstances permitted. She was united in marriage to Alonzo S. Hyre on February the 8th, 1888. Her parents both preceded her to the life beyond. Those surviving are her husband, Alonzo S. Hyre, daughters, Lulu L., Desta M., and Valeria L., all at home; brothers Jacob M. Kaufman and Elbertus C. Kaufman of Jefferson township; sisters, Mrs. Frank White, of Columbia city and Mrs. Wm. Bennett, of Briceton Ohio as well as a large number of relatives and friends.
The funeral will occur Thursday at 10 o'clock at the Laud Christian church. Rev. R. C. Taylor of the Christian church at Gas City conducting the service; interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Children of ALONZO HYRE and LORETTA KAUFMAN are:
i.LULU L.9 HYRE, b. 1890; d. 1891.
ii.DESTA M. HYRE, b. 1892.
iii.VALERIA L. HYRE, b. 1894.
120. ARMINDA8 HYRE (CATHARINE LOUISA7 EGOLF, JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 02, 1876 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 23, 1916 in Allen County Indiana. She married PHILLIP JACOB KERCH November 08, 1908 in Whitley County Indiana, son of PHILLIP KERCH and MARY HIPP. He was born April 22, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 17, 1961 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ARMINDA HYRE:
Mrs. Phillip Jacob Kerch of Washington township, who was taken to the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne to be confined, died there Sunday morning at six o'clock following an emergency operation, which was performed Friday evening. She was seemingly getting along nicely until Saturday evening when reaction set in and she grew worse, passing away Sunday morning. The remains were brought to her home north of Laud, Sunday noon.
Arminda Hire was born in Thorncreek township, Whitley county, August 7, 1877, and was the daughter of Aaron and Katherine Hire, Deceased. At the age of eleven years, they moved to Washington township, which has been her home since. At the time of her demise she was 38 years, 8 months and 16 days of age. In the 1908 November 8th , she was united in marriage to Phillip Jacob Kerch, and is survived by the baby of a few days and her husband. Besides these she leaves one brother, Alonzo Hire, of this city, the only remaining relative of that family, three sisters having preceded her in death.
The funeral was conducted from the Maple Grove church leaving the house at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, Rev. Luckenbill officiating. Burial was made in the South Park Cemetery.
he baby is a fine healthy boy and is getting along very nicely with every indication that it will live.
Notes for PHILLIP JACOB KERCH:
JACOB KERCH, 94, DIES; FUNERAL RITES MONDAY
Phillip Jacob Kerch, 94, died Friday evening at 5:40 o'clock at his home 613 Park street.
In 1959 Mr. Kerch was the recipient of the annual award on Old Settlers Day programs as the person present who had been the longest continious resident of Whitley County. In 1960 he was awarded the trophy as the oldest resident.
Although in failing health for the past several months, he remained active beyond his years, was able to do some tasks in his garden the day before his death, and during the past weeks was accustomed to walk down town and to Trinity Methodist Church of which he was a member.
Mr. Kerch was born in a log house in Washington township north of Peabody on April 22, 1867, the son of Phillip Kerch and Mary Hipp Kerch, who had moved to this county from near Alliance Ohio, about 1825. As a boy Mr. Kerch attended the district school north of Peabody. He lived in Washington township, his occupation being farmer and log hauler, later moved to Laud where he resided until 1922 when he moved to Columbia township just west of Columbia City. Since 1947 he had resided in Columbia City.
He was married to Arminda Hyre on November 8, 1906. She died on April 23, 1916. On June 6, 1921 he was married to Rose Christina Weick Worden at Trinity Methodist Church.
While residing in Washington township he was a member of the advisory board. After moving to Columbia City he was custodian several years of the 4-H park property until his retirement. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church and Mens Bible Class.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Rose C. Kerch; one son, Ronald C. Kerch, Fort wayne; a step-son, William M. Worden, Columbia township; two grandchildren, Joan and Jean Kerch; two step-grandchildren, Marlin and Carol Worden.
One brother, a sister and a step-sister preceeded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at the J.A. DeMoney and Son Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday with burial in South Park cemetery.
The Rev. Thomas Weigand, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, will be the officiating minister.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday.
Child of ARMINDA HYRE and PHILLIP KERCH is:
237.i.RONALD CLOVIS9 KERCH, b. April 21, 1916, Allen County Indiana; d. September 13, 2005, Monroe County Indiana.
121. OLIVER S.8 TORBET (MATILDA7 EGOLF, JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 23, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 16, 1945 in Whitley County Indiana. He married SARAH HOLLINGER December 24, 1889. She died December 03, 1930.
Notes for OLIVER S. TORBET:
Oliver S. Torbet, age 77 died last night at his residence 314 N Chauncey St. Stricken with a heart attack, death followed at 6:20 o’clock, an hour and a half after he was stricken. He was born December 23, 1867 to Nelson and Matilda Egolf Torbet. Mr. Torbet was born in Columbia City and began his business career in this city at an early age. He started as a clerk for the hardware firm of North and Edwards and later was assoicated in business with Charles S. Beck when the two men bought out the business of the late William A. Tulley. For 14 years he was associated in the hardware business with Henry E. Romey. At the time of his death Mr. Torbet was a director in the Farmers Loan and Trust Company, founded in this city in 1907, when he became associated with the bank. His marriage to Sarah Hollinger occurred in this city Dec. 24, 1889. Mrs. Hollinger died Dec. 3, 1930. He is survived by one son Harold H. Torbet, Lima, O., who is in the hardware business at Lima and Findlay, O. Two grandsons also survive. Mr. Torbet was a member of Trinity Methodist church. The Rev. Donald Bailey of that church will officiate at the Smith Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Committal services will be held in Greenhill cemetery. Friends will be received at the Smith Funeral Home.
Child of OLIVER TORBET and SARAH HOLLINGER is:
238.i.HAROLD H.9 TORBET, b. 1896, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1971.
122. IDA8 EGOLF (JEREMIAH7, JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 07, 1863 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 07, 1928 in Dorchester Nebraska. She married WILLIAM FREIDELL.
Notes for IDA EGOLF:
FORMER WHITLEY COUNTY WOMAN PASSED AWAY IN WEST
Alonzo Hyre, of Washington township has recieved a copy of the Dorchester, Nebraska, Star, containing an article concerning the death of his cousin, Mrs. William Freidell.
Mrs. Freidell was formerly Ida Egolf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerimiah Egolf, and a native of Thorncreek township. Her parents moved from the farm on which Mr. Hyre now resides many years ago. Mr. Hyre moved on the farm Mrs. Freidell left when a girl. Many of the older residents of the county will recall her.
The funeral of Mrs. Ida Freidell, wife of William Freidell, a prominent merchant of Dorchester since 1883; was held at the residence on Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Rev. C.L. Myers of Lincoln, a close friend of the family had charge of the services with Clyde Knight of Crete soloist in charge of the music. The body was laid to rest in the local cemetery by the Crete Chapter of the Eastern Star of which Mrs. Freidell was a member. The pal bearers were ? J. W. Byers, W. H. Stewert, Jas. Johnson Sr., Ralph Dotl, George Steigelmar, Chas. H. Nelson, while honory flower bearers wereMeadames R., C. Panter, W. J. Thompson, John Burgess, W. R. Stewert.
Ida Freidell was born in Thorncreek township, Whitley County In. Sept. 7, 1863 and died at her home January 7, 1928, aged 65 years and 4 months. Her sickness covered a period of several months and having rallied her health to the extent that she was able to enjoy a happy Thanksgiving and Christmas Day with her family; she suffered a relaps New Years Day going into a semi-consious conditions for the 7 days prior to her death.
While this faithful wife and mother may have gone recently her reward in another world her on nobing influences will ever hover over those left to mourn her loss and what a wonderful memory for this life-that having had a mother whom they owe all love reverence and service and whose every aim in life was to form the character of her house and children rightly.
Having spent her childhod days in Indiana she came to Nebraska in a covered wagon along with other settlers in 1880 and first resided in a sod house which her parents built on the corner across the road east from the present Wolesensky farm two miles east of Dorchester.
She was a member of the Methodist church and the O.E.S.
She was united in marriage to William Freidell December 7, 1884 and have made thier home here in Dorchester ever since. To this union five children were born two of which died in infancy. She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, William Freidell and a son Russell Freidell both of Dorchester, a son Dr. Hugh F. Freidell of Santa Barbara California, a daughter Mrs. Rhea Shults of Lincoln; two sisters Mrs. Charles Allen of McCook Neb., and Mrs. Emma Bromwell of Chicago Ill., all of which were able to be at her funeral. The brother, Marion of Ruth Nev., was unable to reach here in time. Other out of town friends present were Adam Freidell, of Sioux City Iowa, Mrs. C. L. Myers, Russell Myers, J.F. Schults, Mr. and Mrs. William Wescott, of Lincoln; Chas. Allen, of McCook, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schults, of Cortland Neb., and the members of the Eastern Star Lodge of Crete.
Children of IDA EGOLF and WILLIAM FREIDELL are:
i.RUSSELL9 FREIDELL.
ii.HUGH F. FREIDELL.
iii.RHEA FREIDELL, m. SCHULTS.
123. FRANK8 EGOLF (JEREMIAH7, JOSEPH6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 07, 1855 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 01, 1930. He married DORA YOUNG.
Children of FRANK EGOLF and DORA YOUNG are:
i.LOVINA9 EGOLF, b. 1885; m. JAMES VANCUREW; b. 1873.
ii.MATTIE EGOLF, b. 1887.
iii.EDGAR EGOLF, b. 1889.
iv.OSCAR EGOLF, b. 1890.
v.EDITH EGOLF, b. 1893.
vi.GRACE EGOLF, b. 1895.
vii.GEORGE EGOLF, b. 1897.
viii.ELMER EGOLF, b. 1899.
124. WILLIAM HENRY8 GRADELESS (MARY ANN7 EGOLF, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born April 09, 1855, and died June 03, 1944 in Whitley County Indiana. He married SARAH CORNERSTONE April 22, 1876. She was born September 14, 1856, and died June 12, 1884 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for SARAH CORNERSTONE:
Sheet 93 (front): # 81 William Gradeless
s. - n.
Sarah E.(Check 1884 date)
Wife of
Wm. H. Gradeless
Died
June 12, 1884
aged
28 Y's 8 m 28 D.
Infant 1895 aged 8 d
William H.
1855 - 1944
Children of WILLIAM GRADELESS and SARAH CORNERSTONE are:
239.i.MARY ALICE9 GRADELESS, b. December 05, 1876; d. July 17, 1965.
240.ii.LUELLA MAUDE GRADELESS, b. July 15, 1878, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 1968, Whitley County Indiana.
241.iii.ROSA JANE GRADELESS, b. February 16, 1880, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 17, 1945, Whitley County Indiana.
125. NIOMA ROSE8 EGOLF (SAMUEL7, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1871 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 01, 1920 in Saint Joseph County Indiana. She married ELI E. CULLERS March 28, 1892 in Kosciusco County Indiana, son of ALEXANDER CULLERS and SUSAN RAY. He was born December 30, 1867 in Indiana, and died 1934.
Children of NIOMA EGOLF and ELI CULLERS are:
242.i.RUTH NANCY9 CULLERS, b. February 16, 1897, Wabash County Indiana; d. February 01, 1976, Elkhart County Indiana.
ii.FLOYD CULLERS.
iii.GLENN CULLERS.
126. CHARLES AARON8 EGOLF (SAMUEL7, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 1877 in Whitley County Indiana. He married CORA CHARLOTTE MEANS.
Child of CHARLES EGOLF and CORA MEANS is:
243.i.LELAND EARL9 EGOLF, b. December 07, 1902, Denver Colorado; d. March 23, 1981, Wabash County Indiana.
127. BLANCHE L.8 EGOLF (PETER R.7 EGOLPH, HENRY J.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 19, 1867 in Ohio, and died January 23, 1949 in Whitley County Indiana. She married CHARLES JOSEPH FORRESTER December 24, 1896, son of ROBERT FORRESTER and CATHERINE MCMULLEN. He was born January 26, 1870 in Canada, and died January 30, 1937 in Miami County Indiana.
Notes for BLANCHE L. EGOLF:
Blanche L. Forrester, 81, mother of Robert Forrester of the West Ward school faculty, and Paul Forrester of the city police force, died at 4:20 o'clock Sunday morning at Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since January 18th. Last Tuesday morning Mrs. Forrester received a severe fracture of the left hip when she fell on the ice at the home of her son, Paul, in Thorncreek township. Hospital attaches pronounced her death due to the bronchial pneumonia which developed following the hip fracture.
She was born in Ohio August 19, 1867, a daughter of Peter and Sarah Riley Egolf. When only a small girl, she came with her parents to Whitley county, where they estabolished their hom three miles north of this city in Thorncreek township. After graduating from Normal School in Valparaiso, she served as a teacher for a number of years at the Beech Chapel and Laud Schools.
On December 24, 1896, she was united in marriage to Charles J. Forrester. Throughout their married life, they resided on the Forrester farm in Thorncreek township. Mr. Forrester passed away on January 20, 1937. Her church and lodge affiliations were with the Trinity Methodist church in this city, and the Ruth Rebekah lodge. For a number of years she had remained an active member of the Cloverleaf Club of Thorncreek township.
The surviving relatives include the two sons, Robert of Tri-Lakes, Paul of Thorncreek township; four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Crist of this city. One sister,Florence Egolf and a brother, Homer, have preceded her in death.
The body has been removed to the Charles Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends will be received. The Rev. Robert Marlett, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate at the funeral rites to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home. Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home service in Greenhill cemetery.
Notes for CHARLES JOSEPH FORRESTER:
Funeral services for Charles J. Forrester, 67, prominent Thorncreek township farmer will be conducted by the Rev. W. L. Atwater in St. Paul of the Cross Catholic church in Columbia City at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. Burial in the family's lot in the cemetery in Peru will be made following the services here.
Mr. Forrester's death occured at his home Saturday at 1:30 p.m. He had been ill with heart disease since last July 3. His condition had been considered serious since Christmas.
Charles Joseph Forrester was a native of Canada, born Jan. 26, 1870 to Robert J. and Catherine McMullen Forrester. He came to the United States with his father when he was still a boy. As a youth he worked with his father who was a structural iron contractor. After his marriage to Blanche Egolf on December 24, 1896, he returned to Canada and the couple lived there until 1909 on the Forrester homestead.
In 1909 Mr. Forrester returned to Peru his former location, and and for five years worked there as a teamster. In 1914 he and his family took up their residence in Thorncreek township.
Surviving besides the widow, Mrs. Blanche Forrester, are two sons Robert Forrester, who is the principle of the McLallen school in Columbia city, and Paul Forrester, at home. Also surviving is one grandson, Richard Paul Forrester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Forrester; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Webb, of Chicago, Mrs. Catherine Griffin, of Chicago, and Mrs. Anna Healy of Toronto Ontario.
He was preceded in deathby one sister.
Mr. Forrester was active in the affairs of his community, liberal in his support of public causes and interested in the welfare of his neighbors and friends as weel as his children.
The body brought to the DeMoney Funeral Home has been returned to the residence in Thorncreek township where friends will be received until the time of the funeral.
Children of BLANCHE EGOLF and CHARLES FORRESTER are:
244.i.ROBERT JAMES9 FORRESTER, d. March 02, 1984.
245.ii.PAUL R. FORRESTER, b. May 25, 1907, Saskatchewen Canada; d. January 07, 1984, Whitley County Indiana.
128. HOMER E.8 EGOLPH (PETER R.7, HENRY J.6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 06, 1870 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 01, 1944 in Whitley County Indiana. He married ALICE ALMEDA COVERSTONE August 07, 1891 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of SAMUEL COVERSTONE and JANE WEAVER. She was born February 17, 1868 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 29, 1947 in Detroit Lake Minnesota.
Notes for HOMER E. EGOLPH:
Homer E. Egolf, 73, former local resident died suddenly at 5 o'clock this morning at the home of his son Harold Egolf, two miles south of Constantine Mich. He had been in ill health for the past year.
Rev. jhn S. Hoenstine of Grace Lutheran Church will officiate at graveside services to be held in Greenhill cemetery in this city at 11 o'clock Friday morning. The committal service in this city follow rites to be held at the Tom Geisler Funeral Home in Constantine.
Mr. Egolf was born in Columbia City July 6, 1870, to Peter and Sarah Riley Egolf and was a resident of Whitley county for a number of years. He later resided at Elmhurst Ill. and at Shipshewana and for the past year had lived at the home of his son. He was in the general teaming and furniture moving bussiness, from which he retired in 1919.
His marriage to Alice Almeda Coverstone took place in Columbia city in 1891. The sons Glen Egolf of Peru and Harold Egolf of near Constantine survive. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Forrester and Mrs. Bertha Crist, near Columbia City; three grandchildren, and two nephews Robert Forrester of this city and Paul Forrester of Thorncreek township.
Notes for ALICE ALMEDA COVERSTONE:
Mrs. Bert Egolf Price, 79, died in the hospital at Detroit Lake minn., at 11 o'clock Saturday morning following an illness of more than a year. She formerly resided in Whitley county and in the year 1911 estabolished her home in minnesota where she had since resided.
She was born in Whitley county on February 17, 1868, a daughter of Samuel and Jane Weaver Coverstone. After completing her education in the local schools she was united in marriage to Homer Egolf, and to this union was born two children, Glen Egolf, now resideing in Peru, and Harold Egolf, of Constantine Mich. She later married Bert Price, who survives with the 2 sons, two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Hughes, Toledo Ohio, Miss Elbertine Coverstone, Fort Wayne; and two grandchildren.
The body was shipped by rail to Fort Wayne and later taken to the Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco where funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. William E. Hughes, pastor of the Churubusco United Brethren church officiating. Interment will bi in the Blue River Cemetery.
Children of HOMER EGOLPH and ALICE COVERSTONE are:
246.i.HAROLD A.9 EGOLPH, b. July 22, 1895, Whitley County Indiana; d. 1969, White Pigeon Michigan.
ii.GLEN EGOLPH, b. 1893.
129. CLARA CORA8 EGOLF (ISREAL7, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 27, 1876 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 02, 1970 in Noble County Indiana. She married (1) FRANKLIN MOORE October 18, 1893 in Whitley County Indiana. He died June 29, 1906 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (2) WILLIAM ARVINA HAZEN 1909 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born October 18, 1867 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 29, 1934 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CLARA CORA EGOLF:
MRS. CLARA HAZEN DIES; MEMORIAL RITES ON FRIDAY
Mrs. Clara C. Hazen, 93, a former resident at 315 East Jefferson street, died at the Wolf Lake Nursing Home at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. She had been in failing health for the past four years and was bedfast throughout her long residence at the nursing home.
Mrs. Hazen was a native of Thorncreek township, and was born on May 27, 1876, a daughter of Isreal and Angelica Baker Egolf.
On October 18, 1893, she was united in marriage to Frank Moore. They estabolished their first home on a farm in Smith township and later moved to Thorncreek township where Mr. Moore preceded her in death on June 29, 1906.
She was later united in marriage to William Hazen and for a number of years they resided near the East city limits of Columbia City. At the time of Mr. Hazen's death in June 1934, they were residing on the Hazen Farm in Noble county near Loon Lake. In later years she lived on East Jefferson street until failing health forced her to enter the nursing home.
Mrs. Hazen was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, Ruth Rebekah Lodge, Past Noble Grand Club, Womens Relief Corps.
The surviving relatives include one son, Paul W. Hazen of Mishawaka; one daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Blondine ) Wheeler, Etna Troy township; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson.
A daughter Blanche, a son Claude L., two sisters, mary and Florence and a brother Charles, preceded her in death.
The body is at Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Blue River cemetery. The Rev. Howard Rees, pastor of the Christ United Methodist Church, will officiate at the service.
At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, the Ruth Rebakah Lodge will meet at the funeral home and conduct the Twilight Service of the Order.
Notes for WILLIAM ARVINA HAZEN:
Sheet 66 (front) # 64 Wm. Hazen
Will Hazen, well driller fell from
a windmill platform on George Mc
Connell farm near Loon Lake, June 29
1934.
1st m._____ McGuire
2nd Clara Egolf Moore, widow of
Frank, see (Lot #18) who survives with
son Paul. Of former m. Alla Hazen of
Ft. Wayne & Carl Hazen of Arizona
Fun. blue River, Rev. Noah McCoy, off.
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William A.
Hazen
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Roma Marie Hazen
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Wm. & 1st Wife Cora
July 11, 1895
Sept. 3, 1895
Children of CLARA EGOLF and WILLIAM HAZEN are:
i.PAUL9 HAZEN, b. February 27, 1915, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 27, 2001, Lake County Florida.
ii.BLONDINE HAZEN, m. MELVIN WHEELER.
iii.BLANCHE HAZEN.
iv.CLAUDE L. HAZEN.
130. FLORENCE ICADORE8 EGOLF (ISREAL7, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 06, 1878 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 03, 1948 in Whitley County Indiana. She married ELMER A. WEEKS December 11, 1898 in Whitley County Indiana, son of WILLIAM WEEKS and ORA JOSSIAN. He was born August 02, 1877 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 04, 1949 in Kosciusco County Indiana.
Notes for FLORENCE ICADORE EGOLF:
Mrs. flora I. weeks, 70, mother of Harland A. weeks of the Weeks Sporting goods Store, died at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning at her home at 345 North Elm street. On Wednesday she suffered a second ceretral hemerrage and she gradually passed into a coma from which she never rallied.
She was born in Thorncreek township three-quarters of a mile east of the Egolf Church, On January 8, 1878 a daughter of Isreal and Angelic Baker Egolf. She attended the Thorncreek township schools and following three years spent at Merriam, she came to Columbia city where she has since resided at the Weeks home at 345 North Elm street. On November 12, 1895, she was united in marriage to Elmer Weeks.
For many years Mrs. Weeks was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church. Her lodge affiliations were with the Columbia City Chapel Order of the Eastern Star No. 65 and Columbia City Ruth Rebekah. Throughout her life she took an active part in the work of the Rebekah Lodge and was a member of the Past Noble Grand Club and likewise a past officer in the Indiana state lodge having served as Past Outside Guard of the Rebekah Assembly of Indiana.
Surviving in addition to the son, Harland A. Weeks, are a sister, Mrs. Clara Hazen, of this city; a brother,Charles Egolf, Thorncreek township; and a grandson James Allan Weeks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harland Weeks. A daughter and two sisters have preceded her in death.
The body has been removed to the Charles Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call. Columbia City Ruth Rebekah Lodge will meet at the funeral home at 8 o'clock Monday evening to conduct the lodge "Twilight Services." The Rev Dale E. Beatty, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church will officiate at the Smith Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Committal services will follow in Greenhill Cemetery.
Notes for ELMER A. WEEKS:
Elmer A. Weeks, 71, retired Columbia City rural carrier died unexpectedly at 9:45 o'clock Saturday morning at the McDonald hospital in Warsaw. His death was attributed to heart attack.
He was a native of Thorncreek township and was born on August 2, 1877, a son of William and Ora Jossian Weeks. Following his marriage to Flora Egolf, they estabolished their home in Columbia City where Mr. Weeks served as a rural-mail-carrier for thirty-five years. He retired from active Civil-Service duty in 1942, and since that time had been employed for three years by Metro-Golden-Mayer as a theater checker throughout Northern Indiana.
Throughout his life he always took an active interest in the work of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, and in the year 1936 filled the highest office in the state if Indiana as the Grand Master of the I.O.O.F. Lodge in Indiana. He was a Past Noble Grand of both local I.O.O.F. and the district lodge. At the present time he was serving as a trustee of the I.O.O.F. building at Indianapolis. He was likewise a member of the Nicholson Encampment No. 182; the Canton of Fort Wayne; the Columbia city Rebekah Lodge; the Columbia City Lodge No. 189 F.&A.M.; the Columbia City Chapter No. 65 O.E.S.
The surviving relatives include one son, Harland Weeks, North Elm street; a grandson, James Weeks; two brothers, Bert Weeks, this city, Ervin Weeks, Aberdeen South Dakota; and one sister Mrs. Thomas Brady, Indianapolis.
The body has been removed to Charles Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call. The Rev. Dale Beatty, pastor of Trinity Methodist church will officiate at the funeral rites to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home. Graveside services at the Hively cemetery. Thorncreek township will be conducted by th I.O.O.F. lodge. The Columbia City Rebekah Lodge will hold "Twilight" services at the funeral home at 8 o'clock Monday evening.
Child of FLORENCE EGOLF and ELMER WEEKS is:
i.HARLAND9 WEEKS, b. September 1896.
131. CHARLES EDWARD8 EGOLF (ISREAL7, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 12, 1887 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 29, 1965 in Whitley County Indiana. He married GRACE B. KEISER November 19, 1910 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of HARVEY KEISER and MARY JOHNSON. She was born May 08, 1889 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 15, 1974 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for CHARLES EDWARD EGOLF:
CHARLES EGOLF DIES THIS MORNING; RITES FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Charles E. "Jack" Egolf, 78, retired Thorncreek township farmer, died at 4:00 this morning at his home 502 North Chauncey street following a heart attack. He had been in failing health for the past 15 years due to an asthmatic condition and ten years ago suffered a slight stroke of apoplexy. He was able to be up and about the home each day until stricken early this morning while sitting in a rocking chair in the living room.
Mr. Egolf was a son of Isreal and Angelic Baker Egolf, and was born on February 2, 1887, in the Egolf homestead in Thorncreek township. His formative years were spent in the Egolf Church community and after completing his education in the Thorncreek School, he was united in marriage to the former Grace B. Keiser on November 19, 1910, at the parsonage of the First Baptist Church by the Rev. John Porterfield.
They estabolished their home on the Egolf farm east of the Thorncreek Bethel Church of God and continued to operate the farm until 1952 when they moved to their present home on North Chauncey street. Mr. Egolf retired at that time when his health began to fail.
The surviving relatives include his wife, Grace B. Egolf; one son, Donald Egolf, 504 North Line street; one daughter, Mrs. Warren (Helen) Rider, of Churubusco; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. Cora Hazen, City.
A son Charles Edward was killed in an automobile accident in 1938. Three sisters have preceeded him in death.
The body is at the Smith And Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. The Rev. Alvin S. Link, pastor of the Thorncreek Bethel Church of God will officiate at the funeral services Fridayat 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home.
Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Eberhard cemetery.
Notes for GRACE B. KEISER:
Mrs. Grace B. (Keiser) Egolf, 85, of 502 North Chauncey street the widow of Charles E. Egolf died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday at the Whitley County Hospital where she had been a patient since December 2. She became ill only a few days prior to entering the hospital.
Mrs. Egolf was a native of Peabody, and was born on May 8, 1889 a daugter of Harvey E. and Mary A. Johnson Keiser. Her formative years were spent in Washington Township where she was educated in the Schaffer and Washington Center High School.
As a young woman she was employed as a telephone operator for the Farmer's Mutual Telephone Company.
On November 19, 1910 she was united in marriage to Charles E. Egolf by the Rev. J.F. Porterfield who at the time was the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Columbia City.
They estabolished thier home on the Egolf farm in Thorncreek Township where they continued to reside until Mr. Egolf's retirement in 1953 when they moved to their present home on North Chauncey street. Mr. Egolf died on December 29, 1965.
Mrs. Egolf was a member of the Thorncreek Bethel Church of God and the WCSC of the church.
The surviving relatives include one daughter, Mrs. Warren (Helen) Rider, Churubusco; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Donald Leona) Egolf, city; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A son, Charles Edward, died from injuries received in an automobile accident in April 1938, and another son Donald died on October 19, 1971. In addition to the two sons,she was preceded in death by a brother John and two sisters, Ollie and Della.
The body is at the Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Aalvin S. Link retired Church of God pastor will officiate at the funeral service to be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Committal services and burial will follow the funeral home rites in the Eberhard Cemetery.
Children of CHARLES EGOLF and GRACE KEISER are:
247.i.DONALD C.9 EGOLF, b. September 17, 1911, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 19, 1971, Marion County Indian.
ii.CHARLES EDWARD JR. EGOLF, b. July 14, 1915, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 06, 1938, LaPorte County Indiana.
Notes for CHARLES EDWARD JR. EGOLF:
SNOW CAUSE OF ACCIDENT NEAR HANNA
Fatally injured Wednesday night in an automobile accident at the west edge of Hanna, the bodies of Leonard Goodman and Charles Egolf Jr., both 22 years old were brought here last night to await funeral services and burial.
The two young men died less than an hour apart at the Holy Family Hospital in LaPorte Late Thursday afternoon. A skull fracture and internal injuries caused Egolf's death at 4:10 p.m. Thursday. Goodman died at 5 p.m. as a result of internal injuries recieved when their car overturned against a snow bank on U.S. Highway 30 while they were enroute to Gary. He recieved no fractured bones.
Goodman an employe of the Gary Tin Mills, an affiliate of the Gary Steel company, was being accompanied to his home in Gary by Egolf, a former employe of the steel mills at Gary.
The accident happened about 10:30 o'clock Wednesday night, the two young men left Columbia City about 7 o'clock. It was reported that the car, a 1934 plymouth convertible coupe, driven at a moderate speed as it had just passed through Hanna, struck a ridge of snow left on the highway by the snow plows. The automobile turned on it's side when the wheels met the ridge of snow on the road. The construction of the auto's top offered but little protection to the two occupants when the machine upset.
They were removed from the car and taken to a physicians office at Hanna for first aid treatment, then removed to the LaPorte hospital reaching the institution about 11:30 p.m.
Goodman regained consciousness and revealed to the hospital attaches his identity and that of his friend. His wife, the former Ardith Dwell of Columbia City, reached the hospital before he died. Enroute to the hospital at the time of his death were his mother, Mrs. Elsie Goodman, his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orcutt. Egolf's parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Egolf, and his brother Donald were at the hospital when he died.
Egolf an employe of the steel mills at Gary until the recent slackening of bussiness, was an electrician.
Funeral services for the two young men were arranged today. The Egolf rites will be conducted by the Rev. J. W. Jones at Thorncreek Bethel Church of God, known as the Egolf Church at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be made in Eberhard cemetery.
The two bodies were brought to Luckenbill's Funeral Home. Friends of the Egolf family will be recieved at the local funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight until the time of the funeral Sunday afternoon.
Both young men were graduates of the Columbia City High School. Egolf was a member of the 1933 class while Goodman was a graduated a year later.
Charles Edward Egolf, son of Charles E. and Grace Keiser Egolf, of Thorncreek township was born on July 14, 1915. Mrs Egolf is a daughter of Mrs. Mary Keiser Pressler, of North Chauncey street.
Surviving besides the parents and grandmother is a brother Donald of Columbia City and a sister, Helen Egolf at home.
The accident Wednesday night happened while Goodman was trying out a car which he planned to purchase upon his return to Gary. He and his wife came here Tuesday for a brief visit with thier families and friends. Mrs. Goodman did not return to Gary with her husband and his friend Charles Egolf, but remained here for a more extended visit. When the Goodman and Egolf families were notified of the accident, Goodman's wife accompanied the Egolf's to the LaPorte hospital.
Other than the crushed top, the automobile in which Goodman and Egolfwere riding recieved little damage.
248.iii.HELEN EGOLF, d. June 30, 1982.
132. MARY ELLEN8 EGOLF (ISREAL7, HENRY J.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 08, 1880 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 21, 1945 in Whitley County Indiana. She married HENRY OSCAR LEMMON June 08, 1905 in Whitley County Indiana, son of LAFAYETTE LEMMON and MARY NUXALL. He was born January 11, 1886 in Whitley County Indiana, and died July 27, 1935 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MARY ELLEN EGOLF:
Mrs. Mary E. Lemmon, 358 North Line street, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday. She had been ill for the past six months and critically ill for several weeks. Mrs. Lemmon was a daughter of Isreal and Ann Baker Egolf and was born July 8, 1880, in Thorncreek township.
Her husband, Henry O. Lemmon, to whom she was married June 8, 1905, died a number of years ago. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Herman Gill and one granddaughter, Mary Catherine Gill. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. William Hazen and Mrs. Flora Weeks of this city, and a brother Charles Egolf of Thorncreek township.
Friends will be received at the Smith Funeral Home after 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Marion Shroyer officiating. Interment will be made in Greenhill cemetery.
Notes for HENRY OSCAR LEMMON:
Henry O. Lemmon, 49, Columbia City, known throughout Whitley County and the surrounding territory, died shortly before 9 o'clock Monday night in the Linvill Memorial Hospital here. Heart disease was the cause of his death. He had been suffering from heart trouble for the past six weeks.
Henry Oscar Lemmon was born at Churubusco on January 11, 1886, to the late Lafayette and Mary Nuxall Lemmon. He spent practically his entire life in Whitley County. For more than 23 years he was a meat cutter employed at the Binder & Sons market.
His father died July 14, only two weeks ago Sunday. His mother passed away on July 17, 1922.
He was married on August 30, 1920 to Mrs, Anna Kelly who survives. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Carmen Jones of Mesa Ariz., and two brothers, Edward Lemmon of this city and Thos. Lemmon, of Fort Wayne.
Mr. Lemmon was a member of the Augsburg Men of Grace Lutheran church and the Eagles Lodge.
Through his long affiliation with the Binder meat market he became acquainted with hundreds of Whitley county people, both through the buying of cattle and the retail tradeof the market. Always jovial and having a likeable disposition, he gained numerous friends. These jion in extending their sympathy to Mrs. Lemmon and the family.
The body has been removed to the DeMoney Funeral Home where friends will be received. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial wil be made in South Park Cemetery.
Child of MARY EGOLF and HENRY LEMMON is:
249.i.PAULINE LUCILE9 LEMMON, b. September 25, 1899, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 05, 1983, Allen County Indiana.
133. SAMUEL E.8 HIVELY (JONATHON R.7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1859, and died 1945. He married NANCY J. BRIGGS. She was born September 1858, and died 1929.
Children of SAMUEL HIVELY and NANCY BRIGGS are:
i.TRESSIE M.9 HIVELY, b. October 1885.
ii.MARY E. HIVELY, b. October 1887.
iii.GILFORD HIVELY, b. February 1891; d. June 1891.
iv.VANDORN HIVELY, b. 1889; d. 1889.
134. BENJAMIN F.8 HIVELY (DANIEL7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) He married SADIE B..
Child of BENJAMIN HIVELY and SADIE B. is:
i.SIMON F.9 HIVELY.
135. DANIEL8 FISHER (ELIZEBETH ANN7 HIVELY, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 15, 1868 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 14, 1942 in Gary Indiana. He married DELLA MAY HERRON November 27, 1890 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of RICHARD HERRON and SARAH LAMASTER. She was born February 17, 1867 in Noble County Indiana, and died June 16, 1939 in Lake County Indiana.
Notes for DANIEL FISHER:
Daniel Fisher, 412 Tyler street Gary, died of pneumonia at 12:10 a.m. today at the Methodist Hospital in Gary. He was admitted to the hospital December 28, 1941.
Mr. Fisher left Whitley County in 1913, when he located in Gary where for a number of years he was employed in the Steel Mills. His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Hively Fisher and was born in Thorncreek Township September 15, 1868. His wife the former Della May Herron of Noble County, died June16, 1939.
He is survived by three sons, Jacob Lester Fisher, Alhambra Calif., Ira Kenneth Fisher, Thorncreek Township, Wilmer Guy Fisher, Gary; a daughter Miss Crystal May Fisher, Gary; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother David Fisher, of Ormas.
The body was brought to the DeMoney Funeral Home where friends will be received after 8 o'clock tonight and where rites will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday morning, the Rev. J.M. Johnson pastor of the First Reformed church of Gary, officiating. Interment will be made in the Hively Cemetery.
Notes for DELLA MAY HERRON:
Serously ill for two months, Mrs. Daniel Fisher, 72, a patient for the past yearin the state hospital at Logansport, died last night at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Fisher was a resident of Thorncreek township until 1913 when the family moved to Gary where they have since resided.
Mrs. Fisher was Della May Herron and was born in Noble County February 17, 1867 to Richard and Sarah Lamaster Herron.
On Thanksgiving Day in 1890 she was married to Daniel Fisher, who survives with three sons, Jacob of California; Ira of Thorncreek township, and Wilmer of Gary, and a daughter, Miss Crystal Fisher, of Gary.
Other survivors are thirteen grandchildren and four brothers, William Herron, of this city; Wesley Herron, Whitley county, John Herron , Noble county, and Charles Herron, of Huntington county.
While a resident of Whitley County Mrs. Fisher was a member of the Thorncreek Christian church. The body was brought to this city and friends will be received at the DeMoney Funeral Home, where rites will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Interment will be made in the Hively cemetery north of the city. The Rev. J. M. Johnson, pastor of the First Reformed church in Gary, will officiate at the last rites.
Children of DANIEL FISHER and DELLA HERRON are:
i.DOUGLAS9 FISHER, b. Whitley County Indiana.
ii.JACOB LESTER FISHER.
250.iii.IRA KENNETH FISHER, d. April 06, 1961.
iv.WILMER GUY FISHER.
v.CRYSTAL MAY FISHER.
136. DAVID E.8 FISHER (ELIZEBETH ANN7 HIVELY, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 12, 1863 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 18, 1953 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (1) EMMA JANE LEAMAN March 19, 1885 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of SAMUEL LEAMAN and MARY BROWN. She was born November 12, 1866 in Noble county Indiana, and died April 23, 1917 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (2) DORA D. WILLIAMSON October 11, 1919 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of GENERAL WILLIAMSON and LAVILLA SMITH. She was born September 28, 1871 in Noble County Indiana, and died April 18, 1938 in Richmond Indiana.
Notes for EMMA JANE LEAMAN:
Emma Fisher, wife of David Fisher, of Thorncreek township passed away Monday evening at 5 o'clock after a sickness of only eight hours. Her death was due to apoplexy an attack of which came upon her at 9o'clock Monday morning.
Emma Laman was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Laman and was born in Whitley county, November 12th, 1866, and was aged 59 years, 5 months and 11 days. She spent her early life with her parents on the farm and was married to her now bereft husband , March 19, 1885. To this union four children were born, all of whom survive; Pearl, now Mrs. Verne Egolf; Mazey, now Mrs. Elmer Engle; Firmer Fisher of Whitley county, and Chester Fisher, at home. She is also survived by the following brothers and sisters; Wayne Laman of Churubusco, with whom her mother makes her home, Galveston Laman of Colorado; Mrs. Rosa Cowan, of Oklahoma, Massllon Laman, of Detroit Mich., Mrs. Henry Pressler, and Isaac Laman of Thorncreek township.
The deceased was a member of the Christian Church. The funeral will occur Wednesday, the cortege leaving the home at 10 o'clock for the Hively Church. The services will be conducted at 10:30 o'clock by Rev. Paige of Merriam. Interment in the Hively Cemetery.
Notes for DORA D. WILLIAMSON:
MRS. DAVID FISHER DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Mrs. David Fisher, 67, Thorncreek township, a patient in Easthaven Sanitorium at Richmond, died Monday of pneumonia which followed an attack of influenza.
Mrs. Fisher, a native of Noble county was a daughter of General A. and Lavilla Smith Williamson and was born September 28, 1871. She had endeared herself to the community in which she had lived since her marriage on October 11, 1919, to David Fisher.
She became affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church in Albion and after her marriage to Mr. Fisher transferred her membership to the Methodist church in this city.
Mrs. Fisher is survived by her husband and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Clark Hill, Thorncreek township; Sherman Williamson, Albion; Chauncey Williamson, Fort Wayne, and Mrs Glen Roe, of Ligonier.
The body was brought to the DeMoney Funeral Home in this city where friends will be recieved until the hourof the funeral which willbe held from the Sparta Christian church near Kimmell, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock , the Rev. G. F. Hubbartt of this city officiating. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Children of DAVID FISHER and EMMA LEAMAN are:
251.i.MYRTLE PEARL9 FISHER, b. April 02, 1886, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 30, 1944, Allen County Indiana.
252.ii.FIRMER MARSHALL FISHER, b. March 27, 1893, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 19, 1959, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.CHESTER FISHER, b. September 26, 1900, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 23, 1977, Redmont Oregon.
Notes for CHESTER FISHER:
Services were conducted in the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel on Friday morning for Chester R. Fisher, native of Thorncreek Township. His death occured at Redmont Oregon, where he resided many years. The Rev. James Linton, pastor of the Independent Brethren Church officiated at the Rites.
Mrs. Paul Spoerke, organist, presented a prelude composed of The Old Ruged Cross and Beyond the Sunset. A postlude included other sacred selections.
The Pallbearers, relatives of the deceased, were Garrie Paulus, John Cameron Jr. Ray Ousley, Allen Engle, Paul Engle, Gary Engle; The committal and interment were in the Christian Chapel Cemetery at Merriam.
253.iv.MAZZIE ETHEL FISHER, b. May 31, 1889, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 20, 1975, Whitley County Indiana.
137. MARGRET ELLAN8 HIVELY (SAMUEL7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 15, 1864, and died June 10, 1950. She married AARON APPLETON. He was born 1862, and died 1952.
Child of MARGRET HIVELY and AARON APPLETON is:
i.CHLOE M.9 APPLETON, b. 1892; d. 1979.
138. WILLIAM ROY8 HIVELY (SAMUEL7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 05, 1866 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 16, 1938 in Allen County Indiana. He married ELIZABETH DORA FISHER March 29, 1891, daughter of ADAM FISHER and MARY STERN. She was born September 21, 1868 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 11, 1948 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for WILLIAM ROY HIVELY:
Hively, William R.
Posted December 31, 2006 ~ From the Files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: Husband of 1st Cousin 4 Times Removed
Columbia City Post, Whitley County, Indiana
Wednesday, March 16, 1938
William R. Hively, who served as county commissioner from December 1926 to the end of 1930, died early today at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne.
Since early fall, when he suffered a slight paralytic stroke, he had been in poor health. Through las September and October he was bedfast but later he had recovered to the extent that he could be up and around his home. On March 3 he entered the hospital at Fort Wayne and later submitted to a major operation. Failing to recover, he died at 5:45 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Hively was one of the most active members of Thorncreek township community. In 1926 he became a county commissioner, serving out the unexpired term of his brother, Lowell Hively. He was then elected to another term as commissioner which he completed in 1930.
Mr. Hively was a native of Thorncreek township, born July 5, 1866, to Samuel and Elizabeth Belle Engle Hivley. His entire life was spent in the township of his birth and he took an active part in community events and activities.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Elsie Fisher Hively, to whom he was married March 29, 1891; seven children, Walter, of Smith township; Clarence, of Troy township; Ervin, of Elkhart; Mrs. Arthur Pence, of Smith township; Void and Alton, of Thorncreek township; Mrs. Alva Beard, of Larwill; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Aaron Appleton and Mrs. Lizzie Hill, both of Thorncreek township; four brothers, Austin Hively, of Washington township, Rev. Edward Hively, of Albion, and Arlie Hively, who lives in Wisconsin.
He was a member of the United Brethren church and the Columbia City I.O.O.F. The body, brought to the DeMoney Funeral home, will be taken to the residence east of the Hively church on state road 102 where friends may call after 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Rev. V. L. Garner, Donaldson, former pastor of St. John's U. B. church also known as the Hively church, will be in charge of the funeral services, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Kenneth Hostettler. The funeral will be held at St. John's U. B. church at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
Notes for ELIZABETH DORA FISHER:
Hively, Elsie Dora (Fisher)
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the Files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
The Commercial-Mail - Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
Monday December 13, 1948
Mrs. Elsie Dora Hively, past 80 years old, died Saturday afternoon at 2;15 o’clock at her home, 1 1/2 miles east of the Hively church in Thorncreek township. She was born September 21, 1868 at the homestead where she died and was a daughter of Adam and Mary Stem Fisher.
On March 29, 56 years ago, she was united in marriage to William Hively, who died March 16, 1938. Surviving children include Walter of Tri-Lakes; Clarence of Andrews; Ervin of Elkhart; Mrs. Grace Pence of Smith twp.; Void and Alton of Thorncreek twp.; and Mrs. Edith Beard of Columbia City. There are 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Two half-brothers, Charles and Asher Fisher of Columbia City, also survive. Two brothers, a sister and half sister are dead. Interment in Hively Cemetery.
Children of WILLIAM HIVELY and ELIZABETH FISHER are:
254.i.ALTON THEODORE9 HIVELY, b. May 03, 1904, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 08, 1976, Whitley County Indiana.
255.ii.GRACE HIVELY.
256.iii.WALTER R. HIVELY, b. March 04, 1892; d. May 01, 1958.
257.iv.CLARENCE HERBERT HIVELY, b. December 11, 1893; d. January 13, 1958.
v.ERVIN HIVELY, b. November 25, 1895; d. September 09, 1965.
258.vi.VOID OPAL HIVELY, b. October 26, 1900, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 08, 1977, Whitley County Indiana.
vii.ALTA HIVELY.
139. AUSTIN ROY8 HIVELY (SAMUEL7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 22, 1879 in Indiana, and died February 12, 1970 in Indiana. He married MINNIE FISHER July 17, 1899 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ADAM FISHER and KATHERINE OLINGER. She was born August 28, 1880, and died November 27, 1945.
Children of AUSTIN HIVELY and MINNIE FISHER are:
259.i.CLARK CHAPMAN9 HIVELY, b. December 25, 1901; d. January 01, 1956.
ii.MARSHALL HIVELY, b. June 30, 1903; d. September 16, 1943, Texas; m. LENORA VANDERFORD.
iii.OPHA HIVELY, b. January 1901, Whitley County Indiana; d. February 04, 1901, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA.
iv.LYMAN HIVELY, b. July 16, 1911; d. May 23, 1979; m. FLORENCE STULTZ; b. April 12, 1906; d. December 13, 1976.
v.INFANT HIVELY, b. November 01, 1899, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 07, 1899, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA.
260.vi.VELMA HIVELY, b. June 07, 1910, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 24, 1989, Whitley County Indiana.
261.vii.RUTH E. HIVELY, b. January 21, 1916, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 10, 2009, Bluffton, Ohio.
140. SAMUEL RUSSELL8 HIVELY (SAMUEL7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 22, 1882 in Indiana, and died January 1940 in Whitley County Indiana. He married (1) VIOLA ORA ZIGLER. He married (2) ANNA ELIZABETH RICHEY, daughter of WILLIAM RICHEY and IDA GRAVES. She was born October 13, 1905 in Whitley County Indiana, and died March 26, 1979 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ANNA ELIZABETH RICHEY:
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Hively, 85, formerly of 411 East Van Buren Street, died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Columbia City Nursing Home. She had been in failing health for several years and entered the nursing home Oct. 8, 1976. She died of general complications of advancd age.
Mrs. Hively was born in Smith Township on March 25, 1894, a daughter of William H. and Ida May Graves Richey.
She moved here in 1944 and was employed at Whitley County Hospital and Blue Bell Co. She was a member of United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one stepson, Ferman H. Hively, Fort Wayne and nine stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, one stepdaughter, two brothers, one sister.
Friends may call at Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The funeral will be at 2p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Rev. James Willyard officiating.
Burial will be in the Egolf Cemetery, Thorncreek township.
Children of SAMUEL HIVELY and VIOLA ZIGLER are:
262.i.DOROTHY O.9 HIVELY, b. January 02, 1902, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 12, 1968, Whitley County Indiana.
263.ii.FERMAN H. HIVELY, b. April 30, 1904, Whitley County Indiana; d. April 02, 1980, Brandenton Florida.
iii.INFANT HIVELY, b. August 23, 1906, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 23, 1906, Whitley County Indiana.
141. BENJAMIN ERNEST8 HIVELY (SAMUEL7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 09, 1885 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 04, 1960 in Whitley County Indiana. He married NELLIE EVA JAGGER November 28, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of DORSEY JAGGER and DELILAH CRAWFORD. She was born January 06, 1886 in White County Indiana, and died August 20, 1970 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for BENJAMIN ERNEST HIVELY:
Benjamin E. Hively, 74, of 414 South Chauncey street died at 3:00 this morning at the Whitley County Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year and entered the hospital on January 21.
Mr. Hively was born August 9, 1885 to Samuel and Isabell Engle Hively in Thorncreek Township. He married Nellie Eva Jagger, November 28, 1907, and lived his entire life in Whitley County, residing in Washington Township 14 years. In 1946 they moved to Columbia City at which time he retired from farming. He was a custodian at Weatherhead for four months and then became custodian at the Albion Production Co. office.
Mr. Hively was a member of the EUB Church and the True Blue Sunday School Class.
Surviving are the wife, Nellie; two daughters, Mrs. Everett Egolf, Park street and Mrs. John Moog, South Chauncey; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and one brother Austin Hively, Thorncreek Township. Five brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the J. A. DeMoney and son Funeral Home after 7:00 this evening. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, the Rev. P. F. Young pastor of the First EUB church, officiating. Burial will be in South Park Cemetery.
Notes for NELLIE EVA JAGGER:
Mrs. Nellie Eva Hively, 82, of 414 South Chauncey street, died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital. She had been ill nearly a year, receiving blood transfusions several times.
She was born January 6, 1886 near Monticello in White County, a daughter of Dorsey and Delilah Crawford Jagger. She came to Whitley County as a child with her parents, completing her education in the public schools of Whitley County.
On November 28, 1907 she married Benjamin Ernest Hively. She has resided in Columbia City since 1945 and had formerly been employed in the Weatherhead Company cafeteria. She was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church and it's Women's Society of Christian Service; also the West Point Women's Society of World Service. Her husband preceded her in death on February 4, 1960.
She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Everett E. (Lucille L.) Egolf, 513 park street; Mrs. John M. (Beatrice A.) Moog, 316 South Chauncey street; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; six brothers, Charles Jagger, San Fernando, Calif.; Grover Jagger and Ray Jagger, Old Lake; Fred Jagger, Silver Lake; Harry Jagger and John Jagger, Thorncreek Township; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, Columbia City.
Friends may call at the J.A. DeMoney & Son Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today and where services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Howard Rees officiating. Interment will be in the South Park Cemetery.
Children of BENJAMIN HIVELY and NELLIE JAGGER are:
264.i.LUCILLE LUELLA9 HIVELY, b. May 22, 1911, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 06, 2006, Whitley County Indiana.
265.ii.BEATRICE A. HIVELY, b. November 14, 1914; d. November 18, 1970.
142. MALINDA8 HIVELY (BENJAMIN7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 11, 1864 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 17, 1904 in Whitley County Indiana. She married CHARLES RAMSEY. He was born November 02, 1864 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 19, 1949 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MALINDA HIVELY:
Columbia City Post - 21 Jan 1904 - Columbia City, Indiana
RAMSEY, Mrs. Charles died Sunday just after 4:00 a.m. at her home in Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co., Indiana on 17 Jan 1904; she had been ill with measles and gave birth to a premature child. She was born on 11 May 1864, a daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Ben Hively. She left 2 sons and 3 daughters, the eldest child being 15 years old. The funeral service was held in the Thorncreek Christian Church; burial was in the Hively Cemetery.
Child of MALINDA HIVELY and CHARLES RAMSEY is:
266.i.RUTH9 RAMSEY, b. October 13, 1889, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 15, 1975, Whitley County Indiana.
143. JESSE SELDON8 HIVELY (SOLOMON7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 13, 1870 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LAURA APPLETON. She was born May 20, 1869 in Whitley County Indiana.
Children of JESSE HIVELY and LAURA APPLETON are:
i.LEUTRELLA9 HIVELY, b. December 19, 1890, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.HULDAH HINE HIVELY, b. January 20, 1893, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 05, 1980, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) JOHN M. HINE; b. 1889, Whitley County Indiana; m. (2) NORMAN CORNELL THOMPSON; b. 1889, Whitley County Indiana; m. (3) MARSHALL E. BORN, November 04, 1958; b. 1889, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for HULDAH HINE HIVELY:
Huldah Thompson
Huldah Hine Thompson, 87, R 2 Roanoke, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at Columbia City Nursing Home. She entered the home August 23, 1973.
Mrs. Thompson was a native of Thorncreek township, born on January 20, 1893,a daughter of Jesse S. and Laura Appleton Hively. Her formative years were spent there and she was educated in the Whitley county schools.
As a young woman she was employed as a telephone operator by the Farmer's Telephone Company. She married John Hine who preceded her in death in 1949.
On November 4, 1958, she married Norman C. Thompson. They spent their married life on a farm near Roanoke.
Mrs. Thompson was a member of Columbia City United Methodist Church.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, Norman, include three stepsons, Robert M. Thompson, Fort Pierce, Florida, Charles Thompson, Phoenix, Arizona, Kent Thompson, Lubock, Tex., one step_daughter, Mrs. Nola Johnson, Waycross, Georgia; one brother, Ray Hively, R 8; one sister, Miss Lieutrella Hively, 415 East Jefferson street; eight step-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; one niece and one nephew.
A brother, Ralph Hively, died July 6, 1968.
Friends may call at Smith and Sons Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. James B. Willyard, pastor of the United Methodist Church, will officiate at the funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Intermant will be in the Hively (St. Matthew) cemetery.
267.iii.RAY JENNINGS HIVELY, b. September 12, 1896, Whitley County Indiana; d. March 17, 1988, Allen County Indiana.
iv.RALPH WILSON HIVELY, b. October 05, 1898, Whitley County Indiana; d. July 06, 1968; m. VIOLET E. GOODMAN.
144. SHERMAN F.8 HIVELY (SOLOMON7, CATHERINE6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 21, 1869, and died November 07, 1917. He married ALMA IONA HYRE.
Child of SHERMAN HIVELY and ALMA HYRE is:
268.i.CHESTER LAVERN9 HIVELY, b. July 10, 1889, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 06, 1951, Whitley County Indiana.
145. NORA8 PRESSLER (DANIEL B.7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) She married JOHN W. WOLFE.
Children of NORA PRESSLER and JOHN WOLFE are:
i.RAY9 WOLFE.
ii.LESCO WOLFE.
iii.HOBART WOLFE.
146. CAMERON E.8 PRESSLER (DANIEL B.7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) He married FRANCES A BOWLBY 1905.
Child of CAMERON PRESSLER and FRANCES BOWLBY is:
i.GERALD F.9 PRESSLER, b. June 1906; d. July 07, 1906.
147. ELMIRA JANE8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 28, 1856 in Whitley County Indiana, and died in Whitley County Indiana.
Child of ELMIRA JANE PRESSLER is:
i.MABLE E.9 PRESSLER, b. December 12, 1874, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 31, 1951, Whitley County Indiana; m. (1) JACOB STRAUSSER; m. (2) GEORGE WILLIAM WOLFE, 1939, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 11, 1949, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for MABLE E. PRESSLER:
Mrs. Mable E. Wolfe, 76, died at 8:30 o'clock last night at the Farris Nursing Home. She was born in Columbia City December 12, 1874. She married Jacob Strausser, who died some years after their marriage.
In 1939 she was married to George William Wolfe of Columbia Township. Mr. Wolfe died in this city May 11, 1949. The surviving stepchildren are Robert Wolfe, associated with Blue Bell Inc., Ralph Wolfe, Columbia City; Mrs. George Bingham and Royal Wolfe, Moline Ill., Mrs. Floyd Kneller, Washington Township; Mrs. Donald Smith, Columbia City. Also surviving are seven gandchildren.
Mrs. Wolfe attended the Evangelical United Brethren Church in this city. Friends will be received after 7 o'clock this eveningat the DeMoney- Hollingsworth Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Services will be conducted by Rev. N.B. McCoy former pastor here. Burial willbe in the Nolt Cemetery.
148. ELI WILLARD8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 25, 1874 in Whitley Co., Indiana, USA, and died January 25, 1954 in Whitley Co., Indiana, USA. He married MARY ?.
Children of ELI PRESSLER and MARY ? are:
i.MILDRED9 PRESSLER.
ii.OPAL PRESSLER, b. October 28, 1898, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. October 1975, Knox Co. Indiana.
149. HANNAH ALDORA8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 12, 1862 in Whitley County Indiana, and died January 08, 1926 in Whitley County Indiana. She married JOHN WESLEY SCOTT.
Children of HANNAH PRESSLER and JOHN SCOTT are:
269.i.ROSELLA MAE9 SCOTT, b. November 24, 1889, Whitley Co., Indiana, USA; d. November 10, 1964, DSetroit Wayne Co. Michigan.
ii.HASCAL VALENTINE SCOTT, b. December 01, 1892.
iii.WALTER J. SCOTT, b. January 24, 1899; m. ANN EDITH LUCILLE BALZER.
150. ALFRETTA JANE8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 24, 1864 in Whitley County Indiana, and died September 19, 1937 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (1) CHARLES STEWERT. She married (2) HAREANIS C. LEAMAN March 19, 1893. He was born Abt. 1875 in Indiana.
Children of ALFRETTA PRESSLER and CHARLES STEWERT are:
270.i.CLEVELAND HENRY9 STEWERT, b. November 10, 1884; d. December 1973.
ii.FRANK LOATA STEWERT, b. October 27, 1886; d. March 08, 1963; m. EDITH MOSHER.
151. JONATHON HENERY8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 20, 1866 in Whitley County Indiana, and died February 07, 1928 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LAURA A. LEAMAN October 06, 1888 in Whitley County Indiana. She was born 1868, and died 1939.
Children of JONATHON PRESSLER and LAURA LEAMAN are:
i.HOMER LESTER9 PRESSLER, b. June 27, 1897; d. July 21, 1961.
ii.EMMETT PRESSLER, b. July 31, 1897; d. August 1963; m. DOROTHY B. ZUMBRUN; b. 1902.
iii.BLANCHE PRESSLER, m. WILLIAM GRODIAN.
271.iv.AMOS MARION PRESSLER, b. April 18, 1891; d. August 13, 1969.
272.v.DOROTHY MAY PRESSLER, b. April 18, 1893, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 26, 1969.
152. EMERSON PIERCE8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 27, 1868 in Whitley County Indiana, and died September 08, 1948 in Whitley County Indiana. He married EMMA PAULUS, daughter of DANIEL PAULUS and ELIZEBETH WATERFALL.
Children of EMERSON PRESSLER and EMMA PAULUS are:
i.HARLAN9 PRESSLER.
273.ii.RALPH A. PRESSLER, b. October 22, 1896, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 07, 1979.
274.iii.WILDA FAYE PRESSLER.
153. DAVID CYRUS8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 03, 1870 in Whitley Co., Indiana, USA, and died February 02, 1942. He married ANNA WOLFE. She was born June 01, 1876, and died July 29, 1971.
Children of DAVID PRESSLER and ANNA WOLFE are:
275.i.WILBUR H.9 PRESSLER, b. June 23, 1898, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 06, 1970, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.ERNEST PRESSLER, b. November 04, 1903, Whitley County Indiana; d. December 1970, Whitley County Indiana.
154. MARION WAYNE8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 12, 1872 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 29, 1951 in Whitley County Indiana. He married CORA HIVELY ANSPAUGH.
Child of MARION PRESSLER and CORA ANSPAUGH is:
i.RALPH BRYAN9 PRESSLER, b. July 18, 1896, Kosciusco County Indiana; d. April 23, 1979, Allen County Indiana; m. (1) GLADYS LUCKENBILL PHEND, September 01, 1922; b. August 08, 1896, Nappanee Indiana; d. July 04, 1931, Whitley County Indiana; m. (2) GLADYS MARTIN, 1936, New York City; d. January 03, 1953.
Notes for RALPH BRYAN PRESSLER:
Pressler, Ralph Bryan
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the Files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: Husband of Grand Aunt
Columbia City Post - Whitley County, Indiana
Monday April 23, 1979
World War I Veteran
Ralph Bryan Pressler, 82, of Fort Wayne, died at 4:08 a.m. today at Veteran's Hospital in Fort Wayne. He entered the hospital on October 4, 1977.
Born July 18, 1896 in North Manchester, he was a son of Wayne and Cora Anspaugh Pressler. He spent his entire life in Fort Wayne following his education in North Manchester.
He was a veteran of World War I Coast Artillery of the U.S. Army; American Legion Post 96 since 1922. He had been a member of Post 47, Fort Wayne American Legion, F & AM, Scottish Rite, Mizpah Shrine, charter member of Whitley County Shrine Club, Mizpah Legion of Honor, honorary life member of Elks Lodge 1417.
In 1922 he was married to Gladys Phend at the home of the late Rev. L.A. Luckenbill. She preceded him in death on July 4, 1931.
In 1936 he was married in New York City to Gladys Martin. She preceded him in death on January 3, 1953. Mr. Pressler had resided at Loon Lake during summers. Several cousins in the area survive.
Friends may call at J.A. DeMoney and Son Funeral Home from 7-9p.m. Tuesday. Military rites will be by Columbia City American Legion Post at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Officiating will be the Rev. Graham Kleespie. Burial will be in South Park cemetery.
Notes for GLADYS LUCKENBILL PHEND:
Pressler, Gladys Irene (Phend)
Posted October 15, 2003 ~ From the Files of Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: Grand Aunt
Columbia City Post - Whitley County, Indiana
Monday July 6, 1931
Mrs. Ralph B. Pressler, 34, of Fort Wayne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phend of this city passed away at the Linvill Memorial hospital in this city at 3:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Pressler was taken ill on Sunday a week ago with appendicitis and submitted to an operation which was followed by paralysis of the bowels.
Mrs. Pressler was formerly Gladys Irene Phend and was born August 8, 1896 at Nappanee, Ind. In 1898 she came with her parents to Columbia City where she grew to womanhood. She attended the public schools in this city and on September 1, 1922 was united in marriage to Ralph B. Pressler of Fort Wayne. The deceased had made her home in Fort Wayne since her marriage.
She leaves to mourn her passing the husband and parents, one sister, Mrs. Lee Holderman of Phoenix, Ariz., and the following brothers, Victor, Russell, Donald, Virgil, Paul, and Gerald of this city and Cecil Phend of Spencerville, Ind. One brother preceded her in death. Other surviving relatives are eighteen nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Pressler was highly esteemed by those who knew her. Her interests centered around her home and family and in the welfare of those about her.
Funeral services will be held from the United Brethren church in this city at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Noah McCoy officiating. Interment in South Park cemetery.
The remains may be viewed at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phend on South Chauncey St. until the hour of the funeral.
155. BAYARD MOSBY8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 13, 1877 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 24, 1954 in Whitley County Indiana. He married LAURA YOUNG.
Children of BAYARD PRESSLER and LAURA YOUNG are:
i.BYARD LANDIS9 PRESSLER, b. February 01, 1904; d. January 10, 1991.
ii.STANLEY PRESSLER, b. January 17, 1911, Allegan County Michigan; d. July 23, 1979, Allen County Indiana.
156. VALENTINE LANDIS8 PRESSLER (VALENTINE7, MARIA MARIAH6 EGOLF, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 11, 1882 in Whitley County Indiana, and died June 01, 1955 in Whitley County Indiana. He married AMANDA MAE CUMMINS February 22, 1903, daughter of SETH CUMMINS and SARAH STERLING. She was born 1883, and died 1972.
Children of VALENTINE PRESSLER and AMANDA CUMMINS are:
i.ILO MAE9 PRESSLER, b. February 21, 1907, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 01, 1992, Whitley County Indiana; m. GEORGE HOLLOWAY, June 21, 1931; b. May 31, 1903, Wabash County Indiana; d. May 05, 1993, Whitley County Indiana.
276.ii.PAUL LANDIS PRESSLER, b. January 23, 1921, Clarksville Arkansas; d. May 13, 1974, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.IOLAMAY PRESSLER, b. 1907.
157. KARL AUGUST8 REICHERT (KARL ANDREAS7, JOHANN MARTIN6, HANS MARTIN ODER JOHANN MARTIN5, ANNA KATHERINE4 EGOLFF, ANDREAS3, HANS2, EGOLFF1) was born March 17, 1857 in Boxberg Baden Germany, and died November 30, 1944 in Freiburg I. B.. He married CHARLOTTE LUISE FRIEDERICKE HERZ August 26, 1886 in Wertheim Germany, daughter of JOHAN HERZ and SOPHIE SCHLEICHER. She was born March 02, 1860 in Wertheim A. Main Germany, and died September 03, 1938 in Freiburg I. B..
Children of KARL REICHERT and CHARLOTTE HERZ are:
277.i.FRANZ JULIUS KARL9 REICHERT, b. August 20, 1888, Ladenburg a. N; d. July 11, 1945, Berlin Germany.
ii.FRIDA CHRISTINA REICHERT, b. September 22, 1893, Ueberlingen Bodensee Germany; d. ?.
Generation No. 9
158. MARION A.9 WALKER (ANNA M.8 EGOLF, ADAM7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born March 06, 1888 in Noble County Indiana, and died November 14, 1972 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARY ELIZABETH SIMON, daughter of CHARLES SIMON and SARAH CORMANY. She was born August 10, 1902 in Huntington County Indiana, and died February 20, 1998 in Round Rock, Texas.
Notes for MARION A. WALKER:
Marion A. Walker, 84, of 403 North Oak street, died in the Whitley County Hospital where he was admitted three days ago with a respitory condition.
A native of Noble County he was born March 6, 1888, to Theodore and Anna Egolf Walker.
He estabolished residence in Columbia City at the time of his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Simon. He was a former blacksmith and was associated with the State Highway Department and retired several years ago from the City Street Department. He is a member of American Legion Post 98 having served during World War I in the U. S. Army with the famous Rainbow Division.
Survivos include his wife, Mary; one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Vivian) Huntley, 401 North Oak street, and three grandchildren, Claudia Knight, Fort Wayne, Thad and Lee Huntley at home. A daughter preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel after 7:30 p.m., today and where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. Edward Vought officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Post 98 at Simon Cemetery in Huntington county.
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH SIMON:
Mary Elizabeth Walker, 95
Aug. 10, 1902 - Feb. 19, 1998
Mary Elzabeth Walker, 95. a former Columbia City resident, died at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 1998, at Hearthstone Nursing Center in Round Rock, Texas, where she had been a resident since 1993.
Born in Huntington County on August 10, 1902, a daughter of Charles H. and Sarah Alminda Cormany Simon, she spent her formative years in that area.
Following her marriage to Marion A. Walker, they moved to Columbia City, where they spent their married life. He died November 14, 1972.
Mrs. Walker was a homemaker.
Surviving relatives include a daughter, Vivian Huntley, Cedar Park, Texas; two sisters, Gertrude Snepp and Ruth Grabach, both of Columbia City; two grandchildren, Claudia Knight, Cedar Park; and Lee Huntley, San Antonio; and a great-grandson.
A grandson, Thad Huntley, preceded her in death.
The funeral service is at 2 p.m. Monday at Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City, with the Rev. C. Jack Scott, of Columbia City United Methodist Church, officiating.
Visitation is two hours before the service on Monday.
Burial is at Pleasant Chapel Cemetery in Jackson Township, Huntington County.
Child of MARION WALKER and MARY SIMON is:
278.i.VIVIAN10 WALKER.
159. GENEVA BELL9 WALKER (ANNA M.8 EGOLF, ADAM7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born 1894, and died September 15, 1974 in Whitley County Indiana. She married GRANT MILLARD KNIGHT, son of CHARLES KNIGHT and LYDIA HARTER. He was born October 23, 1893, and died November 05, 1959 in Whitley County Indiana.
Children of GENEVA WALKER and GRANT KNIGHT are:
i.THEODORE10 KNIGHT, b. February 1915; d. Elkhart County Indiana.
ii.EARL KNIGHT, b. September 28, 1917; d. December 17, 1994, Whitley County Indiana; m. LAVELDA P. KIESER; b. August 26, 1914, Whitley County Indiana; d. November 17, 1987, Whitley County Indiana.
iii.ANNA MAE KNIGHT, b. August 24, 1921, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 15, 1984, Allen County Indiana; m. WILLIAM RIFE; d. 1993.
Notes for ANNA MAE KNIGHT:
Anna M. Rife, 63, a native of Columbia City died at 11:31 p.m. Saturday Sept. 15, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Rife had lived most of her life in Fort Wayne.
Surviving are her husband William L.; six sons, William, Robert, Stephen, Michael and Eddie, all of Fort Wayne, and Donald, of South Bend; seven daughters, Judy Durnell, Linda Baker, Diane Bieber, Donna Dornseif and Marsha Rife, all of Fort Wayne, Shirley Jackson of New Haven, Sandra Adkinson of Zanesville; three sisters, Ellen Schaefer, of Columbia City, Doris Walda of Fort Wayne, and Florence Winebrenner, of Kimmell; three brothers, Earl Knight, of Columbia City, James Knight, of Fort Wayne, and Louis Knight, of Sturgis Mich. Also surviving are 23 grandchildren.
The service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home in Fort Wayne with calling there from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Burial will be at Covington Memorial Gardens.
iv.LOUIS KNIGHT, b. December 31, 1924, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 27, 1985, Colon Michigan; m. PAULINE COOK, November 03, 1973, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for LOUIS KNIGHT:
Louis M. Knight, 60, Colon Mich., died at his residence Sunday Jan 27.
Mr. Knight was a Columbia City Native.
He was born in Columbia City Dec. 31, 1924, a son of Grant and Genevile Walker Knight. He served in World War II in the European Theatre. On Nov. 3, 1973 he married Pauline Cook in Columbia City.
Mr. Knight retired in 1978 due to poor health.
Survivors in addition to his wife, include two step-daughters and four step-sons; three sisters, Florence Winebrenner, Kimmel, Ellen Schaefer, Columbia City and Doris Walda, Fort Wayne; two brothers Earl Knight, Columbia City and James Knight, Fort Wayne; two half-sisters, Jean Craig and Clemetine Combs, both of Fort Wayne; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews in the area.
Preceding him in death were one brother, one sister and one step-child.
Services were held today, Wednesday Jan. 30 at the Schipper Funeral Home Colon Mich.
v.DORIS KNIGHT, b. October 07, 1926; d. March 30, 1985, Allen County Indiana; m. WILBUR L. WALDA; b. 1925, Allen County Indiana; d. July 05, 1999, Allen County Indiana.
vi.JAMES KNIGHT, b. February 03, 1928, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 02, 1999, Allen County Indiana; m. ELINOR WILLIAMS; b. May 21, 1931, Detroit Michigan; d. October 09, 1997, Allen County Indiana.
279.vii.FLORENCE KNIGHT, b. July 29, 1919, Whitley County Indiana; d. January 11, 2004, Noble County Indiana.
160. WILLIAM9 WALKER (ANNA M.8 EGOLF, ADAM7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) He married ORA PENCE November 09, 1940.
Children of WILLIAM WALKER and ORA PENCE are:
280.i.EDWARD A.10 WALKER, b. July 01, 1917, Whitley County Indiana; d. August 28, 2008, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.LOUISE WALKER, m. KERN.
iii.HAROLD WALKER.
iv.JEANETTE WALKER, m. SHILLING.
v.ARLAND WALKER.
vi.WILLARD WALKER, b. June 02, 1913; d. March 16, 1995.
161. ORVILLE J.9 STROUSE (VERNON A.8, MARY PAULINA7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born October 08, 1907 in Noble County Indiana, and died October 13, 1997 in Noble County Indiana. He married LOTTIE M WALBURN February 16, 1926 in Noble County Indiana, daughter of EDWARD WALBURN and WILMINA BUSZ. She was born June 29, 1908 in Noble County Indiana, and died February 25, 1990 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ORVILLE J. STROUSE:
Strouse Orville J, 90, of Wolf Lake, died Monday in his residence. He was born October 8, 1907 near Burr Oak to Vernon and Cora (Huntsman) Strouse. On February 16, 1926 in Noble County he married Lottie Walburn. She died in 1990. A lifetime Noble County resident, he had lived in Wolf Lake since 1941 and worked for the Indiana State Highway Dept. for 15 years and then at International Harvester, Fort Wayne, for 25 years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Vearl E. (Phyllis) McCoy of Caballo, N.M.; a granddaughter, Deidre Berkopes of Indianapolis; and a great-granddaughter, Melinda Berkopes; 2 brothers, Floyd of Decatur and Marlow of Goshen. He was preceded in death by his wife; a son, Vondale; a grandson, Danny McCoy; 3 sisters, Dorothy, Velma and Stella; and 3 brothers, George, Earl and Russell. Funeral Wednesday in DeMoney & Grimes Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 10-13-1996
Notes for LOTTIE M WALBURN:
Strouse Lottie M, 81, of Wolf Lake, died February 25, 1990 in Whitley County Hospital. She was born in Green Twp to Edward and Mina (Busz) Walburn. On February 16, 1926 she married Orville J. Strouse. She was a lifetime area resident. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Vearl (Phyllis) McCoy of Caballo, N.M.; 2 grandchildren, Diedre Berkopes of Indianapolis, and Dan McCoy of Los Angeles; and a great-granddaughter. Preceding her in death were a brother, Otto Walburn; a sister, Eulalia Fell; and a son, Vondale Strouse. Services Tuesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-25-1990
Child of ORVILLE STROUSE and LOTTIE WALBURN is:
i.PHYLLIS10 STROUSE, m. VERL MCCOY.
162. LAWRENCE ADAM9 FRIEND (JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH8, RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 07, 1902 in Noble County Indiana, and died February 20, 1984 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARY JANE MOHN April 17, 1926 in Kosciusco County Indiana. She was born September 22, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for LAWRENCE ADAM FRIEND:
Lawrence A. Friend, 81, 215 E. Chicago St. Columbia City, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday at his residence. He had been in failing health for several years.
Mr. Friend was born Dec. 7, 1902 in Noble County a son of Joseph J. And Rosetta Chappel Friend. He moved from Noble County as a young boy and resided several years in the Wolf Lake and Larwill areas.
In 1935 he moved to Columbia City. He was a former employee of LML Manufacturing Company and retired in 1959.
Mr. Friend was married April 17, 1926 to Mary J. Mohn.
Surviving are his wife Mary; three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Dorothy)Ramel of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Lee (Alice) Roberson of R5 Columbia City and Mrs. Ruth Herman of Sturgis Mich.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are three brothers, John and Joseph both of Fort Wayne and Lester of North Webster; two sisters, Mrs. Freeman (Myrtle) Cramer of Jackson Mich., and Mrs. Mary Krieder of Columbia City.
Three brothers and five sisters are deceased.
Visitation will be at Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel after 2 p.m. today. The service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel with Rev. G.L. Kleespie officiating.
Burial will be in Compton Cemetery.
Children of LAWRENCE FRIEND and MARY MOHN are:
i.DOROTHY ROSE10 FRIEND, b. December 15, 1927.
ii.ALICE LEONA FRIEND, b. September 24, 1929.
163. MARY F.9 FRIEND (JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH8, RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born January 27, 1906 in Noble County Indiana, and died June 10, 2005 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (1) LEROY JOSEPH LOE August 14, 1924 in Whitley County Indiana. He was born December 16, 1900 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 12, 1973 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (2) GEORGE MERRILL KING October 17, 1930. He was born January 29, 1902. She married (3) I.B. LAYTON KREIDER November 17, 1947. He was born October 1899.
Notes for MARY F. FRIEND:
Post & Mail, June 11, 2005, PAGE 2
Mary Friend Kreider, age 99, of 640 West Ellsworth Street, Columbia City, IN 46725 died at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, June 10, 2005 at Miller's Merry Manor, Inc., Columbia city, IN, She was born in Wolf Lake, IN on January 27, 1906 to Joseph and Rosetta (Chappel) Friend, She spent her entire lifetime in the Columbia City area. She attended school in Wolf Lake and was a homemaker.
She is survived by 1 son, James Loe (Flora), Columbia City, IN daughter Martha Loe Harper (Ernest), of Columbia City IN; one daughter in law, Buthean King, Pierceton, IN; 10 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren, She was preceded in death by her parents, 1 son, George King, 2 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild and 13 brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held from 10:00-10:30 a.m. Monday, June 13, 2005 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside, Columbia City, IN. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 13, 2005 at the funeral home with Pastor Dale Mosher officiating. Burial will be at Nolt Cemetery, Columbia City, IN. Memorial bequests rather then flowers may be givin in Mrs. Kreider's memory to Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home.
At Wolf Lake IN. Mary was a shy Girl which holds to this day. In1999 at the age of 93 in a nursing home The residents was asked by the activities director to write something interesting about there wedding day. Mary wrote that she was so shy and scared that she remaind a virgin on her wedding night. Mary married Leroy Joseph Loe
Notes for LEROY JOSEPH LOE:
WW1 served In France with 26 Inf DivWW2 company G 29 inf divKorean navy Mobile Constuction 5 Battalion
Children of MARY FRIEND and LEROY LOE are:
281.i.JAMES ELDON10 LOE, b. March 01, 1927.
282.ii.MARTHA MARIE LOE, b. October 25, 1928, Whitley County Indiana.
Child of MARY FRIEND and GEORGE KING is:
iii.GEORGE ALLEN10 KING, b. December 02, 1931; d. December 02, 1997.
164. LESTER DELBERT9 FRIEND (JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH8, RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born September 08, 1915 in Noble County Indiana, and died August 07, 1986 in Kosciusco County Indiana. He married ERIS NAOMI COY November 29, 1939 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of EARNEST COY and MABEL CASKEY. She was born October 20, 1923 in Noble County Indiana, and died October 28, 2006 in Waterford Commons Nursing Center Toledo Ohio.
Notes for LESTER DELBERT FRIEND:
Lester Delbert Friend, 70, of R1 North Webster died at 5:15 a.m. Today Aug 7, 1986 at Mason Health Care in Warsaw. Mr. Friend had been ill several years and hospitalized numerous times. He had resided for months at the health care center.
Mr. Friend was born Sept. 8, 1915 in Noble County, a son of Joseph and Rosetta Chappel Friend. As a young man he resided a few years near Larwill, later moving to Charlotte Mich. At age 13 he returned to Kosciusko County and then came to Columbia City.
He was a former employee of Daniel Brothers and one-time employee of the Columbia City Street Department. He retired after 24 years with Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne.
Surviving are a son James Friend of R1 North Webster; three grandchildren; a brother, John Friend of Columbia City; two sisters, Mrs. Freeman (Myrtle) Cramer of Tuscon Ariz., and Mrs. Mary Krider of Columbia City.
Friends may call at Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel on Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to9 p.m. The service will be at 2 p.m. at the chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Notes for ERIS NAOMI COY:
Friend Eris N, 83, of Toledo, died Oct. 28, 2006 at Waterford Commons Nursing Center in Toledo. She attended Sparta Twp schools and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was born in Cromwell on Oct. 20, 1923, the daughter of Earnest and Mabel (Caskey) Coy. She married Lester D. Friend on Nov. 29, 1939 in Columbia City. Surviving are a grandson and his wife, Scott and Cheryl Lightfoot; 2 granddaughters and their husbands, Sarah and Randy Williams and Jami and David Wheeler; 5 sisters, Mary Biller, Charlotte Miller and Cynthia Aulbach of Fort Wayne, Nancy Ropp of Decatur and Sarah Marr of Fla.; and 4 brothers, Fredrick Gale, Donald and Chester Coy of Fort Wayne, and David Coy of Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, James; and a brother, Paul Coy. Services today at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 11-2-2006
Child of LESTER FRIEND and ERIS COY is:
283.i.JAMES A.10 FRIEND, b. March 11, 1940, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 09, 2002, Kosciusco County Indiana.
165. HOBART JUNIOR9 FRIEND (JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH8, RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 09, 1920 in Noble County Indiana, and died February 27, 1985 in Allen County Indiana. He married (1) WILLODENE SCHAFER. He married (2) VERA G. HELTON November 12, 1951 in Kentucky.
Notes for HOBART JUNIOR FRIEND:
Hobart Joseph Friend, 64, of 922 Burgess St. Fort Wayne, died at 2 :50 a.m. today Feb. 27 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been a patient there since Feb. 23.
Mr. Friend was born in Noble County on July 9, 1920, a son of Joseph and Rosetta Chappell Friend. In 1951 he moved to Chicago and in 1969 to Fort Wayne.
Mr. Friend retired in 1982 as owner of A & B Foundation Co. He was a Fort Wayne construction contractor and as a young man worked for the Indiana State Highway Department. He once worked for Lapham- Hickey Steel Mill in Chicago and founded his own company in 1969.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Surviving are his wife Vera; three sons, Rev. Joseph Friend of Hammond, George Friend of Fort Wayne and Vernon Friend, at home; two daughters, Rosetta Ray of Fort Wayne and V. Gwen Odem of Albion; six grandchildren; two brothers, Lester Friend of North Webster and John Friend of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Myrtle Cramer of Arizona and Mary Kreider of Columbia City.
Two sons Ricky and Herbert; a daughter, Carol; four brothers, Clarence, Frank, Calvin, and Lawrence; and five sisters, Rachel, Florence, Mildred, Martha, and Sara, are deceased.
The service will be at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Friday with Rev. Mike Hartzell of Fort Wayne First Pentecostal Church officiating. Visitation is at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be at Christian Chapel Cemetery.
Children of HOBART FRIEND and WILLODENE SCHAFER are:
i.JOSEPH10 FRIEND.
ii.GEORGE FRIEND.
iii.VERNON FRIEND.
iv.ROSETTA FRIEND.
v.V. GWEN FRIEND.
Children of HOBART FRIEND and VERA HELTON are:
vi.JOSEPH10 FRIEND.
vii.GEORGE FRIEND.
viii.VERNON FRIEND.
ix.ROSETTA RAY FRIEND.
x.V. GWEN FRIEND.
xi.RICKY FRIEND.
xii.HERBERT FRIEND.
xiii.CAROL FRIEND.
166. FLORENCE WANETA9 FRIEND (JOSEPH JACOB JEREMIAH8, RACHEL ANN7 EGOLF, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 07, 1911 in Noble County Indiana, and died February 11, 1983 in Whitley County Indiana. She married (1) HENRY WHITE. She married (2) GLENDON SCOTT ADAIR 1939. He was born December 10, 1912 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 05, 1951 in Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for FLORENCE WANETA FRIEND:
Florence W. Adair, 71, 124 Park Terrace, Columbia City, died Friday at 11:50 at Whitley County Memorial Hospital.
Born July 7, 1911, in Noble County to Joseph Friend and Rosetta Chappel, the family lived in Larwill while Mrs. Adair was a young girl. After living for a time in Charlotte Michigan, the family moved to Kosciusko County.
She moved to Columbia city in 1934. Her husband, Scott Adair, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosemary Piper of Claypool; four brothers, John Friend of Columbia City, Lawrence Friend of Columbia City, Joseph Friend of Fort Wayne and Lester Friend of North Webster; and two sisters, Mrs. Freeman (Myrtle) Cramer of Jackson Mich., and Mary Kreider of Columbia City.
Friends may call at Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel after 2 p.m. Sunday.
The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill cemetery.
Notes for GLENDON SCOTT ADAIR:
Glendon Scott Adair of 301 Chicago street died Suddenly at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon while driving his car on East Van Buren street in this city. He suffered a heart attack and collapsed at the wheel. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Whitley County hospital.
Mr. Adair was a meat cutter and was an employe of Daniel Brothers Inc. For sixteen years he resided in Columbia City. He was born near Etna December 10, 1912, the son of William and Jettie Scott Adair. Twelve years ago Mr. Adair married Florence Friend, who survives with a nephew of Mr. Adair, Cecil Paulus now in the United States Navy at Noprfolk Va., who was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Adair.
Mr. Adair was the last of his family. Friends will be received at the Adair residence until the hour of the funeral.
Child of FLORENCE FRIEND and GLENDON ADAIR is:
i.ROSEMARY10 ADAIR.
167. GLADYS9 EGOLF (HARVEY VERN8, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born May 24, 1909 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 09, 2002 in Allen county indiana. She married (1) ELMER HAICK. She married (2) HOMER REEG September 16, 1929 in Whitley County Indiana, son of FRANKLIN REEG and ROZZIE BENTZ. He was born February 16, 1910 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 15, 1988 in Mission Texas.
Notes for GLADYS EGOLF:
GLADYS L. (EGOLF) REEG HAICK, 93
May 24, 1904 - December 10, 2002
Gladys L. Egolf Reeg Haick, 93, a resident of Columbia City, died at 4:45 a.m. Monday, December 9, 2002, at University Park Nursing Home, Fort Wayne, where she had been a resident since Wednesday, November 27, 2002.
She was born May 24, 1904 in Whitley County, Indiana, a daughter of Vern and Pearl (Fisher) Egolf. Her formative years were spent in Richland Township. She graduated from Larwill High School in 1928.
On september 16, 1929, she was united in marriage to Homer Reeg. They made their home in Richland Township until 1942 when they moved to Long Beach, California. Twenty years later they moved to Woodward Oklahoma. In 1979 they moved to Mission Texas. Mr. Reeg died November 15, 1988.
A homemaker, Mrs Reeg assisted her husband with the management of motels and restaurants.
Her second marriage was to Elmer Haick, Mrs. Haick moved back to Columbia city in 1996.
Surviving relatives include sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceeded in death by a son Carl Wayne Reeg; a daughter-in-law, Edith Reeg; and three brothers, Spurgeon Egolf, Cecil Egolf and Carl Egolf.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2002, at Smith and Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, with Rev. J. Phillip Blake, officiating. Burial will be at the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. The visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2002, at the funeral home.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to the Whitley County Humane Society.
Notes for HOMER REEG:
Reeg, Homer
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
November 11, 1988
Homer Reeg, 78, formerly of Larwill and South Whitley, died Tuesday at his home in Mission, Texas.
Mr. Reeg was born Feb. 16, 1910, in Whitley County, to Frank and Rozzie Reeg. He lived in Oklahoma until his retirement in 1979, and then moved to Texas.
Surviving are his wife Gladys; a son, Carl of Oklahoma; three sisters, Mrs. Sylvain Belt of Larwill, Mrs. David Tennant of Fort Wayne and Patricia Loe of Larwill.
A memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Mission at De Leon Funeral Home.
Child of GLADYS EGOLF and HOMER REEG is:
i.CARL WAYNE10 REEG, b. July 07, 1930, Whitley County Indiana; d. May 07, 1994, San Antonio Texas; m. (1) KAY MILLER, January 29, 1955, Long Beach California; m. (2) EDITH MORRIS, September 18, 1970, Woodward County Oklahoma; b. November 02, 1936, Oklahoma; d. October 13, 1995, San Antonio Texas.
168. CECIL C.9 EGOLF (HARVEY VERN8, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born June 18, 1913 in Whitley County Indiana, and died May 13, 1987 in Whitley County Indiana. He married EVELYN JOYCE BARRETT May 19, 1935 in Goshen Indiana, daughter of WILLIAM BARRETT and SAYRA MCBRIDE. She was born May 14, 1917 in Laporte City Black Hawk Iowa, and died July 16, 2005 in Huntington County Indiana.
Notes for CECIL C. EGOLF:
Egolf, Cecil C.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
May 13, 1987
Cecil C. Egolf, 73, of R. 5, Columbia City, died at 3:40 a.m. today, May 13, 1987, at Whitley County Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since May 2.
Mr. Egolf was born June 18, 1913, in Whitley County to Verne and Pearl Fisher Egolf. His marriage was to Joyce Barrett and they have always lived in Whitley County. Mr. Egolf was engaged in general farming and was implement mechanic. He was a member of Modern Woodmen and the Conservation Club.
Surviving are his wife Joyce; two sons, Stanley Egolf of Andrews and Dale Egolf of R. 5, Columbia City; four daughters, Mrs. Shirley Markley of Lake City, Fla., Paulette Dvorak of Indianapolis, Mrs. Michael (Lois) Scheer of Monticello, Utah, and Mrs. Gale D. Thompson of Tulsa, Okla.
There are 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Carl Egolf, of R. 3 Columbia City; a sister, Mrs. Homer (Gladys) Reeg of Mission, Texas.
Friends may call at Hollingsworth Memorial Chapel Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m. The service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel with the Revs. Richard Osberg of First Church of God and Hubert Miller of Oak grove Church of God officiating.
Burial will be at Christian Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Egolf had previously requested the elimination of flowers at his funeral. Memorials are to the Church of God.
Notes for EVELYN JOYCE BARRETT:
Egolf, Evelyn Joyce
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Post and Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
July 18, 2005
Evelyn Joyce Egolf, 88, of rural Columbia City, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2005, at her son's home in Andrews, Huntington County.
Born on May 14, 1917, in Blackhawk County, Iowa, she was a daughter of William Petit and Fayra Marguerite (McBride) Barrett. She attended a one-room school through the eighth grade and graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1935.
She married Cecil C. Egolf on May 19, 1935, in Goshen. He died May 13, 1987. Her entire lifetime was spent in Whitley County where she assisted her husband on their family farm. She was a clerk for 15 years at Teghtmeyer's Ace Hardware, retiring in 1977.
She was a member of the Church of Our Glorius King in Huntington County, the NEO and the Ineabi Home Demonstration Club. Her hobbies included crocheting, traveling and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include two sons, Stanley (Barbara) Egolf of Andrews, and Dale (Tamara) Egolf of Columbia City; three daughters, Fayra Paulette Egolf of Greenwood; Lois (Michael) Scheer of Monticello, Utah, and Gale D. (Sonny) Hick of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Lorene Turner of Hurricane, Utah; two brothers, William D. (Myrtle) Barrett of Avilla, and Oakley C. (Clara) Barrett of Olivehurst, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley N. Markley, and two sisters, Shirley Blocker and Darlene Black.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. The funeral service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Father Rick Leone of the Church of Our Glorius King officiating. Burial is at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam, Noble County.
Memorial bequests may be given in Mrs. Egolf's memory to Church of Our Glorius King Church, Huntington. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Children of CECIL EGOLF and EVELYN BARRETT are:
284.i.STANLEY EDWARD10 EGOLF, b. July 17, 1939, Whitley County Indiana.
ii.DALE EGOLF.
285.iii.SHIRLEY NADLYN EGOLF, b. December 16, 1936, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 23, 2003, Gainesville Florida.
iv.PAULETTE EGOLF, m. RONALD DVORAK.
286.v.GALE EGOLF, b. May 22, 1957, Whitley County Indiana.
287.vi.LOIS EGOLF, b. October 06, 1947, Allen County Indiana.
169. CARL BONNEL9 EGOLF (HARVEY VERN8, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born December 31, 1914 in Whitley County Indiana, and died October 30, 1991 in Whitley County Indiana. He married BLANCHE ENGLE October 15, 1938 in Fulton County, daughter of ELMER ENGLE and MERTLE DANSER. She was born February 20, 1921 in Fulton County, and died June 04, 1999 in Eustis Florida.
Notes for CARL BONNEL EGOLF:
Egolf, Carl B.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
October 30, 1991
Carl B. Egolf, 76, of Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 1991, at his residence. He had been ill since June.
Mr. Egolf was born on December 31, 1914, in Whitley County, a son of Vern and Pearl (Fisher) Egolf. He attended school in Larwill and lived most of his lifetime in Whitley County, living at his present home since 1950.
On October 15, 1938, he was married in Rochester, Fulton County, to Blanche (Engle) Egolf, who survives.
He was a general farm owner-manager until illness caused his recent retirement from farming, also had been employed by Anderson-Shroyer, retiring in 1979.
In addition to his wife, Blanche, survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Charles (Darlene) Ousley of Claypool, and Mrs. Carl (Lucille) Mishler, Mrs. John (Betty) Cameron, and Mrs. Janice Paulus, all of Columbia City; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Gladys Reeg, Mission, Texas; and one step-brother, Otis Grunawalt of Columbia City.
One son, Robert Lawrence Egolf, and one brother, Cecil Spurgeon Egolf, preceded Mr. Egolf in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, with the Rev. Curtis Johnson of Community Bible Church, officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. Note: Two brother's died before Carl, not one, Spurgeon E. Egolf on April 12, 1979, and Cecil C. Egolf on May 13, 1987.
Egolf, Carl B.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
November 4, 1991
The funeral for Carl B. Egolf, 76, retired Thorncreek Township farmer, was Saturday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Curtis Johnson of Community Bible Church, officiating.
"Rockin' Ages" and "Daddy's Hands" were vocals. Evelyn Stemen, organist, played "The Old Rugged Cross."
Grandsons serving as bearers were Randy Ousley, Phillip Cameron, Carl Freewalt, Brian Mishler, David Cameron, and Dennis Cameron.
Mr. Egolf died October 30. Burial was at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam.
Notes for BLANCHE ENGLE:
Egolf, Blanche
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
April 6, 1999
Blanche Egolf, 77, a former Columbia City resident, died at 3:16 a.m. Sunday, April 4, 1999, at Florida Hospital Waterman in Eustis, Florida.
She was born February 20, 1922 in Rochester, a daughter of Elmer and Myrtle Dancer Egolf, and as a child her family lived near Beaver Dam and Akron.
She was married October 15, 1938 in Rochester to Carl B. Egolf, a Whitley County native. In 1939, she moved to Whitley County where she and Mr. Egolf resided on their Thorncreek Township farm. Following her husband's death in 1991, she moved to Columbia City and then to Florida in 1992. She was a homemaker and assisted her husband on the farm.
Surviving relatives include four daughters and sons-in-law, Mrs. Charles (Darlene) Ousley, Claypool, Mrs. Carl (Lucille) Mishler, Larwill, Mrs. John (Betty) Cameron, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Sam (Janice M.) Cavanaugh, Umatilla, Florida; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Roy Engle, Claypool.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a son, Robert Lawrence Egolf, sisters, Violet Engle and Nellie Sheckler, brothers, Ellis Engle, Estle Engle, and Franklin Engle, and a half-brother, Dan Cole.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, at DeMoney Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home in Columbia City. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, at the funeral home with Rev. Curtiss Johnson, former pastor of Community Bible Church, officiating. Burial is at Christian Chapel Cemetery in Merriam.
Egolf, Blanche
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
April 8, 1999
The funeral service for Blanche Egolf, 77, was Wednesday morning, April 7, 1999, at DeMoney Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home in Columbia City, with Pastor Curtiss Johnson, former pastor of Community Bible Church, officiating.
Staff organist Evelyn Stemen played a medley of traditional hymns including "Rock Of Ages" and "The Old Rugged Cross."
The committal service followed at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. Serving as casket bearers were Randy Ousley, Kevin Mishler, Brian Mishler, David Cameron, Phil Cameron, Dennis Cameron, and Carl Freewalt.
Mrs. Egolf, a former Columbia City resident, died Sunday, April 4, 1999, in Eustis, Florida after a brief illness.
Source: Warsaw Times Union April 4, 1999 BLANCHE EGOLF COLUMBIA CITY-- Blanche Egolf, 77, of 39300 CR 439, Umatilla, Fla., died at 3:16 a.m. April 4, 1999, in Florida Hospital Waterman, Eustis, Fla. She was born Feb. 20, 1922, in Rochester, to Elmer and Myrtle Dancer Engle. On Oct. 15, 1938, in Rochester, she married Carl B. Egolf, who died Oct. 30, 1991. She lived near Beaver Dam and Akron before moving to Whitley County in 1939. In 1991, she moved to Columbia City, and to Florida in 1992. She was a homemaker and assisted on the family farm. Survivors include four daughters: Mrs. Charles (Darlene) Ousley, Claypool; Mrs. Carl (Lucille) Mishler, Larwill; Mrs. John (Betty) Cameron, Indianapolis; and Mrs. Sam (Janice M.) Cavanaugh, Umatilla; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Roy Engle, Claypool. She was preceded in death by a son, two sisters, three brothers and a half brother. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Funeral Home, Columbia City, with the Rev. Curtiss Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. Calling is from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home
Children of CARL EGOLF and BLANCHE ENGLE are:
i.ROBERT LAWERENCE10 EGOLF, b. February 20, 1939, Whitley County Indiana; d. October 02, 1970, Whitley County Indiana.
Notes for ROBERT LAWERENCE EGOLF:
SERVICES HELD MONDAY FOR LAWRENCE EGOLF
Lawrence Egolf, 31, of rural route, Columbia City, passed away last Friday afternoon, when he was fatally injured in a tractor accident at the Carl Mishler farm near South Whitley.
Mr. Egolf was a native of Columbia city, a son of Carl B. and Blanche Engle Egolf. He was born on February 20, 1939.
He lived in Richland township near Larwill before moving to Thorncreek township where he lived with his parents at 351 north County Road 250 W.
Surviving are both parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Egolf of rural route, Columbia City; four sisters, Mrs Carl (Lucille) Mishler of rural route 2, South Whitley; Mrs. Charles (Darlene) Ousley of Silver Lake; Mrs John (Betty) Cameron Jr. of Columbia City and Mrs Garrie (Janice) Paulus of Union township. Also surviving is his grandfather Elmer E. Engle of the Kilgore Nursing Home, in Pierceton.
Memorial services were held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the J.A. DeMoney & Son Funeral Home in Columbia City with Rev. Hubert E. Miller, pastor of the First Church of God, officiating. Burial was in the Christian chapel cemetery at Merriam.
288.ii.WILMA DARLENE EGOLF, b. August 14, 1940, Whitley County Indiana.
289.iii.WILLODEAN LUCILLE EGOLF, b. January 30, 1942, Fulton County Indiana.
290.iv.BETTY ALICE EGOLF, b. July 14, 1945, Fulton County.
291.v.JANICE MARIE EGOLF, b. July 24, 1951, Whitley County Indiana.
170. SPURGEON E.9 EGOLF (HARVEY VERN8, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born February 22, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 12, 1979 in Elkhart County Indiana. He married MILDRED I. HERTSEL June 08, 1929 in Elkhart County Indiana, daughter of GLANCEY HERTZEL and HANNAH WALKER. She was born May 23, 1907 in Whitley County Indiana, and died April 29, 1986 in Elkhart County Indiana.
Notes for SPURGEON E. EGOLF:
Egolf, Spurgeon E.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Elkhart Truth, Elkhart Public Library, Elkhart, Indiana
April 12, 1979
Spurgeon E. Egolf, 72, of 23117 U.S. 20 E., died at 5:30 a.m. today at General Hospital, following an extended illness.
He was born Feb. 22, 1907, in Columbia City, and married Mildred I. Hertsel, June 8, 1929, in Elkhart. She survives with one son, James L., Elkhart; one sister, Mrs. Homer (Gladys) Reeg, Texas; two brothers, Cecil and Carl both of Columbia City, two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. One son Robert E. , died June 21, 1958, in an automobile accident.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home, where services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Gordon Bracker of the Bethel Brethren Church, Osceola, will officiate. Burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam, Ind.
He was a retired tool and die maker and employed at the Machine and Tool Speciality Co., and a member of the Elkhart Moose Lodge.
Notes for MILDRED I. HERTSEL:
Egolf, Mildred I.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
The Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
April 29, 1986
Mildred I. Egolf, 78, of Elkhart, died at 5:27 a.m. today, April 29, 1986, at Elkhart General Hospital. She had been ill for six months.
Mrs. Egolf was born in columbia City on May 23, 1907. Her marriage was to Spurgeon E.Egolf on June 8, 1929, in Elkhart. Mr. Egolf died on April 12, 1979.
Mrs. Egolf was retired from Needlecraft in Elkhart where she worked as a seamstress. She was a member of Women of the Moose Lodge 599.
Surviving are a son, James of Elkhart; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter; a brother, Louis Hertsel of Columbia City; four sisters, Mrs. Velma Waymire of Greenville, Ohio, Almeada Hertsel and Verna Jean Hertsel, and Mrs. Thelma Shand, all of Columbia City.
A son, two brothers and a sister are deceased.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Elkhart. The service will be at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Everett Caes officiating. Burial will be at Christian Chapel Cemetery. Memorials are to the American Heart association.
Children of SPURGEON EGOLF and MILDRED HERTSEL are:
i.ROBERT E.10 EGOLF, b. September 27, 1934, Elkhart County Indiana; d. June 29, 1958, Elkhart County Indiana.
Notes for ROBERT E. EGOLF:
GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR ROBERT EGOLF
The body of Robert E. Egolf, 23, of Elkhart,R1, was brought to Meriam Christian Chapel Cemetery Monday for graveside services.
Egolf was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Egolf of Elkhart. The grandparents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Verne Egolf, Whitley County.
The Elkhart man was killed when a car swerved off a city street in Elkhart and struck three trees, the mishap occured on U.S. 20 over the southeast Elkhart corporation limits.
292.ii.JAMES L. EGOLF, b. February 15, 1937.
171. GERALDINE9 EGOLF (CLARENCE E.8, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born August 24, 1917 in Whitley County Indiana, and died December 12, 2003 in Allen County Indiana. She married CONDA SAMUELS March 28, 1937. He was born June 19, 1916 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 17, 1998 in Allen County Indiana.
Notes for GERALDINE EGOLF:
Samuels, E. Geraldine "Jerry" Egolf
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Post & Mail, Columbia City, Whitley Co., Indiana
Monday, December 15, 2003
E. Geraldine "Jerry" Samuels, 86, a former Union Township resident, and most recently a resident of the St. Anne's Retirement Community in Fort Wayne, died at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at the retirement center.
Born in Smith Township on August 24, 1917, she was the daughter of Clarence and Blanche (Claxton) Egolf.
She attended Blue River School and graduated from Churubusco High School with the class of 1935. On March 28, 1937 she was married to Conda L. Samuels. She lived her entire life in the Whitley County area, moving in 1997 to the Covington Commons Senior Residential Community, and then to St. Anne's Retirement Community, both in Fort Wayne.
A member of the First Church of God in Columbia City, she was known as a prayer warrior for many years. She was a homemaker and a well-known antique dealer in northern Indiana. She is survived by two son, Randy L. (Diane L.) Samuels of Fort Wayne and Rex (Penny) Samuels of Columbia City; two daughters Susan McGlennen and Sherrill (Dick) DeFay, both of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one sister, Bonnie Trautman of Fort Wayne.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Conda, who died on Nov. 17, 1998, a brother, Wilbur Egolf, a sister, Hildreth Appleby, a grandson, Joel David Samuels and a son-in-law, Michael McGlennen.
Visitation is from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home with Pastor Penny Mosher of the First Church of God officiating. Burial will be at Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fort Wayne.
Memorial bequests may be given to the First Church of God or to the Visiting Nurse Services and Hospice of Fort Wayne. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Notes for CONDA SAMUELS:
Samuels, Conda L.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 19, 1998 page 3C
Conda L. Samuels, 82, died Tuesday at home in Fort Wayne. Born in Whitley County, he lived there most of his life before moving to Fort Wayne in 1997. He was a farmer who retired in 1977 form Dana Corp. in Fort Wayne after 32 years as a welder and inspector.
Surviving are his wife, E. Geraldine "Jerry"; two sons, Randy L. of Fort Wayne and Rex of Columbia City; two daughters, Susan McGlennen and Sherrill DeFay, both of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Wanita Taylor of Churubusco.
Services at 10:30 a.m. Friday at DeMoney-Grimes Countyside Funeral Home, Columbia City, with calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne.
Children of GERALDINE EGOLF and CONDA SAMUELS are:
293.i.RANDY LEONARD10 SAMUELS.
ii.REX SAMUELS, m. PENNY.
iii.SUSAN SAMUELS, m. MICHAEL MCGLENNEN.
iv.SHERRILL SAMUELS, m. DICK DEFAY.
172. WILBUR EUGENE9 EGOLF (CLARENCE E.8, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born July 01, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana, and died August 02, 1963 in Whitley County Indiana. He married MARJORIE IDONNA HIVELY May 11, 1940, daughter of ALTON HIVELY and RUTH ZORGER. She was born April 09, 1923 in Whitley County Indiana, and died September 16, 2009 in Allen County Indiana.
Notes for WILBUR EUGENE EGOLF:
Egolf, Wilbur E.
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Columbia City Post, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana
August 2, 1963
Veteran of WWII
Wilbur E. Egolf, 44, senior member of the Egolf TV and Appliance Store on state road 9, near the north city limits, died of a heart attack at approximately 6:30 this morning while entering the Whitley County Hospital.
A year ago he had been hospitalized due to a heart condition, and for the past two days he had not been feeling well due to chest pains. When the pains became more severe this morning he planed to enter the hospital for treatment. As he and his wife were entering the hospital he was stricken suddenly and died before help could reach him.
He was a native of Smith Township, and was born on July 1, 1919, a son of Clarence and Blanche Claxton Egolf. Following his graduation from the Churubusco high school with the class of 1937, he became an employe of the Whitley County REMC. In 1939 he transferred to the Bowser Pump Company of Fort Wayne where he was employed until establishing the TV and Appliance Store here in 1953. Recently he had been associated with his son, Richard, in the operation of the business.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he worked as an electrician in the atomic bomb station there.
He was a member of the Blue River Church of God, Columbia City Lions Club, Columbia City American Legion Post 98, and the Whitley County Electric Service Association.
On May 11, 1940, he was united in marriage to Marjorie I. Hively. Their first home was at Churubusco, and following one year there, they moved to Columbia City where they have since resided. Their present home adjoins the store.
The surviving relatives, in addition to his wife, Marjorie, include three sons, Robert Egolf, 325 North Main Street, Richard (Dick) Egolf, who is associated with his father; Ronald Egolf, at home; two grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Blanche Egolf, this city; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Hildreth) Appleby, Bellflower, Calif., Mrs. Conda (Geraldine) (Connie Gene) Trautman, 345 No. Main street.
The body is at the Smith and Sons Funeral Home where friends mall call after 7 today. At 1:00 p.m. Sunday, it will be taken to the Blue River Church of God to lie in state until the hour of the service.
The Rev. Richard Wood of Zanesville, and the Rev. Floyd Hedges of Winona Lake, will officiate at the funeral service to be held at 3:00 p.m. in the church. Committal services and burial will follow the church rites in the Christian Chapel cemetery. At Merriam.
Note: Obituary should read for the sisters, Mrs. Conda (Geraldine) Samuels, and Mrs. (Bonnie Gene) Trautman.
Notes for MARJORIE IDONNA HIVELY:
Marjorie J. Schneider, 86
Thursday, September 17 2009
April 9, 1923 — Sept. 16, 2009
Marjorie I. Schneider, 86, of Columbia City, died at 2:36 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 in the Constant Care Unit of Parkview Whitley Hospital where she was admitted earlier in the day.
She was born April 9, 1923 in Columbia City, a daughter of Alton and Ruth (Zorger) Hively. A lifelong resident of Whitley County, she completed her education at Columbia City High School.
In 1941 she was united in marriage to Wilbur Eugene Egolf. They owned and operated Egolf TV & Appliance. Mr. Egolf died Aug. 2, 1963.
On Aug. 24, 1966 she was united in marriage to Kenneth C. Schneider. They made their home north of Columbia City a few years before moving to their home south of Columbia City.
After closing Egolf TV & Appliance, she worked at Viking and later as a cook at Marshall Middle School followed by Columbia Township School.
She was a member of First Church of God and American Legion Post 98 Auxiliary.
Surviving relatives include her husband, Kenneth; a son, Ronald L. (Penny) Egolf and two step sons, David K. (Sara) Schneider and Daniel P. Schneider, all of Fort Wayne; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her first husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Robert Egolf and Richard Egolf; and two brothers, Gerald Hively and Merlin Hively.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. The burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Children of WILBUR EGOLF and MARJORIE HIVELY are:
294.i.ROBERT DEWAYNE10 EGOLF, b. October 23, 1940, Whitley County Indiana; d. June 18, 1985, Allen County Indiana.
295.ii.RICHARD EUGENE EGOLF, b. November 09, 1942, Whitley County Indiana; d. September 28, 2008, Allen County Indiana.
296.iii.RONALD LEE EGOLF.
173. JERIMIAH9 BOWER (EMMA EUGENIA8 EGOLF, JERAMIAH7, JOHN O.6, HENRY HEINRICH5 EGOLPH, GEORGE ADAM4 EGOLFF, HANS HEINRICH3, HANS JACOB2, EGOLFF1) was born November 04, 1919 in Whitley County Indiana, and died September 07, 2004 in Allen County Indiana. He married MAE HILDRETH GEBERT July 31, 1940 in Whitley County Indiana, daughter of ANDREW GEBERT and MARY BEAUCHA. She was born January 18, 1922 in Whitley County Indiana, and died November 28, 2001 in Allen County Indiana.
Notes for JERIMIAH BOWER:
Bower, Jeremiah
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Post and Mail, Columbia City, Indiana
September 9, 2004
Veteran of WWII
Jeremiah Bower, 84, a retired Richland Township farmer, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was admitted on Aug. 26.
Born in Richland Township on Nov. 4, 1919, a son of Abner T. and Emma S. (Egolf) Bower, he attended Coesse and Huffman schools during his elementary years and then Columbia City High School. His education was completed at Pierceton High School.
On July 31, 1940 he was united in marriage to H. Mae Gebert and they always made their home on a farm in Richland Township. Mrs. Bower died Nov. 28, 2001.
In 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1945.
A farmer and truck patch gardner, he was also employed at Columbia Products and drove bus for Larwill School for many years.
A member of First Church of God, he served as a board member for six years with Farmer's Mutual Insurance. An elder and Sunday School teacher for 17 years at Troy Presbyterian Church, he was a delegate for three years at the Wabash Presbytery, a charter member of Morsches Park Shuffle Board Club, a member of Little Turtle RV Club and delivered Meals on Wheels for Parkview Whitley Hospital.
Survivors include three sons, Earl E. (Kathy) Bower, Allen L. (Mary) Bower and Jimmy J. (Karen) Bower, all of Columbia City; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Theodore Bower of Elkhart, and a sister, Elizabeth Watson of Edwardsburg, Mich.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Jay Bower, Lawrence Bower and Joseph Bower; and a sister, Doris Menzie.
The funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City, with the Rev. Penny Moser, associate pastor of First Church of God, officiating. Burial is at Troy Presbyterian Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Richland Township Fire Department.
Bower, Jeremiah
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Post and Mail, Columbia City, Indiana
October 5, 2004
Veteran of WWII
The funeral service for Jeremiah J. Bower, 84, was Friday, Sept. 11, 2004 at Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City with the Rev. Penny Mosher, associate pastor of First Church of God, officiating.
Jacqueline Worrick played a variety of hymns during the organ prelude and postlude including Near the Cross and The Old Rugged Cross.
The committal service followed at Troy Presbyterian Cemetery. Casketbearers were Randall Bower, Andee Bower, Adam Bower, Ken Asfour, Steve Bidwell and Chris Wolf. Mr. Bower, widower of H. Mae (Gebert) Bower, died Tuesday, Sept.7
Notes for MAE HILDRETH GEBERT:
Bower, H. Mae
Posted December 27, 2006 ~ Contributed by Chas Rockwood
Warsaw Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana
November 28, 2001
COLUMBIA CITY ---- H. Mae Bower, 79, died at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 28, 2001, in Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.
She was born Jan. 18, 1922, in Whitley County, to Andrew and Mary Beaucha Gebert. On July 31, 1940, she married Jeremiah Bower, who survives.
She was a Larwill High School graduate and a member of First Church of God. She was a homemaker, assisted her husband on the family farm and worked at Whitley Products Co., Pierceton, for three years.
Other survivors include three sons, Earl E. and Allen L. Bower, both of South Whitley, and Jimmy J. Bower, Columbia City; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Wolfe, Larwill. She was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, with the Rev. Jim Martin officiating. Burial will be in Troy Presbyterian Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials to First Church of God Building Fund.
Post & Mail, November 29, 2001, Page 2
H. Mae Bower, 79
January 18, 1922 - November 28, 2001
H. Mae Bower, 79, died at 6:15 p.m., Wednesday at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City where she had been a patient since November 17.
Born on January 18, 1922 in Richland Township, Whitley County a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Beaucha) Gebert, she graduated from Larwill High School.
On July 31, 1940, she was united in marriage to Jeremiah Bower and they have always resided on a farm in Richland Township near Larwill.
A homemaker, she also assisted her husband in the Operation of the family farm and worked at the Whitley Products Company in Pierceton for three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Bower spent many winters in Florida where she was a avid shuffleboard enthusiast and served as the manager of a shuffleboard team for three years.
She was a member of the First Church of God.
Surviving relatives include her husband, Jeremiah; three sons, Earl E. (Kathleen) Bower and Alan L. (Mary) Bower, both of South Whitley and Jimmy J. (Karen) Bower of Columbia City; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and a sister, Helen Wolfe of Larwill.
A sister, June Branning and a brother, Paul Eugene Gebert preceded her in death.
The funeral service is at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 1 at Smith and Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City with the Rev. Jim Martin, associte pastor of Columbia City First Church of God, officiating. Visitation from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial is at Troy Presbyterian Cemetery.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to the First Church of God Building Fund.
Bower service
The funeral service for H. Mae Bower, 79, was at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2001 at Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City with the Rev. Jim Martin, associate pastor of Columbia City First Church of God, officiating.
Jacqueline Phipps played the organ prelude and postlude including Near the Cross, How Great Thou Art, What A Friend We Have In Jesus and The Old Rugged Cross.
The committal service followed at Troy Presbyterian Cemetery. Grandsons and grandsons-in-law serving as casketbearers were Steve Bidwell, Christopher Wolf, Randall Bower, Chad Bower, Andrew Bower and Adam Bower. Honorary casketbearers were Ted Burban, Paul Price, Bob Elliott and Robert Stanley.
Mrs. Bower, wife of Jeremiah Bower, died Wednesday, November 28.
Children of JERIMIAH BOWER and MAE GEBERT are:
i.EARL E.10 BOWER.
297.ii.ALLEN L. BOWER.
iii.JIMMY J. BOWER.
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