In 1930, R. L. Dimmerling (31) owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with him were his wife, Idona (33), and children Roger W. (9), Mildred M. (7), Chester C. (4 yrs 11 mos.), Roy C. (1 yr 11 mos), and E. Luella (7 mos). The two oldest childre attended school. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to William Bates and Raymond Smithberger.
In 1930, Christian Schafer (33) owned a two-family house worth $6000 at 55 Jewett St. in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. He lived there with his wife Martha (27) and children Vera (6), Eileen (4 yrs, 1 mo.), and Harold (1 yr 11 mos.). Only Vera attended school. Christian, who was employed in a rubber plant, was a veteran of World War I. A portion of the house was rented to the family of another rubber plant worker, Mr. Hillary Hall, from Alabama.
From "Ohio Military Men":
Name: Francis C. Archer Serial Number: 3363325 Race: W
Residence: 1458 E. 112th St., Cleveland, O. Enlistment Division: Regular Army
Enlistment Location: Columbus Barracks O. Enlistment Date: 21 Jun 1918
Birth Place: Woodsfield, O. Birth Date / Age: 19 5/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Battery B 1 Battalion Field Artillery Replacement Draft Cp Zachary Taylor Ky to 2 Oct 1918; 8 Battery Oct Automatic Replacement Draft Cp Zachary Taylor Ky; 4 Battery Field Artillery Replacement Regiment Army Post Office 778 to 30 Jan 1918; 3 Battery Field Artillery Replacement Regiment Army Post Office 778 to Discharge Private American Expeditionary Forces 26 Oct 1918 to 19 May 1919.
Honorable discharge 28 May 1919.In 1930, Francis C. Archer (31) and his wife Sadie R. (25) owned a home worth $4500 at 206 Centennial Street in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Living in the household were their three children, William V. (6), Paul C. (4 yrs 11 mos.), and Delores M. (2 yrs 9 mos). Only William attended school. According to the census, Francis and his mother were natives of Ohio, but his father was born in Indiana. Franics was employed as a mahinist in a crane factory. He was a veteran of World War I.
Dates of birth and death (from SS Death Index) have not been verified.
The following notice appeared in the classified ads in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 21 Sep 1973:
PUBLIC SALE
Located at Carlisle, O. off Rt. 260 on 724, 10 mi. off I-77 East, 4 mi. South of Summerfield O. on
SAT., SEPT 29 AT 12:30 P.M.
4 head of Holstein cows, 5 to 7 yrs old. due by sale date; 4 head of Holstein cows, 3 yrs old, heavy springers, 13 head Holstein cows, in flow of milk or heavy springers, 4 to 9 yrs old; 8 head of artificial Holstein heifers, 2 yrs old pasture bred; Health papers, good herd of Purebred cows, milking time 6 p.m.
2 Allis Chalmers roll balers, working condition; 2 rubber tired wagons; good H.D. front loader; 7 ft. lift disk, good; boom field sprayer; NH PRO 120 bu manure spreader; 32 ft grain elevator; Case corn chopper; Gravity grain bed; 2 row corn planter; Massey Ferg. 14 in. 3 bottom plows; 5½ ft bush hog, good; chain hoist; leg vise; 10 gal milk cans; iron kettles and rings; butchering equipment; lard press; sausage mill; beam scales; No. 3 Burnside stove; elec. grinder ½ H.P. motor; antique paddle churn; stone jars and jugs; dinner bell’ good straight chairs; davenport and chair; camel back trunk; flat back trunk; magazine rack; end tables; utility table; antique Stevens 22 rifle; hall tree; glass churn; buffet; baby bed; 3 pc. maple bedroom suite; lawn furniture; other items. 3 Surge milking unites; Solar milk tank, 240 gal.; wash vats; gas water heater; Surge 3 unit pump and piping.
Terms: Cash
Owners: Francis and Emma Dimmerling, Summerfield, O. Rt. 1. Ph. 838-4198
Auctioneers: Paul Weddle and Kenny Bigley
Lunch Served
Living in Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio in 2003.
Emma Margaret Kuhn Dimmerling, age 96, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell. She was born May 25, 1915, in Burkhart, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Biedenbach Kuhn. She was a homemaker, and along with her husband, owned and operated a family farm. She was a long time member of the Carlisle community, and she was an organist for St. Michael's Catholic Church and a member of its Catholic Women's Club. Upon moving to Caldwell in her later years, she attended St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caldwell and its CWC.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Francis (Jimmy) Dimmerling; one daughter, Ruth Warner; two sisters, Dorothy Norris and Nellie Burkhart; and two brothers, Herman and Leroy Kuhn.
Surviving are five daughters, Melba (Oliver) Hupp and Jean (Larry) Lowe, both of Caldwell, Jane (Virgil) Thompson of Summerfield, Alice (Richard) Piatt of Graysville, and Marilyn (Tom) Poland of Pleasant City; four sons, Paul (Maureen) Dimmerling of Caldwell, Marvin (Darlene) Dimmerling and Bill Dimmerling, both of Carlisle, and Gary (Susie) Dimmerling of Granville; a son-in-law, Bob Warner of Carlisle; one sister, Matilda Burkhart of New York; one brother, Mark (Evelyn) Kuhn of Hilliard; and a large extended family.
Friends may call Monday, September 12, 2011, from 4-8PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, 416 East Street, Caldwell, where a vigil service will follow at 8PM. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be observed Tuesday, September 13th at 10AM at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caldwell with Rev. Fr. Wayne Morris as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Michael's Cemetery in Carlisle.
Obituary (exact source unknown; copy provided by his cousin, Mark Fisher):
John White, age 52, of Canal Winchester, Ohio suddenly Monday April
21, 2003 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Born June 5, 1950 in Canton, Ohio he was employed at Diyanni Homes
and was a member of the Elks Lodge. Survived by his wife Karen; son and daughter-in-law Ron & Terianna
DiFrancesco, Johnstown, Ohio; daughter Stephanie Staufer & grandchildren
Helen and Nick Staufer of Canal Winchester; parents Paul & Georgianna
White, Canton; sister and brother-in-law Mary Ellen & Jim Goings, Carroll-
ton, Ohio; sons Michael, Dennis & Joseph White, all of Canton. Friends may visit 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral
Home, 650 W. Waterloo St., Canal Winchester, where funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Friday, with Pastor David Drewes officiating. Interment Union
Grove Cemetery.
In 1900, 53 year old farmer Robert Archer lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County Ohio with his 63 year old wife Mary, and their two sons Martin (27) and Robert (18), and a grandson Ernest H. Rutherford (9). Also living in the house was servant Ellen M. Mansfield (14). His two sons worked the farm with him. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to John and Theresa Thompson and to Robert's brother John.
At the time of the 1910 census, 62 year old Robert Archer lived in Noble County Ohio with his 64 year old wife Mary, sons Martin (37) and Robert (27), and a grandson Henry (18).
Since Robert and Mary Archer only had one daughter (Amanda), it is assumed that their grandson Ernest Henry Rutherford is her son.
Robert ARcher's death certificate states that he was married (not widowed) at the time of his death. Death certificate informant was W. S. Archer (presumably his son, William).
Mary Moore and her parents were born in Ohio. In 1900, all six of Mary Moore Archer's children were still living. Mary had mental problems and was committed to the Athens Asylum on 6 Oct 1884.
In 1930, Martin M. Archer (57) lived on his farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. He never married.
In 1900, William Riley Archer is mis-named... he is enumerated in on a rented farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio under the name "John R. Archer" (31) with his wife Martha A. (30) and children Nellie B. (12), Lewis (10), Bertha J. (9), Eva A. (7), Truman H. (5), and Annie I (3), along with his brother Henry (47). The oldest four children attended school. Adjacent farms in the census were those of William Hesson and Patrick Johnson.
In 1910, William R. Archer, 41, owned a farm in Stock Twp., with his wife, Martha A. (40) and children Lewis (20), Birthy (19), Eva (17), Truman H. (15), Ana I (13), Frank H. (6), Mary E (4), and William R. (1). Truman, Ana, and Frank attended school
At the time of the 1920 census, Riley Archer (51) owned a farm in Stock Twp. where he lived with his wife Martha (50) and children Bertha (27), Edna M. (18) and Ralph W. (11). Only Ralph attended school. Also living with the family was his unmarried brother Henry Archer (66).
In 1930, farmer W. R. Archer (61) and his wife Martha lived alone in Stock Twp. No children lived with them.
According to his granddaughter, Edith Archer Schott, William Archer was of Irish descent. His death certificate did not list the names or birthplaces of his parents.
At the time of the 1900 census, six of Martha Archer's seven children were still living.
In the 1910 census, Martha Archer is the omly married woman on that page of the census for whom the questioss "number of children born" and "number of children living" is left blank.
Martha's obituary appears to have at least one line of type missing. (Her father's surname and the phrase "She was married ... ") It also does not mention her first name. The obituary appeared on page 5 of the Zanesville Times Recorder on 19 Feb 1953.
RITES TODAY FOR KIMBOLTON WOMAN
Funeral services for Mrs. William Berry, 84, of Kimbolton, will be conducted at
10 o'clock this morning at the St. Francis de Sales Catholic church in Newcomerstown
with Rev. Fr. Michael Tabit in charge. Burial will be in the Bere cemetery by the
Bonnell funeral home of Newcomerstown.
Mrs. Berry died at her home Monday [16 Feb 1953]. She was born August 19,
1869, in Guernsey county, a daughter of John and Jane Dickson to William Riley Archer,
who died in November 1937. On Nov. 27, 1941, she was married to William Berry,
who survives. Mrs. Berry was a member of the St. Francis de Sales church.
Besides her husband the surviors are her two sons, Lewis Archer, Canton, and Ralph
Archer, Wilmington; five daughters, Mrs. Blanche King, Summerfield, Mrs. Bertha Atkinson,
Byesville, Mrs. Eva Johanning, Mrs. Donna Dimmerling, Canton, and Mrs. Edna Storch,
Akron; one brother, James White, Caldwell; five sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Lahue, Berne, Mrs.
Margaret Cunningham, Sarahsville, Mrs. Famnie Horton, Byesville, Mrs. Rose Bates, and
Mrs. Susan Robinson, New Concord; 28 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren.
Truman is not mentioned as a surviving son in his mother's 1953 obituary.
Frank is not mentioned as a surviving son in his mother's 1953 obituary.
Mary is not mentioned as a surviving daughter in his mother's 1953 obituary.
Living in Akron in 1966
In 1900, 41 year old farmer John Schafer lived on a mortgaged farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 29 year old wife Barbara and their three children: Leo (5), Christian (3), and Emma (1). Although they spoke English, no one in the house could read or write.
In 1910, 49 year old farmer John Shafer lived with Barbara ( 39), is wife of16 years,on a morgaged farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with them were their sons Leo (15), Christian (13), and Francis (9). All members of the household were born in Ohio as were John and Barbara's mothers. John's father was born in Germany, Barbara's father, according to the census was born in West Virginia. All of the boys attend school the previous year.
In 1920, 59 year old farmer John Shafer lived on a farm he owned in Enoch Twp., Noble Co., Ohio with his wife Barbara (49) and their children Leo J (24), Christian A. (23) Emma C. (20), Francis N. (18), and Roy A. (4 yrs 10 mos.). All members of the household were born in Ohio as were both of their mothers; John's father was born in Germany; and Mary's father in West Virginia. The occupation for the three older boys is given as farm laborer with Leo and Francis indicating they worked on their father's farm but Christian indicating he may have worked on another farm. Emma indicated that she worked as a servant for a "private family." None of the children attended school. Living on the adjacent farm was Sebastian Estadt with his daughter Freda and his step-daughter Mildred C. Miller. Barbara Miller Schafer and Sebastian's deceased wife Rosa were sisters.
According to the 1930 census, 70 year old farmer John Shafer lived with his wife Barbra (59) and their 15 year old son Roy A. on a farm they owned in Enoch Twp., Noble Co., Ohio. All members of the household were born in Ohio. John and Barbra's fathers were born in Germany, their mothers were born in Ohio. The family owned a radio. John and Barbra could neither read nor write. Roy attended school the previous year.
John Schafer's obituary appeared on page 7 of The Zanesville Times Recorder on 14 Oct 1946:
JOHN SCHAFER IS SUMMONED
CALDWELL, O. -- John Schafer, 87, retired farmer of Fulda community, died
Saturday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Failing [sic: Sailing] of near
Middleburg following a week's illness. He was the son of the late Adam and Elizabeth
Schafer.
Surviving are four sons, Leo Schafer of Malvern, Christian of Akron, Francis of
Malvern and Roy Schafer of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Emma Failing (sic Saling),
at whose home he died; two brothers, Joseph Schafer of Dudley, O.., and Leonard
Schafer of Zanesville; also two sisters, Mrs. Rachel Way of Cleveland and Mrs. Caroline
Lorr [sic: Lorey] of Marietta.
The body will be removed today from the Estadt funeral home in Caldwell to the
Failing home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Fulda, with Rev. Fr. E. J. Mattes officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery in charge of the Estadt funeral home.
Barbara was unable to read or write. According to the census, three of Barbara Miller Schafer's four children were living in 1900. Her third child, Urban, died in infancy in 1898.
The following article appeared in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 3 Aug 1938. The relationships of the guests to Barbara Miller Schafer, shown in brackets, were not included in the original article.
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN FOR MRS. SCHAFER
An enjoyable party was held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Schafer,
Dexter City, in celebration of the latter’s 69th birthday. Guests assembled at a
neighbor’s home and surprised Mrs. Schafer. Refreshments were served on the lawn
and violin and banjo numbers were enjoyed. A beautifully decorated birthday cake
was a feature. Mrs. Schafer received many gifts.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schafer [brother-in-law] and son Edwin,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Miller [brother], and sons James and Lawrence, and Leo Schafer
[son], Zanesville; Mr. and Mrs. Christian Schafer [son] and children, Vera, Eileen,
Harold, Rosemary, Evelyn and Donald, Akron; Mr. and Mrs. George Sailing [son-in-
law] and sons, Hilary, Herman, and Harley, Caldwell; Nicholas Miller [brother],
Fulda.
Francis Schafer [son] and children, Dorothy, Norman, and Ellen, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Schafer, South Olive; Agnes Cornett, Braddock, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Luke, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cornett, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Estadt, Mrs. Albert Fogle, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weisent and children, Viola, Carl, and
Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. John Fogle and son George.
Mr. Frank Brinkmeier, Mr. and Mrs. John Sailing and children, Edward, Leo, Frank,
Harry, James, Bertha, and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. William Nau and daughters Mary,
Ramona, and Rita; Bernard Nau, Jack Fogle, Sally Rowlands and daughter, Holly, Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Rowlands and daughters Alice and Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Noll
[second cousin] and children, Florence, Raymond, Elinor and Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cornett [first cousin once removed] and children Mary Agnes, Paul, Clarence,
Norman, Delbert, and Edward, and Mr. and Mrs. John Schafer, and son Roy, all of
Dexter City.Barbara Miller Schafer died a year later. Her obituary appeared on page 3 of the Zanesville Signal on 28 Aug 1939:
FUNERAL TUESDAY FOR DEXTER CITY WOMAN
CALDWELL - Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Miller Schafer, 69, of near
Dexter City, will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Mary's Catholic
church at Fulda. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Shafer died Saturday at the family home following a heart attach. Surviving
are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Emma Sailing, Middleburgh, and four sons,
Francis, South Olive; Christian, Athens, and Leo and Roy Shafer, of the home; three
brothers, Frank Miller, Braddock, Pa.; Benjamin, Zanesville, and Nicholas Miller,
Fulda, and three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ebbert and Mrs. Christina Gravser (sic),
Braddock, Pa., and Mrs. Mary Miller, Zanesville.
Leo Schafer lived in Malvern, Carroll Co., Ohio in 1946.
According to his death certificate, Roy Schafer never married.
The death certifiate of infant son Norman was signed by his father, "Edgar Ignatz Dimmerling." Snider gives his middle name as Francis, and several sources give a middle initial of J.
In 1930, Edgar (23) and Lucy (21) Dimmerling lived on Edgar's parents' farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with their son, Edgar.
From The Zanesville Times Recorder, pg 1, 29 Apr 1964:
NOBLE CO. MAN INJURED
A noble County man was seriously injured shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday when
his automobile crashed into a truck which had been stopped a half mile west of
Cumberland on Ohio 146. The truck driver had given assistance to a South
Zanesville man whose car had just crashed into a culvert.
Edgar Dimmerling, 57, of Caldwell Route 7, received a fractured skull and
broken nose when his westbound car crashed into the tractor-trailer truck
operated by Charles Pack, 40, of Dexter City. He was taken to Good Samar-
itan Hospital in a Tom ambulance from Cumberland. He was listed in fair
condition last night.
Highway patrolman from the Cambridge post said Pack had stopped to assist
Larry Young, 20, of Beechrock drive, South Zanesville, whose car had crashed into
a culvert after he apparently went to sleep at the wheel of his westbound car.
Young was not injured and only moderate damage resulted to the car.
Officers said Pack’s truck was parked partially on the highway but that he had placed
flares as warning signals.
Dimmerling underwent surgery Tuesday morning.The following appeared in The Zanesville (OH) signal newspaper on August 22, 1942: Divorces Granted Mrs. Lucy Dimmerling was granted a divorce from her husband, Edgar Dimmerling, by common Pleas Judge W. H. Smith. She was given the custody of a minor child, $10 per month alimony and $5 per month for support of the child. Plaintiff paid cost. Her attorney was Vernon Archer.
Records conflict on the spouses of Edgar Dimmerling.
1) Dolores Snider and the Social Security Death Index state that Lucy Thompson Dimmerling died in 1978, however, Edgar's obituary in the Zanesville Times Recorder lists her as a survivor.
2) Dolores Snider lists Ruby Stack as Edgar's second wife. Ruby is not mentioned in either obituary.
3) Edgar's obituary at www.mcvay-perkins.com lists two wives who preceded him in death: Lucy Thompson and Marie Morris.
Further research needs to be done to clarify the issue.Obituary from Zanesville Times Recorder:
CALDWELL -- Edgar J. Dimmerling, 96, of Caldwell, died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at the
Summit Acres Nursing Home.
He is survived by his wife Lucy Bernice Thompson Dimmerling; four daughters, Rose
Mary Tennant, Dolores (Jim) Steed, Phyllis (James) Phillis, and Anna Lee (Jerry) Reed; one
son, Dwight F. Dimmerling; and numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-
grandchildren,and great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the McVay-Perkins Funeral
Home, where Christian Scripture services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Funeral liturgy with Mass
will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, at the St. Stephen Catholic Church with
Father Dale Tornes officiating. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcvay-perkins.com.Obituary from www.mcvay-perkins.com:
Edgar Ignatz Dimmerling, age 97, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Sunday morning (6/8/2003) at
Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell. He was born 7/15/1906 near Fulda, Ohio a son
of the late Alex & Elizabeth Ruppel Dimmerlng. He had worked as a coal miner and oil
driller and was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caldwell, Ohio. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his first wife Lucy Bernice Thomp-
son Dimmerling; his second wife Marie Morris Dimmerling; 2 sons Junior Dimmerling and
infant Norman Dimmerling; and 1 brother Alfred Dimmerling. Surviving are 1 son Dwight F. Dimmerling of Caldwell, Ohio; 4 daughers Rose Mary
Tennent of McConnelsville, Ohio, Dolares (Jim) Steed of Sarahsville, Ohio, Phyllis (James)
Phillis of Mconnellsville, Ohio and Anna Lee (Jerry) Reed of McConnellsville, Ohio; 1
daughter-in-law Mildred Dimmerling of Caldwell; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren
and great-great grandchildren. Friends may call Tuesday (6/10/2003) from 4 to 8 PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home,
416 East Street, Caldwell, Ohio 43724 where Christian Scripture Services will be held at
4:30 PM. Funeral Mass with Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday (6/11/2003) at 10
AM at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caldwell, Ohio with Fr. Dale Tornes as celebrant.
Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Caldwell.
Sources conflict on middle name:
1) Dolores Snider, citing church records, gives middle name as Francis.
2) Obituary in the Zanesville Times Recorder gives middle initial as J.
3) Obituary at www.mcvay-perkins.com gives middle name as Ignatz.
No cause of death was listed on Norman Dimmerling's death certificate. It reads "No medical aid (found dead in bed)."
Norman Dimmerling's obituary appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on March 17, 1931.
FUNERAL FOR BABY Funeral services were held Sunday morning from Fulda
Immaculate Conception church, conducted by Rev. Father
Mathes for Edgar, two-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
L.(?) Dimmerling, who was found dead in bed Friday, at the
home near Sharon. The babe had been ill with pneumonia.
Interment in Fulda cemetery by B. B. Wheeler.(Note: The child's name is incorrectly given as Edgar instead of Norman in the Obituary. Edgar was Norman's older brother)
Sources disagree on the dates of Norman's birth and death:
Source birth date death date
Snider 12 Mar 1931 12 May 1931
Death cert. --- 12 Mar 1931
Obit ~ Jan 1931 13 Mar 1931