At the time of the 1920 census, Isadore W. Schott (32) rented a farm on Georgetown Road in Nimishilin Twp., Stark County, Ohio. Living with him were his wife, Clara T. (30) and daughters Lucille R. (7), Hellen B. (5) and Margurie L. (1 yr 5 mos.). Only Lucille attended school. Everyone in the household was a native of Ohio, as were their parents.
In 1930, Isadore W. Schott (42) and his wife, Clara T. (40) rented a farm in Nimishillin Twp., Stark County, Ohio. They lived there with their four children, Lucile (17), Helen (15), Marjorie (11) and Richard (5). The three girls attended school. Also living with the family was a 24 year old Swiss-born farm laborer named Arnold Gribi. Isadore Schott was not a veteran of the armed forces. The family did not own a radio set.
Obituary:
ISADORE W. SCHOTT, age 95 of 4019 W. Tuscarawas, Canton passed, away Monday
Feb. 28 [1983], after a short illness.
Born in Noble County on Dec. 6, 1887 to the late Jacob and Mary Schott, he lived in the
Louisville area all his life. He was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church and was a retired
farmer.
He is survived by one son, Richard of Canton; three daughters; Mrs., Lester (Helen) Kuhn
of Louisville, Mrs. Cletus (Marjorie) Johnson of Navarre, and Mrs. Cornelius (Lucille) Kuhn;
13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and, one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Clara Schott in 1943.
A Mass of the Christian burial will be held today, Thursday, March 3, at 11 AM. In St.
Louis Church with burial in the church cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Paquelet
Funeral Home two hours before services on Thursday.
Obituary from the Louisville Herald, page 1, 14 May 1943::
MRS. ISADOR SCHOTT
Mrs. Clara Schott, 53, a resident of Louisville for 30
years, died Sunday afternoon in the home on North Chapel st
after a long illness.
Mrs. Schott was a native of Noble county and a member
of St. Louis Catholic Church and St. Ann’s Altar and Rosary Society
She leaves her husband, Isador Schott; a son, Richard, of the home;
three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Kuhn, Mrs. Helen Kuhn, and Mrs.
Marguerite Johnson of Louisville; her father, Peter Sorg, and three
sisters, Mrs. Anna Crum, Mrs. Ida Archer and Mrs. Edna Crum of
Noble county.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Louis Church with Rev. Fr. Francis Palm singing the Requiem High
Mass and with burial in the church cemetery in charge of Paquelet
parlors.
Obituary from the Zanesville Signal:
SUMMERFIELD - Mrs. Clara Schott, 53, wife of Isadore
Schott of Louisville, Stark county, died Sunday [09 May 1943] at her
home following an extended illness. She was the daughter of Peter Sorg
and the late Rose Sorg of near Summerfield, and is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Cornelius Kuhn, Mrs. Lester Kuhn, and Mrs. Cletes
Johnson all of Louisville, and a son Edward Schott of the home, in
addition to her husband and father.
She is also survived by the following brothers and sisters:
Harry and Otmer Sorg, Mrs. Anna Crum and Mrs. Earl Archer of Sum-
merfield, and Mrs. Edna Crum of Fulda.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in the Louisville
Catholic church and burial made in a Catholic cemetery there.
In 1930, E. E. Archer (68) owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with him were his wife, Ida M. (38) and sons Wilbur P. (15), Bernard M. (15), Raphael C. (12), Edward H. (10), Cletus I. (8), and Herbert C. (2 yrs. 2 mos.). All of the boys except Herbet attended school. The Archers did not own a radio set. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Louis Ritterbeck and Edward's brother Andrew Archer.
Social Security number issued in Ohio prior to 1951 under the name Charles Archer
In 1930, Harry (36) and Clara (33) Sorg owned a farm in Marion Twp., Noble County, Ohio where they lived with their children Earl (), Clyde (), Virgil (), and Dorothy (). The three boys attended school. The family did not own a radio set. Adjacent farms in the census were those of John Thomas and Harry's parents, Peter and Rosa Sorg. Clara's brother Ernest Ritterbeck lived nearby.
Obituary:
Mrs. Clara Sorge (sic), 76, of Summerfield Route 1, died yesterday [22 Dec 1972]
at 12:05 a.m. in Good Samaritan Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born Nov.
25 1896 in Noble County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ritterbeck. Mrs. Sorge
was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic church in Carlisle and was a member of the
church’s Catholic Women’s Club.
She is survived by her husband, Harry Sorge, one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Biedenbach
of Sarahsville; two sons, Earl and Virgil; one brother, Ernest Ritterbeck of Cuyahoga Falls;
24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Monday in St. Michael’s Catholic church and the
funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Re. Walter Hinze will officiate. Friends
may call at the Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield from 7 to 9 on Sunday and from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 Monday.
Clyde Sorg is not listed as a surviving sibling in the 1957 obituary of his sister, Ruth Sorg Crock.
In 1930, 26 year old farmer Roman Crim (Crum) lived with his wife Edna (26) in a home they owned (value $500) in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with them were their children Marjorie (4) and Mary R. (11 mos.). Based on census data, they had been married for about 5 years. All members of the household were born in Ohio as were Roman's and Edna's parents. The family did not own a radio set.
Obituary #1:
Roman S. Crum, 61, of 423½ North Seventh street was dead on arrival at Bethesda
Hospital at 11:45 a.m. Monday after suffering an apparent heart attack while walking
on North Seventh street near the Expressway exit.
He was born in Noble County Oct. 10, 1903, a son of Leo and Elizabeth Yeagle
Crum and was a member of the Bethel Church of God. He worked as a painter.
Surviving are his widow, Margaret, four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Archer of Summer-
field Route 2, Mrs. Mary Rose Saling, Mrs. Marjorie Saling, and Mrs. Louella
Mazenko, all of South Olive; four step-daughters, Mrs. Wanda Devaul of Falls
Church, W. Va., Mrs. Benjamin Massaro of Wooster, Mrs. Don Armstrong of
Wheeling, W. Va., and Mrs. Donald Little of 841 Leonard avenue; two step-sons,
Gail Ice of Cincinnati and Grant Ice of Cutler; a sister, Mrs. Clara Saling of Lowell
and several grandchildren.
The body was taken to DeLong and Baker Funeral Home where friends may call
after 7 p.m. today.Obituary #2:
Services for Roman S. Crum, 61, of 423½ North Seventh street [Zanesville]
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in DeLong and Baker Funeral Home with Rev.
L. J. Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Crum died
Monday [07 Dec 1964].
The following memorial notice appeared in The Zamesville Times Recorder a year after Roman Crum's death:
In memory of Roman S. Crum who passed away Dec. 7th, 1964.
While walking alone in the street
He met an Angel who came to greet (Him)
The Angel said "It's time to go."
And since that day we miss him so.
Sadly missed by:
Children, stepchildren
and Wife, Margaret Crum.
Obituary:
NOBLE COUNTY WOMAN DIES; HIT BY AUTO
CALDWELL - Mrs. Edna M. Crum, 62, of Caldwell
Route 4 was fatally injured at 6 a.m. Tuesday [22 Mar 1966]
when she was struck by an automobile a mile north of Cald-
well on U.S. 21, the Ohio Highway Patrol reported.
Mrs. Crum sustained multiple fractures of her right
leg and head injuries. She was dead on arrival at a Caldwell
physician’s office where she was taken in a McVay ambulance.
Officers said Mrs. Crum walked from the west to the east side
of the highway into the path of the northbound car operated by
Mrs. Vada Z. Waybright, 36, of Marietta. Mrs. Crum was en
route to work at Loos Produce Company in Cambridge when
she was struck. She was hit as she crossed the road to get into
an automobile.
Mrs. Crum was born May 12, 1903, in Noble County,
a daughter of Peter and Rose Sorg.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Margery Saling, Mrs.
Mary Rose Saling, and Mrs. Louella Macenko, all of near Cald-
well, and Mrs. Lucille Archer of Summerfield Route 2; two sisters,
Mrs. Anna Crum of Caldwell Route 1, and Mrs. Ida Archer of Sum-
merfield Route 1; two brothers, Harry Sorg of near Summerfield;
and Ott Sorg of Caldwell; 17 grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Clara
Schott, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Brubach Funeral Home in Summer-
field 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Rosary will be recited at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Requiem Mass will be
sung at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in
Caldwell.
In 1880, 25 year old farmer Jacob Shotts lived with his 17 year old wife Mary in Stock twp., Noble co., Ohio. according to the census, Jacob and Mary as well as Mary's mother were born in Ohio; Jacob's father and mother were born in Bavaria and Mary's father in Virginia. Living nearby were the families of Ananias and Emma B. Archer, and Martin V. and Sarah Archer.
In 1900, 44 year old farmer Jacob Schott lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 37 year old wife Mary and their nine children: Amelia (19), Elizabeth (18), Katie (17), Edward (15), twins Isadore and Emma (12), Rosa (9), Martin (7), and Urban (2).
Living in the household at the time of the 1910 census were 54 year old Jacob Schott, his 47 year old wife Mary A., five of their children: Isidor W (22), Martin C (17), Urbin G (12), Wilber L (4), and Cathorine Barkhart (27), and infant grandson Robert E. (presumably the son of Catherine). All were born in Ohio except Robert, who was born in Pennsylvania.
In 1920, 65 year old farmer Jacob Schott lived with his wife Mary A. (57) and son Wilbert (13) on a farm he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Wilbert attended school. All members of the household were born in Ohio; Jacob's father and mother and Mary's father were born in Germany; Mary's mother was born in Ohio. Living nearby were the families of Leo Schehl, Charles Warner, C.E. Crum, and Henry Sorg.
In 1930, Jacob (74) and Mary A. (66) Schott owned a farm in Stock Twp. One of the questions asked in the census was "Age at first marriage." Jacob and Mary were 24 and 52 years old, respectively, when they were first married. This indicates that this was Mary's first marriage, but Jacob had an earlier marriage. The Schotts owned a radio set. Adjacent homes in the census belonged to widow Mary Smith and Charles E. Crum.
The following article appeared in the Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on Aug. 3, 1933 SCHATT REUNION IS HELD AT MARIETTA SUMMERFILED, O., Aug 3 -- The annual Schatt reunion was
held Sunday at Marietta fairgrounds and was largely attended by
relatives and friends. A picnic dinner was served with the following
present: Jacob Schatt and Mr. and Mrs John Schehl and sons Earl,
Harold and Clarence, Berne; Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Schatt and Miss
Cora Sorg, Summerfield; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baker and
daughter Dorothy and sons Earl and Roger Lee, Lewisville; Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Zwick and daughter Lorena and son Clarence
and Miss Junita Camden, Mss. Bertha and Ella Giedenbach,
McConnelsville; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schatt and daughters
Pauline, Delores, Beulah, Mildred and Betty and sons Paul
and Robert, Mr. and Mrs Clarence Schatt and daughters Helen,
Ruth, Eileen and Vera, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Crum and daughters
Elma and Ruth Ann and son, Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kress
and sons Gilbert and Raymond, Caldwell; Urban Schatt, fond du
Lac, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schatt and daughter Lillian and
son Wilfred, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schaad, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schaad and sons Alfred, Paul and Robert and daughter Margaret
and Wilfred Miller, Waterford; Nelson and Elmer Schatt, North
canton; B. J. wheeler, Rockford, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaad
and son Lawrence and daughter Elizabeth, Beverly; Mrs. J. H.
Noll and sons Harvey and Rhinehart and daughter Bernetta,
Lower Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schatt and son George,
Clarence Arnold, Simon Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaad
and daughters Eunice, Ruth and Regia and sons Howards
and Robert, Churchtown; Mr. and Mrs Frank Schaad and
daughters Catherine, Marie, Beatrice and Gertrude and sons
Francis and Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaad and sons
William and Walter and daughters Mary Ann, Hilda and Viola,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huck and sons John, Walter and Joseph
and daughters Rita, Margaret, Gertrude and Mildred and Mrs.
Rosa Strahler and daughter Catherine, Lowell; George Schaad,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schatt and daughter Marie, Mrs. Harvey
Biehl and William Barth Marietta. A brief business session was held and officers as follows elected
for the 1934 reunion: President, Jacob Schatt, Berne; vice president,
George Schaad, Marietta; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Eva Schatt,
Summerfield; lecturer Mrs. Ralph Schaad, Waterford.Jacob Schott's obituary appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on August 22, 1942 DEATH COMES TO JACOB SCHOTT, 87 CALDWELL -- Jacob Schott, 87, retired farmer of near Carlisle,
and a lifelong resident of Noble county, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Alex Crock of near Carlisle, Friday, shortly before
noon, following a six-weeks illness of a heart ailment. He was twice married, first to Mary Ann Miller and following her
death to Mary Block, also deceased. Surviving are five daughters and five sons; Mrs. Ben Gerdes of
Coldwater; Mrs. Crock; Mrs. William Crum of Canton; Mrs. Eugene
Lieser, Cleveland; Mrs. Rose Moran, Maywood, Ill., Isadore, of
Louisville, O.,; Edward, Martin and Urban, all of Cleveland and
Wilbur of near Caldwell; three brothers, John of Fulda and M. F.
and Caster (sic: Casper) of Caldwell. Funeral services will be Monday at 9:30 a. m. in St. Michael's
church at Carlisle, with Rev. Father J. J. Donaldson officiating.
Burial will be in St. Michael's cemetery in charge of the Brubach
funeral home.Jacob Schott's funeral notice was published in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on August 26, 1942 SCHOTT FUNERAL Funeral services for Jacob Schott, 87, of the Berne community,
were held Monday at the St. Michael church at Berne, with Rev.
Father J.J. Donaldson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are five sons, Isadore, of Lewisville, O.; Edward, Martin
and Urban, of Cleveland, and William of near Caldwell; five daughters,
Mrs. Ben Gerdes, of Coldwater; Mrs. William Crum, of Canton; Mrs.
Eugene Liesser, of Cleveland; Mrs. Rose Moran, of Maywood, Ill.,
and Mrs. Alex Crock, of the home; three brothers, Nicholas and
Casper of Caldwell and John of Fulda.
Jacob outlived both his wives. He has two tombstones in St. Michael's Cemetery:
Schott, Jacob 1855 -- 1942
Mary A. June 24, 1862 -- July 30, 1914Schott, Mary A. 1862 -- 1932
Jacob 1855 -- 1942It is not known which grave Jacob is buried in.
According to the 1900 census, all of Mary Miller Schott's nine children were still living at the time of the census. Mary and her parents were born in Ohio.
The 1910 census indicates that this is the first marriage for both Jacob and Mary, and that ten of Mary's eleven children were still living.
Records conflict on date of birth:
4 Jun 1862 -- Snider
24 Jun 1862 -- tombstoneObituary:
Shock following an operation for cancer last Monday causes the death of Mrs.
Mary Ann Schott, aged 51, a resident of Carlisle, Noble county, at the Good Samaritan
hospital at 5:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon. The body was removed to the Mader
undertaking rooms and prepared for burial and will be shipped to Summerfield over the
O. R. & W. road at 7:50 o’clock Friday morning. The funeral will be conducted Sunday
morning at the Catholic church in Carlisle.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Schott is survived by 10 children: Edward J., Isadore W.,
Martin C., Urban B., Wilbert W., Mrs. Emily Gerdes, Mrs. Elizabeth Crock, Mrs.
Katherine Burkhardt, Mrs. Emma Leiser and Miss Rosa Schott. Many of her children
were present when death ensued.
From death certificate:
Name: Mary Ann Schott
Age: 51 years 1 month 6 days
Birth: 24 Jun 1863, Ohio
Occupation: Housewife
Marital status: Married
Father: Henry Miller, W Va
Mother: Elizabeth Michael, Ohio
Informant: Jacob Schott
Tombstone inscription:
Otto E. Schott Mar 5, 1902 -- June 1, 1909 s/o Jacob & Mary A.
In 1880, 25 year old farmer Jacob Shotts lived with his 17 year old wife Mary in Stock twp., Noble co., Ohio. according to the census, Jacob and Mary as well as Mary's mother were born in Ohio; Jacob's father and mother were born in Bavaria and Mary's father in Virginia. Living nearby were the families of Ananias and Emma B. Archer, and Martin V. and Sarah Archer.
In 1900, 44 year old farmer Jacob Schott lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 37 year old wife Mary and their nine children: Amelia (19), Elizabeth (18), Katie (17), Edward (15), twins Isadore and Emma (12), Rosa (9), Martin (7), and Urban (2).
Living in the household at the time of the 1910 census were 54 year old Jacob Schott, his 47 year old wife Mary A., five of their children: Isidor W (22), Martin C (17), Urbin G (12), Wilber L (4), and Cathorine Barkhart (27), and infant grandson Robert E. (presumably the son of Catherine). All were born in Ohio except Robert, who was born in Pennsylvania.
In 1920, 65 year old farmer Jacob Schott lived with his wife Mary A. (57) and son Wilbert (13) on a farm he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Wilbert attended school. All members of the household were born in Ohio; Jacob's father and mother and Mary's father were born in Germany; Mary's mother was born in Ohio. Living nearby were the families of Leo Schehl, Charles Warner, C.E. Crum, and Henry Sorg.
In 1930, Jacob (74) and Mary A. (66) Schott owned a farm in Stock Twp. One of the questions asked in the census was "Age at first marriage." Jacob and Mary were 24 and 52 years old, respectively, when they were first married. This indicates that this was Mary's first marriage, but Jacob had an earlier marriage. The Schotts owned a radio set. Adjacent homes in the census belonged to widow Mary Smith and Charles E. Crum.
The following article appeared in the Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on Aug. 3, 1933 SCHATT REUNION IS HELD AT MARIETTA SUMMERFILED, O., Aug 3 -- The annual Schatt reunion was
held Sunday at Marietta fairgrounds and was largely attended by
relatives and friends. A picnic dinner was served with the following
present: Jacob Schatt and Mr. and Mrs John Schehl and sons Earl,
Harold and Clarence, Berne; Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Schatt and Miss
Cora Sorg, Summerfield; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baker and
daughter Dorothy and sons Earl and Roger Lee, Lewisville; Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Zwick and daughter Lorena and son Clarence
and Miss Junita Camden, Mss. Bertha and Ella Giedenbach,
McConnelsville; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schatt and daughters
Pauline, Delores, Beulah, Mildred and Betty and sons Paul
and Robert, Mr. and Mrs Clarence Schatt and daughters Helen,
Ruth, Eileen and Vera, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Crum and daughters
Elma and Ruth Ann and son, Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kress
and sons Gilbert and Raymond, Caldwell; Urban Schatt, fond du
Lac, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schatt and daughter Lillian and
son Wilfred, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schaad, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schaad and sons Alfred, Paul and Robert and daughter Margaret
and Wilfred Miller, Waterford; Nelson and Elmer Schatt, North
canton; B. J. wheeler, Rockford, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaad
and son Lawrence and daughter Elizabeth, Beverly; Mrs. J. H.
Noll and sons Harvey and Rhinehart and daughter Bernetta,
Lower Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schatt and son George,
Clarence Arnold, Simon Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaad
and daughters Eunice, Ruth and Regia and sons Howards
and Robert, Churchtown; Mr. and Mrs Frank Schaad and
daughters Catherine, Marie, Beatrice and Gertrude and sons
Francis and Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaad and sons
William and Walter and daughters Mary Ann, Hilda and Viola,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huck and sons John, Walter and Joseph
and daughters Rita, Margaret, Gertrude and Mildred and Mrs.
Rosa Strahler and daughter Catherine, Lowell; George Schaad,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schatt and daughter Marie, Mrs. Harvey
Biehl and William Barth Marietta. A brief business session was held and officers as follows elected
for the 1934 reunion: President, Jacob Schatt, Berne; vice president,
George Schaad, Marietta; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Eva Schatt,
Summerfield; lecturer Mrs. Ralph Schaad, Waterford.Jacob Schott's obituary appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on August 22, 1942 DEATH COMES TO JACOB SCHOTT, 87 CALDWELL -- Jacob Schott, 87, retired farmer of near Carlisle,
and a lifelong resident of Noble county, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Alex Crock of near Carlisle, Friday, shortly before
noon, following a six-weeks illness of a heart ailment. He was twice married, first to Mary Ann Miller and following her
death to Mary Block, also deceased. Surviving are five daughters and five sons; Mrs. Ben Gerdes of
Coldwater; Mrs. Crock; Mrs. William Crum of Canton; Mrs. Eugene
Lieser, Cleveland; Mrs. Rose Moran, Maywood, Ill., Isadore, of
Louisville, O.,; Edward, Martin and Urban, all of Cleveland and
Wilbur of near Caldwell; three brothers, John of Fulda and M. F.
and Caster (sic: Casper) of Caldwell. Funeral services will be Monday at 9:30 a. m. in St. Michael's
church at Carlisle, with Rev. Father J. J. Donaldson officiating.
Burial will be in St. Michael's cemetery in charge of the Brubach
funeral home.Jacob Schott's funeral notice was published in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on August 26, 1942 SCHOTT FUNERAL Funeral services for Jacob Schott, 87, of the Berne community,
were held Monday at the St. Michael church at Berne, with Rev.
Father J.J. Donaldson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are five sons, Isadore, of Lewisville, O.; Edward, Martin
and Urban, of Cleveland, and William of near Caldwell; five daughters,
Mrs. Ben Gerdes, of Coldwater; Mrs. William Crum, of Canton; Mrs.
Eugene Liesser, of Cleveland; Mrs. Rose Moran, of Maywood, Ill.,
and Mrs. Alex Crock, of the home; three brothers, Nicholas and
Casper of Caldwell and John of Fulda.
Jacob outlived both his wives. He has two tombstones in St. Michael's Cemetery:
Schott, Jacob 1855 -- 1942
Mary A. June 24, 1862 -- July 30, 1914Schott, Mary A. 1862 -- 1932
Jacob 1855 -- 1942It is not known which grave Jacob is buried in.
According to the 1930 census, Mary and her mother were born in Ohio. Her father was a native of Germany.
The following appeared in The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on May 23, 1932 Mr. and Mrs. John Shehl spent Tuesday evening at
the home of Jake Schott of Summerfield, route 2. Mrs.
Schott is very critically ill at this writing.(Mary A. Block Schott died less than 2 weeks later on June 4, 1932).
According to her death certificate, Mary A. Schott was born on October 22, 1863 in Monroe Co., Ohio to German born father George Block and Ohio born mother Catherine Schwalie [Schwallie]. At the time of her death on June 4, 1932 in Stock Twp., Noble Co., Ohio she was married to Jacob Schott of Berne, Ohio. The cause of her death is given as "Carcinoma of Intestines." She was bruied in Berne, Ohio on June 6, 1932.
Mary Block (Black? Blake?) Schott's obituary appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on June 7, 1932 SCHOTT SERVICES AT BERNE CHURCH Summerfield, O., June 7 -- Rev. Fr. Anthony Tague
conducted funeral services for Mrs. Mary Schott, wife
of Jacob Schott, Monday morning in St. Michaels
R. C. church, Berne, and burial was made in the
church cemetery. Mrs. Schott's death occurred at 11 o'clock Saturday
morning in her home, near Berne, from cancer. In
addition to her husband, she is survived by one brother
and three sisters, Jacob Black and Mrs. Frank
Ulrich, Lewisville, Mrs. Henry Kress and Mrs.
Joseph Ritterbeck, Fulda, and the following step-
children; Mrs. Eugene Leiser, Mrs. Walter Moran,
Martin and Urban Schott, Cleveland, Isadore, North
Louisville, Edward Schott, Massilon, Wilbert, Cum-
berland, Mrs. Ben Gerdis, Coldwater, Mrs. Alex Crock,
Dexter City and Mrs. William Crum, Caldwell.A shorter death notice appeared in The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on June 9, 1932 BERNE, O., June 8 -- Mrs. Mry Schott of route 1 passed
away at her family home near here Saturday morning,
following a lingering illness of complications. Funeral
services were held Monday in the St. Michael's church
here with Brubach and Dearth in charge.
Records conflict on place of birth. Church records of St. Mary, Fulda, Noble County, OH (cited by Delores Snider) indicate that Louis Ritterbeck was baptized there. In the 1900 census, Louis Ritterbeck states that he was born in Pennsylvania. (Fulda is about 90 miles from the Pennsylvania border.)
In 1900, 36 year old farmer Louis Ritterbeck lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 27 year old wife Mary and their three children: Albert (6), Clara (4), and Ernest (1). Mary and Louis could both read and write. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Cain Sorg and Allen Barnes.
In 1930, Lewis (68) and Mary (58) Ritterbeck owned a farm in Stock Twp. where they lived with their unmarried son, William (29). Unlike most of their neighbors, the Ritterbecks owned a radio set.
Living near Summerfield, Ohio in 1933, according to the obituary of his sister-in-law, Margaret Yeagle Schott.
From death certificate:
Name: Louis Ritterbeck
Age: 73 years 9 months 27 days
Birth: 10 Mar 1864, Noble County, Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Mary Ann Ritterbeck
Father: Louis Ritterbeck, France
Mother: Gertrude Ebberts, Unknown
Informant: [illegible] Ritterbeck, Summerfield Rt 1
According to the 1900 census, all three of the children that Mary Yeagle Ritterbeck had given birth to were still living.
From The Zanesville Signal, 16 Mar 1940, pg 7:
SISTER ILL
Mrs. Louis Ritterbeck and son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William
Ritterbeck, and their daughter Bernadine, were summoned to Pittsburgh Wednesday
by the serious illness of the former's sister, Mrs. Rachel Michaels. They were
accompanied by Wayne McAuley and Mrs. Oscar Brubach, who visited the latter's
sister, Mrs. James Donovan.(Rachel Yeagle Michel and Mary Ann Yeagle Ritterbeck were sisters.)
Mary Ann Yeagle Ritterbeck's obituary (courtesy of Tom Singer and Dennis Valot, original source unknown):
Mrs. Mary Ann Ritterbeck, 73, widow of Louis Ritterbeck of Summerfield
Route, died Monday morning (May 1, 1944), at the Good Samaritan hospital
after a few days’ illness. Surviving are 3 sons, Albert & Ernest Ritterbeck of
Summerfield Routes, and William Ritterbeck of Elba, and daughters Mrs.
Harry Sorg of Summerfield and Mrs. William Yontz of Lewisville, Route and
a number of grandchildren. The body was brought to the Brubach funeral
home and prepared for burial. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
From death certificate:
Name: Mary Ann Ritterbeck
Age: 71 years 8 months
Occupation: Housewife
Birth: 01 Sep 1873, Noble Co., Oh
Marital status Widowed
Spouse: Louis Ritterbeck
Father: Sylvester Yeagle, Germany
Mother: unknown
Informant: W. M. Ritterbeck (first initial is difficult to read)