Living in Alliance, Stark Co., OH in May 2001.
Living in Louisville, Stark Co., OH in May 2001.
Ronnie and Jeanette Zwick have two children. Their names are unknown at this time.
Researcher Linda Kay Anderson gives an alternate birth place: Stenbach, Germany, and birth date: 10 Jan 1821, but does not cite a specific source. The 1920 census entry for Simon Weisent states that his parents were born in Bavaria.
In 1850, 29 year old farmer Jacob Weisant lived in Seneca Twp., Monroe Co., Ohio with his wife Catharine (34) and children Barbara (8), Lany (7), Jacob (6), Francis (5), Catharine (3), and Vollentine (1). Only Barbara attended school. Also living on the farm was a 22 year old German-born laborer named Edward Ust (?). Jacob's farm was valued at $700.
In 1870, Jacob Weisent owned a farm worth $10,000 in Seneca Twp. where he lived with his wife Catherine and children Frank (24), Catherine (22), Valentine (21), Joseph (18), John (16), Peter (14), Adam (13), Simon (10), and Mary (9). The youngest six children attended school. Jacob's personal possessions were valued at $2487.
At the time of the 1880 census, Jacob (59) and Catherine (67) Weisent lived in Seneca Twp. with their son Simon (21) and granddaughter Lisette Burkhart (15). Lisette (Lucetta) was the daughter of Barbara Weisend Burkhart. Jacob's newly-married son Adam lived next door.
According to researcher Mark Haren, some sources show that Magdelena Weisend died in infancy. However, she appears in the 1850 Federal Census in Ohio (F. H. C. F # 444705) with family, at age 7 yr., as Lany. So she could not have died in 1843.
Mary Weisend does not appear with her parents and siblings in the 1870 census. It is presumed that she died before that time.
At the time of the 1880 census, Simon Weisend (21) lived and worked on the family farm with his parents in Seneca Twp., Monroe County, Ohio.
In 1920, widowed farmer Simon Weisent (61) lived on the farm of his nephew, Clem Burkhart in Malaga Twp., Monroe Co., OH. Clem was the son of Simon's older sister, Catherine Weisend Burkhart. The 1920 census was enumerated on Jan 1, 1920. Simon was employed as a rubber worker in Akron, Ohio.
Mary Weisend did not live with her parents at the time of the 1880 census. She would have been about 19 years old at the time.
In 1920 26 year old farmer Herman S. Zwick lived on a rented farm in Louisville, Nimishillin Twp., Stark Co., Ohio with his wife Florence C. (25) and daughters Rita M. (3 yrs. 5 months), Eileen A. (2 yrs. 1 month) and Mary M. (9 months).
Herman Zwick was the owner of Zwick Department Stores.
Obituary from the Louisville Herald, page 1, 9 Aug 1945:
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Herman S. Zwick, 52, for the last 13 years operator of the
Zwick Dry Goods Store at Louisville, died in his home at 501 S.
Chapel st following a long illness.
Mr. Zwick formerly operated a general store at Harrisburg
and was a life resident of the Louisville area. He was an active mem-
ber of St. Louis Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, Rotary
Club, Catholic Order of Foresters, and Holy Name Society. He also
had served as a Boy Scout commissioner.
Mr. Zwick is survived by his widow, Mrs. Florence S.
Zwick; four sons, Ensign H. Joseph, stationed at San Diego, S/Sgt. A.
Patrick, home on a 30-day furlough from the European area, Pvt.
Thomas P., serving in the Philippines and Mark L. of the home; seven
daughters, Mrs. Rita France, and Eileen, Mary, Eunice, Rosemary,
and Barbara of the home, and Mrs. Jean Kirtley of Manchester, N.H.;
one niece, Mrs. Nina Schrader, three grandchildren; his father, George
Zwick of Louisville, and six sisters, Sister Eucharia and Sister James
of Our Lady of Elms, Akron, Mrs. Marvin Gulling, Mrs. John Bede-
rman and Mrs. Arthur Monter of Louisville and Mrs. L. W. Wormald
of Canton.
Services were held at St. Louis Church this Thursday morning.
Rev. Fr. Francis Palm was the celebrant. Rev. Fr. Joseph Joliet, deacon,
and Rev. Fr. Paule Dehnke, subdeacon at the Requiem High Mass. Burial
in the church cemetery.
The following newspaper article has no date or publication name. It is estimated to be from about 1948.
Louisville Mother of 11 Runs Store
Faith, Work and Humor Enable Mrs. Zwick To 'Carry Through'"Work is the greatest medicine in the world,' claims Mrs. Florence
Zwick, Louisville mother of 11 children and owner of a dry goods store.
With all but her two youngest children either married or away at
college, the small, soft-spoken woman finds much satisfaction in her
work at the store, which she took over after the death of her husband
three years ago.Although she had taught for four years in Nimishillen Township
schools before her marriage to Herman Zwick in 1915, she wasn't
uninformed about the store business. Her father Charles Gulling, had
operated a general store at Harrisburg for almost 20 years and she had
helped out there.FROM 1920 TO 1935 she and her husband operated a general store
at the same location, having purchased the building from her father's
successor. Mrs. Zwick became bookkeeper.
Paved roads lessened the demand for the general store and in
1932 the couple opened a second store in Louisville to sell yard goods
and women's and children's ready-to-wear.
Mrs. Zwick continued to serve as bookkeeper and it wasn't
until Mr. Zwick's illness five years later that she began to take an
active interest in the store. During the eight years he was ill with a
type of paralysis, she took an increasing amount of responsibility at the
store.
There were three things which carried her through, she
says, in looking back over that last year when Mr. Zwick was confined to
a wheel chair never again be well. Those things were faith in God, plenty
of hard work and a sense of humor."SOMETIMES I HAD to develop the sense of humor,' she
confesses. "It wasn't easy. Three of my boys were in the service and
there was so much to be done." Her oldest daughter Rita (Mrs. Maurice
France), a registered nurse, moved home to help care for her father.
"Success in business isn't up to the storekeeper himself," she says.
"Its made by the customers and it depends on the good
will which exists between the storekeeper and his customers."
Today the Zwick store employs five people. The
children worked in the store when they were home, but other interests
have limited them now to merely "helping out."
The Zwick children, in addidition to Rita,
are Eileen (Mrs.
NOTE: THE REST OF THIS PARAGRAPH IS MISSING FROM THE PAPER !senior in pre-med at John Carroll University; Pat, a senior in
engineering at the University of Cininnati; Tom, a junor in business
administration at John Carroll University, and Mark, a student at St.
Mary's Seminary in Cleveland.ALTHOUGH HER OWN children total 11, she has come
to think of them as an even dozen. For a niece, Nina McCoy (Mrs. Bernard
Schrader), came at 14 to live with the Zwicks. "She has been like a real
daughter to me," Mrs. Zwick says. "I have enjoyed every minute of my family
and I wouldn't hesitate a second if I could relive again the years when they
were all small, " she says. "I have enjoyed each one of them. The work,
worry and responsibility which is part of raising a family is more than
compensated for by satisfaction in one's later years."Although the time she has had to devote to hobbies
has been limited, she enjoys reading and traveling and hopes at some time
to be able to do a lot more of both.Mrs. Zwick lives at 503 South Chapel
st in Louisville.
In 1920, Walter McCoy (22), his wife Veronica (24), and daughter Nina (6 mos.) owned a mortgaged home on Lakemore in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio. Walter was employed as a rubber worker in a rubber shop. Walter and his parents were natives of Ohio.
The wedding announcement was published on pg 1 of The Louisville Herald on 5 Sep 1918
Miss Veronica Zwick and Walter McCoy were married Tuesday morning.
The ceremony was performed at St. Louis Catholic church by Rev. N. P.
Weckel and the attendants were Miss Margaret Zwick, the bride’s sister, and
Vincent Samblanet. Mary Agnes Zwick and Anna Marie Zwick, a sister and
cousin of the bride, were the flower girls. They were dressed in white and
carried baskets of flowers. The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Zwick, was gowned in white silk and wore a veil. Her maid wore a gown of yellow
satin. They went to Springfield Lake where they will make their home. Mr. McCoy
is a rubber worker and is employed at Akron.Veronica Zwick McCoy's obituary appeared on pg 6 of The Louisville Herald on 21 Feb 1920:
Mrs. Veronica McCoy died at her home at Springfield Lake, Thursday [05 Feb 1920]
morning at 10:45 o'clock after a short illness caused by pneumonia. Her age was
twenty-four years. She is survived by her husband, Walter McCoy, a daughter
six months old, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Zwick, six sisters and one
brother, residing at Louisville.
Mrs. McCoy was born in Monroe county, Ohio. The family moved to
Louisville and located on a farm north of town where Mrs. McCoy resided
until her marriage to Mr. McCoy, which occurred September 3, 1918. Since
then they have resided at Springfield Lake. Mrs. McCoy was a very
pleasing young woman and her death has caused much sorrow to her many
friends.
Her mother, Mrs. George Zwick and her sister, Miss Margaret, accompanied
the body to Louisville for interment which was made in the Catholic Cemetery
Saturday morning.
In 1920, 23 year old Marvin Gulling lived with his parents and younger siblings on the family farm in Louisville, Nimishillin Twp., Stark Co., Ohio. He was employed as a school teacher.
At the time of the 1930 census, Marvin Gulling (33) and his wife Margaret (33) rented a home for $20 a month in Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio. Living with them were their children Richard (8), Vivian (7), Robert (6), Audine (5), Meriam (3 yrs 4 mos), and Corine A. (1). The oldest three children attended school. Marvin worked as a repairman in a garage.
Wedding announcement from The Louisville Herald, pg 1, 14 Oct 1920. The brides, Hilda Smithberger and Margaret Zwick, were first cousins.
One of the pretty events of the season was the double wedding which was performed
by Rev. N. P. Weckel at St. Louis Catholic church, Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock.
The contracting parties were Miss Hilda Smithberger and Clarence Pillot and Miss Margaret
Zwick and Marvin Gulling. Mrs. And Mrs. Pillot were attended by Miss Hilda Pillot and
Alex Smithberger, as sister and a brother of the bride and groom, respectively, and Mr. and
Mrs. Gulling also had as their attendants a sister and a brother, Miss Florence Zwick and
Vincent Gulling.
The brides wore handsome gowns of white satin and veils with pearl beads. They carried
bouquets of white roses. Their attendants wore gowns of changeable yellow tafetta and
carried bouquets of yellow roses. The ringbearer, little Miss Mary Thurin, carried the rings
in a basket of white dallias. She was very pretty an a white crepe de Chine gown. Many
friends of the young people were in attendance at the services.
Mrs. Pillot came to Louisville from Monroe county, Ohio about four years ago. Mrs.
Gulling is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Zwick. They made their home with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marx Zwick. Both are handsome young ladies, with amiable
dispositions. Mr. Pillot is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pillot and Mr. Gulling
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Gulling of Harrisburg. Both are estimable, industrious young
men.
After the ceremony, a breakfast was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marx Zwick,
only a few guests being present. They were given many beautiful gifts and their friends
extend congratulations. They are spending a week in visiting with friends and upon their
return Mr. and Mrs. Pillot will reside with Mr. Pillot’s parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Gulling
will locate in Akron.
Obituary:
Miss Vivian M. Gulling, age 50, of 1419 Monter Ave., Louisville passed away Friday
noon, Oct. 20 [1972] at Timken-Mercy Hospital following a short illness. Born in the
Louisville area, October 17, 1922, to the late Marvin E. Gulling and Mrs. Margaret Gulling,
she was employed at the Ohio Power Co. of Canton as an accounting clerk for six years.
She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church of Louisville.
Survivors, beside her mother, include: four sisters, Mrs. Angelo (Audrey) Pederzolli of
Alliance, Mrs. John (Marian) Egan of Mantua, Miss Corine Gulling of Louisville, and Mrs.
Phillip (Monica) Scully of Cleveland Heights; three brothers, Richard Gulling of Louisville,
Robert Gulling of Bucyrus and Charles Gulling of North Canton.
A Mass of the Resurrection was held Monday at 10 AM in St. Louis Catholic Church with
burial in the church cemetery. Friends called at the Paquelet Funeral Home Sunday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 PM