Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Joseph Burkhart

In 1880, Joseph (40) and Mary (37) Burkhart lived in Washington Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with their children John (12), Mary A. (11), Andrew P. (9), Theresa (7), Frank (5), and Margaret (1). The oldest three children attended school.


Mary A. Yontz

According to the 1880 census, Mary and her parents were born in Baden, as was her husband.


Grace Burkhart

Grace does not appear with the family in the 1880 census.


Joseph Burkhart

In 1880, Joseph (40) and Mary (37) Burkhart lived in Washington Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with their children John (12), Mary A. (11), Andrew P. (9), Theresa (7), Frank (5), and Margaret (1). The oldest three children attended school.


John Yontz

John Jontz came to the United States with a young wife, Christiana, and two young children.

In 1860 John Yontz (64) owned a farm worth $600 in Seneca Twp., Monroe County, Ohio. Other members of the household were Christina (45), Mary (13) and John (5) Yontz. Mary attended school. All were natives of Bavaria except young John, who was born in Ohio. A son from John's first marriage, Joseph Yontz, lived in the adjacent household in the census.

The family has not been found in the 1870 census for Monroe County.


Joseph Slevin

In 1920, Joseph Slevin (42) and his wife Sarah (47) owned a home at 505 S. Chestnut St. in the 2nd Ward of Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. Living with them were two of Sarah's children from her first marriage, Anna Burkhart (13) and Joseph Burkhart (25) and Joseph's wife Elizabeth Burkhart (21). Anna attended school. Joseph Slevin worked as a cook at the railroad bridge works. Sarah's daughter Victoria Burkhardt Slevin lived next door with her husband and two sons. The relationship between the two Slevin men is not known at this time.

From death certificate:
Name: Joseph E. Slevin
Residence: 505 South Chestnut
Age: 50 years 7 months 29 days
Birth: 09 Mar 1877, Temperanceville, Ohio
Occupation: Coal Miner, Tuttle Coal Mine
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Sarah Slevin
Father: Ed Slevin, Temperanceville, Ohio
Mother: Mary Butler, Temperanceville, Ohio
Informant: MRs. Sarah Slevin, Barnesville, Ohio


Sarah Jefferies

From death certificate:
Name: Sarah J. Gallagher
Residence: 505 S. Chestnut St., Barnsville, Belmont Co., OH
Age: 63 years 11 months 23 days
Birth: 05 Jun 1872, Temperanceville, Ohio
Occupation: At home
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Michael Gallagher
Father: Thomas Jefferies, Ohio
Mother: Nancy Huntsman, Ohio
Informant: Mrs. Hollis Cater, Barnesville, Ohio [daughter]