On September 22, 1918, 33 year old self-employed farmer, Fleix (Felix) Schott (dob: September 26, 1884) of #4 Caldwell, Noble Co., Ohio registered for the military draft. According to his draft registration card, his nearest relative was Sophia Schott of #4 CCaldwell, Noble Co., Ohio. His physical descriptin is given as short, stout, blue eyes and brown hair.
In 1920, 35 year old farmer Phelix (sic) Schott lived with his wife Sophia (30) on a farm they owned in Stock Twp., Noble co., Ohio. Living with them were their children Elmer L. (8), Elleamor E. (6), Esther E. (2 yrs ? mos). Only Elmer attended school. All members of the family were born in Ohio as were Felix and Sophia's parents. Listed immediatedly before Felix on the census was Leanord and Margaret Schott, Felix's parents.
In 1930, Felix (45) and Sophia (40) Schott owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with them were their children Elmer (18), Eleanor (16), Esther (12), Ellen (6), Elverna (3 yrs 6 mos.) and Ethel (7 mos.). Only Esher and Ellen attended school. Unlike most of their neighbors, the Schott family owned a radio set. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to John A. Miller and Nicholas Kullman.
Obituary from the Zanesville Times Recorder, page 2-A, 24 Apr 1973:
CALDWELL - Felix Schott, 88, of Caldwell Route 1 (the
Fulda community) died at 3:40 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph’s Hos-
pital in Parkersburg, W. Va., where he had been a patient a few
days.
He was born in Noble County, Sept. 26, 1884, a son
of Leonard and Margaret Blake Schott. He was the last survi-
vor of a family of five. His wife, Sophia Warner Schott, died in
1965.
Survivors include a son, Elmer Schott, of Caldwell
Route 4; four daughters, Mrs. Elnora Schwallie of Louisville,
Mrs. Esther Gerst of Caldwell Route 1, Mrs. Elverna Peinovich
of Canton and Mrs. Ethel Schoeppner of Harrietsville; 17 grand-
children and 15 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Ellen Dudzik,
is deceased.
Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield is in charge of
arrangements and will take the body to Murphy Funeral Home
in Caldwell where friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
Funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at St.
Mary's Catholic church in Fulda conducted by Rev. Fr. Walter
Heinz. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Obituary: Zanesville Times Recorder, 06 Dec 1965
Mrs. Sophia Schott
SUMMERFIELD -- Mrs. Sophia Schott, 76, of Caldwell
Route 1 died died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday (Dec 5) after a brief illness.
Born in Noble County August 20 1889, she was the daughter of
Joseph and Elizabeth Crum Warner. She was a member of the Fulda
St. Mary Catholic Church, its Altar and Rosary Society, and Catholic
Women's Club.
Surviving are her husband Felix, a son, Elmer Schott of Cald-
well; four daughters, Mrs. Elanor Schwallie of Louisville, Mrs. Esther
Gerst of Caldwell, Mrs. Elverna Peinovich of Canton, and Mrs. Ethel
Schoeppner of Lower Salem; a brother, Simon Warner; 17 grandchidlren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
The body was taken to Murphy Funeral Home here where
friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Rosary will be recited at
7:30 p.m. today. Services will be held 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary
Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The 1850, 1870, and 1880 census entries for John Shockling state that he was born in Pennsylvania.
John and Caroline lived and died in their two story log house on the Schockling land in Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio. The house was built by John and his father, who lived in a small house on the same parcel of land.
According to the US census in 1860, 30 year old farmer John Shockling lived in Enoch Twp. with his 25 year old wife Caroline and their youngest son Sebastian (1). According to the census, John and his wife were born in Hesse (Germany). John's farm was located next to that of his parents in the census.
At the time of the 1870 census, John Schockling still lived in Enoch Twp. next door to his father Matthias, who was infirm. Matthias may have transferred his farm to his son, since Matthias did not own any real estate in 1870. With John lived his wife Caroline (32) and sons Sebastian (10), Jacob (8), and Augustine (6). Sebastian and Jacob attended school. John's farm was worth $4600 and his personal estate was valued at $680. Adjacent households in the census were those of John's father and George Gibson, the mail carrier.
In 1880, John C. Schockling (50) and his wife Caroline (42) lived in Enoch Twp. with their three youngest sons: Sebastian (20), Jacob (18), and August (16). According to the census, none of the boys attended school. Also living in the house were John's aged parents, Matthias (92) and Ann Mary (90) Schockling. Neighboring households in the census were those of Henry Miller and Leonard Hill.
Researcher Dennis Witsberger and the 1880 census give John's middle initial as "C." Delores Snider has it as "E."
John Schockling died at age 54 of complications of pyles (hemmroids). There was no treatment or cure for pyles at that time.
According to researcher Roger Schockling, John had no will, so Caroline and their sons jointly became owners of the farm. Sebast (who was already married at the time of his father's death) had moved to an adjoining farm. He bought 22 acres which bordered his own farm that his father had purchased from a Mr. Lindsey in 1883.
Brothers Jacob and August Schockling both wanted the home place. Details are not known, but a settlement was made in February 1885. August purchased the 42 acre plot that his father bought in 1855 from William Fogle. Jacob bought out the orignal Schockling land, now 88 acres.
The 1860 census says Caroline was born in Hesse, but the 1850 and 1870 census entries state that she was born in Pennsylvania. In 1870 she was able to read but not write.
According to researcher Roger Schockling, Caroline lived with her son Jacob in the house built by her husband and father-in-law until her death in 1907. However, she does not appear with the family in the 1900 census.
Joseph Adam Schockling did not appear with the family in the 1860 census. He would have been five years old. He is presumed to have died before that time.
John Peter Schockling did not appear with the family in the 1860 census. He would have been two years old. He is presumed to have died before that time.
From the Zanesville Signal's "Chit-Chat" column (pg 8) on 8 Jun 1945:
Miss Julia Ellis of 1015 East Main street and Miss
Marcella Dimmerling visited Wednesday with the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dimmerling of Berne.
The following wedding announcement appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal on Oct. 8, 1949: (A picture of the bride and groom accompanied the article). WEDDING IN CHURCH AT BERNE OF INTEREST TO
FRIENDS HERE Miss Marcelia Dimmerling and Francis Noll exchanged
wedding vows at an impressive ceremony October 1 in St.
Michael's church at Berne. The Rev. Father Francis Schweit-
zer of St. Nicholas church in this city heard the wedding vows
at 9:30 o'clock. Rev Father Martin, pastor of St. Michael's
celebrated the nuptial high mass which followed the vows.
Arrangements of fall flowers were placed at the altar for the
candlelight ceremony. The bride word a gown of white satin fashioned with fitted
bodice and high neckline. The full skirt terminated in a cathedral
train. She wore a necklace of pearls and diamonds and carried
a pearl rosary and white prayer book surmounted with white roses.
Her veil of illusion was caught in a headpiece of seed pearls. Miss Freda Sorg was matron of honor. She wore a green gown
with modified hoop skirt. She wore matching mitts and a matching
shoulder length veil. Miss Sorg's bouquet was fashioned of green
and white carnations. Miss Lucille Nauer and Miss Gertrude Nauer were bridesmaids,
the former wore pink with matching veil and mitts and carried pink
and white carnations. Miss Gertrude Nauer wore blue and carried
pink and white carnations. Shirley Noll and Donna Jean Dimmerling were flower girls. They
wore identical frocks of blue and carried baskets of flower petals.
Marlene and Janet Dimmerling were train bearers. Their dresses
were pink. Donald Dimmerling carried the rings on a pink satin
pillow tied with white streamers. He was dressed in blue. Harry Dimmerling was best man for Mr. Noll. Guests were seated
by Richard Michel and Richard Nau. The wedding dinner was served to 140 guests in the church hall
following the ceremony. In the afternoon and evening a reception
and dance was held in the hall. The newlyweds will reside with the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Dimmerling of Berne until the first of November when they will
move into their new home on Quaker City route 2. The bride has been employed at the parish house of St. Nicholas
church here. Mr. Noll, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Noll of Cald-
well route 4 is engaged in farming
From The Republican Journal (Caldwell, OH newspaper) 15 Jan 1919
Mr. and Mrs. William Crum and son Marquis and Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Crum were calling on Ambrose Noll's
one day last week.
(Francis and William Crum were father and son. Ambrose Noll was the brother-in-law of Francis Crum, and uncle of William.)In 1920, 47 year old farmer Ambrose Noll lived with his wife Eva (43) on a farm they owned in Stock Twp., Noble Co., Ohio. Living with them were their children Marie (18), Edna (15), Roman (13), Clyde (10), Bernard (7), and Francis (4 yrs 3 mos). Also living with them was Ambrose's nephew Francis (26) the son of Ambrose's brother John. Only Roman and Clyde attended school. Listed immediately before the Ambrose Noll family on the census was the John A. Schehl family. Immediately after was Leonard Schott and family. Leonard was Eva Noll's father.
In 1930, Ambrose Noll (58) and his wife Eva (53) owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with them were their unmarried sons Clyde J. (20), Bernard E. (17), Francis R. (14), and grandson Harold Noll (6). Francis and Harold attended school. The Noll family did not own a radio set. Adjacent farms in the census were John A. Miller and Edwin Miller. Edwin was married to Edna Noll, Ambrose's daughter. Living on a nearby farm was Eva's brother Felix Schott with his family.
On 22 Jul 1940, The Sunday Zanesville Times Signal reported on pg 5:
Third annual reunion of the Noll family will be held
at the home of Ambrose Noll, near Fulda, Aug. 4. Cletus
Michael is secretary.A similar reunion was held in 1940, as announced in the Zanesville Signal on 31 July 1949:
NOLL REUNION
The annual Noll reunion will be held August 7 at
the Ambrose Noll farm, two miles east of Fulda in
Noble county. All friends and relatives are invited to
attend and take a basket dinner.Ambrose Noll's obituary appeared in The Zanesville Signal newspaper on April 1, 1954.
Funeral services for Ambrose Noll, 82, of Canton, father
of two local residents, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning at St. Michael's Catholic church at Berne, Noble
county. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Noll, a former Noble county resident, died at 4:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Edna Miller of Canton, after an illness of several months. He was born near Fulda in Noble county and was the
son of Peter and Margaret Sty Noll. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Miller are two other daughters,
Mrs. Sophie Rupple of near Caldwell, and Mrs. Marie Sorg
of Lancaster; five sons, Rome of 515 Merrick avenue, and
Francis of North Linden avenue, Clyde of Glandorf, Bernard
of Coldwater, Harold of Gulfport, Miss.; a brother Joe Noll,
of Canton; 33 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. The body was removed to the Brubach funeral home in
Summerfield where it will remain until time for services.Another obituary for Ambrose Noll appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Times Recorder on April 4, 1954. AMBROSE NOLL Funeral services for Ambrose Noll, 82, canton, father
of two Zanesville residents were held Saturday morning
at St. Michael's Catholic church at Berne in Noble county.
Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Noll, former Noble county resident, was the father
of Rome Noll of 515 Merrick avenue and Fancis Noll of
North Linden avenue. He died Tuesday afternoon. Funeral
arrangements were in charge of the Brubach funeral home
of Summerfield.
Alternate spelling of first name: Eve.
From the Zanesville Signal, 25 Oct 1950:
MRS. EVA NOLL Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Noll, 74, of near Caldwell,
who died yesterday at Good Samaritan hospital, will be
held at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning at St. Michael's
Catholic church at Berne. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. The body was removed to the residence by the Bru-
bach funeral home at Summerfield. The wife of Ambrose Noll, she was the daughter of
Leonard and Margaret Schott. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs.
Sophia Ruppel of Caldwell, Mrs. Marie Sorg of Sum-
merfield and Mrs. Edna Miller of Canton; five sons,
Roman of Maysville avenue, Clyde of Glandorf,
Bernard of Coldwater, Francis of Quacker City, and
Harold of Gulfport, Miss.; two sisters Mrs. Mildred
Noll of Lower Salem, and Mrs. Celia Brahler of Can-
ton; 28 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.A brief death notice appeared on page 12 of the Zanesville Times Recorder on 27 Oct 1950. Note that the date of the newspaper in the ancestry.com Historical Newspaper Collection is mis-identified as 27 Oct 1952.):
MRS. EVA NOLL RITES FRIDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Noll, 74, of near Caldwell,
who died Tuesday, will be held at 9:30 o'clock this morning
in St. Michael's Catholic church, Berne.
Burial will be in the church cemeteryby the Brubach Funeral
home, Summerfield. The body is at the residence.
Dolores Snider's manuscript indicates that Adrian Noll's birthdate was 29 Feb 1898. This cannot be correct, since 1898 was not a leap year.
Jean Davis Gerst's obituary was published in the Canton Repositoryon Feb. 19, 2008
Jean Gerst age 78 of Massillon passed away Saturday February 16, 2008 at Amherst Meadows. Jean was born June 9, 1929 in Dover to the late Francis & Irma (Hines) Davis and lived in the area most of her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts and baking. Her church membership was at St. Clements.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years Herman Gerst (1997) and a brother James Davis (1995). Mrs. Gerst is survived by four children, Barbara (David) Conant of Massillon, Sue Eaton of Hutchinson, MN, Ruth Marcussen of Perry Twp. and Joe Gerst of Massillon; one sister, Barbara Karr of Dover; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon. Burial will be at St. Clements Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Messages of support and sympathy can be sent to www.paquelet.com
Obituary:
Robert Joseph Schehl, 61, of Caldwell R.D. 4, died at noon Friday (Jan. 28 1983) at
Grant Hospital, Columbus. He was born March 27, 1921 in Stock Twp., Noble County,
the son of the late Leo and Mary Crum Schehl. He was employed by Eastern Ohio
Resource Development Center in Noble County. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, Fulda and was a veteran of World War II.
He leaves his wife, the former Thelma Gerst; one daughter, Mrs. James (Jane) Peters of
Cambridge; three sons, Daniel of Caldwell R.D. 6, Jerry of Byesville R.D. 1 and Allan of
Caldwell R.D. 4; 11 grandchildren, one brother, Ed Schehl of Caldwell, two sisters, Mrs.
Perry (Helen) Noll of Williamstown, W. Va., and Mrs. Bernetta Leonard of Canton.
Friends may call anytime Sunday at Estadt Funeral Home, Caldwell, where the rosary
will be recited at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church by Msgr. Lawrence Luciana. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Served in US Marine Corps.
From U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (www.ancestry.com)
Name: Ralph L Rohrig
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State: Ohio County or City: Noble
Enlistment Date: 26 Mar 1946
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Fort Hayes Columbus
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Obituary:
Evelyn Marie Rohrig, age 65, died Monday. She was born August 9, 1935, in Fulda, OH., to the late Leo Jake and Dina Hupp (Gerst). Her parents died young and she was raised by two Aunts, Regina and Veronica Hupp in Canton. She was a 1953 graduate of Timken High School. Mrs. Rohrig worked for Ohio Bell and retired from the Navarre Deposit Bank.
She is survived by husband, Ralph L. Rohrig, whom she married June 13,
1959; daughter, Laura of the residence; sons, Lawrence and Sharon Rohrig of
Jackson Twp., Steve and his fiancee, Denise Reichard, of the residence, Chris-
topher and Michelle of Perry Twp.; sister, Thelma Schehl of Coldwell; grand-
children: Kyle, Taylor, Nicholas, Nathen, Jessica, Neil and Cody.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Clements Catholic
Church in Navarre. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Thurs-
day from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Navarre.
Note: date of death based on obituary is 26 Feb 2001. Date of death in Social Security Death Index is 27 Feb 2001.
Alternate spelling: Roehrig.
On June 5, 1917, Walter Andrew Rohrig (22 - DOB June 20, 1894) registered for the military draft. He lived in Canton, Ohio (street name can not be made out) and his nearest relatives were his parents. Walter worked as a rubber worker for Gordan Rubber Co. in Canton. His physical description is given as tall and stout with blue eyes and light hair.
Early in the morning of January 22, 1920, the US census taker visited the Rohrig farm in Olive Twp., Noble County, Ohio. He listed Walter (25) and his wife Elizabeth (24). Their three-week old son Elmer was not listed because the census asked "Who lived in this household on January 1, 1920?" Elmer was born two days too late to be included in the 1920 census. Neighboring households in the census were those of Charles Ogle and Charles Wells.
In 1930, 36 year old farmer Walter A. Rohrig lived with his wife Elizabeth (34) on a farm they owned (value $400) in Enoch Twp., Noble co., Ohio. Based on census data, they had been married for about 12 years. Living with them were their children Elmer (10), Irene (9), Andrew (6), Marcella (4 yrs 7 mos), Ralph (2 yrs 3 mos), and James (8 mos). The 3 older children attended school. All members of the household were born in Ohio as were Walter's and Elizabeths's parents. Living on neighboring farms were the William Hill and Clark Blackstone families.