In "St. Mary's -- 150 Years -- Culda, OH" author Delores Snider gives the father of Franz Joseph Ritterbeck as Ambers Ritterbeck. She also lists the father of Louis Ritterbeck as Ambers Ritterbeck.
It is believed that the fathers of Franz and Louis Ritterbeck are two different people. Researcher Carol Patterson points out that Franz's widow Rosanna is found in the 1880 US Census in the household of Louis, where she is listed as his aunt. This, along with the fact that Franz and Louis are born 28 years apart (using dates provided by Snider) suggests that their relationship is one of uncle-nephew instead of siblings.
This suggests that Franz had a brother named Ambers, who was named after his father.
In 1920, 44 year old Harry Platt rented a house at 306 Sweetbriar St. in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. He lived there with his wife Mary (41) and children Thomas, (16) and Helen (3). Also living with them was Mary Platt's mother, Margaret Hartman (77). Harry's father was born in New Jersey, his mother in Pennsylvania. Harry was employed as a telegraph operator for a natural gas company. His son worked as a machinists helper in (ilelgible).
Ten years later, the Platt family lived at the same address. Harry (54), Mary M. (52), and Helen M. (13) rented the house for $35 a month. Helen attended school. The family did not own a radio set. Their ages at first marriage, 25 and 34, indicate that Mary is Harry's second wife. Harry was employed as a telegraph operator.
The "History of Noble County, Ohio, 1887" mentions two men named John Hill who settled the Fulda area of Enoch Twp. prior to 1840. The other John Hill may have been John Heil.
At the time of the 1850 census, 39 year old German-born farmer John D. Hill lived in Enoch Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with his wife Matilda (40) and children Catherine (12), Leonard (7), and Eve (2).
In 1860, 50 year old farmer John D. Hill lived in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his Tilda (50) and children Catherine (22), Leonard (18), Ephraim (14), and John (10). The boys all attended school during the previous year.. Place of birth for John and Tilda is listed as Hesse Cassel.
In 1870, John D Hill (59) still lived in Enoch Twp. with his wife Matilda (60), daughter Catherine (31) and son John (19). Also living in the house was 17 year old farm hand Leonard Raurke (Roehrig?), born in Ohio. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Magnus Weaver (Weber) and Daniel Moore.
Ottilia Schoeppner and John Hill were fellow passengers on the ship to America.
In 1880, 71 year old widow Otilia Hill lived with the family of her 26 year old son John B. Hill in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Otilia's daughter Catherine (42) also lived in the household.
Existence of this child in the family of John D. Hill and Ottilia Schoeppner is questionable. Note that there is another child in this family (born 1853) named John. It may be that this child died young. He is not listed with the family in the 1850 census.
In 1850, 12 year old Catherine lived with her parents and attended school in Enoch Twp., Monroe County, Ohio. Her birth place is listed as Virginia in the census. Ten years later, 22 year old Catherine Hill lived and worked on the family farm with her parents and three younger brothers. In 1870, 31 year old Catherine still lived and worked on her parents' farm in Enoch Twp. Her birthplace is again listed as Virginia. At the time of the 1880 census, Catherine (42) lived with the family of her younger brother John B. Hill in Enoch Twp.
Ten year old Anna Barbara Hill is not included with the family in the 1850 census. It is presumed that she died before that time.
Four year old Ephraim Hill is not listed with the family in the 1850 census and is presumed to have died before that time.
George Schott and his younger siblings are not listed with the rest of the family in the 1860 census. He would have been about 11 years old at the time. George Schott moved to Rainbow, Washington Co., in 1877.
In 1880, 31 year old farmer George Schaad lived with his wife Catharine (31) on a farm they owned in Watertown Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. Living with them were their children Lizzie (6), Henry (4) and Edward (7 mos). All members of the household were born in Ohio; George's father and Catherine's parents were born in Prussia and George's mother was born in Bavaria.
On 9 Aug 1883, the "Fulda" column of the Caldwell Citizens' Press reported
Jacob Schaadt and wife, George Schaadt and wife, of
Washington county are visiting friends here.At the ime of the 1900, 51 year old farmer George Schott (Aug 1848) lived withg his wife Catherine (50; May 1849) on a farm they owned in Watertown Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. Living with them were their children Henry (24; Feb 1876), Edward (20;Oct 1879), Anna (18; Sep 1881), and Charles (15; Sep 1884). George and Catherine had been married for 28 years. Charles attended school. All members of the household were born in Ohio, George's and Catherine's parents were born in Germany. Living on a nearby farm was George's brother Joseph with his wife Elizabeth and their children. Also living with Joseph was his and George's father Jacob.
By 1910, 61 year old Geo Schaad lived with his wife Catherine (60) had purchased a home at 111 High Street, Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio where they lived with their son Charles (24). George was unemployed (retired) and Charles worked as a carpenter.
In 1920, 71 year old Geo Schott lived with his wife Catherine (70) in their home at 111 High Street in Marietta. Living with them was their son Charles (34). George was unemployed (retired?) and Charles worked as an oil stock salesman.
According to the 1930 census, Geo Schott (81) and his wife Catherine (80) still owned the home at 111 High Street in Marietta. Neither worked outside the home. None of their children worked with them. Daughter Anna Bosner and family lived next door.
George Schott's obituary appeared in The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on July 9, 1936 NATIVE OF CO. DIES N. F. Schott of East street and Casper Schott
of Fairground street, Caldwell, have received word
of the death of their cousin, George, 88, a native of
Noble county, which occurred in Memorial hospital,
Marietta, Monday. Death was due to a fractured hip which he sus-
tained in a fall at his home on Harmar Hill Saturday.
He never regained consciousness. Funeral services
will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock in the
Catholic church at Marietta with internment in that city. The deceased was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Schott, early Noble county settlers. Surviving
are the following children Miss Elizabeth Schott,
Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Hannah Beeshaar, Edward and
Henry Schott. all of Marietta. His wife died six years
ago. Mr. Schott had resided in Marietta for the past
twenty years.George Schott's obituary appeared in the Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on July 9, 1936 RELATIVE DIES George Schott, 86, Marietta, passed away at
his home in that city from injuries sustained when
he fell at his home and fractured his left hip. The deceased was a cousin of Casper Schott
and Nick Schott, caldwell; John Schott, near Fulda
and Jake Schott, Carlisle.
Another death notice for George Schott appeared in the Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on July 12, 1936: George Schott, 88, native of this county, died in
Marietta hospital. He lived at Harmer Hill.According to his death certificate, George Schott [Schaad] was born in Fulda, Ohio on August 25, 1848 to German born parents Jacob Schott and Anna Marie Hartman ]Hohmann]. At the time of his death he was married to Catherine schoeppner and lived at 111 High Street, Marietta, Ohio. He died in Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Washington Co, Ohio on July 7, 1936 of Uricemia complicated by a fractured hip. He was buried in New St. Mary's Cemetery on July 9, 1936.
In 1910, 29 year old Elizabeth G. Schott lived as a lodger in the home of the William Francis family at 7209 Idlewild Street in Pittsburgh (Ward 13 - Homewood), Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Elizabeth and her parents were all born in Ohio. She worked as a family dressmaker.
In 1920, 46 year old Elizabeth G. Schott lived as a lodger in the home of the William A. Schaeffer family at 7236 Idlewild Street in Pittsburgh (Ward 13 - Homewood), Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Elizabeth and her parents were all born in Ohio. She worked as a dressmaker in "private homes."
In 1930, a 45 year old unmarried woman named Elizabeth Schott lived as a roomer at 7205 Race Street in Pittsburgh (Ward 13 - Homewood), Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Elizabeth and her parents were all born in Ohio. She worked as a dressmaker for a seamstress.
According to her father's 1936 obituary, Elizabeth was unmarried and a resident of Pittsburgh.
At the time of the 1850 census, 39 year old German-born farmer Jacob Shotts lived in Enoch Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with his 34 year old wife Ann M., and their children Catherine (7), Rachel (5), Jacob (3), and George (1). None of the children attended school. Jacob's farm was valued at $600. Jacob Schott's farm was located next to those of John Miller amd Joseph Hohman (Jacob's brother-in-law).
In 1860, Prussian-born farmer Jacob Shott (49) lived in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his wife Ann M. (44) and their children: Catherine (17), Rachel (15), Israel (13). Also living with the family was Mrs. Shott's five year old nephew Joseph Blake (the son of her sister Gerturde Hohman Blake). Jacob's younger children -- George, Joseph, John, and Maria Anna -- are not listed in the census. John is presumed to have died, since he never again appears in the census. The other three children -- George, Joseph/Jasper and Mary -- can be found in the home of Joseph and Maria Schaub in Enoch Twp. The children's mother, Mary Hohman Schott had a child in July, 1860... it's possible that the parents sent the little ones to a friend's house to get them out of the way.
By the time the 1870 census was taken, 59 year old farmer Jacob Schott had moved to a farm worth $6000 in Union Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. Jacob's personal estate is listed on the census as having a value of $1000. Living with Jacob was his wife Mary A. (55) and their children Catherine (27), Jacob (23), George (27), Joseph (23) and Mary A. (12). Also listed on the census with the Schott family is Catherine Kerns (possibly Keens) (16). Joseph and Mary attended school the previous year as did Catherine Kerns. Jacob was born in Prussia and Mary in Berne Germany (Prussia). The children, including Catherine Kerns were all born in Ohio. The relationship between Cahterine Kerns and the Schott family is not known.
In 1880, 69 year old Jacob Schaad lived in Watertown Twp., Washington County, Ohio with his wife, Anna M. (62) and unmarried daughter Kate (37). Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Joseph Kern and Phillip Schilling. Noble County native Peter Hartman worked as a farmhand on the Schilling farm.
At the time of the 1900 census (June), 89 year old widower Jacob Schaad lived in the home of his son, Joseph, in Watertown Twp. His date of immigration was "unknown."
Sources conflict on Jacob Schaad's date of death: Researcher JoAnn Schoeppner Cummings states that Jacob died in 1862 in Noble County. Dale Schaadt states that he died in 1900 in Washington County. Jacob Schaad's appearance in the 1880 and 1900 census in Washington County suggests that Cummings' date is incorrect. Washington County probate court records contain an entry for a 90 year old widowed farmer named Jacob Schaad who died of apoplexy on 22 Jun 1901.
Apoplexy can refer to any sudden rapidly fatal disease, but it most frequently referred to a stroke.
Maunela Kaib, citing church records in Mittelkalbach, does not list Maria Anna as one of the children of Johann and Marie (Weber) Hohman.
In 1860, 17 year old Catherine Schott lived and worked on her parents' farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. She did not attend school that year.
In 1880, Kate Schaad (37) lived with her parents on their farm in Watertown Twp., Washington County, Ohio.
In 1900, a 55 year old unmarried woman named Catherine Schaad rented a room at 115 Camp Ave., Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Her birthdate was Dec 1844. She was not employed. Several Hohmans, Schaatd and other former residents of Noble County Ohio lived in adjacent homes. These included her nephew Henry Schott / Schaad, Ferdinand and Mary (Hohmann) Stark.
In 1910, Catherine lived with the family of her widowed sister, Mary Ann Struif, at 115 Camp Ave. In 1920, 77 year old Catherine Schaad lived with her nephew Henry Struif at 117 Camp Ave. Her sister, Mary Ann Struif, lived next door.
Date of death has not been proven.
Sources conflict on date of birth:
5 Sep 1844 (Snider)
30 Sep 1945 (death certificate)Regina Schott entered a cloistered order, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
According to her death certificate, Regina Schaad (aka Sister Magdelen of St. Agatha) was born in Ohio to Jacob Schaad and Mary Hartman (Hohman) on September 30, 1845. She died on April 21, 1909 of cerebral hemerage and general paralysis. At the time of her death she lived at the Convent of Good Shepherd in Carthage, Springfield Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio. She was buried in the convent cemetery on April 23, 1909.
John does not appear with the rest of the family in the 1860 census. He may have died before 1860.
On August 8, 1837, 54 year old farmer Johann Schaadt together with his wife Chatrine (50) and children Jacob (26), Nicolas (21), Wendel (17), Madeline (15), Michel (13) and Margarite (8) left the port of Havre de Grace, France aboard the ship Glide of Portsmith, New Hampshire enroute to the port of Baltimore with a final destination of Ohio.
In 1860, 75 year old "Catherine Shcot", a native of Prussia, lived with the family of her daughter, Margaret Burkhart (32) in Malaga Twp., Monroe County, Ohio.
According to researcher Dale Schaadt (Schott), Medeline and Michael Schaadt were both age 13 at the time of their arrival in Baltimore on the ship "Glide." It is presumed that they are twins.
The name Sailing may have been spelled "Seeling" in Bavaria.
According to History of Noble County, Ohio, 1887, in 1839, Valentine Saling and John Warner came to Ohio from Philadelphia and settled in the southern part of Enoch Township, then in Monroe County.
At the time of the 1850 census, 59 year old farmer Valentine Sayling lived in Enoch Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with his 58 year old wife Mary and 19 year old daughter Ann. All three were born in Germany. Valentine's farm was valued at $500. The neighboring farm in the census belonged to Valentine's son-in-law, Nicholas Schott.
In 1860, 60 year old Valentine Saling lived in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. His occupation is listed as "gentleman." With him lived his son John (30), John's wife Margaret (32), and their children: Henry (13), Mary (9), Margaret (7), and John (5). Neighboring farms in the census were those of August Dimmerling and Francis Abbott.
Mary Spiegl Saling is listed with her husband in the 1850 census, but not in the 1860 census. It is presumed that she died before that time.
Deleores Snider lists an unnamed daughter of Valentine Saling born about 1837. This child does not appear with the family in the 1850 census.
Maria Katharina Trabert was born in the Hahnmuehle (mill) in Langenbieber. Langenbieber is situated about 8 km east of Fulda/Germany.