Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Frank E. Schumacher

Frank Schumacher’s obituary appeared in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 17 Oct 1966:
FRANK SCHUMACHER DIES; RETIRED FUNERAL DIRECTOR
WOODSFIELD - Frank E. Schumacher, 81, a widely-known retired Woodsfield funeral director, died at 11 a.m. Sunday (Oct 16) at his home here after a year’s illness.
Mr. Schumacher had been an undertaker more than 50 years and operated Schumacher Funeral Home in Woodsfield from 1944 to 1960. He graduated from Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1908.
Mr. Schumacher was a life member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Woodsfield and was also a member of its Holy Name Society and the Board of Directors of Citizens National Bank in Woodsfield.
Mr. Schumacher was born Sept. 25, 1885, near Woodsfield, son of Phillip and Philomena Wahl Schumacher.
Surviving are his widow, Margaret Reight Schumacher, a son, James E. Schumacher of Woodsfield, a sister, Mr. John T. (Victoria) Haser of 912 Ohio street, Zanesville; a brother, Isadore Schumacher of Woodsfield; and four grandchildren.
Friends may call at Michener funeral home in Woodsfield where Rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm. (DST) Tuesday. Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday (DST) at St. Sylvester Church in Woodsfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery.


John Thomas Haser

On 5 Jun 1917, 29 year old unmarried John Thomas Haser of 502 S. Monroe St., Zanesville, Ohio filled out a US military draft registration card. He stated that he was born on November 30, 1887 in Zanesville, Ohio. He worked as a teamser for the Zanesville Transfer Co. John stated that he should be exempt from military service because he was responsible for the support of his "father, bro & sister.." John was described as being of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.


Otto Anthony Schumacher

At the time of the 1920 census, Ohio native Otto A. Schumacher (31) was an unmarried self-employed undertaker in Pocatello, Idaho.

Ten years later, Otto (40) still lived in Pocatello; now with his wife of about 10 years,, Mary E. (29) and children Mary K. (8), Phyllis A. (5) and O. A. Junior (3). Otto still worked as an undertaker in a funeral parlor. He was a native of Ohio; Mary was from Iowa, and the children were all born in Idaho. Otto's father and mother were from Germany and Ohio; Mary's were from Georgia and Iowa.

Otto Schumacher’s obituary was published in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 9 Oct 1948:
O. A. SCHUMACHER DIES IN ILLINOIS
Otto A. Schumacher, 66, owner of the Murphy funeral home in
Canton, Ill., died in the St. Francis hospital in Peoria, Ill., early
Friday morning following a brief illness.
A native of Woodsfield in Monroe count and a former resident
of this city, he was associated with the Bateman funeral home
here for a number of years prior to entering service in World War
I. Following the war he went to Idaho, later going to Canton where
he worked as an embalmer, later purchasing the funeral home.
Surviving the deceased are his wife, Elvira; two daughters, Mary
K. and Phyllis; one son, Otto, all of Canton; his mother, Mrs. Philo-
mena Schumacher and a sister Mrs. John Hazer, both of 912 Ohio
street, Zanesville, and two brothers, Isadore and Frank Schumacher,
both of Woodsfield. One brother, Albert J. Schumacher of Woodsfield,
preceded him in death in 1947.
The body is being shipped to the Frank Schumacher home in
Woodsfield, where friends may call all day Sunday.
Funeral services will be conducted from the St. Sylvester Catholic
Church in Woodsfield, Monday morning at 9 o’clock. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.


Clara Marie Letzelter

Also known as Barbara Clara Letzelter.


John Henry Johnson

Sometime around 1890 John Henry Johnson left Pittsburgh and moved down the Ohio River with his parents and family settling in the town of Clarington, Ohio where his father, Gerhart, operated a hotel/saloon business. Family lore says that John began working on the boats along the river. This is where he met Minnie Letzelter. Her parents had died and she was being raised by foster parents near Powhatan Point in Belmont County. It is rumored he was a drinker and gambler. Their first son, Karl, was born in Powhatan Point. They later moved up river to Wheeling West Virginia where Howard was born in 1898. The family is listed in the 1900 Census for the Union district, Precinct #3, Wheeling, WV. John Henry's occupation at the time was "tinpacker." Apparently sometime between 1901 and 1903, Minnie left John Henry, put the two boys in an orphanage or home, and moved to Pittsburgh. Not long after that, Gerhart and Sophia, the boys' grandparents, removed them from the orphanage, and took them to live on a farm near Clarington. Karl often said that his times on the farm were his most enjoyable. In Pittsburgh Minnie worked as a maid and even opened up a millinery shop at 1511 Lincoln Ave in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. She is listed in the 1910 census as being a milliner and living as a lodger with the William J. Furst family at 7078 Lemington Ave. Gerhart and Sophia left Clarington,OH (circa 1904) and moved to McKeesport, PA. They brought the two grandchildren with them. John Henry also moved there. he is listed in the 1905/1906 McKeesport City Directory as a flue cutter living at 1110 N. Evans Avenue. The entire family including Karl and Howard are enumerated at 330 Shaw Ave. in McKeesport in the 1910 Census. John Henry was a laborer in the Tube Mill and Carl (sic) G. was an errand boy. Minnie Letzelter Johnson continued to live in the Lincoln-Lemington area and she continued to list herself as the widow of John Henry Johnson although he was still living. Sometime between 1911-1912 she took the boys back. A Christmas card from Karl Johnson's photoalbum indicates he was living on Lemington Avenue.


George Anthony Letzelter

Sources conflict on wife's name:
??? Kulp -- Betty Hartley
Anna Barbara Wilder -- Ancestry.com One World Tree

It is not known if George Letzelter had two wives.

On 26 Apr 1942, 56 year old George Anthony Letzelter of 755 Chesterfield Rd., Columbus, Ohio registered for the US military draft. He stated that he was born in Monroe County, Ohio on 10-31-1885. In answer to the question "Name and address of person who will always know your address," George answered "wife - same address." George worked as the Cols. Blank Book Mfg. Co., at 313 S. High St. in Columbus. He was described as being 6' tall, 200 lbs, with a light complexion, blue eyes and gray hair.

From death certificate:
Name: George A. Letzelter
Age: 59 years 10 months 1 day
Birth: 31 Oct 1885, Woodsfield, Ohio
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Anna Letzelter
Father: Charles Letzelter
Mother: Barbara Becker


Anna Barbara Wilder

From death certificate:
Name: Anna B. Letzelter
Residence: 755 S. Chesterfield St., Columbus
Age: 68 years
Birth: 01 Feb 1885, Columbus, Ohio
Occupation: none
Marital status: widowed
Father: Jacob Wildi
Mother: Catherine Pfister
Informant: Lawrence Letzelter


Gerhart Johnson

The Johnson family lived in the downtown area of Pittsburgh from 1872-1888 in what is now called Market Square. In that time period Gerhart was either a saloonkeeper or bartender. From 1886-1888 he was listed as the proprietor of a restaurant at #8 Diamond St. while residing at #22 Diamond. Residences or workplaces: 1870-1879 60 Water St. 1880-1883 20 Market 1884-1885 104 Market Around 1890 the family moved down the Ohio River to Clarington, OH before returning to Pennsylvania (City of McKeesport) around 1904. McKeesport Residences:
1905 1110 N. Evans 1910 330 Shaw Ave. 1912-1918 506 Mulberry


Charles Joseph Letzelter

Occupation 1900, 1910, 1920: baker


Edward J. Letzelter

Social Security number issued in Maryland in 1969.


Veronika Letzelter

Records conflict on date of death: Resarcher Betty Hartley states that Veronika Letzelter Tracey died 12 Oct 1928. However, 57 year old widow Fannie Tracy was found in the 1930 census living with her younger sister Anna Poulton, also a widow, in Wheeling, WV.

At the time of the 1930 census, widow Fannie Tracy () lived with her widowed sister Anna Poulton in Wheeling, WV. Fannie worked as a seamstress in the alteration department of a dry goods store.