Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Joseph Sebastian Arnold

In 1930, 36 year old Joseph S. Arnold owned a home worth $1200 at 43 Jordan Ave., Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. He lived there with his wife Martha (nee Ruppel) (34) and children Grace M. (2 yrs, 6 mos.) and William J. (0 months). Also living in the house was Mary M. Ruppel (4 yrs, 1 mo.), Martha's neice. Mary was the daughter of Fred and Barbara Ruppel. According to the census, the family owned a radio set. Joseph was employed as a joiner in a plaining mill. Living next door to the Arnolds was the family of Clarence J. Hupp (also from Noble County). Clarence's wife was Mary Arnold. The relationship between Mary and Joseph is not known at this time.

Joseph S. Arnold's obituary appeared in The Zanesville Signal newspaper on Sep 28, 1953: Funeral services for Joseph S. Arnold, 59, of 817 Shinnick
street, will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Nicholas
Catholic church. Burial will be in Mt. Olive. Mr. Arnold died Saturday at Bethesda hospital following an
illness of seven months. He had been a patient at the hospital
since Friday night. He was a native of Pittsburgh and had made his home here
for 30 years. He was employed at the Ohio Office Supply company
before being forced to retire because of ill health. Mr. Arnold was a member of St. Nicholas church the Holy Name
Society and the Eagles lodge. Surviving are his widow, Martha; a son, William, of Dresden,
route 1; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Staller of Seville; Misses
Mary and Ruth Arnold, both of the home; three brothers, Aloysius
of Marion; Otto of Akron and Raymond of Caldwell; five sisters,
Mrs. J. W. Davis of Akron, Mrs. Omar Brokaw of 479 Spangler
drive, Mrs Albert Blake and Mrs. Ed Ritterbeck, all of Caldwell;
four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The body was removed to the Hillis funeral home where it will
remain until time for services.


Martha Rachel Rupple

In 1920, 24 year old Martha Rupple was a live-in servant in the household of Robert Geiger at 815 14th St.NW in Canton, Ohio. Mr. Geiger was employed as a production manager in a manufacturing plant.

Obituary:
Mrs. Martha Rachel Arnold, 76, formerly of 817 Shinnick street died
Sunday morning [5 Dec 1971] in St. Joseph Hospital in Louisville after a
long illness. She was born in Zanesville July 12, 1895, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Ruppell. She moved to Louisville eight years ago. Her
husband, Joseph, died in 1953. Mr. Arnold was a member of St. Nicholas
Catholic Church.
She is survived by a son, William Arnold of Dresden; three daughters,
Mrs. Lawrence (Grace) Staller of Canton, Mrs. David (Mary) Nutter of
Worthington and Mrs. John (Ruth) Donahue of Chillicothe; 16 grandchildren;
and a sister, Mrs. Francis (Margaret) Schaffer of Malvern.
Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11:15 a.m. today at St. Nicholas
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Olice Cemetery. Friends may call
at the church from 11 a.m. to service time. Paquelet Funeral Home in Louisville
is in charge.


John Westley Davis

Dates of birth and death, from the Social Security Death Index, have not been confirmed.

In 1930, John W. Davis (32) and his wife Marie (31) owned a home worth $5000 at 1117 Chester Ave. in Akron, Ohio. Living with them were their children, Pauline A. (8), Nelda L. (6), Raymond W. (4 yrs 2 mos), and Robert E. (2 yrs 3 mos). John was born in West Virginia, his parents were natives of Ohio. Everyone else in the household was born in Ohio. According to the census, the couple had been married for about 9 years. John worked as a plumber. The family did not own a radio set.


Maria Hilda Arnold

Living in Akron, Ohio in 1953, according to the obituary of her brother, Joseph Arnold.


Albert Casper Crock

Ron Crock gives the year of birth as 1896.

Obituary: Zanesville Times Recorder, pg 3 B, 09 Feb 1962
Albert C. Crock, 64, of Caldwell Route 4, died unexpectedly
at 2:30 p.m. at his home. A lifelong resident of the Fulda community,
he was born March 2, 1897 a son of Jacob and Matilda Yeagle Crock.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and its Holy Name
Society at Fulda.
Mr. Crock is survived by his widow Ida; six daughters, Mrs.
James Dalton of White Cottae, Mrs. Lawrence Kuhn of Zanesville
Route 2, Mrs. Clarence Sorg and Mrs. Robert Smithberger of Colum-
bus, Mrs. Herbert Archer of Canal Fulton, and Mrs. Donald King of
Willoughby; a son, Ronald of Columbus; 20 grandchildren; two brothers,
Edward of Caldwell Route 1 and Leo of Kent, and four sisters, Mrs.
Barbara Goetz and Mrs. Rosa Hill, both of Columbus, Sister M.
Gonzaga of Butler, Pa., and Mrs. Cora Hohman of Canton.
The body is at the Estadt Funeral Home in Caldwell where
the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Requiem High
Mass will be sung at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Church by the
Rev. Herman Crock of Danville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.


Ida Catherine Arnold

Obituary:
CALDWELL - Ida C rock, 97, of Pataskala Oak Nursing Home, formerly of Noble
County, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, at Mount Carmel East Medical Center, Columbus.
Born Aug 29, 1900, near Fulda, she had been a resident of Columbus for 28 years and
a resident of Pataskala Oak Nursing Home for the past seven years. Mrs. Crock was
a homemaker, and a member of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
in Fulda and Pope Pius Catholic Church in Reynoldsburg.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dwight (Rita) Kuhn of Caldwell, Mrs. Clarence
(Vera) Sorg of Reynoldsburg, Mrs. Herbert (Gladys) Archer of Canal Fulton, Mrs. Don
(Laverne) King of Willoughby, and Mrs. Robert (Joanne) Smithberger of Pataskala; one
son and his wife, Ronald and Betty Crock of Pickerington; one sister, Mrs. Amelia
Kimmel of Zanesville; 24 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sebastian and Mary Ann Arnold; her hus-
band, Albert C. Crock, who died in 1962; and one daughter, Irene Dalton, who died Oct.
2, 1997.
Calling hours will be 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home,
416 East St., Caldwell, where Christian Scriptures Services will be held at 8:30 p.m. today.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 8, 1997 at St. Mary
of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Sam Saprano as celebrant.
Burial will be in St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery.
The family requests memorials be made to Mount Carmel East Medical Center, or to
Pataskala Oak Nursing Home in memory of Ida C. Crock.


Edward J. Ritterbeck

Served in WWI:
Name: Edward J. Ritterbeck Serial Number: 3444877 Race: W
Residence: Caldwell, O. Enlistment Division: National Army
Enlistment Location: Caldwell, O. Enlistment Date: 14 Jun 1918
Birth Place: Wheeling, W. Va. Birth Date / Age: 10 Feb 1891
Assigns Comment: Co A 33 Machine Gun Battalion to Discharge Mechanic 21 Nov 1918.
Honorable discharge 14 Feb 1919.


Obituary:
Edward Ritterback (sic), 75, of Caldwell Route 4, died at
5:45 p.m. Tuesday (July 19) at Good Samaritan hospital where he
had been a patient a week.
He was born Feb. 10, 1891 at Wheeling, W. Va., a son of
John and Mary Ann Dimmerling Ritterback. A veteran of World War
I and a retired farmer, he was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church
at Fulda.
Surviving are his widow, the former Rosella Arnold; two
daughters, Miss Marilyn Ritterback of Columbus and Mrs. James
Schott of Cambridge; two sons, Corporal James Ritterback of the
Cambridge Highway Patrol Post and Richard Ritterback of Columbus,
15 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Agnes Seen, and two brothers, Julius
and Emil, of Akron.
Requiem mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church
with Rev. Fr. J. J. Donaldson officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by the
Caldwell VFW and the Summerfield American Legion.
Brubach Funeral Home at Summerfield is in charge of the arrange-
ments and will take the body to Murphy Funeral Home in Caldwell where
friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Rosary will be recited
at 8 p.m. today at the Caldwell funeral home.


Rosella C. Arnold

Alternate spelling of first name: Roselia.

Obituary:
Mrs. Rosella Ritterbeck, 75, of 4849 Beacon Hill Rd., Columbus, died at 2:17
a.m. Tuesday [19 Jul 1977] at Doctors Hospital West in Columbus. She was a
longtime resident of the Fulda community in Noble County before moving to
Columbus. She was born in Noble County March 30, 1902. Her husband, Edward,
died July 19, 1969.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Doris Schotts (sic) of Guernsey and Mrs. Marilyn
Hayes of Grove City; two sons, Richard of Columbus, and Lt. James Ritterbeck of the
Ohio Highway Patrol, Zanesville; three sisters, Mrs. Amelia Kimmel of Zanesville, Mrs.
Harley Blake of Caldwell and Mrs. Ida Crock of Reynoldsburg; one brother, Al Arnold of
Gettysburg, Pa.; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Ritterbeck was a
member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church and its women’s club in Columbus.
The body is a Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield and will be taken today to Murphy
Funeral Home in Caldwell where friends may call 7-9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday. Christian wake services will be held at 7:15 p.m. today at Murphy Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Church in Fulda with burial in the
church cemetery.


Raymond William Arnold

At the time of the 1930 census, Raymon (25) and Clara (22) Arnold rented a farm in Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio. They lived their with their daughters Ester (4 yrs 3 mos.), Alberta (2 yrs 9 mos.) and Madeline (4 mos.). Adjacent households in the census belonged to Harley Blake, and Ray's in-laws, John and Katherine Miller. No one in that page of the census owned a radio set.

Raymond and Clara Arnold had seven daughters. Their only son, Howard, died in infancy. The reason for the eight year gap betweeen the birth of Madaline (1929) and Mary Lou (1937) is not known. (A break this long between children was very unusual at that time.)

Raymond's daughter and son-in-law, Alberta and Wilfred Heppner, came to visit her parents in Fulda in the winter of 1951 with their two young daughters, Joyce (18 months) and Jeannette (about 4 months) from their home in Stark County. Infant Jeannette refused to drink the unpastureized milk from the farm. Her grandfather Ray rode his horse out in a snowstorm over the hill, where he had arranged to have a neighbor meet him halfway with milk for the baby.

Obituary from the Zanesville Times Recorder:
Raymond William (Coon) Arnold, 63, trustee of Enoch Township in Noble
County for the past 22 years died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday in Good Samaritan
Hospital. He had been ill for three weeks.
Born Aug. 21, 1904 in Fulda, he was a son of Sebastian Mary Ann Schafer
Arnold and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mr. Arnold was a
farmer and a member of the Eagles Lodge of Caldwell.
Surviving are his widow, the former Clara Miller, seven daughters, Mrs.
Ester Crum of Sarahsville, Mrs. Alberta Heppner of Louisville, Mrs. Madeline
Warner of Cambridge Route 1, Mrs. Mary Lou Thieman of Churchtown, Mrs.
Rita Gallinis of Louisville, Mrs. Carol Hupp of Caldwell and Miss Judy Arnold
of Columbus.
Also surviving are two brothers, Al Arnold of Marion and Otto Arnold of
Jasper, Ark., five sisters, Mrs. Marie Davis of Akron, Mrs. Ida Crock of Col-
umbus, Mrs. Rosella Ritterback of Caldwell, Mrs. Amelia Kimmel of 460 Gray
street and Mrs. Matilda Blake of Caldwell, and 33 grandchildren.
One son, a brother, and a sister are deceased.
The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Estadt Funeral Home
in Caldwell. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church with Rev. Fr. J. J. Donaldson officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Friends may call today and Sunday at the funeral home.


Obituary from the Louisville Herad:
Raymond Arnold
Mr. Arnold passed away on Thursday [24 Aug 1967] at Good Samaritan
Hospital, Zanesville at the age of 63. He resided in Caldwell.
In addition to his widow, Clara, seven daughters survive him, including
Mrs. Wilfred Heppner and Mrs. John Galinis of Louisville, 2 brothers and 5
sisters.
Requiem High Mass was on Monday at St. Mary's Church in Fulda.
Burial was in the church cemetery.


Omar Brokaw

At the time of the 1930 census, Omar Brokaw (24) and his wife of three years, Amelia (Arnold) (23), rented a home at 546 Woodlawn Ave. in Zanesville, Ohio. The couple had no children. Omar was a laborer in a tile plant. Both Omar and Amelia were natives of Ohio, as were their parents. The couple did not own a radio set.

The following excerpt was taken from the “Outdoors With Monty” column of the Zanesville Signal on 20 Sep 1945, when the author (Glenn Montgomery) discussed the opening day of squirrel season:
Omar Brokaw, who is taking his vacation this week,
spent opening day near Caldwell. Most of the day was
spent just visiting, as he had his limit within an hour and
a half of getting into the woods. Two were gray [squirrels]
and two were big fox squirrels. There were plenty of
hickory nuts in the woods and the animals were feeding
on them.

Omar Brokaw’s obituary appeared in The Zanesville Signal on 12 Jan 1954:
WILSON SCHOOL CUSTODIAN DIES
Omar C. Brokaw, 47, of 479 Spangler drive, custodian
at the Wilson school, died at 3:59 o’clock yesterday after-
noon at Good Samaritan hospital after a lingering illness.
Mr. Brokaw was a native of Noble county and was born
March 3, 1906, a son of Otho and Mrs. Anna Morris Brokaw.
Surviving are his widow, Amelia; a daughter, Mrs. Ken-
neth Price of 497 Spangler drive, two sisters, Mrs. Elmer
LaFeve of Columbus and Mrs. Stanley Hurlow of Galion;
a brother, Paul of Columbus; a granddaughter, Catherine
Price of the Spangler avenue address.
The body was removed to the Hearing-Bryan-DeLong
funeral home.
Services will be held at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon
at the funeral home. Rev. Paul S. Bauders will officiate.
Burial will be in Woodlawn.
The body will remain at the funeral home.


Fred L. Kimmel

The following is excerpted from the “Courthouse News” column of the Zanesville Times Recorder on 15 Feb 1962:
Fred L. Kimmel of Philo who died Feb. 9 divided his
estate among various relatives, friends and organiza-
tions.
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Philo was left $3000
as was the American Legion Post 246 of Duncan Falls.
A sister, Mary Kimmel Ervin of Lakeland, Fla was left
$1000 as was a brother, Carl J. Kimmel of Columbus.
$2000 was left to Esther Perry of Canton, $1000 each
to his neighbors, George and Mary Moore and the
remainder to his widow, Amelia Brokaw Kimmel.
The Rev. B. C. Kreis of Philo was named executor
in the will dated Nov 27 1961.


Henry Miller

On 5 Jun 1884, the Fulda column of The Caldwell Citizens' Press reported:
Henry Miller sold a colt 35 months old for $190.

From the 1900 census: 40 year old farmer Henry Miller lived on a farm that he owned in Jefferson Twp. Noble Co., Ohio with his 35 year old wife Mary and their four children: Felix (12), Adam (9), Gertrude (5), and Clara (1). Henry, Mary, and their two sons could read and write English.


Mary Anna Nau

From the 1900 census: 35 year old Mary Nau Miller had given birth to five children, four of whom were living in 1900.

At the time of the 1910 census, widow Mary Miller (45) owned a farm in Jefferson Twp., Noble County, Ohio where she lived with her four children Felix (22), Adam (19), Gertrude (15) and Clara (11). Only Clara attended school. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Alex Noll and S. A. Shafer.

In 1920, 55 year old widow Mary Miller and her daughter Clara (21) rented a home in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Neither woman had an occupation.

Mary Miller (64) lived alone in Enoch Twp. at the time of the 1930 census.

Mary Nau Miller's obituary appeared in the Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on Feb. 17, 1942 MRS. MARY MILLER OF CAMBRIDGE DIES CALDWELL, O., -- Mrs. Mary Nau Miller, 77, widow of
Henry Miller, and mother Mrs. R. B. Wehr of Caldwell,
died Monday at 9 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Mary Hesdett
of Cambridge, where she had been cared for during her
last illness. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth
Blake Nau and was born in the Dexter city community,
and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church at Fulda.
She resided with her husband the greater part of her life
near Harrietsville. Mr. Miller died several years ago. Surviving are two sons, F. T. Miller of Waterford and A.
J. Miller of Harrietsville, and two daughters, Mrs. Clarence
Schott of near Fulda, and Mrs. Wehr of Caldwell. There
are eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The brothers and sisters are Frank Nau of Caldwell, Adam
Nau of Fulda, roman Nau of Canton, John Nau of Dexter
City and Mrs. Gertrude Gerst of Youngstown. The body was brought to the Estadt funeral home in
Caldwell and Monday evening was removed to the home
of the son-in0-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Schott of near Fulda where it will remain until the time of
the funeral services which will be held Wednesday at 10
a.m. from the St. Mary's church at Fulda, with Rev. Fr. B.
J. Mattes conducting requiem mass, followed by interment
in the Fulda cemetery.

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From death certificate:
Name: Mary Miller
Residence: Noble County
Age: 77 years 11 days
Birth: 05 Feb 1865, Enoch Twp., Oh
Occupation: Housewife
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse: Henry Miller
Father: Henry Nau, Germany
Mother: Elizabeth Blake, Wheeling, W. Va
Informant: Gertrude Wehr, Caldwell, Ohio [daughter]


Phillip Miller

In 1860, 30 year old farmer Philip Miller lived in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 22 year old wife Matilda and their two children Mary A. (3) and Henry (3 months). According to the census, Philip was born in "Byron" (Bayern/Bavaria?) and Matilda was born in Virginia. Also living with the family was five year old Catherine Crock (probably Matilda's younger sister) and three year old Fredrick Crock. The relationship between Matilda and Frederick is not known. According to church records, she did not have a brother named Fredrick, and none of her siblings had children in 1860.

At the time of the 1870 census, Philip Miller (40) lived in Berne (later Carlisle, Stock Twp.) with his wife Matilda (33) and children Mary Ann (13), Henry (10), Barbara (8), Eve (6), Joseph (4), and Margaret (2). The oldest three children attended school. The value of Philip Miller's real estate was $5000, and his personal possessions were worth $900. Adjacent farms in the census were those of Jacob Singer Jr. and Mary (Weber) Crum, widow of Franz Crum.

In 1880, Philip Miller (51) still lived in Stock Twp. with Matilda (42) and their children Henry (20), Barbara (18), Eve (15), Joseph (14), Margaret (12), Elizabeth (9), Roseana (7), Laura (5), and Catherine (3). Only Joseph, Margaret, Elizabeth and Rosana attended school. Neighboring farms in the census belonged to the widow Mary Crum and Leonard Schott.

The following note appeared in the "Fulda Locals" section of The Caldwell Citizens' Press on 29 Dec 1881:
At the raising of a frame barn at Philip Muller's, Henry Crock was badly hurt,
one bent coming down upon him. On account of the intense pain he suffers
physicians are as yet unable to ascertain the extent of his injuries.

The following note appeared in The Caldwell Citizens Press on 2 Feb 1882:
Henry Crock, who was so badly hurt at Philip Miller's raising, is able to
come to town.

On 5 Jun 1884, the Fulda column of The Caldwell Citizens' Press reported:
Philip Miller raised his new barn last Thursday.

From The Caldwell Citizens' Press, 12 Jun 1884
Phillip Miller's new frame barn is nearly finished.

In 1900, 71 year old farmer Phillip Miller lived on his mortgaged farm in Stock Twp. with his 62 year old wife Matilda, and four of their children: Joseph (34), John (19), Laura (18), and Anna (17). Everyone in the house could read and write English. Philip was born in Germany, as were his parents.

Although the census-taker recorded the immigration dates of other immigrants in the district in 1900, the columns for the immigration questions in Phillip Miller's census entry have a wavy line. This suggests that the questions may have been asked but not answered.


Ottilia Crock

The 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses state that Matilda (Crock) Miller was born in Virginia. The 1880 census says she was a native of West Virginia. According to the 1900 census, Matilda was born in Ohio to German-born parents. Other records (Schott) indicate that Ottilia Crock was born in Niederkalbach, Germany.

At the time of the 1900 census, nine of Ottilla (Matilda) Crock Miller's twelve children were still living. The three deceased children are believed to be her second child, Henry (1860 - c. 1905), fourth child Eva Miller Zwick (1864 - c. 1890), and her eighth child Rosa (1873 - 1894).

Matilda Crock Miller lived in the household of her son John at the time of the 1910 census.


Eva Miller

Records conflict: Snider (citing church records at St. Mary's in Fulda) states that Eva Miller married Joseph Zwick (Swick?). Researcher Trudi Tipton Joseph states that Eva Miller married Joseph Baker; and that Joseph Zwick was married to Eva's sister, Mary Ann.

No Joseph & Eva Baker have been found in the US census. Soundex variations of the surname were checked.

In the 1900 census, Joseph Zwick's marital status is "widowed."


Joseph Miller

In 1900, 34 year old Joseph Miller lived with his parents and several younger siblings on the family farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. His occupation is "farm laborer."

Forty-four year old Joseph Miller (unmarried) lived in the household of his brother John at the time of the 1910 census.


Rosa Miller

Rosa Miller never married.