At the time of the 1850 census, 29 year old farmer Simon Archer lived in Stock Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with his wife Elizabeth (27) and children Bellearus (5), Silvanius (4) and Marcellus (1). Everyone in the household was born in Ohio except Elizabeth, who was born in Maryland. Simon Archer could not read or write. The adjacent farms in the census belonged to Jesse Smith and Benjamin Stow.
In 1860, 40 year old Simon Archer lived in Stock Twp., Noble County Ohio with his 30 year old wife Elizabeth and four children: George (15), Sylvester (13), Marcelus (12), and Mary E. (6) Simon Archer's neighbors in the census were Philip Miller and George Smith.
In 1880, Simon (58) and Elizabeth (57) Archer lived in Stock Twp. with their son Sylvanius (35). Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Simon's son Marcellus and Levi Morris.
In 1900, 78 year old Simon Archer lived in a rented house in Stock Twp. with his 59 year old second wife Celia. Simon and his mother were born in Ohio; his father was born in (West) Virginia. Simon spoke English, but could not read or write.
From the 1900 census: 59 year old Celia had been married to Simon Archer for 14 years. (They married when she was 45). All six of Celia's children were still living in 1900. This suggests that Simon Archer was her second husband. Celia and her parents were born in Ohio. Celia was able to read and write.
The 1900 census entry for Nathan's son Simon Archer states that his father was born in (West) Virginia and his mother in Ohio.
The 1900 census entry for Michael's daughter M. Emma Archer Warner states that her parents were born in Ohio.
In 1900, 59 year old widow Anna Archer lived alone in a rented house in Enoch Twp., Noble Co., Ohio. In the census, her house was located between that of her daughter, M. Emma Warner, and her son, Andrew Archer. The census does not show how many children Anna had (those columns are blank). She was born in Ohio to German-born parents. She could speak and read English, but she could not write.
Records conflict on year of birth: Nov 1843 (Snider) vs Nov 1840 (1900 census)
In 1880, widower Simon Archer (67) lived in Center Township, Noble County, Ohio with two of his daughters, Rhoda (42) and Nancy (35) and grandson Michael Archer (5). Michael's parents are not known. Simon's occupation was farmer. His daughter Emeline Stow lived four households away in the census.
The following appeared in the "Fulda Locals" section of The Caldwell Citizens' Press on 5 Jan 1882.
Every one around here feels a great sorrow for Simon Archer Sr., on account
of the misfortunes that befall his family; first he lost all he possessed by bailing
other persons; his boys on that account all left him. Daniel, his oldest son was
declared insane and sent to the Asylum; he came back some weeks ago, but could
not stay with his family, and returned to Athens, now Emeline has gone the same
way. We shall not wonder, if the old man broken down by age, shall die of grief.
There is a tombstone in St. Michael's Cemetery with the following inscription:
Anna M. Archer Nov 22, 1814 -- Dec. 30, 1915It is not known if this is the same person as the wife of Simon Archer.
In 1880, 42 year old unmarried Rhoda Archer lived on the farm of her widowed father, Simon Archer. Her sister Nancy lived with them, as did Simon's grandson Michael (5). Michael's parents are not known.
In 1880, 35 year old unmarried Nancy Archer lived on the farm of her widowed father, Simon Archer. Her sister Rhoda lived with them, as did Simon's grandson Michael (5). Michael's parents are not known.
Andrew's cause of death is not known, but there was a cholera epidemic in parts of Noble County in 1847. (source: Archer)
Served in WWI:
Name: Simon J. Warner Serial Number: 3532345 Race: W
Residence: R. F. D. 4, Caldwell, O. Enlistment Division: National Army
Enlistment Location: Caldwell, O. Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1918
Birth Place: Caldwell, O. Birth Date / Age: 5 May 1895
Assigns Comment: 14 Co 4 Training Battalion 158 Depot Brigade to 10 Aug 1918; Co L 334 Infantry to 16 Oct 1918; Co M 319 Infantry to Discharge Private, first class 1 Oct 1918. Meuse-Argonne. Wounded In Action slightly 30 Oct 1918. American Expeditionary Forces 2 Sept 1918 to 25 March 1919.
Honorable discharge 13 May 1919.The following appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on October 11, 1932: CARS COLLIDED Two cars collided near the home of W. F. Artman, Monday, when Mr.
Artman's daughter Kathryn Feldner, was backing from the garage, her
automobile crashed into a passing car owned and driven by Simon
Warner of near Fulda. The Warner car was badly damaged.
Simon Warner's obituary:
CALDWELL -- Simon Jacob Warner, 77, former Caldwell resident, died Sunday
evening in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dayton where he had been a
patient several years.
Born May 5, 1895, in Noble County, he was a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Crum
Warner and was the last of a family of eight children. Mr. Warner was a member of St.
Stephen's Catholic Church here. He was a veteran of World War I.
Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Joe (Esther) Remerowski of Canton, Mrs.
Harry (Dorothy) Watson of Byesville, Mrs. Freda Cisar of Washington, DC, Mrs.
Robert (Beatrice) Geiger of New Albany and Mrs. Art (Mary) Simpson of Coshocton;
15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Three brothers and four sisters are deceased.
His wife, Elenora, died May 28., 1958.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Estadt Funeral Home her where the
Rosary will be recited at 9 p.m. today. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Stephen's Church with Rev. Fr. Lawrence Luciana officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
The source for Nora Warner's obituary clipping is not known. The clipping was provided by her niece Sister Marie Hohman (Martha C. Hohman):
Mrs. Eleanora Catherine Warner, of Caldwell, died at 12:30 p.m. on her 72nd
birthday Wednesday (May 29) at Good Samaritan Hospital following a short illness.
She was born May 29, 1896 in Fulda community, a daughter of Maurice and Theresa
Heil Hohman. Mrs. Warner was a member of St. Stephen's Catholic Church at Caldwell,
and the Catholic Women's club.
She is survived by her husband, Simon Warner, a patient at Dayton Veterans Hospital;
five daughters, Mrs. Esther Remerowski of Canton, Mrs. Dorothy Watson of Byesville,
Mrs. Freda Cisar of Bethesda, Md., Mrs. Beatrice Geiger of Gahanna and Mrs. Mary
Simpson of Cambridge; six brothers, Albert Hohman of Akron, George Hohman of Canton,
Clem Hohman of Zanesville, Route 8, Francis Hohman of Louisville, Bernard Hohman of
Caldwell Route 4, and Joseph Hohman of Caldwell Route 1; five sisters, Sister Benita Marie
of Good Samaritan Hospital, Mrs. Clara Smithberger of Caldwell Route 1, Sister Mary Cordia,
a teacher at St. Nicholas School in Zanesville, Miss Eulalia Hohman of Akron, Mrs. Rose
O'Brien of California; 16 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. A brother, Fr. Andrew
Hohman, is deceased.
Friends may call at the Estadt Funeral Home in Caldwell where the Rosary will be recited
at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home by the Catholic Women's Club.
A con-celebrated mass will beThe clipping ends there.
Parents not proven.
In 1880, 17 year old "George Wisant" lived and worked on his parents' farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. He attended school that year.
George Weisent has not yet been found in the 1900 census.
In 1910, George (47) and Mary (49) Weisent owned a mortgaged farm in Newark Twp., Licking County, Ohio where they lived with their children Emma (21), Alexander (20), John (18), George (15), Andrew (13), Amelia (10), Elenora (8), and Clara (6). All the children except Emma, Alexander, and Clara attended school.
Farmer George W. and Mary B. Weisent were listed in The Farm Journal Illustrated Rural Directory of Licking County Ohio, 1915-20. Their address was given as Route 8, Newark.
In 1920, 56 year old George W. Weisent owned a mortgaged farm on Buena Vista Road in Newark. Living with him were his wife, Mary B. (58), and daughters Eleanor (18) and Clara (16). Neither girl attended school.
In 1930, George Weisent (67) and his wife Mary B. (68) owned a farm on Martinsburg Road in Newark where they lived with their daughter's family: Clara (26), her husband William J. Cantleberry (27) and their newborn son, William G. Also living in the household was George's son John (38) and his son, Thomas (5). John Weisent is listed as "married," but his wife is not in the household.
Sources conflict on date of death. Researcher Joann Schoeppner Cummings gives date of death as 1949. However, the 1934 wedding announcement of his daughter, Eleanor, states that George was deceased. A 1932 death record was found for Geoige W. Weisant of Licking County, OH in the Ohio online death certificate index.
The 1910 cenus states that Mary (Schoeppner) Weisent gave birth to 9 children, all of whom were still living in 1910.
Marian Blandia Schoeppner Weisent's obituary appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on January 12, 1937.
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Henry Estadt, Cumberland street, was notified Monday of the death of her aunt, Mrs. George Weisent, 72, at her home in Newark.
Mrs. Weisent was born and reared in the Fulda community and was well known here. She is survived by a number of children, in addition to the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Sebastian SShockling (sic) of Caldwell, Mrs. John Yester of Lowell, Mrs. John Schoeppner and George Schoeppner of Caldwell. Mrs. Henry Estadt, Mrs. Andy Heppner and Mrs. Nora Weisent, all of Caldwell are nieces.
Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church in Newark, Wednesday morning. Several from Caldwell plan to attend.
Another obituary appeared in The Times recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on January 13, 1937.
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Henry Estadt of Cumberland street and Mrs. Andrew Heppner of East street were called to Newark Tuesday to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. George Wiesant (sic: Weisent), which will be held in that city, Wednesday morning. Mr. Weisant was born and lived most of her life in Noble county, near Fulda. A number of relatives in this vicinity survive including two brothers, John and George Schoeppner and a sister, Mrs. Schockling of Fulda.
In 1920, Emma Weisent (31) lived on North 6th St. in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. She was employed as a millner. She lived in a residence with dozens of other unmarried women of different occupations and national origins. The residence was identified as the "Columbia Association" in the census.
By 1934, Emma was living in Lansing, Michigan. She was still living there in 1953. Emma Weisent was unmarried at that time.
Alex Weisent was married at the time of his death.
In 1900, 35 year old farmer Sebastian Nau lived on a farm that he owned in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 31 year old wife Tilda and four children: Dedman (11), Gusta (9), Willie (7), and Albert (3). The oldest three children attended school.
Death certificate of "Simon S. Nau" born in Noble County on 2 Mar 1865 to Paul Nau (born in Germany). The deceased was a grain merchant. Cause of death: "Struck by east bound freight on Pen. R. R." Name of the deceased's mother was unknown. Informant was William Nau of Loudenville, O. His wife and 19 year old son Albert were struck and killed by the same train.
From the Sandusky [OH] Star Journal, 11 Jul 1916
THREE KILLED BY TRAIN; HIT AUTO
LOUDONVILLE, O., July 11 - Three persons were instantly
killed and two seriously injured this afternoon when a Penn-
sylvania passenger train struck an automobile on a crossing
at the foot of a hill.
The dead, all of Mansfield, Ohio are S. N. Nau, driver of the
car; S. P. Baum and Mrs. S.N. Nau.
Miss Grace Huffman was seriously injured and Al Nau sus-
tained a broken arm and leg.From the Sandusky [OH] Star Journal, 12 Jul 1916
GRADE CROSSING HAS ADDED NEW VICTIMS
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Jul 12 - Feeling that some step should
be taken by the state government in conjunction with the railr-
oads to eliminate dangerous grade crossings was at white
heat today, following the death of five persons in an automobile
which was struck by a Pennsylvania freight train near Lucas.
The dead are Simon Nau, 51, grain dealer, his wife, Matilda,
47; his son Albert, 18, Peter Baum, 68, retired farmer, and the
latter’s wife, Anna, 53.
All lived at Loudonville and were returning from Mansfield
when the automobile after descending a steep hill, stalled on
the tracks. The automobile was carried 600 feet on the pilot.
Recently a man was killed and another injured at the same
place, known as Rummell’s crossing.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
From death certificate:
Name: Simon S. Nau
Age: 51 years 5 months 9 days
Birth: 02 Mar 1865, Noble County, Ohio
Occupation: Grain Merchant
Marital status: Married
Father: Paul Nau, Germany
Mother: Can’t Say
Informant: William Nau
According to the census, all four of Tilda Weisent Nau's children were alive in 1900.
From death certificate:
Name: Matilda Nau
Age: 48 years 6 months 28 days
Birth: 14 Jan 1868, Ohio
Occupation: House-wife, home
Marital status: Married
Father: John Weisant, Germany
Mother: Can’t Say
Informant: William Nau, Loudenville, Ohio [son]
Death certificate indicates that Albert and his parents were accidentally struck and killed by an eastbound Penn R. R. freight train. Nineteen year old Albert was a traveling drug salesman.
From death certificate:
Name: Albert E. Nau
Age: 19 years 2 months 29 days
Birth: 18 Apr 1897, Noble County, Ohio
Occupation: Drug Salesman
Marital status: Single
Father: Simon S. Nau, Noble County, Ohio
Mother: Matilda Weisant, Germany
Informant: William Nau, Loudenville, Ohio [brother]
According to the 1939 obituary of her brother, Joseph Weisent, his sister Mrs. Margaret Donley lived in Pasadena, California.
On 22 May 1884, the Fulda column of The Caldwell Citizens' Press reported:
Joseph Scheibelhut and wife, of W. Va., are visiting their daughter and
son-in-law, Alexander Weisond.