Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Anton R. Singer

Sources conflict on date of birth:
13 Nov 1870 -- Singer, Snider, Muth and Fox, all citing church records at Fulda
11 Nov 1870 -- death certificate

No entry was found for Anton Singer in the 1900 census index for Ohio. (Various first names were searched.)

In 1910, Andrew Singer (39) rented a house in Brown Twp., Carroll County, Ohio. He lived there with his wife, Maggie (31), and sons Walter (9), Paul (7), Harry (5) and Clyde (1 yr 6 mos). Walter and Paul attended school. Although Andrew didn't own a farm, his occupation was "farm laborer."

A letter from Francis Sorg to his sister Lucy appeared in the "Letters From The Boys" column in the 15 Jan 1919 issue of the Caldwell Republican Journal. Francis was stationed somewhere in France during World War I at the time the letter was written. Part of the letter referred to Andy Singer:
Well, Lucy, how long is Andy Singer and family going to stay? Tell Andy that I would liked to have been there in hunting season and showed him how to shoot rabbits.

In 1920, Andrew R. Singer lived in a rented house on Main St. in Malvern Village, Brown Twp. It may have been a two-family house, as two different families were listed with the same visit number. Living in the house were Andrew (49), his wife Margaret (41), and children Paul E. (16), Clyde J. (11), Clara K.(5), and Mary E. (2 yrs, 7 mos). Only Clyde attended school during the previous year. Andrew's occupation was a "clay miner" in a fireproofing factory. Many other men in the neighborhood (including Andrew's son, Paul) also worked in the fireproofing factory.

A search for this family in the 1930 census index has been fruitless.

According to researcher Tom Singer, Andy worked in a clay mine. The family was very poor. Andrew died when he was struck by a car while crossing a highway.

From death certificate:
Name: Andrew R. Singer
Residence: Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio
Age: 75 years 1 month 27 days
Birth: 11 Nov 1870
Occupation: Retired
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Margaret, 66
Father: Jacob Singer, Germany
Mother: not known
Informant: Clyde J. Singer, 444 Wick Ave., Youngstown, OH


Margaret Sorg

In the 1910 census, Margaret Sorg Singer was the only woman on the page for whom the questions "number of years married," "number of children born" and "number of children now living" were not answered.

Maggie is listed under her maiden name in her father's 1949 obituary even though she married Anton R. Singer on 31 Jan 1899.


Walter Singer

Walter Singer did not live with his parents and younger siblings at the time of the 1920 census. He would have been about 19 years old at the time.


Clyde J. Singer

From http://www.butlerart.com/pc_book/pages/clyde_singer_b.htm

Clyde Singer was born in Malvern, Ohio, in 1908. He first studied art at the Columbus Art School in Columbus, Ohio, from 1931 to 1932. As a student he greatly admired the paintings of George Bellows. He continued his training at the Art Students League in New York from 1933 to 1934 where he was taught by several important American painters including Kenneth Hayes Miller, Alexander Brook, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry. Completing his New York studies in 1934, Singer returned to Malvern to set up a studio. His work from the late 1930s and early 1940s is figurative and decidedly regionalist in style, incorporating New York and Ohio subjects and addressing both rural and urban themes.

In 1940, Singer accepted a position as assistant director at The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. He relocated his studio and continued to paint in the realist tradition of the American Scene. In 1941, Singer completed a commissioned mural, entitled Skaters, for the post office in New Concord, Ohio. Singer's work has been included in more than 50 major exhibitions including the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco and the 1945 Artists for Victory exhibition at Rockefeller Center in New York. The artist remained active as a painter and museum curator into the 1990s. Clyde J. Singer died in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1999. His paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum; Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; The Butler Institute of American Art; and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.


Vincent Singer

Vincent Singer did not live with his father and siblings at the time of the 1900 census.

The only Vincent Singer found in the 1900 US Census Index was a 23 year old unmarried man living as a farm hand with the family of Daniel McNamara in the South Precinct of Union Twp. in Licking County, Ohio. Vincent, born in Ohio, had German-born parents. His birthdate is given as July 1876.

In 1920, 43 year old widower Vincent Singer owned a mortgaged house in Precinct E, Ward 1 of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, where he lived with his unmarried 28 year old half-sister, Lena Singer. Vincent owned his own garage.

Only three Vincent Singers were found in Ohio in the 1930 census index. Two were children. The third, assumed to be the son of Jacob Singer Jr., was a 54 year old widowed man who owned a home worth $4000 at 24 E. Moler St. in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Living with him was his housekeeper, a divorced woman named Ida Heuchly (34). There is no evidence of Esther, who (according to Muth & Fox) married Vincent Singer in 1922. She may have died before 1930.

According to Muth & Fox, Vincent had no children. Vincent Singer was a widower at the time of his death.


Ollie Heggy

In 1880, an 11 month old girl named Elva C. Heggy lived with her widowed mother Rachel and six older siblings in Rose Twp., Carroll County, Ohio. (pg 157A) This was the only family named "Heggy" (or any Soundex variant) in Ohio in the 1880 census index. It is not known if this is the same person as Ollie Heggy who married Vincent Singer.

The contributory factor to the cause of death on Ollie's death certificate is difficult to read, but the last word is uterus.


Vincent Singer

Vincent Singer did not live with his father and siblings at the time of the 1900 census.

The only Vincent Singer found in the 1900 US Census Index was a 23 year old unmarried man living as a farm hand with the family of Daniel McNamara in the South Precinct of Union Twp. in Licking County, Ohio. Vincent, born in Ohio, had German-born parents. His birthdate is given as July 1876.

In 1920, 43 year old widower Vincent Singer owned a mortgaged house in Precinct E, Ward 1 of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, where he lived with his unmarried 28 year old half-sister, Lena Singer. Vincent owned his own garage.

Only three Vincent Singers were found in Ohio in the 1930 census index. Two were children. The third, assumed to be the son of Jacob Singer Jr., was a 54 year old widowed man who owned a home worth $4000 at 24 E. Moler St. in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Living with him was his housekeeper, a divorced woman named Ida Heuchly (34). There is no evidence of Esther, who (according to Muth & Fox) married Vincent Singer in 1922. She may have died before 1930.

According to Muth & Fox, Vincent had no children. Vincent Singer was a widower at the time of his death.


Alex Singer

Alex Singer did not live with his father and siblings at the time of the 1900 census, which was taken in June of that year.

In 1910, 39 year old Alex Singer rented a home on Morton St. in Oakland City, Columbia Twp., Gibson County, Indiana. (This is in far southwestern Indiana.) Alex lived with his wife of eight years, Grace (29), and children Harry (8), Clara (5), and Howard (2). Only Harry attended school that year. Also living in the house was Alex's younger brother William (28). Alex was employed as a foreman for a drilling company.

In 1920, Alex Singer (40) owned a home at 1206 Walnut St. in Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana (not far from his location in 1910). Living with his were his wife, Grace (39), and children Harry L. (17), Clara (14), and Howard (12). Clara and Howard attended school. Alex worked as an independent contractor in an oil field.

In 1930, Alex Singer (49) owned a house worth $1100 at 614 County Road in Pinckneyville, Perry Co., Illinois . (This is in southwestern Illinois, not far from the Mississippi River border with Missouri.) Alex lived there with his wife Grace (47) and son Howard (22). The Singers did not own a radio set. Alex Singer was employed as a coal miner. Living next door to Alex was 28 year hold Harry Singer and his wife.

Alex Singer clearly did not know where his father was from. In 1910, he gave Ohio as his father's birthplace; 1920, he said "Holland" and in 1930, it was "Pennsylvania." In actuality, Alex's father was born in Bavaria (Germany).

Note: IOOF Cemetery = Independent Order of Odd Fellows.


Grace Lucretia Corbin

In June, 1900, 19 year old Gracie Corbin lived on the family farm with her parents and younger siblings in Union District, Wood County, West Virginia. Gracie did not attend school that year.

By the time of the 1910 census, Grace had given birth to three children, all of whom were still living.


Joseph Ebert

In 1870, Bavarian-born Joseph Ebert (56) was a retired farmer living in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his wife Sophia (64). Sophia was born in Hesse-Cassel. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Charles Rolands and Joseph's son-in-law, Valentine Becker.

If, as the census indicates, Joseph and his wife were from widely separated areas of Germany; it is likely that they were married in the United States.

Researcher Roger Shockling spoke with Rosa Estadt Schoeppner in the 1960s. She stated that Joseph served seven years in the German Army before coming to America as a single man. She also said that Joseph moved to Tennessee in 1873 after the death of his wife the previous year. He died in Tennessee.


Joseph John Singer

West Virginia marriage records record the marriage of Joseph Singer and Lizzie Estep on 10 Oct 1889 in Wetzel Co.,l WV.

In 1900, Joseph Singer (37) and his wife Lizzie (30) rented a home at 119 Alley 16 (near Jacob St.) in Wheeling, West Virginia. They lived there with their three children Edward (8), Annie (5) and Carl (2). Only Edward attended school. Joseph was employed as a warehouseman at a sheet mill. Joseph's half sister Rose Singer Kuntz lived next door.

Also living in the house in 1900 were the Burkhard family, J.F. (32), Alice (19) and Irene (9 mos). (The Burkhard's parents were Irish.) In nearby houses lived the Kuntz, Yeager, and Witzberger families. Members or relations of those families would all marry into the Singer family at some point.

By the time of the 1910 census, Joseph (47) and Elizabeth (39) Singer owned a home at 1710 Wetzel Street in Wheeling. Living with them were their children Edward (18), Anna (16), Carl (11) and Margaret (4 months). (The reason for the 11 year gap between the births of Carl and Margaret is not known.) According to the census, Elizabeth had given birth to four children, all of whom were alive in 1910. Anna and Carl attended school. Joseph was a warehouse boss at a tin factory. Living next door was fellow Fulda native Louis Witzberger.

Ten years later, the household consisted of Joseph J. Singer (57), his wife Elizabeth E. (50), and children Carl A. (21) and Margaret E. (10). Margaret attended school. According to the census, Joseph was from Ohio; his father was German and his mother was from Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was a native of West Virginia. Her father was from Ohio and her mother was German. Joseph worked in a tin mill; Carl was an office clerk in the tin mill.

In 1930, Joseph (67) and Elizabeth (59) Singer were still living in the house on Wetzel St. The home was valued at $2500. No children lived with them. The Singers owned a radio set. Joseph worked as a warehouseman. Joseph and his parents were natives of Ohio. Elizabeth was born in West Virginia. Her father and mother were from Ohio and Germany, respectively.

Joseph died in the home of his daughter, Margaret Charnock.


Elizabeth Estep

In 1910, all four of Lizzie Singer's children were living. According to the census, her father and mother were born in Ohio and Germany, respectively.


Francis Joseph Burkhardt

Wheeling WV city directory entries for Joseph F Burkhart and Joseph Burkhart, which him at 189 14th St, 2nd floor, in 1890-91, which is the same address listed for Charles W Wertzberger (1st floor) and for Louis J Wertzberger (2nd floor); Joseph is listed at 189 14th St in 1892-93 directories.

In 1900, Joseph Burkhart (40) owned a home at 150 Alley 16 in the Union District of Wheeling, West Virginia. Living in the household were his wife, Maggie (36) and children Herman (15), Henry (14), Ida (11), Bernetta (8), Joseph (6), Mana (4) and Edward (2). Only Ida and Bernetta attended school. Joseph and Maggie had been married for 16 years. He worked as an annealer in a rolling mill, but he had been unemployed for three months during the previous year. Joseph was born in Ohio to German parents. According to the census, Maggie was a native of Ohio. Her father was German, and her mother was born in Pennsylvania. All of the children were born in West Virginia. The house next door belong to the family of William Flading. Willaim's son Edward later married Bernetta Burkhart.

In 1910, widower Frank Burkhart (50) owned a home at 1717 Wood St., Wheeling, WV. He lived with his children Henry (24), Nettie (19), Joseph (16), Maria (14), Edward (12) and Helen (7). Only Helen attended school. Frank was a "healer" (?) at an iron mill. According to the census, everyone in the household was born in West Virginia, as were their the children's parents. Frank's parents were German. Charles Rauscher and his wife rented a portion of the home from the Burkharts.

At the time of the 1920 census, Joseph Burkhart Sr. (60) still lived at 1717 Wood St., Wheeling, WV. Living in the home were his daughter Helen (23), son Joseph Jr. (26) and daughter-in-law Ella (23). Joseph Sr. was a laborer in a tin mill. Daughter Nettie Singer Flading lived in the same house. His sister-in-law, Mary Singer Bauer lived nearby. Several other families with ties to Monroe and Noble Counties in Ohio were listed on the same page of the census in 1910 and 1920 (Witsberger and Cornett).

In 1930, Joseph (70) still lived at 1717 Wood St. The head of household was his son-in-law, Edward Flading, who was married to Joseph's daughter Nettie. Joseph worked as a laborer at a corragating company. The Fladings rented the house for $10 a month. Accordign to the census, Frank Burkhart was born in Ohio to German parents.

In the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census records, the Burkharts were recorded near or next to the family of John A. Witzberger. John Witzberger was married to Frank Burkhart's sister Margaret.


Margaret Singer

Dolores Snider's notes indicate that the family moved to West Virginia in 1875. Researcher Betty Hartley states that Maragret Singer was the daughter of John Singer and Mary Ann Burkart. Church Records at St. Mary's in Fulda (cited by Snider) refute this.

According to the 1900 census, Maggie gave birth to seven children, all of whom were still living in 1900.


Maxamillian Singer

In 1900, Max Singer (30) was a roomer in the home of German immigrant Joseph Kuntz Wheeling, WV. The other roomer in the house was Leonard Shell (26), a fellow Fulda Ohio native. Both men worked as laborers.

In 1910, widower Max Singer (41) and his son Clarence (5) lived with Max's widowed step-mother, Catherine Singer (57) in Wheeling. Max was employed at the iron works.

Max was a mill worker in Wheeling.


Magdalena Burkhart

Alt year of birth: 1882


Clarence H. Singer

In 1920, 15 year old Clarence Singer lived with his step-grandmother, Catherine Singer, in her rented home at 205 18th St. in Wheeling. Clarence did not attend school. He worked in a glass factory.

At the time of the 1930 census, Clarence Singer (25) was a boarder in the home of 59 year old widow Mary Stahl at 1620 Wood St. in Wheeling. Clarence was employed as a painter for a decorating company.
According to the online Ohio death certificate index, Clarence was a widower at the time of his death. He had been employed as a painter in the construction industry.


Joseph Bauer

In 1910, Joseph Bauer (40) and his wife Mary (40) owned a home at 1811 Wood St., Wheeling, WV. Living with them were their children Joseph Martin (4) and Karl (2). The couple had been married for seven years. Mary had given birth to three children, one of whom died before 1910. Joseph and his parents were from Germany, and Mary was a native of Ohio. Mary's father and mother were from Germany and Pennsylvania, respectively. The boys were both born in West Virginia. Joseph worked as a cellarman at a brewery; he had been out of work 5 weeks during the previous year. Mary and Joseph could both read and write. Joseph came to America in 1897 and was a naturalized citizen. Joseph's brother-in-law Valentine Singer lived two doors away in the census. Living next door was Fulda Ohio native Henry Dimmerling.

At the time of the 1920 census, the family still lived at 1811 Wood Ave. in Wheeling. The household consisted of Joseph Bauer (49), his wife Mary (50) and sons Martin (14), Carl (12), John (9) and William (7). All four boys attended school. The census stated that Joseph came to America in 1894 and became a citizen in 1899. He was employed as a driver for a meat packing company.

Ten years later, the Bauers were still in the same house. The home was valued at $2000. Family members were Joseph (60), Mary (60), Martin (24), Carl (22), John (19), and William (17). None of the boys attended school. The 1930 census stated that Joseph came to America in 1895. He worked as a janitor in a department store.


Mary Singer

Ms. Snider's notes indicate that the family moved to West Virginia in 1875.


John Heil

Johannes Heil, his wife Barbara Seibert (Seifert) and their daughter Gertrude travelled from the area near Fulda, Germany to what would become Fulda, Ohio with several other members of the Heil family -- Johann Heil and Katherine Heil Schoeppner (who died during the voyage). The relationship between the three Heils is unknown.

The list of passengers for the Brig Ulysses show 50 year old sheppard, Johan Hohmann and his wife Anna Maria (49) and 10 year old Sebastian Hohmann. They were travelling from Mittelkalbach, Germany having left Bremen and arriveing in Baltimore on July 6, 1835. Other Mittelkalbach residents aboard the Ulysses included future Fulda residents John Scho[e]ppner (47), Ottilia Scho[e]ppner (25), Peter Scho[e]ppner (24), Eva Scho[e]ppner (14), Maria Elonore Scho[e]ppner (9, Johannis Heil (31), Barbara Heil (27) and Gertrude Heil (4).

Records conflict on the marriage of Johannes and Barbara Heil. The ship passenger manifest of the Ulysses shows Johannes, his wife Barbara, and their daughter Gertrude arriving in Baltimore on 6 Jul 1835. However, records of St. James Church in Wheeling show that they were married there on 17 Aug 1835. There is no mention of Gertrude in the records of St. James or St. Mary in Fulda, OH.

The "History of Noble County, Ohio, 1887" (Watkins) mentions two men named John Hill who settled the Fulda area of Enoch Twp. prior to 1840. John Heil may have been one of these men. (Many of the names in "History of Noble County, Ohio, 1887" have variant spellings.) John Heil is listed in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census as John Hill.

At the time of the 1850 census, 47 year old farmer John Hill lived in Enoch Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with his 45 year old wife Mary and children John (14), Sebastian (9). Nancy (6), and Peter (4). The oldest child was born in Virginia; all others were born in Ohio. Mary could not read or write. Only Sebastian attended school. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Valentine Weaver and Sebastian Hohman.

In 1860, 56 year old farmer John Hill lived in Enoch Twp., Noble Co., OH with his 51 year old wife, Mary. Their place of birth is Prussia. (Note that their neighbors -- such as John D. Hill -- who emigrated from the area around Fulda Germany are listed as having been born in Hesse Cassel.) Four children lived in the home: Sebastian (17), Nancy (15), Peter (13), and Mary (10). All the children attended school. John Heil's neighbors in the census were Peter Ruppel and John Brahler.

At the time of the 1870 census, John Hill is listed as being 76 years old, and his 62 year old wife's name is Barbara. (Were it not for the names of the children, one might think this is not the same family.) Living at home and helping their parents in 1870 were children Nancy (24), Peter (22), and Mary (19). The children were all born in Ohio and their parents were born in Prussia. Everyone in the house could read and write. John's real estate was valued at $3500, and his personal possessions were worth $1480. Adjacent households in the census were those of Edward Warner and Leonard Hill.


Mary Barbara Seibert

In 1880, 75 year old widow Barbara Hill lived in the household of Peter Hill. No relationship is listed to indicate how Barbara was related to Peter. (The census-taker did not usually omit that information for other residents in his district.)


Gertrude Heil

There is no mention of Gertrude Heil in the records of St. Mary's in Fulda, OH, or in the US Census records for the Heil family. She may have died as an infant.


Jane Heil

Although this child is listed in Delores Snider's "St. Mary -- 150 Years -- Fulda Ohio," She does not appear with the family in the 1850, 1860 or 1870 census. Given the date of death supplied by Ms. Snider, it may be that Jane Heil and her older sister Maria Heil are the same person.