According to his death certificate, Frank Scheetz was a self-employed mason.
In 1930, 44 year old widow Emma Scheetz lived in a two-family house that she owned on Schenley Ave. in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. With her lived her children William (14), Dorothea (12), and Mary (10). All of the children attended school The Scheetz house was worth $7000; half of the house was rented out to the family of Charles Moore. The Scheetz family did not own a radio set, although their tenants did. Emma was employed outsiide the home as a family servant. Emma's mother-in-law lived next door. Living nearby on Breaden Ave. was the family of Leo Peter Gerst... they were cousins of the Scheetz children. Both families were descended from John and Katherine (Heil) Gerst. According to the census, Emma and her mother were born in Pennsylvania. Her father was born in Germany.
Records conflict on year of birth:
1884 -- Chuey
1885 -- Social Security Death IndexSocial Security number issued in Ohio prior to 1951.
Records conflict: Delores Snider, in "St. Mary's -- 150 Years -- Fulda, OH" indicates that Rosa Gertrude Scheetz (dau of William Scheetz and Barbara Nau) died in infancy in 1899 and is buried in St. Mary's cemetery. Gertrude's grandson, Raymond Nelson Tomlinson, states that the correct information is 26 Sep 1989 in Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., Michigan. Carl Chuey gives Gertrude's date of death as 27 Sep 1988.
On June 5, 1917, 27 year old unmarried Thomas A. Lennon (dob April 4, 1890 pob Providence, R.I.) of 22 Detroit Ave., Providence, Rhode Island registered for the military draft. According to his draft registration card he worked as a clerk for the Providence Telephone company. His physical description is given as medium height and build, brown eyes and dark brown hair.
Sources conflict on name:
Clara Theresa -- Snider
Claire Theresa -- Chuey
From death certificate:
Name: George Finch of 1822 E. Madison Ave., Youngstown, Ohio
Age: 49 years 7 months 26 days
Occupation: House painter
Birth: 10 Aug 1886 ....Vina, Penna
Marital status Married
Spouse: Cora Scheetz
Father: William Finch, England
Mother: Harriett Betz, England
Informant: Cora Scheetz Finch
Social Security number issued in Pennsylvania in 1955 or 1956.
Social Security number issued in Ohio prior to 1951.
Social Security number issued in Pennsylvania in 1955 or 1956.