Most records indicate that Joseph Lorey was born in (West) Virginia in 1862. (West Virginia did not become a state until 1863; prior to that it was part of Virginia.) A few records state that he was a native of Ohio. These include the 1910, 1920, US census.
In 1880, 17 year old "Joseph Lori" lived with his mother and step-father, Joseph Hohman, in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. He attended school that year.
Joseph moved to Kansas, where it is believed that he met and married Mary Willyard. An affidavit of a birth certificate for their daughter Matilda (born in 1894) states that Joseph worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a switch foreman. Neither the Union Pacific Museum in Omaha, Nebraska nor the Railroad Retirement Board have any record of Joseph's railroad employment.
By 1900, "Joseph Louis" (38) had moved to Grant Twp., Riley County, Kansas. He owned a home in Stockdale Village, Grant Twp., Riley County, Kansas. Living with him were his wife, Mary (33) and children Sherman J. (11), Lizzie A. (9), Lillie M. (9), Pearl D. (7), Josie N. (6), Annie M. (4), Alfred D. (2), Alice M. (2), and Emma Jane (2 months). The four oldest children attended school. According to the census, Joseph was born in Virginia, and his wife was a native of Pennsylvania. Their parents were born in Germany, except for Joseph's mother who was born at sea. Joseph was a railroad section worker.
Riley County, Kansas is located on the western edge of northeastern Kansas, about 100 miles west of Kansas City. Riley was organized in 1855 in Kansas Territory and had grown to some 16,507 people by 1915. The town of Stockdale (where the Lorey family lived at the turn of the century) no longer exists. It was one of several towns that is now part of Tuttle Creek Reservoir in Manhattan, Kansas. The extended family of John Sebastian Hohman from Fulda Ohio also moved to Riley County Kansas following a financial scandal in the 1870s.
The 1905 Kansas state census index lists the following family members living in Grant Twp., Riley County: J. Lorie (45, born in WV, previously resided in OH), M. K. Lorie (37, born and previously resided in Pennsylvania), and children S. (16, male), L. (15, female), Lillie (!5), Perl (13), Tillie (11), Annie (9), Alfred (7), Alice (7), Dortha (5), and Clemine (4, male).
At the time of the 1910 census, Joseph Lorie (45) was a stonework mason who lived on a rented farm in Grant Twp., Riley County, Kansas. Living with him was his wife, Mary (42) -- a native of Indiana -- and their nine surviving children, Sherman (20), Lucy M. (19), Pearl D. (17), Matilda J. (16), Annie W. (14), Alfred (12), Alice (12), Dorothy C. (10), George C. (8). A tenth child died prior to 1910. The youngest six children attended school in the past year. The oldest child, Sherman, worked on the family farm. The three oldest girls were employed as servants for private families. (Note that the names and birth order differ somewhat from information provided by descendant Mary Randol.)
In 1915, the Kansas state census index shows a 53 year old farmer named J. Lourie living in Manhattan Twp., Riley County. He was born in West Virginia, and lived in Ohio prior to coming to Kansas, according to the census. Mary Lourie (47) was born in Indiana, and last lived in Indiana before coming to Kansas. This suggests that Joseph and Mary met and married in Kansas. Also in the index were Sherman (24), Lucy (23), Pearle (22), Tillie (20), Annie (19), Albert (17), Allace (17), Dortha (14), and Clemon (13).
In 1920, Joseph Lorey (57) and his wife Mary (52) owned a farm in Manhattan Twp., Riley County, Kansas. Three of their sons -- Sherman (30), Alfred (20), and George (18) lived with them. Joseph was employed as a truck farmer; his son George worked on the family farm. The older two sons worked outside the home. The census states that Joseph's father and Mary's parents were born in Bavaria. Joseph's mother was born at sea, according to the US federal census.
In 1925, the Kansas decennial census index lists truck farmer J. Lowry (63) and Mary (59), Sherman (37, laborer) and Clemon (22, laborer). The family lived in Manhattan Twp., Riley County.
The 1930 US federal census shows that Joseph and Mary Lorey still owned a farm in Manhattan Twp., where they lived with their oldest son, Jack (40). The Lorey family owned a radio set. The census indicates that Joseph was born in Virginia.
The Lorey's daughter, Annie, told her niece Mary Randol that the family members spelled their surname several different ways because they didn't get along and they didn't want others in the town to know that they were related to each other. Several post cards (date illegible) that Matilda wrote to her mother (Mary Katherine) in Stockdale spelled the surname Lorie. Matilda's marriage certificate to her second husband spells her maiden name Laurey. The Certificate of Marriage states that Matilda J. Laurey of Riley County, Kansas, married Julius J. Ruck of Wyandotte County, Kansas, October 18, 1927, at the Justice of the Peace in Buchanan County, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Several cemeteries were moved between 1952 and 1962 when the Tuttle Creek Reservoir was built. Corps of Engineers records concerning the cemeteries that were moved did not reveal any Lohreys.
Most of Joseph and Mary's children died fairly young (in their 50s) of a heart problem.
Sources seem almost evenly divided on Mary Willyard's place of birth:
Pennsylvania -- 1900, 1920 US census, 1905 Kansas state census
Indiana -- 1910, 1930 US census, 1915 and 1925 Kansas state censusNine of Mary Willyard Lohrey's ten children were living at the time of the 1900 census. Oddly, the 1910 census says the same thing -- that 9 of 10 children were living -- even though Mary had a child after 1900. (If she lost a child prior to 1900, the 1910 census should say that 10 of her 11 children were living.)
In 1920, Sherman Lorey (30) lived with his parents and two younger brothers on the family farm in Manhattan Twp., Riley County, Kansas. Sherman was employed as a laborer in the cement works. He still lived with his parents in 1930. The 1930 census states that "Jack" Lorey was a veteran of World War I.
Sources conflict on name for the daughter of Joseph Lorey born in 1900:
Emma Jane -- 1900 census
Dorothy C. -- 1910 census
There were three Lori/Lorey/Lohrey families in early Fulda Ohio:
Faust Lorei -- 1805 - 1869
Nicholas Lorey -- 1823 - 1887
John Lorey -- c, 1835 - c. 1863
The relationship (if any) between these three men is not known. The age difference between Faust and John is too great for them to have been born to the same woman.According to the 1900 census entry for Nicholas' son Henry, Nicholas was born in Germany. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1881.
According to the 1900 census entry for Katherina's son Henry Lorey, Katherina was born in Ohuio.
Served in WWI:
Name: Andrew H. Estadt
Serial Number: 259140
Race: W
Residence: Dexter City, O.
Enlistment Division: National Army
Enlistment Location: Caldwell, O.
Enlistment Date: 03 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Dexter City, O.
Birth Date / Age: 21 6/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Co E 330 Infantry to Jan 6/18; Pigeon Service Signal Corps to Dec 10/18; Co A 321 Field Signal Battalion to Discharge Private, first class Dec 1/17; Corporal April 1/19. American Expeditionary Forces Jan 31/18 to April 19/19. Honorable discharge May 2/19.In 1920, 23 year old Andrew Estadt lived with the family of his uncle, Henry J. Crock in Akron, Ohio. He was employed as a laborer for a rubber maker.
In 1920, Ida lived in the home of her brother, Edward J. Snider and his wife, Eleanor (Saling) Snider. They lived at 1561 Roycroft Ave. in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Ida was not employed.
In 1930, Isadore O. Snider (38) owed a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with him were his wife Emma (32), and children Lillian M. (7), Marcella R. and Mildred J. (both (2 yrs 6 mos). Lillian attended school. Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Gerhart Kress and Isadore's parents.
The following brief death notice for Isadore Snider appeared in The Sunday Times Signal (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on November 14, 1937:
Isador Snider, 45, died suddenly from heart trouble at his home in Fulda.
Eleven year old Emma is listed twice in the 1910 census... once in the household of her parents, and once in the household of her grandfather, John Crock.
The following article appeared in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 7 Sep 1933:
LITERARY PROGRAM WILL BE GIVEN BY FULDA GRANGE
CALDWELL, O., Sept. 1 - The ladies of the Fulda Grange will sponsor
the literary program to be resented at their regular meeting on Friday
evening, September 8, at 8 o’clock.
Greeting song, Marie Miller; reading, “A Farmer’s Wife is Queen,
” Mrs. Elizabeth Michael;; Talk on Cooking, Mrs. John U. Brahler;
dialogue, “Selling Stock,” Emma Snider and Helen Hill; reading,
“Grumble Corner and Thanksgiving Street”; play, “A Pretty Hat,” Mollie
Rohrig, Marie Miller and Hlen Noll; reading, “A Boy’s Sermon,” Amelia
Crum; dialogue, “Parting,” Lurina Michael and Silvina Miller; reading,
“Rose High School Kids,” Rose Crock; Orange Stunt and Red and
White Handkercheif Drill, by the ladies of the grange; play, “The Darkies
Insurance Agent,” Sophia Estadt and Clara Schott; Closing song.
Lillian Snider was living in Columbus, OH as of 2005.
Marcella Snider lives in Fulda, Noble Co., OH and is the rectory housekeeper at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.
Obituary: SOURCE: Marietta Times... Marietta, OH (Nov 2000)
CALDWELL -- Mildred Josephine Snider, 73, a resident of
Summit Acres Nursing Home for the past three years, formerly
of Fulda, died Tuesday morning (Oct. 31, 2000) at the nursing
home.
She was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Fulda to Isadore and Emma
Estadt Snider. She was a member of St. Mary of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in Fulda and its Catholic Women's
Club. She was a retired licensed practical nurse, having worked
at Summit Acres Nursing Home for many years.
She is survived by two sisters, Lillian Snider of Columbus and
Marcella Snider of Fulda; one brother, Isadore (Dolores) Snider
Jr. of Caldwell; three nephews, Andrew (Elaine) Snider of Detroit,
Mich., Dana (Adrienne) Snider of Herndon, Va., and Steven (Tedi)
Snider of Las Vegas, Nev.; two nieces, Jackie Snider of Caldwell
and Karen Snider of Cornelius, N.C.; and six grandnieces and
grandnephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday
at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with
Father Samuel Saprano as celebrant. Burial is in the church
cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at McVay-
Perkins Funeral Home in Caldwell, where Christian Scripture
services will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Birth announcement from the Zanesville Signal, pg 2, 13 Feb 1939
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schoeppner of Fulda announce the birth
of a nine-pound daughter, Saturday morning.Delores Schoeppner Snider is the researcher and author of "St Mary's -- 150 Years -- Fulda, OH."
Living in Caldwell, Noble Co., OH in Nov 2000.
Living in Detroit, MI in Nov 2000.
Living in Herndon, Fairfax Co., VA in Nov 2000.
Living in Cornelius, Mecklenburg Co., NC in Nov. 2000. (Using the name Karen Snider.)
Living in Las Vegas, NV in Nov 2000.