From the Fulda column of The Caldwell Citizens' Press on 15 Mar 1883:
Births -- March 9th, to Henry Crock and wife, a son.There is some confusion about the two first cousins named Leo Crock. In the 1880s, two Leo Crocks were born in Fulda Ohio:
1) Leo Crock, born7 Mar 1883 to Henry Crock and Elizabeth Catherine Schott
2) Leo Crock, born 26 Jun 1888 to Jacob Crock and Matilda Yeagle
Jacob and Henry Crock were brothers. One Leo Crock married Clara Hohman on 8 Apr 1913. The other Leo Crock married Anna B. Cornett on 21 May 1907. (Here's where the confusion comes in.)Delores Snider states that Leo #1 married Clara Hohman and Leo #2 married Anna Cornett, then a woman named Clara. However, Katie Crock Norman, daughter of Leo #2, states that her mother was Clara Hohman. Maria Pegnato, author of Crock Family History, agrees with Katie Norman. She states that her Uncle Leo (#1) married Anna Cornett.
In 1910, Leo A. Crock (26) and his wife Anna (24) lived with Anna's parents and siblings in the Cornett family home at 610 Fourth St. in Braddock, Allegheny County, PA. Anna had given birth to one child who died prior to the census (15 April 1910). Leo worked as a bookkeeper for the telephone company.
In 1920, 35 year old widower Leo Crock lived with his daughter Catherine (7 yrs 11 mos) in the home of his father-in-law John J. Cornett (62) at 610 Fourth Street, Braddock, Allegheny co., Pennsylvania. Also living in the house was John's wife Catherine (62) and their daughter Clara (35). Catherine attended school. Leo worked as a commercial auditor; John as a carpenter in the steel works; and Clara as a saleswoman in a dry goods store. All of the adults in the home were born in Ohio as were Leo's parents. Catherine was born in Pennsylvania.
In 1930, Leo Crock (47) lived in a home he owned at 1207 Chisslett Street, Pittsburgh (10th Ward), Allegheny co., Pennsylvania with his daughter Catherine (18). Leo worked as a bookkeeper for the telephone company. The family had a radio.
Maria Pegnato remembers Leo Crock as a brilliant man. He spoke very fast, and you really had to pay attention to keep up with him. As a young man, he taught school in Fulda, OH. He taught all eight grades until the school was destroyed by fire. He then got permission from his father to move to Pittsburgh, where he studied accounting at Duff's College. His sister Barbara got Leo a job at Bell Telephone, where he worked for Bell Telephone for most of his life. Leo made most of his money in stocks.
Source Netti Nau (Dec 1996) gives an alternate birthdate of 10 Sep 1885. Delores Snider gives middle initial as P.
According to the 1930 cenus, 37 year old John Gallaghar (sic) lived with his wife Verna (29) in a home they rented for $45 a month at 1034 Braddock Avenue, Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Living with them were their children Mariam (8), J. Patrick (4) and Joan (4 mos). According to the census, John and Verna had been married for 9 years. Mariam attended school. All members of the household were born in Pennsylvania as were John's parents. Verna's parents were born in Ohio. John worked as the Register of Wills in the Allegheny County Court House.
The tombstones of John and Verna Gallagher are inscribed with the words "Father" and "Mother."
Verna Miller did not live with her widowed father and younger siblings at the time of the 1930 census.
In 1870, 25 year old farmer Henry Crock lived in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his wife Katherine E. (23) and their son Anthony (1). They also had a 10 year old domestic servant, Mary Tichmiller. Adjacent farms in the census were those of Katherine's uncle, Nicholas Schott, and John Saling.
In 1880, 35 year old farmer Henry Crock lived with his wife Catherine (33) and their children Andrew (11), Matilda (9), George (7), William (3) and Barbara (1) in Stock Twp., Noble Co., Ohio. Andrew worked as a farm laborer and Matilda and George attended school. All members of the household were born in Ohio, Henry and Catherine's parents were born in Hesse Cassel. Neigboring farms belonged to Mary A. Crum, Philip Miller, Leonard Schott and John Slack.
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.At the time of the 1900 census, 55 year old farmer Henry Crock lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 53 year old wife Catherine, and four children: William (23), Anna (19), Leo (17), and Francis (8). Leo and Francis attended school. William's occupation is "farm laborer." Adjacent farms in the census belonged to John Crum and Andrew Warner.
In 1910, 65 year old Henry Crock lived in Noble County Ohio with his 63 year old wife Catherine and their youngest child, 18 year old Francis.
According to his death certificate, 66 year old Henry Crock suffered an injury to his left forearm on or about 12 Jan 1911 that resulted in blood poisoning. Details about the nature of the injury were not given.
According to the census, all eight of the children of Catharine Crock were still living in 1900.
In 1920, 73 year old widow Katherine Crock owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. She lived there with her son Frank and his wife Ottilia. At the time of the 1930 census, Catherine lived with her son Frank and his wife Tillie on a rented farm in Stock Twp.
According to her death certificate, Catherine Elizabeth Crock was born in Noble Co., Ohio on January 1, 1847 to German born parents Michale Schott and Elizabeth Schoeppner. At the time of her death on March 26, 1936 she was a widow having been married to Henry Crock. The cause of her death is given as "Cerebral hemmorage." She was buried in Fulda, Ohio on March 30, 1936.
From the Zanesville Signal, 2 Apr 1936
CROCK RITES
Rev. Father Clement Crock, pastor of St. Benedict’s Roman
Catholic Church, Cambridge, assisted by Ref. Father Mattes,
Fulda, conducted funeral services Monday morning in St.
Mary’s Roman Catholic church for Mrs. Catherine Crock.
Burial was made in Fulda cemetery by Brubach and Dearth.
Mrs. Crock’s death occurred at her home, Caldwell route,
following an illness.
Existence of this child in the family is questionable:
1) She is not mentioned by Snider (citing church records)
2) Birth was less than 9 months after the next older child.
3) She does not appear in the 1870 census.
From "Crock Family History" by Maria Pegnato:
Tom Jenkins worked for the FBI for 42 years. When he retired, he was third in line after J. Edgar Hoover.
From "Crock Family History" by Maria Pegnato:
Catherine has always been a delightful and charming lady. Thanks to her Maria was able to identify the Crock Homestead and other photos. Catherine also supplied information about other family members.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The Washington (D.C.) Post, March 11, 2006
Catherine Crock Jenkins, 94, a homemaker and volunteer,
died of pneumonia March 9 at her home in Washington.
She was born in Pittsburgh and graduated from St. John's
School of Nursing. In 1936, she married and moved to Wash-
ington, where she raised a family and volunteered with the
Georgetown Hospital Auxiliary and at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts. She was a member of Holy
Trinity Catholic Church.
Her husband, Thomas J. Jenkins, died in 1999.
Survivors include four children, Thomas Jenkins of Wash-
ington, John Jenkins of South Bend, Ind., Patrick Jenkins of
Vienna and Cathy Semenoff of Athens, Ga.; and seven grand-
children.
John G. Cornett, listed in records at St. Mary's in Fulda, is the only child in this family who is not included in Sister Bertha Hartman's notes. Given John's date of birth (13 Apr 1887) and William's from the 1900 census -- Apr 1887), it is believed that John and William J. Cornett are the same person.
In 1910, William J. Cornett lived with his parents and several siblings in the family's home on Fourth St. in Braddock, PA. William worked as a laborer for the electric company.
In 1920, 32 year old William Cornett lived with his wife Cecilia (34) in a mortgaged home at 528 Price Ave. in North Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. William rented part of the home to Harry Hesarich and his family. William worked as a lock smith in his own shop. William and Cecilia were born in Ohio as were William's parents and Cecelia's father. Cecelia's mother was born in West Virginia.
In 1930, 42 year old William Cornett lived with his wife Cecilia (44) in a mortgaged home at 528 Price Ave. in North Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Based on census data, they had been married for 20 years. William worked as a locksmith.
Data are unclear on spouses of Agatha Cecelia Weisent. The data suggest that there was no marriage to Albert Beck.
1) Social Security Death Index gives her name at time of death as Cecelia Cornett. (Birth date matches Snider)
2) Notes of Bertha Hartman, first cousin of William Cornett, list him as Cecelia's husband. No mention is made of another marriage. Bertha Hartman states that William Cornett died in 1932.
3) Delores Snider, in "St. Mary's -- 150 Years -- Fulda, OH" states that Agatha Cecilia Weisent married William Cornett in 1910, and Albert Beck in 1924.
4) Tombstone inscription: Ceceila A. Cornett 1885 - 1965In 1900, 15 year old Cecilia Wiesent lived with her siblings on her widowed father's farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Her occupation is listed as "housekeeper." She did not attend school.
In the early 1950s, Ceely Cornett rented an apartment to newlyweds Erman and Regina (Yeagle) Shockling in North Braddock for $25 a month. When the Shocklings purchased a TV set, Ceely raised the rent to $26.
Marriage is questionable. See notes for Agatha Cecelia Weisent for details.
Data are unclear on spouses of Agatha Cecelia Weisent. The data suggest that there was no marriage to Albert Beck.
1) Social Security Death Index gives her name at time of death as Cecelia Cornett. (Birth date matches Snider)
2) Notes of Bertha Hartman, first cousin of William Cornett, list him as Cecelia's husband. No mention is made of another marriage. Bertha Hartman states that William Cornett died in 1932.
3) Delores Snider, in "St. Mary's -- 150 Years -- Fulda, OH" states that Agatha Cecilia Weisent married William Cornett in 1910, and Albert Beck in 1924.
4) Tombstone inscription: Ceceila A. Cornett 1885 - 1965In 1900, 15 year old Cecilia Wiesent lived with her siblings on her widowed father's farm in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Her occupation is listed as "housekeeper." She did not attend school.
In the early 1950s, Ceely Cornett rented an apartment to newlyweds Erman and Regina (Yeagle) Shockling in North Braddock for $25 a month. When the Shocklings purchased a TV set, Ceely raised the rent to $26.
At the time of the 1880 census, 26 year old farmer "Alex Wisant" lived in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his wife Addie (24) and son Clemence (10 mos.). Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Isaac Osborn and John Blake.
From The Caldwell Citizens' Press, 12 Jun 1884
Alexander Weisant raised his new frame barn last Tuesday.In 1900, 46 year old widowed farmer Alexander C. Wicent lived on a mortgaged farm in Enoch Twp., with five of his children: Otto (19), Oliver (17), Cecilia (15), Amelia (11), and Walter (6). The two youngest children attended school... Amelia for five months and Walter for two.
In 1910, 56 year old Alex Weisent lived in Noble County, Ohio with two of his children: Mary A. (23), and Walter (16).
The following excerpt was written in 1994 in the memoirs of Judith Smith Fitzhugh, eldest daughter of August William Smith and Alberta Cora Weisent Smith. (Source: "Michel Family Tree")
Alex Weisent (paternal great-grandfather) - Alex was born at Fulda, Ohio, in 1854. He
died in May 1945 at the age of 91. He was a hard worker all his life. His wife died very
young and left hime to raise the children alone. He never remarried.
The 1900 census entries for Adelheid's children state that their mother was born in (West) Virginia.
The following excerpt was written in 1994 in the memoirs of Judith Smith Fitzhugh, eldest daughter of August William Smith and Alberta Cora Weisent Smith. (Source: "Michel Family Tree")
Adeline (Schibelhood) Weisent (paternal great-grandmother) - Adeline was born in Proctor, West Virginia, in 1860. She died on May 14, 1896, from a hemorrhage during childbirth at the age of 36; the baby died with her. She left 8 living children to be cared for and raised by their father
From the "Fulda" column of The Caldwell Citizens' Press on 17 Mar 1881:
Births, on the 9th, to Alexander and Adelaide Weisend, a son.In 1900, 19 year old unmarried Otto Weisent lived and worked on his widowed father's farm with his younger siblings in Enoch Twp., Noble County, Ohio.
In 1900, Mary Weisent was not listed in the household of her father and siblings. She would have been 13 at the time. Ten years later, 23 year old Mary A. Weisent lived with her father and younger brother Walter Noble County, OH.
Jacob Cornett (21) came to America on board the Harpswell, which sailed from Le Havre, France and arrived in New York on 28 May 1866. His first cousin, also named Jacob Cornett (28), was also on the ship. The two men were listed together on the ship's register. Both men were farmers. There was also a woman named Catherine Burkhardt (21). This may have been the future wife of the older Jacob Cornett.
Jacob has not been found in the 1870 US census. Jacob and Mary Ann Cornett moved their family from Fulda OH to West Virginia in 1877.
In 1880, Jacob Cornet (34) lived on a farm in Proctor , Wetzel County, West Virginia with his wife Mary (34) and daughters Barbara (8), Catherine (7), Rosa (5), Philomena (2), and Christina (11 mos). None of the children attended school. The oldest three girls were born in Ohio, the other two in West Virginia. Jacob and his wife were natives of Byron (Bavaria). According to the census, Jacob could not read or write. Jacob's first cousin -- the "other" Jacob Cornett -- lived a few doors away.
At the time of the 1900 census, widower Jacob Cornet (54, b. Oct 1845) rented a home at 1030 River Ave. in the eighth ward of Allegheny City, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Living with him were his unmarried daughters Barbara (26, b. Aug 1873), Tina (20, b. Jun 1879), Tillie (19, b. Feb 1881), and Lizzie (14, b. Jun 1885); as well as his widowed daughter Katie Fethers (25, b. Apr 1875), and her children Madelena (3, b. Mar 1897) and Albert (1, b. Mar 1899). No one in the household attended school. Jacob was employed as a laborer. All of his daughters worked outside the home except Barbara.
Sources conflict on name... Delores Snider has Jacob's wife's name is M. Anna Cuns. The IGI has two records for this marriage: one in which the name is "Mary Ann Kinins or Kines," and the other in which it's "Mary Ann Knud."
Barbara Cornett never married. Sources conflict on year of birth:
Aug 1873 -- 1900 census
17 Aug 1872 -- Snider, citing church records at St. Mary's in Fulda.In 1900, 26 year old Barbara Cornet lived with her widowed father and five of her younger sisters in Allegheny City, PA. With the exception of her sister's two small children, Barbara was the only person in the home who was not employed.
In 1910, Barbara (36) lived with the family of her sister, Christina Kenmuir, in Shaler Twp., Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
At the time of the 1900 census, Tillie Cornet (age 19) lived with her widowed father and several sisters in Allegheny County, PA. Tillie worked in a cork factory.
In 1900, 15 year old Lizzie Cornet lived with her widowed father and several of her older sisters in the family's home in Allegheny City, PA. Lizzie did not attend school. She worked in a tobacco factory.