Caroline Hübsch/Huebsch/Hibsch, from Prussia to California - 52 Ancestors #38

This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small.

My 2^nd great aunt[1] Caroline[2] Ernestine Hübsch[3] was born in February 1867[4] in Germany [Prussia] to Ernst John Hübsch and Christina Henschel Hübsch.  A possible emigration record[5] showed that she came to America in 1872 with her parents and brother, W.C. Hübsch.

1872 Hamburg Passenger List for the Ernst Hübsch Family
(click images to enlarge)

In 1885, 18 year-old Caroline married Nelson D. Williams in Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin.[6] 

Caroline E. Hübsch and Nelson D. Williams
Marriage Record 1885

Transcription of Marriage Record

• Groom -- Nelson [Dein] Williams
• Groom's father -- John [Deenn]
• Groom's mother w/maiden name -- Lucy Rice
• Groom's occupation -- Farmer
• Groom's Residence -- Stockbridge, WI
• Groom's birthplace -- Stockbridge, WI
• Bride's maiden name -- Caroline Ernestine Heubsch
• Bride's father -- Ernst John Heubsch
• Bride's mother -- Christina Hentschel
• Bride's birthplace -- Germany
• Time of marriage contract -- Dec 3^rd 1885
• Place where marriage contracted -- Stockbridge, WI
• Color of parties -- White
• By what ceremony contracted -- Civil
• Witnesses -- Rette [Gunse***] or [Gusse***]
• Name of person pronouncing marriage -- J.W. Parkinson
• Residence if person last named -- Brothertown, WI
• Date of certificate of marriage -- Dec 3^rd 1885
• Date of registration of marriage -- January [3^rd], 1886
• Any additional circumstances – [blank]

Soon after their marriage, Caroline and Nelson migrated to southern California where their three children were born:

• Henry O. Williams, Jul 1887 – Aug 1947[7]
• Fred E. Williams, Nov 1893 - Sep 1977
• Gertrude E. Williams, May 1897 – Jul 1947

Caroline was widowed in 1899 when Nelson D. Williams died[8].  She married again to John W. Dripps.  She, John and the children lived in Oregon for awhile eventually returning to southern California.  Caroline died 21 Jun 1943 in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California.[9]  She was 76 years old.

Future Research

Record of marriage to John W. Dripps

Death record for Caroline and Nelson

Residence history

Newspaper accounts 

Sources

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[1] Steve Morse relationship calculator 

[2] Caroline is pronounced Carolina.  Her nickname was Lena.

[3] Hübsch was also spelled Huebsch and eventually became Hibsch.  It means ‘pretty’ in German. 

[4] Year: 1900; Census Place: Azusa, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 90; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1240090. Enumeration District : 0093; Azusa Township (pt) including Azusa City bounded on the north by Antelope Township, on the east by the range line between Township 9 and 10 west, on the south by Rowland Township, on the west by El Monte Township. Ancestry.com.

[5] Emigration record needs confirmation.

[6] Wisconsin Vital Records

[7] California Death Index for each child.

[8] Find-a-Grave website
[9] California Death Index

Hannah Carrigan Clark of Adams County, Ohio - 52 Ancestors #37

This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small.

My third great-grandmother was Hannah Carrigan, born between 1815 and 1819 in Ohio.  She married Daniel Benjamin Clark in about 1836[1] and by 1850, they had eight children.[2]  She died young I would say, at age 35, leaving a husband to care for several small children.  Daniel actually remarried and had several more children but that’s another story.

Grave stone for Hannah Carrigan Clark
Source:  Find-a-Grave [3]

The information I have about Hannah so far came from two resources:  the 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Adams County, Ohio and her memorial on Find-a-Grave.com. [3]  I organized the data from each resource into a table (below) for comparison and development of future research.

Category	1850 U.S. Federal Census	Find-a-Grave
Name	Hanah Clark	Hannah Carrigan Clark
Age/Date of Birth	35	3 Feb 1819
Age/Date of Death		7 Mar 1854 Inscription: 35y 1m 4d
Residence in 1850	Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio
Place of Birth	Ohio
Husband	Daniel Benjamin Clark	Daniel Benjamin Clark 1815 – 1895 Hannah was the first wife of Benjamin Daniel Clark, who was the son of Stephen and Rebecca Ogle Clark
Child/age	Mary Clark 13
	Edath Clark 12	Adah Clark (_ - 1872)*[4]
	Edward Clark 11[5]
	M A Clark 9[6]
	Adam Clark 8[7]
	Susan Clark 6	Susannah Clark 1842 - 1843*
	Jane Clark 4[8]
	Joseph Clark 2
Cemetery		Flat Run Cemetery Adams County, Ohio

My continued research will be centered in southwestern Ohio.  Many members of my Clark family were life-long residents of Adams County, Ohio.  Others ventured to nearby Warren, Clinton and Highland counties, all in southwestern Ohio. 

Future Research

• Find Hannah Clark’s parents and siblings
• Verify date of birth and death
• Find marriage record
• Find death record and cause of death
• Locate the Clark family in newspapers
• Check newspapers for epidemics around her date of death
• Locate church records
• Continue research on her children
• Contact person who ‘maintains’ Hannah’s Find-a-Grave memorial

Calling all descendants of Daniel Benjamin Clark and Hannah Carrigan Clark – let’s talk!  Please leave a comment below or use the Contact Me tab above.   Thanks cousin!

Sources

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[1] Calculation based on age of first child listed in 1850 U.S. Federal Census.

[2] Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M432_657; Page: 20A; Image: 44. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. 

[3] Find-a-Grave website for Hannah Clark Carrigan

[4] * Asterisk refers to calculated relationship on Find-a-Grave.

[5] Edward Clark was mentioned in the profile of Ancestor #33, Mrs. Mary Daulton Clark

[6] Mahlon Clark was Ancestor #15, Mahlon Clark, Guardian of his Sister Jane

[7] Adam Clark was Ancestor #7, Comings and Goings of Adam Clark

[8] Jane Clark Brown was my second great-grandmother, Ancestor #2, Jane Clark Brown, 1846-1918

Joseph D. Brown, Ohio Farmer with Low Profile - Ancestor #36

This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small.

Joseph Daniel Brown was the first child born to Thomas Brown and Jane Clark Brown in December of 1867, possibly in Adams County, Ohio.  By 1880, Joseph was living with his father and step-mother, Rebecca Ann Edwards Brown, in Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio.  He had two younger sisters, Ida May Brown Kendall and Hannah Ellen Brown Ballenger but they were not in the household.

Marriage record for Joseph D. Brown and Eva Belle Allen, 1899

Joseph was 31 years old when he married 25 year old Eva Belle Allen on 15 Feb 1899 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.   For the duration of their marriage, they lived in Turtle Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio.  Joseph was a farmer on a rented farm, Eva kept house.  No record of children has been found.

On 16 Jun 1919, Joseph died of pulmonary tuberculosis.  He was buried in Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, Plot: Section H.  Joseph was my third great uncle.

This can’t be the end of Joseph’s story.  I still have questions.  Where was three year old Joseph in 1870?  Did he have any interaction with his sisters?  Did he really not have any children?  Was he in the local newspaper?  There must be more records to be found.  Sigh.

Sources
1880, 1900, 1910 censuses
Marriage record on Ancestry.com
Death certificate courtesy of Steven Trudgeon Family Tree
Burial on Find-a-Grave
Steve Morse Relationship Calculator

George Bell Siders 1876-1965, my Clark Cousin - Ancestor #35

This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small.

My plea, “Would Loreta Siders, Leone Siders, and James Siders, children of George Bell Siders whose mother was Drusilla Clark Siders whose sister was Jane Clark Brown, please contact me?  Let’s talk about your Grandma Drusilla.  According to my handy-dandy Steve Morse relationship calculator, your father, George, was my first cousin twice removed. You would be my second cousins twice removed.  But really, when you get down to it, we’re just cousins. Look forward to hearing from you soon.”

As of this writing, what I know about George Bell Siders was printed in the following obituary which I have transcribed:

George Bell Siders
    George Bell Siders, 89, of Hillsboro Rt. 2, died at 7:10 P.M. Sunday at Highland District Hospital.
    He was born near Belfast on Jan. 29, 1876, the son of John William and Drusilla Clark Siders.  He was a member of the May Hill Church of Christ.
    He is survived by his wife, Dottie B. Siders; two daughters, Mrs. Loreta Everetts, Hillsboro, and Mrs. Leone Shaw, Hillsboro Rt. 6; a son, James Siders, Chillicothe Rt. 6; a sister, Mrs. Lillie Smittle, Winchester, and a brother, Harvey Siders, Columbus; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
    Services will be held Wednesday at 2 P.M. at the May Hill Church of Christ, with Rev. Jay Eastman officiating.  Burial will follow in the Dunkard Ridge cemetery under direction of Rhoads Funeral Home.
    Friends may call at the Rhoads Funeral Home from 2 P.M. Tuesday until the time of services.

Source: The Press-Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio.
Tuesday, Aug 17, 1965

Gleanings from George’s Obit
Wow, the 143 word obituary was quite revealing.  Is it all true?  On the off-chance I don’t hear from Loreta or Leone, I have a lot of research to do.  (I know, it has to be done anyway!)

• First, middle, last name of deceased
• Age, location of residence, date, time and place of death
• Date and place of birth
• Name of wife and parents including mother’s maiden name
• Names and residence of daughters, sister, brother
• Quantity of grand and great-grandchildren
• Religion, name of church and reverend
• Funeral home name
• Cemetery name

Locations
Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio
Belfast, Highland County, Ohio
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio
Winchester, Adams County, Ohio
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Dunkard Ridge cemetery, Elmville, Highland County, Ohio

Sources

• The Press-Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio. Tuesday, Aug 17, 1965; third column from the right. via newspapers.com.
• Steve Morse http://stevemorse.org/relation/calculator.html

P.S. The grand and great-grandchildren of George B. Siders can also contact me.

Robert M. Hibsch, Veteran of WWII Veteran (Ancestor #34)

This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small.

Robert M. Hibsch
7 Dec 1923 - 28 Sep 2014

Another veteran of America’s Great War has died.  Robert M. Hibsch died 28 September 2014 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. He was 90 years old.  The eldest son of Alba W. Hibsch and Ethel May Kendall Hibsch was born 7 Dec 1923 in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California.   He was a 1941 graduate of Covina High School in Covina, Los Angeles County, California, and married Betty E. Hutson in 1946 following his military discharge.  He was my father.

At the time he entered the Army, he worked as a machinist at a tool factory. On his Separation Qualification Record (click to enlarge images), he provided the following occupational information:

Source: Separation Qualification Record excerpt, WD AGO Form 100

Private First Class Robert Hibsch served as a Military Policeman with the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company from 8 Feb 1943 until his separation on 5 Feb, 1946 at Fort MacArthur, Los Angeles County, California.  He served in England and France. He was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal, Euro-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Campaign Star for Northern France, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, and the Army Marksmanship Badge.  A description of his military occupation, shown below, was excerpted from his Separation Qualification Record;

Source: Separation Qualification Record excerpt, WD AGO Form 100

Source: Covina Argus Newspaper, Feb 1946; newspapers.com

After the military, he worked as a machinist in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California until 1959. In 1960-61, the family lived in Williams, Colusa County, California on the 200+ acre Hibsch Family Ranch owned by his aunt and uncle.  Robert worked in a "Flying A" gas station in Williams and another one when the family moved to Sacramento.  In 1962, he became an owner of a 76 Union Oil gas station located at Florin Road and Lindale Drive. Later, he sold that station and bought the 76 Union Oil station at Florin Road and East Parkway.  In total, he probably worked for 76 Union Oil Company for 40+ years. His stations would be called “old school” today as they offered windshield cleaning, airing the tires, checking oil/water and handing out Green and Blue Chip Stamps, most of which are rare today.  His wife was the bookkeeper and his sons worked at the stations during their high school and college days.

Robert is survived by a brother, three children, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.  He will be honored with a military burial at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, San Joaquin County, California.