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John Ress1 (M)
b. November 1885
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     John Ress, son of John Rehs and Elizabeth Miller, was born in November 1885 in Ohio.1

John was listed as a son in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 20 June 1900, in the household of Elizabeth Miller of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at 48 Broad Street.2 He was indicated as attending school.1

Citations

  1. [S321] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 26, dwelling 510, family 503, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  2. [S321] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 26, dwelling 510, family 503, online <www.genealogy.com>, note that the street name is difficult to make out.

Karl L. Ress1 (M)
b. 16 March 1910, d. 6 April 1999
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Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of John Patrick Karl.

Appears on charts:
     Descendant Chart for Valentin Rentz
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

     Karl L. Ress, son of Louis H. Ress and Adela M. Karl, was born on 16 March 1910 in Youngstown, Ohio.2,1

Karl was listed as a son in the 1920 US Federal Census, enumerated 12 January 1920, in the household of Louis H. Ress and Della M. of Youngstown (8th Ward), Mahoning County (Precinct H), Ohio. They lived at 177 West Glenaven Avenue.1 Also living in the household were Karl's grandpa Phillip, his aunt Helen, and his younger cousin Leo.1

On 19 September 1940, Karl L. Ress married Shirley Brooks, daughter of William Brooks and Bridget Casey, in Youngstown.2

Karl L. Ress provided the information necessary to complete the death certificate for Helen Catherine Karl, his aunt, who died in an automobile accident on 7 December 1941.3

Karl L. Ress died on 6 April 1999 in Youngstown, at age 89.2 He was buried on 9 April 1999 in Calvary Cemetery.2

     Children of Karl L. Ress and Shirley Brooks:
William Louis Ress   (excluded)
Mary Patricia Ress   (excluded)
Karl Brooks Ress   (excluded)
John Paul Ress   (excluded)
Joan Elaine Ress   (excluded)

Citations

  1. [S122] 1920 U.S. census, Mahoning County, Ohio, population schedule, city of Youngstown (8th Ward), enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 18, sheet 10, dwellings 186/198, families 243/255, online population schedule, city of Youngstown (8th Ward), enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 18, sheet 10, dwellings 186/198, families 243/255.
  2. [S214] J. Patrick Karl, Generations 8.5 file: Aug2002PatKarlTrip.uds, This contains the information gathered by Pat by interviewing various relatives on his family history trip taken in late summer 2002..
  3. [S403] Helen Catherine Karl, death certificate 77233 (registered number 604).

Louis H. Ress1 (M)
b. 30 June 1877, d. 22 March 1967
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Appears on charts:
     Descendant Chart for Valentin Rentz
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

     Louis H. Ress, son of John Rehs and Elizabeth Miller, was born on 30 June 1877 in Ohio.1,2

Louis H. Ress was steadily employed as a sheet opener in 1900.3

Louis was listed as a son in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 20 June 1900, in the household of Elizabeth Miller of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at 48 Broad Street.4

On 15 June 1909, Louis H. Ress married Adela M. Karl, daughter of Philip F. Karl and Mary Ann Strubel, in Canal Dover, Ohio.2

Louis H. Ress was a shearman in a steel mill in 1920.

Louis appeared in the 1920 US Federal Census of Youngstown (8th Ward), Mahoning County (Precinct H), Ohio, enumerated 12 January 1920. He was recorded as the head of a household that also included his wife, Della M., his son Karl L., his father-in-law Phillip F. Karl, his sister-in-law Helen C. Karl. They lived at 177 West Glenaven Avenue, Enumerated as living nearby was John P. Karl, Della's brother and the father of Leo. His wife had died in the influenza pandemic of 1918.1

Lou died on 22 March 1967 in Youngstown, Ohio, at age 89.2 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, which is located in Youngstown, Ohio.5

     Child of Louis H. Ress and Adela M. Karl:
Karl L. Ress+   b. 16 Mar 1910, d. 6 Apr 1999

Citations

  1. [S122] 1920 U.S. census, Mahoning County, Ohio, population schedule, city of Youngstown (8th Ward), enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 18, sheet 10, dwellings 186/198, families 243/255, online population schedule, city of Youngstown (8th Ward), enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 18, sheet 10, dwellings 186/198, families 243/255.
  2. [S214] J. Patrick Karl, Generations 8.5 file: Aug2002PatKarlTrip.uds, This contains the information gathered by Pat by interviewing various relatives on his family history trip taken in late summer 2002..
  3. [S321] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 26, dwelling 510, family 503, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  4. [S321] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 26, dwelling 510, family 503, online <www.genealogy.com>, note that the street name is difficult to make out.
  5. [S234] Elizabeth Churchett, "IM: 20 Sep '02 (Pat Karl, Elizabeth Churchett)," e-mail to Pat Karl, 20 Sep 2002.

Walter Ress1 (M)
b. October 1883
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     Walter Ress, son of John Rehs and Elizabeth Miller, was born in October 1883 in Ohio.1

Walter Ress was steadily employed as a tin opener in 1900 in.1

Walter was listed as a son in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 20 June 1900, in the household of Elizabeth Miller of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at 48 Broad Street.2

Citations

  1. [S321] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 26, dwelling 510, family 503, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  2. [S321] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 26, dwelling 510, family 503, online <www.genealogy.com>, note that the street name is difficult to make out.

Eloise Richards1 (F)

Appears on charts:
     Descendant Chart for David Henry Sprong

     

Eloise Richards married David Henry Sprong III, son of David Henry Sprong Jr. and Myrtle Grable.1

     Child of Eloise Richards and David Henry Sprong III:
David Henry Sprong IV   (excluded)

Citations

  1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #67 (record of David Henry Sprong, III).

Lemuel Newton Richards (M)
b. 5 April 1837, d. 31 May 1920
Relationship=Great-grandfather of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

Appears on charts:
     Pedigree for Cynthia Lee Sprong

     Lemuel Newton Richards was born on 5 April 1837 in Pennsylvania.1

On 8 October 1860, Lemuel Newton Richards married Nancy Silliman, daughter of Samuel Silliman and Lavina Lockhart.2

Lemuel appeared in the 1870 US Federal Census of Jefferson, Williams County, Ohio, enumerated 23 June 1870. He was recorded as the head of a household that also included Nancy, Samuel, Lilly E. and Louella. Nancy was Lemuel's wife, and the other three were their children.. They lived at dwelling number 105. Also included in the household was a farm laborer by the name of John Sheets, aged 14. Lemuel is recorded as owning real estate worth $3000 and personal property worth $400.3

On 5 April 1875 his wife Nancy Silliman died at age 42, leaving Lemuel a widower at 38 years old.2

Lemuel Newton Richards died on 31 May 1920 at age 83.

     Children of Lemuel Newton Richards and Nancy Silliman:
Samuel Richards   b. c 1862
Lillie Eleanor Richards   b. c 1866
Luella Richards+   b. 5 Jun 1869, d. 11 Feb 1944

Citations

  1. [S171] 1900 U.S. census, Defiance County, Ohio, population schedule, Farmer township, enumeration district 10, supervisor's district 4, sheet 2, dwellings 42/43/45, families 42/43/45, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  2. [S186] Daughters of the American Revolution, Elene Ensign Sprong, I believe the letter and application were written sometime after 1935..
  3. [S309] 1870 U.S. census, Williams County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Jefferson, Durbins Corners [sic?] post office, page 90, dwelling 105, family 107, online <HeritageQuest Online>.

Lillie Eleanor Richards1 (F)
b. circa 1866
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Relationship=Grandaunt of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

     Lillie Eleanor Richards, daughter of Lemuel Newton Richards and Nancy Silliman, was born circa 1866 in Ohio.2

Lilly E. was listed on 23 June 1870 as a household member living with Lemuel Newton Richards on the 1870 US Federal Census of Jefferson, Williams County, Ohio, enumerated 23 June 1870. Lemuel was husband to Nancy and the father of Samuel, Lilly E., and Louella.. They lived at dwelling number 105. Also included in the household was a farm laborer by the name of John Sheets, aged 14. Lemuel is recorded as owning real estate worth $3000 and personal property worth $400.2

On 5 April 1875, when Lillie was at an unknown age , her mother, Nancy Silliman, died at the age of 42 years, 8 months and 15 days.1

Lillie Eleanor Richards married R. G. Brown.3

Lillie Eleanor Brown witnessed the marriage of Dr. Aaron Alfred Sprong and Elene Ensign on 2 December 1933 at the home of Elene's aunt Lillie Brown in Lawrence, Kansas.4,5,6

Citations

  1. [S186] Daughters of the American Revolution, Elene Ensign Sprong, I believe the letter and application were written sometime after 1935..
  2. [S309] 1870 U.S. census, Williams County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Jefferson, Durbins Corners [sic?] post office, page 90, dwelling 105, family 107, online <HeritageQuest Online>.
  3. [S363] Marriage announcement for Luella Richards and G. Deming Ensign, 20 May 1897, Pulaski, Ohio.
  4. [S357] Marriage announcement for Elene Ensign and Mr. Aaron Alfred Sprong, 2 Dec 1933, Lawrence, Kansas.
  5. [S365] Elene Ensign and Aaron Sprong, wedding guestbook, 2 Dec 1933.
  6. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #52 (record of George William Sprong--both the typewritten date and the handwriting attempting to correct it are wrong).

Luella Richards (F)
b. 5 June 1869, d. 11 February 1944
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Relationship=Grandmother of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

Appears on charts:
     Pedigree for Cynthia Lee Sprong

Luella (Richards) Ensign
Probably taken on the day of her wedding to Gideon Ensign
20 May 1897
     Luella Richards, daughter of Lemuel Newton Richards and Nancy Silliman, was born on 5 June 1869 in Ohio.1,2

Louella was listed on 23 June 1870 as a household member living with Lemuel Newton Richards on the 1870 US Federal Census of Jefferson, Williams County, Ohio, enumerated 23 June 1870. Lemuel was husband to Nancy and the father of Samuel, Lilly E., and Louella.. They lived at dwelling number 105. Also included in the household was a farm laborer by the name of John Sheets, aged 14. Lemuel is recorded as owning real estate worth $3000 and personal property worth $400.3

On 5 April 1875, when Luella was 5 years and 10 months, her mother, Nancy Silliman, died at the age of 42 years, 8 months and 15 days.2

On 20 May 1897, Luella Richards married Gideon Deming Ensign, son of Horace Lyman Ensign and Lucinda Cecelia Parks, in Pulaski, Ohio.4,5,6

Luella Richards died on 11 February 1944 in Hermosa Beach, California, at age 74.7 She was buried in Redlands, California.8

     Children of Luella Richards and Gideon Deming Ensign:
Horace Newton Ensign+   b. 17 Jul 1898, d. Jul 1961
Deming Rexford Ensign   b. 27 Aug 1899, d. 15 Apr 1963
George Herbert Ensign   b. 29 May 1902, d. Nov 1977
Rhea Ensign   b. 17 Sep 1903, d. 22 Aug 1989
Elene Ensign+   b. 23 Jun 1907, d. 1 Jul 2003
Esther Ensign   b. 5 Oct 1909
Eston Richards Ensign   b. 10 Mar 1911, d. 14 Jul 1952
Marshall Lester Ensign   (excluded)

Citations

  1. [S171] 1900 U.S. census, Defiance County, Ohio, population schedule, Farmer township, enumeration district 10, supervisor's district 4, sheet 2, dwellings 42/43/45, families 42/43/45, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  2. [S186] Daughters of the American Revolution, Elene Ensign Sprong, I believe the letter and application were written sometime after 1935..
  3. [S309] 1870 U.S. census, Williams County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Jefferson, Durbins Corners [sic?] post office, page 90, dwelling 105, family 107, online <HeritageQuest Online>.
  4. [S186] Daughters of the American Revolution, Elene Ensign Sprong, I believe the letter and application were written sometime after 1935., I had previously noted "Defiance County" as the location of the wedding, but the invitation clearly says "Pulaski, Ohio", which is in Williams County..
  5. [S363] Marriage announcement for Luella Richards and G. Deming Ensign, 20 May 1897, Pulaski, Ohio.
  6. [S380] Martha Eunice Ensign Nelson, Descendants of James Ensign (pub. 1977), p. 347, entry 1102 for Gideon Deming Ensign9; the first two children were born in Defiance County, but the last six were born in Williams County, so both places seem equally likely for the marriage. I should check the county lines to see if Pulaski was actually in Defiance County at the time of their marriage..
  7. [S380] Martha Eunice Ensign Nelson, Descendants of James Ensign (pub. 1977), p. 153, entry E199 for Gideon Deming Ensign9.
  8. [S356] Snapshot of Luella Richards Ensign's grave (with comment on back as "Mother's Grave Redlands") "On the back of the photo is written "Mother's Grave Redlands"."

Samuel Richards1 (M)
b. circa 1862
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Relationship=Granduncle of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

     Samuel Richards, son of Lemuel Newton Richards and Nancy Silliman, was born circa 1862 in Ohio.1

Samuel was listed on 23 June 1870 as a household member living with Lemuel Newton Richards on the 1870 US Federal Census of Jefferson, Williams County, Ohio, enumerated 23 June 1870. Lemuel was husband to Nancy and the father of Samuel, Lilly E., and Louella.. They lived at dwelling number 105. Also included in the household was a farm laborer by the name of John Sheets, aged 14. Lemuel is recorded as owning real estate worth $3000 and personal property worth $400.1

On 5 April 1875, when Samuel was at an unknown age , his mother, Nancy Silliman, died at the age of 42 years, 8 months and 15 days.2

Citations

  1. [S309] 1870 U.S. census, Williams County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Jefferson, Durbins Corners [sic?] post office, page 90, dwelling 105, family 107, online <HeritageQuest Online>.
  2. [S186] Daughters of the American Revolution, Elene Ensign Sprong, I believe the letter and application were written sometime after 1935..

Eliza Riddle1 (F)

     

Eliza Riddle married Joshua Weaver, son of Thomas Dell Weaver and Jane Hinkson.1

Citations

  1. [S428] GEDCOM file created by Thomas Arlen Weaver, 9 February 2003.


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