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OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest                    Volume 99 : Issue 402

Today's Topics:
  #1 JOHN PETER FISTER - HAMILTON COUNT   [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE]
  #2 NEWHOUSE and SHALENBARGER --MARRIA   ["weblo,seanelle" <seanelle2@neo.rr]
  #3 CENSUS-BELMONT CO. 1920- BLOCK       ["weblo,seanelle" <seanelle2@neo.rr]
  #4 CEMETERY-ISRAEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, P   ["weblo,seanelle" <seanelle2@neo.rr]

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X-Message: #1
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:12:21, -0500
From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER)
Subject: JOHN PETER FISTER - HAMILTON COUNTY


HISTORY OF KENTUCKY
The American Historical Society, 1922
Volume IV, page 125

        JOHN PETER FISTER.  Engaged actively in the agricultural industry
in Fayette County, where he is carrying on extensive operations as a
tobacco grower and general farmer, is John Peter Fister. Mr. Fister, whose
property is located on the Georgetown Pike, has passed his entire carrer in
this locality, having been born on the farm which he now occupies December
10, 1882, a son of John N. and Annie (Grosser) Fister.
        John N. Fister was born in Alsace, France, in 1845, the son of a
small farmer in that province, and was brought up to agricultural pursuits
which he followed until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71.
He enlisted in a regiment from his home community and was the leader of a
battery, but the overthrow of the Second Empire and the subsequent loss to
Prussia by France of the province of Alsace-Lorraine caused him to decide
to flee his native land. Accordingly he made plans with his friend John
Decker to leave Paris and return temporarily to Alsace; but, while Mr.
Fister succeeded in leaving that city, Mr. Decker, did not get away until
1872, in which year they embarked for the United States and eventually
reached their destination at New York City.
        After spending about two months in the metropolis Mr. Fister went
to Cincinnati, which was his home for about a year, and he then came to
Fayette County and engaged in truck gardening, first buying twenty acres
and later adding to his holdings until he had over 500 acres of fine Blue
Grass farming land. During the remainder of his long and active career,
until his retirement, he devoted himself uninterruptedly to the cultivation
of his land, and never cared for public office. He died August 22, 1919, at
the age of seventy-four years, in the faith of the Roman Catholic Church.
In politics he was a democrat. Mr. Fister married Annie Grosser, who was
born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and died November 13, 1902, at the age of
fifty-one years. They became the parents of eleven children, as follows:
Mary, the wife of Charles McKenna; James, who died at the age of eight
years; Frederick of Bourbon County, Kentucky, who married Nettie Stuntebeck
and has nine children; Margaret, the wife of Charles Schuemaker, with five
children; Joseph, who married Carrie Wolf and has five children; John
Peter; Rosie, the wife of George Keller, with four children; Ferdinand, who
died at the age of twelve years, William, who married Elizabeth Decker and
has two children; Charles, who married May Rebbel and has four children;
and Julianna, who married Lorine Burke and has two children.
        John Peter Fister was given good educational advantages in his
youth, attending first St. Paul's parochial school and then spending two
years at Assumption College, Sandwich, Ontario, Canada. When not engrossed
in his studies he was associated with his father in the work of the home
property, and when only twenty years of age bought out his father's
interest in the truck gardening business. After the death of the elder man,
Mr. Fister started farming, and at the present time has 300 acres of the
home property, all well-cultivated and highly productive Blue Grass land,
which he devotes largely to the growing of tobacco, although he also has
good corn crops and raises a number of hogs for the market. He is
considered one of the progressive and capable agriculturists of his
locality, and as a business man maintains an excellent reputation for
integrity. Mr. Fister is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, and in
political matters maintains an independent stand.
        On October 4, 1904, Mr. Fister was united in marriage with
Magdalena Schweichart, who was born in Mason County, Kentucky and to this
union there have been born seven children, of whom two died in infancy, the
others being: Annie Theresa, Mary Cecelia, Henrietta, Julius and Claude V.,
all at home with their parents.

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X-Message: #2
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:14:18 -0400
From: "weblo,seanelle" <seanelle2@neo.rr.com>
Subject: NEWHOUSE and SHALENBARGER --MARRIAGE, STARK CO., 1835


Transcription from marriage records on microfilm at Stark Co. District
Library's Geneaology section:

State of Ohio, Stark County~ I hereby that on the 27th day of May {Just
or First} 1835, I solemnized the marriage contract between Christian
Newhouse and Eliza. Shalenbarger on the authority of a license granted
for this purpose.   Richard Moffitt, Justice of the Peace.

Researcher's notes:  The word "certify" was left out by the justice of
the peace after the word "hereby".  Christian Newhouse was b.  march 4,
1794 in Belfort, Alsace-Lorraine France, and died March 22, 1871 in
Stark Co., OH.  His wife, Elisabeth, b. 1816, also in France, d. in 1899
in Stark Co. OH.  They are both buried in the Paris, OH Israel Lutheran
Church cemetery.  ellen welch and s. block

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X-Message: #3
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:23:14 -0400
From: "weblo,seanelle" <seanelle2@neo.rr.com>
Subject: CENSUS-BELMONT CO. 1920- BLOCK


Census information for JOHN BLOCK, 1920 Belmont Co. OH (Barnesville
area)

JOHN BLOCK, age 44, emigrated from Germany (both parents German) 1886,
naturalized (date unclear, may be 1891); renter, occupation, MINER,
cannot read or write, can speak English;
m. to LIDIA BLOCK, age 43, born in OH, can read and write, can speak
English, parents of:

SHIRLEY BLOCK, daughter, age 17, born OH (NOTE: Shirley is daughter of
LIDIA by a previous marriage)

JOHN BLOCK, son, age 11, born OH

GEORGE BLOCK, son, age 9, born OH

OTIS BLOCK, son, age 8, born OH

RODNEY BLOCK, son, age 1 yr 3/12 mos. born OH
 **  Rodney Block is still living, but in poor health, in
     Stark Co. OH

submitted by ellen welch and sblock

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X-Message: #4
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:30:35 -0400
From: "weblo,seanelle" <seanelle2@neo.rr.com>
Subject: CEMETERY-ISRAEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, PARIS, STARK CO. OHIO -- NEWHOUSE


Tombstones for Christian Newhouse and Elisabeth (Shalenbarger Newhouse)
located in churchyard near  LUTZ and OYSTER monuments.
Similar tombstones, with praying hands over open book (bible?) read:

Christian Newhouse
Died March 22, 1871 (Note that March date is not very readable on
tombstone, Month is taken from family records, but a deep "V", as part
of the "M" for March, remains.  Family records show Christian was born
March 4, 1794, in Belfort, Alsace Lorraine France and emigrated to
Belfort OH (Osnaburg Twp.) around 1834.  Married wife, Elisabeth
Shalenbarger, in Stark Co. OH on May 27, 1835 (see marriage record
submitted to archives, also).

ELISABETH NEWHOUSE
1816-1899

Elisabeth also came from France, possibly Alsace-Lorraine, her parents
were JOHN and BARBARA SHOLLENBERGER (AND ALTERNATE SPELLINGS).

Have family history printed 3/99 on NEWHOUSE-STROUP families.
Will share research .

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