The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

John Wilson Geiselman^1,2

M, #37026, b. 12 February 1886, d. 13 October 1964

Parents

Father	Bert Elsworth Geiselman (b. 21 May 1864, d. 1 January 1945)
Mother	Kate or Katie Breidenbaugh (b. December 1862, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: Thelma Yvonne Haffner (b. 21 October 1897, d. 22 August 1996)

Daughter

Child Geiselman+

BASIC FACTS

John Wilson Geiselman was born on 12 February 1886 in Pennsylvania.^1,2 He died on 13 October 1964, at age 78, in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York.² He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.³

John Wilson Geiselman had reference number 37328. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900); Kings County, New York (1920.)⁴ He resided in Cranford, Union Co., New Jersey (1942.)⁵ He was an Employed by the York Ice Machinery Company, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.⁵ GRAVE MARKER

J. WILSON
GEISELMAN
1887 --- 1964.

Citations

[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S7359] Genealogy prepared by Susan Elaine (Geiselman) Ward segeiselman (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S6026] Genealogy prepared by gilmourkrbl (Ancestry.com)
[S12482] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Marjorie "Maggie or Margie" Rebecca Geiselman^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #37027, b. April 1887

Parents

Father	Bert Elsworth Geiselman (b. 21 May 1864, d. 1 January 1945)
Mother	Kate or Katie Breidenbaugh (b. December 1862, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: Finney Manifold McCleary (b. 29 December 1880, d. 10 November 1937)

Son	Richard F. McCleary
Daughter	Lucille Francis McCleary+ (b. 25 October 1928, d. 10 February 1997)

BASIC FACTS

Marjorie "Maggie or Margie" Rebecca Geiselman was born in April 1887 in Pennsylvania.¹ She and Finney Manifold McCleary were married on 1 October 1922.^5,6

Marjorie "Maggie or Margie" Rebecca Geiselman had reference number 37329. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900, 1920, 1930.) She was a Clerk - sporting goods (1910); saleslady - department store (1920.)^2,3 She was christened on 14 July 1888.⁴

Citations

[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S6430] Genealogy prepared by KarenSenft0712 (Ancestry.com)
[S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S7550] Genealogy prepared by vincentmc (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Frances Lucind Geiselman^1,2,3,4

F, #37028, b. December 1888

Parents

Father	Bert Elsworth Geiselman (b. 21 May 1864, d. 1 January 1945)
Mother	Kate or Katie Breidenbaugh (b. December 1862, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Frances Lucind Geiselman was born in December 1888 in Pennsylvania.¹ She and Charles Henry Bromwell were married before 1918.⁵

Frances Lucind Geiselman had reference number 37330. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900, 1910); Baltimore County, Maryland (1920, 1930.) She was a Saleslady - department store (1910.)² She was christened on 29 March 1889.³

Citations

[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S6430] Genealogy prepared by KarenSenft0712 (Ancestry.com)
[S1736] 1930 Census, Maryland, Baltimore County
[S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)

Family Explorer

Eva Marie Geiselman^1,2

F, #37029, b. 17 February 1890, d. 18 May 1979

Parents

Father	Bert Elsworth Geiselman (b. 21 May 1864, d. 1 January 1945)
Mother	Kate or Katie Breidenbaugh (b. December 1862, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: Eugene Houtz Strayer (b. 17 December 1886, d. 8 September 1950)

Daughter	Mildred N. Strayer+ (b. 18 September 1911, d. 16 October 2009)
Son	Edwin Milton Strayer+ (b. 12 December 1913, d. October 1986)

BASIC FACTS

Eva Marie Geiselman was born on 17 February 1890 in Pennsylvania.^1,2 She died on 18 May 1979, at age 89, in York Co., Pennsylvania.² She was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, York, York Co., Pennsylvania.³

Eva Marie Geiselman had reference number 37331. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900.) GRAVE MARKER

EVA M. STRAYER
1889 - 1979.

Citations

[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S5798] Genealogy prepared by Don & Jeanine Hartman (email address), Source Medium: Book
[S2915] Cemetery Records - Greenmount Cemetery, York, York Co., Pennsylvania

Family Explorer

Ida Ethel Geiselman^1,2,3

F, #37030, b. 29 September 1891

Parents

Father	Bert Elsworth Geiselman (b. 21 May 1864, d. 1 January 1945)
Mother	Kate or Katie Breidenbaugh (b. December 1862, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Ida Ethel Geiselman was born on 29 September 1891 in Pennsylvania.¹

Ida Ethel Geiselman had reference number 37332. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900, 1910.) She was a Saleslady - department store (1910.)²

Citations

[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S6430] Genealogy prepared by KarenSenft0712 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Catherine or Katherine M. Geiselman^1,2,3

F, #37031, b. May 1895

Parents

Father	Bert Elsworth Geiselman (b. 21 May 1864, d. 1 January 1945)
Mother	Kate or Katie Breidenbaugh (b. December 1862, d. 1922)

Pedigree Link

Family: George W. Engle (b. 30 July 1900, d. November 1973)

Son	George Engle

BASIC FACTS

Catherine or Katherine M. Geiselman was born in May 1895 in Pennsylvania.¹ She and George W. Engle were married on 15 December 1918.⁴

Catherine or Katherine M. Geiselman had reference number 37333. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1920.)

Citations

[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S6430] Genealogy prepared by KarenSenft0712 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Samuel Jackson¹

M, #37032, b. 1756, d. 1844

Pedigree Link

Family: Vashti Grinnan (b. 1763, d. 1846)

Son	Zephaniah Jackson+ (b. 1782, d. 14 April 1875)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Jackson was born in 1756 in Prince William Co., Virginia.¹ He and Vashti Grinnan were married on 11 August 1771. He died in 1844, at age ~88, in Morgan Co., Illinois.

Samuel Jackson had reference number 37334. Revolutionary War, veteran.¹

Citations

[S4579] Email from John McAnally date April 22, 2009

Family Explorer

Zephaniah Jackson¹

M, #37033, b. 1782, d. 14 April 1875

Parents

Father	Samuel Jackson (b. 1756, d. 1844)
Mother	Vashti Grinnan (b. 1763, d. 1846)

Pedigree Link

Family: Frances "Fannie" Kendall (b. 1790, d. 1858)

Daughter	Catherine Jackson (b. 1813, d. 1881)
Son	William Jackson+ (b. 28 April 1815, d. 26 June 1887)
Son	Thomas Jackson (b. 1817, d. 1875)
Son	Zephaniah Jackson (b. 1817)
Daughter	Mary Ann Jackson (b. 22 February 1817, d. 1898)
Son	John Jackson (b. 1822, d. 28 December 1906)
Son	Henry Jackson (b. 1824, d. 1899)
Son	Harrison Jackson (b. 1825, d. 1890)
Son	George Jackson (b. 2 April 1828, d. 1903)
Son	Jeremiah Jackson (b. 1833, d. 1891)

BASIC FACTS

Zephaniah Jackson was born in 1782 in Virginia.² He was born in 1795 in Virginia.¹ He and Frances "Fannie" Kendall were married on 20 December 1810 in Shelby Co., Kentucky. He died on 14 April 1875, at age ~93, in Tipton Co., Indiana.²

Zephaniah Jackson had reference number 37335.

Citations

[S4579] Email from John McAnally date April 22, 2009
[S6309] Genealogy prepared by John "Jack" McAnally

Family Explorer

Frances "Fannie" Kendall¹

F, #37034, b. 1790, d. 1858

Pedigree Link

Family: Zephaniah Jackson (b. 1782, d. 14 April 1875)

Daughter	Catherine Jackson (b. 1813, d. 1881)
Son	William Jackson+ (b. 28 April 1815, d. 26 June 1887)
Son	Thomas Jackson (b. 1817, d. 1875)
Son	Zephaniah Jackson (b. 1817)
Daughter	Mary Ann Jackson (b. 22 February 1817, d. 1898)
Son	John Jackson (b. 1822, d. 28 December 1906)
Son	Henry Jackson (b. 1824, d. 1899)
Son	Harrison Jackson (b. 1825, d. 1890)
Son	George Jackson (b. 2 April 1828, d. 1903)
Son	Jeremiah Jackson (b. 1833, d. 1891)

BASIC FACTS

Frances "Fannie" Kendall was born in 1790.² She and Zephaniah Jackson were married on 20 December 1810 in Shelby Co., Kentucky. She died in 1858, at age ~68.²

Frances "Fannie" Kendall had reference number 37336.

Citations

[S4579] Email from John McAnally date April 22, 2009
[S6309] Genealogy prepared by John "Jack" McAnally

Family Explorer

Vance Lumb¹

M, #37035, b. 8 February 1932, d. 19 May 2009

Parents

Father	Edwin T. "Ted" Lumb (b. 4 July 1907, d. March 1977)
Mother	Delores Edra "Dee" Keebler (b. 8 June 1909, d. October 1993)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mariwilla Myers

Son	Brad Lumb
Son	Greg Lumb
Daughter	Jackie Lumb

BASIC FACTS

Vance Lumb was born on 8 February 1932 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas.¹ He and Mariwilla Myers were married on 15 September 1951.¹ He died on 19 May 2009, at age 77, in Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas.¹

Vance Lumb had reference number 37337. WAKEFIELD HIGHSCHOOL STORY - One Pedal Too Many, With Vance Lumb, Technical Consultant
It was a beautiful Friday in the Spring of 1947. The bell for the first class of the day at Wakefield Rural High School was a few minutes away. Such a day would include a number of exciting things like Jennie Jevon's freshman English class, John Lane's shop class, and Fred Settles general science. Fred doubled as both the school principal and my old man. It required toeing the line carefully. When I got into trouble I caught it at school and at home. For me the old man was double trouble.
I reviewed this circumstance regularly, frequently noting that I had not missed a day of school the entire year. The old man's general science class was first on my list for the day. It passed quickly, then I encountered Vance Lumb. Vance also noted that it was a beautiful spring day. It was still Friday. We had both been on good behavior for the entire year. Then he suggested it would be a complete waste of time to remain in school any longer. "Let's go" he said. I had already been in Fred's science class, so he might not miss me the rest of the day. We walked casually out of the school's rear door to the street.
Vance's 1926 Model T Ford Runabout was parked under a tree. In order to avoid raising suspicion, we climbed into the car and immediately left the area. After we were out of sight of the school, we stopped, unfastened the top, and folded it out of the way. This was high living in a neat car. Vance and I made like the coolest dudes ever to hit Wakefield. Cool dudes automatically head for the nearest big city, so we headed straight for Clay Center.
Vance had this fine little car because he and his brother, Gary, had to have a way to school every day. As Wakefield was a rural school, the farm kids had to provide their own transportation. This was Vance and Gary's transportation. Kansas driver's licenses at the time granted restricted privileges to those 14 and older "for driving to and from school, and on errands for your parents, daytime only". We never knew anyone to be arrested for stretching these restrictions. We were both 14 at the time.
Vance's T was a mechanical marvel, and featured more pedals and levers than you could shake a stick at. For Vance, a farm kid, a few levers and pedals were no big deal. On the other hand, there were so many things to do while driving this car, that even Vance could lose his concentration now and then. This was one of those occasions.
For the reader who is unfamiliar with the old Ts, some instruction on the levers and pedals, and their functions is required to understand exactly what happened that day. Following that, it will be necessary to modify these instructions again for Vance's particular Model T, because it didn't work like it was supposed to.
According to Vance, when you first start a T, it is automatically in neutral, and won't go anywhere. After it starts, you must advance the spark lever with your left hand to keep the engine running. After advancing the spark lever, the engine runs more smoothly, and a little faster. Then you can put your left hand on the wheel, advance the throttle which controls engine speed, and carefully depress the low speed pedal with your left foot. After the car is moving sufficiently you pull the high speed lever back with your left hand, the car moves more rapidly, and you can remove your left foot from the low speed pedal. All these functions are controlled through a number of belts requiring regular adjusting.
From the schematic you should note that reverse is the middle pedal located between the brake on the right and low speed forward on the left. To go into reverse it is necessary to be sure your foot is pressing on the middle pedal only, not the other pedals. Because the pedals are fairly close together it is best to have narrow feet, and plenty of time to be careful. These circumstances are not always present.
In Vance's case, the brakes worked quite badly, so it was necessary for him to ease up to stop signs, curbs, trees, and other immovable objects. Then at the proper moment when a full stop was necessary, he would press on the reverse pedal which worked in lieu of the faulty brakes. It was with these controls in mind that we left for the big city.
Clay Center was about 20 miles away, 8 miles straight west then 12 miles north. We were there in no time. To our amazement, we discovered that school in Clay Center was still in session, and the kids we knew were doing what they were supposed to be doing. We drove past Jevon's where Joyce and her sister lived, but they were in school. For a town of 1,000 people, there was not much to do for entertainment, so we just drove around town looking cool in Vance's T. You can only look cool for so long, so we decided to head for home.
Clay Center is built around a central square which includes the court house. The main road to Wakefield passed just east of the square. As we approached the northeast intersection of the square, we saw a sedan at the stop sign. The car might have pulled away from the stop sign before we got there, but it didn't. Vance might have anticipated the stop sooner, but he didn't. Finally in an act of desperation he pressed on a pedal. There was one pedal too many!
Instead of the brake, which didn't work, or the reverse pedal in the middle, he got the low forward pedal. This supercharged our forward movement, and we gave a serious jolt to the man in the car at the stop sign ahead. According to Vance, this "huge, burly man got out of his car and started walking back toward us". We were quaking in our boots.
Vance said "Sorry, mister. I just pushed on the wrong pedal". With that bit of painful truth, the huge, burly gentleman burst into laughter. He got back into his car and moved out of our way. We returned to Wakefield well before school was over, - but had we been missed?
We missed Jennie Jevon's freshman English class, she missed us, and according to Meriwilla Myers, she was mad as a wet hen. At her next English class, she asked us where we had been the day before. Then we were assigned a special writing assignment for the next day, explaining in detail exactly where we had been and what we did. Then as a lesson for all the other students, we each had to read our papers aloud in class.
With the public humiliation of these special class assignments, these two 14 year olds learned never to cross Jennie Jevons again. She was destined to be our English teacher for the next three years. We also learned that Vance had one pedal too many in his classy little Model-T.

OBITUARY

Vance Lumb, 77, of Abilene, died May 19, 2009, at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan.
He was born Feb. 8, 1932, in?Clay Center, the son of Ted and Dee (Keebler) Lumb.
He was raised in the Wakefield area and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1950. Following graduation, he attended Washburn University in Topeka.
He married Mariwilla Myers on Sept. 15, 1951. He worked for Braniff Airlines in Wichita, before moving to Wakefield in 1962. He then worked for the Fort Riley Post Engineers. After retiring in 1993, he and Mariwilla moved to Abilene. He was a member of the Abilene BPOE.
Survivors include his wife, Marilwilla Lumb of Abilene; two sons, Brad Lumb of Houston, Texas, and Greg Lumb of Junction City; daughter, Jackie Leatherman of Washington, D.C., two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at the Madura Congregational Church in Wakefield, with the Rev. Todd Britt officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wakefield Museum or Madura Congregational Church in care of the funeral home.

OBITUARY #2

Vance Lumb
Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home
Name and age: Vance Lumb, 77

Funeral Service: Memorial Services will be on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Madura Congregational Church in Wakefield, Kansas.

Interment: ---

Visitation: No visitation. Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 7th St., Clay Center, Kansas 67432 is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials: Wakefield Museum or Madura Congregational Church in care of the funeral home.

Birth date and place: February 8, 1932, Clay Center, Kansas
Date and place of death: May 19, 2009, Clay Center, Kansas

Biographical Information: Vance was the son of Ted and Dee Keebler Lumb. He was raised in the Wakefield area and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1950. Following graduation he attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. On September 15, 1951, he was united in marriage with Mariwilla Myers. He worked for Braniff Airlines in Wichita before moving to Wakefield in 1962. Mr. Lumb then worked for the Fort Riley Post Engineers. After retiring in 1993 he and Mariwilla moved to Abilene. He was a member of the Abilene BPOE.

Survivors: Wife: Mariwilla Lumb of Abilene, Kansas
Son: Brad Lumb of Houston, Texas
Daughter: Jackie and her husband Jim Leatherman of Washington, D.C.
Son: Greg and his wife Deb Lumb of Junction City, Kansas
Grandchildren: 2
Great Grandchild: 1

Preceded in Death: One Brother: Gary.

Citations

[S12005] Obituary - Vance Lumb

Family Explorer

Mariwilla Myers¹

F, #37036

Pedigree Link

Family: Vance Lumb (b. 8 February 1932, d. 19 May 2009)

Son	Brad Lumb
Son	Greg Lumb
Daughter	Jackie Lumb

BASIC FACTS

Mariwilla Myers and Vance Lumb were married on 15 September 1951.¹

Citations

[S12005] Obituary - Vance Lumb

Family Explorer

Brad Lumb¹

M, #37037

Parents

Father	Vance Lumb (b. 8 February 1932, d. 19 May 2009)
Mother	Mariwilla Myers

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12005] Obituary - Vance Lumb

Family Explorer

Greg Lumb¹

M, #37038

Parents

Father	Vance Lumb (b. 8 February 1932, d. 19 May 2009)
Mother	Mariwilla Myers

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12005] Obituary - Vance Lumb

Family Explorer

Jackie Lumb¹

F, #37039

Parents

Father	Vance Lumb (b. 8 February 1932, d. 19 May 2009)
Mother	Mariwilla Myers

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12005] Obituary - Vance Lumb

Family Explorer

Unknown Leatherman¹

M, #37040

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S12005] Obituary - Vance Lumb

Family Explorer

Gary Lumb

M, #37041

Parents

Father	Edwin T. "Ted" Lumb (b. 4 July 1907, d. March 1977)
Mother	Delores Edra "Dee" Keebler (b. 8 June 1909, d. October 1993)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Gary Lumb and Sonja Lee Frauenfelder were married in 1954.

Family Explorer

Zeno Sheets^1,2,3,4

M, #37042, b. 16 April 1888, d. 23 January 1965

Parents

Father	Unknown Sheets
Mother	Estelle Floyd

Pedigree Link

Family: Bertha E. Jackson (b. 20 October 1889, d. 4 September 1973)

Daughter

Hazel I. Sheets+ (b. 1 August 1909, d. 12 April 1998)

BASIC FACTS

Zeno Sheets was born on 16 April 1888 in Indiana.^2,5 He and Bertha E. Jackson were married on 30 December 1907.¹ He died on 23 January 1965, at age 76, in Contra Costa Co., California.⁵

Zeno Sheets had reference number 37344. He was enumerated on the census in Clark County, Indiana (1910); Eureka County, Nevada (1920); Alameda County, California (1930.) He was a Farmer - general farming (1910); Carpenter for the railroad (1917, 1920); carpenter - car shop (1930.)^2,6,3,4 World War I, veteran.⁴ In the 1900 Census, Zeno is shown living with his mother and step-father, Charles Jackson. In the 1920 Census, Zeno is shown Palisade, Eureka County, Nevada. He was living alone his marital status was single and his occupation was a carpenter on railroad bridges. By 1930 he was living in Oakland, Alameda Co., California. He was married to Margaret May (Unknown).

OBITUARY - Margaret May (___) Sheets, Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada); April 15, 1953; (Ancestry.com:

Oakland Woman Stricken Here
Margaret May Sheets of Oakland died in a Reno hospital yesterday after a short illness. She had been in Reno for the last ten days visiting her niece, Mrs. Dolly Malley.
A former resident of Dunsmuir, Calif., she had made her home in Oakland for the last 30 years.
Surviving are her husband, Zeno Sheets of Oakland; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Hogan of Oroville and Mrs. Ethel M. Wolfe of Lodi, Calif.; two nieces, Mrs. Dolly Malley of Reno and Mrs. Ruth McLeod of Petaluma, Calif.; grand-nieces and nephews Davis, Charles, Bonnie, Juanita, Wayne and Linda Taylor of Reno, Patsy and Judy Martin of Portola, Calif.

Deaths - Margaret May (___) Sheets, Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada); April 17 1953; (Ancestry.com):
SHEETS -- In Reno, April 14, 1953. Margaret May Sheets of Oakland; wife of Zeno Sheets of Oakland; sister of Mrs. Myrtle Hogan of Oroville, Mrs. Ethel M. Wolfe of Lodi, Calif.; niece.

Citations

[S2503] Bible of William and Susan (Secrist) Jackson
[S801] 1910 Census, Indiana, Clark County, Source Medium: Book
[S1334] 1920 Census, Nevada, Eureka County
[S1545] 1930 Census, California, Alameda County
[S3973] Death Records - California, California Death Index (RootsWeb)
[S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)

Family Explorer

Gretchen C. Ochs^1,2,3,4,5,2

F, #37043, b. 1 April 1899, d. April 1955

Parents

Father	Charles E. Ochs (b. September 1863)
Mother	Hattie M. Moore (b. August 1864)

Pedigree Link

Family: James Fred "Fred" Jackson (b. 6 December 1887, d. May 1980)

Daughter

Barbara Jackson+ (b. 26 October 1920, d. 29 August 2013)

BASIC FACTS

Gretchen C. Ochs was born on 1 April 1899 in Indiana.^2,6 She and James Fred "Fred" Jackson were married on 30 August 1918 in Orange Co., Indiana.¹ She died in April 1955, at age 56, in Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.^7,8 She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.⁷

Gretchen C. Ochs had reference number 37345. She was enumerated on the census in Orange County, Indiana (1900 - 1930.) She was a Part owner of the Ochs Funeral Home in partnership with a brother and sister, Everett Ochs and Miss Margaret Ochs.⁷ She resided in Orleans, Orange County, Indiana (1943.)⁹ WEBSITE - www.indianahistory.org/HBR/business_pdf/ochs_tetrick.pdf

Ochs-Tetrick Funeral Home Founded: 1860
Location: Corner of Jefferson and Second Streets, Orleans (1860–68); northwest corner of town square (1868–1930s); 187 East Jefferson Street (1930s– )
John Ochs, Sr., a native of Bilkeim, Germany, founded a furniture-making
enterprise on the corner of Jefferson and Second Streets in Orleans in 1860. He had
learned his trade at his father’s knee and after a five-year apprenticeship had come to
America. He had lived in New Albany from around 1856 to 1860 before settling in
Orleans. He made furniture from his home on Second and Jefferson Streets until 1868
when he purchased a frame building on the northwest corner of the Orleans town square.
The building served not only as a workshop and undertaking establishment but also as the residence for the Ochs family. John’s wife, Margaret Grauert Ochs, also a native of Germany, did not come to America until her husband sent for her in May of 1856. She arrived in New Albany carrying two children and only fifty cents and without the ability to read or speak English. She became a partner in the furniture business, responsible for the finishing and varnishing.
When a fire swept through the square in 1873 it wiped out the Ochs furniture and undertaking business and left the family of nine almost penniless. Ochs rebuilt the shop and started the business anew. Margaret died in 1891, and the Ochses’ daughter Amanda Ochs Alvis, a schoolteacher, took over the duties her mother had previously performed.
When John died at the age of eighty-six in 1906, his son, Charles Ochs, took over the family business.
Charles, born in 1863 in Orleans, had learned the cabinetmaking trade at home. In 1888 he married Hattie Moore. After attending school he started a construction company that he continued to run with the help of his two sons, Everett and Robert Ochs, until 1915. The construction firm was very successful. Charles and his sons built many of the homes in Orleans until the company ceased operation. In 1913 Charles gave the furniture business to his son Everett and son-in-law Edward Fields. Hattie, as her mother-in-law before her, was a true partner in the furniture and undertaking business. When a casket was ordered, it was her job to sew the bedding, muslin, and silk in the interior. If the order came late in the evening, she had to not only prepare the coffin but also cook breakfast for the customers before they left in the morning. According to family members, “a great part of the success of their business was attributed to her, as she went on every call . . . ministering to . . . families in many ways.”
The management of funerals was handled differently in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Around 1900 a poplar wood casket cost around $10. The average length of an Ochs-made casket was around six feet, but they sometimes made smaller ones for shorter people, children, and even pets. As was then the practice, many undertakers throughout the state, including the Ochses, prepared and embalmed bodies in the homes of the deceased, and showings did not take place in a funeral parlor.
Invitations arrived by post announcing the funeral of an individual, and horse-drawn carriages transported the deceased to cemeteries. In 1922 the East Jefferson Street site was purchased for the family residence and was transformed into a funeral home only in the 1930s. In the lot next to the home the family erected a furniture-making establishment in 1925, an operation that continued into the early 1970s.
When Hattie Ochs died on the eve of the Great Depression, her daughter Margaret and son Robert began to assist their father Charles in the businesses. Then their brother Everett, a World War I veteran, graduated from a mortuary school in 1935 and took over the funeral division from their ailing father. After Robert’s death in 1937, Margaret and Everett continued to run the furniture company and the funeral home until 1965, when Everett passed away. Margaret remained head of both operations for another eight years.
Margaret and Everett’s sisters Gretchen Ochs Jackson and Bonnie Ochs helped in the business until their deaths in 1937 and 1955, respectively. Gretchen was the only child of Hattie and Charles to have any children—one daughter, Barbara Jackson Hancock, who had two children, Patricia Hancock and J. Brent Hancock. None of the relatives claimed the 112-year-old set of companies in 1973, and they were sold.
Charles Lewis and Frank Braman bought the funeral business, keeping it for only two years before selling it to Lewis and Georgia Tetrick. Since that time, the couple has renovated the home on East Jefferson Street to provide for more spacious viewing rooms and handicapped entrances. In 1999 the Tetricks continued to operate the home, which was the fourth-oldest funeral business in the state and the oldest continuously operating enterprise in Orange County.

NOTE: This article is in error - Bonnie Ochs is male & served in the military.

OBITUARY

MRS. GRETCHEN JACKSON
Orleans - Mrs. Gretchen Ochs Jackson, 56, died Monday night at her home in Orleans. She was part owner of the Ochs Funeral Home in partnership with a brother and sister, Everett Ochs and Miss Margaret Ochs. Other survivors are her husband, Fred; a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Hancock, and two grandchildren of New Albany and another brother, Bonnie Ochs of Indianapolis.
She was a member of the Orleans Christian Church, Tri Kappa Soroity, Easter Star lodge and the American Legion Auxiliary. Rites will be tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home with burial in Fairview Cemetery.

Citations

[S2503] Bible of William and Susan (Secrist) Jackson
[S1200] 1920 Census, Indiana, Orange County
[S1658] 1930 Census, Indiana, Orange County
[S8933] Marriage Records - Indiana "WPA Marriage Index for Orange County, Indiana 1850-1920" (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/orangemarj.txt)
[S483] 1900 Census, Indiana, Orange County
[S6635] Genealogy prepared by Lori Stephenson (email address)
[S10333] Obituary - Gretchen C. (Ochs) Jackson
[S6810] Genealogy prepared by Miss Lulie Davis (1957 - 1958)
[S8729] Marriage Announcement - Alvin Eugene Hancock & Barbara Jackson

Family Explorer

Jessie Combs¹

F, #37044

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Jessie Combs and James Fred "Fred" Jackson were married on 8 December 1957.¹

Jessie Combs had reference number 37346. Jessie was previously married to Unknown Wilson.

Citations

[S2503] Bible of William and Susan (Secrist) Jackson

Family Explorer

Walter Stewart¹

M, #37045

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Walter Stewart and Bertha E. Jackson were married after 1908.

Walter Stewart had reference number 37347.

Citations

[S2503] Bible of William and Susan (Secrist) Jackson

Family Explorer

Hazel I. Sheets¹

F, #37046, b. 1 August 1909, d. 12 April 1998

Parents

Father	Zeno Sheets (b. 16 April 1888, d. 23 January 1965)
Mother	Bertha E. Jackson (b. 20 October 1889, d. 4 September 1973)

Pedigree Link

Family: John H. Roche (b. 24 July 1912, d. 25 October 1985)

Son	Stewart Roche
Son	Gerald J. Roche
Daughter	Mary Louise Roche
Son	Keith Roche

BASIC FACTS

Hazel I. Sheets was born on 1 August 1909 in New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.^1,2,3 She died on 12 April 1998, at age 88, in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.^2,3 She was buried in Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park, New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.³

Hazel I. Sheets had reference number 37348. She was enumerated on the census in Clark County, Indiana (1910.) Her Social Security Number was 308-20-2057, issued: Indiana, last residence: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.² She was a Cafeteria worker at Lillian Emery Elementary School, New Albany, Indiana.³ She resided in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky (1998-1999.)⁴ NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Albany Tribune (IN); Wednesday, August 5,1953; Personals column, Page: 5 Column: 3 :

"Visiting relatives and friends."
Abstracts: Mrs. Roche and children Stewart, Jerry, Mary L., and Keith have gone to Oakland, California.
Subjects: Roche, John Mrs.
Roche, Stewart, Roche, Jerry
Roche, Mary L.
Roche, Keith

OBITUARY - April 13, 1998

Hazel I. Roche
88, New Albany native
Funeral services for Hazel I. Roche, 88, of Louisville, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at Market Street Chapel of Seabrook Dieckmann & Naville Funeral Homes, with burial in Kraft Graceland Memorial Park. She died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at Suburban Medical Center, Louisville.
She was a native of New Albany, was a retired cafeteria worker at Lillian Emery Elementary School, New Albany and was a member of St. Mark's United Church of Christ, New Albany. She was the widow of John H. Roche.
Survivors include three sons, Stewart Roche, Louisville, Gerald Roche, St. Augustine, Fla. and Keith Roche, Atlanta, GA; a daughter, Mary Lou Leidgen, Louisville and four grandchildren.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of ...

OBITUARY - New Albany Tribune (IN); April 13, 1998; page 3 column 3:

Hazel I. Roche
LOUISVILLE -- Hazel I. Roche, 88, formerly of New Albany, died yesterday at Suburban Medical Center.
She was a native of New Albany, a retired cafeteria worker at Lillian Emery Elementary School, the widow of John H. Roche and a member of St. Mark's United Church of Christ.
Survivors include three sons, Stewart Roche, Louisville, Gerald Roche, St. Augustine, Fla. and Keith Roche, Atlanta, GA; a daughter, Mary Lou Leidgen of Louisville; and four grandchildren.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at the market Street Chapel of Seabrook Dieckmann & Naville Funeral Home, with burial in Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park. Visitation is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial gifts may go to the American Lung Association.

Citations

[S801] 1910 Census, Indiana, Clark County, Source Medium: Book
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S10397] Obituary - Hazel I (Sheets) Roche
[S12450] U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Barbara Jackson^1,2

F, #37047, b. 26 October 1920, d. 29 August 2013

Parents

Father	James Fred "Fred" Jackson (b. 6 December 1887, d. May 1980)
Mother	Gretchen C. Ochs (b. 1 April 1899, d. April 1955)

Pedigree Link

Family: Alvin Eugene Hancock (b. 27 October 1919, d. 4 March 1991)

Daughter	Patricia Anne "Tricia" Hancock+
Son	James Brent Hancock+

BASIC FACTS

Barbara Jackson was born on 26 October 1920 in Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.^2,3 She and Alvin Eugene Hancock were married on 11 December 1943 in Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.^4,5 She died on 29 August 2013, at age 92.⁶ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.⁶

Barbara Jackson had reference number 37349. She was enumerated on the census in Orange County, Indiana (1930.) She was educated Graduate of Indiana University.⁵ She was a Teacher at Orleans High School, Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana (1943.)⁵ NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Albany Tribune (IN); Wednesday, 1952 April 23

Abstracts: birth of son to Mrs. Barbara Hancock Page: 13 Column: 4

OBITUARY - Mrs. Alvin Eugene Hancock, New Albany Tribune (IN); Sunday, 1963 Mar 03; page 3 column 2

Note: I came across the above reference to an obituary. So far I do not know what it means.

OBITUARY - Newcomer Funeral Homes Internet Website

Barbara (Jackson) Hancock, 92, of Floyds Knobs passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Barbara was an active member of Chapel Hill Christian Church in Floyds Knobs. She was a member of the associate chapter of Tri Kappa as well as the “Golden Girls.”
Barbara was born on September 26, 1920 in Orleans, Indiana to the late James F. and Gretchen (Ochs) Jackson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, A. Eugene Hancock.
She is survived by her children, Tricia Kesler, James B. Hancock (Belinda); grandchildren, Kristin Mataluni (Michael), Ben, Charlie, Clarissa Hancock; great-grandchildren, Joelle, Cyrus, and Aurora Mataluni.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 PM Monday, September 2, 2013 at Newcomer Funeral Home (3309 Ballard Lane, New Albany) and after 10 AM on Tuesday at Chapel Hill Christian Church (6940 Chapel Hill Road, Borden, IN 47106). Her Funeral Service will be Tuesday at 11 AM at the church with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in Orleans, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Sunshine (1850 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033-3405). WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT, New Albany Ledger (IN); Friday, 1943 Dec 17; Page: 3 Column: 4

Jackson-Hancock Marriage Announced
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Barbara Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson, Orleans to Air Cadet Alvin Eugene Hancock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hancock of Hardinsburg which took place at the Orleans Methodist Church, December 11.
The bride is a teacher in Orleans High School and was graduated from Indiana University. She is a Tri Kappa. Cadet Hancock was graduated from Indiana law school and admitted to the Indiana State bar before entering the armed services. He is stationed at Great Lakes where the bride expects to join him later.

Citations

[S2503] Bible of William and Susan (Secrist) Jackson
[S1658] 1930 Census, Indiana, Orange County
[S2729] Birth Records - Indiana, "Indiana Births, 1880-1920 (Ancestry.com)
[S6810] Genealogy prepared by Miss Lulie Davis (1957 - 1958)
[S8729] Marriage Announcement - Alvin Eugene Hancock & Barbara Jackson
[S9461] Obituary - Barbara (Jackson) Hancock

Family Explorer

Alvin Eugene Hancock^1,2

M, #37048, b. 27 October 1919, d. 4 March 1991

Parents

Father	Alvin E. Hancock
Mother	Fannie D. Unknown

Pedigree Link

Family: Barbara Jackson (b. 26 October 1920, d. 29 August 2013)

Daughter	Patricia Anne "Tricia" Hancock+
Son	James Brent Hancock+

BASIC FACTS

Alvin Eugene Hancock was born on 27 October 1919 in Hardinsburg, Indiana.³ He and Barbara Jackson were married on 11 December 1943 in Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.^4,5 He died on 4 March 1991, at age 71, in New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.^3,6 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana.⁶

Alvin Eugene Hancock had reference number 37350. His Social Security Number was 723-16-7121, issued: Long time or retired railroad workers.³ He was a County prosecuting attorney (4 years); manager of the New Albany auto license branch (1950 - 1958); served as New Albany's first city judge (1957 - 1959.)⁶ World War II, U.S. Navy.⁵ He was educated Graduate of Indiana University Law School (1942.)⁶ NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Albany Tribune, (IN); Thursday, 1967 January 12 ; Page: 4 Column: 8:

Title: Rolling Back The Years
Abstracts: Ten Years Ago column Mr. Hancock was named the first City Judge of New Albany
Subjects: Hancock, A. Eugene

OBITUARY - New Albany Tribune (IN), 5 Mar 199, Page: 3 Column: 1

A. Eugene Hancock
Funeral services for A. Eugene Hancock, 71, of 6611 Navilleton Road, Floyd Knobs, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Seabrook Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery in Orleans. He died Monday at Floyd Memorial Hospital.
He was a former judge, prosecutor and county Republican chairman. He was active in Republican politics since he began practicing law in New Albany in 1945. He was former New Albany city attorney and was county prosecuting attorney for four years.
He served as New Albany's first city judge from 1957-1959, and was manager of the New Albany auto license branch from 1950 to 1958.
A native of Hardinsburg, Hancock graduated from Indiana University law school in 1942.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1693, Masonic Lodge 338, American and Floyd County Bar Associations and Centenary United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, the former Barbara Jackson; a daughter, Patricia A. Kesler of Traverse City, Mich.; a sister, Louise Mader of Richmond; and four grandchildren.
Visitation at the funeral home will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT, New Albany Ledger (IN); Friday, 1943 Dec 17; Page: 3 Column: 4

Jackson-Hancock Marriage Announced
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Barbara Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson, Orleans to Air Cadet Alvin Eugene Hancock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hancock of Hardinsburg which took place at the Orleans Methodist Church, December 11.
The bride is a teacher in Orleans High School and was graduated from Indiana University. She is a Tri Kappa. Cadet Hancock was graduated from Indiana law school and admitted to the Indiana State bar before entering the armed services. He is stationed at Great Lakes where the bride expects to join him later.

Citations

[S2503] Bible of William and Susan (Secrist) Jackson
[S1206] 1920 Census, Indiana, Washington County
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S6810] Genealogy prepared by Miss Lulie Davis (1957 - 1958)
[S8729] Marriage Announcement - Alvin Eugene Hancock & Barbara Jackson
[S9371] Obituary - Alvin Eugene Hancock

Family Explorer

Charles E. Ochs¹

M, #37049, b. September 1863

Pedigree Link

Family: Hattie M. Moore (b. August 1864)

Daughter

Gretchen C. Ochs+ (b. 1 April 1899, d. April 1955)

BASIC FACTS

Charles E. Ochs was born in September 1863.¹

Charles E. Ochs had reference number 37351.

Citations

[S6635] Genealogy prepared by Lori Stephenson (email address)

Family Explorer

Hattie M. Moore¹

F, #37050, b. August 1864

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles E. Ochs (b. September 1863)

Daughter

Gretchen C. Ochs+ (b. 1 April 1899, d. April 1955)

BASIC FACTS

Hattie M. Moore was born in August 1864.¹

Hattie M. Moore had reference number 37352.

Citations

[S6635] Genealogy prepared by Lori Stephenson (email address)