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Helen Catherine Karl1,2 (F)
b. 15 May 1892, d. 7 December 1941
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Relationship=Grandaunt of John Patrick Karl.

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     Descendant Chart for Valentin Rentz
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

Helen Karl, 1935
     Helen Catherine Karl, daughter of Philip F. Karl and Mary Ann Strubel, was born on 15 May 1892 in Dover, Ohio.1,3

Helen was listed as a daughter in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 25 June 1900, in the household of Philip F. Karl and Mary Ann of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at 27 Fourth Street, a house owned free and clear of a mortgage.1 She was attending school.1

On 25 July 1902, her brother Harry B. died of typhoid fever at the age of 19 years and 10 months.4,5,6,7

Helen was listed as a sister-in-law 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.2 Also living there were Lou & Della's 9-year-old son Karl, Helen & Della's father Phillip, and their young nephew Leo by their brother John (John's wife had died in the influenza pandemic of 1918).2

Helen Catherine Karl was a supervisor at Kohler Cleaners in December 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio.8

On 7 December 1941 Helen Catherine Karl died in Trumbull County, Ohio, at age 49 of a fractured skull and traumatic shock sustained in a head-on auto collision. The accident occurred in Southington, Trumbull County, Ohio, while she was on her way back from visiting friends in Cleveland to show them her new engagement ring and celebrate her news of an impending marriage. She died at 8 p.m.9,10

She was buried on 11 December 1941 in Calvary Cemetery, which is located in Youngstown, Ohio.8

Citations

  1. [S4] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Dover township, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 25, dwelling 486, family 537, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  2. [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.
  3. [S403] Helen Catherine Karl, death certificate 77233 (registered number 604), This lists both city and state of birthplace. The full date given is different from that shown in the 1900 census, but I have gone with it rather than the census date since those are notoriously inaccurate..
  4. [S228] Ray and Pauline Libert and Keith and Nancy Schaar, Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, 1895-1908, P. 143 (index).
  5. [S216] Philip F. Karl, Mary Ann Karl and Harry Karl cemetery marker, St. Joseph Cemetery, Dover, Ohio.
  6. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002 "source for year."
  7. [S11] Matthew Karl, "'Harry Karl' (Matthew Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 14 Feb 2002.
  8. [S403] Helen Catherine Karl, death certificate 77233 (registered number 604).
  9. [S8] Matthew G. Karl, "Re: Requested information," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 15 February 2002.
  10. [S403] Helen Catherine Karl, death certificate 77233 (registered number 604), The certificate appears to indicate that she died at the scene of the accident, as the place of death is listed as Parkman Rd. Ext..

Henry D. Karl1,2 (M)
b. 9 October 1879, d. 16 September 1963
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Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of John Patrick Karl.

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     Descendant Chart for Valentin Rentz
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

Henry "Harry" Karl
From A Four Family History by Doyle & Mary Shonk
     Henry D. Karl, son of Peter Karl and Sarah Auman, was born on 9 October 1879 in Dover, Ohio.3,4,5,6

Henry was listed as a son in the 1880 US Federal Census, enumerated 1 June 1880, in the household of Peter Karl and Sarah, of Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at an area of Dover Township populated by farmers, although a 29-year-old school teacher named Frederic lived three households away in the home of his father, which was large and/or wealthy enough to have a servant..7,8,9

Henry D. Karl was Roman Catholic.

He was a shipping clerk.10

Henry was listed as a son in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 23 June 1900, in the household of Peter Karl and Sarah of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at 303 Factory Street, a house owned by Peter free and clear of a mortgage.10 He was a bachelor.10

On 22 May 1922, Henry D. Karl married Lettie M. Jorden, daughter of Dennis Jorden and Isabelle Monnan.2

Henry D. Karl died on 16 September 1963 at age 83.3,5 He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, which is located in Dover, Ohio.3,5

Citations

  1. [S20] Michelle, Family history of some Ohio Karls in "Karl Family of Tuscarawas County, OH," listserve message, 15 November 2001.
  2. [S58] Doyle & Mary Shonk, A Four Family History: Shonk-Auman, Silvius, Penrod, Lantz, p. 34.
  3. [S58] Doyle & Mary Shonk, A Four Family History: Shonk-Auman, Silvius, Penrod, Lantz.
  4. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.
  5. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 11.
  6. [S371] Ray Libert and Nancy Boothe Schaar, Tuscarawas County (OH) Birth Records, 1879-1883, Henry's birth is recorded on the line directly above his cousin "Emma J." He is record number 10840 in the ledger..
  7. [S323] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Dover township, enumeration district 716, supervisor's district 8, sheet 2, dwelling 12, family 13, online <www.ancestry.com>.
  8. [S324] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Dover township, enumeration district 716, supervisor's district 8, sheet 1, dwelling 1, family 1, online <www.ancestry.com>.
  9. [S325] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Dover township, enumeration district 716, supervisor's district 8, sheet 3, dwelling 25, family 26, online <www.ancestry.com>.
  10. [S22] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 20, dwelling 390, family 433, online <www.genealogy.com>.

Idella M. Karl1,2 (F)
b. 31 August 1871, d. 23 August 1910
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Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of John Patrick Karl.

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

     Idella M. Karl, daughter of John J. Karl and Anna E. Blickensdorfer, was born on 31 August 1871 in Ohio.3,4

Idella was listed as a daughter in the 1880 US Federal Census, enumerated 15 June 1880, in the household of John Karl and Annie, of Shanesville, Tuscarawas County (Sugar Creek Township), Ohio. They lived at dwelling number 196.3

Adella was listed as a daughter in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 16 June 1900, in the household of John J. Karl and Anna of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at about 73 Wooster Street, a rented house apparently shared with two (or possibly three) other families.5 She was a single woman who had not borne any children.5

Idella M. Karl died on 23 August 1910 at age 38.4

Citations

  1. [S31] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 8, sheet 27, dwelling 196, family 203, online <www.genealogy.com>, lists "Idella", no middle initial.
  2. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142.
  3. [S31] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 8, sheet 27, dwelling 196, family 203, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  4. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.
  5. [S14] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 11, dwelling 217, family 231, online <www.genealogy.com>.

Jacob Karl (M)
b. 2 February 1838
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Relationship=Great-granduncle of John Patrick Karl.

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

     Jacob Karl, son of Johann Georg Ludwig Karl and Elisabeth, was born on 2 February 1838 in Wurzweiler near Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany.1 His birth date and/or place has also been reported as circa 1842 as well as in "Rein Beirn", which is probably "Rheinbayern."2,3,4 He was baptized the same day in Wurzweiler.1

His godfather was Jacob Renz.1

Jacob was listed on 27 August 1850 as a household member living with Johann Georg Ludwig Karl on the 1850 US Federal Census of Buck Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 27 August 1850. John was Elizabeth's husband and father of everyone else in the household: John Jr., Peter, Ann M. [Maria], Jacob, Valentine, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Phillip. They lived at dwelling number 451. Also living with the family was an 18-year-old girl named Barbara Renson; her surname is suspiciously close to the maiden name of John's wife, Elisabeth Rentz, and she might be Elisabeth's younger sister.2

Jacob was described as a laborer in the 1860 US Federal Census.5

Jacob Caroll was listed on 10 July 1860 as a household member living with John Caroll on the 1860 US Federal Census of Tuscarawas County (Sugar Creek Township), Ohio, enumerated 10 July 1860. John was Elizabeth's husband and the father of Peter, Jacob, Valentine, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Philip. Their oldest brother John Jr. must have been working elsewhere, and Ann Maria had either married or died. They lived at dwelling number 646. John's real estate was valued at $800, and his personal estate was worth $100.6,5,7

On 5 November 1865, when Jacob was 27 years, 9 months and 3 days old, his father, Johann Georg Ludwig Karl, died at the age of 62.8,9,10

On 3 January 1872 Jacob Karl (along with John J. Karl, Valentin Karl, Jonathan Auman and Elisabeth) received part of Johann Georg Ludwig Karl's estate. The handwritten document from Peter is very difficult to decipher with great accuracy, but it appears that Johann's widow Elisabeth received $573.06, his son John Karl perhaps as much as $175, his son Valentine about $200, and his son Jacob nearly $8. Peter paid himself $47.68 as "Commission to Administrator". Jonathan Auman, the father-in-law of Johann's son Peter, received $42. The money seems to have come mostly from the sale of land, although which plot of land in particular is not known at this time.11

Citations

  1. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Jacob Karl (in the left margin is written "9. Jacob Karl"), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  2. [S328] 1850 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Bucks township, page 35, dwelling 451, family 451, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  3. [S379] Rheinland-Pfalz History, online http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/RHE-PFA/rhein-p-his.html.
  4. [S18] "Passenger & Immigration Lists: NY, 1820-1850", online <www.genealogy.com>, circa 1842 based on given age of passenger.
  5. [S331] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369b, dwelling 652, family 660 (Joseph Auman, age 40, is mistakenly listed in this man's household; the rest of his family and their household information is on the next page), online <www.genealogy.com>.
  6. [S330] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369, dwelling 646, family 654, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  7. [S332] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 370a, dwelling 653, family 661 (Joseph Auman's name appears on the last line of the previous page), online <www.genealogy.com>.
  8. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.
  9. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 275 (the date given is probably the burial date rather than the date of death).
  10. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142.
  11. [S327] John Karl estate Volume 4, Page 376, Case No. 2136 (AR 12 p. 548; FAR 17 p. 60; FAR 19 p. 450).

Jacob Karl1 (M)
b. circa 1760, d. 5 January 1836
Relationship=3rd great-grandfather of John Patrick Karl.

Appears on charts:
     Pedigree for John Patrick Karl
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

     Jacob Karl was born circa 1760 in Boerrstadt, Germany.2,3

On 23 April 1799, Jacob Karl married Catharina Elisabeth Stollhofer in Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany.4 Witnesses were Louis --?-- and Karl Stollhoffer, both from Wurzweiler, and one Henry Gebell from ?kammer.4 Jacob Karl witnessed the baptism of Elizabeth Karl on 28 January 1800 in Wurzweiler near Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany.5

In June 1800, his daughter Elizabeth died at the age of 4 months.6

Jacob Karl and Catharina Elisabeth Stollhofer were "farming people" in Wurzweiler.7,8

Before January 1836 his wife Catharina Elisabeth Stollhofer died.9

On 5 January 1836 Jacob died in Wurzweiler.10 He was buried in Wurzweiler.10

In April 2004, J. Patrick Karl pondered the implications of Jacob being from somewhere other than Wurzweiler, yet choosing to marry someone from there and remain there to have his family: "He obviously left the family home [in Boerrstadt] and moved to Wuerzweiler. I suspect that that means that he was not the oldest son in his family. And it also means that we are not going to be finding any more Karl records in the Wuerzweiler area."

Also, the fact that Jacob was buried in Wurzweiler could indicate many things--he may simply have been buried where his wife was, or he may have spent the end of his life in his son Johann's household, which was in Wurzweiler, and thus was buried there.

     Children of Jacob Karl and Catharina Elisabeth Stollhofer:
Elizabeth Karl   b. 28 Jan 1800, d. Jun 1800
Barbara Karl+   b. 1 Aug 1801
Johann Georg Ludwig Karl+   b. 29 Jun 1803, d. 5 Nov 1865

Citations

  1. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: Johannes Karll (entry is located one page after a page headed '1803'), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  2. [S473] FHL INTL film 400423, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche burial records: entry for Jacobus Karl, with "No. 1 Jacobus Karl" written in the left margin; it states that he was in his seventies (the exact age is illegible) at the time of his death, viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  3. [S472] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche marriage records: entry for Jacobus Karl and Catharina Stollhofferin; in the left margin is written "Rockenhausen, 23 Aprilis"; the banns state that Jacob is from Boerrstadt, viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  4. [S472] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche marriage records: entry for Jacobus Karl and Catharina Stollhofferin; in the left margin is written "Rockenhausen, 23 Aprilis", viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  5. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Elizabeth Karl ("Wurzweiler 28 Jan" is written in the left margin), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  6. [S469] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche burial records: entry for Elizabeth Karl, viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  7. [S468] E-mails from Roland Geiger to J. Patrick Karl, April 2004 (written 16 April 2004 16:30:26 EDT; contains a transcription of the marriage entry for Georg Ludwig Karl and Catharine Elisabeth Renz).
  8. [S471] J. Patrick Karl, "'Re: Looking good so far' (J. Patrick Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 19 Apr 2004, contains a translation of the transcription of the marriage entry made by Roland Geiger.
  9. [S473] FHL INTL film 400423, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche burial records: entry for Jacobus Karl, with "No. 1 Jacobus Karl" written in the left margin; it states that he was "a widow of the dead woman Catharina Stollhof from Wurzweiler", viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  10. [S473] FHL INTL film 400423, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche burial records: entry for Jacobus Karl, with "No. 1 Jacobus Karl" written in the left margin, viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).

Jerome Karl1 (M)
b. 1914, d. circa 1969
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of John Patrick Karl.

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

     Jerome Karl, son of Louis E. Karl and Cordelia Steinbaugh, was born in 1914.

On 12 October 1917, his brother Alvin died at the age of 5 years. Alvin's brother Russell says that he was hit by a truck.2,3

In 1923 Jerome Karl moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, from Ohio. They were seeking a better climate that would have a beneficial effect on Cora's health. Initially the family lived with Edna Steinbaugh (either Cora's sister or sister-in-law).4,5,6,7 He took the religious name of Brother Pauline, F.S.C.6,4

Jerome Karl was a Christian Brother.

Jerome Karl was a teacher.

Brother Pauline and Russell T. Karl were listed in Mary Josephine Karl's obituary on 31 March 1939 in an unidentified California newspaper, as her surviving brothers.4

Jerome Karl married Winifred O'Sullivan.

Jerome Karl died circa 1969.3,8

Citations

  1. [S38] Letter from Russell Karl to J. Patrick Karl, 16 February 2002.
  2. [S387] Alvin F. Karl, death certificate, volume 2402 (certificate #66329).
  3. [S409] Letter from Russell Karl to J. Patrick Karl, 5 September 2002.
  4. [S231] Obituary of Miss Mary Karl.
  5. [S68] Manuscript note by J. Patrick Karl.
  6. [S232] Letter from Cordelia (Cora) Steinbaugh Karl to Rita Buch/Karl, 14 Apr 1939.
  7. [S409] Letter from Russell Karl to J. Patrick Karl, 5 September 2002, although Russell gives a date of 1924 rather than 1923.
  8. [S38] Letter from Russell Karl to J. Patrick Karl, 16 February 2002, in this letter Russell says his brother died "at age 50", which would have been in 1964.

Jessie W. Karl1,2 (F)
b. 29 November 1874, d. 4 February 1898
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of John Patrick Karl.

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

     Jessie W. Karl, daughter of John J. Karl and Anna E. Blickensdorfer, was born on 29 November 1874 in Ohio.2

Jessie was listed as a daughter in the 1880 US Federal Census, enumerated 15 June 1880, in the household of John Karl and Annie, of Shanesville, Tuscarawas County (Sugar Creek Township), Ohio. They lived at dwelling number 196.1

On 4 February 1898 Jessie W. Karl died in Canal Dover, Ohio, at age 23 of consumption. She had never married.3,4

Citations

  1. [S31] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 8, sheet 27, dwelling 196, family 203, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  2. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.
  3. [S228] Ray and Pauline Libert and Keith and Nancy Schaar, Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, 1895-1908, index page 143, entry page 22, line 52.
  4. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142.

Johann Georg Ludwig Karl1,2,3 (M)
b. 29 June 1803, d. 5 November 1865
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=2nd great-grandfather of John Patrick Karl.

Appears on charts:
     Pedigree for John Patrick Karl
     Descendant Chart for Valentin Rentz
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

     Johann Georg Ludwig Karl, son of Jacob Karl and Catharina Elisabeth Stollhofer, was born on 29 June 1803 in Wurzweiler near Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany.4,5,6,3 Johann Georg Ludwig Karl was baptized on 30 June 1803 in Wurzweiler.3 His godparents were Johann Hilger and Catharina Adrian, also of Wurzweiler.3

He was a "citizen and farmer in Wurzweiler" in his twenties.7,8,9

Johann Georg Ludwig Karl and Catharine Elisabeth Rentz obtained a marriage license on 1 April 1831 in Wurzweiler.10,1,2,11

On 10 April 1831, Johann Georg Ludwig Karl married Catharine Elisabeth Rentz, daughter of Valentin Rentz and Maria Barbara Muller, in Wurzweiler.12

Elisabeth and Johann had a son, John J., on 11 February 1832 in Wurzweiler.13

At first glance, the entry in the baptismal records for John J. Karl appears to indicate that Johann Karl may not, in fact, be John's father, as it states that John was the legitimate son of a Louis or Ludwig Karl and Elisabeth Renz. This opened up the possibility that Louis was a brother of Johann's who died, and that Johann then married his brother's widow. Such an occurrence was not uncommon. After locating both the marriage record for Catharine Elisabeth Renz and the baptismal record for Johann Karl, however, it seems more likely that Johann's full name was something like Johann Georg-Ludwig Karl. The marriage license for the union of Catharine Elisabeth Renz describes her husband as "Georg Ludwig Karl, aged 27 years, 8 months"--this takes him back to the same time as the baptism of Johann Karl, which would make it impossible for them to be brothers (unless they were twins). The final piece of corroborating evidence is that the Church entry of their marriage names Johann as "Johann Ludwig Karl". Also, a German researcher found no evidence of a death of a Ludwig Karl between the birth of John J. and the subsequent sibling Peter.14,15,3,2,12

Elisabeth and Johann had a son, Peter, on 11 April 1834 in Wurzweiler.16,17,18

On 5 January 1836, when Johann was 32 years, 6 months and 7 days old, his father, Jacob Karl, died.19

Johann and Catharine had a daughter, Anna Maria, on 21 February 1836 in Wurzweiler.20,21

Elisabeth and Johann had a son, Jacob, on 2 February 1838 in Wurzweiler.22

Elisabeth and Johann had a son, Valentin, on 11 November 1839 in Wurzweiler.23,16,24,17,25

Elisabeth and Johann had a daughter, Catherine, on 13 December 1841 in Wurzweiler.26

On 8 February 1842, his daughter Catherine died at the age of 1 month and 26 days.27

Elisabeth and Johann had a daughter, Elisabeth, on 12 November 1842 in Wurzweiler.28

Johann and Catharine had a daughter, Catherine, on 19 May 1845 in Wurzweiler.29

Johann and Catharine had a son, Philip F., on 15 September 1848 in Wurzweiler.30,31

Johann Georg Ludwig Karl was a laborer.32,33,34

Johann Georg Ludwig Karl immigrated on 27 May 1850 to New York.32,35

Johann appeared in the 1850 US Federal Census of Buck Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 27 August 1850. He was recorded as the head of a household that also included Elizabeth, John, Peter, Ann M., Jacob, Valentine, Elizabeth, Catharine and Phillip. Elizabeth was his wife, and the others were all their children. They lived at dwelling number 451. Also living with the family was an 18-year-old girl named Barbara Renson; her surname is suspiciously close to the maiden name of John's wife, Elisabeth Rentz, and she might be Elisabeth's younger sister.33

John appeared in the 1860 US Federal Census of Tuscarawas County (Sugar Creek Township), Ohio, enumerated 10 July 1860. He was recorded as the head of a household that also included Elizabeth Caroll, Peter Caroll, Jacob Caroll, Valentine Caroll, Elizabeth Caroll, Catharine Caroll and Philip Caroll. Elizabeth was his wife, and the other six household members were his children. (John Jr. must have been working elsewhere, and Ann Maria had either married or died.). They lived at dwelling number 646. Enumerated as living nearby was Sarah Auman, living in the household of her parents. In five years' time, she would become his daughter-in-law upon her marriage to his son Peter.. John's real estate was valued at $800, and his personal estate was worth $100.34,36,37

On 5 November 1865 Johann died in Canal Dover, Ohio, at age 62, leaving Elisabeth a widow.38,39,6

Johann Georg Ludwig Karl was buried on 10 November 1865 in St. Joseph Cemetery, which is located in Dover, Ohio, originally buried in Old Cemetery.38,39

Johann Georg Ludwig Karl died intestate, and letters of administration were issued to Peter Karl on 28 November 1865 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. (Johann's wife, named as Catharine E., had declined the letters of Adminstration in favor of her son Peter.) The bond was $600; sureties were Jonathan Auman, Peter Karl's father-in-law, and Philip Mohr.40

After Johann Georg Ludwig Karl's death, an inventory of the estate was taken on 18 January 1866 at Tuscarawas County Probate Court in Ohio. The appraisers listed in the probate file were John Rasler, James Smiley (a 58-year-old farmer from Pennsylvania and a neighbor of Johann's family since at least 1860), and Thomas Walter; J. G. Croxton, D.C.P.C., received $5.08 for fees on the inventory and sale bill. Other D.C.P.C.'s involved with this probate were D. C. Gentsch and J. W. Albaugh. A copy of the inventory has not yet been located.41,42

The estate of Johann Georg Ludwig Karl was divided among John J. Karl, Jacob Karl, Valentin Karl, Jonathan Auman and Elisabeth as well as Samuel Eggston, Abraham B., and Jacob Shrock [sic?] on 3 January 1872. The handwritten document from Peter is very difficult to decipher with great accuracy, but it appears that Johann's widow Elisabeth received $573.06, his son John Karl perhaps as much as $175, his son Valentine about $200, and his son Jacob nearly $8. Peter paid himself $47.68 as "Commission to Administrator". Jonathan Auman, the father-in-law of Johann's son Peter, received $42. The money seems to have come mostly from the sale of land, although which plot of land in particular is not known at this time.40

After closing out the estate of Johann Georg Ludwig, settlement papers were filed on 5 January 1872 Ohio, by Peter Karl, executor. A partial account had been filed on 6 May 1869, 2-1/2 years prior to this final settlement. Both the partial account and the final accounts are handwritten by Peter Karl and are simply a list of people who apparently either received money or were loaned some from the estate, as well as those who were paid for the estate for services rendered, such as O. P. Taylor, the probate judge.40

     Children of Johann Georg Ludwig Karl and Catharine Elisabeth Rentz:
John J. Karl+   b. 11 Feb 1832, d. 14 Nov 1916
Peter Karl+   b. 11 Apr 1834, d. 3 Jan 1915
Anna Maria Karl   b. 21 Feb 1836
Jacob Karl   b. 2 Feb 1838
Valentin Karl   b. 11 Nov 1839, d. 20 Mar 1888
Catherine Karl   b. 13 Dec 1841, d. 8 Feb 1842
Elisabeth Karl   b. 12 Nov 1842
Catherine Karl   b. 19 May 1845
Philip F. Karl+   b. 15 Sep 1848, d. 10 Aug 1928

Citations

  1. [S468] E-mails from Roland Geiger to J. Patrick Karl, April 2004 (written 16 April 2004 16:30:26 EDT; contains a transcription of the marriage entry).
  2. [S471] J. Patrick Karl, "'Re: Looking good so far' (J. Patrick Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 19 Apr 2004, contains a translation of the transcription of the marriage entry made by Roland Geiger.
  3. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: Johannes Karll (entry is located one page after a page headed '1803'), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  4. [S330] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369, dwelling 646, family 654, online <www.genealogy.com>, "Rein Beirn", which is probably "Rheinbayern."
  5. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 275 (states age at death was 62y 4m 15d).
  6. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142.
  7. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: the baptismal entry (11 November 1839) for his son Valentine Karl describes Johann as "civis & agricolae in Wurzweiler", viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  8. [S468] E-mails from Roland Geiger to J. Patrick Karl, April 2004 (written 16 April 2004 16:30:26 EDT; contains a transcription of the marriage entry for Georg Ludwig Karl and Catharine Elisabeth Renz).
  9. [S471] J. Patrick Karl, "'Re: Looking good so far' (J. Patrick Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 19 Apr 2004, contains a translation of the transcription of the marriage entry made by Roland Geiger, which describes Georg Ludwig as a farmer.
  10. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142 (lists a date of 1830, which is close but not quite accurate).
  11. [S477] J. Patrick Karl, "'Oedipus Karl' (J. Patrick Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 6 May 2004.
  12. [S478] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche marriage records: marriage entry with "No. 3 Joannes Karl et Cathar. Stollhoffer die 10. Aprilis" written in the left margin (note that the bride's name here is incorrect--the name listed is Johann's mother's name, while his wife's name, written correctly in the text of the entry, was Catharina Elisabeth Renz), viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  13. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: the entry with "Nmo 6 Jonny Karl" in the left margin, viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  14. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: the entry with "Nmo 6 Jonny Karl" in the left margin, viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  15. [S468] E-mails from Roland Geiger to J. Patrick Karl, April 2004 (written 16 April 2004 16:39:26 EDT).
  16. [S331] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369b, dwelling 652, family 660 (Joseph Auman, age 40, is mistakenly listed in this man's household; the rest of his family and their household information is on the next page), online <www.genealogy.com>, "Rein Beirn."
  17. [S379] Rheinland-Pfalz History, online http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/RHE-PFA/rhein-p-his.html, the "Rein Beirn" in the 1860 census is probably "Rheinbayern".
  18. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: Peter Karl (his entry has "13. Peter Karl" written in the left margin), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  19. [S473] FHL INTL film 400423, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche burial records: entry for Jacobus Karl, with "No. 1 Jacobus Karl" written in the left margin, viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  20. [S328] 1850 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Bucks township, page 35, dwelling 451, family 451, online <www.genealogy.com>, lists birth as circa 1836 in Germany.
  21. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Anna Maria Karl ("7. Anna Maria Carl" is written in the left margin), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  22. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Jacob Karl (in the left margin is written "9. Jacob Karl"), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  23. [S18] "Passenger & Immigration Lists: NY, 1820-1850", online <www.genealogy.com>, indicated a birth year of about 1842, which has been proven incorrect by the baptismal records.
  24. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 280 (gives full birth date and states place as "Rhein, Bavaria").
  25. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: Valentine Karl (his entry is on the page with "41" centered at the top and "Valtin Karl" written in the left margin), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  26. [S470] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Catherine Karl (in the far left margin is noted "Wurzweiler", and next to that is written "Catharina Karl 13 ... + 8 Febr 1842"), viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  27. [S470] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Catherine Karl (in the far left margin is noted "Wurzweiler", and next to that is written "Catharina Karl 13 ... + 8 Febr 1842"); a separate record for the burial has not yet been located, viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  28. [S470] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Elisabetha Karl (centered above the entry is the notation "No 36", the left margin says "Wurzweiler", and the right margin says "Elisabetha Karl 2d m Novb"), viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  29. [S470] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Catherine Karl (centered above the entry is the notation "No. 24"; in the left margin is written "Catherine Karl die 19 Maji"; underneath that is noted "Amerika"), viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  30. [S379] Rheinland-Pfalz History, online http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/RHE-PFA/rhein-p-his.html, birth year 1848.
  31. [S470] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: entry for Phillipus Karl (centered above the entry is the notation "No 29.", and in the right margin is written "Philippus Karl die 15 Septb Wurzweiler"), viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  32. [S17] "Germans to America, 1850-1874", online <www.genealogy.com>.
  33. [S328] 1850 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Bucks township, page 35, dwelling 451, family 451, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  34. [S330] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369, dwelling 646, family 654, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  35. [S18] "Passenger & Immigration Lists: NY, 1820-1850", online <www.genealogy.com>.
  36. [S331] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369b, dwelling 652, family 660 (Joseph Auman, age 40, is mistakenly listed in this man's household; the rest of his family and their household information is on the next page), online <www.genealogy.com>.
  37. [S332] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 370a, dwelling 653, family 661 (Joseph Auman's name appears on the last line of the previous page), online <www.genealogy.com>.
  38. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.
  39. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 275 (the date given is probably the burial date rather than the date of death).
  40. [S327] John Karl estate Volume 4, Page 376, Case No. 2136 (AR 12 p. 548; FAR 17 p. 60; FAR 19 p. 450).
  41. [S327] John Karl estate Volume 4, Page 376, Case No. 2136 (AR 12 p. 548; FAR 17 p. 60; FAR 19 p. 450), This source lists only that an inventory & sale bill was filed and recorded; it does not include a copy of the inventory itself..
  42. [S330] 1860 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, Shanesville post office, page 369, dwelling 646, family 654, online <www.genealogy.com>, source for information about James Smiley.

John Karl (M)
b. 7 January 1890, d. 23 June 1967
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Grandfather of John Patrick Karl.

Appears on charts:
     Pedigree for John Patrick Karl
     Descendant Chart for Valentin Rentz
     Descendant Chart for Jacob Karl

John "Grandpa Jack" Karl in 1910
     John Karl, son of Philip F. Karl and Mary Ann Strubel, was born on 7 January 1890 in Canal Dover, Ohio.1,2,3

John was listed as a son in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 25 June 1900, in the household of Philip F. Karl and Mary Ann of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio. They lived at 27 Fourth Street, a house owned free and clear of a mortgage.4 He was attending school.4

On 25 July 1902, his brother Harry B. died of typhoid fever at the age of 19 years and 10 months.5,6,7,8

John Karl was Roman Catholic.

John Karl received First Holy Communion in 1904 in (probably) Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.9 He took the religious name of Philip or Phillip.

St. Joseph's Church was completed in 1850, and its first schoolhouse (which doubled as a parish house) was built in 1857. In 1866 a proper wood frame schoolhouse was built and a teacher hired. "The Capuchin Fathers arrived in 1886 to take care of the parish. Because of the amount of German spoken in our area, the fathers invited the Sisters of Divine Providence to provide a teaching staff for our school. They came later in the year 1886. There were 60 children enrolled and with the number growing, a second story and a cellar were added in 1887."

John Karl attended St. Fidelis Seminary in Herman, Pennsylvania, possibly around 1906. Unfortunately, Jerry Gonn, a Capuchin friar from the Capuchin Development Center, informed me (Elizabeth Churchett) on a phone message in April 2002 that St. Fidelis had had a fire in the 1930s that destroyed all records. In August 2002, St. Fidelis was being used as a juvenile correction facility.

Circa 1913, John Karl married Gertrude Ford, daughter of (--?--) Ford and Mary (--?--), at St. John's Cathedral (?) in Cleveland, Ohio.9

Jack and Gertrude may have met in Cleveland, although I do not know for sure (this is the guess of Kitty Lou, their daughter-in-law--she says that Jack and other members of his family had many friends there). They probably got married in 1913 or 1914; they seem to have moved immediately to Youngstown, as her death certificate indicates she had lived in that town since 1913.10

They lived at 126 W. Glenhaven Avenue [in August 2002 this was just a vacant lot in a run-down black neighborhood], which was just down the street from Jack's sister Aunt Dell & her husband Louis Ress, who lived at 177 W. Glenhaven (or Glenaven) Avenue.11,10

John Karl was a steelworker (sheet heater) in Youngstown (his daughter's birth certificate describes him as a "sheet mill worker"), and later he became a chiropractor with a practice in Steubenville.12

On 1 November 1918 his wife Gertrude Ford died at age 22 in Youngstown, Ohio, of bronchopneumonia (a complication of having influenza), leaving John a widower at 28 years old. She died at 3:30 a.m., at home (I think), and the attending doctor was Jason B. Nelson, M.D.

There are a couple of interesting things about Gertrude's death certificate. One is that many fields about her family were marked "unable to learn" (date of birth, name of father, birthplace of father, maiden name of mother, birthplace of mother). This could indicate a couple of different things: when she got sick and it became clear that she wasn't going to recover, they may have asked for her family's information but she may have been too ill to respond or communicate. Another possibility is that she was estranged from her family; it seems surprising to me that neither her husband nor her sister- and brother-in-law, who lived down the street, would know her parents' names.


The other interesting thing about the death certificate is that the "informant", the person who provided the information to the official who filled out the certificate, was Louis Ress, Gertrude's brother-in-law, and not her husband. There are a few possibilities for this as well: Jack may have been ill too; he may have been too devastated by her death to deal with this task; or he may not have been available, perhaps away on a trip somewhere. Both Pat Karl (his grandson) and Kitty Lou (his daughter-in-law) think the most likely option is that he was grieving too much to be of any help to someone collecting information for a death certificate. Plus, of course, he also had a three-year-old toddler and a one-year-old infant to feed and comfort.10,13

John was listed in the 1920 US Federal Census of Youngstown (8th Ward), Mahoning County (Precinct H), Ohio, enumerated 12 January 1920. Enumerated as living nearby was Leo Karl, his son, who had been taken in by John's sister Della and her family after Gertrude died. Also living with his sister & her husband were their son Karl, John's father Phillip, and his sister Helen.14

John Karl graduated on 11 July 1923 from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.15,16

"One day, after a game of some sort--baseball, maybe--Leo and Faye Ruth (a local tavern owner in whose establishment many other stories were created) were seen walking up North 5th (Leo lived at Levines, a boarding house, on N.5th) in barrels. Evidently, they had lost at baseball, but how that translated into the obvious loss of clothing Kitty Lou did not have a clue. [The version I heard didn't have Faye Ruth in it, but that Daddy was drunk, had lost his clothes in a fight, and was wearing a robe.] Having lost his clothing and his keys, he was unable to gain access to the rooms he shared with his Dad, as the owner of the house was celebrating the marriage of a daughter and Grandpa, Leo's Dad, was at that party also. Later......
     The wedding party now over, the folks returned to the boardinghouse to find your grandpa asleep, buck naked, on a swing, his barrel discarded as too untidy for a front porch swing. At at this point, his Dad collected him and up to their rooms they flew and, according to Grama, Leo was read his rights, or words to that effect.
     The version I heard had no swing, and a robe out of which your Grandpa rolled while asleep on the porch.
     Evidently, Faye Ruth did not tarry to help Leo out of his situation, since he had one of his own." --Matthew Karl to Elizabeth Churchett.17

On 7 December 1941, his sister Helen Catherine died of a fractured skull and traumatic shock sustained in a head-on auto collision at the age of 49 years, 6 months and 22 days. The accident occurred in Southington, Trumbull County, Ohio, while she was on her way back from visiting friends in Cleveland to show them her new engagement ring and celebrate her news of an impending marriage. She died at 8 p.m.18,19

In his later years, Jack "was pretty much a vagabond and carried the majority of his possessions with him when he left a place. When we [his son's family] had the Ninth Street house, he pretty much had a room to himself the whole year, whether he was there or not. But otherwise I don't think that's the case. When we first moved to WF [Wichita Falls] I Jack's grandson Pat Karl) had a bedroom to myself. When Grandpa came, he slept with me."20

Jack was a great fan and supporter of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, and not only did he always have season tickets to their games but he also attended games in neighboring states and visited their training camps. His grandson Pat Karl recalls that "in the '50s the Cleveland Indians and (I think) the NY Giants had their training camps in Arizona. At the end of training camp, say early March, they would head back to their home cities. By bus. And all along the way they would play exhibition games in the various cities they stopped at.
     They played at least twice in Wichita Falls. Grandpa got me the bat-boy job, which was a thrill for me. I got to be in the locker room, etc. Bob Feller played on those Indians; he was one of the greatest pitchers ever."21,22

His granddaughter Kathleen recalls that she just hated it when he would come up to her and do the pepper box routine--put one hand on one side of her face and with the other hand patted her cheek sharply and annoyingly, repeating the words, "You're my little pepper box". Kathleen's little sister Margaret remembers the pepper box routine too but also recalls a variation where Grandpa Jack would give her a knuckle rub on the skull rather than doing the cheek-patting.23,24

For a comment on his personal grooming habits, his grandson Pat says, "I remember seeing someone write that Grandpa used baby powder as a deodorant, or something like that. I wouldn't have put it exactly that way, but he did use copious amounts of baby powder. He would have a handkerchief balled up on top of his dresser, to which he would apply some baby powder from a can with holes on top. Then, using the handkerchief like a powder puff, he would pat his face and torso. But he would only do this after a bath or shower, which I think he would take every day or so. Also, I don't think deodorants were widely available or used until the late '50s or early '60s. At least in my case..."23,25

John P. Karl was listed in Leo Raymond Karl's obituary in the Steubenville Herald-Star (Steubenville, Ohio), as his father.26

John Karl made a will on 3 May 1965 in Wichita County, Texas, naming Catherine Louella McCullough as an heir. This will was written only a couple of weeks after the sudden and unexpected death of his only son, Leo Raymond Karl. It contained the following seven sections:

"(1) It is my will and desire that my body be given a Christian burial suitable to my station in life and that all my just and legal debts be paid as soon after my death as is practicable.

(2) I give, devise and bequeath to St. Fidelis Seminary of Herman, Pennsylvania, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars. I also give, devise and bequeath the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars to St. Fidelis Seminary of Herman, Pennsylvania, for Masses to be said for the repose of my soul.

(3) I give, devise and bequeath to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Wichita Falls, Texas, the sun of One Hundred Dollars in cash for the purpose of having Masses said for the repose of my soul.

(4) I give, devise and bequeath to Beatrice M. Allerton, 1819 West 54th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars.

(5) After the payment of my just debts, funeral expenses and the bequests heretofore made in this will, I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter-in-law, Catherine Louise [sic] Karl, all the rest of the property that I may die seized and possessed of, whether real, personal, or mixed and of whatsoever nature, wheresoever situated, and howsoever acquired in fee simple forever.

(6) I hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint M. J. Frances, Independent Executor of this my last will and testament, and in the event he should not survive me or should be unwilling or unable to serve, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter-in-law, Catherine Louise [sic] Karl, as Independent Executrix in his place and stead, and I direct that no bond or other form of security be required of either as such, and that the Courts tak [sic] no other action herein than to admit this Will to probate and record, and to cause the return of an inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, as provided by law.

(7) It is my wish and desire that my executor cause to be erected a tombstone at the grave of Gertrude Karl, showing, among other appropriate things, that she was born in the year of 1896 and died in the year of 1918."

Patrick Karl, his grandson, traveled to Ohio in the fall of 2002 and visited the grave of Gertrude Karl. He found, much to his surprise, that there was no marker at all at her gravesite. We do not know whether this was the failure of the executor, Mike Frances, or the cemetery.27

John Karl died on 23 June 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio, at age 77 of chronic lung disease and heart failure.28,29,30 Jack also suffered from adult-onset diabetes. All who knew him--his daughter-in-law Kitty Lou, his grandchildren through Leo, and Beatrice Allerton's daughter Mary Ann--attribute his death to melancholy arising from the sudden and unexpected death of his son, Leo, two years previously. As Pat Karl put it in February 2002, "After Daddy died, Grandpa became melancholic and sorta went into decline."28,31,20 He was buried on 26 June 1967 in Holy Cross Cemetery, which is located in Cleveland, Ohio, following a funeral Mass held at St. Stephen's Church.33

     Children of John Karl and Gertrude Ford:
Leo Raymond Karl+   b. 29 Sep 1915, d. 22 Apr 1965
Anna Rita Karl   (excluded)

Citations

  1. [S4] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Dover township, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 25, dwelling 486, family 537, online <www.genealogy.com>, conflict: year of birth 1891.
  2. [S25] Interview, J. Patrick Karl, 8 February 2002, source for town.
  3. [S65] John A. Karl, transcribed/typewritten copy of the original, handwritten birth record Vol. No. 2, p. 293; Record of Births (7 January 1890).
  4. [S4] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Dover township, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 25, dwelling 486, family 537, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  5. [S228] Ray and Pauline Libert and Keith and Nancy Schaar, Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, 1895-1908, P. 143 (index).
  6. [S216] Philip F. Karl, Mary Ann Karl and Harry Karl cemetery marker, St. Joseph Cemetery, Dover, Ohio.
  7. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002 "source for year."
  8. [S11] Matthew Karl, "'Harry Karl' (Matthew Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 14 Feb 2002.
  9. [S125] Matthew Karl, "Re: Biographical Sketch...," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 22 April 2002.
  10. [S106] Gertrude Karl, death certificate, volume 2787 (certificate 80321).
  11. [S218] Letter, J. Patrick Karl to multiple family members, 1 Sep 2002.
  12. [S311] Ann Rita Karl, birth certificate file. no. 112400 (26 October 1917).
  13. [S161] Record of Interments, 1 November 1918.
  14. [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, in the household of Walter C. Leonard.
  15. [S12] Glenda Wiese, "RE: Karl family," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 14 February 2002.
  16. [S47] Academic transcript of John (Jack) Karl, Palmer College of Chiropractic.
  17. [S39] Matthew Karl, "'Re: Question for Grama' (Matthew Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 25 Feb 2002.
  18. [S8] Matthew G. Karl, "Re: Requested information," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 15 February 2002.
  19. [S403] Helen Catherine Karl, death certificate 77233 (registered number 604), The certificate appears to indicate that she died at the scene of the accident, as the place of death is listed as Parkman Rd. Ext..
  20. [S201] Pat Karl, "'Re: Writing to Karl B. Ress' (Pat Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 28 Feb 2002.
  21. [S192] Pat Karl, "'Re: Talk with Sally' (Pat Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 6 Apr 2002.
  22. [S137] Interview, Mary Ann Allerton, Pat Karl and Leah Karl, 5 Apr 2002.
  23. [S27] Interview, Kathleen Karl Linger, 5 Feb 2002.
  24. [S28] Interview, Margaret Karl Ferguson, 6 Feb 2002.
  25. [S37] J. Patrick Karl, "Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Grandpa scanned]]," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 20 February 2002.
  26. [S411] Obituary of Dr. Leo R. Karl.
  27. [S120] Last Will and Testament volume 218, pages 12-21 (will #4266, probate #11222).
  28. [S136] John P. Karl, death certificate 043100 (registrar's no. 5317).
  29. [S109] Obituary of John P. Karl, residence at death given as 1819 W. 54th St.
  30. [S196] "Ohio Deaths, 1958-1969", online <www.ancestry.com>.
  31. [S25] Interview, J. Patrick Karl, 8 February 2002.
  32. [S234] Elizabeth Churchett, "IM: 20 Sep '02 (Pat Karl, Elizabeth Churchett)," e-mail to Pat Karl, 20 Sep 2002.
  33. [S109] Obituary of John P. Karl.

John J. Karl (M)
b. 11 February 1832, d. 14 November 1916
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Great-granduncle of John Patrick Karl.

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

The house of John J. Karl
Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, OH
From the 1875/1908 Combination Atlas Map of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
     John J. Karl, son of Johann Georg Ludwig Karl and Elisabeth, was born on 11 February 1832 in Wurzweiler near Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany.1 He was baptized the same day in Wurzweiler.2 At first glance, the entry in the baptismal records for John J. Karl appears to indicate that Johann Karl may not, in fact, be John's father, as it states that John was the legitimate son of a Louis or Ludwig Karl and Elisabeth Renz. This opened up the possibility that Louis was a brother of Johann's who died, and that Johann then married his brother's widow. Such an occurrence was not uncommon. After locating both the marriage record for Catharine Elisabeth Renz and the baptismal record for Johann Karl, however, it seems more likely that Johann's full name was something like Johann Georg-Ludwig Karl. The marriage license for the union of Catharine Elisabeth Renz describes her husband as "Georg Ludwig Karl, aged 27 years, 8 months"--this takes him back to the same time as the baptism of Johann Karl, which would make it impossible for them to be brothers (unless they were twins). The final piece of corroborating evidence is that the Church entry of their marriage names Johann as "Johann Ludwig Karl". Also, a German researcher found no evidence of a death of a Ludwig Karl between the birth of John J. and the subsequent sibling Peter.2,3,4,5,6

John J. Karl immigrated on 27 May 1850 to New York.7,8

John J. Karl was a laborer at the age of 18, three months after arriving in America, in Ohio.9

John was listed on 27 August 1850 as a household member living with Johann Georg Ludwig Karl on the 1850 US Federal Census of Buck Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 27 August 1850. John was Elizabeth's husband and father of everyone else in the household: John Jr., Peter, Ann M. [Maria], Jacob, Valentine, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Phillip. They lived at dwelling number 451. Also living with the family was an 18-year-old girl named Barbara Renson; her surname is suspiciously close to the maiden name of John's wife, Elisabeth Rentz, and she might be Elisabeth's younger sister.9

John J. Karl was a carpenter for a while when young in.10,11

John J. Karl was a machinist in Belleville, Illinois.12

John Carl and Eliza Blickenderfer obtained a marriage license on 2 January 1863 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.13

On 4 January 1863, John J. Karl married Anna E. Blickensdorfer, daughter of Joshua Blickensdorfer and Hannah Weidner, in Tuscarawas Cty.14,11,15

John and Anna had a daughter, Laura M., on 20 November 1864 in Ohio.16

On 5 November 1865, when John was 33 years, 8 months and 25 days old, his father, Johann Georg Ludwig Karl, died at the age of 62.16,17,11

John and Anna had a daughter, Carrie E., circa 1868 in Ohio.

John and Anna had a son, Harry E., in February 1868 in Ohio.18

John and Anna had a daughter, Idella M., on 31 August 1871 in Ohio.10,16

John and Anna had a son, Benjamin P., on 31 August 1871 in Ohio.16

On 3 January 1872 John J. Karl (along with Jacob Karl, Valentin Karl, Jonathan Auman and Elisabeth) received part of Johann Georg Ludwig Karl's estate. The handwritten document from Peter is very difficult to decipher with great accuracy, but it appears that Johann's widow Elisabeth received $573.06, his son John Karl perhaps as much as $175, his son Valentine about $200, and his son Jacob nearly $8. Peter paid himself $47.68 as "Commission to Administrator". Jonathan Auman, the father-in-law of Johann's son Peter, received $42. The money seems to have come mostly from the sale of land, although which plot of land in particular is not known at this time.19

John and Anna had a daughter, Jessie W., on 29 November 1874 in Ohio.16

John appeared in the 1880 US Federal Census of Shanesville, Tuscarawas County (Sugar Creek Township), Ohio, enumerated 15 June 1880. He was recorded as the head of a household that also included his wife, Annie, his sons Harry and Benjamin, his daughters Laura, Carrie, Idella and Jessie. They lived at dwelling number 196. All the children, including six-year-old Jessie, were or had been attending school that year; Harry, however, was also noted as "at home".10

John J. Karl was a grocer (he bought the store in 1888 and had retired between 1900 and 1908) in Canal Dover, Ohio.20,11

On 4 August 1890, his daughter Laura M. died at the age of 25 years, 8 months and 15 days.11

On 29 December 1894, his son Benjamin P. died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 years, 3 months and 29 days.21,22,11

On 4 February 1898, his daughter Jessie W. died of consumption at the age of 23 years, 2 months and 3 days. She had never married.23,11

John appeared in the 1900 US Federal Census of Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County (Dover Township), Ohio, enumerated 16 June 1900. He was recorded as the head of a household that also included his wife, Anna, his son Harry E. Karl, his daughter Adella M. Karl. They lived at about 73 Wooster Street, a rented house apparently shared with two (or possibly three) other families.20 His wife Anna is recorded as having borne six children, only three of whom were still living.20

John J. Karl died on 14 November 1916 in Dover, Ohio, at age 84 of uremic poisoning.24 He was buried on 17 November 1916 in Maple Grove Cemetery, which is located in Dover, Ohio, at a gravesite with no stone; the undertaker was H. A. Worm.25,26

     Children of John J. Karl and Anna E. Blickensdorfer:
Laura M. Karl   b. 20 Nov 1864, d. 4 Aug 1890
Carrie E. Karl   b. c 1868, d. 20 Aug 1933
Harry E. Karl   b. Feb 1868, d. 18 Jul 1940
Idella M. Karl   b. 31 Aug 1871, d. 23 Aug 1910
Benjamin P. Karl   b. 31 Aug 1871, d. 29 Dec 1894
Jessie W. Karl   b. 29 Nov 1874, d. 4 Feb 1898

Citations

  1. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: the entry with "Nmo 6 Jonny Karl" in the left margin, viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  2. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: the entry with "Nmo 6 Jonny Karl" in the left margin, viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  3. [S468] E-mails from Roland Geiger to J. Patrick Karl, April 2004 (written 16 April 2004 16:39:26 EDT).
  4. [S467] FHL INTL film 400421, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche baptismal records: Johannes Karll (entry is located one page after a page headed '1803'), viewed on 14 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  5. [S471] J. Patrick Karl, "'Re: Looking good so far' (J. Patrick Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 19 Apr 2004, contains a translation of the transcription of the marriage entry made by Roland Geiger.
  6. [S478] FHL INTL film 400422, Rockenhausen Katholische Kirche marriage records: marriage entry with "No. 3 Joannes Karl et Cathar. Stollhoffer die 10. Aprilis" written in the left margin (note that the bride's name here is incorrect--the name listed is Johann's mother's name, while his wife's name, written correctly in the text of the entry, was Catharina Elisabeth Renz), viewed on 15 April 2004, Family History Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
  7. [S17] "Germans to America, 1850-1874", online <www.genealogy.com>, Following is from a search on genealogy.com for Johann Karl, birth year 1832, birth place Germany:
    --result--
    Age: 17 Gender: Male
    Country: Germany
    Final Destination: United States
    Manifest ID Number: 00006600
    Ship's Name: Leander
    Captain's Name: Rice Paxton
    Port of Debarkation: New York
    Port of Embarkation: Havre
    Date of Arrival: May 27, 1850
    Purpose for Travel: Staying in the USA
    Mode of Travel: Steerage.
  8. [S18] "Passenger & Immigration Lists: NY, 1820-1850", online <www.genealogy.com>, From the entry for "Johann Karl" as viewed on genealogy.com--
    Age: 17 Gender: M
    Port of Departure: Havre
    Country of Origin: Deutschland
    Family Identification: 3387949
    Ship Name: Leander
    Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: May 27, 1850
    Microfilm Serial Number: M237
    Microfilm Roll Number: 89
    (note that his father, of the same name, made the journey at the same time).

  9. [S328] 1850 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Bucks township, page 35, dwelling 451, family 451, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  10. [S31] 1880 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Sugar Creek township, enumeration district 230, supervisor's district 8, sheet 27, dwelling 196, family 203, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  11. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142.
  12. [S235] 1875/1908 Combi. Atlas of Tusc. Cty, page 142 (specifically, "went to Belleville, Illinois, as a machinist till 1859").
  13. [S326] Application and Affidavit for Marriage License for John Carl [sic] and Eliza Blickenderfer [sic], 2 Jan 1863 "unknown cd."
  14. [S153] 'Blickensderfer and related family genealogy', online www.my-ged.com/db/page/raven, "John J. Karl", viewed on 31 May 2002.
  15. [S456] Alan Deibel, Tuscarawas County (OH) Marriage Records, 1808-1844, page 82 (entry for "Carl, John - Eliza Blickensderfer").
  16. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.
  17. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 275 (the date given is probably the burial date rather than the date of death).
  18. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 223 (no birth date but listed as 72y at death).
  19. [S327] John Karl estate Volume 4, Page 376, Case No. 2136 (AR 12 p. 548; FAR 17 p. 60; FAR 19 p. 450).
  20. [S14] 1900 U.S. census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, town of Canal Dover, enumeration district 112, supervisor's district 16, sheet 11, dwelling 217, family 231, online <www.genealogy.com>.
  21. [S153] 'Blickensderfer and related family genealogy', online www.my-ged.com/db/page/raven, viewed on 31 May 2002.
  22. [S227] Ray and Pauline Libert and Keith and Nancy Schaar, Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, 1884-1895.
  23. [S228] Ray and Pauline Libert and Keith and Nancy Schaar, Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, 1895-1908, index page 143, entry page 22, line 52.
  24. [S375] Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, p. 294c, line 134, entry for "Karl, John J.". The death certificate was filed on 16 Nov 1916..
  25. [S352] Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Tuscarawas Cty Cemeteries, Vol. 2, p. 223.
  26. [S375] Tuscarawas County (OH) Death Records, source for undertaker.


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