Birth date calculated from death record. George Wild was a stone mason.
At that time of the 1880 census, widow Barbara Hill (50) lived in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with three of her daughters. Matilda (13) and Margaret (16) Wild both attended school. Their older sister, Catherine Wild Sorg (20) lived in the house wiith her husband, farmer Cain Sorg (26), and their daughter, Margaret Sorg (1). Barbara was born in Bavaria; everyone else in the home was born in Ohio. Adjacent households in the census were those of Gerhart Johanning and John Wild. The relationship (if any) between Barbara Hill Wild and John Wild (who was 50 years old and single) is not known at this time.
In 1880, 18 year old Henry Sorg lived and worked on his widowed father's farm in Stock Twp., Noble County Ohio with his two brothers.
From the 1900 census: 42 year old farmer Henry Sorg lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp.with his 27 year old wife Mary and their two children, Benjamin (5) and Matilda (3). Henry was born in Ohio to German born parents.
In 1910, 52 year old Henry Sorg lived in Noble County, Ohio with his 37 year old wife Mary and four children: Benn P (15), Tilda (13), Catharine L (9), and Nicholas E (7).
At the time of the 1930 census, Henry J. Sorg (72) and his wife Mary H. (58) owned a farm in Stock Twp. Living with them were their children Catherine E. (29), Nick C. (27), and Margaret M. (18). The census states that Henry was born in Pennsylvania. Occupations for family members were as follows:
Henry farmer
Mary none
Catherine cook in a farm home
Nick farm laborer
Margaret cook in a farm homeRecords conflict on year of birth: 1857 (Snider) vs. 1858 (1900, 1910 census) vs. 1862 (1880 census).
From death certificate:
Name: Henry Joseph Sorg
Residence: Caldwell Rt. 1, Stock Twp., Noble County
Age: 93 years 10 months
Birth: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Marital status: Widowed
Father: Nicholas Sorg
Mother: Catherine Baumgardner
Informant: Margaret Sorg [daughters]
By 1900, Mary Kullman Sorg had given birth to two children both of whom were still alive at the time of the census. Mary and her mother were born in Ohio; her father was German. Mary could read and write.
Mary Kullman Sorg’s obituary was published in the Zanesville Times Recorder on 30 Jan 1939:
MRS. SORG, 67, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
SUMMERFIELD, O., Jan 29 - Mrs. Mary Kullman Sorg, wife of Henry
Sorg, died today at her home in Berne, near here, after an illness of several
months. She was 67 years old.
She is survived by her husband and five children, Ben, Caldwell Rt. 1,
Mrs. Frances Crock, Caldwell, Rt. 1., Mrs. Joseph Dick, Monroe county,
Mick (sic), Summerfield, and Margaret at home.
Funeral services will be conducted from St. Michael’s Catholic church
at Berne. Burial will be in the church cemetery by Brubaugh & Dearth funeral
home.
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From death certificate:
Name: Mary Sorg
Residence: Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio
Age: 67 years 10 months 18 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birth: 11 Mar 1872, Noble Co., Oh
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Henry Sorg
Father: Peter Kullman, Germany
Mother: Anna Coleman, Ohio
Informant: Margaret Sorg, Caldwell O RFD 1 [daughter]
In 1880, 16 year old Adam Sorg lived and worked on his widowed father's farm in Stock Twp., Noble County Ohio with his two brothers.
From the 1900 census: 36 year old farmer Adam Sorg lived on a farm that he owned in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio with his 28 year old wife Margaret and their two children, John (9) and Estella (5).
In 1910, 46 year old Adam Sorg lived in Noble County, Ohio with his 39 year old wife Maggie and three children: John (19), Stella (15), and Rupert (8).
In 1930, Adam (67) and Maggie A. (58) Sorg owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with them was the family of their son, Rupert (27) -- his wife, Audrey (20) and daughters Betty (1 yr 11 mos) and Bernard (9 mos.). Adam's daughter Blandina Yeagle lived nearby. The adjacent farm in the census belonged to Fred Beda Warner.
According to the 1900 census, two of Margaret Sorg's three children were still living. (One year old son Andrew died in 1898.)
In 1930, Margaret Thompson Sorg (62) can be found in the home of her niece Edna Brahler Harmer White at 328 Springfield Ave. in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Margaret's sister Lena Thompson Brahler was in that household as well. Margaret's marital status is "married."
The 1900 census entries for Peter's children William Kullman (Coleman) and Mary Sorg state that their father was born in Germany.
The 1930 census entry for Phillip Kuhlman states that his father was born in Fulda, Germany.
Twin's name is also Mary. The 1900 census entries for her shildren, William Kullman (Coleman) and Mary Sorg state that their mother was born in Ohio.
Anna Catharina Coleman entered the convent.
Obituary: Caldwell Press - Thursday 17 Jun 1886
Died--June 3d, 1886, Joseph H. Thompson in the 80th year of his age. Mr. Thompson was born in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Feb 8, 1807. He was married January 7, 1830 to Ann S. Hearthington who survives her husband. He engaged in teaching for a time, but throughout his long and useful life, he was deeply interested in the cause of education, employing his means and exerting his influence in building up schools and advancing the interests of teachers and pupils. At an early age he took a decided stand against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. He assisted in organizing the first temperance society in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, bringing from Pittsburg a lecturer for the occasion. He afterwards became a charter member of lodge No 297 at Bentleysville, furnishing the timber for building the hall. He was all his life, a strict temperance man and his influence was felt wherever he resided. Opposed to oppression, he espoused to abolition of slavery at a time when that cause was very unpopular, casting the only vote given in the township which he resided for James G. Birney, Abolition candidate for the Presidency in 1840, who received but 7059 votes. But he was a man who always followed his convictions, however unpopular they might be. He connected himself with the M.E. church while quite young and lived the life of an upright Christian, generously contributing his time and means to the cause of religion, and furnishing an example of Christian deportment worthy of emulation. Having decided convictions on all the great questions of the day, he was liberal toward those with whom he differed, disarming their hostility and often converting their reason and it may be truly said of him, he had no enemies. He came to Ohio in 1854 and located near Carlisle, where he has since resided. He was followed to the tomb by a large concourse of mourning friends and relatives, all of whom felt they were better for having known him. The funeral exercises were conducted by the Rev. Geo. M. Wilson, who preached an eloquent sermon from the words of Paul, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith henceforth, there is laid up for me, a crown of righteousness." With these appropriate words, we shall take our leave. B.A.
[Died 3 Jun 1886]
In 1910, 26 year old Joseph Thompson lived in Noble County, Ohio with his 24 year old wife Christina and children Effie (4) and Arthur (3).
In 1930, Joseph W. Thompson (46) owned a farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Living with him were his wife, Christine (44) and children Arthur (22), Walter (14), Rome C. (9), and daughter-in-law Luzetta (16) -- Arthur's wife. Walter and Rome both attended school. The Thompson family owned a radio set.
Accorrding to the 1933 obituary of his sister, Lena Thompson Brahler, Joseph lived in Noble County.
Records conflict on year of birth: 1885 (Snider) vs. 1886 (1900 census).
Obituary:
Funeral services for Mrs. Christina Thompson, 67, of Berne, Noble county, mother
of Water C. Thompson of 1064 Maysville avenue, will be held at 9:30 o’clock Monday
morning at St. Michael’s Catholic Church at Berne. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died yesterday at her home.
She was a daughter of Cain and Catherine Wilt Sorg and spent her entire life in the
Berne community. She was a member of St. Michael’s church and the Alter (sic) and
Rosary societies.
In addition to her son here, she is survived by her husband Joseph, two daughters, Mrs.
Ellie Willis and Mrs. Clarence Journey of New Philadelphia; two other sons, Arthur and
Roman of Summerfield; four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Warner of Summerfield, Mrs. Emma Schott
of Iowa, Mrs. Lucy Schott of Waterford and Mrs. Maggie Singer of Malvern; two brothers,
Frank Sorg of Lancaster and Edward Sorg of Summerfield, six grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
The body was removed to the Brubach funeral home at Summerfield, but was returned to
the residence this afternoon.
In 1920, William (31) and Lizzie (26) Sorg rented a farm in Stock Twp. Noble County, Ohio. There were no children in the household. Lizzie's parents lived three doors away in the census. William's father lived nearby.
From the front page of The Noble County Leader (col 1.) 10 Jan 1923
William Sorg, of near Carlisle, who disappeared from the state hospital at Gallipolis several months ago, was recently located at Hillsdale, N.Y. from which place he recently wrote for money, and has been returned to the institution from which he made his escape.
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William Sorg was not listed as a surviving child in his father's 1949 obituary.
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Obituary:
RITES TODAY FOR WILLIAM SORG, 61
William Sorg, 61, of Summerfield Rt. 1, died Friday night in a Gallipolis
hospital where he had been a patient for several years. Surviving are his
widow, Elizabeth Archer Sorg, and two brothers, Edward and Francis of
Summerfield Rt. 1.
Services will be held Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock at St. Michael’s
Catholic church in Berne. Rev. Fr. Martin will officiate and burial will be
in the church cemetery by the Brubach funeral home, Summerfield.
In 1930, Lizzie Sorg (37) lived with her elderly parents and two of her brothers on the family farm in Stock Twp., Noble County, Ohio. Her husband did not live with the Archer family. Lizzie worked outside the home as a servant for a farm family.
Obituary:
SUMMERFIELD -- Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sorg, 87, of Summerfield Route 1,
died at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Coshocton Memorial Hospital following a long illness.
Born Feb. 3, 1893 in Noble County, she was a daughter of William and Barbara
Mehler Archer.
Her husband, William Sorg, died Nov. 2, 1949. Surviving are a brother, Albert
Archer of Summerfield Route 1, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Brubach Funeral Home in Summer-
field, where the Rosary will be recited at noon Friday. Services will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fulda with Father Walter E. Heinz officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.