In 1910, Frank J. Crum (28) and his wife Mary (27) rented a home on Back Street in Lewisville, Summit Twp., Monroe County, Ohio. The couple had been married for four years but had no children. Frank was employed as a laborer at a flour mill. He and his parent were natives of Ohio, as was his wife. Mary's parents were born in Germany. A portion of the home they lived in was rented to the family of Everett Hunter, an oil worker.
Frank Joseph Crum registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. According to his draft registration card, he was born on May 14, 1880, age 37, and lived at 522 Luck ave., Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio. He lists his nearest relative as Mary L. Crum of the same address. His occupation is given as laborer for the Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. in Zanesville.
At the time of the 1920 census, Frank J. Crum (39) and his wife Mary (38) owned a home at 522 Luck Ave. in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Living with them was Mary's mother, Fronnie Utsinger (75). Frank worked as a laborer at a bottle company. There were no children in the household. Mary's nephew, Leo G. Kuhn, lived a few doors away.
In 1930, Francis J. and Mary M. Crum still owned the home at 522 Luck Ave. in Zanesville. Living with them were Frank's first cousins once removed, Julitta and Andrew Cornett. Frank and Julitta worked as laborers in a glass factory. Andrew was a mechanic in an auto plant. Mary's nephew, Leo Kuhn, had moved away.
Frank Crum’s death notice appeared in the Zanesville Times Recorder (page 1) on 30 Jun 1953:
LUCK AVENUE RESIDENT DIES AT HOSPITAL
Frank J. Crum of 422 Luck avenue died at Good
Samaritan hospital at 11:45 o’clock Monday night.
Hospital attendants said Mr. Crum had been a
medical patient there since last Thursday. The body was
removed to the Hillis funeral home.From the classified section of the Zanesville Times Recorder (page 23) 3 August 1953
Estate of Frank J. Crum, Deceased. Eleanor
Kuhn whose address is Zanesville, Ohio has been
appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of
Frank J. Crum late of Muskingum County, Ohio, de-
ceased.
Dated this 24 day of July 1953
W. O. Secrest, Probate Judge
By T. B. Samuel, Deputy Clerk
Attorney: David H. Crossland
The following anniversary notice appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal on Nov 3, 1930: SILVER WEDDING IS CELEBRATED AT CRUM HOME Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Crum very pleasantly celebrated
their silver wedding at their home, 522 Luck avenue,
with an all-day party on Sunday. At noon a three-course
turkey dinner was served to almost a half-hundred guests.
The wedding 25 years ago took place in Burkhart where
the bride resided. Mr. Crum then lived in Fulda in Noble
county. Mrs. Crum was before her marriage Miss Mary
M. Utsinger. The home was attractively decorated on Sunday and
an enjoyable time spent. Many guests were relatives of
the host and hostess. They received many beautiful and
valuable gifts. Those present were Michael Crum, father of the host;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schell, Mrs Lucy Weisent and
daughter, Canton; Mrs Nora Kuhn and son, Summerfield;
Edward Crum and family, Caldwell, and Mr. and Mrs. L.R.
Crum and family, Caldwell; Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Crum and
family, Mrs. Charles Crum and son Walter and daughters
Mildred and Rosetta, Sarahsville, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Kuhn
and son Edward, Doherty; Mrs Jennie Powell, Newark; Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wenstell, Miss Mary Wenstell, Paul Snow
and George Wenstell and daughter, all of Steubenville; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Smith, Harold McDonald, Miss Julietta
Cornett and Harry Luman of this city.
Mary Utsinger Crum’s obituary appeared in the Zanesville Times Recorder (page 5) on 13 Dec 1952:DEATH SUMMONS MARY CRUM, 71
Mrs. Mary Crum, 71, of 422 Luck avenue, wife of
Frank J. Crum, died at Bethesda hospital at 6:15 o’clock
last night following an illness of several months. She had
been in the hospital three weeks.
Mrs. Crum was a native of Monroe county and
had resided in Zanesville for 41 years. She was a member
of the St. Thomas Catholic church.
Surviving in addition to her husband is one sister,
Mrs. Caroline Bailey of Pratt, Ka.
The body is at the Hillis funeral home pending
arrangements.
In 1920, 30 year old Urban Weisent lived with his wife Lucy (28) in a home they owned at 1409 7th Street NW, Canton, Stark Co., Ohio. Living with them was their son Bernard (2yrs 3 mos) and Urban's unmarried sister Ida (26). Urban worked as a manager in a garage and Ida worked as a furrier in a retail store. All members of the household were born in Ohio as were Urbans's and Lucy's parents.
In 1930, 40 year old Urban Weisant lived with his wife Lucy (38) on a farm (mortgaged?) in Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio. Living with them were their children Bernard (12) and Helen (4). Bernard attended school. Urban's occupatation is given on the census as manager, general farm. The family owned a radio.
Living in Canton in 1927 and 1939.
Lucy appears to be listed twice in the 1910 census. She is enumerated once with her parents and siblings in Noble County, Ohio. And a 19 year old unmarried Lucy Crum lived and worked as a servant in the home of Ross and Sarah Wilson at 216 Camp Ave. in Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Lucy and her parents were born in Ohio.
Lucy was living in Canton in 1927. According to her death certificate, Lucy was a widow at the time of her death.
Lucy appears to be listed twice in the 1910 census. She is enumerated once with her parents and siblings in Noble County, Ohio. And a 19 year old unmarried Lucy Crum lived and worked as a servant in the home of Ross and Sarah Wilson at 216 Camp Ave. in Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Lucy and her parents were born in Ohio.
Lucy was living in Canton in 1927. According to her death certificate, Lucy was a widow at the time of her death.
In 1920, John Nauer (21) lived with the family of his sister, Anna Freese and her husband Frank at 1080 Schumacher Ave. in Akron, Ohio. John and his brother-in-law both worked as machinists in a machine shop.
In 1930, John (31) and Nellie (33) Nauer owned a home worth $3400 at 1088 Schumacher Ave. in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. They lived there with children Earlene A. (7), Paul C. (6), Richard W. (4), Dorothy M. (2), and John E. (1). Oddly, only Earlene is identified as being John Nauer's daughter. Each of the younger children is listed as being a "relative" of John. Also living in the household was nephew Alonzo Freese (18). Only Alonso and Earlene attended school. John Nauer was employed in a rubber factory. Like most of their neighbors, the Nauer family owned a radio set. John's sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Frank Freese, lived two doors away. Anna and Frank were the parents of Alonzo Freese, who lived with John.
All notes are from Andy Miller:
Sources conflict on date of birth:
14 Oct 1844 -- church records at Trulben, Germany
22 Mar 1844 -- death certificateAlso known as Veronica. Nickname was "Fronnie" (a common nickname for Veronica).
Sarofina had an “interesting” if not checkered past, judging by the fact that she had children by three different marriages/fathers. Safronia was obviously married at least once, maybe twice, before she married Theodore Utsinger, circa 1878. (previous husbands: Kuhn/Scott)
Sometime before 1861 she married Nicholas Kuhn, son of John (or Peter) and Catherine (Beckerich) Kuhn, with whom she had at least her two eldest children: Ann and John William Kuhn. (On John William Kuhn’s death certificate of April, 1937, his father is listed as Nicholas Kuhn.)
It is not known what happened with that marriage, but both Safronia and Nicholas Kuhn went on to remarry. (There ought to be some record of a church dissolution or divorce in the Burkhart Church records, and/or the Monroe County court records.)
Grandma Edna Kuhn Masciarelli or Richard Scott said that Nicholas Kuhn (1843-1908) was said to have been married three times. He and his last wife Anna moved to Bridgeport, Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio. That answers the question about Safronia’s eldest two children, but leaves the son Joseph Scott’s paternity unanswered. Who was Joseph Scott’s father?
On the 1870 census Marion Township, Noble County, Safronia is listed with her parents and her first three children. When asked about Safronia Utsinger, Grandma Edna remembers her and her son John W. Kuhn who lived at “Doherty”, but she doesn’t remember who John Kuhn’s father was. (John W. Kuhn’s death certificate lists Nicholas Kuhn (1843-1908) as his father.) Nicholas Kuhn moved to Bridgeport, Ohio, and was never as “close” with his family as his other brothers were. That alone may say something.
Ultimately, Sarofina married Theodore Utsinger sometime before or circa 1878.
At the time of the 1920 census, 75 year old widow Fronnie Utsinger lived in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Frank Crum, at 522 Luck Ave. in Zanesville, Ohio. The census states that Fronnie was born in Germany and was a naturalized citizen. The year of immigration is given as 1946 and the year of naturalization is 1965. One can only assume that the census taker intended to write "1846" and "1865" respectively. Fronnie could not read or write.
Safronia Utsinger’s obituary was published in the “Zanesville Signal” on Wednesday, 21 June 1922, p.5
“An Aged Woman is Called by Death”
An illness from a complication of diseases resulted
in the death of Mrs. Safronia Utsinger, aged 78, which occurred
at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. F. Crum, 522 Luck Avenue. She had been ill for the past
fourteen weeks. Mrs. Utsinger was a native of Germany and
formerly resided at Summerfield, but for the past six years had
made her home with her daughter here (Zanesville).
Mrs. Utsinger was a member of the St. Thomas Catholic
Church and besides the daughter with whom she made her home
she is survived by the following other children: Joseph Scott of
Woodsfield, John Kuhn of Doherty, Mrs. Caroline Bailey of Pratt,
Kansas; one sister, Mrs. Barbara Willey of Summerfield, and by
sixteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
The body was removed to the People’s morgue and
prepared for burial and will be taken to Burkhart Station Thursday
morning where services will be conducted at the Catholic Church
there.Theodore died in 1899, according to his tombstone. Safronia died on 20 June 1922, Zanesville. They are both buried in the Chapel Hill Cemetery, next to her parents, John and Anna December.
In 1900, farmer John (47) and Emma E. Nauer (37) lived in Seneca Twp., Monroe County, Ohio with their children Philomena (17), Josephine (14), Alma T. (13), Cecelia C. (11), Frank J. (8), Mary F. (7), Marsella M. (5), George A. (3), and John S. (1). Only Josephine, Alma and Cecelia attended school. Also living in the house was John's unmarried brother Phillip (49). Neighboring households in the census were those of Andy Burkhart and [David Theobald] Burkhart.
In 1910, John Nauer (56) lived in Seneca Twp. with his wife of 28 years, Emma (47), and children Celia C. (21), Frank (18), Mary (17), Marcella (15), George (13), and John (11). Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Clement Weisend and widow Mary Hook.
According to an article in The Zanesville Signal on 10 Aug 1926, John Nauer of near Burkhart, Ohio was a guest in the home of his son, Frank Nauer of Kuhn, Ohio for a Crum-Nauer reunion. See Frank Nauer for full text of article.
At the time of the 1930 census, John Nauer (76) lived with the family of his son Frank in Seneca Twp. According to the census, Frank could not read or write.
From death certificate:
Name: John Nauer
Residence: Lewisville, O. Rt 1
Age: 88 years 10 months 6 days
Birth: 08 Mar 1852, Monroe Co., Ohio
Occupation: Farming, retired 15 years
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse: Emma Nauer
Father: George Nauer, Germany
Mother: Anna Burkhart, Germany
Informant: Frank J. Nauer, Lewisville [son]
In 1900, nine of Emma Knocht Nauer's ten children were still living. All nine of those children lived at home.
George Nauer became a naturalized citizen in Monroe County Ohio on 30 Jun 1848.
In 1850, George (33) and Mary (29) Nauer lived in Seneca Twp., Mornoe County, Ohio. Living with them were children Polly (5) and Mary (2). The Nauers apparently did not own the farm, since no dollar amount is listed for "value of real estate owned." Adjacent farms in the census belonged to David Snyder and George's father-in-law, Michael Burkhart.
The following article appeared in The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on February 14, 1933:
WALTER CRUM, OF EAST UNION, HELD FOR SHOOTING Wounded Man in Serious Condition in Hospital at Marietta CALDWELL, O., Feb. 13 -- East Union, a small village nine miles east of Caldwell, was the scene of another shooting Sunday night around 9:30 o'clock. Fred Sullivan, aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan, who resides with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Sullivan, also of East Union, was shot three times in the back with a shotgun, in the hands of Walter Crum, near the Crum home. Sullivan, who has been keeping company with Crum's sister, Miss Rosella [Rosetta], for the past two or three years, was taking the girl to her home, when he saw young Crum in the yard with a gun in his hands. He bade the girl goodnight and turned back, when three loads of shot struck him in the back. After regaining consciousness, he dragged himself to the home of his grandfather, and was rushed to the office of Dr. C. F. Thompson in Caldwell, where first aid was given, and he was removed to Memorial hospital, Marietta. Fifty shots were removed from his back. His left arm, it is said, was badly shattered, and it is feared that some of the shot had entered the kidneys. His condition is considered critical. A warrant was issued in mayor's court for the arrest of Crum, who is charged with shooting to kill. Crum was brought to Caldwell and committed to jail by Sheriff McKee and Deputy Essen. It is said the shooting grew out of the objections of the girl's family to the attentions of Sullivan to the young lady.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-[Note: Rosetta Crum married Sulivan on October 23, 1934]
Walter A. Crum served in the Army Air Corps.
In the 1920 census, 9 year old Friend W. Sullivan is identified as being the step-son of Chas. Sullivan.
The following article appeared in The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) newspaper on February 14, 1933: WALTER CRUM, OF EAST UNION, HELD FOR SHOOTING Wounded Man in Serious Condition in Hospital at Marietta CALDWELL, O., Feb. 13 -- East Union, a small village nine miles
east of Caldwell, was the scene of another shooting Sunday night
around 9:30 o'clock. Friend Sullivan, aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sullivan, who resides with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
J.E. Sullivan, also of East Union, was shot three times in the back
with a shotgun, in the hands of Walter Crum, near the Crum home. Sullivan, who has been keeping company with Crum's sister, Miss
Rosella [Rosetta], for the past two or three years, was taking the girl
to her home, when he saw young Crum in the yard with a gun in his
hands. He bade the girl goodnight and turned back, when three
loads of shot struck him in the back. After regaining consciousness, he dragged himself to the home of
his grandfather, and was rushed to the office of Dr. C. F. Thompson
in Caldwell, where first aid was given, and he was removed to Mem-
orial hospital, Marietta. Fifty shots were removed from his back. His
left arm, it is said, was badly shattered, and it is feared that some of
the shot had entered the kidneys. His condition is considered critical. A warrant was issued in mayor's court for the arrest of Crum, who is
charged with shooting to kill. Crum was brought to Caldwell and com-
mitted to jail by Sheriff McKee and Deputy Essen. It is said the shooting
grew out of the objections of the girl's family to the attentions of Sullivan
to the young lady.[Note: Rosetta Crum married Sulivan on October 23, 1934]
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Friend Sullivan's obituary appeared in The Zanesville (Ohio) Signal newspaper on August 31, 1935 ACCIDNET VICTIMS Funeral arrangements remain incomplete for Friend Sullivan, 26,
of East Union, and James Rossiter, 26, Crum Hill, east of Caldwell,
who were killed in an automobile accident Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. It is suspected that the services will be held some time
Sunday. Charles Stickrath of Belle Valley has charge of preparing
the bodies for burial. W.O. Tilton, better know as "Happy" Tilton, Three Forks, was
badly injured, suffering from head lacerations and a broken leg.
He is receiving treatment in a Dover hospital and is expected to
recover. The three men were returing to their homes after spending the
afternoon in Dover, where they had gone in regard to securing
new employment, although they were working at the Senecaville
dam. Friend Sullivan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan of
East Union. He is survived by his wife Rosetta Crum, and one son,
Charles, six months old. His parents and the following brothers
and sisters survive: Mariah, Thelma and Pauline; Lester, Richard
and Mack, all of the home. James Rositer was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Rositer of
East Union, and has been making his home in Caldwell on Belford
street. Surviving are his wife, Olive Woodward, and two children,
Verna and Carmeletta, his parents, five sisters and two brothers
Mrs. Guy Brown, Belford St., Mrs. Earl Moore, Zanesville, Mrs.
Emma Moore of Sarahsville, Mrs. Ethel Pitts of East Union and
Mrs. Frank Van Fleet of East Union. The injured man, "Happy" Tilton, is married and has three
children and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orin Tilton of Three
Forks.
Wedding annoucnement from The Zanesville Times Recorder (pg 9) 13 Jun 1939:
LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED AT BERNE CHURCH
The marriage of Mrs. Rosetta Crum Sullivan and George F. Gressel,
both of this city, took place at St. Michaels Catholic church in Berne
Saturday morning [17 Jun 1939] with pastor Rev. Fr. Donaldson officiating
and acting as celebrant of the nuptial mass which followed. The bride was
in white satin and wore a small hat of gardenias. Her bouquet was of white
roses and lilies of the valley.
Her attendant, Miss Mary Gressel, sister of the bridegroom, was in pink
and carried pink roses. Water Crum, brother of the bride, was best man. A
wedding breakfast followed at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Anna
Crum, East Union, and among the guests were Mrs. Helen M. Gressel and
son Billy and daughter Theresa, Mrs. William Adams and Miss Loretta
Adams, all of this city.
Following a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Gressel will make their home in
this city where the former is employed by the Zanesville ??company.