7-8-01 The Daily Union-Herald Fifth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Mader At Residence in West High Street, Sunday, the 9th with Family Dinner. Sunday, April 9th, marked an event in the Mader family of this city, when the seven children of Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Mader , eighteen grand children and four great grandchildren assembled at this residence at 141 West High Street to assist them to celebrate the golden anniversary of their marriage and enjoyed an excellent dinner prepared especially for the occasion. Rose Goeller was the daughter of the late Leonard and Justina Goeller natives of Germany where she was born 69 years ago -last September. She came to this city when a girl with her parents who resided for a number of years at the corner of Pickney and Wall streets in a framed building that stood wherethe brick grocery building of J. Merz now stands until 1866 she was united in marriage to John Frederick Mader, by Rev. J. Wagenhals of former pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church. To this union, 9 children were born; there has only been 2 deaths in the family, the first born died in infancy, the second death was the of Edith, wife of the late, Wayne V. Moffitt. The family has resided in Circleville all these years. Mr. Mader was actively engaged in business for a number of years, he established the Pickaway street bakery now conducted by W. E. Wallace; and was also for a number of years baker at the County Infirmary, but has been on the retired list for some years, he is in his 70th years, he is a native of this Circleville, a son of of the late Jacob and Magdaline Mader. Those present upon this memorable occasion were: Nell wife of Carl F. Seitz, and daughters Misses Alys and Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Otis D. Mader, Mrs. Lillian Giffen, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mader and children, Mr. and Mrs. L. & M (??) Mader, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mader and son, Mrs. Florence Fissell, wife of Alvin E. Fissell son and daughter, Ralph Merz and family, James P. Moffitt and family, Miss Florence Moffitt, Samuel II, Miss Rose and John Moffitt. Mr. and Mrs. Mader were the recipients of a purse of gold and bamber of beautiful floral remembrances. This is hard to read. Above article sent to me by distance cousin, Tom Miller. His family, Goeller's, mine Mader. Thanks Tom Sandy