In a message dated 2/23/2004 1:01:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, lil43babe62568@aol.com writes: > Subj:[OHSENECA] Nora Westerhouse/ Chalres Riffel > Date:2/23/2004 1:01:53 AM Eastern Standard Time > From:lil43babe62568@aol.com > Reply-to:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > To:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > (Redirected by "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com>) > > Message Board post: > > *********** BEGIN REDIRECTED MESSAGE *********** > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Westerhouse, Riffel, Shadler > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BYB.2ACE/421 > > Message Board Post: > > I am seraching for information on Nora and Charles. Nora was the > daughter of Samuel and Emma Shadler Westerhouse born Sept 3 1872 and she > married a Charles Riffel. They had one child Clarence. > > Rita Rine Standage Hi Rita, Here are some references to the Westerhouse and Riffel families which I found in our Seneca County, Ohio publications, and on the internet: 1. Marriages of Seneca County, Ohio, 1841-1899, by Jean Seigley. Charles Riffell, age 22, m. Nora Westerhouse, age 21, Jul 2, 1896. Official: John Robson. Citattion 11-219. 2. Seneca County, Ohio History and Families. Page 201. Biographical sketch on Charles and Mable Cook. "......Charles (Cook) was born in Adams Township, Seneca County to Fred J. and Anna (Hopple) Cook. Charles married Mable Hattie Westerhouse on January 27, 1909 in Republic, and took up residency in Scipio Towmship, Seneca County. Mable was the daughter of Samuel and Emma (Shadler) Westerhouse and was born on January 30, 1889. Charles was born November 28, 1886 and died March 4, 1973. Mable died July 23, 1964.... Page 167. Biographical sketch on "Beard- Hensinger" "... Macie and John (Hensinger) were the parents of two children, Gladys (1899-1995) and Floyd (1897-1981). Gladys married Clarence Riffel (1898-1946). They were the parents of three boys, John (1928-1933), Charles (1930), and Ronald (1939)...." 3. www.familysearch.org Household record. 1880 United States Census. Census Place: Adams, Seneca, Ohio All Westerhouse surnames.. Read first name, relation, age, birthplace, occupation, father's birthplace, mother's birthplace: Samuel, self, 29, OH, farmer, Prussia, Prussia. Emma, wife, 27, PA, keeping house, PA, PA. Elnora, dau, 7, OH, at school, OH, PA. Annie, dau, 6, OH, at school, OH, PA. Lillie, dau, 4, OH, OH, PA Ollie, dau, 2, OH, OH, PA. John, brother, 21, OH, farm laborer, Prussia, Prussia. 4. Ancestry.com 1920 U.S. Federal Census: Name: Nora Riffel Estimated birth year: 1973 Birthplace, Ohio Home in 1920: Republic, Seneca, Ohio Census Image shows: Nora Riffel, head, age 46, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio. Clarence, son, age 21, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio. 5. Seneca County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions Farewell Retreat Cemetery, Scipio Township. Page 554. Row 4-- Section D. Clarence E. Riffel 1898-1946 John Eldon 1928-1933. Page 555. Row 6- Section D. Frank B. Westerhouse, 1855-1886 Henry A., 1861-1863 John H. 1828-1891 Catherine M. Westerhouse 1828-1905 Olive C. Shantz, 1878-1940 D.E., 1864-1935 Ernest Westerhouse, s/o S.S. & E.E, 1881-1900 Samuel S. 1850-1929 Emma R., his wife, 1852-1922 Elnora Riffel, 1872-1947 Charles, 1875-1899. 6. R.B. Hayes Obituary Index (www.index.rbhayes.org) Name: Addie Elnora Riffel Spouse: Charles Year of death: 1947 Other names: Addie Elnora Westerhouse Newspaper source: Advertiser Tribune Obit published 5/14/1947, page 8, col. 1. Name: Clarence Samuel Spouse: Gladys M. Hesinger Age at death: 47 Place of death: Republic (Seneca County), Ohio Date of death: 1/28/1946 Married: 12/2/1924 Father's first name: Charles Obit published in Advertiser Tribune 1/28/1946, Page 1, Col. 2. (Note: this web site describes how these obits may be obtained at a nominal cost.) Regards, Ken Shute (kwsroots@aol.com)