The message below was originally published in Volume 2, Issue 4 of the Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society Newsletter in November 1976.
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OBITUARY – Michael Marquart Transcription
(submitted [to newsletter] by Bill Marquart — believed to be from New Washington Herald, date unknown)
Michael Marquart died from old age, Thursday, December 15 at 12:20 a.m. He was one of five children of Michael Marquart and his wife Margaret, nee Feuchter and was born april 27, 1817 at Goebrichen, Grand Duchy of Baden. The boy was baptized in church on the following day and was confirmed in the Lurtheran faith, March 27, 1831 by Rev. Graebuer. Michael learned the mason trade and remained at home until May 1839 when he sailed up the Rhine and by way of Havre de Grace across the Atlantic to New York where after 57 days he arrived. Since his capital was only $2 a friend loaned him enough to enable him to go to Tuscarawas county, Ohio where near New Philadelphia he found work in an ore mine, so that before many days he was able to return the money loaned.
The young man then worked at his trade with good success and so abundantly did God bless his labors that in 1843 he could purchase the present homestead which in those days was mostly forest. It did not remain so. The woods were cleared and a good farm was made and in 1861 a new dwelling instead of the old block house was built, and in later the happy proprietor was able not ony to add some and to his farm, but to purchase three farms besides. The deceased was married twice. From his first marriage with Miss Catherine Streile from Wurtemburg, who in 1854 preceded him to eternity, he had 5 children of who only one, Mrs. Caroline Langyahr, survives. From his second marriage to Miss Caroline Wilhelmina langjahr, who died Mar. 13, 1900, there were seven children, five of who survive: Three sons, August, Jefferson, and George and two daughters, Mrs. F. E. Leonhart and Mrs. W. C. Beckstein. There also survive 22 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, also a young relative who from infancy and his home with the Marquarts.
With Father Marquart not only the oldest and the only living charter member but also a very faithful one of St. John’s Lutheran church, has passed away, a well known and respected citizen also of this community. His age was 87 years, 7 months and 18 days.
Herman Langyahr of Norwalk, Ernest Beckstein and Wm. Beckstein and wife of Bellevue, and Joseph and Edward Stockmaster of Siam were those from a distance who attended the funeral.
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