Ohio Family Group Sheet for the John SIDLINGER Family

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Husband: John SIDLINGER
Birthdate: Jan 24, 1822
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Death date: Apr 6, 1896
Place of death: Liberty Center, Henry County, Ohio
Burial: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Father:
Mother:

Marriage date: Oct 15, 1844
Marriage place: Greenville, Darke County, Ohio

Wife: Orsilla WEIBLE
Birthdate: Jul 12, 1825
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania
Death date: Sep 26, 1910
Place of death: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Burial: Forest Hill Cem, Napoleon, Ohio
Father: William N. Weible
Mother: Hannah Lose

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Samuel Huffman Sidlinger
Sex: M
Birthdate: Jun 23, 1845
Birthplace: Greenville, Darke County, Ohio
Death date: Dec 28, 1935
Place of death: Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas
Burial: Eastside Cem, Hutchinson, Kansas
Marriage date: Jun 30, 1868
Marriage place: Newton, Jasper County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Lucinda Welty

Child No. 2: George Washington Sidlinger
Sex: M
Birthdate: Mar 5, 1848
Birthplace: Massillon, Stark County, Ohio
Death date: Oct 30, 1912
Place of death: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Burial: Forest Hill Cem, Napoleon, Ohio
Marriage date: Aug 30, 1871
Marriage place: Defiance County, Ohio
Spouse's name: Marinda M. Hazard

Child No. 3: William N. Sidlinger
Sex: M
Birthdate: Aug 19, 1850
Birthplace: Massillon, Stark County, Ohio
Death date: Jan 8, 1943
Place of death: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Burial:
Marriage date: Mar 30, 1875
Marriage place: Henry County, Ohio
Spouse's name: Mary Inez Heller

Child No. 4: John Weible Sidlinger
Sex: M
Birthdate: Mar 3, 1853
Birthplace: Massillon, Stark County, Ohio
Death date: Sep 1, 1904
Place of death: Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas
Burial: Eastside Cem, Hutchinson, Kansas
Marriage date: Jan 19, 1880
Marriage place: Henry County, Ohio
Spouse's name: Carrie Edwina Leonhardt

Child No. 5: Charles Edward Sidlinger
Sex: M
Birthdate: Dec 2, 1855
Birthplace: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Death date: Dec 26, 1914
Place of death: Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas
Marriage date:
Burial: Eastside Cem, Hutchinson, Kansas
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 6: Reuben Sidlinger
Sex: M
Birthdate: Aug 20, 1858
Birthplace: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Death date: Nov 23, 1858
Place of death: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 7: Ida Belle Sidlinger
Sex: F
Birthdate: Sep 7, 1859
Birthplace: Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
Death date: Nov 7, 1937
Place of death: Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas
Burial: Eastside Cem, Hutchinson, Kansas
Marriage date: Nov 27, 1876
Marriage place: Henry County, Ohio
Spouse's name: Amos S. Hess

Documentation:
Census summary:
* 1850 Perry Twp, Stark Co, OH (Plow maker).
* 1860 Napoleon, Henry Co, OH (Wagon maker).
* 1870 Napoleon, Henry Co, OH (Wagon maker).
* 1880 Napoleon, Henry Co, OH (Wagon maker).
* 1890 Liberty Twp, Henry Co, OH (Civil War veterans census).
* 1900 Orsilla not located.
* 1910 Orsilla not located.

Notes:
 * (In the 1850 census there is a Agerilla ? Sidlinger, age 8, female, living w/Orsilla's parents, William and Hannah Weible in Stark Co, Ohio. I don't know who this would be. John Sidlinger and Orsilla Weible Sidlinger did not have a daughter born in 1842 in Pennsylvania as far as I know. They were not married until 1844 in Ohio.)
 * Information from veterans census- Musician, 14th regiment Ohio Inf, enlisted 9/12/1861, discharged 9/13/1862.
 * Information from Civil War pension file- General Affidavit of Samuel H. Sidlinger- This is to certify that I have been personally acquainted with John Sidlinger the above claimant for the past 44 years last June 23rd, 1889. He is my father. He and I enlisted in the 14th O.V.I. Regt'l band the same date and served side by side until we were discharged by an act of Congress mustering out all Regt'l Bands. I further certify that during the spring of 1862 he and I one night when it was raining very hard spread, spread our blanket in an old cornfield to sleep. He laid in the furrow and I laid on the ridge. In the morning when he awoke nothing but his head was above water. We were told that we were to remain in camp a few days, so he began preparing a bunk. When he had finished it and was taking off his shoes he was taken with severe cramps in his legs and bowels. He became unconscious and remained so for six or eight hours. I ran over to Col. Wm A. Choat of the 38th O.V.I. (who by the way was killed at Jonesboro, Ga.) and was a personal friend of his. He gave me some whiskey and other medicine for him. It was sometime before I found our regimental surgeon (who is also dead). He rallied slowly and when the regiment moved he was left in the field hospital. It was over two months before he reported for duty but was unable to perform the same. He became very hard of hearing complaining of severe pain in back of head. His hearing has never recovered. He is also a constant sufferer of Rheumatism and Cramps since his exposure in the spring of 1862. I am a graduate of Ann Arbor, Mich. spring 1874. I further certify that I have treated the above claimant John Sidlinger for Deafness, Rheumatism & Cramps at different dates since I graduated in 1874. Dated August 8th, 1889.
 * Information from Civil War pension file- Statement of Margaret Brubaker and Leah Brubaker- Margaret Brubaker and Leah Brubaker have being duly sworn deposes and says they were present at the wedding of John Zeitlinger and Priscilla Weible October 15, 1844; that said marriage was performed in Greenville, Stark County, Ohio; that the said John Zeitlinger enlisted in the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a musician under the name of John Sidlinger; that at the time of the said marriage the said John Zeitlinger wrote his name as above set forth but about two years after said marriage the said John Zeitlinger wrote his name John Sidlinger; that his neighbors and customers all called him and wrote his name as John Sidlinger so that the said decedent began to write his name Sidlinger as above set forth; that the said parties lived in Stark County about eight years after their marriage and that they came to Henry County, Ohio and have lived in Henry County ever since until the death of John Sidlinger April 6, 1896 and further deponents saith not.
Signed before Joseph Weibel, Notary Public, on June 9, 1896.
 * Obituary- John Sidlinger, a pioneer of Henry County, died at his home north of Liberty Center, OH, April 6th, 1896. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, 1822, being at the time of his death 74 years, 2 months and 12 days old. He came to America in 1842 and in 1844 was married to Miss Orsilla Weible, of Stark County, OH. In 1853 they came to Napoleon, OH, where they lived for upward of 40 years. He with his faithful wife lived to see Napoleon grow from the little hamlet to the thriving town of today. He formed many acquaintances while in Napoleon, and Uncle John Sidlinger (as he was called), was known to all. The Methodist church was his choice, and he was an honored Mason for 40 years.
  When our country was in peril and darkness hovered over the South-land; after Sumpter was fired on and the noise was heard throughout the land, and when a call was made for volunteers, it was then that John Sidlinger stepped out among the first, to give his life, if need be, for his country. A good citizen, a kind and affectionate husband, a devoted father, has passed away. He leaves a faithful wife, five sons and one daughter to mourn his loss. May the God of all mercies bless them. The funeral was held at his home, the writer officiating, and he was buried under the auspices of the Masonic order in the beautiful cemetery at Napoleon.