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Submitted by: Dennis Stephens
Email address: <dstephensop@yahoo.com>
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
(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.