Seneca County Families

NATIVE OF TIFFIN HONORED BY POPE
INVESTED WITH MONSIGNOR'S ROBES SUNDAY

TIFFIN ADVERTISER TRIBUNE
JUNE 6, 1949

During his recent visit to the Pontifical College Josephinum at Worthington, Ohio, to ordain 12 men to the priesthood, the Most Rev. A.G. Cicognani, D.D., Apostolic Delegate to the United States, publicized to the faculty and the student body of the Josephinum and the visiting clergy and laymen the elevation of the Rev. Fr. Louis Motry, S.T.D., J.C.D., to the rank of Right Reverend Monsignor by Pope Pius XII.

Msgr. Motry preached the Golden Jubliee sermon at Monsignor Nicholas Pinter's solemn anniversay High Mass in the St. Turibius chapel at the Joesphinum on Sunday.  Immediately following the Mass, the Apostolic Delegate invested Msgr. Motry with the robes of his new dignity.

Members of the Motry family attending the service were Mr. and Mrs. George Schwezler, of Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Motry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Motry, Miss Regina Motry and Samuel Motry, of this city.

Msgr. Motry was born in Tiffin in 1884.  He received his schooling in St. Joseph's parochial school under the Ursuline Sisters.  His high school, college, and seminary studies were made at the Josephinum, where he was ordained priest in 1909.  He attended the Catholic University Washington, D.C., where he received the degree of doctor of theology and later the degree of canon law, after a five year course of research.  He has been associated with the school of Canon Law at this university for 25 years, during which time he has published two works on theological subjects and collaborated in the publication of several hundred works on ecclesiastical-legal subjects.  He initiated the Canon Law Society of America and likewise the review, "The Jurist."

Following his investiture with the robes of a monsignor by the Apostolic Delegate Sunday morning he received many telegrams, one of which, from Governor Frank J. Lausche, stated that, "It is a great satisfaction that your signal recognition was received while you were in Ohio.  I congratulate you and your University on the honor the Holy Father has accorded you."

I Silas Skeels of the county of Seneca in the state of Ohio do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner from following (?) that is to say.

First I give and devise to my oldest son Nelson D. Skeels two hundred dollars.

Second I give and devise to my eldest daughter Nancy Jennett Tabor one hundred and twenty five dollars.

Third I give and devise to my daughter Jane Caroline Scott one hundred and twenty five dollars.

Fourth I give and devise to my daughter Hepsey Skeels four hundred and fifty dollars and one ... (?) to have her choice.

Fifth I give and devise to my daughter Sally Sarah two hundred and twenty five dollars.

Sixth I give and devise to my daughter Samantha two hundred dollars.

Seveneth I give and devise to my daughter Amelia two hundred and fifty dollars.

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Ninth (?) I give and devise to my grandson Burton Skeels fourty acres of land that I own in Fulton County.

Tenth it is my will that my executors sell my s...able (?) property and pay my just debts and expenses and the aforesaid sums of money and if my my s...able (?) property will not pay the aforesaid sums then the balance must be paid out of my real estate.

Eleventh I give and devise the balance of my estate to my four sons Benjamin, Orace, Silas B., George P. Skeels.

And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint Benjamin Skeels and John Hall executors of this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made. In testimony ...... (?) I have .....(?) set my hand and seal this eighth day of October AD 1860. Signed and acknowledged.

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[first lines unreadable] and testament in our presence and Silas Skeels [signed and sealed] signed by us in his presence.

  David W. Hall [signed]

John Potes [signed]

History of Seneca County, Ohio, p.989

Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.,1886

Henry Davidson, farmer, P.O. Tiffin, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, October 18, 1818, a son of John and Mary A. Davidson, of Irish descent.(note: his brother's bio on same page says Scotch) The ceremony which made our subject's parents husband and wife was performed in Ireland, and in 1812 they immigrated to America, and to Pennsylvania, where they remained but a short time, however, then moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, and from there to this county, in March, 1834, and here they lived and died. Our subject was united in marriage, December 7, 1843, with Rachel A. Morrison, born in Pennsylvania, October 10, 1823, a daughter of John H. and Charlotte Morrison, also natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married, thence moved to Seneca County, Ohio, in 1837, and here remained the balance of their lives. Mr. Morrison died November 17, 1857 (note: his will 1854). And his widow August 16, 1883. To Mr. And Mrs. Davidson were born six children, of whom five are now living: Mary A., wife of Thomas Hedges; Sarah C., Arthur J., Henry C. and George W.; an infant is deceased. Our subject came to Ohio with his parents in March, 1834, and in 1843 settled on his present farm comprising 106 acres improved land. Mr. Davidson was real estate appraiser in 1870. He is a member of the United Brethren Church.

History of Seneca County, Ohio, p.989/990.

Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886

William Davidson, farmer, P.O. Tiffin, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, September 15, 1821, son of John and Mary A. Davidson, of Scotch descent, (note: bio of bro, same page says 'Irish') and who were married in Ireland. They immigrated to America in 1812, bringing one child with them. They first lived a short time in Pennsylvania, then moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, and from there, in 1834, to this county, where they remained until death. Our subject was united in marriage, in December, 1843, with Maria Morrison, who was born in Pennsylvania November 1, 1819, daughter of Alexander and Mary Morrison, natives of Maryland, and who moved to Pennsylvania, and from there to Seneca County, Ohio, about 1825, and here lived and died. To our subject and wife have been born nine children, six now living: Mary J., wife of Rev. Hiram Shumaker; John A.; James; William H.; Margaret A., wife of Austen C. Littler; and Ira L. Robert M. C., born January 2, 1851, died August 10, 1862; Thomas M., born May 20, 1859, died March 4, 1860; and Walter S., born October 14, 1853, died July 14, 1883. Our subject, who owns 180 acres of land, mostly improved, settled on his present farm in 1843. He and his wife are members of the First Presbyterian Church at Tiffin, Ohio.

Michael Kuntz, is believed to have entered this country sometime shortly after his father Stephen and brother Nicholas in late 1833 or early 1834. I have found earlier research that suggests he accompanied his mother Catherine (Reckannett) and sisters Magdalena & Margaret on the voyage from Germany to Seneca County but I have no verifying records. According to his headstone, in Greenlawn cemetery, Michael was born 1 Jan 1820 and died 11 August 1902. I have many documents that conflict with this age by a year or two but all are very close. If Michael was indeed 13 when he entered this country it then had to be by the end of December 1833. This would be consistent with other information I have, though I am still determined to verify his entry into this country. I have found that the ages of individuals on passenger lists and census forms are oft times quite inaccurate, especially in the early record keeping years or where transcriptions of hard to read documents has occurred.

According to research conducted by professional genealogists for Carl Karcher in 1982, Michael had apprenticed as a shoemaker in Germany before coming to America. Carl Karcher was the son of Leo & Anna Marie (Kuntz) Karcher.  Anna Marie was a granddaughter of Michael & Catherine Kuntz and the daughter of Michael J. Kuntz Jr., who will be discussed later.

About 1836, at the age of 16,  Michael went to work for the Cincinnati -Toledo Canal Co. digging and constructing a series of canals between Piqua and Dayton Ohio, as part of the larger project linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Initially he worked hauling dirt in wheelbarrows making about 50 cents per day. Michael's aggressive attitude, initiative and eagerness to learn new things caught the attention of the company who made him the overseer of one of the locks at the early age of 17. He worked as an overseer for the next 3 years, sending cash home to his family and saving the rest. He returned home to the farm in 1840 at about age 20. 

Around the time that his father deeded him half the farm in  June 1843, Michael met a young widow named Catherine (Unser) Welsh.  Catherine's husband, Thomas Welsh, had been killed in Feb 1843 by a falling tree or tree limb on his farm in Hopewell Twp. Thomas Welsh & Catherine had one infant child, Theresa Welsh,  who was born in Ohio on 2 Oct 1842. I have found references that indicate Catherine's brother John Benedict Unser may have worked with Michael on the canal project, so Michael may have known Catherine or been aware of her through that connection. Michael married Catherine on 7 April 1844 in St Boniface Church, New Riegel, Ohio by the Reverend Brunner. 

John Benedict Unser, Catherine's brother,  was named the administrator of Thomas Welsh estate on 24 Feb 1843. On 6 Nov 1844 , after inventorying and selling the non-property assets, John Unser petitioned the probate court to sell 60 of  80 acres of the Thomas Welsh farm since the sale of the other assets did not meet the estates debts. (I have a list of these assets, their valuation to whom and for what price they were sold). According to the laws of that time, Catherine retained a dower right to 20 acres, house and barn. Michael sold the 40+acres in Section 4 of Big Springs township, he had received from his father Stephen,to a John Vail  on 6 March 1845 then purchased and was deeded the entire 80 acres of the old Thomas Welsh farm for $510 on 11 June 1845. On 22 December 1855 Michael purchased an adjacent 10 acres from Daniel Miller in section 27, twp 2N, 14e, northwest corner, just north of the New Riegel Road. This is where the original Kuntz house was constructed. Then on 3 May 1864 Michael purchased an additional adjacent 74+ acres from the Daniel Miller estate consisting of the north part, southeast 1/4 of section 27, 2N, 14E which now gave him 160 adjoining acres. This land is  located in Hopewell Township Section 27, on both sides of the New Riegel Rd (CR 591) just south of Rt. 224, beginning immediately west of the intersection of CR 591 and Smith Rd. The original house still stands though it had been refurbished and moved closer to the road. The house and a few surrounding acres are still occupied by the descendants of Michael & Catherine but most of the farm has been spilt up and sold. On 19 February 1853 Michael purchased 160 acres from Philip Stoehr for $1300. This land was in the northeast quarter of Section 2, 13 east and twp 1N and just two sections east of his original 40 acre farm. It is bounded by Healy Rd on the north and Ranch Rd on the east.

Catherine and Michael bore 13 children over their long marriage, only 6 of whom survived infancy. Margaret Ann b. 4 Nov 1846, Joseph William b. 10 Dec 1848,  Michael J. b. 11 Oct 1855,  Julius (my great-grandfather)  b. 1 Jun 1858,  Henry A. b. 10 April 1863, and Frank John b. 12 Feb 1867. Michael was also awarded guardianship of Theresa Welsh on 14 May 1856. Theresa Welsh entered the Ursuline convent in Tiffin, Ohio, professing her vows on 27 Jun 1868 as Mother Assumption. She died 13 Aug 1933 at the age of 90 at the convent and is buried in St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Section 6. 

On 4 May 1872 Michael purchased the lot and home, for $4800, where they eventually retired to, at 282 South Washington St. in Tiffin  just across from St Joseph's Catholic Church, where they were active members of the church for many years. He also purchased 160 acres in Reed Twp near Republic, Ohio in the 1880s. Michael had obviously worked very hard and prospered over the years. Upon leaving his farm for retirement in 1874 he left his sons Julius and Michael J in charge, with Michael J. overseeing the day to day management. His daughter Margaret had married Lewis Bork by this time and moved to Fowler, Indiana. Joseph had married Elizabeth Eschenbrenner on July 1, 1873 and moved to her parents farm near Fostoria to work. Frank John & Henry A. moved with their parents to Tiffin. Julius married my great grandmother Theresa ZIESER in 1880. He constructed a frame home on the northeastern part of the KUNTZ farm for his new wife and coming family.

About 1900 Michael  J. Jr. decided to move the original farm house closer to New Riegel Rd. where the barn was located. Michael Sr. found out about this and became enraged. He ordered Michael J. off the farm.  Michael J. then purchased a farm in Wyandot County, south of Kirby Ohio, and moved his family. My great grandfather Julius was left in charge of the Hopewell Twp. farm. with brother Henry joining him with his family and taking up residence in the original home. Henry & Julius moved the house back to its original location.

Michael & Catherine remained in their 282 South Washington St home until their deaths. Michael had servants attend to Catherine and somewhere around 1900 their granddaughter Clara , age 16,  (daughter of  Julius & Theresa)  moved in to help care for her.  It was one of Clara's son's who related that Michael had a falling out with the church over a pew tax. Either Michael had forgotten to pay the tax one year and thus lost the pew he had occupied for many years or the church had sold it to someone else because he was late in paying the annual fee. In any event. Michael quit attending St Joseph's church and upon his death on 11 Aug 1902 was buried in the non-Catholic Greenlawn Cemetery off  Coe St. There is a very large headstone there, a duplicate of that of his wife Catherine's, though she continued attending St Joseph Church and was buried in the parish cemetery upon her death on 27 Dec 1906.

Michael's estate was distributed amongst his children. Julius, Henry and Joseph were each willed 80 acres of the 240 acre Hopewell Twp farm. Margaret received the Tiffin property plus $1,000 from Henry and $500 from Joseph. Frank John received the farm north of New Riegel in section 2 of Big Springs Twp. Michael J. received no property but was paid $1,000 from Julius, $1,000 from Frank John, plus $100 from the executors of Michael's estate who were his son's Joseph and Julius. Upon Catherine's death, Michael J received an additional $250, Sister Mother Assumption (daughter Theresa) $100, her granddaughter Clara $25. Additionally the Reed Twp farm was sold and proceeds divided equally among the 6 children she had with Michael.

Researching KUNTZ, UNSER, LORENTZ, ZEISER and their families.

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Julius Kuntz was born on the Hopewell Twp. farm on 1 June 1858. Along with his brothers and father he worked on the farm, clearing and cultivating it in his developing years. The major crops of the farm were corn and wheat, and with 240 acres to tend it was a large and tedious undertaking, especially with the lack of modern day farm machinery.

Julius married Theresa Zieser , daughter of Andrew and Theresa (Derr) Zieser, on Oct 1888 in Bascom, Ohio. Though I do not have specific records I presume they were married at St. Patrick's Church in Bascom, as her mother, Theresa, was buried there in 1864 at the early age of 44, so great grandmother was likely a member of that church. Theresa was one of nine children born by Andrew & Theresa. She also had 5 step brothers and sisters from Andrews 2nd marriage to Elizabeth Williams after Theresa's death.  Julius constructed a farm house on the northeast section of the KUNTZ farm for his new family.

Upon his fathers death in 1902 Julius inherited 80 acres of the farm  This consisted of 70 acres on the east quarter of the property south of New Riegel Rd and another 10 acres just west of that property and north of New Riegel Rd. Fortunately this was also where he had built his farm house. Julius remained on the farm until sometime after 1910 when he moved to Tiffin, purchasing a lot and home on 328 South Washington St. also just across from St Joseph's Church.

Theresa and Julius had 6 children. Four daughters and two sons.  Catherine I. b. 7 Jul 1881, Clara E. b. 2 Mar 1884,  Esther Evangeline b. 19 Sep 1886, Ralph A. b. 11 Jul 1889,  Corrine 'Cora' b. 19 Jan 1892 and died as an infant, and finally my grandfather Raymond J. b. 15 Jul 1896.

After moving to Tiffin Julius went to work as a laborer in the glass factory, retiring finally in 1924 at age 66. The 1920 census has him owning his home without mortgage with Raymond and Ralph still residing with them on S. Washington St. Julius passed away on 7 May 1936 of Hodgkin's disease and is buried in St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery beside his wife Theresa who died on 19 Nov 1943 of heart disease at age 86.

I do not know specifically how or to whom Julius had disposed of his 80 acre farm so that research is continuing.

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Stephen Kuntz Family 

My ggg-grandfather Stephen Kuntz arrived in New York harbor from Germany aboard "The Formosa" on 12 August, 1833 with his son Nicholas Kuntz. Also on board and apparently accompanying him were Jacob (age 24), Barbanna (age 30), and Mary (age 2) Kuntz. I have yet to identify Stephen's relationship to these three. Stephen (age 44 ?) and Nicholas (age 11) made there way to Seneca County by barge from Albany, New York thru the Erie Canal to Cleveland, Ohio and then by wagon to the county. I do not know exactly where they first took shelter when they arrived in Seneca County but suspect they rented a place or stall in one of the livery stables. I also do not know why or how they chose Seneca County but suspect that earlier friends or relatives of theirs in Germany had settled in Seneca County and sent word back to Stephen about the living conditions and opportunities there. I assume they decided to leave Germany for the same reason's most other German's of that time decided to emigrate. Lack of hope for a better life. It was the custom in Germany at the time to divide the farm equally between male heirs upon the death of the father. This resulted in farms getting increasingly smaller and unable to sustain the families who inherited them. Trade occupations outside farming were also decreasing, with demand falling, so there was little opportunity or hope within Germany or other European countries. The Formosa passenger lists identified Stephen and the others as farmer's from Prussia although later census's listed Stephen and family from the State of Baden. I have not yet traced this family to a specific village in Germany. My next quest.

On 6 May, 1835 Stephen purchased 81 acres of land in Big Springs township from the Federal government for a little over $1 per acre. This land was located in the north half, of northeast corner, section 4,  town 1N, Range 13E. It is in an area just south of current Rt. 224 and west of state hwy 587. It is bounded on the East by Duffy Rd and on the north by Healy Rd. north north west of New Riegel, Ohio.  From reading other history books of the area in that time frame this 80 acres was almost surely very wooded and swampy with many wolves and Indians in the immediate vicinity. It is said that while clearing the land and building a cabin that the usual practice was to build some kind of sleeping area in the trees for the women and children and to keep a fire burning in the middle of the clearing to keep wolves away.

At some point, Stephen's son Michael (my great great grandfather) arrived in Seneca County from Germany with his mother Catherine (Reckannett) and his sisters Margaret and Magdalena. Michael was approximately 13 years old then so I am assuming he arrived later in 1833 or in early 1834. I have been unable to find any records of Atlantic passage for Michael, his mother or his sisters.  Stephen and his sons then went about the business of building a home and clearing the land to farm.

In 1837 Stephen helped to erect St Boniface church in New Riegel, Ohio. Then they started construction of a convent and chapel for the missionaries of the Precious Blood Order.

Sometime in early 1843 Stephen decided to retire from farming,  so he divided and deeded his 81 acres proportionately to his two sons on June 28, 1843. In return an agreement was drawn up for Michael and Nicholas to provide for substantial commodities to Stephen and Catherine, on an annual basis, until their death. These included wheat, corn, potato's, pork, coffee, sugar, salt, tobacco, wool, cash and a garden spot. They were also given the right to live in the house with adequate firewood and tin plate stove. Stephen & Catherine shortly departed the farm and took up residence with a son of his wife Catherine's previous marriage (John Adam Meyer) on a farm near Tiffin where Stephen did manual labor until about 1850. He then purportedly purchased a house and lot from John Meyer in Tiffin where the July 1850 census shows him living alone in Enumeration District 135, owning real estate valued at $250. I therefore assume that his wife Catherine had already moved to live with their son Michael on his farm. Other research indicates that Stephen may have sold that house and lot in 1852 and moved into a rooming house but I have no records to indicate that. I next find Stephen being admitted into the Seneca County Poor House, listed as a pauper, on 3 April 1857. One can only speculate why Stephen would not or could not move into his son Michaels home as his wife had. Stephen was discharged from the Poor House in May 1861 with the notation that he left to live with his son, who I presume to be Michael as Nicholas had disappeared from the area by now. I have yet to find a date of death or burial site for Stephen but it is possible one reason he was taken into Michaels home in 1861 was that he was very ill and died shortly thereafter. His wife Catherine was confirmed to be living with her son Michael in the 1860 and 1870 census and died in May 1875 on the Hopewell Township farm of Michaels. I have not yet found her burial site either but suspect she is buried with her husband.

Agreen C. & Lydia Ingraham

Agreen Crabtree Ingraham was born at Attleborough, Massachusetts on May 27, 1787. His parents were Remember and Zimmode (Bicknell) Ingraham. Before 1810, he married Lydia Mason in Seneca County, Ohio. They had nine children, including: Isaac P. (born 1810), Remember, Adaline, Mason, Zimroude, Nancy, Henrietta, and Eliza Ann (sometimes called Eliza Jane). Eliza married William Russell.

1812 - Fought in the War of 1812 from New York.

1813 -1820 - Extensive landowner at Semprenus Township in Cayuga County, New York.

1821 - Moved to Tiffin area of Seneca County, Ohio. The Early Seneca County Settlers writes: "One of the first cabins on the Fort Ball side of the river was occupied by Agreen Crabtree Ingraham at Miami and Jackson Streets. Mr. Ingraham became a judge. Later he and his family including six children moved to the South Sandusky road and he kept a tavern there." Agreen is first amongst a list of early settlers in the area. He sold land to brother Pardon and later to two other individuals in Seneca County.

There is a story that Mr. and Mrs. Childs moved from Auburn, New York to a cabin on what later became Sandusky Street in Tiffin. Mr. Childs had been in the mercantile business. The History of Seneca County describes the couple as "well dressed, and both very handsome . . . . He was then about twenty-five years old, when he took sick and died in the cabin. Soon after his death Mrs. Childs was delivered of a child, and the neighbors took her and the babe to Judge Ingraham's, who then lived near neighbor to Mr. Bowe, where, after suffering about nine days, she also died. The widow Orr . . . took the child to raise and kept it one year, when a sister of Mrs. Childs came out here, and took it back to Auburn with her. Somebody had named the child Nancy. Childs and his wife were both buried in the old grave yard, near the B & O depot."

1822 - Listed in tax list for Seneca Township, Seneca County.

1823 -- In the History of Seneca County, Agreen is noted as having built and owned a cabin in Tiffin during 1823 that "was up on the hill where the aristocracy afterwards settled, around about McNeal's store, after Mr. Spencer laid out Fort Ball." Another History of Seneca County writes: "Up the hill, near where McNeal's store now stands, there was an old Indian cabin, into which Mr. Agreen Ingraham soon after moved. Close by this cabin Mr. Milton McNeal soon after built his store, and he was the first merchant on that side of the river."

1824-In a special election held on April 1, 1824, Agreen received 19 votes and was elected as the first sheriff of Seneca County. On June 15, he rented a "cabin and under-brushed a road on his land on Wolf Creek" to Joseph Ogle.

1825 - Listed on the Seneca County tax lists.

1826 - He was re-elected Sheriff of Seneca County. Listed on the Seneca County Tax List for 1826.

1827 - Agreen was selected County Treasurer of Seneca County on June 5, 1827. He "was required by the board to give bond in the sum of $3,000." Became the owner of a tavern. On January 12 he made a land deed of "e. 1/2 s. w. 1/4 sec. 35."

1831 - Appointed Associate Judge of Seneca County.

1832 -- Elected Trustee of Seneca County.

1833 - Re-eected Trustee of Seneca County.

1837 - Agreen appears first on a list of early settlers of Hopewell Township.

1840 - The History of Seneca County notes that "In 1830, its population was 549. In 1840 it had augmented to 913. Since that time it has rapidly increased in population and wealth; numbering among its enterprising farmers, A. C. Ingraham, Jacob S. Jennings, John Sleeper, David Cover, James Mathews, John A. Rosenberger, George Shaul, John Kimes, Henry Creager, Abraham Miller, Christian Mussetter, Andrew Wolf, William Rickets, William Kimes, John Mowser, John Baughman, A. R. Bachtel, John Anderson, Aaron Ruse, S. Watson, Solomon Ruse, Thomas Elder, John Briner, Philip King, Peter Weaver, Hiram Hart, Peter Young, and others." In December, Agreen participated in a meeting establishing the Seneca County Agriculture Society.

1841 -- On January 1, 1981, he was elected Vice President of the Seneca County Agriculture Society to promote agricultural development at Tiffin.

1842 - Among the charter members of the "Free and Accepted Masons, Sandusky Lodge, Chapter 77" organized at Tiffin (the Seneca County Seat) on October 19, 1842.

1843 - Became President of the Seneca County Agriculture Society.

1864 - Died on May 11 at Old Fort. Buried Pleasant Union Cemetery at Old Fort.

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Theressa Veronica Aulbach was b 07 Oct 1850 in Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH and was baptized in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tiffin. She was the daughter of Peter Aulbach and Theressia Bullinger who lived on Jefferson Street in Tiffin.

Theressa married Anthony Houk on 16 Sep 1872 in Massillon, Stark Co., OH. They had eight children all born in Massillon, OH.

Theressa died on 15 Sep 1915 in Barberton, Summit Co., OH and is buried next to her husband in St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery in Barberton.

(A photograph of Theressa Aulbach Houk appears in the Seneca County Gallery.)