Winfield Scott ROHR [Parents] was born on 8 Jul 1880 in Toledo, OH. He died on 23 May 1953 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Woodlawn Cemetery Sec 36. He married Ethel May DIVINS on 11 Feb 1903.
Winfield ROHR and Ethel May DIVINS had no children.
Ethel May DIVINS [Parents] was born in 1884 in Upper Sandusky, OH. She died on 14 May 1961 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Woodlawn Cemetery Sec 36. She married Winfield Scott ROHR on 11 Feb 1903.
Received 1997 correspondence from Frederick SCOTT showing that his great-grandmother and Ethel May DIVINS' grandmother were twin sisters with maiden name BAIRD.
Jacob ROHR [Parents] was born in Aug 1839 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 11 Sep 1912 in Canton, OH. He was buried in Canton, OH / Westlawn Cemetery. He married Catherine KOONTZ. Jacob was employed as Plasterer in 1870.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: JACOB ROHR FUNERAL TODAY - The funeral of the late Jacob Rohr, 74, a molder, who died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Otto Leffel, 527 Center Street, Canton, after an illness of 10 weeks from heart disease, was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The G.A.R. had charge of the services. Burial was made in Westlawn Cemetery. Rohr came to this country from Germany, his native country, and served in the Civil War on the Northern side. He was a brother of William Rohr, of 600 East Walnut Street, this city.
Catherine KOONTZ [Parents] was born on 31 Jul 1846 in Stark Co, OH. She died on 15 Jul 1920 in Canton, OH. She was buried in Canton, OH / Restlawn Cemetery. She married Jacob ROHR.
They had the following children:
F i Alma J. ROHR was born on 13 May 1868. She died on 31 Mar 1946. M ii Harrison P. ROHR was born on 4 Oct 1869. F iii Edith W. ROHR was born on 23 Dec 1870 in Stark Co, OH. M iv William L. ROHR was born on 4 Jan 1873. He died on 4 Nov 1937. F v Della ROHR was born in Jan 1877 in Stark Co, OH. She died on 6 Mar 1962 in Canton, OH. M vi Franklin John ROHR was born on 15 Jan 1879. He died on 3 Jul 1965. F vii Helen ROHR was born on 29 Jul 1880 in Stark Co, OH. F viii Bessie E. ROHR was born on 14 Mar 1882. She died on 15 Mar 1973. F ix Allie ROHR was born in Oct 1887 in Stark Co, OH.
Frederick ROHR [Parents] was born in Dec 1842 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 11 Sep 1907 in Stark Co, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 16. He married Philomena KOONTZ on 13 Sep 1866 in Stark Co, OH. Frederick was employed as Plasterer in 1870.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Fred Rohr, aged 66 years, died at 8:25 this morning at his home at 45 Rodman Street, death being due to asthma, from which the deceased had been ailing for the past three months. The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock from the late home, and at 1:30 further services will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Rev. L. H. Burry officiating. Interment will be made in Massillon Cemetery. The deceased is survived by two sons, Arthur and Ralph Rohr, of this city, and three daughters, Mrs. A. Steibner, Mrs. Frank Kline and Miss Bertha Rohr, also of this city. His wife died about two years ago. The deceased was a plasterer by trade and is mourned by a large circle of friends.
Philomena KOONTZ was born in Jan 1852. She died on 16 Feb 1905 in Massillon, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery. She married Frederick ROHR on 13 Sep 1866 in Stark Co, OH.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Mrs. Philomena Rohr, aged 60 years, wife of Frederick Rohr, died at the family home, 45 Rodman Street, Thursday morning at 6 o'clock, after a long illness from kidney trouble. Mrs. Rohr had been a resident of the city for many years and is survived by her husband and several children. The time of the funeral has not been determined.
They had the following children:
F i Katherine ROHR was born on 26 Feb 1868. She died on 12 Nov 1928. F ii Ida May ROHR was born on 26 Mar 1870. She died on 1 Dec 1890 in Massillon, OH. F iii Cora Alice ROHR was born on 30 Oct 1871 in Stark Co, OH. She died in 1892 in Stark Co, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery. F iv Minnie E. ROHR was born on 15 Apr 1879. She died on 18 Jan 1927. M v Arthur ROHR was born on 21 Oct 1881 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 16 Aug 1928 in Massillon, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / West Brookfield Cemetery. F vi Edna ROHR was born on 31 May 1886 in Massillon, OH. She died on 2 Dec 1931 in Stark Co, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery. M vii Ralph J. ROHR was born on 26 Apr 1888. He died on 12 Sep 1955.
Philip ROHR [Parents] was born on 26 Sep 1846 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 23 Apr 1901 in Crystal Springs, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 15. He married Katherine M. KLEIN on 30 Nov 1871 in Stark Co, OH. Philip was employed as Coal Digger in 1880.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Philip Rohr, of whose death a brief notice appeared Tuesday, was born in Massillon in 1846 and was a resident of this city for a great many years. Death occurred at the home of the deceased near Crystal Spring. Mr. Rohr's marriage to catherine Klein took place in 1871 in this city. Mrs. Rohr, with six children, survives the deceased. The children are Mrs. John Sheffler and Mrs. Jacob Blatz, of this city; Mrs. Jacob Heinbuch, Navarre; Mrs. Richard Smith, Philip and Henry Rohr, Crystal Spring. There are six brothers - Frederick, Peter, Daniel, William and Mrs. Margaret Fetzer, of this city; Henry Rohr, Toledo, and Jacob Rohr, oc canton. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock and St. John's Evangelical Church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Katherine M. KLEIN was born on 16 Aug 1850 in Bavaria, Germany. She died on 28 Nov 1919 in Stark Co, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery. She married Philip ROHR on 30 Nov 1871 in Stark Co, OH.
Catherine M. KLEIN may be a brother of Christian C. KLEIN, born 1852, husband of Charlotte ROHR.
They had the following children:
F i Margaret Catherine ROHR was born on 22 Oct 1872. She died on 19 Mar 1940. F ii Nellie Elnora ROHR was born on 13 Sep 1874. She died on 17 Jan 1958. F iii Katherine ROHR was born on 10 Jul 1876. She died on 26 Apr 1932. M iv Philip C. ROHR was born on 4 Apr 1878. He died on 2 Jun 1918. F v Louise Julia ROHR was born on 22 Jul 1880. She died on 24 Jan 1951. M vi Henry Christian ROHR was born on 5 Dec 1886. He died on 8 Sep 1956.
William BROWN "Billy".William married Kimberly Kaye KENNEDY.
Kimberly Kaye KENNEDY [Parents] was born on 8 May 1966 in Southfield, MI. She married William BROWN.
Other marriages:LUCE, Kim
They had the following children:
F i Nicole Janet BROWN was born on 23 May 1988.
John FETZER was born in 1841 in Germany. He died on 12 May 1897 in Stark Co, OH. He married Margaret ROHR on 19 Jan 1865 in Stark Co, OH.
Margaret ROHR [Parents] was born on 10 Jun 1841 in Stark Co, OH. She died on 22 Oct 1927 in Stark Co, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon CIty Cemetery. She married John FETZER on 19 Jan 1865 in Stark Co, OH.
They had the following children:
M i John Henry FETZER was born on 10 Oct 1865. He died on 11 Nov 1931. F ii Elizabeth FETZER was born in Aug 1867. M iii George D. FETZER was born on 10 Apr 1875. He died on 29 Aug 1939. F iv Emma Catherine FETZER was born on 27 Sep 1871. She died on 24 Jun 1929.
Christian C. KLEIN was born in 1852 in Prussia. He died on 21 Nov 1924 in Stark Co, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 11. He married Charlotte ROHR on 29 Oct 1874 in Stark Co, OH.
Charlotte ROHR [Parents] was born on 4 May 1856 in Stark Co, OH. She died on 5 Sep 1888 in Massillon, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 11. She married Christian C. KLEIN on 29 Oct 1874 in Stark Co, OH.
They had the following children:
M i Charles Christian KLEIN was born on 13 Dec 1874 in Stark Co, OH. M ii William Daniel KLEIN was born on 26 Mar 1876. He died on 6 Jul 1942. M iii F. Henry KLEIN was born on 12 Jul 1882 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 17 Sep 1894 in Massillon, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 11. F iv Charlotte M. KLEIN was born on 31 Aug 1888 in Stark Co, OH. She died on 12 Sep 1888 in Stark Co, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 11.
William KLEIN was born in 1872 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 23 Oct 1958 in Massillon, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery. He married Emma Catherine FETZER on 10 Oct 1895 in Stark Co, OH.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: William Klein, 86, died in his residence at 210 State Avenue NE today at 1:45 a.m. He was a life resident of Massillon. Mr. Klein was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Margaret Klein at home; a son, W. Harold Klein of Massillon; a sister, Mrs. E.G. Arntz of Canton, and a grandson, Pfc. Roger H. Klein, with the army at Ft. Knox, Ky. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Gordon-Shaidnagle-Hollinger Funeral Home and interment will be made in the Massillon Cemetery. The Rev. Otto R. Gerber, D.D., pastor of St. John's Church, will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Emma Catherine FETZER [Parents] was born on 27 Sep 1871 in Stark Co, OH. She died on 24 Jun 1929 in Stark Co, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 10. She married William KLEIN on 10 Oct 1895 in Stark Co, OH.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Mrs. Emma Catherine Klein, 58, of Amherst Rd. NE Extension, died Monday afternoon after a long illness. She is survived by her husband William Klein; a son, Harold, and a daughter, Margaret of Massillon; two brothers, John and George Fetzer, of Massillon; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Albright, of this city. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Church. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at the home. The Rev. J. E. Digel, pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Massillon Cemetery. Pallbearers will be LeRoy klein, Warren L. Fetzer, George Fetzer, Stanton Walter and John Albright.
They had the following children:
M i William Harold KLEIN was born on 23 May 1898. He died on 14 Feb 1976. F ii Margaret A. KLEIN was born on 8 Nov 1903 in Massillon, OH. She died on 18 Mar 1987 in Massillon, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 10.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Miss Margaret A. Klein, 83, of 210 State Ave. N.E. was pronounced dead Wednesday at 6:31 p.m. on arrival at Massillon Community Hospital, where she was taken from the Lodge Nursing Home in Navarre. Her death followed a long illness. A lifelong resident of Massillon, Miss Klein was a retired self-employed seamstress. Surviving is a sister-in-law, Mrs. Opal Klein. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Atkinson-Feucht-Shaidnagle Funeral Home. Interment will be made in the Massillon Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 and for an hour before the services Friday.
William M. ROHR [Parents] was born on 15 May 1860 in Stark Co, OH. He died on 5 Aug 1942 in Massillon, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 32. He married Anna Laura FASNACHT on 6 Jan 1881.
Other marriages:, Melvina
From William H. Perrin's "History of Stark County Ohio - 1881", p788:
WILLIAM ROHR, carriage-maker and blacksmith, Canal Fulton; is a son, of Henry and Margaret Rohr, who came from Germany and settled in Jackson Township about 1840.The father of our subject was a mason by trade, which he followed together with farming. He died in Jackson Township in 1871; the mother still resides there. William was born in Jackson Township, and is the youngest child of a family of seventeen children. He commenced to learn his trade at the age of 16 at Massillon, where he remained for four and one-half years. He then went to Carrollton and embarked in business for himself. He only remained there a short time, however, and in March, 1881, removed to Canal Fulton where he has started a manufactory, making all kinds of carriages, buggies, wagons, etc., and in connection has a blacksmith and general repairing shop. This shop promises, in time, to be one of the leading industries of that section. Mr. Rohr was married in November 1880, to Miss Laura Fosnacht, of Perry Township.
Anna Laura FASNACHT [Parents] was born on 18 Dec 1862 in Massillon, OH. She died on 30 Jul 1922 in Massillon, OH. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 32. She married William M. ROHR on 6 Jan 1881.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Mrs. Laura Anna Rohr, 59, died early Sunday at her residence in East Oak Street, from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy sustained Saturday. Mrs. Rohr was born in Massillon and had lived here her entire life. She was a member of Loyal Council of Daughters of America and the Protected Home Circle. She is survived by her husband, William Rohr, three sons, George, Charles and Harry Rohr, of Massillon; six grandchildren, an aged father, George Fasnacht, three sisters, Mrs. George Wagner and Mrs. Otto Brown, of Massillon, and Mrs. J. L. Whitaker, of Akron, and two brothers, Harry and William Fasnacht, of Akron. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1;30 o'clock at St. John's Church. The Rev. J. E. Digel will officiate and interment will be made in the Massillon Cemetery.
They had the following children:
M i George Henry ROHR was born on 15 Aug 1881. He died on 25 Apr 1951. F ii Pearl Sites ROHR was born in 1883. She died in 1907. She was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon City Cemetery Sec 32.
Pearl Sites ROHR did not marry.F iii Viola Florence ROHR was born on 27 Sep 1883. She died on 4 Nov 1917. M iv Charles Edward ROHR was born on 13 Apr 1893. He died on 10 Feb 1976. M v Harry W. ROHR was born on 30 Sep 1899. He died on 9 Mar 1983.
George Henry ROHR [Parents] was born on 15 Aug 1881 in Canal Fulton, OH. He died on 25 Apr 1951 in Stark Co, OH. He was buried in Stark Co, OH / Rose Hill Memorial Park. He married Mabel SKILLCORN on 5 Nov 1902 in Stark Co, OH.
Mabel SKILLCORN was born in 1882 in North Lawrence, OH. She died on 14 Apr 1968 in Massillon, OH. She was buried in Stark Co, OH / Rose Hill Memorial Park. She married George Henry ROHR on 5 Nov 1902 in Stark Co, OH.
Obituary from the Massillon Independent newspaper: Mrs. Mabel S. Rohr, 85, of 27 Arch Ave. SE, died at 5 a.m. Sunday in Twin Maples Nursing Home in Massillon. Mrs. Rohr was born in North Lawrence and lived her entire life in this vicinity. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Her husband, George, died in 1951. Surviving are a son William D. Rohr, Director fo Athletics at Ohio University at Athens, 2 sisters Mrs. Bertha Davis and Mrs. Ralph M. Bahney, both of Massillon, and 3 grandchildren. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Gordon-Shaidnagle-Hollinger Funeral Home with the Rev. Davis J. Babcock, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Interment will be made in the Massillon Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until 4 this afternoon and from 7 to 9 this evening.
They had the following children:
M i Russell ROHR was born on 20 Jan 1904 in Massillon, OH. He died on 30 Sep 1925 in Massillon, OH. He was buried in Massillon, OH / Massillon Cemetery.
Obituary from the Massillon independent newspaper: Russell Rohr, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rohr, of 25 Arch Street, died this morning at 6:30 o'clock at the city hospital after an illness of a year. He had been confined at the hospital for seven weeks. He was a former Washington High School athlete, earning varsity letters in football, basketball and track. He played end on the Orange and Black Football team for three years and was a member of the undefeated eleven of 1922. Last fall he entered Ohio University at Athens and while there became ill, his illness forcing him to discontinue his studies and return home. He was a member of the Kappa Phi Alpha Fraternity. He was also a member of the First Christian Church of this city. Besides his parents, a brother, William, survives. The funeral will be held at the residence Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. H. F. Oakes, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Massillon Cemetery.M ii William D. ROHR was born on 21 May 1918. He died on 15 Jul 1986.