Catherine Elvira SlickAge: 94 years1848–1943
- Name
- Catherine Elvira Slick
- Given names
- Catherine Elvira
- Surname
- Slick
- Married name
- Catherine Elvira Gelbaugh
Shared note: Andrew J Gelbaugh Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | April 22, 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Andrew Jackson Gelbaugh — View this family 1881 (Age 32 years) Note: Marriage info based on 1900 Census |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Effie Olla Gelbaugh March 1, 1883 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Francis Albert Wilson — Effie Olla Gelbaugh — View this family July 11, 1906 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Donald Francis Wilson April 14, 1907 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Catherine Rosealpha Wilson August 1, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | John Andrew Wilson September 10, 1912 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 69 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary Ann Wilson September 23, 1922 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Effie Olla Gelbaugh March 22, 1928 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 81 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a husband | Andrew Jackson Gelbaugh December 27, 1929 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | April 17, 1943 (Age 94 years) |
| Obituary | Elvira Catherine Gelbaugh (nee Slick) Obituary and Family Listing April 19, 1943 (2 days after death) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 93 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rochester IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with Andrew Jackson Gelbaugh |
| husband |
Andrew Jackson Gelbaugh Birth: June 14, 1851 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 27, 1929 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Catherine Elvira Slick Birth: April 22, 1848 — Morrow, Ohio, United States Death: April 17, 1943 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: 1881 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Effie Olla Gelbaugh Birth: March 1, 1883 31 34 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 22, 1928 — Elwood, Madison, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Gelbaugh - Household
Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Elvira Catherine Gelbaugh (nee Slick) Obituary and Family Listing
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Monday, April 19, 1943
Mrs. Elvira GELBAUGH, a pioneer resident of Rochester and Fulton county, passed away 6:45 o'clock Saturday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alf Carter, 713 Pontiac street, this city. Mrs. Gelbaugh, who was the oldest lady resident of Rochester would have observed her 95th birthday on Thursday, April 22nd, had she lived. The deceased had a host of friends throughout Rochester and Fulton county. For the past 15 years Mrs. Gelbaugh had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Alf Carter.
She had been in ill health for approximately a year from complications and had been bedfast for the past six months.
Elvira [SLICK], daughter of John and Susan SLICK, was born April 22nd, 1848 in Morrow county, Ohio and came to Fulton county, Indiana, when she was but five years of age. The Slick family made the trip by covered wagon and settled on a farm three miles east of Kewanna. Elvira Slick resided in that community until her marriage in 1865 to Nathan BIBLER, a Civil War veteran, who preceded her in death.
In 1881 she was united in marriage to Andrew J. GELBAUGH and the couple moved from the Union township farm to this city a half century ago, where she has since resided. Mr. Gelbaugh passed away in 1929. Mrs. Gelbaugh was a member of Trinity Evangelical church of this city and was an active worker in that organization until advanced years precluded her activity in this field.
Survivors are a son, Albert BIBLER, of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Alf CARTER, of this city, and Mrs. Milton ROBINSON, of South Bend; two brothers, Herman SLICK, of Kewanna, and Melvin SLICK, of Wilmington, Calif.; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren One granddaughter, Mrs. Jack WRIGHT, of this city, was reared from infancy by Mrs. Gelbaugh.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon, two o'clock, at the Evangelical church with Rev. C. J. COVERSTONE in charge. Interment will be made in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body was removed from the Foster funeral home to the Alf Carter residence at noon today, where friends may call.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1943
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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| Name | Effie G. Wilson (nee Gelbaugh) Obituary and Family Listing
Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Saturday, March 24, 1928
Mrs. Effie WILSON, 44, formerly of this city, passed away at her home in Elwood, Ind., Thursday afternoon following an illness of a year's duration from influenza and complications. Effie [GELBAUGH], daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. GELBAUGH, was born in Rochester in the year of 1884 and resided in this city for 23 years. Several years ago she was married to F. A. WILSON and to this union four children were born. The deceased is survived by her husband, two sons, Donald [WILSON], of Chicago, John [WILSON] at home; two daughters, Kathryn [WILSON] and Maryann [WILSON] both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Alf CARTER of this city and Mrs. Milton ROBINSON of Kewanna. Funeral services will be held in Kewanna Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Hugh WILSON. Rev. HILDEBRANDT, of Culver, will have charge of the services. Burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, Kewanna.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1928.htm
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| Name | Andrew J Gelbaugh Obituary and Family Listing
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Saturday, December 28, 1929
Andrew J. GELBAUGH, aged 78, died at 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home 421 West Seventh Street after a three months illness caused by neuritis. The deceased was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on June 14, 1851, th son of Philip and Katherine GELBAUGH.
Mr. Gelbaugh when 14 years of age moved to Bucyrus, Ohio with his parents. When he was 21 years of age Mr. Gelbaugh came to this county settling on a farm near Kewanna where he remained until 31 years ago when he moved to this city to make his home. By occupation, Mr. Gelbaugh was a farmer and a carpenter.
Survivors are the widow who was Elvira SLICK BIBLER whom the deceased married at Kewanna in 1881, two daughters, Mrs. Alf CARTER of this city and Mrs. Milton ROBINSON of South Bend, three step-sons, William [BIBLER], Charles [BIBLER] and Albert BIBLER and a sister Mrs. E. M. EMSBERGER of Pontiac, Mich.
Mr. Gelbaugh was a member of the International Bible Students Association and for over 50 years was affiliated with the Odd Fellows lodge.
Funeral services will be held from the residence at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon with the Rev. F. G. KUEBLER in charge. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana OBituaries - 1929
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37975670/andrew-j-gelbaugh |