Ulrich & Maria Haubert Ball

Golden Jubilee

Here is a portrait of Ulrich Ball and his wife Maria, born Haubert, who on the 24th of May of this year, in their residence in Washington Township, were able to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in good health, in the circle of their numerous descendants. He comes from the Lower Alsace and since last November is in his 75th year (of life), his wife was born in New York and since June is in her 69th year (of life). Both have been devoted readers of this newspaper for years. We would have brought their portrait earlier, but the photograph was mislaid and just today came back into our hands.

[Ulrich Ball: birth: 16 Nov 1839 France; death: 25 Mar 1923 Washington, Defiance, Ohio; burial: 28 Mar 1923]
[parents: Joseph Ball, Catherine Sharet]

Wilhelm & Elisabethe Goldfuss

Golden Jubilee

Here is the promised portrait of the German married couple Wilhelm & Elisabethe Goldfuss, who on Sunday eight days ago celebrated here their golden wedding anniversary, and also some small errata.

Mr. Goldfuss is 75 years old and born in Seehausen in the Altmark. The wife is about two years younger and comes from Rengerslage in the Altmark, where the wedding took place fifty years ago. Among the guests at the golden anniversary celebration were also Mrs. Friedrich Reineke and her daughter Miss Louise Reinecke. ["The Altmark is located west of the Elbe river between the cities of Hamburg and Magdeburg ... " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmark]

[William Goldfuss: birth: 14 Apr 1842 Germany; death: 24 Mar 1923 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; burial: 27 Mar 1923 Defiance, O.]
[spouse: Elizabeth Hanker]

Wilhelm & Sophia Elizabeth Beidervill Sauer

Golden Jubilee

Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Sauer, on Tuesday the 12th of May, in their residence in Pleasant Township, Henry county, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They were married on the 12th of May 1864 by Pastor Wm Spiess in Pleasant Township. so far, Mr. Sauer has spent his entire lifetime in Pleasant Township, and is the third white child to be born in that township. His birth occurred in the year 1838; his wife was born in the year 1842 in Tiffin Township, Defiance County. The following members of the family took part in the jubilee celebration: Mrs. Jakob Engel, Henry Sauer, George Sauer, Mrs. Julia Steinmaier, Mrs. Bernhard Steinmaier and Wilhelm Sauer. There were besides 23 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and about a hundred other relatives present, to greet the jubilarians and wish them happiness and blessings for the future. Attending the jubilee celebration from Defiance were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Kehnast, Mrs. Heinrich Foss and Donald S. Abell. The two ladies are sisters of Mr. Wilhelm Sauer.

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[William Sauer: birth: 5 May 1838 Pleasant TWp., Henry, Ohio; death: 12 Jul 1935 Pleasant TWp., Henry, Ohio; burial: 14 Jul 1935]
[parents: Henry Sauer, Willheminnia Hoeftia; spouse: Sophia Elizabeth Beidervill]