Mrs. A. J. Mangas

Mrs. A. J. Mangas died in the prime of her life on Tuesday evening about half past 8 in the family residence on Perry Avenue. She was a born Wolsiffer and leaves behind the widower with two sons. The time of the burial had not been determined on Wednesday morning.

[aka Francis F. (Wolsiffer) Mangas]
[birth: 21 May 1868 Defiance, Ohio]
[death: 01 Jul 1919 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 04 Jul 1919]
[spouse: Albert John Mangas]

Alfred H. Porter

Alfred H. Porter, a resident of Highland Township for many years, died a sudden death on Saturday afternoon while he and his wife were awaiting the arrival of the electric car on the Boyd farm in the aforementioned township, to travel to Defiance. Dr. G. A. Rigrish, who was summoned, stated that a stroke attack was the cause of death. The deceased was 61 years old and leaves behind the aged widow, one son and four daughters. His remains were given Christian burial Monday afternoon from the Mt. Zion Church.

[birth: 07 Feb 1858 Ohio]
[death: 28 Jun 1919 Highland Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 30 Jun 1919]
[parents: Jack Porter, Charlotte Hyde]
[spouse: Ella Mix]

Mrs. Elisabeth Art

Mrs. Elisabeth Art, aborn Sundheimer and widow of the late Wilhelm Art, died Friday morning in her residence near Standley as the result of stroke attack suffered a long time ago. She was born on the 22nd of May 1837 in Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, and came as a 13 year old girl to this country. In the year 1856 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, she married Mr. Wilhelm Art, and twenty years later settled with her family in the countryside near Standley, where she remained resident until the end of her life. On the 23rd of November 1907 her spouse was taken from her by death and since then she lived for a time with her children and finally again on the old homestead. She was an honest, faithful wife, who will be mourned by many friends. She had brought her lifetime to 82 years, 1 month and 5 days.

Remaining behind are the following children: Mrs. D. H. Degler in South Richland, Mrs. O. F. Goldenstern in Garden city, Minnesota, W. A. Art in San Francisco, Calif., Hermann Art in South Richland, Louis Art in Pleasant Township, Henry County, and Mrs. W. J. Knipp near Napoleon. Besides these the descendants include eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The Christian burial took place Sunday afternoon under the direction of Pastor Albin Beer from the former residence in the Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers were Hermann and Louis Art, Albert, Earl and Willis Degler and Irwin Ort.

[birth: 22 May 1837 Rhenish Bavaria]
[death: 27 Jun 1919 Standley, Henry Co., Ohio]
[marriage: 28 Apr 1856 Tuscarawas Co., Ohio]
[spouse: Wilhelm Art]

Johann Drexler, Sr.

Johann Drexler, Sr., one of the oldest pioneers of this countryside and a gentleman in the fullest sense of the word, died Friday morning about half past 3 o'clock in North Richland in the residence of his son-in-law Henry G. E. Thieroff at the age of 95 years, 1 month and 6 days.

Born on the 24th of December 1823 at Dettingen in Württemberg, he learned weaving in his youth. At 30 years of age he immigrated to this country and landed on the 21st of April 1854 in New York. For nine years he worked as a hired hand for a farmer near Suspension Bridge, N.Y. On the 13th of April 1861 in Niagara County, N.Y., he married Miss Barbara Hohenberger, who preceded him in death on the 6th of July 1905. In the year 1864 the Drexler family settled in North Richland and from then on until a great age, the man now gone to rest practiced agriculture there. Remaining behind are the three children John Drexler, Jr., George Drexler and Mrs. Maria Thieroff, as well as a few grandchildren.

The Christian burial of the mortal remains took place Sunday afternoon from the former residence and the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Florida under the direction of Pastor Theo. Schwankovsky in the graveyard of the congregation. Pallbearers were Heinrich Bunke, Friedrich Meyer, Friedrich Spadholz, Heinrich Koch, Dietrich Bosling,and Dietrich Helmke.

[birth: 24 Dec 1823 Germany]
[death: 31 Jan 1919 Richland, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 02 Feb 1919 St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Florida, Ohio]
[marriage: 13 Apr 1861 Niagara County, N.Y.]
[spouse: Barbra Hohenberger]