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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Theodore Stichler Note Born: 17 Nov 1865 at Indiana, , , Married: 30 Jan 1906 at South Bend, , St. Joseph County, Indiana Died: 18 Feb 1922 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Father: Martin Stichler Mother: Magdaline Gephart
WIFE
Name: Maine Augusta Mow Note Born: 27 Jul 1881 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: 3 Jun 1969 at South Bend, , St. Joseph County, Indiana Other Spouses: John M. Wright Father: David Bruce Mow Mother: Catherine (kate) Beehler
CHILDREN
Name: Charlotte Ruth Stichler Born: 16 Aug 1910 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: 26 Aug 1973 at Lydick, , St. Joseph County, Indiana
Name: Dorathea Stichler Born: 17 Nov 1915 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: 17 Nov 1915 at Fulton County, , , Indiana
Name: Theodora Isabelle Stichler Born: 17 Nov 1915 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: 15 Apr 1943 at South Bend, , St. Joseph County, Indiana Husband: Hubert Woodcox
Name: Theodore Stichler Jr. Born: 17 Nov 1915 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: Wife: Velma E. Berkheiser
Name: Margarett Augusta Stichler Born: 21 May 1919 at Fulton County, , , Indiana Died: Husband: Hugh Elbert (bud) Steininger
NOTES
1). bobspu.ged REF 1. Wilma MOW FOLTZ, 1049 E 450 N, Rochester, IN 46975 2. Obituaries Theodore STICHLER, 1922 Mrs. Maine STICHLER, 1969 3. Tombstone STICHLER, Theodore and Maine, IOOF Cemetery, Richland Center, IN 4. U.S. Census 1910 IN Fulton Co. E.D.56Sheet 12 B 214 214 MF 624 350 5. U.S. Census 1870 IN Marshall Co. German Twp. p. 16 1 2 p. 11 MF 593 342 6. Index to Birth Records Fulton County IN 1882 1920 p. 273, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis, IN 7. Fulton Co. Deed Book 74 376 Stichler, Maine to Rookstool, Clayton Co. Recorder, Fulton Co., Rochester, IN 8. U.S. Census 1920 IN Fulton Co. Richland Twp. E.D. 71 Sheet 1 4 4. MF T625 433. 9. Byron B. GILCHRIST 1790 E. 54th St. 219 Indianapolis IN 46220 nephew to MaineMOW STICHLER. 10. Theodore STICHLER, son, interviewed in Indianapolis, IN, 10 Jan. 1958. 11. Margarett STICHLER STEININGER, dau., 8950 S 1175 E., Culver, IN 48511. BIO Wilma FOLTZ has provided most of the data for Theodore STICHLER and his children. In the information sent to compiler, there was no place of birth given for him, but compiler had extracted the STICHLER s data from the 1910 census. On that enumeration, Theodore s place of birth is given as INDIANA. Both of his parents were reported to have been born in GERMANY. Theodore s age on that census was given as 45 . This would indicate that he was 42 when he and Maine MOW WRIGHT married three years earlier. Whether Theodore had a previous marriage is not known. Per the census, he owned his farm free and clear. Compiler has not made a real effort to find Theodore on earlier census records, but there were two or three families of STICHLER s found in Marshall County in 1870. The senior members of these families report their birthplace as FRANCE. It should be noted that the name is frequently spelled as STICKLER. Theodore died young. He was just 57 at the time of his death. He left his wife, Maine,with a 20 year old daughter, who would marry a few months later, and four other children under 12. Per Deed Books in Fulton County, Maine sold a parcel of land to Clayton R. ROOKSTOOL in Nov., 1927. Compiler has not examined that deed, but this could have been Theodore s farm in Fulton County. This may have been the time of Maine s move to St. Joseph County, where she would live the remainder of her life. The obituary for Theodore does not contain as much vital data as most obituaries of that time. Wilma FOLTZ has provided the copy from which it was taken. Feb. 18, 1922 Theodore Stickler, 57, farmer who lived near the Pendleton bridge is dead of cancer of the stomach. He had been ill about six months. He is survived by awidow and five children. Funeral Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Whippoorwill Church. Burial at Richland Center. After compiler sent Margaret STICHLER STEININGER a copy of this biographical information on her father, Margaret wrote in a letter to compiler 30 Jan. 1998 , ...I am very happy to receive the information on the STICHLER family the obituary of Feb. 18, 1922 which states that my father died of stomach cancer sure was news to me. Theodore and I never knew that he had cancer. I have the hand written obituary that my Mother wrote at the time of his death and cancer was not mentioned... Per Byron GILCHRIST, Theodore had earned a very comfortable living, and held a great many assets until he was caught up in the scam of a merchant who wanted to establish a large business in downtown Rochester. The merchant evidently succeeded in collecting a large sum of money from various local residents, then disappeared from the area leaving no trace of his destination. Quoting from an interview compiler had with Byron GILCHRIST, June, 1996 Theodore was a very intelligent person! He earned a great deal of money. He was actually a teamster...had a big team of horses...built streets...He lost his money just before he died... invested in a bogus grocery store that came to town. The outfit talked several people into investing in their business, then they disappeared from Rochester, taking those folks money with them. I don t know if Theodore ever knew he lost his fortune he was so ill when it all happened that Aunt Maine probably never told him...or if she did he probably did not comprehend it. Theodore had 2brothers in South Bend...Charles STICHLER and the other brother s name I don t remember...He never married... Following Byron s funeral service in Indianapolis, IN, 10 January 1998, compiler had the opportunity to meet and talk briefly with Theodore s son, Theodore, Jr. Margarett STEININGER, Theodore s daughter, also attended the family gathering in Indianapolis, and the two shared some of their memories and some of the STICHLER family tradition with compiler. Our dad had two brothers Charlie and Fred. Fred became a hermit. When Fred died, Charlie came and told Dad they needed to go take care of the arrangements. Dad went and got his sheep shears. He cut Uncle Fred s hair with the shears, and did a great job! Everyone said what a good haircut Dad gave him. Dad was a real whiz with tools of any kind. Folks said he could do more with a single tool than most people would ever think of trying. He was smart! Concerning Theodore s ancestors, ...Dad s father came to New York from GERMANY with two brothers. Somehow they got separated in N.Y. Two of them were finally reunited, but they never found the third one... Grandpa went compiler missed the location andstarted farming... They lived together until until they died they had five children... Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998
2).  bobspu.ged  m1. John M. Wright m2. Theodore Stichler  REF  1.  Margarett STICHLER STEININGER. daughter, 8950 S. 1175E, Culver, IN 2.  Wilma MOW FOLTZ, 1049 E 450N, Rochester, IN  46975 3. Obituaries   Mrs. Maine Stichler, 1969 Mrs. Catherine Mow, mother, 1948 David Mowe, father, 1931 Theodora I. Woodcox, daughter, 1943 4.  Virgil J. GILCHRIST, nephew, dec  d 5.  Byron B. GILCHRIST, nephew, 219 E. 54th St., Indianapolis, IN  46220 6.  Tombstone   Theodore and Maine Stichler, IOOF Cemetery, Richland Center, IN. 7.  Letter   Maine STICHLER to Virgil GILCHRIST, 31 OCT 1956 8.   Index to Birth Records. Fulton County, IN 1882 1920  Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis, IN 9.   Index to Death Records, Fulton County, IN  1882 1920 , p. 88, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis, IN 10. U.S. Census 1900 IN  Fulton Co., E.D.  39p.2  Richland Twp.,  40  40. MF  623 372 11. U.S. Census 1910 IN, Fulton Co., E.D.  56, Richland Twp., Sheet  12 B,  214  214.  MF  624 350 12. Fulton Co. Marriage Records    Marie  A. Mow to John M. Wright, p. 716 Book G 96 13. Photocopy of handwrittenMow family data.  Second birth entry    Main Augusty Mow born July the 27th. 1881 A.D. Fulton Cy Indiania  writer unknown  14. Compiler  Family reports and memories. 15. U.S. Census 1920 IN  Fulton Co.  Richland Twp.  E.D.  71  Sheet  1   4  4.  MF  T625433.  BIO  Compiler remembers  Aunt Maine  as very proud and dignified in appearance.  She was considered a  proper lady  and one for whom compiler  s father felt a particular fondness. The few times when she was to visit the GILCHRIST home were anticipated withgreat preparation and excitement.  Her oldest daughter, Alice, and compiler  s father grew up as very close friends, as well as first cousins. Maine  MOW  STICHLER was to some extent a  substitue mother  to Virgil, and they maintained close contact over many miles and through many years. Compiler  s sister, Claudia GILCHRIST DEEN, has a letter written to Virgil by his aunt in October, 1956, which compiler has photocopied  Oct. 31, 1956 Dear Virgil and family  You may be surprised to hear from me after so long  but this line is to tell you I do think of you all and wonder how you are. I didn  t feel I could go to Jim  s wedding alone, and so I missed seeing you.  I am sure every one were happy on the happy ocassion.  Where will they be at home?  Not to far away I hope. How is your work now?  I hope you have work and able to be on the job. There seem to be plenty building going on every where, we are getting another school building at Richland Center  Ernie is back to work again but he had a rugged time aftersurgery for varicose veins. I will be glad for a line to know how you & family are.  Love  aunt Maine  Compiler  s Note   The wedding she mentions was that of Jim GILCHRIST and Katherine WISHARD.   Ernie  was her son in law, husband of Alice WRIGHT ODELL. Nineteen year old Maine MOW was the oldest of David and  Kate  MOW  s children still living at home atthe time of the 1900 census.  In July of that year, she married John M. WRIGHT.  Their daughter, Alice Pauline, was born in October of 1901.  Sometime before January 1906, this marriage ended in a divorce.  Little is known about John WRIGHT or the marriage  this was a  closed subject  for discussion in the MOW family. The GILCHRIST  s apparently respected this for the only thing compiler was ever told was  Aunt Maine was married to Alice  s father, Mr. WRIGHT . Evidently Maine  s second marriage was a much happier one, and Theodore STICHLER seemed to be highly respected throughout the family.  The STICHLERs  made history  in Fulton County when Maine gave birth to triplets in November, 1915.   The Rochester Sentinel  carried the following story on Nov. 20  For the first time in sixteen years, the birth of triplets was recorded in this county, Friday when Mrs. Theodore Stichler, who lives north of the river, became the mother of two daughters and one son.  Two children are living and seem to be in perfect health, while one daughter was still born.  The living children weigh five and six pounds, and have been named Theodore, Jr. and Theodora. Mrs. Stichler is thirty four years old and is the mother of two other children.  Dr. Meek of Tiosa, the attending physician says that it was the first time he officiated at the arrival of triplets.  The two surviving members of this birth grew up and married in Fulton County.  The daughter, Theodora, died a tragic death by suicide in 1943, accidentally taking the life of her small son at the same time. On June 3, 1969 Maine STICHLER attended the funeral of her youngest sister, Gladys RIGGS, in South Bend.  Immediately after the service, Maine suffered a massive stroke and died at 1 35 p.m. on the same day her sister was buried. WIlma FOLTZ has provided a photocopy of the obituary  STROKE LEADS TO DEATH OF MRS. STICHLER Mrs. Maine Stichler, 87, of the Haven Hubbard Nursing Home, New Carlisle, died at 1 35 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, where she had been taken after she collapsed at the Hollis Funeral Home while attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Gladys M. Riggs.  Death was attributed to a stroke. She was born July 27, 1881, in Fulton County and came to South Bend in 1937 from Battle Creek, Mich.  Her husband, Theodore, died in 1922. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ernest O  dell, Mrs. Frank Cauffman and Mrs. Hugh Steininger, all of South Bend  a son, Theodore of Gas City, Ind., nine grandchildren  and two brothers, Omer Mow of South Bend and Carlton Mow of Moses Lake, Wash.  Two other daughters preceded her in death. Services will be held at 10 30 a.m. Friday in the Lydick United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Seitz, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in Richland Center. Friends may call at the Forest G. Hay and Son Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 24 and 7 9 Thursday. Mrs. Stichler was a member of the Lydick United Methodist Church.   Source  Elizabeth  Ann  Gilchrist Jun 1998

						

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