Poulena was the daughter of German immigrants Johann Carl "Charley" Haberstroh and Wilhelmena "Minnie" Weissert, who married on 13 Dec 1863 (per a family tree on Ancestry). Poulena appears to have been their only child, and the couple seems to have parted ways before 1872 when Wilhelmena married for a second time.
Oddly, though I couldn't find Poulena on the 1870 Census, I did find her mother Wilhelmena, aged 23, living in Plymouth's Center Township with her parents, Gottfried and Magdalena Weissert. She was enumerated with her maiden name Weissert (Wesert on the record), not with her married name Haberstroh. Her marriage record to second husband David Alexander Ross on 3 Oct 1872, does however show her surname as Haverstraw (sic). Best guess is that Poulena was living with her father in 1870, where, I couldn't discover.
Poulena did show up on the 1880 Census, living with her grandfather and uncle in Plymouth's Center Township. Gottfried Weissert, aged 65, a farmer by trade, had been widowed by that census. Wife Magdalena had passed four years earlier in 1776. Still living at home with his father was son John, aged 21. Poulena (Pauline on the record), aged 15, was identified as a granddaughter.
Poulena's mother Wilhelmena, and step-father David Ross, were also living in Center Township in 1880. With them were four of David's five children from his first marriage to Martha Machlan. Two years after that census, Wilhelmena and David welcomed daughter Pearl.
On 3 Nov 1889, 25-year-old Poulena wed Ethan Allen Kizer. Ethan was the son of Peter Kizer and Cassa Anders. Poulena and Ethan would bring six children into the world—Cassie Anna (Oct 1890), Minnie Blanche (24 Dec 1895), Noble Ethan (11 Mar 1900), Gilbert Roscoe (12 Apr 1903), Marshall Force (13 Feb 1907), and an unidentified child who was born and died sometime between 1891 and 1900.
In 1889, Poulena's grandfather Gottfried Weissert passed away. In his last will and testament, he left her seven acres of land. In that probate record, dated 29 Nov 1889, Poulena's middle name "Rosina", and her birth name "Haberstroh" are noted, along with the name of her mother Wilhelmena Weissert Ross.
I found Ethan and Poulena's family on the 1900 Census, living in Plymouth's Center Township. Ethan, aged 36, was farming for a living. Poulena, aged 35, reported that she had had four children, but that only three had survived to that census year. There with their parents were Cassie, aged 9, Minnie, aged 4, and Noble, aged 2 months. Also living with the family was 72-year-old widow Anna Kizer, identified as Ethan's step-mother. Indeed, after Ethan's mother's death in 1867, Ethan's father Peter Kizer had married Anna W. Wright on 15 Apr 1875. Peter had died on 23 Aug 1893.
On the 1910 Census, the family appeared living on Warsaw Rd. in Center Township, Plymouth, Marshall County. Ethan Kizer, aged 46, was busy with the farm. Poulena (Paulina on the record), aged 45, reported that she had had six children, and that only five were still alive. Those five were all there—Cassie, aged 20 and working in the city as a housemaid, Minnie, aged 24, Noble, aged 10, Gilbert, aged 7, and Marshall, aged 3.
In the fall of that same year, Poulena and Ethan's eldest daughter Cassie married Martin Trowbridge on 2 Oct 1910, a small wedding with just close family that took place in the bride's home. Martin was the son of Alfred Leroy Trowbridge and Catharine Schroeder. Martin's father died when Martin was only twelve years old, and as the only son in the family, he had had to man up early in life. In the years preceding his wedding to Cassie, Martin was supporting his mother and sisters, working as an engineer in Plymouth's emery factory. The newlyweds moved in with Martin's mother at 421 Miner St. in Plymouth.
Next to fledge the nest was Poulena and Ethan's daughter Minnie. She wed George Edgar Stockman on 7 Jul 1917 in Marshall County. George was the son of Samuel Stockman and Mary Yazel.
When the 1920 Census came around, the enumerator caught up with the family still living in Plymouth. Ethan, aged 56, was a teamster, employed at a saw mill. Poulena (Helena on the record), aged 55, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Noble, aged 19 and working as a bookkeeper in Plymouth's box factory, Gilbert, aged 16, and Marshall, aged 12 and working as a newsboy.
Four years after that census, Poulena died in 1924 at age 60. She would miss seeing her three sons wed. Noble married Phyllis Maurine Templin on 21 Dec 1928 in Goshen, Elkhart Co., Indiana. He eventually became a football coach for Purdue University.
Ethan eventually remarried. He appeared with second-wife Susan on the 1930 Census. They were living in Plymouth's North Township. Ethan, aged 66, was still actively farming. Susan, aged 68, was keeping house. Living at home with their father and step-mother were Gilbert, aged 26 and the owner of his own jewelry store, and Marshall, aged 23 and in law school at Notre Dame.
Circa 1935, Gilbert married wife Betty. Circa 1936, they welcomed the first of their three children, son James A. Daughter Mary Anna would follow about 1939. Their third child was a son named Robert. Circa 1937, Marshall married wife Lucille and they welcomed the first of their three children, son John, circa 1938. Their other two children were daughters Betsy and Carolyn. In 1940, their family was living in Plymouth and Marshall was an attorney. He eventually became one of Indiana's U.S. Senators.
I couldn't find Ethan and Susan in 1940. Sadly, on 13 Jun 1940, their son Noble died at age 40, succumbing to kidney trouble. Ethan had him laid to rest next to his mother Poulena.
A year later, Ethan died at age 77 or 78. He was laid to rest on Poulena's other flank.
Oddly, though I couldn't find Poulena on the 1870 Census, I did find her mother Wilhelmena, aged 23, living in Plymouth's Center Township with her parents, Gottfried and Magdalena Weissert. She was enumerated with her maiden name Weissert (Wesert on the record), not with her married name Haberstroh. Her marriage record to second husband David Alexander Ross on 3 Oct 1872, does however show her surname as Haverstraw (sic). Best guess is that Poulena was living with her father in 1870, where, I couldn't discover.
Poulena did show up on the 1880 Census, living with her grandfather and uncle in Plymouth's Center Township. Gottfried Weissert, aged 65, a farmer by trade, had been widowed by that census. Wife Magdalena had passed four years earlier in 1776. Still living at home with his father was son John, aged 21. Poulena (Pauline on the record), aged 15, was identified as a granddaughter.
Poulena's mother Wilhelmena, and step-father David Ross, were also living in Center Township in 1880. With them were four of David's five children from his first marriage to Martha Machlan. Two years after that census, Wilhelmena and David welcomed daughter Pearl.
On 3 Nov 1889, 25-year-old Poulena wed Ethan Allen Kizer. Ethan was the son of Peter Kizer and Cassa Anders. Poulena and Ethan would bring six children into the world—Cassie Anna (Oct 1890), Minnie Blanche (24 Dec 1895), Noble Ethan (11 Mar 1900), Gilbert Roscoe (12 Apr 1903), Marshall Force (13 Feb 1907), and an unidentified child who was born and died sometime between 1891 and 1900.
In 1889, Poulena's grandfather Gottfried Weissert passed away. In his last will and testament, he left her seven acres of land. In that probate record, dated 29 Nov 1889, Poulena's middle name "Rosina", and her birth name "Haberstroh" are noted, along with the name of her mother Wilhelmena Weissert Ross.
I found Ethan and Poulena's family on the 1900 Census, living in Plymouth's Center Township. Ethan, aged 36, was farming for a living. Poulena, aged 35, reported that she had had four children, but that only three had survived to that census year. There with their parents were Cassie, aged 9, Minnie, aged 4, and Noble, aged 2 months. Also living with the family was 72-year-old widow Anna Kizer, identified as Ethan's step-mother. Indeed, after Ethan's mother's death in 1867, Ethan's father Peter Kizer had married Anna W. Wright on 15 Apr 1875. Peter had died on 23 Aug 1893.
On the 1910 Census, the family appeared living on Warsaw Rd. in Center Township, Plymouth, Marshall County. Ethan Kizer, aged 46, was busy with the farm. Poulena (Paulina on the record), aged 45, reported that she had had six children, and that only five were still alive. Those five were all there—Cassie, aged 20 and working in the city as a housemaid, Minnie, aged 24, Noble, aged 10, Gilbert, aged 7, and Marshall, aged 3.
In the fall of that same year, Poulena and Ethan's eldest daughter Cassie married Martin Trowbridge on 2 Oct 1910, a small wedding with just close family that took place in the bride's home. Martin was the son of Alfred Leroy Trowbridge and Catharine Schroeder. Martin's father died when Martin was only twelve years old, and as the only son in the family, he had had to man up early in life. In the years preceding his wedding to Cassie, Martin was supporting his mother and sisters, working as an engineer in Plymouth's emery factory. The newlyweds moved in with Martin's mother at 421 Miner St. in Plymouth.
Next to fledge the nest was Poulena and Ethan's daughter Minnie. She wed George Edgar Stockman on 7 Jul 1917 in Marshall County. George was the son of Samuel Stockman and Mary Yazel.
When the 1920 Census came around, the enumerator caught up with the family still living in Plymouth. Ethan, aged 56, was a teamster, employed at a saw mill. Poulena (Helena on the record), aged 55, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Noble, aged 19 and working as a bookkeeper in Plymouth's box factory, Gilbert, aged 16, and Marshall, aged 12 and working as a newsboy.
Four years after that census, Poulena died in 1924 at age 60. She would miss seeing her three sons wed. Noble married Phyllis Maurine Templin on 21 Dec 1928 in Goshen, Elkhart Co., Indiana. He eventually became a football coach for Purdue University.
Ethan eventually remarried. He appeared with second-wife Susan on the 1930 Census. They were living in Plymouth's North Township. Ethan, aged 66, was still actively farming. Susan, aged 68, was keeping house. Living at home with their father and step-mother were Gilbert, aged 26 and the owner of his own jewelry store, and Marshall, aged 23 and in law school at Notre Dame.
Circa 1935, Gilbert married wife Betty. Circa 1936, they welcomed the first of their three children, son James A. Daughter Mary Anna would follow about 1939. Their third child was a son named Robert. Circa 1937, Marshall married wife Lucille and they welcomed the first of their three children, son John, circa 1938. Their other two children were daughters Betsy and Carolyn. In 1940, their family was living in Plymouth and Marshall was an attorney. He eventually became one of Indiana's U.S. Senators.
I couldn't find Ethan and Susan in 1940. Sadly, on 13 Jun 1940, their son Noble died at age 40, succumbing to kidney trouble. Ethan had him laid to rest next to his mother Poulena.
A year later, Ethan died at age 77 or 78. He was laid to rest on Poulena's other flank.
Poulena was the daughter of German immigrants Johann Carl "Charley" Haberstroh and Wilhelmena "Minnie" Weissert, who married on 13 Dec 1863 (per a family tree on Ancestry). Poulena appears to have been their only child, and the couple seems to have parted ways before 1872 when Wilhelmena married for a second time.
Oddly, though I couldn't find Poulena on the 1870 Census, I did find her mother Wilhelmena, aged 23, living in Plymouth's Center Township with her parents, Gottfried and Magdalena Weissert. She was enumerated with her maiden name Weissert (Wesert on the record), not with her married name Haberstroh. Her marriage record to second husband David Alexander Ross on 3 Oct 1872, does however show her surname as Haverstraw (sic). Best guess is that Poulena was living with her father in 1870, where, I couldn't discover.
Poulena did show up on the 1880 Census, living with her grandfather and uncle in Plymouth's Center Township. Gottfried Weissert, aged 65, a farmer by trade, had been widowed by that census. Wife Magdalena had passed four years earlier in 1776. Still living at home with his father was son John, aged 21. Poulena (Pauline on the record), aged 15, was identified as a granddaughter.
Poulena's mother Wilhelmena, and step-father David Ross, were also living in Center Township in 1880. With them were four of David's five children from his first marriage to Martha Machlan. Two years after that census, Wilhelmena and David welcomed daughter Pearl.
On 3 Nov 1889, 25-year-old Poulena wed Ethan Allen Kizer. Ethan was the son of Peter Kizer and Cassa Anders. Poulena and Ethan would bring six children into the world—Cassie Anna (Oct 1890), Minnie Blanche (24 Dec 1895), Noble Ethan (11 Mar 1900), Gilbert Roscoe (12 Apr 1903), Marshall Force (13 Feb 1907), and an unidentified child who was born and died sometime between 1891 and 1900.
In 1889, Poulena's grandfather Gottfried Weissert passed away. In his last will and testament, he left her seven acres of land. In that probate record, dated 29 Nov 1889, Poulena's middle name "Rosina", and her birth name "Haberstroh" are noted, along with the name of her mother Wilhelmena Weissert Ross.
I found Ethan and Poulena's family on the 1900 Census, living in Plymouth's Center Township. Ethan, aged 36, was farming for a living. Poulena, aged 35, reported that she had had four children, but that only three had survived to that census year. There with their parents were Cassie, aged 9, Minnie, aged 4, and Noble, aged 2 months. Also living with the family was 72-year-old widow Anna Kizer, identified as Ethan's step-mother. Indeed, after Ethan's mother's death in 1867, Ethan's father Peter Kizer had married Anna W. Wright on 15 Apr 1875. Peter had died on 23 Aug 1893.
On the 1910 Census, the family appeared living on Warsaw Rd. in Center Township, Plymouth, Marshall County. Ethan Kizer, aged 46, was busy with the farm. Poulena (Paulina on the record), aged 45, reported that she had had six children, and that only five were still alive. Those five were all there—Cassie, aged 20 and working in the city as a housemaid, Minnie, aged 24, Noble, aged 10, Gilbert, aged 7, and Marshall, aged 3.
In the fall of that same year, Poulena and Ethan's eldest daughter Cassie married Martin Trowbridge on 2 Oct 1910, a small wedding with just close family that took place in the bride's home. Martin was the son of Alfred Leroy Trowbridge and Catharine Schroeder. Martin's father died when Martin was only twelve years old, and as the only son in the family, he had had to man up early in life. In the years preceding his wedding to Cassie, Martin was supporting his mother and sisters, working as an engineer in Plymouth's emery factory. The newlyweds moved in with Martin's mother at 421 Miner St. in Plymouth.
Next to fledge the nest was Poulena and Ethan's daughter Minnie. She wed George Edgar Stockman on 7 Jul 1917 in Marshall County. George was the son of Samuel Stockman and Mary Yazel.
When the 1920 Census came around, the enumerator caught up with the family still living in Plymouth. Ethan, aged 56, was a teamster, employed at a saw mill. Poulena (Helena on the record), aged 55, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Noble, aged 19 and working as a bookkeeper in Plymouth's box factory, Gilbert, aged 16, and Marshall, aged 12 and working as a newsboy.
Four years after that census, Poulena died in 1924 at age 60. She would miss seeing her three sons wed. Noble married Phyllis Maurine Templin on 21 Dec 1928 in Goshen, Elkhart Co., Indiana. He eventually became a football coach for Purdue University.
Ethan eventually remarried. He appeared with second-wife Susan on the 1930 Census. They were living in Plymouth's North Township. Ethan, aged 66, was still actively farming. Susan, aged 68, was keeping house. Living at home with their father and step-mother were Gilbert, aged 26 and the owner of his own jewelry store, and Marshall, aged 23 and in law school at Notre Dame.
Circa 1935, Gilbert married wife Betty. Circa 1936, they welcomed the first of their three children, son James A. Daughter Mary Anna would follow about 1939. Their third child was a son named Robert. Circa 1937, Marshall married wife Lucille and they welcomed the first of their three children, son John, circa 1938. Their other two children were daughters Betsy and Carolyn. In 1940, their family was living in Plymouth and Marshall was an attorney. He eventually became one of Indiana's U.S. Senators.
I couldn't find Ethan and Susan in 1940. Sadly, on 13 Jun 1940, their son Noble died at age 40, succumbing to kidney trouble. Ethan had him laid to rest next to his mother Poulena.
A year later, Ethan died at age 77 or 78. He was laid to rest on Poulena's other flank.
Oddly, though I couldn't find Poulena on the 1870 Census, I did find her mother Wilhelmena, aged 23, living in Plymouth's Center Township with her parents, Gottfried and Magdalena Weissert. She was enumerated with her maiden name Weissert (Wesert on the record), not with her married name Haberstroh. Her marriage record to second husband David Alexander Ross on 3 Oct 1872, does however show her surname as Haverstraw (sic). Best guess is that Poulena was living with her father in 1870, where, I couldn't discover.
Poulena did show up on the 1880 Census, living with her grandfather and uncle in Plymouth's Center Township. Gottfried Weissert, aged 65, a farmer by trade, had been widowed by that census. Wife Magdalena had passed four years earlier in 1776. Still living at home with his father was son John, aged 21. Poulena (Pauline on the record), aged 15, was identified as a granddaughter.
Poulena's mother Wilhelmena, and step-father David Ross, were also living in Center Township in 1880. With them were four of David's five children from his first marriage to Martha Machlan. Two years after that census, Wilhelmena and David welcomed daughter Pearl.
On 3 Nov 1889, 25-year-old Poulena wed Ethan Allen Kizer. Ethan was the son of Peter Kizer and Cassa Anders. Poulena and Ethan would bring six children into the world—Cassie Anna (Oct 1890), Minnie Blanche (24 Dec 1895), Noble Ethan (11 Mar 1900), Gilbert Roscoe (12 Apr 1903), Marshall Force (13 Feb 1907), and an unidentified child who was born and died sometime between 1891 and 1900.
In 1889, Poulena's grandfather Gottfried Weissert passed away. In his last will and testament, he left her seven acres of land. In that probate record, dated 29 Nov 1889, Poulena's middle name "Rosina", and her birth name "Haberstroh" are noted, along with the name of her mother Wilhelmena Weissert Ross.
I found Ethan and Poulena's family on the 1900 Census, living in Plymouth's Center Township. Ethan, aged 36, was farming for a living. Poulena, aged 35, reported that she had had four children, but that only three had survived to that census year. There with their parents were Cassie, aged 9, Minnie, aged 4, and Noble, aged 2 months. Also living with the family was 72-year-old widow Anna Kizer, identified as Ethan's step-mother. Indeed, after Ethan's mother's death in 1867, Ethan's father Peter Kizer had married Anna W. Wright on 15 Apr 1875. Peter had died on 23 Aug 1893.
On the 1910 Census, the family appeared living on Warsaw Rd. in Center Township, Plymouth, Marshall County. Ethan Kizer, aged 46, was busy with the farm. Poulena (Paulina on the record), aged 45, reported that she had had six children, and that only five were still alive. Those five were all there—Cassie, aged 20 and working in the city as a housemaid, Minnie, aged 24, Noble, aged 10, Gilbert, aged 7, and Marshall, aged 3.
In the fall of that same year, Poulena and Ethan's eldest daughter Cassie married Martin Trowbridge on 2 Oct 1910, a small wedding with just close family that took place in the bride's home. Martin was the son of Alfred Leroy Trowbridge and Catharine Schroeder. Martin's father died when Martin was only twelve years old, and as the only son in the family, he had had to man up early in life. In the years preceding his wedding to Cassie, Martin was supporting his mother and sisters, working as an engineer in Plymouth's emery factory. The newlyweds moved in with Martin's mother at 421 Miner St. in Plymouth.
Next to fledge the nest was Poulena and Ethan's daughter Minnie. She wed George Edgar Stockman on 7 Jul 1917 in Marshall County. George was the son of Samuel Stockman and Mary Yazel.
When the 1920 Census came around, the enumerator caught up with the family still living in Plymouth. Ethan, aged 56, was a teamster, employed at a saw mill. Poulena (Helena on the record), aged 55, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Noble, aged 19 and working as a bookkeeper in Plymouth's box factory, Gilbert, aged 16, and Marshall, aged 12 and working as a newsboy.
Four years after that census, Poulena died in 1924 at age 60. She would miss seeing her three sons wed. Noble married Phyllis Maurine Templin on 21 Dec 1928 in Goshen, Elkhart Co., Indiana. He eventually became a football coach for Purdue University.
Ethan eventually remarried. He appeared with second-wife Susan on the 1930 Census. They were living in Plymouth's North Township. Ethan, aged 66, was still actively farming. Susan, aged 68, was keeping house. Living at home with their father and step-mother were Gilbert, aged 26 and the owner of his own jewelry store, and Marshall, aged 23 and in law school at Notre Dame.
Circa 1935, Gilbert married wife Betty. Circa 1936, they welcomed the first of their three children, son James A. Daughter Mary Anna would follow about 1939. Their third child was a son named Robert. Circa 1937, Marshall married wife Lucille and they welcomed the first of their three children, son John, circa 1938. Their other two children were daughters Betsy and Carolyn. In 1940, their family was living in Plymouth and Marshall was an attorney. He eventually became one of Indiana's U.S. Senators.
I couldn't find Ethan and Susan in 1940. Sadly, on 13 Jun 1940, their son Noble died at age 40, succumbing to kidney trouble. Ethan had him laid to rest next to his mother Poulena.
A year later, Ethan died at age 77 or 78. He was laid to rest on Poulena's other flank.
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