The Marckle Scrapbook - Catherine Markle Wimer and Hannah W. Carpenter Shock

 

From the scrapbook of Doris E. Marckel Bates,

Defiance County, Ohio

A collection of newspaper articles regarding the folks of Defiance County, all undated and with no source names.

Catherine Markle Wimer, Courtesy of Ancestry

"CATHERINE MARKLE WIMER

WIMER. At Post, Crook Co., Oregon, March 29, 1899, Catherine Wimer, nee Markle, aged 82 years, 3 months and 12 days. She was born at Hollidaysville, Huntington County, Pa., Dec. 16, 1816, in her youth her parents moved to Ohio, where, on July 15, 1836, she was married to Jacob Wimer, who died at Arago, Oregon, May 12, 1889.

They were pioneers of Keokuk County, Iowa, having settled in that county in 1837. 

They, in company with their family of five sons and two daughters, came to Oregon in 1863 and settled in Tillamook County, thence in 1867, to Southern Oregon.

Since the death of her husband, she made her home with her youngest son, J. W. Wimer.

She was the mother of eleven children, four of whom survive her. In all her husband's very busy life, she was a steadfast and true helper, a model wife and loving, peace-making mother. She died as she had lived - a devout and consistent member of the German Baptist Church."   J.N. North

*She may have been some relation to the Markle/Wimer line; they were never enumerated on the Defiance census. Their children were Mary Ann b. 1837, died at age 29; Adam Aaron, 1839; Isaac and Jacob, twins, born and died 1841; George Washington, 1843; Catherine Jane, 1845;  Elizabeth , 1845 died 1846; William Jordan 1848; John Henry 1850, died at 22; Jacob F. 1850 (possible error in ancestry tree); Hannah, died at age 1; James W. 1856; Mary A. 1857, Levi L, 1859...more than eleven, if correct.

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"HANNAH CARPENTER SHOCK

Mrs. Jacob Shock, Hannah W. (Warner), eldest daughter of John and Sarah Carpenter, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, Sept. 15th, 1844.  In childhood came with her parents to Defiance county, settling in Adams township, where she grew to womanhood. On Sept. 15th, 1863, was united in marriage to Albert P. Conkle. Two boys were born to this union. After a few years of a happy life, Mr. Conkle was burned to death in a sawmill. A few years afterward, both children were stricken with membranous croup, and their deaths were only twelve days apart.

 

On March 19th, 1871, she was married to Jacob Shock, who, with three children, Mrs. Will Weaver, living east of town; Art, living in the city; and Glenn, living south of town, survive her. One daughter, Mrs. Ed. Grossenbacher, having died three years ago. She also leaves two brothers, J.T. and J. J Carpenter of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, and two sisters, Mrs. L. Conkle of Defiance, and Mrs. T.C. Elliott of North Richland township.

Funeral services were held at the Oakland M.E. Church, conducted by Rev. Zellers, of the Baptist Brethren church of which she was a faithful member for more than thirty years.

Died of consumption (tuberculosis), March 29th, 1906, aged 61 years, 6 months and 14 days. The remains were placed in the vault for present."

*Later she was buried in Riverside Cemetery.