Soldiers and Sailors of Genoa Township |
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Quilt Made by Students of Genoa Railroad School in 1919 | |||||
What Do You Know About the People on this Quilt, the People Who Made the Quilt, Or the People Who Bought It? |
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Westerville Public Opinion, May 1, 1919. Article found in William Fritsche's Scrapbook in Westerville Library History Center | |||||
Research by Carolyn Maruggi, Quilt Genealogist of New York | |||||
Carolyn
wrote: Carolyn bought the photo of the quilt at an antique auction around 1994. She did some research on the photograph then put it away. Now she wants to know all about it - including where the quilt is today. |
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Other Newspaper Articles from very dark microfilm | |||||
Public
Opinion School to Sell Quilt |
The Journal Herald Will Auction |
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The quilt designed and made by the teacher and pupils of the Railroad school containing the names of the fifty-eight soldiers and sailors of Genoa Township, Delaware, Country with a record of their service will be auctioned off at the school by Col. V. J. O’Roark, May 21 at 8 p.m., the proceeds to be given to the Red Cross. The same evening the pupils will give a patriotic comedy under the direction of the teacher, Miss Leona Donaldson. The quilt is all hand-made of beautiful design, of good material and the best of workmanship. It will be shown in Westerville at the Glen Lee Place May 17 and 18. |
A beautiful "service quilt" containing the names of the 58 men from Genoa township, this county, who participated in the great war, will be auctioned off at the Railroad school in that township on the evening of May 21. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross. Colonel J.O. O'Roark, Delaware, will be the auctioneer. The quilt is the work of pupils of the school |
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Maruggi's Identification of Names on the Quilt | |||||
Sailor or Soldier Military Service |
Key |
Key to the Quilt Names | |||
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Locating Names on Quilt The Key to Locating the Names on the Quilt is in the far right column in line with the Soldiers' or Sailors' Names Floyd Blair is in Bottom Right Corner of Block B at the Top of the Quilt in the Middle Patch. |
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TEACHER: |
Donaldson, Leona2 |
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STUDENTS: |
Haines, Hazel |
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Footnotes | |||||
1. I have not been
able to find a
relationship between 3. William & Geroge Fritsche are brothers.
4. I do not believe that there is any
relation between
6. Alfred & James Holmes are brothers.
8. Clay & Harry Rammelsberg are
cousins. Their 9. George & Roy Sebring are brothers. 10. Daniel N. & Lester Shaw are great uncle and nephew. 11. Dannie & Harry Hill are brothers. 12. The Lust boys are brothers. 13. The Mason children are siblings. 14. Caroline & Leona Moore are sisters. |
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More of Carolyn's Research Led Her to the Census Records | |||||
1920 Census Neighbors |
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1. Kiefer,
Earl O. living at home with his family. |
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Location of the Railroad School in Genoa Township in 1875 | |||||
from New Historical Atlas of
Delaware County, Ohio, Illustrated, L.H.Everts & Co., 1875 |
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