John D. Ehle (1840 - 1903)

Born 7 Jun 1840 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY

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Died 6 Dec 1903 at age 63 in Janesville, Rock Co., WI

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Biography

Name: John D. Ehle

Born 7 Jun 1840, Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Died 6 Dec 1903, Janesville, Rock Co., WI.^[1]

The Janesville Daily Gazette, WI, 7 Dec 1903: "John Ehle Died Sunday Morning. He was taken ill Saturday while at Lake Koshkonong -- Was well known here. John D. Ehle, who is well known in Janesville and throughout Rock county, died suddenly Sunday morning at the residence of his brother-in-law, Millard F. Ide, at 127 Glen St. Mr. Ehle had come from Lake Koshkonong on Saturday and complained about feeling badly, having for many years been subject to heart trouble. His sudden demise comes as a shock to his many friends who greeted him a week ago on his return from a month's visit to California. Mr. Ehle was born in Troy, New York, in 1840. He has for many years been a resident of Janesville and has had a cottage at Lake Koshkonong where he has spent most of his time, making his home when he was in Janesville with Mr. Ide. He leaves to mourn his loss three sons, Edward of Chicago, William of Menominee, Michigan, and Everett of San Francisco, Cal., and a sister, Mrs. Millard Ide. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at 2 PM from the Ide home on Glen Street."

Buried 8 Dec 1903, Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock Co., WI.^{[1] [7]}

The Janesville Daily Gazette, WI, 9 Dec 1903: "John Ehle. The funeral services over the late John Ehle were held at the home of Millard Ide, on Glen street, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. R. C. Denison officiating. Floral designs were numerous and beautiful. The pallbearers were O. Baker, H. L. Skavelen, F. F. Pierson, H. Rogers, Edward Spaulding, Fred Clemons. The interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery."

Military the American Civil War.

Marriage by 1867.^{[8] [9]}
Husband John D. Ehle
Wife Catherine Nln Ehle
Child: John Edwin Ehle
Child: William H. Ehle
Child: Mary E. Ehle
Child: Everett Ehle

1870 Census Janesville, Rock Co., WI.^[10]
1 Jul 1870
Dwelling 209, family 208 (all white)
John D. Ehle, 30, male, grocer, $500 real estate, b. NY, male citizen of US
Kate Ehle, 27, female, keeping house, b. Ireland, father and mother of foreign birth
Edwin Ehle, 3, male, b. California
William Ehle, 2, male, b. California
Mary E. Ehle, 1, female, b. Wisconsin

"John D. Ehle and family, George Irish, Mr. Thayer and sister, and Henry Daley, left for San Francisco this morning, where they will make their future home."^[11]

1880 Census Janesville, Rock Co., WI.^[12]
9 Jun 1880
Caroline Street, Janesville
Dwelling 219, family 235 (all white)
John D. Ehle, male, 39, married, clerk in gun store, he and parents b. NY
Katie Ehle, female, 38, wife, married, keeping house, she and parents b. Ireland
John E. Ehle, male, 13, son, single, student, maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled, attended school, b. CA, father b. NY, mother b. Ireland
William H. Ehle, male, 12, son, single, student, attended school, b. CA, father b. NY, mother b. Ireland
Mary E. Ehle, female, 11, daughter, single, student, attended school, b. WI, father b. NY, mother b. Ireland
Everett Ehle, male, 9, son, single, student, attended school, b. WI, father b. NY, mother b. Ireland

1900 Census Janesville, Rock Co., WI.^[6]
4 Jun 1900
127 [no road name], Janesville
Dwelling 9091, family 9596 (all white and literate)
Millard Ide, head, male, b. Jul 1851, 48, married 25 years, he and parents b. NY, barber, rents house
Lucy Ide, wife, female, b. Nov 1854, 45, married 25 years, mother of 5 children, 3 children living, b. WI, parents b. NY
Millard Ide, son, male, b. Jul 1882, 17, single, he and mother b. WI, father b. NY, at school 9 months
Luella Ide, daughter, female, b. Dec 1888, 11, single, she and mother b. WI, father b. NY
Margaret Ide [sic], mother-in-law, female, b. Dec 1820, 79, widowed, mother of 7 children, 2 children living, b. NY, parents b. "unk"
John Ide [sic], brother-in-law, male, b. Jun 1840, 59, widowed, he and parents b. NY.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: #S7374 accessed 8 Aug 2007 at www.newspaperarchive.com
2. ↑ Source: #S11949 East Troy; p. 175, lines 40-42 and 1-2; dwelling 152, family 152; John B. Ehle household; 28 February 2003
3. ↑ Source: #S12095 Janesville; p. 821, lines 33-38; dwelling 630, family 613; J. B. Ehle household; 2 April 2004
4. ↑ Source: #S12156 Janesville; p. 235, lines 30-34; dwelling 209, family 208; John D. Ehle household; 2 April 2004
5. ↑ Source: #S12275 Janesville; 185; p. 24/203D, lines 36-41; dwelling 219, family 235; John D. Ehle household; 2 April 2004
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: #S12406 Janesville ward 2; 176; p. 4B, lines 80-85; dwelling 90/91, family 95/96; Millard Ide household; 14 April 2005
7. ↑ Source: #S7380 accessed 8 Aug 2007 at www.newspaperarchive.com
8. ↑ Source: #S12156 Janesville; p. 235, lines 30-34; dwelling 209, family 208; John D. Ehle household; 2 April 2004
9. ↑ Source: #S12275 Janesville; 185; p. 24/203D, lines 36-41; dwelling 219, family 235; John D. Ehle household; 2 April 2004
10. ↑ Source: #S12156 Janesville; p. 235, lines 30-34; dwelling 209, family 208; John D. Ehle household; 2 April 2004
11. ↑ Source: #S7396 accessed at www.newspaperarchive.com on 8 Aug 2007
12. ↑ Source: #S12275 Janesville; 185; p. 24/203D, lines 36-41; dwelling 219, family 235; John D. Ehle household; 2 April 2004

• Source: S11949 1850 US Federal Census, Walworth Co., WI, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series M432, roll 1007.
• Source: S12095 1860 US Federal Census, Rock Co., WI, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series M653, roll 1431.
• Source: S12156 1870 US Federal Census, Rock Co., WI, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series M593, roll 1736.
• Source: S12275 1880 US Federal Census, Rock Co., WI, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series T9, roll 144.
• Source: S12406 1900 US Federal Census, Rock Co., WI, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series T623, roll 1815.
• Source: S7374 John D. Ehle obituary, The Janesville Daily Gazette, WI, 7 Dec 1903, p. 5, col. 2.
• Source: S7380 John Ehle funeral article article, The Janesville Daily Gazette, WI, 9 Dec 1903, p. 5, col. 5.