Mary (Simon) Gast (1831 - 1906)

Wife of Ferdinand Gast — married after 1880 in Shelby County, Ohio [uncertain]

Died 1906 at about age 75 in Shelby County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

MARY SIMON, likely daughter of George Simon, who resided with the Zurline family in 1860.

She was married to Joseph Zurline.

1860
1860 U. S. Federal Census ^[1]
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Township
P.O.: Sidney
508-508
Joseph Surline (sic), 48, male, farmer, Real Estate $600, Personal Property $350, b Hanover, Germany
Mary Surline (sic), 28, female, b Hanover, Germany
Joseph Surline (sic), 4, male, b OH
Catherine Surline (sic), 2, female, b OH
Mary Surline (sic), 2/12, female, b OH
George Simon, 65, male, b Hanover, Germany

1870
1870 U. S. Federal Census
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Township
Loramie/Berlin
4 Aug 1870
261-240
Zurline, Joseph, 57, male, white, day laborer, Real Estate $1500, Personal Property $125, b Hanover
Zurline, Mary, 39, female, white, keeping house, b Hanover
Zurline, Cathrine, 12, female, white, attending school, b OH
Zurline, Sophia, 4, female, white, at home, b OH
Zurline, Margaret, 2, female, white, at home, b OH

Joseph Zurline died before 1880.

1880
1880 U. S. Federal Census ^[2]
Shelby County, Ohio
McLean Twp.
Berlin
24-26 June 1880
79-76
Zurline, Mary, white, female, 49, widowed, b Hanover, father b Hanover; mother b Hanover
Zurline, Joseph, white, male, 25, son, single, saloon keeper, b OH, father b Hanover, mother b Hanover
Zurline, Sophia, white, female, 14, daughter, single, at school, b OH; father b Hanover, mother b Hanover
Zurline, Maggie, white, female, 12, daughter, single, at school, b OH; father b Hanover, mother b Hanover
Zurline, Mina, white, female, 10, daughter, single, at school, b OH; father b Hanover, mother b Hanover

1906
Will of Mary Gast was probated this week. She gives all her property share and share alike to her daughters, Kate Henke, Sophia Brucken, Maggie Rieger, and Minnie Zumbroegel. ^[3] Did Mary (Simon) Zurline marry Ferdinand Gast who lived nearby in 1880 and was also widowed at that time? ash'

Notes

Who is this J. Zurline?
J. Zurliene, b 6 Apr 1855; d 2 Dec 1880 (aged 25); bur Old Saint Michaels Cemetery, Fort Loramie, Shelby County, Ohio. ^[4]

Who is this Joseph Zurline?
Joseph #1 Zurline b 1871; died July 1871 McLean Co., Shelby Co., OH from consumption. ^[5]

Children of Joseph and Mary:

1. Joseph #2 Zurline [Jr.], b 1875 Ohio; bar keeper

2. Catherine Kate Zurline married John Frederick Henke. Named as Kate Henke in the will of her mother under the name of Mary Gast [likely Mary (Simon) Zurline-Gast, 2nd wf/o Ferdinand Gast, based upon preponderance of information] .

3. Sophia Zurline married August Brucken. Named as Sophia Brucken in the will of her mother under the name of Mary Gast [likely Mary (Simon) Zurline-Gast].

4. Margaret J. Zurline b 30 Apr 1867 Ft. Loramie, Shelby Co., OH; married Mr. Rieger. Named as Maggie Rieger in the will of her mother under the name of Mary Gast [likely Mary (Simon) Zurline-Gast]. She appears to have married William Burke and resided in Newark, Licking Co., OH at time of death 10 Dec 1926 at 59y 6m 11 from acute myocarditis. Her parents are named as Joseph Zurliene and Mara Simon. ^[6]

5. Wilhelmina Minnie Mina Zurline married Henry Zumbroegel. Named as Minnie Zumbroegel in the will of her mother under the name of Mary Gast [likely Mary (Simon) Zurline-Gast].

1. John Zumbroegel b 12 June 1892 Loramie

Parents: Henry Zumbroegel & Minnie Zurline

Births of Shelby Co., OH: 1890-1904

Return by John Barhorst, Assr. of McLean Twp.,

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGH-26W : Thu Mar 07 15:18:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Jos Surline and Mary Surline, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SR-838 : Fri Mar 08 18:48:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Zurline and Joseph Zurline, 1880.
3. ↑ Newspapers.com: Sidney Daily New, Thursday, November 1, 1906
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #55451090
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNS-XTYX : Sat Mar 09 03:20:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Zurline and U U, 1871.
6. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZLC-738 : Tue Mar 05 05:04:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Margaret J Burke and Joseph Zurliene, 10 Dec 1926.