Emma E. (Missler) Cox (1891 - 1973)

Born Jun 1891 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Feb 1973 at age 81 in Ohio, United States

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Biography

At the time of the 1900 US Census, head of household George Missler (age 44, born in Ohio Mar 1856) was occupied as a Farmer and living in a farmhouse he owned with a mortgage in Tully Township Convoy village, Van Wert County, Ohio, with his wife, Eliza A. Missler (age 36, born in Ohio in Sep 1864), their son Edward G. Missler (age 14, born in Ohio in Jun 1886), their daughter, Clara A. Missler (age 14, born in Ohio in Oct 1886), their daughter, Emma E. Missler (age 9, born in Ohio in Jun 1891), their son, William R. Missler (age 7, born in Ohio in Jan 1893), their son, Thomas M. Missler (age 5, born in Ohio in Oct 1895), and their son, Roy E. Missler (age 2, born in Ohio in Oct 1898). George and Eliza Missler were married circa 1884. Both of George Missler's parents were born in Germany; Eliza's father was born in England and her mother in Ohio. Eliza had given birth to six children, six of whom were alive at the time of this census. Nicholas Missler (single head of household, age 49, born in Mar 1856 in Germany) was living next door in a home he owned and employed as a Farmer. ^[1]

On 4 May 1910 at the time of the 1910 US Census, head of household George A. Misler (age 55, born in Ohio) was employed as a Farmer on a General Farm and living in a farmhouse he owned free (with no mortgage) in Tully, Van Wert, Ohio, with his wife, Eliza A. Misler (age 45, born in Ohio), their daughter Alta C. Misler (age 22, born in Ohio), their daughter Emma E. Misler (age 18, born in Ohio), their son William R. Misler (age 17, born in Ohio), their son Thomas M. Misler (age 14, born in Ohio), and their son Roy E. Misler (age 11, born in Ohio). Eliza had given birth to six children, six of whom were alive at the time of the 1910 census. George and Eliza had both been married for the first time 26 years earlier. ^[2]

Death and Legacy

Emma E. Cox died on 26 Feb 1973. She was buried at I.O.O.F. in Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio, United States in Plot Section C, Row 5. ^[3]

Emma E. Missler's obituary was published in Feb 1973:

Mrs. Emma E. Cox of Convoy died Monday at the Golden Years Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for one and one-half years. A native of Van Wert she is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Esther Collins and Miss Wilma Cox, both of Fort Wayne, and two brothers, Edward Missler of Van Wert and Thomas Missler of Ohio City. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Home in Fort Wayne. Burial will be in Convoy IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXN-J3K : accessed 16 February 2018), Eliza A Missler in household of George Missler, Tully Township Convoy village, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 13A, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,329.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLJ3-XT8 : accessed 16 February 2018), Eliza A Misler in household of George A Misler, Tully, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 5A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1238; FHL microfilm 1,375,251.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 February 2018), memorial page for Emma E Missler Cox (22 Jun 1891–26 Feb 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 30843526, citing IOOF Cemetery, Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by corgilover (contributor 46859310) .
4. ↑ Emma E. Missler Obituary. Times Bulletin. Van Wert, Ohio. 27 Feb 1973.