This profile is part of the Oesting Name Study.

Biography

Census, birth and death records paint a sad picture of this family. The 1910 and 1920 Census records show that the four children grew up in St. Aloysius' Orphan Asylum in Cincinnati after the death of their mother, although their father was still living.

On the 28th of March in 1909, parents Susanna and Joseph had a baby boy who died at birth.^[1] Susanna died just a few days later, on the 7th of April.^[2] The next year, in the 1910 Census, four surviving children were listed in St. Aloysius' Orphanage in Cincinnati - the youngest just 2 years old. That winter, the second sister, Margaretha, died at the orphanage.^[3] She left behind an older sister (Mary) and a younger brother and sister (Joseph and Franziska/Frances) at the orphanage. She was buried in Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery.^[4] Son Joseph joined the father and his new wife in Kentucky toward the end of their lives.

Franziska/Frances was first seen on the census as a toddler in an orphan asylum, with her two sisters and her brother. She was listed as male there - probably nobody bothered to check too closely. She was again in the orphan asylum in the 1920 census, again with her brother although the two sisters, now teenagers, had presumably gone to make their way on their own. Her name appears as her sister Mary's maid of honor on a wedding announcement in 1931 in Cinncinati. In 1934, according to a record on MyTrees.com,^[5] she married Clarence Thane Dunn in Kentucky.

Clarence may have had a literacy or learning deficit of some kind. A WWII 'old man's draft' registration^[6] that lists Clarence Thane Dunn with a next of kin "Mrs. Frances Dunn" has the name 'CLEARENSE THANE DUNN' scrawled in untidy capital letters and the rest of the card filled out in someone's neat cursive. This draft registration card was filled out in Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio indicating that Frances and Clarence may have moved back north after their wedding. Clarence lists his place of birth as Reading, Ohio and his date of birth as September 5, 1894.

Clarence and Frances had at least one daughter, a girl named Carolyn.

Census Records

United States Census, 1910 for Joseph Oesting^[7]
The 1910 census found Joseph Oesting, together with his siblings Mary, Joseph, and Franziska, living as inmates of the St. Aloysius Orphanage in Cincinnati Ward 13, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Their father's birthplace was listed as Germany and their mother's as Kentucky.

• Mary Oesting Inmate F 9 Ohio
• Margaret Oesting Inmate F 7 Ohio
• Joseph Oesting Inmate M 5 Ohio
• Franziska Oesting Inmate M 2 Ohio

United States Census, 1920 for Joseph Oesting^[8]
The 1920 census found Joseph Oesting, male, and Frances Oesting, female, living as inmates of the St. Aloysius Orphanage in Cincinnati Ward 13, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Their parents were listed as German speakers born in Germany, and the children were listed as Ohio-born with a first language of German. From the cross-outs and corrections on the original record, they look like they were mistaken for German immigrants initially. Their ages are listed as 'unknown'.

• Joseph Oesting Inmate M unk Ohio
• Frances Oesting Inmate F unk Ohio

No 1930 census record has been found for Frances/Franziska Oesting, but some hint of the family's location is given with the following. The parents show as already having moved to Kentucky as of the 1930 Census, but at least some of the children still appear to have been in Ohio.

Yesterday, St. Charles Church, Carthage, was the scene of a June wedding of impressive simplicity when Miss Mary Oesting, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oesting, became the bride of Mr. Joseph Royer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Royer. Miss Hilda Royer, a sister of the bridegroom, was Miss Oesting's bridesmaid, and the maid of honor was Miss Frances Oesting, a sister of the bride. The best man was Mr. Joseph Soete. The grill of the Hotel Alms was the scene of the wedding breakfast, this cool breeze-swept room being decorated in garden flowers. Covers there were laid for 30 guests. When Mr. and Mrs. Royer return from their honeymoon, which will be spent on the Atlantic coast, they will reside at 3318 Harrison Avenue, Westwood.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday, June 28, 1931, Page 74

Name Francis Dunn Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Ward 2, Lockland City, Lockland Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Gender Female Age 32 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Ohio Birth Year (Estimated) 1908 Last Place of Residence Same House District 31-44 Family Number 183 Sheet Number and Letter 10A Line Number 18 Affiliate Publication Number T627 Affiliate Film Number 3077 Digital Folder Number 005460508 Image Number 00638 Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace Thane Dunn Head M 45 Ohio Francis Dunn Wife F 32 Ohio Carolyn Dunn Daughter F 3 Ohio Citation

United States Census, 1940 for Thane Dunn^[9]
The 1940 Census found Thane, a 45 year old married white male head of household, living in Lockland, Ohio, United States. He was born in Ohio, and had been living in the same house since 1935. Thane was reported as having completed 4 years of high school and Frances 8 years of school. Both were born in Ohio. Thane worked as an estimator for a lumber company. Members of the household were as follows:

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8Z9-NGH : 8 December 2014), Susana Koetting in entry for Infant Oesting, 28 Mar 1909; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 13699; FHL microfilm 1,926,957.
2. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Z2-J89 : 8 December 2014), Susanna Oesting, 07 Apr 1909; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 19449; FHL microfilm 1,927,087.
3. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X88X-XFJ : 8 December 2014), Margaretha Oesting, 29 Sep 1910; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 50098; FHL microfilm 1,952,607.
4. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VTWN-MTV : 24 June 2015), Marg Oesting, died 29 Sep 1910; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, St. Bernard, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.
5. ↑ http://www.mytrees.com/ancestry-family/ca004235-9089-0/Clarence20-and-Frances-DUNN-married-1934-in-Kentucky.html
6. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X58R-L3R : 8 April 2016), Clearence Thane Dunn, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLJF-Y65 : accessed 31 May 2016), Joseph Oesting in household of Mary Oesting, Cincinnati Ward 13, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 11A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,202.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDTD-1GB : 7 December 2015), Joseph Osting, Cincinnati Ward 13, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,391.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWXL-7F1 : 17 May 2014), Francis Dunn in household of Thane Dunn, Ward 2, Lockland City, Lockland Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-44, sheet 10A, family 183, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3077.