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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.
Mary's father shows 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
Mary died in a nursing home at the age of 93.[5]
Census Records
United States Census, 1910 for Joseph Oesting[6]
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.
| Name | Role | Gender | Age | Birthplace |
| 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, 1910 for Joseph H Royer[7]
The 1940 census found Joseph Royer with his wife Mary J. (Oesting) Royer, living in Cincinnati, Ohio with their sons Robert and Richard.
| Name | Role | Gender | Age | Birthplace |
| Joseph H Royer | Head | M | 39 | Ohio |
| Mary J Royer | Wife | F | 39 | Ohio |
| Robert J Royer | Son | M | 7 | Ohio |
| Richard G Royer | Son | M | 3 | Ohio |
Sources
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKKP-NJ6 : 8 December 2014), Mary J Royer, 16 Nov 1993; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 29595, certificate number 085749, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWPT-X5Y : 17 May 2014), Mary J Royer in household of Joseph H Royer, Ward 25, Cincinnati City, Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91-461, sheet 7B, family 163, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3202.