Hugh Ray Onkst (1896 - 1937)

Born 2 Jan 1896 in Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 18 Oct 1937 at age 41 in Union City, Darke County, Ohio, USA

Biography

Hugh Ray Onkst was born on January 2, 1896 in Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio.^[1] He was the only child of William Onkst and Mary Armstrong. ^[1][2][3]

Hugh married Lillian C. Sharp about 1917.^[4] They had one son, Harold Ray Onkst.^[4]

Hugh died on October 18, 1937 and is buried in Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville (Darke County), Ohio.^[5]

Census Notes

1900 Census: Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio^[2]

Peter Armstrong Head M 69 Ohio Nov. 1831, Married 45 years,

Catharine Armstrong Wife F 70 Ohio, Nov. 1830, Married 45 years, 5 children born, 4 living

William P Orckat Son-in-law M 39 Tennessee July 1861, Married 15 years, Farmer

Mary I Orckat Daughter F 33 Ohio Nov. 1867, Married 15 years, 1 child born, 1 living

Hugh R Orckat Grandson M 4 Ohio Jan. 1896

1910 Census: Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio^[3]

Wm P Onkst Head M 48 Tennessee Married 25 years, Farmer

Mary I Onkst Wife F 43 Ohio Married 25 years, 1 child born, 1 living

Hugh R Onkst Son M 14 Ohio

Peter E Armstrong Father-in-law M 78 Ohio Widowed, Own income

1920 Census: Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio ^[6]

Hugh R Ondish Head Male 23 Ohio Farming, Father born in Tennessee, Mother born in Ohio

Lillian Ondish Wife Female 24 Ohio Father born in Ohio, Mother born in Virginia

1930 Census: Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio ^[4]

Hugh R Oukst Head Male 34 Ohio First married at 21, Farming, Father born in Tennessee, Mother born in Ohio

Lillian C Oukst Wife Female 34 Ohio First married at 21, Parents born in Ohio

Harold R Oukst Son Male 11/12ths Ohio

Fanny Hare Aunt Female 74 Virginia Parents born in Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Birth, Hugh R. Onkst, 1896.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Hugh R Orckat in the household of Peter Armstrong, Washington Township, Darke, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 6A, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,262.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Hugh R Onkst in household of Wm P Onkst, Washington, Darke, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 103, sheet 10B, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1164; FHL microfilm 1,375,177.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Hugh R Oukst, Washington, Darke, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 11B, line 97, family 288, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1789; FHL microfilm 2,341,523.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66370059/hugh-ray-onkst: accessed 11 August 2022), memorial page for Hugh Ray Onkst (2 Jan 1896–18 Oct 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #66370059, citing Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Hugh R Ondish, Washington, Darke, Ohio, 1920.