Harry Hart Schleppy (1881 - 1955)

Born 21 Apr 1881 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Florence M (Porter) Schleppy — married 13 Mar 1913 in New York, USA

Husband of Kathryn Elizabeth (Crume) Schleppy — married 25 Jul 1927 in Marion Co., Indiana, USA

Died 16 Jun 1955 at age 74 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, USA

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Biography

Harry H Schleppy was born 21 April 1881 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was the son of Leonidas Schleppy and Lucy Galey.

1900 census -- Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA

Matilda H Galey, head, white, female, born Feb 1828, age 72, widow, 2 children / 1 living, born Indiana, father born West Virginia, mother born Ohio, boarding house, own; Emma Sleppy, daughter, white, female, born Mar 1851, age 49, widow, 3 children / 3 living, born Indiana, father born Kentucky, mother born Indiana; Walter G Sleppy, grandson, white, male, born Sept 1877, age 23, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, dry goods clerk; Ruby May Sleppy, granddaughter, white, female, born Sept 1878, age 21, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, telephone op; Harry H Sleppy, grandson, white, male, born Apr 1881, age 19, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, grain merchant; Mary Galey, granddaughter white female, born Apr 1883, age 17, single, Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, artist^[1]

1900 census -- Louisville, Cass Co., Nebraska, USA

John M Jackman, head, white, male, born Nov 1854, age 45, married 10 years, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Ohio, machinist, own free house; Dora Jackman, wife, white, female, born Nov 1857, age 42, married 10 years, 1 child / 1 living, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Howard S Jacksman, son, white, male, born Nov 1891, age 8, single, born Nebraska, father born Iowa, mother born Indiana, at school, attended school; Harry H Schleppy, nephew, white, male, born Apr 1881, age 19, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, farmer; Ford Bretenstein, white, male, born Oct 1856, age 43, widow, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Iowa, laborer^[2]

1910 census -- Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA

Lucy S Schleppy, head, white, female, age 59, widow, 3 children / 3 living, born Indiana, father born Kentucky, mother born Indiana, rent house; Ruby M Schleppy, daughter, white, female, age 27, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, bookkeeper ____; Harry R Schleppy, son, white, male, age 25, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, bookkeeper; Matilda Galey, mother, white, female, age 82, widow, 2 children / 1 living, born Indiana, father born Virginia, mother born Ohio^[3]

He married(1) Florence nee Porter Wood 13 January 1913 in Terre Haute, Indiana.^[4]

He registered for World War I in Terre Haute, Indiana in September 1918.^[5]

He married(2) Katherine E Crume 25 July 1927 in Marion Co., Indiana.^[6]

1930 census - Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, USA

Harry H Schleppy, head, rent $54, white, male, age 46, married, first married @ 20, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, salesman telephone co.; Bess Schleppy, wife, white, female, age 45, married, first married @ 19, born Illinois, father born Kentucky, mother born Illinois, saleslady dept store;^[7]

1940 census - Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, USA

Harry H Schleppy, head, informant, rent $28, white, male, age 59, married, 1 year college education, born Indiana, same house 1935, Copying Commission Division Records Court House Historical Research; Kathryn E Schleppy, wife, white, female, age 59, married, 3 years high school education, born Illinois, same house 1935;^[8]

He registered for World War II in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1942.^[9]

He died 16 June 1955 in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[10] He is buried in Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66J4-LKH3 : 9 March 2022), Harry H Sleppy in entry for Matilda H Galay, 1900.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BL-8M7 : accessed 22 December 2022), Harry H Schleppy in household of John M Jackman, Louisville Precinct Louisville village, Cass, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,918.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK57-5S7 : accessed 22 December 2022), Harry R Schleppy in household of Lucy S Schleppy, Crawfordsville Ward 2, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 172, sheet 8A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 372; FHL microfilm 1,374,385.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27JL-MKC : 3 August 2022), Harry H Schleppy and Florence M Wood, 13 Mar 1913; citing Vigo, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005329113.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DMR-BM6Z : 29 December 2021), Harry Hart Schleppy, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:41WJ-SGZM : 3 August 2022), Harry Hart Schleppy, 1927.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4YX-C9M : accessed 25 December 2022), Harry H Schleppy, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 109, sheet 9A, line 37, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 611; FHL microfilm 2,340,346.
8. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01125; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-141
9. ↑ The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
10. ↑ Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 06
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77016494/harry-hart-schleppy: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Hart Schleppy (21 Apr 1880–16 Jun 1955), Find A Grave: Memorial #77016494, citing Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Julie Miller Curry (contributor 50225910).