Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Florence E. Bitler


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Florence E. Bitler and two of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Florence E. Bitler,1 born 21 November 1891 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4 died 15 February 1980 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.2 Florence married, 18 September 1917 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, Ralph Elmer Hildebrand1 (born 29 May 1892 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, the son of William C. Hildebrand and Christine Sophia Bodeman;1, 3, 4, 5, 6 Ralph died 11 July 1977 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio7). Florence and Ralph are buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio.8, 9

Child of Florence E. Bitler and Ralph Elmer Hildebrand:

+2i. Marjorie Louise Hildebrand, born 24 August 1921 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio. Married Willis B. Ruppert.

  1. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  2. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Hildebrand, Florence; died: 15 February 1980 in Bowling Green, Wood [County], Ohio; born: 21 November 1891 in Ohio; widow; father: Bitler; mother: Mary; buried: Findley, Hancock [County], Ohio.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 20A; family of Ralph Hildebrand (20, Ohio, railroad clerk, St. railroad); wife Florence Hildebrand (28, Ohio). They are living next door to his parents, William and Sophia Hildebrand.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-3, Sheet No. 15A; family of Ralph E. Hildebrand (47, Ohio, agent for Penn. Railroad); wife Florence M. Hildebrand (47, Ohio); daughter Marjorie L. Hildebrand (18, Ohio); brother-in-law Jesse C. Bitler (52, Ohio, odd jobs).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 25, Sheet No. 1B, family of Wm. Hildebrand (43, Germany, Apr 1857, janitor, schoolhouse), wife of 15 years Sophia Hildebrand (49, Ohio, Sep 1850, 2 children, 2 living), son Carl Hildebrand (14, Ohio, March 1886), son Ralph Hildebrand (8, Ohio, May 1892).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 23, Sheet No. 23A; family of William Hildebrand (52, Germany, janitor, school bldg., immigrated 1882); wife of 25 years Sophie Hildebrand (58, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living); son Ralph Hildebrand (18, Ohio, janitor, school bldg.).
  7. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Hildebrand, Ralph E.; died: 11 July 1977 in Toledo, Lucas [County], Ohio; age 86.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Finlay, Hancock Cemetery, Ohio; Hildebrand, Florence: Florence / Hildebrand / 1891-1980 [from headstone].
  9. Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Finlay, Hancock Cemetery, Ohio; Hildebrand, Ralph: Ralph E. / Hildebrand / 1892-1977 [from headstone].
Second and Third Generations
2. Marjorie Louise Hildebrand2 (Florence 1), born 24 August 1921 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.1, 2 Marjorie married, 11 March 1944 in Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, Willis B. Ruppert1 (born 17 May 1921 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, parents not determined1).

Child of Marjorie Louise Hildebrand and Willis B. Ruppert:

 3i. Karen Louise Ruppert, born 21 April 1948 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio.1

  1. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-3, Sheet No. 15A; family of Ralph E. Hildebrand (47, Ohio, agent for Penn. Railroad); wife Florence M. Hildebrand (47, Ohio); daughter Marjorie L. Hildebrand (18, Ohio); brother-in-law Jesse C. Bitler (52, Ohio, odd jobs).