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William Wiggerman - line 17

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1584 Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50.

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Henry Gelhaus - line 73

Theresa Gels - line 85

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Granville, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: T624_1214; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0114; Image: 818; FHL Number: 1375227.

Source - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration Location: St. Henry, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: 1832519; Draft Board: 0.

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Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Butler, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: T625_1418; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 78.

Source - The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18. Columbus, OH, USA: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.

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Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Butler, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: 1850; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 589.0; FHL microfilm: 2341584.

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Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03114; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54-2

Source - World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945; Registration Location: Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio;

Jacob Kramer, 101, 203 South Seventh Street, Coldwater, died at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17, at his residence of natural causes.

He was born on April 23, 1893. in Loretto, Tennessee, to William and Mary (Pagel) Kramer. On September 4, 1917, he married Theresa Gels who preceded him in death on January 24, 1973.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Edward (Marie) Kennedy, Centerville, Mrs. Rita Gustin, Huber Heights, Sr. Mary Ruth Kramer, O.L.V.M., Coldwater, and Mrs. Lester (Dorothy) Brandewie, Celina; two sons, Fr. William Kramer, C.PP.S., St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and Arnold and his wife Ruth Kramer, Coldwater; two sisters, Anna Klosterman, Edgerton, and Kathryn Kramer, Wickliffe; a brother, Joseph Kramer, Erie, Pennsylvania; 14 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by six brothers, five sisters, and a great-grandchild.

Kramer was a retired rural mail carrier. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, the Holy Name Society of the Church, Royal Catholic Knights of America, and the American Legion Post, Coldwater. He was the last known veteran of World War I in Mercer County.

Services were held on Tuesday, June 21, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater; Fr. William Kramer officiating. Burial was in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

Memorials can be made to Hospice of Mercer County.

Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, handled the arrangements.

Source - Mercer County Chronicle - Jun 22, 1994