John FRIZZELL & Martha Ann HOWELL & Elizabeth SMITH

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John FRIZZELL
Martha Ann HOWELL
Elizabeth SMITH

Husband: John FRIZZELL / FRIZZLE
Birth: 01 Jan 1812, OH
Death: Sep/Oct 1858, Washington Twp., Elkhart Co., IN
Will signed: 1 Sep 1858
Will proved: 8 Oct 1858
Occupation: farmer
Father: Solomon FRIZZELL, in 1820 census of Fairfield Co., OH
Mother: Ruth __?__, widow in 1830 census of Fairfield Co., OH

Marriage-1: 5 Jul 1835, Fairfield Co., OH

Wife-1: Martha Ann HOWELL
Birth: 25 Jan 1815
Death: 1836-40, Fairfield Co., OH
Occupation: homemaker

The fact that Ruth was Martha's only child suggests she died closer to 1836 than to 1840.

Marriage-2: 2 Dec 1841, Miami Co., OH

Wife-2: Elizabeth SMITH
Birth: 15 Jan 1816, Wuerttemberg [Germany]
Death: 9 Nov 1898, Hayes Twp., McPherson Co., KS
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m2. 14 Feb 1865, Elkhart Co., IN, Solomon HUFF; m3. 8 Jan 1871, Elkhart Co., IN, William SWINEHART

I find it hard to believe someone named "SMITH" was born in Wuerttemberg. Either she was "SCHMIDT" or she had a prior husband named SMITH, and given her age when she married John, it likely was her second marriage. There were several marriages between a male SMITH and a female Elizabeth in Fairfield Co., OH, during the late 1830s that could have been this Elizabeth, so they need to be checked out (to see if the husband died before 1841).

Child with Martha Ann HOWELL — born in Fairfield Co., OH:

1. Ruth FRIZZELL, b. 1836

Children with Elizabeth SMITH:

— born in Troy, Miami Co., OH
2. Wilhelmina/Wilmina FRIZZELL, b. 19 Apr 1842
3. Mary Ann FRIZZELL, b. 23 Jan 1844; d. 1921, McPherson Co., KS

— born in Washington Twp., Elkhart Co., IN:
4. Benjamin FRIZZELL, b. 28 Dec 1845
5. James Gilbert FRIZZELL, b. 13 Dec 1847; d. 17 Dec 1929, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA
6. John Amos FRIZZELL, b. 10 Aug 1850; d. 1926, Muskegon Co., MI
7. Romaine Howard FRIZZELL, b. 9 Apr 1858

Sources:

1. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Frizzile, John Howell, Martha Ann 5 Jul 1835 Fairfield Co.

Frizell, John Smith, Elizabeth 2 Dec 1841 Miami Co.

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5-6 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 OH Miami Co. Stanton Twp. pp. 379B-380A Ln. 3 Jno Frizzle 000 010 - 100 100 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = John (b. 1812)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Ruth (b. 1836)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 person employed in agriculture

It appears that Martha (b. 1815) is deceased and that John has a teenager — possibly his younger sister — keeping house and caring for Ruth.

3. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #10-11 of 21): Washington Twp., Elkhart Co., IN, pp. 45A-45B, enumerated 17 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Frizzle 38 M Farmer Ohio

Mrs Frizzle 34 F Germany

Ruth     " 14 F Ohio

Wilmina " 8 F "

Mary A   " 5 F "

Benjamin " 4 M Ind

James    " 2 M "

Jane Stroup 17 F 550 Mich

Caroline " 15 F "

4. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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