DEUBER, Charles, Clara and son Lester (Akron OH)

 

DEUBER, Charles and Clara with son Lester (Akron OH)

UPDATE - The Deuber family has been claimed and heading home to a relative!

IDENTIFICATION ON PHOTO: "Dad, Lester and Mother Deuber"

PHOTO TAKEN: Lockhart Studio, Akron OH, circa 1902

PHOTO ACQUIRED: 2022 Phoenix Flea Market, Old Hickory TN

Today I purchased my 900th vintage photograph.  This is Charles and Clara DEUBER of Akron OH, and the handsome lad in the middle is their son Lester. The photo was taken around 1902 when Lester was about age 4.

Charles Deuber was born in November 1872 in Ohio, of German parents Frederick John Deuber (1825-1895) and Mary Blumenstock-Zollman (1839-1919). He married Clara Dellenbaugh (or Dellenbach) (born about 1878), a daughter of Christian Dellenbaugh (_) and Katherine Brunny (1851-1879).

Charles at age 8 appears with his family on the 1880 Census for Holmes County OH.

• DEUBER, Frederick, head, 55, farmer, born in Wurtemberg GER.
• DEUBER, Mary, wife, 41, keeping house, born in Wurtenberg GER.
• DEUBER, Margaret, dau, 20, house keeper, born in OH
• DEUBER, John W., son, 18, Farm labor, born in OH
• DEUBER, Emelia, dau, 17, born in OH
• DEUBER, Frederick, son, 16, born in OH
• DEUBER, Henry, son, 14, born in OH
• DEUBER, Mary, dau, 11, born in OH
• DEUBER, Charles, son, 8, born in OH
• DEUBER, Louisa, dau, 6, born in OH

At the farm next door, the 1880 census records John DEUBER (42) & Margaret (36) Zollman-DEUBER and daughter Clara (12). I presume this is a brother of Frederick. And at the next property, there is 81yo Michael Zollman and his 44 yr old step-daughter Marie Blumenstock, which I presume is family of Charles' mother. 

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I actually acquired three photos of this family, one of which was likely taken on the wedding day of Charles and Clara. They were married in or around 1896. At that time they made their home in Winesburg OH, some 13 miles away from the county seat Millersburg where the photo was taken.

The 1900 Census finds Charles at age 27, and his wife Clara Anna living in Akron with 3yo son Lester. He was born in Winesburg but was otherwise a lifelong resident of Akron. 

Also living with the family in 1900 was father-in-law Christian Dellenbaugh (widowed), employed as a cooper, and brother Henry W. Deuber (age 25) working as a dry goods clerk.

1910 Census for Akron:

• DEUBER, Charles, head, 37, married 13 years, employed as a streetcar conductor
• DEUBER, Clara, wife, 31, has had 2 children both living
• DEUBER, Lester, son, 13
• DEUBER, Helen, daughter, 7
• SCHALLIOLL, Erma, niece, 25, born in OH, employed as a school
• SCHALLIOLL, Fred, nephew, 23, born in OH, cashier in a freight office

(The last two are children of Charles eldest sister Margaret, who married Charles Schallioll, although I am not certain why they are living with Charles' family at this time.)

1920 Census > OHIO > Summit > Akron

• DEUBER, Charles, 47, employed by Street car Co.
• DEUBER, Clara, 40
• DEUBER, Lester, 22, real estate agent
• DEUBER, Helen, 20, stenographer at Rubber Co.

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Charles died March 6, 1937. His widow died two years later.

Lester George Deuber served in WWI. He married Katye Grace Rogers. Both he and Katye worked as mail clerks for the Akron Post Office. Lester died 13 July 1953 in Akron. He is buried at Rose Hill Burial Park.

Helen married a dentist Harold W. Hart, and died July 21, 1991. She is buried with the rest of her family at Rose Hill Burial Park.

I find no evidence that Lester or Helen had any descendants.