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Big Dog's
Applegarth Newsletter
 What's New in the Kennel
1905 Applegarth Family Reunion
21 September 1999.
A very special thanks goes out to Joe & Flora VerStraten for providing the following picture taken in 1905 at an Applegarth Family Reunion. Flora is the granddaughter of Gertrude May Mussard, the daughter of Rosalee Applegarth Mussard. Flora and I just discovered each other a couple of months ago and have been able to piece together quite a bit of the family since then. She has sent two versions of the same picture, one is normal sized, the other enhanced. I have only gotten the "enhanced" version to load, so please have a look and if you happen to recognize anyone from an old family photo of your grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc., please let me know.
 The Applegarth 1905 Family Reunion (enhanced)
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News & Special Events
Huber Heights, Ohio
July 3, 1999 Joe Junior Ties the Knot
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Applegarth are proud to announce the wedding of thier son Joseph R. Applegarth Jr. and Lori Tamara Lynn Schroy. The nuptials were held at the Fishburg Road Church of Christ in Huber Heights, Ohio. Over 100 friends and relatives attended the ceremony.
Dawn Golish, sister of the Groom was on of the four Brides Maids attending. Dawn's husband, Brian Golish served the Groom as Best Man. Also attending to the Bride and Groom were Joe Jr.'s son Tyler, Tammy's son Joseph, Dawn and Brian's daughter Brianna and Brittani Renee Morvatz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morvatz, the Groom's step-brother.
Immediately following the nuptials, a reception was held for the Bride and Groom at the home of Joseph Applegarth Sr. and his lovely wife Karen. A good time was had by all.
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Applegarth - Schroy Wedding a Big Success
5215 Ottawa Drive
Fairborn, Ohio 4532414 August 1999
Earlier this month, I received a letter from a newly discovered cousin named Ethel. She is the granddaughter of Albert Allison APPLEGARTH. I will only refer to her by her first name in this article since I don't have her permission to do otherwise. If you would like to contact her personally, email me with your request and I'll contact her for you. The following is a transcript of the letter that she sent me. Everything quoted comes from the letter, if it's not, it's information that I have discovered through my own research.
APPLEGARTH, Albert Allison, married Mary ROBSON. She was from St. Clairsville, Ohio. They had 7 children. They are as follows: Lora L. APPLEGARTH, Jan. 10, 1900 and she married Russell SCHAFER, he was superintendent of schools in Stuebenville & Alliance, Ohio. They had three children.&nbps; PRIVATE.
Albert's marriage to Mary is listed on page 110 of Belmont County, Ohio, Marriages. The record reads:Applegarth, Albert A
LANOY, Mary (Mrs) r Belmont 25 Dec 1898 Ethel's family knew Mary as Mary ROBSON and the title "Mrs." in the record would indicate that she, in all likelihood, had been previously married.
Information found in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) provided the following information on Russell SCHAFER:Russell Schafer, SS issued in Ohio, b. 15 Dec 1896, d. Sep 1984, last residence: Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. I haven't been able to determine if this is, or is not the right Russell but he was the only one listed and the information is close enough to assume as true at this point in time.
Ada I. APPLEGARTH, born July 19, 1901. She married a Foster and they live in the Pittsburg area. They had two sons. PRIVATE
Cecil J. APPLEGARTH, born Sept. 02, 1902. He also lived in the Pittsburg area and had 2 sons PRIVATE.
A search of the SSDI produced the following information on Cecil:
Cecil Applegarth, SS issued in Ohio, b. 2 Sep. 1903 (in Ethel's letter, his DoB is listed as 2 Sep. 1902), d. Jun 1975 in PA, last residence: Dravosburg, Allegheny, PA 15034.
Mary APPLEGARTH , born Jan 29, 1906. She died during child birth in the 20's.
Branson K. APPLEGARTH born Sept 14, 1908 and died Dec 20, 1997. He married Irene Blanch Speece an sorry to say I don't know the year. . .He had 4 children, Warren, Howard (Hardy), Larry and Ethel. PRIVATE
Evelyn L. APPLEGARTH PRIVATE. Thru the first marriage, she had 3 children, Mary Lou, Peggy and Jim. PRIVATE
Velva R. APPLEGARTH born May 31, 1914 and I only know she had a son named Terry bit I dont know the last name.
. . .Albert Allison was from Bellaire and some of the Applegarths are in the New Philadelphia (Ohio) area. He mentioned a Joe APPLEGARTH from the Cleveland area
NOTE: Since receiving Ethel's letter, I received a copy of the Death Certificate for Albert Allison APPLEGARTH and from it came the following information:
Place of Death: County of Belmont, Township of Wheeling, Registration District No 4167, File No 19514, Registration No 14
Full NameAlbert A. APPLEGARTH, sex: male, color or race: white, marital status: Divorced
Date of Birth May 6, 1877
Age (at time of death), 42 yrs, 9 mos, 25 ds.
Occupation Coal Miner
BirthplaceOhio
Name of Father John Applegarth
Birthplace of Father West Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother Mary J Ruffer (should be spelled Rufer)
Birthplace of Mother Ohio
Informant David Applegarth, Maynard, O (David was my g-grandfather)
The physician certified that he had attended Albert from Feb 19, 1920 to Mar 1, 1920 and the cause of death was Broncho-Pneumonia (actual spelling, Contributory (secondary) cause Influenza. Signed by J.B. Martin, Mar 3, 1920 in Maynard, Ohio.
Place of Burial Harrisville, O, Mar. 4, 1920, undertaker L.C. Watson, Maynard, O.
Informant signature (in ink)D.J. Applegarth, June 14, 1920, witnessed by W.L. Pollock
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 Fruit from the Tree
31 August 1999I just received an email from my recently discovered cousin, Ethel Shaffer (Applegarth). She's the daughter of Branson K., and granddaughter of Albert Allison Applegarth. The email reads, quoting the proud great-aunt:
"Hey, add one more to the tree, a baby boy, Brandon Matthew Applegarth born today to Jeff and Chris Applegarth of Massillon Ohio, This is my brother Howards first grandson. This is also the first great grandchild that my dad didn't get to see. I miss him.. E"
Personally, I'd like to thank Ethel for sharing the news. I'd like to offer a collective "congratulations" from all of the "extended" family to the proud parents, grandparents, and of course great-aunts on Brandon Matthew's birth. May he enjoy a happy and prosperous life.
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