Death Record, Bertha G. Fuchs, 1943, Montgomery County, Ohio

"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X84M-Q7K : accessed 5 September 2015), Bertha G Fuchs, 23 Mar 1943; citing Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, reference fn 18983; FHL microfilm 2,024,128.

Located the death record of Bertha G. Ailes (1888-1943), my paternal 2nd cousin 3 times removed, the daughter of Ethan Dewitt and Mary (Schaefer) Ailes.  Our common ancestor is Phillip Young.  I've been utilizing the Ohio death database at FamilySearch to update missing data in my RootsMagic database.

Bertha died March 23, 1943 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio of carcinoma of the uterus.  She was residing at 124 Kirkham in Dayton.  She was buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio.

According to her death certificate, Bertha was born March 13, 1888 in Dayton.  Her death certificate gave me the name of her mother as Mary Schaefer.

I know that John and Bertha had at least two children Walter and Mary.  I have more to search to find out if there were additional children and to learn about John's information.

Census Sunday : John G. Fuchs household, 1940, Montgomery County, Ohio

My paternal first cousin 4 times removed, Ethan Dewitt Ailes, was enumerated in the 1940 U.S. census in Montgomery County, Ohio.  He was living in Ward 7 of the city of Dayton in the household of his son-in-law, John G. Fuchs.

1940 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Ohio, population schedule, Ward 7, Dayton, enumeration district (ED) 94-117, SD 3, sheet 11B, dwelling 236, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Februay 2015); National Archives, Washington D.C..

The family consisted of John G. Fuchs, aged 56, and his wife, Bertha, aged 52.  John was born in New York and Bertha was born in Ohio.  Living in the household was daughter Mary, aged 16, born in Ohio; son Walter, aged 21, born in Ohio; daughter-in-law, Mare, aged 21, born in Ohio; grandson Carl, aged 6 months, born in Ohio, and father-in-law, Ethan D. Ailes, aged 78, born in Ohio.

John had completed the 8th grade, and Bertha had completed the 6th grade.  John's occupation was hard to read, it was a s___ clerk, in Soil Conservation.  Bertha had no occupation listed.  Son Walter's occupation was listed as drill press operator.

Before finding this record, I didn't have any information on Ethan Dewitt Ailes' family.  Will have to search for records of his marriage and other children.  Ethan was the son of Alfred Ailes and Melissa Jane Young.

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