Death Certificate : Adam Holzhauer (1845-1910), Erie County, Ohio

"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X88V-NHL : accessed 30 Mar 2014), Adam Holzhauer, 07 Oct 1910; citing Huron, Erie, Ohio, reference cn 54608; FHL microfilm 1952609.

Located the death certificate of Adam Holzhauer (1845-1910), husband of Mary Elizabeth (Haley) Holzhauer, at FamilySearch.  A couple of things stand out about this death certficate.

First of all, the cause of death - strangulation due to hanging himself - suicide.  Such a sad ending.  

Next, the date of death is not filled out, only the date of burial.  Did they not know when exactly he died?  Was he not found for some time?  Perhaps a newspaper search will yield some clues.

The informants name given as Frank A. Holzhauer of Buckingham, Illinois. This was his son, now I have another location to research.

Adam is buried at the Scotts (now Scott Union) Cemetery in Huron, Erie County, Ohio with his wife.  They both have memorial pages at FindAGrave.com

Obituary : Mrs. Adam Holzhauer (1848-1908)

Sandusky Star-Journal
Sandusky, Ohio
February 10, 1908, page 10

DEATH Claimed Well-Known Huron Woman in a Cleveland Hospital

Special to the Star-Journal

HURON, O.  Feb. 10. - Mrs. Adam Holzhauer, a well known resident of this place, died Sunday morning at a hospital in Cleveland, where she had been taken last Tuesday to undergo and operation.  An examination of Mrs. Holzhauer's condition shortly after her arrival disclosed the fact that she was suffering with a cancer in the pit of her stomach, making an operation impossible.

Mrs. Holzhauer was 57 years of age.  She leaves a husband, one son, Frank, and one daughter, Emma.  The remains will be brought here this evening and the funeral will occur Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Evangelical church.

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Another obituary located at Ancestry.com for Mary Elizabeth (Haley) Holzhauer, daughter of George J. and Rachel (Gary) Haley, my paternal 2x-great grandaunt.  This one gives the names of two surviving children that I previously did not know.

The earlier obit from the Evangelical Messenger did not give the place of death.  

Her memorial page at FindAGrave is located here.  The names of her deceased children are there as well : Jennie and John.

I've done some preliminary research at Ancestry family trees and it appears that daughter Jennie may have died from suicide.  More mysteries.

Obituary : Mary Elizabeth (Haley) Holzhauer (1848-1908)

Evangelical Messenger
February 26, 1908, page 24

HOLZHAUER - Elizabeth Holzhauer, a daughter of the sainted Rev. George Haley, was born October 24, 1848, in Fairfield County, Ohio, and died February 9, 1908.  In the spring of 1863 she came with her parents to Huron, Ohio.  Soon afterwards she gave her heart to God and united with our Church at Huron, Ohio, of which she was a very faithful member.  In 1869 she was united in marriage with Adam Holzhauer; the union was blessed with 2 sons and 2 daughters; one son and 1 daughter preceded her in death.  The cause of her death was cancer of the stomach.  She was a good wife and a loving mother, a noble and devout Christian, a regular attendant at the church services, and ever ready to assist in every worthy enterprise of the church.  She leaves husband, 1 son, 1 daughter, 4 brothers, 3 sisters and a large circle of other relatives and friends.    C.H. BUNDT

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This obituary for Mary Elizabeth (Haley) Holzhauer helps connect her to the family of George J. and Rachel (Gary) Haley.  Prior to this find, I had only tracked her through the 1860 census, when she was 11, and she was not with the family in the 1870.  As her obituary indicates, she married in 1869 to Adam Holzhauer.  This now gives me another line to track down to the present, as she had 2 sons and 2 daughters for me to research.