Imelda,

I have been looking for Elmers first family with no luck. he is found in the 1900 census with his father Benjamin and three children, as follows:

1900 Federal Census, Ohio, Columbiana County, Fairfield Township, ED: 5, Series: T623, Roll: 1248, Page: 122A, June 21
Sheet 20A
44, 325, 328, Firestone, Benjamin, Head, W, M, Nov 1831, 68, M, 37, , , Ohio, Maryland, Ohio, , , , Farmer, 0, , Yes, Yes, Yes, O, F, F, 194
45, 325, 328, Firestone, Catherine, Wife, W, F, May 1838, 62, M, 37, 3, 3, Ohio, Maryland, Maryland, , , , , , , Yes, Yes, Yes, , , ,
46, 325, 328, Firestone, Elmer S, Son, W, M, Aug 1863, 36, M, 12, , , Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, , , , Farm Laborer, 0, , Yes, Yes, Yes, , , ,
47, 325, 328, Firestone, Catherine A, Grand Daughter, W, F, Feb 1891, 9, S, , , , Nebraska, Ohio, Michigan, , , , , , 9, Yes, Yes, Yes, , , ,
48, 325, 328, Firestone, Abraham A, Grand Son, W, M, Aug 1895, 4, S, , , , Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
49, 325, 328, Firestone, Clinton D, Grand Son, W, M, July 1896, 3, S, , , , Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, , , , , , , , , , , , ,


It appears the wife was alive but where? Elmer is found in Cleveland in 1910 and listed as being single. There is no trace of the children after 1900. I haven't looked at the listing of the cemetery(s) in Fairfield Twp, Columbiana Co., OH yet to see if the children are buried there but it is a guess that perhaps they were adopted out. Don't know why he is listed as single in 910 instead of divorced or widowed. The children could also have been adopted by the mother and a second husband. Since I am so close to Columbiana, and we have many of the resources for that county at the library, I will se what if anything is listed in the probate records there and let you know.

Did you ever get a response on Elmers will?

Just FYI, we share Nicholaus Feuerstein and Anna Catheirne Nonnenmacher as common ancestrors.

Denny Shirer, Canton, Ohio