The Ancestors of Robert and William Herbig
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7) Henry Herbig, son of 15) Jacob Herbig and 16) Mary Arndt
born: December 6, 1886 Madison, Indiana
died: March 7, 1980 Indianapolis Indiana
moved to Indianapolis approximately 1920
World War I veteran, 30 yrs Manager at Phoenix Lumber company
married: March 10, 1918 Madison, Indiana
The Herbig Home at 2166 Webb Street In Indianapolis
Herbig Christmas 1942
Henry and Grandson Paul Herbig in 1977 at Merrie's Wedding
8) Ethel Mae Turner,
daughter of 17) Alonzo Turner and 18) Lucetta Jane Brengle
Homemaker for nearly 60 years.
born: December 10, 1894 Madison, Indiana
died: August 21, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana
both Ethel and Henry buried at Crown Hill Cemetary Indpls.Ind
Ethel and Henry
The Henry Herbigs
Henry and Ethel Herbig's 50th Anniversary 1968
The Henry Herbigs in 1939
•Ethel Marie Herbig born: December 18, 1918 New Albany, IN
married: March 21, 1943 Cyrus Newton Gaiser Indpls Ind.
children: Sheila Gaiser March, 1945 m: May 1967
Richard Bryan December 21, 1967
Steven Bryan July 1, 1971
Barbara Gaiser 1947 m: December 1966
George October 16,1967
Dorothy September 5, 1970
David Gaiser Gaiser 1949-1961
GaiserFamily
•Esther Louise Herbig born: August 26, 1920 Indianapolis
married: June 29, 1947 John Schulmeyer in Indianapolis
children:Stephen Schulmeyer 9/15/1953 m: 1)LeAnn Wycoff
2) Terri Warwick
Stephanie 9-25-1986
3) Elaine
Nancy Schulmeyer 9/13/1957 m: Dan Cushman 9-17-1987
Brian 6-20-1991
Schulmeyer Family
Henry,Ethel, Ethel, and Esther Herbig in 1923
Ethel and Esther in 1940
Ethel and Esther in 1932
•Robert Paul Herbig born: April 22, 1923 Indianapolis
died: September 30, 1944 South Pacific
died on Submarine Seawolf, sunk by U.S. ships in South Pacific
Robert Herbig 1936
Robert Herbig 1939
Sgt.Robert Herbig
(3) Melvin Ray Herbig born: September 30, 1926 Indianapolis
Melvin Herbig in 1934
Melvin Ray Herbig
married (4) Patricia Ann Smith November 24, 1948
Henry and Ethel with infant Melvin
little Melvin Herbig on banks of Ohio River
Melvin and Robert
The Four Herbig children
The Herbig Siblings
The Herbig Foursome
The Herbig Children
The Herbig Children in 1936
The Four Herbig Children in 1942
(9) Harry Gordon Smith, At Age 18 in 1922
Harry Gordon Smith
son of (19) James Willard Smith and (20) Zeurah Rebecca Henry
born: April 26, 1904 Thorntown, Indiana
Infant Gordon Smith
died: June 1, 1971 Indianapolis, Indiana
buried: Washington Cemetary Indianapolis
Harry Gordon Smith Obit
Conductor, New York Central (later PennCentral) James Withcomb Riley Train between Chicago and Cincinnati for nearly 30 years 1936-1967
married: December 24, 1927 Kirklin, Indiana
Gordon and Sylvia Smith
(10) Sylvia Mae Lanning Memoirs in 1926 at age 18
daughter of (21) James Walter Lanning and (22) Lula Olive Laughner born: July 29, 1907 Boyleston (Clinton County) Indiana
Gordy and Sylvia in 1926
H.G. and Sylvia Smith in 1926
children:
Patsy and Bev in 1939
(4) Patricia Ann Smith: August 21, 1929 Indianapolis
Patsy Smith in 1934
married (3) Melvin Ray Herbig November 24, 1948
Gordy, Sylvia and infant Patsy in 1930
•Beverly Lou Smith: August 12, 1937 Indianapolis
died: December 1996 Johnson Co, Ind
married (1): August 12, 1955 Harold Johnson divorced 1983
JohnsonFamily
Children:Robert Johnson June 21,1956 m:Debbie 5-24-1980
Gabriella Johnson 5-18-1982
Moria Johnson 11-6-1980
Ruth Ann Johnson 9/7/1959 m:Ron Nolting 7-15-1978
Joshua Nolting 10-10-1980
Leah Nolting 1-19-1984
Glenn Johnson 2/7/1962 m: Amy Cartwright 9-7-1985
Alyssa Johnson 8-31-1989
Garrett Johnson 7-17-1991
Carter Ray Johnson 5-7-1997
married(2): Bill Thompson 1986
Sylvia Smith and daughters
Smiths, Herbigs and Johnsons in 1968
Herbig and Smith Families in 1955
Smiths, Herbigs, and Johnsons in 1966
The Chitchats were a group Ethel Herbig and Sylvia Smith were members of
(11) William Wallace Cracken, (also possibly McCracken, McCraken, McCrakin)
son of (23) unknown and (24) unknown
born: Approximately 1890 probably from Canada
died: 1922 St. Petersburg, Russia of cancer of the throat
Architect and Artist
married: May 1914 in St. Petersburg;
(honeymooned in Paris just before World War I broke out in June 1914)
He was probably from Canada and went to St. Petersburg to College
Probably on Scholarship. As a foreigner, He was ineligible to serve in Russian forces during WWI. Rachel and William met while at The University of St. Petersburg.
William Wallace was the name of the Scottish hero played by Mel Gibson in Braveheart. He undoubtably was named after the hero.
(12) Rachel Yarmolinsky,
daughter of (25) Peter Yarmolinski and (26) Emma Model
born: Approximately 1892 possibly Kiev Russia (now Ukraine)
died: February, 1929 New York City, NY of ovarian cancer
Doctor of Medicine
Hospital Administrator in St. Petersburg and Rehab Center in Urals
Rachel and William Cracken with son Louis(Bill)
children:
•Sara Cracken born: 1916 St. Petersburg, Russia
Sara Cracken in 1929 in New York City
married date: Louis Stoler July 9, 1938 New York, NY
died: November 1999 Stowe, Vermont
(5) Louis ‘William’ Cracken born: January 6, 1920 St. Petersburg, Russia
(named after Louis Pasteur)
Louis Cracken 1929 in New York City
married (6) Marilyn Morris June 5, 1955 New Carlisle, Ohio
Sara and Louis were brought to New York City in late 1927 by their mother when she discovered she had incurable cancer. Unable to directly emigrate, They entered the US by way of Canada (probably due to their father being a Canadian citizen). They were placed in homes of relatives (‘Louis’ (now known as Bill) in the care of John Edison and Dr. Naomi (Em) Viscardi, M.D.: Em being Rachel’s younger sister). Dr. John Viscardi had a PhD in Engineering and participated in the Manhattan Project as a protege of Enrico Fermi. Em was a medical doctor, one of the first women to graduate from medical school in New York, practicing medicine for over 50 years. She served at one time as Head of Obstretics & Pediatrics for New York Board of Health. She was cited by AMA for 50 years of service. John was similarly cited by ASME.
Em and John Viscardi
(13) John Robert Morris,
son of (27) William Wells Morris and (28) Juliet Walton Stockstill
born: March 24, 1899 New Carlisle, Ohio
John Robert Morris age 7
John Robert Morris
died: February 16, 1966 New Carlisle, Ohio of Adult Diabetes and a weak heart
graduated from Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio) in 1922, a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity,
New Carlisle businessman, owned and operated W.W. Morris & Son, which included an International Harvester farm equipment Dealership, Oldsmobile Dealership, National Highway Pottery, and a hardware store. He was awarded the number 1 small hardware businessman in Ohio in 1940. He was a happy and generous family man, known for his surprises and jokes and was always the life of the party. He strummed a ukulele. He was active in the community, was a voluntter fireman, and benevolent businessman.
married his college sweetheart in 1923 Middletown, Indiana
Mary Van and Bob Morris
(14) Mary Elizabeth Van Matre,
Mary Van Matre Morris
daughter of (29) Abner Augustus Van Matre and (30) Mae Lois Davis
born: April 6, 1900 Middletown, Indiana; grew up on the family farm.
died: December 27, 1991 Birmingham, Ala (buried New Carlisle,Ohio)
Mary Van and Bob's tombstone in New Carlisle
graduated Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio) in 1922. She was the first Alma Matra Queen at Wittenburg in 1921 and honored again in 1971 at the 50th annivesary. She was very active in the community and in the Presbyterian Church, a vocalist and a full time mother and wife, a life long alumnus of Alpha Xi Delta and the New Carlisle Progress Club. She taught her daughters the Greek alphabet when they were 4 years old. This started a Morris tradition, as the next twwo generations have taught their little ones as well!!
Morris' House in New Carlisle
Washington Street House
children:
(6) Marilyn Morris born: February 2, 1927 New Carlisle
MM and Mary Van
married 6/6/1955 (5) Louis William Cracken
•Joan Morris born: November 30,1931 New Carlisle, Ohio
married George Gearhart King on December 25,1951
Joanie and George King’s children:
George Gearhart King Jr. 7/31/1953 m: Agatha Conrad 1976
Becky 10/2/1979
Mary 8/231986
George Gerhart King III 9/14, 1989
Diane Morris King 1/11/1957 m: Bruce Norman Klassen 1976
Nichole Danielle 7/10/ 1985
David Douglas 9/15/1989
Julie Lynn King 3/19/1959 m: Victor Anthony Paliuca 5/2/1981
Alicia 9/12/1983
Erica 11/26/1985
Daniel Alexander 1/21/1991