Sarah Good Metzler about 1895.
1877 Sarah A. Good was born on September 2. [1]
1880 Sarah Good (age 3, born in Indiana, single), daughter, lived in Union Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with I. R. Good (age 33), Anna Good (age 25), Joseph Good (age 5), and Ida Good (age 2). Sarah Good's parents were both born in Ohio. [2]
c 1895
Sarah Good Metzler about 1895.
1898 Sarah Good and John A. Metzler were married on October 30, in Kosciusko County, Indiana, by L W Love. [3] [4] [5]
1900 John Metzler (age 25), a portrait artist, and Sarah (age 23) lived in Turkey Creek, Kosciusko County, Indiana near Sarah's father Isaiah Good. [6] [7] [8] [9]
John and Sarah Good Metzler about 1900.
1901-03 John and Sarah Metzler lived in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. John A Metzler worked at the Iron and Brass Bed Company. [10] [11] [12] [13]
c 19xx Sarah's parents Isaiah and Anna Good posed for a family photo with all of their children.
Isaiah and Anna Rohrer Good family, perhaps early 1900.
1910 John Metzler (age 34), a contractor with his own shop, and Sarah Metzler (age 32) lived in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana with no children. [14] [15] [16]
1913 Sarah's father Isaiah died. Sarah's residence was listed as South Bend, Indiana.
1908-16 John A. and Sarah A Metzler lived in South Bend, Indiana. John was a carpenter and contractor. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
Post card photo of the Florida Good family on a dock in 1917 Sarah, John, and son Emery posed for a picture on a dock in Florida with other Good family members on a cold Sunday in December. The wind was blowing their coats. Lydian Good Sharon sent the picture on a post card to brother Irby Good in Indianapolis.
1918 Sarah posed with her mother Anna and sister Lydian Sharon and families near the beach in Florida. Lydian sent the post card picture to sister-in-law Mabel Good in Indianapolis on Jan 25. [Photocopy] Post card from Lydian to Mrs IJ Good, 1918.
1918 John Alden Metzler registered for the draft in Pinellas County, Florida. He was a self-employed carpenter contractor married to Sarah Ann. They lived at 409 3rd St South in St Petersburg, Florida. [27] [28]
1918-20 John A. and Sarah A. Metzler lived in St Petersburg, Florida. [29] [30] [31] [32]
Sarah Good Metzler with Ernest and Emery Metzler about 1919.
Good family reunion, c 1920.
Good family reunion, c 1920.
1920 John Metzler (age 44), a general contractor, and Sarah Metzler (age 42) lived in St Petersburg, Pinellas Florida with son Emery (age 6) born in Indiana. [33] [34] [35]
c 1921 Sarah Metzler and children
1921 Sarah A. Metzler, married, child of Isaiah R. Good and Annie Rohrer, spouse of John A. Metzler, died on October 22, 1921, at age 44y 1m 20d, in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. Sarah A. Metzler was born on September 2, 1877, in Nappanee, Indiana. They lived at East 225 Eleventh Ave, North. [36] [37]. Sarah Good Metzler died of a stroke. [38]
1921 Sarah A Good Metzler died on October 22 and was buried at Highland Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Sarah A Good Metzler was born in 1877. [41] [42]
1921-1930 John Metzler found it difficult to take care of Emery without Sarah's help and had Emery taken back for adoption. [43]
1923 John A. Metzler and Margaret E. Thrasher were married on January 31, in Pinellas County, Florida. [44]
1930 John A Metzler (age 54), a builder and contractor, lived on 42 Street South in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida with second wife M. Elizabeth (age 54) and children John A (age 6), Dorothy (age 4), and Robert (age 2). [45] [46]
c 1945 Several of Sarah's siblings gathered for a reunion.
Sarah's brothers and sisters and spouses with John Metzler, c 1945.
1945 John A Metzler (1875-1945) died and was buried at Royal Palm South Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]
Research Notes:
Emery Metzler and Ernest Metzler may have been adopted children.
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