A biosketch mentions Sarah Foust, spouse of David Levering. [1]
David [Levering] … married March 13, 1850, to Sarah Foust, who was born August 27, 1825, in Baltimore County, Maryland., and was brought by her parents, Daniel Foust and Louisa Rorbaugh, in 1837, to Ohio. She died March 28, 1893, at their home at Woodview, Morrow County, Ohio.
1825 Sarah Faust, daughter of Daniel and Louise Faust, was born on August 26. Sarah was baptized on November 6, at the Lutheran and Reformed church in York County, Pennsylvania with sponsor Sarah Maenge. [2]
1850 David Levering (age 34, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Johnsville Twp, Morrow County, Ohio, in a household with Sarah Levering (age 24), next door to Sarah's mother, Louisa Foust. David was not employed. . [3]
1860 David Levering (age 44) lived in Woodville (post office), Perry Twp, Morrow County, Ohio, in a household with Sarah Levering (age 34) and Hannah Levering (age 3). David worked in laundry. Sarah's mother Louisa Foust was listed on an adjacent page of the census. [4]
1870 David Lavering (age 54, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Lexington (post office), Perry Twp, Morrow County, Ohio, in a household with Sarah Lavering (age 44), Herma Lavering (age 13), Elmira Lavering (age 9), Fernando Lavering (age 7), Fidelia Lavering (age 5), Chester Lavering (age 3), David L Dadds (age 36), and Andrew Watson (age 33). David was "engaged in no business". Their estate was valued at $1200+$9000. Daughter Sarah Levering is listed in the same township. [5]
1880 David Levering (age 64, born in Pennsylvania), self (head), married, lived in Woodbury Twp, Morrow County, Ohio, in a household with Sarah Levering (age 54), Henna Levering (age 22), Elmira Levering (age 19), Fernando W. Levering (age 17), Fidelia Levering (age 15), and Chester Levering (age 13). David Levering's father was born in New Jersey and his mother was born in Pennsylvania. David Levering's occupation was no special business. [6]
1893 Sarah Levering, wife of David Levering, died on March 28, at age 67y 7m 1d,and was buried at North Fork Cemetery, Waterford, Ohio. [7]
1899 David Levering died in Morrow County, Ohio, in January, at age 83. His spouse was Sarah Foust. [8] [9]
1899 David Levering and Sarah Foust were named as the parents of Chester W Levering on his marriage record to Tillie Keyes. [10]
1909 Fernande Wood Levering died on August 15, while living at 187 West 8th Ave in Columbus Ohio. He was an editor. He was married. He was buried at Mt Gilead, Ohio. His parents were David Levering and Sarah Foust. [11]
Research Notes:
Married 13 Mar 1850. Names parents of David and Sarah. Names 6 children with birthdates and death dates and spouse names. [12]
[1] John Levering, Levering Family History and Genealogy (Indianapolis: Burford Printing, 1897), 683, [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].
[2] York County, Pennsylvania, 1763-1869: St. David's/Sherman's Reformed and Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial 99268861, Reports death year 1892, [FindAGrave].
[8] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Newspaper, Morrow County Sentinel, page 6, column 3, January 26, 1899.
[10] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[11] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio, Death Certificates, 40372, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[12] Edward Denton Brewer, House of Brewer (Tulsa Oklahoma: 1947), 18, 77-80, [GoogleBooks], [FamilySearchBook].