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1906 John E Detwiler, age 28, of Foraker, Indiana, and Edna M Johnson, age 26, of New Paris, were married on December 25, 1906, in Elkhart County, Indiana. D D Spangler was the officiator. John E Detwiler, child of Joseph Detwiler and Malinda Culp, was born on April 19, 1878, in Harrison Twp. Edna M Johnson, child of Amanah Johnson and Mary M Moss, was born on May 12, 1880, in Dekalb, Indiana. The license was issued on December 24, 1906. [1]

1910 John C Detwiler (age 32, born in Indiana, married for 3 years) lived in Jackson Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with Edna M Detwiler (age 30), Thelma L Detwiler (age 2), and Joseph A Detwiler (age 0). John C Detwiler's father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in Ohio. John C Detwiler could read and write. John C Detwiler's occupation was laborer, Odd Jobs. [2]

1918 John E Detwiler, age 40, of Topeka, Indiana, and Mary I Workman, age 26, of Warsaw, Indiana, were married on November 2, 1918, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Leslie J Naftzger was the officiator. John E Detwiler, child of Joseph R Detwiler and Malinda Culp, was born on April 19, 1878, in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. Mary I Workman, child of Charles Manier and Ella Justice, was born on March 21, 1892, in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana. The license was issued on November 2, 1918. [3]

1920 John E Detwiler (age 41, born in Indiana, married) lived in Eden Twp, LaGrange County, Indiana, in a household with Mary Detwiler (age 27), Josephine Detwiler (age 16), Thelma Detwiler (age 12), Joseph Detwiler (age 10), Hilda Detwiler (age 6), Gwendolyn Workman (age 4), and Mary K Dewiler (age 0). John E Detwiler's father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in Ohio. John E Detwiler could read and write. John E Detwiler's occupation was scullion farmer, Hardware, wage or salary. [4]

1930 John I Detwiler (age 51, born in Indiana, married, first married at age 21) lived in Milton Twp, Cass County, Michigan, in a household with Mary I Detwiler (age 38), Joseph A Detwiler (age 20), Mary K Detwiler (age 10), John I Detwiler (age 9), Marjorie R Detwiler (age 6), and Gwendolyn Workman (age 14). John I Detwiler's father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in United States. John I Detwiler's occupation was laborer, Factory Auto. John I Detwiler's residence was on a farm. The residence had a radio. [5]

1940 John Detwiler (age 62, born in Indiana, married) lived in Stouts Twp, Franklin County, Alabama, in a household with Belle Detwiler (age 40). John Detwiler's occupation was farmer,. John Detwiler's residence was on a farm. The highest grade of school he had completed was High School, 4th year. [6]

1958 John Ervin Detwiler died on Jan. 5, 1958 and was buried at Old Bethel Cemetery, Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama. John Ervin Detwiler was born Apr. 13, 1878. [7] An obituary reported:

John E. Detwiler, 79, died at his residence at 8 p.m. Sunday. … He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bell Detwiler, Russellville, Route 4; a son, Joe Detwiler, Kalamazoo, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs Frank Noffsinger, Mrs. Kenneth Schoffield, both of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs Paul Reed, Edwardsburg, Mich., Mrs Mary Kohler, Mishawauka, Ind.; a sister Mrs. Martha Christophel, Bristol, Ind.; four brothers, Moody, Charlie, Sam, and Henry Detwiler, all of Bristol, Ind.; 17 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.


Footnotes:

[1] [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord], [FHLFilmCatalog].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord], [FHLFilmCatalog].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] Find A Grave Memorial 35800651, [FindAGrave].