My grandmother was a GLATZ and was born in Oberlin, Ohio not in
Michigan as was previously believed. Found some more information,
which of course leads to more questions than answers.

Possibly there is a family grave plot in the first cemetary north
of the Mackinac Bridge in or around St. Ignace, MI. Also, was told
the family was prominant in the local economy and founded a motor
freight company, early trucking. My grandmother's maiden name was,
Margaret GLATZ. She married a STADLER in 1927 or 1928. My grand-
fathers first name is still a mystery. It turns out that on the
GLATZ side, there may be a Michigan connection. There is definitely
a Michigan connection regarding the STADLERS and that cemetary north
of the Mackinac Bridge apparently holds STADLER clues, not GLATZ's.

She had a few sisters, and Elizabeth FULLERTON (nee GLATZ) 1896-
1930, Margaret STADLER (nee GLATZ) 1900-1956, Erna EMERICK 1888-1964.
Other siblings after the GLATZ family arrived in the U.S. My great
grandmother is Sophie GLATZ 1864-1936, my great grandfather is Ewald
Ed GLATZ. His final resting spot is unknown.

Some are buried in Elmwood Cemetary, Old Section, Lorain, OH. So
So obviously they all moved to the area in and around Lorain
County,OH. Some in Oberlin, some in Elyria, some in the city of
Lorain.

20 Feb 11 update: added information regarding the Elmwood Cemetary
and the family plot there. I neglected to make mention of a member
of the extended family (I found my notes). Erna's husband is buried
there alongside the others. The names on the stone are EMERICK, Peter
1873-1956, Erna 1888-1964.


Margaret put my father in a foster home in Amherst, OH while she
worked as a housekeeper for the COBB Family of Oberlin, OH. She
passed away in 1956 as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage in Elyria,
OH. Not much else is known and this was learned from my father,
but he passed away in November, 2009. Can anyone fill in some gaps?


20 Feb 11 update: Margaret had a social security number but there is
no record of her actually paying into it. She was active in the Sal-
vation Army in her off-time. There are photos of her in her Salvation
Army uniform. She was of the Bretheren Sect though the name of the
church she attended will have to be researched more. My father was
raised and lived as a Fundamental Baptist.

19 Mar 11 update: as was mentioned more information was found. The
GLATZs sailed from Hamburg, Germany on the ship Bohemia 7 Jul 1892,
arriving in New York city 22 Jul 1892. They settled in Lorain County
and the family grew. My grandmother was raised in a foster setting,
herself, run by a family by the name of MOSHER in Oberlin. The house
still stands. She lived there with 25 other kids in 1910 all in the
age range of between 6-15. Margaret was married around 1919 and moved
to Michigan, Macomb County, but her husband's first name is unclear.
The 1930 census sees her back in Lorain county alone, working as a
servant in a large household under the family name MALOY, later work-
ing for the COBBs of Oberlin as a housekeeper.

My father was 'farmed' out shortly after he was born and lived with
the foster family, the SNYDERs, until he was 12 when he went to live
with the family the HARRISONs of LaGrange, Ohio until he married my
mother in 1952. He maintained strong ties to the HARRISONs until they
passed away in the 1980s. They were old when we visited them when I
was young. This family, the HARRISONs, was related to the U.S. Pres-
idents, William Henry HARRISON and Benjamin HARRISON. So far, that is
where the research has taken me. Can anyone fill in some gaps?

The question bugging me the most is, who did my grandmother marry?
Was his name Arthur or Franklin STADLER?