Ohio Families

Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964, ancestry.com
Name: John Klotz
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1925
Birth Place: Belmont
State File Number: 1925652932

1930 Census Barton, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio, ED 7-2, sheet 5A
April 5, 1930
on East Loredo, renting. not a farm, did not own a radio

John Klotz, 27, married 1st at 21, born in Massachusetts, parents in Poland, miner, coal
Margaret Klotz, 27, married 1st at 21, born in Czechoslovakia, parents also, spoke Slovak before coming to US, arrived in 1908, naturalized
John Klotz Jr, 4y 9m
Walter Klotz, 3y 1m?
Richard L Klotz, 2m

sons born in Ohio

"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S9-YJY : accessed 16 February 2016), John Klotz, 1930."United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S9-YJY : accessed 16 February 2016), John Klotz, 1930.

1940 Census, Valley Grove Rural, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio, ED 7-3, sheet 16B
April 16, 1940
at 333 Valley Grove Road. renting, not a farm

John Klotz, 36, 8 years school, born in Massachusetts, miner, coal mine, worked 14 hours the previous week, worked 40 weeks the previous year for total of $900
Margaret Klotz, 36, 7 years school, born in Austria, naturalized
John Klotz, 14, 7 years school
Walter Klotz, 13, 5 years school
Richard Klotz, 10, 4 years school
Rose Marie Klotz, 2, no school

Margaret provided the information. sons born in Ohio. all lived in Rural Belmont County in 1935, but not in house nor in Valley Grove. Nont of the sons were working.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWDL-D8Q : accessed 16 February 2016), John Klotz, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-3, sheet 16B, family 333, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3028.

living in Barton when he was married

Published in The Plain Dealer on Dec. 6, 2013

KLOTZ JOHN J. KLOTZ, JR., age 88, passed away December 5, 2013 in Medina. He was born on July 2, 1925 in Barton, Ohio to the late John J. and Margaret (Pipa) Klotz.

John retired as a plant manager at Grede/Westinghouse Foundry in Greenwood, S.C. He served his country in the US Army during WWII and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. John was a member of the American Legion Post 309 in Maple Heights and Parkland Golf Course in South Carolina, where he achieved two holes-in-one.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years Julia L. (Smelko) Klotz; dear children Jean (Richard) Epley, Jim (Mary) Klotz and Janet (Scott) Carter; his loving grandchildren Lee and Tracy Epley and Chrystal and Tammy Klotz; and his sister Marge Mitchell. He was precede in death by his brothers Richard, Walter and Edward Klotz and his sister Rose Smolenak.

The family will receive friends from 6-9:00 pm on Sunday at WAITE & SON FUNERAL HOME, 765 N. Court St., Medina, 44256. A graveside service with military honors will be held 11:00 am, Monday, December 9, 2013 at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Rd., Rittman, OH 44270. Please meet at the funeral home by 10:30 am Monday.

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