Elizabeth Slupe SCHULP

15 NOV 1831 - 25 MAR 1901

• BIRTH: 15 NOV 1831, Seneca, Ohio
• BURIAL: Olive Mennonite Church Cemetery, Elkhart Cty., IN
• DEATH: 25 MAR 1901, Elkhart County, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1 OCT 1846, Seneca, OH

1.  Sarah METZLER
2.  Jesse METZLER
3.  William METZLER
4. +Solomon METZLER
5.  Meno METZLER

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[N4062] History and Photos

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The county was barely inhabited until the 1830s, but by 1860 its population had massively increased to about half the current number of inhabitants. It grew slowly from thereon, with periods of more marked increase towards the end of the 19th century, during the Great Depression and the postWorld War II baby boom. In 1980 it was censused at 61,901, and has been declining since. Since about 2000, the county's population declines by about 100-300 persons annually, mainly due to a migration deficit of about 300 persons annually. This decline is projected to continue in the future.

Almost 80% of the county's total area is agricultural land. Some 10% is covered by forest, and the rest is mostly taken up by built-up areas and to a slightly lesser extent by pastureland. The terrain of Seneca County is nearly level, gently sloping from about 290 meters ASL in the southeast to about 210 m ASL at the edge of the erstwhile Great Black Swamp in the northwest. Most of the county's area is located between 230 and 260 m ASL however. Almost the entire county belongs to the Sandusky River drainage basin; the river itself bisects the county from north to south slightly west of its middle, running through Tiffin as it does so. There is some steeper terrain along the rivers's course, formed by the occasional ravine of its tributaries. Despite the presence of the Great Lakes which make for a somewhat milder climate in the region, Seneca County has a rather continental climate, namely after removal of the forests which once covered most of it upset the microclimate. Winters can be harsh, with plentiful snowfall due to lake-effect snow, and summers are often hot and sometimes oppressively humid, bordering on subtropical. The mostly featureless surface can result in rather extreme wind chill. In a 1906 description, the local climate was actually described as "rather unhealthful".

Birth: May 7, 1849
East Side
Mahoning County
Ohio, USA
Death: Nov. 8, 1899
Wakarusa
Elkhart County
Indiana, USA

Herald of Truth Obituaries - December, 1899

The Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVI, No. 23, December 1, 1899 - page 365

HUNSBERGER. - On the 9th of November, 1899, in Olive township, Elkhart Co., Ind., of dropsy, Nancy Metzler, wife of Daniel Hunsberger, aged 50 years, 6 months and 2 days. She had been in feeble health for some time, and was suffering within the last few months quite seriously, but more recently her health was better until within a few days of her death. She was born in Mahoning Co., Ohio. In her early years she came with her parents to this county, and was united in marriage with her surviving husband in Sept. 1868. This union was blessed with three sons and three daughters. She leaves a sorrowing husband and five children to mourn her death; one daughter, Dora, having died several years ago. Funeral services were conducted at the Olive Mennonite M. H. on Sunday, Nov. 12th by John F. Funk and George Lambert. An immense concourse of people attended the funeral. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church for many years. May God comfort the sorrowing ones, and lead them all to be faithful followers of Jesus.

Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44378241

Family links:
Parents:
David Metzler (1821 - 1887)
Elizabeth Slupe Metzler (1821 - 1901)

Spouse:
Daniel Oberholtzer Hunsberger (1841 - 1913)

Children:
Elizabeth W. Hunsberger Barkey (1869 - 1953)*
Noah Metzler Hunsberger (1871 - 1946)*
Clara Metzler Hunsberger Berkey (1874 - 1944)*
Dora A. M. Hunsberger (1880 - 1898)*
Elmer Hunsberger (1884 - 1947)*

Burial:
Olive Cemetery
Wakarusa
Elkhart County
Indiana, USA

SOURCE >>Created by: Karen Hunsberger Crist
Record added: Nov 15, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44378241