How Early Families Looked After Each Other

I have been working on the Prechtel part of the North Olmsted First Families tree on Ancestry. I have had a lot of help thanks to the Olmsted Historical Society archives and the contributions of a Prechtel family member.

I found an interesting story and William Prechtel is part of it.

Alice Burrington was the daughter of Francis and Jane Spafford Burrington She was born in 1871 in Wisconsin she was fifth of nine children.  In 1891 she married Herbert B Moody son of Lawrence and Philinda Thomas Moody he was the youngest of four children in Aug of 1891. They had a son, Wallace Moody that was born on 21 of May 1892.   

On the 24^th of October Herbert passed away of Consumption (Tuberculosis). Their son was only 2 years old left with a 23 year old single mother.  I have found out since that Alice also had Consumption and survived.  In the 1900 Census we find him listed as a nephew in the household of Herbert’s older brother Chandler and his wife, Sarah (Sadie) Burrington Moody the sister of Alice. In the 1910 Census Wallace was listed as an adopted son of Chandler. A side note on Chandler his first wife was Pearl Burrington also a sister of Alice and Sarah.

On the 10^th of June Alice married William Prechtel the oldest son of Martin and Margaretha Haushahn Prechtel. William was the last Prechtel to own the family home that is now in Frostville Museum William an Alice had no children and lived for many years on the part of the Prechtel farm that was on Columbia Road. He was in the farming business like his parents. The house he built is still standing. They are now in Butternut Ridge Cemetery. William died in 1947 and Alice in 1958.

Wallace lived in Shelby Ohio and served in WWI here is his record: 1 Lieutenant Infantry 27 Nov 1917 from CL; Captain 9 Oct 1918. Fort Harrison Ind 27 Aug 1917 to 26 Nov 1917. 158 Depot Brigade to --; 325 Field Signal Battalion to 5 June 1918; 802 Pioneer Regiment, Infantry to Discharge Cp Sherman O; Cp Mills NY: America.

Wallace married Ladye Ferriot in 1938. He was a Vice President of a milling Company.  He died in 1977 and his wife died in 1999 Wallace and everyone else lived long and happy lives.