Family History - Naida Richards

1. Naida Richards,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Naida married Thomas Edwards (born ____, parents not determined).

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Eileen Nadine Edwards, born 18 October 1908 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Married Robert Charles Zehner.

2. Eileen Nadine Edwards² (Naida¹), born 18 October 1908 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.^{1, 2, 3} Eileen married, 29 January 1930 in Sandusky County, Ohio, Robert Charles Zehner^{1, 2} (born 23 November 1909 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, the son of Carl Christian Zehner and Jane Estelle ‘Jenne’ Gazlay;^{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} Robert died 8 August 2006 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^{4, 6}). Their marriage ended in divorce.⁵ Robert is buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.⁴

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Joanne Eileen Zehner, born 29 August 1930 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; died 5 October 2020 in Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas. Married Dean Todd.

1. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Sandusky County, marriage license and certificate, Robert C. Zehner, age 21 on 23 November 1929 (so born: 23 November 1908); born in Bellevue, O[hio]; occupation: aviator; father: Carl Zehner; mother: Jennie Gazley; not previously married; Eileen N. Edwards, age 21 on 18 October 1929 (so born: 18 October 1908); born in Hamilton, Ont. [Ontario]; occupation: nurse; father: Thos. Edwards; mother: Naida Richards; not previously married; Married on 29 January 1930.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-9, Sheet No. 11B, family of Carl C. Zehner (46, Ohio, married at age 23, vice-president, packing co.), wife Jennie H. Zehner (45, Ohio, married at age 22), son Robert Zehner (21, Ohio, married at age 21, aviator, L. C. Pilot), daughter-in-law Eileen Zehner (21, Ohio, married at age 21), son Clifford Zehner (17, Ohio), son Carl Zehner (14, Ohio), daughter Ruth Zehner (12, Ohio).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-1, Sheet No. 9A, family of Carl Zehner (56, Ohio, owner, packing plant); wife Jennie Zehner (55, Ohio); son Robert Zehner (30, Ohio, superintendent, packing plant); daughter-law Eileen Zehner (30, Ohio); son Carl Zehner (23, Ohio); daughter Ruth Zehner (22, Ohio, bookkeeper, N. O. Tube Co.); grand-daughter Joane Zehner (9, Ohio).
4. Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; Robert C. Zehner, born: 23 November 1909; died: 8 August 2006 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes the details from the Ohio Death Index; and provides the name and link for his parents and three wives).
5. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
6. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Robert C. Zehner, died: 8 August 2006; born: 23 November 1909 in Ohio; widow; father: Zehner; mother: Gazlay.
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 28, Sheet No. 5A, family of Carl C. Zehner (26, Ohio, superintendent, packing house), wife of 3 years Jennie E. Zehner (25, Ohio, 2 children, 1 living), son Robert C. Zehner (4/12, Ohio).
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 1B, family of C. Carl Zehner (36, Ohio, foreman, packing co.), wife Jennie Zehner (35, Ohio), son Robert Zehner (10, Ohio), son Clifford Zehner (6, Ohio), son Carl Zehner (3, Ohio), daughter Ruth Zehner (1 9/12, Ohio).

3. Joanne Eileen Zehner³ (Eileen,² Naida¹), born 29 August 1930 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio;^{1, 2, 3} died 5 October 2020 in Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas.¹ Joanne married, 1949, Dean Todd² (born 4 October 1930 in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, parents not determined²). Joanne is buried in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas.¹

	4	i.	Susan Joanne Todd, born 23 December 1949 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.2
	5	ii.	Kevin Dean Todd, born 6 January 1954 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.2
	6	iii.	William Todd, born 29 November 1955 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.2
	7	iv.	Kathy Anne Todd, born 11 March 1960 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.2

1. Find a Grave (website). Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas, Joanne Eileen Zehner Todd, born: 29 August 1930 in Bellevue, Erie County, Ohio; died: 5 October 2020 in COlleyville, Tarrant County, Texas (from record, which includes notes naming her parents and one child).
2. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-1, Sheet No. 9A, family of Carl Zehner (56, Ohio, owner, packing plant); wife Jennie Zehner (55, Ohio); son Robert Zehner (30, Ohio, superintendent, packing plant); daughter-law Eileen Zehner (30, Ohio); son Carl Zehner (23, Ohio); daughter Ruth Zehner (22, Ohio, bookkeeper, N. O. Tube Co.); grand-daughter Joane Zehner (9, Ohio).