Gazlay Family History
Ralph Elmer Hildebrand
Parents
| Father | William C. Hildebrand (April 1857 - 5 April 1921) |
| Mother | Christine Sophia Bodeman (17 September 1850 - 17 February 1925) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 March 2011; Last Edited: 9 March 2013 |
| Person ID | 2132 |
| Name | Ralph Elmer Hildebrand |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 29 May 1892 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 18 September 1917 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio to Florence E. Bitler1 |
| Died | 11 July 1977 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio6 |
| Buried | in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Florence E. Bitler |
| Born | 21 November 1891 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio |
| Married | 18 September 1917 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio to Ralph Elmer Hildebrand |
| Died | 15 February 1980 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio |
| Children | of Ralph Elmer Hildebrand and Florence E. Bitler: |
| +1. | Marjorie Louise Hildebrand |
| Born | 24 August 1921 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio |
| Married | 11 March 1944 in Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon to Willis B. Ruppert |
Sources
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 25, Sheet No. 1B, family of Wm. Hildebrand (43, Germany, Apr 1857, janitor, schoolhouse), wife of 15 years Sophia Hildebrand (49, Ohio, Sep 1850, 2 children, 2 living), son Carl Hildebrand (14, Ohio, March 1886), son Ralph Hildebrand (8, Ohio, May 1892).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 23, Sheet No. 23A; family of William Hildebrand (52, Germany, janitor, school bldg., immigrated 1882); wife of 25 years Sophie Hildebrand (58, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living); son Ralph Hildebrand (18, Ohio, janitor, school bldg.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 20A; family of Ralph Hildebrand (20, Ohio, railroad clerk, St. railroad); wife Florence Hildebrand (28, Ohio). They are living next door to his parents, William and Sophia Hildebrand.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-3, Sheet No. 15A; family of Ralph E. Hildebrand (47, Ohio, agent for Penn. Railroad); wife Florence M. Hildebrand (47, Ohio); daughter Marjorie L. Hildebrand (18, Ohio); brother-in-law Jesse C. Bitler (52, Ohio, odd jobs).
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Hildebrand, Ralph E.; died: 11 July 1977 in Toledo, Lucas [County], Ohio; age 86.
- Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Finlay, Hancock Cemetery, Ohio; Hildebrand, Ralph: Ralph E. / Hildebrand / 1892-1977 [from headstone].