52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 9

Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931)

                       ~My 2^nd Great Grandfather

Birth:           12 Mar 1870         Dayton, Ohio

Death:          09 Feb 1931           Dayton, Ohio

          Age: 60

Parents:      Gerhard J. (George) Jeckering (1829-1898) &

                    Maria Elisabeth (Elizabeth) Kluneman (1830-1912)

Siblings:    

          John F. Jeckering             1855-1941

          Mary Jeckering               1857-1892

          Wilhemina Jeckering      1860-1913

          Elizabeth Jeckering         1861-1957

          Clara M. Jeckering          1863-1957

          Rose Margaret Jeckering 1874-1936

Marriage:    23 Aug 1899         Dayton, Ohio

Rose A. Horn

Birth:           07 Mar 1872        Dayton, Ohio

Death:           18 Dec 1933          Dayton, Ohio

          

          Rose’s parents were Joseph Horn (1834-1880) &

                                          Martha Maria Altmann (1833-1895)

          Both of Rose’s parents were born in Germany.

Children:

          Gerhard Cletus Jeckering          1900-1967

          Cletus J. Jeckering                     1902-1996

          Martha E. Jeckering                  1906-1997

          Norbert John Jeckering               1908-1989

          Elizabeth Martha Jeckering      1910-1923

          Un-named daughter                 1912-1912

          Irene Jeckering                           1913-1914

Joseph and his family--

(Back)- Cletus, Joseph, Rose, Gerhard 

(Front)- Martha, Norbert, Elizabeth

Sorry for the blurry picture! Here is Rose and Joseph on the front porch 

Occupation(s):

Joseph’s father owned a grocery store. When he retired, Joseph took over the business. Here is a picture of Joseph and the store- Joseph is in the middle, in the back. He looks like the splitting image of my dad here J

Store was located at 1015 E. Third St. Pictured left to right- Leo Eggars, Joseph Jeckering & Frank Raab

I don’t know exactly when the store closed, but it was sometime between 1920 and 1930. By 1930, Joseph was working at Brinkman Tool & Die as a clerk in “toys” (according to the 1930 U.S. Census).

Residences:

1880  (age 10) -     1011 E. Third St., Dayton, Ohio

          (Same residence as the family store- family lived above the store)

1920 (age 49) -     630 McLain St., Dayton, Ohio

1930 (age 60) -     2336 Riverside Dr., Dayton, Ohio

630 McLain St., Dayton, Ohio (Photo Courtesy- Google Maps)

Death:

Joseph died at the young age of 60. On 09 Feb 1931, he was walking home from work, he was crossing Webster Street in Old North Dayton and was hit by a car. The driver of the car took him to the hospital where he died later that day.

Burial:

Joseph was buried on 12 Feb, 1931 in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. He and his wife are buried side-by-side, Section 23, Lot 1 ½, space 9.