hmtl5 Carol Ray Simon: Hiltner Genealogy
Carol Ray Simon

Carol Ray Simon

Female 1937 - 2014  (77 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Carol Ray SimonCarol Ray Simon was born on 15 Apr 1937 in Putnam County, Ohio (daughter of George Russell Simon and Sarah Ruth Hiltner); died on 01 Aug 2014 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Carol Ray Simon, 77, of Defiance died 1:56 a.m. Friday, August 1, 2014 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born April 15, 1937 in Putnam County to the late George R. And Ruth (Hiltner) Simon.
    She is survived by her 3 sisters: Dorothy L. Winkle of Continental, M. Margaret Colwell of Defiance and Sarah (Larry) Ashley of Angola, IN; 4nieces and nephews; 7 great-nieces and great-nephews; and her beloved cat.
    Carol is preceded in death by 2 brothers-in-law: Joseph Winkle and Richard "Budd" Colwell.
    Carol was a secretary at Wright-Russell and Bay Insurance Company and Bill Rose Insurance Company, both in Toledo. She was a 1955 graduate of Continental High School and enjoyed reading, gardening, playing bridge bowling and knitting.
    The funeral service will be a later date and burial will be in Monroe Cemetery, Continental.
    Memorial contributions may be given to the Disabled American Veterans and St. Jude Children's Hospital.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133708392/carol-ray-simon


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Russell SimonGeorge Russell Simon was born on 15 Oct 1904 in Greensburg, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 19 Feb 1982 in Cloverdale, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1940, Perry Township, Putnam County, Ohio

    Notes:

    George R. Simon
    Cloverdale – George R. Simon, 77, died at 8:50 a.m. Friday at the Paradise Oaks Nursing Home here.
    He was born in Putnam County on Oct. 15, 1904, the son of Charles E. and Carrie Shafer Simon. On Aug. 24, 1930, he married Ruth Hiltner Simon, who survives here.
    Mr. Simon was a retired farmer and a member of the Continental Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Post 570 and the Continental Senior Citizens.
    Survivors also include four daughters, Mrs. Joe (Dorothy) Winkle of Continental, Mrs. Richard (Mary M.) Colwell of Defiance, Mrs. Larry (Sarah) Ashley of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Carol Simon of Perrysburg; six grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Helen Gulker of Columbus, Mrs. Mary Thompson of Catawba Cliffs, Mrs. August (Marjorie) Leibius of Toledo, and Mrs. John (Ruth Anne) Carhart of El Cerito, Calif.
    Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Snyder Funeral Home in Continental, Rev. Claude Chivington officiating. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery in Continental.
    Friends may call after 7 p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, and from 9 a.m. until the time of services Monday, at the funeral home.
    The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Saturday, 2 February 1982. Page 4.


    Name:
    son of Charles Edwin Simon and Carrie H. Shaffer

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133709030/george-r_-simon

    E Monroe Cemetery 384 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH

    George married Sarah Ruth Hiltner on 24 Aug 1930. Sarah (daughter of John Nicholas Hiltner and Ida Levina Schafer) was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 2000 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Ruth HiltnerSarah Ruth Hiltner was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Putnam County, Ohio (daughter of John Nicholas Hiltner and Ida Levina Schafer); died on 17 Nov 2000 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133709037/sarah-ruth-simon

    E Monroe Cemetery 385 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH

    Children:
    1. 1. Carol Ray Simon was born on 15 Apr 1937 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 01 Aug 2014 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Nicholas HiltnerJohn Nicholas Hiltner was born on 02 Oct 1878 in Near Napoleon, Defiance County, Ohio (son of John Hiltner and Margaret Frisch); died on 05 Sep 1954 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: In the 1910, 1940 and 1950 census John's occupation is listed as carpenter. In the 1920 and 1930 census John's occupation is listed as farmer
    • Residence: John Nicholas Hiltner farm
    • Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; John is listed as a boarder, farm labor on the farm of David H. Groff.
    • Census: 1910, Greensburg Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    • Census: 1920, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    • Census: 1930, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    • Census: 1940, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

    Notes:

    Obituary

    John N. Hiltner
    North Creek - Funeral services from John N. Hiltner, 75, who died Sunday morning of a heart ailment at his home near here, will be at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the residence and at 2 p.m. in the North Creek Methodist Church. The Rev. Ralph G. Younge will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery.

    Mr. Hiltner was born in Richland Township, Defiance County, Oct. 2, 1878. He married Ida Levina Schafer Dec. 24, 1903. She survives.

    Other survivors include four children, Mrs. Ruth Simon, of Continental, Ray C. and Roy P., both of North Creek, and William A. of Williams Bay, Wis.; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Clara While, Norristown, Pa., and Mrs. Barbara Effenberger, Jacksonville, Fla., and two brothers, Chris Hiltner, Marathon, Fla., and William J. Hiltner, Toledo, also survive.

    Mr. Hiltner was a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, North Ridge. The body will remain at the residence until services. The Walls-Walker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

    The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Tuesday, 7 September 1954, page 2


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127186711/john-n-hiltner

    John married Ida Levina Schafer on 24 Dec 1903 in Putnam County, Ohio. Ida (daughter of William Schafer and Mary Morris) was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Ida Levina SchaferIda Levina Schafer was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio (daughter of William Schafer and Mary Morris); died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Levina Hiltner
    North Creek - Mrs. Ida Levina Hiltner, 75, rt. 1 Continental, near North Creek, died unexpectedly at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at Defiance City Hospital of a heart attack. She had been admitted Oct. 17 for minor surgery.

    The body, removed to the Walls-Walker funeral home, Continental, will be returned today to the residence, where services will be conducted at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, followed by rites at the North Creek Methodist church at 1 o'clock, Rev. C. W. Bollinger, Continental, Ev. United Brethren pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Monroe cemetery.

    Mrs. Hiltner, the last of a family of 12 children of the late William and Mary (Morris0 Schafer, was born Aug. 19, 1880 in North Creek. She had spent her entire life in the North Creek area.

    Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George (Ruth) Simon, Continental; three sons, Ray and Roy Hiltner, North Creek, and William Albert Hiltner, Williams Bay, Wis.; 16 grandchildren, and five great grand children.

    Her husband, John Hiltner, to whom she was married Dec. 24, 1903, died Sept. 5, 1954.

    Mrs. Hiltner was a member of the Country Women's Club, WCTU, North Creek Methodist church and WSCS.



    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127186795/ida-levina-hiltner

    Children:
    1. Ray Clifford Hiltner was born on 28 Sep 1905 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 13 Jan 1986 in Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    2. 3. Sarah Ruth Hiltner was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 2000 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    3. Roy Philip Hiltner was born on 23 Oct 1911 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 1987 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    4. William Albert Hiltner was born on 27 Aug 1914 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Sep 1991 in University of MI Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John HiltnerJohn Hiltner was born on 20 Feb 1847 in Bavaria St., Germany (son of John Hiltner and Harold); died on 10 Jun 1928 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Emigration: 1873
    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: John Hiltner farm 1885 plat map
    • Naturalization: 11 Oct 1879, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio
    • Census: 1880, Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
    • Census: 1900, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    • Census: 1910, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

    Notes:

    Martha Knaggs sent us a photocopy of John Hiltner's naturalization papers dated 11 Oct 1879. Naturalization Record, Vol. 2 page 23, Defiance County Probate Court.
    And Marriage Record - Book vol 2A page 240, Defiance County Probate Court. Defiance County Records Center, 510 Court St. Defiance, OH 43512
    (And more info print dated January 20, 2000 in yellow pocket folder.)

    Residence:
    J W Hiltner in 1919 plat map
    http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/481848/Palmer+Township++Miller+City/Putnam+County+1919/Ohio/

    Census:
    We didn't find John Hiltner as a property owner in the 1876 plat map of Richland Township.
    https://www.ohiohistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Jones-_Historical_Atlas_of_Defiance_County_1876.pdf

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81119402/john-hiltner

    John married Margaret Frisch on 22 May 1873 in Defiance County, Ohio. Margaret (daughter of Fred Frisch) was born on 10 Sep 1844 in Bavaria St., Germany; died on 03 Jun 1914 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Margaret FrischMargaret Frisch was born on 10 Sep 1844 in Bavaria St., Germany (daughter of Fred Frisch); died on 03 Jun 1914 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Emigration: 1873

    Notes:

    not naturalized.
    Buried W Monroe Cemetery 284 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81119403/margaret-hiltner

    Children:
    1. Andrew Henry Hiltner was born on 05 Oct 1873 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 15 Jul 1947 in Kalamazoo Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan.
    2. Emma Hiltner was born on 05 Oct 1874 in Ohio.
    3. Anna M. Hiltner was born on 05 Oct 1874 in Ohio; died in 1940; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    4. 6. John Nicholas Hiltner was born on 02 Oct 1878 in Near Napoleon, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 05 Sep 1954 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    5. Christopher J. Hiltner was born in Nov 1880 in Defiance County, Ohio; died on 29 Jul 1955 in Marathon, Monroe County, Florida; was buried in Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio.
    6. William John Hiltner was born on 02 Feb 1883 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 05 Jul 1955 in 437 Bowen Rd, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    7. Clara Margaret Hiltner was born on 11 Aug 1886 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio; died on 7 Jan 1962 in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 11 Jan 1962 in Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    8. Barbara Lena Hiltner was born on 03 Jul 1889 in Ohio; died on 23 May 1970 in Duval County, Florida; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.

  3. 14.  William SchaferWilliam Schafer was born on 04 Feb 1839 in Darmstadt, Germany (son of Philip Schafer and Mary E. Almanritter); died on 01 Jan 1903 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: Schafer farm, Palmer Township, Putnam County, northwest corner of section 7
    • Emigration: 1854
    • Census: 1870, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    • Census: 1880, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    • Census: 1900, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

    Notes:

    William came from Germany at the age of 14. note on back of xeroxed family photo

    Their land was heavily timbered, so "they cleared and drained the land and made a very productive farm of it. William Schafer held an elected township or county office almost from the date of his residence in that part of the county. The village of North Creek which was platted in 1879, was partly located on his farm."
    this note is from:http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:678927&id=I0631

    Occupation:
    He has been justice of the peace of this township for fourteen years; he is one of the present county commissioners, which office he has filled since 1875, and is the postmaster of North Creek.

    Residence:
    1880 - 133 acres
    1895 - 113 acres

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81040818/william-schafer

    William married Mary Morris on 06 Aug 1863 in Allen County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Henry Morris and Margaret Weaver) was born on 05 Aug 1845 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio; died on 10 Oct 1902 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mary MorrisMary Morris was born on 05 Aug 1845 in Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio (daughter of Henry Morris and Margaret Weaver); died on 10 Oct 1902 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81040819/mary-schafer

    Children:
    1. Phyllis Schafer
    2. Henry Philip Schafer was born on 11 Sep 1864 in Ohio; died on 22 Jun 1941 in McComb, Hancock County, Ohio; was buried in North Mount Zion Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    3. John Sylvester Schafer was born in 1866 in Ohio; died on 13 Apr 1926 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    4. Margaret Schafer was born on 19 Sep 1867 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 25 Jan 1950 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan; was buried in Gardens of Rest Cemetery, Wells, Delta County, Michigan.
    5. William Washington Schafer was born on 17 Dec 1869 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1948; was buried in Clymer Cemetery, Mount Cory, Hancock County, Ohio.
    6. George Lewis Schafer was born on 12 Dec 1871 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Feb 1954 in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    7. Charles Clifford Schafer was born on 26 Sep 1874 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 7 Jun 1943 in Henry County, Ohio; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio.
    8. Sarah Schafer was born on 22 Aug 1876 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 27 Oct 1940 in Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana; was buried on 29 Oct 1940 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.
    9. Mary Emaline Schafer was born on 15 Aug 1878 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 31 Mar 1951 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio.
    10. 7. Ida Levina Schafer was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    11. Benjamin Franklin Schafer was born on 11 Aug 1882 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 07 Mar 1942 in Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    12. Laura Schafer was born on 13 Jul 1884 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 01 Sep 1903 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
    13. Joseph Jefferson Schafer was born on 19 May 1887 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 10 Sep 1949 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; was buried in Willow Cemetery, Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio.