Edward Louis Oetzel1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3722, (1885 - 1978)
FatherAdam Oetzel4,5 (15 Jul 1852 - 13 Mar 1903)
MotherCaroline Glabe4,6,7 (8 Nov 1852 - 24 Mar 1927)

Key Events:

Birth: 5 Apr 1885, Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 14 Feb 1912, Peoria, Illinois, Mayme Louise Mooberry (9 Mar 1891 - 26 Jun 1959)11,12,13
Death: 19 Mar 197814,15
Burial: Roberts Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois16
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
Selected Descendants of William and Elizabeth Mooberry
AncestryThe Glabe Family

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Narrative:

     Edward Louis Oetzel was born on 5 Apr 1885 in Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, Adam Oetzel and Caroline Glabe.5
     His father died on 13 Mar 1903, when Edward was 17 years old.17,18,19 Edward appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother.7
     Edward married Mayme Louise Mooberry, daughter of Louis Grant Mooberry and Louise Dora Voight, on 14 Feb 1912 in Peoria, Illinois.11,12,13
     Edward registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, reporting he was a self-employed farmer at the same location.20
     Edward and Mayme appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, enumerated 19 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their home, apparently from his mother, who appears to have lived in the same building. Their son Edward was listed as living with them.4
     Edward and Mayme appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at Freemont St., enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $6,000 and owned a radio. Their children Edward and Lloyd were listed as living with them, as was her brother, Roy L. Mooberry.21
     Edward and Mayme appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at 220 First St., enumerated 23 Apr 1940, reporting that they rented their home, for $18 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their son Lloyd was listed as living with them.22
     Edward registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 444 Bauman Ave., Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois, reporting he was a self-employed in Morton.23
     He was listed as operator of a farm in 1910, at age 25, apparently the one previously operated by his father, and where his mother and younger siblings still lived. He continued to farm until at least 1920, but became a building contractor by 1930.24,25,26 He was a trucker by 1940, reporting he worked 60 hours the last week of March. In the 1950 census he reported he had worked 40 hours the prior week and 52 weeks in 1949, earning $2,800 in wages or salary in 1940.27,28
     Edward and Mayme appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at 444 Bauman, enumerated 7 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in a different house but the same county the year before. Their children Edward and Lloyd were listed as living with them, as were Lloyd's wife Dorothy J. Crumrine and their son John.29
     His wife died on 26 Jun 1959 in Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois.30,31
     Edward died on 19 Mar 1978 at age 92.14,15 He was buried in Roberts Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois, with his wife.16

Children:
     Children with Mayme Louise Mooberry:

Citations

  1. [S3799] Edward L. Oetzel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  2. [S3804] Edward Oetzel, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, middle name shown as dash.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42814322, Edward Louis Oetzel, Sr, includes tombstone photo showing name as Edward Oetzel.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  5. [S3496] Adam Oetzel household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  6. [S3496] Adam Oetzel household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows the boy as son of Carolina's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S3497] Caroline Oetzel household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  8. [S3805] Edward Oetzel, Selective Service Registration Card, World War II, Fourth Registration, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S3804] Edward Oetzel, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 26901285, Mayme Louise Mooberry Oetzel, shows him as her husband, includes photo of joint tombstone and what appears to be a transcription of an obituary from an unidentified newspaper, showing date and city, as Peoria.
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows town, as Morton, and state.
  13. [S3801] Edward Oetzel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 25 and hers at 21.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42814322, Edward Louis Oetzel, Sr., shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  15. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Edward Oetzel, Soc. Sec. No. 343-14-3816, shows month, year, last residence as 61747 Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, and last benefit at 61550 Morton, Tazewell, Illinois.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42814322, Edward Louis Oetzel, Sr., and memorial # 26901285, Mayme Louise Mooberry Oetzel, includes photo of joint tombstone.
  17. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, place, murderer as "a fanatic named Minch," Oetzel was working on his barn, and that Minch was shot while trying to excape.
  18. [S3479] Farmdale Cemetery, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., ILL, online, shows date.
  19. [S3186] "Diabolism of Minch," Muskegon Daily Chronicle, 14 Mar 1903, dated Peoria, 14 Mar, shows name of murderer and Adam was Minch's brother-in-law.
  20. [S3804] Edward Oetzel, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  21. [S3801] Edward Oetzel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  22. [S3802] Everett Oetzel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  23. [S3805] Edward Oetzel, Selective Service Registration Card, World War II, Fourth Registration.
  24. [S3497] Caroline Oetzel household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer, industry as general farm, working on his own account, with his mother as head of household and shown renting a farm, but with occupation of "own income."
  25. [S3799] Edward L. Oetzel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer, industry as general farm.
  26. [S3801] Edward Oetzel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as contractor, industry as building.
  27. [S3802] Everett Oetzel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as trucker and industry as trucking.
  28. [S13186] Lydia R. Mooberry, 1950 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows occupation as ___bench and industry as heavy machinery.
  29. [S13187] Edward Oetzel household, 1950 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  30. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 26901285, Mayme Louise Mooberry Oetzel, shows date, city, county, and state includes tombstone photo showing year.
  31. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date.
  32. [S13193] Edward Jr. unknown subject obituary, Peoria Journal StarOetzel, Edward Jr.