John Benjamin Spitler1,2,3 
M, (2 March 1888 - 5 October 1958)
John Benjamin Spitler was born on 2 March 1888 at Ohio.2,3 He married Lena Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Christopher John Keller and Louise Gaessler, in 1912. John Benjamin Spitler died on 5 October 1958 at Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital, Mercer County, Ohio, at age 70 years, 7 months and 3 days.3
As of June 1917, John Benjamin Spitler and Lena Elizabeth Keller lived at 22 Burkhardt Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.2
Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. John Benjamin Spitler filled out a draft card on 5 June 1917 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.2 He and Lena Elizabeth Keller appeared on the census of 20 January 1920 at Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. John Benjamin Spitler and Lena Elizabeth Keller appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 at Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.
As of June 1917, John Benjamin Spitler and Lena Elizabeth Keller lived at 22 Burkhardt Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.2
Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. John Benjamin Spitler filled out a draft card on 5 June 1917 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.2 He and Lena Elizabeth Keller appeared on the census of 20 January 1920 at Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. John Benjamin Spitler and Lena Elizabeth Keller appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 at Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Child of John Benjamin Spitler and Lena Elizabeth Keller
- Walter E. Spitler1 (2 Sep 1914 - 30 Jun 1968)
Last Edited=17 Mar 2009
Citations
- [S1783] Keller Family 8-8-43, Keller Research Files; supplied by David A. Buerk, [street address for private use,] Dayton, Ohio, USA. 2008. This is a copy of a family tree that was hand drawn in 1943. The date listed is shown as 8-8-1943. David indicated that it came from Emma (Keller) Feldmaier, which is Jacob Keller's daughter. It can be presumed that either Jacob or Emma was the artist of the tree. The tree contains no dates only a center showning John and Eliabeth Keller with branches for each of their children: Anna, Lena, John, Elizabeth, George, Margaret, Jacob, Katie and Christ and their descendants.
- [S1834] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 February 2009), card for John Benjamin Spitler, card no. 34-6-19A, Dayton, Draft Board 3, Montgomery County, Ohio; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, imaged from Family History Library film no. 1832191.
- [S1799] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 January 2009), entry for John B. Spitler, Name: John B. Spitler; Birth Date: Est. 1888; Race: White; Residence County: Mercer; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 5 October 1958; Hospital of Death: Mercer CO Joint Twnshp Comm; County of Death: Mercer; Age at Death: 70; Marital Status: Married; citing Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002, Columbus, OH; certificate: 72867; volume: 15565.