Mary A. Scholder1

F, (14 February 1857 - 15 September 1937)
     Mary A. Scholder was born on 14 February 1857 at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.1 She was the daughter of Adam John Scholder and Anna Catharine Rumboldt.1 Mary A. Scholder died on 15 September 1937 at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, at age 80 years, 7 months and 1 day.1 She was buried on 17 September 1937 in section 2, row 2, in the Rochester Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, located in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.1
     She appeared on the census of 4 June 1880 in the household of Anna Catharine Rumboldt at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Mary A. Scholder appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in the household of Anna Catharine Rumboldt at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Mary A. Scholder appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in the household of Anna Catharine Rumboldt at Rochester, 2nd Ward, Fulton County, Indiana. Mary A. Scholder appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 in the household of Frank H. Kayser and Caroline Fredricke Scholder. Her obituary was published on 15 September 1937 in the The Rochester News-Sentinel, printed in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Her obituary stated:

     Miss Mary SCHOLDER, aged 80, died at 2:45 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of her brother Charles Scholder, 122 West Eighth Street, after an illness of several years due to hardening of the arteries.

     A stroke of paralysis which Miss Scholder suffered eight weeks ago while visiting in the home of her sister, Mrs. Caroline KAYSER of Lansing, Michigan, was the contributory cause of her death.

     The deceased was a life long resident of this city. She was born in Rochester on February 14, 1857 and was the daughter of Adam and Anna Katherine SCHOLDER.

     Miss Scholder was a seamstress and was employed for many years by FELDER and SILVERBURG, clothiers, and by the late William BRINKMAN in his tailoring shop.

     The deceased was the last charter member of the St. John's Lutheran Church which was founded in this city in 1872. The charter roll was signed by twenty. She was devout member of the Lutheran Church.

     Survivors are the brother Charles SCHOLDER, the sister Mrs. KAYSER, two nieces and a nephew.

     The funeral services will be held from the St. John's Lutheran Church in West Fourth Street at 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. William SCHROER officiating. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

     All those who wish to contribute toward a memorial wreath for Miss Scholder are requested to call Rev. Schroer at 483-R.ß.1
Last Edited=27 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S2370] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, digital image, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 27 March 2014), transcript, "obituary and tombstone for Mary A. Scholder (1857-1937), Find A Grave Memorial No. 44082330, records of a local newspaper, Fulton County, Indiana." Transcript by April Gross, record added 8 November 2009.