Otto Wampler 1876-1962

[hg5-11] Otto, WAMPLER
b. 1876
n. Was this the Otto of Parker Co IN who married Eva E. Peters and had daughter Dora E. (3Nov1910)--BSW #5, p 10
l. [he1-8]Hans->[hg2-2]John->[hg3-1]Jeremiah->[hg4-8]George=>
Source: Wampler/Wampfler Database

In answer to "Was this the Otto of Parke[r] Co IN who married Eva E ...", it appears that it is indeed the same Otto. His 1962 obituary states he was born in Bainbridge, Indiana. At the time of his passing his obit shared he had six daughters surviving him along with his widow, Eva.

OTTO WAMPLER
FRANKFORT - Otto Wampler, 85, of 458 Center drive, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday in the Clinton county hospital after an illness of one week.

Mr. Wampler was a retired foreman of the Nickel Plate railroad and was a member of the Grace EUB church, Indianapolis. He was born at Bainbridge.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Eva (Petty) Wampler; and six daughters, Mrs. Ralph Fisher and Miss Dorothy Wampler, bot of Indianapolis, Mrs. Leola Johnson, of Chicago, Mrs. Homer McKinsey, Mrs. Marguerite Gould, and Mrs. Pauline Kellner, all of Frankfort.
Source: Journal and Courier, 22 Feb 1962, Page 4

In 1880 US Census Otto is listed in his parents' household (George W. Wampler and Mary Elizabeth Wilson). I have not located the 1900 US Census for Otto Wampler at this time. I did come across his 1910 - 1930 US Census reports for when he lived in Parke County and Clinton County. There is a 1940 Census where Otto is listed with an Edith and a Russell Wampler, this may be the same Otto Wampler and Eva was still alive at the time, as she passed away in 1973, so she may been erroneously listed as Edith.

Another US Census conundrum is that in the 1920 US Census there is a Noah R. Moore, age 2, listed to being Otto and Eva's grandchild - then in the 1930 US Census there is a Roy Wampler, age 12, listed as their son - who wasn't in the 1920 US Census. Could Noah R Moore be Roy Wampler? It does indeed seem that Noah R. Moore was actually Roy Robert Moore who would been would been around 12 for the 1930 US Census. Further research had me come across that Jessie Wampler married a Clyde Earl Moore in 1917, they divorced sometime after Roy's birth in 1918 and before the 1920 US Census. Clyde Moore was born in 1896 and passed in 1953. Following Roy R. Moore's paper trail - he passed away 1976 in Missouri.

What relation is Russell Lee Wampler, who appears in the 1940 US Census, to Otto and Eva (Petty) Wampler? He was another grandson of the couple. His birth record and death certificate list his parents to being Clint Gayle Hite/Hiatt and Dora Ellen Wampler. On his social security application he listed Otto Wampler as his father and Leola to being his mother, but I put a little more credence on the birth record listing Dora E. Wampler. Russell passed away in 2004. It appears he was part of Otto and Eva's household up to the very early 1950s.

So, if I am correctly cross-matching the census reports to the obits shared, I have the six daughters as follows: Jessie O. Wampler, who married Ralph Fisher, Leola Wampler who married 3 times - at the time of her parents' deaths she was married to Michael Johnson, Mary Marguerite Wampler, who married Doyle Olster then Ivan Jesse. Gould, Ruby Pearl who married Homer McKinsey then an Edwards, and Merle Pauline who married Alton Kallner. They had another daughter who died at 1 year in age in 1908.

As a side notation, Eva's middle name was Elizabeth according to the information Otto supplied, along with his birth date being 9 April 1876, in the World War I Selective Draft Registration for him in September, 1918 and Eva's own obit. One of their daughters, Ruby to be exact, set of marriage records has Eva's maiden transcribed as Petty and, in Otto's obit, her maiden name is also said to been Petty versus Peters. Otto and Eva (Petty) Wampler married 4 Feb 1900 in Bainbridge. Eva's obit follows:

MRS. EVA WAMPLER
FRANKFORT - Mrs. Eva Elizabeth Wampler, 93, of 551 E. Walnut St., Frankfort, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday in Clinton County Hospital following a lingering illness.

Mrs. Wampler, a native of Page Corner in Boone County, had lived most of her life at Frankfort. In 1900 she was married to Otto Wampler, who died in 1962. She was a member of the First Wesleyan Church.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Leola Johnson of Chicago, Mrs. Ruby McKinsey, Mrs. Marguerite Gould and Mrs. Pauline Kellner, all of Frankfort, and Dora Wampler of Indianapolis; and one sister, Mrs. Lena Brant of Sarasota, Fla.
Source: Journal and Courier, 31 Mar 1973, Page 4

Stuart David Wampler

[hm6-320]   Stuart David, WAMPLER
&nsbp; b. 11Mar1919
  m. Edith ALLEN
  sc. See [hm4-21]
  l. [he1-3]Hans->[hm2-2]George->[hm3-3]George->[hm4-21]Harvey->[hm5-223]Clarence=>

Source: Wampler/Wampfler Database

If we follow the source notation, of hm4-21, this leads us to:

[hm4-21]   Harvey George, WAMPLER
  b. 10Dec1832, Russell Co VA
  m. Dorothy Elizabeth CHANDLER
  sc. Dorothy from George Christian Wampler site
  l. [he1-3]Hans->[hm2-2]George->[hm3-3]George=>

Source: Wampler/Wampfler Database

(Side notation: I have Dorothy Elizabeth's last name as Candler in my notes. Therefore, I may refer to her, if using her maiden name, as Dorothy Elizabeth Candler.)

The link shared for George Christian Wampler site, of www.claynet.com/athomas/wampler/, leads to a 404 Page Not Found. At the time of posting this information, I have not ascertained where the site was moved to ... therefore limited, at the moment, as to what is shared on the Database. Particularly when looking at the dates involved the odds are in favor of the Dorothy, listed as the source for the information for Harvey George Wampler, is not the Dorothy listed as Harvey's wife. This also means I do not have access to what information Dorothy originally shared about Harvey George Wampler through their personal web site.

My tactic is first to uncover what information is available for Stuart David Wampler as some of that may be of help to fill in the information gap. In doing this, I came across the following:

Stuart David Wampler, 87 of Fairlawn, passed away Monday, July 17, 2006 at his home. He was a Member of the Fairlawn Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. He was born [March 11, 1919] and raised in Russell County by his late parents Clarence A. and Martha Janie Johnson Wampler, also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years Edith Mattie Allen Wampler [daughter of Jesse W. and Lena P. Allen]. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Bonnie and Bill Bradberry of Christiansburg; Elaine and David Hite of Dublin; Teresa and Rick Vest of Canton, GA; seven grandchildren and spouses, Amanda and Jake Little, David Shumate, Shawn and Kim Hite, Ryan and Jamie Hite, Dexter Shumate, Ricky Vest Jr., and Tony Vest; four great-grandchildren, Justin Hite, Joshua Mayer, Austin Hite, Camden Hite; two sisters, Frances Gobble and Beulah Morris. Funeral services will be held 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at Fairlawn Presbyterian Church with Rev. Terry Woodard officiating. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 12:00 noon at Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Dublin. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. The family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

Given Name: Stuart
Middle Name: D
Surname: Wampler
Birth Date: 11 March 1919
Social Security Number: 230-14-0896
State: Virginia
Last Place of Residence: Radford, Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code: 24141
Event Date: 17 July 2006
Age: 87

Source: United States Social Security Death Index familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V3YM-45S

There I hit a brick wall with this avenue. Going through FindAGrave links shared, for Stuart David Wampler's parents, it states Clarence Augusta Wampler and Martha Janie Johnson Wampler were interred in Temple Hill Memorial Park at Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia. On the created Memorial pages both Clarence and Martha's death dates are listed as "unknown" as of September 12, 2014. Martha is said to be the daughter of Levi Jarvis Johnson and Elizabeth Ivy.

On Clarence Augusta Wampler's Memorial page there is very little information shared (birthdate of April 11, 1874 in Carroll County, Virginia). On his wife's page, the person shared a birthdate of Feb. 22, 1879 and a(n unlinked) listing of children for the couple: Alverta Henrietta Wampler Greening 1904 xxxx, Charles Abel Wampler 1906 1996, Ray Pierce Wampler 1908 1992, Ernest Levi Wampler 1910 xxxx, Beulah Mary Wampler Morris 1912 xxxx, Alice Bell Wampler Fugate 1915 1938, Iris Ellen Wampler Farmer 1916 xxxx, Stuart David Wampler 1919 2006, and Frances Martha Wampler Gobble 1921 xxxx.

Referring back to the Wampler/Wampfler Database we can garner more information: [hm5-223]   Clarence Augusta, WAMPLER
  b. 11Apr 1874; Buchanan VA
  d. 3Sep1954
  m. Martha Jane JOHNSON (22Feb1879-9Jun1953); 24Jun1903 Clintwood VA
  sc. See hm5-223
  l. [he1-3]Hans->[hm2-2]George->[hm3-3]George->[hm4-21]Harvey=>

Source: Wampler/Wampfler Database

Which hm5-223 leads us to .. well, Clarence Augusta Wampler himself. None of the other children, listed on Martha Janie Johnson Wampler's Memorial page, on FindaGrave, are listed within the Wampler/Wampfler Database. So, using the information provided on those two sources, we have a bit of a mystery to work on in sorting the sources of the information shared!