422 Oak Street, Pemberville

Andrea’s research brings together Pemberville’s history, property records, and the people connected with this Oak Street address.

422 Oak St

Pembervile, Ohio

Wood County

Research by:

Andrea Batteas

History:

Located in NW Ohio on S.R. 105 in Wood County. Pemberville rests on the forks of Portage and Rinier. The Iroquois, Wyandot, and Ottawa Indians were the original inhabitants of this area. As the Portge River was an important water route for the Native American population.

The War of 1812 brought the army of General Henry Harrison to this area. His army encamped along the Portage River, in the area that is now known as “Harrison Park”. After the battle of “Fallen Timbers”, the Indians were gradually forced westward (possibly the Black Swamp), and the pioneer settlement began. THe first survey of the town was completed May 24, 1854.

This town is named after James Pember, who built the first framed house in the area. On June 8,1876, the village was ordered by Wood County to organize. They incorporated on December 20,1876.

Demographics:

Population according to the 2013 census: 1,403

Median Income: $52,267

Ancestries: German (41.7%), Irish (15.6%), English (11.3), Polish (3.2%), French (2.1%), Welsh (1.9%)

Crime Rate:

As of January 24,2016 there were 5 registered sex offenders in Pemberville, Ohio.

Crime Records of 2012,

Murders: 0
Burglary: 1

Rapes: 0
Thefts: 6
Assaults: 0
Auto Thefts: 0

The Home of 422 Oak Street:

German immigrants Fred and Elizabeth Beck purchased Lot 440 and 439 on October 19,1979. Their home was built in 1930. By the 1940 census, they had moved to another home on Oak Street and had been there for at least 5 years.

Fred Beck died in the city of Pemberville on July 2, 1947, he was 72. He is buried at Fish Cemetery. Elizabeth M Beck died on April 14, 1956, she was 78. She too is buried at Fish Cemetery.

Fred and Elizabeth Beck had a son named Raymond. He passed away before he was a year old in 1910.

The house has 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, 1 half bathroom, and 1 full basement. It is 1.5 stories, without an attic. The base area is 989 square feet, while the basement is 980 square feet, the half floor is 504 square feet.

According to the 1940 census, Fred and Elizabeth Beck were no longer listed as the current residents of 422 Oak Street, but rather Arthur (35) and Lucille (32) Hagemeyer along with their 5 year old son Lowell Hagemeyer. Arthur was a carpenter by trade and worked for a building company. He may have assisted in the building of his home. They are also listed as residing in the home of 426 Oak Street in Pemberville prior to 1940. Arthur Hagemeyer and his wife lived in together in 422 Oak Street until he died on September 29, 1983 at the age of 79. Lucille continued to live in the home for nearly 20 years. She passed away on January 15, 2006, she was 98 years old (The obituary is attached to the end of this report.). Lowell and his sister Darlene Spearman inherited the home in 2006. Later Arthur's wife, Evelyn (married in 1956) inherited the home in 2006. Lowell later passed away on October 23, 2009 at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay, he was 74. (The obituary is attached to the end of this report.) Lowell did design and build many of the homes in the area, including the home that he and his wife lived in together since 1960. He and his wife had two daughters and one son. They did have one granddaughter who passed away at infancy in 1979, her name is Dawn Converse.

Arthur and Lucille Hagemeyer are buried at Pemberville Cemetery.

Raymond Hagmeyer is the brother of Arthur. There are no obituaries or death certificates pertaining to LaVerne.

There is a possibility that Lowell Hagemeyer rented out the property until January 10, 2006. The grantee is listed as, Lowdot LLC.This company is owned by Evelyn Hagemeyer. Evelyn is 83 years old and lives at 5745 Alexander Rd in Pemberville. The grantor on February 15, 2008 is Nicole L. Nieschwitz. Nicole was married in 2014 to an Arthur D Jankoski. They currently live together in the house with their children.

Breakdown of Ownership:

1930: Home was built
1940: census report Arthur, Lucille Hagemeyer, and Lowell live in house.
1983: Arthur Hagemeyer died, Lucille stayed until 2004.
2006: Lowell Hagemeyer inherited the home
2007: Lowdot LLC purchased the home
2008: Nicole L. Neischwtz purchased the home.

*between 2004-2008 the house sat vacant, or may have been rented out.

Names attached to the address, but are not related to the Hagemeyer’s. They are only listed as using the address. All 9 are currently alive.

John Stevens
Lauretta Stevens
Kelly Stevens
Mistie Stevens
Randel Coale
Thomas Reitzel
Sandra Reitzel
Stacie Reitzel
Stephanie Gottachalk

Additional Information:

Behind the house, adjacent to the property at 417 Maple Street, is the former location of the Pemberville Methodist Church. According to Sanborn Maps the house/church was built around the 1900’s. This was a neighborhood church until 1990, when the church moved to 205 Perry St, in Pemberville.

More Information on the Hagemeyer's:

Arthur and Lucille Hagemeyer have one surviving daughter, Darlene Hagemeyer Spearman(70). She is married to a Ralph Spearman (74) and the currently reside at 22010 Mission Hills Lane, Katy Texas. Their home was built in 1994. Prior to that they resided in Baton Rouge, LA. Ralph’s brother Robert passed away January 20, 2015. Though his death is unrelated to the house, I went ahead and attached the his obituary as it gives a little history of the Spearman family.

Casualties Near Residences:

(1.52 miles) A James “Woody” Widmer passed away December 11, 2015 after crashing his motorcycle on Ohio 105 east of Bradner Road. He failed to negotiate a curve, lost control of his motorcycle and srashed into a pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 40 years old. He left behind his parents Jerry Widman and Carla Phillips, and his daughter Lacey.

(within 1 mile) In 1941, Pemberville resident, Roy Felkey of Bierley Ave died in a car accident in Ottawa County. He was 20 years old, his father was James Felkey (widowed).

Obituaries Found:

Robert Lawrence Spearman

January 04, 1928- January 20, 2015

Robert Lawrence Spearman passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, at his home in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

He was an exceptional father and a devoted husband, a cherished son, trusted big brother, and a kind stranger to a great many he encountered throughout his life of 87 years. He was one to whom marriage, parenthood and friendship were privileges and lifelong commitments, demonstrated by an unwavering devotion to those he held close.

Bob Spearman was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Mount Vernon. His parents were Harry and Lena (Giffin) Spearman, farmers in rural Knox County.

His personal nature, perhaps influenced by his mother’s Scottish heritage, was one of reserved politeness, a strong sense of what is right, empathy for those in need and a delightful sense of humor that revealed itself often to those who knew him well.

A graduate of Centerburg, Ohio, High School, Bob joined the United States Air Force in August 1950. Soon after his arrival at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for boot camp training, he wrote a letter to his parents, in characteristically selfless fashion, “to make sure you both are doing OK.” Harry and Lena lived to be 82 and 90 years of age, respectively, and their first-born son was there for them throughout their lives. Loyalty and putting others before himself were traits that defined Bob’s life.

In December 1950, at age 22, he married Bernice McCann, 18, of Centerburg, Ohio, and they raised three children together. They made their first home at Great Falls Air Force Base in Montana. Their years in Montana were few but memorable. Bob spoke often of how he had been moved by the solitude and beauty of the West.

They returned to Mount Vernon in the summer of 1954, when his service in the Air Force concluded with an honorable discharge at the rank of staff sergeant. A graduate of the Army Finance School at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Bob continued his education at The Ohio State University while beginning a 34-year career in accounting and finance at The American National Can Company in Mount Vernon.

His wife Bernice passed away in 1979 at age 47.

Bob possessed a deep but quiet spiritual nature, one that grew not from upbringing or tradition, but from the need to make his life meaningful. He was actively involved in the First Christian Church for many years. His service included that of elder, deacon, financial secretary, and as a Sunday school teacher. He particularly enjoyed ministering to the ill and elderly who could not attend services. This same instinct to seek those who needed comfort led him to volunteer with a local hospice organization after his retirement. Another notable beneficiary of his volunteer work was the American Red Cross; he began donating blood regularly at the age of 18, a practice he continued religiously for decades.

In 1989 he married Jeanne Burger and they made their home together in Mount Vernon for the remainder of his life.

He enjoyed golf, travel, mystery novels, movies of the classic western and science fiction genres, the adventures of Sherlock Holmes in literature and film, vintage radio drama, country music, owls, and solitary walks. He had a deep and natural affection for dogs and an acquired love of cats. He liked to whistle.

In addition to his wife, Jeanne Spearman, he is survived by daughter Pamela Spearman, of Mount Vernon; sons Rodney, and his wife, Anne, of Hillsboro, Ohio; and Mark, and wife, Kira, of Oakland, Calif.; grandchildren Katie (Spearman) Lynch and her husband, Rob, of Ft. Wright, Ky.; Emily Spearman of Cincinnati; Meredith Spearman of Aurora, Ill.; Nathaniel Spearman of East Lansing, Mich.; Hannah Spearman of Chicago; and Beckett Spearman of Oakland, Calif.; great-grandchildren Samuel and Charles Lynch of Ft. Wright, Ky. He also leaves step-daughter Karen Holland and her husband, John, of Mount Vernon; and their children Amy Buttke and her husband, Chris, of Mount Vernon; Kurt Holland of Westerville, Ohio; as well as Jai Keller and her husband, Matt, of Marysville, Ohio; the Holland family great-grandchildren, Trevor and Riley Buttke; and Addie, Tayte and Palmer Keller.

He leaves a sister, Louise Bierly and her husband, William, of Shelby, Ohio; brother Ronald Spearman and wife, Betty, of Mount Vernon; and brother Ralph Spearman and his wife Darlene, of Katy, Texas.

Bob was preceded in death by his wife Bernice (McCann) Spearman in 1979.

A graveside service with military honors provided by the Knox County Joint Veterans Council will take place Monday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m., at Memorial Gardens, 18260 Coshocton Road, Mount Vernon. The Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home of Mount Vernon is honored to serve the family of Robert Lawrence Spearman.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Knox County Ohio, http://www.hospiceofknox.org.