10 Jul 2018                   
             Husband: Johann Heinrich BLESI    
                Born: 17 Sep 1818          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZ  
                Died:                      in USA   (see note 1)
          Occupation:                      Fabrikarbeiter (Factory Worker)  
           Emigrated: 1848                 from Canton Glarus, SWITZ   (see note 2)
             Probate: 15 Jun 1883            (see note 3)
              Father: Hans Caspar BLESI   (1771 - 1840) 
              Mother: Regula JENNY   (1776 - 1819) 
                Wife: Barbara DÜRST   1  
             Married: 5 Oct 1841           in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZ  
            Divorced: 20 Aug 1858          in Canton Glarus, SWITZ   (see note 4)
                Born: 3 Oct 1819           in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZ  
                Died: 25 Dec 1893          in Canton Glarus, SWITZ  
              Father: Johannes DÜRST 
              Mother: Ursula BAUMGARTNER 
           F Child 1: Ursula BLESI      
                Born: 27 Feb 1842          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  
                Died: 10 Mar 1842          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  
           M Child 2: Johannes BLESI      
                Born: 10 Feb 1843          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  
                Died: 26 Nov 1843          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  
           M Child 3: John BLASE      
          Birth name: Johannes Blesi 
                Born: 3 Oct 1844           in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZ  1 (see note 5)
                Died: 18 Aug 1928          in Youngstown, Mahoning Co. OH  2
              Buried: 21 Aug 1928          in Oak Hill Cem, Youngstown Mahoning Co. OH  3
          Occupation:                      Carpenter  3
          Immigrated: 20 Nov 1872          from SWITZERLAND  4 (see note 6)
                Wife: Rosina HEFTI  b. 24 Feb 1849  d. 7 Feb 1893  
       Also known as: "Rosa" 
             Married: 1 Nov 1866           in Canton Glarus, SWITZ  
           Separated: Abt 1872              
                Wife: Katharina STAUB  b. 28 Mar 1852  d. 31 Oct 1907  
          Birth name: Ann Katharina Staub 
             Married: 30 Jul 1882          in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. OH  5
           F Child 4: Ursula BLESI      
                Born: 21 Jan 1847          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  
           F Child 5: Regula BLESI      
                Born: 24 Jan 1849          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  
                Died: 29 Jan 1849          in Sool, Canton Glarus, SWITZERLAND  

Sources:
(1) Wild, Patrick, The Glarus Wild Family Tree, http://www.wildglarus.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse. 
(2) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 50581 of 18 Aug 1928 for John Blase 
of Youngstown. Cause: Chronic Nephritis with Senile Gangrene of Foot. Informant: Mrs. Lewis Ball of Youngstown. 
(Certified Copy). 
(3) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics. 
(4) Ancestry.Com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.Com. 
(5) Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, Blase-Landolt; 30 Jul 1882; Vol. 25; Pg. 291. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Date and location unknown.
Note (2) Declaired missing in 1848 when he emigrated to America alone.
Note (3) Declared deceased for probate to proceed in Glarus.
Note (4) Divorced following John's apparent desertion of Barbara and children.
Note (5) Census data is inconsistant. Swiss records give his birthdate as 3 Oct 1844
while 6 Oct 1844 is listed on his death certificate whith daughter Elsie being
the informant.
Note (6) Arrived at Port of New York aboard the "Cimbria" which sailed from Hamburg
and Havre. Appears to have been accompanied by Samuel Kaltermieder, 23, tailor
from Switzerland.

The Ball Family of Carter's Run
Copyright © 2018, James D. Ball
Uniontown, OH
jd_ball2001@yahoo.com

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