Thomas Edward Householder (1894 - 1956)

Born 21 Jan 1894 in Saline Township, Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Delsia Bell (Huber) Householder — married 7 Jan 1948 in Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Died 23 Sep 1956 at age 62 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Biography

Thomas Edward Housholder was born 21 Jan 1894 in Saline Township, Jefferson, Ohio. ^[1]

When the 1900 census was taken, he was 6 years old (born Jan 1894) and living in Saline Township Irondale village, Jefferson, Ohio with his parents and four younger siblings. ^[2]

In 1910 he was living with his family in Saline, Jefferson, Ohio. ^[3]

He married Georgianna M. Cousins on 20 Oct 1917 in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia. ^[4]

In 1920 he and Georgianna were living in Hancock, West Virginia with their two young sons. ^[5]

By 1930 the family had grown to have six children, and they were living in Butler Magisterial District, Hancock, West Virginia. ^[6]

In 1940 Thomas was a married lodger living in a household with Elsie Kidder, a divorcee) and her two teenage sons in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio. All four had been living in Hancock, West Virginia in 1935. Thomas worked as a roller in a steel mill. ^[7]

He married Elsie (Huber) Kidder on 7 Jan 1948 in Columbiana County, Ohio. ^[8]

He died on 23 Sep 1956 ^[9] at Gill Memorial Hospital in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio ^[10] and was buried at Fort Steuben Burial Estates in Wintersville, Jefferson, Ohio. ^[11]

At the time of his death, he was living in Bantam Ridge, Ohio and was employed at the Follansbee Steel Company. He had also worked for many years at the hot mill at Weirton Steel. He was survived by his wife Elsie Kidder Householder, a stepson Earl Kidder of East Liverpool, 3 sons, 3 daughters, 7 grandchildren (not named in his obituary), 7 brothers, Clarence, Wilson, Ronald, Raymond, Wayne, Henry and Harold Householder, all of Hammondsville and 4 sisters, Mrs. Launa Lyons of Chester, Mrs. Susan Plunkett of Hammondsville, Mrs. Mabel Rockenhiser of Wellsville, and one not named in the obituary. ^[10]

Research Notes

• One transcribed version of his birth record on familysearch.org shows his birth in June, but the one cited here shows January. The January date appears correct because it agrees with the 1900 census, his WW1 draft registration card, WW2 draft registration card and his obituary.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRMH-5XC : 8 March 2021), Thomas E. Housholder, 1894.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMD7-SWH : accessed 27 July 2021), Thomas E Householder in household of John F Householder, Saline Township Irondale village, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 17B, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,289.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXZ-S8J : accessed 27 July 2021), Edward Householder in household of James F Householder, Saline, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 108, sheet 7A, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1201; FHL microfilm 1,375,214.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1SN-LBM : 11 February 2018), Thomas E. Householder and Georgianna M. Cousins, 20 Oct 1917; citing Wellsburg, Brooke Co., West Virginia, V.13-14 p17, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 869,974.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLS-BK1 : 4 February 2021), Edward Householder, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM4L-9Z9 : accessed 27 July 2021), Thomas E Hausehold, Butler Magisterial District, Hancock, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 8A, line 19, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2533; FHL microfilm 2,342,267.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFH-3RD : 9 January 2021), Thomas Householder in household of Elsie B Kidder, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-42, sheet 12B, line 62, family 296, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3091.
8. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ39-D8R : 8 March 2021), Thomas Edward Householder and Elsie Kidder, 07 Jan 1948; citing Marriage, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, p 20 rn 40, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

   Name: Thomas Edward Householder

   Birth Date: 21 Jan 1894

   Death Date: 23 Sep 1956

   Claim Date: 6 Oct 1956

   SSN: 296101861

   Notes: 05 Aug 1977: Name listed as THOMAS EDWARD HOUSEHOLDER

10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Obituary for Thomas Edward Householder in The Evening Review (East Liverpool, Ohio), 25 Sep 1956, Page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82298358/
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/110548022/thomas-e-householder : accessed 24 July 2021), memorial page for Thomas E Householder (21 Jan 1894–1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110548022, citing Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by CindyS (contributor 18484625) .