Clarence Elmer Overholt

Brief Life History of Clarence Elmer

When Clarence Elmer Overholt was born on 11 March 1887, in Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, United States, his father, John Harvey Overholt, was 29 and his mother, Charlotte Amanda Bowers, was 27. He married Elva Leota Barthalow on 4 May 1910, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 28 January 1976, in Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Elmer Overholt
1887–1976
Elva Leota Barthalow
1891–1935
Marriage: 4 May 1910
Bernard Wilfred Overholt
1911–1976
Donald Richard Overholt
1913–1926
Anna Darlene Overholt
1915–2007
Edith May Overholt
1916–
Clarence Leo Overholt
1919–1992
Lawrence Cecil Overholt
1919–2011
Lillian Margaret Overholt
1920–2004
Mary Magdalene Overholt
1922–2003
Daisy Bell Overholt
1924–1926
Daniel Boone Overholt
1924–1962
Donald Mordeci Overholt
1928–2008

Sources (30)

  • Clarance E Oberholtz in household of John H Oberholtz, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clarence E. Overhalt, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Clarence Elmer Overholt, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swiss German and German Oberholtzer and probably also of German Oberholz, a topographic name from Middle High German ober ‘above’ (or German ober- ‘upper’) + holz ‘wood’.

Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Overholt, a compound of over ‘upper’ and holt ‘grove, wood’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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