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Emogean Eileen ENLOW

Emogean Eileen ENLOW

Female 1917 - 1983  (65 years)

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  • Name Emogean Eileen ENLOW 
    Born 21 Nov 1917  Holland, Dubois Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Although marriage records of at least two of her children identify their parents as Emogean Enlow and Clarence Rheinhardt, there is no evidence in census or other records that she was ever married to anyone before Dennis Seckman. Rather, her own birth record identifes her own father as Clarence Rheinhardt.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Cass Twp, Dubois Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Holland, Dubois Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Butler District, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died Aug 1983  [1, 2] 
    Buried New Cumberland Cemetery, New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Name on headstone: Emogean E. Seckman. The stone is shared with her mother, Bertha E. Enlow.
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Dubois County, Indiana (Cass Township - Western Part), enumerated on April 16/18, 1910:
      Head of household Louisa Steinkamp, 61, b. Ind, widowed, mother of 4 children (3 still living); Bertha Enlow, 21, b.Ind, single, post office clerk.
      Note: Bertha's relationship or status in the household not indicated.

      1920 Census, Dubois County, Indiana (Cass Township), enumerated on January 19/20/21, 1920:
      Head of household Mary Louisa Steinkamp, 70, widowed; Bertha Enlow, 31, single, post office clerk; Emma Jean Rheinhardt, 2 yr 2 mo. All born in Indiana.
      Note: The relationship of Berth and Emma Jean to the head of household, or to each other, was not indicated.

      1930 Census, Dubois County, Indiana (Town of Holland, Cass Township), enumerated on April 8, 1930 on Third Street:
      Bertha E. Enlow, 41, b. Indiana, single, telephone operator.
      Note: In this census, Emogene Rheinhardt, 12, b. Ind, was listed as a lodger in the household of Fred & Mary Markus and their three children, on Second Street in Holland.

      1940 Census, Dubois County, Indiana (Town of Holland, Cass Township), enumerated on April 9, 1940 on 3rd Street:
      Head of household Bertha Enlow, 51, widowed (corrected from single), 8 yrs education; dau Emogean (name originally entered as Emogean Enlow, then altered to read Rheinhardt Enlow, presumably intended to be Emogean Rheinhardt), 22, single, 3 yrs high school; grandson Ercel Kessler Keith (or Ercel Keith Kessler), 4; grandson Gary Rhinhart [sic], 2; granddau Jacqueline Rinhart [sic], 1 month. All born in Indiana.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on April 10, 1950 at Patterson Fork:
      Bertha Enlow, 68, b. Indiana, widowed; grandson Urcel K Rhinehardt, 14, b. Ind; grandson Gary Arden Rhinehardt, 12, b. Ind; granddau Jaculine S Rhinehardt, 10, b. WVa; granddau Iris Rose Rhinehardt, 8, b. WVa; granddau Janice J Rhinehardt, 5, b. Ind; grandson Joe Charles Rhinehardt, 3, b. WVa.
      Note: In this census, Bertha's daughter Emogean was found in Hancock County, WV with her husband Dennis Seckman:
      1950 Census, Hancock County, WV (Butler District), enumerated on April 8, 1950 along King Creek Road:
      Dennis Seckman, 31, b. WVa, laborer in steel mill; wife Jane Seckman, 32, b. Indiana; lodger Ross Ceese, 19, b. WVa, single, laborer in steel mill.
      Note: Jane Seckman's name was probably intended to be Jean. She was more commonly known as Emma Jean or Emogean. Ross Seese was Dennis Seckman's cousin, son of his mother's sister Eunice Swiger Seese.
    Person ID I59031  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2023 

    Mother Bertha Edith ENLOW,   b. 27 Sep 1888, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1969, New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F60472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Clarence RHEINHARDT  [7, 8] 
    Married N 
    Marital Status Partners 
    Children 
    +1. Ercel Keith RHEINHARDT,   b. 22 Jun 1935, Holland, Dubois Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1987, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    +2. Gary Arden RHEINHARDT,   b. 17 Aug 1937, Holland, Dubois Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 2002  (Age 65 years)
    +3. Living
     4. Iris Rose RHEINHARDT,   b. 10 Jul 1941, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 2022, Adena, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F24423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Dennis Earl SECKMAN,   b. 29 Jan 1919, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1985, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1950 Census, Hancock County, WV (Butler District), enumerated on April 8, 1950 along King Creek Road:
      Dennis Seckman, 31, b. WVa, laborer in steel mill; wife Jane Seckman, 32, b. Indiana; lodger Ross Ceese, 19, b. WVa, single, laborer in steel mill.
      Note (1): Jane Seckman's name was probably intended to be Jean. She was more commonly known as Emma Jean or Emogean.
      Note (2) Ross Seese was Dennis Seckman's cousin. Their mothers were sisters.
    Children 
     1. Janice Jane SECKMAN,   b. 8 Jul 1943, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 2012, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Living
     3. Ramona Jill SECKMAN,   b. 28 Sep 1951, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 2010  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F40205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S127] 1940 Census.

    4. [S122] Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 [database on-online], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com, Name on headstone (shared with mother): Emogean E. Seckman.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    8. [S1567] Marriage record of son.