John George Passauer, Jr. and wife Emeline Sacketter

Notes on John George Passauer, Jr.

Occupation: Farmer
From Norma Passauer's family bible: John George Passauer's middle name is "Washington."
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From: The St. Lukes Evang. Lutheran & Reform Church (1844-1928) church records:
Confirmation (When he joined the church)
17 Jan 1875 (page 16)
By: Pastor F. E. Fickeissen
Child Parents Born
Bossouer, Johann Joh. Bosseuer (Deceased) 13 May 1855 (Passauer)

Note by W. L. Passauer: Even though the name was entered incorrectly (spelling), this is obviously John George Passauer as his father John George Passauer was dead at this time.
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Note: spelling is correct per the census record. According to the 1900 Census report for Forest Co., Roll # 1412, Sheet # 2, Enumeration District # 52; Passaur, John (age 45, born May 1855 in OH, works as a sawyort saw mill (Ed. note: Saws logs at a saw mill)) is the head of the household. He, his wife Emmaline (age 39, born Jan. 1861in PA), ..........TBD


From John Douglass Passauer - John was unusually tall for his day. John stood over six feet tall with black hair and blue eyes. He was a lumberman and farmer. The fact that he had sugar diabetes didn't stop him from having nine boys and four girls. 

As told to Newton Passauer by his grandfather McWilliams to William Passauer - "I'll take this opportunity to share a story that my grandfather McWilliams told me about my grandfather John George Passauer (JG). JG was a large powerful man. A stone mason by trade. As a kid, I was shown a corner stone in a church near Tionesta that was about 51 X 21 X 11. When JG told his apprentice to give a hand to lift it in place, the apprentice refused. JG put it in place by himself. Another time he was trying to get a team of horses to pull a machine up into the second floor of the barn. They couldn't do it. He hit them both on the head with a 2 by 4 and killed them with a single blow. He then went and bought a team of oxen that did the job."

Told to William Passauer by Newton Passauer - "There were many stories around about your grandfather (Robert Lee) and his brothers. They were rather rowdy, ear biting eye gougers with bad tempers."

From John Douglass Passauer - There is a story about one of the brothers (unknown) being injured during hay season by a hired hand who cut him with a scythe. I recall my Grandfather referring to him angrily as a "nitwit.' I don't have any other details on this - which brother and whether he recovered.

From Crystel Passauer via her father Archie. John died from a scythe cut on the leg done by a crazy hired man. John had diabetes. There was no insulin then. Lived on a farm in Tionesta, Forest Co, PA. Was in the lumber business and a stone mason. A Louis Passauer visited us in the 1920s from Cleveland, OH. He was past 50 yrs. old then. He was believed to be a cousin of John George. Archie said we don't know if he lived in Cleveland, OH or was visiting there.

Notes on Emeline Sacketter 

Spelling of Sacketter is from son Earl's birth Certificate. Spelling of first name, Emeline, is from her grave marker.

Sometimes Emaline's last name is given as Mealy. This is incorrect. Emaline Sacketter's father died and her mother re-married a Mealy but she was not adopted. 

There is some question about where she died: Armonstrong County or Tionesta, PA.

According to Newton Passauer - Emaline may have been three months pregnant when they got married.

According to James Passauer - Emaline was of Welch ancestry.

From John Douglass Passauer - Emaline was five feet five inches with auburn hair and gray eyes. She had heart trouble - a ruptured valve.

From Lynne Noel - From Aunt Helen's memory: Emaline Sacketer had Irish ancestors, I would guess probably her father's mom. Since he grandfather came from Wales. From Aunt Helen's & mother's (Marjorie) memory: Comstock & Cockran were in their mother's ancestry.