Joseph Shearn 1 was born about 1885. He married Thresia Lillian Burkhart after 1906.
Thresia Lillian Burkhart [Parents] 1 was born on 20 Jul 1886 in Malaga, Monroe Co., OH. She married Joseph Shearn after 1906.
Theodore Burkhart [Parents] 1 was born on 5 Dec 1868 in Miltonsburg, Monroe Co., OH. He died on 31 Aug 1947 in Meadowlands, St. Louis Co., MN. He married Mary Louise Lashley on 7 Apr 1896 in Belmont Co., OH.
Mary Louise Lashley 1 was born on 6 Jan 1880 in Bellaire,Belmont Co., OH. She died on 12 Oct 1953 in Duluth, St. Louis Co., MN. She married Theodore Burkhart on 7 Apr 1896 in Belmont Co., OH.
They had the following children:
F i Alexis Frances Burkhart 1 was born on 17 Jul 1897 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH. She died on 8 Apr 1978 in Owensboro, Davis Co., KY. F ii Dorothy Burkhart 1 was born on 26 May 1899 in Ohio. She died on 6 Mar 1980 in Secane, Delaware Co., PA. M iii Callistus Burkhart 1 was born on 14 Oct 1910 in Dayton,Montgomery Co., OH. He died on 18 Jan 1992 in St. Cloud, Steams Co., MN. M iv Theodore Louis Burkhart
Theodore Louis Burkhart [Parents] 1 was born on 22 Aug 1914 in Meadowlands, St. Louis Co., MN. He died on 10 Jan 1984 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MN. He married Elzora Orpha Pervorse on 27 Jun 1938 in Cromwell,Carlton Co., MI.
Elzora Orpha Pervorse 1 was born on 20 Sep 1915 in Trail,St. Louis Co., MN. She died on 16 Jun 1990 in Canton,Wayne Co., MI. She married Theodore Louis Burkhart on 27 Jun 1938 in Cromwell,Carlton Co., MI.
Judith Mary Warner [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i son Bolen
Kathleen Elizabeth Warner [Parents]
Elaine Therese Warner [Parents]
Marlene Rose Warner [Parents]
Wilma Elizabeth Heppner [Parents] 1, 2 was born on 28 Oct 1920 in Noble Co., OH. She died on 3 Jun 2005 in Canton, Stark Co., OH. She married John E. Fitzhugh on 13 Jul 1945.
The following article appeared on pg 8 of the Zanesville Signal on 28 Oct 1944:
CALDWELL WAC FLOWN TO PARIS TO SERVE IN
ARMY COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS
Among the more than 100 WACs who are
handling the telephone communications service for
the Army's nerve center in Paris is Cpl. Wilma Heppner,
of Caldwell. She is on duty at the headquarters of Lt.
Gen. John C. H. Lee, Commanding General of the
Communications Zone of the European Theater of
Operations.
Flown overseas for her special mission, the
Caldwell WAV has moved along with the advancing
Allied forces. Cpl. Heppner started in London where
she adapted her Signal Corps training to the British
telephone system. Then she hopped to Normandy
where she worked with a combination of French and
American Army instruments.
Now in Paris, Cpl. Heppner's outfit is routing
calls with German instruments which were superim-
posed by the Signal Corps on the French switchboards.
Wherever they appeared, the operators pitched into the
job of handling telephonic communications with the
result that the huge arteries of food, ammunition, and
supplies are running smoothly from the rear to the
front areas.
Commenting on the excellent work being
done by WAC operators, Capt. Elkins Wetherill, 9010
Crefeld St., Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa, assistant
to the Paris Post Signal Officer admitted:
"The WACs are better operators than the
men. They can handle a board full of calls faster and
smoother and never get fussed. Only when something
goes wrong mechanically and there's a jam, they
have to call in the installation and repair men."
In Paris, Cpl. Heppner is attached to the Sig-
nal Service Battalion which is charged with the task of
installing, maintaining and operating telephone com-
munications in the area of the French capital.
Upon their arrival in Paris, Cpl. Heppner'e
group was warned to be on the lookout for any booby
traps the Germans might have left for them. All they
found were the fancy red and blue telephones with
which the Gestapo carried on its sinister business.
While in Normandy, she lived under field con-
ditions and worked at switchboards installed in the
wine cellar and stables of an old chateau. During
the rainy spell, six inches of water accumulated on
the ancient stone floors, but the WAC’s continued to
plug in their calls without a halt.
They were glad to swap their life in tents
with steel helmets as wash basins and hard cots to
Neon for Paris with its real bath tubs and beds.Wilma Heppner Fitzhugh's obituary appeared in the Canton Repository on 6 Jun 2005:
Wilma Elizabeth Fitzhugh, age 84, of Canton,
passed away Friday, June 3, 2005 in Aultman
Hospital. Born in Caldwell, she was the daughter
of the late John and Elizabeth Heppner; and was
a graduate of Caldwell High School. A U.S. Army
WAC having served during World War II. She was
a member of Little Flower Catholic Parish, a life-
member of VFW 3747 and Cootie Club.
Preceded in death by three brothers and three
sisters. She is survived by her husband, John, to
whom she was married 59 years on July 13, 1945;
three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Connie
of Washington; Marc and Judy of Niceville, FL,
Patrick and Kim of Washington; four daughters and
sons-and-law, Janet Brinson of Canton, Monica and
Ted Begue of Louisville, Mary Beth and Richard
Roush of Canton; Carol Fitzhugh of the home; 16
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Vir-
ginia Wells.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday
at 11 a.m. in Little Flower Catholic Church with Rev.
Fr. Kevin Fete as celebrant. Burial in Sunset Hills
Memory Gardens. Friends may call Tuesday 6-8 p.m.
in the Earl B. Jack funeral Home or one hour prior to
services in the church.
They had the following children:
M i John E. Fitzhugh Jr. M ii Marc S. Fitzhugh M iii Patrick Fitzhugh F iv Janet E. Fitzhugh F v Monica Sue Fitzhugh F vi Marybeth Fitzhugh F vii Carol J. Fitzhugh
Virginia Catherine Heppner [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Daniel Wells M ii David Wells F iii Diane Wells M iv Dale E. Wells M v Donald J. Wells
Shirely Ann Pastelak [Parents] 1 was born on 13 Nov 1946. She died 2 on 2 Mar 1986 in Marietta, Washington Co., OH. The cause of death was cancer. She married Koy Whitacre on 19 Apr 1964. The marriage ended in divorce.
They had the following children:
F i Lisa Ann Whitacre F ii Donna Sue Whitacre 1 was born on 12 Jan 1966. She died on 12 Jan 1966. F iii Jennifer Lynn Whitacre