Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Close
Birthabout 1805
Death29 February 1888
BurialBellevue, OH
FatherDaniel Close Sr. (~1775-)
Spouses
Birth2 March 1819, Hazelton, PA
Death7 May 1900
BurialBellevue, OH
Marriage19 June 1870
Research notes for Sophia (Spouse 1)
She married George Close after John Hummel died and moved to Bellevue, OH. The obvious question is how did she meet a man from Ohio in about 1869? The answer has something to do with these facts: John Hummels first wife was Susan Hilbish, whose nephew was John Hilbish, who married Angeline Close and they had previously moved to Bellevue, OH.

Her obituary appeared in the Bellevue Gazette 10 May 1900. It gave her age 81y, 2m, 5d from which I’ve computed her birth date. She was born in Hazelton. It said she married first George Snyder in 1840 and moved to OH before 1850. It said he died in the early 1850’s and she married second George Close in 1856. I believe that last statement is wrong because I think she married second John Hummel in the 1860’s and married George Klose later.
Last Modified 10 January 2009Created 19 June 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
19 June 2022
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