Franklin J. OCHA and Hattie SLACKFORD
Husband Franklin J. OCHA
Born: Abt 1859
Christened:
Died: 12 Oct 1896 - Tawas, Iosco Co., Michigan
Buried:
Father: Antoine OCHA (1812-1896)
Mother: (H)Esther Eleanor Homer HEAL ( -1904)
Marriage: 2 Dec 1884 - Erie, Ohio
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence, 1880 - Whitney, Bay Co., Michigan
• Occupation, Fisherman, 1880 - Whitney, Bay Co., Michigan
• Occupation, Keeper Ottawa Point USLSS, 27 Nov 1889 - Tawas, Iosco Co., Michigan
The Sandusky Register - Sandusky, Ohio September 22, 1894 pg. 6
LOST ON LAKE HURON
TWIN WRECKS CAST ASHORE DURING FIERCE NOR'EASTER.
Darkness Shut Out the World and Blasted All Hope of Discovery-Heroism of the
Beach Patrol and Surfmen-True Tales From the Life Savers' Logbooks.
[Copyright. 1894, by American Press Association. Book rights reserved.]
SHIPWRECK on a wild, barren coast far from human habitations and without the probability of speedy rescue is terrible enough for the most morbid seeker after adventure, but when to barrenness and isolation are added the terror of the elements, the intense cold and rigor of winter storms and conditions which render the victims powerless to act for their own salvation, the case is one where most people would prefer death outright to the lingering misery of suspense and suffering. For that reason perhaps it is well that men who go down to the sea in ships are buoyed up by the simplest form of philosophy and if superstitious are as quick to see a sign of hope as a warning of disaster in the incidents touching their lives.
On the 27th of November, 1889, the lumber barges Mears and Midnight were moving down Lake Huron, towed by the steamer Wilhelm, when they were overtaken by a fierce northeasterly gale and snow storm, and about the middle of the afternoon the water became so rough that the two line parted under the strain of the plunging and rolling of the vessels. The accident took place in Ottawa Bay, one mile from land and some distance from Fish Point. The Wilhelm at once put about to recover her consorts, but the driving snow thickly veiled the bay, and they were soon completely out of sight. The people on the barges made ready to cast anchor immediately both vessels were scraping the bottom and were driven by the furious gale hard and fast upon the point. As they were close alongside, the crew of the Midnight determined to cast their fortunes in with the men on the Mears, the latter vessel being a three master, strongly built, and clambered on board without a mishap. The wrecks were lying 200 yards off a wooded beach, were without signals or boats, and darkness coming on added to the hopelessness of the chance discovery. Twelve souls, including two women, the wife of Captain Hazen of the Mears and the cook of the Midnight, were in the party. One of the younger men, Daniel Mowat of the Mears, stripped off his oilskin suit and mounted the rail, intending to leap overboard and swim ashore for help, but while he stood watching for a smooth sear great waves fell upon the vessel with the power that nearly swept all hands overboard. Mowat's suit was carried beyond reach, and his shipmates prevailed upon him to abandon his rash purpose braving that terrible sea. His light under suit was drenched through and quickly froze to his person, causing agonies from which there was no relief, and which ended in death after a few hours. A water cask broke loose under the force of the great waves and plunging across the deck struck the mate of the Midnight, fracturing his left, and added another to the utterly helpless victims, which now including the two women, numbered four. The waves continued to beat over the vessel, and the people, thoroughly drenched with freezing water and incased in scales of snow and ice, crowded into the forecastle, where there was barely room to move. In this forlorn condition, without lights or fire or food, the darkness of the stormy night set in.
When the steamer Wilhelm gave up the search for her lost consorts, she bore away up the harbor, sounding whistles of distress. She passed on her way the Ottawa Point Life Saving Station and on hearing the signals the lifeboat, manned by Keeper Ocha and a crew, rowed out into the lake to find out what was up. After speaking to the Wilhelm, Ocha preceded down the lake to East Tawas, where there was telegraph connection with Au Sable, a point several miles up the shore and in the vicinity of the scene of the accident. But the wires had been torn down in the blizzard, and no news could be had of the hapless barges. The lifeboat put back to its station and two Life Savers set out on foot along shore to search for signs of the wreck. They were instructed in case the wreck should be discovered to build bonfires on the beach and signal the wrecked crews to await rescue. The patrol traveled on through the woods, facing a storm of wind and sleet which blew at the rate of 40 to 50 miles an hour, and at the end of a three hours' tedious tramp reached a house nine miles from the station. At the house the men learned that two barges had been seen drifting toward the shore at Fish Point, and one of the occupants volunteered to guide the patrol to the scene. One of the Life Savers, Surfman Carpenter, went with the guide toward the wreck, and Surfman Gill returned to the station, reaching it at 2 o'clock in the morning. Keeper Ocha quickly dispatched a fresh messenger to East Tawas for teams and placed his lifeboat and beach apparatus upon carriages ready for hauling to the scene of the wreck. The horses arrived at daylight, and both carriages started down the beach the shortest way to the point. The route by the beach was soon found impassable, for the storm had piled up the driftwood in places to the edge of the timber, and the surf rolled over the clear places, threatening to swamp the carriages. There was no way left but to the road track around through the woods, and that was found to be choked with fallen trees and with drifts of snow, which clogged the wheels and made the journey slow and exhausting for the horses and men. When the party reached within four miles of the point where the wrecks lay, it was met by Carpenter, returning in breathless haste to speed the rescuers. He stated that he built firs and flashed Coston signals at times during the night and was certain there had been answering shouts from the barges at first. But since daylight he had heard no sound from the seething lake save the moaning of the wind and surf, and he feared that all hands on board had died of cold and exposure. The sear, he said, was breaking completely over both vessels, and there were signs of their going to pieces. Furthermore, he said that the lifeboat couldn't live in the angry sea, and the only hope lay in pushing on with the beach apparatus and attempt rescue with the breeches buoy. Accordingly Keeper Ocha abandoned the boat and wagon and united its team to that hauling the beach apparatus. In that way progress was more rapid, and the carriage reached the destination at noon.
The vessels were thickly coated with snow and ice, and the quarters bore appearance of being the tombs of death rather than the refuge of living sailors. The horses were promptly sent back to bring up the boat, and the line throwing gun was made ready. The first shot was the turning point of the rescue, for it aroused the benumbed sailors in the forecastle and brought them on deck and fortunately sent a line into the rigging of the Mears over their heads. The line was secured, and the Life Savers, by walking the shore end to windward, helped the poor fellows to get the whip and tail block and afterward the buoy hawser on board. All the ropes were quickly coated with ice the moment they touched the water, for the sailors were so helpless that they were unable to go aloft and hoist the lines up out of the surf. The breeches buoy traveled to the barge buried in the water, and the first man hauled ashore in it reached there more dead than alive, for his weight kept him completely submerged during the entire journey. He was taken to the fire and with some difficulty revived so as to be able to tell the story of the party imprisoned in the forecastle of the Mears-the dead sailor Mowat, who had perished a few hours before from the cold, the crippled mate and the helpless women lying in their frozen garments, the water drenching them at every surge of the sea, their quarters walled with ice and carpeted with snow. Besides, the mizzen mast was toppling, ready to fall, and the ship's stern had burst open, giving the sea full sweep to tear out the ribs of her hull.
Keeper Ocha saw that rescue, if made at all, must be immediate, and that the breeches buoy must be abandoned, especially for the women and the wounded mate, who could not live to be hauled all that distance through the water like fish on a line. Meanwhile the boat arrived, and the crew of Life Savers jumped in, pulling toward the wreck by means of the line. Even that method was attended with danger, for a huge wave lifted the boat and dashed it aside with a force that tore the hands of the Surfmen loose from the ropes and nearly smashed their ark of safety to pieces against the ship's side. With a marvelous alertness the men seized the ready oars and broke the dangerous speed just in time. With a grapnel thrown into the fore rigging of the Mears the boar was held alongside by several hands, and one Surfman climbed into the forecastle where all the survivors lay in a terrible plight. One by one they were lifted and carried to the rail, where the lifeboat crew, watching their opportunity, would sheer alongside to receive the freight. The captain was delirious from anxiety and hardship and the two women wholly powerless, so that the work of transferring them to the boat was difficult and perilous. Already a plank of the boat had been stove by dashing against the ship's side. The Keeper would not risk the delay and danger of a double trip, and the entire party of castaways was taken on board and fortunately landed on the beach. The more needy sufferers were hurried to a neighboring farmhouse in a sleigh, and the Life Savers made the best of their way back to the station on foot. Before they left the beach all three masts of the Mears had gone by the board, and the vessel rolled over on her side, the sport of the seas, and showing that rescue, though long delayed, had been effected in the nick of time.
Author: George L. Kilmer
• Newspaper Article, OLD TALES OF THE TAWASES, 6 Mar 1933 - Tawas, Iosco Co., Michigan
The (Iosco) Gazette March 6 1933 (year is faded and hard to read)
OLD TALES OF THE TAWASES
Oct. 9, 1896 (note added)
One of the mysteries of a generation ago, was the disappearance of Capt. Frank Ocha, in charge of the Life Saving Station on Tawas Point. Thirty-seven or eight years ago, Capt. Ocha on his "day off" stepped into a sailboat and crossed Tawas Bay to this city. One of the Life savers, (we call them coastguards, new) asked him to cash his paycheck while here, which the captain did, and returned to the station, where he spent the greater portion of the day. Toward evening he again stepped into the boat, headed for East Tawas and dropped out of sight.
Morning came. When the captain did not report for duty, his subordinates thought he might have been detained here for some urgent reason, but when the empty sailboat was found near the commercial dock (where the present dock is located), untied, and with the sails up, it was believed that the captain had fallen out of the boat and was drowned. Valiant lifesavers dragged the bay in the hope of recovering the body of their superior officer, but to no avail.
Then someone found the captain’s cap inside of some boom sticks that held a raft of logs in place on the bay. This strengthened the theory of foul play, or maybe suicide.
But the lifesavers made their investigation of the Point. The captain's razor was gone, likewise his reading glasses; and a gun-this gun was the captain's pride. It was a double-barreled affair. It had once belonged to John Porter (famed for his hunting exploits), and had been made to order. Somehow the gun had come into the possession of Will Reeves, who raffled it, and the Captain won it. The lifesavers pondered much over these things, but they said little. The late James Carpenter who was surfman No. 1, carried on at the Point for a few months, while the Government investigated the affair, and until Capt. Robert M. Small was appointed to the place.
The years went by, seven of them. The captain had belonged to the Macabee lodge, and when seven years had passed without a trace of the man's whereabouts, he was declared legally dead, and the family collected his life insurance.
Capt. Ocha's parents lived on a farm in Wilber, but in the early days of stagecoaches, they kept a half-way house between East Tawas and Au-Sauble.
Old-timers assert that the captain dropped out of sight in Michigan, to join relatives in California, where life was free, more close to nature. At least one person reported seeing him in the west. We do not know; we only know that in re-telling this old Tawas tale we have looked into all the dark corners to assure our selves that all of the ghosts of our childhood days have vanished into thin air.
Wife Hattie SLACKFORD
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Other Spouse: Unknown ( - ) - Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Children
1 M Franklin Fay OCHA
AKA: Frank F. OCHA
Born: 7 Mar 1892 - East Tawas, Iosco Co., Michigan
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Mary E. NETTIS ( - )
Marr: 25 Jan 1913 - Cheyboygan, Cheboygan Co., Michigan
Spouse: Elizabeth (1894- )
Marr: Abt 1918
2 M Ralph Antoine OCHA
Born: 23 Oct 1885 - Ohio
Christened:
Died: May 1967 - Houghton Lake, Roscommon Co., Michigan
Buried:
Spouse: Martha (1886- )
Marr: Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Spouse: Gladys (living)
General Notes (Husband)
Frank was appointed Keeper of Tawas LSS on 23 Nov. 1888 and disappeared on 12 Oct. 1896. Found in "Sawdust Days" by Edna M. Otis pp. 57-58 "Wreck Ashore" by Frederick Stonehouse pp.137-138
RESIDENCE: Iosco County Plat 1903
Ocha, Frank Wilber Twp R8E 18 1786
NOTES: The (Iosco) Gazette March 6 1933 (year is faded and hard to read)
OLD TALES OF THE TAWASES
Oct. 9, 1896 (note added)
One of the mysteries of a generation ago, was the disappearance of Capt. Frank Ocha, in charge of the Life Saving Station on Tawas Point. Thirty-seven or eight years ago, Capt. Ocha on his "day off" stepped into a sailboat and crossed Tawas Bay to this city. One of the Life savers, (we call them coastguards, new) asked him to cash his paycheck while here, which the captain did, and returned to the station, where he spent the greater portion of the day. Toward evening he again stepped into the boat, headed for East Tawas and dropped out of sight.
NOTES: Morning came. When the captain did not report for duty, his subordinates thought he might have been detained here for some urgent reason, but when the empty sailboat was found near the commercial dock (where the present dock is located), untied, and with the sails up, it was believed that the captain had fallen out of the boat and was drowned. Valiant lifesavers dragged the bay in the hope of recovering the body of their superior officer, but to no avail.
NOTES: Then someone found the captain's cap inside of some boom sticks that held a raft of logs in place on the bay. This strengthened the theory of foul play, or maybe suicide.
NOTES: But the lifesavers made their investigation of the Point. The captain's razor was gone, likewise his reading glasses; and a gun-this gun was the captain's pride. It was a double-barreled affair. It had once belonged to John Porter (famed for his hunting exploits), and had been made to order. Somehow the gun had come into the possession of Will Reeves, who raffled it, and the Captain won it. The lifesavers pondered much over these things, but they said little. The late James Carpenter who was surfman No. 1, carried on at the Point for a few months, while the Government investigated the affair, and until Capt. Robert M. Small was appointed to the place.
NOTES: The years went by, seven of them. The captain had belonged to the Macabee lodge, and when seven years had passed without a trace of the man's whereabouts, he was declared legally dead, and the family collected his life insurance.
NOTES: Capt. Ocha's parents lived on a farm in Wilber, but in the early days of stagecoaches, they kept a half-way house between East Tawas and Au-Sauble.
NOTES: Old-timers assert that the captain dropped out of sight in Michigan, to join relatives in California, where life was free, more close to nature. At least one person reported seeing him in the west. We do not know; we only know that in re-telling this old Tawas tale we have looked into all the dark corners to assure our selves that all of the ghosts of our childhood days have vanished into thin air.
CENSUS: 1880 Census Michigan Bay Co. Whitney
Name Relation Marital Status Gender RaceAge Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
George FERGUSON Self M Male W 30 NY Fisherman NY NY
Fiddie FERGUSON Wife M Female W 31 MI Keeping House NY NY
Frank OCHA Other S Male W 21 FRA Fisherman FRA FRA
Fred FERGUSON Nephew S Male W 5 MI MI NY
Source Information:
Census PlaceWhitney, Bay, Michigan
Family History Library Film 1254571
NA Film Number T9-0571
Page Number 276A
1894 Michigan State Census
Frank J. Ocha 35 Michigan white Iosco
Hottie Ocha 35 Ohio white Iosco
Ralph Ocha 8 Ohio white Iosco
Fay Ocha 2 Ohio white Iosco
General Notes (Wife)
1900 Census Roll: T623 1265; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 49.
Sandusky, Portland Township, Erie County, Ohio
CENSUS: 1910 Federal Census Sandusky, Portland Twp., Erie Co., Ohio Ward 10
13 June 1900 SD 12 ED 49 Sheet 23
712 Warren St.
family 459 house 477 & 478
Ocha, Hattie Head W F 6 1860 39 Wd. 3 children 2 living Ohio England Ireland Nurse 8 rents
Ocha, Ralph son W M 10 1885 14 S Ohio Michigan Ohio Laborer (??pper Fcty.) 3
Ocha, Fay sone W M 1 1892 8 S Ohio Michigan Ohio
Peterson, Amy Head W F 1 1844 56 M 34 years 3 children 2 living England England England 1852 48 owns
General Notes for Child Franklin Fay OCHA
Iosco County Gazette-January 25, 1913-Fay F. Ocha of Vermilion and Miss
Mary Nettis of Alpena were married in Cheyboygan on Thursday evening of
last week. They will make their home in Vermilion. The groom is a member
of the Middle Island Life Saving Station, his is the youngest son of the
late Captain Ocha stationed at one time on Tawas Point and he spent his
boyhood in this city.
Ocha Frank F. Mr. Cheboygan Democrat 1/17/1913
Ocha Frank F. Mr. cd 1/17/13
Iosco Co. Gazette
Ocha, Fay move 12/28/1907 pg. 1 column 4
CENSUS: Ohio, Erie, Portland Township, Sandusky Ward 4, District 33 SD 6 ED 33 Sheet 5B
January 8, 1920 - Washington Street
Ocha, Fay M Head M H 27 W Ohio Michigan Ohio Cast Clerk Automoble ??
Ocha, Elizabeth Wife F W 26 M 1907 NA 1912 Scotland Scotland Scotland
Ocha, Helen H. Daughter F W 1-9/12? S New York Ohio Scotland none
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CENSUS: 1930 Federal Census New York - Baldwin, Hempstead Twp., Nassau County
April 17, 1930 ED 30-127 SD 36 Sheet 10 A pg 202
McKinley St. (house number ommitted)
Family 255 House 256
Ocha, Franklin F. Head O 2000 R No M W 37 Married at 25 no yes Ohio Ohio Ohio Watchman at Naval Plant
Ocha, Elizabeth Wife-H x x x x F W 36 Married at 24 no yes Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotch
Ocha, Harriett daughter x x x x F W 11 S x New York Ohio Scotland
Ocha, Franklin F. Jr. son x x x x M W 7 S x New York Ohio Scotland
OCCUPATION: From Eric Hartlep
logs for Middle Island Lifesaving Station from 1909 through 1918. I came across this entry which I thought you would want to see: NARRATIVE: At 8 AM Keeper with Surfmen F. Ocha, T. C. Moarty, F. Scarborough left station in gasoline launch Gazelle bound for Alpena, when about 3 miles south of station eccentric rod to (water) pump plunger broke, disabling engine at 8:30 AM. Sent Surfman Ocha in small boat back to station to help to tow launch back. Put on small sail, and wind being on quarter headed back for station having just steerage way. Surfman Houk launched lifeboat and came out and towed Gazelle to lifeboat dock and with surboat took launch back in harbor arriving 10 AM. Damage small, about $1.00. (Dated: July 16th, 1912. Eugene P. Motley, Keeper.)
BIRTH: Iosco County Clerk - Births
Book 2 page 161 #3138
March 7 , 1892
Franklin Fay male white lgt. in East Tawas
Father Frank J. Ocha of East Tawas born Michigan Surfman
Mother Hattie Ocha of East Tawas born Ohio
Birth Notes for Child: Ralph Antoine OCHA
From WWI Draft Card
General Notes for Child Ralph Antoine OCHA
CENSUS: 1910 Soundex Federal Census Luce Co. Michigan
vol 51 ed 156 sheet 135
Ocha Ralph H. white 24 yrs. b. Ohio parents Michigan
Ocha Martha wife 23 yrs. b. Michigan
2 non relatives
CENSUS: 1910 Federal Census Luce Co., McMillan Twp. Michigan
vol 51 ed 156 sheet 6B
Ocha, Ralph Head M W 24 M1 4 Ohio Can. English Can English Surfman
Ocha, Martha Wife F W 23 M1 4 Michigan Can. English Can English none
Clancy, Olive Boarder F W 26 S Michigan Can. English Can English Teacher School
Cairus? John A. Boarder M W 36 S Can. English Can English Can. English Surfman
CENSUS: CENSUS: 1920 Soundex Federal Census Shiawasee Co. Duran on Mackinaw St.
vol 90 ed ?59 sheet 27 line 15
Ocha Ralph white 34 yrs. b. Ohio
enumerated w/ Bell, Mark A. - relationship boarder
RESIDENCE: Detroit Polk Directory
1929-30 pg. 1576
Ocha, Monty R. (Pearl) mach. hd. h3401 Gray Ave.
Ocha, Ralph lab. r1815 Laf. Blvd. (Lafayette Boulevard)
1953 West Side
Ocha, Bernice Fctwkr. Burroughs r14560 Santa Rosa Dr.
Ocha, Elmer (Emma) diemkr h14851 Prairie Ave.
Ocha, Monti mech. GMC h14560 Santa Rosa Dr.
1957 no Ochas listed on East Side
1958 West Side
Ocha, Elmer (Emma) diemkr. Ring Tool & Die Co. h8820 Mansfield Ave. Apt. 203
Ocha, Monte R. (Jeanette) modelmkr. GMC h14560 Santa Rosa Dr
Ocha, Wm. J. (Stella L) press opr. MacIntosh h15882 Blackstone Ave.
Harley OCHA and Mildred SHOCKLEY
Husband Harley OCHA
Born: 1894 - Michigan
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1920 - Charlevoix, Charlevoix Co., Michigan
Wife Mildred SHOCKLEY
Born: 1891 - Michigan
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: SHOCKLEY ( - )
Mother: Ada M. ( - )
Children
1 M George F. OCHA (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes (Husband)
Have no idea as of yet how Harley ties into the family but am keeping just in case.
CENSUS: 1920 Soundex US Federal Census
Vol. 11 ED 333 Sheet 4 Line 70
Charlevoix, Charlevoix Co., 305 Mason St.
OCHA, Harley w. 26 yrs. b. Michigan
OCHA, Mildred wife 29 yrs. b. Michigan
OCHA, George F. son 9/12 b. Michigan
SHOCKLEY, Ada M. MIL 59 yrs. b. Prince Edward Island NA
SHOCKLEY. Grace SIL 40 yrs. b. Michigan
SHOCKLEY, Helen SIL 21 yrs. b. Michigan
John Henry OCHA and Dorothy R. SMITH
Husband John Henry OCHA
Born: 22 Jun 1922 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
Christened:
Died: 20 Jul 1976 - Garden City, Wayne Co., Michigan
Buried:
Father: Monte Raymond OCHA (1892-1958)
Mother: Pearl H. CONNOR (1896-1952)
Marriage:
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence - Livonia, Wayne Co., Michigan
• Residence, 4638 Walwit and worked for Nash-Kelvinator as a trucker, 1946 - Dearborn, Wayne Co., Michigan
From the Polk Directory for the city of Dearborn, Michigan 1946 page 368.
Wife Dorothy R. SMITH (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Jacklyn Marie OCHA (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Roger BARKMAN (living)
2 M Monte John OCHA (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Diane (living)
General Notes (Husband)
DEATH: OCHA John H Livonia, Wayne, Michigan 22 06 22 20 July 76 view full record
Surname: OCHA
Given Name: John
Initial: H
Sex: Male
Alias:
Day of Birth: 22
Month of Birth: 06
Year of Birth: 22
Day of Death: 20
Month of Death: July
Year of Death: 76
City of Residence: Livonia
County of Residence: Wayne
State of Residence: Michigan
City of Death: Garden City
County of Death: Wayne
State of Death: Michigan
Death Certificate No.: 44098
George TOTTEN and Laura OCHA
Husband George TOTTEN
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Laura OCHA
Born: Abt 1858 - Michigan
Christened:
Died: 25 Dec 1899 - Tawas, Iosco Co., Michigan
Cause of Death: Consumption
Buried:
Father: Antoine OCHA (1812-1896)
Mother: (H)Esther Eleanor Homer HEAL ( -1904)
Children
General Notes (Wife)
Iosco County Gazette December 28, 1899- Mrs. Laura Totten, daughter of
Mrs. Anthony Ocha of Wilbur and wife of George Totten, died of
consumption at her Mother's home in Wilbur on Monday last. The Funeral
Services were held from the Wilbur Church yesterday and the remains were
buried in the churchyard nearby. The age of the deceased was 38 years.
Monte Raymond OCHA and Maybelle Elizabeth (Leblanc) WHITE
Husband Monte Raymond OCHA
Born: 8 Oct 1892 - Ludington, Mason, Michigan
Christened:
Died: 11 Jan 1958 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Buried: 14 Jan 1958 - Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
Father: Albert Henry OCHA (1863-1912)
Mother: Georgina (Georgiana) FONTAINE (1862-1910)
Marriage: 7 Oct 1914 - Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan
Other Spouse: Pearl H. CONNOR (1896-1952) - Abt 1920-1921
Other Spouse: Imogene Jeanette
Noted events in his life were:
• Religion, member at the First Methodist United Church, 25 Jan 1914 - Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan
pg. 124 records 1897-1957 First United Methodist Church
Ocha, Earl Child recieved March 30, 1913 Conf. faith by Walter H. Smith recieved without letter lives on Lake St.
Ocha, Elmer adult recieved Apr. 20, 1913 conf. faith by Walter H. Smith recieved without letter lives on Lake St.
Ocha, Ira youth recieved Apr. 20, 1913 conf. faith by Walter H. Smith recieved without letter lives on Lake St.
Ocha, Monte (m) adult recieved Jan. 25, 1914 conf. faith by Walter H. Smith recieved without letter lives on Light House Point
Ocha, Esther adult recieved June 14, 1914 conf. faith by Walter H. Smith recieved letter 1920 lives at? note: Living with Chas. Schaffer 17yrs old.
• Military Registration, 5 Jun 1917 - Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Monty R Ocha
City: Not Stated
County: Marquette
State: Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan;United States of America
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1892
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1675812
DraftBoard: 1
• Census, 1920 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
Wife Maybelle Elizabeth (Leblanc) WHITE
Born: 9 Oct 1896 - Michigan
Christened:
Died: - St. Ignace, Mackinac Co., Michigan
Buried:
Father: William (LeBlanc) WHITE
Mother: Henrietta
Other Spouse: Joseph ASSELLIN
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1920 - Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan
Children
1 F Mildred Pearl OCHA
Born: 1 Jul 1914 - Tawas, Iosco Co., Michigan
Christened:
Died: 17 May 1942 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
Buried:
Spouse: Francis Leo LALONDE (1909-1980)
Marr: 15 Jun 1933 - St. Ignace, Mackinac Co., Michigan
2 F Helen Loretta OCHA
Born: 7 Mar 1917 - Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan
Christened:
Died: 23 Feb 1985 - Waterford, Oakland, Michigan
Buried:
Spouse: Fritz KALBFLEISCH (living)
3 M Monty Earl OCHA
Born: 4 Jul 1918 - Michigan
Christened:
Died: Bef 1920 - Michigan
Buried:
Birth Notes (Husband)
Stated on Monte's service record when joining the US Life Saving Service as 2 October 1892. Stated on death record by present wife Imogene Jeanette as 8 October 1892. have not found his birth record at county level.
Mason County clerk did a search for the birth record and it was not found.
WWI Draft shows 08 October 1892 at Ludington Michigan.
Death Notes (Husband)
City of Detroit Department of Health
Certificate No. 535
Place of Death: Wayne County, Michigan - City of Detroit
Hospital: Mt. Carmel
Street Address: 14560 Santa Rosa
Name: Monte R. Ocha Sr.
Date of Death: January 11, 1958
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital: Married
Date of Birth: Oct. 8, 1892
Age: 65
BP: Ludington, Michigan
Occupation: Model Maker at G. M. Tech Center
Father: Albert Ocha
Mother: Unknown
Name of Wife: Imogene Jeannette Ocha
Armed Services: No
SSN: 364-07-8180
Informant: Mrs. Monte R. Ocha Sr. 14560 Santa Rosa
Arterial Infarction
Burial on January 14, 1958 at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit Michigan
Funeral Director: Donald Pelton of Wm. R. Hamilton Co., 18900 James Couzens, Detroit
Burial Notes (Husband)
Grand Lawn Cemetery
23501 Grand River Ave.
Detroit Michigan 48219
Section 21 Lot 211 Grave 1
General Notes (Husband)
Monty took care of children (brothers and sisters) after Albert died -
Story that Monty built a house on Emma Beaudin's property is unlikely. In 1914 he was living on Light House Point (at Life Saving Station) boys were living on Lake St. in Marquette and Ethel was living with the Schaffers in Marquette. Emma Beaudin was married and had children by 1910 and also living at Light House Point because her husband was a light keeper and living on Michigan in 1918.
1917 WWI Draft states Monty had 2 children of his own and he was the guardian of his brothers. Address was 213 W. Ridge, Marquette, Michigan and he was a fisherman and employed his brothers.
CENSUS: CENSUS: 1920 Soundex Federal Census Wayne Co., Detroit City, Second Ave 1457
vol 106 ed 148 sheet 4
Ocha Monty white 26 yrs. b. Michigan
enumerated w/ Samuel, White - relationship roomer
note Samuel White may be the son of William who is Monty's father in law
CENSUS: 1920 Full Transcription
Second Ave. Detroit City 4th Ward 1 part of 6 January 1920
1457 81 118
White, Samuel Head r , M W 45 D , , , , yes yes unreadable US , unreadable US , ureadable US yes Frd M?? Motor Car Co. W ,
White, Sadie Roomer , , F W 25 S , , , , yes yes Michigan , Michigan , Michigan , yes unreadable unreadable W ,
Connor, ??? Roomer , , F W 18 S , , , , yes yes Michigan , Michigan , Michigan , yes office work Adding Machine? Co. S ,
Connor, Pearl Roomer , , F W 23 W , , , , yes yes Michigan , Michigan , Michigan , yes none Home Maker S ,
Charboneau, Selena , , F W 20 S , , , , yes yes Michigan , Michigan , Michigan , yes operator A?? Production S ,
Connor, Bernice , , Daughter Pearl C. , , F W 1 S , , , , , , Michigan , Michigan , Michigan , , none
Ocha, Monty , , Roomer , , M W 26 M , , , , yes yes Michigan , Michigan , Michigan , yes, Carpenter Building Co. W ,
CENSUS 1930
Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Block 1893; Roll: 1063; Page: 58B; Enumeration District: 795; Image: 720.0.
April 23, 1930
3401 Gray Avenue 113 147
Ocha, Monte Head Renting $50.00 x no M W 36 M age 24 at first marriage no yes Michigan Michigan Michigan Body builder Automobile Factory
Ocha, Pearl Wife H x x x x F W 33 M 21 at first marriage no yes Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Bernice Daughter x x x x F W 11 S x yes yes Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Jack Son x x x x M W 7 S x yes x Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Billie Son x x x x M W 6 S x yes x Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Mone Son x x x x M W 0/12 S x no x Michigan Michigan Michigan
Age at marriage is off on 1930 census. Monty was 22 when he married Mabel and was still having children with her at the age of 24.
RESIDENCE: Detroit Polk Directory
1928-1930
Ocha, Monte R. (Pearl) carp h3401 Gray av - intersected by Goethe and Mack
1929-30
pg. 1576
Ocha, Monty R. (Pearl) mach. hd. h3401 Gray Ave.
Ocha, Ralph lab. r1815 Laf. Blvd. (Lafayette Boulevard)
1953
West Side
Ocha, Bernice Fctwkr. Burroughs r14560 Santa Rosa Dr.
Ocha, Elmer (Emma) diemkr h14851 Prairie Ave.
Ocha, Monti mech. GMC h14560 Santa Rosa Dr.
RESIDENCE: 1957 no Ochas listed on East Side
1958
Ocha, Elmer (Emma) diemkr. Ring Tool & Die Co. h8820 Mansfield Ave. Apt. 203
Ocha, Monte R. (Jeanette) modelmkr. GMC h14560 Santa Rosa Dr
Ocha, Wm. J. (Stella L) press opr. MacIntosh h15882 Blackstone Ave.
General Notes (Wife)
CENSUS: 1920 Federal Census Marquette Co., Marquette Twp., Marquette City 1st Ward
SD 11 ED 231 Sheet 6Bvol 64 ed ?? sheet 6
6 January 1920
331 Fisher Street 91 102
White, William Head Renting x M W 48 M Michigan US US Fisherman
White, Henrietta Wife xx F W 42 M Michigan Michigan Michigan
White, Hazel Daughter x x F W 19 S Michigan Michigan Michigan Saleslady
White, Stanley Son x x M W 14 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
White, Dorothy Daughter x x F W 11 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
White, William Son x x M W 4-5/12 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
White, Vernon Son x x M W 2-5/12 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Mabel Daughter x x F W 23 Married (not divorced!!!) Michigan Michigan Michigan Waitress Hotel
Ocha, Mildred grdaughter x x F W 4-6/12 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Loretta grdaugher x x F W 2-9/12 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
CENSUS: 1930 Federal Census Mackinac County - St. Ignace City First Ward
April 15, 1930 ED 49-12 SD 2 Sheet 22B
Huron St. 431 446 with Agatha Aslin mother of Joseph who owned the home
Aslin, Joseph Son H. x x x x M W 42 M 37 Michigan Michigan Michigan Fisherman Fishing
Aslin, Mabel Wife-Daughter in law x x x x F W 33 M 28 Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Mildred Gr. Daughter x x x x F W 14 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
Ocha, Helen Gr. Daughter x x x x F W 13 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
Aslin, Grace Daugh x x x x M W 8 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
Aslin, William Son x x x x M W 6 S Michigan Michigan Michigan
Notes (Marriage)
1 _MEND Divorce
Marquette County Clerk Book C page 346 record #339
License October 6, 1914
Marriage October 7, 1914 at Marquette, Michigan
Groom: Monty R. Ocha 21 yrs. White of Marquette born Michigan Occupation Life Saver Father: Albert Ocha Mother: Georiana Bowden first marriage
Bride: Mable White 19 yrs. White of Marquette born Michigan Occupation at home Fahter: William White Mother: unknown first marriage
Performed by: Walter H. Smith M. E. Minister
Witnesses: Gay Greenleaf of Marquette and Esther Ocha of Marquette
Birth Notes for Child: Mildred Pearl OCHA
County Clerk has birth record.
General Notes for Child Mildred Pearl OCHA
CENSUS: CENSUS: 1920 Soundex Federal Census Marquette Co. Marquette City Fisher St.
vol 64 ed ?? sheet 6
Ocha Mildred white 4 6/12 yrs. b. Michigan
enumerated w/ White, William - relationship grand daughter
General Notes for Child Helen Loretta OCHA
CENSUS: 1920 Soundex Federal Census Marquette Co. Marquette City Fisher St.
vol 64 ed ?? sheet 6
Ocha Loretta? white ?/12 yrs. b. Michigan
enumerated w/ White, William - relationship grand daughter
DEATH: SSDI
HELEN KALBFLEISCH 07 Mar 1917 Feb 1985 48054 (East China, Saint Clair, MI) 48058 373-26-9632 Michigan
General Notes for Child Monty Earl OCHA
DEATH: not enumerated in 1920 census
died in infancy (open spine)
Herbert RHODES and Ethel H. OCHA HODGSON
Husband Herbert RHODES (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Ethel H. OCHA HODGSON
Born: 29 Apr 1907 - Two Heart River, Macmillan Twp., Luce Co., Michigan
Christened:
Died: 21 Mar 1975 - Birmingham, Oakland Co., Michigan
Buried:
Father: Albert Henry OCHA (1863-1912)
Mother: Georgina (Georgiana) FONTAINE (1862-1910)
Father: Daniel Capt. HODGSON ( -Bef 1930)
Mother: Estoria (Abt 1849-After 1930)
Other Spouse: Anthony Peter SICKENBERGER (1887- ) - After 1930
Other Spouse: Justin P. BUCKERIDGE (1920-1977)
Children
1 M Daniel RHODES (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes (Wife)
adopted out at Georgiana's death -
adoptive parents were Capt. Daniel Hodgson and wife Estoria, they also had a biological daughter by the name of Ethel - from Bill Sickenberger Ethel's son.
In the 1930 Census Ethel is found living in Northville Wayne Co. with Estoria Hodgson, 81 yrs. old and widowed, daughter Ethel Pease 52 yrs. old divorced, and Ethel (Ocha Hodgson) Rhodes daughter 22 yrs. and divorced and Ethel and Herbert Rhodes' son Daniel Rhodes aged 3-4/12 yrs. old born in Michigan. Ethel says she married Herbert when 18 yrs. old which would have been about 1925-1926.
Anthony Peter SICKENBERGER and Ethel H. OCHA HODGSON
Husband Anthony Peter SICKENBERGER
Born: 5 Dec 1887 - Utica, New York
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage: After 1930
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence, 335 Dix, 1917-1918 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
WWI Draft Registration card
Wife Ethel H. OCHA HODGSON
Born: 29 Apr 1907 - Two Heart River, Macmillan Twp., Luce Co., Michigan
Christened:
Died: 21 Mar 1975 - Birmingham, Oakland Co., Michigan
Buried:
Father: Albert Henry OCHA (1863-1912)
Mother: Georgina (Georgiana) FONTAINE (1862-1910)
Father: Daniel Capt. HODGSON ( -Bef 1930)
Mother: Estoria (Abt 1849-After 1930)
Other Spouse: Herbert RHODES
Other Spouse: Justin P. BUCKERIDGE (1920-1977)
Children
1 M Anthony SICKENBERGER
Born:
Christened:
Died: - At The Age Of 2
Buried:
2 M Frederick William SICKENBERGER (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Death Notes (Wife)
Name: Ethel Buckeridge SSN: 374-30-0140 Last Residence: 48067 Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States of America Born: 29 Apr 1907 Died: Mar 1975 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 )
Michigan State Death Index
Name: Ethel O BUCKERIDGE Birth Date: 29 April 07 Death Date: 21 March 75 Gender: Female Residence: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan
General Notes (Wife)
adopted out at Georgiana's death -
adoptive parents were Capt. Daniel Hodgson and wife Estoria, they also had a biological daughter by the name of Ethel - from Bill Sickenberger Ethel's son.
In the 1930 Census Ethel is found living in Northville Wayne Co. with Estoria Hodgson, 81 yrs. old and widowed, daughter Ethel Pease 52 yrs. old divorced, and Ethel (Ocha Hodgson) Rhodes daughter 22 yrs. and divorced and Ethel and Herbert Rhodes' son Daniel Rhodes aged 3-4/12 yrs. old born in Michigan. Ethel says she married Herbert when 18 yrs. old which would have been about 1925-1926.
Albert L. OCHA\DIVINE and Gerda SCHOLZ
Husband Albert L. OCHA\DIVINE (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Lawrence Wallace OCHA\DIVINE (1908-1977)
Mother: Ethel M. BUDD
Marriage:
Wife Gerda SCHOLZ (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M David H. OCHA\DIVINE (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
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Craig Scott ORTIZ and Laurie Jane SMITH
Husband Craig Scott ORTIZ (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
Father: Paul Louis ORTIZ
Mother: Diane Lynne HAMP
Marriage:
Wife Laurie Jane SMITH (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Dominic Ean ORTIZ (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
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Joseph ROCHELEAU and Elisabeth PANNETON
Husband Joseph ROCHELEAU
Born: 1730
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Captaine Francois ROCHELEAU (1696-1756)
Mother: Marguerite PROVENCHER ( - )
Marriage: 12 Feb 1755 - Cap de La Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
Wife Elisabeth PANNETON
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
Birth Notes (Husband)
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours / par l'abbé C. Tanguay,...
Province de Québec (Montréal) : E. Sénécal, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1871-1890.
7 v.
CONTENU DU TOME 7
pp. I À XII; 1 à 152 [ROBILLARD, Claude à SECHERET, Jean-Bte]
3957-7-(001-163).pdf
http://www4.bnquebec.ca/numtxt/3957-7-(001-163).pdf
Joseph, b. 1730; m. Cap-de-la-Madeleine 12 fevrier 1755, a Elisabeth PANNETON
Notes (Marriage)
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours / par l'abbé C. Tanguay,...
Province de Québec (Montréal) : E. Sénécal, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1871-1890.
7 v.
CONTENU DU TOME 7
pp. I À XII; 1 à 152 [ROBILLARD, Claude à SECHERET, Jean-Bte]
3957-7-(001-163).pdf
http://www4.bnquebec.ca/numtxt/3957-7-(001-163).pdf
Joseph, b. 1730; m. Cap-de-la-Madeleine 12 fevrier 1755, a Elisabeth PANNETON