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Josiah Zittle

Birth	:	30 Mar 1831 Zittlestown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	8 Sep 1909 Zittlestown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Boonsboro Cemetery, Boonsboro, Washington County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5045100, -77.6524700
Description	:	Josiah Zittle was a son of Elizabeth (née Koogle) and Daniel Zittle, born in 1831 in Zittlestown, Washington County, Maryland. Zittlestown was founded in the 1810s by his grandfather Michael Zittle, senior. Josiah Zittle and "Lizzie" R. Lapole were married on 23 July 1874 in Zittlestown. Josiah was then age 43; Lizzie 27. The couple were the parents of a daughter, Mary Anne E., born on 29 September 1874. A laborer for much of his life, Josiah Zittle became a truck farmer. Notes Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of... Read More	Josiah Zittle was a son of Elizabeth (née Koogle) and Daniel Zittle, born in 1831 in Zittlestown, Washington County, Maryland. Zittlestown was founded in the 1810s by his grandfather Michael Zittle, senior. Josiah Zittle and "Lizzie" R. Lapole were married on 23 July 1874 in Zittlestown. Josiah was then age 43; Lizzie 27. The couple were the parents of a daughter, Mary Anne E., born on 29 September 1874. A laborer for much of his life, Josiah Zittle became a truck farmer. Notes Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 97-98. 1840 U.S. Census, Boonsboro Dist., Washington Co., Maryland; p. 214 (printed). [2.] Daniel Zittle. Four persons including male aged 30 thru 39 and female aged 40 thru 49. [4.] "Micheal" Zittle. Four persons including male aged 70 thru 79 and female aged 60 thru 69. 1850 U.S. Census, District 1, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1045, family 1100, lines 39-42, p. 191B (printed), 2 Aug 1850. 39. Daniel "Little," 47, "gelceer," Maryland. 40. Elizabeth -----, 48, Maryland. 41. Mary M. -----, 22, Maryland. 42. Josiah -----, 18, labourer, Maryland. • A gelceer delivered ice. (Possibly vernacular form of glacier.) • Josiah's future wife Elizabeth R. "Leapold," age 3, in preceding household. 1860 U.S. Census, Boonsboro Dist., Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1278, family 1388, lines 28-31, p. 128 (written), 30 Jul 1860. (P. O.: Boonsboro) 28. Daniel Zittle, 58, farm laborer, Maryland 29. Elizabeth -----, 59, Maryland. 30. Mary -----, 30, Maryland. 31. Josiah -----, 28, farm laborer, Maryland. • Josiah's future wife Elizabeth "Leapold," age 14, on same page. "Boonsboro \| Zittle, Joseph \| 24 \| white \| Farmer \| married \| Maryland [Boonsboro] \| Zittle, Josiah \| 29 \| white \| Laborer \| unmarried [Maryland]" (U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863) 1870 U.S. Census, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 131, family 136, lines 9-14, p. 229 (printed), p. 17 (written), 18 Jun 1870. (P.O.: Boonsboro) 9. Zittle Daniel, 66, day laborer ($600; $100), Maryland. 10. ----- Elizabeth, 69, keeping house, Maryland. 11. ----- Josiah, 37, day laborer, Maryland. 12. ----- Mary M., 42, at home, Maryland. 13. ----- George W., 12, at home, Maryland. 14. Gilbert, Samuel H. E., 7 at home, Maryland. • Josiah's future wife Elizabeth R. "Lapole," age 23, on preceding page. Washington County, Maryland, Marriage Index, 1861-1949. "On the 23d ultimo, at Zittlestown, by the Rev. G. O. Beckley, JOSIAH ZITTLE to Miss LIZZIE R. LAPOLE, both of Washington county." ("Marriages," Catoctin Clarion, Mechanicsville, Maryland, 8 Aug 1874, p. 3.) 1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 151, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwellings 81-82, families 85-86, lines 12-14 & 15-17, p. 157 (printed), p. 9 (written), 7-8 Jun 1880. 12. Zittle, Elizabeth, 78 [head], widowed, keeping house. 13. ----- Mary M., 52, daughter, single, at home. 14. ----- Samuel H. I., 17, [grand] son, single, [no occupation]. 15. Zittle, Josiah, 49 [head], married, laborer 16. ----- Elizabeth, 34, wife, married, keeping house. 19. ----- Ann M. E., 4, [daughter]. • All persons and their parents born in Maryland. 1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 72, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 58, family 60, lines 52-56, p. 3B (written), 5 Jun 1900. 52. Zittle, Josiah, head, Mar 1831, 69, married 26 years; farm laborer. 53. ----- Lizzie R., wife, Sep 1846, 53, married 26 years, 1 child (living). 54. Mitchel, Annie, daughter, Sep 1874, 25, widowed, 1 child (living). 55. ----- Josiah R., g-son, Nov 1895, 4. 56. Zittle, Samuel, nephew, Feb 1863, 37, single, "truck farmer." • All persons and their parents born in Maryland. • Samuel Zittle reportedly born blind. "Joseph" (Josiah) Zittle death notice: "Maryland Obituary," The Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 11 Sep 1909, p. 11. A person named Josiah Zittle in Pennsylvania was distant cousin. Reviewed 17 July 2021.

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Josiah Zittle's memorial is located at: Boonsboro Cemetery, Boonsboro, Washington County, USA.
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Josiah Zittle death on 8 Sep 1909 in Zittlestown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.5045100
Longitude: -77.6524700

Family Members:

Parent

Daniel Zittle

(1803 - 1875)

Elizabeth Koogle Zittle

(1800 - 1893)

Spouse

Elizabeth R. “Lizzie” Laypole Zittle

(1846 - 1910)

Siblings

Mary Magdalene Zittle

(1828 - 1893)

Children

Anna Mary Zittle Shoemaker

(1874 - 1948)

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Coordinate: 39.5045100, -77.6524700

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Coordinate: 39.5072600, -77.5672600

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23. Rohrersville Cemetery
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