Albert Gaulke

From the Marysville Evening Tribune March 15, 1940

Milford Center News

Albert Gaulke of near Chuckery passed away Monday at Grant Hospital where he was a patient. He was 77 years of age and was a prominent farmer of Union township.
From the Marysville Evening Tribune March 11, 1940



ALBERT GAULKE DIED MONDAY

WELL-KNOWN FARMER SUCCUMBED IN HOSPITAL WAS ST. PAUL’S CHURCH CHARTER MEMBER

Albert Gaulke, aged 77, well-known farmer of Milford Center Rt. 1, died in Grant Hospital in Columbus yesterday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock of complications after an illness of about a week, during which time he was in the hospital.

He was born on July 29, 1862 in Germany. He married Barbara Nicol on April 19, 1894, and she died some 23 years ago. Mr. Gaulke was a charter member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Chuckery and was active in all the work of the church.

Surviving children include Ernest Gaulke of Marysville, Mrs. August Nicol and Mrs. Luther Dellinger of Plain City, Walter Gaulke of Milford Center, August Gaulke of Newark, Emil Gaulke of Ludell, Kansas, and Mrs. Otto Nicol of Saxonburg, Penn. One daughter is deceased. Fourteen grandchildren are living. Mr. Gaulke was the last surviving member of his family.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the house and at 2 o’clock at the St. Paul Church with Rev C. J. Waccholz officiating. Burial will made in the St. Paul Cemetery in charge of L. H. Miller, head funeral director.

The Bigelow Covered Bridge

This bridge, also called the Axe-Handle Bridge, is located over the Little Darby Creek on Axe-Handle Road. It is also locally referred to as the Little Darby Bridge. This bridge was built in 1873 by Reuben L. Partridge. It spans 100 feet. It was renovated in 1990. This bridge was named to honor the Bigelow Family, a pioneer family to this area in the early 1800s. An addition to the original bridge design is a Burr Arch. The bridge received a Ohio Historic Marker in 2010.

Visitors from Neudettelsau

It was reported on February 2, 1898, that the George Burns family near Chuckery entertained visitors from Neudettelsau on Saturday and Sunday. Their visitors were Bernhard Bishop and Adam Kleiber.

An Addition in the Mitchell Family

Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell welcomed a baby girl to their family in early January of 1895. The community rejoiced at this news.  The neighborhood is always happy to welcome more children!

A Bishop Family Visit

The John Bishop Family from Marysville spent New Years Day with the Emanuel Bishop Family near Chuckery. This was a news item from the January 5, 1898 edition of the Marysville Tribune.

Service News: Walter M. Burns, Jr.

On September 11, 1945, the Walter M. Burns family of Chuckery received word that their son, Walter, Jr. had completed basic training.  The family was told that their son had left the United States for the war front.

The Ohio State Fair

Photo Courtesy of TOURING OHIO

In 1885, the Ohio State Fair was held at the beginning of September.  Many people in the Chuckery neighborhood went to the state fair.  The timing of the fair was just before the fall harvest and the start of school.