William Benedict Taschwer and Ruby Melda Haupt were married on January 24, 1939 — 85 years ago as of today.
They were Gary’s great-grandparents, his father’s maternal grandparents.
William (“Willie” as a child) was born in 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents were Benedict and Mary Taschwer, immigrants from Austria.
Ruby was born in 1917 in Alliance, Ohio. Her parents were Pete and Marie Haupt, both of Pennsylvania.
William and Ruby were married by the Rev. J.A. Overholt of the Church of God (now First Church of God) in Alliance, Ohio.
The couple would go on to have 4 children together, and both lived the remainder of their lives and passed away in their 70’s there in Ohio.
This relationship did not last and the couple eventually separated. Nonetheless, without this union their children, grandchildren, and further descendants would not exist. In my opinion, it is still worth acknowledging this date in history and taking the opportunity to remember the people who make up the branches on our family tree.
Happy 85th, William and Ruby.