Olive Mae Mauger is the daughter of Sarah Jane Sriner and John Wesley Mauger. She was born 13 February 1881 in Junction City, Perry, Ohio. She died on 7 January 1942 at age 60 in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio. On 10 January 1942, she was buried at Basil Memorial Cemetery, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio.

On 16 March 1904, she married Clyde Carlton Leitnaker. He is the son of William Leitnaker and Laura Jane Brooks. He was born 18 June 1880 in Greenfield, Fairfield, Ohio. He died on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1941, at age 61 in Basil, Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio. On 27 December 1941, he was buried at Basil Memorial Cemetery, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio.

Children of Olive Mae Mauger and Clyde Carlton Leitnaker:

1. Raymond Mauger Leitnaker was born 6 January 1906 in Basil, Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio.
2. Ruth Pauline Leitnaker was born 21 November 1910 in Fairfield county, Ohio.

Notes

This family suffered great tragedies in 1941/1942. In January 1941, Olive's 35 year old son, Raymond, committed suicide when he shot himself in the head. Eleven months later, on Christmas Eve, Olive's husband (Raymond's father), Clyde, also committed suicide when he shot himself with a shotgun. Two weeks later, Olive died from a heart attack.

Sources

Olive:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her death certificate [Name Olive Mae Litnaker; Death date 07 Jan 1942; Death place Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio; Birth date 13 Feb 1881; Birth place Junction City, Ohio; Age at death 60 years 10 months 25 days; Gender Female; Marital status Widowed; Race or color Caucasian; Occupation Housewife; Residence Basil, Ohio; Burial date 10 Jan 1942; Cemetery name Basil Mausoleum; Spouse name Clyde C. Litnaker; Father name John Monger; Father birth place Basil, Ohio; Mother name Sarah Shimos; Mother birth place Basil, Ohio; GSU film number 2023978; Digital GS number 4020598; Image number 2487; Reference number fn 2129].

Clyde:

• Birth from Ohio Birth Index [Name Clyde C. Leitnaker; Gender Male; Birth date 18 Jun 1880; Birth place Greenfield, Fairfield, Ohio; Father name William Leitnaker; Mother name Jennie Brooke; Batch number I10148-3; Record group Ohio-EASy; Film number 963800; Reference number p 43].
• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Clyde Carlton Leitnaker; County: Fairfield; State: Ohio; Birth Date: 18 Jun 1880; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1832195' DraftBoard: 0].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his death certificate [Name Clyde C. Leitnaker; Death date 24 Dec 1941; Death place Basil Village, Fairfield, Ohio; Estimated birth year 1880; Birth place Basil Rfd, Oh; Age at death 61 years 6 months 6 days; Gender Male; Marital status Married; Race or color American; Spouse name Ollive Manger; Father name William H. Leitnaker; GSU film number 2023975; Digital GS number 4122046; Image number 885; Reference number fn 73225; ].