Joseph Michael Nemitt

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Born on January 23,1904 in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio. He was the second oldest child to Joseph Nemitt and Anna Kirlick.

Description

Joseph & Elizabeth (Berish) Nemitt enjoying an evening on the front porch.

Joseph was average in build and 5 foot 5 inch in stature. He had brown hair and blue eyes and wore a slight mustache in his later years.

Early Years

• Childhood -
• Siblings
  • Anna Nemitt
  • Rosie A. Nemitt
  • John R. Nemitt

Education

Completed the eighth grade.

Religion

Joseph was baptized into the Catholic faith.

He was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church.

Family Years

Married Elizabeth Helen Berish on January 28, 1930 in the Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio. He was 26 years old and Elizabeth was 21. They were married by the Reverend Andrew R. Beros in Toronto, Ohio. As fate seemingly would have it, the Reverend happened to be a distant cousin of the bride. Joseph and Elizabeth would begin their married life living with his family in Saline, Ohio while he began to build a life for his new bride.

The couple would eventually have three children: two boy - Joseph Michael and Robert John, and one girl - Elizabeth Jane. A four child, a boy, died shortly after birth.

The couple's three children were:

• Elizabeth Jane Nemitt
• Joseph Michael Nemitt Jr.
• Robert John Nemitt

Residences

• Lived in Irondale, OH in 1930
• Lived in Rural, Jefferson County, Ohio in 1935
• Lived at 818 Wentworth Avenue in 1940
• Lived in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio in 1950

Working Years

He was employed as a foreman in the Labor Dept. at Wheeling Steel Corp, Steubenville Plant in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.

Formerly, he was a laborer at a steel mill in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.

Personal Life

He was a member of Jednota Lodge 371

Death

Joseph died heart failure on April 17, 1966 at St. John Hospital in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.

He was buried at Union Cemetery in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.