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
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Joseph was average in build (156 lbs in 1942) and 5 foot 5 inch in stature. He had brown hair, a slight mustache and blue eyes. It later years he wore corrective eyeglasses.
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 in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.
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 fourth child, a boy, died shortly after birth.
The couple's three children were:
Residences
- Lived in Irondale, Jefferson County, Ohio in 1930
- Lived in Rural, Jefferson County, Ohio in 1935
- Lived at 818 Wentworth Avenue in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio 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.