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Looking for information on the descendants of Joel Zerbe and Annie Levan Slough.
Their children include Alvin S. Zerbe, theologian; James S. Zerbe, patent atty/inventor;
Richard L. Zerbe;
Francis E. Zerbe; Clinton D. Zerbe, inventor/chiropractor/dish washer; and Abigail Zerbe.
I have a fair amount of information on Alvin and James.... little is known about Richard,
Francis,
and Clinton, other than they frequently appear as witnesses on patents filed by their
brother, James.
James or J.S. as he's usually known, appears on over 100 patents, either as an
inventor, witness, or
attorney.
Especially interested in Clinton's date of death, it appears he died in or around
Dayton, Ohio and
likely around 1944 at the age of 87.
James lived in Delaware, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Nebraska; New York; Los Angeles; and
Arkansas before he died
in NY around 1921. Clinton lived in Sandusky, Ohio and Dayton, Ohio that I know of.
Alvin lived in Dayton, Ohio
for a number of years and died in Dayton, Ohio.
Steve Koons, Dayton, Ohio
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