Rohm, John L.
(1870-1943)




Birth: February 18, 1870, Fairland, Shelby County, IN
Death: November 21, 1943
Parents: John F. and Lucretia Adaline (Lisher) Rohm
Spouse: Dora E. Oldham, married February 20, 1892
Second Spouse: Hattie M.
Known Children: Zola, John, Hal
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1900s J. L. Rohm Studio owner Fountaintown, Shelby County, IN























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Parents: John F. and Lucretia Adaline (Lisher) Rohm
Children: Zola, John, Hal
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OriginalNotes: Shelby County, Indiana History & Families, Volume 1,  Shelby County Historical Society (Shelby County, Ind.), p. 176: Fountaintown Photographer - John L. Rohm (early 1900s). He traveled around the area and took pictures (barn-raisings, school-children, etc.). A man with the same name is also listed as a barber.

Ancestry.com tree of 1976jbowden1990 (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7081339/person/-1168047190/facts), viewed April 4, 2017: names of parents

1870 Census, Van Buren Twp, Shelby Co.
John Rohm, 29, farmer, b. OH
Adeline, 26, keeping house, b. IN
Jane, 4, b. IN
Everett Rohm, 3, b. IN
John Rohm, 4/12, b. IN, Feby

1900 Census, Van Buren Twp., Shelby County, Indiana
John L. Rohm, b. Feb. 1870, age 30, m. 3 years, b. IN, school teacher, own, house, free
Hattie M., wife, 1874, 25, 1/1 children b. Ill.
Zola E. A., dau., b. May 1895, age 5, b. IN, parents b. Ind.
John M., son, b. Feb 1899, 1 b. Ind.

U.S. Register of Civil, Military and Naval Service, 1905, v. 2, Rural Free Delivery (ancestry.com)
John L. Rohm, Fountaintown, Shelby Co., pd. $720

1910 Census, Van Buren Twp., Shelby County, Indiana
John L. Rohm, age 40, 2nd marriage, b. Ind., letter carrier, rural route, own, mortgage, house, 
Hattie M., wife, 35, 2/2 children b. Ill.
Zola, dau. 15, b. Ind.
John Jr., son, 11, b. Ind.
Hal, son, age 9, b. Ind.

1920 Census, Van Buren Township, Shelby Co.
John L. Rohm, 47, b. IN, parents b. IN, barber, own shop
Hattie M., wife, 44, b. Ill. Dressmaker, home
Hal, son, 19, b. IN, machinist, auto
Ella A. Rohm, mother-in-law, 75, widow, b. IN

Indiana Marriage Index, John L. Rohm m. Dora E. Oldham, 20 Feb 1892, Shelby Co.

US Social Security Applications (ancestry.com): John L. Rohm, b. 18 Feb 1871 in Fairland, Indiana, d. 21 Nov 1943 [NOTE: conflict with 1870 census, he was likely born in 1870]
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City: Fountaintown
State: IN
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OriginalSource: Circa 1900-1910 card mounted photo of lodge members, blindstamped J. L. Rohm, Fountaintown, Ind.

[Maybe J. C. Rohm?]
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