By: Mark Holtsberry
Burton Rowland Hoaglin was born May 21, 1891 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of George McClellan, born July 23, 1861 in Van Wert, Ohio, and Geneva C. (Schnorf) Hoaglin, born March 5, 1870 in Preble County, Ohio. This couple was married March 28, 1889 in Paulding, Ohio.
By 1900, this couple along with Burton and daughter, Georgia Knowles Hoaglin, born in 1894, were living in Paulding on Main Street. George was working as an engineer, the children were in school.
By 1910, George, Geneva and children had moved to Benton Township, Paulding County. George took a job working as a processor for the Payne School system. Burton, a high school graduate, was working for the Grain Company in Payne as a bookkeeper.
On June 5, 1917, Burton went to the Payne North Precinct and registered for the World War 1 draft. He was listed as medium and stout build, light brown eyes, light brown hair. He was working for the Union Grain and Coal Company in Payne as an accountant, and that he was single.
On July 13, 1918, Burton married a gal named Marie Carrie Brune, born November 4, 1897 in Auglaize County, Ohio, the daughter of John Henry and Wilheline Eliza Brune. Her brothers, Oltie Edwin and Henry David also served in World War 1. On August 2, 1918, Burton joined the National Army out of Paulding, he was assigned to the 339th Guard and Fire Company. He promoted to Private First Class August 6, 1918, promoted to Sergeant September 20, 1918, Sergeant First Class November 4, 1918.
He was Honorably Discharged, January 5, 1919 and by 1920, Marie, Burton and newborn son, George, born in 1919, were living in Payne on Oak Street. Burton was working as a bookkeeper at the Grocery Store.
A daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born in 1921. A son, Burton Rowland Jr. was born in 1922 He passed away in 1925. A son, David Brune Hoaglin, was born in 1928 and died seven months later in 1929, and by 1930 a daughter, Carol Gene, was born.
The family moved to Blue Creek Township, where Burton had taken a job as a manager of a local grain elevator. A daughter, Eleanor A., was born in 1934, and a son, William Jerome, was born in 1935. Burton’s mother, Geneva, passed away December 31, 1937. Burton’s father, George, passed away, October 3, 1938. They were buried in Woodland Union Cemetery, Van Wert, Ohio.
By 1940, the family had moved to Scott, Ohio living on Sharon Street, and Burton was working as an elevator manager for the Scott Equity Exchange Company. In 1942, Burton registered for the World War 2 draft. He was not selected, but his son, George Frederick Hoaglin, was selected. He served in the Army, October 22, 1941 – December 26, 1945.
Burton passed away November 10, 1949 in Van Wert, Ohio. He was buried in Woodland Union Cemetery with his parents and children. Marie passed away May 13, 1993 in Franklin County, Ohio. She was buried with Burton.
