By: Mark Holtsberry
Jason Monroe Noffsinger was born April 5, 1898 in Paulding County, Ohio. The son of Jesse P. Noffsinger, born November 21, 1845 in Randolph County, Indiana and Nancy Catherine (Shinaberry) Noffsinger born in 1860 in Paulding County, Ohio. This couple was married October 9, 1881 in Paulding.
By 1900, this couple was living in Paulding. Jesse was working as a blacksmith and they had three children, Aaron Theodore, born July 9, 1882 in Paulding, working as a day laborer; a daughter, Evelyn Glea, born September 24, 1886 in Paulding Township, she ended up marrying a fella named Earnest Neds. He was a World War One Veteran who ended up being a post master at the Paulding Post Office.
I know, I got off track. Sons, Selwon Unis was born in 1886 and died August 5, 1887, Uron Owen born June 6, 1889 he passed away July 28, 1890 and Jesse Owen born September 21, 1893 and passed away August 6, 1894. All these children are buried in Little Auglaize Cemetery, and Jason born in 1898. By 1910, the Noffsinger family was living in Paulding on Jackson Street. Jesse was working as a farmer. The children were still home. Aaron was working as a salesman in a grocery store. Evelyn and Jason were in school.
Aaron enlisted in the Ohio National Guard January 19, 1915 and was discharged March 18, 1917. His rank was a sergeant serving in the 6th Regimental Ohio National Guard Band. On September 12, 1918, Aaron Theodore Noffsinger registered for the draft, he was working in the Paulding post office as an office clerk. He was listed as short in height, stout build, brown eyes and dark hair. He passed away from tuberculosis the day World War One ended, November 11, 1918. He was buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Section 4, Row 11.
On October 9, 1918, Jason went to Defiance College and enrolled in the S.A.T.C. program, (this stands for, Student Army Training Corp.) This program was assigned to train future officers. He was Honorably Discharged December 20, 1918. He was listed as 20% disabled. After his days at Defiance College, Jason started working as a candy maker. This is where he met Ethel May Marlow, born in Findlay, Ohio in 1902. She is the daughter of Andrew J. Marlow and Hannah E. (Pierce) Marlow. They were married September 13, 1920 in Paulding by Rev. Dowdy. Jason and Ethel will have two sons, Raymond C. born January 8, 1923 and Carrol Dean born in 1926. Then Jason became a mail carrier, so he worked with his brother in law Earnest Neds.
On October 31, 1929, Jason delivered his last piece of mail. Jason was suffering from a brain tumor. He was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, but no permanent relief could be given. By 1930, Jason, Ethel and the boys, were living at 112 Klinger Road in Paulding. On June 22, 1930 at 12:00P.M., passed away at home. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. in the Church of Christ by the Rev. S.G. Cameron. Jason was buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Block G., lot 299, grave 3.
