Myrtle E. Herrmann

1909 - Aft 1962  (53 years)

• Name	Myrtle E. Herrmann  [1]
  Born	1909	Middleport, Meigs Co., OH, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft Apr 1962	Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA   [1]
  Notes	From Teresa M. Herrman, correspondent, note of May 1st, 2005      Myrtle was involved with her church and was musically inclined.  She was listed as being a soloist in the Marion, Ohio Newspaper on December 20, 1949, at the "Chesterville Methodist Church".  On March 22, 1950, she was written in the "Marion Star" as playing two violin solos to the Marengo Social Club in Ashley, Ohio.  She wasn't mentioned again until 1952, when her son, Herrmann Skaggs, shot and killed her father, John Franklin Herrmann, when, as Herrmann said, "his grandfather came to punish him, and he shot him with a shot-gun, not realizing that the shot-gun was loaded".  After this, she wasn't mentioned again until April 6, 1962, when her car crashed into two ponies in the road and killed the ponies.  Her injuries were mentioned as, "a bruised shoulder and abdomen, but not treated at the time".      The following newspaper article was written in the "Marion Star" on April 6, 1962:                 ACCIDENTS IN MARION, OHIO AREA      Two ponies were struck and killed by a car driven by Myrtle Skagges, 53 of near Marengo, Thursday at 8:40 p.m. Marion highway patrolman reported.      She was driving south on Rt. 61 about 3 1/2 miles north of Marengo and hit the ponies which were in the road, patrolman said.  Minor damage was done to the car.      She suffered a bruised shoulder and abdomen, but was not treated at the time." [1]
  Person ID	I226035	Sprague Family History on Guild
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Franklin Herrmann,   b. 3 Sep 1873, Salisbury Twp., Meigs Co., OH, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 1952, Morrow County Hospital, Mount Gilead, Morrow Co., OH, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Forrest J. Nichols,   b. 1881, WV, USA ,   d. 1934, Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1902	OH, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F81170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	[--?--] Skaggs,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1930	Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Sue Skaggs,   b. 1 Mar 1935, Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1996  (Age 61 years)   2. William Warren Skaggs,   b. 1939, Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA ,   d. Mount Gilead, Morrow Co., OH, USA   3. Herrmann R. Skaggs,   b. 14 May 1940, Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1992, Vallejo, Solano Co., CA, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F81202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - Abt 1930 - Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA Died - Aft Apr 1962 - Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S223] Correspondent: Herrmann, Teresa M., note of May 1st, 2005.