John Michael Flachbarth
(1895-1918)
(1895-1918)
Private John Michael Flachbarth, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Orissa
Gravestone, Private John Michael Flachbarth, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetary, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
Newspaper clipping, The Greenville Journal, Greenville, OH, 9/29/1910, p. 3
2495 W. 11th St., Cleveland, OH, address given at WWI draft registration
John Michael Flachbarth
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Address: 2495 W. 11th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Drill Press Hand and reported not working at the time of draft registration; per 1910 Census, at age 14, occupation Deliverer at Art Glass Co., claimed draft exemption due to having 2 dependent sisters
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes blue, Hair dark
Service Number: 2428969
Deployment: 6/4/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Orissa
Action:
Next of Kin: Mrs. Selma Marie Dimmers, sister, 2495 W. 11th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Both of Private John Michael Flachbarth's parents were deceased before he served in WWI. A 1911 Wills & Probate record showed that at least two of his sisters were living in St. John's Orphanage, Cleveland, OH after their mother died.
Father: John Flachbarth (1868-1907), born Hungary, emigrated ~1881, occupations Machine Worker and Carpenter (Cabinet Maker), died at age 38, buried at Saint Mary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Clara L. Kapasz Flachbarth (1869-1910), born Hungary, emigrated ~1873, had at least 9 children of whom several died in childhood, died at age 41 three years after becoming a widow, buried West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: Selma; Clara; Viola; Marion. Sibling list may be incomplete.