Family:Joseph Falls and Susan Roebuck (1)

Joseph met Susan when he stayed overnight with the Roebucks on trips back to Canal Dover, Ohio.

Joseph and Susan were married by Rev. John Hill, a circuit preacher. He held services at a barn in Monroe Township in 1845 and organized with 6 members. The United Brethern & Methodists erected a building.

There was also a set of twins born to Joseph and Susan in 1863. They died immediately.

Joseph bought a new buggy. Susan got into the driver's seat by mistake or excitement. Joseph scolded her, and she replied, "Well, it's nice that the brains are in one side of the family."

On August 10, 1886, Joseph gave a birthday party for Susan on her 48th birthday. One hundred people came to the farm. The Grandstaff's sang. Williamsport (Poe) Band played.

Joseph was 71 years, 10 months and 4 days old when he died of cirrhosis of the liver.

Joseph's obituary read, "JOSEPH FALLS IS NO MORE - Had lived in Allen County for Fifty Years - Lived All His Life Within Two Miles of Spot Where Parents Located When They First Came to State - Other Deaths and Announcements - Joseph Falls, a pioneer farmer of Marion township, died Monday morning at 4 o'clock at his home after a long and severe illness. He was born Dec. 25, 1803, in Ohio and came to Allen county with his parents when a lad of fourteen years. His father and mother located near Middleton and during the fifty-eight years he had been a resident of the county he had lived within two miles of the spot upon which his parents settled. During the long residence in this county, Mr. Falls built and sustained a character founded upon the highest plane of citizenship and was held in high esteem by all who came in contact with him. His wife, together with nine children, mourn him. All of the children are residents of the county and are: Mrs. Elias Hartzell, Mrs. D. V. Harrod, Owen Falls, Mrs, Jennie Hartley, Mrs. John Dennis, Frank Falls, Mrs. Fred Summers and Minnie and Otto Falls. Daniel Falls, a brother, lives in this city. Funeral services will be held at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at Antioch church at 2:00 o'clock. The Rev. A. K. Zartman of Grace Reformed Church will officiate." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Tuesday 30 September 1902, pg. 1-2]

Susan died of the lingering effects of pneumonia.

Susan's obituary reads, "Mrs. Susan Falls, aged 74 years, died Thursday at her home near Hoagland. She was the widow of Joseph Falls, who died in 1902. Surviving are the following children: Owen, Frank, Otto and Miss Minnie Falls, Mrs. Ida Hartzell, Mrs. Edith Benjamin, Mrs. Hattie Dennis, Mrs. Jennie Barkley and Mrs. Edna Somers. There are seventeen grandchildren." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Saturday 9 Nov 1912, pg. 10]

They are both buried at Antioch Cemetery in Hoagland, Allen County, Indiana.