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Hazel Fern Green
b.15 Jan 1894 Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
d.18 Jun 1971 Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
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m. 25 Jul 1877
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m. 18 Jan 1920
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m. 16 Feb 1925
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[edit] Biography of Hazel Fern Green "Herring" Vance Medaugh by Rebekah Medaugh CarlisleEmerson Bennett Green and Emma Fern Hetzler were married in 1877, and had produced seven children prior to the birth of their twin daughters, Hazel and Mabel, in 1894, followed by Cleo in 1897, and Hugh "Bud" in 1901. Emma died less than two months after giving birth to Hugh. Emerson, a brakeman for the CH&D Railroad, was unable or unwilling to care for the family (the family's oral history is that he deserted his children). Cleo, who was not in the household for the 1900 census, was probably already being cared for by family members or friends. According to Hazel's eldest daughter, the baby and the twins were placed in the Allen County Children's Home. The baby was quickly adopted by the Boop family in Lima. On March 1, 1904, Emerson was found dead in his room at the Salvation Army Working Men's Hotel in Joplin, Missouri, following a brief illness. Probably after this time the twins where placed in the home of a childless couple, William Herring and his wife, "Minnie," Mary Collins in Spencerville. They were about nine at the time. Although the twins were listed as the Herring's daughters in the 1910 census, and regularly used their surname, they were never adopted by William and Minnie Herring. The Herrings lavished the young girls with expensive, store-bought clothing and they were considered the belles of Spencerville, according to their contemporary, Gladys Savidge Reynolds, who lived in Spencer Township, outside of Spencerville. Hazel and Mabel came of age during WWI and the influenza epidemic of 1918. According to a published news article Hazel was pursuaded to volunteer as a nurse by W. L. Russell, a Lima philanthropist. She trained in Cincinnati and Fort Wayne, Indiana. She became engaged to Private Don H. John [sometimes surname is listed as Johns] of Lima, who was stationed at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe when the influenza epidemic swept through the camp, claiming him as one of its many victims. In January 1920, Hazel married Otto Thomas Vance of Piqua. He died from a burst appendix the following September. Hazel returned to the home of her foster parents in Spencerville to give birth to their daughter, Bette Jane, on October 25, 1920. [She is listed as Hazel Green, single, living with William & Mary L. Herring, in the 1920 census.] Hazel's children would always recall that their mother, in the course of one year, was a "bride, widow and mother." While living in Spencerville with her young daughter Hazel began working for John "Glenn" Medaugh, a married man with a family. When she became pregnant by him, Glenn and his first wife, Della Brown, divorced. Glenn married Hazel in Kentucky, shortly before the birth of their first daugther, Rosemary Joan, in 1925. Hazel and Glenn had four daughters and one son. Their third daughter, Martha Rose, died before her third birthday from appendicitis in 1931. Six months later Hazel gave birth to her fifth and last daughter, Patricia. Her sixth child and only son, John Glenn, was born in 1934. The hard times of the Great Depression were exacerbated by the circumstances of their marriage, the death of their child, and Glenn's drinking. From most first person accounts, Hazel and Glenn endured hard times and an unhappy marriage. To help support the family, Hazel found work as a personal nurse or nurse's aide. Glenn Medaugh died in 1957, after suffering from burns from a home accident. Hazel and Mabel moved to Long Beach, California, in the 1960s. When a granddaughter, Vicki, was visiting Hazel in 1969 or 1970, Hazel complained about a lump in the back of her ear. Later she would be diagnosed with cancer. She returned to Ohio, first living with her sisters, Grace and Cleo, in Fletcher (Miami County); then moving into a mobile home on the farm next to her daughter, Hilda Morris's house outside of Venedocia (Van Wert County). In her last days she was a patient at St. Rita's Medical Center, in Lima (Allen County), where she died on June 18, 1971. She is buried next to her husband in Spencerville Cemetery, in Spencerville (Allen County). [edit] Battles Plaque Which Claimed Her FianceCopy of undated newspaper clipping which included photo and caption, "Miss Hazel Herring." Miss Hazel Herring, 219 n McDonald street was the first volunteer to offer her services to help crush out Spanish influenza in this city. She volunteered under the pleas of W. L. Russell, the Lima philanthropist. She is now on her second case. Miss Herring received her training in Cincinnati and Ft. Wayne and after devoting some time to the profession gave it up temporarily, meaning to return to it sometimes. That time however was never definitely fixed in her mind. When the influenza epidemic raged at Camp Sherman, it took in its tolls Private Don Johns of Lima, to whom Miss Herring was engaged. His death was a sudden blow, and she decided then that if her training would benefit anyone, she would do all in her power to stamp out the disease. [edit] The Journal News, Spencerville, Ohio, 22 Jan 1920Miss Hazel Fern Herring [surname of her foster parents; they did not adopt Hazel], daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Herring, of Spencerville, was married to Mr. Otto Thomas Vance, of Piqua, Sunday morning. The words that make as one were pronounced at Piqua. Following the ceremony the happy bride and groom left for a trip and will be at home to their many friends after February 10 at their home at Piqua. [edit] ObituaryMRS. HAZEL MEDAUGH. SPENCERVILLE. Mrs. Hazel F. Medaugh, 77, of Long Beach, Calif., and formerly of Spencerville died at 4:05 a. m. Friday in St. Rita's Hospital, after an extended illness. Born Jan. 15, 1894, in Lima, she was the daughter of Emerson and Emma (Hetzler) Green. She married Otto T. Vance in January, 1920. He died in September of the same year. In 1924 she married Glenn Medaugh. He died in 1957. Surviving are: four daughters, Mrs. John (Jane) Gerard of Piqua, Mrs. Owen (Joan) Hutson of Lima, Mrs. David Wayne (Hilda) Morris of Rt. 1, Van Wert, Mrs. Carl (Patricia) Zimmerman of Sidney; a son, the Rev. John Medaugh of Marion, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Mabel John of Long Beach, Mrs. Grace Hogeman of Fletcher, and Mrs. Cleo Ratterman of Cincinnati; a brother Hugh of Canton, 32 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A daughter, six brothers and a sister preceded Mrs. Medaugh in death. She was a licensed practical nurse and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Spencerville, its Gleaners Sunday School Class, the Grandmothers Club of America, of which she was chaplain, the Long Beach Republican Club and the Long Beach Senior Citizens. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. at the church with the Rev. Marvin G. Schamaun officiating. Burial will be in the Spencerville Cemetery. Friends may call from 7-9 o'clock tonight and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville. Image Gallery
                       ![Miss Hazel Herring, 219 north McDonald street [Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio] was first volunteer to offer her services to help crush out Spanish influenza in this city. She volunteered under the plea of W. L. Russell, the Lima [philanthropist]. She is now on her second case. Miss Herring received her training in Cincinnati and Ft. Wayne and after devoting some time to the profession gave it up temporarily, meaning to return to it sometimes. That time however was never definitely fixed in her mind. When the influenza epidemic raged at Camp Sherman it took in its tolls Private Don Johns of Lima, to whom Miss Herring was engaged. His death was a sudden blow, and she decided then that if her training would benefit anyone, she would do all in her power to stamp out the disease.](/wiki/Image:Hazel_-_Article.jpg)  References
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