MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

I found this fella to be very interesting…

Edward Andrew Szabo was born on December 21, 1894, in Madasel, Hungary. He was the son of Andrew Szabo, who was born on July 20, 1863, in Austria, and Mary (Ivan) Szabo, whose birth date could not be found. Edward became a naturalized citizen in 1907. I am guessing his parents did as well. Records were difficult to find until 1920, but I am certain the Szabo family came to Paulding County before 1915 because, on January 27, 1915, Edward joined the National Guard out of Paulding. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 2nd Ohio National Guard.

Edward was a farmer and, on May 22, 1917, married Ilo Emma Ansley in Monroe, Michigan. She was born on April 28, 1894, in Blue Creek Township, Paulding County. On February 17, 1918, Edward was discharged from the National Guard and was listed as an alien enemy. He was not assigned a serial number. Hungary, as any historian of World War I would know, was an enemy of France and Britain as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS