Daniel Milton Knohr1

M, #22922, b. 3 December 1882, d. 17 February 1943
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Daniel Milton Knohr was born on 3 December 1882, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of Jonathan Knohr and Sarah Louisa Klinger.1
  • Daniel Milton Knohr was baptized on 8 February 1883, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Some sources record that Daniel Milton Knohr was born on 3 December 1883, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He married Jennie M. Lehr, daughter of Daniel L. Lehr and Mary Maurer, on 23 April 1910, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1,4,5
  • In 1920, Daniel and his wife Jennie were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA. He was a coal miner. Their household included 4 children: "Lewis," Allen, Mary, and Earl.6
  • By 1930, Daniel and Jennie had been married about 20 years. Their household on Market Street in Gratz included 7 children.4
  • Daniel Milton Knohr died on 17 February 1943, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 60.1,3,7
  • Newspaper obituary:
    DANIEL M. KNOHR DIED AT GRATZ
    Daniel M. Knohr died at his home in Gratz, yesterday, at the age of 60 years.
    Mr. Knohr was a son of the late Jonathan and Sara (Klinger) Knohr, and was a native of Lykens Township. He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz.
    Survivors are his wife, who was formerly Miss Jennie M. Lehr; four sons and four daughters, Louis Knohr, member of the high school faculty, Camp Hill, Pa., Allen Knohr, serving with the army overseas; Earl Knohr, of Rhode Island; Mary, Ruth, Ralph, Alice and Janet, all at home. Two brothers, Edward Knohr, of Valley View; and Harry Knohr, of Gratz, also survive.
    Funeral services will be held from the residence at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon and interment will be in the Gratz Cemetery. [The Rev. W. Z. Artz. pastor of the [Lykens] Valley Lutheran Parish [will officiate].
    Elizabethville Echo, 18 Feb 1943, Thu, Page 1.7
  • He was buried on 20 February 1943, at Simeon Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3,8

Children of Daniel Milton Knohr and Jennie M. Lehr

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), part II, p. 168. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), No. 12880; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 7.0.
  5. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  6. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 822.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Daniel M. Knohr, Elizabethville Echo, 18 Feb 1943, Thu, Page 1.
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135770401/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  9. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 364.

Jennie M. Lehr1

F, #22923, b. 20 July 1886, d. 22 February 1980
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Jennie M. Lehr was born on 20 July 1886.2
  • She was the daughter of Daniel L. Lehr and Mary Maurer.2,1
  • Jennie M. Lehr married Daniel Milton Knohr, son of Jonathan Knohr and Sarah Louisa Klinger, on 23 April 1910, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1,3,4
  • Jennie M. Lehr died on 22 February 1980, at age 93.2
  • Father*: Daniel L. Lehr2
  • Mother*: Mary Maurer1

Children of Jennie M. Lehr and Daniel Milton Knohr

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, pp. 202, 364.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 7.0.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 364.

Harry Irvin Knohr1,2

M, #22926, b. 2 November 1884, d. 18 August 1961
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Harry Irvin Knohr was born on 2 November 1884, Lykens County, Dauphin County, PA.1,3,4
  • He was the son of Jonathan Knohr and Sarah Louisa Klinger.1
  • In 1920, Harry was single and living with his parents in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA. He was a coal miner. In 1930, after his mother's death, he resided in the household of his sister Mary and her husband William in Gratz. Harry's father also resided there.5,6
  • Harry Irvin Knohr died on 18 August 1961, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.2
  • He was buried on 21 August 1961, at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Harry I. Knohr
    Harry I. Knohr, of Gratz, 76, died at the Polyclinic Hospital, Friday, Aug. 18. He was a son of the late Jonathan and Loise (Klinger) Knohr and was born in Lykens Twp., Nov. 2, 1884.
    He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church of Gratz, and is survived by one brother, Edward Knohr, Valley View, and a number of nieces and nephews.
    Funeral services were held on Monday, Aug. 21, at 2:00 p.m. from the Marlin S. Reed Funeral Home in Pillow. Burial was made in the Gratz Union Cemetery. His pastor, Rev. W. Z. Artz, of Elizabethville, officiated.
    Lykens Register, 25 Aug 1961, Fri, Page 4.3
  • Never married.2

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), No. 073543-61. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Harry I. Knohr, Lykens Register, 25 Aug 1961, Fri, Page 4.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, No. 073543-61; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 827.
  6. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 6.0.

Mary L. Knohr1

F, #22927, b. 15 May 1888, d. 26 May 1940
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Mary L. Knohr was born on 15 May 1888.1
  • She was the daughter of Jonathan Knohr and Sarah Louisa Klinger.1
  • Mary L. Knohr married William E. Phillips, son of Charles T. Phillips and Susan Troy, on 29 October 1910, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • In 1930, Mary and her husband William were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, where William was a coal miner. They had been married for about 20 years. Their household included their 2 daughters, Vennie and Effie, as well as Mary's widowed father Jonathan and her brother Harry. Jonathan was a house carpenter, while Harry was a coal miner.2
  • Mary L. Knohr died on 26 May 1940, at age 52.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    GRATZ WOMAN DIED SUNDAY
    Mrs. Mary Louise Phillips of Gratz, wife of William Phillips, died early Sunday morning at the age of 52 years.
    Mrs. Phillips, who was a daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Knohr and a native of Lykens Township, was a lifelong resident of Lykens Valley. She was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church of Gratz.
    Survivors are her husband; two daughters, Vannie, Mrs. LeRoy Swartz of Ickesburg, Pa., and Miss Effie Phillips, at home; a granddaughter, Betty Jane Swartz; and three brothers, Harry and Daniel Knohr of Gratz and Edward Knohr of Valley View,
    Funeral services were held from the residence at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. W. Z. Artz, pastor of the Lykens Valley Lutheran Parish officiated and interment was made in the Gratz Cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo, 30 May 1940, Thu, Page 1.4
  • She was buried at Simeon Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of Mary L. Knohr and William E. Phillips

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 6.0.
  3. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary L. Phillips, Elizabethville Echo, 30 May 1940, Thu, Page 1.

William E. Phillips1,2

M, #22928, b. 1884, d. 1963
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018

Children of William E. Phillips and Mary L. Knohr

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 6.0.

Vannie Marguerite Philips1

F, #22929, b. 2 June 1912, d. 3 June 1949
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Vannie Marguerite Philips was born on 2 June 1912, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of William E. Phillips and Mary L. Knohr.1
  • Vannie Marguerite Philips married Charles Leroy Swartz, son of Clarence E. Swartz and Ella F. Rice, on 15 September 1934, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • Vannie Marguerite Philips died on 3 June 1949, Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA, at age 37.2
  • She was buried on 6 June 1949, at Newport Cemetery, Newport, Perry County, PA.2,4

Child of Vannie Marguerite Philips and Charles Leroy Swartz

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), No. 50478; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87819757. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     171281040; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Charles Leroy Swartz1

M, #22930, b. 27 March 1911, d. 23 February 2003
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Charles Leroy Swartz also went by the name of Bill.
  • He was born on 27 March 1911, Ickesburg, Perry County, PA.3
  • He was the son of Clarence E. Swartz and Ella F. Rice.2
  • Charles Leroy Swartz married Vannie Marguerite Philips, daughter of William E. Phillips and Mary L. Knohr, on 15 September 1934, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • Charles Leroy Swartz died on 23 February 2003, Ickesburg, Perry County, PA, at age 91.4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Charles L. "Bill" Swartz, 91, of Tuscarora Path, Ickesburg, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003 at home.
    He was born March 27, 1911 at Ickesburg RR 1 to the late Clarence H. and Ella F. (Rice) Swartz.
    He was a retired livestock dealer and fertilizer salesman for Cramer Fertilizer Co., York; a member of Ickesburg United Church of Christ, Adams Lodge 319 F&AM, New Bloomfield, and a former member of the Ickesburg Lions Club.
    Surviving are his wife, Mary E. Wolf Swartz; three daughters, Betty Jane Sheaffer of Ickesburg, Marguerite Barkley of Carlisle and Marcy Wright of Morgantown; two sons, James of Harrisburg and Charles of Ickesburg; two sisters, Sara Snyder of Richfield and Jane Whitmoyer of Camp Hill; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
    A memorial service was held March 1 in his church.
    Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, handled arrangements.
    Perry County Times, March 6, 2003.4

Child of Charles Leroy Swartz and Vannie Marguerite Philips

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27439300/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Charles L. Swartz; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27439300/…
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     171281040; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Effie Philips1

F, #22931, b. 4 May 1914, d. 1985
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Edmond K. Knohr1

M, #22932, b. 25 July 1894, d. 27 April 1968
  • Last Edited: 9 Dec 2018
  • Edmond K. Knohr is also referred to as Edward in some sources.2,3
  • He was born on 25 July 1894.1
  • He was the son of Jonathan Knohr and Sarah Louisa Klinger.1
  • Edmond K. Knohr died on 27 April 1968, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 73.4,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Edward Knohr Rites
    The funeral of Edward Knohr, 73, of 1514 W. Main St. Valley View, who died Saturday at Pottsville Hospital, where he had been admitted April 18, will be held Wednesday morning from the Miller Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Gordon W. J. Oplinger, pastor of St. Andrew's EUB Church Valley VW ill officiate. Interment in Simeon's Lutheran and Reformed cemetery. Gratz.
    Mr. Knohr was the son of the late Johathan and Louisa (Kllnger) Knohr. He as a member of Simeon's Lutheran and Reformed Church of Gratz.
    He had been a plumber for 50 years and had been the proprietor of a plumbing, heating and hardware store in Valley View for 28 years.
    The last member of his immediate family, his survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.
    Pottsville Republican, 29 Apr 1968, Mon, Page 16.5
  • He was buried at Simeon Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 697.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135770424/edward-knohr
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Edward Knohr, Pottsville Republican, 29 Apr 1968, Mon, Page 16.

Susannah Schoffstall1

F, #22940, b. 17 February 1841, d. 9 August 1909
  • Last Edited: 23 Feb 2020
  • Susannah Schoffstall was born on 17 February 1841, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger.1
  • Susannah Schoffstall married Isaac W. Latsha circa 1878.3,4
  • Susannah Schoffstall died on 9 August 1909, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 68.2
  • She was buried on 11 August 1909, at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.2,5

Children of Susannah Schoffstall and Isaac W. Latsha

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 74476; Filed August 11, 1909; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38942830/isaac-w-latsha. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1241449; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38942863/susanna-latsha
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39022585/…
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 060299-67; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Elizabeth Schoffstall1

F, #22941, b. 1843
  • Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Catherine Schoffstall1

F, #22942, b. 1844
  • Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Ann Elizabeth Schoffstall1

F, #22943, b. September 1847, d. 22 September 1918
  • Last Edited: 30 Jul 2007

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Amanda Schoffstall1

F, #22945, b. 24 May 1849, d. 7 February 1925
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2022
  • Amanda Schoffstall was born on 24 May 1849, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • She was the daughter of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger.1
  • Some sources record that Amanda Schoffstall was born Although Amanda's death certificate lists the year of birth as 1952, the age at death listed on her tombstone and the eath certificate suggests that "1849" is the correct year. In addition, she is listed as 1 year old in the 1850 Census for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA. on 23 May 1852.4
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, Amanda was single and living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, with his sister Lydia and her family.5
  • In 1910, Amanda was single and living in the Borough of Gratz, her sister Lydia and her husband Charles Thomas.6
  • In 1910 Census, after her sister's death, Amanda was single and living in Gratz, in the household of her widowed brother-in-law Charles.7
  • She died on 7 February 1925, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.1,4
  • She was buried on 11 February 1925, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,2

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30434543/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S154] 1850 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 775; Page: 397a; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 14650 (1925); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 40.
  6. [S199] 1910 Census , Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 698.
  7. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 828.

John Adam Schoffstall1,2

M, #22946, b. 7 January 1853, d. 9 December 1922
  • Last Edited: 8 Oct 2023
  • John Adam Schoffstall is also referred to as Adam Shoffstall in some sources.
  • He was born on 7 January 1853, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • He was the son of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger.1
  • John Adam Schoffstall married Polly Schwalm, daughter of Frederick Stein Schwalm and Elizabeth Scherdel, on 26 August 1873.1,4,5
  • At the time of the 1900 Census, Adam and Polly were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Adam was a farmer. They had been married 26 years and had given birth to 4 children, all of whom were then alive. Their household included a son, John A.4
  • In the 1910 Census, Adam and Polly were listed in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where Adam was a farmer. Their household included one son, John A.6
  • John Adam Schoffstall died on 9 December 1922, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.1,7
  • He was buried on 13 December 1922, at Simeon Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.8,7
  • Newspaper obituary:
    JOHN SCHOFFSTALL
    John Adam Schoffstall died at Gratz, Saturday, December 9 1922, aged 68 yrs, 11 mos. and 2 [days].
    He was born in Lykens township, January 7, 1853. the son of Samuel and Susannah Schoffstall, baptized in infancy and confirmed a member of Gratz Reformed Church, Mar. 26, 1869 by the Rev Jacob Kehm and on August 26, 1873, was married to Miss Polly Schwalm by Rev. Jacob Engle
    Two sons and two daughters mourn the loss of father: John, on the old homestead and Charles of Valley View; Mrs. Charles Klinger and Mrs. Wm. Broscious both of Gratz.
    Funeral services were held at 10 'clock, Wednesday Dec. 13 at Gratz by Rev. C. P. Wehr. Interment in the Lutheran-Reformed Cemetery.
    Funeral Director, Miller.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 21 Dec, 1922, Thu, Page 1.5

Children of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, for John Adam Schoffstall, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 21 Dec, 1922, Thu, Page 1. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 101586. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 40.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John Adam Schoffstall, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 21 Dec, 1922, Thu, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed August 1, 2023).
  6. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 700.
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Number 115077.
  8. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 288.
  9. [S74] Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Johannes Schwalm The Hessian (Millville, PA 1976: Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, 1976), p. 174. Hereinafter cited as Johannes Schwalm The Hessian.
  10. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003, (Buried in the Simeon Church Cemetery, Gratz, Lykens Twp., Dauphin Co.,PA. -- Source: Gratz History p. 288).

Polly Schwalm1

F, #22947, b. 20 November 1854, d. 21 March 1914
  • Last Edited: 18 Oct 2024
  • Polly Schwalm is also referred to as Maria in some sources.2
  • She was born on 20 November 1854, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Frederick Stein Schwalm and Elizabeth Scherdel.
  • Polly Schwalm was baptized on 7 December 1854, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She married John Adam Schoffstall, son of Samuel Schoffstall and Susannah Klinger, on 26 August 1873.1,3,4
  • At the time of the 1880 Census, Polly and Adam were farming in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, where their household included their son Charles and daughter Mary.5
  • Polly and Adam were farmers in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, with their youngest son John Adam. Both the 1900 and 1910 Census records indicate that Polly was the mother of only 4 children, all of who were then living.6,7
  • Polly Schwalm died on 21 March 1914, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59; of influenza.1,8
  • She was buried on 25 March 1914, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.9,10
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Adam Schoffstall
    Mrs. Polly Schoffstall, wife of Adam Schoffstall died at her home at Gratz on Saturday, March 21st, after an illness of about one week with pneumonia and heart trouble. Her age was 59 yrs, 4 mos 1 da.
    Deceased was the daughter of Frederick and Eliza Schwalm born Nov. 20th, 1854 in Hubley twp. Schuylkill Co. and was confirmed a member of Klinger's Reformed church Oct. 15, 1871 by Rev. S. Bassler and united in marriage Aug. 24, 1873 by the Rev. W. G. Engle. She it survived by her husband, 2 sons and 2 daughters.
    Funeral Services were conducted by Rev. Wehr on Wednesday. Interment in the Gratz Cemetery.11,12

Children of Polly Schwalm and John Adam Schoffstall

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 80. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 40.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John Adam Schoffstall, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 21 Dec, 1922, Thu, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed August 1, 2023).
  5. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1164; Page: 230C; Enumeration District: 152; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  6. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1401; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0040; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  7. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375350; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 24258. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  9. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Number 24258 (1914); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  10. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37884744/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  11. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Polly Schoffstall, Elizabethville Echo, March 26, 1914, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed October 8, 2023).
  12. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mrs. Adam Schoffstall, The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 27 Mar 1914, Fri, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard/133108497/ : accessed October 8, 2023).
  13. [S74] Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Johannes Schwalm The Hessian (Millville, PA 1976: Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, 1976), p. 174. Hereinafter cited as Johannes Schwalm The Hessian.
  14. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.

Mary Arfa Schoffstall1

F, #22948, b. 5 February 1877, d. 5 April 1928
  • Last Edited: 24 Oct 2024
  • Mary Arfa Schoffstall was born on 5 February 1877.1
  • She was the daughter of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm.1
  • Mary Arfa Schoffstall was baptized on 15 April 1877, Simeon Lutheran and Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She married William Ellsworth Brosius, son of Michael L. Brosius and Catharine Bush, on 24 December 1892, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1,3,4
  • In 1900, Mary and her husband William were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where William was a farmer. They had been married 8 years and had given birth to 3 children, all of whom were then living in their household -- Charles A., J. Adam, and Harry W.3
  • At the time of the 1910 Census, Mary and William had been married 17 years, having given birth to 4 children, 2 of whom were then living. Their household included 2 sons, Charles A., and Jay A.5
  • Mary Arfa Schoffstall died on 5 April 1928, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 51.1,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. MARY BROSCIOUS
    Mrs. Mary A. Broscious, wife of William Broscious of Gratz, aged 81 years, died at their home Thursday April 5th. She was the daughter of Adam and Polly Schoffstall and was born February 5, 1877 in Lykens Township. She was confirmed October 25, 1891 by Rev. J. G. Stauffer in the Gratz Reformed Church and on December 24, 1892 was united in marriage to William Broscious by the Rev. D. M. Stettler.
    She is survived by her husband and two sons, Charles of New York State and Jay of Lykens Valley, one son and one daughter having preceded her in death.
    Funeral services were held on Monday morning at ten o'clock from her home in Gratz and burial was made in the Gratz cemetery. A large number of relatives and friends gathered to pay their last respects.
    The family desires to thank all those who in any way assisted on the day of the funeral and their bereavement.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 12 Apr 1928, Thu, Page 4.6
  • She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.7

Children of Mary Arfa Schoffstall and William Ellsworth Brosius

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S1204] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Reformed Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 170. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 40.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary A. Broscious, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 12 Apr 1928, Thu, Page 4.
  5. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 717.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary A. Broscious, Elizabethville Echo, April 12, 1928, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethville-echo/… : accessed October 24, 2024).
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

William Ellsworth Brosius1,2,3

M, #22949, b. July 1870, d. 21 April 1955
  • Last Edited: 30 Jun 2019
  • William Ellsworth Brosius is also referred to as William Broscious in some sources.
  • He was born in July 1870.1,4
  • He was the son of Michael L. Brosius and Catharine Bush.3
  • Some sources record that William Ellsworth Brosius was born on 25 August 1870.3
  • He married Mary Arfa Schoffstall, daughter of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm, on 24 December 1892, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1,4,5
  • William Ellsworth Brosius died on 21 April 1955, at age 84.1,3
  • He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of William Ellsworth Brosius and Mary Arfa Schoffstall

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 717.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 40.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary A. Broscious, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 12 Apr 1928, Thu, Page 4.

John Adam Schoffstall1

M, #22950, b. 1 September 1890, d. 18 September 1958
  • Last Edited: 27 Oct 2024
  • John Adam Schoffstall was born on 1 September 1890, Northumberland County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of John Adam Schoffstall and Polly Schwalm.1
  • John Adam Schoffstall married Lillie Ann Willier, daughter of Rufus F. Willier and Annie Laura Rabuck, on 22 May 1912, Dauphin County, PA.4,5
  • Some sources suggest that John Adam Schoffstall and Lillie Ann Willier were married on 24 May 1912 Dauphin County, PA.6
  • John Adam Schoffstall died on 18 September 1958, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.7,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mr. Schoffstall, 68, Of Gratz
    John A. Schoffstall, 68, of Gratz, died at Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, shortly after midnight this morning, He had been admitted Wednesday, after an illness of the past week.
    He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs. Adam Schoffstall, and was a long-time resident of Gratz.
    Mr. Schoffstall belonged to Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz.
    He was married to Lilly A. Willier, who survives, with the following children: Mrs. John Shiffer, Mrs. Arthur Lubold, Lykens, R. D; John, Jr., Stanley and Mrs. Earl Jury, and Albert, all of Gratz; Mrs. Glenn Leitzel, Millersburg; Charles, stationed with the U. S. Air Force on the Azores; seven grandchildren and two great-grand children.
    Services will be held Monday at 2 p. m. from Marlin Reed funeral home, Pillow, in charge of Rev. Earl Marks, his pastor. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Gratz.
    Friends will be received at the funeral home Sunday after 7 P. M.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 19 Sep 1958, Fri, Page 23.8
  • He was buried on 22 September 1958, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of John Adam Schoffstall and Lillie Ann Willier

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1401; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 40.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 81998. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, pp. 132, 441.
  6. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Local & Personal News," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 30 May 1912, Thu, Page 1.
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 81998 (1958); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John A. Schoffstall, The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 19 Sep 1958, Fri, Page 23.
  9. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  10. [S434] Schoffstall, John A., Jr., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, January 23, 2007. Hereinafter cited as John A. Schoffstall, Jr., Obituary.