Joseph Henry Laudenslager1

M, #25414, b. 10 September 1859, d. 14 July 1947
  • Last Edited: 27 May 2025
  • Joseph Henry Laudenslager was born on 10 September 1859, Dauphin County, PA.2,1
  • He was the son of Nathan Laudenslager and Hannah Baum.1
  • Joseph Henry Laudenslager married Mary Alice Minnich, daughter of George Minnich and Mary Stutzman, on 9 October 1876.3,1
  • Joseph Henry Laudenslager died on 14 July 1947, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.4,2,1
  • He was buried on 16 July 1947, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    JOSEPH H. LAUDENSLAGER Joseph Henry Laudenslager, age 89 years, died at his home in Gratz on Monday.
    Mr. Laudenslager was a son of the late Nathan and Hannah (Bowman) Landenslager and was a native of Lykens Township. He was a member of Simeon's Reformed Church, Gratz.
    Survivors are one son, Joseph D. Laudenslager, Lykens Township; twenty-two grandchildren, twenty-eight great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Hann and Mrs. Laura Phillips, Dalmatia; and Mrs. Jennie Fay of Schoharie, New York R. D. 1.
    Services were held from the Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. A. L. Zechman, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge officiated, and interment was made in the Gratz Cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo, July 17, 1947, Page 1.5
  • Father*: Nathan Laudenslager1 b. 16 Jun 1825, d. 4 Aug 1897
  • Mother*: Hannah Baum1 b. 27 Oct 1836, d. 11 Mar 1926

Children of Joseph Henry Laudenslager and Mary Alice Minnich

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135774902/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice Laudenslager, Elizabethville Echo, January 6, 1910, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethville-echo/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 61635 (1947); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Joseph H. Laudenslager, Elizabethville Echo, July 17, 1947, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135775544/…
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135775582/…

Mary Alice Minnich1

F, #25417, b. 8 August 1854, d. 28 December 1909
  • Last Edited: 27 May 2025
  • Mary Alice Minnich was born on 8 August 1854.2,1
  • She was the daughter of George Minnich and Mary Stutzman.2
  • Some sources record that Mary Alice Minnich was born on 11 November 1855, Schuylkill County, PA.3,4,5
  • She married Joseph Henry Laudenslager, son of Nathan Laudenslager and Hannah Baum, on 9 October 1876.5,1
  • Mary Alice Minnich died on 28 December 1909, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 55.2,1
  • She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Alice Laudenslager of Gratz died very suddenly at Harrisburg on Tuesday evening, Dec. 28th. She was seized with a coughing spell while out shopping in company with her husband and son's wife and died in a nearby store in twenty minutes. Death was due to a hemorrhage of the heart. Her age was 54 yrs.,1 mo. and 17 das. The remains were brought here on Wednesday evening and taken to her home at Gratz.
    Besides the husband the following children survive: John H. of Harrisburg; Dorothy S., Mrs. Chas. Wise of Gratz; Joseph, Jr. of Mahantongo Valley; Chas. I., George N., and Harry at home; also 3 brothers and 5 sisters: Sevilla, John, James and George Minnich, Mrs. Malinda Stutzman and Mrs. James Sugar of Hegins; Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman of Springville and Mrs. Charles Darby of Sunbury.
    Deceased was a daughter of Geo. and Catharine Mannich, born at Hegins, Nov. 11, 1855. Was baptized by Rev. Duenger, confirmed Nov. 19. 1870 in Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins by Rev. J. Fritzinger; married Oct. 8, 1876 by Rev W. G. Engle.
    The funeral services were held at Gratz last Saturday and were attended by possibly 800 people. Rev C. P. Wehr officiated.
    Elizabethville Echo, January 6, 1910, Page 2.5,7,8,9,10
  • Father*: George Minnich2
  • Mother*: Mary Stutzman2

Children of Mary Alice Minnich and Joseph Henry Laudenslager

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 112315 (1909); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S36] Date of Birth computed from age at death, Tombstone lists age at death on December 28, 1909, as 54 years, 1 month, 17 days, which computes to a birth date of around November 11, 1855.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1401; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0040; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/…
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice Laudenslager, Elizabethville Echo, January 6, 1910, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethville-echo/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135775354/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice Laudenslager, Harrisburg Telegraph, December 29, 1909, Page 7. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice Laudenslager, Harrisburg Daily Independent, December 29, 1909, Page 7. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  9. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice Laudenslager,The Patriot-News, December 29, 1909, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  10. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice Laudenslager, The Standard, December 31, 1909, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 27, 2025).
  11. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135775544/…
  12. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135775582/…

Laura Alverna Wiest1

F, #25426, b. 23 June 1892, d. 17 November 1963
  • Last Edited: 16 Jun 2024
  • Laura Alverna Wiest is also referred to as Laura Alverta Wiest in some sources.2
  • Some sources record that Laura Alverna Wiest was born on 23 June 1892, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.3
  • She was born on 23 June 1892, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.
  • She was the daughter of John Baum Wiest and Hannah Wiest Strohecker.
  • Laura Alverna Wiest was baptized on 24 July 1892, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA; Name listed as "Laura Alverda."4
  • She married Joseph Daniel Laudenslager, son of Joseph Henry Laudenslager and Mary Alice Minnich, on 25 September 1909, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.5,6,2,7
  • Laura Alverna Wiest died on 17 November 1963, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.3

Children of Laura Alverna Wiest and Joseph Daniel Laudenslager

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 724. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S169] Glenn P. Schwalm and Phillip Rice, compiler, Church Records of St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church (1829-1915) (Closson Press, Appollo, PA: Schuylkill Roots, 1995), p. 37. Hereinafter cited as St. David's Church (Hebe) Records.
  5. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  6. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 701.
  7. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  8. [S529] Laudenslager, Charles Allen, Sr., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, September 10, 2007. Hereinafter cited as Charles Allen Laudenslager Sr. Obituary.
  9. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Number 95623. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  10. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 979.0.
  11. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Haven Nathan Laudenslager, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20838862/…