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William Donald Tschopp¹

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 2024

• William Donald Tschopp was born on 18 June 1893, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Ferdinand Tschopp and Catherine F. Kahler.¹
• William Donald Tschopp married Katie E. Kiefer.¹
• William Donald Tschopp died on 21 May 1938, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 44.^2,3,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  IDENTIFY BODY OF MAN FOUND DEAD IN HILLS
  Ill Health And Worry Blamed For Suicide Of William Tschopp, Shamokin, And Dornsife Resident.
  A man who had climbed to the most remote section of a mountain near Weigh Scales, along the Sunbury-Shamokin road to end his life, had been identified today as William Tschopp, 45, a WPA worker and erstwhile resident of Shamokin and Dornsife. He was a brother of Edward Tschopp of Sunbury.
  The body had been found late Thursday afternoon by four Shamokin boys, hiking over the hilltop. It was suspended from the limb of a tree by a belt. Identification was made after state motor police had made inquiries at two Harrisburg addresses found written on a piece of paper in the clothing of the dead man, Before definite information had been received from Harrisburg, however, an officer went to the home of Mrs. Walter Paul, 1102 North Shamokin street, Shamokin when it was learned that a brother of the woman, who been residing at her home, had been missing since last Saturday.
  Harry Kline, a next door neighbor of the Paul family went to the Farrow morgue and positively identified the body as that of Tschopp.
  Conflicting statements were made by fellow WPA workers at to the time that the man disappeared. Some said he had not reported for duty during the present week, while others said he had The worked condition until Wednesday. The condition of the body, which was badly decomposed, indicated that it had been exposed to the elements for at least five or six days.
  Tschopp's act was attributed to worry, the over fact ill that he health, had combined with the fact that he had recently been sued for divorce. He had been despondent since having been recently served with papers in a suit brought by his wife, relatives said. The couple had been estranged for some time past.
  Born June 18, 1893, near Leck Kill, Tschopp was a son of the late Ferdinance and and Catherine Kahler Tschopp. He had resided in Shamokin and Dornsife at interals for some time past.
  Surviving are his wife, two daughters, a son, and the following brothers and sisters: Edward, of Sunbury; John, Shamokin, Mrs. James Long, East Cameron township, Mrs. Francis Geise and Andrew of Leck Kill, Mrs. Walter Paul and Mrs. Ferdinand Smith, Shamokin, and Elias of Trevorton.
  Funeral services will be held from the Farrow mortuary in Shamokin Sunday afternoon' at 2 o'clock in charge J. E. Beam of St. James church, Leck Kill. Burial will be made in the Leck Kill cemetery.
  The Daily Item, May 28, 1938, Page 1.³
  

• Father*: Ferdinand Tschopp¹ b. 28 Oct 1853
• Mother*: Catherine F. Kahler¹ b. Apr 1856

Catherine Ann Schrope^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2017

• Catherine Ann Schrope was born in February 1859.¹
• She was the daughter of John C. Schrope and Sarah Herb.²
• Catherine Ann Schrope married Elias Underkoffler, son of David S. Underkoffler and Magdalena Dockey, circa 1877.¹
• Catherine Ann Schrope died on 16 November 1913, at age 54.²

• Father*: John C. Schrope²
• Mother*: Sarah Herb²

Elias Underkoffler¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2012

• Elias Underkoffler was born on 23 December 1852.¹
• He was the son of David S. Underkoffler and Magdalena Dockey.¹
• Elias Underkoffler married Catherine Ann Schrope, daughter of John C. Schrope and Sarah Herb, circa 1877.¹
• Elias Underkoffler died circa 1899.¹

• Father*: David S. Underkoffler¹ b. 21 Oct 1827, d. 6 Mar 1895
• Mother*: Magdalena Dockey¹ b. 21 Oct 1827, d. 28 Feb 1903

Elvin Lawrence Underkoffler¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Elvin Lawrence Underkoffler was born on 23 October 1881, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Elias Underkoffler and Catherine Ann Schrope.¹
• Elvin Lawrence Underkoffler was born circa 1882, Pennsylvania.⁴
• He married Bessie Fietta Reedy, daughter of William Reedy and Fietta Morgan, on 29 August 1903, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• Elvin Lawrence Underkoffler was buried on 12 March 1942, at Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Elias Underkoffler¹ b. 23 Dec 1852, d. c 1899
• Mother*: Catherine Ann Schrope¹ b. Feb 1859, d. 16 Nov 1913

Lawrence L. Underkoffler¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2022

• Lawrence L. Underkoffler was born in November 1883.¹
• He was the son of David D. Underkoffler Jr and Fiette Updegrove.¹
• Lawrence L. Underkoffler married Ruth F. Owens.²
• Lawrence L. Underkoffler died in 1944.³
• He was buried at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: David D. Underkoffler Jr¹ b. Jan 1851, d. 30 Mar 1909
• Mother*: Fiette Updegrove¹ b. 29 Apr 1857, d. 25 Dec 1941

Milton D. Underkoffler¹

• Last Edited: 17 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Milton D. Underkoffler was born on 21 October 1855.²
• He was born in October 1856.^3,4
• He was the son of David S. Underkoffler and Magdalena Dockey.²
• Milton D. Underkoffler married Barbara S. Klinger, daughter of Israel Klinger and Carolina Schwalm, circa 1878.^1,5
• Milton D. Underkoffler died on 9 July 1933, at age 77.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  MILTON D. UNDERKOFFLER DIES EARLY THIS MORNING
  Milton D. Underkoffler, of 1232 Lafayette street, died at his home thls at 3 o'clock following two weeks' period of illness. Pneumonia was attributed as the cause of death.
  The deceased was aged 76 years. He was well known as a miller having at one time been in the employ of Joseph and Gideon Kreider, Annville, and later at the Bethlehem Steel company. He was a highly esteemed resident of the southeastern section of the city.
  He was a member of the Church of God, Valley View.
  In June of this year Mr. Underkoffler and hs wife Barbara Klinger celebrated their forty-fifth wedding anniversary at which time, all members of their family and other relatives attended.
  Besides his widow the following survive: nine children, Mrs. Chalres G. Fetterolf, Higgins, Pa; Mrs. Harry G. Smith, Harry J., Herman M., Mrs. Raymond McConnell, Nellie Mae, Arland A., and Vincent K., all of Lebanon; Tolbert H., of Hopeland; twenty-flve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Sholley, Shamokln; Mrs. Emma Heisler and Mrs. Jane Derr, both of Reading.
  Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 07 Sep 1933, Thu, Page 7.⁷
  
• He was buried at Covenant Greenwood Cemetery, Ebenezer Township, Lebanon County, PA.⁶

• Father*: David S. Underkoffler² b. 21 Oct 1827, d. 6 Mar 1895
• Mother*: Magdalena Dockey² b. 21 Oct 1827, d. 28 Feb 1903