Alvin Ray Williard1,2,3

M, #37496, b. 1 February 1912, d. 25 February 1976
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2011
  • Alvin Ray Williard was born circa 1912.4
  • He was born on 1 February 1912, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Moses Alvin Williard and Catherine Irene Sitlinger.3
  • Alvin Ray Williard was baptized on 5 April 1912, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He married Sarah Arlene Williard, daughter of Harvey McKinley Williard and Carrie Minerva Snyder.
  • Alvin Ray Williard married Sarah Arlene Williard, daughter of Harvey McKinley Williard and Carrie Minerva Snyder, on 12 April 1941, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • Alvin Ray Williard died on 25 February 1976, Dauphin County, PA, at age 64.1,3
  • He was buried on 28 February 1976, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,3

Child of Alvin Ray Williard and Mae A. Daniel

  • June Annabelle Williard3

Children of Alvin Ray Williard and Sarah Arlene Williard

  • Patricia Delores Williard3
  • Ronald Alvin Williard3
  • Trudy Darlene Williard3
  • Debra Sue Williard3
  • Tammy Jane Williard3

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 317. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 458. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  3. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  4. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 395. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.

Moses Alvin Williard1,2

M, #37500, b. 1889, d. 24 November 1953
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Moses Alvin Williard was born in 1889, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
  • He was the son of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
  • Moses Alvin Williard married Catherine Irene Sitlinger, daughter of George Edward Sitlinger and Sarah Louise Good, on 18 June 1910, Friedens Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Moses and his wife "Katie" were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where Moses was a farmer. Their household included: Moses A. Williard, head, 30; Katie, wife, 31; Alvin, son, 7; and Martha, daughter, 5.3
  • Moses Alvin Williard died on 24 November 1953, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4,1,5
  • He was buried on 29 November 1953, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.4,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MOSES A. WILLIARD
    Moses A, Williard, age 64 years, died at his home in Lykens Township, near Gratz, Thursday. He had been in ill health for some time.
    Mr. Williard was a son of the late Jonathan and Myrah (Klinger) Williard and was a native of Lykens Township. He was a member of Klinger's Reformed Church at Erdman.
    Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Kate Sitlinger Williard, one son, Alvin, of Klingerstown; a daughter, Martha Troutman of Erdman; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Straub, Lykena R. D; Mrs. Catherine Minnich and Mrs. C. S. Buffington, of Gratz.
    Services were held from the residence Sunday afternoon, with further services in Klinger's Church. The pastor, Rev. R. J. Harrity officiated and interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church.
    Elizabethville Echo, 03 Dec 1953, Thu, Page 1.6

Children of Moses Alvin Williard and Catherine Irene Sitlinger

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 458. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1132.
  4. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 318. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  5. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 394. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Moses A. Williard, Elizabethville Echo, 03 Dec 1953, Thu, Page 1.