Emma Sevilla Herb1

F, #44578, b. 16 December 1878, d. 15 November 1930
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2021
  • Emma Sevilla Herb was born on 16 December 1878 in Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Isaac Herb and Saloma Heckert.2
  • Emma Sevilla Herb was baptized on 24 October 1884 in Salem (Herb's) Lutheran & Reformed Church, Rough & Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.
  • She married Monroe Schmeltz, son of John Schmeltz and Hannah Cheste Schwalm, circa 1893.1
  • Emma Sevilla Herb died on 15 November 1930, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 51.1,2
  • She was buried on 20 November 1930, at Lutheran Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Emma Schmeltz
    Mrs. Emma Schmeltz, 52, a native of Valley View, died at her home in that place, Saturday afternoon at 5:20 o'clock, death having been caused by heart disease and complications. She is survived by her husband, Monroe Schmeltz and the following children: Mrs. Lillie Harner, Tremont; Mrs. Mable Schlegel, Good Spring, and Allen Schmeltz, Valley View. Six grandchildren also survive.
    Funeral services from the home with further services in Trinity Lutheran church were held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, with burial made in the Lutheran cemetery.
    The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 21 Nov 1930, Fri, Page 4.3
  • Father*: Isaac Herb2 b. 20 Oct 1844, d. 22 Aug 1920
  • Mother*: Saloma Heckert2 b. 13 Jan 1842, d. 1 Sep 1921

Children of Emma Sevilla Herb and Monroe Schmeltz

  • Mabel Rebecca Schmeltz4 b. 8 Apr 1895, d. 10 Jul 1965
  • Lillie Alberta Schmeltz+4 b. 11 Jan 1901, d. 22 Jan 1982
  • Allen Francis Schmeltz4 b. 26 Nov 1908, d. 21 May 1970

Citations

  1. [S1135] Robert G. Fisher, The Desendants of Andreas Schmeltz 1751-1834 (n.p.: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1995), p. 273. Hereinafter cited as History, Schmeltz Family.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 108444; Filed: November 18, 1930; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Emma Schmeltz, The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 21 Nov 1930, Fri, Page 4.
  4. [S1135] Robert G. Fisher, History, Schmeltz Family, p. 274.