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Elizabeth A. West¹

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2021

• Elizabeth A. West was born in June 1866.¹
• It is not clear who Elizabeth's parents were. There is an Elizabeth West of the right age listed in the 1870 Census for Mount Carmel, PA, living with William (b. c 1838) and Amanda (b. c. 1841) West, both of whom were born in England. Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvania, according to the Census.
  Immigration records suggest that Amanda, born Amanda Greenwood, arrived in New York May 20, 1860, aboard the ship Ellen Austin, which had sailed from Liverpool, England. William West arrived in Philadelphia, December 24, 1853, aboard the City of Manchester, which had sailed from Liverpool.^2,3,4,5
• Moses W. Strohecker and Elizabeth A. West had a relationship, but no marriage records were found for them. It seems relatively clear that Elizabeth was the mother of at least 2 of Moses's children. They apparently lived as husband and wife.^1,6
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Elizabeth A. (Lizzie) West was living in the household of Moses Strohecker as a servant. She was listed as the mother of one child.⁷
• She died before 9 October 1971.⁸

Maggie Elizabeth Williamson¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2024

• Maggie Elizabeth Williamson was born on 8 April 1901, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Irvin Ellsworth Williamson and Sallie Belinda Strohecker.¹
• Maggie Elizabeth Williamson married John Oliver Hutton in August 1921.^2,3
• Maggie Elizabeth Williamson died on 10 October 1977, West Reading Hospital Medical Center, West Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 76.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Maggie Hutton
  Mrs. Maggie Elizabeth Hutton, 76, widow of John O. Hutton, of 400 Laurel Boulevard, died Monday at 10:20 a.m. in West Reading Hospital Medical Center where she was a patient for three weeks.
  Mrs. Hutton was born in Valley View Aug. 4, 1901, a daughter of the late Irvin and Sallie Strohecker Williamson. She was of the Protestant faith. Her husband died in 1965.
  Surviving are children, Gladys, wife of Russell Fessler, Pottsville; John and Robert of Humble, Tex; 10 grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Sagusky and Mrs. Elvin Kreiner of Millersburg; Mrs. Eileen Ressler of Lykens.
  Services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Arthur R. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, with Rev. Donald M. Kohick, Church of God, Valley View, officiating. Interment will be in the Church of God Cemetery, Valley View.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Oct 1977, Tue, Page 3.²
  
• She was buried on 13 October 1977, at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: Irvin Ellsworth Williamson¹ b. 27 Dec 1876, d. 5 Mar 1955
• Mother*: Sallie Belinda Strohecker¹ b. c 2 May 1881, d. 7 Dec 1937

John Oliver Hutton¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2024

• John Oliver Hutton was born on 30 July 1899, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He married Maggie Elizabeth Williamson, daughter of Irvin Ellsworth Williamson and Sallie Belinda Strohecker, in August 1921.^1,4
• John Oliver Hutton died on 4 December 1965, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 66.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  John Oliver Hutton; Former Mine Official
  John Oliver Hutton, 66, died of a heart attack on Saturday at his home in Hegins RD 1.
  Mr. Hutton once served as an assistant mine foreman at the Knickerbocker Colliery, where h was employed in the mine for 20 years.
  Upon his retirement he ac cepted part-time employment at the Brokhoff Dairy in Pottsville.
  Prior to moving to Valley View in 1959 he lived at Frackville and later at Port Carbon.
  A veteran of World War I, he also served in the Mexican conflict.
  Born at Valley View on July 30, 1899, he was reared by his grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John Barr, also of Valley View.
  He leaves his wife, the former Maggie Williamson; a daughter, Gladys, wife of Russell Fessler, of Pottsville; two sons, John Jr., of Pottstown; Robert, of Frackville.
  Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, three half-sisters, Mrs, Mabel Coughlin, Philadelphia; Mrs. Tillie McSurdy, of Miners- ville; Mrs. Elizabeth Russell Pottsville; three half-brothers, David Hutton, Middletown; Elmer Hutton and William Hut ton, both of Pottsville.
  The funeral will take place on Wednesday from tha Buffington Funeral Home in Valley View, with services at 11 a.m. Viewing will be Tuesday evening.
  Interment will be in the Church of God Cemetery at Valley View.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Dec 1965, Mon, Page 7.²
  
• He was buried at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³