Francis Washington Scheib1,2

M, #17819, b. 22 February 1883, d. 8 April 1967
Last Edited=15 Nov 2024
     Francis Washington Scheib was born on 22 February 1883.3,4 He was the son of Victor Emanuel Scheib and Elizabeth Anna Schwalm.1 Francis Washington Scheib married Salome Ellen Welker on 12 May 1906, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.5,4 Francis Washington Scheib died on 8 April 1967, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 84.3,6
Newspaper obituary:
Francis W. Scheib
Francis W. Scheib, 84, of Pillow, died Saturday at Sunbury Community Hospital. He was a retired coal miner and farmer and was a member of Simon's United Church of Christ, Gratz.
Surviving are his wife, the former Salome Welker; three sons, Carlos of Pillow; Lester, Hegins, RD2 and Nevin, Elizabethville; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Brosious of Millersburg; 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the funeral home at Berrysburg with the Rev. James G. Reed, his pastor, officiating. Burial was made in Klinger's Church Cemetery, Lykens RD.
Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 13 Apr 1967, Thu, Page 4.7
He was buried on 12 April 1967, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.3
Father*Victor Emanuel Scheib1 b. 27 Oct 1859, d. 11 Mar 1917
Mother*Elizabeth Anna Schwalm1 b. 1 Dec 1859, d. 5 Apr 1898

Children of Francis Washington Scheib and Salome Ellen Welker

Citations

  1. [S74] Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Johannes Schwalm The Hessian (Millville, PA 1976: Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, 1976), p. 171. Hereinafter cited as Johannes Schwalm The Hessian.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), p. 306. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  4. [S282] Greg Welker, Welkers in the U.S.A., online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, downloaded June 4, 2005.
  5. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021176; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Francis W. Scheib, Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 13 Apr 1967, Thu, Page 4.

Sarah Vesta Scheib1,2

F, #17820, b. 12 September 1884, d. 4 December 1951
Last Edited=16 Nov 2024
     Sarah Vesta Scheib is also referred to as Sallie in some sources.1 She was born on 12 September 1884.2,3 She was the daughter of Victor Emanuel Scheib and Elizabeth Anna Schwalm.1 Sarah Vesta Scheib married John Henry Miller on 25 November 1905, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.4,5 Sarah Vesta Scheib died on 4 December 1951, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 67.6,2,7
Newspaper obituary:
MRS. JOHN MILLER
Mrs. John Miller, 67, passed away at her home on West Main street at 7:30 o'clock after several months' illness. She was confined to her bed for the past three weeks. Mrs. Miller was the former Sarah Scheib. She was born in Gratz, September 12, 1884 and was the daughter of the late Victor and Anna Schwalm Scheib. On November 25, 1905 she was marred to Mr. John Miller and has resided in this vicinity since that time. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Lykens.
Mrs Miller is survived by her husband, one daughter Anna, Mrs. Gilbert Mitchell of town, two sons, Lester Miller, of New Cumberland, and Raymond Miller of Harrisburg, four grandchildren, Gilbert Mitchell, Jr., of Washington, D. C., Miss Marilyn Mitchell, Lykens and Jackie and Raymie Miller of Harrisburg; and two brothers, Francis Scheib of Pillow, and Oliver Scheib, of Gratz, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held from her home on Main street on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. John Rice, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church officiating. Burial will take place in the Wiconisco cemetery.
Lykens Register, December 7, 1951, Page 6.8
She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.3
Father*Victor Emanuel Scheib1 b. 27 Oct 1859, d. 11 Mar 1917
Mother*Elizabeth Anna Schwalm1 b. 1 Dec 1859, d. 5 Apr 1898

Children of Sarah Vesta Scheib and John Henry Miller

Citations

  1. [S74] Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Johannes Schwalm The Hessian (Millville, PA 1976: Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, 1976), p. 171. Hereinafter cited as Johannes Schwalm The Hessian.
  2. [S281] Linda Shumaker, Scheib Family Connections, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, downloaded June 4, 2005.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021175; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S282] Greg Welker, Welkers in the U.S.A., online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, downloaded June 4, 2005.
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 103622 (1951); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74127480/…
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mrs. John H. Miller, Lykens Register, December 7, 1951, Page 6. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed November 16, 2024).