The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Meryle Maxine Keep was born on 27 September 1920 in Holbrook, Furnas Co., Nebraska.^3,2 She and George Royce Harpole were married on 11 June 1939 in Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.^1,2 She died on 8 June 1994, at age 73, in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska.^3,2 She was buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.^4,2

Meryle Maxine Keep had reference number 5415. Her Social Security Number was 505-18-2988.⁵ She was a Clerk.¹ MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT

BAYARD COUPLE IS MARRIED SUNDAY

Miss Meryle Keep and George Harpole, both of Bayard, were married at three o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Federated church in Bayard, with Rev. A. W. Johnston officiating. Relatives and close friends of the couple were present.

Attendants were Miss Helen Harpole of Scottsbluff and Bill Heyle of Bayard.

The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Keep of Bayard. She was graduated from highschool in 1938 and has been recently employed by the Hested store. She formerly worked the the telephone office. Mr. Harpole, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Harpole, was a member of the 1937 graduating class in Bayard, and has been associated with the Searle and Chaplin Lumber company for the past two years.

They will make their home in an apartment in the Harpole residence in Bayard.

Note From Bible of Emma Isabelle (DeVault) Harpole:

George Royce Harpole and Meryle Maxine Keep were married June 11th, 1939, at 2 P. M. in M. E. church.

Citations

[S8840] Marriage License - George Royce Harpole & Meryle Maxine Keep
[S7933] Grave Marker - George R. & Meryle M. Harpole, Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska
[S8630] Letter from George Harpole dated April 5, 2000
[S12336] Phone conversation with Susan (Harpole) Blehm January 27, 2000
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Stacey Marie Blehm¹

F, #5153

Parents

Father	Dale LaVern Blehm
Mother	Susan Delores Harpole

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S8701] Letter from Susan (Harpole) Blehm dated June, 2000

Family Explorer

Jennifer Ellen Blehm¹

F, #5154

Parents

Father	Dale LaVern Blehm
Mother	Susan Delores Harpole

Pedigree Link

Family: James Leigh Becker

Daughter

Savanna Rae Becker

BASIC FACTS

Jennifer Ellen Blehm and James Leigh Becker were married on 29 November 1997 in Gering, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska.¹

Citations

[S8701] Letter from Susan (Harpole) Blehm dated June, 2000

Family Explorer

James Leigh Becker¹

M, #5155

Parents

Father	Tom Becker
Mother	Kathie Knaub

Pedigree Link

Family: Jennifer Ellen Blehm

Daughter

Savanna Rae Becker

BASIC FACTS

James Leigh Becker and Jennifer Ellen Blehm were married on 29 November 1997 in Gering, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska.¹

Citations

[S8701] Letter from Susan (Harpole) Blehm dated June, 2000

Family Explorer

Robert Davis Gunnin¹

M, #5156

Parents

Father	Robert Welch Gunnin
Mother	Sarah Estelle DeVault

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S4593] Email from Judith Stewart dated June 15, 2002

Family Explorer

Hans Martin Kitzmiller^1,2

M, #5157, b. 1708, d. 1788

Pedigree Link

Family: Julianna Benckner (b. 1705, d. 1788)

Daughter	Catherine Kitzmiller (d. before 1787)
Son	Johann Jacob Kitzmiller+ (b. 1 February 1731, d. 16 October 1808)
Son	John Leonard Kitzmiller (b. 27 April 1732, d. 1 March 1820)
Son	Johannes Kitzmiller+ (b. 15 October 1734, d. 20 August 1801)
Son	John George Kitzmiller+ (b. 30 October 1738, d. 10 March 1824)
Daughter	Julianna Kitzmiller (b. 22 March 1747)

BASIC FACTS

Hans Martin Kitzmiller was born in 1705 in Heidelberg, Germany, Waldorf.^1,2 He was born in 1708 in Waldorf, near Hiedelberg, Germany.³ He and Julianna Benckner were married in 1730.² He died in 1788, at age ~80, in York Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Hans Martin Kitzmiller had reference number 5420. He was a Built the first mill in Adams Co., Pennsylvania between Littlestown and Hanover (1733); built a log mill on the Kitzmiller farm near Hanover, Pennsylvania (1738); served as Manheim Twp Supervisor (1756.)² John and Julianna Kitzmiller's first recorded purchase of land was on September 17, 1736 in Manheim and Germany Townships, York Co., Pennsylvania.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6689] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller
[S4123] Descendents of Hans Martin Kitzmiller prepared by Tim Baldy

Family Explorer

Julianna Benckner¹

F, #5158, b. 1705, d. 1788

Parents

Father	Christopher Bencher
Mother	Anna Unknown

Pedigree Link

Family: Hans Martin Kitzmiller (b. 1708, d. 1788)

Daughter	Catherine Kitzmiller (d. before 1787)
Son	Johann Jacob Kitzmiller+ (b. 1 February 1731, d. 16 October 1808)
Son	John Leonard Kitzmiller (b. 27 April 1732, d. 1 March 1820)
Son	Johannes Kitzmiller+ (b. 15 October 1734, d. 20 August 1801)
Son	John George Kitzmiller+ (b. 30 October 1738, d. 10 March 1824)
Daughter	Julianna Kitzmiller (b. 22 March 1747)

BASIC FACTS

Julianna Benckner was born in 1705 in Waldorf, near Hiedelberg, Germany.² She was born about 1714 in Wachenheim, Kreis Frankfurt, Germany.³ She and Hans Martin Kitzmiller were married in 1730.¹ She died in 1788, at age ~83, in York Co. (now Adams Co.), Pennsylvania.² She died in 1789, at age ~84, in York Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2

Julianna Benckner was also known as Julianna Bencher.² She had reference number 5421. John and Julianna Kitzmiller's first recorded purchase of land was on September 17, 1736 in Manheim and Germany Townships, York Co., Pennsylvania.

Citations

[S6689] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4123] Descendents of Hans Martin Kitzmiller prepared by Tim Baldy

Family Explorer

Salome Elizabeth "Sarah" Kitzmiller^1,2

F, #5159, b. 13 March 1818, d. 24 July 1842

Parents

Father	Samuel Kitzmiller (b. 10 May 1790, d. 15 September 1854)
Mother	Catherine Finkbohn (b. 8 June 1799, d. 22 June 1865)

Pedigree Link

Family: Samuel Fitz (b. 16 May 1808, d. 26 July 1877)

Son	Jacob Fitz+ (b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911)

BASIC FACTS

Salome Elizabeth "Sarah" Kitzmiller was born on 13 March 1817 in Littlestown, Adams Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She was born on 13 March 1818 in Littlestown, Adams Co., Pennsylvania.⁴ She and Samuel Fitz were married on 7 April 1839.¹ She died on 24 July 1842, at age 24, in Carroll Co., Maryland.^1,4 She died on 27 July 1842, at age 24, in Carroll Co., Maryland.³ She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.^3,5

Salome Elizabeth "Sarah" Kitzmiller was also known as Salome Elizabeth Kitzmiller.^4,6 She had reference number 5422. She was baptized on 16 August 1818 in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rocky Hill, Maryland.⁶

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S12246] Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1669 - 2013 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Samuel Fitz^1,2,3

M, #5160, b. 16 May 1808, d. 26 July 1877

Parents

Father	John Fitz (b. 11 April 1775, d. 30 July 1845)
Mother	Catherine Roth (b. 11 February 1779, d. 11 April 1845)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Salome Elizabeth "Sarah" Kitzmiller (b. 13 March 1818, d. 24 July 1842)

Son	Jacob Fitz+ (b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911)

Family 2: Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 20 August 1824, d. 5 January 1901)

Son	Frederick Fitz (b. 25 March 1845, d. 18 March 1877)
Son	John Fitz+ (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
Son	Samuel Fitz (b. 3 November 1849, d. 26 September 1866)
Daughter	Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz+ (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)
Son	David Fitz (b. 7 November 1855, d. 17 May 1890)
Son	Henry Harrison Fitz+ (b. 9 March 1860, d. 17 April 1919)
Son	Adam Fitz (b. 10 May 1864, d. 9 September 1891)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Fitz was born on 16 May 1808 in York Co., Pennsylvania.^4,5 He was born on 17 May 1808.¹ He and Salome Elizabeth "Sarah" Kitzmiller were married on 7 April 1839.⁴ He and Elizabeth Kitzmiller were married on 13 March 1843 in Carroll Co., Maryland.⁴ He died on 26 July 1877, at age 69, in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.⁶

Samuel Fitz was also known as Samuel Fitch.⁴ He had reference number 5423. He resided in Of Martinsburg, West Virginia.⁵ He was an Attorney in the Martinsburg, West Virginia area; owned the Fitz Water Wheel Company in Martinsburg; machinist (1850); agricultural implement manufacturer (1870.)^5,2,3 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1850); Berkeley County, West Virginia (1870.) Samuel Fitz married Sarah Kitzmiller and, shortly after her death, married her sister, Elizabeth Kitzmiller.

HISTORY OF THE FITZ WATER WHEEL COMPANY by Robert Vitale

The Fitz waterwheel Company started in the summer of 1902. Its history leading up to this date started back in 1840 when Samuel Fitz operated the Hanover Foundry. This machine shop provided a number of services ranging from casting of segment and spur gears to metal parts needed in outfitting horse wagons in addition to building wooden waterwheels.
Around 1850, while running the Hanover factory, Samuel Fitz took over the Tuscarora Iron Works from Daniel Kennedy who had died at a young age. By this time wooden waterwheels were being made with metal hubs and axles. Some all-metal waterwheels were also being made in England and finding their way to the United States. The advantage of having an "All-Metal Waterwheel" was better machinery efficiency performance and simpler maintenance. Metal waterwheels also allowed the milling of products longer into the winter because the wheels would not freeze up. The performance increase was due to a curvilinear bucket (rounded shape). This type bucket reduced the turbulence of the water entering the bucket cavity, it also held the water longer in the buckets increasing the time duration of wheel cycle and had less water spillage. John Fitz (the son of Samuel) made his mark by being able to set up his machine shop to fabricate these metal water wheels using mass production processes. He had developed a standard metal bucket for a full range of wheel sizes, defined side panels to fixed sizes and an onsite assembly procedure that allowed most owners to assemble their new wheels with little assistance from a technician traveling in for site assembly. In looking at his machine shop work orders, even the total count and sizes of the rivets needed were detailed for each waterwheel order.
The Hanover factory and the Tuscarora Iron Works merged to form the I-X-L Water Wheel Company. Fitz had bought the name IXL from a turbine company he acquired around 1870 - 1880. If you look at it you see the phrase "I excel". By the late 1800's the company was in full production of a full line of sizes of the world famous I-X-L Steel Overshot Water Wheel. In addition, the company continued to manufacture and restore all types of waterwheels. Fitz even manufactured wooden wheels for those clients who were committed to this type of wheel. The company continued to grow and on July 15, 1902 the company changed its name to the Fitz Water Wheel Company of Hanover, PA.
Fitz was a master when it came to marketing his products. He would produce and widely distribute his bulletins where he would present pictures of his waterwheels in many different locations doing a full assortment of jobs. He would go on page after page with countless letters of praise by their owners on how their new water wheel was the greatest investment they had made to their company. In almost all his advertising, you would see many pages describing why metal waterwheel was far superior to wooden wheels.
One of the main reasons for the success of the Fitz Water Wheel Company was not in its advertising but in the product itself. The first Fitz wooden wheels had a power efficiency of around 70%. Not bad for the time. With the introduction of the I-X-L Overshot Waterwheel, Fitz claimed over 90% efficiency. Fitz made sure he told the world about his great efficiency rating after a 136 page report was conducted in 1898 by the University of Wisconsin, Engineering School, and was posted to the public in 1913. By the late 1920's the Fitz Water Wheel Company was the largest vertical waterwheel manufacturer in the world. Unlike turbines that lost their effectiveness with a small shift of water pressure, vertical waterwheels would continue to run in a low water volume situation. This made them ideal for factories and farms where water tables would vary widely during the year and product production was needed all year.
Fitz not one to miss all avenues of profit, understood what situations in the field a turbine was the better product to use. I say this because most of his advertisement presented a negative picture of turbines in general. Back in 1860's he started to market the Burnham Turbine. Fitz later improved on that design and called it the Fitz-Burnham Turbine. By the 1930's the company had a full line of turbines like the "Fitz Michell Hydraulic Turbine", the Ruralite and the "Fitz Hanover Turbine".
As the 1930's passed and steam, diesel and gas engines took over the market place for power generation, Fitz continued to stay in business selling his wheels in the United States. By this time a good percentage of his business was in wheel restoration. He had also opened up the hydro market to sales in South American and in Europe.
Despite fewer new waterwheel sales, the company continued in business through the 1940's by utilizing the machine tools it had to produce waterwheels, into making other machine parts. This can be seen by the number of orders placed by the air force in machine parts needed for aircraft. It also ventured in making portable turbine generators used during World War II.
The company went out of business in 1965. By this time it was being run by the third generation Fitz. Much of the technical drawings and patterns were sold to the Leffel turbine company. Leffel, a leader in the turbine business at the time, did this to destroy them so another company could not buy them to re-manufacturer Fitz parts and people needing to buy a turbine would have to buy Leffel Turbines instead. A lot of the office documents and correspondence of the Fitz Company can be researched at the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, DE.
To guess at a total number of wheels Fitz made is almost impossible. It would be safe to say over a few thousand just in the upper southeast of the US would be a good starting number. Chances are, when you run across a metal water wheel it will be a Fitz wheel. Fitz however, was not the only manufacturer of metal waterwheels. Campbell and Savage Water Wheel Company were two companies that shared a small percentage of metal waterwheels in this country. It is interesting to note that Campbell before starting his company worked for the Fitz Company for awhile.
In 1984 a research hobbyist, R.L. Omland wrote a series of four articles for the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills on the Fitz waterwheel and the mathematics behind the wheel. Some of his statements he made are represented here:
Because most Fitz wheels have a standard bucket design you can figure that for every 1 ft of width of the bucket you will be able to handle 2.7 cfs of water.
The number of buckets on a waterwheel is relative to the circumference of the wheel in feet, and that the spacing for buckets should be about 1 foot apart. One can use the following in determining the number of buckets (n) in a wheel. (n) = Pi * (D)iameter of the wheel. Once you know (n) you can determine the spacing (s) by using s = (pi*D)/n.
The velocity of the water entering the water wheel should be about twice that of the rotation of the wheel.
HorsePower at the shaft of a waterwheel can be determined by knowing the (D)iameter of the wheel, (Q)uanity of water in cfs [Cubic Feet/Second] by a constant of .1135 times the efficiency of the waterwheel. So HP = .1135 *Q*D*Eff

From the Library of Robert Vitale, (Fitz Bulletin #70, #100 and I-X-L), and papers from the Hagley Museum

OBITUARY - Martinsburg Statesman - Tuesday, July 31, 1877

GRAVE MARKER

SAMUEL FITZ FREDERICK FITZ
Born Son of
May 16, 1808 S & ELIZABETH FITZ
Died Born
July 26, 1877 March 25, 1845
Died
March 18, 1877

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ELIZABETH ADAM FITZ
Wife of Son of
SAMUEL FITZ S & ELIZABETH FITZ
Born Born
Aug. 20, 1824 May 10, 1864
Died Died
Jan. 5, 1901 Sept. 9, 1891

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Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S53] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S215] 1870 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S9096] Message Board (Fitz) item posted by Elizabeth Manser, Source Medium: Book
[S4507] Email from Elizabeth Manser dated August 30, 2002

Family Explorer

Jacob Fitz^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #5161, b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911

Parents

Father	Samuel Fitz (b. 16 May 1808, d. 26 July 1877)
Mother	Salome Elizabeth "Sarah" Kitzmiller (b. 13 March 1818, d. 24 July 1842)

Pedigree Link

Family: Caroline "Carrie" Moul (b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884)

Daughter	Orrin Fitz (b. 28 August 1868, d. 1871)
Son	Ervin Moul Fitz (b. 31 March 1872, d. 6 July 1952)
Daughter	Carrie Fitz (b. about 1874, d. before 1880)
Son	Harry Marcy Fitz (b. 18 February 1878, d. 11 November 1926)
Son	Earl Samuel Fitz+ (b. 30 March 1884, d. 5 October 1958)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob Fitz was born on 2 February 1840 in Pennsylvania.^1,2 He and Caroline "Carrie" Moul were married on 3 September 1867.^1,7 He died on 8 March 1911, at age 71.¹ He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁸

Jacob Fitz had reference number 5424. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1850, 1870, 1880); Westchester County, New York (1900, 1910.) He was a Machinist (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910.)^3,4,5,6 Although a machinist, Jacob Fitz does not seem to have been associated with the water wheel company his father started. In 1900 and again in 1910 he is shown working as a machinist in New York.

GRAVE MARKER

EARL S. FITZ JR. JACOB FITZ ERVIN MOUL FITZ
1925 -- 1956 1840 -- 1911 1872 -- 1950

ELIZABETH F. BIXBY CARRIE M. FITZ BESSIE B. W. FITZ
1917 -- 2001 1846 -- 1884 1870 -- 1955

DAVID B. BIXBY ORRIN FITZ EARL S. FITZ SR
1952 -- 1973 1868 -- 1871 1889 - 1956

ADOLPH E. JOHN H. MARCY FITZ VIRGINIA W. L. FITZ
MAY 25, 1915 1878 - 1926 1889 - 1970

CAROLINE F. M. JOHN
APR. 23, 1919

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Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S53] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S931] 1910 Census, New York, Westchester County
[S600] 1900 Census, New York, Westchester County
[S202] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)

Family Explorer

Caroline "Carrie" Moul^1,2,3,4

F, #5162, b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884

Parents

Father	Conrad Moul (d. 1893)
Mother	Susan Bollinger

Pedigree Link

Family: Jacob Fitz (b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911)

Daughter	Orrin Fitz (b. 28 August 1868, d. 1871)
Son	Ervin Moul Fitz (b. 31 March 1872, d. 6 July 1952)
Daughter	Carrie Fitz (b. about 1874, d. before 1880)
Son	Harry Marcy Fitz (b. 18 February 1878, d. 11 November 1926)
Son	Earl Samuel Fitz+ (b. 30 March 1884, d. 5 October 1958)

BASIC FACTS

Caroline "Carrie" Moul was born on 17 December 1846 in Heidelberg Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2 She and Jacob Fitz were married on 3 September 1867.^1,5 She died on 31 March 1884, at age 37.¹ She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁶

Caroline "Carrie" Moul had reference number 5425. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1850, 1870, 1880.)² GRAVE MARKER

EARL S. FITZ JR. JACOB FITZ ERVIN MOUL FITZ
1925 -- 1955 1840 -- 1911 1872 -- 1950

ELIZABETH F. BIXBY CARRIE M. FITZ BESSIE B. W. FITZ
1917 -- 2001 1846 -- 1884 1870 -- 1955

DAVID B. BIXBY ORRIN FITZ EARL S. FITZ SR
1952 -- 1973 1868 -- 1871 1889 - 1956

ADOLPH E. JOHN H. MARCY FITZ VIRGINIA W. L. FITZ
MAY 25, 1915 1878 - 1926 1889 - 1970

CAROLINE F. M. JOHN
APR. 23, 1919

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Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6848] Genealogy prepared by Myrtle_Gyrl (Ancestry.com)
[S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S202] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
[S7746] Grave Marker - Caroline "Carrie" (Moul) Fitz, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania

Family Explorer

Alice Virginia Weaver^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #5163, b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930

Parents

Father	Philip D. Weaver
Mother	Mary McMullen

Pedigree Link

Family: John Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)

Daughter	Elizabeth Mary "Lizza" Fitz+ (b. 30 June 1870, d. 17 December 1937)
Daughter	Estelle Weaver "Stella" Fitz (b. 15 August 1874, d. 21 October 1969)
Daughter	Virginia Alice Fitz (b. 29 June 1881, d. 3 December 1918)
Son	John Samuel Fitz (b. 22 December 1881, d. 4 September 1965)
Daughter	Ellenora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz+ (b. 12 October 1888, d. 2 January 1986)
Daughter	Lucy Harrison Dorsey Fitz+ (b. 9 July 1895, d. 17 January 1969)

BASIC FACTS

Alice Virginia Weaver was born on 12 December 1851 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland.^7,8,9 She was born on 13 December 1851 in Virginia.^1,2 She was born on 13 December 1852 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland.¹⁰ She was born on 13 December 1852 in Virginia.⁴ She and John Fitz were married on 22 December 1868 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She died on 15 March 1930, at age 78, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁷ She died on 16 March 1930, at age 78.¹¹ She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.² She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁸

Alice Virginia Weaver had reference number 5426. She resided in Of Maryland.² She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880); York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1920.) GRAVE MARKER

ALICE V. FITZ
WIFE OF JOHN FITZ
BORN DEC, 13. 1851.
DIED MAR. 16, 1930. Elizabeth Manser lists a daughter Barbara in addition to those listed. She sas that Barbara took care of her parents in their old age and is mentioned in John Fitz's will. This is a bit of a mystery as no Barbara appears in any census records and all six of John's and Alice's children are accounted for.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
[S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S3195] DAR Application - Eleanor Childs Hill (DAR Number 383418)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S3874] Death Certificate - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
[S6070] Genealogy prepared by hammfam50 (Ancestry.com)
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)

Family Explorer

Virginia Alice Fitz^1,2,3,4,5

F, #5164, b. 29 June 1881, d. 3 December 1918

Parents

Father	John Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
Mother	Alice Virginia Weaver (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Virginia Alice Fitz was born in 1877 in Martinsville, West Virginia.^1,6 She was born in June 1879 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on 29 June 1881 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.⁷ She and John Elmer Meisenhelder were married after 1910.⁵ She died on 26 December 1912, at age 31, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁴ She died on 3 December 1918, at age 37, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.^7,8 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁷

Virginia Alice Fitz had reference number 5427. She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880); York County, Pennsylvania (1900, 1910.) OBITUARY - Adams County Independent; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Friday, December 6, 1918; Page 1 (Newspapers.com)

Mrs. Virginia Fitz Meisenhelder, of Hanover, Dies From Pneumonia.
Mrs. Virginia Fitz Meisenhelder, wife of Dr. John E. Meisenhelder, of Hanover, died Tuesday afternoon from pneumonia. Mrs. Meisenhelder's death comes as a shock to her many friends. She was well known in this place. The deceased is survived by her husband; her mother, Mrs. John Fitz, and the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. J. Hamilton Smith, Pottstown, Pa.; Mrs. Jesse Hill, Washington, D.C.; Miss Estelle Fitz, Washington, D.C.; Miss Lucy Fitz, now critically sick with pneumonia at her mother's home, and J. Samuel Fitz, at home. Funeral was held this Thursday at 3 p.m. Interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

OBITUARY - The Gettysburg Times; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Thursday, December 5, 1918; Page 1 (Newspapers.com)

MRS. JOHN E. MEISENHELDER
Mrs. Virginia Fitz Meisenhelder, wife of Dr. John E. Meisenhelder, died Tuesday afternoon from pneumonia at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Fitz, in Hanover.
She leaves her husband; her mother and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. J. Hamilton Smith, of Pottstown; Mrs. Jesse Hill, of Washington, D.C.; Miss Estelle Fritz, of Washington, D.C.; Miss Lucy Fitz, now critically sick with pneumonia at her mother's home, and J. Samuel Fitz, at home.
Funeral in Hanover this, Thursday, afternoon. In a genealogy prepared by Cheryl (cherylann402@yahoo.com), she shows that John and Virginia had a daughter named Josephine. I have found no corroborating evidence for a daughter. John did have a sister named Josephine.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S5546] Genealogy prepared by Cheryl (email address)
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
[S3874] Death Certificate - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
[S12045] Obituary - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder

Family Explorer

John Elmer Meisenhelder^1,2,3,4

M, #5165, b. 16 July 1876, d. 13 July 1933

Parents

Father	Robert Nebinger Meisenhelder
Mother	Charlotte Alice Lentz

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

John Elmer Meisenhelder was born on 16 July 1876 in East Berlin, Adams Co., Pennsylvania.⁵ He was born on 16 July 1876 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.² He was born on 9 June 1882.⁶ He and Virginia Alice Fitz were married after 1910.⁴ He died on 13 July 1933, at age 56, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁷ He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁷

John Elmer Meisenhelder was also known as J. J. Neisenhelder.⁶ He had reference number 5428. He held the title Dr. He was a Physician - traveling (1910); allopathic doctor - medicine (1920); physician (death certificate.)^5,7,3,4 He was enumerated on the census in Adams County, Pennsylvania (1880); York County, Pennsylvania (1910, 1920.) He was educated Attended Gettysburg preparatory school; graduated from Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg (1897); graduated from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, in 1902; served his internship at Moses Taylor hospital, Scranton.⁸ John was later married to Ida Jane Bowman.

OBITUARY - News Comet; East Berlin, Pennsylvania; Friday, July 21, 1933; Page 1 (Newspapers.com)

DEATHS
Dr. John E. Meisenhelder
Dr. John Elmer Meisenhelder, for nearly 30 years a prominent physician in Hanover, died Thursday morning at 2:35 o'clock at his home.
Dr. Meisenhelder was taken ill last September 15. He was removed to Union Memorial hospital, Baltimore, and remained there until the latter part of November, when he returned to his home in Hanover.
Doctor Meisenhelder, who was a member of a family in which many of the members undertook the practice of medicine, was aged 56 years. Complications were given as the cause of death.
He was born in East Berlin, the son of Dr. Robert Nebinger Meisenhelder and Alice (Lentz) Meisenhelder, the former having been a brother of the late Dr. Edmund W. Meisenhelder, of York.
He attended Gettysburg preparatory school and graduated from Pennsylvania college at Gettysburg in 1897. He was graduated from Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore, in 1902, and served his internship at Moses Taylor hospital, Scranton. For a number of years the deceased served on the staff at the Soldiers' home in Washington, D.C.
In the years 1909 and 1910 Dr. Meisenhelder studied abroad, spending two years in Vienna, Berlin and London. He returned to Hanover in 1910 and was a practicing physician in that borough until the time of his death. A member of the Hanover Medical association and the York County Medical association, Doctor Meisenhelder served on the staff of the Hanover General hospital.
Associated with the national fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, the deceased served as historian of the general council of that fraternity, and was president of the Alpha province of the same fraternity. He was also a member of the athletic council of Gettysburg college at the time of his death.
Doctor Meisenhelder was an Episcopalian. He was also a member of the Hanover lodge, B. P. O. Elks, and the Hanover Arcadian club.
Surviving are his wife, Ida, a stepdaughter, Mary Elizabeth Shirk, and four cousins, Dr. Edmund W. Meisenhelder, "Edgehill," near York; Attorney Samuel B. Meisenhelder and Mary E. Meisenhelder, York, and the Rev. Robert L. Meisenhelder, Harrisburg, who preached the funeral sermon, and of the Rev. John S. Tome, paster of St. Mark's Lutheran church, Hanover, who made the prayer and pronounced the benediction. The simple service of the Lutheran church was used.
Interment was made in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Hanover.

Note: There are several large articles describing the estate (valued at $25,000 in 1933) of John Elmer Meisenhelder that he bequeathed to Gettysburg College, the Hoffman Orphanage near Littlestown and the Tressler Orphans' Home at Loysville,

GRAVE MARKER

JOHN E.
1876 - 1933. In a genealogy prepared by Cheryl (cherylann402@yahoo.com), she shows that John and Virginia had a daughter named Josephine. I have found no corroborating evidence for a daughter. John did have a sister named Josephine.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S5546] Genealogy prepared by Cheryl (email address)
[S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S12449] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795 - 1925 (Ancestry.com)
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S3555] Death Certificate - John Elmer Meisenhelder
[S10749] Obituary - John Elmer Meisenhelder

Family Explorer

Ellenora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz^1,2,3,4,5

F, #5166, b. 12 October 1888, d. 2 January 1986

Parents

Father	John Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
Mother	Alice Virginia Weaver (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)

Pedigree Link

Family: Jesse F. Hill (b. 27 March 1885, d. 7 December 1963)

Son	John Fitz Hill (b. 14 February 1922, d. 13 April 1980)
Daughter	Eleanor Childs Hill+ (b. 5 February 1927, d. 1 November 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Ellenora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz was born on 12 October 1888 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.^6,7,1,4 She was born on 12 October 1889 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.³ She and Jesse F. Hill were married on 20 February 1917.¹ She died on 2 January 1986, at age 97.^2,3 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.³

Ellenora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz was also known as Eleanor McMullen Fitz.^8,9,7,10,11 She was also known as Eleanora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz.^12,13 She had reference number 5429. She resided in Washington, D.C. (1918); Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1965, 1969.)^8,14,15,16 She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900, 1910); Washington County, District of Columbia (1920 - 1940.) Her Social Security Number was 186-38-0502.¹⁷ GRAVE MARKER

ELLENORA FITZ HILL
OCT. 12, 1889
JAN. 2, 1986

Note: West Virginia birth records show that Ellenora was born in 1888.

Citations

[S3195] DAR Application - Eleanor Childs Hill (DAR Number 383418)
[S4718] Email from Nancy Hill Greening dated March 8, 2014
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S2774] Birth Records - West Virginia, Births Index, 1804 - 1938 (Ancestry.com)
[S1133] 1920 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S3193] DAR Application - Eleanor (Fitz) Hill (DAR Number 155722)
[S1582] 1930 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S2063] 1940 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S3196] DAR Application - Eleanora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz (DAR Number 155722)
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S10083] Obituary - Estelle Weaver Fitz
[S12045] Obituary - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
[S10794] Obituary - John Samuel Fitz
[S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Jesse F. Hill^1,2,3

M, #5167, b. 27 March 1885, d. 7 December 1963

Parents

Father	Lewis Cass Hill (b. about 1847)
Mother	Mary Scott MacLeod

Pedigree Link

Family: Ellenora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz (b. 12 October 1888, d. 2 January 1986)

Son	John Fitz Hill (b. 14 February 1922, d. 13 April 1980)
Daughter	Eleanor Childs Hill+ (b. 5 February 1927, d. 1 November 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Jesse F. Hill was born on 27 March 1885 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California.^4,5 He and Ellenora McMullen "Nellie" Fitz were married on 20 February 1917.⁵ He died on 7 December 1963, at age 78, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.^6,7,8 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.⁹

Jesse F. Hill had reference number 5430. He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, District of Columbia (1920 - 1940.) He was a Civil Engineer - government (1920, 1930); civil engineer - state department (1940); worked on the U.S.-Canada Boundary Commission; engineer (death certificate and obituary.)^{2,3,6,8,10,11} His Social Security Number was 185-28-4240.⁸ Jesse was in San Francisco during the 1906 earthquake.

On account of his work with the U.S.- Canada International Boundary Commission (IBC), the following mountian on the U.S. - Canada border was named for him:
Hill Peak: peak, 7,177 ft., on Alaska-Canada boundary, N of terminus of South Sawyer Glacier, 2 mi. N of Sawyer Glacier and 55 mi. ESE of Juneau Coast Mts.; 55° 00' N, 133° 4' W; BGN 1927; (map 8). Var Boundary Peak 78, Mount Hill. (Named by United States and Canada in 1927 for Jesse Hill, United States Section, IBC.)

OBITUARY - The Gazette and Daily; York, Pennsylvania; Monday, December 9, 1963; Page 18 (Newspapers.com)

Jesse Hill, 78, who retired in 1952 as an engineer with the International Boundary commission of the United States and Canada, and Alaska and Canada, died Saturday morning at his home on Hillcrest drive.
A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mr. Hill entered employment of the boundary commission in 1908 and had charge of locating and erecting boundary range monuments along the Southeast Alaska-British Columbia boundary.
An important peak along the Alaskan boundary was named Mt. Hill in recognition of his work in Alaska with the commission. He moved to Hanover from Washington, D.C. in 1952. He was one of the original members of All Saints Episcopal church.
Surviving are: His wife, Ellenora McMullen Fitz Hill; a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Greening, New Brunswick, N.J.; a son, John Fitz Hill, at home, and one grandchild.
Funeral services will be held this morning at 11 o'clock at All Saints church. His pastor, Rev. Stuart S. Tuller, will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery. The famly requests that contributions be made to All Saints church or to Hanover Public library in lieu of other memorials. Arrangements are in charge of the Panebaker Funeral home, 311 Broadway.

GRAVE MARKER

JESSE HILL
MAR. 27, 1885
DEC 7, 1963.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S1582] 1930 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S2063] 1940 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S3195] DAR Application - Eleanor Childs Hill (DAR Number 383418)
[S4718] Email from Nancy Hill Greening dated March 8, 2014
[S5426] Genealogy prepared by Carolyn Peak (Ancestry.com)
[S3540] Death Certificate - Jesse F. Hill
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S1133] 1920 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
[S10700] Obituary - Jesse F. Hill

Family Explorer

Lucy Harrison Dorsey Fitz^1,2,3,4,5

F, #5168, b. 9 July 1895, d. 17 January 1969

Parents

Father	John Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
Mother	Alice Virginia Weaver (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)

Pedigree Link

Family: Richard Young Naill (b. 21 April 1896, d. 11 August 1964)

Daughter	Virginia F. Naill (b. 9 December 1923, d. 28 December 2000)
Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Naill+ (b. 31 August 1926, d. 15 April 1998)
Son	Richard Young Naill, Jr.+ (b. 18 October 1930, d. 14 November 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Lucy Harrison Dorsey Fitz was born on 9 July 1895 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.^1,6,2,7,8 She and Richard Young Naill were married on 9 September 1922 in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.^7,9 She died on 17 January 1969, at age 73, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.^7,10 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.¹¹

Lucy Harrison Dorsey Fitz had reference number 5431. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1920); Clarke County, Virginia (1930.) She was a Clerk - water wheel company (family business) (1920.)^5,12 She resided in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1918, 1922-1929); Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia (1930, 1931); Richmond, Virginia (1935); Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1965.)^13,14,12 Critically sick with pneumonia (12 Dec 1918.)¹² OBITUARY - The Gazette and Daily; York, Pennsylvania; Saturday, January 18, 1969; Page 10 (Newspapers.com)

Mrs. Lucy Naill
Mrs. Lucy Naill, 126 York Street, widow of Maj. Richard Young Naill, died yesterday at 4 p.m. at Hillview House annex of Hanover General hospital where she was admitted yesterday morning. Her husband died Aug. 11, 1964.
She was a daughter of the late John and Alice Weaver Fitz.
Surviving are three children, Mrs. Virginia Cesario, Fort Lee, N.J.; Richard Y. Naill, Jr., Reisterstown, Md., and Mrs. Mary Diswalt, (sic) Manahawkin, N.J.; 10 grandchildren and two sisters, Estelle W. Fitz, 214 Broadway, and Mrs. Jesse Hill, Hanover RD 4.
Rev. Joseph W. Wise, pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, will officiate at funeral services tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Panebaker Funeral home, 311 Broadway. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Hanover Red Cross chapter or to Hanover Public library.

GRAVE MARKER

LUCY FITZ NAILL
WIFE OF
RICHARD YOUNG NAILL
JULY 9, 1895 -- JAN. 17, 1965. Marriage Announcement - The Gettysburg Compiler, Gettsburg, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1922

Naill-Fitz-Richard Y. Naill, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Naill, and Miss Lucy D. H. Fitz, the daughter of Mrs. John Fitz, both of Hanover were married on last Saturday morning at Pottstown, in the Reformed parsonage by the bride's brother-in-law, Rev. J. Hamilton Smith. The bridegroom served as a Second Lieutenant in the 316th Regiment, 79th Division, A.E.F., overseas and was wounded in action. He is a District Deputy commander of the American Legion. Mr. Naill is a traveling representative of the Long Furniture Company, of which his father is secretary and assistant treasurer.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT - New Oxford Item; New Oxford, Pennsylvania; September 14, 1922:

Naill-Fitz
Lucy Fitz and Richard C. Naille (sic) were married at Pottstown, Saturday morning, by the Rev. J. Hamilton Smith, the brother-in-law of the bride. The ceremony was performed at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Smith. Miss Fitz is the daughter of Mrs. John Fitz, of Hanover, and Mr. Naill is the son of Harry C. Naille (sic), of the Long Furniture company, Hanover.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S3184] D.A.R. Record - Lucy Harrison Dorsey (Fitz) Naille
[S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S7500] Genealogy prepared by Unknown #12 (Ancestry.com)
[S7647] Genealogy prepared by wsday1 (Ancestry.com
[S8773] Marriage Announcement - Richard Young Naill and Luch Harrison Dorsey Fitz
[S11082] Obituary - Lucy Harrison Dorsey (Fitz) Naill
[S7532] Genealogy prepared by Vanessa Rudisill Stern (email address)
[S5505] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Richard Young Naill File 2016-05-26)
[S12045] Obituary - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
[S10794] Obituary - John Samuel Fitz

Family Explorer

Richard Young Naill^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #5169, b. 21 April 1896, d. 11 August 1964

Parents

Father	Harry Clifton Naill
Mother	Grace Marie Young

Pedigree Link

Family: Lucy Harrison Dorsey Fitz (b. 9 July 1895, d. 17 January 1969)

Daughter	Virginia F. Naill (b. 9 December 1923, d. 28 December 2000)
Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Naill+ (b. 31 August 1926, d. 15 April 1998)
Son	Richard Young Naill, Jr.+ (b. 18 October 1930, d. 14 November 2004)

BASIC FACTS

Richard Young Naill was born on 21 April 1896 in Pennsylvania.^7,5,6 He and Lucy Harrison Dorsey Fitz were married on 9 September 1922 in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.^5,8 He died on 11 August 1964, at age 68, in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.^5,4 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.^5,9

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, June 28, 1917

Army Assignment
Henry J. Smith, of New Oxford, son of the Item editor, has successfully passed the examination and has been assigned to the Field Artillery. Richard Y. Naill, of Hanover, has been assigned to the Aviation service, and David D. Bixler, also of Hanover to the Field Artillery.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1918

Second Lieutenant Richard Y. Naill, of Hanover, a member of Company D, 316th Inf., has been named by Major General Kuhn, as one of the instructors at the fourth Officers Training School, opened at Camp Meade, May 15th.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1918

... Richard Y. Naill and William H. Bittinger, both of Hanover, have been appointed as second lieutenants in the United States army. Both of the young men have been assigned to the Infantry section.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1918

Bugle Notes
Lieutenant Richard Naill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Naill, of Hanover, has been wounded in action. A letter has been received stating that Lieut. Naill had been wounded in the right arm.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 2, 1918

Lieutenant Richard Y. Naill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Naill, Hanover, who was wounded some time before October first, in the right arm, while in action with Company D. Three Hundred and Sixteenth infantry, "over there" is convalescing and expects to be sent back shortly to his command. Information to this effect was contained in a letter written by the lieutenant to relatives in Hanover.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1918

Bugle Notes
The names of Richard Y. Naill and Leon J. Lawrence, both of Hanover, appeared on the casualty lists announced on Sunday as being slightly wounded.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, February, 27, 1919

An Austrian rifle, found on Hill 378, near Verdun, by Lieutenant Richard Y. Naill, son of Mr. and Mrs Harry C. Naill, of Hanover has been received by his parents. Lieutenant Naill, who was wounded in action on September 29th, having been shot through the right arm by a machine gun bullet and later suffered an attack of trench feet and rheumatism, recently landed in New York city.
Lieut. Richard Y. Naill, of Hanover, who arrived in New York from overseas last week, has been sent to a hospital at Lakewood, N. J., for treatment. Lieut. Naill had one of the bones of his ankle broken in falling into a shell-hole on a battlefield, in France.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1919

Lieut Richard Y. Naill, of Co. D., 316th Inf., who was shot through the right arm by a machine gun bullet and had a bone of one of his ankles broken when he fell in a shell hole, in now spending a 30 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Naill, of Hanover. He has been under treatment at the Lakewood, N. J., hospital for the past two weeks.

OBITUARY - Harry C. Naill (father of Richard Young Naill), New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1952

Harry C. Naill Dies At Home In Hanover
Harry C. Naill, Hanover magistrate, prominently associated with community and lodge history during his 82 years, died after a lingering illness Saturday morning at his residence in Hanover. He was justice of the peace for the past sixteen years.
In the early 1890s Mr. Naill had charge of the office of the original Hanover Shoe Company. He was at one time secretary of the Long Furniture Company, and for many years was an assistant and notary public in the office of the late Attorney Charles E. Ehrhart. A son of the late Mahlon H. and Mary Long Naill, he was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace M. Young Naill; three children, Richard Y. Naill, Hanover, R.I. and Mrs. Richard W. Livingston, New Oxford; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Monday at Hanover.

OBITUARY - Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Major Richard Young Naill, 68, husband of Mrs. Lucy Fitz Naill, 126 York St., Hanover, a veteran of World Wars I and II, died Tuesday morning at the Veterans Hospital in Baltimore.
A son of the late Harry Clifton and Grace Young Naill, Maj. Naill served as an officer in the 79th Division's 316th Infantry during World War I and was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was superintendent of Camp Pendleton, Virginia Military reservation at Virginia Beach, Va., for 25 years and served with the Army Transportation Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Following World War I, Maj. Naill was assistant secretary of the former Long Furniture Company and was one the the original organizers of Boy Scouting in this area. He was active with Boy Scout Troop 1, St. Mark Lutheran Church in Hanover.
Maj. Naill was the first commander of Harold H. Bair Post 14, American Legion, Hanover, and was a member of the Berryville, Va., American Legion Post. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and Patmos Lodge 348, Free and Accepted Mason.
Surviving besides his wife are: Three children, Mrs. Virginia Cesario, Edgewood, N.J.; Richard Y. Naill Jr., Reisterstown, Md., and Mrs. Mary Duswalt, New York; eight grandchildren, a brother, William Y. Naill Sr., Hanover R. 1, and a sister, Mrs. Mary N. Livingston, New Oxford.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover. Rev. Robert A. Pearson, pastor of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Gettysburg, will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover. Military rites will be in charge of Harold H. Bair Post. The family requests that contributions be made to Hanover Red Cross chapter of Hanover Public Library in lieu of other memorials.

GRAVE MARKER

RICHARD YOUNG NAILL
PENNSYLVANIA
CAPT 348 HARBOR CRAFT CO TC
WORLD WAR I & II PH
APRIL 21 1896 AUG 11 1964. His Social Security Number was 225-42-1781, issued: Virginia, last residence: Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.¹⁰ Richard Young Naill resided in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1922-1929; Berryville, Clarke Co., Virginia (1930, 1931); Richmond, Virginia (1935.)¹⁰ Marriage Announcement - The Gettysburg Compiler, Gettsburg, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1922

Naill-Fitz-Richard Y. Naill, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Naill, and Miss Lucy D. H. Fitz, the daughter of Mrs. John Fitz, both of Hanover were married on last Saturday morning at Pottstown, in the Reformed parsonage by the bride's brother-in-law, Rev. J. Hamilton Smith. The bridegroom served as a Second Lieutenant in the 316th Regiment, 79th Division, A.E.F., overseas and was wounded in action. He is a District Deputy commander of the American Legion. Mr. Naill is a traveling representative of the Long Furniture Company, of which his father is secretary and assistant treasurer.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT - New Oxford Item; New Oxford, Pennsylvania; September 14, 1922:

Naill-Fitz
Lucy Fitz and Richard C. Naille (sic) were married at Pottstown, Saturday morning, by the Rev. J. Hamilton Smith, the brother-in-law of the bride. The ceremony was performed at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Smith. Miss Fitz is the daughter of Mrs. John Fitz, of Hanover, and Mr. Naill is the son of Harry C. Naille (sic), of the Long Furniture company, Hanover. He was a Salesman - furniture store (1920, 1922); assistant secretary - Long Furniture Company (1923-1929); proprietor - garage, Naill Motor Company (Ford sales & service) with father & brother (1930-1931); inspector, State ABC Board (1935.)^6,3,10 World War I & II; U.S. Army, Serial # 014527; served 15 Aug 1917 - 25 Apr 1919, 2nd Lt. I - 316th Infantry Reg. 79th; wounded at Montfaucon, France, served 14 Oct 1940 - 9 Apr 1946; retired from service as a Captain (obituary says Major.)^5,4,10 He had reference number 5432. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1910, 1920); Clark County, Virginia (1930.)¹⁰

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S3184] D.A.R. Record - Lucy Harrison Dorsey (Fitz) Naille
[S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
[S11664] Obituary - Richard Young Naill
[S7500] Genealogy prepared by Unknown #12 (Ancestry.com)
[S1972] 1930 Census, Virginia, Clarke County
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S8773] Marriage Announcement - Richard Young Naill and Luch Harrison Dorsey Fitz
[S7532] Genealogy prepared by Vanessa Rudisill Stern (email address)
[S5505] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Richard Young Naill File 2016-05-26)

Family Explorer

Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

M, #5170, b. 29 March 1827, d. 31 August 1914

Parents

Father	Samuel Kitzmiller (b. 10 May 1790, d. 15 September 1854)
Mother	Catherine Finkbohn (b. 8 June 1799, d. 22 June 1865)

Pedigree Link

Family: Ann Caroline Franklin (b. 1 August 1831, d. 15 September 1906)

Daughter	Laura Virginia Kitzmiller+ (b. 21 December 1852, d. 1 October 1927)
Son	Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller+ (b. 15 November 1855, d. 17 April 1927)
Son	Resin Franklin Lee "Lee" Kitzmiller+ (b. 14 July 1862, d. 28 February 1945)

BASIC FACTS

Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller was born on 29 March 1827 in Littlestown, Adams Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2,10 He was born on 29 March 1827 in Maryland.³ He and Ann Caroline Franklin were married on 16 December 1851 in Carroll Co., Maryland.^2,11 He died on 31 August 1914, at age 87, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^1,12 He died on 6 September 1914, at age 87, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.¹³ He was buried in Possibly Montrose Cemetery, Effingham Co., Illinois. He was buried in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^14,13

Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller had reference number 5433. He resided in Maryland; Franklin, Allegany Co., Maryland (1863); Shellsburg, Benton Co., Iowa; Whiteside Co., Illinois; Chicago, Illinois.^1,10 He was a Laborer (1850, 1860); teamster (1863); plasterer (1870, 1880); farmer (1900); plasterer (1910); carpenter; plasterer (death record.)^{1,3,4,5,6,7,8,10} He was enumerated on the census in Frederick County, Maryland (1850); Carroll County, Maryland (1850 - 1870); Whiteside County, Illinois (1880, 1900); Cook County, Illinois (1910.) Hiram appears twice in the 1850 Census.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Democatric Advocate; Westminster, Maryland; Saturday, September 27, 1873; Page 1 (Newspapers.com)

Henry Lafayette Kitzmiller and his brother, Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller, were included in the list of qualified voters in the 9th election district of Carroll County, Maryland.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S31] 1850 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S93] 1860 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S471] 1900 Census, Illinois, Whiteside County
[S774] 1910 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S256] 1880 Census, Illinois, Whiteside County
[S168] 1870 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S6685] Genealogy prepared by Marie (Wiget) Veerkamp (Ancestry.com)
[S12428] U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863 - 1865 (Ancestry.com)
[S9050] Marriage Records: Maryland, Carroll County
[S3982] Death Records - Illinois Statewide Death Index (on-line), Source Medium: Book
[S3986] Death Records - Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, Death Index, 1878 - 1922
[S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Ann Caroline Franklin^1,2,3,4

F, #5171, b. 1 August 1831, d. 15 September 1906

Parents

Father	Rezin Franklin (b. 24 January 1799, d. 1861)
Mother	Emeretta Porter (b. 24 March 1803)

Pedigree Link

Family: Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller (b. 29 March 1827, d. 31 August 1914)

Daughter	Laura Virginia Kitzmiller+ (b. 21 December 1852, d. 1 October 1927)
Son	Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller+ (b. 15 November 1855, d. 17 April 1927)
Son	Resin Franklin Lee "Lee" Kitzmiller+ (b. 14 July 1862, d. 28 February 1945)

BASIC FACTS

Ann Caroline Franklin was born on 1 August 1831 in Maryland. She and Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller were married on 16 December 1851 in Carroll Co., Maryland.^5,6 She died on 15 September 1906, at age 75, in Maryland.⁷ She was buried in Bethany Cemetery aka Covers Corner Cemetery, Carroll Co., Maryland (V.)⁵

Ann Caroline Franklin had reference number 5434. She was enumerated on the census in Carroll County, Maryland (1850 - 1870); Whiteside County, Illinois (1880, 1900.) GRAVE MARKER

ANN. C.
wife of
HIRAM
KITZMILLER
Born
Aug. 1, 1831
Died
Sept. 15, 1906
Aged 75 yrs
1 mo. & 14 Days

Alas she has left us
Her spirit has fled
Her body now slum
bers along with
the dead.

Citations

[S93] 1860 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S471] 1900 Census, Illinois, Whiteside County
[S256] 1880 Census, Illinois, Whiteside County
[S168] 1870 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S9050] Marriage Records: Maryland, Carroll County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Laura Virginia Kitzmiller^1,2,3,4,5

F, #5172, b. 21 December 1852, d. 1 October 1927

Parents

Father	Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller (b. 29 March 1827, d. 31 August 1914)
Mother	Ann Caroline Franklin (b. 1 August 1831, d. 15 September 1906)

Pedigree Link

Family: Jesse T. "Jack" Ingels (b. April 1851, d. DECEASED)

Son	John Hamilton Ingels (b. about 1875, d. DECEASED)
Son	Maurice Thomas "Martin" Ingalls+ (b. 7 May 1878, d. 8 April 1959)
Daughter	Grace Elizabeth "Gracie" Ingels+ (b. 24 August 1880, d. 28 October 1960)
Son	James Jesse Ingels+ (b. 5 July 1881, d. about 15 September 1963)

BASIC FACTS

Laura Virginia Kitzmiller was born on 1 December 1852.¹ She was born on 21 December 1852 in Carroll Co., Maryland.⁶ She was born in December 1854 in Carroll Co., Maryland.⁵ She and Jesse T. "Jack" Ingels were married on 2 January 1873 in Carroll Co., Maryland.⁷ She died on 1 October 1927, at age 74, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁸ She died on 4 October 1927, at age 74, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁹ She was buried in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.¹⁰

Laura Virginia Kitzmiller had reference number 5435. She was enumerated on the census in Carroll County, Maryland (1860, 1870); Whiteside County, Illinois (1880); Cook County, Illinois (1900.) OBITUARY - Chicago Daily Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Sunday, October 2, 1927; Page 12 (Newspapers.com)

INGELS -- Laura Ingels, age 72 years, beloved mother of John H., Morris T., Grace., and James J. Ingels. Services Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. at Chapel, 2341 Milwaukee. Interment Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery.

GRAVE MARKER

MOTHER
LAURA INGELS.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S93] 1860 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S168] 1870 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S256] 1880 Census, Illinois, Whiteside County
[S448] 1900 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S8959] Marriage Records - Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1667 - 1899 (Ancestry.com)
[S3984] Death Records - Illinois, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908 - 1988 (Ancestry.com)
[S6685] Genealogy prepared by Marie (Wiget) Veerkamp (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #5173, b. 15 November 1855, d. 17 April 1927

Parents

Father	Hiram Joseph Kitzmiller (b. 29 March 1827, d. 31 August 1914)
Mother	Ann Caroline Franklin (b. 1 August 1831, d. 15 September 1906)

Pedigree Link

Family: Margaret Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood (b. October 1863, d. 17 May 1944)

Daughter	Ethel J. Kitzmiller+ (b. 26 June 1884, d. 10 October 1917)
Daughter	Bessie T. Kitzmiller+ (b. 18 August 1885, d. 5 May 1924)
Daughter	Daisy M. Kitzmiller+ (b. 22 April 1887, d. 5 February 1974)
Son	John Hiram Kitzmiller (b. 4 July 1889)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller was born on 15 November 1854 in Carroll Co., Maryland.^1,8 He was born on 15 November 1855 in Carroll Co., Maryland.⁹ He was born on 15 November 1855 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.⁹ He was born in November 1858 in Carroll Co., Maryland.⁵ He and Margaret Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood were married on 8 December 1883 in Shellsburg, Benton Co., Iowa.^8,10 He died on 17 April 1927, at age 71, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^8,11,9 He was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park Cook Co., Illinois.⁹

Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller had reference number 5436. He was enumerated on the census in Carroll County, Maryland (1860, 1870); Whiteside County, Illinois (1880); Cook County, Illinois (1900 - 1920.) He was a Works for farmers (1880); carpenter (1900); painter - house (1910); painter - contractor (1920.)^3,5,6,7

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S93] 1860 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S256] 1880 Census, Illinois, Whiteside County
[S168] 1870 Census, Maryland, Carroll County
[S448] 1900 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S774] 1910 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S1152] 1920 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)
[S8948] Marriage Records - Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880 - 1937 (Ancestry.com)
[S3982] Death Records - Illinois Statewide Death Index (on-line), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Margaret Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

F, #5174, b. October 1863, d. 17 May 1944

Parents

Father	Abraham Greenwood
Mother	Caroline Savilla Shuey

Pedigree Link

Family: Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller (b. 15 November 1855, d. 17 April 1927)

Daughter	Ethel J. Kitzmiller+ (b. 26 June 1884, d. 10 October 1917)
Daughter	Bessie T. Kitzmiller+ (b. 18 August 1885, d. 5 May 1924)
Daughter	Daisy M. Kitzmiller+ (b. 22 April 1887, d. 5 February 1974)
Son	John Hiram Kitzmiller (b. 4 July 1889)

BASIC FACTS

Margaret Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood was born in October 1863 in Carroll Co., Maryland.^2,4 She was born on 15 December 1863 in Carroll Co., Maryland.³ She and Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller were married on 8 December 1883 in Shellsburg, Benton Co., Iowa.^2,9 She died on 17 May 1944, at age 80, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^2,10 She was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook Co., Illinois.^11,12

Margaret Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood was also known as Margaretta Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood.³ She had reference number 5437. She was enumerated on the census in Benton County, Iowa (1870, 1880); Cook County, Illinois (1900 - 1940.) OBITUARY - Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Friday, May 19, 1944; Page 25 (Newspapers.com)

KITZMILLER -- Margaret Kitzmiller, beloved wife of the late Samuel, dear mother of Mrs. Daisy Schimian and John Kitzmiller, grandmother of Mrs. Ethel Stahl, Mrs. Irene McLaughlin, Mrs. Bernice Ryan, and George Greenwald. Member of Logan Square Rebekah lodge, No. 231 I.O.O.F. Services Saturday, May 20, at 3 p.m., at funeral home, 3440 N. Central avenue. Interment Forest Home.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S6886] Genealogy prepared by nightwnder (Ancestry.com)
[S448] 1900 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S774] 1910 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S1152] 1920 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S1608] 1930 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S2091] 1940 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S8948] Marriage Records - Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880 - 1937 (Ancestry.com)
[S3982] Death Records - Illinois Statewide Death Index (on-line), Source Medium: Book
[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)
[S11119] Obituary - Margaret Adeline "Maggie" (Greenwood) Kitzmiller

Family Explorer

Ethel J. Kitzmiller^1,2,3,4

F, #5175, b. 26 June 1884, d. 10 October 1917

Parents

Father	Samuel Thomas Kitzmiller (b. 15 November 1855, d. 17 April 1927)
Mother	Margaret Adeline "Maggie" Greenwood (b. October 1863, d. 17 May 1944)

Pedigree Link

Family: Peter August Nelson (b. about 1875, d. 7 July 1921)

Daughter

Ethel D. Nelson+ (b. 8 September 1905, d. 19 January 1984)

BASIC FACTS

Ethel J. Kitzmiller was born on 26 June 1884 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^1,5,6,2 She and Peter August Nelson were married on 4 March 1905 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^2,7 She died on 7 October 1917, at age 33, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁴ She died on 10 October 1917, at age 33, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁶ She was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park Cook Co., Illinois.⁶

Ethel J. Kitzmiller had reference number 5438. She was enumerated on the census in Cook County, Illinois (1900, 1910.) She was a Clerk in mill (1900.)² By 1910, both Ethel and sister Daisy were marrried and had daughters. Both appear twice in the 1910 Census. First with their parents where they are shown as single and a second time, living together with their daughters. Ethel's husband is in this second census record but Daisy is shown as widoowed.

Citations

[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S448] 1900 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S774] 1910 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S6685] Genealogy prepared by Marie (Wiget) Veerkamp (Ancestry.com)
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)
[S8924] Marriage Records - Illinois "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1871 - 1920 (Ancestry.com)