The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Person Page 527

Family Explorer

Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Schievert1,2

F, #13151, b. 10 March 1877, d. 9 December 1941

Parents

FatherMichael Schievert
MotherMary Ellen Bowers
Pedigree Link

Family: William Beecher Forney (b. 15 July 1878, d. 25 March 1954)

SonBeecher W. Forney (b. 16 August 1907, d. 8 July 1999)
DaughterLouise M. Forney (b. 12 July 1910, d. 22 October 1998)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Schievert was born on 10 March 1877 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3,2 She died on 9 December 1941, at age 64, in York Co., Pennsylvania.4,5 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.6
Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Schievert was also known as Maggie M. Dehivert.4,5 She had reference number 13419. She was enumerated on the census in Adams County, Pennsylvania (1880); York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1920.)6 OBITUARY

Mrs. Maggie M. Forney, wife of William B. Forney, died at her home, 514 Baltimore Street, at 1:30 A.M. today following an illness since last March. She was aged 64 years and was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Bowers) Scheivert. The deceased was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Baltimore Street. Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Miss Louise M. Forney, at home: one son, Beecher W. Forney, Elizabethtown; four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Miller, Mrs. William Blettner, Mrs. Austin Storm and Mrs. Joseph Hertz, all of Hanover, and a number of nieces and nephews. Services will be held from the late home friday morning at 8:30 o'clock followed by a high mass of requiem in St. Joseph's Church at 9 A.M. The Rev Edward J. O'Flynn, pastor, will be celebrant. Interment will take place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call at the late home Thursday evening between 7 and 9 o'clock.

Citations

  1. [S2420] Ancestors and Relatives of S. V. Shanaman (Ancestry.com)
  2. [S6565] Genealogy prepared by leelee683 (Ancestry.com)
  3. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  6. [S11289] Obituary - Mary Magdalene "Maggie" (Schievert) Forney
Family Explorer

Beecher W. Forney1,2,3,4

M, #13152, b. 16 August 1907, d. 8 July 1999

Parents

FatherWilliam Beecher Forney (b. 15 July 1878, d. 25 March 1954)
MotherMary Magdalene "Maggie" Schievert (b. 10 March 1877, d. 9 December 1941)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Beecher W. Forney was born on 16 August 1907 in Pennsylvania.4,5 He was born on 20 August 1908 in Pennsylvania.2 He and Unknown Unknown were married on 23 November 1939.6 He died on 8 July 1999, at age 91.5,4 He was buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico.7
Beecher W. Forney had reference number 13420. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1910, 1920.)3 He resided in Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (1941); Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1993); Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico (1998.)5,8 His Social Security Number was 184-05-8524, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.4

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  4. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S11062] Obituary - Louise M. (Forney) Wagner
  6. [S11289] Obituary - Mary Magdalene "Maggie" (Schievert) Forney
  7. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  8. [S6565] Genealogy prepared by leelee683 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Louise M. Forney1,2

F, #13153, b. 12 July 1910, d. 22 October 1998

Parents

FatherWilliam Beecher Forney (b. 15 July 1878, d. 25 March 1954)
MotherMary Magdalene "Maggie" Schievert (b. 10 March 1877, d. 9 December 1941)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Louise M. Forney was born on 12 July 1910 in Pennsylvania.2,3 She and Herbert Courtland Wagner were married on 7 August 1954 in Westminster, Carroll Co., Maryland.4 She died on 22 October 1998, at age 88, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.5
Louise M. Forney had reference number 13421. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1920.) She was a Cashier at the Montgomery Ward Store in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (35 years.)6 She resided in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1941.)7 OBITUARY - Find-A-Grave

HANOVER - Louise M. Wagner, 88, of Hanover, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday at Hanover Hospital. She was the wife of Herbert C. Wagner, to whom she was married for 44 years.
The service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Kenworthy Funeral Home Inc., 269 Frederick St., Hanover. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hanover. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wagner was born July 12, 1910, in Hanover. She was the daughter of the late William B. and Maggie M. (Schievert) Forney.
She was a cashier at the former Montgomery Ward Store in Hanover, retiring in 1967 after 35 years of service. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover.
Mrs. Wagner also is survived by a brother, Beecher W. Forney of Albuquerque, N.M.
Officiating at the service will be her pastor, the Rev. Eric P. Wogen.

GRAVE MARKER

LOUISE M. WAGNER
JULY 12, 1910
OCT. 22, 1998.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  4. [S2420] Ancestors and Relatives of S. V. Shanaman (Ancestry.com)
  5. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  6. [S11062] Obituary - Louise M. (Forney) Wagner
  7. [S11289] Obituary - Mary Magdalene "Maggie" (Schievert) Forney
Family Explorer

Herbert Courtland Wagner1,2,3

M, #13154, b. 11 November 1914, d. 21 January 2003

Parents

FatherHorace Rabenstine Wagner
MotherSadie Ann Wildasin
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Herbert Courtland Wagner was born on 11 November 1914 in Pennsylvania.4,3 He and Louise M. Forney were married on 7 August 1954 in Westminster, Carroll Co., Maryland.2 He died on 21 January 2003, at age 88.4 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.5
Herbert Courtland Wagner had reference number 13422. His Social Security Number was Issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.4 World War II, U.S. Army, served as a light machine gunner with the 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion in the Pacific Theatre of operations.6 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1930.) OBITUARY - Find-A-Grave

Herbert C. Wagner, 88, of Hanover, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at Hanover Hospital. He was the husband of the late Louise M. (Forney) Wagner.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover. Viewing will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. David E. Cox will officiate. The Allied Veterans Council of Hanover will provide Military Honors at the cemetery.
Born Nov. 11, 1914, he was the son of the late Horace and Sadie (Wildasin) Wagner.
He retired from Snyder's of Hanover after many years of service.
As an Army sergeant during World War II, he served as a light machine gunner with the 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion in the Pacific Theatre of operations and was awarded the Philippines Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars and the Asiatic Pacific Theatre Service Medal with two bronze stars and one bronze arrowhead.
He was a member of the Hanover Veterans of Foreign Wars.

GRAVE MARKER

HERBERT C. WAGNER
NOV. 11, 1914.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S2420] Ancestors and Relatives of S. V. Shanaman (Ancestry.com)
  3. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  6. [S10443] Obituary - Herbert Courtland Wagner
Family Explorer

Guy Abner Forney1

M, #13155, b. 16 January 1880, d. 4 September 1885

Parents

FatherDavid Franklin Forney (b. 1 February 1845, d. 21 May 1913)
MotherAnn Marie "Annie" Thomas (b. 13 April 1847, d. 4 December 1924)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Guy Abner Forney was born on 16 January 1880 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 He died on 4 September 1885, at age 5, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2
Guy Abner Forney had reference number 13423. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1880.)2 He was baptized on 20 January 1881 in Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
Family Explorer

Claude Franklin Forney1,2

M, #13156, b. 24 February 1883, d. 27 July 1969

Parents

FatherDavid Franklin Forney (b. 1 February 1845, d. 21 May 1913)
MotherAnn Marie "Annie" Thomas (b. 13 April 1847, d. 4 December 1924)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Missouri M. Wine (b. 1878, d. 1939)

SonClaude Leroy Forney+ (b. 1 July 1900, d. 18 March 1980)

Family 2: Cora N. Bair (b. about 1882)

DaughterMary Henrietta Forney (b. 5 July 1909, d. 25 March 1998)

BASIC FACTS

Claude Franklin Forney was born on 24 February 1883 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,3 He and Missouri M. Wine were married before 1900. He and Cora N. Bair were married before 1909. He died on 27 July 1969, at age 86, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.4,3 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.4
Claude Franklin Forney had reference number 13424. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1930.)3 He was a Moulder - foundry (1910, 1920); laborer - automobile (1930.)3 His Social Security Number was 189-07-1639, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania. GRAVE STONE

CLAUDE F. FORNEY
FEB. 24, 1883
JULY 27, 1969. It is possible that Claude Franklin Forney and Missouri were never married. Pennsylvania Church and Town Records show that Missouri M. Wine married James W. Martin on 12 Nov 1901 in York County, Pennsylvania. James and Missouri are shown in the 1910 Census with two children. Missouri says she has been married only once, has three children and all three are living. James and Missouri are shown with two children from this marriage. Claude Leroy Forney, the third child, was living a few houses away and listed as a "hired boy." He was only eight years old. Claude Leroy Forney, his wife and their first two children are shown living with James and Missouri in the 1930 Census.
One more interesting piece of information, in 1910 Claude was living with Missouri's sister, Carrie (Wine) Kreitzer, and her family. He was baptized on 8 March 1883 in Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  4. [S7780] Grave Marker - Claude F. Forney, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
Family Explorer

Mary Henrietta Forney1,2,3

F, #13157, b. 5 July 1909, d. 25 March 1998

Parents

FatherClaude Franklin Forney (b. 24 February 1883, d. 27 July 1969)
MotherCora N. Bair (b. about 1882)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Mary Henrietta Forney was born on 5 July 1909 in Pennsylvania.2 She died on 25 March 1998, at age 88, in Vienna, Fairfax Co., Virginia.2
Mary Henrietta Forney had reference number 13425. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1910.) Her Social Security Number was 176-01-1985, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Vienna, Fairfax Co., Virginia.4 It looks like Claude Franklin Forney did not spend a lot of time with the mothers of his children. Newland DeVault's genealogy said Claude had a daughter named Henrietta that married someone named Peeling. The SSDI has a Henrietta F. Peeling born in July of 1909. In the 1910 Census for York County, Pennsylvania there is a Mary H. Forney, daughter of Cora N. Forney, age nine months. If they did the math correctly, they would make Mary H. Forney born in July 1909. In 1910 Cora and daughter Mary H. are living with Cora's parents. Cora and daughter Mary H. appear again in the 1920 Census. They are again living with Cora's parents. In the 1930 Census, Living with grandfather Jacob S. Bair is Henrietta Forney. Putting all this together it seems that Cora N. Bair was Claude's wife and Mary Henrietta (Forney) Peeling was their daughter.

Citations

  1. [S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  3. [S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Unknown Peeling1

M, #13158
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Bertha May Forney1

F, #13159, b. 5 April 1887, d. 4 June 1987

Parents

FatherDavid Franklin Forney (b. 1 February 1845, d. 21 May 1913)
MotherAnn Marie "Annie" Thomas (b. 13 April 1847, d. 4 December 1924)
Pedigree Link

Family: David Lowther Newcomer (b. 16 March 1886, d. 23 November 1950)

DaughterAnna Francis Newcomer+ (b. 13 April 1921, d. 10 February 1999)

BASIC FACTS

Bertha May Forney was born on 5 April 1887 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 She and David Lowther Newcomer were married on 14 September 1920 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 She died on 4 June 1987, at age 100, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2,3 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3
Bertha May Forney had reference number 13427. She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1930.)2 GRAVE MARKER

BERTHA F. NEWCOMER
APR. 5, 1887
JUNE 4, 1967. She was baptized on 22 February 1888 in Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  3. [S2957] Cemetery Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
Family Explorer

David Lowther Newcomer1,2,3

M, #13160, b. 16 March 1886, d. 23 November 1950

Parents

FatherDavid McGackey Newcomer
MotherFrances E. "Fannie" Lowther
Pedigree Link

Family: Bertha May Forney (b. 5 April 1887, d. 4 June 1987)

DaughterAnna Francis Newcomer+ (b. 13 April 1921, d. 10 February 1999)

BASIC FACTS

David Lowther Newcomer was born on 16 March 1886 in Pennsylvania.1,4 He and Bertha May Forney were married on 14 September 1920 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,4 He died on 23 November 1950, at age 64.2 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2
David Lowther Newcomer had reference number 13428. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1910 - 1930.)4 He was a Manager own store - retailer of cigars (1930.)4 GRAVE MARKER

DAVED L. NEWCOMER
MAR. 16, 1886
NOV. 23, 1950.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S2957] Cemetery Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
  3. [S6217] Genealogy prepared by jbierwirth193 (Ancestry.com)
  4. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
Family Explorer

Anna Francis Newcomer1,2

F, #13161, b. 13 April 1921, d. 10 February 1999

Parents

FatherDavid Lowther Newcomer (b. 16 March 1886, d. 23 November 1950)
MotherBertha May Forney (b. 5 April 1887, d. 4 June 1987)
Pedigree Link

Family: Robert David Kauffman (b. 27 November 1921, d. 28 January 2002)

SonChild #1 Kauffmann

BASIC FACTS

Anna Francis Newcomer was born on 13 April 1921 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,3 She and Robert David Kauffman were married on 27 July 1952 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,3 She died on 10 February 1999, at age 77, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2
Anna Francis Newcomer had reference number 13429. She was a Teacher in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1 She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1930.)3 GRAVE MARKER

ANNA N. KAUFFMAN
APR. 13, 1921 FEB. 10, 1999
ROBERT D. KAUFFMAN
NOV. 29, 1921 JAN. 28, 2002. Newland DeVault says they had no children but John A.. Forney says they had a son.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S2957] Cemetery Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
  3. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
Family Explorer

Robert David Kauffman1,2

M, #13162, b. 27 November 1921, d. 28 January 2002

Parents

FatherCharles P. Kauffman
MotherAnna L. Unknown
Pedigree Link

Family: Anna Francis Newcomer (b. 13 April 1921, d. 10 February 1999)

SonChild #1 Kauffmann

BASIC FACTS

Robert David Kauffman was born on 27 November 1921 in Pennsylvania.1,3 He and Anna Francis Newcomer were married on 27 July 1952 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,3 He died on 28 January 2002, at age 80, in Oxford, Adams Co., Pennsylvania.3 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.4
Robert David Kauffman had reference number 13430. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1930.) GRAVE MARKER

ANNA N. KAUFFMAN
APR. 13, 1921 FEB. 10, 1999
ROBERT D. KAUFFMAN
NOV. 29, 1921 JAN. 28, 2002. Newland DeVault says they had no children but John A.. Forney says they had a son.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  4. [S2957] Cemetery Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
Family Explorer

Irene Myrl Forney1

F, #13163, b. 1 March 1889, d. November 1975

Parents

FatherDavid Franklin Forney (b. 1 February 1845, d. 21 May 1913)
MotherAnn Marie "Annie" Thomas (b. 13 April 1847, d. 4 December 1924)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Irene Myrl Forney was born on 1 March 1889 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 She died in November 1975, at age 86, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3,2 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2
Irene Myrl Forney had reference number 13431. Her Social Security Number was 204-05-3603, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.3 She was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900 - 1930.)2 She was a Sales Lady - dry goods store (1910, 1920); sales lady - department store (1930.)2

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  3. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Ada F. Snodgrass1,2,3

F, #13164, b. 1852, d. 1895

Parents

FatherRobert Snodgrass (b. about 1801)
MotherEleanor Ellen Robinson (b. about 1810)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ezra Wirt Forney (b. 8 May 1847, d. 1937)

SonWirt Orando Forney (b. 12 February 1873, d. 23 May 1945)
SonElmo Murray Forney (b. May 1875, d. 25 September 1950)
SonRobert Morrison Forney (b. 27 March 1883, d. 25 December 1949)
SonAbner Ezra Forney+ (b. 3 December 1892, d. July 1986)

BASIC FACTS

Ada F. Snodgrass was born in 1852 in Union Co., Ohio.1,2 She and Ezra Wirt Forney were married on 28 September 1872 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2 She died in 1895, at age ~43, in York Co., Pennsylvania.4,2 She died in 1898, at age ~46.1 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (V.)4
Ada F. Snodgrass had reference number 13432. She was enumerated on the census in Union County, Ohio (1860 - 1880.) GRAVE MARKER

FORNEY

EZRA W. ADA F.
1847 -- 1937 1852 -- 1895. In the genealogy prepared by John A. Forney, he lists a daughter of Ezra and Ada (Snodgrass) Forney as Ada Forney, born 23 September 1881 and died Feb 1976. I believe that this was Ada (Young) Forney, daughter of George and Susan E. (Weikert) Young, and wife of Philip Nace Forney. In the 1900 Census for York County, Pennsylvania, Ezra does not have a daughter living with him. This leaves me to doubt that he ever had a daughter named Ada. I have removed Ada from the list of children until further information is available.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
  3. [S335] 1880 Census, Ohio. Union County
  4. [S8439] Grave Marker, Ezra and Ada Forney, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
Family Explorer

Jacob Adam Forney1,2

M, #13165, b. 14 October 1856, d. 2 June 1857

Parents

FatherAbner Wirt Forney (b. 8 February 1819, d. 26 December 1895)
MotherLouisa Ann Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 31 January 1917)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Jacob Adam Forney was born on 14 October 1856 in Heidelberg Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 He died on 2 June 1857, at age 0, in Heidelberg Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.2 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2
Jacob Adam Forney had reference number 13433. He was christened on 13 November 1856 in Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, Pennsylvania.1,2

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6312] Genealogy prepared by John A. Forney
Family Explorer

Jacob W. Groff1,2

M, #13166, b. 25 February 1811, d. 4 October 1851

Parents

FatherJohn Groff (b. 1 June 1778, d. 17 October 1857)
MotherMagdalena Wenger (b. 9 January 1772, d. 23 March 1855)
Pedigree Link

Family: Henrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)

SonDavid Wortz Groff (b. 28 April 1847, d. 14 August 1889)
SonCharles Louis Groff (b. 1 December 1849, d. 18 January 1932)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob W. Groff was born on 25 February 1811 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1 He and Henrietta Wortz were married on 23 June 1846.1 He died on 4 October 1851, at age 40.1 He was buried in Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church Cemetery, Leola, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.3
Jacob W. Groff had reference number 13434. He was a Machinist (1850.)2 He was enumerated on the census in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1850.) DEATH NOTICE - Lancaster Intellegencer; October 1851; Pennsylvania Digital Records; http://accesspadr.org
On the 4th of September, in Eden, E. Lampeter twp., Jacob W. Groff, aged 40 years, 7 months and 8 days.

GRAVE MARKER

JACOB W. GROFF
DIED OCTOBER 4, 1851
AGED 40 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS
He also possessed the virtues of
of his brother in an eminent degree
in life they are united in death they
were not divided.
In their sudden & unexpected death we
can realize the truth that "Between
two worlds life hovers like a star
Twixt night and morn."

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S52] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

David Wortz Groff1,2,3,4

M, #13167, b. 28 April 1847, d. 14 August 1889

Parents

FatherJacob W. Groff (b. 25 February 1811, d. 4 October 1851)
MotherHenrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

David Wortz Groff was born on 28 April 1847 in Pennsylvania.1,2 He died on 14 August 1889, at age 42.5
David Wortz Groff had reference number 13435. He was enumerated on the census in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1850, 1870); Jefferson County, Alabama (1880.) He was a Machinist (1880.)4

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S52] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S200] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  4. [S219] 1880 Census, Alabama, Jefferson County
  5. [S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
Family Explorer

Charles Louis Groff1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, #13168, b. 1 December 1849, d. 18 January 1932

Parents

FatherJacob W. Groff (b. 25 February 1811, d. 4 October 1851)
MotherHenrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Charles Louis Groff was born in December 1848 in Pennsylvania.5 He was born on 1 December 1849 in Pennsylvania.1,2 He died on 18 January 1932, at age 82, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.1,9
Charles Louis Groff had reference number 13436. He was enumerated on the census in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1850); Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1870); Crosby County, Texas (1880); Finney County, Kansas (1900 - 1920); Los Angeles County, California (1930.) He was an Apprentice to druggist (1870); rancher - cattle man (1880); farmer (1900); farmer - general farming (1910); stockman - ranch (1920.)4,5,6,7,8

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S52] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
  4. [S361] 1880 Census, Texas, Crosby County
  5. [S510] 1900 Census, Kansas, Finney County
  6. [S201] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
  7. [S843] 1910 Census, Kansas, Finney County
  8. [S1232] 1920 Census, Kansas, Finney County
  9. [S4038] Death Records, California, California Death Records (Vitalsearch)
Family Explorer

William C. Beecher1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #13169, b. 17 December 1826, d. 1 April 1895

Parents

FatherSamuel Bucher
MotherEleanor Unknown
Pedigree Link

Family: Henrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)

DaughterLaura Elmira Beecher+ (b. 13 April 1856, d. 14 December 1946)
DaughterEllie Louise Beecher (b. 18 September 1858, d. 27 March 1860)
DaughterHenrietta Bertha Beecher+ (b. 12 July 1861, d. 12 July 1914)

BASIC FACTS

William C. Beecher was born on 17 December 1826 in East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,2,7 He and Henrietta Wortz were married after 1851.1 He died on 1 April 1895, at age 68, in Eden Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,7 He was buried in Lancaster City Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (V.)7
William C. Beecher had reference number 13437. He was a Machinist (1850); master machinist (1860); machinist (1870); farmer (1880.)2,3,4,5 He was enumerated on the census in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1850, 1860 - 1880.) William lived with Henrietta and her first husband before he died.

OBITUARY

Death of William C. Beecher, a Prominent Citizen of Eden

Wm. C. Beecher, one of the best known citizens of Manheim Township, died suddenly on Monday afternoon at his home at Eden. He was stricken with paralysis in the morning, unconsciousness immediately resulting, and remained in that condition until death occurred at four o'clock. Mr. Beecher enjoyed excellent health and on Monday morning he arose at his usual hour, ate a hearty breakfast and started for the barn to feed the cattle. When he had performed the work and emerged from the building he was seized with a severe attack of vomiting. He called to a neighbor who was near at hand and said he believed he had been afflicted with a fatal stroke. A moment later he sank unconscious to the ground and was removed to the house. Dr. J. A. Ehler, of this city, was summoned, but all efforts to restore the stricken man to consciousness were of no avail.
Deceased was born in East Earl township in 1826 and was consequently sixty-nine years old. He moved to Manheim Township with his father in 1843 and learned the trade of pattern maker at the Eden Iron Works with Israel Groff. After Mr. Groff's death Mr. Beecher became one of the proprietors of the iron works which he and his brother conducted very successfully for a number of years. He retired from business about fifteen years ago.
Deceased was a staunch Rebublican in politics and served as School Director for one term. He was highly respected by the community in which he lived for so many years, and his death will be a sad shock to many friends. Mr. Beecher was a consistent member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and was at one time Warden.
Mr. Beecher leaves a widow and two daughters, Laura E., wife of Jacob Ranck, of East Earl Township, and H. Bertha, wife of William H. Conley, of Philadelphia, a passenger engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad. One brother and sister also survive, Samuel Beecher of this city, and Mrs. Belinda C. Pyfer, now residing with her son in Philadelphia.

GRAVE MARKER

FATHER
WILLIAM C. BEECHER
Born December 17, 1826
Died April 1, 1895. William C. and Henrietta (Wortz) Beecher became members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania "by certificate" on April 14, 1865.

BOOK: An Authentic History of Lancaster County, 1860. 6 PAPER MILLS

Of the early history of Paper-making in Lancaster county, we have very little definite information. Fifty years ago, the late Mr. John Triewitz, of this city, had a paper mill at Ephrata. At that time he was manufacturing "pasteboard"' by the old and tedious hand-process. He also manufactured print paper, and in later years supplied Mr. Baer with paper for the Volktfreund. Of course, the paper was all made by the old fashioned hand-process. The mill was subsequently converted into a saw-mill. About thirty years ago B. B. Eshleman was engaged in the manufacture of handmade paper, at what was for many years known as Eshleman's Mill, on the West Branch of the Octoraro, in Bart township. We are unable to fix the exact date of the enterprise. The manufacture, however, was earned on only in a small way, and was not a financial success.
In December 1854, Juo. R. Bitner, C. A. Bitner, Baltzer Lipp, Wm. C. Beecher, and Samuel Beecher purchased the old "Fulling Mill," on the Conestoga, at Eden, from D. Q. Swartz, and commenced remodeling it for a paper mill. They procured a new cylinder paper machine from Nelson Gavitt. of Philadelphia, and had their rag engines constructed at the mill. In the fall of 1855, they commenced operations, Mr. Lipp being Superintendent. The mill was calculated for a production of 1500 Ibs per day, but it was soon found that the power was inadequate for such a result. On the 31st of March 1856, one half of the interest of the Messrs. Bitners was sold to Dr. J. II. Kurtz, and shortly after the concern passed into the hands of Kurtz & Lipp, the Bitners and Beechers withdrawing. In 1859 the enterprise failed, and in I860, the mill was purchased by Emanuel Shober, who ran it very successfully for six or seven years, his being the first pecuniary success in paper-making in this county. He supplied the deficiency in water-power with a steam engine and thus doubled the production. During most of this time George Ehrhart was foreman of the mill, and John A. Shober business manager.

BOOK: A History of 1894 Eden Road and Local Area, 1985. 8

The earliest known owner of the surrounding area on the East Lampeter side of the Conestoga was David Binkley. His properties were centered upon his grist and saw mill at the present day site of the Eden Paper Mill. In 1789 he built a beautiful stone arch bridge on this site. Subsequently the local Post Office was called Binkley's Bridge. The bridge collapsed in 1857. Its old approaches can still be traced.
In 1808 David Binkley sold a 130 acre "plantation" to Abram Zook. This land included the site where two mills were later constructed and much of the surrounding land north toward the New Holland Pike. The deed recognized the existence of water power on the property, and it included water rights ("the right to go through and over the lands of Christian Rohr to repair the dam"). But the deed contained a special clause prohibiting the construction of a grist or saw mill. Binkley undoubtedly inserted this clause to prevent competition with his own grist and saw mill.
By 1815 Abram Zook had built two mills. In 1818 Joseph Zook inherited the property from his father. Sometime before 1834, the Zooks sold the two mills to Andrew Swartz, retaining most of their farm, however. Their dwelling is shown on maps in a location which is very likely the present day Ahl's house. This Zook family is part of the clan after which Zook's Corner is named.
For a time, Andrew Swartz ran the two mills as a "woolen and fulling mill and a card manufactory." The card manufactory was the downstream building and it got its power by means of a mechanical linkage from the upstream building. In 1834 Swartz sold the downstream building to Israel Groff along with rights to continue using the mechanical linkage. Israel Groff turned the card manufactory into a foundry and machine shop. In 1848 Israel Groff built the Eden Covered Bridge and then sold it to the County. He died in 1853.
In 1853 William C. Beecher, Samuel W. Beecher Jr. and Benjamin Harnish bought the foundry from Israel Groff's estate. The property is described as a "factory, machine shop and foundry, dwelling, stable and other improvements," having 1.5 acres. They undoubtedly modernized the foundry's power supply, because they sold their rights to the adjacent mill's mechanical power in 1855. In 1859 Sam Beecher sold his interest to the other two partners. In 1870 William C. Beecher bought Harnish's interest making him the sole proprietor of the Eden Iron Works which had previously been known as Beecher and Harnish Iron Works. The present building (apartments) probably dates around 1865.
Andrew Swartz continued to operate his woolen mill until around 1854 when he sold it to Emanuel Shober who turned it into a paper mill. The Beecher brothers were part of a venture in 1854 which purchased Binkley's Mill and converted it to a paper mill. That paper mill failed in 1860 and was reorganized in 1865. Emanuel Shober was still operating his paper mill at Eden in 1864. By 1868 Benjamin Harnish, Beecher's partner in the foundry, purchased Shober's mill and converted it to a grist mill. In 1881 he sold the grist mill to Jacob K. Umble. A Samuel Harnish, probably Benjamin Harnish's son, was the foreman at Eden Iron Works. He lived on Eden Road.
The two lots or purparts which make up 1894 Eden Road originally came from a 99 acre tract which was claimed or "warranted" by James Marshal in 1733. Marshal never paid the Penn government for it and so he sold his claim to Robert Patten in 1761. Patten quickly resold it to Sebastian Graffe in 1762. The farm remained intact, but the identities of its owners are unknown until Michael Shallenberger sold the "99 acre tenement or plantation" to Christian and Elizabeth Rohr in 1801. It was passed to son John Rohr in 1835, and to his son Abram in 1848. Both John Rohr and his son Abram sold off parts of the farm around its edges for individual dwellings. These included all of the properties on the south side of Eden Road between Conestoga Creek and New Holland Pike.
The two tracts which make up present day 1894 Eden Road were sold from the Rohr's farm at different times. John Rohr sold the first purpart to Jacob Groff in 1847. Abram Rohr sold the second purpart to the Beechers in 1867.
Abram Rohr continued to live on this farm at least until 1899 when he still owned 70 of the original 99 acres. The "old farm road" which still can be traced from the base of the front steps toward Jones' house undoubtedly accessed Rohr's farm before John Rohr sold this land in 1847. It was then replaced with the "bicycle trail" which was used as principal access to the farm after Abram Rohr moved his dwelling to a site very near the corner of the 1894 Eden Road property. (See Maps.)
Jacob Groff was Henrietta Beecher's first husband, also a "machinist." In addition to the tract bought from John Rohr in 1847, Jacob and Henrietta Groff owned and probably lived in the house which was on the site of the present day pumping station. (It was torn down in 1959.) When Jacob Groff died in 1855, Henrietta assumed ownership. Around 1847 Henrietta Groff married William C. Beecher.
William C. Beecher appears for the first time in Manheim Township tax records in 1849 as a "machinist" and "singleman." His father, Samuel W. Beecher, Sr., owned a nine acre farm near the present day intersection of Eden Road and Euclid Drive. William C. Beecher resided there in 1850. He is repeatedly listed as a machinist throughout the 1850's. He probably worked at Israel Groff's foundry before buying it in 1853.
His brother, Samuel W. Beecher, Jr., was listed in the tax records as a machinist until 1851 when he is listed as "innkeeper." In the 1850 tax records for Manheim Township, in the taverns section, is a note the S. W. Beecher "intended an application in January 1850." This confirms that Samuel W. Beecher, Jr. built the Eden Hotel. Tax records indicate that he sold the hotel in 1854. He had a wife, Mary.
In 1857 W. C. Beecher is listed for the first time as a property owner in Manheim Township. Almost surely the same dwelling in which Jacob and Henrietta Groff lived, Beecher acquired the property (on the pumping station site) through his marriage. William and Henrietta Beecher either lived here or across the road on "purpart one." They sold the property on the pumping station site to George Leaman in 1864.
In 1867 William and Henrietta Beecher purchased the 2nd purpart of "1 acre, 30 perches" from Abram Rohr, which, together with the 1st purpart of "1 acre, 20 perches" already owned by Henrietta Beecher, made the present day configuration of 1894 Eden Road. 1867 tax records confirm this, indicating that W. C. Beecher "bought 2 ½ acres" and listing his occupation as "gentleman." (Although Beecher would already have owned purpart 1 by common law through his marriage, he probably never recorded this information until her purchased purpart 2 and combined the two purparts into one property.)
Purpart 2 was probably the land to the rear of the present day house, used mostly for open space. Purpart 1 contained buildings in 1853 which seem dissimilar to the present layout. (See map.) Whether the Beechers built anew on this property or altered existing buildings is unknown. If the 1853 map is correct, they built a new "mansion house" there sometime between 1853 and 1867, probably some years after their marriage in 1857. There is no doubt, however, that Beecher supplied the ornamental iron work for the house and erected the barn in 1873.
In 1868 Beecher repurchased the little house (on the pumping station site) and the white double house (where Jesse lives.) He bought both of these Emanuel Shober, owner of Shober's Paper Mill. Shober had purchased the white double house from Jacob Groff prior to his death in 1855. He had purchased the other house (on the pumping station site) from George Leaman.
In 1870 Beecher purchased a 6 acre property for $1170. It was located upstream on the Conestoga around its junction with Landis Run. So, by 1870, Beecher owned 4 contiguous properties in Manheim Township.
Several facts suggest that Jacob Groff was related to Israel Groff: 1) their names are the same; 2) Jacob Groff was a machinist, probably working at Israel Groff's foundry; 3) Jacob and Henrietta Groff lived across the road from Israel Groff (see map 1853); 4) deed research indicates that Jacob Groff owned the property listed as "Israel Groff Estate" on 1853 map'97. This was the tract (purpart 1) John Rohr sold to Jacob Groff in 1847.
If they are related, Israel Groff was father-in-law or brother-in-law to Henrietta Beecher, and she was related through both her husbands to the "ironmaster." She was certainly the most enduring individual to live at 1894 Eden Road. She lived in the house on the pumping station site by 1853, or before. She lived in the "mansion house" until her death in 1903. She outlived William C. Beecher who died in 1897, and she passed the property on to her daughter Laura Ranck, who lived there until 1914. In 1899 she sold the house on the pumping station site to Abram Kreider.
Abram Kreider bought 1894 Eden Road from Laura Ranck in 1914. He owned it until 1938 when he lost it along with 8 other properties to the Conestoga National Bank in a mortgage foreclosure. While he owned the property, Kreider made several additions to the buildings. He added the service stairs on the north of the house, he enlarged the dining room on the west, and he installed the old central furnace. On the barn, he added a garage to its south side.
John and Edna McNinch bought the property in order to improve it and resell it. Their improvements were mainly in the nature of painting and cleaning up. According to Harris Arnold, Sr., improvement was much needed because Abram Kreider, in his later years, had taken very poor care of the property, even letting farm animals wander through the house. When the bank came to foreclose, Kreider removed everything of value from the house, including the iron fence that was on top of the front wall. Harris Arnold might well have known. He was the attorney for Conestoga National Bank who handled the foreclosure.
When Arnold bought the property, he installed all new electrical wiring, plumbing, bathrooms and hot water heat. He added a new chimney to the south end of the house for a new colad furnace, as well as the laundry room (now kitchen dining) and the bathroom above. In what was the original large kitchen, he carved out a smaller modern kitchen, powder room, front closet and library. In the barn, he converted stable into a second garage.
Helen Arnold was a prolific gardener, and the Arnolds did a generous amount of landscaping on the property. They relocated and rebuilt the front walk, planted hemlock trees to the north of the house, and added the large patio and terracing on the southwest corner of the house. In 1957, Arnolds added the screened-in porch and modernized the kitchen.

THE GARDENS OF EDEN BED & BREAKFAST

In 2005 the home of Harriet (Wortz) Groff-Beecher went on sale. Mark Vogel had the following comment: "The home is a magnificent estate known as The Gardens of Eden, located in the village of Eden outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It currently operates as a bed and breakfast. The date listed by the owner is wrong—it was built before the Civil War, probably in the 1840s. Three generations of my ancestors lived there: Henrietta Wortz lived there with her first husband, Jacob Groff, who died in 1851. She married William C. Beecher. They had a daughter Laura Elmira Beecher who inherited the home. She married Jacob Ranck. They had a daughter Henrietta Bertha Ranck. She was the last generation of my family to live there. Bertha is my dad’s mom.

LISTING DESCRIPTION

GARDENS OF EDEN BED AND BREAKFAST $750,000
Eden exists in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Experience the grand early Victorian house and the lovely gardens that is the Gardens of Eden Bed and Breakfast.
This hideway tucked into a wooded glen on the banks of the Conestoga river was built c.1867 by a wealthy local ironmaster. Constructed of brick, with elaborate use of ironwork trim, the house blends elements of Federal and early Victorian styles. The 3.5 acre site overlooks the Conestoga River with terraced grounds that include wildflowers, perennials, woodsy trails and scores of song birds. The heavily wooded acres are brightened by sweeping areas of naturalized wildflowers, hostas and ferns. Perennial beds and herb gardens add to the beauty and fragrance of the landscape.
Inside and out, this small bed and breakfast is delightful with beautiful gardens, a river view and a beautifully restored home filled with heirlooms. The main house has 3 guest rooms and one owner bedroom and 4.5 baths. The restored kitchen has working bake ovens in the walk-in fireplace. During warm weather, breakfast is served on the screened porch overlooking the falls. The private guest cottage in the restored summer kitchen provides a sitting room with a working fireplace, dining area, and kitchen facilities downstairs; and a bedroom and bath upstairs. The bank barn has a 2 car garage and additional off street parking for 9 cars.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S348] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S52] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  4. [S118] 1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  5. [S200] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  6. [S5382] Genealogy prepared by Bruce Beecher, Ph.d
  7. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
Family Explorer

Laura Elmira Beecher1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #13170, b. 13 April 1856, d. 14 December 1946

Parents

FatherWilliam C. Beecher (b. 17 December 1826, d. 1 April 1895)
MotherHenrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)
Pedigree Link

Family: Jacob Ranck (b. 16 August 1834, d. 31 May 1913)

DaughterHenryetta Bertha Ranck+ (b. 16 March 1889, d. 24 May 1964)
SonFrederick Ranck (b. 7 June 1892, d. 12 August 1894)

BASIC FACTS

Laura Elmira Beecher was born on 13 April 1856 in Manheim Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,2,7 She and Jacob Ranck were married on 4 May 1887 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.4,8 She died on 14 December 1946, at age 90.1 She was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Lancaster, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.7 She was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lancaster, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.7,8
Laura Elmira Beecher was also known as Laura Elmina Beecher.7 She had reference number 13438. She was enumerated on the census in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1860 - 1880, 1920, 1930.) She was baptized on 1 October 1865 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.8 She was confirmed on 7 June 1878 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.8

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S348] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S1413] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  4. [S1909] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  5. [S118] 1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  6. [S200] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  7. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
  8. [S5382] Genealogy prepared by Bruce Beecher, Ph.d
Family Explorer

Ellie Louise Beecher1

F, #13171, b. 18 September 1858, d. 27 March 1860

Parents

FatherWilliam C. Beecher (b. 17 December 1826, d. 1 April 1895)
MotherHenrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Ellie Louise Beecher was born on 18 September 1858 in Pennsylvania.1,2 She died on 27 March 1860, at age 1.1 She was buried in Lancaster City Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (V.)3
Ellie Louise Beecher had reference number 13439.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
  3. [S7864] Grave Marker - Ellie Louise Beecher
Family Explorer

Henrietta Bertha Beecher1,2,3,4

F, #13172, b. 12 July 1861, d. 12 July 1914

Parents

FatherWilliam C. Beecher (b. 17 December 1826, d. 1 April 1895)
MotherHenrietta Wortz (b. 1 February 1820, d. 29 December 1903)
Pedigree Link

Family: William H. Conley (d. February 1900)

SonCharles Beecher Conley+ (b. 4 November 1897)
DaughterHenrietta Bertha Conley (b. 25 December 1899, d. 1918)

BASIC FACTS

Henrietta Bertha Beecher was born on 12 July 1861 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 She and William H. Conley were married on 17 October 1894 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.5 She died on 12 July 1914, at age 53, in Pennsylvania.1,5 She was buried in Lancaster City Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (V.)6
Henrietta Bertha Beecher had reference number 13440. She was enumerated on the census in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1860 - 1880.) GRAVE MARKER

H. BERTHA BEECHER
WIFE OF
WILLIAM CONLEY

Note: The rest of this stone is under ground. She was christened on 1 October 1865 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.5 She was confirmed on 7 June 1878 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.7

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S348] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S118] 1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  4. [S200] 1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  5. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
  6. [S2920] Cemetery Records - Henrietta Bertha (Beecher) Conley
  7. [S5382] Genealogy prepared by Bruce Beecher, Ph.d
Family Explorer

Jacob Ranck1

M, #13173, b. 16 August 1834, d. 31 May 1913

Parents

FatherJacob Ranck
MotherLucia Diller
Pedigree Link

Family: Laura Elmira Beecher (b. 13 April 1856, d. 14 December 1946)

DaughterHenryetta Bertha Ranck+ (b. 16 March 1889, d. 24 May 1964)
SonFrederick Ranck (b. 7 June 1892, d. 12 August 1894)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob Ranck was born on 16 August 1833 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.2,3 He was born on 16 August 1834 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,4 He and Laura Elmira Beecher were married on 4 May 1887 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.5,3 He died on 31 May 1913, at age 78.1 He was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lancaster, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.2
Jacob Ranck had reference number 13441. This was probably Jacob's second marriage. A number of genealogies show additional children under Jacob and Laura. Their birth dates show that these additional children are not Laura's children.

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
  3. [S5382] Genealogy prepared by Bruce Beecher, Ph.d
  4. [S1413] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  5. [S1909] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
Family Explorer

Henryetta Bertha Ranck1,2,3

F, #13174, b. 16 March 1889, d. 24 May 1964

Parents

FatherJacob Ranck (b. 16 August 1834, d. 31 May 1913)
MotherLaura Elmira Beecher (b. 13 April 1856, d. 14 December 1946)
Pedigree Link

Family: Andrew Henry Vogel, II, (b. 12 February 1891, d. 2 June 1948)

SonAndrew Henry Vogel, III+

BASIC FACTS

Henryetta Bertha Ranck was born on 16 March 1889 in Oregon, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6 She was born on 16 March 1890 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 She and Andrew Henry Vogel, II, were married about 1914.3 She died on 24 May 1964, at age 75, in Lancaster, Manheim Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.4,5 She was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Lancaster, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.7,5
Henryetta Bertha Ranck had reference number 13442. She was enumerated on the census in Pennsylvania, Lancaster County (1920, 1930.) She was christened on 1 October 1865 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.5

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1413] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S1909] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  4. [S6704] Genealogy prepared by Mark Vogel (email address)
  5. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
  6. [S5382] Genealogy prepared by Bruce Beecher, Ph.d
  7. [S4670] Email from Mark Vogel dated June 25, 2004
Family Explorer

Andrew Henry Vogel, II1,2,3

M, #13175, b. 12 February 1891, d. 2 June 1948

Parents

FatherAndrew Henry Vogel (b. 9 January 1864, d. 20 October 1916)
MotherWilhemina Graver (b. 4 July 1854, d. 10 May 1935)
Pedigree Link

Family: Henryetta Bertha Ranck (b. 16 March 1889, d. 24 May 1964)

SonAndrew Henry Vogel, III+

BASIC FACTS

Andrew Henry Vogel, II, was born on 12 February 1890 in Sporting Hill, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.4,5 He was born on 12 February 1891 in Sporting Hill, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 He and Henryetta Bertha Ranck were married about 1914.3 He died on 2 June 1948, at age 57, in Lancaster, Manheim Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.1,4,5 He was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.6
Andrew Henry Vogel, II, had reference number 13443. He was a Farmer - general farming (1920); manager - welfare loan (1930.)2,3 He was enumerated on the census in Pennsylvania, Lancaster County (1920, 1930.)

Citations

  1. [S12380] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
  2. [S1413] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  3. [S1909] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
  4. [S6704] Genealogy prepared by Mark Vogel (email address)
  5. [S6354] Genealogy prepared by Jonathan Beacher (email address)
  6. [S4670] Email from Mark Vogel dated June 25, 2004
Compiler: Tracy DeVault
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