The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Person Page 824

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Marjorie Gail "Gail" Hixon1,2

F, #20576
Pedigree Link

Family: James Henry Corbitt

SonJames Davis Corbitt+

BASIC FACTS

Marjorie Gail "Gail" Hixon and James Henry Corbitt were married about 1973.

Citations

  1. [S8599] Letter from Daniel MacDonald dated August 26, 2002
  2. [S4630] Email from Lillie (McNair) Corbitt dated July 9, 2006
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James Davis Corbitt1

M, #20577

Parents

FatherJames Henry Corbitt
MotherMarjorie Gail "Gail" Hixon
Pedigree Link

Family: Marnie Mullin

SonJames Nolan Corbitt
SonSamuel Aiden Corbitt

Citations

  1. [S4630] Email from Lillie (McNair) Corbitt dated July 9, 2006
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Trudy J. Thomas1,2

F, #20578
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Trudy J. Thomas and Daniel Murdo MacDonald, Jr., were married on 28 August 1972 in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.1,2 She and Daniel Murdo MacDonald, Jr., were divorced in 1978.1

Citations

  1. [S4366] Email from Dan MacDonald dated August 27, 2002
  2. [S8986] Marriage Records - Ohio, Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
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Rebecca M. Deatherage1,2

F, #20579, b. 22 January 1819, d. 19 April 1863
Pedigree Link

Family: William B. Southard (b. 10 December 1814, d. 6 June 1881)

DaughterSarah Southard (b. 1841)
DaughterMinerva Isabelle Southard (b. 1845)
DaughterMartha Adaline Southard (b. 1848)
DaughterRebecca Angeline Southard (b. 1850, d. 1933)
DaughterEliza Emeline Southard (b. 1853)
DaughterMargaret Emeline Southard (b. 1856)
SonWilliam A. Southard (b. 9 April 1859, d. 17 April 1934)

BASIC FACTS

Rebecca M. Deatherage was born on 22 January 1819 in Tennessee.1 She and William B. Southard were married on 12 October 1839 in McMinn Co., Tennessee. She died on 19 April 1863, at age 44, in Maries Co., Missouri.1 She was buried in Southard Cemetery, Maries Co., Missouri.3
Rebecca M. Deatherage had reference number 20849. From a book on Maries County History

Marcus Bierden John was born in 1839 in Tennessee. His father, William John, was Killed by Indians before Marcus's birth. His mother, Rebecca, married William Southard and Marcus grew up with seven Southard children. The family moved to Maries County in the early 1850's. Marcus and Mary Ann Moreland were married October 28, 1858, and built their home near Bourbeuse Creek. They had six sons and a daughter, Lulu married but was childless. The sons-William, Albert, Hamilton, Christopher, Edward, and Robert - and their wives had 39 children. Number of living descendants has reached 371. Marcus became a community leader and was judge of the county court in Vienna in the 1890's. He deeded land for the church and cemetery. He and his sons built the village of Broadway, its store, post office, and church, and strongly supported the one-room Star School. Mary Ann died in 1902 and Marcus in 1909.
Submitted by a Walter John

GRAVE MARKER

REBECCA M.
Wife of
Wm. Southard
Born
Jan. 22, 1819
died
Apr. 19, 1863.

Citations

  1. [S8279] Grave Marker - Rebecca M. (Unknown) Southard, Southard Cemetery, Red Bird, Gasconade Co., , Missouri
  2. [S2834] Book: The First One Hundred Twenty-Five Years, 1850 - 1975, A personal history of High Gate, Missouri by Glenis L. Southard, Welch Family, page 420
  3. [S8280] Grave Marker - Rebecca M. Southard, Southard Cemetery, Maries Co., Missouri
Family Explorer

John Fitz1

M, #20580, b. 11 April 1775, d. 30 July 1845
Pedigree Link

Family: Catherine Roth (b. 11 February 1779, d. 11 April 1845)

SonSamuel Fitz+ (b. 16 May 1808, d. 26 July 1877)

BASIC FACTS

John Fitz was born on 11 April 1775 in Ober-Florsheim, Germany.1 He and Catherine Roth were married on 5 January 1802 in York, York Co., Pennsylvania.1 He died on 30 July 1845, at age 70, in Codorus, York Co., Pennsylvania.1
John Fitz had reference number 20850.

Citations

  1. [S4507] Email from Elizabeth Manser dated August 30, 2002
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Catherine Roth1

F, #20581, b. 11 February 1779, d. 11 April 1845
Pedigree Link

Family: John Fitz (b. 11 April 1775, d. 30 July 1845)

SonSamuel Fitz+ (b. 16 May 1808, d. 26 July 1877)

BASIC FACTS

Catherine Roth was born on 11 February 1779.1 She and John Fitz were married on 5 January 1802 in York, York Co., Pennsylvania.1 She died on 11 April 1845, at age 66, in North Codorus, York Co., Pennsylvania.1
Catherine Roth had reference number 20851.

Citations

  1. [S4507] Email from Elizabeth Manser dated August 30, 2002
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Ervin Moul Fitz1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #20582, b. 31 March 1872, d. 6 July 1952

Parents

FatherJacob Fitz (b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911)
MotherCaroline "Carrie" Moul (b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Ervin Moul Fitz was born on 31 March 1872 in Pennsylvania.2,3 He and Bessie Bliss Wiggins were married on 1 June 1914 in Franklin Co., Ohio.7,8 He died on 6 July 1950, at age 78.9 He died on 6 July 1952, at age 80.2 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.9
Ervin Moul Fitz had reference number 20852. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1880); Franklin County, Ohio (1920 - 1940.) He was an Electrical engineer - railroad company (1920 - 1940, 1942.)3,7,4 Spanish American War, Civil Service Inspector, Ordinance Department. He resided in Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio (1926.)10 FITZ, Ervin Moul, First National Bank Building, Columbus (OH); residence: Worthington, Ohio.
Electrical Engineer; born Hanover, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1872; son of Jacob and Carrie (Moul) Fitz; grandfather, Samuel Fitz, a pioneer builder of wrought iron overshot water wheels, stationary slide valve engines and original "horse power" machines for driving wheat threshing machines, also cast iron ten-plate stoves, Jacob Fitz, successor; education: Hanover public schools, 1890; Rhode Island Technical Drawing School, 1891-92; summer school, University of Wisconsin, 1901; married Fernbank, Ohio, June 1, 1914, Bessie Bliss Wiggin. Served apprenticeship, Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, 1890-93; journeyman, draftsman, machinist, Richmond Locomotive Works, 1896; Southern Railway Motive Power Department, Washington, D. C., 1897; Schenectady Locomotive Works, 1897-99; ordnance inspector, War Department, 1899, on shells at Taylor Iron & Steel Company, High Bridge, New Jersey and coast defense mortar carriages, Maryland Steel Company; disappearing gun carriages, Robert Pool & Sons Company, Baltimore, Maryland; worked with father in developing high-speed machinery for turning transmission shafting, cylindrical and of true uniform size; locomotive and car draftsman, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Shops, 1900; entered employ of Pennsylvania Lines West as special apprentice 1900, motive power inspector, 1901, assistant generator car inspector 1902, motive power inspector 1903, electrician 1905, and electrical engineer since 1910. Designed power plants, transmission lines, motor applications and lighting systems; made first successful application of 30 and 60-volt tungsten lamps for lighting 200 steam railway cars by means of "hot filament" system; cross-ribbed, reinforced and perforated hard rubber separator used in batteries for car lighting and adopted as standard by Master Car Builders Association; designed, developed and tested a practical and successful direct-drive axle generator for electric lighting of steam railway cars (no pulleys, belts, chains or gearing used, as generator is mounted on and driven direct by the standard finished axle; mercury switches for car lighting; cuspidors for smoking cars and other congested, populous places; in 1913 had supervision and direct charge of all tests on locomotive headlights for the special Headlight Commission of the American Railway Master Mechanics Association. Ordnance inspector, Spanish-American War. Member A.S.M.E., A.I.E.E., Association of Railway Electrical Engineers, Franklin Institute, Western Railway Club, Exchange Club. Recreation: Gardening. Member Scioto Consistory and Aladdin Temple Shrine. Independent Democrat. Presbyterian.

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

(left side) (front) (right side.)

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
  3. [S1364] 1920 Census, Ohio, Franklin County
  4. [S2254] 1940 Census, Ohio, Franklin County
  5. [S1853] 1930 Census, Ohio, Franklin County
  6. [S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  7. [S12477] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Applications 1889 - 1970 (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S8985] Marriage Records - Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774 - 1993 (Ancestry.com)
  9. [S7885] Grave Marker - Ervin Moul Fitz, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
  10. [S3480] Death Certificate - Harry Marcy Fitz
Family Explorer

Harry Marcy Fitz1,2,3,4

M, #20583, b. 18 February 1878, d. 11 November 1926

Parents

FatherJacob Fitz (b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911)
MotherCaroline "Carrie" Moul (b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Harry Marcy Fitz was born on 18 February 1878 in Pennsylvania.2,3 He was born on 25 January 1881 in Pennsylvania.5 He and Jennetta Unknown were married about 1903.3 He died on 11 November 1926, at age 48, in El Paso Co., Texas.2,6 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.7
Harry Marcy Fitz had reference number 20853. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1880); Bernalillo County, New Mexico (1910.) He was a Mechanic - railroad (1910.)3 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

(left side) (front) (right side.)

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
  3. [S925] 1910 Census, New Mexico, Bernalillo County
  4. [S350] 1880 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S3480] Death Certificate - Harry Marcy Fitz
  6. [S4025] Death Records - Texas, Texas Death Index (1903 - 2000) (Ancestry.com)
  7. [S7960] Grave Marker - Harry Marcy Fitz, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
Family Explorer

Earl Samuel Fitz1,2,3,4

M, #20584, b. 30 March 1884, d. 5 October 1958

Parents

FatherJacob Fitz (b. 2 February 1840, d. 8 March 1911)
MotherCaroline "Carrie" Moul (b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884)
Pedigree Link

Family: Virginia Washington Lewis (b. 14 October 1889, d. 19 November 1970)

DaughterElizabeth Lewis "Betty" Fitz+ (b. 7 February 1917, d. 21 April 2001)
DaughterCaroline Moul Fitz (b. 23 April 1919, d. 21 October 2014)
DaughterAnn Catherine Fitz+ (b. 15 March 1921, d. 30 March 1982)
SonEarl Samuel Fitz, Jr. (b. 17 April 1925, d. 12 September 1956)

BASIC FACTS

Earl Samuel Fitz was born on 30 March 1884 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2,3,5 He was born in 1889.6 He and Virginia Washington Lewis were married on 14 September 1915 in Myerstown, Jefferson Co., West Virginia.2,7 He died on 5 January 1956, at age 71.6 He died on 5 January 1958, at age 73.2 He died on 5 October 1958, at age 74, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.5 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.6
Earl Samuel Fitz had reference number 20854. He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1930, 1940.) He was a Machinist (death certificate.)5 He resided in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (all his life.)8 OBITUARY - The York Dispatch; York, Pennsylvania; Monday, October 6, 1958; Page12 (Newspapers.com)

HANOVER, Oct. 6 -- Earl Samuel Fitz Sr., 312 Broadway, a retired machinist, died yesterday noon at Hanover General Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday evening. He was 74. A son of the late Jacob and Carrie Moul Fitz, he was born and had resided at his late address all his life. Fitz was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Patmos Lodge 348, F. and A. M., Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Consistory, Harrisburg, and Sons of the American Revolution, Continental Chapter, York.
Surviving are: His widow, Mrs. Virginia W. Lewis Fitz, three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Bixby, 21 West Chestnut street; Carolyn Moul Fitz, Valley Stream, N.Y., and Mrs. Ann R. Lesley, Schuylkill Haven, Pa., and seven grandchildren. A son, Earl S. Fitz Jr., was fatally injured Sept. 12, 1956, when an automobile he was repairing toppled on him. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway. The Rev. Dr. Nevin E. Smith, pastor of Emanuel United Church of Christ Church, will officiate in the absence of Fitz's pastor, the Rev. Howard McCarney. Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery."

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

(left side) (front) (right side.) MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT - Shepherdstown Rigister; Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Thursday, September 16, 1915; Page 3, (Newspapers.com)

Miss Virginia Washington Lewis, daughter of Charles H. Lewis, of the Moorings, this county, and Mr. Earl Samuel Fitz, of Hanover, Pa., were married on Tuesday at the home of the bride near Myerstown. The maid of honor was Miss Anna Catherine Lewis, sister of the bride, and best man was Howard Leslie Kriner, of Chambersburg. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Arthur M. Lewis, an uncle of the bride. assisted by Rev. R. C. Cowling.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
  3. [S1915] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S2301] 1940 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S3373] Death Certificate - Earl Samuel Fitz
  6. [S7817] Grave Marker - Earl Samuel Fitz, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
  7. [S9028] Marriage Records - West Virginia Marriage Index, 1785 - 1971 (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S9921] Obituary - Earl Samuel Fitz, Sr
Family Explorer

Conrad Moul1

M, #20585, d. 1893
Pedigree Link

Family: Susan Bollinger

DaughterCaroline "Carrie" Moul+ (b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884)

BASIC FACTS

Conrad Moul died in 1893.1 He was buried in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1
Conrad Moul had reference number 20855.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
Family Explorer

Susan Bollinger1

F, #20586
Pedigree Link

Family: Conrad Moul (d. 1893)

DaughterCaroline "Carrie" Moul+ (b. 17 December 1846, d. 31 March 1884)

BASIC FACTS

Susan Bollinger had reference number 20856.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
Family Explorer

Philip D. Weaver1,2

M, #20587
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary McMullen

DaughterAlice Virginia Weaver+ (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)

BASIC FACTS

Philip D. Weaver had reference number 20857.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S6070] Genealogy prepared by hammfam50 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Mary McMullen1,2

F, #20588
Pedigree Link

Family: Philip D. Weaver

DaughterAlice Virginia Weaver+ (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)

BASIC FACTS

Mary McMullen had reference number 20858.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S6070] Genealogy prepared by hammfam50 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

John Samuel Fitz1,2,3,4,5

M, #20589, b. 22 December 1881, d. 4 September 1965

Parents

FatherJohn Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
MotherAlice Virginia Weaver (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

John Samuel Fitz was born on 21 December 1881 in West Virginia.2 He was born on 22 December 1881 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.6,7,8,9 He died on 4 September 1965, at age 83, in York, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,7 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,10
John Samuel Fitz was also known as Earl Samuel Fitz.11 He had reference number 20859. His Social Security Number was 176-05-3698, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Pennsylvania.6 He was a Draftsman (1900); manager - machine shop (1910); president - fab water wheel (1920); employed by the Fitz Water Wheel Company, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1942); part owner - water wheel company (1940); see obituary for much more.2,4,8,5 He was enumerated on the census in York County, Pennsylvania (1900, 1910, 1940.) He resided in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1918, 1942.)12,8 Wears reading glasses.8 In the 1910 Census, John is listed as John Jr. This would make his father, John Samuel Fitz, Sr.

A BIT OF HISTORY BY FITZ

The Fitz I-X-L Steel Overshoot Water Wheel is the product of three generations of unbroken experience in the design and manufacture of water wheels. Its high efficiency is due to its correct mechanical principles and to its careful design and construction.
The manufacture of Overshoot Water Wheels was begun by Samuel Fitz, in Hanover, Penn., U. S. A., in the year 1840. The industry has been carried on continuously since that time on the same site under the management of the son and grandson of the original founder.
The earlier Fitz Wheels were, of course, built of wood. A number of orders are still being received for iron parts for wooden water wheels, as described later in this booklet, but by far the greater part of the business done today is the manufacture of the all-steel Overshoot Water Wheels, in which the company specializes.
The real credit for the invention of the modern Steel Overshoot Water Wheel and for its development into its present highly efficient form must be given to the late John Fitz. Very early in his business career he realized the great possibilities of this type of water wheel and he devoted the greater part of his life to the study of its principles and the improvement of its efficiency. How well he succeeded is shown by the high regard in which the Steel Overshoot is held today. In spite of this, we have not relaxed our efforts for further improvements, but are constantly striving for still better results in every detail of construction.
The knowledge and experience accumulated by our organization during its long career in the water wheel business forms an even greater asset than our well equipped modern factory. Most of our employees have grown up with us, and our millwrights and mechanics have been trained in this line from early youth. In reckoning with your water power problems, therefore, we have a vast fund of practical experience to draw from and we are glad to place this freely at the service of our customers.
Sincerely yours,
FITZ WATER WHEEL COMPANY, J. S. Fitz, President,

OBITUARY - The Gazette and Daily; York, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, September 7, 1965; Page 7 (Newspapers.com)

Samuel Fitz Dies; Hanover Banker And Industrialist
Hanover -- Funeral services were held yesterday morning for J. Samuel Fitz, local industrialist and banker, at his home, 214 Broadway. Mr. Fitz, 83, died Saturday at 8:15 a.m. at the York hospital.
A son of the late John and Alice Weaver Fitz, he was born in Martinsburg, W. Va. and assumed management of the Fitz Water Wheel company in 1914, which was founded by his father and grandfather.
Mr. Fitz, at the time of his death was president and manager of the water wheel company. Products of the Fitz firm were exported to many countries of the world.
He also was vice-president and treasurer of the Elfner-Fitz foundry and was a director and board chairman of the People's National bank of Hanover, which he was affiliated with for approximately 50 years, having served as the chairman continously since 1954.
A member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, he was affiliated with Patmos Lodge, 348, Free and Accepted Masons for 50 years, and was a member of Royal Arch chapter, Knights Templar, and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association.
Surviving are three sisters, Estelle W. Fitz, 214 Broadway; Mrs. Jesse Hill, Hanover RD 2, and Mrs. Richard Y. Naill, 126 York street.
His pastor, Rev. Dr. Nevin E. Smith, officiated at the funeral services. Interment was in Mt. Olivet cemetery. Panebaker Funeral home, 311 Broadway, had charge of arrangements.

GRAVE MARKER

JOHN SAMUEL FITZ
DEC. 21, 1881
SEPT. 4, 1965

Note: Early records put John Samuel Fitz's birth date at 22 Dec 1881.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  3. [S992] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S1418] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  5. [S2301] 1940 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  6. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  7. [S3567] Death Certificate - John Samuel Fitz
  8. [S12482] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com)
  9. [S2774] Birth Records - West Virginia, Births Index, 1804 - 1938 (Ancestry.com)
  10. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  11. [S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
  12. [S12045] Obituary - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
Family Explorer

Estelle Weaver "Stella" Fitz1,2,3

F, #20590, b. 15 August 1874, d. 21 October 1969

Parents

FatherJohn Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
MotherAlice Virginia Weaver (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Estelle Weaver "Stella" Fitz was born on 15 August 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1 She was born on 15 November 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.4 She was born in June 1876 in West Virginia.5 She died on 21 October 1969, at age 95, in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,6 She was buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1
Estelle Weaver "Stella" Fitz was also known as Estella Weaver Fitz.1 She was also known as Mary E. Fitz.5 She had reference number 20860. Her Social Security Number was 199-36-1003, issued: Pennsylvania, last residence: Hanover, York Co., Pensylvania.7 She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880); York County, Pennsylvania (1940.) She resided in Washington, D.C. (1918); Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania (1943, 1965.)8,9,10 OBITUARY - The Gazette and Daily; York, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, October 22, 1969; Page 16 (Newspapers.com)

Miss Estelle W. Fitz
Miss Estelle W. Fitz, 94, of 214 Broadway, died yesterday at 9 a.m. at her home after an extended illness.
A native of Martinsburg, W. Va., she was a daugher of the late John and Alice Weaver Fitz and was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ.
Miss Fitz served as first treasurer of Col Richard McCalister chapter, Daughters of American Revolution. She was active many years in the Hanover Visiting Nurse association and was a member of the auxiliary of Homewood Church home.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Jesse Hill, Hillcrest drive, Hanover RD 2, and several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Joseph W. Wise, Miss Fritz' pastor, will officiate at funeral services Friday at 10 a.m. at the Panebaker Funeral home, 311 Broadway. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

GRAVE MARKER

ESTELLE WEAVER FITZ
NOV. 15, 1874
OCT. 21, 1969

Note: Estelle's birth record shows her birth date as 15 Aug 1874.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S2301] 1940 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S7886] Grave Marker - Estelle Weaver Fitz, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania
  5. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  6. [S10083] Obituary - Estelle Weaver Fitz
  7. [S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
  8. [S12045] Obituary - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
  9. [S12482] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com)
  10. [S10794] Obituary - John Samuel Fitz
Family Explorer

Samuel Fitz1

M, #20591, b. 3 November 1849, d. 26 September 1866

Parents

FatherSamuel Fitz (b. 16 May 1808, d. 26 July 1877)
MotherElizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 20 August 1824, d. 5 January 1901)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Fitz was born on 3 November 1849 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.1,2 He died on 26 September 1866, at age 16, in York Co., Pennsylvania.2 He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.2
Samuel Fitz had reference number 20861. Civil War, U.S. Army, Company G., 74th Pennsylvania Infantry.2 Samuel's birthdate comes from his stone in Mount Olivet Cemetery. The 1850 Census suggests that he was born in 1846.

Information provided by Jeff Schneider. (Find-A-Grave)

The 1850 US Census shows Samuel living with his parents, Samuel Fitz and Elizabeth Kitzmiller, in Heidelberg Township, York County, PA with siblings Jacob, Frederick, John, and Susan Beard. He is listed as 4 years old, suggesting that he may have actually been born in 1846.
A young Civil War veteran, he claimed to be 18 when he enlisted on 15 Feb 1865. He was mustered into service on 22 Feb 1865 in Harrisburg, PA as a Private in Company G, 74th Regiment, PA Infantry Volunteers and was discharged 29 Aug 1865.
The muster-out roll of Captain William J Bart doesn't indicate that Samuel received or returned the Springfield rifle musket and accoutrements that most in his unit received. He wasn't assigned before his unit left for the field and he then was turned over to the paymaster by Lt. W G Arnold.

Note: The above note and some genealogies suggest that the Susan Beard shown in the 1850 Census was a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Kitzmiller) Fitz. My interpretation of the census record is that "Beard" was her surname. Based on her age, she was probably the Susan Beard that was the daughter of John and Mary (Ellis) Beard. Why she is shown living with the Fitz family is unknown.

GRAVE MARKER #1

SAMUEL FITZ
CO. G
74 PA. INF.

GRAVE MARKER #2

IN
memory of
SAMUEL FITZ
NOV. 3, 1849
SEP. 26, 1866
AGE 16 years
23 days.

Citations

  1. [S53] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  2. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Elizabeth Mary "Lizza" Fitz1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #20592, b. 30 June 1870, d. 17 December 1937

Parents

FatherJohn Fitz (b. 15 April 1847, d. 12 April 1914)
MotherAlice Virginia Weaver (b. 12 December 1851, d. 15 March 1930)
Pedigree Link

Family: D.D John Hamilton Smith (b. 3 August 1877, d. 8 June 1943)

DaughterAnne Hamilton Smith (d. 9 February 1906)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth Mary "Lizza" Fitz was born on 30 January 1870 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia. She was born on 30 June 1870 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1,7 She was born on 30 June 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.8,9 She and D.D John Hamilton Smith were married on 26 April 1905 in Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.10,11 She died on 17 December 1937, at age 67, in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.8,12 She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pennsylvania.8
Elizabeth Mary "Lizza" Fitz was also known as Mary Elizabeth Fitz.11 She had reference number 20862. She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880); York County, Pennsylvania (1900); Blair County, Pennsylvania (1910); Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1920, 1930.) She resided in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (1918.)10,13 Although her death certificate and her grave marker say she was born in 1874, West Virginia birth records, the 1880 Census and the birth date of sister Stella Fitz, show that Elizabeth was actually born in 1870.

OBITUARY - The Evening Sun; Hanover, Pennsylvania; Monday, December 20, 1937; Pages 1 & 7 (Newspapers.com)

MRS. J. HAMILTON SMITH
Mrs. Elizabeth Fitz Smith, wife of the Rev.. Dr. J. Hamilton Smith, Pottstown, died Friday night in the Pottstown Hospital, where she had been a patient since November 26. Mrs Smith was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fitz, of Hanover. She was born in Martinsburg, W. Va. and was a graduate of the Mary Baldwin college, Staunton, Va. Previous to her marriage to Dr. Smith, who is pastor of Trinity Reformed church in Pottstown, Mrs. Smith was a member of the Emmanuel Reformed church, Hanover. She is survived by three sisters, Miss Estelle W. Fitz, of Hanover; Mrs. Jesse Hill, Washington, D.C., Mrs. Richard Y. Naill, Lynchburg, Va., and one brother, J. S. Fitz, Hanover. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Trinity Church in Pottstown, with the Rev. Dr. George W. Richards, president of the Reformed Theological Seminary, Lancaster, officiating. Burial will take place in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Hanover, at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Services at the cemetery will be conducted by the Rev. Andrew Gluck, Martinsburg, and the Rev. Dr. Edgar F. Hoffmeier, pastor of the Emmanuel Reformed church, Hanover.

GRAVE MARKER

ELIZABETH FITZ SMITH
WIFE OF J. HAMILTON SMITH D.D.
1874 - 1937

Note: Elizabeth was actually born in 1870.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S645] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, York County
  4. [S1913] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County
  5. [S978] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, Blair County
  6. [S1416] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County
  7. [S2774] Birth Records - West Virginia, Births Index, 1804 - 1938 (Ancestry.com)
  8. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  9. [S3399] Death Certificate - Elizabeth M. (Fitz) Smith
  10. [S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
  11. [S8996] Marriage Records - Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852 - 1968 (Ancestry.com)
  12. [S10022] Obituary - Elizabeth M. (Fitz) Smith
  13. [S12045] Obituary - Virginia Alice (Fitz) Meisenhelder
Family Explorer

John Henry Blondel, Jr.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #20593, b. 2 June 1847, d. 20 February 1940

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Blondel (b. about 1800)
MotherCaroline Young (b. 1820)
Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)

DaughterAlice Blondel (b. 25 March 1874, d. 7 June 1874)
SonJay Henry "Harry" Blondel (b. 15 September 1875, d. 14 February 1951)
DaughterMary E. Blondel (b. 15 September 1877)
SonJohn Raymond Blondel (b. 12 December 1878, d. DECEASED)
DaughterSarah Rosalie "Rosalie" Blondel+ (b. 6 April 1879, d. 29 March 1914)

BASIC FACTS

John Henry Blondel, Jr., was born on 2 June 1847 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia.)8 He was born in June 1848 in Virginia (now West Virginia.)1,9,4 He and Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz were married on 26 March 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1,10 He died on 20 February 1940, at age 92, in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.11,8 He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.11
John Henry Blondel, Jr., had reference number 20863. He was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1850 - 1880, 1900 - 1930.) He was a Works in tin shop (1870); Tinner (1880); dealer - stoves and tin ware (1900); tinner - own shop (1910, 1920); sheet metal worker - sheet metal work (1930.)3,4,2,5,7 After Sarah died, John married Catherine Reeser "Kate" Gerhardt. They had a daughter, Kate Reeser Blondell who married George Phillip Kearney.

HISTORY OF THE BLONDEL-BLONDELL FAMILY
The following is a condensed history of the Antoine and Rosella Blondel Family that immigrated to the United States from the French West Indies. Much of the information was taken from the Blondel-Blondell family website. Our John H. Blondell is a son of John Henry Blondel and a grandson of Antoine and Rosella.

Antoine and Rosella Blondel were large plantation owners on the ancient French colony of Saint Domingue, on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti). Evidence exists to show that they were there before the French Revolution. During the night of August 22, 1791, a wave of fire engulfed Saint Domingue as hundreds of thousands of slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred a terrified white population. The slave rebellion (or Haitian Revolution as it is now called) that started that night, lasted twelve long years.
Some time in the mid-1790s Antoine Blondel and family fled their plantation and, with other refugees, settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is a record of Anthony Blondel as a witness to a wedding in the Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia in 1798.
The slave revolts had begun in 1791 but by 1798 the situation appeared to be headed for a stable resolution. Under the former slave Toussaint L'Ouverture as governor general, Saint Domingue appeared to be once again at peace. Toussaint L'Ouverture had become governor general in 1796 and had pledged his loyalty to France. He received that commission from the French government as a reward for his protection of French interests in Saint Domingue. Thus, the colony was again under the French government's control and the Blondels decided to return to their plantation in Saint Domingue. This was four years before the events that caused the Blondel family to finally leave Saint Domingue for good.
On June 7, 1802, Napoleon, in his quest to build a new French empire in the Western Hemisphere and use Saint Domingue as a staging point for French expansion, arrested and imprisoned Toussaint L'Ouverture. Also, near this same time, Napoleon invaded Spain and placed his brother on the Spanish throne. The betrayal of L'Ouverture and the usurping of Spanish authority by Napoleon once again brought death and destruction to the colony of Saint Domingue. The Spanish people on the island attacked the French to extract revenge because the French government had placed a Frenchman on the Spanish throne. Also, the former slaves of the island attacked the French in retaliation for Napoleon's betrayal of L'Ouverture. If those two acts by Napoleon had not occurred, Antoine Blondel may have been able to raise his family in peace and safety in the Colony of Saint Domingue.
The Historical Society in Martinsburg, West Virginia has in their possession newspaper articles and other documents that report the story of the Blondel family that immigrated to the United States. On an evening in 1802, according to records in the Berkeley County Historical Society, the Blondel family avoided being killed because a loyal servant warned them of their impending doom. Rosella, the mother in the family hid herself and her children in the shallow water at the nearby sea coast. They were later picked up by a rescue boat. She took a ship with her children and sought refuge with friends in Philadelphia.
Antoine, who was away from home at the time, returned to find his family missing, his home burned and his property destroyed. He searched for his wife and children throughout the Caribbean. He later realized Rosella would contact their friends in the United States if she were alive and went there with that hope. His venture was rewarded as his family was miraculously reunited in Philadelphia.
Anthony Blondel (as his name was spelled in America) and his family first settled in Baltimore, Maryland. Anthony's and Rosella’s older son, Jean Marie (John M.) Blondel, married Catherine Aimee Celeste DuBois in Baltimore and began his family there. Both Anthony and John M. Blondel are listed in the Baltimore city directory that was published in 1817 and 1818. Some time before 1821, Anthony Blondel and his younger son, John Henry Blondel, moved to Martinsburg, Virginia. John Henry Blondel married Caroline Young and raised his family in Martinsburg.
In the years that Anthony's son John Henry Blondel, and grandchildren were in Martinsburg they prospered and became quite prominent. They acquired a substantial amount of property. There are two buildings once owned by the Blondel family still standing. The "Blondel Building" is a large building in Martinsburg that was called the "Brick House" when the Blondel family owned it and the "Richard Anthony Loche Blondel Home" is presently being restored. Richard Anthony Loche Blondel was one of John Henry Blondel's sons. The original "Blondel Mansion" owned by John Henry was razed to make way for the beautiful Shenandoah Hotel. The Shenandoah Hotel (now the Gateway Inn) opened for business in 1926.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Washington Post, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1910

HOWARD, H.H.'s plumbing establishment and the barbershop of M. ZILER and all of the contents of both were destroyed by fire yesterday morning when the "most destructive fire in Martinsburg in recent years" occurred. In addition to these merchant's businesses, a building occupied by the Perfection Garment Company and the foundry of T.E. Matthews &; Bros. were destroyed and the residence of John H. BLONDELL was partly burned. The total damage is estimated at about $20,000, with $10,000 covered by insurance. The loss on the two business buildings, which were owned by H.S. CUSHWA and George W. BUXTON, is $6,000, while Mr. BLONDELL's loss is about $2,000.

DEATH NOTICE - The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, Virginia, February 22, 1940

BLONDEL, John Henry, 92, Martinsburg's oldest resident and retired businessman, was laid to rest today.

Note: I did not find any stones for John Henry Blondell nor Sarah Elizabeth Blondell even though Green Hill Cemetery records say that they were buried in a lot adjacent to the Fitz family. A photo of John's stone is on Find-A-Grave so it must be there somewhere.

GRAVE MARKER

JOHN HENRY
BLONDEL
1847 - 1940.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S215] 1870 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  4. [S702] 1900 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  5. [S1066] 1910 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  6. [S1491] 1920 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  7. [S1997] 1930 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  8. [S5335] Genealogy prepared by blueribbon78681 (Ancestry.com)
  9. [S321] 1880 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
  10. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  11. [S2913] Cemetery Records - Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia
Family Explorer

Alice Blondel1

F, #20594, b. 25 March 1874, d. 7 June 1874

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Blondel, Jr. (b. 2 June 1847, d. 20 February 1940)
MotherSarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Alice Blondel was born on 25 March 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1 She died on 7 June 1874, at age 0, in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1 She was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.2
Alice Blondel had reference number 20864.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
Family Explorer

Jay Henry "Harry" Blondel1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #20595, b. 15 September 1875, d. 14 February 1951

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Blondel, Jr. (b. 2 June 1847, d. 20 February 1940)
MotherSarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Jay Henry "Harry" Blondel was born on 15 September 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia.)4,8 He was born on 15 September 1875 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now West Virginia.)1,2 He and Anna Mira "Annie" Hardy were married about 1901.9,6 He died on 14 February 1951, at age 75, in Paw Paw, Hampshire Co., West Virginia.4,8 He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.8
Jay Henry "Harry" Blondel had reference number 20865. He was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880, 1900); Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1910, 1930, 1940.) He was a Tinner (1900); tinner - railroad (1910); pipe fitter for P. & L. E. Railroad (1918); laborer - railroad (1930); sheet metal worker - steam railroad (1940.)2,5,6,7,9 His Social Security Number was 714-03-6588.8 He resided in McKees Rocks, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (1918, 1930); Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia (1950 - 1951.)10 On Jay's death certificate it gives his birth date as 15 Sep 1874. Census records and the fact that 15 Sep 1874 is too close to his older sister's birthdate, suggests that the correct birthdate is 15 Sep 1875.
The informant on Jay's death certificate was his half-sister, Katherine Reeser "Kate" (Blonde) Kearney

GRAVE MARKER

JAY HENRY
BLONDEL
1874 -- 1951.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S702] 1900 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  4. [S5335] Genealogy prepared by blueribbon78681 (Ancestry.com)
  5. [S976] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County
  6. [S1902] 1930 Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County
  7. [S2290] 1940 Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County
  8. [S3535] Death Certificate - Jay Henry Blondell
  9. [S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
  10. [S5507] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Sarah Elizabeth Fitz File 2009-07-16)
Family Explorer

Mary E. Blondel1,2

F, #20596, b. 15 September 1877

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Blondel, Jr. (b. 2 June 1847, d. 20 February 1940)
MotherSarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Mary E. Blondel was born on 15 September 1877 in Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.3 She was born on 18 September 1878 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1
Mary E. Blondel was also known as May Blondel.3 She had reference number 20866. She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880.) Mary's name was given as "May" in the West Virginia Birth Records.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S2774] Birth Records - West Virginia, Births Index, 1804 - 1938 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

John Raymond Blondel1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, #20597, b. 12 December 1878, d. DECEASED

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Blondel, Jr. (b. 2 June 1847, d. 20 February 1940)
MotherSarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)
Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

John Raymond Blondel was born on 11 December 1878 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.9 He was born on 12 December 1878 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.10,2 He and Emma Malissa Livezey were married on 21 June 1908 in Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.11,12 He died DECEASED.
John Raymond Blondel had reference number 20867. He was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880, 1900); Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1910); Pittsburgh County, Pennsylvania (1920); Camden County, New Jersey (1940.) He was a Tinner (1900); clerk - office (1910); glass cutter - Pittsburg Plate Glass Company (1918); glazier - paint (1920); plate glass cutter - plate glass company (1930, 1940); employed by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (1942.)2,9,12,5,6,7,8 He resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania (1918, 1942.)9,12 His Social Security Number was 164-09-9338.13 U.S. Marine Corps; enlisted: 16 Sep 1904, released: Jan 1905; stationed: Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, League Island, Pennsylvania; entered Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 Jan 1905; disease or injury not in line of duty.14 There is a marriage record for a Harriet A. Burns to a John R. Blonda. I thought for a while that this might be our John Raymond Blondel. This is not correct. It turns out that that this is Harriet Amelia Burns (daughter of Isaac T. Burnes and Amelia Thurza Cooper. Harriett married John Raymond Taylor Blonda (son of D. J. Blonda and Josephine Unknown).
On his marriage record to Emma M. (Livezey) Hoffman, John is shown as "Jean R. Blondel." He is also listed as "Jean Blondel" in the 1910 and 1930 Census records.
John's death date is not known but he does have a U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index record. It shows a claim was made on 13 Sep 1946 and there appears to have been a contact by someone on 15 Oct 1976. On this contact his name was given as John R. Blondel.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S702] 1900 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  4. [S5335] Genealogy prepared by blueribbon78681 (Ancestry.com)
  5. [S1417] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
  6. [S2231] 1940 Census, New Jersey, Camden County
  7. [S1815] 1930 Census, New Jersey, Camden County
  8. [S989] 1910 Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
  9. [S12482] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com)
  10. [S321] 1880 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
  11. [S8996] Marriage Records - Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852 - 1968 (Ancestry.com)
  12. [S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
  13. [S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
  14. [S12443] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798 - 1940 (Ancestry.com)
Family Explorer

Sarah Rosalie "Rosalie" Blondel1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #20598, b. 6 April 1879, d. 29 March 1914

Parents

FatherJohn Henry Blondel, Jr. (b. 2 June 1847, d. 20 February 1940)
MotherSarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Fitz (b. 18 April 1852, d. 20 December 1880)
Pedigree Link

Family: George Shannon Hollida (b. 7 May 1863, d. 14 April 1931)

SonGeorge Reynolds Hollida+ (b. 9 April 1900, d. 27 April 1973)
DaughterMary Rosalie Hollida (b. 10 July 1905, d. 13 July 2002)

BASIC FACTS

Sarah Rosalie "Rosalie" Blondel was born on 6 April 1879 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.7 She was born in April 1880 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1,8,3,4 She and George Shannon Hollida were married on 28 March 1899 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.9 She died on 29 March 1914, at age 34.7 She was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.7
Sarah Rosalie "Rosalie" Blondel had reference number 20868. She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1880, 1900, 1910.) OBITUARY - Shepherdstown Register; Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Thursday, April 2, 1914; Volume 49, Page 4 (GenealogyBank.com)

Mrs. Sarah Rosalie Hollida, wife of Mr. George S. Hollida, died at her home in Martinsburg early last Sunday, after a long period of ill health, age 34 years. The deceased, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Blondel, was a sweet and lovable woman, and she calmly faced death with quiet resignation, passing away peacefully. Besides her husband and two children, she is survived by her parents, two brothers and two sisters. She was buried in Martinsburg on Tuesday.

GRAVE MARKER

SARAH ROSALIE HOLLIDA
WIFE OF GEORGE SHANNON HOLLIDA
APRIL 6, 1879
MARCH 29, 1914.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S374] 1880 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S5335] Genealogy prepared by blueribbon78681 (Ancestry.com)
  4. [S702] 1900 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  5. [S1066] 1910 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  6. [S5507] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Sarah Elizabeth Fitz File 2009-07-16)
  7. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  8. [S321] 1880 Census, Missouri, Montgomery County
  9. [S9029] Marriage Records - West Virginia State Archives (internet)
Family Explorer

Susan E. "Susie" Buxton1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #20599, b. 22 November 1866, d. 31 October 1956

Parents

FatherGeorge Washington Buxton
MotherMary Ann Tabler
Pedigree Link

Family: Henry Harrison Fitz (b. 9 March 1860, d. 17 April 1919)

SonGeorge Buxton Fitz+ (b. 5 March 1891, d. 6 May 1947)
SonHenry Samuel "Harry" Fitz (b. 2 September 1892, d. 15 July 1968)
SonInfant Fitz (b. 23 December 1905, d. 28 December 1905)

BASIC FACTS

Susan E. "Susie" Buxton was born on 22 November 1866 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1 She and Henry Harrison Fitz were married on 29 January 1890 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1 She died on 31 October 1956, at age 89, in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.1 She was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.7
Susan E. "Susie" Buxton had reference number 20869. She was enumerated on the census in Berkeley County, West Virginia (1900 - 1940.) GRAVE MARKER

SUSAN B. FITZ
1866 - 1956. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Spirit of Jefferson; Charles Town, West Virginia; Tuesday, February 11, 1890; Page 3 (Newspapers.com)

Miss Rose Shaw, of this county, acted as maid of honor at the recent marriage of Mr. Henry Fitz and Miss Susie Buxton, in Martinsburg.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S1066] 1910 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  3. [S1997] 1930 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  4. [S702] 1900 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  5. [S1491] 1920 Census, West Virginia, Berkeley County
  6. [S9230] Newspaper Article - Spirit of Jefferson; Charles Town, West Virginia; Tuesday, February 11, 1890; Page 3
  7. [S8353] Grave Marker - Susan E. (Buxton) Fitz, Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia
Family Explorer

George Washington Buxton1,2

M, #20600
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ann Tabler

DaughterSusan E. "Susie" Buxton+ (b. 22 November 1866, d. 31 October 1956)

BASIC FACTS

George Washington Buxton had reference number 20870.

Citations

  1. [S4503] Email from Elizabeth (Fitz) Manser dated September 1, 2002
  2. [S5335] Genealogy prepared by blueribbon78681 (Ancestry.com)
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