Catherine Edna Cromley
(Great Aunt Kate)
daughter of Gilbert & Cora Cromley
Born July 7 1905
Died
Married Oct 25 1927
Charles Frederick Truckenmiller
Born 1904
Died 1976
Fred
Monday, January 28, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Thomas Aikey 1828-1905
Thomas Aikey
son of Lewis & Jane Aikey
Born Dec 26 1828
Died March 3 1905
married
Elvina Catherman
daughter of
Born 1832
Died
1870 United States Federal Census about Thomas Aikey
Name: Thomas Aikey
Age in 1870: 43
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Hartley, Union, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Laurelton
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Aikey 43
Elvina Aikey 38
Foster A Aikey 18
Agnes J Aikey 16
Jacob W Aikey 14
Lewis C Aikey 12
Sarah S Aikey 10
Lidia A Aikey 8
Arabella Aikey 6
Ellen Aikey 6
Savanah Aikey 2
1880 United States Federal Census about Thomas Aikey
Name: Thomas Aikey
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Hartley, Union, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elvina Aikey
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Laborer
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Aikey 52
Elvina Aikey 48
Margaret Aikey 15
Susan Aikey 13
Minnie Aikey 17
Thomas Aikey 8
Emma Aikey 6
Ida E. Aikey 6
Harry Kelly 2
1900 United States Federal Census about Thomas Aikey
Name: Thomas Aikey
Age: 71
Birth Date: Dec 1828
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Hartley, Union, Pennsylvania
[Union]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elvina Aikey
Marriage Year: 1851
Years Married: 49
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Aikey 71
Elvina Aikey 67
Pearl Wolfe 11
The grim death reaper has again visited the village of Hartleton and taken there from a well known and highly respected citizen Mr. Thomas Aikey, who died at his home on Wednesday of last week, after a linger illness of two years. aged 76 years 2 months, 5 days.
Deceased was born in Buffalo township Dec 26 1828. in his early days he was a music director. at the age of twenty years he was united with the reformed church and was always a devoted and consistent member. he also has an excellent war record. he was mustered into the 20th PVI under Captain Mitchel, August 1 1864, and served until June 7 1865. Mr Aikey was united in marriage to Elvina Catherman Jan 2, 1851, which union was blessed with fourteen children, four of whom proceeded him to the grave. A wife, two sons, six daughters and two brothers and thirty one grandchildren and seven great grandchildren survive.
The funeral services were held from his late home on Saturday morning at nine o clock after which the funeral cortege moved to the church, where tender, consoling and impressive services were held conducted by his pastor., Rev. John A. Albertson of Laurelton, assisted by Rev. S. Aurand of Millmont. The funeral was largely attended by a large circle of relatives and friends.
The pallbearers were six of his GAR comrades, who held solemn services at the cemetery,
The flora tributes were pretty, a boquet presented by the Christian Endeavor Society, adn anchor by a friend, and several tokens of rememberances of the Post GAR of Laurelton, of which he was a member.
Will
The last will and testament of Thomas Aikey of Hartley Township, Union county Pennsylvania. Considering the uncertainty of this moral life and being of sounce minda nd memory I so make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say
First I give to my wife Elvina all of my lot, house, and timberland for her support during her moral life and as long as she keeps my name.
After her death then it is to go to heirs as follows:
Lewis Calvin Aikey is to have the house and lot he now lives on. Three wuarters of an acre more or less, during his life time. After his death teh lot is to go to Emma and Ida and Thomas Clinton Aikey, Sarah Sabyla Foreman share is to go to her children witch she had when she lived with Abram Keister. Minnie Minerva Aikey her share is to go to her child witch she had to William Wolfe. The rest of the heirs will get their share personally .
I do hereby appiint my wife Elvina Aikey my sole executor of this my last will and testament.
Witnesss present in the year 1892 February 8th
Samuel Styer Thomas Aikey
Friday, January 25, 2013
Johann Peter Fetherolf 1698 – 1784
Johannes Peter Fetterolf
Born 20 Mar 1698 in Wachbach, Germany
Died before 16 Sep 1784 in Hereford Township, Berks County, PA
married in 1729 in Germany
Anna Maria Rothermel
daughter of John Rothermel and Sybilla Zimmerman
(See Ships list below Peter & Anna came over with her parents)
Born on 12 Feb 1711 in Wachbach, Germany
Died circa 1787 in Macungie Township, Northampton County, PA.
Children
Philip Fetterolf 1729 -
Anna Maria Fetterolf 1732-
Catherine Fetterolf 1732-
Juliana Fetterolf 1733-
Anna Barbara Fetterolf 1736-
Eva Fetterolf 1737-
Johannes Peter Fetterolf
Charles Fetterolf AFT.1738.
Joseph Fetterolf was born AFT 1738.
Jacob Fetterolf 1742 -1823
Mary Magdalena Fetterolf 3 Aug 1755-
Notes:
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery
The large and influential Rothermel family of Pennsylvania is descended from John Rothermel, who was born in Wachbach, a province of Holland, in 1688. In 1708, he married Sybilla Zimmerman, a sister of General Zimmerman, of his native land. In 1730, after the birth of one daughter and five sons, he set sail from Rotterdam, with his entire family, for America. John Rothermel died at sea and never saw the shores of the country for which he started. His wife and children arrived in Philadelphia Aug. 29, 1730. The daughter, Anna Maria, who had married Peter Fetherolf, in Wachbach, in 1729, settled with her husband in Macungie township, Lehigh county. The five sons, namely: Lawrence, Paul, Peter, John and Christian, all settled in Berks county
From The Fetherolf-Fetterolf Family
from Genealogical & Biographical History Of Lehigh County Pa
pages 355-158
The ship "Thistle" which arrived at Philadelphia August 20, 1730 had among its passengers Peter Fetterolf, son of John Jacob Fettrolf. He was a native of Wachbach, Germany and was born March 20, 1699. He was married to Anna Margaretha Rothermel in 1729. She was born in February 1712 and was the onl daughter in a family of six children of Johannes and Sabilla (Zimmerman) Rothermel, also natives of Wachbach, Germany. Peter Fetterolf and family and his brother-in-law Leonard Rothermel, before the organization of Berks County in 1752, had ssettled in Hereford Township. In the year 1759, Peter Fetterolf was the largest tax payer in Hereford Township. He was the tax collector for the district and collected the sum of 74 pounds 15 shillings and 6 pence; of this amount he paid 18 pounds as his share. His son, Peter Jr., in the aforesaid year, 1759, was assessed among the single men of the township.
The name Fetterolf has been corrupted into various spellings. the ancestor in his last will and testament, plainly wrote his name Peter Federolf. In the list of immigrants in the Pennsylvania Archives, the clerk spelled it Federolph. The tax lists have it Fetterolf. In the old Lehigh Church records it appears as Johann Peter Fetherolf. The descendents in Berks and high counties spell it Fetherolf; and in Northumberland County Pa descendents, as well as those in Philadelphia including Prof. Adam H. Fetterolf, PHD LLD & late distinguished president of Girad College, spell it Fetterolf.
Peter Fetterolf, the pioneer, was a farmer. He owned a large acreage of land, located on the line of Berks and Lehigh Counties, and in three townships, namely Hereford and Longswamp in Berks County and Lower Macungie in Lehigh County. The Fetterolf homestead (on which the pioneer settled, and erected the first log building, cleared the land, lived a useful, industrious, and prosperous life, reared his family and died) is situated near the village of Seiszholsville, in Hereford Township, Berks County, PA. The pioneer died August 15, 1784, in his 66th year of age. He and his wife and several children, also later descendants are buried in a private graveyard on this farm.
The Pioneer divided his large estate by a last will, which was made July 19 1784, and probated September 15th of the same year, and is recorded in the court house in Reading Pa. It's witnesses were Hendry Bortz and Christopher Shultz, the latter a justice of the peace of that district. It appointed as executors Paul Drosscup of Rockland Twp (who was the ancestor of the Hon. Peter S Grosscup, the distinguished jurist of Chicago) Jacob Fetterolf and Christopher Bittenbender. The following six (6) children are mentioned in teh will: (1) Jacob (2) Philip married Christiana Richards (1749-1870) on Nov. 13 1770. Their daughter Elizabeth married Adam Wartman: (3) John Peter; (4) Maria Magdalena married to Christopher Bittenbender; (5) Catherine married (first) John Siegfriend (second) to Abraham Zimmerman, and (6) Anna Barbara, married to Philip Hain (Hehn). Items of the will were:
300 acres of land to his son Jacob
100 acres of land to his son in law Christopher Bittenbender, a blacksmith
300 oounds to each of the six children of his deceased son Peter
The three daughters were well provided for by the will, which distributed the vast estate equally among all his children.
The pioneer was a leader among the settlers of his section. His wisdom in the selection of land is shown by the fact that it remained in the Bittenbender family from the year 1784 until 1908, a period of 124 years. Valuable iron ore, in later years, was discovered and profitably mined on is long settled homestead. "At the Bittenbender mine the ore raised from January to August 1880 was 3,892 tons. Until the year 1880, 188,000 tons of iron ore were mined with big profit" Montgomerys History of Berks County, 1886, page 998.
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Immigrated on the ship "The Thistle of Glasgow;" listed as Peter
Fefferol. The name of Fetterolf has been corrupted into various
spellings. In his last will and testament, Peter plainly wrote his
name as Peter Federolf. In the Pennsylvania Archives, the name is
spelled "Federolpph." In the various tax lists it's spelled
"Fetterolf. In old Lehigh church records it appears as Johann Peter
Fetherolf. The descendants in Berks and Lehigh counties tended
towards "Fetherold" whereas those in Northumberland and Philadelphia
counties used "Fetterolf."
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From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County:
FETTEROLF. The Fetterolf (Federolf, Fetherolf) family, two of
whose representatives in Upper Mahanoy township, Northumberland county,
are Edward and Daniel Fetterolf, brothers, is of Dutch origin, its
founder in this country, Peter Federolf, having been a native of
Wachbach, Holland, born in 1699. In 1729 or 1730 he married Anna Maria
Rothermel, only daughter and eldest of the six children of Johannes and
Sabilla (Zimmerman) Rothermel. In 1730 Peter Federolf and his wife
accompanied his father-in-law to America, the voyage being made in the
"Thistle," and about 1732 he and his wife and one of her brothers,
Leornard Rothermel, located in Hereford township Berks Co., Pa., where
Peter Federolf acquired large acreage of what has become valuable
farmland, upon which he passed the remainder of his life, dying there.
His property was partly in Hereford township and partly in Longswamp
township and he made his home near what is now Seisholtzville, near the
line of Lehigh county. Leonard Rothermel located in Perry township,
Berks county, before the Revolution, and there died at an advanced age,
leaving a large family.
Peter Federolf was a man of more than ordinary importance in his
locality, not only because he was a large land owner, but because his
successful management of his own affairs showed him entitled influence
and leadership in the conduct of such matters as affected the general
welfare. He reared a family of seven children, who became connected by
marriage with other substantial old families in the county, and all of
whom are mentioned in his last will and testament (on record in the
court house at Reading, Will Book B), made July 1784, and probated Sept.
16, 1784, showing that he died during the summer of that year. The
witnesses to the will were Henry Bortz and Christopher Schultz, the
executors Paul Groscup, of Rockland township, who was the testator's
true and trusty friend (he was the ancestor of Judge Peter Grosscup, the
Federal jurist of Chicago), Jacob Fetherolf, the eldest son, and
Christopher Bittenbender, blacksmith, a son-in-law. In later years this
Christopher Bittenbender obtained the original Federolf homestead, on
which is located the Federolf private burial ground, where the emigrant
ancestor, Peter, is buried, as well as Christopher Bittenbender his
wife, and some of their children. The will sets forth that the son
Jacob was to have three hundred acres of land; the son-in-law,
Christopher Bittenbender, one hundred acres of land; the six children of
the son Peter, who predeceased his father, three hundred pounds of money
(divided between them); that the son Philip, deceased, left one
daughter; that the daughter Catharine was twice married, first to John
Siegfried and after his death to Abraham Zimmerman; that the daughter
Barbara married a Hehn (name now spelled Hain); the daughter Magdalena
married Christopher Bittenbender, who was a blacksmith and farmer, and
who as previously noted eventually acquired the old homestead of Peter
Federolf, which remained in the Bittenbender name until 1908. About 1840
a valuable find of iron ore was discovered on this property, and some
of the Bittenbenders became wealthy thereby, the ore mines being worked
until the early eighties.
Jacob Fetherolf was born Feb. 16, 1762, and died April 6, 1823; he
is buried at Wessnersville, Berks Co., Pa. His wife Catharine, born May 12, 1760, died Jan. 10, 1849. (There was a Jacob Fetherolf, son of
Peter, who died in Albany township in 1823, and whose will is on record
in Will Book 5, page 412. He left sons John and Peter.)
The will of a Peter Fetherolf of Berks county who died in 1840 is
also on record (Will Book 8, page 242). He died without sons, and John
S. Kistler and William Mosser were the executors
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery
The large and influential Rothermel family of Pennsylvania is descended from John Rothermel, who was born in Wachbach, a province of Holland, in 1688. In 1708, he married Sybilla Zimmerman, a sister of General Zimmerman, of his native land. In 1730, after the birth of one daughter and five sons, he set sail from Rotterdam, with his entire family, for America. John Rothermel died at sea and never saw the shores of the country for which he started. His wife and children arrived in Philadelphia Aug. 29, 1730. The daughter, Anna Maria, who had married Peter Fetherolf, in Wachbach, in 1729, settled with her husband in Macungie township, Lehigh county. The five sons, namely: Lawrence, Paul, Peter, John and Christian, all settled in Berks county
From The Fetherolf-Fetterolf Family
from Genealogical & Biographical History Of Lehigh County Pa
pages 355-158
The ship "Thistle" which arrived at Philadelphia August 20, 1730 had among its passengers Peter Fetterolf, son of John Jacob Fettrolf. He was a native of Wachbach, Germany and was born March 20, 1699. He was married to Anna Margaretha Rothermel in 1729. She was born in February 1712 and was the onl daughter in a family of six children of Johannes and Sabilla (Zimmerman) Rothermel, also natives of Wachbach, Germany. Peter Fetterolf and family and his brother-in-law Leonard Rothermel, before the organization of Berks County in 1752, had ssettled in Hereford Township. In the year 1759, Peter Fetterolf was the largest tax payer in Hereford Township. He was the tax collector for the district and collected the sum of 74 pounds 15 shillings and 6 pence; of this amount he paid 18 pounds as his share. His son, Peter Jr., in the aforesaid year, 1759, was assessed among the single men of the township.
The name Fetterolf has been corrupted into various spellings. the ancestor in his last will and testament, plainly wrote his name Peter Federolf. In the list of immigrants in the Pennsylvania Archives, the clerk spelled it Federolph. The tax lists have it Fetterolf. In the old Lehigh Church records it appears as Johann Peter Fetherolf. The descendents in Berks and high counties spell it Fetherolf; and in Northumberland County Pa descendents, as well as those in Philadelphia including Prof. Adam H. Fetterolf, PHD LLD & late distinguished president of Girad College, spell it Fetterolf.
Peter Fetterolf, the pioneer, was a farmer. He owned a large acreage of land, located on the line of Berks and Lehigh Counties, and in three townships, namely Hereford and Longswamp in Berks County and Lower Macungie in Lehigh County. The Fetterolf homestead (on which the pioneer settled, and erected the first log building, cleared the land, lived a useful, industrious, and prosperous life, reared his family and died) is situated near the village of Seiszholsville, in Hereford Township, Berks County, PA. The pioneer died August 15, 1784, in his 66th year of age. He and his wife and several children, also later descendants are buried in a private graveyard on this farm.
The Pioneer divided his large estate by a last will, which was made July 19 1784, and probated September 15th of the same year, and is recorded in the court house in Reading Pa. It's witnesses were Hendry Bortz and Christopher Shultz, the latter a justice of the peace of that district. It appointed as executors Paul Drosscup of Rockland Twp (who was the ancestor of the Hon. Peter S Grosscup, the distinguished jurist of Chicago) Jacob Fetterolf and Christopher Bittenbender. The following six (6) children are mentioned in teh will: (1) Jacob (2) Philip married Christiana Richards (1749-1870) on Nov. 13 1770. Their daughter Elizabeth married Adam Wartman: (3) John Peter; (4) Maria Magdalena married to Christopher Bittenbender; (5) Catherine married (first) John Siegfriend (second) to Abraham Zimmerman, and (6) Anna Barbara, married to Philip Hain (Hehn). Items of the will were:
300 acres of land to his son Jacob
100 acres of land to his son in law Christopher Bittenbender, a blacksmith
300 oounds to each of the six children of his deceased son Peter
The three daughters were well provided for by the will, which distributed the vast estate equally among all his children.
The pioneer was a leader among the settlers of his section. His wisdom in the selection of land is shown by the fact that it remained in the Bittenbender family from the year 1784 until 1908, a period of 124 years. Valuable iron ore, in later years, was discovered and profitably mined on is long settled homestead. "At the Bittenbender mine the ore raised from January to August 1880 was 3,892 tons. Until the year 1880, 188,000 tons of iron ore were mined with big profit" Montgomerys History of Berks County, 1886, page 998.
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Immigrated on the ship "The Thistle of Glasgow;" listed as Peter
Fefferol. The name of Fetterolf has been corrupted into various
spellings. In his last will and testament, Peter plainly wrote his
name as Peter Federolf. In the Pennsylvania Archives, the name is
spelled "Federolpph." In the various tax lists it's spelled
"Fetterolf. In old Lehigh church records it appears as Johann Peter
Fetherolf. The descendants in Berks and Lehigh counties tended
towards "Fetherold" whereas those in Northumberland and Philadelphia
counties used "Fetterolf."
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From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County:
FETTEROLF. The Fetterolf (Federolf, Fetherolf) family, two of
whose representatives in Upper Mahanoy township, Northumberland county,
are Edward and Daniel Fetterolf, brothers, is of Dutch origin, its
founder in this country, Peter Federolf, having been a native of
Wachbach, Holland, born in 1699. In 1729 or 1730 he married Anna Maria
Rothermel, only daughter and eldest of the six children of Johannes and
Sabilla (Zimmerman) Rothermel. In 1730 Peter Federolf and his wife
accompanied his father-in-law to America, the voyage being made in the
"Thistle," and about 1732 he and his wife and one of her brothers,
Leornard Rothermel, located in Hereford township Berks Co., Pa., where
Peter Federolf acquired large acreage of what has become valuable
farmland, upon which he passed the remainder of his life, dying there.
His property was partly in Hereford township and partly in Longswamp
township and he made his home near what is now Seisholtzville, near the
line of Lehigh county. Leonard Rothermel located in Perry township,
Berks county, before the Revolution, and there died at an advanced age,
leaving a large family.
Peter Federolf was a man of more than ordinary importance in his
locality, not only because he was a large land owner, but because his
successful management of his own affairs showed him entitled influence
and leadership in the conduct of such matters as affected the general
welfare. He reared a family of seven children, who became connected by
marriage with other substantial old families in the county, and all of
whom are mentioned in his last will and testament (on record in the
court house at Reading, Will Book B), made July 1784, and probated Sept.
16, 1784, showing that he died during the summer of that year. The
witnesses to the will were Henry Bortz and Christopher Schultz, the
executors Paul Groscup, of Rockland township, who was the testator's
true and trusty friend (he was the ancestor of Judge Peter Grosscup, the
Federal jurist of Chicago), Jacob Fetherolf, the eldest son, and
Christopher Bittenbender, blacksmith, a son-in-law. In later years this
Christopher Bittenbender obtained the original Federolf homestead, on
which is located the Federolf private burial ground, where the emigrant
ancestor, Peter, is buried, as well as Christopher Bittenbender his
wife, and some of their children. The will sets forth that the son
Jacob was to have three hundred acres of land; the son-in-law,
Christopher Bittenbender, one hundred acres of land; the six children of
the son Peter, who predeceased his father, three hundred pounds of money
(divided between them); that the son Philip, deceased, left one
daughter; that the daughter Catharine was twice married, first to John
Siegfried and after his death to Abraham Zimmerman; that the daughter
Barbara married a Hehn (name now spelled Hain); the daughter Magdalena
married Christopher Bittenbender, who was a blacksmith and farmer, and
who as previously noted eventually acquired the old homestead of Peter
Federolf, which remained in the Bittenbender name until 1908. About 1840
a valuable find of iron ore was discovered on this property, and some
of the Bittenbenders became wealthy thereby, the ore mines being worked
until the early eighties.
Jacob Fetherolf was born Feb. 16, 1762, and died April 6, 1823; he
is buried at Wessnersville, Berks Co., Pa. His wife Catharine, born May 12, 1760, died Jan. 10, 1849. (There was a Jacob Fetherolf, son of
Peter, who died in Albany township in 1823, and whose will is on record
in Will Book 5, page 412. He left sons John and Peter.)
The will of a Peter Fetherolf of Berks county who died in 1840 is
also on record (Will Book 8, page 242). He died without sons, and John
S. Kistler and William Mosser were the executors
y Research
[List 11 A, B] Thistle of Glasgow
Captain: Colin Dunlop
From: Rotterdam, June 1730
By Way of: Dover (19 June 1730)
Arrival: Philadelphia, 29 Aug 1730
Captain: Colin Dunlop
From: Rotterdam, June 1730
By Way of: Dover (19 June 1730)
Arrival: Philadelphia, 29 Aug 1730
Seventy-seven Palatines, who with their families, make about two hundred and sixty persons. A study of the individuals and families on this ship, especially those from the region of Ludwigshafen a. Rhein, was made by Fritz Braun and published in Schriften zur Wanderungsgeschichte der Pfälzer Vol. 8 (1959) under the title, "Auswanderer aus der Umgebung von Ludwigshafen a. Rh. auf dem Schiff Thistle of Glasgow 1730." The article was later published in Ship Passenger Lists, Pennsylvania and Delaware (1641-1825), 3rd edition, edited by Carl Boyer (Newhall Calif.: the editor, 1980).
Johan Peter Fetterolf 1774-1848
Johann Peter Fetterolf
Birth: 30 JUN 1774 in Berks Co, PA 1
Death: Nov 2, 1848 PA
Married: ABT 1795
Maria Dunkelberger
Birth: 02 SEP 1772 in Berks Co, PA
Death: 07 FEB 1853 in PA
Burial: Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna Maria Dunkelberger was born the daughter of Clement Dunkelberger.
Children:
Elizabeth Fetterolf 1797-1874 m. Josiah Geist
Peter Ferrerolf 1806-1861 m. Sarah Reiner
George Fetterolf 1809- M. Mary P. Rebuck
Joseph Fetterolf 1813-1882
Rachel 1815-1844 M. Joseph Dunkelberger
Research Notes:
From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County -
Johann Peter Fetherolf. ancestor of the Northumberland county branch of the family, was born June 30, 1 T 7 4 . in Hereford township. Berks county, and was one of the six children of Peter Federolf. son of the emigrant Peter Federolf. mentioned in the tetter's will. He came to this region by his marriage and here wedded Anna Maria Dunkelberger, who was born Sept. 2. 1772. They lived for some years in Cameron township, where their children were born, later settling on a large farm in Upper Mabantango township, across th line in Schuylkill county, which Mr. Fetherolf purchased from a man named Carl, who got the best of the bargain. He did not tell Fetherolf that there was a mortgage upon the property, which he (Fetherolf) was obliged to pay. so that the transaction proved an expensive one. Nevertheless, he became a most successful man. and by the time of his death had accumulated a large estate. His original tract in Upper Mahantango township is now divide into three farms, the one on which the first sel of buildings was erected, and on which Johann Peter Fetherolf, lived, being now the property of William Mattern. When he came to the Mabantango Valley the Mahantango creek was alive with fine fish, and he and his family found them an acceptable addition to the larder in those days when variety in food could not always be obtained even by the well-to-do. Johann Peter Fetherolf died Nov. 2. 1848, his wife on Feb. ;. 1S53. and they are buried at the Salem (Herb) Church, Located immediately across the Northumberland county line in Schuylkill county, where some of their children also rest. In reli- gious faith the family were all Lutherans, Johann Peter Fetherolf was a -a. Idler by trade, and he was a short-sot man physically. His ten children were: Samuel, Peter, John, Joseph, George, Joseph ('.!). Daniel, .Mrs. Josiah Geist, .Mrs. Joseph Dunkelberger and Mrs. John Zimmerman.
From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County -
John (Johannes) Dunkelberger, known as "Little Johnny, one of the
sons of John by his first marriage, was born in Berks county Sept. 14,
1775. He died May 17, 1835, and was buried in the Howerter cemetery in
Upper Mahanoy township. He was a farmer and like his brother George
settled in Mahantango Valley, in Mahanoy (now Lower Mahanoy) township,
Northumberland county. He married Susanna Zimmerman, born in April,
1785, who died Jan. 19, 1860, and their children were: Daniel (settled
in Mahantango Valley), Catharine (Mrs. Knerr), George, John, Joseph,
Magdaline, Susanna (married Abraham Howerter), Solomon and Elizabeth
(Mrs. Klock), George is fully mentioned below. John, who married
Christiana Geist, is fully mentioned elsewhere in this work. Joseph, who
married Rachel Federolf, is also mentioned at length elsewhere. Solomon,
born in 1821, died in 1892, at Shamokin. He followed the tailor's
trade. He married Elizabeth Wagner, born Feb. 17, 1823, died April 6,
1861, and they had five children, William, Jeremiah, Edmond, Ellen and
Franklin. John Dunkelberger, the father, died May 17, 1835, in territory
now embraced in Lower Mahanoy township. He had a tract of twenty-four
acres of land when he died. His will, made May 5, 1835, on record in
Will Book III, page 200, was probated June 12 1835. It was witnessed by
George Haas and H. F. Heintzleman, and he names "my friends" Peter
Fetterolf and John Maurer, Sr., as executors.
Cemetery Records Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery Schuylkill County PA
Fetterolf, Anna Maria Dunkelberger b. Sep. 2, 1772 d. Feb. 7, 1853
Fetterolf, Johann Peter b. Jun. 30, 1774 d. Nov. 2, 1848
Fetterolf, Joseph b. May 25, 1813 d. Jul. 11, 1882
(Son of Peter & Anna) Fetterolf, Peter b. Jan. 6, 1806 d. Mar. 16, 1861
(daughter in law of Peter & Anna) Fetterolf, Sarah Reiner b. Feb. 26, 1805 d. Sep. 13, 1887
(DO Peter & Sarah) Klinger, Louisiana Fetterolf b. Nov. 10, 1833 d. Feb. 27, 1920
Wolfgang Amanda Fetterolf b. Jun. 13, 1845 d. Dec. 11, 1893
Son Peter, 1806-1861, married Sarah Reiner
Their Children:
Children:
Peter R Fetterolf (1831 - 1894)
Louisiana Fetterolf Klinger (1833 - 1920)
Esther Fetterolf Bolich (1835 - 1891)
Elizabeth Fetterolf Knorr (1836 - 1913)
Rachel 1815-1884 Married Joseph Dunkelberger:
From Floyds
Joseph Dunkelberger, son of John, and brother of George and John,
was born in the Lower Mahanoy Valley and died there at the age of
eighty-four years, eleven months; he is buried at Union Church in Upper
Mahantango Valley. He followed farming and also did carpenter work. His
wife was Rachel Federolf and their children were: Elias, born Sept. 24,
1844, who died Oct. 2, 1870, in Schuylkill county, and is buried at the
Little Mahanoy Church; Henry, who is living retired in the Mahantango
Valley, who owned the old homestead for several years; Esther, who
married William Kerstetter; Isaac, deceased; Lucetta, who died young;
Mary, who married David Mowery; Joseph, deceased; Simon F,; Hannah, who
died young; Susanna, who died young; and a son that died in infancy.
Peter Ferrerolf 1806-1861 m. Sarah Reiner
George Fetterolf 1809- M. Mary P. Rebuck
Joseph Fetterolf 1813-1882
Rachel 1815-1844 M. Joseph Dunkelberger
Research Notes:
From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County -
Johann Peter Fetherolf. ancestor of the Northumberland county branch of the family, was born June 30, 1 T 7 4 . in Hereford township. Berks county, and was one of the six children of Peter Federolf. son of the emigrant Peter Federolf. mentioned in the tetter's will. He came to this region by his marriage and here wedded Anna Maria Dunkelberger, who was born Sept. 2. 1772. They lived for some years in Cameron township, where their children were born, later settling on a large farm in Upper Mabantango township, across th line in Schuylkill county, which Mr. Fetherolf purchased from a man named Carl, who got the best of the bargain. He did not tell Fetherolf that there was a mortgage upon the property, which he (Fetherolf) was obliged to pay. so that the transaction proved an expensive one. Nevertheless, he became a most successful man. and by the time of his death had accumulated a large estate. His original tract in Upper Mahantango township is now divide into three farms, the one on which the first sel of buildings was erected, and on which Johann Peter Fetherolf, lived, being now the property of William Mattern. When he came to the Mabantango Valley the Mahantango creek was alive with fine fish, and he and his family found them an acceptable addition to the larder in those days when variety in food could not always be obtained even by the well-to-do. Johann Peter Fetherolf died Nov. 2. 1848, his wife on Feb. ;. 1S53. and they are buried at the Salem (Herb) Church, Located immediately across the Northumberland county line in Schuylkill county, where some of their children also rest. In reli- gious faith the family were all Lutherans, Johann Peter Fetherolf was a -a. Idler by trade, and he was a short-sot man physically. His ten children were: Samuel, Peter, John, Joseph, George, Joseph ('.!). Daniel, .Mrs. Josiah Geist, .Mrs. Joseph Dunkelberger and Mrs. John Zimmerman.
From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County -
John (Johannes) Dunkelberger, known as "Little Johnny, one of the
sons of John by his first marriage, was born in Berks county Sept. 14,
1775. He died May 17, 1835, and was buried in the Howerter cemetery in
Upper Mahanoy township. He was a farmer and like his brother George
settled in Mahantango Valley, in Mahanoy (now Lower Mahanoy) township,
Northumberland county. He married Susanna Zimmerman, born in April,
1785, who died Jan. 19, 1860, and their children were: Daniel (settled
in Mahantango Valley), Catharine (Mrs. Knerr), George, John, Joseph,
Magdaline, Susanna (married Abraham Howerter), Solomon and Elizabeth
(Mrs. Klock), George is fully mentioned below. John, who married
Christiana Geist, is fully mentioned elsewhere in this work. Joseph, who
married Rachel Federolf, is also mentioned at length elsewhere. Solomon,
born in 1821, died in 1892, at Shamokin. He followed the tailor's
trade. He married Elizabeth Wagner, born Feb. 17, 1823, died April 6,
1861, and they had five children, William, Jeremiah, Edmond, Ellen and
Franklin. John Dunkelberger, the father, died May 17, 1835, in territory
now embraced in Lower Mahanoy township. He had a tract of twenty-four
acres of land when he died. His will, made May 5, 1835, on record in
Will Book III, page 200, was probated June 12 1835. It was witnessed by
George Haas and H. F. Heintzleman, and he names "my friends" Peter
Fetterolf and John Maurer, Sr., as executors.
Cemetery Records Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery Schuylkill County PA
Fetterolf, Anna Maria Dunkelberger b. Sep. 2, 1772 d. Feb. 7, 1853
Fetterolf, Johann Peter b. Jun. 30, 1774 d. Nov. 2, 1848
Fetterolf, Joseph b. May 25, 1813 d. Jul. 11, 1882
(Son of Peter & Anna) Fetterolf, Peter b. Jan. 6, 1806 d. Mar. 16, 1861
(daughter in law of Peter & Anna) Fetterolf, Sarah Reiner b. Feb. 26, 1805 d. Sep. 13, 1887
(DO Peter & Sarah) Klinger, Louisiana Fetterolf b. Nov. 10, 1833 d. Feb. 27, 1920
Wolfgang Amanda Fetterolf b. Jun. 13, 1845 d. Dec. 11, 1893
Their Children:
Children:
Peter R Fetterolf (1831 - 1894)
Louisiana Fetterolf Klinger (1833 - 1920)
Esther Fetterolf Bolich (1835 - 1891)
Elizabeth Fetterolf Knorr (1836 - 1913)
Joseph Fetterolf 1813-1882
Elizabeth Fetterolf 1797-1874 m. Josiah Geist
From Floyds
Joseph Dunkelberger, son of John, and brother of George and John,
was born in the Lower Mahanoy Valley and died there at the age of
eighty-four years, eleven months; he is buried at Union Church in Upper
Mahantango Valley. He followed farming and also did carpenter work. His
wife was Rachel Federolf and their children were: Elias, born Sept. 24,
1844, who died Oct. 2, 1870, in Schuylkill county, and is buried at the
Little Mahanoy Church; Henry, who is living retired in the Mahantango
Valley, who owned the old homestead for several years; Esther, who
married William Kerstetter; Isaac, deceased; Lucetta, who died young;
Mary, who married David Mowery; Joseph, deceased; Simon F,; Hannah, who
died young; Susanna, who died young; and a son that died in infancy.
Jacob Fetterolf 1742-1823
Birth: May 12, 1760
Death: Jan. 10, 1849
Jacob Fedterolf
b: 16 FEB 1742 in Siesholtzville, Hereford Twp, Berks, PA
Died 6 APR 1823 in PA
married
Catherine
Birth: May 12, 1760
Death: Jan. 10, 1849
Military Service:
Veterans Burial Card
Jacob Fetterolf
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1742
Death Date: 6 Apr 1823
Age: 81
Military Branch: Army
Veteran of Which War: Revolutionary War
Cemetery Name: New Jerusulem Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Albany Township; Berks County, Pennsylvania
Research Notes:
In Allemangel abt 1770 with 8 children
In DAR Patriotic Index, Private
He was a Revolutionary War veteran. His house was in Fetherolffsville, just across Kistler Valley Creek from the house of Philipp Jacob and C'erine Probst.
It appears that Dority Probst died around 1778-1780, perhaps in childbirth, for the marriage of Jacob to another Catherine is recorded and is noted in his will, although the
date of the wedding was not listed. His last two children were with his second wife.
From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County:
FETTEROLF. The Fetterolf (Federolf, Fetherolf) family, two of
whose representatives in Upper Mahanoy township, Northumberland county,
are Edward and Daniel Fetterolf, brothers, is of Dutch origin, its
founder in this country, Peter Federolf, having been a native of
Wachbach, Holland, born in 1699. In 1729 or 1730 he married Anna Maria
Rothermel, only daughter and eldest of the six children of Johannes and
Sabilla (Zimmerman) Rothermel. In 1730 Peter Federolf and his wife
accompanied his father-in-law to America, the voyage being made in the
"Thistle," and about 1732 he and his wife and one of her brothers,
Leornard Rothermel, located in Hereford township Berks Co., Pa., where
Peter Federolf acquired large acreage of what has become valuable
farmland, upon which he passed the remainder of his life, dying there.
His property was partly in Hereford township and partly in Longswamp
township and he made his home near what is now Seisholtzville, near the
line of Lehigh county. Leonard Rothermel located in Perry township,
Berks county, before the Revolution, and there died at an advanced age,
leaving a large family.
Peter Federolf was a man of more than ordinary importance in his
locality, not only because he was a large land owner, but because his
successful management of his own affairs showed him entitled influence
and leadership in the conduct of such matters as affected the general
welfare. He reared a family of seven children, who became connected by
marriage with other substantial old families in the county, and all of
whom are mentioned in his last will and testament (on record in the
court house at Reading, Will Book B), made July 1784, and probated Sept.
16, 1784, showing that he died during the summer of that year. The
witnesses to the will were Henry Bortz and Christopher Schultz, the
executors Paul Groscup, of Rockland township, who was the testator's
true and trusty friend (he was the ancestor of Judge Peter Grosscup, the
Federal jurist of Chicago), Jacob Fetherolf, the eldest son, and
Christopher Bittenbender, blacksmith, a son-in-law. In later years this
Christopher Bittenbender obtained the original Federolf homestead, on
which is located the Federolf private burial ground, where the emigrant
ancestor, Peter, is buried, as well as Christopher Bittenbender his
wife, and some of their children. The will sets forth that the son
Jacob was to have three hundred acres of land; the son-in-law,
Christopher Bittenbender, one hundred acres of land; the six children of
the son Peter, who predeceased his father, three hundred pounds of money
(divided between them); that the son Philip, deceased, left one
daughter; that the daughter Catharine was twice married, first to John
Siegfried and after his death to Abraham Zimmerman; that the daughter
Barbara married a Hehn (name now spelled Hain); the daughter Magdalena
married Christopher Bittenbender, who was a blacksmith and farmer, and
who as previously noted eventually acquired the old homestead of Peter
Federolf, which remained in the Bittenbender name until 1908. About 1840
a valuable find of iron ore was discovered on this property, and some
of the Bittenbenders became wealthy thereby, the ore mines being worked
until the early eighties.
Jacob Fetherolf was born Feb. 16, 1762, and died April 6, 1823; he
is buried at Wessnersville, Berks Co., Pa. His wife Catharine, born May 12, 1760, died Jan. 10, 1849. (There was a Jacob Fetherolf, son of
Peter, who died in Albany township in 1823, and whose will is on record
in Will Book 5, page 412. He left sons John and Peter.)
The will of a Peter Fetherolf of Berks county who died in 1840 is
also on record (Will Book 8, page 242). He died without sons, and John
S. Kistler and William Mosser were the executors
Frank Edward Truckenmiller 1872-1929
Frank Edward Truckenmiller
Born 1872
Died August 10 1929
Married may 26 1910
Laura Fague
Daughter of John Harvey & Hannah (Tallman) Fague
Born October 1875
Born October 1875
Died Jan 31 1965
No Children
(this flour sack is framed and hangs on my living room wall. Gary Truckenmiller has one as well, his is from Frank directly, mine came from a local auction)
1875 - Laura Fague Is Born
From her death certificate:
Name: Laura F Truckenmiller
[Laura F Fague]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 89
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1875
Birth Place: Hughesville, PA
Death Date: 31 Jan 1965
Death Place: Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: John H Fague
Mother: Hannah Tallman
Spouse: Frank E Truckenmiller
Certificate Number: 006615-65
1880 -
Name: Laura Fague
Age: 4
Birth Date: Abt 1876
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Hughesville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 169
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Harvey L. Fague
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's name: Augusta Fague
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Harvey L. Fague 31
Augusta Fague 30
Laura Fague 4
Emma Croman 21
1890 - Frank officer of Missionary Society
1890 - Frank officer of Missionary Society
The Sunbury Weekly News
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
13 Jun 1890, Fri • Page 2
1894 - Frank Truckenmiller Graduates Pharmacy School
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
19 Apr 1894, Thu • Page 2
1895 - Laura At Bucknell University
Name: Laura Fague
Estimated Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1875
Yearbook Date: 1895
School: Bucknell University
School Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Yearbook Title: L Agenda Yearbook
She spoke at the 1895 commencement - on "The Kingdom Of Hawaii". I have a copy of her speech and will transcribe it soon.
1896 -
1896 -
Lewisburg Journal
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
06 Mar 1896, Fri • Page 5
1899 - Frank Lives In Williamsport
Frank E. Truckenmiller, of Williamsport, was an attendent in the wedding of Thomas A Davis & Sarah F. Hammond.
The Danville Morning News, March 18 1899
under the heading "30 years ago"
The Danville Morning News
Danville, Pennsylvania
29 May 1929, Wed • Page 5
(the original notice is found in the newspaper from 1900)
Altoona Tribune
Altoona, Pennsylvania
01 Sep 1909, Wed • Page 12
(the original notice is found in the newspaper from 1900)
1900 - Residence
Name Laura Fager
Age24
Birth Date Oct 1875
BirthplacePennsylvania
Home in 1900 Hughsville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania
Sheet Number349
Family Number49
RaceWhite
GenderFemale
Relation to Head of HouseDaughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Name J Harry Fager
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Name H Agusta FagerMother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Occupation Clerk
Months Not Employed0
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Can Speak EnglishYes
Household Members
NameAge
Name
J Harry Fager
Name
H Agusta Fager
Name
Laura Fager
1903 - Frank Proprieter of Eureka Mills
Lewisburg Journal
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
12 Jun 1903, Fri • Page 8
1904 - Worshipful Master, Masons
FRANK EDWARD TRUCKEMILLER Worshipful Master 1904 Frank Edward Truckemiller was born at McEwensville Pa June 1 1872 He attended the public schools McEwensville Academy and Philadelphia College of Philadelphia Pa He has since followed the occupation of merchant miller doing business at Williamsport but gave this up to turn his attention to that of merchant milling in which he is engaged at the present time His residence is Watson town Pa He was initiated in Watsontown Lodge No 401 April 6 1898 Junior Warden 1902 Senior Warden 1903 Worshipful Master 1904 He is a member of Warrior Run Chapter No 246 BAM of Watsontown
Freemasonry in Northumberland & Snyder counties, Pennsylvania ..., Volume 2
1906 - Frank Truckenmiller In Auto Accident
The Sunbury American
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
13 Jul 1906, Fri • Page 1
1908 -
Frank Truckenmiller of Watsontown and Miss Keiser of Milton spent a short time with Bucknell friends on Sunday. They were traveling in an auto.
Lewisburg Journal May 1 1908
1909 - Mary Goss Dies of Accidental Gun Shot from Frank's Revolver
Altoona, Pennsylvania
01 Sep 1909, Wed • Page 12
1910 - Residence
Name: Frank Tuckersmiller
[Frank Trenkenmiller]
[Frank Truckenmiller]
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Watsontown Ward 1, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Street: Main Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Industry: Flouring Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth B Berger 51
Phyllis L Berger 12
Lara L Bordeau 82
Frank Tuckersmiller 37
[Frank Truckenmiller]
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Watsontown Ward 1, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Street: Main Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Industry: Flouring Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth B Berger 51
Phyllis L Berger 12
Lara L Bordeau 82
Frank Tuckersmiller 37
1914 - Church Membership
Name: Mrs F E Truckenmiller
Event Type: Residence
Residence Date: 7 Jun 1914
Residence Place: Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Denomination: Presbyterian
Organization Name: First Presbyterian Church
Mr and Mrs J. H. Fague entertained yeserday for Mr and Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watsontown and Mr and Mrs Russell Smith and daughter Martha of Williamsport
Williamsport Sun Gazette Oct 17 1914
Mrs Frank E Truckenmiller of Watsontown is the guest of her mother Mrs J H Fague.
Under Hughesville, Williamsport Sun Gazette Dec 2 1914
Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watsontown has returned after a visit of several days with her mother, Mrs JH Fague of Main Street.
Williamsport Sun Gazette Dec 9 1914
1916-
Mrs JH Fague has returned to her home here after a few days visiting with Mr and Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watstonwn
Williamsport Sun Gazette Jan 13 1916
1919 - Held a Washington Party
Mr and Mrs J. H. Fague entertained yeserday for Mr and Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watsontown and Mr and Mrs Russell Smith and daughter Martha of Williamsport
Williamsport Sun Gazette Oct 17 1914
Mrs Frank E Truckenmiller of Watsontown is the guest of her mother Mrs J H Fague.
Under Hughesville, Williamsport Sun Gazette Dec 2 1914
Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watsontown has returned after a visit of several days with her mother, Mrs JH Fague of Main Street.
Williamsport Sun Gazette Dec 9 1914
1916-
Mrs JH Fague has returned to her home here after a few days visiting with Mr and Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watstonwn
Williamsport Sun Gazette Jan 13 1916
1919 - Held a Washington Party
Miltonian
Milton, Pennsylvania
27 Feb 1919, Thu • Page 3
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Eccleston, of New York City, is the guest of Mr & Mrs Frank E. Truckenmiller
The Miltonian, Aug 21 1919
1920 - Residence
Name: Frank E Truckenmiller
[Fred E Teichmiller]
[Frank E Truckenmille]
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1920: Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Laura F Truckenmiller
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Merchant Miller
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank E Truckenmiller 46
Laura F Truckenmiller 44
Augusta H Fague 69
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Miss Crawford Of Hughesville is being entertained by Mrs. Frank E. Truckenmiller
The Miltonian, July 8 1920
1926
Mrs Frank E Truckenmiller who has been spending several weeks with friends at Bound Brook NJ has returned home.
The Miltonian Jul 29 1926
Frank Truckenmiller of Watsonton and J. K. Watson were appraisers of the estate of the late Oliver Gold on Friday.
Miltonian Aug 26 1926
Mrs Frank Truckenmiller to serve as Captain of the Watsontown Red Cross Committee.
Miltonian Nov 1 1926
1927 -
Warrior Run Chapter of the DAR Meets at the home of Mrs. Frank E. Truckenmiller
Miltonian, May 12 1927
Miss Fannie Corson of Washington DC has been the gues of Mr and Mrs Frank E. Truckenmiller
The Miltonian, Sept 15 1927
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Miltonian
Milton, Pennsylvania
25 Nov 1920, Thu • Page 6
The Miltonian, July 8 1920
1926
Mrs Frank E Truckenmiller who has been spending several weeks with friends at Bound Brook NJ has returned home.
The Miltonian Jul 29 1926
Frank Truckenmiller of Watsonton and J. K. Watson were appraisers of the estate of the late Oliver Gold on Friday.
Miltonian Aug 26 1926
Mrs Frank Truckenmiller to serve as Captain of the Watsontown Red Cross Committee.
Miltonian Nov 1 1926
1927 -
Warrior Run Chapter of the DAR Meets at the home of Mrs. Frank E. Truckenmiller
Miltonian, May 12 1927
Miss Fannie Corson of Washington DC has been the gues of Mr and Mrs Frank E. Truckenmiller
The Miltonian, Sept 15 1927
1928 - Laura Falls, is injured
Miltonian
Milton, Pennsylvania
12 Jan 1928, Thu • Page 1
Mr and Mrs Frank Truckenmiller of Watsontown were business callers in town on Monday evening.
Under Dewart News, The Miltonian, Aug 9 1928
1929 - Laura Reads Paper At DAR Meeting
Miltonian
Milton, Pennsylvania
17 Jan 1929, Thu • Page 1
J. K Watson attended the funeral of Frank Truckenmiller last week.
Miltonian, Aug 22 1929
1929 - Frank Died
Miltonian
Milton, Pennsylvania
15 Aug 1929, Thu • Page 1
Buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Wolf TownshipHughesville
Lycoming County, PA
(His mother and father law are found in the same cemetery)
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
17 Aug 1934, Fri • Page 7
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
11 Oct 1934, Thu • Page 3
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
27 May 1941, Tue • Page 8
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1932 - Laura Traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Name: Laura Fague Truckenmiller
Arrival Date: 18 Aug 1932
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1875
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
Birth Location Other: Hughesville
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: American Legion
Shamokin News-Dispatch
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
23 Aug 1932, Tue • Page 2
1934- Travels to Alaska & The Arctic Circle
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
17 Aug 1934, Fri • Page 7
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
11 Oct 1934, Thu • Page 3
1936 - Laura Took Photos of the flood
(at least I assume she took them - they are in a collection of her things, in an envelope)
1939 - Laura Hosts Women's Club Meeting
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
01 Dec 1939, Fri • Page 7
1941 - Accident in front of Laura's Home
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
04 Apr 1941, Fri • Page 9
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
27 May 1941, Tue • Page 8
1942 - Hosts DAR Meeting
Fall meeting held at the home of Mrs Frank E. Truckenmiller
The Daily Item Sept 19 1942
Named as a delegate the to the state DAR conference
Daily Item June 16 1942
1945 - Laura served on Committee For Muncy Hospital Drive
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
19 Jun 1945, Tue • Pa
The Daily Item
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
16 Feb 1949, Wed • Page 7
1949- Laura Reports on Compiling WR Church Cemetery Records
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
16 Feb 1949, Wed • Page 7
1950 - Laura Traveled
Name: Laura Truckenmiller
Arrival Date: 8 Jan 1950
Birth Date: abt 1876
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: New York, New York
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Caronia
The Daily Item
1954 - Laura Hospitalized
Enters Hospital
Mrs. Laura Fague Truckenmiller, Watsontown, has been admitted to Williamsport Hospital
The Daily Item, Nov 1 1954
1965 - Laura Died
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From Meginness' History of Lycoming County, page 979:
"J. H. Fague, merchant, was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1849, son of Matthias and Ann (Derr) Fague. He was educated in the common schools, and in 1873 he went into the general mercantile business in Hughesville in company with W. H. Kitchen. At the end of five years he withdrew from the firm, purchased a property, fitted up a store-room of his own, and took C. B. Vandine into co-partnership with him; at the expiration of five years, the latter withdrew, and Mr. Fague has been sole proprietor. He was married in 1874 to H. Augusta Tallman, and to this union has been born one child, Laura."
Note: compare the above biography with that of W. H. Warn, also published in the History of Lycoming County. According to the biography of William Harrison Warn, Sr., he sold his store to Fague & Kitchen in 1873
"J. H. Fague, merchant, was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1849, son of Matthias and Ann (Derr) Fague. He was educated in the common schools, and in 1873 he went into the general mercantile business in Hughesville in company with W. H. Kitchen. At the end of five years he withdrew from the firm, purchased a property, fitted up a store-room of his own, and took C. B. Vandine into co-partnership with him; at the expiration of five years, the latter withdrew, and Mr. Fague has been sole proprietor. He was married in 1874 to H. Augusta Tallman, and to this union has been born one child, Laura."
Note: compare the above biography with that of W. H. Warn, also published in the History of Lycoming County. According to the biography of William Harrison Warn, Sr., he sold his store to Fague & Kitchen in 1873
From the Williamsport, PA "Gazette & Bulletin," November 28, 1914, page 4:
" HUGHESVILLE MAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
J. Harvey Fague Dies at Home After Illness of One week
Hughesville, Nov. 27. J. Harvey Fague died at his home on _____ street early this morning after an illness of only a few days. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Frank Truckenmiller, of Watsontown. The following brothers and sisters also survived: William F. Fague, Mrs. Ella Hill and Mrs. George P. Frantz, of this place; Pierce Fague of Picture Rocks, and Mrs. ___ Staden, of Moreland. He was aged sixty-five years.
The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon from the home at 2 o'clock. The public may view the body from 12:30 p.m. on Sunday until 2 o'clock. Interment, which will be private, will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Mr. Fague was in business in this place for many years, being the proprietor of one of the largest department stores in town. He was also vice president of the Grange National bank and vice president of the Hughesville Building and Loan assocation."
" HUGHESVILLE MAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
J. Harvey Fague Dies at Home After Illness of One week
Hughesville, Nov. 27. J. Harvey Fague died at his home on _____ street early this morning after an illness of only a few days. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Frank Truckenmiller, of Watsontown. The following brothers and sisters also survived: William F. Fague, Mrs. Ella Hill and Mrs. George P. Frantz, of this place; Pierce Fague of Picture Rocks, and Mrs. ___ Staden, of Moreland. He was aged sixty-five years.
The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon from the home at 2 o'clock. The public may view the body from 12:30 p.m. on Sunday until 2 o'clock. Interment, which will be private, will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Mr. Fague was in business in this place for many years, being the proprietor of one of the largest department stores in town. He was also vice president of the Grange National bank and vice president of the Hughesville Building and Loan assocation."