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Frank Adam Schaffer¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frank Adam Schaffer is also referred to as Frank Shaffer in some sources.
• He was born on 10 February 1887, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He married Katie Louisa Deppen, daughter of William Henry Deppen and Catherine Wentzel, circa 1916.^1,3
• Frank Adam Schaffer died on 25 July 1942, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 55, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident.²
• He was buried on 29 July 1942, at Saint Davids Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR HEBE ON SAT.
  Frank A. Shaffer, 55, of near Hebe, was killed when the car in which he was riding left the highway and overturned, about 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening.
  Motor police of the Lykens substation reported the car was driven by his son-in-law, Elmer Harner. The accident occurred on the Klingerstown-Hebe road, about a mile west of Klingerstown. Harner was admitted to the Fountain Springs Hospital, at Ashland, for treatment of his injuries.
  Mr. Shaffer was a son of Cyrus and Harriet (Eister) Shaffer, and was a native of Hegins. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katie Deppen Shaffer, and six children, Fern Shaffer, of Ephrata, Mabel, Mrs. Nathan Adams, of Hebe; Mrs. Elmer Harner, Ray, Mildred, and Annabelle, all at home. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Harriet Hepler, of Pitman; one brother, Henry Hepler, of Pitman, and two sisters, Mrs. James McBride, of West Fairview, and Mrs. Holhicks, of Williamsport.
  Funeral services were held from the Marlin S. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, with further services in the Hebe Lutheran and Reformed Church. Rev. Charles Herman, pastor of the Urban Lutheran Parish, officiated, and interment was made in the Hebe Cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 30 Jul 1942, Thu, Page 1.⁵
  

Fern C. Schaffer¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Fern C. Schaffer was born on 22 December 1916, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Frank Adam Schaffer and Katie Louisa Deppen.¹
• Fern C. Schaffer married Howard Elmer Reeder.²
• Fern C. Schaffer died on 20 July 1987, Shamokin State Hospital, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 70.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Fern Reeder, 70, Gowen City
  GOWEN CITY -- Mrs. Fern C. Reeder, 70, Gowen City, died Monday evening in Shamokin State General Hospital, where she was a patient for eight days.
  Born at Hebe, Herndon RD1, Dec. 22, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Katie (Deppen) Schaffer. Her husband, Howard Reeder, preceded her in death.
  Mrs. Reeder had been employed as a nurses aid at the Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman RD1, for 20 years, retiring in 1984. Since then she lived in Gowen City with her uncle, Henry Hepler. She was of the Protestant faith.
  In addition to her uncle with whom she lived, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Daphne Hassinger of Shamokin; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Erma Strohecker and Mrs. Mabel Adams, both of Herndon RD1, Mrs. Annabelle Wert of Lykens RDI, and Mrs. Mildred Harner of Hegins RD1; and a brother, Ray Schaffer of Spring Glen.
  The funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RDI, by the Rev. Lance Mills, Evangelical Congregational pastor of Pitman RD1. Burial will be in Mountain Presbyterian Cemetery, Sunbury RD3.
  There will be no visitation Thursday evening, but visitors may call at the funeral home Friday from 9:30 a.m. to the time of the service.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 22 Jul 1987, Wed, Page 8.²
  

• Father*: Frank Adam Schaffer¹ b. 10 Feb 1887, d. 25 Jul 1942
• Mother*: Katie Louisa Deppen¹ b. 23 Jan 1888, d. 18 May 1956

Mabel Irene Schaffer¹

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mabel Irene Schaffer was born on 4 February 1919, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Frank Adam Schaffer and Katie Louisa Deppen.¹
• Mabel Irene Schaffer married Nathan Arsman Adams, son of Henry D. Adams and Emma J. Goodman.¹
• Mabel Irene Schaffer died on 7 May 1994, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 75.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mabel I. Adams, 75, Herndon RDI
  Former seamstress
  DANVILLE -- Mabel I. Adams, 75, of Herndon RD1 died Saturday morning, May 7, 1994, at Geisiger Medical Center, Danville.
  Born Feb. 4, 1919, in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Katie Deppen Shaffer.
  She was married to Nathan A. Adams.
  She formerly was a seamstress.
  She was a member of David's United Church of Christ in Hebe.
  In addition to her husband, she is survived by six sons, Melvin of Herndon RD2, Jackie, Robert and Steve of Herndon RD1, Roy of Sunbury RD3 and Jeffrey of Dornsife RD1; five daughters. Leona Moncuse of Riverside, Calif., Shirley Jimison of Port Trevorton, Patricia Byle of Power Springs, Ga., Linda Leach of Dalmatia and Bonnie Clinger of Dornsife; 29 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother, Ray Shaffer of Spring Glen; and three sisters, Anabelle Wert and Mildred Harner of Spring Glen and Erma Strohecker of Herndon RD1.
  She was preceded in death in 1968 by a daughter, Ruby Adams Critzer.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at David's United Church of Christ, Hebe, by the Rev. George Heberling. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Reed Funeral Home, Pillow.
  Burial will be in David's United Church of Christ Cemetery.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 08 May 1994, Sun, Page 7.²
  

• Father*: Frank Adam Schaffer¹ b. 10 Feb 1887, d. 25 Jul 1942
• Mother*: Katie Louisa Deppen¹ b. 23 Jan 1888, d. 18 May 1956

Leona E. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leona E. Adams was born on 8 August 1934.¹
• She was the daughter of Nathan Arsman Adams and Mabel Irene Schaffer.¹
• Leona E. Adams married James C. Newman on 31 December 1951, Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Parsonage, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.²
• Leona E. Adams married Robert Strine.³
• Leona E. Adams married Frank P. Moncuse on 15 December 1979, Riverside County, CA.⁴
• Leona E. Adams died on 19 April 2018, UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.³
• Funeral home obituary:
  Leona E. Moncuse
  August 8, 1934 - April 19, 2018
  Leona E. Moncuse, 83, of Millersburg, passed away on April 19, 2018, at the UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, Harrisburg. She was born in Hebe, Jordan Twp on August 8, 1934, a daughter of the late Mabel and Nathan Adams.
  Leona is survived by her six sons, Kenneth Newman, Dave Strine, Robert Strine, Dave Moncuse, Dan Moncuse, Steve Moncuse; brothers, Jim Adams, Roy Adams, Bob Adams, Jeff Adams, and Jack Adams; five sisters, Shirl Jimison, Bonnie Klinger, Linda Leech, Pat Byle, Ruby Kratzer; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands Robert Strine, Jim Newman, Paul Moncuse, a son, Timothy Newman, and a brother, Steve Adams.
  A viewing will be held on April 27, 2018 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Funeral Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 27, 2018, at 12:00 pm at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Interment will take place in the David's Church Cemetery, Hebe.³
  
• She was buried at Saint Davids Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^3,5

• Father*: Nathan Arsman Adams¹ b. 13 Jan 1910, d. 3 Nov 1998
• Mother*: Mabel Irene Schaffer¹ b. 4 Feb 1919, d. 7 May 1994

Erma M. Schaffer¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Erma M. Schaffer was born on 31 August 1921, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Frank Adam Schaffer and Katie Louisa Deppen.¹
• Erma M. Schaffer married Albert Tobias Strohecker, son of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner, after 1940.^3,4
• Erma M. Schaffer died on 4 August 1996, Northumberland County, PA, at age 74.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  Erma M. Strohecker
  Erma M. Strohecker, 74, of RD1 Hemdon, died Sunday at her home.
  Born in RD Herndon, Aug. 31, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Katie Deppen Shaffer.
  She was a member of David United Church of Christ, Hebe.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert.
  Surviving are four daughters, Patricia Kembel, RD Herndon, Romaine Underkoffler, Lykens, Brenda Bingaman and Glenda Klinger, both of Millersburg; four sons, Dean, Gene and David Strohecker, all of RD Herndon, Kenneth Strohecker, RD Klingerstown; four step-daughters, Alma Bordner, RD Herndon, Mabel Thomas, RD McClure, Lucille Maurer, RD Herndon, and Faye Wilkerson, Gratz; four step-sons, Robert Strohecker, Old Zionsville, Mark Strohecker, McVeyton, Lawrence Strohecker, Halifax, Albert Strohecker Jr., Lewistown; two sisters, Mildred Harner, Spring Glenn, and Annabelle Wirt, RD Lykens; a brother, Ray Shaffer, Gratz; 61 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren.
  There will be no calling hours. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from David United Church of Christ. The Rev, George Heberling will officiate. Interment will be in David's Church Cemetery, Hebe. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Aug 1996, Tue, Page 2.⁶
  
• She was buried on 7 August 1996, at Saint Davids Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^5,6

• Father*: Frank Adam Schaffer¹ b. 10 Feb 1887, d. 25 Jul 1942
• Mother*: Katie Louisa Deppen¹ b. 23 Jan 1888, d. 18 May 1956

Annabelle Marie Schaffer¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Annabelle Marie Schaffer was born on 5 May 1928.¹
• She was the daughter of Frank Adam Schaffer and Katie Louisa Deppen.¹
• Annabelle Marie Schaffer married Lee Allen Wert.²
• Annabelle Marie Schaffer died in 2014.³
• She was buried at Sweitzers Memorial Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Frank Adam Schaffer¹ b. 10 Feb 1887, d. 25 Jul 1942
• Mother*: Katie Louisa Deppen¹ b. 23 Jan 1888, d. 18 May 1956

Thomas Ludwig¹

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Thomas Ludwig was born circa 1885.²
• He was the son of Charles Ludwig and Sarah Deppen.¹
• Thomas Ludwig died before 1940.¹

• Father*: Charles Ludwig¹ d. b 1940
• Mother*: Sarah Deppen¹ b. 24 Jan 1863, d. 1924

Carrie Ludwig¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie Ludwig was born circa 1882, Pennsylvania.²
• She was the daughter of Charles Ludwig and Sarah Deppen.¹
• In 1910, Carrie "Swangler," who had been married for 1 year, was living in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA, with her parents. Their household included a 4-year old daughter Ruth.²
• Carrie Ludwig later lived in Bristol, PA.¹

• Father*: Charles Ludwig¹ d. b 1940
• Mother*: Sarah Deppen¹ b. 24 Jan 1863, d. 1924

Arthur Ludwig¹

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arthur Ludwig was born circa 1894, Pennsylvania.²
• He was the son of Charles Ludwig and Sarah Deppen.¹
• Arthur Ludwig lived in Mount Carmel.¹

• Father*: Charles Ludwig¹ d. b 1940
• Mother*: Sarah Deppen¹ b. 24 Jan 1863, d. 1924

Mabel Ludwig¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mabel Ludwig was born circa 1891, Pennsylvania.²
• She was the daughter of Charles Ludwig and Sarah Deppen.¹
• Mabel Ludwig lived in Centralia, Columbia County, PA.¹

• Father*: Charles Ludwig¹ d. b 1940
• Mother*: Sarah Deppen¹ b. 24 Jan 1863, d. 1924

Flossie Ludwig¹

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Flossie Ludwig was born circa 1898, Pennsylvania.²
• She was the daughter of Charles Ludwig and Sarah Deppen.¹
• Flossie Ludwig lived in Bristol, PA.³

• Father*: Charles Ludwig¹ d. b 1940
• Mother*: Sarah Deppen¹ b. 24 Jan 1863, d. 1924

Allen Simon Deppen^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Apr 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Allen Simon Deppen was born on 12 February 1889.^3,1
• He was the son of Henry Johnson Deppen and Catherine A. Troutman.¹
• Allen Simon Deppen was baptized on 10 March 1889, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.³
• He married Lydia Jane Bohner, daughter of William Troutman Bohner and Elizabeth Troutman.¹
• In 1920, Allen and his wife Lydia, along with their 2 children, Ray and William, were living in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, where Allen was a carpenter at a coal breaker.⁴
• Allen Simon Deppen died on 28 January 1932, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 42. Newspaper article:
  MAN FALLS IN MUD AND SUFFOCATES
  Allen Deppen, 42, Residing Near Hebe, Meets Death in Tragic Manner When Seized With Epileptic Fit
  VICTIM FOUND DEAD, FACE DOWN, IN MIRE Stricken with an epileptic fit, to which he had been subject for some years, Allen Deppen, aged 42 years, of near Hebe, this county, fell face down in soft earth yesterday afternoon and suffocated, his body having been found some time later by his aged father, John Deppen, a former attache of the courthouse at Sunbury, and with whom the son and his family made their home.
  Deppen left home at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after having partaken of a heavy dinner, to do some work in a distant field. When he did not return home at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, his father started a search for him. In passing through the orchard near the home he cam[e] upon his son's body, lying with the face burled deeply in clay.
  Dr. C.H. Malick, of Herndon, was summoned and pronounced the man dead, declaring death to have been due to suffocation as the result of the victim falling face downward in clay while in a state of epilepsy. Coroner Dr. A. J. Ancerawicz, of Kulpmont, was notified, went to the Deppen home and issued a death certificate giving sutfocation, superinduced by epilepsy, as the cause.
  Allan Deppen was born and lived all his life near Hebe and was a successful farmer and carpenter. He is survived by his wife, his father, two sons, a daughter and several brothers and sisters.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 29 Jan 1932, Fri, Page 1.^1,5,6
• He was buried on 1 February 1932, at Saint Davids Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^7,8
• Newspaper obituary:
  Allen Simon Deppen
  Allen Simon Deppen, young Hebe resident, died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 28th while at his home, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. Deceased was aged 42 years, 11 months and 16 days.
  Surviving are his widow, two sons, Roy J., and Win. L. Deppen, one daughter, May K. Deppen, all at home, the father, Mr. John Deppen, also of Hebe.
  He was a member of Hebe Camp, No. 232. P. O. S. of A., which Order attended the funeral in a body and had charge of the services at the grave.
  Funeral services were held Monday fornoon from the late home at 10 o'clock, followed by further services in the Hebe Church in charge of the pastor, Rev. Henning, followed by interment in the Hebe cemetery.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 05 Feb 1932, Fri, Page 4.⁷
  

• Father*: Henry Johnson Deppen¹ b. 9 Jan 1865, d. 24 Jun 1939
• Mother*: Catherine A. Troutman¹ b. 25 Jun 1864, d. 19 Dec 1915

Lydia Jane Bohner^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Apr 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lydia Jane Bohner is also referred to as Jennie in some sources.^1,4
• She was born on 21 December 1892.¹
• She was the daughter of William Troutman Bohner and Elizabeth Troutman.³
• Lydia Jane Bohner married Allen Simon Deppen, son of Henry Johnson Deppen and Catherine A. Troutman.¹
• Lydia Jane Bohner died in 1984.³
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: William Troutman Bohner³ b. 12 Dec 1852, d. 16 May 1916
• Mother*: Elizabeth Troutman³ b. 2 Oct 1856, d. 23 Jul 1916

William Lloyd Deppen^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Apr 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Lloyd Deppen was born on 4 December 1918, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Allen Simon Deppen and Lydia Jane Bohner.¹
• William Lloyd Deppen married Miriam Irene Kratzer, daughter of Paul Russell Kratzer and Lula Marie Hoffman, on 27 November 1941.²
• William Lloyd Deppen died on 3 February 2000, VA Medical Center, Lebanon County, PA, at age 81.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  William L. Deppen, 81, Lykens
  LYKENS -- William Lloyd Deppen, 81, of 1252 Erdman Road died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon.
  He was born on Dec. 4, 1918, in Hebe, Northumberland County, a son of the late Allen and Lydia (Bohner) Deppen. He was married to the former Miriam I. Kratzer.
  He was a veteran serving in the Marines as a corporal during World Warll.
  Mr. Deppen was former owner and operator of Tri-Valley Treat, Valley View. At one time, he was employed by Muskin Shoe Co., Millersburg, and was a salesman for Leitzel Ford, Klingerstown and Newport.
  He was a member of Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 702, Herndon, and the Harrisburg Consistory AASR.
  He was a member of David's United Church of Christ, Hebe.
  Surviving, in addition to his wife, are one son, David M. of Gratz; one sister, Mae Kratzer of Hebe; and four grandchildren.
  He was preceded in death by one brother, Ray Sr.
  There will be no visitation or viewing.
  A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at David's United Church of Christ, Hebe, by the Rev. George Heberling.
  Burial will be in the church cemetery.
  Contributions may be made to David's United Church of Christ, RR, Herndon, PA 17830.
  Funeral arrangements were by the Buffington-Reed Funeral ,Home, 200 W. Main St., Valley View.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 18 May 2000, Thu, Page 18.⁴
  
• He was buried on 20 May 2000, at St. David's Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Allen Simon Deppen¹ b. 12 Feb 1889, d. 28 Jan 1932
• Mother*: Lydia Jane Bohner¹ b. 21 Dec 1892, d. 1984

Mae C. E. Deppen^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2012

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mae C. E. Deppen was born on 10 May 1924, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Allen Simon Deppen and Lydia Jane Bohner.¹
• Mae C. E. Deppen married William M. Kratzer.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  — HEBE — Mae C.E. Kratzer, 88, of Hebe, passed away on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, while in the company of family members.
  Mae was born May 10, 1924, in Hebe, a daughter of the late Lydia J. (Bohner) and Allen S. Deppen. She was married to William Kratzer who preceded her in death.
  She was a member of David’s United Church of Christ, Hebe.
  Mae is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Lana and Robert Forse, of Pennsdale, and Cathy Kratzer Sorrell, of Hebe; one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Donna Kratzer, of Hebe; six grandchildren, Megan Kratzer, William Forse, Melissa Buck and husband, Michael, Justin Naugle and wife, Lara, Jarrod Naugle and wife, Brandi, and Jordan Naugle; and three great-grandchildren
  She was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred Deppen, and two brothers, Ray Deppen Sr. and William Deppen.
  The family will receive guests from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at David’s United Church of Christ, Hebe, followed by the funeral at 11 with the Rev. Raymond Holland officiating.
  Interment will be at David’s Church Cemetery, Hebe.
  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mae’s memory may be made to David’s United Church of Christ, Herndon, PA 17830.
  The James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of the arrangements.
  Sunbury Daily Item, Auiust 27, 2012.²
  
• Mae C. E. Deppen died on 27 December 2012, at age 88.²
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Allen Simon Deppen¹ b. 12 Feb 1889, d. 28 Jan 1932
• Mother*: Lydia Jane Bohner¹ b. 21 Dec 1892, d. 1984

Carrie E. Schwalm^1,2

• Last Edited: 14 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie E. Schwalm was born circa 1884.^3,4,5
• Some sources record that Carrie E. Schwalm was born in January 1877, but this date, given in the 1900 Census, appears to be incorrect, because her mother Emma was only 10 years old in 1877.⁶
• Some sources record that Carrie E. Schwalm was born on 3 May 1879 but this date, given in Deppen Family History, appears to be questionable. According to the 1900 Census, Carrie's parents had been married 17 years and their eldest daughter "Callie" had been born May 1883. This means that Emma was only 16 when she married Henry in about 1883. For Carrie to have been born in 1879, her mother Emma would have been only about 12 or 13 years old at the time. Subsequent Census records support a birth date of around 1883 or 1884.^1,7
• She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.¹
• Some sources record that Carrie E. Schwalm was born in 1889, but this date, which appears in the Gratz History, is inconsistent with most other sources, except that the 1930 Census says that Carrie was 20 years old at the time of her marriage, which according to the 1900 Census occurred about 1899.^2,8
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Carrie and Clarence were living on East Market Street in Williamstown, Dauphin County, where Clarence was a blacksmith in coal mine. They had been married 1 year and had 1 child, a daughter Jennie M.⁶
• She married Clarence U. Kratzer on 16 April 1904, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,1,9,6,10
• At the time of the 1910 Census, Carrie and Clarence were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, in the following household: Clarence U. Kratzer, head, 36, married for the second time, a blacksmith operating his own shop; Carrie E., wife, 26, first one time, mother of 3 children, three of whom were surviving; Albert R., son, 3; Verna S., daughter; 5, Blanch M., daughter, 1 11/12; John Mc., son, 8; Jennie M., daughter, 11; Esta M., step-daughter, 9; and Lloyd Keiter, apprentice, 18. Because Carrie was the mother of only 3 of the 6 children listed, it is not exactly clear which were her children and which were likely Clarence's children from his first marriage.¹¹
• The 1920 Census for Gratz, Dauphin County, lists Carrie and Clarence in a household with 6 children: John, 18, a laborer in blacksmith shop; Verna, 15; Esta, 19, an employee in a shirt factory; Albert, 13; Blanche, 11; and Guy, 8. Clarence was the manager of a blacksmith shop.¹²
• In 1930, Carrie and Clarence were still in Gratz, where there were 3 children in their household: Guy, 19; Ralph, 7; and Esta, 26, single, seamstress in a shirt factory.⁹
• In 1940, Carrie was living in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Carrie E. Schwalm died on 6 March 1967, Myerstown, Lebanon County, PA, at age 87.¹³
• Death notice:
  Mrs. Carrie Kratzer
  Services for Mrs. Carrie E. Kratzer, 83, a former resident of Gratz, who died Monday at Myerstown Infirmarly, were held this afternoon at Gratz Evangelical Congregational Church. The Rev. C. B. Beans, her pastor, officiated.
  She is survived by three sons, John, of Elizabethville; Dr. Guy of Allentown and the Rev. A. R. Kratzer, superintendent of the Bird and Rodgers Memorial Home; two daughters, Mrs. Jennie Schultz of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Blanche Troutman of Reading; and a sister, Mrs. Harry Otto, of Hegins.
  Burial was in Union Cemcery, Gratz.
  Lykens Register, 09 Mar 1967, Thu, Page 7.¹³
  
• She was buried on 9 March 1967, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹³

• Father*: Charles Henry Schwalm¹ b. 18 Feb 1862, d. 3 Sep 1918
• Mother*: Emma Jane Deppen¹ b. 10 May 1867, d. 20 Dec 1931

Holden E. Schwalm^1,2

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Holden E. Schwalm is also referred to as Halden in some sources.^3,1
• He was born on 17 October 1884.^1,3,4
• He was the son of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.¹
• Holden E. Schwalm married Mary A. Umholtz, daughter of Josiah Umholtz and Mary Ritzman, on 9 September 1906, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,5,6
• Holden is listed in the 1910 Census, Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, in the following household: Holden Schwalm, head, 25, married 3 years, a blacksmith employed at a coal mine; Mame, wife, 26, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, both surviving; Homer, son, 3; and Elvin, son, 2.⁵
• In 1920 Census, Holden and his family were living in the Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, in the following household: Holden Schwalm, head, 35, blacksmith operating his own shop; Mary A., wife, 36; Homer C., son, 12; and Eldin R., son, 11.⁷
• By the time of the 1930 Census, Holden and his family were living in Millersburg, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, in the following household: Holden E. Schwalm, head, 45, blacksmith operating his own shop; Mary A., wife, 47; Homer C., son, 23, public school teacher; and Elvin R., son, 22, clerk in the power and light company office.²
• Holden E. Schwalm died on 2 February 1934, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 49.^1,3,8
• He was buried on 6 February 1934, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.⁸
• According to his death certificate, Holden was a blacksmith.⁸

• Father*: Charles Henry Schwalm¹ b. 18 Feb 1862, d. 3 Sep 1918
• Mother*: Emma Jane Deppen¹ b. 10 May 1867, d. 20 Dec 1931