Ada Regina Schwalm1

F, #20731, b. 18 December 1885, d. 14 December 1928
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • Ada Regina Schwalm was born on 18 December 1885, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.1
  • Ada Regina Schwalm married Elias S. Artz, son of Elias D. Artz and Mary Magdalena Schwalm, on 27 October 1901, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.1,4
  • Ada Regina Schwalm died on 14 December 1928, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 42.5,3
  • She was buried on 18 December 1928, at Saint Mark's United Brethren Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.5,3

Children of Ada Regina Schwalm and Elias S. Artz

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate number 125608. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S291] Glenn P. Schwalm, Philip A. Rice and Jodi A. Germani, compilers, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Records - Part One (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1991), p. 40. Hereinafter cited as St. Andrew's Records - I.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175925186/ada-r-artz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Emma A. Schwalm1

F, #20732, b. 15 August 1890, d. 16 April 1970
  • Last Edited: 14 Mar 2019
  • Emma A. Schwalm was born on 15 August 1890.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.1
  • Emma A. Schwalm married Harry A. Hepler.1
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Emma and Harry Hepler were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Harry was a coal miner. Emma and Harry's household included 2 children -- Ida H. and Austin E.4
  • In 1930, Emma and Harry were living in Brigantine, NJ, where Harry worked for the city. Emma and Harry had been married when Emma was 18. Their household included Ida H., who was single and a waitress in a restaurant, and Austin E., who was an operator at oil station. They also had a roomer, John Josephson, who was a hardwood floor polisher.5
  • In 1940, Emma and Harry were residing in Pleasantville, NJ.1
  • Emma A. Schwalm died on 16 April 1970, at age 79.3,6
  • She was buried at Zion Cemetery, Bargaintown, Atlantic County, NJ.6

Children of Emma A. Schwalm and Harry A. Hepler

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  3. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, SSN:     153-42-2786; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, PA; Roll: T625_1650; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 121.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Brigantine, Atlantic County, NJ; Roll: 1309; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 392.0.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17832457. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Elsie Mae Schwalm

F, #20733, b. 21 October 1887, d. 3 September 1963
  • Last Edited: 14 Mar 2019
  • Elsie Mae Schwalm was born on 21 October 1887, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.1
  • Elsie Mae Schwalm lived in Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She died on 3 September 1963, Ashland State Hospital, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 75.3
  • She was buried on 7 September 1963, at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.3,4

Child of Elsie Mae Schwalm and Ben Koppenhaver

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 093525-63; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51649145/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Minnie Mary Schwalm1

F, #20734, b. 19 March 1889, d. 6 October 1958
  • Last Edited: 20 Nov 2020
  • Minnie Mary Schwalm was born on 19 March 1889, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.3,4
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.2
  • Minnie Mary Schwalm married Edwin Samuel Klinger, son of Samuel Klinger and Mary Coleman, circa 1906.2,5
  • At the time of the 1910 Census, Minnie and "Edwin" were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Edwin was a coal miner. They had been married 4 years, and had given birth to 2 children, 1 of whom was then surviving. Their household included their son Allen.5
  • The 1920 Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, lists the following household: Edwin S. Klinger, head, age 32; Minnie M., wife, 30; Mabel V., daughter, 9; and Allen E., son, 10.6
  • In 1940, Minnie and Edwin were living in Sacramento, Schuylkill County.2
  • Minnie Mary Schwalm died on 6 October 1958, A.C. Milliken Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Minnie Klinger, 69, Schuylkill Native
    Mrs. Minnie M. Klinger, 69, died in a Pottsville hospital Monday. A native of Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, she bad resided in Pottsville for the past six years, living at Fearnot prior to that time.
    Mrs. Klinger was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Emma Deppen Schwalm, and was born March 19, 1889. She was the widow of Edwin S. Klinger. A daughter also preceded her in death.
    Surviving are a son, Allen, Miami, Fla; a daughter, Mrs. El mer Wagner, Pottsville; two grandchildren; five sisters. Mrs. Carrie Kratzer, Gratz; Mrs. Benjamin Koppenhaver, Spring Glen; Mrs. Harry Hepler, Pleasantville, N.J; Mrs. Harry Otto, Hegins, and Mrs. Jennie Miller, Hegins R.D.
    Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from God's Missionary Church, Pillow, with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. Rev. Truman Wise will officiate, assisted by Rev. Russell Wise, Christ Evangelical Congregational Church, Pottsville.
    Friends may call at the Martin S. Reed funeral home, Pillow, Friday evening.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 09 Oct 1958, Thu, Page 4.7
  • She was buried on 11 October 1958, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.4,8

Children of Minnie Mary Schwalm and Edwin Samuel Klinger

Citations

  1. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, PA; Roll: 2145; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 289.0.
  2. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 96019; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S199] 1910 Census , Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, PA; Roll: T624_1417; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 138.
  6. [S192] 1920 US Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, PA; Roll: T625_1650; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 130.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Minnie M. Klinger, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 09 Oct 1958, Thu, Page 4.
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103654382/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Jennie M. Schwalm1

F, #20735, b. June 1895, d. 18 February 1965
  • Last Edited: 14 Mar 2019
  • Jennie M. Schwalm was born in June 1895.3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.2
  • Jennie M. Schwalm married Nolan Edward Miller, son of Gabriel Miller and Maria Anna Klinger, circa 1916.2,4,5
  • The 1920 Census lists Jennie and Nolen Miller were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Nolen was a hard coal miner. They had one son James D.1
  • In 1930, Jennie and Nolen Miller were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Nolen was a coal miner. They had been married about 14 years. They had one son James D.4
  • Jennie M. Schwalm lived in Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • She died on 18 February 1965, at age 69.5,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. JENNIE M. MILLER
    MARYSVILLE -- Mrs. Jennie Margaret Miller, 69, widow of Nolan E. Miller of Spring Glen, died Thursday, Feb. 18, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Straub, 613 Front street.
    Mrs. Miller was a native of Hubley Township, Schuylkill County. She was a member of the Spring Glen Evangelical United Brethren Church.
    Survivors include, in addition to her son, three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Kratzer, Myerstown, Mrs. Harry Hepler, Pleasantoille, N. J., and Mrs. Harry Otto, Hegins.
    Services were held Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Spring Glen EUB Church. Her pastor, the Rev. L. R. Helt, officiated. Burial was in the Union Cemetery, Gratz.
    The Perry County Times (New Bloomfield, PA), 25 Feb 1965, Thu, Page 12.6
  • She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.7

Child of Jennie M. Schwalm and Nolan Edward Miller

  • James D. Miller2

Citations

  1. [S192] 1920 US Census, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1650; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 125.
  2. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, PA; Roll: 2145; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 281.0.
  5. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 39151; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Jennie M. Miller, The Perry County Times (New Bloomfield, PA), 25 Feb 1965, Thu, Page 12.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136224851/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Ida Esta Schwalm1

F, #20736, b. circa 7 July 1898, d. 2 October 1936
  • Last Edited: 29 Mar 2020
  • Ida Esta Schwalm is also referred to as Ida Esther Schwalm in some sources.3
  • She was born circa 7 July 1898, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.4,1
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.2
  • Ida Esta Schwalm married Ira Calmon Koppenhaver, son of Calvin Oscar Koppenhaver and Sarah L. Heberling, on 10 May 1919, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.5
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Ida and her husband Ira were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Ira was working as a brakeman on the railroad. They had one daughter, "Rubie C."6
  • The 1930 Census for Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, lists the following household: Ira C. Koppenhaver, 35, coal miner; Ida E., wife, 31; "Ruby K.," 10; Ira E., 9; Warren L., 6; Calvin C., 5; Ernest H., 4 3/12; Arlene M., 3; Daniel M., 1 7/12; and Anna L., 3/12.7
  • Ida Esta Schwalm died on 2 October 1936, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.2,1,8
  • She was buried on 7 October 1936, at U.B. Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. IDA KOPPENHAVER
    Mrs. Ida E. Koppenhaver, age 38 years, died at her home in Spring Glen, Friday night. She was a native of Hubley Township, daughter of the late C. Henry Schwalm, and was a member of the United Brethren Church.
    Survivors are her husband, Ira C. Koppenhaver, and the following children: Mary, Anna, Arlene, Ceylon, Daniel, Ernest, Calvin, Warren, Ira Jr. Other survivors are six sisters: Mrs. Harry Hepler, Pleasant-ville, New Jersey; Mrs. Harry Otto, Hegins; Mrs. Nolan Miller and Mrs. Benjamin Koppenhaver, Spring Glen; Mrs. Edward Singer, Sacramento and Mrs. C. Kratzer, Gratz.
    Funeral services were held Wednesday morning and interment was made in the Spring Glen cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 08 Oct 1936, Thu, Page 1.9

Children of Ida Esta Schwalm and Ira Calmon Koppenhaver

Citations

  1. [S752] Phillip A Rice, compiler, Death and Burial Records of the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home Valley View, PA (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 2006), p. 13. Hereinafter cited as Buffington-Reed Funeral Home Records.
  2. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 96677; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  5. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, compiler, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Records - Part Two (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1991), p. 140. Hereinafter cited as St. Andrew's Records - II.
  6. [S192] 1920 US Census, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 122.
  7. [S186] 1930 US Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill Countyl, PA; Roll: 2145; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 281.0.
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  9. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ida E. Koppenhaver, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 08 Oct 1936, Thu, Page 1.
  10. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 55.
  11. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 56.
  12. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 57.
  13. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 58.
  14. [S290] Glenn P. Schwalm, St. Andrew's Records - II, p. 59.

Mabel V. Schwalm1

F, #20737, b. 20 November 1893, d. 29 March 1967
  • Last Edited: 20 Nov 2020
  • Mabel V. Schwalm was born on 20 November 1893, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen.1
  • Mabel V. Schwalm married Harry Emerson Otto, son of Aaron Otto and Rebecca Bressler, circa 1913.1,4
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Mabel and Harry Otto were living in the town of Fountain, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Harry was a farmer. They had been married about 17 years. Their household included 2 children -- Aaron H., Clarence S. -- and a boarder, Ida S. Bair.4
  • In 1940, Mabel and Harry were living in Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.5
  • Mabel V. Schwalm died on 29 March 1967, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 73.6,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Harry Otto
    Mrs. Mabel V. Otto, 73, wife or Harry Otto, 1046 E. Main St., Hegins, died Wednesday afternoon at her home.
    Born in Hubley Township, Nov. 20, 1893, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Emma Deppen Schwalm.
    Mrs. Otto was a member of EUB Church, Saramento.
    Surviving in addition to her husband ere two sons, Aaron, Baltimore, Md; Clarence, Tower City; one sister, Mrs. Emma Hepler, Linwood, N.J; also four grandchildren.
    Funeral Saturday afternoon from Miller Funeral Home, Val ley View. The Rev. Lloyd Helt of Star Route, Sacramento, will officiate. Interment in Church of God Cemetery, Valley View.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Mar 1967, Thu, Page 20.3
  • She was buried at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.6

Children of Mabel V. Schwalm and Harry Emerson Otto

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1483; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mabel V. Otto, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Mar 1967, Thu, Page 20.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Fountain, Hegins Twp., Schuylkill County, PA; Roll: 2145; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 207.0.
  5. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Deppen Family History, p. 68.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177849646/mabel-otto. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Clarence U. Kratzer1

M, #20738, b. 10 March 1869, d. 13 November 1957
  • Last Edited: 14 Mar 2019
  • Clarence U. Kratzer was born on 10 March 1869.1
  • He was born on 22 June 1874, Uniontown, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He married Carrie M. Kembel on 13 October 1898.2
  • Clarence U. Kratzer married Carrie E. Schwalm, daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen, on 16 April 1904, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.2,1,4,5,6
  • Clarence U. Kratzer died on 13 November 1957, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 88.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Clarence Kratzer, 83, Dies At Eiizabethville
    Rev. Albert Kratzer, Myerstown, is a surviving son of Clarence U. Kratzer, 83, who died Wednesday in a convalescent home in Elizabethville. Kratzer was a blacksmith in Gratz for more than 50 years.
    He was a member of the Evangelical Congregational Church in Gratz, and was superintendent of the Sunday School.
    Additional survivors are his wife, Mrs. Carrie E. (Schwalm) Kratzer; three other sons, two daughters, two sisters, ten grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
    Lebanon Daily News, 15 Nov 1957, Fri, Page 2.7
  • He was buried on 17 November 1957, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of Clarence U. Kratzer and Carrie M. Kembel

  • Jennie May Kratzer2 b. 13 Mar 1899
  • Esther Kratzer1
  • John William McKinley Kratzer2

Children of Clarence U. Kratzer and Carrie E. Schwalm

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 657. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 100533; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: 2026; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 14.0.
  5. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T623 1404; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 110.
  6. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Clarence Kratzer. Lebanon Daily News, 15 Nov 1957, Fri, Page 2.

Verna S. Kratzer1

F, #20740, b. 29 November 1904, d. 1924
  • Last Edited: 25 Nov 2006

Child of Verna S. Kratzer and Allen Schofstahl

  • Jean Schofstahl1

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.

Albert Roosevelt Kratzer1,2

M, #20743, b. 26 August 1906, d. 21 January 1992
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 657. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Violet Starr1

F, #20744, d. before 1940
  • Last Edited: 21 Nov 2005

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.

William P. Troutman1

M, #20747, b. 10 October 1903, d. 1969
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2006
  • William P. Troutman was born on 10 October 1903.1
  • He died in 1969.2

Children of William P. Troutman and Blanche Margaret Kratzer

  • Charlotte Troutman1
  • Anna Troutman1
  • William Troutman Jr.1

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 657. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Guy Livingston Kratzer1,2

M, #20751, b. 24 April 1911, d. 18 March 1994
  • Last Edited: 14 Mar 2019
  • Guy Livingston Kratzer was born on 24 April 1911.1
  • He was the son of Clarence U. Kratzer and Carrie E. Schwalm.1
  • Guy Livingston Kratzer died on 18 March 1994, Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 82.2,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Dr. Guy L Kratzer, 82; was Allentown proctologist since 1946
    Dr. Guy L. Kratzer, 82, of 1447 Hamilton St., Allentown, died Friday in Sacred Heart Hospital. He was the husband of Kathryn H. (Miller) Kratzer. They were married 54 years in January.
    He was a proctologist in Allentown, practicing at 1447 Hamilton St. for many years. Before that, he had an office at 12th and Hamilton streets, where he opened his practice in 1946.
    He received a pre-medical degree from Muhlenberg College and, in 1935, earned a medical degree from Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia. He worked in general practice, serving his internship at Harrisburg General Hospital.
    He earned a masters degree in proctology from the Mayo Clinic at the University of Minnesota, Rochester, Minn., in 1945, where he served a four-and-a-half year fellowship. Before opening his practice in Allentown, he worked for five years of general practice in New Ringgold and was on the surgical staff of Pottsville Hospital.
    Born in Gratz, Dauphin County, he was a son of the late Clarence U. and Carrie E. (Schwann) Kratzer.
    He was a member of Seibert Evangelical Congregational Church, Allentown.
    Kratzer was a past vice president and president of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. He was past president of the Lehigh Valley Unit of the American Cancer Society and was a former board member of the local chapter.
    He was past president of the Lehigh County Medical Society; the Lehigh County Society of the American Medical Association, and the Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
    Until 1981, he was a consultant and clinical professor of surgery at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. He was also a consultant to the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, Allentown.
    He was past chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had consulting staff privileges at Lehigh Valley Hospital Salisbury Township and Allentown, and at Good Samaritan Hospital Pottsville.
    Kratzer was on the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine and the state medical licensing board. He was the first Lehigh County resident to serve a four-year term on the board of medical education and licensure.
    He became a member of the Commission on Cancer of the Pennsylvania Medical Society in 1962. In addition, he was a diplomate of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
    Kratzer was a past director of the Allentown Chamber of Commerce and was chairman of its Forward Allentown Medical Committee in 1963.
    In 1992, he was one of several physicians honored for 25-49 years of service to Lehigh Valley Hospital. In 1966, he was one of three men honored for work for the American Cancer Society, and in 1947 he was honored as an associate by the United States chapter of the International College of Surgeons.
    Survivors: Wife and son, Guy M. of Allentown.
    Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton streets, Allentown. Call 9-10 a.m. Wednesday.
    The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 20 Mar 1994, Sun, Page 33.3

Child of Guy Livingston Kratzer and Kathryn H. Miller

  • Guy M. Kratzer2

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 657. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Dr. Guy L. Kratzer, The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 20 Mar 1994, Sun, Page 33.

Ralph Henry Kratzer1,2

M, #20752, b. 17 July 1921, d. 12 May 1964
  • Last Edited: 18 Aug 2007
  • Ralph Henry Kratzer was born on 17 July 1921.1
  • He was the son of Clarence U. Kratzer and Carrie E. Schwalm.1
  • Ralph was a blacksmith in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Ralph Henry Kratzer lived in Gratz, PA.1
  • He died on 12 May 1964, CA at age 42.2

Child of Ralph Henry Kratzer and Una E. Burns

  • Chris Kratzer2

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 657. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.

Mary A. Umholtz1

F, #20753, b. circa 1884
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Children of Mary A. Umholtz and Holden E. Schwalm

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021176; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 629.
  4. [S186] 1930 US Census, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: 2027; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 1065.0.

Homer Castle Schwalm1,2,3

M, #20754, b. 10 January 1907
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • Homer Castle Schwalm was born on 10 January 1907, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,3
  • He was the son of Holden E. Schwalm and Mary A. Umholtz.1
  • At the time of the 1940 Census, both Homer and his brother Elvin were inmates at the Pennsylvania State Hospital, then known as the State Hospital for the Insane, in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA.5

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: 2027; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 1065.0.
  3. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), File number 3370, Dauphin County, PA. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 629.
  5. [S941] 1940 US Census, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03485; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 22-123A.

Elvin R. Schwalm1,2

M, #20755, b. 20 March 1908, d. 19 March 1958
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • Elvin R. Schwalm is also referred to as Edwin and Eldin in some sources.3,1
  • He was born on 20 March 1908, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.3,4
  • He was the son of Holden E. Schwalm and Mary A. Umholtz.1
  • Elvin R. Schwalm died on 19 March 1958, Harrisburg State Hospital, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 49.4
  • He was buried on 24 March 1958, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Elvin never married.4

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: 2027; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 1065.0.
  3. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, PA; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 629.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate number 24209. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.

Elias S. Artz1

M, #20756, b. 21 April 1885, d. 22 November 1970
  • Last Edited: 8 Feb 2019
  • Elias S. Artz was born on 21 April 1885.3,2
  • He was the son of Elias D. Artz and Mary Magdalena Schwalm.2
  • Elias S. Artz was baptized on 1 November 1885, Saint Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • He was baptized on 1 November 1885, St. Mathhew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • He married Ada Regina Schwalm, daughter of Charles Henry Schwalm and Emma Jane Deppen, on 27 October 1901, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.1,5
  • Elias S. Artz died on 22 November 1970, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.3,6,7
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Elias Artz, 85, Millersburg
    Elias Artz, 85, of Millersburg, died Sunday at his home. He was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church and the Junior Order United American Mechanics Lodge, both of Spring Glen.
    Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jenney M. Artz; three sons, Lawrence, Schuylkill Haven; Clarence, Pottsville; and Lester, Marlton, N. J; a step-daughter, Mrs. Edmund Davis, Harrisburg; and three sisters, Mrs. Meda Markley [Markel], Shrewsbury; Mrs. Paul Fauth, Bradley, Calif., and Mrs Elizabeth Byers, Millersburg.
    Services will be held Wednes day at 11 a.m. from the funeral home at 512 Market St., Millersburg. Rev. Ernest P. Leer will officiate and burial will be made in St. Mark's United Methodist Cemetery.
    Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 23 Nov 1970, Mon, Page 5.7
  • He was buried at Saint Mark's United Brethren Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Children of Elias S. Artz and Ada Regina Schwalm

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175925173/elias-artz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S932] Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, online www.ancestry.com, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S291] Glenn P. Schwalm, Philip A. Rice and Jodi A. Germani, compilers, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Records - Part One (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1991), p. 40. Hereinafter cited as St. Andrew's Records - I.
  6. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elias Artz; The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 23 Nov 1970, Mon, Page 5.

Lawrence Henry Artz1

M, #20758, b. 13 March 1902, d. 21 January 1983
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2023
  • Lawrence Henry Artz was born on 13 March 1902, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • He was the son of Elias S. Artz and Ada Regina Schwalm.1
  • Lawrence Henry Artz was baptized on 8 June 1902, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.2,4
  • He married Hannah Kimmel, daughter of Monroe Kimmel and Catherine L. Dengler.1
  • Lawrence Henry Artz died on 21 January 1983, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 80.5,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Lawrence H. Artz
    Lawrence H. Artz, 80, of Schuylkill Haven area, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, where he had been a patient the past week. He had been ill several years.
    Born in Hegins, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elias Artz. Formerly of Pottsville, he lived in Wayne Township since 1965.
    He was a miner for many years prior to retiring.
    Mr. Artz served in the Army during World War and was a member of FOP.
    His wife, the former Hannah Kimmel, died in 1980.
    Surviving are two sons, Ernest, Schuylkill Haven, and Mahlon, Nashua, N.H; a daughter, Linda, wife of John Robinson, Vienna, two brothers, Clarence, Frackville, and Lester, Vincentown, N.J; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
    Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Detweiler-Stabingas Funeral Home, Schuylkill Haven. Interment will be in'Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven.
    Pottsville Republican, January 22, 1983, Page 2.3
  • He was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.5

Children of Lawrence Henry Artz and Hannah Kimmel

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Lawrence H. Artz, Pottsville Republican, January 22, 1983, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 21, 2023).
  4. [S291] Glenn P. Schwalm, Philip A. Rice and Jodi A. Germani, compilers, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Records - Part One (Apollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1991), p. 21. Hereinafter cited as St. Andrew's Records - I.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92925016. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S504] Artz, Mahlon R., Obituary, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA, August 7, 2007. Hereinafter cited as Mahlon R. Artz Obituary.

Hannah Kimmel1

F, #20759, b. 26 September 1908, d. December 1978
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018

Children of Hannah Kimmel and Lawrence Henry Artz

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92924920/hannah-k-artz. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S504] Artz, Mahlon R., Obituary, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA, August 7, 2007. Hereinafter cited as Mahlon R. Artz Obituary.

Ernest Roland Artz1

M, #20760, b. 17 May 1928, d. 19 June 2023
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2023
  • Ernest Roland Artz was born on 17 May 1928, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Lawrence Henry Artz and Hannah Kimmel.1
  • Ernest Roland Artz died on 19 June 2023, Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 95.2
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Ernest Roland Artz
    May 17, 1928 ~ June 19, 2023 (age 95)
    Ernest Roland Artz, 95, of Long Run Drive, Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday, June 19th, at Geisinger St. Luke's Orwigsburg, with his daughter by his side.
    Ernest was born in Hegins on May 17, 1928, a son of the late Hannah (Kimmel) and Lawrence Artz.
    He graduated from Pottsville High School in 1946. Following high school graduation, he was employed as a truck driver.
    From 1950-1953 he served in the Air Force where he fought in the Korean War. In the war, he was a Gunner in the 17th Bomb Wing out of P’ohang, Korea and he was in control of all the weaponry in a Douglas B-26 Invader. After his time in the Air Force, he continued to be a life- long pilot.
    Following an honorable discharge from the Air Force, Ernest drove for Interstate Transportation/System for 27 years and was recognized for driving over a million miles with no accidents.
    Upon the closing of Interstate Transportation, Ernest was able to pursue his lifelong passion for aviation and earned his airplane mechanic and inspector's license. He then opened his own airplane inspection and repair business, A to Z Air Service, located at Farmers Pride Airport in Fredericksburg, PA. Ernest frequently shared his love of flying, and would gladly take people for rides in his plane. He was proud of the fact that he helped several young people learn to fly , and that they later went on to become pilots in the Air Force or airline pilots.
    In 2004 at the age of 80, Ernest received the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot award for his technical expertise and practicing safe flight operations continuously for 50 or more years during his aviation career. He was well respected in the aviation community for his mechanical skills, and aviation knowledge. Ernest was also a member of the Quiet Birdmen.
    Ernest celebrated his 90th birthday by soloing his plane and continued to fly for several more years.
    Ernest is survived by a daughter Connie Koch, wife of Terry; granddaughter Laura Rice, wife of Ken; grandson Warren Koch, husband of Ricki, two great-granddaughters Reagan Rice and Hannah Koch as well as his sister Linda Robinson, nieces and nephews.
    He was preceded in death by his daughter Jacque Artz in 1971 and his brother Mahlon Artz in 2007.
    The family would like to thank the staff at Luther Ridge and acknowledge the excellent care he received at Green Valley Skilled Nursing Facility.The family would also like to thank the Farmers Pride Airport pilots and their families for their life-long friendships with Ernest.
    In leu of flowers, Ernest would have wanted donations be made to The Wounded Warrior Project or to St. Judes’s Children’s hospital.
    Hamilton-Breiner Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. Orwigsburg, has been entrusted with the arrangements.3

Children of Ernest Roland Artz and Barbara G. Walls

Citations

  1. [S299] E. E Deppen and M. L. Deppen, Counting Kindred of Christian Deppen and History of Christian Ruchty (Original edition, Sinking Spring, PA; Reprint Lykens, PA: Ray J. Deppen, 1940, reprinted 1983), p. 67. Hereinafter cited as Deppen Family History.
  2. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Ernest Roland Artz, Hamilton-Breiner Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. Orwigsburg, PA; https://www.orwigsburgfuneral.com/obituary/Ernest-Artz