Frederick Penn Leitzel1

M, #30883, b. 16 May 1868, d. 5 November 1939
  • Last Edited: 20 Jan 2024
  • Frederick Penn Leitzel was born on 16 May 1868, Powell's Valley, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Solomon Leitzel and Hannah A. Buffington.1,2
  • Frederick Penn Leitzel married Mary Catherine Hoffman, daughter of Joseph Ritner Hoffman and Mary Kern Bordner, on 10 September 1889, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Frederick Penn Leitzel died on 5 November 1939, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.2,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    FREDERICK P. LEITZEL
    Funeral services for Frederick P. Leitzel, 71, who died at the home of his son Charles H. Leitzel, near Millersburg, will be held at the home of his son Wednesday at 2 p. m., conducted by the Rev. Samuel T. Dundore of the Hebron United Brethren Church, Millersburg, of which he was a member. Burial will be in the Long's Cemetery, near Halifax.
    He is survived by eight sons, Alvin A., Sparrows Point, Md; Merrill A., Lemoyne; Charles H., Fred P., Clarence E., Leroy E., How ard T., Millenrburg; Frank M., Halifax; two daughters, Mrs. Norwood Zimmerman, Elizabethville; Mrs. John Snyder, Rife; six sisters, Mrs. Ida Paul, Lykens; Mrs. Charles Gonder, Mrs. Annie Yerges, Elizabethville; Mrs. Sallie Gonder, Mrs. Mary Fishel, Millersburg, and Mrs. Jacob Crothermal, Sunbury, one Brother Solomon Leitzel, Millersburg; twenty-nine Grandchildren and one great grandchild.
    Friends may call at the Charles Leitzel home Tuesday evening.
    Harrisburg Telegraph, November 6, 1939, Page 2.3
  • He was buried on 8 November 1939, at St. Peter's (Long's) Church Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Frederick Penn Leitzel and Mary Catherine Hoffman

  • William C. Leitzel4 b. 24 Mar 1890, d. 6 Jan 1923
  • Alvin Alfred Leitzel1 b. 27 Jun 1891, d. 8 Apr 1972
  • Clara May Leitzel1 b. 1892, d. 6 Feb 1968
  • Merrill Arthur Leitzel1 b. 6 May 1894, d. 25 Aug 1973
  • Minnie Emona Leitzel1 b. 21 Feb 1896, d. 31 Mar 1900
  • Charles Henry Leitzel1 b. 28 Jul 1897, d. 6 Dec 1965
  • Mary Anna Leitzel1 b. 12 Nov 1899, d. 3 Jun 1959
  • Frederick Penn Leitzel Jr1 b. 17 Jan 1903, d. 29 Jun 1993
  • Clarence Elmer Leitzel+1,5 b. 17 Jan 1903, d. 20 Jun 1969
  • Franklin Mervin Leitzel1 b. 28 Feb 1905, d. 19 Feb 1967
  • Leroy Edward Leitzel1 b. 23 Jun 1907, d. 5 Oct 2001
  • Howard Taft Leitzel1 b. 6 Nov 1908, d. 6 Aug 1973

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 97614 (1939); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Frederick P. Leitzel, Harrisburg Telegraph, November 6, 1939, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed January 20, 2024).
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73024414/…