Alvin Ray Williard1,2,3

M, #37496, b. 1 February 1912, d. 25 February 1976
  • Last Edited: 23 Jun 2026
  • Alvin Ray Williard was born on 1 February 1912, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Moses Alvin Williard and Catherine Irene Sitlinger.3
  • Alvin Ray Williard was baptized on 5 April 1912, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He married Mae L. Daniels circa 1928, PA.3
  • Alvin Ray Williard married Sarah Arlene Williard, daughter of Harvey McKinley Williard and Carrie Minerva Snyder, circa April 1941.4
  • Alvin Ray Williard married Sarah Arlene Williard, daughter of Harvey McKinley Williard and Carrie Minerva Snyder, on 12 April 1941, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,3
  • Alvin Ray Williard died on 25 February 1976, Dauphin County, PA, at age 64.1,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Driver Suffers Fatal Heart Attack, Crashes
    Alvin R. Williard, 64, of RD Lykens, died Wednesday afternoon of an apparent heart attack while driving his car on Route 25 east of Gratz.
    Police said Williard was driving west on Route 25, when he apparently suffered the attack. The car went out of control, ran off the road to the north side and traveled about 245 feet after leaving the highway. The vehicle came to rest on its roof in a field. The car was demolished, police said.
    Mr. Williard was a son of the late Moses and Katie Sitlinger Williard. He was born at RD Lykens Feb. 1, 1912. He was a member of Erdman Sportsmen's Club, the Gratz and Valley View Fire Companies and Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman.
    Surviving are his widow, the former Arlene Williard; a son Ronald, RD Klingerstown; five daughters, Mrs. Allen Shiro, Berrysburg; Mrs. Lynn Conrad, Valley View; Debra and Tammy, at home; Mrs. Kenneth Bixler, Reading; 16 grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Leon Straub, RD Lykens.
    Services will be held Saturday afternoon from the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, with Rev. Robert Eastlack of Klingerstown officiating. Interment will be, in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    Pottsville Republican, February 26, 1976, Page 2.5
  • He was buried on 28 February 1976, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,6,3

Child of Alvin Ray Williard and Mae L. Daniels

Children of Alvin Ray Williard and Sarah Arlene Williard

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 317. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 458. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  3. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "ASK LICENSE TO WED," The Daily Item, April 11, 1941, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 23, 2026).
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alvin R. Williard, Pottsville Republican, February 26, 1976, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 23, 2026).
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29940620/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Moses Alvin Williard1,2

M, #37500, b. 1889, d. 24 November 1953
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Moses Alvin Williard was born in 1889, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
  • He was the son of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
  • Moses Alvin Williard married Catherine Irene Sitlinger, daughter of George Edward Sitlinger and Sarah Louise Good, on 18 June 1910, Friedens Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, Moses and his wife "Katie" were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, where Moses was a farmer. Their household included: Moses A. Williard, head, 30; Katie, wife, 31; Alvin, son, 7; and Martha, daughter, 5.3
  • Moses Alvin Williard died on 24 November 1953, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.4,1,5
  • He was buried on 29 November 1953, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.4,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MOSES A. WILLIARD
    Moses A, Williard, age 64 years, died at his home in Lykens Township, near Gratz, Thursday. He had been in ill health for some time.
    Mr. Williard was a son of the late Jonathan and Myrah (Klinger) Williard and was a native of Lykens Township. He was a member of Klinger's Reformed Church at Erdman.
    Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Kate Sitlinger Williard, one son, Alvin, of Klingerstown; a daughter, Martha Troutman of Erdman; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Straub, Lykena R. D; Mrs. Catherine Minnich and Mrs. C. S. Buffington, of Gratz.
    Services were held from the residence Sunday afternoon, with further services in Klinger's Church. The pastor, Rev. R. J. Harrity officiated and interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church.
    Elizabethville Echo, 03 Dec 1953, Thu, Page 1.6

Children of Moses Alvin Williard and Catherine Irene Sitlinger

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 458. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1132.
  4. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 318. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  5. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 394. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Moses A. Williard, Elizabethville Echo, 03 Dec 1953, Thu, Page 1.