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Sarah Byerly¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2025

• Sarah Byerly is also referred to as Sarah Byerly in some sources.²
• She was born on 1 July 1852, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4,5
• She was the daughter of Samuel Byerly and Sarah Shaffer.²
• Sarah Byerly married Nathan Goodman circa 1884.^3,5
• Sarah Byerly died on 9 January 1931, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 78.^4,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  HEBE WOMAN EXPIRES AT AGE OF 78
  Mrs. Sarah Goodman, Widely Known Rural Resident, Passed Away Late Friday Afternoon at Home of Daughter
  Mrs. Sarah Goodman, well known and respected resident of Hebe, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Straub at that place a at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon from the effects of a complication of diseases incident to old age. Death occurred aftr an illness of several weeks duration.
  The deceased was 78 years old and had been a life long residnt of the district in and around Hebe.
  She leaves the fillowing children to mourn her passing: Durrell of Mandata, John of Trevorton, Mrs. William Starr of Urban, Mrs. Henry Adams of Hebe, Mrs. John Straub of Hebe, and Mrs. Mary Webber of Port Carbon. She also leaves one brother, John Bierly of Urban.
  Mrs. Goodman was a devout Christian woman and a faithful member of the Lutheran Church at Hebe, where funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Noll of Otto Station officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, January 12, 1931, Page 2.⁶
  
• She was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.⁷

• Father*: Samuel Byerly² b. 23 Dec 1811, d. 3 Jul 1887
• Mother*: Sarah Shaffer² b. 13 May 1812, d. 3 Sep 1900

Nathan Goodman¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2025

• Nathan Goodman was born on 18 May 1842.¹
• Some sources record that Nathan Goodman was born on 8 May 1841.²
• He married Sarah Byerly, daughter of Samuel Byerly and Sarah Shaffer, circa 1884.^3,4
• Nathan Goodman died on 22 November 1910, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.^2,5
• He was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.¹

Levi D. Holwig¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2014

• Levi D. Holwig was born in 1846.¹
• He married Mary Ella Heckert.²
• Levi D. Holwig died in 1894.¹
• He was buried at St. Peters Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹

Mary Ella Heckert¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jan 2014

• Mary Ella Heckert was born in 1854.¹
• She married Levi D. Holwig.¹

Theodore Shelly Bowen¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Theodore Shelly Bowen was born on 27 October 1893, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of James R. Bowen and Catherine D. Shelly.^2,3
• Theodore Shelly Bowen married Margaret E. Holwig, daughter of Monroe Harvey Holwig and Annie Elizabeth Klinger, on 19 July 1917, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Theodore Shelly Bowen died on 8 February 1929, North Whitehall, Lehigh County, PA, at age 35, in an autombile accident that also killed his passenger, his sister-in-law Myrtle Holwig Knell. A newspaper article reported:
  FORMER LYKENS LADY KILLED IN AUTO MISHAP
  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. George Knell, 33, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Holwig, 222 North Second street, this place, with the Rev. H. Fake, pastor-of the United Brethren church, officiating. Burial was in the Wiconisco cemetery.
  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Knell is survived by her husband, George Knell, of Schuylkill Haven, and a daughter, Margaret Knell.
  Mrs. Knell met death in an auto accident while accompanying her brother-in-law, Theodore Bowen, 35, who was also killed, while returning to the latter's home in Allentown from Schwenksville, accompanied by Robert Smith of Allentown, who was badly injured and is in the Allentown hospital.
  Bowen was instantly killed and Mrs. Knell died on the way to the hospital. The acicdent occurred when their car struck an icy stretch of road and skidded into a tree. Bowen was driving the machine. Bowen was married to Miss Margaret Holwig, a sister of Mrs. Knell. His wife died three years ago. He is survived by two daughters, Margaret and Myrtle Bowen.
  Funeral services were held for Bowen in Pottsville, Monday.
  The Standard (Lykens, PA), 15 Feb 1929, Fri, Page 1.^1,4
• He was buried at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: James R. Bowen² b. 19 Feb 1869, d. 19 Mar 1907
• Mother*: Catherine D. Shelly³ b. 30 Aug 1869, d. 24 May 1939

James R. Bowen¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2014

• James R. Bowen was born on 19 February 1869.¹
• He married Catherine D. Shelly in 1893, Trinity Episcopal Church, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• James R. Bowen died on 19 March 1907, at age 38.¹
• He was buried at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Catherine D. Shelly^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2014

• Catherine D. Shelly was born on 30 August 1869.^1,3
• She married James R. Bowen in 1893, Trinity Episcopal Church, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• Catherine D. Shelly died on 24 May 1939, at age 69.³
• She was buried at Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.³

Myrtle Ellen Bowen¹

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2017

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Myrtle Ellen Bowen was born on 5 May 1918, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Theodore Shelly Bowen and Margaret E. Holwig.¹
• Myrtle Ellen Bowen married Lawrence Edgar Hummel Sr., son of William Henry Hummel and Savilla Jane Lehr, on 8 October 1931, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.¹
• Myrtle Ellen Bowen died on 18 August 1984, Oxnard, Ventura County, CA, at age 66.¹
• She was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, CA.²

• Father*: Theodore Shelly Bowen¹ b. 27 Oct 1893, d. 8 Feb 1929
• Mother*: Margaret E. Holwig¹ b. 23 Apr 1897, d. 21 Jun 1925

Lawrence Edgar Hummel Sr.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Dec 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lawrence Edgar Hummel Sr. was born on 5 October 1913, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of William Henry Hummel and Savilla Jane Lehr.²
• Lawrence Edgar Hummel Sr. married Myrtle Ellen Bowen, daughter of Theodore Shelly Bowen and Margaret E. Holwig, on 8 October 1931, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.¹
• Newspaper article:
  News from the Service
  Aviation Cadet Lawrence E. Hummel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hummel of 4 William street, has completed training at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston, Texas, where he attended the U. S. Air Force Aircraft Observer School. Upon completion of the 28-week basic phase of training at Ellington, Cadet Hummel moves on to a specialized course of advanced training. After successfully completing the required instruction, he will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force and receive the silver wings of an aircraft observer.
  The Call (Schuylkill Haven, PA), 13 May 1954, Thu, Page 1.
  A few months later another article reported:
  2nd Lt. Lawrence E. Hummel Jr. who is stationed with the Air Force at Lowrey A.F.B., Denver, Colo., will celebrate his 21st birthday on Sunday. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Hummel, 4 William street.
  A 1951 graduate of Sch. Haven high school, he attended Franklin and Marshall college before entering the service.
  The Call (Schuylkill Haven, PA), 19 Aug 1954, Thu, Page 1.^3,4
• Lawrence Edgar Hummel Sr. died on 22 January 1976, St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS, at age 62.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lawrence E. Hummel
  Lawrence E. Hummel, 62, of 1922 S. Exposition St., Wichita, Kans., a native of Tower City, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, after a lengthy illness.
  Mr. Hummel was born Oct. 5, 1913 and was a son of the late William and Seville Leher Hummel. He was also a resident of Schuylkill Haven and the Harrisburg area before going to Kansas a year and a half ago because of his health.
  Surviving are his widow, the former Myrtle Bohn, formerly of Lykens; three sons, Larry and Robert, both of California; Lamar, Linglestown; a daughter, Mrs. Linda Duclos, Wichita; nine grandchildren; one brother, Ray of Tower City; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Reightler, Tower City, and Mrs. Anna Bohn, Carlisle.
  Services and burial were held Saturday in Wichita.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 24 Jan 1976, Sat, Page 2.⁶
  
• He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS.⁷

• Father*: William Henry Hummel² b. 12 Jul 1874, d. 25 Jun 1953
• Mother*: Savilla Jane Lehr² b. 28 Nov 1872, d. 6 Oct 1942

William Henry Hummel^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2014

• William Henry Hummel was born on 12 July 1874, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He married Savilla Jane Lehr.¹
• William Henry Hummel died on 25 June 1953, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 78.²
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²

Savilla Jane Lehr^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2014

• Savilla Jane Lehr was born on 28 November 1872, Carsonville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She married William Henry Hummel.¹
• Savilla Jane Lehr died on 6 October 1942, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.²
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²