James D. Schlegel1

M, #64150, b. 6 November 1870, d. 16 December 1954
  • Last Edited: 30 Dec 2022
  • James D. Schlegel was born on 6 November 1870, Klingerstown RD1, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Samuel Schlegel and Anna Bohner.2
  • James D. Schlegel married Lizzie Peiffer.4
  • James D. Schlegel died on 16 December 1954, Ashland State Hospital, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 84 as a result of injuires, including three fractured ribs, sustained in a fall at his home.3,5,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Klingerstown Man Dies in Hospital
    James D. Schlegel, 84, Klingerstown, died in Ashland Hospital, wrere he was a patient since last Sunday.
    A lifelong resident of KlingerstoJames D. Schlegeln, Mr. Schlegel was born November 6, 1870, and was a son of the late Samuel and Anna (Bonner) Schlegel. He was a retired farmer. His wife, Lizzie (Peiffer) Schlegel, died in 1952.
    Surviving are the following children: Allen, John, Jacob and Samuel Schlegel, Valley View; Roy, Herndon R. D; Carl, Tower City; Mrs. Stella Wiest and Mrs. Harry A. Davis, Klingerstown, and Mrs. Clyde Minnich and Mrs. Raymond Seiger, Donaldson. Forty-three grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Katie Snyder, Rebuck, and two brothers, Charles, of Lititz, and William, of Pillow, survive, also.
    Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 in Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown R. D. Rev. Paul Billow, Urban, will officiate. Burial will be in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Hebe. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home tomorrow evening.
    Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 18 Dec 1954, Sat, Page 3.2
  • He was buried on 20 December 1954, at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.5

Children of James D. Schlegel and Lizzie Peiffer

Citations

  1. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1449; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1241449.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for James D. Schlegel, Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 18 Dec 1954, Sat, Page 3.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 106989 (1954); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40379911/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for James D. Schlegel, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 Dec 1954, Fri, Page 6.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Allen R. Schlegel, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 01 Jun 1987, Mon, Page 2.
  8. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29996135/hattie-davis
  9. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Jacob O. Schlegel, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 Jan 1990, Thu, Page 3.
  10. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Lizzie Peiffer1

F, #64151, b. 11 March 1877, d. 24 May 1952
  • Last Edited: 30 Dec 2022
  • Lizzie Peiffer is also referred to as Elizabeth Alice Peiffer in some sources.2
  • She was born on 11 March 1877.2
  • She married James D. Schlegel, son of Samuel Schlegel and Anna Bohner.2
  • Lizzie Peiffer died on 24 May 1952, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 75.2

Children of Lizzie Peiffer and James D. Schlegel

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Jacob O. Schlegel, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 Jan 1990, Thu, Page 3.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Allen R. Schlegel, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 01 Jun 1987, Mon, Page 2.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29996135/hattie-davis. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Charles J. Hoffman1

M, #64156
  • Last Edited: 22 Sep 2020

Child of Charles J. Hoffman and Ruth E. Hovenstine

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Kimber R. Hoffman, September 19, 2020, Daily Item (Sunbuty, PA), online: https://obituaries.dailyitem.com/obituary/…

Ruth E. Hovenstine1

F, #64157
  • Last Edited: 22 Sep 2020

Child of Ruth E. Hovenstine and Charles J. Hoffman

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Kimber R. Hoffman, September 19, 2020, Daily Item (Sunbuty, PA), online: https://obituaries.dailyitem.com/obituary/…