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William L. Deppen¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2026

• William L. Deppen was born on 10 January 1882.¹
• He was the son of Alexander W. Deppen and Louisa Brosious.¹
• William L. Deppen married Emma Jane Schmeltz, daughter of Jacob Schmeltz and Barbara Hoffa.²
• William L. Deppen died on 2 August 1961, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  William L. Deppen
  DALMATIA - William L. Deppen, 79, of Dalmatia -R.D., died early Wednesday at the Harrisburg Hospital. He was a retired farmer.
  Mr. Deppen was a member of the County Line Evangelical United Brethren Church, Dalmatia R.D.
  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Emma Jane Deppen; five daughters, Mrs. Mark Adams, Dalmatia, Mrs. Melvin Troutman, Millersburg, Martha Snyder and Mrs. Ezra Landis, both of Hershey, and Mrs. Stanley Bailey, Millersburg; a son, Charles Deppen, Millersburg R.D; two sisters, John Schegel, Palmyra, and Mrs. Beulah Schaffer, Dauphin; two brothers, George Deppen, Dalmatia R.D., and Charlés Dèppen, Herndon R.D; 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.. at the funeral home, 512 Market St., Millersburg. The Rev. Thomas E. Baker, pastor of the Paxton Bible Church at Dalmatia, R.D., will officiate. Burial will be in the County Line Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.
  The Evening News, August 3, 1961, Page 13.³
  

• Father*: Alexander W. Deppen¹ b. 15 Apr 1857, d. 17 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Louisa Brosious¹ b. 28 Feb 1850, d. 12 Mar 1906

Emma Jane Schmeltz¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Johann Peter Klinger

• Emma Jane Schmeltz was born on 16 November 1882, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Jacob Schmeltz and Barbara Hoffa.
• Emma Jane Schmeltz married William L. Deppen, son of Alexander W. Deppen and Louisa Brosious.¹
• Emma Jane Schmeltz died on 30 November 1980, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA, at age 98.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Emma J. Deppen
  DALMATIA - Mrs. Emma J. Deppen, 98, Dalmatia RD, died Sunday in her home.
  Born Nov. 16, 1882, at Red Cross, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Barbara Hoffa Schmeltz.
  Mrs. Deppen was of the Protestant faith.
  She is survived by six children, Mrs. Mark Adams of Dalmatia, Mrs. Ada Troutman and Mrs. Stanley Bailey Sr., both of Millersburg, Mrs. Martha Snyder and Mrs. Ezra Landis, both of Hershey, and Charles of Dalmatia RD; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, by the Rev. J.E. McClain.
  Burial will be in Trinity United Methodist Cemetery, Dalmatia RD. Relatives and friends may call in the funeral home Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
  The Daily Item, December 1, 1980, Page 8.²
  
• She was buried at Evangelical United Brethren Church Cemetery, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.¹

• Father*: Jacob Schmeltz b. 16 Mar 1838, d. 5 Dec 1916
• Mother*: Barbara Hoffa b. 18 Apr 1851, d. 31 Jul 1944