Settlers XXXII: Descendants of
Jacob Kester and Katherine Knubaharin
June 2003
Richard Hunsingerrhunsi2@ptd.net
John Blairjblair77@btopenworld.com
Linda Crawfordringdale@hotmail.com
Carol Brotzmanbrotzmans@epix.net
Bob Sweeneybobs@chall.com
1.
Jacob1 Kester, born 22 May 1784 in , Northampton,
Pennsylvania; died 30 Mar 1873 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Katherine (Knubaharin) Kester,
born 1791; died 10 Dec 1857 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
Notes
for Jacob Kester
According to George Streby's History of
Cherry Township (1903), Jacob Kester was probably the first man to permanently
settle in the township. Family tradition holds that he and his wife, whose
maiden name was Katherine Knubaharin, came from Berwick (Columbia County, Pennsylvania.)
to Cherry township in 1813 on the first Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike, and
settled on lands now owned by Charles Bahr and Benjamin Kester. This is fully
borne out by some of the early settlers who have said that Mr. Kester had a
large farm cleared and fruit trees of considerable size growing thereon when
they came to this section. To them were born two daughters, Eliza and Sarah,
who married John and William Hartzig, respectively, and two sons, Joseph and
Charles. To this date it has been difficult to discern Jacob's parentage, as
records in Lehigh County where he was born indicate there were several Jacob
Kesters residing there around the same time.
Notes
for Katherine Knubaharin
This name has not been documented anywhere
other that in George Streby’s History of Cherry Township. With this spelling it
is not even considered a legitimate German name and is not found elsewhere
among Pennsylvania German immigrants. German speaking peoples often put the
suffix "in" after a name to denote a female and the name might
originally have been Neuber, a very common name in Germany and also found in
many Pennsylvania counties, including Sullivan and Bradford. Katherine Neuber +
in could conceivably been transmogrified into K. Neuberin, Knubarin and
ultimately Knubaharin, but that remains to be discovered and proven.
NOTE
to the EIGHTH GENERATION and those beyond: A point to ponder.
Only two of the nearly one thousand of
Jacob Kester's descendants listed herein have been named for him. They were
Jacob L. Bahr in the nineteenth century and Jacob J. Karge in the twentieth. Jacob,
a Hebrew name meaning supplanter (one who takes the place of another through
force or strategy) is one of the great names of history, a person about whom a
multitude of traditions have gathered, dating back to 2000 B.C. It occurs among
the writings of Hammurabi as Yakibula. As recorded in the Book of Genesis Jacob
was the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham His twelve sons gave rise to
the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Jacob was the most popular name given to boy
babies in 2001 and 2002. Wouldn't it be nice to honor your
great-great-great-great-great grandfather by bringing this fine name back into
the family?
Children of Jacob Kester and Katherine
Knubaharin were as follows:
+ 2 i Joseph2 Kester,
born 18 Oct 1809; died 13 Sep 1878 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Catharine (Miller) Kester.
+ 3 ii Sarah2 Kester,
born 29 Apr 1813 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 27 Jun 1874 in Cherry,
Sullivan. Pennsylvania; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. She married William
Hartzig Sr.
+ 4 iii Elizabeth2 Kester,
born 8 Aug 1816 in Cherry, Sullivan. Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1860; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married John Hartzig.
5 iv Charles ("Carl")2 Kester,
born 11 May 1820; died 17 Jan 1881 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
Generation 2
2.
Joseph2 Kester (Jacob1), born 18
Oct 1809; died 13 Sep 1878 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
He married Catharine (Miller) Kester, born 16 Jul
1812; died 16 Aug 1883 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. His death date is confirmed by the death
notice listed in the local newspaper, as per the following obituary.
The Sullivan Review
December 19, 1878
Died on Friday night, December 13th, Joseph Kester, aged 69 years. The interment took place at the Germany Lutheran church on Monday.
Notes
for Joseph Kester
Source: History of Cherry Township by
George Streby, 1903
Joseph
Kester married Catharine Miller and settled on the homestead. To them were
born: twins, who died in infancy; Josiah, lives in Bradford County, Ellen,
married John Nevil of Forks Township, Joseph, of Cherry Township, Catharine,
deceased, married Jonas Hunsinger, Charles, of Forks Township, Sarah, married
John Hibbard of Forks Township, Benjamin, lives on the homestead.
Children of Joseph Kester and Catharine
Miller were as follows:
6 i twins3 Kester,
died in infancy.
+ 7 ii Jesse3 Kester,
born Jul 1836 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1932 in , Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in May Cemetery, Wilmot, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Mary Ann (Rinebold)
Kester; (2) Sarah Ann (Hunsinger) Kester.
+ 8 iii Private
Joseph3 Kester, born 27 Feb 1838 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 4 Oct 1913 in Colley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Sarah Ann (Hunsinger) Kester;
(2) Lydia ((---)) Kester.
9 iv Ellen3 Kester,
born abt 1840 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married John Neville, born in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania.
+ 10 v Charles3 Kester,
born 7 Apr 1841 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1 Oct 1912 in Forks,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in St Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Mary Ann
(Bahr) Kester.
+ 11 vi Catherine3 Kester,
born abt 1845 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 12 May 1872; buried in
Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married Jonas Hunsinger.
12 vii Sarah3 Kester,
born Aug 14, 1847, and then baptized on Aug 31 of that month. The sponsors were William Herzog and his wife (Source: Old Zion church records, Dushore, PA). She married John Hibbard.
13 viii Elizabeth Rachel3 Kester,
born Nov 9, 1848 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, and then baptized on Feb 18, 1849. The sponsors were Philip Nahl and his wife (Source: Old Zion church records, Dushore, PA). The following obituary suggests a different birth date, in 1841 or 1840. However, the chronology of other births in the family indicates that the birth date recorded in the Church records is probably more reliable.
The Sullivan Review
August 8, 1912
+ 14 ix Benjamin3 Kester,
born Dec 4, 1850 and was baptized on Feb 16, 1851. The sponsors were his parents (Source: Old Zion church records, Dushore, PA). He died 25 Jun 1929; buried in Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. He married Anna
Juleana (Sayman) Kester (see 49).
3.
Sarah2 Kester (Jacob1), born 29
Apr 1813 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 27 Jun 1874 in Cherry, Sullivan.
Pennsylvania; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. She married William
Hartzig Sr, born 26 Aug 1810; died 26 Nov 1882, son of John Hartzig and
Catharine (Shiredecker) Hartzig.
Notes
for Sarah Kester
Sarah
appears in the 1850 census of Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania on
page 337B as "Sally", age 14, living with her parents and 3 brothers
and 1 sister. Name is spelled "Hartcig" In the 1870 census of Forks
Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania., page 54B, line 9, house 26, family
26, she is shown as "Sally", age 35, married and living with husband
and children.
Children of Sarah Kester and William
Hartzig Sr. were as follows:
15 i William3 Hartzig
Jr., born about 1833.
+ 16 ii Sarah3 Hartzig,
born 25 Nov 1835 in Ringdale, Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 29 May 1878
in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married Benjamin
Jonathan Sayman II 
.
17 iii John3 Hartzig,
born abt 1838.
18 iv Samuel3 Hartzig,
born 1839; died 21 Jan 1858; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
19 v Catherine3 Hartzig,
born abt 1846.
4.
Elizabeth2 Kester (Jacob1), born 8
Aug 1816 in Cherry, Sullivan. Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1860; buried in Friedens
(Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married John Hartzig, born 19 Aug 1807 in
Baden, Germany; died 11 Jun 1890 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of John Hartzig
and Catharine (Shiredecker) Hartzig.
John Hartzig and Elizabeth Kester
Taken Before Her Death in 1860
From the Catherine Rohe Pedro Collection
Children of Elizabeth Kester and John
Hartzig were as follows:
+ 20 i Catharine3 Hartzig,
born 13 Dec 1834; died 25 Oct 1924; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She
married Charles Bahr.
+ 21 ii Charles3 Hartzig,
born 5 Sep 1836; died 15 Aug 1917 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Old Zion (Thrasher) Cemetery, Dushore,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He
married Amanda Maria (Thrasher) Hartzig.
+ 22 iii John
S.3 Hartzig, born 6 May 1838; died 23 May 1933 in
Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
He married Susanna (Bahr) Hartzig.
+ 23 iv Hannah3 Hartzig 
, born
1840 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 28 Mar 1938 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. She married Peter Rohe 
.
24 v Louisa3 Hartzig,
born abt 1844; died 30 Sep 1857.
25 vi Lucinda3 Hartzig,
born 8 Jul 1846; died 23 Dec 1904.
26 vii Loretta3 Hartzig,
born 1853; died 1855.
5.
Charles ("Carl")2 Kester (Jacob1), born 11 May 1820; died 17 Jan 1881 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
Child of Charles Kester and Elizabeth
Barth (out of wedlock) was:
Samuel Kester, born 5 Mar, 1848 and baptized on 27 July 1848. The sponsors were Joseph Kester and his wife (Source: Old Zion church records). Samuel Kester committed suicide on January 17, 1900.
Generation 3
7.
Jesse3 Kester (Joseph2, Jacob1), born
Jul 1836 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1932 in , Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in May Cemetery, Wilmot, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Ann (Rinebold)
Kester, born 3 Nov 1842 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania; died 26 Jun 1902 in
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in New Era, Cemetery, Terry, Bradford,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Conrad Rinebold and Elizabeth (Eisenhard) Rinebold.
Notes
for Jesse Kester
From a postscript to The Descendants of
Jesse Kester and Mary A. Rinebold by John Blair:
On
November 20, 2001, we received the following message from Dave Kester, another
Kester family historian:
"Jesse Kester was my great grandfather
Charles Kester's brother. Jesse's descendants lived twenty miles away (in Terry
Township) from Charles' for several generations and neither knew of the
existence of the other. Of course, most of Jesse's family in Bradford County,
were descended from his daughters who married out and therefore weren't named
Kester, and that may have had something to do with it. I learned for the first
time of Jesse's existence from John Blair, within the last year. Still it was a
not such a small world back then. But the best Thanksgivings I ever had were
among my Kester relatives in Dushore and Overton. Those were the days."
Amen to that, Dave Kester.
Notes
for Mary Ann Rinebold
Mary
Ann’s father Conrad Rinebold was born in Lehigh County. He was a son of William
(Wilhelm) Rinebold, of Lehigh County. In 1852 Mr. Rinebold came to Forks
Township, locating on the farm now owned by Joseph Yanney. Mr. Rinebold married
Eliza Isenhart, of Lehigh County. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Rinebold were:
Henry, of Watsontown, Pennsylvania; Mary, deceased, married Jessie Kester, of
Cherry; Sarah Ann, married Charles Hunsinger, of Forks; Reuben, deceased, of
Forks; Elizabeth, married Augustus Lapp, of New York.
Source:
"The Ludwig Reinbold Family" by William H. Rinkenbach, 1960. (Lehigh
County Historical Society). No record has been found of the birth or baptism of
Conrad, son of Wilhelm Reinbold, but a biographical sketch gives his parentage.
He married Elizabeth Eisenhard of Lehigh County, who probably was a daughter of
George Eisenhard (1789-1853) and wife Elizabeth Kelchner (1790-1858). Conrad
& Elizabeth Reinbold were residents of Upper Milford Twp., Lehigh County,
where they purchased land in 1846. The U.S. Census of 1850 lists them and their
5 children and gives their ages. In 1852 they sold their property and moved to
Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pa. Conrad Rinebold died on Feb 25, 1875, and
was buried at St. Paul's Reformed Church, Overton, Bradford County,
Pennsylvania. His tombstone gives his name as "Rinebold", and his
children spelled the name in this way. His age is given as 62 years, 3 months,
& 15 days, so he was born on Nov 10, 1812. No will or administration of an
estate has been found. The grave of his wife has not been found, so the dates
of her birth & death aren't known. The children of Conrad Rinebold are
listed. The son Henry lived at Watsontown, Pennsylvania. Reuben didn't marry,
and lived in Forks Twp. Elizabeth married Augustus Lapp of New York. Mary and
Sarah Ann married as shown in these records and presumably remained in Sullivan
County or nearby. When he came to Forks Twp. in 1852, he located on a farm
owned by one Joseph Yanney. Mary Ann’s grandfather lived in Salisbury &
Upper Saucon Twp., and was a tenant farmer. He lived with his son Solomon after
his wife died. In 1858-60 he moved to Stark County, Ohio with his brother
Johannes. Wilhelm was planning a visit to Lehigh County to celebrate his 100th
birthday, but died at the age of 99 years & 325 days in Limaville, Ohio at
his son-in-law's home (James Miller). The baptism in 1801 of Wilhelm, son of
Ludwig and Christina Reinbold, born on Nov 28, 1778 is recorded. He probably
was born in or near PlymouthTownship, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He is
notable in the family for having attained the greatest age recorded to date; 40
days less than 100 years. By 1800 he had married Elizabeth Daubert, daughter of
Heinrich Daubert (1758-1820) and wife Maria Engel of Upper Milford Township in
what is now Lehigh County. She was born on Mar 5, 1781 and died on Sep 10,
1828, being buried at St. Paul's (Blue) Church in Upper Saucon Township.,
Lehigh County. The personal records of the Rev. Samuel Hess mention her burial.
U.S. census records for 1810 and the township tax list for 1812 show that
Wilhelm remained a resident of Salisbury Township after his marriage. The
baptisms of his children Johannes, Elizabeth, Catharina, Solomon, Susanna,
Heinrich, and Wilhelm are recorded at the Jerusalem (Western) Church, while
those of his daughers Sarah and Maria are recorded at the Blue Church. About 4
years after the death of his wife Elizabeth, Wilhelm, at age 55, married Hanna
Schaeffer, who was born on Aug 17, 1807, the daughter of George & Elizabeth
Schaeffer. The baptisms of their children Dilera & Peter are recorded.
Wilhelm Reinbold was a farmer, but not a land-owner. Like many of his
neighbors, he spoke no English. When he was 80 or more years of age, he and at
least a daughter moved to Ohio and settled in or near Limaville, Stark County.
A picture taken after this migration is in the possession of one of his
descendants. He died suddenly on Oct 17, 1878 when planning a visit to his old home
in Pennsylvania to celebrate his 100th birthday. The Allentown (Pa.)
Friedens-Bote for Nov 13, 1878 contained the following:
"Starb em Oct 17th in Limaville,
Stark County, Ohio, an der Wohnung ihrer Tochtermannes James Miller, Vater
William Reinbold in Grossjahren 99 Jahren, 10 Monaten un 19 Tagen. Starbt er an
Alterschwache und war nur ein Tag B"ttlagerig. Er war fr"der ein
Einwohner von Obers ucon, Lecha
County, Pa. und hinterlasst viele Freunde und verwandte, sein Andenken
zu ehren. Sein 100 ster Geburtstag ware der bevorstehende Danktag, 28 te
November, gewesten."
A search of the graveyard at Limaville has
revealed no tombstone for Wilhelm, nor has one been found there or elsewhere
for his 2nd wife, Hannah. It isn't known if she accompanied him to Ohio. He
evidently was accompanied by his daughter, Susanna (m. Jacob Miller) and
perhaps by his daughter, Dilera. Efforts to locate and contact descendants of
Wilhelm and his brother Johannes in Ohio have been unsuccessful.
Editor's Note: You can learn more about this prominent old Sullivan County family at
Descendants of Wilhelm Reinbold of Lehigh County, PA.
The Sullivan Review, July 3, 1902_Mrs.
Mary Ann Kester, wife of Josiah Kester, died at their home near New Era, June
26, aged 59 years, seven months and 23 days. Funeral services conducted by W.J.
Campbell . Interment at Wilmot .
Children of Jesse Kester and Mary Ann
Rinebold were as follows:
27 i Lena4 Kester,
born in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
+ 28 ii Harvey
B.4 Kester, born 30 Dec 1864 in Cherry Mills,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 16 Feb 1964 in Towanda, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Julietta
(Rinebold) Kester.
+ 29 iii Lloyd4 Kester,
born 1869 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
He married Elizabeth (Vernon) Kester.
30 iv Ida4 Kester,
born 1872 in LaPorte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
She married (1) David Howell; (2) on 30 May 1936 in
Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania Edward Vanderpool, born abt 1874
in South Towanda, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Notes: Source:
Marriage license application # 20511 dated May 26, 1936 on file in Towanda,
Bradford, PA., to Edward Vanderpool, age 62, residing in South Towanda, PA, who
was a farmer. This was Edward's 2nd marriage, his first ending in May 15, 1935
by death of 1st wife. This was Ida's 3rd marriage, her 1st ending in March 30,
1902 by husband's death, then 2nd ending in March 14, 1932 by death of husband.
Ida's residence was South Towanda with occupation as housewife, age 64. Edward
& Ida were married by Rev. J. D. Herrick of Towanda, PA.
+ 31 v Arminda
Cordelia4 Kester, born 17 Dec 1874 in LaPorte, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 1935 in Endicott, Broome, New York. She married James Bates.
+ 32 vi Mary
Ann4 Kester
, born
Nov 1879 in ,, Pennsylvania; died 1938 in Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried
in New Era, Cemetery, Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married John Henry May 
.
8.
Private Joseph3 Kester (Joseph2, Jacob1), born 27
Feb 1838 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 4 Oct 1913 in Colley,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. He married (1) abt 1858 Sarah
Ann (Hunsinger) Kester, born abt 1847 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died bef 1904, daughter of Samuel Hunsinger and Sarah (Brobst)
Hunsinger; (2) Lydia ((---)) Kester, born abt 1836; died
24 Mar 1932 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
Notes
for Private Joseph Kester
Joseph served as a Private in Co. G, 49th
Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
The Sullivan Review , October 9, 1913
Joseph Kester a veteran of the Civil War
and for many years a resident of Sullivan County died last Saturday at his home
in Colley Township at the age of 75 years 7 months and 5 days. Funeral services
were held this Wednesday, Rev. W.H. Fehr officiating. Interment was made in the
Germany cemetery. Deceased is survived by his widow, two daughters and one son.
Notes for Lydia Kester The Sullivan Review, March 30, 1932
Mrs. Lydia Kester, widow of the late
Joseph Kester of Cherry Township, died Thursday, March 24th at the home of E.
W. Huffmaster in Cherry Township, at the age of 95 years. For some years Mrs.
Kester had made her home with her stepdaughter, Mrs. Emma Yanney. She is
survived by two grandchildren who live in the west, also two-step daughters,
Mrs. Robert McMahon of Ulster and Mrs. Emma Yanney of Cherry Township and one
stepson Lee Kester of Mehoopany. Funeral service will be held this Wednesday
afternoon. Interment in Peace cemetery.
Children of Private Joseph Kester and
Sarah Ann Hunsinger were as follows:
33 i Catherine4 Kester,
born 1859.
+ 34 ii Emma4 Kester,
born abt 1861. She married (---)
Yanney.
35 iii Anna4 Kester,
born abt 1865.
+ 36 iv Levi4 Kester,
born abt 1867; died in Forkston. He
married Jennie (Hobbs) Kester.
37 v Thomas4 Kester,
born Oct 1879; died in Detroit, MI.
10.
Charles3 Kester (Joseph2, Jacob1), born 7
Apr 1841 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1 Oct 1912 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; buried in St Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Mary Ann
(Bahr) Kester, born 1844 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died
1902 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in May Cemetery, Wilmot,
Bradford, Pennsylvania, daughter of Private Samuel Bahr and Caroline (Lopfrom)
Bahr.
Notes
for Charles Kester
Charles Kester was born in Cherry
Township, April 7, 1841. He was a son of Joseph and Catharine (Miller) Kester
and a grandson of Jacob Kester, who was probably the first permanent settler of
Cherry Township, where he located about 1813 on the farm now owned by Charles
Bahr and Benjamin Kester. Mr. Kester located on a farm in Forks Township,
Sullivan County Pennsylvania. His son Alfred Benjamin Kester later purchased an
adjacent farm. He married Mary Ann Bahr. She was a daughter of Samuel and
Caroline Lopfrom. Mr. Bahr, being a son of John Bahr, who settled in Cherry
Township in 1833. To Mr. and Mrs. Kester have been born: Salinda, dec'd,
married George Shrimp, dec'd of Forks; Samuel, who died in March, 1892; Alfred,
of Forks; George, of Campbellville; Jerome, of Lexington, Missouri.; Charles,
also of Lexington, Missouri.
Source:
History of Cherry Township by George Streby, 1903
The Sullivan Review , 18 Jan 1894
The following gentlemen have been drawn to
serve as grand jurors at the February term of the Court of Common Pleas, etc.,
of Sullivan County: Frank Coyle, Reuben Brown, A.A. Collins, M.A. Finan, Thomas
Schell, S.L. Bryan, Michael Donovan, CHAS. KESTER…
Notes
for Mary Ann (Bahr) Kester
Mary Ann's grandfather, John Bahr came
from Berks County in 1833 and purchased the improvements on the farm now owned
by Barney Hunsinger. His grandfather was a native of Germany. He married Mary
Magdalena Reeser, a sister of John Reeser of Cherry. They were the parents of
fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters, all of whom came to Cherry
with their parents except the eldest daughter who remained in Berks County. It
is said that her Father, Private Samuel Bahr resided in Cherry Township and
later traveled west, perhaps around 1856.
The Sullivan Review , July 2, 1919
Mrs. Mary Kester, wife of the late Chas.
Kester, died Wednesday, June 25, at the home of her son, Alfred, in Forks
township. She is survived by four sons, Alfred and George of Forks, and Jerome
and Charles of Lexington, Missouri. Funeral services were held Friday, Rev. W.
J. Yingst officiating.
Interment
was made at Overton.
The following letter was found folded up
in the Wentzell Family Bible recently purchased for the Sullivan County
Historical Society.
“Renova [sic] Feb 24th /64_Dear Wife I arrived safe today 24th and found
the folks all well and business plenty. I have a place and will go to work in
the morning, I work for the same man that William Hartzig works for, and I
board with William. The men that work with us all board there and the boss
boards there to [sic]. We get one dollar and fifty cents per day and they think
about the 17th of next month they will pay two dollars a day and then it will
pay. Write soon and I will write again._Your loving Husband_Charles Kester”__
See
image of actual 1864 letter from Charles to Mary Ann at The
Wentzell Family Bible Scroll down the page. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/SullivanCountyHistoricalSociety/Wentzell.htm>
Children of Charles Kester and Mary Ann
Bahr were as follows:
38 i Celinda
Susanna4 Kester, born 28 Jan 1862 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 21 Sep 1890. She
married George Shrimp, born in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. Notes: The Sullivan
Gazette, September 25, 1890_Mrs. Salinda Shrimp, of Forks, died of inflamatory
rheumatism Friday at the age of 29 years. _Mrs. Shrimp, nee Miss Kester, was
the wife of the late George Shrimp of Forks, who died about three years ago.
The remains of the deceased were interred at the Germany cemetery in Cherry,
Sunday. Rev. Geo. H. Miller officiating. Note: Salinda = Celinda
+ 39 ii Deacon
Samuel Clinton4 Kester, born 18 Nov 1865; died 21 Mar 1892 in
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.; buried 24 Mar 1892 in St Paul's Cemetery,
Overton, Bradford, Pa. He married
unknown.
+ 40 iii Alfred
Benjamin4 Kester
, born
26 Jun 1868 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1943 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Clara May
(Musselman) Kester 
.
+ 41 iv George
W.4 Kester, born Sep 1872 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania.; died 3 Sep 1924; buried in St Paul's Cemetery, Overton,
Bradford, Pa. He married Nora A.
(Litzelman) Kester.
42 v Wesley
Jerome4 Kester, born 2 Dec 1875 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died aft 1943 in Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri.
43 vi Charles
Franklin4 Kester, born 21 Jun 1881 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died aft 1943 in Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri.
Pictured, L-R: Alf &
May Kester, Uncle Ed (Francke?)
& Aunt Cathryn (?),
Blanche Kester (in front), Nell (?)
Ruth Kester, age 3mos. in
house, asleep - July 1897
11.
Catherine3 Kester (Joseph2, Jacob1), born
abt 1845 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 12 May 1872; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
She married ABT. 1859 Jonas Hunsinger, born abt 1835 in
Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 17 May 1904; buried in Peace Cemetery,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Joseph Hunsinger and Mary (Sherman)
Hunsinger.
Children of Catherine Kester and Jonas
Hunsinger were as follows:
44 i Hannah4 Hunsinger. She married Theodore Townsend. Notes: Listed in 1850 census in Albany,
N.Y.
45 ii Frank
B.4 Hunsinger, born 8 Jul 1862 in Cherry, Bradford
, Pennsylvania; died Jan 1950; buried in Colley Cemetery, Colley, Sullivan ,
Pennsylvania. Notes: Never
married. Lived with George Samuel Landback who was his brother Charles Edwards
brother-in-law. The Sullivan Review, January 19, 1950_B. Frank Hunsinger of
Colley died at the home of Samuel Shaffer, Dushore, RD, Saturday morning. Mr.
Hunsinger was born in Cherry Towship July 8, 1862, the son of Jonas and
Katherine Kester Hunsinger, and is survived by two nephews, Ezra and Howard
Hunsinger of Sayre. Funeral services were held Tuesay moring at the Holcombe
Funeral Home on Carpenter street. Rev. John D. Keener, officiating. Interment
in the Colley Cemetery.
+ 46 iii Adelbert
J.4 Hunsinger, born 1864; died 1944; buried in
Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married Margaret Mathilda (Drake) Hunsinger.
+ 47 iv Charles
Edward4 Hunsinger, born 2 Jul 1868 in Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1940 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas;
buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. He married Annie Ellen (Landback)
Hunsinger 
.
14.
Benjamin3 Kester (Joseph2, Jacob1), born
Dec 1850; died 25 Jun 1929; buried in Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. He married abt 1875 Anna
Juleana (Sayman) Kester (see 49), born 21 Jan 1854; died 27
Jul 1920, daughter of Benjamin Jonathan Sayman II 
and Sarah (Hartzig) Sayman.
Notes
for Benjamin Kester Source: History of Cherry Township by George
Streby, 1903
Benjamin Kester was born in Cherry in
1850. He was a son of Joseph and Catharine (Miller) Kester. His grandfather,
Jacob Kester, was probably the first permanent settler in Cherry Township,
locating on the lands now owned by Charles Bahr and Benjamin Kester, the
subject of this sketch, about 1813. Mr. Kester married Angelina Sayman, a
daughter of Benjamin and Sallie (Hartzig) Kester, deceased, of Forks. Mr. and
Mrs. Kester are both of German descent. To them one son, Walter, was born, who
died in infancy.
Notes
for Anna Juleana (Sayman) The Sullivan Review July 28, 1920
Mrs. Angeline Kester, wife of Benjamin
Kester, died Tuesday evening at the home of Fred Karge in Cherry township, at
the age of 66 years and 6 months. She is survived by her husband, three
sisters, Mrs. Thos. Murray of Bernice, Mrs. Frank Hunsinger of Cherry and Mrs.
Levy Smith of Luzerne, and two half-sisters, also one brother, Samuel B. Sayman
of Cherry Township and five half-brothers. Funeral service will be held in
Peace church, Friday.
Children of Benjamin Kester and Anna
Juleana Sayman were as follows:
48 i Walter4 Kester,
born 3 Dec 1886; died 23 Feb 1887.
16.
Sarah3 Hartzig (Sarah2 Kester,
Jacob1), born 25 Nov 1835 in Ringdale, Laporte, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 29 May 1878 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married on 3 Apr 1853 in Laporte,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania Benjamin Jonathan Sayman II 
, born
3 Apr 1830 in Hamburg, Berks, Pennsylvania; died 19 Jun 1914 in Forks,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania, son of Benajmin Jonathan Saeman I and Katherine (Epler) Saeman.
Notes
for Sarah Hartzig
Appears in 1850 census of Cherry Township,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. on page 337B, as "Sally", age 14,
living with her parents and 3 brothers and 1 sister. Name is spelled
"Hartcig" In the 1870 census of Forks Twp., Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.,
page 54B, line 9, house 26, family 26, she is shown as "Sally",
age35, married and living with husband and children.
Notes
for Benjamin Jonathan Sayman II
Source: History of Forks Township by George Streby, 1903
Benjamin Sayman was born in Bucks County
in 1830. He came from Bucks County to Cherry Township in 1849. In 1853 Mr.
Sayman married Sarah Hartzig and located in Forks Township. The children of Mr.
Sayman by his first wife were: Angeline, married Benjamin Kester; Mary Ann,
married Levi Hunsinger; William, deceased; Sarah, deceased, married John
Yanney; Hannah, deceased, married John Jacoby; Emma, married Frank Hunsinger;
Etta, married Thomas Murray; Adaline, deceased, married Eli Rinebold; Samuel,
of Cherry; John, deceased; Josephine, deceased, married C.W. Rumsey; Carlissa,
married David Millheim. After the death of his first wife, he married Elizabeth
Shaffer, a daughter of Jonathan and Catharine (Stahl) Shaffer, of Forks
Township. His children by his second wife were: Elisha, Willis, Hattie, married
Bertie Vangordon; Elmira, Deland, Roxy, deceased; Dora, Benjamin, Leo,
deceased; and Freddie. The original spelling of the name was Saeman. He was son
of Benjamin Jonathan (Lewis) Saeman, I, (1814-1850) and Kate Epler. Benjamin I
was son of Ludwig Saeman (1762) and Justine Schaeffer. Ludwig was the son of
Johann Ludwig Sayman (1722-1797) and Anna Maria "Magdalena"
Geschwindt (1728-1798) Johann was born in Evangelisch, Obermoschel, Pfalz,
Bayern, Germany. For eight years, prior to leaving for America, he was a member
of the body-guard of Frederick the Great of Prussia. (Per Montgomery's History
of Berks County, page 939). He arrived in Philadelphia Oct. 25, 1748 on the
Ship "Patience and Margaret", John Govan, Captain, from Rotterdam,
last from Leith. He was aged 26 and came with his wife, his brother Heinrich,
aged 23 and his sister, Anna Marguerretta and his brother, Benedict. He settled
in Bern, which later became Upper Bern and is now Tilden Township, Berks
County., Pa. He had five sons and five daughters. He helped found St. Michael's
Church & school in 1752 in Bern (now Tilden) Township and was its first
elder. Benjamin made his homestead on the farm next to his father's land in
Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Partial sources - Mary Sayman
& Eric Storck
Children of Sarah Hartzig and Benjamin
Jonathan Sayman II were as follows:
49 i Anna
Juleana4 Sayman, born 21 Jan 1854; died 27 Jul
1920. She married abt 1875 Benjamin
Kester (see 14), born Dec 1850; died 25 Jun 1929; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Joseph Kester and Catharine
(Miller) Kester.
50 ii William4 Sayman,
born Jan 1856; died Mar 1856.
+ 51 iii Mary
Ann K.4 Sayman, born 18 Mar 1857; died 1 Sep 1918;
buried in Peace Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married Levi Richard Hunsinger 
.
+ 52 iv Sarah4 Sayman,
born abt 1860; died 1891. She married John
Yanney.
+ 53 v Hannah
L.4 Sayman, born 11 Sep 1862 in New Albany, Albany,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 22 Jan 1888; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She
married (1) John Jacoby; (2) unknown.
+ 54 vi Emma
Selina4 Sayman, born 2 Feb 1866 in New Albany, Albany,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1932; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She
married Francis W. Hunsinger.
+ 55 vii Julietta4 Sayman,
born 7 Mar 1867; died 19 Jul 1947. She
married Thomas Murray.
+ 56 viii Adeline4 Sayman,
born 29 Aug 1868 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 18 Mar 1903 in Towanda,
Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Eli
Rinebold.
+ 57 ix Samuel
Benjamin4 Sayman, born 5 Oct 1871 in , Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 5 Feb 1954 in Forksville, Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan , Pennsylvania. He married (1) Estella R. (Hunsinger)
Sayman; (2) Elizabeth (Campbell) Sayman.
58 x John
Francis4 Sayman, born 22 Oct 1873.
+ 59 xi Josephine4 Sayman,
born 15 Sep 1875; died 8 May 1901. She
married Curtis W. Rumsey.
+ 60 xii Carlissa4 Sayman 
, born
9 Aug 1877; died 11 Sep 1969; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Dushore,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married David
Barchline Millheim 
.
20.
Catharine3 Hartzig (Elizabeth2 Kester,
Jacob1), born 13 Dec 1834; died 25 Oct 1924; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married about 1855 Charles Bahr,
born 7 Sep 1832; died 2 Dec 1905; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
Notes
for Catharine Hartzig The Sullivan
Review, Oct. 29, 1924
Mrs. Catherine Bahr died Saturday October
25, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Hunsinger of Fairdale, Pa. at the
age of 89 years. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lewis Hunsinger, Fairdale;
Mrs. Joseph Litzelman, Scranton; Mrs. John L Shaffer and Mrs. Frank Thall of
Cherry Township; and Mrs. Gabriel Litzelman of Dushore, two sons, John and
Jacob Bahr of Cherry Township. Funeral services were held in Peace church,
Tuesday afternoon with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Children of Catharine Hartzig and Charles
Bahr were as follows:
+ 61 i John
S.4 Bahr, born 18 Aug 1859 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 31 Jan 1932; buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton,
Bradford, Penna.. He married Dora M.
(Dunn) Bahr.
+ 62 ii Jacob
L.4 Bahr, born 1861 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 14 Sep 1955 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Minerva (Litzelman)
Bahr (see 171).
+ 63 iii Eliza4 Bahr,
born Jun 1863; died 7 Mar 1947; buried in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City,
Broome, New York. She married Gabriel
Litzelman; she was his second wife.
+ 64 iv Loretta4 Bahr,
born 2 Jun 1865; died 21 Oct 1954. She
married John L. Shaffer.
65 v Louise4 Bahr,
born Jun 1869; died 7 Oct 1931; buried in St Basil's Cemetery, Dushore,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married Joseph
Litzelman. Notes: The Sullivan
Review, October 7, 1931 Mrs. Louise Litzelman, of Wilkes-Barre, died Monday,
October 5th at the home of her sister, Mrs. Addie Hunsinger of Montrose, after
a lingering illness. She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Addie Hunsinger of
Montrose; Mrs. Frank Thall of Cherry Township; Mrs. Elizabeth Litzelman of
Endicott; and Mrs. Loretta Shaffer of Cherry Township, and two brothers, John
Bahr of Forks Township and Jacob Bahr of Cherry Township. Funeral service will
be held in St. Basil's church, Thursday morning, Interment in St. Basil's
cemetery.
66 vi Hannah4 Bahr.
67 vii Adaline "Addie" R.4 Bahr, born November 5, 1880. She married Lewis L. Hunsinger, born September 17, 1875, in the
Reformed Church in Dushore, Sullivan County, PA. They were joined in marriage by the Reverend E. S. Noll
Editor's Note: Source on this couple is Richard "Dick" Hunsinger..
.
21.
Charles3 Hartzig (Elizabeth2 Kester,
Jacob1), born 5 Sep 1836; died 15 Aug 1917 in Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Old
Zion (Thrasher) Cemetery, Dushore, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Amanda Maria (Thrasher)
Hartzig, born Feb 1847 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 5 Dec
1911; buried in Old Zion (Thrasher)
Cemetery, Dushore, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, daughter of Benjamin
Thrasher and Anna (Hunsinger) Thrasher.
Notes
for Charles Hartzig
Appears in 1850 census of Cherry Township,
Sullivan County as age 12, living with parents, John Jr. and Elizabeth Kester.
In 1900 census of Cherry Township, Sullivan County he is listed with a wife and
two children and sister, Lucinda. Still in Cherry in 1910 census with wife,
daughter Hattie, son-in-law and grandson. His grandfather, John Sr. came to
Cherry in 1819 and kept a blacksmith shop for Andrew Shiner at Shinersville for
some time. Later, he settled on the farm now owned by Gabriel Litzelman. Both
he and his wife, whose maiden name was Catharine Shiredecker, were natives of
Berne, Switzerland. They came to America in 1818, and remained one year in New
Jersey.
The Sullivan Review , August 22, 1917
Charles Hartzig, a highly respected
citizen of Cherry Township died Wednesday, Aug. 15, at his home after a brief
illness. Mr. Hartzig was born in Cherry Township, Sept. 5, 1836. He married
Amanda Thrasher and lived for a number of years on the farm where he died. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hattie Eichenlaub, and one son Harry B.
Hartzig of Dushore, also by two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Bahr and Mrs. Hannah
Rohe, and one brother, John S. Hartzig. The funeral was largely attended and
was held in Zion Lutheran church at Dushore, Friday morning, with interment at
Thrasher's cemetery. Reverend W.H. Fehr officiating.
Notes
for Amanda Maria Thrasher
Amanda’s father Benjamin was a farmer in
Cherry Township. In 1850, he built a saw mill on their property on Little
Loyalsock Creek, in partnership with his son, Levi Benjamin Thrasher. In 1852,
Benjamin sold his interest in the saw mill to Levi. Benjamin Thrasher married
Anna Hunsinger, a daughter of Barney Hunsinger of Luzerne County, and settled
where his son Benjamin Jr. now lives. The Thrasher name is alleged to descend
from the Von Drescher family of Estonia. Apparently there were four Von
Drescher brothers that were printing subversive material against the
government. They lived in Estonia, which was at that time under the control of
Germany. They were told that they had to leave Estonia. The four brothers (no
names, no dates) came to America as mercenaries, likely before the
Revolutionary War in which many "German" mercenaries fought for the
British crown, then stayed after the fighting stopped. The Thrasher lineage is
also a quite complicated tangle, one that Carol Brotzman and several of her
relatives have been trying to figure out for years. One of the complications is
that, unlike the Hunsingers, the Thrashers in Sullivan County appear to descend
from two families with the same or close surnames from the same area of
Germany. However, the exact connection has not yet been made. The more commonly
known Thrasher line descends from George Thrasher and Catherine Fox. George was
born December 2, 1774 in Reading, Pennsylvania came to Cherry Township in
Sullivan County in 1828, and died there on July 12, 1846. Catherine was born
July 18, 1773 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died May 8, 1845 in Sullivan
County. Both are buried at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (Thrashers Cemetery)
in Dushore, Pennsylvania In fact, this couple donated the land for the church
and cemetery where they are buried. One of their children, Benjamin Thrasher,
married Anna Hunsinger, daughter of Barney (Barnhart) and Barbara Feller Hunsinger.
This marriage is the link that descends to the more commonly known Sullivan
County Thrashers today.
Children of Charles Hartzig and Amanda
Maria Thrasher were as follows:
+ 68 i Harry
B.4 Hartzig, born Nov 1875; died 1961. He married Laura S. (Hoffa) Hartzig.
+ 69 ii Hattie
L.4 Hartzig, born 20 Oct 1880; died 7 Feb
1975. She married Walter Eichenlaub.
22.
John S.3 Hartzig (Elizabeth2 Kester,
Jacob1), born 6 May 1838; died 23 May 1933 in Cherry Mills,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He
married on 17 Apr 1860, and later divorced
Susanna (Bahr) Hartzig, born 17 Apr 1843; died 19
Jul 1905; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
Notes
for John S. Hartzig The Sullivan
Review - May 24, 1933
John S. Hartzig died Tuesday morning, May
23rd at the home of his son, George Hartzig at Cherry Mills. Mr. Hartzig was a
life-long resident of Cherry Township. He was born May 6, 1838, died May 23rd,
having reached the age of 95 years and 17 days. He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Lewis W. Yonkin of Allentown, Mrs. William Shaffer of this place; one son,
George Hartzig of Cherry Mills; also eight grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren and four great great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs.
Hannah Rohe of Overton. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at the
Reformed Church at 10 o'clock. Interment in Bahr Hill (Fairview) cemetery
Children of John S. Hartzig and Susanna
Bahr were as follows:
+ 70 i George
J.4 Hartzig, born 1861 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 11 Jan 1945 in Robert Packer Memorial Hospital, Sayre,
Pennsylvania. He married Emma (Fulmer)
Hartzig.
+ 71 ii Charles
S.4 Hartzig, born 19 Feb 1863; died 15 Dec 1897;
buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Susannah Sarah (Shaffer)
Hartzig.
+ 72 iii Mary
Elizabeth4 Hartzig, born 1868; died 26 Jun 1936; buried
in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married William Shaffer.
+ 73 iv Minerva
Ann4 Hartzig, born 1878 in Dushore, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 11 Mar 1955 in Allentown Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania; buried in Grandview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania. She married Lewis W.
Yonkin.
23.
Hannah3 Hartzig
(Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born
1840 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 28 Mar 1938 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. She married on 13 Jun
1863 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania Peter Rohe 
, born
1836 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died 22 Jul 1905 in Forks,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton,
Bradford, Pennsylvania, son of Valentine Rohe and Elizabeth (Wagner) Rohe.
Notes
for Hannah Hartzig
An article in the February 22, 1933 issue
of The Sullivan Review (Dushore, Sullivan County, Pa.) described Mrs. Rohe and
her life in 19th century Sullivan County: Pioneer Woman Tells of Life in
Sullivan County. Mrs. Hannah Rohe, 92, still Living in Forks Township. A member
of a pioneer family in Sullivan county, who can remember her father shooting 93
deer during his lifetime, while along the Black Creek in Forks Township, is
still living in that township at the age of 92. She is Mrs. Hannah Rohe and
many are the stories she can tell of pioneer days in that section. The only
weapon her father used to shoot the deer was a single-barreled muzzle-loading
shotgun. He built a platform in the trees near a deer-lick along the creek and
shot the deer as they came along. He sold the saddles, or hind-quarters, to a
Philadelphia butcher. Mrs. Rohe was born in a log cabin in Cherry Township, and
well remembers how the wild animals howled at night time in the vicinity of her
home. Venison was the chief meat supply at the table in those early days. Mrs.
Rohe tells a panther story that well illustrates the dangers of the pioneer
days. Late one evening two boys went to get the cows into the barn for the
night and as they went along they saw what they thought were fireflies and ran
to catch them, but to their horror they found the flashing lights were the eyes
of a panther which gave chase to them. They ran home and told their uncle who
snatched up the gun and shot at the panther, wounding it. Taking up the trail
of the animal the next morning, he found its dead body near Laddsburg, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartzig, the parents of Mrs. Rohe, were born in Baden,
Germany. She was born in 1840 and on June 16, 1863 she was married by a justice
of the peace to Peter Rohe.The marriage certificate was made out on a common
sheet of writing paper, the seal being affixed with pen and ink. Ten children,
of whom three are still living, were born to them. Those living are Louise,
Charles and Clara. Mr. Rohe died in 1925 [missing text] R.D. 3, Dushore. She
has 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Her brother, John Hartzig, who
has reached the age of 96, is still living. He makes his home with his son,
George Hartzig, of Cherry Mills, PA.
The Sullivan Review , March 30, 1938
Mrs. Hannah Rohe, widow of the late Peter
Rohe of Forks Township, died at the home of her son, Leroy Rohe, Monday, March
28th at the age of 97 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Flora Sick
of Towanda and Mrs. Clara Shrimp of Forks Township and one son Leroy Rohe at
home. Fourteen grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral
service will be held at the Reformed church at Overton, Thursday morning at 10
o’clock. Interment will be in the family plot in the adjoining cemetery.
Pastor, Rev. C.B. Meyers will officiate.
Notes
for Peter Rohe The Sullivan Review
1905
Peter Rohe of Forks Township died at his
residence on Friday, at the age of 70 years. Mr. Rohe had been sick for a
number of years. He was born at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and was a son of
Valentine Rohe, who came from Germany to America in 1833, and located in Cherry
Township in 1837. Mr. Rohe married Hannah Hartzig and located on the farm where
he died. The deceased was a very highly respected citizen. He leaves a wife,
three sons, Charles, Leroy and Albert, and three daughters, Mrs. Michael
Broschart, of Forks; Mrs. George Sick, of Forks and Mrs. M.C. Shrimp, of Forks.
Children of Hannah Hartzig and Peter Rohe
were as follows:
+ 74 i Lucinda4 Rohe,
born 1866 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 31 Dec 1931; buried in St.
Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Michael Broschart.
75 ii Charles4 Rohe,
born 1867 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 20 Jul 1929 in Forks,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. Notes: The Sullivan Review , 1929 Charles Rohe committed suicide at his home in Forks
Township Saturday July 20, by shooting himself with a rifle. Mr. Rohe was 61
years of age and had been in poor health for several weeks, and had been very
much worried over the illness and subsequent death of his brother, Albert Rohe,
who was buried at Overton on Saturday, July 6th. The deceased is survived by
his mother and three sisters: Mrs. Peter Rohe; Mrs. Lucinda Broschart of Forks
Township; Mrs. Flora Sick of Towanda; Mrs. Clara Shrimp of Forks township; and
one brother LeRoy at home. Funeral service was held at 10 o’clock at the home
with further service at the German Reformed church at Overton. Interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery.
+ 76 iii Florence4 Rohe,
born 1871. She married George Sick.
+ 77 iv Leroy4 Rohe,
born 22 Jun 1873 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1959 in Forks,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Mary (Litzelman)
Rohe.
+ 78 v Clara
J.4 Rohe, born 1875 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 1955. She married Manasseh
C. Shrimp.
79 vi Ira4 Rohe,
born 1877 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1896.
80 vii Albert4 Rohe,
born 17 Mar 1879 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 3 Jul 1929; buried 6
Jul 1929 in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Notes: The Sullivan Review, July 17,
1929 Albert Rohe of Forks Township died July 3rd at the Binghamton City
Hospital after an illness of a few weeks. He was born March 17, 1879 and is
survived by his aged mother, three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Lucinda
Broschart of Forks Township, Mrs. Flora Sick of Towanda, Mrs. Clara Shrimp of
Forks township, Charles and Leroy Rohe at home. The flower girls were Misses
Pearl Rinebold, Catherine Everling, Grace Rohe and Rose Weed. The flowers were
beautiful, showing the love and esteem of his many friends. Funeral was held
Saturday at the German Reformed Church at Overton. Interment was made in the
adjoining cemetery, Rev. T. C. Josat officiating. The community mourns his
loss; he was a kind neighbor, always ready to help in need.
Generation 4
28.
Harvey B.4 Kester (Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 30
Dec 1864 in Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 16 Feb 1964 in
Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He
married on 15 Oct 1888 in , Sullivan, Pennsylvania, divorced Julietta (Rinebold) Kester,
born 17 Nov 1868 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1947 in Towanda,
Bradford, Pennsylvania, daughter of Tilghman Johannes Rinebold and Susannah
(Hunsinger) Rinebold.
Notes
for Harvey B. Kester
He spent his early life in Sullivan
County, but left and went to Chinook, Montana where he was engaged in wheat
farming for 35 years. He returned to Towanda in 1941. He is survived by Paul of
Towanda, Carl of Big Forks, Montana. He is survived by a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was aged 99 years and 1 month and 17
days when he died. On his marriage license application, it lists his parents as
Jesse Kester and Mary as his mother. Julietta's parents were listed as T.
(Tilghman) J. Rinebold and Susannah (Hunsinger).
Notes for Julietta Rinebold Kester Source: Bradford County Historical
Society, Towanda, Pa., card file on Rinebolds Her name was listed as "Mrs. Etta
Holden" on the obituary listing of her brother Irvin in 1932. On her marriage
license application to Samuel Epler dated Feb. 26, 1936. She is listed as
housewife living in Towanda, Pennsylvania, age 66. It was her 3rd marriage, the
1st one ending in divorce, Sep. 18, 1911, and the 2nd one in death of her
husband, March 1928. Her marriage license application to Harvey was applied for
on Sep. 14, 1888, and filed on Oct. 15, 1888. I have listed their marriage for
date of filing. Harvey was listed as carpenter, and Julietta was living at
home. The application is # 175 in Sullivan Co., PA.
Children of Harvey B. Kester and Julietta
Rinebold were as follows:
81 i Hubert
Lee5 Kester, born 25 Mar 1889.
82 ii Robert
Ray5 Kester, born 29 May 1890 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 5 Jul 1958 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in
Cole Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Notes: Obituary: Robert Kester, 68, of Towanda died at
the Robert Packer Hospital Saturday night. He was a life long resident of
Towanda, a veteran of World War I. He served in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and
Grand Montague. Surviving are his father, Harvey of Towanda; two brothers, Paul
of Binghamton, and Carl of Big Forks, Montana; a sister, Mrs. Anna Lopez of
Hollywood, California; two aunts and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral
services will be held at the Miller Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
with the Reverend Charles Dale officiating. Burial will be in Cole Cemetery.
The VFW will conduct services at the grave. Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock.
83 iii Anna
M.5 Kester, born Aug 1892; died in Hollywood, Los
Angeles, California. She married (---)
Lopez.
+ 84 iv Emma
Lena5 Kester, born 26 Nov 1894 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. She married (1) Wilson
D. George; (2) (---) Chase.
85 v Paul
R.5 Kester, born 2 Jun 1896 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 28 Aug 1968 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in
Cole Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married (1) on 17 Jun 1918 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania Almeda
(English) Kester, born 1895 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania;
(2) on 8 Mar 1964 Margaret (Vanderpool) Kester, born 6 Jan
1902 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 22 Apr 1993 in Bolivar, Allegany,
New York. Notes: Lived in
Towanda, Pennsylvania, & Binghamton, New York. Information is from Robert Kester's obituary. Mrs. Daniel's notes, King Ferry, New York as
follows: Veteran of World War I, served overseas from July 14, 1918 to May 28.
1919 Employed as a plaster mason in Binghamton, New York for 17 years, later
moving to Towanda, Pennsylvania. after retiring. Moved to Little Genesee, New
York about 3 years before he died. Died in Cuba Memorial Hospital, Cuba, New
York. Buried In Cole Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania. Miller Funeral Home,
Towanda, Pennsylvania, Harry L. Ferguson, pastor. 12 grandchildren & 14
great grandchildren. His stepchildren were Mrs. Ann Lowell of Bolivar, New
York, Harold Vanderpool of Waymart, Pennsylvania and Edwin Vanderpool of
Horseheads, New York. Paul & Almeda's marriage application is on file at
Towanda, and lists his occupation as soldier. They were married by W.S.H. Hermans,
minister.
86 vi Carl5 Kester,
born Mar 1898; died in Big Fork, Flathead, Montana. Notes: Carl was a student at Warburton Hill School, Forks
Township, Sullivan County, Pa. in 1911. The teacher was O.S. Bender. This
information was given to me by Victor Vough, who obtained it from his aunt.
29.
Lloyd4 Kester (Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
1869 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
He married Elizabeth (Vernon) Kester.
Children of Lloyd Kester and Elizabeth
Vernon were as follows:
87 i Emily5 Kester,
born 18 Dec 1898 in Wilmot, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
88 ii Alice
B.5 Kester, born 28 Jun 1900 in Terrytown,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 25 Jun 1952 in Waverly, Tioga, New York; buried in
Tioga Pt Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Andrew S. Rogers, born 26 Mar 1896;
died 12 Jan 1968 in Barton, Tioga, New York.
31.
Arminda Cordelia4 Kester (Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 17
Dec 1874 in LaPorte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1935 in Endicott, Broome, New
York. She married James Bates,
born Jun 1871 in ,, Pennsylvania.
Notes
for Arminda Cordelia Kester
Arminda Cordelia daughter of Jesse &
Maria Kester, born December 17, 1874; baptized June 20th 1875 sponsors-parents.
Children of Arminda Cordelia Kester and
James Bates were as follows:
89 i Charley
F.5 Bates.
90 ii Carl
W.5 Bates, born Sep 1895.
91 iii Herbert
P.5 Bates, born Jan 1897.
+ 92 iv Mary
Ann5 Bates, born 9 Jan 1900 in Forkston, Wyoming,
Pennsylvania; died 9 Sep 1982 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; buried 12
Sep 1982 in Colley Cemetery, Colley Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married Arthur Delmar Foote.
32.
Mary Ann4 Kester
(Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
Nov 1879 in ,, Pennsylvania; died 1938 in Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried
in New Era, Cemetery, Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married on 14 Apr 1896 in Sullivan John Henry May 
, born
4 Jun 1863 in Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 1951 in Terry, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in New Era, Cemetery, Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania, son
of John May and Naomi (Franklin) May.
Notes
for Mary Ann Kester Source: The
Descendants of Jesse Kester and Mary A. Rinebold by John Blair
John Henry and Mary Kester May are buried
at New Era Cemetery which is beside a Methodist Church in New Era, Pennsylvania Information is from tombstone in New Era
Cemetery, Pennsylvania Percy was gassed in WW1 and died of tuberculosis. Percy
was Dean Bennett's uncle by marriage, and son of John Henry and Mary Kester
May. Percy never married.
Children of Mary Ann Kester and John Henry
May were as follows:
93 i Clyde
S.5 May, born 23 Jul 1897 in, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died Feb 1984 in Albuquerqe, Bernalillo, New Mexico. He married Lorenne ((---)) May.
+ 94 ii Lester
T. M5 May, born 11 Sep 1898 in , Bradford, Pennsylvania;
died Apr 1972 in Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington. He married (1) Gladys Ellen (Hunsinger) May
(see 270); (2) Cynthia ((---)) May.
95 iii Percy
H.5 May, born Feb 1900; died 1926.
+ 96 iv Mary
N.5 May, born 1902. She married William Fenton.
+ 97 v Bertha
Irene5 May, born 9 Mar 1903 in Wilmot, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 12 Feb 1961 in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Harry Lovernto Bennett.
+ 98 vi John
E.5 May, born 1905. He married Hazel (Salsman) May.
+ 99 vii Velma
R5 May, born 6 Mar 1906 in , Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died Mar 1981 in Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Tracy Walker.
+ 100 viii Lulu
Minnie5 May, born 14 May 1908 in Wilmot, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 30 May 1963 in Waverly, Tioga, New York. She married Wallace R. Daniels.
+ 101 ix Augusta5 May,
born 30 Mar 1913 in , Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 9 Oct 1994 in Troy,
Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Carleton
Salsman.
+ 102 x Edna5 May,
born 1914; died 22 Feb 2001. She
married John Vanderpool.
34.
Emma4 Kester (Joseph3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
abt 1861. She married (---) Yanney.
Notes
for Emma Kester
The Sullivan Review, November 3, 1937_Mrs.
Emma Yanney, of Cherry township, died Saturday afternoon in the Packer hospital
at Sayre, following a short illness at the age of 56 years. Mrs. Yanney was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kester, of Cherry Township, and for a
number of years has made her home in the Huffmaster household in Cherry Township.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. J. Smith, of Syracuse; and two sons,
Frank Yanney of Cleveland, Ohio, and Marvin Yanney, of the Veterans Camp,
Lancaster; and four grandchildren, also two brothers, Lee Kester of Forkston
and Thomas Kester of Detroit, Mich. Funeral service was held from the home of
E.W. Huffmaster, Monday morning, with mass in St. Basil's Church. Interment will
be in the adjoining cemetery. Among those from a distance who attended the
funeral were: Mrs. Frank Yanney and friends of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs.
E.J. Smith, daughter Helen and son Edward, of Syracuse; and Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Kester and family of Forkston. The funeral was very largely attended
Children of Emma Kester and (---) Yanney
were as follows:
103 i dau5 Yanney.
104 ii Frank5 Yanney.
105 iii Marvin5 Yanney.
36.
Levi4 Kester (Joseph3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
abt 1867; died in Forkston. He married Jennie
(Hobbs) Kester.
Notes
for Levi Kester
Levi was actually raised by Levi Benjamin
Thrasher and Anna Hunsinger, his mother's sister. According to Bradford County
Historian, Carol (Hoose) Brotzman, "Levi and Anna were loving, generous
people who found it in their hearts to rear three children besides their own
six. In addition to their nephew Levi Kester, there was a grandson, Sevelle Corson,
son of Maynard E. Corson & Irene Thrasher and a niece Lorena Ortleib,
daughter of Benedict Ortlieb & Susan Thrasher."
Children of Levi Kester and Jennie Hobbs
were as follows:
106 i Clyde5 Kester,
born 15 Jan 1906 in Union Hill, Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; died 28 Sep
1974 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; buried in Union Hill Cemetery,
Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania. He
married Henrietta (Kofink) Kester, born 6 Sep 1907 in
Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; died 22 Nov 1993 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming,
Pennsylvania; buried 24 Nov 1993 in Union Hill Cemetery, Mehoopany, Wyoming,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Gottlieb Kofink and Amelia (Lindner) Kofink. Notes: Notes for Henrietta (Kofink)
Kester: The Sullivan Review, November 24, 1993_Henrietta Kester, 86, of
Forkston, Wyoming County, died November 22, 1993, in Tyler Memorial Hospital,
Tunkhannock. She was born in Scranton September 6, 1907, a daughter of Gottlieb
and Amelia Linder Kofink. She was the widow of Clyde Kester who died in 1974.
Mrs. Kester was a graduate of Falls-Overfield Vocational School, Class of 1925,
and the Scranton-Lackwanna Business College in 1927. For several years she
worked at the Hartman Insurance Agency in Williamsport, and for an
import-export company in New York City. She served as secretary for the
Forkston Township Auditors and was treasurer for the Dutch Mountain Landowners
Association for 12 years. She was a former member of the Hickory Street Baptist
Church in Scranton and a past member of the Ground Observation Corps. She was a
member of the historical societies of both Wyoming and Sullivan Counties.
Surviving are several cousins. Funeral services will be held today, November
24, at 2 p.m. at the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home in Tunkhannock, with Rev.
Kenneth Bitler officiating. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Mehoopany.
Notes for Gottleib Kofink Gottlieb Kofink died aged at age 64 years at his home
on Dutch Mountain. Dec 5, 1943. He was born in Wittenberg, Germany. He came to
the USA at 2 years old. He is survived by wife Amelia Linder Kofink, two
daughters Mrs. Clyde Kester and Amelia Kofink, and one son Arthur at home.
Burial was in the Dutch Mountain Community Cemetery. Notes for Amelia (Linder)
KofinkThe Sullivan Review, April 1, 1971_Mrs. Amelia Kofink, 91, of R.D. 1,
Mehoopany, died Friday, March 26, 1971 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Kester, with whom she had resided for the past 20 years. Mrs. Kofink was born
April 16, 1879, in Westphalia, Germany, daughter of the late Fred and Henrietta
Kinsel Lindner. She was the wife of Gottlieb Kofink, who died in December 1943.
She formerly was a member of the Hickory Street Baptist Church in Scranton. She
is survived by a son, Arthur, of Sweet Valley; two daughters, Mrs. Clyde Kester
and Miss Amelia Kofink of R.D. 1 Mehoopany; a sister, Mrs. John Young of Alma,
Mich.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday in the
McHenry Funeral Home in Dushore with the Rev. Richard Schuster, pastor of the
Mehoopany United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the
Bellasylva Cemetery, Sullivan County, at the convenience of the family.
39.
Deacon Samuel Clinton4 Kester (Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 18
Nov 1865; died 21 Mar 1892 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.; buried 24 Mar 1892
in St Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Pa.
He married unknown.
Children of Deacon Samuel Clinton Kester
were as follows:
107 i Mildred5 Kester,
born 13 Sep 1888.
40.
Alfred Benjamin4 Kester
(Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 26
Jun 1868 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1943 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married on 28 Jun 1893
in Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania Clara May (Musselman) Kester 
, born
19 Oct 1871 in Blossburg, Tioga, Pennsylvania; died 18 Mar 1955 in Dushore,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania,
daughter of First Sergeant Edward Musselman
and Anna Maria Clara (Francke) Musselman 
.
Alf Kester’s Log House in
Forks Township
Notes on Alf Kester’s log house
Built about
1810, by whom it was built is unknown, but there were very few settlers in
Forks at that time so it was probably a member of the Molyneaux or Bird family.
Francis Osthaus bought it in 1852 and two years later opened a mercantile store
in the basement. In the ensuing years Francis built another house across the
road and sold this one. Alf Kester bought it about 1900. At the time the
interior was covered with clapboards painted white. The interior was lath &
plaster. Alf sold the house and farm in the early Forties when he became too
ill to work it and moved into nearby Overton. He died there in 1943. Sometime
later the clapboards were covered with asbestos shingles, a popular siding of
that era. Recently a retired couple bought the property with the intention of
tearing down the house and building a new one. When they realized what they
had, they changed their plans and spent the next two years restoring it to its
original glory.
Log House front. Note dovetail joints.
Deck & center upstairs window aren’t original.
Log House interior- Chairs give an
indication of the enormity of the beams.
Log House side view. Hand hewn beams of
white oak.
The largest measure 37 feet x 18 inches x
12 inches.
How did they ever get them into place in
1810?
Pennsylvania,
daughter of First Sergeant Edward Musselman
and Anna Maria Clara (Francke) Musselman 
.
Notes
for Alfred Benjamin Kester Source:
History of Forks Township by George Streby, 1903
Alfred Benjamin Kester was born in Forks
Township, June 16, 1868. He is the son of Charles and Mary Ann (Bahr) Kester.
Mr. Kester purchased a farm adjoining his father, in which he is engaged in
tilling. In 1893, Mr. Kester married Clara May Musselman, a daughter of Edward
and Clara (Fancke) Musselman. and grand daughter of Jacob and Hannah Eisenhart
Musselman. The Musselmans came from Switzerland to Lehigh County at an early
date and Jacob Musselman, the father of Edward Musselman, came from Lehigh
County to Overton among the early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Kester have been
born: Blanche K., Ruth V., and Edward M.
L-R: Ruth, Blanche and Edward “Ted” Kester
- 1904
The Sullivan Review , October 7, 1943
Alfred B. Kester died at his home in Overton
Saturday afternoon at the age of 75. He had been in poor health for the past
three years. Mr..Kester is survived by His wife, Mrs. Clara Musselman Kester;
two daughters, Mrs. Blanche Hottenstein of Overton and Mrs. Ruth Arey of
Dushore; two sons, Edward Kester of Elmira and Gordon Kester of Philadelphia;
two brothers Jerome Kester of Lexington Mo., and Charles Kester of Bar Harbor,
Mich. Seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home with further
services at the Reformed Church in Overton at 2:30 o'clock. Burial in the
adjoining cemetery. The Rev. C. B. Meyers officiated.
Notes
for Clara May (Musselman) Kester The Sullivan Review March 24, 1955
Mrs. May Kester died Friday, March 18, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Arey of this place. Mrs. Kester was born
Oct. 19, 1871, at Blossburg, being the daughter of Edward and Clara Francke
Musselman and spent most of her life near Overton. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Alfred B. Kester, and son, Gordon. She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Blanche Hottenstein of Overton and Mrs. Arey of this place; one
son, Edward of Elmira; five granddaughters, two grandsons, two great
grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. She was a lifelong member of
St. Paul's Reformed Church at Overton and the Women's Guild. The funeral was
held from the home of her daughter in Dushore Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
with services in St. Paul's Church, Overton, at 10:30, the Rev. Elden E.
Ehrhart officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
The Musselman name has its origins in the
Holy Roman Empire during the time of the Crusades It means "one who has
fought the Moslems." May Musselman's grandfather Jacob Moved from Macungie
Township in Lehigh County to Overton in 1848. He was a weaver by trade. Her
father, Edward Musselman was a carpenter.
He served in the Civil War having enlisted and enrolled in Co. I, 163rd
Reg't, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry on October 17, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. On
April 30, 1863 he was initially assigned to detached duty at Marion Hills,
Virginia. Two months later he returned to his unit in Northern Virginia. At
dawn June 9, the Union cavalry corps under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasanton launched
a surprise attack on Jeb Stuart’,s cavalry at Brandy Station. After an all-day
fight in which fortunes changed repeatedly, the Federals retired without
discovering Lee’s infantry camped near Culpeper. This battle marked the first
time Stuart's invincibility had been challenged and was the apogee of the
Confederate cavalry in the East. From this point in the war, the Federal
cavalry gained strength and confidence. Brandy Station was the largest cavalry
battle of the war and the opening engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign.
Various skirmishes continued in this area into the fall of the year. Still at
Brandy Station, Edward was wounded and missing in action on October 11, 1863.
Prisoner of War records show he was confined at Richmond, Virginia. October
20th and admitted to a hospital there Oct. 21st. He was transferred to Hospital
District No. 2 at Annapolis, Maryland Nov 10, 1863 and paroled at City Point,
Virginia.17th of Nov. He was subsequently promoted to First Sergeant and sent
to a camp in Washington D.C. on May 13, 1864. He was mustered in on the rolls
of Co. F of the 3rd Reg't., Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry after the war
ended on April 12, 1865 and was discharged at Cumberland Maryland October 31,
1865. He married Anna Maria Clara Francke, daughter of Edward F. Francke and
Johanna Christianna Auguste Groskopff, who were 1854 immigrants from Danzig,
Prussia on March 16, 1866. They set up housekeeping in Blossburg, Tioga County.
Pennsylvania. It is not known where or how he gained the skills of photography,
but he was a member of the National Photographic Artists and operated a studio
in Blossburg. Edward died of smallpox 28 February, 1872. He was survived by his
wife and two small children, Otto Eugene aged 3 and Clara May aged 4months. He
was preceded in death by their firstborn, Selma Virginia who died in 1870 at
the age of 3 from injuries sustained in a fall from a wagon. He was aged 31
years, 10 months and 14 days.
Edward F. and Augusta (Groskoppf) Francke family births and deaths recorded
inside the cover of a Prayer Book brought from Prussia in 1854.
Notes
for Anna Maria Clara (Francke) Musselman
A. M. Clara Francke's father Edward F.
Francke was born Dec. 26, 1801, in Danzig Prussia. He married Johanna Christianna
Auguste Groskopff, a native of Elbe, Prussia, about 1848. Mr. Francke was
engaged in the mercantile business in Germany. He came to America with his
family in 1854, locating on the farm now owned by his son, Edward (Johann
Auguste Eduard). Mr. Francke died April 17, 1887, and Mrs. Francke July 29,
1898. Other children of Mr. and Mrs. Francke were: Jennie (Ferdinande
Christianna Janne), who married Francis (Franz) Osthaus, of Forks; Valeska (Johanna
Henriette Valeska), was killed when a young lady, by the running away of a
team. Other children, Johann Carl Eduard, Johanna Auguste Selma, Johanna
Hortensia and Leonard died before the family emigrated. A ninth child, Eugen
Artur remained in Prussia where he died about 1887.
Children
of Alfred Benjamin Kester and Clara May Musselman were as follows:
+ 108 i Blanche
Kathleen5 Kester
, born
12 May 1894 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1975 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She
Ruth, Blanche and Edward “Ted” Kester -1904
married Willard Byron Hottenstein 
.
109 ii Ruth
Valeska5 Kester
, born
11 Jun 1897 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 7 Nov 1985 in United
Methodist Home, Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview Cemetery,
Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
She married Councilman F. Burton Arey 
, born
1 Oct 1883 in Wilmot, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 13 Jan 1952 in Dushore,
Cherry, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried 16 Jan 1952 in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr
Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pa, son of James Arey and Arvilla (Abrams) Arey. Notes:The Sullivan Review-November
14, 1985 Mrs. Ruth Valeska Arey, 88, died Nov. 7, 1985, at Laporte United
Methodist Home. She was the widow of F. Burton Arey of Dushore. A memorial
service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. Paul's United Church of Christ,
Overton, with Rev. Robert W. Brown officiating, assisted by Rev. James E.
Johnson, a former pastor at St. Paul's and Rev. John R. Polinsky of St. Basil's
Church, Dushore, assisting. Mrs. Arey was born in Forks Township a daughter of
Alfred B. and C. May Musselman Kester. Her sister, Mrs. Blanche Hottenstein and
two brothers, Edward and Gordon Kester preceded her in death. She was a 1918
graduate of the Robert Packer School of Nursing and worked many years in nearby
states, coming back to Sullivan County during the 1930 Depression years. After
graduation in 1918, she was employed as a nurse and governess of the famous
Eastman family of Rochester, New York. Later she worked as a nursery supervisor
at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester for four years. During the middle and
late 1920's she was a public health nurse for the Visiting Nurses Association
of Williamsport. She then worked for some years at the beginning of the old
SERB, now the Pennsylvania Dept of Public Assistance. The last 14 years of her
working career were spent as the Sullivan County school nurse, the last eight
of which were as the school nurse in the Loyalsock Area High School, the building
which is now the Dar-Way Nursing Home in Estella. She was a lifetime member of
St. Paul's United Church of Christ of Overton. She was always a loyal and
working member of the American Red Cross and was very active with all of the
county blood mobiles. Surviving are a brother-in-law, Willard B. Hottenstein of
Overton; a sister-in-law, Leola Kester of Elmira, New York; a niece, Helen
Hottenstein of Forksville and numerous other nieces and nephews. Her request is
that there be no flowers and in lieu, donations or memorials be given to her
favorite charity, the Easter Seal Association for Crippled Children and Adults
or to St. Paul's United Church of Christ Memorial Fund in Overton. Arrangements
are by the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home in Dushore.
Notes for F. Burton AreyThe Sullivan Review, January 17, 1952
F. Burton Arey of Mill street, died at
his home Sunday evening, January 13th following an illness of several months
Mr. Arey was born in Wilmot Township, October 1, 1883, a son of the late James
and Arvilla Abrams Arey. He was a graduate of the Dushore Public school and the
Wyoming Seminary of Kingston. He resided in Dushore for the past 40 years and
has been manager of the Humphrey Lumber Yards and the Valley Lumber years for
35 years. For a number of years he served as councilman for Dushore borough. He
is survived by his wife Ruth Kester Arey, two brothers, John D. Arey of Cherry
Township, also a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from
his late home, Wednesday afternoon, with further services in the Reformed
church of the Redeemer, Rev. Horace Sills officiated. Interment in Fairview
Cemetery.
+ 110 iii Edward
Musselman5 Kester
, born
17 Apr 1900 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 24 Oct 1974 in Elmira, Chemung,
New York; buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married Leola Mabel (VanOrman)
Kester 
.
+ 111 iv Gordon5 Kester 
, born
abt 1908 in Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania.; died 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; buried in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He married Gertrude
((---)) Kester.
41.
George W.4 Kester (Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
Sep 1872 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.; died 3 Sep 1924; buried in St
Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Pa.
He was married on 22 Dec 1897 at the Parsonage in Dushore, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania, by Pastor Pharon S. Kohler, to Nora A. (Litzelman) Kester,
born 1877; died 1963, daughter of George J. Litzelman and Sarah E. (Shrimp)
Litzelman.
Notes
for George W. Kester
The material in this article was
contributed by Burke Campbell, a direct descendant of John Campbell, the
original founder who settled the village of Campbellville. On or about the year
1849, John Campbell, his wife Mary, and sons James, Hiram and Joseph
transferred his milling operations in Bradford County to his son John, Jr. and
moved into Forks Township, Sullivan County. Searching out a spot for the
erection of a new gristmill, he selected a location at the union of Level
Branch and Lick Creek. Thereupon he purchased seventeen and a half acres for
the sum of thirty-seven and one half dollars US from Thomas Coggins.
Immediately John began construction of his new grist mill and a covered bridge
across Level Branch to serve the milling needs of the farmers in the area. Old
records show that Campbell did not always receive cash. Instead he would take a
percentage of the crop to be milled--usually a fifth to an eighth depending on
the type of milling wanted, such as flour, corn meal, bran, cream of wheat,
etc. Here is an excerpt from the History of Forks Township written by George
Streby in 1903: About 1850 John Campbell erected a gristmill at Campbellville
and about the same time George Hunsinger erected a saw mill near the same
place. The flood of December 1901 took out both the gristmill and a saw mill.
The gristmill property is owned by Norton & Hottenstein and the saw mill
property by George W. Kester, who has erected a steam saw mill since the flood.
Powell Norton, of the firm of Norton & Hottenstein, conducts a store at
Campbellville and is also postmaster at that place.
Streby
also listed the Kester, Geo W. among the registered voters for Campbellville at
the time of his comments (1903): George W. Kester later moved his saw mill to
Hillsgrove in the western part of Sullivan County as the village of
Campbellville continued towards its eventual demise.
The Sullivan Review , September 10, 1924
George W. Kester died at his home in
Hillsgrove Township, Wednesday September 3 at the age of 52 years. He is
survived by his wife, one daughter and three sons, also three brothers. Funeral
services were held Saturday and were in charge of the Evergreen Lodge of
Monroeton of which body he was a member. Burial was made at Overton.
Notes
for Nora A. Litzelman
Nora's father George Litzelman was born in
Cherry Township in 1855. In 1875, he married Sarah Shrimp, a daughter of Henry
and Mary (Shaffer) Shrimp. Mr. Shrimp was a native of Germany and Mrs. Shrimp
was a daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Gable) Shaffer, of Cherry Township. Mr. Litzelman
purchased the John Clark farm in Forks Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Litzelman have
been born: Nora, married George Kester, of Campbellville; Mary, married Leroy
Roha, of Forks Township; Sadie, Lena, John and Henry.
Children of George W. Kester and Nora A.
Litzelman were as follows:
112 i Mary5 Kester. She married unknown.
113 ii Sadie5 Kester.
114 iii Lena5 Kester.
115 iv John5 Kester.
116 v Henry5 Kester.
117 vi Clevon5 Kester.
+ 118 vii Cletius
L.5 Kester, born 1906; died 30 Dec 1934 in Ideal
Hospital, Endicott, Broome, New York; buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery,
Overton, Bradford, Penna.. He married Hilda
A. ((---)) Kester.
119 viii Fred5 Kester.
120 ix Erma
May5 Kester, born 31 Dec 1898 in Campbellville,
Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
The Sullivan Review
February 1, 1973
Mrs. Erma Kester Chatchew of Williamsport, died January 23, 1973 at the age of 74.
She was born at Campbellville, Pa, near Overton, the daughter of George and Nora Litzelman Kester.
She is survived by two brothers, Albert of Hillsgrove, and Fred of Bangor, Pa. three aunts, three nieces and a nephew.
She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church.
The funeral was conducted from the Crouse Funeral Home in Williamsport. Services were held in the Divine Providence Hospital Chapel. Burial was in Montoursville Cemetery.
121 x G. Albert5 Kester.
The Sullivan Review
August 16, 1973
G. Albert (Dub) Kester, 70 of Hillsgrove died August 13, 1973 following a heart attack.
Mr. Kester was born October 23, 1902, in Campbellville, Sullivan County, son of George and Nora Litzelman Kester.
He was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County and until his retirement had been employed as a heavy equipment operator. Mr. Kester was a veteran of WWII having served with the US Army.
Surviving are a brother, Frederick J. of Bangor, Pa., and three nieces.
Funeral services were held in the Hillsgrove United Methodist Church with the Rev. LaRue Hess officiating.
Interment was in Hillsgrove Cemetery.
46.
Adelbert J.4 Hunsinger (Catherine3 Kester,
Joseph2, Jacob1), born 1864; died 1944; buried in Tioga Point
Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
He married Margaret Mathilda (Drake) Hunsinger,
born 1871; died 1946; buried in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens , Bradford,
Pennsylvania.
Children of Adelbert J. Hunsinger and
Margaret Mathilda Drake were as follows:
122 i Herbert5 Hunsinger,
buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
+ 123 ii Howard5 Hunsinger,
born 26 Jun 1892 in Lopez, Colley, Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died Jan 1969 in
Waverly, Tioga, New York; buried in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Vesta E.
(Northrup) Hunsinger.
+ 124 iii Ezra
Burton5 Hunsinger, born 19 Mar 1894; died 6 Jul 1955;
buried in Methodist Church Cemetery, Barton, Tioga, New York. He married Ethel Mae (Bartron)
Hunsinger.
47.
Charles Edward4 Hunsinger (Catherine3 Kester,
Joseph2, Jacob1), born 2 Jul 1868 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
died 8 Mar 1940 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; buried in Maple Hill
Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas.
He married on 28 Jan 1890 in Waverly, New York by P. R. Ross Annie
Ellen (Landback) Hunsinger
, born
18 Feb 1867 in Cherry, Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died 10 Jul 1905 in Mercy
Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; buried in Old Zion Cemetery, Dushore, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania, daughter of Harvey Landback and Christine (Thrasher) Landback.
Notes
for Charles Edward Hunsinger
Charles and Annie were married January 28,
1890 in Waverly, NY because no license was required there at that time. Charles
appears as head of a household in the 1900 U.S. Census of Colley Township,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania with his wife Anna E. and three children, but
later moved to Waverly, New York. After
his wife's death from Brights disease, he moved from Waverly back to Colley,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, where
her relatives lived and her sisters could help with his kids. Later, afraid
that Annie's sisters might try to take the children he moved away. They wrote
letters requesting their return. He moved to Hooker, Oklahoma with the children
and finally settled in Kansas City, Kansas. Charles died at the home of his
daughter, Caroline Hunsinger Stewart. He is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery,
Kansas City, Kansas. To reach his grave, go in the second gate (next to the
office), Block 11, 3 rows East and 100 feet north. He is buried with his two sons.
Notes
for Annie (Landback) Hunsinger
Buried in Thrasher Cemetery, Dushore, PA.
Hair was dark brown. A letter addressed to Annie Hunsinger &
"Brother" was sent to her in April 1898 in Bradford County, Athens,
PA, c/o A. Silverstrim. This was sent by her sisters Linda and Amanda from
Colley, PA. Linda said she was "up home" on April 24, 1898, Sunday.
Children of Charles Edward Hunsinger and
Annie Ellen Landback were as follows:
125 i Fisher
Lewis5 Hunsinger, born 8 Mar 1894 in Cherry, Sullivan
, Pennsylvania; died 30 Apr 1894; buried 3 May 1894 in Old Zion (Thrasher) Cemetery, Dushore, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. Notes:
Christened April 29, 1894. Buried May 3, 1894. in Thrasher Cemetery, Dushore,
PA. Baptized by Rev. Wm. Reeser.
126 ii Wortha
B.5 Hunsinger, born 30 Dec 1895 in Cherry,
Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died 30 Jun 1915; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery,
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. Notes:
Lived one time at 119 Pane Street, Athens, PA. Never married. Became a printers
assistant. died young of lung disease and was first buried in a paupers grave.
Once his body was identified,he was exhumed and reburied in Maple Hill
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.
+ 127 iii Caroline
Mae5 Hunsinger
, born
5 Oct 1898 in Cherry, Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died 19 Apr 1971 in Kansas City,
Jackson, Missouri; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyanddotte,
Kansas. She married Andrew Russell
Stewart 
.
128 iv Walter
Raymond5 Hunsinger, born 25 Sep 1903 in Cherry,
Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died 30 Oct 1940 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; buried
in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. Notes: Never married.Was retarded from
birth. Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.
51.
Mary Ann K.4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 18 Mar 1857; died 1 Sep 1918; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
She married abt 1878 Levi Richard Hunsinger 
, born
5 Jun 1855 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 11 Mar 1949; buried in Peace
Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Samuel Hunsinger and Sarah
(Brobst) Hunsinger.
Children of Mary Ann K. Sayman and Levi
Richard Hunsinger were as follows:
+ 129 i Rebecca
Loretta5 Hunsinger
, born
13 Dec 1878 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1 Aug 1965 in Milan,
Bradford , Pennsylvania; buried in Bradford Memorial Park, Burlington,
Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Joseph
Bird 
.
+ 130 ii Sarah
Ann5 Hunsinger
, born
10 Oct 1880 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 13 Jul 1959; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married Charles William Karge 
.
+ 131 iii William
Benjamin5 Hunsinger
, born
26 Jan 1882 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 2 Dec 1969 in Ithaca,
Tompkins, New York; buried in Old Zion "Thrasher" Cemetery, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Mary
Elizabeth (Dieffenbach) Hunsinger; (2) Cecile (Tuthill)
Hunsinger.
+ 132 iv John
Franklin5 Hunsinger
, born
12 Jul 1894 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died Jan 1977 in ,,
Pennsylvania. He married (1) Mary
Elizabeth (McIntyre) Hunsinger; (2) Ida ((---))
Hunsinger.
52.
Sarah4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born abt 1860; died 1891. She married John Yanney, born 1856; died 17 Apr
1934.
Children of Sarah Sayman and John Yanney
were as follows:
+ 133 i Bertha
Nora5 Yanney, born 15 Nov 1885; died 26 Sep
1934. She married George Krouse.
+ 134 ii Walter
Benjamin5 Yanney, born 15 Oct 1888; died 15 Nov
1946. He married (1) Agnes (Heldt)
Yanney; (2) Hattie (Yaw) Yanney.
53.
Hannah L.4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 11 Sep 1862 in New Albany, Albany, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 22 Jan 1888; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married (1)
John Jacoby, died 29 Oct 1926; (2) abt 1880 unknown.
Children of Hannah L. Sayman and John
Jacoby were as follows:
+ 135 i Vernie
Rowena5 Jacoby, born 31 Aug 1883; died 1 Jan
1927. She married (1) Steve Parsons;
(2) Frank Herker.
+ 136 ii Elsie
May5 Jacoby, born 29 Aug 1885; died 13 Jun
1960. She married Henry Albert Vogel.
54.
Emma Selina4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 2 Feb 1866 in New Albany, Albany, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1932; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married in 1887
Francis W. Hunsinger, born 16 Aug 1861 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 5 Mar 1952; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Dushore,
Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Barney P. Hunsinger and Emma (Rowe)
Hunsinger.
Children of Emma Selina Sayman and Francis
W. Hunsinger were as follows:
137 i Elsie5 Hunsinger,
born Feb 1890; died 4 Jan 1929. She
married Frederick George Karge, born 16 Aug 1884; died 25 Jun
1948.
55.
Julietta4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 7 Mar 1867; died 19 Jul 1947. She married Thomas Murray,
born 14 Apr 1869; died 21 Jun 1954.
Children of Julietta Sayman and Thomas
Murray were as follows:
+ 138 i Agnes5 Murray,
born 28 Feb 1890. She married Howard
M. Vanderpool.
+ 139 ii Thomas5 Murray
Jr., born 26 Nov 1894; died 24 Dec 1971.
He married (1) Julia (McDonald) Murray; (2) Maud
(Bump) Murray.
+ 140 iii Mary
Ellen5 Murray, born 8 Sep 1897. She married Gerald Harbaugh.
+ 141 iv Julia5 Murray,
born 7 Aug 1903. She married Frank
Polinsky.
56.
Adeline4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 29 Aug 1868 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
died 18 Mar 1903 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married on 6 Feb 1888 in Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania Eli
Rinebold, born 19 Jul 1865 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1 Apr
1944, son of Addison Rinebold and Lavina (Goughler) Rinebold.
Editor's Note: You can learn more about this family at The Descendants of Addison Rinebold.
Children of Adeline Sayman and Eli
Rinebold were as follows:
+ 142 i Alice
Cordelia5 Rinebold, born 3 Mar 1888 in Overton,
Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Chester
Oliver Farrell.
+ 143 ii Cora
Mae5 Rinebold, born 10 Jul 1890; died 8 Jan
1977. She married (1) Lee Kinney;
(2) Parker Hall.
+ 144 iii Julia
Etta5 Rinebold
, born
21 May 1892; died 5 Jan 1970. She
married Thomas J. Millhime
.
+ 145 iv Sadie
Angeline5 Rinebold, born 1 Oct 1894; died aft 1977. She married Luther Bennett.
+ 146 v Edward5 Rinebold,
born 28 Oct 1896; died 20 Oct 1924. He
married Valeda (Drollette) Rinebold.
147 vi John
Franklin5 Rinebold, born 12 Sep 1898.
148 vii Bertha
R.5 Rinebold, born 10 Sep 1900; died 5 May 1902 in
Elkland, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in German Cemetery, Elkland, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania.
57.
Samuel Benjamin4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 5 Oct 1871 in , Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 5
Feb 1954 in Forksville, Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview
Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan , Pennsylvania.
He married (1) on 9 Nov 1900 Estella R. (Hunsinger) Sayman,
born 5 Jul 1879 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 18 Jan 1919; buried in
Bahr Hill (Fairview) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, daughter of
Barney P. Hunsinger and Emma (Rowe) Hunsinger; (2) on 31 Oct 1920 Elizabeth
(Campbell) Sayman, born 11 Sep 1877; died 15 Mar 1967.
Notes
for Samuel Benjamin Sayman
Samuel is listed in 1920 census as living
with daughter Clara in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.
Children of Samuel Benjamin Sayman and
Estella R. Hunsinger were as follows:
+ 149 i Clara
May5 Sayman, born 29 Jun 1901; died 28 Mar 1993 in
Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview
Cemetery (Bahr Hill) Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married (1) Willard Irvin Hunsinger; (2) Charles
A. Raub.
150 ii Lorena
Rowena5 Sayman, born 9 Jun 1906; died 16 Sep 1906.
+ 151 iii Pearl
Rosalia5 Sayman, born 15 Feb 1911; died 21 Apr 1979 in
St. Joseph's Hospital, Elmira, Chemung, New York. She married Edwin Lamberson.
59.
Josephine4 Sayman (Sarah3 Hartzig,
Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 15 Sep 1875; died 8 May 1901. She married on 12 Apr 1890 Curtis W. Rumsey,
born 27 Jul 1866; died 11 May 1950.
Both Curtis and Josephin are buried at the Warburton Hill Cemetery in Forks Township, PA.
Children of Josephine Sayman and Curtis W.
Rumsey were as follows:
+ 152 i Minnie
Angeline5 Rumsey, born 27 Jan 1891. She married Herman Waxman.
+ 153 ii Earl
Benjamin5 Rumsey, born 27 May 1892; died 5 Jul
1958. He married Lena (Seymour)
Rumsey.
+ 154 iii Winifred
May5 Rumsey, born 24 Nov 1893. She married (1) August William Waxman;
(2) Royal Martin Kuhn.
+ 155 iv Seth
Ellicott5 Rumsey, born 24 Dec 1898; died 15 Dec
1964. He married Agnes Marie (Seymour)
Rumsey.
60.
Carlissa4 Sayman
(Sarah3 Hartzig, Sarah2 Kester,
Jacob1), born 9 Aug 1877; died 11 Sep 1969; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married on 6 Apr 1896 in Dushore,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania David Barchline Millheim 
, born
20 Jan 1869 in Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 28 Oct 1959; buried in
Bernice, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Adam Millheim and Alma
(Waltman) Millheim.
Children of Carlissa Sayman and David
Barchline Millheim were as follows:
+ 156 i Clara
May5 Millheim, born 3 Nov 1897 in Bernice, Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 23 Mar 1983.
She married (1) Fred Smith Ryan; (2) Thomas O'Neill.
+ 157 ii Frances
Cordelia5 Millheim
, born
11 Apr 1900; died Jan 1987 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. She married Archie VanSice.
158 iii Flossie
Anna5 Millheim, born 3 Jan 1903; died 13 Oct
1982. She married John J. Cox,
born 1887; died 2 May 1947.
61.
John S.4 Bahr (Catharine3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 18 Aug 1859 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
died 31 Jan 1932; buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Penna.. He married Dora M. (Dunn)
Bahr, born 19 Jul 1865 in Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 28 Feb
1963 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Francis Xavier
Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Penna., daughter of Peter Dunn and Catherine
(Farrell) Dunn.
Notes
for John S. Bahr Source: History of
Cherry Township by George Streby, 1903
John S. Bahr was born in Cherry Township,
August 18, 1859. He is a son of Charles and Catharine (Hartzig) Bahr, of Cherry
Township. His grandfather, John Bahr, located near Cherry Mills and his
great-grandfather, John Bahr, Sr., came with his family from Berks County to
Cherry Township in 1833, locating where B.P. Hunsinger now lives. Mr. Bahr
purchased the farm in Forks Township, formerly owned by his father. He married
Dora Dunn, who was born in Forks Township in 1866. She was a daughter of Peter
and Catharine (Farrell) Dunn, of Forks Township. Her grandfather, James Dunn,
was a native of County Kilkdare, Ireland and came to New Jersey in 1832 and to
Cherry TownTownship in 1833. To Mr. and Mrs. John Bahr have been born: Anna
Laura, John, William and Charles Arthur.
The Sullivan Review , Feb. 3, 1932
John S. Bahr of Forks Township died Sunday
in the Packer Hospital at Sayre following an illness of several months. Mr.
Bahr was born in Cherry Township August 18, 1859, a son of the late Charles and
Catherine Hartzig Bahr. He is survived by his wife, Dora Dunn Bahr, two
daughters, Mrs. Anna Richlin and Miss Veronica Bahr and two sons, John William
Bahr and Charles Arthur Bahr, also three sisters, Mrs. John L. Shaffer of
Cherry Township, Mrs. Addie Hunsinger of Montrose and Mrs. Eliza Litzelman of
Endicott, and one brother Jacob Bahr of Cherry Township. Funeral service was
held Tuesday morning in St. Francis Church in Overton. Interment in the family
plot in the adjoining cemetery.
Notes
for Dora (Dunn) BahrThe Sullivan Review, March 8, 1963 Editor's Note: Two obits came from the same
newspaper.
Dora M. Bahr, widow of John Bahr, passed
away on Thursday, Feb. 28, at Harrisburg at the age of 97 years. She was born
on July 19, 1865 at Overton, the daughter of Peter and Cathryn Whalen Dunn. Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. William Richlin of Elmira, New York a son, William, of
Canada; five grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Rev. John O’Neill
was celebrant of the High Mass of Requiem at St. Francis Xavier church in
Overton on Monday morning March 4, at 11 o’clock; burial was in the parish
cemetery.
Dora Dunn Bahr of Harrisburg died Thursday
evening Feb. 28 at the age of 97. Mrs. Bahr was the daughter of Peter and
Kathryn Dunn of Forks Township, Sullivan County. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Anna Richlin of Elmira, a son William Bahr of Canada, five grandchildren, two
sisters, Mrs. Martha Deer of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Vernie Harney of Canton, Ohio;
several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Monday morning at St.
Francis Xavier church in Overton, with burial in St. Francis Cemetery.
Children of John S. Bahr and Dora M. Dunn
were as follows:
159 i Anna
Laura5 Bahr.
She married (---) Richlin.
160 ii John
William5 Bahr.
161 iii Arthur
Charles5 Bahr, born 1902; died 2 May 1954 in New
Albany, Albany, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton,
Bradford, Penna. Notes: The Sullivan Review , May 6, 1954 Arthur C. Bahr, 53 year old farmer who lived alone
on New Albany RD 3 near Overton, was found dead in his home Sunday; the body
having been discovered at the foot of some stairs. Dr. T.J. Saul, County
Coroner, said the man probably died from a heart attack and apparently had been
dead about four days. Mr. Bahr is survived by his mother, Mrs. Dora Bahr of
Harrisburg; brother, William of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada; two sisters,
Mrs. Veronica Sheep of Harrisburg and Mrs. Anna Richlin of Elmira. Funeral
services were held Tuesday morning at 9 o¿clock at the Cranmer funeral Home,
New Albany, and at 9:30 at St. Francis Church, Overton. Burial was in the
parish cemetery at Overton.
162 iv Veronica5 Bahr. She married (---) Sheep.
62.
Jacob L.4 Bahr (Catharine3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1861 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died
14 Sep 1955 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview Cemetery,
Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
He married Minerva (Litzelman) Bahr (see 171), born
abt 1869; died 24 Jun 1933; buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania, daughter of Gabriel Litzelman.
Notes
for Jacob L. Bahr The Sullivan
Review, September 18, 1955
Jacob L. Bahr, of Cherry Township, died
Sunday morning, September 14th, following an illness of some time, at the age
of 91 years. Mr. Bahr was born in Cherry Township, a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bahr, and had spent his entire life in the county. He is survived
by three daughters. Mrs. Alice Rohe of Cherry Township, Mrs. Minnie VanHorn of
Elmira, and Miss Mary Bahr at home; two sons, George and Dewey Bahr at home,
two sisters, Mrs. Addie Hunsinger of Montrose and Mrs. Loretta Shaffer of
Cherry Township; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral
services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Tubach Funeral Home on Water
Street. Rev. Clement B. Meyers officiated, Interment in the family plot in
Fairview cemetery.
Notes
for Minerva (Litzelman) Bahr The Sullivan Review , June 28, 1933
Mrs. Minerva Bahr died at her home in
Cherry Township, Saturday June 24, at the age of 64 years.
She
is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Oscar Snyder of
Laporte, Mrs. William VanHorn of Elmira, Mrs. John C. Rohe of Cherry Township,
Miss Mary Bahr, George Bahr and Dewy Bahr at home, also six grandchildren:
William Snyder of Laporte, Agnes Rohe of Cherry Township, Harland, Revilo,
William Jr. and Florence VanHorn of Elmira. Two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Rose of
Endicott and Mrs. Emma Krause of Laporte, also survive. Funeral service was
held at her late home Tuesday afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
Children of Jacob L. Bahr and Minerva
Litzelman were as follows:
+ 163 i Emma5 Bahr,
born 29 Jan 1888 in Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1 Aug
1951 in Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Mountain Ash Cemetery,
Laporte, Pennsylvania. She married Oscar
J. Snyder.
164 ii George5 Bahr,
born 18 Feb 1890 in Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 2 Jul
1970 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill,
Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. Notes:
The Sullivan Review, July 9, 1970 George E. Bahr, of Dushore RD, died Thursday,
July 2, at the Sayre House after a short illness. He was born 80 years ago on
February 15, 1890, in Cherry Twp., a son of Jacob and Minerva Litzelman Bahr.
He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, where he engaged in farming,
taking great pride in his registered Herefords. He was a member of the
Herefords Association. He was a member of the United Church of Christ in
Dushore. He is survived by three sisters, Miss Mary Bahr of Dushore, Mrs. Alice
Rohe of Hughesville, Mrs. Minnie VanHorn of Elmira, N.Y.; one aunt, Mr. Addie
Hunsinger of Montrose; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held
July 6 at the Tubach Funeral Home in Dushore with the Rev. James E. Johnson
officiating. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.
+ 165 iii Alice5 Bahr,
born 17 May 1893 in Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 21 Sep 1980. She married John C. Rohe.
+ 166 iv Minnie5 Bahr,
born 1895 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1981 in Elmira, Chemung, New
York. She married William VanHorn.
167 v Dewey5 Bahr,
born 1899 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1958.
168 vi Mary
Minerva5 Bahr, born 14 Nov 1902 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 3 Aug 2001 in Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in
Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. Notes:The Sullivan Review, August
9, 2001 Miss Mary M. Bahr, 98, of Dushore died, August 3, 2001, at The
Highlands in Laporte. Mary was born in Dushore, on Nov. 14, 1902, a daughter of
the late Jacob and Minerva Litzelman Bahr. She was a lifetime resident of
Sullivan County and a member of the Redeemer United Church of Christ, Dushore.
Surviving are two nephews and spouses: Harold and Edith VanHorn of Dushore, and
Revilo and Alberta VanHorn of Penn Yan, New York; two nieces, Mrs. Florence
Hotchkiss of Wellsburg, New York, and Mrs. Nedra Snyder of Laporte; and several
cousins. Private funeral services were held on Aug. 6, 2001 at the P. Dean
Funeral Home, Dushore with the Rev. Robert Martin, her pastor, presiding.
Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, Dushore. Memorials may be directed to
the Redeemer United Church of Christ Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 284, Dushore, PA
18614
63.
Eliza4 Bahr (Catharine3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born Jun 1863; died 7 Mar 1947; buried in Calvary
Cemetery, Johnson City, Broome, New York.
She married Gabriel Litzelman, born abt 1839 in Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1924 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
buried in St Basil's Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Matthias
Litzelman.
Notes
for Eliza BahrThe Sullivan Review,
March 13, 1947
Mrs. Eliza Litzelman, 84, widow of Gabriel
Litzelman of Dushore, Pennsylvania, died in the Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton,
New York Friday evening, March 7, 1947,
following a long illness, which became serious a month before her death.
Following her husband’s death in 1924, Mrs. Litzelman went to Endicott to live
with a granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence Mott. Mrs. Mott died in 1934, but the
grandmother remained in Endicott until about eight years ago when she moved to
Montrose. For a while she had rooms in the home of her sister, Mrs. Addie
Hunsinger, and later took an apartment in the McLaughlin apartment house on
Maple Street, where she lived until she was removed to the hospital on February
6th.
Mrs.
Litzelman is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Addie Hunsinger, Montrose and Mrs.
Loretta Shaffer, Dushore, a brother, Jacob Bahr, Dushore, and several nieces
and nephews. She was a member of Holy Name of Mary Church, Montrose, of which
the Rev. Joseph Corcoran is the pastor. The funeral was held on Tuesday, March
11 with high mass at ten o’clock, in St. Ambrose Church, Endicott, New York.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, New York. The bearers were
Postmaster Jos. L. Meehan, Montrose; Henry W. Felton, Montrose, Zed Mott, Fred
Jones, Patrick Byron and Wilbur Waterman, of Endicott, New York Funeral
arrangements were in charge of Walter J. McCormick, Endicott.
Notes
for Gabriel LitzelmanThe Sullivan Review, November 12, 1924
Gabriel Litzelman died Sunday at his home
at this place at the age of 85 years.
Mr.
Litzelman was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Litzelman, who settled in
Cherry Township about 1830. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eliza Bahr
Litzelman, and three daughters, Mrs. Emily Kraus, of Laporte, Mrs. Jacob Bahr
of Cherry Township, and Mrs. Lorena Rose. Also two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Louisa
Mushno of Jersey Shore, and Mrs. Adaline Collinger of Oregon and three
brothers, John and Raphael Litzelman of Cherry township and Michael Litzelman
of Sayre. Funeral services were held this Wednesday in St. Basil’s church with
interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Children of Gabriel
Litzelman and Mary _________ were as follows: **
169 i George5 Litzelman,
born 1855. **
170 ii Mary "Emily"5 Litzelman,
born 1868; died 1951. She married (---)
Kraus.
171 iii Minerva5 Litzelman,
born abt 1869; died 24 Jun 1933; buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill,
Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She
married Jacob L. Bahr (see 62), born 1861 in Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 14 Sep 1955 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview
Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Charles Bahr and
Catharine (Hartzig) Bahr. Notes:
The Sullivan Review, June 28, 1933 Mrs. Minerva Bahr died at her home in Cherry
Township, Saturday June 24, at the age of 64 years. She is survived by her
husband and the following children: Mrs. Oscar Snyder of Laporte, Mrs. William
VanHorn of Elmira, Mrs. John C. Rohe of Cherry Township, Miss Mary Bahr, George
Bahr and Dewy Bahr at home, also six grandchildren: William Snyder of Laporte,
Agnes Rohe of Cherry Township, Harland, Revilo, William Jr. and Florence
VanHorn of Elmira. Two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Rose of Endicott and Mrs. Emma
Krause of Laporte, also survive. Funeral service was held at her late home
Tuesday afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
172 iv Lorena5 Litzelman. She married (---) Rose.
** Editor's Note: In July 2008, Pat Gobea informed us of an historical error in the lineage of Gabriel Litzelman. It turns out that he was married twice, first to Mary ________ in about 1862; she was born about 1842. He married Eliza Bahr circa 1880. Eliza was born June 1863 in PA and died 7 March 1947 in Binghamton, Broome County, NY, at age 83. See her obituary above. So, all of the children of Gabriel were born to his first wife and were therefore step-children of Eliza (Bahr) Litzelman. Pat also notes a fifth child, Joseph, was born about 1871, of whom we have no other information.
64.
Loretta4 Bahr (Catharine3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 2 Jun 1865; died 21 Oct 1954. She married John L. Shaffer,
died 10 Oct 1937 in Robert Packer Memorial Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Notes
for Loretta BahrThe Sullivan Review,
October 28, 1954
Mrs. Loretta E. Shaffer, 89 a life long
resident of Cherry Township, died at the home of her son, Orville Shaffer,
Dushore RD, Thursday evening. She had been in ill health for several months.
Mrs. Shaffer was born June 2, 1865, in Forks Township; she was a daughter of
the late Charles and Catherine Hartzig Bahr. She is survived by three sons,
Oliver, Andrew and Orville, of Dushore RD, three daughters, Mrs. Amelda Fusselman
of New York City, Mrs. Alma Johns of Rochester and Mrs. Hannah Lee of Richfield
Park, New Jersey; a sister, Mrs. Addie Hunsinger of Montrose; 13 grandchildren,
24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were
held at the Holcombe Funeral home Monday afternoon at 1:30, with further
services in the Evangelical and Reformed church of Dushore at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. Elden E. Eherhart, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
Notes
for John L. ShafferThe Sullivan Review, October 13, 1937
John L. Shaffer of Cherry Townshi, died at
the Robert Packer Hospital at Sayre, Sunday evening, after a long illness. He
is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Fasselman of New York
City, Mrs. Burton Johns of Rochester, Mrs. Gordon Lee of East Stroudsburg, and
four sons, Oliver, Andrew, Orville, all of Cherry Township and Charles of
Philadelphia; sixteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. John A. Rohe of Syracuse, and three brothers, William of Dushore, Samuel
and Frank of Cherry township. Private funeral service was held at his late home
Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery, Rev. Harold G. Deisher and
Rev. C. B. Meyers officiating.
Children of Loretta Bahr and John L. Shaffer
were as follows:
173 i Oliver5 Shaffer,
born 10 Jan 1890; died 26 Apr 1979 in Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Myrtie (Danzer) Shaffer. Notes:The Sullivan Review, May 3, 1979
Oliver Klinton Shaffer, 90, of Dushore RD 1, died April 26, 1979, at his home
following a lingering illness. He was born on January 10, 1890 in Cherry
Township, a son of John L. and Loretta Bahr Shaffer. He was a lifetime resident
of Sullivan County. His wife, Myrtie Danzer Shaffer, died March 9, 1968. He was
a veteran of World War I and had served overseas with the U.S. Army in France
as No. 11 gunner on the 14-inch guns of the 52nd Artillery at Alsace-Lorraine.
Mr. Shaffer received a marksman medal, and was advanced to gunner first class,
but turned down further advancement during his years in France. He was a member
of Post No. 996 American Legion of Dushore, and an active farmer until 1975
when illness forced his retirement. Surviving are one brother, Orville Shaffer
of Dushore RD 1; one sister, Mrs. Alma Johns of Rochester, New York, and
several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held April 30, at the Russell
P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.
174 ii Andrew5 Shaffer.
175 iii Orville5 Shaffer,
born 1906; died 1980.
176 iv Charles5 Shaffer.
177 v Almeda5 Shaffer.
178 vi Alma5 Shaffer.
179 vii Hannah5 Shaffer.
Glasses of Dr. Harry B. Hartzig
These 10 karat gold rimmed glasses owned by the Dushore
optometrist were auctioned on eBay in April 2007.
Source: Photo by Bob Sweeney
68.
Harry B.4 Hartzig (Charles3,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born Nov 1875; died 1961. He married on 26 Nov 1908 Laura S. (Hoffa) Hartzig,
born 19 Nov 1878; died 4 Oct 1936 in Mildred, Cherry, Pennsylvania; buried in
Old Zion (Thrasher's) Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, daughter of
John S. Hoffa.
Notes
for Harry B. HartzigThe Sullivan Review, August 22, 1917
Charles Hartzig, a highly respected
citizen of Cherry Township died Wednesday, Aug. 15, at his home after a brief
illness. Mr. Hartzig was born in Cherry Township, Sept. 5, 1836. He married
Amanda Thrasher and lived for a number of years on the farm where he died. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hattie Eichenlaub, and one son Harry B.
Hartzig of Dushore, also by two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Bahr and Mrs. Hannah
Rohe, and one brother, John S. Hartzig. The funeral was largely attended and
was held in Zion Lutheran Church at Dushore, Friday morning, with interment at
Thrasher's cemetery. Rev. W.H. Fehr officiating.
Notes
for Laura S. HoffaThe Sullivan Review, October 1936
Mrs. Laura Hoffa Hartzig, wife of Dr.
Harry B. Hartzig, optometrist, passed away at her home Sunday morning, October
4th, following an illness of three weeks. Mrs. Hartzig was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hoffa, and was born in Dushore, November 19, 1878.
She was a lifelong member of the Zion Evangelical church of this place and
always took an active part in the work of her church. She was united in
marriage to Dr. Harry B. Hartzig, November 26, 1908 and commenced housekeeping
in Mildred, where Dr. Hartzig had established a growing jewelry and repair
business. About 21 years ago they disposed of their property in Mildred and
located in Dushore in the building, which they have since purchased. Mrs.
Hartzig assisted her husband in his business very ably. She was also a member
of the Eastern Star of Towanda. Mrs. Hartzig is survived by her husband, a daughter
Miss Eleanor L. Hartzig, three sisters, Misses Mary and Lena Hoffa of this
place and Mrs. Margaret Henninger of Shamokin and one brother, Walter A. Hoffa,
also of town. Funeral service was held from her late home Monday morning with a
further service in Zion Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev. Harold G. Deisher,
pastor, assisted by Rev. Arthur L. Smith, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church
of Mildred, officiated. Burial was in the family plot in Zion Lutheran
cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended and the floral tribute was
profuse. The pallbearers were: Supt. H. R. Henning, C. Raymond Kschinka, Geo.
W. Jackson, John L. Hileman, Harland McCarty and B.F. Crossley. The flower
bearers were: Howard Messersmith, Charles Fitzpatrick, Girard Murray, Hubert
Shelheimer, John Hieber and John Utz. Among those from out-of-town who attended
the funeral were: Mrs. and Mrs. R.O. Henninger, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Henninger,
Mrs. Grant Henninger, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Benson, Mrs. Jarrett Henninger of
Shamokin, Mrs. John C. Schaad of Owego, Mrs. Winifred Stetthers, Mr. and Mrs.
G. Vanderpoole of Towanda, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lilly, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hieber,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hieber, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hieber of New Albany, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Arey of Sugar Run, Attorney Albert F. Heess, F.W. Meylert, Esq.
Edward Meehan of Laporte, Mrs. T.V. McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. William Schaad,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson B. Hoffa, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffa of Mildred, Mr. Lee Hoffa
and Hon. A.L. Dyer of Lopez.
Children of Harry B. Hartzig and Laura S.
Hoffa were as follows:
180 i Eleanor
L.5 Hartzig, born 1915; died 2 Oct 1976; buried in
Old Zion (Thrasher's) Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. Notes:The Sullivan Review, October
7, 1976 Miss Eleanor L. Hartzig, Dushore, died October 2, 1976, at her home,
following a lingering illness. A native of Sullivan County, she was the
daughter of the late Harry and Laura Hoffa Hartzig. She was a retired postal
clerk, having worked in the Dushore Post Office for many years. She was a member
of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Zion Chapel, of Dushore and its
Dorcas Society. Surviving are several cousins. Funeral services were held at
the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home on October 5, with the Rev. Edgar Reed, her
pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Zion Cemetery.
69.
Hattie L.4 Hartzig (Charles3,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 20 Oct 1880; died 7 Feb 1975. She married on 14 Feb 1903 in Sunbury,
Northumberland, Pennsylvania Walter Eichenlaub, born 15 Aug 1879;
died 14 Jan 1953, son of John Eichenlaub and Amanda (Buck) Eichenlaub.
Notes
for Hattie L. Hartzig
The Sullivan Review, February 19, 1903 A
pretty double wedding occurred at the home of Morris Baumgartner, in Sunbury,
Saturday, February 14. Mr. Fred Eichenlaub, of Hughesville, and Miss Edna Sick,
of Cherry Mills, were two of the contracting parties, and Mr. Walter
Eichenlaub, of Hughesville, and Miss Hattie L. Hartzig, of Cherry, the others.
The double ceremony was performed by Rev. J.H. Weber, of Sunbury
Children of Hattie L. Hartzig and Walter
Eichenlaub were as follows:
+ 181 i Donald5 Eichenlaub,
born 27 Jun 1906; died 18 Dec 1973. He
married Anna (Chilson) Eichenlaub.
70.
George J.4 Hartzig (John S.3,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1861 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died
11 Jan 1945 in Robert Packer Memorial Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania. He married in 1882 Emma (Fulmer)
Hartzig, born 28 Nov 1863 in Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 31
Jan 1962 in Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr
Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, daughter of Henry Fulmer.
Notes
for George J. Hartzig
George J. Hartzig was born in Cherry in
1861. His father, John S. Hartzig, was also a native of Cherry. His
grandfather, John Hartzig, was a native of Switzerland, and came to America in
1819, being one of the earliest settlers in the Township. Mr. Hartzig married
Emma Fulmer in 1882. She was a daughter of Henry Fulmer, whose father, Joseph
Fulmer, was a native of Frankfort, Germany, and came to America, locating in
Cherry in 1825. Mr. Hartzig owns a saw mill and a small tract of land at Cherry
Mills. He is a member of the Cherry school board, and is also agent for the
Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company. To Mr. and Mrs. Hartzig one son, Earnest
has been born.
The Sullivan Review , January 13, 1949
George J. Hartzig of Cherry Mills passed
away at midnight Tuesday, January 11th at the Robert Packer hospital at Sayre
at the age of 87 years and 10 months. Mr. Hartzig was born in Cherry Township,
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hartzig, and has spent all his life in
this community. On Monday he was engaged in cutting fire wood wand when he did
not appear for dinner it was found that he had suffered a stroke while at work.
He was taken to the Robert Packer hospital in the Tubach ambulance, where he
passed away without recovering consciousness. For many years Mr. Hartzig
operated a saw mill at Cherry Mills and was very active in the affairs of his
community. He was a member of the Farmer’s and Mechanic’s Fire Insurance
Company of Forksville, acting in capacity of surveyor for the company for a
number of years. He also held many township offices during his life.
Children of George J. Hartzig and Emma
Fulmer were as follows:
+ 182 i Earnest5 Hartzig,
born 1887; died 10 Dec 1952/52 in Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania. He married Edna Francis (Crankshaw)
Hartzig.
71.
Charles S.4 Hartzig (John S.3,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 19 Feb 1863; died 15 Dec 1897; buried in
Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Susannah Sarah (Shaffer)
Hartzig, born 31 Jan 1859; died 15 Oct 1914 in Dushore, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; buried in Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania.
Notes
for Charles S. Hartzig
The Sullivan Review, Dec. 16, 1897
Charles
S. Hartzig died at his home in Cherry Twp, Wed. Morning December 15, 1897 aged
34 years 10 months; a wife and several children (survive); interment Peace
Church, Friday.
Notes
for Susannah Sarah Shaffer The Sullivan Review , October 21, 1914
Mrs. Susanna Sarah Hartzig, aged 52 years,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Kraus in this place Oct. 15.
Funeral and interment took place at Peace Church Oct 17.
Children of Charles S. Hartzig and
Susannah Sarah Shaffer were as follows:
+ 183 i Jennie5 Hartzig,
born abt 1883 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 10 Jun 1946 in Waverly,
Tioga, New York; buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Waverly, Tioga, New York. She married Fred Kraus.
72.
Mary Elizabeth4 Hartzig (John S.3,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1868; died 26 Jun 1936; buried in Fairview
Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married on 6 Feb 1889 William Shaffer, born
1862; died 1955, son of George Shaffer and Elizabeth ((---)) Shaffer.
Notes
for Mary Elizabeth Hartzig
The Sullivan Review, July 1, 1936
Mrs.
William Shaffer died Friday, June 26 at her home in Dushore, at the age of 67
years and 11 months, after an illness of 13 years. She was a daughter of the
late John Hartzig and is survived by her husband William Shaffer, one daughter,
Mrs. G.M. Ashbrooke of Cleveland, Ohio, One son Arthur Shaffer of Johnson City,
New York and one sister and brother, Mrs. Lewis Yonkin of Allentown, Pa, and
Geo. Hartzig of Cherry Township. Funeral services were held at her home at 10
o'clock Monday morning, with interment in Bahr Hill cemetery
Children of Mary Elizabeth Hartzig and
William Shaffer were as follows:
184 i dau5 Shaffer. She married G.M. Ashebrooke.
185 ii Arthur5 Shaffer.
73.
Minerva Ann4 Hartzig (John S.3,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1878 in Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died
11 Mar 1955 in Allentown Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; buried in
Grandview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. She married on 31 Mar 1894 Lewis W. Yonkin, born
1874; died 1943 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; buried in Grandview
Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, son of Edward Yonkin and Ella
(Smith) Yonkin.
Notes
for Minerva Ann HartzigThe Sullivan Review, March 17, 1955
Mrs. Minerva Ann Yonkin of 623 Greenleaf Street,
Allentown, died Friday morning in Allentown Hospital at the age of 77. Mrs.
Yonkin was born in Dushore, the daughter of the late John and Susan (Bahr)
Hartzig and was the wife of the late Lewis Yonkin. A resident of the Allentown
area for the past 35 years, she was a member of the Zion Evangelical and
Reformed Church. She is survived by four children: Sadie M. wife of Robert
Kirk, Syracuse, New York, Dewey Yonkin, Germansville, Rhode Island, Charles
Yonkin and Florence Yonkin, both at home, and one granddaughter Patricia
Yonkin. Services were held Monday morning at 11 o’clock from the Grandview
cemetery, Allentown.
Notes
for Lewis W. Yonkin
Edward Yonkin, father of Lewis W. Yonkin
was born in Cherry in 1847. He is a son of Henry Yonkin, Jr., who was born in
Havre, France, in 1806, and came with his parents to America in 1807, and to
Cherry in 1823. In 1824, he purchased the farm now owned by P.J. Yonkin. Mr.
Yonkin’s mother was Barbara Hartzig, who was a daughter of John Hartzig, who
came to Cherry in 1819. Mr. Yonkin married Ella Smith, who was a daughter of
Daniel Smith, of Center County, PA. Her mother was Hanna Kunes, who was a
daughter of John Kunes, whose father, Daniel, was one of the early settlers of
Center County. Mr. Yonkin purchased, from his brother John, one of the finest
farms in the western section of the township, which he is engaged in tilling.
To Mr. and Ms. Yonkin have been born six children: Frank E., of Cherry; Lewis
W., of Dushore; Bertha M., Hattie F., Emma E., and Winifred M.
Children of Minerva Ann Hartzig and Lewis
W. Yonkin were as follows:
186 i Sadie5 Yonkin,
born abt 1895 in Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 7 Jun 1970 in Syracuse,
Onandaga, New York. She married Robert
Kirk.
187 ii Dewey
H.5 Yonkin, born 1897 in Dushore, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 4 Oct 1985 in Trexlertown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. He married Gertrude L. (Wagner)
Yonkin. Notes:The Sullivan Review, October 17, 1985 Dewey H. Yonkin, 87, of Germansville and Trexlertown,
Pennsylvania, died October 4, 1985, in the Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown. He
was the husband of the late Gertrude L. (Wagner) Yonkin. Born in Dushore, he
was a son of Louis and Minerva A. Hartzig Yonkin. He owned and operated a
service station on Route 309 at Pleasant Corners for more then 35 years before
retiring in 1970. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Allentown.
Surviving is a sister, Florence Y. Seltzer of Macungie.
+ 188 iii Charles
E.5 Yonkin, born 1902 in Dushore, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 3 Jan 1966 in Sacred Heart hospital, Allentown, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania; buried in Grandview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania. He married Sophie
(Homiak) Yonkin.
189 iv Florence5 Yonkin,
born 1903 in Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 29 Oct 1985 in Allentown
Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
She married Paul L. Seltzer. Notes:The Sullivan Review, November 7, 1985 Mrs. Florence Y.
Seltzer, 82, of Macungie, died October 29, 1985, in the Allentown Hospital. She
was employed by Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania in the Allentown office for 43
years. For 33 of those years she was a supervisor-operator. She retired in
1966. Born in Dushore, she was a daughter of Louis and Minerva A. Hartzig
Yonkin. She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Allentown. Her
husband, Paul L. Seltzer, is the only immediate survivor.
74.
Lucinda4 Rohe (Hannah3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1866 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 31
Dec 1931; buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. She married Michael
Broschart.
Notes
for Lucinda Rohe
The Sullivan Review, January 6, 1932
Mrs.
Lucinda Broschart, widow of the late Michael Broschart of Forks Township, died
at her home Thursday, December 31 at the age of 66 years. She is survived by
two sons, Charles and Leo Broschart, also her aged mother, Mrs. Peter Rohe, two
sisters and one brother. Funeral service was held Saturday in St. Francis
Church, Overton. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Children of Lucinda Rohe and Michael
Broschart were as follows:
190 i Charles5 Broschart.
191 ii Leo5 Broschart,
born 1887; died 11 Mar 1937.
76.
Florence4 Rohe (Hannah3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1871.
She married on 6 Jun 1892 George Sick.
Children of Florence Rohe and George Sick
were as follows:
192 i Richard5 Sick.
193 ii Robert5 Sick.
194 iii Raymond5 Sick.
77.
Leroy4 Rohe (Hannah3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 22 Jun 1873 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
died 1959 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery,
Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He
married Mary (Litzelman) Rohe, born 1882 in Cherry,
Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 7 Jan 1936 in City hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming,
Pennsylvania, daughter of George J. Litzelman and Sarah E. (Shrimp) Litzelman.
Notes
for Leroy RoheThe Sullivan Review,
July 17, 1959
Leroy Rohe, 86, lifelong Dushore area
resident, died at his home in Forks Township on Tuesday evening, after a long
illness. Mr. Rohe was born June 22, 1873, in Forks Township where he had
resided and engaged in framing all of his life. He was a member of St. Paul’s
United Church of Christ of Overton. He is survived by four sons, Claire of
Coatesville, Lawrence, Melvin and Donald of Dushore; a daughter, Mrs. Grace
Bender of Dushore; 19 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews. The Rev. Elden E. Ehrhart will officiate at the prayer service on
Saturday at 9:15 at the Tubach Funeral Home, Dushore, and at the funeral
service at 10 at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ at Overton. Burial will be
in St. Paul’s cemetery, Overton. Friends may call at the Tubach Funeral home
after 2 Thursday and all day Friday.
Notes
for Mary LitzelmanThe Sullivan Review, January 8, 1936
Mrs. Leroy Rohe of Forks Township died
Tuesday in the City Hospital at Williamsport at the age of 53 years. Mrs. Rohe
is survived by her husband, one daughter Grace and three sons, Clare, Lawrence
and Melvin at home. Funeral service will be held from her late home Friday
afternoon at one o’clock with further service in the Reformed church at Overton
at 2 o’clock. Interment in the Reformed cemetery.
Children of Leroy Rohe and Mary Litzelman
were as follows:
195 i Claire5 Rohe.
+ 196 ii Grace
Elizabeth5 Rohe, born 24 Sep 1917 in Towanda, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 10 Aug 1995 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. She married (1) (---)
Bender; (2) Ivan O. Teeter.
+ 197 iii Lawrence
Leroy5 Rohe, born 3 Nov 1920 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 9 Dec 1998. He
married Alverta (Krouse) Rohe (see 279).
+ 198 iv Melvin5 Rohe,
born 26 Jan 1925. He married Elizabeth
Jane (Sherman) Rohe (see 449).
199 v Donald5 Rohe,
born in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
78.
Clara J.4 Rohe (Hannah3 Hartzig,
Elizabeth2 Kester, Jacob1), born 1875 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died
1955. She married on 19 Nov 1891 Manasseh
C. Shrimp, born 1864 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, son of Henry
Shrimp and Mary (Shaffer) Shrimp.
Notes
for Manasseh C. Shrimp
M.C. Shrimp was born in Forks Township in
1864. He was a son of Henry and Mary (Shaffer) Shrimp. Mary Shrimp was a
daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Gable) Shaffer, of Cherry Township. M.C. Shrimp
lives on a portion of his father’s farm. In 1891 he married Clara Rohe, who was
born in Forks Township in 1875. She was a daughter of Peter and Hannah
(Hartzig) Rohe of Forks Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Shrimp have been born four
children: Walter H., Emelia E., Oscar L, and Freddie W.
The Sullivan Review , March 17, 1949
Manasseh C. Shrimp died at his home in
Forks Township, Wednesday evening, March 2, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Shrimp
was born on the farm where he has always lived, a son of the late Henry and
Mary Shaffer Shrimp. In 1891, he was united in marriage with Miss Clara Rohe,
daughter of Peter and Hannah Hartzig Rohe, also of Forks Township He is
survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Maurice Rinebold, four sons, Walter,
Oscar, Arthur and Howard Shrimp, a sister, Mrs. Kate Epler, all of Dushore, RD;
17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Monday
afternoon from his late home with further services in Zion Lutheran church, Dushore.
Rev. John D. Keener, pastor, officiated. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
Children of Clara J. Rohe and Manasseh C.
Shrimp were as follows:
+ 200 i Walter
H.5 Shrimp, born 12 May 1892 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 15 Apr 1983 in Sonestown, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Carmeta (Rogers) Shrimp.
+ 201 ii Amelia
E.5 Shrimp, born 1894; died 15 Dec 1966. She married Maurice E. Rinebold.
+ 202 iii Oscar
L.5 Shrimp, born 8 Feb 1896; died 9 Nov 1998 in
Slate belt Nursing Center, Bangor, Northampton, Pennsylvania. He married Nellie (McIntyre) Shrimp.
203 iv Freddie
W.5 Shrimp.
204 v Arthur
M.5 Shrimp, born 14 Jan 1906 in Forks, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania; died 11 Feb 1977 in Cherry Mills, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bahr Hill, Dushore, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. He married Jane (Dieffenbach) Shrimp. Notes:The Sullivan Review, February
17, 1977 Arthur M. Shrimp, 71, Dushore RD, Cherry Mills, died Feb. 11, 1977, at
his home following an apparent heart attack. He was born Jan. 14, 1906 in Forks
Township., a son of Manessah and Clara J. Rohe Shrimp. A lifetime resident of
Sullivan County, he owned and operated an auto repair shop along Route 87 below
Cherry Mills. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Dushore.
Surviving are his wife the former Jennie (Jane) Dieffenbach; two brothers,
Walter of RD Dushore and Oscar of Bangor, Pennsylvania; also several nieces and
nephews. Funeral services were held Feb. 14 from the Russell P. McHenry Funeral
Home, Dushore. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery, Dushore, with the Rev.
Richard Heinrich, his pastor, officiating.
+ 205 vi Howard
Woodrow5 Shrimp, born 15 Dec 1912; died 5 Nov
1968. He married Dorothy May (Sherman)
Shrimp.
Generation 5
84.
Emma Lena5 Kester (Harvey B.4, Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 26
Nov 1894 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
She married (1) on 30 Jun 1917 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania Wilson
D. George, born 1894 in Big Spring, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, son of
J.E. George and Rebecca (Burkholder) George; (2) (---) Chase.
Notes
for Emma Lena Kester
Lena's occupation at time of marriage to
Wilson George was "child's nurse."
Notes
for Wilson D. George
Wilson and Lena's marriage license
application # 10982 on file in Towanda, PA lists Wilson's occupation as Bell
Telephone Co. Clerk in Towanda. They were married by Howard I. Andrews,
minister.
Children of Emma Lena Kester and (---)
Chase were as follows:
206 i Betty6 Chase.
92.
Mary Ann5 Bates (Arminda Cordelia4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 9 Jan 1900 in Forkston, Wyoming, Pennsylvania;
died 9 Sep 1982 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; buried 12 Sep 1982 in
Colley Cemetery, Colley Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married in Jun 1916, divorced Arthur Delmar Foote, born 1 Mar 1897 in Forkston,
Wyoming, Pennsylvania; died 8 Nov 1955 in Frear Hill, Tunkhannock, Wyoming,
Pennsylvania; buried 11 Nov 1955 in Colley Cemetery, Colley Sullivan,
Pennsylvania.
Children of Mary Ann Bates and Arthur
Delmar Foote were as follows:
207 i William
Kenneth6 Foote, born 19 Oct 1917; died 3 Apr 1919.
+ 208 ii Willanena6 Foote,
born 25 Oct 1919 in Lemon, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; died 29 May 1998 in New
Albany, Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in Colley Cemetery, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania.. She married (1) Lorwell
W. Sutton; (2) Irving Monroe Harvey.
+ 209 iii Walter
Craig6 Foote, born 13 Apr 1921. He married (1) Mary Ellen (Harvey)
Foote; (2) Ruth (Wilbur) Foote.
+ 210 iv Arleta
Blanche6 Foote, born 1923 in Lovelton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania. She married (1) Martin Elmer Harvey;
(2) Donald E. Sutton.
94.
Lester T. M5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 11 Sep 1898 in , Bradford, Pennsylvania; died
Apr 1972 in Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington.
He married (1) Gladys Ellen (Hunsinger) May (see
270), born 21 Dec 1906; died 23 Mar 1956, daughter of William Benjamin
Hunsinger 
and Mary Elizabeth (Dieffenbach) Hunsinger;
(2) Cynthia ((---)) May.
Children of Lester T. M May and Gladys
Ellen Hunsinger were as follows:
+ 211 i Mary
Elizabeth6 May, born 3 Feb 1924. She married Edsall Minard Ellis.
212 ii Wayne
Lester6 May, born 3 Dec 1925; died 19 Nov 1931.
+ 213 iii Lawrence
Joseph6 May, born 12 Oct 1928. He married (1) Jean (Graham) May;
(2) Esther (Griffith) May.
+ 214 iv Pauline
Rebecca6 May, born 1 Aug 1931. She married (1) Lynn Sellars;
(2) Frank Maddix.
+ 215 v Seymour
William6 May, born 25 Mar 1933. He married Marjorie ((---)) May.
216 vi Richard
Charles6 May, born 2 Jul 1934; died 11 Feb 1955.
96.
Mary N.5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 1902.
She married William Fenton.
Children of Mary N. May and William Fenton
were as follows:
217 i Lulu6 Fenton. She married Curtis Ervine.
218 ii William6 Fenton. He married Margureite (Darrow)
Fenton.
219 iii Shirley6 Fenton. She married Paul Rolls.
97.
Bertha Irene5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 9 Mar 1903 in Wilmot, Bradford, Pennsylvania;
died 12 Feb 1961 in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married on 8 Nov 1922 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania Harry
Lovernto Bennett, born 3 Jun 1893 in Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania;
died 30 Jun 1975 in New Era, Terry, Bradford, Pennsylvania, son of William
Bennett and Bertha (Barber) Bennett.
Children of Bertha Irene May and Harry
Lovernto Bennett were as follows:
220 i Irene6 Bennett,
born Jul 1924; died Mar 1932.
221 ii Alma6 Bennett,
born 20 Aug 1926; died Apr 1932.
+ 222 iii Dean6 Bennett,
born 9 May 1929 in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married Anita (Stricker) Bennett.
223 iv Carl6 Bennett,
born 10 Oct 1930.
224 v Miles6 Bennett,
born 27 Oct 1934.
98.
John E.5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 1905.
He married Hazel (Salsman) May, died Jun 2000.
Children of John E. May and Hazel Salsman
were as follows:
225 i Arlene6 May. She married Bernard Kissel.
226 ii James6 May. He married Nancy ((---)) May.
227 iii Marjorie6 May. She married Robert Miller.
228 iv Ruth6 May. She married Alan (---).
229 v Diana6 May. She married Dale Manworing.
99.
Velma R5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 6 Mar 1906 in , Bradford, Pennsylvania; died
Mar 1981 in Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
She married Tracy Walker.
Children of Velma R May and Tracy Walker
were as follows:
230 i Lena6 Walker. She married Sumner Ulrich.
231 ii Ralph6 Walker. He married Mary (Adams) Walker.
232 iii Howard6 Walker. He married Joanne (Smith) Walker.
233 iv Tracy6 Walker. He married Marzette (Mosher) Walker.
100.
Lulu Minnie5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 14 May 1908 in Wilmot, Bradford, Pennsylvania;
died 30 May 1963 in Waverly, Tioga, New York.
She married bef 1926 Wallace R. Daniels, born 1903 in
Taylor, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; died 16 Feb 1975 in Waverly, Tioga, New York,
son of Henry Daniels and Mabel (Knight) Daniels.
Children of Lulu Minnie May and Wallace R.
Daniels were as follows:
234 i Harry
Alfred6 Daniels, born 2 Oct 1926. He married Louise (Lesneski) Daniels,
born 19 Feb 1926; died 12 Mar 1984.
101.
Augusta5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 30 Mar 1913 in , Bradford, Pennsylvania; died
9 Oct 1994 in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
She married Carleton Salsman.
Children of Augusta May and Carleton
Salsman were as follows:
235 i Florence6 Salsman.
236 ii Phyllis6 Salsman.
237 iii Donald6 Salsman.
238 iv Doris6 Salsman.
102.
Edna5 May (Mary Ann4 Kester,
Jesse3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 1914; died 22 Feb 2001. She married John Vanderpool.
Children of Edna May and John Vanderpool
were as follows:
239 i Patty6 Vanderpool,
born 1947.
240 ii Wilma6 Vanderpool. She married on 16 Jul 1980 Ralph Piddock,
born 15 Dec 1920 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died 9 Feb 2002 in Wyalusing,
Bradford, Pennsylvania.
241 iii Carol6 Vanderpool.
108.
Blanche Kathleen5 Kester
(Alfred Benjamin4, Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 12
May 1894 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1975 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. She married Willard
Byron Hottenstein 
, born
1896 in Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 1991 in Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's
Cemetery, Overton, Pennsylvania., son of Chauncey Solomon Hottenstein 
and Anna Elvina (Messersmith) Hottenstein.
Notes
for Blanche Kathleen Kester
A career schoolteacher, Blanche is
recorded as having taught at the Warburton Hill School, Forks Township,
Sullivan County as early as 1919.The Sullivan Review, October 30, 1975: Mrs.
Blanche K. Hottenstein, 81, of Overton, New Albany RD 2 died Oct. 28, 1975 at
Robert Packer Hospital. She was born May 12, 1894 in Overton twp., a daughter
of the late Alfred B. and May Musselman Kester. Mrs. Hottenstein was a lifetime
resident of Overton Township, and a member of St. Paul's United Church of
Christ, Overton, and its Ladies Guild. Mrs. Hottenstein had also been very
active in several local organizations. Last August 30, she and her husband
celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. She was a retired Bradford-Sullivan
County school teacher, having taught at Pleasant Valley (Forks Twp.), Warburton
Hill, Black Creek, and most recently the Shrimp School, from which she retired
in 1962. She taught for a total of 19
years. She had also been secretary of Overton Township School Boards. Surviving
are her husband, Willard B. Hottenstein, at home; one daughter, Miss Helen
Hottenstein of Long Beach, California; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Arey, Dushore;
several nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral will be held Saturday, Nov. 1
at 2 p.m. in St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Overton, with Rev. James E.
Johnson, former pastor of the Church, officiating. Interment will be in the
adjoining parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral
Home, Dushore, Friday (Oct 31) evening after 7:00. The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Bradford or Sullivan County
Chapter of the American Heart Fund.
Notes
for Willard Byron Hottenstein
Obituary: Willard B. Hottenstein; 95; of
Overton, Bradford County, died Dec. 24, 1991, at his home. He was born Oct. 15,
1896, on the Hottenstein family farm in Forks Township; Sullivan County, a son
of Chauncey and Anna (Messersmith) Hottenstein. Mr. Hottenstein was a farmer
his entire life, except during the year of 1941 when he worked for 'the Fogels
Lumber Co. in Rome, Pennsylvania. He retired from farming in 1961 and then
worked at the Russell P. Mc Henry Funeral Home in Dushore for the next. 28
years. He was the Overton Township Tax Assessor for over 50 years, retiring in
1985 as Pennsylvania's: oldest township assessor. He was president of the
Overton Elementary School P. T A. for six years. A lifetime member of St.
Paul's United Church of Christ in Overton, he served as treasurer of the church
for 47 years. He was a member of Evergreen Lodge #163 F & AM for over 45
years. Mr. Hottenstein loved the out doors, and was an enthusiastic hunter and
fisherman and a gardener. Surviving is a daughter, Helen Hottenstein of
Forksville; and a sister, Angeline Allen of New Smyrna Beach, Florida; numerous
nieces and nephews. His wife, the former Blanche Kester, predeceased him, as
did two brothers, Wallace and Hallie Hottenstein. Funeral services were held
Dec. 28 in St. Paul's United Church of Christ with Rev. Robert W. Martin
officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Masonic funeral services were held Dec. 27 at the Russell P.
McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore, by members of Lodge #163. Memorials may be
directed to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, RD New Albany, Pennsylvania
18833.
Adapted from: History of Cherry Township
by George Streby, 1903 and Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County,
Pennsylvania by Clement F. Heverly in Two Volumes 1913 & 1915. Willard was
the great grandson of one of Overton's earliest settlers. Jacob Solomon
Hottenstein who was born Jan. 1, 1799. In 1819 he married Lydia Ruth, a
daughter of Christian Ruth. In 1829 he moved his wife and five children to
Overton, locating on the farm now owned by his son, John C. Hottenstein. The
children of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hottenstein were: Sarah, married George Munch,
of Albany Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; Caroline, married Peter
Mosier, of Dushore, Pennsylvania; Lydia, married Sylvester Covey, of New
Albany; Mary Ann, deceased; William, deceased, of Forks Township; George, of
Overton, a member of Co. I, 163rd P.V.I., died at Andersonville prison, July
28, 1864; John C. of Overton, Corporal, Co. D., 17th P.V.I; Maude, deceased;
Solomon, Corporal Co. I, 163rd P.V.I, 18th Cavalry, died at Florence, South
Carolina, Nov. 3, 1864. Remarkable Courage and Endurance--Among the dauntless
Germans who settled in the wilderness of Overton was Jacob Solomon Hottenstein.
To provide the wants of his family, he worked in the vicinity of Monroeton and
Towanda and not infrequently after his day’s work, backed a grist [carried on
his back a quantity of ground grain] to his family, a distance of 12 or 15
miles, through an unbroken wilderness. His journey, which was generally after
night, was beset with dangers--the woods then being full of wild beasts. One
night as he was coming across Huckleberry Mountain with a bag of corn upon his
back, he heard the wolves upon his track. By making good speed, he reached the "Baker
clearing" before they could do him harm. In order to reach his work again
in the morning to get in a full day, he had to arise very early. He had no
watch and could only tell the time by the rise of a certain star. The
Hottensteins in Forks Township are the descendants of Jacob Hottenstein, who
settled at Overton in 1829, and of Henry Hottenstein, who settled in Forks
Township in 1847. The Hottensteins have been traced back to Austria. William
Hottenstein, of Berks County, has traced the family back to the fourth century,
giving a complete line of descent, of the family in Europe and America:
"The Hottenstein family is recorded in the Vienna collection of names of
noble families as belonging to the nobility of the Frankish Knighthood. Their
origin is traced back to the so-called Forest of Spessard, not far from
Auschaffenburg, in Germany. In this forest lived already in 380 A.D., the
Frankish Province Count, Reidbold Von Hottenstein. The name is derived from a
hill in the forest and signifies in the old German language a holy stone or
work. The origin of the name is attributed to the fact that Reidbold held
annually the great, solemn court upon a large rock under a powerful oak tree.
His coat of arms contained two fields, one white and the other red, signifying
wisdom, impartiality and strict justice. In the red field as well as upon the
helmet was fixed a white falcon, indicating courage and eagerness for battle
and beside this a count’s crown. Thus originated the coat of arms of this
family, which has remained unchanged to the present day. His wife was
Illseboda, a daughter of a Westphalian count. Reidbold died in 415 in high
honors." The author then traces the family down through Alfred Von
Hottenstein who flourished in the year 506, Ansgar Von Hottenstein, 887, who
left a son Filbert. Five of Filbert’s sons were shipwrecked during the Crusades
and in 1288 the head of the family was Giselbert Von Hottenstein. His son,
Hartung, became sole heir to the family castle and possessions. In 1524, the
castle was demolished by the peasants during the Peasant War. Kuno Von
Hottenstein, who was in the German army, alone survived. In 1527, he assisted
in sacking Rome and the booty he secured revived the family fortunes. He had
two sons, Nicholas and Ernst. Nicholas was also in the service of the German
emperor. His descendants still flourish among the nobility of Austria. Ernst
remained at Esslingen where he became mayor. He died in 1618 and left three
sons who immigrated to America. The history continues: "The three brothers
arrived in Philadelphia, but the exact date has not yet been ascertained. One
of them died at Philadelphia, another removed to Lancaster where his
descendants still live, whilst the third, Jacob Hottenstein, settled in Oley
township, Philadelphia County, now Berks. This Jacob Hottenstein was the
ancestor of the Hottensteins in Sullivan County. How long he remained in Oley
is not known but the records show that he moved to Maxatawney Township in 1729.
There he bought a tract of 116 acres from Caspar Wistar for 40 pounds and 12
shillings sterling. He married Dorotha Reber and had four sons, Jacob, William,
David and Henry, and two daughters, Dorothea and Maria. It appears that even
during that time, when preachers of the gospel were so scarce, he did not
neglect to give his children a good religious training. Rev. Father Muhlenberg,
the venerable Lutheran minister, residing at Philadelphia, frequently came to
his house on his missionary travels, to give his children catechetical
instructions. The original farm on 116 acres, together with 327 additional
acres, which Jacob acquired afterward, are still in possession of his
descendants, the compiler of the history, William Hottenstein, occupying the
original farm. His remains lie in the family graveyard on the old
homestead." The oldest son, Jacob, Jr., settled in Richmond Township. He
had four daughters. William bought a farm in Cumru Township, near Reading. He
had five sons, Samuel, William, Henry, Solomon and David, and four daughters,
David Hottenstein, the third son of Jacob, lived in Maxatawney on the farm of
his father. His issue consisted of three sons and two daughters, Jacob, David,
Daniel, Catharine and Dorothea. Catharine was married to Jacob Grim, of
Macungie, Lehigh County, and bore him 11 children, eight sons and three
daughters. Henry, the fourth son, became a doctor in Lancaster. His only child
died young. Samuel, the oldest son of William, settled near Reading. Solomon,
the fourth son of William, moved to Lehigh and became the progenitor of the
family in that County. He had five sons and seven daughters. The five sons
were: William; Peter; Jacob, who located at Overton, Pa.; John; and Henry, who
located in Forks Township. William Jackson’s son Chauncey Solomon was the
father of Willard Hottenstein.
Children of Blanche Kathleen Kester and
Willard Byron Hottenstein were as follows:
242 i Helen
Jeannette6 Hottenstein
, born
23 Apr 1928 in Dr. A.J. Bird Maternity Home, New Albany, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 27 Oct 2002 in Memorial Hospital of Towanda, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Overton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. Notes: Helen
Hottenstein Obituary Towanda Daily review Oct. 29, 2002 Helen Jeannette Hottenstein of
Forksville, a pioneer in modern nursing, organizer of a local home health
agency and world traveler, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at the Memorial
Hospital of Towanda. Helen was born April 23, 1928, at the Dr. A.J. Bird
Maternity Home, New Albany, a daughter of the late Willard Bryon and Blanche Kester
Hottenstein. She graduated from New Albany Vocational High School, Class of
1946, received her RN degree from the Robert Packer Hospital in October 1949,
and a BSN from UCLA in 1976. Helen credited her aunt, Ruth Arey, for inspiring
her to nurse and care for others. She began her nursing career at Allentown
State Hospital, moving on to the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans
upon the recommendation of Dr. Guthrie of Sayre, who was a friend of Alton
Ochsner, a world-class surgeon. Due to the low salaries then paid nurses, Helen
also baby sat and thus met the president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,
who offered her a job in Saudi Arabia. Helen spent 14 years in Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia (1955-1970), with the Arabian American Oil Co. (ARAMCO) in various
capacities in the hospital. She traveled extensively, to Jordan, Lebanon,
Vietnam, Europe, Africa, China and Japan, and around the world 14 times. She
even ended up in a few scenes in the movie "Bridge over the River
Kwai" which was filming when she was in Ceylon. Helen was in Dhahran
during the Six-Day War when the Arabs attacked the hospital. In 1968 Helen and
her comrades received a blessing from Pope Paul II in his quarters in Rome for
their relief efforts in the aftermath of the Six Day War. To be closer to her
aging parents in 1970 Helen returned to the U.S., and went back to UCLA,
working in Los Angeles at the Veterans Administration and then the county
hospitals. She was also clinic coordinator for the Foothill Chapter of the
Flying Samaritans, a non-profit group devoted to medical and educational aid to
remote villages in Baja California, Mexico, flying to remote areas of Mexico
every two weeks. But "Once you get your feet wet in the Loyalsock, you'll
always come back," and Helen did in 1976, following the death of her
mother. In 1977 she assumed a position as director of nursing at Dar-Way
Nursing Home, Forksville, until 1983, when she assumed a position at Memorial
Hospital, where she established the hospital's Home Health Care Agency. April 19, 1995, was designated Helen
Hottenstein Day by the Sullivan County commissioners in recognition of her
"total involvement and commitment to her county and community" and
for her efforts to "assure that residents enjoy healthier and happier
lives." A retirement party at the Memorial Hospital in 1995 honored her
for "her dedication and commitment in pioneering home health care for the
hospital in Bradford and Sullivan counties." Her memberships include the
Towanda Chapter No. 76, Order of the Eastern Star; the State Nurses Association
Alumni; and Dushore Lions Club. Helen donated her time and energy to many
worthwhile causes, serving on the boards of the following: the Area Agency on
Aging, the Sullivan County Council on the Arts, the Sullivan County Historical
Association, St. Paul's Consistory, St. Paul's Women's Guild, the Sullivan
County Library Board, Bradford-Sullivan Co. Red Cross and Dushore Tuesday Club.
Helen served as the chairperson of the Sullivan County Assistance Board since
1978 and rarely missed serving as a nurse at the local bloodmobiles. She is
survived by "Duke" and numerous cousins. Helen was predeceased by her
mother in 1975 and father in 1991. A memorial service will be held at St.
Paul's United Church of Christ, Overton, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at 11 a.m.
with the Rev. Robert W. Martin, her pastor, officiating. Interment will be in
St. Paul's Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Memorials may be directed to Memorial Home Health, c/o Debra
Hicks, RN, BSN, MS, One Hospital Drive, Towanda, Pa. 18848. Funeral services
are under the direction of the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St.,
Dushore.
110.
Edward Musselman5 Kester
(Alfred Benjamin4, Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 17
Apr 1900 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 24 Oct 1974 in Elmira, Chemung,
New York; buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania. He married on 25 Dec 1929 in Monroeton,
Bradford, Pensylvania Leola Mabel
(VanOrman) Kester 
, born
3 Oct 1908 in LeRaysville, Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 4 Dec 2000 in
Elmira, Chemung, New York; buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania,
daughter of Fred Lewis VanOrman 
and Floretta Grace (Gorham) VanOrman 
For further Information on the Gorham family see the Letters
to Mary BURNS Gorham
at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/kester/dkoo1.htm>
Notes
for Edward Musselman Kester
He was called "Ted" in his youth
[owing to the great popularity of Teddy Roosevelt in the early 1900s] and
"Pop" by two generations of kids in his Sheridan Court neighborhood
in the Town of Southport, N.Y. because of his unflagging willingness to umpire
a baseball game, organize a Halloween party, take his sons and other boys
hunting and fishing, advise a scout troop or teach a Sunday school class. Never
one to be "tied to a cow's teat" as he would often say, Ted left his
family's centuries old farming tradition to pursue academics, finishing his
high school education at Cazenovia Junior Seminary in upstate New York before
putting in a year of study at Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. A 1927 graduate of the Pennsylvania State Normal School at
Mansfield, with a major in English Literature, Ted taught in Bradford County
schools from 1927 through most of the Thirties. It was during this time when he
was teaching in northern Bradford County that Ted met his bride-to-be, Leola
VanOrman. Although she, too, was a Mansfield graduate they were not acquainted
there. They met at Windham Center where he taught fifth and sixth grade and she
taught first and second. Leola lived in town, but she needed a ride home to
Monroeton on weekends. It was on Ted's way and he was only too eager to
accommodate her in his 1927 Chrysler. She later admitted that she knew who he
was at Mansfield because he was a BMOC (Big Man On Campus), participating in
football, glee club and musical theatre, but she went home to LeRaysville every
weekend, foregoing extracurricular activities. Within a year Ted and Leola were
engaged and they married in front of the Christmas tree at her mother's home on
December 25, 1929. Ted enjoyed telling the story that as a young man he and his
brother-in-law often hired themselves out to work other farms during haying time.
One of these sojourns took them 25 miles from home to a farm just south of the
little town of LeRaysville in Pike Township where they did a couple days work
for a man named VanOrman. He recalled that he saw a pretty young girl, about 8
years his junior, playing around the VanOrman home and told her father that
when she grew up he might just come back and ask to marry her. Leola maintained
that while he may have known her father the veracity of the rest of that story
was highly suspect. As the children began to arrive with regularity, they set
up housekeeping on the Fogarty Place just off the dirt road to his father's
farm in Forks Township. This was a time
that was highly revered by the whole family, filled with many humorous stories
of the kid's childhood antics. When the economic pressures of raising a family
in a depression combined with the lure of war time industry from commercial
centers to the north, they moved to Elmira, New York where he began his second
career as a machinist. Ted often worked for extra money as a skilled painter
and paper hanger, trades which he learned from his Uncle Otto Musselman and
which he "unselfishly" passed on to his sons. This expertise held him
in good stead when the industrial automation of the Sixties forced him into an
early retirement. He also spent sdveral of his last years as a substitute shop
teacher in the Elmira School System.
Kester
family at Hottenstein home in Overton, 1951. Pictured L-R: Burt Arey,
Willard
Hottenstein, Blanche Hottenstein, Leola Kester, Carl Osthaus May
Kester,
Ted Kester, Ruth Arey, Jack Kester. Front Mary, David and Sally Kester
Children of Edward Musselman Kester and
Leola Mabel VanOrman were as follows:
+ 243 i Ruth
Kathleen6 Kester
, born
19 Aug 1930 in New Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Richard Reid Gleason 
.
+ 244 ii
Master Gunnery Sergeant John Edward6 Kester 
, born
10 Feb 1932 in New Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 1 May 1995 in
Manchester, Washtenaw, Michigan; buried 4 May 1995 in Battle Creek National
Cemetery, Calhoun, Michigan. He married
Fernande Paulette (Dumais) Kester 
.
+ 245 iii Mary
Jeanne6 Kester
, born
9 Jun 1933 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
She married Aviation Ordnanceman Senior Chief James Robert Sullivan 
.
+ 246 iv Sara
Ann6 Kester
, born
7 Feb 1935 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
She married John R. Ellison 
.
+ 247 v Lieutenant
Commander David VanOrman6 Kester
, born
24 Apr 1943 in Elmira, Chemung, New York.
He married Janet Marie (Ferris) Kester 
.
Kester and Hottenstein families in front of
Arey home in Dushore 1950.
Pictured L-R: Burt Arey, Gordon, Gertrude and
Ginny Kester, Blanche,
Angeline and Willard Hottenstein, (?), (?),
May Kester, David, Leola,
Ted and Mary Kester, Ruth Arey, Sally Kester &
Ruthie Kester
111.
Gordon5 Kester
(Alfred Benjamin4, Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
abt 1908 in Overton, Bradford, Pennsylvania.; died 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; buried in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He married Gertrude
((---)) Kester.
Children
of Gordon Kester and Gertrude (---) were as follows:
248 i Virginia6 Kester 
, born
1943.
118.
Cletius L.5 Kester (George W.4, Charles3, Joseph2, Jacob1), born
1906; died 30 Dec 1934 in Ideal Hospital, Endicott, Broome, New York; buried in
St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Overton, Bradford, Penna.. He married Hilda A. ((---)) Kester,
born 1912; died 1976.
Notes
for Cletius L. KesterThe Sullivan Review, January 2, 1935
Cleatus Kester died Sunday morning,
December 30 in the Ideal Hospital at Endicott. The body was brought to the home
of his mother Mrs. Nora Kester Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and son
Jack, his mother, Mrs. Nora Kester of Hillsgrove, one sister, Mrs. Stephen
Cehatchem of Endicott and two brothers, Albert and Fred Kester of Hillsgrove.
Funeral service was held in St. Francis Church, Overton, with interment in St.
Paul's cemetery.
Children of Cletius L. Kester and Hilda A.
(---) were as follows:
249 i Jack6 Kester.
123.
Howard5 Hunsinger (Adelbert J.4,
Catherine3 Kester, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 26
Jun 1892 in Lopez, Colley, Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died Jan 1969 in Waverly,
Tioga, New York; buried in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. He married Vesta E.
(Northrup) Hunsinger, born 19 Aug 1893 in Weston, Pennsylvania;
died 7 Jul 1982 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in Tioga Point
Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Children of Howard Hunsinger and Vesta E.
Northrup were as follows:
250 i Howard
G.6 Hunsinger, born 15 Jun 1921 in Towanda,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 26 Mar 1946 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, Bradford,
Pennsylvania.
124.
Ezra Burton5 Hunsinger (Adelbert J.4,
Catherine3 Kester, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 19
Mar 1894; died 6 Jul 1955; buried in Methodist Church Cemetery, Barton, Tioga,
New York. He married Ethel Mae (Bartron)
Hunsinger, born 18 May 1894; died 29 Mar 1986; buried in Methodist
Church Cemetery, Barton, Tioga, New
York.
Notes
for Ezra Burton Hunsinger
Lived in Athens, Pennsylvania at time of
his fathers death & later in Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Much of this family information was received
from Shirley Wilson and Sherry Cornog.
Children of Ezra Burton Hunsinger and Ethel
Mae Bartron were as follows:
251 i Delbert
Lewis6 Hunsinger, born 16 Aug 1915 in Athens,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; died 9 Jul 1997 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre,
Bradford, Pennsylvania; buried in Methodist Church Cemetery, Barton, Tioga, New
York. He married on 19 Jun 1934 in
Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania unknown.
252 ii Alberta
Geraldine6 Hunsinger, born 1920. She married (1) unknown; (2) unknown.
253 iii Clifford
Charles6 Hunsinger, born 8 Jun 1921; died 6 Feb 1994 in
Fairfield Glade, Cumberland, Tennessee.
He married unknown.
254 iv Shirley
Margaret6 Hunsinger, born 13 Jul 1931 in Athens,
Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married on
30 Jun 1950 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania unknown.
255 v Bernard
E.6 Hunsinger, born 3 Oct 1933 in Sayre, Bradford,
Pennsylvania; died 18 Jan 1997 in Sanford, Volusia, Florida; buried in Lockwood
Cemetery, Lockwood, Tioga, New York. He
married on 15 Dec 1961 unknown.
127.
Caroline Mae5 Hunsinger
(Charles Edward4,
Catherine3 Kester, Joseph2, Jacob1), born 5 Oct
1898 in Cherry, Sullivan , Pennsylvania; died 19 Apr 1971 in Kansas City,
Jackson, Missouri; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyanddotte,
Kansas. She married on 4 Sep 1915 in
Kansas Andrew Russell Stewart
, born
26 Jul 1888 in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri; died 4 Oct 1965 in Trinity Lutheran
Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas
City, Wyandotte, Kansas.
Notes
for Caroline Mae Hunsinger
Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas
City, Kansas. Left eastern U.S. about Nov. 1, 1908. This was stated on an
affidavit for her birth certificate by Linda Winslow (her aunt). This was the
date Linda last saw her. Funeral services were held at George F. Porter &
Sons Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kansas.
Notes
for Andrew Russell Stewart
Worked for Colgate Palmolive Peet from
1908 until his retirement on August 1, 1953. Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery,
Kansas City, Kansas. Lived at 7706 Indiana at the time of his mother's death in
1949. 1900 census taken on June 1st indicated he lived in Greene Township, Polk
County, MO. He was enumerated in the family of his parents. Funeral services
were held at George F. Porter & Son Funeral Home.
Children of Caroline Mae Hunsinger and
Andrew Russell Stewart were as follows:
256 i Rose
Ann6 Stewart, born 4 Nov 1916 in Kansas City,
Jackson, Missouri; died 8 Dec 1996 in Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City,
Jackson, Missouri; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte,
Kansas. She married on 18 Jun 1939 in
Kansas City, Missouri Elmer Floyd Braams. Notes: Retired in 1979. Rose died at
Trinity Lutheran Hospital in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri on December
8, 1996 @ 11:15am from acute leukemia. She is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery,
Kansas City, Kansas next to her husband Elmer Braams.
257 ii Violet
May6 Stewart, born 23 Aug 1918 in Kansas City,
Wyandotte, Kansas. She married on 29
Jun 1940 in Richmond, Kansas Robert Clay Roberts, son of Bruce A.
Roberts.
258 iii Elsie
Marie6 Stewart, born 16 Jul 1921 in Kansas City,
Wyandotte, Kansas; died 27 Nov 1997 in Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City,
Jackson, Missouri; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte,
Kansas. She married on 28 May 1946 in
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas William Peter Novak.
259 iv Russell
Eugene6 Stewart, born 1 Jan 1925 in Kansas City,
Wyandotte, Kansas. He married on 28 May
1946 in Olathe, Kansas Delores (Drennon) Stewart.
260 v John
William6 Stewart, born 7 Mar 1927 in Kansas City,
Wyandotte, Kansas; died 29 Nov 2001; buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas
City, Wyandotte, Kansas. Notes: Buried
in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas
261 vi Paul
Edward6 Stewart, born 6 Feb 1930 in Kansas City,
Wyandotte, Kansas. He married (1) on 4
Sep 1954 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas Shirley Ann (Fyock) Stewart;
(2) on 29 May 1976 in Smithville, Missouri Virginia Kathryn (Southwick)
Stewart.
129.
Rebecca Loretta5 Hunsinger
(Mary Ann K.4 Sayman,
Sarah3 Hartzig, Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 13
Dec 1878 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 1 Aug 1965 in Milan, Bradford
, Pennsylvania; buried in Bradford Memorial Park, Burlington, Bradford,
Pennsylvania. She married on 20 Mar
1900 in Forks , Sullivan , Pennsylvania Joseph Bird 
, born
30 Sep 1873 in Fairview Cemetery (Bahr Hill) Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania;
died 26 Jul 1956.
Children of Rebecca Loretta Hunsinger and
Joseph Bird were as follows:
+ 262 i Lawrence
Henry6 Bird, born 10 Jun 1901; died 11 Jun 1952. He married Ina (Merethew) Bird.
+ 263 ii Howard6 Bird,
born 27 Sep 1908. He married May
Elizabeth (Smith) Bird.
+ 264 iii Bertha6 Bird 
, born
13 Sep 1911; died 3 Jun 1960. She
married Charles Raymond Jenney.
130.
Sarah Ann5 Hunsinger
(Mary Ann K.4 Sayman,
Sarah3 Hartzig, Sarah2 Kester, Jacob1), born 10
Oct 1880 in Forks, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; died 13 Jul 1959; buried in Friedens
(Peace) Cemetery, Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania. She married on 14 Dec 1909 in Ringdale, Laporte, Sullivan,
Pennsylvania Charles William Karge 
, born
19 May 1883; died 9 May 1955, son of George Karge.
Children of Sarah Ann Hunsinger and
Charles William Karge were as follows:
+ 265