Descendants of George Jacob (Kochansparger) Kohensparger

The Kohensparger Clan

by Carol Hoose Brotzman
With lots of help from Daniel Guggisberg

July 2005

Maps of Reimerswiller and Surrounding Area
Northern Alsace
Original Home of the Kohensperger Family
Top: Portion of the Famous Cassini Map of 1759
Bottom: Modern Map
Courtesy of Daniel Guggisberg

The Kohenspargers who eventually came to Sullivan County, PA emigrated to the US on August 3, 1829. They arrived in New York from LeHavre, France on the Great Britain. This is their story. If you have additions, comments, corrections or just want to say HI, I can be reached at brotzmans@epix.net. I think you should check out the Sullivan Gen web project at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/ where a plethora of information can be found including many obits and marriage references from Tina Pastusic which are used here, and the Tri County Gen web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm where the Coganspargers lived. Both have great search engines and are gaining more data daily.

This family project of the Kohensparger name, and all its variations of name spellings for its families of Sullivan, Wyoming, Bradford and Columbia Counties of Pennsylvania, is focused on probably the most misspelled name on the Internet. One cannot really say it is misspelled, as we don’t know what the accepted spelling in the United States actually is. As you read about this family you will see they have changed the last name spelling numerous times, not to mention how the census takers murdered it. You will read later in this article how Daniel leads you through the original name change variations to what we have once they arrived and branched out in the US.

One branch changed their spelling to match the military records of the United States government in order to receive a pension from the Civil War. That was very common, even though the pensions were not much, even as low as a few dollars but it was much needed money by desperate families. Men came home disabled for life or even worse, in many cases did not return. Even after World War I names were still being changed to match the government records. If a soldiers name was spelled differently on the military papers than his or her civilian name, you did not qualify for benefits. Thus just pointing out why many families have variations of name spellings but in turn are the same family.

Daniel Guggisberg, formerly of Switzerland and now of California, and I have put much time and effort into finding many of the branches of this family. Daniel's interest is to take them back to the same origins as he has in Alsace, France where many of the families of Sullivan County originated. Mine is purely to bring them forward and intertwine them with the basics of our local families. Together we have accomplished many of our goals.

This is Daniel's family website with all the early ancestry of Kochersperger and how he records the lineage at Langenberger Familien und Zugehieratete. He can be reached at englisberg@gmail.com. He would love to hear from all his relatives.

Daniel, being from Switzerland, is fluent in the German language and has translated the old German Peace Church records for us all to enjoy too. They can be found on this site as well. What a treasure they are: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/PeaceChurchRecords.htm

This is how Sullivan County GenWeb found Daniel, or did he find us?

Hello Mr. Sweeney

I came across your name on the Internet and must congratulate you for the very detailed and visually appealing website dedicated to Sullivan County history.

I wonder if you would be kind enough to give me perhaps some ideas and directions on a matter of interest to me that concerns an old Sullivan County pioneer family who I believe are kin to me.

It concerns the family and descendants of Henry Kokensparger (originally Kochersperger) who seems to have arrived in Sullivan County in the mid 1840's, a native from Wissembourg District of Alsace, France, the German-speaking, predominantly Lutheran province of France.

I tracked this family through several Census enumerations and other sources and then they suddenly disappear after 1900. I have seen the surname variably spelled with both a K and a C, but luckily it is such a long and rather unusual name it is always fairly easily spotted.

Of particular interest to me would be the family's patriarch, Henry, who died at Athens on December 16th, 1904. His wife, Nancy, died the following year in the same place. Her maiden name, I believe, was Kieler (Keeler) and was a Sullivan County native.

I don't know how good Sullivan County's civil registration records are and by a long-shot idea I hope to find perhaps a death certificate of Henry on which the names of his parents just might be listed.

I also wondered if by any chance an obituary notice might have been published on the occasion of his death.

Any suggestions as to where to look and/or to whom to write for information would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours

Daniel A. Guggisberg

About December 20 2004

Then on March 17, 2005 Bob and I got this wonderful letter from Daniel with a big breakthrough!

Carol and Bob, incredibly, I found the vessel on which they arrived. The source record by the way is: New York Immigration Records, March 5th 1829 through April 30th, 1830, National Archives Film No. M237-13 (LDS Family History Library Film No. 0002258).

They arrived at Port of New York, 3rd August 1829

They had departed from Le Havre, France

On the Vessel: "Great Britain"

Rochasperger, George, 29

Rochasperger, Catharina, 30

Rochasperger, George, 6 (= this one is George Cogansparger of Bradford Co.)

Rochasperger, Henry, 3 (= this one is Henry Kohensparger of La Porte)

Rochasperger, Magdalena, 2

Rochasperger, Magdalena, 60

Obviously the person that transcribed the ship's roster misread

the old style "K" for an "R"; this happens all the time.

There were numerous other families from the same origin area

of Alsace traveling with them.

The additional surprise is that Georg Jakob's mother, Maria Magdalena (Stötzel) Kochersperger came to America as well.

On the same vessel traveled also Martin Ruby with his wife, Maria Eva Kochersperger Ruby. She was Georg Jakob's cousin. Georg Jakob's older sister, Elisabeth Barbara Kochersperger and her husband, Michael Ruby (the aforementioned Martin Ruby's brother), had come to America the year before and settled in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada. Oddly, in Wilmot Township was a large colony of people from Pennsylvania that had relocated to Canada after the War of 1812 (Empire Loyalists). All comes full circle, does it not?

Best regards

Daniel

Now Daniel has got it all together and rather marvelously I might add:

Kochersperger – Kohensparger – Kokensparger – Cogansparger

of Bradford and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania

by Daniel Guggisberg March 2005

The original immigration records show that, on the 3^rd of August 1829, the sailing vessel “Great Britain” docked in New York harbor. It carried, among many others, the family of Georg Jakob Kochersperger, a native from the tiny village Reimerswiller in Alsace, France. He was accompanied by his 68-year-old mother, Maria Magdalena [Stötzel] Kochersperger, his pregnant wife, Catharina [Eyer] and his three children, Georg, age 7, Heinrich, age 5 and Magdalena, age 3.

Georg Jakob Kochersperger was the son of Georg Jakob [Sr.] who had been the blacksmith of Reimerswiller and who had died a few years prior, in 1816. The Kocherspergers are an old-established family who had been thriving for several generations in the neighboring village of Rittershoffen. They were actually German-Swiss and came originally from Bern, Switzerland in the 1660’s when Hans Guggisberg arrived in Rittershoffen, a few years after the end of the “Thirty Years War” [1618-1648]. His Bernese-Swiss dialect was not very well understood by the local village scribes and his name was spelled the way they thought they had heard it and hence the original “Guggisberg” became “Guggisperger” and subsequently “Kochersperger”.

Reimerswiller German Reformed Church
Reimerswiller, Alsace
The old Protestant church where Georg Jakob Kochersperger was
baptized and later married and also where three of his elder children were baptized.

The first and only documented record of Georg Jakob Kochersperger in Pennsylvania is the 1840 Census of Lycoming County. He is listed as “George J. Cokenberger”, farmer of Cherry Township. His household consisted of 10 persons, 4 males and 6 females of varying ages, which attest that several more children were born since his arrival back in 1829. It seems that his mother had died some time earlier. We know that Georg Jakob Kochersperger died on the 4th September 1845 and is buried at Jackson Cemetery in Dushore Township (now part of Sullivan County). His grave marker is shown below. His elder son, Georg would later move to Bradford County and go by the name “George Cogansparger”. His second son, Henry, would live near the town of La Porte and use the name “Henry Kohensparger”. All surviving children would intermarry with the local families of Bradford and Sullivan Counties and there are many descendants today.

George Jakob Kochersperger ["Kokensparger"]
1800-1845
Grave Marker
Jackson Cemetery, Sullivan County, PA
Photo Taken August 19, 2007

Biographical specs of the immigrant family:

Father:                   Georg Jakob Kochersperger, the son of Georg Jakob and

                             of Maria Magdalena, born Stötzel

                             born at Reimerswiller, Alsace, France on the 10^th May 1800

                             died at Dushore Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

                             on the 4^th September 1845.

                             married at Reimerswiller, Alsace, France on the 15^th November 1821 to

Mother:                 Catharina Eyer, the daughter of Johann Eyer and of Margaritha, born Warmbach

                             born at Kutzenhausen, Alsace, France on the 29^th October 1797

                             died in December 1868 at La Porte, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

                             Remarried on the 17^th April 1851 in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania to Charles Scott, a widower of the same

                             place

Children:               Georg Kochersperger (later George Cogansparger), born at Reimerswiller, Alsace, France on the 11 August 1822

                             Heinrich Kochersperger (later Henry Kohensparger), born at Reimerswiller, Alsace, France on the 2^nd November 1824

                             Magdalena Kochersperger, born at Reimerswiller, Alsace, France on the 24^th December 1826

                             The children born in America include:

                             Catharina M. Kohensparger, born on the 29^th Dec. 1829

                             Barbara Kohensparger, born on the 3^rd May 1835

                             Charles Kohensparger, born about 1837

                             Elias Kohensparger, born about 1838

                             Elizabeth “Betsy” Kohensparger, born about 1839



          Unfortunately there were likely more children who did not survive to adulthood and whose names are now lost to history.



This family was not alone in the New World. On the same vessel traveling with Georg Jakob was his cousin, Maria Eva Kochersperger, the wife of Martin Ruby, who appears to have settled in Oneida County, New York. His older sister, Barbara, the wife of Michael Ruby, brother of the above, had arrived in 1828 and settled in Ontario, Canada. In 1830, his cousin Johann Adam Kochersperger followed with his own family and settled in the town of Verona in Oneida County, New York. Some 60 years earlier, around 1770, a great-uncle, Johann Martin Kochersperger found his way to Philadelphia. The latter is the patriarch of the largest group of the family in the New World today, descendants include numerous historically significant people in America, the most notable being John Wanamaker, founder of Wanamaker’s Department Stores of Philadelphia and New York and one time Postmaster General under President William Henry Harrison.

The first ancestor here was

George Jacob (Kochansparger) Kohensparger described above by Daniel died September 04, 1845 in PA age 42. He married Catherine Eyer, daughter of Johann and Margaritha Warmbach Eyer.

They married the 15^th of November in 1821 in their native Reimerswiller, Kreis Weissenburg, Niederrhein, Alsace, France.

She died in December 1868 in LaPorte, Sullivan County, PA. Both were born in the Alsace, France area, and both were buried in the Jackson Cemetery Sullivan County, PA

You can see just what condition this cemetery is in at the following website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/Jackson.htm

Catherine remarried after her first husband’s death to Charles Scott: Tina Pastusic found the following data in Nedra Snyder’s obituary listings:

Charles Scott, Sugar Hill to Mrs. Catherine Korkensparger, Apr. 17, 1851. Nedra’s list of deaths also records he died in September 1855.

I warned you of the name spelling variations; check out how census takers recorded names!

Koehspargers

1840 Census, Lycoming County, Cherry Twp, image 7 (ancestry.com)

Cokenberger, George J.

Males:

1 under 5 (could be Elias or Charles)

2 betw 15-20 (could be Henry and George)

1 betw 40-50 (is the father, George J.)

Females:

2 under 5 (at least one could be Elizabeth)

2 betw 5-10

1 betw 10-15 (could be Catherine, later Mrs. Peter Dohm)

1 betw 40-50 (could be the mother, Catherine)

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan REEL NO: 798 PAGE NO: 348A

REFERENCE: Sept 11, 1850, Cherry Twp.

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LN HN   FN LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX RACE OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MARRIED   SCH. R/W DDB

=========================================================================================================================

1   197 197 Capersparker   Catharine      55   F                                  Germany                       x

2   197 197 Capersparker   Elias          13   M                                  PA                      x

3   197 197 Capersparker   Betsey         11   F                                  PA                      x

1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Sullivan County,

La Porte Township, page 812

Catherine Kekosperk, age 55, born in France, housekeeper, in the household of Peter Dohm (apparently her son-in-law, husband of daughter Catherine)

1860 LaPorte

Dohm            Catherine          34    PA                    pg00802.txt       812

Dohm            Elizabeth          10    PA                    pg00802.txt       812

Dohm            Frank              2     PA                    pg00802.txt       812

Dohm            Hayette            6     PA                    pg00802.txt       812

Dohm            Julia              4     PA                    pg00802.txt       812

Dohm            Lewesia            8     PA                    pg00802.txt       812

Dohm            Peter              38    Bavaria               pg00802.txt       812

12 185 61 Dohm           Peter          38   M         Stone Mason    500       200       Bavaria

13 185 61 Dohm           Catherine      34   F                                            PA

14 185 61 Dohm           Elizabeth      10   F                                            PA                      X

15 185 61 Dohm           Lewesia        8    F                                            PA                      X

16 185 61 Dohm           Hayette        6    F                                            PA

17 185 61 Dohm           Julia          4    F                                            PA

18 185 61 Dohm           Frank          2    M                                            PA

19 185 61 Kekaspink      Catherine      55   F         Housekeeper                        France

1860 Davidson Twp. Sullivan Co.

Kohenspairier   Elias              22    PA                    pg00726.txt       731

Kohenspairier    Eliza A.           3     PA                    pg00726.txt       731

Kohenspairier   Emma Jane          8/12 PA                    pg00726.txt       731

Kohenspairier   Henry              35    Germany               pg00726.txt       731

Kohenspairier   Margaret           10    PA                    pg00726.txt       731

Kohenspairier   Nancy              35    PA                    pg00726.txt       731

Kohenspairier   Thomas J.          8     PA                    pg00726.txt       731

The 8 Children of George Kohensparger and Catherine are:

George, Henry and Magdelena were three of Georg Jakob and Catherine that were still born in the old country. Thereafter were several children born in Pennsylvania, among of which Catherine (Mrs. Dohm), Barbara (Mrs. Hopkins), Charles, Elias and Elizabeth (Mrs. Kisner)

+    2            i.   George² KOCHERSPERGER (Cogansparger), born August 11, 1822 in Reimerswiller, Kreis Weissenburg, Niederrhein, Alsace, France. died December 20, 1870 in Bradford County, PA.

+    3            ii.   Henry (Heinrich) KOCHERSPERGER (Kohersparger), born September 1824 in Reimerswiller, Kreis Weissenburg, Niederrhein, Alsace, France; died December 16, 1904 in Athens, PA.

3 A                   Magdelena KOCHERSPERGER, Born December 24, 1826 in Reimerswiller, Kreis Weissenburg, Niederrhein , Alsace, France. Died possibly in the U.S.A., never found again. She is on the ships passenger list.

+    4           iii.   Katherine (Catharina) M Kokensparger, born December 29, 1829 PA; died February 18, 1914 in PA.

4A                Ellen Kokensparger, born about 1833; died before 1900. She married Isaac Lewis shortly before 1850; he was born in 1822 in PA. According to Daniel Guggisberg, our source for this relationship, Isaac was farming the original Kohensparger homestead in Cherry Township, PA at that time. They appear in the Federal census for that year for that community [pages 27-28]. They later appear in the 1860 Federal census for Jackson Township, Columbia County, PA, with three children: Theodore, age 7; Andrew, age 4; and Daniel, age six months. The parents are still at this location in the 1880 census, but have gone, and presumably died, by the 1900 census. At that time, the son Andrew, now 44 years old, is living in Sugarloaf Township, PA. What became of the various children? The LDS records say Theodore Thomas Lewis died in 1896. Daniel was working on the farm of Janus and Phebe Dewitt in Fishing Creek, Columbia County, PA in 1880. There were at least six other children born after 1860 as well: Jacob (1862), Henry (1864), Fernando (1867), Irma R. (1871), Mary Elizabeth (1874) and Brittain G. Lewis (about 1879).
Theodore Lewis eventually married Sarah McHenry and they had a son, Thomas Lewis, born in 1878.

Tina Pastusic found this reference to Ellen and her brother, Henry Kohensperger, in an 1889 newspaper anecdote:

The Sullivan Republican
Laporte, PA
February 15, 1889

Mr. Henry Kohensperger of Laporte township was visiting friends in Columbia county last week. His sister Mrs. Issac Lewis of Benton accompanied him home and will spend several days at the Eagles Hotel.

Tina also checked the Benton Cemetery, Benton Township, Columbia County, PA on September 11, 2005. She didn't find a stone for Ellen. The only Lewis stones in the cemetery were the previously mentioned son, Theodore Lewis, who died March 11, 1896, and Claude M. (1918-1974), relationship if any unknown. Theodore's stone is broken off just below the dates. As Daniel Guggisberg speculates, this condition would be indicative that the burial plot has been abandonned for a long time and no close relatives were nearby to care for the upkeep. He supposes that Theodore's parents probably were interred in the same place, possibly had wooden markers which have rotten away, but in any case have been "lost" for now due to time and inattention.

+    5           iv.   Barbara Kohensparger, born May 03, 1835 in PA; died December 13, 1920 in at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.L. Johnson at Lopez, PA.

5 A                   Charles Kokensparger, Born about 1837 in PA (1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Sullivan County, Davidson Township, page 1) He is not ever found again.

6                   v. Elias Kokensparger, born 1838; died Bet. 1862 - 1865 in the Civil War probably. He married Sarah Jane Zeluff September 23, 1860 in Dushore, Sullivan Co., PA solemnized by William Evans, Esquire; born March 07, 1835 in PA; died January 27, 1900 in Clinton Twp., Lycoming County, PA age 64 years 9 months 10 days. Elias must have died in the Civil War; we cannot find him again after the war. What happened to his remains we do not know? His marriage to Sarah Jane Zeluff was recorded in the local newspaper:

:

The Sullivan Co. Democrat

October 19, 1860

Married in Dushore, Sept. 23d by Wm. Evans, Esq. Mr. Elias Kokersparger to Miss Sarah Jane Zeluff.

Sarah Jane Kohensparger remarried: we find the following cemetery data regarding his widow:

Bartlow William PA Lycoming Fairview Cem. d.Apr.15,1922 - 89y 10m 29d s/o William(1784-1854)

Bartlow Sarah J. PA Lycoming Fairview Cem. d.Jan.27,1900 - 64y 9m 10d nee Kokensperger, w/o Wm.

.

She married William Bartlow on 31 Oct 1867 in Lycoming County.

William Bartlow’s first wife Mary Ann Reed died 12 Dec 1865. Children by his first wife and by Sarah can be found on census but no children of Elias Kohensparger can be found. We can only assume there were no living children in 1870 of his. **

In 1860 census, LaPorte, Sarah was found with her parents William and Rebecca Zeluff.

+    7           vi.   Elizabeth (Betsey) Kokensparger, born 1839; died after 1873.

** Editor's Note: In April 2009, we received the following highly informative communication from Jim Kitchen, a descendant of Sarah (Zeluff) Kokensperger Bartlow:

I noticed on your site about the Kohenspargers that it stated there were no known descendants of Elias Kohensparger. I am actually descended from his widow, and we have known in our family that he had a son, Freeman Kokensberger. He and his descendants seemed to consistently use this spelling at least from 1900 on.
He is listed with my great great grandfather William Bartlow as Freeman Bartlow (7 years old) in the 1870 Federal Census, Laporte Twp, Sullivan Co. My great grandfather Albert Bartlow (1 year old) is listed two lines below Freeman.
My best guess for 1880 is a Freeman Bartwell (age 18) who is a servant of John Senn in Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne Co.
In 1900, he is listed in Brooklyn, NYC, Kings Co., NY. The end of his name is scribbled but it begins "Kokensb". His family is listed as follows:
Freeman born Jan 1865 married 14 years born in PA, parents born in PA, carpenter
Madeline (wife) born Jun 1868, Born in Pa, father in PA, mother in Germany
Laura (dau) born Jul 1887 in PA
Bertha L (dau) born Apr 1889 in PA
Howard (son) born Jun 1891 in PA
In 1910 he is in Hazleton, Luzerne Co., PA as follows:
Freeman Koechenburger, 47 years old, Now he lists his parents as born in Germany, builder contractor
Maggie (wife) 42 had 5 children, only 3 still living, now lists both parents as born in Germany
Laura (dau) 22
Howard (son) 18
In 1920 he is in Hazleton, Luzerne Co., PA as follows:
Freeman Kokensperger 56 yrs old. Now he lists his father as born in Germany, mother in PA, carpenter
Lena (wife) 54 yrs old, now lists both parents as born in Germany
Laura (dau) 32 yrs old, single
His family is listed in part in the Sharples-Sharpless book (Bart Anderson, Editor), Vol II, pages 1131-133, and Vol III, pg 120. It is there I get the name of Freeman's wife as Magdelena Lemmert. I also found a few more census, draft records, etc. about some of his descendants. His son's WWI and WWII draft registration said he was born Howard Russell Kokensberger on 2 Jun 1891 in Hazleton. Howard was still living in Hazleton during WWII.
The following paragraph was included in email correspondence from Bartlow family historian Betty Jean Bartlow Wilkins to myself on 5 Jun 2008:
Several years ago I did some research on the Freeman Kokensperger family. Time doesn't allow my checking their file, but do I recall correctly that one of his daughter's married a Sharpless? Or was his wife a Sharpless? Freeman and his wife were annual summer visitors of George and Ida Bartlow; my father remembered their visits. They would arrive in their "impressive" car. It is likely that I was told what kind of car, but that I don't remember. The guest bedroom was used on these occasions. The visits probably continued after George died in 1907 since my father was born in 1902 and could remember them. Interesting to me was the fact that one of their four bedrooms was kept for guests. My father had eight siblings; their parents slept in a "bedroom" on the first floor, I was told.
Regards, Jim Kitchen
[pertinent ancestry in ascending order: Hazel Woodside, Mary Elada Bartlow, Albert Bartlow, William Bartlow]. Shortly after this message was received, we also heard from our Kohensparger family expert, Daniel Guggisberg, in response to Jim Kitchen:

Bob Sweeney was kind enough to copy me in on his reply to you. Yes, that is indeed a surprise that there are more descendants of the Kochersperger family. As Bob mentioned, I am that particular family's historian, supposedly the only one to date, though there are lots of people that are interested.
Some years ago I set up a very generic website dedicated to the family in order to convey a general idea about it's background. It is heavily tilted towards the Philadelphia, PA branch of the family, the oldest in this country, about whom I was able to gather most information.
Here we go:
Kochersperger Family.
As you probably already found out, the other descendants of Georg Jakob Kochersperger from Sullivan County, PA that still carry the surname now spell it as COGANSPARGER and there are only very few left of them. They now live in nearby Elmira, NY and it was from them that I received the images of the Civil War memorabilia document and the family bible on this page.
I have the entire ancestry of this family going back to the early 1600's - you are welcome to have it. I would also be glad to include your side of the family in the big family tree (over 3000 persons) if you can provide me with all the details from Josiah on down to you.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards
Daniel Guggisberg
Redondo Beach, CA

Generation No. 2

2.     George² Cogansparger (George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born August 11, 1822 in Germany according to census but actually was Alsace, France, and died December 20, 1870 in Bradford County, PA. He apparently killed himself (see below). He married Catherine Crammer November 18, 1842, this data was found in a Bible record. She was the daughter of Josiah Crammer. She was born April 13, 1820 in Germany, and died September 18, 1900 in Monroeton Bradford County, PA (Bradford County death list) age 80.

           Burials were in the Liberty Corners Cemetery, Bradford County, PA

Historians note:

The Bradford County Court house records Catherine was buried in Hollen Hill Cemetery, which is also known as Liberty Corners.

1870 Monroe Township Census Bradford County, PA

4 26 26 Kohensparger George 48 M   farm laborer   300 Germany

        Catherine 38 F   housekeeper     Germany 1 1

        Sarah 16 F   at home     PA

        Amy C. 13 F   at home     PA

        George Jr. 10 M   at home     PA

        Charles H. 5 M   at home     PA

George Cogansparger 1920 census

Age:    60 years

Estimated birth year: 1859

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania

1880 Census Place Granville, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Catherine COGANSPARGER   Self   W   Female   W   60   PA   Keeping House   MA   MA

Charles F. COGANSPARGER   Son   S   Male   W   15   PA   Works On Farm   GER   PA

1870 Monroe Township, Bradford County, PA

P# H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR/ RACE SEE NOTE 1 OCCUPATION VALUE REAL ESTATE VALUE PERSON. PROP. BORN FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN OR MARRIED IN YEAR ATTEND SCHOOL IN YEAR CANNOT READ OR WRITE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

4 26 26 Kohensparger George 48 M   farm laborer   300 Germany

        Catherine 38 F   housekeeper     Germany 1 1

        Sarah 16 F   at home     PA

        Amy C. 13 F   at home     PA

        George Jr. 10 M   at home     PA

        Charles H. 5 M   at home     PA

Obituary of Catherine Cogansparger

27 Sep 1900 - Reporter Journal

20 Sep 1900 - Brad Star

Cogansparger, Mrs. Catherine, daughter of Josia Cranmer, Monroeton

Wife of the late George Cogansparger

Born Apr 13, 1820

Age 80-5-2

Buried Liberty Corner (Holland Hill)

They had 9 children

2 children survive, George Cogansparger - Ulster (Riggs which is near East Smithfield, Bradford County, PA)

Charles, Franklin Twp

Children of George Cogansparger and Catherine Crammer are:

      8            i.   Ellen Electra³ Cogansparger, born November 24, 1843 (Source: Cogansparger Family Bible), probably in Bradford County, PA; she died February 02, 1875,

      9            ii.   Josiah Cogansparger, born March 13, 1845 in Bradford County, PA (Bible data); died July 03, 1863 in Gettysburg, PA.

                         Union Army, Private, 141st Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company C



Data from the Josiah Cogansparger Civil War pension index

Josiah’s mother Catherine Cogansparger got a mothers pension for her son. She had to prove he supported her in order to obtain it.

The family tells us that the reason for the name charge to being spelled with a C and a G instead of an H is so she could obtain the pension. The Government spelled his name wrong, so she had to spell her name the same way in order to match to receive his benefits.

Josiah Cogansparger

Company:    C

Unit:    141 Pennsylvania Inf.

Rank - Induction: Private

Rank - Discharge: Private

Allegiance:    Union   in a Bradford County Unit

Name:    J Cogansparger,

Enlistment Date: 19 August 1862

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Pennsylvania

Unit Numbers: 2128 2128

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1862

Enlisted in Company C, 141st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 19 August 1862.

Killed Company C, 141st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 02 July 1863 in Gettysburg, PA

In July 2007, Daniel Guggisberg provided the following additonal information on Josiah Cogansparter:

I have been researching at the National Archives in Washington DC (by correspondence, not in person)
and found quite a lot of interesting material.

One was the civil war's survivor's pension application of Josiah Cogansparger from Bradford County, PA,
son of George Kochersperger and Catherine Cranmer Cogansparger (family later changed the spelling
of the name from the original Kochersperger to Cogansparger). The archive sent me the contents of
the entire dossier, which included information, that Josiah's father had committed suicide in 1870, something
I did not know. It also contained numerous affidavits from neighbors attesting to the financial hardship
the family was in to allow them to get a small pension from the Federal Government.

It also contained, and that is quite amazing, two original handwritten letters Josiah had sent home to
his father while he was serving in the Union Army. The originals are located at the National Archives [NARA], Washington, DC [Civil War Pension File 176.798]. Both of them I transcribed below (spelling errors left
purposely intact--click on the links to see the original two page letter).

From J. M. Cogansparger
to Geo. Cogansparger

Aug. the 23th 1862

Father - I now take any pen in hand to write
A few lines to you to let you know that I am all
well and enjoying my Self very well we all are
like brothers here if one wants any thing
and cant get it there is some one redy
to help him we have received A little money and
I will send you ten dollars now and after A while
I will Send Some more when you write Direct to

Camp Curtin
Harrisburg
in the care of Captain A. J. Swarts

Here is a Second Letter written in the spring of 1863. There are places where the original is smudged by ink that has run, but the text is approximately as follows:

April the 27th 63

Dear father

I received A letter from Ellen last
knight and was glad to hear from you
to hear the family was as well as they
are I will keep good helth I just come
from the railroad Station I have been
..[too smudged] A helping load
provision for us we loaded 30 wagons
with all kinds of eatables it is A quite
A walk it made me quite tired by the
time I got back it has been quite wet
for two or three dayes but it Cleared
of last knight and it is quite warm and
the mud dries up very fast I heard that
you had moved in Sweets old house if
you have I hope you will get along
well I will try and help you all I can I
will send you all the money I can I
have just exspressed forty dollars for
you if you get it it will help you A
considerable and I hope you gett it in
order to get this money
you must go Laport to Johnson
in Company it will be there with in A
weak or two the Captain took it and
exspressed it I shall have to close for
this time write soon to

Josiah Cogansparger

George Cogansparger

I have not got any of that money of George beardsly yet

       9 ½            Eliza Cogansparger, Born February 25, 1847 and died in 1892 in Bradford County, PA. She is buried in the Liberty Corners Cemetery

                         She married Washington Miller of Monroe County, PA in Wysox, PA on January 10, 1869. He is found on the 1860 census Monroe Township Bradford County, PA. He was born ca 1843

Source Information: 1880 census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Washington MILLER   Self   M   Male   W   37   PA   Cooper   PA   PA

Eliza MILLER   Wife   M   Female   W   34   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA

Manley MILLER   Son   S   Male   W   10   PA      PA   PA

Edward MILLER   Son   S   Male   W   9   PA      PA   PA

Shirley MILLER   Dau   S   Female   W   6   PA      PA   PA

David MILLER   Son   S   Male   W   4   PA      PA   PA

Nellie MILLER   Dau   S   Female   W   7M   PA      PA   PA

Census Place Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Family History Library Film   1255105

NA Film Number   T9-1105

Page Number   624B

In 1900 Washington Miller is in Monroe Township Bradford County with Manley, Shirley, and David. A daughter in law named Mary M Miller resides with him too. She must be the wife of David as she is listed under him? She was born in March 1881. She married at age 19 and he married at age 20

Children of Washington and Eliza Miller

1 Manley W Miller born in November 1869 (data 1900 census Monroeton, PA). In 1920 he was in Monroe Twp., Bradford County, PA He has a wife, a daughter and a son. They are all blurred on the census. His wife whose name begins with an M is 38 years old. His daughter is Shirley age 12 and his son? Edward looks like he is 7 ½ years old

2 Edward Miller born about 1871 (not found in 1900)

3 Shirley Miller born in December 1874 (data 1900 census Monroeton, PA)

4 David B Miller born in October 1879 according to the 1900 census of Monroeton, PA

5 Nellie Miller born about 1880 was not found in the 1900 census

      10         iii.   William W Cogansparger, born March 03, 1849.

I can never find him again, just recorded in the bible data.

Union Army, 93rd Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer in the Civil War

+    11         iv.   Mary Cogansparger, born November 17, 1851 in PA has 1855 on the headstone; died 1894.

      12         v.   Sarah Kokensparger, born October 08, 1854 in PA. Married James Lineham December 14,1876 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

      13         vi.   Anna E Kokensparger, Her name might be Anna Elizabeth? Born September 19, 1856 married Joseph Martin who was born September 1856 by 1900 census. He was the son of Isaac and Amanda Martin of Wysox, PA. The 1880 census says he is widowed. He is residing with his parents then in Wysox. His wife Anna has a headstone in the Wysox Cemetery recording Annie Martin Sep 19 1856 to Jan 19 1878 wife of Joseph Martin.

                         Joseph Martin is remarried by 1900 census to another Annie with a child Winfield residing in the Wysox area.

+    14        vii.   George Jackson Cogansparger, born July 11, 1859 in Monroe Township, Bradford County. PA; died Aft. 1920 in Riggs, PA, which is near East Smithfield, PA.

+    15       viii.   Charles Frank Cogansparger, born April 24, 1865 in Liberty Corners, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died January 24, 1904 in PA, he shot himself with a revolver.

3.     Henry (Heinrich)² Kohersparger (George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born September 1824 in Germany by census Alsace, France, and died December 16, 1904 in Athens, PA. He married Nancy Keeler in 1843, in LaPorte according to LDS records. In the wedding listing his name is spelled Henry Kohperier. (no wonder it was hard to find!) She was the daughter of John Keeler and Sarah Bartleson. She was born May 20, 1825 in PA by 1900 census, and died March 16, 1904 by headstone data in Davidson Twp, Sullivan county PA., the date March 16 1905 was found in files at the Bradford County Historical society.

Burials were in the Cherry Grove Cemetery in Nordmont, Sullivan County, PA

The history of the Cherry Grove Church can be found here, very nice reading of the area where these folks settled. They might even be in the photograph.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/Tilley.htm and the cemetery listing can be found here http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/CGCEM.htm

Cemetery records for Cherry Grove record:

Kohersparger, Henry

   December 19, 1904

Aged 83 yrs 3 mo & 13 day

Kohersparger, Nancy Keeler

   March 16, 1904

Aged 78 yrs 9 mo & 25 days Wife of H. Kohersparger

Kohersparger, Thomas J.

   September 16, 1903

Aged 52 yrs & 26 days Son of Henry & Nancy Kohersparger

The Sullivan Review

December 22, 1904

Henry Kohensparger, a former resident of Laporte Township died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. E.H. Cook, in Athens, on Saturday last, aged 81 years.

He had been a life long resident of this county, and went to Athens less than a year ago, to make his home with his daughter.

The body was brought to Nordmont, his old home, for burial on Monday last. Death was due to the infirmities incident to old age.

14 Apr(?) 1898 - Bedford Journal

Kohensparger Henry and wife Nancy Keeler 50th wedding anniversary at Davidson Twp, Sullivan County on March 30th

...Built first log cabin in LaPorte in 1847...

Another article records:

Henry cut down the trees on the site of Laporte, PA and helped in

Founding the town.

26 Mar 1896 Sullivan Review

Dr. WADDELL, of Dushore, was called to the home of Henry KOHENSPARGER last Wednesday night on account of "Aunt Nancy' who is confined to her bed. We are glad to hear that she is convalescent

22 Dec 1904 - Bedford Journal

Kokensparger, Henry died Dec 16th at home of daughter Mrs. E.H. Cook of Athens ... age 81...then another card reads that he died December 15th, whereas the tombstone says he died Dec. 19th and was 83 years old, not 81 (1900 Census lists birth Sep 1824) so there are some inconsistencies. Perhaps the descendants of that daughter in Athens have the family bible, all I know is that her husband's name is COOK, but which of the 2 daughters it is I don't know

17 March 1905 - Bedford Journal

Mrs. Nancy Kohensparger, died March 16th at daughter's home in Athens

1880 LaPorte census

Henry KOKENSPAYER Self M Male W 56 FRANCE Farmer FRAN FRAN

Nancy KOKENSPAYER Wife M Female W 55 PA Keeping House PA PA

Thomas KOKENSPAYER Son S Male W 28 PA Laborer FRANCE PA

Angaline KOKENSPAYER Dau S Female W 23 PA At Home FRANCE PA

Delroy KOKENSPAYER GSon S Male W 3M PA PA PA (note he later becomes Leroy Heim)

1870 LaPorte, Sullivan County, PA

Cocansparkutt    Elija A.           12     PA              80A

Cocansparkutt    Margaret           20     PA              80A

Cocansparkutt    N.N.               49     France          80A

Cocansparkutt    Nancy              45     PA              80A

Cocansparkutt    Thomas J.          19     PA              80A

34 74   74 Cocansparkutt N.N.           49   M    W    Farmer         1,000     300       France             X      X                                                   X

35 74   74 Cocansparkutt Nancy          45   F    W    Keeping House                      PA

36 74   74 Cocansparkutt Margaret       20   F    W                                       PA                 X

37 74   74 Cocansparkutt Thomas J.      19   M    W                                       PA                 X

38 74   74 Cocansparkutt Elija A.       12   F    W                                       PA                 X

In 1850 Henry, Nancy (Keeler) and Margaret Kohensparger were in nearby Columbia County, PA at Sugarloaf with an Esther E Keeler

Emily Esther Keeler went on to marry Hiram Newell Smith. Mrs. Helen Smith Gammon, a descendent has been helping with this project also.

Children of Henry Kohersparger and Nancy Keeler are:

+    16          i.   Margaret Jane³ Kohersparger, born May 1850; died 1909.

+    17          ii.   Eliza Angeline Kohersparger, born May 15, 1857; died March 21, 1899 in PA or March 22 by obit.

      18         iii.   Thomas Jefferson Kohersparger, born August 24, 1858; died September 16, 1903. He was buried in the Cherry Grove Cemetery, Nordmont, Davidson Twp, Sullivan Co., PA according to Douglas Weaver’s site http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=djweaver&id=I03517

      19         iv.   Emma Jane Kohersparger, born about 1860 in PA; died before 1870 in PA not on census.

CENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: SULLIVAN REEL NO: M653-118 PAGE NO: 731

REFERENCE: June 25, 1860, Davidson Twp., Eldredsville P.O., page 1

25 6    5   Kohenspairier Henry          35   M         Farmer         180       200       Germany

26 6    5   Kohenspairier Nancy          35   F                                            PA

27 6    5   Kohenspairier Margaret       10   F                                            PA                      X

28 6    5   Kohenspairier Thomas J.      8    M                                            PA                      X

29 6    5   Kohenspairier Eliza A.       3    F                                            PA

30 6    5   Kohenspairier Emma Jane      8/12 F                                            PA

31 6    5   Kohenspairier Elias          22   M                                            PA

     4. Katherine M² Kokensparger (George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born December 29, 1829 in PA, and died February 18, 1914. She married George Peter Dohm May 14, 1849. He was born 1830 in Germany. Burials were in the Jackson Cemetery Sullivan County, PA.   His death certificate records his name as: George Peter Karge on his death certificate #3381105. We have always heard and seen his name as Peter Dohm.



Be sure and check out the Dohm Tradition http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/settlers/settlers36/settlers36.htm

5 May 1849 Sullivan Review

P. DAHM to Miss Catharine M. KOKENSPARGER, both of LaPorte, on 13th inst., by same

Letter written to Linda McDonald from Ernest Hatton, Tuesday, April 11, 2000

Linda,

I have part of the answer to your question.

The children of Peter Dohm and Katherine Kokensparger were 1)Harriet Dohm b. about 1860 she married James J. Wood, they lived next door to my grandparents Charles William "Bill" and Louise (Orlowski) Hatton in Bernice.(I lived with them for awhile during WW2.) 2) Frank Dohm born 1858 married Augusta Rinebnld. Frank was born in LaPorte. The daughter of Frank and Augusta was Elizabeth" Bessie" Mae Dohm born 1885. 3) Hannah Dohm b.28 June 1863, died 1 Feb. 1933 married George Philip Karge, born Towanda 18, September 1857.

The Dudicums and Oechsles (spelled Oechsley on his gravestone) were from Murrhardt, Germany. I'm trying to get additional information on them now, but those two families still have relatives just outside of Murrhardt and the Oechsles have a business in Murrhardt ( Otto Oechsle). This was given to me by another researcher who contacted me from a German list. The Dudicums,

Oechsles ( Exleys) and Karge families are related.

I believe Valentine Dohm and Catherine Hunsinger are the parents of Peter Dohm, b. 1863, died 15 March 1933 and 2) Joseph Dohm b. 1860 died 23 Jan. 1930. Based on that, Peter and Valentine Dohm were brothers. Urban Dohm who arrived 1852 was probably another brother. He had a daughter Elizabeth b. 1875, mother not known to me. Take a breath...

Okay, now additional information told to me by my Exley family and her grandson Ron Potter..

The first Elizabeth "Bessie" Dohm, daughter of Frank, was not the daughter of Augusta. Her mother, unknown, abandoned her. She was born May 1885. Frank and Augusta were married in 1885.Bessie married James Blaine Potter of Sugar Hill.

August Oechsle was the son, according to the family, of a Dudicum. He was born in Murrhardt Germany and is buried with the Dudicum family. I have his wife as Caroline Shuster ( noted by the family) but haven't been able to confirm that. August Oechsle's son was Henry (Heinrich) Exley ( Oechsle), married Mertie C. Potter. They took over the Potter farm on Sugar Hill. Robert Arnold

Exley is still living there with Joan Vogel.

The lane, as we called it, is now Exley Rd. A side note. The lyrics for the song "Winter Wonderland" are about that lane on Sugar Hill. "Bessie" Dohm's grandson ( my cousin Ronald Clifford Potter) lives in Binghamton. Ron is anxious to find out who Bessie Dohm's mother was.

The Dudichum name is also spelled Dudicum in Germany.

I would "speculate" that there were at least three brothers Peter, Valentine, Urban.

Sullivan Review, Sullivan County, Penna. 1884

Mrs. John HUNSINGER died at the residence of her son-in-law,

Valentine DOHM, in Cherry, of Friday, at the advanced age of 86 years

and 29 days. Interment in the Germany Cemetery on Sunday.

Ernie Hatton

Ernie would like to add additional data that he has learned since this letter in 2002 to Linda McDonald

August Oechsle/Oechsley was born in Murrhardt Germany and is buried with the Dudicum family. His wife was Caroline Shuster. August Oechsle's son was Henry Charles(Heinrich Charles Oechsle[y]) Exley. He married Mertie Celia Potter .They took over the Potter farm on Sugar Hill. Robert Arnold Exley still lives there with his wife Joan Vogel Exley. There is a relationship between the Oechsle[y]/Exleys and Dudicum/Duduchum but that relationship is not known. It is possible that one of Caroline Schuster/Shuster's sisters was married to a Dudicum/Dudichum. Mertie Celia Potter was baptized as adult married to Henry Oechsley. She was baptized as Mertie Oechsle in the German Lutheran Church. At some period Henry Exley and wife took the name Exley and no longer used Oechsle[y] indicating clearly that Henry's father was August Oechsle[y] as stated on Henry Exley's birth certificate that I [Ernest Hatton] had to obtained from the state of Pennsylvania. When studying old families in Murrhardt I found both families. The proper spelling for Dudicum was Dudichum, an old family, and Oechsle was originally from Ochs'. Oechsle from German Ochs ‘ox’, Middle High German ohse; probably a nickname for a strong or lumbering individual, occupational name for someone who tended or drove oxen, or for a cattle dealer. August Oechsle[y] was in the Army, nothing else is known. It appears he Mary Caroline Schuster/Shuster followed to Sullivan were he later died and is buried at Peace Church. There are no records of any other family members in the area. (Ernest Hatton January 2004)

Children of Katherine Kokensparger and George “Peter” Dohm are:

      20          i.   Harriet³ Dohm, born About 1855. Married James Wood

+    21          ii.   Hannah Dohm, born June 28, 1863 in LaPorte, PA; died February 01, 1933.

+    22         iii.   Frank Dohm, born June 18, 1858 in La Porte Twp, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania.

     5. Barbara² Kohensparger (George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹) was born May 03, 1835 in PA, and died December 13, 1920 in at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.L. Johnson at Lopez, PA. She married (1) Rufus Hopkins. He was born February 1820 in PA, and died April 02, 1888 in PA 68 years 1 month 28 days. She married (2) Lewis (Ludwig) Seltzer September 04, 1895. He died October 02, 1897 in Lovelton, PA. She married (3) Alfred Hunsinger November 14, 1907 in Rev. Howard in Dushore, Sullivan Co., PA, son of John Hunsinger and Elizabeth Ruppert. He was born February 11, 1832 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, PA, and died March 04, 1916 in Colley Township, Sullivan County, PA. Barbara was buried in Colley Cemetery, Colley, PA and Rufus Hopkins was buried in the Ellis Cemetery, Sullivan County, PA. I have no idea where Lewis Seltzer was buried but Alfred Hunsinger and his first wife Hannah Reeser Hunsinger are in the Colley Cemetery.

Here is what can be found at the National Archives on Lewis Seltzer, Barbara’s second husband:

German Name: Ludwig Selzer

Enlistment: 04/22/1861 in the Civil War

Discharged: 07/26/1861 at Harrisburg

His first wife (Mary Fletcher) died: 12/02/1894.

He married again on 09/04/1895 to Barbara (Kohensparger) Hopkins in Waverly, NY by Rev. Charles Dewovdey. Barbara was previously married to Rufus K Hopkins, who died on 04/12/1888 in Colley Twp., Sullivan Co., PA

Description: He was age 35 at time of enlistment, 5'10", Light Complexion, light hair, blue eyes, born in Germany, Butcher.

Lewis had an artificial left eye, a fracture to the right leg and a timorous growth at the nape of his neck, the size of a woman's fist.

Francis Renner of Ashland a friend for 30 years.

Wm. Landefeld of Ashland a friend for 32 years.

Lewis had a physical on 03/18/1891; he was 66 years old and weighed 225 pounds

Lewis died in Lovelton, Wyoming Co., Pa on 10/2/1897

Regarding Barbara’s third marriage:

The Sullivan Review

November 21, 1907

Mr. Alfred Hunsinger and Mrs. Barbara Seltzer, both of Colley Township were united in marriage November 14, 1907, at the parsonage of the United Evangelical Church in this place, by Rev. J. F. Hower.

The Sullivan Review

December 15, 1920

Mrs. Frederick Hunsinger died Monday December 13th, 1920, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.L. Johnson of Lopez, at the age of 85 years, seven months and ten days.

She is survived by five daughters, and three sons; Mrs. John McCarroll Colley, Mrs. George Suber; Cherry township, Mrs. J.G. Everett; Lehighton, Mrs. Elmer Weaver; of Watsontown, Mrs. W.L. Johnson; Lopez, Mahlon Hopkins; Rochester, N.Y, Clinton Hopkins; Laquin, Charles Hopkins; Lima, O., there are also 25 grandchildren.

A large circle of friends mourns her departure. Funeral services will be held at Lopez Thursday with interment in the cemetery at Colley.

Note: Obit correction- it should read Mrs. Alfred Hunsinger

Census Place Colley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania 1880

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Rufus HOPKINS   Self   M   Male W   62   PA   Farmer   PA   PA

Barbary HOPKINS   Wife   M   Female   W   45   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA

Clinton HOPKINS   Son   S   Male   W   13   PA   Laborer   PA   PA

Rebecca HOPKINS   Dau   S   Female   W   8   PA      PA   PA

Rufus Hopkins

Age in 1870: 52

Estimated Birth Year: 1817

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Home in 1870: Colley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Gender:    Male

Post Office: Colley

Roll:    M593_1453

Page:    33

Image:    66

Year:    1870

The Sullivan Review

April 19, 1888

Rufus Hopkins, the well-known proprietor of "Hunters Rest" in the forest beyond Seeman's, died on Thursday, April 12, aged 68 years, 1 month and 25 days.

Mr. Hopkins came to Sullivan County in 1851, from Columbia County, and has always made his home in the backwoods, entertaining hunters and fishermen as a means of livelihood.

Gentlemanly, courteous, suave and refined in manners he made friends by the hundreds.

His was one of the old families of Pennsylvania. His father at one time represented his district in congress and was rich in money and landed property. Reverses coming thick and fast he left his children penniless.

Rufus, drawn by his love of nature and a natural liking for hunting and fishing, sought a home in the forests of Sullivan County.

He leaves a wife and several children, all grown up. His death was caused by dropsy.

Barbara’s third husband’s obituary

The Sullivan Review March 8, 1916

Alfred Hunsinger, a veteran of the Civil War, died at Colley, March 4, at the age of 84 years and 24 days. Mr. Hunsinger was born Feb. 12, 1832. He was united in marriage to Hannah Reeser in 1861. In Aug. 1862 he enlisted in the 144th Regiment, Penna. Volunteers, and faithfully served for the good of the country until the close of the war. Mr. Hunsinger's wife died about sixteen years ago; he was later united in marriage to Barbara Seltzer.

Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Addison of Pittsburgh and Lewis of Sayre and one daughter, Mrs. William Dieffenbach of Colley.

Mr. Hunsinger was a life-long resident of Colley and had a host of friends in that community.

The funeral will be held March 8, at Colley, with interment in Colley cemetery.

Historians note:

Alfred served on special duty in the Civil War as a hospital attendant and was in Gettysburg on July 2nd and 3rd of 1863 where he lost his hearing.

Children of Barbara Kohensparger and Rufus Hopkins are:

+    23          i.   Emma³ Hopkins, born April 22, 1858; died April 09, 1933.

      24          ii.   Euphamie Hopkins, born April 22, 1858 in Colley, PA; died 1938. She married John McCarroll 1877; born June 11, 1856; died June 23, 1947. They had no children and are buried in the Thrasher Cemetery Dushore, PA

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

John MC CARROLL   Self   M   Male   W   24   PA   Farmer   PA   PA

Euphema MC CARROLL   Wife   M   Female   W   22   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA

Census Place Colley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania 1880 census

Strebys History Colley, PA

JOHN MCCARROLL

Of Sciota Vale, was born in 1856 at the Dutch Mountain in Lee Settlement. His father Samuel McCarroll, came from Ireland and was one of the pioneers of Lee Settlement. Mr. McCarroll is a farmer and settled on the farm where he now lives 22 years ago. In 1877, he married Fannie Hopkins, who was born at Colley in 1858, her father Rufus Hopkins, who came from Schuylkill County, also being one of the early settlers of Lee Settlement.

      25         iii.   Wellington Hopkins, born 1860.

1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Sullivan County, Colley Township, page 730, sheet 10 and I never find him again

      26         iv.   Charles Hopkins, born 1862.

Charles Hopkins 1910 census and I never find him again!

Age in 1910: 48

Estimated birth year: 1861

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Home in 1910: WYSOX TWP, BRADFORD, Pennsylvania

      27         v.   Mahlon Hopkins, born 1864 in PA. He married Hattie L; born 1880 in PA 50 in 1920 census, no children.

Mahlon Hopkins

Age:    55 years

Estimated birth year: 1864

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Rochester, Monroe, New York

+    28         vi.   Ernestina Hopkins, born June 1865 in PA., This poor lady has her name misspelled so many times!

      29        vii.   Clinton Hopkins, born January 1867; died 1948. He married Nellie B White Aft. 1900; born 1878; died 1915.

Burials were in the Hillcrest Cemetery, New Albany, PA

He was single and a Boarder in the 1900 census Anthony Shook home Fox Twp census

He was a treasurer at the Old Barkley School in 1923

+    30       viii.   Arminta Elizabeth Hopkins, born April 14, 1869 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died May 27, 1935 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA).

      31         ix.   Rebecca Hopkins, born 1872 in Sullivan County, PA at the Hopkins farm. She married William L Johnson 1896; born 1859 in Columbia County, PA.

Strebys history of Colley, PA

WILLIAM L. JOHNSON

Of Lopez, was born in Columbia County in 1859, a son of George Johnson, a farmer in that county. In 1879, he came to Sullivan County and in 1884 opened a barbershop in Dushore, where he continued in business until 1891 when he went to Lopez, where he now conducts a barbershop. In 1896, he married Rebecca Hopkins, a daughter of Rufus Hopkins who settled in Colley in 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are active members of the United Evangelical church

7.     Elizabeth (Betsey)² Kokensparger (George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born 1839, and died Aft. 1873. She married Hiram Kisner December 21, 1856 in PA, they divorced ** January 11, 1873 in LaPorte Sullivan County,. PA. He was the son of William Kisner and Sarah Dieffenbach. He was born July 03, 1830 in Jerseytown, Columbia County, PA, and died May 12, 1925. He remarried to Loretta Persun in January 1873. Patty Kisner obtained the divorce data in the divorce papers. What ever happened to Betsey is a big well-kept secret! Hiram and his second wife were buried in the Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA.

** Editor's Note: Actually, there is some considerable debate about whether Hiram and Betsey were divorced or she just died in 1873, as implied by the extract from the Streby History of Cherry reprinted below. Nearly immediately after the severance, for whatever reason of his first marriage, Hiram married the widow of Charles Arey, Loretta (Persun) Arey, thereby acquiring three stepchildren as well. Charles was killed two miles from Richmond in the Civil War in 1865. If indeed, there was a divorce, then Betsy seems to disappear from the record in Sullivan County. Some correspondents speculate that she went off to live with her son George William Kisner who is known to have obtained land grants in western Canada in the late 19th century.

From the Sullivan County Democrat
26 Dec 1856
Hiram Kisner married Ms Elizabeth Kochensperger,
both of Dushore on the 21st inst by E Hahn, Esq.

History of Cherry

Hiram Kisner was born in 1830 in Columbia County. He is a son of William Kisner, who came from Columbia County to Cherry about 1840. Mr. Kisner is by occupation a farmer and carpenter, He was married twice; his first wife was Elizabeth Kokensparger of Laporte. She died leaving four children, Mary, Matilda, Levi and George W. His second wife was Mrs. Loretta (Persun) Arey, a daughter of John Persun of Cherry. Mrs. Kisner had three children by her first husband, George L., Anna I., and James L. In 1862, Mr. Kisner enlisted in Co.K, 141st regiment and was in the army nearly three years. He is a member of the G.A.R.

The Sullivan Review

May 13, 1925

Hiram Kisner died Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Hieber of Albany Township, following an illness of several months. Mr. Kisner was born in Columbia County, July 3, 1830, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kisner, who came to Sullivan County about 1840.

Mr. Kisner was twice married. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Kokensparger of Laporte; to this union, four children were born, two of whom survive, Levi Kisner of Laddsburg and George W. Kisner of Alberta, Canada. His second wife was Mrs. Loretta Persun Arey, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Persun. To this union, two children were born, Harriet, now Mrs. George Hieber of Albany Township, at whose home he died, and Adeline, now Mrs. Brink of EaglesMere. Two stepsons, James L. Arey of Wilmot and George L. Arey of Cherry Township, and thirteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and one brother, Silas D. Kisner of Cherry Township, also survive.

In 1862 Mr. Kisner enlisted in Company "K", 141 regiment, Penn. Volunteers and served for nearly three years. He was a member of the G.A.R. Post at Dushore, until it disbanded a few years ago.

Funeral service will be held at the home of George Hieber of Albany Township, Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be made in the family plot in Thrasher cemetery.

1880 Cherry Township Sullivan County Census

Household: 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Hiram KISNER   Self   M   Male   W   50   PA   Carpenter   PA   PA

Leurettee KISNER   Wife   M   Female   W   43   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA

George L. KISNER   SSon   S   Male   W   20   PA   Farmer   PA   PA

Anna I. KISNER   SDau   S   Female   W   18   PA      PA   PA

James L. KISNER   SSon   S   Male   W   14   PA      PA   PA

Harriet L. KISNER   Dau   S   Female   W   6   PA      PA   PA

Adaline H. KISNER   Dau   S   Female   W   3   PA      PA   PA

Hiram’s Military records:

Name:    Hiram Kisner

Company:    K

Unit:    141 Pennsylvania Inf.

Rank - Induction: Private

Rank - Discharge: Private

Allegiance:    Union

Notes:    V. R. C.

Hiram Kisner,

Enlistment Date: 27 August 1862

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Pennsylvania

Unit Numbers: 2128

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 August 1862

Enlisted in Company K, 141st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 27 August 1862.

Transferred Company K, 141st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 25 January 1864

Transferred in Company C, 6th Infantry Regiment RC on 25 January 1864.

Discharged Company C, 6th Infantry Regiment RC on 05 July 1865

Children of Elizabeth Kokensparger and Hiram Kisner are:

      32          i.   Mary (Libbie) Elizabeth³ Kisner, born 1858; died 1891.

+    33          ii.   Matilda Jane Kisner, born January 16, 1861; died May 14, 1900 in PA 39 years 4 months 29 days.

+    34         iii.   Frank "Levi" Kisner, born January 18, 1862 in Sullivan County, PA; died December 18, 1960 in Laddsburg, PA.

      35         iv.   George W Kisner, born 1867; died in Canada probably.

If you go to this URL http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s2=&s3=&s4=&s5=&s6=Kisner&s1=&Sect4=AND&l=0&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect4=AND&Sect5=FL15PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=FL15&p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.ca%2Farchivianet%2F02011102_e.html&r=0&f=S

You will see where George William Kisner got land warrants in Canada. This is probably our fellow.

Western Land Grants (1870-1930)

          Search terms : " : 2=1 : 1=KISNER.R100. : " References: 1 - 4 of 4 Legal Land Description

1 NE 12 22 12 W4

Part Section Township Range Meridian

Reference:

Liber:   810

Folio:   229

File reel number: C-6585

Names:   George William Kisner

2 SE 12 22 12 W4

Part Section Township Range Meridian

Reference:

Liber:   619

Folio:   17

File reel number: C-6428

Names:   Geo Wm Kisner

3 W 12 22 12 W4

Part Section Township Range Meridian

Reference:

Liber:   584

Folio:   280

File reel number: C-6401

Names:   George W Kisner

Generation No. 3

     11. Mary³ Cogansparger (George², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born November 17, 1851 in PA. "1855" is on the headstone, which I believe is an error as it was probably added later. She died September 11, 1894. She married David (Daniel) B Fleming 1876 in (LDS DATA), a son of Freegift Fleming and Mary Mix. He was born March 13, 1849 in Leroy, PA Bradford county LDS, and died June 02, 1935. He died in West Burlington, PA Burials were in the Windfall Cemetery, Bradford County, PA

Leroy Township, Bradford County, PA

Owen, Edward F., r 5, farmer, leases lands of David Fleming of West Burlington, 25 acres

In 1900 he is a farmer in Leroy, Bradford County, PA

Fleming, David B., r 5, farmer 25 acres

1880 Leroy, Bradford County, PA census

125 138 Fleming Danl. 30 M hus farmer PA NJ NY

125 138 Mary 28 F wife housekeeper PA Germ PA

125 138 Ramsey 3 M son PA PA PA

125 138 Resley 2 F dau PA PA PA

125 138 Walter 10m M son PA PA PA

Name:    David B Fleming

Home in 1900: Leroy, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Age:    51

Estimated birth year: 1849

Birthplace:   Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Leroy, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1382; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 23.

In 1910 David Fleming was a widower in the same area of Bradford County, PA.

Children of Mary Cogansparger and David Fleming are: (I would like to note that some of the data pertaining to this branch of the family comes from Linda Mutzer.)

      36          i.   Rancy H (R H Or Ramsey)³ Fleming, born 1877 in Leroy Township, Bradford County, PA He passed August 09, 1941 in Colley or Cawley, Bradford, County, PA

Data regarding the town of Colley from Patricia Mott Gobea, March 16, 2005

          Colley, Granville Twp., Bradford Co., PA. The town of Colley no longer exists; it was just east of Route 14, before you get to Alba. Joey Foust brought the old Railroad Station up to his house and the old post office, grocery store still exist, but no longer in operation.

He married Myrtle E Kennedy February 26, 1876 East Troy, PA - October 26, 1944 Granville Township, Bradford County, PA. She was the daughter of Alex

Alexander Kennedy and his wife Margaret Case. They were the parents of 3 children:

1 Carol A⁴ Fleming, born October 07, 1900; died July 23, 1961 in Troy, Bradford County, PA.

2 Lawrence Elwyn⁴ Fleming (Rancy H (R H Or Ramsey)³, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born January 26, 1907 in Granville Township, Bradford County, PA, and died March 1982. He married Beatrice Rebecca Dexter April 11, 1935 in Troy, Bradford Co, Pennsylvania, daughter of Rodney Dexter and Gertrude Stanton. She was born August 06, 1913 in Troy, Bradford County, PA, and died April 07, 1974 in Elmira, Chemung Co, New York.

Child of Lawrence Fleming and Beatrice Dexter is:

+ 12 i. Clifford David⁵ Fleming, born May 30, 1940. Clifford David⁵ Fleming (Lawrence Elwyn⁴, Rancy H (R H Or Ramsey)³, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born May 30, 1940. He married Marilyn-Marylyn Faith Fitch June 17, 1962, daughter of Robert Fitch and Florence Frost. She was born January 15, 1944 in Canton, PA, and died February 12, 1991 in The Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Children of Clifford Fleming and Marilyn-Marylyn Fitch are:

21 i. Clifford Mark⁶ Fleming, born October 04, 1963. He married Donna Yale About 1986; born About 1966.

22 ii. Jeffrey Lynn Fleming, born June 30, 1967. He married Marjorie McKerrow About 1986; born About 1960.

23 iii. Greg-Gregory W Fleming, born About 1968.

24 iv. Brett Fleming, born About 1970

3 Margaret M Fleming, born 1912; died 1915.

      37          ii.   Resley Fleming, Rexley-Wrexie Cogansparger³ Fleming (David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born February 03, 1878 in Leroy Township, Bradford County, PA, and died February 12, 1968 in West Burlington, PA. She married John B Elliott January 01, 1906 in Grover Bradford County, PA, son of John Elliott and Mary Rice. He was born April 21, 1882 in Leroy Township, Bradford County, PA, and died April 13, 1962.

Children of Rexley-Wrexie Fleming and John Elliott are:

+ 9 i. Loretta⁴ Elliot (Rexley-Wrexie Cogansparger³ Fleming, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born January 27, 1907 in Grover, Bradford County, PA, and died April 12, 1984 in Troy, Bradford County, PA. She married Floyd A Wilston 1925, son of William Wilston and Jennie Drysdale. He was born July 27, 1905 in Shunk, Sullivan County, PA, and died August 17, 1982 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA.

Children of Loretta Elliot and Floyd Wilston are:

+ 13 i. Doris Jean⁵ Wilston (Loretta⁴ Elliot, Rexley-Wrexie Cogansparger³ Fleming, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born May 02, 1929 in Canton, Bradford Co, Pennsylvania, and died June 05, 2001 in West Burlington, PA. She married Claude R. Williams April 20, 1948 in Canton, Bradford County, PA, son of Claude Williams and Eva Sellard. He was born 1928 in Canton, PA, and died May 01, 1983 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA. Children of Doris Wilston and Claude Williams are:

25 i. Ted⁶ Williams, born 1952. He married Linda Jean Chilson About 1975; born About 1955.

                                                                26 ii. Tim Williams, born 1954. He married Deana Hartford; born About 1956.

27 iii. Tom Williams, born 1956. He married (1) Lynn About 1978; born 1958. He married (2) Lynne Michelle Rathbun About 1986; born July 27, 1966.

+ 14 ii. Corp. Jack Lorrain Wilston, born June 03, 1930 in Canton, PA; died June 20, 2004 in Burlington, PA.

Corp. Jack Lorrain⁵ Wilston (Loretta⁴ Elliot, Rexley-Wrexie Cogansparger³ Fleming, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born June 03, 1930 in Canton, PA, and died June 20, 2004 in Burlington, PA. He married (1) Pearl Emaline Harris December 22, 1950 in Canton, Bradford County, PA,, daughter of Loren Harris and Hazel Dunbar. She was born June 03, 1932 in Armenia Twp, Bradford Co, Pennsylvania. He married (2) Jane About 1959. She was born About 1932.

June 20, 2004 Daily Review

Jack L. Wilston, 74, of Canton passed away early Sunday morning, June 20, 2004, following a brief stay at the Bradford County Manor. Jack was born on June 3, 1930, in Canton, a son of the late Floyd and Loretta (Elliot) Wilston. He proudly served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and earned the rank of corporal at the time of his discharge. Jack was employed as a truck driver for the former Jones and Brague Mining Co. for over 30 years until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of the Troy American Legion Post 47 and the New York State Pony Pulling Association and was a life member of the Canton V.F.W. Post 714. Jack will be remembered as a friendly and outgoing man who loved visiting with family and friends. He loved horses all his life and especially enjoyed pony pulling. Attending pulling competitions throughout Pennsylvania and New York, Jack won numerous awards for his talented teams. Jack's pride and joy was the love he shared with his grandson, Casey. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Steve Innes of Canton; a special grandson, Casey Innes; a sister and brother-in-law, Pauline and Donald Cole of Gillett; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Leroy and Fran Wilston of Williamsport and Donald and Delores Wilston of Canton; dear friends, Earl and Barb Ridall of Canton and Daniel and Debbie, David, Daniel and Amanda Alpaulgh, all of Turbotville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents Mr. Wilston was predeceased by a sister, Doris Williams. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, at the Pepper Funeral Home, Springbrook Drive, Canton. The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Duane Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Beech Flats Cemetery with full military honors accorded. His family suggests that memorials in Jack's loving memory be directed to the Canton War Memorial Pool, c/o Canton Recreation Assoc. at P.O. Box 5, Canton, Pa. 17

Child of Corp. Wilston and Pearl Harris is:

28 i. Deborah⁶ Wilston, born 1952. She married Steve Innes About 1972; born About 1950.

15 iii. Pauline Wilston, born 1932. She married Donald Cole; born About 1930.

16 iv. Leroy Wilston, born 1934. He married Fran About 1956; born About 1936.

17 v. Donald Wilston, born 1936. He married Delores About 1958; born About 1938.

18 vi. Stan-Stanley Wilston, born About 1939. He married Frances Wesneski; born About 1942.

Loretta⁴ Elliot, born January 27, 1907 in Grover, Bradford County, PA; died April 12, 1984 in Troy, Bradford County, PA.

+ 10 ii. Helen Elliot, born 1909 in Granville Township, Bradford County, PA. Helen⁴ Elliot (Rexley-Wrexie Cogansparger³ Fleming, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born 1909 in Granville Township, Bradford County, PA. She married (1) Conrad Murdock. He was born About 1907, and died Before 1971. She married (2) Harry S Green Greene June 05, 1929 in Grover Bradford County, PA, son of Cyrus Greene and Hattie Sisson. He was born October 09, 1901 in Conrad, Iowa.

Children of Helen Elliot and Harry Greene are:

+ 19 i. Barbara Ann⁵ Greene (Helen⁴ Elliot, Rexley-Wrexie Cogansparger³ Fleming, David (Daniel) B², Freegift R¹) was born November 10, 1934 in East Troy, Bradford Co, Pennsylvania, and died March 19, 1991. She married (1) Bruce E. Vargason January 13, 1951 in Troy, Bradford Co, Pennsylvania, son of Uriah Vargason and Edna Heinze. He was born June 20, 1926 in Forksville, PA, and died December 14, 1982 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA. She married (2) Mr. Copley About 1980. He was born 1930.

Children of Barbara Greene and Bruce Vargason are: Lois and Barbara Green/Greene. I do not know which is the correct spelling .

29 i. Female⁶ Vargason, born About 1952.

30 ii. Female Vargason, born About 1952.

31 iii. Bruce A Vargason, born About 1953.

32 iv. Male Vargason, born About 1954.

33 v. Male Vargason, born About 1954.

20 ii. Lois Greene, born August 20, 1937 in Troy, Bradford County, PA. She married (1) Mr. Crandall About 1957. She married (2) Jesse H Moore July 24, 1972 in East Troy, PA; born April 02, 1936 in Granville Township, Bradford County, PA.

11   iii. Winifred Marie Elliot, born September 27, 1914 in Canton, PA; died November 18, 1985 in Elmira, New York. She married Leon Raymond Borgeson; born October 10, 1913 in Canton, PA; died December 13, 1980.

38        iii.         Walter Fleming, born July 1879; died 1901. in Leroy Township, Bradford County, PA

Burial: Windfall Cemetery, Bradford County, PA

      39         iv.   Burley Fleming, born August 24, 1890 in Burlington, PA; died May 10, 1954. He married Arlene R; born January 11, 1890; died November 26, 1982. Burials were in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York

                         Troy Gazette 1918

Burley Fleming, who enlisted in the army about one years ago, has been spending part of his fifteen day furlough with his brother, R. H. Fleming and family. He has been stationed at Ft. Ring-gold, Texas, and doing service on the border.

WW I registration Burley Fleming

City:    Elmira

County:    Chemung

State:    New York

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania; United States of America

Birth Date:    24 Aug 1890

Race:    Caucasian

Roll:    1712364

Draft Board:    0

                         Name:    Burley Fleming

Age in 1910: 19

Estimated birth year: 1890

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Home in 1910: CANTON BORO, BRADFORD, Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Gender:    Male

Year:    1910

Boarding house

                        Woodlawn cemetery listing

Fleming Arlene R. 11/26/1982 Burley

Fleming Burley R. 5/10/1954

Social security data: Arlene FLEMING

    Birth Date: 11 Jan 1890

    Death Date: Nov 1982

    State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: New York

    Death Residence Localities

    ZIP Code: 14871

    Localities: Pine City, Chemung, New York

     14. George Jackson³ Cogansparger (George², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born July 11, 1859 in Monroe Township, Bradford County. PA, and died Aft. 1920 in Riggs, PA, Near East Smithfield, PA. He married (1) Estella Margaret DeWitt , they divorced 6 OCT 1886 according to the Bradford Star.    He married (2) Laura McNeil July 03, 1897. She was born April 1866 in PA, and died Aft. 1920. She was the daughter of Nathaniel and Homet McNeil.

Gorge Cogansparger 1900

Home in 1900: Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Age:    40

Estimated birth year: 1860

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Relationship to head-of-house: Head

Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1383; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 35.

Jackson G Cogansparger 1910

Age in 1910: 51

Estimated birth year: 1858

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Home in 1910: CHEMUNG, CHEMUNG, New York

Race:    White

Gender:    Male

Series:    T624

Roll:    931

Part:    1

Page:    49B

Year:    1910

George Cogansparger 1920

Age:    60 years

Estimated birth year: 1859

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Roll:    T625_1541

Page:    6A

ED:    14

Image:    0237

Jan or Sept (poor writing) 30 1886 - Reporter Journal

Cogansparger, George

vs.

Cogansparger, Estelle (a divorce)

Jan 22 1897 - Brad Star

Cogansparger, George

Married

Strope, Laura

Sources: of census

1860 Census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Monroe Township, page 420 [original page 17]

1870 Census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Monroe Township, page 4, lines 1-6

1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Smithfield Township, ED35, page 57b

1910 Census, New York, Chemung County, Town of Chemung, ED6, page 5b

1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Burlington Township, ED14, page 6a

Cogansparger, George, (Riggs) r 53 ½, farmer on shares for Peter Brady of Easton, Pa, 100 Smithfield Twp 1900

Child of George Cogansparger and Estella DeWitt is:

+    40          i.   Ellen Electra⁴ Cogansparger, born September 14, 1881 in PA; died September 26, 1960.



Child of George Cogansparger and Laura McNeil is:

      41          i.   William (George)⁴ Cogansparger, born December 1899; died 1901.

: 2 May 1901 - Reporter Journal

Cogansparger, George, s/o George, died Friday at Riggs

Age 18 months

Buried at the Pail Factory (?), Towanda

     15. Charles Frank³ Cogansparger (George², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born April 24, 1865 in Liberty Corners, Bradford, Pennsylvania, and died January 24, 1904 in PA, shot himself with a revolver. He married Alice Estella Crofutt October 20, 1886 in Elmira, New York, daughter of George Crofutt and Julia Fleming. She was born August 20, 1869, and died April 15, 1953.

Troy Register 1904

     (Leroy News) Charles Cogansparger, who formerly lived near this place some time ago, but lately of Overton, thought he hear some one in his barn a few nights ago. He go up, dressed himself took his revolver and went to the barn. In a short time the report of a gun was heard. As he did not return, the family became alarmed and began search for him. They found him lying on the barn floor, dead. He had been shot through the heart. How it happened, still remains a mystery. He leaves a wife and several children. The remains were brought to Leroy for interment.

The Sullivan Review

January 28, 1904

Charles Cogansparger, of Sugar Ridge, near Overton, committed suicide early last Sunday morning by shooting himself with a revolver. He had been troubled with insomnia for some time and became very nervous and depressed.

Daniel interviewed a descendant about these matters. Here is what Daniel reports:

It is said that several members of the family have committed suicide in the past. Charles left a wife and four children Yes; he was George's son. Charles' older brother, Josiah, died at Gettysburg. George, the father, died in 1870. There is in fact a family bible in existence which is owned by Charles' grandson Russell who lives in Elmira NY and is about 80 years old. Unfortunately he is not very interested in genealogy, but was kind enough to read to me over the telephone the names and dates of the persons listed in the bible. Later on, he was able to arrange for me to obtain scans, whichyou can see at The Cogansparger Family Bible.

After he died, Alice, the widow of Charles, remarried.

Alice Cogansparger

Home in 1900: Franklin, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Age:    31

Estimated birth year: 1869

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Relationship to head-of-house: Wife

Occupation:    View Image

Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklin, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1382; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 20.

Alice remarried to George BARNES and has another child named Galin Barnes in 1909. Note the spelling of Galin is the exact way it is recorded on census.

Nov 4 1886 - Reporter Journal

Cogansparger, Charles - Le Roy

Married Oct 20 - Elmira, NY by Rev Wm T. Henry

Crofut, Miss Alice E – East Canton, PA ...illegible handwriting but I deciphered by process of elimination! She live din East Canton., PA

Wed Feb 3, 1904 - Wyalusing Rocket, X Brad Star Thurs Jan 28, 1904

Cogansparger, Charles, suicide



Children of Charles Cogansparger and Alice Crofut are:

      42          i.   Robert Frank⁴ Cogansparger, born April 1890 in Leroy, PA (LDS April 24, 1889); died August 31, 1966 in If this is the right one on Social security. He married Ethel April 10, 1924 in (LDS DATA); born November 19, 1900; died May 1985 in

These should be the right people found in Social Security data.

Name:    Robert Cogansparger

Last Residence: 71170 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States of America

Born:    24 Apr 1888

Died:    Aug 1966

State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (Before 1951)

                         Ethel Cogansparger

Last Residence: 71101 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States of America

Born:    19 Nov 1900

Died:    May 1985

State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (Before 1951)

43 ii. Julia Maude Cogansparger, born August 17, 1895 in Franklindale, PA (LDS DATA); died December 07, 1968. She married John Kalanda December 29, 1919 in Elmira, New York; born in PA he was from Ralston, PA.

Julia Cogansparger

Age in 1910: 14

Estimated birth year: 1895

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Home in 1910: MCNETT TWP, LYCOMING, Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Gender:    Female

Year:    1910

Jan 8 1920 - Thursday - Brad Star

Kalanda, John - Ralston

Married December 29 in Elmira, New York

Cogansparger, Miss Julia - Canton

+    44         iii.   Llewellyn Walter Cogansparger, born July 20, 1893 in PA; died August 1972.

      45         iv.   Catherine Mildred Cogansparger, born September 03, 1899.

Daniel recorded the data from the Cogansparger family bible, Catherine and Mildred are the same person, when their father committed suicide in 1904 the kids where dispersed around.

     16. Margaret Jane³ Kohersparger (Henry (Heinrich)², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born May 1850, and died 1909. She married Elliott H Cook About 1874 in Married 26 years in 1900; they had 6 children, 5 living and one deceased. He was the son of Mr. Cook and Susan Fairchild. He was born May 1837 in Of, Hanover Twp, Morris, New Jersey, and died 1907.

Burials were in the Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, PA.

Cook, Elliott 1837 - 1907 Margaret J., his wife 1850 - 1909

Tioga Point Cemetery Athens, PA listings

Name:    Elliot H Cook

Home in 1900: Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania

Age:    63

Estimated birth year: 1837

Birthplace:    New Jersey

Race:    White

Relationship to head-of-house: Head

Occupation:    View Image

Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1382; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9.

Household: 1880 Census Place La Porte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Elliot COOK   Self-M   Male   W   42   NJ   Wagon Maker   NJ   NJ

Margaret COOK   Wife   M   Female W   30   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA

Frankie COOK   Son   S   Male   W   5   PA      NJ   PA

Leon COOK   Son   S   Male   W   2   PA      NJ   PA

Lena COOK   Dau   S   Female   W   2   PA      NJ   PA

   Elliott Cook

Age in 1870: 33

Estimated Birth Year: 1836

Birthplace:    New York

Home in 1870: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Gender:    Male

Post Office: Laporte

Year:    1870

Children of Margaret Kohersparger and Elliott Cook are:

+    46          i.   Frank H (Frankie)⁴ Cook, born May 24, 1874; died December 09, 1959 in Sayre, PA.

      47          ii.   Lena Cook, born April 08, 1878.

Leon and Lena seem to have been twins. It looks like that Leon died in the great Influence Epidemic of 1919.

+    48         iii.   Leon Cook, born April 08, 1878 in April 1878 by 1900 census; died February 23, 1919.

      49         iv.   Burt Cook, born February 1882.

      50         v.   Thomas D Cook, born August 1885.

      51         vi.   Child Cook

1900 census records she had one child deceased

     17. Eliza Angeline³ Kohersparger (Henry (Heinrich)², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born May 15, 1857, and died March 21, 1899 in PA or March 22 by obit. She married (2) William H Heim Aft. 1880. He was born May 15, 1855, and died February 07, 1929. Burials were in the Mountain Ash Cemetery, LaPorte, PA,

Mrs. William HEIM, of Laporte, died March 22nd, aged 42 years. The funeral and interment was March 24th. Deceased leaves a husband and family, cause of death was la grippe.

The Sullivan Review
Feb. 13, 1929
(Contributed)

William Henry Heim died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Brown at Rushville, N.Y. February 7 after a long illness. He was 73 years, eight months and 20 days old.
The deceased was born at Sunbury, Pa., and grew to manhood there. He moved to Sullivan Co, when in early manhood and conducted a stage business from Muncy to Laporte. It was while driving stage that he met the lady he married though she preceded him in death 32 years ago.
After the railroad supplanted the stagecoach, Mr. Heim went into the tannery business and was foreman in many departments. He went to Powell from Laporte after the Laporte tannery shut down 24 years ago, and was leather dryer in the Powell tannery.
Seven years ago he went to New York State to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Brown.
The funeral services were held at Laporte, Pa on Saturday, February 9.
Mr. Heim leaves to mourn his loss two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Harris of Powell and Mrs. Charles Brown of Rushville, N.Y; three sons, Delroy H. of Punxsutawney, Pa, Leo C. of Sayre, and George D. of Fort Hamilton, N.Y.

From the Mountain Ask Cemetery listing all the Heim families: a complete listing can be found here http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/MtAsh.htm

Heim, Eliza A.

May 15, 1857

March 21, 1899

Same stone as W.H. & Grace U. Heim

Heim, Ernest E.

1910

1968

Heim, Eugene A.

August 22, 1951

Heim, Grace U.

May 11, 1885

May 2, 1892

Child of Wm. & Eliza A. Heim; same stone as W.H & Eliza A. Heim

Heim, Joseph E. Jr.

July 13, 1924

November 13, 1996

Lt. US Navy WWII Korea

Heim, Kenneth E.

1907

1981

Heim, W.H.

May 15, 1855

February 7, 1929

Same stone as Eliza A. & Grace U. Heim

Household: 1880 Census Place Atchison City, Atchison, Kansas

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

William HEIM   Self   S   Male   W   25   PA   Clerk on RR   PA   PA

D. SWARTWOOD   Other   S   Male   W   26   NY   Clerk on RR   NY   NY

Alwin HERTING   Other   W   Male   W   49   PRUSSIA   Surgeon   PRUSSIA   PRUSSIA

Anthony MYER   Other   S   Male   W   24   SWIT   Clerk In Store   SWIT   SWIT

1920 census after his Elizabeth had gone

Name:    William H Heim

Age:    64 years

Estimated birth year: 1855

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Roll:    T625_1611

Page:    9B

ED:    131

Image:    0814 new wife Daisy and two more children

Child of Eliza Angeline Kohersparger is:

+    52          i.   Delroy⁴ Kohersparger/Heim, born March 22, 1877 in PA by death California death list 1979 by census; died January 12, 1946 in Los Angeles California.



Children of Eliza Kohersparger and William Heim are:

      53          i.   Grace U⁴ Heim, born May 11, 1885; died May 02, 1892.

Burial: Mountain Ash Cemetery, LaPorte, PA, same stone as Eliza A and Grace

      54          ii.   George D Heim, born January 1899. He was single and was employed by the rail road

                        George D Heim

Age:    21 years

Estimated birth year: 1898

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Standing Stone, Bradford, Pennsylvania

       54a a daughter married to Floyd Harris of Powell, PA

       54b a daughter married to Charles Brown of Rushville, New York

       54c a son named Leo C Heim of Athens, PA

21.     Hannah³ Dohm (Katherine M² Kokensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born June 28, 1863 in LaPorte, PA, and died July 01, 1933. She married George Philip Karge, April 18, 1881 son of Nicholas Karge and Rozenna Dudicum. He was born September 18, 1857 in Towanda, PA, and died June 07, 1949. Burial were in the Friedens (Peace) Cemetery, Cherry Twp., Sullivan Co., PA

Peace Cemetery listing: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/PeaceCemetery.htm

The Sullivan Review
July 5, 1933

Mrs. Hannah Dohm Karge, died Saturday, July 1st at her home at Ringdale at the age of 70 years.

She is survived by her husband, and the following children; Mrs. Emma Hess of Muncy Valley; Charles W. Karge, Fred G. Karge of Cherry township; Frank Karge of Rochester; Mrs. Ida Pratt of Syracuse; John Karge of Sunbury; Walter Karge at home; Ernest Karge of Chicago and Mrs. Agnes Hunsinger of this place.
Also three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Wood of Sayre and Mrs. J.E. Borton of Satterfield and Mrs. Emma Zaner of Sayre.

Funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday with a further service in Peace church. Interment in the Peace cemetery. Rev. W.H. Fehr, pastor, officiated.

Streby's History of Sullivan County

George Karge was born at Towanda. He is a son of Nicholas Karge, a native of Hessen, Germany, who came to America, locating at Towanda about 1855; while there he married Rozenna Dudicum, a native of Wertemberg, Germany. About 1857 they located on the farm near Ringdale now owned by George Karge. Mr. Karge has held many important township offices. He married Hanna Dohm in 1880. She was a daughter of Peter Dohm, a native of Bavaria, Germany, who came to Laporte Township about 1864 and ten years later located near Satterfield. He married Katharine Kokensparger of Laporte. To Mr. and Mrs. George Karge have been born: Emma, Charles, Fred, Frank, Ida, John, Walter, Earnest, and Arthur.

George Karge Endorsed Naturalization, the following data was found regarding this act:

ID: I3706

Name: George KARGE

Given Name: George

Surname: Karge

Sex: M

Reference Number: 3706

Event: Note 14 Dec 1891

Note: Endorsed Naturalization Petition of Henry Exley, born in Germany.

Event: Note 19 Sep 1892

Note: Endorsed Naturalization Petition of Henry Waldeck, born in Germany.

Change Date: 2 Jun 2000 at 13:54

Father: Nicholas KARGE b: 1831 in Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) GER

1920 census

George P Karge

Age:    62 years

Estimated birth year: 1857

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

1930 census he was in Nordmont village where they lived next door to Henry Karge

Arthur, Hannah Walter and a sister Mrs. Harriet Wood who is 75 years young with them

Children of Hannah Dohm and George Karge are:

      55          i.   Arthur L⁴ Karge, born September 20, 1902. He died July 4, 1931 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

The Sullivan Review

July 8, 1931

Arthur Karge of Ringdale died Saturday, July 4th in the Packer hospital at Sayre. The cause of death was an acute affection of the kidneys.

Mr. Karge was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Karge. He was born September 20th, 1902.

Besides his parents three sisters, Mrs. Emma Hess of Muncy Valley, Mrs. Ida Pratt of Rochester, Mrs. Agnes Hunsinger of Cherry Township, and six brothers

Ernest Karge of Chicago, John Karge of Sunbury, Frank Karge of Rochester, Charles W. Karge of Cherry Township, Fred G. Karge of Dushore and Walter

Karge at home, also nineteen nieces and nephews survive. Funeral service was held Tuesday morning at Peace church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.

Rev. W.H. Fehr officiated.

Their children, not necessarily in order of birth.

+    56          ii.   Emma Caroline Karge, born in Ringdale, Sullivan County; died April 12, 1973 in Muncy, Pennsylvania in her home age 91.

      57         iii.   Frank Henry Karge born August 29, 1886, died June 18, 1964

+    58         iv.   Charles William Karge, born May 19, 1883; died May 09, 1955

      59         v.   Frederick George Karge, born August 16, 1884 and died June 25, 1948

      60         vi.   Ida E Karge, born October 29, 1888. She died October 20, 1981 at the Dar-way Nursing Home in Estella, Pa. Sullivan County, PA

The Sullivan Review

October 22, 1981

Ida E. Pratt, 92, of Dushore, died on October 20, 1981 at the Dar-Way Nursing Home in Estella.

Mrs. Pratt was born October 29, 1888 in Ringdale, the daughter of the late George P. and Hannah Dohm Karge of Ringdale. She and her husband, Roy were

engaged in the farming industry in Rochester, NY. For the greater part of their lives. After Mr. Pratt's death in 1948 she resumed her Practical nursing occupation

and was a traveling companion to senior citizens until her retirement in 1963.

She resided with her sister, Agnes Hunsinger, until her sister’s death.

She was a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Zion Chapel, Dushore.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1948; seven brothers, Charles W. Frederick G. H. Frank, John A., Walter C., Ernest L. and Arthur L. Karge; two

sisters, Emma C. Hess and Agnes F. Hunsinger. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Walter (Helen) Karge.

Funeral and committal services will be held today, Oct. 22 at 10:30 a.m. in Zion Chapel, Dushore, with the Rev. Richard A. Reeser, her pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in the Peace Cemetery, Dushore RD, at the convenience of the family.

Friends may call at Zion Lutheran Chapel on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests that all donations and contributions be given to the Peace Cemetery Association in care of Ralph Karge, president, RD 2,

Dushore, PA.

+    61        vii.   John Andrew Karge, born August 22, 1891; died June 30, 1965.

      62       viii.   Walter Clarence Karge born October 5, 1894 and died May 13, 1959

      63         ix.   Agnes Frances Karge, born February 13, 1897, died February 20, 1973

      64         x.   Ernest Leo Karge, born May 12, 1899 in Sullivan County, PA; died June 29, 1970 in New Rochelle, IL. He married Josephine Lovig, whose parents were Norwegian by birth, about 1923, according to the Federal census for Chicago in 1930. She was born May 18, 1897 in Illinois, and died on Jaunary 11, 1955 in Chicago. They had a daughter, Patricia Arlene Karge, born May 27, 1927 and died April 15, 1975. Ernest is living at home with his family of origin in 1910 in Laporte, PA in the Federal census for that year. In 1920, the Federal census for Chicago shows him as a lodger working in "construction". By 1930, the Federal census for the same city shows him married and working as a salesman for a bakery. He is believed to have remarried to "Mary _______", after the death of his first wife, Josephine, in an automobile accident. His second wife is known to have survived him.

      64 a      xi    Arthur Lawrence Karge born September 20, 1902 and died July 4, 1931.

22.     Frank³ Dohm (Katherine M² Kokensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born June 18, 1858 in La Porte Twp, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania. He died November 18, 1909. He married Augusta Rinebold, daughter of Anthony Rinebold. She was born December 1845 in near Sattersfield, Pennsylvania. Burials were in the Peace Cemetery

The Sullivan Review
Nov. 25, 1909

Frank Dohm of Cherry Township died on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the age of 51 years 7 months and 20 days. He was born March 28, 1858.
A wife and family survive.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Rev. A. Bachofer officiating.
Interment was made in Peace cemetery



Child of Frank Dohm and Augusta Rinebold is:

+    65          i.   Elizabeth Mae⁴ Dohm, born 1885 in Dohm's Summit, Sattersfield, near Dushore, Pennsylvania; died 1974.

Notes for ELIZABETH" BESSY" MAE DOHM from Ernie Hatton:

Augusta Rinebold was not the mother of Elizabeth. Her mother abandoned the family at childbirth and Augusta is the only mother she knew. Because Augusta raised her and her mother is not known I have placed her as the child of Augusta, as certainly she is the real mother in every sense of the word. However, I thought it necessary to explain because newspaper clippings list Augusta as the mother because she immediately became so. A copy of the newspaper article reads; "Frank Dohm" ( Date of article, 13 May 1976) was born in La Porte township, in 1858. His father, Peter Dohm, was a native of Germany, and came to America, being one of the early settlers of La Porte Township. Mr. Dohm owns a farm near Sattersfield, ( note was Dohm's Summit ), and is engaged in farming and dairying. In 1885 Mr. Dohm married Augusta Rinebold, who was born in Germany in 1847, She was a daughter of Anthony Rinebold, who came from Germany and settled on the farm now owned by Mr. Dohm. To Mr. and Mrs. Dohm have been born one daughter, Bessie. (Bessie’s real mother left immediately for California.) On April 21, 2000 I received a copy of the Dohm family history compiled by Sharon and July Dohm 1682-1984. There is very little in that report that contributes to the research that I have already completed, but there is a possible clue regarding Bessie. Many of the Dohm family members moved to Jasper, Illinois. I think it is very possible that Bessie was the daughter of a younger Dohm and was left to be raised by Frank and Augusta. I have also studied the Rinebold history, which has Bessie as the daughter of Augusta and Frank, but it is agreed that there isn't any proof. The important point is that she was, no doubt, a Dohm and most likely her mother left for Illinois with other family members, or more likely joined them. It is stated that her mother went West. At that time Illinois would be west. California may have been the wish, but they, apparently, settled for Illinois.

     23. Emma³ Hopkins (Barbara² Kohensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹) was born April 22, 1858, and died April 09, 1933. She married George Franklin Suber About October 1882, son of Benjamin Suber and Caroline Hoffa. He was born May 21, 1856, and died December 17, 1926. Burials were in the Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA

19 Oct. 1882 Sullivan Review

George SUBER and Miss Emma HOPKINS, of Cherry, were married a short time ago.

*Note from Tina Pastusic: “ Emma Hopkins Suber had an identical twin sister (Euphamie) who married John McCarroll (no children); it was so hard to tell them apart if you had not seen them in awhile. She lived 5 years longer than Emma and had no children. Note also that George and Emma Hopkins Suber also had twin daughters, Euphamie and Annabele. Moreover, to tie the family threads closer, Euphamie and another sister, Cora, married brothers named Adams.

The Sullivan Review

April 12, 1933

Mrs. Emma Suber, widow of George Suber of Cherry township, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Basley at Colley, following an illness of two weeks at the age of 75 years.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fred Adams of Mehoopany, Mrs. John Hurst of Mildred and Mrs. Arthur Basley of Colley and ten grandchildren. Also four sisters, Mrs. John A. McCarroll, a twin sister, of Colley, Mrs. Jackson Everett of Lehighton, Mrs. Elmer Weaver of Muncy and Mrs. W.L. Johnson of Lopez and two brothers, Mahlon Hopkins of Rochester and Clinton Hopkins of Forksville.

Funeral service was held from the home of Arthur Basley at Colley, Wednesday morning, with a further service in Zion Lutheran church at Dushore, Rev. W.H. Fehr, officiated. Interment was in the family plot in Zion Evangelical Lutheran cemetery.

1880 census Emma HOPKINS She was living with the Benjamin Suber family as a servant

Age:    22

Estimated birth year:    <1858>

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Occupation:    Servant

Relationship to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship

Home in 1880: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

Marital status: Single

Race:    White

Gender:    Female

Father's birthplace: PA

Mother's birthplace: PA

Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1195; Family History Film: 1255195; Page: 604A; Enumeration District: 231; Image: 0821.

George F Suber 1900 census

Home in 1900: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania

Age:    44

Estimated birth year: 1856

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:   White

Relationship to head-of-house: Head

Occupation:    View Image

Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1487; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 61.

You can read more about the Suber family on the “The descendents of George Franklin Suber page”

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/settlers/settlers12/GeorgeSuber.htm there is even a photo of Elizabeth on he very bottom.

The Sullivan Review

December 22, 1926

George F. Suber died Friday, December 17, at this home in Cherry Township following an illness of several months at the age of 70 years, six months and 26 days.

His wife and four daughters, Mrs. Fred Adams, and Mrs. Wesley Adams, of Mehoopany, Mrs. Arthur Basley of Elmira and Miss Annabelle at home survive Mr. Suber.

Funeral service was held Monday morning in Zion Lutheran church at Dushore. Interment was made in the Thrasher cemetery.

George Franklin Suber born May 21, 1856; died December 17, 1926

Married Emma Hopkins on August 5, 1882 (reported in October 19, 1882 issue of the Sullivan Review).



Children of Emma Hopkins and George Suber are:

      66          i.   Infant⁴ Suber, born 1883; died 1883.

                         Burial: the Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA

+    67          ii.   Cora Caroline Suber, born December 23, 1884 in PA; died October 26, 1970.

      68         iii.   Mary Suber, born About 1886; died March 15, 1887.

      69       iv Benjamin Jacob Suber, born May 30, 1886; died October 14, 1902. Buried in the he Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA

The Sullivan Review

October 1902

Benjamin Suber, a sixteen year-old son of George Suber, of Cherry township, was so badly injured in the Bernice mines on Saturday evening last that he died at the Sayre hospital where he had been taken for treatment, on Tuesday morning. He was driving, and in attempting to “sprag” a wheel missed and was caught between the car and the side of the gangway. His back was broken between the shoulder blades and the spinal cord nearly severed; one of is legs was also broken, his head badly cut and his body terribly bruised. His body was brought to this place Tuesday noon and taken to his father’s home. The funeral will be held at the Lutheran Church Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, with interment at Thrasher’s cemetery.

+    70         v.   Euphamie Suber, born March 23, 1891; died January 21, 1933.

      71         vi.   Annabella Suber, born March 23, 1891; died November 07, 1957. She married John H Hurst April 18, 1928; born November 01, 1879; died August 18, 1955. Burials were in the Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA

The Sullivan Review

November 7, 1957

Mrs. Annabelle Hurst of Mildred, widow of John Hurst, died Thursday morning at the Stopyra Nursing home, Dushore, after a long illness. She was born in Dushore, Dec. 19, 1891, the daughter of George and Emma Hopkins Suber.

                         Mrs. Hurst was a member of Trinity Lutheran church, Mildred.

                         Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Cora Adams, Mehoopany, and Mrs. Alice Basley, St. Petersburg, Florida and several nieces and nephews.

                         Funeral services will be held from the Holcombe Funeral home Saturday, November 9, at 2 o’clock, with her pastor, the Rev. H. Joseph Slusser

                         Officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Lutheran cemetery.

                         Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening.

The Sullivan Review

August 18, 1955

John H. Herst,* 75, of Mildred, died at his home this Thursday morning following a short illness.

                        Mr. Herst was a native of Fall Brook, Pa., where he was born November 1, 1879, a son of Moses and Christina Foulker Herst. He was a

                        member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mildred.

                        He had been a resident of the Mildred community for many years. Formerly he had been employed in the Bernice mines, but for a number of

                        year shad been retired.

                        His widow, Annabel, is his only immediate survivor.

                        The funeral will be Monday afternoon from the Holcombe Funeral Home. Services will be at 2:30 o’clock at the funeral home, Pastor Charles A.

                        Souders officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran cemetery.

                        Friends may call at the Funeral home Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon and evening.

+    72        vii.   Alice Elizabeth Suber, born July 03, 1898; died August 10, 1984.

     28. Ernestina³ Hopkins (Barbara² Kohensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹) was born June 1865 in PA. She married Jackson G. Everett, son of George Everett and Julia A. He was born October 1862 in Monroe County, PA.

Jackson Everett

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863

Age in 1870: 7

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1870: Chestnut Hill, Monroe, Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Gender:    Male

Post Office: Stormville

Year:    1870

Jackson Everett 1910 census

Age in 1910: 47

Estimated birth year: 1862

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Home in 1910: 3-WD LEHIGHTON BORO, CARBON, Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Gender:    Male

Year:    1910

Jackson G Everett

Home in 1900: Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania

Age:    37

Estimated birth year: 1863

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Relationship to head-of-house: Head

Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1390; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 16.



Children of Ernestina Hopkins and Jackson Everett are:

      73          i.   Hattie⁴ Everett, born February 1885.

      74          ii.   Maurice Everett, born November 1887.

      75         iii.   Ruth Everett, born March 1890.

      76         iv.   Russell Everett, born July 1896.

30.     Arminta Elizabeth³ Hopkins (Barbara² Kohensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹) was born April 14, 1869 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA), and died May 27, 1935 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA). She married Elmer L. Weaver About 1885 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA), son of Barnhart Weaver. He was born June 11, 1853 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA), and died December 04, 1940 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Burials were in the McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Elmer had been previously married to Eliza McNeal (1852- March 23, 1882). They were the parents of two children: Elmer Lloyd and Alvin Weaver.

The Sullivan Review

May 29, 1935

Mrs. Elmer Weaver of Turbotville passed away Monday morning May 27, after a brief illness of two weeks through which she suffered a stroke on Mother’s Day.

She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Hopkins and was born and raised on what is known as the Hopkins farm near Lopez. For a number of years after her marriage she resided in Cherry Township on what is known as the Weaver homestead.

Mrs. Weaver is survived by three daughters: Mrs. R. B. Atkins of Montgomery; Mrs. John Craven of Williamsport; Mrs. Hartford Rosbach, of Estella; four sons: Walter Weaver at home; Kenneth Weaver of Elmira; Lloyd Weaver of Waverly; and Ira Weaver of Muncy; also three sisters, Mrs. J. Everett of Lehighton Mrs. John A. McCarroll of Colley, and Mrs. W.L. Johnson of Lopez, and two brothers, Clinton Hopkins of Forksville and Mahlon Hopkins of Rochester.

Funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from her late home. Her internment was in the cemetery at McEwensville.

The Sullivan Review

December 11, 1940

Elmer L. Weaver died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Atkins, at Montgomery, Wednesday afternoon, December 4th, after a short illness at the age of 88 years.

Mr. Weaver was born in Cherry township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart Weaver, and for a number of years he has made his home at Watsontown, R.D., until the death of his wife about five years ago, and since that time he has lived with his daughter at Montgomery.

Mr. Weaver was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of this place.

Mr. Weaver is survived by four sons, Lloyd of Waverly; Walter, Elimsport; Kenneth, Alvira; Ora, Muncy; two daughters, Mrs. Raymond Atkins of Montgomery, and Edna Rosbach of Estella; two brothers, Fred and Nathan C. Weaver of Cherry township, and one sister, Mrs. Dell Tuttle of Philipsburg.

Funeral service was held at the Grittner Funeral Home, Turbotville, Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. The Rev. Adam Bingaman, Brick Church, officiated. Interment in the McEwensville cemetery

Census Place Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania 1880 census, Elmer with his first wife

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Elmer W. WEAVER   Self   M   Male   W   27   PA   Lumberman   PA   PA

Mary E. WEAVER   Wife   M   Female   W   29   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA

Elmer L. WEAVER   Son   S   Male   W   3   PA      PA   PA

Children of Arminta Hopkins and Elmer Weaver are:

      77          i.   Flora Mabel⁴ Weaver, born May 1886 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died About 1965.

      78          ii.   Walter Cleveland Weaver, born May 22, 1887 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died November 12, 1949 in Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania.

The Sullivan Review

November 24, 1949

Walter Weaver of Muncy passed away on Saturday, November 12th of a heart attack, at the age of 62 years, at the home of Henry Fogleman of Muncy R.D.

                         Mr. Weaver was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O. Weaver who were formerly of Cherry Township before moving to Muncy.

He is survived by the following brothers and sisters; Lloyd Weaver of Waverly; Kenneth and Ora of Muncy; Mrs. Raymond Atkins of Montgomery; Mrs. Hartford Rosbach of Forksville RD.

Interment was in the cemetery at McEwensville.

+    79         iii.   Hattie Janette Weaver, born April 13, 1889 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died March 27, 1927 in PA.

      80         iv.   Kenneth O Weaver, born February 1895 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died 1982.

      81         v.   Esther Weaver, born About 1897 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died November 29, 1939 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania. She married John Craven.

The Sullivan Review

December 6, 1939

Mrs. Esther Cravin, wife of John Cravin, died Wednesday November 29th at the Williamsport hospital following an illness of a few days.

                         She is survived by her husband and aged father, Elmer Weaver, two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Atkins of Williamsport; Mrs. Edna Rosbach of Elkland

                         Township; three brothers, Walter, Kenneth and Ora Weaver of Williamsport. Funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at a

                         funeral parlor at Turbotville. Interment in the cemetery at McEwensville.

                         Those who attended the funeral from this vicinity were: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Weaver and family, Mrs. N.C. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Milton

                         Weaver of Cherry Township, Mrs. John Hurst of Mildred, Mrs. William L. Johnson of Lopez, Mr. and Mrs. Hartford Rosbach of Elkland

                          Township and Mrs. Rex. Rosbach of Forksville.

      82         vi.   Ruth Ethel Weaver, born 1898 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died 1982 in PA. She married Raymond B Atkins.

      83        vii.   Ora Weaver, born 1905; died 1985.

+    84       viii.   Edna Weaver, born 1907 in Sullivan County, PA (LDS DATA); died 1987.

     33. Matilda Jane³ Kisner (Elizabeth (Betsey)² Kokensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born January 16, 1861 by a family accepted data but from new data found in a the baptism papers we find December 15, 1859, and died May 14, 1900 in PA 39 years 4 months 29 days. She married Martin Joseph (Eberlin) Eberly 1878 in PA by Rev. Lewis Smith. He was born April 10, 1851, and died April 29, 1899 in PA of Cancer of the bowels. Burials were in the St. John's Cemetery; Wilmot, PA.

BIRTH / BAPTISM / CONFIRMATION RECORDS from Linda Way Puterbaugh

Certificate of Birth & Baptism

The birth/baptism record of Matilda Jane Kisner: According to this, she was b 15 Dec 1859 and baptized 1 Jan 1861 by Rev C.L. ERLE.

To these two parents, as
Hiram Kisner and his Wife Elizabeth
A daughter of George J. Cokesperger
was born a daughter on the 15th day of December 1859.
This child was born in Sullivan County, in the state of Pennsylvania in North America, was baptized on the 1st day of January 1861 by the Rev. C.L.* Erle and received the
name of Matilda Jane.

Witnesses present at the Act of Baptism:
William Kisner and his Wife

*Rev. Erle's initials may have been "C.S." /lp

Joseph Martin Eberlin, s/o Joseph Eberle & Katharina *Myer
born 10 Apr 1851
bapt 18 May 1851 by Pastor Carl L Erle

confirmed Martin Joseph Eberlin 13 May 1866 by Carl L Erle, Pastor of St
Johan's Church, Wilmot Twp, Bradford County
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Matilda Jane Kisner, d/o Hiram & Elizabeth (Cokesperger) Kisner
born 15 Dec 1859
bapt   1 Jan 1861 by Rev. C.L. Erle
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

1) Ella Bertha Eberlin, child of Martin Eberlin & his wife Matilda
born 14 Jun 1881
bapt 11 Sep 1881 by Rev R.S. Wagner

confirmed Ella Bertha Eberlin on 27 Oct 1894; St John's congregation; by
Jno W Klingler, Pastor
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

2) Ernest Joseph Eberlin, child of Martin Eberlin & his wife, Matilda
born 19 Jun 1883
bapt 16 Sep 1883 by Rev R.S. Wagner, Pastor of St John's Lutheran Church

confirmed Ernest J. Eberlin on 15 Oct 1898; St John's Congregation; Jno
W Klingler, Pastor
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

3) Annie Melizia Eberlin, child of Martin J. Eberlin and his wife,
Matilda Eberlin, nee Kisner
born 7 May 1889
bapt 28 Jul 1889 by S. Wenrich, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church

confirmed Anna Malizzie Eberly on 21 Oct 1905; St John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church; William H Kline, Pastor
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

*When Joseph married Katharina Meier, his surname was spelled Eberle.
Katharina/Catharine's surname has also appeared as Meyer and Moyer. Her
sister, Mary's, was spelled Mayer when she married David Frey.

Note Annie Melizia and Anna Malizzie. It would seem that she was named
for Joseph Martin's sister, Hannah Malizzie, on the only document that
lists Hannah's name.

Daily Review

May 1900

Mrs. Matilda J. Eberlin departed this life at her home at Norconk, Wilmot Township, on Monday, May 14, 1900, Matilda Jane Eberlin, wife of the late Martin J. Eberlin, who passed over into the great beyond May 1, 1899. The deceased was aged 40 years, and was a victim of that dreaded disease consumption. She left three children, an aged father and several brothers and hosts of friends to mourn her death.

Interment took place in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, which was in sight of her home, on Thursday, May 17. The funeral was very largely attended. Twelve pallbearers carried her last remains to her last resting place from her home, where she was laid to rest by the side of her husband. She was a devoted and consistent member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev. John W. Klinger of Dushore, her pastor, officiated and delivered an able and touching sermon.

The deceased was born in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, in 1860, and was a daughter of Hiram Kisner. She received the rite of holy baptism in her infancy by the Rev. C.L. Early, and was confirmed according to the rites of the Lutheran church in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, in 1872, by the Rev. Henry B. Strodach, and was united in holy wedlock with Martin J. Eberlin in 1878, by the Rev. Lewis Smith. The deceased was one of those rare personalities who seem to diffuse about them a sort of love compelling atmosphere, which few can resist that come within the charming circle of its influence.

" None knew her but to love her.

None named her but to praise"

Although conscious of the approaching death, which was to sever the tenderest of human ties and deprive her children of fond mother's love and guidance, she was nevertheless enabled to meet death's merciless advance with marvelous fortitude and resignation, testifying to the last her abiding faith in God's infinite goodness and a Christian hope of a blissful immortality. The church of which she was an exemplary member and the social circle enlivened by her presence lose much by her untimely demise. To the bereaved family, which now only consists of three children, the loss is an irreparable one. To this tearful group around the desolate hearthstone of there once happy home, the sympathy of the entire community have gone forth with a depth and sincerity seldom ever witnessed.

Family of Joseph Martin and Matilda Jane (Kisner) Eberlin
Children: Annie between parents, Ella and Ernest in rear
Taken About 1894 in Dushore, PA
Courtesy of Linda Way Puterbaugh
Enhanced by Amanda Brotzman



Children of Matilda Kisner and Martin Eberly are:

      85          i.   Ella B⁴ Eberly, born 1881; died April 04, 1907. Burial: Saint Johns Cemetery, Wilmot, PA

      86          ii.   Ernest J Eberly, born 1883; died January 04, 1929.

The Sullivan Review

January 9, 1929

Ernest J. Eberlin, aged 45, last member of the family of Martin Eberlin, died Friday January 4 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Adams at Sugar Run, Bradford Co, Pa. Mr. Eberlin had been in poor health for several years, and since his sister Ann's death a year ago, declined rapidly. Brother and sister formerly kept house on the old Matthias Kneller place, and Ernest continued for a while to reside there alone. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church, Wilmot.

Rev. W.H. Fehr officiating and Floral cross by the Tyler Mountain Klan, and other beautiful wreaths and sprays were presented by friends. A goodly representation of the Klansmen stood in full regalia around the grave to pay the last rites of honor to their deceased brother.

      87         iii.   Anna M Eberly, born 1891; died 1928. Burial: Saint Johns Cemetery

     34. Frank "Levi"³ Kisner (Elizabeth (Betsey)² Kokensparger, George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born January 18, 1862 in Sullivan County, PA, and died December 18, 1960 in Laddsburg, PA. He married Mary Emma Koller September 25, 1882 in Colley Twp Sullivan County, PA. She was born 1868, and died August 22, 1944. Burials: Laddsburg Cemetery, Laddsburg, PA

The Towanda Daily Review

Dec. 19, 1960

Levi Kisner passed away Sunday at the home of his niece, Mrs. Arthur Pardoe, in Laddsburg, where he had resided for 14 years. His age was 98 and he was ill but a short time.

Mr. Kisner was born Jan. 18, 1862, in Sullivan County, the son of Hiram and Elizabeth Kisner. He lived in the Laddsburg community for 72 years, moving there from Dushore, and was highly regarded in that area. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Alice Vargason of Salamanca, N.Y., and Mrs. Mary Chapman of Horseheads, N.Y.; a son Frank E. of Laddsburg; a sister, Mrs. Herbert Steele of New Albany; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, also several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at the Cranmer Funeral Home, New Albany, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Peterson, pastor of the New Albany Methodist Church, will officiate and interment will be in Laddsburg cemetery.

Levi Kisner was found in the 1880 census a servant in the Yonkin household, under the spelling KISSNER

The Sullivan Review

August 24, 1944

Mrs. Levi Kisner, of Laddsburg, died at her home Tuesday, August 22nd at the age of 81 years. She is survived by her husband, a son Frank Kisner of Laddsburg, two daughters, Mrs. Walter Vargason of New Albany and Mrs. George Chapman of Elmira.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Vargason at New Albany

Sullivan Review and Gazette and Herald
Dushore, PA
October 01, 1924

CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

On September 25 1882 Rev. C. H. Mutschler, at that time pastor of the Reformed church, performed a double marriage ceremony at his home near Cherry Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kisner of Albany township and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ring of Harrisburg were united in marriage. Mrs. Ring was the oldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Mutschler and Mrs. Kisner was a niece of Mr. Ring. Last Thursday both couples met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vargason, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kisner, and celebrated the 42nd anniversary of their marriage. This being the first time since their marriage that the two couples have met on this date.

Children of Frank Kisner and Mary Koller are:

+    88          i.   Frank Edward⁴ Kisner, born July 26, 1888 in New Albany, PA; died April 01, 1965 in Laddsburg, PA.

      89          ii.   Alice Kisner, born 1884; died 1970.

      90         iii.   Maysel Pauline Kisner, born 1891; died 1991.

Generation No. 4

     40. Ellen Electra⁴ Cogansparger (George Jackson³, George², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born September 14, 1881 in PA, and died September 26, 1960. She married Henry Shelton Packhard July 20, 1904, son of John Packard and Lucinda Robbins. He was born January 03, 1878, and died August 04, 1970. Burial were in the Covington Cemetery, Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Joyce Tices “Rutland Project” contains information and photos on this family.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/photos/robbpack.htm

Children of Ellen Cogansparger and Henry Packhard are:

      91          i.   Hawley C⁵ Packard, born November 26, 1905 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died October 1974 in Social Security data. He married (1) Cora Mason; born 1904; died 1952. He married (2) Frances. He married (3) Helen Fourgesen 1960.

Burial: Gray Cemetery, Covington Twp. Tioga County, PA

U.S. Social Security Death Index

1. Hawley PACKARD - U.S. Social Security Death Index

Birth: 26 Nov 1905 State Where Number was Issued: Pennsylvania Death: Oct 1974

92              ii.   Lydia Grace Packard, born February 16, 1907 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died June 01, 1975 in Tripton, Melos,

                         Greece.

           93        iii.         Willard Henry Packard, born July 22, 1909 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died May 09, 1998 in Social Security data. He married Ella Viola Beals August 09, 1929; born June 07, 1910 in Richmond Twp., Tioga County, PA; died March 11, 1996 in Soldiers and Sailors Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Ella was buried Burial: March 14, 1996, Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

                            Willard PACKARD

    Birth Date: 22 Jul 1909

    Death Date: 9 May 1998

    State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Pennsylvania

    Death Residence Localities

    ZIP Code: 16933

    Localities: Bungy, Tioga, Pennsylvania Canoe Camp, Tioga, Pennsylvania Cherry Flats, Tioga, Pennsylvania E Charleston, Tioga, Pennsylvania

           94        iv.         Lucinda Mae Packard, born March 01, 1912 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died June 1990 in Social Security data. She married Manford Brockway; born September 05, 1911 in Lawrence Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died February 20, 1977 in Lake Wales, Florida. Burials: Lawrenceville, Lawrence Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Lucinda BROCKWAY

    Birth Date: 1 Mar 1912

    Death Date: Jun 1990

    State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Pennsylvania

      95         v.   Helen Sarah Packard, born October 16, 1915 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died December 17, 1988 in Elmira, New

                      York. She married Carlton Leroy Bell August 15, 1937 in Chemung, Chemung County, New York; born January 25, 1912 in Knowlesville,

                      Orleans County New York; died April 04, 1987 in Elmira, New York. Burials: Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

      96         vi.   Calvin Robbins Packard, born May 02, 1918 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died March 03, 1993 in Williamsport, PA. He married (1) Crystal Howey. He married (2) Flora Mallis February 28, 1955 in Nova Scotia, Canada; born February 02, 1926 in Milos Island, Greece. He was buried in the Gray Cemetery, Covington Township Tioga County, PA as a WWII veteran

Calvin was a farmer near Covington for many years. He lived on the old Packard homestead that had been the farm or Rebeckah ROSE Packard. Calvin had been in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was a member of the Covington Methodist Church and VFW Post No. 4907 in Wellsboro PA..

       97       vii.   Dorothy Jeanette Packard, born March 22, 1922 in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. She married (1) Franklin N. Cowan;

                          born December 22, 1920; died December 1980. She married (2) James Arthur Crowley; born 1913; died 1987.

                          Burials were in the Covington Cemetery, Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

                          James was cremated and his remains spread on Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes of New York. He has a headstone in Gray Cemetery.

     44. Llewellyn Walter⁴ Cogansparger (Charles Frank³, George², George Jacob (Kochansparger)¹ Kohensparger) was born July 20, 1893 in PA, and died August 1972. He married Lena O. Wetherbee September 04, 1918 in Canton by Rev H W Cadwell. She was born July 14, 1896 in PA, and died December 20, 1990. Llewellyn was buried August 12, 1972, Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York. Lena O. Wetherbee was buried December 24, 1990, Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York

Draft Board for Bradford County, PA Llewellyn Walter Cogansparger

City:    Not Stated

County:    Bradford

State:    Pennsylvania

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania; United States of America

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1893

Race:    Caucasian

Roll:    1852860

Draft Board:    1

1920 census Llewellyn W Cogansparger

Age:    26 years

Estimated birth year: 1893

Birthplace:    Pennsylvania

Race:    White

Home in 1920: Elmira, Chemung, New York

with the Charles Crofut family

Still up in Shreeveport New York 1930

Occupation: 1920 fireman, steam engine [road]

Occupation: 1930 engineer, railroad steam engine

Sources:

1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Franklin Township, ED20, page 236a

1920 Census, New York, Chemung County, Elmira, ED49, page 3b

1930 Census, New York, Chemung County, Southport, ED55, page 2b

Sep 12 Thursday 1918 - Brad Star

Cogansparger, Llewellyn

m. Sep 4 - Canton by Rev H W Cadwell

Wetherbee, Lena O. both of Canton

    Lena COGANSPARGER

    Birth Date: 14 Jul 1896