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Wedding Announcement, The Evening Sun; Hanover, Pennsylvania; Saturday, September 30, 1972; Page 7 (Newspapers.com):

Eltz-Bixby

Virginia F. Bixby, 312 Broadway, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Bixby, 21 West Chestnut St., and Roy C. Bixby, Fort Pierce, Fla., and Dennis H. Eltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Eltz, 533 South St., McSherrystown, were married Sept. 13. Miss Bixby is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, Hanover.

The Rev. Dr. Nevin Smith performed the double-ring ceremony in Emmanuel Reformed Church.

The bride, given in marriage by her brother, David Bixby, wore a long A-line gown of ivory satin with monk sleeves, rolled collar and pearl roped belt. Her veil was ivory antique lace. She carried a bouquet of fleurs d'amour and exotic greens.

Mrs. Virginia B. Childs, York, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Sarah Bixby, Hanover, the bride's sister; Susan F. Lesley, Madison, Wisc., the bride's cousin; Stepanie M. Baker, Alexandria, Va.; Julie McBurkee, McSherrystown, and Linda Frock, Miami, Fla. Ronald Giesler, New Oxford, was best man. Ushers were Andrew Bixby, Colorado, the bride's brother; Samuel Lesley, Madison, Wisc., the bride's cousin; Patrick Shaeffer and Steven Campbell, both of Hanover and Daniel Hahn, McSherrystown.

Jean and Jenny Eltz, daughter of the groom, were flower girls.

A reception for 150 guests was held at the Altland House. The couple will reside in Hanover.

The bride is a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy and of the Chamberlain School of Retailing, Boston, Mass. She is employed by the Anchor Inn, Hanover. Eltz is a graduate of Delone Catholic High School, and is a salesman with Duke Tire Sales, Hanover.

Note: Dennis was previously married to Nellie E. and had daughters Jeanne and Jenny. He later married and divorced Renee P. Eltz at Spring Valley, California.

Obituary -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Tuesday, 25 OCT 2011; Page 4; (Newspapers.com):

Virginia F. Bixby

LA JOLLA, CA -- Virginia Fitz Bixby, 63, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at her home.

She was born April 29, 1948 in Hanover.

She is survived by her brothers, Charles (Andy) and Robert; a sister, Sarah; and an aunt Caroline John. She was preceded in death by another brother, Davis. She is the former wife of Dennis of Hanover.

She was a longtime business owner dealing in antiques in the San Diego, Calif. area.

She enjoyed traveling and spending time with friends and family. She graduated from St. Joe's Academy in McSherrystown with the class of '66 and attended the University of California, San Diego, Calif., where she earned a B.S. in Political Science. She enjoyed good humor and had a real zest for adventure. She will be missed.

The family will receive friends 11 a.m. Wednesday at Emanuel United Church, 124 Broadway, Hanover.

Newspaper articles:

Engagement -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Monday, 01 May 1950; Page 1; (Newspapers.com):

Betrothal Announced

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, have announced the betrothal of their daughter, Ann Catherine, to James Robert Lesley, son of Mrs. J. K. Lesley, Mamont, Westmoreland county. Miss Fitz received her Bachelor of Science degree from Hood college, Frederick, Md., and has been employed by the Aluminum Research Laboratories in New Kensington for the past six years. Mr. Lesley, who served five and one-half years in the South pacific with the U.S. Navy Air Corps, is a graduate of Kiski Preparatory School, Saltsburg, and is now a student in the school of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State College. The wedding will take place in mid-summer.

Wedding -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 29 Jul 1950; Pages 1 & 4; (Newspapers.com):

ANN C. FITZ BRIDE OF JAMES R. LESLEY

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, Hanover, Wed In Rites At Emmanuel Church

Miss Ann Catherine Fitz, 304 1/2 Charles avenue, New Kensington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, became the bride of James Robert Lesley, son of Mrs. James Kyle Lesley and the late Mr. Lesley, Mamont, this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Emmanuel Reformed church, Broadway. The bride's pastor, the Rev. Nevin E. Smith performed the double ring ceremony.

Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Jay Cooper Yinger, soloist , New Kensington, and Miss Lois Kadie, church organist, presented a recital as the guests were assembling in the church.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white organdy, fashioned with a Chantilly lace bodice and featuring three-quarter length sleeves. Her veil of heirloom lace was full length. She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses, centered with yellow sweetheart roses.

Miss Caroline Moul Fitz, Pottsville, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Lesley, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Robert Koch. Flower girl was Miss Virginia Fitz Bixby, niece of the bride. The attendants wore white embroidered organdy gowns, the maid of honor’s over a yellow skirt and the others over lime skirts. Their headbands were of yellow roses and they carried colonial bouquets of yellow roses with lime and yellow streamers.

John J. Germroth, Mamont, served as best man for his brother-in-law and the ushers were Bernard Kuta, Thomas Ames and David Vandenburg.

A reception at 217 Broadway followed the ceremony. After their return from a honeymoon on Cape Cod, Mass., the couple will reside in New Kensington.

The bride is a graduate of the Eichelberger Senior High School and Hood college, Frederick. She is employed by the Aluminum Research Laboratories, New Kensington. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Kiski Prep school, Saltsburg, and is now attending the Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture.

(end of articles)

Note: After Ann's death, James remarried to Elizabeth Morse Vandenburgh.

Obituary - Wisconsin State Journal; Madison, Wisconsin; Thursday, April 1, 1982; Main Edition, Page 38 (Newspapers.com)

Lesley, Mrs. Ann C. (James R.)

MADISON -- Mrs. Ann C. (James R.) Lesley, age 61, of 4909 Holiday Drive, died Tuesday, March 30, 1982 at a local hospital.

She was born March 15, 1921 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. She was the former Ann C. Fitz and married James R. Lesley on July 29, 1950 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. She resided in Pennsylvania until 1966 when she moved to Kailua (Oahu) Hawaii and has been a Madison resident since 1971. She was a 1939 graduate of Hanover High School. She was a graduate of Hood College, Frederick, Maryland in 1943 with a degree in Home Economics and a degree in Education from Indiana State University of Indiana, Pennsylvania. She also attended the University of Wisconsin.

She is survived by her husband, James R.; a daughter, Susan F; and a son, Samuel K., all of Madison; two sisters, Caroline M. Fitz, Garden City, Long Island, New York; and Betty Bixby, New Oxford, Pennsylvania.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Funeral services will be held at the FRAUTSCHI --- CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, on Thursday, April 1, 1982 at 7 p.m. with the Reverend Vernon K. Forsberg officiating. Burial will be in Poke Run Cemetary, rural Apollo, Pennsylvania. Friends may call at the FRAUSTCHI --- CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, on Thursday, April 1, 1982 from 5 p.m. until time of service. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hood College, Frederick, Maryland.

Article -- The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware); Thursday, 13 Sep 1956; Page 38; (Newspapers.com):

Student Pinned Under Car Dies

A 31-year-old University of Delaware graduate student was killed yesterday when his small foreign-make car apparently slipped from a lift while he was working beneath it on the Coast Guard dock at Lewes.

Earl Samuel Fitz of Hanover, Pa., who worked at the university's Marine Biology Laboratory in Lewes, was found pinned beneath his car at 6 p.m. by a fisherman. Fitz was taken to Beebe Hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is believed he was changing a tire when the accident occurred.

Fitz had been working at the laboratory for the past five years. He had a master's degree from Delaware and a bachelor of science degree from Drake University, Des Moines, Ia. He was seeking a doctorate in marine biology. He commuted to the laboratory from an apartment in Newark.

Obituary -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Thursday, 13 Sep 1956; Pages 1 & 4; (Newspapers.com):

HANOVERIAN DIED IN ODD ACCIDENT

Earl S. Fitz Jr., 31 Graduate Student At University Of Delaware,

Killed By Car Falling From Lift

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A Hanover graduate student at the University of Delaware, Newark, was killed yesterday when his small automobile apparently fell from a lift on top of him on the U.S. Coast Guard dock on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, near Lewes, Del.

The victim, Earl Samuel Fitz Jr., 31, was found pinned beneath the vehicle by a passing fisherman and was taken to Beebe Hospital, Lewes, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Physicians said he suffered a crushed chest.

Fitz, whose parents live at 312 Broadway, was studying for his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the university. He was engaged in research work at the university’s marine laboratories and was to have become a member of the university faculty this fall. He visited his home here last weekend.

The Hanover student was deeply interested in marine life and gave numerous lectures on the subject before college students in eastern states.

Fitz graduated from Richelberger Senior High School in the class of 1943. A World War II veteran, he served with the Seebees in Alaska from 1943 to 1945 and later studied for two years at the Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C.? ? Fitz was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree at Drake University in 1950 and received his master's degree at the University of Delaware last June.

He was a member of the Phi Sigma Pi fraternity at Drake University and belonged to Emmanuel Reformed Church, Broadway.

Surviving are his parents, Earl S. and Virginia W, Lewis Fitz, and three sisters, Mrs. Roy C. Bixby, 21 West Chestnut Street; Caroline Moul Fitz, Valley Stream. N. Y., and Mr. J. R. Lesley, Schuylkill Haven R. D. 2.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Paul W. Panebaker funeral home, Broadway. His pastor, the Rev. Dr. Nevin E. Smith, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow evening.

Funeral Notice - Earl Samuel Fitz, Jr., The York Daily Record (York, Pennsylvania); Friday, 14 Sep 1956; Page 12; (Newspapers.com):

Funeral Saturday For Earl Fitz, Jr., Killed Under Auto

Hanover -- Funeral services for Earl Samuel Fitz, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, who was injured fatally Wednesday when his automobile fell from a lift and crushed his chest, will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Panebaker Funeral home, 311 Broadway.

Rev. Dr. Nevin E. Smith, pastor of Emmanuel Reformed church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

The accident happened at the Coast Guard dock, Lewes-Rehoboth canal, near Lewes, Del. Mr. Fitz, who served in the Seabees during World War II, was studying for his doctor of philosophy degree at the University of Delaware, Newark, and had planned to become a member of the university faculty this fall.

He was a member of Emmanuel Reformed church and was affiliated with Phi?Sigma Phi (sic) fraternity of Drake University.

Note (Catherine Cook): I believe the fraternity named above is in error - it wasn't founded until 1988 in Indiana; also there is confusion as to what doctorate he was seeking. I tend to believe it was in Marine Biology.

Newspaper articles:

Engagement -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Monday, 01 May 1950; Page 1; (Newspapers.com):

Betrothal Announced

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, have announced the betrothal of their daughter, Ann Catherine, to James Robert Lesley, son of Mrs. J. K. Lesley, Mamont, Westmoreland county. Miss Fitz received her Bachelor of Science degree from Hood college, Frederick, Md., and has been employed by the Aluminum Research Laboratories in New Kensington for the past six years. Mr. Lesley, who served five and one-half years in the South pacific with the U.S. Navy Air Corps, is a graduate of Kiski Preparatory School, Saltsburg, and is now a student in the school of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State College. The wedding will take place in mid-summer.

Wedding -- The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 29 Jul 1950; Pages 1 & 4; (Newspapers.com):

ANN C. FITZ BRIDE OF JAMES R. LESLEY

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, Hanover, Wed In Rites At Emmanuel Church

Miss Ann Catherine Fitz, 304 1/2 Charles avenue, New Kensington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fitz, 312 Broadway, became the bride of James Robert Lesley, son of Mrs. James Kyle Lesley and the late Mr. Lesley, Mamont, this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Emmanuel Reformed church, Broadway. The bride's pastor, the Rev. Nevin E. Smith performed the double ring ceremony.

Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Jay Cooper Yinger, soloist , New Kensington, and Miss Lois Kadie, church organist, presented a recital as the guests were assembling in the church.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white organdy, fashioned with a Chantilly lace bodice and featuring three-quarter length sleeves. Her veil of heirloom lace was full length. She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses, centered with yellow sweetheart roses.

Miss Caroline Moul Fitz, Pottsville, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Lesley, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Robert Koch. Flower girl was Miss Virginia Fitz Bixby, niece of the bride. The attendants wore white embroidered organdy gowns, the maid of honor’s over a yellow skirt and the others over lime skirts. Their headbands were of yellow roses and they carried colonial bouquets of yellow roses with lime and yellow streamers.

John J. Germroth, Mamont, served as best man for his brother-in-law and the ushers were Bernard Kuta, Thomas Ames and David Vandenburg.

A reception at 217 Broadway followed the ceremony. After their return from a honeymoon on Cape Cod, Mass., the couple will reside in New Kensington.

The bride is a graduate of the Eichelberger Senior High School and Hood college, Frederick. She is employed by the Aluminum Research Laboratories, New Kensington. The bridegroom is a graduate of the Kiski Prep school, Saltsburg, and is now attending the Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture.

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Note: After Ann's death, James remarried to Elizabeth Morse Vandenburgh.

Obituary -- The Honolulu Advertiser; Honolulu, Hawaii; Thursday, July 22, 2004; Page 17, and

The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, (Newspapers.com):

JAMES ROBERT LESLEY

James Robert Lesley, 80, of Lower Burrell PA, formerly of Kailua, HI, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, in his home. He was born October 30, 1923, in Mamont, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Morse Vandenburgh Lesley; his sisters, Lillian Parrotta and Jane Youra, his children, Samuel Lesley and Susan Mieritz and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his previous wife, Ann Fitz Lesley.

He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He enjoyed his family and friends, traveling, reading and gardening.

He retired from the Soil Conservation Service in 1980 after 30 years of service with the Federal government. His service with the S.C.S. took him from Schuylkill and Somerset Pennsylvania to Hawaii and to Madison Wisconsin. He served as a District and Area Conservationist in both Hawaii and Wisconsin. His accomplishments in the S.C.S. include the Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Project for Maui, Hawaii, the Little Schuylkill Watershed project and the Tuscorora State Park on Locust Creek in Pennsylvania.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Forbes Hospice, 115 S. Neville Ave., Oakland, PA 15213; McKeever Environmental Learning Center, 55 McKeever Lane, Sandy Lake, PA 16145 or Peoples Library, 3052 Wachter Ave., Lower Burrell, PA 15068.

Vicki married unknown Marcdante around 1999

Obituary -- Arizona Republic; Phoenix, Arizona; Sunday October 29, 2000; First Edition, Page 39 (Newspapers.com)

Vicki Sue Lesley-Marcdante, 41, of Phoenix Arizona, died on October 24, 2000. She was born on December 15, 1956 in Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated in 1974 from West High School in Madison Wisconsin. She also graduated from The University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary. She received a Masters at A.S.U. in Tempe. She taught 4th, 5th & 6th grades on Washington Island in Wisconsin from 1980 till 1983. From 1985 till 1988 she was a 6th grade teacher at Vulture Peak Elementary School in Wickenburg, Arizona. From 1990 till 1998 she was a Chapter One Remedial Reading Teacher for Cartwright School District. She is survived by her daughter: Sondra W. Lesley. She leaves behind many wonderful and devoted friends. Private services handled by Aaron Cremation & Burial Services. Memorial contributions can be made to The Gardiner Home-Hospic, 1500 W. Myrtle Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85021 or American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85016.

Obituary -- The Evening Sun (PA), December 6-7, 2009

HANOVER Adolph Edward John, 94, husband of Caroline Moul (Fitz) John, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Home wood at Plum Creek. Born May 25, 1915, in Frankfurt, Germany, he was a son of the late Alfred and Sophie Boettcher John. In 1926, he and his family came to the United States where he graduated from Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attended City College in New York. Adolph became a New York City policeman in 1940, being a member of the famous class of 1939. While waiting for his appointment to the NYPD, he spent nine months traveling with Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus as a member of their security. After retiring as a sergeant in 1965 following 25 years of service, he became a regional salesman for Mazda Appliances for 10 years and later formed the Cinderella Project, a company which reclaimed neighborhoods in Brooklyn, N.Y. For more than 65 years, he was a member of the Springfield Gardens Lodge #1057 F&AM in Springfield Gardens, N.Y., and was also a member of the Hanover Area Historical Society. Adolph followed his love of horticulture and gardening throughout his life. In addition to his wife, he is survived by several cousins. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Minerva Beck John, and a brother, Alfred Wolfgang John. No service is planned at this time. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 124 Broadway, Hanover, PA 17331. Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover, is in charge of the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be shared by visiting www.panebakerfuneralhome.com.

Petition - Colorado Miner (Weekly), July 12, 1879; Colorado Historic Newspaper collection;( Internet):

(Riley A. Franklin, Georgetown, was one of those who signed a petition to require all Theatrical Troupes and Managers there of to maintain good order, but not to restrict liquor vending or restrict location of performances.)

Article - Leadville Daily/Evening Chronicle, January 16, 1888;? ? Colorado Historic Newspaper collection;( Internet):

Another raid was made on the vagrants during the day, and Jim James,?Thomas Sullivan, Riley Franklin, Frank Ehringer, E. M. Binford, Thomas Ferguson, Frank Moffat, Roger Howard and Mike Murphy were landed in the bastille.

Obituary -- (unknown newspaper) Charles Samuel Franklin

Mr. Charles Samuel Franklin, of Baltimore, a trainman on the Washington Branch, B. and O. Railroad, died on Thursday of last week from injuries received in a rear end collision, at Hyattsville, on the previous Tuesday morning. Mr. Franklin was a native of this county and a son of the late Charles Franklin near Winfield. He was born in 1859 and was in his 56th year. He leaves a widow, who is a daughter of Mr. Thomas N. Shipley, of Taylorsville. Seven children also survive him. He was a brother of Mr. James Franklin, of Winfield. His remains were brought to this county and funeral services held at Bethany M. E. Church South, near Taylorsville, on Sunday, Rev. Mr. Miller, of Mt. Airy, officiating. Mr. Franklin was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, a large delegation of whom attended the funeral in a body. The pall-bearers were members of that organization. The floral tributes were profuse and beautiful. A large concourse of people attended the obsequies.

Note: Charles was born in 1853 and died in 1904 at the age of 51 years.

Articles:

Democratic Advocate, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland; 27 February 1904; page 3(Newspapers.com):

He Wants A Divorce

From the Baltimore Sun, Feb. 20.

Mrs. Sarah E. Franklin, who was married December 19, 1878, and is the mother of eight children, preferred the excitement of a women's lodge to the comforts of home, according to a bill for absolute divorce filed in Circuit Court No. 2 yesterday by her husband, Chas. S. Franklin, through John H. Grill, attorney.

The direful results that followed when Mrs. Franklin joined the lodge are graphically set forth in the bill of complaint, which is unique, as Mr. Franklin tells of his troubles in the first person. The following is part of the complaint:

"Up to a period of about three or four years prior to their separation his wife was all a good and faithful wife should be to her husband, when, alas for me! she joined a women's lodge, and then my pleasure was at an end, and she would go to the meeting of the said lodge against my wish and consent, would come home at any and all unseemly hours, would visit adjacent cities on lodge business, so I was informed, and I and my home were neglected. This state of affairs continued until I could bear the same no longer and after I protested in vain I was told that before the defendant would withdraw from the woman's lodge I could leave home, which I did."

Then Mr. Franklin charges his wife with unfaithfulness.

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin were married in Carroll county, Maryland, and separated December 6., 1903, when, he alleges, he was compelled to leave his wife because of her misconduct. Seven of their eight children survive -- two sons, aged respectively 24 and 22 years, and five daughters, aged respectively 21, 19, 17, 15 and 12 years. Mr. Franklin asks the custody of the minor children.

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Saturday, 13 Aug 1904; Page 7; (Newspapers.com):

HE GETS NO DIVORCE

Charles S. Franklin Said Wife Preferred Lodge To Home.

FAILED TO PROSECUTE CASE

Complaint is Dismissed Under Rule Of Court Because The Proceeding Was Not Followed Up.

Judge Harlan signed an order yesterday, as of Circuit Court? ? No. 2, dismissing the bill of complaint of Charles S. Franklin against Sarah E. Franklin for an absolute [de]vorce, which was filed February 19 last and charged unfaithfulness. An answer filed by Mrs. Franklin February 24 denied the charge. Under a rule of the court the bill was dismissed because the plaintiff failed to continue the proceedings in the case. They were married in December, 1878, and have seven children living.

In his bill applying for a divorce, Mr. Franklin alleged that his troubles started about four years ago when his wife joined a women's lodge. Continuing, he said in the bill: "She would go to the meeting of said lodge against his wish and consent, would come home at any and all unseeingly hours, and would visit adjacent cities on lodge business, so he was told, and he and his home were neglected. After he protested in vain, he was told that before the defendant would withdraw from the woman's lodge he could leave their home, which he did." John

H. Grill was attorney for the plaintiff and Harry E. Scherf for the defendant.

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Thursday,

06 Oct 1904; Page 12; (Newspapers.com):

INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK

C. S. Franklin, Flagman, In Critical Condition In Washington

Charles S. Franklin, 55 years old, 1532 Light street, is in a critical condition at the Emergency Hospital, Washington, suffering from internal injuries received in rear-end collision at Hyattsville early yesterday morning. The accident occurred on the Alexandria branch of the railroad at Hyattsville. Mr. Franklin, who was the flagman of the forward train, was in the caboose at the time. The train was blocked and while standing waiting to be released the other train crashed into it. Several cars were damaged, but the track was cleared in a short time. The injured flagman was taken to the Emergency Hospital. A dispatch received last night by his family stated that he was not expected to live through the night.

Mr. Franklin is married and has seven children. He has been in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for several years as a flagman. He was unable yesterday to tell anything of the wreck.

The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Saturday, 08 Oct 1904; Page 3

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The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Friday, 07 Oct 1904; Page 12; (Newspapers.com):

Dies of Injuries Received in Wreck

Mr. Charles S. Franklin, 1532 Light street, who was internally injured in a rear-end collision on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Hyattsville early Tuesday morning, died yesterday morning at 12:40 o'clock at the Emergency Hospital, Washington, where he was taken after the accident. He was brought from the hospital to the undertaking establishment of Mr. John C. Stevens. He is survived by a widow, two sons and five daughters.

The funeral will probably take place Sunday at his home. The body will be sent to mount Airy. A delegation from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, of which he was a member, will act as pallbearers.

OBITUARY - Carroll County Times; February 26, 1937 (via Findagrave.com):

Mrs. Emma V. Conaway

Mrs. Emma V. Conaway, widow of the late John W. Conaway, died at the home of her son, J. E. Conaway, Winfield, Md., Saturday, February 20, 1937, of lobar pneumonia. She was 77 years of age and was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary E. Franklin. Two sons survive J. E. and Guy B. Conaway, both of Winfield, and one sister, Mrs. Mamie Wilcox, Baltimore.

The funeral was held Tuesday at 10:30 A. M. from the J. E. Conaway home with concluding services at 11 A. M. in Ebenezer M. E. Church and burial in the cemetery adjoining. The Rev. Robert Bartlett officiated. C. M. Waltz, funeral director.

Per Tracy Devault:

John Franklin, age 4 months, listed in the 1860 Census and "Abdail" Franklin, age 11, listed in he 1870 Census, appear to be the same person. Abdiel is mentioned in the will of his father (1874). One genealogy says he went by Thomas Albert Franklin. There does not seem to be any record of John Abdiel Franklin after he is mentioned in his father's will.

Newspaper announcement -- The Democratic Advocate , Westminster, Maryland); Saturday, 07 Mar 1885; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

On February 25, 1885, in Franklinville, Carroll County, by Rev. Edward Smith, Mr. Amos L. Gosnell and Miss Althea C. Franklin, all of Carroll County, Maryland.

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NOTE: Franklinville is located in Baltimore County, MD.

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Six children born, five living as of the 1900 census, seven born and five living as of the 1910 census.²

DEATH NOTICE - The Evening Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Thursday, May 11, 1933; Page 31 (Newspapers.com)

GOSNELL -- On May 10, 1933, at Woodbine, Carroll County, ALTHEA CORDELIA, age 68 years, widow of the late Amos L. Gosnell.

Funeral services from her late residence, Saturday, May 13, at 2 o'clock. Interment in Morgan Chapel Cemetery.

DEATH NOTICE - The Evening Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Wednesday, January 2, 1952; Page 43 (via Newspapers.com)

WILLCOX - On December 30, 1951, MARY A. (nee Franklin), the beloved wife of the late Frederick W. Willcox.

Funeral services will be at the William Cook Mansion, St. Paul and Preston streets, on Wednesday at 12 noon. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery.

Findagrave #71137118

Headstone inscription:

EFFIE L. FRANKLIN

died

17th October 1872.

aged 4 years

11 months &

15 days.

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..............ly sleep in Jesus.

The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 25 Oct 1907; Page 3; (Newspapers .com):

Mr. George W. Wilt of Shillsburg (sic), Iowa, is visiting his sister, Mrs. David E. Stem, of Sam's Creek. Mr. Wilt , although 82 years old is active and in very good health. He removed to Iowa about 30 years ago. Mr. Wilt is a staunch Democrat, and has been a subscriber of The Advocate for many years.

Obituary - George W. Wilt, The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 17 Jan 1908; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

WILT

Mrs. David E. Stem, of Sam's Creek, this county, received a telegram on Wednesday last announcing the death of her brother, George W. Wilt of near Shellsburg, Iowa. Although the deceased was 82 years old, yet the sad news was quite a shock to his relations and friends in this county, as he visited here last fall for about a month and at that time was enjoying good health. His death leaves Mrs. Stem as the only surviving member of the Wilt family, which was a large one. The deceased was formerly a resident of this county, living near Jewsburg, now Marston, having left here 34 years ago for Iowa. During these years he was a constant subscriber to the Advocate.

OBITUARY - Vinton Eagle; January 17, 1908 (Ancestry.com):

Geo W. Wilt

Geo. W. Wilt died very suddenly of appolexy at his farm home two miles north of town Tuesday morning. He was in his eighty-second year and had resided on the same place for nearly thirty-five years. The funeral arrangements have not been made at this time because his son John had gone to Chicago on Monday with a car of stock and no word has been received from him.

Civil War service, U.S. Army

History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-6, Volume 1; page 601; Maryland State Archives; Internet:

THIRD REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE INFANTRY — COMPANY 1.

Wilt, George W., Private. Served Feb. 26, 1864 - May 29, 1865.

Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850, via ancestry.com.

Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850, via ancestry.com.

Obituary -- The Gazette; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Friday, February 9, 1945; Page 11 (Newspaper.com):

92-Year-Old Center Point Woman Dies

Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Dye, 92, who as a child was behind the lines at the battle of Gettysburg, which was fought near her childhood home in Maryland, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James Van Fossen, in Center Point at 2:10 a.m. Friday after an extended illness. She was Center Point's oldest resident.

Mrs. Dye, to whom war was an old story, having seen American boys march off to four conflicts, recalled how her mother used to feed passing Civil war soldiers fresh bread, piping hot, from the oven, and how southern soldiers waited not to be served, but pillaged their home for food.

Born at Hanover, Penn., Aug. 12, 1852, Mrs. Dye moved to Shellsburg at the age of 18 and in 1881 was married to Plimpton Dye. Several years later they moved to Center Point, where her son, William, was born. He fought in the Spanish-American war.

Another son, Clifford was killed in France in 1918, and the Center Point Legion post is name for him. Two grandsons, Carl and Orville Dye of Center Point are fighting in this war.

Her husband and two sons having preceded her in death. Mrs. Dye is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Van Fossen and Mrs. John Baumgartner, and a son, William M. Dye, all of Center Point; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the Christian church of Center Point and the American Legion auxillary, and she was a Gold Star mother.

The body will be taken from the Beatty chapel in Cedar Rapids to Center Point, where services will be held at the Christian church at a time to be announced later.

Funeral notice - Catherine Elizabeth (Wilt) Dye, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Saturday, 10 February 1945; page 2; (Newspapers.com)

Catherine Dye Services

Services for Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Dye, who died in Center Point Friday, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Christian church in Center Point by the Rev. L. Z. Patton. Burial will be in the Center Point Cemetery.

The body was to be taken from the Beatty chapel late today to the family home in Center Point where friends may call.

Article -- The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Tuesday, 22 Aug 1944; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

She's Seen 4 Wars Go By

Special to The Gazette,

CENTER POINT -- War is an old, repeated story for Mrs. Catherine Dye, 92, who has seen American youth march off to fight in four of the nation's conflicts.

She still recalls the eventful battle of Gettysburg, fought near her childhood home in Maryland. She remembers how her mother used to feed the passing soldiers fresh bread, piping hot from the oven; how other soldiers from the South waited not to be served but pillaged their home for food.

But her memories of the Civil war are but a little girl's dreams -- wistful, nebulous and far away. And for that reason she cherishes a small red book autographed by Walter B. Thomas, a Northern officer, which he gave her, a child of 12, as he marched by.

Lived in Shellsburg

Moving to Shellsburg at the age of 18, she was married in 1881 to Plimpton Dye. They lived in that locality for many years before coming to Center Point.

It was while there that her son, William, was born and by the time he had grown to manhood war again came to the United States. Her boy was sent overseas to fight in the Spanish American war -- a thing unheard of at that date. The methods of communication were so remote that Mrs. Dye knew nothing of her son's whereabouts for months at a time. But soon it was over and William returned unhurt.

Then came World War I. By that time another son was ready to fight for his country. Clifford this time went overseas. He was killed in France in 1918, and in his honor the Center Point American Legion post was named.

That was the war to end wars, and Mrs. Dye hoped it would be so. But as her grandchildren grew up, another war grew upon the people of the world. Carl and Orville Dye, her grandsons who live just across the street, went off to fight. And she was proud of them.

No, war is nothing new to Mrs. Dye.

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In observance of her ninety-second birthday the local chapter of the American Legion auxiliary entertained at a party in her home, and a large cake bearing the letters "Our Gold Star Mother" was presented her.

Obituary -- The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Sunday, 15 December 1935; page 36; (Newspapers.com):

VINTON -- John Wesley Wilt, 82, died at his home north of Shellsburg in the Oak Grove community Saturday following a long illness. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Oak Grove Christian church, conducted by Rev. W. W. Williams. Mr. Wilt had lived in Benton County for sixty years and had been engaged in farming all this time. He was born April 12, 1853, in Maryland, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilt. He was married Jan. 5, 1882, to Miss Ida Freeman who survives him, with the following children; Mrs. Maud Cue, Claud, Earl and Glenn Wilt, all of Shellsburg.? ? There are two sisters, Mrs. Kate Dye of Center Point, and Mrs. Mollie Nabholz of Shellsburg. There are eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Obituary - The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Tuesday, 17 December 1935; Page 4; (Newspapers.com):

Hold Last Rites For Benton Co. Pioneer

SHELLSBURG --- Funeral services for John W. Wilt, 82, a resident of Benton county for more than sixty years, were held Monday at the Oak Grove church, with the Rev. W. W. Williams officiating. Mr. Wilt died Saturday at his home west of here after a lingering illness.

Mr. Wilt was born in Maryland, April 12, 1853, but spent most of his life farming in this community. On Jan. 5, 1852, he married Ida F. Freeman, who survives him, in addition to four children, Mrs. Maude Cue, Carl, Earl and Glenn, all of Shellsburg, two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Nabholz of Shellsburg and Mrs. Kate Dye of Center Point, eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Obituaries:

(Findagrave.com):

Wife of Robert Elson Johnson (married 12-27-1876 in Vinton, Benton County, IA. Alt marriage date: 1-10-1877.) Daughter of George John Wilt & Christiana FRANKLIN Wilt. Mother of Harry Abraham Johnson, Thomas Clayton Johnson, Ida Belle JOHNSON, Dora Mae JOHNSON Moubry, George Washington Johnson, William Earl Johnson, Robert John Johnson, Nellie Mabel JOHNSON Harger, Charles Harley Johnson. Sister of Katherine WILT Dye, Mollie WILT Nabholz, John Wilt, Maude WILT Cue, & another sister (name unknown) who may have died as a child. Great Grandmother of Andy Nolan Weaver.

The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Thursday, 10 May 1934; Page 12; (Newspapers.com):

Johnson Funeral Held on Thursday

Vinton, Ia. -- Funeral services were Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Robert Johnson, 79, who died following two years' invalidism at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover Harger, of the Oak Grove community. Rev. perry Schuler will have [had] charge. Burial will be in the Shellsburg cemetery.

Debora Helen Johnson was born in Maryland. She was wed in 1826 to Robert E. Johnson, who died in 1924.

Surviving are six sons and two daughters: Harry Johnson, Thomas Johnson, George W. Johnson, William E. Johnson, and Robert J. Johnson, all of Shellsburg; Mrs. Nellie M. Harger and Mrs. Dora Mobry, Urbana, and Charles Johnson, Cedar Rapids.

The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Friday, 11 May 1934; Page 4; (Newspapers.com):

VENTON -- Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Grover Harger home in Benton township for Mrs. Deborah Johnson, 79, mother of Mrs. Harger. The service was conducted by the Rev. Perry Schuler and burial was in the Shellsburg cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilt and was born Oct. 14, 1854, in Maryland. Sixty years ago she came to Benton county and on Dec. 27, 1876, she was married to Robert E. Johnson, who died ten years ago. Surviving children are: Harry, Thomas, George, William and Robert Johnson, all of Shellsburg; Mrs. Dora Mobry and Mrs. Nellie Harger of Urbana, and Charles H. Johnson of Cedar Rapids. John Wilt and Mrs. Mollie Nabholz of Shellsburg are brother and sister, and Mrs. Catherine Dye of Center Point is a sister. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Oak Grove Christian church.