The Narrative Genealogy of Abraham Arndt

Using the NGSQ System

By Della Frost

Figure 1 Abraham Arndt 1844-1922 Findagrave.com Mem# 90724611

Generation 1[1]

  1. Abraham1 Arndt was born on 23 June 1844 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He appeared in the census on 6 September 1850 in Mifflin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.[2] He appeared in the census on 8 June 1860 in Liverpool, Pennsylvania.[3] Abraham married (1) Emeline Wagner about 1867. After her death Abraham married (2) Barbara E. Stroup about 1878. They lived in various places within Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Barbara preceded him in death. He died on 14 June 1922 at the age of 77 in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[4]

Abraham’s Childhood

Abraham was born to Jacob and Christena [sic] (Wolf) Arndt. Family documentation states that he was born in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pillow, was known as Schneidershtettle when Abraham was born. Schneidershtettle was incorporated as Uniontown in 1864; however, when the town got a Post Office the name Uniontown conflicted with Uniontown, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, which already existed in the Postal Service. The Postal Service named the town Pillow after a General Pillow. The town people called it Pillow after that and eventually they officially changed the name to Pillow.[5]

In 1850, Abraham was six and had four older brothers, Jacob Jr. was fifteen, Valentine was twelve, Nehemiah was ten, and John was seven; he had a sister Mary, whom was four. Valentine, Nehemiah and John attended school. His father, Jacob, was a brick maker, his real estate valued at one hundred dollars. Abraham’s mother, Christena [sic] could not read.[6]

Abraham and his brothers Jacob, Valentine, and Nehemiah followed in their dad’s footsteps as brick makers. In 1860 they were still living with their parents Jacob, fifty-one and Christena [sic] forty-seven, in Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania. Jacob Jr. was twenty-seven with no occupation listed; Valentine was twenty-three, working as a brick maker; Nehemiah [sic] was twenty and trying his hand at wagon making, at this time he was an apprentice; John was nineteen and Abraham was sixteen. John and Abraham were both attending school and working as a laborer, possibly at the brickyard owned by their Father, Jacob. Jacob owned a brickyard in Liverpool, Pennsylvania. Also living at home was Mary A. fourteen and John C. nine, they both attended school.[7]

Figure 2 VerValen machine, brick collecting./history.htm.

Abraham, his dad, and brothers were hard working men. Brick making was a physically challenging occupation. Perhaps, with the invention of the VerValen machine in 1852, Abraham and his brothers had it easier than their father Jacob did making brick. Using the VerValen machine meant they no longer had to “throw” the clay into the brick molds by hand, “…the VerValen machine forced the raw clay into the moulds with a machined packer. The moulds held six brick paralleling each other….” They still would have had to “dust” the insides of the moulds by hand with iron oxide to allow the soft brick to slip easily from the mould to the drying yards. There were other things they still had to do by hand but the invention of the machine made it a lot easier and made the brick more square. They still had to “struck off” the mould, to make the brick smooth on the exposed side, with a two-handed knife that was about two feet long called the moulder’s strike.[8]

Abraham’s Military Service

Abraham voluntarily enlisted to serve as a soldier for the Union Army of the United States of America, for three years. He was a private for Co. D 115 PA infantry, he was eighteen years old. He was sworn into service at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in October 1862.[9]

On 11 February 1864 he enrolled at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a Private with company I-17th PA Calvary. Company I was made up of men in Perry County and the city of Philadelphia. He was living in Liverpool, Pennsylvania at the time working as a brick maker. Most of the men that enrolled in his regiment were farmers, Lumbermen and mechanics. Abraham’s regiment trained in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. While training in Harrisburg they were issued sabres, pistols and a few days later they were given their horses and equipment.[10]

Their first official duty, with the I-17th, was in Washington. Under the direction of Major Reinhold, they were responsible to protect the Occoquan Creek; they patrolled the Creek between Occoquan and Wolf Run Shoals. They fought in the battle of Chancellorsville and they had a lot of activity during the fall campaign. “At Raccoon Ford you left your horses under shelter, and rushed to the support of your brother comrades in arms, (fourth New York) who were gallantly struggling against fearful odds, and under a murderous fire of grape and canister from the enemy, saved them from capture, re-established the line, and held it until relieved by the Twelfth Army Corps, for which you received the special commendation of the division commander.”[11]

 

Abraham’s regiment and parts of the first and sixth Pennsylvania regiments of Company I joined to form the 2nd Provisional Cavalry. He mustered out with his regiment on 7 August 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky. General Devin gave them a farewell speech and told them they had nobly sustained their part. “Your gallant deeds will be ever fresh in the memory of your comrades of the Iron Brigade and the First Division”[12]

Abraham was honored along with fellow veterans of the Civil War on Decoration Day, now referred to as Memorial Day. Abraham road inside a much decorated car, from the start of the parade to the end of the parade, it ended at the cemetery. Abraham was possibly very handsome with his white beard and wearing a frock coat.[13] Abraham was proud of his service in the Civil War. He removed the buttons from his uniform and used them to replace the buttons on his current jacket. As he had to purchase a new jacket, the buttons were changed. He was buried in a jacket that had his Civil War uniform buttons on it.[14]

Figure 3 Hand sketch of church, Sketches of Congregations, accessed Mar 2019, Google Books, digitized, p. 196.

Abraham Married Emma

Abraham married Emeline “Emma” Wagner, on 7 February 1864 at Zion Lutheran Church in Lykens, Pennsylvania, United States.[15] She was born about 1847 in Pennsylvania.[16]

Abraham and Emma likely started their married life apart. Abraham mustered out with company I four days after they were married. He mustered out 7 August 1865.

They lived in Williams Twp., Dauphin, Pennsylvania, in 1870. Abraham was twenty-six years old and worked as a brick maker; his personal estate was valued at two hundred and fifty dollars. His wife, Emma [sic], was twenty-three and was keeping house with two small boys. Charles was two and Abraham Oscar was seven months old.[17]

Abraham and Emma had their sons Abraham Oscar and Edward Franklin baptized, 26 October 1871, at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lykens, Pennsylvania. They are also listed as Charles’s parents on his death certificate. Emma has been elusive on other records. Emma most likely died in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania soon after the birth of her twin girls in 1875.[18]

Adult Life

Abraham was a brick maker like his father. Abraham was about thirty-three years old when he became a single dad of three young boys: Charles was ten, Abraham O. was eight, and Edward was six. He was probably having a rough time with losing three members of his family in a short time and trying to juggle a full time labor intensive job as a brick maker while taking care of his three boys. He probably relied on family and friends for help during this time.

Abraham married Barbara

After what had to be a hard couple years after losing his wife Emma and his twin daughters, Abraham met Barbara. Abraham married Barbara Straub in 1878.[19] Barbara died Monday, 9 May 1921, near Richfield, Pennsylvania. She was 72 years old. She was buried at the Daniel’s Evangelical Church Cemetery.[20]

Barbara was born to Daniel Straub and Barbara Basom on 10 January 1849 in Pennsylvania she died 9 May 1921 in West Perry, Snyder County.[21]

Figure 4 Brothers, Valentine, Nehemiah, and Abraham Arndt. Courtesy of Richard Miller

In 1900 Barbara and Abraham owned free and clear the farm they lived on with their children. They had been married for twenty-four years. Abraham was fifty-five years old, Barbara was fifty-one years old, and she gave birth to seven children with six of them living at this time. Living with them in West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania was their children, Daniel age twenty, James age sixteen, Annie age fourteen, Emma age thirteen, and Irene was nine. No occupation was listed for Abraham or Barbara; Daniel and James were day laborers, possibly on their father’s farm; Annie, Emma and Irene attended school for five months this year. Each member of the family was born in Pennsylvania and they could all read and write.[22]

In 1910 Abraham, sixty-five and Barbara, sixty-two were still farming their own farm. Barbara had six children at this time with five living. They had been married for thirty-two years; it was Abraham’s second marriage. Abraham’s Mother is listed as being born in Ireland; she has been listed as being born in Pennsylvania on other records. Everyone else was born in Pennsylvania. Living with them was, their daughter Irene who was eighteen, not attending school or working; their daughter Annie, twenty-three, and her husband Allen Forrey [sic], thirty-two, was also living with them. Annie and Allen were married for four years and had no children at this time. Allen did odd jobs on the farm.[23]

Abraham and Barbra were still living on their farm, in West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, as empty nesters in 1920. Abraham was seventy-five and Barbara was seventy. They were possibly renting out the farming of the land, because no occupation was listed for either of them.[24]

Barbara was a very loving woman. She always looked forward to the grandchildren’s visit and would watch for her son Harrison’s Dodge Touring Car bringing the family. “She made the best molasses cookies and they were treated to cookies and milk as soon as they arrived.”[25] They had a very close family. Abrahams’s children, from both wives, got along very well and were friends into adulthood. Several of his children lived close to each other and would travel often to visit.

In 1916 the family held a reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Arndt in Richfield, Pennsylvania with relatives getting together after not seeing some of them twenty to twenty-five years. Those in attendance were, “Mr. and Mrs. Abe Arndt, Charles Arndt and family, Albert Forrey and family, of Richfield; Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Deer and family of Harrisburg; Nehemiah [sic] Arndt, of Newport; Charles Kissinger, Daniel Stroup, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Arndt, of Milton; Abe Arndt, Edward Arndt, Graydon Moyer, A.W. Hornberger, Evelyn Arndt, of Milton.” The Jubilee Quartet of Milton sang at the reunion. Its members were A.W. Hornberger, Graydon Moyer, Abraham Arndt and J. Daniel Arndt.[26]

Death

Abraham succumbed to pneumonia[27] on 14 June 1922 at the Fountain Spring hospital. He had been living with his daughter Irene and her family in Freeburg, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Daniel’s Evangelical church cemetery next to his wife Barbara, with his son Foster and grandson Omar James Arndt nearby.[28]

 

Abraham Arndt and Emeline Wagner had the following known children:

+2 i. Charles2 W. Arndt, born 25 August 1867, Liverpool, Pennsylvania; he married Cora Annie Shaffer, 10 February 1889, Snyder County, Pennsylvania;[29] died 12 February 1929, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[30]

+3 ii. Abraham Oscar Arndt, born 15 October 1869, Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania;[31] married Anna M. Snyder, 5 December 1890, Snyder, Pennsylvania;[32] died 17 October 1956, Kelly, Union, Pennsylvania.[33]

+4 iii. Edward Franklin Arndt, born 20 August 1871, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania;[34] he married Ada May Black, 22 October 1895, Snyder, Pennsylvania;[35] he died 18 May 1967, Milton, Pennsylvania.[36]

5 iv. Mary Arndt was born on 24 October 1875 [twin] in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania. She died on 22 February 1877 at the age of one in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[37]

6 v. Wthy Arndt was born on 24 October 1875 [twin] in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania. She died on 8 March 1877 at the age of one in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[38]

Abraham Arndt and Barbara Ellen Stroup were married on 17 January 1878 in Richfield, Juniata, Pennsylvania.[39] Barbara E. Straub/stroup, daughter of Daniel Straub/stroup and Barbara Basom, was born on 10 January 1849 in Pennsylvania. She died on 9 May 1921 at the age of 72 in West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[40]

Abraham Arndt and Barbara Ellen Stroup had the following known children:

+7 vi. Harrison Daniel Arndt, born 7 November 1878, Snyder, Pennsylvania; married Ursula Ellen Minium,[41] 21 March 1905, Snyder, Pennsylvania; he died December 1969 in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania.[42]

+8 vii. James M. Arndt, born 23 June 1882, Snyder County, Pennsylvania; married Maud M. Gordon, 21 February 1901 in West Perry Twp.;[43] he died December 1971, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[44]

+9 viii. Annie Arndt, born 12 October 1884, in Pfoutz Valley, Pennsylvania; married Wilson Albert Forrey, 22 December 1901, in W. Perry Twp.;[45] died October 1974, Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania.[46]

+10 ix. Emma Arndt, born 6 June 1887, W. Perry Twp., Pennsylvania; she married James Albert Markel, 18 August 1904 in Snyder County, Pennsylvania;[47] she died November 1975, Pennsylvania.[48]

11 x. Foster Arndt was born on 14 May 1889, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. He died on 24 May 1889 in Snyder County, Pennsylvania; he was buried in Daniel’s Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania.[49]

+12 xi. Irene E. Arndt, she was born 2 September 1890, Pennsylvania; she married Charles. M. Kissinger, 15 September 1910, Snyder County, Pennsylvania;[50] she died 18 January 1985, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[51]

Second Generation

2. Charles2 W. Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 25 August 1867 in Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania.[52] He was the first child of Abraham and Emma Arndt. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Williams Twp., Dauphin, Pennsylvania.[53] He died on 12 February 1929 at the age of 61 in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on 15 February 1929 at Mt. Pleasant Mills Cemetery, in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[54]

Charles W. Arndt and Cora Annie Shaffer were married, by the Justice of the Peace, on 10 February 1889 in Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. They were both twenty-one years old. Charles lived in West Perry Twp and was a brick maker; he was the son of Abraham Arndt. Cora lived in Perry Twp. and worked as a housekeeper. Cora was the daughter of Thomas Shaffer; she was born on 17 December 1867 in Richfield, Pennsylvania. Cora would have been pregnant when they married; that is possibly why they were married by the Justice of the Peace.[55]

Charles and Cora lived in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania in 1900. They had been married for ten years. They were both thirty-two years old and their parents were all born in Pennsylvania. Charles was working as a laborer at a car shop. The car shop was possibly a railroad car shop. Cora had six children during the ten years that she and Charles were married. However, only three of the children were living in 1900, they were Mary a daughter, age eleven; she attended school; Thomas a son, age nine; and Maude a daughter, age eight.[56]

Charles and Cora appeared on the census on 2 May 1910 in Monroe Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania. They were married for twenty-one years. Neither one of them had been married previously. Cora had seven children during their marriage, with three living. They owned their farm free and clear. Charles farmed for a living and employed others to work the farm. They could both read and write. Their children, Maude age eighteen, Thomas E. age seventeen, and Graydon [sic] age nine were living with them. Graydon was the only one attending school. Maude and Thomas could read and write. The whole family was born in Pennsylvania.[57]

In 1920 Charles and Cora were fifty-two years old. They moved to West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania. He was still farming; however, he was now renting the home that they lived in. Their son Graydon, eighteen, was living with them. They could all read and write. Graydon was not working.[58]

Sometime between 1920 and his death in 1929 Charles and Cora moved to Hummel’s Wharf and also then to RD2 Northumberland. They were listed in the U.S. City Directory for Northumberland rural routes in 1927 and 1929.[59] While Charles lived in Hummel’s Wharf he worked at the Converting Works Factory in Sunbury.[60] It is possible that he worked there when he lived in RD2 Northumberland as well. It was about the same distance from RD2 Northumberland to Sunbury as it was from Hummel’s Wharf to Sunbury. Sunbury falls in between the two places. He would have had to cross the Susquehanna River to go to work every day living in both of these locations. He was probably a Dyer of large pieces of fabric when he worked at Converting Works. Converting Works dyed 100-yard pieces of silk at a time.[61]

Charles died 12 February 1929 at the age of sixty-one, of Broncho Pneumonia, in his home near Mt. Pleasant Mills, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He left behind his wife Cora, two sons, Graydon of Heister Valley; Thomas of Richfield, and one daughter, Mrs. Oscar Straub. He also had four brothers and two sisters that survived him. He was buried at Saint Johns Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Snyder Co., Pennsylvania.[62]

After Charles’ death, Cora, age sixty-nine, lived with their son Graydon and his family. They lived in Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania. In 1930 she lived with her son Graydon, twenty-nine, his wife, Mary, thirty; they had been married for nine years. Graydon was a huckster in the poultry and egg industry. Their children Mildred, nine; Dorothy, eight; and Russell age five were all born in Pennsylvania like their parents and grandparents. Mildred and Dorothy attended school. None of the young children could read or write. In 1940 there were four additional people living in the household. Graydon and his wife, Mary, had three more children, Mary E. was thirteen, Neva M. was eleven, and James R. was nine. Mildred E. was nineteen, she was the only one of the children that did not attend school. Graydon was a dealer for farm equipment. There was also a lodger living in the household, his name was Samuel Zonge, he was a widower. Samuel did not work nor was he trying to find employment during the year.[63]

Cora died suddenly on 20 February 1942 at the age of 74 in Dauphin, Perry, Pennsylvania. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was buried beside her husband on 22 February 1942 in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania.[64]

Charles W. Arndt and Cora Annie Shaffer had the following known children:

13 i. Mary3 Elizabeth Arndt was born on 14 April 1889 in Snyder, Pennsylvania. She died on 31 December 1909 at the age of twenty in Monroe, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania. Mary was buried on 2 January 1910 at Daniels Cemetery in Richfield, Pennsylvania.[65]

14 ii. Thomas Edward Arndt, he was born 20 July 1890, Snyder, Pennsylvania; he married Cleona E. Woods, 31 July 1911, in Millerstown, Perry, Pennsylvania[66]; he died 8 April 1967, Hershey, Pennsylvania.[67]

15 iii. Maude Emma Arndt, born 23 October 1891, Pennsylvania; married Oscar Stroup,[68] 12 May 1912, Richfield, Perry, Pennsylvania[69]; she died 8 September 1978, New Bloomfield, Perry, Pennsylvania.[70]

16 iv. Anna Toisey Arndt was born on 19 August 1893 in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania. She died on 11 March 1895 at the age of 1.[71]

17 v. Katy R. Arndt was born on 4 April 1895 in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania. She died on 13 April 1895 at the age of 0 in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[72]

18 vi. Ambrose Arndt was born on 18 December 1897 in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania. He died on 13 May 1898 at the age of 0 in Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[73]

19 vii. Graydon William Arndt, born 24 January 1901, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; he married Mary Susan Kratzer 26 March 1921; he died 29 May 1972, Richfield, Juniata, Pennsylvania.[74]

3. Abraham2 Oscar Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 15 October 1869 in Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[75] He appeared on the census in 1870 in Williams Twp., Dauphin, Pennsylvania.[76] He was baptized on 26 October 1871 in Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. Abraham died on 17 October 1956 at the age of 87 in Kelly, Union, Pennsylvania.[77]

Abraham Oscar Arndt and Anna M. Snyder were married on 5 December 1890 in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Abraham was twenty-one years old and worked as a brick maker.[78] Anna M. Snyder, was born on 5 October 1872 in Pennsylvania. Her father was Noah Snyder. She died on 31 December 1942 at the age of 70 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[79]

Abraham age thirty and Anna [sic] age twenty-seven made their home in Milton, Pennsylvania. In 1900 Abraham and Anna rented the house they lived in, they were married nine years and had three children, John age eight born in September 1891, Jeanette [sic] age three born in January 1896, and Noah age one born in March 1899. Anna had given birth to three children and she had three children living. Each member of the family was born in Pennsylvania and both Abraham and Anna could read and write. Abraham was a brick maker by trade. [80]

In 1910 Abraham age forty and Anna age thirty-seven rented a house on Lincoln Street in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. They have been married for nineteen years and had four children, with four living; John age eighteen, Jeanette age fourteen, Noah age eleven, and Luther age six. All four of the children attended school. Abraham was working as a blacksmith. Abraham and Anna are both able to read and write.[81]

Abraham Oscar was a fireman for the A.C. & F. Co. He lived with his wife Anna in Milton, Pennsylvania in 1913. They lived down the street from Abraham’s brothers Edward, Harrison and James.[82]

Abraham and Anna undoubtedly had a very hard year in 1918. Their son Luther at the age of fifteen drowned in the river. He was swimming in the nearby Susquehanna River and went in to deep. His body was recovered and a local doctor tried to resuscitate him for thirty minutes to no avail.[83]

By 1920 Noah, age twenty, was the only one of Abraham and Anna’s children still living with them. He was a clerk for the railroad. Abraham was a laborer, possibly as a blacksmith, for the Iron Mill. Abraham age fifty and Anna age forty-seven continued to rent on Lincoln Street in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Abraham’s brother Edward and his family lived down the street.[84]

Anna was the holder of a winning ticket in the weekly drawing of the Milton Chamber of Commerce. She won twenty-five dollars.[85]

In 1930 Abraham and Anna no longer had any of their children living with them. Abraham was sixty years old and still working as a blacksmith for the Shippers Car line. Anna was fifty-seven; she did not work outside the home. They now owned their own house on Lincoln Street; it was valued at five thousand dollars. Abraham’s brother Edward lived down the street.[86]

In 1940 Abraham and Anna still owned their house, however, the value decreased to two thousand eight hundred dollars. In 1930 it was valued at five thousand. Abraham was working as a Barber; he worked an average of fifty hours a week. Abraham possibly worked for free, there is no dollar amount listed for his income. Abraham and Anna were both educated, but Abraham only completed 5th grade whereas Anna completed 8th grade. They had two borders living with them. Ray E. Waldron was twenty years old and he worked as a Topper at a Hosiery Mill; John E. Waldron was nineteen and he worked as a finisher at a Radio Plant, he was unemployed for eleven weeks. Both Ray and John received an income of nine hundred eighty dollars that year. John received some of his income from another source, possibly unemployment compensation. Ray and John lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before living with Abraham and Anna. Abraham’s brother Edward continued to live down the street.[87]

Abraham was a blacksmith and he suffered from generalized arteriosclerosis for twenty years. He died in the Evangelical Hospital in Kelly Twp., Union County, Pennsylvania. He died of Acute Pulmonary Congestion due to Left Ventricular Heart Failure. He was in the hospital for one day before He died on 17 October 1956. He was a widower when he died. Anna preceded him in death on 31 December 1942.[88]

Abraham Oscar Arndt and Anna M. Snyder had the following known children:

20 i. John3 Newton Arndt was born on 26 September 1891 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[89] John married Ruth Emma Kitchen 5 April 1916 at Luzerne, Pennsylvania.[90] He died on 9 April 1953 at the age of 61 in Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania. He was buried at W. Laurel Hill Crematory, Bala-Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.[91]

21 ii. Jeanette Arndt, born 13 January 1896, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; She married (1) Harold E. Waldron, and (2) Romaine W. Diehl.[92] Jeanette died 2 March 1988, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[93]

22 iii. Noah Arndt, born 14 March 1899, Milton,[94] Pennsylvania; he married Vadabelle Lesch, 17 April 1924, Dauphin, Perry, Pennsylvania; His occupation was a brick maker.[95] He died February 1968 in Pennsylvania.[96]

23 iv. Luther Arndt was born on 9 September 1903 in Pennsylvania. He died on 1 June 1918 at the age of 14 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[97]

4. Edward2 Franklin Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 20 August 1871 in Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He was baptized on 26 October 1871 in Pennsylvania at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lykens, Pennsylvania.[98] He died on 18 May 1967 at the age of 95 in Milton, Pennsylvania.[99]

Edward Franklin Arndt and Ada May Black were married on 22 October 1895 in Snyder, Pennsylvania.[100] Ada was the daughter of William B. Black and Margaret Johnson; she was born on 23 June 1873 in Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[101]

Edward spent his early years in Richfield, Pennsylvania. He moved to the Milton area around 1889. When Edward married Ada, in 1895 he was twenty-four and worked as a brick maker. Ada was twenty-two and was a dress maker.[102]

The 1900 census enumerator listed Edward as David. However, everything else fits for it to be Edward and his family. Edward [sic] and Ada had been married for five years and were renting a house on Lincoln Street in Milton, Pennsylvania. Edward was twenty-eight years old; he was born in August of 1871. Ada was twenty-five years old; she was born in June of 1874. Edward was working as a steam fireman. They had a three-year-old daughter, Hettie, whom they named after Ada’s grandmother, she was three and born in March of 1897. She is the only child to this date that Ada had given birth to. They also had Ada’s grandparents, Mathew and Hettie, living with them. Mathew Black, age seventy-seven, and Hettie Black, age seventy-six, were listed as grand-parents to the head of household. They were married for fifty-two years. Hettie gave birth to two children with one living. They all could read and write except three year old Hettie.[103]

Edward and Ada had to be kind and loving people. Ada’s grandparents lived with them in 1900. Ada also, helped her Grandmother care for her Grandpa when he was sick. On 23 November 1900, the obituary of William Black states that he received “the best of care from his wife and his niece, Mrs. Arndt, was especially kind.” Further investigating will need to be done to determine the relationship of Mrs. Arndt to William and Hettie Black.[104] The 1900 census lists him as grandfather to head of household and William’s death notice in the paper lists her as his niece.

In 1910 Edward was thirty-eight and Ada was thirty-six. They had been married for fifteen years, neither one was married before. They had three children born and three children living. Hettie was thirteen and attended school, Franklin was three, and Leon was two. The family was all born in Pennsylvania and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Edward, Ada, and Hettie could read and write. Edward worked as a blacksmith helper for a car shop. They continued to rent a house on Lincoln Street.[105]

In 1913 Edward and Ada lived in Milton, Pennsylvania down the block from Edward’s brothers, Abraham, Harrison, and James. Edward worked as a laborer.[106]

Edward had a Ford car in 1918. It was stolen from his garage. The State Police found his car in the mud near Muncy, Pennsylvania.[107]

In 1920 Edward, age forty-eight, and Ada, age forty-six, were buying a home at 628 Lincoln Street in Milton, Pennsylvania. Edward was a laborer at a brick yard. Their two sons Franklin thirteen and Leon eleven both attended school. The family could all read, write and speak English. Edward’s brother Abraham and his family lived up the street from them.[108]

Edward, fifty-eight, and Ada, fifty-six, continued to live at 628 Lincoln Street in Milton. They were married for twenty-four years; their home was valued at four thousand dollars in 1930. Edward was a laborer at a nut and bolt shop. Franklin age twenty-three and Leon age twenty-two were both still living at home. Franklin was a butcher at a meat plant and Leon was a laborer at a meat plant. More than likely they worked at the same plant. They were all born in Pennsylvania. No one in the household was a veteran.[109]

It is possible that Franklin, age thirty-three, Edward and Ada’s son, decided to try his hand at raising chickens. In 1940 Franklin and his wife Anna were living with Edward, age sixty-seven, and Ada, age sixty-five, in their home on Lincoln Street. Franklin had completed school to the first year of high school; his wife Anna completed the eighth grade. Edward completed school to the fifth grade and Ada completed till the seventh grade. Franklin was the proprietor at a chickery, his wife Anna and his father Edward were helper and laborer of the chickery. They were not paid. They were receiving money from another source. It is possible that they were receiving some kind of an agriculture grant. However, none has been found at this time.[110]

Ada died on 10 September 1951 at the age of 78 in Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. She was buried on 13 September 1951 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[111]

Edward died at the age of ninety-five, in 1967. He was living with his son Franklin for the past fifteen years. After he retired from the ACF Company he helped his son, Franklin, at his Hatchery. He was a member of Daniels Evangelical Church, Richfield, Pennsylvania.[112]

Edward Franklin Arndt and Ada May Black had the following known children:

24 i. Hettie3 May Arndt was born on 15 March 1897 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[113] She was alive at least until 21 April 1910 when the 1910 census was enumerated.[114]

25 ii. Franklin Albert Arndt, born 8 May 1906, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; he married Anna Hattie Kratzer, born 7 September 1907; he died July 1985, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[115]

26 iii. Leon David Arndt was born on 27 January 1908 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; he married Madelane A; he died December 1985.[116]

7. Harrison2 Daniel Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 7 November 1878 in West Perry Twp., Snyder, Pennsylvania. He lived in Milton, Pennsylvania in 1913. He married Ursula Ellen Minium on 21 March 1905. He died in December 1969 at the age of 91 in Pennsylvania.[117]

Harrison Daniel Arndt and Ursula Ellen Minium were married on 21 March 1905 in Strouptown, Snyder, Pennsylvania. Ursula was born on 1 December 1886 in Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania to Benjamin and Amelia Minium.[118] She died on 19 April 1946 at the age of fifty-nine in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[119]

Harrison Daniel went by Daniel or Dan most of the time. In 1910 Daniel and Ursula, who went by Sula, rented a house on Lincoln Street in Milton. They have been married for five years at this time and have not had any children. It was both of their first marriage. Daniel was working as a laborer at a brickyard. Ira Minium [sic], Ursula’s brother, was living with them. He was twenty-six years old. Daniel, Sula, Ira and their parents were all born in Pennsylvania. Ira worked at the brickyard as a laborer like his brother-in-law.[120]

In 1918 Daniel registered for the WWI draft. He was a Machine operator for the Milton Manufacturing Co. on Cameron Ave in Milton. He lived at 719 Lincoln, Milton, Pennsylvania.[121]

Harrison and Ursula had no known children.[122] In 1913 Harrison and Ursula lived in Milton, Pennsylvania down the block from Harrison’s brothers, Abraham, Edward, James and his nephew John. Harrison worked as an employee for a car shop.[123]

In 1920, Daniel, forty-three and Ursula, thirty-three were still residing at 719 Lincoln Street in Milton. Daniel switched jobs and was working for the Railroad as a laborer. Ursula was also working at this time; she worked as a laborer at an Iron Mill. They both spoke English and could read and write. Daniel’s brother James and his family lived down the street from them.[124]

In 1930 Daniel and Ursula moved to 540 Lincoln Street. They were paying sixteen dollars a month for rent. Daniel was working as a Machinist for the Milton Manufacturing Co. Sula [sic] was not working at this time. There was no radio in the house. Evelyn C. Arndt was living with them. She was born in Pennsylvania seventeen years ago. Evelyn was attending school; she was Daniel’s niece, the daughter of James.[125]

In 1940 Daniel was sixty-one and Ursula was fifty-four. Daniel worked as a laborer at a steel plant; he earned seven hundred and eighty dollars. The highest grade Daniel and Sula [sic] completed was fifth grade. They were living with his niece Evelyn and her husband Fred Karchner on Filbert Street in Milton. Evelyn was twenty-five years old; Fred was thirty-four and worked as a clerk in an office, he earned eleven hundred dollars. They had a two year old son named Richard. Evelyn and Fred both completed four years of high school. Two of Evelyn’s sisters also lived in the household. Miriam, a senior in high school, was seventeen and Ruth was twenty. Ruth worked as a topper at a hosiery mill in which she earned six hundred dollars. Ruth completed one year in high school. They all lived here for at least five years.[126]

Daniel registered for World War II draft in 1942. He was listed as sixty-three years old. Mrs. Fred Karchner, his niece that he was living with, was listed as the person who will always know his address. He was living with her at 216 Mahoning St. Milton, Pennsylvania. He was still working at the Milton Manufacturing Company.[127]

Harrison Daniel Arndt and Ursula Ellen Minium had no known children.

8. James2 M. Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 23 June 1882 in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. James married (1) Maud M. Gordon 21 February 1901. James married (2) Catherine M. Johnson. He died in December 1971 at the age of 89 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[128]

James M. Arndt and Maud M. Gordon were married on 21 February 1901.[129] Maud was born on 1 May 1882 in Pennsylvania. She died on 6 May 1935 at the age of 53 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[130]

James most likely was a little mischievous as a child. His mother would call him a “Black Irishman,” of whom there is none more Irish, however, it was also used as a derogatory term. One time his mother sent him with a pitcher to ask the neighbor to borrow cream because they were getting company. When he arrived home the cream was gone and he got accused of drinking the cream. However, the pitcher now had a hole in the bottom of it. How did the whole get there?[131]

Figure 5 James Arndt, courtesy of Richard Miller, photo in possession of Barbara Karchner Sykes.

In 1910 James and Maud [sic] rented a house on Lincoln Street in Milton. They had been married for nine years. Only two of the four children that they have had up to this point were living. Their son Robert was born just days after the 1910 census was enumerated. Florence was six years old and attended school. Ella was five and probably would be attending school the next school year. James was working as a Puddler in the Nut and Bolt factory. James and Maud could read and write and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.[132]

In 1913 James and Maud lived in Milton, Pennsylvania down the block from James’s brothers, Abraham, Edward, and Harrison. James worked as an employee for a car shop.[133] It is possible that the car shop referenced as his occupation could actually have been Milton Car Works which manufactured railway cars. They employed up to 500 hands around that time.[134]

James missed living close to his parents.[135] He went home to visit as often as he could. He had to travel about nineteen miles to their house. Riding in his brothers Dodge Touring Car it would have taken approximately forty-five minutes at a speed of twenty-five MPH.

James registered for the WWI draft on 12 September of 1918 at the age of thirty-six. He and Maud were living at 721 Lincoln Street; she was listed as his nearest relative. James worked for the Milton Manufacturing Company as a machine operator. [136]

In 1920 Maud and James moved down the street from where they had lived. They moved from 706 to 721 Lincoln Street. They rented their home. James was currently unemployed; however Maud worked as a Winder in the silk mill. Their sixteen year old daughter Florence worked with her mother at the silk mill, she was also a Winder. Fourteen year old Ella was living at home. Robert age nine and Evelyn age six attended school and two year old Helen stayed at home with her Dad and sister. The whole family, except for two year old Helen can read and write. James’ brother Daniel and his wife Ursula lived down the street from them at 719 Lincoln Street.[137]

In 1930 Maud and James lived on Cherry Street in Milton, their rent was twenty dollars a month. They were both eighteen years old when they got married. James was working as a Thread Miller in the Iron Works industry. Maud was now a stay at home Mom. James and Maud did not own a radio like some of his siblings did. Living at home with them were, Ella age twenty-five working as a mender in the hosiery mill; Robert age twenty working as a Miller for a Bolt and Nut factory; Helen age twelve, Ruth age ten, and Miriam age seven all attended school.[138]

Maud died 6 May of 1935 at the age of fifty-three in Milton, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Robert Gordon and Caroline Hendricks. She died from pneumonia caused from the influenza. She was sick for ten days.[139]

Sometime between 1935 and 1940 James remarried and moved about eleven miles from Milton to West Chillisquaque. He married Catherine M. Johnson. They paid fifteen dollars a month for the house they rented in West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. James, fifty-seven, still worked for the Nut and Bolt factory. It is unclear how far James advanced in school, based on earlier censuses we do know he could read and write. Catherine age forty-four was not working; she went to school through the fourth grade. They lived in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania on 1 April 1935. James and Catherine had a twenty-one year old lodger living with them. She was Mary Strick. She went to school through the eighth grade. In 1935 she lived in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. While living with James and Catherine she was employed in a canning factory as an operator. Her income for the year was four hundred and fifty dollars, which is fifty dollars more than James earned.[140]

In 1942 when James registered for the WWII draft he was sixty years old. He was married to Catherine. He had lost four fingers on his right hand at the 2nd joint. It is unknown how he lost these fingers.[141]

James M. Arndt and Maud M. Gordon had the following known children:

27 i. Omer3 James Arndt was born on 18 May 1901 in Pennsylvania. He died on 8 September 1902 at the age of 1 in Pennsylvania.[142]

28 ii. Florence Emma Arndt was born on 18 August 1903 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. She married Clingan L. DeHart on 20 August 1921 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. She died in November 1983 in Pennsylvania.[143]

29 iii. Ella Marguerite Arndt was born on 8 March 1905 in Pennsylvania. She married Harry Arnold; she died on 9 September 1964 at the age of 59 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[144]

30 iv. James Arndt was born on 12 December 1906 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He died on 2 March 1910 at the age of 3 from Scarlet Fever.[145]

31 v. Robert Daniel Arndt was born on 17 April 1910 in Pennsylvania. He married Virginia Gutelius; he died on 22 March 1998 at the age of 87 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[146]

32 vi. Evelyn Kathryn Arndt was born on 30 May 1913 in Pennsylvania. She married Fred Karchner 8 September 1935; she died on 30 Sep 2002 at the age of 89 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[147]

Figure 6 James four daughters, taken abt. 1997, standing is Ruth Arndt Caicco & Miriam Arndt Joseph; sitting is Helen Arndt Bush & Evelyn Arndt Karchner. Photo courtesy of Barbara Karchner and photo is in her possession.

33 vii. Harold [sic] F. Arndt was born on 9 August 1916 in Pennsylvania. He died 29 August 1916 of Gastroenteritis (stomach flu). He died in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[148]

34 viii. Helen Elizabeth Arndt was born 28 June 1917 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, she married David William Bush in the District of Columbia on 9 April 1942; she died on 13 February 2002 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.[149]

35 ix. Baby Arndt still born on 8 February 1919 in Milton, Pennsylvania. She was buried 8 February 1919.[150]

36 x. Ruth M. Arndt was born 24 January 1920 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, she married Daniel Caicco, in 1946. He died in 1976; she died 4 November 2011 at the age of 91 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[151]

37 xi. Miriam Irene “Mim” Arndt was born 4 May 1922 in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, she married Robert L. Joseph, October 1962; she died 24 August 2014 at the age of 92 in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania.[152]

James M. Arndt and Catherine M. had no known children.

9. Annie2 M. Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 12 October 1884 in Pennsylvania. She married Wilson Albert Forrey. She died in October 1974 at the age of 90 in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania.[153]

Annie Arndt and Wilson Albert Forrey were married on 22 December 1901 in West Perry Twp., Pennsylvania. Annie had just turned eighteen and he was twenty-three when they got married. The legal age for marriage in Pennsylvania in 1901 was eighteen. However, Annie had the consent of her parents to marry. It is possible that they needed consent because they were second cousins.[154]

Annie and Wilson lived with her parents Abraham and Barbara in 1910. Annie was twenty three, Wilson [sic] was thirty-two and they had been married for four years. They have had no children as of yet. They probably lived with her parents so they were able to save money to purchase a house. In 1920 they were living in their own home in West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania. They owned it free and clear. Wilson was forty-one, Annie was thirty-five, and they both could read and write. Wilson worked as a woodsman. Their two sons, Robert was nine and Oscar was seven, both attended school. They were all born in Pennsylvania.[155]

In 1930 Wilson “Albert” was out of work for a while, he was a carpenter. They lived in West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania. Wilson was fifty-two and Annie was forty-five. Like about 40% of Americans at the time they owned a radio. This was a good source of entertainment during the Great Depression years. Wilson and Annie’s house that they owned was valued at twelve hundred dollars. Their two son’s Robert, nineteen, and Oscar, seventeen, lived at home and they both attended school this year. They both could read and write and they worked as laborers at the lumber yard. Wilson’s dad seventy-eight, was born in Pennsylvania and could read and write. He was a widower, and he lived with them.[156]

In 1940 Robert, their son, was still living with Wilson and Annie. He was twenty-nine years old and worked as a foreman for the Highway department. He was a form setter for the super highway. He earned six hundred dollars for the year. It is possible that he helped the family financially since his Dad was out of work for twenty weeks beginning 1939 and lasted for twenty-two weeks up until 30 March 1940. Wilson was sixty years old, Annie was fifty-five. Their home was valued at one thousand dollars. It was considered a farm even though neither Wilson nor Robert farmed for their job. Wilson did receive income over fifty dollars from a source other than wages or salary. He earned six hundred dollars in wages. All members in the household attended school through eighth grade and could read and write. They lived at the same location in 1935.[157]

Wilson was born on 10 April 1878 in Richfield, Pennsylvania. He died on 22 November 1957 at the age of 79 in West Perry Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania. He was buried on 25 November 1957 at Daniels Church Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[158]

Wilson Albert Forrey and Annie Arndt had the following known children:

38 i. Robert3 Norman Forrey, born 11 September 1910, Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania; married Grace Mable Comp 23 March 1940 in Landisburg, Pennsylvania;[159] died 13 October 1996, Richfield, Perry, Pennsylvania.[160]

39 ii. Oscar R. Forrey, born 4 December 1912, Snyder County, Pennsylvania; married Virginia L.; died 15 May 1951, Port Treverton, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[161]

10. Emma2 Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 6 June 1887 in W. Perry Twp. She married James Albert Markel. She died in November 1975 at the age of 88 in Pennsylvania. [162]

Emma Arndt and James Albert Markel were married on 18 August 1904 in the home of Emma’s parents.[163] James was born on 22 April 1879 in Richfield, Juniata, Pennsylvania. He died on 23 April 1936 at the age of 57 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He was buried on 25 April 1936 at Orchard Hills Cemetery.[164]

Even though Emma and James married in her parents’ home, perhaps Emma wore a gorgeous wedding dress made of silk with embroidered panels trimmed with lace and medallions with a matching veil.[165]

They made their home in Washington, Snyder County, Pennsylvania the first couple years of their marriage. They owned the farm they lived on free and clear. James farmed and employed others to work for him. He was thirty-nine and Emma was twenty-three; they were married for five years. They both could read and write. Their daughter Annie was born about three years after their marriage. Annie was three. In 1910 they had a hired man by the name of Daniel Willow living with them. He probably worked the farm with James. He was born in Pennsylvania, however, he couldn’t read or write and he spoke German.[166]

They moved to Sunbury around 1920 possibly for James employment. He moved out of the farming industry and started working in the clothing industry. They rented a house on Awe Street in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. All three of their children were living with them at this time on Awe Street. Annie was fourteen and she attended school, William was four, and Jeannette [sic] was two. Annie and her parents could read and write. James worked as a Dryer in the Dye Works industry; he continued working in this industry for the foreseeable future.[167]

In 1930 James and Emma continued to rent in Sunbury. However, they moved from Awl [sic] Street to Church Street. Their rent was eighteen dollars a month. They owned a radio. James continued to work as a Dyer in the Couresting (Dye) Works industry. Annie [sic] was twenty-four and was possibly contributing to the family finances from her seamstress work at the shirt factory. William age fourteen and Jeanette age twelve were attending school.[168]

In 1933 James and Emma continued to live at 345 Church Street. James was still a dye worker.[169]

James died 23 April 1936 and Emma has not been located on records after this time. She was not located on the 1940 census records of her children.

James Albert Markel and Emma Arndt had the following known children:

40 i. Annie3 “Anna” Markel was born 30 May 1906 in Pennsylvania. She married Clarence Stettler. She died June 1982 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.[170]

41 ii. William Abraham Markel was born on 7 April 1915 in Pennsylvania. He married Edith A. Roush.[171] He died on 30 May 2006 at the age of 91 in Pennsylvania.[172]

42 iii. Jeanette Markel was born on 18 November 1917 in Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania. She married Walter Gottshall. He preceded her in death. She died on 6 May 2011 at the age of 93 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[173]

12. Irene2 “Renia” Ellen Arndt (Abraham1) was born on 2 September 1890 in Pennsylvania. She married Charles M. Kissinger. She died on 18 January 1985 at the age of 94 in Pennsylvania. She was buried in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[174]

Irene Ellen Arndt and Charles M. Kissinger, Jr. were married on 15 September 1910 in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.[175] Charles was born on 11 July 1885 in Pennsylvania. He died on 28 January 1972 at the age of 86 in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[176]

Irene “Renia” twenty, and Charles twenty-five, got married in the home of her parents on 15 September, 1910. Neither of them was married prior to this marriage. Charles lived in Washington Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, he was a farmer. His parents were Charles and Annie Kissinger. Irene lived in West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania. Irene’s parents Abraham and Barbara gave their consent for her to be married.[177]

Charles, thirty-four, and Irene, twenty-nine, were buying a house in Washington Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania in the early years of their marriage. In 1920 Charles was a business owner and employed others to work with him. He owned his own threshing machine. He and Irene had two children. William O. was eight years old and attended school; Annie E. was three years old. The whole family and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. They could all read and write except for Annie.

Sometime between 1920 and 1930 Charles and Irene sold their house in Washington Township and moved to Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania. It seems that their business was probably thriving because they were able to purchase another home. Their new home was valued at eighteen hundred dollars. There were only about forty percent of Americans that had radios in their homes around this time and they fell within that forty percent. He was doing well as a thrasher man in the grain industry. William O. age nineteen was still living at home, he was not attending school nor was he employed. Annie [sic] was sixteen, Ester was seven, and they both attended school. Charles and Irene also had a baby, Betty B., she was five months old.[178]

The Great Depression possibly changed their lives, especially with being business owners. Prices for farmers crops plummeted, causes a lot of farmers to lose their farms. Then following the Great Depression there were a lot of floods throughout the east and Midwest. These two factors together greatly affected the farming industry. [179] It was also a sad time for the family. They had to bury their baby Betty. Betty was diagnosed with Congenital Heart Disease in July of 1930, she died 16 January 1931.[180]

Charles possibly had a hard time coming back from the setbacks of the Great Depression, the floods that affected the grain industry and the loss of his baby daughter. His business did not recover quickly. They moved from their home on Market Street to Trout Street. The house on Trout Street was valued at fifteen hundred dollars. Charles was unemployed for seventeen weeks at the beginning of 1940. There was no income listed for the year ending 31 December 1939, however Charles did receive more than fifty dollars from another source. He was fifty-four years old, Irene was forty-nine. They only had one child, Ester Irene, living with them at this time. Ester was seventeen and a junior in high school. Ester was fortunate to be able to continue going to school beyond the eighth grade. Both her parents only went to school to the eighth grade.[181]

Charles M. Kissinger and Irene Ellen Arndt had the following known children:

43 i. William3 O. Kissinger was born about 1911 in Pennsylvania.[182]

44 ii. Ella “Annie” KISSINGER was born on 12 April 1914 in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania. She married Glenn Smith. She died on 26 January 2004 at the age of 89 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[183]

45 iii. Ester I. Kissinger was born on 13 October 1922 in Pennsylvania. She died on 24 December 2012 at the age of 90 in Freeburg, Pennsylvania.[184]

46 iv. Betty B. Kissinger was born on 22 November 1929. She died on 16 January 1931 at the age of 1 in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania. She was buried on 18 January 1931 at Fairview Cemetery in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania.[185]

  1. Note: Unless otherwise noted the state that every place in this Genealogy takes place in is Pennsylvania. The names in bold text are the names of the client’s direct lineage. ↑

  2. 1850 U.S. census, Mifflin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, p. 804, household of Jacob Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  3. 1860 U.S. census, Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, p. 532, household of Jacob Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  4. “Death notice of Abraham Arndt,” The News, Newport, Pennsylvania, 30 Jun 1922, p.1, downloaded 4 Feb 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  5. Family information, notes from Richard Miller, and notes from Helen Bush Arndt in his procession, received Mar 2019; “About Pillow,” The Pillow Historical Society, accessed 23 Mar. 2019, http://www.pillowhistoricalsociety.org/about-pillow.html. ↑

  6. 1850 U.S. census, Mifflin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, p. 804, household of Jacob Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  7. 1860 U.S. census, Liverpool, Perry, Pennsylvania, p. 532, household of Jacob Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com; Family information, notes from Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

  8. “Brickmaking in the USA: A Brief History,” Brickcollecting.com, accessed 13 Mar 2019, https://brickcollecting/history.htm; Suzan Clarke, “Haverstraw’s Place in History Assured by Machine,” The Journal News, 28 Mar 2003, accessed 13 Mar 2019, https://brickcollecting.com/haverstraw.htm. ↑

  9. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Volunteer Enlistment statement of Abraham Arndt, copy received from Richard Miller March 2019. ↑

  10. Abraham enrolled with Company I before his three years were up with Company D. There are conflicting reasons behind this. More research is needed before it is included in his life story. I am waiting for a copy of his official Civil War records; Civil War Muster in and out certificate, cert # 4-1031, for Abraham Arndt, photocopy received from Richard Miller; Samuel P. Bates, History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-1865; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature (Harrisburg B. Singerly, state printer 1869-71), 1001-1009, 1031. ↑

  11. Samuel P. Bates, History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-1865; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature (Harrisburg B. Singerly, state printer 1869-71), 1001-1009, 1031. ↑

  12. Bates, History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-1865; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, 1009; 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line], Abraham Arndt, Provo, UT, image on Ancestry.com; National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  13. Handwritten note from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

  14. Email from Pamela Sykes Hemphill, to Della Frost, 15 April 2019, subject “List of questions.” ↑

  15. Family information, notes from Pamela Sykes Hemphill, Mar 2019. ↑

  16. 1870 U.S. Census, Williams Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, p 789A; Image 702, Roll:M593-1335, Family History Library, Film#552834, household of Abraham Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  17. 1870 U.S. Census, Williams Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, p 789A; Image 702, Roll:M593-1335, Family History Library, Film#552834, household of Abraham Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  18. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, baptism of Abraham O. and Edward Arndt, p. 27, image on Ancestry.com; There is between two and three years from when the twins died to the time Abraham married Barbara. He is listed as being in a second marriage on the 1920 census, family documents list that Emma died, however does not list a date; documentation of her death, other than family notes, has not been found at this time. ↑

  19. 1900 U.S. census, West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0185, p. 5A, household of Abraham Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com; Notes received from Richard Miller and Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Feb/Mar 2019. ↑

  20. “Death notice of Barbara Ellen Arndt,” The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune, 2 Jun 1921, p.1, downloaded 4 Feb 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  21. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Barbara Ellen Arndt cert # 48659, Ancestry.com; Barbara’s maiden name has been spelled inconsistently on the documents, it is listed as Stroup or Straub. ↑

  22. 1900 U.S. census, West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0185, p. 5A, household of Abraham Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancerty.com. ↑

  23. There is a conflict between the 1900 and 1910 U.S census with the number of children that Barbara had. The 1900 states that she had 7 children with 6 living and the 1910 U.S. Census states she had 6 children with 5 living. I have been able to locate six children at this time; 1910 U.S. census, Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0159, p. 6A, household of Abraham Arndt [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  24. 1920 U.S. census, West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 172, p. 1B, household of Abraham Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  25. Handwritten note from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

  26. “Hold Family Reunion Yesterday At Richfield,” Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 16 Oct 1916, p. 4, col. 3, downloaded 27 Jan 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  27. “Abraham Arndt,” The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 29 Jun 1922, p.1 col.5, downloaded 4 Feb 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  28. “Death notice of Abraham Arndt,” The News, Newport, Pennsylvania, 30 Jun 1922, p.1, downloaded 4 Feb 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  29. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Marriage of Charles W. Arndt, 18 Feb 1889, Cert # 460, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  30. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Charles W. Arndt, cert # 27389, Ancestry.com. ↑

  31. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, baptism of Abraham O. and Edward Arndt, p. 27, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  32. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Marriage of Abraham Arndt, 5 Dec 1890, Cert # 757, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  33. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Abraham Oscar Arndt, cert # 93833, Ancestry.com. ↑

  34. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, baptism of Abraham O. and Edward Arndt, p. 27, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  35. Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Marriage of Edward F. Arndt, 22 Oct 1895, Cert # 1541, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  36. “Death notice of E. F. Arndt,” The Daily Item, 18 May 1967, p. 10, col. 2, accessed 25 Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

  37. FindAGrave.com, Mary A. Arndt, Richfield, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania, Evangelical Methodist Church Cemetery, Memorial # 141886252, accessed Feb 2019. ↑

  38. FindAGrave.com, Wthy Arndt, Richfield, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania, Evangelical Methodist Church Cemetery, Memorial # 141887485, accessed Feb 2019. ↑

  39. Notes from Richard Miller and Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Feb/Mar 2019. ↑

  40. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Barbara Ellen Arndt, cert #48659, Ancestry.com. ↑

  41. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Ursula E. Arndt, cert # 35424, Ancestry.com. ↑

  42. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Northumberland Co. Pennsylvania, Harrison Daniel Arndt, accessed Mar 2019, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  43. Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Snyder County, Marriage of James M. Arndt and Maud Gordon, 21 Feb 1901, Cert # 2378, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  44. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for James Arndt, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  45. Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Snyder County, Marriage of Wilson Albert Forrey, 21 Mar 1940, Cert # 8568, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  46. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Annie Forrey, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  47. Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1852-1968, Snyder County, Marriage of James Markel and Emma Arndt, 12 Aug 1904, Cert # 2882, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  48. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Emma Arndt, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  49. Notes from Richard Miller and Pamela Sykes Hemphill, Via “Descendants of Rev. Jacob Arndt ca. 1808-1885~PA” Facebook Group, to Dayna Frost, Feb/Mar 2019; FindAGrave.com, Baby Arndt, Pennsylvania, Daniel’s Cemetery, Memorial # 125908996, accessed Mar 2019. ↑

  50. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Snyder County, Marriage of Renia E. Arndt to Charles M. Kissinger, cert # 001293506, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  51. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Irene Kissinger, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  52. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Charles W. Arndt, cert # 27389, Ancestry.com. ↑

  53. 1870 U.S. census, Williams Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, p. 789A, household of Abraham Arndt, [database on-line], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  54. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Charles W. Arndt, cert # 27389, Ancestry.com. ↑

  55. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Marriage of Charles W. Arndt, 18 Feb 1889, Cert # 460, [database on-line]. image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  56. 1900 U.S. census, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, p. 4B, household of Charles Arndt, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  57. 1910 U.S. census, Monroe Twp., Juniata, Pennsylvania, e.d. 98, p. 9B, household of Charles W. Arndt, image on Ancestry.com. Land records have not been located at this time. ↑

  58. 1920 U.S. census, West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 172, p. 6B, household of Charles W. Arndt, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  59. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, listing for Charles Arndt, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  60. “Charles Arndt,” The Selinsgrove Times Tribune, 21 Feb 1929, p.2, col. 4, accessed Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

  61. “Once upon a time: Workers dyed for a living,” Daily Item, 21 Feb 2010, p. B1, col. 5-6, accessed Apr 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  62. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Charles W. Arndt, cert # 27389, Ancestry.com; “Charles Arndt,” The Selinsgrove Times Tribune, 21 Feb 1929, p.2, col. 4, accessed Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

  63. 1930 U.S. census, Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0013, p. 6A, household of Grayton W. Arndt, image on Acestry.com; 1940 U.S. census, Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 55-13, p. 3A, household of Grayton W. Arndt, image on Ancestry.com; Mary and Neva should have appeared on the 1930 census according to their age. However, they were not on it. ↑

  64. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Cora [sic] Annie Arndt, cert # 13215, Ancestry.com. ↑

  65. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line], Mary Elizabeth, cert # 116273-64, Ancestry.com; No other records were found for Mary. ↑

  66. Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, Thomas E. Arndt and Cleona Woods, database with images, FamilySearch.org, citing Marriage, Millerstown, Perry, Pennsylvania. FHL microfilm 21999. ↑

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  75. Pennsylvania State Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Abraham Oscar Arndt, cert # 93833, image on Ancestry.com; In this section Abraham refers to Abraham Oscar. ↑

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  82. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1913, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, listing for Abraham O. Arndt, p. 48, Ancestry.com. ↑

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  91. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1966, for John Arndt, cert # 33733, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  92. 1940 U.S. census, Montgomery, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, e.d. 41-38, p. 16A, household of Romaine Diehl, accessed 25 Mar 2019, image on Ancestry.com; “Jeanette A. Diehl, 92,” The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 23 Mar 1988, p. 8, col. 2, accessed Apr 2019, newspapers.com. ↑

  93. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, database entry for Jeanette Arndt Diehl, accessed 18 Mar 2019, Ancestry.com. ↑

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  98. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, baptism of Abraham O. and Edward Arndt, p. 27, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

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  102. “Death notice of E. F. Arndt,” The Daily Item, 18 May 1967, p 10, col. 2, accessed 25 Mar 2019, Newspapers.com; Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Marriage of Edward F. Arndt, 22 Oct 1895, Cert # 1541, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  103. 1900 U.S. census, Milton Ward 1, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0131, p. 6, household of Edward [sic] Arndt, image on Ancestry.com; Ada’s death certificate lists her birth as 23 Jun 1873, whereas the 1900 U.S. census has Jun 1874. Further analysis needs to be done to determine her correct date of birth. ↑

  104. 1900 U.S. census, Milton Ward 1, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0131, p. 6, household of Edward [sic] Arndt, image on Ancestry.com; “Mrs. Edward Arndt took care of her Uncle,” Miltonian, 23 Nov 1900, p. 3, col. 3, accessed Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

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  107. “Ford Car Stolen,” Miltonian, 21 Mar 1918, p. 1, col. 5, accessed Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

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  113. Handwritten notes from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

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  115. Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, for Franklin Albert Arndt, cert # 53715, image on Ancestry.com; 1940 U.S. census, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, e.d. 49-33, p. 3A, household of Edward F. Arndt, accessed Mar 2019, image on Ancestry.com; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database entry for Franklin Arndt, born 8 May 1906, died Jul 1985, accessed Mar 2019, Ancestry.com. ↑

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  118. Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Snyder County, Marriage of H.D. Arndt and Ursula Ellen Minium, 21 Mar 1905, Cert # 2988, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  119. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963, for Ursula Ellen Arndt, cert # 35424, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

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  121. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Harrison Daniel Arndt, [database on-line], image on line, Ancestry.com. ↑

  122. Handwritten notes from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

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  127. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Harrison Daniel Arndt, [database on-line], image on line, Ancestry.com. ↑

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  130. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963, for Maud M. Arndt, cert # 51293, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  131. Handwritten notes from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

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  135. Handwritten notes from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019. ↑

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  137. 1920 U.S. census, Milton Ward 1, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, e.d. 90, p. 5B, household of James Arndt, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  138. 1930 U.S. census, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0032, p. 15B, household of James M. Arndt, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  139. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963, for Maud M. Arndt, cert # 51293, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  140. 1940 U.S. census, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, e.d. 49-108, p. 10B, household of James M. Arndt, image on Ancestry.com; no records were found at this time on the marriage of James and Catherine or anything about her. ↑

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  142. Handwritten notes from Helen Arndt Bush handed down to Pamela Sykes Hemphill, received Mar 2019; FindAGrave.com, Omar Arndt, Strouptown, Snyder, Pennsylvania, Daniel’s-Saint Thomas UMC Cemetery, Memorial # 149148950, accessed Mar 2019. ↑

  143. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, for Florence E. Arndt, [database on-line], Ancestry.com; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Florence Dehart, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  144. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1966 for Ella M. Arnold, cert# 088506-64, image on Ancestry.com; FindAGrave, Ella Arndt Arnold, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Harmony Cemetery, Memorial # 140430256, accessed Mar 2019. ↑

  145. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1966, for James Arndt, cert # 26722, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

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  147. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Evelyn K. Karchner, [database on-line], Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line] for Evelyn Arndt, accessed Mar 2019, Ancesrty.com; Orphans Court of Luzerne County Pennsylvania, Marriage certificate of Fred Karchner and Evelyn Arndt, 9 September 1935, Certificate # 9963 B, copy of original received from Pamela Sykes Hemphill, Mar 2019. ↑

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  151. U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, Ruth M. Caicco, [database on-line], Ancestry.com; FindAGrave.com, Ruth M. Caicco, Memorial # 79951208, accessed Mar 2019; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database entry for Ruth M. Caicco, accessed 18 Mar 2019, Ancestry.com; “Daniel Caicco, Ruth Arndt, Milton, Licensed To Wed,” The Daily Item, Sunbury Pennsylvania, 21 Jan 1946, p. 12, col. 2, accessed Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

  152. U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, Miriam Irene Arndt Joseph [database on-line], Ancestry.com.; FindAGrave.com, Miriam Irene “Mim” Arndt Joseph, Memorial # 134863248, accessed Mar 2019; “Miriam L. Arndt Is Recent Bride,” The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 30 Oct 1962, p. 4, col. 1, accessed Mar 2019, Newspapers.com. ↑

  153. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Annie Forrey, [database on-line], Ancestry.com. ↑

  154. Pennsylvania, County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Snyder County, Marriage of Wilson Albert Forrey, 21 Mar 1940, Cert # 8568, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

  155. 1910 U.S. census, West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 0159, p. 6A, household of Abraham Arndt, image on Ancestry.com; 1920 U.S. census, West Perry, Snyder, Pennsylvania, e.d. 172, p. 1A, household of Wilson A. Forrey [sic], image on Ancestry.com. ↑

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  158. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1966, for Wilson Albert Forrey, cert # 106483, image on Ancestry.com. ↑

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