Wilmer S. Burkey1

M, b. 1897, d. 1970
Father*Joseph Burkey1 b. 1 Aug 1874, d. 26 Nov 1946
Mother*Susan Sensenig b. 12 Jun 1875, d. 19 Oct 1918
Last Edited1 Dec 2015
     Wilmer S. Burkey was born in 1897 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 He was buried in 1970 at Bridgeville Evangelical Congregational Cemetery, Narvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 He died in 1970 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 Wilmer S. Burkey Find-a-Grave.com ID # 82858400 + family links.
     He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Harrisburg and Philadelphia turnpike, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 He witnessed the death of Joseph Burkey on 26 November 1946 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Died at 2:30 am after an illness of 10 weeks. Surviving are also 16 grandchildren. Also listed in obituary was a sister, Mrs. Nora Erb, of Philadelphia. Cause of death was appendictomy recent ruptured, typhlitis and other complications.1,4 Wilmer S. Burkey lived on 26 November 1946 at East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S122] Newspaper and date.
  2. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Dec 1, 2015.
  3. [S56] 1910 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dist 36, Dwelling # 31, Family # 35.
  4. [S32] Death Certificate, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 # 96318.

Elizabeth Burkey1

F, b. 24 March 1900, d. 10 December 1964
Father*Joseph Burkey1 b. 1 Aug 1874, d. 26 Nov 1946
Mother*Susan Sensenig b. 12 Jun 1875, d. 19 Oct 1918
Last Edited1 Dec 2015
     Elizabeth Burkey was born on 24 March 1900.2 She died on 10 December 1964 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 64.2 She was buried on 13 December 1964 at Terre Hill Cemetery, Terre Hill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 Elizabeth Burkey Find-a-Grave.com ID # 103503576.
     She appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Harrisburg and Philadelphia turnpike, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 She lived on 26 November 1946 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S122] Newspaper and date.
  2. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Dec 1, 2015.
  3. [S56] 1910 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dist 36, Dwelling # 31, Family # 35.

Harry S. Burkey1

M, b. 16 July 1902, d. 12 February 1962
Father*Joseph Burkey1 b. 1 Aug 1874, d. 26 Nov 1946
Mother*Susan Sensenig b. 12 Jun 1875, d. 19 Oct 1918
Last Edited29 Dec 2019
     Harry S. Burkey was born on 16 July 1902 at Reamstown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2,3 He married Mable E Snyder, daughter of Raymond Snyder and Norma Rittenhouse, circa 1920.4 Harry S. Burkey married Mary D Hagen circa 1927.5 Harry S. Burkey and Mary D Burkey were divorced in August 1944.6 Harry S. Burkey died on 12 February 1962 at at home-127 Edgehill Ave, West Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, at age 59. Cause of death was carcinoma of the rectum duration of 2 years.3 He was buried on 16 February 1962 at St Paul's Evangelical, Terre Hill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 Harry S. Burkey Find-a-Grave.com ID # 102337572.
     He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Harrisburg and Philadelphia turnpike, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 He was a loom fixer in a silk mill on 11 April 1930 at Leola, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.5 He lived on 26 November 1946 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 He witnessed the death of Mable E Burkey on 7 October 1959 at Community Memorial Hospital, West Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania; Cause of death was carcinoma of left breast, duration 1 year.7

Family 1

Mable E Snyder b. 6 Jan 1916, d. 7 Oct 1959

Family 2

Mary D Hagen
Children

Citations

  1. [S122] Newspaper and date.
  2. [S56] 1910 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dist 36, Dwelling # 31, Family # 35.
  3. [S32] Death Certificate, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 # 013704-62.
  4. [S32] Death Certificate, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 # 013704-62 for husband Harry S Burkey.
  5. [S66] 1930 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Upper Leacock, Dist 117, Dwelling 186, Family # 188.
  6. [S217] Lancaster Court Recrods, https://co.lancaster.pa.us/DocumentCenter/View/10203/…
  7. [S32] Death Certificate, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 # 91616.
  8. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Dec 1, 2015.

Mary Burkey1

F, b. circa 1905, d. 22 June 1988
Father*Joseph Burkey1 b. 1 Aug 1874, d. 26 Nov 1946
Mother*Susan Sensenig b. 12 Jun 1875, d. 19 Oct 1918
Last Edited13 Nov 2022
     Mary Burkey was born circa 1905 at East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 She married Ralph Graham in 1946.1 Mary Graham died on 22 June 1988 at Hosestead Village, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 She was buried on 25 June 1988 at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.4 Mary Burkey Find-a-Grave.com ID # 64215756.
     She appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Harrisburg and Philadelphia turnpike, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2 As of 1946,her married name was Graham.1

Family

Ralph Graham

Citations

  1. [S122] Newspaper and date.
  2. [S56] 1910 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dist 36, Dwelling # 31, Family # 35.
  3. [S30] Newspaper Obit, Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Jun 23 1988, page 3.
  4. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64215756/mary-e-graham: accessed 13 November 2022), memorial page for Mary E Graham (1905–1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64215756, citing Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Yvonne Freed Dunn (contributor 47421401).

Walter Harold Burkey1,2

M, b. 19 April 1907, d. 28 March 1982
Father*Joseph Burkey1 b. 1 Aug 1874, d. 26 Nov 1946
Mother*Susan Sensenig b. 12 Jun 1875, d. 19 Oct 1918
Last Edited15 Feb 2016
     Walter Harold Burkey was born on 19 April 1907 at Blue Ball, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3,2 He married Mary Elizabeth Spence after 1910.4 Walter Harold Burkey died on 28 March 1982 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 74.2 He was buried on 31 March 1982 at Rawlinsville Mennonite Cemetery, Holtwood, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.4 Walter Harold Burkey Find-a-Grave.com ID # 70048350.
     He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Harrisburg and Philadelphia turnpike, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 He lived on 26 November 1946 at Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Mary Elizabeth Spence b. 15 Oct 1909, d. 30 Apr 1987

Citations

  1. [S122] Newspaper and date.
  2. [S194] Various, Tree submitted by V. Russell.
  3. [S56] 1910 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dist 36, Dwelling # 31, Family # 35.
  4. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Feb 15, 2016.

Esther Gaut1,2

F, d. 26 April 1838
Last Edited10 Jul 2015
     Esther Gaut married Samuel Richwine, son of Henry Richwine and Catherine Roth, on 30 September 1819 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1,2 Esther Gaut died on 26 April 1838.1
     Her married name was Richwine.1

Family

Samuel Richwine b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Children

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008.
  2. [S254] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family Record", Ahnentafel Chart for Samuel H. Richwine.
  3. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.

Catherine Richwine1

F, b. 30 April 1820, d. 1841
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited19 Feb 2012
     Catherine Richwine was born on 30 April 1820.1 She married Alexander Dickson Gault after 1835.2,3 Catherine Richwine was buried in 1841 at Gault Family Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.4 She died in 1841.1
     As of after 1835,her married name was Gault.1

Family

Alexander Dickson Gault b. 19 Feb 1810, d. 16 Jul 1892
Child

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S142] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family History," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Aug 2 2008, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address
    Just ran across some information you have about Samuel Richwine, born 22 January 1788. He was an ancestor of my husband and I did not know until now exactly when he died or where he was buried. He had another family prior to his marriage to Mary Beeler and I have the Bible records of his eldest daughter Catherine who married Alexander Dickson Gault in which she recorded there the birth dates of all her siblings and also the death of her mother Esther (do not know maiden name) who died in 1838. It was after this that Samuel married Mary Beeler. Unfortunately, Catherine died in 1841, just two weeks after the birth of her first child, Samuel Richwine Gault (my husband's great grandfather) and nothing more was recorded as far as the Richwine Family was concerned. All the rest of the Bible record is devoted to Alexander's family by his second wife, Sarah Weaver Good (widow of Peter). I note that Mary Beeler's mother was a Good and perhaps related to Sarah's first husband. She had no children by him, but she and Alexander had nine. Samuel Richwine Gault married Maria Stauffer and they eventually moved to Philadelphia.

    Here are the birth dates of Samuel and Esther's children as entered in the Bible:

    Catherine Richwine was Born April 30th 1820
    Mary Richwine was Born September 14th 1823
    Elizabeth Richwine was Born March 7th 1826
    Joseph Richwine was Born June 4th 1828
    Samuel Richwine was born November 10th 1830
    Henry Richwine was Born September 19th 1833
    Solomon Richwine was Born January 25th 1836

    Here are the Richwine deaths that were recorded:

    Esther Richwine Departed this Life April 26th 1838, Consort of Samuel Richwine
    Mary Richwine Departed this Life September 18 1839 (assume this is the daughter listed above)

    I looked up the photo of Samuel's gravestone you had mentioned--was happy to find it.

    I don't know if this information is of interest to your research, but thought I would pass it along.

    Sylvia Gault.
  3. [S142] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family History," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Aug 2 2008, Just one more note before I leave. I forgot to mention that Catherine Richwine Gault, wife of Alexander, was buried in what is known as theGalt/Gault Graveyard in Lancaster County, and I believe in the information compiled by one of the Galt descendants he noted that Catherine's father Samuel lived in Earle, but think this was in later years; he perhaps moved there after his wife died. I think probably the children were born in Salisbury Township, however.

    In regard to your question about the Richwine who married a Gregg, the family you mention does not ring a bell., although I don't think there were many Gregg families of that era who didn't have an Anna or Mary or James. Probably if we traced back far enough we might well find we are related, albeit rather distant. I am also a Gregg descendant through my mother, but definitely don't have time to get into that family right now.
  4. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 3, 2008. e-mail address.

Mary Richwine1

F, b. 14 September 1823
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited4 Aug 2008
     Mary Richwine was born on 14 September 1823 at Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.

Elizabeth Richwine1

F, b. 7 March 1826
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited4 Aug 2008
     Elizabeth Richwine was born on 7 March 1826 at Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.

Joseph Richwine1

M, b. 4 June 1828
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited12 Sep 2014
     Joseph Richwine was born on 4 June 1828 at Pennsylvania.1
     He was decedent in recorded inventory on 20 March 1837 at Lancaster City, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S119] Lancaster Co Court Records, Originals on file at Lancaster Historical Society as AD Acct 1837 F003 R.

Samuel Richwine1

M, b. 10 November 1830, d. 28 January 1912
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited10 Jul 2015
     Samuel Richwine was born on 10 November 1830 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1 He married Elizabeth High.2 Samuel Richwine died on 28 January 1912 at age 81.2 He was buried on 31 January 1912 at Weaverland Cemetery; Tombstone reads, aged 81 years, 2 mo and 18 days.2 Samuel Richwine Find-a-Grave.com ID # 86637990.
     He and Elizabeth Richwine appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 at Terre Hill, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3

Family

Elizabeth High b. 27 Oct 1823, d. 3 Aug 1895
Children

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 11, 2008. e-mail address.
  3. [S62] 1870 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dwelling # 189, Family # 204.
  4. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched March 7, 2014.

Henry Richwine1

M, b. 19 September 1833
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited4 Aug 2008
     Henry Richwine was born on 19 September 1833 at Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.

Solomon Richwine1

M, b. 25 January 1836
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 22 Jan 1788, d. 9 Feb 1860
Mother*Esther Gaut1 d. 26 Apr 1838
Last Edited4 Aug 2008
     Solomon Richwine was born on 25 January 1836 at Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.

Alexander Dickson Gault1

M, b. 19 February 1810, d. 16 July 1892
Last Edited22 Dec 2015
     Alexander Dickson Gault was born on 19 February 1810 at Salisbury Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2,3 He married Catherine Richwine, daughter of Samuel Richwine and Esther Gaut, after 1835.4,5 Alexander Dickson Gault married Sarah (?) after 1842.2 Alexander Dickson Gault died on 16 July 1892 at age 82. He was buried on 19 July 1892 at Gault Graveyard, Gap, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3
     He appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 at Salisbury Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Listed on this census are his 'new' wife. Sarah, age 36, his children, Samuel, 9, John 6, Thomas 4, Mary Ann 3,Sarah Jane 3 months, Henry, 3 months and a 14 yr old Sarah Reeser?2

Family 1

Catherine Richwine b. 30 Apr 1820, d. 1841
Child

Family 2

Sarah (?) b. c 1814

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S41] 1850 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Salisbury Township,Dwelling # 29, Family # 32.
  3. [S156] Ancestry Family Tree, online www.ancestry.com, Tree Submitted by hermann341.
  4. [S142] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family History," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Aug 2 2008, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address
    Just ran across some information you have about Samuel Richwine, born 22 January 1788. He was an ancestor of my husband and I did not know until now exactly when he died or where he was buried. He had another family prior to his marriage to Mary Beeler and I have the Bible records of his eldest daughter Catherine who married Alexander Dickson Gault in which she recorded there the birth dates of all her siblings and also the death of her mother Esther (do not know maiden name) who died in 1838. It was after this that Samuel married Mary Beeler. Unfortunately, Catherine died in 1841, just two weeks after the birth of her first child, Samuel Richwine Gault (my husband's great grandfather) and nothing more was recorded as far as the Richwine Family was concerned. All the rest of the Bible record is devoted to Alexander's family by his second wife, Sarah Weaver Good (widow of Peter). I note that Mary Beeler's mother was a Good and perhaps related to Sarah's first husband. She had no children by him, but she and Alexander had nine. Samuel Richwine Gault married Maria Stauffer and they eventually moved to Philadelphia.

    Here are the birth dates of Samuel and Esther's children as entered in the Bible:

    Catherine Richwine was Born April 30th 1820
    Mary Richwine was Born September 14th 1823
    Elizabeth Richwine was Born March 7th 1826
    Joseph Richwine was Born June 4th 1828
    Samuel Richwine was born November 10th 1830
    Henry Richwine was Born September 19th 1833
    Solomon Richwine was Born January 25th 1836

    Here are the Richwine deaths that were recorded:

    Esther Richwine Departed this Life April 26th 1838, Consort of Samuel Richwine
    Mary Richwine Departed this Life September 18 1839 (assume this is the daughter listed above)

    I looked up the photo of Samuel's gravestone you had mentioned--was happy to find it.

    I don't know if this information is of interest to your research, but thought I would pass it along.

    Sylvia Gault.
  5. [S142] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family History," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Aug 2 2008, Just one more note before I leave. I forgot to mention that Catherine Richwine Gault, wife of Alexander, was buried in what is known as theGalt/Gault Graveyard in Lancaster County, and I believe in the information compiled by one of the Galt descendants he noted that Catherine's father Samuel lived in Earle, but think this was in later years; he perhaps moved there after his wife died. I think probably the children were born in Salisbury Township, however.

    In regard to your question about the Richwine who married a Gregg, the family you mention does not ring a bell., although I don't think there were many Gregg families of that era who didn't have an Anna or Mary or James. Probably if we traced back far enough we might well find we are related, albeit rather distant. I am also a Gregg descendant through my mother, but definitely don't have time to get into that family right now.

Samuel Richwine Gault1

M, b. 1841
Father*Alexander Dickson Gault1,2 b. 19 Feb 1810, d. 16 Jul 1892
Mother*Catherine Richwine1 b. 30 Apr 1820, d. 1841
Last Edited19 Feb 2012
     Samuel Richwine Gault was born in 1841.1,3

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S142] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family History," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Aug 2 2008, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 2, 2008. e-mail address
    Just ran across some information you have about Samuel Richwine, born 22 January 1788. He was an ancestor of my husband and I did not know until now exactly when he died or where he was buried. He had another family prior to his marriage to Mary Beeler and I have the Bible records of his eldest daughter Catherine who married Alexander Dickson Gault in which she recorded there the birth dates of all her siblings and also the death of her mother Esther (do not know maiden name) who died in 1838. It was after this that Samuel married Mary Beeler. Unfortunately, Catherine died in 1841, just two weeks after the birth of her first child, Samuel Richwine Gault (my husband's great grandfather) and nothing more was recorded as far as the Richwine Family was concerned. All the rest of the Bible record is devoted to Alexander's family by his second wife, Sarah Weaver Good (widow of Peter). I note that Mary Beeler's mother was a Good and perhaps related to Sarah's first husband. She had no children by him, but she and Alexander had nine. Samuel Richwine Gault married Maria Stauffer and they eventually moved to Philadelphia.

    Here are the birth dates of Samuel and Esther's children as entered in the Bible:

    Catherine Richwine was Born April 30th 1820
    Mary Richwine was Born September 14th 1823
    Elizabeth Richwine was Born March 7th 1826
    Joseph Richwine was Born June 4th 1828
    Samuel Richwine was born November 10th 1830
    Henry Richwine was Born September 19th 1833
    Solomon Richwine was Born January 25th 1836

    Here are the Richwine deaths that were recorded:

    Esther Richwine Departed this Life April 26th 1838, Consort of Samuel Richwine
    Mary Richwine Departed this Life September 18 1839 (assume this is the daughter listed above)

    I looked up the photo of Samuel's gravestone you had mentioned--was happy to find it.

    I don't know if this information is of interest to your research, but thought I would pass it along.

    Sylvia Gault.
  3. [S142] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family History," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Aug 2 2008, I do apologize for taking so long to get back to you, but just have too much else going on right now to devote much time to genealogy--don't usually work on this sort of thing in the summer and my finding what Sue had posted was completely accidental. Anyway, I am not currently doing any research that involves the Richwine family, but I am always interested in finding new information.

    Most of what I know comes from the Bible record cited previously in the message to Sue, which she shared with you. It was among several generations of other such records of the Gault Family passed down to us. My assumption that the Samuel Richwine who appeared in Lancaster County on the 1850 census was the same Samuel as the one listed there in 1830 and 1840 was because there did not seem to be any other Samuels of that age anywhere else in Lancaster County or even in Pennsylvania--at least that were heads of households--prior to 1850. Given that the 1840 census suggested that his wife had died, which the Bible records confirms, it made sense that he might have remarried after 1840. While his age, if born in 1788, may seem slightly off on the two census records that match "our" Samuel's family--in 1830 he is listed as 30-40 and in 1840 is listed as 40-50--you will note that the age of "your" Samuel is given as only 60 on the 1850 census, which also does not match what is on his tombstone as the age given on that would suggest he was then 62. Is there any separate primary documentation that actually gives his birth date as 22 January 1788 or has this been deduced from the age given on the stone? While the information on the majority of stones can usually be considered accurate, having worked on researching and compiling records of cemeteries in this area, I have discovered that neither dates nor ages from this source can be considered completely infallible. Of course, Bible records can also contain errors and census records are not even close to being infallible.

    Whatever the case, it seems apparent that there must not have been much contact between what I consider Samuel's first family and his second, and that may have been because not many of the first family appears to have survived. Referring to the list I sent to Sue, Catherine (my husband's ancestor) died in 1841, and her son's family were close to her husband's second wife, but knew virtually nothing about the Richwines. Her younger sister Mary died in 1839, just after their mother, and the two youngest, Henry and Solomon, although apparently living in 1840, do not appear anywhere on the 1850 census that I can find ,so may have also died; they certainly would not have been old enough to have married by then. That leaves Joseph, Elizabeth and Samuel, who were a bit older. I am not sure what may have to happened to the first two, but do know that Samuel did survive and lived in Lancaster County as there is a Samuel Richwine buried at Weaverland Cemetery whose tombstone bears the exact same full birth date as the one recorded in the Bible, and next to his is a matching stone for his wife Elizabeth. There also is a stone there for their son, Samuel H. Richwine and wife Ida Myer. We took photos of these, which I just ran across yesterday, and the inscriptions are very clear and give full dates. We happened to find these graves while looking for those of Stauffer relatives when we were in the area, although at the time we were not sure how they were connected.

    In case you are interested, here are the dates as I copied them at the time and as they can be read from the photographs:

    Samuel Richwine; Born Nov. 10, 1830; Died Jan. 28, 1912, Aged 81 years, 2 mos., & 18 days.

    Elizabeth, Wife of Samuel Richwine; Born Oct. 27, 1823; Died Aug. 3, 1895; Aged 71 years, 9 mos. & 6 days
    (Note: The number of days seems to off one. The date of her birth, by the way is accurate; she was according to census records about seven years older than he was.)

    Samuel H. Richwine; Nov. 30, 1851 - Oct. 11, 1925

    Ida Myer Richwine; Nov. 29, 865 - Nov. 6 1952

    This is really about all I know at the present time. I think the primary question is that if you think that the same Samuel was not married to both Esther (definitely the mother of the children recorded in the Bible), and to your Mary Beeler, then where was Mary's Samuel before 1850? The one in Lancaster County in 1840 definitely had a family that matches Esther's children. If you know, or find, other information that sheds some light on this, I would appreciate hearing from your.

    Sylvia Gault.



Sarah (?)1

F, b. circa 1814
Last Edited4 Aug 2008
     Sarah (?) was born circa 1814.1 She married Alexander Dickson Gault after 1842.1
     Her married name was Gault.1

Family

Alexander Dickson Gault b. 19 Feb 1810, d. 16 Jul 1892

Citations

  1. [S41] 1850 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Salisbury Township,Dwelling # 29, Family # 32.

Elizabeth High1,2

F, b. 27 October 1823, d. 3 August 1895
Last Edited10 Jul 2015
     Elizabeth High was born on 27 October 1823.1 She married Samuel Richwine, son of Samuel Richwine and Esther Gaut.1 Elizabeth High died on 3 August 1895 at age 71.1 She was buried on 6 August 1895 at Weaverland Cemetery; Tombstone reads "Elizabeth, Wife of Samuel Richine, aged 71 years, 9 mo and 6 days.1 Elizabeth High Find-a-Grave.com ID # 86638021.
     Her married name was Richwine.1 She and Samuel Richwine appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 at Terre Hill, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3

Family

Samuel Richwine b. 10 Nov 1830, d. 28 Jan 1912
Children

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 11, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S254] Sylvia Gault, "Richwine Family Record", Ahnentafel Chart for Samuel H. Richwine.
  3. [S62] 1870 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dwelling # 189, Family # 204.
  4. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched March 7, 2014.

Samuel H. Richwine1

M, b. 30 November 1861, d. 11 October 1925
Father*Samuel Richwine1 b. 10 Nov 1830, d. 28 Jan 1912
Mother*Elizabeth High1 b. 27 Oct 1823, d. 3 Aug 1895
FatherSamuel Richwine2 b. 10 Nov 1830, d. 28 Jan 1912
MotherElizabeth High2 b. 27 Oct 1823, d. 3 Aug 1895
Last Edited9 Jul 2015
     Samuel H. Richwine was born on 30 November 1861 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1,3,4 He married Ida Myer, daughter of Jacob Myer and Leah Rife, circa 1880.3 Samuel H. Richwine died on 11 October 1925 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 63.1,3 He was buried on 14 October 1925 at Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery, East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 Samuel H. Richwine Find-a-Grave.com ID # 86638100.
     He appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 at Terre Hill, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2

Family

Ida Myer b. 29 Nov 1865, d. 6 Nov 1952
Children

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 11, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S62] 1870 Fed Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, East Earl, Dwelling # 189, Family # 204.
  3. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched March 7, 2014.
  4. [S36] George Murray, "Murray Family Sheets", See exhibits.

Ida Myer1,2

F, b. 29 November 1865, d. 6 November 1952
Father*Jacob Myer2
Mother*Leah Rife3 b. 6 Jan 1833, d. 5 Feb 1918
Last Edited9 Jul 2015
     Ida Myer was born on 29 November 1865 at Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1,2,4 She married Samuel H. Richwine, son of Samuel Richwine and Elizabeth High, circa 1880.5 Ida Myer died on 6 November 1952 at Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 86. Cause of death was coronary occlusion.1,4 She was buried on 9 November 1952 at Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery, East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.5,4 Ida Myer Find-a-Grave.com ID # 86638189.

Family

Samuel H. Richwine b. 30 Nov 1861, d. 11 Oct 1925
Children

Citations

  1. [S89] ?, "E-mail Message," e-mail to E Sue Gregg, Email from Sylvia Gault, Aug 11, 2008. e-mail address.
  2. [S36] George Murray, "Murray Family Sheets", See exhibits.
  3. [S156] Ancestry Family Tree, online www.ancestry.com, Rife-Sabinash 2 tree owned by Connie Rife.
  4. [S32] Death Certificate, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates 1906-1963 # 95814.
  5. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched March 7, 2014.

Jay W. Minney1

M, b. 26 November 1916, d. 29 June 1991
Last Edited17 Aug 2008
     Jay W. Minney was born on 26 November 1916.2 He married Mary Jane Erisman, daughter of Ira Clay Erisman and Cecelia Bryson.1 Jay W. Minney died on 29 June 1991 at age 74.2 He was buried on 2 July 1991 at Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2

Family

Mary Jane Erisman b. 1 Jan 1920, d. 17 Jun 2000

Citations

  1. [S30] Newspaper Obit, Mary Jane Minney, 80, of 170 S. President Ave., died Saturday morning at Moravian Manor, Lititz, after a long illness.

    A secretary, she worked 20 years for the former A.C.& S. Inc., Lancaster, retiring in 1985. Before her marriage, she worked for Armstrong World Industries. She was a 1937 graduate of the former Girls High School of Lancaster.

    wife of Jay W Minney

    daughter of Ira Clay and Cecelia Bryson Erisman.
  2. [S13] Various Persons Cemetery Records, E. Sue Gregg, Ronks, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Tombstone photographed by Carolyn Shifflet Aug 2008.

Helen A. Kellenberger1

F, b. 2 July 1939, d. 30 September 2008
Father*Enos George Kellenberger1 b. 3 Mar 1895, d. Dec 1983
Mother*Daisy May Rapp1 b. 8 Sep 1906, d. Jan 1969
Last Edited16 Jan 2019
     Helen A. Kellenberger was born on 2 July 1939 at Upper Leacock Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1,2 She married Harry L. Ferguson.3 Helen A. Kellenberger married Harry R Stauffer before 1950.4 Helen A. Kellenberger died on 30 September 2008 at At Home, Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 69Her Obituary:
Helen A. Ferguson, 69, of Conestoga, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at home after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was the wife of the late Harry L. Ferguson, who died in 2001. Helen had worked as a waitress for the Host Resort and was currently working at Lapp's Restaurant.

Born in Upper Leacock Twp., she was the daughter of the late Enos G. and Daisy M. (Rapp) Kellenberger.

Surviving are her five children, Michael H Stauffer, married to Michele E., of Lancaster, Kevin J. Stauffer, married to Donna, of Manheim, Sharon A. Herr and Karen L. Stauffer, both of Lancaster, and Alicia A., wife of Avery MacKenzie, of Conestoga; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and three siblings, Enos, Edward and Betty. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Tina and Faye; a granddaughter, Nicole Stauffer; two brothers, Raymond and Harold; and a sister, Irene Mackey.

Funeral Services will be held at the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home, 320 Blue Rock Road, Route 999, Millersville, PA, 717-872-2266 on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 10 AM. Interment will be in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA. Friends may view at Scheid's on Friday between 9 and 10 AM. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial Remembrances can be made in Helen's memory to Hospice of Lancaster County or to the American Cancer Society.1 Her funeral was held at Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home, 320 Blue Rock Rd, Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 3 October 2008 Memorial Remembrances can be made in Helen's memory to Hospice of Lancaster County or to the American Cancer Society.3 She was buried on 3 October 2008 at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pennsylvania. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
Section:     28
Site:     312.3,2 Helen A. Kellenberger Find-a-Grave.com ID # 30233277.
     Her married name was Ferguson.3 She appeared on the census of 26 April 1940 at Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.5 As of before 1950,her married name was Stauffer.4

Family 1

Harry L. Ferguson b. 14 May 1931, d. 23 Nov 2001

Family 2

Harry R Stauffer b. 25 Sep 1936, d. 12 Jul 2010
Children

Family 3
Child

Citations

  1. [S115] Interview, Carolyn Shifflet, April 21, 2008, Obituary added to Findagrave.com by Carolyn Shifflet Sept 2008.
  2. [S194] Various, U. S. Veterans Burial Sites 1775-2013 Researched Sept 26, 2015.
  3. [S115] Interview, Carolyn Shifflet, April 21, 2008, Obituary for Helen Kellenberger Ferguson added to Findagrave.com by Carolyn Shifflet Sept 2008.
  4. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Jan 16, 2019.
  5. [S147] April 1940 Census Records, unknown repository address, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Upper Leacock, Dist # 36-149, Visitation # 330.