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     Jessie E McClure was born on 12 December 1864 at Pennsylvania.^1,3 She married Benjamin Franklin Rhoads, son of Levi S. Rhoads and Frances G Herr, before 1897.¹ Jessie E McClure died on 26 June 1922 at age 57.³ She was buried on 29 June 1922 at Quarryville Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.³
     As of before 1897,her married name was Rhoads.¹ She and Benjamin Franklin Rhoads appeared on the census of 13 February 1920 at East Drumore Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Abram T Rhoads was born in 1897 at Pennsylvania.¹
     He appeared on the census of 13 February 1920 at East Drumore Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     George Lester Rhoads was born on 9 August 1906 at Pennsylvania.^1,2 He married Mary Irwin before 1927.² George Lester Rhoads died on 28 October 1993 at age 87.² He was buried on 31 October 1993 at Middle Octorara Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.² George Lester Rhoads Find-a-Grave.com ID # 90156883.
     He appeared on the census of 13 February 1920 at East Drumore Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Margaret I Rhoads was born on 12 April 1899 at Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 22 February 1917 at age 17.¹ She was buried on 25 February 1917 at Quarryville Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Frances M Rhoads was born in 1897 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Evan Lamborn Shoemaker circa 1922.¹ Frances M Rhoads was buried in 1958 at Quarryville Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She died in 1958 at Pennsylvania.¹ Frances M Rhoads Find-a-Grave.com ID # 115083944 + family links.
     As of circa 1922,her married name was Shoemaker.¹

     Evan Lamborn Shoemaker was born on 15 April 1896 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Frances M Rhoads, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Rhoads and Jessie E McClure, circa 1922.¹ Evan Lamborn Shoemaker died on 15 October 1971 at Chester, Pennsylvania, at age 75.¹ He was buried on 18 October 1971 at Quarryville Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ Evan Lamborn Shoemaker Find-a-Grave.com ID # 115083689.

     Abraham Rhoads was born in 1868 at Pennsylvania.¹
     He appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Levi Rhoads was born in 1871 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Anna Brumbaugh before 1901.²
     Levi Rhoads appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Lillie Rhoads was born in 1873.¹
     She appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Annie Rhoads was born in 1876 at Pennsylvania.¹
     She appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     George S Rhoads was born in July 1888 at Pennsylvania.¹
     He appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 at Eden Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Anna Brumbaugh was born in 1870 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Levi Rhoads, son of Levi S. Rhoads and Frances G Herr, before 1901.¹
     As of before 1901,her married name was Rhoads.¹

     Elvin Rhoads was born in 1901 at Pennsylvania.¹

     Margaret Rhoads was born on 26 October 1911 at Roaring Springs, Blair, Pennsylvania.¹ She married J Landis Herr circa 1969.¹ Margaret Rhoads died on 29 October 2014 at Brethern Village, Neffsville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 103. Obituary reads:Margaret Rhodes Herr, 103, formerly of West Lampeter Twp., died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Brethren Village. Born in Roaring Spring, Blair County, she was the daughter of the late Levis S. and Annie (Brumbaugh) Rhodes. Margaret's husband of 45 years, J. Landis Herr, died in 2004. She was the youngest of five siblings: Mary, George, Esther, Elvin, and Paul, all of whom predeceased her.

A 1928 graduate of Morrison Cove Vocational High School, Margaret also graduated from the State Teachers College at Millersville in 1944 and began a 17-year career in Lampeter-Strasburg School District as an elementary teacher. Upon completing her Master's Degree from Penn State in 1956, Margaret taught special education and pioneered the first life skills class in Lancaster County. She also assisted her husband, Landis, who was the tax collector for West Lampeter Twp. from 1956-1965.

Margaret was a member of the Lancaster Church of the Brethren, where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and served as Librarian. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Lampeter Fire Company. Margaret enjoyed singing and playing the piano in a family quartet at church events, traveling the US with Landis and making crafts and special gifts for friends and family.

Margaret loved spending time with her numerous surviving nieces and nephews and their families.

A Viewing will be held 10-11 AM, followed by the funeral at 11 AM on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. Chaplain J. Mark Tedford will officiate. Interment will be in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601 or to the Brethren Village Endowment Fund, Attn: Development Dept., P.O. Box 5093, Lancaster, PA 17606.

To send the family online condolences, please visit:
SnyderFuneralHome.com

Charles F. Snyder Jr.Funeral Home & Crematory 717-560-5100

(LNP 11/2/2014)
Page B4.¹ She was buried on 5 November 2014 at Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ Margaret Rhoads Find-a-Grave.com ID # 74399775.
     She was graduated in 1928 at Morrison Cove Vocational High School, Blair, Pennsylvania.¹ She was graduated in 1944 at State Teachers College, Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She was an elementary teacher for 17 years between 1944 and 1961 at Lampeter-Strasburg School District, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She was educated in 1956 at Penn State, State College, Center, Pennsylvania, where she completed her Master's Degree.¹ As of circa 1969,her married name was Herr.¹

     J Landis Herr was born on 2 July 1906.¹ He married Margaret Rhoads, daughter of Levi Rhoads and Anna Brumbaugh, circa 1969.¹ J Landis Herr died on 1 August 2004 at age 98.¹

     Elizabeth M Groff married Willis Weaver.² Elizabeth M Groff was born circa 1904.¹ She was buried in 1998 at Paradise Mennonite Cemetery, Paradise, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.³ She died in 1998.³ Elizabeth M Weaver Find-a-Grave.com ID # 54266185.
     Her married name was Weaver.² She appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She lived on 14 November 1946 at Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.⁴

     Paul L Groff was born on 4 November 1908.^1,2 He married Laverna M Fryberger, daughter of Hayes Fryberger and Mabel Parmer, before 1933.² Paul L Groff died on 22 December 1993 at age 85.²
     He appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at Lincoln Highway,Eastern End Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.³ He lived on 14 November 1946 at Gap, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.⁴

     Evin Lee Whitman died on 22 November 2014 at at 9:48 pm, Austin, Pennsylvania.¹ She was born on 22 November 2014 at at 9:27 pm, Austin, Pennsylvania. She was 1 lb, 1 oz and 11.5 inches long, premature baby.¹

     Peter Conrad Fair was born on 5 February 1849 at Sugar Creek, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Delilah L Lasher, daughter of Daniel Lasher and Catherine Frick, on 18 August 1870 at St Mark Lutheran Church, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.² Peter Conrad Fair died on 10 July 1935 at Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, at age 86. His obituary reads: P.C. Fair, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Walker, 1520 Orr Avenue, Kittanning at 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 1935 following an illness with bronchial pneumonia. Mr. fair was 88 years, five months and five days and is survived by the following; his wife Delilah (Lasher) Fair; the following children, Mrs. Charles Fair of Kittanning, Mrs. N. W. Cloak, of Cowansville, Mrs. Thomas Hays, of Rochester, Pa. Mrs. Thomas Walker of Kittanning, Mrs. J. H. Gearhart of Tarentum, Mrs. Frances Quigley, of Rochester, Pa. Fourteen grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, two sisters Mrs. Ada Christman, of Adrian, and Mrs. Luida Hawkins, of Alliance, O., and one brother Augustus Fair, of Adrian also survive. Short service will be held at the Walker home at 10 o'clock Eastern Standard Time Friday, July 12, and immediately following the cortege will leave for St. Mark's Lutheran church, Adrian, where further services will be held. Burial will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church.

From: The Simpsons Leader-Times, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday July 10, 1935, Page 5.¹ He was buried on 12 July 1935 at Saint Marks Lutheran Church Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.²

     Delilah L Lasher was born in 1853.¹ She married Peter Conrad Fair on 18 August 1870 at St Mark Lutheran Church, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.² Delilah L Lasher died in 1936.¹ She was buried on 2 December 1936 at Saint Marks Lutheran Church Cemetery, Adrian, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.² Delilah L Lasher Find-a-Grave.com ID # 28005652.
     As of 18 August 1870,her married name was Fair.²