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     Susanna Hershey was born on 8 November 1785.¹ She married Christian Hershey before 1808.¹ Susanna Hershey died on 8 February 1858 at age 72.¹

     Enos Hershey was born on 24 March 1893 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 29 September 1895 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 2.¹ He was buried on 1 October 1895 at Hershey Mennonite Cemetery, New Milltown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ Enos Hershey Find-a-Grave.com ID # 134480320.

     Adelaide Goffigon was born in 1877.¹ She married George Leroy Morrison, son of Wesley Pearson Morrison and Hannah Jane Murray, in 1903.¹ Adelaide Morrison and George Leroy Morrison were divorced after 1903.¹ Adelaide Morrison was buried in 1953 at Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.¹ She died in 1953.¹ Adelaide Goffigon Find-a-Grave.com ID # 139401355.
     As of 1903,her married name was Morrison.¹

     Natalie (?) was born on 1 December 1896.¹ She married George Leroy Morrison, son of Wesley Pearson Morrison and Hannah Jane Murray, after 1903.¹ Natalie Morrison died on 3 September 1982 at Bucks, Pennsylvania, at age 85; Census records give Natalie's middle initial as "A", but her headstone shows "H". I do not know if Wetherill is her maiden name or the name from a second marriage.¹ She was buried on 6 September 1982 at Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.¹ Natalie (?) Find-a-Grave.com ID # 159877973.
     As of after 1903,her married name was Morrison.¹

     Martin Miller was born on 28 November 1875 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He married Jennie L Helm before 1901.¹ Martin Miller died on 28 May 1941 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 65. Cause of Death: Trauma caused by weight of truck going over his body during accident on US 30, 7 miles east of Lancaster.² He was buried on 31 May 1941 at Willow Street Mennonite, Willow Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (an unknown value.)² Martin Miller Find-a-Grave.com ID # 119068296.
     He was a roadmaster for West Lampeter Township Road Dept on 7 January 1920.¹ He and Jennie L Miller appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 at Lime Valley Road, West Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Jennie L Helm was born circa 1876 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Martin Miller, son of Joseph Miller and Martha Gochenauer, before 1901.¹
     As of before 1901,her married name was Miller.¹ Jennie L Miller and Martin Miller appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 at Lime Valley Road, West Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Joseph Miller was born on 6 August 1843 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^1,3,2 He married Martha Gochenauer before 1875.¹ Joseph Miller died on 14 June 1939 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 95. (an unknown value.)^3,2 He was buried on 17 June 1939 at Smithville Church of God Cemetery, Smithville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Death certificate says burial was at Laure Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, County, PA.
Cause of death was cardiac hypo.^3,2 Joseph Miller Find-a-Grave.com ID # 15861992 + family links.

     Martha Gochenauer was born on 17 May 1846 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She married Joseph Miller, son of S S Miller and Eliza Winters, before 1875.¹ Martha Gochenauer died on 29 April 1891 at age 44.² She was buried on 1 May 1891 at Smithville Church of God Cemetery, Smithville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.² Martha Gochenauer Find-a-Grave.com ID # 15861995 + children links.
     As of before 1875,her married name was Miller.¹

     Clair I Henry was born on 5 January 1914 at Pequea Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 19 May 1996 at 309 Miller St, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 82. Obituary:
Clair I. Henry, 82, of 309 Miller St., Strasburg, died late Sunday night at home. Death was unexpected but was the result of natural causes.
He was the husband of Emma M. Kreidler Henry, who died in 1990.
Born in Pequea Township, he was a son of the late Lester M. Sr. and Elizabeth Mae Byers Henry.
A farmer most of his life, he also worked as a laborer for the former E.C. Witmer Masonry Contractor of Strasburg, retiring in 1983.
Surviving are three sons, David L. of New Providence, Charles R., husband of Betty Jane of Quarryville, and Donald L. of Willow Street; and four daughters, Mary E., wife of Howard E. Reese of New Providence, Helen M., wife of Ernest J. Scott of Quarryville, Doris L., wife of Roy F. Smeltz of Holtwood, and Nancy J., wife of Glenn D. Myers of Kirkwood; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Samuel J., husband of Anna of New Providence, and Lester M. Jr., husband of Frances of Iva; and a sister, Mary Ann Henry of Strasburg.
Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA) - May 22, 1996.¹ He was buried on 21 May 1996 at Creswell Cemetery, Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ Clair I Henry Find-a-Grave.com ID # 54533816 + full obit and family links.
     He lived before 19 May 1996 at 309 Miller St, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Mary Ann Henry was born on 9 December 1916 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 29 March 2008 at Quarryville Presbyterian Home, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 91 Her obit: Mary Ann Henry, 91, formerly of Strasburg, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. Born in Martic Twp., she was the daughter of the late Lester M., Sr. and Elizabeth Byers Henry.

Mary Ann first worked as a dispatcher for the former Neff's Taxi and then as a receptionist at the former Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. A member of Lampeter United Methodist Church, she formerly belonged to Wesley United Methodist Church in Strasburg. She enjoyed doing crochet, staying in her cottage at Rawlinsville Camp Meeting and driving to Burger King.

Surviving are her brother, Lester M., Jr., husband of Frances Lapp Simpson Henry of Paradise; sisters-in-law Ann Henry of New Providence and Julie Ann Christ of Lancaster; and many nieces and nephews. Her brothers, Clair, Harrison, Samuel, Walter and Wilbur Henry, preceded Mary Ann in death.¹ She was buried on 31 March 2008 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ Mary Ann Henry Find-a-Grave.com ID # 25677677 + full obit and family links.

     Harrison L Henry was born on 20 May 1918 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 5 June 1991 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 73.¹ He was buried on 8 June 1991 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ Harrison L Henry Find-a-Grave.com ID # 16995897 + obit and family links.

     Lester M Henry Jr was born on 19 January 1930 at Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Frances A Simpson on 21 May 1966.¹ Lester M Henry Jr died on 1 August 2015 at Garden Spot Village, New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 85. His obit: Lester M. Henry, Jr., age 85, formerly of Paradise, PA, passed away on August 1, 2015, at Garden Spot Village of New Holland. He was the husband of Frances A. Lapp Simpson Henry, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage on May 21, 2015. He was born in Conestoga, son of the late Lester Sr. & Elizabeth Byers Henry.

In the past Lester was a farmer, school bus driver for Pequea Valley School District, clerk at Vintage Sales Stables and the Lancaster Stockyards, owner/operator of a cattle truck and he retired from the United States Post Office where he was a mail carrier in the Paradise area. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating on the Chesapeake, traveling to 49 of the 50 United States. He had a great love for and interest in horses.

Surviving besides his wife is a daughter: Brenda K. wife of Gerald L. Brackbill of Paradise, 2 grandchildren, Devon & Nickie Brackbill. He was preceded in death by 6 siblings.

A memorial service will take place from the Chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland, PA, on Friday, August 7th at 11 a.m. with a time to greet the family following the service. There will be a viewing at the Garden Spot Village Chapel on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Private interment will take place in the Stumptown Mennonite Cemetery, prior to the memorial service. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Garden Spot Village Benevolent Fund, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, PA 17557. Arrangements by the Shivery Funeral Home, Christiana & Paradise.|shiveryfuneralhome.com.¹ Lester M Henry Jr Find-a-Grave.com ID # 150146520 + full obit and family links. He was buried on 3 August 2015 at Stumptown Mennonite Cemetery, Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹

     Clara Renz was born on 22 February 1895 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Charles Earle Mellinger Sr, son of Charles Kaufman Mellinger and Marie Weaver, before 1923.¹ Clara Mellinger died on 22 January 1939 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 43.¹ She was buried on 25 January 1939 at Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.¹ Clara Renz Find-a-Grave.com ID # 143596684.
     As of after 1923,her married name was Mellinger.¹

     Minona Mellinger was born on 10 September 1923 at San Francisco, San Francisco, California.¹ She died on 15 April 2015 at Monroeville, Salem, New Jersey, at age 91.¹

     Charles Earle Mellinger Jr was born on 16 February 1931 at San Francisco, San Francisco, California.¹ He died on 30 November 1938 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 7. Cause of death was a brain tumor at age 7.¹ He was buried on 2 December 1938 at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.² Charles Earle Mellinger Jr Find-a-Grave.com ID # 178389318.