John Haupt/Houpt (1767-1851) and
Anna 'Elizabeth' Younkin II
(1770-1831)
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| Durham Cemetery, Bucks County - courtesy Tom Myers |
John Haupt/Houpt was born on Feb. 20 or June 12, 1767, the son of John "Henry" Sebastian and Maria Catharina (Youngken) Haupt Jr. He was baptized in infancy in St. Luke's Lutheran and Reformed Church near Ferndale, Bucks County, with John Juncken and Barbara Dieter serving as his sponsors.
He tied the marital knot in 1792 with his mother's first cousin, Anna "Elizabeth" Younken II (Sept. 3, 1770-1831), daughter of Johann Heinrich and Catharina (Scherer) Junghen. She was named for a sister who had died in infancy the year before. A record of her birth was made in the papers of Keller's Lutheran Church.
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Elizabeth's birth record, in German |
John left home in his youth to seek his own fortune but was the only one of his siblings to return and settle on the family homestead and "carry on the line in Bucks County," wrote Anita (Smith) Eyster. "We have some direct evidence here, unfortunately only fragmenetary. In the papers of John HOUPT, 2nd, at the Homestead, only a few years ago, there was found a single sheet of paper, which was the first page of a life history, begun by this first John HOUPT, oldest son of Henry. Short as it is, it gives us a glimpse of this family that is invaluable:
I, John Houpt, was born near Philadelphia on the 12th day of June, 1767. My parents were Henry and Catherine Houpt. My grandparents emigrated from Germany, which country they left in consequence of the persecution of protestants, preferring the wilderness of America, with the freedom from persecution, to the cultivated fields of Europe in connection with the oppression. They were by profession Lutherans, or Episcopalians, as the believers of the same doctrine are called in England. My parents brought me up in strict obedience to the church discipline and creed of the religious society of which they were members; and to that creed I have adhered during life; but I think with more liberality towards those who are of a different opinion than was manifested by my parents. For as I have looked back and reflected on their pertinacious adherence to forms and ceremonies, I have concluded that they were somewhat superstitious in being so very strenuous in their way and that they were not sufficiently charitable towards others.
Being the oldest of my father's sons, of which there were ten sons and daughters, I was, after the manner of the Germans, kept closely to work by my father at his business, he being a farmer, and therefore got but very little learning, though I so far improved my limited opportunities within my reach, as to be able to read the German language, though I never went to German school. When I arrived at the age of twenty-one years, I resolved to see a little of the world, and though my parents were opposed to my determination, yet having resolved I was not to be turned from my purpose. When the day arrived when I had fixed for leaving my home, my father, who was just ready to go to church, put a small amount ofmoney, less than...
At marriage, John and Elizabeth made a home in the end rooms of their mill. By 1796, he acquired from his father the original 90-acre family farm, including the mills, for the price of £2,000. He kept an account book that first year, a manuscript preserved in the Bucks County Historical Society. In all, John bought nearly 50 tracts of land, with the deeds later kept by a grandson, William F. Witte. On this ground, circa 1798, they erected a large stone house.
They produced a family of 10 children, including four sons and six daughters, of whom only one of the sons married. Among the known names were Henry Youngken Haupt, John Haupt Jr., Daniel Haupt, Abraham Haupt, Catherine Riegel, Elizabeth Haupt, Sarah Fry/Frey, Benjamin "Franklin" Haupt, Mary Haupt and Mary Ann Witte.
The Haupts owned two German family Bibles, one printed in Halle in 1741 and another in Nurnberg in 1755.
Catherine was stricken by a type of palsy. She surrendered to the angel of death on March 1, 1831.
John outlived her by two decades. Suffering from palsy, he died near Philadelphia on Aug. 25, 1851, at the age of 84 years, two months and 13 days. His remains were placed in the family's private burial ground and then in 1862 relocated to Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery.. Wrote Anita Eyster in 1931, "John HOUPT so far profited by his early hardships that he gave to his children all the advantages of education that might be had in his day. It is notable that the family has produced few farmers but many engineers and professional men. And the Lutheran creed is still held amongst them, with its harshness modified by time."
~ Son Henry Youngken Haupt ~
Son Henry Youngken Haupt (1793-1864) was born on Aug. 2, 1793.
Henry was a lifelong bachelor.
When the federal census enumeration was made in 1850, he resided in the farm household of his married brother and sister-in-law, Abraham and Rachel Haupt.
By 1860, census records indicate that he had moved into the Springfield Township farming household of 30-year-old Jesse Shellenberger and his wife Elizabeth. The census-taker recorded his occupation at that time as simply "Gent."
He endured dropsy, the buildup of fluids in the lungs, which eventually caused his death.
The heavenly host claimed him away on July 26, 1864, at the age of 70 years, 11 months and 24 days.
His remains sleep for the ages in Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery. Inscribed at the top of his grave marker is the single word "Brother."
~ Son John Haupt Jr. ~
Son John Haupt Jr. (1795-1885) was born on July 25, 1795 in Springfield Township, Bucks County.
He never married.
John and his unmarrked sister Elizabeth Houpt and 52-year-old Elizabeth Fry were marked in the same farm dwelling in the 1860 United States Census.
When the federal census enumeration was made in 1870, John and his sister Elizabeth dwelled together in Springfield Township. He was marked as having no occupation and his estimated real estate as $20,000 and personal worth as $30,000. Mary Mickley, a 19-year-old servant-girl also was in the household.
John at age 85 and his 76-year-old Elizabeth lived under the same roof in Springfield Township in 1880 at the time of the U.S. Census. That year, the census-taker marked his occupation as "Retired Farmer" and hers' as "House Keeping" and recorded that both of them were "healthy."
At the age of 90 years, three months and six days, John died on Oct. 31, 1885.
Burial was in the sacred soil of the Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery. A prominent stone marks his final resting place.
~ Son Daniel Haupt ~
Son Daniel Haupt (1798-1802) was born in 1798.
He only lived to the age of four and died in 1802.
Burial was in Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery.
The cause of his passing is not known, and may be lost to history. One can only imagine the grief into which his parents and extended family were plunged.
A notation of his death was written into the church records.
At the top of Daniel's grave marker is a horizontal flower. Its symbolism is unknown but may represent a budding young life in repose.
The marker is one of the oldest known in the family. Today the text on the face of the stone has begun to fade but is still legible.
~ Son Abraham Haupt ~
Son Abraham Haupt (1799-1871) was born on Sept. 11, 1799.
In Oct. 1829, he wed Rachel Long (Sept. 1, 1799-1852), daughter of Judge William and Jane Long.
They bore five offspring -- Elizabeth Hibbler, Jane Stuckert, William Long Haupt, Sarah Haupt and Mary E. Haupt.
The 1850 United States Census shows the Haupts on a farm in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. Their daughter Jane and son William were still in the household, which also included Abraham's bachelor brother Henry Haupt and 25-year-old domestic seervant Matilda Shank.
During the Civil War, they grieved at the loss of their son from typhoid fever at Falmouth, VA.
Sadly, Rachel was felled by a stroke of apoplexy and died on April 1, 1852, at the age of 52 years and seven months. She sleeps in eternal repose in Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Abraham outlived his wife by nearly two decades. Toward the end he suffered from liver problems. He succumbed to the spectre of death on Aug. 15, 1871. The body was lowered under the sod of Durham Cemetery. The couples' grave markers stand erect and fully legible today.
Daughter Elizabeth Haupt (1821-1848) was born on Sept. 11, 1821. On Aug. 14, 1840, when she was 18 years of age, she married Stuart Hibbler (1819-1896), a native of Hope, NJ. Their marriage lasted for seven-and-a-half years until the separation of death. One known daughter of the couple was Irene Garrigues but there are believed to have been more, with Irene as the youngest. Profound sadness cascaded over the young family when Elizabeth contracted the measles and died on Feb. 3, 1848, at the age of 24 years and nine months. Her remains were lowered under the sod of Durham Cemetery and a marker erected at the grave. At the top is inscribed the single word "Wife." It stands tall and legible today. The widowed Stuart may have married again on Oct. 28, 1851, in Philadelphia, to Mary C. Patterson ( ? - ? ), daughter of Rev. J. Patterson. If so, the wedding was conducted by Rev. S. Tustin and announced in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The federal census enumeration shows the 40-year-old Stuart as unmarried and working as a shoe dealer, residing with 67-year-old Sarah Patterson and others in Philadelphia. Evidence suggests that he wed a third time, on Nov. 5, 1878, to Elizabeth Gautier French (1833-1915) of Jersey City, NJ and the daughter of U.S. Army surgeon Dr. Robert French. Their nuptials were led by Rev. D.H. Macurdy at St. Matthew's Church in Elizabeth's hometown and made public in a notice in the New York Times, which said that Stuart was from Philadelphia. Stuart is believed to have died in East Orange, NJ on July 24, 1896. In an obituary, the Times reported that funeral services were held in the family home, at 42 Halsted Street, and that the "Train leaves foot Barclay and Christopher Sts. at 9:10 A.M. for Brick Church Station." The widowed Elizabeth spent her final years in East Northfield, MA. There, she died on Sept. 5, 1915. She was laid to rest beside Stuart in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY, with his epitaph reading "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" and hers' "Make me to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting."
- Granddaughter Irene Hibbler (1847-1925) was born in 1847 in Bucks County, PA. She was but an infant at her mother's death. On Dec. 14, 1865, she entered into marriage with Philadelphia native Charles Franklin Garrigues (1844-1909). They exchanged their marital vows at St. James Church in Philadelphia, by the hand of Rev. Dr. Morton. News of the marriage was announced in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The only known offspring of this marriage was Regina Garrigues. They put down roots in Allendale, NJ. Charles founded a chemical import/export business, C.F. Garrigues & Company, with offices at 56 Pine Street in Manhattan. The family maintained a summer home in the Halesite section of Huntington Township near Brooklyn, NY, and they were charter members of the Huntington Bay Protective Association. Sadly, while walking in a hall at work, from the elevator to the firm's office, he fell dead to the floor, a victim of a stroke of apoplexy. His attorney, Andrew J. Shipman of the firm Blandy, Mooney & Shipman, told the New York Times that Irene and their daughter were traveling in Canada at the time. An obituary in the Brooklyn Eagle said he "was well-known in the chemical trade." His funeral rites were held at All Souls' Church in Manhattan. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Irene's summer home in later years was in Mount Gretna, Londonderry Township, Lebanon County, PA. The Lebanon Daily News said she "possessed a lovely disposition and was admired by many for her spryness in her advanced age." At the end Irene was burdened with acute enlargement of the heart in addition to chronic heart and kidney disease. The angel of death spirited her away at the age of 78 on July 8, 1925. Her funeral was conducted at St. Luke's Episcopal Church by the hand of Rev. Samuel F. Lyons. Her remains were interred in the New Haverford Friends Meeting Burial Ground in Haverford Township, Delaware County, PA. Her obituary ran in the Daily News,which misspelled her maiden name as "Shippler."
Daughter Jane L. "Jennie" Haupt (1827-1898) was born on Oct. 28, 1827 in Springfield Township, Bucks County, PA. When she was 24 years old, on Oct. 4, 1852, she wed Allentown resident Col. George W. Stuckert (1828-1896), also misspelled as "Stockert." They became the parents of Abraham Stuckert, Elizabeth Houpt Stuckert, Herman Stuckert and Frank Houpt Stuckert. The Stuckerts first lived in Kintnersville, Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. Shortly after the birth of their eldest son Abraham, they relocated to Allentown, Lehich County. The federal census enumeration of 1880 places the family in Allentown, with George employed at a livery stable, and 13-year-old Maggie Beissel in the household working as a servant. The stable was located on Church Street between Linden and Hamilton Streets. George for 18 years also served as the marshal of the popular Allentown Fair. In the words of the Allentown (PA) Leader, he was "one of the best known men in Allentown." They belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Sadly, George died in 1896. Jane lived for another two years and shared a home with her son Abraham at 545 North Sixth Street, Allentown. Death enveloped her on Sept. 29, 1898. An obituary was printed in the Allentown Leader, which called her "the last of her family." Following funeral rites, presided by Rev. J.F. Pollock, burial was in Durham Cemetery.
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| Harness racing at the Allentown Fair where Abraham Stuckert competed |
- Grandson Abraham Haupt Stuckert (1853-1937) was born on July 15, 1853 in Kintnersville, Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. He was a bachelor at home with his parents at age 27 in 1880. He earned a living over the years as a horseman and saddle and bridle equipment repairman. He also was well-known in the community as a light harness race driver. Said the Allentown Morning Call, "From 1871 to about 1906, Mr. Stuckert drove pacers and trotters over most of the half-mile ovals in the East and Mid-West. He followed the Fair circuit for 36 years and drove in several Grand Circuit campaigns. With his father, he operated a livery stable on Church St. between Linden and Hamilton Sts. in the late 1800's." Abraham first married Alice Gernert ( ? - ? ). Together they produced two children, Benjamin H. Stuckert and Emily I. Kress. The marriage dissolved, with Alice suing for divorce in Lehigh County Court in November 1895. Abraham is marked as divorced in the U.S. Census of 1900. He and his brother Frank lived together in 1900 in Allentown, with Abraham generating income as a bicycle dealer and Frank as a cabinet maker. In time, he was united in matrimony with Minnie M. Blank ( ? - ? ). As of 1910, he and Minnie and his cousin Frank W. Houpt lived under the same roof in Allentown, with Abraham now working as a house carpenter and the cousin as a floor man in a department store. By 1920, his primary source of income was as a furniture dealer., and he and Minnie took in German boarders to help make ends meet. The Stuckerts pulled up roots and moved to Pike Township, Berks County by 1930. At the end, they dwelled at 131 South Eighth Street, Allentown. Burdened with chronic heart problems, senility and kidney disease, Abraham became bedfast in early 1935, and remained in this condition for the final two-and-a-half years of his life. He died at the age of 84 on Aug. 29, 1937. Burial was in Durham Cemetery.
Great-granddaughter Emily I. Stuckert (1877-1944) was born on Aug. 23, 1877 in Allentown, PA. She was 18 years of age when her parents divorced. On Oct. 18, 1898, when she was age 21, she tied the marital cord with 25-year-old Harry W. Kress ( ? -1956), also of Allentown and the son of Edwin and Amanda (Glick) Kress. Rev. S.A. Repass officiated. Harry's occupation at the time was as a "cutter." The pair's only child was Alice Christians. As of the mid-1940s, the Kresses lived at the address of 37 North Ninth Street, Allentown. Harry was employed as a young man by the Barber Asphalt Company which paved Allentown's dirt streets. He worked his way up from water boy to local manager over the span of 25 years. Barber went out of business in 1924 and Harry bought its assets, reorganizing them as General Paving Company. He also was the founder of a building supply firm which eventually became Morris Black & Sons. He was so prominent that he was elected as an officer and director of the Second National Bank. Reported the Allentown Morning Call, he was active in the Masons and "in Lehigh County he was a co-founder with the late David Bachman and A.L. Reichebach, of Jordan Lodge 673... and of Lehigh Consistory. He was a member of Rajah Shrine Temple in Reading, and of Allen Chapter and Allen Commandery. When the Lyric Theater was incorporated he became vice president and a director. He was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church." Emily suffered for years with kidney inflammation and became much more seriously ill when the kidneys failed in April 1944. She was admitted to Allentown Hospital and stayed there for the remaining 88 days of her life. She surrendered to the angel of death on July 14, 1944. Interment was in Allentown' Fairview Cemetery. By 1948, Harry relocated to Los Angeles where he had become an investor in a mining enterprise and wholesale wine merchant. Tragically, he was shot and seriously wounded in a holdup in LA but recovered. He died from a heart attack at the age of 84 on Dec. 7, 1956. His passing was headline news in the Morning Call. His survivors included four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. As of 1956, his daughter Alice Christians and her husband resided in the Chicago suburb of River Forest, IL.
Great-grandson Dr. Benjamin H. Stuckert (1879-1967) was born on March 12, 1879. He was an 1899 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Dental School. Benjamin wed Marie F. Erhardt ( ? - ? ). The pair did not reproduce. Benjamin was a dentist in Allentown for more than half a decade, and upon reaching his 50th year received an award from his alma mater. He also owned and managed the Strand Theater on North Eight Street, and in 1928 was elected president of the new Allentown Theater Managers Protective Association. The Strand, said the Allentown Morning Call, was "the initial first-run film motion picture house in Allentown. The old Strand, which had its hayday during the silent film era, has been displaced by business houses." They were members of St. John's Lutheran Church. In the mid-1950s they lived at 2010 Washington Street. Sadly, Marie died at the age of 71 on Nov. 24, 1956. Benjamin lived for another 11 years as a widower. His final dwelling-place was in the Americus Hotel in Allentown. As his health declined, Benjamin was admitted to live in the Parkway Manor Rest Home in South Whitehall. There, at the age of 88, he died three days after Christmas 1967. His remains were lowered under the sod of Fairview Cemetery, Allentown. Under the terms of his will, he bequeathed his entire estate to his niece, Maude E. Tallman of 2710 Allen Street, Allentown.
- Granddaughter Elizabeth Houpt Stuckert (1856-1878) was born on Aug. 14, 1856. Clues suggest that she did not marry. The family was plunged into mourning when, at age 22, Elizabeth passed away on Oct. 11, 1878. Cause of death is not known. The body was interred in Durham Cemetery and a marker erected at the grave which is legible today.
- Grandson Herman H. Stuckert (1858-1910) was born on April 28, 1858 in Allentown. Herman was a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He went on to a career as "one of the best-known druggists of Allentown," said the Allentown Leader. An 1883 article in the Allentown Democrat said he "holds forth at Peter's Central Drug Store [and] is an accommodating clerk, and has a genial smile for every one he meets." Then in 1884 he took a new position in Hazelton, PA as a clerk in the Cole's Palace Drug store of Dr. Cole. He switched jobs again by 1890 to return to Allentown on the staff of Peters & Smith's drug store. Socially, he held a membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles. On Oct. 2, 1890, at the age of 32, he was joined in wedlock with Rosa Brobst ( ? - ? ), daughter of Benjamin and Carolyn (Kistler) Brobst and originally from Lynn Township. A story about the wedding, in the Allentown Morning Call, said he "has for quite a time been tired of bachelorhood and it wasn't long before he decided to mate himself to a charming young lady of North Ninth street... Mr. Stuckert made his arrangements very quietly and but few knew of his coming marriage. Yesterday morning the contracting parties proceeded to Philadelphia and in the afternoon were wedded by a Quaker City minister... Our congratulations." The couple did not reproduce. By 1907, he was working at Dr. Horn's drug store. In her own right, Rosa spent 27 years in the dress alterations department of Hess Brothers Department Store. She belonged to St. Michael's Lutheran Church. Evidence shows that as he aged, Herman became alcoholic and used morphine for pain relief. For reasons unclear, he left his high-profile occupation and as of 1910 sold Quo Vadis brand cigars. At the age of 52, on Sept. 10, 1910, he accidentally overdosed on morphine and was found in front of Lindenmuth's studio in town. Said the Leader, "He was carried to the Lyric Cafe and Dr. Greiss summoned, who after temporary treatment had him removed to the hospital. Death ensued at 2.30. The doctors announced death was due to morphine, which was, however, not taken with suicidal intent." On the official Pennsylvania death certificate, his mother's maiden name was misspelled "Hauck." Funeral rites were held at the home of his brother Frank at 412 North Eighth Street, officiated by Rev. Dr. J.F. Pollock of Siegfried. Said the Leader,
The Fraternal order of Eagles Lodge No. 110, about 50 strong, gave their beautiful and effective ritual, the address being made by their president, Mr. Ulrich, followed by a prayer by their chaplain. Rev. Dr. Pollock finished the services with the final prayer. Numerous and beautiful floral offerings were received. The F.O.E. gave a large wreath of roses, carnations and asters, his brother Abraham of Philadelphia a spray of carnations, hos brother Frank a pillow of carnations and roses marked "Brother," Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Moyer a wreath of asters and autumn leaves, Mr. and Mrs. John Kaufman of Philadelphia a spray of asters, Dr. and Mrs. R.C. Peters a wreath of mixed flowers, Mr. Haltzel and Mr. Block of the Prince Furniture Co. and employes of Frank Stuckert a wreath of pink rosebuds. A slumber robe was sent by Dr. B.H. Stuckert and Mrs. Emily Kress, nephew and niece of the deceased.
The body was lowered into the sleep of ages in Durham Cemetery. The Leader added that he "was a man of many agreeable qualities, and his host of friends were shocked to learn of his demise." Rosa outlived her husband by more than a quarter of a century. She retired from Hess Brothers in about 1930. Her address in the mid-1930s was 141 North Lumber Street in town. After a six-month illness, she suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 76 on Jan. 8, 1936. Rev. George W. Greiss, of the family church, led the funeral rites.
- Grandson Frank Houpt Stuckert (1864-1936) was born on Nov. 9, 1864 in Springtown, Springfield Township, Bucks County. He grew to manhood in Allentown, Lehigh County, PA and was a lifelong bachelor. At age 20, he was a founding member and recording secretary of the Blaine and Logan Club, an organization devoted to electing James G. Blaine president and John A. Logan vice president in the national election of 1884. He remained politically active for years. Then at age 35, in 1900, he shared a home with his brother Abraham and was engaged in cabinet-making. By 1910, he worked for Prince Furniture Company. His employer later in life was Dugan Furniture Company. Frank's final address was 412 North Eighth Street in the residence of Arthur S. Brown. He was diagnosed with liver cancer and pancreatitis and suffered for months until death whisked him away on March 25, 1936, at the age of 71. Mrs. Brown, of the residence, signed the official Pennsylvania death certificate. Flowers were sent by his brother Abraham, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dugan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Haltzell, and the Star Council No. 16 of the Daughters of America. Burial was in Durham Cemetery. In an obituary, the Allentown Morning Call said he "was long engaged in the furniture rebuilding business, having conducted his own place of business at 833 Walnut street for many years. Recently he was affiliated with Dugan Furniture store, this city."
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| Burial of the Union dead at Falmouth, VA |
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Durham Cemetery- courtesy Tom Myers |
After the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Union Army on March 17, 1862 for a term of three years. He was assigned to the 115th Pennsylvania Infantry under the command of Col. R.E. Patterson. William was elected captain of Company I of the regiment. He and the 115th were stationed at Falmouth, VA. After he contracted typhoid fever, he was sent by his surgeon Rev. William R. Blakeslee for treatment on Jan. 15, 1863 to a hospital on the Fitzhugh farm at Falmouth, part of the Sickles Division Hospital. Despite medical care provided by Dr. Edward Livingston Welling, surgeon of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers, no cure was to be had. He lingered for 11 days until death spirited him away on Jan. 26, 1863. It is possible that the body was transported back to Bucks County to sleep with his forbears in the churchyard of the church where he had been baptized all those years ago. His marker stands at his grave and a notation in church records states that his burial site is there.
The widowed Matilda immediately filed for and was awarded a military pension as compensation for her loss. [Widow App. #13.319 - Cert. #3.979] As such, she began receiving checks of $20 monthly. At the time, her address was 1306 North Sixth Street in Philadelphia. She and her son continued to share a home with her mother in Philadelphia as of 1870. Her name adorns the family grave marker, but no dates are inscribed.
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Grandson Frank W. Houpt (1856-1934) was born on July 25, 1856. He was baptized on March 21, 1858 under the rites of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Elizabeth Houpt serving as a witness. Frank was six years old at his father's death away at war. As of 1880, a bachelor at the age of 25, he lived with his mother and grandmother in Philadelphia and earned a living as a bookkeeper. Then in 1900, still in Philadelphia, the 43-year-old resided in the household of his uncle and aunt, Samuel and Elizabeth Martin, and generated income as a furniture salesman. The United States Census of 1910 lists him in the home of his cousin Abraham H. and Minnie Stuckert and working as a floorman in a Philadelphia department store. He is known to have been a clerk employed in Philadelphia General Hospital in 1930. The angel of death cleaved him away at the age of 78 on Sept. 19, 1934. The cause of death was heart disease, hardening of the arteries and an enlarged prostate. Allma Haupt of Allentown was the informant for the official Pennsylvania cause of death. A short notice of his passing was printed in the Allentown Morning Call. Burial was in Durham Cemetery.
Daughter Sarah V. Haupt (1834-1848) was born in July 1834. She contracted a serious case of the measles at the start of the new year in 1848. Unable to recover, she died at age 13 years and six months on Jan. 15, 1848. Her elder sister Mary also came down with the measles and died just 15 days later. Her death was noted in the church records. Her grave marker in Durham Cemetery is next to her sister Mary's but the text on both is fading.
Daughter Mary E. Haupt (1837-1848) was born on May 10, 1837. As with her elder sister Sarah, she developed a deadly diagnosis of the measles in January 1848. Just 15 after the sister died, Mary too was gathered away by the spectre of death, on Jan. 30, 1848 at the age of 10 years, eight months and six days. Her grave marker in Durham Cemetery is next to her sister Sarah's but the text on both is fading.
~ Daughter Catherine (Haupt) Riegel ~
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Friedensville Cemetery- courtesy Tom Myers |
On her 18th birthday, in 1819, she entered into marriage with David Riegel (Sept. 1 or 19, 1794-1865), also spelled "Riegal," and the son of Johannes John and Elizabeth Riegel. As an infant, on Feb. 21, 1795, he had been baptized in the Lower Saucon United Church of Christ in Hellertown.
Together, the pair produced a family of four -- Franklin Riegel, Sophia Riegel, Reuben Reigel and Elizabeth Weidner. They were plunged into grief when son Franklin died in infancy in 1821.
When the federal census enumeration was made in 1850, the Riegels made a home in or near Friedensville in Saucon Township, Northampton (later Lehigh) County, PA, with David engaged as a tanner.
David owned a nine-acre tract of land in Lower Saucon, where they lived in 1860 on the north side of the public road from Hellertown to Allentown. That year, their nest was empty, and the census-taker recorded David's occupation as "Gentleman."
David died on June 27, 1865, two months after the close of the Civil War. The funeral was held in Friedensville, with the sermon based on the scripture I Peter 1: 3-4 -- "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you."
David's last will appointed his nephew Edward Riegel as executor. It bequeathed the family home to the widow but also provided cash and use of the Riegel real estate to their married daughter Elizabeth Weidner.
Catherine survived for another 16 years. Her residence in her final years was in her daughter Elizabeth Weidner's home at Seidersville. At the age of 80 years, nine months and 20 days, she passed into the arms of the angels on Nov. 17, 1881. Burial was in the sacred soil of Friedensville Cemetery in Lehigh County. An obituary in the Allentown Democrat said she had been afflicted with "a long illness ... and during the past three years had suffered greatly from various diseases. So great were her sufferings at times that she often expressed her desire to dwell with the Savious whom she loved so well."
Daughter Sophia Riegel (1822-1829) was born in 1822. Sadly, she did not survive childhood. At the age of seven, she contracted dysentery and died in 1829. A notation of her death was written in the records of the Durham Lutheran Church.
Son Reuben Houpt Riegel (1824-1846) was born on Sept. 3, 1824. He passed away just a dozen days after his 22nd birthday on Sept. 15, 1846. An obituary appeared in the German-language newspaper, Der Liberale Beobachter und Berks, Montgomery und Schuylkill Caunties Allgemeine Anzeiger.
Daughter Elizabeth Josephine Riegel (1829-1905) was born on April 18, 1829. Unmarried in 1850, she lived with her parents in Saucon Township, Northampton County, PA. She is known to have attended the Moravian Theological Seminary as a young woman and to have kept a diary and souvenirs which later were in the seminary's collection. Elizabeth wed Thomas B. Weidner (1823-1886) of Friedensville, whose family had settled and named the village of Wydnor near Seidersville. Their large brood of children included Virginia Catharine Weidner, Jacob E. Weidner, Reuben Riegel Weidner, Erwin H. Weidner, David J. Weidner, Ellen "Sarah" Weierbach, William P. Weidner, Henry E. "Harry" Weidner, Elemina Weidner, Harvey C. Weidner and Jennie C. Minnich. The United States Census counts of 1860 and 1870 place the family on a farm in Seidersville, Lower Saucon Township. As the only surviving adult of four siblings, Elizabeth was named in the last will of her father, who died in 1865. It was directed that she receive an immediate payout of $500 from his estate upon his death. She and Thomas also were given use, improvement and income from his other real estate. Also in the Weidner household in 1870 were Elizabeth's 68-year-old mother, 40-year-old laborer John Bauer, 32-year-old Bavarian-born housekeeper Caroline Hensh and nine-year-old John Hayey, also of Bavaria. Elizabeth's mother appears to have stayed in their home over the 1870s and into 1880. Thomas died at the age of 62 on Feb. 6, 1886. Burial was in Friedensville Cemetery in Lehigh County. Elizabeth outlived him by nearly two decades. She was gathered away by the heavenly host on Sept. 18, 1905, the Allentown Morning Call reporting that she "died suddenly of heart failure." The headcount of her survivors included 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
- Granddaughter Virginia Catharine Weidner (1851-1868) was born on Aug. 22, 1851. She only lived to the age of 16 years, five months and seven days. She passed away on Jan. 29, 1868. She sleeps for the ages in Friedensville Cemetery.
- Grandson Jacob E. Weidner (1851- ? ) was born in about 1851. Nothing more of him is known.
- dGrandson Reuben Riegel Weidner (1853-1922) -- sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Rufus" -- was born on Nov. 24, 1853 in or near Allentown, PA. He dwelled in Seidersville, PA for years. He contracted severe case of typhoid fever in the fall of 1879 and took a long time recover, as reported in the Allentown Democrat. Reuben was united in marriage with Alice Clewell (1855- ? ). Their known offspring were H. Claude Weidner, Estella V. Collins, Howard W. Weidner, William M. Weidner and Thomas S. Weidner. In the 1890s, Reuben was superintendent of the Sunday School of the Seidersville Lutheran Church. Alice and their daughter escaped serious injury in June 1902 when the buggy they were driving was struck by a team of horses of Allentown Transfer Company, and a wheel of the buggy was torn off. Sadly, Reuben died in Wydnor near Seidersville at age 68 on May 3, 1922. A notice of his funeral appeared in the Allentown Morning Call. The site of his funeral was the Friedensville Church and interment the Friedensville Cemetery. Five years later, in April 1927, son Claude, executor of the estate, held a public sale of eight acres of land and numerous personal property, including farming implements and a hay wagon plus much more.
Great-grandson H. Claude Weidner (1877-1934) was born on Feb. 12, 1877 in Seidersville, Northampton County. He wed Sadie C. Buchecker (1881-1941). Together they produced a brood of four -- Marion Clarke (1901-1984), Frances Breuningsen (1904-1969), Ethel Roray (1908-194) and Robert B. Weidner (1912-1982). Reported the Allentown Morning Call, "At an early age he served his apprenticeship as a machinist at the Bethlehem Steel company, which trade he followed until about 1902. Being musically inclined, he studied under Prof. David Samuels and later at the Combs Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia. His background in his musical career started in his early age and while quite young, he played with the Bethlehem band. At various times he played with the Pioneer and Klingler's bands of Allentown; the Fairview, Bethlehem Steel and later the Bethlehem City band of Bethlehem. Many of the older residents will recall his connection with Werkheiser's orchestra at the Bethlehem Grand Opera House and at the Coluseum at Bethlehem. His first position as an organist was at Fritz Memorial church, Bethlehem. Later, he served in a similar capacity for a period of 16 years at St. Mark's Lutheran church at Bethlehem. He also served as an organist at the Reformed church at Freemansburg. He began his career as a teacher of instrumental music about 1902. Many well known instrumentalists began their careers under his guidance." Their residence in 1922 was in Salisbury, PA. For the last two years of his life, Claude was bedfast. At age 57, he died in his residence at Morningside Terrace in Eastern Salisbury on Oct. 19, 1934. Funeral services were conducted in the Jerusalem Reformed Church in Salisbury by the late Rev. T.C. Brown. Burial was in the family plot in Jerusalem Cemetery.
Great-granddaughter Estella V. Weidner (1878-1922) was born in about 1878. On June 24, 1897, she married Constantine Collins ( ? - ? ). The nuptials were held in the home of Estella's parents, led by Rev. George Pomeroy Allen of Bethlehem's Trinity Episcopal Church and announced on the pages of the Allentown Leader. At the time, Constantine earned a living with the South Bethlehem office of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The newlyweds' first residence together was in West Fountain Hill. A trio of children of this marriage were Earl W. Collins, Paul W. Collins and Walter Collins. They held a membership in Nativity Episcopal Church. The family grieved at the death of Estella's father in May 1922, only to have her pass away seven months later in St. Luke's Hospital on Dec. 20, 1922. Her Allentown Morning Call obituary said that funeral services were held in the residence and at their church, followed by burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. As of 1922, son Earl lived in Poughkeepsie, NY, son Paul was a student at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and son Walter at home.
Great-grandson Howard W. Weidner relocated to Lemon City, FL and was there in 1922. By 1934, he had relocated to Miami.
Great-grandson Willis Herbert Weidner (1883-1965) was born on June 12, 1883 in Lower Saucon Township. He was united in the bonds of matrimonial union with Mabel Julien (1882-1956), daughtr of Camille and Emma (Smith) Julien. The pair's two children were Camille R. Weidner and Milla Markos. They put down roots in Wydnor near Seidersville, PA. He earned a living as a chief inspector of the No. 6 machine shop of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. He also served as a director of the Industrial Savings and Loan Company of Bethlehem. The Weidners held a membership in the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in town, where she was involved with its Ramsauer Bible Class. Mabel also was a charter member and chief of the Ad Astra Temple of the Pythian Sisters, grand chief of the Order in Pennsylvania, supreme representative of the United States and the Calypso chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Sadness cascaded over the family when, at the age of 82, having suffered a heart attack years earlier, Willis was felled by an aneurysm of the aorta and was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. There, a day later, he died on Oct. 1, 1965. Funeral rites were held in the family church and an obituary published in the Allentown Morning Call. Son Camille was the informant for the official Pennsylvania certificate of death.
Great-grandson Thomas S. Weidner made his dwelling-place in Wydnor, PA in 1922-1934.
- Grandson Erwin H. Weidner (1855-1915) was born on Sept. 9, 1855. He was a lifelong farmer and settled in Upper Saucon Township near Allentown, PA. Harvey wed Ellen Catharine Yeager (1860-1905). Three known sons in this family were Harvey Edmund Weidner, Charles Elwood Weidner and Thomas B. Weidner. Diagnosed with heart valve disease, he succumbed to the spectre of death at age 59 on Feb. 18, 1915. Burial was in Friedensville. The informant for the death certificate was Harvey Weidner of Centre Valley, PA.
Great-grandson Harvey Edmund Weidner (1880-1920) was born on April 8, 1880 in Lehigh County. He tied the marital cord in 1904 with Helen Eberly (1879-1947). Their only son was Clarence E. "Turkey" Weidner. Their dwelling-place was on a farm north of Centre Valley in Upper Saucon Township. Tragically, Harvey contracted influenza and pneumonia at the age of 39 in the winter of 1920. He could not rally, and the angel of death cleaved him away after just four days of suffering on Feb. 11, 1920. Burial was in Friedensville Cemetery following rites held in the residence.
Great-grandson Charles Elwood Weidner (1884-1955) was born on April 11, 1884 in Lower Saucon Township. He was married. Charles was a longtime grocer. Their address in the 1950s was at 938 North Arch Street, Allentown. Having been diagnosed with hardening of the arteries, he suffered a heart attack in the fall of 1954. Six months later, he surrendered to the spectre of death on March 27, 1955. His remains are in repose in Allentown's Union Cemetery.
Great-grandson Thomas "Bertram" Weidner (1886-1951) was born on April 21, 1886 in Durham, PA. In 1913, he wed Margaret H. Pritchard (1895-1984). Their home was at 418 South 18th Street in Allentown. Bertram generated income through his work as a claim agent for Modern Transfer Company. He was burdened in his final years with heart disease and hardening of the arteries. He then was stricken by a heart attack and passed away in Allentown Hospital on Nov. 23, 1951. Burial was in Cedar Hill Memorial Park.
- Grandson David J. Weidner (1858-1920) was born on March 14, 1858 in Seidersville, PA. He an 1886 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. David was married to Margaret ( ? - ? ). Their only son was Maj. Edward T.B. Weidner. They planted themselves in Philadelphia where he established his career as a druggist, with a store at the corner of 12th and Jefferson Streets. He was a member of the Richmond lodge of the Masons and Horticultural Assembly of the Artisans Order of Mutual Protection. Following a stroke of apoplexy, death claimed his soul in Philadelphia on Nov. 21, 1920. The remains were laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, and the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger printed an obituary.
Great-grandson Edward T.B. Weidner ( ? - ? ) in 1920 was a major of the U.S. Medical Corps and was stationed at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. By 1935, now a lieutenant colonel, he was a medical examiner for U.S. Military Academy recruits. Then in 1938, he and his wife traveled to Bethlehem from their home in Washington, DC. In reporting on the visit, the Allentown Morning Call said that Edward's "family is well known throughout this vicinity, his ancestors having settled what is now known as Wydnor. He stopped at the Moravian seminary to leaf through some of the historical souvenirs and diaries which had accounts of his grandmother, the late Elizabeth J. Riegel, who attended the seminary."
- Granddaughter Ella/Ellen Sarah Weidner (1860-1924) was born on St. Patrick's Day 1860 in the old family homstead in Seidersville. On Jan. 29, 1883, when she was 22 years of age, she married Charles Weierbach ( ? -1898). Together, they produced two daughters -- Edna V. Hartman and Mellie E. Weidner. They lived in Seidersville and Ella was active with the Seidersville Church Sunday School. She also was a member of the Friedens Reformed Church and its Ladies Aid Society. Charles passed away in 1898. Ella outlived him by 26 years. Her final residence was in Wydnor. Suffering from kidney disease, at the age of 64, she was felled by a cerebral hemorrhage and surrendered to the angel of death on Aug. 10, 1924. The funeral was conducted in the Friedensville Church, followed by burial in Friedensville Cemetery. Mrs. Frank R. Hartman of Bethlehem provided key details for the death certificate. The Allentown Morning Call printed an obituary.
Great-granddaughter Edna V. Weierbach ( ? -1945) was born in Seidersville, Northampton County. She married Frank P. Hartman. She was a member of the Friedensville church. They settled in Wydnor and later moved to Newark, NJ. Their only son was Kenneth W. Hartman. Edna died on March 15, 1945 in Newark. Her obituary was published in the Allentown Morning Call.
Great-granddaughter Mellie E. Weierbach wed Dr. M.F. Weidner. The pair relocated to Woonsocket, SD and were there in 1924. By 1945, they migrated to Wyoming and dwelled in Cody, WY.
- Grandson William P. Weidner (1866-1909) was born on the Fourth of July 1866 in Lower Saucon Township. He established his dwelling-place in South Bethlehem, PA. William was married and the father of Ralph Weidner, Beatrice Weidner and Virginia Weidner. William belonged to the Lappawinzoe Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men. Sadly, he developed a serious case of pneumonia in the winter of 1909. Unable to recover, death spirited him away two weeks later at the age of 42 on Feb. 25, 1909. Funeral rites were conducted in the Friedensville Church.
Great-grandson Ralph Weidner ( ? - ? )
Great-granddaughter Beatrice Weidner ( ? - ? )
Great-granddaughter Virginia Weidner ( ? - ? )
- Grandson Henry E. "Harry" Weidner (1863-1922) was born on Nov. 11, 1863 in Northampton County, PA, although some sources give his birth year as 1866. Henry was joined in matrimony in 1889 with Rebecca Craig (Nov. 12, 1869-1932). The three daughters they bore together were Mrs. James Johnson, Stella Weidner and Ruth Weidner. They moved in 1889 to Wilkes-Barre, PA and spent their remaining three-plus decades in the city. There, he was employed by the Wilkes-Barre Railroad Company. He may also have been a carriage-builder. They belonged to the local Lutheran Church, and he held memberships in Lodge 442 of the Masons as well as the Knights Templar and Shrine. The family's final home was at 163 Wood Street. At the age of 55, burdened with heart trouble, he was gathered away suddenly by the heavenly host on Feb. 15, 1922. Reported the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, "Mr. Weidner worked Wednesday and retired as usual without complaining. His wife was first attracted by a noise from his room and upon investigation found him unconscious. Dr. Trapold was summoned and stated that he had died of a stroke." Following a funeral held in the residence, burial was at Ashley Cemetery. Rebecca outlived him by a decade and relocated to 333 North Broad Street in West Hazleton. She passed into the arms of the angels at age 62, in Wilkes-Barre, on March 21, 1932. Her remains sleep for all time in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Hanover, Luzerne County, PA.
Great-granddaughter Lillia Weidner (1883-1949) was born in 1883. She wed James F. Johnson. They lived at 70 Oak Street in Forty Fort, PA in 1932.
Great-granddaughter Della Robertson Weidner (1897-1985) was at home with her parents in 1922. She tied the knot with J. Muir Crosby and settled in West Hazleton, PA.
Great-granddaughter Lt. Col. Ruth R. Weidner (1907-1981) was born in 1907. She lived with her parents in Wilkes-Barre in the early 1920s. As of 1932, she was employed at General Hospital as supervisor of nurses.
- Granddaughter Allien Weidner (1869-1947) -- also spelled Elemina, Alliene and Ellein -- was born on June 29, 1869 in Lower Saucon Township. She entered into wedlock with James J. Stull (March 16, 1868-1924). The pair resided in James' hometown of Philadelphia in the early 1900s through the mid-1920s, with an address in 1924 of 4712 Wayne Avenue. Their only child was David A. Stull. James earned a living as owner of a restaurant at 23 North 11th Street and as a partner in other businesses. Said the Philadelphia Inquirer, he "was connected with many building and loan associations and had served as an officer and director for many years." He also was active with the Masons. Having become seriously ill with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis, James' health declined over the next two years until death on Dec. 7, 1924. Interment was in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, also known as Ivy Hill Cemetery. Allien lived for another 23 years as a widow. Her final dwelling was at 5814 Morris Street in Germantown. She died in Philadelphia on Nov. 28, 1947 after suffering for years from hypertension and cardiovascular disease. A brief notice of her passing was printed in the Inquirer.
Great-grandson David A. Stull ( ? - ? )
- Grandson Harvey C. Weidner (1872-1876) was born on Feb. 7, 1872. Sadly, he did not survive childhood. He died on Leap Day 1876, just 22 days after his fourth birthday. His remains were lowered under the sod of Friedensville Cemetery.
- Granddaughter Jane C. "Jennie" Weidner (1875-1954) was born on April 14, 1875. She wed D. Davis James Minnich (June 7, 1873-1943), sometimes misspelled "Minnick." He originally was from Easton and the son of William and Amelia (Fritz) Minnich. Two children of this union were Dorothy E. Minnich and William T. Minnich. Their home in 1905 was in Easton. Eventually he became a piano teacher and an organist in local churches in Allentown. Sadly, at the age of 69, Davis died on March 15, 1943. An obituary in the Allentown Morning Call said that burial was in Easton Heights Cemetery. Jennie survived him by 11 years. She passed into eternity on Valentine's Day 1954.
Great-granddaughter Dorothy E. Minnich lived at home with her parents in 1943.
Great-grandson William T. Minnich put down roots in Allentown.
~ Daughter Elizabeth Haupt ~
Daughter Elizabeth Haupt (1804-1881) was born on Dec. 10, 1804.
She too did not marry. Evidence suggests that she shared a dwelling-place in 1860 with her bachelor brother John, and Elizabeth Fry, in Springfield Township, Bucks County.
The spirit of death cleaved her away on Sept. 6, 1881.
In his Haupt genealogy manuscript, Rev. William H. Haupt of Charition, IA furnished no data other than her name.
~ Daughter Sarah (Haupt) Fry/Frey ~
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| Durham Union Cemetery, Bucks County - courtesy Tom Myers |
Daughter Sarah Haupt (1807-1863) was born on Feb. 12 or 14, 1807.
She wed the Hon. James Fry/Frey ( ? - ? ) of Allentown, PA.
The couple appears to have belonged to the Durham Lutheran Church in Bucks County.
She was felled by a stroke of apoplexy and died on St. Patrick's Day 1863, at the age of 56 years, one month and 14 days. Burial was in the Durham Union Cemetery. A notation of her death was written into the church records.
Many years later, in 1921, Dr. B.F. Fackenthal Jr. of Riegelsville recorded the inscriptions on the graves and retyped them for a written record.
Their paper trail has gone cold.
~ Son Benjamin "Franklin" Haupt ~
Son Benjamin "Franklin" Haupt (1809-1838) was born on Feb. 12, 1809 or on Aug. 30, 1809.
Sadly, he contracted a deadly case of typhoid fever and was unable to rally.
At the age of 29, he passed away on Sept. 3, 1838. His remains sleep in the sacred soil of Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery.
~ Daughter Mary Haupt ~
Daughter Mary Haupt ( ? -1814) was born in about 1812 or 1813.
She died at the age of one in 1814.
Interment was in Durham Lutheran Church Cemetery.
A notation of her death was written into the church records.
Carved at the top of her upright grave marker was the figure of awilted flower.
The text on the stone reads: "Mary, daughter of J. & E. Houpt, died 1814 in the 2nd year of her age."
~ Daughter Mary Ann (Haupt) Witte ~
Daughter Mary Ann Haupt (1816-1876) was born on Dec. 8, 1816.
On June 18, 1840, at the age of 23, she was joined in wedlock with the Hon. William H. Witte (Oct. 4, 1817-1875), son of Christopher Henry and Elizabeth (Wagner) Witte of Springfield Township, Bucks County.
They were the parents of a brood of three children -- Emma Elizabeth Smith, William Franklin Witte and Mary Ellen Haupt.
At the age of 16, in 1833, William took over the family business after the death of his father. Then at the age of 21, in 1838, he opened a retail store in Hellertown, and after two years moved to Philadelphia. He then opened a business on Third Street and remained in the city for good. Said the History of Bucks County, William was "a prominent man in politics, being a fluent public speaker and having a commanding presence. He was a man of great natural ability, and what he lacked in classical culture made up by close reading and study and persuasive eloquence. He was elected to the Congress of the United States, about 1850, and served one term. He aspired to the Governor's chair of Pennsylvania and was a candidate for nomination."
Despite living in Philadelphia, they retained an interest in the family farmstead, and inherited it after the death of Mary Ann's bachelor brother John.
Wife and husband died only a few months apart. Suffering from dropsy, a buildup of fluid in the lungs, he passed first, on Nov. 26, 1875.
Mary Ann outlived her spouse by just three-plus months. She contracted blood poisoning ("pyaemia") and died on March 5, 1876 at age 59.
In 1931, their son William owned and occupied the old Haupt farm and stone house.
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| Anita (Smith) Eyster belonged to this family organization in Philadelphia |
Daughter Emma Elizabeth Witte (1841- ? ) was born on May 22, 1841. She entered into marriage with Alfred Eugene Smith (Jan. 11, 1836-1905). Their three children were Anita Ludlum Eyster, Elizabeth Haupt Smith and Margaret Regina Smith. They grieved at the death of daughter Margaret in 1901 at the age of about 29. Alfred died on Jan. 4, 1905.
- Granddaughter Anita Ludlum Smith ( ? - ? ) - She was joined in wedlock with (?) Eyster. In the 1930s, Anita was active in genealogy and was historian with the Colonial Haupt Association and a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Her writings on the Youngken and Haupt families are essential for the understanding of these early Pennsylvania German families. Her home in 1931 was on South 42nd Street in Philadelphia.
- Granddaughter Elizabeth Haupt Smith ( ? - ? )
- Granddaughter Margaret Regina Smith ( ? -1901) died in 1901 at the age of about 29.
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Durham Cemetery - courtesy Tom Myers |
Daughter Mary Ellen Witte (1849-1921) was born on May 20, 1849. She was united in matrimony with a cousin, Henry E. Haupt (June 30, 1855-1925), son of Jacob "Lewis" Leeds and Louisa Caroline (Keller) Haupt and grandson of John "Jacob" and Anna Margaretta (Wiall Snyder) Haupt.
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