Fredrick Oehrli (1836 - 1926)

Born 21 Sep 1836 in Switzerland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1926 at age 89 in South Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Fredrick was born in 1836 in Switzerland. German was his original language.

Occupation: cabinet maker and carpenter

He married Magdalena “Lena” Santschi (1832-1917) in about 1860, probably in Switzerland . She was the daughter of Peter Santschi and C. Breon. They emigrated to America in 1868 or 1869. Their children included:

1. Nicholas J. Oehrli (ca.1861-between)
2. Frederick Oehrli (1865-1922) - married Sallie Lloyd Pierce
3. Peter Oehrli (ca.1866-bef.1900)
4. Godfrey J. Oehrli (1870-1959) - married Annie Walton

In 1900 census, it was reported that Madalena had had 7 children, but only 3 were still living. In 1910 census, only 2 were still living. They would have been Fred and Godfrey. Nicholas died between 1900-1910.

They initially lived in Rockland, Sullivan County, New York. They had moved to Southern Avenue, South Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania by 1881. They moved to Central Avenue before settling at 445 Reynolds Street, South Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

Fredrick died 10 April 1926 of a cerebral apoplexy at age 91 in South Williamsport. He was buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Sources

• City Directories:
  • Williamsport, PA, 1881: WM. H. Boyd, 1881. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  • Williamsport, PA, 1883: WM. H. Boyd, 1883. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  • Williamsport, PA, 1889: WM. H. Boyd, 1889. Ancestry.com. Williamsport, Pennsylvania Directories, 1889-92 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
  • Williamsport, PA, 1889: WM. H. Boyd, 1890. Ancestry.com. Williamsport, Pennsylvania Directories, 1889-92 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KP-QBK : 17 October 2014), Frederick Earley, New York, United States; citing p. 49, family 388, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,601.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QZ-KRJ : 22 January 2015), Frederick Oherli, South Williamsport borough Ward 2, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,438.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDN-TL1 : 29 October 2015), Fred Ohrli, South Williamsport Ward 2, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,385.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 144684860 for Frederick: Created by Kathryn; Record added Apr 07, 2015 - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=144684860
• Fredrick's death certificate: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com. database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.