Joseph Bryan Spangler (1900 - 1981)

Born 13 Sep 1900 in Buffalo Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1981 at age 80 in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Joseph Spangler was born in 1900, a son of Thomas Edmond Spangler (1872–1946) and Ada Biddle (1873–1933). He grew up on the family farm in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.^[1], ^[2]

He married Elsie May Kline (1897-1937) on 21 September 1920 at the Lutheran parsonage in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania.^[3] Their children included:

1. Ferol Elaine Spangler (1922-2006)^[4]
2. Fay Lorene Spangler (1925–1929) - died about a week before her 4th birthday^[5]
3. Barbara Elizabeth Spangler (1929-2010)

In 1930 they were living in the village of New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania. Joe was a laborer for a hardware company.^[6]

His wife Elsie died in 1937. In 1939 daughter Ferol married in Virginia.^[7] By 1940 he and 10-year-old daughter Barbara had moved to the nearby small town of Mifflinburg in Union County. He had hired a housekeeper, Bessie V. Parker, to help. She had her 14-year-old son, Richard E. Parker, living with them too. Joe was a laborer in the wholesale oil industry.^[8]

In 1941, he married his housekeeper, Bessie Viola Mitchell Parker (1901–1986). They lived on 2nd Street in Mifflinburg.^[9]

In 1950, the children had all moved out. Joe and Bessie were living alone in Mifflinburg. He was a foreman for a radio cabinet manufacturer. Bessie was working in a silk mill.^[10]

Joe passed away in April 1981 from a heart attack at age 80 and was buried in New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania.^[11], ^[12], ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG6M-L8F : accessed 11 December 2022), Joseph B Spangler in household of Thos E Spangler, Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 161, sheet 6A, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1423; FHL microfilm 1,375,436.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNM1-MZS : 3 February 2021), Joseph B Spangler in entry for Thomas Spangler, 1920.
3. ↑ Lewisburg Journal newspaper; Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Published 24, September 1920; Page 4, Column 3 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/302802727/
4. ↑ Burial of daughter Ferol: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94566126/ferol-elaine-reitz: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for Ferol Elaine Spangler Reitz (16 Jun 1922–11 Oct 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94566126, citing Winfield Cemetery, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Jesus My Savior (contributor 47465934).
5. ↑ Burial of daughter Fay: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163912270/fay-lorene-spangler: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for Fay Lorene Spangler (19 May 1925–8 May 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163912270, citing New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Charles Boetsch (contributor 48409474).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHHC-MMM : accessed 11 December 2022), Joseph B Spangler, New Berlin, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 4B, line 72, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2150; FHL microfilm 2,341,884.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-3SDS : 20 February 2021), Joseph Spangler in entry for Tennyson Ambrose Reitz and Ferol Elaine Spangler, 06 May 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Winchester, , Virginia, United States, certificate 13471, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ6S-DZG : 21 May 2020), Joseph B Spangler, Mifflinburg Borough, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-17A, sheet 11A, line 6, family 258, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3615.
9. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2385. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
10. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mifflinburg, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2732; Sheet Number: 77; Enumeration District: 60-21. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
11. ↑ Obituary: The Daily Item newspaper; Sunbury, Pennsylvania; Published 22 April 1981; Page 8, Column 1 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/485252763/
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94223183/joseph-bryan-spangler: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for Joseph Bryan Spangler (13 Sep 1900–21 Apr 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94223183, citing New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Crissie (contributor 48954222).
13. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPZH-N6X : 8 January 2021), Joseph Spangler, Apr 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).