Joseph Jeremiah Eshleman (1884 - 1954)

Born 16 Dec 1884 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia J (Forney) Eshleman — married 5 Jan 1911 (to 1954) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 13 May 1954 at age 69 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1884. He was the son of John Eshleman and Mary Stoffel. The 1900 census information shows him living in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with his parents and siblings. ^[1]In 1911 he married Amelia J. Forney. ^[2] The 1920, 1930, and 1940 census information shows him living in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children. His occupation is listed as an owner/operator of a thresher business. A thresherman is a man who harvests wheat. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Joseph passed away in 1954. ^[6]

Research Notes

There is a picture of his tombstone on Find A Grave with complete birth and death dates. Long-14382 11:37, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SW-V5S : accessed 8 March 2020), Joseph J Eshelman in household of John Eshelman, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 10A, family 204, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,403.
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFMZ-4FW : 7 January 2020), Joseph J. Eshleman and Amelia J. Forney, 5 Jan 1911; citing Marriage, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRL-Q9Z : accessed 8 March 2020), Joseph J Eshleman, South Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 130, sheet 3B, line 68, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1559; FHL microfilm 1,821,559.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHS7-RD3 : accessed 8 March 2020), Joseph J Eshleman, South Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 11A, line 1, family 232, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2028; FHL microfilm 2,341,762.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ85-34R : 28 July 2019), Joseph Eshleman, South Hanover Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-111, sheet 17A, line 35, family 276, 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 3484.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8464269 Hanoverdale Cemetery Hanoverdale, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA