Lewis Kleindienst Glatfelter (1843 - 1916)

Born 20 Oct 1843 in North Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Kerchner) Glatfelter — married 15 Feb 1863 in North Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Matilda (Kerchner) Glatfelter — married 9 Jun 1901 in York, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1916 at age 72 in Springfield Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Lewis Glatfelter has German Roots.

Lewis, son of Charles Glatfelter and Leah Klinedinst (or Kleindienst), was born 20 October 1843 in North Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania.^[1][2] He grew up in Codorus Township, where in 1860, his father cultivated the land.^[3] The household then included his parents Charles (age 46) and Leah (46), Lewis (16, a farmhand), and his siblings Charles (15), Sebilla [sic] (13), Peter (11), Leah (10), Ruban [sic] (8), George (6), Ephraim (4) and Henry (9 months).^[3]

On 15 February 1863 in North Codorus Township, he married Isabella Kerchner, daughter of John Bailey Kerchner and Elizabeth Behler.^[1] Together they had eight children—five of whom died in early childhood—and fostered another.

• Franklin (b. 31 August 1863;^[4] d. 11 September 1863).^[4][1]

• Emma Jane (b. 9 October 1864;^[5] m. Edward Glatfelter Myers;^[6] d. 28 May 1923).^[5]

• Lucy Ann (b. 6 January 1867;^[7] m. Levi M Bailey, MD;^[8] d. 4 December 1942).^[7]

• Alice Ann Elizabeth (b. 29 October 1868; d. 1 April 1870).^[1]

• Maranda (b. 7 March 1870;^[9] d. 28 November 1870).^[9][1]

• Anders (b. ~1871;^[10] d. unknown).

• Rose (b. ~1876; d. before 1880).^[1][11]

• Paul (b. 15 November 1880;^[12] d. 26 January 1881).^[12][1]

And their foster son:

• Rev. Henry David "Harry" Newcomer (b. 18 July 1870;^[13] m. Mary Amanda Bowman;^[14] m. possibly Christiann Barbara Maurer;^{[citation needed]} d. 25 March 1950).^[13]

Lewis owned a home farm of 100 acres and an additional 60 acres adjoining it in Codorus Township.^[1] On it the family consisting of Lewis (age 25, farmer), his wife Isabella (31) and daughters Emma (6) and Lucy (3) lived in 1870.^[15] By 1880, a son—Anders (9)—and foster son—Henry Newcomer (age 11, given as Newman)—were added to Lewis (36, farmer), Isabel (41), Emma (15) and Lucian (13).^[10]

Lucy Ann and Emma married in 1887,^[8][6] Henry in 1898^[14] and his wife Isabella died in early 1900.^[16] This left Lewis (age 57, farmer) alone with a maid servant in Jefferson Borough, Corordus Township, in 1900.^[2]

On 9 June 1901 in York County, he remarried to Isabella's younger sister Matilda (Kershner) Olp.^[17] In 1910 the couple lived in Hellam Township, York County: Lewis K. (age 66, farmer) and Matilda (age 63).^[18]

He died 13 March 1916 and was buried in Shaffers Church Cemetery in Seven Valleys, York, Pennsylvania.^[19] His second wife Matilda survived another two years, dying 3 September 1918.^[20] She was buried near him.^[20]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Gibson, John (ed.) History of York County Pennsylvania From the Earliest Time to the Present, vol. 1. Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1886. p. 92.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 12 April 2019), Lewis Gladfelter, Corordus Township, Northern District Jefferson borough, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 128, sheet 11B, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,500.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (12 December 2017), Lewis Glatfelter in entry for Charles Glatfelter, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #15395146 Franklin in Shaffers Church Cemetery.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #44720112 Emma Jane in Greenmount Cemetery.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 12 April 2019), [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3HH-KZT Emma J. Myers in household of Edward G. Myers, District 2 York city Ward 11, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 3B, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,503.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #9009384 Lucy Ann's cenotaph in Shaffers Church Cemetery has full birth and death dates engraved on it.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (6 November 2017), Levi M. Bailey and Lucy Ann Glatfelter, 20 Apr 1887; citing Marriage, , York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 22,139.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #17360429 Miranda is buried in Shaffers Church Cemetery.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Glatfelter, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 122C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1206; FHL microfilm 1,255,206.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #25386619 Rocy Ellen in Shaffers Church Cemetery. I have some questions regarding whether Rocy Ellen and Rose are the same person. The memorial says she died in August, the cenotaph says 22 February and names her mother as Sarah. Gibson does state that Lewis and Isabella had a daughter named Rose who had died before publication of the book in 1886.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #25383755 Paul in Shaffers Church Cemetery.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, database, FamilySearch (25 December 2014), Harry David Newcomer, 1950; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, [www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (2004); citing vol. 1402, certificate number 6949, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (23 September 2017), Harry D. Newcomer and Mary A. Bowman, 6 Oct 1898; citing Marriage, , York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 22,143.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Lewis Klatfelter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 6, family 42, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,968.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Isabella Kerchner Glatfelter on Find A Grave: Memorial #14713297 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Shaffers Church Cemetery in Seven Valleys, York, Pennsylvania.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (6 November 2017), Lewis K. Gladfelter and Matilda Olp, 09 Jun 1901; citing Marriage, York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 22,144.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 12 April 2019), Lewis K Glatfelter, Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 5A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1433; FHL microfilm 1,375,446.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #13984334 Grave of Lewis at Shaffers Church Cemetery in Seven Valleys, York County, Pennsylvania, includes full date of death engraved on his memorial.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #13880916 Matilda's memorial shows her relationship as wife and gives full date of death.
21. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17360414 Alice's stone in in Shaffers Church Cemetery has full dates.