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Descendants of Daniel Bernard Raffensparger

Generation No. 3

7. JOHN ANDREW³ RAFFENSPARGER (SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born Abt. 1889 in Altoona,Pa, and died October 26, 1958 in 111 E. Hume Ave., Alexandria, Va - Mount Comfort Cemetery. He married BESSIE LAURA RAMEY, daughter of AARON RAMEY and MARY RITCHEY. She was born January 27, 1892 in Blueknob, Pennsylvania, and died April 13, 1980 in Tucson, Arizona.

Notes for JOHN ANDREW RAFFENSPARGER:
In Loving Memory Of John A. Raffensparger

Aged 69, a retired signal maintainer for the Pennsylvania Railroad here, died at 8:30 a.m. yesterday at his home, 111 E. Hume Ave., Alexandria, Va., after a week's illness. He was born in Altoona, a son of Lloyd and Ida (Sherman) Raffensparger, and married Bessie Ramey. He retired in 1951 from the railroad service. Surviving are his wife, four children, Mrs. Nellie Shumaker, Mrs. Ruth E. Gority, John K. and Richard B., all of Alexandria; 15 grandchildren, and one brother, Daniel of Altoona. Friends are being received at the Cunningham Funeral Home, Alexandria. Died October 26, 1958.

Mount Comfort Cemetery

Notes for BESSIE LAURA RAMEY:
Died in Tucson, Arizona 11:13 am on April 13,1980 at Tucson General Hospital at the age of 88 from cardio-respiratory arrest due to old age. She was cremated on 4-16-80 at El Encanto Crematory in Tucson, Arizona. Funeral Home was Valley Funeral Home at 2545 N. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona. She was a resident of
Arizona for 16 years.

Children of JOHN RAFFENSPARGER and BESSIE RAMEY are:

16.	i.		RUTH ELEANOR⁴ RAFFENSPARGER, b. February 12, 1917, 711 East Walton Ave. Altoona,Pa.
	ii.		NELLIE EVELYN RAFFENSPARGER, b. January 12, 1915, 2411 11th Ave. Altoona, Pa. Blair Co.; d. October 20, 1995, Fredericksburg, Va - Fredericksburg Nursing Home; m. (1) LEWIS DANNER SHUMAKER; b. Orangeburg, S.C.; m. (2) JIM DOUGHERTY; m. (3) CARL WOLFE, 1932.

Notes for NELLIE EVELYN RAFFENSPARGER:
No children of her own, adopted Mary's kid after her death from childbirth.

17.	iii.	MARY KATHERN RAFFENSPARGER, b. January 17, 1913, Sir John Gibboney House, Duncaansville,Pa. Blair County; d. 1952.
18.	iv.	JOHN KENNETH RAFFENSPARGER, b. April 06, 1919, 711 East Walton Ave. Altoona,Pa; d. August 14, 1992, Tucson, Arizona.
19.	v.	RICHARD BLAIR RAFFENSPARGER, b. January 04, 1933, 617 4th Ave. Altoona,Pa..

8. DANIEL BERNARD³ RAFFENSPARGER (SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹)⁵ was born May 23, 1882 in Altoona, Pa., and died October 16, 1970 in Altoona, Pa. - Calvary Cemetary, Sec.P, lot 10 - Mercy Hospital. He married ETHEL REGINA WILMORE⁵ November 21, 1906 in Homestead, Pa.⁵, daughter of JOHN WILMORE and MINNIE ?. She was born July 18, 1882, and died May 25, 1976 in Altoona, Pa,-Calvery Cem. , Sec D,Lot 10.

Notes for DANIEL BERNARD RAFFENSPARGER:
OBIT (Book R, Page 138)
DANIEL B. RAFFENSPARGER Of 914 3rd Ave., died at 5:15 p.m. yesterday, Oct. 16, 1970, in Mercy Hospital. He was born May 23, 1883, in Altoona, the son of Lloyd and Ida (Sherman) Raffensparger, and married Regina Wilmore in 1906. Surviving are his wife, a son and daughter, Paul, at home, and Mrs. Dorothy Heisler of Altoona, two grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Diehl of Hollidaysburg and Mrs. Maude Mann of Dayton Ohio. Mr. Raffensparger was a retired contractor and painter. He was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church. Friends will be received in Books Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.

Retired contractor and painter. Member of St. Marks Catholic Church.

Notes for ETHEL REGINA WILMORE:
E.R. Wilmore died of Leukemia

Family were members of St. Marks Catholic Church

Beleived to have lived in Dayton, Ohio.

Children of DANIEL RAFFENSPARGER and ETHEL WILMORE are:

20.	i.	DORTHY MAY⁴ RAFFENSPARGER, b. May 15, 1909; d. August 1997.
	ii.	PHYLLIS RAFFENSPARGER⁵, b. 1922; d. 1969, Calvery Cem. , Sec P,Lot 10.
	iii.	ALBERT PAUL RAFFENSPARGER⁵, b. August 31, 1907, Altoona, Pa.; d. June 30, 1981, Mercey Hospital - Calvery Cem. Sec.P, lot 10.

Notes for ALBERT PAUL RAFFENSPARGER:
OBIT July 1, 1981
PAUL RAFFENSPARGER
73, of St. Leonard's Home, 601 N. Montgomery St., Hollidaysurg, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 1981, in Mercy Hospital. He was born Aug. 31, 1907, in Altoona, the son of Daniel B. and Regina (Wilmore) Raffensparger. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Heisler of Altoona and two nieces. Mr. Raffensparger was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the I. Melvin Books Funeral Home.

RAFFENSPARGER - The funeral of Paul Raffensparger of St. Leonard's Home, Hollidaysburg, will be held with a mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Mark's Catholic Church. Interment in Calvery Cemetery. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the I. Melvin Books Funeral Home, where a wake service will be held between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday.

Book 4 Page52B
Book R Page 138

Died from mirocardio infraction.

iv.

BERNARD RAFFENSPARGER⁵, d. 1913, Dayton, OH.

9. HENRY LLOYD³ RAFFENSPARGER (SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born 1894 in Altoona, Pa., and died in Harrisburg, Pa.. He married SUSANE E. BEERS. She was born 1889 in Newport, Pa., and died July 20, 1983 in Middlehome, Pa..

Children of HENRY RAFFENSPARGER and SUSANE BEERS are:

	i.		GRACE GARRETT⁴ RAFFENSPARGER, b. Abt. 1909, Duncansville, Pa.; m. ROBERT GARRETT, September 20, 1928; b. Abt. 1908, Hummelstown, Pa..
	ii.		MARTHA PEARL RAFFENSPARGER, b. Abt. 1912, Landisurg, Pa.; m. ALDO J. LAM, June 27, 1932; b. Abt. 1911, Augusta Co., Va..

Notes for MARTHA PEARL RAFFENSPARGER:
Chocolate worker

Notes for ALDO J. LAM:
Metal Lather

21.

iii.

SAMUEL LLOYD RAFFENSPARGER, b. September 03, 1913, Blair, Pa.; d. December 30, 1972.

10. MAUDE CECILIA³ RAFFENSPARGER (SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born November 21, 1898 in McKee's Gap, Blair Co., Pa., and died October 29, 1977 in Kettering, Ohio-Montgomery Co.. She married PERCY HOWARD MANN February 20, 1913 in Kettering, Ohio or Cumberland, Md.. He was born April 29, 1894 in Altoona, Pa., and died March 25, 1975 in Mattie, Pa..

Notes for MAUDE CECILIA RAFFENSPARGER:
Mrs. Maude Mann, 1503 Richard St., is very proud of her four sons in the armed forces. Staff Sgt. Charles Mann, the first son to enter the service, enlisted Sept. 18, 1936, and is stationed at Boston, Mass. with the Army Air Force. Previously he was located at Staunton, Va., and his wife, Mrs. Belva Hoover Mann, and daughter, Yvonne, are still living with her parents in Staunton, Va., for the duration of the was. Pfc. Roert Mann, who at present is enjoying a 15-day furlough with his family and friends, went into service July, 1942, and is with the field artillery at Fort Sill, okla. He was employed at NCR.

Pfc. Howard Mann is a member of the military police at Fort Dix, N.J. He was inducted Dec. 14, 1942, at which time he was employed at the Royal Bowling alleys, Dayton. Howard's wife, the former Reva Lykins, and their 18-month--old son, Thomas is residing with his mother.

The fourth son, Pvt. Jerry Mann entered the service Dec. 21, 1942. He is now in training with the army at Greenville, Pa. He formerly worked at a local meat market and his wife, Mrs. Betty Spohr Mann, lives at 1222 Springfield St.

Children of MAUDE RAFFENSPARGER and PERCY MANN are:

BEULAH MARIE⁴ MANN, b. August 26, 1913, Altoona, Blair Co., Pa.; d. December 04, 1998, Altoona Hospital Center for Nursing Care, Altoona, Blair Co., Pa.; m. WILLIAM A. WOOLIS, October 1940, Washington, D.C.; d. February 07, 1969.

Notes for BEULAH MARIE MANN:
Beulah Mann Woolis donated information on family tree to Blair Co. Pa. Genealogy Society.
Wrote the "Mann" book.

Obit.

Beulah 'Boots' (Mann) Woolis

Mrs. Beulah "Boots" (Mann) Woolis, 85, Eldorado, died Friday morning, Dec. 4, 1998, at the Altoona Hospital Center for Nursing Care, following an extended illness.

She was born Aug. 26, 1913, in Altoona, the daughter of the late P. Howard and Maude C. (Raffensparger) Mann. She married William A. Woolis Oct. 14, 1940, in Washington, D.C. He died Feb. 7, 1969.

Mrs. Woolis was a housewife. She was a member of the Blair County Genealogical Society and the Bedford County Historical Society.

Surviving are three sisters: Doris Headlee of Littleton, Col., Joyce Stemmler of Kettering, Ohio and Shirley Smith of Vandalia, Ohio; five brothers: Walter of Kettering, Charles of Staunton, Va., and Howard, Lewis and Stanley, all of Dayton, Ohio.

Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Warren H. Replogle Funeral Home.

WOOLIS-Services for Beulah "Boots" (Mann) Woolis of Eldorado will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Warren H. Replogle Funeral Home by Father Michael A. Singer. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Warren H. Replogle Funeral Home. Mrs. Woolis was receded in death by three sisters: Jeanne, Mariam and Viola; two brothers: Robert and Gerald. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cripple Children's Society.

22.	ii.	HOWARD EDWARD MANN.
	iii.	VIOLA ESTHER JEANNE MANN, b. February 23, 1916; d. June 03, 1995, Dayton, Ohio; m. HAROLD BOCK.
23.	iv.	CHARLES WILLIAM MANN.
24.	v.	ROBERT ANDREW MANN, b. July 26, 1919; d. May 30, 1982.
25.	vi.	GERALD EUGENE MANN, b. January 05, 1921, Altoona, Pa.; d. October 27, 1943, Guadalconal-National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
26.	vii.	ALICE JOYCE MANN.
	viii.	MIRIAM PHYLLIS MANN, b. November 11, 1924; d. September 21, 1925, Altoona, Pa. -Rose Hill Cem. - lot 1/2 of 65, sec. C.

Notes for MIRIAM PHYLLIS MANN:
Died at age 10months 10 days, at 3018 Maple Ave. Altoona, Pa. Buried in Rose Hill Cem. - lot 1/2 of 65, Sec.C

	ix.	WALTER EMERSON MANN.
27.	x.	SHIRLEY LARUE MANN.
28.	xi.	LEWIS WILLARD MANN.
29.	xii.	DORIS EILEEN MANN.
30.	xiii.	STANLEY KAY MANN.

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