Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Evelyn Jane Fields
Ancestors of Evelyn Jane Fields
8.William Henry Fields, born 1860 in Phoenixville, PA; died August 24, 1944 in Norristown, PA.He was the son of 16. George A. Fields and 17. Sarah Ann Ingham.He married 9. Catherine Bell August 03, 1889 in Camden, NJ.
9.Catherine Bell, born November 27, 1870 in Philadelphia, PA; died March 14, 1955 in Norristown, PA.She was the daughter of 18. William Henry Bell and 19. Sarah Catherine Saylor.
Notes for Catherine Bell:
Catherine's death certificate lists her death location as Norristown State Hospital.
Her address prior to her death was Audubon. I can only assume that she must have lived with her daughter Anna and son-in-law Arthur Loughin.
More About Catherine Bell:
Cause of Death: Bile Peritonitis due to perforated empyema gall bladder
Medical Information: Arteriosclerioses An autopsy was performed She remained in Norristown State Hospital for 19 days prior to her death.
Children of William Fields and Catherine Bell are:
| 4 | i. | Charles Richard Fields, born June 05, 1904 in Port Kennedy, PA; died April 15, 1963 in Skippack, PA; married Fyetta Hannah Weidner March 21, 1925. | ||
| ii. | Anna Catherine Fields, born 1897; died 1959; married Arthur Loughin; born 1896; died 1970. | |||
| iii. | Agnes Catherine Fields, married Samuel Bower. | |||
| iv. | Elwood Fields, born 1890; died 1896 in Catfish Dam, Chester County, PA. |
10.John S. Weidner, born May 03, 1876 in Earlville, Berks County, PA.He was the son of 20. Mahlon Earl Weidner and 21. Amanda M. Sheadler.He married 11. Mary Catherine Bower.
11.Mary Catherine Bower, born 1880 in Birdsboro, Berks County, PA; died in Reading, PA.She was the daughter of 22. Emerson E. Bower and 23. Olivia Swoyer.
Notes for John S. Weidner:
John S. Weidner was a farmer in Amity.
It was said that he was gassed in the 1st World War and became epileptic. He
died from self inflicted wound at the grist mill owned by his father. I am not sure if it was by gun shot or by a hanging.
| Notes for Mary Catherine Bower: Mary is buried in Laurelville Cemetery, near Muhlenburg Park in Reading, PA In 1920, Mary lived with her daughters Fyetta and Amanda in Reading on 637 Clinton Street. In 1920, John Weidner lived with his parents in Amity Township. He worked in the Grist Mill. Mary and Amanda both worked in the pants factory as operators. Mary married Glenn Hartline sometime between 1920 and 1930. They lived at an Inn where Mary worked as a general housekeeper. Paul and Margaret Roedel were the owners of the Inn in Douglasville Village. |
More About Mary Catherine Bower:
Burial: Mt. Laurel Cemetery
Children of John Weidner and Mary Bower are:
| 5 | i. | Fyetta Hannah Weidner, born March 12, 1908 in Stowe, PA; died June 08, 1988 in Schwenkfeld Manor, Lansdale, PA; married Charles Richard Fields March 21, 1925. | ||
| ii. | Amanda Nevada Weidner, married Claude Weidman. | |||
| iii. | Correnna Olivia Weidner, born November 21, 1901; married Walter Beisswanger. | |||
| iv. | John Linwood Weidner, born August 23, 1900. |
| Notes for John Linwood Weidner: Records at Schwenksville Library in Pennsburg, PA shows a John Linwood baptized at Amityville Lutheran Church in Athol on August 23, 1900 . Parents are listed at John and Mary Weidner. No mention was ever made of this child, however I thought the information too coincidental not to record. |
13.Sarah Elizabeth Mann, born February 23, 1842 in Penningtonville, Chester County, PA; died October 25, 1923 in 525 Washington Ave. Mont Clare, Montgomery County, PA.She was the daughter of 26. Eli Mann and 27. Tamar Jane Moore Large.
Notes for Joseph Griffith Young:
Joseph was a member of the Company K of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserves known as the Exton Guards. He was recruited by William Babe of Lionville and later to by Enos Christman of W. Vincent and Nathan Pennypacker of Charlestown Twp. About 113 Chester County Soldiers made up the regiment and most of them were from Charlestown, W. Whiteland, and W. Pikeland. The regiment mustered out in June 1864. It fought at Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines Mill, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Anticom, Fredericksburg and Cloyd's Mountain. A more detailed history is recorded in Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers.
| Notes for Sarah Elizabeth Mann: The birthplace of Sarah is now called Atglen. It sits near Parksburg, PA Sarah worked as a mid-wife and as a nurse for many years after the Death of Joseph her husband. |
More About Sarah Elizabeth Mann:
Burial: St. Gabriels Cemetery, East Pikeland, Chester County, PA
Children of Joseph Young and Sarah Mann are:
| 6 | i. | Harry Pennypacker Young, born July 09, 1885 in Corner Stores, PA; died December 24, 1961 in Spring City, PA; married (1) Oneida Pearl Reed; married (2) Leanore Estelle Hartzell April 06, 1921. | ||
| ii. | Jesse Ellis Young, born October 12, 1865; died March 13, 1907; married Anne Elizabeth Force July 15, 1891; born in Port Providence, PA. | |||
| iii. | Eva Jane Young, born October 04, 1867; died October 07, 1897; married John Force. | |||
| iv. | Hannah M. Young, born 1879; died 1941; married Per Nilsson Stover. | |||
| v. | Clara May Young, born July 14, 1875; died July 01, 1876. |
14.Walter Linwood Hartzell, born June 21, 1881 in Norristown, Pennsylvania; died 1958 in Norristown, PA.He was the son of 28. Alfred Davis Hartzell and 29. Laura S. Wolfe.He married 15. Nannie Mae Ritter July 31, 1901 in Norristown, PA.
15.Nannie Mae Ritter, born July 18, 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died January 27, 1959 in Spring City,Pennsylvania.She was the daughter of 30. John R. Ritter and 31. Martha Frith.
Children of Walter Hartzell and Nannie Ritter are:
| 7 | i. | Leanore Estelle Hartzell, born April 20, 1902 in Norristown, PA; died 1989 in Phoenixville, PA; married Harry Pennypacker Young April 06, 1921. | ||
| ii. | Stanton Stanley Hartzell, born 1904; married Catherine Genneria. |
| Notes for Stanton Stanley Hartzell: Stanton was a musician and he played for the Cliff Gay orchestra in Norristown. He fell from a tree to his death and is buried in Valley Forge Gardens. His wife never remarried. |