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Lawrence E. Hahn

M, #9586, b. 1928, d. 6 October 1994

Parents

FatherGeorge W. Hahn (b. 1898, d. 30 July 1941)
MotherEsther Jones (b. July 1898, d. 6 April 1987)

Family: Ruth Starner

DaughterMargie Hahn+

Biography

Birth1928Lawrence E. Hahn was born in 1928 in Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Death6 October 1994He died on 6 October 1994 in Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
Last Edited10 February 2019

Ruth Starner

F, #9587

Parents

FatherJohn Wesley Starner (b. 1892, d. 12 December 1979)
MotherMabel Caroline Frantz (b. 9 January 1892, d. 2 March 1969)

Family: Lawrence E. Hahn (b. 1928, d. 6 October 1994)

DaughterMargie Hahn+
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George W. Hahn

M, #9588, b. 1898, d. 30 July 1941

Parents

FatherWilliam E Hahn (b. 24 July 1870, d. 12 February 1948)
MotherNettie Altemose (b. January 1874, d. 1947)

Family: Esther Jones (b. July 1898, d. 6 April 1987)

SonLawrence E. Hahn+ (b. 1928, d. 6 October 1994)

Biography

Birth1898George W. Hahn was born in 1898.
MarriageHe and Esther Jones were married, date unknown
Death30 July 1941He died on 30 July 1941 in Analomink, Monroe County, Pennsylvania,1
Obituary2 August 19412 August 1941, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. George W. Hahn, 42, husband of Mrs. Esther R. Jones Hahn, of Pen Argyl, R.1, died Wednesday night after an illness of four months, at his summer home at the Analomink Rod and Gun club, Monroe county.

Born in Pen Argyl, he was a son of William E. and Nettie Altemose Hahn and started his automobile career as a mechanic's helper in Pen Argyl when 15 years old, later working in various garages in that viciinity and opening his own business in Nazareth in 1932. Until Jan 1, 1941, when he bought a farm at Pen Argyl R. 1, he operated the Hahn Chevrolet Co. in Nazareth. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, and the Rotary club of Nazareth.

Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Marion and Ruth and a son Larry and a granddaughter Sandra Ann at home; his parents Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hahn and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Shoemaker of Pen Argyl.

Funeral services will be held at the Schmidt home, Wind Gap, Sunday at 1:30. Interment in the Wind Gap cemetery.
Burial1941He was buried in 1941 at Wind Gap Cemetery in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Last Edited10 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Wind Gap Cemetery, Wind Gap, PA

Esther Jones

F, #9589, b. July 1898, d. 6 April 1987

Parents

FatherJohn O. Jones (b. March 1869, d. 23 June 1952)
MotherMinerva Hunt (b. 24 September 1870, d. 1 June 1929)

Family 1: George W. Hahn (b. 1898, d. 30 July 1941)

SonLawrence E. Hahn+ (b. 1928, d. 6 October 1994)

Family 2: Allen R. Fritz (d. 1980)

Biography

BirthJuly 1898Esther Jones was born in July 1898 in Johnsonville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1
MarriageGeorge W. Hahn and she were married, date unknown
MarriageAllen R. Fritz and she were married, date unknown
Death6 April 1987She died on 6 April 1987 at Eastwood Convalescent Home in Wilson, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
Obituary7 April 19877 April 1987, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. Mrs. Esther Hahn Fritz, 88 of Phillipsburg, formerly of Bangor, died Monday in the Eastwood Convalescent Home, Wilson. She was the widow of Allen R. Fritz, who died in 1980, and of George W. Hahn, who died in 1941.

Born in Johnsonville, she was a daughter of the late John and Minerva (Coleman) Jones.

Surviving are a son, Lawrence E. Hahn of Pen Argyl R.1; a daughter Ruth, wife of William Meyner, with whom she resided; a sister, Mrs. Florence Singer of Mount Bethel; two stepsons, Luther Fritz of Lansing, Mich., and Jerrold Fritz of East Stroudsburg; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren, seven step-great-grandchildren and a step-great-great-grandchild.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Schmidt Home, 202 West St., Wind Gap. A calling hour will precede the services.
Last Edited11 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Allen R. Fritz

M, #9590, d. 1980

Family: Esther Jones (b. July 1898, d. 6 April 1987)

Biography

MarriageAllen R. Fritz and Esther Jones were married, date unknown
Death1980He died in 1980
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John O. Jones

M, #9591, b. March 1869, d. 23 June 1952

Parents

FatherOwen J. Jones (b. 1849)
MotherMary Arvilla Reaser (b. 1846)

Family: Minerva Hunt (b. 24 September 1870, d. 1 June 1929)

SonHarrison Jones (b. October 1888)
SonClark Jones+ (b. 5 August 1890, d. 8 February 1969)
SonRussell Jones (b. October 1892)
SonRaymond Jones (b. March 1894)
SonWilliam McKinley Jones (b. 28 July 1896, d. 4 September 1943)
DaughterEsther Jones+ (b. July 1898, d. 6 April 1987)
DaughterCarrie Jones (b. May 1900, d. before 1910)
DaughterFlorence Jones+ (b. 5 March 1904, d. 18 June 1992)

Biography

History Note1850In 1850 in Chapman Quarries, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the following event took place: The Chapman Slate Company was established by Mr. William Chapman.

The Borough of Chapman was incorporated there in 1865.
BirthMarch 1869John O. Jones was born in March 1869 in Chapman Quarries, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Chapman Quarries is between Bath and Klecknersville on 987.
Census1880He appeared in the household of Mary Arvilla Reaser in the census 1880 at Nazareth Alms House in Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Mary is listed as Adebella Jones (age 33, divorced, Housework, born in Pa and parents also)
John (age 12, Son, Single, At School, born in Pa., father in Wales, mother in Pa.)
Thomas (age 10, Son, Single, At School, born in Pa., father in Wales, mother in Pa.)
Mary (age 5, Daughter, At School, born in Pa., father in Wales, mother in Pa.)
Marriage1888He and Minerva Hunt were married in 18881
Census1890He appeared in the census 1890 at Washington St. in Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. John is listed as: Jones John O 21, slater--Minerva 20, Harrison 2, Washington.2
Residence1910As of 1910 John lived at South Broad St. in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Living 3 houses down from his brother Thomas E. Jones, also on South Broad St.
ResidenceMarch 1941As of March 1941 John lived in Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, per the obituary of his brother Thomas E. Jones.
Death23 June 1952He died on 23 June 1952 in Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Information from death certificate:
Residence, Pen Argyl, RD #1, Plainfield Township.
Widowed at time of death.
Birth date 24 Mar 1868, Chapman's Quarry, Penna.
Father: Owen Jones
Mother: Arvilla Reeser
Informant Mrs. Esther R. Fritz, Pen Argyl, Pa.
Burial25 June 1952He was buried on 25 June 1952 at East Bangor Cemetery in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.3
Obituary25 June 195225 June 1952, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. John O. Jones, 84, died Monday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Esther R. Fritz, Pen Argyl R.1.

Born in Chapman Quarries, a son of the late Owen and Arvilla Reeser Jones, he resided in East Bangor until the death of his wife, Minerva Hunt Jones, in 1929.

In former years he worked in various quarries of the Slate Belt.

In addition to Mrs. Fritz, he is [obviously a line omitted in the Morning Call version] Florence Singer, Bangor; three sons, Harrison Jones, Huntington Park, Calif., and Clark and Russell, both of Bangor; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The Easton Express obituary added the line "Mr. Jones was the last surviving member of his parents' family."

The survivors listed in the Easton Express obituary: "Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Fritz, are four other children, Harrison Jones, of Huntington Park, Calif., and Clark and Russell Jones and Mrs. Florence Singer, all of Bangor; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren."
Last Edited15 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S531] 1890 Census Directory of Northampton County: Inhabitants of Northampton County as furnished by the Census Bureau at Washington, D.C. in the Eleventh U. S. Census, 1890 (Easton, PA: Joseph H. Werner, 1891). Hereinafter cited as 1890 Census Directory of Nort1hampton County.
  3. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, East Bangor Cemetery, East Bangor, PA

Minerva Hunt

F, #9592, b. 24 September 1870, d. 1 June 1929

Parents

FatherDaniel Hunt (b. 1846)
MotherHannah Ross (b. 1849, d. 12 December 1914)

Family: John O. Jones (b. March 1869, d. 23 June 1952)

SonHarrison Jones (b. October 1888)
SonClark Jones+ (b. 5 August 1890, d. 8 February 1969)
SonRussell Jones (b. October 1892)
SonRaymond Jones (b. March 1894)
SonWilliam McKinley Jones (b. 28 July 1896, d. 4 September 1943)
DaughterEsther Jones+ (b. July 1898, d. 6 April 1987)
DaughterCarrie Jones (b. May 1900, d. before 1910)
DaughterFlorence Jones+ (b. 5 March 1904, d. 18 June 1992)

Biography

Birth24 September 1870Minerva Hunt was born on 24 September 1870.1
Marriage1888John O. Jones and she were married in 18882
Death1 June 1929She died on 1 June 1929 at Betts Hospital in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
Obituary2 June 19292 June 1929, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. Mrs. Minerva Jones, aged 58 years, of East Bangor, died at 9 o'clock, Saturday morning at Dr. Betts' hospital, Easton. She was admitted for surgical treatment Friday afternoon but on account of her weak condition was not operated upon.

Mrs. Jones was the wife of John Jones and resided on South Broad street, East Bangor. She is survived by her husband and five sons; Harrison, of Los Angeles; Russell and Clark, of Bangor, and William and Raymond, of East Bangor; two daughters, Mrs. Ray Singer, East Bangor, and Mrs. George Hahn, Pen Argyl; one sister, Mrs. John Kurtz, Pen Argyl, and three brothers, Arthur Hunt, Pen Argyl; George Hunt, Upper Mt. Bethel and Clark Hunt, Philadelphia.

Mrs. Jones was a member of St. John's Reformed church, Bangor. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at 3 p.m., standard time, and will be private. Rev. Dr. E. W. Lentz will officiate and interment will be made in the East Bangor cemetery.
Burial3 June 1929She was buried on 3 June 1929 at East Bangor Cemetery in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Last Edited11 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, East Bangor Cemetery, East Bangor, PA
  2. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

William E Hahn

M, #9593, b. 24 July 1870, d. 12 February 1948

Parents

FatherJames William Hahn (b. 13 March 1845, d. 11 July 1894)
MotherElizabeth Wagner (b. 23 July 1853, d. 31 July 1928)

Family: Nettie Altemose (b. January 1874, d. 1947)

SonGeorge W. Hahn+ (b. 1898, d. 30 July 1941)
DaughterCarrie Hahn (b. 19 March 1905, d. 21 January 1999)

Biography

Birth24 July 1870William E Hahn was born on 24 July 1870 in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1
Marriage6 July 1897He and Nettie Altemose were married on 6 July 1897 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Their marriage license states that neither had been married before. William's occupation is a Shoe Maker. Nettie resides with her parents in Saylorsburg. Only the month of her birth is specified. His birth date is 24 Jul 1870.
Newspaper Mention1 October 1940The 1 October 1940 edition of the Morning Call, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, reported 3 Youths Slightly Hurt as Car Sidewipes [sic] Truck and Is Overturned

Three Pen Argyl youths were injured, none seriously, when the car in which they were riding was demolished shortly after 6 p.m. Monday in Bangor when the vehicle careened off the side of a parked coal truck into a car coming the opposite direction and was overturned.

Occupants of the car owned by William E. Hahn, 224 Robinson Ave., Pen Argyl, were his grandson, Verne Shoemaker, 16, of the same address, who was driving the machine with a learner's permit; George Oliver Jr., 20 and Jack Edwards, 16. All three suffered lacerations and bruises about the head and body.

Daniel Joella, 25, 741 Market St., Bangor, near whose home the accident occurred, was the driver of the other car. He was uninjured. The front of his machine was damaged.

Unloading coal at the residence of Joseph Capobianco when the accident occurred, the coal truck was in charge of Ray Remaley, 224 Main St., Slatington. It is owned by Florence M. Remaly of the same address.

Chief of Police Joseph Grigg of Bangor, investigated. Shoemaker told Grigg lights of Joella's approaching car blinded him and he could not see the parked truck until it was too late.
Death12 February 1948He died on 12 February 1948 at 224 Robinson Avenue in Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,1
Obituary13 February 194813 February 1948, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. William E. Hahn, 77, retired Pen Argyl businessman, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 224 Robinson Ave., Pen Argyl.

He was born in Wind Gap, son of the late James and Elizabeth Wagner Hahn. He was a resident of Pen Argyl for 65 years, operating a meat market for many years and more recently conducting a restaurant and bakery, from which he retired two years ago. His wife preceded him in death by one year.

He is survived by a daughter, Carrie Hahn, Pen Argyl; a brother, Samuel Hahn, Bangor, a sister, Mrs. Charles Crismeir, Wind Gap; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was a member of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, Pen Argyl, the Men's Bible class of the Sunday school, the Odd Fellows and the Foresters of American lodges, Pen Argyl.
Burial1948He was buried in 1948 at Wind Gap Cemetery in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1
Last Edited11 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Wind Gap Cemetery, Wind Gap, PA

Nettie Altemose

F, #9594, b. January 1874, d. 1947

Parents

FatherTheodore Altemose (b. 1845, d. 1915)
MotherMaria Huffsmith (b. 1850, d. 1925)

Family: William E Hahn (b. 24 July 1870, d. 12 February 1948)

SonGeorge W. Hahn+ (b. 1898, d. 30 July 1941)
DaughterCarrie Hahn (b. 19 March 1905, d. 21 January 1999)

Biography

BirthJanuary 1874Nettie Altemose was born in January 1874 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.1
Marriage6 July 1897William E Hahn and she were married on 6 July 1897 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Their marriage license states that neither had been married before. William's occupation is a Shoe Maker. Nettie resides with her parents in Saylorsburg. Only the month of her birth is specified. His birth date is 24 Jul 1870.
Death1947She died in 19471
Obituary24 January 194724 January 1947, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. Mrs. Nettie C. Altemose Hahn, 73, wife of William E. Hahn, 224 Robinson Ave., Pen Argyl, died yesterday morning in the Easton hospital.

Mrs. Hahn was born in Monroe county, a daughter of the late Theodore and Maria Huffsmith Altemose. She had lived in Pen Argyl for 50 years and was a member of the Bethlehem Evangelical United Brethren church and the Ladies Aid society of the church.

She is survived by her husband and a daughter, Carrie Hahn, Pen Argyl; a sister, Mrs. Henry Male, Pen Argyl; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Pullis funeral home, 126 Pennsylvania Ave., Pen Argyl, with Rev. Elmer E. Messersmith, pastor of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, Pen Argyl, officiating. Interment will be in Plainfield cemetery, Plainfield township.
Burial1947She was buried in 1947 at Wind Gap Cemetery in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Last Edited10 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Wind Gap Cemetery, Wind Gap, PA

Theodore Altemose

M, #9595, b. 1845, d. 1915

Family: Maria Huffsmith (b. 1850, d. 1925)

DaughterNettie Altemose+ (b. January 1874, d. 1947)

Biography

Birth1845Theodore Altemose was born in 1845.
Death1915He died in 1915
Burial1915He was buried in 1915 at Lake View Cemetery in Saylorsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
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Maria Huffsmith

F, #9596, b. 1850, d. 1925

Family: Theodore Altemose (b. 1845, d. 1915)

DaughterNettie Altemose+ (b. January 1874, d. 1947)

Biography

Birth1850Maria Huffsmith was born in 1850.
Death1925She died in 1925
Burial1925She was buried in 1925 at Lake View Cemetery in Saylorsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Last Edited10 February 2019

Carrie Hahn

F, #9597, b. 19 March 1905, d. 21 January 1999

Parents

FatherWilliam E Hahn (b. 24 July 1870, d. 12 February 1948)
MotherNettie Altemose (b. January 1874, d. 1947)

Family 2: William Tonkin

Biography

Birth19 March 1905Carrie Hahn was born on 19 March 1905.1
MarriageDavid J. Shoemaker and she were married, date unknown
MarriageWilliam Tonkin and she were married, date unknown
Death21 January 1999She died on 21 January 19991
Burial23 January 1999She was buried on 23 January 1999 at Wind Gap Cemetery in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1
Obituary23 January 199923 January 1999, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Morning Call Obituary:. Carrie Hahn Tonkin, 93, formerly of George Street, Pen Argyl, died Thursday, Jan 21, in Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Township. She was the wife of the late William Tonkin.

She was a seamstress at the former Rogat Pants Mill, Bangor, before retiring.

Born in Pen Argyl, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Nettie (Altemose) Hahn. She was a Protestant.

Survivors: Son, Paul D. Shoemaker of Saylorsburg, a grandchild, two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased byb a son, Verne Shoemaker.

Services: At the convenience of the family. Arrangements, Guerro and Ruggiero Funeral Home, Pen Argyl.
Last Edited10 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Wind Gap Cemetery, Wind Gap, PA

David J. Shoemaker

M, #9598

Family: Carrie Hahn (b. 19 March 1905, d. 21 January 1999)

Biography

MarriageDavid J. Shoemaker and Carrie Hahn were married, date unknown
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William Tonkin

M, #9599

Family: Carrie Hahn (b. 19 March 1905, d. 21 January 1999)

Biography

MarriageWilliam Tonkin and Carrie Hahn were married, date unknown
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James William Hahn

M, #9600, b. 13 March 1845, d. 11 July 1894

Family: Elizabeth Wagner (b. 23 July 1853, d. 31 July 1928)

SonWilliam E Hahn+ (b. 24 July 1870, d. 12 February 1948)
SonCharles Francis Hahn (b. 6 April 1872, d. 30 December 1945)
SonIrvin E. Hahn (b. 12 March 1873, d. 19 November 1947)
SonStephen A. Hahn (b. 1876)
DaughterIda C. Hahn (b. 3 December 1876, d. 14 January 1942)
DaughterAnna S. Hahn+ (b. 23 February 1880, d. 5 July 1951)

Biography

Birth13 March 1845James William Hahn was born on 13 March 1845.1
Marriageabout 1870He and Elizabeth Wagner were married about 1870
Census18 June 1880He appeared in the census 18 June 1880 in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. James is listed as: James W. Hahn (age 32, married, Harness Maker)
Elizabeth (age 26, Wife, Keeping House)
William E. (age 9, Son)
Francis C. (age 7, Son)
Irvin E. (age 6, Son)
Stephen A. (age 4, Son)
Ida C. (age 3, Daughter)
Frederick (age 2, Son)
Anna S. (age 3 months, b. in Feb., Daughter)
Obituary13 June 189413 June 1894, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Easton Express Obituary:. "James M. Hahn died at Pen Argyl on Wednesday, aged 49 years. He suffered from inflammatory rheumatism for six weeks."
Death11 July 1894He died on 11 July 1894
Burial13 July 1894He was buried on 13 July 1894 at Wind Gap Cemetery in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1
Last Edited15 February 2019

Citations

  1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Wind Gap Cemetery, Wind Gap, PA