The material in this summary was organized and contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman,
who lives in Bradford County, PA. Carol is the Church Historian for the Beaver Meadows church in Tuscarora Township, PA.
Please send any new information on family members to Carol. She will include it in the Crawford
database.
Carol was assisted in certain parts of this family research by Donna
Diane (Shaffer) Koble, another Crawford descendant currently living in Virginia Beach, VA.
Donna has in her possession the family bible presented to Lizzie (Reese)
Hunsinger, wife of Rush Hunsinger, by her mother on February 2, 1883, which contains some of the information reported here.
Carol can be reached for inquiries concerning the Crawford line via
e-mail at Carol Brotzman.
Update: November 2011
Mildred Louise Shefler
1928-2011
Daughter of George and Ellen (Crawford) Shefler
Wife of Charles Frederick Hoose
Mother of Carol Hoose Brotzman
High School Graduation Photo 1946
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
On October 12, 2011, Mildred Louise (Shefler) Hoose, mother of our contributor
Carol (Hoose) Brotzman, passed away at age 83. She was one of the last surviving members of the "Crawford Old Guard" in northern Pennsylvania, as you will learn below. You will find a memorial selection of collected cards and memorabilia at the
The Treasures of Mildred Louise Shefler. You can also learn more about "Louise" below, and can find her Death Notice on this web site. But such formalities are seldom much of a
real description of our loved ones. So, here is a testimonial tribute created by Carol in honor of her mother:
Our Moms, they are so special to all of us in different ways. Do we ever give them enough credit for all they do? Do we just stop to say "thank you"? How often do we stop to think just what they did in their lifetime in order to " just" make ends meet? Moms are special, everyone of them. My mom, Mildred "Louise" Shefler Hoose was a very special woman to us. She went home to be with the Lord October 12, 2011. She was a courageous woman who was capable of just about anything, while tenderly caring for her family. For many years she was in charge of milking and feeding a herd of dairy and beef cattle. She could run just about any kind of machinery, and did. During World War II she was trained to work in the wood and metal shops. After graduating from the Tunkhannock High School in 1946 she was trained as a licensed practical nurse, which she never practiced. It could be said she was a jack of all trades. She mastered many of them.
She was no stranger to death in her formative years. When she was 4 years old her older brother Glenn Edward Shefler (May 14, 1923 - June 2, 1932) died of Hodgkin's Disease. Next, was her father, George "Burton" Shefler (January 18, 1881 - April 14, 1934) who died just before her 6th birthday. It was then her mother decided to sell the family farm to Myron Baker and move back to be with her parents Preston Lafayette and Mary Caroline Thrasher Crawford in Colley, Sullivan County, PA. They both yearned for their old home in Lemon. When mom's grandmother, Isabell Lucy Beebe Shefler died in October 1935, her mother made the big decision, uprooted her one more time and moved them back to Lemon. Her mother purchased the Beebe home which was just a short distance from their old home where she remained for the remainder of her life. So many deaths for a young girl to deal with. All she had that was constant in her life was her mother Ellen Lorena Crawford Shefler (January 13, 1896 - October 28, 1990). When she was born May 11, 1928 on the family farm in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, PA, her mother wanted to name her Constance. Grandma Isabelle Shefler would have nothing to do with that name. She wasn't named Mildred Louise Shefler until the 4th of July. That is a long time to go without a name. The name "Mildred" was promptly dropped. She was always known as Louise. The 1930 census names her as Louise M. Shuffler.
In her high school years, World War II was raging. She was the champion "milk weed" collector. She collected
the most milk weed pods in the Tunkhannock School district. They were used to make parachutes.
She was a pirate in the play the "Pirates of Penzance". She loved participating in plays and
working in the wood and mechanical shops. She graduated from the Tunkhannock High school in
May 1946 as a member of the National Honor Society. In the fall of 1946, when her friends were enlisting in
the Army, she started to study nursing at Misericordia College . She never finished her studies, her
heart wasn't in it. She fell in love. She had met Charles Frederick Hoose (November 8, 1908 - November 23, 1991) at the "Windy Mill" dance hall in Black Walnut. They were married on February 17, 1947 in Athens, PA. They enjoyed hunting deer, turkey and bear with their best friends Charley and Bertha Jenney. They started a small farm on the Milan East Smithfield Road before their first daughter, Donna Marie Hoose was born in October 1950. Their next child, Carol Ann wasn't born until March 1954. By this time Charley was employed by the American Bridge Company, in Horseheads, New York. Mom was in charge of the meat
rabbits they were raising to sell, and by 1959 she was milking a herd of dairy cattle on a larger farm they
had purchased just a mile up the road. They only moved a mile, but the address changed from R.D.#1 to Star Route Milan, PA.
As her daughters grew, she became community oriented. She was a Brownie leader, and then later she was the leader of the East Smithfield Junior Girl Scout Troup. In the early 1960's she became a founding leader of the East Smithfield Flying Needles Sewing 4H club. She stayed involved in the 4H clubs until 1972.
Together, with her family by her side, over the years the family raised registered Jersey's, a beef herd, some horses, some sheep, even dabbled in a few chickens and ducks. With the daughters growing up, life changed for mom. She began to slow down some. Donna married Michael Spencer in May 1969. The next April, a grandson Christopher Michael Spencer was born. Donna was to give her a granddaughter in June 1973,
Nicole Spencer. She loved being a doting grand mom. In March 1973, when her youngest daughter Carol married Francis "Dale" Brotzman they sold all the remaining animals. In 1974, the farm was sold, and they moved to a new home on the Ballantine Road where they remained the remainder of their lives. Carol and Dale gave her three more grandchildren, Amanda Louise in June 1974, Francis Charles in 1975 and Mary Ellen in 1977. Twenty six years after the birth of her first grandson, the six great grandsons would start arriving to join her family.
For awhile, after they moved away from the farm mom was employed in the sewing industry and sold Avon. Her customized Avon ball point pens read "your bell ringer". She was an excellent seamstress. There was nothing she couldn't sew and make look beautiful. She enjoyed this time getting out with the ladies. Dad was home welding. He always had a project going on for someone. They spent many hours fishing and hunting, just being out together. Both were excellent marksmen. When dad became sick, she was right by his side the entire seven years. During that time in 1990 she even brought her mother home to live with them when she needed more care before she passed in October 1990. After dad passed in November 1991, she and her dog Duchess learned how to live alone together.
After returning home from his stint in the U.S. Navy, her grandson Chris stayed with her for a few years. About 1993 she got 3 gray cats who became her best friends. She spent her time doing crossword puzzles, needlepoint and erecting jigsaw puzzles with them. On October 12, 2011 the Lord said cometh, she was gone in an instant. I am sure she took the Lords hand and embraced all the glory he promises us. Ironically both she and dad were 83 years old when they passed. If we had known, and had time to say good bye what would we have said?
We love you mom, your family.
(Compiled by Carol Hoose Brotzman after her mother's funeral November 11, 2011 in the Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, PA)
Preston Crawford and Ellen Myers Crawford About 1865
Son and Wife of George Washington Crawford
Picture Taken Upon Return of George from the Civil War
Ellen Died of Ovarian Cancer in 1868
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Generation No. 1
1. Preston Lafayette Crawford (in ascending order, descended from George Washington Crawford, son of Henry, son
of Benjamin, son of Benjamin Noah and Olivia "Olive" Carpenter Crawford) was born May 01, 1862 in Lake Carey,
Wyoming County, PA, and died March 03, 1952 in Sullivan County, PA. He was married to Mary Caroline Thrasher
by Reverend Berson on October 18, 1881 in Sullivan County, PA; she was the daughter of Levi B. Thrasher and
Anna Hunsinger. She was born June 03, 1864 in Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA, and died March 20, 1946 in Colley, Sullivan County, PA.
Mary Caroline Thrasher at Age 8
Daughter of Levi B. Thrasher and Anna Hunsinger
Later Married to Preston L. Crawford
An Old Tintype Photo Taken in 1872
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Notes for Preston Lafayette Crawford:
Preston Crawford came to Sullivan County PA March 9, 1881 from Wyoming County where he had been employed by
his father in the family saw mill at Lake Carey. George Washington Crawford, his father had charged all his sons
too much rent so they moved on. Preston went to Colley where he found employment with the Seeley Lumber Company.
He met, and then married, Mary Caroline Thrasher in the church parsonage. Preston's youngest and only sister
Ellen came later. She married Ben Luce in 1882 at about 14 years of age. Ben drowned in the early 1890's. She
then married William Ryant in 1896 and resided in Lopez. They adopted a daughter named Daisy (born c. 1892) that
died in 1902. Daisy is probably buried at Lopez. Ellen and William Ryant later returned to run the family mill
on Lake Carey. Preston's brothers George, Sherman and Chester all probably spent time in Sullivan County.
Chester and George ended up in Susquehanna County and Sherman in Scranton.
There is an irony here, George Washington Crawford, the father of the brood, was born in Sullivan County, New
York to Henry Crawford and his third wife Susanah Teel Crawford. The family records show more discrepancies.
The photo album clearly shows the family wedding day photo. However, there are two wedding day photo's. Mary is
wearing two different dresses. The fiftieth wedding anniversary clipping states they were married by Rev. Simon
Weinrich, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church. He wasn't even in Sullivan County at the time; he became pastor
the next year. Rev. Bursen was the minister for the Lutheran Church at that time and his photo is marked in the
photo album as the man that married them.
Preston and Mary started housekeeping in Colley where all the children were born except Marvin and Warren.
They moved to the farm at Crawford Knob about 1897. That was in Cherry Township. After the family was grown,
they sold and moved back to Colley. They were active in local and National Grange. Both were members of the
Zion Lutheran Church. Preston served as sexton for many years for the Zion or Thrashers Cemetery as it was known
in that time.
More about Preston Lafayette Crawford:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
More about Mary Caroline Thrasher:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
Preston Crawford With Horse About 1917
Photo and Story Appeared in the Sullivan Review,
Dushore, PA, for November 23, 1971.
Here are some pictures of the funeral cards for Preston Crawford issued in 1952, when he died at age 90 and for
Mary Caroline (Thrasher) in 1946 wen she died at age 82.
Cover of Funeral Card for
Preston L. Crawford
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Funeral Card for
Preston L. Crawford
The text is two verses from a famous poem
written by Alfred Lord Tennyson in
1889
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Cover of Funeral Card for
Mary Caroline (Thrasher) Crawford
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Funeral Card for
Mary Caroline (Thrasher) Crawford
The text is from a poem
written by Franklin Lee Stevenson
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Here is another picture of Preston and several family members taken in 1950 at a Crawford Family Reunion in Colley, PA. The picture contains a rare image of Preston's sister Ellen (Crawford) Ryant. Ellen was related by
marriage to the Ryant family, which in turn was related to the Saymans and Crawfords at a related date and by a
different pathway through the marriage in 1914 of Fred Ryant to Clara May Millhime. Clara was the daughter
of David Millhime and Colissa Sayman. Fred and Clara's daughter Linda married Carl J. Crawford in 1968, thereby
reconnecting the Sayman and Crawford families once again.
Crawford Family Reunion
Front, l to r: Maud Anna (Crawford) Sayman, daughter; Levi Crawford, son;
Ellen (Crawford) Ryant, sister of Preston; Preston Crawford, father; Ellen (Sayman) Reed, Maud's daughter
Back, l to r: Pearl (Brown) Crawford, Levi's wife; Howard Reed, Ellen's husband;
Gerald Crawford, son of Levi and Pearl
Crawford Farm, Colley, PA
August 1 1950
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman from
Ellen Crawford Ryant Collection
The children of Preston Crawford and Mary Thrasher were:
2 i. Female Crawford, born October 27, 1883 in Sullivan County, PA; died October 27, 1883 in Sullivan County, PA, stillborn, buried in
Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA.
+ 3 ii. Maud Anna Crawford, born February 23, 1885 in Colley Township, Sullivan County, PA; died April 21, 1962 at home, Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA.
+ 4 iii. Levi Andrew Crawford, born June 04, 1887 in Colley, Sullivan County PA; died November 01, 1971.
5 iv. William Prescott Crawford, born May 01, 1891 in Colley Cemetery, Sullivan County PA; died June 29, 1959.
Notes for William Prescott Crawford:
Wiliam never married. He was crushed by a piano in front of the William Saxer home in Colley, PA.
More about William Prescott Crawford:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
Here is a picture of Will taken in 1931 at the fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration
for his parents.
William Prescott "Will" Crawford
Taken in 1931
Contributed by Carol Brotzman
Source: Collection
of Ellen Shefler
6 v. Lloyd Benjamin Crawford, born January 27, 1893 in Colley Twp, Sullivan Co, Pa; died October 27, 1918.
Notes for Lloyd Benjamin Crawford:
He died of pneumonia on ship on his deployment to Noyers, France
in World War 1. He was in the 163rd infantry. Just before he shipped out, Lloyd wrote a final letter home to his sister Ellen Crawford. It is
reproduced here as Lloyd Crawford's Last Letter. We are grateful to Carol Brotzman for providing this photocopy from the papers of Ellen (Crawford) Shefler.
His fiancee was Rebecca Elizabeth Stiff, born February 6, 1897; died January 25, 1977.
Here is a picture of the young couple taken in 1918. You can learn more about this family at The Descendants of
Henry Stiff and Mary Magdalena Huffmaster.
Carol Brotzman has this moving comment about Lloyd and Rebecca:
Lloyd Crawford was engaged to Rebecca Stiff, daughter of William C. and Alice Stiff. I felt this picture needed to be preserved.
This was an example of undying love, and a man who gave his all for his country, his life! This photo was taken
just prior to Lloyd leaving for service in World War I. He died in the Fall shortly after the picture was taken on his way to
France. He was the first man from the county to die for his country in World War I. If that was supposed to be comfort for his
grieving family, I don't see it. Rebecca never married after Lloyd's death.
Here is a picture of Lloyd and his brother Will together in 1900 in Cherry. This old
faded picture was restored by Amanda Brotzman, the daughter of our contributor.
Lloyd and William Crawford with Horses
Sons of Preston and Mary (Thrasher) Crawford
1900 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, PA
Photo restored by Amanda Brotzman
Contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Rebecca Stiff and Lloyd Crawford in 1918
Shortly Before His Death on Board Troopship Bound for France
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Lloyd Benjamin Crawford was eventually buried in Old Zion (Thrashers Cemetery) in Dushore.
His original grave marker in France, with a wreath still on it,
is shown in the next picture.
Lloyd Benjamin Crawford (1893-1918)
Original grave marker in France
Died October 27, 1918 Enroute to France
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
+ 7 vi. Ellen Lorena Crawford, born January 13, 1896 in Colley, Sullivan County, PA; died October 28, 1990 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.
+ 8 vii. Marvin Arthur Crawford, born May 05, 1898 in Cherry Twp, Sullivan Co, Pa; died January 22, 1975.
+ 9 viii. Warren James Crawford, born November 16, 1901 in Cherry Township. Sullivan County, PA; died October 24, 1984 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Neither Warren James, nor his
brother Marvin Arvin and sister Ellen Lorena, ever learned to speka the German language otherwise learned at home by their older siblings.
You can learn more about Warren's branch of the Crawford family at The Descendants of Warren James Crawford.
Generation No. 2
First Cousins
Maud Anna (Crawford) Sayman (1885-1962) and Lena "Helen" (Thrasher) Hughes (b. about 1890)
Maud is a Daughter of
Preston Crawford and Mary Caroline Thrasher
Lena is a Daughter of Sylvester Thrasher and Amelia Heinemeyer
Taken in New York City
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
3. Maud Anna Crawford married Levi Sylvester Sayman, November 04, 1908, son of Manessa Sayman and Lydia
Hunsinger. He was born May 25, 1873 in Sullivan County, PA, and died September 24, 1946 in their home, Forks
Township, Sullivan County, PA. You can learn more about the history of the descendants of
Benjamin Sayman I, the family patriarch from whom Levi was descended, at
Faces and Families of Old Sullivan County (Group Four).
Notes for Maud Anna Crawford:
Maud and Levi resided in the original home built by Barney Hunsinger. It had always remained in the family.
Howard and Ellen Sayman Reed were the last family members to reside there.
More about Maud Anna Crawford:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
More about Levi Sylvester Sayman:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
The children of Maud Crawford and Levi Sayman were:
10 i. Marvin Crawford Sayman, born April 28, 1911 at home, Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA;
died January 29, 1973. He spoke German growing up and had trouble learning English when he went to school.
He married Clara Neuber, November 22, 1946; born September 19, 1920. She was the daughter of
Daniel Neuber and Edna Victoria Landback (07/02/1888-10/21/1960).
More about Marvin Crawford Sayman:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Sullivan County PA
11 ii. Ellen Geraldine Sayman, born March 27, 1920, in their home, Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA;
died January 05, 1988 in Dushore, PA. She married Howard C. Reed, June 18, 1946; born July 16, 1920 in Hillsgrove, PA;
died January 05, 1988 in their home Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA.
Notes for Ellen Geraldine Sayman:
Both died the same day. Geraldine had just completed making funeral arrangements, when she suffered a fatal
heart attack. A double funeral was held from McHenry's funeral parlor with the burial at Zion Lutheran,
or Thrashers Cemetery. They had no children.
More about Ellen Geraldine Sayman:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
Notes for Howard C. Reed:
He served in the US Air Force, serving in World War II in Italy. He was a gunner, and won the Purple Heart.
He was later employed by Penn Dot, and was a school bus driver for the Sullivan County School District.
More about Howard C. Reed:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
Maud Anna (Crawford) Sayman, Levi Sylvester Sayman and Son Marvin Crawford Sayman
Picture Taken About 1912
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Grandmother and Grandchild
Lydia (Hunsinger) Sayman (1848-1929) and Ellen "Geraldine" Sayman (1920-1988)
Geraldine Later Married Howard Reed
Picture Taken About 1920
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Levi Andrew Crawford was born June 04, 1887 in Colley, Sullivan County PA, and died November 01, 1971.
He married Pearl Amelia Brown, September 04, 1911, daughter of John Brown and Estelle Beaumont. She was born
September 02, 1893 in Bradford County, Pennylvania, and died May 26, 1961 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.
Notes for Levi Andrew Crawford:
Levi and Pearl resided at Colley. Gerald Crawford still resides on the family farm.
More about Levi Andrew Crawford:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
More about Pearl Amelia Brown:
Burial: Thrashers Cemetery, Dushore, PA
The children of Levi Crawford and Pearl Brown were:
12 i. Geraldine Lorena Crawford, born April 30, 1912 in Sugar Hill, Sullivan Co., Pa; died January 17, 1991.
13 ii. Gerald William Crawford, born January 02, 1923. His companion was Sarah Martini, but they were not married.
14 iii. Alta Maude Crawford, born June 09, 1924 at Sugar Hill, PA. She died January 16, 2009 at her home in Binghamton, NY.
7. Ellen Lorena Crawford was born January 13, 1896 in Colley, Sullivan County, PA, and died October 28, 1990
in the Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA. She was married to George "Burton" Shefler, January 25, 1922 in Tunkhannock,
PA by Rev. Beane. He was the son of Franklyn Shefler and Isabell Beebe. He was born January 18, 1881 in Lemon,
Wyoming County, PA, and died April 14, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Here is a picture of Ellen at age four; you will find other pictures and information
about her on this page and throughout the Sullivan County Genealogical Web Page, of which this history is a part. Ellen left a substantial scrapbook and collection of
papers and pictures that Carol Brotzman has collated and made available for our uses. There is also a picture of Ellen's 1915 Dushore High School Graduating Class
at the end of this page.
Ellen Lorena Crawford at Age Four
Ellen is standing closest to the cow,
in a dress with a large collar. The other
child is believed to be
Cora Dieffenback,
later Cora Setzer, Ellen's best friend.
Taken about 1900
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
From the Ellen (Crawford) Shefler Scrapbook Collection
Beads Given to Ellen Lorena Crawford in 1905
Given to Ellen by her teacher, Mary A. Brown
Ellen wrote on the box: "...for the most high marks in spelling"
Taken about 1900
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
From the Ellen (Crawford) Shefler Scrapbook Collection
The next photo shows Ellen on the steps of the Lymanville Methodist Church in the mid-1920s. This structure has an interesting and at times controversial history, as related in the article reproduced beneath the photo.
Ellen Lorena Crawford
At Lymanville Methodist Church
Lymanville, Susquehanna County, PA
Just North of Tunkhannock, PA
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
New Age
Tunkhannock, PA
December 26, 2007
Court Battle Over Church Brewing
BY JOSH MROZINSKI,
Wyoming County Press Examiner
SPRINGVILLE - A Meshoppen couple has filed an ejectment lawsuit in an attempt to gain ownership of property containing a 165-year-old church located north of Tunkhannock.
And current owners of the Lymanville Methodist Church hope that whatever happens, the historic Springville Township structure is preserved.
"It's important, it's historic and it is a beautiful church," Esther Clarke said.
Clarke and her husband, Lorne, incorporated the church as part of the nonprofit organization Lynn-Lymanville Community Church, in 2000.
According to the November complaint filed in the Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas, the nonprofit organization acquired a deed for the property from the trustees of the Wyoming Conference of the United Methodist Church in August 2000.
William and Leoda Wilson of Meshoppen are arguing that they have a legal right to the property which they claim has been on land with more than two years of vacancy.
"It is believed that there have been no church services held in this church for over two years and the church has been vacant in excess of two years," the civil complaint states.
A hearing date has not been set, according to the Susquehanna County prothonotary's office.
William Wilson said Friday that he has no plans for the church at this time.
The church was built in 1842 and named The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Springville.
When it was discontinued by the Wyoming Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in June 1998, it was the second oldest church building in Susquehanna County to have continuous Methodist church services.
Along with an historic past, the church has also brought the community together.
BY ROBERT L. BAKER,
Wyoming County Press Examiner
Although it's about three miles south of downtown Springville smack dab in the heart of Lymanville, its charter calls it the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Springville.
Construction on the Lymanville church began in 1841 when the region's Methodist followers were in the Oneida Conference. It was dedicated the following year.
In 1855, three years after the Wyoming Conference's formation, the church at Lymanville was a central flagship church for the old Wyalusing District, an entity that existed in name until 1878.
In its infancy, the old white church at Lymanville was the heart of the region's Methodism with the circuit-riding minister there serving some 21 outposts including places like the budding villages at Nicholson, Tunkhannock and Meshoppen and even more isolated spots like Craig's Meadow, Starkville, Vose and Tallow Hill.
As the larger communities got their own churches and modes of transportation improved, time marched on (and some would argue past) Lymanville.
Less than a couple of miles north a 'new' Methodist church at Lynn was dedicated in 1883 and to its south another 'new' Methodist church came to be in 1891 at Lemon.
A Second Methodist Episcopal Church of Springville was actually built in the early 1890s and dedicated in 1893 in the village of that name and it is a thriving congregation today with Rev. Jane Bensley serving as pastor.
The growth of Methodist church buildings throughout the region in the 19th Century came to mirror that of the country, in which the larger denomination went on a building spurt.
Today, some 166 years after construction began at Lymanville, the United Methodist Church finds itself with more church buildings than zip codes, a challenge in which some have argued has people caring for lots of buildings as well as the hearts and minds of people outside the church's walls.
The Wyoming Conference at its peak in church building numbers, for instance, had 427 in 1906, but today has just 297.
Those built more than 100 years ago were designed to serve their village in a pre-automobile era. And, people did not worry about such things as indoor plumbing and central heating as they do today.
When the Conference voted to discontinue supplying the Lymanville church in 1998 with Methodist pastors, it did so with a heavy heart.
It knew of the rich history that six generations of Methodists did not want forgotten.
Following a snowstorm in 1996, people donated money for the repair of the church's ceiling beams.
Stained glass windows, many of which serve as memorials for residents who had lived in the community, were in danger.
To thank people for the donations, the Clarkes began to hold concerts a mile and a half away in the old Lynn Church that continue to this day.
"It was a tremendous amount of work and expense and people contributed a lot of money," Clarke said.
Today, the Lymanville Church continues to hold events such as weddings and has a special place in the hearts of the community, according to Clarke.
"We're just trying to preserve it so that it will be there for future generations," Clarke said.
You can learn more about the religious heritage of this area at The Wyoming Conference.
Notes for Ellen Lorena Crawford:
Ellen Shefler caught a ride with the mailman to Dushore, then took the Black Diamond train to Towanda.
From there she went to Tunkhannock. George" Burton" Shefler met her at the depot, they then went and got
married. The only people that knew what they were going to do were Will and Aunt Ellen Ryant. She mailed a
letter home to tell them she was married. That was in 1922. They resided on a farm in Lemon Township, Wyoming
County. After her husband died unexpectedly, she sold her farm and moved to Colley for a year. When her mother-
in-law's house came up for sale in Lemon, she returned "home" and never left Lemon again. She wrote the Lemon
Methodist church history and was a fine historian for the Hunsinger-Thrasher-Crawfod families. She recorded
history for both counties of Wyoming and Sullivan.
More about Ellen Lorena Crawford:
Burial: October 31, 1990, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, PA
Notes for George "Burton" Shefler:
Burton Shefler was raised by his grandparents George K Beebe and his wife Lucy Ball Beebe. Carol Brotzman has a photo of
the three of them standing in from of their home at the bottom of Shupp Hill.
More about George "Burton" Shefler:
Burial: Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, PA. He died of a brain hemorrhage at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Pot Holder Made by Anna (Hunsinger) Thrasher
Grandmother of Ellen (Crawford) Shefler
Given to Carol Brotzman by Ellen in 1973 as Wedding Present
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
From the Ellen (Crawford) Shefler Scrapbook Collection
The children of Ellen Crawford and George Shefler were:
i. Glenn Edward Shefler, born May 14, 1923 in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, PA; died June 02, 1931 in
Lemon Township, Wyoming County, PA.
Notes for Glenn Edward Shefler:
He died at home after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease. He took treatments at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre,
but the disease was discovered too late. Ellen Shefler was assisted in caring for him by her mother, Mary
Crawford.
More about Glenn Edward Shefler:
Burial: June 1931, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, PA
ii. Mildred "Louise" Shefler, born May 10, 1928 in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, PA; died Oct. 12, 2011.
Marvin Arthur Crawford was born May 05, 1898 in Cherry Twp, Sullivan Co, PA, and died January 22, 1975.
He married Cora Evelyn Hunsinger, September 17, 1922 in Sayre, Pa, daughter of Rush Hunsinger and Elizabeth
Reese. She was born January 06, 1893 in Taylorville, Lackawanna County, Pa, and died April 26, 1983 in Estella
Nursing Home, Estella, PA. She was first married to Richard Griffith before marrying Marvin Crawford.
Note: Rush Hunsinger was later convicted of second degree murder in the death of Rodney Tuttle, the consequence
of a dispute between the two men at Hunsinger's hunting cabin on the road between Mehoopany and Dushore. The fatal dispute occurred on August 31, 1932. Hunsinger, age 63,
a resident of Colley, was tried in the Sullivan County Courthouse at Laporte by Judge Charles E. Terry. The trial took place in November 1932
and was covered by the Towanda Daily Review. It is reported in a collection of the "best news stories" of Wyoming County purchased
at a local fair by Carol Hoose Brotzman in 2001 (Wyoming County: The Last 100 Years, The New Age Examiner: Tunkhannock, PA, 2000, page 62;
the newspaper article itself was dated December 1, 1932
and apparently was originally published in The Tunkhannock Republican). According to Donna (Shaffer) Koble, the case was eventually
"proven to be self-defense due to body injuries and bruises on Rush Hunsinger. Rush died 12/6/34 from acute heart disease
and is buried at Colley Cemetery."
Notes for Marvin Arthur Crawford:
Marvin and Cora resided next to Levi and Pearl Crawford in Colley. Cora served as the Hunsinger Family Reunion
secretary for many years.
More about Marvin Arthur Crawford:
Burial: the Thrashers Cemetery
More about Cora Evelyn Hunsinger:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Sullivan County PA
The child of Richard Griffith and Cora Hunsinger was:
Elizabeth "Betty" Carrie Griffith, born November 15, 1916.
The children of Marvin Crawford and Cora Hunsinger were:
i. Anna Margaret Crawford, born September 02, 1923 in Sayre, PA.
ii. Stillborn Male Crawford, born March 8, 1926.
iii. Stillborn Female Crawford, born July 28, 1931.
Note: Both stillborn babies weighed over ten pounds.
Warren James Crawford was born November 16, 1901 in Cherry Township. Sullivan County, PA, and died October
24, 1984 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. He married Leontine Fenton, February 18, 1924, in Lutheran
Parsonage, daughter of Louis Fenton and Anna Baker. She was born October 05, 1900 in Sugar Run, PA, and died
April 25, 1974 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.
Notes for Warren James Crawford:
Warren resided most of his married life in Bentley Creek, Bradford County, PA. They raised their grandson
Carl as their own son.
More about Warren James Crawford:
Burial: the Thrashers Cdemetery, Dushore, PA
More about Leontine Fenton:
Burial: the Quicks Bend Cemetery, Bradford County, PA
The children of Warren Crawford and Leontine Fenton were *:
i. James Edward Crawford, born June 06, 1924.
ii. Lewis Preston Crawford, born June 09, 1925;died April 1, 2011.
iii. Mary Anna Crawford, born January 08, 1927; died June 26, 2006.
iv. Donald Martin Crawford, born July 22, 1928.
v. Lloyd Paul Crawford, born June 20, 1930.
vi. Gordon Earl Crawford, born January 28, 1932.
vii. Clayton Carl Crawford, born February 24, 1934; died March 25, 1972 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
viii. Walter James Crawford, born December 03, 1934.
ix. Erven Ernest Crawford, born November 24, 1935 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, PA.
x. Jesse Warren Crawford, born September 23, 1939.
xi. Evelyn Jane Crawford, born September 04, 1941.
xii. Marilyn Sue Crawford, born October 29, 1946.
* Editor's Note: Warren and Leontine also had a stillchild on December 1, 1944, whom they interred on the
premises of their home in Mehoopany, PA. Here is the Death Certificate.
Generation No. 3
12. Geraldine Lorena Crawford was born April 30, 1912 in Sugar Hill, Sullivan, Co, PA, and
died January 17, 1991. She married Ralph John Karge, November 01, 1930, son of Charles Karge
and Sally Hunsinger. He was born July 26, 1910 in Cherry Twp,, Sullivan County, PA, and died
October 13, 1997.
More about Geraldine Lorena Crawford:
Burial: Peace Cemetery, Cherry Township, PA
Notes for Ralph John Karge:
Ralph was a farmer, and delivered mail from Dushore to Forkston, PA from 1928-1933.
More about Ralph John Karge:
Burial: Peace Cemetery
The children of Geraldine Crawford and Ralph Karge were:
i. Rita Margaurita Karge, born September 05, 1930.
ii. Alvin George Karge, born June 22, 1932 in Dushore, PA.
iii. Cleon Willard Karge, born March 10, 1935. He married Dolores Ulmer after 1961; born
March 31, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA.
iv. Melvin (Pete) Kenneth Karge, born December 11, 1936. He married Minnie Civic, August
17, 19__? Minnie is a member of the Girl Scouts. Her birthday is October 10, 19_?
v. Vera Erma Karge, born August 18, 1938.
vi. Ronald Kelton Karge, born August 11, 1940.
vii. Ivan Bernard Karge, born November 09, 1942; resides in Mechanicsburg, PA.
He married Carolyn Ann Lindsey; born October 09, 1942.
viii. Anita Winifred Karge, born October 22, 1945; died October 25, 1945 of heart problems.
More about Anita Winifred Karge:
Burial: Peace Cemetery
ix. Linda Lou Karge, born June 22, 1947.
x. Nina Leah Karge, born July 26, 1950; resides in Dushore, PA
xi. Leo Elwood Karge, born May 12, 1952. Leo resides on the family farm near Dushore, PA.
xii. Lena Inez Karge, born November 27, 1954.
14. Alta Maude Crawford was born June 09, 1924 and died January 16, 2009. She married Martin Pekurny, April 02,
1945, son of George Pekurny and Anna Yorgas. He was born July 29, 1912, and died March 20,
1999.
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Binghamton, NY
January 18, 2009
Alta M. Pekurny of Binghamton
Alta M. Pekurny, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 16, 2009. She was predeceased by her husband, Martin. Alta is survived by her loving family, Thomas and Mary Pekurny, Margaret and David Simmons, Raymond Paul Perkurny, Joyce and Randy Price; her grandchildren, Martin and Cheri Pekurny, Joseph and Heather Simmons, Theresa and Dana Jemison, Sherri Simmons, Ryan Price; four great-grandchildren, Wyatt Simmons, Anna, Dashel and Elayne Pekurny.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. Those wishing may make memorial contributions in Alta's name to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 72 Main Street, Binghamton, N.Y. 13903, or to Lourdes Hospice, 4102 Old Vestal Road, Vestal, N.Y. 13850. Expression of sympathy may be forwarded to demunn@stny.rr.com. Arrangements for the family are directed by the DeMunn Funeral Home.
The children of Alta Crawford and Martin Pekurny were:
i. Thomas Martin Pekurney, born August 09, 1947.
ii. Margaret Ann Pekurny, born August 05, 1949.
iii. Raymond "Paul" Pekurny, born October 05, 1952.
iv. Joyce Mildred Pekurny, born May 09, 1955.
16. Mildred "Louise" Shefler was born May 10, 1928 in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, PA.
She married Charles Frederick "Charlie" Hoose, February 17, 1947 in Athens, PA, son of William Hoose
and Rosalia Zimmerman. He was born November 19, 1908 in Wolcott Hollow, Athens Township,
Bradford County, PA, and died November 23, 1991 in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA from Hodgkins Disease.
Notes for Mildred "Louise" Shefler:
Charlie and Louise raised the girls on the family farm on the Milan East Smithfield Road.
Charlie was employed for 20 years by the United States Steel Company in Elmira, New York.
Louise was the herdsman. They raised Jersey cattle. Carol and Donna were both active in dairy 4H and other branches.
Carol was the 1972 PA 4H Conservation Champion and an Outstanding Female in PA. Louise was a
4H and Girl Scout leader for many years. After Carol left home, they sold the farm and moved
to the Ballentine Road near East Smithfield where Louise resided with her grandson
Chris. Louise died in 2011
More about Mildred "Louise" Shefler:
Degree: LPN
Burial: Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, PA
More about Charles Frederick Hoose:
Burial: Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens, PA
The children of Mildred Shefler and Charles Hoose were:
i. Donna Marie Hoose, born October 02, 1950 in the Tioga General Hospital, Waverly,
Town of Barton, New York.
ii. Carol Ann Hoose, born March 21, 1954 in the Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, Town of
Barton, New York.
17. Anna Margaret Crawford was born September 02, 1923 in Sayre, PA. She married Lloyd
J. Shaffer March 18, 1944, son of Albert Shaffer and Anna E. Snyder. He was born
September 04, 1922, and died August 1998 in St Petersburg, FL, where Anna still lived in 2001.
The children of Anna Crawford and Lloyd Shaffer are:
i. Donna Diane Shaffer, born May 29, 1945.
ii. Rodney Lloyd Shaffer, born March 17, 1948.
20. James Edward Crawford was born June 06, 1924. He married (1) Arvilla Alice Benjamin,
June 22, 1946, daughter of Lloyd Benjamin and Leila Babcock. She was born February 05, 1920
in Mildred, Pa, and died August 04, 1998. She is interred in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mildred, PA. James married
(2) Jeanne Lawrence Benjamin on July 4, 1999;she died on May 12, 2008 and is interred at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mildred, PA [obituary below].
More about James Edward Crawford:
Served in the US Navy in World War II.
The children of James Crawford and Arvilla Benjamin are:
i. Earl Edward Crawford, born about 1947; died 1947.
ii. Dale James Crawford, born May 08, 1949 in Troy, PA; died January 09, 1995 in Nashville, TN, buried in Columbus, MO.
iii. Sharon Alice Crawford, born October 06, 1952.
Daily Review
Towanda, PA
May 13, 2008
Jeanne H. Crawford, age 76, of New Albany, Pa., passed away on Monday, May 12, 2008, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa. She was born on July 4, 1931, in Blossburg, Pa., a daughter of the late Edson and Maude (Hilfiger) Lawrence. Prior to her retirement in 1995, she was employed at Hurleys Market, giving 13 years of service. On July 4, 1999, Jeanne married James Crawford. She moved to New Albany in 1999, having moved from Troy. Jeanne's family was her great love. She enjoyed needlepoint, crocheting, and she found pleasure in cooking and baking. Surviving is her husband: James Crawford, at home; her seven children: Larry and Marion Wood, of Middlebury Center, Pa., Mike Wood, of Tioga, Pa., Jack and Roberta Wood, Troy, Pa., Susan Tomko, Towanda, Pa., Carol and William Gernert, of Columbia Cross Roads, Pa., Linda and Ron Morgan, of Troy, Pa., Ed and Cindy Wood, of Granville Center, Pa.; by sisters and brothers: Gene and Kate Hilfiger, of Horseheads, N.Y., Bette Boyden, of Mainesburg, Pa., Shirley and Richard Kenyon, of Troy, Pa., Joan and Gene Jackson, of Mainesburg, Pa.; by step daughter: Sharon Siciliano; her 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and by many nieces and nephews, stepchildren and step grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a husband: John Sandor; brothers: Robert, Jack, Richard, Jerry; and by a grandson: Christopher Wood. A graveside memorial service will be held on Friday, May 16, 2008, at 11 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, in Mildred, Pa. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: American Cancer Society, Bradford-Sullivan County Unit, 1948 East Third Street, Williamsport, Pa. 17701, in memory of Jeanne Crawford. Arrangements were entrusted to the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, 119 Carpenter Street, Dushore, Pa.
21. Lewis Preston Crawford was born June 09, 1925; died April 1, 2011. He married Lela Benjamin, April 19,
1945 in Mildred Lutheran Church, daughter of Lloyd Benjamin and Lelia Babcock. She was born
February 21, 1922 in Mildred, Pa, and died October 12, 1997 in Sugar Run, PA. She is buried in
Quicks Bend Cemetery.
Notes for Lewis Preston Crawford:
Obituary
They moved to they farm he now presently resides on in June 1949. They operated the farm
until 1996 when their grandson Clinton took over the operation.
More about Lewis Preston Crawford:
Served in the US Navy in WWII
Notes for Lela Benjamin:
Her obituary states she had 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
The children of Lewis Crawford and Lela Benjamin were:
i. Evelyn Carol Crawford, born May 16, 1946.
ii. Lewis Preston Crawford, born October 11, 1949 in Meshoppen, PA
22. Mary Anna Crawford was born January 08, 1927. She met (1) Howard Johnson in 1946
She married (2) John Barber about 1950. He was still livnig in New York state in 1980, but is reported to have died in
Towanda Bridge, PA in the 1980s. She met (3) Dr. Keilty about 1955.
She married (4) an unknown man about 1957. She married
(5) Marshall Scott about 1958. She died June 26, 2006.
The child of Mary Crawford and Howard Johnson was:
i. Carl Joseph Crawford, born May 20, 1947.
The children of Mary Crawford and John Barber were:
58 i. John Barber, born January 12, 1953.
59 ii. Shirley Ann Barber, born January 08, 1952.
Note: The father John Barber took their children when they were approsimately 5 and 7 years old.
There whereabouts are unknown.
Binghamton Press
Binghamton, NY
June 29, 2006
Maryann Barber, 79, of Binghamton, died Monday, June 26, 2006, at Wilson Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was predeceased by a great-grandson. She is survived by her partner in life, Marshall Scott; her children, Carl Crawford (Linda), John Barber (Norma), Shirley Barber, Marylou Sickler (Glen), Carol Traver (Miguel), Marsh Barber (Marti), Brenda Scott, Penney Bohanan (Bill), Dorothy Scott (Anees); 34 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; as well as several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, mostly in Pennsylvania. She worked at the Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Dimmock, Pa., and enjoyed attending the Golden Days Day Care Program at Susquehanna Nursing Center.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at the Thomas J. Shea Funeral Home, Inc., 137 Robinson Street, Binghamton. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. Friends are invited to call Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
The child of Mary Crawford and Dr. Keilty was:
i. Mary Lou Barber, born June 25, 1956.
The child of Mary Crawford and the unknown man she married was:
i. Unknown (female) Crawford, born about 1957.
The children of Mary Crawford and Marshall Scott are:
i. Carol Ann Scott, born August 26, 1958.
ii. Marshall Scott, born June 08, 1960.
iii. Brenda Ann Scott, born September 23, 1964.
iv. Penny Sue Scott, born September 30, 1967.
v. Dorothy Scott, born December 27, 1969.
23. Donald Martin Crawford was born July 22, 1928. He married Ida Felker, April 07, 1948,
daughter of Clayton Felker and Mary Lane. She was born May 28, 1929 and died January 18, 2007.
Times Leader
Wilkes-Barre, PA
January 19, 2007
Ida R. Crawford, of Eaton Township, died Thursday Janauary 18, 2007 in the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Donald Crawford. She was born in Harding, Pa., on Aug. 12, 1929, daughter of the late Clayton and Mary (Lane) Felker.
She graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1946 and worked at the Noxen Dress Factory. She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and enjoyed crafts and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Harry Brown; sisters Mable Clark, Dorothy Gavick, Ruth Turner, Mary Louise Felker; and brother Clayton Gay Felker Jr.
Surviving is one son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Nancy Crawford of Tunkhannock; three daughters and son-in-laws, Rose and Duane Miner of Tunkhannock; Louise and Harold Brown of Tunkhannock; Jean and Dave Feldges of Del Norte, Colo.; 12 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, with the Rev. Vivian R. Bennett officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wyoming County Cancer Society, P.O. Box 629, Tunkhannock, PA, 18657.
More about Donald Martin Crawford:
He served in the US Army in WWII
The children of Donald Crawford and Ida Felker are:
i. Rose Lane Crawford, born November 3, 1947.
ii. Louise Mae Crawford, born 1949.
iii. Jean Crawford, born August 13, 1950.
iv. Roy Clark Crawford, born October 10, 1952.
24. Lloyd Paul Crawford was born June 20, 1930. He married (1) Sally Strong, daughter of
Paul Strong. He married (2) Doris Jean VanNoy. She was born January 14, 1940.
More about Lloyd Paul Crawford:
He served in the US Army in WWII
The child of Lloyd Crawford and Sally Strong is:
Linda Lori Crawford, born April 13, 1950.
The children of Lloyd Crawford and Doris VanNoy are:
i. Dawn Marie Crawford, born September 23, 1958.
ii. Alfred Warren Crawford, born March 07, 1960.
iii. Walter "Todd" Crawford, born October 22, 1963.
25. Gordon Earl Crawford was born January 28, 1932. He married (1) Josephine Elizabeth Alongi.
He married (2) _______ Dastilink. She was born October 28, 1935.
More about Gordon Earl Crawford:
He served in the US Army in WWII
The children of Gordon Crawford and Josephine Elizabeth Alongi are:
i. Gordon Anthony Crawford, born November 22, 1955.
ii. James Lee Crawford, born September 25, 1957.
iii. Kenneth John Crawford, born July 13, 1958.
iv. Thomas Peter Crawford, born January 20, 1960.
The child of Gordon Crawford and ________ Dastilink is:
i. Nya Mari Lyn Crawford, born November 25, 1965; she is an adopted child.
26. Clayton Carl Crawford was born February 24, 1934, and died March 25, 1972 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
He married Shirley Lynn Beam.
The children of Clayton Crawford and Shirley Beam are:
i. Clayton Crawford, born December 30, 1956.
ii. Nelson Warren Crawford, born December 08, 1958.
iii. Betty Jean Crawford, born June 18, 1962.
27. Walter James Crawford was born December 03, 1934. He met (1) Doris Fontaine and they had a child named Walter Crawford Fontaine. Later, he
married (1) Shirley Campbell. She was born November
24, 1945. He still later married (2) Margaret Lattimer on February 20, 1982.
More about Walter James Crawford:
He served in the US Army in WWII
Children of Walter Crawford and Shirley Campbell are:
83 i. Male Child Crawford.
84 ii. Terry Scott Crawford, born December 12, 1965. He married Kathy Jo Newman on September 7, 1996.
85 iii. Edward James Crawford, born April 24, 1969.
Child of Walter Crawford and Margaret Lattimer is:
83a i. Aaron Crawford, born September 13, 1984.
28. Erven Ernest Crawford (Warren James6, Preston Lafayette5, George Washington4, Henry3, Benjamin2, Benjamin Noah1) was born November 24, 1935 in Cherry Township Sullivan County, PA. He married June Allen June 22, 1957 in the Evergreen
Christian Church by Rev. Enyeart, daughter of Beebe Allen and Aza Crawford. She was born June 30, 1938 in Terrytown, PA.
More about Erven Ernest Crawford:
Fact 1: AIR FORCE WW11
More about Erven Crawford and June Allen:
Marriage: June 22, 1957, the Evergreen Christian Church by Rev Enyeart
The children of Erven Crawford and June Allen are:
i. Penny Sue Crawford, born June 03, 1959. She married (1) Martin Slocum. She married (2) Ronald Shaffer.
She married (3) Theodore Gatto, July 1994.
Notes for Penny Sue Crawford:
Penny has no children.
ii. Gina Marie Crawford, born April 03, 1961.
iii. Jeffery Erven Crawford, born May 26, 1968.
29. Jesse Warren Crawford was born September 23, 1939. He married (1) Mary Louise Aber on December 10, 1960 at the Austinville Union Church in Austinville, Bradford County, PA; services by the Reverend Glenn E. Dewey.. She was born July 13, 1941 in Snederkerville, PA, the daughter of Judd and Marguerite Makinster Aber. He later married Maureen Smith, born in England, on July 3, 1976.
We are indebted to Mary Louise Aber Rathbun for this information, which was updated in August 2005.
More about Jesse Warren Crawford:
He served in the US Navy in WWII.
The children of Jesse Crawford and Mary Aber are:
i. Joey Judd Crawford, born July 30, 1962 at the Troy Hospital in Troy, PA.
ii. Timothy Allen Crawford, born March 07, 1964 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Meshoppen, PA.
iii. Bradley Crawford, born June 11, 1971 at the Troy Hospital, Troy, PA; died June 11, 1971 at birth and is bureid in the Towanda Memorial Hospital, Luther Mills, PA.
30. Evelyn Jane Crawford was born September 04, 1941. She married Thomas Clayton Shaffer on October 5, 1958 and they live in New York State.
The children of Evelyn Crawford and Thomas Shaffer are:
i. Edward Charles Shaffer, born January 21, 1960.
ii. Thomas Eugene Shaffer, born September 28, 1961.
iii. James Warren Shaffer, born November 05, 1962.
iv. William Clayton Shaffer, born December 19, 1963.
v. Donald Clifford Shaffer, born April 05, 1968.
31. Marilyn Sue Crawford was born October 29, 1946. She married Francis Stringham. He was born April 25,
1946.
The children of Marilyn Crawford and Francis Stringham are:
i. Tawney Rae Stringham, born June 19, 1968.
ii. Martin Bernard Stringham, born October 11, 1969.
iii. Darcy June Stringham, born January 20, 1972.
Generation No. 4
32. Rita Margaurita Karge was born September 05, 1930. She married Joseph Laverne Gilbert, May 13, 1961. He
was born February 27, 1935 and died July 14, 2005 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Here is his obituary:
Daily Review
Towanda, PA
July 16, 2005
Joseph L. Gilbert, age 70, of Forksville passed away on July 14, 2005, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, following a heart attack.
He was born February 27, 1935, in New Albany, a son of the late J. Earl and Mildred I. (Nichols) Gilbert.
Joe Attended Loyalsock Area High School, graduating in 1954. He worked with his father and Uncle John Van Barriger cutting pole wood.
On April 22, 1958 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served until April 19, 1960, when he was honorably discharged.
After serving in the armed forces, he was employed by Formost Dairy, formerly Harrington's.
On May 13, 1961, Joe married the former Rita Karge Gilbert in the Zion Lutheran Church.
He was a member of the Forksville Fire Company, and had attended the Forksville United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed woodworking, carpentry, hunting, fishing and being in the outdoors. He especially loved to dance.
He was employed by Baumunk Lumbering Co. giving the company 50 years of service, until his untimely passing.
He leaves surviving his wife of 44 years Rita, at home; a daughter, Janet (Wayne) Rosbach, and a grandson, Derrick Rosbach, of Forksville; a brother, Audry (Reva) Gilbert of Orlando, Fla.; four sisters, June Boyles of Knoxville, Tenn.;Nellie Smith of Victor, NY, Ella Dawn (Ronald) Heinze of Forksville RR; Gloria Leslie of Omaha, Neb. and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers Roger E. and Leslie E.Gilbert and by a sister, Norma J. Boecker.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, July 18, in the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, 119 Carpenter Street, Dushore, with the Rev. Ted Stiltner, pastor of the Forksville United Methodist Church, officiating.
Friends and family are invited to call from 9 a.m. until noon Monday at the McHenry Funeral Home in Dushore. Interment will be in the Forksville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association of NE PA, 228 S. Russell Ave. Williamsport, PA 17701; the Forksville Volunteer Fire Department; or the Dushore Ambulance Association, in Mr. Gilberts memory.
The child of Rita Karge and Joseph Gilbert is:
i. Janet Louise Gilbert, born October 05, 1961.
33. Alvin George Karge was born June 22, 1932 in Dushore, PA. He married Ruth "Anne" Norton, August 17, 1957
in Milview, PA, daughter of John Norton and Grace Molyneux. She was born April 04, 1936.
Notes for Alvin George Karge:
This family resides in Clifton Springs, New York.
The children of Alvin Karge and Ruth Norton are:
i. Wanda Joan Karge, born August 18, 1959 in Clifton Springs, New York.
ii. Michael John Karge, born August 24, 1961 in Clifton Springs, New York.
iii. Stephen Charles Karge, born August 22, 1962 in Clifton Springs, New York.
iv. Jason Levi Karge, born August 27, 1964 in Clifton Springs, New York.
v. Scott Worthington Karge, born February 20, 1969 in Clifton Springs, New York.
37. Ronald Kelton Karge was born August 11, 1940. He married Shirley Louise Skikoski. She was born June 09,
1947.
The children of Ronald Karge and Shirley Skikoski are:
i. Kimberly Ann Karge, born May 27, 1967.
ii. Charlotte Karge, born September 12, 1974.
iii. Ronald Kellan Karge, born February 16, 1976; died February 16, 1976 in PA, shortly after birth, and buried in Peace Cemetery.
iv. Stanley John Karge, born October 11, 1977.
v. Carl Joseph Karge, born October 22, 1978.
40. Linda Lou Karge was born June 22, 1947. She married Raymond John McDonald. He was born August 31, 1947.
Notes for Linda Lou Karge:
This family resides at Cherry Mills, PA. Linda is a family historian and real proud of her granddaughter!
The children of Linda Karge and Raymond McDonald are:
i. Raymond John "Johnnie" McDonald, born July 14, 1970.
ii. Gwen Alicia McDonald, born January 31, 1972.
44. Thomas Martin Pekurny was born August 09, 1947. He married Mary Lynn Simerson, June 26, 1971. She was
born March 14, 1948.
The children of Thomas Pekurny and Mary Simerson are:
i. Martin Lee Pekurny, born May 31, 1974. He is married to an unknown woman.
ii. Theresa Lynn Pekurny, born July 12, 1977.
45. Margaret Ann Pekurny was born August 05, 1949. She married David Charles Simmons, April 29, 1972. He
was born June 01, 1947.
The children of Margaret Pekurny and David Simmons are:
i. Joseph William Simmons, born August 25, 1974.
ii. Sherry Lynn Simmons, born March 03, 1979.
47. Joyce Mildred Pekurny was born May 09, 1955. She married Randall Edward Price, May 09, 1981. He was
born August 10, 1954.
The child of Joyce Pekurny and Randall Price is:
i. Ryan Edward Price, born January 06, 1988.
48. Donna Marie Hoose was born October 02, 1950 in the Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, Town of Barton, New
York. She was married to Michael Emmett Spencer May 10, 1969 in the William Harding home, Laurel Hill, East Smithfield Township, Bradford County, PA.
He is the son of Emmett Spencer and Mabel Wood and was born July 09, 1948 in Towanda, PA.
Notes for Donna Marie Hoose:
They were married at the home of Mike's sister and brother-in-law, William and Myrtle Harding, at Laurel Hill, East Smithfield, PA,
by Rev Wallace McKnight, a retired Baptist minister from East Smithfield, PA. Mike was employed for many years
by the Sears and Roebuck Company in Elmira, New York, as a repairman. Donna is a self employed beautician.
The children of Donna Hoose and Michael Spencer are:
i. Christopher Michael Spencer, born April 17, 1970 in the Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, Town of Barton,
New York.
More about Christopher Michael Spencer:
Between 1989 - 1993, he served in the US Navy out of Norfolk VA; 4 years
ii. Living Daughter *, born June 29, 1973 in the Tioga General Hospital Waverly, Town of Barton, New York.
* Editor's Note: Name withheld by request.
49. Carol Ann Hoose was born March 21, 1954 in the Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, Town of Barton, New York.
She was married to Francis Dale Brotzman, March 24, 1973 in the Beaver Meadows UM Church by Rev. Al B. Jayne.
The groom was the son of Francis Brotzman and Jeanette Salsman. He was born November 20, 1948 in the Tyler
Memorial Hospital, Meshoppen, PA. The ancestral Brotzman lineage is as follows (most recent first):
(Francis DaleBrotzman11, Francis Arthur10, James "Clark"9, Elisha B.8, Anthony7, Samuel6, Jacob5, John (Johann)
Frederick4, George Adam3, J. Frederick2, Heinrich1).
Notes for Carol Ann Hoose:
Dale and Carol reside on the family farm which has been in the Culver family since before 1845. Carol is the
Beaver Meadows Church Historian and has a trememdous data base of local family histories that she shares
willingly. Dale is on the local cemetery board. They care for nearly 100 Jersey cattle on their farm in
Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA.
Notes for Francis Dale Brotzman:
They reside on the Brotzman family farm at Beaver Meadows. The farm has been passed down through the
generations from Elisha and Rose Culver Brotzman, to Clark and Florence Sink Brotzman, to Francis and Jeanette
Salsman Brotzman, and now to Dale and Carol Hoose Brotzman. The Brotzmans have over 100 head of Jersey Cattle.
Carol is the Beaver Meadows United Methodist Church historian and Superintendent of Sunday School. She works as
a local and church historian for the Wyoming Conference and the Wyoming Seminary. She is also the church
historian for the Saint Matthews Episcopal Church in Stevensville, PA. Dale is a member of the Beaver Meadows
Cemetery Association.
The children of Carol Hoose and Francis Brotzman are:
i. Amanda Louise Brotzman, born June 14, 1974 in the Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda PA.
ii. Francis Charles Brotzman, born November 05, 1975 in the Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda PA. He
married Jennifer Lynn Hunsinger, August 19, 2000; she was born September 07, 1981.
Notes for Francis Charles Brotzman:
Charles began his employment at the Proctor and Gamble Plant in
Mehoopany, PA, September, 1995. He is an electrician. The children of Francis Brotzman and
Jennifer Hunsinger are:
(1) Damien Kyle Brotzman, born March 28, 2004 in the Tyler Memorial Hospital,
Tunkhannock, PA
(2) Tyler Cody Brotzman, born March 17, 2005 in Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA.
iii. Mary Ellen Brotzman, born October 01, 1977 in the Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda PA.
Notes for Mary Ellen Brotzman:
Mary Ellen graduated from the PA College of Technology in 1998.
50. Donna Diane Shaffer was born May 29, 1945. She married Ronald Gene Koble in Missoula, Montana. He was
born May 1, 1942.
The children of Donna Shaffer and Ronald Koble are:
i. Troy Ronald Koble, born April 03, 1968 in Missoula, MT
ii. Brady Lane Koble, born April 16, 1971 in Missoula, MT
iii. Lori Lynn Koble, born July 12, 1973. Was living in Clearwater, FL in 2002 and was unmarried with no children at that time.
51. Rodney Lloyd Shaffer was born March 17, 1948. He married Debbie Rae Shees. She was born September 04,
1949.
The child of Rodney Shaffer and Debbie Sheets is:
i. Bradley Shaffer, born May 07, 1984.
53. Dale James Crawford was born May 08, 1949 in Troy, PA, and died January 09, 1995 in Nashville, TN.
He married (1) Mary Roby, then (2) Frances Szezech, and, finally, (3) Marsha __________.
The children of Dale Crawford and Marsha ________ are:
i. Veronica Crawford.
ii. Shane Crawford.
54. Sharon Alice Crawford was born October 06, 1952. She married Dominique Siciliano, but they were divorced.
The child of Dominique and Sharon is:
i. Annette Siciliano by birth, but goes by Annette Parker.
Child of Sharon Crawford and _______ Parker is:
294b. Bryant Parker
55. Evelyn Carol Crawford was born May 16, 1946. She married Burton Benjamin, son of Burton Benjamin, Sr. and
Jennie Johnson. He was born June 27, 1946 and died March 9, 2012 in Laporte, PA. They were divorced in March 2003. Note: Evelyn is the source of the information on her own family and those of her children.
Daily Review
Towanda, PA
March 12, 2012
Burton Benjamin Jr., 65, formerly of Sugar Run, Pa., passed away Friday afternoon, March 9, 2012
at the Highlands Care Center in LaPorte, Pa., following an extended illness.
Burton was born June 27, 1946 in Monroeton, Pa., a son of Burton Benjamin Sr.
and Jennie Johnson Benjamin. He was a veteran of the Viet Nam War having
served in the US Army. Burton was formerly employed by McCarty's Garage in
Wyalusing and by Don Strope's Garage in North Towanda. Burton later owned
and operated his gas station and garage in New Albany, Pa., and a
trucking and logging business for a number of years until his
health declined in 1985. He was a member of the Hollenback Methodist Church and
Wyalusing American Legion Post No. 534. Burton enjoyed the outdoors,
working on farms, hunting, fishing and caring for his dogs. He was a NASCAR driver at
Shangri-La Speedway in Owego, N.Y. for a number of years.
Surviving are his children: David L. Benjamin (Cindy Vanderpool) of Gillett, Pa., Melissa L. Smith
(Frank Armitage) of Wyalusing, Pa., Matthew B. Benjamin of Orlando, Fla.;
grandchildren Ashley, Benjamin, Tamra Benjamin, Brad Benjamin, Allyson Smith,
Drayton Smith, Mikayla Smith and Mason Smith; great-grandson William Smith;
siblings Thelma (Carson) Packard, Marion Northrup, Nettie Brown, Kenneth
Benjamin, Richard (Lola) Benjamin, Frank (Liza) Benjamin, Leonard "Benny" Benjamin, Charles (Dawn)
Benjamin, Walter "Beetle" Benjamin; his former spouse Evelyn Crawford Benjamin of Sugar Run, Pa.;
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by siblings Leo Benjamin, Burton Benjamin, Clara
Kinner, Alice Northrup, Helen Waldorf and Nellie Mills. The funeral service
will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home,
217 York Ave., Towanda, Pa. Interment will be in the Kellogg Cemetery, Monroe
Township, Pa., with Towanda American Legion Post No. 42 according full military honors.
The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family will provide their own flowers and requests that contributions be directed
to the Bradford County Humane Society, P.O. Box 179, Ulster, PA 18850 in Burton Benjamin Jr.'s memory.
The children of Evelyn Crawford and Burton Benjamin are:
i. David Lewis Benjamin, born February 10, 1968 in San Francisco
ii. Melissa Lynn Benjamin, born November 17, 1974.
iii. Matthew Burton Benjamin, born October 02, 1985.
56. Lewis Preston Crawford was born October 11, 1949 in Meshoppen, PA. He married (1) Kathy Dale Repsher,
August 10, 1968 in Beaver Meadows UM Church, Rev. Valentine presiding. She is the daughter of Cecil Repsher and
Pearl Brotzman. She was born August 31, 1953 in the Tyler Hospital, Meshoppen, PA. He married (2) Rosemarie
Hunsinger April 1995, daughter of Donald Hunsinger and Edna Pierce.
Notes for Rosemarie Hunsinger:
Rose and Lewis "Butch", were married shortly after his divorse from Kathy, about February 1995. She is a
registered nurse.
The children of Lewis Crawford and Kathy Repsher are:
i. Clinton Lewis Crawford, born February 28, 1969 in Tyler Hospital.
ii. Cassandra Lynn Crawford, born April 19, 1970 in Tyler Hospital. She married Micklos Magyar, January 18,
1992 in Dushore Zion Lutheran Church, Rev. Reeser presiding.
Notes for Micklos Magyar:
He served in the US Army, and was stationed in Germany for a time.
iii. Jamie Lynn Crawford, born August 18, 1975 in Tyler Hospital.
57. Carl Joseph Crawford was born May 20, 1947. He married Linda Ryan. She was born November 4, 1946.
Notes for Carl Joseph Crawford:
Carl was raised by his grandparents, Warren and "Tiny" Crawford. His wife Linda descends from David Millhime and
Colissa Sayman, in turn a daughter of Benjamin Sayman and Sarah Hartzig. Linda is a family historian.
The children of Carl Crawford and Linda Ryan are:
i. Troy Crawford, born July 07, 1970. He has a son named Dustin Michael, with Lisa Albright.
ii. Shawn Crawford, born July 26, 1975.
iii. Victoria Crawford, born March 14, 1978. She married Nathanial Lyman Reeve, September 25, 1999 in
Oscoluma Social Hall, Troy, PA, Justice-of-the=Peace Lynn Ayres presiding. Nathaniel was born February 19, 1978.
60. Mary Lou Barber was born June 25, 1956. She married Glenn Sickler, June 09, 1979, son of Cory Sickler,
Sr.
The children of Mary Barber and Glenn Sickler are:
i. Brian Richard Sickler, born July 07, 1983.
ii. Stephanie Marie Sickler, born April 13, 1987.
67. Rose Lane Crawford married (1) Corporal Lindy R. Hall, son of Helen. He was born August 24, 1944 in
Morristown, NJ, and died April 26, 1967 in Vietnam. She married (2) Duane Miner on May 25, 1968 in Tunkhannock, PA.
He was born July 05, 1946, son of Frank Miner and Catherine Goble.
More about Cpl. Lindy R. Hall:
He is buried at the Sunnyside Cemetery. Tunkhannock, PA.
The children of Rose Crawford and Duane Miner are:
i. Jennifer Rebecca Miner, born July 03, 1971.
Jennifer Rebecca Miner married Corey Mark Smith, son of Herbert Smith and Mary Ann ______.
He was born February 09, 1971. Their child was Mark M, C, Smith, born February 06, 1997.
ii. Douglas Craig Miner, born January 06, 1973.
68. Louise Mae Crawford married Donald Brown. He was born November 20,
1949.
The children of Louise Crawford and Donald Brown are:
i. Michael Brown, born January 05, 1969.
ii. Harry Scott Brown, born March 21, 1973.
iii. Christina Lynn Brown, born April 21, 1977.
iv. Clayton Gary Brown, born June 10, 1978.
69. Jean Crawford was born August 13, 1950. She married (1) Graydon Everett. She married (2) William May.
She married (3) Albert Williams. She married (4) _______ Feldges. See a photo of Jean taken in 2010
at The Descendants of Warren James Crawford.
The children of Jean Crawford and Graydon Everett are:
i. Graydon Dale Everett, born April 11, 1965.
ii. Leontine Emma Everett, born April 14, 1969.
The child of Jean Crawford and Albert Williams is:
i. Heather Lee Williams.
70. Roy Clark Crawford was born October 10, 1952. He married Nancy Ann Moyer
The children of Roy Clark Crawford and Nancy Ann Moyer are:
i. Roy Clark Crawford, born June 20, 1971.
ii. Donald Martin Crawford, born September 15, 1972.
71. Linda Lori Crawford was born April 13, 1950. She married (1) David A. Green, July 14, 1973,
Rev. Al B Jayne presiding, at the bride's parents' home. DAvid is the son of Everett Green and Dorothy Chilson.
She married (2) Roger Heminway April 27, 1991 in Camptown Community Church, Camptown, PA, son of Myles Hemenway and Lucy _______.
He was born, 1952.
The children of Linda Crawford and David Green are:
i. Amy Lynn Green, born March 19, 1974.
ii. Mathew Paul Green, born March 20, 1979.
Notes for Mathew Paul Green:
Matt was a Rotary Exchange student, 1993-1994.
iii. Katherine Marguerite Green, born July 19, 1982.
The child of Linda Crawford and Roger Heminway is:
i. Nathaniel Myles Ross Heminway, born May 19, 1993, in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA
72. Dawn Marie Crawford was born about 1958. She married (1) Gordon Durland, November 05, 1977 in Zion
Lutheran Church, Dushore, PA, Rev. Ed Reed presiding. She married (2) Thomas Linn after 1980, son of Robert
Linn and Carol ________.
The child of Dawn Crawford and Gordon Durland is:
i. Anthony Durland, born October 11, 1976; he is an adopted child.
The children of Dawn Crawford and Thomas Linn are:
i. Gabrielle Linn, born in Guatamala, adopted Fall 1997.
ii. Unknown Child Linn.
73. Alfred Warren Crawford was born March 07, 1960. He married (1) Jody Baxter in about 1977. He married (2)
Theresa Capwell in 1986.
The child of Alfred Crawford and Jody Baxter is:
i. Brandy I. Crawford. She married Neal T. Carr, January 1999.
The child of Alfred Crawford and Theresa Capwell is:
i. Brandon Crawford, born February 09, 1987.
74. Walter "Todd" Crawford was born October 22, 1963. He married Kathleen Marie Baker, November 23, 1985 in
the Wyalusing United Methodist Church, Rev. Vaughn Glover presiding. She is the daughter of Robert Baker and
Bonita Crisman. She was born January 02, 1965 in the Tyler Hospital Tunkhannock, PA.
The children of Walter Crawford and Kathleen Baker are:
i. Adam Todd Crawford, born May 16, 1989 in the Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA.
ii. Erica Marie Crawford, born November 07, 1991 in the Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA.
Here is a story about Erica's Senior Project
at Wyalusing High School in 2009. Unfortunately, the Hollenback United Methodist Church mentioned in this report was salted for closure in
2010, due to declining attendance. Courtesy of Carol Brotzman, here is a set of Ancestral Charts for Erica Marie Crawford and also for her
grandfather, Lloyd Paul Crawford:
Ancestral Charts: Erica Marie Crawford and Lloyd Paul Crawford
87. Gina Marie Crawford was born April 03, 1961. She married (1) Michael Epler. She married (2) David L.
Griffith, July 1993. He was born 1964.
The child of Gina Crawford and David Griffith is:
i. Justin Erven Griffith, born December 13, 1995.
88. Jeffery Erven Crawford was born May 26, 1968. He married Janette R. Schmeckenbecker, March 16, 1991, in
Independent Baptist Church, Towanda, PA, daughter of Guy Schmackenbecker and Janet __________.
The child of Jeffery Crawford and Janette Schmeckenbecker is:
i. Logan Jeffery Crawford, born March 29, 1994 in Arnot Ogden Hospital , Elmira, NY.
89. Joey Judd Crawford was born July 30, 1962. he married Susan Johnson, daughter of Robert and Beverly Howell Johnson of Troy, PA. They had two sons: Joey Judd Crawford IInd, born August 31, 1982 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA; and Chad Michael Crawford, born June 21, 1984 at the Packer Hospital in Sayre. Joey, senior, subsequently married Penny Rogers, daughter of Hugh and Violet Zinck Rogers of Corning, NY. They had two boys: Garreth Wayne Crawford, born July 15, 1988; and Jeffery Alan Crawford, born May 15, 1992.
90. Timothy Allen Crawford was born March 07, 1964. He married Tina Renee Ostrander, daughter of Howard and Martha Tillinghast Ostrander; services by Lynn Ayers, Justice of the Peace, Troy, PA. They married on July 20, 1987. They had two children: Amber Lynn Crawford, born May 16, 1988; and Zackery Ryan Crawford, born July 23, 1993.
Generation No. 5
100. Janet Louise Gilbert was born October 05, 1961. She married Wayne Leonard Roshach.
The child of Janet Gilbert and Wayne Roshach is:
i. Leonard Roshach, born August 16, 1986.
101. Wanda Joan Karge was born August 18, 1959 in Clifton Springs, New York. She married Jay Stephen Orlopp,
December 12, 1978 in Marion, New York, son of Donald Orlopp and Genevieve Tyler. He was born April 22, 1947
in Newark, NY.
Notes for Wanda Joan Karge:
Wanda is a family historian.
The children of Wanda Karge and Jay Orloop are:
i. Lynn Marie Orloop, born October 01, 1982 in Newark, NY.
ii. Steven Jay Orloop, born March 20, 1987 in Newark, NY.
103. Stephen Charles Karge was born August 22, 1962 in Clifton Springs, New York. He married Jill Laureen
Melcher, September 01, 1984 in East Palmyra, NY, daughter of Willis Melcher and Jane Smith. She was born July
03, 1962.
The children of Stephen Karge and Jill Melcher are:
i. Darren Steven Karge, born November 12, 1987.
ii. Holly Grace Karge, born June 03, 1989.
104. Jason Levi Karge was born August 27, 1964 in Clifton Springs, NY. He married (1) Tracy Lee Foss,
August 18, 1984 in Palmyra, NY; they are divorced. He then married (2) Nicole Frances Brinkman, July 29, 1995,
daughter of Richard Brinkman and Terri Norman. She was born April 29, 1972 in Clifton Springs, NY.
The child of Jason Karge and Tracy Foss is:
i. Jacob J. Karge, born January 28, 1985.
The children of Jason Karge and Nicole Brinkman are:
i. Amber Lee Karge, born January 09, 1992 in Geneva, NY.
ii. Brandon John Karge, born June 13, 1995 in Newark, NY.
105. Scott Worthington Karge was born February 20, 1969 in Clifton Springs, NY. He married (1)
Sharon Rose Garrett, August 20, 1994 in Clifton Springs, NY. She was born April 14, 1972 in Canandaigua, NY.
He married (2) Barb Lathey./P>
The children of Scott Karge and Sharon Garrett are:
i. Leanne Elizabeth Karge, born July 09, 1995.
ii. Garet Levi Karge, born January 22, 2000.
The child of Scott Karge and Barb Lathey is:
i. Brittany May Lathey, born July 13, 1992 in Geneva, NY.
106. Kimberly Ann Karge was born May 27, 1967. She married Arthur Parsons.
The children of Kimberly Karge and Arthur Parsons are:
i. Arthur Parsons, born July 01, 1990.
ii. Nathan Parsons, born February 19, 1995.
107. Charlotte Karge was born September 12, 1974. She married John Harrison.
The child of Charlotte Karge and John Harrison is:
i. Abigail Elizabeth Harrison, born November 02, 2000.
112. Gwen Alicia McDonald was born January 31, 1972. She married Shawn Klingler.
The child of Gwen McDonald and SEan Klingler is:
i. Kierston Carrie Klingler, born January, 2000.
115. Joseph William Simmons was born August 25, 1974. He married Nicole ________.
Notes for Joseph William Simmons:
They reside in Utah.
The child of Joseph Simmons and Nicole is:
i. Wyatt Simmons, born April 01, 1996.
120. Amanda Louise Brotzman was born June 14, 1974 in the Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda, PA. She married
Kevin Barrett Kingsbury, July 03, 1995 in Folkston, GA, Rev. Clancey presiding. He was the son of Kevin
Kingsbury and Zandra Barrett. He was born June 07, 1975 in Rahway, NJ. They renewed their vows on December 23, 1995 in a Christmas season
ceremony at her mother's home.
Notes for Amanda Louise Brotzman:
Amanda graduated Wyalusing Valley High School, 1992, along with the Bradford County Vo Tech School. She is a
licensed cosmetology teacher, the youngest to graduate at Towanda with a teacher's licence. She was granted the
first teaching scholarship, 1992, from the Vo-Tech School. She resides at Fort Bragg, NC with her husband, who
is in the Army. He enlisted after graduation 1973, and re-enlisted in 1995 for another four-year term. He served
in the Rangers for 3 years, serving with Operation Restore Hope in the Haitian Crisis, and with the Rangers at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The children of Amanda Brotzman and Kevin Kingsbury are:
i. Alexander Nicholas Kingsbury, born October 09, 1996 in Winn Army Hospital, Fort Stewart, Hinesville , GA.
ii. Christian Storm Charles Kingsbury, born December 23, 2001 in the Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC.
121. Mary Ellen Brotzman, born October 01, 1977 in the Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda PA. She married
Thomas Clifford Farver on July 07, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada in a hot air balloon about 7 in the morning. He was the
son of Thomas Farver and Denise Smith. He was born May 05, 1976.
123. Troy Ronald Koble was born April 03, 1968. He married Angela Ray Cushman, born November 5, 1970. In 2002, they lived in
Winston-Salem, NC.
Their children were:
i. Zachary Troy Koble, born July 23, 1992.
ii. Tyler John Koble, born December 6, 1994.
iii. Sierra Marie Koble, born March 14, 1996.
124. Brady Lane Koble was born April 16, 1971. He married Nicole Suzanne Bush, born August 10, 1974. In 2002,
they lived in Malvern, OH.
Their child was:
Piper Lauren Koble, born July 3, 1999 in Canton, OH.
130. David Lewis Benjamin was born February 10, 1968 in San Francisco. He married Carol Tinna, June 25, 1988,
daughter of Harold Tinna and Hettie Goodwin.
The children of David Benjamin and Carol Tinna are:
i. Ashley Benjamin, born August 24, 1990 in Towanda, PA.
ii. Tamara Benjamin, born September 14, 1992 in Towanda, PA.
ii. Brad David Benjamin, born September 19, 1995 in Towanda, PA.
131. Melissa Lynn Benjamin was born November 17, 1974. She married (1) Raymond "Charlie" Lewis Sands about
1995, son of Raymond Sands and Janice ____________. She married (2) Kenneth LeRoy Smith, July 26, 1997, son of
Lester Smith and Louise __________. He was born about August 3, 1971.
The child of Melissa Benjamin and Raymond Sands is:
i. Allyson Fontaine Sands, born September 01, 1995 in Towanda, PA; adopted September 8, 2003 and now is Allyson Fontaine Smith.
The children of Melissa Benjamin and Kenneth Smith are:
i. Drayton Benjamin Smith, born February 12, 1999 in Towanda Memorial Hospital, Towanda, PA.
ii. Mykala Lynn Smith, born July 10, 2002.
133. Clinton Lewis Crawford was born February 28, 1969 in Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. He married Linda Jennings,
February 27, 1988 in Wyalusing ME Church, Rev. Reeser presiding. She is the daughter of Jerry Jennings and Neysa _________.
The children of Clinton Crawford and Linda Jennings are:
i. Courtney Lynn Crawford, born May 28, 1988.
ii. Tamara Leontine Crawford, born June 25, 1992.
iii. Hilary Lynn Crawford, born December 17, 1993.
iv. Clinton Lewis Crawford, born April 03, 1996.
135. Jamie Lynn Crawford was born August 18, 1975 in Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. She married Wayne Eric MacNelly
October 03, 1998 in Zion Lutheran Church, Dushore, Pa, son of Wayne MacNelly. He was born about 1975.
The child of Jamie Crawford and Wayne MacNelly is:
i. JaLynn Nicole MacNelley, born September 29, 1995 in Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA.
136. Roy Clark Crawford (Roy Clark, Donald Martin, Warren James, Mary Caroline Thrasher, Levi Benjamin, Benjamin, George Thrasher (Drescher)) was born June 20, 1971 in the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA.
He married Holly Ann Linde on December 04, 1992 in Eatonville, Wyoming County, PA (lic# 92-191); she was
born November 15, 1974 in New Jersey.
137. Donald Martin Crawford (Roy Clark, Donald Martin, Warren James, Mary Caroline Thrasher, Levi Benjamin, Benjamin, George Thrasher (Drescher)) was born September 15, 1972. He married Victoria Lynn Lane on August 19,
1995 in Evans Falls, Wyoming County, PA (lic #95-109); she was born January 28, 1974 in New Jersey.
Dushore High School Graduating Class 1915
Back, l to r: Clara Farrell, Ellen Crawford, Charles Broschart, Elizabeth Cox, Elizabeth Baker and Miriam Zaner
Front, l to r: Mary Harrington [Assistant Principal], Edna Farrell, Ernest Erle, Marie Kunes, William Bender [Principal]
Note: After Ellen graduated, she
then taught school for four years in Panther Lick, Hollenback and other schools on the edge of Bradford County.
Photo contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Source: The Ellen Lorena (Crawford) Shefler Collection; also reprinted in the May 26, 2006 issue of The Sullivan Review.
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