JEMIT'S IMM-BEST CONNECTION

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Sandy and Ken Leah

Aunt Re relaxing on the boat as Uncle Joe fishes...

Uncle Joe and Buddy

Uncle Joe and son Dave on the river..
Janet Best won a beauty contest (above)

Cousins: Billy Imm, Ken Leah, Janie Imm,
Annabelle Leah, Davey Leah, Buddy Leah
My guess is about 1947ish

A Best Reunion

Best Reunion at Uncle Thompsie and Aunt Connie's home in Upper Burrell PA.. late 1970s is my guess..
From the right..Uncle Joe Leah, Aunt Re Leah,
Uncle Bob Best, my mom Gayle Best Imm in front of him, Aunt Connie Best in dark blue, and Uncle Thompsie behind in lighter blue shirt..
Then the Hall family..hmmm..
Beside Uncle Thompsie is Vincent Hall and in front of him is Marion? Hmmmm

the Binders..(Best Connection)

Aunt Grace Best Binder and hubby Ed..

Eddie, their son

Dieter and Annabelle

Uncle Dave and Matt

Dave Leah

Dave in elementary school
Arnold school district

Connie and Janet

Aunt Connie, Uncle Thompsie's wife, and their
first child.. Janet Best

Conneaut Lake Campers

Joe Leah...?....Marie Leah, Gayle Imm, ...?

Summers on the Allegheny

I remember 'camp' as being wonderful.. even the early years with having
to use the outhouse..
Here are the cousins on the beach at Rogers Riviera..
Buddy, Bill, Kenny, Annabelle

We ALL loved the river.. here's Uncle Bob Best

The boat is sinking

Betsy arrives..1951

the BEST brothers

This was taken on Freeport Road, New Kensington PA
I love the old cars lining the street..
These are the Best brothers, my Mom's brothers who were home
from WW2.. Uncle George nearly lost his leg and did lose an eye- he seems
to still have the dressing on it in the picture.
Uncle Tom and Uncle Bob beside him
Click to enlarge the picture..it's wonderful!

Leah kids

Annabelle and Buddy Leah

Annabelle

Annabelle school picture..
She attended Arnold PA schools

And then went on to be an airline stewardess with
Eastern Airlines..

ALTER

The couple on the right is Aunt Becky Clements Alter and her hubby George.
This would be my mother's aunt.. I don't know the couple beside them.. any guesses?

1997

I'm jumping around a bit with the timeline, but really, there is none in this blog..
It's just what I have when I get it scanned that day..
The Uckerts had a RAGE AT THE RIVIERA for several years running.
This is Nicki with Bud in 1997 down near the water. Is that Mum up by the porch?
I'll post the new 'camp' pictures when I locate them
If you attended one of these reunions, could you post a comment or two and
describe what you did and what it was all about?

1984

Joe Leah graduated with I believe a BA at La Roche College
Uncle Joe on the left, cousin Bud, Aunt Re Leah on the right

Bud on a boat

Here's Buddy on a boat at the river.. do you suppose this boat
belonged to Uncle Thompsie?

1937

Long before I was born, the first 'camp' was set up on the river at Roger's Riviera on the Allegheny River at Emlenton PA.. it's changed a few times over the years and now is more like a palace..
BTW.. that's Buddy (Joe) Leah in front of the original camp

4 Leah generations

Annabelle holds her grandson Matt.. his mom Nicole on the right
and his great gram Marie on the left
4 generations

JOE LEAH X3

3 generations of Leah men
Joe, Joe,and Joe

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Oct 29, 1977 Ken, Sandy wedding

Chris P, Jill, Joey Leah, Nicole P
at the wedding of their Uncle Ken Leah to
Sandy Tonkol

Annabelle and Joe.. sibs

Penny postcard to Mamie from Myrtle Clements

Tom Best obit, funeral card

Mamie Best obit, death certif

Al & Rebecca Mouhat wedding announcement

John & Marion Hall Pommersheim wedding announ.

George Best obit

Click on the obit to enlarge

Clarence Best, my grandfather

1973 Uckert Wedding

Paul and Marilyn Blair. I was very pregnant with JJ at that time..

1973 Uckert Wedding

Ken Leah

1973 Uckert Wedding

Annabelle and Dieter Uckert

Charlie Imm held the door as the wedding party exited the house to the
waiting guests.. That's Annabelle coming out the door
Dave Leah, David Clements, and Joey Leah on the right side of the porch.

These pictures are out of order , but they are here anyway.. sorry

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Clements (Best connection)

Siblings Thompson and Agnes Clements
My grandmother Best's siblings

Mother's siblings

Rebecca Best Mouhat (Aunt Janie)

Bob Best

Mouhat (Best connection)

Aunt Janie (Rebecca) was mother's sister.
.her hubby was Uncle Al Mouhat and the baby is my cousin Nicolle.

Leah kids (Best connection)

Buddy (Joe)
Kenny, David, Annabelle

Leah,Binder (Best connection)

Uncle Joe and Aunt Marie Leah with Aunt Grace Binder holding Eddie

Me and my sibs

Bottom left photo is my brother Charlie, or Chuddy, as we called him... the lower right photo is my dad, George Imm, and my brother Bill
Upper left.. 3 kids.. Bill, Marilyn, Jane

Harry,Tom,David Clements (Best connection)

Gramma Best

You'll have to click on this one to get a closer look

Grace Best graduation

Grace Best (Binder)
Click on the picture to enlarge.. she's well marked

My mom

Gayle Virginia Best Imm

Ed, Eddie Binder (Best)

My Uncle Ed and his son Eddie Binder

Binder (Best)

Grace was the aunt I was named for.. mother's sister

Clements (Best)

My great grandparents
David Harrison and Nancy Jane Thompson Clements

Tom Best

Menk

Typo on the Menk name.. oops
Aunt Ninnie was my mother's aunt

Uncle Tom Best, Aunt Connie, Grampa Best

Tom was my mother's brother, Connie was his wife

Clarence Best

Clarence Best, my grandfather, and ??
Mamie Best was my grandma

Bob Best, Ace pilot

Best connection

My Grandfather, Clarence Best, was a blacksmith

Best connection

The pictures are assorted and identified.. please click on the collection to enlarge.

Click on photo to enlarge

Best connection

Best family

Uncle George Best holding Mike Best
Marilyn and Janie Imm, Dave Leah
WATERMELON!!

Best/Imm

Marilyn and Janie Imm with Dave Leah.. cousins

Best family

Aunt Margie and Uncle Bob Best

Best family

Uncle Ed Binder and my brother Bill Imm
Uncle Ed was married to Aunt Grace, mother's sister

Best family

The Leahs
Joe, Annabelle, Uncle Joe, Ken, Dave

my Uncle Bob Best

Best family

Annabelle Leah, Nicolle Mouhat, Kenny Leah

Best family

1984 the Pata family
Nicolle, Annsley, Bob, and Nathan

Best family

1971 Annabelle married Dieter Uckert
Nicolle Prevatte, Annabelle's daughter beside her

Best

Gayle Best Imm's 80th birthday
with her brother Bob Best of California

Obituary of Roma Best Hall, my grandfather Best's sister

Sunday, November 02, 2008

ESTATE OF DAVID CLEMENTS

UNION CEMETERY, ARNOLD, PA

ALBERT EDWIN IMM
FEB 18, 1877-1951

CHARLOTTE BENTLEY IMM
1882-1935

Born in Lydney,Gloucester, England, Feb 16,1877, Albert E Imm of 511 Ridge Avenue died Wednesday morning at 11:50am in Sheridan Nursing Home at Mars. He was 74. Mr Imm came to the United States with his parents in 1883 and lived in McKeesport until 1895 when he established residence in the local area. For 39 years he was employed by the American Sheet an Tin Plate Company and was retired when the mill was dismantled several years ago.
Mr Imm had been a member of the Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church since 1896 and was always active in local church and civic affairs.
His survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Baumann and one son, F.Charles of Lakewood, OH. Seven grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. William McAllister of Tarentum. Friends are being received at the Frank L Hankey and Son Funeral Home, 217 Freeport Rd, where services will be held Saturday at 2:30pm with the Rev. R. Vincent Hartman officiating. Interment will be made in Union Cemetery.

Albert was a tin mill roller by trade, and worked as church janitor at Trinity.

ROUND HILL CEMETERY

EDWIN O IMM
1880-1943

son

EDWIN O IMM
1908- 1924

"Parnassus HS Gridder Found Dead Yesterday

Edwin Imms, Jr , son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Imms of Logans Ferry, was found dead in bed at his home Sunday morning.
Imms was 16 years old and a junior at the Parnassus High school. He was substitute quarterback on the Parnassus football team this season ,and was a player of ability.
The death of Imms shocked the many friends who knew him. During the game Saturday with the Union team he was on the side lines in uniform and ready to play, and would have been substituted had the occasion arisen.
"Eddie", as he is known to his friends, retired Saturday night apparently in good health, and nothing was known of his death until his younger brother tried to awaken him yesterday morning.
Imms played quarterback for the lower borough team during the entire game with the Arnold outfit a little over a week ago, his work being of a high caliber, and he hung up the last count of the game when he carried the ball across for a touchdown late in the game.
The death of Imms was due to a kidney ailment and was not the result of any football injuries."

EDWIN OSMAN IMM-1880-1943

As per Bob Imm, "Our dad was camera shy and disliked having his picture taken. He was bald and almost always had a 'railroaders cap' on his head..even indoors.
When he and Aida married, they lived for a while at Grandma Davis' home at 844 Third Ave, New Kensington , and attended the Salvation Army for a few years. They bought the Logan's Ferry home from the Vos Camps who were wealthy, lived on the North Side (Allegheny City) of Pittsburgh and had some kind of business there. This house was their summer home, thus the reason for a porch the full length of the front plus half of the side along the road. Edwin lived there 25 years:1918-1943, and Aida lived there 57 years: 1918-1975, and as such, should probably be called the family home. ALL of the children lived there, but not all children were born there."

Worked in the tin mill as a roller. A hard worker. Later worked for the Plum Township School District in the Logan's Ferry school where he did janitorial service.

Edwin was called "Lefty" by most people. He was about 5'4", tall and somewhat round belly. He smoked Cutty Pipe tobacco in home-rolled cigarettes. Occasionally he smoked Prince Albert and other pipe tobaccos in a corncob pipe and other pipes. He sniffed Copenhagen snuff to make himself sneeze because he had a moderate asthma. Occasionally, he slept in a black leather rocker by the bay window in the living room so he could breathe easier. He liked some drinks once in a while; mostly home brew and whiskey. He enjoyed singing, especially barbershop harmony.

Lefty could do almost any home handicraft. He soled his children's shoes with slices of automobile tires and leather belting. The soles never wore out. He could do woodwork; he made several chains from a solid piece of walnut. Lefty had very good gardens and fruit trees. He planted corn, tomatoes, carrots, beans , cabbage for homemade sauerkraut, potatoes, lettuce, turnips, rutabagas, onions,etc.
The fruit trees included sweet and sour cherries, purple and white grapes, pears, Baldwin and winter apples, red currants, mulberries, and peaches. There was asparagus, horseradish, watercress, and rhubarb. He had a cider press and apple chopper that made both cider and vinegar. Homemade wine, peach brandy, dandelion wine were among the brews. He made ice cream by hand and bottled his own Hires root beer and put the bottles in the sun each day to ferment. Of course, many blew up!

Lefty had a left handed scythe to cut grass (hay). He was a disciplinarian with his children. He was a solid Republican, but thought FDR was the greatest person alive..he was ready to fight if you said a bad word about FDR... "A Democrat, and the only good Democrat". He measured a person's wealth by the number of friends he had.. He was the wealthiest man to have lived.

Died of ruptured appendix.
Was an herbalist.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

IMM.. OH, YEAH..

MARILYN IMM .. This is the way I got my early baths..hehehehe

Well, this one requires some explanation.. This is my dad, GEORGE IMM.. and he is showing the doctors the result of being struck by lightning. He looks pretty gruesome, eh? 2 black eyes and the hair on his body was burned.. and then the big burn on his abdomen.. Nasty. They took these photos and they were published in the Alcoa Warrior...a national paper put out by Alcoa where he was employed.

Well.. this is me.. I graduated from nursing school, and Wendell's family gave me a beautiful set of luggage.

A few years later.. Wendell and I had our first child.. PAUL HENRY BLAIR II. He sure was a cutie. It was Easter and we were on our way to church.

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Oh, I love this one.. it's RUTH IMM (SCHANTZ) & my dad, GEORGE W IMM

This one is taken at my grandma Imm's home in Logans Ferry PA.. who of us could forget the swing there? As kids, we LOVED it !! My dad's brother TED IMM is on the swing on the left (duh) and his wife REGINA IMM is on the other side.. I don't know who the man standing in the picture is.. any guesses? I don't know who the kids are either.. hmmmmm

TOM SCHANTZ

Oh, now here's a mixture.. My uncle WHIP SCHANTZ with my mother's brother, BOB BEST !

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One of many picnics at Schantz' home in Logans Ferry PA

IRENE KREMER (DIVILBISS), MARILYN IMM (BLAIR), MADELINE IMM ( )

RUTH IMM SCHANTZ

My Dad's sister, RUTH IMM SCHANTZ

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My grandmother, AIDA VIOLA DAVIS IMM

Not sure who is with him, but this is my Dad, GEORGE WILLIAM IMM

GI & daughter JANE MARIE IMM

My Dad, or GI, as he was known

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ANNABELLE LEAH (UCKERT)
The "A" was not for Annabelle, but for Arnold High School where she graduated. This photo was taken outside the big house on Alcoa Drive.

A very young Annabelle (Uckert)

Annabelle and Kenny Leah- one of my favorite pictures

AUNT NAN MALLISEE & ANNABELLE (UCKERT)

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ANNABELLE LEAH (UCKERT) & NICKI MOUHAT (PATA)

ANNABELLE LEAH (UCKERT)

at Aunt Grace and Uncle Ed Binder's home in Upper Burrell. This had to be one of Lucy's pups.

ANNABELLE LEAH (UCKERT)

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1960 NICKI MOUHAT PATA

2000 NICKI PATA & COUSIN MARILYN IMM BLAIR

1947 NICKI MOUHAT (PATA) & COUSIN DAVE LEAH

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Sunday, June 24, 2007

IMM FAMILY PHOTO

EDWIN OSMAN IMM

This was my grandfather Imm.. Edwin Osman Imm. I always wondered where the name Osman came from?
Any guesses? Clues?? Interesting. I know why he was called Lefty.. he was a southpaw!

IMM HISTORY-GENEALOGY

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1 June 24, 2007
Descendants of JOHN IMM
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN 1 IMM was born Abt. 1771. He married SARAH PEACOCK. She was born Abt. 1771.
Notes for JOHN IMM:
From Dave Pheasant
I have just received from the PRO a photocopy of John IMM's army discharge
papers. They are difficult to scan so I have transcribed them as best as I
could.
(Page 1)
His Majesty's Second Regiment of Dragoon Guards
whereof Lt Gen Cha Crawford is Colonel.
These are to certify, that John Imm Private in Major Gordons Troop Company
in the Regiment aforesaid, born in the Parish of Lydney in or near the Town
of Chepstow in the County of Gloucestershire was enlisted at the age of
Twenty two Years; and hath served in the said Regiment for the space of
Eighteen Years and One hundred and Thirty six Days, as well as in other
Corps after the age of Eighteen, according to the following Statement, but
in consequence of Chronic Rheumatism.
Is rendered unfit for further Service, and is hereby discharged; having
first received all just Demands of Pay, Clothing, &c, from his entry into
the said Regiment to the date of this Discharge, as appears by the Receipt
on the back hereof
And to prevent any improper use being made of this Discharge by its falling
into other Hands, the following is a Description of the said John Imm
He is about 40 Years of Age, is 5 Feet 8 Inches in height, Brown Hair, Hazel
Eyes, Fair Complexion, by Trade a Labourer
STATEMENT OF SERVICE
IN WHAT CORPS 2 Drag Guards
Period From 9th March 1794 To 24th July 1812
SerjeantMajor
Quarter Master Serjeant
Serjeant
Corporal
TrumpeterOrDrummer
Private 18 Yrs 136 Days
TotalService 18 Yrs 136 Days
Given under my Hand and Seal of the Regiment, at York
the Day of 181
(Signature illegible)
(Signature illegible)
(Page 2)
I John Imm do acknowledge that I have received all my Clothing, Pay, Arrears
of Pay, and all just Demands whatsoever, from the Time of my enlisting in
the Regiment mentioned on the other side, to the day of my Discharge..2 June 24, 2007
As witness my Hand this 7th Day of July 1812
Witness
Thl Collins John Imm
(Signature illegible)
I do hereby certify that the cause which has rendered it necessary to
discharge the
within-mentioned John Imm as stated on the opposite side, as not arisen from
Vice or Misconduct, and that he is not to my Knowledge incapacitated by the
Sentence of a General Court-Martial from receiving his Pension.
(Signature illegible) (Signature illegible)
(Signature illegible)
Surgeon 2nd Dn Gd Commanding
N. B. When a Soldier has lost an Eye or Limb, or has been wounded or
disabled in the service; the Discharge must particularly express the Cause
from whence proceeding, as when, where, and how it took place. Should any
mark remain in consequence, it is to be noticed in the Man’s descriptions;
the Surgeon, or Assistant Surgeon in his absence, will sign his name in the
Margin opposite the cause assigned for Discharge being granted, which will
be considered as his Certificate of the Man being unfit for further Service,
and he will also countersign the Commanding Officer’s Certificate above. The
Period of service in the body of Discharge is to be filled up in words at
length, and not in figures. Service prior to the age of Eighteen, is not to
be included in the within statement.
(Page 3)
His Majesty's Eleventh Royal Regiment of Veterans whereof General A J
Drummond is Colonel.
These are to certify, that John Imm Private in Captain Shiptons Company in
the Regiment aforesaid, born in the Parish of Chepstow in or near the Town
of Chepstow in the County of Gloucester was enlisted at the age of Twenty
two Years; and hath served in the said Regiment for the space of one Years
and Three hundred and Forty Eight Days, as well as in other Corps, after the
age of Eighteen, according to the following Statement, but in consequence of
a ? ? ? ? 23rd June 1814 To disband the Regiment
Is rendered unfit for further Service, and is hereby discharged; having
first received all just Demands of Pay, Clothing, &c, from his entry into
the said Regiment to the date of this Discharge, as appears by the Receipt
on the back hereof
And to prevent any improper use being made of this Discharge by its falling
into other Hands, the following is a Description of the said John Imm He is
about Forty Four Years of Age, is Five Feet Eight Inches in height, Brown
Hair, Hazel Eyes, Fair Complexion, by Trade a Labourer
STATEMENT OF SERVICE
IN WHAT CORPS 2 Drag Guards 11 R Veterans
Period From 9 March 1794 To 9 Aug 1812 From 10 Aug 1812 To 24 July 1814
SerjeantMajor
Quarter Master Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Drummer
Private 18 Yrs 152 Days 1 Yrs 248 Days
Total Service 20 Yrs 133 Days
Given under my Hand and Seal of the Regiment, at Hythe Kent.3 June 24, 2007
the Twenty fourth Day of July 1814
(Signature illegible)
(Signature illegible)
(Page 4)
I John Imm do acknowledge that I have received all my Clothing, Pay,
Arrears of Pay, and all just Demands whatsoever, from the Time of my
enlisting in the Regiment mentioned on the other side, to the day of my
Discharge.
As witness my Hand this Twenty fourth Day of July 1814
Witness
Geoff Shipton Capn. John Imm
Wm Justin
I do hereby certify that the cause which has rendered it necessary to
discharge
The within-mentioned John Imm as stated on the opposite side, as not arisen
from Vice or Misconduct, and that he is not to my Knowledge incapacitated by
the Sentence of a General Court-Martial from receiving his Pension. Drummond
(Signature illegible) (Signature illegible)
Surgeon Commanding
N. B. When a Soldier has lost an Eye or Limb, or has been wounded or
disabled in the service; the Discharge must particularly express the Cause
from whence proceeding, as when, where, and how it took place. Should any
mark remain in consequence, it is to be noticed in the Man’s descriptions;
the Surgeon, or Assistant Surgeon in his absence, will sign his name in the
Margin opposite the cause assigned for Discharge being granted, which will
be considered as his Certificate of the Man being unfit for further Service,
and he will also countersign the Commanding Officer’s Certificate above. The
Period of service in the body of Discharge is to be filled up in words at
length, and not in figures. Service prior to the age of Eighteen, is not to
be included in the within statement.
Children of JOHN IMM and SARAH PEACOCK are:
2. i. WILLIAM 2 IMM, b. 1801, EXETER.
ii. JOHN IMM, b. 1807, DORCHESTER, DORSET , ENGLAND.
Notes for JOHN IMM:
John and Mary are seen on the 1881 census of Lydney living in same household. John is listed as widowed,
and Mary Imm is unmarried.
iii. MARY IMM, b. 1813, WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX, ENGLAND.
iv. SARAH IMM, b. 1816.
v. ANN IMM, b. 1817.
vi. JANE IMM, b. 1819.
vii. THOMAS IMM, b. 1821; m. SARAH LNU; b. 1821.
viii. GEORGE IMM, b. 1825.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM 2 IMM (JOHN 1 ) was born 1801 in EXETER. He married ANN PROSSER July 08, 1824 in
LYDNEY BY WILLIAM JAMES, CURATE. She was born 1801 in Tidenham.
Notes for WILLIAM IMM:
According to 1851 Census of Gloucester: William Imm , 50, wharfinger of Exeter
Ann, 50, of Tidenham.4 June 24, 2007
Henry, 16, shoemaker, Lydney
John, 10, scholar, Lydney
Ann, 4, Lydney
Sarah Simmonds, 15, servant, Lydney
On the 1841 Census, there is listed Hannah Imm, 70
and Martha Jones, 16
Children of WILLIAM IMM and ANN PROSSER are:
3. i. EDWIN 3 IMM, b. Abt. 1830, LYDNEY, GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND; d. December 02, 1904.
4. ii. JOSEPH IMM, b. Abt. 1826.
iii. MARY IMM, b. Abt. 1832.
iv. HENRY IMM, b. Abt. 1834; m. JANE LNU; b. Abt. 1838, WOOLASTON GLOUCESTER ENGLAND.
v. JANE IMM, b. Abt. 1836.
vi. JOHN IMM, b. Abt. 1840.
Generation No. 3
3. EDWIN 3 IMM (WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born Abt. 1830 in LYDNEY, GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND, and
died December 02, 1904. He married FRANCES ROBERT October 01, 1848 in St Beulah Chapel ,
Chepstow by Thomas Rees, minister; county of Monmouth, daughter of DAVID ROBERT and
JANE ROWLAND. She was born Abt. 1829 in WHITCHURCH, GLAMORGAN, WALES.
Notes for EDWIN IMM:
Occupation listed as: "Letter Carrier & Boot Maker (Civil Serv Mess)".
Postman in Lydney 1852-1889.
Funeral card reads:
In Loving Memory of
Edwin Imm
the beloved husband of Francis J Imm
who died Dec 2nd, 1904
Aged 78 years
Notes for FRANCES ROBERT:
Baptized 10 Jan 1830 in Melingriffith, Glamorgan, Wales.
Children of EDWIN IMM and FRANCES ROBERT are:
5. i. GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 IMM, b. October 29, 1852, Lydney,Gloucestershire,England; d. October 29,
1919, Canonsburg PA, Washington County.
ii. LAVINIA IMM, b. Abt. 1850, Lydney Gloucester England Chepstow.
iii. ANN IMM, b. Abt. 1851, Lydney Gloucester Newerne England Chepstow; m. FNU EVANS.
Notes for ANN IMM:
Ann Imm Evans is mentioned in the obituary for her brother George William Edwin Imm. She is noted as
living in Canton OH.
iv. JOHN IMM, b. Abt. 1864, YORKLEY, GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND.
Notes for JOHN IMM:
Occupation listed as Stricker Smiths Shop (Blacksmith).
v. THOMAS IMM, b. Abt. 1868, YORKLEY, GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND.
Notes for THOMAS IMM:
Occupation: age 13, listed as Greasing Cold Rolls (TPM)
vi. FRANCES JANE IMM, b. Abt. 1870, YORKLEY, GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND; d. March 16, 1899..5 June 24, 2007
Notes for FRANCES JANE IMM:
Funeral card :
In Loving Memory of
Frances Jane Imm
Youngest daughter of Edwin and Frances Imm
who entered int rest, March 16, 1899
Aged 29 years
Interred at Herne Bay Cemetery, March 20, 1899
6. vii. KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA IMM, b. Abt. 1856, LYDNEY, GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND.
4. JOSEPH 3 IMM (WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born Abt. 1826. He married FRANCES WARD Abt. 1850.
Children of JOSEPH IMM and FRANCES WARD are:
7. i. ADELIZA 4 IMM, b. 1852; d. 1935.
8. ii. ALBERT IMM, b. 1855, From Kidderminster, England.
Generation No. 4
5. GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 IMM (EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born October 29, 1852 in
Lydney,Gloucestershire,England, and died October 29, 1919 in Canonsburg PA, Washington
County. He married ELIZABETH FRANCIS HARRIS August 03, 1872 in St Marys Ch, Chepstow by EK
HAWSON, VICAR, daughter of WALTER HARRIS and ELIZABETH POYNER. She was born August 13,
1849 in Lydney Gloucester England Chepstow, and died December 03, 1939 in Canonsburg
PA.
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN IMM:
from passenger/immigration lists <>
ref 9702 pg 72 Western PA Genealogical Society Compiler Vol 7, 1892-1906, 1982
CD354;
buried Oak Spring Cemetery ,Canonsburg PA
GWE Imm and wife Elizabeth Frances Harris Imm lived on Queen Street, Albert Street, and
Primrose Lane. The 'Albert' portion is level and Primrose goes up a hill and the church at the
top now called Primrose Hill Chruch was originally called the Tin Plate Church; and some
called it the Imm church.
Edwin Osman Imm was born in a house on Queen Street in Lydney, and Albert was born on
Albert Street. Dates and data on marriage place gathered from Imm Bible and Mike Gwilliam
who supplied the following:
These are the details of the marriage of GWE Imm and EFHarris.: George William Edwin Imm ,
20, bachelor, tin worker, of Chepstow, son of Edwin Imm, letter carrier... married
Elizabeth Frances Harris, 23, spinster, of Chepstow, daughter of Walter Barrow, box maker..
on Aug3,1872 at parish church of Chepstow by banns. Both signed.
Witnesses: George Harris and Mary Ann Harris.
According to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, certified July 2, 1910, George
and his family immigrated to the United States, arriving in NY NY April of 1882; became a
citizen on Oct 4, 1890.
Notes for ELIZABETH FRANCIS HARRIS:
****{Baptized Sep 26, 1847..found in the St Marys Church of Lydney..
Archives book P209 IN 1/4 page 41 #403.
These archives are in Gloucester.
Elizabeth Frances Harris Imm, 90, died December 3, 1939 at the home of SE Reynolds. She was
born August 13, 1849 in Ayleburton Gloucestershire England, daughter of Walter Barrow and
Elizabeth Poyner Harris.
When she and her husband and family came to the United States in 1882 (certified records.6 June 24, 2007
say 1882), they settled in McKeesport PA, and then in 1893 came to New Kensington,
Westmoreland County.
She married George William Edwin Imm August 3, 1872. He died October 29, 1919 in
Canonsburg PA.
Both are buried at the Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg PA.
Children of GEORGE IMM and ELIZABETH HARRIS are:
9. i. EDWIN OSMAN 5 IMM, b. November 26, 1880, Lydney,Gloucestershire,England; d. September 10, 1943, New
Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
10. ii. ALBERT EDWIN IMM, b. February 18, 1877, Lydney,Gloucestershire,England; d. 1951, Sheridan Nursing
Home, Mars PA,Butler Co.
11. iii. WILLIAM JAMES IMM, b. March 01, 1882.
iv. FREDERICK GEORGE IMM, b. September 17, 1878, Lydney England; d. November 01, 1917, Canonsburg
PA, Washington County.
Notes for FREDERICK GEORGE IMM:
unmarried;
buried Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg PA
OBITUARY:
"Fred G Imm of 336 West Pine Street, a worker in the Standard Company's plant in East Canonsburg, was
fatally injured when an automobile turned turtle Sunday evening at a point near Beallsville, died Thursday
evening at 7:35 in the City Hospital, Washington.
Different accounts of the accident have been published, but it appears that the correct version is as follows:
Mr Imm in company with Mr and Mrs Harry Hugus and child of New Kensington, and Mrs Elizabeth Stewart
and four year old son and George Vlochas of this place were the other occupants of the car. The accident
occurred at a turn in the road about one and a half miles from Beallsville when the machine turned turtle. The
parties were on their way home from Charleroi. Mr Imm was caught under the machine and the base of his
skull crushed. He was brought to the home of his parents......... where he received the best of nursing and
medical skill. On Wednesday morning he was taken to the City Hospital, Washington , where he died
Thursday evening.
Mr Imm was born in England 39 years ago, but came to this country when he was four years old. Twenty two
years of this life were spent in New Kensington. About a year and a half ago he removed with his parents to
Canonsburg.
Mr Imm enlisted in the US Navy in 1906 and remained in the service 4 1/2 years. Most of the time he was
stationed in the Philippines.
Mr Imm is survived by his father and mother, Mr and Mrs George Imm of 336 West Pike Street and by the
following sisters: Mrs George Reynolds and Mrs Samuel Reynolds of New Kensington, Mrs William
McCalister of Tarentum. Mrs George Vlochas, Mrs Thomas Lewis, Jr, and Mrs Elizabeth Stewart of
Canonsburg; also by the following brothers : Albert and Edwin of New Kensington, and William of Chicago.
Funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of the parents, 336 Pike Street. The
interment will be made in Oak Spring Cemetery".
12. v. LAURINA KEZIA IMM, b. March 29, 1874; d. August 16, 1951.
13. vi. CATHERINE ELIZA JANE IMM, b. November 01, 1872, Lydney,Gloucestershire,England; d. August 08, 1942,
New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
14. vii. LILLIAN IMM, b. January 05, 1888.
15. viii. ELIZABETH FRANCIS IMM, b. December 27, 1881, LIdney, Glooucester England; d. October 25, 1946.
16. ix. EMMILINE ANN IMM, b. October 15, 1875, LIdney, Glooucester England; d. November 20, 1936.
17. x. EVA IMM, b. July 24, 1884; d. October 22, 1922, Demler PA, near McKeesport.
xi. WALTER BARROW IMM, b. April 25, 1886; d. June 30, 1887.
Notes for WALTER BARROW IMM:
buried Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport ;Grave #336
xii. WALLACE IMM, b. March 10, 1890; d. March 10, 1890.
Notes for WALLACE IMM:
buried Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport PA
6. KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM (EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born Abt. 1856 in LYDNEY,
GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND. She married CHARLES ELSTON August 29, 1882 in PARISH CHRUCH OF.7 June 24, 2007
ST MARK, CITY OF GLOUCESTER, BY BANNS. He died in CHRISTLETON, CHESHIRE.
Notes for KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA IMM:
Born in Lydney and moved to Worcester Parade, Gloucester where she married Charles Elston.
In 1904, they lived at 18 Brook Lane, Chester.
In 1915, they were living at Rose Cottage, Plimp Lane, Christleton, Chester.
They moved to Liverpool where sometime in the 1930s, she died and is buried in Smithdown
Road Cemetery Liverpool.
Notes for CHARLES ELSTON:
Lived at 9 Henry Street, Gloucester.
Children of KEZIA IMM and CHARLES ELSTON are:
18. i. CHARLES 5 ELSTON.
19. ii. FRANK ELSTON.
iii. HERBERT ELSTON, m. ELIZABETH LNU.
20. iv. WILLIAM ELSTON.
21. v. FRANCES MAY ELSTON, b. April 19, 1890, GLOUCESTER ENGLAND; d. May 28, 1974, FORMBY
ENGLAND.
7. ADELIZA 4 IMM (JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born 1852, and died 1935. She married
JOSHUA GOULDING 1870, son of GEORGE GOULDING and CAROLINE WHITE. He was born
1844.
Notes for ADELIZA IMM:
per Philip Goulding:
"Adeliza Imm, later Goulding, was something of a local celebrity. She sang soprano and
participated in various musical festivals. She led what was locally known as the Goulding
choir made up of her and her husband Joshua, 6 sons, and 4 grandsons. One of those
grandsons was my father, Les Goulding who remembers Ada very well. This choir made up a
large section of the church choir of St Marys, Lydney. I have some newspaper cuttings about
Ada written about her and Joshua's golden wedding anniversary in 1920, and upon her death
in 1935."
Children of ADELIZA IMM and JOSHUA GOULDING are:
i. GEORGE 5 GOULDING.
Notes for GEORGE GOULDING:
The oldest of Adeliza's offspring, a postman
ii. JOSEPH GOULDING.
Notes for JOSEPH GOULDING:
occupation: tin works
iii. ALBERT GOULDING.
Notes for ALBERT GOULDING:
occupation: tin works
iv. FRANK GOULDING.
Notes for FRANK GOULDING:
An accomplished golfer with many trophies.
22. v. FANNY GOULDING.
23. vi. JOHN CHARLES GOULDING, b. 1885..8 June 24, 2007
8. ALBERT 4 IMM (JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born 1855 in From Kidderminster, England. He
married ELEANOR HADDOCK.
Notes for ALBERT IMM:
Christened in Lydney March 19, 1871 at age 16.
Child of ALBERT IMM and ELEANOR HADDOCK is:
24. i. REGINALD 5 IMM.
Generation No. 5
9. EDWIN OSMAN 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November
26, 1880 in Lydney,Gloucestershire,England, and died September 10, 1943 in New Kensington
PA Westmoreland Co. He married AIDA VIOLA DAVIS September 18, 1906 in New Kensington PA
Westmoreland Co, daughter of JACOB DAVIS and MARY KLINGENSMITH. She was born September
18, 1886 in Leechburg PA, Armstrong County, and died December 29, 1975 in New Kensington
PA, Westmoreland County.
Notes for EDWIN OSMAN IMM:
As per Bob Imm, "Our dad was camera shy and disliked having his picture taken. He was bald
and almost always had a 'railroaders cap' on his head..even indoors.
When he and Aida married, they lived for a while at Grandma Davis' home at 844 Third Ave,
New Kensington , and attended the Salvation Army for a few years. They bought the Logan's
Ferry home from the Vos Camps who were wealthy, lived on the North Side (Allegheny City) of
Pittsburgh and had some kind of business there. This house was their summer home, thus the
reason for a porch the full length of the front plus half of the side along the road. Edwin lived
there 25 years:1918-1943, and Aida lived there 57 years: 1918-1975, and as such, should
probably be called the family home. ALL of the children lived there, but not all children were
born there."
Worked in the tin mill as a roller. A hard worker. Later worked for the Plum Township School
District in the Logan's Ferry school where he did janitorial service.
Edwin was called "Lefty" by most people. He was about 5'4", tall and somewhat round belly.
He smoked Cutty Pipe tobacco in home-rolled cigarettes. Occasionally he smoked Prince
Albert and other pipe tobaccos in a corncob pipe and other pipes. He sniffed Copenhagen
snuff to make himself sneeze because he had a moderate asthma. Occasionally, he slept in
a black leather rocker by the bay window in the living room so he could breathe easier. He
liked some drinks once in a while; mostly home brew and whiskey. He enjoyed singing,
especially barbershop harmony.
Lefty could do almost any home handicraft. He soled his children's shoes with slices of
automobile tires and leather belting. The soles never wore out. He could do woodwork; he
made several chains from a solid piece of walnut. Lefty had very good gardens and fruit
trees. He planted corn, tomatoes, carrots, beans , cabbage for homemade sauerkraut,
potatoes, lettuce, turnips, rutabagas, onions,etc.
The fruit trees included sweet and sour cherries, purple and white grapes, pears, Baldwin and
winter apples, red currants, mulberries, and peaches. There was asparagus, horseradish,
watercress, and rhubarb. He had a cider press and apple chopper that made both cider
and vinegar. Homemade wine, peach brandy, dandelion wine were among the brews. He
made ice cream by hand and bottled his own Hires root beer and put the bottles in the sun
each day to ferment. Of course, many blew up!
Lefty had a left handed scythe to cut grass (hay). He was a disciplinarian with his children..9 June 24, 2007
He was a solid Republican, but thought FDR was the greatest person alive..he was ready to
fight if you said a bad word about FDR... "A Democrat, and the only good Democrat". He
measured a person's wealth by the number of friends he had.. He was the wealthiest man to
have lived.
Died of ruptured appendix.
Was an herbalist.
Notes for AIDA VIOLA DAVIS:
Baptised 1886 in First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Leechburg PA
Children of EDWIN IMM and AIDA DAVIS are:
25. i. GEORGE WILLIAM 6 IMM, b. January 23, 1915, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. February 09, 1977,
New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
26. ii. HARRY EDWIN IMM, b. December 11, 1906, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. July 28, 1992,
Virginia.
iii. EDWIN OSMAN JR IMM, b. July 04, 1908; d. November 02, 1924, at home, Logans Ferry PA.
Notes for EDWIN OSMAN JR IMM:
died of seizures; buried at Round Hill Cemetery, New Kensington PA,Westmoreland Co.
OBITUARY:
"Parnassus HS Gridder Found Dead Yesterday
Edwin Imms, Jr , son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Imms of Logans Ferry, was found dead in bed at his home
Sunday morning.
Imms was 16 years old and a junior at the Parnassus High school. He was substitute quarterback on the
Parnassus football team this season ,and was a player of ability.
The death of Imms shocked the many friends who knew him. During the game Saturday with the Union team
he was on the side lines in uniform and ready to play, and would have been substituted had the occasion
arisen.
"Eddie", as he is known to his friends, retired Saturday night apparently in good health, and nothing was
known of his death until his younger brother tried to awaken him yesterday morning.
Imms played quarterback for the lower borough team during the entire game with the Arnold outfit a little
over a week ago, his work being of a high caliber, and he hung up the last count of the game when he carried
the ball across for a touchdown late in the game.
The death of Imms was due to a kidney ailment and was not the result of any football injuries."
27. iv. AIDA VIOLA IMM, b. July 21, 1910, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. July 31, 1992.
28. v. ELIZABETH FRANCES IMM, b. September 16, 1912; d. March 15, 1991, New Kensington PA Westmoreland
Co.
29. vi. RUTH OLIVE IMM, b. June 02, 1916, Logans Ferry; d. February 16, 1998, New Kensington PA
Westmoreland Co.
30. vii. FREDERICK IMM, b. October 18, 1917; d. July 25, 1965, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
viii. DOROTHY AUDREY IMM, b. July 03, 1920; m. CAMIEL STOCKER; d. October 13, 2005, Chicago IL.
31. ix. MARY JANE IMM, b. February 06, 1923.
32. x. CALVIN KENNETH IMM, b. May 22, 1924, New Kensington, PA , Westmoreland County.
33. xi. ROBERT CHARLES IMM, b. September 24, 1929, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
10. ALBERT EDWIN 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 18,
1877 in Lydney,Gloucestershire,England, and died 1951 in Sheridan Nursing Home, Mars
PA,Butler Co. He married CHARLOTTE BENTLEY. She was born 1882 in Gloucestershire, ENGLAND,
and died 1935.
Notes for ALBERT EDWIN IMM:
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Born in Lydney,Gloucester, England, Feb 16,1877, Albert E Imm of 511 Ridge Avenue died
Wednesday morning at 11:50am in Sheridan Nursing Home at Mars. He was 74. Mr Imm came
to the United States with his parents in 1883 and lived in McKeesport until 1895 when he.10 June 24, 2007
established residence in the local area. For 39 years he was employed by the American
Sheet an Tin Plate Company and was retired when the mill was dismantled several years ago.
Mr Imm had been a member of the Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church since 1896 and
was always active in local church and civic affairs.
His survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Baumann and one son, F.Charles of
Lakewood, OH. Seven grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.. He also leaves one sister,
Mrs. William McAllister of Tarentum. Friends are being received at the Frank L Hankey and Son
Funeral Home, 217 Freeport Rd, where services will be held Saturday at 2:30pm with the Rev.
R. Vincent Hartman officiating. Interment will be made in Union Cemetery.
Albert was a tin mill roller by trade, and worked as church janitor at Trinity.
Children of ALBERT IMM and CHARLOTTE BENTLEY are:
i. ALBERT J 6 IMM, b. 1902; d. 1950.
Notes for ALBERT J IMM:
Often called Junior,but he was not named such. He lived in Weirton WVA for many years prior to his death
in 1950.
Had been a manager at the Conneaut Lake Hotel in the late 40s.
ii. CHARLOTTE IMM, m. EARL BAUMANN.
Notes for CHARLOTTE IMM:
Last address known: 1227 Victoria Ave New Kensington PA , Westmoreland County
Notes for EARL BAUMANN:
Prior to his death, Tad Bauman worked at ALCOA and was a Justice of the Peace.
34. iii. FREDERICK CHARLES IMM, b. 1907; d. November 1968.
11. WILLIAM JAMES 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 01,
1882. He married ELIZABETH CEPULL June 01, 1904 in by Rev Lacky, daughter of FNU CYPULL and
CARLINA LNU. She was born 1885 in Pennsylvania.
Notes for WILLIAM JAMES IMM:
per Bob Imm: "William Imm married Elizabeth Seybold (spelling is questioned) in 1904, they
owned an apartment building on 10th Street in New Kensington, PA.
They divorced and he remarried, I think, and relocated to the state of Indiana".
Children of WILLIAM IMM and ELIZABETH CEPULL are:
i. HOWARD 6 IMM, m. JULIA LNU.
Notes for HOWARD IMM:
Factory worker at ALCOA.
He and wife Julia lived at 222 Tenth Street in 1940. They later moved to Ohio.
ii. EDITH C IMM, b. 1907.
iii. ELIZABETH IMM.
12. LAURINA KEZIA 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 29,
1874, and died August 16, 1951. She married (1) FNU KAMPHAUS December 31, 1890 in by
Alderman James Burns. She married (2) SAMUEL EDWIN REYNOLDS July 29, 1901. He was born
May 16, 1873.
Children of LAURINA IMM and SAMUEL REYNOLDS are:
i. EDWIN 6 REYNOLDS..11 June 24, 2007
ii. ELSIE REYNOLDS.
iii. PATRICIA REYNOLDS.
iv. BEVERLY REYNOLDS.
v. E ROSS REYNOLDS, m. DELORES J LNU.
Notes for E ROSS REYNOLDS:
Worked for West Penn Power Company.
A drummer.
13. CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
November 01, 1872 in Lydney,Gloucestershire,England, and died August 08, 1942 in New
Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. She married GEORGE RANDOLPH REYNOLDS January 12, 1890 in
by Rev Davis, Methodist, son of THOMAS REYNOLDS and NANCY WATERS. He was born October 23,
1869, and died August 17, 1955 in McKeesport PA.
Notes for CATHERINE ELIZA JANE IMM:
OBITUARY:
"Mrs Catherine E J Reynolds, 70, who has been a resident of New Kensington since the town
was founded, died at 1:30pm Saturday afternoon in her home, 517 Ridge Avenue, following a
long illness.
Mrs Reynolds came to America with her family when she was 10 years old. She lived in
McKeesport for several years before moving here. Although invalided for the past 15 years,
Mrs Reynolds kept up her affiliation with the Trinity Reformed Church.
Mr and Mrs Reynolds celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan 12, 1940.
She is survived by her husband Geroge P Reynolds; by four daughters: Mrs Myrtle Whitehead
of 338 Fifth Avenue, Mrs Grace Hugus of 264 Freeport Road, Mrs Lillian Magee of 517 Ridge
Avenue, and Mrs Elsie Nickless of Norwalk, Conn; by three sons: Albert Reynolds of Arizona,
Ralph Reynolds of Portersville, and Edwin Reynolds of Philadelphia; by three sisters: Mrs Samuel
Reynolds of 336 Fifth Avenue, Mrs Lillian McAllister of Tarentum, and Mrs Charles Baker of
Charleroi; by three brothers: Albert Imm of 511 Ridge Avenue, Edwin Imm of Logans Ferry, and
William Imm of Michigan; by 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted from her late home tomorrow at 2 o'clock. The Rev R
Vincent Hartman will officiate, and burial will follow in Union Cemetery."
Children of CATHERINE IMM and GEORGE REYNOLDS are:
35. i. LILLIAN N J 6 REYNOLDS, b. November 1907.
36. ii. RALPH EMERSON REYNOLDS, b. November 20, 1901, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. February
16, 1997, Waverly OH.
iii. GEORGE REYNOLDS.
37. iv. MYRTLE E REYNOLDS, b. February 17, 1893; d. September 1983, Greensburg PA.
38. v. GRACE REYNOLDS, b. March 27, 1896; d. December 1972, Pompano Beach FL.
39. vi. EDWIN REYNOLDS, b. 1904.
40. vii. ELSIE REYNOLDS, b. 1904.
viii. ETHEL MAY REYNOLDS, b. August 22, 1890; d. May 05, 1891.
41. ix. ALBERT REYNOLDS.
14. LILLIAN 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born January 05, 1888.
She married WILLIAM J MCALLISTER.
Notes for LILLIAN IMM:
per Bob Imm << Aunt Lilley lived at 617 1/2 East 6th Ave, Tarentum in the 1930s and
Grandmother Elizabeth Francis Harris Imm lived there with her.
Grandmother occasionally lived with other children.>>
Children of LILLIAN IMM and WILLIAM MCALLISTER are:
i. ROBERT 6 MCALLISTER.
42. ii. CHARLES MCALLISTER..12 June 24, 2007
15. ELIZABETH FRANCIS 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
December 27, 1881 in LIdney, Glooucester England, and died October 25, 1946. She married
(1) STEWART BAKER. She married (2) JOSEPH C STEWART April 24, 1912 in Trinity Ref Ch, New
Kensington by Rev Edward Sheets.
Notes for ELIZABETH FRANCIS IMM:
Canonsburg PA area
Children of ELIZABETH IMM and STEWART BAKER are:
i. EUGENE 6 BAKER.
ii. STEWART BAKER.
16. EMMILINE ANN 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born October 15,
1875 in LIdney, Glooucester England, and died November 20, 1936. She married THOMAS LEWIS
June 02, 1899 in by Rev Firor, Baptist.
Notes for EMMILINE ANN IMM:
Canonsburg area
Child of EMMILINE IMM and THOMAS LEWIS is:
i. EDITH 6 LEWIS.
17. EVA 5 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born July 24, 1884, and
died October 22, 1922 in Demler PA, near McKeesport. She married GEORGE VLOCHAS
September 03, 1902 in by Rev Lacky.
Notes for EVA IMM:
daughter buried at Canonsburg Cemetery..Oak Spring Cemetery
Child of EVA IMM and GEORGE VLOCHAS is:
i. CHRIS 6 VLOCHAS.
18. CHARLES 5 ELSTON (KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He married
BERTHA LNU.
Children of CHARLES ELSTON and BERTHA LNU are:
i. CHARLES JR 6 ELSTON.
ii. TERRY ELSTON.
iii. MABLE ELSTON.
19. FRANK 5 ELSTON (KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
Notes for FRANK ELSTON:
Emmigrated to America
Children of FRANK ELSTON are:
i. BEATRICE 6 ELSTON.
ii. FNU ELSTON.
iii. SON ELSTON.
20. WILLIAM 5 ELSTON (KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
Children of WILLIAM ELSTON are:
i. EDWIN 6 ELSTON..13 June 24, 2007
ii. ERIC ELSTON.
21. FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON (KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
April 19, 1890 in GLOUCESTER ENGLAND, and died May 28, 1974 in FORMBY ENGLAND. She
married WILLIAM HENRY HUSSEY April 06, 1915 in St JAMES CHURCH, CHRISTLETON ENGLAND.
Notes for FRANCES MAY ELSTON:
Born at 9 Henry Street Gloucester England.
Children of FRANCES ELSTON and WILLIAM HUSSEY are:
i. DANIEL CHARLES 6 HUSSEY, m. GRACE AYLWARD.
43. ii. WILLIAM HENRY HUSSEY.
44. iii. ADELAIDE AGNES HUSSEY, b. April 29, 1918.
22. FANNY 5 GOULDING (ADELIZA 4 IMM, JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) She married VIC BOLLEN.
Child of FANNY GOULDING and VIC BOLLEN is:
i. KITTY 6 GOULDING.
23. JOHN CHARLES 5 GOULDING (ADELIZA 4 IMM, JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born 1885. He
married LUCY LNU. She was born 1892.
Children of JOHN GOULDING and LUCY LNU are:
45. i. LESLIE HOWARD 6 GOULDING, b. March 15, 1922, ENGLAND.
ii. RAY GOULDING.
24. REGINALD 5 IMM (ALBERT 4 , JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He married SARAH ANN LNU.
Children of REGINALD IMM and SARAH LNU are:
46. i. FREDRICK STANLEY 6 IMM.
ii. REGINALD JR IMM.
iii. EDITH IMM.
iv. GORDON IMM.
Generation No. 6
25. GEORGE WILLIAM 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was
born January 23, 1915 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, and died February 09, 1977 in
New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. He married GAYLE VIRGINIA BEST April 10, 1937 in New
Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, by Rev McCreary, daughter of CLARENCE BEST and MARY
CLEMENTS. She was born October 26, 1914 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, and died
December 30, 2003 in /at home of dau Marilyn, Butler PA, Butler County.
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM IMM:
OBITUARY: from Valley News Dispatch,New Kensington PA, Feb 10,1977:
"GEORGE W. IMM
George W. Imm, 62, of 175 Voscamp Ave, Logans Ferry, Plum, died at 1:30pm yesterday (Feb
9,1977) in his home of an apparent heart attack.
Mr Imm was born Jan 23, 1915 in New Kensington to Edwin and Ada Davis Imm.
A self-employed television repairman, Mr Imm formerly worked in the tube mill and shipping
department of the Aluminum Co of America, New Kensington.
He was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, North Hills.
Mr Imm is survived by his widow, Gayle Best Imm; two sons: George William of Mio Michigan,
and Charles of Charlotte, NC; two daughters: Jane of Penn Hills and Mrs Wendell (Marilyn).14 June 24, 2007
Blair of Butler; three brothers: Harry and Calvin of Logans Ferry, and Robert of New Kensington;
five sisters: Mrs Camiel (Dorothy) Stocker of Chicago, Mrs Donald (Mary Jane) Yockman and
Mrs Jacob (Viola) Shank, both of Lower Burrell, and Mrs James (Elizabeth) Landis and Mrs
Wilbur (Ruth) Schantz both of New Kensington; and seven grandchildren.
Two brothers, Edwin and Frederick, preceded him in death.
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There will be no visitation in the funeral home, but a memorial service will be conducted at
10am Friday in the Frank F Gigler Funeral Home, 2877 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell. His
pastor, the Rev Gordon J Keddie will officiate. "
Notes for GAYLE VIRGINIA BEST:
born at 708 Seventh St, New Kensington, PA
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Gayle V. (Best) Imm
Gayle V. Imm
Gayle V. Imm, 89, of Butler, formerly of New Kensington, died Tuesday at her residence.
Born Oct. 26, 1914, in New Kensington, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Michael
and Mamie Clements Best.
She was a member of the Manchester Reformed Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed baking,
sewing and gardening.
Surviving are two daughters, Jane Imm of Gibsonia and Mrs. Wendell (Marilyn) Blair of Butler;
two sons, George William Imm Jr. of Cadillac, Mich., and Charles Imm of Butler; eight
grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her husband, George William Imm Sr., who died Feb. 9, 1977;
three sisters; and three brothers.
Information is available at www.youngfuneralhome.com.
IMM - Services for Gayle M. Imm, who died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, will be at 11 a.m. Jan 3 at
the Manchester Reformed Presbyterian Church, 200 Manchester Hill, Upper Burrell. Burial will
be private in Plum Creek Cemetery.
Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com
Published in the Butler Eagle on 12/31/2003.
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Children of GEORGE IMM and GAYLE BEST are:
47. i. MARILYN GRACE 7 IMM, b. April 19, 1947, New Kensington, PA Westmoreland County.
48. ii. GEORGE WILLIAM IMM, b. April 14, 1940, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
iii. JANE MARIE IMM, b. April 20, 1945, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
iv. CHARLES RAYMOND IMM, b. January 28, 1952, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
26. HARRY EDWIN 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was
born December 11, 1906 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, and died July 28, 1992 in
Virginia. He married JEANNE SCOTT 1937.
Children of HARRY IMM and JEANNE SCOTT are:
49. i. EDWIN OSMAN 7 IMM, b. November 06, 1938, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. November 06,
1998, Grafton VA..15 June 24, 2007
50. ii. JEANNE IMM, b. April 14, 1940.
51. iii. MADELEINE IMM.
27. AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
July 21, 1910 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, and died July 31, 1992. She married
JACOB SHANK.
Children of AIDA IMM and JACOB SHANK are:
52. i. MARGUERITE FRANCES 7 SHANK, b. November 07, 1932; d. October 16, 2003, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
53. ii. DOLORES JEAN SHANK, b. November 14, 1933.
54. iii. RICHARD KENNETH SHANK, b. August 27, 1937.
55. iv. GERALD EDWARD SHANK.
56. v. JAMES EDWIN SHANK, b. March 18, 1944; d. November 1970.
28. ELIZABETH FRANCES 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born September 16, 1912, and died March 15, 1991 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland
Co. She married (1) JOSEPH MALONE. She married (2) JAMES LANDIS.
Notes for ELIZABETH FRANCES IMM:
Elizabeth F. Imm Malone Landis, 78, of 613 Clyde Street,New Kensington, died Friday, March
15, 1991 at Citizens General Hospital , New Kensington, after a brief illness.
She was born September 16 , 1912 in Plum.
A 1930 graduate of New Kensington High School, Mrs Landis lived in New Kensington all her
life.
She enjoyed crocheting.
Survivors include a daughter , Mrs Robert (Joan) Kunkle of Lower Burrell; three stepsons; two
step daughters; three brothers, Harry and Calvin Imm of Logans Ferry and Robert Imm of New
Kensington; four sisters: Mrs Mary Jane Yockman and Mrs Wilbert (Ruth) Schantz both of Lower
Burrell, Mrs Viola Shank of Springdale and Mrs Dorothy Stocker of Chicago, Illinois; 5
grandchildren and 10 great grand children.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Malone in 1965; her parents, Edwin
and Aida Viola Imm.
Friends are being received today from 7-9pm in the Ross G Walker Funeral Home, 217 Freeport
Road, New Kensington, where a service will be held Monday at 1pm. Burial will follow in
Greenwood Memorial Park,Lower Burrell.
Notes for JAMES LANDIS:
OBITUARY:
JAMES R LANDIS, NEW KENSINGTON
James Robert Landis, 80, of 537 Clyde St. , New Kensington, died
yesterday (Sept 11, 1985) at 6:40pm in Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh after a short
illness.
Born Aug 13, 1905 in Heilwood, Indiana Co, he was a son of the late Victor and Teressa Landis,
and was an Alle-Kiski resident most of his life.
Before retiring in 1941, he was a mining engineer and foreman of the Renton Coal Mine,
where he began work in 1932. After 1941, he was employed by the PA Compensation and
Rating Bureau of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Insurance Co for the mining industry.
He retired in 1970.
Mr Landis was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Tyrian Lodge of F&AM, and
Dennis A Reeser Royal Arch, all of New Kensington. He was also a member of the Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite and Syria Temple, both of Pittsburgh.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Elizabeth Imm Malone Landis; four sons, James I of
Houston TX, Robert E of New Kensington, Ernest R of Lower Burrell and David A of Springdale;
two daughters, Mrs Andrew (Margaret) Smego of Natrona Heights, and Mrs David (Lois)
Krumpe of Saxonburg; a stepdaughter, Mrs Robert (Joan) Kunkle of New Kensington; 26.16 June 24, 2007
grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs James (Fannie) Thornton of
Mentcle, and Mrs Martin(Esther) Sojak of Johnstown.
His first wife, Crendia Roberts Landis died Jan 5, 1964. He was also preceded in death by
three sisters, Anita Foresi, Genevieve and Violet, and a brother, Anthony Landis.
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Friends may call tonite from 7-9 and tomorrow from 2-4 and 7-9 in the Ross G Walker Funeral
Home, Ltd.,217 Freeport Road, New Kensington, where a funeral service will be conducted
Saturday at 10 am by his pastor, the Rev. Mark Landfried. Burial will be in Greenwood
Memorial Park, Lower Burrell. Masonic services will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30pm in the
funeral home.
Child of ELIZABETH IMM and JOSEPH MALONE is:
57. i. JOAN DOROTHY 7 MALONE, b. February 16, 1931.
29. RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
June 02, 1916 in Logans Ferry, and died February 16, 1998 in New Kensington PA
Westmoreland Co. She married WILBERT THOMAS SCHANTZ 1937.
Notes for RUTH OLIVE IMM:
OBITUARY:
" RUTH O SCHANTZ, NEW KENSINGTON
Ruth O Imm Schantz, 81, of Main Street, New Kensington, died Monday (Feb 16,1998) in
Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington.
Born June 2, 1916, in Logans Ferry,Plum, she lived in New Kensington most of her life.
She was a 1934 graduate of the former New Kensington High School.
Mrs Schantz was a member of Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church, New Kensington, and
formerly active in the Parent Teacher Association.
She enjoyed crafts of all kinds, sewing, crocheting, and needlework.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Wilbert T Schantz; three sons:
Thomas Schantz of Pleasant Hills, Charles Schantz of Lower Burrell, and Kevin Schantz of
Holland, PA; five daughters: Mrs Jay (Doris)Coudriet of Tarentum,
L Elaine Schantz of New Kensington, Mrs Frank (Lois) Bakewell of Washington Twp, Mrs Robert
(Janet) Hrivnak of Lower Burrell, and Mrs John (Linda) Brem of Allegheny Twp. 17
grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Calvin and Robert Imm of New Kensington;
and 2 sisters: Dorothy Stocker of Chicago, and Mary Jane Yockman of New Kensington.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin Osman and Aida Viola Davis Imm; 4
brothers: Edwin O, Harry, George, and Fred Imm; 2 sisters: Viola Shank and Elizabeth Malone
Landis.
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Friends may call from 7-9 tonite and from 2-4 and 7-9pm Wednesday in the Ross G. Walker
Funeral Home, 217 Freeport Rd, New Kensington, where a service will be at 10am Thursday.
Her pastor the Rev Reid Stewart, interim pastor of Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church will
Officiate.
Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell."
Notes for WILBERT THOMAS SCHANTZ:
Wilbert T. Schantz
Lower Burrell
Wilbert T. "Whip" Schantz, 91, of Bayberry Court, Lower Burrell, died Sunday (Jan. 2, 2005) in
Allegheny Valley Hospital, Harrison.
Born Aug. 22, 1913, in Lawrenceville, he lived in New Kensington and Lower Burrell since 1936
and moved to Bayberry Court 18 months ago..17 June 24, 2007
Mr. Schantz played second base and was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh City Championships in
1927.
He was a foreman in the remelt department of Alcoa, New Kensington, for 34 years before
retiring in 1970. He also worked part-time delivering pianos for the former Cooper Brothers
Music Store in New Kensington.
Mr. Schantz was a member of Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church, New Kensington, and the
Alcoa 25-Year Club.
He enjoyed writing and listening to music, especially Christmas music, fishing, taking trips to
Disney World, camping, playing cards and bingo, eating out at restaurants, and was an avid
Steelers and Pirate fan.
Survivors include three sons, Thomas (Irene) Schantz of Wheaton, Ill., Charles Schantz of Lower
Burrell and Kevin (Mary Lou) Schantz of Holland, Pa.; four daughters, Doris (Jay) Courdriet and
Elaine Schantz, both of Brackenridge, Lois (Frank) Bakewell of Lower Burrell, and Linda (John)
Brem of Allegheny Township; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth O. Imm Schantz, in 1998; a daughter, Janet
Hrivnak; his parents, Otto and Theresa Kosloski Schantz; three brothers, John, Lawrence and
Otto Schantz; and two sisters, Irene Evans and Wilma Black.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the ROSS G.
WALKER FUNERAL HOME LTD., a family-owned and -operated funeral home, 217 Freeport Rd.,
New Kensington, where a service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday. Co-officiating will be his pastor,
the Rev. Robert J. Henry, with the Rev. Richard R. Green, pastor of Hillcrest Alliance Church,
Lower Burrell. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell.
Children of RUTH IMM and WILBERT SCHANTZ are:
i. THOMAS EDWIN 7 SCHANTZ, b. December 12, 1937; m. IRENE KUDLACH.
Notes for IRENE KUDLACH:
child of Irene Kudlach Schantz: Monica Lynn Bogan, b.March 15,1962
58. ii. DORIS JANE SCHANTZ, b. November 25, 1939.
59. iii. CHARLES WILLIAM SCHANTZ, b. November 23, 1940.
60. iv. LAURA ELAINE SCHANTZ, b. February 08, 1942.
61. v. LOIS MARIE SCHANTZ, b. January 05, 1945.
62. vi. JANET LORRAINE SCHANTZ, b. July 12, 1946; d. 1999, Lower Burrell PA, Westmoreland County.
63. vii. LINDA JOAN SCHANTZ, b. May 09, 1950.
64. viii. KEVIN JAMES SCHANTZ, b. April 24, 1955.
30. FREDERICK 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
October 18, 1917, and died July 25, 1965 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. He married
REGINA THEIL September 13, daughter of JOHN THIEL.
Notes for FREDERICK IMM:
OBITUARY:
"BLAST VICTIM DIES OF BURNS"
One of two men critically burned in an explosion July 12 at the Aluminum Co of America
powder plant in Logan's Ferry died yesterday morning.
Fred (Ted) Imm, 47, of 132 Voskamp Ave, Logans Ferry Heights, Plum, the father of six children,
passed away at 3:40 in Citizens General Hospital.
Mr Imm, along with James Keesey, 56, of Gilpin Township, was burned when an explosion.18 June 24, 2007
ripped one of the plant buildings housing three ball-mills.
Improvement has been noted in the condition of Keesey. He is in satisfactory condition in the
New Kensington hospital.
Imm suffered second and third degree burns over 90% of his body and Keesey over 50%.
The men were operating a mixing machine used for grinding aluminum products into powder
for use in paint and jet propulsion fuel.
ALCOA officials have not determined the cause of the blast.
Mr Imm was born Oct 18,1917, in New Kensington to Mrs Aida Davis Imm of New Kensington
and the late Edwin O Imm. He lived in the New Kensington area all his life.
A member of the Manchester Reformed Presbyterian Church, Upper Burrell Township, he also
belonged to the Logan's Ferry Sportsmen's Club, Local 302 United Steel Workers of America of
which he was chairman, and was an Army veteran of WWII.
Graduated by New Kensington High School where he was active in sports, Mr Imm attended
West Liberty College in West Virginia and Mercer College in Macon , GA. In later years he
played on the Creighton Tigers football team.
He was a ball-mill operator at the Logans Ferry plant. Mr Imm would have observed 25 years
of service with ALCOA next January. Before being transferred to the Logans Ferry facility, he
was employed at the New Kensington and Arnold plants.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs Regina Thiel Imm; six sons: Thomas F, 16;Dennis M, 14; Ronald L, 11;
twins Daniel J and Donald F, 7; and Fred, 2, all at home.
four brothers: Harry and Calvin, both of Logans Ferry; George of Upper Burrell; and Robert of
New Kensington.
Five sisters: Mrs Jacob (Viola) Shank, Mrs Elizabeth Malone, and Mrs Wilbert (Ruth) Schantz, all
of New Kensington; Mrs Camiel (Dorothy) Stocker of Chicago; and Mrs Donald (Mary Jane)
Yockman of Lower Burrell.
Friends are being received in Richard G Chruchfield (successor to Ronald T Hankey) Funeral
Home, 501 5th Avenue,New Kensington, where a service will be conducted at 2pm
Wednesday. The Rev Robert Fullerton, pastor of Manchester Reformed Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell."
**** NOTE: was NOT a member of the Manchester RPC
Children of FREDERICK IMM and REGINA THEIL are:
65. i. THOMAS FRED 7 IMM, b. August 01, 1949.
66. ii. DENNIS IMM, b. February 06, 1951.
67. iii. RONALD IMM, b. June 02, 1952.
iv. DANIEL IMM, b. August 21, 1958; m. KAREN MARCHLEWSKI.
v. DONALD IMM, b. August 21, 1958.
vi. FREDERICK IMM, b. August 11, 1963.
vii. REBECCA IMM.
31. MARY JANE 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born
February 06, 1923. She married (1) WILLIAM KREMER. She married (2) DONALD YOCKMAN.
Notes for MARY JANE IMM:
Mary Jane married Donald Yockman who had 5 daughters:
Judith Ann, Mar 6,1942;m. Thomas Gross;children are:
Mark, b.Dec 16,1964;Kristen,b.Sept 9,1969;Allan;Jason Allen, b.Jul 16,1979
Norma Jean , Oct 6,1943;m.Harold Dice
Shirley Mae,Dec 28,1947; m. OK Lunger; children are:
Ronnie b. July 29,1964; Joy b. Jan 11, 1971; Marty b.Dec 3. 1974
Donna Lou, Nov 24,1944;m.Earl Chippeaux; children are:
Daniel b. Sept 9,1966; Michele b.Mar 27,1969; Scott b.Oct 5,1971;Matthew Ryan b. Dec
22,1980.19 June 24, 2007
Rose Marie, Apr 11,1946;m. Joseph Edward Hughes II; children are:
Joseph Edward III b. Dec 2, 1971; Shawn Allan b. Jul 24,1974
Children of MARY IMM and WILLIAM KREMER are:
68. i. IRENE MARGARET 7 KREMER, b. January 30, 1947.
69. ii. CAROL ELAINE KREMER, b. March 27, 1948, New Kensington PA; d. May 04, 1985, New Kensington PA.
70. iii. WILLIAM II KREMER, b. May 29, 1951; d. October 18, 2002, Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny Co-Allegheny
Valley Hospital.
32. CALVIN KENNETH 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was
born May 22, 1924 in New Kensington, PA , Westmoreland County. He married ANNA MARIE
KLEMS 1947. She was born July 27, 1926 in New Kensington, PA , Westmoreland County, and
died September 15, 2002 in Logans Ferry, Allegheny County, PA.
Notes for ANNA MARIE KLEMS:
Anna Marie Imm
Plum
Anna Marie Klems Imm, 76, of Plum died Sunday (Sept. 15, 2002) in her home. Born July 27,
1926, in New Kensington, she lived in Arnold and New Kensington most of her life. She was a
1944 graduate of Arnold High School. She was a packer at Pennex Pharmaceutical Co.,
Oakmont, retiring in 1988 after 22 years. She also served as treasurer of the union. Mrs. Imm
was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington, and the Plum Borough
Senior Center. She enjoyed bowling, bingo, crochet and traveling.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Calvin K. Imm;
three sons, Kenneth G. (Virginia L. "Ginnie) Imm of New Kensington,
Joseph W. (Roseann A.) Imm of Harrison and
James P. (Betty Ann) Imm of Lower Burrell;
two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Ann (David) Grabowski of Stow, Ohio,
and Maureen Marie Imm of New Kensington;
16 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren;
a great-great-granddaughter;
and four sisters, Mrs. Catherine (Max) Madeya of Pittsburgh,
Rita Morgan of Leechburg,
Mrs. Patricia (Roy) Flemm of New Kensington and
Colette Yetka of Denton, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Maura Marie Paul Klems, and three
brothers, George, Joseph and John Klems.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the ROSS G. WALKER
FUNERAL HOME, LTD., a family-owned and -operated funeral home, 217 Freeport Road, New
Kensington, where prayers of transfer will be recited at noon Thursday.
Christian Funeral Mass will follow at 12:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 1125
Leishman Ave., New Kensington.
Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Mausoleum, Lower Burrell. A parish wake service will be at
8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home
Children of CALVIN IMM and ANNA KLEMS are:
71. i. KENNETH GEORGE 7 IMM, b. February 04, 1948.
72. ii. BARBARA ANN IMM, b. April 24, 1949.
73. iii. JOSEPH WILLIAM IMM, b. July 21, 1950, New Kensington PA.
74. iv. JAMES PATRICK IMM, b. March 17, 1953.
75. v. MAUREEN MARIE IMM, b. June 20, 1962.
33. ROBERT CHARLES 6 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was
born September 24, 1929 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. He married MARY ANN
SALISBURY..20 June 24, 2007
Notes for ROBERT CHARLES IMM:
A retired research engineer from US X Research Laboratories, Monroeville PA; an investor in
real estate, and teaches seminars.
Children of ROBERT IMM and MARY SALISBURY are:
76. i. ROBERT CHARLES JR 7 IMM.
ii. JEFFREY MARK IMM, b. October 26, 1958; m. KAREN, MD.
iii. SCOTT GORDON IMM, b. February 01, 1964.
iv. MELISSA MARIE IMM, b. February 17, 1978.
34. FREDERICK CHARLES 6 IMM (ALBERT EDWIN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born 1907, and died November 1968. He married JEAN LNU.
Notes for FREDERICK CHARLES IMM:
Graduated from Slippery Rock College. attended Penn State University. He taught at the
Corapolis High School for about 12 years and coached football there during the 1930s. He
then went to work for US Steel in Waukegan Illinois in the wire plant.. He later transferred to the
USS Cuyahoga Works near Cleveland where he was the personnel manager.
He died of a heart attack in Nov 1968 at the age of 63.
Child of FREDERICK IMM and JEAN LNU is:
i. FREDERICK CHARLES JR 7 IMM.
35. LILLIAN N J 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born November 1907. She married ROBERT MAGEE.
Children of LILLIAN REYNOLDS and ROBERT MAGEE are:
i. LESTER 7 MAGEE.
ii. RICHARD MAGEE.
36. RALPH EMERSON 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 20, 1901 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, and
died February 16, 1997 in Waverly OH. He married LILLIAN BALLARD AIRD June 04, 1924 in
Wheeling WV, daughter of JAMES AIRD and CORA TURNER. She was born November 16, 1905 in
Pittsburgh,Allegheny Co PA, and died November 08, 1997 in Waverly OH.
Children of RALPH REYNOLDS and LILLIAN AIRD are:
77. i. THOMAS BRUCE 7 REYNOLDS, b. July 12, 1927, Bellows Falls VT; d. May 28, 1999, Portsmouth OH.
78. ii. RUTH ELAINE REYNOLDS, b. December 24, 1928, Bellows Falls VT.
79. iii. JOANNE MARGARET REYNOLDS, b. March 09, 1933, Portersville PA.
37. MYRTLE E 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born February 17, 1893, and died September 1983 in Greensburg PA. She married
(1) ANDY WHITEHEAD. She married (2) HARRY CAESAR.
Child of MYRTLE REYNOLDS and ANDY WHITEHEAD is:
80. i. CATHERINE 7 WHITEHEAD, b. May 25, 1916; d. November 1990, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
38. GRACE 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born March 27, 1896, and died December 1972 in Pompano Beach FL. She
married HARRY HUGUS.
Children of GRACE REYNOLDS and HARRY HUGUS are:
i. ROBERT 7 HUGUS..21 June 24, 2007
ii. ALTHEA HUGUS, m. OTTO REISCH.
39. EDWIN 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born 1904. He married VYDA.
Children of EDWIN REYNOLDS and VYDA are:
i. ROSS 7 REYNOLDS.
ii. PATRICIA REYNOLDS.
iii. BEVERLY REYNOLDS.
40. ELSIE 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born 1904. She married PAUL NICKLESS.
Children of ELSIE REYNOLDS and PAUL NICKLESS are:
i. REYNOLDS 7 NICKLESS.
ii. LORINNA NICKLESS.
41. ALBERT 6 REYNOLDS (CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) He married BEULAH LNU.
Children of ALBERT REYNOLDS and BEULAH LNU are:
i. MARSHALL 7 REYNOLDS.
ii. ALBERTA REYNOLDS.
iii. LAURA REYNOLDS.
iv. DOROTHY REYNOLDS.
42. CHARLES 6 MCALLISTER (LILLIAN 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He
married AGNES.
Child of CHARLES MCALLISTER and AGNES is:
i. WILLIAM 7 MCALLISTER.
43. WILLIAM HENRY 6 HUSSEY (FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON, KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He married KATHLEEN DANIELS.
Children of WILLIAM HUSSEY and KATHLEEN DANIELS are:
81. i. RODNEY 7 HUSSEY.
82. ii. BARBARA HUSSEY, b. March 19, 1944, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
44. ADELAIDE AGNES 6 HUSSEY (FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON, KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 29, 1918. She married ARTHUR JOHN PHEASANT July 03, 1948
in St MICHAELS CHURCH , LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
Children of ADELAIDE HUSSEY and ARTHUR PHEASANT are:
83. i. ROGER JOHN 7 PHEASANT, b. February 10, 1951, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
84. ii. DAVID WILLIAM PHEASANT, b. March 30, 1953, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
iii. JOAN ELIZABETH PHEASANT, b. March 30, 1953, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
45. LESLIE HOWARD 6 GOULDING (JOHN CHARLES 5 , ADELIZA 4 IMM, JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born March 15, 1922 in ENGLAND. He married PHYLLIS WILLETS May 26, 1951.
Notes for LESLIE HOWARD GOULDING:
Lived most of his life in Lydney apart from the time he spent with the Royal Airforce (WWII) in
the Middle East and North Africa, etc..22 June 24, 2007
Children of LESLIE GOULDING and PHYLLIS WILLETS are:
85. i. PHILIP JOHN 7 GOULDING, b. November 12, 1960, GLOUCESTER ENGLAND.
86. ii. MARIAN GOULDING.
46. FREDRICK STANLEY 6 IMM (REGINALD 5 , ALBERT 4 , JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He married THELMA
LEEK.
Children of FREDRICK IMM and THELMA LEEK are:
87. i. ADRIAN JOSEPH 7 IMM, b. 1948.
ii. ANDREA EDITH IMM.
Generation No. 7
47. MARILYN GRACE 7 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 19, 1947 in New Kensington, PA Westmoreland County. She
married WENDELL PAUL BLAIR June 21, 1969 in New Kensington, PA,Manchester RPC by Rev. Robt
Fullerton, son of PAUL BLAIR and EVELYN GROVE. He was born August 13, 1944 in Grove City ,
Butler County PA.
Notes for MARILYN GRACE IMM:
Children of MARILYN IMM and WENDELL BLAIR are:
88. i. PAUL HENRY II 8 BLAIR, b. April 12, 1971, Natrona Heights PA Allegheny County.
ii. JENNIFER JANE BLAIR, b. August 17, 1973, Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny County; m. KEITH WILLIAM
VULHOP, September 02, 2000, United Methodist Church, Butler PA by Rev J David Panther; b. May 02,
1972, Covington, KY.
89. iii. WENDY JOY BLAIR, b. November 01, 1975, Natrona Heights , PA Allegheny County.
iv. AMANDA MARIE BLAIR, b. August 16, 1977, Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny County; m. JOHN
SYLVESTER ZOMBECK III, May 05, 2006, Evans City PA, Butler County by Magistrate; b. August 17, 1977,
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
Notes for AMANDA MARIE BLAIR:
Completed EMT training and was certified.
Employed as private contractor for Butler County- West Nile Virus project.
Presently employed by US Postal Service
Notes for JOHN SYLVESTER ZOMBECK III:
Graduate of Montour HS , Pgh PA
48. GEORGE WILLIAM 7 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 14, 1940 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. He
married CAROL ANN HAGADORN August 18, 1962 in in Johannesburg,MI, Hetherton RPC by Rev
Ray Hemphill, daughter of EDWARD HAGADORN and DOROTHY ELSEY. She was born May 14, 1939 in
Johannesburg MI.
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM IMM:
math and science teacher in Mio MI for many years; now living in Cadillac,MI;
Children of GEORGE IMM and CAROL HAGADORN are:
i. PAUL EDWARD 8 IMM, b. January 12, 1964, Ravenna Ohio.
90. ii. REBECCA GAYLE IMM, b. January 31, 1966, Grayling MI.
91. iii. ANDREW DAVID IMM, b. March 17, 1970, West Branch MI..23 June 24, 2007
92. iv. CHRISTY NOELLE IMM, b. December 14, 1974, West Branch MI.
49. EDWIN OSMAN 7 IMM (HARRY EDWIN 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born November 06, 1938 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, and died
November 06, 1998 in Grafton VA. He married NELLIE GRAY TODD May 31, 1963, daughter of
MACK DUFFIE TODD. She was born April 06, 1943 in North Carolina.
Notes for EDWIN OSMAN IMM:
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Edwin Osman Imm Sr, 60, of Grafton,VA,formerly of New Kensington, died Friday (November
6,1998) at the VA Medical Center, Hampton VA.
Born Nov 6, 1938 in New Kensington, he was a peninsula resident for the past 36 years. Mr.
Imm was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a meat cutter at Great Value
Supermarket, Suffolk,VA. Mr Imm was a member of the Hornsbyville Baptist Church and
former youth director and deacon at York Baptist Temple, both in Grafton.
Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Nellie T. Imm; a son, Edwin O. Imm Jr of Grafton; two
daughters, Mrs. James A (Sarah) Humbles of Newport News, VA, and Dawn Imm Howes of
Yorktown,VA; five grandchildren; his mother, Jeanie Scott Erb of Lower Burrell; and two sisters,
Jeannie Toney of New Kensington, and Madeleine Dailey of Clarksville, TN.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harry M Imm. Friends will be received from 7-8pm
Sunday in the Amory Funeral Home, Inc,Grafton. A funeral service will be at 1pm Monday in
the Amory Funeral Home chapel, Grafton, with the Rev. Hughey G.Rushing officiating. Burial
will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton. The family suggests memorial contributions
be made to the VA Hospital, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton,VA,23667.
Notes for NELLIE GRAY TODD:
Nellie lives at 214 Wolftrap Road, Yorktown VA 23692
757 898 7168
Senior manager at Roses; has been in retail for more than 25 years. She comes from a family
of 14 children.
Children of EDWIN IMM and NELLIE TODD are:
i. EDWIN OSMAN JR 8 IMM, b. March 24, 1964.
Notes for EDWIN OSMAN JR IMM:
Works for American Tree Service.
214 Wolftrap Road Yorktown VA 23692
93. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH IMM, b. June 24, 1966.
94. iii. NELLIE DAWN IMM, b. September 13, 1968.
iv. HARRY MACK IMM, b. June 28, 1970; d. June 30, 1970.
Notes for HARRY MACK IMM:
Harry was named after his grandfather Harry Imm and his grandfather Mack Duffie Todd.
50. JEANNE 7 IMM (HARRY EDWIN 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born April 14, 1940. She married (1) MITCHELL TONEY. She married (2) DOCTOR ASHE.
Child of JEANNE IMM and MITCHELL TONEY is:
i. SHAWN 8 TONEY, b. January 23, 1968.
51. MADELEINE 7 IMM (HARRY EDWIN 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) She married JAMES DAILEY.
Child of MADELEINE IMM and JAMES DAILEY is:
i. NATASHA 8 DAILEY, b. June 06, 1975..24 June 24, 2007
52. MARGUERITE FRANCES 7 SHANK (AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 07, 1932, and died October 16, 2003 in Virginia Beach,
Virginia. She married OTTIS QUARLES.
Notes for MARGUERITE FRANCES SHANK:
Margarite F. Quarles
Virginia Beach, Va.
Formerly of Lower Burrell
Margarite F. "Peg" Quarles, 70, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Lower Burrell, died Thursday
(October 16, 2003) in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach.
Born November 7, 1932, in Logans Ferry, she lived in Lower Burrell most of her life.
She worked at Grants, Hills and Ames Department Store, all of Lower Burrell.
Mrs. Quarles enjoyed playing bingo, card club and bowling.
Survivors include two sons, Otis (Judy) Quarles of Lower Burrell and Charles (Carrie) Quarles,
with whom she lived, of Virginia Beach; two daughters, Mrs. Debra (John) Anderson of
Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Cheryl (Elmer) Long of Leechburg; four great-grandchildren;
two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard Shank of Tarentum; and a sister, Dolores
Quarles of Springdale.
Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Mrs. Autumn (Eric) Lehman, Mrs. Stacey (Scott) Lehosky,
Peggy Jo Long, Jari, Fletcher and Alec James Quarles, Mrs. Jackie (Phillip) Pater and David
(Deana) Balatta.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Quarles Sr.; her parents, Jacob and Ada
Viola Imm Shank; and two brothers, Gerald and James Shank.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Wednesday in the FRANK F. GIGLER
FUNERAL HOME, 2877 Leechburg Rd., Lower Burrell, where services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday.
The Rev. Bill Fisher will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell.
Children of MARGUERITE SHANK and OTTIS QUARLES are:
95. i. DEBRA LYNN 8 QUARLES.
96. ii. OTTIS JR QUARLES, b. February 26, 1954.
97. iii. CHERYL ANN QUARLES, b. February 28, 1956.
iv. CHARLES WILLIAM QUARLES, b. November 26, 1967.
53. DOLORES JEAN 7 SHANK (AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 14, 1933. She married ERNEST QUARLES.
Children of DOLORES SHANK and ERNEST QUARLES are:
98. i. SANDRA LEE 8 QUARLES, b. June 02.
99. ii. RANDY ERNEST QUARLES, b. August 17, 1953.
100. iii. CANDACE RUTH QUARLES, b. June 02, 1956.
101. iv. JEFFREY ALAN QUARLES, b. October 10, 1958.
v. JACK BRIAN QUARLES, b. September 11, 1964.
vi. KELLY JEAN QUARLES, b. May 09, 1968.
54. RICHARD KENNETH 7 SHANK (AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born August 27, 1937. He married ROBERTA MCWHIRTER July 21, 1956.
Children of RICHARD SHANK and ROBERTA MCWHIRTER are:
102. i. RICHARD KENNETH JR 8 SHANK, b. June 27, 1957..25 June 24, 2007
ii. BRUCE EDWARD SHANK, b. October 20, 1958.
103. iii. NANCY JEAN SHANK, b. April 17.
55. GERALD EDWARD 7 SHANK (AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
Children of GERALD EDWARD SHANK are:
i. GERALK EDWARD JR 8 SHANK.
ii. YVONNE SHANK.
iii. DOLORES SHANK.
iv. JACOB SHANK.
56. JAMES EDWIN 7 SHANK (AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 18, 1944, and died November 1970.
Children of JAMES EDWIN SHANK are:
i. JAMES JR 8 SHANK.
ii. TIMOTHY SHANK.
57. JOAN DOROTHY 7 MALONE (ELIZABETH FRANCES 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 16, 1931. She married ROBERT LEE KUNKLE.
Children of JOAN MALONE and ROBERT KUNKLE are:
104. i. GARY ROBERT 8 KUNKLE, b. June 05, 1951.
105. ii. TERRY KUNKLE, b. August 20, 1952.
iii. ROBERT LEE JR KUNKLE, b. September 06, 1957.
106. iv. KIMBERLY KUNKLE, b. April 21, 1960.
v. LISA KUNKLE, b. August 21, 1964.
58. DORIS JANE 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 25, 1939. She married JAY LYNN COUDRIET.
Notes for JAY LYNN COUDRIET:
Jay L. "Frenchy" Coudriet, Sr., 69, of Tarentum, died Wed., Nov. 8, 2006, at home.
Born March 22, 1937 in New Kensington to the late Ralph V. & Mary C. Salada Coudriet he
was a 1957 graduate of Arnold High School and lived in Tarentum since 1977.
Mr. Coudriet was employed at Allegheny Ludlum, Brackenridge works for 30 years, retiring in
1996.
He was a member of Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church and enjoyed watching sports on TV,
especially the Steelers, and listening to country music.
He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Doris J. Schantz Coudriet, his son Jay Lynn Coudriet Jr. of
Tarentum, six grandchildren, Jodie Eckman, Jay (Courtney) & Joshua Martin, Tina Frank,
Brandon Holmes and Jamie Coudriet, five great-grandchildren,Kelsey, Mark, Jakob & Hunter
Eckman and Dravon Frank; his brother Ralph (Lorenna) Coudriet of Dayton, Ohio and his sister
Myrna (John)Fisher of Arnold.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Gerry, Norman, Darrell &
Donald Coudriet.
Visitation will be Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 PM in the ROSS G. WALKER FUNERAL HOMELTD., (724-335-
1234), trusted by your family for generations, 217Freeport Road, New Kensington, where a
service will be held Monday at10:00 AM by his pastor, Rev. Robert J. Henry. Burial will follow in
Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell. Those desiring may contribute to Logans Ferry
Presbyterian Church, 750 Church Street, New Kensington, PA 15068. To send a condolence,
visit www.rossgwalker.com
Child of DORIS SCHANTZ and JAY COUDRIET is:.26 June 24, 2007
107. i. JAY LYNN JR 8 COUDRIET, b. December 14, 1959.
59. CHARLES WILLIAM 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 23, 1940.
Children of CHARLES WILLIAM SCHANTZ are:
i. TIMOTHY CHARLES 8 SCHANTZ, b. September 15, 1966.
ii. CHRISTOPHER CHARLES SCHANTZ, b. June 02, 1968.
iii. BETH ANNE SCHANTZ, b. May 08, 1970.
60. LAURA ELAINE 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 08, 1942. She married BECKETT.
Children of LAURA SCHANTZ and BECKETT are:
i. CHERYL ANN 8 BECKETT, b. October 14, 1962.
108. ii. SANDRA ELAINE BECKETT, b. January 29, 1964.
iii. KINBERLY SUE BECKETT, b. November 30, 1966.
61. LOIS MARIE 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born January 05, 1945. She married FRANK WAYNE BAKEWELL.
Children of LOIS SCHANTZ and FRANK BAKEWELL are:
i. BRENDA LEE 8 BAKEWELL, b. June 22, 1965.
ii. FRANK WAYNE II BAKEWELL, b. April 06, 1967.
62. JANET LORRAINE 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born July 12, 1946, and died 1999 in Lower Burrell PA, Westmoreland
County. She married ROBERT EMIL HRIVNAK.
Children of JANET SCHANTZ and ROBERT HRIVNAK are:
i. ROBERT EMIL JR 8 HRIVNAK, b. April 14, 1969.
ii. HOLLY KRISTIN HRIVNAK, b. December 24, 1971.
63. LINDA JOAN 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born May 09, 1950. She married JOHN BREM.
Children of LINDA SCHANTZ and JOHN BREM are:
i. MICHAEL JOHN 8 BREM, b. March 17, 1973.
ii. JAMIE ANN BREM, b. November 14, 1979.
64. KEVIN JAMES 7 SCHANTZ (RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 24, 1955. He married MARY LOU WATTERS.
Child of KEVIN SCHANTZ and MARY WATTERS is:
i. ROSEANN 8 SCHANTZ, b. April 09, 1978.
65. THOMAS FRED 7 IMM (FREDERICK 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born August 01, 1949. He married GAYLE DYER.
Children of THOMAS IMM and GAYLE DYER are:
i. REBECCA RENEE 8 IMM, b. March 11, 1970.
ii. PAMELA MICHELLE IMM, b. February 07, 1973.
iii. DANIELLE SUZANNE IMM, b. August 26, 1976..27 June 24, 2007
66. DENNIS 7 IMM (FREDERICK 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born February 06, 1951. He married JULIE.
Children of DENNIS IMM and JULIE are:
i. RACHEL 8 IMM, b. April.
ii. TRAVIS IMM, b. October.
67. RONALD 7 IMM (FREDERICK 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
was born June 02, 1952. He married PEGGY LORENT.
Children of RONALD IMM and PEGGY LORENT are:
i. KIMBERLY 8 IMM, b. August 07, 1974.
ii. MATHEW LEE IMM, b. March 19, 1976.
iii. GRETCHEN IMM, b. July 16, 1977.
68. IRENE MARGARET 7 KREMER (MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born January 30, 1947. She married (1) BILLIE ERNEST HUCKSTEP May 28,
1966 in Manchester RPC, Lower Burrell, PA, Westmoreland County. She married (2) LEROY
FLOYD DIVELBISS November 25, 1973. He died May 25, 1999.
Child of IRENE KREMER and BILLIE HUCKSTEP is:
109. i. BRIAN ERNEST 8 HUCKSTEP, b. June 24, 1970.
Children of IRENE KREMER and LEROY DIVELBISS are:
110. ii. BETHANN MARIE 8 DIVELBISS, b. September 16, 1974.
111. iii. JANET LEIGH DIVELBISS, b. October 13, 1971.
iv. LEE VICTOR DIVELBISS, b. October 09, 1976.
69. CAROL ELAINE 7 KREMER (MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 27, 1948 in New Kensington PA, and died May 04, 1985 in
New Kensington PA. She married WILLIAM CLAYTON II TOWNSEND.
Notes for CAROL ELAINE KREMER:
died of cancer; buried Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Lower Burrell, PA,Westmoreland Co
Date: May 23 2001
Carol Elaine Townsend, 37, of Falcon Park Road, New Kensington PA Westmoreland County,
died May 4, 1985 in the Belair Nursing Home in Lower Burrell after a three year illness.
She was born March 27, 1948 in New Kensington, daughter of Mary Jane Imm Kremer
Yockman and the late William Kremer Sr.
She graduated from Burrell High School in 1966.
She was a member of the Manchester Reformed Presbyterian Church in Upper Burrell.
Survivors include her mother, Mary Jane Yockman of Lower Burrell; son William Clayton
Townsend III and daughter Carol Renee Townsend both at home; brother William Kremer Jr of
Upper Burrell, and sister Mrs LeRoy (Irene) Divelbiss of Mendon MI; stepsisters Judy Gross of
Venetia, Norma Jean Dice of New Kensington, Donna Chippeaux of Tampa FL, Rose Hughes
of Colon MI, and Shirley Lunger of Niles MI.
Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell PA
Child of CAROL KREMER and WILLIAM TOWNSEND is:
112. i. CAROL RENEE 8 TOWNSEND, b. March 05, 1968..28 June 24, 2007
70. WILLIAM II 7 KREMER (MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 ,
JOHN 1 ) was born May 29, 1951, and died October 18, 2002 in Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny
Co- Allegheny Valley Hospital. He married MARY EMMA LOUISE KUTCHENREITER. She was born
October 10.
Notes for WILLIAM II KREMER:
Obituary from the Valley News Dispatch , Oct 19, 2002:
William Kremer Jr.
Upper Burrell
William Kremer Jr., 51, of Upper Burrell died Friday (Oct. 18, 2002) in Alle-Kiski Medical Center
(formerly Allegheny Valley Hospital), Harrison.
Born May 29, 1951, in New Kensington, he lived in Upper Burrell since 1974.
He was a 1969 graduate of Burrell High School, Lower Burrell.
An Army veteran, he served in Japan from 1971 to 1973.
Mr. Kremer was a millwright for 28 years at Allegheny Ludlum Steel, Brackenridge Works,
retiring in 2000 due to illness.
A musician, he played the guitar. He also enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Mary Emma Kutchenreiter Kremer;
three sons, William (Charla) Kremer III of Lower Burrell,
and Donald Joseph "D.J." Kremer and Michael David Kremer, both of Upper Burrell; three
daughters, Mary Elena Kremer, Sherry Ann Kremer and Kathleen Marie Kremer, all of Upper
Burrell;
his mother, Mary Jane Imm Kremer Yockman of Springdale;
a sister, Irene Devilbliss of Michigan;
and five stepsisters, Mrs. Judy (Tom) Gross of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Donna (Earl) Chapeau of Florida,
Mrs. Jean (Harold) Dice of New Kensington, Mrs. Rose (Joseph) Hughes of Michigan and Mrs.
Shirley (Chet) Dash of Indiana.
Also surviving are three grandchildren, Nico Kremer, and twins Micaela and Nevin Crawford.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Kremer Sr., and a sister, Carol Townsend.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday until services at 9 p.m. at the ROSS
G. WALKER FUNERAL HOME LTD., a family-owned and -operated funeral home, 217 Freeport
Road, New Kensington.
Officiating will be the Rev. Vincent J. Scavo, pastor of Manchester Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Upper Burrell.
Burial will be private.
Children of WILLIAM KREMER and MARY KUTCHENREITER are:
113. i. WILLIAM III 8 KREMER, b. January 03, 1971; Stepchild.
ii. DONALD JOSEPH KREMER, b. October 10, 1972; Stepchild.
114. iii. MARY ELANA KREMER, b. May 05, 1975; Stepchild.
iv. SHERRY ANN KREMER, b. October 09, 1977; Stepchild.
v. MICHAEL DAVID KREMER, b. August 19, 1980; Stepchild.
vi. KATHLEEN MARIE KREMER, b. December 11, 1981; Stepchild.
71. KENNETH GEORGE 7 IMM (CALVIN KENNETH 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 04, 1948. He married VIRGINIA DYER.
Children of KENNETH IMM and VIRGINIA DYER are:
i. JEFFREY ALLEN 8 IMM, b. January 31, 1966.
ii. KENNETH JAMES IMM, b. December 05, 1967.
iii. LISA MARIE IMM, b. January 22, 1971.
iv. COREY SCOTT IMM, b. July 10, 1978.
72. BARBARA ANN 7 IMM (CALVIN KENNETH 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 24, 1949. She married DAVID KENNETH GRABOWSKI June 27, 1970
in St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington, PA,Westmoreland County..29 June 24, 2007
Children of BARBARA IMM and DAVID GRABOWSKI are:
i. DEREK CHRISTOPHER 8 GRABOWSKI, b. April 05, 1972.
ii. BRANDY SUSAN GRABOWSKI, b. November 29, 1976.
73. JOSEPH WILLIAM 7 IMM (CALVIN KENNETH 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born July 21, 1950 in New Kensington PA. He married ROSEANN.
Children of JOSEPH IMM and ROSEANN are:
i. MARCY MARIE 8 IMM, b. January 26, 1971.
ii. JONATHON EDWARD IMM, b. May 11, 1973.
iii. BILL DIAMOND IMM, b. June 22, 1965.
iv. LYNN DIAMOND IMM, b. December 07, 1977.
74. JAMES PATRICK 7 IMM (CALVIN KENNETH 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 17, 1953. He married BETTY PEZZANA.
Child of JAMES IMM and BETTY PEZZANA is:
i. CHRISTOPHER 8 IMM, b. February 08, 1981.
75. MAUREEN MARIE 7 IMM (CALVIN KENNETH 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 20, 1962. She married FRANK GRAZULIS.
Children of MAUREEN IMM and FRANK GRAZULIS are:
i. FRANK III 8 GRAZULIS, b. November 25, 1980.
ii. HEATHER LYNN GRAZULIS, b. May 12, 1982.
76. ROBERT CHARLES JR 7 IMM (ROBERT CHARLES 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He married JANE FISHEL.
Children of ROBERT IMM and JANE FISHEL are:
i. ROBERT SCOTT 8 IMM, b. April 19, 1971.
ii. CHRISTOPHER IMM, b. December 24, 1972.
iii. STEFANIE ANN IMM, b. January 09, 1980.
77. THOMAS BRUCE 7 REYNOLDS (RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born July 12, 1927 in Bellows Falls VT, and died May 28, 1999 in
Portsmouth OH. He married (1) GLADYS MAY NICHOL August 26, 1950 in Indiana PA, daughter of
HARRY NICHOL and OLIVE HUTTON. She was born November 08, 1927 in Indiana. He married (2)
MARY ELLEN SCOTT TAYLOR June 20, 1975 in Portsmouth OH. She was born August 04, 1930 in
Wheelesburg OH, and died August 17, 1998 in Porsmouth OH. He married (3) KLARA RAPP
BOYNTON 1986.
Children of THOMAS REYNOLDS and GLADYS NICHOL are:
115. i. KAREN LOUISE 8 REYNOLDS, b. June 02, 1953, Youngstown,Mahoning Co,OH.
116. ii. NANCY LEE REYNOLDS, b. September 11, 1954, Youngstown,Mahoning Co,OH.
117. iii. THOMAS MARSHALL REYNOLDS, b. June 09, 1957, Portsmouth OH.
iv. TERRENCE NICHOL REYNOLDS, b. February 11, 1963, Porsmouth OH.
78. RUTH ELAINE 7 REYNOLDS (RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born December 24, 1928 in Bellows Falls VT. She married
GEORGE WALTER JANOVICH June 23, 1956 in Connellsville PA, son of WALTER JANOVICH and MARY
RAJNOVICH. He was born March 04, 1926 in Wilpen PA.
Child of RUTH REYNOLDS and GEORGE JANOVICH is:.30 June 24, 2007
118. i. MARSHA 8 JANOVICH, b. March 16, 1962.
79. JOANNE MARGARET 7 REYNOLDS (RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 09, 1933 in Portersville PA. She married (1)
JOHN PITZER. He was born 1943. She married (2) CARL JOHN TUITE 1956, son of THOMAS TUITE and
ALBERTA HEINZ. He was born 1928.
Children of JOANNE REYNOLDS and CARL TUITE are:
119. i. RICHARD CARL 8 TUITE, b. July 13, 1957.
120. ii. MICHAEL THOMAS TUITE, b. September 23, 1958.
iii. THOMAS FRANCIS TUITE, b. August 04, 1960; m. MARJORIE LNU.
121. iv. KATHLEEN TUITE, b. December 03, 1961.
122. v. LYNDA JOANNE TUITE, b. February 19, 1964.
123. vi. SCOTT ALAN TUITE, b. April 18, 1966.
80. CATHERINE 7 WHITEHEAD (MYRTLE E 6 REYNOLDS, CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born May 25, 1916, and died November 1990 in New
Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. She married LEWIS COPE.
Notes for CATHERINE WHITEHEAD:
adopted
Children of CATHERINE WHITEHEAD and LEWIS COPE are:
i. JOHN 8 COPE.
ii. NANCY COPE.
81. RODNEY 7 HUSSEY (WILLIAM HENRY 6 , FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON, KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) He married ROSA LNU.
Children of RODNEY HUSSEY and ROSA LNU are:
i. IAN 8 HUSSEY.
ii. ANDREA HUSSEY.
82. BARBARA 7 HUSSEY (WILLIAM HENRY 6 , FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON, KEZIA ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 19, 1944 in LIVERPOOL ENGLAND. She married
CHARLES EDWARD PURCELL.
Children of BARBARA HUSSEY and CHARLES PURCELL are:
i. KEITH 8 PURCELL, b. 1979, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
ii. JACQUALINE PURCELL.
iii. KAREN PURCELL, b. November 17, 1966, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
83. ROGER JOHN 7 PHEASANT (ADELAIDE AGNES 6 HUSSEY, FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON, KEZIA
ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 10, 1951 in LIVERPOOL
ENGLAND. He married NORMA HOLLAND October 06, 1973 in LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
Notes for ROGER JOHN PHEASANT:
Emigrated to Christchurch New Zealand 9 Feb 1996.
Children of ROGER PHEASANT and NORMA HOLLAND are:
i. MARK JOHN 8 PHEASANT, b. August 06, 1976, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND; m. SHARON BLACK,
September 26, 1998, NEW ZEALAND.
ii. SARAH ELIZABETH PHEASANT, b. August 13, 1981, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
84. DAVID WILLIAM 7 PHEASANT (ADELAIDE AGNES 6 HUSSEY, FRANCES MAY 5 ELSTON, KEZIA.31 June 24, 2007
ADELAIDE SOPHIA 4 IMM, EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 30, 1953 in LIVERPOOL
ENGLAND. He married JOAN BRADY August 14, 1976 in LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.
Children of DAVID PHEASANT and JOAN BRADY are:
i. ROSEMARY ANN 8 PHEASANT, b. January 11, 1979, SOUTHPORT ENGLAND.
ii. ELIZABETH DIANA PHEASANT, b. March 29, 1982, SOUTHPORT ENGLAND.
iii. VICTORIA KATE PHEASANT, b. November 10, 1986, SOUTHPORT ENGLAND.
85. PHILIP JOHN 7 GOULDING (LESLIE HOWARD 6 , JOHN CHARLES 5 , ADELIZA 4 IMM, JOSEPH 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 12, 1960 in GLOUCESTER ENGLAND. He married
JANETTE PUDGE May 1984, daughter of KENNETH PUDGE and BETTY LNU. She was born June 01
in DUNBAR, NEAR EDINBURGH SCOTLAND.
Notes for PHILIP JOHN GOULDING:
An engineer by profession; moved into sales and marketing in the mid eighties. Runs a
subsidiary office for Anilam Inc, based in Miramar FL, USA. Based in Milton Keynes, England,
and handles the European operation.
Notes for JANETTE PUDGE:
Janette has 2 children from a previous marriage, Elizabeth and Colin.
Elizabeth has children: Ben (April 1995) and Charlotte.
Child of PHILIP GOULDING and JANETTE PUDGE is:
i. CALLUM 8 GOULDING, b. March 01, 1987.
86. MARIAN 7 GOULDING (LESLIE HOWARD 6 , JOHN CHARLES 5 , ADELIZA 4 IMM, JOSEPH 3 ,
WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 )
Child of MARIAN GOULDING is:
124. i. MICHELLE 8 LNU.
87. ADRIAN JOSEPH 7 IMM (FREDRICK STANLEY 6 , REGINALD 5 , ALBERT 4 , JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was
born 1948. He married KAYE.
Notes for ADRIAN JOSEPH IMM:
per Adrian Imm: "My sister believes that Albert had a bitter argument with his brother and his
brother changed the name to Imms, the other side of the family living in our Ponypool South
Wales."
Children of ADRIAN IMM and KAYE are:
i. NOVIA 8 IMM, b. 1976.
ii. RICHARD IMM, b. 1978.
Generation No. 8
88. PAUL HENRY II 8 BLAIR (MARILYN GRACE 7 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 12, 1971 in Natrona Heights PA Allegheny
County. He married AMY LOUISE DIETRICH November 13, 1994 in By Rev Robert McCracken at
Manchester RPC, Lower Burrell, PA, Westmoreland County, daughter of DAVID DIETRICH and
JOYCE GARRIS. She was born January 18, 1970 in Butler PA Butler County.
Notes for PAUL HENRY II BLAIR:
1992 graduate of Ohio Diesel Tech in Cleveland Ohio.
Graduated at top of class, good citizen award..32 June 24, 2007
Knoch High School FFA 1989 president.
Children of PAUL BLAIR and AMY DIETRICH are:
i. JOYCE ELLEN 9 BLAIR, b. July 01, 1997, North Hills Passavant Hosp, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
Notes for JOYCE ELLEN BLAIR:
At 4 yrs old, Joyce joined a sign language group and performs with them .
ii. PAUL HENRY BLAIR III, b. February 16, 1999, North Hills Passavant Hosp, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny
County.
iii. DANIEL GARRIS BLAIR, b. January 17, 2001, North Hills Passavant Hosp, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
iv. DAVID CALVIN BLAIR, b. June 28, 2004, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
v. ANNABELLE LOUISE BLAIR, b. January 04, 2007, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny
County.
89. WENDY JOY 8 BLAIR (MARILYN GRACE 7 IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born November 01, 1975 in Natrona Heights , PA
Allegheny County. She married CORY JAY VALENTINE June 20, 1998 in College Hill Reformed
Presby Church, Beaver Falls, PA by Rev Tim Russell, son of JAMES VALENTINE and VICKIE GATTON.
He was born August 03, 1975 in Johnson City, NY, Broome County.
Notes for CORY JAY VALENTINE:
Diehard Yankee fan
Children of WENDY BLAIR and CORY VALENTINE are:
i. ISAAC JOSIAH 9 VALENTINE, b. May 24, 2000, Johnson City, NY,Broome County.
ii. ESTHER JOY VALENTINE, b. July 13, 2002, Johnson City New York, Broome County.
iii. GAYLE JUDITH VALENTINE, b. July 15, 2004, Johnson City Hospital, Johnson City, NY, Broome County.
iv. ELIJAH JOSHUA VALENTINE, b. March 16, 2007, Johnson City Hospital, Johnson City, NY, Broome County.
90. REBECCA GAYLE 8 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 7 , GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born January 31, 1966 in Grayling MI. She married
RAYMOND COX in Cinncinnati OH.
Children of REBECCA IMM and RAYMOND COX are:
i. NATHAN CHRISTOPHER 9 COX, b. September 24, 1992, Ohio.
ii. AARON JOSIAH COX, b. November 03, 2000, Ohio.
91. ANDREW DAVID 8 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 7 , GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 17, 1970 in West Branch MI. He married
CAROL ANN RUTHERFORD July 29, 2000 in Barstow CA.
Child of ANDREW IMM and CAROL RUTHERFORD is:
i. KATHERINE GAYLE 9 IMM, b. October 01, 2002.
92. CHRISTY NOELLE 8 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 7 , GEORGE WILLIAM 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born December 14, 1974 in West Branch MI. She
married JEREMY KENT STOCKWELL March 01, 1997 in Anderson IN, son of BOBBY STOCKWELL and MARY
CUNNINGHAM. He was born May 28, 1974 in Crawfordsville IN.
Notes for CHRISTY NOELLE IMM:
1997 BS in Family Science , minor in Christian Ministries, Anderson University
Notes for JEREMY KENT STOCKWELL:.33 June 24, 2007
BS in Music Business from Anderson University , May 1996
Children of CHRISTY IMM and JEREMY STOCKWELL are:
i. HANNAH RUTH 9 STOCKWELL, b. February 13, 2002, Indiana.
ii. HARRISON WILLIAM STOCKWELL, b. December 21, 2006.
93. SARAH ELIZABETH 8 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 7 , HARRY EDWIN 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 24, 1966. She married JAMES ANTHONY HUMBLES.
Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH IMM:
Sarah is a retail manager for about 10 years.
Notes for JAMES ANTHONY HUMBLES:
Jim is a technician for Busch Gardens of Williamsburg VA.
Viscount Dr, Newport News, VA 23608
757 833 8105
Children of SARAH IMM and JAMES HUMBLES are:
i. DANIELLE ELIZABETH 9 HUMBLES, b. February 07, 1986.
ii. RACHEL HUMBLES, b. September 19, 1985.
94. NELLIE DAWN 8 IMM (EDWIN OSMAN 7 , HARRY EDWIN 6 , EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born September 13, 1968. She married (1) MARCUS JAMES III
HOWES. She married (2) KEVIN CLARK BARNES. She married (3) CHRISTOPHER FORREST KARAFA April
24, 1999.
Notes for NELLIE DAWN IMM:
Dawn is a hairdresser.
Notes for CHRISTOPHER FORREST KARAFA:
Chris is a truck driver for Mary Jane Bakery.
4 Rilee Place
Newport News, Va 23606
757 369 0057
Children of NELLIE IMM and MARCUS HOWES are:
i. VICTORIA DAWN 9 HOWES, b. December 14, 1985.
ii. MARCUS JAMES IV HOWES, b. October 04, 1987.
Child of NELLIE IMM and KEVIN BARNES is:
iii. BRANDON CLARK 9 BARNES, b. December 19, 1994.
95. DEBRA LYNN 8 QUARLES (MARGUERITE FRANCES 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) She married JOHN ANDERSON.
Child of DEBRA QUARLES and JOHN ANDERSON is:
i. AUTUMN LYNN 9 ANDERSON, b. September 24, 1972.
96. OTTIS JR 8 QUARLES (MARGUERITE FRANCES 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 26, 1954. He married JUDITH.
Children of OTTIS QUARLES and JUDITH are:
i. DAVID 9 QUARLES, b. October 13..34 June 24, 2007
125. ii. JACKIE QUARLES, b. May 12.
97. CHERYL ANN 8 QUARLES (MARGUERITE FRANCES 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 28, 1956. She married AL LONG.
Children of CHERYL QUARLES and AL LONG are:
i. STACY 9 LONG, b. February 10, 1978.
ii. PEGGYJO LONG, b. February 06, 1982.
98. SANDRA LEE 8 QUARLES (DOLORES JEAN 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 02. She married THOMAS VIEGAS.
Children of SANDRA QUARLES and THOMAS VIEGAS are:
i. ERIN NICOLE 9 VIEGAS, b. September 26, 1979.
ii. JULIA RACHELLE VIEGAS, b. April 30, 1981.
99. RANDY ERNEST 8 QUARLES (DOLORES JEAN 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born August 17, 1953. He married RUTH.
Children of RANDY QUARLES and RUTH are:
i. RANDY 9 QUARLES, b. October 28, 1977.
ii. STEVEN ROBERT QUARLES, b. March 10, 1979.
100. CANDACE RUTH 8 QUARLES (DOLORES JEAN 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 02, 1956. She married HERBERT II
MARSH.
Children of CANDACE QUARLES and HERBERT MARSH are:
i. HERBERT III 9 MARSH, b. October 25, 1976.
ii. JEREMY ERNEST MARSH, b. October 05, 1978.
101. JEFFREY ALAN 8 QUARLES (DOLORES JEAN 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born October 10, 1958. He married LEVI.
Children of JEFFREY QUARLES and LEVI are:
i. ERNEST MICHAEL 9 QUARLES, b. June 11, 1980.
ii. JEFFREY QUARLES.
102. RICHARD KENNETH JR 8 SHANK (RICHARD KENNETH 7 , AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 27, 1957. He married CARLA TRUSIAK.
Children of RICHARD SHANK and CARLA TRUSIAK are:
i. RICHARD CARL 9 SHANK, b. May 14, 1980.
ii. MICHAEL PAUL SHANK, b. April 27, 1982.
iii. TAMARA JO ANTONETT SHANK, b. October 16, 1984.
103. NANCY JEAN 8 SHANK (RICHARD KENNETH 7 , AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 17. She married JEFFREY HILL.
Children of NANCY SHANK and JEFFREY HILL are:
i. SHANNON EILEEN 9 HILL, b. June 10, 1981.
ii. JEFFREY JR HILL, b. November 23, 1983.
iii. SHANE PAUL HILL, b. July 24, 1987..35 June 24, 2007
104. GARY ROBERT 8 KUNKLE (JOAN DOROTHY 7 MALONE, ELIZABETH FRANCES 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 05, 1951. He married ALLENE
GUSTAFSON.
Children of GARY KUNKLE and ALLENE GUSTAFSON are:
i. TAMMY SUE 9 KUNKLE, b. January 12, 1968.
ii. KARY ANN KUNKLE, b. February 22, 1974.
iii. KRISTY JOY KUNKLE, b. May 31, 1975.
iv. GARY ROBERT JR KUNKLE, b. November 28, 1977.
105. TERRY 8 KUNKLE (JOAN DOROTHY 7 MALONE, ELIZABETH FRANCES 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born August 20, 1952. He married JILL HYMERS.
Children of TERRY KUNKLE and JILL HYMERS are:
i. TREVOR ALAN 9 KUNKLE, b. November 25, 1976.
ii. JASON LEE KUNKLE, b. May 26, 1979.
106. KIMBERLY 8 KUNKLE (JOAN DOROTHY 7 MALONE, ELIZABETH FRANCES 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 21, 1960. She married CHRIS
MCLAUGHLIN.
Child of KIMBERLY KUNKLE and CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN is:
i. SHAUNA LEIGH 9 MCLAUGHLIN, b. May 12, 1981.
107. JAY LYNN JR 8 COUDRIET (DORIS JANE 7 SCHANTZ, RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM
EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born December 14, 1959. He married EDITH MARTIN.
Children of JAY COUDRIET and EDITH MARTIN are:
i. JODIE LYNN 9 COUDRIET, b. October 07, 1976.
ii. JAY LYNN III COUDRIET, b. November 06, 1978.
iii. JOSHUA AARON COUDRIET, b. September 14, 1981.
108. SANDRA ELAINE 8 BECKETT (LAURA ELAINE 7 SCHANTZ, RUTH OLIVE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born January 29, 1964.
Child of SANDRA ELAINE BECKETT is:
i. CHRISTOPHER THOMAS 9 BECKETT, b. June 02, 1980.
109. BRIAN ERNEST 8 HUCKSTEP (IRENE MARGARET 7 KREMER, MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 24, 1970. He married TISHA SWIHART
May 23, 1998.
Notes for BRIAN ERNEST HUCKSTEP:
Graduate of U of Michigan in 1992. U of Chicago for MBA.
Brian works for Northern Trust Bank in Chicago, where he is a second vice-president.
Notes for TISHA SWIHART:
Graduate of Western Michigan University in 1993, and is a CPA. She works for a law firm in
Chicago , managing the accounting department.
Children of BRIAN HUCKSTEP and TISHA SWIHART are:
i. HALEY SHEA 9 HUCKSTEP, b. April 03, 2000.
ii. MACY HUCKSTEP, b. July 2002..36 June 24, 2007
110. BETHANN MARIE 8 DIVELBISS (IRENE MARGARET 7 KREMER, MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born September 16, 1974. She married CHARLES
RUSSELL VANZILE June 26, 1992.
Children of BETHANN DIVELBISS and CHARLES VANZILE are:
i. FELICIA MARIE 9 VANZILE, b. August 15, 1992.
ii. PHILLIP RUSSELL VANZILE, b. September 08, 1995.
iii. ARAYA CHRISTINE VANZILE, b. May 15, 1998.
111. JANET LEIGH 8 DIVELBISS (IRENE MARGARET 7 KREMER, MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born October 13, 1971. She married PAT GNAGY.
Children of JANET DIVELBISS and PAT GNAGY are:
i. ALEX 9 GNAGY.
ii. CASSANDRA GNAGY.
112. CAROL RENEE 8 TOWNSEND (CAROL ELAINE 7 KREMER, MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 05, 1968. She married LENNIE
SWECKER.
Child of CAROL TOWNSEND and LENNIE SWECKER is:
i. TARA 9 SWECKER, b. 1997.
113. WILLIAM III 8 KREMER (WILLIAM II 7 , MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born January 03, 1971. He married CHARLA LNU.
Child of WILLIAM KREMER and CHARLA LNU is:
i. NICO 9 KREMER, b. November 01, 1997.
114. MARY ELANA 8 KREMER (WILLIAM II 7 , MARY JANE 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 , GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 ,
EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born May 05, 1975.
Children of MARY ELANA KREMER are:
i. NEVIN 9 KREMER.
ii. MICHAELA KREMER.
115. KAREN LOUISE 8 REYNOLDS (THOMAS BRUCE 7 , RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 02, 1953 in Youngstown,Mahoning
Co,OH. She married JAMES T WORLEY August 12, 1973 in Portsmouth OH, son of CONLEY WORLEY
and MARTHA MCMILLAN. He was born October 07, 1949.
Children of KAREN REYNOLDS and JAMES WORLEY are:
i. LILLIAN NICHOL 9 WORLEY, b. February 26, 1979.
ii. KATHRYN MABLE WORLEY, b. June 10, 1981.
116. NANCY LEE 8 REYNOLDS (THOMAS BRUCE 7 , RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born September 11, 1954 in
Youngstown,Mahoning Co,OH. She married JON OLEN GWIN June 10, 1978 in Portsmouth OH,
son of FLOYD GWIN and MILDRED JAMES. He was born June 13, 1948 in Wooster OH.
Children of NANCY REYNOLDS and JON GWIN are:
i. BRIAN THOAMS 9 GWIN, b. August 04, 1987.
ii. MATTHEW FLOYD GWIN, b. October 07, 1981..37 June 24, 2007
117. THOMAS MARSHALL 8 REYNOLDS (THOMAS BRUCE 7 , RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM,
GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born June 09, 1957 in Portsmouth OH.
He married KATHY JO KEMPER May 28, 1983 in Vienna VA, daughter of ROBERT KEMPER and
CATHARINE JACKSON. She was born May 04, 1951 in Ft Belvoir VA.
Child of THOMAS REYNOLDS and KATHY KEMPER is:
i. MARTHA CATHARINE 9 REYNOLDS, b. March 25, 1990.
118. MARSHA 8 JANOVICH (RUTH ELAINE 7 REYNOLDS, RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM, GEORGE
WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born March 16, 1962. She married (1) MARK J
CZARNECK. She married (2) EDWARD KINDER.
Children of MARSHA JANOVICH and MARK CZARNECK are:
i. MICHAEL GEORGE 9 CZARNECK, b. January 05, 1984.
ii. MATTHEW JAMES CZARNECK, b. July 30, 1995.
Children of MARSHA JANOVICH and EDWARD KINDER are:
iii. STEPHANIE MARIE 9 KINDER.
iv. AARON CHRISTOPHER KINDER, b. August 30, 1995.
119. RICHARD CARL 8 TUITE (JOANNE MARGARET 7 REYNOLDS, RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM,
GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born July 13, 1957. He married CHRISTINA
LNU.
Children of RICHARD TUITE and CHRISTINA LNU are:
i. MICHAEL 9 TUITE.
ii. JOSHUA TUITE.
iii. RICHARD TUITE.
120. MICHAEL THOMAS 8 TUITE (JOANNE MARGARET 7 REYNOLDS, RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5
IMM, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born September 23, 1958. He
married DORIS LNU.
Children of MICHAEL TUITE and DORIS LNU are:
i. TRISH 9 TUITE.
ii. MICHAEL JR TUITE.
121. KATHLEEN 8 TUITE (JOANNE MARGARET 7 REYNOLDS, RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM,
GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born December 03, 1961. She married
JERRY BEARY.
Children of KATHLEEN TUITE and JERRY BEARY are:
i. JONATHAN MICHAEL 9 BEARY.
ii. DANIEL PATRICK BEARY.
iii. AMANDA BEARY.
122. LYNDA JOANNE 8 TUITE (JOANNE MARGARET 7 REYNOLDS, RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM,
GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born February 19, 1964. She married
WILLIAM MARTIN.
Child of LYNDA TUITE and WILLIAM MARTIN is:
i. JOANNE 9 MARTIN..38 June 24, 2007
123. SCOTT ALAN 8 TUITE (JOANNE MARGARET 7 REYNOLDS, RALPH EMERSON 6 , CATHERINE ELIZA JANE 5 IMM,
GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born April 18, 1966. He married ANGELA
LNU.
Children of SCOTT TUITE and ANGELA LNU are:
i. SCOTT JR 9 TUITE.
ii. TIMOTHY SCOTT TUITE.
124. MICHELLE 8 LNU (MARIAN 7 GOULDING, LESLIE HOWARD 6 , JOHN CHARLES 5 , ADELIZA 4 IMM,
JOSEPH 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) She married RAY LNU.
Child of MICHELLE LNU and RAY LNU is:
i. BECKY 9 LNU.
Generation No. 9
125. JACKIE 9 QUARLES (OTTIS JR 8 , MARGUERITE FRANCES 7 SHANK, AIDA VIOLA 6 IMM, EDWIN OSMAN 5 ,
GEORGE WILLIAM EDWIN 4 , EDWIN 3 , WILLIAM 2 , JOHN 1 ) was born May 12. She married BIELATA.
Child of JACKIE QUARLES and BIELATA is:
i. TANJA 10 BIELATA, b. April 23, 1982.

BEST CONNECTION-GENEALOGY

1 June 24, 2007- I'm not guaranteeing that this is 100% correct.. but it is to the best of my knowledge .. our Best line.
Numbers following a person's name indicate their generation..
Please feel free to comment or correct information.. Marilyn

Descendants of Wilhelm Baest

Generation No. 1

1. WILHELM 1 BAEST was born 1676 in Palatine ,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia, and died Abt. 1749
in Palatine ,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia. He married ANNA MICHAEL Abt. 1699, daughter of
JOHN MICHAEL. She was born 1682 in Palatine Germany-Prussia, and died Abt. 1749 in Palatine
Germany-Prussia.
Notes for WILHELM BAEST:
It has been said that Wilhelm's sons were so tall and broad shouldered that John Michael,only
6'2' tall was called 'the runt'.
per DS/ birth was 1676/ death pre 1749
Notes for ANNA MICHAEL:
per DS/ born 1682;
Children of WILHELM BAEST and ANNA MICHAEL are:
2. i. WILHELM JR 2 BEST, b. 1713, Switzerland; d. November 24, 1762, Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co , PA.
3. ii. NICHOLAS BEST, b. 1720, Pfalz, Bayern, Palatinate, Germany-Prussia; d. Williams Twp, Northampton Co
PA.
iii. JOHN MICHAEL BEST, b. Abt. 1710, Palatine ,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia.
Notes for JOHN MICHAEL BEST:
"the runt" at 6'2";
per DS/ Came to America after the death of his parents, on ship "LYDIA", arriving in port of Philadelphia
Oct 9,1749. He settled in Philadelphia Co where he had land. (Ref: 1790 Passyunk Twp Tax List)
per Fischer/
Named for his maternal grandfather, he was probably born in the Palatinate of Germany before the family fled
to Switzerland. It is said that he was the shortest of seven sons, being a mere 6'2" tall , while the others
towered above him, so he was playfully called "the runt". It is also said that he was the last of the brothers to
come to America, for he stayed on tho care for his parents in their old age. He sailed on the ship LYDIA,
arriving in Philadelphia October 9, 1749. He settled in Philadelphia County where he had land and probably
farmed. He was in the 1790 census there for Passyunk township, and on a 1780 tax list for the same place.
4. iv. JEREMIAH BEST, b. Abt. 1700, Pfalz, Palatinate Germany; d. 1787, Williams Twp,Northampton/Bucks Co
PA.
5. v. SEBASTIAN BEST, b. Abt. 1717, Bayern , Germany; d. Abt. 1780, Gaston Co, NC.
vi. GEORGE BEST, b. Abt. 1707, Palatine ,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia; m. ANNA LNU.
vii. FNU BEST.

Generation No. 2

2. WILHELM JR 2 BEST (WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1713 in Switzerland, and died November 24, 1762
in Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co , PA. He married ANNA SUSANNA SCHAEFFER Abt. 1732 in Pfalz,
Bayern, Palatinate, Germany-Prussia, daughter of JOHN SCHAEFFER and ANNA WEILAND. She was
born Abt. 1717 in Palatine ,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia, and died Abt. 1769 in Indianland,
Lehigh Twp,Northampton.
Notes for WILHELM JR BEST:
birth and Death recorded from headstone.
per DS/ഊ2 June 24, 2007
Arrived in the US on ship Winter Galley, Sept 5, 1738,from Rotterdam, Master: Edward Paynter,
arrived in port of Philadelphia with wife and 2 children and a 3rd born on the voyage.
age26;His brothers Jeremiah, George, and Nicholas were also on this ship as well as Anna's
parents.
Records from PA Archives show that both Wilhelm and son William fought in French and Indian
War in 1757.
Data on arrival in America from PA Archives Ser 2 Vol 17.
per JF/A History of Wilhem Best and His Descendents:
Named for his father, he was born in 1713 in Switzerland where his family was living
temporarily, having fled from the armies invading the German Palatinate. In 1732, he married
Anna Susanna Schaeffer, daughter of Adam and Margaret (nee Weiland) Schaeffer. He
came to America on the WINTER GALLEY, arriving in Philadelphia on Sept 5, 1738 with his wife
and three children. they settled in Bucks County in the part which later became Lehigh
township, Northampton County. Wilhelm Best died Nov 24, 1762 and was buried in St Paul's
Lutheran jCemetery, Indianland, near Cherryville, Lehigh township, Northampton County PA
(about 17 miles northwest of Easton PA.)
THE JOURNEY:
By 1738, Wilhelm Best, then 26, and his wife Anna Susanna , had finally saved enough to
emigrate to America. They came on the ship WINTER GALLEY withe their two children, a third
child on the way. Edward Paynter was the Commander. On the same ship was John Adam
Schaeffer, Jr, probably Susanna's brother, and George Smith, who later married Susanna's
sister Barbara Schaeffer in Lehigh Township Bucks County, PA.
The journey to Pennsylvania fell naturally into three parts. First there was the journey down the
Rhine from their German home to Rotterdam,Holland; then there was the trip form Holland to
the English Port of Deal; and finally there was the ocean voyage from England to
Philadelphia. The sea passage from Rotterdam to Philadelphia was about ten pounds sterling
or sixty florins for each person over ten. Children from five to ten years paid half fare, while
children under five went free. Our Bests probably departed before William Best Jr reached
age five so as to save the half fare. For these prices, passengers were conveyed to
Philadelphia and provided with food, as long as they were at sea, though of very poor quality.
The other costs on land from home to Rotterdam were at least forty florins or almost seven
pounds. No account is taken here of extraordinary contingencies. Even with the greatest
economy, many passengers spent about 34 pounds or 200 florins from home to Philadelphia.
The first part of the journey and by no means the easiest , was the journey from Palatinate
Germany on a slow overcrowded riverboat down the Rhine to Rotterdam, Holland. Weare
not sure just where in the Palatinate the Bests originated their journey, but some of the
passengers on the Winter Galley were from Petersheim in Kusel Landkries (New County);
Oppau in Ludwigshafen; Gommersheim in Landau; and Pfeddersheim in Worms. All these are
in the present German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rhineland-Pfalz) on the west side of the
Rhine River so our ancestors were likely from that general area.
Their trip began in the Spring, probably March, as a six month trip was typical of the time, and
was full of hardships. Gottlieb Mittelberger made theis trip twelve years after our Bests, and
the experience of our Bests was probably very similar. He writes:" the Rhine boats from
Heilbronn to Holland have to pass by 26 custom houses, at all of which the ships are
examined, which is done when it suits the convenience of the customhouse officials. in the
meantime the ships with the people are detained long, so that the passengers have to spend
much money. The trip down the Rhine lasts therefore four, five and even six weeks. When the
ships come to Holland, they are detained there likewise five to six weeks. Because things are
very dear there, the poor people have to spend nearly all they have during that time."
The second stage of the journey of Wilhelm and susanna Best was form Rotterdam Holland to
the English Port of Deal. In England there was another delay of one to two weeks, when the
ships were waiting either to be passed through the custom house or waiting for favorable
winds. When the ship had for the last time weighed its' anchors at Deal, then writes
Mittleberger, "the real misery begins with the long voyage. For from there the ships, unlessഊ3 June 24, 2007
they have a good wind, must often sail eight, nine, ten to twelve weeks before they reach
Philadelphia. But even with the best wind, the voyage lasts seven weeks."
The third stage of the journey, or the ocean voyage proper, was marked by much suffering
and hardship. The passengers were packed densely, hundreds on a small ship. There were
252 passengers recorded on the Winter Galley. Of these , 113 were women and children.
Food and water were scanty and often contaminated, and so the passengers were subject
to all sorts of diseases, such as dysentery scurvy, typhoid and smallpox. children were the first
to be attacked and died in large numbers. Ventilation was bad. Rats and lice abounded.
There was also a danger of being captured by pirates and sold into slavery, and drills of male
passengers were held in case of attack. These terrors were much aggravated by frequent
storms through which ships and passengers had to pass. Mittelberger writes :"the misery
reaches the climax when a gale rages for two or three nights and days so that everyone
believes that the ship will go to the bottom with all human beings on board. In such a
visitation the people cry and pray most piteously. When in such a gale the sea rages and
surges so that the waves rise often like mountains one above the other and often tumble
down over the ship so that one fears to go down with the ship; when the ship is constantly
tossed from side to side by the storm and waves so that no one can either walk or sit or lie and
the closely packed people in the berths are thereby tumbled over each other, both the sick
and the well, it will be readily understood that many of these people, none of whom had
been prepared for hardships, suffer so terribly from them that they do not survive.'
Our ancestors, Wilhelm and Anna Susanna Best and their two small children, Wilhelm, 5, and
Susanna, 3, did survive these miseries. In addition , family tradition tells us that Susanna gave
birth to her third child Ann Elizabeth during the voyage. when at long last their destination
was in sight, it must have been a tremendous relief. Mittelberger writes:" when the ships
scome in sight of land which the people were so eager and anxious to see, all creep from
below on deck to see the land from afar and they weep for joy, and pray and sing, thanking
and praising God. The sight of land makes the people on board the ship, especially the sick
and half dead alive again, so that their hearts leap within them; they shout and rejoice and
are content to bear their misery in patience in the hope that they may soon reach the land in
safety.
From boyhood he planned to emigrate to America and had saved some money toward the
journey when he learned that the parents of the girl he planned to marry , Adam and Anna
Margaret Schaeffer, were about to emigrate to America themselves. He had not planned to
marry so soon, but if he didn't, Anna would have been obliged to go with her parents to
America. she did not want to go without Wilhelm, and he had to earn money to make the
trip. So to prevent this, they moved up the date of their marriage and then the rest of the
Schaeffer family left for America. Wilhelm gave to his father in law what money he had saved
toward his own trip with instructions that when Mr. Schaeffer found where he wished to settle
in America, he was to buy extra land so Wilhem and Anna could settle near her family when
they eventually saved enough for their own passage, plus the necessities to see them through
the first year until they could clear land and raise a crop. Adam Schaeffer purchased land in
Bush Co. It is said that Wilhelm's health was seriously undermined by all the hardships.
Wilhelm fought in the French and Indian War. There were less than 100 people living in Lehigh
Twp when Wilhelm received official title of his land. Wilhelm and Anna worked very hard to
clear the land, fell trees, and stayed up many nights to keep the wolves away until their
shelter was built.
Wilhelm's land was near an old Indian trail from the North Branch of the Susquehanna River,
not far from the Lehigh Gap. It led to Shamokin, an Indian town, now Sunbury, and on to
what was later the site of Bethlehem and Easton, PA. Lehigh Twp suffered greatly during the
Indian invasions and was virtually abandoned in 1755/56, the inhabitants seeking refuge in
Bethlehem and Nazareth. A stockage was built to protect the town from Indians.
[Ref: 1761/62 tax records, Lehigh Twp]: Patent for land issued Oct 1,1748 by Thomas and
Richard Penn in Bucks Co.
Wilhelm and his family were Lutherans and members of the Union Congregation of St Paul's
near the village of Cherryville in Lehigh Twp, founded about 1750; it was then called
Indianland Congregation at the Blue Mountains on the Lehigh.ഊ4 June 24, 2007
He died without a will, and William Jr bought the land and was to pay his siblings their share
within a year. However, it seems the homestead later went to his brother Henry and William Jr
moved to western PA. The Best home is said to have been burned twice, once by Indians and
later by the Hessians.
The Bests followed the German custom of double naming the children, with John being a
favorite for the sons, Maria and Anna for the daughters. The Best families used John as the first
name of all their sons for several generations although they were generally referred to by the
second name.
Wilhelm and Anna had 9 children. After Wilhelm died, Anna married Peter Lobaugh and had
2 children.
Notes for ANNA SUSANNA SCHAEFFER:
Died at age 52, buried Cherryville, Northampton PA
Children of WILHELM BEST and ANNA SCHAEFFER are:
6. i. JOHN MICHAEL 3 BEST, b. June 12, 1761, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; d. April 24, 1843, Plum Twp
Allegheny Co PA.
7. ii. ANNA MARIA ELIZABETH BEST, b. August 1738, On Winter Galley, Atlantic Ocean; d. Abt. 1781,
Westmoreland Co, PA.
8. iii. ANNA MARY CATHERINE BEST, b. October 20, 1743, Lehigh Twp,Northampton Co, PA; d. December 02,
1808, Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co PA.
iv. SIBILLA BEST, b. 1752, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; d. 1762, Northampton ,PA.
Notes for SIBILLA BEST:
buried St Paul's Cemetery,Indianland, Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co., PA
v. SUSANNA SIBILLA BEST, b. August 28, 1758, Lehigh Twp,Northampton ,PA; d. May 28, 1836, Heidelberg
Twp, Lehigh Co. PA; m. FNU SCHNEIDER, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; b. Heidelberg Twp, Lehigh Co
PA.
Notes for SUSANNA SIBILLA BEST:
buried Heidelberg Cemetery,Lehigh Co.,PA;
christened Apr 8,1760 at Lutheran Church, Lehigh Co.
9. vi. JOHN HENRY BEST, b. March 01, 1747/48, Lehigh Twp,Northampton Co, PA; d. 1793, Northampton ,PA.
10. vii. MARIA BARBARA BEST, b. 1754, Lehigh Twp,Northampton Co, PA; d. March 03, 1831, Franklin Co, PA.
11. viii. JOHN WILLIAM BEST, b. 1733, Palatine ,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia; d. 1823, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co,
PA.
12. ix. ANNA SUSANNA CATHARINA BEST, b. 1735, Pfalz, Bayern, Palatinate, Germany-Prussia; d. July 17, 1796,
Greensburg,Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co PA.
x. ANNA MARIE BEST, b. February 28, 1744/45, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; d. July 02, 1823,
Northampton ,PA; m. LUDWIG KLEPPENGER, 1768, Northampton Co,PA.
Notes for ANNA MARIE BEST:
buried Zion Stone Church,Kreidersville,Northampton Co, PA
xi. ISABELLA BEST, b. 1753, Northampton ,PA.
3. NICHOLAS 2 BEST (WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1720 in Pfalz, Bayern, Palatinate, Germany-Prussia,
and died in Williams Twp, Northampton Co PA. He married ELIZABETH CATHARINA LNU.
Children of NICHOLAS BEST and ELIZABETH LNU are:
i. CATHERINE MAGDALENA 3 BEST, b. January 22, 1744/45, Easton, Northampton Co,PA; d. 1804, West
Buffalo Twp, Northumberland Co PA; m. JOHANNES NICHOLAS WEYERBACHER, 1762.
ii. CHRISTIAN BEST, b. May 10, 1746, Northumberland Co PA; m. CATHERINE LNU, 1781.
Notes for CATHERINE LNU:
buried at Dryland Churchyard, Hecktown PA
iii. MARGARET BEST, b. Abt. 1747, Northumberland Co PA.ഊ5 June 24, 2007
iv. ANNA BEST, b. Abt. 1749, Easton, Northampton Co,PA; d. 1804, West Buffalo Twp, Northumberland Co
PA; m. JOHANNES WEYERBACHER, 1762, Easton, Northampton Co,PA.
v. ELISABETH JULIANA BEST, b. July 13, 1757, Berks Co PA; m. CASPER METZGER.
vi. NICHOLAUS BEST, b. 1763, Northumberland Co PA.
4. JEREMIAH 2 BEST (WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born Abt. 1700 in Pfalz, Palatinate Germany, and died
1787 in Williams Twp,Northampton/Bucks Co PA.
Notes for JEREMIAH BEST:
came to America with brothers Nicholas and George 1728-1730.
Children of JEREMIAH BEST are:
i. JOHN 3 BEST, b. Abt. 1713.
13. ii. JACOB BEST, b. Abt. 1718; d. March 11, 1789, South Easton, Northampton Co.
iii. JOHN BEST, b. Abt. 1742, PA.
iv. NICHOLAS BEST, b. Abt. 1744, PA.
5. SEBASTIAN 2 BEST (WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born Abt. 1717 in Bayern , Germany, and died Abt. 1780
in Gaston Co, NC. He married ELIZABETH CATHARINE HOYLES, daughter of PETER HOYLES. She was
born Abt. 1735.
Notes for SEBASTIAN BEST:
per DS/
buried on his farm in graveyard.
He arrived on the ship "BILLENDER TOWNSEND", Oct 5, 1737, settled in NC near the Catha River
in the South Fork Country in what is now Gaston County.
He built a log shanty and cleared the ground. Around 1747, he started back to PA to look for
a wife, but while camping out overnight, met a Peter Heyl/Hoyle who was moving from MD to
NC with his family. Sebastian eventually married Peter's daughter. He was a Pvt. in a militia
company formed under Capt Samuel Coburn to defend against Indian attacks.
He was a tailor and farmer.
per Fischer/
There is a family tradition of a "Boston" Best who went tot he Carolinas. Boston or Bastian is a
shortened form of Sebastian. We believe this Sebastian Best was born about 1717 in
Palatinate Germany. He arrived in Philadelphia from Amsterdam on the ship BILLENDER
TOWNSEND on October 5, 1737. Later he migrated from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and
settled near the Catawba River in the South Fork Country in what is now Gaston County. He
built a lot shanty and cleared some ground for planting. Later , around 1747, he made a
journey back to P3nnsylvania to look for a wife. Wile camping overnight on the way,
somewhere in Upper NOrth Carolina or Virginia, he met up with Pieter Heyl (Peter Hoyle) who
was moving from Maryland to the Catawba Country in North Carolina with his family.
Sebastian Best eventually married Peter's daughter Katrina who was born about 1735. Bostian
was a private in a militia company formed under Captain Samuel Coburn to defend against
possible Indian attacks when the Catawbas were being stirred up by agents of the South
Carolina government during border disputes between North and South Carolina. But this
company was first mustered for military service not against the Indians, but for the so-called
Spanish Alarm of 1748 when there were rumors of pillage and raid on the coast of North
Carolina by the Spaniards from Florida. Boston was among th enlisted men summoned to
shoulder their muskets against the Spaniards, although his group saw no action in the skirmish.
Sebastian was among the good-sized population who dwelt west of the Catawba without
formal title to the land. Finally in 1849, pioneers were obliged to apply for formal grants to the
farms on which they had lived and labored for years. These grants, made by the Governor of
North Carolina in the name of George II of England, called for the payment of yearly rents
and the clearing and cultivation of three acres out of every hundred.. Bostian asked for formal
title to his own land in 1750, six years after he had built on it, because he had married at last,ഊ6 June 24, 2007
to the pretty Katrina Heyl. The Patent he received from the state was dated May 15,1754, for
300 acres of land on the branches of Leepers and Killians Creek. Sebastian made a will in July
1761. It is thought that he lived to be an old man, dying about 1780, and was buried with his
wife in a private graveyard on his farm. There is no tombstone. They had 13 children.
Children of SEBASTIAN BEST and ELIZABETH HOYLES are:
14. i. JOHN 3 BEST, b. Abt. 1751, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC.
ii. THOMAS BEST, b. Abt. 1752, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC.
15. iii. JONATHAN BEST, b. Abt. 1754, Gaston Co, NC.
iv. PETER BEST, b. Abt. 1755, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. (1) CHRISTINA WHITTENBERG; m. (2) ELIZABETH
FORNEY VANDYKE; m. (3) LEANNE JENKINS.
v. DANIEL BEST, b. Abt. 1757, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. KATHERINE RHODES.
vi. CHRISTIAN BEST, b. Abt. 1758, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. ELIZABETH HEYL.
vii. JACOB BEST, b. Abt. 1759, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. KATHERINE RUDISELL.
viii. MARTIN BEST, b. Abt. 1760, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC.
ix. FREDERICK BEST, b. Abt. 1761, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. PATIENCE HANKS.
x. MARIE ELIZABETH BEST, b. Abt. 1762, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. JACOB RHYNE.
xi. SARAH BEST, b. Abt. 1764, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. ADAM KISER.
xii. HANNAH BEST, b. July 17, 1766, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC; m. PETER SMITH.
xiii. SEBASTIAN BEST, b. Abt. 1768, Stanley, Gaston Co, NC.

Generation No. 3

6. JOHN MICHAEL 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born June 12, 1761 in Lehigh Twp,
Northampton ,PA, and died April 24, 1843 in Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA. He married EVA
CATHERINE SCHAEFFER June 15, 1783 in Northampton Co,PA, daughter of ANTHONY SCHAEFFER and
MARIA REEG. She was born November 15, 1766 in Northampton ,PA;Heidleberg Twp, and died
September 15, 1862.
Notes for JOHN MICHAEL BEST:
christened Aug 4,1808..First Lutheran Church, Greensburg PA;
buried at Hankey's Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA;
birth and death dates may have been: 1762-1844- Apr 26, 1844, funeral service for Michael
Best at Hankey's Church-from Rev Jacop Zimmerman's diary.
According to Jessie S. Palmer, a family researcher for the Best family in April of 1949: Michael
was born and married in Northampton Co . He is listed on class roll of Capt Frederick Kerns
Co of Northampton Co, Militia May 2, 1781, Feb 25, 1783. Penna Archives Ser 5,Vol 8, p 250,
519, 616, also mentioned in Vol 4 p 651, and in Ser 6 Vol 3, p 886,-ser 5 Vol 23 p 305.
In 3rd Ser Vol 19 p 168-348, he is listed as taxable 1785-1788 Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co.
Notes for EVA CATHERINE SCHAEFFER:
buried at Hankey's Lutheran Cemetery, Murrysville, PA Westmoreland Co.
Children of JOHN BEST and EVA SCHAEFFER are:
16. i. JOHN MICHAEL 4 BEST, b. December 29, 1807, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. February 17, 1888, Plum
Twp Allegheny Co PA.
ii. MARY CATHERINE BEST, b. October 30, 1784, Northampton ,PA; d. April 18, 1861; m. DANIEL HANKEY.
Notes for MARY CATHERINE BEST:
buried Hankey Cemetery, Westmoreland Co PA
iii. ANNA BARBARA BEST, b. June 08, 1786, Lehigh Twp,Northampton Co, PA; d. 1882, Northampton Co ,PA;
m. DANIEL ANDREWS, 1805.
iv. ANNA ELIZABETH BEST, b. November 01, 1790, Heidelberg Twp, Lehigh Co. PA; d. September 06, 1878,
Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; m. PHILLIP LONG; b. Abt. 1787; d. 1860, Westmoreland Co PA.
Notes for ANNA ELIZABETH BEST:
buried Hankey's Cemetery,Westmoreland Co., PAഊ7 June 24, 2007
17. v. JOHN WILLIAM BEST, b. September 20, 1793, Lehigh Twp,Northampton ,PA; d. May 13, 1878, Macalmont
Twp, Jefferson Co, PA.
vi. ANNA MARIA BEST, b. July 23, 1796, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; d. March 29, 1837, Franklin Twp,
Westmoreland Co, PA; m. ANDREW WALP.
Notes for ANNA MARIA BEST:
christened 1813 Greensburg, Westmoreland Co,PA
buried Hankey Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA
vii. SARAH SALOME BEST, b. October 27, 1800, Lehigh Twp , Northampton ,PA; d. August 05, 1856; m. JOHN
HART.
Notes for SARAH SALOME BEST:
buried St Jacobs Cemetery, South Bend, Armstrong Co, PA; birthdate may have been 1805
Notes for JOHN HART:
surname may be 'Hertz'
viii. SUSANNA BEST, b. February 04, 1803, Northampton ,PA; d. July 23, 1890, Monument, Logan Co, Kansas;
m. SAMUEL LUDWIG, November 05, 1818, Westmoreland Co PA; b. Abt. 1795; d. Abt. 1856.
Notes for SUSANNA BEST:
birthdate may have been 1799
Notes for SAMUEL LUDWIG:
died c1856 while taking a raft of timber down the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers to market. His body was never
recovered.
ix. EMELIA BEST, b. 1802; m. NICHOLAS MERTZ.
7. ANNA MARIA ELIZABETH 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born August 1738 in On Winter
Galley, Atlantic Ocean, and died Abt. 1781 in Westmoreland Co, PA. She married (1) JACOB
DORMEYER 1758 in PA. He was born Abt. 1738, and died 1770. She married (2) NICHOLAS
SCHNEIDER 1760. She married (3) JOHN PETER SHERRY 1766 in PA.
Children of ANNA BEST and JOHN SHERRY are:
i. MARY CATHERINE 4 SHERRY, b. April 17, 1770, Northampton Co,PA.
18. ii. JOHN SHERRY, b. April 20, 1772, Clarion County PA; d. May 1859, Clarion County PA.
iii. SUSANNA SHERRY, b. November 12, 1775, Westmoreland Co PA.
iv. SARAH SHERRY, b. November 27, 1777, Westmoreland Co PA.
v. WILLIAM SHERRY, b. March 09, 1781, Westmoreland Co PA.
8. ANNA MARY CATHERINE 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born October 20, 1743 in Lehigh
Twp,Northampton Co, PA, and died December 02, 1808 in Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co PA.
She married NICHOLAS SILVIUS 1758 in Northampton Co,PA. He was born January 15, 1741/42 in
NOrthampton Co,PA, and died December 13, 1802 in Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co PA.
Notes for ANNA MARY CATHERINE BEST:
buried at Old German Cemetery, Greensburg PA
Notes for NICHOLAS SILVIUS:
fought in Revolutionary War
Children of ANNA BEST and NICHOLAS SILVIUS are:
i. JOHN NICHOLAS 4 SILVIUS, b. Abt. 1759.
ii. BARBARA SILVIUS, b. March 10, 1760; d. 1811.
iii. NICHOLAS SILVIUS, b. 1761, Germantown , Northampton Co PA; d. 1831.
iv. JOHAN HEINRICH SILVIUS, b. March 10, 1770.
v. MARIA ELIZABETH SILVIUS, b. March 16, 1772, Northampton Co,PA; d. December 27, 1852,
Westmoreland Co PA; m. JOHN ADAM BAKER.ഊ8 June 24, 2007
vi. ANNA MARIA SILVIUS, b. Abt. 1773.
vii. JONAS SILVIUS, b. 1776.
viii. CATHARINA SILVIUS, b. February 18, 1779.
ix. MARGARET SILVIUS, b. 1781, Germantown, Northampton Co,PA.
x. CHRISTINA SILVIUS, b. 1785, Germantown , Northampton Co PA; m. JOHN LIGHTNER.
xi. MARY MAGDALENA SILVIUS, b. Abt. 1782; d. July 24, 1846, Mercer Co PA; m. CHRISTOPHER KREBS,
November 18, 1800; b. February 10, 1785; d. September 25, 1850.
xii. SUSANNA SILVIUS, b. August 18, 1783, Northampton Co,PA.
9. JOHN HENRY 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born March 01, 1747/48 in Lehigh
Twp,Northampton Co, PA, and died 1793 in Northampton ,PA. He married ELIZABETH BARBARA
KUNTZ Abt. 1771 in Northampton Co,PA, daughter of BERNARD KUNTZ and ANNA EVERHARD.
Notes for JOHN HENRY BEST:
born in 1748;
buried at St Pauls Cemetery,Indianland, Lehigh Twp, Northampton Co, PA;
descendents living in Lehigh and Northampton 'Counties.
per DS/ A farmer and blacksmith in Lehigh Twp where he owned 200 acres of land and a 2
story house. His farm adjoined the original homestead.
He was a soldier in the Northampton Co Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Children of JOHN BEST and ELIZABETH KUNTZ are:
i. NICHOLAS 4 BEST, b. November 23, 1775; d. December 20, 1833, Northampton Co,PA; m. ELIZABETH
SCHLEICHTER.
Notes for NICHOLAS BEST:
buried at St Pauls Indianland Cemetery,Northampton Co PA
ii. JOHN BEST, b. May 22, 1778, Northampton Co,PA; m. ELIZABETH SAEGER.
iii. SABILLA BEST, b. Abt. 1780, Northampton Co,PA.
iv. HANNAH BEST, b. Abt. 1780, Northampton Co,PA.
v. CATHERINE BEST, b. Abt. 1780, Northampton Co,PA.
vi. JACOB BEST, b. Abt. 1780, NOrthampton Co,PA.
vii. SUSANNA BEST, b. Abt. 1780, Northampton Co,PA.
viii. BARBARA BEST, b. Abt. 1790, Northampton Co,PA.
ix. MARGARET BEST, b. Abt. 1790, Northampton Co,PA.
10. MARIA BARBARA 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1754 in Lehigh Twp,Northampton
Co, PA, and died March 03, 1831 in Franklin Co, PA. She married FREDERICK KLEPPENGER 1772 in
Zion Stone Ch,Kreidersville,Northampton Co,PA, son of JOHN KLEPPENGER and ANNA LNU. He was
born February 1748/49, and died March 16, 1802.
Notes for MARIA BARBARA BEST:
Date of birth could be 1752; buried at Old Assoc. Ref. Cemetery, Shippensburg PA,
Cumberland Co
Notes for FREDERICK KLEPPENGER:
per DS/
A soldier in the Revolutionary War; A farmer in Allen Twp, Northampton Co PA and later
moved to Franklin Co PA.
In 1928, Maria and Frederick Kleppenger were moved to the New Spring Hill Cemetery,
Shippensburg.
Children of MARIA BEST and FREDERICK KLEPPENGER are:
i. MARY CATHERINE 4 KLEPPENGER, b. October 06, 1773.
ii. ANTHONY KLEPPENGER, b. March 13, 1774.
iii. GEORGE KLEPPENGER, b. November 05, 1775.ഊ9 June 24, 2007
iv. FREDERICK KLEPPENGER, b. October 27, 1777.
v. ANNA MARIA KLEPPENGER, b. March 21, 1779.
vi. JOHN KLEPPENGER, b. November 20, 1784.
11. JOHN WILLIAM 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1733 in Palatine
,Pfalz,Bayern,Germany-Prussia, and died 1823 in Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA. He married (1)
CATHERINE DORN Abt. 1763 in PA. He married (2) ANN CATHERINE HAWK Abt. 1763, daughter of
GEORGE HAWK and CATHERINE KUSTER.
Notes for JOHN WILLIAM BEST:
buried St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA;
descendents living in Clarion Co. PA.
PA archives show that both William and father Wilhelm fought in French and Indian War in
1757.
Children of JOHN BEST and CATHERINE DORN are:
19. i. JOHN MICHAEL 4 BEST, b. April 02, 1783, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. June 26, 1877, Clarion
County PA.
20. ii. WILHELM WILLIAM BEST, b. January 09, 1779, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. August 1849,
Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
21. iii. ANNA CATHERINE BEST, b. February 15, 1781, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. July 13, 1866,
Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
22. iv. JOHN GEORGE BEST, b. 1785, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. 1868, Clarion County PA.
23. v. BARBARA BEST, b. August 06, 1791, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. March 05, 1874, Clarion
County PA.
24. vi. SUSANNA BEST, b. October 23, 1794, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. Abt. 1871, Clarion County PA.
vii. ANNA MARIA BEST, b. July 30, 1797, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. June 20, 1882, Clarion
County PA; m. DANIEL ASHBAUGH; b. October 26, 1793; d. November 27, 1871, Clarion County PA.
Children of JOHN BEST and ANN HAWK are:
25. viii. JOHN HEINRICH 4 BEST, b. February 13, 1765, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; d. February 22, 1846, Beaver
Twp,Clarion Co PA.
26. ix. JOHN NICHOLAS BEST, b. July 30, 1769, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA; d. 1845, Armstrong Co,PA.
x. JOHN FREDERICK BEST, b. May 03, 1772, Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA.
Notes for JOHN FREDERICK BEST:
[Ref: LDS Film 0385062, Baptisms by Rev Daniel Schumacher, Lechan Twp, Berks Co: baptized Jun 8,1772,
sponsors:Frederich Kuntz and Barbara]
27. xi. ANNA ELIZABETH BEST, b. February 13, 1776, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. May 08, 1841,
Indiana Co PA.
xii. ANNA CATHARINE BEST, b. Abt. 1777, Westmoreland Co PA.
12. ANNA SUSANNA CATHARINA 3 BEST (WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1735 in Pfalz, Bayern,
Palatinate, Germany-Prussia, and died July 17, 1796 in Greensburg,Unity Twp, Westmoreland
Co PA. She married CHRISTIAN LAUFFER Abt. 1751 in Moore Twp, Bucks/Northampton PA, son of
JOHANN LAUFFER and ANNA SCHMIDT. He was born May 17, 1723 in Weisenheim-Sand, RH-Phalz,
Germany, and died Abt. 1796 in Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
Notes for ANNA SUSANNA CATHARINA BEST:
buried at Old Bash-Summers Cemetery near Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland Co, PA, Unity Twp.
per DS/ it is not known whether she married Chistian Lauffer.
Notes for CHRISTIAN LAUFFER:
buried at old Bash-Summer Cemetery, near Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland Co PA, Unity Twp
Children of ANNA BEST and CHRISTIAN LAUFFER are:
i. PETER 4 LAUFFER, b. August 22, 1753, Northampton Co,PA; d. October 02, 1823; m. (1) MAGDALENAഊ10 June 24, 2007
SUSANNA GROSHER; m. (2) MAGDALINE ALTHOUSE.
ii. HENRY LAUFFER, b. August 17, 1759, Northampton Co,PA; d. February 07, 1821; m. BARBARA
ALLIMAN.
iii. BARTHOLOMEW LAUFFER, b. 1749, Moore Twp, Bucks/Northampton PA; d. January 01, 1822, Sandyville
Twp,Tuscarawas Co,OH; m. ANNA MARIE DRUMM.
iv. ELIZABETH LAUFFER, b. September 10, 1769, Northampton Co,PA; m. FREDERICK RICE.
Notes for ELIZABETH LAUFFER:
TWIN
v. ADAM LAUFFER, b. February 10, 1755, Northampton Co,PA; d. Abt. 1782.
vi. SUSANNAH LAUFFER, b. Abt. 1761, Northampton Co,PA; d. 1789, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA;
m. SIMON DRUMM.
vii. ANNA CATHERINE LAUFFER, b. September 10, 1769, Northampton Co,PA; d. August 1823; m. JACOB
CHRISTMAN.
Notes for ANNA CATHERINE LAUFFER:
TWIN
viii. MAGDALENA LAUFFER, b. August 07, 1770, Northampton Co,PA; d. December 06, 1837, Loyalhanna Twp,
Westmoreland Co PA; m. JOHN BASH; b. April 06, 1762, Walnut Bottom, Lancaster Co,PA; d. February 09,
1850.
ix. ANNA MARIA LAUFFER, b. May 10, 1763, Northampton Co,PA; d. 1837; m. PHILIP WENTZEL.
x. JOHN LAUFFER, b. March 08, 1768, Northampton Co,PA; d. February 18, 1851; m. (1) S USANNA
KEMMERER; m. (2) BARBARA ERRET.
xi. CHRISTIAN JR LAUFFER, b. 1752, Northampton Co,PA; d. October 02, 1823; m. (1) SARAH HOOKER; m.
(2) ELIZABETH TEAGARDEN.
13. JACOB 3 BEST (JEREMIAH 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born Abt. 1718, and died March 11, 1789 in
South Easton, Northampton Co. He married ANNA CATHERINE LEFEVERE. She was born December
15, 1714.
Notes for JACOB BEST:
buried Hay Cemetery
Children of JACOB BEST and ANNA LEFEVERE are:
i. JOHN 4 BEST, b. December 1742, Williams Twp, Northampton Co PA; d. July 06, 1823, South Easton,
Northampton Co; m. ELIZABETH LNU.
Notes for JOHN BEST:
buried in Hay Cemetery
ii. ANNA BEST, b. Abt. 1747, Northampton Co,PA; m. ANDREW UHLER.
iii. CONRAD BEST, b. November 25, 1745, Northampton Co,PA; d. September 25, 1826, Nazereth
Twp,Northampton Co PA; m. JOHANNA WEYGANDT.
Notes for CONRAD BEST:
buried Dryland, Hecktown Church Cemetery
iv. CHRISTINA BEST, b. February 20, 1749/50, Northampton Co,PA; d. March 04, 1822; m. JACOB DECH.
14. JOHN 3 BEST (SEBASTIAN 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born Abt. 1751 in Stanley, Gaston Co, NC. He
married CATHERINE SLINKARD.
Child of JOHN BEST and CATHERINE SLINKARD is:
i. NANCY 4 BEST, b. Abt. 1790, Washington Co PA; m. JOHN CASEBEER.
15. JONATHAN 3 BEST (SEBASTIAN 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born Abt. 1754 in Gaston Co, NC. He
married SALLY LNU.ഊ11 June 24, 2007
Children of JONATHAN BEST and SALLY LNU are:
i. JONATHAN 4 BEST, b. Abt. 1790, South Carolina; m. ELIZABETH LOCKHART.
ii. ABIJAH BEST, b. Abt. 1801, South Carolina.
iii. CHARLES BEST, b. Abt. 1804, South Carolina; m. PHOEBE LNU.
iv. ELIJAH BEST, b. Abt. 1806, South Carolina; m. NANCY GAINES.
v. ELLINOR BEST, b. Abt. 1808, South Carolina; m. CHARLES H MACHEY.
vi. EBENEZER BEST, b. Abt. 1816, Tennessee.
vii. POLLY BEST, b. Abt. 1818, Tennessee.
viii. JENNY BEST, b. Abt. 1820, Tennessee.
ix. MARGARET BEST, b. Abt. 1822, Tennessee.
Generation No. 4
16. JOHN MICHAEL 4 BEST (JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born December 29, 1807
in Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA, and died February 17, 1888 in Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA. He
married MARTHA MAGDALENA ROSE June 02, 1846 in Westmoreland Co PA, daughter of GEORGE
ROSE and ELIZABETH SHOOK. She was born October 27, 1822 in Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA, and
died June 03, 1912.
Notes for JOHN MICHAEL BEST:
farmer; cabinet maker; carpenter;
christened Aug 4, 1808 at First Lutheran Church, Greensburg, PA
died of pneumonia; buried at Round Top (Round Hill) Cemetery, New Kensington, PA,
Westmoreland Co.
dates may have been: b. 1808 d. 2-7-1888
A tall broad shouldered man, sandy hair and fair complexion.
Notes for MARTHA MAGDALENA ROSE:
buried at Round Top (Round Hill) Cemetery, New Kensington, PA,Westmoreland Co.
Children of JOHN BEST and MARTHA ROSE are:
28. i. GEORGE MICHAEL 5 BEST, b. February 25, 1850, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. May 02, 1926.
ii. JOHN MICHAEL III BEST, b. May 24, 1847, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. March 31, 1929; m.
MARGARET ROSS.
Notes for JOHN MICHAEL III BEST:
christened at Hankey Church Aug 21, 1847, Westmoreland Co. PA;
had 5 children
iii. JACOB BEST, b. September 23, 1848, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; m. CAROLINE E. MASTERS.
Notes for JACOB BEST:
christened at Hankey Church, Westmoreland Co, PA;
had 9 children
iv. SOPHIA BEST, b. August 25, 1851, Jefferson Co, PA; d. Abt. 1929; m. (1) BENJAMIN STEWART; m. (2) L K
LAWSON.
Notes for SOPHIA BEST:
had 3 children
29. v. REUBEN BEST, b. May 30, 1853, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. September 04, 1932,
Youngstown,Mahoning Co,OH.
vi. MARY CATHERINE BEST, b. January 15, 1855, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. March 29, 1924, Portland,
Oregon; m. HENRY STALEY, October 08, 1873; b. May 01, 1845, PA; d. June 1919.
Notes for MARY CATHERINE BEST:
christened Jan 25,1856 at Hankey Church, Franklin Twp,Westmoreland Co,PA
buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Scotts Mills, Oregon;ഊ12 June 24, 2007
had 8 children
Notes for HENRY STALEY:
Obituary:
Henry Staley of Scotts Mills, Oregon died very suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. EA Barrick of
Bellrose Station, near Portland, June ...1919.
he was born near Pittsburgh PA , May 1, 1845. He was married to Miss Catherine Best October 8, 1873.
Eight children were born to this union,his widow and five children surviving him: Harry D. Staley of
Oakland CA;Brs EA Barrickof Bellrose Station; Chas O Staley of Portland; Vincent Staley of Scotts Mills;
and Mrs FW Richard of Oakland CA.
Mr Staley came to Oregon with his family in the fall of 1889, where he settled near Salem. He has made
Oregon his home ever since, with the exception of a short time spent in California and Florida. His home at
the time of his death was at Scotts Mills, where he has lived for the past 10 years.
Mr Staley served in the Civil War with Company G 25th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, heavy artillery.
He was affiliated with the Methodist Church. Besides his family he leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn
his sudden death."
vii. LEWIS MARCHAND BEST, b. July 15, 1856; d. May 02, 1939; m. MARGARET NEELY.
Notes for LEWIS MARCHAND BEST:
christened Apr 25,1857 at Hankey Church, Westmoreland Co. PA
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery;
had 4 children
viii. ELMER BEST.
17. JOHN WILLIAM 4 BEST (JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born September 20, 1793
in Lehigh Twp,Northampton ,PA, and died May 13, 1878 in Macalmont Twp, Jefferson Co, PA.
He married MARY ANN SMITH November 05, 1818 in Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co PA. She was
born Abt. 1801, and died April 05, 1873.
Notes for JOHN WILLIAM BEST:
christened at Schlosser Church, Unionville PA;
buried at Old German Cemetery, Henderson Twp, Jefferson Co, PA
Children of JOHN BEST and MARY SMITH are:
i. BARBARA 5 BEST, b. 1825; m. (1) JOHN GEORGE CULP; m. (2) JACOB SHAFFER.
30. ii. MICHAEL BEST.
31. iii. WILLIAM BEST, b. 1823; d. 1874.
iv. JACOB BEST, b. Abt. 1827; m. SARAH CABEL.
Notes for JACOB BEST:
lived in Eddyville, Armstrong Co.
v. REBECCA BEST, b. 1829; m. SOLOMON HIME.
vi. MARY BEST, b. 1830; m. HENRY BEAM.
vii. CATHARINE BEST, m. FNU REMALEY.
viii. HANNAH BEST.
Notes for HANNAH BEST:
unmarried
ix. SARAH BEST, b. 1827; m. ZACHARIAH DEEMER.
x. ELI BEST, b. Abt. 1828; m. EMALINE SYKES.
Notes for ELI BEST:
moved to Oregon
xi. HENRY BEST.
Notes for HENRY BEST:
died from injuries sustained after falling out of an apple treeഊ13 June 24, 2007
18. JOHN 4 SHERRY (ANNA MARIA ELIZABETH 3 BEST, WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 20, 1772
in Clarion County PA, and died May 1859 in Clarion County PA. He married ANNA CATHERINE
BEST 1819, daughter of JOHN BEST and CATHERINE DORN. She was born February 15, 1781 in
Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died July 13, 1866 in Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
Notes for ANNA CATHERINE BEST:
[Ref: LDS film 6100814, Baptisms Old Zion (Harrolds Church), baptized Apr 8,1781]
Children of JOHN SHERRY and ANNA BEST are:
i. ANNA MARIA 5 SHERRY, b. May 03, 1796, Westmoreland Co PA.
ii. WILLIAM SHERRY, b. April 26, 1798, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. June 1859, Beaver
Twp,Clarion Co PA.
iii. ELIZABETH SHERRY, b. May 04, 1801, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. May 07, 1858, Beaver
Twp,Clarion Co PA; m. JOHN MICHAEL BEST; b. May 30, 1793, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. June
26, 1867.
Notes for JOHN MICHAEL BEST:
baptized Aug 17,1793 Greensburg PA , First Lutheran Church
iv. MARY MAGDALENE SHERRY, b. October 22, 1803, Westmoreland Co PA.
v. CATHERINE SHERRY, b. 1806, Westmoreland Co PA; m. JOHN HENRY BEST.
vi. JOHN JR SHERRY, b. April 07, 1808, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. January 04, 1893; m. ANNA
MARIA LNU.
vii. BARBARA SHERRY, b. April 18, 1811, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. April 07, 1870; m. J OHN
GEORG ALTMAN.
viii. MICHAEL SHERRY, b. August 10, 1814, Westmoreland Co PA.
19. JOHN MICHAEL 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 02, 1783 in
Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died June 26, 1877 in Clarion County PA. He
married SARAH A SCHAEFFER. She was born September 17, 1793 in Fayette Co PA, and died April
28, 1881 in Clarion County PA.
Children of JOHN BEST and SARAH SCHAEFFER are:
32. i. WILLIAM 5 BEST, b. June 16, 1813.
ii. JOHN S BEST, b. January 30, 1815, PA; m. CATHERINE STERNER.
iii. JOHN DANIEL BEST, b. December 20, 1816, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iv. MICHAEL M BEST, b. May 16, 1820, PA; m. FRANCIS FANNY YINGLING.
v. ESTHER HARRIET BEST, b. March 13, 1823, PA; m. ELIAS KRATZER.
vi. JEREMIAH GERALD BEST, b. 1825, PA.
vii. EDWIN G BEST, b. Abt. 1827, PA.
viii. DAVID BEST, b. March 08, 1830, Clarion County PA; d. September 06, 1915; m. ELIZABETH MITCHELL.
ix. SIMON PETER BEST, b. Abt. 1833, PA.
x. HENRY E BEST, b. Abt. 1837, PA.
20. WILHELM WILLIAM 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born January 09, 1779
in Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died August 1849 in Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
He married MARIA MAGDALENA EVERHARD 1810. She was born October 07, 1782 in Franklin Twp,
Westmoreland Co PA, and died April 25, 1869 in Clarion County PA.
Notes for WILHELM WILLIAM BEST:
[Ref: LDS film 6100814: baptized Apr 18,1779, Old Zion (Harrolds Church), Westmoreland Co PA]
Notes for MARIA MAGDALENA EVERHARD:
[Ref Book: German Church Records of Westmoreland Co PA by Paul Miller Ruff]
Children of WILHELM BEST and MARIA EVERHARD are:
i. CATHERINE 5 BEST, b. March 28, 1803, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. JOSEPH DELO.
ii. JOHN GEORGE BEST, b. December 21, 1804, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iii. ANNA MARIA BEST, b. January 02, 1807, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. JOHN SHERRY.ഊ14 June 24, 2007
iv. ELIZABETH BEST, b. April 25, 1809, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
v. SUSANNAH BEST, b. April 25, 1809, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
vi. WILHELM JR BEST, b. April 04, 1812, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
vii. MICHAEL BEST, b. February 13, 1815, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. LUCY ANNA EDINGER.
viii. JEREMIAH BEST, b. June 14, 1822, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. CAROLINE COPE.
ix. JESIAS BEST, b. June 14, 1822, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. CATHERINE COPE.
21. ANNA CATHERINE 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born February 15, 1781
in Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died July 13, 1866 in Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
She married JOHN SHERRY 1819, son of JOHN SHERRY and ANNA BEST. He was born April 20, 1772 in
Clarion County PA, and died May 1859 in Clarion County PA.
Notes for ANNA CATHERINE BEST:
[Ref: LDS film 6100814, Baptisms Old Zion (Harrolds Church), baptized Apr 8,1781]
Children are listed above under (18) John Sherry.
22. JOHN GEORGE 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1785 in Hempfield
Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died 1868 in Clarion County PA. He married ELISABETH LEARN
1810, daughter of ANDREW LEARN and SUSANNAH YOCKEY. She was born February 11, 1791 in
Salina, Bell Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died 1875 in Clarion County PA.
Notes for JOHN GEORGE BEST:
buried at St Paul's (Bests) Cemetery, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co PA
Notes for ELISABETH LEARN:
buried at St Paul's or St Marys Cemetery Beaver Twp, Clarion Co PA
Children of JOHN BEST and ELISABETH LEARN are:
i. JOHN MICHAEL 5 BEST, b. July 11, 1812.
ii. MARIA BEST, b. July 11, 1812; d. July 11, 1812.
iii. MARY M BEST, b. February 05, 1814; d. August 13, 1909, Richland Twp,Venango Co PA; m. PAUL C
FRYE.
iv. WILLIAM G BEST, b. July 29, 1816, Westmoreland Co PA.
v. JOHN GEORGE BEST, b. May 11, 1817, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. FRANCES NEVIL.
vi. JACOB BEST, b. July 22, 1821, Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
vii. JESSE BEST, b. May 15, 1823, Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA; d. May 28, 1892; m. CAROLINA EDINGER.
viii. ANDREAS BEST, b. March 26, 1827, Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
ix. SAMUEL BEST, b. January 13, 1829, Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA.
23. BARBARA 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born August 06, 1791 in
Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died March 05, 1874 in Clarion County PA. She
married JOHN SCHAEFFER 1811.
Children of BARBARA BEST and JOHN SCHAEFFER are:
i. JACOB 5 SCHAEFFER, b. January 20, 1814, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. SARAH LYNN LNU.
ii. ADAM SCHAEFFER, b. August 06, 1815, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iii. JOHANNES SCHAEFFER, b. February 13, 1817, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iv. WILLIAM SCHAEFFER, b. March 26, 1819, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
v. ELIAS SCHAEFFER, b. March 18, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
24. SUSANNA 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born October 23, 1794 in
Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA, and died Abt. 1871 in Clarion County PA. She married
JACOB JOHANN HAUCK 1816.
Children of SUSANNA BEST and JACOB HAUCK are:
i. SAMUEL 5 HAUCK, b. December 26, 1816, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
ii. CATHERINE HAUCK, b. 1818, PA; m. WILLIAM JACOB BECK.ഊ15 June 24, 2007
iii. SARAH HAUCK, b. 1822, PA; m. JOHN SWITZER.
iv. MARY HAUCK, b. 1823, PA; m. ADAM BECK.
v. ELIZABETH HAUCK, b. 1825, PA.
25. JOHN HEINRICH 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born February 13, 1765 in
Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA, and died February 22, 1846 in Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA. He
married ANNA MARGARETHA RUGH. She was born November 05, 1775, and died August 11, 1847
in Clarion County PA.
Notes for JOHN HEINRICH BEST:
buried at St Johns Church Cemetery , Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA
Notes for ANNA MARGARETHA RUGH:
buried at St Johns Church Cemetery,Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA
Children of JOHN BEST and ANNA RUGH are:
i. JOHN MICHAEL 5 BEST, b. May 30, 1793, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. June 26, 1867; m. (1)
ELIZABETH SHERRY; b. May 04, 1801, Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA; d. May 07, 1858, Beaver
Twp,Clarion Co PA; m. (2) ELIZABETH SHERRY.
Notes for JOHN MICHAEL BEST:
baptized Aug 17,1793 Greensburg PA , First Lutheran Church
ii. JOHN JACOB BEST, b. October 12, 1794, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iii. ANNA MARIA BEST, b. October 28, 1795, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. September 10, 1845; m.
WILLIAM SHERRY.
iv. MARIA SARAH BEST, b. October 12, 1797, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. February 14, 1885; m.
JACOB KIEFER; b. January 05, 1791, Maryland; d. January 22, 1869.
Notes for MARIA SARAH BEST:
buried at St Pauls Cemetery, Beaver Twp,Clarion Co PA
v. JOHN HEINRICH JR BEST, b. November 06, 1800, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; m. CATHERINE
SHERRY.
vi. JOHANNES BEST, b. May 21, 1802, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. July 07, 1883; m. MARGARET
SMALL.
vii. MARGARETTA BEST, b. December 16, 1809, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA; d. September 27, 1879; m.
GEORGE PETER DELO.
26. JOHN NICHOLAS 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born July 30, 1769 in
Lehigh Twp, Northampton ,PA, and died 1845 in Armstrong Co,PA. He married ANNA MARIA
CATHARINE EVERHARD 1790.
Notes for JOHN NICHOLAS BEST:
buried at Blue Slate Cemetery,Armstrong Co PA
Children of JOHN BEST and ANNA EVERHARD are:
i. CATHERINA 5 BEST, b. July 03, 1792, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
ii. JOHN JACOB BEST, b. August 09, 1794, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iii. WILHELM BEST, b. November 07, 1796, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
iv. ELIZABETH BEST, b. January 11, 1799, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
v. GEORGE BEST, b. Abt. 1801, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
vi. MARY BEST, b. January 08, 1804, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
vii. NICHOLAS BEST, b. May 19, 1807, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
viii. MARY MAGDALENE BEST, b. June 05, 1810, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
ix. JOHN BEST, b. April 04, 1815, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.ഊ16 June 24, 2007
27. ANNA ELIZABETH 4 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born February 13, 1776
in Hempfield Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died May 08, 1841 in Indiana Co PA. She married
CHRISTIAN RUGH 1795 in Westmoreland Co PA. He was born June 20, 1773 in Hempfield
Twp,Westmoreland Co PA, and died March 20, 1835.
Children of ANNA BEST and CHRISTIAN RUGH are:
i. JOHN PETER 5 RUGH, b. August 23, 1799, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co PA.
ii. WILLIAM RUGH, b. August 19, 1801, Westmoreland Co PA; d. April 10, 1866; m. CHARLOTTE MIKESELL.
iii. CHRISTIAN RUGH, b. June 12, 1806, Westmoreland Co PA; d. October 19, 1835; m. MARGARET FRAISE.
iv. CATHERINE RUGH, b. July 26, 1809, Rugh Station,Indiana Co; d. 1865, Center Twp,Indiana Co PA; m.
JONAS MIKESELL.
v. MICHAEL RUGH, b. December 20, 1811, Indiana Co PA; d. June 10, 1871, Illinois; m. E LIZABETH
MCDONALD.
vi. JACOB RUGH, b. March 05, 1814, Rugh Station,Indiana Co; d. 1873; m. JULIA A BELL.
vii. SOLOMON RUGH, b. September 18, 1816, Indiana Co PA; d. June 10, 1886; m. MARY MCDONALD.
viii. ELIZABETH RUGH, b. January 23, 1819, Rugh Station,Indiana Co; m. JOSEPH RAY.

Generation No. 5

28. GEORGE MICHAEL 5 BEST (JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born
February 25, 1850 in Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA, and died May 02, 1926. He married ANNA
SUSANNAH MALLISEE July 03, 1876, daughter of SAMUEL MALLISEE and MARGARET LITTLE. She was born
Abt. 1857, and died July 30, 1925.
Notes for GEORGE MICHAEL BEST:
painter;cabinet maker;
christened Mar 16,1851 at Hankey Church,Franklin Twp,Westmoreland Co,PA;
death date may have been May 8,1926
Notes for ANNA SUSANNAH MALLISEE:
buried at Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland Co, PA
Children of GEORGE BEST and ANNA MALLISEE are:
33. i. CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 BEST, b. October 16, 1877, Murrysville PA; d. March 27, 1948, New Kensington PA
Westmoreland Co.
34. ii. ROMA GRACE BEST, b. January 01, 1882, Sardis, PA; d. December 14, 1936, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny Co.
29. REUBEN 5 BEST (JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born May 30,
1853 in Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA, and died September 04, 1932 in Youngstown,Mahoning
Co,OH. He married SARAH EMMA MALLISEE, daughter of SAMUEL MALLISEE and MARGARET LITTLE. She
was born June 10, 1856 in Pittsburgh,Allegheny Co PA, and died January 28, 1933 in
Youngstown,Mahoning Co,OH.
Notes for REUBEN BEST:
christened Oct 21,1853 Hankey Church, Westmoreland Co, PA
Obituary from Sewickley Herald 9 Sep 1932:
Reuben Best, aged 80, died at 1:15am Sunday, Sept 4, 1932 at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs George Custer, in Youngstown, Ohio, after a brief illness.
Friends were received at the WE Gray Funeral Home, 328 Beaver St, where services were
conducted by Rev HA Welday of the Sewickley Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday
afternoon.
Interment was made in the Sewickley Cemetery.
Mr Best was born in Westmoreland County, a son of John M and Martha Rose Best, and was a
resident of the Valley practically all of his life. He lived on Pearce Lane , Edgeworth for a
number of years and was well known throughout the Valley as a painter until his retirement.
He was a member of the sewickley Methodist Episcopal Church for many years and took anഊ17 June 24, 2007
active interest in the Men's Bible Class.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah Mallisee Best; three daughters, Mrs Custer, Mrs Tatsch of
Edgeworth , and Mrs James B Brush of Sewickley; one son, John Best of Centennial Avenue,
and a brother, Lewis Best.
Notes for SARAH EMMA MALLISEE:
twin to Nancy Jane;
had 7 children
*buried at Sewickley Cemetery, Sewickley, Allegheny Co PA
Obituary from Sewickley Herald, 3 Feb 1933:
Mrs Sarah Mallasee Best, aged 76, died at 11:15am Saturday Jan 28, 1933, in Youngstown,
Ohio;
Funeral services were conducted at the WE Gray Funeral Home, 328 Beaver St, by Rev HA
Welday of the Sewickley Methodist Episcopal Chruch on Tuesday afternoon and interment
was made in the Sewickley Cemetery.
Mrs Best, who was the wife of the late Reuben Best, formerly of Edgeworth, was born in
Pittsburgh, a daughter of Samuel and Margaret Little Mallasee and lived in the Valley since
she was a child. She was a member of the Sewickley Methodist Church for many years.
Sheis survived by a sister, Miss Nancy Mallasee of Youngstown OH; a son, John of Centennial
Avenue; three daughters, Mrs James Brush of Bank Street, Mrs Phillip Tatach of Edgeworth and
Mrs George Custer of Youngstown; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Children of REUBEN BEST and SARAH MALLISEE are:
i. JOHN MICHAEL BEST 6 BEST, b. August 18, 1886, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. May 09, 1960.
35. ii. EMMA JANE BEST, b. May 04, 1889, PLum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. August 11, 1966.
iii. MARTHA ELIZABETH BEST, b. October 27, 1883, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. August 22, 1900.
iv. RUBY MAE BEST, b. November 22, 1892, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. January 26, 1916.
36. v. CLARA DELLA BEST, b. January 18, 1895, Plum Township, Allegheny County PA.
vi. WILLIAM HENRY BEST, b. April 21, 1897, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. December 07, 1918.
vii. CLARENCE CHARLES BEST, b. 1899, Plum Twp Allegheny Co PA; d. Abt. 1933.
Notes for CLARENCE CHARLES BEST:
died before 1933
30. MICHAEL 5 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) He married JULIA
ANN DEEMER.
Children of MICHAEL BEST and JULIA DEEMER are:
i. GUS 6 BEST.
ii. FRANK BEST.
31. WILLIAM 5 BEST (JOHN WILLIAM 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born 1823, and
died 1874. He married FRANCES MOORE.
Children of WILLIAM BEST and FRANCES MOORE are:
37. i. FRANKLIN PIERCE 6 BEST.
38. ii. MARGARET ANN BEST.
iii. EMMA BEST, m. JAMES SHOBERT.
iv. FLORENCE BEST.
Notes for FLORENCE BEST:
unmarried
39. v. ALEXANDER BEST.ഊ18 June 24, 2007
32. WILLIAM 5 BEST (JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born June 16,
1813. He married ELIZABETH RUGH.
Child of WILLIAM BEST and ELIZABETH RUGH is:
40. i. VICTOR 6 BEST, b. 1859; d. 1945.

Generation No. 6

33. CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 BEST (GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 ,
WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born October 16, 1877 in Murrysville PA, and died March 27, 1948 in New
Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. He married MARY NAN MCKNIGHT CLEMENTS March 23, 1904 in
Renton PA;Clements farm,Plum Boro,Allegheny Co, daughter of DAVID CLEMENTS and NANCY
THOMPSON. She was born June 24, 1880 in Renton PAPlum Boro, Allegheny Co, and died July
10, 1959 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
Notes for CLARENCE MICHAEL BEST:
buried at Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas, Allegheny Co, PA
A teacher and a blacksmith;
died at home in New Kensington PA,Westmoreland Co of a coronary.
Church affiliation, United Presbyterian.
Clarence M Best was born October 16, 1877 in Murrysville PA and died of a coronary at home
in New Kensington PA Westmoreland County on March 27, 1948.
He married Mary Nan McKnight (Mamie) Clements on March 23, 1904 in Renton PA on the
Clements farm, Plum Boro Allegheny Co.
He was affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church in New Kensington.
He was a teacher and a blacksmith.
Survivors include: his wife, Mamie Clements Best;
sons George Clarence Best and Harry Thompson Best of New Kensington PA, and Robert
Clements Best;
daughters Mrs George (Gayle) Imm, Mrs Edward (Grace) Binder, Mrs Joseph (Marie) Leah,
and Mrs Albert (Jane) Mouhat.
Preceded in death by his parents George Michael and Susan Mallisee Best.
Notes for MARY NAN MCKNIGHT CLEMENTS:
buried at Plum Creek Cemetery; died at home, New Kensington, PA, Westmoreland Co. of
pneumonia and congestive heart failure.
Obituary:
"Mrs. Mamie M Best, 79, 337 Freeport Road, New Kensington, died today (July 10, 1959) in her
home.
She was born June 24, 1880 at New Texas, Plum, and had resided in this area most of her life.
She was a daughter of the late David and Nancy Clements.
Mrs. Best was a member of the Parnassus United Presbyterian church.
Surviving are three sons: HT Best, Fox Chapel Rd; George C , at home; and Robert C Los
Angeles CA; three daughters: Mrs Marie Leah, Arnold; Mrs Gayle Imm, New Kensington; and
Mrs Rebecca Mouhat, Los Angeles CA. Two brothers, J Thompson Clements , D Harrison, both
of New Kensington; two sisters: Mrs Vida Smith, Arnold; Mrs George Alter, Plum; and several
grandchildren.ഊ19 June 24, 2007
Friends will be received after 2pm Saturday at the Charles Hankey Memorial Home, 217
Freeport Rd, New Kensington, where services will be held Monday at 11am Rev. Arthur R
Armstrong will officiate."Obituary from Pittsburgh Press July 13, 1904
Children of CLARENCE BEST and MARY CLEMENTS are:
41. i. GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, b. October 26, 1914, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. December 30,
2003, /at home of dau Marilyn, Butler PA, Butler County.
42. ii. LEILA GRACE BEST, b. January 09, 1905, Murrysville PA; d. December 24, 1955, New Kensington PA
Westmoreland Co.
iii. GEORGE CLARENCE BEST, b. August 28, 1906, Murrysville PA; d. December 09, 1964, New Kensington
PA Westmoreland Co.
Notes for GEORGE CLARENCE BEST:
unmarried; died of coronary, buried at Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas, PA, Allegheny Co.
Obituary:
"George C Best, 58, of 337 Freeport Road, New Kensington, died unexpectedly last night (Dec 9, 1964). Mr
Best was going into the Moose Lodge on 5th Ave, New Kensington, and collapsed in the street in front of the
building.
He was taken by ambulance to Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, where he was pronounced dead
on arrival at 10:30. Death was attributed to a heart seizure. Mr. Best had a history of heart trouble.
He was born Aug 28, 1906 in McKeesport to the late Clarence M and Mamie Clements Best, and lived in
New Kensington most of his life.
An Army veteran of World War II, Mr Best received the Purple Heart in the European Theater. He was
honorably discharged with 100 percent disability.
Prior to his military service, Mr Best was employed as a foreman in the cooking utensil division of New
Kensington Works of Aluminum Co of America. Due to the injuries he suffered during World War II, Mr
Best was able to work only about one year after his discharge.
he was a member of Loyal Order Of Moose, Lodge 53, New Kensington, and Disabled American Veterans.
Surviving are three sisters: Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Leah of Arnold; Mrs George (Gayle) Imm of 7th Street, New
Kensington; Mrs Albert (Rebecca) Mouhat of Bell, Calif; two brothers: Harry T Best of Indiana Township,
and Robert C Best of La Puente, Calif; another sister Mrs Grace Binder died in 1955.-----------
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Friends may call after 7:30pm today in Ross G. Walker (successor to Charles H Hankey) Funeral Home, 217
Freeport Rd, New Kensington, where a service will be conducted at 11am Saturday. Burial will be in the
family plot in Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas, Plum.
Members of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 53, New Kensington, will assemble at 7:30pm tomorrow in the
funeral home to participate in a memorial service. "
43. iv. VIDA MARIE BEST, b. December 28, 1909, McKeesport, PA,Allegheny Co; d. November 26, 1985,
Emlenton PA,Venango Co.
44. v. REBECCA JANE BEST, b. April 25, 1916, New Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co; d. November 16, 1966,
California.
45. vi. HARRY THOMPSON BEST, b. June 26, 1918, New Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co; d. November 06,
1984, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny Co.
46. vii. ROBERT CLEMENTS BEST, b. February 05, 1923, New Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co; d. May 07, 2001,
Alisa Viejo California.
34. ROMA GRACE 6 BEST (GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1
BAEST) was born January 01, 1882 in Sardis, PA, and died December 14, 1936 in Pittsburgh PA,
Allegheny Co. She married GEORGE ORBIN HALL June 13, 1905 in Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co
PA. He was born February 11, 1876 in Sardis, PA, Franklin Township, Westmoreland Co, and
died May 10, 1944 in Murrysville PA, Westmoreland Co.
Notes for ROMA GRACE BEST:
buried in Murrysville Cemetery, Murrysville PA, Allegheny Co
Notes for GEORGE ORBIN HALL:
buried at Murrysville Cemetery, Murrysville, PA,Westmoreland Co.
U. of Maryland, he was a physician graduated 1901ഊ20 June 24, 2007
Children of ROMA BEST and GEORGE HALL are:
i. MARIAN LOUISE 7 HALL, m. JOHN POMMERSHEIM.
ii. ELEANOR GRACE HALL.
iii. GEORGE ORBIN JR HALL.
iv. WILLIAM EVERETT HALL, b. August 16, 1912, Murrysville PA; d. September 18, 1939, Sharon PA.
47. v. VINCENT BEST HALL, b. December 19, 1919, Murrysville PA, Westmoreland Co; d. July 31, 1985,
Murrysville, PA, Westmoreland Co.
35. EMMA JANE 6 BEST (REUBEN 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was
born May 04, 1889 in PLum Twp Allegheny Co PA, and died August 11, 1966. She married
JAMES VERNER BRUSH September 09, 1909. He was born September 12, 1880.
Children of EMMA BEST and JAMES BRUSH are:
i. ETHEL ELIZABETH 7 BRUSH, m. WILLIAM MALCOLM TAYLOR.
ii. JANE MARIE BRUSH, b. September 15, 1911; d. June 28, 1961, Riverdale New Jersey; m. CHARLES A
SMITH, March 12, 1945.
48. iii. EMMA MAY BRUSH.
49. iv. HOWARD ALBERT BRUSH.
36. CLARA DELLA 6 BEST (REUBEN 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was
born January 18, 1895 in Plum Township, Allegheny County PA. She married GEORGE CUSTER
October 06, 1920.
Child of CLARA BEST and GEORGE CUSTER is:
i. NANCY MAY 7 CUSTER.
37. FRANKLIN PIERCE 6 BEST (WILLIAM 5 , JOHN WILLIAM 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) He
married JANE OLIVE MCCONNELL.
Children of FRANKLIN BEST and JANE MCCONNELL are:
i. ROLAND 7 BEST.
ii. HALLIE BEST.
38. MARGARET ANN 6 BEST (WILLIAM 5 , JOHN WILLIAM 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) She
married DAVID BOLLINGER, son of ALEXANDER BOLLINGER and MARY LONG.
Child of MARGARET BEST and DAVID BOLLINGER is:
i. AMY 7 BOLLINGER.
Notes for AMY BOLLINGER:
teacher from Johnstown PA
39. ALEXANDER 6 BEST (WILLIAM 5 , JOHN WILLIAM 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) He
married ANNA MARIA O'DONNEL.
Child of ALEXANDER BEST and ANNA O'DONNEL is:
i. FLORENCE 7 BEST, b. 1887; m. JOHN STRAITWELL.
40. VICTOR 6 BEST (WILLIAM 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN WILLIAM 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born
1859, and died 1945.
Notes for VICTOR BEST:
Lived in Parkers Landing, southern Clarion Co
Child of VICTOR BEST is:ഊ21 June 24, 2007
i. MAJOR 7 BEST.
Notes for MAJOR BEST:
from Kittanning PA,Armstrong Co.

Generation No. 7

41. GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST (CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born October 26, 1914 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland
Co, and died December 30, 2003 in /at home of dau Marilyn, Butler PA, Butler County. She
married GEORGE WILLIAM IMM April 10, 1937 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, by Rev
McCreary, son of EDWIN IMM and AIDA DAVIS. He was born January 23, 1915 in New Kensington
PA Westmoreland Co, and died February 09, 1977 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
Notes for GAYLE VIRGINIA BEST:
born at 708 Seventh St, New Kensington, PA
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Gayle V. (Best) Imm
Gayle V. Imm
Gayle V. Imm, 89, of Butler, formerly of New Kensington, died Tuesday at her residence.
Born Oct. 26, 1914, in New Kensington, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Michael
and Mamie Clements Best.
She was a member of the Manchester Reformed Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed baking,
sewing and gardening.
Surviving are two daughters, Jane Imm of Gibsonia and Mrs. Wendell (Marilyn) Blair of Butler;
two sons, George William Imm Jr. of Cadillac, Mich., and Charles Imm of Butler; eight
grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her husband, George William Imm Sr., who died Feb. 9, 1977;
three sisters; and three brothers.
Information is available at www.youngfuneralhome.com.
IMM - Services for Gayle M. Imm, who died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, will be at 11 a.m. Jan 3 at
the Manchester Reformed Presbyterian Church, 200 Manchester Hill, Upper Burrell. Burial will
be private in Plum Creek Cemetery.
Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com
Published in the Butler Eagle on 12/31/2003.
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Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM IMM:
OBITUARY: from Valley News Dispatch,New Kensington PA, Feb 10,1977:
"GEORGE W. IMM
George W. Imm, 62, of 175 Voscamp Ave, Logans Ferry, Plum, died at 1:30pm yesterday (Feb
9,1977) in his home of an apparent heart attack.
Mr Imm was born Jan 23, 1915 in New Kensington to Edwin and Ada Davis Imm.
A self-employed television repairman, Mr Imm formerly worked in the tube mill and shipping
department of the Aluminum Co of America, New Kensington.
He was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, North Hills.ഊ22 June 24, 2007
Mr Imm is survived by his widow, Gayle Best Imm; two sons: George William of Mio Michigan,
and Charles of Charlotte, NC; two daughters: Jane of Penn Hills and Mrs Wendell (Marilyn)
Blair of Butler; three brothers: Harry and Calvin of Logans Ferry, and Robert of New Kensington;
five sisters: Mrs Camiel (Dorothy) Stocker of Chicago, Mrs Donald (Mary Jane) Yockman and
Mrs Jacob (Viola) Shank, both of Lower Burrell, and Mrs James (Elizabeth) Landis and Mrs
Wilbur (Ruth) Schantz both of New Kensington; and seven grandchildren.
Two brothers, Edwin and Frederick, preceded him in death.
***********
There will be no visitation in the funeral home, but a memorial service will be conducted at
10am Friday in the Frank F Gigler Funeral Home, 2877 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell. His
pastor, the Rev Gordon J Keddie will officiate. "
Children of GAYLE BEST and GEORGE IMM are:
50. i. MARILYN GRACE 8 IMM, b. April 19, 1947, New Kensington, PA Westmoreland County.
51. ii. GEORGE WILLIAM IMM, b. April 14, 1940, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
iii. JANE MARIE IMM, b. April 20, 1945, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
iv. CHARLES RAYMOND IMM, b. January 28, 1952, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
42. LEILA GRACE 7 BEST (CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born January 09, 1905 in Murrysville PA, and died December
24, 1955 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co. She married EDWARD MILES BINDER June 25,
1925 in home of Rev. Gibson, New Kensington, PA.
Notes for LEILA GRACE BEST:
born in Murrysville, PA, Allegheny Co.
died at home of cancer, buried at Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas, PA, Allegheny Co.
Grace Binder, 50, of Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, PA died December 24,
1955 of cancer.
Born January 9, 1905 in Murrysville PA to Clarence M and Mamie (Clements) Best, she lived
most of her life in New Kensington PA.
She married Edward Miles Binder on June 25, 1925 in the home of Rev Gibson in New
Kensington.
Survivors include: her husband, Edward Binder; and a son Edward L Binder of New
Kensington;mother, Mrs Mamie Clements Best; sisters,
Marie Leah of Arnold Pa, Gayle Imm of New Kensington, and Rebecca Jane Mouhat of
California; brothers, George Best of New Kensington, Tom Best of Fox Chapel PA, and Robert C
Best of California; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by infant daughter Beryl Jean Binder and her father, Clarence Best.
Burial at Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas, PA
Children of LEILA BEST and EDWARD BINDER are:
52. i. EDWARD LEROY 8 BINDER, b. November 17, 1928, Parnassus PA; d. June 18, 1976, Mercy Hospital,
Pittsburgh PA Allegheny County.
ii. BERYL JEAN BINDER.
43. VIDA MARIE 7 BEST (CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born December 28, 1909 in McKeesport, PA,Allegheny Co, and
died November 26, 1985 in Emlenton PA,Venango Co. She married JOSEPH RICHARD LEAHഊ23 June 24, 2007
December 24, 1930 in Wellsburg, WV. He was born October 11, 1907 in Greensburg PA,
Westmoreland County, and died January 24, 2001 in Vandergrift PA.
Notes for VIDA MARIE BEST:
born at 1206 Locust St. McKeesport PA; died at home , Emlenton, PA, Venango Co, of
coronary; buried at Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas, Allegheny Co. PA
Marie V Leah, 75, resident of Emlenton PA since 1970, died of an apparent coronary at
Franklin Regional Medical Center on November 26, 1985.
Daughter of Clarence and Mamie Clements Best, she was born December 28, 1909 in
McKeesport PA, the family later relocating to New Kensington PA, Westmoreland County.
She married Joseph R Leah December 24, 1930.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Emlenton Presbyterian Church and the Over 55
Club.
Survivors include: her husband, Joseph R Leah of Emlenton; sons Joseph E Leah of Lower
Burrell, Kenneth Leah of Irwin, and David Leah of Irvine, California; daughter Mrs Dieter
(Annabelle) Uckert of Pound Ridge NY; a sister Mrs George (Gayle) Imm of Butler PA; a brother
Robert C Best of Ontario California; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Preceded in death by: brothers George and Tom Best; sisters Grace Binder and Rebecca
Mouhat; and her parents.
A memorial service was held at the Emlenton Presbyterian Church and burial was at the Plum
Creek Cemetery, New Texas PA.
Notes for JOSEPH RICHARD LEAH:
Mr Joseph R Leah, 93, of Vandergrift PA, formerly Emlenton PA, died January 24, 2001.
He was born Oct 11, 1907 in Greensburg PA Westmoreland County, son of Richard and
Margaret Cline Leah.
He was retired after 40 years at ALCOA as a foreman in the remelt division.
He was a member of Emlenton UP Church and a charter member of the Emlenton Kiwanis
Club where he held various offices including president.
He also was a member of the Emlenton Over 55 Club and was the 1993 Member of the Year.
He belonged to Allegheny Valley Lodge 552 F&AM and the Valley of New Castle Consistory.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and flower gardening,and was a past member of the Chieftain
Archery Club.
Survivors include three sons:
Joseph E Leah of Avonmore PA, Kenneth G Leah of Vandergrift PA, and David A Leah of
Santa Ana CA;
a daughter, Annabelle Uckert of Pound Ridge NY;
5 grandchildren and several great grandchildren;
a brother, Robert Leah of Peoria Illinois; sisters
Marie Schrecengost and Edith Schlecot of Lower Burrell, Margaret Gancas of Meadville PA,
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Marie V Leah, his wife, preceded him in death on Nov 26, 1985. They married in Wellsburg
WVA on Dec 24, 1928.
Two brothers also preceded him in death.
Burial was at Plum Creek Cemetery, New Texas PAഊ24 June 24, 2007
Children of VIDA BEST and JOSEPH LEAH are:
53. i. JOSEPH EDWARD 8 LEAH, b. September 21, 1935, Citizens General Hospital New Kensington PA; d. June 19,
2007.
54. ii. KENNETH GEORGE LEAH, b. August 03, 1939, Citizens General Hospital New Kensington PA.
55. iii. ANNABELLE LEAH, b. January 06, 1938, Citizens General Hospital New Kensington PA; d. June 25, 2005,
Emlenton, PA , Venango County.
iv. DAVID ARTHUR LEAH, b. August 20, 1945, Citizens General Hospital New Kensington PA; m. AGNES.
44. REBECCA JANE 7 BEST (CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 25, 1916 in New Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co,
and died November 16, 1966 in California. She married ALBERT ACHILLE MOUHAT January 16, 1941
in New Cumberland WVA.
Notes for REBECCA JANE BEST:
born at 708 Seventh St, New Kensington, PA, Westmoreland Co.
Died of complications of multiple sclerosis
Rebecca Best Mouhat, 50, formerly of New Kensington PA, died Nov. 16, 1966 in her home in
Bell CA, after a lengthy illness.
Born April 25, 1916 in New Kensington, she was the daughter of the late Clarence M and
Mamie Clements Best.
A long time resident of PA, she and her family moved to California in 1954.
She was a member of Atlantic Boulevard Methodist Church, Maywood CA.
Survivors include: her husband, Albert A. Mouhat; one daughter, Marie Nicolle Mouhat of Bell,
CA; two brothers, Harry T. Best of Upper Burrell Township PA, and Robert C. Best of La Puente,
CA; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Leah of Arnold PA, and Mrs. George (Gayle) Imm of New
Kensington.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Grace Binder, and her brother,
George Best.
Burial was in Rose Hills Memorial Park.
Child of REBECCA BEST and ALBERT MOUHAT is:
56. i. MARIE NICOLLE 8 MOUHAT, b. February 05, 1942.
45. HARRY THOMPSON 7 BEST (CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born June 26, 1918 in New Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co,
and died November 06, 1984 in Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny Co. He married CONSTANCE COLLINS in
by Justice of Peace, Maryland.
Notes for HARRY THOMPSON BEST:
born at 708 Seventh Street, New Kensington, Westmoreland Co PA;
died of stroke, buried at Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Indiana Twp, PA
obituary:
" H Thompson "Tom" Best, a chemist of Gulf Oil Corp for 37 years, died Tuesday in West Penn
Hospital.
Mr Best , 66, of Upper Burrell, had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage 10 days ago at the
Pittsburgh Garden Club.
He was a project chemist in the analytical technology department at the Gulf Research
Center in Harmarville when he retired in 1982. Since then, raising orchids became his primary
interest.
He was a member of the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania; the American Society of
Mass Spectrometry, and the Spectrometry Society of Pittsburgh.
Mr Best attended the University of Pittsburgh. he was a veteran of World War II, serving in theഊ25 June 24, 2007
Army Air Corps as a gunner. He flew 76 combat missions over Europe before being
discharged in July 1945.
Surviving are his wife , Constance C; two daughters, Janet Chisholm of Allison Park and
Candace B Craig of Pittsburgh;three grandchildren, a brother Robert of Ontario California;
and two sisters: Marie Leah of Emlenton, Venango County; and Gayle Imm of Butler.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9pm tomorrow in the Richard G Churchfield Funeral
Home, 501 Fifth Ave New Kensington. Services will be held at 10am Saturday in Fox chapel
Presbyterian Church.
the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Children's Hospital, 125 DeSoto
St, Pittsburgh 15213."
Children of HARRY BEST and CONSTANCE COLLINS are:
i. JANET 8 BEST.
57. ii. CANDACE BEST.
46. ROBERT CLEMENTS 7 BEST (CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born February 05, 1923 in New Kensington PA , Westmoreland
Co, and died May 07, 2001 in Alisa Viejo California. He married MARJORIE GUINAN in at home of
Rev.Vincent Hartman, New Kensington, PA. She was born April 16, 1921 in Lincoln Nebraska,
and died April 11, 1990 in Ontario California.
Notes for ROBERT CLEMENTS BEST:
born at 708 Seventh St, New Kensington PA, Westmoreland Co
Robert Clements Best, 78, of Aliso Viejo California, died May 7, 2001, after a long bout with
cancer.
Born Feb 5, 1923 in New Kensington PA, and a former resident of Apollo PA, he and his family
moved to California in the early 1950s, and lived many years in Ontario, Orange County.
He married the former Marjorie Guinan, who preceded him in death on April 11, 1990.
Mr Best served as a US Navy pilot in WWII. He retired from SoCal Edison after a twenty five year
career. He was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Ontario until he moved
to Aliso Viejo.
He was dearly loved by all his family and all who knew him.
He is survived by a sister, Gayle Best Imm of Butler Pennsylvania; a son, Warren Michael Best of
Rancho Cucamonga CA; a daughter, Elizabeth Ehrhardt of Novato CA; grandchildren, Carol
Theiss, Nicole Pingley, Noel Ehrhardt, Christine, Robert and Amanda Best; great grandchildren,
Haleigh Pingley and Sarah Theiss; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Mamie Clements
Best, sisters Grace Binder, Rebecca Mouhat, Marie Leah,and brothers Tom and George Best.
Memorial services will be held at Coast Hills Church on May 17, 2001 at 11am.
The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society in his memory.
Notes for MARJORIE GUINAN:
Obituary:
"Marjorie Best, 67, of Ontario, died April 11 at home. A homemaker, she was a native of
Lincoln Nebraska, and an Ontario resident for 15 years. she was a World War II Navy veteran.
She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Ontario.
She is survived by her husband, Robert C; a son, Warren M Best of Rancho Cucamonga; a
daughter, Elizabeth Ehrhardt of Novato; two brothers: Warren Guinan of Deerfield, NH and
Mark Guinan of Midland , TX; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 12:30pm Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Ontario. Interment will be private.
Draper Mortuary is in charge of arrangements."ഊ26 June 24, 2007
Children of ROBERT BEST and MARJORIE GUINAN are:
58. i. WARREN MICHAEL 8 BEST, b. April 10, 1949, New Kensington PA.
59. ii. ELIZABETH DIANE BEST, b. January 26, 1951, New Kensington PA.
47. VINCENT BEST 7 HALL (ROMA GRACE 6 BEST, GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 ,
WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born December 19, 1919 in Murrysville PA, Westmoreland Co,
and died July 31, 1985 in Murrysville, PA, Westmoreland Co. He married (1) MILDRED VERLEE HILL
December 16, 1939. He married (2) JUNE CORLISS EVANS August 15, 1962 in Murrysville PA.
Notes for VINCENT BEST HALL:
graduated 1944 from U of Pgh
Children of VINCENT HALL and MILDRED HILL are:
60. i. BARBARA LOUISE 8 HALL.
61. ii. SUSAN ROMA HALL.
iii. CURTIS VINCENT HALL, m. BETTY ANN HARDING.
Children of VINCENT HALL and JUNE EVANS are:
62. iv. BRUCE EVANS 8 HALL.
v. WILLIAM JAMES HALL, m. VALERIE LYNN SOBOTA.
48. EMMA MAY 7 BRUSH (EMMA JANE 6 BEST, REUBEN 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 ,
WILHELM 1 BAEST) She married ALBERT J HAMMER.
Child of EMMA BRUSH and ALBERT HAMMER is:
i. ELIZABETH ANN 8 HAMMER.
49. HOWARD ALBERT 7 BRUSH (EMMA JANE 6 BEST, REUBEN 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 ,
WILHELM 1 BAEST) He married HELEN BARNHART.
Children of HOWARD BRUSH and HELEN BARNHART are:
i. JAMES VERNER 8 BRUSH.
ii. BLAINE MARIE BRUSH.

Generation No. 8

50. MARILYN GRACE 8 IMM (GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN
MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 19, 1947 in New Kensington,
PA Westmoreland County. She married WENDELL PAUL BLAIR June 21, 1969 in New Kensington,
PA,Manchester RPC by Rev. Robt Fullerton, son of PAUL BLAIR and EVELYN GROVE. He was born
August 13, 1944 in Grove City , Butler County PA.
Notes for MARILYN GRACE IMM:
Children of MARILYN IMM and WENDELL BLAIR are:
63. i. PAUL HENRY II 9 BLAIR, b. April 12, 1971, Natrona Heights PA Allegheny County.
ii. JENNIFER JANE BLAIR, b. August 17, 1973, Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny County; m. KEITH WILLIAM
VULHOP, September 02, 2000, United Methodist Church, Butler PA by Rev J David Panther; b. May 02,
1972, Covington, KY.
64. iii. WENDY JOY BLAIR, b. November 01, 1975, Natrona Heights , PA Allegheny County.
iv. AMANDA MARIE BLAIR, b. August 16, 1977, Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny County; m. JOHNഊ27 June 24, 2007
SYLVESTER ZOMBECK III, May 05, 2006, Evans City PA, Butler County by Magistrate; b. August 17, 1977,
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
Notes for AMANDA MARIE BLAIR:
Completed EMT training and was certified.
Employed as private contractor for Butler County- West Nile Virus project.
Presently employed by US Postal Service
Notes for JOHN SYLVESTER ZOMBECK III:
Graduate of Montour HS , Pgh PA
51. GEORGE WILLIAM 8 IMM (GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN
MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 14, 1940 in New Kensington
PA Westmoreland Co. He married CAROL ANN HAGADORN August 18, 1962 in in
Johannesburg,MI, Hetherton RPC by Rev Ray Hemphill, daughter of EDWARD HAGADORN and
DOROTHY ELSEY. She was born May 14, 1939 in Johannesburg MI.
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM IMM:
math and science teacher in Mio MI for many years; now living in Cadillac,MI;
Children of GEORGE IMM and CAROL HAGADORN are:
i. PAUL EDWARD 9 IMM, b. January 12, 1964, Ravenna Ohio.
65. ii. REBECCA GAYLE IMM, b. January 31, 1966, Grayling MI.
66. iii. ANDREW DAVID IMM, b. March 17, 1970, West Branch MI.
67. iv. CHRISTY NOELLE IMM, b. December 14, 1974, West Branch MI.
52. EDWARD LEROY 8 BINDER (LEILA GRACE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN
MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born November 17, 1928 in Parnassus
PA, and died June 18, 1976 in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh PA Allegheny County. He married
SHIRLEY ELLEN REPINE May 27, 1961 in Westminster UP ch, New Kensington PA, daughter of JESSE L
REPINE.
Notes for EDWARD LEROY BINDER:
Eddie, "Smiley", Binder, 47, of Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County PA, died June 18,
1976 in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA of a stroke.
Son of Edward M and Grace Best Binder, he was born
in Parnassus PA on November 17, 1928.
He was an Assistant Army Chaplain during the Korean Conflict.
He was employed as a bricklayer for Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company, Brackenridge Works.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington, the Men's Church
School Class, and served as a Sunday school teacher and a deacon.
He was a member and previous Noble Grand of the New Kensington Lodge 804 of the
independant Order of Odd Fellows.
Survivors include: his wife, Shirley Repine Binder; a son, Thomas Binder at home; and his father
Edward Binder of Grove City PA.
Preceded in death by his mother, Grace Binder and a sister, Beryl Jean Binder.
Burial was at Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell PA.ഊ28 June 24, 2007
Child of EDWARD BINDER and SHIRLEY REPINE is:
i. THOMAS E 9 BINDER, m. MICHELE LEBAY.
53. JOSEPH EDWARD 8 LEAH (VIDA MARIE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 ,
JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born September 21, 1935 in Citizens General
Hospital New Kensington PA, and died June 19, 2007. He married (1) JANET ANN WATTERS. She
was born February 27, 1939. He married (2) ARLENE GARNET BISHOP May 18, 1991 in Apollo United
Presbyterian Church, Apollo PA.
Notes for JOSEPH EDWARD LEAH:
From Valley News Dispatch, June 21, 2007
JosephE. Leah, 71, of Lower Burrell, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at Allegheny Valley Hospital.
He was born Sept. 21, 1935, in NewKensington, a son of the late Joseph R. and Marie (Best)
Leah. Joe wasa 29-year veteran of the U.S. Army and retired as a sergeant major in1982. He
served in many locations during his military career, including Germany, Italy and Korea, as
well as U.S. bases such as, Ft. Sill,Okla., Ft. Knox, Ky., and as a recruiter in Queens, N.Y. He also
was known locally for many years as the U.S. Army recruiter in NewKensington.
Joe was a member and former commander of VFW Post 92 inLower Burrell, a member of
American Legion Post 868 in Lower Burrell and a member of F&AM Lodge 577 in Leechburg.
He was a graduate of Arnold High School and after retirement from the Army, he earned his
master's degree in human resource management from LaRoche College.
He was an avid hunter and loved the outdoors.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Annabelle Uckert. He is survived by
his wife, Arlene; two brothers, Kenneth and David Leah; a son, Joseph S. Leah and wife,
Claudia; daughter, Jill A. Leah; his wife from his first marriage, Janet Leah-Landis; three
granddaughters, Grace, Natalie and Sophie Leah; stepdaughters, Susan Sabotka and
husband, Ted, and Cathy Richard; a stepson, Anthony Bishop and wife, Jeannie; and a
stepgranddaughter, Amy Sabotka.
Family and friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday
in the FRANK F. GIGLER FUNERAL HOME, 2877 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell, where a service
will be held 11 a.m. Saturday. Interment will immediately follow the service at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Lower Burrell.
Children of JOSEPH LEAH and JANET WATTERS are:
68. i. JOSEPH SAMUEL 9 LEAH, b. May 31, 1961, New Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co.
69. ii. JILL ANN LEAH.
54. KENNETH GEORGE 8 LEAH (VIDA MARIE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 ,
JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born August 03, 1939 in Citizens General
Hospital New Kensington PA. He married (1) KATHLEEN DAVIS. He married (2) SANDRA October
29, 1977, daughter of MARIE. She was born July 22, 1943.
Child of KENNETH LEAH and KATHLEEN DAVIS is:
i. WILLIAM 9 LEAH.
55. ANNABELLE 8 LEAH (VIDA MARIE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN
MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born January 06, 1938 in Citizens General Hospital
New Kensington PA, and died June 25, 2005 in Emlenton, PA , Venango County. She married
(1) NORMAN PREVATTE. She married (2) DIETER UCKERT June 30, 1973 in Roger's Riviera , Emlenton
PA Rev Hudson Clements officiating, son of ARTHUR UCKERT and MARGUERITE FUOG. He was born
August 02, 1940 in Basel Switzerland.
Notes for ANNABELLE LEAH:
Annabelle Leah Uckert, 67, of Emlenton, Scrubgrass Township, Venangoഊ29 June 24, 2007
County, died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2005, in her home after
an 18-month struggle with primary peritoneal cancer.
Born Jan. 6, 1938, in New Kensington, she was the daughter of the
late Joseph R. and Marie V. Best Leah.
She was a 1955 graduate of Arnold High School in Arnold.
Mrs. Uckert had been employed as the fashion director of Ivy's
Department Store in Charlotte, N.C. She also had been a print, stage
and television model.
She was married June 30, 1973, at Rodgers Riviera to Dieter Uckert,
who survives. They lived for almost 30 years in Pound Ridge, N.Y.,
where she was an active volunteer in her community.
She was involved with the Drug Abuse Prevention Council and was the
founding member of "Bridges," an adjunct support group. She served the
community children as president of the Pound Ridge PTA and the
community at large as an elected member of the Pound Ridge Town Board.
Following her husband's retirement, the couple moved in 2001 from
Pound Ridge to Emlenton. Here she found time to pursue her many
hobbies including painting, hiking, gardening, canoeing on the
Allegheny River and gourmet cooking.
Mrs. Uckert was a member of the Chapel on the Hill, Assembly of God
Church, in Emlenton.
Faced with her own mortality, she was able to fulfill her dream of
hosting a beautiful wedding for her son, Matthew, at the Chapel and
alongside the Allegheny River where she found herself surrounded by
family and friends. She will always be remembered for her contagious
smile, her generous spirit and her love for all, especially children.
Surviving are two sons, Matthew J. Uckert and wife, Elizabeth Ann, of
Wilmington, N.C., and Christopher L. Prevatte of Garden Grove, Calif.
She also is survived by three brothers, Joseph E. Leah of Avonmore,
Kenneth G. Leah of Vandergrift and David A. Leah of Irvine, Calif.;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her first husband, she was preceded in
death by her daughter, Nicole Prevatte.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the
Hile Funeral Home, 1204 Kerr Ave. at Walnut Street, Emlenton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel on
the Hill, Assembly of God Church, Route 208 west of Emlenton, with the
Rev. Chris Clark officiating.
Those who wish can make contributions in remembrance of Mrs. Uckert
to the Building Extension Fund of Chapel on the Hill, P.O. Box 507,
Emlenton, 16373.
Children of ANNABELLE LEAH and NORMAN PREVATTE are:
i. CHRISTOPHER 9 PREVATTE, b. April 21, 1961.
70. ii. NICOLE PREVATTE, b. October 07, 1962; d. January 11, 2002, Connecticut.
Child of ANNABELLE LEAH and DIETER UCKERT is:
iii. MATTHEW JOSEPH 9 UCKERT, b. August 17, 1982; m. ELIZABETH ANN DAVIS; b. February 02, 1981.
56. MARIE NICOLLE 8 MOUHAT (REBECCA JANE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN
MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born February 05, 1942. She married
ROBERT ALLEN PATA.
Children of MARIE MOUHAT and ROBERT PATA are:ഊ30 June 24, 2007
71. i. ANNSLEY NICOLLE 9 PATA, b. March 06, 1978.
ii. NATHAN WILLIAM PATA, b. July 14, 1974.
57. CANDACE 8 BEST (HARRY THOMPSON 7 , CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN
MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) She married JOHN CRAIG.
Children of CANDACE BEST and JOHN CRAIG are:
i. LINDSAY GUTSCHALL 9 CRAIG.
ii. EMILY CRAIG.
58. WARREN MICHAEL 8 BEST (ROBERT CLEMENTS 7 , CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 ,
JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 10, 1949 in New Kensington PA. He
married VICTORIA GEYGER. She was born May 05, 1951.
Children of WARREN BEST and VICTORIA GEYGER are:
i. CHRISTINE MARIE 9 BEST, b. March 13, 1982.
ii. ROBERT MICHAEL BEST, b. September 04, 1985.
iii. AMANDA LEE BEST, b. November 05, 1987.
59. ELIZABETH DIANE 8 BEST (ROBERT CLEMENTS 7 , CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 ,
JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born January 26, 1951 in New Kensington PA.
She married DAVID ROGER EHRHARDT. He was born June 23, 1946.
Children of ELIZABETH BEST and DAVID EHRHARDT are:
72. i. CAROL ANN 9 EHRHARDT, b. May 09, 1970.
73. ii. NICOLE LEIGH EHRHARDT, b. March 25, 1975.
74. iii. NOEL MARIE EHRHARDT, b. December 08, 1977.
60. BARBARA LOUISE 8 HALL (VINCENT BEST 7 , ROMA GRACE 6 BEST, GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN
MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) She married GARY GEBAURR.
Child of BARBARA HALL and GARY GEBAURR is:
i. CHRISTINE 9 GEBAURR.
61. SUSAN ROMA 8 HALL (VINCENT BEST 7 , ROMA GRACE 6 BEST, GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN
MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) She married MICHAEL AILES TURNER.
Child of SUSAN HALL and MICHAEL TURNER is:
i. AMANDA LOUISE 9 TURNER.
62. BRUCE EVANS 8 HALL (VINCENT BEST 7 , ROMA GRACE 6 BEST, GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN
MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST)
Child of BRUCE EVANS HALL is:
i. MICHAEL M 9 HALL.

Generation No. 9

63. PAUL HENRY II 9 BLAIR (MARILYN GRACE 8 IMM, GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born April 12, 1971 in
Natrona Heights PA Allegheny County. He married AMY LOUISE DIETRICH November 13, 1994 in
By Rev Robert McCracken at Manchester RPC, Lower Burrell, PA, Westmoreland County,
daughter of DAVID DIETRICH and JOYCE GARRIS. She was born January 18, 1970 in Butler PA Butler
County.ഊ31 June 24, 2007
Notes for PAUL HENRY II BLAIR:
1992 graduate of Ohio Diesel Tech in Cleveland Ohio.
Graduated at top of class, good citizen award.
Knoch High School FFA 1989 president.
Children of PAUL BLAIR and AMY DIETRICH are:
i. JOYCE ELLEN 10 BLAIR, b. July 01, 1997, North Hills Passavant Hosp, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
Notes for JOYCE ELLEN BLAIR:
At 4 yrs old, Joyce joined a sign language group and performs with them .
ii. PAUL HENRY BLAIR III, b. February 16, 1999, North Hills Passavant Hosp, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny
County.
iii. DANIEL GARRIS BLAIR, b. January 17, 2001, North Hills Passavant Hosp, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
iv. DAVID CALVIN BLAIR, b. June 28, 2004, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County.
v. ANNABELLE LOUISE BLAIR, b. January 04, 2007, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny
County.
64. WENDY JOY 9 BLAIR (MARILYN GRACE 8 IMM, GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born November 01,
1975 in Natrona Heights , PA Allegheny County. She married CORY JAY VALENTINE June 20, 1998
in College Hill Reformed Presby Church, Beaver Falls, PA by Rev Tim Russell, son of JAMES
VALENTINE and VICKIE GATTON. He was born August 03, 1975 in Johnson City, NY, Broome County.
Notes for CORY JAY VALENTINE:
Diehard Yankee fan
Children of WENDY BLAIR and CORY VALENTINE are:
i. ISAAC JOSIAH 10 VALENTINE, b. May 24, 2000, Johnson City, NY,Broome County.
ii. ESTHER JOY VALENTINE, b. July 13, 2002, Johnson City New York, Broome County.
iii. GAYLE JUDITH VALENTINE, b. July 15, 2004, Johnson City Hospital, Johnson City, NY, Broome County.
iv. ELIJAH JOSHUA VALENTINE, b. March 16, 2007, Johnson City Hospital, Johnson City, NY, Broome County.
65. REBECCA GAYLE 9 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 8 , GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born January 31, 1966
in Grayling MI. She married RAYMOND COX in Cinncinnati OH.
Children of REBECCA IMM and RAYMOND COX are:
i. NATHAN CHRISTOPHER 10 COX, b. September 24, 1992, Ohio.
ii. AARON JOSIAH COX, b. November 03, 2000, Ohio.
66. ANDREW DAVID 9 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 8 , GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born March 17, 1970 in
West Branch MI. He married CAROL ANN RUTHERFORD July 29, 2000 in Barstow CA.
Child of ANDREW IMM and CAROL RUTHERFORD is:
i. KATHERINE GAYLE 10 IMM, b. October 01, 2002.
67. CHRISTY NOELLE 9 IMM (GEORGE WILLIAM 8 , GAYLE VIRGINIA 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born December 14,
1974 in West Branch MI. She married JEREMY KENT STOCKWELL March 01, 1997 in Anderson IN, son
of BOBBY STOCKWELL and MARY CUNNINGHAM. He was born May 28, 1974 in Crawfordsville IN.ഊ32 June 24, 2007
Notes for CHRISTY NOELLE IMM:
1997 BS in Family Science , minor in Christian Ministries, Anderson University
Notes for JEREMY KENT STOCKWELL:
BS in Music Business from Anderson University , May 1996
Children of CHRISTY IMM and JEREMY STOCKWELL are:
i. HANNAH RUTH 10 STOCKWELL, b. February 13, 2002, Indiana.
ii. HARRISON WILLIAM STOCKWELL, b. December 21, 2006.
68. JOSEPH SAMUEL 9 LEAH (JOSEPH EDWARD 8 , VIDA MARIE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 ,
JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born May 31, 1961 in New
Kensington PA , Westmoreland Co. He married CLAUDIA CHRISTINA PFAFF December 19, 1989 in
Geretsried, Germany. She was born August 04, 1965 in Cologne, Germany.
Children of JOSEPH LEAH and CLAUDIA PFAFF are:
i. NATALIE CLAIRE 10 LEAH, b. March 05, 2001, Naples, Florida.
ii. SOPHIE MARIE LEAH, b. April 10, 2003, Naples, Florida.
69. JILL ANN 9 LEAH (JOSEPH EDWARD 8 , VIDA MARIE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN
MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) She married ALAN HOLBEN.
Child of JILL LEAH and ALAN HOLBEN is:
i. GRACE 10 HOLBEN.
70. NICOLE 9 PREVATTE (ANNABELLE 8 LEAH, VIDA MARIE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE MICHAEL 5 ,
JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born October 07, 1962, and died
January 11, 2002 in Connecticut. She married PHILIP LNU.
Children of NICOLE PREVATTE and PHILIP LNU are:
i. FEMALE 10 LNU.
ii. MALE LNU.
iii. SON LNU.
71. ANNSLEY NICOLLE 9 PATA (MARIE NICOLLE 8 MOUHAT, REBECCA JANE 7 BEST, CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 ,
GEORGE MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born March 06,
1978. She married JEREMIAH JOHN HILES April 2004 in California.
Child of ANNSLEY PATA and JEREMIAH HILES is:
i. BRENDON JOHN 10 HILES, b. April 04, 2005, Montrose CO.
72. CAROL ANN 9 EHRHARDT (ELIZABETH DIANE 8 BEST, ROBERT CLEMENTS 7 , CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born May 09, 1970. She
married STEVE THEISS.
Child of CAROL EHRHARDT and STEVE THEISS is:
i. SARAH 10 THEISS.
73. NICOLE LEIGH 9 EHRHARDT (ELIZABETH DIANE 8 BEST, ROBERT CLEMENTS 7 , CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born March 25, 1975.
She married KEITH PINGLEY.
Child of NICOLE EHRHARDT and KEITH PINGLEY is:ഊ33 June 24, 2007
i. HALEIGH 10 PINGLEY.
74. NOEL MARIE 9 EHRHARDT (ELIZABETH DIANE 8 BEST, ROBERT CLEMENTS 7 , CLARENCE MICHAEL 6 , GEORGE
MICHAEL 5 , JOHN MICHAEL 4 , JOHN MICHAEL 3 , WILHELM JR 2 , WILHELM 1 BAEST) was born December 08,
1977.
Child of NOEL MARIE EHRHARDT is:
i. AUBREY 10 EHRHARDT.

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Monday, May 01, 2006

GAYLE AND BOB

In 2000, Mom made a trip to see her brother Bob. It was hard for her to know this would be the last time she'd see him alive in this world.

BOB & MAMIE BEST

Here is Bob with his mother Mamie Clements Best

BOB BEST

Uncle Bob Best
All of my mother's brothers served in WW2. Each in separate branches.

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