William Baird

Revolutioary War. Click on name above. Biography will open in a new tab.

Barbara Bergmann

"Barbara Bergmann: The Butcher’s Wife, the Brave Young Immigrant, and the Matriarch We Nearly Missed"
Some women’s stories —like Barbara Bergmann’s—are found in ship manifests, faded obituaries, and the quiet lines of old census sheets. But make no mistake: Barbara’s life was full of strength, love, and a resilience worth remembering.
Born on February 9, 1875, in Schweinshaupten, Bavaria, Barbara Elizabeth Bergman was just a girl when her world shifted. Her father, Mattaeus Bergmann, seems likely to have passed early. Her mother, Eva Rosenberger, had an older daughter, Klara Bergmann, who crossing the Atlantic before in 1882, at 15 years old.
Barbara and her mother arrived in America on April 30, 1887, stepping onto the docks of Castle Garden when Barbara was just 12 years old. Not long after landing, Eva married Frederich Hostetter, and Barbara gained new siblings--Fred Jr. in 1888 and Lina in 1892. But according to the 1895 New Jersey state census, Barbara had moved on from the Hostetter household. At just 20 years old, she was already charting her own course.
That course led her to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Times Square, where she married Rupert Hensle on October 2, 1897. She was 23; he was 30 and a fellow German immigrant who had arrived in 1893. Rupert worked first as a butcher, then in the abattoir, or slaughterhouse —a hard, honest trade.
Together, they built a family:

• Carl (Charles) Robert Hensle, born October 4, 1899 in Manhattan

• Friederick Julius Hensle, born March 1, 1902 in Manhattan

• Robert Hensle, born March 11, 1904 in Jersey City

But happiness was never guaranteed. Rupert passed away in 1912, leaving Barbara a widow with three young sons. And the losses kept coming: her half-sister Klara died in September 1914, and just two months later, their mother Eva passed as well.
Somehow, Barbara carried on.
She later married a second time—to Henry Steinlien—and became active in the Order of the Maccabees of Jersey City, a fraternal society that championed service and support. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 30, 1945, at 85 Booream Avenue in Jersey City after a stomach ailment at age 70.
At the time of her death, Henry was seriously ill in the Jersey City Medical Center. Henry ultimately died 8 months later in March of, 1946. Barbara was survived by her three sons and six grandchildren, and was buried at New York Bay Cemetery.
And here’s where you come in:
If you know anyone descended from Charles, Frederick, or Robert Hensle—Barbara’s boys—please invite them to join our family history group. We’d love to welcome more Hensle voices into the conversation. The more we connect, the better we understand the people who came before us—like Barbara, whose quiet courage helped build the family we’re all part of today.

​Sources Consulted:

• New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Castle Garden and Ellis Island), accessed via Ancestry.com

• United States Federal Census Records (1900–1940), accessed via Ancestry.com

• New Jersey State Census Records (1905 and 1915), accessed via Ancestry.com

• New York City Birth Index and Digitized Birth Certificates, available through NYC Municipal Archives

• New York City Marriage Index and Digitized Marriage Records, available through NYC Municipal Archives

• Obituary in Hudson Dispatch Monday, Jul 02, 1945, page 29

• Find A Grave www.findagrave.com/memorial/184866057/barbara_elizabeth-steinlein

Klara Bergmann

​Klara Bergmann Schmidt
18 July 1868 – 7 September 1914
Born in Schweinshaupten, Bavaria – Died in Staten Island, New York
Klara Bergmann remains one of the most intriguing figures in our family story—a daughter of Eva Rosenberger whose path to America is filled with unanswered questions.
Born on July 18, 1868, in Schweinshaupten, Bavaria, Klara shares her birthplace with her sister Barbara, but their records offer a puzzle. While Barbara’s father is listed as Matthaeus Bergmann, Klara’s father is recorded as Andrew Bergmann. Whether these were the same man under different names or two different fathers remains a mystery.
Even more curious is Klara’s journey to America. We find no U.S. immigration or census records that place her alongside her mother Eva, yet we know Klara made it to New York. Her name appears on a marriage certificate from St. Luke’s Lutheran Church on Manhattan’s West Side, where she wed a blacksmith named Johann “Philipp” Schmidt. At the time, Klara lived at 284 Avenue G and Philipp at 963 W. 30th Street—two addresses now long since changed or erased by the city’s tides of time.
St. Luke’s served a bustling community of German immigrants like Klara and Philipp, offering not just religious services but also a place for newcomers to find connection and support. It was in this environment that they began building a life together.
In October 1888, Klara gave birth to their first child, Philip Jr. More children followed: William, Carl, Elsie, Edward, and Otto, the youngest, born in 1901. Over time, the family toggled between the surnames Schmidt and Smith, reflecting a common pattern among immigrant families adapting to life in America.
Klara passed away on September 7, 1914, at the age of 46, in Richmond—now known as Staten Island, New York. Her death marked the end of a life begun in a small Bavarian village and lived out in the swirl of New York’s immigrant neighborhoods. But her full story—how she came to this country, whether she traveled alone, and how much contact she had with her mother and sister—remains one of the great unsolved chapters in our family’s history.

​Samuel Montgomery Burchfield

B: Aug. 12, 1834, Woodcock, Crawford, Pennsylvania
​D: Jan 27, 1895 Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania
​Son of Nancy McGill and William H Burchfield.
Grandson of Anna Marie Baird and Patrick McGill.
Brother of Civil War soldiers William Burchfield and Robert R. Burchfield
The archive contains a biography and a Civil War Veterans file.
Served in 145 Pennsylvania Inf. Regiment Infantry Company: B Rank In: Sergeant, Rank Out: 2nd Lieutenant
findAgrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5767354/samuel-montgomery-burchfield
​Digital Civil War Pension File is possession of Kerri Corby Fawcett.

click name for more information and link to download Veterans Pension File.

Robert Reid Burchfield

B: Feb. 12, 1830 Saegerstown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
D: 8 Jan 1865 Florence, South Carolina
Son of Nancy McGill and William H Burchfield.
Grandson of Anna Marie Baird and Patrick McGill.
Brother of Civil War soldiers Samuel Montgomery Burchfield and William Burchfield.
Served in Company E 63rd regiment Pennsylvania Infantry.
findAgrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78058331/robert-reed-burchfield​
Digital Civil War Pension File is possession of Kerri Corby Fawcett.

William Burchfield

B:15 Jan 1828 Pennsylvania, USA
D:07 Sep 1892, cause of death: cancer of the face.
Click here to open new page with details about his medical health records in his pension file. Warning: Graphic.
Son of Nancy McGill and William H Burchfield.
Grandson of Anna Marie Baird and Patrick McGill.
Brother of Civil War soldiers Samuel Montgomery Burchfield and Robert R. Burchfield.
Husband of Carrie Robinson. Father of Norma C Burchfield.
William was drafted in to service on March 6, 1865, in Company E 98 regiment of the Pennsylvania Voluntary Infantry.
​Digital Civil War Pension File is possession of Kerri Corby Fawcett. (a sad 18 pages)

Mary Alice Clayton

Written by Christine Applegate, posted on social media July 2, 2025.

• A new name in our family tree and… It’s a girl.
  Dear Family, You may recall that earlier this year—on Gertie Hostetter’s birthday—we first mentioned the story of the mystery baby girl she placed for adoption. Today, we celebrate both Gertrude’s courage and the joyful discovery about that baby girl. Our intention is to honor Gertrude’s bravery, not to reopen old wounds. This is truly a celebration of life and love.
  
  When the Ancestors Call Out to Be Found
  In the quiet hours of genealogy research, when the census pages blur and names seem lost to time, there are moments that stop us cold—moments we can’t explain, but we feel deep in our bones.
  A book falls open to the exact page we need.
  A sealed or misplaced record suddenly appears, against all odds.
  A headstone, half-buried in a cemetery we've never visited before, calls out until we notice the name we've long been searching for.
  And often, these discoveries arrive on a birthday, an anniversary, or a date we later realize is filled with significance.
  I call this Psychic Genealogy. (Although sometimes I call it Spooky Genealogy!)
  
  It’s not about fortune-telling or spiritualism. It’s about those rare and remarkable coincidences—when it feels as though an ancestor is reaching forward through time, not just hoping to be found, but making sure they are. It's about how they find us, just as much as we find them.
  
  These moments defy logic. They rarely come when we're expecting them. But they remind us that memory is not confined to paper, and that family ties—however distant—may be more powerful than we know.
  
  Sunday was one such moment for Kerri and me. It was the anniversary of Gertrude Hostetter’s passing, and that morning we had paused to honor her life.
  
  Back in the mid‑1930s, Gertie gave birth to a baby girl in a home for unwed mothers. Kerri and I searched everywhere for a trace of that baby—scouring local newspapers, birth records, and homes for unwed mothers in the 1930s. All we found were dead ends…until Sunday evening.
  Having discussed a new experimental feature on FamilySearch, Kerri went online to follow a lead about naturalization documents for the Hostetter gal’s grandfather, Frederick. Instead, she was greeted by something no one expected: a fully intact docket page from the Hudson County Surrogate’s Office, dated January 1937— proof of an adoption record that had been thought long since destroyed.
  
  This record provided the date of adoption of that little girl, named like her mother Gertrude Hostetter, on January 22, 1937, when she became Mary Alice Clayton, this was all it told us. Through a newspaper article we learned she was entrusted to Ruth and Rev. Leonard Clayton. Why Gertrude made that heart‑wrenching choice remains unrecorded—other than that she was unwed—but one can imagine a mother’s fierce hope that her daughter would grow surrounded by faith, love, and stability.
  
  We haven’t learned much about Mary Alice yet, as the discovery was so recent, but traditional genealogy has given us a glimpse into her life. In 1940, the Clayton family was living in East Orange, New Jersey. The household included her mother, Ruth; father, Rev. Leonard; big sister, Dorothy, who was 13; big brother, David, age 6; Mary Alice, age 5, and Ruth’s mother, Ida
  The 1950 census show the family had moved to Philadelphia, where they lived with Leonard, Ruth, David, and little Mary Alice.
  The New Jersey Marriage Index tells us that in October 1963, Mary Alice married Charles T. Walker.
  And the Social Security Death Index tells us that Mary Alice passed away at the age of 62, on May 9, 1998. Her last residence was in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. FindaGrave tells us she was laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Park in Huntingdon Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  
  Between the anniversary of Gertie’s death—June 29th and the anniversary of Mary Alice’s birthday—July 2nd—we felt as though Gertrude and Mary Alice have chosen this day to whisper back to us through time:
  “Remember me. Remember her.”
  So, today, we honor that whisper. We honor Mary Alice Clayton, born ninety years ago today under a different name, and we take comfort in knowing that Gertie entrusted her little girl to a home of faith.
  Sometimes, in genealogy as in life, the most extraordinary discoveries come at the moment when an ancestor’s voice breaks through the static of history, insisting that their story—and their child’s name—be told.
  Happy 90th Birthday Gertrude / Mary Alice.
  Sources:

• Find A Grave (Mary Alice Walker #262791545) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262791545/mary-alice-walker

• 1940 & 1950 US Federal Census, accessed through Ancestry.com

• Jersey Journal, Jan 23, 1937 page 1, via GenealogyBank

• Hudson County Surrogate’s Court, docket #94001 (1937), via familysearch.org

• Social Security Death Index, via Ancestry.com

George Herbert Conklin

Birth 19 MAR 1887 • Cornwall On Hudson, New York, United States
Death 30 MAR 1963 • Monmouth, New Jersey
2nd husband of Charlotte Ross Golden Hostetter.
Biography to follow.

John Conrad

Birth 1 APR 1833 • Pennsylvania, USA
Death 25 NOVEMBER 1915 • Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania\
Father: Christ (Christopher?) Conrad
spouse: Mary Ross
served in Company G, 103 Pennsylvania Infantry. HEADSTONE SAYS 105th
​findAgrave : https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123125591/john-conrad

Louisa and Nancy Conrad

Families are like patchwork quilts, each square representing a unique story, stitched together by time and memory. Some squares glow with warmth and joy, while others are frayed and somber, woven from darker threads. Yet even those darker patches are vital to the tapestry, contributing to the depth and complexity of our shared history.

This story emerges from one of those darker patches—a tale of tragedy and resilience that cast a long shadow over one branch of our family tree.

Why share it? Because every story matters. Every name, every life, every event—whether joyful or heartbreaking—adds texture to who we are today. By honoring even the painful chapters of our past, we give voice to those who came before us and recognize the strength it took to build the family we know now.

The mother in this story, Mary (née Ross) Conrad, was the sister of Charlotte (née Ross) McGill, grandmother to our beloved “Gram.” I’ve pieced together this narrative from newspaper articles, census records, and cemetery reports.

When I first learned this unthinkable story, my heart broke for the younger sister who lived through it. With her in mind, I’ve chosen to imagine and recount these events from her perspective. So, settle in as we journey into the past, searching for glimmers of humanity and hope amid the shadows.

Frozen Shadows – The Story of Nancy and Louisa Conrad

The winter of 1876 in East Fairfield, Pennsylvania, was a cruel one, blanketing the landscape in an unyielding chill that seemed to freeze not just the earth but the soul. Irvin’s Pond, a small, seemingly unremarkable body of water five miles south of Meadville, lay under a treacherous sheet of ice.

That day is etched into my memory, no matter how much I’ve tried to forget it. My name is Gertrude Conrad, and I was only eight years old. Ours was a bustling family of seven children. The older ones, Sarah—nineteen—and James—seventeen—were already working and too busy to join us. Then there were the middle three: Louisa, sixteen; Nancy, eleven; and me, the baby of the group. The youngest, Delilah, four, and Sharlat, three, were still at home with Mama, likely playing under her watchful eye while she worked.

It must have been Louisa or Nancy who suggested taking the sled to Irvin’s Pond. I pulled the sled through the biting air, my breath visible in little puffs. Behind me, Louisa and Nancy laughed, their voices brimming with a joy that felt invincible. The ice gleamed in the weak sunlight, a silvery promise of fun. Being the littlest, my job was to pull the sled, and I was happy to be part of their world.

The first crack was soft, like a whisper. I stopped and turned to look back at my sisters. Then came the groan of the ice, louder this time, followed by the shattering. Before I could scream a warning, they were gone—swallowed by the dark, frigid water.

I screamed until my throat burned, though I don’t remember running. Somehow, I found myself on the bank, shouting for help. Mama heard my cries and rushed onto the ice, her desperation propelling her forward. The surface betrayed her, and she plunged into the freezing water.

Two men traveling along the road heard the commotion and ran to help. They managed to pull Mama out, her anguished cries piercing the air. It was another thirty minutes before Louisa and Nancy were retrieved. By then, their faces were pale and lifeless. I knew they wouldn’t be coming home.

The days that followed were a blur of grief. They were buried in Kiser Hill Cemetery, their grave marked by a simple stone. For the first time, I saw Pa cry. Mama seemed to shrink into herself, but life on the farm didn’t pause. There were still five of us who needed her. Over the years, two more babies, Nora Bell and Lucy, were born, bringing new life to a home cloaked in sorrow.

Two years later, just as we began to find a fragile sense of peace, it was shattered again. Workmen at Kiser Hill Cemetery discovered that the graves of Louisa and Nancy had been disturbed. Their bodies were gone—stolen by grave robbers.

The news hit us like another death. Rumors swirled—ghouls, dark rituals, unspeakable horrors—but the truth was no less disturbing. Grave robbers from Cleveland had been caught. They had exhumed bodies, packed them into steamer trunks, and shipped them to Cleveland, where medical students dissected them in the name of science. Louisa and Nancy were among the stolen. Their bodies were never recovered.

The newspapers warned of "body-snatching season," urging families to guard their loved ones' graves. Though officials later claimed no other graves had been robbed at Kiser Hill since my sisters’, no one in our family was ever buried there again. The violation of their “final resting place” left scars that rippled through generations, casting a shadow over their memory.

We’ve been haunted by the loss of Louisa and Nancy, taken first by the cruelty of nature and then by the greed of men. Yet, even in this darkness, their story is part of our family’s quilt, a somber thread that speaks of loss, resilience, and the unyielding love of those left behind.

Carl Herbert Corby

Birth 5 SEP 1934 • Thurston Hollow, Wyoming County, Pa Death 12 AUG 1983 • East Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey
Husband of Marjorie Ann "Hoodjie" Macchia.
​Father of Group Founder Kerri Corby Fawcett.
​Biography to follow.

Paul James Corby

Birth 24 MAR 1903 • Whites Ferry, Pennsylvania, USA

Death 14 SEP 1963 • Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Edna Mae Redmond.

Grand​father of Group Founder Kerri Corby Fawcett.

​Biography to follow.​

Julia Anna Cochran

Birth 31 DECEMBER 1799 • Pennsylvania, USA
Death 12 SEPTEMBER 1870 • Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Daughter of Margaret Johnston.
Wife of William Perry McGill.
Mother of William Johnston McGill.
For a biography, request from Kerri Fawcett, as she is the undisputed expert in this family line.

Daniel Joseph Curtin

Birth 19 FEB 1905 • Jersey City, New Jersey
Death JUN 18, 1985 • Edison, New Jersey
Husband of Charlotte Elizabeth Hostetter
Biography to follow.

Dilworths.

Meet the Dillworths is a three-part series focusing on one branch of the McGill family tree written by Kerri Fawcett. Click link to read the series.

Frank John Flynn

Frank John Flynn, son of Millie Hostetter Flynn & Frank Walter Flynn.
Tomorrow, November 24, would have been Daddy’s 91st birthday. He passed away on December 28, 2021, but his memory lives on in so many special ways.

With a birthday so close to Thanksgiving—and sometimes landing right on it—his celebrations often included the holiday feast of family, gratitude, and love, served with turkey, pie, and birthday cake!

Since I’m currently navigating life with a broken right wrist, typing isn’t easy. So, I’ll be sharing some memories I recorded a few years ago along with some photos:
I remember one Saturday morning with Dad, about 50 years ago. Dad was teaching me about the flag, our country, the 1st Amendment and gun safety. All of that. The 1st Amendment represented everything I needed to know about the US as a child: that Americans have the freedom to worship God however we choose and the freedom to speak our minds. But most importantly, the 1st Amendment educated me to the fact that there were other places in the world where people weren’t allowed to have those basic rights. (I felt grateful to be American.)

I don't know if Dad had this kind of conversation with my sisters. (Sad for them, if he didn't.) But I have a great Dad.

Frank Walter Flynn

​Birth 12 JULY 1908 • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Death 25 JULY 1992 • East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey
Son of Walter Flynn & Grace Madison.
Husband of Mildred Gladys Hostetter.
Frank Walter Flynn served in the US Navy, where we are told he enjoyed in boxing in his off time. He received an early discharge, at the request of his mother, who was a widow caring for her other son with a full disability from epilepsy. Sadly, we have still found no records of military service, probably because he claimed no veterans status or benefits.
​
Celebrating 116 Years of Grandpa's Legacy! Written by Christine Applegate
Today marks what would have been Grandpa Flynn's 116th birthday, and what a life he led! Born on July 12, 1908, in New Jersey, he faced early hardships, losing his father at just three years old. Despite tough times, Grandpa found joy in family, embodying the resilient Irish-American spirit.
Working at the General Motors assembly plant, Grandpa exemplified dedication and hard work. And let's not forget his patience and humor, navigating the whirlwind of having five Hostetter sisters-in-law! Can you imagine the stories he could tell?!

Grandpa was never happier than when surrounded by his children and grandchildren. His love for us all shone brightest during those family visits, where laughter and love flowed as freely as the stories, good times, and beer. Here's to Grandpa, let's raise a glass to his memory and keep his spirit alive in our hearts.

Happy Birthday, Grandpa! You are missed and cherished always.
Love, your 'Dolly' (CMA 2024)

Father of Frank John Flynn, etc....

Walter Flynn

Born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to a very large family, with immigrant parents, Walter moved to New Jersey, working on the railroad.
​ Walter Flynn is father of Frank Walter and John Flynn. Walter died at age 24, in a railroad accident, leaving widow Grace (Madison) Flynn to raise her sons alone, with young John suffering from severe epilepsy.

Edward F Golden

When Edward F Golden was born on April 7, 1893, in Bayonne, New Jersey, his father, Edward, was 29 and his mother, Anna, was 23. He had three sons and one daughter with Mildred Agnus Kirk between 1934 and 1938. He died on January 13, 1975, in Hackensack, New Jersey, at the age of 81, and was buried in North Arlington, New Jersey.Jersey Journal includes Edward Golden in Jersey City's Roll Of Honor. Rank Private, Remount Depot , Camp Dix, Wrightstown, NJ Home address 221 Winfield Ave. Next of kin: Sister. Mrs. F. Hostetter

Edward 'Eddie' "Egbert" Golden

Birth JUNE 1863 • Pennsylvania, United States

Son of Amanda Jane Lingenfelter Golden and John Golden.

Married Anna Tina McGill on August 7, 1888. Father of Charlotte "Lottie" Ross Golden, Edward F. Golden, Anna Tina Golden (1896-1900), Herbert Golden, Elmer A. Golden, Raymond Alfred Golden (1906-1909) and Charles E. Golden (1909-1909)

Death 18 APRIL 1926 • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Great Aunt Margie Hostetter left notes recording that Elmer is buried with his parents in New York Bay Cemetery Section H, North Row 7, Grave 5, Golden Plot

Robert Drinkwater Haringa

Birth 12 MAY 1916 • Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Death 28 MAY 1987 • Edison, New Jersey

When Robert Drinkwater Haringa was born on May 12, 1916, in Jersey City, New Jersey, his father, Harry, was 34 and his mother, Ethel, was 29. He married Myrtle Barbara Hostetter on June 28, 1941, in his hometown. They had two children during their marriage. He died on May 28, 1987, in Edison, New Jersey, at the age of 71, and was buried in Woodbridge, New Jersey.Served in the US Navy during 2nd World War. He was in A Construction Battalion (CBs) After the war he worked for Westinghouse, Elevator Division, in Jersey City, NJ

Andrew T Harvey

Born APRIL 4, 1837 • Pennsylvania
Died Dec 7, 1909
Son of Sarah Berry and James Harvey.
Husband of Delilah Ross.
Served as a Private in Co. H 150th Pennsylvania Infantry
Andrew is buried in of Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pa Section 2, Lot 155 ​​findAgrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122920803/andrew_t-harvey#view-photo=195221877

​Anna Eva Hostetter Macchia

Happy Birthday Anna Eva Hostetter Macchia!
On this day in 1909, Charlotte and Fred Hostetter became parents when they had their first child, Anna Eva Hostetter. Anna was born on September 3rd in Bayonne, NJ and was named after both of her grandmothers, Anna Tina McGill and Eva Rosenberger. Anna had polio as a child and as a result she had one leg slightly shorter than the other. It gave her many hip and mobility problems later in life.

Anna would spend less than one year living in Bayonne as her family moved to Jersey City by the time the 1910 census was taken. Charlotte, Fred and Anna were living at 263 Lembeck Avenue with Fred's parents, Fred Sr and Eva. When she was 10 she was living in another house, 221 Winfield Avenue with her parents, four sisters and her uncle Edward Golden. This house was right across the street from Columbia Park so the girls had plenty of room to run around!
By the time the 1930 census was taken, Anna's life was quite different. She was now 20 years old and about six months pregnant. The family were now living at 103 Ocean Avenue. Anna went on to have a son, Robert Stenten, and 4 years later she would also have a daughter, Marjorie Macchia.

​At the outbreak of World War 2, Anna was living with her mother Charlotte, two children and two sisters, Myrtle and Marjorie at 434 Pacific Avenue. After the war was over, Anna married Louis Macchia in 1947 and by 1950 she and her husband and two children were living at 246 Pacific Avenue.
In 1965, she was living at 450 Ocean Avenue when Louie passed away at the age of 56. Anna then went to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie and Carl, first at 18 Winfield Avenue in Jersey City and then in 1974, she moved for the last time, going to 10 Windsor Avenue in East Rutherford, NJ. Anna passed away at the age of 74 on January 4, 1984 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst, NJ. She had two children, four grandchildren and currently she would be so proud to know she is also the great-grandmother of seven and great-great-grandmother of four.

Anna was my grandmother and she lived with us. Here are a few random memories that I have of her: She had beautiful blue eyes and the softest skin, which might have been because she religiously used Oil of Olay cream. She would brush her hair 100 times before bedtime every night. She loved to laugh and smile and sing, especially nursery rhymes to children. She would sit in the kitchen, looking out of the window at the birds and 'spy' on the people in the neighborhood. She had my mother go out to get The Jersey Journal newspaper almost every day to read about what was going on in her home town. She would do the daily crossword puzzles in the paper and the Jumble too. She would keep track of the numbers that came out with the daily Pick 3 and sometimes 'play the numbers' and win! She loved to play a dice game called Bunko and gin rummy too. She loved a good party, her Budweiser and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and the occasional cigarette. She had a strong Jersey City accent and would pronounce the word 'oil' as 'earl' and 'toilet' would be 'turlet'. She was a fan of General Hospital, Lawrence Welk and the Merv Griffin Show. She was a loving and caring woman and she is still very much missed. Wishing my Grandmother a very Happy Birthday!

Fred Hostetter, Jr

Click on link above to read biography. Will open in a new tabl

Charlotte Elizabeth Hostetter

Frederick Hostetter, Sr ~ by Christine Applegate

Frederich Hostetter, Sr. was born on May 19, 1857, in a region of Germany near the French and Swiss border. One of many children, he left home at the age of fifteen—young, determined, and full of grit. Family lore tells us he traveled the world five times before finally laying down roots in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1872.
He married Helena “Eva” Bergmann (née Rosenberger) on August 2, 1888, and became a father to three children: Frederick Jr., Helena Augusta “Lena”, and Barbara, Eva’s daughter from a previous marriage whom he raised as his own.
Frederich was a builder in the truest sense of the word. Over the years, his occupation was listed as plasterer, bricklayer, mason—whatever the job required, especially when it came to laying solid foundations. It’s a fitting legacy for a man who built a life from the ground up.
He passed away on October 17, 1930, at the age of 73. His funeral was held at the family home on Ocean Avenue, now part of the land occupied by Bay View – New York Bay Cemetery, where he rests today—a traveler finally at home.

* some records say he was born in Switzerland, on the French and German border.

Gertrude Helen Hostetter

Due to a large volume of content Gertrude "Gertie" Hostetter information can be found at this link.

Marjorie Emma Virginia Hostetter McCormack Krueger

Biography to folow.

Mildred Gladys Hostetter Flynn

By Kerri Corby Fawcett
​HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILLIE
On Wednesday, March 24, 1915 in Jersey City, NJ, Fred Hostetter and his wife Charlotte Golden welcomed another little girl into their family. They named her Mildred Gladys Hostetter and she joined her two older sisters Anna and Charlotte. The 1915 New Jersey Census was taken a few months later on June 8th and at this time they were living at 226 Linden Avenue along with Charlotte's younger brother Edward Golden. By 1920 the family moved a few blocks away to 221 Winfield Avenue and Millie was no longer the youngest with the births of two other little girls, Gertrude and Myrtle. The family became complete in 1923 with the birth of the sixth Hostetter daughter, Marjorie.

In 1930 they were living at 103 Ocean Avenue with the Anna giving birth to Fred and Charlotte's first grandchild, Robert Stenten. Within a few years, Millie would meet her future husband, Frank Walter Flynn. Frankie was born on July 12, 1908 in Jersey City, a young man of 21, and was living a few blocks away at 22 Neptune Avenue in 1930. He was working as a laborer for an electrical company.

In 1933 their lives would change. Millie and Frankie became parents on November 24th when they welcomed the first of their four children into the world, Frank John Flynn. Fourteen months later, on January 25, 1935, little Frank had a sister Mildred Gladys and then on March 16, 1937, Kenneth James joined the family. The three Flynn children were all baptized on the same day, May 2, 1937 at their home, 434 Pacific Avenue. The details were recorded at the Lafayette Dutch Reformed Church.

The beginning of the 1940s saw Millie, Frankie and their children still at 434 Pacific Avenue. While they were listed in the census as married, they did not make things official until 1941, the same year Millie's sister Mertie married her husband Robert Haringa. The public records do not show the date or place Millie and Frankie tied the knot but we hope to find out one day!

The Flynn family finally became complete just before the end of the decade with the birth of Richard Walter Flynn on August 2, 1949. By this time, they were living at 246 Pacific Avenue and Frankie was working as a motor inspector at the General Motors car factory.

The Flynn children grew up, married and moved away. Millie and Frankie moved around a bit and then settled again at 141 Fulton Avenue in Jersey City.

Sadly, at the age of 62, Millie passed away on June 15, 1977 at Christ Hospital in Jersey City. She had breast cancer. She is buried with her father Fred Hostetter at New York Bayview Cemetery, in the McCarthy section, grave 3, block O, lot 6. She and Frankie had 10 grandchildren at the time of her death, 2 granddaughters were added in the 80s and their family continues to grow and thrive.

Frankie eventually moved to the Senior Citizens Center in East Rutherford, NJ, in the mid 1980s. He was a frequent visitor to see his daughter Millie and her family and he would also stop in in to see my mother as well. Frankie passed away just after his 84th birthday on July 25, 1992. He is buried in Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst, NJ, a few plots away from his sister-in-law Anna Hostetter Macchia.

I was only 7 when Aunt Millie passed away. I know I spent a few days with them when my family moved from Jersey City to East Rutherford in August 1974. I woke up one morning in bed with Aunt Millie in a bright and sunny room. She was showing me some stretching exercises that she did before getting out of bed in the morning. It was very funny and I remember her as a very loving person.

There is one story that cousin Charlotte Vroom told me recently. Apparently Gertie's first husband Walter Popielarczyk had a reputation for telling the same stories over and over again and talking about "nothing" and Millie had enough and yelled out "Forget about it Walter" and that became a family catchphrase for anyone that was talking too much and it was time for them to be quiet! Has anyone heard this story before?
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Millie was a beautiful and strong woman who died almost 48 years ago but we will keep her memory alive. Remember her today. Happy Birthday Aunt Millie, with lots of love!

Hester Wirt / Wert

Born about 1817 in New Jersey, although some records say it was Pennsylvania. I have tried focusing on searching in the area of Wertsville, New Jersey, near the Pennsylvania border, but as of yet have had no luck.

Hester is also recorded as Esther in some records. The death certificate of her daughter Delila Ross Harvey has the name Margaret Ross as her mother , although I consider death certificates a less than reliable sources, as people are being peppered with questions at one of the most emotionally charged moments of thier lives. The person giving the information may not have never known Delila's mother.

Hester married William M Ross in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1836. The welcomed the following children: Mary Ross, Syrenus Ross, Miller Ross, William Ross, Jr, Matilda Ross Beers Cook, Charlotte R "Lottie" Ross, Delila J Ross, Gilmon (or Gilbert?) Ross, and Orlando Ross.

Death 14 JAN 1884 • Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Wife of William M Ross. Mother of Mary, Serenous, Miller, William, Matilda, Charlotte/Lotte, DELIA,, Gilmon, and Orlando.

Megan Vroom

Message from Kerri Corby Fawcett.
​Sorry things have been so quiet on here lately. Tina broke her right arm last week and is in a bit of pain and cannot type very well with just her left hand. We've found it a bit hard to do some genealogy over the last few weeks but I really wanted to write something for Megan.
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Megan Elizabeth Vroom entered the world on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was the only child of Charlotte McCormack Vroom and Eugene Vroom. Charlotte soon separated and divorced her husband and raised Megan as a single mom with the help of her own mom Marjorie Krueger. I first met Megan when she was just under 3 months old at a surprise birthday party for my grandmother Anna Macchia. I just turned 9 years old and remember being so excited to see the newest baby in the family. She was squirming all around when I held her and I was afraid I was going to drop her!

Over the years, Aunt Margie, Charlotte and Megan would become frequent visitors to see us. We watched Megan grow up. She was like a little sister for my brother Keith and me. We played with her and teased her and laughed a lot, especially when playing with the old Atari 2600. We would spend hours playing games on that console. As a child, Megan loved My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids, unicorns and Strawberry Shortcake. She was a child of the 80s. When she was older, no holiday celebration was complete without getting out Pictionary and Scattergories. We would all sit around the dining room table, eating chips and dip and making fun of our answers and drawings! So many good memories.

Megan went to elementary school in Jersey City but Charlotte did not want her to go to high school there so she bought a house in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania where her mother Marjorie and Megan would live during the week and Charlotte would visit on the weekends and school holidays. It was a bit of a struggle at times but Megan flourished in Pennsylvania and graduated from high school in 1996.

Megan was about 5 years old when she appeared on the old tv show, Romper Room with Miss Mary Ann. I was home from school that day and was thrilled to see my little cousin on television. I was convinced that she would be a tv star when she was older! Megan also had the same thoughts and majored in English and theatre when she went to Rutgers, New Brunswick, in 1996. She appeared in a few productions and then after graduation, she also took part in local theatre and children's theatre in New Jersey. She was very dramatic and had a love of Broadway and especially musicals.

Her love of theatre did not bring her fame, but it did bring her love. She met her future husband Daniel Kisala while they were both in the theatre world but they did not start officially dating until around 2004. I heard lots about Daniel and then met him for the first time at my brother's wedding in 2005. I sat next to both of them and it was clear they were meant for each other. Megan was so very happy.

Over the years, she and Daniel remained together. They lived together in Jersey City and everyone would keep asking when they were getting married. Meg joked that a good day would be December 21, 2012, which was the day the Mayans apparently predicted would be the end of the world! In July of 2018, at Megan's beloved Disney World, Daniel officially proposed! We were all so happy to hear the wonderful news. By this time, Daniel and Megan were living in Florida. They would buy a house in Orlando and plan for their wedding. Covid delayed their plans a bit but they tied the knot on February 18, 2022 at Paradise Cove in Orlando. After a honeymoon in Hawaii, they settled down to married life.

By September of 2022, Megan started to feel unwell. She put off seeing a doctor until the middle of November and by that time she was very breathless and apparently was close to dying. She was immediately admitted to the hospital where they found a huge tumor in her abdomen and smaller lesions on her liver. I found out the shocking news on Thanksgiving morning. We were all devastated to hear of Megan's condition.
I started to call Charlotte in December of 2022 every three or four weeks to find out the latest news, how Megan was coping with endless rounds of chemo and how Charlotte was coping with caring for Megan. We started with some good news, the initial rounds of chemo shrunk the main abdominal tumors, which started on her colon and spread to her ovaries. At the end of August in 2023, Megan was admitted to the hospital to have a full hysterectomy. Now she 'only' had to deal with the lesions on her liver. After many rounds of chemo, the lesions did not shrink so they decided to go to radiation. They implanted radiation seeds in each of the lesions on August 2, 2024. The radiation proved to be too much for Megan's body. She developed severe water retention and a collapsed lung. A few weeks after coming home from the hospital, she had severe water retention again and was admitted back into the hospital on Monday, September 16th. This time they would discover that Megan was in kidney failure due to radiation leakage from her liver and she would pass away at the University of Central Florida Hospital at Lake Nona surrounded by her mother, Charlotte, her husband Daniel, her sister-in-law Melissa and two other close friends on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 8:33pm.

Her body was flown back home to New Jersey where her wake took place on Tuesday, October 1st at the Calhoun-Mania Funeral Home in Rutherford. Her funeral took place the following day at noon at St.Mary's Church before she was interred in a mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, in the section above her grandmother Marjorie. Even though we could not be there, she was toasted with margaritas by me and Tina (and Tina's husband Thom and son Jacob). Megan loved a good margarita!

Megan also had a strong love of animals. She had a few dogs as pets throughout her life, but I think she must have had a few dozen cats! She cared for not only her indoor cats but the stray cats in the neighborhood as well. She loved music, always singing along to songs on the radio. Early favorites were Culture Club, Prince, Freddie Mercury and Queen and then she graduated to her favorite Guns N' Roses. She walked down the aisle to marry Daniel to the song Sweet Child of Mine.
She was fun, unique and will never be forgotten.

​Robert Frederick Stenten Sr.

Birth JULY 19, 1930 • Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Death AUGUST 31, 2013 • TUNKHANNOCK, PA
son of Anna Eva Hostetter and Charles Stenten.
Husband of Carmen Iris Morales.
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From Kerri Corby Fawcett:
​Hello everyone. Today we remember the birthday of Robert Stenten Sr. who was born on this day in 1930 in Jersey City. Not only was he my beloved uncle and Godfather, he was the father of Robert F. Stenten Jr. and Ronald Stenten, the grandfather of 5 and now great-grandfather of 4. He was hilarious and loved to play jokes (especially on my mother!) and loved telling a good story, going to the casino, softball, basketball and the NY Jets! He enjoyed looking through photographs and getting his picture taken so I tried to pick out some good ones for him today. Greatly loved and missed. Happy Birthday Uncle Bobby!

Charles Stenten

Birth 3 AUG 1908.
Death 6 DEC 1930
Parents unknown.
Husband of Anna Eva Hostetter. Father of Robert Frederick Stenten.

William Ross

Click here for Biography

Serenus Ross

Born 1837 Died on February 6, 1867, at just 30 years old. Son of William Ross, a shoemaker, and Hester Wirt Ross. Click here for Biography of Serenus Ross

Miller Ross

Date of Birth: 20 March 1839, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Date of Death: 26 June 1909, West Mead, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Son of William Ross, a shoemaker, and Hester Wirt Ross. Served in Company K, 150th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Click here for Miller Ross Biography and link for download to PDF of Veterans Pension File.

Betsey Ross?

By Kerri Corby Fawcett

Our Betsy?
Hands up if you have heard the family rumor about being related to the creator of the original American flag, Betsy Ross. I heard this story and have been intrigued about it for the last thirty years. Every once and awhile I would search on some genealogy sites and history groups to see if any new information emerged about her family life, looking to see if I could find any possible link between her and our clan.

Where does this rumor come from? I have no idea. I think it was Aunt Margie who first mentioned it to me and who mentioned it to her is a mystery. How could Betsy be related to us? Well, the most obvious link would be with the surname Ross. We have Ross ancestors in our tree, starting with William M. Ross. Betsy, who was born Elizabeth Griscom, was briefly married to John Ross from 1773 until he was killed in 1776. They lived in Philadelphia and ran a small upholstery shop. Is this where the link comes from?

First the bad news. During their marriage, John and Betsy did not have any children so Betsy would not be a direct ancestor to us. If we were connected to Betsy then it would be through John's family as possibly an aunt or a sister-in-law but not a blood relative. John did come from a large family with eight other siblings as well as many aunts and uncles. One of his uncles, George Ross, was a signer of The Declaration of Independence and, legend has it, he was the one that brought George Washington to meet Betsy and ask her to make our flag.
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Now for the somewhat good news. There are so many relatives of John Ross that we have a glimmer of hope that we might be able to connect our William M. Ross to this possible family. We do not know a lot about where William M. Ross was born in about 1809 or who his parents were but there was a small clue in his obituary when it was printed in 1902. It said that William was born in eastern Pennsylvania and went west to Crawford County as a young man. As the Philadelphia area is in the eastern part of the state it is possible this is where two families can connect somehow.
Meanwhile, until we can prove it one way or another, here are a few newspaper articles about Betsy and the legend of the flag. Happy Fourth of July!

Charlotte Ross McGill

In honor of Charlotte Ross McGill’s birthday, I’ve put together a short biography—and with a little help from AI, reimagined it as if it were Charlotte herself sharing her memories from The Great Beyond. This version doesn’t go too deep into the details; instead, I wanted it to feel more personal, more like a quiet reflection than a history lesson.

The Remembrance of Charlotte Ross McGill
April 13, 1846 – July 18, 1891
I was born on a spring day in 1846, the sixth child of Hester and William Ross. My father was a shoemaker by trade, quiet and steady, and my mother, Hester Wirt—of proud German stock—had the patience and strength that only a mother of nine could possess. We lived in Meadville, Pennsylvania, a place of hills and hearths, where my childhood was filled with the bustle of siblings and the smells of bread and leather.
Of those early days, I remember most the rhythm of home and the whispers of war beginning to stir. I knew of a boy—William Johnston McGill—whose people were also in Meadville. Whether we were sweethearts then or merely familiar faces, I cannot quite say now. But I know he left with the war in his eyes on April 22, 1861, when he answered the Union’s call.
Those were cruel years, the war tearing at the fabric of so many families, mine included. William J came home changed, carrying wounds that never quite healed. His brother, John Patrick McGill, fell near Chickahominy Swamp in ’62. My own brother, William Ross, died that same year at Antietam. And then Syrenius—dear Syrenius—who was wounded at Gettysburg and lingered for years before passing in 1867. The war took much from our family, more than just names carved in stone.
But William came back to me. Broken, maybe, but mine. He was discharged in May 1864, and we were married on November 23, 1865, by Justice McDill in Sugar Lake. It wasn’t a grand wedding, but we didn’t need much—just each other and a bit of hope.
Life began anew for us with our first child, Margaret Gertrude, born the following year.
Then came Anna Tina—our bright-eyed girl who would one day marry Edward Golden and name her own daughter after me: Charlotte Ross Golden. That name, carried forward, warms me even now, although you know her as Gram Hostetter.
By the time of the 1870 census, we had set our roots in Cornplanter, Pennsylvania. Our house grew full—Emma, Charles, Julia, and little Rose all came into the world under our roof, each with their own place in my heart.
We counted our blessings, held our children a little tighter, and wept a good number of tears in 1876 when Louisa and Nancy, my sister Mary’s girls fell through the ice and died. Two years later, our grief deepened when grave robbers violated their final resting place.
On February 26, 1884, I found my way to the Lord. At 36, in our Bayonne home, I was baptized by a priest from St. John’s Cavalry Church.
Almost nine months later on November 6 our Edward Everett arrived, as if to seal the blessing. And though some might have paused, we did not. In 1889, our last son, Alfred Raymond, was born.
Two years later, on July 18, 1891, my time on earth came to a quiet close. Consumption, another name for Tuberculosis, took me, as it did so many. I passed in our home on Denny Road in Bayonne, surrounded by the echoes of laughter, prayer, and lullabies. I was laid to rest in New York Bay Cemetery—Plot 4, Lot 562—beneath the grass and sky.
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William J did what he could, but grief and illness wore him down. He sought help for our youngest, entrusting them to the care of family back in Pennsylvania. Not long after, he himself was admitted to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. In January 1902, he came to join me in eternity.
I remember it all—the love, the loss, the warmth of a baby in my arms, the hymns sung softly by candlelight, the heavy silence after war. But above all, I remember the family we built, the lives that continued after mine, and the name I passed on, carried gently through the years by those who still remember me.
– Charlotte Ross McGill

Eva Rosenberger Bergmann Hostetter,

by ChrisTina Applegate

The Story of Eva Rosenberger Bergmann Hostetter (1848–1914)
Known by many names, remembered for her journey.
Eva Rosenberger was born in December 1848 in Germany, a country she would one day leave behind in pursuit of something better—though what she left and what she hoped for remain unknown to us.
Like many women of her time, Eva is known to us by many names—Eva Elizabetha, Helene, “Lina,” “Effie,” and simply “Eva.” Each name is a thread in the fabric of her long and layered life, hinting at the many roles she played—daughter, mother, immigrant, survivor.
Records suggest that Eva was first married in Germany, though we have yet to confirm the date or the details. From that union came at least two daughters:

Klara Bergmann, reportedly born around 1868, was the daughter of Eva and Phillip Bergmann. She immigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 15, according to the 1900 census.

• Barbara Bergmann, born February 9, 1875, in Schweinshaupten, Bavaria, was the daughter of Eva and Mattaeus Bergmann.

Why Eva’s daughters had different father - one being Andrew, the other being Matteaus Bergmann—is one of several mysteries that remain. What we do know is that Eva left Germany sometime in the 1880s, likely widowed or separated, and brought her youngest daughter Barbara with her.
They arrived together at the Port of New York on April 30, 1887, aboard the steamship Aller, and were processed through Castle Garden. Eva was around 38 years old; Barbara just 12. While later census records vary in their immigration dates, this arrival has been confirmed in passenger lists.
In New Jersey, Eva began a new life. She married Frederick Hostetter, Sr., a Swiss immigrant, in 1888—according to family notes passed down from Great-Aunt Margie. Together, they had two more children:

• Frederick Hostetter, Jr. (1888–1943)

• Helena Augusta “Lina” Hostetter (1890–1941)

Their home in Jersey City became a new foundation for a blended family that stretched across oceans and generations. Eva would live out the rest of her days there, passing away on November 5, 1914, at age 60, as reported in the Jersey Journal the following day.
She was laid to rest in Bay View – New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City. At her side lies her youngest daughter Lina Hostetter Jenners, a quiet sign of the bond between mother and child that endured through all life’s upheavals.
Though gaps remain in Eva’s story—missing marriage records, changing names, unanswered questions—her legacy lives on. She helped lay the groundwork for generations to come.
We may never fully know the life she lived before America, but the choices she made helped shape the story we tell now. And that story is worth remembering.

Eva Rosenberger, by Kerri Corby Fawcett

Our Eva, by Kerri Corby Fawcett
Growing up, I was always intrigued by the name Eva Bergmann in our family tree. She was the wife of Fred Hostetter Sr., the mother of Fred Hostetter Jr. We did not know a lot about her other than she was married previously and had a daughter named Barbara Bergmann. Through census records we had a vague idea of where and when she was born. The records vary in accuracy due to a number of factors including citizens not telling the truth, census takers not understanding their accents or just simple mistakes. The majority of records list her name as Eva and she was most likely born in Germany in December of 1848.
Where in Germany was Eva born? We do not know know. I have a theory that she might be of Eastern European descent with possible Jewish heritage. Recently I had a conversation with our cousin Charlotte Vroom and she said that her mother Margie Hostetter Kruger once had a photograph of Eva sitting in a chair with my grandmother Anna Hostetter as a baby. She described Eva to me as a short and stout woman with a strong German or Eastern European look, a real 'babushka'. I would love to see this photo!
A few years ago we found out a little more about Eva thanks to the Ancestry website. Tina and I found the names of her and her daughter Barbara on the list of a passenger ship called Aller. The ship left from Bremen, Germany and crossed the Atlantic and arrived in New York on April 30, 1887. This was before Ellis Island was opened so most likely they first stepped ashore on Manhattan Island at a place called Castle Garden. From there they eventually made their way over to Jersey City where Eva met Fred and they married about 1888 according to the 1900 census.
It was thanks to Barbara Bergmann that we found out a crucial piece of information, Eva's maiden name. I ordered Barbara's marriage certificate from the New York City records office. When it came, it contained Eva's maiden name of Rosenberger and also where Barbara was born, the small town of Schweinshaupten! In the region of Bavaria, Schweinshaupten translates to English as "pig heads". How long Eva was there is unknown but she was there when Barbara was born in February of 1875.
All was quiet until last month when Tina made a huge discovery on the Family Search website. She found a marriage record for a young lady named Klara Bergmann. Klara was born in Schweinshaupten about 1869, her mother's name was Eva Rosenberger and her father's name was Matthaeus Bergmann. We are pretty confident that Klara would be Barbara's sister and that we finally know the first name of Eva's first husband, Matthaeus. (Link to the record on the Family Search site. You will have to log in with a free account to see it.

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We will talk about Eva's children, Klara and Barbara, and then Fred Jr. and Lena, in the future. Eva passed away on Thursday, November 5, 1914 in Jersey City. According to her death notice in The Jersey Journal she was 65 years old. She is buried in the Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City near the main gate on the Garfield Avenue side with her daughter Lena. We do not have any photographs of her grave. We will continue to search for more information on Eva and her family. Tina created a Find A Grave memorial for our Eva and you can find it here:
​https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83939099/eva-elizabeth-hostetter

James Satterfield Porter

Born 13 Aug 1838
Died 23 Apr 1905 (aged 66)
Son of Sarah Satterfield and David Thompson Porter.
Husband of Frances M McGill Porter.
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findAgrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243757849/james-satterfield-porter​
Buried at Oakwood Cemetery Section C Lot 63 Grave #4
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

FRANCES McGILL, born at Mercer, Pa., May 25th, 1839; married James S. Porter, Dec. 17, 1861. Died at Sharon, Pa., Sept. 8, 1900, leaving five children.

Popielarczyk

Gerard "Gerry" Mossuto

Gerard "Gerry" Mossuto married Gertrude Helen Hostetter on April 19, 1975, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Henry Minneley

Birth 25 DEC 1842 • Canada, although death certificate records say Ireland.
Death 27 FEB 1914 • Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania
Husband of Caroline A Burchfield.
Worked as a shoemaker with his brother Charles before joining the army.
He served in Company A 56th regiment.
findAgrave: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9561649/person/24431554709/facts
Currently the PDF file is too large to upload to this site. We will have it divided up in the future.

William Ryan McGill

Hon. W. R. McGill
Mont. William Ryan McGill, one of Crawford County’s oldest and most widely known citizens, died Saturday evening at 11 o’clock at his home at Meadville, after an illness of several weeks. He was in his 88th year.

Mr. McGill was born at Saegertown, Feb 22, 1833, at the family homestead, where his paternal grandfather had patented the land and settled in 1793. He lived a very active life and in his early manhood before the advent of the railroad was extensively engaged as a stock owner and lumberman, driving herds of cattle overland to Philadelphia and in boating lumber down the rivers to Market.

On July 27, 1861, he was married to Caroline A. Harkens, of Saegertown who survives him.

In1880 the family moved from the homestead at Saegertown to a large farm in Summerhill township, where for 30 years extensive farming and lumbering operations were carried on. In 1910 on account of advancing years, he retired to a home on Diamond Park, Meadville.

A family of nine childen were born and reared to maturity, of whom seven survive. They are E. E. McGill, president of the Lawrence Savings and Trust Company of New Castle; Jessie A. McGill, instructor in the Pennsylvania College of Music, residing at home; John M. McGill, President of the Colonial Trust Company, Farrell; A. R. McGill, Vice-president of the First National Bank of Sharon; E. W. McGill, President of the Crawford County Trust Company, of this city; and N. W. McGill, and attorney of Cleveland.

Mr. McGill served as Deputy Sheriff of the county from 1876 till 1879, and later as a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, being elected in 1892. For several years he was president of the First National Bank of Conneaut Lake, and at the time of his death was a director in the Crawford County Trust Company.

Always in the forefront of progress and improvement, he circulated the first petition for the establishment of rural mail services in Crawford county and has written many articles advocating good roads and other public benefits

Funeral services were held at the family home at 2:20 Monday afternoon. Interment at Saegertown Cemetery.

Biography from Archives of the Pennsylvania House of Representatiives - McGILL, William Ryan, a Representative from Crawford County; born, February 22, 1833 in Woodcock Township, Crawford County, Pa.; farmer; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1893 term; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House for the 1895 term; deputy sheriff, Crawford County (1876-1879); president, First National Bank of Conneaut Lake; died, October 16, 1920 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; interred, Saegertown Cemetery, Saegertown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=6068

New Castle Herald Wed, Jul 27, 1910 ·Page 6E. E. McGill and Family of this City, to Attend Gathering Sunday.
On Sunday, July 31, there will be a family reunion at he home of Hon. And Mrs William R. McGill, Diamond Park Meadville.

Mr. and Mrs. McGill have seven sons and one daughter, ad hope to have all their children, the wives and grandchildren with them next Sunday. They are located as follows: John M. and Fred, Oil City; Edward, who is secretary and treasurer of the Lawrence Savings & Trust company,, at New Castle; Frank, South Sharon; Audley, Pittsburg; Earl, Spartansburg, S. C.; Neil, recently graduated from Columbus Law School.

Of the seven sons, all but Edward were formerly members of the Conneaut Lake band, and it is probable that several will attend the second annual reunion of the members of that organization, to be held at Exposition Park on Monday August 1.

Mr. ad Mrs. McGill have a family of which they feel justly proud. The seven sons are all well located, and each holds an honorable position. The daughter, Miss Jessie, is a graduate of Oberlin has pursued her musical studies in Germany, and is an accomplished musician. - Meadville Messenger

William Johnston McGill

Patrick McGill

Brothere of Arthur McGill. Click for bio.

Lamont Dunwiddie McGill

Birth 15 JULY 1841 • Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death 11 JANUARY 1911 • Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

son of John McGill and Mary Davitt. Grandson of Arthur McGill and Mary Logue.
Unknown if ever married.
​served in Co B 83rd Pa. Lamont died during the Civil war, so no veterans files.

John Davitt McGill

click on link for page with more into and for link to Veterans Pension File Download

James McFarland McGill

click on link for page with more into and for link to Veterans Pension File Download

Augustus McGill

Birth 1 Sep 1828 Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Death 9 Jan 1918 (aged 89) Erie County, Pennsylvania
Son of Isabella Ryan and John McGill.
​Husband of Sarah Peiffer.
Author of The McGills, Celts, Scots, Ulsterman and American pioneers; history, heraldry and tradition, (St. Paul: McGill-Warner Co., Pub. 1910) Served first in Co F 83rd Regiment Pa. Infantry and served later as Captain in ​Company D of the 56th Pennsylvania Militia.
He is buried in Brookhouser Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Plot: Section B Lot 1
findAgrave at ​https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42387237/augustus-mcgill ​ Digital Civil War Pension File is possession of Kerri Corby Fawcett. More biographical information of Augustus McGill can be found at this link.

Anna Tina McGill Golden

Today, September 16th would have been the 155th birthday of Anna Tina McGill Golden.
WARNING – THIS IS NOT A HAPPY STORY. It's perfectly understandable if anyone chooses to not read this one.

"Bound by Love, Tested by Tragedy: The Life of Anna Tina McGill Golden"
Anna Tina McGill Golden's life was one of both love and loss, a journey deeply shaped by the hardships of her family. Born on September 16, 1869, in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Anna Tina was the daughter of Charlotte Ross and Civil War veteran Corporal William Johnston McGill. Her father’s early experience in the war, suffering a severe abdominal wound in December 1861, would leave a lasting mark on the McGill family. Though he returned to service and lived to raise a family, the constant reminder of his injuries cast a shadow over their lives, affecting everything from his work to his ability to provide for the family.

In 1870, the census placed the McGill family in Cornplanter, Pennsylvania. Anna Tina, then just nine months old, was sweetly recorded by the nickname Tiney A., her parents were recorded as William and Charlotte Magill, and her older sister, Gertrude. Over the years, her family grew, welcoming siblings Emma Jane, Charles, Julia, Rose Agnes, William Jr., Edward Everett, and Alfred Raymond, each bringing the hope of joy and companionship to Anna Tina’s childhood.

In the late 1880s, the McGill family left Pennsylvania and moved to Bayonne, New Jersey, where Anna Tina came of age. By 1888, at 18 years old, she married Edward "Eddie" Golden in Bayonne. Their marriage brought forth a large family with their first child, Charlotte R. Golden, aka our “Gram”, born in June 1889.

Sadly, loss would also be a frequent visitor to Anna Tina. Her mother Charlotte, passed in 1891 of consumption, what we now call tuberculosis. Brother Charles passed in 1895, followed by sister Julia a year later. Anna Tina's daughter, also named Anna Tina, passed away at only four years old in 1900. Her father, William, succumbed to his war wounds in 1902, marking the end of a difficult chapter for the family.
The pain of losing a child was something Anna Tina would bear again as Raymond Alfred, almost 3 years old, died on July 26th, 1909.
Despite the grief, Anna Tina hopefully was able to toast the August marriage of daughter Charlotte and Fred Hostetter, Jr., and celebrate the birth of her first grandchild, Anna Eva, on September 3rd of 1909.

But 1909, continued to be a devastating year for this family, with the death of Charles, on September 7, 1909, at only 3 months old. Anna Tina herself passed away on September 29, 1909, leaving behind her husband and surviving children Charlotte “Gram”, Edward, Herbert, and Elmer.
The details of Anna’s death remain a mystery, with no known obituary or burial records found yet, but her loss was undoubtedly felt deeply by her surviving family. Her widower, Edward, and the 3 younger children moved in with the family of his brother Charles in Titusville, Pa., by the time of the1910 census. The weight of his grief is evident in this move.
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Anna Tina McGill Golden's life is a poignant reminder of the strength it takes to endure hardship, especially in an era marked by frequent loss. Though she lived just 40 years, her legacy lives on in the descendants who remember her story.
May she rest in peace, surrounded by the family who waited to welcome her on the other side.
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Anna Tina’s grave can be found at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City, NJ, The Golden Plot is located in Section H North, row 7. She is in Grave No. 5. There is no headstone, only a family name marker.

Flora McGill Keefer

​While researching a far distant cousin (my 3rd cousin 4xs removed)—mezzo soprano Flora McGill Keefer—I found out she sang at the Memorial Day service at Arlington Cemetery in 1935. She performed The Star-Spangled Banner, There Is No Death, and something called The American Creed.
I'd never heard of this Creed before, but it's a beautiful reminder of what this country stands for—liberty, justice, and a government by and for the people.
So this Memorial Day, here's to Flora, for using her voice to honor the nation and for reminding me what a gift it is to be part of it.
I’m sure Flora sounded nothing like this, but here is a SUNO (AI) version I created of The American’s Creed.
(Link in comments as this one doesn't link.)
https://suno.com/s/UpjvtFAB5X1KVXvH

Andrew Ryan McGill

THE GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA
With all of the talk about the current Governor of Minnesota in the news lately, I started to think about a past governor of that state. No, not Jesse 'The Body' Ventura! I am talking about our cousin Andrew Ryan McGill.

Andrew was born in Saegertown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1840. He was the son of Charles Dillon McGill and his wife Angeline Martin and also the grandson of Patrick McGill and Anna Maria Baird. Along with his five sisters and three brothers they grew up on the family farm.

In 1859, Andrew decided to leave the area and branch out in the world. He went to a small town in Clarion County, Pennsylvania to become a school teacher. After a few months he moved on to Kentucky to take up another teaching position. Just under two years later, the Civil War broke out and Andrew, on advice from friends, decided to go to Minnesota where he started his own school.

Along with thousands of other young men, Andrew joined the Union Army. He enlisted on August 19, 1862 in Company D of the Ninth Minnesota Regiment and a year later he was discharged with a pulmonary disability that required months of nursing care.
Once recovered back in Minnesota, he was elected to his first office and served two terms as superintendent of public schools in Nicolett County. In 1865 and 1866, Andrew was also the editor and owner of the St. Peter Tribune newspaper and was also elected clerk of the local district court too!

Andrew was a busy man but in 1864 he found the time to get married to Eliza Evelyn Bryant, daughter of prominent lawyer and author, Charles S. Bryant. Andrew and Eliza would have five children together: Charles (born 1866), Harry (1867), Robert (1869), Florence (1871) and Lida (1874). Lida was only about three years old when her mother died in 1877. Two years later, in 1879, Andrew married his second wife, a young lady from Crawford County, Pennsylvania by the name of Mary E. Wilson. Andrew and Mary had three more sons: Wilson (born 1884), Thomas (1889) and Andrew Jr (1893). Sadly, three of these children died as toddlers: Harry, Florence and Andrew Jr.

In the late 1860s, Andrew gave up the position of local district court clerk and went to work for his father-in-law Charles Bryant in his law office. Andrew studied law in his spare time and was admitted to the bar by local judge Horace Austin. It was very fortunate that Andrew met Horace because in 1870, Horace was elected Governor of Minnesota and he asked Andrew to come and work for him as his private secretary. In 1873 our cousin moved further up the political ladder when he was appointed insurance commissioner for the state, a position he would hold for the next 13 years.

By now, in 1886, Andrew had made many political friends and allies and he was nominated to be the Republican candidate for governor. The Democratic nominee was A.A. Ames and Andrew won the election by a narrow margin. He was sworn in as governor on January 5, 1887 and served one term, vacating the office in 1889. While in office he simplified many of the state tax laws and railroad laws, regulated liquor laws, established a soldier's home and created a Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After leaving office in 1889 he went into banking and a loan and trust business and then invested in a printing company that would become the McGill-Warner business of St. Paul. In 1899 he entered public life again when he was elected as a state senator representing St. Paul. He won re-election in 1902 unopposed. In 1900, Andrew was also appointed the Postmaster of St. Paul by President William McKinley and then President Theodore Roosevelt asked him to stay on as Postmaster.

Since 1888, Andrew and his family made their home at 2203 Scudder Avenue in St. Anthony Park, which is a suburb of St. Paul. The home is now on the National List of Historic Places. If you would like to know more about the house, here is the Wikipedia page: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_R._McGill_House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_R._McGill_House) And if you would like to be nosey and have a look around inside, here is a listing on Realtor.com that has 18 photos mainly inside of the beautiful house: https://www.realtor.com/.../2203-Scudder-St_Saint-Paul_MN... Andrew Ryan McGill died in this house in the early hours of October 31, 1905. He was 65 years old and the cause of death was heart disease. The man who started life on a farm in Crawford County, Pennsylvania was laid to rest on November 2nd in Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul. He was beloved by his family and well respected by his peers.

Amanda Jane Lingenfelter

Daughter of Jane Wilson and George A. Lingenfelter
Amanda Jane’s life is a patchwork of marriages, census records, and lingering mysteries that haven’t quite unraveled—yet. Her first known husband was John Golden, who died sometime before 1895, though the exact date remains elusive. She later married Jacob Hess, a Civil War veteran, whose date of death is also unknown. What we do know is that Amanda outlived them both. In the 1870 census, Amanda Jane, then 27 years old, was living in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, with her husband John Golden, age 35 and working as a day laborer. Their household included six children: George, 12; Artlissia, 10; Lenora, 8; John, 6; Eddie, 4; and Charles, 2.
Just above the Golden household on that same census page are Amanda’s parents, George Lingenfelter, age 57, and Jane Wilson Lingenfelter, age 50. Also in their home were Snider, age 17, working as a farm laborer, and a 14-year-old named America Wilson. The possibilities are many, but it seems likely that America could have been a niece or nephew of Jane Wilson. Unfortunately, time and effort have not yet revealed any of Jane’s siblings. The mystery continues.
By June 16, 1900, Amanda appears in the federal census as Amanda Hess, age 54, living at 97 Washington Street in Bradford, Pennsylvania, with her mother Jane Lingenfelter, then 84 years old. It’s a rare and touching record of a mother and daughter in their later years, still together.
For anyone researching Amanda, a word of caution: she is very easy to confuse with another Amanda Jane Lingenfelter who lived in Altoona, Pennsylvania. That Amanda—something of a society woman—has her own tangled story, complete with a few scandals. But that tale is best told by Kerri, who has a fine grasp on all the drama and if asked, she will tell it like it was.

James Ellis McCloskey

Born 1839
Died 10 JUL 1864 • Andersonville, Georgia
Son of Maria McGill and Michael McCloskey.
served in Co K 4th Pennsylvania Calvary.
​Died in the war, at Andersonville Prison, aka Camp Sumter. No veterans file is available..
Buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Grave 3133 Andersonville National Cemetery.
findAgrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51140176/james-e-mcclaskey​ (note mis-spelling of surname)

Click here for external link to article on conditions at Anndersonville Prison.

BONUS Augustus McGill reminiscence about James Ellis McCloskey.
"Michael and Maria lived for a time after marriage at Cambridge by the Deadwater (now Cambridge Springs). Two children were born there and died. Then came a little boy, and Maria died. The infant was named James Ellis McCloskey and was brought to "Aunt Ibby" and Uncle John, where he was tenderly cared for until he was a slashing, fine boy of ten or twelve years, when his father, having re-married, took him away.

​Years passed on and many things were forgotten, but I always cherished a fond recollection of that manly, little cousin.

We had passed through Thoroughfare Gap in a terrific snow storm and beaten by howling, icy winds, went into camp amid the mountain tops near Warrenton, Va. There was frozen ground and snow under my feet in the tent I occupied the only shelter I had on earth, and turn where one would there was nothing but bleak discomfort in sight. I was sick, tired, dissatisfied and morose.

There came the clatter of a saber at the entrance, and as I turned, in no amiable mood, to ascertain the cause of the intrusion, a big, tall trooper pushed his way into the tent and stood erect, smiling. I took a step forward, looked him in the eye, and quick as a flash of light the recognition came. It was our "Jimmie" of the old home, grown to great proportions and clad in the panoply of war. Our delight at meeting was mutual and did me more good than all the remedies in the old Pharmacopoeia could have done.

I had known nothing of his being in the service. He belonged in the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He knew that I was in the 83rd Pennsylvania, and learning of our proximity hunted me up.

I saw him several times during our movement down to Falmouth and while awaiting Burnside's operations.

It was Dec. 13th, 18621 and the battle of Fredericksburg was on. We had crossed the Rappahannock on the pontoons, marched through the city and formed line of battle in the open country beyond, under a scattering, long range fire from Marys Heights. There was a line of battle engaged with the enemy in our front. Humphrey's Division filed in and formed some two hundred yards in our rear. They were a fine looking body of men and just as good as they looked. This attracted the attention of the gunners on the Heights, 278 and they dropped shot and shell in their direction without serious injury. Gen. Humphrey, to show his contempt of this long range bombardment, rode with his staff and escort to the right of his line, and then dashed along the entire front to the left. A company of the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry were the escort. It was a mighty fine spectacle.

While the escort was passing directly opposite my position, and in full view, the horse of a trooper was knocked over and rolled on the ground. The boy jerked off the saddle and bridle and sprinted down to the left on the heels of the escort. That boy was our Jimmie McCloskey, and I felt sure that I recognized him at the time. But at the instant I saw something that he did not see. That horse was not killed, but only stunned, and in half a minute regained his feet and started full tilt after Jimmie and overtook him at the turning of the left flank, and the whole outfit was returned to duty without serious injury.

Soon afterwards this statement was corroborated at Stoneman's Switch, by the actor himself, and several of his comrades who were present.

The accession of Hooker to the command of the Army of the Potomac was followed by many changes in the disposition of the Cavalry Corps, and I saw Jimmie no more.

He was captured by the enemy, and the line of Michael and Maria became extinct in the prison pen of Andersonville."

Arthur J Krueger

Birth 13 MAR 1908 • Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Death NOV 8, 1990 • Osceola, Florida, United States

Dec 30, 1961 • Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA to Marjorie Emma Virginia Kreuger

Joseph L. Kopp

click name for more information and link to download Veterans Pension File.

Myrtle Barbara Hostetter

​Happy Birthday to Myrtle Barbara Hostetter Haringa!
September was a busy birthday month in the Hostetter household with three of the six sisters celebrating their special days. Their mother Charlotte might have also been thinking about her own mother this month as it was Anna Tina McGill Golden's birthday too (September 16, 1869). Today we are honoring the fifth daughter of the family, born on this day, September 5, 1919.
Aunt Mertie was living with her mother Charlotte, sisters Anna and Marjorie and nephew Robert Stenten at 434 Pacific Avenue when the 1940 census was taken. Her sister Millie was living in the same apartment building with her young family and sister Charlotte was right next door at 436 Pacific Avenue with her family so they were still close together when WW2 started. Mertie was 20 years old and her occupation was a 'domestic' in a private home, most likely a cleaner.
Things in her life would change a year later as she got married on June 28, 1941 at St. Stephen's Church in Jersey City. The lucky groom was Robert Drinkwater Haringa. She was 21 and Uncle Bob was 25 when they started married life. They had about two years together before the war caused them to be separated for two years. Bob joined the Navy in August of 1943 and came back home in November of 1945. During that time the sisters would often get together with their mother Charlotte and get out the old OUIJA board to ask how their loved ones were fighting away from home. Apparently Gram also used to read the tea leaves too!
After the war, Mertie and Bob had two daughters. In 1946, Carolyn Helen was born. Her middle name Helen came from her father's sister Helen. In 1948, Myrtle Barbara joined the family. She was named after her mother and goes by the name of Barbara. Their middle name of Barbara came from Fred Hostetter Jr's half sister, Barbara Bergmann.
In 1950, the family of four were living at 726 Bergen Avenue in Jersey City. Bob was a wholesale electronics shop keeper. This year Bob and Mertie bought a parcel of land in Edison to build their own home. They hired a company to lay the foundation and the rest of the work they did themselves. They would live and work during the week in Jersey City and then on the weekends they would go to the house and do some work. According to property records, the house at 24 Parker Road in Edison was completed in 1952. Mertie and Bob had apple, pear and peach trees along with a vegetable garden and an above ground pool too! Mertie spent a lot of time canning her surplus vegetables. Gram, Aunt Margie and cousin Charlotte would visit regularly and Gram would always make lots of peach cobbler with the fruit from the trees.
Things get a little fuzzy now and unfortunately I do not know much else about Aunt Mertie, except that she worked for Westinghouse for 12 years and was able to buy 'seconds' from them at discounted prices. She persuaded Aunt Margie to buy a stereo and it never worked properly but cousin Charlotte said that she still has the stereo 'somewhere'!
Mertie's daughters both married and each had two children and I know there are at least four great-grandchildren for her and Bob. If anyone knows any of Aunt Mertie's descendants, please tell them about this group as we would love to know how this branch of the family are!
Uncle Bob passed away on May 28, 1987 and Aunt Mertie passed away on April 11, 1992 in Edison. They are both in a mausoleum in Woodbridge, NJ, and just a few feet away from Mertie's sister Gertie.
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One last memory that I have of Aunt Mertie is that she shared her birthday with my father and every year without fail she would send Dad a 'On Our Mutual Birthday' card! Today, Aunt Mertie, Happy Birthday to YOU!

Thomas Harold Applegate

​Husband and partner in crime of Christine "Tina" Flynn, (co-founder with Kerri Corby Fawcett of this group and website.)

Anna Marie Baird "McGill"

Birth 1764 • Northumberland County PA
Death 27 APRIL 1837 • Saegertown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Daughter of Tabitha Elizabeth Jones and William C Baird. The wife of our Patrick "The Pioneer" McGill. And if he was a Pioneer, she was equally a Pioneer Woman.
​They celebrated the births of 5 children: John, William Perry (our direct ancestor), Nancy, Charles Dillon, and Maria.

Holmes Francis Applegate

Birth 3 AUG 1931 • Asbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death 14 AUG 2012 • Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Father of Thomas Applegate. Born in New Jersey, and lived there until 1996, when he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Holmes was a collector of Jersey Shore memorabilia, postcards, photos & negatives, and almost any kind of ephemera, which much of has been passed down to his descendants. Some has found its way to museums and libraries around the country.

Hessel Thomas Applegate

Born 16 DEC 1900 • Neptune Twp, Monmouth, New Jersey
Died 27 SEP 1964 • Bradley Beach, Monmouth, New Jersey
Hessel Applegate was a lifelong resident of Monmouth County, New Jersey. He entered the real estate and insurance field approximately 45 years before his death, joining the firm originally established by his father, Holmes Applegate, Sr., who operated a real estate business. Hessel later developed and ran his own insurance agency. The two worked side by side in the early years, sharing a home office located in Bradley Beach, New Jersey.
Mr. Applegate also contributed to public service during the Great Depression through his work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was involved in a project researching and documenting the historical origins of New Jersey place names.
He married Cora E. Applegate (née Follansbee) on June 14, 1923, in Freehold, New Jersey.
At the time of his passing, he was survived by his widow, Cora E. Applegate; two daughters, Mrs. Marilyn Long, of Ocean Township, and Phyllis Covert, of Freehold; and a son, Holmes F. Applegate, residing at home; a sister, Mrs. Hannah Bresnahan, Freehold, and eight grand-children.

Henry Twichell

Birth 31 MAY 1844 • Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Death 25 DEC 1914 • Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania
Click here for more information and Digital Civil War Pension File