Schaeffer

Schaeffer, Henry – Obituary

Henry Schaeffer passed away Sunday at his home in Wallowa after an illness that had developed into serious nature only two weeks earlier. He had been in poor health, however, for a much longer time and for a year had used a crutch and cane to get about. His physicians gave bright’s disease as the cause of death. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home and burial was in the Wallowa cemetery. For all time, Mr. Schaeffer will occupy an unique position in this history of Wallowa county as he and his wife were married at the first wedding … Read more

A Genealogy of the Lake Family

Ancestor Register of Esther Steelman Adams

A genealogy of the Lake family of Great Egg Harbour in Old Gloucester County in New Jersey : descended from John Lade of Gravesend, Long Island; with notes on the Gravesend and Staten Island branches of the family. This volume of nearly 400 pages includes a coat-of-arms in colors, two charts, and nearly fifty full page illustrations – portraits, old homes, samplers, etc. The coat-of-arms shown in the frontspiece is an unusually good example of the heraldic art!

Lutheran Orphans’ Home and Asylum, Germantown PA 1892-1914

Lutheran Orphans Home and Asylum Germantown

Philadelphia has been justly noted for its many charitable and benevolent institutions. Among these the “Orphans’ Home and Asylum for the Aged and Infirm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Germantown” holds a conspicuous place. When so many children were made orphans during the late war, this institution was among the first to open its doors for these soldiers’ orphans, and 98 were admitted up to the time when the State provided homes for them. Including with these reports are names and ages of the orphans who were present during the year.

Stephenson County Illinois World War 1 Veterans

Honor roll of the Great War, Stephenson County, 1917-1919

This small booklet contains all the known men and women who participated in World War 1 and claimed their home of record as Stephenson County, Illinois. By participation, this record does not limit this to soldiers, but also contains the records of those men and women who served the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., and other non-fighting positions. This book is free to read or download.

1923 Historical and Pictorial Directory of Angola Indiana

1923 Angola Indiana Directory Book Cover

Luedders’ historical and pictorial city directory of Angola, Indiana for the year 1923, containing an historical compilation of items of local interest, a complete canvass of names in the city, which includes every member of the family, college students, families on rural lines, directory of officers of county, city, lodges, churches, societies, a directory of streets, and a classified business directory.

Schaeffer, Rose Marie – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon Rose Marie Schaeffer Rose Marie Schaeffer, 80, of Wallowa died Aug. 31 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise. Burial was at Bramlet Cemetery. Bollman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Schaeffer was born Oct. 2, 1925, to Silas Oliver and Minnie Belle Weaver Barnes in Paradise. She married Don Schaeffer in 1946, and was a homemaker and a bookkeeper, and will be remembered for her devotion to her family and her love of animals. Survivors include her husband of Wallowa; a son, Donnie Schaeffer of Wallowa; a daughter, LaVonne Lessar of Pendleton; a sister, Charlotte Doud … Read more