Harry Thomas Hershey
(1875-1932)
Anna Catherine Rohrbaugh
(1874-1952)
Earl Franklin Hershey
(1901-1960)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Hazel Verna Geiselman

2. Jessie Mae Barnes

Earl Franklin Hershey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 20 May 1901, Dover, York, PA 3 4 6 7
  • Christened: 4 Feb 1902, Jacobus: Salem Lutheran Church, York, PA, USA 6
  • Marriage (1): Hazel Verna Geiselman in Jul 1919 in Frederick, Frederick, MD 1
  • Marriage (2): Jessie Mae Barnes in Jun 1941 in York, York, PA 2
  • Died: 14 May 1960, York, York, PA at age 58 4 7 10 11
  • Buried: 17 May 1960, York.: Mount Rose Cemetery, York, PA 4 7 10

   FamilySearch ID: LQBX-XXP.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: "Fifteen Years Ago: Miss Hazel Geiselman, York, and Earl F. Hershey, Dover, were married in Frederick, Md., by Rev. E. H. Hummelgaugh, formerly of North York.", 19 Jul 1934, York, York, PA.

2. Census in 1940 in West York, York, PA. 3 The 1940 census recorded owning a $2000 home at 120 South Sumner Street: Anna C. Hershey, 65, widowed, living with her son Earl F. Hershey, proof reader in printing company, divorced, 39, and his children: Pauline C., presser in shirt factory, 20; May E., 16; Bettie J., 14; and Harry T., 12. Also in the home in Sonya S. Bicherick, Anna's great granddaughter, 0 months old. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: 1242 Lancaster Ave., York, PA on 6 Sep 1947 in York, York, PA. 9

4. Cause of Death: acute coronary thrombosis, 14 May 1960, Spring Garden Twp., York, PA. 7

5. Occupation: printer on 14 May 1960 in Spring Garden Twp., York, PA. 7

6. Residence: 1242 Lancaster Ave., Spring Garden, PA on 14 May 1960 in Spring Garden Twp., York, PA. 7

7. Obituary: Sunday News: obituary of Earl F. Hershey on 15 May 1960 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 11 EARL F. HERSHEY
YORK -- Earl F. Hershey, 58, 1242 Lancaster Ave., died at 2:20 a.m. Saturday at his residence. The husband of Jessie Mae Barnes Hershey, he was born in Dover, the son of the late Harry and Anna Kate Rohrbaugh Hershey. He was a member and trustee of St. Paul's EUB Church, Hellam, and was employed as a printer by the Maple Press Co.
Besides his widow, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Paul Wernig, 47 E. Cottage Pl., and Mrs. William Beecher, 119 S. Russell St.; a son, Harry Hershey, 1119 S. Russell St.; two granddaughters, two great-grandchildren, a brother, Charles Hershey, Dover R3, and a sister, Mrs. Percival Guise, 28 N. Sherman St.

8. Obituary: The Gazette and Daily: obituary of Earl F. Hershey on 16 May 1960 in York, York, PA. 10 Earl F. Hershey, husband of Jessie Mae Barnes Hershey, died at 2:20 a.m. Saturday at his home, 1242 Lancaster avenue. He was 58. Mr. Hershey was employed as a printer at Maple Press company, and was a member and trustee of St. Paul's EUB church, Halllam. Surviving, besides his widow, are two daughters, Mrs. Paul Wernig, 47 East Cottage place, and Mrs. William Beecher, 911 South Russell street; a son, Harry Hershey, also of the Russell street address; two granddaughters; two great grandchildren; a brother, Charles Hershey, Dover RD 3, and a sister, Mrs. Percival Guise, 28 North Sherman street. His pastor, Rev. Lewis E. Kline, will officiate at funeral services tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Etzwiler Funeral home, 1111 East Market street. Burial will be in Mt. Rose cemetery.


Earl married Hazel Verna Geiselman in Jul 1919 in Frederick, Frederick, MD.1 (Hazel Verna Geiselman was born on 6 Nov 1900 in York, York, PA,12 13 died on 12 May 1987 in York, York, PA 12 13 14 and was buried on 15 May 1987 in York.: Mount Rose Cemetery, York, PA 12 14.)


Earl next married Jessie Mae Barnes in Jun 1941 in York, York, PA.2 (Jessie Mae Barnes was born in , , Pennsylvania, USA.)


Sources


1 The Gazette and Daily (York, PA) (York, York, Pennsylvania.), 19 Jul 1934, page 2. Fifteen Years Ago.

2 The Gazette and Daily (York, PA) (York, York, Pennsylvania.), 3 Jun 1941, page 4. Application to Wed.

3 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQZM-DHW Earl F Hershey in household of Anna C Hershey, West York Borough, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-100, sheet 11B, family 259.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100470742.

5 York Daily Record (York, PA), 17 Sep 1975, page 11. Obituary of Harry F. Hershey, father Earl F. Hershey, mother Hazel V. Heffner, sister Bette Beecher.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > York > Jacobus > Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, printed page 154, online image 186.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 52676. Earl F. Hershey. Father Harry Hershey. Mother Anna Kate Rohrbaugh. Spouse: Jessie Mae Hershey.

8 The York Dispatch (York, PA), 18 Aug 1988, obituary of Bette J. Beecher.

9 York County History Center (250 E Market St, York, PA 17403 https://www.yorkhistorycenter.org/), Hershey-Beecher newspaper clipping in the library's Beecher surname file, newspaper name not cited.

10 The Gazette and Daily (York, PA) (York, York, Pennsylvania.), 16 May 1960, page 30. Obituary of Earl F. Hershey.

11 Lancaster Sunday News (Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.), 15 May 1960, page 50. Obituary of Earl Hershey.

12 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125578671.

13 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM5Z-549 Hazel Heffner.

14 York Daily Record (York, PA), 13 May 1987, page 12. Obituary of Hazel Geiselman Heffner.



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