George Beck
(1818-1881)
Elizabeth Caroline Honey
(1808-1897)
Frederick Jacob Lory
(1835-1902)
Catherine Ann Beck
(1842-1930)
Elvira Lory
(1880-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Daniel Sowers

Elvira Lory 1

  • Born: 17 Jan 1880, , York, PA 1
  • Marriage (1): John Daniel Sowers on 4 Dec 1912 in Manchester, York, PA
  • Died: 7 Jan 1956, York, York, PA at age 75 1
  • Buried: 11 Jan 1956, Manchester: Manchester Union Cemetery, York, PA 1

   FamilySearch ID: LDXN-R38.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Manchester, York, PA. 2 The 1880 census recorded Frederick Lory, tin smith, 45, living with wife Kate, 37; Carrie, 13; Ida L., 11; Mame, 4; Gertrude, 2; and Elvira, born in Jan 1880. Next door is Kate's brother, Charles Beck, carpenter, 35, with his wife Ellen, 33; Edgar, 13; Ramer, 9; Lottie, 7, and Harry, 10 months born in July 1879. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Frederick's parents in Prussia, and Kate's parents in Virginia.

2. Cause of Death: actue pulmonary edema, congestive heart failure, 7 Jan 1956, York, York, PA. 1

3. Residence: Maple St., Manchester, PA on 7 Jan 1956 in Manchester, York, PA. 1


Elvira married John Daniel Sowers on 4 Dec 1912 in Manchester, York, PA. (John Daniel Sowers was born on 17 Feb 1884 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,3 died on 22 Aug 1964 in Springettsbury Township, York, PA, USA 3 and was buried on 26 Aug 1964 in Manchester: Manchester Union Cemetery, York, PA 3.)

Sources

1 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.), Certificate 10130 Elvira Sowers. Father Frederick Lory. Mother Catherine Beck. INformant John D. Sowers.

2 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVB-25H Frederick Lory, Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 9, sheet 388A.

3 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.), Certificate 082068-64 John Daniel Sowers. Father John Sowers. Mother Mary E. Mickley. Spouse Elvira Lory Sowers.


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