George Schmeltzer and Margaret Beckle

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Husband George Schmeltzer ¹

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           Born: 3 Aug 1794 - Bucks Co, PA 2
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           Died: 26 Apr 1878 - Madisonburg, Centre Co, PA 3
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         Father: Conrad Schmeltzer (1768-1853) 1
         Mother: Margaret Ginder (1767-1850) 2

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       Marriage: 1815 - Bucks Co, PA 2

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   Other Spouse: Regina Wagner (1806-1879) 3 - 14 Oct 1850 3

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Wife Margaret Beckle ²

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            AKA: Catharine Beckley 4
           Born: 27 Dec 1792 2
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           Died: 10 Dec 1845 3
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Children

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1 F Esther Schmeltzer ⁴

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           Born: 21 Jul 1815 - Kelly Twp, Union Co, PA 4
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           Died: Aft 1898
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         Spouse: Joseph Gramly (1811-1884) 4
           Marr: 20 Feb 1834 4

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2 M John Schmeltzer ²

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           Born: 4 Sep 1817 2
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           Died: Bef 1898 - Stephenson Co, IL
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3 F Mary Schmeltzer ³

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           Born: May 1819 3
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         Spouse: Adam Shaffer (1815-1889) 5
           Marr: 12 Sep 1840 5

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4 M George, Jr. Schmeltzer ³

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           Born: 1 Nov 1820 3
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5 M Jacob Schmeltzer ³

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           Born: 5 Mar 1823 3
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           Died: Bef 1898 - Dakota, Stephenson Co, IL
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6 F Frances Schmeltzer ³

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           Born: 3 Dec 1825 3
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           Died: 18 Nov 1892 6
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         Spouse: "Uncle" John Shaffer (1825-      ) 7
           Marr: 1848 6

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7 M Benjamin Schmeltzer ³

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           Born: 13 Mar 1828 3
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           Died: Aft 1898
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8 F Hannah M. Schmeltzer ³

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           Born: 28 Nov 1832 3
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           Died: Bef 1898 - Stephenson Co, IL
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         Spouse: John Laurer (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - George Schmeltzer

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He was a farmer by occupation, lived to be over seventy years of age, and was twice married, but all of his children were of the first wife.

He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was but a child when his parents moved to their first farm, where as he grew to manhood he learned the business of farming, in which the greater portion of his after life was spent. He was a man of rather short stature and stout build, very energetic as a worker, peaceable and friendly in disposition, and although he talked very little he always meant what he said. In politics he was a Democrat, and various town­ship offices were creditably filled by him, while he was also active in religious matters as a devout member of the Lutheran Church.

After his first marriage he remained at his father's farm for a few years, and then moved to the vicinity of White Deer Hole and rented a farm on the Muncy river. At the time the dam was built there, he took charge of the boarding shanty for the contractors, and dur­ing the summer of 1830 he had often as many as 200 men to feed. In the fall of that year he would have accompanied his father to the new home in Brush Valley, but extra inducements were offered him to remain where he was, and he did not rejoin the family until the spring of 1831. He located on the northern portion of the new tract in an old log house, the ends of the logs being not yet sawed off. After the death of his first wife he re­moved to Madisonburg, where he built a new residence.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 319, 473.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 319.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 320.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 473.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 318.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 259.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 259, 320.