Descendants of Henry REFFNER and Elizabeth KLOTZ

as of 4 December 2001

Generation No. 1

Return to Reffner Outline

1. Henry³ REFFNER (Michael², Henry¹) was born 15 Jun 1823 in Bedford Co. PA¹, and died 19 Nov 1907 in Bedford Co. PA². He married Elizabeth KLOTZ ca 1846, daughter of John KLOTZ and Rebecca STIFFLER. She was born 30 Sep 1826^3,4, and died 1892⁵.

Notes for Henry REFFNER:
1850 PA Census: Bedford Co. Middle Woodbury Twp. p. 235B
Dwelling 148, family 158:

Henry REFFNER, 27, Laborer, Pa.
Elisabeth, 33, Pa.
John, 3; Peter, 1
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1860 PA Census: Blair Co. Juniata Twp. P.O. Newry, p. 350
Series M653, roll 1078, dwelling 265, family 265

Henry REFFNER, 37, Farmer
Elizth, 35
John, 12; George, 10; Hetty, 7; Rebecca, 5; Mary, 2; [illegible], 2/12 (possibly David?)
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1870 PA Census: Blair Co. Juniata Twp. P.O. Hollidaysburg, p. 342
Series M593, roll 1309/1310, dwelling 104, family 100

Henry REFFNER, 46, Laborer, 100/100, Pa.
Elizabeth, 45, Keeping House
Rebecca, 14; George, 21; Ellen, 10; David, 8; Sylvester, 6; Grant, 4
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1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury West Twp. p. 77

Henry REFFNER, 57, Laborer, b. Pa
Elizabeth, 53, Keeping House
Jeremiah, 13, Laborer; Rachel, 8
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1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury Twp., ed 32, p. 3a, lines 41-46
Series T623, roll 1376, dwelling 42, family 46, 6 June 1900

William STULL, Head, May 1841, 59, Marr. 34 yrs.
Catharine, Wife, Aug 1842, 57, Marr. 34 yrs.
George F., Son, Aug 1866, 33, Single
Elizabeth BOWMAN, niece, Jan 1856, 44, Single
Irene B. ", niece, Jun 1887, 12, Single
Henry REFFNER, f-in-law, Jun 1823, 77, Widow, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Why is Henry Reffner with this family? He did not, as far as we know, have a daughter named Catharine.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Bedford County, S. Woodbury Twp.
Full Name: Henry REFFNER
Sex: Male
Color: White
Date of Birth: June 27, 1823
Age: 84 yrs, 4 mos, 20 days
Marital Status: Widowed
Birthplace: Blair Co. Pa.
Name of Father: Michael Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Penna. U.S.A.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Zeigler
Birthplace of Mother: Penna. U.S.A.
Occupation: Laborer
Informant: George Reffner, N. Enterprise, Pa.
Date of Death: 11-19-1907
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage (Right-Hemiplegia)
Place of Burial: Barleys Cemetery, 12-21-1907 [sic, probably 11-21-ed.]
Undertaker: D.H. Byers & Son, Woodbury, Pa.
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Obituary from the Morrison's Cove "Herald" 30 November 1907 issue:

HENRY REFFNER. At 12:30 o'clock Wednesday morning Henry Reffner died at the home of his daughter Mrs. John Helsel at Lafayettesville, aged 84 years, 5 months and four days. Mr. Reffner spent most of his years in Morrison's Cove. He was a member of the Church of God having united with the church many years ago at Hoover's bethel. He was much interested in church work in which he took an active part, and while he could, attended services regularly. When services at Hoover's bethel were abandoned and the building torn away his church home was lost to him, yet he remained steadfast in the faith in which he died.

Mr. Reffner suffered a long illness and was confined to his bed nearly four years, or since May 1904. A few weeks ago he was stricken with paralysis which hastened his demise. He was well known and esteemed in his neighborhood. The funeral took place Friday morning, the cortege leaving the house at 10 o'clock. Services were held in Barley Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. C. Gumbert, pastor of the Reformed church of Loysburg. He is survived by four children: Mrs. John Helsel and George Reffner of near Brumbaugh; Sylvester of Rodman station and Jerre of Pitcairn.

His wife preceded him to the grave fifteen years ago. He was the father of ten children, six of them having also preceded him. Thirty-five grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren are living. His remains were laid to rest beside his wife in the Barley cemetery.
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Barley Cemetery, south of Bakers Summit, Bloomfield Twp. Bedford County, PA
Transcribed 25 June 2001 by Michael Scott Caldwell

MOTHER / ELIZABETH / REFNER / 1827 - 1892

FATHER / HENRY / REFNER / 1823 - 1907

[Note: Elizabeth's birth and baptism record strongly indicates she was born 30 September 1826, not 1827 - ed.]
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Notes for Elizabeth KLOTZ:
Newry Lutheran Church Birth and Baptism Record

Elisabeth, geb. den 30 Sept, get. den 29 Octob, Joh. Klotz, fr. Rebecca

[Elisabeth, born the 30 Sept, bapt. the 29 October, John Klotz, wife Rebecca]

[Note: The year was not explicitly stated in this individual record, but the four prior records are dated 1826, as is the subsequent record.]
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Children of Henry REFFNER and Elizabeth KLOTZ are:

+ 2 i. John Martin⁴ REFFNER, born 9 Jul 1847 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 9 Jun 1907 in McKee's Gap, Blair Co. PA.
+ 3 ii. George Peter REFFNER, born 1 Nov 1848 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 21 Apr 1910 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
+ 4 iii. Henrietta Jane REFFNER, born 30 Sep 1850 in South Woodbury Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 31 Jul 1937 in South Woodbury Twp. Bedford Co. PA.
5 iv. Susannah Elizabeth REFFNER, born 4 Aug 1853 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA.
6 v. Rebecca Margaret REFFNER, born 17 Nov 1855 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA.
7 vi. Mary Ellen REFFNER, born 27 Apr 1858 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA.
+ 8 vii. David Harrison REFFNER, born 28 Apr 1860 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA.
+ 9 viii. William Sylvester REFFNER, born 20 Feb 1862 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 21 Feb 1941 in McKee, Blair Co. PA.
+ 10 ix. Jeremiah Grant REFFNER, born 15 Sep 1866 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 30 Jun 1932 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
11 x. Rachel REFFNER, born 1872.

Generation No. 2

2. John Martin⁴ REFFNER (Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 9 Jul 1847 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA, and died 9 Jun 1907 in McKee's Gap, Blair Co. PA. He married (1) Jane E. STIFFLER 30 Jun 1868 in Claysburg, Bedford Co. PA, daughter of Michael STIFFLER and Mary DULL. She was born 23 May 1850 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA^6,7, and died Bet. 1870 - 1878 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA. He married (2) Elizabeth BICE Bef. 1878 in PA. She was born 1854 in PA, and died 17 Mar 1892 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.

Notes for John Martin REFFNER:
1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Union Twp. P.O. St. Clairsville p. 693
Series M593, roll 1304, dwelling 68, family 68

John REFNER, 23, Farm Laborer, $300 Personal Property, b. Pa.
Jane, 20, Keeps house
Calvin, 1
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1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury West Twp. p. 77:

Martin REFFNER, 32, Farmer, b. Pa
Elizabeth, 25, Keeping House
Calvin, 11; Michael, 9; Sarah, 1; Mary J., 6/12 b. Nov. ['79]
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Clark's Altoona City Directory April 1886

p. 274
Refner Martin, laborer, h 2207 Eighth ave
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Clark's Altoona Directory for 1888

p. 278
Reffner John M. laborer, r h 1404 Seventh ave
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Clark's Altoona City Directory July / Aug 1891

p. 284
Reffner Martin, laborer, bds 2306 Seventh avenue.
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Clark's Altoona City Directory for 1893

p. 347
Reffner Martin, laborer PRR, r h 1012 Sixth ave
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Clark's Altoona City Directory 1895

p. 388
Reffner Martin, laborer PRR, r h 806 Fourteenth st
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R.L. Polk & Co.'s Altoona Directory 1896-97

p. 450
Reffner Martin, lab, h 806 14th.
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Clark's Altoona City Directory 1900/01

REFFNER John M, lab, h 1618 8th av.
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1900 PA Census: Blair Co. Altoona City, e.d. #54, sheet 2, line 84:

John M. REFFNER, Head, July 1847, 52, widowed
Lloyd W., Son, Mar 1885, 15, single
Sarah A. Basom, Housekeeper, Sep 1840, 59, widowed
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The Altoona, PA "Mirror" issue of 10 June 1907, p. 12, columns 1-2

MARTIN REFFNER

Died at 11 o'clock last night of dropsy at his home, Sixth avenue and Eleventh street, Juniata. He was born July 9, 1857 [1847 - ed.], and had been a resident of Juniata for a long period of years, having been employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company for 22 years. He was a member of the First United Brethren church and of Lodge No. 152, Independent Order of America. Three sons survive, Calvin of Juniata, Michael of Roaring Spring and Lloyd of Altoona. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning. The body will be taken to Stiffler's cemetery at McKees Gap on the 8.05 train where interment will be made.

The Altoona, PA "Tribune" issue of 11 June 1907, p. 5, column 1

Martin Reffner.

Martin Reffner, aged 50 years, died Sunday night at 11 o'clock, of dropsy, at his home, Sixth avenue and Eleventh street, Juniata. Mr. Reffner had for many years been a resident of Juniata and for twenty-two years was employed with the Pennsylvania Railroad company. He was a member of the First United Brethren church. He is survived by three sons, Calvin, of Juniata, Michael, of Roaring Spring, and Lloyd, of this city. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning. The body will be taken to McKees Gap, where interment will be made in Stiffler's cemetery.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health, Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Blair County, Borough of Juniata
Full Name: John M. REFFNER
Sex: Male
Color: White
Date of Birth: July 9, 1847
Age: 59 yrs, 11 mos, 0 days
Marital Status: Widower
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: Henry Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Catherine [Elizabeth - ed.] Klutz
Birthplace of Mother: Pa.
Occupation: Check weighman
Informant: Calvin Reffner, Juniata, Pa.
Date of Death: June 9, 1907
Cause of Death: Indigestion and heart disease
Place of Burial: McKee, Pa., July 12, 1907
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Notes for Jane E. STIFFLER:
Newry Lutheran Church Birth and Baptism Record

Infant Baptism under the Administration of Jos. Fichtner

Jane, daughter of Michael and Mary Anne Stiffler, was born May 23d 1850, Bap. Dec 5th 1851.
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Marriage Notes for John REFFNER and Jane STIFFLER:
"Your Family Tree" published by Hoenstine Rental Library, Hollidaysburg, PA

"Married on Jun 30, 1868 by George Weaver, Esq., Mr. Martin Reffner to Miss Jane Stiffler. (July 15, 1868 newspaper article)

Notes for Elizabeth BICE:
Her maiden name taken from son Lloyd Wilson Reffner's death certificate:

Mother's Maiden Name: [Not Known] Bice
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Children of John REFFNER and Jane STIFFLER are:

+ 12 i. Calvin Luther⁵ REFFNER, born 31 Mar 1869 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 4 Jan 1939 in Tiffin, OH.
+ 13 ii. Michael Washington REFFNER, born 24 Sep 1870 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA; died 8 Oct 1943 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA.

Children of John REFFNER and Elizabeth BICE are:

14 i. Sarah E.⁵ REFFNER, born 1878; died 18 Jun 1892 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
15 ii. Mary J. REFFNER, born Nov 1879⁸.
16 iii. Margaret REFFNER, born Jan 1880.
+ 17 iv. Lloyd Wilson REFFNER, born 10 Mar 1885 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA; died 19 Jul 1941 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
18 v. daughter (REFFNER), born Aug 1887 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA; died 2 Jan 1888 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.

3. George Peter⁴ REFFNER (Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 1 Nov 1848 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA^9,10, and died 21 Apr 1910 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA¹¹. He married Elizabeth EBERSOLE 6 Jan 1873¹², daughter of Abraham EBERSOLE and Mary SMITH. She was born 15 Mar 1847^13,14, and died 10 Dec 1932¹⁵.

Notes for George Peter REFFNER:
1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury Twp. P.O. New Enterprise, p. 655b, lines 34-40 & p. 656a, line 1
Series M593, roll 1304, dwelling 251, family 246, 25 July 1870

Jacob PRESTLE, 36, Farmer, $4600 Real Estate / $1200 Personal Estate, b. Pa.
Mary, 28, Keeping House, b. Pa.
Elmira, 15, at school; Melinda, 14, at school; Floyd, 6, at school
William, 4; Harry, 8/12, b. Nov.
George RAFFNER, 21, Farm Laborer, b. Pa.

[Note: Mary, wife of Jacob Pressel, was George Reffner's first cousin - ed.]
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1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Bloomfield Twp. ed 217/3/3:

George REFNER, 34, Shuckster?, Pa/Pa/Pa
Elizabeth, 35, Wife, Keeps House
Charles, 7, Son; Malinda, 5, daughter
George W., 2, son; David, 1, son
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1900 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury Twp., ed 32, p. 3a, lines 9-11
Series T623, roll 1376, dwelling 36, family 40, 6 June 1900

George P. REFFNER, Head, Dec 1848, 51, marr. 27 yrs., b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farm Laborer
Elizabeth, Wife, Mar 1848, 52, marr. 27 yrs.
Earl V., Son, Mar 1889, 11
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The Altoona, PA "Mirror" issue of 22 April 1910, p. 16, column 1

GEORGE REFFNER

Of New Enterprise, brief mention of whose sudden death at the home of his son William Reffner of 2515 Beale avenue, was made yesterday, was aged 63. On January 6, 1873, he married Miss Elizabeth Ebersole, who survives, with the following children: David of Salemville, Wilson, Charles and Mrs. D.F. Shimer of New Enterprise, and William and Earl of Altoona. He is also survived by two brothers and a sister, Jerry Reffner of Juniata, Sylvester Reffner of Roaring Spring and Mrs. John Helsel of Lafayettesville. Brief services were held at 7:30 this morning at the home of his son and the body was taken on the 8 o'clock train to Lafayettesville, Bedford county, where services were held at 2 this afternoon in St. Paul's Reformed church of which the deceased was an active member. The interment followed in Holsinger's cemetery.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Blair County, City of Altoona, 2515 Beale Avenue, 9th Ward
Full Name: George P. Reffner
Sex: Male
Color: White
Date of Birth: Nov. 1, 1847
Age: 62 years, 5 mos, 20 days
Marital Status: Married
Birthplace: Pa.
Occupation: Laborer
Name of Father: Henry Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Betzy Reffner
Birthplace of Mother: Pa.
Informant: Wm. Reffner, 2515 Beale Avenue
Date of Death: Apr. 21st 1910
Cause of Death: chronic gastritis
Contributory: Gastric ulcer
Place of Burial: Roaring Springs, Pa., Apr. 22, 1910
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Barley St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Bakers Summit, Bloomfield Twp. Bedford Co. PA
Transcribed 25 June 2001 by Michael Scott Caldwell

REFFNER
MOTHER / ELIZABETH E. / 1847 - 1932
FATHER / GEORGE P. / 1847 - 1910
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Notes for Elizabeth EBERSOLE:
1910 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury Twp. ed 29, p. 9a, lines 27-28
Series T624, roll 1312, dwelling 176, family 188, 27 April 1910

Elizabeth REFFNER, Head, 62, widow, 8 children / 6 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Clara Fern, grand-dau, 11
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Children of George REFFNER and Elizabeth EBERSOLE are:

+ 19 i. Charles⁵ REFFNER, born Mar 1873.
+ 20 ii. Mary Malinda REFFNER, born 28 Jun 1874; died 13 Jan 1939.
21 iii. George William REFFNER, born 13 Aug 1877¹⁶; died 5 Jan 1941¹⁶. He married (1) Hattie Mae PRESSEL; born 28 Mar 1884¹⁶; died 10 Dec 1906¹⁶. He married (2) Cora DIVELY; born 14 Apr 1892; died 24 Jan 1965.

Notes for George William REFFNER:
Barley St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Bakers Summit, Bloomfield Twp. Bedford Co. PA
Transcribed 25 June 2001 by Michael Scott Caldwell

FATHER / GEORGE W. REFFNER / 1877 - 1941
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Notes for Hattie Mae PRESSEL:
Barley St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Bakers Summit, Bloomfield Twp. Bedford Co. PA
Transcribed 25 June 2001 by Michael Scott Caldwell

HATTIE / WIFE OF / G.W. REFFNER / BORN / MAR. 28, 1884 / DIED / DEC. 10. 1906
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+ 22 iv. David Allen REFFNER, born 15 Feb 1879; died 22 Nov 1960.
23 v. Bruce I. REFFNER, born 23 Sep 1882; died 15 Sep 1884.
+ 24 vi. Wilson REFFNER, born 12 Oct 1884; died 12 Apr 1964.
25 vii. Earl Valentine REFFNER, born 12 Mar 1889; died 10 Mar 1976 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA. He married (1) Rose M. PARSON; born 8 Jun 1886; died 23 Dec 1957. He married (2) Hattie MILLER HOOVER; born 9 Jul 1889 in Clear Ridge, PA; died 2 Mar 1983 in Martinsburg, PA.

4. Henrietta Jane⁴ REFFNER (Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 30 Sep 1850 in South Woodbury Twp. Bedford Co. PA^17,18, and died 31 Jul 1937 in South Woodbury Twp. Bedford Co. PA^19,20. She married John Wesley HELSEL Apr 1870^21,22, son of George HELSEL and Sarah SINGER. He was born 6 Feb 1847^23,24, and died 19 Mar 1919²⁵.

Notes for Henrietta Jane REFFNER:
Obituary:

Mrs. Jane Helsel died July 31 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Loretta Baumgardner, near New Enterprise. She was born Sept. 30, 1850, in that vicinity, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Reffner, and was one of 13 children. Her husband, who was John Helsel, preceded her in death. Two daughters and a son survive, Mrs. Rufus Koontz of Yellow Creek, David Helsel of East Freedom and the daughter above mentioned. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at the Holsinger Church of the Brethren and interment made in the adjoining cemetery.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Bedford County, S. Woodbury Twp.
Full Name: Jane Heltzel
Residence: New Enterprise, Pa.
Sex: F
Color: White
Marital Status: Widow
Wife of: John Heltzel, Dec.
Date of Birth: Sept. 30, 1850
Age: 86 years, 10 mos, 1 day
Occupation: House Work
Birthplace: Woodbury, Pa.
Name of Father: Henry Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Penna.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Klutz
Birthplace of Mother: Penna.
Informant: Loretta Baumgardner, New Enterprise, Pa.
Burial: Holsingers, Bedford Co. Pa., Aug. 3, 1937
Undertaker: J.N. Byers & Son, Woodbury, Pa.
Date of Death: July 31, 1937
Cause of Death: Lobular pneumonia
Contributory: Senility
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Notes for John Wesley HELSEL:
1870 PA Census: Blair Co. Juniata Twp. p. 339:

John W. HELSEL, 22, Farm Laborer, /100, Pa., married in April
Harrietta, 19, Keeping House
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1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury West Twp. p. 77:

John HELSEL, 39, laborer, b. Pa
Jane, 29, Keeping house, b. Pa
Minnie B., 9; Mary A., 1
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1900 PA Soundex: Bedford Co. South Woodbury Twp., 34/32/3/62

John W. HELSEL, Feb 1847
Jane, wife, Sep 1850
Harrison, son, Dec 1883; Carrie, dau, Aug 1890; David, son, May 1894
Loretta FREDRIC, dau, Oct 1881
Jesse C. FREDRIC, g-son, May 1899
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1910 PA Census: Bedford Co. South Woodbury Twp. ed 29, p. [illegible], lines 15-18
Series T624, roll 1312, dwelling 194, family 206, 28 April 1910

John W. HELSEL, Head, 63, marr. (1st time) 40 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Farmer
Harrietta Jane, wife, 59, marr. (1st time) 40 yrs, 7 children / 5 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Carrie, dau, 19; Irvin, son, 15
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Tombstone Inscription

HELSEL
JOHN W. / 1847 - 1919
JANE HIS WIFE / 1850 - 1937
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Children of Henrietta REFFNER and John HELSEL are:

26 i. Della⁵ HELSEL²⁵.
27 ii. Minnie Belle HELSEL, born ca 1871²⁵. She married David R. STETTLEMEYER 15 Jul 1888 in Woodbury Boro., Bedford Co. PA²⁶; born ca 1865²⁶.

Marriage Notes for Minnie HELSEL and David STETTLEMEYER:
Michael A. Hengst, BEDFORD COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS: BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 1885 - April 1890, Closson Press, Apollo, Pa, 1989, p. 150, "STETTLEMEYER, DAVID R., 23, white, r. South Woodbury Twp., oc. school teacher s/o Sarah Helsel, n/a; MINNIE B. HELSEL, 17, white, r. South Woodbury Twp. oc. none d/o Jno. & Jane Helsel, consent filed; m. July 15, 1888 at Woodbury Boro. by Rev. James M. Waggoner, vol. 3, rec. 654."

+ 28 iii. Mary Ann HELSEL, born 11 Dec 1878 in New Enterprise, Bedford Co. PA; died 12 Jun 1953 in Hopewell, Bedford Co. PA.
+ 29 iv. Loretta Jane HELSEL, born 27 Oct 1881 in PA; died 17 Oct 1968 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
30 v. Harrison HELSEL, born Dec 1883²⁷.
31 vi. Carrie May HELSEL, born Aug 1890^27,28.
32 vii. David Irvin HELSEL, born May 1894^29,30.

8. David Harrison⁴ REFFNER (Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 28 Apr 1860 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA³¹. He married Lydia POWELL.

Notes for David Harrison REFFNER:
On 9 March 2001, I scanned the 1880 PA Soundex microfilm for David Reffner with no results.
He does not appear with his parents that year either.
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Webb's Altoona Directory 1882-83

p. 181
Reffner David H. lab, b 6th av n 20th
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Fierstine's Altoona Directory 1884-85

p. 203
Reffner David, laborer, h 1326 10th ave
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Clark's Altoona City Directory April 1886

p. 274
Refner David, laborer, h 509 Nineteenth st
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Clark's Altoona Directory for 1888

p. 278
Reffner David H. brass foundry, r h 1304 Sixth ave
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Clark's Directory of the City of Altoona, PA, for the year 1890

p. 299
Reffner David H., moulder, r h 2114 Fourteenth ave
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Children of David REFFNER and Lydia POWELL are:

33 i. Walter⁵ REFFNER.

Notes for Walter REFFNER:
A possibility:

1920 PA Census: Centre Co. Haines Twp. Woodward Village, ed 22, p. 12a, lines 48-50 & p. 12b, lines 51-54

Walter E. REFFNER, Head, 34, married, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Merchant: Grocery Store
Maybell, wife, 38, married, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
[Caris*?] E., son, 2 2/12
Amanda, dau, 7
Iona F. [or T.], dau, 2/12
Olive, dau, 11
[Leava*?] [V.*?] KING, step-dau, 15

[to be verified]
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34 ii. Edgar Clair REFFNER, born 22 Jan 1885³²; died 9 Nov 1963 in Cleveland, OH³³. He married Martha W. BENNER 21 Aug 1927 in Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA³⁴.

Notes for Edgar Clair REFFNER:
U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, APPLICATION FOR ACCOUNT NUMBER 174-18-2880

Print Name: EDGAR CLAIR REFFNER
Address: 105 1/2 Willow Ave., Altoona, Pa.
Business Name of Present Employer: None
Age at Last Birthday: 54
Date of Birth: 1-22-85
Place of Birth: Altoona, Blair Co. Pa.
Father's Full Name: Dave Reffner
Mother's Full Maiden Name: Lydia Powell
Sex: Male
Color: White
Date Signed: 7-13-39
Signature: Edgar C. Reffner
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Ohio Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Cuyahoga County, Cleveland City, Poly Clinic Hospital
Usual Residence: 3912 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
Name of Deceased: EDGAR CLAIR REFFNER
Date of Death: 11-9-63
Sex: Male
Color: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: Jan. 19, 1885 [note difference from Social Security Number Application - ed.]
Age: 78
Usual Occupation: Maintenance
Kind of Business: Hill Casket Co.
Birthplace: Pa.
Citizen of What Country: U.S.
Father's Name: unk
Mother's Maiden Name: unk
Was Deceased ever in U.S. Armed Forces: No
Social Security Number: 174-18-2880
Informant's Name: Mrs. Harriet Genutis, 1603 E. 47
Cause of Death: Lungs edema
Due to: Arteriosclerotic heart disease, failure
Place and Date of Burial: West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, 11-12-63
Funeral Director: Carl L. Kaufmann, 6502 Franklin, Cleveland, Ohio
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Marriage Notes for Edgar REFFNER and Martha BENNER:
Centre County, Pennsylvania, Marriage Record Volume 25, p. 484

APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE No. 13369

Statement of Male
Full Name: EDGAR C. REFFNER
Color: White
Relationship of parties making this application, if any, either by blood or marriage: None
Occupation: Electrician
Birthplace: Altoona
Residence: Bellefonte
Age: 37 years
Previous marriage or marriages: No
Date of death or divorce of former wife or wives: --
Is application afflicted with any transmissible disease: No
Name and surname of father: David
Name and surname of mother: Madeleine
Maiden name of mother: Madeleine Powell
Residence of father: Dead
Residence of mother: Dead
Color of father: White
Color of mother: White
Occupation of father: Dead
Occupation of mother: Dead
Birthplace of father: Penna.
Birthplace of mother: Penna.

Statement of Female
Full Name: MARTHA W. BENNER
Color: White
Relationship of parties making this application, if any, either by blood or marriage: None
Occupation: None
Birthplace: Bellefonte
Residence: Bellefonte
Age: 21 years
Previous marriage or marriages: No
Date of death or divorce of former wife or wives: --
Is application afflicted with any transmissible disease: No
Name and surname of father: Clarence
Name and surname of mother: Bertha
Maiden name of mother: Bertha Stover
Residence of father: Bellefonte
Residence of mother: Bellefonte
Color of father: White
Color of mother: White
Occupation of father: Farmer
Occupation of mother: H.K.
Birthplace of father: Bellefonte
Birthplace of mother: Bellefonte

Centre County, ss: Personally appeared before me, C.O.C. of said County of Centre Edgar C. Reffner and Martha W. Benner who, according to law, did depose and say that the statements above set forth are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief.

[signed] Edgar C. Reffner
[signed] Martha W. Benner

Sworn and subscribed before me, this
19" day of August A.D. 1927

Harry A. Rossman, C.O.C.

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

No. 13369

I, Rev. Reed O. Steely, hereby certify that on the 21st day of August one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven at The Evangelical Parsonage, Bellefonte, Edgar C. Reffner and Martha W. Benner were by me united in marriage, in accordance with license issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Centre County, Pennsylvania, number 13369.

Rev. Reed O. Steely, Minister of the Gospel
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Centre County, PA Civil Court
February Term, 1949, #181

Martha W. Reffner, Plaintiff
versus
Edgar C. Reffner, Defendant

1. The plaintiff is Martha W. Reffner
and the defendant is Edgar C. Reffner

2. The plaintiff's residence is East Howard Street, Bellefonte Boro, RFD #3, Bellefonte, Pa.

3. The defendant is a citizen of the United States, whose last known address is Boro of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa.

4. The plaintiff has resided in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania forty-one (41) years

5. The plaintiff and defendant were married on August 21, 1927, at Evangelical Parsonage, Bellefonte, Pa.

6. Plaintiff avers that on or about January 15, 1928, the defendant absented himself from plaintiff, and committed willful and malicious desertion of plaintiff, which desertion has continued from said time to the present.

7. Plaintiff avers this action is not collusive.

8. Plaintiff asks for divorce from Bonds of Matrimony.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Centre, SS:

Before me, the undersigned authority, appeared Martha W. Reffner who being duly sworn deposes and says that she knows of her own personal knowledge that the facts contained in the Complaint in Divorce are true.

[signed] Martha W. Reffner, Plaintiff

Sworn and subscribed before me, the 26 day of February 1949, a Prothonotary in and for the County of Centre and State of Pennsylvania,

Bond C. White, Prothonotary

AND NOW, March 9, 1949, Martin L. Kauffman, Sheriff of the County of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that after diligent search and inquiry, the within named defendant, Edgar C. Reffner could not be found in the County of Centre nor the State of Pennsylvania, therefore, the within writ is returned, defendant not found.

So answers
Martin L. Kauffman, Sheriff

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9 day of March A.D. 1949

Bond. C. White, Prothonotary

And now, to-wit October 13th, 1950, this case came on to be heard upon libel, proclamation and testimony, and it appearing to the Court that the facts in the libel set forth were true, and therefore upon consideration thereof by the Court it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said Martha W. Reffner, the libellant, be and is hereby divorced and forever separated from the nuptial ties or bonds of matrimony with Edgar C. Reffner, and the said marriage is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed to be wholly null and void, and all and every the duties, rights and claims accruing to either of said parties in pursuance of said marriage shall and do cease and determine.

It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said respondent pay the costs of this proceeding.

By the Court,

Ivan Walker, P.J.
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35 iii. Chester C. REFFNER, born 7 Feb 1887 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA^35,36; died 4 Jul 1951 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA³⁶. He married Sarah Ann KEITH; born 24 Jun 1887³⁷; died 22 Feb 1969.

Notes for Chester C. REFFNER:
1920 PA Census: Blair Co. Altoona Ward 7, ed 66, p. 10b, lines 68-69
Series T625, roll 1539, dwelling 214, family 226, #105 Willow Ave., 10 Jan 1920

Chester C. REFFNER, Head, 32, marr., b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Car Cleaner: Steam Railway
Sara A., wife, 32, marr., b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Blair County, Altoona, Altoona Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: 105 1/2 Willow Ave., Altoona, Blair Co. Pa.
Full Name: CHESTER REFFNER
Date of Death: July 4, 1951
Sex: Male
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 2-7-1887
Age: 64
Usual Occupation: Coach Cleaner, P.R.R.
Birthplace: Altoona, Pa.
Father's Name: (unknown)
Mother's Maiden Name: (unknown)
Informant: Mrs. Chester Reffner, 105 1/2 Willow Ave., Altoona
Cause of Death: Urinary Retention Due to Hypertrophied Prostate
Due to: Uremia
Due to: Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease
Place and Date of Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Pa., 7-7-51
Funeral Director: L.H. Barton, Altoona, Pa.
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Obituary, unknown source

CHESTER REFFNER

Of 105 1/2 Willow avenue, died at 11.55 o'clock last night in the Altoona hospital where he had been a patient since June 11. He was born in Altoona on Feb. 7, 1887, and was employed as a coach cleaner by the Pennsylvania Railroad company. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Sarah Reffner. Friends will be received at the Gilden-Barton funeral home after 7 o'clock tomorrow evening.

[pencil date "7-5-51"]
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Notes for Sarah Ann KEITH:
Obituary, unknown source

SARAH ANN REFFNER

Formerly of 105 1/2 Willow Ave. and for the past 11 years a guest in Valley View Home, died there at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, after an extended illness. She was born at Barree on June 24, 1887, a daughter of John F. and Madeline (Goghenour) Keith, and in 1941 married Chester Reffner, who died in 1951. Friends will be received in the Johnson Funeral Home, Tyrone, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

[pencil date "2-24-69"]
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+ 36 iv. Jesse D. REFFNER, born 4 Jan 1889; died 20 Dec 1957 in Allegheny Twp. Blair Co. PA.
+ 37 v. Frederick Charles REFFNER, born 3 Nov 1892 in Centre Co. PA; died 11 Feb 1966 in Seward, Westmoreland Co. PA.

9. William Sylvester⁴ REFFNER (Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 20 Feb 1862 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA^38,39, and died 21 Feb 1941 in McKee, Blair Co. PA^40,41. He married (1) Harriet MOCK 1880⁴². She was born 21 Sep 1860 in Curryville, PA⁴³, and died 23 Oct 1931 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁴³. He married (2) Emma WEYANT HAHN Aft. 1897. She was born 6 Feb 1860 in Henrietta, PA, and died 2 May 1936 Obituary in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA.

Notes for William Sylvester REFFNER:
1880 PA Census: Bedford Co. Bloomfield Twp. ed 217/4/2:

John MOCK, 40, Farmer
Susan, 40, Wife, Keeps House
Harriet, 19, dau, married, at home
Lizzie, 17; Mary, 15; Harry, 13; Maggie, 10; Edward, 6; Minie, 4
S.C. REFNER, 19, son-in-law, Laborer
Gertie (REFFNER), 4/12 (b. Feb), granddaughter
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1900 PA Census: Blair Co. Taylor Twp. ed91/5/41:

William REFFNER, Head, Feb 1862, 38, m. 20, Pa/Pa/Pa, day laborer
Harriet, Wife, Sept 1860, 39, m. 20, 10/9
Harvey, son, Aug 1881, 18; William, son, Sept 1883, 16
Jerry, son, Oct 1885, 14; David, son, Aug 1887, 12
Harry, son, Mar 1890, 10; Chester W., son, May 1892, 7
Loyd M., son, Jan 1894, 6; George L., son, Mar 1897, 3
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1910 PA Census: Blair Co. Taylor Twp. e.d. 84, p. 13B, family 248, 12 May 1910, (Series T624 roll 1318):

William S. REFFNER, Head, 48, m. 30 yrs, Pa/Pa/Pa, laborer in saw mill
Harriett, wife, 50, m. 30 yrs, 10/9, Pa/Pa/Pa
Chester R., son, 18, roll tender in paper mill; Lloyd R., son, 16, roll tender in paper mill
Lyman R., son, 13
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Obituary from unspecified newspaper with handwritten date "2/21" [note: William Sylvester Reffner's actual death date was 21 Feb 1941]:

WILLIAM SYLVESTER REFFNER: For many years a resident of Roaring Spring, died last Friday night at 8:30 o'clock at the home of his son, Chester Reffner, at McKee, death being attributed to a complication of ailments. He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kurtz) Reffner [Note: William's death certificate gives his mother's maiden name as KLOTZ-ed.] and was born at Puzzletown on Feb. 20, 1862. He was united in marriage with Harriet Mock on Nov. 9, 1879, at Woodbury and to this union ten children were born, of whom eight survive: Mrs. Samuel Gray, Harvey, David and Harry Reffner, all of Hollidaysburg, Chester of McKee, Jerre, William and Lyman, all of Roaring Spring. His wife died on October 23, 1931, and on June 30, 1935, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Emma Hahn, who died on May 2, 1936. Also surviving are eighteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Mr. Reffner was the last of a family of eleven children. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Church of the Brethren in Roaring Spring in charge of the pastor, Rev. T.F. Henry. Interment was made in the Holsinger cemetery at Bakers Summit.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Blair County, Freedom Twp., McKee
Full Name: William Sylvester Reffner
Residence: McKee, Pa.
Sex: Male
Color: White
Marital Status: Widower
Husband of: Emma Hahn
Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1862
Age: 79 years, 0 mos, 2 days
Occupation: Laborer, Paper Mill, Roaring Spring
Date deceased last worked at this occupation: June 1935
Total time spent in this occupation: 35 years
Birthplace: Blair County, Pa.
Name of Father: Henry Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Klotz
Birthplace of Mother: Pa.
Informant: Lyman Reffner, Roaring Spring, Pa.
Burial: Holsingers Cemetery, Bedford Co. Pa., Feb. 24, 1941
Undertaker: Grant Hite, Roaring Spring, Pa.
Date of Death: 2-21-1941
Cause of Death: Chronic Myocarditis, artero sclerosis
Contributory: Senility
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Holsinger Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Bakers Summit, Bloomfield Twp. Bedford Co. PA

FATHER / WILLIAM S. / REFFNER / 1862 - 1941

MOTHER / HARRIET / REFFNER / 1860 - 1931 / AT REST
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Children of William REFFNER and Harriet MOCK are:

38 i. Gertrude May⁵ REFFNER, born 12 Feb 1880 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA; died 29 Aug 1959 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA. She married Samuel GRAY 1900 in Blair Co. PA⁴⁴; born 29 Jan 1879 in Williamsburg, PA; died 28 Aug 1943 in Hollidaysburg, Blair Co. PA.
+ 39 ii. Harvey REFFNER, born 15 Aug 1881.
+ 40 iii. William Sylvester REFFNER, born 15 Sep 1883 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA; died 23 Dec 1968 in Hollidaysburg, Blair Co. PA.
41 iv. Jerry REFFNER, born 5 Oct 1885 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA; died 2 Oct 1943 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁴⁵. He married (1) Annie MUSSELMAN; born 25 Sep 1881 in PA; died 21 Oct 1918 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA. He married (2) Ella M. HELSEL 1920 in Blair Co. PA⁴⁶; born 6 May 1900 in Canoe Creek, PA; died ⁴⁷.
42 v. John Henry REFFNER, born 1 Jan 1886; died 11 May 1886.
43 vi. David R. REFFNER, born 15 Aug 1887 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA⁴⁸; died 30 Sep 1955 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁴⁸. He married Gertrude STONEROOK 1910 in Blair Co. PA; born 6 Oct 1890 in Henrietta, PA; died 6 Jul 1961 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA.

Notes for David R. REFFNER:
Blair County Genealogical Society, Hoenstine Collection of Obituaries, volume 21, p. 18

DAVID R. REFFNER

Of 626 East Main street, Roaring Spring, died unexpectedly at 6.15 o'clock last evening at his home. Mr. Reffner was born Aug. 15, 1887, at Bakers Summit, a son of Wesley and Harriet (Mock) Reffner. Surviving are his wife, the former Gertrude Stonerook, whom he married Jan. 20, 1910, at Roaring Spring, and one sister and three brothers, Mrs. Gertie Gray of Hollidaysburg, Lyman and William of Roaring Spring and Chester of East Freedom. A retired Pennsylvania railroad carbuilder, he was a member of the Bare Memorial Church of God and the Men's Bible class. Friends will be received at Hite Brothers funeral home, Roaring Spring, after 7 o'clock this evening.

[pencil date "10-1-55"]
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44 vii. Harry REFFNER, born 12 Mar 1890 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA; died 4 May 1941 in Hollidaysburg, Blair Co. PA⁴⁹. He married Elizabeth HAHN; born 18 Nov 1889 in Martinsburg, PA; died 23 Sep 1938 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁴⁹.
+ 45 viii. Chester Winfield REFFNER, born 3 May 1892 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA; died 5 Jun 1972 in Martinsburg, PA.
+ 46 ix. Lloyd Martin REFFNER, born 17 Jan 1894 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA; died 12 Dec 1934 in Hollidaysburg, Blair Co. PA.
47 x. Lyman George REFFNER, born 3 Mar 1897 in Bakers Summit, Bedford Co. PA; died 22 Nov 1960 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁴⁹. He married Tressa Zena THOMAS; born 24 Feb 1899 in Breezewood, PA; died ⁴⁹.

10. Jeremiah Grant⁴ REFFNER (Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 15 Sep 1866 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁵⁰, and died 30 Jun 1932 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA⁵⁰. He married Anna Laura TIPTON 9 Feb 1888 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA, daughter of George TIPTON and Sarah DUKE. She was born 15 Mar 1863, and died 7 Jan 1934.

Notes for Jeremiah Grant REFFNER:
Jeremiah's uncle Joseph Reffner, of Berkeley, California in 1910, had Jeremiah copy the information from the old Reffner Bible to prove that Joseph was the identical Joseph who was born 17 February 1839 in Blair County, PA. This information is found in Joseph's Civil War Papers. The page shows the family of Michael & Elizabeth (Zigler) Reffner, including all their children's names and birthdates. Jeremiah G. Reffner is shown as being of the Borough of Juniata, County of Blair, State of Pa. Address 319 Ninth Avenue.
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Clark's Altoona Directory for 1888

p. 278
Reffner Annie L. Mrs, r h 1215 1/2 Sixth ave
Reffner Jeremiah G. moulder, o h 1215 1/2 Sixth ave
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Clark's Directory of the City of Altoona, PA, for the year 1890

p. 299
Reffner Jerre G., laborer, o h 1215 1/2 Sixth ave
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Clark's Altoona City Directory for 1893

p. 347
Reffner J.G., teamster, o h 1215 1/2 Sixth ave
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Clark's Altoona City Directory 1895

p. 388
Reffner Jerry, laborer, o h 1215 1/2 Sixth av
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1900 PA Census: Allegheny Co. Braddock Borough, 221 Camp Ave. ed 352/3/67:

J.G. REFFNER, Head, Sep 1866, 33, m. 12, Pa/Pa/Pa, Car repairer
Ann, Wife, Mar 1863, 37, m. 12, 5/5
Warren, Son, Aug 1888, 11
Edna P., dau, Oct 1891, 9; Arthur A., Son, Jun 1893, 6
Dora M., dau, Oct 1895, 4; Elizabeth G., dau, Jan 1899
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The Altoona, PA "Mirror" issue of 1 July 1932, p. 22, column 2

JEREMIAH GRANT REFFNER

Of 120 Sixth avenue, Juniata, a retired employe of the Altoona works, died at his home at 10.55 o'clock last night of a complication of diseases after having been ill for some time. He was born near Lafayettesville, Bedford county, on Sept. 15, 1866, a son of Henry and Elizabeth Reffner. Mr. Reffner retired from the Railroad service as a patternmaker on March 1 of this year, after having been employed for almost forty years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna (Tipton) Reffner, and the following sons and daughters: Warren of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Harvey E. Myers of Juniata, Arthur, Mrs. Dora Corboy, Elwood, Mrs. John Karls, Mrs. Ida Korman and Mrs. Elizabeth Zeigler, all of the city. Sixteen grandchildren and one brother, Wesley Reffner of Roaring Spring, and one sister, Mrs. Jane Helsel of Lafayettesville, also survive. Mr. Reffner was a member and a local preacher in the Otterbein United Brethren church of Juniata. Funeral services will be held in the Otterbein United Brethren church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment will be made in Grandview cemetery. The body may be viewed at the home.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Blair County, Altoona, Juniata
Full Name: Jeremiah Grant Reffner
Residence: 120 6th Avenue
Sex: M
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Husband of: Anna Titton [Tipton - ed.] Reffner
Date of Birth: Sept. 15, 1866
Age: 65 years, 9 mos, 15 days
Occupation: Retired (Pattern Maker) P.R.R. Co.
Birthplace: Penna.
Name of Father: Henry Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth Klotz
Birthplace of Mother: Pa.
Informant: Mrs. Anna Reffner, 120 6th Avenue, Juniata, Altoona
Date of Death: June 30, 1932
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Place and Date of Burial: Grandview, July 3, 1932
Undertaker: Mauk & Yates, Juniata, Altoona
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Children of Jeremiah REFFNER and Anna TIPTON are:

48 i. Warren Ira⁵ REFFNER, born 27 Aug 1888. He married (1) Lillie B. REED; born 31 Mar 1891 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA; died 24 Feb 1984 in Juniata, Pa. He married (2) Bernice (REFFNER).
49 ii. Edna Pearl REFFNER, born 27 Oct 1890; died 28 Oct 1936. She married Harvey Estel MYERS 1919 in Blair Co. PA⁵¹.
+ 50 iii. Arthur Allen REFFNER, born 25 Jun 1893 in Pitcairn, PA; died 19 Jul 1975 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
51 iv. Dora Mae REFFNER, born 9 Oct 1895; died 18 Dec 1975. She married John Richard CORBOY 1914 in Blair Co. PA⁵¹; born 26 Dec 1892 in Woodbury, PA.
+ 52 v. Elizabeth Garman REFFNER, born 11 Jan 1899; died 10 Mar 1964.
53 vi. Elwood Allison REFFNER, born 11 Jan 1899 in Pitcairn, PA; died 3 May 1979 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA. He married (1) Erla SHROYER. He married (2) Hazel MORAN; born 18 Nov 1911 in Loretto, PA; died 17 Feb 1978 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
54 vii. Effie Hazel REFFNER, born 1 Sep 1903 in Pitcairn, PA; died 25 Aug 1990⁵². She married John Howard KARLE 1923 in Blair Co. PA⁵³; born 24 Aug 1904 in Hollidaysburg, Blair Co. PA; died 4 Mar 1988⁵⁴.
+ 55 viii. Ida Jeannette REFFNER, born 22 Dec 1906 in Pitcairn, PA; died 16 Jul 1989.

Generation No. 3

12. Calvin Luther⁵ REFFNER (John Martin⁴, Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 31 Mar 1869 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁵⁵, and died 4 Jan 1939 in Tiffin, OH. He married (1) Catharine CORLE 7 Jun 1891 in Claysburg, Bedford Co. PA⁵⁶, daughter of Alexander CORLE and Barbara WALTER. She was born 1 Nov 1870 in Bedford Co. PA^57,58, and died 30 Jan 1927 in Pleasant Twp. Seneca Co. OH⁵⁹. He married (2) Ida B. FREET ( ) WEIRICK 16 Oct 1927 in Seneca Co. OH, daughter of John FREET and Mary BAKER. She was born 14 Oct 1863 in Blissfield, Michigan, and died 3 Oct 1928 in Tiffin, Seneca Co. OH⁶⁰. He married (3) Eliza CRANE KIME 4 Jun 1929 in Seneca Co. OH. She was born 5 May 1857 in Tiffin, OH, and died 14 Nov 1942 in Tiffin, Seneca Co. OH⁶⁰.

Notes for Calvin Luther REFFNER:
Clark's Directory of the City of Altoona, PA, for the year 1890

p. 299
Reffner Calvin, laborer, bds 1402 Seventh ave
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1900 PA Census: Cambria Co. Summerhill Twp. ed 158, p. 2a, lines 41-45
Series T623, roll 1389, dwelling 25, family 26, 18 June 1900

Calvin L. REFFNER, Mar 1869, 31, marr. 10 yrs, b. Pa., parents b. Pa., Fireman
Catharine, wife, Nov 1869, 30, marr. 10 yrs, 4 children / 3 still alive, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.
Alexander, son, Jan 1891, 9; Elmer, son, Aug 1897, 2; Harvey, son, Oct 1899, 8/12
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Obituary clipped from unknown newspaper:

HOLD FUNERAL FOR FATHER OF BRAKEMAN A. M. REFFNER

Brakeman and Mrs. A. M. Reffner and two children of 117 South Walsh street returned Sunday from Tiffin, where they attended the funeral of Mr. Reffner's father, who died last Wednesday evening at 7:20 from cerebral hemorrhages and arteriosclerosis.

Services were held Saturday at the Myers & Turner funeral home in Tiffin, with burial in the West Independence cemetery.

Mr. Reffner was aged sixty-nine years, nine months and four days and was born at Blue Knob, Bedford county, Pa. His wife died Jan. 4, 1927. Surviving are four sons, A. M. Reffner of Garrett, Elmer H. Reffner of Fostoria, Harvey L. Reffner of Bucyrus, O., and Homer R. Reffner of Roaringsprings, Pa.; one brother, Michael Reffner of Roaringsprings, and one half-brother, Lloyd Reffner of Altoona, Pa.

Attending the funeral besides the four sons and their families were the brother, a niece, Mrs. Clara Clapper, and two nephews, Gene and Harold Clapper of Roaringsprings, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rilling and Mr. and Mrs. John Rilling of Altoona, Pa. and, Jackson Rilling of Detroit.
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State of Ohio, Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Seneca Co., City of Tiffin
Full Name: CALVIN LUTHER REFFNER
Residence: 29 Grace St.
Sex: Male
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Husband of: Eliza Reffner
Date of Birth: Mar. 31, 1869
Age: 69 yrs, 9 mos, 4 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Ohio [should read Pennsylvania-ed.]
Name of Father: Martin Luther Reffner [John Martin Reffner-ed.]
Birthplace of Father: Ohio [Pennsylvania-ed.]
Maiden Name of Mother: Unknown [Jane Stiffler-ed.]
Birthplace of Mother: Ohio [Pennsylvania-ed.]
Informant: Eliza Reffner, Tiffin, Ohio
Place and Date of Burial: Independence, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1939
Date of Death: Jan. 4, 1939
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis, hypertension, cerebral hemorrhage

[Eliza Reffner was Calvin's third wife, hence her likely confusion concerning his birthplace and particulars about his parents-ed.]
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Notes for Catharine CORLE:
State of Ohio, Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Seneca Co., Pleasant Twp.
Full Name: CATHERINE REFFNER
Sex: Female
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Wife of: Calvin Luther Reffner
Date of Birth: Nov. 1, 1870
Age: 56 yrs, 2 mos, 29 days
Occupation: House-wife
Birthplace: Bedford Co. Pa.
Name of Father: Alexander Corl
Birthplace of Father: Bedford Co. Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Barbara Walters
Birthplace of Mother: Bedford Co. Pa.
Informant: Calvin L. Reffner
Date of Death: Jan. 30, 1927
Cause of Death: Pernicious anaemia
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Marriage Notes for Calvin REFFNER and Catharine CORLE:
Bedford County, PA
APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE No. 1504
Full name of the man: Calvin L. Reffner
Full name of the woman: Catherine Corle
Relationship of the parties, either by blood or marriage: no
Age of the man: twenty-two
Age of the woman: twenty
Residence of the man: New Enterprise
Residence of the woman: Pavia
Parents' names--man: Martin J. Reffner and Jane Reffner
Parents' names--woman: Alexander and Barbara Corle
Guardian's name--man: no
Guardian's name--woman: no
Date of death of man's former wife, if any: no
Date of death of woman's former husband, if any: no
Date of divorce of man at any time: no
Date of divorce of woman at any time: no
Color of parties: white
Occupation of man: Farming
Occupation of woman: same
Consent of parents or guardian of man: none
Consent of parents or guardian of woman: yes, consent filed

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

I, Josiah C. Burk hereby certify, that on the seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, at house of Alexander Corle, Union Twp., Calvin L. Reffner and Catherine Corle were by me united in marriage, in accordance with license issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, numbered 1504.

Josiah C. Burk, J.P.
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Notes for Ida B. FREET ( ) WEIRICK:
State of Ohio, Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Seneca Co., City of Tiffin
Full Name: IDA REFFNER
Sex: Female
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Wife of: C.L. Reffner
Date of Birth: Oct. 14, 1863
Age: 64 yrs, 11 mos, 18 days
Occupation: at home
Birthplace: Blissfield, Mich.
Name of Father: John Freet
Birthplace of Father: Pennsylvania
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Baker
Birthplace of Mother: Pennsylvania
Informant: C.L. Reffner
Date of Death: Oct. 3, 1928
Cause of Death: Pleuro Pneumonia
Place and Date of Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, 10-5-28
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Marriage Notes for Calvin REFFNER and Ida WEIRICK:
APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE
State of Ohio, Seneca County, ss.
Calvin L. Reffner and Ida B. Weirick

To the Honorable Judge of the Probate Court of Said County:

The undersigned respectfully make application for a marriage License for said parties, and upon oath state that:

Mr. Calvin L. Reffner, was 58 years of age on the 31 day of March 1927.
His Residence: Seneca Twp. Seneca Co. Ohio
Place of Birth: Blair Co. Pa.
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: Martin Reffner
Mother's Maiden Name: Jane Stiffler
Number of Times Previously Married: Once

and

Mrs. Ida B. Weirick, was 58 years of age on the 14 day of October 1927.
Her Residence: Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio
Place of Birth: Ft. Seneca, Ohio
Occupation: House keeping
Father's Name: John H. Freet
Mother's Maiden Name: Mary A. Baker
Number of Times Previously Married: Twice
Is a Widow, her married name being Mrs. Jesse N. Weirick

That Calvin L. Reffner has no living wife and Ida B. Weirick has no living husband, and that said parties are not nearer of kin than second cousins. That neither of said parties is an habitual drunkard, epileptic, imbecile or insane, or under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug.

It is expected that Rev. C.H. Beck is to solemnize the marriage of said parties.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of October A.D. 1927.

Calvin L. Reffner
Ida Weirick

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

No. 8974

I hereby certify that on the 16th day of October A.D. 1927 I solemnized the marriage of Mr. Calvin L. Reffner with Mrs. Ida B. Weirick.

Filed and recorded October 18, 1927.

Charles H. Beck, Pastor First Methodist Protestant Church

Clyde C. Porter, Probate Judge
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Notes for Eliza CRANE KIME:
MRS. ELIZA REFFNER CLAIMED BY DEATH

Services Monday and Burial at Bascom

Mrs. Eliza Kime Reffner, 85, died at 2 a.m. today, Nov. 14, 1942, in her home at 269 Jackson street. Her death followed a month of illness and is attributed to infirmities of age. Mrs. Reffner was born in Auglaize county, May 5, 1857, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Crane. She was twice married, first to B.F. Kime, and after his death to Calvin Reffner who is now also deceased. She was the mother of eight children by her first marriage, Herbert Kime and Mrs. Gertrude Craun, Tiffin; Mrs. Charles Spero, Bascom; Mrs. Clara Jackson and Clifford Kime, both of Toledo, and three who are now deceased. She also leaves two brothers, Nathaniel Crane, Tiffin; and Lincoln Crane, Selina, Kas., and 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Ray C. Myers funeral home and will be conducted by the Rev. R.F. Haskins, pastor of Ebenezer Evangelical church. Burial will be in Sand Ridge cemetery, Bascom.
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State of Ohio, Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Seneca Co., City of Tiffin
Full Name: MRS. ELIZA (KIME) REFFNER
Residence: 269 Jackson St., Tiffin, O.
Sex: female
Color: white
Marital Status: widowed
Wife of: Calvin Reffner, deceased
Date of Birth: May 5, 1857
Age: 85 yrs, 6 mos, 9 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Tiffin, Ohio
Name of Father: Sidney Crane
Birthplace of Father: Ohio
Maiden Name of Mother: Simpson
Birthplace of Mother: Ohio
Informant: Herbert Kime, Tiffin, Ohio
Place and Date of Burial: Bascom, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1942
Date of Death: Nov. 14, 1942
Cause of Death: Arterio-Sclerotic Heart Disease, Cardiac Asthma
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Marriage Notes for Calvin REFFNER and Eliza KIME:
APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE
State of Ohio, Seneca County, ss.
Calvin L. Reffner and Eliza Kime

To the Honorable Judge of the Probate Court of Said County:

The undersigned respectfully make application for a marriage License for said parties, and upon oath state that:

Mr. Calvin Reffner, was 60 years of age on the 31 day of March 1929.
His Residence: Tiffin, Ohio
Place of Birth: Blair Co. Pa.
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: Martin Reffner
Mother's Maiden Name: Jane Stiffler
Number of Times Previously Married: Twice

and

Mrs. Eliza Kime, was 65 years of age on the 5 day of May 1929.
Her Residence: Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio
Place of Birth: Auglaize Co. Ohio
Occupation: House keeping
Father's Name: Sidney Crain
Mother's Maiden Name: Cynthia Simpson
Number of Times Previously Married: Once
Is a Widow, her married name being Mrs. Frank Kime

That Calvin L. Reffner has no living wife and Ida B. Weirick has no living husband, and that said parties are not nearer of kin than second cousins. That neither of said parties is an habitual drunkard, epileptic, imbecile or insane, or under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug.

It is expected that Rev. Paulin is to solemnize the marriage of said parties.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of May A.D. 1929.

Calvin Reffner
Mrs. Eliza Kime

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

No. 9482

I hereby certify that on the 4th day of June A.D. 1929 I solemnized the marriage of Mr. Calvin Reffner with Mrs. Eliza Kime.

Filed and recorded June 11, 1929

E.D. Paulin, 15 Hall St., Tiffin, Ohio.

Clyde C. Porter, Probate Judge
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Children of Calvin REFFNER and Catharine CORLE are:

56 i. Alexander Martin⁶ REFFNER, born 12 Jan 1893⁶¹; died 5 Jan 1958. He married Edith STIGER; born 12 Jul 1892; died 13 Feb 1975.
57 ii. Howard Miles REFFNER, born 12 Jan 1895 in Pavia, PA⁶²; died 24 Jan 1895 in Pavia, PA⁶³.
58 iii. Elmer Henry REFFNER, born 11 Aug 1897 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA⁶⁴; died 24 Feb 1960 in Fostoria, OH. He married Elma G. KING 1919; born 14 Aug 1900 in Hancock Co. OH; died 1970 in Fostoria, OH.

Notes for Elmer Henry REFFNER:
The Findlay, OH "Republican-Courier" issue of 25 February 1960

Elmer H. Reffner Rites Saturday

Pneumonia Fatal to Fostoria Resident

FOSTORIA--Elmer Henry Reffner, 62, of 908 S. Poplar St., died Wednesday in City Hospital after an illness of five years. Death was attributed to pneumonia.

Born Aug. 11, 1897 in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of Calvin and Katherine (Corl) Reffner. He married Elma King in 1919 and she survives.

Also surviving are sons, Wendell, Fostoria, and Walter, Cincinnati; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Riggs, Fostoria; brothers, Harvey, Bucyrus, and Homer, Roaring Springs, Pa., and seven grandchildren. A son, Lt. Emerson Reffner, was one of the first Fostoria servicemen killed in the Korean Conflict.

Mr. Reffner was a retired employee of the National Carbon Co.

Services are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Harrold Funeral Home, The Rev. Mahlon Wenger will officiate with burial in Fountain Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Notes for Elma G. KING:
ELMA G. REFFNER

FOSTORIA--Mrs. Elma G. Reffner, 69, of 908 S. Poplar St., died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in City Hospital. A member of the Gold Star Mothers, Mrs. Reffner was a retired clerk. She was born Aug. 14, 1900 in Hancock County to William E. and Ina (Newcomer) King. She was married to Elmer H. Reffner in 1919 and he died in 1960.

Surviving are sons, Wendell, Fostoria, and Walter, Cincinnati; a daughter, Mrs. William (Frances) Riggs, Fostoria; a brother, Jesse, Hollywood, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Esta Humm, Findlay, and nine grandchildren. A son and a brother are deceased.

Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Harrold Funeral Home. The Rev. Mahlon D. Wenger will officiate with burial in Fountain Cemetery. Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

[handwritten year "1970", otherwise not dated-ed.]
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59 iv. Harvey Luther REFFNER, born 28 Oct 1899 in Summerhill Twp. Cambria Co. PA⁶⁵; died 23 Sep 1969 in Bucyrus, OH⁶⁶. He married Mabel Iris COFFMAN 2 Jun 1927; born 19 May 1907 in Wyandot, OH.

Notes for Harvey Luther REFFNER:
Obituary

BUCYRUS--Harvey L. Reffner, 69, of 1020 Tiffin St., Bucyrus, a retired Crawford County Highway Department employee, died Tuesday at 8:20 p.m. in Bucyrus Community Hospital. He had been ill since January. He was born in Cambria County, Pa., Oct. 28, 1899, to Calvin and Catherine Corl Reffner. He married Mabel Coffman June 2, 1927, and she survives. A Bucyrus resident since 1934, he was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church and the Co-Workers Sunday School Class. Surviving in addition to his widow are two daughters, Mrs. Norbert Christie of Toledo and Mrs. Frederick Volk of RR 1, Nevada, seven grandchildren and a brother, Homer of Portage, Pa. Two brothers preceded him in death. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Epworth United Methodist Church here with Rev. Donald A. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening at the Wise Funeral Home here.

[inscribed "Died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1969"-ed.]
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60 v. Homer Roy REFFNER, born 6 Nov 1905 in Juniata, Pa; died 28 May 1980 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA. He married (1) Edna Mae IMLER 13 Apr 1929 in Hollidaysburg, Blair Co. PA; born 2 Dec 1903 in Woodbury, PA; died 19 Aug 1966 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA. He married (2) Catherine Marie KNISELY DIEHL 21 Sep 1968 in Claysburg, Bedford Co. PA; born 25 Nov 1907.

Notes for Homer Roy REFFNER:
HOMER R. REFFNER, 74, of Blue Knob, died at 3 a.m. today, May 28, 1980, in Mercy Hospital, from injuries received in a one-car accident May 2 on Puzzletown Road, west of Newry. (Story on Page 1). Mr. Reffner retired as a salesman from Porters Product Co. of Piqua, Ohio, in 1968, after 35 years' service. He was born Nov. 6, 1905, in Juniata, and was twice married, first to Edna Mae Imler, who died Aug. 19, 1966, and then on Sept. 21, 1968, in Claysburg, to C. Marie Diehl. Surviving are his wife, three children, Richard W. of Mayville, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Lou Benner of Roaring Spring and Mrs. Patricia Ann King of Hanover Park, Ill.; six step-children, Mrs. Erla Gallagher of York, Carl I. Diehl of Clarence Center, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Louise Commerford of Park Forest South, Ill.; John N. Diehl of Fallston, Md.; Mrs. Faye Jondle of Clarence, N.Y., and Mrs. Myra Reynolds of Bedford; 38 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. Reffner was a member of Mount Moriah United Methodist Church, Blue Knob, where he was a trustee. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the J. Gary Thompson Funeral Home, Roaring Spring.
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Notes for Edna Mae IMLER:
EDNA MAE REFFNER of 703 Main St., Roaring Spring, died at the Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring, at 11:10 p.m. yesterday. She was born in Woodbury on Dec. 2, 1903, a daughter of James A. and Ida (Smith) Imler, and married Homer P. Reffner on April 13, 1929, in Hollidaysburg. Surviving are her husband, a son, Richard W. of Mayville, N.Y., two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Benner of Roaring Spring and Mrs. Robert King of Fostoria, Ohio, eight grandchildren and four brothers and sisters, Mrs. Walter Tressel and John of Woodbury, Mrs. Faxon Bitmer of Altoona and Frank of Roaring Spring. Mrs. Reffner was educated in the Woodbury Schools and was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, Roaring Spring. Friends will be received at the Thompson Funeral Home, Roaring Spring, after 7 p.m. today, all day Sunday and until noon Monday, thereafter at the First Church of the Brethren.
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13. Michael Washington⁵ REFFNER (John Martin⁴, Henry³, Michael², Henry¹) was born 24 Sep 1870 in South Woodberry Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁶⁷, and died 8 Oct 1943 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA⁶⁷. He married (1) Catharine H. DICK 2 Aug 1891 in Baker's Summit, Bedford Co. PA, daughter of Michael DICK and Margaret HELSEL. She was born 6 May 1871 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA, and died 23 Jun 1935 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA. He married (2) Carrie McCREARY Aft. 1935.

Notes for Michael Washington REFFNER:
Clark's Altoona Directory for 1888

p. 278
Reffner Michael W. laborer, bds 1304 Sixth ave
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1900 PA Census: Blair Co. Taylor Twp. e.d. 91, p. 3A
Series T623, roll 1382, family 44, 6 June 1900

Michael W. REFNER, Head, Feb. 1870, age 29, m. 8 yrs, Pa/Pa/Pa, Day Laborer
Catharine H., Wife, May 1871, age 29, m. 8 yrs, 7/6, Pa/Pa/Pa
Roy H., son, Feb 1893, age 7; Clara M., dau, Aug 1894, age 5
Elsie J., dau, Apr 1896, age 4; Martin C., son, Nov 1897, age 2
Michael E., son, Nov 1897, age 2; Dorothy M., dau, Dec 1899, age 5/12
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1910 PA Census: Blair Co. Taylor Twp. e.d. 84, p. 11B
Series T624, roll 1318, family 204, 9 May 1910

Michael W. REFFNER, Head, 39, m. 18 yrs, Pa/US/US, folder in Book factory
Catherine H., Wife, 38, m. 18 yrs, 10/10, Pa/Pa/Pa
H. Roy, son, 17, laborer in Book factory; Clara M., dau, 15, case maker in Book factory
Elsie J., dau, 14; Collins M., son, 12; M. Emory, son, 12; Dorothy M., dau, 10
Edith P., dau, 8; Clarence W., son, 6; Stella C., dau, 2; Ethel C., dau, 1 8/12
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1920 PA Census: Blair County, Taylor Twp. e.d. 116
Series T625, roll 1540, dwelling 161, family 165, 21 February 1920

Michael REFFNER, Head, 49, married, Laborer in Book Factory
Catharine, wife, 48
Edith P., dau., 17; Clarence W., son, 16; Stella C., dau., 12
Ethel Cleo, dau., 11; Vera G., dau., 8
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MICHAEL W. REFFNER died at his home, Roaring Spring, R.D., on Friday morning at 4 o'clock, death following an illness of three years, aged 73. His wife, Catherine (Dick) Reffner, died eight years ago. Surviving are these children, Mrs. Clara Clapper, Emory Reffner, Clarence Reffner, Mrs. Stella Delozier, Mrs. Ethel Keith, and Mrs. Vera Delozier, all of Roaring Spring, Collins Reffner of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Dorothy McNally of Martinsburg and Mrs. Edith Crawford of Cumberland Valley. Three children are deceased. Mr. Reffner was a member of the Albright Church of the Brethren. Friends will be received at the home until 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Blair County, Taylor Twp.
Usual Residence of Deceased: Blair County, Roaring Spring R.D. 1 Rural
Full Name: Michael Washington REFFNER
Social Security Number: 170-12-2388
Sex: M
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Name of Wife: Carrie McCreary, age 54 years
Birth date of deceased: Sept. 24, 1870
Age: 73 yrs, 0 mos, 14 days
Birthplace: Bedford Co. Pa.
Occupation: Laborer (retired)
Industry or Business: Roaring Spring Blank Book Co.
Name of Father: Martin Reffner
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Jane Stiffler
Birthplace of Mother: Pa.
Informant: Mrs. Stella Delozier, Roaring Spring, Pa.
Burial: Oct. 10, 1943, Albrights Cemetery
Funeral Director: Hite Brothers, Roaring Spring, Pa.
Date of Death: Oct. 8, 1943
Cause of Death: Hemorrhage of Tenticular Striated Branch
of Middle Cerebral Artery due to arterio sclerosis
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Albright Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Blair Co. PA
Transcribed 25 June 2001 by Michael Scott Caldwell

REFFNER / MICHAEL W. / 1870 - 1945
MOTHER / CATHARINE / 1871 - 1935
(Note: M.W. Reffner actually died in 1943, see obituary and death certificate - ed.)
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Notes for Catharine H. DICK:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Blair Co. Taylor Twp.
Full Name: Mrs. Catherine Dick Reffner
Sex: Female
Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Name of Husband: Michael Reffner
Date of Birth: May 6, 1871
Age: 64 yrs, 1 mo, 17 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Taylor Township, [Blair Co.] Penna.
Name of Father: Michael Dick
Birthplace of Father: Penna.
Maiden Name of Mother: Margaret Helsel
Birthplace of Mother: Penna.
Informant: Michael Reffner, Roaring Spring, Pa. R.F.D.
Date of Death: 6-23-1935
Cause of Death: Chronic Myocarditis, Hypertension, Arterio-Sclerosis
Place of Burial: Albright's Cemetery, 6-26-1935
Undertaker: Grant Hite, Roaring Spring, Pa.
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Mrs. CATHARINE (DICK) REFFNER, wife of Michael W. Reffner, residing one and [a] half miles south of Roaring Spring, died on Sunday morning at 10:50 o'clock. Mrs. Reffner had been in failing health for several years and death resulted from a heart attack. She was born in Taylor township on May 6, 1871, the daughter of Michael and Margaret Dick, both deceased. She was married to Mr. Reffner on August 2, 1891, at Bakers Summit. The couple have resided at the present home practically all of their married life. Surviving are the husband and a number of children, those in the cove section as follows: Elsie, wife of Paul Wisler and Dorothy, wife of Logan McNally, both of near Martinsburg; Clara, wife of Henry Clapper; Stella, wife of Gerald Delozier; Vera, wife of Clyde Delozier; Ethel, wife of Clair Keith and Emory Reffner, all of Roaring Spring. There are 32 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. S.P. Early of Roaring Spring and Rev. Jacob Kinsel of Altoona. Interment was made in the cemetery near the church.

[clipping marked "June 27, 1935"]
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Marriage Notes for Michael REFFNER and Catharine DICK:
Bedford County, PA
APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE No. 1531
Full name of the man: Michael Washington Reffner
Full name of the woman: Catherine Dick
Relationship of the parties, either by blood or marriage: none
Age of the man: twenty years
Age of the woman: twenty years
Residence of the man: South Woodbury Township
Residence of the woman: Roaring Springs, Pa.
Parents' names--man: John Martin Reffner & Jane Reffner
Parents' names--woman: Michael P. & Margaret Dick
Guardian's name--man: none
Guardian's name--woman: none
Date of death of man's former wife, if any: none
Date of death of woman's former husband, if any: none
Date of divorce of man at any time: none
Date of divorce of woman at any time: none
Color of parties: white
Occupation of man: Farmer
Occupation of woman: Farmer's daughter
Consent of parents or guardian of man: yes, consent filed
Consent of parents or guardian of woman: yes, consent filed

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

I, Jno. L. Holsinger hereby certify, that on the 2d day of August one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, at my residence, Michael Washington Reffner and Catherine Dick were by me united in marriage, in accordance with license issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, numbered 1531.

Jno. L. Holsinger, Min. of Gospel
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Children of Michael REFFNER and Catharine DICK are:

61 i. Maggie⁶ REFFNER, born 11 Dec 1891 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 22 Sep 1892 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA.
62 ii. H. Roy REFFNER, born 2 Feb 1893 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 9 Jan 1912 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA.

Notes for H. Roy REFFNER:
Albright Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Blair Co. PA
Transcribed 25 June 2001 by Michael Scott Caldwell

H. ROY REFFNER / 1893 - 1910

[Note: Year of death does not match other unsubstantiated death date of 9 Jan 1912 - need to determine correct date - ed.]
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63 iii. Clara Mae REFFNER, born 30 Aug 1894 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 21 May 1965 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA. She married Henry Miller CLAPPER 18 Dec 1913; born 20 Jul 1888⁶⁸; died 27 Jun 1947⁶⁸.
64 iv. Elsie Jane REFFNER, born 17 Apr 1896 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 28 Jan 1938 in Altoona, Blair Co. PA. She married Paul Frederick WISLER 25 Nov 1915 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA⁶⁹; born 25 Jan 1895 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 27 Jun 1966 in Martinsburg, PA⁷⁰.
65 v. Collins Martin REFFNER, born 3 Nov 1897 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 22 Aug 1975 in Pitcairn, PA. He married Mary SNYDER.
66 vi. Michael Emory REFFNER, born 3 Nov 1897 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁷¹; died 14 Sep 1977 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁷¹. He married (1) Frosty Irene BURNS 15 Jan 1916 in Cumberland, MD; born 1 Nov 1889 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA^71,72; died 29 Aug 1923 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA⁷³. He married (2) Martha F. WISLER 31 Dec 1927; born 1 Sep 1897 in Taylor Twp. Blair Co. PA; died 17 Jan 1970 in Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA.

Notes for Michael Emory REFFNER:
Blair County Genealogical Society, Hoenstine Collection of Obituaries, volume 103, p. 77:

MICHAEL E. REFFNER, of 336 Main St., Roaring Spring, died at 11:10 a.m. yesterday, Sept. 14, 1977, at Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring. Mr. Reffner retired in 1962 from the Pennsylvania Railroad as a machinist with 46 years' service. He was born Nov. 3, 1897, at Roaring Spring RD, a son of Michael W. and Catherine (Dick) Reffner, and was twice married, first to Frostie Burns, who died in August 1923, and then to Martha Wisler, who died in January 1970. Surviving are three children, Mrs. Elloise Barnes of Johnstown, R. Otha of Roaring Spring and S. Oris of Tonawanda, N.Y.; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a brother and four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy McNally, Mrs. Vera Delozier and Mrs. Ethel Keith of Roaring Spring RD, Mrs. Edith Miller of Bedford Valley and Clarence, in Arizona. Friends will be received in the Thompson Funeral Home, Roaring Spring, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pa.
Deceased's Mailing Address: 336 Main Street, Roaring Spring, Pa. 16673
Name of Deceased: Michael E. Reffner
Date of Death: 09 / 14 / [19]77
Where did Deceased Actually Live: Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pa.
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: 3 Nov [18]97
Age at Last Birthday: 79
Usual Occupation: Machinist - P.R.R.
Social Security Number: 716-07-0489
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Full Name of Spouse: Martha Wisler (Deceased)
Mother's Maiden Name: Catherine Dick
Father's Name: Michael W. Reffner
Informant's Name and Address: Otha Reffner, 336 Main St., Roaring Spring, Pa. 16673
Cause of Death: Hypostatic pneumonia
Due to: Cerebrovascular Accident
Due to: Metastatic Carcinoma of Prostate
Other Significant Conditions: Old anteroseptal myocardial infarction
Burial: 17 Sep [19]77, Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring, Pa.
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Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring, Blair Co. PA

MICHAEL E. REFFNER / 1897 - 1977
FROSTIE I. REFFNER / 1889 - 1923
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Notes for Frosty Irene BURNS:
The Altoona, PA "Mirror" issue of 30 August 1923, p. 20, column 1

MRS. FROSTIE IRENE REFFNER,

Wife of Michael Emory Reffner of 430 East Main street, Roaring Spring, died at the Nason hospital last evening at 5.55 o'clock. Death was caused by typhoid fever and followed a serious illness of less than a week. Mrs. Reffner complained of feeling ill for two weeks but did not become serious until last week following her return from Everett, where she attended a funeral of a relative. On Sunday evening she became unconscious and delirious and remained in this state until death ensued last evening. She was removed to the Nason hospital on Tuesday afternoon and while everything possible was done fo rher, she was beyond human aid. The sudden death of Mrs. Reffner was a distinct shock to her many friends in the borough, many of these not knowing of her serious illness. She was born on Nov. 1, 1889, at Roaring Spring and is a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Helsel of 901 Roosevelt avenue. She resided in the borough her entire life and eight years ago was married to Mr. Reffner, a Taylor township young man. They began housekeeping in the borough, Mr. Reffner being employed in the Pennsy shops at Altoona. She is survived by her husband and mother and four small children, Remis, Otha, Eugene and Elloise, all at home. Three sisters also survive, as follows: Mrs. Katie Marsden and Mrs. Vallerree Claar, both of Roaring Spring; and Mrs. Etta McGee of Hollidaysburg. She was a member of the Methodist church of Roaring Spring for many years and was also affiliated with the Winona Lodge of Rebekahs and Patriotic Order of America Camp No. 236.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: Blair Co. Borough of Roaring Spring
Full Name: Frostie Burns Reffner
Sex: F
Color: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov. 1, 1889
Age: 33 yrs, 9 mos, 27 days
Occupation: House Wife
Birthplace: Penna.
Name of Father: Do not know
Birthplace of Father: [blank]
Maiden Name of Mother: Nancy Burns
Birthplace of Mother: Penna.
Informant: Mrs. Nancy Helsel, Roaring Spring, Pa.
Date of Death: August 29, 1923
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Place of Burial: Roaring Spring, Pa., Sept. 1, 1923
Undertaker: Grant Hite, Roaring Spring, Pa.

[Note: Frosty's own mother, Nancy Ellen (Burns) Helsel, was the informant for her daughter's death certificate. She did not want to publicize the name of Frosty's father, even on her death certificate.
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Notes for Martha F. WISLER: