Roberts-Holtzner Genealogical Site

Biography

Johann Jacob Hoffacker was also known as Jacob Hofacker. He was also known as Jacob Hoffacre. He was also known as Johann Jacob Hoffacker.¹ He was also known as Jacob Hoffacher. He was also known as Jacob Hofaker. He was born on 15 July 1783.¹ He was baptised on 10 August 1783.¹

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Citations

[S230] St. Jacob's (Stone) Church, Baptisms & Burials, Brodbecks PA 1756-1936

Catherine Hoffacker

(26 March 1788 - )

Parents

Father	Johann Michael Hoffacker (4 February 1744 - 4 August 1818)
Mother	Elizabeth Brodbeck (1747 - after August 1818)

Family: Spouse George Shoeman (about 1788 - )

Charts	Johann Michael Hoffacker and Marie (?) Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Catherine Hoffacker was also known as Catherine Hofacker. She was also known as Catherine Hoffacre. She was also known as Catherine Shoeman. She was also known as Catherine Hoffacher. She was also known as Catherine Hofaker. She was born on 26 March 1788.¹ She was baptised on 1 May 1788 at St. Jacob's (Stone) Union Church in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania.¹ She married George Shoeman about 1808.

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Citations

[S810] Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

George Shoeman

(about 1788 - )

Family: Spouse Catherine Hoffacker (26 March 1788 - )

Charts

Biography

George Shoeman was born about 1788. He married Catherine Hoffacker about 1808.

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Anna Maria Hoffacker

(6 July 1790 - 8 October 1866)

Parents

Father	Johann Michael Hoffacker (4 February 1744 - 4 August 1818)
Mother	Elizabeth Brodbeck (1747 - after August 1818)

Family: Spouse Henry Miller (25 January 1783 - 1 December 1854)

Charts	Johann Michael Hoffacker and Marie (?) Descendants
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Biography

Anna Maria Hoffacker was also known as Anna Hofacker. She was also known as Anna Hoffacre. She was also known as Anna Miller. She was also known as Anna Hoffacher. She was also known as Anna Hofaker. She was born on 6 July 1790.^1,2 She was baptised on 22 August 1790 at St. Jacob's (Stone) Union Church in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania.¹ She married Henry Miller about 1810. She died on 8 October 1866 at age 76.² She was buried after 8 October 1866 at Trinity Church Cemetery in Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland.²

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Citations

[S810] Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
[S724] Find A Grave Website

Henry Miller

(25 January 1783 - 1 December 1854)

Family: Spouse Anna Maria Hoffacker (6 July 1790 - 8 October 1866)

Charts	Johann Michael Hoffacker and Marie (?) Descendants
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Biography

Henry Miller was born on 25 January 1783.¹ In 1801 Henry Miller was a weaver.² He was listed in the tax record of 1801 in Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania, as owning 1 cow.² He married Anna Maria Hoffacker about 1810. He died on 1 December 1854 at age 71.¹ He was buried after 1 December 1854 at Trinity Church Cemetery in Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland.¹

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Citations

[S724] Find A Grave Website
[S609] 1801 Manheim Township tax list

Elizabeth Fair

(about 1792 - )

Parents

Mother

Anna Barbara Hoffacker (6 April 1771 - )

Charts

Biography

Elizabeth Fair was also known as Elizabeth Fehr. She was born about 1792.

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Susanna McClass

(about 1792 - )

Parents

Mother

Anna Barbara Hoffacker (6 April 1771 - )

Charts

Biography

Susanna McClass was born about 1792.

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Elizabeth Hoffacker

(about 1803 - )

Parents

Father

Johann Jacob Hoffacker (15 July 1783 - )

Charts

Biography

Elizabeth Hoffacker was also known as Elizabeth Hofacker. She was also known as Elizabeth Hoffacre. She was also known as Elizabeth Hoffacher. She was also known as Elizabeth Hofaker. She was born about 1803.

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Lydia Alverta Sterner¹

(December 1878 - 31 May 1960)

Parents

Father	Levi Herbst Sterner (7 November 1848 - 30 September 1920)
Mother	Lydia Ann Bailey (9 August 1850 - 14 September 1906)

Family: Spouse John Thomas Roberts (7 October 1873 - 2 October 1953)

Son	John Henry Roberts+ (12 December 1897 - 27 January 1968)
Son	Unnamed Twin Of John Henry Roberts Roberts (12 December 1897 - 12 December 1897)
Daughter	Lydia Romaine Roberts (16 June 1900 - 19 January 1999)
Son	Earl W Roberts+ (22 September 1902 - 20 December 1991)
Son	George E. Roberts+ (17 June 1909 - 7 June 1951)
Son	Ernest A Roberts+ (8 September 1914 - 5 April 2005)

Charts	Catherine Elizabeth Roberts Pedigree Frederich Bailey and Hannah Zimmerman Descendants Henry C Sterner and Mary Ann Herbst Descendants William Roberts and Mary (?) Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Lydia Alverta Sterner was also known as Lydia E Sterner.^2,3 She was also known as Lidian Sharr.⁴ She was also known as Lettie Sharr.⁵ She was also known as Lydia Alverta Roberts. She was also known as Lydia Elizabeth Sterner. She was also known as Lydia Alberta Sterner.⁶ She was born in December 1878 in Alesia, Baltimore County, Maryland.^7,3,5,8,1 She was born on 22 January 1879. In 1880, Lydia Alverta Sterner appeared on the census in 6th District, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the household of her parents, Levi Herbst Sterner and Lydia Ann Bailey.⁹ Lydia Alverta Sterner married John Thomas Roberts about 1895.^3,5 John Thomas Roberts and she appeared in the census in 1900 at Mellinnee Ave near Milford Mill Road in Baltimore City, Maryland, listed as renting a house. John Henry Roberts was living in the household with parents.⁵ As of 1900, John Thomas Roberts and Lydia Alverta Sterner had 3 (2 still living) children.⁵ John Thomas Roberts and she appeared in the census in 1910 at 34 West F St. in Baltimore City, Maryland, listed as renting a house. Earl W Roberts, Lydia Romaine Roberts, George E. Roberts, and John Henry Roberts were living in the household with their parents.⁴ As of 1910, John Thomas Roberts and Lydia Alverta Sterner had 5 (4 still living) children.⁵ John Thomas Roberts and she appeared in the census in 1920 at 1056 Falls Road in Baltimore City, Maryland, Listed as owning a house with a mortgage. Earl W Roberts, Lydia Romaine Roberts, Ernest A Roberts, and George E. Roberts were living in the household with their parents.⁷ John Thomas Roberts and Lydia Alverta Sterner appeared in the census in 1930 at Lake Dr. in North Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, listed as owning a home worth $7,000 and having a radio. Ernest A Roberts was living in the household with parents.³ In 1933, Lydia Alverta Sterner lived at York Rd & Gibbons Blvd in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland.¹⁰ In 1935, John Thomas Roberts and Lydia Alverta Sterner lived in Baltimore City, Maryland.¹¹ She was educated in 1940 but only completed 6th grade in school.¹¹ In 1940, Lydia Alverta Sterner appeared on the censusat 2609 Huntington Ave in Baltimore City, Maryland, in the household of her son, George E. Roberts.¹¹ She died on 31 May 1960 at age 81.^12,8 She was buried after 31 May 1960 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland, in Garden of Levering, Row 34W, Plot 3.¹²

Lydia Sterner Roberts
Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore County, Maryland
Garden of Levering, Row 34W

Roberts-Shaar Family Headstone
Side 1
Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore County, Maryland
Garden of Levering, Row 34W

Roberts-Shaar Family Headstone
Side 2
Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore County, Maryland
Garden of Levering, Row 34W

Funeral Card of Lydia Sterner Roberts

John Thomas Roberts and Lydia Alverta Sterner Roberts

Left: John Thomas and Lydia Alverta Roberts
Right: Henry and Elizabeth Miller Lessner

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Citations

[S155] Ernest Roberts
[S100] Catherine Elizabeth Roberts Holtzner
[S92] 1930 Census
[S65] 1910 Census
[S93] 1900 Census
[S161] Social Security Application
[S94] 1920 Census
[S261] Martha Krach, Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland
[S64] 1880 Census
[S71] Baltimore County Death Certificate
[S776] 1940 Census
[S99] Funeral Card

Treva Hester Hare

(26 June 1910 - 4 July 1910)

Parents

Father	Samuel Emory Hare (4 September 1871 - 15 August 1955)
Mother	Lillie S. Martin (1 November 1873 - 9 March 1941)

Charts	Jesse Stoffell Hare and Eliza Jane McComas Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Treva Hester Hare was also known as Treva Hester Haer. She was also known as Treva Hester Hair. She was also known as Treva Hester Heer. She was also known as Treva Hester Herr. She was also known as Treva Hester Hehr. She was born on 26 June 1910.^1,2 She died on 4 July 1910 in Baltimore County, Maryland, at age 0.^1,3,2 She was buried after 4 July 1910 at Grave Run M. E. Church Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland.^1,2

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Citations

[S89] Martha Krach, Grave Run Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
[S724] Find A Grave Website
[S560] Maryland Vital Records

Edwin Frank McComas

(about 1848 - about 1913)

Parents

Father	William Keyser McComas (1818 - )
Mother	Eliza Roche (about 1810 - )

Charts	Captain William McComas and Elizabeth Scott Descendants Zaccheus Barrett and Hannah Bond Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Edwin Frank McComas was born about 1848 in Maryland.¹ In 1850, Edwin Frank McComas appeared on the census in Ward 14, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the household of his parents, William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche.² In 1860, Edwin Frank McComas appeared on the census in Abington, Harford County, Maryland, in the household of his parents, William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche.¹ Edwin Frank McComas died about 1913.³

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Citations

[S146] 1860 Census
[S62] 1850 Census
[S771] The Washington Post

Elmer M Shaar

(16 August 1883 - before 29 February 1932)

Family: Spouse Cora A (1885 - )

Son	Harold W Shaar (6 February 1906 - February 1984)

Family: Spouse Lydia Romaine Roberts (16 June 1900 - 19 January 1999)

Charts	Frederich Bailey and Hannah Zimmerman Descendants Henry C Sterner and Mary Ann Herbst Descendants William Roberts and Mary (?) Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Elmer M Shaar was born on 16 August 1883 in Akron, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He married Cora A in 1906.³ In 1910 Elmer M Shaar was a cigar maker in a cigar factory in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He and Cora A appeared in the census in 1910 in Akron, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, listed as renting a house on North Ninth Street, with wife Cora and son Harold. Harold W Shaar was living in the household with parents.³ Elmer M Shaar and Cora A were divorced before 1922. He married Lydia Romaine Roberts about 1922.⁴ In 1930 Elmer M Shaar was an electrician for WBARR, possible the Washington, Baltimore andAnnapolis RailRoad which was operating at that time. He and Lydia Romaine Roberts appeared in the census in 1930 listed as owning house valued at $4500. In 1930, Elmer M Shaar lived at 119 Hammonds Ferry Lane in Baltimore County, Maryland. He died before 29 February 1932.¹ He was buried on 29 February 1932 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland.¹

Elmer Shaar
Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore County, Maryland
Garden of Levering, Row 34W

Roberts-Shaar Family Headstone
Side 1
Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore County, Maryland
Garden of Levering, Row 34W

Roberts-Shaar Family Headstone
Side 2
Woodlawn Cemetery
Baltimore County, Maryland
Garden of Levering, Row 34W

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Citations

[S261] Martha Krach, Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland
[S128] Rev Rufus Calvin Zartman, Pastor of Heidelburg Reformed Church,Philadelphia, PA, The Zartman Family, Pg 315-16
[S65] 1910 Census
[S92] 1930 Census

Arthur W McComas

(about March 1850 - )

Parents

Father	William Keyser McComas (1818 - )
Mother	Eliza Roche (about 1810 - )

Family: Spouse Kate Hale (about 1858 - )

Daughter

Pearl McComas (October 1879 - )

Charts	Captain William McComas and Elizabeth Scott Descendants Zaccheus Barrett and Hannah Bond Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Arthur W McComas was born about March 1850 in Maryland.¹ In 1850, Arthur W McComas appeared on the census in Ward 14, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the household of his parents, William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche.² In 1860, Arthur W McComas appeared on the census in Abington, Harford County, Maryland, in the household of his parents, William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche.¹ Arthur W McComas married Kate Hale about 1878.³ In 1880 Arthur W McComas was a painter.³ In 1880, Arthur W McComas appeared on the census in City of Paris, Lamar, Aransas County, Texas, in the household of Sarah, his mother-in-law.³

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Citations

[S146] 1860 Census
[S62] 1850 Census
[S64] 1880 Census

William Keyser McComas¹

(1818 - )

Parents

Father	William McComas (19 September 1790 - 2 August 1857)
Mother	Ellen Fort (22 August 1798 - 27 December 1859)

Family: Spouse Eliza Roche (about 1810 - )

Daughter	Cecelia H. McComas (about 1844 - )
Daughter	Eliza Jane McComas (about 1845 - )
Son	Edwin Frank McComas (about 1848 - about 1913)
Son	Arthur W McComas+ (about March 1850 - )
Daughter	Emily Leisure McComas (about 1852 - )

Charts	Captain William McComas and Elizabeth Scott Descendants Zaccheus Barrett and Hannah Bond Descendants
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Biography

William Keyser McComas was born in 1818 in Maryland.^2,3 In 1820, William Keyser McComas appeared on the census in Ward 12, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the household of his parents, William McComas and Ellen Fort.⁴ William Keyser McComas married Eliza Roche on 28 December 1841 in Baltimore County, Maryland.⁵ In 1850 William Keyser McComas was a builder.⁶ He and Eliza Roche appeared in the census in 1850 in Ward 14, Baltimore City, Maryland, listed with a Liberia Griffin (female, aged 20, born in Ireland) living in the household with the family. Cecelia H. McComas, Edwin Frank McComas, Eliza Jane McComas, and Arthur W McComas were living in the household with their parents.⁶ In 1860 William Keyser McComas was a builder.² He and Eliza Roche appeared in the census in 1860 in Abington, Harford County, Maryland, listed as owning $10,000 real estate and $4,000 personal property, which was a lot of money for that time. Arthur W McComas, Cecelia H. McComas, Edwin Frank McComas, and Eliza Jane McComas were living in the household with their parents.²

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Citations

[S688] email address, Richard Schilllinger
[S146] 1860 Census
[S568] Sam McComas' Records
[S697] 1820 Census
[S572] The Baltimore Sun
[S62] 1850 Census

Thomas Curtis

(about 1841 - )

Family: Spouse Susanna Hare (30 June 1841 - 12 September 1861)

Daughter

Susanna F Curtis (23 August 1861 - 20 September 1861)

Charts	Conrad Messenheimer and Elizabeth Oyler Descendants Issac Vetter and (?) Descendants Phillip Heir and Anna Maria (?) Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 25 Jul 2020

Biography

Thomas Curtis was born about 1841. He married Susanna Hare about 1861.¹

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Citations

[S724] Find A Grave Website

Susanna F Curtis

(23 August 1861 - 20 September 1861)

Parents

Father	Thomas Curtis (about 1841 - )
Mother	Susanna Hare (30 June 1841 - 12 September 1861)

Lists

Biography

Susanna F Curtis was born on 23 August 1861.^1,2 She died on 20 September 1861 at age 0.^1,2 She was buried after 20 September 1861 at Grave Run M. E. Church Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland.^1,2

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Citations

[S89] Martha Krach, Grave Run Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
[S724] Find A Grave Website

Emma T.

(23 April 1895 - 17 June 1982)

Parents

Father

? (about 1875 - )

Family: Spouse Thomas S Roberts (31 December 1893 - 19 February 1977)

Daughter

Emily Theresa Roberts (15 August 1929 - 5 December 1929)

Lists

Biography

Emma T. was also known as Emma T. Roberts. She was born on 23 April 1895.¹ She married Thomas S Roberts about 1923. She died on 17 June 1982 at age 87.¹ She was buried after 17 June 1982 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland.¹

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Citations

[S261] Martha Krach, Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland

Cecelia H. McComas

(about 1844 - )

Parents

Father	William Keyser McComas (1818 - )
Mother	Eliza Roche (about 1810 - )

Charts	Captain William McComas and Elizabeth Scott Descendants Zaccheus Barrett and Hannah Bond Descendants
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Biography

Cecelia H. McComas was born about 1844 in Maryland.¹ In 1850, Cecelia H. McComas appeared on the census in Ward 14, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the household of her parents, William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche.² In 1860, Cecelia H. McComas appeared on the census in Abington, Harford County, Maryland, in the household of her parents, William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche.¹

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Citations

[S146] 1860 Census
[S62] 1850 Census

Eliza Roche

(about 1810 - )

Family: Spouse William Keyser McComas (1818 - )

Daughter	Cecelia H. McComas (about 1844 - )
Daughter	Eliza Jane McComas (about 1845 - )
Son	Edwin Frank McComas (about 1848 - about 1913)
Son	Arthur W McComas+ (about March 1850 - )
Daughter	Emily Leisure McComas (about 1852 - )

Charts	Captain William McComas and Elizabeth Scott Descendants Zaccheus Barrett and Hannah Bond Descendants
Lists	Recently Updated 4 Dec 2020

Biography

Eliza Roche was also known as Eliza McComas. She was born about 1810 in Maryland.¹ She married William Keyser McComas on 28 December 1841 in Baltimore County, Maryland.² William Keyser McComas and she appeared in the census in 1850 in Ward 14, Baltimore City, Maryland, listed with a Liberia Griffin (female, aged 20, born in Ireland) living in the household with the family. Cecelia H. McComas, Edwin Frank McComas, Eliza Jane McComas, and Arthur W McComas were living in the household with their parents.³ William Keyser McComas and Eliza Roche appeared in the census in 1860 in Abington, Harford County, Maryland, listed as owning $10,000 real estate and $4,000 personal property, which was a lot of money for that time. Arthur W McComas, Cecelia H. McComas, Edwin Frank McComas, and Eliza Jane McComas were living in the household with their parents.¹

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Citations

[S146] 1860 Census
[S572] The Baltimore Sun
[S62] 1850 Census

Thomas S Roberts

(31 December 1893 - 19 February 1977)

Parents

Father

Roberts (about 1870 - )

Family: Spouse Emma T. (23 April 1895 - 17 June 1982)

Daughter

Emily Theresa Roberts (15 August 1929 - 5 December 1929)

Lists

Biography

Thomas S Roberts was born on 31 December 1893.¹ He married Emma T. about 1923. He died on 19 February 1977. The funeral was at John T Stansbury Funeral Home. at age 83.¹ He was buried after 19 February 1977 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland, in the Garden of Levering, row 60E.¹

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Citations

[S261] Martha Krach, Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland

Cora A

(1885 - )

Family: Spouse Elmer M Shaar (16 August 1883 - before 29 February 1932)

Son	Harold W Shaar (6 February 1906 - February 1984)

Lists

Biography

Cora A was also known as Cora A Shaar. She was born in 1885 in Pennsylvania.¹ She married Elmer M Shaar in 1906.¹ Elmer M Shaar and she appeared in the census in 1910 in Akron, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, listed as renting a house on North Ninth Street, with wife Cora and son Harold. Harold W Shaar was living in the household with parents.¹ Elmer M Shaar and she were divorced before 1922. She appeared in the census in 1930 at 539 Queen Street in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennyslvania, listed owning a house worth $6000. Harold W Shaar was living in the household with a parent.² In 1930 Cora A was a cigar maker in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennyslvania.²

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Citations

[S65] 1910 Census
[S92] 1930 Census

Emily Theresa Roberts

(15 August 1929 - 5 December 1929)

Parents

Father	Thomas S Roberts (31 December 1893 - 19 February 1977)
Mother	Emma T. (23 April 1895 - 17 June 1982)

Lists

Biography

Emily Theresa Roberts was born on 15 August 1929.¹ She died on 5 December 1929 in Baltimore County, Maryland, suddenly at age 0.^1,2 She was buried after 5 December 1929 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore County, Maryland. She is buried with her cousin, Doris Annabell Griffith. They died within a month of each other.¹

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Citations

[S261] Martha Krach, Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland
[S560] Maryland Vital Records

Harold W Shaar

(6 February 1906 - February 1984)

Parents

Father	Elmer M Shaar (16 August 1883 - before 29 February 1932)
Mother	Cora A (1885 - )

Lists

Biography

Harold W Shaar was born on 6 February 1906 in Pennsylvania.¹ In 1910, Harold W Shaar appeared on the census in Akron, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, Elmer M Shaar and Cora A.² In 1930, Harold W Shaar appeared on the censusat 539 Queen Street in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennyslvania, in the household of his mother, Cora A.³ He died in February 1984 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennyslvania, at age ~78.

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Citations

[S128] Rev Rufus Calvin Zartman, Pastor of Heidelburg Reformed Church,Philadelphia, PA, The Zartman Family, Pg 315-16
[S65] 1910 Census
[S92] 1930 Census

Lillie S. Martin¹

(1 November 1873 - 9 March 1941)