SSN Death Record:
Name: Margaret M. Shurtz
SSN: 206-18-9856
Last Residence: 32808 Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States of America
Born: 16 Jul 1924
Died: 28 May 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951 )
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Mike found on the Internet that he was killed in Civil War
1860 Census has them living at Richfield,Monroe,Juniata,PA
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http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/210th/210thcof.html
Crater, Lewis
Private
September 15, 1864
Killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., February 6, 1865
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Web sites about Hatcher's Run:
http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/va/va083.html
http://www.civilwar.org/travelandevents/t_vs_hatchersrun.htm
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
about Lewis Crater
Name: Lewis Crater
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania
Regiment Name: 50 Pennsylvania Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 50th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Company: H,F
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Adjutant
Rank Out Expanded: Adjutant
Film Number: M554 roll 24
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Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
about Lewis Crater
Name: Lewis Crater
Widow: Hannah Crater
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From "Decendents of Jacob Hostettler":
#6597, #6601
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1900 census:
Name: Vesta Shurtz
Home in 1900: Delaware, Juniata, Pennsylvania
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house: Granddaughter
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Hannah Crater 68
Vesta Shurtz 9
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Just above this entry (next door?)
Lists Hannah Hostetler
Barbara Brandhoffer (sister)
Emma Hostetler (daughter)
Guy (G. Son)
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One the 1870 Juniata, Delaware Township census, her name was spelled as Creator
Hannah was 38, and they lived at house number 136 (street unsure) in Juniata, Delaware Township.
Hannah was 38, and Sarah was 10. Howard was 8, and they had two boarders.But 10 years later, in the 1880 census, Hannah was now 48, Jacob was there (55).
(Jacob wasn't in the earlier census, nor some of the kids.)
We don't think this was a second marriage.
Possibly, he lived on the farm, and she lived in the city and took in boarders.The children listed in the 1880 census are:
John W. (27)
Mary A. (23)
Sarah E(?) (18) (instead of 20)
Howard L. (16) (instead of 18)
Emma (14)
David F. (12)
Amanda (10)
Barbara A. (8)
Doesn't appear in book of descendents
But does show up on the 1860 census
Her name doesn't appear in papers from Hannah Crater for the Civil War pension, so she died before 1865
Doesn't appear in book of descendents
But does show up on 1860 census
Book of descendents states that he died single
His name doesn't appear in papers from Hannah Crater for the Civil War pension, so he died before 1865
In 1900 census, Marnie Shipps was living with Abraham Shipps
1880 Census
James - Coal Miner - house number 298
Elizabeth - Housewife
James & William - Breaker Boy
James & his parents were born in Scotland
Elizabeth & parents were born in Penna
All children were born in Penna
SSN Death Record:
Name: Marvin Shipps
SSN: 207-40-2153
Born: 17 Jul 1910
Died: Jan 1972
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1966 )
She killed herself by drinking mercury
The story is that 14 years after her parents had their last kid, they met Ruth Smith (later Preston) and thought she was the most beautiful baby. They had a daughter and named her Ruth. Apparently during a family argument when she was 26 years old, she ran upstairs and drank mercury. She lingered for a while, and then died a painful death.