Clara was born in Germany Township, Adams County, and baptized on April 24, 1867, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
She was the second wife of John William Hemler, married on January 5, 1892, at Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
They were the parents of:
1. Mary Emma Hemler (19/June/1897-16/Oct/1990) married Joseph Clayton Sheely
2. William Anthony Hemler (31/Dec/1898-Dec/1967)
3. Frances Jeanette Hemler (21/June/1900-15/Sep/1990) married James Bernard Baker.
4. Anastasia E. Hemler (8/Feb/1902-8/Feb/1923) married Joseph Brian Smith.
5. Genevieve Adelaide Hemler (5/Feb/1905-21/Feb/1995) married Francis O'Donnell in January 1929
6. Margaret C. Hemler (12/Apr/1908-May/1991) married Averill Thomas Simpson on May 17, 1932, in Saint Vincent's Catholic Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
7. John Hemler (4/Sep/1909-29/Sep/1909)
John William Hemler died on May 17, 1927.
On Saturday, November 17, 1928, at 8 o'clock p.m., Clara married John Luke A. Riley, a detective, at Saint Vincent's Rectory in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, by the Rev. William Huygen. The ceremony was witnessed by her sister, Mrs. Annie Spangler, and her nephew, Benjamin Spangler, of Littlestown. Mr. Riley returned to Philadelphia for work, while Clara continued residing in Hanover. ("The Gettysburg Times," Page 1, Wednesday, November 21, 1928.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Star and Sentinel, Dec 10, 1938~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Mrs. Clara A. Hemler Riley, aged 71, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Averill Simpson, 419 Third St., Hanover. She was a daughter of the late Anthony J. and Mary Catherine Hemler Smith, and was born Apr 22, 1867.
"Surviving are five children, Mrs. Emma Sheely, York; William A. Hemler, Baltimore; Mrs. James Baker, Hanover; Mrs. Frank O'Donnell, Port Carbon and Mrs. Averill Simpson, with whom she resided, 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Benjamin Smith, York; Leo and Clarence Smith, Hanover, and Edward Smith, Littlestown, and three sisters, Mrs. James Millhimes, New Chester; Mrs. Annie Spangler, Littlestown, and Mrs. Maurice Sanders, Hanover.
"Funeral Wednesday morning with services at 9 o'clock in St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Third St., Hanover, with the rector, Rev. William Huygen, officiating. Burial in the Conewago Chapel cemetery."
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She was the second wife of John William Hemler, married on January 5, 1892, at Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
They were the parents of:
1. Mary Emma Hemler (19/June/1897-16/Oct/1990) married Joseph Clayton Sheely
2. William Anthony Hemler (31/Dec/1898-Dec/1967)
3. Frances Jeanette Hemler (21/June/1900-15/Sep/1990) married James Bernard Baker.
4. Anastasia E. Hemler (8/Feb/1902-8/Feb/1923) married Joseph Brian Smith.
5. Genevieve Adelaide Hemler (5/Feb/1905-21/Feb/1995) married Francis O'Donnell in January 1929
6. Margaret C. Hemler (12/Apr/1908-May/1991) married Averill Thomas Simpson on May 17, 1932, in Saint Vincent's Catholic Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
7. John Hemler (4/Sep/1909-29/Sep/1909)
John William Hemler died on May 17, 1927.
On Saturday, November 17, 1928, at 8 o'clock p.m., Clara married John Luke A. Riley, a detective, at Saint Vincent's Rectory in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, by the Rev. William Huygen. The ceremony was witnessed by her sister, Mrs. Annie Spangler, and her nephew, Benjamin Spangler, of Littlestown. Mr. Riley returned to Philadelphia for work, while Clara continued residing in Hanover. ("The Gettysburg Times," Page 1, Wednesday, November 21, 1928.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Star and Sentinel, Dec 10, 1938~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Mrs. Clara A. Hemler Riley, aged 71, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Averill Simpson, 419 Third St., Hanover. She was a daughter of the late Anthony J. and Mary Catherine Hemler Smith, and was born Apr 22, 1867.
"Surviving are five children, Mrs. Emma Sheely, York; William A. Hemler, Baltimore; Mrs. James Baker, Hanover; Mrs. Frank O'Donnell, Port Carbon and Mrs. Averill Simpson, with whom she resided, 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Benjamin Smith, York; Leo and Clarence Smith, Hanover, and Edward Smith, Littlestown, and three sisters, Mrs. James Millhimes, New Chester; Mrs. Annie Spangler, Littlestown, and Mrs. Maurice Sanders, Hanover.
"Funeral Wednesday morning with services at 9 o'clock in St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Third St., Hanover, with the rector, Rev. William Huygen, officiating. Burial in the Conewago Chapel cemetery."
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Clara was born in Germany Township, Adams County, and baptized on April 24, 1867, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
She was the second wife of John William Hemler, married on January 5, 1892, at Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
They were the parents of:
1. Mary Emma Hemler (19/June/1897-16/Oct/1990) married Joseph Clayton Sheely
2. William Anthony Hemler (31/Dec/1898-Dec/1967)
3. Frances Jeanette Hemler (21/June/1900-15/Sep/1990) married James Bernard Baker.
4. Anastasia E. Hemler (8/Feb/1902-8/Feb/1923) married Joseph Brian Smith.
5. Genevieve Adelaide Hemler (5/Feb/1905-21/Feb/1995) married Francis O'Donnell in January 1929
6. Margaret C. Hemler (12/Apr/1908-May/1991) married Averill Thomas Simpson on May 17, 1932, in Saint Vincent's Catholic Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
7. John Hemler (4/Sep/1909-29/Sep/1909)
John William Hemler died on May 17, 1927.
On Saturday, November 17, 1928, at 8 o'clock p.m., Clara married John Luke A. Riley, a detective, at Saint Vincent's Rectory in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, by the Rev. William Huygen. The ceremony was witnessed by her sister, Mrs. Annie Spangler, and her nephew, Benjamin Spangler, of Littlestown. Mr. Riley returned to Philadelphia for work, while Clara continued residing in Hanover. ("The Gettysburg Times," Page 1, Wednesday, November 21, 1928.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Star and Sentinel, Dec 10, 1938~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Mrs. Clara A. Hemler Riley, aged 71, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Averill Simpson, 419 Third St., Hanover. She was a daughter of the late Anthony J. and Mary Catherine Hemler Smith, and was born Apr 22, 1867.
"Surviving are five children, Mrs. Emma Sheely, York; William A. Hemler, Baltimore; Mrs. James Baker, Hanover; Mrs. Frank O'Donnell, Port Carbon and Mrs. Averill Simpson, with whom she resided, 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Benjamin Smith, York; Leo and Clarence Smith, Hanover, and Edward Smith, Littlestown, and three sisters, Mrs. James Millhimes, New Chester; Mrs. Annie Spangler, Littlestown, and Mrs. Maurice Sanders, Hanover.
"Funeral Wednesday morning with services at 9 o'clock in St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Third St., Hanover, with the rector, Rev. William Huygen, officiating. Burial in the Conewago Chapel cemetery."
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She was the second wife of John William Hemler, married on January 5, 1892, at Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
They were the parents of:
1. Mary Emma Hemler (19/June/1897-16/Oct/1990) married Joseph Clayton Sheely
2. William Anthony Hemler (31/Dec/1898-Dec/1967)
3. Frances Jeanette Hemler (21/June/1900-15/Sep/1990) married James Bernard Baker.
4. Anastasia E. Hemler (8/Feb/1902-8/Feb/1923) married Joseph Brian Smith.
5. Genevieve Adelaide Hemler (5/Feb/1905-21/Feb/1995) married Francis O'Donnell in January 1929
6. Margaret C. Hemler (12/Apr/1908-May/1991) married Averill Thomas Simpson on May 17, 1932, in Saint Vincent's Catholic Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
7. John Hemler (4/Sep/1909-29/Sep/1909)
John William Hemler died on May 17, 1927.
On Saturday, November 17, 1928, at 8 o'clock p.m., Clara married John Luke A. Riley, a detective, at Saint Vincent's Rectory in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, by the Rev. William Huygen. The ceremony was witnessed by her sister, Mrs. Annie Spangler, and her nephew, Benjamin Spangler, of Littlestown. Mr. Riley returned to Philadelphia for work, while Clara continued residing in Hanover. ("The Gettysburg Times," Page 1, Wednesday, November 21, 1928.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Star and Sentinel, Dec 10, 1938~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Mrs. Clara A. Hemler Riley, aged 71, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Averill Simpson, 419 Third St., Hanover. She was a daughter of the late Anthony J. and Mary Catherine Hemler Smith, and was born Apr 22, 1867.
"Surviving are five children, Mrs. Emma Sheely, York; William A. Hemler, Baltimore; Mrs. James Baker, Hanover; Mrs. Frank O'Donnell, Port Carbon and Mrs. Averill Simpson, with whom she resided, 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Benjamin Smith, York; Leo and Clarence Smith, Hanover, and Edward Smith, Littlestown, and three sisters, Mrs. James Millhimes, New Chester; Mrs. Annie Spangler, Littlestown, and Mrs. Maurice Sanders, Hanover.
"Funeral Wednesday morning with services at 9 o'clock in St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Third St., Hanover, with the rector, Rev. William Huygen, officiating. Burial in the Conewago Chapel cemetery."
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APR. 22, 1867
DEC. 4, 1938
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