John William Valentine was born in August, 1854, in Creagerstown District, Frederick County, Maryland, the son of James Edward and Ella Josephine Rodeniser Valentine. On November 28, 1877, in Thurmont (formerly Mechanicstown), Frederick County, Maryland, he married Sarah Alice Ecker, daughter of Reuben and Sarah Kinsey Ecker. They were the parents of 5 children: Clida Valeria, Charles Franklin, Estella V., Ella Lee and Bruce Edgar Valentine. John passed away on July 9, 1939, in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, and was buried on the 11th in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
From the marriage records of Frederick County, Maryland:
"John W. Valentine, 24, farmer of Frederick County, bachelor, to Alice S. Ecker, 23, of Frederick County, maid. Married November 28, 1877 at Mechanicstown by W. C. Wire."
From the Frederick News of October 6, 1891:
"Loy's. Mr. John Valentine and family, of near Rocky Ridge, were the guests of his father-in-law, Mr. Reuben Ecker, of Mechanicstown, on Sunday last."
Obituary for John William Valentine from the Gettysburg Times of Monday, July 10, 1939, as well as the Gettysburg Star and Sentinel of Saturday, July 15, 1939:
"John W. Valentine, 89, 200 East Chestnut Street, Hanover, died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock from a complication of diseases. He was a son of the late John and Josephine (Rodenzef) Valentine. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Edward Miller, Taneytown, Maryland; Frank C. Valentine, New Oxford; Mrs. Estella Harner, Baltimore Street, and Miss Leah Valentine, at home; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with a private service at the late home. Interment in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, near Littlestown."
From the marriage records of Frederick County, Maryland:
"John W. Valentine, 24, farmer of Frederick County, bachelor, to Alice S. Ecker, 23, of Frederick County, maid. Married November 28, 1877 at Mechanicstown by W. C. Wire."
From the Frederick News of October 6, 1891:
"Loy's. Mr. John Valentine and family, of near Rocky Ridge, were the guests of his father-in-law, Mr. Reuben Ecker, of Mechanicstown, on Sunday last."
Obituary for John William Valentine from the Gettysburg Times of Monday, July 10, 1939, as well as the Gettysburg Star and Sentinel of Saturday, July 15, 1939:
"John W. Valentine, 89, 200 East Chestnut Street, Hanover, died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock from a complication of diseases. He was a son of the late John and Josephine (Rodenzef) Valentine. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Edward Miller, Taneytown, Maryland; Frank C. Valentine, New Oxford; Mrs. Estella Harner, Baltimore Street, and Miss Leah Valentine, at home; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with a private service at the late home. Interment in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, near Littlestown."
John William Valentine was born in August, 1854, in Creagerstown District, Frederick County, Maryland, the son of James Edward and Ella Josephine Rodeniser Valentine. On November 28, 1877, in Thurmont (formerly Mechanicstown), Frederick County, Maryland, he married Sarah Alice Ecker, daughter of Reuben and Sarah Kinsey Ecker. They were the parents of 5 children: Clida Valeria, Charles Franklin, Estella V., Ella Lee and Bruce Edgar Valentine. John passed away on July 9, 1939, in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, and was buried on the 11th in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
From the marriage records of Frederick County, Maryland:
"John W. Valentine, 24, farmer of Frederick County, bachelor, to Alice S. Ecker, 23, of Frederick County, maid. Married November 28, 1877 at Mechanicstown by W. C. Wire."
From the Frederick News of October 6, 1891:
"Loy's. Mr. John Valentine and family, of near Rocky Ridge, were the guests of his father-in-law, Mr. Reuben Ecker, of Mechanicstown, on Sunday last."
Obituary for John William Valentine from the Gettysburg Times of Monday, July 10, 1939, as well as the Gettysburg Star and Sentinel of Saturday, July 15, 1939:
"John W. Valentine, 89, 200 East Chestnut Street, Hanover, died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock from a complication of diseases. He was a son of the late John and Josephine (Rodenzef) Valentine. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Edward Miller, Taneytown, Maryland; Frank C. Valentine, New Oxford; Mrs. Estella Harner, Baltimore Street, and Miss Leah Valentine, at home; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with a private service at the late home. Interment in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, near Littlestown."
From the marriage records of Frederick County, Maryland:
"John W. Valentine, 24, farmer of Frederick County, bachelor, to Alice S. Ecker, 23, of Frederick County, maid. Married November 28, 1877 at Mechanicstown by W. C. Wire."
From the Frederick News of October 6, 1891:
"Loy's. Mr. John Valentine and family, of near Rocky Ridge, were the guests of his father-in-law, Mr. Reuben Ecker, of Mechanicstown, on Sunday last."
Obituary for John William Valentine from the Gettysburg Times of Monday, July 10, 1939, as well as the Gettysburg Star and Sentinel of Saturday, July 15, 1939:
"John W. Valentine, 89, 200 East Chestnut Street, Hanover, died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock from a complication of diseases. He was a son of the late John and Josephine (Rodenzef) Valentine. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Edward Miller, Taneytown, Maryland; Frank C. Valentine, New Oxford; Mrs. Estella Harner, Baltimore Street, and Miss Leah Valentine, at home; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with a private service at the late home. Interment in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, near Littlestown."
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