Mrs. Elizabeth Dornblaser, of Nittany Valley, died Tuesday, February 26, 1895, aged about 78 years. She was survived by her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Townsend, of Valley Falls, Kansas, and Miss Puella Dornblaser, of Nittany Valley, and two sons, Reverend Thomas Dornblaser, of Busyrus, Ohio, and Pierce Dornblaser , of the valley.
Her funeral took place Friday. Interment was in the family burying ground at Snydertown.
Mrs. Dornblaser was a faithful wife and most devoted mother, and a kind and thoughtful neighbor. She was born in Centre County, near Madisonburg. The funeral services were conducted by Reverend Spangler, assisted by Reverend Dieble. Mrs Dornblaser was a devout and life-long member of the Lutheran church and her godly example will be remembered by a large circle of interacts personal friends whose attachment and attentions she enjoyed to the end.
From Her Obituary:
Evening Express. Lock Haven, PA
Wednesday, February 27, 1895
Elizabeth Schaeffer was born in Brush Valley, Center County, Pennsylvania. Later her father,Michael Schaeffer, moved his family onto a splendid farm in Nittany Valley. He was a successful farmer, and was recognized as a physical giant. He was the champion mower and cradler in all that neighborhood. Both grandfather and grandmother Schaeffer were born in Germany. They reared a family of stalwart six-footers. Michael was the oldest son. He became a law partner in Illinois with William Jennings Bryan's father. Later he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Court in Salt Lake City,Utah Territory. He sat on the famous case of "ELIZAH versus BRIGHAM YOUNG." He decided in favor of Elizah, one of the wives of the Mormon Chief. This decision raised such a storm of protest among the Mormon Leaders against the JUDGE that his life was threatened, and he was advised to leave. The second son, Israel B Schaffer, became Captain of a Cavalry Company known as "The Independent Gragons." As soon as the CIVIL WAR began he offered his Company for service, and after a few months took the train for Harrisburg, and joined the Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, which served with honor in the Army of the Cumberland to the end of the war. The third son, Benjamin F. Schaeffer, a six-footer, reared a fine family on the old Schaeffer farm, near Nittany Hall, where he later conducted a country store. His fellow citizens elected him Sheriff of Centre County, which office he filled with full satisfaction to all concerned. The five daughters were nearly all married before I was born. So I learned to know them as Aunt Katie Best, my mother, Elizabeth, came second, then Aunt Hannah Candy, Aunt Lydia Eggers, and the youngest, Aunt Elvina Barter. All these raised good sized families. My mother, after her marriage, was addressed by her friends as Aunt Betsey Dornblaser.
*=Written by:
Reverend Thomas Franklin Dornblaser=*
Her funeral took place Friday. Interment was in the family burying ground at Snydertown.
Mrs. Dornblaser was a faithful wife and most devoted mother, and a kind and thoughtful neighbor. She was born in Centre County, near Madisonburg. The funeral services were conducted by Reverend Spangler, assisted by Reverend Dieble. Mrs Dornblaser was a devout and life-long member of the Lutheran church and her godly example will be remembered by a large circle of interacts personal friends whose attachment and attentions she enjoyed to the end.
From Her Obituary:
Evening Express. Lock Haven, PA
Wednesday, February 27, 1895
Elizabeth Schaeffer was born in Brush Valley, Center County, Pennsylvania. Later her father,Michael Schaeffer, moved his family onto a splendid farm in Nittany Valley. He was a successful farmer, and was recognized as a physical giant. He was the champion mower and cradler in all that neighborhood. Both grandfather and grandmother Schaeffer were born in Germany. They reared a family of stalwart six-footers. Michael was the oldest son. He became a law partner in Illinois with William Jennings Bryan's father. Later he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Court in Salt Lake City,Utah Territory. He sat on the famous case of "ELIZAH versus BRIGHAM YOUNG." He decided in favor of Elizah, one of the wives of the Mormon Chief. This decision raised such a storm of protest among the Mormon Leaders against the JUDGE that his life was threatened, and he was advised to leave. The second son, Israel B Schaffer, became Captain of a Cavalry Company known as "The Independent Gragons." As soon as the CIVIL WAR began he offered his Company for service, and after a few months took the train for Harrisburg, and joined the Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, which served with honor in the Army of the Cumberland to the end of the war. The third son, Benjamin F. Schaeffer, a six-footer, reared a fine family on the old Schaeffer farm, near Nittany Hall, where he later conducted a country store. His fellow citizens elected him Sheriff of Centre County, which office he filled with full satisfaction to all concerned. The five daughters were nearly all married before I was born. So I learned to know them as Aunt Katie Best, my mother, Elizabeth, came second, then Aunt Hannah Candy, Aunt Lydia Eggers, and the youngest, Aunt Elvina Barter. All these raised good sized families. My mother, after her marriage, was addressed by her friends as Aunt Betsey Dornblaser.
*=Written by:
Reverend Thomas Franklin Dornblaser=*
Mrs. Elizabeth Dornblaser, of Nittany Valley, died Tuesday, February 26, 1895, aged about 78 years. She was survived by her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Townsend, of Valley Falls, Kansas, and Miss Puella Dornblaser, of Nittany Valley, and two sons, Reverend Thomas Dornblaser, of Busyrus, Ohio, and Pierce Dornblaser , of the valley.
Her funeral took place Friday. Interment was in the family burying ground at Snydertown.
Mrs. Dornblaser was a faithful wife and most devoted mother, and a kind and thoughtful neighbor. She was born in Centre County, near Madisonburg. The funeral services were conducted by Reverend Spangler, assisted by Reverend Dieble. Mrs Dornblaser was a devout and life-long member of the Lutheran church and her godly example will be remembered by a large circle of interacts personal friends whose attachment and attentions she enjoyed to the end.
From Her Obituary:
Evening Express. Lock Haven, PA
Wednesday, February 27, 1895
Elizabeth Schaeffer was born in Brush Valley, Center County, Pennsylvania. Later her father,Michael Schaeffer, moved his family onto a splendid farm in Nittany Valley. He was a successful farmer, and was recognized as a physical giant. He was the champion mower and cradler in all that neighborhood. Both grandfather and grandmother Schaeffer were born in Germany. They reared a family of stalwart six-footers. Michael was the oldest son. He became a law partner in Illinois with William Jennings Bryan's father. Later he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Court in Salt Lake City,Utah Territory. He sat on the famous case of "ELIZAH versus BRIGHAM YOUNG." He decided in favor of Elizah, one of the wives of the Mormon Chief. This decision raised such a storm of protest among the Mormon Leaders against the JUDGE that his life was threatened, and he was advised to leave. The second son, Israel B Schaffer, became Captain of a Cavalry Company known as "The Independent Gragons." As soon as the CIVIL WAR began he offered his Company for service, and after a few months took the train for Harrisburg, and joined the Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, which served with honor in the Army of the Cumberland to the end of the war. The third son, Benjamin F. Schaeffer, a six-footer, reared a fine family on the old Schaeffer farm, near Nittany Hall, where he later conducted a country store. His fellow citizens elected him Sheriff of Centre County, which office he filled with full satisfaction to all concerned. The five daughters were nearly all married before I was born. So I learned to know them as Aunt Katie Best, my mother, Elizabeth, came second, then Aunt Hannah Candy, Aunt Lydia Eggers, and the youngest, Aunt Elvina Barter. All these raised good sized families. My mother, after her marriage, was addressed by her friends as Aunt Betsey Dornblaser.
*=Written by:
Reverend Thomas Franklin Dornblaser=*
Her funeral took place Friday. Interment was in the family burying ground at Snydertown.
Mrs. Dornblaser was a faithful wife and most devoted mother, and a kind and thoughtful neighbor. She was born in Centre County, near Madisonburg. The funeral services were conducted by Reverend Spangler, assisted by Reverend Dieble. Mrs Dornblaser was a devout and life-long member of the Lutheran church and her godly example will be remembered by a large circle of interacts personal friends whose attachment and attentions she enjoyed to the end.
From Her Obituary:
Evening Express. Lock Haven, PA
Wednesday, February 27, 1895
Elizabeth Schaeffer was born in Brush Valley, Center County, Pennsylvania. Later her father,Michael Schaeffer, moved his family onto a splendid farm in Nittany Valley. He was a successful farmer, and was recognized as a physical giant. He was the champion mower and cradler in all that neighborhood. Both grandfather and grandmother Schaeffer were born in Germany. They reared a family of stalwart six-footers. Michael was the oldest son. He became a law partner in Illinois with William Jennings Bryan's father. Later he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Court in Salt Lake City,Utah Territory. He sat on the famous case of "ELIZAH versus BRIGHAM YOUNG." He decided in favor of Elizah, one of the wives of the Mormon Chief. This decision raised such a storm of protest among the Mormon Leaders against the JUDGE that his life was threatened, and he was advised to leave. The second son, Israel B Schaffer, became Captain of a Cavalry Company known as "The Independent Gragons." As soon as the CIVIL WAR began he offered his Company for service, and after a few months took the train for Harrisburg, and joined the Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, which served with honor in the Army of the Cumberland to the end of the war. The third son, Benjamin F. Schaeffer, a six-footer, reared a fine family on the old Schaeffer farm, near Nittany Hall, where he later conducted a country store. His fellow citizens elected him Sheriff of Centre County, which office he filled with full satisfaction to all concerned. The five daughters were nearly all married before I was born. So I learned to know them as Aunt Katie Best, my mother, Elizabeth, came second, then Aunt Hannah Candy, Aunt Lydia Eggers, and the youngest, Aunt Elvina Barter. All these raised good sized families. My mother, after her marriage, was addressed by her friends as Aunt Betsey Dornblaser.
*=Written by:
Reverend Thomas Franklin Dornblaser=*
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