Daniel5 Arner (Jacob4,
Johannes3, ulrich2, Ulrich1),
born 17 November 1816(18)
in Towamensing, Northampton (now Franklin,
Carbon), Pennsylvania and
christened 15 December 1816
(Sponsors: Daniel Dreisbach and Kath. Ahrner)(18); died 15 March 1875(14) aged 58
years, 03 months, “28” days(29) in Franklin; married 27 August 1842(30) to Amelia Hahn (daughter of George Hahn
and Maria Magdalena Sewitz) who was born 25 October
1819(14) in Bushkill, Northampton, Pennsylvania, christened 05
December 1819 (recorded at Salem Union Church in Moore, Northampton,
Pennsylvania) and died 21 May 1899(14) in Franklin. [Info from Hahn descendant Jim
Collins.] [Hahn and Sewitz ancestry is
on descendant Mike
O’Leary’s website]
He was a farmer.
1840
Census: Mrs Arner & [son] Danl,
page 251, Towamensing, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1843-44
Towamensing Tax List: Daniel Arner, Jr., farmer,
119 acres.
1850 Census: David
Orner, page 405, visit 169/169, Upper Towamensing,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1860 Census: Daniel
Arner, page 031, visit 721/230, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1870 Census: Daniel
Ahner, page 083, visit 280/304, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1880 Census: Ameila Arner (widow), page 495, visit 014/015, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
The estate of “Daniel Arner, of Franklin” who died
intestate (Carbon Will File #889), a document mentions widow Amelia, and
“twelve” children [but only eleven listed]: Eliza Knauss wife of Lewis,
Angelina Bolen wife of Henry, Sarah Remely wife of Moses, Amelia Peters wife of
Benjamin, Charles Arner, George Arner, Jacob Arner, “Elemina
Berger wife of Monroe”, Daniel Arner, James Arner, and Tilghman Arner. However,
later documents in his estate file refer to Harrison Wentz being the guardian
of Jacob, Mary, Daniel, James and Tilghman Arner, the last two under the age of
fourteen. [NOTE: All of those documents list the named children in the correct
birth order, except that whoever wrote the first one accidentally combined Elemina and Mary (who actually married Monroe Berger) into
one daughter, so that makes for twelve children.]
They are buried at St. Paul’s (Big Creek) Union Church at
Big Creek, Carbon, Pennsylvania, (their gravestone).
Known children:
Eliza6 Arner, born about 1843; married about 1865 to Lewis
Knauss who was born about March 1839 in Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter
at a railcar repair shop. 1870 Census: Lewis Knauss, page 067, visit 062/072, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1880
Census: Lewis Knous, page 510, visit 259/294, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1900
Census: Lewis Knauss, page 167, visit 177/179, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910
Census: Lewis Knauss, page 115, visit 049/049, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Children: Milton
Knauss, born about 1865; Amelia Knauss, born about 1868; Daniel Ervin Knauss,
born about 1869, married 1891-92 to Carrie ______ who
was born about 1874 in Pennsylvania, he was a carpenter; William Elmer Knauss,
born 03 July and christened 14 July 1872 (Sponsors: Charles
Arner and Ellen Solt, below)(29); George Christian Knauss,
born 23 November 1875(40), married Sarah Jane
______, he was a car inspector for the Central Railroad of New Jersey(40).
Angeline6 Arner, born about September
1845; married 09 September 1866(29)(30)
to Henry F. Berlin (son of William
Berlin and Esther Kuntz) who was born about
March 1847 in Pennsylvania and
died 04 May 1923. He was a
blacksmith. 1870 Census: Henry Berlin, page 158, visit
114/124, Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1880 Census: Henry Berlin, page 510, visit 261/296, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1900
Census: Henry Berlin, page 171, visit 263/265, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910
Census: Henry F. Berlin, page 114, visit 029/029, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920
Census: Henry Berlin, page 016, visit 130/171, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania [also
stepson Raymond Berlin age 24]. Children:
Ellen A.7 Berlin, born about September
1867; died 09 February 1948 at
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania(S);
married 1892-93 to Oscar W. Kuntz(S)
(his second marriage) who was born about March 1865 in Pennsylvania. He was a
bookkeeper; later he was a superintendent of a silk mill. 1900 Census: Oscar
Kuntz, page 023, visit 208/221, Lehighton (1st Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1910 Census: Oscar W. Kuntz, page 029, visit 209/222, Lehighton (2nd
Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920
Census: Oscar W. Kuntz, page 170, visit 095/102, Lehighton (2nd
Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania
[NOTE: no children were with them in 1920]. [They had one other child who died
before the 1900 census.] Known children:
Helen M. Kuntz, born about March 1893; Warren Albert Kuntz,
born 03 February 1896(40), he was a stenographer(40); Henry J. Kuntz, born
about 1901; Margaret
O. Kuntz, born about 1903; David W. Kuntz, born about 1906.
Matilda7 Berlin, born about August 1869.
William Oscar7 Berlin, born 28 May and christened
14 July 1872 (Sponsors: George Arner [below] and Sarah Snyder)(29).
Eva F.7 Berlin, born about 1873.
Emma7 Berlin, born about 1876.
Sarah7 Berlin, born about January 1880. 1900 Census: Sarah Berlin
(single, with parents); and Sallie Berlin (single, with Oscar J. Saeger), page 056, visit 288/306, Lehighton (3rd
Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Robert R.7 Berlin, born 02 January 1887(40); married 1907-08 to Savilla
E. ______ who was born about 1885 in Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Robert
R. Berlin, page 114, visit 021/021, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920
Census: Robert Berlin, page 016, visit 118/155, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. No children
with them in 1910 or 1920.
Sarah Amanda6 Arner, born about March 1847; married 14 June 1868(29)(30) to Moses Ramaly who was born about December 1847 in Pennsylvania.
1880 Census: Moses Ramaly, page 467, visit 023/024, Lower
Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1900 census: Moses Ramaly, page 248, visit 284/305, Lower
Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
He was a farmer. They had twelve children, two of whom died before the 1900
census. Known children: Ellen Zarena Ramaly, born 11 January and christened 06 March
1870 (Sponsors: Henry Ramaly and Lydia Miller)(29); Amelia Alice Ramaly,
born 21 November 1871 and christened 25 February 1872 (Sponsors: Daniel Arner and Amelia Hahn [the maternal
grandparents] )(29); Sallie Messina Ramaly, born 07 August and christened 25
October 1873 (Sponsors: parents)(29); Daniel Webster Ramaly,
born 07 February 1876(29)(40) and christened 14 May 1876 (Sponsors:
parents)(29), married Laura ______; James Henry Ramaly,
born 06 June 1877(40), married Lizzie ______,
he was a foreman at the New Jersey Zinc Company at Palmerton(40); Milton Albert Ramaly,
born 04 December 1879(40), married Ella H. ______,
he was a foreman at the New Jersey Zinc Company at Palmerton(40); Peter Paul Ramaly,
born 29 June 1881(40), married Alice ______,
he registered for the WWI Draft at Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Norton E. Ramaly,
born about May 1884; Lydia
E. Ramaly, born about July 1885; Robert Fulton Ramaly, born 02 October 1893(40),
he was a machinist helper at the New Jersey Zinc Company at Palmerton(40).
Amelia6 Arner, born about June
1848; married 21 January 1872 at
Slatington, Lehigh, Pennsylvania (Slatington News, issue of 24 January
1872) to Benjamin F. Peter who was born about August
1848 in Pennsylvania. He owned the Slatington Hotel. 1870 Census: Emelia Arner, page 692, visit
058/061, Slatington borough, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
1900 Census: Benjamin Peters, page 161, visit 036/036, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. They had no
children.
+ CHARLES6 ARNER, born 20 July 1850(14); married ELLEN JANE SOLT.
+ GEORGE6 ARNER, born 23 June 1852; married Rose Ann
Scherer; moved to Lower
Towamensing, then to Bowmanstown.
Elemina6 Arner, born
about August 1854; married
1878-79 to Milton Walck (son of Simon
Walck and Sabrina Stout, and brother of
Ellamanda Walck, below) who was born about April 1858 in Pennsylvania
and apparently died before the 1910 census. He was a farmer. 1880 Census:
Milton Walk, page 504, visit 147/165, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1900
Census: Milton Walck, page 153, visit 107/113, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910
Census: Elmina Walck (widow), page 133, visit
027/029, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1920 Census: Elmena Walck, page 029, visit 035/038, Harrity District,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930
Census: Elemena Walk (with son William). Children:
George Clinton7 Walck, born 01 July 1879(40); married about 1905 to Lillie
M. Eaches who was born 02 February 1884 in Pennsylvania. He was a
railcar builder, later he was a fireman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad; later
he was a farmer. 1910 Census: George C. Walck, page 125, visit 277/280, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930
Census: George Walck, page 145, visit 491/491, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. Known
children: Sarah E.
Walck, born about 1905; Paul W. Walck, born possibly 02 January 1908; Thomas M. Walck,
born about May 1909; Robert
James Walck, born possibly 26 February 1911; Dorothy Walck, born
about 1913; Marie
Walck, born about 1915; Lillian Walck, born about 1917; Mary Jane Walck,
born 19 May 1919; Kenneth
Clinton Walck, born 26 January 1921(17), died 18 July 1998 at
Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania(17);
Pauline Walck, born about 1922; George Walck, born
about 1924.
Gertrude A.7 Walck,
born 06
January 1881.
Robert Elmer7 Walck,
born 14
December 1882(40).
William7 Walck, born 13 February 1885(40); married about 1909
to Lydia May Ziegenfuss who was born about 1888 in Pennsylvania.
He was a farmer. 1910 Census: William Walck (married but alone, with mother).
1920 Census: William Walck, page 029, visit 035/037, Harrity District, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1930 Census: William Walk, page 131, visit 160/160, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. Known
children: May Pricilla
Elimena Walck, born 27 August
1909; Franklin J. B. Walck, born
about 1914.
Sabina7 Walck,
born 09 March
1887.
Amandus Franklin7 Walck,
born 26 December 1888(40);
married about 1914 to Irene ______ who was born
about 1890 in Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith. 1920 Census: Amandus Walck,
page 041, visit 083/114, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930
Census: Amandas Walck, page 141, visit 416/416, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. Known
child: Bessie Walck,
born about 1914.
Harry Austin7 Walck, born 06 December 1891(40); married ________?.
He was a farmer and a milkman.
Charles F.7 Walck, born 03 August 1893(40); married ________?.
He was a carpenter.
Leon Jacob Jenning7 Walck,
born 16
September 1896(40). 1930
Census: Leon Walk (single, with brother William).
+ JACOB6 ARNER, born 17 August 1856(14); married Ellamanda Walck.
+ MARY ANN6 ARNER, born 01 September 1858(14); married Monroe Berger.
Daniel6 Arner, born
1859(14); died 25 March 1884(14)
at Weissport, Carbon, Pennsylvania;
married to SarahEtta Jane Stemler (daughter of Solomon Stemler and Lucy Ann Greenzweig)
who was born [about May] 1861(14) in Pennsylvania and died 1923(14)
in Towamensing. He was a shoemaker. 1880 Census: Daniel
Arner, page 510, visit 268/303, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: Sarietta “Stemler” (widow, with mother Lucy Stemler), page
271, visit 063/065, Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1920 Census:
Sarah E. Arner (widow, with son-in-law Joseph F. Diehl), page 248, visit
052/057, Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
His estate (Carbon Will File #1357), his date of death in a
statement filed by Sarah J. Arner, widow. They are buried at St. Paul’s (Big Creek) Church, (their gravestone). Known
children:
Emma Jane7 Arner, born [about December]
1879(14); died [23 May] 1947(14); married 1902-03 to Joseph
Franklin Diehl (son of Richard Benjamin Diehl
and Sarah Alice Eberts, both buried at St. Paul’s
Church) who was born 21 July 1882(14)(40) in Carbon County and died
1961(14). He was a delivery driver; later he was a farmer. 1900 Census: Emma
J. Arner (single, with grandmother Lucy Stemler), page
271, visit 063/065, Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1910 Census: Joseph F. Diehl, page 129, visit 046/046,
Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1920 Census:
Joseph F. Diehl, page 248, visit 052/057, Towamensing,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930
Census: Joseph F. Deihl, page 230, visit
063/068, Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
They are buried at St. Paul’s (Big
Creek) Church (Section B, row 26). Known children: Myrtle Irene Diehl,
born 22 December 1903(17), died November 1985 at Lehighton, Carbon,
Pennsylvania(17), married 1929-30 to James W.
Benninger who was born 08 May 1905(17) in Pennsylvania and
died March 1985 at Lehighton(17), he was a baker; Iva Idella Diehl,
born 16 July 1906(14), died 03 August 1908(14), buried at
St. Paul’s (Big Creek) Church (Section A, row 16); Arlene May Diehl,
born 03 May 1908(17), died 18 May 1983 at Lehighton(17),
married after the 1930 census to Harold A. Correll
(son of George W. Correll and Emma L. Beer) who was
born 16 November 1907(17) in Carbon County and died 08 June 1995 at
Lehighton(17), he was a farmer;
Richard Daniel Diehl, born 22 January 1910(17),
died 24 April 1963(17), he was a WWII veteran; Elma G. Diehl, born
09 September 1911(17), died July 1980 at Lehighton(17),
married 09 September 1933 to Charles Franklin Sheckler; Alverta E. Diehl,
born 27 November 1913(17), died 19 September 2003 at Parryville,
Carbon, Pennsylvania(17), married after the 1930 census to Norman A. Wentz; Clyde Arner Diehl, born 30 October 1918(17), died
05 May 2002 at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania(17), married 12 June
1948 to Arlene Maryann Redline (daughter of Allen D.
Redline and Alma Agnes Serfass) who was born 30 July
1925 at Aquashicola, Carbon, Pennsylvania, he was a carpenter, he also owned a
Christmas tree farm, he is buried at Franklin Heights Cemetery at Weissport,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Franklin Edgar7 Arner, born 01 May 1883(14)(40); died 15 June 1920(14) at
Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania; married
24 December 1904 in Carbon County to Isabella Florence
Rothermel (daughter of James Henry Rothermel
and Emma Priscilla Kern) who was born 01 May 1884(14)
in Carbon County and died 31 October 1943(14). He was a foreman at a
stove foundry. 1900
Census: Frank Arner, page 168, visit 212/214, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Frank
E. Arner, page 118, visit 115/116, Franklin,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Frank
E. Arner, page 169, visit 079/085, Lehighton (2nd Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1930 Census: Bella F. Arner (widow, with son-in-law Clarence J. Mantz). They
are buried at Union Hill Cemetery
at Weissport, Carbon, Pennsylvania,
(their gravestone). Known children: Mildred Emma Arner,
born 12 March 1905(17), died December 1993 at Lehighton(17),
married about 1924 to Clarence J. Mantz who was born
25 December 1905(17) in Pennsylvania and died 11 October 1991(17),
1930 Census: Clarence J. Mantz, page 022, visit 373/390, Lehighton (1st
Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania; (Daughter), born and died 03 March 1907, buried at Union
Hill Cemetery (gravestone); (Son), born and died
25 February 1908, buried at Union Hill Cemetery (gravestone); Norman Daniel Arner,
born 24 May 1910(17) and christened 03 July 1910 (recorded at Christ
UCC Church at East Mauch Chunk), died 01 July 1997 at Bethlehem, Northampton,
Pennsylvania(17), married after the 1930 census to Alice E. Buck (daughter of Jesse Buck and Rebecca
Rothermel) who was born 23 January 1912(17) and died 31 March 2005(17)
at Fountain Hill, Lehigh/Northampton, Pennsylvania (Lehighton Times-News, issue of 02 April 2005), they are buried at
Gnaden Huetten Cemetery at Lehighton, known child Norman D. Arner; (Son), born and died
06 April 1914, buried at Union Hill Cemetery (gravestone).
James Grant6 Arner, born 24 April and
christened 05 June 1864 (Sponsors: Charles
German, M.D. and wife Rebecca born Arner)(29); died 1933(14) at Bowmanstown,
Carbon, Pennsylvania (gravestone); married 1881-82 to Emma
Jane Boyer (daughter of William Boyer and Caroline Heydt) who was born about September 1862(14)
in Pennsylvania and died 1928(14) (gravestone). [Her genealogy is on
pages 214 and 220, American Boyers, Rev. Charles C. Boyer, published by
Kutztown Publishing Company, Kutztown, Pennsylvania,
1915.] He was a carpenter. 1900 Census: James G.
Arner, page 238, visit 087/097, Lower Towamensing,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: James
G. Arner, page 271, visit 072/098, Bowmanstown
village, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: James
G. Arner, page 212, visit 097/130, Bowmanstown
borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1930 Census: James G. Arner, page 068, visit 106/137,
Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
They are buried at St. Paul’s (Big
Creek) Church. They had two other children who died before the 1910 census.
Known children:
Milton N.7
Arner, born about September 1882(14); died 1903(14) (gravestone); buried with parents.
Carrie E.7 Arner,
born about October 1888.
Harvey7 Arner, born and died 1891(14)
(gravestone); buried with
parents.
Oscar A.7 Arner, born 1894(14); died 1898(14)
(gravestone); buried with parents.
Merritt Dewey7 Arner, born 27 December 1897(17)(or
1898(40)); died November 1972
at Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania(17); married 01 May 1920(N) to Hattie C. Mantz who was born 20 May 1900(17) and
died December 1972 at Allentown(17). He was an auto mechanic. 1930
Census: Merrit Arner, page 020, visit 319/334,
Lehighton (1st Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Known children: Marjorie
Arner, born about 1920-21, married ______ Barlok; Betty J. Arner, born
about 1922, married ______ Colombo; Chester J. Arner,
born 31 July 1924(17), died 28 June 2003 at Allentown, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania(17), he was a WWII veteran (Army SN: 33620442).
Amelia E.7 Arner,
born about 1901.
Tilghman T.6 Arner, born 12 February and
christened 25 March 1866 (Sponsors: William
Harrison Arner and wife Adeline Elizabeth born Snyder)(29); died 16 May 1937 in Mahoning, Carbon,
Pennsylvania (Carbon County Will Index); married 21 August 1890 in Carbon County (Book
2, page 036) to Rose A. Guildner who was born 02
December 1874(28) at Bowmanstown, Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 10
November 1923(Q). He was a locomotive engineer. 1900 Census:
Tilghman Arner, page 009, visit 176/183, Packerton District, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1910 Census:
Tilghman Arner, page 066, visit 046/048, Jamestown District, Carbon, Pennsylvania.
1920 Census:
Tilghman T. Arner, page 231, visit 100/102, Jamestown,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930
Census: Tilghman Arner (widower, with son Roland). He is buried at Lehighton
Cemetery(S). Known children:
Harvey Raymond7 Arner, born 30 July 1891(40)(49); married first 26 April 1913(N) to Elsie
A. (nICHOLAS) Grow (her second marriage)(grand-daughter of Amandus Nicholas, born about October 1845 in Pennsylvania)
who was born 1887(14) and died 1943(14) (gravestone); married second by 1942 to Catherine
______(49). He owned a heating and plumbing business(49). 1920 Census: Harvey R. Arner, page 197,
visit 353/373, Lehighton (3rd Ward), Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Elsie is buried next to her brother Ralph H. Nicholas at Union Hill Cemetery at Weissport,
Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Wilbur Roland7 Arner,
born 25 November 1892(17)(40)(49);
died October 1966 at Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania(17); married about 1915 to Evelyn
M. Fairchild (daughter of Philip H. Fairchild
and Blanche I. Eberly) who was born 26 November 1895(17)
in Pennsylvania and died May 1984 at Lehighton(17). He was a leather
worker; later he was the foreman of a leather shop. He registered for the WWI
Draft at Allentown, Lehigh,
Pennsylvania. [A
postcard (external link) that Evelyn sent to a so far unidentified
relative or friend.] 1920
Census: Roland W. Arner, page 243, visit 031/082, Worcester (7th
Ward), Worcester, Massachusetts.
1930 Census: Rollin W. Arner, page 097, visit 054/055, Jamestown,
Carbon, Pennsylvania. In 1942,
they were living at Lehighton, and he was working at “Harvey Arner Motor Co.”(49).
Known children, born in Massachusetts: Virginia M. Arner, born 09 October 1916(17), died
01 November 2005(17) aged 89 years at Gnaden Huetten Hospital at
Lehighton (Lehighton Times-News,
issue of 03 November 2005), unmarried; Muriel F. Arner, born about July 1918, married ______ Hardman, moved to South Bend, St. Joseph,
Indiana; Harvey R.
Arner, born 15 September 1920(17), died 23 February 1988 at
New Tripoli, Lehigh, Pennsylvania(17); (Staff Sergeant) Roland W.
Arner, born 28 September 1930(17), died 21 June 2005 at
Lehighton(17)(also Lehighton
Times-News, issue of 24 June 2005), married 1949-50 to Geraldine
Neff, he was a Snap-On Tools dealer, he was a Korean War veteran (U.S.
Air Force); Constance
Arner, born after 1930, married ______ O’BriAn.
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