George⁶ Arner (Daniel⁵, Jacob⁴, Johannes³, ulrich², Ulrich¹), born 23 June 1852 in Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania; died 18 December 1925 at Bowmanstown, Carbon, Pennsylvania (Carbon County Will Index); married 01 September 1872_(29)(30) to Rose Ann Scherer (daughter of Henry Scherer and Lucy Ann Blose) who was born about January 1858 in Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 1950 in Carbon County. He was a sawyer.

1880 Census: George Arner, page 469, visit 047/052, Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1900 Census: George Arner, page 236, visit 061/065, Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1910 Census: George Arner, page 270, visit 062/082, Bowmanstown village, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1920 Census: George Arner, page 211, visit 087/114, Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1930 Census: Rosa N. Arner (widow), page 067, visit 098/128, Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

They had three children, one of whom died before the 1900 census.

Known children:

Laura Estella⁷ Arner, born 14 February and christened 22 March 1874 (Sponsors: parents)₍₂₉₎; died 1934 probably at Bowmanstown, Carbon, Pennsylvania; married 27 November 1894 in Carbon County (Book 3, page 100) to Emmett John Boyer (son of Edward Boyer and Mary Ann Boyer) who was born 12 October 1870₍₂₈₎ at Millport (now Aquashicola), Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 21 June 1949 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. [His genealogy is on pages 215, 218 and 222, American Boyers, Rev. Charles C. Boyer, published by Kutztown Publishing Company, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1915.] He was a salesman; later a coal dealer. 1900 Census: Emmett J. Boyer, page 234, visit 021/024, Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Emmet J. Boyer, page 272, visit 087/117, Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Emmett J. Boyer, page 209, visit 056/070, Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Emmett J. Boyer, page 071, visit 167/220, Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Towamensing Cemetery at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania. [Much info from descendant Mike O’Leary; more info is on his website. A photo of Laura and a portrait of Laura; both also from Mike] Known children:

Mary A. R.⁸ Boyer, born 30 July 1895₍₁₇₎; died 25 February 1971 at Coopersburg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married about 1912 to Oliver James Fronheiser (son of Henry Fronheiser and Mary E. Bachman) who was born 15 September 1892₍₄₀₎ in East Penn, Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 06 July 1959 at Cherryville, Northampton, Pennsylvania. He was a foreman at the Bethlehem Steel Company₍₄₀₎; later a foreman at New Jersey Zinc Company in Carbon County; later he owned a gas station and restaurant. She was a schoolteacher. He registered for the WWI Draft at Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Oliver J. Fronheiser, page 208, visit 041/052, Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Oliver J. Fronheiser, page 067, visit 098/129, Bowmanstown borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Bowmanstown Cemetery. Known children: Emmett Henry Fronheiser, born 1912, died 1914; Meryl Elizabeth Fronheiser, born and died 1914; Mitchell Alburtis Fronheiser, born about April 1916, died 08 August 1934; May Esther Fronheiser, born about August 1918, died in infancy.

Alma Ruth⁸ Boyer, born 09 November 1909; died 07 January 1967 at West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania; married about 1935 to Daniel Keith O’Leary (son of Daniel Owens O’Leary and Elizabeth Gertrude Jennings) who was born 27 August 1908₍₁₇₎ at Seattle, King, Washington and died 12 March 1972 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎, later divorced. He was a plant pathologist for DuPont; she was a music teacher. They lived at Wilmington, Delaware. They had two children.

Baxter Samuel⁸ Boyer, born 10 October 1912; died 18 September 1958 at Hellertown, Northampton, Pennsylvania; married 09 October 1937 to Edith Evelyn Leopold (daughter of William Leopold and Bertha Bruekers) who was born 09 October 1908₍₁₇₎ at Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 07 October 1977 at Longmont, Boulder, Colorado₍₁₇₎. He was a locomotive fireman; she was a schoolteacher. They had at least one child.

Clinton A.⁷ Arner, born 19 August 1876₍₂₈₎; died 08 December 1913; married 14 March 1896₍₂₉₎ in Carbon County (Book 3, page 251) to Kate Alice Fritzinger (daughter of Charles and Kate Fritzinger) who was born 01 October 1878₍₂₈₎ in East Penn, Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 28 April 1931 at Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. He was a teacher and a merchant. 1900 Census: Clinton A. Arner, page 234, visit 020/023, Lower Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Clinton A. Arner, page 270, visit 062/081, Bowmanstown village, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Kate Alies Arner (widow, with son Robert). 1930 Census: Kate A. Arner (with son Robert). They are buried at Bowmanstown Cemetery. Known children:

Robert Delos⁸ Arner, born 15 September 1896_(32)(40)(49); died 07 March 1966₍₃₂₎; married 17 October 1917 to Luella Elizabeth Hough (daughter of Martin Hough and Mary Jane Schultz) who was born 05 February 1895 and died 27 July 1978 aged 83 years_(T). He worked for the Central Railroad of New Jersey_(40)(49). He registered for the WWI Draft in Carbon County. 1920 Census: Robert D. Arner, page 069, visit 089/091, Allentown (E.D. 172), Lehigh, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Robert D. Arner, page 041, visit 081/081, Allentown (E.D. 19), Lehigh, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Grandview Cemetery in South Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania_(T). Children: Ethel Marie Arner, born 18 May 1919, possibly married ______ Shamber, she had no children_(L); Norma Winfred Arner, born 18 August 1920_(L), never married_(L).

Stewart Washington Curtis⁸ Arner, born 09 August 1900_(17)(40); died 10 February 1978 at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married 06 December 1925₍₃₂₎ to Myrtle Idella Alverta Freeby (daughter of Mandes Edward Freeby and Ida Ruch) who was born 23 November 1902₍₁₇₎ and died March 1978 at Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎. He registered for the WWI Draft in Carbon County. 1920 Census: Steward W. C. Arner (with paternal grandfather George Arner). 1930 Census: Steward Arner, page 002, visit 034/036, Palmerton borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania. No children with them in 1930.

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