Franklin A.⁷ Ahner (Charles⁶, Daniel⁵, Abraham⁴, Johannes³, probably Ulrich², Ulrich¹), born 01 March 1867₍₂₈₎ in Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania; died 13 March 1938_(V) in Franklin; married 30 December 1885 in Carbon County (Book 1, page 016) to Louisa Campbell (daughter of Archibald and Sarah Campbell) who was born 11 January 1867₍₂₈₎ in Franklin and died 23 February 1940_(V) in Franklin. He was a carpenter.

1900 Census: Frank Ahner, page 148, visit 038/038, Long Run Precinct, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1910 Census: Frank A. Arner, page 130, visit 055/057, Long Run District, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1920 Census: Frank Ahner, page 026, visit 042/042, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

1930 Census: Frank Ahner, page 149, visit 566/566, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

Known children:

Herda E. (or Izenda)⁸ Ahner, born 05 December 1885; died 19 January 1886; buried at Union Hill Cemetery at Weissport, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

Ida A.⁸ Ahner, born 26 November 1886₍₁₄₎; died 19 March 1921₍₁₄₎ (gravestone); married 15 July 1910_(V) to Eugene Miles Walck (son_(U) of Philip Walck and Mary A. LaRose, and brother of Solomon Edwin Walck who married Minna Louise⁷ Ahner) who was born 21 March 1881_(14)(40) in Pennsylvania and died 07 January 1941₍₁₄₎ (gravestone). He worked at the Lehigh Valley Railroad car repair shop at Packerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₄₀₎. 1920 Census: Eugene Walck, page 025, visit 027/027, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Eugene Walck (widower, with brother David Walck), page 146, visit 530/530, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Long Run Cemetery in Franklin. Known children:

Eugene Robert⁹ Walck, born 28 April 1905₍₁₇₎; died 06 November 1976 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎; married after the 1930 census to Bertha Walck (daughter of William J. and Sally A. Walck) who was born about 1907 at Lehighton. He is buried at Long Run Cemetery.

Amandus Franklin⁹ Walck, born 20 December 1910₍₁₇₎; died 25 January 1993 at Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married 07 April 1951_(V) to Ruth Emma Ashfield (daughter of Thomas Ashfield and Josephine Slail) who was born 27 December 1912₍₁₇₎ and died 16 March 1995 at Tamaqua₍₁₇₎.

Florence Evelyn⁹ Walck, born 16 May 1912_(V); married_(V) 25 December 1936 to Arthur Lyman Larue Weidman who was born 14 October 1909 in Carbon County and died 22 August 1956 at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Franklin Heights Cemetery at Weissport.

Verna Arlene⁹ Walck, born 23 May 1913_(V); died 21 March 1972_(V) at Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; married_(V) to Albert J. C. Fegeley who was born 23 June 1907 and died 04 September 1967. They are buried at Sky View Cemetery at Hometown, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania_(V).

Paul William⁹ Walck, born 09 April 1916_(U); died 11 November 1917_(U); buried with parents.

Walter Edward⁹ Walck, born 08 April 1918₍₁₇₎; died 09 May 1992 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎; married 17 March 1945_(V) to Betty Arlene Solt (daughter of Walter Solt and Sarah Walck) who was born 06 November 1923₍₁₇₎ in Franklin and died 15 July 1993 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎.

George Elmer⁹ Walck [later known as George Elmer Fisher], born 04 September 1920₍₁₇₎; died 18 May 1983₍₁₇₎ at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania; adopted by George and Abigail (Ahner) Fisher; married 25 December 1943_(V) to Henrietta Amelia Horn (daughter of George Horn and Margaret Gower) who was born 24 January 1926₍₁₇₎ at Lehighton and died 01 August 2000 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎.

Lillian Jane⁸ Ahner, born 01 March 1888_(17)(28); died 15 September 1966 at Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married 21 June 1907 in Carbon County (Book 7, page 148) to Robert Harrison Dreher (son_(V) of Benjamin Dreher and Emma Kresge) who was born 26 April 1891_(V) in Carbon County and died 10 July 1925 at Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania_(V). He was a carpenter at a boatyard; later a fireman for a railroad. 1910 Census: Robert H. Drehr, page 125, visit 281/284, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Robert H. Dreher, page 259, visit 136/142, Weissport borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Lehighton Cemetery_(V). Known children:

(Child)⁹, stillborn 24 November 1907_(V).

Marguerite Pauline⁹ Dreher, born 29 October 1908_(V); died April 1909_(V).

Florence Evelyn “Lynn”⁹ Dreher, born 15 January 1910_(V)(17); died 14 October 1989 in Mahoning, Carbon, Pennsylvania_(V)(17); married_(V) 19 September 1952 in Florida to Sidney Tyler who was born 23 July 1912 in New York City.

Mildred Irene⁹ Dreher, born 06 November 1911_(V); died 25 August 1925 at Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania_(V).

Alberta Victoria⁹ Dreher, born 20 December 1912₍₁₇₎; died 26 October 1988 at Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married first_(V) 14 January 1928 to Earl Sylvanus Dreher (son of Erwin Dreher and Grace Reber) who was born 20 November 1908; married second 07 October 1938_(V) to Adam Sylvester Gombert (son of Elmer Gombert and Alice Beltz) who was born 07 June 1902₍₁₇₎ at Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania and died 04 August 1970 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎. They are all buried at Lehighton Cemetery.

Emily Elizabeth⁸ Ahner, born 08 April 1891_(V); died 05 June 1944 at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania_(V); married 1910 after the census to James Garfield Eaches who was born 06 March 1887_(V) in Carbon County and died 19 December 1959 at Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania_(V). He was a carpenter. 1930 Census: James Eaches, page 145, visit 513/513, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They are buried at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Cemetery near Weissport_(V). Known children:

Dorothy Margaret⁹ Eaches, born 11 December 1909_(V); died 20 February 1976 at Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado_(V); married first_(V) 06 May 1929 to George Clifford Smith (son of Garret G. Smith and Hilda MacBrelsford) who was born 05 May ____? and died 11 September 1961; married second_(V) 17 September 1930 to Leland Allen Ruff (son of Rhinehold and Elizabeth Ruff) who was born 03 May 1893 at Weissport, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₄₀₎ and died 18 October 1953 in Franklin. Known child with first husband: Evelyn Smith, born about August 1929, 1930 Census: Evelyn “Eaches” (with paternal grandparents).

Evelyn Nesbit⁹ Eaches, born 26 August 1911_(V)(17); died 30 October 1994 at Carson City, Nevada₍₁₇₎; married after the 1930 census to James Scott_(V), later divorced_(V).

Vernon Elliot⁹ Eaches, born 08 September 1914₍₁₇₎; died 13 January 1982₍₁₇₎ at Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; married 24 July 1937_(V) to Isabel Margaret Reed (daughter of Roland R. and mamie Reed) who was born 13 July 1915₍₁₇₎ in Franklin and died 29 February 1988 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎.

Willard James⁹ Eaches, born 21 October 1917_(V); died September 1960 at Lehighton_(V); married to Beulah Brown_(V).

Beatrice Elizabeth⁹ Eaches, born 20 June 1919₍₁₇₎; died 20 May 1990₍₁₇₎; married 11 January 1941_(V) to James G. Ashner (son of Oscar J. and Florence M. Ashner) who was born about 1910 at Lehighton.

Richard Allen⁹ Eaches, born 29 June 1928₍₁₇₎; died 18 April 1994 at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married 09 September 1950_(V) to Evelyn Anne Strausberger (daughter of Samuel Strausberger and Amelia Berger) who was born 16 March 1925₍₁₇₎ and died 17 February 1995 at Palmerton₍₁₇₎.

Esther Louise⁸ Ahner, born 01 September 1893_(V); married_(V) first to John L. Peterson; married_(V) second about 1909 to Herbert Eugene Billman (son of James Billman and Sarah Hartman) who was 09 February 1887₍₄₀₎ at Lehighton and died 11 November 1924. Herbert worked for the Lehigh Valley Railroad₍₄₀₎. Known children with second husband_(V):

Edward Herbert⁹ Billman, born 31 December 1911₍₁₇₎; died 30 June 1991₍₁₇₎; married 04 April 1936 to Mae Irene Arndt who was born 02 August 1911₍₁₇₎ in Pennsylvania and died 25 October 1994 at Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎.

Martin Eugene⁹ Billman, born 09 June 1913; died 14 April 1960; married 15 March 1952 to Eleanor Elizabeth Bush who was born 19 November 1923 in Pennsylvania.

William Henry⁸ Ahner, born 12 November 1895_(14)(40)(49); died 1976₍₁₄₎; married about 1920 to Anna L. Mertz who was born 1900₍₁₄₎ in Pennsylvania and died 1936₍₁₄₎. He was a blacksmith for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. 1930 Census: William Ahner, page 144, visit 476/476, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Union Hill Cemetery at Weissport, Carbon, Pennsylvania, (their gravestone). Known children:

Pauline M.⁹ Ahner, born 02 October 1919_(V); died 11 December 1965_(V); married_(V) to Jess Hinkle who was born 1921 and died 1968.

William F.⁹ Ahner, born 30 August 1922₍₁₇₎; died May 1975₍₁₇₎; married to Grace Mowery who was born 27 October 1921₍₁₇₎ and died 29 April 1990₍₁₇₎ at Newport News city, Virginia.

Betty M.⁹ Ahner, born 11 December 1925_(V); married first to Anthony DeMichael_(V) (son of Harry and Theresa DeMichael) who was born 25 June 1922₍₁₇₎ in Carbon County and died 06 December 2002 at Nesquehoning, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎.

John F.⁸ Ahner, born 21 January and died 07 February 1898.

Bertha M.⁸ Ahner, born 08 January 1899_(V); died 04 August 1901_(V).

George Elmer⁸ Ahner, born 04 May 1901_(V); died 01 July 1968_(V); married 16 December 1925_(V) to Emma Helen German who was born 11 September 1905₍₁₇₎ in Pennsylvania and died 18 February 1989 at Lehighton₍₁₇₎. 1930 Census: George E. Ahner, page 129, visit 131/131, Franklin, Carbon, Pennsylvania. They were buried at Franklin Heights Cemetery at Weissport_(V). No children with them in 1930.

Clinton E.⁸ Ahner, born 09 November 1903_(V); died 30 November 1963 at Weissport_(V).

Dorothy⁸ Ahner, born 08 May and died 25 May 1906_(V).

Arlene Lillian⁸ Ahner, born 16 May 1909₍₁₇₎; died 22 October 2001 at Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married first about 1924 to Eugene Amandus Meinhart (son of James Milton Meinhart and Emma jane Dotter) who was born 30 June 1904₍₁₇₎ in Pennsylvania and died April 1984 at Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania₍₁₇₎; married second after the 1930 census to John E. Follweiler. 1930 Census: Eugene Meinhart (married but alone, with John Serfass), page 029, visit 028/028, Palmerton borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania; and Arlene Meinhart (married, inmate at Allentown State Hospital for Insane), page 260, line 33, Allentown (E.D. 42), Lehigh, Pennsylvania. Known children with first husband:

Kenneth Edward⁹ Meinhart, born 05 March 1925_(V). 1930 Census: Kenneth Meinhart (with grandfather James Meinhart), page 238, visit 154/163, Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

Kermit Luther⁹ Meinhart, born 27 October 1926_(V); married_(V) 25 February 1950 at Slatington, Lehigh, Pennsylvania to Alberta Miller (daughter of George Miller and Emma Bailey) who was born 14 June 1932. 1930 Census: Kermit Meinhart (also with grandfather James Meinhart).

Pauline Margaret⁹ Meinhart, born about 17 March 1928; died 18 June 1937 at Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania_(S).

Eugene⁹ Meinhart, born about August 1929. 1930 Census: Eugene Meinhart (also with grandfather James Meinhart).

Willard⁹ Meinhart.

Wesley Sylvester⁸ Ahner, born 29 June 1910_(V); died 17 April 1966_(V); married after the 1930 census to Gertrude Walck.

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