1823 - 1899 (75 years)
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Name |
STRUNK Sarah |
Birth |
28 Jul 1823 |
Mt. Bethel, Northampton, PA |
Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Presbyterian |
Death |
9 Jan 1899 |
Stroudsburg, Monroe, PA |
Burial |
Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg PA |
Notes |
- Records of Barnes/Strunk families Virginia.
1850 Census PA Monroe Smithfield Im 10
1860 PA Monroe Stroud Pg 765 Im 345
1880 Census PA Monroe Stroudsburg Ed 224 page 6
Cemetery records Stroudsburg Cemetery Section C Row 3
OBITUARY-Jeffersonian Vol 58 #26 January 12, 1899
Mrs. Sarah Shiffer, widow of the late Rudolph Shiffer died at the ho me of her son Lewis Shiffer, in Stroud Twp. near this borough, last Tuesd ay aged 76 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Her maiden name was Strunk and s he was born at Mt. Bethel, Northampton Co. She is survived by 5 sons a nd one daughter, namely, Hiram, Joseph, John, Wesley and Lewis and Mrs. Th omas Metzgar of Jackson Twp. Interment Stroudsburg Cemetery.
Quotation from COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVA NIA BY BEERS, Chicago, 1900 Page 48
Mrs. Sarah (Strunk) Shiffer is a veritable " Mother in Israel" and h er Christian character wins the affection of all who come within her ran ge of influence. She was born in July, 1823, in Smithfield township, Monr oe County, and still resides at the old homestead at the advanced age of s eventy-five years. Her parents, Jacob and Katie Strunk, were natives of S mithfield township but their last days were spent in Northampton County, P ennsylvania. They had ten children: Lizzie, Hannah, Sarah, Benjamin, Dav id, Jeremiah, Ellen, Charles, Annie and Catherine. Besides herself, no ne are now living except Annie, wife of Frederick Smith of Northampton Cou nty.
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Person ID |
I7083 |
Booth Family |
Last Modified |
22 Aug 2013 |
Father |
STRUNK Jacob, b. Abt 1796, PA d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age ~ 64 years) |
Mother |
CATHERINE, b. 11 May 1801, Pennsylvania d. 30 Oct 1855, Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, PA (Age 54 years) |
Family ID |
F2517 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
SHIFFER Rudolph, b. 14 Jun 1820, Plainfield, Northampton, PA d. 29 Mar 1899, Stroudsburg Monroe County, PA (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
Dec 1839 |
Children |
| 1. SHIFFER Mary Ann, b. 4 Mar 1841 d. 13 May 1887 (Age 46 years) |
| 2. SHIFFER Catherine, b. 5 Oct 1843, PA d. 27 Mar 1862 (Age 18 years) |
| 3. SHIFFER Hiram, b. 9 Apr 1845, PA d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. SHIFFER Daniel, b. 3 Dec 1848, PA d. 11 Jul 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| 5. SHIFFER John, b. 7 Sep 1851 d. 23 Jul 1916, Monroe County, PA (Age 64 years) |
| 6. SHIFFER Etta Jones, b. 8 Apr 1853 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. SHIFFER Joseph, b. 12 Nov 1856, PA d. 14 Apr 1924, Monroe Co. PA (Age 67 years) |
| 8. SHIFFER Jacob Wesley, b. 17 May 1859, PA d. 23 Nov 1949, Monroe County, PA (Age 90 years) |
| 9. SHIFFER James Erven, b. 28 May 1863 d. 16 Aug 1863 (Age 0 years) |
| 10. SHIFFER Lewis, b. 2 May 1867, PA d. Aft 1949 (Age 82 years) |
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Family ID |
F2518 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Oct 2008 |
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