Leonard Curley
(Abt 1821-Bef 1880)
Mary Ann McCarty
(1814-1881)
Isaac Bicher
(1827-1855)
Maria Moyer
(1825-1903)
John Curley
(1849-1932)
Lucetta Bicher
(1853-1928)
Lillie Alice Curley
(1879-1961)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry Elwood Geist

Lillie Alice Curley 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 17 Apr 1879, Blue Ball, Lancaster, PA 1 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Harry Elwood Geist on 25 Jul 1900 in Leacock Twp., Lancaster, PA 1
  • Died: 10 Mar 1961, Millersville, Lancaster, PA at age 81 2 3 5
  • Buried: 13 Mar 1961, Manheim Twp.: Landis Valley Mennonite Cemtery, Lancaster, PA 2 3 5

   Another name for Lillie was Lillie A. Bucher.2

   FamilySearch ID: 9WV9-87K.

  Burial Notes:

Tombstone info: Harry E. Getz, son/o John A. & Sarah A. Getz (of Safe Harbor); b. 4 Jan 1879, d. 25 Oct 1957 w., Lillie A. Curley, dau/o John & Lucetta Bucher (dau/o A. Lewis Denlinger); b. 17 Apr 1879, d. 10 Mar 1961.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Voganville, Lancaster, PA. 6 The 1880 census recorded Maria Bowman, widowed, 51, living with her daughter, Lucetta Curley, 26; and grandchildren: Annie Curley, 6; Ida Curley, 4; Walter Curley, 2; and Lillie Curley, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in West Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. 7 The 1900 census recorded John Curley, inn keeper, 51, born Apr 1849, living with wife Lucetta, 47, Dec 1853; Lillie, 21, Apr 1879; John, 13, Jan 1887; Nettie, 10, Apr 1890; Leroy, 8, Sep 1892; and Stella, 4, Apr 1896. Also in the home: grandson Charley Yohn, 1, Jul 1899; and mother Mariah Bowman, widowed, 75, Mar 1825. Mariah had given birth to 8 children and 2 were alive in 1900. Lucetta had been married for 27 years and given birth to 10 children, 9 alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: on 25 Jul 1900 in Groffdale, Lancaster, PA.

4. Residence: on 29 Aug 1935 in , , VA. 8

5. Residence: R2, Conestoga, PA on 16 Dec 1947 in Manor Twp., Lancaster, PA. 9

6. Cause of Death: coronary occlusion, coronary artery disease, 10 Mar 1961, Millersville, Lancaster, PA. 5

7. Residence: 340 Manor Ave., Millersville, PA on 10 Mar 1961 in Millersville, Lancaster, PA. 5


Lillie married Harry Elwood Geist, son of John H. Geist and Mary E. Buck, on 25 Jul 1900 in Leacock Twp., Lancaster, PA.1 (Harry Elwood Geist was born on 4 Jan 1879 in New Holland, Lancaster, PA,2 4 10 died on 25 Oct 1957 in Manor, Westmoreland, PA 2 4 10 and was buried on 28 Oct 1957 in Manheim Twp.: Landis Valley Mennonite Cemtery, Lancaster, PA 2 4 10.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF94-374 Harry E Geist and Lilllie A Curley, 25 Jul 1900; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 940,797.

2 Harmon, Dr. Shirley A., Cemetery Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Closson Press, 257 Delilah St Apollo PA, 15613-1933. (724) 337-4482.), Volume 3, page 40.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112028465.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 91305. Harry Elwood Geist. Father John Geist. Mother Mary __. Spouse Lillie Alice Curley Geist.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 025056-61 Lillie A. Geist. Father John Curley. Mother Lucetta Bicher. Spouse Harry Elwood Geist.

6 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Vogansville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1140; Family History Film: 1255140; Page: 195C; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0394.

7 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/1BT5-GBX John Curley, West Earl Township, Southern District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241426.

8 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 29 Aug 1935, page 3. Obituary of Mrs. William Yohn.

9 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 16 Dec 1947, page 3. Obituary of Leroy L. Curley.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112028502.



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