Jacob Bicher
(1818-1878)
Sarah Reider
(1824-1887)
Cyrus McDennis
(1836-1920)
Lydia Bicher
(1857-1911)
Thomas McDennis
(1888-1918)

 

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Thomas McDennis 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 21 Mar 1888, Reamstown, Lancaster, PA 2 5 6
  • Christened: 26 May 1902, Reamstown: Salem Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA 7
  • Died: 19 Dec 1918, East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA at age 30 3
  • Buried: 21 Dec 1918, East Cocalico Twp.: Muddy Creek Church Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LJRX-149.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 3 Mar 1888 and East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 3

2. Census in 1900 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 6 The 1900 census recorded Thomas Mcdennies, servant, 12, born Mar 1888, living in the household of Christian Fasnacht, 53, and his wife Mary, 58, and their son Adison S., 24. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1910 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 1 The 1910 census recorded Cyrus McDennis, farmer, 74, living with wife Lydia, 53; son Thomas, cigar maker, 21; and son William, farm laborer, 14. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The census records it was the 2nd marriage for both Cyrus and Lydia, and they had been married for 20 years. Lydia had birthed 5 children by 1910 and 3 were still alive.

4. Occupation: cigar maker at Frank E. Eberly and farmer on 5 Jun 1917 in Denver, Lancaster, PA. 5

5. Residence: on 5 Jun 1917 in Reinholds, Lancaster, PA. 5

6. Cause of Death: broncho pneumonia, 19 Dec 1918, East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 4

7. Occupation: cigar maker on 19 Dec 1918 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 4

8. Obituary: News-Journal on 21 Dec 1918 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 8 Thomas McDennis died Wednesday morning at his home in Vera Cruz, East Cocalico township, aged 30 years. Death was due to pneumonia and influenza. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus McDennis.
One brother and one sister William, in the States military service in France; Mrs. James Smith, of Reading. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock from H. M. Mellinger's undertaking parlors at Denver. Interment in Muddy Creek cemetery.

9. Salem Lutheran burial record: Thomas McDennis, b. March 3, 1888, d. Dec 19, 1918 at East Cocalico, buried Dec 21 1918 at Muddy Creek Church. Aged 30 years, 8 months, 28 days. Son of Cyrus & Lydia McDennis a born Bicher. Sickness, influenza. On 21 Dec 1918 in Reamstown: Salem Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. 3

Sources

1 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGZW-W4N Cyrus Mcdennis, East Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 7B, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375366.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136992013.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 586. PA > Lancaster > Reamstown > Salem Lutheran. Thomas McDennis. Online image 566.

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 184104. Thomas Mc Dennis. Father Cyrus McDennis. Mother Lydia Tinker.

5 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VZ-Y51 Thomas Mcdennis, 1917-1918.

6 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M336-Y5Z Thomas Mcdennies in household of Christian Fasnacht, East Cocalico Township (south part), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 113.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 586. PA > Lancaster > Reamstown > Salem Lutheran. Thomas McDennis. Online image 209.

8 The News-Journal (Lancaster, PA), 21 Dec 1918, page 16.


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