Harvey John Wilt
(1876-1950)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Grace Florence Knerr

Harvey John Wilt 1 2

  • Born: 31 Jan 1876, Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh, PA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Grace Florence Knerr on 29 Mar 1924 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA 1
  • Died: 28 Aug 1950, Cetronia, Lehigh, PA, USA at age 74 2 3
  • Buried: Allentown: Cedar Church Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 2

   Another name for Harvey was Henry John Wilt.3

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Morning Call: Obituary of Henry J. Wilt on 29 Aug 1950 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 3 Henry J. Wilt, 74, died suddenly yesterday morning while working around his home in Cetronia, Allentown R. 2. He had been in ill health for the past two years.
He was born in Upper Caucon township the son of Allen B. and Isabella (Rice) Wilt. A miller by trade he worked for his father in the Wilt mill in Cetronia for several years. Later he was a weaver in the Queen City silk mill.
He was a member of Cedar Lutheran church and the affliliated Sunday school. He was also a member of Allentown's Fraternal Order Tigers, Wescosville Jr. OUAM, and the Kempton and Cetronia fire companies.
He was married twice. His first wife, Angelina (Guth), died 29 years ago. His second wife, grace F. (Knerr) survives. Also surviving are a son, John A., Macungie, R. 1; three daughters, Mrs. Eva Schuler, Allentown R. 3, Mrs. Alvin Smith, Allentown R. 3., Mrs. Paul Stecker, Allentown R. 2, a sister, Florence B. Wilt, Allentown, as well as 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A daughter preceeded him in death.


Harvey married Grace Florence Knerr, daughter of Willoughby Knerr and Martha Ann C. Schlicher, on 29 Mar 1924 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA.1 (Grace Florence Knerr was born on 14 Nov 1887 in Weidasville, Lehigh, PA,4 died on 11 Dec 1969 in Coopersburg, Lehigh, PA 5 and was buried in Allentown: Cedar Church Cemetery, Lehigh, PA.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF7Y-3KV Harvey J. Wilt and Grace F. Knerr, 29 Mar 1924; citing Marriage, , Lehigh, Pennsylvania.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77134902.

3 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 29 Aug 1950, page 13. Obituary of Henry J. Wilt.

4 John Richard Knarr, Ph.D, Abraham Knoerr and Maria Eva Faess: European Roots & the New Land (Copyright 1998
John Richard Knarr, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 306
N. Manchester, IN 46962
email: jknarr@hoosierlink.net
phone: 219/982-7219; 982-2678 fax: 219/982-6129
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/n/a/John-Richard-Knarr).

5 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 13 Dec 1969, page 12. Obituary of Mrs. Grace F. Wilt.



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