Johannes George
(1768-)
Maria Elisabeth
Jacob Wotring
(1764-1836)
Magdalena Elizabeth Hirsch
(Abt 1768-)
Johan Jacob George
(1792-1879)
Lydia Wotring
(1799-1884)
Eli George
(1822-1904)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Malinda Knauss

Eli George 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 3 May 1822, Leather Corner Post, Lehigh, PA 4
  • Marriage (1): Malinda Knauss on 21 Jan 1847 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States 1
  • Died: 24 May 1904, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States at age 82 4 5
  • Buried: Allentown: Union-West End Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 4

   FamilySearch ID: LH1M-F7D.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Allentown Democrat on 1 Jun 1904 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 DEATH OF ELI GEORGE. Eli George, a well-known resident of this city, died Tuesday evening last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harvey L. Newhard, 121 North Ninth Street, aged 82 years. Although feeble for a year, he was sick only a week. Deceased was a son of the late Jacob George and was born at Leather Corner Post, in Lowhill. He lived in Allentown for upwards of 50 years, being principally engaged in the restaurant business. His wife died 12 years ago. He leaves one daughter and two sons: Mrs. Newhard and Calvinas George of Allentown, and Oscar George of Quakertown. There survive also these brothers and sisters: Jonas George and Mrs. Sarah Diehl of Allentown, Mrs. Reuben Diehl and Mrs. Menno Klotz of Lowhill, and Daniel George.

Funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, with services at the Newhard home, and private interment in Union Cemetery, Rev. T. J. Hacker officiating.


Eli married Malinda Knauss on 21 Jan 1847 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.1 (Malinda Knauss was born on 28 Jan 1818 in , , Pennylvania, USA,6 died on 13 Aug 1892 in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States 6 and was buried in Allentown: Union-West End Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 6.)


Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 May 2025), entry for Eli George, person ID LH1M-F7D.

2 http://www.ancestry.com.

3 Hollenbach, Raymond E., George family : descendants of Johan Jost Gorg (929.2 GEORGE
Scott Andrew Trexler II Memorial Library
Lehigh County Historical Society
PO Box 1548
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105-1548
http://www.users.voicenet.com/~lchs/library/index.html).

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15125180.

5 Allentown Democrat (Allentown, PA), 1 Jun 1904, page 3 obituary of Eli George.

6 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75628097.



Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 10 Jun 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by searchtrees@gmail.com