Family History - Lewis Reeser

1. Lewis Reeser,¹ born 5 July 1819 in Pennsylvania (parents not determined);^{1, 2, 3} died 6 March 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.¹ Lewis married Rebecca Schartel (born November 1826 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, parents not determined;^{2, 3, 4, 5, 6} Rebecca died 5 January 1919 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California^{4, 7}). Lewis is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.¹ Rebecca is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.⁴

+	2	i.	Clara J. Reeser, born 15 June 1845 in Pennsylvania; died 9 April 1892. Married Edward C. Niedt.
+	3	ii.	Agnes A. Reeser, born 6 September 1846 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died 2 August 1913 in Los Angeles, California. Married Franklin Spohn.
	4	iii.	Elvin L. Reeser, born 16 September 1848 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania;2, 8 died 29 January 1852 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.8 Elvin is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.8
+	5	iv.	Sarah E. ‘Sallie’ Reeser, born 7 November 1851 in Pennsylvania; died 23 June 1913 in Los Angeles, California. Married Samuel A. Garrett.
	6	v.	Lewis Steck Reeser, born 24 July 1853 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania;3, 9 died 26 July 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.9 Lewis is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.9
	7	vi.	Frank H. Reeser, born 19 August 1856 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania;3, 10 died 20 June 1864 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.10 Frank is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.10

1. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Lewis Reeser born: 1819; died: 6 March 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and three children). [His gravestone indicates: died age 49 years 7 months 29 days, so calculated birth date is 5 July 1819.]
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pine Grove, Image 12 of 64, Lewis Reeser, 34, Penn., justice; Rebecca Reeser, 24, Penn.; Clara Reeser, 5, Penn.; Agnus A. Reeser, 4, Penn.; Calvin Reeser, 2, Penn.; Polly Ecker, 26, Penn.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville, Page Nos. 281, 282, Lewis Reeser, 44, Penna., justice of peace; Rebecca Reeser, 34, Penna.; Clara Reeser, 15, Penna.; Agnes Reeser, 13, Penna.; Sallie Reeser, 10, Penna.; Lewis S. Reeser, 7, Penna.; Frank Reeser, 4, Penna.
4. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, Rebecca Schartel Reeser, born: 1826 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 5 January 1919 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, husband, and three children).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville, E.D. 222, Page No. 15, Samuel A. Garrett, 29, Penna., lawyer; wife Sallie E. Garrett, 28, Penna.; son Lewis R. Garrett, 6, Penna.; son Saml. H. Garrett, 5, Penna.; mother-in-law Rebecca Reeser, 52, Penna.; border Elizabeth Schartel, 76, Penna.; ward Kate E. Schartel, 14, Penna.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, E.D. 47, Sheet No. 6B, S. A. Garrett, 50, Penn., May 1850, lawyer; wife of 28 years Sallie E. Garrett, 49, Penn., Nov. 1850, 2 children, 2 living; son Louis R. Garrett, 26, Penn., Sept. 1873, lawyer; mother in law Rebecka Reeser, 73, Penn., Nov. 1826, 1 child, 1 living [sic, she had several children]; border Ruluf Schanck, 20, Illinois, May 1880, musician; border Geo. Reynolds, 18, Penn., Apr. 1888, writer.
7. Deaths, San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California, 6 January 1919, Rebecca Reeser, died: 5 January 1919 in San Francisco; grandmother of Mrs. R. R. Reidford, Mrs. Frank L. Hunter, Lewis R. and Samuel H. Garrett, Lewis G. and Frank Spohn; a native of Pennsylvania, aged 92 years. [The first two names are children of her daughter Clara Reeser Neidt; the second two are children of her daughter Sallie E. Reeser Garrett; and the last two are children of her daughter Agnes Ann Reeser Spohn.]
8. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Elvin L. Reeser, born: 16 September 1848 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 29 January 1852 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings).
9. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Lewis Steck Reeser, born: 24 July 1853 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 26 July 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings).
10. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Frank H. Reeser, born: 19 August 1856 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 20 June 1864 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings).

2. Clara J. Reeser² (Lewis¹), born 15 June 1845 in Pennsylvania;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 9 April 1892.¹ Clara married Edward C. Niedt (born July 1842 in New York, parents not determined^{4, 5, 6}). Clara and Edward are buried in Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.^{1, 7}

+	8	i.	Clara R. Niedt, born ca. 1866 in Pennsylvania; died 8 July 1924 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Married Robert R. Reidford.
	9	ii.	Alvirna Niedt, born ca. 1868 in Pennsylvania.4
+	10	iii.	Gertrude Eleanor Niedt, born December 1874 in New Jersey; died 16 August 1924 in San Anselmo, Marin County, California. Married (1) Alfred Buell Lamberson Married (2) Frank Lee Hunter.
	11	iv.	Edward C. Niedt, born September 1878;8 died 3 March 1880 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.8 Edward is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.8
	12	v.	Millie B. Niedt, born May 1881 in New Jersey.5

3. Agnes A. Reeser² (Lewis¹), born 6 September 1846 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania;^{2, 3, 9, 10} died 2 August 1913 in Los Angeles, California.⁹ Agnes married Franklin Spohn (born 7 April 1844 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Spohn and Margaret Harf;^{10, 11} Franklin died 24 February 1896 in Ardmore Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania¹¹). Agnes and Franklin are buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.^{11, 9}

	13	i.	Lewis Spohn, born ca. 1866 in Pennsylvania.10
	14	ii.	Frank Spohn, born 25 January 1868 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; twin.10
	15	iii.	Florence M. Spohn, born 25 January 1868 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; twin;10, 12 died 15 April 1883 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.12 Florence is buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.12

5. Sarah E. ‘Sallie’ Reeser² (Lewis¹), born 7 November 1851 in Pennsylvania;^{3, 13, 14, 15} died 23 June 1913 in Los Angeles, California.¹³ Sallie married, ca. 1872, Samuel A. Garrett (born May 1850 in Pennsylvania, parents not determined^{14, 15}).

	16	i.	Lewis R. Garrett, born September 1873 in Pennsylvania.14, 15
	17	ii.	Samuel H. Garrett, born 25 May 1875 in Pennsylvania;14, 16 died 5 September 1940 in Los Angeles, California.16
	18	iii.	Mary Garrett, born 15 February 1884 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.17

1. Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Clara J. Niedt, born: unknown; died: 2 April 1892 (from record). Gravestone indicates Died 9 April 1892, age 46 years 9 months 24 days [so constructed birth date is 15 June 1845].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pine Grove, Image 12 of 64, Lewis Reeser, 34, Penn., justice; Rebecca Reeser, 24, Penn.; Clara Reeser, 5, Penn.; Agnus A. Reeser, 4, Penn.; Calvin Reeser, 2, Penn.; Polly Ecker, 26, Penn.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville, Page Nos. 281, 282, Lewis Reeser, 44, Penna., justice of peace; Rebecca Reeser, 34, Penna.; Clara Reeser, 15, Penna.; Agnes Reeser, 13, Penna.; Sallie Reeser, 10, Penna.; Lewis S. Reeser, 7, Penna.; Frank Reeser, 4, Penna.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, E.D. 104, Page No. 47, Edward C. Niedt, 36, New York, soap manufacturer; wife Clara J. Niedt, 35, Pennsylvania; daughter Clara Niedt, 14, Pennsylvania; daughter Alvirna Niedt, 12, Pennsylvania; daughter Gertrude Niedt, 10, New Jersey.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, E.D. 81, Sheet No. 6B, Edward C. Niedt, 57, New York, July 1942, soap mfgr.; wife of 6 years Martha H. Niedt, 49, Canada, Sept. 1850; daughter Millie B. Niedt, 19, New Jersey, May 1881.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, California, San Diego County, San Diego, E.D. 149, Sheet No. 15A, Edward C. Niedt, 67, New York, married twice, laborer, jobs; wife of 16 years Martha H. Niedt, 59, Canada.
7. Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Edward C. Neidt [sic], born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which includes a note: in same lot with Martha Neidt and Claire Neidt [these are Edward’s two wives].
8. Find a Grave (website). Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, Ernest C. Niedt, born: unknown; died: 3 March 1880 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey (from record, which includes a note: aged 1 year 6 months, son of E.C. and Clara Niedt).
9. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Agnes A. Reeser Spohn, born: 6 September 1846 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 2 August 1913 in Los Angeles County, California (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and two children).
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, E.D. 514, Sheet No. 14B, Franklin Spohn, 36, Penna., butcher; wife Agnes Spohn, 34, Penna.; son Lewis Spohn, 14, Penna.; son Frank Spohn, 13, Penna., twin; daughter Florence Spohn, 13, Penna., twin; servant Jane Jenkins, 25, Wales; border George Bernet, 18, Penna., clerk in store.
11. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Franklin Spohn, born: 7 April 1844 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 24 February 1896 in Ardmore Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, wife, and two children).
12. Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, FLorence M. Spohn, born: 25 January 1868 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died: 15 April 1883 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and one sibling).
13. California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, Los Angeles County, Standard Certificate of Death, Sarah E. Garrett, died: 23 June 1913 in Los Angeles; born: 7 November 1851 in Pa. father: Lewis Reeser, born in Pa.; mother: Rebecca Shartel, born in Pa.
14. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville, E.D. 222, Page No. 15, Samuel A. Garrett, 29, Penna., lawyer; wife Sallie E. Garrett, 28, Penna.; son Lewis R. Garrett, 6, Penna.; son Saml. H. Garrett, 5, Penna.; mother-in-law Rebecca Reeser, 52, Penna.; border Elizabeth Schartel, 76, Penna.; ward Kate E. Schartel, 14, Penna.
15. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, E.D. 47, Sheet No. 6B, S. A. Garrett, 50, Penn., May 1850, lawyer; wife of 28 years Sallie E. Garrett, 49, Penn., Nov. 1850, 2 children, 2 living; son Louis R. Garrett, 26, Penn., Sept. 1873, lawyer; mother in law Rebecka Reeser, 73, Penn., Nov. 1826, 1 child, 1 living [sic, she had several children]; border Ruluf Schanck, 20, Illinois, May 1880, musician; border Geo. Reynolds, 18, Penn., Apr. 1888, writer.
16. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Samuel H. Garrett, died: 5 September 1940 in Los Angeles, California; born: 26 May 1875 in Pennsylvania; father: Garrett; mother: Reeser.
17. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906, Mary Garrett, born: 15 February 1884 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; father: Samuel Garrett; mother: Sallie.

8. Clara R. Niedt³ (Clara,² Lewis¹), born ca. 1866 in Pennsylvania;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 8 July 1924 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.⁵ Clara married, ca. 1893, Robert R. Reidford² (born September 1870 in Scotland, parents not determined^{2, 3, 6}).

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Robert Kenneth Riedford, born 22 January 1896 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington.2, 3, 7

10. Gertrude Eleanor Niedt³ (Clara,² Lewis¹), born December 1874 in New Jersey;^{1, 8, 9, 10} died 16 August 1924 in San Anselmo, Marin County, California.^{11, 12} Gertrude married, first, ca. 1894, Alfred Buell Lamberson⁸ (born 22 February 1874 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, the son of Buell Lamberson and Helen Mary Swift;^{8, 13, 14, 15, 16} Alfred died 15 April 1942 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon¹³). Their marriage ended in divorce on 10 September 1905 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon.^{16, 17} Gertrude married, second, 31 March 1906 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, Frank Lee Hunter²¹ (born 27 February 1872 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, parents not determined;^{9, 10, 18, 19} Frank died 3 July 1934 in Marin County, California²⁰). Alfred is buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.¹³

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, E.D. 104, Page No. 47, Edward C. Niedt, 36, New York, soap manufacturer; wife Clara J. Niedt, 35, Pennsylvania; daughter Clara Niedt, 14, Pennsylvania; daughter Alvirna Niedt, 12, Pennsylvania; daughter Gertrude Niedt, 10, New Jersey.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Washington, Walla Walla County, Walla Walla, E.D. 87, Sheet No. 4B, R. R. Reidford, 29, Scotland, Sept. 1870, banker; wife of 7 years Carry Reidford, 26, Pennsylvania, Aug 1873, 1 child, 1 living; son Kenneth Reidford, 4, Washington, Jan. 1896.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Hawaii, Honolulu County, Honolulu, E.D. 27, Sheet No. 13B, Robert R. Reidford, 39, Scotland, manager, bishop priest co.; wife of 16 years Clara Reidford, 41, Pennsylvania, 1 child, 1 living; son Robert K. Reidford, 14, Washington; servant Kimura Keisuke, 38, Japan, servant, private family; wife of 18 years Ino Keisuke, 34, Japan, 2 children, 2 living, servant.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, California, San Francisco County, San Francisco, E.D. 261, Sheet No. 2A, Clara R. Reidford, 38, Pennsylvania, divorced, practitioner, religious [she is a lodger among many].
5. California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997, Death Report, Coroner’s Office, Clara R. Reidford, age 53, nativity: New Jersey; died: 8 July 1924 in San Francisco.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, California, San Francisco County, San Francisco, E.D.263, Sheet No. 13A, Robert R. Reidford, 49, Scotland, divorced, auditor, gas & elec.
7. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Robert Kenneth Reidford, Registration No.: 74; born: 22 January 1896 in Walla Walla, Washington; occupation: clerk, public utility services; no dependents; military service: private, infantry, Natl. Guard of Hawaii; claim of exemption from draft: convicted of felony.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 59, Sheet No. 10A; family of Helen Lamberson (57, New York, Feb 1843, widow, 5 children, 5 living, seed merchant); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (28, New Jersey, May 1872); son Alfred Lamberson (26, New Jersey, Feb 1874, seed merchant); daughter-in-law and wife of 6 years Gertrude Lamberson (25, New Jersey, Dec. 1874, no children, dentist); son Robert Lamberson (23, New Jersey, July 1876, seed merchant); daughter Margaret Lamberson (21, New Jersey, Feb. 1879, vocal teacher); son Edward Lamberson (19, Oregon, May 1881, printer).
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, California, San Francisco County, San Francisco City, E.D. 292, Sheet No. 17A, Frank L. Hunter, 38, California, manager, insurance; wife of 4 years Gertrude E. Hunter, 35, New Jersey, no children.
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, California, San Francisco County, San Francisco, E.D. 181, Sheet No. 16A, Frank L. Hunter, 47, California, assistant manager, fire insurance; wife Gertrude E. Hunter, 38, New Jersey; servant Francis S. Abe, 22, Japan, student.
11. California Death Index, 1905-1939 (available at familysearch.org), Gertrude E. Hunter, died: 16 August 1924 in Marin County; age: 48.
12. Obituary, San Anselmo Herald, San Anselmo, California, 22 August 1924, Gertrude Eleanor Hunter, wife of Frank L. Hunter, died the previous Saturday [i.e., 16 August 1924] in San Anselmo. Funeral was in San Francisco on Monday [i.e., 18 August 1924].
13. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Alfred Buell Lamberson, born: 22 February 1874 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey; died: 15 April 1942 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents and siblings).
14. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Enumeration District 140, Page No. 8; family of Buell Lamberson (38, Illinois, hardware dealer); wife Helen M. Lamberson (36, New York); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (8, New Jersey); son Alfred B. Lamberson (6, New Jersey); son Robert A. Lamberson (4, New Jersey); daughter Margaret M. Lamberson (1, New Jersey); aunt Nancy Swift (79, Connecticut).
15. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 161, Sheet No. 3A; family of Helen M. Lamberson (67, New York, widow, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (37, New Jersey, Sect. of literature, Board of Missions); son Alfred B. Lamberson (35, New York [sic], pilot, river); daughter Margaret M. Lamberson (30, New York [sic], organist, church; lodger Polly M. Lamberson (78, New York).
16. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 36, Sheet No. 3B; Helen M. Lamberson (76, New York, widow); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (47, New Jersey, secretary, mission work); son Alfred B. Lamberson (45, New Jersey, divorced, engineer, steam boat); daughter Margaret M. Lamberson (40, New Jersey, organist, church); sister-in-law Cornelia F. Lamberson (58, Massachusetts); roomer Polly M. Ford (87, New York).
17. Divorce Filing, The Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon; 10 September 1905, Oregon City, Ore., Dr. Gertrude Lamberson was granted a divorce from Alfred B. Lamberson.
18. Passenger List, Honolulu, Hawaii Passenger Lists, 1900-1953, S.S. Wilhelmina, sailing from San Francisco, 13 February 1924, arriving at Honolulu, arriving 19 February 1924, Frank L. Hunter, age 51, born: 27 February 1872 in San Francisco [Frank appears on several other passenger lists between San Francisco and other ports, with similar birth information, varying occasionally by one year].
19. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, San Francisco County, San Francisco, E.D. 38-348, Sheet No. 18A, L. Frank Hunter, 58, California, widow, first married age 33, executive, fire insurance.
20. California Death Index, 1905-1939 (available at familysearch.org), Frank L. Hunter, died: 3 July 1934 in Marin County, California; age: 62.
21. California Marriages 1850-1945, available at familysearch.org, Page 81, Image 397 of 555, Frank L. Hunter and Gertrude E. Lamberson, married on 31 March 1906 in San Francisco.