"his first wife was Sarah Schoener, a daughter of John and Henrietta Schoener of Womelsdorf, and they were the parents of seven children, namely: Mary, born February 14, 1853, died March 21, 1877; Emma was born November 20, 1854, find died May 30, 1880; Hattie R., deceased, was born June 30, 1856, and married Thomas L. Reed, who is living in retirement; Prof. John F., a talented musician and a graduate of a conservatory of music in Boston, Mass., was born June 18, 1858, and died September 24. 1882; Susie, who was born January 12, 1860, passed into the unknown beyond September 1, 1864; Charles Elmer. who was born November 26, 1862, died July 28, 1864; and Lillie S., who was horn December 28. 1864, and died four years later."
