Person:Francis Diller (5)

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Francis Diller, Jr.
b.4 Aug 1825 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
d.9 Apr 1886 Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1823
  1. Martin Diller1823 - 1901
  2. Francis Diller, Jr.1825 - 1886
Spouse and Children
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  1. Jacob Diller1869 - 1950
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Facts and Events
Name Francis Diller, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[2] 4 Aug 1825 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Marriage to Mary Burkholder
Death[2] 9 Apr 1886 Franklin County, Pennsylvania
References
  1.   Prowell, George Reeser. History of York County, Pennsylvania. (Chicago [Illinois]: J.H. Beers, 1907)
    pg. 906.

    Francis Diller, the father of Joseph B., received a common school education, and when young learned the cooper's trade, which he followed for fourteen years in Cumberland Co., Pa. He then went to farming in Greene township, Franklin county, where he owned a tract of land, and there he died in 1886, aged sixty years. His wife passed away in 1895, in the faith of the Mennonite Church, to which her husband also adhered. Both were buried in the graveyard near Chambersburg, at the Mennonite Church. Their children were: Elizabeth, deceased; Mary, deceased; Joseph B.; Samuel married Lucy Strite and lives in Franklin county; Jacob married Nancy Detrich, and lives in the same county; Noah died young; John married Maggie Strite, and lives in Washington county, Maryland.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.

    Francis Diller, Jr
    BIRTH 4 Aug 1825
    Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    DEATH 9 Apr 1886 (aged 60)
    Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    BURIAL
    Chambersburg Mennonite Cemetery
    Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

    DILLER On the 9th of April, near Scotland, Franklin county, Pa., of paralysis, Bro. Francis Diller, aged 60 years, 8 months and 5 days. He was buried on the 21st at the Chambersburg Church, where services were held by Philip H. Parret and Peter Wedel from 2 Cor. 5:1. The deceased was for a long time a member of the Mennonite Church and enjoyed a hope of that rest which remaineth for the people of God. He leaves a sorrowing widow and six children to mourn their loss. HERALD OF TRUTH, Vol. XXIII, Number 10, May 15, 1886, pages 158, 159.

    Note Brothers Francis & Jacob Diller, married Sisters Mary & Anna Burkholder,
    respectively. Jacob & Anna moved west settled in Oklahoma. See FAG #30876480

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106803247/francis-diller

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