William Hershey and Sarah M. "Sallie" Leffler

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Husband William Hershey ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 12 Feb 1849 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 4
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         Father: Jacob Hershey (1803-1872) 4
         Mother: Anna McCreary (1811-      ) 4

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       Marriage: 4 Jul 1871 1

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Wife Sarah M. "Sallie" Leffler ^{3 5}

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         Father: George Leffler (      -1859) 1 3
         Mother: Alice Wise (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Harry DeWitt Hershey ^{6 7}

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           Born: 20 Apr 1872 - Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Letta M. "Lettie" Good (1874-      ) 7 8
           Marr: 1895 8

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2 M Daniel Lot Hershey ^{1 7}

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           Born: 28 Mar 1875 1
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         Spouse: Emma Good (      -      ) 1 7

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3 F Annie Alice Hershey ¹

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           Born: 17 Apr 1878 1
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         Spouse: Joseph Ayer (      -      ) 1

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4 M Jacob Edward Hershey ¹

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           Born: 1 Jul 1881 1
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         Spouse: Mabel Darrah (      -      ) 1

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5 M Howard Albert Hershey ¹

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           Born: 26 Jan 1885 1
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6 F Ida May Hershey ¹

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           Born: 20 Oct 1888 1
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7 M Charles Victor Hershey ¹

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           Born: 28 Jun 1896 1
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General Notes: Husband - William Hershey

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He was born at Old Rowan Farm, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and until the age of eighteen was engaged in the labors of the farm. He then went into a foundry at Irwin for three years, and at the end of that time entered the service of the Westmoreland Coal Company at their North Side mine, near Irwin, subsequently worked out and abandoned. There he remained for about six months, when he became brakeman on the shifting crew near the mine for the Pennsylvania railroad. After holding the position for two years or more he became brakeman on the Sewickley branch road, known as the Youghiogheny branch. In two years more he was promoted to the position of conductor, which he held for twenty-five years, when the branch was acquired by the Pennsylvania railroad. He served this corporation in the same capacity for another three years, and was then transferred to the Manor branch, running to Claridge. He belonged to the Royal Arcanum and in politics was a Republican. He was a member of the German Reformed church, in which for a number of years he served as elder.

He was a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad, who died from the effects of a railroad accident.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 579.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 192, 458.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1091.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 458.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 192.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 192, 580.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 483.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 193.