Husband William "Billy" Lauffer 1
Born: 6 Nov 1824 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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Died: 29 Dec 1898 2
Buried: - Woodlawn Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: John Lauffer (1789-1873) 1 3 4
Mother: Elizabeth Andre (1795-1877) 5
Marriage: 20 Jun 1861 1
Wife Elizabeth Spence 1
Born: 15 Dec 1839 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 6
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Died: 8 Sep 1905 6
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Children
1 F Anna Mary Lauffer 7
Born: 21 Feb 1863 7
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Died: 5 Oct 1865 7
Buried: - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Ella Zilla Lauffer 7
Born: 24 Dec 1864 7
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Died: 2 Jul 1897 7
Buried: - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Spouse: Edward Spencer ( - ) 7
Marr: 10 Nov 1887 7
3 M [Infant] Lauffer 7
Born: 3 Oct 1866 7
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Died: 19 Feb 1867 7
Buried: - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
4 M William Grant Lauffer 7
Born: 29 Dec 1867 7
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Died: 3 Nov 1870 7
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Ida Jane Lauffer 7 8
Born: 19 Sep 1870 7
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Spouse: James Merchant Kistler (1866- ) 7 8
Marr: 21 Mar 1894 9
6 M James C. Lauffer 7 10 11
Born: 10 Nov 1873 7
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Spouse: Amanda Carpenter Sherrick ( - ) 9 10 11
Marr: 27 Jul 1904 9
7 F Lilly Spence Lauffer 9
Born: 18 Mar 1877 9
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Spouse: Dr. Frank Lewis Swallow (1876-1903) 9
Marr: 24 Dec 1902 9
General Notes: Husband - William "Billy" Lauffer
He was born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. A few years later his father and mother moved to Manordale, Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, where he spent the early years of his life in the pursuit of farming and working at a saw-mill.
Early in life he was baptized by Dr. N. P. Hacke, and when he had arrived at the age of thirteen years, he became a full communicant member of Emanuel German Reformed Church.
In the spring of 1852 he purchased a farm of George McCreary, opposite the town of Warren (later called Apollo), in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, and moved to it in the spring of 1853, where he continued the pursuit of farming. In the spring of 1889 he moved to the David Yount farm near the scene of his early boyhood days in Penn Township, near Harrison City, where he passed the remainder of his life.
He was an industrious, prosperous, honest, upright, Christian father, a good citizen and a consistent member of the German Reformed Church and in his declining years attended the Denmark-Manor Reformed Church, where he lies buried alongside the church in Woodlawn Cemetery.
In Politics he was a stalwart Republican, but in local elections whoever he deemed the best man always received his vote.
He was modest in his manner, temperate in his habits, and had a host of friends. He had established an undying reputation for honesty and was held out as a worthy example.
His neighbors, who knew him best, were accustomed to say to each other, "You should be as honest as Billy Lauffer."
General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Spence
After her husband's death she moved to Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where she spent the last years of her life. She was a consistent member of the Denmark-Manor Reformed Church.