Rev. William Elmer Van Dyke and Blanche Packer

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Husband Rev. William Elmer Van Dyke ¹

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           Born: 25 Dec 1870 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 1
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         Father: Abram Van Dyke (1846-1908) 2
         Mother: Marinda Jane Stark (1847-      ) 1

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       Marriage: 3 Jun 1899 1

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   Other Spouse: Helen Eliza McCoy (1878-      ) 1 - 25 Jun 1907 1

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Wife Blanche Packer ¹

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           Born: 16 Nov 1866 - Beech Creek, Centre Co, PA 1
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           Died: 2 Oct 1901 - DuBois, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Donnelly (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Howard Sutton Van Dyke ¹

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           Born: 20 Sep 1901 1
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           Died: 25 Sep 1901 - DuBois, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. William Elmer Van Dyke

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He received a public school education in McKean County, Pennsylvania, and attended Limestone Academy, Limestone, New York. When he was eighteen years of age he took a position as clerk in the general store at Mount Alton, Pennsylvania, and there he remained until he was twenty-one. From 1892 to 1896 he was manager of the Helvetia Supply Company, at Helvetia, Pennsylvania, and assistant post-master of Helvetia. Having, however, become a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, and desiring to live a life of Christian devotion, he spent three years with the Order of the Holy Cross, while the Fathers were still at Westminster, Maryland. After this he studied privately for orders, and on April 23, 1903, he was ordained deacon by Bishop Whitehead at Ridgway, Pennsylvania. For two years he was in charge at Osceola Mills. Then he came to Smethport and was assistant for two years. During this period, September 16, 1906, he was ordained priest at Smethport by the same bishop. For a year and a half he had charge of the Episcopal church at Kane. For a year, thereafter, he was vicar of St. Mary's Memorial Church, in Pittsburgh. In 1909 he was made rector of St. Luke's, Smethport. He was a member of the Central Club at Smethport. He was a Republican.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 126.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 125.