Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Misc. Notes
A Mrs. Margaret Lines is listed among those admitted to the Clearfield Hospital on 5 June 1946. [This is probably a different Margaret Lines as records indicate this Margaret was not married to Harry until 1950.]87
Spouses
Birth PlaceCurwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Birth Date15 Nov 188166
Birth Date15 Nov 188063
Residence Date27 Apr 194267 Age: 57
Residence PlaceClearfield, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Residence Memo121 Clearfield St.
Residence DateDec 197168
Residence PlaceHyattsville, Prince George’s Co., MD, USA
Death PlaceFellowsville, Preston Co., WV, USA
Death MemoDied in his sleep at the home of his sister Cornelia where he resided
Burial Date28 Jun 197463
Burial PlaceOak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Soc. Sec. #171-14-2094, Issued in Pennsylvania state66
OccupationTeamster in 1910; Construction Laborer in 1930; Lumberman, Railroad, Tannery Worker70,71,16
OccupationLaborer in 192072
Cause of DeathNatural Causes Incident to Old Age73
FatherEli Monroe LINES (1859-1930)
MotherMary Jane PATTON (1859-1943)
Misc. Notes
Obituary
CURWENSVILLE - Funeral services for Harry Wilbur Lines, 93 former Curwensville resident who died at his home in Fellowville, W.Va., Tuesday, will be held at 1:30 P.m. tomorrow from the Russell H. Lininger Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank Parry will officiate and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 2 p.m. today until the hour of services.
Mr. Lines was born in Curwensville, Nov. 15, 1880, a son of Eli and Mary (Patton) LInes.
These children survive him: Orville, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Charles (Ruby) Ingram, Akron, Ohio; Elmer, Curwensville; Mrs. Maxine Gleason, and Mrs. Charles (Lillian) Henderson, Hyattsville, Md.; Wilbur, Clearfield; Reuben, Philadelphia; Eli and John, Akron.
Twenty-seven grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchildren also survive along with nine step-grandchildren, 14 step great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Cornelia Goff, Fellowsville, W.Va.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, the former Nora Wertz; his second wife, the former Margaret Sanger; three sons; Richard, Melvin and Monroe; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four brothers.63
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Depending on the source Harry’s birth year varies from 1880 to 1884. This is further complicated by family tradition which suggests that Harry did adjust his birth year for some unknown reason, left only to speculation.
The compiler believes his year of birth (1884), as implied by the 1910 census, is accurate.74
Note: January 1920 census indicates Harry was 38 (b. 1881).72
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No birth certificates were issued at the time Harry and his siblings were born. The doctor or midwife made a record and then sent it to the court house. However the Clearfield Court House burned down and destroyed many of the records when Harry’s sister Cornelia was quite young.75
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Most of his children referred to him as “Pop” and on occasion some referred to him as “the old man.”7
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Employed by the Garland Lumber Co. at 809 Presquild(?) St., Philipsburg, PA in April 1942. Harry is 5 foot 8 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, with blue eys, brown hair, ruddy complexion with a scar on his abdomen. Includes his signature.67
Note: The card, filled-out by Harry spells his middle name “Wilber”, his last name “Lyons.” He indicates he is sixty-years old with a birth date of 15 Nov 1881.
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Resident of Clearfield, PA in November 1943.76
Resident at 121 Clearfield St., Clearfield, PA in October 1943.77
Resident of Pleasant Hill, PA in November 1950.78
Resident of Philipsburg, Centre, PA in August 1955.15
Those called to jury duty this week [Feb 1960] incude ... Harry W. Lyons, laborer, Philipsburg.79
Remained a resident of Philipsburg, Centre, PA until early to mid 1960's, sometime following the death of his wife Margaret in 1961.
Resident of Hyattsville, Prince Georges, MD, with his daughter Maxine and her adopted son Richard in the mid to late 1960s.
Resident of Fellowsville, Preston, WV, with his sister Cornelia Early 1970s until his death.7
Note: Social Security Death Index indicates Harry’s last residence was 26410 Newburg, Preston, WV.3
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79 year-old Harry was the passenger in a single-car accident driven by his wife Margaret in January 1960. The car skidded and crossed to the left side of highway 322, near Clearfield, striking an embankment and rolled over on it’s right side. He suffered fractured ribs.80
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At the time of his death he reportedly had 27 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. In addition he had 9 step-grandchildren, and 14 step-great-grandchildren.63
NOTE: Harry actually had 29 grandchildren.3
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This source erroneously notes his death taking place in Belleville, WV.69
The Social Security Death Index indicates he died in Newburg, Preston, WV.
Lines vs. Lyons (Alternate Spellings)
There are a number of recorded occurrences where various Lines family members used or addressed other Lines family members with the surname LYONS. For many years my grandfather Harry W. Lines (1880-1974) used the spelling LYONS in his last name. As early as June of 1911 Harry’s brother 20-year old Ray enlisted in the Army using the Lyons spelling.
Prior to that time Harry's uncle Mark Wallace Lyons (1878-1965) also changed the spelling of his last name to LYONS. According to a grandson, George Lyons, Mark for unknown reasons made the change when he married his wife in August of 1913.
There are instances when Harry’s other brothers used the spelling in their mailings to other family members. There is one documented case, for example, in which William Edward Lines (1882-1937) sent his sister Cornelia (1893-1993) a postcard in which he spells her last name Lyons. There is another documented instance in which brother Byron Francis Lines (1887-1935) sent his mother Mary Jane Patton Lines a postcard in which he spelled her last name Lyons.
Cornelia Ellen Lines Susek (b. 1921) told her daughter Gloria Susek Peters that she was always aware that the name had been spelled two differing ways but never knew why. Cornelia’s father, my grandfather’s brother, Raymond E. Lines Sr. (1891-1966) was also known to use the different spelling. A number of Cornelia Susek's family pictures have handwritten identifying information on the backs that also used the spelling LYONS.
In addition there are postcards in which Byron Francis Lines changed the order of his first and second initials. Once as F.B.L. and another time as B.F.L.
In my research of the Clearfield Progress newspaper I have also seen various members of my family, as recently as my father’s generation, in which their last name was incorrectly (or possibly sometimes otherwise) written as Lyons.
In the days during my grandfather’s life, prior to the law requiring registration of births, many males, would adjust their ages to avoid military service and other civic burdens. However that does not explain why individuals as shown above would address correspondence to a sister or mother with the same erroneous spelling of the family surname.
One final note. My step-grandfather Marlie Ellinger’s mother was Jane Lyons.3
With supporting documentation81,82
CURWENSVILLE - Funeral services for Harry Wilbur Lines, 93 former Curwensville resident who died at his home in Fellowville, W.Va., Tuesday, will be held at 1:30 P.m. tomorrow from the Russell H. Lininger Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank Parry will officiate and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 2 p.m. today until the hour of services.
Mr. Lines was born in Curwensville, Nov. 15, 1880, a son of Eli and Mary (Patton) LInes.
These children survive him: Orville, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Charles (Ruby) Ingram, Akron, Ohio; Elmer, Curwensville; Mrs. Maxine Gleason, and Mrs. Charles (Lillian) Henderson, Hyattsville, Md.; Wilbur, Clearfield; Reuben, Philadelphia; Eli and John, Akron.
Twenty-seven grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchildren also survive along with nine step-grandchildren, 14 step great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Cornelia Goff, Fellowsville, W.Va.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, the former Nora Wertz; his second wife, the former Margaret Sanger; three sons; Richard, Melvin and Monroe; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four brothers.63
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Depending on the source Harry’s birth year varies from 1880 to 1884. This is further complicated by family tradition which suggests that Harry did adjust his birth year for some unknown reason, left only to speculation.
The compiler believes his year of birth (1884), as implied by the 1910 census, is accurate.74
Note: January 1920 census indicates Harry was 38 (b. 1881).72
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No birth certificates were issued at the time Harry and his siblings were born. The doctor or midwife made a record and then sent it to the court house. However the Clearfield Court House burned down and destroyed many of the records when Harry’s sister Cornelia was quite young.75
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Most of his children referred to him as “Pop” and on occasion some referred to him as “the old man.”7
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Employed by the Garland Lumber Co. at 809 Presquild(?) St., Philipsburg, PA in April 1942. Harry is 5 foot 8 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, with blue eys, brown hair, ruddy complexion with a scar on his abdomen. Includes his signature.67
Note: The card, filled-out by Harry spells his middle name “Wilber”, his last name “Lyons.” He indicates he is sixty-years old with a birth date of 15 Nov 1881.
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Resident of Clearfield, PA in November 1943.76
Resident at 121 Clearfield St., Clearfield, PA in October 1943.77
Resident of Pleasant Hill, PA in November 1950.78
Resident of Philipsburg, Centre, PA in August 1955.15
Those called to jury duty this week [Feb 1960] incude ... Harry W. Lyons, laborer, Philipsburg.79
Remained a resident of Philipsburg, Centre, PA until early to mid 1960's, sometime following the death of his wife Margaret in 1961.
Resident of Hyattsville, Prince Georges, MD, with his daughter Maxine and her adopted son Richard in the mid to late 1960s.
Resident of Fellowsville, Preston, WV, with his sister Cornelia Early 1970s until his death.7
Note: Social Security Death Index indicates Harry’s last residence was 26410 Newburg, Preston, WV.3
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79 year-old Harry was the passenger in a single-car accident driven by his wife Margaret in January 1960. The car skidded and crossed to the left side of highway 322, near Clearfield, striking an embankment and rolled over on it’s right side. He suffered fractured ribs.80
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At the time of his death he reportedly had 27 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. In addition he had 9 step-grandchildren, and 14 step-great-grandchildren.63
NOTE: Harry actually had 29 grandchildren.3
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This source erroneously notes his death taking place in Belleville, WV.69
The Social Security Death Index indicates he died in Newburg, Preston, WV.
Lines vs. Lyons (Alternate Spellings)
There are a number of recorded occurrences where various Lines family members used or addressed other Lines family members with the surname LYONS. For many years my grandfather Harry W. Lines (1880-1974) used the spelling LYONS in his last name. As early as June of 1911 Harry’s brother 20-year old Ray enlisted in the Army using the Lyons spelling.
Prior to that time Harry's uncle Mark Wallace Lyons (1878-1965) also changed the spelling of his last name to LYONS. According to a grandson, George Lyons, Mark for unknown reasons made the change when he married his wife in August of 1913.
There are instances when Harry’s other brothers used the spelling in their mailings to other family members. There is one documented case, for example, in which William Edward Lines (1882-1937) sent his sister Cornelia (1893-1993) a postcard in which he spells her last name Lyons. There is another documented instance in which brother Byron Francis Lines (1887-1935) sent his mother Mary Jane Patton Lines a postcard in which he spelled her last name Lyons.
Cornelia Ellen Lines Susek (b. 1921) told her daughter Gloria Susek Peters that she was always aware that the name had been spelled two differing ways but never knew why. Cornelia’s father, my grandfather’s brother, Raymond E. Lines Sr. (1891-1966) was also known to use the different spelling. A number of Cornelia Susek's family pictures have handwritten identifying information on the backs that also used the spelling LYONS.
In addition there are postcards in which Byron Francis Lines changed the order of his first and second initials. Once as F.B.L. and another time as B.F.L.
In my research of the Clearfield Progress newspaper I have also seen various members of my family, as recently as my father’s generation, in which their last name was incorrectly (or possibly sometimes otherwise) written as Lyons.
In the days during my grandfather’s life, prior to the law requiring registration of births, many males, would adjust their ages to avoid military service and other civic burdens. However that does not explain why individuals as shown above would address correspondence to a sister or mother with the same erroneous spelling of the family surname.
One final note. My step-grandfather Marlie Ellinger’s mother was Jane Lyons.3
With supporting documentation81,82
Family ID51
Marr Date10 Nov 195088