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Note for: Francis (Red) Balz, AFT 1910 - BEF DEC 2002 Index

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Lived in Phila.

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Note for: Francis Michael [Yank] Swithers, 11 NOV 1908 - 1 NOV 1988 Index

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Residence listed as 16 Waller Street, WB, at time of marriage. Occupation: Machinist. Age: 22.
Played semi-pro baseball and semi-pro football.

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Note for: Edward Swithers, 28 JAN 1941 - 7 AUG 1994 Index

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Worked for Otis Elevators most of his life.

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Note for: Thomas F. Klein, 22 JUL 1912 - 10 AUG 1992 Index

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Family moved from Wilkes-Barre to Philadelphia in 1953 according to Tom.

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Note for: Margaret Gracely, 10 MAR 1919 - 19 JUL 2002 Index

Burial:
     Date:   22 JUL 2002
     Place:   St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, PA

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Note for: Elizabeth Mary [Lizzie] Kline, 5 JUN 1874 - 14 MAY 1948 Index

Burial:
     Date:   17 MAY 1948
     Place:   St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, PA (Back Sect. Lot 828)

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     Lived in W-B.
1900 Census lists her date of birth as June 1875. Age 25.
Must have left home/married before 1910.
DOB (June 5, 1874) per Marriage Docket in court house.
Occupation listed as "silk mill" in Marriage docket.

Death certificate lists date of birth June 5, 1874. Age: 73 years, 11months, 9 days.
Living at 230 Parrish Street at time of death. Listed as widowed. Informant's name was not filled in.

Obituary: Paper and date of article unknown.
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, 73, of 230 Parrish Street, passed away last night at 9:30 at her home following an illness.
Mrs. Martin was the widow of Frank Martin, who died eight years ago. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, June 5, 1874, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Hughes Kline. She was a member of St. Boniface's Church.
Surviving are the following children: Frank Jr., James, Donald, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, all of Wilkes-Barre; John and Henry, New York City; also these sisters: Mrs. Lena Krachenfels, Miss Ruth Kline, Mrs. Agnes Rickard, Mrs. Rose McCall, all of Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Margaret Krachenfels, of Georgetown; also 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the home Monday morning at 9 with a requiem mass at 9:30 in St. Boniface's Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Arrangements by Klein.

Birth Note:    Tombstone inscription says June 5, 1874.

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Note for: Frank August Martin, 26 JUL 1871 - 18 MAY 1940 Index

Burial:
     Date:   20 MAY 1940
     Place:   St. Mary's Cemetery, W-B, PA (lot 828, back section)

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     Occupation listed as Day Laborer in 1900 Census. Lists his date of birth as: July 1872. Age: 27. Frank's father and mother were both born in Germany.
Listed as Naturalized. No date of Immigration listed.

Family was living at 79 Holland Street in 1910 per Census.
Immigrated to the U.S. in 1880 per 1910 Census. Listed as an alien at that time. Occupation listed as "Makes axles for wagons". Employer: Axle Works.
(Donna Burke has him immigrating 1872, and Naturalized in 1899.)

In 1920 they bought house at 230 Parrish Street.
Other occupations per Donna Burke: Machinist, (at the old Sheldon Axle Works); Worked for the State Dept; and Caretaker for the Luzerne County Courthouse.

1930 Census lists Frank (58) living at 230 Parrish Street with wife Elizabeth (55), daughter Elizabeth (24), son James (22), son Donald (17), and son Thomas K. (17). Year of immigration 1891. Naturalized. Occup. Caretaker for hospital. Owned the house, value $2000.

Birth Note:    Tombstone inscription says July 25, 1871.