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William Franklin "Frank" Disert

Male 1856 - 1932  (75 years)


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  • Name William Franklin "Frank" Disert 
    Birth 30 Nov 1856 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1932  Burial: Cedar Grove Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0066  forneyclark
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 

    Father Samuel Disert,   b. 20 Sep 1810, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1888, Stoufferstown, PA; burial: Stouffer Cem., Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother MARY OWE\AUL,   b. 4 Apr 1811, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1882, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Stouffer Cem., Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F0021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Kate E. Eyster,   b. 13 Jan 1859   d. 26 Sep 1888, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Stouffer Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage ABT. 1879 
    Family ID F0356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Nellie Bickley,   b. 8 Sep 1875   d. 9 Oct 1957 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1891 
    Children 
     1. Frank Rhodes Disert,   b. 24 Mar 1892, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1900, Burial: Cedar Grove Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)
     2. Mary Marguerite Disert,   b. 9 Oct 1893, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Charles William "Hull" Disert,   b. 5 Sep 1895, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1969, Cedar Grove Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. Nellie Belle "Margie" Disert,   b. Nov 1897, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Harriet Alberta "Bertie" Disert,   b. 22 Apr 1900, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ray Garnet Disert,   b. 22 Apr 1902, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Beatrice Marian "Bea" Disert,   b. 19 Oct 1904, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; lived in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1921, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; burial:CedarGroveCem.,Chambersburg,FranklinCo.,PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
     8. Donald Olin "Don" Disert,   b. 29 Jun 1907, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F0547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 

  • Documents
    Disert, William Franklin 'Frank': Obituary of William Franklin 'Frank' Disert (1856-1932)
    Disert, William Franklin "Frank": Obituary of William Franklin "Frank" Disert (1856-1932)
    Obituary was provided by Saralee Mollo.

    Headstones
    Disert, Charles William 'Hull' (1895-1969) & William Franklin 'Frank' Disert  (1856-1932)
    Disert, Charles William "Hull" (1895-1969) & William Franklin "Frank" Disert (1856-1932)
    Charles William "Hull" Disert (1895-1969) & William Franklin "Frank" Disert (1856-1932); Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, USA. Photo came from the Disert/ Dreyfuss Collection by Saralee Mollo. Headstone life dates for William Franklin "Frank" Disert are incorrect.

    (Beatrice Marian "Bea" Disert Dreyfuss & Charles William "Hull" Disert & William Franklin "Frank" Disert & Frank Rhodes Disert’s inscriptions are all on the same headstone.)





  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Lynda Disert O'Donnell:
      ".... William Franklin (Frank) Disert, [was] born Nov 30, 1856.
      He married Nellie Bickley (born Sept 8, 1875) on Oct 1, 1891. She died Oct
      9, 1957. [Sentences omitted] They had 8 children - they were
      all born in Chambersberg; Frank Rhodes Disert, March 24, 1892 - killed by
      lightening on June 14, 1900, Mary Marguerite born Oct 9, 1893 - died young,
      Charles (William) Hull, Born Sept. 5, 1895, died Sept 26, 1969, Nellie Belle
      (Margie), Nov, 1897, Harriet Alberta (Bertie), born April 22, 1900, Ray
      Garnet ... born April 22, 1902, Beatrice Marian (Bea) , born
      Oct. 19, 1904 (died young), and Don Olin, Born June 29, 1907."

      Source:
      1909 Chambersburg, PA telephone book:
      Frank Disert was a drayman. He lived at 429 East Market St. in Chambersburg, PA.

      Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      Obituary of Samuel Disert (Located with the help of Larry Calimer at Kittochtinny Historical Society in Chambersburg, PA):
      April 30, 1888: Samuel Disert died at his residence near Stoufferstown yesterday afternoon after an illness of six weeks from pneumonia. He had many acquaintances throughout the county and was a member of the Church of God of this place. He leaves a family. Frank Disert, the well known drayman of this place, is a son of the deceased and Mrs. George Jones, also of Chambersburg, is a daughter. Mr. Disert was in his 78th year. Mr. Disert will be buried Thursday morning in the Stouffer's graveyard, near Stoufferstown [PA]. Funeral services will be held at his late residence at 10 o'clock that morning.

      Source:
      SEE JAN WASSON'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://www.angelfire.com/folk/gael/disemain.html
      Descendants of John Disert:
      Jan Wasson:
      Some names, nicknames, dates, & places

      Source:
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/pennsylvania/d/DisertSamuel.txt
      Pennsylvania Family Group Sheet for DISERT,Samuel Family
      Copyright. All rights reserved.
      http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html
      Jan Wasson:
      Info on the Samuel Disert (1812) Family

      Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      (Located with the help of Larry Calimer at Kittochtinny Historical Societyy in Chambersburg, PA):
      Burial place

      Source:
      Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1860 Population Census, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia ( http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/pop_census.html )
      Greene Tshp., pg 291, # 2253/ 2217
      Disest Samuel 48 Male White Master Carpenter 4000 600 all in household born Pa.
      Disest Mary 47
      Disest Mary 23
      Disest Barbara A. 22.
      Disest Samuel 20 Carpenter
      Disest Amanda 18
      Disest Henry A. 16 Carpenter Apprentice
      Disest John A. 14
      Disest Harriet E. 12
      Disest Mary D. 9 .
      Disest William Frank 6

      Source:
      Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1870 Population Census, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia ( http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/pop_census.html )
      Guilford Township Quincy, pg 226, # 353/ 373
      1 Dysert Samuel 59 Male Farmer 13100.00 3785.00 , all in household born Pennsylvania
      2 Dysert Mary 58 Female House Keeper
      3 Dysert Mary 28 Female
      4 Dysert Henry 25 Male
      5 Dysert Harriet 20 Female
      6 Dysert Margaret 17 Female
      7 Dysert Franklin 15 Male
      8 Dysert Edith 10 Female

      Source:
      US Census 1880 of Guilford, Franklin, Pennsylvania:
      Samuel DYSERT Self M Male W 69 PA Farmer PA PA
      Mary DYSERT Wife M Female W 68 PA Keeping House PA PA
      Henry A. DYSERT Son S Male W 35 PA School Teacher PA PA
      Harriet DYSERT Dau S Female W 28 PA PA PA
      Frank DYSERT Son S Male W 24 PA PA PA
      Josiah JUNIOR Other S Male B 16 NJ NJ NJ




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