Merette\ Marietta Belle Frank

1871 - 1938  (66 years)

• Name	Merette\ Marietta Belle Frank
  Birth	18 Mar 1871	PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Mar 1938	Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Person ID	I2183	forneyclark
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam Frank,   b. 26 Apr 1840, Laudenau, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 d. 20 Jul 1924, burial: Cedar Grove Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Rachel V. Kell,   b. 27 Jan 1845, Upper Strasburg or Roxbury, Franklin Co., PA; lived in Chambersburg, PA d. 14 Mar 1901, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA;burial:CedarGroveCem.,Chambersburg,FranklinCo.,PA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1865	Upper Strasburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Family ID	F0657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abraham "Austin" Hafer,   b. 19 Jul 1865   d. 9 Jan 1954, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1890	PA
  Children	1. William Arthur Hafer,   b. 16 Dec 1891, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. 1971, Silver City, Mills Co., IA; burial:Silver City Cem., Silver City, Mills Co., IA (Age 79 years)   2. Robert Lawton Hafer,   b. 17 Nov 1893, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. Apr 1977, Park Forest, Cook Co., IL (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F0889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Source: US 1880 Census Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Adam FRANK Self M Male W 40 GER Farmer GER GER Rachel V. FRANK Wife M Female W 35 PA Keeping House PA PA James K. FRANK Son S Male W 14 PA GER PA Robert L. FRANK Son S Male W 13 PA GER PA Annie FRANK Dau S Female W 12 PA GER PA Merretie FRANK Dau S Female W 9 PA GER PA Ida V. FRANK Dau S Female W 7 PA GER PA Wm. N. FRANK Son S Male W 6 PA GER PA Charles S. FRANK Son S Male W 4 PA GER PA Source: SEE JANICE RODEN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://home.flash.net/%7eareta/Zullinger%20Web%20Cards/wc_toc.html Zullinger/Zollinger Genealogy: Janice Roden: Names, dates, & places Source: As of June 2014, the following site is still online. SEE JANICE RODEN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.kellgenealogy.org/ https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6041812W/Kell_genealogy Kell Genealogy by Janice Roden. Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Obituary of Adam Frank which appeared in the Chambersburg Public Opinion newspaper on the 21st of July, 1924: "Adam Frank died Saturday evening at the home of his son Charles G. Frank of 225 Garfield St. aged 84 years, 3 months and 18 days. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church and Col. P. B. Housem Post G. A. R. He was a member of Company F, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War and participated in many of the principal battles including Gettysburg. He is survived by these sons and daughters: James K., Robert L., Charles G., Mrs. Mary Eberly all of Chambersburg, Mrs. Austin Hafer RR 6, William of Greencastle, Mrs. S. A. Miller of Pittsburg and Mrs. Earl Streeter of Council Bluffs, Iowa. One sister Katie Schmidt of Mount Pelier, Indiana also survives. The funeral service will be held at the home of his son 225 Garfield St. Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment at Cedar Grove cemetery. Friends and relatives invited without further notice." Source: Donna Forney Clark: Obituary of Rachel V. Kell Frank (Located with the help of Larry Calimer at Kittochtinny Historical Society in Chambersburg, PA): Mrs. Adam Frank, Hamilton Twp., Wednesday 13, 1901, 57 years old, born in Orrstown [PA], member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are husband and these children: Mrs. Austin Hafer, Mrs. Simon Goodyear, Charles, William, Mrs. Ed Burkholder, Robert, Mary, Florence, and Grace at home. Two brothers and two sisters survive. Source: Jacque Sikora: Meretta Belle Frank: (This is the spelling used for Meretta on marriage license) Date of Death: 13 March 1938 Buried in Lincoln Cemetery Married: Austin Hafer: 11 Mar. 1890 (he also is Abraham Austin Hafer) Married at the home of the bride by Rev. R. H. Gilbert, St. Paul's Methodist Minister Austin Hafer: Born: 19 July 1865 Died: 09 Jan 1954 Buried in Lincoln Cemetery Sons: William Arthur Hafer: Born: 16 Dec 1891 Chambersburg, PA Died: 1971 in Silver City, Iowa Buried: Silver City Cemetery, Silver City Iowa Robert Lawton Hafer: Born: 7 Nov 1893, Chambersburg, PA Died: Apr. 1977 Park Forest, Cook County, Illinois