TO MY ALLWEIN/ALWINE COUSINS: THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM MY FAMILY TREE MAKER. THERE MAY BE SOME CORRECTIONS, I HAVE TO PROOF READ IT AT A LATER DATE. IN THE MEAN TIME, READ ON! Nancy Allwein Nebiker Descendants of William Allwein Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM4 ALLWEIN (PHILIP3, CONRAD2, HANS JACOB1) was born June 18, 1813 in Lebanon County, PA, and died October 18, 1888. He married MARY MARS 1835. She was born March 22, 1814 in Lancaster, PA, and died March 04, 1901. Notes for WILLIAM ALLWEIN: Allwein Manuscript WILLIAM - son of Philip and Barbara (Frantz) Allwein was born on his father's farm in Lebanon County, PA June 30, 1813. After leaving the subscription school he learned the plasterer's trade. Purchased a farm of about twenty acres on road between Kimmerlings Church and Mount Zion. Some time later he purchased about twenty acres adjoining this which he added to the original farm. He improved the property by building a new barn and sometime later a house. In connection with farming he worked at his trade and done plastering for the people for many miles around. Married about 1835 to Mary Mairs. After his death his widow was received into the Catholic Church. She became blind in her old age. Strange as it may seem their six sons were all teachers and taught in the public schools of the County at one time of their life. He lived with his family on the farm until his death in 1888. More About WILLIAM ALLWEIN: Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery , Lebanon, PA Occupation: Plasterer More About MARY MARS: Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery , Lebanon, PA Medical Information: Blind in her old age. Children of WILLIAM ALLWEIN and MARY MARS are: 2. i. HENRY M.5 ALLWEIN, b. September 25, 1836, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, PA; d. July 18, 1894. 3. ii. ANN MARIA ALLWEIN, b. November 19, 1837, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; d. September 18, 1874. iii. ANTHONY ALLWEIN, b. Bet. 1838 - 1839, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. (Name appeared in Rootsweb) 4. iv. FRANK MARS ALLWEIN, b. March 01, 1840; d. November 17, 1914, 6th and Lehman St., Lebanon, PA. 5. v. ISAAC MARS ALLWEIN, b. May 07, 1842, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; d. February 21, 1918, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. vi. WILLIAM ALLWEIN, b. March 11, 1844; d. December 21, 1846. vii. AMELIA ALLWEIN, b. June 27, 1846, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; m. CYRUS MILLER. 6. viii. NATHANIEL M. ALLWEIN, b. January 01, 1848, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. ix. JOHN MARS ALLWEIN, b. December 15, 1850, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; d. November 11, 1929, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; m. MARY ARNOLD STECKBECK, May 13, 1880; b. April 29, 1855, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; d. May 10, 1939, 510 North Eighth Street, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Notes for JOHN MARS ALLWEIN: Allwein Manuscript JOHN M., - son of William and Mary (Mairs) Allwein was born Dec. 15th, 1850 and was educated in the public schools until he was 17 years old after which he went to the Lebanon High School for a short time. Commenced to teach school at Mount Zion (Glicks school) in the fall of 1870. He taught at this place for three successive terms after which he went to the Millersville Norman School, after taking the course at Millersville he returned and taught in the public schools of North Lebanon Township for seven successive terms, after which he discontinued teaching and entered in the employ of the Miller Organ Co. at Lebanon. Soon after he was appointed census enumerator, in the fall of 1880 he again engaged in teaching and taught one term after which he entered DeHuff and Mitchel's Book Store at Lebanon, PA. Late in the fall of 1881 he accepted an offer to teach an unexpired term of the Webster-Grammer School, Independent District, Lebanon County, this ended his career as a teacher. He was engaged in the shoe business in Lebanon for several years and since he been selling school furniture for the American School Furniture Co., New York City making a decided success. On May 13, 1880 he was married to Mary daughter of David and Mary Steckbeck. They lived in Independent District, Lebanon, PA. until the spring of 1902 after which they moved in their new residence on North 8th Street, Lebanon, PA. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Page 358/359 BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF LEBANON COUNTY JOHN M. ALLWEIN, traveling salesman for the American School Furniture Company, of New York, and a resident of Lebanon, was born in North Lebanon township, December 15, 1850, a son of William and Mary (Mars) Allwein, of German and English decent, respectively. William Allwein was a plasterer by trade, and was born in June, 1813, his death occurring in 1888. His father, Philip, devoted his active life to farming and blacksmithing, and reared a large family of whom Edward, Elijah, Henry, Adam, Sarah, Isabella and Rebecca are living; while John, Samuel, Joseph, William, Elizabeth, Polly, Catherine and Mary are deceased. Philip Allwein was one of the very early settlers of Lebanon county, and his little blacksmith shop was one of the busiest centers for miles around. William Allwein was a farmer as well as plasterer, and his property was always under a high state of cultivation, and yielded profitable harvests. he was a life-long Democrat, and a member of the Catholic Church. As his name implies, he was of German descent, and inherited the personal characteristics which have enabled Germany to impress itself upon the map of the world. To himself and wife, Mary, were born eleven children, of whom the following attained maturity: Henry, deceased; Maria, also deceased; Frank M., a plasterer of Lebanon; Isaac, a resident of Lebanon and a grocer by occupation; Amelia, living on the home farm in North Lebanon township; Nathaniel, also a plasterer by trade; John M.; Polly, the wife of Aaron Witmer, of Lebanon city; and Aaron, living on the home place. Mrs. Allwein was born in 1814 in the city of Lancaster and died March 4, 1901. Although a farmer lad, and compelled at times to labor long and faithfully, John M. Allwein managed to secure a fair education, finishing in the State normal schools at Lebanon and Millersville, Pa. For twelve years he was engaged in teaching in the schools of Lebanon county, after which he came to Lebanon city in 1880, and clerked for some time. As a traveling salesman he was first identified with the Keystone Furniture Company, of Philadelphia, and afterward with the United States School Furniture Company of Chicago. In 1891 he became connected with the American School Furniture Company of New York City, for which he is still traveling. In the meantime he has established a reputation for executive and business ability of high order, which has been duly recognized by his fellow townsmen on various occasions, and in various ways. His business interests are centered in some of the most important commercial concerns of the town, including the Lebanon County Trust Company, of which he is secretary, and a stock holder; he is a stockholder in both the Lebanon National and the Farmers National banks; a stock holder in the Mutual Benefit Building & Loan Association; and a director in the Mechanics Building & Loan Association. Mr. Allwein is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the Catholic Church. On May 13, 1880, Mr. Allwein married Mary A. Steckbeck, born in Lebanon county April 29, 1855, a daughter of David and Mary (Arnold) Steckbeck, parents also of three other children: Priscilla, the wife of Henry Arnold, of Lebanon city; Moses, a resident of Avon; and Aaron, a farmer of North Lebanon township. The father of Mrs. Allwein was one of the best and most prominent farmers of Lebanon county, and came from an old and honored family. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Lebanon Daily News Monday Evening November 11, 1929 J. M. ALLWEIN DIED AFTER VERY SHORT ILLNESS Taken to good Samaritan Hospital Saturday With Heart Trouble 78 YEARS OF AGE Taught School in N. Lebanon Twp. For many Years John M. Allwein, 78, of 510 North Eighth street, passed away this morning at seven o'clock in the Good Samaritan hospital of heart trouble. he had been ill since Saturday. The death of this grand old man was received with quite a shock by schoolmen in the city and county and by hundreds of other throughout this section of the state. He had for a number of years been a school teacher in North Lebanon Township and while in this profession made hosts of friends not only with the adults in that section but with his pupils who looked up to him as an ideal and loved and respected him in later years when they reached man and womanhood. After a period of successful teaching he became affiliated with a large school supply house and acted as salesman of school supplies for years. He was born and raised in North Lebanon Township. Mr. Allwein was exceedingly active in St. Mary's church. he was a member of the Holy Name society and a director and treasurer of the Holy Cross Cemetery Association. He was always prominent in all church work and drives and willingly contributed time and money to betterment and success of the institution's drives and activities. He was a director of the Mechanics Building and Loan Association; a director of the North Side Bank and a member of the Lebanon County Historical society and of the Chamber of Commerce. His wife, Mary, nee Steckbeck, survives. She is the daughter of the late David Steckbeck, a prominent farmer in the North Lebanon district who later made his home in Lebanon. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Lebanon Daily News Friday Evening November 15, 1929 JOHN M. ALLWEIN San and impressive were the funeral services held this morning at 8:30 and 9:00 o'clock for John M. Allwein, one of the most prominent men in St. Mary's Church. The early service were held at the house, 510 North Eighth street, with further services in St. Mary's church, Rev. John Stanton officiated. Interment took place at Holy Cross cemetery. Bearers were: John F., Arthur and Victor Allwein; Francis and Walter Steckbeck and Jerome Arnold, all nephews of Mr. Allwein. Hundreds of wreaths and groups of flowers filled the house. They were the sad contributions of his hosts of friends. P. H. Thompson's Sons were in charge of all funeral arrangements. More About JOHN MARS ALLWEIN: Aged: 78 years Burial: November 15, 1929, Holy Cross Cemetery, Lebanon, Pennsylvania Cause of Death: Heart Trouble Occupation: Teacher, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Notes for MARY ARNOLD STECKBECK: Lebanon Daily News Wednesday Evening May 10, 1939 MRS. ALLWEIN DIES AT HOME ON EIGHTH ST. Mrs. Mary (Steckbeck) Allwein, widow of John M. Allwein, one of the Lebanon's oldest and best known citizens, passed away at 7 o'clock this morning at her home, at 510 North Eighth Street. Although she was enfeebled by age for some time, and suffered from a complication of ailments, her death came suddenly. There are no children and her nearest relatives are a number of nephews and nieces. She was the last member of the family of the late David and Elizabeth (Arnold) Steckbeck. She was born and reared in Lebanon and spent her entire career here. She passed away in the home which she occupied for many years. She aged 84. Mrs. Allwein was a kindly lady beloved alike by neighbors and friends and all with whom she came into contact. Her husband, who was engaged as a representative of several of the largest book publishing concerns in the country, passed away several years ago. Both were devoted members of St. Mary's Catholic church, and took an active interest in parish affairs. They were among the heaviest contributors to the building fund which made the Catholic high school and parish house possible. Childless themselves they found joy in benefactions to others, and their charities covered a wide field although it was administered unostentatiously at all times. Mrs. Allwein, like her husband, lived a Christian life an was regarded as of the highest type of citizenship of which the community is possessed. Their memories will long be cherished. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Lebanon Daily News Saturday Evening May 13, 1939 LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. MARY ALLWEIN Funeral services were held at 8:30 this morning for Mrs. Mary Allwein, widow of John M. Allwein, of 510 Eighth Street this city, from the Thompson Funeral Home. Services were held at nine o'clock in St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. John J. Lawley officiating. Bearers were Moses Arnold, George Seyfert, Paul Allwein, George Steckbeck, John Steckbeck, and Michael Steckbeck and burial took place in holy Cross cemetery with P. H. Thompson's Sons in charge of arrangements. More About MARY ARNOLD STECKBECK: Aged: 84 years Burial: May 13, 1939, Holy Cross Cemetery, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 7. x. MARY "POLLY" ANN ALLWEIN, b. January 11, 1853. xi. AARON M. ALLWEIN, b. April 24, 1855; d. July 17, 1916, Fifth & Weidman Street, Lebanon, PA. Notes for AARON M. ALLWEIN: The Evening Report, Lebanon, PA Tuesday July 18, 1916 AARON ALLWEIN DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME Aaron Allwein, aged 61 years died suddenly at his home. Fifth and Weidman streets, at 5 o'clock last evening. Death was due to an attack of heart failure and comes as a great shock to a host of relatives and friends. Deceased was apparently in his usual good health yesterday and was stricken suddenly. He was a resident of this city for the past eight years, coming to this city when he gave up farming at the old Allwein homestead, north of Kimmerlings church. There he was reared. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Allwein who were among the pioneer settlers in this county. Mr. Allwein never married. He was a lifelong and ardent member of St. Mary's Catholic church. Surviving him are two sisters Mrs. Amelia Miller, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Ann Witmer, of Weidman street, and three brothers, Isaac, of Fifth and Weidman Sts.; John M., of North Eighth street, and Nathaniel M., of North Fifth street. The Evening Report, Lebanon, PA Thursday July 20, 1916 AARON M. ALLWEIN LAID TO REST The funeral of the late Aaron M. Allwein, of Fifth and Weidman streets, took place this morning at 9 o'clock with requiem mass in St. Mary's Catholic church in charge of Rev. A. Christ. Interment took place on the Catholic cemetery. Undertaker P. H. Thompson had charge. Lebanon Daily News Tuesday Evening July 18, 1916 DEATH CAME SUDDENLY TO A. M. ALLWEIN Had Just Finished Supper and Was Seated on Chair WAS AGED 61 YEARS Retired Farmer and Member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Death came swiftly to Aaron M. Allwein, a retired farmer and school teacher, early on Monday evening at his home, Fifth and Weidman streets, from heart trouble. He had just finished his supper and was seated in his favorite chair when the final summons came almost without warning. He was 61 years old and a son of the late William and Mary (Mars) Allwein. He was unmarried and since his retirement from active business cares was employed at times by his brother-in-law, Aaron Witmer, the local building contractor. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church. BROTHERS AND SISTERS Three brothers and two sisters are left as follows: John M. Allwein, Nathaniel M. Allwein and Isaac M. Allwein, Mrs. Aaron Whitmer and Mrs. Cyrus Miller. Lebanon Daily News Thursday Evening July 20, 1916 AARON M. ALLWEIN Services in St. Mary's Catholic church were held at nine o'clock this morning for the late Aaron M. Allwein, of this city. The funeral was held from his late residence, Fifth and Weidman streets, with the services in charge of Rev. Adam Christ. Burial was made in St. Mary's cemetery. P. H. Thompson was the undertaker. More About AARON M. ALLWEIN: Burial: July 20, 1916, St. Mary's Cemetery , Lebanon, PA Cause of Death: Heart failure xii. JEROME ALLWEIN, b. December 08, 1859; d. September 02, 1862. xiii. ANTHONY ALLWEIN, b. Bet. 1838 - 1839, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.