Hi Justin and List. That Franklin sure fits the dates. From what I gather, not having an exact birth date for him, but obit reveals be was bn ca 1839. The one I need I canot find on the 1860/1870 census of Potter Twp. although he was to have been born in Centre Hall. 1860 census Potter twp, family 496 Has John Boozer with wife Catherine(Nee Keller) and 9 children with Nancy age 18. Then 1870 Potter twp, famly 29 shows Katherine (nee Keller) Boozer age 55 no husband listed(he died in 1866) and Nancy Bechtol (no husband listed) age 29 and three children, Katherine, Anna, David. If he did go to Min. he must have had created another family there. I have not tried the 1850 census for that area (Centre Hall) as we do not have it at the Ross Lib. . Franklin should be with his family unit in 1850. Thanks Everyone! Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <JKHouser84@aol.com> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Bechdel/Workinger names in Centre County > Stacey, > > Yes, I do have the obituary you speak of. > > His obituary in the "Centre Democrat" of Thu. 8 Dec 1904 read: "Frank > Bechdel died very suddenly of heart failure at Howard. He was aged 65 years > and is survived by seven daughters who live in Minnesota; one sister, Mrs. > Levi Rupert of Howard township, also survives. Interment was made in the > Disciple graveyard." > > This certainly seems like he had ties to Minnesota. He perhaps came back > here to die. His death record is on file in Centre County, PA. It reads: > > Centre Co., PA Death Records: F. L. Bechdel, male, 64, single, bp Liberty > Twp, farmer, d 27 Nov 1904 in Howard Boro of consumption, interment at > Blanchard. > > Now, "single" was often used in these records to denote one whose spouse had > passed away, or perhaps divorced. Thus, he probably at one point was > married, and had seven daughters. > > It is interesting that the death record says he died of consumption > (tuberculosis), which is a long-term, wasting disease of the lungs, whereas > the newspaper said he died suddenly of a heart attack. I will be back with > more info after I install my 1880 census on this computer and consult that > also. > > Justin > > Justin Kirk Houser > Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond > Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) > President, BAHS Class of 2003 > Student Representative, BASD Board of Education > Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com > Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) > Member, Valley View United Methodist Church > "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check for alternate spellings of your surnames; people 100 years ago weren't always good spellers! > >