Thank you so very much, they are in our line Tonya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue" <10.emlet@telus.net> To: <padauphi@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 2:43 PM Subject: [PADAUPHI] LEBO in Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County > LEBO: > > There is a bio on James M. Lebo on pages 724 - 725. He was born 26 Oct > 1844 > and was a son of James (born 1816 in Upper Paxton and died 11 Dec 1886 on > the farm on which he was born) and Annie Jane (Novinger) Lebo. This > latter > James and wife had 11 children: > > 1) Sarah,(Mrs. Nathaniel Martz of Northumberland county); > > 2) Samuel, merchant at Uniontown, Pa. > > 3) Jonathan, died in Upper Paxton in 1896; > > 4) James M., (bio), married in Matamoras, Pa 30 Sep 1869 to Mary, daughter > of William and Eliza (Brought) Taylor; > > 5) Christy Ann, deceased, wife of David Kehler; > > 6) George W., farmer in Upper Paxton; > > 7) Mary Jane, wife of Edward Schreffler of Upper Paxton; > > 8) Catherine, wife of John A. Shott of Millersburg, Pa; > > 9) Jacob H., farming the old homestead in Upper Paxton; > > 10) Emma S., died young; > > 11) Alice, wife of Henry J. Zearing of Harrisburg. > > The children of James M. Lebo and Mary Taylor were: > > 1) Laura Irene, died when two days old; > > 2) Lawrence T., living at home; > > 3) Elmer Irving, died at seven years of age; > > 4) William J., died aged three; > > 5) Zora R., died aged three months; > > The following three, who were also the last 3 children born, all died > within > 5 weeks (Nora Edna, Calvin E., and Curtis Chester) > > James M. Lebo and Mary Taylor married between 3 and 4 in the morning to > enable them to take an early train for Harrisburg, where they enjoyed the > State Fair then in progress. They then visited the bride's relatives in > Warren county, Iowa before setting up housekeeping in Dauphin county. > > James M. Lebo and wife were consistent members of the United Brethren > church > of which church Mr. Lebo was a trustee and his son Lawrence T., secretary > of > Sabbath-school. Mr. Lebo served one term as tax collector of Halifax twp > and one term in the same office for Wayne twp. > _____________________________ > > LEBO: > Page 1137 - bio of William H. Lebo, born 19 Aug 1841 in Mifflin twp in > Dauphin county, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Shepley) Lebo. > > Joseph Lebo was born in Upper Paxton twp and was a shoemaker until 1849, > when he moved to Wayne, then Jefferson twp, and bought 50 acres. He then > removed to Halifax twp and died there in 1893, his first wife having died > in > 1860. His 2nd wife was Mary Shepley, by whom he had no children. The > children by his first wife were: > > 1) Elsie, resides in Nebraska; > > 2) Elmira, died in 1859; > > 3) William H., married in Jefferson twp 4 Nov 1869 to Angeline Tobias, a > daughter of Daniel W. and Mary Tobias; > > 4) John, in Illinois; > > 5) Samuel, deceased; > > 6) Mary, in Harrisburg; > > 7) Sarah, in Kansas; > > 8) Charles P., in Illinois; > > 9) Susan A., in Nebraska; > > 10) Joseph, born 23 April 1853 in Jefferson, now Wayne, twp (bio of him on > pages 1137-1138), married at Berrysbrug 1 Sep 1878 to Sarah C. Hoffman, a > daughter of John and Mary Enterline Hoffman. Sarah C. Hoffman was born 21 > Feb 1857. Joseph and Sarah's children as of the book's writing were: J. > Howard; Fred E; and Sarah Irene. Joseph Lebo was a Lutheran and a > deacon > in the church. He was a member of the Order United American Mechanics. > > Joseph and Sarah Shepley Lebo also had 3 more children who died young, so > 13 > children in all. > > William H. Lebo, above, and wife had the following children: > > 1) Ellen Louisa, died aged 17 months; > > 2) Thomas Edwin, shoemaker, at Harrisburg; > > 3) Daniel Tobias, a private in the US army at Fort Adams in Newport, R.I.; > > 4) Frank Lewis, farmer in Halifax twp; > > 5 & 6) Mary Alice and Harry Andrews, twins. Mary Alice married A.C. > Koppenheffer of Halifax twp; > > 7) Edward Morris, living at home; > > 8) Bella Elsie, living at home; > > 9) Katie K, died young; > > 10) William Joseph, living at home; > > 11) James, died in infancy; > > 12) Carried Angie, living at home; > > 13) Sadie Estella, living at home; > > 14) Vergie Ann, died in infancy. > > > > Hope all this helps, > > Sue > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >