Miss Dicy Feller of Bronaugh wrote the following about her family on November 15, 1916 when she was only 13 years old. This indicates her early interest in family history.
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Edward Feller is the son of Christian Feller.
Christian Feller lived in Germany. He came across
the ocean when he was young so he wouldn't have to
be a soldier over there. His sister, Louisa, came
with him. After he was here, he got married to
Lizzibeth Schenkel. Lizzibeth Schenkle was the
daughter of Conrad Schenkel. They came across the
ocean and worked and sent money back to the rest.
Lizzibeth had three sisters and two brothers. The
girls' names were Mary, Carrie and Barbara. The
boys' names were John and Pete. Her mother's name
was Mary. Carrie married John Ellerman. Mary
married John Miller. The boys also got married. May
had two children. Their names were John and Annie.
Carrie had four children. Their names were Willia,
Lou, Lizzie and Minnie. John had five children.
Lizzibeth had four boys and two girls. The boy's
names were Lou, Pete, John and Edward. The girl's
names were Mary and Carrie. The two girls died (not
soon). Christian Feller's sister married John
Sutter. They lived in Lockport, New York. My name is Dicy Feller. My mother's name is
Lizzibeth. I have four sisters and 5 brothers.
Their names are Pearl, Carrie, Merle, Faye and
myself. The boys' names are Earl, Glenn, Maurice,
Bernard and Ray. I am the youngest. I am 13 years
old, in the eighth grade. Lizzie is my mother. This is about my
mother's people. Lizzie Feller is the wife of Edward Feller.
Before she was married, her name was Lizzie Faunce.
Her mother's name was Sally (Sarah) Pashal. Sally
had ten children, 9 boys and 1 girl: Jim (James)
Alford, John, Will, Ruben, Morrison, George and
Samford. The girl's name was Sarah. Sally's
husband's name was Dennis Larkin. Sarah Larkin
married Noah Faunce. They had seven children, 4
girls and 3 boys. The girls' names were Lydia,
Julia, Aldiena and Lizzie. They boy's names were
Hamilton, Corton, and Clement. Lydia married
Zackery Plummer. Julia married Dan Duffield.
Aldiena married Ike Plummer. Lizzie married Edward
Feller. All the boys got married except Corton, he
died when he was 17 years old. Noah Faunce was the husband of Sarah Larkin.
He lived in New York City with his father and
mother and two boys and two girls. Dicy Feller The obituary (at right) for Edward Feller
appeared in the July 1, 1936, Bronaugh
Journal. It lists his wife, Elizabeth, and ten
surviving children, five daughters and five
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From the Dicy Feller Noel estate. Thanks to Radean Shaw for sharing it.
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