John Evan Logsdon

John married Ellen\Helen Burkett about 1849. Ellen\Helen was born in Sep 1833; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died on 11 Feb 1932 at the age of 75.

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane Smeaks, 75 years old, who died Feb. 11, were held Saturday at her home about one mile south of Hyndman, Rev. M. V. Kelly, officiating. Interment was made in Hyndman cemetery. Mrs. Smeaks was the widow of Jacob Smeaks, deceased 26 years, and is survived by the following children: Mrs. Emma Wilhelm, of Buffalo Mills, Mrs. Ruth Swearman and Mrs. Susie Swearman and Mrs. Lyndman of Myersdale; Mrs. Annie Mason and Harry Smeaks of Hyndman,
and William, at home; she also leaves three brothers: Benjamin, Wm. L., and Charles Logsdon, all of Hyndman. The Bedford Gazette, February 19, 1932


She was buried on 13 Feb 1932 in Hyndman Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Family/Spouse: Jacob Smeak. Jacob was born on 16 Nov 1850 in Pennsylvania; died on 6 Dec 1906 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died on 20 Feb 1919 at the age of 56 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. notes from Find a Grave memorial:

A daughter of John E. and Ellen (Burkett) Logsdon. She married B. Frank Rush, son of John and Rebecca (Logue) Rush about 1884. They had two children, William Rush and Gertie Rush. Aged 56 years 5 months 20 days. Burial: Hyndman, PA, Feb. 22, 1919. PA Death Record Index # 21446. Informant: B. F. Rush. Undertaker Chas. A. Sides, Hyndman, PA.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Logsden; Age in 1870: 7
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Maryland
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
John Logsden 44
Ellen Logsden 36
Martha Logsden 13
Sarah Logsden 11
Mary Logsden 7
Benjamin Logsden 3

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Linda Logdson; Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Maryland
Mount Savage, Allegany, Maryland
Mother's Name: Ellen Logdson
Ellen Logdson 47
Martha Jane Logdson 22
Sarah Ellen Logdson 20
Mary Linda Logdson 17
Benjamin Logdson 12
Wm. Lee Logdson 9
Chas. W. Logdson 7

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary M Burk [Mary M Rush]
Age: 37; Birth Date: Aug 1862
Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank Burk [Rush]
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Frank Rush 38
Mary M Burk 37
William Rush 15
Gertie Rush 12
Brooks Charle 30

1910 United States Federal Census
Londonderry, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Spouse's Name: Frank Rush
Frank Rush 47
Mary Rush 47

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Frank B Rush
Mount Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father-In-Law
Chester B Baughman 45
Gertrude E Baughman 42 [Rush]
Eunice P Baughman 15 adopted dau
Frank B Rush 67


She was buried in Hyndman Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Mary married B. Frank Rush about 1884. B. (son of John Rush and Rebecca Logue) died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died on 23 Mar 1941 at the age of 69. William Logsdon, 70, of Hyndman, Pa., died Sunday. A native of Eckhart, he was the son of the late John and Ellen Burkett Logsdon. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hattie Smith Logsdon, and two brothers, Charles and Benjamin Logsdon, both of Hyndman. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 25, 1941

Family/Spouse: Hattie Clair Smith. Hattie was born about 1870; died on 22 Jul 1942 in Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry F. Lindeman. Henry (son of Samuel Lindeman and Susan Catherine Hutzel) was born on 11 Apr 1894 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Sep 1957 in Meyersdale, Summit TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something Lyndman. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Anna Mary Mason died on September 16 at her home at Cooks Mills. She was born on October 11, 1875, at Hyndman, a daughter of Jacob and Martha Logsdon Smeak, and was married twice. Her first husband was Levi Hosselrode, and her second was Oscar Mason. Both are deceased. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Florence Thomas of Meyersdale; Mrs. Freda Mason of Hyndman; Mrs. Evelyn Wolford of Cumberland, Fred Hosselrode of Cooks Mills, John Mason of Hyndman and Clark Mason and Mrs. Minnie Campbell, both of Youngstown, O. Two sisters, Mrs. Henry Linderman and Mrs. Swearman, both of Meyersdale, and 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Funeral services will be held at the Palo Alto Church, with the Rev. L. J. Moore of Ellerslie Methodist Church, officiating. Interment at the church cemetery in charge of Ziegler Funeral Home. The Bedford Gazette, September 22, 1950


She was buried on 19 Sep 1950 in Palo Alto Hilltop Cemetery, Hyndman, Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - died of coronary thrombosis; informant, Fred Hosselrode

Family/Spouse: Oscar Newton Mason. Oscar (son of Jesse Daniel Mason and Laura Lauvonia Devore) died on 19 Jun 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Levi Hosselrode in 1895. Levi died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Florence Smeak Wilhelm, 67, wife of George Wilhelm and a sister of Mrs. James Swearman and Mrs. Henry Lindeman of Meyersdale, died Sunday at her home at Buffalo Mills. September 5, 1946, The Daily Courier, Connellsville

Hyndman, September 3 - Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Florence Wilhelm, 67, wife of George Wilhelm, who died Sunday afternoon at her home in Milligan's Cove, after an illness of several months, will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Milligan's Cove cemetery. Mrs. Wilhelm was a native of Bedford county and a daughter of the late Jacob and Martha (Logsdon) Smeak. She held membership in the Lutheran church. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Sheirer, of Buffalo Mills; three sons, Leslie and Ernest Wilhelm, at home, and Reggie Wilhelm, of Hyndman; three sisters, Mrs. James S. Avermail and Mrs. Henry Lindaman, both of Meyersdale; and Mrs. Annie Mason, of Hyndman, and a brother, Harry, also of Hyndman. The Cumberland Evening Times, September 3, 1946

Mrs. Emma Florence (Smeak) Wilhelm, 67, of Buffalo Mills R.D. died at her home at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1. She was the wife of George Wilhelm and had been a lifelong resident of the Buffalo Mills section. She was born Jan. 22, 1879, a daughter of Jacob and Martha (Logsdon) Smeak. Her husband survives, along with these children: Leslie and Ernest, both at home; Mrs. Dorothy Sheirey, Buffalo Mills, and Ridgie Wilhelm, Hyndman. She was a sister of Harry Smeak, Hyndman; Mrs. James Werner, Meyersdale; Mrs. Henry Lindeman, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Annie Mason, Hyndman. Mrs. Wilhelm was a member of the Lutheran Church. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Milligan's Cove Christian Church. Burial was made in the church cemetery under the direction of Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman. Meyersdale Republican, September 6, 1946

She was buried on 4 Sep 1946 in Milligans Cove, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - died of heart disease

Family/Spouse: George Washington Wilhelm. George (son of George W. Wlhelm and Rebecca Logsdon) was born about 1871 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Mar 1947 in Mann's Choice, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He. William Smeak, whose home is in Hyndman, Pa., aged 23, while walking on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks near Keyser yesterday morning, was struck by a passing train which ran over his right leg, cutting it off below the knee. After receiving surgical attention at Keyser, he was brought to this city last night on train No. 14, and taken to the Allegany Hospital where he was reported at 2:30 o'clock this morning to be resting as well as could be expected. The injured man is unmarried.—Cumberland News, March 4. The Bedford Gazette, March 6, 1908

Notes:

HYNDMAN, Pa. - Henry Ellsworth Smeak, 57, a B. and O. employe, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. A lifelong resident of this community, Mr. Smeak was a son of the late Jacob and Martha (Logsdon) Smeak. His wife, the former Lilly Poorbaugh, preceded him in death. He was a member of the B. and O. Brotherhood. Surviving are three sons, Ralph, Reginald and Russell Smeak, all of Hyndman; three daughters, Mrs. Suzie Cook, Mrs. Myrtle Minnick, and Mrs. Helen Conners, also of Hyndman; and three sisters, Mrs. Annie Mason, Hyndman, and Mrs. Ruth Swearman and Mrs. Suzie Lindeman, Meyersdale. Services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. in Ziegler's Funeral Home with Rev. John Bucker, pastor of Hyndman Reformed Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hyndman Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, August 5, 1948

He was buried on 7 Aug 1948 in Hyndman Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania

Family/Spouse: Lillian Ann Myrtrude (Lillie) Poorbaugh. Lillian died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Ruth P. Swearman, 81, of Meyersdale, died Nov. 17, 1973, at her home. Born Nov. 14, 1892, in Hyndman, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Martha (Logsdon) Smeak. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Paul Critchfield, Boynton; Mrs. Charles Martincie, Rockwood; and Mrs. Ralph Miller, Meyersdale; also seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her husband James Swearman and a son Edward are deceased. Funeral service was conducted Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock in Konhaus Funeral Home, Meyersdale, with Rev. Harold A. Appel officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, March 22, 1973


Ruth Pearl SMEAK and James Roscoe SWEARMAN were married on 28 Apr 1913 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland.
James Roscoe Swearman of Meyersdale and Ruth Smeak of Hyndman (and others listed) were married in Cumberland yesterday. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, April 29, 1913

Family/Spouse: James Roscoe Swearman. James (son of John Swearman and Sarah Ellen Bittner) was born on 12 Mar 1894 in Summit TWP, Somerset County, pennsylvania; died on 12 Apr 1959 in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Emma Miller. Emma (daughter of Irvin J. Miller and Stella Murray) died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

late Henry F. and Susan May (Smeak) Lindeman. Survived by her husband of 54 years, Arthur L.; brother Clarence Lindeman of Baltimore, sister Irene Hostetler of Meyersdale; two nieces: Joyce Chubb of Annandale, Va., and Lois Dartholf of Gaithersburg, Md. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, where she was a member of the quilting group. Before she was married, she was employed by the Phillip and Jones shirt factory in Meyersdale. Friends will be received at the Leckemby Funeral Home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. She will be moved to the Zion Lutheran Church on Friday to lie in state from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of service, with Rev. Randy Marburger officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery. Somerset Daily American, December 10, 1997

Family/Spouse: Arthur L. Wedge. Arthur (son of Abraham Lincoln Wedge and Sarah Flickinger) was born on 18 Feb 1914 in Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Jan 2003 in Meyersdale, Summit TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of the late Henry F. and Susan May (Smeak) Linderman. Preceded in death by her husband, William R., in 1988, and a sister, Mildred Wedge. Survived by two daughters, Joyce, wife of Allan Chubb of Annandale, Va., and Lois, wife of Charles Barathloft of Gainesburg, Md; 4 grandchildren: Gregg and Kevin Chubb, Deb Yoder and Pam Oberlin; 4 great-grandchildren: Lindsay, Collin, Abrigail and John. Also a brother, Clarence E. Lindeman [sic] of Baltimore, Md. Member of Zion Lutheran Church, where she was active in the quilting group. She was an employee of Meyersdale Mfg. Co. Friends will be received Wednesday and Thursday at Leckemby Funeral Home, where funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, with Rev. Randall Marburger officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery. Somerset Daily American, November 3, 1998

Family/Spouse: William Robert Hostetler. William was born on 8 Mar 1914 in Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Apr 1988 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was buried on 4 Nov 1931 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - all places relating to Effie's death are crossed out, but the Dr. Wammoth who signed the card is from a MD Hospital; she died of cervical cancer; widow; occupation, millinery; informant, Evelyn Hosselrode

Family/Spouse: Something Carnegie. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Effie married Walter T. Grieves in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Walter died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Florence G. Thomas, 91, Meyersdale, died June 22, 1989, at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born Oct. 26, 1897, in Hyndman, daughter of the late Levi and Annie (Smeak) Hasselrode. Also preceded in death by daughter, Anna Bachman. Survived by these children: Frederick L., Meyersdale RD 3; Ralph E., College Park, Md.; and Mrs. Mary E. Geiger, King, Wis.; also six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Meyersdale Grace Brethren Church. Friends received Saturday 2-4, 7-9 p.m. at Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where services are 2 p.m. Sunday with Walter M. Fike officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery. Daily American, June 23, 1989

She was buried on 25 Jun 1989 in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Family/Spouse: Joseph Thomas. Joseph died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died on 20 Sep 1930 at the age of 28 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - on death certificate, the words "inquest pending" are stamped in the medical portion of the certificate; it was signed by Effie Hosselrode

She was buried on 22 Sep 1930 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Family/Spouse: Something Matthews. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Freda E. Mason, 79, of Hyndman RD 1, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1985, at Memorial Hospital of Bedford County. Born in Hyndman, Aug. 28, 1906, she was a daughter of the late Levi Hosselrode and Anna (Smeak) Hosselrode. She was a member of Faith Community Church and Hyndman Grange 1954. Her husband, John Cecil Mason, died Sept. 15, 1972. Surviving are one son, Carl Mason, Bedford; a daughter, Mrs. Grace M. Emerick, Hyndman RD 1; one sister, Mrs. Florence Thomas, Meyersdale; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, where services were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Terry Campbell. Interment, Cooks Mills Cemetery. The Republic, Meyersdale, September 26, 1985

Family/Spouse: John Cecil Mason. John (son of Oscar Newton Mason and Sarah Ellen Kennel) was born on 8 Jul 1899 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Sep 1972 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

PA Birth Certificate information:

Evelyn applied for a Delayed Birth Certificate in Nov. 1942, swearing that her date of birth was February 6, 1906, and that she was the 5th child born into the family. She had previously incorrectly given her date of birth in an attempt to get into the service (which she did). However, written across the delayed birth certificate is the word VOID.

The information on her WV Death Certificate lists her dob as February 6, 1907, age 44.

She died on 21 Feb 1951 at the age of 44 in Martinsburg, Berkley Co., West Virginia.
Mrs. Evelyn M. Wolford, 1723 Bedford Street, died early today in Newton D. Baker VA Center, Martinsburg, W. Va., where she had been a patient about a year. Born in Hyndman, Pa., Mrs. Wolford operated a beauty shop on South Liberty Street here for nearly 30 years. She entered the Army Women's Auxiliary corps in 1942 and served three years overseas in the Pacific theater. Following her discharge from the armed forces, Mrs. Wolford accepted a Civil Service position and was supervisor of property and supply at Manila and Okinawa. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Florence Thomas, Meyersdale, Pa., and Mrs. John Mason, Hyndman, and a brother, Fred Hasselrode, also of Hyndman. The body will arrive at the Stein Funeral Home late this afternoon for rites Friday at 2 p. m. with Rev. Dr. Hixon T. Bowersox, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Palo Alto Cemetery near Hyndman. The Cumberland Evening Times, February 21, 1951

Evelyn's will was admitted into probate on March 6, 1951, in Allegany Co., MD:
Evelyn M. Wolford, former WAC and beauty shop operator who died two weeks ago in Newton D. Baker VA Center, Martinsburg, W. Va., bequeathed government bonds and house at Cook's Mills, Pa., to her mother, Mrs. Annie Mason. She also left rings to her two nieces and nephew. Mrs. Luci Wagner was named administrator of the estate. The Cumberland Evening Times


She was buried on 23 Feb 1951 in Palo Alto Hilltop Cemetery, Hyndman, Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - died of malnutrition and breast cancer at VA Hospital in Martinsburg where she had been a patient for almost a full year; divorced; informant, VA records; January 25, 1951, doctors performed a lobotomy

Evelyn Mary HOSSELRODE and WOLFORD were married.

They were divorced.

Family/Spouse: Something Wolford. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was buried on 18 May 1922 in Palo Alto UM Church Cemetery, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

PA Death Certificate - child died of heart disease

Notes:

HYNDMAN—Fred L. Hosselrode, 54, of RD 1, died yesterday in Veterans Administration Hospital, Altoona. Born in Meyersdale, he was the son of the late Levi and Anna (Smeak) Hosselrode. He was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are a son, Edward Lee Hosselrode, Washington, D.C., and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Thomas, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Freda Mason, Hyndman. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, but funeral arrangements are incomplete. The Cumberland News, January 24, 1969

He was buried on 26 Jan 1969 in Palo Alto UM Church Cemetery, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rose Marie Logsdon. Rose (daughter of Emmanuel G. Logsdon and Grace Evans) was born on 22 Sep 1922 in Hyndman, Londonderry TWP, Somerset County, Pennsyvania; died on 9 Mar 1970 in Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edward Wilhelm, 66, of 537 East Pitt Street, Bedford, died yesterday at his residence. Born in Buffalo Mills, RD I, he was a son of the late George and Emma (Smeak) Wilhelm. He was a retired miner and a member of Milligan's Cove Christian Church. Surviving are two brothers, Ernest Wilhelm, Bedford, RD 2, and Reggie Wilhelm, here, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Sheirer, Buffalo Mills. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home. The Cumberland News, January 28, 1970

Notes:

BUFFALO MILLS, Pa. - Mrs. Dorothy M. Sheirer, 80, died Sunday at Meyersdale Manor Nursing Home. Born near Buffalo Mills on May 5, 1905, she was a daughter of the late George and Emma (Smeek) Wilhelm. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clark J. Sheirer. Mrs. Sheirer was a retired cook who had worked at the Five Gables Restaurant, Cessna, Pa.; Howard Johnsons at Bedford; and the White Sulphur Springs Hotel at Mann’s Choice. Mrs. Sheirer attended the Buffalo Mills United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, C. Fred Sheirer, Mann’s Choice; and Harold C. Sheirer, Hyndman, RD; one daughter, Betty Jane Lewis, Buffalo Mills; one brother, Ernest Wilhelm, Bedford; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted there Wednesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Stevens Burr. Interment will be in Milligan’s Cove Cemetery. Cumberland News, Monday, October 26, 1987

Family/Spouse: Carl J. Sheirer. Carl died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married James Stanley in Private. James was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married Something Cook in Private. Something was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was buried on 2 Jun 1960 in Hyndman Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - died suddenly of a heart attack, but he had been suffering with intestinal problems since 1959; Celanese worker; informant, Mrs. Smeak

Family/Spouse: Sarah Virginia (Ginger) Fost. Sarah was born on 26 Nov 1916 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 6 Aug 2014 in Everett, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Neva Burkett. Neva (daughter of George Howard Burkett and Edith Elizabeth Rizer) died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Myrtle S. Minnick, 70, of Hyndman, died March 23, 1983 in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. She was born in Hyndman Jan. 8, 1913 and was a daughter of the late Harry Smeak and Lillian (Poorbaugh) Smeak. She was a member of the Fairhope Community Church and the Senior Citizens of Hyndman. She is survived by her husband, Raymond E. Minnick; five sons: Richard D. Minnick Sr. and Reggie K. Minnick, both of Hyndman; Robert E. Minnick of Kittanning; Lloyd J. Minnick, Hyndman RD and Raymond E. Minnick, Jr., Ellerslie, Md.; a brother, Russell Smeak, Augusta, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Susie Stanley, Mount Morris, Mich.; 17 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services were conducted in the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Leroy Logsdon and the Rev. Timothy Stamper officiating. Interment was in Hyndman Cemetery. Pallbearers were Russell Shaffer, George Cook, William Cook, Charles Miller, Gary Miller and Eugene Kirschner. The Republic, March 31, 1983

Family/Spouse: Raymond E. (Skane) Minnick. Raymond (son of Howard Austin Minnick and Gertrude Mae Porter) was born on 8 Nov 1909 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County; died on 11 Jul 1988 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mabel Irene Imler, 25, wife of Alfred Imler, Hyndman, Pa., died Saturday night at Allegany Hospital where she was admitted Nov. 30. A native of Hyndman, she was the daughter of Harry Smeak and the late Lillian Poorbaugh Smeak. Surviving are the father, husband, three children, Irma Louise, Howard Thomas, and Nancy LaVerne, at home; three brothers, Ralph Smeak, Potomac Park; Reginald (Reggie) Smeak, Everett, Pa.; Russell, at home; and three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Minnick, Miss Helen Smeak and Mrs. Susie (George) Cook, all of Hyndman. She was a member of the Reformed Church at Hyndman and the pastor, Rev. G. Raymond Winters, will conduct the funeral service tomorrow afternoon. The Cumberland Evening Times, December 4, 1939

Family/Spouse: Alfred Imler. Alfred died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Reggie Lee Smeak, 57, of Hyndman, died early Sunday morning, June 15, 1975, in the Forbes Hospital System, Columbia Division Hospital in Wilkinsburg. He was born March 22, 1918, in Duquesne, Pa., a son of the late Harry Ellsworth Smeak and Lillie Ann Myrtrude (Purbaugh) Smeak. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Mae (Logsdon) Smeak; two sons, Roger Lee Smeak, of Glencoe, Pa.; and Ronald Leroy Smeak, of Myersdale; and two daughters, Mrs. Guy D. Shaffer, of Hyndman; and Mrs. Ralph T. Myers, of Fairhope, Pa. A brother, Russell Leroy Smeak, of Augusta, Georgia; and two sisters, Mrs. Raymond E. Minnick, of Hyndman; and Mrs. James Stanley, of Mt. Morris, Michigan, also survive, along with ten grandchildren. Mr. Smeak was a veteran of World War II, with the Air Force. He served aboard an aircraft armorer in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Also a member of the United Church of Christ. Funeral services: Wednesday, June 18, at 2 p.m. in the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, with Rev. Leroy Logsdon officiating. Burial in the Madley Cemetery. The Oscar Jordon Post VFW No. 7375 will accord military rites and act as pall bearers. Friends will be received in the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. The Bedford Gazette, June 16, 1975

He was buried on 18 Jun 1975 in Madley Cemetery, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Family/Spouse: Kathryn Mae Logsdon. Kathryn (daughter of Emmanuel G. Logsdon and Grace Evans) was born on 27 Apr 1927 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County; died on 27 Jan 2005 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Helen Jane (Smeak) Conner, 50, of 224V4 North Mechanic Street, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient one day. Born July 26, 1920, in Duquesne, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry Smeak and Lilly (Poorbaugh) Smeak. Her husband, Vonder J. Conner, preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter, Bonnie Lee Halcomb, Long Beach, Calif.; two brothers, Reggie Smeak, Hyndman, Russell Smeak, Augusta, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Minnick, Hyndman; Mrs. James Stanley, Mt. Morris, Mich.; and two grandchildren. The body is at the Ziegler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p. m. by Rev. John Weaver. Burial will be in Hyndman Cemetery. Cumberland Evening Times obituary

She was buried on 13 Jan 1971 in Hyndman Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania

Family/Spouse: Vonder J. Conner. Vonder was born on 11 Jan 1919; died on 3 Dec 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gladys Pauline Critchfield, 89, of 139 School Road, Boynton, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, Md. Born March 15, 1915, at Meyersdale, she was the daughter of the late James and Ruth (Smeak) Swearman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Critchfield. Mrs. Critchfield was a seamstress for the former Salisbury Undergarment Factory. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Meyersdale. Surviving are two sons: Paul (Bud) Critchfield and wife Betty, Salisbury; Richard Critchfield and wife Beverly, Fort Hill; one daughter, Connie Shaffer and husband Robert, Gibsonia; two sisters: Ethel Martincic, Lancaster; Elaine Miller, Meyersdale; seven grandchildren: Cindy, Tracy, Larissa, Ryan, Joy, Pam and Ann Marie; and six great-grandchildren: Nathan, Wade, Travis, Tyler, Dominique and Jesse. Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Inc., Salisbury. Services were conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Gene Abel officiating. Committal was in the Salisbury Cemetery. June 24, 2004, New Republic, Meyersdale

Family/Spouse: Paul H. Critchfield. Paul (son of James Blaine Critchfield and Ellen H. Holler) was born on 15 Oct 1911 in Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Apr 1981 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ethel M. Martincic, 93, Rockwood, passed on March 1, 2012, in Lancaster. Born Aug. 3, 1918, in Meyersdale, she is the daughter of the late James and Ruth (Smeak) Swearmann. She is also preceded in death by her husband Charles F. Martincic in 2001; brother Charles Swearmann; and sisters, Gladys Critchfield and Elaine Miller. Ethel was a homemaker. She was a 1936 graduate of Meyersdale High School and was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Rockwood. She is survived by her daughters, Jean M. Haus and husband Thomas, and Kim L. Gadow and husband Yasser; and three grandchildren. A graveside committal service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Union Cemetery in Meyersdale. Arrangements by Miller Funeral Home and Crematory, Somerset. Somerset Daily American, March 4, 2012

Family/Spouse: Charles F. Martincic. Charles (son of Frank Martincic and Ivanna Poje) was born on 10 Feb 1920 in Rockwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 30 Aug 2001 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died on 20 Dec 1945 at the age of 26 in North Field, Tinian Island, Guam. MEYERSDALE, Dec. 29 — Sergeant Charles Edward Swearman, 26, was killed in an airplane crash December 20 on Tinian Island in the South Pacific, the War Department notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Swearman of 34 North street. There were no particulars. A crew member of a bomber with the 20th Squadron of the Army Air Forces on Tinian, he was taken into the Army April 5, 1943, and went overseas last May. A graduate of Meyersdale High School, he leaves his parents and three sisters, Ethel and Elaine at home and Mrs. Paul Critchfield of Meyersdale. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, December 29, 1945

MEYERSDALE, July 13 — The funeral service for Sergeant Charles E. Swearman, 26, who was killed in the Pacific area December 20, 1945, will be held at 2 P. M. Wednesday at Konhaus funeral home here. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery with the V. F. W. and American Legion in charge of military rites. The son of James and Ruth Swearman, he worked at Martin airplane plant at Baltimore before going into the Air Force, serving with a bomb group. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, July 13, 1948

The body of Sgt. Charles Edward Swearman, aged 26, is expected to arrive in Meyersdale soon for reburial, coming via the Army transport, Albert M. Boe, which is scheduled to dock in San Francisco in the near future. Sgt. Swearman, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Swearman, North St., Meyersdale, was killed Dec. 20, 1945, in an airplane crash on Tinian Island in the South Pacific. He was serving as a scanner on a bomber with the 20th Air Force when he lost his life. He was inducted into the armed forces April 5, 1943, and went overseas in May 1945. He was stationed with the 315th Bomb Wing, Northwest Field, Guam, and following his death was returned to Guam for burial in the Agat military cemetery there. He is a graduate of Meyersdale High School in the class of 1937. Prior to entering the service, he was employed by the Glenn L. Martin Co. in Baltimore, Md. Meyersdale Republican, May 20, 1948

The body of Charles Edward Swearman, aged 26 at the time of his death, was returned to Meyersdale, July 12, for reburial in the family plot in Union Cemetery. Sgt. Swearman was born October 19, 1919, in Meyersdale, the son of James Swearman and Ruth Smeak Swearman. He graduated from Meyersdale High School, class of 1937, and was later employed by Glenn L. Martin, Baltimore. Death came as the result of a B-29 crash at North Field, Tinian Island, on December 20, 1945. His body was returned to his home base on Guam, and interment was in the Agat Military Cemetery on that island. Sgt. Swearman was serving with the 411th Bomb Squadron (VH), 502nd Bomb Group, 315th Bomb Wing, stationed at Northwest Field, Guam. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Paul Critchfield, Boynton; Mrs. Ethel Martinele, Rockwood, and Elaine, at home. He was a member of the Knights of Malta Teutonic Lodge No. 320, and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Meyersdale. The service was conducted at the Konhaus Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. July 14. The Rev. Howard K. Hilner, church pastor, officiated. Full military rites were extended by members of John C. Tressler Post No. 3504, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Charles E. Kelly Post No. 112, American Legion. Interment followed in Union Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, July 22, 1948

He was buried on 14 Jul 1948 in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - Somerset Daily American - Helen Elaine Miller, 84, died Nov. 20, 2007, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, Md. Born Feb. 10, 1923, in Meyersdale, a daughter of the late James and Ruth (Smeak) Swearman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph (Fritz) Miller in 1992; also a sister, Grace Critchfield, and a brother, Edward. She is survived by two children, Sandra Heffley, Meyersdale; and Gerald Miller and wife, Barbara, Irwin; three grandchildren, Kristin Miller, Laura and Heath Heffley; and a sister, Ethel Martincic, Lancaster. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She worked at G.C. Murphy Co. in Meyersdale. Graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Meyersdale Area Union Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of M. Ray Leckemby Funeral Hom

Helen married Ralph (Fritz) Miller on 27 Dec 1951 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Ralph was born on 29 Aug 1906; died in 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]