Roland H. Amey1,2

M, b. 6 May 1919, d. 20 May 2007
Roland H. Amey|b. 6 May 1919\nd. 20 May 2007|p17.htm#i321|George W. Amey|b. 1868|p16.htm#i318|Minerva Benner|b. 3 Jun 1877\nd. 13 Dec 1949|p16.htm#i319|William Amey|b. c 1814|p46.htm#i904|Mary (unknown surname)|b. c 1821|p168.htm#i3341|Milton R. Benner|b. 28 Jun 1845\nd. 16 Jan 1924|p16.htm#i315|Matilda Ritter|b. 25 Mar 1846\nd. 8 Apr 1908|p32.htm#i632|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=8 Jul 2008
     Roland H. Amey was born on 6 May 1919 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George W. Amey and Minerva Benner. He married Mary Perkowski on 7 September 1940 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.3 He died on 20 May 2007 Sun Lakes, Maricopa, Arizona.4 He owned and operated the former George W. Amey Lumber Co., Richlandtown, where he worked for more than 50 years before retiring in 1987. He was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church, Richlandtown. He was a former president of the Richlandtown Lions, Quakertown Masonic Lodge 512, the North Penn Shrine, Scottish Rite, Valley of Allentown and the Quakertown Moose Lodge 1622.4

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S99] Letters, Roland Amey to R. G. Cleaveland, August 26, 1988.
  3. [S542] Stacy Wajciechowski, "Roland H. Amey marriage," e-mail to Richard Cleaveland, 6/6/2007.
  4. [S541] Roland Amey Obituary, 5/22/2007.

Howard Cressman1

M, b. probably before 1915

Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     Howard Cressman was born probably before 1915. He married Irma Amey, daughter of George W. Amey and Minerva Benner, circa 1935.

Child of Howard Cressman and Irma Amey

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.

Irma Amey1,2

F, b. 6 July 1915, d. 14 November 2000
Irma Amey|b. 6 Jul 1915\nd. 14 Nov 2000|p17.htm#i323|George W. Amey|b. 1868|p16.htm#i318|Minerva Benner|b. 3 Jun 1877\nd. 13 Dec 1949|p16.htm#i319|William Amey|b. c 1814|p46.htm#i904|Mary (unknown surname)|b. c 1821|p168.htm#i3341|Milton R. Benner|b. 28 Jun 1845\nd. 16 Jan 1924|p16.htm#i315|Matilda Ritter|b. 25 Mar 1846\nd. 8 Apr 1908|p32.htm#i632|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=8 Mar 2006
     Irma Amey was born on 6 July 1915 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.3 She was the daughter of George W. Amey and Minerva Benner. She married Howard Cressman circa 1935. She died on 14 November 2000 in Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.4

Child of Irma Amey and Howard Cressman

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S99] Letters, Roland Amey to R. G. Cleaveland, August 26, 1988.
  3. [S247] SSDI, SSN: 180-05-6755.
  4. [S247] SSDI, SSN: 180-05-6755.

Mary Ann Bleam1

F, b. 22 September 1881, d. 27 May 1943
Mary Ann Bleam|b. 22 Sep 1881\nd. 27 May 1943|p17.htm#i324|Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Mary C. Fluck|b. 19 Jun 1862\nd. 14 Sep 1929|p32.htm#i631|Phillip Bleam|b. 31 Oct 1823\nd. 4 Sep 1884|p160.htm#i3186|Mary A. Walp|b. 6 Oct 1822\nd. 18 Aug 1895|p160.htm#i3187|||||||

Relationship=Grandmother of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=2 Sep 2005
Charts
Pedigree of Silver Alexander Evans
Pedigree of Darryl Craig Hartz
Pedigree of Katherine Margaret Phillips
Pedigree of Christopher Colin Phillips
Pedigree of Barbara Ann Benner
Mary Ann Bleam Benner in the early 1940's.
     Mary Ann Bleam was born on 22 September 1881 in Weisel, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.2,3 She was the daughter of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck. She married Harry Benner, son of Milton R. Benner and Matilda Ritter, before 1908. She died on 27 May 1943 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Union cemetery in Quakertown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania.
Mary Ann and Harry Benner gravestone courtesy Margaret Phillips

Children of Mary Ann Bleam and Harry Benner

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S262] NARA Population Census, April 1, 1880 Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Quakertown, ED55 page 6a.
  3. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates, gives the month and day but errs on the year..

Phillip W. Bleam1,2,3

M, b. 18 December 1854, d. 21 March 1911
Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Phillip Bleam|b. 31 Oct 1823\nd. 4 Sep 1884|p160.htm#i3186|Mary Ann Walp|b. 6 Oct 1822\nd. 18 Aug 1895|p160.htm#i3187|Henry Bleam|b. c 1800|p161.htm#i3201|Rebecca Baum|b. c 1810|p161.htm#i3202|Felix Walp|b. 19 Dec 1801\nd. 2 Mar 1888|p160.htm#i3189|Sarah Deily|b. 23 Jul 1801\nd. 25 Nov 1861|p160.htm#i3188|

Relationship=Great-grandfather of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=11 Feb 2007
Charts
Pedigree of Silver Alexander Evans
Pedigree of Darryl Craig Hartz
Pedigree of Katherine Margaret Phillips
Pedigree of Christopher Colin Phillips
Pedigree of Barbara Ann Benner
     Phillip W. Bleam was born on 18 December 1854 in Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.5 He was the son of Phillip Bleam and Mary Ann Walp.4 Conflicting evidence states that Phillip was born on 18 December 1853.6 He married Mary C. Fluck on 1 December 1880 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.7,8 He died on 21 March 1911.5 He was buried on 26 March 1911 in Saint John's Church Graveyard in Richlandtown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. Phillip was a shoemaker by trade. In the 1800 census his first name is spelled Philip (one L).

Children of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S392] Lea Simitz Buzby, "Buzby email," e-mail to R. G. Cleaveland, March 20, 2003, number 25, page 652.
  4. [S391] Unknown, Quakertown Parish Records, number 25, page 652.
  5. [S391] Unknown, Quakertown Parish Records, October 1911, Number 25, page 652.
  6. [S136] Graveyard Photos, Photograph album R. G. Cleaveland library; Genealogical Photographs binder.
  7. [S17] Records of Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Quakertown Pennsylvania Spruance Library, (says Dec 4).
  8. [S392] Lea Simitz Buzby, "Buzby email," e-mail to R. G. Cleaveland, March 20, 2003.

Estella F. Bleam1

F, b. 1883, d. 1970
Estella F. Bleam|b. 1883\nd. 1970|p17.htm#i326|Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Mary C. Fluck|b. 19 Jun 1862\nd. 14 Sep 1929|p32.htm#i631|Phillip Bleam|b. 31 Oct 1823\nd. 4 Sep 1884|p160.htm#i3186|Mary A. Walp|b. 6 Oct 1822\nd. 18 Aug 1895|p160.htm#i3187|||||||

Relationship=Grandaunt of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     She was buried in Union Cemetery in Quakertown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. Estella F. Bleam was born in 1883. She was the daughter of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck. She married George W. Styer, son of Charles Styer and Mary E. (unknown surname), on 30 December 1905 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1970.

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.

George W. Styer1

M, b. 1883, d. 1952
George W. Styer|b. 1883\nd. 1952|p17.htm#i327|Charles Styer|b. 1857\nd. 1938|p51.htm#i1015|Mary E. (unknown surname)|b. 1859\nd. 1963|p51.htm#i1016|||||||||||||

Last Edited=28 Mar 2006
     George W. Styer was born in 1883. He was the son of Charles Styer and Mary E. (unknown surname). He married Estella F. Bleam, daughter of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck, on 30 December 1905 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1952. He was buried in 1952 in Union Cemetery in Quakertown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania.

Family lore has it that George was an alcoholic. His wife refused to let him have liquor in the house, so, being custodian of the church, he kept it there.

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.

Edgar Mininger Stoudt1,2,3

M, b. 18 December 1899, d. 7 March 1971
Edgar Mininger Stoudt|b. 18 Dec 1899\nd. 7 Mar 1971|p17.htm#i328|Allen ? Stoudt|b. b 1873|p54.htm#i1072|Elizabeth Minninger|b. b 1875|p54.htm#i1073|||||||||||||

Last Edited=28 Dec 2005
     Edgar Mininger Stoudt was born on 18 December 1899 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Allen ? Stoudt and Elizabeth Minninger. He married Almeda Bleam, daughter of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck, on 26 February 1920 in Pennsburg, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died on 7 March 1971 in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.4 He was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church graveyard in Lionville, Chester county, Pennsylvania. Edgar was a machinist.

Children of Edgar Mininger Stoudt and Almeda Bleam

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S187] Edgar M. Stoudt and Almeda F. Bleam marriage.
  4. [S247] SSDI, SSN: 181-09-9179.

Almeda Bleam1

F, b. 27 October 1900, d. 6 December 1976
Almeda Bleam|b. 27 Oct 1900\nd. 6 Dec 1976|p17.htm#i329|Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Mary C. Fluck|b. 19 Jun 1862\nd. 14 Sep 1929|p32.htm#i631|Phillip Bleam|b. 31 Oct 1823\nd. 4 Sep 1884|p160.htm#i3186|Mary A. Walp|b. 6 Oct 1822\nd. 18 Aug 1895|p160.htm#i3187|||||||

Relationship=Grandaunt of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=29 Dec 2005
     Almeda Bleam was born on 27 October 1900 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck. She married Edgar Mininger Stoudt, son of Allen ? Stoudt and Elizabeth Minninger, on 26 February 1920 in Pennsburg, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her husband Edgar died on 7 March 1971.2 She died on 6 December 1976 in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church graveyard in Lionville, Chester county, Pennsylvania.

Children of Almeda Bleam and Edgar Mininger Stoudt

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S247] SSDI, SSN: 181-09-9179.

Richard B. Stoudt1,2

M, b. 14 April 1933
Richard B. Stoudt|b. 14 Apr 1933|p17.htm#i330|Edgar Mininger Stoudt|b. 18 Dec 1899\nd. 7 Mar 1971|p17.htm#i328|Almeda Bleam|b. 27 Oct 1900\nd. 6 Dec 1976|p17.htm#i329|Allen ?. Stoudt|b. b 1873|p54.htm#i1072|Elizabeth Minninger|b. b 1875|p54.htm#i1073|Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Mary C. Fluck|b. 19 Jun 1862\nd. 14 Sep 1929|p32.htm#i631|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     Richard B. Stoudt was born on 14 April 1933 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Edgar Mininger Stoudt and Almeda Bleam. He married Naomi Baughman on 16 February 1957. He married Verda Windle on 19 March 1971.

Children of Richard B. Stoudt and Naomi Baughman

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.

Edgar Allen Stoudt1,2

M, b. 29 January 1923, d. 25 April 2005
Edgar Allen Stoudt|b. 29 Jan 1923\nd. 25 Apr 2005|p17.htm#i331|Edgar Mininger Stoudt|b. 18 Dec 1899\nd. 7 Mar 1971|p17.htm#i328|Almeda Bleam|b. 27 Oct 1900\nd. 6 Dec 1976|p17.htm#i329|Allen ?. Stoudt|b. b 1873|p54.htm#i1072|Elizabeth Minninger|b. b 1875|p54.htm#i1073|Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Mary C. Fluck|b. 19 Jun 1862\nd. 14 Sep 1929|p32.htm#i631|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=15 May 2005
     Edgar Allen Stoudt was born on 29 January 1923 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Edgar Mininger Stoudt and Almeda Bleam. He married Marjorie Hall on 15 November 1947. Edgar Allen Stoudt died on 25 April 2005.3 Edgar was a graduate of Drexel University. He served in the Army Air Force as a fighter pilot in the 460th Fighter Squadron, "The Black Rams." and was awarded the Air Medal of Meritorious Achievement while participating in aerial combat over the Philippine Islands on Nov. 24, 1944.

In 1988, he retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and moved to Pawleys Island, S.C.4

Children of Edgar Allen Stoudt and Marjorie Hall

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005, May 15, 2005.
  4. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005.

Duer Smedley1,2

M, b. 15 November 1916, d. 17 December 1978

Last Edited=18 Feb 2003
     Duer Smedley was born on 15 November 1916. He married Dorothy Pearl Stoudt, daughter of Edgar Mininger Stoudt and Almeda Bleam, on 7 March 1940 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He died on 17 December 1978 in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Children of Duer Smedley and Dorothy Pearl Stoudt

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.

Dorothy Pearl Stoudt1,2

F, b. 3 October 1920, d. 29 July 2003
Dorothy Pearl Stoudt|b. 3 Oct 1920\nd. 29 Jul 2003|p17.htm#i333|Edgar Mininger Stoudt|b. 18 Dec 1899\nd. 7 Mar 1971|p17.htm#i328|Almeda Bleam|b. 27 Oct 1900\nd. 6 Dec 1976|p17.htm#i329|Allen ?. Stoudt|b. b 1873|p54.htm#i1072|Elizabeth Minninger|b. b 1875|p54.htm#i1073|Phillip W. Bleam|b. 18 Dec 1854\nd. 21 Mar 1911|p17.htm#i325|Mary C. Fluck|b. 19 Jun 1862\nd. 14 Sep 1929|p32.htm#i631|

Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=2 Aug 2003
     Dorothy Pearl Stoudt was born on 3 October 1920 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Edgar Mininger Stoudt and Almeda Bleam. She married Duer Smedley on 7 March 1940 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She died on 29 July 2003 in the Chester County Hospital, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.3 She was buried in Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown, Chester county, Pennsylvania.3
Dorothy was in possession of a genealogical history of the Staudt (Stoudt) family tracing back to Diebold (Theobald) Staudt circa 1510-1593.

Children of Dorothy Pearl Stoudt and Duer Smedley

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S411] Dorothy Stoudt Smedley Obituary.

Mary Ann Smedley1,2

F, b. 4 May 1945
Mary Ann Smedley|b. 4 May 1945|p17.htm#i334|Duer Smedley|b. 15 Nov 1916\nd. 17 Dec 1978|p17.htm#i332|Dorothy Pearl Stoudt|b. 3 Oct 1920\nd. 29 Jul 2003|p17.htm#i333|||||||Edgar M. Stoudt|b. 18 Dec 1899\nd. 7 Mar 1971|p17.htm#i328|Almeda Bleam|b. 27 Oct 1900\nd. 6 Dec 1976|p17.htm#i329|

Relationship=2nd cousin of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     Mary Ann Smedley was born on 4 May 1945. She is the daughter of Duer Smedley and Dorothy Pearl Stoudt. She married Nyle Everett on 23 December 1967.3 She married Jim DiBenedetto on 15 July 1978. According to conflicting evidence, she married Nyle Everett on 24 December 1978.

Child of Mary Ann Smedley and Nyle Everett

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates, Provided 2 April 1988.
  4. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005.

Nyle Everett1

M

Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     He married Mary Ann Smedley, daughter of Duer Smedley and Dorothy Pearl Stoudt, on 23 December 1967.2 According to conflicting evidence, he married Mary Ann Smedley on 24 December 1978.

Child of Nyle Everett and Mary Ann Smedley

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates, Provided 2 April 1988.
  3. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005.

Jim DiBenedetto1,2

M

Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     He married Mary Ann Smedley, daughter of Duer Smedley and Dorothy Pearl Stoudt, on 15 July 1978.

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005.

Duer P. Smedley Jr.1,2

M, b. 2 March 1941
Duer P. Smedley Jr.|b. 2 Mar 1941|p17.htm#i338|Duer Smedley|b. 15 Nov 1916\nd. 17 Dec 1978|p17.htm#i332|Dorothy Pearl Stoudt|b. 3 Oct 1920\nd. 29 Jul 2003|p17.htm#i333|||||||Edgar M. Stoudt|b. 18 Dec 1899\nd. 7 Mar 1971|p17.htm#i328|Almeda Bleam|b. 27 Oct 1900\nd. 6 Dec 1976|p17.htm#i329|

Relationship=2nd cousin of Barbara Ann Benner.
Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     Duer P. Smedley Jr. was born on 2 March 1941. He is the son of Duer Smedley and Dorothy Pearl Stoudt. He married Nancie Jeffries on 10 March 1962.

Children of Duer P. Smedley Jr. and Nancie Jeffries

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005.

Nancie Jeffries1,2,3

F

Last Edited=16 Dec 2001
     She married Duer P. Smedley Jr., son of Duer Smedley and Dorothy Pearl Stoudt, on 10 March 1962.

Children of Nancie Jeffries and Duer P. Smedley Jr.

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.
  2. [S125] Letters, Dorothy Stoudt Smedley to Richard Cleaveland, various dates.
  3. [S269] Robert V. Smedley II, "Smedley email," e-mails to R. G. Cleaveland, June 8,19 and 20, 2001, May 15, 2005.

Elsie Emma Hendricks1

F, b. circa 1891, d. circa 1910
Elsie Emma Hendricks|b. c 1891\nd. c 1910|p17.htm#i340|Peter Hendricks||p54.htm#i1070|Charlotte (unknown surname)||p54.htm#i1071|||||||||||||

Last Edited=2 Feb 2003
     Elsie Emma Hendricks was born circa 1891. She was the daughter of Peter Hendricks and Charlotte (unknown surname). She married Linford F. Bleam, son of Phillip W. Bleam and Mary C. Fluck, on 1 May 1909 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She died circa 1910.

Child of Elsie Emma Hendricks and Linford F. Bleam

Citations

  1. [S95] Letters, Ruth Benner Ahrens to R. G. Cleaveland, various dates.