 1891 - 1939
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| Born |
26 Feb 1891 |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
11 Nov 1939 |
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
Rockhill Mennonite Cemetery, West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Notes |
- December 21, 1939 - Vol. XXXII, No 38 - pages 815, 816
Souder-Harvey A., son of Pre. Mahlon and Lizzie Souder (deceased), was born near Sellersville, Pa.. Feb. 26, 1891; died at his late residence (adjoining the farm where he was born) Nov. 11, 1939; aged 48 y. 8 m. 15 d. He was bedfast 5 months. On March 30, 1912, he was married to Bessie Freed. This union was blessed with 4 children. He is survived by his companion and 4 children (Paul, Ruth, Eva and Marie) all at home; also 2 brothers and a sister (Pre. Edwin A. Souder, Telford, Pa.; Erwin A. of Philadelphia; and Hannah, wife of A. Lincoln Gehman of Sellersville). Three sisters and 2 brothers preceded him in death. He was very active in church and Sunday school work, being a trustee of the Rockhill Church (of which he was a member from his youth), also secretary of the Sunday school and a member of the Cemetery Committee. He was always interested in the spiritual welfare of the Church. Funeral services were held at the home Nov. 15. Services were conducted by Bro. Isaac F. Detweiler and at the Rockhill Mennonite Church by Bros. Jacob Clemens and Alfred Detweiler. Text, Psa. 55 :22. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
"Sweetly rest, dear brother,
With loved ones gone before;
May we all prepare to meet you
On yonder peaceful shore."
By his sister.
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| Person ID |
I2982 |
ShowalterFunk |
| Last Modified |
23 Feb 2009 |
| Father |
Mahlon D. Souder, b. 8 Jan 1859, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Apr 1924, Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Elizabeth K. Allebach, b. 21 Aug 1860, Bucks County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Apr 1928, Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
8 Jan 1881 |
| Family ID |
F1358 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Elizabeth (Bessie) H. Freed, b. 27 Jul 1892, South Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania , d. 4 Dec 1987, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
31 Mar 1912 |
| Children |
| | 1. Paul F. Souder, b. Abt 1914, West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania , d. Aft Feb 2007 |
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| Family ID |
F2268 |
Group Sheet |
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