 1877 - 1959
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| Born |
29 Sep 1877 |
Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
30 Jun 1959 |
Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
Hereford Mennonite Cemetery, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Notes |
- Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 36 - September 15, 1959---page 783, 784
Alderfer, Lizzie P., daughter of David and Catherine (Proctor) Gehman, was born near Doylestown, Pa., Sept. 29, 1877; died June 30, 1959, at the Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Pa.; aged 81 y. 9 m. 1 d. On Nov. 11, 1899, she was married to Daniel Good Gehman, who died in 1907. From this marriage survive 2 sons (Ernest C. Gehman, Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Irvin G. Gehman, Barton, Pa.), 9 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren, also a brother (William, Allentown, Pa.). An infant son and a half brother preceded her in death. On June 24, 1917, she was married to Mahlon G. Alderfer, who died in 1946. Seven stepchildren and a number of step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren survive. Funeral services (the text, Phil. 3: 9, had been chosen by her) were held on July 3 at the Eastern Mennonite Home, in charge of Marvin Anders, and on July 4 at the Hereford Mennonite Church, Bally, Pa., in charge of Jacob M. Moyer; interment in Bally Cemetery.
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| Person ID |
I3546 |
ShowalterFunk |
| Last Modified |
1 Apr 2009 |
| Family 1 |
Daniel Good Gehman, b. 4 Nov 1877, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Mar 1907, Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
11 Nov 1899 |
| Children |
| | 1. Irvin G. Gehman, b. 14 Jan 1904, Bally, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 23 Mar 1980, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
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| Family ID |
F2532 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Mahlon G. Alderfer, b. 12 Jul 1867, Reliance, Pennsylvania , d. 24 May 1946, Reliance, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
24 Jun 1917 |
| Family ID |
F2533 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 3 |
Mahlon G. Alderfer, b. 12 Jul 1867, Reliance, Pennsylvania , d. 24 May 1946, Reliance, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
Apr 1904 |
| Family ID |
F1067 |
Group Sheet |
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