Descendents
of Lewis Decker
First Generation
Lewis DECKER
- Born 13 Sept 1817 in Bavaria, Germany
- Died 15 Feb 1867
in Brodheadsville, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Buried in Salem Church Cemetery, Gilbert, Monroe County, Pennsylvania - There is a GAR flag on his grave <view grave>
- Occupation: Carpenter, Farmer
He
married Maria Dora (Theodora)
- Born abt. 1822-23
- Died 28 March
1892 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
<view obituary>
- Note: Possible surname Schultz
They had the following
children:
- William
A DECKER (male)
- Charles DECKER
- Born abt 1846 in Pennsylvania
- Died bef Jan 1914
- Ellen DECKER (female)
- Born abt 1849 in Pennsylvania
- Died
after 1914
-
She married Charles RICE.
- James DECKER
(male)
- Born abt 1853 in Pennsylvania
- Died bef. Jan. 1914
- Sidney DECKER (male)
- Born abt Aug 1859 in Pennsylvania
- Died bef 1914
Source Information:
- 13 August 2005 Tombstone Transcription at Salem Church Cemetery by K. Decker
- 1850 Census - Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- 1860 Censue - Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- 31 March 1892 Easton Express Newspaper
- Pennsylvania State Death Certificate of William A Decker File No. 6427
- Book: 'St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church - South Bethlehem 1863-1901' - Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Second Generation
William A
DECKER. Son of Lewis
DECKER & Dora (Theodora).
- Born 16 Apr 1844
in Monroe County, near Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania.
- Died 10 Jan 1914
at the home of his step son Peter J Walker, 625 Pawnee St, Bethlehem,
PA. <view obituary>
- Cause of death: Locomotor
Ataxia & Edema of Lungs
- Buried 13 Jan
1914 in Highland Cemetery, Allentown, PA.<view
grave>
- Occupation:
farmer, carpenter, engineer
He married Sarah Amanda ANGLEMYER on 11 Feb 1866 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brodheadsville, Monroe County, Pennsylvania by Rev. Henry Seifert. She is the daughter of Adam ANGLEMYER & Sally 'Sarah' KRESGE
- Born 8 Nov 1846 in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Died 4 Feb 1867 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Buried Feb. 1867 in Salem Church Cemetery, Gilbert, Monroe County, Pennsylvania <view grave>
They had the following child:
- Hillorious L. DECKER (male)
Note: previously listed incorrectly with of Rebecca Herring as his mother.
He
second married Rebecca HERRING.
They had the following
children:
- Wilson
DECKER
(male)
- Born abt 1873
- Died bef. 1950
- Ellen
'Ella' Victoria DECKER (female)
Source Information:
- 13 August 2005 Tombstone Transcription at Salem Church Cemetery by K. Decker
- 22 Feb 1866 Jeffersonian Newspaper (Monroe County Historical Society)
- WorldConnect information posted by D. Berger
- Salem Union Church - Gilbert, PA Baptisms 1856-1872 (Monroe County Historical Society)
- Pennsylvania Death Certificate for William A Decker File No. 6427
- 7 Nov 1950 The Bethlehem Globe newspaper; page 12
- 1850 US Census - Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- 1860 US Census - Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- 1870 US Census - South Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1880 US Census - 1st Ward South Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Page 268C
- 1910 US Census - Bushkill Township - Moorestown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1920 US Census - Bethlehem South Side, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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Third Generation
Hillorious
L DECKER. Son of William
A DECKER and Rebecca Herring.
Various spellings: Hillorious, Helliorius, Hilliorius, Heloriu, Hilorious, Hilliorias, Hilorius
- Born 19 Jan 1867 in
Chestnut Hill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. (Note: birth year is not 1864 as previously reported)
- Baptised 8 Feb 1867 in Salem Church, Gilbert, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Died 6 April 1938 at home, 248 Franklin Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Buried 9 April 1938 in Fairview
Cemetery of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.<view
grave>
He
married Laura S HOTTENSTEIN
on 28 May 1887 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey by Rev.
G.D. Bernheim, daugher to Josiah
(Jessie) HOTTENSTINE & Elemina.
- Born 1868 in
Lower Saucon.
- Died 1939.
- Buried in Fairview
Cemetery of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
<view
grave>
They had the following
children:
- Mabel
DECKER (female)
- Lottie
May DECKER (female)
- Born about
1890.
- Died 13
Mar 1900 at home, 826 High Street, Hottelsville, Pennsylvania.
<view obituary>
- Buried
17 Mar 1900 in Fairview Cemetery of Bethlehem.
- Cause of
death Tyhoid.
- William
Josiah DECKER (male)
- Lillian
DECKER (female)
Source Information:
- Obituary for Hilliorius Decker - The Bethlehem Globe-Times newspaper - 6 April 1938 Page 14
- Marriage announcement for Hillorious & Laura - Express newspaper - 1 June 1887
- Salem Union Church - Gilbert, PA Baptisms 1856-1872 (Monroe County Historical Society)
- Book: 'First Reformed Church South Bethlehem 1867-1925' - Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; pages 57 & 63
- 1880 US Census - South Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1900 US Census - Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1910 US Census - Bethlehem Borough, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- 1920 US Census - City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- 1930 US Census - City of Bethlehem, 10th Ward, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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Ellen
Victoria DECKER. Daughter of William
A DECKER and Rebecca Herring.
She
married Orlando W. OLD
on 3 Sep 1887 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, by Rev.
Ryan <view
marriage announcement>.
- Born 4 Jul 1863.
- Died 13 Oct 1936.
- Buried in Highland
Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. <view
grave>
They had the following
children:
- Goldie
C. OLD (female)
- Born
25 Apr 1888
- Died
30 Jun 1970
- She
married William R. HEILMAN
- Born
29 Apr 1888
- Died
27 Sep 1949
- Elsie
M. OLD (female)
- Born 21
Jun 1890.
- Died 14
Sep 1961. <view
obituary>
- Buried
in Highland Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
<view
grave>
- She married Charles
RITTER
- Edna
R. OLD (female)
- She
married Charles PHILLIPS
- Marcus
C. OLD (male)
- Born
21 Dec 1897
- Died
7 Dec 1977
- He married
Dorothy May GEIDNER on 3 Sep 1925
- Born
17 Jul 1897
- Died
28 Mar 1982
- Vesta
L OLD (female)
- Born
29 Jul 1900.
- Died
22 Oct 1900.
- Buried
in Highland Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Aged 2 Mo, 2 Days. <view
grave>
- Frederick
W. OLD (male)
- Born
20 Jan 1904 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Died
26 Nov 1987 in Lancaster, California <view
obituary>
- Occupation:
The Morning Call (newspaper) for 20 years, retiring in
1970.
-
He married
Leanna E. HARTMAN
- Born
19 Aug 1905 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Died
2 Jun 1980 in Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Source Information:
- Book: 'St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church - South Bethlehem 1863-1901' - Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; page 176
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Fourth Generation
Frederick
'Fritz' Hilorious DECKER. Son of Hillorious
DECKER & Laura S HOTTENSTEIN.
- Born 20 Jul
1898 in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Baptised 20
Nov 1898 in First Reform Church, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died in 1956.
- Buried in Fairview
Cemetery of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. <view
grave>
- Occupation; laborer.
He
married Mary Maria Ida WARNKE (PORTER),
on 28 Mar 1917 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania by H.I. Crow. <marriage
license 31991> daughter of Henry
WARNKE & Sophia M GERLACH.
- Born
about 1899 in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
They were divorced.
They had the following
children:
- Henry
Hillorious DECKER (male)
- Born 8
Sep 1917 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died 14
Mar 1977.
- Buried
in Fairview Cemetery of Bethlehem, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania <view
grave>.
- Occupation;
Asbury Grafite.
- Born 1917.
- Died 1965.
- Buried in
Holly Savior Cemetery, Bethlehem, PA. <view
grave>
- Ida
DECKER (female)
- Born about
1918 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- She
married George P.L. ROWE on
6 Nov 1934 in Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
by H.I. Crow. <marriage license
57920> son of William ROWE
& Sarah A. GEHRIS.
- Born about
1916 in Colesville, Pennsylvania.
- Occupation;
labor.
He
second married Agnes DISKANET daughter
of Andrew DISKANET & Aloisa
KLODNITY.
- Born about 1914
in Mingo Junction, Ohio.
- Died 25 Jun 2000
in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
<view obituary>
- Occupation: Cook.
They had the following
children:
- Andrew
F DECKER Sr. (male)
- Born 12
Dec 1931 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died 4
Aug 1987 in Leader Nursing Home, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
<view obituary>
- Buried
7 Aug 1987.
- Occupation;
self-employed painter.
- He
married Helen FRITCHMAN daughter of Herbert
W. FRITCHMAN & Myrtle E. BOUGER.
- Laura
DECKER (female)
- She
married Joseph HUDAK.
- Nancy
DECKER (female)
- Born 4
Nov 1935 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died
3 April 2001 in Manor Care, Bethlehem, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania. <view
obituary>
- Buried
7 April 2001 in Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania
- Occupation;
Clerk.
- She
married John S ULICNY son of Stephen
ULICNY & Mary GOYER on 4
Jun 1955 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania by
Owen P. Donnelly. <marriage
license 98171>
- Born 31 May
1932 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died before April
2001.
- Occupation
at the time of marriage was a drill press operator.
William Josiah
DECKER.
Son of Hillorious
DECKER & Laura S HOTTENSTEIN.
- Born 17 Nov 1895.
- Baptised 19 Jan
1896 in First Reform Church, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died 22 Feb 1917
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
<view obituary>
- Buried 25 Feb
1917 in Fairview Cemetery of Bethlehem, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania. <view
grave>
He
married Anna BOYLE. Born in Trexlertown,
Pennsylvania.
They had the following
children:
- William
J. DECKER (male)
Lillian DECKER
daughter
of Hillorious
DECKER & Laura S HOTTENSTEIN.
- Born 1892
- Died 1971
- Buried in Fairview
Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. <view
grave>
She
married Floyd L SNYDER on 1 Jan
1910 at the grooms home, 405 Linden St, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<view
marriage announcement>
- Born 1882
- Died 1953.
- Buried in Fairview
Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. <view
grave>
They had the following
children;
- Leonard
Floyd SNYDER (male)
Fifth Generation
William
J. DECKER.
Son of William Josiah DECKER & Anna
BOYLE.
- Born about 1917/1918
in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- Sometime after
his fathers death he was adopted by his grandparents Hillorious
& Laura DECKER.
He
married Marie CASSIDYon
31 Jul 1937 in Bethlehem, PA by Rev. John W. WUNDER. <marriage
license 62508>, daughter of
John CASSIDY & Catharine
FALOEY(?).
- Born about 1918/1919
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
They were married
They had the following
children;
- William
J. DECKER Jr. (male)
- Born about
1938 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died 9 Jun
1998 at home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. <view
obituary>
- Occupation;
Taylor-Wharton, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
for 26 years.
Leonard
Floyd SNYDER Son
of Lillian DECKER & Floyd
SNYDER.
- Born about 1917 in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Died 1 Nov 2000 in
St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. <view
obituary>
- Occupation; technician
for the City of Easton.
- He was a member of
the Jeffs and Rittersville Fire Companies.
He had the following
children;
- Cary
SNYDER (male)
- Born
abt 1949 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Died 8
Jul 1998 in St. Luke's Hospital of Quakertown, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
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