Index of Abstracts:  Streich, Lewis, Hohnke, Kramp, Russell, Hartley I (Houtzdale Hartleys) , Hartley II (Gearhartville Hartleys),  Dawson

STREICH or STRIKE/ Posen/ PA/ 1881.
Karl or August STRIKE (?- 1885), aka. STREICH, emigrated from Posen, Prussia (now, Poland) in early 1880's and settled in Peale, Clearfield Co, Pennsylvania, USA. Mr. Streich died shortly thereafter in 1885; surviving him were his wife, Henrietta, nee. HOHNKE (1841-1922), and three children: Otto (1877-1946), Julius (1880-?), and Martha (1883-1933). Family then migrated short distance to coal town of Houtzdale, PA. In 1888, Henrietta remarried Karl Michael WAGNER (Wegner), from Danzig (Gdansk), a free city on eastern edge of Pomerania. This was third marriage for Wagner who had 3 or 4 children from previous marriage. Henrietta's biological children: Otto Strike married Emily RUSSELL (1880-1918); Martha Streich married Robert KRAMP (1873-1963); and Julius Strike was last seen in 1904 at Houtzdale before he skipped town. However, it appears he married and then abandoned a wife, Leah LEWIS, and a daughter, Martha Strike. Martha Strike married a James SMITH in 1920 and both are buried in South Fork, Cambria Co, PA. Leah Lewis remarried a LININGER in 1920. Can we share genealogy? Please e-mail me. Return  to Index

STRIKE, LEWIS, LININGER, SMITH/ Decatur and Morris Twp's/ 1890-1920.
Leah LEWIS (1885-?) of Decatur Twp, daughter of Job and Ellanor, married Julius STRIKE (1880-?) in 1903. They had a dtr, Martha Strike, b. 1904 at Chester Hill, Clearfield Co; d. 1987 and buried in South Fork Cemetery, Cambria Co, PA. In 1920, Martha Strike married James SMITH (1894-1937), son of Archie and Catherine, of Ashcroft (1900) and Gearheart (1920) Precincts. Also in 1920, Martha's mother, Leah Strike, nee. Leah Lewis, re-married a Lininger (first name unknown). Need information on ultimate fate of Leah and her second husband, Mr. Lininger.  Return  to Index

HOHNKE/ Posen/ 1841-1880
Henrietta HOHNKE (1841-1921), dtr of Frederick and Augusta (1814-1907), emigrated from Province Posen, Prussia (Poland today) and settled in Cooper township, Clearfield Co, PA, in early 1880's. According to certificate of Henrietta's second marriage, her first husband, Karl or August STRIKE (or preferably, STREICH), died in 1885, shortly after their immigration. Nothing else is known of Karl Streich including his place of interment. The Streich family may have been from Gnesen (Pol.=Gniezno). Henrietta Hohnke and Karl Streich had three children: Otto and  Julius, both born in Pr. Posen, Prussia, and Martha, born in PA. Regarding the Hohnke family, Henrietta had two siblings: Julius and Wilhelmina. Her brother, Julius Hohnke (1840-1908), married Matilda SUNBURG (may have been 2nd marriage), and they had at least 6 children, one of whom changed the spelling of surname. He was Lewis HOHNKA of Philipsburg, PA. Juilius' oldest daughter, Bertha Hohnke, married Geoarge HAAS. Henrietta's sister, Wilhelmina "Minnie" Hohnke (1848-1937), married Friedrich SROCK or SCHROCK (1845-1917) of Clearfield Co, PA. They had 3 children surviving to adulthood: Wilhelm, Martha and Ella Schrock.
        Need genealogical data on descendents of Henrietta Hohnke's siblings, as well as any data regarding ancestral Hohnke family in Posen. Return  to Index

KRAMP/ Stolpe,Pomerania (Ger= Pommern)/ PA/ 1843
John KRAMP (1843-1907) and Johanna MARSH (1845-1891) emigrated from Stolpe, Hinterpommern (eastern Pomerania), after 1880. They settled in Ramey and Houtzdale in Clearfield Co., PA. They had eight children: Marie (m. BERNDT), Frank, Robert, Bertha (chr. in Beckel, Hinterpommern), Charles, Paul, William and Hermann (Harry). First 6 were born in Stolp; last two, in PA.  All but Paul, grew up, lived, and eventually died in PA. Paul died near Detroit, MI, where he owned a grocery store in Mount Clemens. Third child, Robert William Kramp, married Martha STREICH (or STRIKE) in 1902. Spousal surnames for Frank, Charles, William, and Harry Kramp were respectively: REHBEIN, SECHINGER, HARRIS, and ALLAYAUD- all marriages occuring in Clearfield Co, PA. I need information regarding collateral family- siblings, parents- of my earliest known ancestors, John Kramp and Johanna Marsh.  Return  to Index

RUSSELL, Lanarkshire, SCT, Durham, ENG, Houtzdale, PA. 1847-1930.
My great grandfather, Thomas W. RUSSELL (1847-1928), b. Holytown, Bothwell parish, Larnarkshire, Scotland, and son of Thomas Russell, the elder, (1824-1880) and Jane McNELLEY, had 10 siblings: William (abt 1845-?), Robert (1849-1940), Mary, 1851-? (m. CLEMENT), Jane, Janet, John (1860-1914), Sarah Rebecca (1864-1892) (m. DAWSON), Alma Emma (m. FORSYTH), David, and James Frederick. The family moved from Holytown and settled in Wingate, Durham Co, England, 1850-1881; and from there, some family members and their familes emigrated to Houtzdale, Clearfield Co, PA. T.W. Russell married Ellen HARTLEY, dtr of William. David Russell may have been personal secretary to president of The Berwind and White Coal Co.  James Frederick Russell, who married Mary Ellen HUGHES, and Alma Emma (Russell) FORSYTH moved to Syracuse, NY, in abt 1910. Return  to Index

Hartley Family I/ Durham Co,Eng/ Houtzdale, PA/ 1823-1906
This Hartley family is the progenitor of my great grandmother. William HARTLEY, the elder, (1823-ca 1900) b. Summerhouse, Durham Co, England, probably married twice. In the 1861 England census he was a widow with 4 children. In 1881, William and his wife, Ann, were enumerated with one son, Thomas.  I believe William Hartley fathered 5 children: Ellen (1845- ca.1892), Mary Ann, (1847-1938), Robert (1850-1948), Thomas (1853- aft 1920) and John (b. 1856). Ellen m. Thomas W. RUSSELL (1847-1928); Mary Ann m. William Thomas HESELTINE (HAZELTINE, HESALTINE), (1842-1906); Robert m. Alice THOBURER, and Thomas m. 1st to unknown and m. 2nd to Emma FELLOWS, nee. DAINTY.  Emma had a child, William A. Fellows, by her first husband. The families immigrated to Clearfield Co, PA, in 1880's, and lived in Houtzdale or Morristown. Some family members moved to Barnesboro after 1900. Return  to Index

Hartley Family II/ Durham Co, Eng/ Gearhartville Precinct, Decatur Twp, PA/ 1832-1910.
I believe this Hartley family is related to Hartley Family I above. John W. Hartley, b. Summerhouse, Durham Co, Eng (1832-1903) and his wife, Ann Wilson (1835-1906), had 7 children: Mary Ann (m. Joseph Stockley) William Edward (1859-1902), Thomas H. (1864- ?), Sarah J. (1865-?), John (1872-bef 1950), Elizabeth (1869-?), and Robert Wilson (1871-1922). The progenitors are supposedly bur at Philipsburg cemetery according to records at Centre County Annex, but I have not seen the tombstone. However, I have photographed the tombstone for Robert W(ilson) Hartley and Edith (FRAGGATT) at Philipsburg. In 1900 US census, William Hartley and his married sons, John and Robert, were all living in Gearhartville Precinct, Decatur Twp. Return  to Index

Dawson/ Durham Co, Eng/ PA/ 1860
Thomas DAWSON (1860-1945), son of John Dawson and Elizabeth Smith, was born in Sacriston, Durham Co, England. He married 1st to Sarah Rebecca RUSSELL (1864-1892) and had 6 children. He married 2nd to Hannah MATHA (1863-1932) who had 3 daughters from her previous marriage to Samuel GILROY (?-1895). Thomas and Hannah then had 4 more children. Thomas, Hannah, and their combined families immigrated 1905 to Barnesboro, Cambria Co, PA. Thomas' mentioned 12 children in 1945 probate of will. Two children, John R, and Emma Dawson (who m. Thomas WATSON) moved to Galt (Guelph), Ontario, Canada, somtime after 1912 and were living there in 1945. At least two children, Elizabeth Jane and Thomas Russell Dawsonr, remained or returned to England to live out their lives. Need information on the Dawson children who migrated from PA to Canada or who remained in England. Return  to Index