Odella Schaefer1

F, b. 13 September 1818, d. 12 February 1893
Immigrant listSee this person in the list of immigrants from Germany
ChartsGottfried Hartenstein descendant chart
Michael Hardenstine descendant chart
ResidenceLast*Odella Schaefer last resided at Monroe Co., PA. 
Birth*13 September 1818She was born on 13 September 1818 at Herschberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Her birth date is recorded as 10 Sep 1820 in the Strunk Bible. It was recorded as 10 Sep 1819 in the Hardenstine Bible. I believe that Ottilia was born in Herschberg and immigrated to New York City about the same time as the Hartenstein family. I will use her birth date as recorded in the Herschberg Church records.2,3,4,5 
She was the daughter of Valentine Schäfer and Elisabetha Schneider. 
Baptism18 September 1818She was baptized as Ottilia Schäfer on 18 September 1818 at Herschberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.2 
Confirmation*15 April 1832She was confirmed on 15 April 1832 at Herschberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.2 
Communion*18 May 1834She received Holy Communion on 18 May 1834 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, New York, New York Co., NY.6 
Marriage*20 May 1839She married Godfrey Hardenstine, son of Michael Hardenstine and Elisabetha Kiefer, on 20 May 1839 at New York, New York Co., NY. Jacob Anderje, Theobold Schaefer, John B. Geiler and Ann M. Schaefer witnessed the marriage.4,6 
LandS24 August 1853She and Godfrey Hardenstine sold 20 acres and 148 perches of land at Paradise Twp., Monroe Co., PA, to Matthias Frantz on 24 August 1853.7 
(Witness) LandS26 April 1876She purchased a city lot 80 x 150 feet of land at East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., PA, from John L. Kays and Odella Hardenstine on 26 April 1876.8 
Membership*18 October 1876She was admitted into the membership on 18 October 1876 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Smithfield Twp., Monroe Co., PA, on transfer from St Paul's Lutheran Church, New York City.9 
Death*12 February 1893She died on 12 February 1893 at Paradise Twp., Monroe Co., PA, at age 74.3,4,5 
Burial*February 1893She was buried in February 1893 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Swiftwater, Monroe Co., PA.5 
Anecdote*Godfrey immigrated with his family in 1832 into New York City. At the time he would have been sixteen years old. Godfrey appeared periodically in the records of St. Matthew's (and St. Paul's) Lutheran Church in New York City between 1832 and 1848. Godfrey and Odella were married and their first five children were born there.
     Godfrey and Odella moved to Paradise Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania probably about 1849 or 1850. Their son Godfrey was born in New York in 1848 and Jacob in Paradise Township in early 1850. Godfrey apparently bought a parcel of land from his brother Jacob about that time. Two of their children were baptized at the nearby St. Paul's United Church of Christ in 1853.
     Godfrey sold his land in Paradise Township in 1853 and the next year bought 94 acres in Smithfield Township. This tract was along Reservoir Road, off Brushy Mountain Road, in the upper northwest corner of the township. The family was enumerated in that township between 1860 and 1880 in the federal census. Godfrey and Odella apparently raised a child named Charles Horn, since he was enumerated with the famiy in 1860 and 1870. His birthplace was listed as New York City, and I was able to find a child of the correct age in the 1850 census of the city. I have not determined if there was any relationship. In 1880 both William Jeremiah Hardenstine and George Case (Kays) were living in their household. Both were Godfrey's grandsons. It was noted that William Jeremiah was adopted.
     Several years before their deaths, Godfrey and Odella concluded a number of land transactions. They bought two town lots along North Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg. Then in 1887 they exchanged a 58 acre tract in Paradise Township (adjacent to his brother Jacob) for one of the town lots with James and Margaret Smith. Godfrey and Odella immediately sold the tract in Paradise Township to their son Godfrey, Jr., with the provision that he take care of his parents for the remainder of their lives. I suspect that Godfrey and Odella lived with their son from that time until their deaths. When the Smithfield Township tract was sold in 1893 after his death, Godfrey Sr. was described as a late resident of Paradise Township.
     In a 1933 letter from Fred Hardenstine, Godfrey's grandson, to Frank Hardenstine of Bradford County, he stated:
"My grandfather lived about 3 miles from here [East Stroudsburg]. My father [William Henry] and I were born on the same place that the old folks lived on."
William was born in 1862, during the time that Godfrey and Odella were living in Smithfield Township. William married in 1885 and Fred was born in 1890. This was after Godfrey made arrangements to live with Godfrey Jr. in Paradise Township. I suspect that William and Martha Hardenstine lived on the Smithfield Township property after his parents moved out. But that property was sold as part of Godfrey's estate in 1893, and by 1900 William and Martha were living in East Stroudsburg.
     In addition to church records that document their marriage and the births of their children, there are two family Bibles that document the family of Godfrey and Odella. One is the Bible of their son, Jacob. The author was given this Bible by Jacob's grandson, Francis Hardenstine, before he died. The second Bible is that of Godfrey's daughter, Sarah, who married William Strunk. The author has a copy of the family record. It is in the posession of William Strunk, a descendant of William and Sarah. 

Family

 Godfrey Hardenstine b. 3 Jun 1816, d. 3 Oct 1890
Marriage*20 May 1839She married Godfrey Hardenstine, son of Michael Hardenstine and Elisabetha Kiefer, on 20 May 1839 at New York, New York Co., NY. Jacob Anderje, Theobold Schaefer, John B. Geiler and Ann M. Schaefer witnessed the marriage.4,6 
Children 1.Elisabeth Hardenstine b. 17 Jan 1841, d. 3 Feb 1845
 2.Odella Hardenstine+ b. 8 Apr 1842, d. 15 Sep 1898
 3.Louisa Hardenstine+ b. 4 Nov 1843, d. 14 Apr 1918
 4.Margaret Hardenstine b. 17 Oct 1846, d. 2 Nov 1846
 5.Godfrey Hardenstine+ b. 2 May 1848, d. 19 Apr 1931
 6.Jacob Hardenstine+ b. 15 Jan 1850, d. 7 Nov 1913
 7.Margaret Ann Hardenstine b. 18 Mar 1853, d. b 1933
 8.Michael L. Hardenstine b. 23 Nov 1856, d. 9 Oct 1864
 9.Sarah Maria Hardenstine+ b. 27 Mar 1859, d. 13 Oct 1943
 10.William Henry Hardenstine+ b. 8 Apr 1861, d. 29 Mar 1909

Citations

  1. 1860, 1870, 1880 Smithfield, Monroe, PA.
  2. [S329] Herschberg Evangelical Church records.
  3. [S337] Jacob Hardenstine Bible.
  4. [S360] Strunk Family Bible.
  5. [S362] St. Paul's UCC Cemetery, Odella Hardenstine tombstone.
  6. [S697] United German Evangelical Lutheran Church records.
  7. [S729] Monroe County Deeds, Volume 6, p. 523.
  8. [S166] Monroe County Deeds: vol. 25, p. 468, recorded 29 Apr 1876. John L. Kays and Matileda of Oxford Twp., Warren Co., NJ to Godfried Hardenstine and Matilda of Smithfield Twp., 80x150 lot in East Stroudsburg.
  9. [S404] St. Paul's Lutheran confirmations: Attilla Hartenstein.

Amelia Schafer

F, b. 7 December 1885
Birth*7 December 1885Amelia Schafer was born on 7 December 1885 at Lakeville, St. Joseph Co., IN.1 
Marriage*15 June 1911She married Frank Clarence Ketring, son of Peter Ketring and Elizabeth Weil, on 15 June 1911 at Lakeville, St. Joseph Co., IN.1 

Family

 Frank Clarence Ketring b. 27 Aug 1886, d. 21 Sep 1953

Citations

  1. [S1048] Henry Hardy Catron, Kettenring Family, pp. 206 - 214.

Elias Schaich

M, b. 13 November 1850, d. 31 March 1885
Birth*13 November 1850Elias Schaich was born on 13 November 1850.1 
Marriage*5 August 1873He married Margaret Foltz, daughter of Adam Foltz and Anna Elizabeth Goodhart, on 5 August 1873 at Dearborn Co., IN.2 
Death*31 March 1885He died on 31 March 1885 at Dearborn Co., IN, at age 34.1 
Burial*April 1885He was buried in April 1885 at Harrison Hill Cemetery, West Harrison, Dearborn Co., IN.1 

Family

 Margaret Foltz b. 9 Jan 1853, d. 2 Jan 1878

Citations

  1. [S1113] Harrison Hill Cemetery, Elias Schaich tombstone.
  2. [S962] Indiana Marriages, Marriage entry, Elias Scheich - Margaret Foltz.

Louise Schaich1

F, b. 13 November 1857, d. 16 September 1885
Birth*13 November 1857Louise Schaich was born on 13 November 1857.2 
Marriage*21 August 1875She married Henry Joseph Foltz, son of Adam Foltz and Anna Elizabeth Goodhart, on 21 August 1875 at Dearborn Co., IN.3 
Death*16 September 1885She died on 16 September 1885 at Dearborn Co., IN, at age 27.2 
Burial*September 1885She was buried in September 1885 at Harrison Hill Cemetery, West Harrison, Dearborn Co., IN.2 

Family

 Henry Joseph Foltz b. c 1852, d. 29 Jul 1898
Children 1.Margaret Foltz b. 23 Jun 1876, d. 1 Aug 1924
 2.William Foltz b. c 1878
 3.Elizabeth Foltz b. Apr 1880, d. Dec 1975

Citations

  1. 1880 Springfield, Franklin, IL.
  2. [S1113] Harrison Hill Cemetery, Luise Schaich tombstone.
  3. [S962] Indiana Marriages, Marriage entry, Henry J Foltz - Louise Schaich.

Samuel Edwin Scharff1

M, b. 25 October 1879, d. 30 December 1911
Marriage*Samuel Edwin Scharff married Blanche Goldsmith, daughter of Louis Goldsmith and Henrietta Abert.1 
Birth*25 October 1879He was born on 25 October 1879.1 
Burial*January 1911He was buried in January 1911 at Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.1 
Death*30 December 1911He died on 30 December 1911 at age 32.1 

Family

 Blanche Goldsmith b. 4 Jul 1879, d. 21 Nov 1969

Citations

  1. [S1222] Temple Israel Cemetery, Samuel Edwin Scharff tombstone.