• Born: June 12, 1876
• Died: January 19, 1953
• Buried: Palm Schwenkfelder Church, Palm PA
• Parents: Josiah & Sarah (Krauss) Hunsberger
• Spouse: Agnes Susanna Schultz
  • Born: March 26, 1875
  • Died: September 25, 1945
  • Parents: William and Susanna Schultz (maiden name also Schultz)
• Married: October 21, 1899 in East Greenville, PA
• Children: Mabel Susan*, Edna May, Daisy May, Maurice Schultz, Minnie Louisa, Daniel William

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Henry Sylvanus was born on June 12, 1876 and spent nearly his whole life in East Greenville, PA.  Henry’s WWI draft card describes him as being tall with a medium build, brown eyes and black hair. Fortunately for him, Henry was not called to serve in the war. 

The 1880 census lists his occupation as laborer, and the 1900 census lists teamster. 

Henry married Agnes Susanna Schultz on October 21, 1899. Agnes was born on March 26, 1875. She was a Schwenkfelder, daughter of William Schultz and Susanna Schultz (both her married and maiden name).

At the time of the 1910 census, the family lived at 231 Jefferson Street in East Greenville, and Henry was a ribbon weaver in a silk mill.  By 1920, the family lived on a farm on Bally Road, where Henry was a dairy farmer and employed John Gauger. His life as a self-employed dairy farmer must not have been long, as the family was living at 438 Jefferson Street by 1930, and Henry had returned to work as a weaver in the silk mill.

Sometime after Agnes’s death on September 25, 1945, Henry remarried Jennie S Kriebel. Henry died on January 19, 1953 in Hatfield and is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA.

Children of Henry and Agnes:

Mabel Susan is discussed here.

Edna May was born on November 14, 1902. She married Adolph E Kockler (1893-1967) in 1925. Their children were Carl, Lucille, and Mae. She died on September 19, 1979 and is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA.

Daisy May, twin of Edna May, lived only four days. She died on November 18, 1902 and is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA.

Maurice Schultz was born on June 1, 1907 and married Dorothy Lillian Faust (1917-2008). Their son was Larry Maurice (1936-2013).  Maurice was an air brake mechanic at the Mack manufacturing company. He died on May 30, 1977 and  is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA.

Minnie Louisa was born on March 13, 1913 and married Isaiah Hoffman Bittenbender (1910-1985) in 1931. Their children were Carl Henry, Roy Wayne, and Emil Ray, and Dale Owen. She died on June 16, 2007 and is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA.

Daniel William was born on November 20, 1915 and married Ruth Mohr (1923-2010) on April 7, 1942. Their son was Paul. Daniel worked as a weaver in the Bally Ribbon Mill. He died on January 15, 1996 and is buried at Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA.

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