• Born: October 15, 1865
• Died: November 1, 1914
• Buried: New Hanover Lutheran Church
• Spouse: Laura Rader Fox
  • Born: November 27, 1868
  • Died: July 31, 1954
  • Parents: Michael and Sarah (Fox) Drace
• Married: December 18, 1886
• Children:

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Born in the middle of the Civil War, Daniel spent most of his life in Limerick. He was a deacon at New Hanover Lutheran, installed on April 1, 1906, one of many Erbs listed among the church’s deacons and elders.

According to the 1900 census, Daniel was a “Merchant Gen” living in Limerick. In 1910, he was a painter, living on a farm on Swamp Pike in Limerick.

Daniel married Laura Rader Fox on December 18, 1886. Some records say the marriage took place in Camden, NJ, though this seems unlikely.

Laura may also be the one who sparked my entire genealogical quest in the late 1990s when my parents both discovered that they had ancestors with the last name Fox, specifically that they both had a Laura Fox in their ancestry. While Laura was my father’s great-grandmother, she would have been a cousin of my mother’s Fox lineage. Laura is descended from the very same Fox line traced here, on my maternal side. This is illustrated on my Connections & Questions page.

According to Daniel’s death certificate, he died of epilepsy in Red Hill on November 1, 1914. Laura died at what appears to have been her home at 200 S Main St. in Red Hill on July 31, 1954. Both are buried at New Hanover Lutheran Church.

Children of Daniel and Laura

1. Eden Eugene was born on October 12, 1888 and died on November 30, 1943. He married Jennie Keiser.

2. Emma Mabel is discussed here.

3. Elsie Andora was born on February 23, 1895. She died on October 16, 1911 at the age of 18 of Typhoid Fever. She is buried at New Hanover.

4. Lillie Mae was born on November 23, 1895 and died on February 17, 1939. She married John Melvin Sell. They had a son who was born and died on April 20, 1928. Another son, John Ray was a “seaman” in the Navy. Born July 1, 1925, he was lost at sea on December 3, 1944. Lillie, John, and their infant son are buried at Pennsburg UCC. their headstone includes a memorial to John Ray.

5. Charles Elmer was born on October 9, 1902 and died on March 12, 1964. He married Katie Moll (Oct 17, 1901 – May 28, 1988). They are buried at Pennsburg UCC. My father, Bruce Beard, fondly remembers “Uncle Charlie and Aunt Katie,” stating that Katie was “a sweetheart, always smiling.”