Anna C Hassler (1890 - 1968)

Born 4 Jul 1890 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pa.

Ancestors

Wife of John P Forsyth — married 1909 in Harrisburg City, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Wife of Frank Gordon Fahnestock — married about 1964 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died Aug 1968 at age 78 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA

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Biography

Anna was born in 1890. Anna Hassler ... She passed away in 1968. ^[1]

Anna C Forsyth was born on July 4, 1890, in Pennsylvania. She married John P Forsyth in 1909 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They had eight children in 15 years. She died in September 1968 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78.

Husband John abandoned the family and is found in Philadelphia on his draft registration card and lists his next of kin as M Forsyth, probably his daughter Marion.

Name

Anna C Hassler1930; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

1910; Census Place: Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337;

1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,2442::18134721

1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

1920; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 12, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

1930; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Birth

4 Jul 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United Statesr

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 4 Jul 1890

Death

Sep 1968

Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Note

Love birds

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=4251399c-7237-4b41-9218-4f1e460d28d0&tid=8355770&pid=28

Just a short note about Grand Ma, and Grand Pa. I never new my mother's father, and I guess she didn't either. Mr. Forsyth took off some place (phila. probably) and left his family all alone. Ma had a tough road to travel with her kids and had to farm them out to others to help raise while she worked in a sewing factory, did ironing, or housekeeping etc for others. The girls (her darghters) had to fend for themselves and did pretty good in most cases raising their own families.

Grand Ma, finally found the Love of her life in Frank Fahnestock. I wish I could remember more details but it was a about 5 years or so before she died that her and Frank caused quite a stir when they decided to set up a little housekeeping in the Jackson Lick hi-rise apartments on 6th street. I used to love seeing her any time I could, and we all loved Frank too.

Love, it can hit you at any time! (Written by Terre Forsyth daughter of Jack Forsyth, Son of Anna)

Jack and Anna (picture of Jack and Anna)

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=a67b0f57-3e0e-4e3c-b704-70dff2e468b4&tid=8355770&pid=28

Anna Hassler Forsyth Fahnestock -

Wedding dress when Anna married Frank Fahnestock

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=04d3f112-7e69-4c5f-9e06-7ded0cca4072&tid=8355770&pid=28

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=aebb10f7-0b8c-4b14-b4d9-89e83fe01797&tid=8355770&pid=28 Studio portrat of Anna circa 1950

Anna Forsyth

William D. Kautz memories

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=2d108b7d-43fe-4045-a551-96a10cf3084d&tid=8355770&pid=28

Anna Catherine Hassler was my Grandmother and was always close to me as a child and as a young man. I was born in her home on Atlas Street in Harrisburg, PA. At the time of her death in 1969, I was 40 years old so I was well acquainted with her for at least 36 years.

Anna Forsyth was abandoned by her husband and left with six children to raise. My mother (Dolly) was 12 years old when her youngest sibling, John (Jack), was born and served as a surrogate mother to her 3 youngest siblings. My Grandmother took her out of school in the 7th grade and she kept the children and the house while her Mother worked in order to feed the family. This was not unusual in those days, as many young girls left school at 12 to care for the younger children in their families, when a parent died or was disabled.

Grandmother worked most of her life to make a living for herself and the children that were still with her. Her son Jack had some kind of job from the time he was in Junior High School, to help his Mother.

Late in Anna's life, her husband stopped comingto Harrisburg every 7 years, to prove he was still alive. Anna then married a widower, Fran Fahenstock, who was a retired architect for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They had several very good and loving years together.

Grandmother is buried in the Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery in Lower Paxton Township. The grave marker shows that Frank Fahenstock is also buried there. Frank's children, upon his death, buried him with their mother even though his will stipulated he was to buried with his wife Anna Forsyth Hassler.

Grandmother Forsyth Fahenstock was a Christian woman and attended church when she could. The pastor that conducted her funeral was Rev. Raub of the 2nd Reformed Church on Broad Street in Harrisburg, PA. This was the church in which my Mother was baptized. --William D. Kautz

Mother's Day

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ffcc2043-0d14-4dbc-9189-b7787a0c2397&tid=8355770&pid=28 Picture of grandkids, Dan Mitzel, Frank Fahnestock, Anna, Jane Mitzel, Rita Mitzel, Terre Forsyth and Louise Forsyth and Anna and Frank

Anna Forsyth

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=b2cd2628-d01f-4ffc-8232-bb70fd963db7&tid=8355770&pid=28 This is an early picture when Anna was about age 40

Anna and Frank

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9566ef23-9751-40fb-b257-d20105af87a8&tid=8355770&pid=28 This picture is the heart warming moment when Frank went down on his knees to as Grandma to marry him.

Palmer, Forsyth story by Terre Forsyth

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=4e4bc2af-a3e3-4696-8f0e-e8facdfb9080&tid=8355770&pid=28 Word document of 4 family stories Terre Forsyth had gotten from family that are very well written.

Frank & Anna Fahnestock

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=882e9653-da8b-45cb-ac58-ef2f23db5505&tid=8355770&pid=28 Portrait with Frank and Anna taken maybe a year after they were married.

Sources

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1. ↑ Entered by Mike Schindler, Jan 23, 2013