William Henry Motter (1877 - 1953)

Born 16 Feb 1877 in Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Jane (Yeager) Motter — married 29 Sep 1897 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1953 at age 76 in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William and Emma married 29 Sep 1897^[1]in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

He registered for the WWI draft on 18 Sep 1918^[2] listing his occupation as a coal mine foreman for Lehigh Valley Coal.

Death Claims Wm H Motter, of Centralia

William H Motter, a highly respected resident of 533 north Troutwine street, Centralia, died at his home late yesterday afternoon. He had been ill since November.

Born in Dayton, Dauphin County, motter was a resident of Centralia for the past 40 years. He was married to Emma Jane Yeager, of Mount Carmel, on October 29, 1899. [note-- per marriage licence, marriage date was Oct 29, 1897]

A retired miner, his last place of employment was the Continental Colliery.

Motter was a member of the Odd Fellows' and the Good Shepherd's Society of Shamokin.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are the following daughters; Hazel Motter, RN, on the staff of the Geisinger Memorial Hospital; Mrs Gertrude Lauer, of Bellflower, California; Mrs Blanche Berger, Centralia; and Mrs Dorothy White, of Shamokin. He also leaves 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

A private funeral service will be held on Monday afternoon at the home with burial following in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carmel. Friends may call at the home beginning Saturday evening. ^[3]

He was 76 years of age^[4] and is buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States of America^[5]

Census

1880 Williams, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States ^[6]

1900 Mt Carmel borough Ward 2, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States^[7]

1910 Centralia Ward 2, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States^[8]

1920 Conyngham, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States^[9]

1930 Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States^[10]

1940 Centralia Borough, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHNF-PFZ : 24 June 2016), William H Matter and Emma Jane Yeager, 1897.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6V4-LY1 : 12 December 2014), William Henry Motter, 1917-1918; citing Columbia County no 1, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,881.
3. ↑ obit Mt Carmel Item Friday Feb 27, 1953 p10
4. ↑ Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates #13196 , 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #90941316
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFQ-96Z : 10 August 2016), William H Matter in household of James Matter, Williams, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 312A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1125; FHL microfilm 1,255,125.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M379-JJN : accessed 19 May 2017), William Motter in household of Daniel M Yeager, Mt Carmel borough Ward 2, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 19B, family 372, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,449.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8Q-678 : accessed 19 May 2017), Head William H Motter, Centralia Ward 2, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 8A, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1334; FHL microfilm 1,375,347.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNM8-4F3 : accessed 19 May 2017), William Motter, Conyngham, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 26, sheet 5B, line 87, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1555; FHL microfilm 1,821,555.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHDX-H64 : accessed 19 May 2017), William H Watter, Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 20B, line 85, family 425, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2024; FHL microfilm 2,341,758.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQF3-21D : accessed 19 May 2017), William Motter, Centralia Borough, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-28, sheet 26A, line 38, family 419, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3474.

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