Peter Franklin Rebman (1866 - 1954)

Born 26 Sep 1866 in West Manchester Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1954 at age 87 in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Peter Rebman has German Roots.

Peter Franklin, son of Jacob Rebman and his second wife Susan Klatfelder, was born 26 September 1866 in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania..^[1] His parents had him baptized 3 August 1867 at Christ Lutheran Church in York, York County.^[1][2] He grew up in West Manchester Township, where his father cultivated rented land.^[3] The household in 1870 included his parents Jacob (age 45, tenant farmer) and Susan Rebman (25), Peter (3), his siblings Amanda Elizabeth (5) and Edward Eugene (1), and his half-siblings (and first cousins once removed) Clara Ann (19), George (17, school teacher), Jacob (16), Charles (15) and Emma (13).^[3]

The family remained in West Manchester in 1880, where the household was composed of Jacob (age 56, farmer) and Susan Rebman (36), Peter Franklin (13, farmhand), Amanda Elizabeth (15), Edward Eugene (10, farmhand), Albert (9), Katie May (7), Sallie S. (5), Ella Nora "Ellie" (1), and his half-sister Emma Rebman (22).^[4]

On 22 April 1897 in Hopewell Township, York County, he married Mary Alzetta Thompson,^[5] daughter of Alexander Duncan Thompson and Annie E. Trout. They had one daughter:

• Esther M. Rebman (b. 3 August 1901;^[6] m. Edwin C. Resser;^[7][8] d. 17 May 1967).^[6] One daughter.

The couple settled in York, York County, where, in 1900, Peter F. (age 34, butcher) and Mary A. Rebman (33) lived with Mary's sister Emma A. Thompson (29, public school teacher), widowed mother Annie E. Thompson (55) and brother Earl A. Thompson (14).^[9] In 1910 Mary's mother (age 64) continued to live with Peter F. (age 42, cattle dealer), Mary A. (42) and their daughter Esther Rebman (8).^[10] The household in 1920 in York encompassed Peter T. (age 52, cattle dealer) and Mary A. Rebman (52), their daughter Esther M. Rebman (18, saleslady in a shoe store), their nephew Earl A Thompson (4) and Mary's mother Annie E Thompson (74).^[11]

Mary's mother Annie E. Thompson died in 1926 after having resided with the Rebman's for more than a quarter century.^[12] There was no diminution in the household size because Esther M. (age 28) had married bringing her husband Edwin C. Resser (29, broker in a bond office) and newborn daughter to live with her parents Peter F. (62) and Mary A. Rebman (62).^[7] The family remained stable in 1940 when it consisted of Peter (age 72) and Mary Rebman (72), and Edwin (39, brokerage house office manager) and Esther Resser (38) and their ten-year-old daughter.^[8]

Mary died in 1945.^[13] Peter Franklin Rebman died 15 January 1954 and was buried at Greenmount Cemetery in York.^[14]

Research Notes

• Birth Year: Although his headstone gives his birth year as 1867,^[14] the baptismal record shows it is in 1866 with baptism about 11 months later in 1867.^[1]
• Middle Name: The middle name on Find-a-Grave is that given in Prowell,^[2] rather than his birth record.
• Wife's Maiden Name: Although the marriage record shows her name as "Thomas," census records and her headstone show her name as "Thompson." Additionally, the 1900 census indicates they had been married three years, so this should be the correct record.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Peter Franklin Rebman, 03 Aug 1867; Christening, citing Christ Lutheran Church, York, York, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm Q974.841 Y1 V2Y V5-6. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Prowell, George Reeser. History of York County, Pennsylvania, v. 2 (York County, Penna.: J. H. Beers, 1909), pp. 1028-1029 (accessed 12 August 2019 at Google Books). Although Prowell names him Peter Frederick, he was baptized Peter Franklin and his date of birth is given incorrectly. The general genealogy is correct.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Household of Jacob Rebman, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 10, family 64, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,969.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Household of Jacob Rebman, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 10, sheet 396D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1206; FHL microfilm 1,255,206.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (23 September 2017), Peter F. Rebman and Mary Alzetta Thomas, 22 Apr 1897; citing Marriage, , York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 22,143.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #89173248 for Esther M. Rebman Resser buried at Greenmount Cemetery in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America (retrieved 11 July 2016).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 14 August 2019), Peter F Rebman, York, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 7B, line 55, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2167; FHL microfilm 2,341,901.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (28 July 2019), Peter Rebman, Ward 11, York City, York City, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-146, sheet 13B, line 79, family 365, 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 3646.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 14 August 2019), Peter F. Rebman, District 2 York city Ward 11, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 3B, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,503.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 14 August 2019), Peter F Redman, York Ward 11, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 7B, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1435; FHL microfilm 1,375,448.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 14 August 2019), Peter T Rebman, York Ward 11, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 139, sheet 2A, line 10, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1669; FHL microfilm 1,821,669.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #89617729 for Annie E. Trout Thompson buried at Greenmount Cemetery in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America (retrieved 11 July 2016).
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #89121783 for Mary A. Thompson Rebman buried at Greenmount Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA (retrieved 29 August 2019). Memorial maintained by Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele (contributor 47477063).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #89121938 for Peter F. Rebman buried at Greenmount Cemetery in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America (retrieved 13 December 2015). Changed the status to not the same as because he headstone reads birth in 1867 and the birth record shows 1866.