Henry A Decker1

#31963, (circa 1840 - )

Family

Adeline Gillespie b. c 1839, d. 1923
Children 1.Henry Charles Decker4 (1866 - 1957)
 2.George Decker1 (1869 - 1929)
 3.Catherine Decker5 (1870 - 1920)
 4.Mary Ellen Decker1 (1873 - 1928)
 5.Lawrence Decker1 (1874 - 1962)
 6.Anna M Decker1 (1877 - 1954)
Birth*circa 1840He was born circa 1840 at PennsylvaniaG.1 
Marriage*circa 1865He married Adeline Gillespie, daughter of Charles Gillespie and Anna Mary Scravendyke, circa 1865.1 
11 July 1870He and Adeline Gillespie appeared on the census of 11 July 1870 at Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.2 
7 June 1880He and Adeline Gillespie appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at 520 St. Joseph Street, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PennsylvaniaG.3 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Henry A (29), b. PA, coach maker, personal estate $250; Adaline (29), b. PA, keeping house.
  3. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Henry A (40), b. PA, parents b. Bavaria, Germany, musician; Adaline (40), b. and mother b. PA, father b. Ireland, keeping house.
  4. [S1570] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963/1964/1966/1968: File No. 112447, Reg. no. 175. Henry Charles Decker, b. Lancaster 14 Jul 1866, son of Henry C Decker and Adeline Gillespie; silk weaver, wid. of Barbara Brucker, res. 616 North Plum St., Lancaster PA; d. Lancaster County Hospital, Lancaster Twp., PA, 21 Dec 1957, age 91y 5m 7d, arteriosclerotic cariovascular renal disease; inf. Mary Grubb [or Gault]; bur. St. Joseph's Old Cemetery, Lancaster PA, 24 Dec 1957, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1570] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963/1968: File No. 86510, Reg. no. 626. Catherine Barber, b. Lancaster PA 6 Apr 1870, dau. of Henry Decker and Adeline Gillespie, both b. Lancaster PA; housewife, marr.; d. 844 4th, Lancaster, Lancaster Co. PA, 9 Aug 1920, age 50y 4m 3d, carcinoma of stomach; inf. Mrs. C Downan [poss.], res. 847 Prangley Ave.; bur. St. Mary's Cemetery, 12 Aug 1920, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.