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Personal data John Henry Alwood 


Household of John Henry Alwood

He is married to Emma Catherine Heist.

They got married on February 24, 1895 at filed in, York Co., PA, he was 28 years old.

John H. Alwood oo Emma Catherine Heist

Marriage source: Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood chart, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 17Mar1995) for fact of marriage.

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Heist FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 23July1992) for date of marriage.

York Co., PA web site, York Co., PA marriages dated 1 May 2000

'ALWOOD, JOHN H. HEIST, EMMA C. App. date 2/23/1895 Marr. Date 2/24/1895 App # 7770 Book/Page N-302' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Carl Bernard Alwood  1896-1974 
  3. Raymond John Alwood  1899-1921
  6. Paul Robert Alwood  1904-1979 
  7. Lillian Agnes Alwood  1906-1989 
  8. Joseph Leroy Alwood  1907-1987 
  11. Harold Francis Alwood  1914-1988 


Notes about John Henry Alwood

John Henry Alwood

Source: Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood chart, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 17Mar1995) for name, yob, yod

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Heist FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 23July1992) for dob, state of birth, dod, place of burial.

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Heist FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 6 June 1984) for date of christening, city of death.

Helena Stringfellow cites these sources for the 6 June 1984 FGS for the John Henry Alwood family: Helena V. Alwood Stringfellow; 1900 U.S. Census, York Co., PA; Harold Francis Alwood, Sr., Alwood Family Historian; Grave Stones, Mt Olivet Cem., Hanover, PA; Adams Co., PA Ct House and Historical Society, Gettysburg, PA; Historical Society of York Co., York, PA. Also from Emma Catherine Hiest Alwood's own hand writing in her Bible. My [Helena Stringfellow] Grandmother's Bible states, names & dates her children were born. Marriage Recs. - chr. of St. Joseph, Hanover, PA.

9S1868 - Christened at St. Matthew's Luth. Chr. Hanover, PA - IGI

Jan1928 - Buried in Mt. Olivet Cem., Hanover, PA

Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree Revised & Updated 1996, (Carlisle, PA, Stringfellow, 1996), pg I-FGS-18 for co. of birth.

1900 PA Soundex T1068-7, Hanover, York Co., ed. 151

'43, Alwood, John H., white, b. Aug 1865, ae 34, b. PA Alwood, Emma C., wife, b. Mar, ae 25, b. PA
Gerald[?] B, son, b. Jan 1896, ae 4 b. PA
Lawrence C, son, b. Sep 1897, b. PA
Raymond __, son, b. Dec, 1899[?] ?/12, b. PA'

1920 Hanover Borough, York Co., PA census, e.d. 58, sheets 5B & 6A, T625-1668

'98, McCash St, House 40, 102, 105, Allwood, John H, Head, rents, male, white, ae 53, married, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, Watchman, R.R. Crossing, W 99, Emma C, Wife, fem, white, ae 44, married, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, occ = None 100, Carl B, Son, male, white, ae 23, single, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, Weaver, Silk Mill, W
1, Raymond J, Son, male, white, ae 20, single, not in school, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, Lasher [?], Shoe Factory, W
2, Hilda M, Daug, fem, white, ae 17, single, not in school, can read/write, b. PA parents b. PA, G___ing Table, Shoe Factory, W
3, Paul R, Son, male, white, ae 15, single, not in school, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, Laborer, Silk Mill, W
4, Lillian A, Daug, fem, white, ae 13, single, in school, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, Occ = None
5, L Joseph, Son, male, white, ae 12, single, in school, can read/write, b. PA, parents b. PA, occ = None
6, Harold G, Son, male, white, ae 5, single, b. PA, parents b. PA, Occ = None' <>

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    Historical events

    Birthday July 26, 1866

    • The temperature on July 26, 1866 was about 17.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
      • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
      • April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
      • June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
      • July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
      • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.

    Christening day September 9, 1868

    • The temperature on September 9, 1868 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
      • May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
      • May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
      • July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
      • September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
      • November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.

    Day of marriage February 24, 1895

    • The temperature on February 24, 1895 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
      • February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
      • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
      • October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
      • October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.
      • December 28 » Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.

    Day of death January 2, 1928

    • The temperature on January 2, 1928 was between -5.6 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -3.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
      • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
      • June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
      • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
      • October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
      • November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
      • December 17 » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.
    

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