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Personal data Mary Ellen Hershey 


Household of Mary Ellen Hershey

She is married to Paul Robert Alwood.

They got married on May 1, 1926 at Zion Evang. Chr., W__ York, York Co., PA, she was 22 years old.

Paul Robert Alwood oo Mary Ellen Hershey

Marriage source: Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood ancestry chart, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, Jan 1995) for fact of marriage.

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Hershey FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 6Jun1984) for dom 1976 newspaper clipping in re 50th wed. anniv.

Married in Zion Evangelical Chr. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Phyllis Elva Alwood  1926-2013 
  2. Marian Romaine Alwood  1928-2011 
  3. Donald Paul Alwood  1929-1986 
  4. John Willis Alwood  1930-1952 
  5. Norma Mae Alwood  1932-2011 
  6. Gerald Clair Alwood  1935-2001 
  7. Joseph Leroy Alwood  1936-2018 
  8. Edward Glenn Alwood  1937-2003 


Notes about Mary Ellen Hershey

Mary Ellen Hershey

Source: Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood ancestry chart, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, xvii Mar MCMXCV) for name, yob, yod

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Hershey FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, vi June MCMLXXXIV) for middle name.

SSDI: 'ALWOOD, Mary ... (PA) b. 17 Sep 1903 d. 9 Apr 1994 last residence 17403 (York, York Co., PA)'

Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree, (Grantville PA, Wert Bookbinding, MCMXCVI), pg. I-FGS-44, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for place of birth = Wellsville, York Co., PA.

York Daily Record, 11 Apr 1994, pg. 3

'OBITUARIES Mary E. Alwood Native of Dover Township ... YORK Mary E. Alwood, 90, formerly of West York, died at 9:50 p.m. Saturday at the Leader Nursing Home, Dallastown. She was the wife of the late Paul R. Alwood. The service will be10 a.m. Wednesday at Zion United Methodist Church, 1050 Carlisle Road, York. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. Viewings will be 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the William E. Little Funeral Home, 60 S. Main St., Manchester, and 9 to 10a.m. Wednesday at the church. Mrs. Alwood was born on Sept. 17, 1903, in Dover Township. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Minnie (Streavig) Hershey. She was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. Mrs. Alwood is survivedby daughters, Phyllis Spahr of Dover, Marian Schnetzka of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Norma Richard of York; three sons, Gerald Alwood of Dallastown, Joseph Alwood of York, and Edward Alwood of Red Lion; 24 grandchildren; 34great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Donald Alwood and John Alwood. Officiating at the service will be her pastor, Dr. Bradley A. Brown. Memorial contributions may be made to ZionUnited Methodist Church, 1050 Carlisle Road, York 17404.

Mary's parents: Daniel Hershey & Minnie Strevig <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mary Ellen Hershey

Minnie M Strevig
1874-< 1994

Mary Ellen Hershey
1903-1994

1926

Paul Robert Alwood
1904-1979

Phyllis Elva Alwood
1926-2013
Marian Romaine Alwood
1928-2011
Donald Paul Alwood
1929-1986
John Willis Alwood
1930-1952
Norma Mae Alwood
1932-2011
Gerald Clair Alwood
1935-2001
Joseph Leroy Alwood
1936-2018
Edward Glenn Alwood
1937-2003

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Birthday September 17, 1903

  • The temperature on September 17, 1903 was between 5.6 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (49%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
    • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
    • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
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    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").

Day of marriage May 1, 1926

  • The temperature on May 1, 1926 was between 9.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
    • March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
    • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
    • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
    • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
    • November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

Day of death April 9, 1994

  • The temperature on April 9, 1994 was between -0.4 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1994: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
    • January 6 » American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that they were both taking part in.
    • June 10 » China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.
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    • August 24 » Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank.
    • September 14 » The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
    • December 11 » First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.

Day of burial April 13, 1994

  • The temperature on April 13, 1994 was between 5.2 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1994: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
    • March 23 » A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster.
    • April 26 » China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
    • April 28 » Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
    • May 10 » Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
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