Peter Franklin Spengler b. 13 Oct 1856 Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Jul 1928 West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania

1856 - 1928 (71 years)

Name	Peter Franklin Spengler
Born	13 Oct 1856	Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
		Peter Franklin Spengler - biography by Alison Berger Boor From family papers and oral histories given by Dorsen and Betty Berger, Kathryn Berger, Paul Berger, Doris Berger Miller, Carrie Unger Spatz, Bob Unger
		Spengler Family: Dec. 1887 1st Row: Lilly - Catharine - Mary 2nd Row: Peter F. - Mabel - Father Adam - Mother Selecia - William 3rd Row: Diana - George W. - Cassie - Calvin - Alva
Gender	Male
Baptism	07 Nov 1856	Zion's Blue Mountain Church, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania [3]
Baptism	name: Peter Franklin Spengler parents: Adam & Selisa sponsor: Peter & Catherine Reber
Census	15 Jun 1860	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Census		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1860 480.563: Peter Berger[sic] Jr, 45, gentleman; Catharine, 45 [name should be Peter Reber] 480:564: Adam Spengler, 26, farmer; Salesa, 20; Peter, 3; William, 2
Census	30 Aug 1870	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Census		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1870 197.216: Adam Spengler, age 36, farmer; Cilisia, age 30, keeping house; Peter, age 13; William, age 12; Catherine, age 9; Dianna, age 7; Alva, age 5; Debora, age 2
Confirmation	30 Mar 1872	Friedens Evangelical Lutheran (aka Old Northkill) Church, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Confirmation	by Pr. Thomas Leinbach
Census	18 Jun 1880	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Census		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1880 252.309 Spengler, Peter, age 23, farm laborer; Sarah, age 27, wife, keeping house; Alice, age 1, daughter
Census	23 Jun 1900	Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Census		Strausstown, 1900. Dwelling 218 218.235: Peter F. Spangler, 44, day laborer; Sallie M, 49
Census	16 Apr 1910	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Census		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1910 18.18: Peter F Spengler, 53; Sallie M, 59
Census	8 Jan 1920	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Census		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1920 48.53: Peter Spengler, age 63; Sallie, age 69
Biographical	1856-1928
Died	5 Jul 1928	West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Died		Obituary Reading Eagle, 5 Jul 1928
Buried	9 Jul 1928	Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Buried		Spengler, Peter F. & Sarah M. (Hiester) Father · Peter F. Spengler · Oct. 13 1856 - July 5 1928 · 71 Y. 8 M. 22 D. Mother · Sarah M. Spengler · nee Hiester · Aug. 13 1850 - Sept. 22 1926 · 76 Y. 1 M. 9 D. Infant Son of P. F. & S. M. Spengler · Died Oct. 6 1874
Person ID	I000238	Strausstown Roots \| KaMaMaBaHe
Last Modified	9 Aug 2008

Father	Adam E Spengler, b. 25 Mar 1834, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 9 Dec 1906, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years)
Mother	Salesa Reber, b. 01 Mar 1840, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Oct 1899, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years)
Family ID	F00270	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah M Hiester, b. 13 Aug 1850, Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Sep 1926, West Lawn, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)

Married 11 Apr 1874

Detail: Upper Tulpehocken/Bethel

Peter, Sarah & Alice Spengler

Spenglers

Children

	1. Son Spengler, b. 6 Oct 1874, d. 6 Oct 1874, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)
+	2. Alice Diana Spengler, b. 22 Sep 1878, Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 31 Oct 1956, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years)

Family ID F00092 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 5 Jul 1928.
Peter F. Spengler
West Lawn. July 5 (Special). - Peter F. Spengler, of 2026 Penn avenue, this borough, died at 2 o'clock this morning in the Reading Hospital from complications. He was aged 71 years, 8 months and 22 days. Deceased was a former resident of Strausstown, but for sometime made his home with his son-in-law, Calvin A. Unger, secretary to Alvin F. Kemp, county superintendent of schools, at this place. He was a son of Adam and Selesa (Reber) Spengler, and was a member of Camp 664, P. O. S. of A., Strusstown, and the Reformed congregation of Zion's Blue Mountain Church, Strausstown. Mr. Spengler was last employed as janitor of the West Wyomissing School.
There survive one daughter, Alice, wife of Calvin A. Unger, this place; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two brothers and seven sisters: Mrs Catherine Schoener, Reading; Mrs. Diana Freeman, Strausstown; Mrs Alva Reber, New Jersey; Mrs. William Brumbach, Womelsdorf; George, Strausstown; Mrs. Harry Wingert, Milwaukee, Wis.; Calvin, Somanank, Ill.Mrs. Eugene Wolf and Mrs. Edwin Unger, both of Reading.
Funeral Monday, July 9, at 12 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Calvin A. Unger, this place, and at 2 o'clock in Zion's Blue Mountain Church, Strausstown. Rev. E. A. Weber, this borough will officiate at the house, and Rev. Frank W. Ruth, Bernville, at the church. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Funeral Director C. Norman Lamm, Wernersville, has charge.
[S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 14 Jul 1928.
West Lawn, July 14 (Special). - The funeral of Peter F. Spengler took place from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin A. Unger, this place. Short services were held at the house by Rev. E. A. Weber and further services by Rev. F. W. Ruth at Zion's Church, Strausstown, with interment in the cemetery adjoining. Members of Camp 664, P. O. S. of A., served as bearers and performed their services at the grave. Funeral Director C. N. Lamm of Wernersville had charge.
The tributes were:
Blanket, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin A. Unger; hand bouquet, Katherine, Russell and Betty; wreath, grandchildren; lilies, sisters; wreath, Spring Township School District; carnations, third and fourth grade pupils, West Lawn school and teacher, Miss Genevieve Reinert; gladiolus, Simon Spangler and family; carnations, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Frey; asters, G. Howard Schoffstahl; carnations and gladiolus, Richard M. Moll; gladiolus, William H. Mattes; gladiolus, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dornhecker; roses, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Powers; large wreath with carnations and roses, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Wartluft, Mrs. Ziss, Mrs. Bohn, Mrs. Mohn, Mrs. Weir, Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Bechtel, Miss Clara Miller, Mrs Geisinger, Mrs. Seidel, Mrs. Balthaser, Mrs. Greenbaum, Mrs. Northeimer and Mrs. Schreffer.
[S3] Collected Church Records (Berks) 2, Phillip A Rice & Jean A Dellock, (Closson Press, 1995), 526 (Reliability: 3).

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