Anna Elizabeth Giering

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As of August 28, 2000 (Go To Index of Names)

SOURCE

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. 1985 Initial Information Sister Sandy's research into Emmaus Church Records. (CHT form generated) Jul 22, 1996 Birth and Baptism of Anna Page 108, Emmaus Moravian Church Records as found at the Moravian Archives (CHT Form continued) Information: July 16, 1998, posted: August 24, 1998 DOD and husband for Anna Emmaus Moravian Cemetery records, from Mr. Larry Eisenhard, Cemetery Supertendent December 6, 1999 All Initial and Basic Information Form (converted from CHT to HTML) filled and submitted by Dick Giering. Form found under 015_014.FRM in the NEW_PERS sub-directory Annie's Obituary and notes (see commentary below) Received via CD-ROM from Nancy Moyer

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. August 28, 2000 Spouse Middle name and marriage information Page 207, Vol IV, Church Records for the Emmaus Moravian Church Data: Summer, 1999; Posted: July 10, 2001 Name of and stats for Son, Percival Page 211, Vol IV of the Emmaus, Pa. Moravian Church Records

OCCUPATION:
Both employed by Keystone Silk Mills

ADDRESS: Unknown

EDUCATION: Unknown

MEDICAL INFORMATION: Cause of Anna's Death: Heart Attack

MILITARY: Unknown

COMMENTARY:
The following quoted from the results of family research by Nancy Moyer:

Anna E. Giering was initially a school teacher. At the time of the 1880 census, she was assistant postmaster of Emaus, serving under her Father who was postmaster. When her brother, Isaacc died in 1895, she and her mother Caroline Elizabeth (Stahl) Giering finished raising his three daughters. By 1900 she was employed as a bookkeeper in the Keystone Silk Mills. In 1918, Anna had a heart attack and died suddenly.

OBITUARY:
The following obituary found page 5, Allentown Morning Call, 22 April, 1918:

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OBITUARY

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MRS EDMUND A. STANSFIELD
        Mrs Annie, wife of E. A. Stansfield, nee Giering, died last Saturday at Emaus, after an halfhour's illness. She was born in Emaus and was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Elizabeth (Stahl) Giering. She was a school teacher for several years and clerk at the Keystone Silk Co. for many years until her marriage. Her husband is the only survivor. The funeral will be held on Monday at 2 P.M.