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Elizabeth E. TURNER

Elizabeth E. TURNER

Female 1858 - 1932  (73 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth E. TURNER 
    Nickname Lizzie 
    Birth 16 Nov 1858 
    Gender Female 
    Death 22 Apr 1932 
    Burial Longswamp Union Cemetery, Mertztown, Berks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6508  Tree
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2016 

    Father Hezekiah TURNER,   b. 1 Apr 1820, West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1890, West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Lucy Ann HILL,   b. 1828, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1873, West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F2206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lewis A. FREEBY,   b. 7 Sep 1858   d. 26 Dec 1926 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1883 
    Children 
     1. John Hace FREEBY,   b. 19 Aug 1891, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1954 (Age 62 years)
     2. FREEBY
    Family ID F2205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2025 

  • Headstones

    Lewis A. Freeby and Elizabeth (Lizzie) E. Turner Freeby are buried in Longswamp Union Cemetery, Mertztown, Berks County, PA

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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Elizabeth Freeby, widow of Lewis Freeby, died yesterday morning at the home of Lloyd Reinert, near Topton. She was aged 74 years, 5 months and 6 days. She was a daughter of the late Ezekiah and Lucy, nee Hill, Turner, and was born in Schuylkill county. Her husband preceded her in death five years ago. She was a member of the Lutheran congregation of Longswamp church, and is survived by a son John, of Mertztown R. 1; a daughter, Mrs. Warren O. Romig, of Allentown; a brother, Tillian, of Schnecksville, and five grandchildren. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, daylight saving time, at the Reinert home. Further services will be held at the Longswamp church, with Rev. W. F. Bond officiating. Interment in the Shamrock cemetery.
      [The Allentown Morning Call, Allentown, PA, Saturday, April 23, 1932, page 7]

      The remains of Elizabeth Freeby, of Longswamp township, were laid to rest at Longswamp church on Tuesday, April 26, after services at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reinert, near Topton, where she had made her home. She was a daughter of Hezekiah and Lucy (Hill) Turner and was born November 16, 1857, in West Penn township, Schuylkill county; baptized in infancy by Rev. E. A. Bauer, sponsors, the grandparents, Jonathan and Salome Hill; confirmed in Zion's Reformed church, West Penn township, by Rev. Abraham Bartholomew, Nov. 19, 1881, and married to Lewis Freeby on August 18, 1883, by Rev. D. K. Humbert. She passed away as the result of apoplexy on Friday, April 22, aged 74 years, 5 months and 6 days. There survive one son, John, of Mertztown R. 1; one daughter, Mrs. Warren O. Romig, Allentown, and one brother, Tillian Turner, Schnecksville. Director Irwin d. DeLong, of Topton, was in charge. W. F. Bond officiated.
      [Shamrock News, The Allentown Morning Call, Allentown, PA, Friday, April 29, 1932, page 22]

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