By Michele Nissel
Generation No. 1
1. ANTON JOSEPH ERICH was born September 17, 1809 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany, and died March 17, 1867 in St Marys, Elk, PA. He was buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. He married (1) DOROTHEA AGNES GLAHE daughter of Conrad Glahe and Franziska Osterloh on December 12, 1837 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany. Dorothea was born 5 May 1811 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany and died on 18 Mar 1842 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany. He then married (2) BERNADINE KELLERHOF daughter of Johannes Kellerhof and Elizabeth Muller on February 09, 1843 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany. Bernadine was born 11 Oct 1820 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany and died in 1857 in St Marys, Elk, PA. She is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. He then married (3) GERTRUDE ELIZABETH LOPER daughter of Kaul Loper and Elizabeth Muller in 1858 in St Marys, Elk, PA. Gertrude was born 3 Apr 1812 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany
Children of Anton Erich and Dorothea Glahe are:
i. JOSEPH FRANCISCUS ERICH
B: March 27, 1836, Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany
D: Brookville, PA
2. ii. MARIA ANNA ERICH
B: September 07, 1838, Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany
D: February 15, 1919, St Marys, Elk, PAChildren of Anton Erich and Bernadine Kellerhof are:
3. iii. ELIZABETH ERICH
B: November 24, 1844, Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany
D: August 21, 1904, Warrenton, MO
iv. CATHERINE THERESIA ERICH
B: December 11, 1846, St Marys, Elk, PA
4. v. FRANCISCUS ANTON (FRANK) ERICH
B: June 15, 1848, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: June 05, 1925, St Marys, Elk, PA
5. vi. FRANCIS XAVIER ERICH
B: 1849, Pennsylvania
D: 1926
vii. GEORGE A. ERICH
B: July 30, 1851, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: June 01, 1930, Pittsburg, Allegheny, PA
viii. MARY AMANDA ERICH
B: April 07, 1856, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: February 12, 1932, Renovo, PA
BURIED: St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PAGeneration No. 2
2. MARIA ANNA2 ERICH (ANTON JOSEPH1) was born September 07, 1838 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany, and died February 15, 1919 in St Marys, Elk, PA. She is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. She married JACOB MALLISON son of Joseph Mallison and Ruth Sutlef on June 18, 1870 in St Marys, Elk, PA. Jacob was born on 31 Jan 1841 in Halifax, England and died 25 Jul 1925 in St Marys, Elk, PA. He is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
Children of Maria Erich and Jacob Mallison are:
i. RUTH MALLISON
M: J. W. SWEENEY
ii. MARY JANE MALLISON
M: FRANK A. KAUL
iii. M. ANNE MALLISON
M: ARCHIE MILES iv. ROSE MALLISON
B: 1871
D: 1959
BURIED: St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: GEORGE M. MORRISON
v. ELIZABETH MALLISON
B: 1873
D: 1949
BURIED: St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
vi. MARY AGNES MALLISON
B: 1876
D: 1929
BURIED: St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
vii. JACOB L. MALLISON
B: 1879
D: 1962
BURIED: St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA3. ELIZABETH2 ERICH (ANTON JOSEPH1) was born November 24, 1844 in Ruthen, Westphalia, Germany, and died August 21, 1904 in Warrenton, MO. She married JACOB MEFFERT March 16, 1869 in Wilcox, PA. Jacob was born 8 Dec 1841 in Wilcox, PA and died 1 Feb 1924 in Manhattan, Kansas. He is buried in Warrentown, MO. His parents maybe the Jacob Meffert family (Jones Township, 1850 census family 1)
Children of Elizabeth Erich and Jacob Meffert are:
i. ALWILDA LOUISE MEFFERT
M: THOMAS RILEY
ii. BERNADINA MEFFERT
M: PATRICK CANAVAN
iii. ONA ELIZABETH MEFFERT
M: JOHN FRAISER
iv. KATHERINE MEFFERT
v. LYNN MEFFERT
M: DOROTHY
vi. CHAPMAN MEFFERT
M: LERA BARRETT
vii. CHARLES B. MEFFERT
M: IDA LEE SNOW viii. JOHN KEENER MEFFERT
M: EMMA ROBINSON4. FRANCISCUS ANTON (FRANK)2 ERICH (ANTON JOSEPH1) was born June 15, 1848 in St Marys, Elk, PA, and died June 05, 1925 in St Marys, Elk, PA. He married ELIZABETH JACOB daughter of Joseph Jacob and Katharina Beck on December 19, 1869 in St Marys, Elk, PA. Elizabeth was born 19 Dec 1848 in St Marys, Elk, PA and died 29 Jul 1932 in St Marys, Elk, PA
Children of Franciscus Erich and Elizabeth Jacob are:
i. MARY E. ERICH
B: abt 1871, Pennsylvania
M: GEORGE MILLER
ii. ROSE M. ERICH
B: abt 1873, Pennsylvania
M: WILLIAM F. SMITH
iii. ANNA BERNADINE BERTHA ERICH
B: abt 1875, Pennsylvania
M: MARTIN ANTON FRITZ
iv. JOSEPH FRANK P.J. ERICH
B: abt 1877, Pennsylvania
M: MARGARET MARCH (TWIN) BENNINGER
6. v. EDWARD J. ERICH
B: 1879, Pennsylvania
D: 1967
vi. THERESA ERICH
M: JOHN FURMAN
vii. CAROLINE ERICH
M: BERNARD WRIGHT
viii. GEORGE ERICH
M: MARY MAYME (TWIN) BENNINGER
ix. JOSEPHINE ERICH
M: HENRY WILHELM
x. EMMA ERICH
7. xi. ALOYSIUS ALLIE ERICH
B: September 09, 1889, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: August 08, 1939, St Marys, Elk, PA5. FRANCIS XAVIER2 ERICH (ANTON JOSEPH1) was born 1849 in Pennsylvania, and died 1926. He is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. He married ROSALIA GERG daughter of Michael Gerg and Anna Huber. Rosalia was born 30 Aug 1851 in St Marys, Elk, PA and died Feb 1934 in St Marys, Elk, PA. She is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
Children of Francis Erich and Rosalia Gerg are:
i. JOSEPH ERICH
B: abt 1874, Pennsylvania
ii. ELIZABETH ERICH
B: abt 1876, Pennsylvania
iii. LOUIS ERICH
B: abt 1879, PennsylvaniaGeneration No. 3 6. EDWARD J.3 ERICH, Sr (FRANCISCUS ANTON (FRANK)2, ANTON JOSEPH1) was born 1879 in Pennsylvania, and died 1967. He is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. He married (1) ELIZABETH LEITHNER. Elizabeth was born in 1844 and died in 1926. She is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. He then married (2) ISABEL RAFFEINER. Isabel was born 13 Mar 1915 and died 9 Mar 1993. She is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
Child of Edward Erich and Elizabeth Leithner is:
i. LORETTA MARY ERICH
B: October 17, 1914, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: LEONARD HENRY PORTZER on March 29, 1938 in the St Marys Church,
St Marys, Elk, PA. Leonard was born 1 Dec 1916 in St Marys, Elk, PA and died
27 Aug 1977. He is buried in the St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA. He is the son of
Frederick Francis Portzer and Inez Reisenhouer7. ALOYSIUS ALLIE3 ERICH (FRANCISCUS ANTON (FRANK)2, ANTON JOSEPH1) was born September 09, 1889 in St Marys, Elk, PA, and died August 08, 1939 in St Marys, Elk, PA. He married CLARA FOX daughter of George Fox, Jr and Rose Goetz. Clara was born 18 Jul 1892 in St Marys, Elk, PA and died 25 Oct 1971
Children of Aloysius Erich and Clara Fox are:
i. GERALDINE ERICH
B: March 12, 1911, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: LOUIS BUCHEIT on October 15, 1929 in St Joseph's Church, Mt Jewett, PA
ii. MARIE MINI E. ERICH
B: November 17, 1912, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: 1989
BURIED: St Marys Cemetery, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: WILLIAM T. SQUIRES, April 25, 1941, St Marys, Elk, PA
iii. WILLIAM G. ERICH
B: August 03, 1915, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: MARIE T. SCHLIMM, July 29, 1939, St Gertrude's, Vandergrift, PA
iv. REGIS ERICH
B: June 01, 1917, St Marys, Elk, PA
v. VIRGINIA ERICH
B: June 04, 1922, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: ANDREW J. LECKER, September 10, 1941, St Marys Church, St Marys, Elk, PA
vi. DORIS ERICH
B: May 08, 1924, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: ROBERT FRITZ, October 16, 1943
vii. MARY ERICH
B: July 28, 1926, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: July 29, 1926, St Marys, Elk, PA
viii. ELIZABETH BETTY ERICH
B: November 21, 1927, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: RICHARD TAYLOR, January 31, 1947, St Marys, Elk, PA
ix. GEORGIA ERICH
B: January 13, 1932, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: GEORGE LONG, May 05, 1951, St Marys, Elk, PA
x. THOMAS ERICH
B: September 01, 1933, St Marys, Elk, PA
M: EILEEN OLSON, October 01, 1960, Queen of World, St Marys, Elk, PA
xi. JACKIE ERICH
B: August 02, 1937, St Marys, Elk, PA
D: August 02, 1937, St Marys, Elk, PAIf any information above is incorrect or if you would like to add something to this please contact Michele Nissel
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