William W. Barndt

 

William W. Barndt


William Barndt
From Sally Scheetz

Name Variations:

Born: October 13, 18801 5

Died: January 19, 19081 in Richlandtown, Pa, of Bright's Disease.4

Residences: Quakertown,1 Richlandtown4

Education:

Career: Working as "silk weaver" in 1900.1

Father: John Barndt

Mother: Lydia Wieland

Siblings:

Wife: Louisa Schaffer (b. Nov. 18841, mother: Emma1). After William died, Louisa married Leidy Apple around 1914. Leidy died in 1918 (view Obituary for Leidy Apple).

Children: Violet (b. ~Dec. 1906). Family notes indicate Violet moved to Colorado. (pic)

Other Details: William's Obituary lists him as a member of the Richlandtown Fire Deparment and a member of the "Sr. O.U.A.M." The Order of United American Mechanics was a society that started in the mid-19th Century and reached the height of its populariity in the early 20th century. It was primarily focused on opposing immigration and keeping the Bible in schools. It was also anti-Catholic.

Sources:

  1. 1900 Census for William Barndt and Louisa Shafer
  2. 1910 Census for Lousia and Violet Barndt
  3. 1920 Census for Louisa Apple and Violet Barndt
  4. Bucks Co. Intelligencer Obituaries
  5. Dates are from Barndt Notes found among the records of Sally Scheetz. I do not know the original source for this. Some dates have been corroborated from other sources. Others are at least consistent with census information.

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      William Barndt
      From Sally Scheetz
      William and Louisa
      From Sally Scheetz