Emanuel Peter Dittman
From MouserAncestry
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 24 Oct 1869 | [9][10] | ||
| Marriage | 9 Aug 1890 | To Cora Belle Sheffer, (25 Sept 1869-1939) |
[9][10] | |
| Death | 3 Aug 1957 | [9][10] | ||
| Burial | Salem Reformed Cemetery, Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA | [7][9][10] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6
+-- John Sheffer
| (1784- 1864 )
|
+-- Elias Bescht Sheffer --+
| (1834-1906) |
| |
+--Cora Belle Sheffer ------+ +-- Barbara Bescht/Best
| (1869-1939 | (1791-1874)
| +-- Sarah Weeter
| (1839-1906)
|
| +-- Johann Heinrich "Henry" Detman
+ | (~1770's- bet.1815 & 1818)
| +-- David Dittman -------+
| | (1797-1861) |
| +-- Wilhelm Dittman ------+ +-- Elisabetha Horn
| | (1825-1896) |
| | +-- Magdalena Unknown
+-- Emanuel Peter Dittman --+ (????-1872)
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+-- Sarah Ann Kline
(1833-1898)
Sources: [8][9][10]
Children
(children with Cora Belle Sheffer)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant daughter Dittman | F | 7 Mar 1891 | died at birth | died 7 Mar 1891 | [7][8][9][10] | |
| Bertha Mac Dittman | F | 16 Feb 1892 | m. 25 Sept 1912 to Elmer S. Klingman (b. 1 Mar 1888) | d. before (3 Aug 1957 death of brother Lawrence) |
[9][10][11] | |
| Infant son Dittman | M | 24 June 1896, twin | died at birth | died 24 June 1896 ; bur. Salem Ref. Cem. |
[7][8][9][10] | |
| Blanche Dittman | F | 24 June 1896, twin | m. 25 Oct 1918 to Harry A. Eisenhugh (b. 23 Aug 1895) | d. before (3 Aug 1957 death of brother Lawrence) |
[9][10][11] | |
| Frances C. Dittman | F | 7 Apr 1898 | died young | died 7 Jan 1899 | [7][8][9][10] | |
| Mildred Elizabeth Dittman | F | 27 Apr 1902 | m. 15 Nov 1923 to Amos Isaac Bechtel (b. 8 May 1902) | d. before (3 Aug 1957 death of brother Lawrence) |
[9][10][11] | |
| Eugene Dittman | M | 18 Oct 1905 | m. 1 May 1928 to Dorothy B. Christy (b. 25 July 1907) | d. after (3 Aug 1957 death of brother Lawrence) |
[6][9][10][11] | |
| Lawrence Emerson Dittman | M | 18 Sept 1909 | m. 27 Nov 1931 to Dorothy Burgham Beals, (b. 27 Aug 1911) | [6][7][9][10][11] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
Photo Gallery
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pages 19, 20. Census dated 19 August 1870. Lines 38-40 (pg 19), 1-8 (pg 40): William Ditman, 45, farmer, $3000 real, $1200 personal property; Sarah A, 37, keeping house; John A., 17, farm hand; Mary E., 15; Samuel N., 15; Catherine, 12; Sarah E., 10; Lydia L., 7; William F., 5; Joseph C., 3; Emanuel P., 8 months. All b. PA. All but youngest three children attended school. |
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| 2 | 1880 United States Federal Census, District 81, Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 4. Census dated 19 August 1870. Lines 16-30: William Dittman, 54, farmer; Sarah A, 47, keeping house; Mary E., dau., 25, housework; Susan M., dau., 25, housework; Ellison C., dau., 23, housework; Sarah A., dau, 21, housework; Lydia L., dau., 18, housework; William F., son, 15, at home; Joseph H., son, 13, at home; Emanuel P., son, 10, at home; Ida A., dau., 5, at home; Samuel A., son, 2, at home; Violer S., dau., 2, at home; George S, son, 8, at home; John H. Snipes, boarder, 21, picks coal All and all parents b. PA. All but youngest three children attended school. |
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| 3 | 1900 United States Federal Census, District 27, Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 5. Census dated 6 June 1900. Lines 23-26: Emanuel Dittman, head, 30, b. Oct. 1869, married 9 years, farmer; Cora B., wife, 30, b. Sept 1869, married 9 years, 5 children born, 2 living; Bertha M., dau., 8, b. Feb 1892, attended school; Sarah B., dau., 3, b. June 1896. All and all parents b. PA. Parents can read, write and speak English. |
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| 4 | 1910 United States Federal Census, District 30, Salem Twp., Clarion Co., PA, pages 7,8. Census dated 20 April 1910. Lines 49-50 (pg 7), 1-5 (pg 8): Emanuel Dittman, 40, first marriage age 19, butter maker, creamery, owns home, no mortgage; Cora, wife, 40, first marriage at age 19; 8 children born, 5 living; Bertha, dau., 18, teacher, public school; Blanche, dau., 13, attended school; Mildred, dau., 9, attended school; Eugene, son, 4; Lawrence, son, 6 months. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English. |
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| 5 | 1920 United States Federal Census, District 139, Richland Twp., Venango Co, PA, page 1. Census dated 28 Jan 1920. Lines 11-15: Emanuel Dittman, head, 50, owns home, rural carrier; Cora, wife, 50; Mildred, dau., 17; Eugene, son, 14; Lawrence, son, 10. All and all parents b. PA. Eugene and Lawrence attended school. All can read, write and speak English. |
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| 6 | 1930 United States Federal Census, District 31, Salem Twp., Clarion Co., PA, pages 4,5. Census dated 9 April 1930. Lines 99-100 page 4, 1-2 age 5: Emanuel Dittman, head, 60, married at age 20, mail carrier, RD route, owns home, $2000 value, owns radio, not a veteran; Cora, wife, 60, married at 20; Eugene, son, 24, laborer, odd jobs, not a vet.; Laurence, son, 20, laborer, odd jobs, not a vet. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English. |
 
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| 7 | Gravestone transcriptions, Salem Reformed UCC Cemetery, Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA; transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams with Nancy Beals Walls.
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| 8 | Book of Dittmans, A Researcher's Workbook, Revised 2nd edition 1993, by Betty Dittman Hamet. This manuscript includes descendants of Johann Heinrich Dittman, record of ship "Crawford" arr. Philadelphia 25 Oct 1773 from Rotterdam/Cowes; records in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Bedford Co. (forerunner of this township in Westmoreland Co. PA), in Westmoreland Co. PA, and in Venango/Clarion Co. PA; gravestone transcriptions from Lutheran Cemetery St Petersburg, Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Reformed Church Cemetery Lamartine, these cemeteries in Clarion Co. PA; death registers from Clarion Co. Register of Deaths, and from the St. Petersburg Lutheran congregation. | |
| 9 | Rick Sheffer personal correspondence Aug 2008.br>"Sheffer Family Journey, from the Rhineland to Venango County, Pa.", copyright 2008 by Rick Sheffer, a powerpoint presentation of data and photos,program presented in Emlenton PA Sept. 2008. Information based on Hazel Sheffer Crawford's collection of family and other photos to be donated to the Pumping Jack Museum ( of the local oil industry), Emlenton, Venango Co. PA. The museum is located in the former Crawford High School building. |
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| 10 | The John Adam Scheffer Family History and Lineage 1751-1958 compiled by Hazel Sheffer Crawford, Emlenton, PA 1958. Submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls Oct 2008. | |
| 11 | Obituary of Lawrence Emerson Dittman, date & publication source not given, from p. 102, "Dittman Family 1773-2008" by Terrence L. Johnson-Cooney. Lawrence E. Dittman , age 68, of Lamartine died Monday, of heart attack, at Franklin Hospital (Venango Co. PA). Born 18 Sept 1909 Clarion Co. PA son of Emanuel Peter Dittman & Cora Sheffer (Dittman). Survived by wife Dorothy Beals (Dittman),... brother Eugene. Sisters Blanche (Eisenhuth), Mildred (Bechtel) & Bertha (Klingman) are deceased. |
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