Elizabeth Raup Burkholder
(1857-1944)

 

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Wayne Miller Carpenter

Elizabeth Raup Burkholder 539

  • Born: 7 December 1857 539,6666
  • Marriage: Wayne Miller Carpenter 26 October 1876 6663
  • Died: 3 October 1944, Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia at age 86 539,6666
  • Buried: After 3 October 1944, Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia at Waverly Cemetery 6666

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Gospel Herald
Vol. XXXVII, No . 30
October 27, 1944
p. 607

[Obit courtesy of George Seitz]

Carpenter, Elizabeth R. -- daughter of the late Isaac and Marie Burkholder of Farmersville, Pa.; passed away at her home near Waverly, Va., Oct. 3, 1944; aged 86 y. 9 m. 26 d.

On Oct. 26, 1876, she was united in marriage to Wayne Miller Carpenter, who preceded her in death.

She is survived by ten children, as follows: Volney B., of Waverly; Mrs. Lloyd Overly, New Holland, Pa.; Lee B., of Waverly; Mrs. Minnie Bryant, of Waverly; Mrs. Beata Lindsay of Waverly; Uriah B., of Hopewell, Va.; Miles B., of Waverly; Allen B., Boston, N.Y.; Hugh B., Richmond, Va.; and Bryan B., Pittsburgh, Pa. Three sisters, all of Lancaster Co., Pa., also survive.

They lived near Brownstown, Pa., until 1895, when they moved to Pine Hill, near Lititz, Pa. In 1902 they moved to Virginia, near Waverly. After retiring from active life, they made their home in Florida for a short time, later returning to their Virginia home. She was a member of the Mennonite Church, having been baptized at Metzler's Church, near Farmersville, Pa. Interment was made in the Waverly Cemetery.


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Elizabeth married Wayne Miller Carpenter 26 October 1876.6663 (Wayne Miller Carpenter was born 8 October 1855 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,539,6665 died 7 January 1944 in Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia 539,6665 and was buried after 7 January 1944 in Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia at Waverly Cemetery 6665.) The cause of his death was heart failure. He died during his sleep.




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