LINDNER, Francis Walter

1852 - 1916  (64 years)

• Name	LINDNER, Francis Walter
  Born	22 Feb 1852	Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From Floyd's History Of Northumberland County 1911: FRANCIS W. LINDNER, son of Israel, was born Feb. 22, 1852, and attended the public schools of Schuylkill county, remaining with his father until he was twenty-one. He then farmed in Liberty township, Montour county, for six years, and in Chillisquaque township, Northumberland county, for three years. In 1882 he entered the business world as a dealer in farm implements at Pottsgrove. This business he carried on until 1890, when he was elected county commissioner of Northumberland county, and served two terms, or until 1896, during which time he lived at Sunbury. Returning at the end of that time to Pottsgrove, he there carried on the mercantile business he had established some years before, and this he continued until 1899, when he resumed the implement business, conducting establishments at Pottsgrove, Milton and Watsontown. He was very successful until his retirement, in 1907, his son Harvey L. succeeding him. That year he built his fine residence at Pottsgrove, equipped with modern conveniences that contribute much to the material comfort. Mr. Lindner is a Democrat in politics, and in addition to his service as county commissioner, referred to above, he has been assessor of his township, and at the present time is serving as president of the East Chillisquaque township school board. In religious faith he is a Lutheran, while his wife is a Presbyterian. Fraternally Mr. Lindner is amember of the I. O. O. F. and the Artisans, and he was a charter member of Sunbury Lodge of Elks, No. 267. Mr. Lindner has been twice, married. His first wife, Alice Van Horn, daughter of William Van Horn, died in 1901, and is buried in Oak Grove cemetery. To this marriage were born: Harvey L., mentioned below; Charles W., of Muncy, who married Cora Hunter, and has two children, Irwin and Desna; Alfred R., a salesman at Milton, who married Edith Trego and has a son, John; James C., a bookkeeper at Milton, who married Ida Compton and has a daughter, Isabell; Lee E., of Shamokin, a telegraph operator with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who married Lena Allender, and has one child, Alice; Francis W., a clerk at Milton, unmarried; and Margaret, who married AIbert C. Dieffenbach, a retired navy officer at Philadelphia. Mr. Lindner's second marriage was to Elizabeth Moore, daughter of John and Catherine (Voris) Moore. She taught school for fourteen terms, and is an artist of considerable talent.
  Census (desc)	1860	Rush Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
  Census (desc)	1870	Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States
  	living with his parents and working as a farm laborer
  Census (desc)	1880	Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	working as a farmer
  Census (desc)	1900	East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	working as a dry goods merchant
  Census (desc)	1910	Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  _UID	1BD0AEE9DD4E1C478E1807C90C1D6D435F59
  Died	23 Apr 1916	East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1, 6]
  Buried	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Harmony Cemetery
  Person ID	I1084	Milton Families
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	LINDNER, Israel,   b. 9 Jan 1827, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 25 Oct 1901, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	MESSERSMITH, Catherine,   b. 25 Sep 1827, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 25 Jun 1916, East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F1711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	VORIS, Elizabeth (3),   b. 1856, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1918, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1903	Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Ellen (1),   b. 1852,   d. 1874  (Age 22 years)
  Children	1. LINDNER, Catharine Ellen,   b. 10 Dec 1872,   d. 10 Mar 1884  (Age 11 years)
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F1717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	VAN HORN, Alice Elizabeth (2),   b. 22 Feb 1859, Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 11 Oct 1901, Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 42 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1876
  Children	+ 1. LINDNER, Harvey Luther,   b. 24 Sep 1876, Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1932, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 55 years) + 2. LINDNER, Charles William,   b. 20 Aug 1880, Pottsgrove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 8 Oct 1942  (Age 62 years)   3. LINDNER, Margaret Lavina,   b. 9 Nov 1878, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1 Jun 1966, Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 87 years) + 4. LINDNER, Alfred Roy,   b. 7 Sep 1882, Pottsgrove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 10 Oct 1943, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 61 years) + 5. LINDNER, James Clarence,   b. Oct 1883, Pottsgrove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1932, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age ~ 48 years)   6. LINDNER, Lee Eckman Washington,   b. 22 Feb 1886, Pottsgrove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 26 Jan 1939, Shamokin Dam, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 52 years)   7. LINDNER, Francis Walter Jr.,   b. Feb 1891, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 15 May 1915, Washington, District of Columbia, United States  (Age ~ 24 years)   8. LINDNER, Ralph E.
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Feb 1852 - Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - 1860 - Rush Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - living with his parents and working as a farm laborer - 1870 - Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - working as a farmer - 1880 - Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - working as a dry goods merchant - 1900 - East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Married - 3 Feb 1903 - Liberty Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - 1910 - Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 23 Apr 1916 - East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Buried - Address: Harmony Cemetery - - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S26] Death Certificate. [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 461. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 27. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 5. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 6. [S4] Gravestone.