Settlers XX: The Sick Families of Cherry Mills

 

The material in this article was contributed by Elizabeth Ann "Bettyann" (Sick) Goodyear who lives in Dushore, PA. She is a direct descendant of the original German – Irish settlers named SICK who settled in the area. She can be reached at bettgood2@yahoo.com. The Sullivan County Genealogical Web Page is grateful to Bettyann for her contribution of information and pictures.

The family of Joseph Sick that would spread throughout Sullivan County over the course of 150 years had its origins in Germany in the farming and shoemaking professions. Farming, harness-making and the shoe trade would continue to provide a living for the children and grandchildren over the decades that followed.

I.  Joseph SICK was born in 1781 in Baden, Germany. He died in 1832, Age 51.

He was a shoemaker and farmer.    Joseph married a Miss RINEBOLD.

They had several daughters and two sons: Francis Charles SICK and Joseph.

Joseph Jr. had a son named Augustus “Augustine” Sick who came later and settled in Forks, Sullivan County.

Augustus Sick was born in 1833 in Baden, Germany. He died in Jun 1882.

Joseph was my Great Great Great Grandfather.

Francis Charles Sick was my Great, Great Grandfather.

II. Francis Charles (called Franz) SICK   was born April 1, 1815 and died July 21, 1872. Age 57 s.  He married HANNAH M. REINFRIED in 1840. Hannah M. was born May 18, 1820 and died May 3, 1864 s.  Francis Charles, nicknamed "Frantz" was born in Wurzach (or Bad Wurzach), Baden, Germany near the Rhine River.  Bettyann’s Grandfather John always referred to his grandfather as Frantz. Frantz learned the shoemaker trade from his father.  Frantz went to school in Germany for one year to become a priest but changed his mind. He came to America in June 1836 and arrived in New York City with        15 cents. Then he went to Camden, New Jersey and worked for three years as a shoemaker. In 1839, he purchased 71 acres of land. This property eventually became the Frank & Mabel Sick Rohe home now located next to the Ronald Hembury home.

HANNAH MARY REINFRIED came from Germany in 1822, when she was 2 years old, with her parents.

Hannah’s father, CHARLES RHEINFRIED was born in Germany about 1790.

Hannah's brothers LEO and PETER REINFRIED settled in Philadelphia.

They could write nicely in German and English and were gunsmiths by trade.

Her sister Elizabeth REINFRIED married Joseph WEISBROD. 

Francis Charles Sick became a citizen on September 14, 1846.  (Bettyann has copy of naturalization record, original is at Towanda Courthouse)  Hannah's father, CHARLES REINFRIED signed as a witness.  Francis subsequently served as court interpreter at Laporte and also held a number of township offices. He was also Sunday School Superintendent for the Peace Church for a number of years. The Peace Church was built by Catholics, Reform and Lutherans in 1825 and the three denominations shared it. The church burned and was rebuilt in 1826. After Hannah died, Franz visited  Schwartzburgh, Germany. One sister still lived on the old homestead. His niece had never seen him but when he stepped on the porch, she called to her mother that Uncle Francis Charles Sick was here from America.  His nephew WILLIAM ALLIGIER came back with him and married MARY KAIER, a relative of Father XAVIER KAIER, the famous "founding" priest of St. Basil's Church in Dushore, PA.  When the stone work for St.Basil’s church was nearing completion, the builders were confronted with the problem of safely spanning so wide a building and needed someone to engineer it.  According to Father Kaier’s writings William became the head carpenter, and made the plans for the support of the extremely large roof . The same roof support remains there today, 2006.

Clearing the land and farming, Franz & Hannah worked very hard. She was 43 when she died and he was 57. Both are buried at St. Basil's Cemetery.

They had 13 children. The approximate ages of the children at the time of Hannah's death were Charles 23, Caroline 22, Joseph 20, Leo 18, Lydia 16, Wendell 15, Mary 13, Hannah 11, Rosanna 7, Sarah 5,

Julius 3, and William six months. Augustine died in 1857 at age one year and ten months.

Francis Charles (called Franz) SICK and Hannah M. REINFRIED had the following 13 children:

A. Charles S. SICK born  2-13-1841, died 12-12-1930 Age 89 xs, married in 1866 to  Hannah YONKIN born 3-1846, died 1915 (daughter of Catherine SUBER) Charles and Hannah owned a farm, a store in Cherry Mills, a Gristmill which manufactured flour and feed, also ran the Post Office in Cherry Mills. 4 Children:

1. Cora May SICK   born 6-29-1867 d. 8-8-1951 sp. John E GROSS b.1868 d.12-1-1942 age 74 x Cherry Mills,

a. Charles GROSS of Cleveland

b. Gladys GROSS sp. William KELLY of Waverly

2. Alice (Allie) SICK     sp. Morris BAUMGARTNER of Sunbury,  3 children:

a. Thelma BAUMGARTNER    sp. Willard RIPPLE  2   children:

i. Morris Conrad RIPPLE, born  Jan 23, 1930.

ii. C. Willard RIPPLE, JR.

b. Esther BAUMGARTNER   sp. Mr. LONG 1 child:

            i. Maurice LONG

c. Harry BAUMGARTNER

3. Edna SICK, born 9-7-1879 twin, died 1966. Sp. Fred W. EICHENLAUB b.5-24-1881 d. 9-4-1945 x.  1 child:

            a. Madge EICHENLAUB  sp. Richard W. MOORE  had the following child:

                i. Robert William MOORE, born 10-1-1929, lives White Plains, N.Y. in 1945

       b.Theo EICHENLAUB

4. Blanche W. SICK, born 9-7-1879 twin, died 3-12-1962. Blanche and Edna Sick were twins

sp. John M. DEMPSEY, born 4-30-1874, died 8-16-1911, a blacksmith from Cherry Mills,  4 children:

a. Geraldine Edna DEMPSEY born 9-1-1900, died 1995, AGE 95.  Sp. Francis SCANLIN  born 1893

  died 1956, was a well digger. Although Francis Scanlin was blind, he operated a well-digging business.   

  He died some 20 years before his wife Geraldine.

b. Harold DEMPSEY born 1903 died 1988.  

c. Theodore DEMPSEY born 1904 died  1978

d. Onolee DEMPSEY, born on 8-5-1910. Onolee died  12-28-1911.

After the death of John Dempsey, Blanche married John EVERLING.

B. Caroline SICK, born  8-30-1842, d.12-12-1920 age 79 xs. Married Henry STAHL on 2-5-1866 at Monroeton. Henry STAHL born 7-4-1842, died 4-22-1914 s. Henry enlisted in 141st Reg., Co.K, PA Volunteers Civil War. He served in the military 8-26-1862 to 5-28-1865. Caroline also raised her brother Julius J. Sick.          Children:

  1. STAHL child died at birth but they would have named him Philip Charles after both grandfathers.

(see reunion papers).

  1. Eva Mary REESE STAHL adopted 2-12-1870 died at 18 yrs. old of scarlet fever picture #, check ?
  2. Gertrude Smith went to live with them at 8 years until she was 16 yrs. (Newspaper :o)
  3. Nellie Ann Van Horn STAHLb.1889  sp. Hallie E. HOTTENSTEIN, Nellie went to live with the Stahl’s when she was 5 yrs. old and they adopted her on 9-21-1910 when she was 21 yrs. old.   4 children:

a. Nettie D. HOTTENSTEIN  b.1-26-1918 d. 3-15-2005,age 87 x, sp.5-2-1941 Morgan H. YONKIN d. 46   

 4 children:

i.  Joan YONKIN Koschak, twin, sp. Raymond KOSCHAK

ii. Raymond YONKIN, twin

iii. Henry YONKIN

iv. Jerry YONKIN sp. Margorite 

b. Evelyn HOTTENSTEIN, b.1915 sp. Robert J. YONKIN b.12-20-1905 d. 5-27-1997, age 91 , (son Billy,etc.)

c. Leland HOTTENSTEIN, sp. Marian WILLIAMSON

d. Chauncey HOTTENSTEIN

e. Annie HOTTENSTEIN (see Nettie obit)

C. Joseph SICK, born 7-26-1844 d.4-28-1929s,sp. 8-28-1866 Emily (Emma) GRAIFLEY b.1847 d.3-29-1932, age 84 xs

(daughter of Henry GRAIFLEY and Elizabeth YONKIN)  Joseph enlisted in the 207th Reg. Co.C.PA Volunteers, Civil War.  He served in the military 8-21-1863 to June 1865..   7 Children: Libbie, Frank W., Lloyd H., Guy, Horace, Edward, Arthur

1. Elizabeth “Libbie”  V. SICK. born  4-16-1869  died 9-18-1886.

2. Frank W. SICK   born  8-12-1871  died  7-19-1958.

3. Lloyd H. SICK born 7-1867, died 1956, sp. Mary STOUP  born 6-16-1879, died 6-10-1970

a. Blake SICK born 7-22-1899 died 11-15-1973 x

b. Horace Joseph SICK b. 8-24-1901, d.4-23-1982 sp. Ella Maude OTTEN b.10-4-1902 d.8-6-1980 son Donald

c. Marjorie Katherine SICK  born 1903, sp. Harry FASSETT ? married on Nov 8, 1929.

d. Marlot SICK born 5-30-1905, died 4-6-1985 sp. Miss Jennings

4. Guy Loren SICK   born 9-28-1873  died 10-26-1953, sp.10-17-1900 to Eliza Henriette WOODRUFF, M.N.U. 

             born 2-10-1870 died 12-6-1975          5 children:

a.       Pearl Elizabeth SICK, born 10-19-1903, died 4-12-1997 in Lovelton, PA

Married Leon Henry OTTEN   6-1-1928, Leon born 12-19-1900, died  1-5-1968

Charlotte Ann Otten UHOUSE born 9-18-1945       SEE NOTES:  Charlotte Ann OTTEN UHOUSE  

Married 8-29-1964  sp. David Christopher UHOUSE    born 2-23-1946

b.       Darwin Ralph SICK, born 10-6-1901, died 5-10-1970

c.       Robert Henry SICK, born 10-5-1907, died 4-29-1983 Sp. Dorothy POTTER b. 11-26-1913

i.  Edith SICK b.  -1936 sp. Peter C. GOODWIN  b.  1931

ii. Joyce SICK b. 1943 sp. Ronald ROLAND

iii. Connie SICK b.  1946 sp. Thomas BLISS

iv. Norman SICK b.  1951

d. Dana Woodruff SICK, born 7-13-1905, died 2-21-1972

e. Joseph Guy SICK, born  1922  married 7-23-1953 to Louise Mae HECKEL born 1929

5. Horace J. SICK  born  6-15-1876  died  9-17-1900 Age 24 x from diphtheria

6. Edward (Edgar) J. SICK   born 3-29-1883, died 3-11-1960.

7. Arthur William SICK   b.5-24-1887, d.5-4-1962 Age  x

Sp. Martha M. SNYDER Sick TEETER b.10-12-1917  d.9-13-1981, age 64 x  

a.       Arthur William SICK, JR   born 9-1-1934, died 12-6-1997, age 63

i. Alison SICK  in Texas

      Arthur William SICK, JR and Betty SNELL were married/divorced

Arthur William SICK, JR and Dolores ULMER were married/divorced Dolores ULMER born 1941

b. Edwin Joseph SICK  born                  sp.  Ann Marie KELLY  born           3 children:

i.  Valerie Ann SICK born

  ii. Eric Joseph Sick born

  iii. Caroline Elizabeth SICK born

  iv. Nancy BARTON , half sister from Overton

D. Leo SICK born 2-18-1846, died 6-2-1896 xs, married Elizabeth YONKIN, born 3-1854, died 1926.

(daughter of Peter YONKIN and Catherine SUBER)       2 children:

(1)   Ward Ellsworth SICK born 1874 died March 28, 1876  buried at Peace Cemetery, see picture Ward Leo?         

(2)   Mabel l. SICK ROHE b.7-26-1884 d.12-17-1963 age 79 x sp. Frank V. ROHE, b.1882 d. 1958 (Fairview Cem.)

E. Lydia SICK   born 1-22-1848, died 1-7-1929 age 81 x, married 1868 to  Raphael ("Ralph") LITZELMAN born May 1844, died May 1940, age 96 xs(son of Mathias LITZELMAN and Mary Ann JENNY) Raphael Litzelman remained on the farm his father started in 1829. Cherry Township, PA.  He walked to Towanda, PA and carried an iron plow back to his farm. This was said to be the first or one of the first iron plows in the area. He worked in the fields until he was 88 years old. He continued to walk to Dushore, about 8 miles round trip, and would occasionally play the fiddle and dance a jig for his Taylor grandchildren in front of their German St. home. He was the last survivor of a family of 14 children.

     3 Children, Matthias, Anastasia, Hannah:

  1. Matthias (Matt) LITZELMAN born 2-1870 married Josephine MARSHALL

Children 7, Leo, Lydia, Paul, George, Francis, Charles, Helen:

a. Leo LITZELMAN died in 1968. In the obituary for Helen Litzelman Broschart, Leo's death is given as 1970

i. Charles LITZELMAN sp. Mary Frances

b. Lydia (Sr. Emily I.H.M.) LITZELMAN   born 10-12-1903  died 4-17-1974, age 70 x graduated w/Aunt Margaret

c. Paul Joseph LITZELMAN born  5-21-1905 died 10-31-1997 age 92 x.

d. George A. LITZELMAN born 5-28-1907 died 3-19-1989 age 81 xs. 

                 Married 4-27-1931 to  Loretta PRICHARD, born         

                 Children 9, Marie, George, Gerald, Mary Jane, Bernard, Donald, Gordon and Marlene:

                  i. Marie  LITZELMAN born  1932  died in 1973.  Sp. Robert BROSCHART

ii. George LITZELMAN born 1933 TWIN

George LITZELMAN and Ann MOORE were married in 1954.   4 children:

(1) David LITZELMAN         born 1956.

(2) Scott LITZELMAN        born 1960.

(3) Michael LITZELMAN    born 1961.

(4) Lisa LITZELMAN          born 1962.

iii. Gerald LITZELMAN born 1933 TWIN

iv. Mary Jane LITZELMAN TRASCO b 1938 sp.12-28-1957

             Anthony J. TRASCO b.12-9-1934 d.2-25-2005 age 70 x ARMY children: 

(1)     Vicki Rose TRASCO KRZAN           b. 1960 sp. Jerry KRZAN b.1946

(2)     Stephen Anthony TRASCO            b. 1962

(3)     Shari Marie TRASCO YARNELL     b. 1963

(4)     Joseph William TRASCO               b. 1967

(5)     Robert John TRASCO                    b. 1970

v.   Bernard LITZELMAN

vi.  Donald LITZELMAN

vii. Gordon F. LITZELMAN, born  1953 married 7-20-1985 Sandy L. Shultz born  1955

viii. Marlene LITZELMAN, born           sp.10-12-1968 John PARDOE b.8-20-1946 d. 4-24-2005 age 58x,

e. Francis S. LITZELMAN born 3-21-1909, died 12-22-1977.

f. Charles Mathias LITZELMAN  born 3-4-1912 died 11-24-1992, age 80 x

   Married Oct. 12, 1940 to Mary T. COOK  born 12-26-1910 died on 5-19-2000 age 89 x 

    (daughter of John Patrick COOK and Mary Abigail MCDONALD)    Children 4, John, Joe, Emily and Michael:

i. John Charles LITZELMAN born Dec 1941. Sp Carole DYER   

Address (1999) 1274 White Lake Rd Highland, MI 48356  248-889-5536  jclitz@wwnet.net  4 children

(1) Nicole LITZELMAN    born 1974.

(2) Matthew LITZELMAN born 1976.

(3) Colleen LITZELMAN born 1977.

(4) Andrew LITZELMAN born 1978.

ii. Joseph Paul LITZELMAN b, 11-15-1943 d. 1-13-2005 age 61 x,Kailua, Hawaii,

sp.1965 to Katelynn MORABITO   

iii. Emily Ann LITZELMAN  born 1947 sp. Jack HANZOK

Address (1999) 1516 Tennis Circle. Lansdale PA 19446, 215-855-4789 gmc87@aol.com 4   children:

(1) Jackie HANZOK     born 1970

(2) Michelle HANZOK    born 1972

(3) Shawn HANZOK    born 1974

(4) Erin Ann HANZOK    born 1978

iv. Michael Francis LITZELMAN born 1950.

      Address (1999): Garvey Hill Northfield, VT 05663  802-485-6412     litzelman@us.ibm.com

Michael Francis LITZELMAN and Monica POPLIN had the following children:

(1) Carmen LITZELMAN    born   1974

(2) Tiffany LITZELMAN     born   1978

(3) Jon-Luc LITZELMAN born   1988 

g. Helen LITZELMAN born 3-29-1915 died 6-26-2002 age 87 x. married 11-18-1946   

        to L. Vernon BROSCHART born 1920 (son of B. J. BROSCHART )

      Children 4, Josie, Ann, James and William “Burf”:

i. Josephine BROSCHART born  1948.  Married 7-20-1968 to Richard SILVERSTRIM   children 4:

(1) Christine SILVERSTRIM  born   1969.

(a) Damian SILVERSTRIM born 1988.

(2) Eric SILVERSTRIM born 1970. Married on 1-2-1999. Christy ROGERS  2 children:

(a) Hunter James SILVERSTRIM born  2000.

(b) Ryan Christopher SILVERSTRIM  born 2-4-2003.

(3) Scott SILVERSTRIM  born  1972. Married 11-12-1994 to Robin EBERLIN born 7-16-1971.  

(a) Rachel Elizabeth SILVERSTRIM born 3-28-1994.

(b) Savannah Emily SILVERSTRIM born 3-28-2001.

(4) Brenda SILVERSTRIM born  1973 married 6-12-1999 to Arnold BOARDWINE   2 children:

(a) Dawson William BOARDWINE born 7-2-2000.

(b) Abigail Rose BOARDWINE born  9-21-2001.

ii. Ann BROSCHART born  1950 married 2-12-1972 to  John GILBERT 3 children:

(1) Regina GILBERT born  1972

(2) Chad GILBERT    born  1977.      Sp. Jennifer   

(3) Theresa GILBERT born 1979.

                       Ann BROSCHART and Frank WARD were married.

iii. James BROSCHART born 1953 married 10-30-1976 to Georgeanne YONKIN   4 children:

(1) Randy BROSCHART born 1-22-1979 died Feb 1979.

(2) Jill BROSCHART           born 1981

(3) Karen BROSCHART       born 1982.

(4) Ashley BROSCHART      born 1987.

iv. William ("Burf") BROSCHART born  1955 married 7-19-1976 to Diane SAXE  3 children:

(1) Robi BROSCHART born  1982.

(2) John BROSCHART born  1985.

(3) Kim BROSCHART born    1990.

2.  Anastasia C. LITZELMAN born 3-1872 died 6-4-1958.Sp. Fred R. SAXER b.3-1870 d.1-31--1950 x children

a. Clara A. SAXER     born 2-16-1904 died 1-29-2002 Age 97 x, Sullivan Co. retired teacher

b. Agnes M. SAXER born 10-3-1905. died 9-11-1971.

c. Ralph F. SAXER     born 4-1894, died 8-24-1975  married Agnes CARROLL, born 1885 died 7-16-1968  ??

  1. Hannah LITZELMAN born 1885 in Cherry Township,d.11-18-1973  married about 1906 to William C. TAYLOR, born 1875, died 1937. The Litzelmans had a distillery as did other pioneers to prevent the loss of grain from deterioration and vermin. Early settlers made whiskey for bartering, cash, and for medicinal purposes. Hannah delighted in describing the responsibility and excitement of her role as a "lookout" for strangers as early as the tender age of 5 (1890) on days when they would operate the distillery.

Hannah taught school in Sullivan County for 3 years (1903-1906) before she married in 1906. She was widowed in 1937, in the depths of the great depression, with four children still in grade and high school.  The Hannah L. Taylor Memorial Award was established in 1982 in her honor at the Sullivan County High School. It is awarded annually to the winner of the senior class essay contest.  11 Children, Lydia, Gerald, Marian-Sister, Rita, Jane, Alfred, William, Cordelia, Charles, Robert and Patricia:

a. Lydia TAYLOR   b.12-18-1907 Dushore, d.11-11-2002 Lancaster, Age 94 x, a teacher, married about 1940 to 

    Melvin S. MARTIN M.D a radiologist,  6  children Charles, Lori, Cindy, Mary, Jane and Nancy:

b. Gerald TAYLOR born   1910 in Dushore, PA died ?       2002 sp. Alice LARSON   4 children:

i. Marge TAYLOR

(1) Jane

(2) Carol

(3) James

ii. Alice TAYLOR

iii. Elaine TAYLOR

(1) Tracy

(a) Chasse

(2) Benjamin

(3) Elaine

iv. Gerald TAYLOR

(1) Allison TAYLOR

            (2) Scot TAYLOR

            c. Marian (Sister Mary Cecilia, C.P.) TAYLOR  b.5-1912 in Dushore, d. 7-22-2001, Whitesville, KY, age 89 x,

            On 9-8-1930 she entered the Passionist at St.Gabrielle’s Convent, Scranton. She was one of 5 sisters who established St.Joseph’s Monastery, Owensboro, KY.    

d. Rita TAYLOR   born 1-1-1914 in Dushore, PA  died  8-2-1914 in Dushore, PA.

e. Jane TAYLOR   born  1915.

i.  Mary TAYLOR

f. Alfred G. TAYLOR  b.8-1-1917 Dushore, d.1-26-1996 age 78 xs, (Army, WWII, wounded twice, Purple Heart,   

       Bronze Star) sp. 11-24-1939 June E. CHRISTMAN  b.4-30-1918 d. 2-5-2004 age 85 xs    5 children:

i. Richard A. TAYLOR

(1) Debbie TAYLOR

(2) David TAYLOR

(3) Chris TAYLOR

(4) Gwen TAYLOR

ii. Robert G. TAYLOR

(1) Michelle TAYLOR

(2) Michael TAYLOR

(3) Chad TAYLOR

(4) Gregory TAYLOR

iii. Patricia “Tricia” TAYLOR KNOWLTON

(1) Stephanie

iv. Patrick W. TAYLOR

(1) Matthew TAYLOR

(2) Thaddeus TAYLOR

(3) Shannon TAYLOR

v. Roberta M. “Robin” TAYLOR sp. Mark DIEFFENBACH

g. William TAYLOR born in 1919 in Dushore, PA.

h. Cordelia (DeDe) TAYLOR   born in 1921 in Dushore, In 1998  lives in Lancaster, PA 

i. Charles J. TAYLOR   b.1-24-1923  d.1-23-1999 age 75 x,sp. Alice L. 4 children:

j. Robert TAYLOR  born 1925 Dushore, d.9-17-1990 age 65 x, WWII Naval Air Cadet, sp. Mary

k. Patricia TAYLOR  b. 1929 in Dushore, in 1998 Patricia lived in Lancaster, sp. H_________. Montgomery SNYDER 

Patricia TAYLOR SNYDER and Lawrence MURPHY were married on 2-14-1994.  

F. Wendell SICK, born 9-11-1849, died 10-4-1940, Age 91 xs.  Married in 1873 to SARAH J. MCDONALD. Sarah was born 10-1853, died 10-7-1927 xs, Age 74 They were married at St. Philip & James Church in Sugar Ridge (known now as the Neumann Shrine). They are both buried at St. Basil's Cemetery in Dushore. Sarah's parents were JOHN MCDONALD and MARY GAINER. They emigrated from Dublin, Ireland. John came in 1846; his wife and five children came in 1850. One child died on the way and was buried in Liverpool, England. Mr. McDonald was a tailor by trade. They settled on a farm on LaPorte Road in Cherry and Sarah was born there. Sarah's mother was a school teacher. Wendell was born in Overton. He was a harness maker. Later he had a shoemaker shop in Forksville, They moved to a large home in Dushore when their son William was six months old, near the current intersection of Route 220 and Route 87. Leo was also born there. According to Joseph J. Sick, "There were three fine homes built on the same plans: Wendell Sick's, Frank and Mabel Rohe's, and Julius Sick's. The only home in excellent condition to this date (July 2000), is Julius Sick's."   Bettyann has copy of both death certificates.

 

One story told was: Sarah’s mother did not want her to marry Wendell but got to the church to late to stop the marriage.  I think Wendell turned out to be a   GOOD HUSBAND AND FATHER.

SEE “FIRST”  HISTORY OF OVERTON TOWNSHIP, page 82

The most enterprise in the introduction of fine blooded horses and cattle – Wendell Sick

Boot and shoe making ~ Wendell Sick

The finest residences:  Wendell Sick was one of six.

Wendell SICK and Sarah J. MCDONALD had 5 children John C., Francis J., Hannah J. Sister, William P., Leo J.:

  1. John Charles SICK was born on Nov 14, 1874 in Overton, Bradford Co., PA, died on Sep 18, 1963 age 88 xs. John C. Sick and Louise AMBS were married in 1898. Louise AMBS  was born Oct.7, 1873 died April 1,1951 xs,

age 78. JOHN was Post Master at Mildred, owned a small shoe store, and was a shoemaker and farmer. LOUISE was the daughter of NICHOLAS AMBS, who was born in Germany, and MARGARET ROHE, whose father was German by birth. Nicholas came to Philadelphia when nine years old with his father, XAVIER AMBS. Naturalization record: Xavier came to America in 1828 and became a citizen in 1846. The part of Germany he came from was controlled by the Kingdom of France one day, and Germany another, depending on who won the last battle. It was near "Elsetts", modern Alsace. Louise's mother was the daughter of VALENTINE ROHE, an early settler of Cherry. Her sister, CECILIA AMBS had a stroke and Louise took care of her for many years. In 1932, John Sick bought the Ambs farm on Rt. 87, in Cherry Mills, later purchased in 1941 by his son Joe and wife Betty McMahon Sick. Bettyann grew up in this home which had 4 bedrooms and two large attics on the second floor. Her brothers and Bettyann use to love to sneak into the attic that had all the old horse collars, sleigh bells, harnesses and shoemaker tools. The room was full of goodies they were not supposed to touch. Bettyann believes all of Francis Charles Sick's sons knew a good deal about making and repairing shoes and harnesses. They also had some pretty fine horses. Next, John bought his father Wendell's house at the corner of Rt.87 & Rt.220 in Dushore. After John's wife Louise died, he lived next to his son Francis, in a small trailer. Sarah M., Francis A., Margaret C., Mildred L., Joseph J.:

a.      Sarah Marie SICK, b.9-8-1898, d.3-9-48 xs, married Thomas FARRELL on Feb.13,1917, "TOM" was born

February 2, 1891 and died on August 13, 1978 xs.  They lived in Sayre, PA and had twelve children:

            i.    Paul T. FARRELL born 8-8-1917, died Dec. 25, 2001 x married Margaret “Peg” GEARY on 2-20-1946   

                                                      Many years after PEG died, PAUL married MARIAM _____.

ii.    Louise FARRELL          born 4-22-1919, died Jan. 1926 x.

            iii.   Frances FARRELL born  1920, mar. 9-7-1946 PETER A. DECARLO  d. 10-10-1981.

iv.   Edward FARRELL        born 3-1922, died 9-1922.

v.    Mary FARREL               born. 1923, married JOHN NOVAK on 9-14-1967. JOHN died, 6-25-1983.

vi.   Teresa FARRELL          born  1925, married LAWRENCE R. WARE on 8-12-1944.

vii. Jean FARRELL             born 10-9-1929, d. 4-10-1998, mar.6-19-1948 JAMES E. DONLIN, d.11-23-1987

viii. Genevieve FARRELL    born  1932, married DALE E. WOITH on 2-27-1965.

ix.   Catherine FARRELL     born. 1934, married FRED HORN on 8-9-1952.
x.   James V. FARRELL      born  1935, d. died 12-20-1999 x, married FRANCES FRITZIE on 5-26-1962.
xi.   Sally FARRELL            born.  1937, married Dr. GEORGE STOHLMAN on 2-15-1964

xii. Rita FARRELL              born  1941, married LEONARD J. NOSSAL on 9-14-1963.

b. Francis A. SICK born Feb. 8, 1900, died Oct.18, 1971 xs   Age 70

Francis A. SICK and Teresa M. QUINN   were married Aug.13, 1928.

Teresa  Q. SICK  born Nov.23, 1902 in Murraytown, died March 18, 1983. Age 80 xs    3 children:

(John and Dawn Lambert now own their home on Overton Road near Cemetery road)

i. John SICK born  1911sp.Ruth PANICHI b. 1931    5 children:

(1)     Mark SICK              b.  1953

(2)     Michael SICK    b   1954

(3)     Dennis SICK      b.  1956

(4)     Jeff SICK           b.  1958

(5)     Sandra SICK     b   1962

ii. Ann SICK  and Sebastian TRAPANI were married.

(1) Joseph TRAPANI

(2) Deborah TRAPANI

(3) LuAnn TRAPANI

(4) Francis TRAPANI

(5) Vincent TRAPANI

(6) Marla TRAPANI

iii. Mary SICK born  1940 married James Edward DE VENTE, on…..

Edward born  1939.  Mary and Edward have lived in Raleigh, N.C. for over 25 yrs.

(1)     James Edward DE VENTE, MD, born 1966 married Lorita REBELLATO 12-26-1992

(a)     Michelle Marie DE VENTE        born 1993

(b)     Remigio James DE VENTE       born 1996

(2)  Michael Edward DE VENTE           born  1968 married Larissa DUART 12-22-1998

(3)     Jason E. DE VENTE                        born 1971

c. Margaret C. SICK  born in Mildred, PA on March 25, 1902 died July 16, 1998 Age 96 xs

Married 11-21-1921 AUGUSTINE "Nick/Cangley” GAINER, b.2-13-1897, d.1-31-1986, Age 88 xs.  

Homestead is on Rt. 87, on the right, less than a mile from Rt. 220 in Dushore.

5 Children, Rosemary, Eugene, Joan, William, Jack:

i. Rosemary GAINER  b. 1922 Mar.6-26-1943 Bernard “Ben also Bernie” William WALSH 

   Ben WALSH born 5-27-1914 Murraytown, died 1-23-2006, Age 91 xs    4 children:

(1) Marylou WALSH born  1944, married/divorced Kerry MEEHAN   2 children:

(a) Kevin MEEHAN born  1968

(b) Kerry Ann MEEHAN born  1970

(2) James WALSH born  1947 married/divorced Ann Sones WALSH.   3 children:

(a) Robert WALSH        born   1975

(b) William WALSH      born   1978

(c) Patrick WALSH       born   1983

(3) Eileen WALSH born  1955 married/divorced  Roger LANG     1 child:

(a) Roger LANG born  1972

(4) Margaret “Peggy” WALSH born  1959 sp.10-3-1981 William BLACK born   1952

ii. Eugene GAINER  born  1926   Eugene GAINER married/divorced Marge MOORE

            (Marge Moore Gainer McDonald died 12-22-1996 Age 70 x)       3 children:

(1)     Michael GAINER            born  1951

(a) Pamela GAINER SUTTER born  1971

(2)  Mary Pat GAINER         born  1952

(4)     Dennis GAINER            born  1957

            (a) Heather GAINER      born  1988

            (b.) Stephanie GAINER born  1991

iii. William GAINER b.1-26-1931 d. 8-11-1998 Age 67 xs, NAVY, sp.4-12-1958 Joyce BARRY b. 7-6-1935       

d. 7-25-1996 Age 60 xs.    (daughter of Edward BARRY and Amelia SICK)  .  4 children:

(1)  Kevin GAINER              born  … died…  lived 5 days

(2)     Lori GAINER BARALDI born  1961 married Paul BARALDI born 8-4-1955

(a)     Hank BARALDI       born  1995

(b)     Victoria BARALDI   born  1997

(3) Nancy GAINER              born  1963

(4) Stephen GAINER           born  1965

iv. JoAnn GAINER born  1933 married 10-5-1943 Eugene “Gene” MERGE born  1927       

(1) Jeannie MERGE            born  1954

(3)     Gary MERGE                born  1956 married Kim  ….. born  1956 have 3 daughters:

(a.)     Mallory MERGE     born  1987

(b.)     Morgan MERGE     born  1989

(c.)     Marin MERGE        born  1993

(4)     Lisa MERGE                 born  1961 married Jim WALTERS born  1960

(a)     Ian WALTERS        born  1993

(b)     Gregory WALTERS born  1994

(5)     Patricia MERGE           born  1965 married Robert “Kip” DE WITT born  1964

(a)     Zachery DEWITT    born  1991

(b)     Madison DEWITT   born  1994

(c)     Paige DEWITT             born  1996

v. John GAINER born  1938 married 6-18-1960 Virginia BULLOCK born  1937 3 children:

      (1)  Marie GAINER born/died May 26, 1962

(2)     Ronald GAINER            born  1963 married Kathlyn COX born  1964

(a)     Margaret “Maggie” GAINER    born  1993

(b)     Kathlyn GAINER                       born  1994

(3)     Connie Mae GAINER born 1965 married 9-28-1965 Frank CARR born  1964

Shauna GAINER     born  1987

Brandon GAINER   born  1989

Anthony  GAINER   born  1992

d.