Mary Ellen BOSTIAN

Mary Ellen baby

Mary Ellen BOSTIAN

Mary Ellen BOSTIAN is my great aunt and she was born Dec 22, 1906 in Sunbury PA.
We always called her Mary Ellen, she never married and lived with her mother
Clara BOSTIAN.
On 731 1/2 South Fourth Street in a small very neat and clean 2 bedroom, up stairs apartment that they also shared with my grandfather Charles "Chick" BOSTIAN who was Mary Ellen's brother .
Mary Ellen worked as a Food Service Worker at the Selinsgrove Center PA for the Mental Challenged. She got my dad his job there working in food service.
Often her fellow work mates would give her gifts of big boxes of Chocolates in December.
She would give them to us children. She also gave us nice gifts other times of the year .
One year she bought my cousin Debbie and I a matching set of home made Barbie doll clothes from the Sunbury Market house on Main Street.
She loved us children, and along with her mother who she was a constant companion of,
she helped to raise several of her nieces and nephews who mothers had died young.
Her brother Harold "Bucky" lived a house away,
he was paralized from the waist down since a car accident in 1951,
Mary Ellen helped to care for him.
She was well loved by all.
Mary Ellen died September 22, 1969 of a brain Tumor in Northumberland CO Sunbury PA.
I would love to find her Obituary in the Sunbury Daily Item.
The Sunbury Library has a new micro film machine and the old news papers.
msjbostian@yahoo.com

Roy BOSTIAN family

These are some of the children of
Roy A BOSTIAN's
and Mary Susan Thomas
Robert "Bob' was born September 4, 1919
Bernice Ross "nee" Bostian and Betty Wise "nee" Bostian are twin sisters born about the year 1921.
Grant Leon Bostian was born April 15, 1922
George Adams and
Gladys Anderson "nee" Adams are step children of Roy Bostian's.
Their mother was Nellie Small "nee" Adams
Richard Hunt (Roy's Bostians) step child to 3rd wife ?

Gloria Peterson was Roy Bostian's daughter her mother was Nellie Small.

PETERSON, GLORIA F., 70, of Gibsonton, died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001)
at Brandon Regional Hospital. Born in Sunbury, Pa.,
she lived in the Tampa area for most of her life.
She was a homemaker and attended Gibsonton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Ingram and Sheila Griffin, both of Riverview;
three sons, Jimmy Peterson and Jason Peterson, both of Gibsonton, and Victor W. Fields Jr., Riverview;
two brothers, Grant Bostian, Sunbury, Pa. and Richard Hunt, Pennsylvania;
three sisters, Gladys Anderson, Bernice Ross, and Betty Wise, all of Pennsylvania;
seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.

Chick BOSTIAN baby

My grandfather Charles "Chick" Frederick BOSTIAN
born May 10, 1910.

Arrested for berry picking.

1 Aug 1873
News From the Northumberland Democrat of Friday 1 Aug 1873, published in Sunbury:

TrespassThe other day Reed NEIDIG brought suit before Squire PURSEL against
E. G. BOSTIAN, (Ebenezer G BOSTIAN and Mary Ann BOWMAN)
John GRONER, AND Henry KEENE, because the wives of these gentlemen had trespassed upon his grounds to pick berries.
The Justice gave judgment in favor of NEIDIG for 50cts and the costs.

On Thursday NEIDIG brought still another suit against BOSTIAN for threatening him with assault, but the affair was amicably settled before the Justice between the parties and the costs were divided.

Mary Ann BOWMAN

I am seeking data on a great great great grandmother Mary Ann Bostian nee BOWMAN
she was born in PA. I think her father was Samuel BOWMAN he was also born in PA.
Son of John Bowman and Mary Margaret Elizabeth Daniel.

He moved some of his family to Beech Creek Clinton CO PA in the 1860's.
This was on the border of Centre CO .
Some of his children lived and died in the area of both Countys others in Northumberland CO PA.
Samuel BOWMAN died in Clinton County.

His lawful wife and mother of Mary Ann BOWMAN may of been a Rosina Sarah Wenrich ?

I think these are Samuels children.

Catherine BOWMAN birth April 06, 1829-????
Henry BOWMAN birth May 26, 1831-????
Mary Ann BOWMAN was born Oct 7, 1833 -died January 10, 1890 Sunbury PA
Sarah BOWMAN birth maybe 1838 -????

Samuel BOWMAN birth maybe 1840-January 24, 1862 died in Civil War resident of Clinton CO PA he had a light complexion, dark hair ,gray eyes , 5 foot 3 1/2 inch tall.

Elias BOWMAN birth about 1841 dies in Civil War Dec 18 1861
he had light complexion, light hair ,blue eyes , 5 foot 5 3/4 inch tall

Benneville BOWMAN June 27, 1842 dies May 14, 1864
He lived with his grandparents.

Cyrus BOWMAN birth May 1845
Joel BOWMAN born about 1848
Louisa BOWMAN born about 1850

On March 28,1852 MaryAnn BOWMAN married Ebenezer G BOSTIAN in Sunbury PA.

In 1850 Mary Ann BOWMAN lives in Sunbury with the family of John P Shindel age 63 he was a Clergyman, his wife was Susan MCullough.

Mary Ann and Ebenezer BOSTIAN had the children.
Mary C born about 1852
Alice born about 1855
William B about July 2 1856
Ebenezer G Jr. about 1860
Barbara about 1860
Harriet Elizabeth about 1865
George Charles about 1870
Jennie Beth Kate about 1871
Joseph B about 1875
All of Sunbury and also seeking the husbands of
Mary C- Maybe a George Burgess ?
Alice Barbara Jennie - Maybe a Daniel W Zimmerman
The wifes name of Eben Jr -Clara ????
Joseph
Thank you for any help. msjbostian@yahoo.com

1991 the early BOSTIAN's

This was taken at a BOSTIAN Reunion in 1991.
Front row great great aunt Matilda "Tilly" nee Bostian ZEIGLER age 91.
My grandfather Charles "Chick" BOSTIAN age 81.
Back row 3rd cousins
Robert "Bob" BOSTIAN age 72 and his brother,
Grant BOSTIAN 69,
sons of Roy A BOSTIAN brother to Tilly .
My father Richard J BOSTIAN Sr. age 58.

Charlie, Richard, Gary BOSTIAN

Brother Charlie, Richard, Gary Lee children of Charles and Verna BOSTIAN

Richard J BOSTIAN Sr.

Richard Joseph Bostian Sr. Sunbury PA

Charles and Richard BOSTIAN

Charles "Chick" Frederick BOSTIAN
and son Richard Joseph BOSTIAN Sr.,
Sunbury PA

Richie BOSTIAN and father.

Richard Joseph BOSTIAN Sr.,
and first son Richard Joseph BOSTIAN Jr.
Son of Shirly Mae SHULTZ
He was born on Saturday July 7, 1955 and deliverd by Dr. Solomon in Sunbury PA.

Sunbury Daily Item May 9, 1960
Sunbury Boy 4 Meets Death in Street Mishap.
Richard J. Bostian Jr., four son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Bostian 1130 East Chestnut Street, died Saturday afternoon of a fractured skull sustained when he was struck
by a station wagon on East Market Street.
The child was dead on arrival at Community Hospital at 12:45 o'clock.
Dr. Henry F. Ulrich, Sunbury, coroner of Northumberland county said the boy suffered an intracraniel hemorrhage and other injuries.
The coroner said there will be no inquest and that he was satisfied that death was the result of an unavoidable accident.
City police said that no charges have been lodged against,
the driver of the vehicle Robert H. Wolfington of New Buffalo.
Sgt. Marion Sprinkle, who investigated the accident, said that Wolfington was traveling east on Market street when the Bostian child suddenly dashed in front of his vehicle.
Wolfington said he saw the child but not in time to avoid striking him.
The accident occurred approximately 78 feet from the intersection
of N. Twelfth and Market Streets.
Sgt. Sprinkle said that tired marks on the street,
indicated that Wolfington skidded for a distance of 45 feet before his vehicle struck the child. The front bumper of the vehicle struck the boys left leg and the impact threw the child in the air. The station wagon continued forward for about 40 feet and the victim rolled some distance to the intersection.
Sgt. Sprinkle said the Bostian child attempted to cross from the south to the north side of the street where a playmate had gone.
H. H. Heintzelman. of Hamilton told police he was operating a truck a short distance in front of Wolfington and that when he heard the station wagon skid he looked back and saw the child being struck.
Mrs. James Shriver, 1114 East Market Street, opposite whose home the point impact occurred, said she heard the sound of skidding tires and ran out on her porch.
The women said she did not see the accident but saw the child lying in the street.
An Americas Ambulance took the victim to the hospital where the coroner released the body to the Dornsife funeral home. Sgt. Sprinkle said that young Bostian was playing with an Aurand boy who had crossed Market Street and was preparing to return to the south side when the victim ran out from along side a hedge into the street.
The child's distraught mother was placed under the care of a physician as a result of the tragedy. Richard Bostain Jr. was born in Sunbury July 9, 1955 a son of Richard Joseph and Shirly Mae Shultz Bostian. His age was four years.
Surviving are his parents, a sister Jeanie, at home maternal grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. John Shultz of Sunbury
maternal great grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Osman of Sunbury,
paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bostian of Ephrata
and the paternal great grandmother Mrs. Clara Bostian of Sunbury.
Funeral services will be from the Dornsife funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
Rev. Lee A. McDaniel pastor Of Trinity Lutheran Church Officiating.
Interment will be in Northumberland Memorial Park at Stonington.
Friends will be received at the Funeral home this evening between 7 and 9 o'clock.How ever, the family will not be present this evening for the visitation.

Richard Joseph BOSTIAN Sr.

My dad.
Richard Joseph BOSTIAN SR. was born October 21, 1932.
To Charles Frederick BOSTIAN and Clara.
Sunbury PA

Charles Frederick BOSTIAN

My grandfather.
Charles Frederick BOSTIAN
in 1930-1933.
S-SGT 8th Feild Artillery, Calvary.

Charles Frederick BOSTIAN

My grandfather
Charles Frederick BOSTIAN
was born May 14, 1910 in Sunbury PA

Mary Ellen BOSTIAN

My great aunt only sister of my grandfather as a baby, Mary Ellen BOSTIAN was born December 22, 1906.
I think the girl holding her may be one of her Aunts that lived near by in Sunbury PA.
There was a Dora M BOSTIAN TREAS born year of 1884 and she had a sister Carrie L BOSTIAN born 1888. There was a Pearl R Bostian born 1891.
Carrie later marries a Toolan and Pearl later marries Mattern.
If any one knows who this women might be please write to me.
mmailto:msjbostian@yahoo.com

Tilly BOSTIAN 1910

Matilda Irene BOSTIAN sister to my great grandfather Charles Franklin BOSTIAN .
She maybe my grandfather Charles Frederick BOSTIAN Sunbury PA.

Charles and Clara BOSTIAN

My great grandparents
Clara GABLE and Charles Franklin BOSTIAN
before 1959 in Sunbury PA

Mrs Charles Bostian "Verna"

My grandmother 1913-1953
Alverna Mary Frances MILLER
wife of Charles Frederick BOSTIAN
SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH 10-2-1933
MISS A. MILLER BECOMES BRIDE OF SUNBURY MAN
Wedding Solemnized in Trinity Episcopal Church Saturday Evening.
TO LIVE IN SUNBURY
Miss Alverna Miller, popular Shamokin girl, and Charles F. Bostian, Sunbury were married in the Trinity Episcopal church, Shamokin, at 8:30 Saturday evening.
The Rev. Robert T. McCutchen pastor, performed the ceremony before many friends and relatives of the couple.
The bride was dressed in a brick chiffon gown and wore a beautiful corsage of tea roses. Hilda McCracken, the bridesmaid, wore a blue ensemble and carried a beautiful bouquet of pink roses. Harold Bostain, a brother of the bridegroom was the best man. He and the bridegroom wore conventional attire.
The bride was given away in marriage by her mother.
Mrs. Bostian is the popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, 1207 Nelson street, and is employed as a floor lady at a local shirt factory. Mr. Bostian is well known in Sunbury and is employed by the Susquehanna silk mill company.
Following the wedding the newlyweds were tendered a reception at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bostian will make their home in Sunbury in the near future.
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Sunbury Daily Item August 6,1953 Thursday
Mrs. Verna Bostian age 40 Succumbs
Mrs. Verna Bostian wife of Charles F. Bostian,1232 Susquehanna Ave. died at 6:45 a.m. today in Community Hospital where she had been a patient for 5 weeks, she was 40.
She was born in Shamokin the daughter of the late George Miller and Sara Langley Miller and was a resident of Sunbury for the past 15 years.
In addition to her husband she is survived by four children, Richard J. Bostian U.S. Navy. Charles Bostain, Gary Lee Bostian and Sherry Bostian all at home, four brothers, Robert Miller and Joseph Miller, Selingsgrove R.D. Rueben Miller U.S. Army and George Miller New Jersey and one sister Mrs. Hazel Bixler Philadephia.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from the Dornsife Funeral home with Rev. Joseph M. Jansen pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating internment will be in Northumberland Memorial Park at Stonington. Friends will be received at the funeral home Friday evening 7 to 9 o'clock.

Mrs Charles F BOSTIAN "Clara"

My great grandmother
Clara Stella GABLE was born March 28, 1884 in Columbia CO PA.,
to Charles Hoffman GABLE and Mary Ann LINVILLE.
She married on July 23, 1901 to Charles Franklin BOSTIAN son of William BOSTIAN
and Ellen Jane HELT. Clara and Charles had 4 children
Irvin Casper BOSTIAN was born September 22, 1901.
Harold William BOSTIAN was born September 2, 1904.
Mary Ellen BOSTIAN was born December 22, 1906. She never married.
Charles Frederick BOSTIAN was born May 10, 1910.
and they lived in Sunbury PA

Mrs William BOSTIAN "Ellen"

Ellen Jane HELT was born October 18, 1861
to Augustus Helt and Hester Raker .
About the year 1881 she married William B BOSTIAN
son of Ebenezer G Bostian and Mary Ann BOWMAN of Sunbury.
She gave birth to 7 children.
My great grandfather Charles Franklin BOSTIAN on November 1, 1881.
Dora M February 23, 1884
William February 1886
Carrie L November 29, 1888
Pearl R September 19, 1891
Roy Adam July 27, 1893
Matilda Irene July 20, 1900

The ShamokinNews-Dispatch on December 12, 1941
Mrs. Ellen Bostian, native of Shamokin, died last night in her home at Sunbury after an illness of many weeks. The departed was married here anumber of years ago to William Bostian, a Pennsylvania Railroad employee andfollowing marriage the couple took up residence at Sunbury. The husbanddied a number of years ago. Included among the survivors are severalcousins residing in Shamokin and the vicinity.
Tuesday Dec 16,1941 Sunbury Daily Item
Death Calls Mrs. Bostian "Ellen Jane HELT"
Mrs. Ellen J. Bostian of 1111 Susquehanna avenue died in Mary M. Packer Hospital at
4:45 o'clock this morning after an illness of three years with complications.
Her condition had been serious since July. She was age 80 years one month and 20 days.
She was the widow of William Bostian Pennsylvania Railroad freight Conductor who died 18 years ago.
She was born at Shamokin and spent her early girl hood there, coming to this city 70 years and residing here ever since.
She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and the daughters of Pocahontas.
She is survived by five children, Charles Bostian, Mrs. Dora Treas, Mrs. Carrie Toolan,
Roy Bostian and Mrs. Tillie Zeigler all of Sunbury, 31 grandchildren and one sister.
Mrs. Clara Mckinney of Detroit Mich.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Dornsife Funeral Home. Rev. J.M. Janson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be made in the West Side Cemetery. Remains may be viewed any time Monday evening and Tuesday until the time of funeral at the Dornsife Funeral Home.

Cora Klinger-Charles Carl Marriage

MARRIAGE LICENSE DOCKET CLERK OF THE OPRHANS' COURT OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Mr. Charles M. CARL

TO

Miss Cora I. J. KLINGER

Now this 14 day of May A.D. 1886 appeared Mr. Charles M. CARL and applied for a license for the marriage of Mr Himself,
Of the Township of Hubley, County of Schuyl., State of Penna., aged 20 years, 10 months, and 12 days, to Miss C. I. J. KLINGER,
of the Township of Hubley, County of Schuyl., State of Penna., age 16 years, 6 months, and 7 days.

Same day the Clerk of the Orphans' Court aforesaid having inquired upon Oath of the said applicant relative to the legality of the said contemplated marriage,
and it appearing that there is no legal impediment thereto, a marriage license in due form was issued authorizing any Minister of the Gospel, Justice of the Peace, or other person authorized by law to solemnize marriages, to join said Charles M. CARL and Cora I. J. KLINGER together in the holy state of matrimony.

And the said C. M. CARL + C. I. J. KLINGER being both minors the consent of John CARL and Wm R. KLINGER Parents of the said minors to the contemplated marriage was first given before said Clerk personally ( by Proper legal certificate filed and duly signed, attested, and acknowledged.) I John CARL residing at Hubley Township do hereby certify that I am the father of Charles M. CARL, residing at Hubley Township who is now 20 years of age that I have been informed of the intended marriage of my said son to Cora I. J. KLINGER and hereby consent to said marriage. John CARL signed in the presence of W. STUTZMAN residing at Sacramento PA. David Bell? residing at Artz Pa, On this 12 day of May A. D. 1886 personally appeared before a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the above man John CARL and acknowledged the for going Certificate to be his act and deed.
Daniel E. ARTZ J. P.

I William R. KLINGER residing at Hubley Township do here that I am the father of Cora I. J. KLINGER, residing at Hubley Township who is now 16 years of age that I have been informed of the intended marriage of my said daughter to Charles M. CARL and hereby consent to said marriage. William R. KLINGER signed in the presence of David F. HERNER, residing at Sacramento Pa., F. E. HERNER residing at Sacramento Pa. On this 11 day of May A. D. 1886 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace the above William R KLINGER and acknowledged the for going Certificate to be his act and deed.
Daniel E. ARTZ J. P.

Now this 18 day of May, A.D. 1886, there was recieved and filed her certicate as follows, to wit:
I hereby certify, that on the 15 day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and 86 at Valley View, Mr. Charles M. CARL and Miss Cora I.J. KLINGER were by me united in marriage in accordance with license issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, numbered 607.
F. H. RUDOFF MINISTER of the GOSPEL

Marriage License J W SCHULTZ 1903

John W SCHULTZ was born in Ashland on the 7 day of July A.D. 1881. that he resides at Ashland, that he is by occupation Laborer that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person who he desires to marry, that he has never been married before.
Nettie ROCKWELL was born in Mt. Carmel on the 24 day of September A.D. 1879, that she resides at Ashland, and is by occupation Domestic that she has never been married before.

1903 April 17, Marriage License issued.
Sworn to before Justice James Mc Fadden Apr. 16, 1903
1903 , April 20.
Married Apr. 18, 1903
James Mc Fadden (Justice of the Peace)
Schuylkill CO PA