The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
FAMILIES
In Delaware Is Case of Six Generations, the
Oldest Being Centenarian

PTowell. Of New Market From this
union was bo-n the -great-grand-
daughter. Gladys Proweu The present
ages Of the persons in this line are as
follows: Gladys Prowell. three years:
mother. Mrs. Robert ProweH. twenty
years; grandmother. Mrs. William Dlffen-
derfer, thirty-eight years: great-grand-
mother Mrs. David Beinhour, hfty-six
years; great reat-grandfather. Benjamin
S. kaufman. eighty years. \ similar
name. different only in having one e.
instead Of two. Is establishing a longevity
record az Obey, Pa Here the Oldest mem
Der IS Mrs. Lucy Kaufman, and II fire.
quently happens that she is surrounded
by four generations Of her descendants.
Mrs Kaufman is now ninety years old.
and having spent all her life in the COM
Portable atmosphere OF a pretty farm. II
is not a matter for marvel that she has
lived nationally and is now far better
preserved than many women who are
twenty-five years her Junior Isaac Kauf-
man. her husband. has been dead FOR some
years. but he leaves behind him a long
line OF descendants TO maintain his re-
spected name Mrs. Kaufman is the
mother OF seven children. all OF whom
parental farmhouse now and then They
are RebeCCa. Susan, and Ephralm K
near Yellow House; Mary, wife of James
Rothenberger. and Mrs. Emma Snyder
OF this place. and Daniel and Jacob. OF
Amity Township Mrs kaufman comes
from a family. the Knabbs. noted for
longevity. and both her parents were
more than ninety years old when they
died
Center County. Pa. is another interior
portion OF Pennsylvania that is famed for
the number Of generations it has pro-
duced, one Of the best known being the
line headed by Mrs. Sarah CARRIER. eighty
nine years Of age: Mrs. Miles Dunlap
thirty-seven years old: Mrs CLYDE Conk.
lin twenty years old. and Verna ConklIn
two years old. complete a list which IS
especially interesting. from the fact that
all five who maintain it are Of the same
sex. and that the difference between the
first two in line. Mrs CARRIER and Mrs
Schulz. is thirty-four years. a most un-
usual record.
The Livezey family Of Philadelphia. (,
/ especially proud OF the maintenance Of II.
line that has been permitted, because the
family is one Of historical interest. i
was founded in this country by ThOma.
LiveZey, who came to the New Work.
with William Penn. There never has beer
lapse in the 200 years interval that d.
rect descent could not be traced to thi,
| pioneer. For many years the family Oc
cUDied the historical LivezeY residence a
| Fern RocJ, bat the march OF improve
ments has swept it away, and now Tn,
various members of the family have beer
somewhat scattered. though frequent re
unions bring them together
] Mrs Elizabeth Schwalm, at eighty-tw,
/ years OF age. Is one Of the youngest o.
Sreat-great-grandmothers. the others VIII,
complete the line being Mrs Hannal
Smeltz. daughter. born March 25 1915
Emanuel Smeltz. grandson. born July ]
I 1865; Mrs. Calvin Stutzman. great-grand
/ daughter, born March 19. 1856. and Alven;
/ StutZman, born September %, 1905.
! The Fehrs. of SchuyIkin. boast fou
male generations in a straight line. al
bearing the family name