Individual Details
John Henry Close
(15 Mar 1871 - 11 Jun 1919)
Events
| Birth | 15 Mar 1871 | Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 Jun 1899 | Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania - Rebecca Jane Myers |  | | |
| Census | 1900 | Harris Twp, Centre County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 9 Jun 1900 | Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Religion | 15 May 1904 | John was confirmed into the Reform Church. - Reformed Church, Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Occupation | 1910 | John is a carpenter according to the census. - Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 20 Apr 1910 | Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Death | 11 Jun 1919 | Centre County, Pennsylvania | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Jane Myers (1877 - 1952) |
| Child | Rebecca Close (1901 - ) |
| Child | Anna Elizabeth Close (1902 - ) |
| Child | John Myers Close (1910 - 1983) |
| Child | Madaline Close (1912 - 1924) |
| Father | William H. Close (1844 - 1927) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Benner (1849 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Sarah Eva Close (1868 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Wilo Mina Close (1875 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Clifford E. Close (1884 - 1964) |
Notes
Marriage
John H. Close, age 28, Oak Hall, LaborerJennie Myers age 22, Boalsburg
Parents: Wm H. and Sarah Close
John and Rebecca Myers
Married by A. A. Black 15 June 1899 in Boalsburg
Census
Rebecca Myers born Dec 1844 age 55 widow born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania, Pensioneer own home free of mortgageAnna F daughter July 1873 age 26 born Pennsylvania
John H Close sn-in-law March 1871 born Pennsylvania parnt s Pennsyvania, farm laborer
Rebecca Jane daughter Feb 1877 age 23 no children born Pennsylvania Parens born Pennsylvania
Census
Rebecca Myers widow, born December 1849 in Pennsylvania and parent born in Pennsylvania is a pensioneer. She has had 6 children and all are alive. She lives on a farm free of mortgage.Anna, daughter age 26 born July 1873 in Pennsylvania
John H. Close son-in-law, born March 1871, married 1 year, born in Pennsylvania and parents born in Pennsylvania. John is a laborer on a farm.
Rebecca Jane daughter, born Febrauary 1877, has no children, born in Pennsylvania.
Census
John Close age 39 married 11 years, born in Pennsylvania and parents born in Pennsylvania, is a house carpenter.Jennie, wife age 33 has had 3 children and all alive, born in Pennsylvania and parents born in Pennsylvania.
Rebecca daughter, age 9, born in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth, daughter, age 7, born in Pennsylvania
John M. son age 1/12, born in Pennsylvania.
Death
Kill at Mill HallState Highway truck driver caught on Track
Train 511, the Pennsy-Lehigh express en route to this place over the Tyrone division yesterday afternoon at 2:38 o'clock struck a motor truck at a crossing near Mill Hall station and instantly killed John Clot of Boalsburg.
The accident occurred at a point 1,000 feet east of the deport. The truck was badly damaged and the engine pilot was affected considerable by the crash. Twenty minutes delay to the train resulted. Engine 300 hauled the train. Close was found some distance away from the scene and his body was taken to Mill Hall. The man was en route to Lock Haven.
Member of the Boalsburg Volunteer Fire Company
Endnotes
1. , (: , ), Phillip Benner, Family of General Philip and Ruth Roberts Benner, Roots: The Centre County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol 28, No3, Fall 2003, page 17..
2. Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 20, sheet 8, family 183, John H Close, NARA micropublication T623, roll1391.
3. 1910 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 21, household 61, line 45, page 251, John Close, NARA micropublication T624, roll 1325.
4. Marriage License: John H. Close, Jennie Myers marriage license, Book 10, page 168 #4578, Centre County Library and Historical Museum, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania., , . Hereinafter cited as Marriage License.
5. Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 20, sheet 8, family 1831, John H Close, NARA micropublication T623, roll1381.
6. 1910 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 21, household 61, line 45, page 251, John Close, NARA micropublication T624, roll 1325.
7. 1900 U.S. Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, Enumeration District (ED) 20, sheet 8B, family 184, 58, Rebecca Myers; NARA microfilm publication T623, 1390.
8. Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 20, sheet 8, family 183, John H Close, NARA micropublication T623, roll1391.
9. St. John's Reformed congregation, Boalsburg, Pa., 1858-1911, , ; Mrs. Adella Fink Spangler, LDS Film #1432890.
10. 1910 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 21, household 61, line 45, page 251, John Close, NARA micropublication T624, roll 1325.
11. 1910 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris twp, ED 21, household 61, line 45, page 251, John Close, NARA micropublication T624, roll 1325.
12. , (: , ), Page 18,.
13. John Close, The Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, 12 June 1919, p. 3, col 3.