Individual Details
Walter E. Carbaugh
(30 May 1916 - 23 Apr 1977)
Posted 20 jul 2008 by TimeLineTraveler
In the days of Walters youth, many men wandered from place to place, either searching for work or handouts. Even with a large family to feed, Bill and Ada Jane Carbaugh would often allow a hobo to partake of a meal with the family. This was quite common but even so, the children were warned not to socialize, but keep their distance. These men found shelter where ever they could for the night and would usually wait until the families were down for the evening before sneaking into a barn or shed.
One evening however, Walter & his cousin Hayes Seville were sent into the hay loft to throw down hay, while Bill Carbaugh and others were doing the milking. Ladders were built right into the side of the barn and the boys climbed this ladder with a lantern in tow. The lantern could make ghostly shadows out of anything but this night it produced a human shadow rising up in one of the corners. Walter thought he saw a ghost and pitched the lantern ahead of him as he dived through the hay shoot in the floor with Hayes hanging on for dear life. Hayes said he was so frightened that he ran from the barn screaming causing the goats and sheep to start baying. His grandmother, Mary Martha Carbaugh, who lived on the one side of the double house, located on the Forman place in Upton, PA, had opened a window, looking out to see why there was such a racket. Hayes said, “I never stopped but leaped right through that open window!” He often thanks the Lord, that the lantern stayed together, that evening, instead of breaking and spreading, what would have been a devastating fire.
He was told later, Walter's ghost was a hobo, that had bedded down for the night in the hay loft. Hayes said, “ Those hay lofts were a great place to catch a nap." And, like the hobo’s that traveled along Route #16, in those days, he’d try to catch a few winks in the hay loft also. "Especially on rainy days! There is nothing like rain on a tin roof!", he remembered fondly.
Events
| Birth | 30 May 1916 | Fulton County, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Saint Thomas, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Dec 1938 | Fulton County, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States - Mary K. Shives | | ||
| Marriage | 21 Dec 1957 | Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - Vivian Pearl Fahrney | | ||
| Death | 23 Apr 1977 |  | | ||
| Burial | 25 Apr 1977 | Quincy Cemetery, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary K. Shives (1912 - 1952) |
| Spouse | Vivian Pearl Fahrney (1920 - 2009) |
| Child | Randy E. Carbaugh (1958 - 1992) |
| Father | William W. Carbaugh (1893 - 1952) |
| Mother | Ada J. Cooper (1894 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Lester L. Carbaugh (1918 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Mary M. Carbaugh (1921 - 2011) |
| Sibling | William Robert Carbaugh (1924 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Preston E. Carbaugh (1926 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Orville G. Carbaugh (1929 - ) |
| Sibling | Paul A. Carbaugh (1932 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Marvin Carbaugh (1934 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Lee D. Carbaugh (1936 - 1991) |
Notes
Death
Walter E. CarbaughBirth: May 30, 1916McConnellsburgFulton CountyPennsylvania, USADeath: Apr. 23, 1977WaynesboroFranklin CountyPennsylvania, USAOBITUARY :WALTER E. CARBAUGH, 60, of Waynesboro R. D. 2, died unexpectedly in his home at 7:30 a.m. today. He had been in failing health and unable to work since suffering a heart attack in December. His death was attributed to a heart attack.Mr. Carbaugh was born in McConnellsburg May 30, 1916, son of the late William and Ada J. (Cooper) Carbaugh. His early life was lived at McConnellsburg.Mr. Carbaugh had lived in the Five Forks area since 1940, and as a young man farmed and later worked for the Hess Orchard Co. From 1950 to 1960, he was employed by the Western Maryland Railroad and for five years was in construction work. For the past 10 years, Mr. Carbaugh worked as an ammunition handler at Letterkenny.He and Mrs. Carbaugh were married in December, 1957.Mr. Carbaugh attended the Five Forks Brethren in Christ Church and was a social member of the VFW.In addition to his wife, Mrs. V. Pearl (Fahrney) Carbaugh, he is survived by a son, Randy E. Carbaugh, at home, six brothers and a sister, Lester Carbaugh and Orville Carbaugh, both of Wayne Heights, Preston Carbaugh, Waynesboro R.D. 2, Mrs. Margaret Poe and Paul Carbaugh, both of Chambersburg R.D. 5, Marvin Carbaugh, Greencastle, and the Rev. Lee Carbaugh, Butler.The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Grove Funeral Home in charge of the Rev. W. Rupert Turman. Burial will be in the Quincy Cemetery.Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.Source : The Record Herald Newspaper - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, April 23, 1977 Family links: Parents: William Walker Carbaugh (1893 - 1952) Ada Jane Cooper Carbaugh (1895 - 1973) Spouse: Vivian Pearl Fahrney Besecker Carbaugh (1920 - 2009) Burial:Quincy CemeteryQuincyFranklin CountyPennsylvania, USAEndnotes
1. , "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH3H-NJ8 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Walter E Carbaugh in household of William W Carbaugh, Saint Thomas, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumerat (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. , "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXSM-MJL : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Walter E Carbaugh in household of William W Carbaugh, Ayr, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 1 (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
3. , "Walter E. Carbaugh (1916 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial." Walter E. Carbaugh (1916 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep. 2014.. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
4. , "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1MZ-1ZF : accessed 29 Sep 2014), Walter Carbaugh, Apr 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virgi (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
5. , "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH3H-NJ8 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Walter E Carbaugh in household of William W Carbaugh, Saint Thomas, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumerat (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
6. , "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHND-DWZ : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Walter E Carbaugh and Mary K Shives, 28 Dec 1938; citing , Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfi (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
7. , "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHND-DWZ : accessed 28 Sep 2014), Walter E Carbaugh and Mary K Shives, 28 Dec 1938; citing , Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfi (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
8. , "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSD-8MJ : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Ada Jane Cooper Carbaugh in entry for Walter Elwood Carbaugh and Vivian Pearl Besecker, 21 Dec 1957; citing (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
9. , "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSD-8MV : accessed 28 Sep 2014), Walter Elwood Carbaugh and Vivian Pearl Besecker, 21 Dec 1957; citing , Franklin, Pennsylvania, United Stat (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
10. , "Walter E. Carbaugh (1916 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial." Walter E. Carbaugh (1916 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep. 2014.. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
11. , "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1MZ-1ZF : accessed 29 Sep 2014), Walter Carbaugh, Apr 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virgi (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
12. , "Walter E. Carbaugh (1916 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial." Walter E. Carbaugh (1916 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep. 2014.. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).