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[S4] Samuel A. Lane. Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County. Akron Ohio: (unknown word) Job Department, 1892.
[S7] Harry M. Ball. "Harry M. Ball's extensive collection of research papers, newspaper articles and compiled book". Compiled pre 1975. Eureka, CA, USA.
[S38] A.W. Bowen. "Hiram Silas Falor, pages 252-253." In Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, OH. , 1898.

Hiram S. Falor
(A Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio, A.W. Bowen Co., Logansport, Ind. 1898, pp. 252-253)

Hiram Silas Falor, a well-known citizen of Coventry Township, Summit country, Ohio, was born on the farm on which he now lives, March 22, 1829, and descends from one of the old pioneer families of the county, of German origin.

Adam Fehler, as the name was originally spelled, was the grandfather of subject, was a native of Germany, and was the founder of the present Falor family in Ohio. On coming to America, he first located in Pennsylvania, residing in Reading a few years, and then came to Ohio. Here he lived in Stark County some time, then bought a farm near Wolf Lodge, now within the corporation of the city of Akron, but died a number of years ago in New Portage, Summit County.

George Adam Falor, son of Adam Fehler, and father of Hiram Silas, the subject, was born in Lower Smithville, Northampton county, Pa. July 17, 1798, and in 1809 was brought to Ohio by his parents, and after having lived in Stark county about five years, located on what was later known as the Thornton farm, and which now constitutes a populous part of the city of Akron. He remained with his father until he was twenty-five years of age, and then bought from the government what is now the well known Falor farm of eighty-two acres in Coventry township, at $1.50 per acre, which he cultivated many years, besides following his trade of stonemason. George A. Falor was three times married-his wives being sisters, and named respectively, Nancy McCoy, Rachael McCoy, and Mrs. James (McCoy) Wilson. To the first marriage were born four children, viz: Milo J., deceased; James M., deceased; Lucinda, now Mrs. John Gottwalt, and Hiram S., the subject. To the second marriage was born George W., now deceased; Oliver P.; Mary A., now Mrs. J.A. Long; Thomas J.; William W., deceased; Henry C., deceased; Marytha E., married to Henry Acker; Lillie A., wife of George L. Adkins, and Perry T. To the third marriage no children were born. Mr. Falor was a captain of a militia company and also a drum-major in a company which he had aided in organizing. In politics he was a free-silver democrat and later a Republican, and was a man of great influence in his community. Having acquired a competency through his good management, he finally retired to Akron, where he died of dropsy June 29, 1868, an honored and venerated pioneer.

Hiram S. Falor, the subject, received a sound common-school education and early learned the trade of harness maker, a business he conducted for fifteen years with unqualified success in Akron. In 1860 he went to California for a time, clerked in a wholesale store in San Francisco, worked for a brief period in the mines, and then established the pioneer harness shop in Virginia City, Nev. In 1861 he organized the City guards, and, as captain of this company, tendered his services to the government at the outbreak of the Rebellion, but for the lack of means of transportation at the time, the tender was declined. In 1863 Captain Falor returned to Akron, and five years later removed to his present farm, of which mention has already been made, and which now comprises eleven acres just outside the corporation limits of Akron, and also of sixty-three town or building lots.

Captain Falor has ever been a consistent republican and as faithfully and ably filled many offices of honor and trust, political and otherwise. For several years he was foreman of one of Akron's pioneer fire companies; was deputy village marshal two years; as secretary of the Summit county Agricultural Society two years, and for two years its assistant secretary; he was a messenger in the officer of State Treasurer Joseph Turney, at Columbus, from 1880 to 1884, and was a member of the police force in charge of Music Hall during the Ohio Centennial exposition of 1888; was census enumerator for Coventry township in 1890, and was a justice of the peace from 1893 to 1896. Fraternally, he is a Royal Arch Mason, and for thirty-five years has been a member of Akron lodge, No. 517, F. & A.M. As an Odd Fellow he has filled all the chairs of Summit lodge, No. 50, but is now non-affiliating.

Captain Falor was first married July 4, 1854 to Miss Berth E. Agard, who bore him three children, viz: Benjamin Stanton, who was born August 21, 1855, and died October 30, 1874; Claude Emerson, who was born December 23, 1856, served in the regular army 14 years, seven months and sixteen days, and was honorably discharge for disability; and Honora H., who was born January 18, 1859 and died January 27, 1865. Mrs. Bertha E. Falor died January 4, 1873, and ardent and consistent member of the Baptist church and July 16, 1873 Captain Falor married Mrs. Phebe A. Lutz, of Westfield, Medina county Ohio, a daughter of Marin and Fanny Wright and mother of two children by her first husband; Minnie, who died May 1, 1881, and Sylvester E. Lutz. To this second marriage of Captain Falor have also been born two children, Hiram Garcelon, August 12, 1879, and Phebe Fanny, March 6, 1881. Mr. And Mrs. Falor are members of Main Street (Akron) Methodist Episcopal church, of which the captain is a trustee, and toward the erection of which edifice he was a liberal contributor. He possesses to an unusual extent the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens and is universally recognized as one of the most public spirited and useful members of the community in which he has so long had his being.

Article Provided by Harry Liggett, Transcribed by Samantha Falor, 2005.
[S46] Falor, Ralph, interview. Sunday November 13, 2005, Eureka, CA.
[S47] Falor, Samantha, interview. Ongoing, Dallas, TX. Unknown repository; unknown repository address.
[S49] Lundy, Dani "Email - Dani Lundy." E-mail message from withheld at unknown address. Sunday January 29, 2006.
[S51] Unknown. Extract from "The Viers-Shook Family Record". Unknown: Unknown, 1976.
[S65] Falor, Breanna "Email - Breanna Falor." E-mail message from unknown author e-mail at unknown address. Sunday, April 2, 2006.

Hi my name is Breanna Falor. My dad is Burke Eugene Falor son of Fredrick E.Falor and I have some information for you from Fredrick E. Falor and Addiebelle L. Hill.

Roberta L. Falor was born on Dec. 4, 1949 and died on March 12, 2006. Her son Marshall has a wife named Angela and four children named Morgen, Brayden, Amanda, and Cemryn.

Burke Falor was born on Oct. 9 1959, his wife's name is Christine Hazlett (Born: Dec. 25, 1962) and has four children Blake B. Falor, Jeni L. Falor, Breanna R. Falor, and Jared P. Falor. Blake Falor has a wife named Nikki Spenger and a daughter named Ashyton R. Falor.

Fredrick E. Falor had another son after Mable Falor and his name was Kenneth Falor. Kenneth Falor has died in 1984

Addiebelle L. Hill died 1985.

I hope that this information helps you out in continuing growing the Falor Family tree and I could probably get more information about this part of the tree. So if you want more just tell me and I can talk to my aunts and uncles and get information from them. Keep up the great work I am glad people are taking time to show the great Falor Family Tree.

Thanks
Breanna Falor.
[S68] Falor, Teri, interview. Ongoing, WA. Unknown repository; unknown repository address.
[S77] For Camille:

Nancy (Schattenkerk) Falor was my husband, Howard's great aunt. His father George was one of her brother Frank's sons. George and his siblings wouldn't talk about their father because he deserted their mother and them for another woman.

Nancy and Elwood also had a daughter Karen Ann who died in 1944 and is buried with her Grandparents Charles & Agnes Schattenkerk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetary in Seattle, WA. That is all the information I have on that at this time.

I would appreciate any other information regarding the Schattenkerk side if you have any. I would be happy to share information I have collected regarding that side also.

Sincerely,

Kim Schattenkirk.
[S80] FamilySearch.org - Falor Results. Online http://www.familysearch.org
[S83] Falor, Ashley "Email - Ashley Falor." E-mail message from unknown author e-mail at Oak Brook, IL. 9/9/2008.

"Ok well it starts with my grandparents Eugene Falor who married my grandmother Angeline Pistoni. Then you have their four children. Starting with the eldest Bonnie she Married Randall Emrick and had two children Randy (September 12, 1968) and David (January 17, 1971). Randy was married to Ellen and had a daughter named Jessica (February 23, 2000). Then Divorced and married another woman named Debbie. David married Pakiza and they have 4 children in order Arianna and Diana (twins May 11, 2001) Isabella (November 7, 2003), and Devon (March 11, 2005). The second eldest of Eugene and Angeline is Stevie who married Steve Stegman (2000) and have no children. The third eldest my father Terry was married to Sherry who you have and had two children which you have Tracie (she has two children of her own Jasmine (January 7, 1998) and Jason (October 14, 1999)) and Neil but then they divorced and he married my mother Patricia Forge and had Me Ashley Falor (September 1, 1987). He has since been divorced (for about 15 years now) and not remarried. The youngest child of Eugene and Angeline is Patricia Falor who married Greg Kortz and had one child, Katelyn born (August 28, 1994). That should be about it for our part. Any updates I’ll let you know.

Ashley Falor."
[S85] Irene Kanouff "Email - Irene Kanouff." E-mail message from unknown author e-mail at unknown address. 5/25/2009.
[S92] Letter from Mrs. Lillian M. Seng to Mrs. Esther Rouland, dated December 28, 1957, and copied exactly as originally typed including punctuation.
                                        Catasauqua, Pa.
Dear cousin Esther Rouland;                         Dec. 28, 1957

I am writing what I know about my grandfather James Fahler, born July 3, 1835.
His mother was Elizabeth Mickley, born Oct., 2, 1802, died 1845, at the age of 43 yrs., in childbirth with the 13th child. She was the first one to be buried in the Egypt cemetery, right in the back of the church. Her stone is very high and thin with the names of all her children inscribed in German, also the birthdates of the children. George, her husband remarried and had five children, little is known about these children. George Fahler is buried in another place in the Egypt cemetery with his second wife.

My grandfather James, said his mother Elizabeth (Mickley) worked very hard in the fields farming the day before her death.

George Fahler b. July 7, 1827, died 1923, brother to my grandfather James, married Judy Weaver. They also had lots of children, I remember them well.

James Fahler married to Susanne Driesbach had five children.

1.     France m. Hannah Frantz, they had four children; Eva m. Dr. Swartz,
(they had one son Carl Swartz who lives in Allentown, Pa.) Francis and Hannah are dead. Hattie m. Chas. Poust, R.D. #1 Allentown, Pa. (they have two sons and one dau) Thomas is dead. Verna m. to Carl Schliefer, had six ch. and lives in Phila, Pa.

2.     Alvesta m. Eugene Brade had 3 dau. One of the dau., Mable m. Wm.
Drumbeller, they are both dead, they had 3 sons, James, Charles and George Drumbeller, they live in Springfield, Mass. are with the Carter Underwear Mills there.

3.     Mary, m. Preston Weaver, they are both dead, they had 7 ch; Harvey,
dead, Edward lives down south, Carrie m. Herb Deihl of Allentown (they have 12 ch.) Mable m. Ray Frye, he is dead, they lived in Allentown and had one son Carl, (he has a dau and two grandchildren) Charles m. Helen Minnick, they had Marie and James. Marie m. Robert Heffelfinger, they had Robert, Harold, Ruth, Marian m. to David Ramer, (they have one son David Jr. and live in Georgia) Ralph Weaver is dead.

4.     Alice Suzan was my mother, married to my father Robert Mc Keeve
they are both dead. Mother was born July 25, 1865, died, Aug., 2, 1932. Father was born April 19, 1863, died Feb. 19, 1946. They had 7 ch; Lottie b. Oct., 20, 1886, m. James Miller who died Nov., 28, 1935. Lottie lives in Catasauqua, Pa. James, lives in Hudson, N.Y. m. Lilby, (they had a dau m. to Wilbur or Williard Perlee. They live in Jamestown, N.Y., they have a son Rennie and dau Susanne married to a lawyer in Jamestown.) Ruth m. to .. Fillman lives in Richlandtown, Pa. (they had a dau Grace m. to Fred Berman of Pittsburgh, (they had a Barbara and Carol) Roberta m. Stanley Gross Coopersburg (they had Stanly Jr.) Ruth m. Wm. Marshall (they have an adopted dau Suzanne and live in Hutingdon Co., Pa….. Oliver McKeever m. Martha Greshback, lives on Broad St. Bethlehem, Pa. They have ch; Robert m. to Kath Hefner (have ch. Nancy Lee) Marie lives at home, Edward, lives Broad St., Bethlehem, m. Margaret Grube (they have Ruth Ann and Edward James), Marth m. Thomas Nederstock of Bethlehem (they have Judith Marie and Martha Sue) Joe McKeever lives in St. Louis, Missouri. And is also married… Then myself, Lillian M. Seng born July 15, 1896, the youngest child of Susan Fahler and Robert McKeever. I am married to Charles F. Seng, a railroad engineer for forty years. My Father also a R.R. Engineer. Charles and I had no children.

5.     Harry Fahler died at the age of 35 yrs, m. Meta .. don't know her last
Name, they had Laura, Mammie lives in Allentown, Pa. Amelia m. Robert Willenbecker, he is dead, they had two children.

This was my grandfather James Fahlers family. He was a blacksmith and had a shop on pine Street in Catasauqua. He retired at the age of 80 yrs. and was quite a good living man. He was one of the founders of the United Ev. Lutheran Church on Walnut St. in Cqa. He taught the German Bible class for over 50 yrs. and lived at 735 third St. until his death in 1923. My parents lived there with him. My mother died in 1932 and father in 1946. I sold the old house and moved to my present address. My grandfather was born in Egypt, Pa. I am sending you a picture of him taken in our back yard. I have a few German hymn books of his and a horse shoe, coal shovel and a coal stove raker he made.

I don't know who has his family album. His brother George was a shoemaker for many years, also on Third St. He would never spend money for car fare to Allentown when he needed to buy leather. He always walked to town and back again when he was way over 90 yrs of age.

I will give you the address of someone who I understand is quite well known and is the grandson of George Fahler (wrote to him) I sure he could get some court records at Allentown. His name is James N. Fahler Inc. 18th and Woollawn St., Allentown, Pa. I am quite sure he could help you.

I hope you can patch this letter together to get some information. My grandfather James Fahler was always good to poor people.

                    I remain your cousin,
                         Lillian M. Seng
                              122 Church Street
                              Catasauqua, Pa.
Copy to Mary Meyer
      Loell Failor

January 8, 1958.. Esther Roulande

Note on back of original letter:
     Dryland Church - Hecktown
(1) Adam Fehler sponsor for dau. Of George & Elizabeth Mosser - (Anna Maria b 24 Feb 1786)
     (2) Adam & wife Elizabeth had dau. Elizabeth b 12 Nov 1791.
[S93] 1870 US Census. various.

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