WHITEKETTLE ANCESTORY

Whitekettle marries Myers!

Elizabeth Whitekettle married Edward Myers BUT it is unknown who Elizabeth’s parents were. Thus starts the beginning of the Whitekettle ancestory. Elizabeth was born December 8, 1842 and died in 1910. Edward Myer (son of Philip Myers & Sarah) was born in 1844 in Newport, and died in 1904. They lived in Juniata Township and both buried at St. John’s Church.

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ANDREW SHOVER WHITEKETTLE was born February 9, 1838, and died 1911.On November 5, 1863. He married LYDIA ANN SMITH/SCHMIDT (daughter of CATHERINE MYERS and JONAS SMITH/SCHMIDT) who was born July 26, 1842, and died June 1, 1930 in Juniata Twp. Perry Co. Pa. During the Civel War, Andrew Whitekettle was mustered in 13 Aug 1862, mustered out [with unknown company} 21 May 1863.

Children of ANDREW WHITEKETTLE & LYDIA SMITH/SCHMIDT are:
ANNA MAUDE5 WHITEKETTLE.
EMORY CURTIN WHITEKETTLE, b. October 22, 1864; d. February 15, 1933; m. ISABEL TOOMEY.
MARY CATHARINE WHITEKETTLE, b. September 11, 1867; d. April 9, 1895; m. JOHN DOLING SHULL; b. June 10, 1851.
LILLY MARTHETTA WHITEKETTLE, b. February 6, 1871; d. 1944; m. C. LESTER SMITH; b. 1870; d. 1948.
CHARLES SMITH WHITEKETTLE, b. March 17, 1877, Markelville, Juniata Co., Pa.; d. November 17, 1943, Newport

Andrew S. Whitekettle, preceeded Geo. Markel (1856), as storekeeper of the general store and postoffice. In 1886 he acquired Bosserman’s Mill [originally McNamera’s Mill in the 1790s], from David Bixler.

Charles Smith WHITEKETTLE was born 1877, in Markelville, and died 1943 and buried in Newport. He was the son of ANDREW SHOVER WHITEKETTLE and LYDIA ANN SMITH/SCHMIDT. He married Margaret Ida Loy in 1901. She was born in 1875

Their children were:

Loy Andrew Whitekettle born 1902, died 1976
Pauline Margaret Whitekettle is still living in Newport

Charles Whitekettle was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad for 35 years, first in the Supervisor's office and then as a lumber inspector. He was an elder of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Madison Twp., Perry Co., PA.

Loy Andrew WHITEKETTLE , son of Charles S. Whitekettle and Margaret Ida Loy, was born in 1902 and died in 1976. In 1929 He married Elizabeth C. Myers in 1929. Their son, Loy Andrew Whitekettle Jr. was born in 1930 and served in the Korean War. Andrew Whitekettle Jr. died 1955 at Marietta, PA, aged 24 years: he suffered from a rare blood disease.