Pennsylvania Families

In 1898, Annie D. Hamilton was age 41, working as a domestic, and living in Johnstown when she married David Lavely, son of Daniel and Susan Lavely. He was a blacksmith, age 66, living in Johnstown. His previous wife had died 23 Feb 1895. (Their marriage record.)

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1900; Census Place: Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 127

page is too faint to read well. Annie's birth info may be Nov 1857; no children.
ancestry's transcription:
David Lavil? 69
Annie Lavil? 42,
Margaret Lavil? 15

In 1910 they were living in the Eighth Ward of Johnstown. At age 52 she said she had had no children. (1910 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Cambria Co ., 8th Ward of Johnstown.
Series T624, Roll 1323, page 204, Enum. Dist 128.)

Annie died at home, 16 Southmont Ave., Eighth Ward, Johnston. The funeral was June 22. She is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown. (Her death notice.)

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Photocopy of marriage records received from Cambria County Courthouse.
Application for Marriage License
Dated 13 Sept 1898
No. 8103

Full name of the man: David Lavely
Full name of the woman: Annie D. Hamilton
Relationship of the parties: not related
Age of the man: 66 years
Age of the woman: 41 years
Residence of the man: Johnstown
Residence of the woman: Johnstown
Parents' names--man: Daniel & Susan Lavely
Parents' names--woman: James & Mary A. Hamilton

[no guardians]

Date of death of man's former wife, if any: died Feb. 23rd 1895

[no other former marriages or divorces]

Color of parties: White
Occupation of man: Blacksmith
Occupation of woman: domestic

[Consent of parents and both parties of sufficient understanding to
consent:] yes

[Appeared, sworn, etc. before a Justice of the Peace
Both signatures.]

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Duplicate Certificate
No. 8103
15th September 1898 at Johnstown

David Lavely and Annie D. Hamilton were by me united in marriage ...
A.J.Bird, Minister of the Gospel

 

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Photocopy of Obituary in Johnstown Tribune, Jun 20, 1916, page 18. received from
Cambria Co. Library, Dec 2005.

Mrs. David Lavely
Dies of Paralysis
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Eight Ward Woman's Death Due
to a Stroke Which She Suffered
About Nine Months Ago

Mrs. Anna D. Hamilton Lavely, wife of David Lavely, sr., of 16 Southmont
avenue, Eighth Ward, died at her home at 3 o'clock this morning. Death
was due to a paralytic stroke which she suffered about nine months ago.
Mrs. Lavely was born at Wilmore, November 30, 1857, and was a daughter
of the late James D. and Mary A. Crumb Hamilton, both of whom died a
number of years ago. She was one of a family of six children, of which
one sister, Mrs. David Edwards, of Altoona, survives. Mrs. Lavely's
father was in charge of the old Union Hall, corner of Washington and
Franklin streets, Second Ward, which was washed away in the Johnstown
Flood.

Mr. and Mrs Lavely were united in marriage by the late A.J. Bird,
pastor of the Willow-street United Evangelical Church, September 15,
1898. Besides her husband and one sister, she is survived by the
following step-children: Mrs. D.H. Deshong and Mrs Louis Von Lunen, jr.,
of the Seventeenth Ward; George H. Lavely, of the Fourth Ward; D.M.
Lavely, of the Fifth Ward; F.J. Lavely, of the Eighth Ward, and Charles
B. Lavely, of Cherrytree, Pa.

Funeral services will be held from the late residence at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The services will be in charge of Norman C.
Milliron, pastor of the Willow-street United Evangelical Church,
assisted by J.Q.A. Curry, Presiding Elder of the United
Evangelical Church. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery. The
pallbearers will be as follows: D.H. Deshong, George H. Lavely, Alonzo
McAllister, D.M. Lavely, F.J. Lavely and Louis Von Lunen, jr.