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Descendants of Rosa Alice Silverstrim
Generation No. 1
1. R OSA ALICE
3 SILVERSTRIM
(MAGNUS 2,
OLA1
HANSON) was born February 19, 1905 in Cherry Twp,
Sullivan Co, PA, and died March 22, 1980. Rosa was the daughter of Magnus and Johanna
Silverstrim, Swedish immigrants who came to the United States in 1904. She married FREDERICK VICTOR SAYMAN June 12, 1923 in Forks Twp, PA, son of BENJAMIN SAYMAN and ELIZABETH SHAFFER. He was born June 16, 1900, and died September 09, 1966.
Here is an informative obituary for Rosa's mother.
Sullivan Review
Dushore, PA
December 14, 1938
Mrs. Johanna Silverstrim died at her home near Dushore, on Friday morning, December 9,
following an extended illness at the age of 73 years and 21 days. She was born in
Sweden on November 18, 1865, and came to Sullivan County with her husband and family
34 years ago. She is survived by her husband, Magnus Silverstrim, and the following sons
and daughters: Otto at home; Emil, Edward and William of Dushore, R.D.; Martin and
Nelson of Williamsport; John of Elmira; Mrs. Alma Benjamin of Towanda; Mrs. Ellen
Fitzpatrick of Milford, N.J.; Mrs. Rose Sayman of Dushore, R.D.; and Mrs. Johanna
Sayman at home; thirty-one grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Matson and Mrs. Emma
Carlson of Duluth, Minnesota; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held from her late home on Monday morning at 10 o’clock with
burial in Fairview cemetery. Rev. H.G. Diesher officiated. The out of town relatives
and friends who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Silverstrim, Mr. and Mrs.
N.B. Silverstrim and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Silverstrim of Williamsport,
Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Fitzpatrick of Milford, N.J; John Silverstrim of Elmira, NY; Mrs.
Alma Benjamin, Mrs. Edward Richards, Mrs. C.F. Heath and Elizabeth and Eugene Silverstrim of
Towanda.
More About F REDERICK VICTOR SAYMAN:
Burial: September 1966, Bradford Co Memorial Park, Luther Mills, PA
Children of R OSA SILVERSTRIM and FREDERICK SAYMAN are:
2. i. E STHER ARLENE4 SAYMAN, b. May 24, 1924, Blakely, Lackawanna Co, PA.
3. ii. E LIZABETH (BETTY) ELMIRA SAYMAN, b. December 17, 1925, Cherry Twp, Sullivan Co, PA.
4. iii. F REDERICK VICTOR JR SAYMAN, b. August 22, 1927.
5. iv. D ELORES JEAN SAYMAN, b. May 05, 1929, Blakely, Lackawanna Co, PA.
6. v. I RVIN ROY SAYMAN, b. October 12, 1931, Albany Twp, New Albany, PA.
7. vi. H OWARD DEAN SAYMAN, b. January 24, 1946, Towanda, PA.
Generation No. 2
2. ESTHER ARLENE4 SAYMAN (ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born May 24, 1924 in Blakely, Lackawanna Co, PA, and she died on April 4, 2008 in Towanda, PA. She married WESLEY KEENEY September 06, 1943, son of MINOR KEENEY and SUSAN VARGESON. He was born December 06, 1921, and died October 10, 1963.
More About ESTHERSAYMAN KEENEY:
Burial: April 2008, Bradford Co Memorial Park, Luther Mills, PA
Daily Review
Towanda, PA
April 6, 2008
Esther A. Keeney, age 83, of New Albany, Pa., passed away on Friday, April 4, 2008, at Memorial Hospital in Towanda, Pa. She was born on May 24, 1924, in Blakely, Pa., a daughter of the late Fredrick and Rosa (Silverstrim) Sayman. Esther graduated with the New Albany High School Class of 1942. She was a lifetime resident of New Albany. She was a very active member of the New Albany United Methodist Church. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a flex clerk for the New Albany Post Office, giving 20 years of her service. She enjoyed playing cards, tie quilting, collecting teapots, and cooking and baking bread. Esther raised eight children on her own. On Oct. 11, 1964, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Keeney She leaves surviving her children, Joseph (Mert) Keeney of New Albany, Gary (Sandy) Keeney of Sayre, Pa., Michael (Libby) Keeney of Towanda, Pa., Ronald (Jenn) Keeney of Troy, Pa., and Charles Keeney of New Albany; sisters and brothers Elizabeth Chapman, Dolores Cox, Fred Sayman Jr., Ervin Sayman and Howard Sayman; as well as her 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son and two daughters, James Keeney, Patricia Masteller and Robin Fitzgerald. Friends and family are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, April 7, at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, 119 Carpenter St., Dushore, Pa., and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the New Albany Baptist Church, New Albany. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the New Albany Baptist Church, with the Rev. Daniel Jordan, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the New Albany United Methodist Church, Post Office Box, New Albany, Pa. 18833, in memory of Esther A. Keeney.
More About WESLEY KEENEY:
Burial: October 1963, Bradford Co Memorial Park, Luther Mills, PA
Children of ESTHER SAYMAN and WESLEY KEENEY are:
i. J AMES E.5 KEENEY, b. March 28, 1948, Towanda, PA; died before 2002.
8. ii. J OSEPH ELBERT KEENEY, b. November 15, 1951, Towanda, PA.
iii. G ARY STEVEN KEENEY, b. November 14, 1953, Towanda, PA.
9. iv. P ATRICIA LYNNE KEENEY, b. January 30, 1957, Towanda, PA; d. November 20, 1995.
v. M ICHAEL EDWARD KEENEY, b. July 24, 1958, Towanda, PA.
vi. R OBIN ANN KEENEY, b. July 16, 1960, Troy, PA; d. May 10, 2001; m. JOSEPH P. FITZGERALD.
vii. R ONALD ALLEN KEENEY, b. July 16, 1960, Troy, PA.
viii. C HARLES WESLEY KEENEY, b. September 11, 1962, Towanda, PA.
3. ELIZABETH (BETTY) ELMIRA4 SAYMAN (ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born December 17, 1925 in Cherry Twp, Sullivan Co, PA. She married CLAUDE E. JR. CHAPMAN, son of CLAUDE CHAPMAN and HAZEL CHILSON. He was born October 21, 1927 in Springfield Twp, PA.
Children of E LIZABETH SAYMAN and CLAUDE CHAPMAN are:
i. D ENNIS REEVE5 CHAPMAN, b. December 25, 1948, Sayre, PA; m. CHERYL STROMAN, February 17, 1973; b. December 31, 1947.
ii. W ENDY JEAN CHAPMAN, b. May 01, 1962, Elmira, NY.
4. FREDERICK VICTOR JR4 SAYMAN (ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born August 22, 1927. He married DOROTHY ANN ARNOLD February 26, 1955, daughter of FAY ARNOLD and RUTH WELLS. She was born February 05, 1935 in Monroe Twp, PA.
Children of F REDERICK SAYMAN and DOROTHY ARNOLD are:
i. L LOYD VICTOR5 SAYMAN, b. October 13, 1956, Sayre, PA.
ii. V ICTORIA ANN SAYMAN, b. April 11, 1958, Sayre, PA; m. ROBERT WAGNER, June 05, 1982.
10. iii. K AREN LOUISE SAYMAN, b. July 01, 1963, Towanda, PA;.
5. DELORES JEAN4 SAYMAN (ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born May 05, 1929 in Blakely, Lackawanna Co, PA. She married JOHN D. II COX, son of JOHN COX and GRACE WATKINS. He was born March 14, 1919 in Powell, PA, and died December 07, 1998.
Children of D ELORES SAYMAN and JOHN COX are:
11. i. J OHN DAVID III5 COX, b. August 05, 1947, Towanda, PA.
12. ii. R ICHARD EUGENE COX, b. August 27, 1948, Towanda, PA.
13. iii. B ARBARA ROSE COX, b. August 03, 1951, Ft. Bragg, NC.
iv. R OBERT WAYNE COX, b. May 25, 1954, Towanda, PA.
6. IRVIN ROY4 SAYMAN (ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born October 12, 1931 in Albany Twp, New Albany, PA. He married (1) CLEOTA CHAPMAN, daughter of RALPH CHAPMAN and LAVINA KOBBE. She was born September 27, 1930, and died May 22, 1998. He married (2) JOSEPHINE CLINK SMITH November 18, 1967. She was born July 04, 1928.
Children of I RVIN SAYMAN and CLEOTA CHAPMAN are:
14. i. R OSE MARIE5 SAYMAN, b. August 27, 1948; Adopted child.
15. ii. R UTH MAY SAYMAN, b. May 31, 1952, Towanda, PA.
iii. R ITA MAXINE SAYMAN, b. May 09, 1956, Towanda, PA; m. LARRY INMAN.
iv. R OXANN MYRA SAYMAN, b. November 29, 1959, Towanda, PA; m. (1) JOHN SIZEMORE; m. (2) JAMES II CLEVELAND, November 15, 1980.
Children of I RVIN SAYMAN and JOSEPHINE SMITH are:
v. L ISA JOY5 SAYMAN, b. January 08, 1969, Towanda, PA.
vi. I RVIN ROY JR. SAYMAN, b. May 12, 1970, Towanda, PA.
7. HOWARD D
EAN4
SAYMAN
(ROSA ALICE
3 SILVERSTRIM,
MAGNUS2,
OLA1 HANSON
) was born January 24, 1946 in Towanda, PA. He married (1) JUDY KAY KINGSTON 1964, daughter of ANDREW KINGSTON and JULIA
SICKLER. She was born December 28, 1947. They divorced and he later married (2) PAULA _______.
Children of H OWARD SAYMAN and JUDY KINGSTON are:
i. T ERRI LYNNE5 SAYMAN, b. May 13, 1965, Sayre, PA.
ii. T AMMY LYNNE SAYMAN, b. April 06, 1966, Towanda, PA.
iii. L ORI ANN SAYMAN, b. December 17, 1967, Towanda, PA.
Generation No. 3
8. JOSEPH ELBERT5 KEENEY (ESTHER ARLENE4 SAYMAN, ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born November 15, 1951 in Towanda, PA. He married ROSE ANN MULLEN. She was born April 13, 1952.
Child of JOSEPH KEENEY and ROSE MULLEN is:
i. J OSEPH TODD6 KEENEY, b. March 04, 1971.
9. PATRICIA LYNNE5 KEENEY (ESTHER ARLENE4 SAYMAN, ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born January 30, 1957 in Towanda, PA, and died November 20, 1995. She married CHARLES T. JR. MAGELLAN.
Children of P ATRICIA KEENEY and CHARLES MAGELLAN are:
i. C HARLES T. III6 MAGELLAN.
ii. B RANDY SCOTT MAGELLAN.
iii. A NN MARIE MAGELLAN.
91.LLOYD VICTOR5 SAYMAN (F REDERICK
VICTOR JR
4, ROSA ALICE3
SILVERSTRIM,
MAGNUS2,
OLA1
HANSON) married CATHY FOWLER on July 12, 1980 in New Albany, PA. Their children were:
i.MATTHEW SAYMAN, b. January 6, 1982
ii.REBECCA SAYMAN, b. December 14, 1985.
92.VICTORIA ANN5 SAYMAN (F REDERICK
VICTOR JR
4, ROSA ALICE3
SILVERSTRIM,
MAGNUS2,
OLA1
HANSON) married ROBERT WAGNER, but was divorced. Their children were:
i.YVONNE RUTH WAGNER, b. June 27, 1984
ii.DAVID EARL WAGNER, b. February 28, 1986.
10. KAREN
LOUISE5 SAYMAN
(FREDERICK
VICTOR JR
4, ROSA A
LICE3
SILVERSTRIM,
MAGNUS2,
OLA1
HANSON) was born July 01, 1963 in Towanda, PA. She married CLAIR BLACK, b. February 14, 1956, on August 7, 1982. He was
the son of William Johnson Black of Lopez, PA and Evalda Hunsinger of Dushore, PA (also a relative to the Sayman line).
Child of K AREN SAYMAN and CLAIR BLACK is:
i. J ASON6 BLACK.
11. JOHN DAVID III5 COX (DELORES JEAN4 SAYMAN, ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born August 05, 1947 in Towanda, PA. He married HELGA ANN BREWER October 04, 1969, daughter of JOHANN SCHNEIDER and MATILDA KARNOWSKI. She was born January 08, 1945 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Notes for H ELGA ANN BREWER:
Helga's natural father Johann Schneider was a Major in the French Army. He was shot by the Nazis in the street near his home. Later his widow married Donald Brewer of Wheeling WV, a US serviceman , and after their marriage , he adopted Helga, and her name was changed to Brewer
Child of J OHN COX and HELGA BREWER is:
i. J OHN DAVID IV6 COX, b. May 12, 1971, Canton, OH.
12. RICHARD EUGENE5 COX (DELORES JEAN4 SAYMAN, ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born August 27, 1948 in Towanda, PA. He married SHARON DIANE GERNET September 24, 1966.
Children of R ICHARD COX and SHARON GERNET are:
i. T ONI LEE6 COX, b. July 11, 1968.
ii. D ONALD EDWARD COX, b. July 11, 1968.
13. BARBARA ROSE5 COX (DELORES JEAN4 SAYMAN, ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born August 03, 1951 in Ft. Bragg, NC. She married HERBERT HAWKINS, son of HOMER HAWKINS and GRACE LAUTZENHEIMER. He was born May 16, 1944 in OH.
Children of B ARBARA COX and HERBERT HAWKINS are:
i. P AUL RAYMOND6 HAWKINS, b. March 20, 1968, Alliance, OH.
ii. T AMMY JEAN HAWKINS, b. January 05, 1971, Milford, NH.
14. ROSE MARIE5 SAYMAN (IRVIN ROY4, ROSA ALICE3 SILVERSTRIM, MAGNUS2, OLA1 HANSON) was born August 27, 1948. She married LARRY COLE.
Children of R OSE SAYMAN and LARRY COLE are:
i. S HEILA LEE6 COLE, b. August 08, 1966.
ii. D OUGLAS CLIFFORD COLE, b. February 12, 1969.
iii. D ARRELL CLIFTON COLE, b. February 12, 1969.
iv. D AVID CHARLES COLE, b. August 25, 1970.
15. RUTH
MAY5 SAYMAN
(IRVIN ROY
4, ROSA A
LICE3 SILVERSTRIM
, MAGNUS2, O
LA1 HANSON
) was born May 31, 1952 in Towanda, PA. She married (1) __________ BROWN. She married (2) FRED COXHEAD. She married (3) DAVID CLINT BREESE December 15, 1968, son of DELBERT BREESE and FLORENCE HICKS. He was born November 27, 1950 in Troy, PA.
Child of R UTH SAYMAN and DAVID BREESE is:
i. D AVID ROY6 BREEZE, b. June 16, 1969.
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