Odellion KELCHNER

Notes:

Kelchner was murdered by his wife Catherine and her lover, W.B. Siebert.

Edward/Edwin married Catherine Ann ZENTMYER 5 Jul 1868, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois. Catherine (daughter of Benjamin E ZENTMYER and Catherine A. STUTENROTH) was born 18 Jul 1850, Lexington, Pennsylvania; died 16 Nov 1930, West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois; was buried West Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Kane, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Catherine Ann Zentmyer and her lover, W.B. Siebert poisened her husband Edwin Kelcher with arsenic, because he was an inconvenience.

Notes:

Lived in Penn and Warwick Townships in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania

Benjamin married Catherine A. STUTENROTH 16 Nov 1837. Catherine was born 14 Dec 1815; died 21 Apr 1891, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois; was buried Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage Co., Illinois (per Mike Fichtel). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Catherine is buried in Naperville Cemetery, where her headstone reads "Catherine Feldman." Clearly Catherine, who lived another 35 years after Benjamin's death, remarried.

Notes:

1850 - Elizabeth, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Adam Zentmeyer 63 - Pennsylvania
Susanna 53 - Pennsylvania
Susan 23 - Pennsylvania

1860 - Naperville, DuPage, Illinois
Adam Zentmeyer 72 - Pennsylvania
Susanna 62 - Pennsylvania

1870 - Naperville, DuPage, Illinois
Adam Sentmire 84 - Pennsylvania
Susanna 75 - Pennsylvania




"As for Adam, he definitely died in Lancaster Co. The Naperville Clarion of October 19, 1870 carried this item in the 'Gossip columns": "Mr Adam Zentmyer, the oldest man in Copenhagen, is about to shake the dust from his feet, turn his back upon that burg and remove to Pennsylvania. He has sale on the 28th inst., and has three of the best cows in this county, which will be sold." The diary of Jacob Zentmyer, grandson of Adam, says on December 25, 1872: "We hat A poor chrismus no fun ataul we hat A turkey for diner Anuff to Eat and we are all well today we got A letter from M L Miller she rides that grandfather Zentmyer died he was 86 years & 5 month & 12 day old only sick from Sat till Sunday Night cold it began to Snow this Evening" Spelling and punctuation are as in the original. M. L. (Mary Louise) Miller was a first cousin to Jacob and lived (at least in later years) in Lancaster city."

Mike Fichtel

Adam married Susanna ENCK Abt 1815, Pennsylvania. Susanna was born 1797, Pennsylvania; died 31 Mar 1874, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Lehn's Graveyard, Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lancaster Co. PA deed book S6 pg 380
Adam Zentmeyer and Susanna his wife of Elizabeth Twp. Lancaster Co. PA Susanna being an heir agreably to law to the estate of John Stehley late of same place received 9 dollars 67 1/2 cents from William Dreish and Samuel Eberly executors of the Estate 11 Oct 1834.
Pages before and after name 8 other Encks being one of 9 children of Mary Enck deceased sister to John Stehly.


Note courtesty of Sherry Staley~Harysch