Once Upon a Town 48: Elsie Gladys SECHRIST

 

 

Youngest of the Stephen Stanley SECHRIST siblings was Elsie Gladys, my favorite aunt.  She had a library, and we shared gingersnaps and tea while we talked about books and so many things that I wish I cound remember.  She was already pretty far up in years by the time I had the honor of knowing her.

 

Well, now that I think about it, I have more than a few favorite aunts that I wish I'd known better...Anyway, here are the facts on Aunt Elsie:

Elsie Gladys SECHRIST

Birth: 19 Apr 1889, Red Lion, York Co., PA¹

Death: 8 Nov 1987, York, York Co., PA¹

Burial: Red Lion Cemetery, Gay St., York Twp., York Co., PA

Occupation: music teacher

Father: Stephen Stanley SECHRIST (1857-1943)

Mother: Susan Grove STEIN (1859-1938)

 

Spouse: Samuel Simon LAUCKS

Birth: 23 Oct 1885, Windsor Twp., York Co., PA^1,2

Death: 12 Jul 1955, York Twp., York Co., PA¹

Burial: Red Lion Cemetery, Gay St., York Twp., York Co., PA

Occupation: lawyer in Red Lion

Father: Phillip LAUCKS (1842-1910)

Mother: Susanna ANSTINE (1845-1910)

 

Marriage: 31 Dec 1912, Red Lion, York Co., PA

 

Children:

Samuel Sechrist (1917-2012)

Stanley Philip ‘Phil’ (1922-2013)

 

Sources

1. tombstone inscription, Red Lion Union Cemetery, York Co, PA

2. “Outline Descendent Report Simon Anstine 130912.pdf,” 12sep2013, Ron Anstine, p 33.