JAMES SECHLER
Identification on photo: James Sechler
Photo taken: unknown photographer or location, circa 1900-1910
Purchased: Feb 2020 Kamin's Moment in Time, South Florida Fairgrounds Antiques Show
Without a location as a clue to who this might be, I was left with several possibilities, ranging from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Fortunately, I was able to find a photo in newspaper archives of an older James Sechler (in 1951 in Pennsylvania) and could see that it was the same man.
JAMES IRWIN SECHLER (born 11-Aug-1879 in Weisenburg, Lehigh Co. PA)
- Son of John Henry Sechler (1850-1928) & Sarah Rebecca Meyerly (1856-1931).
- Married to Emma Betz (1881-1971) on 13-Oct-1901.
General storekeeper in Fogelsville, Township tax collector at Macungie, and Fogelsville Natl Bank director.
Children mentioned in his 1952 obituary include: Kathryn (wife of Paul Keller), and Isabel (wife of Warren Henninger). Preceded in death by siblings Fred, George and Emma.
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The 12-October-1951 edition of the newspaper "The Morning Call", Allentown PA, carried this insert of the celebration of James and Emma's 50th wedding anniversary. It appears evident to me that this is the same individual as the young man in the photo I found.
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