John Lazarus Rothermel

Brief Life History of John Lazarus

When John Lazarus Rothermel was born on 14 September 1891, in Urban, Jordan Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Lazarus W Rothermel, was 36 and his mother, Emma Louise Bush, was 30. He married Bertha Ellen Krissinger about 1914, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Jordan Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Jackson Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. He died on 6 July 1979, in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pillow, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lazarus Rothermel
1891–1979
Katie Alice Gessner
1893–1978
Marriage: 2 January 1918
Guy Samuel Rothermel
1918–1997
Leroy Irvin Rothermel
1920–1998
Margaret Elsie Rothermel
1925–2001
Helen M. Rothermel
1926–2019
Earl Albert Rothermel
1928–2021
Mark Daniel Rothermel
1934–2005

Sources (19)

  • John L Rothermel, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John L Rothermel, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • John L Rothermel, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Otto, Arno, Gerhard, Kehl, Klaus, Kurt, Lieselotte.

German: variant of Rothärmel, literally ‘red sleeve’, a nickname referring to the medieval fashion for bicolored garments (e.g. a tunic consisting of a different colored bodice and red sleeves).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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