Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam John “Billy” Denk 
Birth17 Mar 1889, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
Census4 Jun 1900, Texas Twp, Wayne Co, PA
Memoroll#1495, pg 254
Census3 May 1910, Texas Twp, Wayne Co, PA
Memo(281 112 261)
Census3 Jan 1920, Texas Twp, Wayne Co, PA
Memoroll#1661, pg 275
Census19 Apr 1930, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
MemoED#33, pg 10
Census21 Apr 1950, Allentown, Lehigh Co, PA
Memoroll#4738, pg 21
Death24 Dec 1963, Allentown, Lehigh Co, PA
MemoAllentown State Hospital
BurialHoly Saviour Cem, Bethlehem, Northampton Co, PA
MemoSection 100, Range 6, Grave 5
OccupationGlass Cutter, laborer
FatherGeorge Denk (1852-1906)
MotherMargaret “Mary” Sporer (1854-1934)
Misc. Notes
Listed with his parents at age 21 in 1910, working as a glass cutter.
In 1920 he is listed as a glass cutter in a glass factory, living with his widowed mother. Both his parents were listed as born in PA.
Listed with his mother until her death, and with/near his sister Christina in 1934 in Honesdale.
He was blind in one eye after helping take care of a neighbor child who had poison ivy. Billy contacted it from him and it was in his eye and he lost sight in it.
He is listed in Honesdale for his WWII draft registration, where his closest contact is his aunt - Mrs. John Stegner
William is listed in the 1950 census as a patient in a mental institution, age 61 and never married.
Unmarried and had no trade, a bum according to Walter G. Tallman.
He was an alcoholic who died in Allentown State Hospital.
In 1920 he is listed as a glass cutter in a glass factory, living with his widowed mother. Both his parents were listed as born in PA.
Listed with his mother until her death, and with/near his sister Christina in 1934 in Honesdale.
He was blind in one eye after helping take care of a neighbor child who had poison ivy. Billy contacted it from him and it was in his eye and he lost sight in it.
He is listed in Honesdale for his WWII draft registration, where his closest contact is his aunt - Mrs. John Stegner
William is listed in the 1950 census as a patient in a mental institution, age 61 and never married.
Unmarried and had no trade, a bum according to Walter G. Tallman.
He was an alcoholic who died in Allentown State Hospital.
Spouses
Birth12 May 1890, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
Death21 Dec 1966, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
MemoWayne County Memorial Hospital
Burial24 Dec 1966, Saint Mary Magdalen Cem, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
Misc. Notes
She married George F. Southerton on 18 Oct 1909 in Wayne Co, PA.
Middle name listed as “E.” in 1910 and 1950, then Helen on her death certificate and May on FindaGrave.
She was widowed and head of household in 1920 with 3 sons and 2 daughters.
Her death certificate lists her middle name as Helen and date of birth as 11 May 1890.
[Obituary] The Times-Tribune - Thu, 22 Dec 1966, pg 18
Mrs. Southerton, Honesdale, Dies
Mrs. Kathryn Southerton, 511 Church St., Honesdale, died Wednesday afternoon in Wayne County Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, after an illness. She was the widow of George Southerton.
Born in Honesdale, daughter of the late John and Mary Menner Myers, she was a member of St. Mary Magdalen Church Honesdale, and its Altar and Rosary Society.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Jeko and Mrs. Leo Smith, Honesdale; four sons, William, Reading; and Robert, George and Bernard Honesdale; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Sheridan, and Mrs. George Reifler, Hawley; Mrs. Harold Lilholt, Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Mrs. Edna Lobb, New York City; eight brothers, Charles, Bellaire, Ohio; Robert Daytona Beach, Fla.; Harold, Joseph, Louis and Kenneth, Honesdale; Raymond, Bethany, and Frederick, Hawley; 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday from the Meyers Funeral Home, 1403 Main St., Honesdale, with mass at 10 a.m. in St. Mary Magdalen Church. Interment parish cemetery. Viewing after 7 tonight.
Middle name listed as “E.” in 1910 and 1950, then Helen on her death certificate and May on FindaGrave.
She was widowed and head of household in 1920 with 3 sons and 2 daughters.
Her death certificate lists her middle name as Helen and date of birth as 11 May 1890.
[Obituary] The Times-Tribune - Thu, 22 Dec 1966, pg 18
Mrs. Southerton, Honesdale, Dies
Mrs. Kathryn Southerton, 511 Church St., Honesdale, died Wednesday afternoon in Wayne County Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, after an illness. She was the widow of George Southerton.
Born in Honesdale, daughter of the late John and Mary Menner Myers, she was a member of St. Mary Magdalen Church Honesdale, and its Altar and Rosary Society.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bernard Jeko and Mrs. Leo Smith, Honesdale; four sons, William, Reading; and Robert, George and Bernard Honesdale; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Sheridan, and Mrs. George Reifler, Hawley; Mrs. Harold Lilholt, Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Mrs. Edna Lobb, New York City; eight brothers, Charles, Bellaire, Ohio; Robert Daytona Beach, Fla.; Harold, Joseph, Louis and Kenneth, Honesdale; Raymond, Bethany, and Frederick, Hawley; 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday from the Meyers Funeral Home, 1403 Main St., Honesdale, with mass at 10 a.m. in St. Mary Magdalen Church. Interment parish cemetery. Viewing after 7 tonight.
Unmarried
ChildrenBernard Gerald (1921-2015)