Re: Roberta Lee Hartranft
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Re: Roberta Lee Hartranft
John Yee 7/13/11
Hello John,
Attempted to respond to you off this site recently and messages did not send.Thank you for your kind note regarding my Mother.I was planning to respond much sooner with an affirmative answer on the Paul A. and Harry connection.I got tied up with some other projects and the loss of one of our greyhounds last month.So I am planning to get back on my research in the next week.Some of the current links I needed I found through listings at 2 cemetaries in Reading, Charles Evans - nearby my home where I walk and visit frequently - people always questioned if I had relatives there and I told them no.One week after my Mother passed I was walking there with my daughter and she spotted a large stone with Hartranft (Harry Pierce & Pheobe) - that was a sign to me and I began researching at the Berks Historical Society- also blocks from my house -where I found "The Book".The staff now considers me part of the Society's family having spent the summer with them :-) I discovered there are 22 Hartranfts buried at Charles Evans.The other location is across town in Aulenbach's where 5 Hartranfts are buried - some in the late 1800's so took a quick stab last week to locate in Book info - but did not yet make connection.Interestly, I found that ancestors were married to Kriebel's of the Boyertown area and a dear friend of mine, Gene Kreibel is of the same heritage!Hoping to get to Pennsburg early fall.
BTW the Hartranft's I grew up with are the children of Clarence: Renie, Renn, Gail (lives in Allentown), Carol and Harry (father of becoming known recording artist Priscilla Ahn).We grew apart over the years.In 2008 I was making an acceptence speech and spoke of my Grandfather (Paul R. who raised me) and this little gal - Jenna -came up to me and said I think we're related - sure enough we are - she is the daughter of Renn - not to mention she has the Hartranft eyes of our line!
Apologies for any typos.
Best Regards,
Robin