Geraldine Grace Bennett1,2,3,4 
F, (14 March 1919 - 29 November 1997)
- Relationship
- 8th great-granddaughter of Martin Scholderer
Geraldine Grace Bennett was born on 14 March 1919 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 She was the daughter of Ward Lorenzo Bennett and Verna Viola Sholder.3 Geraldine Grace Bennett was baptized, at age 3 years, 5 months and 17 days, on Thursday, 31 August 1922 at Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. She married Urban George Schauer, son of George Schauer and Barbara [—?—], in 1940 at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.4 Geraldine Grace Bennett died on 29 November 1997 at age 78 years, 8 months and 15 days.1,2
Geraldine Grace Bennett also went by the name of Deanie.1 The following article about Geraldine Grace and Ward Lorenzo was published on 2 February 1936 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This article stated:
BOTTLE RUN MAN INSTANTLY KILLED, DAUGHTER INJURED AS TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE
Ward Bennett, 37, Victim of Crash - Girl, 16, being Treated at City Hospital
Severely injured in an accident in which her father was killed when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at the Mill Lane crossing, near Sunset Park, early yesterday afternoon, Geraldine Bennett, 16, of Bottle Run, was being treated at the Williamsport Hospital last night for lacerations of the scalp and the hands and for body bruises.
She also is being kept under observation for a possible skull fracture and will have an X-ray examination today.
The girl and her father, Ward Bennett, 37, were on their way from their home in Bottle Run to do their marketing in Williamsport, when the accident occurred. The two passengers of the car were hurled about 300 feet from the crossing, and their automobile was dragged about 100 yards.
Funeral Plans Incomplete
Bennett, a World War I veteran and father of seven children, was instantly killed. Arrangements for the funeral were incomplete last night.
Investigations into the accident have been started by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the county coroner, who expect to announce their findings early next week.
Residents of the section near Mill Lane believe the accident happened when Bennett, approaching the crossing, heard the train coming and attempted to stop, the car skidding directly into the path of the locomotive, which reduced the automobile to a tangled mass of wreckage. The road approaching the crossing from the East, the direction in which the Bennett car was traveling, is bounded on each side by high banks, cutting off a view of the tracks in either direction.
Girl Taken To Hospital
The train brought the dead man and the injured girl to the Pennsylvania Station, from where the girl was taken to the Williamsport Hospital for treatment.
Bennett is survived by his wife, Verna; six daughters and a son, June Elizabeth, Margaret Castleberry, Annabelle, Jean Lois, Shirley Joyce, Geraldine, and Ward Robert; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bennett, also of Bottle Run road; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Charles Tevis, of Youngstown, O; Mrs. Elmer Waltz and Catherine Florence Bennett, of Williamsport RD 2; Verus W., of Binghampton, N.Y., and Joseph A., of Youngstown, O.
Bennett had been employed in the aircraft department of the Lycoming Manufacturing Company and was an extensive trucker.3
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Geraldine's last known residence was Linden, Woodward Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
The obituary for Annabelle Kinley on 24 August 2002 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Geraldine Grace Schauer as her deceased sister.1
Geraldine Grace Bennett also went by the name of Deanie.1 The following article about Geraldine Grace and Ward Lorenzo was published on 2 February 1936 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This article stated:
BOTTLE RUN MAN INSTANTLY KILLED, DAUGHTER INJURED AS TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE
Ward Bennett, 37, Victim of Crash - Girl, 16, being Treated at City Hospital
Severely injured in an accident in which her father was killed when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at the Mill Lane crossing, near Sunset Park, early yesterday afternoon, Geraldine Bennett, 16, of Bottle Run, was being treated at the Williamsport Hospital last night for lacerations of the scalp and the hands and for body bruises.
She also is being kept under observation for a possible skull fracture and will have an X-ray examination today.
The girl and her father, Ward Bennett, 37, were on their way from their home in Bottle Run to do their marketing in Williamsport, when the accident occurred. The two passengers of the car were hurled about 300 feet from the crossing, and their automobile was dragged about 100 yards.
Funeral Plans Incomplete
Bennett, a World War I veteran and father of seven children, was instantly killed. Arrangements for the funeral were incomplete last night.
Investigations into the accident have been started by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the county coroner, who expect to announce their findings early next week.
Residents of the section near Mill Lane believe the accident happened when Bennett, approaching the crossing, heard the train coming and attempted to stop, the car skidding directly into the path of the locomotive, which reduced the automobile to a tangled mass of wreckage. The road approaching the crossing from the East, the direction in which the Bennett car was traveling, is bounded on each side by high banks, cutting off a view of the tracks in either direction.
Girl Taken To Hospital
The train brought the dead man and the injured girl to the Pennsylvania Station, from where the girl was taken to the Williamsport Hospital for treatment.
Bennett is survived by his wife, Verna; six daughters and a son, June Elizabeth, Margaret Castleberry, Annabelle, Jean Lois, Shirley Joyce, Geraldine, and Ward Robert; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bennett, also of Bottle Run road; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Charles Tevis, of Youngstown, O; Mrs. Elmer Waltz and Catherine Florence Bennett, of Williamsport RD 2; Verus W., of Binghampton, N.Y., and Joseph A., of Youngstown, O.
Bennett had been employed in the aircraft department of the Lycoming Manufacturing Company and was an extensive trucker.3
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Geraldine's last known residence was Linden, Woodward Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
The obituary for Annabelle Kinley on 24 August 2002 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Geraldine Grace Schauer as her deceased sister.1
Child of Geraldine Grace Bennett and Urban George Schauer
Last Edited=20 May 2011
Citations
- [S785] Annabelle B. Kinley obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 24 August 2002. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. GERALDINE SCHAUER, birth listed as 14 Mar 1919, died listed as 29 Nov 1997 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Linden, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 8 Apr 2004.
- [S1485] Bottle Run Man Instantly Killed, Daughter Injured As Train Hits Automobile, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2 February 1936. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S2125] "Couple observes 25th anniversary," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 24 October 2010, online archives (http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/555404/… : accessed 20 May 2011). Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.