Frederick Sholder1,2,3 
M, (8 March 1872 - 4 May 1931)
- Relationship
- 6th great-grandson of Martin Scholderer
Frederick Sholder was born on 8 March 1872 at farm of Christian (Scholderer) Sholder, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.4,2 He was the son of Charles Emanuel Sholder and Mary Anna Kinley.1 Frederick Sholder married, at age 23, Matilda Helen Miller, age 21, daughter of David Miller Jr. and Sarah Barner, on Tuesday, 14 January 1896 at Presbyterian Parsonage, Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend Edward P. Morse.4,2,3 Frederick Sholder died on 4 May 1931 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 59 years, 1 month and 26 days.4,2 He was buried in the Buchanan Baptist Church Cemetery, located in Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
The marriage announcement for Frederick Sholder and Matilda Helen Miller was published on 16 January 1896 in the Daily Gazette & Bulletin, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Frederick and Helen were married by Rev. E. P. Morse at the Presbyterian Parsonage in Newberry. They are both living in Old Lycoming Township at this time. Frederick Sholder and Matilda Helen Miller appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Frederick Sholder was a truck farmer. He and Matilda Helen Miller appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Frederick Sholder appears in snapshot circa 1918. This was taken at the home of Fred and Matilida Sholder.
Frederick Sholder was listed as the next of kin on the World War I draft card of Victor Paul Sholder on 12 September 1918 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
The marriage announcement for Frederick Sholder and Matilda Helen Miller was published on 16 January 1896 in the Daily Gazette & Bulletin, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Frederick and Helen were married by Rev. E. P. Morse at the Presbyterian Parsonage in Newberry. They are both living in Old Lycoming Township at this time. Frederick Sholder and Matilda Helen Miller appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Frederick Sholder was a truck farmer. He and Matilda Helen Miller appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Frederick Sholder appears in snapshot circa 1918. This was taken at the home of Fred and Matilida Sholder.
Frederick Sholder was listed as the next of kin on the World War I draft card of Victor Paul Sholder on 12 September 1918 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Children of Frederick Sholder and Matilda Helen Miller
- Charles Sholder (1896 - 1896)
- Nelson Richard Sholder+4,3 (15 Jan 1898 - 5 Aug 1984)
- Victor Paul Sholder+3 (1 May 1900 - 19 Jul 1979)
- Vinnie Mabel Sholder+3 (5 Dec 1902 - 16 Jul 2003)
- Erma Alberta Sholder+3 (26 Mar 1905 - 23 Mar 2005)
- Frederick Sholder Jr. (1906 - 1906)
- James Lloyd Sholder+ (19 Jun 1913 - 9 Jan 1969)
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S14] John F Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Baltimore, Maryland: prepared by Lycoming Historical Society; Gateway Press, Inc., 1990 reprint of 1892 original), p. 1135.
- [S212] Frederick and Matilda H. (Miller) Sholder tombstone, Buchanan Baptist Church Cemetery, 3240 Grimesville Road, Williamsport, Pennsylvania; photographed by Kevin Sholder, in March 2002. An upright memorial tombstone made of granite and in excellent shape. It states surname Sholder, then Father, Frederick 1872 - 1931 and Mother, Matilda H. 1874 - 1960.
- [S1240] Victor P. Sholder obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 19 July 1979. The original was given to the author, on 1 June 1999 by Donna [Edler] Sayah. The original newspaper clipping came from Donna's mother Johanna [Weiss] Edler (1915-1999) and was a part of her collection of personal memorabilia that she had collected throughout her lifetime. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S43] Family records from Frederick Sholder Family Bible, The Pronouncing Edition of the Holy Bible original owned in 2005 by Leonard Paul Sholder, (Lebanon, Ohio).