Amos H. Homsher

Amos H. Homsher¹

• Father*: Abraham Homsher¹ b. 14 Aug 1844, d. 16 Mar 1928
• Mother*: Annie Owens² b. Oct 1845, d. b 1920

• Charts: Descendants of Mattheus Homsher, Pedigree for Alfred S. Homsher

• Relationship: Father of Alfred Serenus Homsher.

• (Witness) Census: Amos H. Homsher witnessed the census of Abraham Homsher and Annie Owens in 1880 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
  Homsher, Abraham 35 all from PA
       Anna 35
       Nida E. 9
       Silas Franklin 8
       Morris B. 7
       Harry W. 5
       Daniel M. 3
       Abraham E. 1
       Amos 2/12
       Susan 76 (mother).³
  
• Birth*: Amos H. Homsher was born on 27 April 1880 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US.^3,4,5
• He was the son of Abraham Homsher and Annie Owens.^1,2
• (Witness) Census: Amos H. Homsher witnessed the census of Abraham Homsher and Annie Owens in 1900 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
  Homsher, Abraham Aug 1844 55 PA/PA/PA; farmer; owns with mortgage
       Annie Oct 1845 54 PA/PA/PA, married 30 yrs, 8 for 9 children
       Amos Apr 1882 19 PA farm laborer
       Adam Oct 1882 7 PA farm laborer
       Marlin Sep 1886 3 PA
  Lahr, Lena-boarder Feb 1887 13 PA/GER/PA.²
  
• Occupation*: Amos H. Homsher was a farmer in 1902 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US.⁴
• Marriage*: He married Illa May Carpenter, daughter of Joseph Carpenter and Mary Sommers, on 26 November 1902 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US.^1,6,4,7
• Census: Amos H. Homsher and Illa May Carpenter appeared on the census of 1910 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
  Homsher, Amos 30 m7 PA/PA/PA all farmer
       Illa M. 29 m7 4/4 children
       Ada C. 5 dau
       Mary M. 3 dau
       Ross M. 2 son
       Abraham 56 father m40
       Annie 64 m40 10/9 children
       Elsie 15 niece
  Zimmerman, Amos 17 hired man odd jobs
  Zimmers, Clarence 14 boarder.⁸
• Census*: Amos H. Homsher and Illa May Carpenter appeared on the census of 1920 at Eden, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
  Homsher, Amos H. 39 PA
       Ida 39 PA
       Ada 15 PA
       Mary 12 PA
       Ross 11 PA
       Alfred 9 PA
       Wilmer 6 PA
       Ruth 4 1/12 PA
       Abraham 75 PA Father
  Purson, Jacob 70 PA Boarder.¹
  
• Residence*: Amos H. Homsher resided in 1928 at Willow Street, Lancaster, PA, US.⁹
• Census: He and Illa May Carpenter appeared on the census of 1930 at 877 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
  Homsher, Amos H. 49 m22 elevator operator at linoleum plant
       Illa M. 49 m22
       Mary E. 23 child nurse for private family
       Ross M. 22 inlaid mixer for linoleum plant
       Alfred S. 19 laborer linoleum factory
       Wilmer C. 16 laborer metal factory
       Ruth A. 14
       R. Melvin 8
       Illa May 3 10/12
  All PA/PA/PA.¹⁰
  
• Residence: Amos H. Homsher and Illa May Carpenter resided between 1931 and 1932 at 877 N. Prince, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, US; Homsher, Amos H. (Illa M.) 877 N. Prince
  Mary E. stemmer
  Ross.¹¹
• Occupation: Amos H. Homsher was a watchman between 1937 and 1938 at L.O.Beard Tool Company, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, US.^5,11
• Residence*: He and Illa May Carpenter resided between 1937 and 1957 at 537 Rockland Ave., Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, US; Homsher, Amos H. (Illa M.) watchman L O Beard Tool Co.
  Melvin student
  Ross M.
  Ruth A.^11,5
• Milit-Draft*: Amos H. Homsher registered for the draft on 27 April 1942 at Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, US; Amos Hoover Homsher, 537 Rockland 7th Ward, Lancaster, PA, b. Apr. 27, 1880 in Eden, PA, working for L.O.Beard at Mill & Andrew at S.Ann Street, Lancaster, 5'8" 220 lbs, blue eyes, grey hair, ruddy complexion.¹²
• Death*: He died on 10 December 1957 at Martin Convalescent Home, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, US, at age 77 due to cerebro-vascular accident due to cardiac decompensation lasting 2 days. He also had diabetes mellitus and died at age 77-7-13.^13,5
• Burial*: He was buried on 13 December 1957 at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery; row 5n, lot 5, 1, E. Lampeter, Lancaster, PA, US; Mary Erma 1907-1936; Rose 1908-1958; Ida E. 1901-1968
  His tombstone may be seen here.^13,5