OBIT: Augustus C. FROMMEYER, 1912, Stoufferstown, Franklin County, PA

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AUGUSTUS C. FROMMEYER died last Thursday at his home near Stoufferstown after an 
illness of many months in his 74th year.  He was a well known Franklin County 
farmer and Democrat.  He was born in Germany, his parents coming to this country 
while he was an infant.  They settled at Mummasburg this county.  The deceased 
first took up trade of a cooper and at age of twenty went to farming.  He gave 
this up and moved to Oil City, where he was employed by an oil company.  In 1866 
he removed to Franklin county and resumed farming on the premises where he died.  
He was associated for a number of years with John and George Cole in the lime 
burning business, burning 80,000 bushel per year.  In 1876 Mr. Frommeyer took 
over the entire business and conducted it until a few years ago.  He was a 
member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  The funeral was held last Saturday, 
services being conducted in the church by Rev. F. C. Noel, interment in Catholic 
Cemetery near Chambersburg.  Besides his widow these children survive:  John H., 
Sister Cordate of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Philadelphia; G. Ed., 
Stoufferstown; Albert L., of Chambersburg; Miss C. Virginia, Miss Emma B., Miss 
Grace, Miss May V., at home; Mrs. John O. Bessor, Mrs. Joseph P. Tubridy, of 
Chambersburg, and Mrs. Shirley J. Zarger, Stoufferstown.  These brothers and 
sisters also survive:  Mrs. Elizabeth Orner, Arendtsville; Miss Mary and Frank 
N., of Gettysburg, John, Brookly, N.Y.; Mrs. John B. Duchscher, Cincinnatti, 
Ohio, and David A. Hanover.

Gettysburg Compiler, July 10, 1912