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- From Floyd's book:
Mr. Deppen's first wife, Susan (Herb), daughter of Daniel Herb, of
the Mahantango Valley, died in 1888, at the age of thirty-eight. In
1893 Mr. Deppen married (second) Louisa Leitenberger, daughter of
Charles Leitenberger, who was killed at Minersville, Pa., by the kick of
a horse. Four children were born to Mr. Deppen's first marriage, namely:
Laura M.; Susan M.; Samuel H., born in 1876, who died in 1905 (he
married Mamie Holshue and they had two children, William Frank and
Donald H.); and William Ralph, who married Eva Kline and has two
children; Russell C;. and William Robert.
Benjamin F. Deppen, son of William, was born in 1847 in Jackson township,
Northumberland county, and received his education in the public schools. He was
appointed station agent of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company at
Trevorton, and held that position for twenty years, in 1889 engaging in the
mercantile business at that place. He married Susan Herb, who died in 1888,
leaving four children, viz.: Laura M., Susan M., Samuel H. and William R. Mr.
Deppen is a Republican in politics.
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