Emma Celeste Hohn was born October 24, 1879 in Hohntown, Pennsylvania. (Hohntown was located around Irwin). She was one of 15 known children of Isaac & Theresa Jane "Jennie" (Decker) Hohn.
She married Arthur Lightowler, son of David and Sarah (Braithwaite) Lightowler, on October 18, 1899. According to family notes they were married before a Justice of the Peace with Arthur's dad, David; and Emma's brother, John Hohn; as witnesses.
Arthur and Emma had at least fifteen children, ten of them that lived beyond birth/infancy:
1. David (m1. Sadie Smith, m2. Rose E. Katula)
2. Hazel May (m1. Florance Smith, m2. Charles Shaw, m3. Jim King)
3. Alice Mabel (m1. Theodore M. Gasser, m2. Albert Briggs, m3. William B. "Pappy" Biddle)
4. William (died at age 5 from diphtheria)
5. Annie (m. Lory Shoaf)
6. Son (Stillborn, dates and interment unknown)
7. Arthur Jr (died at 21 days old, believed cause was spina bifida)
8. Elsie Janis (m1. William Phillips, m2. Joe Grass)
9. Edna Emma (m. Harry Lehew)
10. Fred (died at one month old from pneumonia)
11. Ada Ruth (m. David Lee Hertzog)
12. Blanche (m. William Simpson)
13. George (died at four months old from cholera)
14. Dorothy (m. Herbert Liebel)
15. Edward (m. Muriel "Mutsy" Pilgrim)
Arthur and Emma started their family in the Union Township area (Finleyville). Around 1916 the family moved to New England Road in West Mifflin to what is referred to by family as the Lightowler Homestead. This is where they continued to raise their children and where some of their children raised their children as well.
Emma eventually went to live with her daughter Hazel in Clairton, Pennsylvania. This is where she lived until she passed away January 2, 1959.
Emma Celeste Hohn was born October 24, 1879 in Hohntown, Pennsylvania. (Hohntown was located around Irwin). She was one of 15 known children of Isaac & Theresa Jane "Jennie" (Decker) Hohn.
She married Arthur Lightowler, son of David and Sarah (Braithwaite) Lightowler, on October 18, 1899. According to family notes they were married before a Justice of the Peace with Arthur's dad, David; and Emma's brother, John Hohn; as witnesses.
Arthur and Emma had at least fifteen children, ten of them that lived beyond birth/infancy:
1. David (m1. Sadie Smith, m2. Rose E. Katula)
2. Hazel May (m1. Florance Smith, m2. Charles Shaw, m3. Jim King)
3. Alice Mabel (m1. Theodore M. Gasser, m2. Albert Briggs, m3. William B. "Pappy" Biddle)
4. William (died at age 5 from diphtheria)
5. Annie (m. Lory Shoaf)
6. Son (Stillborn, dates and interment unknown)
7. Arthur Jr (died at 21 days old, believed cause was spina bifida)
8. Elsie Janis (m1. William Phillips, m2. Joe Grass)
9. Edna Emma (m. Harry Lehew)
10. Fred (died at one month old from pneumonia)
11. Ada Ruth (m. David Lee Hertzog)
12. Blanche (m. William Simpson)
13. George (died at four months old from cholera)
14. Dorothy (m. Herbert Liebel)
15. Edward (m. Muriel "Mutsy" Pilgrim)
Arthur and Emma started their family in the Union Township area (Finleyville). Around 1916 the family moved to New England Road in West Mifflin to what is referred to by family as the Lightowler Homestead. This is where they continued to raise their children and where some of their children raised their children as well.
Emma eventually went to live with her daughter Hazel in Clairton, Pennsylvania. This is where she lived until she passed away January 2, 1959.
Family Members
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David F Lightowler
1900–1982
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Hazel May Lightowler Smith King
1901–1961
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Alice Mabel Lightowler Biddle
1903–1959
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William "Willie" Lightowler
1905–1911
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Anna Lightowler Shoaf
1907–2006
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Arthur Lightowler Jr
1909–1909
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Elsie Janice Lightowler Grass
1910–1985
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Edna Emma Lightowler Lehew
1913–1974
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Fred Lightowler
1915–1915
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Ada Ruth Lightowler Hertzog
1916–1966
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Blanche Eleanor Lightowler Simpson
1918–1981
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George Lightowler
1921–1921
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Dorothy Ellen Lightowler Leibel
1923–2006
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Edward Lightowler
1925–1992
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