Henry Robert Degler

1839 - 1915  (75 years)

• Name	Henry Robert Degler
  Birth	26 Sep 1839	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Sep 1915	Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
  Burial	Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I28355	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Moyer, Dickinson, Lamm
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Jacob Degler,   b. 28 Nov 1797, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Jan 1879, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Maria Elisabeth Reichert,   b. 10 Oct 1813   d. 14 Nov 1887, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F10252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Marie Coulbern,   b. 1846   d. 1933 (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Eva B (Ellis) Degler,   b. 1871   d. 1924 (Age 53 years)   2. John Henry Degler,   b. 1872   d. 1949 (Age 77 years)   3. Bertie Hayes Degler,   b. 1877   d. 1953 (Age 76 years)   4. Katherine Idella (McCarter) Degler,   b. 1879   d. 1964 (Age 85 years)   5. George Degler,   b. 1881   d. 1937 (Age 56 years)   6. Chalmer Taylor Degler,   b. 1882   d. 1970 (Age 88 years)   7. Mary Ethel (Grund) Degler,   b. 1884   d. 1957 (Age 73 years)   8. Harvey Ross Degler,   b. 1886   d. 1969 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F10297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Kokomo Daily Tribune - September 11, 1915: Henry R. Degler, age 75 years, 11 months, and 15 days, died at his late home on North Buckeye Street this morning at 8 o'clock following an illness of several months from disease incident to old age. the deceased had a large host of friends in this city and not many knew that he was in a precarious condition. To them the announcement of his death has come as a distinct shock. The deceased was born in Pennsylvania on September 26, 1839, and when the Civil War broke out, he was living in Ohio. He was one of the first to enlist and serve throughout the strife. He was a private first in Company F of the First O.V.I. and later was a private in Company B of the Eighth V.R.C. He was united in marriage October 1970 to Mrs. Annie M. Coulbern and to this union eleven children were born, eight of whom survive. In 1885, Mr. Degler and his family moved to this city and have resided here since that time. Surviving are the widow, eight children, twenty-five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, seven brothers, and two sisters. The great majority of the immediate family resides in this city. The children are: Erie B. Ellis of Kokomo John R. Degler of Kokomo Bert H. Degler of Kokomo Mrs. George McCarter of Kokomo Chalmer T. Degler of Kokomo Harvie R. Degler of Kokomo Mrs. Ethel Grund of Kokomo George F. Degler of Fort Wayne Stepson: William Coulbern, Kokomo The deceased was a good citizen and he leaves a host of friends to mourn his loss. He was a good father, a kind neighbor, and faithful and kind-hearted to all who knew him as a friend. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Interment will be in Crown Point Cemetery. ---------------------- 7 records indicate him as Henry R Degler, only the death certificate says Henry Robert W. Degler. Those records are: 1880, 1900 & 1910 census, Kokomo Tribune Obituary, Civil War records & Marriage records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45501715/henry-robert-degler.