Cora May Byers and Robert R. Dagnell

ROBERT R. DAGNELL, son of SUSAN A. STAMBAUGH and JOHN RICHARD DAGNELL, was born March 21, 1872 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died May 23, 1936 in Franklin, York, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵ He is buried in Dillsburg Cemetery, York County, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵

He married CORA MAY BYERS on October 7, 1897 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.⁶⁰²⁸ She was born October 19, 1872 in York County, Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died July 24, 1933 in Monroe Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵ She is buried in Dillsburg Cemetery, York County, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵

• Descendant Reports
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Robert R. Dagnell)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Robert R. Dagnell)
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Robert R. Dagnell)
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Robert R. Dagnell)

Children of CORA MAY BYERS and ROBERT R. DAGNELL:

1. JOHN E. DAGNELL, b. October 5, 1896, York County, Pennsylvania;³⁹⁸⁵ d. May 1, 1916, Monroe Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.^{5787, 3985}
2. LESTER MATHUSALEM DAGNELL, b. January 4, 1901, Pennsylvania;⁵⁶ m. ETHEL MAE EDWARDS on March 18, 1920 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania²⁹⁸⁵; d. October, 1980.
3. VIRGIE L. DAGNELL, b. September 8, 1902, Pennsylvania;⁵⁶ m. EARL E. BECKER; d. February 28, 1974, Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania.⁵⁷⁸⁸
4. BUELAH MAY DAGNELL, b. April 10, 1907, Latimore Township, Adams, Pennsylvania;⁴⁸⁰⁸ m. ARTHUR RUSSELL MILLER; d. April 6, 1984, Volusia County, Florida.⁹⁹

Personal Information

• Cora May Byers was a member of the Franklin Reformed Church, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ⁵⁷⁸⁵

Obituaries

Evening News, July 29, 1933⁵⁷⁸⁵

MRS. ROBERT R. DAGNELL

Mrs. Cora May Byers Dagnell, wife of Robert R. Dagnell, died yesterday morning at her home in Monroe Township, near Mechanicsburg. She was 60 years old. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Byers and was a member of the Franklin Reformed Church.

Besides her husband she is survived by the following children, Mervin F. Cleaver, of Chicago, Ill.; Lester M. Dagnell, and Virgie L. Dagnell, both at home, and Mrs. Beulah M. Miller, of Harrisburg; a brother, John E. Byers, of Wellsville; a sister, Sadie S. Byers, of York, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home with burial in the Dillsburg Cemetery. The Rev. A. T. Kaup, of Dillsburg, will officiate. The body may be viewed tomorrow evening at the home.

Harrisburg Telegraph, May 25, 1936⁵⁷⁸⁶

HEART ATTACK PROVES FATAL

Robert R. Dagnell Found Dead By Daughter Near Clear Springs

FUNERAL ON TUESDAY

Clear Spring, May 24.—Victim of a heart attack, Robert R. Dagnell was found dead at 10:45 o'clock Saturday morning at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Becker, near here. Coroner L. U. Zech, who was called and conducted an investigation, pronounced death due to heart failure.

Mr. Dagnell, who resided with his daughter since the death of his wife three years ago, had gone to an outdoor toilet, and after a length of time, Mrs. Becker, missing him, investigated and found him apparently dead. Dr. W. L. Crawford, Dillsburg, was called and pronounced the man beyond medical aid, and Coroner Zech was notified.

Furloughed five years ago after 14 years in the Enola shops of the Pennsylvania railroad, Mr. Dagnell, prior to that time had been a blacksmith. Aged 64 years, two months and two days, the deceased is survived by a son, Lester Dagnell, York Springs, R. D.; Mrs. Earl Becker, Dillsburg, R. D. 1, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Arthur Miller, Harrisburg; a step-son, Mervin Cleaver, Chicago; five grandchildren; one brother, Harry Dagnell, Lewistown; four sisters, Mrs. Agnes Reed, Harrisburg; Mrs. Samuel Heintzelman, and Mrs. Howard Moore, Sunbury, and Mrs. Harvey Burns, Milton, Pa.; two step-brothers, Russel Dagnell and Randall Dagnell, Carlisle, and five step-sisters, Esther Dagnell, Mainville; Margaret Dagnell, Washington, D. C.; Ida Dagnell, Newport; and Florence and Isabel Dagnell, Linglestown. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence. Interment will be made in Dillsburg cemetery. S. Harper Myers, Mechanicsburg funeral director, is in charge of the arrangements.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 14, 18802988	Monroe Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania	John Richard Dagnell Susan A. Stambaugh Robert R. Dagnell Agnes Virginia Dagnell Luella Mae Dagnell Harry Stambaugh Dagnell Grace Irene Dagnell
April 28, 19102976	Franklin, York, Pennsylvania	Robert R. Dagnell Cora May Byers John E. Dagnell Lester Mathusalem Dagnell Virgie L. Dagnell Buelah May Dagnell
January 6, 19202977	Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania	Robert R. Dagnell Cora May Byers Virgie L. Dagnell Buelah May Dagnell
April 17, 19305744	Monroe Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania	Robert R. Dagnell Cora May Byers Lester Mathusalem Dagnell Virgie L. Dagnell