Clara May Stambaugh and George Peter Roush

GEORGE PETER ROUSH was born March 8, 1871 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died October 1, 1954 in Carlisle Hospital, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵ He is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Churchtown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵

He married CLARA MAY STAMBAUGH on February 24, 1898 in First Lutheran Church, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania,^{2985, 5718} daughter of SARAH PLANK and DANIEL F. STAMBAUGH. She was born May 5, 1874 in Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died October 15, 1921 in Boiling Springs, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.^{5722, 3985} She is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Churchtown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.^{5722, 3985}

• Descendant Reports
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara M. Stambaugh)
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara M. Stambaugh)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara M. Stambaugh)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara M. Stambaugh)

Children of CLARA MAY STAMBAUGH and GEORGE PETER ROUSH:

1. ESTA MAE ROUSH, b. July 1, 1900, Dickinson Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania;^{11675, 56} m. PHILIP EDWARD WISE on March 28, 1928 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania²⁹⁸⁵; d. November 29, 1979, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania;¹¹⁶⁷⁵ bur. Mount Zion Cemetery, Churchtown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
2. ANNA MARIE ROUSH, b. September 28, 1907, Dickinson Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania;⁴⁸⁰⁸ m. HAROLD ANDREW WISE on November 24, 1928 in St. John's Lutheran Church, Boiling Springs, Cumberland, Pennsylvania^{2985, 11676}; d. February 18, 2000, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.¹¹⁶⁷⁷

Marriage Announcements and News

Evening Sentinel, February 25, 1898⁵⁷¹⁸

ROUSH-STAMBAUGH.

A quiet, but very pretty wedding ceremony was performed last evening at 8 o'clock by Rev. H. B. Wile, pastor of the First Lutheran church when he united in marriage George P. Roush, of Dickinson township, and Miss Clara M. Stambaugh, of West Louther street, at the home of the bride, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stambaugh and a popular young lady. She is a sister of John A. Stambaugh, of the firm of Stambaugh & Smith. About 60 guests were present and after hearty congratulations an elegant repast was partaken of.

Obituaries

Evening Sentinel, October 17, 1921⁵⁷²²

Roush

Mrs. Clara May Roush, wife of George Roush, died Sunday at her home in Boiling Springs from heart trouble, aged 47 years. She was a loving wife and mother and a member of St. John's Lutheran church of Boiling Springs. Besides her husband she is survived by two daughters, Esta and Alma at home; sister, Miss Lura Stambaugh, and brothers, Clarence P. and John A. Stambaugh, of Carlisle. Funeral services will be held at her home at two o'clock Wednesday morning; interment at Churchtown.

Evening Sentinel, October 2, 1954⁵⁷⁹⁴

George P. Roush

George P. Roush, RD6, Carlisle, died last evening at the Carlisle Hospital at the age of 83. He was born Mar. 8, 1871, in Cumberland County, the son of the late John W. and Myria Peffer Roush. He retired from farming in 1921. He had worked for the William B. Barnitz warehouse, later known as the Paul Sunday warehouse. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of Boiling Springs, of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Boiling Springs, and the men's class of the Sunday School.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harold Wise, RD6, Carlisle, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Phillip Wise, RD6, Carlisle; two step-sons, Frank Hare, Carlisle, and Paul Hare, Harrisburg; two sisters, Mrs. Amy Rockey, RD4, Carlisle, and Miss Jessie Roush, Mt. Holly Springs; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, seven step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the J. R. Shulenberger Funeral Home, 169 West High Street. Dr. Harold Dunkelberger, Gettysburg Seminary, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Churchtown. Friends may call tomorrow evening at the funeral home.

Evening Sentinel, November 30, 1979¹¹⁶⁷⁵

Esta R. Wise

Esta Roush Wise, 79, Lydia Baird Home, 175 E. High St., died Thursday in Carlisle Hospital.

She was born in Dickinson Township, was the widow of Philip E. Wise, was a 1919 graduate of Carlisle High School, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Boiling Springs, the adult Bible class of the Sunday school, the Golden Age Clubs of Carlisle, Mount Holly Springs and Boiling Springs, and Farm Women's Group 4.

Surviving are a son, Glenn E. Wise, 14 Chestnut Drive; a daughter, Glenna W. Trimmer, RD1; a sister, Anna Wise, RD1 Boiling Springs; and five grandchildren.

Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N. Hanover St. The Rev. Sterlen S. Sheaffer and the Rev. Richard F. Shreckhise will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from noon until time of services.

Memorial contributions can be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Boiling Springs.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 9, 18802988	Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania	Daniel F. Stambaugh Sarah Plank Alice Sybillah Stambaugh Clarence Peter Stambaugh Margaret Ellen Stambaugh John A. Stambaugh Clara May Stambaugh Lura K. Stambaugh
June 2, 19003987	Dickenson Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania	Clara May Stambaugh George Peter Roush
January 15, 19205727	Dickinson Lower Precinct, Cumberland, Pennsylvania	George Peter Roush Clara May Stambaugh Esta Mae Roush Anna Marie Roush