Esther DeTurk^{[1, 2]}

1845 - 1920  (74 years)

• Name	Esther DeTurk
  Born	11 May 1845	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	09 Nov 1845	Zion's Blue Mountain Church, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	name: Esther DeTurck parents: Abraham & Esther sponsors: Jacob & Catherine Himmelberger
  		Geburts und Taufschein Esther DeTurk, 1845
  Census	23 Sep 1850	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1850 299.338 Abraham Derk, 41, farmer; Esther, 36; Elizabeth, 13; Maria, 12; Susannah, 10; Isaac, 9; Esther, 5
  Census	14 Jun 1860	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1860 413.495 Abraham Derrick, 49, farmer; Hetty, 46; Susannah, 20; Isaac, 19; Abraham, 17; Hetty, 15; Agnes, 4
  Census	16 Jul 1870	Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Jefferson Township, 1870 Afred Unger, 24, farmer; Hettie, 24, keeping house; John, 2; Catharine, 1
  Census	17 Jun 1880	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1880 Alfred Unger, 37, farmer; Esther, 36, keeping house; Jacob, 13, laborer; Calvin A, 4
  Census	23 Jun 1900	Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Strausstown, 1900 Alfred Unger, 57, day laborer; Hettie, 55; Amelia, 55
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Strausstown, 1910 Alfred M. Unger, 67; Esther, 64; Amelia, 65
  Biographical	1854-1920	Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Our Family’s 20th Century History in Biographies .. 9 Esther DeTurck, May 11, 1845 - February 4, 1920
  		History and Genealogy of the DeTurk DeTurck Family, Descendants of Isaac DeTurk and Maria DeHarcourt Chapter IX. John DeTurk Branch
  Died	4 Feb 1920	West Lawn, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Death Certificate Esther (DeTurk) Unger
  		Funeral Notice Esther (DeTurk) Unger
  		Obituary Reading Eagle, Feb. 6, 1920
  Buried	10 Feb 1920	Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  		Unger, Esther (DeTurk) Mother · Esther DeTurk · Wife of Alfred M. Unger · Born May 11 1845 · Died Feb. 4 1920 · Aged 74 Y. 7 M. 23 D.
  Person ID	I000033	Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Abraham Becker DeTurk,   b. 24 Sep 1810, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Oct 1895, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Esther Unger,   b. 4 Dec 1813, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Jan 1891, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F00017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred M Unger,   b. 17 Dec 1842, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Nov 1915, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 72 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1866	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  	Detail: Benjamin Zweizig
  		Marriage Certificate Alfred Unger & Esther DeTurk
  		Alfred & Esther (DeTurk) Unger
  		Alfred & Esther (DeTurk) Unger
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Johnson Unger,   b. 08 Oct 1866, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 09 Jan 1945, Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey  (Age 78 years)   2. Ellen Cathrina Unger,   b. 26 Apr 1869, Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Jan 1871, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 1 years)   3. Katie V Unger,   b. about 1872, Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. about 1872  (Age ~ 0 years) + 4. Calvin Albert Unger,   b. 15 Jun 1876, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Jan 1950, West Lawn, Berks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F00014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Ungers from the left, seated Jacob Unger, Alfred Unger, Esther (Deturk) Unger holding grandson Ellwood Unger, standing Sallie (Strauss) Unger, and unidentified woman, perhaps Catharina (Himmelberger) Strauss, Sallie's mother

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 10 Feb 1920. West Lawn, Feb 10 - The funeral of Esther (nee DeTurk), widow of Alfred Unger, took place from the residence of her son, Calvin A., at this place. The remains reposed in a fine square-cornered oak casket, with full bar extension bronze handles and plate and satin lining, were attired in a fine black dress and covered with an eiderdown slumber robe. The tributes were: Spray of wax lilies, Willing Workers of Strausstown; galax wreath and carnations, sons and families' spray, carnations, grandchildren. The bearers at the house were William Stricker, William Walters, Milton Albright, Albert Stoudt, Frank Noll and George Reinert; at the church, John H. Stahl, Jacob B. Dierwechter, Emanuel S. Borkey, Michael H. Klahr, Peter Rollman and Caleb B. Degler. Services were held at the house by Rev. J. W. Lazarus, and thence the cortege proceeded to Zion's Union Church, Strausstown. Further servies were held by Rev. Ira W. Klick. Interment was made in the cemetery adjoining. [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 6 Feb 1920. Mrs. Esther Unger. West Lawn, Feb. 6. - Esther (nee DeTurk), widow of Alfred Unger, formerly of Strausstown, died here at the residence of her son, Calvin A., after a brief illness of pneumonia, aged 74 years, 8 months and 28 days. She is survived by two sons, Jacob K., Vineland, N. J., and Calvin, West Lawn; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. James W. Betram, Strausstown. Funeral Director C. N. Lamm has charge. [S3] Collected Church Records (Berks) 2, Phillip A Rice & Jean A Dellock, (Closson Press, 1995), 497 (Reliability: 3).