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=Notable Families=
==Cellier family==
In 1930, Louis Sr. was employed as an inspector at a silk mill. The family lived in Aubonne, Vaud, Switzerland in 1912 when they emigrated to the U.S. * Louis Aime Cellier, Jr. '''+1968-2008''' (b. 1924 Knoxville, Knox, [[Tennessee|TN]] - d. 2008 Paramus, Bergen, NJ), son of Louis Cellier, Sr. '''+1968''' (b. 1888 Nods, Bern, [[Switzerland]] - d. 1968 Areuse, Switz.)* Madeline Lehmann Cellier(m. 1950 Paterson, NJ)
==DeKoster family==
In 1918, Chris was employed as a silk warper for Joseph Wadsworth & Henry Doherty, both originally from [[England]], who in 1879 started working together in Paterson in the silk manufacturing industry, renting spaces until purchasing their first mill in 1882. Doherty developed an automated process in 1913 to enable workers to operate four looms simultaneously.
The factory Chris worked for was on the corner of Beech & Essex Sts., one of Paterson's largest silk mills, with over 350 employees, as per [https://www.patersonfirehistory.com/1895-doherty-mill.html Paterson Fire History], where a drawing may be found of the structure, along with news of a major fire they sustained in 1895. Wadsworth & Doherty also had mills in Allentown and Wilkes-Barre, before folding in 1938, as per the [https://americaspresidents.si.edu/object/nmah_1163253 National Museum of American History]. From +1923-1949, Chris was self-employed as a real estate broker, the occupation he was best known for around Paterson.
Jennie had a brother named Johannes "John" VanWyckhouse (b. 1889 Aardenburg, Neth. - d. 1970 Atlantic City, NJ), self-employed as a homebuilder in Passaic Co. from +1920-1947+ in Haledon, and resided for a time in Florida.
* Christian "Chris" DeKoster '''+1946+''' (b. 1872 Netherlands; emig. 1900; d. 1955 Paterson, NJ)
* Janna "Jennie" Pieternella VanWyckhouse DeKoster (b. 1878 Aardenburg, Zeeland, Netherlands; emig. 1892; d. 1955 Fair Lawn, Bergen, NJ), a daughter of Jacobus van Wuijckhuijse (1849-1922 Aardenburg, Neth.) & Maria Catharina Klaaijsen van Wuijckhuijse (b. 1849 Aardenburg, Neth.; m. 1874 Aardenburg, Neth.; d. 1929 Fair Lawn, NJ). Jennie was also a paternal granddaughter of Abraham van Wuijckhuijse (1824-1870) & Janna Bliek van Wuijckhuijse (1816-1897).
==Gribbon family==
==Tielmann family==
Oscar was a retired electrical engineer, having worked in both NJ & PA, as per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/448436161 obit] for the Pottsville ''Republican and Herald''. At the time of his death, he had two surviving sisters residing in Allentown, PA. When he was born in 1891, his family was Presby.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWI (1917-1919), joining in Mt. Carmel as a Private 1C, while residing in Ashland. His company was the Sanitary Detachment of the 310th Field Artillery of the 79th Division, serving in France from July 14th, 1918 thru May 26, 1919, honorably charged at Camp Dix, likely participating in the battles of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel Saint-Mihiel], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse%E2%80%93Argonne_offensive Meuse-Argonne] in Lorraine, the latter of which lost 750-800 U.S. soldiers daily for five weeks, the largest battle at that time in American history.
Oscar's 2nd wife Delta's maternal ancestry, the Deibler family, resided in the Shamokin Valley starting sometime before 1830, originally from Dauphin Co. George Deibler (1777-1852) was a farmer & miner in Snydertown, his son John Deibler (1836-1912), Delta's maternal grandfather, was a building contractor, credited with "some of the largest and finest buildings in Shamokin and vicinity", a Civil War veteran, and born at "Deibler's Station" in the county, a member of the Baptist church there. Delta's paternal grandfather, William Withington (1828-1898) was a pioneer lumber dealer in the area, also a Civil War vet. Her father, Frank, worked in the family business, and also as a contract painter before becoming a peace officer, including serving as a special representative of a number of finance companies as an investigator.
* Oscar Tielmann '''+1946+''' (b. 1891 Ashland, Schuylkill, [[Pennsylvania|PA]] - d. 1969 Danville, Montour, PA), son of Carl "Charles" Tielmann (b. 1858 Weitefeld, Rhine, Germany - d. 1951 Allentown, PA) & Emilie Maria Augustine Ruths Tielmann (b. 1867 West Prussia, Germany; emig. 1885; d. 1941 Key West, Monroe, [[Florida|FL]]). Emily emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16 (about 1883), and resided in Allentown starting about 1925. In 1941, Emily was a member of the assembly in Allentown. In 1969, Oscar was residing at Sunbury, Northumberland, PA.
* 1st wife (1920 First German Presby., Orange, NJ): Bertha Frieda Mönch Tielmann '''1924-1957''' (b. 1882 [[Germany]] - d. 1957 Paterson, NJ), daughter of Ernest Mönch / Moensch & Emma Weise Mönch. Bertha's parents emigrated to the U.S. in 1885, settling initially in Rochester, [[New York|NY]], relocating to Prospect Park about 1924 where Bertha was in fellowship with the assembly thereon, as per her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/554207898 obit] in ''The Morning Call'' of Paterson. G.A. Kaschel officiated Bertha's memorial at the assembly, then in Paterson. No children.
* 2nd wife: Delta M. Withington Tielmann (b. 1899 Snydertown, Northumberland, PA - d. 2002 Sunbury, PA), daughter of Frank Withington (b. 1866 Shamokin, PA - d. 1942 Snydertown, PA) & Almeda C.M. Deibler Withington (b. 1867 Paxinos, Northumberland, PA - d. 1928 Snydertown, PA). John Gottshall officiated Frank Withington's memorial.
=Sources=
* early KLC & EB address books
* Ancestry.com