Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameLena Caroline Gantner 
, F
, FBirth Date28 Aug 1876
Birth PlaceBelleville, IL
Death Date25 Feb 1959 Age: 82
Death PlaceRaleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV
Burial Date1 Sep 1959
Burial PlaceWalnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, IL
FatherVictor Gantner , M
MotherKarolina (Caroline) Sattler , F
Spouses
Birth Date31 Mar 1885
Birth PlaceOsceola Mills, Clearfield County, PA
Death Date30 Mar 1947 Age: 61
Death PlaceRaleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV
MemoCongestive heart failure due to arteriosclerotic heart disease. Also had progressive muscular dystrophy.
Burial Date3 Apr 1947
Burial PlaceWalnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, IL
OccupationMine manager of the Taylor mine at Herrin
FatherThomas Pilkington , M (~1841-1903)
MotherElizabeth Trippier (Tryppyer) , F (1842-1911)
Marr Date1918
Marr PlaceMarion, IL
Birth Date12 Oct 1869
Birth PlaceClearfield, PA
Death Date13 Jan 1937 Age: 67
Death PlaceBelleville, IL
Burial Date16 Jan 1937
Burial PlaceWalnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair County, IL
OccupationSt. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company mine
Cause of deathHeart attack
FatherThomas Pilkington , M (~1841-1903)
MotherElizabeth Trippier (Tryppyer) , F (1842-1911)
Marr Date7 Mar 1895
Marr PlaceGolden, CO
ChildrenRobert Henry , M (1900-1958)
Harry Kay , M (1897-1940)
Melvin , M (1904-1908)
Olive May , F (1907-1908)
Notes for Lena Caroline Gantner
Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married Lena Caroline Gantner on March 7, 1895. They had two children. In 1918 Lena married Thomas Milton Pilkington, Robert’s younger brother. There is no record when Robert and Lena divorced. The brothers appeared to have a good relationship as Thomas mentions Robert’s two sons in his will. Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married a second time in 1919 to Mathilda Petterson and they had one daughter, Anna Mae Pilkington.
Notes for Thomas Milton (Spouse 1)
Resided in Herrin, IL.
THOMAS M. PILKINGTON, formerly of Belleville, who would have been 62 years old today, died at 1:30 a.m. yesterday at Beckley, W. Va., where he made his home.
Pilkington was formerly the mine manager of the Taylor mine at Herrin.
He was born at Osceola Mills, Pa., March 31, 1885, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pilkington, both of whom were born in England.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lena Gantner Pilkington, and a step-son, Robert H. Pilkington, of Los Angeles. Another step-son, Harry K. Pilkington, who lived at 500 South High Street, preceded him in death.
He is survived by a brother, William, of Beckley, W. Va., and a sister, Mrs. Ada Fleck, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Five sisters and three brothers preceded him in death.
The body is being forwarded to Belleville. Arrangements for the funeral services which will be held at the Gundlach Chapel, will be completed following the arrival of the body.
The body of Thomas M. Pilkington, formerly of Belleville, who died Sunday at Beckley, W. Va., will arrive her tomorrow and will be at the Gundlach funeral home, where friends may call after 6 p.m. tomorrow night. Pilkington di8ed the day before he would have been 62 years old.
Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Gudlach chapel, with Rev. B. J. Koehler officiating. Interment will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Henry, Armin and Dick Gantner, Joseph B. Herman, Arthur Nold and George Braunersreuther.
-Belleville Daily Advocate
Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married Lena Caroline Gantner on March 7, 1895. They had two children. In 1918 Lena married Thomas Milton Pilkington, Robert’s younger brother. There is no record when Robert and Lena divorced. The brothers appeared to have a good relationship as Thomas mentions Robert’s two sons in his will. Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married a second time in 1919 to Mathilda Petterson and they had one daughter, Anna Mae Pilkington.
THOMAS M. PILKINGTON, formerly of Belleville, who would have been 62 years old today, died at 1:30 a.m. yesterday at Beckley, W. Va., where he made his home.
Pilkington was formerly the mine manager of the Taylor mine at Herrin.
He was born at Osceola Mills, Pa., March 31, 1885, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pilkington, both of whom were born in England.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lena Gantner Pilkington, and a step-son, Robert H. Pilkington, of Los Angeles. Another step-son, Harry K. Pilkington, who lived at 500 South High Street, preceded him in death.
He is survived by a brother, William, of Beckley, W. Va., and a sister, Mrs. Ada Fleck, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Five sisters and three brothers preceded him in death.
The body is being forwarded to Belleville. Arrangements for the funeral services which will be held at the Gundlach Chapel, will be completed following the arrival of the body.
The body of Thomas M. Pilkington, formerly of Belleville, who died Sunday at Beckley, W. Va., will arrive her tomorrow and will be at the Gundlach funeral home, where friends may call after 6 p.m. tomorrow night. Pilkington di8ed the day before he would have been 62 years old.
Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Gudlach chapel, with Rev. B. J. Koehler officiating. Interment will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Henry, Armin and Dick Gantner, Joseph B. Herman, Arthur Nold and George Braunersreuther.
-Belleville Daily Advocate
Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married Lena Caroline Gantner on March 7, 1895. They had two children. In 1918 Lena married Thomas Milton Pilkington, Robert’s younger brother. There is no record when Robert and Lena divorced. The brothers appeared to have a good relationship as Thomas mentions Robert’s two sons in his will. Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married a second time in 1919 to Mathilda Petterson and they had one daughter, Anna Mae Pilkington.
Notes for Robert Henry (Spouse 2)
R.H. PILKINGTON, 67, DROPS DEAD ON NORTH 47TH ST.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WELL KNOWN RETIRED MINER WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Robert H. Pilkington, Sr., 67, well known retired miner. of 4707A Walter street, dropped dead at 2:30 yesterday afternoon in the first block of North Forty-seventh street while he was walking to the store.
Death was due to a heart stroke, according to relatives, who stated he was under the care of a physician for two years, but that he did not complain of feeling ill recently.
Mrs. John Hoffman, of 4701 West Main street, who saw Pilkington lying in the street, called an ambulance, which took him to St. Elizabeth's hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Pilkington, who retired two years ago, worked last as the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company mine.
A son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Pilkington, natives of Liverpool, England, Pilkington was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 1869.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mathilda Petterson Pilkington, whom he married in 1919. He is also survived by a daughter, Miss Anna Mae, a student at the Township High School, and two sons by his first marriage, Harry Pilkington, 500 South High Street, associated with the sales department of the Consolidated Coal Company, St. Louis, and Robert Pilkington, Jr., 105 East D. street, a molder at the East St. Louis Castings Company.
Two brothers and three sisters survive. They are: Thomas and William Pilkington, of Beckley, W. Va.; Mrs. Elizabeth Maffett and Mrs. Alice Hagen, of Canonsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Ada Fleck of Beckley, W. Va.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Saturday afternoon at the Pate Gaerdner funeral home. Rev. C. R. Hempel, pastor of Christ Evangelical Church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Pilkington was a member of Local No. 8 Progressive Miners of America.
-Belleville Daily Advocate Resided in Belleville, IL.
Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married Lena Caroline Gantner on March 7, 1895. They had two children. In 1918 Lena married Thomas Milton Pilkington, Robert’s younger brother. There is no record when Robert and Lena divorced. The brothers appeared to have a good relationship as Thomas mentions Robert’s two sons in his will. Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married a second time in 1919 to Mathilda Petterson and they had one daughter, Anna Mae Pilkington.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WELL KNOWN RETIRED MINER WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Robert H. Pilkington, Sr., 67, well known retired miner. of 4707A Walter street, dropped dead at 2:30 yesterday afternoon in the first block of North Forty-seventh street while he was walking to the store.
Death was due to a heart stroke, according to relatives, who stated he was under the care of a physician for two years, but that he did not complain of feeling ill recently.
Mrs. John Hoffman, of 4701 West Main street, who saw Pilkington lying in the street, called an ambulance, which took him to St. Elizabeth's hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Pilkington, who retired two years ago, worked last as the St. Louis & O'Fallon Coal Company mine.
A son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Pilkington, natives of Liverpool, England, Pilkington was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 1869.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mathilda Petterson Pilkington, whom he married in 1919. He is also survived by a daughter, Miss Anna Mae, a student at the Township High School, and two sons by his first marriage, Harry Pilkington, 500 South High Street, associated with the sales department of the Consolidated Coal Company, St. Louis, and Robert Pilkington, Jr., 105 East D. street, a molder at the East St. Louis Castings Company.
Two brothers and three sisters survive. They are: Thomas and William Pilkington, of Beckley, W. Va.; Mrs. Elizabeth Maffett and Mrs. Alice Hagen, of Canonsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Ada Fleck of Beckley, W. Va.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Saturday afternoon at the Pate Gaerdner funeral home. Rev. C. R. Hempel, pastor of Christ Evangelical Church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Pilkington was a member of Local No. 8 Progressive Miners of America.
-Belleville Daily Advocate Resided in Belleville, IL.
Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married Lena Caroline Gantner on March 7, 1895. They had two children. In 1918 Lena married Thomas Milton Pilkington, Robert’s younger brother. There is no record when Robert and Lena divorced. The brothers appeared to have a good relationship as Thomas mentions Robert’s two sons in his will. Robert Henry Pilkington Sr. married a second time in 1919 to Mathilda Petterson and they had one daughter, Anna Mae Pilkington.