William Harrison Bookwalter was born January of 1844 in Redbank, Clarion County, PA, a son of Joshua Buckwalter & Catharin Allshouse. He enlisted in Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 105th Company C 2/25/1862 along with his two brothers, Thomas M & Francis O Bookwalter. His first marriage was to Sarah A "Sada" Mays on 2/5/1872. They had two children together who died young. Sarah died 5/1/1874 & William remarried her sister, Cynthia Jane Mays on 3/27/1875. Together, they had seven children. Sometime around 1895, he left his family to be with Lillian Belle Whitman. They lived together in Austinburg, Ashtabula County, OH. He died there 1/8/1910. She had him buried in her hometown of Centerville, Crawford County, PA in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Children from marriage 1 (Sarah Mays): unknown Berkwater 1872-?, May Berkwater 1874-1875
Children from marriage 2 (Cynthia Jane Mays): Della Mae Berkwater Irwin 1876-1944, Ellis Bertran Berkwater 1878-1967, Percy Chester Berkwater 1885-1963, Harold william 1887-1956, Mark Preston Berkwater 1890-?, Winifred Margaret Berkwater 1893-1901, Laura Jean Berkwater 1895-?
Children from marriage 1 (Sarah Mays): unknown Berkwater 1872-?, May Berkwater 1874-1875
Children from marriage 2 (Cynthia Jane Mays): Della Mae Berkwater Irwin 1876-1944, Ellis Bertran Berkwater 1878-1967, Percy Chester Berkwater 1885-1963, Harold william 1887-1956, Mark Preston Berkwater 1890-?, Winifred Margaret Berkwater 1893-1901, Laura Jean Berkwater 1895-?
William Harrison Bookwalter was born January of 1844 in Redbank, Clarion County, PA, a son of Joshua Buckwalter & Catharin Allshouse. He enlisted in Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 105th Company C 2/25/1862 along with his two brothers, Thomas M & Francis O Bookwalter. His first marriage was to Sarah A "Sada" Mays on 2/5/1872. They had two children together who died young. Sarah died 5/1/1874 & William remarried her sister, Cynthia Jane Mays on 3/27/1875. Together, they had seven children. Sometime around 1895, he left his family to be with Lillian Belle Whitman. They lived together in Austinburg, Ashtabula County, OH. He died there 1/8/1910. She had him buried in her hometown of Centerville, Crawford County, PA in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Children from marriage 1 (Sarah Mays): unknown Berkwater 1872-?, May Berkwater 1874-1875
Children from marriage 2 (Cynthia Jane Mays): Della Mae Berkwater Irwin 1876-1944, Ellis Bertran Berkwater 1878-1967, Percy Chester Berkwater 1885-1963, Harold william 1887-1956, Mark Preston Berkwater 1890-?, Winifred Margaret Berkwater 1893-1901, Laura Jean Berkwater 1895-?
Children from marriage 1 (Sarah Mays): unknown Berkwater 1872-?, May Berkwater 1874-1875
Children from marriage 2 (Cynthia Jane Mays): Della Mae Berkwater Irwin 1876-1944, Ellis Bertran Berkwater 1878-1967, Percy Chester Berkwater 1885-1963, Harold william 1887-1956, Mark Preston Berkwater 1890-?, Winifred Margaret Berkwater 1893-1901, Laura Jean Berkwater 1895-?
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