Reuben Herbert Meckes (Mackes) and Eva Cecilia Christman (daughter of Andrew Christman and Sarah Jan Roth) were married 5 Jan 1907 by Rev. Harrison E. Moyer (Monroe County marriage license #2745).
On 12 September 1918 Reuben registered for the draft of World War I. At that time he was living in Northampton, PA, and was employed as a carpenter by Bryden Lumber Company on Main Street in Catasauqua, PA. He was tall and slender with blue eyes and dark hair.
Children of Reuben Herbert Meckes and Eva Cecilia Christman:
1. Albert Herbert Mackes b. 1908
2. Irene May Mackes b. 1910
3. Kenneth Alvin Mackes b. 1914
4. Gladys A Mackes b. 1918
5. Ethel M Mackes b. 1920
Reuben lived on Catasauqua Street in Fullerton, PA, and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Fullerton. He was employed as a carpenter for the Atlas Portland Cement Company and the Coplay Cement Co. Sometime before 1943 he moved to 141 1/2 E. South St., Allentown, PA. (Obit in Allentown
"Morning Call", Tuesday, 12 January 1943, pp. 12 & 19)
Reuben Herbert Meckes (Mackes) and Eva Cecilia Christman (daughter of Andrew Christman and Sarah Jan Roth) were married 5 Jan 1907 by Rev. Harrison E. Moyer (Monroe County marriage license #2745).
On 12 September 1918 Reuben registered for the draft of World War I. At that time he was living in Northampton, PA, and was employed as a carpenter by Bryden Lumber Company on Main Street in Catasauqua, PA. He was tall and slender with blue eyes and dark hair.
Children of Reuben Herbert Meckes and Eva Cecilia Christman:
1. Albert Herbert Mackes b. 1908
2. Irene May Mackes b. 1910
3. Kenneth Alvin Mackes b. 1914
4. Gladys A Mackes b. 1918
5. Ethel M Mackes b. 1920
Reuben lived on Catasauqua Street in Fullerton, PA, and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Fullerton. He was employed as a carpenter for the Atlas Portland Cement Company and the Coplay Cement Co. Sometime before 1943 he moved to 141 1/2 E. South St., Allentown, PA. (Obit in Allentown
"Morning Call", Tuesday, 12 January 1943, pp. 12 & 19)
Family Members
-
![]()
Edwin Meckes
1852–1942
-
Amelia "Emily" Meckes Hawk
1854–1911
-
Simon Mackes
1857–1921
-
![]()
Leonora Meckes Green
1860–1929
-
Sophia Meckes Weida
1861–1905
-
Sarah Alice Meckes
1864–1882
-
![]()
Mattie E Kresge Smith
1868–1931
-
![]()
John Delmer Kresge
1870–1934
-
![]()
Amzie Kresge
1873–1940
-
![]()
Jennie Kresge Christman
1876–1944
-
![]()
Layton William Miller
1879–1931
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
