This is a copy of the obit for William H. Gemberling. It is from the Snyder County Tribune Dec. 8, 1900
" On Monday afternoon, soon after dinner, the announcement was made that our old friend and fellow citizen, Lieutenant William H. Gemberling, residing on High St, was dead. About two weeks ago the deceased had an attack of heart disease, which promised to be fatal at the time, but by careful attention he steadily improved and gave fair promise of tiding over the attack. On the day of his death, about an hour before the final summons came, Dr. B. F. Wagensellar his attending physicians had called to see him professionally, he found him in good condition as he could reasonably expect. The Doctor had returned home, and had just finished his dinner and had picked up a paper to read the news, when he was hastily summoned to Mr Gemberling's home, and upon arriving there he found him dead. The deceased had just partaken of his dinner and the family were seated around the table partaking of their noon day repast; Mr. Gemberling had occasion to get up, and he barely had time to get back to the bed, he laid back on the cover and striking his hand against the bed, gave the alarm to the family; the members of which arrived in the room in time to see him breath his last.
Mr Gemberling was the son of Mr Philip Gemberling Sr. and was born in Penn tp. about 63 years ago, on the farm now owned by H. E. Davis and tenanted by Sheriff George W. Row. He was a member of a large family of children all of whom have died excepting one brother, Rueben Gemberling who resides in Elkhart, Ind, and a sister Mrs. Lydia Parks of this place. He is survived by a widow and six children, one son and five daughters.
Deceased has been a consistent member of the Reformed church of this place from his early manhood. During the war for the Union he served as 2nd Lieutenant of Co F., 131st; and 1st Lieut. in Co D, 208the P. V. I. He was a GOOD soldier. At the time of his death he was Senior Vice Commander of Captain C. S. Davis Post, No 148, G A. R. He also was a member of the the Town Council.
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon a 1 o'clock, and was largely attended by Mr Gemberling's many friends. Capt. Davis Post attended the funeral in a body and had charge of the ceremonies at the grave."
He was 62 y 2 m 12 d.
Married Amanda Forry in 1855. Their children were:
Esther b: 20 APR 1856 in Snyder Co, PA; Calvin Augustus b: 3 AUG 1858 in Snyder Co, PA; Charles b: ABT 1858; Lydia Amelia b: 11 JUN 1863 in Snyder Co, PA; Anna L. b: 7 SEP 1869 in Snyder Co., PA; Martha Jane b: 27 NOV 1870 in Snyder Co, PA; Jeanette Bell b: 10 JAN 1872 in Snyder Co, PA;
Agnes May b: 2 OCT 1877 in Snyder Co, PA