My dad was born, raised and still lives in Sch. Haven. His father, John Samuel Pauley only lived in town for a few years.

The story of John S. Pauley is a short, but sad one.

John S. Pauley born in 1909,the son of Sallie (nee Bierman) and Franklin Pauley, in Kutztown, PA.

Dad and John S. in the backyard of 331 Columbia St.

He was the third of four children. Sisters Eva b. 1906 and Verna b. 1907 were both blind. Sister Annie Louise b. 1910 passed in 1912 before the age of 2 at the Good Shepard Home in Allentown. (a trend)

Verna passed in 1922 from Tuberculosis at the age of 15. Also at the Good Shepard Home in Allentown.

Eva passed in 1937 at the Hamburg State Sanitorium, also of Tuberculosis. (another trend)

Meanwhile, John S. (my dad is John E.(I never knew either of my grandfathers, so wouldn’t know if it’s Pap, Grampa, or Gramps)) Spent his early years at The Luthern’s Orphan Home of Berks County.

John in the 1920 Census, age 10……. Inmate…..

So what happened to cause all of this?

First.
Sallie Bierman b. 1884, the daughter of Ellamanda (nee Trout) and Samuel Bierman, passed at the age of 26 in 1911.
Other Berks County names included in this line: Keim, Heiman, Kerchner, Herb, Pick, Weiler, LeVan, Fischer, Bechtel, Ludwig, Doer, Hauck, and Muller.

Then:
Frank Pauley b. 1878, the son of Emma (nee Haim) and (of course) John Pauley, could not read or write English and mostly spoke PA Dutch. Not sure he could take care of 4 young kids.

By the way, the latest John Pauley, was the son of Elizabeth (nee Eck) and (another) John Pauley.

To continue the sadness, Gram and John S. Pauley’s first son was stillborn in 1941.

John passed in 1948 at the age of 39, of tuberculosis. Dad was almost 6.

No other information is available.

Dad and John S.

Dad, Gram, and John S.