Arthur Eugene Read

Updated 21 May 2004

READ FAMILY CONNECTIONS

ARTHUR EUGENE READ⁶

1189. ARTHUR EUGENE "GENE" READ⁶ (Jacob Read⁵, John M. Read⁴, Isaac Read, III³, John Read², Joseph Read¹) was born 13 August 1873 in Walnut Valley, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey and died 13 May 1954 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Gene spent the first few years of his life on the family farm in Walnut Valley. The family moved to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania sometime after the birth of his brother Vanis in 1881, but before that of his sister Ethel in 1887 (Evans 1974). Gene trained as a carpenter. He appears in the 1889, 1890 and 1892 Wilkes-Barre City Directories as a carpenter. During the period 1889 through 1892 he boarded with his parents, first at 81 Academy Street, and then in 1892, at 9 Wright Street.

Gene married on 1 June 18989, Alberta Casandra Post, the daughter of Gideon Post V and Loranda Brittain. She was born 2 October 1874 in Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died 28 June 1939 in Wilkes-Barre. They are buried in Dodson Slope Cemetery, Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Arthur Read and Alberta Post had 6 children born betweeen 1899 and 1910. They had 7 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and at least 4 great great-grandchildren. Total identified descendants equals 32 over a 98 year period (1899-1996).

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Children of Arthur Eugene Read and Alberta Casandra Post
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CHILDREN OF ARTHUR EUGENE READ AND ALBERTA CASANDRA POST:

1486. (i.) LEROY POST "ROY" READ⁷, was born 13 July 1899 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died 21 June 1989 of a heart attack. He married Catherine Mary Middleton, on 28 November 1928. She was the daughter of Dennis James Middleton and Mary Catherine "Kate" Delaney. Catherine was born 28 July 1904 in Lee Park, Hanover Township, Pennsylvania and died 14 April 1967 of cancer in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. She was a 1922 graduate of Hanover High School, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. She attended Stroudesburg and Bloomsburg Normal Schools. Roy was an employee of Williams Bakery in Wiles-Barre and Catherine taught second grade. They are buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Lee Park, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Children of Roy and Catherine Read:

1739. (i.) CATHERINE ELIZABETH "KAY" READ⁸, was born 5 January 1931 at home (53 Wyoming Street, Lee Park, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) and died 31 December 1999 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York of cancer. She was a 1948 graduate of Hanover High School and a 1952 graduate of Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre. She married 1955, William Edward "Bill" Thompson, son of Stephen and Edith Thompson of Queens, New York. Kay and Bill did not have children. Kay was an employee and officer of Citibank in New York City. Bill was the Vice President of Global Equities for Salmon Smith Barney. He died of a heart attack at St. Vincent's hospital in Manhattan on 2 July 2002. They are buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Lee Park, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

1740. (ii.) Rev. Dr. ROBERT LEROY "BOB" READ⁸ was born 22 February 1933 at home (53 Wyoming Street, Lee Park, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) and died 5 April 1986 at University Hospital, Baltimore City, Maryland of a heart attack. He was a 1950 graduate of Hanover High School; a 1954 graduate of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee; a 1956 graduate of Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and a 1981 graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary (D.Min), Chicago, Illinois. He married Alice Janet Gaines, daughter of George Barrett Gaines and Jeannette Alice Pickett of Lee Park. She was a graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. Bob was a Presbyterian Minister. Children of Bob and Alice Read:

1894. (i.) ESTHER READ⁹, was a graduate of Western High School, Baltimore, Maryland; of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (BA); and of University of Maryland College Park (MAA). She married Timothy John "Tim" Doyle, son of Gerald Francis Doyle and Margaret Ann Cunningham. Children of Esther Read and Tim Doyle:

1992. (i.) DAVID ANDREW DOYLE¹⁰, was born and died 9 March 1991 in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland.

1993. (ii.) ROBERT READ "BOBBY" DOYLE¹⁰.

1994. (iii.) BRIDGET AILEEN DOYLE¹⁰.

1895. (ii.) MARTHA READ⁹, was a graduate of Western High School, Baltimore, Maryland; The American University, Washington, D.C. (BS); and Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (MS). She married Michael Alan Gray. Child of Martha Read and Michael Gray:

1995. (i.) JACOB RANGELEY READ¹⁰.

1487. (ii.) JUANITA POST READ⁷, was born 20 September 1902 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died July 1976 in Virginia. She married John George Stanley, on 2 October 1928. John was born 30 December 1903 and died February 1976 in Virginia. Children of John and Juanita Stanley:

1741. (i.) ALBERTA ZELLA STANLEY⁸, was born 24 June 1929. She married James Martin Moore, he was born 23 April 1922. Child of James and Alberta Moore:

1896. (i.) JAMES READ MOORE⁹.

1742. (ii.) BARBARA MAE STANLEY⁸. She married William B. Phillingame, he was born 9 January 1922. Children of William and Barbara Phillingame:

1897. (i.) JOHN WILLIAM PHILLINGAME⁹.

1898. (ii.) ROBERT WAYNE PHILLINGAME⁹.

1899. (iii.) RICHARD STANLEY PHILLINGAME⁹.

1488. (iii.) MADELINE FLORENCE READ⁷, was born 6 June 1905 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died 10 July 1980 in Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York. She married Tobias "Ted" Ginsberg, on 3 November 1950. Ted was born 15 September 1902. Madeline and Ted did not have children.

1489. (iv.) NATALIE MAE READ⁷, was born 18 June 1906 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died August 1981 in Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California. She married Otto George Schantz, on 7 December 1935. Otto was born 15 September 1902 and died October 1955. Otto and Natalie resided in Wilkes-Barre. In 1971, Natalie moved to California. Otto and Natalie are buried in Laurel Cemetery, White Haven, Pennsylvania. Children of Otto and Natalie Schantz:

1743. (i.) BEVERLY MAE "BEV" SHANTZ⁸, married William Brown. Children of William and Bev Brown:

1900. (i.) ELIZABETH E. "BETH" BROWN⁹.

1901. (ii.) WILLIAM S. "BILL" BROWN⁹.

1902. (iii.) BRENDA L. BROWN⁹.

1903. (iv.) BRADLEY C. BROWN⁹.

1744. (ii.) EMMA ALBERTA SHANTZ⁸, married Michael Joseph Yousa, Sr. Children of Michael and Emma Brown:

1904. (i.) MICHAEL JOSEPH YOUSA, Jr.⁹.

1905. (ii.) DONNA MARIE YOUSA⁹.

1906. (iii.) LYNN ANN YOUSA⁹.

1907. (iv.) JOHN PAUL YOUSA⁹.

1908. (v.) ROBERT GLEN YOUSA⁹.

1490. (v.) JAY ARTHUR READ⁷, was born 24 November 1908 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died 25 February 1972 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He married 1 September 1951, Jeannette "Jean" Griffin. She was born 2 July 1921 and died 2 April 1988. They are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Tonawanda, New York. Child of Jay and Jean Read:

1745. (i.) MICHAEL JAY READ⁸. Michael was a graduate of Kenmore West High School. He married Andrea Maria Casullo. Michael and Andrea do not have children.

1491. (vi.) ALBERTA READ⁷, was born 5 July 1910 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and died 23 July 1911 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. She is buried in Dodson Slope Cemetery, Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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