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THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS WERE
CONTRIBUTED BY VIOLET WARD KROMER Violet's parents were Richard Ward and Goldie Mae Chapman (who married in 1904). Goldie Mae was the daughter of James Chapman (1861-1957) and Catherine Matilda Sample (1867-1937). James and Catherine married in 1883. And as mentioned earlier, Catherine was the daughter of Samuel Sample (1824-1909) and Barbara Ann Lambertson (1837-1908). As it turns out, Violet is one of the descendants of the original Samples from whom Sample Run was named. Violet was born in Clymer in 1920, and she says her family moved to the country near Sample Run in 1926. They lived in a big house located just before the Sample Run Mine. Violet lived in Sample Run until around 1939 when she married Melvin (Hank) Kromer, and they moved to Indiana, Pennsylvania. Violet now resides near Niagara Falls, New York.
Violet Ward, daughter of Richard Ward II, Clymer School Photo, 1937, The Wards lived In Sample
Run. Violet
Ward Kromer, age 86, 2005. Violet married Melvin (Hank) Kromer from Indiana, Pa,
Melvin passed away a few years ago.
Violet's Grandmother Catherine Matilda Chapman is seated. Behind her Is Violet's mother, Goldle Mae Chapman. To the left is Violet's aunt Annie and to the right is her aunt Violet Walker. 1880. (Violet's mother passed away when she was a little girl.)
Richard Ward II, Violet's father, Is seated. His brother John is to our left and his brother Robert to our right. 33 |
