Clearfield Progress 29 Apr 1950, pg 1 & 2: 38 Harbison-Walker Employees Retire May 1:
... One man retiring from the mining department also has a lengthy service record. He is David E. Lansberry, who has worked at the Woodland mine for the past 55 years. ...
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1930 Census for Bradford Twp., Clearfield, PA, Dated: 7 Apr 1930, ED 17-8, Sheet #3-A
1) Lansberry, David, head, renting for $14.50 a month, age 46, mrd first at age 19, born PA, Parents born PA, Occp: Moulder / Brickyard
2) Lansberry, Blanche, wife, age 43, mrd first at age 16, born PA, Parents born PA
3) Lansberry, Margaret E., dtr, age 17
4) Lansberry, Pauline M., dtr, age 15
5) Lansberry, Marl J., son, age 13
6) Lansberry, Erma E., dtr, age 10
7) Lansberry, George B., son, age 7
8) Lansberry, Robert C., son, age 6
9) Lansberry, Albert J., son, age 3 yrs 6 months
10) Lansberry, David L., son, age 10 months
6 household earlier on this same census page is daughter & son-in-law: Theodore & Alice Peters
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1920 Census for Bradford, Clearfield, PA, ED#54, Dated: 3-5 Jan 1920, Sheet #3-A:
1) Lansberry, David, head, renting, age 36, born PA, Parents born PA, Occp: Miner / Coal mines
2) Lansberry, Blanche, wife, age 33, born PA, Parents born PA
3) Lansberry, Earl, son, age 16, Occp: Laborer / Brickyard
4) Lansberry, Raymond, son, age 15, Occp: Laborer / Brickyard
5) Lansberry, Clair, son, age age 13
6) Lansberry, Alice, dtr, age 11
7) Lansberry, Margaret, dtr, age 7
8) Lansberry, Pauline, dtr, age 5
9) Lansberry, Marl, son, age 2 and 11 months
10) Lansberry, Erma, dtr, age 5 months
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Individual found living in the household of his father-in-law on the 1910 Census for Bradford Twp., Clearfield Co., PA, Enumeration District: 53, Sheet B-11, dated 30 Apr 1910:
1) Wisor, Enoch, head of household, age 61, married 40 years, born PA, parents born PA, occupation: none
2) Wisor, Jane, wife, age 59, married 40 years, bore 9 children, 6 living, born PA, parents born PA
3) Lansberry, David, son-in-law, age 26, married 7 years, born PA, parents born PA, occupation: moulder / Brick Works
4) Lansberry, Blanche, dtr, age 23, married 7 years, bore 4 children, 4 living, born PA
5) Lansberry, Earl, grandson, age 7
6) Lansberry, Raymond, grandson, age 5
7) Lansberry, Claire, grandson, age 3
8) Lansberry, Alice, granddaughter, age 1
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1900 Census Bradford Twp., Woodland Precinct
Lansberry, George, Head of household, born Feb 1867, age 43, married 22 years, occupation: miner
Lansberry, Amanda, wife, born Oct 1861, age 38, mother/father both born in PA
Lansberry, Albert, son, born Feb 1880, age 20, occupation: bookkeeper
Lansberry, Wesley, son, born Dec 1881, age 18, occupation: laborer (month of birth not clear)
Lansberry, David, son, born Nov 1883, age 16, occupation: laborer
Lansberry, Clarence, son, born Nov 1885, age 14, occupation: laborer
Lansberry, George, son, born Dec 1887, age 12
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Clearfield Progress 17 May 1957:
DAVID E. LANSBERRY - MINERAL SPRINGS - Funeral services for David Edgar Lansberry, 73, of Mineral Springs will be held from the Woodland Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, May 19 at 2:30 o'clock instead of 2 o'clock as was previously announced. Mr. Lansberry died Wednesday morning at 6:20 o'clock in the Clearfield Hospital following an extended illness. Friends will be received at the Leavy Funeral Home at 7 p.m. tonight; tomorrow afternoon and evening and at the church Sunday from 1 p.m. until time of service.
Obituary for David Edgar Lansberry - Clearfield Progress 16 May 1957:
Mineral Springs - David Edgar Lansberry, 73, of Mineral Springs, died Wednesday morning at 6:20 o'clock in the Clearfield Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Bradford Township Nov. 15, 1883, a son of the late George and Amanda (Young) Lansberry. He was a member of the Woodland Methodist Church. Mr. Lansberry is survived by these sons and daugthers: Earl Lansberry, Clearfield; Raymond Lansberry and Mrs. Alice Peters, Beaver Falls; Clair Lansberry and David Lee Lansberry, Mineral Springs; Mrs. Margaret Hadaway and Mrs. Pauline Straw, Orangeville, Calif; Mrs. Erma Shimmell, Philipsburg; Robert Lansberry, Arizona and Sgt. Albert Lansberry, Fort Bragg, NC. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Mary Lumadue, West Decatur; a brother, Clarence Lansberry, Connellsville, Pa.; 44 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Mr. Lansberry's wife, Blanche, and two children, Cpl. George Lansberry and Miss Geraldine Lansberry, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held from the Woodland Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, May 19, at 2 o'clock with the Rev. William Starr officiating. Burial wil be in the Bradford Cemetery. Friends will be received at the Leavy Funeral Home after 7 o'clock Friday night; Saturday afternoon and evening and at the church Sunday from 1pm until time of services.
An undated newspaper article about David Edgar Lansberry's sons who were in WWII:
MINERAL SPRINGS HOME HAS FIVE MEN IN SERVICE
Another Clearfield County home boasts five stars in its service flag and if grandsons are counted five more stars should be added. Mr. David Lansberry of Mineral Springs has five sons and five grandsons doing their best for their Uncle Sam. In a recent letter home one of the five sons, Marl G. Lansberry, told of his promotion to the rating of Motor Machinist's mate first class. Lansberry is serving aboard an LCI somewhere in the Philippines. Also in the Philippines is Sgt. George Lansberry, one of his four brothers. Sgt. Lansberry is a holder of the expert infantry combat medal. S/Sgt Robert Lansberry is now an instructor at an air field in Las Vegas, Nevada. He returned from active oversees duty last June after completing a specified number of missions over enemy occupied Europe. He is a holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and three oak leaf clusters and the Presidential Unit citation. Clair Lansberry, seaman, second Class is now in Florida, and Pvt. Albert Lansberry is overseas, but his present location is unknown. He underwent basic training at Camp Croft, SC and was stationed for a short time at Fort Meade, MD before embarkation. He holds a certificate designating him as an expert rifleman. The five grandsons are: Sgt. Donald Lansberry in France, Theodore Lansberry, a seaman in the Pacific, both sons of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Lansberry of Clearfield; Sgt. William Lansberry, now in a hospital in England, and Raymond Lansberry, seaman, first class in the Pacific, sons of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lansberry of Beaver Falls; and Richard Lansberry, seaman, first class, son of seaman, second class, Clair Lansberry. Richard is on sea duty in the pacific.
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Clearfield Progress 4 Nov 1920, pg 11
Donations to hospital listed a long list of names including:
David Lansberry $5.00
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Clearfield Progress 8 Jul 1915, pg 3
West Decatur - Mr. and Mrs. John Haney, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. David Lansberry, Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Spence of Clearfield, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hull held a very delightful picnic on Monday at John A. Wisor's and gave an old fashioned barn dance afternoon and evening. Everybody reporting a fine time having everything eatable of the season for dinner then filling up on lemonade, ice cream, watermellon and bananas.
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Clearfield Progress 25 Nov 1914, pg 3
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lumadue, Mr. and Mrs. George Peters and Mrs. and Mrs. David Lansberry called at the home of John A. Wisor.
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Death Certificate Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Place of Death: Clearfield, Clearfield Co., PA / Clearfield Hospital / Length of Stay: 3 days
Primary Registration District No.: 17801-179
File No.: 41766
Registered No.: 95
FULL NAME: David Edgar Lansberry
Sex: Male
Color: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Birth: November 15, 1883
Age: 73 yrs
Occupation: Retired laborer - Brickyard
Social Security No.: 194-03-7776
Birthplace: Bradford Twp., Clearfield Co., PA
Name of Father: George Lansberry
Father's Birthplace: (not noted)
Name of Mother: Amanda Young
Mother's Birthplace: (not noted)
Informant: Mrs. David Lee Lansberry, Mineral Springs, PA
Date of Death: May 15, 1957
Immediate cause of death: Cerebral thombraia due to cardio-vascular disease due to senescence
Signed: (not clear)
Place of Burial: Bradford Cemetery, Woodland, Clearfield Co., PA
Date of Burial: May 19, 1957
Undertaker: (not clear)
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