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Surname – DECKER

Meaning/Origin – Occupational in origin, this surname most likely derived from the Old High German word "decker," denoting one who covered roofs with tile, straw or slate. The meaning of the word expanded during the Middle Ages to encompass carpenters and other craftsman and was used to refer to one who built or laid the decks of vessels 2) From the German Decher, meaning the quantity of ten; this may also have been a name given to the tenth child.


Countries of Origin – German, Dutch
Spelling Variations Deck, Decke, Decker, Deckert, Deckler, Deckmann, Deke, Dekke, Docker, Dechwerth, Deckwarth, Tecker (German), Dekker (Dutch), De Decker (Flemish), Dekownik and Dekeuninck (Polish and Slav), Deckers (German), Dehkkers (Dutch)
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My Roadblock -  I am stuck trying to go past my great great grandfather Andrew Decker of Moosic/Dunmore, PA.     I don't know his parents or his siblings. 
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Andrew Decker was born on 10 Mar. 1843 in Moosic, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 22 Dec. 1914 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. 

 He married Jane Price in 1864. Jane Price (b. 6 May 1844 in Wales, United Kingdom)  (d. 6 Jun. 1907 Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.)

Children of Andrew Decker and Jane Price
i. 2. Elizabeth Jane Decker was born on 9 Jan. 1875 and died on an unknown date.
ii. 3. Eugene Decker was born on 27 Dec. 1873 and died on an unknown date.
iii. 4. David John Decker was born on 9 Sep. 1871 in Moosic, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 29 Oct. 1948 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
iv. 5. William Augustus Decker was born on 12 Feb. 1867 and died on an unknown date.
v. 6. George Henry Decker was born on 12 Apr. 1865 in Pennsylvania, USA and died on an unknown date.

Second Generation


3. Eugene Decker was born on 27 Dec. 1873 and died on an unknown date. She married Lillian in 1895. Lillian was born in Feb. 1877 and died on an unknown date.

Children of Eugene Decker and Lillian
i. 7. Helen Decker was born in Oct. 1895 and died on an unknown date.


4. David John Decker was born on 9 Sep. 1871 in Moosic, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 29 Oct. 1948 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. He marriedM aud Melinda Jackson on 24 Dec. 1895. Maud Melinda, daughter of George Henry Jackson and Elizabeth Manes, was born on 28 Mar. 1875 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 1 Aug. 1956 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.

Children of David John Decker and Maud Melinda Jackson
i. 8. David Henry Decker was born on 27 Feb. 1913 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 24 Apr. 1982 in Boynton Beach, Florida.
ii. 9. Ralph Winfield Decker was born on 3 Jul. 1908 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 23 Dec. 1996 in Winfield, Kansas.
iii. 10. Albert Decker was born on 3 Dec. 1903 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 15 Nov. 1997.
iv. 11. Gertrude Janet Decker was born on 3 Dec. 1901 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 11 Jan. 1986.
v. 12. Ruth Elizabeth Decker was born on 14 Apr. 1899 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 8 May 1980.
vi. 13. Harry J. Decker was born on 18 Aug. 1896 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 1 Sep. 1896.

Third Generation


 8. David Henry Decker was born on 27 Feb. 1913 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 24 Apr. 1982 in Boynton Beach, Florida. He married Lois Margaret Palmer on 14 May 1938. Lois Margaret was born on 1 Oct. 1916 and died on 30 Dec. 1995.

Children of David Henry Decker and Lois Margaret Palmer
i. 14. Judith Ann Decker was born on 22 Feb. 1940.

9. Ralph Winfield Decker was born on 3 Jul. 1908 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 23 Dec. 1996 in Winfield, Kansas. He married Elvira Doris Krotzer on 12 Oct. 1932. Elvira Doris, daughter of Vida Krotzer and Minnie Powell, was born on 10 Sep. 1908 in Throop, Pennsylvania and died on 14 Jul. 1988 in Winfield, Kansas.

Children of Ralph Winfield Decker and Elvira Doris Krotzer
i. 15. Ralph Winfield Decker, Jr was born on 15 Feb. 1945.

10. Albert Decker was born on 3 Dec. 1903 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 15 Nov. 1997. He married Mary Therese Toomey on 26 Dec. 1934. Mary Therese, daughter of Lawrence Toomey and Bridget Gerrity, was born on 3 Nov. 1912 and died on 27 Feb. 1981.

Children of Albert Decker and Mary Therese Toomey
i. 16. Albert Theodore Decker, II was born on 27 Sep. 1943 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, USA.
ii. 17. Mary Lynn Decker was born on 24 Feb. 1940 and died on 13 May 1996.
iii. 18. Robert Decker was born on 30 Sep. 1935.

11. Gertrude Janet Decker was born on 3 Dec. 1901 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 11 Jan. 1986. She married Frank D. Edwards on 19 Oct. 1927 in Pennsylvania, USA. Frank D. was born on 31 Jan. 1898 and died on 20 May 1937.

Children of Gertrude Janet Decker and Frank D. Edwards
i. 19. Janet Ruth Edwards was born on 1 May 1932.


12. Ruth Elizabeth Decker was born on 14 Apr. 1899 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 8 May 1980. She married Tudor Easton Williams on 18 Apr. 1931. Tudor Easton, son of William Griffiths Williams and Margaret Williams, was born on 25 Jul. 1899 and died on 17 Apr. 1938.


Children of Ruth Elizabeth Decker and Tudor Easton Williams
i. 20. Tudor Easton Williams, II was born on 20 Mar. 1935







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