From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1904:

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  The barn, with all its contents, belonging to John Deckelmann of Obernburg
was destroyed by fire at about 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon, June 23.
Origin of the fire unknown; insured by the Callicoon Mutual.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in December of 1918:

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Word has been received by Mrs. John Deckelman from her son, Francis,
who is overseas, that he is safe and expects to be in the United States
soon.--Obernburg Corresp.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1919:

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  Ralph Bossley of Kenoza Lake and Frank Deckelman of Obernburg, who were
with the Fifth Division, return to their homes last week.  Ralph was one
of the very first to be drafted.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1926:

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  Attorney William Deckelman yesterday brought his brother, Frank, home
from the city where he was under treatment.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in December of 1926:

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Attorney William Deckelman yesterday brought his brother, Frank, home from
the city where he was under treatment.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1931:

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  Mrs. John Deckelman, son Francis and daughters, Theresa and Hilda of
Obernburg, are stopping here with the former's son, Attorney Wm. Deckelman,
for a while.

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From "Families are Forever" by Nancy Bowen McKeen (1.152) in 1985:

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  John Deckelman was courting Theresa Gerst during the "Blizzard of 1888".
They told of snow so deep you couldn't open the door of the house because
the snow was deeper than the door was high.
  John and his brother Anthony were the first to Americanize the family
name by dropping the second "n".  This choice was not warmly received by
their sisters.
  John married Theresa Gerst in 1889.  They had four sons and three daughters.
They ran the village post office in the basement of their home as  well as
a small store.  Some area residents still remember the penny candy and the
cookie barrel.
  As well as being a farmer, John Deckelman also held a variety of local
offices such as town assessor and commissioner of highways.  John died of
pneumonia in 1911, when his youngest daughter was only eight years old.
  Theresa Gerst Deckelman worked hard to take care of her family after her
husband died.  She raised all of her children to be fine upstanding adults.
  I remember her as having a great love for her family and a good sense
of humor.  As a young child I also remember that she always had a full
pretzel jar when the grandchildren came to visit.  In the fields behind her
home we liked to play on the huge rocks, any one of which to a child's eye
quickly became a desert island, a battleship, or a house for our dolls.

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