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James L. Diffenderfer

James L. was born in February 1917 in Pennsylvania.¹ James L.'s father was John Edwin Diffenderfer and his mother was Alina V Meinsler. His paternal grandparents were John C Diffenderfer and Mary Jane Diffenderfer?; his maternal grandparents were Benjamin F Meinsler and Ida E Meinsler?. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Harold Edwin, Billy L, Charles Alden, Benjamin Franklin, Clarence Coven, Dorothy J, Lois, Beatrice M and Mary J.. He was the second oldest of the ten children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John C Diffenderfer
  - b.Sep 1854 in Pennsylvania d.< 1920 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
  
  John Edwin Diffenderfer
  - b.15 Jul 1895 in PA d.Feb 1973 in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
  
  Mary Jane Diffenderfer?
  - b.1866 in PA d.20 Nov 1934 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
  
  James L. Diffenderfer
  - b.Feb 1917 in Pennsylvania
  
  Benjamin F Meinsler
  - b.1873 in PA
  
  Alina V Meinsler
  - b.1894 in PA d.Feb 1985 in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Ida E Meinsler?
  - b.1876 in PA

¹ Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States) @ Year: 1920; Census Place: Steelton Ward 5, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1560; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 271.
Source/Citation Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626) @ Year: 1930; Census Place: Conoy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2056; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 360.0.