Mary (Schrack) Bender (standing), Beverly (Long) Schrack and Debra (Bender) Stover

Robert, Mae and Roy, in Florida for Roy and Mae's 40th anniversary, 1974.

The Schrack brothers: Charles, Wayne, John and Roy.

Roy and Mae's children: Mary (Bender), Bob and David, at uncle Mack and Pearl Hoffman's farm. (Pearl is Mae's sister.)

Four Schrack brothers: John and Florence, Roy and Mae, Meda and Charles, Vera and Wayne.

Roy Schrack's 'Certificate of Award' from the Schaefferstown School of Jefferson, for being present every day of school during the 1917-18 school term.

Many family members on the merry-go-round at the 1966 Schrack Reunion, Shartlesville. Front: Linda and Dennis Schrack, Donna Bender, Dawn and Karen Schrack, Debbie Bender, Cheryl Reinhart, David Bender, Susan Reinhart, Bart Hill. Back: Uncle John Schrack, Allen Reinhart, Yvonne Stricker-Schrack, ?, ?, ?, Beth Hill, Barry Light, Leanna Schrack.

Roy Schrack with his grandson Jeff Kramer. (Mae at right).

For Roy's 80th birthday, the family rented horses to pull Roy's Gruber Wagon.

When Roy and Mae retired, around 1977, they purchased and moved to this house in Womelsdorf. (House purchased from Bessie Neff).

Roy and Mae's farm, where they lived from 1939 until they retired.

Charles, Roy and Wayne Schrack, around 1914-15.

At John H. Schrack's 100th birthday Margo Langley asked all those born a Schrack to get in the picture... she didn't want to ask Vera to stand out. Front: Anna (Schrack) Reinhart, Norman Schrack, John H. Schrack, Betty (Schrack) Haag. Middle: John A. Schrack, Wayne Schrack, Mary Margaret (Schrack) Langley, Marilyn (Schrack) Kriener, Charles. Schrack, Vera (Naftzinger) Schrack. Back: Bob Schrack, Elmer Schrack, Michael Schrack

The first Schrack picnic, 1964. L-R: Roy, Elmer(?), woman(looking back), man (in back), Dennis (white shirt up front), 2 people 'hiding' in back(?), Betty (next to Dennis), next couple likely Myron and Linda(?), John H. Schrack, woman (behind), Norman Schrack, Meda (behind), Charles, man(?)(behind), boy(?), Donald Bender.

Charles H. & Katie L. (Faust) Schrack with sons John & Roy, and the twins (Charles & Wayne). Circa 1914.

Mary Bender, 4 years old, 1939.

Charles H. & Katie L. (Faust) Schrack with sons John & Roy

Schrack picnic, 2001 or 2002.

Mae holding Bob, Mary posing in front, at Charles and Katie's farm. Notice the water trough where Charles would keep his milk cold, and the milk can to the right.

For Roy's 80th birthday, the family rented horses to pull Roy's Gruber Wagon. Roy seated in front with driver, and Mae behind.

Four generations: Katie (Faust) Schrack, Roy Schrack, Mary (Schrack) Bender, and Debbie Bender. (Notice the old telephone hanging on Katie's kitchen wall.)

Roy Schrack's Gruber Wagon, at the 2005 public sale.

Roy and Mae at his 80th birthday.

Standing: Bob, Mary and David. Seated: Mae (Troutman) and Roy Schrack. 1981.

Bob, Mae and Roy Schrack, in Florida, 1974.

Roy and Mae's 40th anniversary, 1974.

Back: Mary Bender, Roy Schrack, David Schrack and Robert Schrack. Middle: Mae (Troutman) Schrack. Front: 'Memmie' Elsie(Troutman) Wertz.

John & Florence, Mae, Earl, Wayne, Florence, Vera, and Roy. (Wayne and Vera's 65th Anniversary, at the Strausstown Fire Co.)

John and Roy Schrack, 1911.

Mary Bender, Beverly Schrack and Marilyn Kreiner. (In Beverly's house).

Children at the Schrack Reunion, 1986, Shartlesville. Standing Back row, L-R: 1) Wesley Henne, 2) Ben Schrack, 3) Chad Emerich, 4) Neal Schrack, 5)?, 6) Stacy Emerich, 7) Lynne Sechler (holding yellow ball). Sitting row, L-R: 1)?, 2) Amy Schrack, 3) Laura Schrack, 4)? (red shirt), 5) James Hill, 6)John Hill, 7) Valerie Henne. Front standing: 1)Megan Hill

Front: Mike Schrack, Mary Bender, Kathy Schrack, Beryl Schrack, Elmer Schrack, Leanna & Barry Light and Kevin Schrack. Back: Anna Reinhart & Betty Haag. May 14, 2000

The 1968 annual Schrack reunion, at the Shartlesville, PA, playground: the 76 family members seen here are only some of John Adams many descendants 121 years after he was born. Most attending are descendants of his sons Charles and Riley.

Bob (younger) and Mary (older), 1939.

When Roy was 12, he earned this cupboard for helping Riley Schrack's wife (Ida Jane Stoudt) clean out the house after Adam Schrack died.

Katie (Faust) Schrack with great-granddaughter Debbie Bender, in her kitchen (where Reinharts now live).

Roy Schrack's Gruber Wagon, at the 2005 public sale.

Roy and Mae at his 80th birthday.

David, Mary, Roy, Mae and Bob, 1979-80.

Beverly, Roy and Mae, in Florida, 1974, for their 40th anniversary.

Roy and Mae (Troutman) Schrack.

Couples L-R: Wayne and Vera (Naftzinger) Schrack, Roy and Mae (Troutman) Schrack, John and Florence (Chittick) Schrack, Charles and Meda (Clauser) Schrack and their cousin Earl and Florence (Shirk?) Schrack. Photo taken in Evan's Tavern, New Schaefferstown, on Sunday Oct 29, 1996.

The 4 Schrack brothers and their wives: Roy & Mae, Wayne & Vera, Charles & Meda, John & Florence. (Wayne and Vera's 65th Anniversary, at the Strausstown Fire Co.)

John and Roy Schrack, 1911.

Mother Katie had an old unnamed relative make a quilt for each son. This one is embroidered for son Roy. Katie wrote the attached note that says "This was given to me in 1930 and belonged to a relative."

Roy and Mae (Troutman) Schrack, 1979-80.

All the Schrack girl cousins (grand-daughters of Charles & Katie), August 1999. Front: Mary Bender, Mary Margaret Langley and Anna Reinhart. Back: Leanna Light, Marilyn Kreiner, Betty Haag and Marie Hill. (In Wayne & Vera's livingroom with Michael's paintings on wall behind).

Roy Schrack, at his brother Charles’s farm, April 1997.

Back row: Dennis, Linda, David, Donna and Debbie. Front: Neal, Roy and Mae, Amy.

Mary and Wayne, Jr., at Grandma & Grandpa Schrack's farm. (Charles and Katie).

Mary Schrack and Donald Bender, in 1957, a year prior to their wedding.

Back from left: Christopher Schrack, Elizabeth Schrack, Dennis Schrack, Brenda (Heister) Schrack, James Kramer, Lori (Schrack) Kramer (stripped shirt), Emily ( ? ) Kramer (blond), Jeffrey Kramer (behind Emily), James Cook III holding James Cook IV. Seated from left: Andrew Schrack, Beverly (Long) Schrack, Robert Schrack and Janell Kramer. Kneeling: Linda Schrack holding Alexandra.

For Roy's 80th birthday, the family rented horses to pull Roy's Gruber Wagon. Seated: Mae, the owner of the horses, and Roy Schrack.

Mae (Troutman) and Roy at their 50th anniversary, Oct 20, 1984.

Wayne and Charles' 85th birthday, 1999, in Vera's kitchen. This is the last picture taken of all 8.

Schrack family. Robert, Mary and David (back) with their parents (front) Roy and Mae (Troutman).

At the 1st Schrack picnic, 1964. L-R: Charles Schrack, Gayle Schrack, Dolores(?) holding little girl, Bobby(?, in back), Mary Bender (center) with her hands on her daughter's shoulders, Anna (back), Mae(?, back), ?(back woman), Florence (tall, white hair). Kids in front, L-R: ? (boy), (?)boy, (?)child(almost unseen), Donna Bender, Debra Bender, Cheryl Reinhart(?)

The first Schrack picnic, 1964. Meg Langley (little girl front center facing away). Debra Bender (on the right, dark hair looking at camera). Donna Bender (dark hair, back center). Susan (far left, pointing in). Can anyone identify the other children ….??

Wayne, Roy, John, Charles. One-Room School Reunion at the Strausstown Playground. Year 2000.

Mother Katie had an old unnamed relative (possibly Jennie Faust Rentschler) make a quilt for each son. This one is embroidered for son Roy. Front side shown here.