Victoria Alve Blew
b. 1860 Tuscarora PA
d. 1955 Lewisburg PA
'Very intelligent, headstrong and physically strong!' according to family tradition. Victoria was descended from John Blew [1.3.2.3] and his wife Jerusha who migrated from Somerset Co. NJ and settled in the anthracite coal region of northeastern PA circa 1805.
L-R: Francis Messersmith [husband], Harry Edgar Messersmith [son], Elmer Elwood Messerschmidt [son], Victoria Alve Blew [wife]