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GENMLOGY
By
E.
W.
S.
PARTHEMORE,
HARRISBURG,
PA.:
-XCSy
iSfo
TO THE
MEMORY OF
This Volume
IS
GRAND
SON,
THE AUTHOR.
Prefatory.
(~*1
OsV
the time of preparing the Parthemore Genealogy, which was published in the year 1885, the
author of this family genealogy gathered con-
"^ >w
siderable information of a
number
of allied families,
thinking at that time that any of the family genealogies would be enlarged and appear in this form.
little
With a natural
ten history of
Ludwig
we
set our-
if
memory
of
Ludwig
ancestor, to perpetuate
W hen we
7
but when
it
is
Prefatory.
least succeed
scribers,
we reached the
know who their
Some
New
"
interest in those
life, is
made
and
who
to ignore the
us
what we
are, to
affections of the
human
ers, this
Prefatory.
who
so
the place of his birth, the home of his childhood, and the sacred spot where repose the loved and
lost ones of earth !"
cestors,
Trusting that
"
he
E.
Harrisburg,
Pa.,
May
1,
1890.
IN
AMERICA.
Union, Clement
from
landed
at PhiladelRotterdam,
Nicholson, captain,
hundred
and
male
with
two
forty-eight
passengers
phia
on board above the age of sixteen years amongst this
number were Weiidel, Henry, and Ludwig Bretz. The
last two, with ten others of the tw o hundred and forty"
"
eight, are marked on board and probably confined b}
August
15,
sickness.
The
is
to
present
the
named Ludwig Bretz and his numerous descendants down to the present generation. It
record of the last
more than probable that they first located in Germantown, now a part of the city of Philadelphia, Pa.
Wendel Bretz left children at his death, and no doubt
some of his descendants are residing in Carlisle, Pa.
Henry Bretz also left issue, and possibly the family of
is
that
of
name who
resided for so
many
descendants.
and reseiving
war,
in
happy possessor of a small farm, and resided the remainder of his days, reared his family and died. He
is buried in the Lutheran grave-yard
belonging to
what was then St. David's Lutheran and Reformed
Church, the locality now known as Killinger P. 0.,
Dauphin county, Pa. He was not long a resident of
the Lykens Valley until was heard the call for soldiers
wounded
in this battle.
command was
cap-
rest the
remains of father
Bretz.
Ludwig Bretz
is
returned as a sergeant
GENEALOGY.
of,
since
it is
German
thrill the heart of every descendant of Sergeant Ludwig Bretz with patriotism to
know, while the "Dutch blood" courses through his
veins, he belongs to the posterity of a noble, brave, and
patriotic ancestor.
1.
i.
2.
ii.
3.
Hi.
Elizabeth,
4.
iv.
Susan,
5.
v.
6.
vi.
Mary,
1761;
m. Emanuel Duey.
m. Henry
Bomgardner.
b. January 20, 1770
m. Henry Meek.
John, b. December 15, 1771; m. Catharine
;
Fox.
vit.
Ludwig,
now
of
and
States,
him and
his
all efforts to
descendants have
failed.
Mary Bretz,
in
8.
9.
i.
John, b.
Ruter.
February
5,
1783;
m. Charlotte
Simon, b. December 11, 1784; m., first Elizabeth Hotz; m., secondly Maria Wolf.
m. Elisha
in. Susannah, b. November 20, 1786
ii.
Stone.
10.
iv.
11.
v.
Jacob,
b.
August
18,
1789;
m.
Elizabeth
Ramsey.
Catharine, b.
November
11,
1791; m. Jacob
Dubbs.
12.
vi.
13.
vii.
viii.
Mary,
b.
Peiffer.
Valle}
vember
GENEALOGY.
both are buried in some farm graveyard,
in Fishing Creek Valley, Dauphin county,
Pa.
14.
ix.
m. George Straw.
II.
(surname Wirt:)
15.
i.
Anna
b.
Maria,
June
1788
8,
m. John
Adam
Miller.
16.
ii.
John Adam,
b.
January
1790
17,
m. Anna
Margaret Swartz.
17.
Hi.
iv.
v.
m. Casper Miller.
m. a Mr. Wise;
January
removed to Crawford county, Ohio, where
Susannah,
June
b.
16, 1791
11
Catharine, b.
1793
wife are buried in Long's Church graveyard, near Halifax, Pa. He married Anna
Maria Seibert;
b.
Feb-
They had no
Upper Paxtang
county
Dauphin
Valley,)
township, (Lykens
ruary 11, 1846.
vi.
d.
May
Elizabeth, b.
issue.
29, 1796, in
d.
September
Ohio; m.,
in
8,
first,
Dauphin county,
settling in
Pa.;
removed
to Ohio,
March
They had
23, 1845.
issue,
many
surname
of this family
Didie:)
1.
m. October
Valley, Pa.;
3, 1843,
issue:
Maria
Ophelia S-,
m. August
b.
5,
21, 1884.
b.
Thomas
c.
George
J., b.
W.,
b.
of local
offices,
among them
of Bucyrus.
years,
Amanda
He
m. January
9,
1873,
Isador L.
2.
Martha,
3.
Sarah, m. June
4.
d.
s.
p.
29, 1839,
They had
M.; Laura
Crown
Point, Ind.
5. Elizabeth, d. s. p.
6.
7.
ler; reside at
GENEALOGY.
have
Minn.;
Charles P.
8.
8.
(surname
issue,
Lucretia
Miller:)
Frank.
leaving issue:
died,
Charles;
John ; William.
10. Rachael,
m.
first,
leaving issue.
11.
12. Adaline,
13. Sophia,
m. September
Fralick
30, 1856,
William H.
Daisey,
Van Wert,
at
reside
county, Ohio.
14. Isaac, b.
September
30,
1831
d.
August
30,
1852, of cholera.
no
vii.
18.
viii.
issue.
[dau.,~] b.
January
Christian, b.
15, 1798, d.
s.
p.
first,
Miss
ix.
x.
1804
We
November
1,
1803
sponsors, George
could not learn any
;
umberland county,
m. John Shive-
bap. January 4,
Shoop and wife.
more of him than
;
and resided
and had
Pa.,
in Northissue.
8
20.
zi.
21.
xii.
Rachel, b.
Anna
August
1806
17,
m. Wendel Row.
m. Martin
Schaffner.
1
able to secure
ii.
Susan, m.,
1791;
issue
1.
any
record.
first,
d.
killed
Matilda;
by the
cars
in
Chester
Mrs.
Shuman
had
3.
Louisa.
issue,
and
(surname Meek :)
and died
in
GENEALOGY.
2.
(surname Bomgardner:)
issue,
a.
John William,
Abilene, Kans.
Kocher
sue,
i.
ii.
in.
b.
(surname Bomgardner:)
Harry Walter,
November 17,
November
b.
27, 1883; d.
1887.
b.
c.
Clara Elizabeth,
iv.
v.
Grace May,
8,
1885.
M. Keiter;
county, Pa.
d.
Dauphin
have
February
issue,
September
(surname Keiter:)
b.
September
27,
1883;
12, 1884.
4.
m. Aaron
b.
Howard Eugene,
I.
3.
18, 1866;
reside in
Pa.,
and
issue.
Matilda,
Frenie.
5.
They
died; he survives
State of Ohio.
iv.
residing in the
her,
November 18,
March 26,1792;
February
19, 1879.
b.
10
and died
sided
had
1.
Lykens Valley.
(surname Osman:)
issue,
William, b.
by
They reThey
in
August
16,
1817;
a carpenter
is
April 6, 1843, Rebecca Berkey, b. November 26, 1818; have issue, (surname Os-
man :)
October
a. Charles, b.
burg, Pa.
(surname Osman
i.
2,
1843
resides in Harris-
in.
issue
:)
Edwin,
ii.
Hi.
May
iv.
v.
2.
John, b.
June
b.
Bertha,
William,
Horace,
June
b.
b.
19, 1868.
March
June
28, 1871.
30, 1874.
b.
December
1,
1819; m. Mary
29, 1876.
Ann
Bretz,
Maria, m. Peter
Stiffler
issue,
(surname
Stiffler:)
a.
4.
5.
b.
Amanda, m. William
c.
Sheaffer.
Henry,
b.
burg, Pa.
b.
in Harris-
m. Samuel W-
11
GENEALOGY.
c.
d.
Elmer Ellsworth,
Pa
residing in Columbia,
b.
May
have
1861
3,
m. Jeremiah
Elizabeth,b.
Miller; reside at Millersburg, Pa.
;
P. 0.,
m. Ellen Nagley
Dauphin county,
m. Lewis Rutter;
'
7.
issue-
Andrew,
b.
reside at
Paxtang
Pa.
8.
Lavina, b.
Luanda,
b.
m. Andrew Wirt;
Millersburg in
m.,
December
2,
d. August 10.
August 29, 1807
1881) and Elizabeth Shaeffer (b. April 7,
1809 d. October 1, 1865) they have issue,
Seiler (b.
(surname Osman:)
a.
Charles Franklin,
b.
Emma
J.
31, 1887,
1862.
v.
b.
March
1865
b.
Mary,
c.
Charles Franklin,
8,
b.
Susannah Lentner,
d.
b.
December,
issue,
22,
1803
(surname
Bomgardner:)
1.
John Lentner,
b.
December
29,
1827
resides
12
Hannah
1850,
February 9 r
Leib, daughter of Jacob
first,
name Bomgardner:)
a.
William E.,
d. s. p.
b.
Charles W.,
d.
s.
p.
He
(surname Bomgardner:)
c.
d.
Mary,
s.
p.
Emma, d. s. p.
Eliza Ann, b.
1872; m. William
d.
2.
J. Seal, b.
They had
b.
d.
March
Nov.
12,
20,
1825;
issue, (sur-
c.
d.
Charls
W.,
b.
February
Harrisburg, Pa.; m.
e.
Mary
J., b.
aud
vi.
22.
vii.
October
resides in
1858;
4,
Longabaugh.
1865; m. E. K. Gaugler
George.
in
14,
Emma
b.
m. Sarah Egle.
January
20, 1770,
Pa.; d.
December
GENEALOGY.
name by
reason of
it
13
race
ii.
Mary,
b.
Roman
Catholic church
24.
25.
iv.
Daniel,
Rhoads.
26.
v.
27.
vi.
Isaac, b.
December
18,
snyder.
Juliann, b.
Shuler.
February
March
25,
b.
1811
m. Joseph
December
15,
1771
He
Pa.,
26, 1845.
is
now
located, in
county, Pa.
d.
He
May, 1862,
14
at
He
Middletown.
is
at-
Wolf.
29.
ii.
30.
Hi.
31.
iv.
John,
b.
August
nagle.
William, b.
1794
9,
March
m. Catharine Huff-
1796
16,
m. Elizabeth
Cassell.
Thomas,
b.
January
4,
1798
m. Mary Huff-
nagle.
32.
v.
33.
vi.
Elizabeth, b. October,
Jacob, b.
May
Milleisen
34.
vii.
Susan,
b.
35.
ix.
36.
x.
xi.
xii.
1799
;
m.,
m. George
first, Ann
Fisler.
Elizabeth
March 1,1803;
Ebersole
viii.
27, 1801
m., secondly,
m.,
Abraham
first,
John Eshenauer.
Myer.
Simon, b. April 27, 1808; m. Mary Garverich.
Catharine, b. December 25, 1809 d. s. p.
;
He married,
and his wife are buried.
March 19, 1840, Keziah Myer, b. November
20,
1818
d.
January
21,
1878
dau. of Ja-
cob Myer, of Lancaster county, Pa., (17771842,) and Catharine Heistand, (1781-1 839.)
sides at
Middletown,
9,
Pa.,
1845.
and
is
She
single.
re-
GENEALOGY.
xiii.
37.
b.
Benjamin,
August
1812; m.
23,
Fanny
Miller.
xiv.
They
18, 1869.)
and have
1.
John
issue,
Bretz, b.
(surname Osman :)
May
1,
1844
d.
April
6,
1863
was a
May 21, 1848; d. December 16, 1880, at Highspire, Pa.; m, Catharine Carter, and had issue, (surname
Isaac Edward, b.
Osman
Mary
38.
xv.
Ellen,
Anna
first,
Isaac
where he resided
and farmer.
He
Moyer, daughter
39.
i.
ii.
in
b.
Lykens Valley,
by trade a tailor
The had
Henry Moyer.
John,
b.
Rogers
Hi. Daniel,
no
sponsors,
died single.
issue
Lydia Seal;
m. Richard
22,
1808, in
Adam
Dauphin
Lutheran
and
wif
Koenig
church
Anna
issue.
November
b.
m.
16
iv.
March
Isaac, b.
at St. David's
v.
vi.
at Wooster,
Ohio
b.
12,
Henry,
July
b.
Mary Ann,
1843;
m.,
May
11, 1811,
d. April,
1839,
was unmarried.
1814; m. Mary Campbell.
;
November
d.
1841,
23,
April
6,
Franklin
Meek,
VII.
5, 1783; d. August
he removed to Centre county, Pa. m. Charlotte Ruter,
ruary
Duey)
issue (surname.
i.
ii.
b. June 9, 1807
m. Thomas Duey, and
had issue a son, John Duey, residing at
South Bend, Ind.
Mary,
Martha,
the
b.
Hummelstown,
May
Hi. Eliza, b.
41.
They had
iv.
Emanuel,
b.
12,
Pa.,
1813;
March
4,
d.
cemetery; no
s.
issue.
p.
1816; m.
Mary Ann
Carter.
42.
v.
Lavina,
b.
minston.
VIII. Simon Duey, 3 (Mary 2 [Bretz] Ludwig, 1 ) b. December 11, 1784; d. October 12, 1867. He resided in
17
GENEALOGY.
He married, first, December 9, 1806, byRev. James Snodgrass, Elizabeth Hotz, b. January 16,
1789; d. April 4, 1825, daughter of John George Hotz.
county, Pa.
They had
i.
(surname Duey
issue,
leaving
ii.
:)
December 20, 1807; m. Sarah Miller, and removed to Centre county, Pa., in
the vicinity of Old Fort, where they died,
Isaac, b.
Mary,
issue.
March
b.
22,
1808
1809.
d.
Hi. Eliza,
iv.
43.
b.
9,
v.
Samuel,
vi.
John, b.
January
31,
d.
s.
p.
1816; m. Margaret
Schitz.
vii.
November
Margaret Ann,
b.
d. April 7, 1825.
15, 1817
d. April
October 15, 1819
;
17, 1825.
viii.
Jacob, b.
with a colony,
made up mostly
of
Dauphin
lives,
account of the
Simon Duey,
Johannes
November
2
Stein,
disaster.)
m., secondly,
March
Maria Wolf,
29, 1863,
Rev.
18
in the
name Duey:)
ix.
Sarah Ann,
b.
Januar}'
8,
1828;
d.
February
9,
1846.
x.
Maria,
44.
i.
ii.
45.
Hi.
Carolina, b.
March
iv.
b.
Susan,
December
29,
issue,
(surname
Ball:)
v.
1.
2.
Sallie, d. s. p.
b. March 18, 1822; m. Frederick William Cole, both are dead; they had issue,
Anthy,
(surname Cole:)
1.
Lizzie.
2.
Josephine,
2d and Christian
46.
vi.
3.
Frederick William.
4.
Caroline.
Elisha,
b.
Stichter.
November
streets,
27,
reside at
Philadelphia, Pa.
1823;
m. Hester
GENEALOGY.
19
X. Jacob Duey,* (Mary 2 [Bretz] Ludwig, ) b. August 18, 1789, in Dauphin count} Penna. He was a
tailor by trade, which he followed, and resided in Hummelstown, Pa., until the year 1828, when he settled in
Union, Montgomery county, Ohio, where he died, February 23, 1834. He married, April 15, 1813, by Rev.
1
b.
August
11,
d.
She was a
Feit Cornelius.
who was
Minn. They had
Thomas Ramsey,
sister of
Alexander Ramsey, of
(surnamed Duey :)
Thomas Ramsey, b. January 24, 1814, in
Dauphin county, Pa.; d. June 1, 1831, by
drowning in Mad River feeder of the Miami,
the father of ex-Gov.
i.
issue,
Ohio, canal.
ii.
47.
Elizabeth, b.
Hi. Jacob, b.
iv.
Mary,
b.
August
27, 1820;
d.
16, 1822.
May
life
in
in Harrisburg.
48.
i.
Eppler.
49.
ii.
Mary Ann,
b.
m. John Bower-
master.
50.
Hi. Elizabeth
Ann,
ian Leib.
b.
m. Christ-
20
51.
m. Thomas Jones.
August 7, 1820 m. John Simmons.
They had issue one child, dying in infancy.
Chambers, b. February 3, 1823 m. Susan Alleman.
Amanda,
iv.
52.
vi.
53.
vii.
b.
Caroline, b.
v.
Emetine,
Lutz
May
b.
m.,
Henry
first,
John Rauch.
m., secondly,
Catharine, b.
54. viii.
1826
9,
October
5,
1828
m. William
Wells.
55.
ix.
x.
XII.
[Bretz]
Ludwig,
b.
De-
engaged
They had
i.
(surname Pool :)
John, b. September 5, 1823;
issue,
d. at
the age of
five years.
ii.
Mary
Barbara Smith.
penter,
and
at
He was by
trade a car-
his
Mrs. Stutsman
They had
issue,
(surname Stutsman :)
1.
John Pool,
b.
July
risburg, Pa.,
26, 1847
and
is
resides in Har-
in the
employ
of the
21
GENEALOGY.
m. Jane Rudy,
(surname Stutsman:)
conductor
P. R. R. as a
and had
Myrtie,
b.
James McClintock.
c.
e.
s.
p.
Rudy.
Catharine.
John.
January 2, 1849 resides in Harrisburg, and is one of the city'B policemen; m. Elizabeth Hostetter, and had issue, (surname Stutsman :)
David,
a.
b.
c.
d.
b.
John Milton, d. s. p.
Annie Clare.
Frank Van-Hagq.
Mary Leah.
/.
Rosa May, d. s.
Ere Elizabeth.
g.
Ellen.
h.
Ruth,
e.
3.
d.
a.
d.
2.
issue,
d. s.
Sarah Ellen,
p.
p.
b.
January
6,
1851
d.
March
12, 1853.
4.
5.
Daniel.
Mary Catharine,
December 31,
b.
November
1872, William
Henry Hus-
is
in the
employ
baggage-master.
name Huston
a.
of the
issue,
(sur-
:)
Margaret Alcinda,
b.
August
September 5, 1829;
two and a half years.
Hi. Henry, b.
XIII. Frederick
R. R. as a
P.
They had
DuEY 3,(Mary*
6,
1876.
d. at
the age of
[Bretz] Ludwig,
b.
22
church.
He married
Barbara
Peiffer.
They had
issue,
(surname Duey:)
i.
November
m. February
8, 1823
Paul Barnhart, son of Michael
Barnhart and Elizabeth Mann. She survives her husband and resides in Harrisburg,
Caroline, b.
They had
Pa.
Emma,
1.
m.,
issue.
2.
1842,
24,
(surname Barnhart:)
Jacob Wanamaker and had
issue,
first,
resides in Harris-
burg, Pa.
3.
ii.
Caroline.
Elizabeth,
Stober,
Hi.
October
1825
1,
m.
Samuel
iv.
b.
who was
Simon,
by
b.
She is dead.
December 1, 1829. He
trade.
is
a carpenter
Dauphin county.
No-
vember
elected Prison
Warden
for
Dauphin county,
Is
for several years.
and
resides
inspectors,
He
married, December
23
GENEALOGY.
1853, Susan Zarker, b.
daughter of Benjamin Zarker
May
25,
They had
Failor.
b.
Mary,
Sarah
1.
2.
August
Elizabeth,
Andrew
v.
1832,
(surname Duey:)
issue,
15,
9,
and Catharine
August
b..
1857;
6,
m.
R. Unger.
m. Jacob Shirk,
and have
vi.
issue.
They reside at Progress,
Dauphin county, Pa.
John- Jacob, b. December 5, 1834 enlisted June
;
8,
He
Vol. Vet.
vii.
dead.
is
viii.
ix,
b.
Fanny,
February
15, 1839; d.
s.
p.
March 13, 1842; m. Daniel W. Miland had issue. They reside at Harris-
Harriet, b.
ler,
burg, Pa.
x.
xi.
Leah, b.
p.
enlisted in
died in the
army.
xii.
XIA
r
.
Rebecca, b.
May
4,
1848
Elizabeth Duey,
d.
s.
p.
[Bretz] Ludwig, )
1889, at Rockville, Dau-
(Mary
d.
October
Straw.
had
They
issue,
i.
b. October, 1S03;
1889; son of Frederick and Elizabeth
7,
resided in
Dauphin county,
Pa.
They
(surname Straw :)
Mary,
b.
May
28,
24
He
She
dead.
is
resides
Dauphin
name Turns :)
1.
it.
in.
iv.
v.
m. Hannah
Lewis,
3.
Edward,
b.
August
b.
January
Adam
issue, (sur-
and had
Russell,
issue.
15, 1865.
Elizabeth, (twin.)
Benjamin, b. August 10, 1832 m. Susan Stickmiller, and resides at Mt. Wolf, York county,
;
and had
issue.
Rockville,
William.
2.
Pa.,
wig,
at
They had
county, Pa.
June
3,
8,
Miller, b.
March
9,
1780, in
John
Dauphin county,
Pa.;
d.
had
(surname Miller :)
Elizabeth, b. January
issue,
i.
GENEALOGY.
25
b.
August
county, Pa.; came
Jonathan,
1810,
7,
to
in
State of
issue.
Dauphin
Crawford county in
Isaac, b.
west P.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Henry,
b.
Adam,
toria
6.
O.,
January 22, 1842; d. November 12, 1887, at Green Ridge, Petis county,
Mo. m. John A. Pfletcher, and had issue,
Mary- Ann,
b.
Edivard.
7.
George, and
and
8.
had
issue,
Jonathan, Alice,
Delia.
and had
Ed-
Fannie, b.
May
19,
1848;
d.
March
12, 1887;
26
m. Williams
10.
issue,
Stearns,
Esta, Mettie,
(surname Miller:)
a.
William,
b.
Erwin,
b.
b.
January
March
11, 1876.
29, 1877.
c.
d.
e.
Hi.
had
iv.
issue.
Isaac,
Susan, b.
June
Pa.
county,
March
19,
;
d.
Union (Snyder)
December 19, 1877 m.
1817, in
Shupp and
chael
Shupp 's
Mr.
Rebecca Wise.
father was a farmer residing in the
Pa.,
and
and
frugality.
(surname Shupp
Isaac.
:)
They had
GENEALOGY.
2.
27
Amanda.
3.
Mary-Ann.
4.
Lavina.
5.
Noah.
6.
Caroline.
7.
Lucinda.
8.
Benjamin.
9.
10.
Henry.
Susannah.
11.
Catharine.
12. Julianna.
vi.
m.
John, m. Catharine
Jacofr, b.
August
Ann
17,
Hall,
1820
settled,
Ladd township
he has
He
Thomas.
2.
Elizabeth.
3.
Sarah.
4.
Eve.
5.
Christopher.
6.
Maria.
7.
Emma.
8.
Catharine.
9.
John.
April
issue
13,
1802,
28
viii.
ix.
Mary, m.
issue.
Catharine,
State of Illinois,
x.
wig,
b.
January
issue.
reside in Ohio,
2
(Catharine,
17, 1790, in
Lykens
[Bretz]
Dauphin
valley,
1790, sponsors,
7,
Lud-
Adam
of 1842,
He
his death, April 30, 1846.
war of 1812. He and his family are buried in the
November,
May
had
1.
3,
1842,
1825, d.
issue,
Belinda VanGundy, b.
February 11, 1859; they
(surname Wirt:)
Resides
29
GENEALOGY.
at Springfield,
Ohio
m.
Tillie Fisher, of
name Wirt :)
a.
Jennie-May, m.,
ton
b.
2.
May
30, 1889,
Walter E. Col-
Florence.
Frederick-Henry, b.
January
28,
enlisted as a private at Bucyrus, 0., September 15, 1863, in Co. A, 12th Reg., 0.
Vol. Inf.; mustered out of service at
Cleveland, 0., October 27, 1865; m., October 12, 1866, Mrs. Eliza J. Gerls. She
survived him several years and resided at
Greenville, Mich., where she died about
the year 1882; they had issue, (surname
Wirt
a. Frank- Mason, b.
b.
ville,
c.
March
18G9, in Mt.
7,
Cahn
Mich.;
Mich.
Hiram- David,
is
resides at
b.
March
Los Angelos,
Cal.
1873, in Crawford
7,
January
28,
1876,
in
d.
Sycamore, "Wyandot,
county, 0.
3. Alva-Isaiah, b.
February
17,
1847
enlisted
service at
Columbus,
re-enlisted in Co. A,
O.,
August
30,
1864
30
November 14th, 1865. He settled in Williams county, O., in the year 1866, where
he died February 17, 1878, at Montpelier,
0.; m. Philena B. Mullen, who survived
him, having married second time William
Williams county, 0.
(surname Wirt :)
Griffin, residing in
They had
a.
b.
c.
issue,
resides in Wil-
county, Ohio.
d.
Emma,
b.
c.
Edwin,
b.
d.
May
18, 1888.
in
Lane,
Kans:
Mason-Oliver, b.
March
25,
1849
learned the
till
of
from
age, giving his father his earnings
that time until September 1, 1870, fol;
lowed his
trade,
and by economy
money
in that
to attend
Hei-
delberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, and afterwards attended, during the summer
months,
North
the
western
Normal
ing
him
in
the mountains of
in the
spent
Colorado for his
In the
fall
of
the
GENEALOGY.
31
practice of mediIn the year 1883, becoming dissatisfied with the practice of medicine, he entered the Keokuk College of
Law, from which he graduated June 12,
On returning to Ohio on account
1884.
of his father's failing health, he felt it his
cine at Mexico.
to
duty
assist
his
father,
and located
5.
unmarried.
Sarah-Ann,
b.
March
31,
1851
d.
January
10, 1865.
6.
7.
minister
1887
he
of
married.
Isaiah Wirt married, secondly, November 8,
1859, Lucy Jane DeLong, of Seneca county,
Ohio.
They had
issue,
(surname Wirt:)
32
Nancy -Elizabeth,
9.
William- Shultz, b.
31, 1861.
July
March
4, 1863; graduated
in 1888 from the Mansfield, Ohio, Business
He is now a student at Adrian
College.
10.
ii.
b.
8.
11.
Hannah- Martha,
12.
James-Edward,
b.
Hi.
mercantile business.
they had no
issue.
He
married, secondly,
boys.
d. 1884, at WinMartin, b. March 8, 1824
He m., about the year 1847,
field, Ind.
;
Mary Ann
had
Miller, of
but three.
v.
May
Joseph, b.
18,
and had
Sitzler,
Charles.
He
1826; married,
first,
m., secondly,
Lydia
vi.
William,
b.
Mary
and
Wirt,
issue
was a soldier in
GENEALOGY.
33
street,
a friend.
George- A., b. April 30, 1832; m., in 1852, Lydia Shoop, and had issue John- Wesley, Lucy,
vii,
d.
s.
his
viii.
two
years
and
six
the age of
months, in Snyder
;
d. at
county Pa.
ix.
in.,
first,
Leah-Margaret, b. June 4, 1838
Christian Haish, and had issue Albert, Venie,
and Eva. She m., secondly, September 29,
;
W illiam
T
1874,
J.
Shusler,
and had
issue
Lennie-
XVII. Susanannah WiRT,3 (Catharine2 [Bretz] Ludwig, ) b. June 16, 1791, in Lykens Valley, Dauphin
1
county, Pa.;
and
Radel
Michael
sponsors,
Casper
Miller, b.
4,
1787,
in
34
but a short while, and in 1841 removed to near Medway, Clark county, Ohio, thence to a farm near Croft's
church, same county, which he farmed in connection
with his son, Wendle from here he and his son moved
farm near New Carlisle, Clark county, Ohio, where
;
to a
i.
Simon,
a.
Ellen- Sarah, b.
Harry,
b.
December
Wm.
August
26,
1862
m., Febru-
A. Rockafield.
17,
1863
They had
issue,
one
daughter.
c.
d.
Keziah,
one son.
e.
/'.
b.
October
7,
1866.
35
GENEALOGY.
ii,
Hamilton, of that
sided
m. a Miss
where he re-
in State of Indiana;
d.
Martin,
they had
locality,
issue,
infancy.
Hi.
Caroline,
Ohio.
Joseph, d. near
Magdalena,
b.
January
county, Ohio
b.
July
9,
1819, a cooper
by
(surname Grindle :)
m. Amanda
1. Jacob, b. November 18, 1842
and six
sons
four
and
had
issue,
Russel,
;
daughters.
2.
Caroline, b.
daughters.
John, b. July 17, 1845
had
issue,
4.
Christina, b.
5.
Abraham,,
6.
Clarissa-R., b.
ber
3,
b.
1869, J.
s.
p.
36
and
Effie-S.,
Grace-Lois.
7.
8.
Mary-C,
Ferree.
9.
Casper, b.
December 8, 1855
December
vi.
b.
d.
s.
p.
1855
8,
d.
s.
p.
in
1821,
September
Dauphin
county, Pa.; bap. January 29, 1822; sponsor,
Susan,
6,
Christina Miller,
September
widower,
20, 1886.
d.
10, 1846,
b.
They
nelsville, Ohio,
resided
and died
in
Don-
them.
2.
Susannah- Virginia,
m.,
November
September
b.
December
18, 1871,
They moved
a.
issue,
to
now
reside.
c.
d.
They
(surname Frantz:)
William-Boss,
b.
b.
by trade a carpenter.
Michigan and engaged in
10, 1845,
had
1850;
26,
George Frantz,
b.
March
1,
1889.
d.
Oc-
37
GENEALOGY
March
3.
Franklin, b.
1853.
4.
Caroline- Jane, b.
3,
1878,
had
a.
5.
5,
1852
March
John Young,
10,
d.
1854
March
b.
m.,
27,
10,
June
1857
(surname Young :)
Ernest- Miller, b. May 10, 1881.
issue,
b.
Esma-May,
c.
Russell-Clarence, b.
Mary-Leah,
b.
b.
July
May
1883.
1,
December
29, 1886.
nellsville, Ohio.
6.
August
Joanna, b. August
Don-
5,
1859; m. September 7 }
(surname Britton :)
a-
b.
Elsa-Vesena,
October
8,
1878.
7.
1886.
mi.
March
Wendle, b.
6,
1823, in
sponsors at
1.
Wm.
Laura, m. Rev.
S.
tional minister.
dau.
viii.
Dauphin
co.,
Pa.; baptized June 12, 1825; sponsor CatheHe resided and died January
rine Wirt.
Ohio; he was a
m. Eliza Wise, she survives
by
trade;
38
Catherine, b.
1878
February
20,
October
1827
d.
September
in.
7,
Carlisle, Pa.,
co.,
Pa.
1838
to
Medway
Mills.
and
in the year
In 1840 Ross
shavings, and thus fitted himself for a clerkIn the year 1859 worked for Dan'l
ship.
Hertzler, seven miles west of Springfield,
came
GENEALOGY.
39
partner, in 18G5 a full partner, where he remained until 1881, when he withdrew from
They had
1.
(surname Mitchell:)
August 30, 1855; m. Prof. E. L.
Shuey, son of Rev. W. J. Shuey, of DayProf. Shuey is a graduate of
ton, Ohio.
Otterbein University where he also was
issue,
Effie-J., b.
eral
2.
They had
Superintendent.
issue,
daughter.
3.
Anna-Mary,
Rev.
x.
Lutheran denomination.
m. John Garst, a
31, 1831
widower and wealthy farmer of New Carlisle, Ohio.
They are both dead, she dying
Rachel, b. Oct.
June
xi.
b.
S. E.
25, 1870.
Elizabeth, b.
No
issue.
d.
August
31,
January
10,
1844.
xii.
Fanny,
1844.
b.
January
4,
1833
d.
40
wig,
b.
October
13,
1799;
bap.,
November 12,1799,
He
died.
married
first
They had
issue,
(surname Wirt:)
i.
Catharine, b.
November
7,
1827;
d.
February
1858; m. October
25,
10,18-48, Peter Motter
b. December 4, 1826, son of Daniel Motter
and Catharine Buffington. He resides in
Elizabeth ville,
had
1.
2.
issue,
Dauphin county,
Pa.
They
(surname Motter:)
d.
Au-
Mary-E.,
1,
b.
1879,
3.
4.
Martha- J., b.
d.
July
''
bethville, Pa.;
5.
Catharine-S., b.
had issue.
March 6,1861;
d.
Septem-
ii.
m. Julia Row;
6.
7.
Jonas-W.-K,
8.
b.
November
12, 1866.
GENEALOGY.
41
said
had issue.
m. Daniel Longnecker.
risburg, Pa.;
2.
Elizabeth,
3.
Charles-L.,
resides
at
Dauphin
Progress,
4.
Catharine,
5.
Susan,
Hi. Jonas, b.
March
31, 1856,
Susan
bury, Pa.
1.
b.
June
Mary-J., b.
m. April
17, 1886,
James M. Snyder; he
2.
3.
Edwin-H.,
4.
Annie E. Snyder.
Margaret- A., b. August
b.
May
'
14, 1860;
m.
May
12, 1862;
22, 1888,
d.
August
25, 1873.
5. Albert-T., b.
6.
Annie- A.,
ber 22,
b.
Harrisburg, Pa.
William- G., b. February 12, 1871.
8. Newton-B., b. April 2, 1873.
7.
42
iv.
Pa.
v.
vi.
vii.
Elizabeth,
Augustus,
Mary.
26, 1801; d.
November
8,
1800
d.
[Bretz]
Ludwig/)b.
Shive,b.
his wife
Caroline,
m. Joseph
number
at Long's
ii.
Emanuel,
d.
Miller,
of children.
and had
Mrs. Shive
issue, a
buried
is
Church.
s.
p.
m. Andrew Bressler; no
John-Albert, b.
August
issue.
Lykens, Dauphin
county, Pa,,
as a locomotive engineer.
and
resides in
and employed
He
m., October
1860.
1.
Sarah- Ann, b.
2.
May
3.
Kate-Elizabeth, b.
4.
Susan- Rebecca,
b.
7,
d.
De-
m., April
GENEALOGY.
43
reside in
1884, Joseph Peter Heckart
Lykens, Pa. had issue, (surname Heck-
6,
art:)
a.
5.
Zora,
b.
August
17,
September
1806;
d.
25, 1886.
November
Ellen- Priscilla, b.
13, 1886.
jr., b.
Pa.;
29, 1843,)
1781
d.
and
Feb.
Aug.
Sr., (b.
Isabella
9,
1777, d. Jan.
5,
(b.
September
12,
1867.)
m. George Henninger.
Twenty-five years ago they removed to Missouri, where they left issue, a large family.
State of Missouri
ii.
Lavina,
same
d. in the
in Lykens Valley, Pa.
resided
m.
where
she
valley,
always
b.
in.
iv.
v.
m.,
first,
Philip
1.
2.
John, d.
Daniel.
s.
3.
Mary.
4.
Elizabeth.
p.
44
vi.
m. Charles
Catharine,
her deceased
vii.
Susan.
husband of
They
are en-
in
viii.
Stine, the
sister
gaged
Had issue.
Perry county, Pa.
Mary, d. s. p..
Sophia,m. Jonathan Smith, reside at Williamstown, Pa.
had
issue.
1
XXI. Anna Eve Wirt, (Catharine [Bretz] Ludwig, ) b. October 10, 1808, in Dauphin county, Pa.; d.
1
September
after the
Levi-Brice, b.
4,
1828.
December
9,
1827
d.
November
45
GENEALOGY.'
57.
ii.
58.
Hi.
John-Frederick, b.
May
23,
1829
m. Barbara
Mader.
Anna-Eve,
Cromer.
b.
September
m. John
17, 1830;
Ludwig,
b.
February
1801
22,
(Elizabeth, [Bretz]
d. May 19, 1867.
By
ii.
1.
Ralvh.
2.
Elizabeth,
They
1867.)
m. William
issue.
Elizabeth
Alfred, b.
Bomgardner :)
and residing
in the
1.
William-H., married,
west.
2.
He
Lucinda
Hanover
46
among
John.
Valina.
2.
iv.
issue,
3.
Joseph.
4.
Mary,
vo.
John-Edward,
Samuel J. Shepley.
b. June 9, 1834;
d.
March
14,
v.
College, Philadelphia.
James- Madison, b. April 19, 1837 d. March 3,
1869; m. Hattie Winters, b. September 21,
;
He was
1841.
Harrisburg up
They had
1.
issue,
(surname Bomgardner:)
Alice-May, m. Robert
in
2.
vi.
m. George Ellis
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Florence,
they reside in
issue,
1.
(surnamed Bomgardner:)
Wilhelmina, b. April 21, 1862, in Harrisburg, Pa., resides with her aunt Sarah
Nichols, at
vii.
Sarah-Ellen, b.
Omaha, Neb.
May
14,
1841
m. January
7,
man
in
1853 in the
47
GENEALOGY.
brakeman, then
afterwards
and
conductor,
promoted to pas-
Island R. R, In 1870
conductor on the Ohio and Mississippi R.
R. and Missouri Pacific; 1871 yard-master
Union Pacific, at Omaha 1872-3 superintendent of a division on same road at
;
Cheyenne, Wyoming; after this superintendent Colorado Central R, R., from 1875superintendent eastern division Union
from 1882-84 general superintendent Nebraska division same road,
82
Pacific R. R.;
they
Nichols :)
1.
viii.
They
Grace- Elizabeth, b.
Alicc-J.,
b.
February
May
22,
31, 1878.
1843;
d.
July
19,
1859.
b.
town
of Carlisle
and engaged
in butchering.
He mar-
48
ried,
January
7,
of
d.
59.
i.
Ephriam,
b.
m. Mary R.
Steer.
ii.
60.
Hi.
Elizabeth
iv.
b.
Humphry- Jacob,
Alexander,
1822; m.
10,
S. Elliott.
May
b.
maker by
September
No-
d.
trade,
28, 1825.
He
which he
follows, residing,
a coach-
is
Parkinson,
b.
May
25,
Meek:)
1. Emma-Maria, b.
February
March 22, 1861.
2.
John-Frank,
b.
July
30, 1854;
he
d.
1853;
14,
married
is
v.
George- Parkinson, b.
August 5, 1859.
February
November
1857
25,
Lewis-Carr, b.
5.
6.
Alice-Howelt, (twin,) b.
7.
Harry-Meek,
1858;
Mary- Isabella,
b.
b.
March
November
2,
d.
he
4.
4,
s.
is
p.
1864.
29, 1871.
September
4,
1827
d.
June
8,
1830.
vi.
vii.
1888.
Carlisle,
March
s.
8,
p.
1832
d.
May
and resided in
By
Pa. m. Sophia Comp, b. March 8,
trade a sadler,
GENEALOGY.
49
1.
viii.
61.
xi.
m. Margaret
[Bretz] Ludwig,
(Susan
b.
October
13, 1804, in
county, Pa.)
moved
to
Inch:)
i.
Mary- Jane,
b.
June
24,
1826
16,
1828;
d.
September
24,
February
16,
1829.
ii.
Henry,
b.
August
d.
1835.
62.
Hi.
William,
b.
January
28, 1830;
m. Mary Shu-
man.
(Susan
[Bretz] Ludwig,
He came
to
d.
November
b.
13,
Patrick, Pa.
4
In 61, for Schlosser, read Murray.
50
February
63.
1,
b.
Flora,
i.
They had
1829.)
August
daughter of Anthony
d.
,
(surname Meek:)
1835; m. Jeremiah
isssue,
15,
Boger.
64.
ii John-Gillen,
March
b.
20,
1837;
m. Ellen
Green.
b. December 30, 1838.
He moved
and
we
failed
to
have
secure
his record,
west,
he
that
married
Miss
Kate
except
Ziegler.
They had issue, (surname Meek:)
1. Carrie- Elmir a, b. November 22, 1862.
Hi.
Henry- A.,
2.
Susan-May,
b.
January
9,
1864.
Clara-E., b.
iv.
21,
1836;
resides
in
had
Sunbury, Pa.;
issue.
v.
Mary,
XXVI.
b.
May
23, 1843; d.
3
March
20, 1846.
[Bretz] Ludwig,
b.
December
(surname Meek:)
GENEALOGY.
65.
i.
51
Charlotte, b.
March
1838;
19,
m. Franklin
d.
March
6,
)
d.
January
28,
1839.
iv.
v.
John-T., b.
.17, 1842.
November
28, 1839;
February
name
vi.
d.
Dilley
issue, (sur-
:)
1.
RalpK-S., b.
2.
Edgar-M.,
Harriet, b.
and had
December
b.
13, 1872.
February
September
25, 1874.
29,
d.
1844;
May
3,
1849.
mi.
Thomas-G.,
b.
June
22, 1847;
d.
January
15,
1849.
[Bretz]
Ludwig )
number
of children.
52
brigade, Pennsylvania militia, Col. Maxwell Kennedy; m. March 6, 1817, by Rev. J. D. Peterson, Margaret Wolfe, b. July 30, 1797, in Dauphin county, Pa.;
first
d.
January
issue
25, 1887,
in
Middletown,
they had
Pa.;
i.
ii.
December
John, b.
1821.
Catharine, b.
1820
20,
February
1822
17,
d.
d.
January
9,
September
.26, 1822.
Hi.
December
Mary- A.,
b.
24,
Amos
issue,
1.
iv.
(surname Fortney :)
September 22, 1865.
February 18, 1830; d. March
Margaret- A.,
Elizabeth, b.
b.
9,
1840.
v.
Henry,
XXIX. John
b.
March
25,
1834
d.
April
b.
9,
1834.
August
9,
March 8, 1861. By
1794, in Dauphin county, Pa.;
trade a miller, living at Fort Hunter mill, Dauphin
county, Pa.; from there he removed to the mill at Mt.
d.
died;
m. Catharine
Hu finagle,
b.
April 12,1795; d.
and Catha-
53
GENEALOGY.
66.
i.
67.
ii.
68.
Hi.
m. Amanda Henrie.
m. Elizabeth Strite.
May 18,1831 m. Joseph
1820
W. Frank.
XXX. William
2
Bretz, (John, Lud wig,
15
b.
March
moving
to Ohio,
God
i.
Dau-
:)
Elizabeth-Caroline, b.
ruary
7,
1877
May
m.,
19,
Leondius Peyton, b.
had issue, (surname Peyton
a.
Amelia,
b.
1850;
d.
Feb-
November
:)
13, 1867
c.
d.
Mary
Samud-C,
b.
January
20,
1872;
d.
July
5,
1879.
2.
54
3.
John- William,
a.
4.
March
b.
Katie-Ann,
26, 1882.
Sarah-Georgia,
vember
11,
b.
1886
(surname Scott :)
a.
Clefford-W.,
b.
Mary-A.,
b.
b.
March
May
18,
5,
1881.
1883
d.
February
16,
1886.
4.
iv.
69.
v.
vi.
V., b.
May
1863; d. April
15,
Cornelius- W., b.
July 3, 1827; d. s. p.
Priscilla,b. July 10, 1829; d. September 19,
1878; m., W. W.Scott.
Elizabeth, b.
county,
1.
m.,
March
Abram-C,
11,
17, 1853,
issue,
b.
two children.
3.
4.
Georgia-E, b. March
5.
Virginia-H., b.
2.
6,
1863.
November
6. Margucrite-B., b.
25, 1867.
September
6,
1869.
55
GENEALOGY.
vii.
Abraham,
b.
June
27, 1833, in
resides at Tingley,
Pa.';
m., June 5,
March 20, 1840
had issue
Iowa
b.
1860,
d.
Dauphin county,
Ringgold county,
they
1.
m. August 22,
had issue, three
Fresno
2.
23, 1882.
3.
January
4.
December
Joseph- Vorhees, b.
July 20, 1885.
7.
Eva-Alice, b.
9.
1865
b.
1867;
21,
6.
10.
3,
d.
12, 1886.
5.
8.
viii.
November
Elizabeth- Caroline, b.
d.
s.
d.
p.
;
d.
s.
p.
December 9, 1872.
Frederick-Valentine, b. June 30, 1875.
Mary-Esher, b. December 2, 1877.
Addie-Lois, b. June 15, 1880.
Joseph-S., b.
February
9,
1836
he resides at
He
county, California.
1.
Ellen- Elizabeth, b.
ander Farries
m.,
issue
first,
Martha
E.
January, 1859
m. Alex-
county, Iowa.
m. James
Griffith; reside
2.
Priscilla-Aldora,
3.
4.
56
5. Savilla.
6.
Myrtle.
ix.
7.
Joseph- Edgar.
8.
Frank.
Esther-Sarah, b. April
1838
4,
m., September,
had
1.
issue,
(surname Noland
Viola- Lillian, b.
16, 1877,
Thomas
(surname Lepley
J.
m. September
had issue,
Lepley
:)
a.
Arthur- f aimer,
b.
b.
Hattie- Ethel,
November
c.
Charles-William,
b.
:)
1858
May 26,
May
b.
20, 1878.
August
8,
6,
1880.
1883
d.
Febru-
12, 1888.
b. December 4, 1885.
November 2, 1887.
d.
Margaret-Esther,
e.
Carrie-Alta,
b.
February
4.
5.
6.
25,
1862;
d.
7.
Margaret- Esther,
8.
XXXI. Thomas
December
22, 1875.
b.
Dauphin county,
January
Pa.
d.
GENEALOGY.
57
Valley, Perry county, Pa., where he engaged in farmFrom here he located in Newport, Pa., with a
ing.
same family, marrying, July, 29, 1824, in Harrisburg, Pa., by Rev. George Lochman, Mary Huffnagle, b.
July 3, 1806, daughter of Jacob Huffnagle and Catharine Minnich.
She survives her husband, residing at
Pa.
Newport,
They had issue
the
70.
i.
Simon H.
Fry.
ii.
Louisa-S., b.
rick,
September
m. Samuel
vember
Pa., where he was engaged
making trade; they had
at the cabinetissue,
(surname
Bressler :)
1.
Effie- Louisa, b.
February
2,
1859; d. March
13, 1863.
2.
71.
Hi.
John-Henry,
b.
m. Martha E.
Carl.
72.
iv.
73.
v.
Mahlin- Thomas,
b.
July
14, 1843;
m.
Emma
Prettyman Kirby.
Calton-L., b.
Benedict.
March
28,
1847
m. Georgie
C.
58
(John, Ludwig,
Oc-
b.
in
tober
1, 1799,
Londonderry township, Dauphin
county, Pa.; d. December 19, 1882, in Highspire, Pa.,
and buried in Highspire cemetery was confirmed and
;
June
i.
74.
23, 1814.)
ii.
John, b.
Peck.
75.
Hi.
iv.
Mary- Ann,
b.
Catharine, b.
July
Lehman.
1827; m., June 19,
1826; m. John
2,
December
19,
Adam
1831;
(b. October 15, 1777; d. January 12,
and Magdalena Early, (b. February 5, 1777
d. October 29, 1817.) They resided in Hum;
name
1.
v.
vi.
Earnest:)
Sarah, b. October
Elizabeth, b.
5,
October
August 8, 1833.
1831; d. September 16,
1829;
7,
Au-
d.
1833.
76.
vii.
77.
viii.
David, b.
Grove.
December
30,
1832;
m. Rebecca
m. Andrew Mil-
59
GENEALOGY.
ix.
Ulrich, b.
November
\1.
21,
1835.
78.
x.
xi.
b.
Mariah,
m., secondly,
m.,
Adam
first,
John
Cover.
d.
August
6,
1839.
county, Pa.
Dauphin
(John, Ludwig,
d.
March
May
b.
19, 1885,
27,
and
June
Milleisen, b.
d.
8,
79.
i.
Ann- Catharine,
b.
March
8,
m. John
1827;
Potter.
80.
ii.
Margaret, b. April
Morris
1829;
8,
m.,
first,
Joseph
Henry Deckard.
December 29, 1831 d. March
m., secondly,
Hi. John-Benjamin, b.
26, 1832.
iv.
Jacob, b.
September
18,
1833;
d.
September
17,
1838.
v.
number
vi.
of children.
mi. Esaias. b.
March
mii. Isaac-Malen, b.
1849.
13,
1844;
May
30,
d. April
1845; d.
d.
3,
April
1844.
March
9,
60
XXXIV. Susan
1,
b.
5,
March
1880, at
P.
county, Pa.
Mrs. Ebersole
is
the person
XXXVII, and
had grown
name
81.
to
Ebersole
i,
from Iowa,
as spoken off under
to her,
b.
John-Bretz,
April
9,
m. Margaret
1825;
Tyler.
82.
ii.
83.
iii.
84.
iv.
more.
Abraham,
b.
September
23,
1831
m.
Ann
Lehman.
She m., secondly, John Eshenauer; son of Christian
Eshenauer, (b. May 24, 1768; d. September 22, 1840,)
and Christina Mumma, (b. October 23, 1770; d. June
15, 1829,) and had issue, (surname Eshenauer:)
85.
v. Joseph, b. July 25, 1838; m. Priscilla Shope.
vi.
b.
February 7, 1840;
September 11, 1841 d.
Susan-Elnora,
mi. Susanna, b.
d.
s.
s.
p.
p.
GENEALOGY.
XXXV.
ber
d.
8, 1805, in
August
9,
Deny
1876.
61
1
Ludwig,
b.
Novem-
By
Myers, b. February 7, 1812; d. August 3, 1881; daughJacob Myers, 1777-1842,) and Catharine Heistand,
ter of
(1781-1839.)
86.
i.
87.
ii.
They had
issue
Ramer.
Hi.
S.
1,
1867, Juniata-L., b.
John-B., b.
vember
15,
1875;
1874,
d.
March
23,
January
v.
Wright.
Phianna, b. August 9, 1841 m., William HosReside near Newport, Pa., had issue,
tetter.
Olive-C, b. April 2, 1865, William-R, b. Jan-
uary
iv.
May
Isaac-Stewart, b.
s.
b.
d.
d.
17,
p.,
April
4,
is
8,
single, residing
June 15,
December 18,
1869; had issue, (sur-
1845; m.,
W. Toland
August
name Toland
1.
No-
1865, George
1837;
27, 1869,
Mary-S.,
March
first,
b.
Johnson;
Minn.
2.
Jessie-B., b.
d.
April
4,
February
1878, at Minneapolis*
21,
1868; d. February
20, 1871.
have
December
vi.
June
b.
issue, Cordelia-B.,
Foy-S., b.
14, 1874,
Emma-E., b.
March 2, 1881, IIcnry-M., b. August 25, 1883.
Elnora-B., b. August 15, 1847 m., February 1,
Resides in
1876, Andrew B. McNaight.
Pa.
had
issue, Cordelia-B.,
Williamsport,
27, 1876,
Foy-S., b.
vii.
Myers.
Crisanna-Elkala, b. January
4,
they had
Grace-Van,
issue,
b.
April 29,
1886.
XXXVI. Simon
Ludwig, ) b. April
in
27, 1808,
Dauphin county, Pa.; d., February 28, 1874.
Resided many years in Middletown, Pa., where he
held the position of market master; m., October, 1834,
Mary Garverick, b. June 21, 1812; d. March 28, 1874;
daughter of John Garverick and Barbara SchafFer.
They had issue:
i.
ii.
88.
Joseph, b.
Bretz,
(John
September
Sarah-Ann,
b.
Hi. John-James, b.
15,
November
1835
d.
s.
1836; d.
September 28, 1837
p.
s.
8,
p.
m.,
first,
63
GENEALOGY.
Elizabeth Espenshade
Ann
89.
iv.
v.
Ellas- Jacob, b.
February
b.
Mary-Ann-Sophia,
January
May
No-
Chase he is dead,
she resides in Harris;
burg.
Daniel- Nathaniel, b. January 11, 1843; d. December 31, 1862.
William- Henry, b. August 27, 1844; resides in
Middletown, Pa., was a soldier, enlisting
August
9,
Pa. Vol.,
March 12,
had issue,
ix.
d.
1840;
viii.
2,
1879.
vember
vii.
vi.
Yousling.
March
C.
issue
1.
30,
Emma-L.,
had
issue,
1886;
Elizabeth-L., b.
November
d.
Fedruary
14, 1888; d.
December
March
9,
1889,
Har-
16, 1889.
ried again
15,
riet-B., b.
Thomas
November
64
x.
Abraham-George,
b.
September
1,
October
1883, in Ohio,
July 24, 1888, in Ohio.
Pa., George-B., b.
Harrison- M.,
xi.
b.
4,
Elizabeth, b.
Gilette.
Mary- Catharine,
xii,
Angustus-Ludwig,
had issue.
arm Susan- Catharine,
b.
September
5,
1853;
d.
1854.
May 8,
XXXVII. Benjamin
August
23, 1812, in
Bretz,
Dauphin
(John,
county, Pa.,
Ludwig, )
where he
b.
re-
river,
know
of this calamity,
papers of that day:
the news-
genealogy.
Destruction
65
of the
"Our
The engineer
to
it.
trumpet, to
offi-
66
which
fire
those on board.
totally enveloped in flames, fore and
four
than
in
less
minutes, and amidst the crackling
aft,
roar of consuming fire, the shrieks of the helpless, the
doomed
to certain death,
voices of men,
and
the
fathers,
The
Belle of the
Capt. James.
was on board
rid death
The
Thomas Rutherford,
Thomas Lawsen, had
alarm
GENEALOGY.
67
The
officers
In a
door.
beyond
moment
description.
all
their flock,
whom
filled
up
thick
smoke
and
direful derision.
moment
Many
leapt into
the water from the hurricane deck, their egress being
cut off below, preferring to stem the current of water to
the current of flame; others jumped overboard from the
guards and the afterpart of the boat some saved them;
selves
fire that,
the shore,
it
fire
and
water.
'
68:
"
The
We
little
son of
They were on
4.
their
way
Iowa and
to
young
had gained
seen no more.
Mr. Bretz m.
April 29, 1850,
:
Lerch
i.
90.
d.
Miller, b. in the year 1819
of
and
Jacob
Miller
Margaret
daughter
Fanny
ii.
William- Augustus, d.
Benjamin-Franklin,
first,
Rebecca
s.
b.
p.
January
S. Rife;
m., secondly,
Annie
S. Ritter.
91.
v.
Jacob- Wesley, d.
s.
s.
Thomas- Jefferson,
p.
p.
b.
December
1848; m.
18,
Kurtz.
Mary
XXXVIII. Sophia Bretz, 3 (John, 2 Ludwig,
J.
first,
Isaac Knerr.
They
b.
Janu-
resided on
GENEALOGY.
i.
"69
reside at Middletown,
Pa.,
and had
issued
(surname Beard :)
d. August 21, 1862.
1. Ida-Kate, b. June 9, 1862
2. Sarah- Rebecca, b. June 29, 1863; in. Jacob
Dougherty, and reside at Middletown, Pa;
had issue, Robert.
3. Charles-Franklin, b. November 23, 1865 r he
;
resides
at
Peters
had
;
7
Middletown,
4.
5.
Isaac- John, b.
6.
7.
6,
1867.
September 1, 1869.
William-Henry, b. August 18, 1871
ber
4,
Mary
m.,
Pa.;
issue,3 Charles.
Octo-
d.
1873.
8.
Sophia- Elizabeth, b.
9.
Anna-Margaret,
10. Marr-Ellen, b.
28, 1874.
11.
Clara, b. April
12.
Edna- May,
b.
December
b.
6,
1882
October
d.'s. p.
d. s. p.
17, 1886.
Kate, m.,
her
iv.
Humbold, Iowa.
Amanda.
XXXIX. John
1,
1805, in
June
22,
first,
issue.
b.
April
70
he met considerable
rented
the
success.
Hamsen Whetson
Buchanan
co.,
until 1853,
when he
and removed
to
Wm,
of,
the Court of
Buchanan
co.,
71
GENEALOGY.
to agree
to the office,
31,1827:)
d.
May
92.
29,
i.
April 7,1779;
(b.
Catharine-Ann,
b.
August
23, 1832;
m. Wil-
William.
Hi. Sarah,
iv.
v.
vi.
Henry,
d.
Miller,
Daniel,
and had
Jackson, d.
m. Abigail
issue.
by drowning
Mary,
b.
February
d.
15, 1837;
October
15,
1848.
viii.
William
J.
Everetts.
He
ren.
93.
ix.
94.
x.
John-B., b.
Shull.
James-R,
b.
March
May
15,
14,
1846;
m. Rachael E.
b.
March
9,
72
xi.
3faddison-H.,h.
as a telegraph operator.
xii.
b.
b.
January
30)
1888.
jriii.
Mollie-May,
1878,
b.
Van
Kentucky,
sue, Van-Leslie, b.
"
b.
December
Fabruary
18, 1882; d.
November
8,
1883,
uary
b.
10, 1889.
b.
;
July 12
d.
March
20, 1875; learned the trade of harness-maker, in Millersburg, Pa.; in the year 1836 he moved with his family
Ann
Campbell,
b.
January
20,
1817,
in
Dauphin
73
GENEALOGY.
county, Pa.
d.
name Pumphrey:)
1.
Mary-Ann,
b.
August
June
22, 1855; d.
29,
1859.
2.
issue: Ernest, b.
3.
August 30,
March 1, 1861
Henry-L., b.
m.
}
had
1885.
d.
September
4, 1869.
4.
6.
7.
Stephen- G.,h.
5. Jessie, b.
ii.
September
issue,
1.
2.
b.
(surname Garton
1,
Anna- Jane,
Ethilage, Elsie- F.
issue
3.
Florence-B., b.
1878,
b.
Annie, b. August
Francis-Marion,
Smith.
b.
9,
1874
January
Crumpacker.
Guy,
16,
J. Hill, b.
9,
m. Feband had
Stephen-Waller,
August
Mary-Henry,
5.
iv.
June
Thomas
4.
J.
:)
ruary
103.
1876.
4,
Anna- Jane,
17,
May
23, 1858.
1869.
d. s. p.
1839; m. Thos.
m. Cleora
74
v.
Amanda-Jane, b. November 28, 1836 m. September 20, 1860, Albert Derge. They reside
;
at
De Kalb,
Derge
3.
4.
vi.
vii.
104.
viii.
and had
(surname
issue,
:)
1. Alice, b.
2.
Mo.,
July
2,
1861.
b.
FrederichH.,
William-G., b.
Bertha-Lou, b. February
8,
1874.
b.
George- Campbell,
February
January 30, 1846.
b.
Daniel-Ludwig,
18, 1865.
December
Sarah- Catharine, b.
March
2,
13,
1845;
21,
1846
d.
d.
May
1849; m. Shad-
rich Michael.
ix.
x.
February 7, 1851.
Agnes- Melinda,
January 2, 1853 m. March
17, 1884, George Taylor d. January 9, 1885.
She survives him, residing at DeKalb, Mo.
Thomas-Henry-Benton,
b.
b.
They had
December
27, 1884.
xi.
cember
xii.
7,
1884.
Alice- Malinda, b.
June
5,
1857
d.
August
30,
1859.
xiii.
issue, Albert, b.
8,
May
16,
1881
Artie, b.
May
1883.
XLI. Emanuel Duey, 4 (John,3 Mary,2 [Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. March 4, 1816, in the town of Lebanon, Pa.
1
GENEALOGY.
75
In the year 1833 moved to Centre co., Pa., where he reHe married, January 28,
sides, near Lemonte P. O.
Mifflin
He
resides
1839,
i.
b.
Joseph-C,
December
and
at Pittsburg, Pa.,
11, 1841.
is
employed
as a con-
He
1868;
ber,
ler:)
1.
Martha- Alice,
September 9, 1868
m.,
26, 1887, by Rev. J. B. Crist,
Joseph Albert Koons, b. September 9, 1865,
and reside in South Hanover township,
b.
November
(Hummelstown
Pa.
had
issue
P. 0.,)
Dauphin county,
June 12,
Grace- Pearl, b.
1888.
iv.
Thomas- A.,
Snow
rine Wirt,
and had
issue,
resides
in.,
at
Catha-
daughter.
v.
had
vi.
issue.
76
issue;
b.
vii.
viii.
November
March 8, 1889.
Edith-Pearl, b.
15,
1885;
Mary- Elizabeth
Martha-M., b. February 11, 1857; d. s. p.
William- N., b. May 11,1859; resides at Sunbury, Pa. m. Belle Ramer, and had issue,
three sons and one daughter.
;
i.e.
Robert- C, b.
daughter.
2
4
3
XLII. Lavina Duey, (John, Mary, [Bretz,] Lud1
wig, ) b. October 31, 1819 m. January 6, 1842, Robert
Edminston, b. August 17, 1814; they reside in Centre
county, Pa. had issue, (surname Edminston :)
d. January
i.
William-A., b. January 16, 1843
;
6,
ii.
1888.
Charlotte, b.
November
24,
1844
is
married.
December
4,
2
3
4
XLIII. Samuel Duey, (Simon, Mary, [Bretz,] Lud1
wig, ) b. January 31, 1816; resides in Derry township,
south of Hockersville, Dauphin county, Pa. m. Margaret Schitz, b. August 20, 1815
daughter of Philip
Schitz and Susan Wolleschlager, (b. July 20, 1784, d.
May 25, 1854:) they had issue, (surname Duey :)
;
i,
Harriet, b.
June
27,
1839
d.
September
23,
1867.
ii.
Susan, b. April
77
GENEALOGY.
in.
1.
2.
Joseph,
3.
Samuel-D., b.
Henry,
November
November
b.
Mary- Ann,
iv.
m. Kate
b.
25,
August
30, 1870.
27,
1855.
Ludwig,
[Bretz,]
August
1808
16, 1832,
d.
b.
[Duey,] Mary,
March 15, 1811; d. "l890; m.
Isaac
October 15,
Thompson
i.
(Susan,
:)
David,
b.
May
Mary Musselman,
November
May
28,
had
1834
issue,
4,
;
1854,
reside
(surname
Thompson :)
1.
Sarah-E., b.
1863.
2.
Charles-D., b.
August
ii.
Caroline-A., b.
4.
Harry-J., b.
b.
5.
George-C,
6.
Bessie-M., b.
d.
June
8,
Pinegrove, Pa.
3.
1855
21,
November 2,
September
September
1866.
1,
1869.
1,
1872.
entered the service of his country at the beginning of the rebellion as a member of the
78
and
Washington
mustered out at the close of the war as captain of Co. H., 48th Reg., P. V. V.
They
had
(surname Thompson.)
d. January
11, 1837
issue,
March
b.
Hi. Sophia,
16,
1849.
iv.
Amanda,
b.
C. Carter
1.
Helen- V., b.
May
28,
b.
v.
2.
1884, Alma-M., b.
Alba.
3.
Frank.
4.
Emma.
August
19, 1887.
March 25,
1868 m. November 9, 1865, John M. Rich,
d. March
b. July 1, 1841, in Pottsville, Pa.
1843
d.
Duluth, Minn. was a machinist by trade, and at the time of his death
superintendent of the L. S. E. Company's
23, 1883, in
elevator
listing
was a
in
the Seventh
ranked as captain.
name Rich :)
1.
and
Pa. Cavalry,
They had
issue, (sur-
August
August
dau. of
resides
in
Duluth, Minn.
m.
George
J.
Austin, a niece of
Thomas
Carlyle, the
GENEALOGY.
79
9,
2.
1889.
March
Alba-R., b.
XLV. Rachael
Stone,
10, 1868.
(Susan,
[Duey,]
Mary,
ii.
Edmard-Hursh,
b.
September
9,
2,
1863,
War,
ment
to
by
special
order of Secretary of
him
enable
80
Boyd
1.
2.
3.
They had
war.
end
(surname
issue,
:)
Guy-Mortimer,
Alma-B.,
b.
William-H.,
b.
July
b.
4. R.-Bessie, b.
5.
1865
7,
March
1866.
5,
1868.
5,
June
25, 1873.
September
1876.
7,
in. Helen-V., b.
iv.
Rachael-J.-K., b.
v.
January
Thomas
1873,
Tindle,
6,
1849; m. July
Jr.,
b.
February
3,
2,
Boyd,
d.
b.
vember
vi.
Mary-Ida,
February
*
3,
b.
and
ery,
28, 1875,
Thomas,
No-
b.
1877.
m. John Mow-
Denver, Colorado; no
resides in
issue.
mi. John-Robinson, b.
September
7,
1853
resides in
viii.
3,
1888
m.,
Stichter, of
January
i.
ii.
1,
Orwigsburg, Pa.
1879.
They had
December
b.
issue,
15,
1828
(surname Stone
d.
:)
He
m.
GENEALOGY.
81
May
1870,
11,
d.
Wallace, b.
b.
Hi.
iv.
v.
March
irii.
viii.
ix.
tember
vi.
September
25, 1889.
Laura-Susan,
May
b.
Edward- Morris,
b.
9,
1857
d.
SepSep-
12, 1857.
Sarah- Rebecca,
Harry,
September
d.
b.
April
16, 1860.
November
November 3,
b.
2,
1870
d.
s.
4,
1862.
1865.
p.
2
XLVII. Jacob Duey, 4 (Jacob, 3 Mary, [Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. December 7, 1816, in Dauphin county, Pa.
In the
d. November 16, 1847, in the city of Mexico.
1
had
issue,
(surname Duey
:)
at
Ashland,
111.
They
82
i.
ii.
Hi.
Otis-M., b.
Bale,
Leslie, b.
iv.
of Petersburg,
b.
September
'
1,
1845,
at
Montgomery county, Ohio;
is
he
Oak Valley, Kansas, where
engaged
in the grain business m. November 29, 1871,
Sarah A. Giltner; had issue, Nellie-E., b.
resides
in
August
11,
John- Jacob-Scott,
19, 1847, in
b.
August
gomery county, Ohio
father
b.
when
moved
Mont-
a child his
In 1879
he removed
Lawrence,
to
1885
in
the
and
Armer,
Kansas,
year
Gila county, Arizona, moving there by
wagons, being over four months in making
the trip; m. June 28, 1872, Rebecca Beggs,
of Ashland, 111.; b. March 11, 1855; had
issue,
Harold,
Annic-T.,
b.
November
b.
January
5,
1878.
30, 1876,
GENEALOGY.
83
ii.
September
11, 1833.
105.m. Elmer-Francis, b. June 27, 1836; m. first, Cornelia J. Brubaker; m. secondly, Maria C.
Miller.
iv.
Jacob-Dubbs, b. November 16, 1838 was a soldier in the rebellion, enlisting in Co. B, 87th
Regt. Pa. Vols.
discharged for disability.
;
He
v.
vi.
Resides in
vii.
New York
b.
Hannah-Mary,
18,
1879,
28,
1842.
city.
January
8,
Henry Albert;
1845
m. March
they reside at
December
Feb-
ix.
William Edward,
John- Carson,
d.
s.
d.
s.
p.
p.
(Catharine,
[Duey,]
84
October
d.
1813;
when he
resided,
They had
a teacher of music.
master
:)
106.
i.
ii.
Anna- Catharine,
b.
(surname Bower-
issue,
February
m.
1834;
2,
George Bowersox.
September 27, 1838 m. May 26,
A. Bush, b. June 7, 1837 d.
Samuel
1860,
She survives him, residing
1874.
April 14,
in Harrisburg, Pa.
They had issue, Edb.
ward-Arthur,
February 21, 1861 d. June
Caroline, b.
9,
November
Howard Kennedy.
15,
2,
1871.
1842; m. Samuel
Chambers,
iv.
b.
March
v.
Elizabeth
Ann
in.
3,
berger.
He was
(surname Leib
:)
They had
GENEALOGY.
George- Johnsen, b.
i.
1888
ii.
March
m. Margaret Lee,
85.
13,
1837
d.
and resided
risburg, Pa.
Catharine-B., b. September, 1838
m. Daniel B. Herr, d.
1865
;
d.
April
in
8,
Har-
April 16,
January
25,
They
resided
in Harrisburg.
Hi. Sobieski, b. April
1(3,
1840
he resides in Har-
employed by the P. R. R.
which he was a soldier.
February 4, 1862, Kate Weitzell
risburg, and is
since the war, in
iv.
LI.
He
m.,
no
issue.
Jane, d.
s.
p.
3
Amanda
in
Thomas
he went
this year
to Barton,
to Harrisburg, Pa.,
he conducted several
86
Thomas- Harrison,
b.
the
rebellion,
in
enlisting,
Maryland
31, 1863,
Margaret
1.
Catharine- Anna,
b.
m.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
where he
is
reside in Harrisburg,
employed in the passenger
;
Andrew,
b.
no
issue.
d.
February
10,
1841.
Hi.
resided in Tyrone,
George Wighaman
where he died January 13, 1890; had issue.
Amanda, b. January 27, 1844; m. A. B. Stark
;
iv.
and
v.
reside at
issue.
January 10,1847 m., first, Alexander Cooper; they had issue, William, b.
May 13,1867; Edward, b. July 30, 1869;
Carrie-A., b.
Catharine,
b.
December
20,
1871.
Mrs.
Martha Barber;
no issue.
vi.
vii.
s.
p.
GENEALOGY.
1871,
rone,
3,
87
1873
May
George-S., b.
December
21,
1875
1878; Thomas-E.,
22,
Ella, b.
b.
Septem-
d.
August
viii.
August
17, 1855.
Millard- Fillmore,
ix.
March
6,
William- H.,
x.
b.
1857.
b.
1855;
12,
September
6,
1856
d.
6,
April
1858
by trade a brick-
layer; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.; m., December 23, 1880, Isabella Loban, b. March
27, 1860,
bella
b.
Richmond
had
b.
xi.
Snsan-F., b. April
xii.
9,
Isa-
May
b.
1861
m.,
first,
Philip
re-
LII.
Ludwig,
[Bretz,]
b.
They had
1839.)
i.
issue,
Kate-Irene, b.
(surname Dubbs
August
Amos W. Hess
sanna,
21,
1851
:)
Mabel- Ilanna,
Bertha-Su-
Edith- Rebecca,
Thur-
88
ii.
Harry-K.,
b.
Hi. John-M., b.
July
July
1853.
7,
4,
1855
resides at Harris-
lie
Martin- Alleman,
b.
May
Mauch Chunk; m.
Ettie-Fry,b.
March
issue.
1858; resides at
11,
had issue,
1882; Frank- Edward ;
Lizzie
27,
had
Fry
Chambers.
v.
Walter, b.
vi.
William,
1865.
b.
March
25, 1889.
February
4,
d.
1863;
February
cember 5, 1878.
Edward- W., b. August
d.-
3,
De-
23, 1871.
E lizabeth- A Ueman.
i.
ii.
b.
Henry,
William-
:)
November 13,1851
Wells, b.
February
d.
4,
Augusts, 1852.
1853
d.
March
18, 1857.
Hi. Jacob, b.
Mrs. Lutz
July
13,
d.
March
28, 1887.
1855;
resides in
Harrisburg, Pa.
issue.
89
GENEALOGY.
January
9,
1880
Schrenk.
ii.
Ellenora, b.
where he is employed as a passenger conductor on a railroad running between Baltimore and Washington, D. G no issue.
Mary, b. July 15, 1856 m. October 17, 1876,
Alexander Hamilton Shrenk, b. November
12, 1851, in Fremont, Ohio, son of John
Shrenk and Elizabeth Faloon. They reside
in Harrisburg; Pa., where he is engaged in
the furniture business had issue, (surname
Shrenk :)
;
Hi.
2.
3.
James-Lereu, b.
1.
iv James-Franklin, b.
boiler-maker;
where he
v.
Catharine,
where he
LV. Susan
27, 1886.
He
is
is
b.
Nicholas.
November
They
is
4
in
reside
engaged
at
Renovo,
Pa.,
moulding.
2
Dubbs, (Catharine,
[Duey,] Mary,
1
[Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. December 26, 1833 m., January 20,
;
90
name Owens
i.
They had
issue, (sur-
:)
Carrie, b.
September
17, 1861;
d.
March
29,
1868.
ii.
Hi.
iv.
v.
vi.
,
vii.
J. -Lewis, b.
Paul
19, 1865.
July
Ralph-Curtis, b.
Kehr,
b.
Harry- Morris,
January
13, 1868.
b.
d.
July
15, 1870.
2
LVI. Leah Row, 4 (Rachael, 3 [Wert,] Catharine,
[Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. February 20,1831; baptized by
1
They had
i.
issue,
(surname Lenker:)
Rachael-Rebecca, b. August 10, 1856; bap. October 26, 1856, by Rev. Frederick Woltz; d.
December
ii.
Hi.
first,
22, 1869.
John-Franklin,
5, 1859.
b.
December
13,
1858
d.
April
James-Daniel,
lin, b.
b.
November
26, 1889.
GENEALOGY.
iv.
Daniel- Lincoln,
March
31,
91
b.
(Duncannon P. 0.,)
December 24, 1889,
resides at Baskinsville,
Minnie Kline.
Mrs. Lenker married, secondly, by William Baskins,
J. P., James Humes, b. April 20, 1832, son of Joshua
Humes and Jane Boyd; by trade a shoe maker; resides at Baskinsville,
(Duncannon
P. O.,)
Perry county,
was a
Pa.
(surname Humes.)
v.
vi.
James- Wendel,
Annie-Leah,
b.
b.
ii.
d.
August
29,
1851.
Hi.
Mary- Agnes,
b.
January
30,
1853
d.
David-Martin,
b.
September
13, 1855.
Septem-
92
March
Webster, b.
v.
vi.
Addie,
1868.
b.
3,
January
1860.
14, 1863;
November
d.
2,
Roop,
vii.
viii.
ix.
Anna,
Lucy,
b.
b.
February
August
11, 1884.
x.
William-R,
b.
xi.
Bessie-L., b.
December
LVIII.
d.
19, 1888.
(Shaffner,
Anna
Eve, [Wert,] Catharine, [Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. September 17, 1830 m., December 28, 1847, John Cromer, b.
October 9, 1822, in York county, Pa. In the year 1840
;
own
i.
John- Wesley,
tember
ii.
b.
September
d.
1850;
10,
Sep-
13, 1852.
William- Jefferson,
b.
d.
Oc-
1875
resided at
Wilma,
iv.
b.
February
7,
1881.
93
GENEALOGY.
they reside at
b.-
Hazel-B.,
v.
August
tember
17,
Milo, b.
September
lrene-H., b.
had
issue,
Silva, b.
1883;
Sep-
September 20,1884;
d.
1884;
May
20,
20, 1887.
1857
25,
m. December
John W.
24,
Kensler,
1884,
May 26, 1859
reside at Middleport,VanWert county, Ohio
had
vi.
vii.
b.
issue, Frederick-B., b.
is
practicing medicine
at Enterprise, Ohio.
viii.
Ralph- W.,
b.
March
30,
1865
Charles- B.,b.
August
m.,
a graduate
Ohio; is en-
is
28, 1868;
March 13,
at Van-
reside
Department of Pennsylvania
June 23, 1850, Mary R. Steer.
sides
in
Meck
:)
i.
Harrisburg, Pa.
d.
March
8,
1872
m.,
94
ii.
Charles-Pierce, b.
two children.
Hi.
George-Eugene, b.
penter by
December
trade, but
is
25,
1855
engaged
is
a car-
at painting,
Camp-
iv.
[Bretz,]
Ludwig,
Pa.
November
d.
b.
September
20, 1887, in
10, 1822, in
Carlisle,
Logansport, Ind.
The
life
GENEALOGY.
95
he was called
resisted.
He
in Mapleton,
Bishop Ames, who then lived in Indianothers, continued to persuade him to give
apolis,
himself wholly to the ministry. In 1855, he closed
up his business, and was received on trial in the North
Indiana Conference, of which he continued a faithful
and honored member for almost thirty -three years.
faithfulness.
and
Knightstown, Goshen
Ft.
Wayne
District,
District,
Wayne
Kokomo, Union
St.,
Ft.
City,
Wayne,
Bluffton,
City,
and
built a parsonage at
Bluffton.
96
and
months of
his life he was in gradually declining health.
About
the last of September he was taken ill with what proved
to be stricture of the bowels, and suffered severely for
He recovered sufficiently to be up and
several weeks.
his
son
at
Kokomo. Here his last work was on
visit
at the final benediction.
For the
last six
the Sabbath, two weeks before his death, when he baptized his infant granddaughter, sang one of his songs.
prostrated.
Al-
mony was
clear,
To
asleep.
Few
Mr. Meek was a very successful minister.
can point to a better record than he. He remained in
97
GENEALOGY.
trouble the
98
munity
his influence
was
for
him.
He
is
his wife
After services in his residence in Logansport, his remains were taken to Kokomo, where he was buried in
Crown
in that city.
vin,
had charge, assisted by Brethren Daniel Neal, ViHudson, and many other members of the confer-
gus,
ence.
How much
has lived in
it
"
the world
better
is
because Mr.
Meek
He
The
He
March
married,
beth Stayman
28, 1844, at
Elliott, b.
residing at
Meek
Kokomo,
Ind.
They had
issue,
surname
:)
i.
Sarah-Ann,
Pa,
Foster, b.
January
30, 1834, in
Montgom-
99
GENEALOGY.
August
ii.
b.
She
Pa.
gaged
August
25,
1883
d.
14, 1884.
Augusta- Mary,
lisle,
b.
Edgar-Meek,
issue,
at clerking
b.
Hi. Frances-Virginia,
pensburg, Pa.
resides at
d.
Ind.
Kokomo,
October
Carlisle, Pa.
iv.
James EUiott,
Pa.
v.
vi.
d.
November
b.
July
6,
1850, at Carlisle,
1852.
4,
Martha-Elizabeth, b. February
lisle, Pa.
1853, at Car-
6,
Mabel- Elizabeth,
d.
s.
p.
mi. George-Edgar, b.
E. Sunday-school
m., January 7, 1885,
Margaret E. O'Brien, daughter of Judge
James O'Brien and Charlotte Louisa Lind;
sey they
1887.
;
viii.
issue, Helen, b.
mo,
Ind.
Ind.,
Harry-J., b.
ville, Ind.
Is
September
14,
3, 1861, at Winchesin
clerking at Kokoengaged
William Theodore,
ter,
ix.
had
b.
May
where he resides.
December 12, 1864,
at Kendall-
100
x.
where he
is
employed
as a clerk,
and
is
professional singer.
2
4
3
LXI. John Daniel Meck, Jacob, Susan, [Bretz,]
Ludwig, ) b. October 12, 1838; by trade a moulder, residing in Carlisle, Pa,, where he is engaged in the
wholesale and retail confectionery trade and manufac1
They had
i.
(surname Meck
issue,
Charles- Henry,
b.
April
6,
:)
1862
John. b.
November
Hi. Mary-Gillen, b.
Fackler
m. Flora
had issue,
20, 1863.
September
9,
1865; m. Harry
had
issue,
Christena.
iv.
v.
vi.
LXII.
March
21, 1877.
William Inch,4
(Susan,
[Meck,] Susan,
1
From the year
b. January 28, 1830.
)
Ludwig,
[Bretz,]
1847 to 1857 he drove wagon on the line running be-
years.
of Sedalia,
and
after-
101
GENEALOGY.
Mary Shuman,
b.
November
11, 1831,
i.
Isaac-Meek, b. October
3,
He
1854.
resides in
August
8,
it,
1856,
7,
1880, Edgar,
Gwendola,
issue,
February
b.
May
1884.
He
1854, (twin.)
in the car account office of the Mo. Pac.
Harry- Wcdlis,
is
had
b.
R. R., at
rison,
3,
St.
had
October
b.
issue,
Harry-Earl,
b.
March
9,
1880.
Hi. Alice- Adela,
b.
October
1856,
1,
resides
in
Sedalia, Mo.
2
LXIII. Flora Meck, 4 (Daniel, 3 Susan, [Bretz,] Lud1
wig, ) b. August 15,1835; m., October 22, 1852, Jeremiah Boger, b. December 16, 1828, son of Daniel Boger
Pa.
He
is
They
They had
issue,
(surname Bogar:)
i.
lumber
ii.
trade;
Jacob-Paul,
b.
102
Charles- William,
April
iv.
3,
b.
Austin.
August
d.
is
at
employed
m. Harry
Washington,
1859
26,
reside
They
D. C, where he
as clerk in the
issue.
v.
1857
24,
1873.
Clara-Elizabeth, b.
E.
September
m.
river.
vi,
vii,
Isaac-Meek, b.
viii.
b.
ix.
x.
./'.
Mary- Wolf,
Joseph- Edwin,
June
15, 1866.
November
b.
Christian-David,
July
b.
Victor- Emanuel, b.
16, 1868.
16, 1871.
May
2,
1873.
December
13, 1878.
Susan,
Patrick,
and
in the winter
In the spring of
1856
mal
April,
months attended
school.
he was
apprenticed to the
In the spring
trade of painting and papering.
of 1858 he attended the Freeburg, Pa., Academy,
and from there attended the Millersville, Pa., NorSchool.
In
1859,
went
to
Philadel-
GENEALOGY.
103
maining
tenant.
W.
P.
Thompson, February
22,
1865.
He
returned
1869.
of S. T.
last
104
Dayton, Ohio, 1843, dau. of Richard Green, of Dayand Margaret J. Meredith, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa,
They had issue, (surname Meek:)
i.
Rkhard-D., b. February, 1870 d. November
in
ton, Ohio,
8,
1878.
May 6, 1879.
LXV. Louisa Meck, (Isaac, Susan, [Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. November 21, 1834 m., May 27, 1856, Franklin
ii
Maggie-J., b.
P. Seltzer, b.
issue,
Alfred-G., b. Sept.
b. Oct. 23, 1874, d.
2,
3,
Lewis-E.,
1878.
Ludwig, ) b.
April 19, 1820, in Dauphin county, Pa.; d. about the
He was a carpenter by trade and a man
yea*r 1877.
very handy with tools, and was never better satified
than when the opportunit}*- presented itself for his brain
and hand
(John,
John,
they had
i.
John
b.
August
31,
1,
133d Reg.,
105
GENEALOGY.
tle field.
109.
ii.
Mary-Catharine,
b.
June
1846
9,
m. John
Campbell.
March
m. Ephriam Auker
(surname Auker:)
Meridan, Miss.
had
1.
issue,
Irene, b.
they
at
14,
Danville,
Ky.
and have
b.
issue,
May
10,
'
1887.
Emma-Harriet,
iv.
February
March
m.,
reside
b.
m. March
Sheller, he is engaged
10,
on the P. R. R., b
conductor
as a passenger
at
Altoona, Pa., and
July 29, 1852; reside
1875, William A.
had
v.
issue,
Au-U.,b.
vi.
is
New
m. Anna
LeRue, Charles-Douglass,
vii.
Jessie- Fremont, b.
b.
m. Octo-
March
20,
100
viii.
I rate- Amanda,
i.e.
b.
May
27,
1862
is
married
m. January
he
had
issue,
Jesse-May, b.
Alice-Brctz, b.
September
14, 1886.
principle
sought
He was
always
when
his neighbors and friends needed adheld many of the local offices in his township,
for
vice and
and whenever there was an educational gathering it
was not a success or complete unless he was present
and on the programme. In 1872 he was put forth by
his friends as a candidate for County Commissioner, of
Perry county, Pa., and received the nomination at the
hands of the Democratic party and elected, although
the county is Republican, and which office he held at
He
1827
m.,
May
daughter
March 2,
and Nancy
Strite, b.
107
GENEALOGY.
Toot, (1795-1868.) She survives him residing near
They had issue.
port, Perry county, Pa,
New-
He is
George-Roebuck, b. February 22, 1861.
on
the
old
in
farming, residing
engaged
i.
Macon county,
April
7,
William-Ralph,
Wesley, b.
Kate-F.,
ii.
had
111;
1881 Joseph-F,
b.
June
b.
1,
June
issue: Nettie-0.,b.
b.
October
30,
1887;
17, 1882;
George-
1889.
she married
F.
Meek,
b.
1888.
Hi.
William-Ralph,
b.
November
1,
1871.
i.
where he
connected
is
had
issue,
(surname
Scott:)
108
i.
1850
1874; Mar-
issue, Alice, b.
ii.
issue, Priscilla, b.
1881; Clarence,
b.
1888.
year
the year 1850.
b. in
They had
May;
b. in
Martha,
b. in
1877, William
They had
vi.
Elliott, b.
issue,
Edward,
1878, Bert, b.
b.
Cyrus Harlan.
the }^ear 1872.
LXX. Catharine A. Bretz, 4 (Thomas, 3 John, 2 Lud1
wig, ) b. July 27, 1825, in Silver Spring township, Cumvii.
Anna,
b. in
6, 1853, Simon H.
1823, at Millerstown, Pa. d. October
a boy was a clerk in a store in Millers-
b.
January
1880.
When
6,
issue,
(surname Fry:)
i.
1853
d.
April 10,
109
GENEALOGY.
1881
Bertha, b.
ii.
December
6,
1876.
was principal of
April
the Manhattan, Kansas, schools for a number of years is now holding the same posi-
Lloyd-S., b.
25,
1855
tion in
1886,
Hi.
Randolph, Kans.
Mary
J.
Bertha-Emma,
9,
issue,
iv.
Emma,
b.
January
Jennie- Catharine, b.
is
27, 1889.
November
engaged in teaching.
wig,
side,
where
the
whole
gun being
load
was
against
discharged.
110
Two
broken and afterwards were removed. After the wound was dressed the beating of
his heart could be plainly seen.
This incapacitated
him from manual labor, when he learned telegraph
operating, after which he was employed as operator at
In the }^ear 1867 he was appointed
Marysville, Pa.
of his ribs were
moved
and then
re-
ii.
Hi.
Forrest-C, d.
s.
p.
Thorn-F., d.
s.
p.
Walter-Thomas,
vember
way
b.
November
1862;
28,
d.
No-
west.
vi.
v.
vi.
vii.
Mary-Bell, b.
viii.
December
2,
Novem-
1871.
Emma,
August 12, 1872.
Sadie-Carl, b. October 8, 1878.
b.
ix.
x.
Catharine- T., b.
xi.
December
8,
1879.
Ludwig,
b.
July
14,
with
GENEALOGY.
Newport,
moved
to
Pa., until
Newport
the
Ill
year 1858,
in order to give
Ferry muskets.
far as Fredericks-
burg, Va,,
112
When
brigade, third
division,
fifth
army
corps.
roll
was called
it
bombardment, both
About noon the Fifth Army Corps was ordered forward, and were soon on the pontoons crossing the river,
with rebel shells falling on both sides of their line, but
luckily not hitting the bridge, while their artillery was
firing over them. They soon marched through the town,
sent to
and
Armory Square
snugly
column, and occasionally gives him
it is not quite settled yet.
to
understand that
GENEALOGY.
113
lie
were detailed
to
guard the
hospitals,
battle-field.
He
enlisted in
"
and attached
marched over
in 1862.
They were
stationed at differ-
114
1869,
when he became
P.
R.
R..
agent at Newport, Pa., accepting the position so that he could be at home with his mother, whoCo.'s station
feeble.
Having a
desire to be in
Philadelphia during the Centennial of 1876, he removed there in the fall of 1875, and engaged in the
stationery and picture frame business, and at the close
of the great Centennial he disposed of his business and
accepted the cashiership of the freight department of
the Penna.
Railroad
at
mained
3,
wound, he became totally disabled, and took to his bed,,
where he remained for more than a year. The succeeding three years he improved sufficiently so as to^
get around on an invalid's chair. Since then, four
until July
years,
to sit
on a
common
chair,
but
uncle Calton.
He
is
now taking a
GENEALOGY.
115
course of
civil engineering in
Pa.
Easton,
College,
Lafayette
LXXIII. Calton L. Bketz, 4 (Thomas, 3 John, 2 LudAvig, ) b. March 28, 1847, in Perry county, Pa.; remained
1
When
.
ployed in the general office at Altoona, then transferred to the Harrisburg office, and later as assistant to
the ticket agent at the same place. When the Lewistown division of the P. R. R. was opened, he was made
train master and chief operator, and when the Bedford
division was opened he was transferred from his former
position and accepted a similar one at Bedford, Pa.,
where he remained eight years, except during the Centennial of 1876, where he was employed as train master
of the Centennial Grounds, Fairmount Park.
After
the close of the Centennial he resumed his former position at Bedford until the spring of 1888,
appointed
to the
manager
of the
when he was
He
Cumberland, Md.
offices at
15, 1862,,
i.
ii.
Frederick-Benedict, b.
cember 18, 1886.
Thomas-Benedict,
gust 3, 1886.
b.
May
January
d.
De-
31, 1886; d.
Au-
25, 1884;
116
LXXIV. Washington
ii,
dletown, Pa.
Hi.
v.
had
issue.
m. Harry Linninger.
Ellen,
had
iv.
They
are dead
issue.
George.
m. Alice Lerch
residing in Middletown, Pa. had issue.
Edward, m. Emma Whitman
residing in
Middletown, Pa. had issue.
Jacob,
vi.
vii.
William.
ber
ler
1885, son of Henry Lehman and Christina Milwas a blacksmith by trade, and also followed boat-
9,
ing, residing
to Steelton.
many years in
27, 1848.
i.
Sarah- Elizabeth,
b.
May
ii.
Anna- Catharine,
b.
d.
March
11, 1851;.
Hi.
George-Washington,
b.
d.
Feb-
d.
Sep-
Edward-Henry, b. October
tember 19, 1854.
11,
1853;
117
GENEALOGY.
v.
Fyanah-Amelia, (twin,)
June
b.
d.
30, 1855.
vi.
and
6,
March
15,
October
b.
Nellie,
Elsie, (twin,) b.
b.
March
m., October
9, 1863; d.
4,
b.
Sep-
September
1889.
After
Nuskey.
November
John-Franklin, [twin,] b.
vii.
15, 1856;
d.
April 21,1862.
Samuel- Wesley, b. August
riii.
4,
He resides
1859.
is
m. Frank
Mary-Emma, b. June 21, 1862
Downey. They reside in Harrisburg, Pa.
had issue, Wesley, William, Franklin, Mame,
ix.
Roy,
d.
p., Alice,
April
Edward.
2,
1866; m. William H.
xi.
LXXVI. David
1
Ludwig,
s.
Carrie-Ellen, b.
x.
county, Pa.
b.
;
vice
August
13, 1865.
He resides
118
1871
d.
March
d.
31,
;
1871
Clara-C,
Ludwig,
b.
issue,
ii.
October
d.
7,
1888,
1 7,
m., February
Hi. Mary-Elizabeth, b.
1877,
October
12,
1857
m. Samuel
t
iv.
v.
vi,
vii.
Emma- Jane, b.
April
1,
1860
d.
wii. Harry-F., b.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
Anna-Lydia,
William-
March
b.
IF., b,
18, 1867.
November
29, 1870.
Minnie-May.,
b.
May
24, 1874; d.
July
1,
1874.
119
GENEALOGY.
Ella-Francis, b.
.xiii,
ary
September
Febru-
11, 1875; d.
1882.
8,
LXXVIII. Susan
in the battle of Petersburg, Va., in the war of the rebelHe enlisted, March 11, 1865, in Co I, 87th Reg.
lion.
T
Inf. and was killed at above battle April 2,
A
ol.
Pa.
1865.
He was
the son
They had
Lockard.
Reitzell
and Mary
(surname Reitzell:)
July 18, 1864 m., July 20,
1884, Daniel Fleger, b. July 20, 1865 reside
in Highspire, Pa., and have issue Ednaissue,
Sarah-Elizabeth,
i.
John
of
b.
June 6,1872;
Clarence- Eugene, b.
ii.
ber
9,
d.
issue,
Septem-
1872.
3
cember
1,
1864, in Co.
burg, Ya.
They
I,
Steadman and
reside in
name
in front of Peters-
Buffalo
township, Perry
They had
issue, (sur-
Potter:)
i.
Susan- Elizabeth,
b.
W. Haines, and
resides
at
Baskinsville,
120
and Blanche-E.
ii.
he m. Sarah Zimmerman.
Hi. Samuel-Jacob,
b.
resides at
m. Agnes.
b.
Margaret- Rebecca,
March
31,
Sarah- Catharine,
Asper.
P.
().,
b.
1857
m.,
first,
She
issue,
January
15,
m., secondly,
Samuel Irvin
1859
m. Allen
He resides
John-Isaiah, b. June 25, 1861.
with his parents, and conducts the farming
for his father
m. Annie Hain. She was
;
born February
25, 1861.
LXXX. Margaret
i.
ii.
Margaret, b.
May
8,
1849;
d.
Jacob-Lewis, b. November 3,
Lewistown, Pa. m. Matilda
;
Wilson
at.
had
He was
born 1814
cL
GENEALOGY.
121
March
3,
1859.
had
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
issue.
Clara, b.
September
25,
1863
d.
s.
May
Anna-Minerva,
b.
xi. Jacob-Israel, b.
d.
s.
p.
28, 1868.
January
1,
1870.
p.
(Susan,
[Bretz,]
uary
7,
ii.
Permelia-Susan, b.
uary 5, 1873.
December
9,
1849;
d.
Jan-
Catharine- Anna,b. February 28, 1852; m., October 12, 1870, Martin Parthemore Wetzell,
issue: William, b.
d.
Septem-
122
by
October
trade, residing in
Christina
Seltzer
1855
of
daughter
Seltzer,
Maggie-Leah,
a moulder
is
Middletown, Pa.; m.
1,
October 12,
b.
July
5,
Samuel
thev had
1887.
d.
May
15,
1875.
William-Tyler, b. April 10, 1865.
March 27, 1867.
v.
Jacob-Isaac, b.
vi.
June
John,
b.
23, 1826, in
He
town
Dauphin county,
P. 0.) on his own
plantation.
resides (Middle-
He
m.,
September
11, 1845,
,
where he
Pa.,
Mary Bingaman,
(surname Ebersole:)
b. June 27, 1846;
Susan- Catharine,
and
ii.
issue,
b.
is
single
Charles- Abraham,
Lizzie- May,
Orlina, b.
b.
April
Estella,
1886.
5,
b.
b.
1880;
d.
March
AnnaDecember 13,
24, 1881;
d.
123
GENEALOGY.
Hi.
David-Benjamin,
b.
first,
of
Benjamin
daughter
He m.,
Catharine Myers.
Elizabeth
Mrs.
Zimmerman, dau.
secondly,
Fanny
Ebersole,
Ebersole and
of
iv.
John- Adam,
tember
v.
3,
b.
September
1851;
10,
d.
Sep-
1856.
Sarah-Ann,
b.
July
vi.
1,
1879.
Rebecca-Ellen, b.
of
Moses
Stauffer.
He was engaged
in
ship,
him, residing with her father; they had isd. April 12,
sue, Jacob-M., b. June 20, 1877
;
1878.
vii.
Mahlon-Garretson, b.
12, 1861.
May
28,
1860;
d.
April
cember
30, 1883,
124
J. I.
tice in
Pa.
They
b.
June
Dauphin county,
had is-
sue, Myrtle-Leonie, b.
to prac-
September
4
15, 1885.
Cumberland county,
19, 1828, in
Pa.;
Dauphin county,
May
agle,
29,
(b.
1771
d.
January
Pa., son of
December
4,
1782
George Parthemore,
(b.
12, 1848,)
d.
(b.
d.
January, 1797,) and Ann Eve Hypsher, and greatgrandson of Johan Frederick Parthemore, (d. 1752,)
and Anna Maria Weinman.) Mr. Parthemore's ancestors came from the town of Sprengheigen, Province
Rhein Hessen, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, to America,,
Father
landing at Philadelphia. October 20, 1744.
learned the wheelwright trade with Christian Stoner,
of Middletown, which trade he followed many years,
in Highspire, Pa.; when a young man he
took great interest in military matters, enlisting first
resides
same regiment.
1,
1853,
first
lieutenant of the
of the
war
of
Company
GENEALOGY.
I,
125
Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Ninety-third Regiment,
in the service
of the
30, 1851.
103.
ii.
E.-Winfield-Scott, b.
July
25,
1852; m. Clara
Sarah Early.
in.
Emma- Catharine,
iv.
members
v.
Church
of God.
Simon-Cameron,
spire, Pa.
vi.
of the
d.
23, 1877.
vii.
b.
Ida-May,
May
31, 1864;
d.
September
2,
1864.
viii.
Alice-Lizzie, b.
August
31, 1866; d.
September
1,1866.
ix.
Oliver-Paris, b.
Pa.;
is
18, 1868, in
Highspire,
a graduate of the Steelton, Pa., High
School,
x.
June
and
engaged in teaching.
January 18, 1871, in Highengaged in learning telegraph
is
Charles- Abraham, b.
spire, Pa.
is
126
They had
1837.
i.
(surname Ebersole :)
David-Lehman, b. February 6, 1859. He rem. Lizzie A.
sides near Harrisburg, Pa.
issue,
Brown
had
1883;
issue, Ada-E., b.
Murlo-P., b.
February 10,
September 16, 1885;
b.
Leroy-B.,
August
1887; Ellwood-D., b.
5,
George-C, b. July 8, 1860. He resides at Middletown, Pa.; m. Sallie E. Garrett; had issue, Mabel-F, b.
b.
January
March
10, 1884;
Oliver-S.,
January
26, 1889.
Hi. S.-Kate, b.
She
is
single
and
resides at
iv.
Mary-E.,
b.
May
13,
b.
v.
March
15, 1889.
Ellie-M., b.
E.
Penn
no
Pa.;
issue.
vi.
vii,
Blanche- A., b.
Susan-M.,
LXXXV.
b.
Joseph
December
10, 1873.
Eshenauer,
[Bretz,]
(Susan,
in
b.
1838,
25,
Susquehanna
July
John, Ludwig, )
township, Dauphin county, Pa. resides at Harrisburg^
2
127
GENEALOGY.
Susan, b. October
i.
Elmer-Ellsworth,
in Oberlin, Pa.
1861
4,
b.
ii.
d.
February
m.,
11, 1886,
June
25, 1888.
Hi. Laura-J., b.
May
Percie-Putt, b.
iv.
17, 1870.
October
7,
1878.
4
him
for
128
New
Buffalo.
i.
Mary -Catharine,
b.
ii.
Isaac- Reamer, b.
December
13, 1870.
Hi. Melvina-Elenor,
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
23, 1882.
LXXXVII.
1
Ludwig, )
Austin P.
phia
S.
b.
0.,
Wright have
;
i.
Emma-C,
ii.
b.
8,
1875, So-
issue:
December
7,
d.
Jammr}'
17,
1878.
William-H.
Hi.
Pearl.
iv.
Newton,
v.
Norman.
vi.
i.
Mary- Catharine,
March
ber
6,
18,
b.
February
10,
1860
reside at
1860;
m.,
b.
SeptemMiddletown, Pa.
;
129
GENEALOGY.
had
issue, Kate-E., b.
October
b.
11, 1889.
m.,
February 15, 1861
b.
Uriah
January
Nye,
February
reside in Derry township, Dau15, 1866
phin county, Pa. had issue, Tillie, b. November 29, 1885 Myra, b. August 23, 1887.
ii.
b.
Mary-Elizabeth,
12, 1885,
Hi. Sarah-Ellen, d.
s.
p.
George-Abraham, d. s. p.
William- Henry, b. November 22, 1865
iv.
v.
Susan Nye,
Oberlin,
1.
b.
July
22,
Dauphin county,
Emma-L,
b.
February
8,
m.
had
issue:
1886.
w. Simon-Jacob,
d.
Thomas- Mahlon,
vii.
s.
p.
November
b.
22,
1868
d.
September, 1869.
Ludwig,
b.
February 21, 1840, daughter of John Martin Renninger, whose mother was a daughter of John Jonas
Rupp, who settled in America in the year 1751 they
b.
had
issue
i.
ii.
John-Martin,
Maggie-Ellen,
1890,
b.
b.
1868.
January
3,
July
1871
W. Frank
10,
Walters.
m. February
8,
130
For
and life
until
grown to manhood
where he
"Works.
He
is
m.,
b.
December
of
account of
full
17, 1850; d.
Mary-Frances,
Rife; they
b.
Henry Scott Clark, son of Lafayand Mary Clark had issue, (surname
23, 1884,
ette
Clark
ii.
:)
1.
Lawrence- Henry, b.
2.
Thomas- Earnest,
3.
Charles Lafayette,
ary 24, 1890.
Eugene-Edward,
March
b.
Hi. Maggie-Estclla, b.
November
25, 1884.
February 9, 1886.
b. July 31, 1888; d. Janu-
b.
28, 1869.
January
vl.
vii.
Benjamin-Franklin,
Abraham- Thomas,
b.
b.
May
22, 1873.
d.
Feb-
b.
GENEALOGY.
viii.
Lulu-Bell, b.
August
Howard-William,
ix.
John-Newton,
b.
5,
131
1882.
December
11, 1884.
x.
xi.
b.
3
2
XCI. Thomas Jefferson Bretz, 4 (Benjamin, John,
1
Ludwig, ) b. December 18, 1848, on the farm of John
Eshenauer, now owned by Solomon Swartz, in Lower
Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa. When sixteen
months old, he lost his parents and brothers, except
Benjamin, above mentioned, who were rescued from a
burning boat and watery grave. As to Thomas' future,
from that period on through his babyhood days can
better be given by a few letters, that have been pre-
for
orphan boys
awhile
May
4,
1850.
you that
It grieves
me
that I
all
like
it
very well.
my pen in
day of May
in
caught
to ashes.
lost.
fire
Neidig told
me
that if
at 12 o'clock at night.
Jno.
store,
132
Mount Vernon,
Linn Co.,
The above
Christian Eshenaur
siding in Oberlin,
is still
Dauphin coimt}
T
,
living,
Ioica.
and
re-
Pa.
this
method
to
received a letter
them
notify
you not
to give
to you.
to
to
Jno. Eshenaur.
(Signed,)
them up
*.
Eshenaur
I received
your
letter
17, 1850.
about a month
You
stated that
know how to send them. There are two young gentlemen here,
who intend to go in this fall. They would take them along if they
would get some pay for their trouble. Maybe some of you could come
not
fall to
country, etc.
You
will
We
not rue
it.
care of
them
(JKNEALOGY.
did make, a
far,
but he
133
is
getting better
now
make her
is
at store
Mr.
J.
Eshexauer
now
and first
hoping that these few lines will find you enjoying the same great blessBut further I will come to the point of what my motive
ing, etc.
I sent a letter to Ludwig
It is abou* Bretz's children.
of writing is.
Bretz last fall and got no answer yet, and we are at a loss to know what
you intend to do. Now we understood that you, or in other words,
the children's friends, would like to have them.
Now we had them
and took care of them for most a year, and had a good deal of trouble
lines to you,
with them, at least with the litttle one, as you well can imagine, because
he was so little yet, just weaned from his mother's breast, etc. But
now it is mostly out of the dirt and no doubt the most part of raising
him
is
past.
My
wife had
all
boat was burnt until the present and now she declares that she will
not keep him any longer than until spring, and, indeed, I can't persuade
;
parents
We
and as we lost all our things, she has a great deal of work.
certainly thought that if we would keep the children one year, their friends
would in that time try to provide for them and bring them to their own
which I think they ought to have done, and would have done if
Now the childthey had any feeling for them as they ought to have.
ren ought to learn to work and ought to be schooled, etc., and we don't
care,
know where
to put
them
to.
Our German
friends
children enough of their own, and of course the most of the Hoosiers
too.
I would not like, and I suppose you neither, to have them among
all
Hoosier strangers, Irish and all the like. If we can't get a place for
them, they are apt to fall on the township, and that, I suppose, you
134
would not
Now
like either.
to look
into
now most any way of traveling, but we have no way to send them.
Therefore we thiuk you would better lay together and send some one
to fetch them.
Benjamin would be old and big enough to earn his
bread and clothing if he only had a place. Now if he would be in
Pennsylvania he would get places enough among the Dutch and perNow I want you to send me an answer as
haps among his friends.
me
this,
and
let
it
seems
to
little
Jno. Neidig.
(Signed)
Thomas
with
in the
brother by a maternal
his
home
Susan cared
of
for
their
for
her
aunt
own
Thomas
many
years,
He
works.
March
Bret/,
1,
where he
m.,
is
employed
December
1850, daughter of
E. Fackler.
of service
May
31, 1869.
Thev had
19, 1871,
Mary
J.
Kurtz,
b.
issue:
135
GENEALOGY.
Elsie, b.
i.
Gertrude, b.
ii.
d.
October, 1872;
December
6,
1873.
Hi.
b.
John-Thomas,
/Y.
December
y.
Mles-Orlanda,
b.
ui.
Mary-Stella, b.
November
Charles-Hubert, b.
,v7.
viii.
Myra-Ethel,
XCII. Catharine
May
March
b.
24, 1878.
September
4,
1880.
28, 1881.
15, 1854.
24, 1886.
Ann BRETz,
2
(John, Ludwig, Lud3
wig,
b.
had
(surname Matney:)
Albert-Elden, b. September
issue,
i,
m.,
Janu-
14, 1855; d.
November
25, 1880,
Hattie
Boone Mitchell.
ii.
James-Buchanan,
cember
b.
882.
Hi.
at
Frazer,
Buchanan
issue, JCharles-Roscoe, b.
had
September 7,1880.
b.
Mo.;
county,
4
XCIII. John B. Bretz, (John, Ludwig, Ludwig, )
March 14, 1840; is engaged at farming, residing at
Frazer,
Rachael E. Shull
i.
ii.
had
issue
Lydia-E., b. August
WilliamS.,
b.
1,
1868.
March 22,1870.
1867,
136
Hi.
Rena-M.,
iv.
John-M.,
v.
vi.
May
b.
XCIV. James
b.
b.
P.
Bretz,
he
15, 1849;
is
b.
B. Bretz's wife
had
b.
Luna,
i.
issue
July
4,
Hi.
Harry,
b.
Mollie, b.
iv.
September
m.,
and a
22, 1870,
sister of
John
1874.
December
Julian- Pleasant, b.
ii.
29, 1876.
August
10, 1881.
Bretz,
Ludwig,
(Henry,
Thomas
souri
i.
J.
Mollie-A., b.
March
4,
1859;
m.,
March 26
had
Jennie-M, Pearl,
ii.
Flora-S., b.
tember
cember
Hi.
18,
1861
29, 1878,
Thomas
13, 1883.
10, 1885,
Mo.
September
Lewis
had
Telora-J., b.
C.
Hook
S.
reside at
issue, Susan-A.
August 28, 1865
d.
1867.
iv.
Thomas-H,
b.
November
19, 1868.
De Kalb,
October
31.,
GENEALOGY.
May
b.
Jennie-May,
v.
Putnam
H., b.
18,
reside at Bainbridge,
Alice- A., b.
vii,
March
m.,
December
vi.
1871
1,
137
September
May
1,
1871
1874
7,
d.
d.
July
9,
September
13, 1876.
Frank- W.,
viii
ix.
May
b.
William-G.,
b.
8,
1878.
August
19, 1879.
Ludwig,
Missouri
had
issue
i.
b.
m.,
Charles-L., b.
September
24,
1866
d.
October
18, 1887.
ii.
Hi.
iv.
Lorn, b.
December
Artie-M., b.
Annie,
b.
July
2,
19,
1877.
wig, Ludwig,
b.
March
Shadrich Michael
Kansas; had
i.
ii.
Hi.
vi.
v.
vi.
issue,
(surname Michael:)
Charles-K,
1871.
b.
May
31,
1869;
d.
August
26,.
May
Williain-F., b.
138
vii.
Thomas-M.,
December
b.
9,
1884.
Jessie-Ray, b.
viii.
July
Pa., b.
name
P. R. R.
county
of Blair, Pa.
31,
May
9,
d.
1840;
He served as
by the
m.,
first,
Brubaker, of Altoona,
J.
issue, (sur-
Eppler:)
Emma-L.,
i.
b.
November
17, 1863.
ii.
Hi. John-Creamer, b.
February
19,
1S73
d.
Octo-
iv.
v.
Agnes-M.,
b.
June
April
18, 1875.
3,
1878.
Maurice-T., b. February
vi.
Anna-M.,
vii.
b.
December
3,
1882.
17, 1885.
Bowermaster,
Ann,
Catharine,
[Dubbs,]
[Duey,]
Mary,
(Mary,
[Bretz,]
Ludwig, )
m., June
b.
9,
risburg,
Pa.;
had
issue,
(surname Cum-
mings:)
1.
James-Buchannan,
b.
January
26, 1879.
GENEALOGY.
2.
Anna,
b.
139
18, 1880; d.
September
December
16, 1880.
ii.
George-Leib, b. Novembr 11, 1866.
Hi. Harry, b. February 13, 1870; d. May, 1870.
C.
December
Mary-Bell, b.
iv.
23, 1871.
Catharine,
vember
15,
[Dubbs,]
2
1
[Duey,] Mary, [Bretz,] Ludwig, ) b. No1842;. m., September 10, 1865, Samuel
at Harrisburg, Pa.;
had
:)
b.
Annie,
i.
June
17, 1866.
Margaret-Lucas, b. October
ii.
Carrie-Bush, b.
Hi.
August
9,
1867.
1869.
iv.
v.
Samuel-Howard,
vi.
May
b.
10, 1877.
5
Benjamin Frederick
CI.
4,
Bowermaster, (Mary.
2
Pa.; m.,
23,
i.
ii.
Hi.
iv.
v.
vi.
ii.
CII.
2
Lawrence-Small,
Chambers,
b.
b.
Jessee-May, b.
October
October
b.
June
1878;
1880.
3,
1884.
November 1, 1886.
March 16, 1889.
b.
b.
Mary Catharine
John, Ludwig,
2,
20, 1882.
Marian-Kennc<ly,
7,
August
September
Annie-Naomia,
April
b.
Benjamin-Frederick, b.
March 22, 1880.
Mary-Ellin,
b.
9,
Bretz;"'
(Jacob,
John,
140
m.,
'
December
24, 1863,
b.
Octo-
His great-grandfather, William Campbell, on his arrival in America, settled at or near Northumberland,
Pa., where he lived for several years, after which he
descended the Susquehanna, and settled on a farm at
is now known as Centre P. O., Perry
about or near the year 1792. His maternal
ancestors were descendants of early German settlers of
Berks county, Pa. The subject of this sketch spent his
boyhood days in Newport, attending school. In 1856,
or near what
county, Pa.,
the Union
mattox, Va.
Mustered out of
service,
army,
June
at
Appo-
23, 1865, at
War
De-
partment.
He returned to Newport, where he took up the profession of teaching in the public schools, which profes-
Newport
to
assume control
of the schools.
In 1887,
GENEALOGY.
141
still reside.
Had
John-Mdvin,
i.
issue,
b.
(surname Campbell :)
d. October
2, 1864
October
15,
1865.
b.
Mamie-Ella,
ii.
Hi.
Myrrha-Kate,
E.
OIII.
November
b.
10, 1868.
and engaged
June
by
20, 1878,
and
real
Glossbren-
J. J.
Bishop of the church of the United Brethren in Christ, Clara Sarah Early;* b. April 27,1856,
in North Annville township, Lebanon county, Pa., on
ner, Senior
vember
issue,
24, 1866,
by Rev.
i.
D.-S.-Early, b.
L. Kephart.
T.
(surname Parthemore
March
1879, by Bishop
They had
:)
1879
8,
J. J.
bap.,
August
6,
Glossbrenner.
*Mrs. Parthniore's father was the son of William Early, (b. March
1782; d. December 12, 1863,) and Christina Hershey, (b. September 11, 1784 d. September 28, 1868,) and grandson of John Early,
b- July 31, 1757; d. December, 1811,) and Margaret Deininger, and
5,
(b.
Christina Runkle,
and grand daughter of Adam
August
29, 1850,)
who landed
November
(b.
October
3,
6,
1790
1794
d.
d.
December
June
26,
14, 1866,)
at Philadelphia, Pa.,
May
29, 1735.
142
ii,
Hi.
Leon-Lerou,
b.
June
21, 1882,
by Bishop
February
1882.
6\
Warren- Ebersole,
b.
1880
25,
J. J.
May
bap.,
1883
25,
by Rev. D. W.
13, 1884,
February
Glossbrenner;
d.
bap., April
Profitt, of
the U.
B. church.
iv.
Miriam- Independence,
August
2,
1885,
b.
July
by Bishop
1885
4,
J. J.
bap.
Glossbren;
ner.
v.
Philip- Mark, b.
25, 1889,
church.
January
by Rev.
I.
5,
1888
bap.,
March
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