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APRIL, 1957

VOL. X NUMBER 4

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Historical Society of Montgomery County

OFFICERS

David E. Groshens, Esq., PresidentGeorge K. Brecht, Esq., Vice-PresidentFoster C. Hillegass, Vice-PresidentHon. Alfred L. Taxis, Vice-President

Eva G. Davis, Recording SecretaryMrs. H. Donald Moll, Corresponding Secretary

Mrs. LeRoy Burris, Financial Secreta/ry and lAhrarianLyman a. Kratz, Treasurer

TRUSTEES

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Mrs. H. H. Francine

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Herbert H. Ganser

David E. Groshens, Esq.

Kenneth H. Hallman

George M. Harding

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Foster C. Hillegass

Arthur H. Jenkins

Mrs. a. Conrad Jones

Hon. Harold G. Knight

Lyman A. Kratz

Mrs. Franklin B. Wildman, Jr.

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THE NEW GOSHENHOPPEN EVANGELICAL ANDREFORMED CHURCH

(See page 25^)

THE BULLETIN

of the

Historical Society of Montgomery County

Published Semi-Annually—October and April

Volume X April, 1957 Number 4

CONTENTS

George Welker, The Miller of New Goshenhoppen

Kenneth H. Hallman and H. E. Faulk 255

Reports 346

publication committee

Mrs. LeRoy Burris Mrs. H. Donau> Moix

Charles R. Barker, Chairman

253

Illustrations^The New Goshenhoppen Evangelical And Reformed

Church In Upper Hanover TownshipThe Congregation was in existence in the earliest 1700's, although

October 12, 1727 is the first recorded date in its history, being the dayon which the newly arrived pastor. Rev. George Michael Weiss, heldCommunion for the pioneer group. The present building, the third on thesite, which borders the borough limits of East Greenville, is one hundredyears old this summer and was built during the pastorate of the widelyknown Rev. Daniel Weiser.

George and Margaret Welker came to this new land on the WiUiamand Sarah with Rev. Weiss, who very possibly was instrumental in theirsettling in the New Goshenhoppen area. George and Margaret and twoof their sons. and their wives are buried in the oldest section of thiscemetery. The grave of Rev. Weiss can be seen in the photograph, directlyin front of the church. IFrontispiece"]

Life In Rural Ohio In 1890This.drawing represents the farm of John S. Welker (1845-1924)

and his wife Francesca (Muckley) Welker in Sandy Township, Stark Co.,Ohio. Our reproduction was provided by grandson Homer T. Welker(4352 21) of North Canton, 0., who photographed the original after theowner's death in 1924, and who has this to say about it: "The charcoaldrawing was roughly three by five feet in size and used to hang in theliving room of my grandparents' home. My father considers it a goodlikeness of the farm in that day. It was done by an itinerant artist whocame there and asked permission to do the work. He took about a week tomake it, and then asked for a large crock of cream. Laying the drawingon the lawn, he poured the entire contents over the picture, using thecream as a fixative and preservative."

In the lower left corner is the artist's signature: "E. A. Brader-743."Attention is called to the wonderful detail of bits of farm life as possiblysome of our members may remember it: the various items of harvestingmachinery, the horses, cows, sheep, chickens, the neat vegetable gardens,the dinner bell, the drying laundry on the line, the many varieties offence, the turkeys and rabbits in the woodland. {^Facing page 2881

The Old Welker Plot At New GoshenhoppenHere in the oldest portion of the cemetery of the New Goshenhoppen

E. & R. Church in Upper Hanover Tovmship are the graves of theimmigrants George and Margaret Welker along with those of two sonsand their wives. The stones face the front of the church, which standssomewhat above this part of the cemetery. The inscriptions, in German,are quite legible, but those of the parents unaccountably are in bettercondition. From the left, the six graves are those of Margaretha (Erb)Welker (Feb. 28, 1767-May 19, 1888); George Welker, Jr (Nov. 14, 1729-May 4, 1812); Susanna (Kurr) Welker (May 1, 1747-Aug 24, 1823);Jacob Welker (Mar 27, 1746-July 17, 1832); (Anna) Margaret Welker(Apr 3, 1704-Feb 27, 1782); and (John) George Welker, Sr. (Feb 6,1697-Mar 8, 1782). From the latter stone we learn that George andMargaret had been married for 59 years. They died within nine days ofeach other. [Facing page S161

♦Photos by Styer Studio254

GEORGE WELKERTHE MILLER OF NEW GOSHENHOPPEN

A Genealogy of His Descendants

(1697-1956)

By

Kenneth Hillegass Hallman

and

Harvey Earl Faulk

(Conthmed from Page 226)

(After the first part of the Welker History had gone to press, aninquiry concerning Susanna Welker and Benedict Swope was forwardedto me by Dr. C. M. DeLong, the Pastor Emeritus of New GoshenhoppenChurch. This led to correspondence, and my attention was directed to acompilation of Swope Genealogy in 1896 by Gilbert Ernest Swope entitled "History of the Swope Family and Their Connections, 1678-1896,"printed by J. B. and H. B. Cochran in Lancaster, Pa.

Chapter XIII of this work deals with a Colonial figure, Rev. BenedictSwope, of the Reformed Church. His beginnings are vague, but there isa German background. His ministerial duties took him to Maryland,Kentucky and Tennessee.

The children of Rev. Benedict Swope, listed in the Swope Genealogyare not in chronological order, and because of various other discrepancies,only the first g^er^^ration will be quoted here in full. The line continuedhere has been supplied by descendants Mrs. William B. (Martha Y.Swope) Longbridge and her daugher Mrs. H. Dorn (Prances ElizabethLongbridge) Stewart. The reader who may be further interested in theline of Benedict and Susanna Swope should consult the Swope Genealogy.

K. H. H.)

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(This section should have been included on page 161)

3 SUSANNA WELKER (baptized in New Gosphenhoppenon August 1731, died March 1795) married at New Goshenhop-pen between 1747 and 1758 Benedict Schwob (Swope) (October173()-March 31, 1810), who later was ordained a Reformedminister. His ministerial work took him to charges in Maryland,Kentucky, and Tennessee, but little is known of his work. Hedied at the home of his son Jacob in Lincoln County, Kentucky.According to the Gilbert Swope "Swope Genealogy" the children included:

31 (Johann) GEORGE SCHWOPE (b. Jan. 7, 1758; bap.Jan 30, 1758, privately, by the pastor of the Old Goshen-pen Lutheran Congregation. "Sponsors were GeorgeSchwoop, single, and Margaret Welker, single, daughterof George Welker".) The Gilbert Swope genealogy recordsGeorge's birth as Jan 9, 1758, and this is the one item inthe Swope History that definitely links the Rev. BenedictSwope with the Goshenhoppen family of the 1750's.

George married Mar 10, 1777 Margaret Huffbein, livedin the vicinity of Baltimore, and later moved to Kentucky.His children are listed as William, Joseph, Henry, George,Lydia (McCullum) and Michael.

32 JOHN SWOPE was killed by Indians in 1782 on LongRun, Jefferson Co., Ky. (An unnamed child was baptizedon April 7, 1760 in New Goshenhoppen with the Welkergrandparents as sponsors.)

33 SUSANNA SWOPE (Nov 16, 1761-Sept 17, 1829) m.Apr 29, 1780 Christian Keener (1752-Nov 1817). Theylived in Baltimore where Christian amassed a largefortune. Their children: Lydia, Anna Maria (Reigert)(Stevens), Susanna (Arrick), Sara, Margaretta, Benedict,John J., Christian, Dr. David, Maria Catherine (Cox),William, and Samuel.

34 BENEDICT SWOPE Jr. m. Margaret Keener, was amerchant, and moved to Lincoln Co., Ky., where he isburied on his farm, "still occupied by descendants" (1896).

GEORGE WELKER. THE MILLER OF NEW GOSHENHOPPEN 257

His children: Jesse, Charles, Benedict, John, Samuel,Margaret (Yeiser), Elizabeth (Step), Sarah (Dunn) andNancy (Whittier).35 POLLY SWOPE m. Col. Wm. Brent, a lawyer. Theyhad the following children: John, Benjamin, Theresa, andMatilda.

36 JACOB SWOPE (1768-Oct. 13,1847) settled at an earlyage in Kentucky, became a large land owner in LincolnCo. His father, Rev. Benedict, died at his home. Jacob m.Margaret Pope in Lexington, and had the followingchildren: John Brevitt, Susan (Oglesby), Polly (Craig),Greenbury, David, George, Jacob, Benjamin,.and Samuel.

»37 DAVID SWOPE (d. 1845) m. PoUy Montgomery (d.1813)

*38 SALLY SWOPE m. Greenbury Majors, had "one sonand three daughters."

(The following section should have been included on Page 167)

37 DAVID SWOPE (d. in Henderson, Ky., 1845), son ofRev. Benedict and Susanna (Welker) Swope, m. Jan. 28, 1792PoUy Montgomery (d. Nov. 20, 1813). "David was an artistand there is in existence a painting of his sister Susanna SwopeKeener." He settled in Lincoln Co., Ky.

371 MARTIN SWOPE (b. March 8, 1794) "marriedtwice"

372 DORCUS SWOPE (1796-1871) m. her cousinBENEDICT SWOPE, son of Benedict and Margaret(Keener) Swope, and they had these children: Mary(Dawson), Margaret, Harden, Dorcus (Fraziea), Dr.Benedict, Eliza Ann Dawson) (Evermount), Sarah(Bronaugh), John, Samuel, and Sarah (Dunn).373 MORGAN SWOPE (b. Aug. 3, 1798) m. 1)Mary Robinson; 2) Martha A. Ruby374 MONTGOMERY SWOPE (1801-1826)375 POLLY SWOPE

*376 DAVID SWOPE (b. Jan. 31, 1807), m. LucindaMiller

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377 ELIZA SWOPE m. John Spidell. Their children:John, Keener, Thomas, Richard, Benjamin, Jacob,Mary, Eliza, and Johannah

(This section should have been included on Page 178)

376 DAVID SWOPE (Jan. 31, 1807-July 9, 1893), sonof David and Polly (Montgomery) Swope, and grandson ofRev. Benedict Swope, lived in Stanford, Ky., where he wasengaged in farming. He married in 1837 Lncinda Miller.

3761 CATHERINE SWOPE (d. young)3762 SUSAN SWOPE (d. young)3763 Honorable ARMSTEAD MILLER SWOPE (b.May 1, 1844) was widely known in Lincoln Co., Ky.,and had many public offices, never married.3764 SALLIE SWOPE m. Ed BuUard3765 ELIZABETH SWOPE m. Broadus

3766 EMMA SWOPE m. 1) Dr. Montgomery, 2)Haselden, lived in Danville, Ky.3767 JAMES H. SWOPE m. Jessie King, was afarmer. Their children: Judge King Swope in Lexington, and Virginia Swope of Danville, Ky.

*3768 WILLIAM MORGAN SWOPE (b. Feb. 6,1850) m. Nov. 26, 1878 Fannie Young (b. 1862)

(This Fifth Generation descendant will not be found listed on thechart on Pages 189-200 because the data was uncovered too late.)

3768 WILLIAM MORGAN SWOPE (b. Feb. 6, 1850), son ofDavid and Lucinda (Miller) Swope, m. Nov. 26, 1878 FannieYoung (b. Mar. 12, 1862), daughter of Ambrose MadisonYoung, in Jessamine Co., Ky. William was a farmer in EastKickman, Ky., six miles from Lexington, on Tate Creek Pike.

1 MARTHA YOUNG SWOPE (b. Dec. 28, 1880) ra. Jan.14, 1904 William B. Longbridge (Dec. 26, 1881-Dee. 28,1950.

11 WILLIAM SWOPE LONGBRIDGE (b.^Dec. 19, 1904)m. Nancy Overton Green. They live at 1300 NorthernParkway, Lexington, Ky.

GEORGE WELKEB, THE MILLER OF NEW GOSHBNHOPPEN 259

111 NANCY OVERTON LONGBRIDGE (b. Jan. 1941)

12 FRANCES ELIZABETH LONGBRIDGE (b. Nov. 1,1906) m. H. Dom Stewart, and they live at 2311 NewHolland Pike, Lancaster, Pa.

121 H. DORN STEWART, Jr. (b. Aug. 1932) m.Jacqueline Emich and they live in Philadelphia. Theyhave two children, a son, 2^, and a daughter, ly^.122 MARGARET BRUCE STEWART (b. Nov. 4,1937) is attending William and Mary College (1956)123 MARTHA GAY STEWART (b. Sept. 1939) is inschool in Philadelphia.

13 MARTHA BRUCE LONGBRIDGE (b. Feb. 25, 1908)m. Tom E. Atwood of Ferguson, Missouri, at 118 SouthClay Ave.

131 LeGRAND ATWOOD (b. 1944)132 MARTHA SWOPE ATWOOD (b. 1946)

14 MABLE GAY LONGBRIDGE (b. Feb. 17, 1912) m.1) Louis Bayer Weisenburgh of Richmond, Ky.

141 LOUIS BAYER WEISENBURGH, Jr. (b. Dec, 24,1941)142 WILLIAM LONGBRIDGE WEISENBURGH (b.Jan. 1943)

14 MABLE GAY LONGBRIDGE WEISENBURGH m. 2)1950 John Vincent Robinson and they live at "BelvoirFarm," Tate Creek Pike, Lexington, Ky.

2 ARMSTEAD MILLER SWOPE (b. April 13, 1883) livesat Rocky River, Ohio.

21 SUZANNE SWOPE (b. 1941)22 WILLIAM M. SWOPE (b. 1945)

3 WILLIAM MORGAN SWOPE, Jr. (b. Jan. 5, 1886), single, lives in Lexington, Ky.4 MABEL ARNETT SWOPE (b. July 31,1889) is a widow,lives in Lexington. She had been married to William PriceFishbach, Sr.

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4121 WILLIAM A. WELKER (July 23, 1835-May 6, 1909),son of Michael and Ruth (Monroe) Welker, m. Jan. 1, 1862Diantha M. Perin (June 11, 1840-Aug. 27, 1889). They movedto Larwell, Whitley, Co., Ind., where he died and is buried.

1 IDA MARGARET WELKER (died in infancy)

2 SHERMAN MONROE WELKER

3 IRA CLARENCE WELKER (d. in infancy)

4 DORA JANE WELKER (who was living in the home

stead in Larwell in 1920) m. Dec. 24, 1890 George F.

Hedington

41 ALVA ANCEL HEDINGTON

5 MARY ALICE WELKER (d. in infancy)

6 JOHN B. WELKER (d. Oct. 3, 1897)

7 JESSIE B. WELKER (d. in infancy)

8. Infant, died.

9 DOT CEVILA WELKER, single in 1929.

4133

4133 BARBARA WELKER, daughter of John and Katie

( ) Welker, m. Nelson, a butcher. They lived at

Carnegie, Pa.

1 ELMER NELSON

4134

4134 CAROLINE WELKER, daughter of John and Katie( ) Welker, m. George Holmes, a coal miner.

1 JOHN HOLMES, Wilkinsburg

2 IDA HOLMES. lived in Pittsburgh with her mother.

3 HARRY HOLMES

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4135

4135 HARRISON WELKER (1849-1889), son of John andJulia Ann (liewis) Welker, m. Caroline Piper (1850-1909).Harrison lived in Jeannette. His vddow married 2) = =—Rumbaugh, a railroad man, and lived in Grapeville.

1 JULIANN WELKER (b. Grapeville, July 17, 1874) m.Oct. 22,1889 Edward C. Smail (b. Salem Twp. in 1862). Theyresided in Jeannette, Edward being a railroad employee1929 Reed).

11 HARRY SMAIL (May 15, 1891-Apr. 15, 1907)

12 EDGAR SMAIL (May 2,1898-June 2,1899 (twin to

13 ALEXANDER SMAIL (May 2, 1898-June 1, 1899)

14 CAROLINE SMAIL (b. June 27,1894) m. June 2,1925Williston Benedict, an attorney. They live in Great Neck,L. I.

4182

4182 ROSANNA HUDGKIN (b. July 4, 1845), daughter ofSophia (Welker) and Abraham Hudgkin, m. Oliver Altman(1843-Dec. 27, 1923). Oliver was a railroad man, living atArmbrust.

. . 1 JAMES IRWIN ALTMAN, died young

2 HARVEY FRANCIS ALTMAN, died young

3 ADA MELISSA ALTMAN, died young

4 JOHN ALTMAN m. Bringlinger. He worked onthe railroad, and lived at Irvine, Pa.

5 SADIE ALTMAN m. Freeman Gearhart, a farmer ofHempfield Twp.

6 MARGARET ALTMAN m. Christopher Asendorf, a salesman of Uniontown

7 SMITH S. ALTMAN m. Anna Tegenall. He was a shoemaker in Greensburg.

8 IDA MAY ALTMAN m. Samuel Dearmitt, a railroad manof Youngwood, Pa.

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4183 NANCY HUDGKIN (b. 1846), daughter of Sophia(Walker) and Abraham Hudgkin, m. George King. They farmedin Missouri.

1 ARNETTA KING

2 CATHARINE KING

3 LENORA KING4184

4184 JOHN HUDGKIN (b. Dec. 15, 1848), son of Sophia(Walker) and Abraham Hudgkin, m. Feb. 16, 1875 ClaraBrawner (b. Sept. 26, 1853). They lived in Armbrust.

1 FRANK 0. HUDGKIN (b. Jan. 7, 1876 in Armbrust) m.June 16,1910 Anna Philips (b. in Mifflin Co.)

11 GLADYS HUDGKIN

12 JOHN ELLIS HUDGKIN

13 CHARLES HUDGKIN

2 ELLIS B. HUDGKIN (b. Dec. 15,1877), a railroad man ofArmbrust, m. Laura Q. Rumbaugh.

4185

4185 SARAH HUDGKIN (b. Sept, 15, 1853), daughter ofSophia (Welker) and Abraham Hudgkin, m. Wm. Weaver, ofMt. Pleasant.

1 SOPHIA WEAVER

2 CHARLES WEAVER

3 CLARENCE WEAVER

4 ANNABELLA WEAVER

4191

4191 WILLIAM BENNETT WELKER (Feb. 19, 1852-Oct. 12,1892), son of Catharine Welker, m. Nov. 8,1881 SusanE. Wagner (b. Nov. 14,1857). The widow lived in New Stanton,Westmoreland Co. (Reed)

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1 LAWRENCE C. WELKER (Nov. 17, 1883-Feb. 15, 1906)

2 MAUDE J. WELKER (b. Aug. 20, 1885) m. Jan. 5, 1905Harry M. Miller (Mar. 12,1883), an engineer on the railroad.They resided at New Stanton.

21 HOMER JOSEPH MILLER

22 RUTH MILLER

23 AZIE BERDILLA MILLER

24 THELMA BLANCHE MILLER

25 GLENN DONALD MILLER

3 BIRDIE M. WELKER (b. May 26,1887) m. Sept. 1,1911Charles H. Euhn, a blacksmith. There was no issue.

4 NORA WELKER (Apr. 20, 1890-Aug. 20, 1891)

5 NANCY C. WELKER (Sept. 2,1892-Oet. 2,1892)4221

4221 MICHAEL R, WELKER (b. 1838), son of William andSarah (Faulk) Welker, m. about 1868 Mary A. Swan of PikeTwp., 0. Michael served in the Civil War as a private in the19th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving in the battles of Shiloh,Stone River, Mission Ridge, and the Atlanta Campaign.

1 THEODORE W. WELKER (May 23,1869-Sept. 26,1950)m. Sept. 13, 1893 Sadie Yant (Feb. 25, 1873-Apr. 1947).Theodore taught school for several years, then moved toSandyville, O., where he operated a flour and feed mill.

11 MARY WELKER (b. Nov. 22, 1895)

12 HARRY WELKER (b. Sept. 6, 1900) m. Joy Cline

121 ROBERT WELKER (b. May 19, 1927) m. JoyceRumbaud. Robert served in World War II

2 LEONA WELKER (b. Nov. 19, 1874) m. Dec. 27, 1899William Creighton


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21 RUTH CREIGHTON (b. Feb. 15,1901)

22 HARVEY CREIGHTON (b. Oct. 2, 1902) m. 2) Aug.

23, 1935 Marylin Burris. Harvey graduated from OhioNorthern U. (LLB) and is a practicing attorney in Canton,0., being a member of the firm of Creighton andSickafoose.

23 ALBERT CREIGHTON (b. Nov. 11, 1910) m. PearlThouvenin

231 CAROLYN CREIGHTON

232 CHERYL CREIGHTON

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4223 GEORGE W. WELKER (1834-1894), son of William andSarah (Faulk) Welker, m. May 19, 1857 Margaret S. VanVoorhis (1838-1917). They are buried at Indian Run cemetery.

1 EMMA WELKER (July 25, 1858-Nov. 24, 1924) m. Oct.18, 1877 Samuel Ake (Apr. 27, 1857-Sept. 18, 1932), Theyare buried at Westlawn Cemetery, Canton. Most of the familyare living in or near Canton, 0.

11 GEORGE WARREN AKE (Aug. 2, 1878-1937) m.Bertha Tipton

111 LOUISE AKE

112 MILDRED AKE

12 EARL FRANCIS AKE (Feb. 10,1882-1901)

13 LLOYD WEBSTER AKE (b. Oct. 1, 1887) m. Josephine McCormick

131 SAMUEL AKE

132 MORTIMER AKE

133 JOHN AKE

14 SARAH MARGARET AKE (b. May 6, 1893) m.William H. Snyder

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141 SUE SNYDER

142 WILLIAM SNYDER, Jr.

2 WILLIAM H. WELKER (Nov. 2, 1859-1941) m. Dec.

30,1884 Ella Bowman (Jan. 22, 1861-1945). They lived ona farm that was owned by his grandparents, William andSarah (Faulk) Welker, near Centenary Chapel. He waspresident of the Waynesburg Bank for a period of time.They are buried at Waynesburg.

21 ROY R. WELKER (b. Dec. 6, 1885) m. June 6, 1908LiUian Henry (b. Aug. 31,1889). They have no issue.

22 DORCIE MYRL WELKER (b. Dec. 28, 1886) m. 1)Oct. 14,1908 Roy Evan Cable (Aug. 19,1886-July 9,1926).He is buried at Mapleton, 0.

221 EVERETT STANLEY CABLE (b. Feb. 23, 1911)m. Jan. 10,1935 Mildred Irene Hothem (b. Aug. 5,1915)

2211 BARBARA JEAN CABLE (b. Oct. 21, 1935)

2212 GARY LEE CABLE (b. July 30,1937)

2213 MONA LOU CABLE (b. July 6,1939)

2214 JUDITH RAE CABLE (b. Oct. 13,1940)

2215 LOLITA ANN CABLE (b. June 3,1943)

222 GERALD WELKER CABLE (b. Dec. 21, 1912) m,Mary Catharine Krall (b. July 18, 1915)

2221 JAMES PAUL CABLE (b. Jan. 25, 1936)

2222 SANDRA LEA CABLE (b. Oct. 10, 1943)

22 DORCIE MYRL WELKER Cable m. 2) June 15, 1935John William Sickafoose (b. Aug. 27,1887). They have nochildren. John conducts a business which specializes inmoving buildings. They live near Canton.

23 PARK MCKINLEY WELKER (b. Nov. 11, 1888) m.

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Mar. 17, 1910 Mary Elizabeth Elson (b. May 5, 1889).They live on a farm north of Waynesburg, 0.

231 EVELYN ARLINE WELKER (Feb. 22, 1911-Feb.15, 1942) m. Nov. 1, 1940 William Samuel Griffing (b.Dec. 9, 1918)

2311 GARY LYNN GRIFFING (b. Aug. 30, 1941)

232 DELBERT WILLARD WELKER (b. June 13,1919) m. June 21, 1943 Mabel Foltz (b. Aug. 22,1924).

2321 CAROLYN JUNE WELKER (b. July 13, 1944)

2322 SALLY ANN WELKER (b. Aug. 17, 1946)

2323 TED ALLEN WELKER (b. Dec. 1, 1947)

2324 JANET ELAINE WELKER (b. Sept. 11, 1949)

233 ALWILDA ELAINE WELKER (b. Sept. 11, 1923)

234 WANDA MAE WELKER (b. May 29,1927)

235 WILLIAM CLAY WELKER (b. May 18, 1929) m.Mar, 18, 1950 Mary Kathryn Speakman (b. Apr. 3,1928)

2351 EVELYN ARLINE WELKER (b. Feb. 18,1951)

236 VAIL SHUBAEL WELKER (b. Mar. 3, 1931)

24 ERRETT MYRR WELKER (b. June 8, 1891) m. Dec.13,1911 Helen Sponseller (b. Jan. 8, 1893). They live nearhis sister, Dorcie Sickafoose.

241 WAYNE WOODROW WELKER (b. Oct. 8, 1912)m. Eva Esther Krall (b. Jan. 11,1913)

2411 ROBERT WAYNE WELKER (b. July 4, 1939)

2412 WILLIAM LEE WELKER (b. July 8, 1946)

242 WILLIAM EDWARD WELKER (b. Dec. 28,1917)m. Velma Audrey Hothem (b. Feb. 21,1917)


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2421 JERRY DEAN WELKER (b. May 16, 1943)

2422 TIMOTHY LEE WELKER (b. May 26, 1948)

2423 PATTY LOU WELKER (b. Sept. 29, 1949)

243 CARL HENRY WELKER (b. July 11, 1923) m.Josephine Marie Baker (b. Aug. 22, 1923)

2431 BARBARA JO WELKER (b. June 5,1944)

2432 LINDA KAY WELKER (b. Oct. 2,1951)

25 GEORGE 0. WELKER (b. Apr; 6, 1894) m. July 15,1916 Florence Elson (b. July 8, 1896). They live north ofWaynesburg, 0.

251 GEORGE ELSON WELKER (b. Aug. 20,1917) m.Mary Jane Burwell

2511 JAMES ELSON WELKER (b. July 23,1941)

2512 ANNE JEANETTE WELKER (b. Oct. 7, 1942)

2513 NANCY JANE WELKER (b. Sept. 7, 1943)

2514 PHILIP HERMAN WELKER (b. Jan. 27,1948)

2515 STEPHEN THOMAS WELKER (b. Oct. 8,1950)

252 COLETTA IRENE WELKER (b. Sept. 14, 1924)m. Jan. 1, 1943 Jack D. Wendell

2521 CHARLENE ANNA WENDELL (b. Aug. 24,1944)

2522 RONDA SUE WENDELL (b. Sept. 28, 1947)

2523 DARYN RENE WENDELL (b. Dec. 24, 1949)

26 BERNICE WELKER (b, Feb. 24, 1897) m. Dec. 11,1919 Hugh C. Coy (b. Apr. 10,1893). They live in Canton,Ohio

261 ROBERT C. COY (b. Oct. 31, 1920)

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262 BILLY GENE COY (b. Sept. 26, 1922) m. May 10,

1947 Edna Ruth Kramer (b. Feb. 23, 1926)

2621 BILLY GENE COY, Jr. (b. Nov. 16,1950)

263 BETTY JANE COY (b. Sept. 26, 1922), twin ofBilly Gene (b. Sept. 26, 1922)

3 GRANT H. WELKER (June 8, 1886-Dec. 6, 1935) m.Sept. 23, 1890 Sadie Kitzmiller (Oet. 1, 1869-Oct. 1, 1949).They lived on a farm about two miles north of Chapel onIndian Run Road.

31 ETHEL MAE WELKER (Nov. 2, 1891-April 2, 1954)m. Dec. 25, 1912 Charles A. Gaul. They lived on herfather's farm.

311 MADELINE VIRGINIA GAUL (b. Dec. 12, 1914)m. April 17,1938 her third cousin once removed, JAMESW. FOSTER (4352 52) (b. July 6, 1915), son of MaryLaura (Welker) and Ralph B. Foster. James has remarried (see below)

3111 CAROLYN KAY FOSTER (b & d. Jan. 20,1939)

3112 MARYLIN JANE FOSTER (b. Feb. 23, 1940)

312 DWAINE GAUL (b. Feb. 23, 1920) m. Sept. 5,1948 Jean Morris (b. Jan. 18, 1927)

313 JOYCE MARILYN GAUL (b. Jan. 21, 1924) m.Nov. 2, 1941 William Clark (b. May 27, 1921)

3131 DARYLTNN CLARK (b. Dec. 20, 1942)

3132 CRAIGE CLARK (b. Sept. 24,1946)

3133 SHELLY LEE CLARK (b. Dec. 12,1950)

32 HAZEL CHARITY WELKER (b. Apr. 14, 1898) m.Jan. 1,1919 Harold H. Miller (b. Dec. 31,1898). They livein Baltimore, Md.


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321 DORIS LORAINE MILLER (b. May 27. 1921) m.Oct. 25, 1944 Clyde Sigler (b. Oct. 10, 1918)

3211 LYNN RAE SIGLER (b. Sept. 4, 1948)

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4225 JAMES JEFFERSON WELKER (Oct. 12, 1838-Oct. 24,

1906), son of William and Sarah (Faulk) Welker, m. Oct. 13,

1879 Sarah Ann Kimmel (Apr. 18, 1854-Sept. 18, 1912), ofCaroll Co., 0. James served in the Civil War. Both are buriedin New Cemetery, Waynesburg, 0. The children all live in andnear Canton, 0

1 NELLIE MAY WELKER (May 29, 1877-May 9,1946) m.1) 1897 WiUiam Thomas (June 13,1872-Feb. 4,1838); m. 2)Clyde Hall.

2 THOMAS JEFFERSON WELKER (Dec. 13, 1878-Nov.14,1944) m. Dec. 13,1910 Hattie Eauffman (b. June 7,1884)

21 EARL WILLIAM WELKER (b. Nov. 24, 1914) m.July 1941 Marie Shisler. Earl served in World War II.They are now divorced.

22 DONALD EDWARD WELKER (b. May 13, 1916) m.Sept. 15, 1940 Lee Arline Lesh (b. July 24,1943). Donaldserved in the Navy in World War II. They are nowdivorced.

221 DONALD LYNN WELKER

23 ARDELL MAE WELKER (b. Aug. 9,1918) m. Oct. 6,1937 Charles C. Rowe (b. Mar. 14, 1910). They are nowdivorced.

231 THOMAS WILLIAM ROWE (b. June 9, 1940)

3 MARTENA WELKER (Oct. 31, 1880-Oct. 23, 1944) m.1913 at Negley, 0. Allen Davidson (d. July 25, 1945), Theyare buried at Youngstown, 0.


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4 MARY ELIZABETH WELKER (b. Jan. 27, 1883) m. Jan.30, 1904 her second cousin, ANDREW ARTHUR FAULK(434a 1) (Sept. 9,1882-Sept. 11, 1952), son of William Pennand Clara Melissa (Rostetter-Rogers) Faulk. He is buried inNew Cemetery, Waynesburg, 0.

41 VIOLA ANITA FAULK (b. May 2,1906)

5 EDITH ORLENA WELKER (b. Dec. 23, 1884) m. Mar.29, 1906 Samuel Machan (Nov. 16, 1884-Sept. 28, 1942). Heis buried at Westlawn Cemetery, Canton, 0.

51 LAWRENCE WELKER MACHAN (b. Jan. 4, 1907)m. 1931 Goldie Marie Fox

511 LAWRENCE WELTON MACHAN (b. Oct. 17,1931)

52 ZELMA MAE MACHAN (b. Apr. 3,1908) m. Nov. 26,1931 Clarence Blair Allison (b. Feb. 27,1908)

53 DONALD LAVERN MACHAN (b. Apr. 10, 1910) m.1942 Avis Y. Duggie (b. Dec. 26, 1911). Donald served inWorld War II.

54 Infant son, born and died Nov. 16, 1915.

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4227 KATHERINE WELKER (1841-1895), daughter of William and Sarah (Faulk) Welker m. John Stark McCall (1851-1902), son of Thomas and Sarah (Brothers) McCall (whosesecond wife was Harriet Marion Reed Harrold, mentioned inthe Reed History). Katherine received a farm in Sandy Twp.,Stark Co., 0., from her father when she married. She separatedfrom her husband in 1878, sold her farm and bought another of40 acres just west of the former place. This farm remains thefamily home today.

1 MINNIE MCCALL (1876-1922) m. Harry Keamy. Theyhad no issue. She is buried at Chapel Cemetery.

2 JAMES JEFFERSON MC CALL (b. on farm in SandyTwp., which his grandfather had deeded to his mother when


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she married, Apr. 2, 1878; d. Feb. 5,1946) m. June 30, 1909Alice Zerbe, daughter of Emanuel and Dinah (Kinney) Zerbeof Canton. James taught school, graduated from Ohio North-em U., and took his LLB from Western Reserve U., Cleveland, served 2 terms as Probate Judge of Stark Co., beginning in 1982, and was president of the Board of Trustees ofhis UB church. He is buried at Westlawn Cemetery, Canton,Ohio.

21 JOHN STARK MC CALL (b. Aug. 4, 1911) m. July 5,1943 Mary Jane Marge. John is a graduate of Mt. UnionCollege, and of Ohio State U. in law, and is now a practicing attorney in Canton with his brother-in-law (andformerly with his father).

211 JOHN STARK MC CALL, Jr. (b. Aug. 12, 1946)

212 JAMES JEFFERSON MC CALL, H (b. Aug. 7,1948)

22 BETTY ALICE MC CALL (b. Aug. 4, 1914) m. Nov.

23, 1838 Thomas H. Nichols (b. Nov. 12, 1908). Both aretalented in music and took part in local productions ofopera. Thomas is a graduate of Mt. Union College and ofthe William McKinley Law School, Canton, and is nowpracticing law with his brother-in-law. He was formerlymayor of Canton. They have an adopted daughter, SusanNichols, bora June 30, 1947.

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4229 MARTHA WELKER (1847-May 12, 1917), daughter ofWilliam and Sarah (Faulk) Welker, m. Dec. 24, 1878 ThomasPowers Christine (Nov. 1, 1852-Feb. 9, 1937). They are buriedat Indian Run Cemetery. Most of the family live in or nearCanton, O.

1 MARTENA MYRTLE CHRISTINE (Nov. 20, 1879-July1, 1948) m. Feb. 16, 1905 George Herbert Weaver (Sept. 4,1878-Jan. 28,1921). They are buried at Indian Run Cemetery.

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11 FLOSSIE EVALINE WEAVER (b. June 7, 1908) m.Oscar LeRoy DeHoff (b. Nov. 29, 1903).

111 RICHARD EARL DeHOFF (b. Jan. 6, 1926) m.Beulah Sluss (b. May 22, 1926). Richard attended KentState College and Detroit School of Photography. Healso served in World War II in the Army Engineers.

112 WILMA EILEEN DeHOFF (b. Jan. 27, 1928) m.Donald LeRoy Deremer (b. July 17, 1926). Donaldserved in submarine service in World War II.

12 JAMES HERBERT WEAVER (b. June 8, 1908) m.Nov. 25,1936 Mabel Ruth Matz (b. Oct. 8,1913). They livein Robertsville, 0.

121 THOMAS EDWIN WEAVER (b. July 7,1941)

122 FRED LeROY WEAVER (b. and d. Apr. 28, 1946)

123 JEANNE MARIE WEAVER (b. Aug. 2, 1950)

13 BESSIE MAY WEAVER (b. Nov. 26, 1910) m. Nov.24,1928 Ralph Donald Unkefer (b. Oct. 11,1907)

131 DONALD EVERETT UNKEFER (b. June 25,1930) m. Sept. 9,1950 Martha Ruth Anthony (b. Apr. 2,1932)

132 TWILA MAY UNKEFER (b. June 30, 1932) m.Apr. 3, 1951 Stanton Jay Herstine (b. Jan. 12, 1929).Stanton served in the army.

1321 LINDA KAY HERSTINE (b. Jan. 8,1952)133 STEWART EDWARD UNKEFER (b. Aug. 20,1934)

134 RUSSELL EDWIN UNKEFER (b. May 16, 1937)

135 LARRY EUGENE UNKEFER (b. Nov. 10,1939)

136 PHIL ALLEN UNKEFER (b. Feb. 19, 1946)

14 LUCY BERGETTA WEAVER (b. Jan. 14, 1914) m.Sept. 9,1933 Glenwood Allen Fallot


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141 ROBERT ALLEN FALLOT (b. Sept. 25,1944)

15 HARRY MERLE WEAVER (b. May 31,1916) m. Nov.21,1936 Florence Helen Fallot (b. Nov. 25,1916)

16 RALPH CHRISTINE WEAVER (b. Jan. 22, 1920) m.

June 21, 1951 Evelyn Louise Marks (b. Apr. 1, 1923).Ralph served in World War II.

161 LEONARD EUGENE WEAVER (b. June 7, 1947)

162 .MELVIN RALPH WEAVER (b. Apr. 17,1951)

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4342 MATILDA FAULK (1836-1901), daughter of Susan(Welker) and Andrew Faulk, Jr., m. Feb. 7, 1856 Richard E.Wilson (1834-1903), an officer in the Civil War.

1 R. FRANK WILSON (1860-Aug. 20, 1938) m. Aug. 19,1882 Emma Marks (1863-Mar. 3, 1929). Frank was Sheriffof Stark Co., 0., for 2 terms. All their children, six boys, diedin childhood and are buried with the parents in WestlawnCemetery, Canton, 0.

2 DAVID BENJAMIN WILSON (Sept. 8, 1865-June 30,1932) m. Sept. 29,1890 Jennie A, Shearer (b. July 1,1870)

21 HOWARD EDWARD WILSON (b. Jan. 2, 1892) m.Feb. 10, 1917 Marie Richards (b. July 22, 1893). Howardis principal of the Louisville, O., High School.

211 HOWARD EDWARD WILSON, Jr. (Aug. 17,1918-July 27, 1950)

212 LOUISE WILSON (b. Dec. 16, 1920) m. Sept. 18,1954 Norman Smith (b. Nov. 22,1919).

213 PAULINE V. WILSON (b. Feb. 16, 1923) m. Nov.17,1951 Melvin Blazy (b. Jan. 5,1914). Melvin had beenpreviously married and a child of this marriage is livingwith him and Pauline. Her name is Jo Ann Blazy (b.Aug. 30, 1943)

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2131 SUSAN MARIE BLAZY (b. Oct. 18, 1954)

214 LOIS MARIE WILSON (b. Sept. 20, 1924) m. Apr.8,1956 James Arlan Shank (b. Dec. 21,1924).

22 Rev. ROBERT SHEARER WILSON (b. Sept. 19,1907)m. Sept. 8, 1936 Isabel Pryor (b. Jan. 3, 1907). Robert isa minister in the Evangelical Congregational Church.

221 PATRICIA JOAN WILSON (b. Jan. 30,1940)

222 CHESTER DAVID WILSON (b. May 20, 1943)

3 IDA MAY WILSON m. Hamilton Rogers

31 JOHN ROGERS m. 1) Carrie Baum. John is buried inEdgeworth Cemetery, North Canton, and'. Carrie is buriedin Centenary Cemetery.

311 HERBERT ROGERS (died Sept. 1954)

31 JOHN ROGERS m. 2) Ruby Fox

312 IDA ROGERS m. Fred Broad

32 JAMES ROGERS (1888-1952) m. 1) Nola Merriot

321 RICHARD ROGERS m. Ruth Fryer on Sept. 2,1937

3211 RODERICK ROGERS (b. Sept. 16, 1944)

3212 RANDALL ROGERS (b. Mar. 26, 1947)

322 WILBUR ROGERS lives in Los Angeles, Cal.

32 JAMES ROGERS m. 2) Mrs. Mary Ward. James isburied at Louisville, 0

4 ED S. WILSON (d. 1953) m. July 13, 1895 Irene Bowman(d. Apr. 20,1954). Ed served two terms as Auditor of StarkCo., 0., and was secretary of the County Agricultural Societyfor many years.

41 GUY WILSON (1896-Apr. 9, 1953) m. 1) IsabelRitchey and after her death, 2) Elizabeth Hammond.There was no issue by either marriage.

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42 RAY WILSON (b. Aug. 24, 1897) m. Feb. 1, 1919Martha Loveless (b. Feb. 22, 1898)

421 CHARLES EDWARD WILSON (b. July 25, 1920)m. Feb. 1,1942 Mabel Hathaway.

4211 ANN HATHAWAY WILSON (b. July 3, 1943)

4212 SUE CHARLENE WILSON (b. Jan. 20, 1947)

4213 RAE SHIRLEY WILSON (b. Jan. 4,1949)

4214 PAT LOUISE WILSON (b. Mar. 16, 1950)

422 RICHARD ROBERT WILSON and

423 DONALD DAVID WILSON (b. Mar. 24, 1931)

43 FERN WILSON (b. Aug. 30, 1900) m. Sept. 24, 1925George A. Saal (b. Sept. 24, 1888). Fern has been servingas secretary of the County Agricultural Society since herfather's death.

431 ELIZABETH ANN SAAL (b. Aug. 1, 1926) m.Mar. 6, 1949 Hershel Montgomery (b. Oct. 11, 1918)

4311 KATHLEEN IRENE MONTGOMERY (b. Aug.1950)

4312 TIMOTHY ED MONTGOMERY (b. Aug. 31,1951)

4313 MICHAEL GEORGE MONTGOMERY (b. Dec.31,1954)

432 LEONARD SAAL (b. Feb. 1, 1928) m. Oct. 13,1956 Nancy Schworm (b. Sept, 22,1931).

433 DOROTHY SAAL (b. Mar. 29,1931) m. Sept 3,1950Lester George, Jr. (b. Dec. 4,1929)

4331 KEITH GEORGE (b. Jan. 30,1952)

4332 LESLIE JO GEORGE (b. Dec. 18,1954)

4333 MARK GEORGE (b. Jan. 3,1956)


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434 GEORGIA ALBERTA SAAL (b. Nov. 15,1935) m.Oct. 24,1953 John Doty (b. Apr. 4,1929)

4341 JENNIFER LYNN DOTY (b. Sept 8,1956)

44 G. WAYNE WILSON (b. Feb. 22. 1908) m. Aug. 15,1930 Mary Louise Lehnis (b. Dec. 7, 1911)

441 MARY LORENE WILSON (b. Jan. 28,1932)

442 SUZANNE WILSON (b. Mar, 8,1933)

443 JO ANN WILSON (b. Aug. 5,1935)

5 GEORGE N. WILSON (b. Apr. 6, 1871) m. Carrie V.Baxter (Mar. 8, 1877-Jan. 21, 1948)

51 BERNICE WILSON (b. Apr. 29, 1905) m. Joseph B.Obermiller (b. Sept. 19, 1895)

52 ROY E. WILSON (Nov. 1,1905-Oct. 19,1925)

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4344 JAMES W. FAULK (1840-July 25, 1906), son of Susan(Welker) and Andrew Faulk, Jr., m. 1) Nov. 6, 1866 MarthaV. Silvers (Apr. 3, 1848-Feb. 3, 1871). James served in theCivil War.

1 OTTIS A. FAULK (June 2, 1870-Sept. 20, 1870)

4344 JAMES W. FAULK m. 2) Nov. 2,1873 Hannah (Prouse)Yohe (1841-Aug. 30,1919).

2 EFFIBFAULKm. Dec. 12,1889 James Bailey

21 RAY BAILEY had two sons

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4345 ALBERT FAULK (d. 1907), son of Susan (Welker) andAndrew Faulk, Jr., m. Elizabeth Neal (d. 1939). Albert servedin the Civil War, was with Sherman on his Atlanta campaign.Albert and Elizabeth and their young family moved to Missouri, settling near CarroUton, where some of the descendantsremain.

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1 HERMAN FAULK (d. about 1890)

2 LUELLA FAUK (d. 1941) m. George W. Eisenhour

21 ROY MERLIN EISENHOUR m. Francis Todd

211 JOAN EISENHOUR m. William Richardson ,

2111 MICHAEL JOSEPH RICHARDSON

2112 JAMES WILLIAM RICHARDSON

2113 JANE RICHARDSON

22 MABEL EISENHOUR m. Fred Standley

221 ELEANOR STANDLEY

222 DONALD E. STANDLEY, serving in the army(1952)-

3 ANNA B. FAULK (1878-1985) m. Claude E. Leaton. Allthe members of this family live in Kansas City.

31 ELIZABETH LEATON m. Kermit Gallager

311 PATRICIA GALLAGER

312 JENNY GALLAGER

313 ROBERT GALLAGER

314 JOHN GALLAGER

32 CARL LEATON m. Clara

321 RICHARD LEATON

322 SAMUEL LEATON

4 ETHEL M, FAULK (1881-1951) m. Wilbur Long. All thefamily but the youngest live near Carrollton, Mo.

41 GLENDON LONG m. Ruth Smedley. They have nochildren.

42 RUSSELL LONG m. Mary Finch (deceased)

421 SUE LONG

422 LLOYD WAYNE LONG

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423DELBERTLONGm.AnnGiiswald

4231MICHAELLONG

4232ROBINLONG

43HAROLDLONGm.MelbaPreston

431GENELONGm.JoanBrolhulin

4311DONNASUELONG

432BARBARALONGm.ClarenceLance

4321DEBORAHLANCE

433JANETLONGm.ByronSmith

4331PATRICIASMITH

4332LEWISALLENSMITH

434CHARLESLONG

435JOSEPHLONG

436WILBURLONG

437LOUISELONG

44MILDREDLONGm.LewisLightfoot

441MARTHALOUISELIGHTFOOT

45MARYLONGm.AndrewHousworth

451MARIONHOUSWORTH

452JAMESHOUSWORTH

453CHARLESHOUSFORTH

•454ELIZABETHHOUSWORTH

455MARYELLENHOUSWORTH

456ANDREWHOUSWORTH,Jr.

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47 RALPH LONG lives in California

5 WILLIAM A. FAULK (b. 1885) m. Helen Front. M thefamily live in and near San Diego, Gal.

51 ROBERT CECIL FAULK m. Gloria-T

511 LARRY FAUK

52 NEILA FAULK m. Clyde Roe

521 DIANNE ROE

53 MARY ELLEN FAULK (deceased)

54 HERBERT FAULK m. Margaret . They haveone child.

55 EARL FAULK m. Rosaline . They have threechildren,

6 ROSS A. FAULK (1888- ) m. Marie Bode. Ross is agrocer in Carrollton, Mo. Both his children live in the same

place.

61 ROBERT G, FAULK is single .and works as a meat-cutter in his father's groce^.

62 CHARLYN N. FAUUC m. Dan Davis.

621 DAN L. DAVIS

'622 CHERRY BETH DAVIS

7 BESSIE N. FAULK (Aug. 22,1890-Sept. 7,1930). Bessiewas a graduate of Warrensburg State Normal &hool, andwas a teacher.

8 BUNA M. FAULK m. Roscoe Bradley.

81 HOWARD BRADLEY is in the army, single (1952)

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4347 SARAH FAULK (Oct. 12,1851-May 21,1895), daughterof Susan (Welker) and Andrew Faulk, Jr., m. Jan. 20, 1865William Shearer (Nov. 7,1842-Mar. 14,1870).

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1 ARMINTA SHEARER (Aug. 15, 1865-Dec. 24, 1945) m.Sept. 23, 1886 Charles Wesley Wilson (Apr. 1, 1861-Apr.,1952), son of Douglas and Jeanette (Bronson) Wilson andgrandson of Douglas, Sr. (b. 1778 in Frederick, Md.) andOsee (Hinds) (b. 1782 in Frederick, Md.) Wilson.

11 SARAH W. WILSON (b. Oct. 20, 1888) m. Lee H.Mowls. They live near Waynesburg in the winter and atTraverse City, Mich, in the summer.

12 EARL DOUGLAS WILSON (b. Jan. 29, 1898) m. Apr.3, 1920 Elma R. Anthony (b. Sept. 23, 1900). They liveon a farm north of Waynesburg, 0.

121 ARTHUR LEE WILSON (b. Sept. 15, 1920) m.Grace Aldridge

1211 KAY WILSON (b. May 80,1941)

1212 EARLINDA SUE WILSON (b. July 22,1942)

1213 WAYNE ARTHUR WILSON (b. Sept. 18,1943)

1214 CHARLOTTE WILSON (b. Sept. 22,1945)

1215 JAY WILSON (b. July 6,1949)

122 HAROLD HOOVER WILSON (b. Mar. 2, 1929) m.Joy Morrison (b. Aug., 1927)

2 WILLIAM HENRY SHEARER (Aug. 17, 1870-Feb. 25,1943) m. Mary Elizabeth Steinmetz (Nov. 19, 1870-Dec. 21,1955) William was a farmer, grocer, and race horse fancier,owning several fine horses. He is buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Canton. His sons, Howard and Nelson, are conductingthe grocery business that William owned in Canton.

21 PEARL CAROLINE SHEARER (Jan. 27, 1893-Oct.16,1955) m. Charles Lester Eiddey.

211 DONALD ROBERT KIDDEY (Nov. 16, 1917-Feb.11,1937)

212 PAUL EUGENE KIDDEY (b. Sept. 15, 1920) m.Betty Jeavens.

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22 HOWARD HIRAM SHEARER (b. Sept. 24, 1894) m.Mabel E. Byerly.

221 DOROTHY JANE SHEARER (b. Mar. 3, 1919) m.Arthur J. Gilchrist, 11.

2211 JANE LOUISE GILCHRIST (b. Mar. 24, 1951)

23 EDNA BERTHA SHEARER (b. Feb. 17, 1899) m.Clyde Cullis Cryder.

24 NELSON ELIAS SHEARER (b. Sept. 12, 1901) m. 1)Esther R. Roth

241 JACK ROBERT SHEARER (b. Aug. 13, 1928) m.Rosemary McMahon

2411 ROBERT JOHN SHEARER (b. Feb. 28, 1951)

24 NELSON ELIAS SHEARER m. 2) Marie M. Myers

242 WILLIAM ROBERT SHEARER (b. Feb. 10, 1946)

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4348 HENRY WELKER FAULK (May 29, 1852-Feb. 22,1921), son of Susan (Welker) and Andrew Faulk, Jr., m. Isa-belle Anna Shaffer (Oct. 30,1854-May 14,1934). Henry taughtschool, later graduated from Mt. Union College, secured hisM.D., and practiced medicine in Canton. He served 2 terms asCounty Recorder in Stark Co., 0. His wife, Isabelle, was bomand reared in Tuscarawas Co. Both are buried in WestlawnCemetery, Canton, 0.

1 HUGH SHAFFER FAULK (b. Oct. 2, 1885) m. June 9,1910 Sue A. Taylor (b. Aug. 21, 1887 in Benwood, W. Va.)Hugh is a retired Post Office employee of the Canton system,divorced, and has remarried.

11 KATHRYN VIRGINIA FAULK (b. Aug. 14, 1912) m.Apr. 14,1936 Byron W. Geltz (b, July 29,1911). Kathrynattended Kent State Normal ; Byron is now in real estate,and they live in Massillon, 0.

Ill BYRON W. GELTZ, Jr. (b. Aug. 22,1939)

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112 DAVID LEE GELTZ (b. Oct. 28,1943)

1 HUGH SHAFFER FAULK m. 2) Oct. 30, 1945) EdithQuackenbush and they live in southern Michigan.

2 DORA FAULK (May 30, 1883-Dec. 7, 1946) m. Mar. 24,1903 Lee A. Akins.

21 RUTH ISABELLE AKINS (b. Oct. 21, 1904) ni. Aug.

4,1927 Dwight Miller (b. Mar. 29, 1902)

211 DWIGHT MILLER, Jr. (b. Mar. 9,1929)

212 AUDREY ANN MILLER (b. Apr. 9,1934)

22 KENNETH AKINS (b. June 11, 1906) m. July 16,

1932 Irene Tracey.434a

434a WILLIAM PENN FAULK (Nov. 26, 1859-Apr. 8, 1937),son of Susan (Welker) and Andrew Faulk, Jr., m. Nov. 16,1880 Clara Melissa Rostetter (June 19, 1857-May 25, 1946).Clara was reared by Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers in Sandy Twp.,Stark Co., O., and usually went by the name Rogers. Williamlived on the family homestead which he bought in 1896. About1912 he retired and moved to Waynesburg. They are buried

at New Cemetery, Waynesburg, 0.1 ANDREW ARTHUR FAULK (Sept. 9, 1882-Sept. 11,1952) m. Jan. 30, 1904 his second cousin MARY ELIZABETH WELKER (4225 4), (b. Jan. 27, 1883), daughter ofJames Jefferson and Sarah Ann (Kimmel) Welker. Theylived in Canton. He is buried in New Cemetery, Waynesburg, 0.

4315 4 VIOLA ANITA FAULK (b. May 2,1906)

2 JAMES CREIGHTON FAULK (b. Aug. 14, 1885) m. 1)Dec. 27, 1906 Lois L. Van .Voorhis (Dee. 12, 1887-Nov. 14,1951). Lois is buried in Indian Run Cemtery. James liveson a farm north of Centenary Chapel on Indian Run Road.The entire family lives nearby.

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21 GERTRUDE E. FAULK (b. July 26, 1908) m. Apr. 30,1927 Glenn Unkefer (b. Feb. 10,1904)

211 JOYCE N. UNKEFER (b. Mar. 5,1928) m. Wilbur• Brooks.

2111 JAMES D. BROOKS (b. Apr. 15,1947)

2112 JOHNNY BROOKS (b. Feb. 8,1952)

212 ROY J. UNKEFER (b. Feb. 20, 1930) m. Feb. 21,1929 Imogene Allritian

2121 SAMMY PAUL UNKEFER (b. Oct. 3,1952)

213 RAY L. UNKEFER (b. Feb. 20,1930) twin of Roy,m. Jan. 10,1929 Mabel Adams.

214 CARL G. UNKEFER (b. July 8,1936)

215 ROBERT L. UNKEFER (b. May 8, 1938)

22 JOHN JAMES FAULK (b. Dec. 28, 1913) m. Sept. 15,1935 Idella Irene Meiser (b. July 23,1911)

221 ANNA LOUISE FAULK (b. July 11,1938)

222 DAVID WILLIAM FAULK (b. June 29,1952)

23 EVERETT ROY FAULK (b. June 23, 1916) m. Madeline Catharine Dayton (b. Mar. 7, 1921). Everett servedin the army in World War II.

231 DONALD DEWEY FAULK (b. Feb. 17,1942)

232 DORREBN ELAINE FAULK (b. Nov. 25,1946)

233 MARK EDWARD FAULK (b. Sept. 23,1952)

2 JAMES CREIGHTON FAULK m. 2) Nov. 22, 1953 Mrs.Gertrude Luceal Silvis Engle (b. Oct. 16, 1899), daughterof William I. and Edna M. (McDowell) Silvis. She was bomin Warsaw Twp., Jefferson Co., Pa., and was the widow ofClyde L. Engle, whowas killed in 1947. By her first marriageshe had four children.

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3 HARVEY EARL FAULK (b. Jan. 8, 1888) m. Oct. 7,1909Lucile M. Squires (b. in Massilon, 0., Dee. 22,1887), daughter of George Washington Squires (1845-1925) and his wifeEmma (Wilson) Squires (1859-1926), and granddaughter ofJohn Vance and Mary Long Squires, and of John (1803-1884) and Jane (Wilkinson) (1819-1893) Wilson. Harveydecided at 18 to become a telegrapher, went to BayardSchool of Telegraphy, and mastered the skill in 4 months.Shortly thereafter he secured work with the PennsylvaniaRailroad, with which he has been connected ever since. In1950 he became chairman, on the Eastern Division, representing the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, his territoryextending from Pittsburgh to Detroit. He is an elder in, andhe and his wife are members of the First Christian Churchat Beaver. They reside at 288 Buffalo Street, Beaver, Pa.

31 NORMAN STANLEY FAULK (b. Sept. 8, 1910) m.July 4,1941 Flora Ellen Tilton (b. Mar. 25,1911). Normanis a graduate of Bethany College (AB, Magna Cum Laude)and of Western Reserve U. (LLB), is now an attorneyin Beaver. Flora graduated from Redlands U. in Californiawith graduate work at Michigan U.

311 ROBERT TILTON FAULK (b. May 28,1943)

312 SUSAN ELIZABETH FAULK (b. June 30,1946)

4 HAZEL MARIE FAULK (b. Jan. 23, 1890) m. June 24,1913 Emmet E. Cook (b. Feb. 1, 1885). They live on a farmnear East Sparta, 0.

41BEULAH MAE COOK (May 6,1914-May 30,1914)

42 MARJORY MAXINE COOK (July 5, 1915-June 24,1924)

43 WILMA PAULINE COOK (b. June 5,1917)

44 MARVIN LESTER COOK (b. Apr. 21, 1919) m. June5, 1949 Martha Jane Barber (b. Feb. 23, 1926). They liveon a farm near East Sparta, and Marvin is a member of

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the Holstein Breeders Association and the owner of a fineherd. He has visited in eastern Pennsylvania in the interests of the association.

441 MARK DENNIS COOK (b. Jan. 19. 1954)

45 EVELYN NADIE COOK (Sept. 3,1923-Feb. 2,1930)

46 JAMES ROBERT COOK (July 9,1927-Oct. 27,1927)

5 ALBERT ROY FAULK (b. Jan. 13,1892) m. June 12,1919Freda Sponseller (b. Sept. 29,1891). Albert is a clerk in theCanton P.O. and lives in Canton.

51 NILES S. FAULK (b. July 22, 1920) m. Oct. 14, 1944Melba Dotson (b. Sept. 18, 1925). Niles is a graduate ofMt. Union College in geology, received his MS from OhioState U., served in World War II as a lieutenant in the AirCorps (Meteorology), is now head geologist with theLouisiana Oil Co. in New Orleans.

52 KENNETH FAULK (b. July 11, 1922) m. Jan. 29,1943 Minnie Schrenkengost (b. Dec. 9, 1923). Kennethserved in World War 11 as navigator of a bomber withthe rank of 2nd Lieut. Forced to bail out over Czechoslovakia, he was picked up by the Partisans and after athrilling-3 months made his escape via-Russia. They livein Canton.

521 KENNETH FAULK, Jr. (b. Aug. 13,1943)

522 KATHIE FAULK (b, Nov. 4,1947)

53 DONNA FAULK (b. Nov. 2, 1930) is employed as asecretary and is single.

6 ARLETHA BELLE FAULK (b. June 18, 1894) m. Oct.14,1913 James Walter Brick (b. Aug. 30, 1886). They livein Alliance, O.

61 DORIS BORDBNE BRICK (b. Mar. 26, 1915) m. Oct.

14, 1936 Stanley Earl Voorhies (b. Dec. 19, 1913). Theylive in Niles, O.

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611 CAROL JOAN VOORHIES (b. Aug. 13,1939)

612 DONALD JAMES VOORHIES (b. Jan. 27,1943)

"613 KENNETH EARL VOORHIES (b. May 30,1944)614 DALE EUGENE VOORHIES (b. Feb. 27,1948)

62 GENE ROGER BRICK (b. July 2, 1916) m. June 6,1943 Ruth Louise Fink (b. Dec. 5,1913). Gene, a sergeantin World War H, is employed as a radio engineer atCharleston, W. Va. (1953)

7 IDA MAY FAULK (b. July 28, 1896) m. July 10, 1919Reuben Henry Burwell (b. Dec. 11,1896). They live in CanalFulton, 0.

71 RICHARD EUGENE BURWELL (b. Aug. 17,1920) m.Aug. 2, 1942 Jeanne Marie Moore (b. May 1, 1923) i Richard, a graduate of Kent State College, was a pilot in WorldWar II. They live in Columbus, 0.

72 MARJORIE ANN BURWELL (b. Apr. 30, 1922) m.Feb. 8, 1947 James Henry Games (b. Aug. 2, 1922). Johnserved in the Navy for 3 years.

721 THOMAS ALAN CARNES (b. Feb. 15,1950)

722 JOHN HENRY CARNES, Jr. (b. Dec. 3,1952)

73 JEANETTE MAE BURWELL (b. May 16, 1925) m.Feb. 2, 1949 Vernon Max Bolgrin (b. Nov. 5, 1924). Ver-non served in the air corps.

731 DEBORAH ELLEN BOLGRIN (b. Apr. 5, 1952)

732 ERIC MARK BOLGRIN (b. Mar. 22,1954)

74 SHIRLEY JANE BURWELL (b. Oct. 16, 1927) m.July 10, 1948 Donald Paul Auxter (b. Apr. 18, 1920) whoalso saw service in World War II.

741 PAMELA SUE AUXTER (b. May 9,1949)

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75 DELBERT NATHAN BURWELL (b. Sept. 20, 1930),served in the air corps in Korea. He attended the Baldwin Wallace College, m. Feb. 6,1954 Sharon Mannen.

751 REBECCA ANN BURWELL (b. 1954)

76 MARY LOU BURWELL (b. Nov. 23,1933) m. Nov. 27,1954 Gary E. Braucher

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4351ALMIRAP. WELKER (Dec. 1843-Sept. 19,1876), daughter of Michael and Nancy (Stahl) Welker, m. Aug. 18, 1867Littleton Upshire Snead (1846-Aug., 1923)

1 OSEE SNEAD m. 1) John Hoover; m. 2) Ezra Anthony.One son died in infancy. There was no living issue.

2 MARY OLIVE SNEAD (Aug. 27, 1873-Dec. 16, 1952) m.June, 1899 John ShiUing (Feb. 1872-Nov., 1904). Mary hadtaught art at Taylor University for 21 years, residing onthe campus. She was tutoring up to the time of her death.

21 CHARLES WESLEY SHILLING (b. Sept. 21, 1901)m. June, 1927 Miriam Teed (b. Mar. 1900). Charles is aGraduate of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a captain in theMedical Corps of the Army, and has taken graduate workin biochemical sciences

211 CHARLOTTE SHILLING (b. Sept. 29, 1928) m.Dec., 1950 Emile Simonel (b. 1926). She is a graduatein music from Oberlin; he is a member of the DetroitSymphony.

2111 CHARLES EMILE SIMONEL (b. Apr. 1, 1952)

212 JOHN H. SHILLING (b. June 18, 1905) m. Aug.,1923 Christine Peterson. He is an ordained minister,chaplain in the Navy (1952), a graduate of Ann Arbor.

2121 JOHN DONALD SHILLING (b. Sept. 29,1931),is a senior in Teachers College at San Diego, Cal.(1953)


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4352 JOHN S. WELKER (1845-1924), son of Michael andNancy (Stahl) Welker, m. Mar. 11, 1869 Francesca Muckley(1850-1922), daughter of Henry (b. Feb. 22, 1810 in Riechen,Baden, Germany) and Nancy (Rinehart) Muckley. John Welker served in the Civil War. Both he and Francesca are buried

in the New Cemetery, Waynesburg, 0.

In 1890 an itinerant artist came to the Sandy Twp., StarkCo. home of John and Francesca, and with thdr permissiondrew an interesting picture of the farm. Through the effortsof grandson Homer T. Welker of North Canton, 0., we areable to include a reproduction of this picture in this issue.

1 JAMES A. WELKER (Feb. 7, 1870-Aug. 25, 1947) m.Nov. 27, 1901 Caroline C. Cassidy (b. Feb. 12, 1877). Thewidow lives in Columbus, 0. (1953), and is affectionatelyknown to her Welker nieces and nephews as "Aunt Tod".James was an attorney in Canton, having graduated fromOhio Northern U. He is buried at Waynesburg. James servedas State Representative, had taken an early interest in thehistory of the Welker family, and was in correspondencewith the Montgomery County branches as early as 1900.They had no issue.

2 WESLEY WELKER (b. Sept. 8, 1872) m. Sept. 18, 1898Clara Partington (b. Apr. 27, 1878 in Lancashire, England).Wesley, now retired, was a manager of the Bell TelephoneCompany in Massillon, 0., and attended Ohio NorthernUniversity.

21 HOMER T. WELKER (b. Apr. 24, 1900) m. 1) BessieLonas. They were subsequently divorced.

211 RUSSELL S. WELKER (b. Mar. 6, 1922) m. Mar.6, 1945 Mary Lisbeth Greenleaf (b. June 13, 1922).Russell was a 1st Class Pharmacist Mate, and Maryserved three years as storekeeper, 3rd class. World Warn, both in the coast guard. They reside in Providence,R. I. (1956) at 102 Atlantic Avenue.

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2111 CYNTHIA A. WELKER (b. Feb. 3, 1947)

2112 BARBARA K. WELKER (b. Mar. 19.1949)

212 THOMAS J. WELKER (Mar. 6,1922-July 27,1922),twin of Russell, is buried at Massillon, 0.

21 HOMER T. WELKER m. 2) Mary A. McAllister (deceased and buried at Detroit, Mich.)

213 BEVERLY J. WELKER (b. Mar. 21,1925) m, Apr.27, 1944 Alex C. Koshorek (b. Mar. 13, 1924). Theyreside at 1819 Richmond Avenue, Lincoln Park, Mich.(1956)

2131 MICHAEL KOSHOREK (b. Feb. 4,1945)

2132 SANDRA L. KOSHOREK (b. Aug. 3,1947)

21 HOMER T. WELKER m. 3) Jan. 18, 1930 Mildred R.Harbert (b. July 27, 1905), daughter of Edward J. (1872-1940) and Rose (Hossler) (b. 1881) Harbert of Canton,0. Homer is now connected with the Bell Telephone Company, and he and his wife live (1956) at 2442 MaplecrestSt., North Canton, 0. In 1952 and again in 1953 they madea trip to MontgomeryCounty expressly to visit the Welkerregion here, and they have been very cooperative in collecting family data in Ohio.

214 JOAN MARLYN WELKER (b. Mar. 20, 1931) m.June 30, 1954 James Thomas Greenfelter (b. Aug. 6,1929), son of Thomas B. and Dorothy (Morscheiser)Greenfelter. They live (1956) at 448 AUenford Street,Akron, 0.

2141 LINDA MARIE GREENFELTER (b. Sept. 11,1956)

215 DAVID W. WELKER (b. Dec. 1, 1934)

216 JAMES A. WELKER (May 26,1944-Feb. 16, 1945),is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, 0.

217 THOMAS E. (Tim) WELKER (b. May 17,1946)


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22 FRANCES L. WELKER (b. Aug. 27, 1903) m. June29, 1927 John. A. Shaidnagle, Jr. (b. Aug. 2, 1907). Johnattended the University of Cincinnati. They reside inMassillon, 0., where John is an undertaker. .

221 BARBARA A. SHAIDNAGLE (b. Mar. 3,1932) attended Stephens College, Columbia; Mo.

222 JOHN ALBERT SHAIDNAGLE, 3rd (b. Aug. 2,1934) attended Miami U., Oxford, 0., m. 1956 Mary LouBachtel

• 23 DOROTHY M. WELKER (b. May 26, 1906) m. June

27, 1928 Theodore A. Witter (b. Apr. 17,1903). Theodoreattended the U. of Mich. They live in Canton, 0., whereTheodore has an advertising agency.

231 CAROLYN K. WITTER (b. May 2, 1932) attendedMifl-Tni U.

. 232 THEODORE A. WITTER, Jr. (b. Nov. 19, 1937) isattending Albion College.

; 24 MARY M. WELKER (b. July 18, 1911) m. WiUiam P.Heinly (b. Jan. 26,1907). They reside in AshtabulUj 0.

241 DAVID W. HEINLY (b. Nov. 12,1934)

242 WILLIAM P. HEINLY (b. Jan. 19,1938)

243 RAYMOND W. HEINLY (b. Sept. 30,1943)

3 HOWARD MICHAEL WELKER (b. Nov. 11, 1876) m.Aug. 25, 1900 Minnie Loretta Gibler (b. Jan. 29, 1881),daughter of Golias Gibler.

31 MARY OLIVE WELKER (b. July 13, 1901) m. Oct.9, 1920 Russell Edward Sponseller (b. Nov. 22, 1893).Mary attended Kent State College and Akron U. She isa teacher in Grade 1, Waco School (1956).

311 BETTIE JANE SPONSELLER (b. Aug. 14, 1921)m. Sept. 15,1953 Robert C. Metcalf. Bettie is a graduate


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nurse, having secured her training at the AultmanSchool of Nursing; Robert is a registered architect, ABfrom the U. of Mich., and was a Lieut, in World War II.

3111 LISA JANINE METCALF (b. and d. Oct., 1955)

312 RICHARD LEE SPONSELLER (b. June 16, 1928)served as sergeant in the Medical Detachment in WorldWar II; took his BX in pharmacy at Ohio State U. in1951. He lives in Columbus, 0.

313 FRANCES LORETTA SPONSELLER (b. Nov.14, 1925) m. Dec. 28, 1947 Merlin T. Ferriell. Franceshas her BX in research chemistry from Ohio State,1949, and was a sergeant in World War H.

3131 JEFFREY THOMAS FERRIELL (b. Nov. 28,1953)

32 JOHN GOLIAS WELKER (b. Dec. 10, 1902) m. June15,1925 Ho Irene Spencer (b. Dee. 1,1910). John is a graduate from the Waynesburg, 0., H.S. and Ho of the Magnolia, 0., H.S.

321 JEAN ANNE WELKER (b. May 1,1932).

33 (Howard) MELVIN WELKER (b. Sept. 2, 1904) m.Feb. 20,1926 Ethel Eileen Norris (b. Feb. 19, 1908).

331 (Ethel) EILEEN WELKER (b. Apr. 7, 1927) m.June 8,1947 Robert A. Williams. Ethel is a nurse, having graduated from Aultman School of Nursing; Roberthas a BS in Education (1950), served as sergeant inWorld War H,

3311 CINDRA MERLEEN WILLIAMS (b. May 10,1952)

332 ROBERT M. WELKER (b. Mar. 2, 1930) m. June7, 1951 Joanne Eitzmiller. Robert served in the army(1953)

3321DEBRA JO WELKER (b. July 26,1954)

3322 ROBBIN SUE WELKER (b. Apr. 18,1956)

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333 NANCY ANN WELKER (b. May 2,1939)

34 (Ruth) EVELYN WELKER (b. Nov. 11, 1906) m.May 18,1929 George Thomas Wiggins (b. Sept. 19,1904).Evelyn is a nurse, having graduated from the AultmanSchool of Nursing.

^ 341 THOMAS HOWARD WIGGINS (b. Nov. 6, 1931)m. Aug. 29, 1953 Margaret Joan Wymer (b. Feb. 2,1933), of Poland, 0. Thomas has a degree from the CaseEngineering School.

3411 THOMAS DALE WIGGINS (b. Jan. 15,1955)

3412 CRAIG DOUGLASS WIGGINS (b. Apr. 22,1956)

4 JEROME H. WELKER (1882-1945) m. May 20, 1906Irene May Shetler

5 MARY LAURA WELKER (b. Oct. 18, 1890) m. 1) Sept.4, 1910 Ralph B. Foster (June 5, 1885-Nov. 5, 1926). Ralphis buried at the New Cemetery in Waynesburg, 0.

51 (Harry) EUGENE FOSTER (b. Sept. 10, 1911) m.Nov. 8,1935 Helen Miller

511 BARBARA J. FOSTER (b. July 2,1936)

512 RALPH G. FOSTER (b. July 12,1937)

513 LINDA A. FOSTER (b. Apr. 17,1942)

514 NANCY FOSTER (b. Aug. 2,1944)

52 JAMES W. FOSTER (b. July 6, 1915) m. Apr. 17,1938 his third cousin, once removed, MADELINE VIRGINIA GAUL (b. Dec. 12, 1914) 4223 311), daughter ofEthel Mae (Welker) and Charles A. Gaul.

4223 3111 CAROLYN KAY FOSTER (b. & d. July20,1939)

4223 3112 MARYLIN JANE FOSTER (b. Feb. 23,1940)

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52 JAMES W. FOSTER m. 2) July 6, 1945 Betty BordenRyder (b. Dec., 1922). They have no issue.

53 ROBERT N. FOSTER (b. Oct. 12, 1917) m. 1) Dec.20, 1940 Velma Louise Clapper (b. Apr. 19, 1917). Theywere divorced in August, 1948.

531 PATRICIA ANN FOSTER (b. June 29,1941)

532 VELMA ELAINE FOSTER (b. Aug. 20,1942)

533 SHIRLEY JEAN FOSTER (b. Aug. 14,1943)

53 ROBERT N. FOSTER m. 2) Oct. 17,1952 Marlene M.Winemiller Wilt, formerly of Fairmont, W. Va.

54 PAUL M. FOSTER (b. May 5, 1921) m. Dec. 8, 1943Lola Elizabeth Rhodig (b. Oct. 2,1915). They live in Denver, Col.

541 JANICE ANN FOSTER (b. Oct. 22,1947)

542 BETH COREEN FOSTER (b. Dec. 5,1954)

55 FRANCESCA A. FOSTER (b. Apr. 26, 1924) m. Dec.4,1943 Eugene A. Johnson (b. Mar. 13,1924)

551 GARY GENE JOHNSON (b. Feb. 9,1945)

552 GAIL FRANCES JOHNSON (b. Aug. 13,1951)

5 (Mary) LAURA WELKER FOSTER m. 2) May 31, 1928Evan W. Jones (b. Sept. 16, 1882)

56 MIRIAM L. JONES (b. Jan. 14, 1930) m. John E. Skel-ton (b. Dee. 1, 1929)

561 DAVID JOHN SKELTON (b. Aug. 11,1952)

562 DIANE LYNN SKELTON (b. Mar. 26,1955)

57 (Nancy) LAURENE JONES (b. Oct. 12, 1936) m.June 10,1956 Gene Richard Eandel of East Canton, 0.

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4681 ALICE KINTIGH (July 22, 1850-Oct. 28, 1893) daughter of Ann (Hissem) and David Kintigh, m. May 27, 1869Alexander H. McDannel (Jan. 29,1846-Dec. 25,1938).


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1 CORA McDANNEL (Nov. 12, 1869-Sept. 27, 1934) m.Mar. 10,1892 Edward E. Van Voorhis (b. Aug. 10,1865)

11 Infant daughter (d. July 4,1895)

12 GLEN GILBERT VAN VOORHIS (b. Mar. 12, 1899)m. July 25, 1947 Naomi Esther Walton (b. Oct. 19, 1913)

121 PAULINE GRACE VAN VOORHIS

13 ENOS EDWARD VAN VOORHIS (b. June 10, 1905)m. Jan. 25, 1951 Anna Marie Harter.

2 LEILIA ADA McDANNEL (Mar. 27, 1872-Dec. 11, 1950)ni. Jan. 12,1918 Lewis Hershey (b. Jan. 21,1860)

3 EDITH McDANNEL (b. July 11, 1874) m. Jan. 4, 1894Benjamin Curtis Deckerd (Mar. 16, 1871-Jan. 3, 1921). Although they had no children of their own, they reared twoboys, brothers:

i. Harold Griffeth (b. Feb. 22, 1908) m. July 16, 1927Dorothy Netting (b. June 25,1908). Their children:

a. Virginia Griffeth (b. July 29,1928) m. Sept. 6, 1948Charles Mallette

b. Raymond Griffeth (b. May 23,1932)ii. Ernest Griffeth (b. May 4, 1909) m. Aug. 27, 193—Hilda Shoppner (b. Jan. 5,1914)

4 ANNA MARIAH McDANNEL (Mar. 21, 1877-May 22,1916) m. Dec. 30, 1897 Ira E. Deckerd (Sept. 27, 1875-Mar.15,1951)

41 ADA IRMA DECKERD (b. Aug. 1,1899) m. 1) Sept.17, 1916 Murel G. Tressel (June 7, 1893-Aug. 7, 1938)

411 KENNETH MUREL TRESSEL (b. July 12, 1907)m. June 10, 1939 Loretta Esther Thompson (b. Mar. 21,

1918)

4111 JAMES KENNETH TRESSEL (b. June 5,1940)

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412 CAROLYN ANN TRESSEL (b. Oct. 8, 1930) m.Feb. 26,1949 Russell T. Oyer (b. Mar. 25,1927)

4121 DALE RUSSELL OYER (b. Dec. 28,1950)

41 ADA IRMA DEGKERD TRESSEL m. 2) May 1, 1943Lee 0. Kinney (b. Aug. 8, 1899). There is no issue bythis marriage.

42 RALPH RAY DECKERD (b. Mar. 17, 1901) m. Nov.29,1923 Hazel Rebstock (b. Aug. 22,1905)

421 DONALD DUANE DECKERD (b. Sept. 20, 1924)m. May 28,1949 Corrine Cowley (b. May 11,1980)

43 ALVA LESTER DECKERD (b. Oct. 26,1902) m. June8,1927 Mildred Miller (b. Dec. 7,1903)

431 ALICE AILEEN DECKERD (b. Feb. 26,1930)

432 SHARON KAB DECKERD (b. Feb. 16,1945)

44 LAURA ODESSA DECKERD (b. July 31, 1905) m.Jan. 1,1924 Royal K. Yohe (b. Nov. 22,1902)

441 WXLMA EILEEN YOHE (b. June 24, 1923) m.Feb. 14,1946 Verne Cramer (b. Apr. 30,1922)

4411 TED ALLEN CRAMER (b. Aug. 18,1947)

4412 KENNETH VERNE CRAMER (b. Apr. 27,1949)

442 RICHARD ROYAL YOHE (b. Dec. 4,1927) m. Oct.31,1948 Marlene White (b. June 12,1932)

4421 DENNIS MICHEL YOHE (b. Sept. 2,1949)

5 AMOS ALVA McDANNEL (Sept. 14, 1880-Apr. 11,1954)m. Oct. 30, 1904 Ida Daum. (b. Jan. 16, 1883). They had nochildren. They lived, retired, at 915 High Avenue, N.W.Canton, 0. For many years a teacher in Sandy and CantonTownships, Amos compiled a genealogy of the Kintigh Family beginning the account with David Kintigh (b. Mar. 8,1822), the son of Adam and Sarah (Ruff) Kintigh. DavidKintigh married Ann Hissem, who was the daughter of


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Mary (Welker) and Abner Hissem, Sr. The compilers of thepresent Welker work are indebted to this previous work ofAmos A. McDanners for the Kintigh lines, and withoutfurther mention, hereby acknowledge this debt.

6 PRESTON PATTERSON McDANNEL (June 28, 1882-Oct. 15, 1945) m. Mar. 30, 1907 Sadie Bowman (b. Jan. 24,1879)

61 VERA JEANNETTE McDANNEL (b. Feb. 22, 1908)m. Dec. 24,1932 Weldon Haynam (b. July 7,1905)

611 RICHARD HAYNAM (May 13, 1935-Mar. 5, 1936)

612 KENNETH WELDON HAYNAM (b. Sept. 15,1937)

613 LARRY GAIL HAYNAM (b. Sept. 17,1943)

614 BARBARA KAY HAYNAM (b. Mar. 12,1946)

62 NILES HALL McDANNEL (b. Apr. 7, 1912) m. June6,1934 Jeanne Brothers (b. Feb. 7,1909)

621 CADA LOU McDANNEL (b. May 16,1938)

622 SARA JANE McDANNEL (b. Dec. 30,1942)

7 ORRIN ARTHUR McDANNEL (b. Aug. 9, 1886) m. Sept.25, 1917 Iva Stahl (b. Apr. 27, 1891). Orrin owns and liveson the ancestral Kintigh farm in Stark County, 0.

8 MELVIN ABNER McDANNEL (b. Apr. 23, 1889) m.Dec, 14,1912 Lucy Heim (b. May 28,1888)

81 GLADYS McDANNEL (b. Sept. 26, 1913) m. RusseUTrump (b, Jan. 17,1913)

811 RUTH ELLEN TRUMP (b. Apr. 12,1937)

812 ANNA LOUISE TRUMP (b. June 1,1940)

82 KENNETH PERSHING McDANNEL (b. Nov. 5,1918)

9 ETHEL LOVINA McDANNEL (b. July 16, 1891) m. 1)

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Aug. 30,1913 Monroe Schroyer (Dec. 23,1890-Mar. 8,1915).Subsequently Ethel m. 2) Nov. 28, 1920 George Geib (Jan.29, 1887-Mar. 25, 1926), and 3) Clarence Daum (b. Jan. 6,1881). There were no children by any of the marriages, buta stepson, Lloyd Daum (b. June 4, 1909) was killed in actionin World War II on May 24,1944.

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4682 ESDRES KINTIGH (Oct. 20,1851-Oct. 12,1879), son ofAnn (Hissem) and David Kintigh, m. Feb. 4, 1874 Eliza EllenVan Voorhis (d. 1928).

1 EMMA FLORENCE KINTIGH (July 29, 1875-Nov. 10,1931) m. Oct.28,1892 Curtiss Moitice (1870-1905)

11 CARL C. MOTTICE (b. Aug. 9,1893) m. Aug. 25,1917Gertrude Ruth Rinehart (b. Aug. 2,1895)

111 PAUL ALBERT MOTTICE (Oct. 14,1919-Feb. 24,1944 in service)

12 RALPH MOrnCE (b. Nov. 20,1896) m. May 25,1922Ebie May Wells (b. May 22,1891)

2 WILLIAM ESDRES KINTIGH (Sept. 10, 1878-Feb. 24,1923) m. July 25,1909 Vema Gibson (b. Mar. 19,1889)

21BERDINE KINTIGH (b. Nov. 12,1910) m. Nov. 6,1937 Harold Clouser (b. Oct. 30,1909)

211 WILLIAM LADD CLOUSER (b. Sept. 18,1940)

212 KARIN KAY CLOUSER (b. Jan. 26, 1947)

213 DEBORA SUE CLOUSER (b. Dec. 13, 1950)

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4683 WILLIAM PRESTON KINTIGH (Dec. 1, 1862-Mar. 13,1935), son of Ann (Hissem) and David kintigh, m. Oct. 29,1885 Leronna Croft (Oct. 31,1862-Oet 20,1926).

1 OVA JASPER KINTIGH (b. Dec. 4, 1890) m. Apr. 11,1912 Elmira Olive Sickafoose (b. Feb. 28,1891)


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11 GARLED WILLIAM KINTIGH (b. Aug. 17, 1913) m.Oct. 15,1935 Anna Lower (b. Feb. 17,1914)

111 PHYLLIS ANN KINTIGH (b. Oct. 8,1938)

112 JOYCE MARIE KINTIGH (b. Jan. 29,1942)

113 ROBERT GARLED KINTIGH (b. July 30,1945)

12 DOROTHY JUNE KINTIGH (b. June 11, 1918) m.Sept. 21,1935 Ferdinand Ray King (b. Jan. 24,1912)

121 JAMES FERDINAND KING (b. Apr. 8, 1936)

122 SHELVA JEAN KING (b. Sept. 15,1937)

123 NANCY LEA KING (b. Nov. 25,1948) .

13 DONALD VERN KINTIGH (b. Nov. 9, 1921) m. Oct.19,1947 Jean Rice (b. May 9,1920)

131 DAVID GLENN KINTIGH (b. Dec. 19,1948)

132 KAREN DAWN KINTIGH (b. Aug. 28,1950)

14 BETTY JUNE KINTIGH (b. Sept. 23, 1924) m. Sept.24,1947 Richard Walter Hartman (b. Sept. 7,1925)

15 ROBERT DUANE KIOTIGH (b. Sept. 15, 1927) m.July B,1949 Helen Marks (b. Mar. 28,1930)

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4684 SARA ANN KINTIGH (May 24, 1863-Sept. 7, 1931),daughter of Ann (Hlssem) and David Kintigh, m. Mar. 8,1881William Snyder (Aug. 11,1856-Apr. 22,1932).

1 LUCY ANN SNYDER (b. Sept. 3, 1882) m. Aug. 8, 1900James G. Mottice (b. Dec. 14,1879)

11 HOMER MOTTICE (b. Nov. 18,1900) m. Sept 22,1926Louise Farber (b. Dec. 13,1899)

111 HOMER MOTTICE, Jr. (b. Mar. 15, 1931)

112 MARY MURLES MOTTICE (b. Dee. 12,1937)

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12 MILDRED MOTTICE (b. Mar. 16, 1904) m. Jan. 15,1927 Dennis H. Fleenor (b. Jan. 15,1901)

121 WILLIAM HENRY FLEENOR (b. Jan. 12,1929)

122 RICHARD LEE FLEENOR (b. Jan. 21,1937)

13 MARVIN A. MOTTICE (July 3,1906-Feb. 26,1908)

14 STANLEY MOTTICE (b. Sept. 6, 1911) m. Feb. 29,1948 Helen Szabe (b. June 22,1920)

15 KENNETH MOTTICE (b. Mar. 27, 1917) m. Apr. 21,1948 Donna Jean Farber (b. Nov. 29,1926)

151 KENNETH LEE MOTTICE (b. Feb. 21,1949)

2 CLARK SPENCER SNYDER (Aug. 15, 1884-Apr. 14,1906)

3 GRACE MYRTLE SNYDER (Jan. 24,1889-June 16,1934)m. Aug. 15,1916 Lawrence Lemielle (b. June 22,1890)

31 EVELYN MAE LEMIELLE (b. Aug. 4,1918) m. Apr.27,1937 Charles S. Klever (b. May 21,1915)

311MARJORIE GRACE KLEVER (b. May 26,1938)

312 BEVERLY MARIE KLEVER (Oct. 17, 1940-Oct.12, 1943)

313 JUDITH ANN KLEVER (b. Sept. 21,1942)

4 LEROY S. SNYDER (b. Jan. 1, 1892) m. Aug. 9, 1927Jessie Florence Mong (b. Feb. 3,1898)

41 LEROY S. SNYDER, Jr. (b. Jan. 9,1935)

5 VALETTIE MAY SNYDER (b. Aug. 22, 1896) m. Aug.30,1919 Forrest Ottis Mizer (b. Jan. 1,1896)

51 WANDA JUNE MIZER (b. July 7, 1924) m. Mar. 23,1945 David T. Markley (b. Mar. 28,1923)

511 DAVID FOREST MARKLEY (b. Oct. 18, 1946)

512 PATRICIA JUNE MARKLEY (b. Apr. 19, 1948)

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6 GOLDIE HATTIE SNYDER (Mar. 25, 1901-Sept. 22,1943) m, 1) Dec. 12, 1924 Eugene Gladfelter (deceased)

61 ROBERT WILLIAM GLADFELTER FRANK (b. Apr.2, 1925) was adopted by his stepfather after his mother*sremarriage.

6 GOLDIE HATTIE SNYDER GLADFELTER m. 2) July14,1939 Lester J. Frank (b. Nov. 16,1901)

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7111 HENRY S. GRUBB (Dec. 22, 1830-Mar. 14, 1913), sonof Jacob and Catharine (Sweisford) Grubb, m. 1) Feb. 28,1857 Hannah M. Tyson, (Aug. 19, 1836-Apr. 2, 1893), daughter of Benjamin and Mary K. (Markley) Tyson, by whom hehad all his children. Henry subsequently m. 2) Mrs. Amanda( ) Umstead (or Unstatt?). Henry and Hannah areburied at Keeler*s church in Upper Frederick Township.

1 JACOB T. GRUBB m. Diana Landis

2 CATHARINE T. GRUBB (b. May 13, 1861) m. Apr. 15,1877 (by Rev. Wm. Fox) Samuel B, Wagner (Mar. 31,1856-Dec. 6, 1916), son of Michael W. and Anna (Bertolet) Wagner. Samuel was a merchant and miller in Pine Iron Works,Pa. (Data from Wanger)

21 EDWIN G. WAGNER (b. Mar. 6,1878)

22 ANNIE G. WAGNER (b. Sept. 28,1882)

23 ALLAN G. WAGNER (b. Dec. 24,1889)

24 CLEMENT G. WAGNER (b. Nov. 23,1895)

25 ELIZABETH G. WAGNER (b. Jan. 14,1898)

3 HANNAH T. GRUBB (Apr. 11,1863-July 26,1864)

4 HENRY T. GRUBB (Apr. 7, 1865-Dec. 21, 1927) m. Dec.24, 1892 (Rev. C. Z. Weiser) Cora Lavinia Buck (b. Sept.18,1871), daughter of William H. and Amelia (Brey) Buck.Henry was a miller at the ancestral Grubb's Mill, Fagleys-ville.

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41 WILLIAM HARRY GRUBB (b. Feb. 21,1897)

42 CHARLES BUCK GRUBB (b. May 21, 1901) m. Sept.1, 1927 (Rev. H. A. Althouse) Elsie Urffer Gaugler (b.May 27,1906), daughter of Daniel Leidy and Agnes (Urffer) Gaugler. They live at Obelisk.

5 AARORT. GRUBB

6 MARY T. GRUBB (Aug 13,1866-Oct 9,1886)

7 BENJAMIN T. GRUBB (Sept. 3,1868-Feb. 27,1873)

8 & 9 TWIN daughters (b. & d. Mar. 1870)

a SAMUEL T. GRUBB (b. Mar. 4, 1873)b GEORGE T. GRUBB (Nov. 3,1874-Sept;21,1875)c ANNIE T. GRUBB (May 29, 1865-Sept. 5, 1876)

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7112 CATHARINE GRUBB (Apr. 5, 1839- ), daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Sweisford) Grubb, m. Nov. 19,

1856 William Brendlinger (Dec. 4, 1844-Dec. 24, 1905), afanner of Zieglerville. Undoubtedly there are more descendants recorded here for Catharine and William than for anyother fifth generation Welker couple, and the records unfortunately are not complete.

1 SAVILLA G .BRENDLINGER (d. Apr. 4, 1940) m. Oct.6,1877 Augustus Y. Renninger (d. Feb. 19, 1927). They resided in Upper Frederick.

11 KATIE B. RENNINGER (b. Aug. 4, 1878) m. Mar.18, 1898 Nathan 6. Schwenk (b. Oct. 5, 1876), son ofNathan (1831-1909) and Louisa (Gerhart) (1838-1924)Schwenk, and grandson of John (1802-1882) and Elizabeth (Bomeman) (1790-1869) Schwenk, and of Zebiilon(1815-1907) and Margaret (Hillegass) (1818-1848) Ger-hart, all of Upper Hanover Twp. Katie and Nathan livein Red Hill, fast approaching their 60th Wedding Anniversary.


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111 WILLIAM OSWIN SCHWENK (b. Apr. 23, 1899)m. Apr. 19, 1924 (Mary) Christiana Smith (b. 1906),daughter of WilsonB. and Annie L. (Styer) Smith, andgranddaughter of William R. and Mary Smith and ofJohn and Dianna Styer. They live in Red Hill.

1111 LaVERNE SCHWENK (b. July 4, 1926), m.Aug. 27, 1955 Barbara Elizabeth Trajber (b. Feb. 7,1938), daughter of Stephen and Margaret Trajberof Allentown. LaVeme and Barbara live in EastTexas, Lehigh Co.

11111 JEFFRY WILLIAM SCHWENK (b. Oct.12,1956)

1112 MYRTLE SCHWENK (b. Aug. 18, 1928) m.Aug. 26, 1950 Paul D. Godshall (b. 1926), son ofAbram and Erma (Delp) Godshall. They live at 411Franconia Avenue, Lansdale.

11121 REBECCA GODSHALL (b. Sept. 18, 1952)

1113 LORETTA SCHWENK (b. 1932) m. Sept. 12,1953 (Rev. W. C. Mantz in St. Paul's LutheranChurch, Red Hill) Gordon Baver (b. 1931), foster sonof Dr. George A. and Dr. Faith (Hopkins) Baver ofPennsburg. Loretta graduated from the HahnemannSchool of Nursing in June, 1953. Gordon is a graduate of Elizabethtown College and served in the Navy.They live in Pennsburg (1955)

11131 BRUCE WILLIAM BAVER (b. July 6,1955)

112 LILLIE VIOLA SCHWENK (Oct. 19, 1900-1929)m. July 31, 1926 William R. Faust, son of Aaron andEmma (Reinford) Faust of Zieglerville. William, afterhis wife's death, married Virginia Breiniger of RedHill.

1121 FERN FAUST (b. 1927) m. Apr. 27, 1946 EarlRoth (b. Oct. 15, 1927), son of Elmer C. and Edna

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(Faut) Roth, grandson of Charles F. (1874-1945)and Annie M. (Carl) (1872-1928) Roth and of JacobF. Faut (1868-1942), and great-grandson of HenryH. and Angelina (Brey) Roth and of (Jeorge Gery(1828-1915) and Emeline (Hillegass) (1837-1907)Carl. Fern and Earl live in Red Hill (1955)

11211 STEPHEN WAYNE ROTH (b. 1946)

11212 LINDA SUE ROTH (b. May 2, 1950)

113 FREDERICK NELSON SCHWENK (b. Sept, 10,1902) m. Sept. 5, 1931 (Rev. Elwood Schwenk) IreneGehris (b. 1909), daughter of Charles F. and Ellen(Weiss) Gehris. They live in East Greenville.

1131 GRACE M. SCHWENK (b. Apr. 10, 1933) m.May 12,1954 Richard F. Long (b. Aug. 23,1933), sonof Ephraim T. and Florence May (Bishop) Long andgrandson of Edwin S. and Lydia A. (Thomas) Longand of John Z. and Flora (Weldner) Bishop.

1132 FREDERICK SCHWENK, Jr. (b. Mar. 8,1939)

1133 DAVID SCHWENK (b. July 18,1945)

1134 BARBARA SCHWENK (b. 1951)

114 ALVERDA R. SCHWENK (b. Dec. 1,1904) m. Apr.19, 1924 Linford G. Hagey (Mar. 30, 1901-1948), sonof Abraham and Marietta (Godshall) Hagey. The widowlives in Elroy, Franconia Twp.

1141 MILDRED HAGEY (b. 1924) m. Apr. 7, 1951Lester Nyce Godshall (b. Sept. 2, 1911), son of Abraham and Alberta (Nyce) Godshall of Telford. Lesterand Mildred live at 50 Highland Drive, Telford (1955),

11411 RANDALL GODSHALL (b. Jan. 10, 1953)

1142 LINFORD HAGEY, Jr. (b. 1927) m. Oct. 15,1950 Mary Ellen Wimmer (b. Aug. 22, 1928), daugh-

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ter of Charles and Minnie (von Biem) of Perkasie.Linford and Mary live in Hatfield Twp.

11421 DEAN HAGEY (b. Aug. 1,1951)

1143 DORIS S. HAGEY (b. Dec. 7, 1929) m. Apr. 2,1949 Harold Richard Mears (b. Feb. 25, 1926). Theylive at Hatfidd R.D.

11431 LINDA MEARS (b. Dee. 7,1950)

11432 DENNIS MEARS (b. Jan. 5,1955)

1144 KENNETH HAGEY (b. May 8,1935) m. EdithFox (b. Dec. 7, 1936) .daughter of Alvin and Esther(Harvey) Fox.

11441 CYNTHIA HAGEY (b. Aug. 8,1955)

11442 Daughter (b. April 1957)

115 LOUISE MAY SCHWENK (b. Apr. 30, 1907) m.Sept. 14,1935 (Rev. H. H. Krauss) Harold 0. Trumbore(b. May 21,1908), son of OswinF. and Agnes L. (Sassa-man) Trumbore. Harold is a merchant and electricalcontractor in Pennsburg, where they live. Both are veryactive in community affairs. They have no children.Louise offered moat of the data on her immediatefamily.

116 SEVILLA T. SCHWENK (b. Apr. 22,1909) m. Mar.30,1929 H. Calvin Reed (b. Nov. 15, 1905), son of Calvin S. (1872-1953) and Emma (Bender) Reed andgrandson of Francis and Amelia (Shively) Reed and ofBenjamin and Lydia Bender. They live in Red Hill.

1161JEANETTE REED (b. 1929) m. Willard Gilbert.They live in East Greenville.

11611 CAROLYN ANN GILBERT (b. July 10,1949)

11612 RICHARD GILBERT (b. 1951)

11613 Daughter (b. April 1957)

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1162 SHIRLEY M. REED (b. May 30,1931), m. Mar.30, 1956 Emanuel Sado of Monroe, N. Y. and MiamiBeach, Fla.

1163 BRANDON J. REED (b. Sept. 5,1950)

117 AUGUSTUS MELVIN SCHWENK (b. Sept. 19,1911) m, June 10, 1939 (Rev. H. H. Krauss) Mary EttaLittle (b. Sept. 16, 1915), daughter of James T. andGertrude M. (Herb) Little. Augustus sells and servicestelevisions and radios in Pennsburg, served in the armyin World War XL

1171 ROBERT SCHWENK (b. Jan. 27,1943)

1172 STUART NATHAN SCHWENK (b. Dec. 29,1948)

118 MABEL SCHWENK (b. Jan. 2, 1913) m. Apr. 6,1940 J. Nelson Swartley (b. 1906) son of Frank andSallie (Williams) Swartley. They live at PottstownR.D. 4 (1955)

1181 JOAN SWARTLEY (b. Jan. 11,1941)

1182 NELSON F. SWARTLEY (b. Oct. 14, 1943)

119 KATHERINE GRACE SCHWENK (b. Apr. 4,1916) m. June 25,1938 (Rev. E. L. Angstadt) her second cousin, ERNEST R. BRENDLINGER (7112 421),(b. Nov. 28,1916), son of Claude and Elsie (Renninger)Brendlinger.

1191 JANET BRENDLINGER (b. Oct. 31,1945)

1192 KAREN BRENDINGER (b. Mar. 21,1952)

11a DOROTHY ANNA SCHWENK (b. Sept. 14,1918) m.Sept, 14,1989 (Rev. Fritch) John Dulin (b. 1917), son ofJoseph and Mary (Evans) Dulin. John is an auctioneer inPennsburg.

Hal JUDITH ANN DULIN (b. Jan. 28,1940)lla2 DONALD DUUN (b. June 5,1941)


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llaS LARRY DULIN (b. Sept. 16,1942)lla4 DAVID DULIN (b. Dec. 1, 1943)

lla5 JOANN DULIN (b. Aug. 21, 1944)

lib NATHAN ELWOOD SCHWENK (b. July 4,1925; d.as infant)

lie Infant

12 SUSANNA LOUISA RENNINGER (b. Oct. 19, 1879)m. Oct. 28, 1911 (Rev. J. J. Kline) Elem W. Neiman (b.1873, died before 1941). They lived in Schwenksville.

121 CETA NEIMAN (b. June 9,1917) m. July 20, 1941Stephen Tarczenski (b. Jan. 19, 1908). They live inSchwenksville,

1211 DOLORES TARCZENSKI (b. about 1945)

13 HARRY B. RENNINGER (b. Oct. 9,1880) m. Oct. 16,1903 Annie S. Swinehart (b. Mar. 23, 1883), daughter ofSamuel and Sallie (Sheetz) Swinehart. Harry, a retiredfarmer, lives in a newly built home in Congo, DouglassTownship, on the Hoffmansville Road opposite the CongoSchool.

131 ELLA MAE RENNINGER (b. Mar. 4,1904) m.Jesse Hoffman, son of Horace and Sallie (Raudenbush)Hoffman. Jesse and Ella Mae are farmers and live inBarto, Berks Co.

1311 RALPH HOFFMAN m. Helen Renninger,daughter of Warren and Meda (Stenner) Renninger.They live at Landis Store, Berks Co.

13111 HELEN HOFFMAN (b. ca. 1947)

13112 ARLENE HOFFMAN

13113 Son

1312 EDITH HOFFMAN (b. 1922) m. Linwood Erb(b. May 24, 1919), son of Reuben and Maggie(Krauss) Erb.

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13121 JOAN ERB (b. ca. 1989) the oldest recordedmember of the Tenth Generation.

13122 CARL ERB

13123 CLARK ERB

13124 MARVIN ERB

1313 EARL HOFFMAN m. Mae Wigman. Earl is afarmer on his father's farm in Barto, and they live inone of the cottages on the farm. They have no children (1953).

1314 CHARLES HOFFMAN m. Lillian .

Charles and Lillian live in a cottage on his father'sfarm in Barto, and he is employed on the farm.

13141 CHARLES HOFFMAN, Jr.

1315 WILSON HOFFMAN, single, lives at home.

1316 ROY HOFFMAN, single, lives at home.

132 SALLIE S. RENNINGER (b. July 4,1905) m. Apr.1, 1922 Howard M. Moser (b. 1902), son of JonathanW. and Dianna (Moyer) Moser. They are farmers andlive in the Niantic area of Douglass Township.

1321 LeROY MOSER (b. Nov. 23, 1924) m. June 14,1947 Doris Mae Wasson (b. 1927), daughter of ClydeJ. and Nevada (Frye) Wasson of Gilbertsville. Theylive in Niantic.

13211 PHYLLIS MOSER (b. 1948)

13212 LeROY MOSER, Jr.

13213 RUSSELL MOSER

1322 HAROLD MOSER (b. 1926) m. June 8, 1946Thelma V. Hoffman (b. 1926), daughter of Williamand Minnie (Snell) Hoffman of Boyertown, R.D.

13221 HAROLD MOSER, Jr. (b. 1947)

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13222 Son

13223 Daughter

1323 CLARENCE MOSER (b. May 2,1928) m. Apr.12, 1952 Doris Mae Johnson (b. 1934) , daughter ofLloyd W. and Lizzie (Christman) Johnson. They livein Niantic.

1324 RUSSELL MOSER m. Feb. 14,1953 Grace JonesLatshaw, daughter of Raymond K. and Edna (Jones)Latshaw of Sassamansvllle. They live in Niantic.

1325 ARLENE MOSER m. May 5,1952 James RussellDelp, son of Irving H. and Esther E. (Adam) Delpof Colebrookdale. l^ey live in Niantic.

13251 SANDRA LEE DELP

1326 HOWARD MOSER, Jr., single, at home.

1327 Son, single, at home.

133 ELSIE S. RENNINGER (b. ca. 1907) m. May 28,

1927 Joseph Christ, Jr., son of Joseph, Sr. and Margaret(Bettendorf) Christ. Joseph and Elsie live at 551 WestSt., Pottstown.

1331 RICHARD CHRIST (b. 1927) m. Anna MaeSchultz. Anna is the daughter of the late CharlesSchultz and Mrs. Sallie (Spohn) Schultz Mutter. Theylive at 1026 N. Franklin St., Pottstown.

13311 DIANNE CHRIST

13312 DONNIB CHRIST

134 CLARENCE S. RENNINGER (b. 1908) m. Oct. 22,

1932 Pearl E. Hendrieks (b. 1912), daughter of ElmerG. and Livia R. (Erb) Hendrieks. Clarence and Pearllive in Obelisk in Upper Frederick Twp.

1341 BARBARA ANN RENNINGER m. IrwinRhoads

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13411 ROGER RAY RHOADS (b. ca. May, 1953)

1342 rVA MAE RENNINGER, single, lives at home.

135 CHESTER RENNINGER (b. 1910) m. Mcda Wel-ler (b. 1911) They are farmers and live in the Congoarea of Douglass Twp.

1351 WILDA RENNINGER (b. Jan. 24, 1934) m.

1956 Paul R. Mathias (b. July 30, 1933), son of Herbert R. and Annie (Renninger) Mathias of Barto, R.D.

1352 LINFRED W. RENNINGER (b. July 20, 1936)m. 1956 Ella Reidenauer Weller (b. Aug. 11, 1938),daughter of Carl W. and Anna E. (Reidenauer) Weller of Bechtelsville, R.D.

1353 ROBERT RENNINGER (b. ca. 1937)

1354 ELSIE RENNINGER (b. ca. 1944)

136 EDNA S. RENNINGER (b. 1911) m. 1931 JohnW. Himmelberger, son of Samuel B. and Minnie M.(Groff) Himmelberger. They live in Seasholtzville,Berks Co., where they have the village store.

1361 DENNIS HIMMELBERGER (b. 1932), is inservice in Korea (1953)

1362 SAMUEL LEE HIMMELBERGER (b. 1937)

1363 DAVID HIMMELBERGER (b. 1948)

1364 PETER HARRY HIMMELBERGER (b. 1949)

137 ALICE RENNINGER (1915-Feb. 12, 1940) m.Charles Conrad (b. Nov. 1, 1911), son of Mirandua andKate (Miller) Conrad and grandson of Charles andHarriet (Rohrbach) Miller. Charles lives in Bechtelsville.

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1372 GEORGE CONRAD (b. May 6, 1935), single,at home.

138 HARRY RENNINGER, Jr., m. Sallie E. Rothen-berger (b. June 6, 1915), daughter of Daniel and Jennie (DeLong) Rothenberger, formerly of East Greenville, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Kate Anna(Rohrbach) DeLong. Harry and Sallie are fanners inOley, Berks County.

1381 SHIRLEY RENNINGER (b. Nov. 7,1935)

1382 PAUL RENNINGER (b. Nov. 29,1936)

1383 RUSSELL RENNINGER (b. Jan. 12,1938)

1384 HARRY RENNINGER, 3rd

1385 FAY RENNINGER

1386 KARL RENNINGER

1387 RONALD RENNINGER

1388 DURELL RENNINGER

1389 VICKI RENNINGER

138a Infant daughter (b. 1953)

139 ANNA RENNINGER (b. 1916) m. John R. Reit-nauer (b. Oct. 15, 1908). They live in Congo.

1391THELMA RBITNAUER (b. ca. 1934)

1392 GERALD REITNAUER (b. ca. 1945)

13a MELVIN S. RENNINGER (b. 1919) m. May 31,1941 Vivian Arline Ritter (b. 1921), daughter of Freeman S. and Mabel S. Ritter. They live in Congo.

13al SANDRA RENNINGER (b. 1943)

13a2 DEBORAH RENNINGER (b. 19.51)

13b WALTER RENNINGER m. Kathleen Wilson. Theylive in Boyertown.

13bl JUDITH RENNINGER (b. 1946)

13c WARREN S. RENNINGER (b. 1924) m. Oct. 21,

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1944 Pearl C, Moyer (b. 1926), daughter of Amandus. D. and Alice R. (Bieber) Moyer. They live in Congo.

ISclPATRiCIARENNINGER (b. 1945)13e2 CAROL Al^RENNINGER (b. 1947)13c3 JAMES RENNINGER (b. 1950)13c4 DONNA RENNINGER (b. 1952)

13d FRANCES RENNINGER (b. Mar. 5,1926) m.Lawrence M. Yerger (b. June 20, 1925). They live inSpring Mount, in Lower Frederick Township.

13dl CHARLES YERGER (b. 1947)13d2 MARLENE YERGER (b. 1948)

13d3 JOHN YERGER (b. 1950)13d4 GENE YERGER (b. 1952)

13e ELIZABETH S. RENNINGER (b. Aug. 2,1927) m.Oct. 19,1946 Clifford Rayden Cleaver (b. July 6,1921),son of William Y. and Alice (Yerger) Cleaver, andgrandson of James L. and Mary Amanda (Reifsnyder)Yerger. They live in Gilbertsville.

13el NANCY JEAN CLEAVER (b. 1947)

13e2 WILLIAM CLEAVER (b. 1948)

13e3 ROBERT CLEAVER

13e4 ALLEN CLEAVER

14 WILLIAM WALLACE B. RENNINGER (b. Feb. 26,1885) m. Dee. 31, 1905 Ellen S. Urffer (Dec. 23, 1888-Apr. 23, 1953), daughter of Daniel W. and Emma R.(Sweinhart) Urffer, and granddaughter of DanielY. andSusanna (Wiegner) Urffer. They live on the Hoffmans-ville Road in New Hanover Township. William is a farmer.

141 FLORENCE U. RENNINGER (b. May 25, 1906)m. Lawrence Houck. They live in Boyertown and haveno children (1953)

142 DOROTHY U. RENNINGER (b. Jan. 1, 1908) m.Ralph Welder. They live in Boyertown.


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1421ARLINB WELDER (b. Mar. 8,1942)

143 RAYMOND U. RENNINGER (b. Apr. 6.1909) m.May 25,1929 (Rev. H. W. Warmkessel) Eva Hess (b.1910), daughter of David and Alice (Weller) Hesa.They live at Pottstown, R.D. 3.

1431 LaVERNE RENNINGER (b. June 26, 1931),m. Sept. 24, 1955 Jean M. Conrad (b. Nov. 8, 1934),daughter of Preston and Ardelle (Quigley) Conradof Gilbertsville.

1432 GERALD RENNINGER (b. July 9,1937)

144 EDNA U. RENNINGER (b. Nov. 29, 1910) m.Alvin Simmons. They live at Columbia Cross Roads, Pa.

1441 JANICE SIMMONS (b. Jan. 16,1940)

1442 MARLENE SIMMONS (b. June 12,1945)

1443 JEAN SIMMONS (b, June 4,1947)

1444 CAROLYN SIMMONS (b. July 7,1951)

145 ESTHER U. RENNINGER (b. Feb. 4, 1914) m.Apr. 20,1935 (Rev. Herman) her second cousin, PAULJ. BRENDLINGER (7112 431) (b. 1915), son of WHliamand Katie (Johnson) BRENDLINGER. They live withher father in New Hanover.

1451 PATRICIA BRENDLINGER (b. Mar. 17,1938)

1452 PAULINE BRENDLINGER (b. Sept. 26, 1941)

1453 ALVERDA BRENDLINGER (b. June 23,1943)

1454 WILLIAM PAUL BRENDLINGER (b. Nov. 21.1946)

146 JOHN U. RENNINGER (b. Mar. 24, 1916) m.June 22, 1940 (Rev. D. F. Longacre) Ema S, SneU (b.1913), daughter of Walter R. and Elsie (Sweinhart)Snell. They live in Boyertown.

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1461 ELAINE RENNINGER (b. Sept, 25, 1943)

1462 DAVID RENNINGER (b. July 19, 1946)

147 VIOLA U. RENNINGER (Nov. 3, 1917-Sept. 3,1928)

148 ALVERDA U. RENNINGER (b. 1920) m. Dec. 25,1943 (Rev. Mark Heller) Alfred M. Bergey (b. May 9,1918), son of Frank W. and Katie Martha (Musselman)Bergey, and grandson of David K. and Amanda (Wagner) Bergey. They live in Spring Mount.

1481 DANIEL BERGEY (b. Jan. 9, 1949)

149 MARION U. RENNINGER (b. Apr., 1924) m. Oct.1, 1949 (Rev. Mark Heller) Samuel O. Kulp. They livein Salfordville.

14a THELMA U. RENNINGER m. Harold Sands ofBoyertown.

14al CHERYL ANN SANDS (b. May 20,1948)

14a2PHYLLIS SANDS (b. Oct. 30,1950)

14b ARLENE U. RENNINGER (b. 1927) m. May 22,1948 Robert Meyer (b. 1923), son of William S. andElsie (Rothenberger) Moyer. They live at Gilberts-ville, R.D.

14bl DEBORAH MOYER (b. Feb. 24,1952)

14c LeROY U. RENNINGER m. Anna Mae Fronheiser.They live at Gilbertsville.

15 MAGGIE B. RENNINGER (b. Feb. 26, 1885) m.Sept. 26, 1903 William Garfield Saylor (Oct. 5, 1881-Mar. 25, 1955), son of Adam Frederick, Jr. (1854-1932) and Rosa Ann (Schneider) (1854-1929) Saylor,grandson of Adam Frederick (1819-1897) and Joanna (Hetzel) (1824-1901) Saylor, and great-grandson ofGeorge Conrad (1793-1860) and Maria Catherine (Scholl)Saylor and of John (1790-1861) and Rosanna (Gabel)


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151 CARRIE ALBERTA SAYLOR (b. 1903) m. Sept.26,1925 Harold B. Norton (b. Oct. 31,1900), son of N. P.and Ethel (Barsal) Norton. They live in Lower Pottsgrove Township (1953)

1511 WILLIAM F. NORTON (b. Sept. 19, 1926) m.June 15 1946 Jean Radcliffe (b. 1925), daughter of

, Paul and Beatrice (Shopf) Radcliffe of Sanatoga.They live on the Benjamin Franklin Highway inSanatoga.

15111 WILLIAM NORTON, Jr.

15112 CAROL NORTON

15113 GAREY NORTON

1512 HAROLD NORTON, Jr. (deceased)

1513 JEAN NORTON m. John E. Buckley, son ofCharles Buckley. They live at 6611 S.W. 80th St.,South Miami, Ma., and have no children (1953)

152 ROSA VIOLA SAYLOR (b. Mar. 17,1910) m. Sept.11,1954 G. Kenneth Christman. They live at 15 S. Roh-land St., Pottstown.

153 JOHN CHARLES SAYLOR (b. 1912) m. Sept. 11,1937 Dorothy Esther Kalis (b. 1911) , daughter of Raymond and Mary Ellen (Mackrich) Kalis. They live inLower Pottsgrove Twp. (1953)

1531 ROBERT SAYLOR

1532 PHYLLIS ANN SAYLOR, deceased

154 ADAM FREDERICK SAYLOR (b. 1914) m. Nov.20, 1943 Dorothy M. Steiner (b. 1914), daughter ofFrederick P. and Edna (Frick) Steiner. They live at

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1401 Chestnut St., Pottstown (1955). Adam is employedby the Boehler-Jarvis Die Casting Corporation of Pottstown.

1541 CARSON SAYLOR, deceased

1542 LINDA SAYLOR

1543 ADAM FREDERICK SAYLOR (b. Sept. 16,1953)

155 ELMER ELLSWORTH SAYLOR (b. Dec. 1, 1919)m. Dee. 7, 1946 Edna Marguerite Howard (b. 1925),daughter of Edward S. and Mabel B. (Knerr) Howard.They live in Lower Pottsgrove Twp. on Pleasant ViewRoad, Pottstown, R.D. 4 (1953)

1551 TIMOTHY SAYLOR

1552 CINDY SAYLOR

16 AUGUSTUS B. RENNINGER (b. Apr. 9, 1887) m.Apr. 16,1910 (Rev. J. J. Kline) Elsie E. Stengle (b. Nov.6,1889), daughter of Martin and Kate (Eshbach) Stengle.ITiey are farmers, and live in New Hanover Township onChurch Road between the Hoffmansville and Big (Route73) Roads.

161 CLAUDE S. RENNINGER (b. 1910) m. 1) June23,1934 Dorothy May Erb (1913-Feb. 18,1935), daughter of Orlando S. and Bertha (Freed) Erb. There wasno issue by this marriage. Claude m. 2) Oct. 16, 1937Alice M. Steltz (b. June 6, 1907), daughter of G. Warren and Lizzie S. (Erb) Steltz. They live at 495 Farm-ington Ave., Pottstown.

1611 RUTH ANN RENNINGER (b. Aug., 1943)

162 KATHRYN RENNINGER (b. 1917) m. her secondcousin EARL FREED (7112 511) (b. Jan.' 24, 1917),son of Vincent and Edna (Brendlinger) Freed. Kathrynand Earl live in Zieglerville and have no children (1953)

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163 MABEL RENNINGER m. June 24, 1939 Irwin W.Stetler, son of Irwin S. and Mary (Umstead) Stetler.They have no children (1953)

164 IRMA IRENE S. RENNINGER (b. 1920) m. Aug.17, 1940 William A. Wolf (b. May 4, 1919), son of August C. and Gladys (Armbruster) Wolf. Xrma and William live in Obelisk, in Upper Frederick Township.

1641 CARL WOLF (b, 1944)

1642 ROBERT WOLF (b. 1948)

165 EARL LINFORD RENNINGER (b. 1923) m. Sept.1, 1945 Virginia Emma Kulp (b. 1925), daughter ofJohn H. and Almeda (Richard) Kulp. They live inObelisk.

1651 DENNIS RENNINGER (b. Apr., 1948)166 HELEN RENNINGER (b. 1927) m. WiUiam FredMercer (b. 1929)

1661 DORIS ANN MERCER, and

1662 DEBORA LOUISE MERCER, twins (b. Jan.,1952)

167 FERN DORIS RENNINGER (b. 1929) m. Sept.18, 1948 Roy J. Hein (b. 1921), son of Oscar Roy andMary (Fitzcharles) Hein

1671 BRIAN LEE HEIN (b. 1950)

1672 ALLEN ROY HEIN (b. July, 1951)

17 SAVILLA RENNINGER (b. Feb. 2, 1890) m. Apr. 6,1912 John Karver (b. Oct. 8, 1892), son of Jonas andSeniah (Schwenk) Karver. They have no children, although they reared several children. They live in Marl-borough Township, south of Red Hill on Route 29. Johnis active in community affairs and in the St. Paul'sChurch.

18 WARREN B. RENNINGER (May 4, 1894-Sept. 18,

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1956) m. Sept. 9,1916 (Rev. Warmkessel) Mary M. Moser(b. 1894), daughter of Jonathan W. and Fianna (Moyer)Moser. They livedon the Hoffmansvllle Road in NewHanover Township, farming, near the farms of brothers William and Augustus. Warren is buried at New HanoverLutheran Cemetery.

181 RALPH RENNINGER (b. ca. 1918) m. Irma Reiter.They live on Rhoads Avenue, Boyertown.

1811 RICHARD RENNINGER (b. 1943)

1812 SANDRA RENNINGER (b. 1945)

1813 DIANNE RENNINGER (b. 1948)

182 GRACE RENNINGER, single, at home

183 WILMER M. RENNINGER (b. 1923) m. June 18,1949 (Dr. C. M. DeLong) Eleanor M. Schott (b. 1925),daughter ofLuther and Lillie (Peterson) Schott. Wllmeris a farmer and lives on the Sassamansville Road inNew Hanover. They have no children (1956)

184 ELWOOD RENNINGER (1926-1947)

19 FREDERICKRENNINGER (b.-Aug. 7,1903) m. Stella Fryer (b. Oct. 19, 1903), daughter of Amandus andKatie (Hess) Fryer. Frederick is a farmer, living nearhis brothers William, Augustus, and Warren in New Hanover Township.

191 ALICE RENNINGER (b. 1925) m. Nov. 29, 1947Joel W. Layman (b. 1926), son of August and Katharine (Gronsky) Layman. Alice and Joel live in LittleOley, Berks Co.

1911 RUTH ANN LAYMAN (b. 1949)

1912 MARY ANNE LAYMAN (b. 1951)

192 LLOYD RENNINGER (b. 1926), single, at home.


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193 BEULAH F. RENNINGER (b. 1928) m. Nov. 25,1950 Harold E. Houck (b. Feb. 26, 1925), son ofWa^eF. and Florence (Endy) Houck. They live in Englesville,in Douglass Twp., and have no children (1953).

194 STELLA F. RENNINGER (b. 1929) m. May 8,1948 (Rev. Luther Lee Lengle) Robert Harold Eidle (b.Jan. 5, 1931), son of John and Annie (Moyer) Eidle.They live in Congo.

1941 ROBERT EIDLE, Jr. (b, 1949)

1942 RALPH EIDLE (b. 1951)

195 FREDERICK RENNINGER, Jr. (b. 1930) m. July16, 1955 (Rev. Wm. Schaud) Edith Carolyn Hallman(b. Oct. 31, 1931), daughter of A. Lionel and Violet(Haas) Hallman of Boyertown, granddaughter of Harrison R. (1883-1949) and Annie (Echbach) (1883-1912)Hallman, late of Boyertown, and great-granddaughterof Percival Miller (1855-1955) and Sallie (Rothenber-ger) (1858-1938) Hallman, late of Palm.

196 LINFORD RENNINGER (b. 1933) .

197 HILDA RENNINGER (b. 1936)

198 LESTER RENNINGER (b. 1939)

199 KENNETH RENNINGER (b. 1942)

19a NAOMI RENNINGER (b. 1944)

2 JACOB G. BRENDLINGER (b. 1859) m. Esther B. Feg-ley (1866-Feb. 23,1939), daughter of Noah and Esther Feg-ley. They lived in New Hanover where Jacob farmed.

21 KATIE BRENDLINGER (b. ca. 1888) m. Feb. 11,1911(Rev. N. F. Schmidt) (Harrison) Daniel Astheimer (b.ca. 1890), son of Christopher and Amelia Astheimer. Theylived in Limerick. There were four boys, two of whom(from the Montgomery County marriage license records)are:

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211 (Christopher) GORDON ASTHEIMER (b. 1911)m. June 15, 1944 Naomi Alberta Levengood (b. 1918),daughter of Earl Baylor and Ruth (Lau) Levengood ofPottstown. Gordon and Naomi live at 224 RosedaleDrive, Pottstown (1951)

212 J. EUGENE ASTHEIMER (b. April 3, 1923) m.1946 Gloria J. LeveiUe (b. ca. 1925), daughter of Francis and Mary (Heckman) Leveille. They live (1953) at506 North Charlotte St., Pottstown.

22 ESTHER F. BRENDLINGER (b. 1890) m. June 27,1914 Charles H. Diener, son of Henry and Mary (Harper)Diener. They are separated and there is no issue. Estherhas been a most successful teacher for many years inthe Lower Pottsgrove schools, and she lives at 59 KingStreet, Pottstown.

23 IRENE F. BRENDLINGER (b. 1893) m. Sept. 2,1916Warren S. Rhoads (1893-May 1, 1947), son of Jacob andArabella (Smith) Rhoads. They were farmers in DouglassTownship near (Jilbertsville.

231 VICTOR B. RHOADS (b. ca. 1919) m. Jan, 18,1942Anna Florence Morella (b. 1919), daughter of Nicholasand Virginia (Gambone) Morella of Pottstown R.D, 3

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24 MINNIE F. BRENDLINGER m. 1929 George Lehr,Jr. (b. 1895), son of George and Elizabeth Lehr, both ofthem natives of Germany. George, Jr. and Minnie live inHarrisburg, where George works for the Commonwealthin the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (1953), but they maintaina voting residence with Minnie's sister, Esther Diener,in Pottstown. Minnie is a teacher of music, and is organistin a Harrisburg church.

3 MONROE BRENDLINGER (Oct. 1, 1861-Jan. 9, 1870)

4 JONATHAN G. BRENDLINGER (d. August 22,1931) m.


7112Sarah Richards (1865-1938), daughter of Samuel and Esther (Meyer) Richards. Sarah m. 2) Jan. 9,1933 her brother-in-law, Irwin Brendlinger (7112 5), but there was no issueby the second marriage.

41 IRWIN BRENDLINGER

42 CLAUDE R. BRENDLINGER (b. 1891) m. Nov. 21,1914 (Rev. J. J. Kline) Elsie May Renninger (1890-Dec.7,1949), daughter of Alfred E. and Emma (Groff) Renninger. They reside in New Hanover Township on Route 73.

421 ERNEST R. BRENDLINGER (b. Nov., 1915) m.(Rev. E. L. Angstadt) his second cousin KATHERINEGRACE SCHWENK (7112 119) (b. Apr. 4, 1916),daughter of Nathan G. and Katie B. (Renninger)Schwenk.

7112 1191 JEANNETTE BRENDLINGER (b. ca.1947)

7112 1192 KAREN BRENDLINGER (b. Mar. 21,1952)

422 LeROY R. BRENDLINGER (b. Dec. 14, 1918) m.Dec. 28, 1941 (Rev. Angstadt) Virginia Fern Steltz (b.1920), daughter of LeRoy and Ella (Hoffman) Steltzof Sassamansville. LeRoy served in the Army (194^1946), taught in various schools in Montgomery County, is now (1956) Assistant County Superintendent inNorristown. They live in Upper Pottsgrove Townshipand have three children,

4221 DAWN BRENDLINGER (b. May 31, 1943)

4222 BRIAN LEE BRENDLINGER (b. June 9, 1948)4223 CRAIG ROY BRENDLINGER (b. Dec. 7, 1953)

423 ARLENE R. BRENDLINGER (b. 1925) m. Feb.22, 1947 (Rev. Angstadt) Butler N. Heilner (b. 1924),son of George and Lois (Newton) Heilner. They livenear Chester Springs in Chester County.

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4231 GEORGE HEILNER (b. June 19, 1948)4232 JONATHAN BUTLER HEILNER (b. Oct. 13,1949)

4233 LAWRENCE ALFRED HEILNER (b. Apr. 7,1952)

4234 CLAUDE DAVID HEILNER (b. Feb. 13, 1954)4235 NANCY ARLENE HEILNER (b. Sept. 4,1955)

43 WILLIAM BRENDLINGER ra. Katie Johnson

431 PAUL J. BRENDLINGER (b. 1915) m. Apr. 20,1935 his second cousin, ESTHER U. RENNINGER (b.Feb. 4, 1914) (7112 145), daughter of William W. B.-and Ellen S. (Urffer) Renninger. They live in New Hanover Twp., with her father, and have four children:

7112 1451 PATRICIA BRENDLINGER (b. Mar. 17,1938)

7112 1452 PAULINE BRENDLINGER (b. Sept. 26,1941)

7112 1453 ALVBRDA BRENDLINGER (b. June 23,1943)

7112 1454 WILLIAM PAUL BRENDLINGER (b.Nov. 21,1947)

432 CURTIS BRENDLINGER (b. 1916) m. Mabel Ber-key (b. 1917) daughter of John and Emma (Brunner)Berkey. They live on Rahns Hill in Lower Pottsgrovetwp.

4321C. ARLEN BRENDLINGER (b. 1938)4322 BBENDA Alfef BRENDLINGER4323 JEAN SUE BRENDLINGER

4324 LINDA LOU BRENDLINGER

433 ELVA T. BRENDLINGER (b. 1919) m. Feb. 5,1938 (Rev. D. L. Angstadt) Linwood M. Meyer (b.1917), son of Harvey F. and Iva (Moser) Moyer. Theyhave no children (1953)


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' 434 MARIE BRENDLINGER (b. Jan. 27,1925) m. Russell A. Frey (b. June 23,1924). They live in Frederick.Russell served in the Air Corps.

4341 ALANA FREY

4342 RUSSELL FREY

44 ESTHER BRENDLINGER (1896-July 28, 1956) m.Sept. 16, 1916 (Rev. G. W. Lutz) H. Richard Hollowbush(b. 1894), son of Samuel D. and Clara (Harpel) Hollow-bush. Richard is a painter and the family lives at 626 N.Reading Ave., New Berlinville, Berks Co. It is quite possible that Richard is a descendant of Margaret (Welker)(No. 732) and Richard Hollowbush (1800-1864), althoughhe knows of no such ancestors. The locality is the sameand the name would suggest the relationship. Esther isburied at Sassamansville Reformed Cemetery.

441 KATHRYN HOLLOWBUSH m. Glenn Pronheiser.

They live in Gilbertsville.

4411 JANET FRONHEISER

4412 DORIS FRONHEISER

442 EARL HOLLOWBUSH m. Geraldine Neater. Theylive in New Berlinville.

4421 RONNIE HOLLOWBUSH

443 MILDRED HOLLOWBUSH (b. 1922) m. KermitLenhart (b. 1922). They live on Route 73 in Gilbertsville.

4431 BRUCE LENHART

4432 PETER LENHART

4433 JACK LENHART

444 VIRGINIA HOLLOWBUSH m. Morris Bryan. Theylive at Boyertown R.D. 1.

4441 TERRY ANN BRYAN

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445 RICHARD HOLLOWBUSH, Jr. m. Allien Weidener.Richard served in Korea. They live in South Pottstown(1956)

4451 SUSAN HOLLOWBUSH (b. 1953)

5 IRWm BRENDLINGER (1887-Sept. 29,1947) m. 1) Dec.7, 1892 (Rev. Fox) Sallie Andes (1871-Feb. 29, 1916),daughter of Henry and Maggie (Knerr) Andes, and granddaughter of Jacob Antes (native of Germany) and of JohnKnerr. Irwin was a farmer, and, later, a mill-hand at Zieg-lerville. He m. 2) Jan. 9,1933, Sarah Richard (Brendlinger)(b. 1865), the widow of his brother Jonathan, and therewas no issue by this marriage.

51 EDNA BRENDLINGER (b. Mar. 22,1894) m. 1) Vincent Freed (d. Mar. 14,1935), son of Mrs. Deborah Freedof Norristown. They lived in Zieglerville during Vincent'slifetime.

511 EARL FREED (b. Jan. 24,1917) m. his second cousin KATHERINE RENNINGER (b. 1917) (7112 172),daughter of Augustus and Elsie (Stengle) Renninger.Earl had been in World War II. They live in Ziegler-ville.and have no children (1953).

512 KARL FREED (b. ca. 1931) m. Barbara .Karl served in the Marines.

5121 ROBIN FREED (b. 1951)

51 EDNA BRENDLINGER Freed, after the death of herfirst husband, m. 2) Irwin Miller, a widower. They livein Hoppenville, in Marlborough Township, and have no issue. Irwin, previously married to Edna Frederick,' hasfour children by his first marriage: Clyde,Daniel, Beatrice,and Louise Miller.

52 MARGARET BRENDLINGER (b. Dec. 21, 1895) m.Arthur Fritz (b. Aug. 23,1896), a native of Muncy. Theylive in Highland Terrace, I^ower Frederick Twp.

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521 MARGARET ANNE FRITZ (b. Sept., 1925) m.Sept., 1950 Martin McMurry. Margaret is a trainednurse. She and her family live in Hollywood, Calif.

5211 MARENA McMURRY (b. Apr., 1952)

522 ALLEN FRITZ (b. June 14, 1928), single, servedin Korea.

523 HELEN FRITZ (b. ca. 1933) m. Jan., 1951 William Atwell.

53 VERNA BRENDLINGER (b. Dec. 3, 1897) m. Jan. 1,1921 (Rev. D. K. Laudenslager) Wallace S. Oelschlager(b. Aug. 13, 1896) son of Jacob and Ella (Dietz) Oelschlager. They live in Lower Frederick Twp. on the road leading from Zieglerville to Salford Station, and they run alarge turkey farm.

531 HAROLD OELSCHLAGER (b. Jan. 10, 1927) m.Jean Victoria Stepien (b. Feb. 23, 1928) of Salfordville.They have no children and they live at 1418 Powell St.,Norristown.

532 KENNETHS. OELSCHLAGER (b. Nov. 30,1929),single, has served in the army.

54 CLARENCE BRENDLINGER (b. May 8, 1901) m.Dorothy Bang of Cincinnati, 0. Clarence is a sales managerfor Tasty-Kake, and the family lives in Cincinnati (1953).

541 JOYCE BRENDLINGER (b. ca. 1935)

542 DONNA RAY BRENDLINGER (b. 1941)

543IRWIN ANTHONY BRENDLINGER (b. 1943)

6 CATHARINE BRENDLINGER m. Jonas Boyer, a blacksmith at Frederick.

61 ORENE BOYER (b. ca, 1897) m. 1920 Stanley L. Leas(b. ca. 1898), son of Frederick and Kate A. (Charles)Leas.

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62 ELIZABETH B. BOYER (b. ca. 1899) m. 1920 Clar-. ence Newbold. They live in Sellersville.

63 WILLIAM BOYER is married and lives in Souderton.

64 MELVIN BOYER died as a child.

65 CATHARINE BOYER died in infancy.

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7113 CAROLINE GRUBB (Mar. 13, 1842-May 10, 1891),daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Sweisford) Grubb, m. Sept.16,1864 (Rev. S. M.K. Huber) John W. Markley (1836- ),son of Jacob and Mary. (Wagner) Markley. They are buriedat Schwenksville.

1 MARY G. MARKLEY (Nov. 21, 1865-Aug. 6, 1866)

2 KATIE G. MARKLEY (b. May 1,1867)

3 JACOB G. MARKLEY (b. Mar. 15,1869) m. Jan. 13,1894(Rev. W.B.Kern) KatieZiegler (b.Sept. 18,1873),daughterof Abraham and Susan (Ziegler) Ziegler.

31 ABRAHAM Z. MARKLEY (b. June 16,1896)

4 CORNELIUS G. MARKLEY (b. Nov. 28,1872) m. Dec. 30.1905 Gertrude Schwenk (b. May 2,1882).

41 JOHN EARL MARKLEY (b. Feb. 24,1907)

42 EMMA S. MARKLEY (b. Apr. 15,1909)

43 EDITH MARKLEY (b. Aug. 27,1914)

5 JOHN G. MARKLEY (b. Apr. 10,1873)

6 ELLEN G. MARKLEY (b. Sept. 27; 1882) m. Nov. 2,1935Ralph A. Offner (b. 1882), son of John and Annie (Rhoads)Offner. Ralph was a widower whose first wife, Katie (Ge-bert) had died in 1930.

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7121 MARGARET (Rebecca) GRUBB (Aug. 19,1833-Jan. 22,1866), daughter of John and Maria (Hiltebeitel) Grubb, m.


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Jesse Gaugler (Feb. 22,1827-died in Frederick on Mar. 7,1897).After the legacies of Margaret's great-uncle, George Welker(72), became available, guardians were appointed for her fivechildren: Dr. Francis Knipe for three of them, and Henry Stet-ler for two. Jesse remarried a widow, Sophia Leidy Faust, wid-ow of William Faust, who had had two children by her first marriage: Hannah Faust (Neiffer) and Aaron Faust. Jesse andSophia then had four children: Maggie L. (Keller); Daniel L.(b. 1872) m. 1894 Agnes W. Urffer (b. 1871); William L.; andEllen L. (Burgess). All these children are mentioned and definedin Jesse's will in Norristown (WB 25, p. 50). Jesse and Sophiaare buried in the rear of the cemetery at Keeler's Church andMargaret is buried along the Neiffer Road end of the cemeteryin her parents' lot with them, her infant children, and her sonSamuel G.

1 JONATHAN G. GAUGLER (Sept. 24, 1850-Aug. 4, 1909)m. 1) Sept. 28,1872 Mary Elizabeth Richard (Nov. 12,1850-May 21,1887), daughter of Philip and Susan (Hauck) Richard. All issue was by his first wife. He was a farmer andcarpenter at Obelisk. He was buried with his first wife atKeeler's. On Aug. 10, 1889 he m. 2) Angelina Reed (Fox)(Mar. 29,1854-June 20,1904), daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Barnd) Reed and widow of Benjamin Fox, Upper Hanover farmer, who died in 1884 and is buried at PennsburgReformed churchyard. •

11 (Oliver) JACOB R. GAUGLER (b. 1873) m. Sept. 8,1894 (Rev. J. J. Kline) Jane F. Smith (Aug. 26, 1875-May22,1944), daughter of Jeremiah Smith.

111 RALPH GAUGLER

112 CHARLES S. GAUGLER (b. Jan. 15,1897) m. Jan.25,1919 (Rev. J.J. Kline) Jennie A. Weirman (b. 1896),daughter of Frank G. and Elizabeth (Alderfer) Weirman. They live in Sanatoga, where Charles operates aquarry. Iliey have no children.

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113 RAYMOND S. GAUGLER (b. Apr. 23, 1898) m.Dec. 31, 1918 Elsie D. Dotterer (b. June 19, 1900),daughter of John H. and Lydla M. (Sterner) Dotterer.They live in Linfield.

1131 DOROTHY V. GAUGLER (b. 1919) m. 1) July30, 1938 Raymond L. Horning (b. 1918), son of Wm.S. and Sarah A. (Lovett) Homing, m. 2) Max L. McAllister (b. July 6, 1910). Dorothy and Max live inLimerick Township.

1132 EARL W. GAUGLER (b. Apr. 14, 1921) m.Mary L. and lives in New Hanover.

1133 HAROLD GAUGLER

1134 RAYMOND VALENTINE GAUGLER (b. Feb.14, 1926) m. Aug. 5, 1950 Ethel Viola Sehoenly,daughter of Rufus and Mabel Mae (Miller) Sehoenly.They live in Upper Frederick Township.

1135 ROY GAUGLER

1136 ARLINE GAUGLER

1137 WILLIAM GAUGLER (b. Apr. 16, 1931) m.Nov. 12, 1955 Bertha Elizabeth Rupert (b. Aug. 20,1938), daughter of Chester M. and Evelyn A. (Ward)Rupert.

1138 GRACE GAUGLER m. Donald Stephen

1139 RUTH GAUGLER

113a ROBERT GAUGLER

113b MAY GAUGLER

114 JOHN S, GAUGLER (1900-1938) m. Sept. 26,1922Zelma Ruth Pence (b. 1901), daughter of Jos. A. andSallie (Burkholder) Pence.They livedfor a time in Iowa,Zelma subsequently (1951) m. Alfred S. George, anative of upper Bucks County.


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1141 SHIRLEY ANN GAUGLER (b. in Iowa) m.Apr. 27,1950 Francis Stover Noble.

1142 ROBERT GAUGLER

115 ANNIE E. S. GAUGLER (b. Apr. 18,1901) m. Mar.8,1919 Walter L. Richard (b. 1898), son of Simon andSallie H. (Moser) Richard.

1151 WILMER RICHARD

1152 WOODROW RICHARD

. 1153 LAVERNE RICHARD

1154 BETTY RICHARD m. Henry Brown

116 JEREMIAH SMITH GAUGLER (b. 1902) m. June27,1925 (Rev. Held) Alice G. Dangler (b. 1905), daughter of George and Mary Dengler. They are living inAlbuquerque, N. M. (1956)

1161 ALTHEA GAUGLER

1162 VIRGINIA GAUGLER

1163 ROSE GAUGLER

1164 CARL GAUGLER

117 WILLIAM SMITH GAUGLER (b. 1904) m. Oct. 3,1925 ( Rev. J. J. Kline) Sara Wartman Rawn (b. 1906),daughter of Abram U. and Sarah (Wartman) Rawn.

1171 ROY HOMER GAUGLER (b. 1926) m. Aug. 24,1946 Mildred A. Bean (b. Sept. 11, 1927), daughterof Abram and Sarah (Moyer) Bean. They live inGraterford.

1171 ERNEST GAUGLER (b. Oct. 20,1930)

1173 ROBERT GAUGLER

1174 WILLIAM GAUGLER (b. June 15, 1932) m.Feb. 16, 1952 Ann Louise Fairlie (b. 1934), daugh-

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ter of Fred W. and Alice D. (Schlicher) Fairlie. Theylive in Graterford.

11741 DEBORAH ANN GAUGLER (b. 1952)

11742 WILLIAM GAUGLER, 3rd (b. 1954)

118 STELLA GAUGLER m. John Nesley

1181 PEARL NESLEY

1182 JANET NESLEY

1183 JOHN NESLEY, Jr.

119 SARAH S. GAUGLER (b. 1907) m. Jan. 1,1925George H. Whitaker (b. 1905), son of Frank and Anne(Latshaw) Whitaker.

1191 EDITH WHITAKER

1192 ERNEST WHITAKER

11a ELLA GAUGLER (b. 1910) m. July 30,1927 (Rev.Brown) Elmer W. Simmons (b. 1902), son of David W.and Ella (Wagner) Simmons of Lower Frederick Twp.

Hal MILDRED SIMMONS m. Sands

lla2 SHIRLEY G. SIMMONS (b. Dec. 21, 1929) m.MitcheU Walter Miller (b. Sept. 1,1926)

llaS DORIS SIMMONS m. Gresh

12 ANNIE SOPHIA GAUGLER m. Ammon Mest

121LINWOOD MEST (b. 1905), single

122 LeROY MEST (b. 1908) m. Dorothy Nyce. Theyin Fagleysville.

133 WOODROWMEST (b. 1915)

13 SAMUEL R. GAUGLER (b. Aug. 3,1877-Jan. 23,1943)m. Oct. 30, 1897 Mamie Miller (Sept, 22, 1879-July 28,1954), daughter of Henry M. and Mary (Koch) Miller.

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131 VERNES GAUGLER m. Amy Latshaw. They livein the Gilbertsvllle area.

1311 MERVIN GAUGLER m. Elizabeth Moyer. Theylive in Boyertown, have several children.

1312 GAROLIA GAUGLER (b. 1924) m. May 11,1940 Earl R. Kulp (b. 1919), son of Harry S. andElla F. (Renninger) Kulp. They live at Perkiomen-ville R.D., have several children.

1313 KERMIT GAUGLER m. Gloria . Their

address is Boyertown, R.D., and they have severalchildren.

1314 LAMAR GAUGLER

132 ALVERDA GAUGLER (b. Sept. 12, 1901) m. Feb.8, 1920 Walter R. Stofflet (b. July 9, 1900), son ofPVank and Elizabeth (Smith) Stofflet. They live in theGilbertsville area, have two sons:

1321 FRANKLIN STOFFLET

1322 WALSTON STOFFLET m. 1) Ivy Probst ofChester Co., by whom there was a son. They are divorced, and since then Walston has m. 2) TheresaGenery.

133 HENRY GAUGLER (b. 1904) m. Oct. 18,1924Dorothy Elizabeth Moyer (b. 1908), daughter of Aman-dus B. and Emma (Wisler) Moyer. They live on Route663 near Gilbertsvllle.

1331 HERBERT GAUGLER m. Mary Dilleplane,and they live in Obelisk.

1332 KENNETH GAUGLER m. Gloria Eck and theylive near Gilbertsville.

1333 DORIS GAUGLER is serving as a WAVE

1334 VERDIE GAUGLER m. Frederick Smith ,

1335 WILLIAM R. GAUGLER is in the Army.

GEORGE WELKER, THE MILLER OF NEW G03HENH0PPBN 33I

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134 NORMAN VERNON GAUGLER (b. 1908) m. Apr.25, 1931 Ruth Elizabeth Hausmann (b. Aug. 18,1908),

-daughter of Henry S. and Sallie A. (Gresh) Hausmann.They live in Sanatoga.

136 DOROTHY GAUGLER m. Oct. 2, 1926 DonaldElsworth Swavely (b. 1907), son of Daniel and Ida(Heimbach) Swavely.

1351 NORMAN S. SWAVELY m. Hazel Renninger,daughter of Charles Renninger. They live in Fagleys-ville.

1352 ELEANOR SWAVELY m. John W. LeVeille.They live in Pottstown, have several children.

1353 RONALD SWAVELY m. Charlene Albright.They live in Douglassville, have a son.

13531 SCOTT ALLEN SWAVELY (b. 1956)

1354 PHYLLIS SWAVELY

136 MABEL GAUGLER (b, 1912) m. Oct. 8,1931 Rob-bert C. Royer (b. 1910), a son of Elmer M. and StellaC. (Snyder) Royer of Red Hill, and grandson of'CalvinA. and Clara (Miller) Royer and of DanieU. and EmmaK. (Schwenk) Snyder. Mabel and Robert liye in a newhome in Sanatoga.

^ 1361 SHIRLEY ROYER (b. 1932) m. HowardMauger (b. 1927)

13611 BRADLEY MAUGER (b. 1954)

1362 FERN ROYER (b. 1936) m. Richard Eoppel (b.1935)

13621 TAINA LOUISE KOPPEL (b. 1954)

13622 TODD ALLEN KOPPEL (b. 1956)

137 HARPER D. GAUGLER (b. Nov. 12, 1915) liveson Lutheran Church Rd., Gilbertsville, R.D. in NewHanover Township.

332 bulletin op historical society or Montgomery county

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138 WILLIAM E. GAUGLER (b. Jan. 28,1919) m. Sept.2,1939 Evelyn Britton (b. 1922), daughter of Harry W.and Clara B. (Camett) Britten. They live in New Hanover on Lutheran Church Road. Their children all liveat home:

1381 E. RUTH GAUGLER

1382 HARPER E. GAUGLER

1383 MARY L. GAUGLER

1384 H. WILLIAM GAUGLER

1385 ANNA M. GAUGLER

14" PHILIP WARREN GAUGLER (1880-1881)15 SUSANNA CATHARINE GAUGLER (1882-1883)

16 ELMER GAUGLER (1885-1885)

17 MAGGIE GAUGLER (May 16, 1887-Mar. 23, 1888)

2 JACOB GAUGLER (living in Gilbertsville, R.D. in 1914)m. Emma Nester (Data from Wanger)

^ 21 HARRY GAUGLER22 ABRAHAM GAUGLER

23 WILLOUGHBY GAUGLER (b. Mar. 4, 1887) m. Dec.3, 1908 (Rev. J. J. Kline) Emma D. Batzel (b. May 2,1892), daughter of Milton Batzel. Willoughby and Emmalive (1953) on Saddle Shop Road, Harleysville, in LowerSalford Township. In 1955 he headed a Gaugler Familyorganization that meets in annual reunions. The listingof his family is incomplete (data from Marriage LicenseDockets at Norristown).

231 HELEN VIOLA GAUGLER (b. 1909) m. July 16,1927 Otto C. Culp (b. 1905), son of Lewis and Sallie(Beard) Culp

232 MAURICE LeROY GAUGLER (b. 1911) m. Oct.25,1930 Estella Hedriek (b. 1913), daughter of Williamand Estella (Sterner) Hedriek.

GEORGE WELKEK, THE MILLER OF NEW GOSHENHOPPEN 333

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233 DOROTHY B. GAUGLER m. Sept. 2,1933 DonaldC. Bender

234 AMY B. GAUGLER (b. 1922) m. July 29, 1939John K. Whitman (b. 1918), son of John V. and Lucy(Bergey) Whitman.

235 FRANCIS B. GAUGLER (b. 1923) m. Aug. 22,1942 Heston D. Leidy (b. 1918), son of Heston Romigand Minnie (Detwiler) Leidy

236 ELEANOR B. GAUGLER (b. 1925) m, Sept. 5,1945 Paul Wilbur Hoke (b. 1924), son of Harvey W.and Elizabeth (McShane) Hoke.

24 AMY GAUGLER

25 HANNAH GAUGLER

26 GEORGE GAUGLER

3 MARY ELIZABETH GAUGLER (Oct. 3, 1854-Apr. 21,1908) m.WUIiam M. Fox (Feb. 21,1851-Feb. 24,1909). Theyare buried at Keeler's.

31 SALLIE JANE G. FOX (b. 1877) m. Aug. 4, 1894Benjamin L. Hoflman (b. 1870), son of Henry and SarahHoffman.

32 KATE SOPHIAG. FOX (b. 1884) m. Mar. 25,1905 Elmer L. Hoffman (Mar. 14, 1874-Apr. 10, 1920), son ofHenry and Sarah Hoffman. He is buried at Keeler's.33 MAGGIE 6. FOX (Dec. 10,1885-Feb. 26,1890)

34 (Annie) ELIZABETH G. FOX (b. 1887) m. Nov. 20,1905 Daniel Edward Miller (b. 1884), son of Daniel N. andCatherine Miller.

35 JESSIE G. FOX

4 HENRY G. GAUGLER (Nov. 17,1857-Aug. 19, 1909) m.(Rev. Wm. B. Fox) Isabel Reppert (b. 1860), daughter ofSamuel and Anna (Potts) Reppert. They lived in Frederick.


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41 JESSE R. GAUGLER (b. 1880) m. Aug. 16, 1902Clara Reifsnyder, (b. 1884), daughter of Horace and

. . Amanda Reifsnyder. They lived on Route 29 in Perkiomen-ville. (The family as listed may not be complete).

411 HENRY GAUGLER

,412 CORA EDNA GAUGLER (b. 1905) m. June 26,1926 LeRoy G. Garges (b. Feb. 2, 1898), son of HenryK. and Elizabeth S. (Garges) Garges. They live at 200Penn Avenue, Souderton (1953)

413 JESSE CHARLES GAUGLER (b. 1907) m. Sept.30, 1933 Bertha Bevins (b. 1916), daughter of Wm. R.and Clara (Fryer) Bevins.

414 ISABELLA MARGARET GAUGLER (b. 1909) m.Jan. 1, 1935 Morns D. Sacks, son of Howard and Martha (Kulp) Sacks

415 CLARA E. GAUGLER (b. 1922) m. May 16, 1940(Rev. H. H. Krauss) Clayton Lester Hill (b. 1918), sonof Joseph and Irene (Kline) Hill.

42 DANIEL GAUGLER

43 CLAYTON R. GAUGLER

44 ANNA GAUGLER

45 WILLIAM R. GAUGLER m. Oct. 21,1916 Laura E.Fries, daughter of Charles G. Fries. They live in Penns--burg.

46 SAMUEL R. GAUGLER

47 Infant son

5 MARGARET GAUGLER (1860-1865), buried at Keeler^s

6 JESSE GAUGLER (1863-1863)

7 SAMUEL G. GAUGLER (Oct. 2,1864-Apr. 28,1914) livedin Perkiomen Twp., single, where he owned 3 acres at thetime of his death. He is buried with his mother at Keeler'schurchyard.

GEORGE WELKER. THE MILLER •OF NEW GOSHENHOPPEN 335

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7131 CATHARINE GROB (b. Nov. 15, 1833), daughter ofDaniel and Hannah (Albrecht) Grob, m. Dec. 31, 1884 (byRev. Dechant) Peter Rahn (Sept. 29, 1832-Feb. 4, 1874), sonof Isa^ (1802-1900) and Mary (Smith) (1806-1894) Rahn,and grandson of John (1772-1845) and Elizabeth (Hillegass)(1790-1816) Smith. Peter was a trackman onthe railroad.'Thefamily lived at Bowers Station, Berks Co.

1 MARY ANN RAHN (May 19, 1856-July 27, 1858)

2 SAMUEL G. RAHN (Dec. 31, 1858-June 21, 1919) m. Ellen Seidel (d. Sept. 9,1941). Samuel was a locomotive engineer, and the family lived successively at King of Prussiaand at 512 Bush St., Bridgeport.

21 KA.THARINE SUSAN RAHN (b. 1888) m. June 24,1915 James Renwiek Mathers (b. 1887), son of James andAnnie (Dinsmore) Mathers. In 1941 they lived at 405Strathmore Rd., Brookline, Pa.

22 EDNA RAHN died of typhoid fever, single.

23 RUTH AMANDA RAHN (b. 1897) m. June 30, 1920(Rev. W. H. Burke) Harold Irvin Zimmerman, son of W.

Irvin and Emma G. (Altemus) Zimmerman of Norris-town. Harold is connected with the athletic department ofthe West Chester schools, and the family lives in WestChester.

231 ELLEN ZIMMERMAN is married.

232 JANE ZIMMERMAN, Ellen's twin, single.

233 ELEANOR ZIMMERMAN is married.

24 CHARLES LeROY RAHN (b. 1905) m. May 10, 1930(Rev. Jos. W. Ewing) Gertrude Helen Haines (b. 1909),daughter of Wm. Haines and Mary (Davis) Haines(White). They live in Upper Frederick Twp. since 1946.

3 FRANKLIN RAHN (b. Dec. 10,1860) m. 1) Katie Hinter-leiter


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31 PETER FRANKLIN RAHN .

3 FRANKLIN RAHN m. 2) Lizzie Knittle

32 WILLIAM CHARLES RAHN ^. 4 (Hannah) LOUISA RAHN (b. Oct. 9, 1868) m. Charles

Henry

41 MARY HENRY

42 KATIE HENRY

• 43-45 Three children died in infancy.

5 CATHARINE RAHN (b. Sept. 7,1885) m. Martin Deisher.They lived at Siegfried, Pa.

51 HARVEY DEISHER

52 WARREN DEISHER

6 NATHAN RAHN, single in 1907, lived at that time at254 12th Ave., San Francisco, Cal.

7 DANIEL G. RAHN (Aug. 2,1869-Nov. 8, 1899)

8 LIZZIE RAHN (b. Dec. 19, 1870) m. Edgar Noaker. Theylived in Shippensburg, Pa.

81 VICTOR NOAKER

9 EMMA RAHN (Mar. 7,1872-JuIy 28,1890)a ELLEN RAHN m. George Righter. They live in Oley, Pa.

al ANDORO RIGHTER

a2 HENRY RIGHTER

a3 KATIE RIGHTER

a4 LEWIS RIGHTER

a5 FRED RIGHTER

7134

7134 HANNAH GROB (Jan. 24,1845-Sept. 30, 1922), daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Albrecht) Grob, m. Jan. 23, 1875William Cressman (Oct. 23,1842-Aug. 19,1915). William wasa shoemaker and farmer at Zieglerville.

1 SOPHIA CRESSMAN (b. Jan. 23,1876) m. Samuel Huber.They lived in Zieglerville, and had no children.


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7135 SAMUEL GROB (b. May 11, 1847) son of Daniel andSophia G. (Albrecht) Grob m. Sept. 3, 1898 Theresa Rest,daughter of Frederick and Eleanora (Dressier) Rest of Annapolis, Md. Samuel was a clerk at the Naval Academy.

1 EVELYN GROB (b. July 17,1899)

2 VIOLA GROB (b. Feb. 5,1903)

7136

7136SOPHIA GROB (1850-Aug. 11,1935) daughter of Danieland Sophia G. (Albrecht) Grob m. Henry H. Bolton (1851-1928), son of Richard and Euphemia Bolton. They lived atGilbertsville and are buried at Heeler's.

1 Stillborn Son

2 MARY ALICE BOLTON (Apr. 12,1877-Dec. 6. 1891)

3 JOHN R. BOLTON (b. Feb. 9, 1879) m. 1) Apr. 7, 1906Chrissie G. Gilbert (b. 1874), daughter of Isaac Gilbert.They were divorced on Feb. 20,1911. John m. 2) Jan. 5 1918EUaL. Geist Davis, daughter of Georgeand Elmira (Yerger)Geist. This was Ella's second marriage, the first (to OscarDavis), endingin divorce on Nov. 15,1909. By the first marriage. Ella, had a son, David Davis (b. 1904).

7138

7138 LAVINIA GROB (Aug. 2, 1860-May 27, 1893), daughterof Daniel and Sophia G. (Albrecht) Grob m. Jan. 9, 1892Charles B. Redfem (b. 1867) of Trappe, son of Mrs. AmandaRedfem. Lavinia is buried with her parents at Heeler's churchyard

-1 SOPHIA RBDFERN (b. May 26,1893)

7139

7139 ELLEN GROB (1867-1937), daughter of Daniel andSophia G. (Albrecht) Grob m. Dec. 25, 1909 Charles H. Fen-ner of Boyertown. There was no issue, and they are buriedat Heeler's churchyard.


7141

7141 MIRA M. GBUBB (Feb. 13,1843-Feb. 12, 1932), daughter of George and Maria (Moore) Grubb, m. Lewis ChristmanBrownback (Jan. 29,1837-June 15, 1931), son of Jesse (1807-1899) and Elizabeth (CJhiistman) (1812-1853) Brownback,and grandson of Peter (1764-1834) and Rachel Brownbackand of Jacob and Margaret (Evans) Christman. I^ewis was afarmer in Chester Co., near Spring City on the farm formerlyowned by his father-in-law, George Grubb, who died there in1874.

1 GEORGE G. BROWNBACK (b. July 23,1872) m. HannahShaner. Farmers, they live in Chester Co., near Spring City.

11 MARIE BROWNBACK (b. Aug. 14,1904) m.Buckwalter. They live at 1343 Markley St., Norristown(1953)

111 MARGARET BUCKWALTER

12 LEWIS BROWNBACK

13 GARRETT BROWNBACK

14 MIRA BROWNBACK (b. Aug. 14, 1914) m. ThomasNagle (b. Nov. 21, 1909). They live on Germantown Pike,Collegeville, R.D. 1, in Lower Providence Twp. (1953).

141 MARY LOU NAGLE

142 ELLEN NAGLE

2 JENNIE M. BROWNBACK (Aug. 26, 1873-Feb. 6, 1874)

3 EMMA ELIZABETH BROWNBACK (Nov. 6, 1876-Dec. 7,1955), single, lived near Spring CJity, in Chester Co.

4 LEWIS MARVIN BROWNBACK m. Ada Helen Trucken-miller (Mar. 20, 1887-Aug. 9, 1954), daughter of Dr. J. W.and Mira Truckenmiller. They had no children and lived at672 Haws Ave., Norristown. They are buried at Brownback'sChurchyard, Chester Co.


7152

7152 DAVID HENRY GRUBB, son of Charles and Elizabeth(Beard) Grubb, m. Harriet Rambo, daughter of Abraham andJuliana (Zimmerman) Rambo.

1 ANNIE GRUBB m. Milton Wagner, Roxboro

2 ELLA GRUBB

3 FLORA GRUBB

4 ELIZABETH GRUBB (died in infancy)

7154

7154 WILLIAM GRUBB, son of Charles and Elizabeth (Beard)Grubb, m. Alice Berkenstock. They live in Freemansburg, Pa.

1 ELIZABETH GRUBB m. William Jacoby of Easton.

2 MARY AMANDA GRUBB ra. Perclval Fennel of Allen-town.

3 HOWARD GRUBB (died in infancy)

4 ROLAND GRUBB

5 HOWARD GRUBB, Freemansburg

6 EMALINE GRUBB

7 STANLEY GRUBB

8 HELEN GRUBB

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7311 WILLIAM R. WELKER (May 13,1831-July 1,1857), sonof Jacob and Sarah (Reed) Welker, m. (Rev. Daniel Weiser)Nov. 22, 1856 Maria Hoffman of Douglass Twp. A storekeeperin Hoppenville in his native Marlborough Twp., William died,without issue, as a very young man. (The Reed History listshis death, incorrectly, as 1871.)

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7313 KATHARINE ANN WELKER (May 1, 1842-Apr. 22,1884), daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Reed) Welker, m. Jan.10, 1860 Rev. Benneville Solon SmoU (Dec. 8, 1832-Apr. 23,


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1900), a Lutheran minister. Katharine died while Bennevillewas serving a charge at Krumsville and Grimsville, BerksCo., where he stayed until 1895, after which he went to Lick-dale, Lebanon Co.

Katharine bore 13 children, only the first four of whomsurvived her death by more than a year. She is buried at NewGoshenhoppen where her grave is marked by a handsomeobelisk of granite. Although Rev. Smoll is buried at Lickdale,his name and his burial place are listed on one side of theobelisk.

Benneville married 2) on Mar. 2, 1885 Amelia S. Dietrichof Albany, Pa., a sister of the Rev. F. S. Dietrich, who was amissionary in India. By this second union there were sevenchildren, of whom the following six survived his death: Katie,James, Kedurah, Amanda, Paul, and George.

Rev. Smoll was killed at Perkiomen Junction, MontgomeryCo., by a locomotive while he was walking along the tracks,waiting for train connections enroute from Lickdale to Per-kiomenville, for his brother's funeral. The accident was witnessed by a nephew, a son of Charles Smith.

1 REV. EDWIN HARRISON SMOLL (b. Phila., Apr. 2,1861; d. Schuylkill Haven, Apr. 15, 1950) m. Oct. 2,1890 Mada A, Weaver (b. Cressona, Sdhuylkill Co., Jan. 15,1872-d. Jan. 27,1952). They lived most of their life togetherin Schuylkill Haven, where Rev. Edwin served as a Lutheranminister for 61 years, fifty of them in active service.

11 RUTH IRENE SMOLL (b. Mar. 22, 1892) m. Oct. 2,1915 (on her parents' silver anniversary) Albert R.Maberry, son of Charles and Emma (Miller) Maberry ofSchuylkill Haven. They reside at 122 Paxson Ave., Schuylkill Haven.

Ill LUCILLE SMOLL MABERRY (b. Oct. 30,1916) m.June 30,1944 0. Creation Detwiler. They live in Schuylkill Haven.

1111 EDWIN C. DETWILER (b. Mar. 31,1948)

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1112 THOMAS ALBERT DETWILER (b. Mar. 18,• 1952)

2 CHARI^S JACOB SMOLL (b. Phila., Nov. 9, 1862) m.Dec. 23,1883 Malbra AmeliaSchlencker (b. GreenwichTwp.,Berks Co., Mar. 2, 1867). The couple had separated beforehe died.

21 (Charles) MAXIMILIAN SMOLL (1884-1948) m. May16,1903 (Rev. W.Fox) AitnieL. Neiman (b. Dec. 4,1883),daughter of Henry and Emma Neiman of New Hanoverivp. They lived in Pennsburg where the widow stillmaintains a home at Fourth and Dotts Sts.

211 LeROY SMOLL (Aug. 15, 1904^1938) m. EUa Miller (b. Mar. 20, 1908), daughter of Joseph and Katie M.(Kline) (1882-1953) Miller and granddaughter of Phillip and Elia (Folk) Kline. LeRoy was killed in a motoraccident. Ella has since remarried, to Milton Gehman,a widower, and they live at 425 Main St., Pennsburg.

2111 LINWOOD SMOLL

2112 HAROLD SMOLL m. Jan. 2, 1954 June S. Fox,daughter df-Edwin Fox of Palm.

21121 Son (b. July 16,1954)

212 EARL SMOLL (b. Feb. 22,1906) m. Margaret Ne-hart. They live in Emmaus.

2121 RONALD SMOLL

213 BERT SMOLL (b. May 21, 1908) m. Carrie Fen-stermacher They were divorced in 1951, Bert m. 2)Lillian K. Hetrick.

2131 BERT CHARLES SMOLL, Jr. (b. June 10,1953)

22 ANNIE MALERA SMOLL (b. 1886) m. Feb. 7, 1903Herman W. Offner (b. 1884), son of John and AnnieOffner.

342 bulletin of historical society; of Montgomery county

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221 HERMAN L. OFFNER (b. 1903) m. Helen S. Lay-ser of Edinboro. Herman has his PhD from Columbia

.(1043) and is on the faculty of the Edinboro StateTeachers College, Edinboro, Pa., where he lives withhis family.

2211 JEAN MAE OFFNER (b. Feb. 25, 1924) m.Harold Nichols

2212 JOHN L. OFFNER (b. 1930)

222 LEON N. OFFNER (b. 1905) m. Edith Mae Helman

223 STANFORD V. OFFNER (b. 1907) m. Helen B.Dilliplane

2231 CAROL ANN OFFNER (b. 1942)

2232 KAREN LEE OFFNER (b. 1946)

23 HARVEY FRANKLIN SMOLL (b. 1888) m. Mary L.Hetrick. They live in Quakertown.

231 HELEN M. S. SMOLL (b. 1910) m. Paul S. Mohr.They live in Quakertown,

2311 ROBERT S. MOHR (b. 1932)

232 HAZEL H. SMOLL (b. 1910) m. Josiah N. Slotter.. . They live in Quakertown.

2321 JOHN N. SLOTTER (b. 1935)

233 CLYDE H. SMOLL (b. 1914) m. Martha S. Deiley.They live in Quakertown. Clyde pitched ball professionally for the Philadelphia Phillies for a short time.

2331 SANDRA LEE SMOLL (b. 1940)

2332 CLYDE H. SMOLL, Jr. (b. 1942)

. 2333 Son bom about 1952.

. .234 JOHN F. SMOLL (b. 1920) m. Gladys M. Cressman.They live in Quakertown,

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2341 JOHN SMOLL, Jr. (b. 1948)

24 ROBERT CHESTER SMOLL (b. Feb. 2,1890) m. Sal-lie Hauck Brey (b. Jan. 15, 1890), daughter of Mahlonand Mary (Hauck) Brey. Their home is in Red Hill.

241 CLARENCE L. SMOLL (b. Sept. 19,1909) m. May6,1933 (Rev. Cyrus Held) Evelyn H. Akerman (b. Dee.16, 1909), daughter of Ambrose S., and Ida (Haas)Akerman of Sumneytown. Although they have no children, they have an adopted son, William, bom 1932.

242 WILLARD SMOLL (1911-May 10, 1953). Willardserved in World War II. He was killed in an auto accident in Pennsburg, had never married.

243IVA M. SMOLL (b. 1913) m. Morris B. Weidemoyer

244 DONALD SMOLL (b. Dec. 11, 1915) m. AlverdaS. Musselman (b. 1914). They live at Perkiomenville,R.D.

2441 DONALD ROBERT SMOLL (b. Dec., 1946)

245 GRACE LEONA SMOLL (b. Mar. 18, 1918) m.Dec. 19, 1936 John Earl Rader (b. Apr. 4, 1910), sonof Harry E. and Emma (Binder) Rader. They live inRed Hill in the first house on Main Street as you enterfrom Pennsburg.

2451 JOHN B. RADER (b. 1943)

2452 JANET E. RADER (b. 1944)

246 FLOYD SMOLL (b. 1921) m. 1951 Arlene Koch.They live at Sixth and Washington Streets, Red Hill.

2461 DANIEL SMOLL

25 ELMIRA HANNA SMOLL (Mar. 22, 1892-July 2,1892)

26 Unnamed twin (Mar. 22, 1892-Mar. 24, 1892)


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27 OLIVER IRA SMOLL (b. 1895) m. 1) Mar. 17, 1916Mary M. Moyer (1895-ca. 1928), daughter of Ahalnel andBelinda (Ziegler) Moyer. They made their home at 1961West.Broad St., Bethlehem. Oliver has remarried and continues to live in Bethlehem.

271 ROYDON R. SMOLL (b. 1916) m. Evelyn M. Ortt.They live in Bethlehem, have two children, a son anda daughter.

272 WALTER M. SMOLL (b. 1918) m. Helen Smith..They live in Bethlehem.

2721 WALTER SMOLL, Jr. (b. 1944)

2722 MARY SMOLL

2723 THOMAS SMOLL

273 BETTY JEAN SMOLL (19i26-1927)

3 BENNEVILLE SOLON SMOLL, Jr. (b. Phila., July 8,186.4) m. Jan. 31,.1886 Am^da Lichty (b. Krumsville, June24, 1864-d. Allentown, Nov. 30> 1956), daughter of Lewisand Catherine (Oswald) Lichty. Benneville was a gas fitterin Allentown.

31 SADIE AMANDA SMOLL m. Ambrose LeGrath of

' Allentown. They live at 126 N. Madison St., Allentown(1956)

311 Son

4 WILLIAM W. SMOLL (b. Phila., Dec. 4, 1865) m. Dec.11»1887 Elizabeth Reed (b. Pottsgrove Twp., Aug. 10,1869),daughter of Milton and .Rebecca (Bortz) Reed. They livein Red Hill.

41 KATE MINERVA SMOLL (June 30, 1888-Oct. 10,1892)

42 GEORGE FRANKLIN SMOLL (June 26, 1889-Jan. 1,1895)


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43 HARRY MBLVIN SMOLL (Dec. 23,1891-Feb. 3,1912)m. Apr. 15,1911 (Rev. Geo. W. Lutz) Irene J. Welder (b.

. 1891), daughter of Albert and Bnuna J. (Gery) Welder.After Harry died, Irene m. Aug. 8, 1914, Benjamin H.Wealand of Emmaus.

431 MARION ELIABETH SMOLL (b. Nov. 10, 1911)

44 EVA MARY SMOLL (Nov. 3,1893-Dec. 25,1894)

45 WILLIAM ELMER SMOLL (Oct. 1, 1895-1951) diedin Emmaus. He had been married and left a family.

46 LILLIAN SMOLL (b. 1898) m. Aug. 19, 1916 (Rev.Lutz) Clarence H. Hoffman (b. 1894)

5 FRANK NEWTON SMOLL (Oct. 5, 1867-Aug. 20, 1868)

6 Son (died at birth, Mar. 13,1869)

7 OSWIN MOSES SMOLL (May 1,1872-Nov. 22,1885)

8 ALVIN MARTIN LUTHER SMOLL (Oct. 15, 1874-Dec.4,1885)

9 CHESTER MILTON SMOLL (Sept. 17, 1876-Feb. 6, 1880)a DANIEL CYRUS SMOLL (Sept. 17, 1876-Dec. 3, 1883)b GEORGE SAMUEL SM6lL (Apr. 17,1882-Dee; 1,1885)c BENJAMIN SMOLL (Apr. 17, 1884-Apr. 19, 1884)d mWIN B. SMOLL (Apr. 17, 1884-Apr. 19, 1884)

Acquisitions

Ronald E. Heaton: Booklet, Valley Forge, Yesterday and Today, copyrighted, 1966, by the donor.

Dr. Kenneth D. Wells: Complete collection of literature releases ofFreedoms Foundation, Inc., Valley Forge, since its inception in 1949down to the present.

Mrs. K. W. McHose: Family Bible with records of Walters, Whitmanand McHose. Framed, embroidered map of England, 1803. Otheritems.

Mrs. Livingston Corson: Large, framed oil portrait of Thomas Hovenden,the artist.

Dr. Edward P. Corson: Genealogical Record in Manuscript of Corson,Dickinson, Dungan, Wright and other branches and connections, byDr. Hiram Corson. The only remaining wooden stool from the oldschoolhouse still standing on his homestead at Plymouth Meeting,together with snapshots of same. The diary of Charles Follen Corson,1855-1860. Fifteen bound. volumes of the journals of Dr. HiramCorson of Plymouth Meeting, 1828-1896. This latter, being a remarkable acquisition on which a feature article will likely appear in theBulletin at a later date.

Miss Emily R. Ralston: Six pieces of antique silver plate, namely teapot,sugar bowl, creamer,' waste bowl, cake basket and sugar tongs.Presented in memory of Miss Isabel Grier Ralston—a lifelong resident of Norristown, and for many years a deeply interested memberof the Society. Book, "Early American Copper, Tin and Brass," byHenry J. Kauffman, 1950.

William Clayton Jones: Holy Bible, German, Martin Luther version,Nurnberg, 1733, being,the Bible of Reverend John Philip Boehm,an ancestor of the donor. Other items.

Mrs. Frank B. Moore: Burke's Landed Gentry, Volumes I and II, London,1898. Bas-relief of Theodore Roosevelt, by James Earle Frazer.Woven coverlet. Other items.

Mrs. Daniel P. Yost: A lot of books among which were: McClellan'sOwn Story, New York, 1887; Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel DeFoe,1853; Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, two volumes, by Sir Walter Scott,1859; The Conscript, by Alexander Dumas, 1863; Plutarch's Lives,

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by William Mavor, 1853; The History of the World, by SamuelMounder, 1853; Life of George Washington, two volumes, by J. E.Schroeder, 1857; The History of Montgomery County, by Theodore

. W. -Bean, 1884; and Biographies, Men of Montgomery County, byMoses Auge, 1879.

David E. Groshens, Esq.: Booklet, The Quaker Persuasion, by WilliamWistar Comfort, 1956.

Joseph K. Fornance: Typescript genealogy, Descent of Joseph KnoxFornance from William Warner of Blockley, prepared by L. H.Browback, 1955. Letter of invitation from Cadet Winfield ScottHancock to the Hon. Joseph Fornance to attend a ball at WestPoint, 1841. A History of the Schuylkill Fishing Company; State inSchuyUcill, 1732-1888. Numerous other pamphlets and booklets,

' letters and souvenirs. Old St. Paul's Church, 1760-1898. Old Plan ofPews, First Presbyterian Church, Norristown, 1850. Box of wearingapparel.

Miss Jessie Reed: Four photographs; Jeffersonville school and scholarsin 1872 and 1886; Jeffersonville Centennial Presbyterian Church in1876, before it burned; and Mary Elizabeth Reed, age 10, the sisterof Dr. W. H. Reed.

John Abbet Walls: The Abbott-Adlum-Green Families, by Willis W.Eisenhart, 1957.

Miss Nancy P. Highley: Autograph album of Felix, F. Highley as a^ student at Treemount Seminary, 1851.

Mrs, Letitia A. Smith: Set of Wax Flower Cutters and Leaf Forms madeof tin used in the making of wax ornaments for bell jars.

James deMasson Hunsicker: Programs of the Press League of Bucksand Montgomery Counties for the years 1922, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932and 1933. Membership card of Clifton S. Hunsicker in the PressLeague. Other items.

Fred. Wm. Grimison: Oaken pale taken from the Revolutionary home ofHenry Melchior Muhlenberg, located in the borough of Trappe, nowoccupied by the donor. To retain the winter warmth of the home, athree-inch layer of clay re-inforced with straw was laid between thefloor joists, and on such pales fitted into grooves in the joists anddirectly below the floor boards. According to J. F. Sachse, this wasan old world custom, and one seldom found in this country. Oneother instance, however, is in the house "Kedar" of the EphrataCloister group. Most of this early type of insulation against coldand vermin yet remains in Muhlenberg House today, and the oaken


pales and timbers are in a remarkable state of preservation aftermore than 200 years of placement. Recently an English half pennybearing the likeness of George II of England (1727-1760) fell fromthe clay, evidently having been lost there when the house was builtby an English parishioner of the nearby ancient Augustus LutheranChurch.

Andrew Morgan: Genealogical Chart showing his ancestry and that ofhis wife, the former Anna Schmolze, for many generations. Walnutcutlery box of intricate cut work design. 18 pieces of bone handledcutlery of an unusual design made by Marshes and Sheppard,England.

Miss Jessie Hunsicker: Civil War trunk, framed photograph and buttonsfrom uniform of Lt. Davis Hunsicker. Docket of Joseph W.Hunsicker, Burgess of Norristown, 1852-1853. Some Civil War lettersof the Hunsicker family and a lot of law books from the libary ofJoseph W. Hunsicker. An Atlas, Hopkins, 1877. Other items.

Mrs. Horace C. Coleman, Sr.: Banners In The Wilderness, Early Yearsof Washington and Jefferson College, by Helen Turnbull Waite,University of Pittsburgh Press, 1956. Autographed copy. The donoris the author and one of our members.

Acquired by purchase: THE DELP FAMILY, compiled by Harvey H.Wimmer, 1950, 12 pages. THE GALL AND WILLIAMS'GENEALOGY, by Olive Gall Newcomer, 1953. POTTER'S PRIMER,by Jane Snead, Jenkintown, 1943. VALLEY FORGE, A Chronicleof American Heroism, by Prank H. Taylor, Philadelphia, 1911.GENEALOGY OF THE BINNEY FAMILY IN THE UNITEDSTATES, by Charles J. P. Binney, N. Y., 1886. SYNG OF PHILADELPHIA, GOLDSMITH, Philadelphia, 1891. ACKERMAN GENEALOGY, compiled by Claire Ackerman Vliet, 1950. THE IRONCOLLAR, by Pedor Sommer, translated by Andrew S. Berky, published by Schwenkfelder Library, 1956. Etliche Schone ChristlicheLieber, Billmeyer, Germantown, 1785. The Farmar-Billop Family.

Other donors to whom we are grateful:—Estate of Josiah G. Gerhart,Mrs. Irene D. S. Conard, Mrs. Warren A. Shearer, Milton Rubincam,Dr. Samuel Booth Sturgis, Mrs. Frances H. Liggett, Rufus K.Schwenk, Paul G. Roberts, Miss Dorothy Landis, Robert F. Sutton,Sr., The Alumni Association of Hatfield Joint School, James M.Lacey, Norristown School Board, J. K. B. Hansell, Henry P. Friend,Mrs. Emma Owen Ickes, Morris L. Bean, Schwenkfelder Library,Donald A. Gallager, Esq., Hon. Samuel K. McConnell, Jr., SeymourL. Green, Esq., Mrs. Frank B. Moore, Mrs. Daniel F. Yost, LehighCounty Historical Society, Mrs. Stanley Anders, Mrs. Gertrude

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Metlen Wolfram, Warren A. Maekleer, Miss Eva G. Davis, MrsLaura K. Heinhold, Mrs. Philip .M. Allen, Mrs. Mabelle M. Kirk-bride, Mrs. Edward Wolfe, Joseph Shrawder, Calvin Herring,Calvin S. Hathaway, Joseph Gramm, C. Rodney Morris, Jr., Mrs.Edward Buyers, The Colonial Dames of America, Mrs. Daniel Maher,Howard Egolf, Miss Ardella G. Styer, C. H. Jamison, Mrs. P.Spencer Roach, Mrs. Philip M. Allen,

JANE KEPLINGER BURRIS, lAhrarian

Reports on Membership

NEW MEMBERS (Elected November 17, 1956)

Dr. Milton M. Auslander

Mrs. J. Edward Brewer

Dr. Jane S. BurgoonDr. Carroll F. BurgoonDr Salvatore C. CarfagnoDr. Remo Fabbri

Henry P. FriendDr. M. Louise Gloeckner

C. DeHaven Grace

Miss M. Alice GrebeDr. Charles N. Gross

Mrs. S. J. HiUes

Miss Edith Kessler

Mrs. John KingDr. Malcolm E. Kneeland

Dr. Eugene M. LabowskiDr.

Dr. Lawrence Limbert

Dr. Richard R.- IxtughlinDr. Robert D. MayRev. John A. McConomyDr. Frank L. Miller

Miss Mary MillerMrs. Naomi K. Norton

Dr. Edward B. Ocelus

Dr. Abraham RapoportMiss Florence V. Reber

Eric H. Sander

George W. Steidle, Jr.Wilbur G. SteinbrightDr. Edwin F. Tait

Mrs. Kenneth D. Wells

Dr. Kenneth D. Wells

James G. Watson

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Dr. M. H. Genkins

NEW MEMBERS (Elected February 22, 1957)

Mrs. William F. BlackSamuel J. Bunting, Jr.Henry CadwaladerMrs. Eleanor Parker PitlerRichard H. Foltz

Mrs. Richard H. Foltz

Mrs. Vincent Godshall

Howard W. Gross

Miss Martha V. HarrisMrs. Harlan N. Hartness

Maj. Gen. Harlan N. HartnessMiss Claire HoranClarence Kulp, Jr.

Willis R.

Archie B. Love

Ezra MarkleyMiss Elizabeth C. MorganDr. William T. Parsons

Everett S. Powers

Peter J. ReillyMiss Catharine M. Ruth

W. C. SawyerRev. Nevin E. SchellenbergerMiss Kathryn M. SpencerMiss Marilyn L. SteinbrightMiss Mary Belle WallisElkins Wetherill

Wonsidler

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William F. DoughtenMrs. Thomas B. EllisVincent Godshall

George L. HarrisonJames K. Helms

Mark Y. Henricks

DeathsAlbert F. Miller

Theodore MorganRalph A. MorseMrs. Frederick PooleGeorge Winterhalter SchultzMrs. Frederick M. White

Norris D. Wright

The membership status at the conclusion of the annual meeting,February 22, 1957, was as follows:

Honorary Members 4Life Members 37Annual Members 625

Total Membership 666

Jean Gottshall Moll, Gorrespovding Secretary

November Meeting

The regular meeting of The Historical Society of MontgomeryCounty was convened at 2:15 P.M. on November 17, 1956 at the buildingof the Society, with President Groshens presiding.

The minutes, of, the April meeting were read and approved.Upon a motion duly seconded and passed, Dr. M. H. Genkins was

elected to life membership in the Society.President Groshens read the November 2d letter of Dr. Edward

P. Corsoni' covering the fifteen volumes of the journals of Dr. HiramCorson, to be deposited with the Society^ Following this, Dr. Coi'sonmade the presentation, and spoke of the local history and geographyin the journals, which were kept during the more than sixty years ofDr. Hiram Corson's medical practice.

President Groshens introduced Dr. John A. Munroe, Chairman ofthe History Department of the University of Delaware, who discussedwith great interest the UNITY OP THE DELAWARE VALLEY, andthe many factors which entered into this unity.

At the close of the meeting the Hospitality Committee served tea.

Eva G. Davis, Recording Secretary

February Meeting

The annual meeting of The Historical Society of MontgomeryCounty was convened at 2:10 P.M., February 22, 1957, at the buildingof the Society, with President Groshens presiding. The minutes of theNovember meeting were read and approved.

In the absence of Lyman A. Kratz, Treasurer, the report for 1956was read by Robert L. Kratz. This showed an annual income of $10,058.56,and annual expenditures of $8,122.61, and a balance of $1,985.95 on hand,December 31, 1956. The report had been duly audited by R. RonaldDettre and Mrs. Harold Mowday, and upon a motion duly seconded andpassed was received and ordered filed.

Mrs. Johnson read the report of the Nominating Committee, with thefollowing nominations:

President Trustees

David E. Groshens, Esq. Kirke Bryan, Esq.Vice-Presidents Harry L. Christman

George K. Brecht, Esq. Mrs. H. H. Francine

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Foster C. Hillegass Donald A. Gallager, Esq.Hon. Alfred L. Taxis Herbert H. Ganser

Recording Secretary David E. Groshens, Esq.Eva G. Davis Kenneth H. Hallman

Corresponding Secretary George M. HardingMrs. H. Donald Moll Nancy P. Highley

Financial Secretary Foster 0. HillegassMrs. LeRoy Burris Arthur H. Jenkins

Treasurer Mrs. A. Conrad JonesLyman A. Kratz Hon. Harold G. Knight

Lyman A. KratzMrs. Franklin B. Wildman, Jr.

Kirke Bryan, Esq., took the chair during the election. There being nofurther nominations from the floor it was moved and seconded that thereport of the Nominating Committee be adopted, and the nominationswere declared closed. Upon a motion duly seconded and passed, theSecretary was directed to cast a collective ballot for the nominees. Thisbeing done, the nominees were declared duly elected for the ensuing year.

President Groshens returned to the chair. He commented on this,our 76th birthday anniversary, and also the birth anniversary of GeorgeWashington. In this connection he read several of the letters whichGeorge Washington had written from Valley Forge in 1778 which revealed so well the difficulties he faced.

President Groshens introduced Robert C. Bucher, of Schwenksville,who discussed the floor boards dated "1623" and "1632," found severalyears ago in Salford township, during the renovations of two properties.Interesting colored slides were shown, and one of the floor boards wason exhibition, as well as some sketches by Arthur Sullivan, and severalphotographs.

President Groshens commented on the exhibition of the signaturesof George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and General George G. Meade,in honor of the birthday anniversary of George Washington. He alsocalled attention to the large, tinted lithograph of George Washington,by Julien, after Stuart, the gift of the late Mr. E. L. Rothenberger, ofNorristown.

The matter of the Indian relics which are being turned up in theexcavations back of Limekiln Pike in Glenside was raised. Hope wasexpressed that the finds might be deposited with our Society. PresidentGroshens requested Mrs. Burris to write to the Cheltenham SchoolDistrict about these Indian artifacts.

At the close of the meeting, the Hospitality Committee served tea.

Eva G. Davis, Recording Secretary

The Historicol Society of Montgomery County has for itsobject the pr^ervation of the civil, political and religioushistory of the county, as well as the promotion of the studyof history. The building up of a library for historical researchhas been materially aided in the past by donations of family,church and graveyard records; letters, diaries and othermanuscript material. Valuable files of newspapers have alsobeen contributed. This public-spirited support has been highlyappreciated and is earnestly desired for the future.

Membership in the Society is open to all interested persons,whether residents of the county or not, and all such personsare invited to have their names proposed at any meeting. Theannual dues are $4.00; life membership, $50.00. Every member is entitled to a copy of each issue of The Bulletin, free.Additional Copies, One Dollar Each.

Historical Building, 1654 DeKalb Street, Norristown, withits library and museum, is open for visitors each week dayfrom 10 A.M. to 12 M. and 1 to 4 P.M., except Saturday afternoon. The material in the library may be freely consulted during these hours, but no book may be taken from the building.

To Our Friends

Our Society needs funds for the furthering of its work, its expansion, its growth and development. This can very nicely be doneihrough bequests from members and friends in the disposition of theirestates. The Society needs more funds in investments placed at interest;the income arising therefrom would give the Society an annual returnto meet its needs. Following is a form that could be used in the makingof wills:

I HEREBY GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO THE

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY,

PENNSYLVANIA, THE SUM OF

DOLLARS ($ )

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