Pennsylvania German Ancestors

Pennsylvania German Ancestors

Author: Anne Frysinger Shifflet

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 586

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Chiefly, a record of ancestors and descendants of Hiram James Frysinger and Irene Keller Royer. Hiram was born on April 11, 1908 as the first child of George M. Frysinger (1885-1949) and Clara Belle Schaffner (1888-1975). While in college, he met Irene Royer who was born on February 6, 1909. She was the daughter of Clayton H. Royer (1881-1939) and Susan M. Keller (1880-1974). Hiram and Irene had five children. Both were active in the community and in their Church of the Brethren. Irene died on March 20, 1971. Hiram married second Miriam Frantz Wenger on September 18, 1971. Miriam died on January 14, 1992. Hiram died August 20, 1997. Both Hiram and Irene were buried in the Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Hanoverdale, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.


Michael Weidler--his Antecedents and Descendants

Michael Weidler--his Antecedents and Descendants

Author: Elizabeth V. Meredith

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Published: 1987

Total Pages: 436

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Michael Weidler (1705-1770) was born in Kirchardt, Baden, Germany. He married Anna Elizabeth Klein in 1726. They came to America in 1727 and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Texas, California and elsewhere. Includes ancestors in Germany and Switzerland.


Why I'm Me

Why I'm Me

Author: Helen Gates Meadors

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 192

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The Gates family originated in Essex, England. William E. Gates (1819- 1897) was born in England and immigrated to America. He married Elizabeth Mitchel in New York in 1840 and they became the parents of seven children, one of whom was Thomas Judson Gates (1847-1910). Thomas married Sarah Elizabeth Funk (1860-1906) in 1877 and they settled in Funks Grove, Illinois where they became the parents of seven children. One their children was William Evelyn Gates (1883-1956) who married Clara Esther Burkhart (1895-1981) in 1912. They were the parents of nine children. Descendants live in Illinois and other parts of the United States.


Descendents [sic] of Jacob and Susanna Kissinger

Descendents [sic] of Jacob and Susanna Kissinger

Author: Alda Jean Fredine

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 400

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A genealogy of the descendants of Jacob Kissinger born about 1690 and his wife Susanna. He came form the Protocols of Electoral Palatinate District of Heidelberg to America in 1726/27. Many of his descendants settled in Gratz Valley, Berks County, Lebanon County, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.


The Burbach-Poorbaugh-Purbaugh Family History, 1771-1974

The Burbach-Poorbaugh-Purbaugh Family History, 1771-1974

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Published: 1976

Total Pages: 614

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Philipp Burbach (ca. 1749-ca. 1812) emigrated from Germany to Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, married widow Elizabeth (Ilgengritz) Blickensderfer, and served in the Revolutionary War. Descendants (spelling the surname Poorbaugh or Purbaugh) lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Alberta and elsewhere in Canada.