John Walter Bryant

Father: John H. Bryant Sr.
Mother: Ada E. Reiman

Sex: Male
Born: September 25, 1911 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: June 2, 1987 - St. Louis, Missouri (age 75)
Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackaon Co., Illinois

Spouse: Ruth gordon (b. 1911)
Married: October 22, 1933

Census: 1920, 1930 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Christopher Buckwalter

Father: David Buckwalter
Mother: Barbara Pawling Ziegler

Sex: Male
Born: February 7, 1788 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: August 8, 1871 - Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 83)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Daniel B. Buckwalter

Father: David Buckwalter
Mother: Barbara Pawling Ziegler

Sex: Male
Born: December 30, 1780 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: March 30, 1861 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 80)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

David Buckwalter

Father: John (Johannes) Buckwalter
Mother: Magdalena Longenecker

Sex: Male
Born: March 19, 1753 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: March 27, 1819 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 66)

Spouse: Barbara Pawling Ziegler
Married: about 1778 - Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
John Buckwalter
Daniel B. Buckwalter
David Buckwalter
Jacob Buckwalter
Samuel Buckwalter
Christopher Buckwalter
Joseph Buckwalter (b. 1788/9 d. 1878)
Barbara Buckwalter

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

David Buckwalter

Father: David Buckwalter
Mother: Barbara Pawling Ziegler

Sex: Male
Born: November 5, 1782 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: August 14, 1865 (age 82)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Daniel Buckwalter

Father: Jacob Buckwalter
Mother: Elizabeth Landis Longacre

Sex: Male
Born: 1867/8 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 28, 1899 - Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Contractor and builder

Census: 1870 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
1880 - East Perkiomen, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Henry Buckwalter

Father: Johannes Buckwalter
Mother: Maria Heberin

Sex: Male
Born: August 14, 1775 - Charleston, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1853 - Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 78)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Jacob Buckwalter

Father: William Buckwalter
Mother: Anna Fry

Sex: Male
Born: December 29, 1834 - Lower Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Died: - Skippack, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Elizabeth Landes Longacre
Married: February 6, 1864 - St. Luke's Reformed Church, Trappe, Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
William Harvey Buckwalter
Elmer Buckwalter (b. 1865/6)
Daniel Buckwalter
Emanuel Buckwalter (b. 1870/1)
Jacob Longacre Buckwalter

An interesting biography on Jacob can be found on pages 435-437 in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania edited by Ellwood Roberts. You can link to it here.

Relation to me: not related by blood

Last update: 6.6.07

Jacob Buckwalter

Father: David Buckwalter
Mother: Barbar Pawling Ziegler

Sex: Male
Born: January 31, 1784 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: July 7, 1859 - Charleston, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 75)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Johannes Buckwalter

Father: John (Johannes) Buckwalter
Mother: Magdalena Longenecker

Sex: Male
Born: July 13, 1748 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 8, 1835 - Charleston, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 86)

Spouse: Maria Heberin

Children:
Henry Buckwalter

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

John Buckwalter

Father: David Buckwalter
Mother: Barbara Pawling Ziegler

Sex: Male
Born: May 13, 1778 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: between 1809 and 1811 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

John (Johannes) Buckwalter

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Male
Born: 1698 - Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: August 1776 - Charleston, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 78)

Spouse: Magdalena Longenecker
Married: about 1740 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Esther Buckwalter (b. 1747)
Johannes Buckwalter
David Buckwalter
They had another son in 1755, who probably died in infancy.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.6.07

John H. Bryant Sr.

Father: William Walter Bryant
Mother: Permelia Elizabeth Watkins

Sex: Male
Born: October 2, 1879 - Illinois
Died: February 21, 1969 - Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 89)
Buried: Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery, Murphysboro, Jackaon Co., Illinois

Spouse: Ada E. Reiman
Married: October 5, 1902 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:
William Josiah Bryant
Bertha Almetha Bryant
John Walter Bryant

Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Samuel Buckwalter

Father: David Buckwalter
Mother: Barbara Pawling Ziegler

Sex: Male
Born: March 6, 1785 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 7, 1879 - Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (age 93)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.05

Delia Butter

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: 1865/66
Died: September 7, 1895 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Buried: September 10, 1895 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

Spouse: William M. Dillhoefer
Comments: - Delia died in her home at 246 Brownell St.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.5.07

Johann Wendel Becker

Father:

?

Mother:

?

Sex:

Male

Born:

September 24, 1731 - Dimbach, Pfalz, Germany

Spouse:

Anna Apollonia Mueller

Married:

February 13, 1759 - Vorderweidenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Children:

  1. Henrich Baltasar Becker

2nd Spouse:

Anna Maria Veiock

Married:

February 1, 1768 - Vorderweidenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Children:

  1. Johann Jacob Becker - (b. 1.10.1769)
  2. Johann Christoffel Becker
  3. Johann Georg Becker
  4. Johann Henrich Becker

Relation to me:

Not related by blood

Last update: 7.24.2008

Sarah Elizabeth Beam

Father: Hiram Beam
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Ash

Sex: Female
Born: October 14, 1840 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 31, 1921 - Lincoln Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 81)
Buried: Beam Cemetery, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Isaiah Bell (b. 3.19.1837 d. 8.26.1904)
Married: November 1, 1860 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
William Albert Bell (b. 9.27.1861 d. 11.24.1918)
Edmund Bell (b. 8.7.1863 d. 2.27.1940)
Robert Franklin Bell (b. 4.27.1866 d. 1.5.1927)
Charles B. Bell (b. 11.21.1870 d. 3.25.1955)
Cecil Isaiah Bell (b. 3.28.1885 d. 9.25.1960)

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1900, 1910, 1920 - Lincoln Twp., somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 9.8.07

Sophia Magdalena Benckler

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: February 8, 1716/17 - Lemberg, Germany
Died: December 15, 1752 - Vorderweidenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (age 35/36)

Spouse: Johann Theobald Acker
Married: April 14, 1739 - Vorderweidenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Children:
Maria Elisabeth Acker
Maria Barbara Acker
Johann Michael Acker
Johann Jacob Acker
Maria Margreta Acker
Johann David Acker
Maria Catarina Acker
Philip Jacob Acker

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.20.07

Pearl N. Burkett

Father: William Burkett
Mother: Anna Flaugh

Sex: Female
Born: July 6, 1905 - Portage, Portage Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 18, 1988 - Somerset, somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 82)
Buried: February 20, 1988 - Prospect Cemetery, Portage, Portage Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Friedens Lutheran Church, Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Lloyd A. Reitz

Obituary: Daily American, February 19, 1988
"Pearl N. Reitz, 82, 304 West Sanner St., Somerset, died Feb. 18, 1988, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born July 6, 1905, in Portage, daughter of William and Anna (Flaugh) Burkett. Preceded in death by parents; first husband, Harry Lauffer; three brothers; three sisters; sons: Robert and James; and a grandson. Survived by her husband, Lloyd; son, Raymond Lauffer, married to Josephine OiII, Armaugh; daughters-in-law: Kay Summerson, Mundy's Corner; and Colleen Lauffer, Akron, Ohio; stepson, Ray Reitz, Jim Thorpe, Pa.; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Third Society of Farm Women, B.Y.K.O.T.A. and Lutheran Fellowship of Trinity Lutheran Church, Somerset. Family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown. Viewing from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Friedens Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James R. Ling officiating. Interment, Prospect Cemetery, Portage. Memorials may be given to the organ fund of Friedens Lutheran Church in her name."
This obituary can be found at this USGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.5.07

Mary Buechley

Father: Joseph Buechley
Mother: Susanna Miller

Sex: Female
Born: May 25, 1820 - Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: April 25, 1915 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 94)
Buried: Rayman Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: George Reitz

Census: 1880 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.6.07

Clara Buettner

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: February 1872 - Ohio
Died: February 1, 1916 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio (age 44)
Buried: February 4, 1916 - St. Joseph's Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

Spouse: Frank J. Dillhoefer
Married: before 1891

Children:
Leonarda Dillhoefer

Census: 1900 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio (1485 Buettner Ct.)

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.6.07

Eileen Belle Bunker

Father: William D. bunker
Mother: Matilda Sauvain

Sex: Female
Born: August 15, 1918 - Copley, Summit Co., Ohio
Died: November 2, 2000 - Kissimmii, Osceola Co., Florida (age 82)

Spouse: Kenneth Leon Zufall
Married: April 2, 1939

Children:
Kay Louise Zufall
Kenneth Leon Zufall Jr.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.6.07

William Harvey Buckwalter

Father: Jacob Buckwalter
Mother: Elizabeth Landis Longacre

Sex: Male
Born: November 23, 1864 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1938 - Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Catherine Stauffer Hallman (b. 8.18.1867)
Married: October 17, 1888 - Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Elizabeth H. Buckwalter (b. 11.24.1891)
Cora H. Buckwalter (b. 3.15.1893)
Eva H. Buckwalter (b. May.1896)
Harvey H. Buckwalter (b. 3.25.1906 d. Apr.1985)

Census: 1870 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
1880 - East Perkiomen, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 - Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Jacob Longacre Buckwalter

Father: Jacob Buckwalter
Mother: Elizabeth Landis Longacre

Sex: Male
Born: October 23, 1873 - Upper Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
Died: July 26, 1957 (age 83)

Occupation: Carpenter for Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia (1918), Contractor and builder

Spouse: Amanda Stauffer Hallman (b. 11.15.1876 d. 3.19.1964)
Married: February 22, 1895

Children:
Catherine H. Buckwalter (b. 1.31.1899)

Census: 1880 - East Perkiomen, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
1910 - Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania

Comments: - Suffered for athsma.
- Jacob registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. He was tall and stout and had gray eyes and dark hair.

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Eva Charlotta Brandstaetter

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: March 2, 1766 - Froshen, Germany

Spouse: Johann Wendel Schuetz

Married: February 5, 1782 - Thaleischweiler, Froshen, Germany

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.14.07

Bertha Almetha Bryant

Father: John H. Bryant Sr.
Mother: Ada E. Reiman

Sex: Female
Born: January 29, 1908 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: October 27, 1989 - Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 90)
Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackaon Co., Illinois

Spouse: Vern Edward Garver (b. 6.22.1905 d. 1.16.1987)
Married: October 16, 1931

Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.6.07

Leta M. Brown

Father: Simon Brown
Mother: Emma Bittner

Sex: Female
Born: May 13, 1902 - Larimer Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 17, 1994 - Meyersdale, Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 92)
Buried: November 19, 1994 - St. John's Temple Cemetery, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Religion: Grace Brethren Church, Meyersdale, Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Ira Rayman

Obituary: Daily American, November 18, 1994
"Leta M. Rayman, 92, of Meyersdale, died Nov. 17, 1994, at home. Born May 13, 1902, in Larimer Township, daughter of the late Simon and Emma (Bittner) Brown. Preceded in death by husband, Ira Rayman, and these brothers: Harvey, Melvin and Roy. Survived by one brother, Samuel of Meyersdale RD 1, and sister, Alma Brown of Meyersdale, and a number of nieces and nephews. Member of Meyersdale Grace Brethren Church and Pearls of Wisdom. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Leckemby Funeral Home, where service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday with Pastor Randy Haulk. Interment, St. John's Temple Cemetery."
This obituary can be found at this USgenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.6.07

Catherine Brallier

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: 1800 - Pennsylvania
Died: April 24, 1876 - Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania (age 76)

Spouse: Jacob Knupp
Married: 1823 - Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Emanuel Knupp
Mary Knupp
Isaac A. Knupp
Barbara Knupp
Emma (Amy) Knupp
David Knupp
Noah Knupp
Harriet Knupp
Levi Knupp
Elias E. Knupp
Joel Knupp
Regina Knupp
Ephraim Knupp

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870 - Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 4th great grandmother

Last update: 6.19.07

Ida M. Brant

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: 1893 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: July 1944 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 51)
Buried: Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Harvey M. Trent
Marriage: 1911 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Millard E. Trent
Pearl E. Trent (b. 1914/5)
Mary E. Trent
Elsie L. Trent (b. 1918)
Goldie R. Trent (b. 1923/4)
Edwin Trent (b. 1925/6)
Kenneth E. Trent (b. 1930)

Census: 1920 - Berlin, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1930 - Blain City, Beccaria Twp., Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last Update: 6.13.07

Maria Barbara Braunsberger

Father:

?

Mother:

?

Sex:

Female

Born:

1734

Died:

October 21, 1785 - Lindelbrunner Hof, Pfalz, Germany (age 51)

Spouse:

Johann Wendel Veiock

Married:

March 28, 1758 - Lindelbrunner Hof, Pfalz, Germany

Children:

  1. Johann Henrich Veiock
  2. Maria Margaretha Veiock - (b. 1.5.1758)
  3. Georg Ludwig Veiock - (b. 10.17.1762)
  4. Maria Magdalena Veiock - (b. 3.29.1765)
  5. Maria Catarina Veiock - (6.5.1767)
  6. Johann Georg Veiock
  7. Maria Apollonia Veiock

Relation to me:

Not related by blood

Last update: 7.20.2008

Harvey Herbert Berkey

Father: Jacob Berkey
Mother: Lovina Baumgardner

Sex: Male
Born: August 25, 1876 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 16, 1945 - Elton, Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania (age 68)
Buried: Berkey Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Anna Grace Reitz
Married: March 19, 1903 - Pennsylvania

Children:
Mary Caroline Berkey
Paul Reitz Berkey
Ada Lucille Berkey (b. 4.23.1908)
Lois E. Berkey
Ruth Margaret Berkey
Jacob Harold Berkey
Robert David Berkey (b. 5.5.1916)
Alva Richard Berkey (b. 1.17.1918)
Leon H. Berkey (b. 3.29.1923)

Comments: - Harvey registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. He was of medium height and build and had brown eyes and black hair.

Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

For more information on Herbet and his family, including obituaries, check of Brain Cartwright's Ancestry World Tree file.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 8.1.07

Henry Albert Baer

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Male
Born: February 25, 1874 - Pennsylvania
Died: April 30, 1953 - Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 79)

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Ida Belle Rayman
Married: December 25, 1902

Children:
Grace Irene Baer

Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 8.1.07

Grace Irene Baer

Father: Henry Albert Baer
Mother: Ida Belle Rayman

Sex: Female
Born: May 31, 1904 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 17, 2002 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 97)
Buried: February 19, 2002 - Somerset County Memorial Park, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Somerset Church of the Brethren

Spouse: Guy Harold Lambert
Married: September 3, 1925 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Obituary: Daily American, February 18, 2002
"Grace Irene Lambert, 97, Somerset, died Feb. 17, 2002, at Patriot Manor. Born May 31, 1904 in Somerset Township, the daughter of the late Henry Albert and Ida (Rayman) Baer. Also preceded in death by her husband, Guy H. Lambert. Survived by foster children, Virginia Custer Hemminger of Somerset and George Custer, married to the former Carolyn Glessner of Berlin. Nanna to seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Charter member of the Somerset Church of the Brethren. Enjoyed activities at the Somerset Senior Center and was a life resident of Plank Road, Somerset. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, at Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Rev. Mark Bendes and Rev. Timothy Resh officiating. Interment in Somerset County Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 168 W. Union St., Somerset, Pa. 15501."
This obituary can be found at this USGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 8.1.07

Narcissa F. Barnhart

Father:

?

Mother:

?

Sex:

Female

Born:

September 18, 1841 - Pennsylvania

Died:

March 13, 1928 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 86)

Buried:

Union Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse:

Moses Trent

Children:

  1. Irvin R. Trent
  2. Ralph Frank Trent Sr.

Census:

Relation to me:

Not related by blood

Last update: 10.5.2008

Mary Caroline Berkey

Father: Harvey Herbert Berkey
Mother: Anna Grace Reitz

Sex: Female
Born: March 25, 1904 - Windber, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: April 1, 1997 - Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania (age 93)
Buried: Berkey Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Rayford Elwood Wright (b. 3.19.1904 d. 9.3.1996)
Married: July 20, 1929

Census: 1910, 1920 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 7.30.07

Roy Elmer Boyd

Father:

William Franklin Boyd

Mother:

Missouri (Zura) E. Fike

Sex:

Male

Born:

March 13, 1895 - Meyersdale, Summit Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

October 27, 1918 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 23)

Buried:

Rayman Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse:

Grace Alverda Rayman

Married:

March 17, 1915 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Edward Franklin Boyd
  2. Orville Rayman Boyd

Census:

Comments:

- Elmer registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 in Somerset. He was of medium height and build and had blue eyes and brown hair.

Relation to me:

Not related by blood

Last Update: 5.15.2008

Paul Reitz Berkey

Father: Harvey Herbert Berkey
Mother: Anna Grace Reitz

Sex: Male
Born: October 5, 1906 - Windber, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 17, 1994 - Boswell, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 88)
Buried: Richland Cemetery, Johnstown, Richland Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Maple Grove Church of the Brethren, Somerset co., Pennsylvania
Occupation: Worked for the Royal Plate Glass Co., in Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Mary Jane Smay (b. 1.29.1909 d. 7.2.1984)
Married: 12.25.1929 - United Evangelical Church, Dale, Camdria Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Lowman R. Berkey (b. 11.17.1931 d. 2.6.1990)
Galen Berkey (died in infancy)
Sarah Louise Berkey

Census: 1910, 1920 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
1930 - Elton, Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 7.30.07

William Henry Beasley

Father: George Beasley
Mother: Adaline Gump

Sex: Male
Born: October 18, 1877 - Eel River Twp., Allen Co., Indiana
Died: December 1967 - Eel River Twp., Allen Co., Indiana (age 90)
Buried: Eel River Cemetery, Eel River Twp., Allen Co., Indiana

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Alta Mae Sible
Married: November 5, 1903 - Allen Co., Indiana

Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 - Eel River Twp., Allen Co., Indiana

Comments: - William registered for the draft on September 12, 1918 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was od medium height and weight and had gray eyes and dark hair.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 8.31.07

Mary Burge

Father: ?
Mother: ?

Sex: Female
Born: about 1657 - Scotland
Died: April 1708 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Chief Justice William Trent

Children:
James Trent
John Trent
Morris Trent
Mary Trent

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.5.07

Israel L. Brant

Father: Samuel Brant
Mother: Harriet Statler

Born: August 31, 1853 - Bedford Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 8, 1942 - Patterson, Madison Co., Iowa (age 88)
Buried: May 11, 1942 - Montpelier Cemetery, Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa

Spouse: Clara Elizabeth Sibel
Married: February 18, 1875 - Johnson Co., Iowa

Children:
Albert Edward Brant
Emma Loretta Brant
William H. Brant
Samuel L. Brant
Hattie Mae Brant

Census: 1860 - Penn Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
1870, 1880, 1920 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
1900 - Custer Twp., Keya Paha Co., Iowa
1930 - Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa

More info on this family can be found at F. Leonard Sibel Jr.'s website.

Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 6.13.07

Albert Edward Brant

Father: Israel L. Brant
Mother: Clara Elizabeth Sibel

Sex: Male
Born: December 17, 1875 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
Died: November 7, 1943 - Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa (age 67)
Buried: November 10, 1943 - Montpelier Cemetery, Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa

Spouse: Amanda Jane Heddleston (b. 1873 d. 1958)

Census: 1880 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
1900 - Custer Twp., Keya Paha Co., Iowa
1930 - Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa

Comments: - Albert registered for the draft on September 12, 1918 in winterset, Iowa. He was of medium height and build and had blue eyes and brown hair. He was also blind in his right eye.

More info on this family can be found at F. Leonard Sibel Jr.'s website.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.13.07

Emma Loretta Brant

Father: Israel L. Brant
Mother: Clara Elizabeth Sibel

Sex: Female
Born: August 24, 1877 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
Died: May 4, 1961 - Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho (age 83)
Buried: May 8, 1961 - Canyon Hill Cemetery, Canyon Co., Idaho

Census: 1880 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Pennsylvania

More info on this family can be found at F. Leonard Sibel Jr.'s website.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.13.07

William Henry Brant

Father: Israel L. Brant
Mother: Clara Elizabeth Sibel

Sex: Male
Born: July 6, 1881 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
Died: 1919 - Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado (age 38)

Spouse: Susan Mae Dutton

Census: 1900 - Custer Twp., Keya Paha Co., Nebraska
1910 - Springview, Custer Twp., Keya Paha Co., Nebraska

Comments: - William registered for the draft on September 12, 1918 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was of medium height and stout build, and had blue eyes and light brown hair.

More info on this family can be found at F. Leonard Sibel Jr.'s website.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.12.07

Samuel L. Brant

Father: Israel L. Brant
Mother: Clara Elizabeth Sibel

Sex: Male
Born: October 2, 1884 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
Died: July 1959 - Madison Co., Iowa (age 74)
Buried: Montpelier Cemetery, Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Lizzie ?

Census: 1900 - Custer Twp., Keya Paha Co., Nebraska
1920 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
1930 - Crawford Twp., Madison Co., Iowa

Comments: - Samuel registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. He was of medium height with a slender build and had dark eyes and dark brown hair.

More info on this family can be found at F. Leonard Sibel Jr.'s website.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.13.07

Hattie Mae Brant

Father: Israel L. Brant
Mother: Clara Elizabeth Sibel

Sex: Female
Born: April 13, 1896 - Oxford Twp., Johnson Co., Iowa
Died: August 19, 1898 - Custer Twp., Keya Paha co., Nebraska (age 2)
Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Keya Paha Co., Nebraska

More info on this family can be found at F. Leonard Sibel Jr.'s website.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 6.13.07

Lois E. Berkey

Father: Harvey Herbert Berkey
Mother: Anna Grace Reitz

Sex: Female
Born: August 24, 1910 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
Died: August 23, 1948 (age 37)
Buried: Berkey Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Census: 1920, 1930 - Adams Twp., Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 7.30.07

Aquilla Baltzer

Father: George Baltzer
Mother: Anna Maria Rayman

Sex: Female
Born: June 1858 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Edward A. Walker (b. 3.12.1858)

Children:
Oscar Poffinberger Walker (b. 4.16.1880)
Harold Walker (b. Feb.1882)
James Walker (b. May 1884)
Nellie Walker (b. 1900)

Census: 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910, 1920 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 8.14.07

Catharine Baltzer

Father: George Baltzer
Mother: Anna Maria Rayman

Sex: Female
Born: June 29, 1836 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: September 18, 1836 - Glade Reformed and Lutheran Congregation, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Death: September 15, 1912 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 76)
Buried: Walker Cemetery, Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Abraham Wilson
Married: May 29, 1853 - Stoystown, Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Franklin Wilson (b. 1853 d. 1853)
Miriam A. Wilson
James B. Wilson
Hester C. Wilson
Daniel S. Wilson
Otis Wilson
Newton B. Wilson
Mabel Wilson
Ida V. Wilson
Lilly D. Wilson (b. 1878 d. 1878)

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 8.14.07

Charles Leroy Baltzer

Father: George Baltzer
Mother: Anna Maria Rayman

Sex: Male
Born: December 19, 1838 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: April 28, 1839 - Glade Reformed and Lutheran Congragation, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1933 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Buried: Walker Cemetery, Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Merchant

Spouse: Eliza Swank (b. Apr.1838 d. 1910)

Children:
Horace B. Baltzer
Charles Adwater Baltzer
Genora M. Baltzer (b. 1864/5)
Minnie M. Baltzer
Mazeppa Baltzer (b. Mar.1871)
Luzetta B. Baltzer
Leroy Poffinberger Balzter
Flora Myrtle Baltzer (b. Apr.1879)

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 8.14.07

Edward Baltzer

Father: George Baltzer
Mother: Anna Maria Rayman

Sex: Male
Born: February 6, 1841 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Baptized: June 19, 1841 - Glade Reformed and Lutheran Congregation, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1922 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 81)
Buried: Walker Cemetery, Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Blacksmith, worked in a feed store (1900, 1910)

Spouse: Mary J. Barnhart (b. Sep.1841)
Married: 1860/1 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:
Eleonora Baltzer (b. 1861/2)
Anna M. Baltzer (b. 1864/5)
John W. Baltzer
Mary C. "Maime" Baltzer
Jeanette G. Baltzer
George P. Baltzer
Bessie Baltzer (b. 1877/8)
Ada Pearl Baltzer

Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
1920 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Military: - Edward served in the Civil War in Company H, 1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Infantry.

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 8.14.07

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