Joseph Witmer

M, #1142, b. 12 January 1876, d. 23 September 1955
  • Last Edited: 4 Dec 2017
  • Joseph Witmer was born on 12 January 1876, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • He was the son of John Hoffman Witmer and Catherine Hoke.
  • Joseph Witmer married Jennie C. Boyer on 20 December 1917.2,3
  • Joseph Witmer died on 23 September 1955, Uniontown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.1
  • He was buried on 26 September 1955, at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.1,4
  • Father*: John Hoffman Witmer b. 8 May 1851, d. 7 Feb 1915
  • Mother*: Catherine Hoke b. 18 Jun 1856, d. 18 Nov 1924

Children of Joseph Witmer and Jennie C. Boyer

  • Kathryn Elizabeth Witmer+3 b. 9 Dec 1918, d. 1 Aug 2011
  • Edna Pauline Witmer5 b. 13 Apr 1920, d. 3 May 2002
  • Esther Irene Witmer6 b. 24 May 1923, d. 13 Dec 2011
  • Emma Ruth Witmer+7 b. 4 Jan 1925, d. 15 Mar 2013
  • John Herbert Witmer8 b. 3 Nov 1928, d. 2 Dec 2017
  • Mary Carolyn Witmer7 b. 3 Nov 1928, d. 31 Dec 2012
  • Naomi Meriam Witmer9 b. 23 Jun 1930, d. 20 Jun 2016

Citations

  1. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 78236. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Esther I. Zerbe. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, ed., Weiser Families in America (New Oxford, PA: Penobscot Press for The John Conrad Weiser Family Association, 1997), vol. 1, p. 759. Hereinafter cited as Weisier Families.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.
  5. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary forEsther I. Zerbe.
  7. [S203] Frederick S. Weiser, Weisier Families, vol. 1, p. 760.
  8. [S1147] Online Obituary for John H. Witmer, Harrisburg (PA), Patriot-News, December 4, 2017; http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Naomi W. Stahl.

Francis Shaffer

M, #1155, b. 26 April 1803, d. 15 March 1871
  • Last Edited: 25 Jun 2005

Children of Francis Shaffer and Eva Maria Troutman

  • Issac Shaffer b. 20 Mar 1824
  • Anna Shaffer+ b. 29 Mar 1827, d. 7 Apr 1885
  • Elizabeth Shaffer b. 25 Jun 1829, d. 25 Jun 1899
  • Mary Shaffer+ b. 13 Nov 1830, d. 14 Oct 1912
  • Solome Shaffer b. 1833
  • Catherine Shaffer b. 12 Aug 1834
  • Lydia Shaffer+ b. 12 Mar 1836, d. 13 Mar 1900
  • Jacob Shaffer b. 6 Jan 1838
  • Sarah Shaffer b. 17 Dec 1844

Citations

  1. [S9] Lois Green Schoffstall, A History of the Shaffer-Miller Schrawder Families (Privately Published, 1980), p. 21. Hereinafter cited as Shaffer-Miller-Schrawder Families.

Eva Maria Troutman1

F, #1156, b. 2 April 1802, d. 8 August 1897
  • Last Edited: 25 Jun 2005

Children of Eva Maria Troutman and Francis Shaffer

  • Issac Shaffer b. 20 Mar 1824
  • Anna Shaffer+ b. 29 Mar 1827, d. 7 Apr 1885
  • Elizabeth Shaffer b. 25 Jun 1829, d. 25 Jun 1899
  • Mary Shaffer+ b. 13 Nov 1830, d. 14 Oct 1912
  • Solome Shaffer b. 1833
  • Catherine Shaffer b. 12 Aug 1834
  • Lydia Shaffer+ b. 12 Mar 1836, d. 13 Mar 1900
  • Jacob Shaffer b. 6 Jan 1838
  • Sarah Shaffer b. 17 Dec 1844

Citations

  1. [S9] Lois Green Schoffstall, A History of the Shaffer-Miller Schrawder Families (Privately Published, 1980), p. 21. Hereinafter cited as Shaffer-Miller-Schrawder Families.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003, 2005 data.

Jacob Conrad Shaffer

M, #1157, b. 7 August 1762, d. 11 September 1822
  • Last Edited: 11 Mar 2021
  • Jacob Conrad Shaffer was born on 7 August 1762, Wurtemburg, Germany.
  • He was the son of Frantz Schaffer and Anna Elizabeth Kiehl.
  • Jacob Conrad Shaffer married Maria Margaretha Lenker, daughter of Johann Michael Lenker and Catharine Barbara Jackelin, in 1788.
  • Jacob Conrad Shaffer died on 11 September 1822, at age 60.1
  • He was buried at Stone Valley Church, Hickory Corners, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.
  • Father*: Frantz Schaffer b. 17 Mar 1737/38, d. Apr 1792
  • Mother*: Anna Elizabeth Kiehl b. 27 Apr 1740, d. 1799

Children of Jacob Conrad Shaffer and Maria Margaretha Lenker

  • Catherine Shaffer b. 16 Jan 1789, d. 25 Feb 1863
  • Michael Shaffer+ b. 12 Mar 1789, d. 27 Jan 1837
  • Anna Elizabeth Shaffer b. 6 Apr 1791, d. 27 Nov 1860
  • Jacob Conrad Shaffer b. 23 Feb 1793, d. 27 Oct 1832
  • Anna Mary Shaffer b. 1 Aug 1795, d. 25 Feb 1862
  • Juliana Shaffer b. 1797, d. c 1867
  • Francis Shaffer+ b. 26 Apr 1803, d. 15 Mar 1871
  • Salome Shaffer b. 14 Feb 1806, d. 4 Dec 1870
  • Benjamin Shaffer b. c 1808, d. c 1873
  • Daniel Shaffer b. 10 Feb 1809, d. 25 Nov 1896
  • Jonathon Shaffer b. 28 Dec 1810, d. 14 Aug 1884

Citations

  1. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume III (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 4th edition, 1997), vol. III, p. 304. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.

Elizabeth Heckert

F, #1166, b. 13 January 1817, d. 12 March 1864
  • Last Edited: 4 Apr 2018
  • Elizabeth Heckert was buried at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.
  • She was born on 13 January 1817.1
  • She was the daughter of Peter Heckert and Eva Christiana Witmer.
  • Elizabeth Heckert married Issac Lenker, son of J. Michael Lenker and Catharine Emmerick.
  • Elizabeth Heckert died on 12 March 1864, at age 47.1
  • Father*: Peter Heckert b. 12 Apr 1791, d. 6 Jul 1876
  • Mother*: Eva Christiana Witmer b. 13 Dec 1795, d. 30 Oct 1845

Children of Elizabeth Heckert and Issac Lenker

  • Paul H. Lenker b. 20 Mar 1842
  • Matilda Lenker b. 9 Dec 1843
  • Mary A. Lenker+ b. 8 Nov 1845, d. 7 Jan 1900
  • Cornelius Lenker+ b. 5 Nov 1847, d. 1906
  • Adam Lenker b. 30 Jan 1850
  • Lucetta Lenker b. 30 Apr 1851
  • Catherine Lenker b. 1854, d. 13 Apr 1935
  • Veronica Lenker b. 8 Feb 1857, d. 22 Feb 1923
  • Issac Lenker b. 17 Mar 1861, d. 17 Dec 1862
  • Jonathan Lenker b. 17 Mar 1861, d. 16 Dec 1862

Citations

  1. [S145] World Family Tree Vol. 5, Tree # 3400,.