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, d. 13 Aug 1902

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, d. 13 Aug 1902

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
  • Floyd, Biographical and Genealogical Annals of Northumberland County (1911) [Internet version] says:
    "Jacob Conrad Schaffer, son of Frantz and Elisabetha, was born Aug. 7, 1762, and died Sept. 11, 1822, in Lower Mahanoy township, where he is buried, at Zion's (Stone Valley) Church. He lived in that township, where he owned land and followed farming. Among his children were two sons: Jacob, of whom we have no records; and Michael. "
  • 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
  • While it is known that Elizabeth married an Issac Lenker, it is uncertain precisely which Issac Lenker this was. It may have been Issac Lenker, son of Michael and Catharine Emmerick Lenker.
  • 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,.