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    At residence of Mrs Mary Rothermel 125 Main ST Fleetwood Berks Co Pa Sept 9,
  1922 6:15 PM
          Family Bible of Daniel Rothermel, son of Peter & father of Mrs
  Rothermel's husband Daniel.

    Daniel Rothermel was the son of Peter Rothermel & his wife Helena Yaeger, was
  born July 7, 1799 in Maiden Creek Tp, Berks Co Pa & he was married first. Apr
  17, 1825 to Maria Dunkel.  He married Second Feby 25, 1829 to Esther Koller of
  Richmond Tp, Berks Co Pa who was born May 24, 1807 in Richmond Tp, daughter of
  John Koller & Barbara.  Maria Dunkle died Mch 11, 1828.

                Their Children:
    1. Maria, born June 3, 1830 in Richmond Tp
    2. Hannah, born Nov 23, 1831, in Richmond Tp
    3. Anna, born  Nov 24, 1833 in Alsace Tp
    4. John, born Oct 5, 1835 in Maiden Crk Tp
    5. Martin, born Feby 26, 1837 in Maiden Crk Tp
    6. Sarah, born Sept 18, 1839 in Richmond Tp
    7. Esther, born July 15?, 1842 in Richmond Tp
    8. Peter, born Jany 29, 1846 in Richmond Tp
    9. Elizabeth, born June 23, 1849 in Richmond Tp
    10. Daniel, born Dec 1, 1852 in Richmond Tp

    The child of Daniel Rothermel & his first wife, Maria Dunkel was an unnamed
  son born & died the same day, 1825.

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    Family record of Mrs Rothermel's husband Daniel, follows in the same Bible
  all in German.

    Daniel Rothermel & Mary Oswald were married at Hamburg Pa, Aug 21, 1875 by
  Rev Appel.
    She was the daughter of John Oswald & his wife, Sarah Snyder & was born in
  Lenhartsville Pa Mch 24, 1856 ie in Greenwich Tp

          Their children:
    1. Laura, born Oct 31 in Leesport
    2. Robert, born Apr 7, 1878 at Leesport Pa
    4. Lewis, born Dec 30, 1881 at Maiden Creek Tp
    3. Stillborn daughter, born Sept 22, 1880 at Maiden Creek Tp
    5. Anna, born Apr 24, 1883 at Maiden Creek Tp
    6. Sallie, born May 13, 1884 at Maiden Creek Tp
    7. Hattie, born July 11, 1886 at Maiden Creek Tp
    8. George, born Aug 21, 1887 at Maiden Creek Tp
    9. Mary, born Aug 18, 1897 in Reading Pa

                      Deaths
    Sarah died Oct 8, 1842 of diptheria
    Martin died Oct 17, 1842 of diptheria
    children of Daniel, the elder as above.

    Children of Daniel the younger.
    Sallie died July 28, 1884
    George died Sept 11, 1887
    Mary died Sept 6, 1901

    Mrs Rothermel's husband Daniel K. Rothermel died in Fleetwood Nov 7, 1918.
  His brother, Peter K. unmarried died Nov 6, 1916.

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    Their parents died viz:
    Daniel Rothermel died Dec 25, 1869
    Esther Rothermel, his wife, died June 17, 1885 and both are buried at
  Becker's Peters Reformed Church Cem in Richmond Tp abt 3 miles NW of
  Fleetwood.  Their son Peter is buried there also.  Their son Daniel is buried
  at the Charles Evans Cem Reading Pa.
    All of Daniel & Esther's children are dead except Elizabeth & she & her
  husband Jacob Adams are living near Shoemakersville, Perry Tp, Berks Co Pa.

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