Berks County PA Archives History .....Capt. Conrad STENGER Family History 1921 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com February 12, 2007, 6:07 am 1. Capt Conrad Stenger came from Germany & served in the Revolutionary War. He rtd once to Germany & came back to America, married Anna Catharine Bender came also fr Germany, but from another part. "She was a very strict woman". She died in 1818 or 1819. He bought ggfather Casper Markle's farm in Berks Co Pa & died there abt 1795 as Kate thinks as it was near the time her Aunt Katy was born. Kate's grandmother got some money from his estate. 1.1. John Stenger, oldest m. Lizzie________. He lived in Berks Co Pa. His wife died before he did. He died at his sister, Mrs Lazier's & her son William settled estate (which was a large one) dishonestly & Kate's grandmother only got $900. John Stenger owned 2 or 3 farms & had money also. He had been an undertaker. No issue. 1.2. Conrad Stenger 1.3. Lewis Stenger, m. Sophia______. He died first & she later in Franklin Co. She was part crazy & sowed the money in the grass. He got the Bible that had the family record. He was married when Kate's grandmother was a little girl. 1.3.1. Jacob Stenger. Born in 1793 Same year as Kate's Uncle Peter. Married & lived in Franklin Co Pa. He got the old Conrad Stenger family Bible with record in it. 1.3.1.1. Samuel Stenger. He was a drover & had been out to Westmoreland Co. He was born abt 1830 as Kate says he was a yr younger than her brother "Pete". He was not married when at Rothermels. B. Dec 28, 1829. ob. 1.3.1.2. Keziah Stenger, m. Kriner & lived near London. 1.3.1.3. A daughter, Elizabeth Stenger B. Sept 19, 1828 ob Mch 25, 1911 1.3.1.4. Probably other children Stenger 1.3.1.5. Peter Stenger 1.3.2. Probably several other children Philip Stenger, was queer. Never mar. 1.4. A daughter Stenger m. Camp & lived in Berks Co Pa. Don't know anything about her family. 1.5. Margaret Stenger, m. George Smith. They moved to Franklin Co Pa & lived over a "Back Creek" & it was the fog coming from it which she swallowed as heretofore recorded which killed her. He married again a bad woman with two thieving children. 1.5.1. Samuel Smith, married lived in Franklin Co Pa. 1.5.1.1.1. A dau Smith, sewed in Mexican War 1.5.2. George Smith,. 1.5.3. Elizabeth Smith, m. Sam Stenger 1.6. Maria Stenger, m. Jacob Meng from Germany. Did live in Somerset Co Pa & then moved to Manchester & was well off. Mrs Rothermel, her daughter Polly, Barney Wagner once visited them in Ohio. 1.6.1. Jacob Meng, died when a young man unmarried. 1.6.2. Elizabeth Meng 1.6.3. Catherine "Katy" Meng 1.6.4. Several other children Meng 1.7. Philip Stenger, He was taken in by a Society girl whom he married & finding she was a bad woman, he quit her & Society for ever & died in Berks Co at his sister's Mrs Camp's. 1.8. Anna Catharine Stenger, m. Peter Rotharmel 1.9. Elizabeth Stenger, 8 or 10 yrs younger than Mrs Rotharmel, m. Lazier a worthless fellow who bought a farm in Berks Co Pa & could not pay for it, but she got it paid for. He was a brother of Martin Rotharmel's wife. He died before his wife. 1.9.1. William Lazier, Settled his Uncle John's estate. Uncle Sam sd he had a cousin woman living with him who was not any better than he was. 1.9.2. Jonathan Lazier, married & took his mother's place at which the stage coaches stopped & that was how she paid for it. 1.9.3. A daughter Lazier 1.9.4. Possibly other children Lazier 2. A son Stenger, m.1. m.2. Catharina Merckel widow of Peter & they lived in Franklin Co Pa. No issue by her. He had children by 1st wife. 3. A son, Geo Stinger, m.1. m.2. Christina Marckel, widow of George, & they lived in Franklin Co Pa. No issue by her, but he had children by 1st wife. He died in 1806 in Antrim Tp. & his direction for tombstones of sf & wife. Hunt where buried. He gives £5 to Falling Springs or Grindstone Hill congregations. 4. A Daughter Stenger, m. Wm Rice an Englishman who was captured by the British, but remaining loyal was imprisoned in a church & starved & frozen to death. 5. A Daughter Stenger, Lived near to Phila on edge of City Rtg home one day, her companions thought she was sitting down to rest, but going to her found her dead from a raging contagious disease then prevalent. Additional Comments: Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 5 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb