HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Lingle, Dauphin County, PA 

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 132-133.
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                          THE LINGLE FAMILY.

  I.  PAUL LINGLE, a native of Switzerland, of Huguenot ancestry, was 
born about 1709; emigrated to America, and settled in Tulpehocken 
township, Berks county, Pa., where he died about the first of June, 
1786, leaving a wife Catharine, and children as follows:
         i.  John, b. 1732.
        ii.  Frederick, b. 1734.
       iii.  Jacob, b. 1736.
        iv.  Martin, b. 1738; m. Elizabeth _____; resided in Paxtang in 
1789.
         v.  Nicholas, b. 1740.
    2.  vi.  Thomas, b. 1742; m. Anna Mary _____.
       vii.  Mary, b. 1744; m. Jacob Sholl.
      viii.  Conrad, b. 1746. 
        ix.  Stephen, b. 1748.
    3.   x.  Simon, b. 1750; m., and left issue.
        xi.  Casper, b. 1753.

  II.  THOMAS LINGLE (Paul), b. 1750, in Tulpehocken township, Berks 
county, Pa.; d. in November, 1811, at Linglestown; m. Anna Mary _____, 
b. about 1753, in Tulpehocken township, Berks county, Pa.; d. at 
Linglestown.  They had issue:
    4.   i.  Paul, b. January 24, 1775; m. Mary Spohn.
    5.  ii.  John, b. 1778; m. Barbara _____. 
    6. iii.  David, b. December 29, 1781; m. Sarah Light.
        iv.  Leonard, b. 1783.
         v.  Anna-Maria (Maria), b. 1785; m., November 29, 1813, Thomas 
Wenrick. 
        vi.  Christina, b. 1787. 
       vii.  Simon, b. 1789; m., March 7, 1811, Susanna Steener.
      viii.  Joseph, b. 1791.
    7.  ix.  Thomas, b. 1793; m. Susanna Hinkel.
         x.  Elizabeth, b. 1795; m. John Smith.

  III.  SIMON LINGLE (Paul), b. about 1750 in Tulpehocken township, 
Berks county, Pa.; d. in 1805; m., and had issue:
    8.   i.  Jacob, b. 1788; m., and left issue. 
        ii.  Thomas, b. 1790.
       iii.  John, b. 1792.
        iv.  Samuel, b. 1794.
         v.  Daniel, b. 1796.
        vi.  Mary, b. 1798.
       vii.  Betsy, b. 1800.
      viii.  Catharine, b. 1802.
        ix.  David, b. 1804.

  IV.  PAUL LINGLE (Thomas, Paul), b. January 24, 1775, in Dauphin 
county, Pa.; d. February 1, 1856, in Centre county, Pa.; m., January 8, 
1800, Mary Spohn, b. March 31, 1781, in Dauphin county, Pa.; d. October 
14, 1863, in Centre county, Pa.; daughter of Gotleib Spohn.  They had 
issue: 
         i.  Mary, b. November 26, 1800; m., in 1823, Samuel McNitt, of 
Mifflin county, Pa.
        ii.  John, b. May 16, 1802; m. Sarah Miller; removed to Ohio. 

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       iii.  Catharine, b. March 28, 1804; d. November 16, 1804.
        iv.  Simon, b. December 22, 1805; m. Susannah Kuhnes; resided 
in Centre county, Pa.
         v.  Thomas, b. October 21, 1807; m., and in 1832 removed to 
Ohio, where he now resides.
        vi.  Jane, b. July 8, 1809; m. John Baker; removed to Ohio.
       vii.  Joseph-J., b. March 2, 1811; m., and removed to Centre 
county, Pa., where he was sheriff from 1851 to 1854; resided at 
Bellefonte.
      viii.  David, b. December 18, 1812; m., and removed to Iowa.

  V.  JOHN LINGLE (Thomas, Paul), d. in November, 1823; leaving a wife 
Barbara, and issue as follows: 
         i.  Sarah.
        ii.  Daniel. 
       iii.  Levi. 
        iv.  John. 

  VI.  DAVID LINGLE (Thomas, Paul), b. December 29, 1781, in Paxtang 
township; d. March 13, 1849, at Harrisburg, Pa.; m. Sarah Light, b. May 
13, 1792, in Paxtang township; d. March 1, 1869, at Rock Island, Ill.; 
daughter of John Light.  They had issue, all born at Harrisburg:
         i.  Sarah, m. Samuel Berry and left issue.
        ii.  Joseph, m., first, Ellen Horner, of Philadelphia; 
secondly, _____ Garverich; thirdly, Sarah Steel. 
       iii.  Mary, d. unm. 
        iv.  John-Light, m., first, Sarah Forney, of Lancaster; 
secondly, Rebecca Prowell.
         v.  Rebecca, d. s. p. 
        vi.  David, d. 1878, at Chicago, Ill.; m. Regina Bowman, 
daughter of Samuel Bowman, of Cumberland.

  VII.  THOMAS LINGLE (Thomas, Paul), d. November, 1821; m., May 24, 
1814, Susanna Hinkel (who in 1831 was the wife of Peter Honies).  They 
had issue:
         i.  John, residing in Philadelphia.
        ii.  Thomas.
       iii.  Mary, m. Joseph Light, of Swatara.
        iv.  Joseph, b. 1810, of Philadelphia.
         v.  William, b. 1812.
        vi.  Simon, b. 1814.
       vii.  Isaac, b. 1820; d. s. p. 

  VIII.  JACOB LINGLE (Simon, Thomas, Paul), b. in 1788; d. July 20, 
1847; m., and had issue:
         i.  Benjamin.
        ii.  Barbara, m. William Ewing.
       iii.  Catharine.
        iv.  Eve.
         v.  Anna.
        vi.  David.
        ix.  Elizabeth, b. January 25, 1815; m. Amos V. Patten; settled 
in Michigan.
         x.  William, b. March 8, 1817; m. and removed to Ohio, where 
he died some twenty years ago. 
        xi.  Ann-M., b. March 4, 1819; m. William Williams, of Clinton 
county, Pa.
       xii.  Alexander, b. February 29, 1821; m., and resided at 
Halifax.
      xiii.  George-W., b. April 6, 1823; m., and resided near Beech 
Creek, Clinton county, Pa. 
       xiv.  James, b. November 9, 1825; m., and resided near 
Milesburg, Centre county, Pa.