Family History: Descendants of Casper Bauer: Union Co This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mark Young. myoung@doerun.com Copyright Aug 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/union/ _________________________________________________________________ The known history of Casper Bauer follows: CASPER BAUER was born Abt. 1731 in Europe, Germanic Palatine area possibly, and died Bef. August 20, 1794 in Buffalo Township, Northumberland County, PA. He may have married an MARIA ELIZABETH HOFFMAN in PA. The believed children of CASPER BAUER and MARIA HOFFMAN are: i. CASPER BOWER. ii. CATHERINE BOWER, m. CHRISTOPHER SANDERS. iii. GEORGE BOWER. iv. HENRY BOWER. v. JACOB BOWER. vi. MARGARET BOWER, m. HOLLER or Holter. vii. MARIA BOWER, m. FLICKINGER. viii. SUSANNA BOWER, b. March 25, 1753, Wissenburg Twp., Northampton County, PA; d. Aft. 1795. ix. MARIA BARBARA BOWER, b. February 25, 1766, Weissenburg Twp., Lehigh/Northampton, PA most likely. x. MARIA MAGDALENA BOWER, b. October 29, 1768, Weisenburg Twp., Northampton County, PA. xi. MARIAH MAGDALENAH BOWER, b. October 15, 1772, Weissenburg Twp., Northampton/Lehigh County, PA possibly; d. January 07, 1843, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. 2nd Generation SUSANNA BOWER was born March 25, 1753 in Wissenburg Twp., Northampton County, PA, and died Aft. 1795. She married (1) JOHN HESSLER Bef. 1776, son of MICHAEL HESSLER. He was born Abt. 1750, and died Bet. 1780 - 1790 in Northumberland County, PA possibly. She then married (2) JOHN PETER TREXLER Abt. 1790 in Lehigh/Northampton County, PA possibly, son of JEREMIAH TREXLER and MARIA SCHUMACHER. He was born February 27, 1728/29 in PA, and died Bet. January - March 1795 in South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh/Northampton County, PA possibly. The believed children of SUSANNA BOWER and JOHN HESSLER are: JACOB HESSLER, b. December 24, 1775, Penn Twp., Union/Snyder County, PA. ELIZABETH HESSLER. JOHN HESSLER, b. PA; d. Bet. 1776 - 1780, PA, via scalping by the Indians. WILLIAM HESSLER. ANNA MARIA "MARY" HESSLER. The believed child of SUSANNA BOWER and JOHN TREXLER is: ISRAEL TREXLER, b. October 08, 1791, South Whitehall Twp., Northampton/Lehigh, PA; d. December 14, 1881, Allentown, PA. MARIA BARBARA BOWER was born February 25, 1766 in Weissenburg Twp., Lehigh/Northampton, PA most likely. She married MICHAEL SMITH, son of ADAM SMITH. He died July 02, 1841 in Buffalo Twp., Union County, PA. Children of MARIA BOWER and MICHAEL SMITH are: BENJAMIN SMITH. DANIEL SMITH. DAU THREE SMITH, m. DAVID OLDT. DAU TWO SMITH, m. JOHN WOLFE. DAVID SMITH. JONATHAN SMITH, b. 1792, Northumberland County, PA; d. 1832. MAICHEL SMITH. POLLY SMITH, m. GEORGE BOWER. MARY SMITH, b. 1795. MARIAH MAGDALENAH BOWER was born October 15, 1772 in Weissenburg Twp., Northampton/Lehigh County, PA possibly, and died January 07, 1843 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. She married JACOB YOUNG 1796 in Buffalo Twp, Northumberland/Union, PA possibly, son of JOHANN JUNG and MARIA SEEWAGEN. He was born October 03, 1775 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA, and died June 07, 1857 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. Child of MARIAH BOWER and JACOB YOUNG is: ADAM YOUNG, b. February 13, 1808, Buffalo Township, Northumberland County, PA; d. October 08, 1872, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. 3rd Generation: WILLIAM HESSLER: The children of WILLIAM HESSLER are: i. KATHERINE HESSLER, m. SAMUEL BOND; d. 1862. ii. THOMAS HESSLER. iii. JOHN HESSLER. ISRAEL TREXLER was born October 08, 1791 in South Whitehall Twp., Northampton/Lehigh, PA, and died December 14, 1881 in Allentown, PA. He married HANNAH OTT 1813, daughter of MARGARET. She was born January 26, 1794 in PA, and died December 11, 1875 in Allentown, PA. Children of ISRAEL TREXLER and HANNAH OTT are: i. PERRUS TREXLER. ii. JONATHAN TREXLER iii. EMANUEL URIAH TREXLER iv. ISRAEL TREXLER v. SALOME SARAH TREXLER vi. JOHN JACOB TREXLER vii. POLLY MARIE TREXLER viii. CHARLES H. TREXLER ix. ABRAHAM REUBEN TREXLER x. REUBEN ABRAHAM TREXLER ADAM YOUNG was born February 13, 1808 in Buffalo Township, Northumberland County, PA, and died October 08, 1872 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. He married (1) ELIZABETH (ELIZAH) ROCKEY November 18, 1830, daughter of GEORGE ROCKEY and MARGARET. She was born October 1812 in New Berlin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, and died August 14, 1843 in Buffalo Twp., Union County, Pennsylvania. He married (2) MARIA ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER February 13, 1844 in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, daughter of GEORGE SWARTZLANDER and ELIZABETH WALES. She was born September 23, 1823 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA, and died July 22, 1866 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. He married (3) SARAH SPIGELMEYER June 13, 1867 in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, daughter of ABRAHAM SPIGELMEYER and MARY YOUNG. She was born April 11, 1843 in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, and died November 15, 1911 in Union County, Pennsylvania. Children of ADAM YOUNG and ELIZABETH ROCKEY are: i. MARIAH YOUNG ii. SARAH YOUNG iii. JACOB R. YOUNG iv. MARGARET YOUNG v. GEORGE W. YOUNG vi. JOHN YOUNG Children of ADAM YOUNG and MARIA SWARTZLANDER are: vii. JAMES K. POLK YOUNG viii. WILLIAM D. YOUNG ix. ELIZAH ELLEN YOUNG x. REUBEN YOUNG xi. HARRIET RACHEL YOUNG xii. CHARLES BUCHANAN YOUNG xiii. LEANNAH YOUNG xiv. MARY CATHERINE (MAISE) YOUNG xv. SUSANNAH YOUNG xvi. ADAM HARVEY YOUNG xvii. DAVID OLIVER YOUNG xviii.OSCAR ABRAHAM YOUNG xix. INFANT SON YOUNG Children of ADAM YOUNG and SARAH SPIGELMEYER are: xx. IDA MINERVA YOUNG xxi. NORA MAY YOUNG xxii. MARTIN RUDY YOUNG xxiii.INFANT SON YOUNG