Family History: Descendants of Conrad Swartzlander, 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/ _________________________________________________________________ Descendants of Conrad Swartzlander (Or my best guess and compilation of his descendents} Generation No. 1 CONRAD SWARTZLANDER was born December 31, 1755 in New Britain Twp., Bucks Co., Pa., and died 1845 in Centre Twp., Union Co., Pa. He married ELIZABETH Abt. 1780 in Bucks County, PA. She was born 1758 in Warwick, Bucks County, PA, and died 1837 in Centre Twp., Union, PA (or maybe after 1850 in Mifflin County?) Children of CONRAD SWARTZLANDER and ELIZABETH are: i. ABRAHAM SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1780, Warwick Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania; d. Abt. 1835, Sugarcreek Twp., Armstrong County, PA. ii. JOHN HENRY SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1782, New Britain Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania; d. 1827, Centre Twp., Union County, PA. iii. SUSAN SWARTZLANDER, b. September 18, 1784, New Britain Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania; d. August 06, 1871, Snyder County, PA. iv. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1785, New Britain Twp., Bucks, PA; m. HENRY SPRINGER, March 15, 1804, German Reformed Church, Tohickon, Berks County, PA; b. Abt. 1782, PA. v. JOHN PHILIP SWARTZLANDER, b. March 06, 1787, Hilltown Twp., Bucks County, PA; d. September 20, 1879, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. vi. CHRISTINA SWARTZLANDER, b. April 08, 1789, New Britain Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania; d. February 02, 1861, Beavertown, Snyder County, PA. vii. MARY SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1790, Hilltown Twp., Bucks County, PA; m. JOHN STRONG, Philadelphia, PA. viii. GEORGE SWARTZLANDER, b. May 14, 1794, Hilltown Twp., Bucks County, PA; d. March 04, 1879, Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana. Generation No. 2 ABRAHAM SWARTZLANDER was born Abt. 1780 in Warwick Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. 1835 in Sugarcreek Twp., Armstrong County, PA. He married ELIZABETH STOCK Abt. 1802 in Beaver Twp., Northumberland County, PA, daughter of DAVID STOCK and MARGARET LAUDENSLAGER? She was born Abt. 1790 in Middlecreek, Northumberland, PA, and died Bet. 1840 - 1850 in Sugar Creek, Armstrong, PA. Children of ABRAHAM SWARTZLANDER and ELIZABETH STOCK are: i. ABRAHAM SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1803, Northumberland, PA or Bucks County, PA; d. Abt. June 1837, Walker Twp., Mifflin County, PA. ii. SAMUEL SWARTZLANDER, b. February 1805, Centre Twp., Northumberland, PA; d. January 23, 1874, Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong County, PA. iii. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. June 26, 1811, Centre Twp., Northumberland County, PA; d. December 04, 1891, Sugar Creek, Armstrong County, PA. iv. HENRY SWARTZLANDER, b. May 29, 1813, Centre Twp., Union/Northumberland, PA; d. August 10, 1901, Troutville, Clearfield County, PA. v. SARAH ANN SWARTZLANDER, b. 1816, Centre Twp., Union, PA; d. Aft. 1870, Knoxville, Marion County. vi. CONRAD SWARTZLANDER, b. 1818, Centre Twp., Union, PA; d. 1874, Washington County, Iowa. vii. JOHN SWARTZLANDER, b. 1820, Centre Twp., Union, PA; d. Armstrong County, PA. viii. CHARLES SWARTZLANDER, b. June 1822, Centre Township, Union County, PA; d. July 10, 1902, Fairview, Butler County, PA. ix. SUZANNE SWARTZLANDER, b. June 1835, Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong County, PA; d. Aft. 1900, Perry Township, Armstrong County, PA. JOHN HENRY SWARTZLANDER was born Abt. 1782 in New Britain Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died 1827 in Centre Twp., Union County, PA. He married BARBARA HUMMEL, daughter of CASPER HUMMEL and MAGDALENA WAGNER. She was born August 16, 1795 in Eningen, Germany. Children of JOHN SWARTZLANDER and BARBARA HUMMEL are: i. MICHAEL SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1814. ii. MARGARET SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1816, PA; d. May 07, 1885, Elkhart, Indiana area. iii. GEORGE SWARTZLANDER, b. February 09, 1818, Centre Twp., Union, PA; d. December 21, 1899, Tama, Iowa. iv. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. July 24, 1820, Union County, PA; d. August 12, 1854, Snyder County, PA. v. CATHERINE SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1822. vi. WILLIAM HENRY SWARTZLANDER, b. August 09, 1825, Union County, PA; d. May 12, 1894, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana. vii. MARY ANN SWARTZLANDER, b. December 21, 1826, Union County, PA; d. 1897, Illinois is my best guess. SUSAN SWARTZLANDER was born September 18, 1784 in New Britain Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died August 06, 1871 in Snyder County, PA. She married DANIEL BENFER 1807 in Northumberland County, PA, son of JONATHAN BENFER and MARY SCHNARF. He was born August 15, 1782 in PA, and died December 17, 1873 in Snyder County, PA. Children of SUSAN SWARTZLANDER and DANIEL BENFER are: i. NANCY BENFER, m. JOHN MERTZ, October 19, 1845, Union County, PA. ii. REBECCA BENFER, m. M. MILLER. iii. PHILIP BENFER, b. February 20, 1808, PA; d. September 14, 1890, Snyder County, PA. iv. DANIEL BENFER, b. October 10, 1811, Union County, PA; d. June 06, 1893, Snyder County, PA. v. ELIZABETH BENFER, b. December 09, 1812; d. July 01, 1887. vi. CATHERINE BENFER, b. October 12, 1813, PA; d. February 15, 1886. vii. MARY BENFER, b. 1816; d. April 19, 1897, PA. viii. ENOS BENFER, b. September 01, 1816; d. February 15, 1893. ix. PAUL BENFER, b. September 1820, PA; d. 1905. x. SUSANNA BENFER, b. February 27, 1828, PA; d. February 26, 1892, Snyder County, PA. xi. SARAH BENFER, b. July 1830, PA; d. Aft. 1910, Stephenson County, Illinois probably. JOHN PHILIP SWARTZLANDER was born March 06, 1787 in Hilltown Twp., Bucks County, PA, and died September 20, 1879 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. He married SARAH MARIA HOWER Abt. 1812 in Union, Bucks County, PA. She was born April 08, 1799 in PA, and died March 02, 1857 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. Children of JOHN SWARTZLANDER and SARAH HOWER are: i. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. December 31, 1812, Union County, PA; d. February 14, 1896, Akron, Fulton County, Indiana; m. JOHN STAHL, August 13, 1835, Mifflinburg, Union, PA; b. April 09, 1812, PA; d. August 29, 1854, Fulton County, IN. ii. HENRY SWARTZLANDER, b. June 12, 1814, Union County Pennsylvania; d. September 28, 1892, Buried in Hoover Cemetery, Athens, Indiana. iii. CONRAD SWARTZLANDER, b. March 23, 1816, Union County, PA; d. July 27, 1865, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. iv. SARAH SWARTZLANDER, b. 1819. v. SOPHIA SWARTZLANDER, b. June 19, 1823, Union County, PA; d. August 13, 1903, Buffalo Twp., Union, County, PA. vi. DANIEL SWARTZLANDER, b. 1825, Union County, PA. vii. JOHN PHILIP SWARTZLANDER, b. 1828, Union County, PA. viii. SOLOMON SWARTZLANDER, b. October 1829, Union County, PA. ix. MARY SWARTZLANDER, b. 1831, Union County, PA. x. SAMUEL SWARTZLANDER, b. 1834, Union County, PA; m. MARY; b. 1835, PA. xi. JACOB H. SWARTZLANDER, b. 1836, Union County, PA; d. Bef. 1900, Kansas is my guess. CHRISTINA SWARTZLANDER was born April 08, 1789 in New Britain Twp., Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and died February 02, 1861 in Beavertown, Snyder County, PA. She married NER MIDDLESWARTH, son of JOHN MIDDLESWARTH and MARTHA REED. He was born December 12, 1783 in New Jersey, and died June 02, 1865 in Beavertown, Snyder County, PA. Children of CHRISTINA SWARTZLANDER and NER MIDDLESWARTH are: i. JOHN MIDDLESWARTH, b. Abt. 1809, PA; d. Abt. September 1838, Snyder County, PA. ii. MOSES MIDDLESWARTH, b. December 22, 1811, Union County, PA; d. April 06, 1888, Snyder County, PA. iii. ABNER MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 01, 1813, PA; d. September 17, 1889, Snyder County, PA. iv. MARY MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1813, PA. v. AARON J. MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 22, 1815, Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. September 09, 1882, Snyder County, PA. vi. ABRAHAM KELLY MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 22, 1815, Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. March 16, 1904, Snyder County, PA. vii. MERIB MIDDLESWARTH, b. May 14, 1818, Union County, PA; d. December 09, 1890, Snyder County, PA. viii. ELIZA MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 1820, Union County, PA; d. 1902. ix. JACOB MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 05, 1822, Union County, PA; d. December 24, 1864, Snyder County, PA. x. MARTHA MIDDLESWARTH, b. September 11, 1824, Snyder County, PA; d. Bef. 1914. xi. SARAH MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 05, 1827, PA; d. February 13, 1900. xii. MATILDA MIDDLESWARTH, b. March 1829, Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. January 19, 1915. GEORGE SWARTZLANDER was born May 14, 1794 in Hilltown Twp., Bucks County, PA, and died March 04, 1879 in Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana. He married (1) ELIZABETH WALES Abt. 1816 in Union County, PA possibly, daughter of JAMES WALES and MARY WEIRICK. She was born Abt. 1794 in PA is my guess, and died Abt. 1833 in Union/Snyder County, Pennsylvania likely. He married (2) BARBARA KUHN Abt. 1834 in Centre Township, Union County, PA would be best guess, daughter of PETER KUHN. She was born January 02, 1798, and died December 07, 1877 in Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana. Children of GEORGE SWARTZLANDER and ELIZABETH WALES are: i. MARIA POLLY SWARTZLANDER, b. September 17, 1819, Union County, PA; d. May 01, 1867, Union County, PA. ii. REUBEN SWARTZLANDER, b. August 1821, Centre Twp., Union County, PA; d. October 16, 1903, Cedar County, Iowa. iii. MARIA ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. September 23, 1823, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. July 22, 1866, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. iv. RACHEL SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1827. v. LEAH HARRIET SWARTZLANDER, b. April 11, 1829, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. September 11, 1903, Fulton County, Indiana. vi. SARAH SWARTZLANDER, b. Abt. 1831; m. JOHN A. SHULZE; b. July 1823, PA. ***Children of GEORGE SWARTZLANDER and BARBARA KUHN are: vii. LOVINA SWARTZLANDER, b. March 03, 1835, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. July 19, 1931, Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana. viii. JACOB SWARTZLANDER, b. May 1836, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. April 23, 1916, Jefferson Twp., Kosciusko, IN. ix. LYCINDA SWARTZLANDER, b. June 29, 1837, Buffalo or Centre Township, Union County, PA; d. April 07, 1934, Milford, Kosciusko, IN. Generation No. 3 ABRAHAM SWARTZLANDER was born Abt. 1803 in Northumberland, PA or Bucks County, PA, and died Abt. June 1837 in Walker Twp., Mifflin County, PA. He married MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN Abt. 1825, daughter of JAMES ALLEN. She was born March 18, 1806 in PA, and died March 25, 1877 in Fermanagh Township, Juniata, PA. (The controversy remains if this is really a child of Abraham.) SAMUEL SWARTZLANDER was born February 1805 in Centre Twp., Northumberland, PA, and died January 23, 1874 in Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong County, PA. He married MARY ALLEN Abt. 1825 in Armstrong County, PA probably, daughter of JAMES ALLEN. She was born November 1806 in Ireland possibly, and died December 15, 1878 in Armstrong County, PA. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER was born June 26, 1811 in Centre Twp., Northumberland County, PA, and died December 04, 1891 in Sugar Creek, Armstrong County, PA. She married DAVID SNYDER Abt. 1830 in Armstrong County, PA probably. He was born August 1797 in Bedford County, PA possibly, and died January 21, 1868 in Sugar Creek, Armstrong County, PA. HENRY SWARTZLANDER was born May 29, 1813 in Centre Twp., Union/Northumberland, PA, and died August 10, 1901 in Troutville, Clearfield County, PA. He married HANNAH ASHBAUGH Bet. 1831 - 1832 in Armstrong County, PA probably. She was born December 24, 1812 in Kiskiminkeas Twp., Armstrong County, PA, and died October 27, 1886 in Bradys Bend, Armstrong County, PA. SARAH ANN SWARTZLANDER was born 1816 in Centre Twp., Union, PA, and died Aft. 1870 in Knoxville, Marion County. She married (1) GEORGE DELP Abt. 1834 in Near Parker/Emlenton, PA area. He died Bef. 1849 in PA. She married (2) WILLIAM BARR Abt. 1845 in Near Worthington, Armstrong County, PA. He was born 1812 in PA, and died Bef. 1870 in Armstrong County, PA is a possibility. CONRAD SWARTZLANDER was born 1818 in Centre Twp., Union, PA, and died 1874 in Washington County, Iowa. He married (1) FANNY MOYERS September 17, 1838 in Armstrong County, PA, daughter of PHILIP MOYERS and MARGARET. She was born Abt. 1820 in PA. He married (2) MARY ANN MYERS March 15, 1860 in Barry County, Missouri. She was born May 1829 in PA, and died Aft. 1900 in Washington, Warren, Iowa possibly. JOHN SWARTZLANDER was born 1820 in Centre Twp., Union, PA, and died in Armstrong County, PA. He married MARGARET HEPLER in Armstrong County, PA. She was born Abt. 1819 in PA. CHARLES SWARTZLANDER was born June 1822 in Centre Township, Union County, PA, and died July 10, 1902 in Fairview, Butler County, PA. He married PHOEBE PONTIUS May 06, 1847 in Fairview, Butler County, PA, daughter of GABRIEL PONTIUS and MARY BARNHART. She was born September 23, 1828 in Donegal Twp., Butler County, PA, and died January 12, 1905 in Fairview, Butler County, PA. SUZANNE SWARTZLANDER was born June 1835 in Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong County, PA, and died Aft. 1900 in Perry Township, Armstrong County, PA. She married FRANKLIN F. WILES Abt. 1858, son of JOSEPH WILES and CATHARINE FORRINGER. He was born December 1836 in Bradys Bend, PA, and died January 20, 1926 in Bradys Bend, PA. GEORGE SWARTZLANDER was born February 09, 1818 in Centre Twp., Union, PA, and died December 21, 1899 in Tama, Iowa. He married MARGARET SOLT December 24, 1838 in PA. She was born 1821 in PA, and died Abt. 1911 in Iowa. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER was born July 24, 1820 in Union County, PA, and died August 12, 1854 in Snyder County, PA. She married ADAM SAUER. He was born January 26, 1817 in PA, and died November 16, 1889 in PA. Children of ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER and ADAM SAUER are: i. MARY E. SAUER, b. December 1844, Union County, PA; m. JOHN MITTMAN; b. March 1845, PA. ii. HENRY SAUER, b. August 1848, Union County, PA; m. LYDIA; b. June 1848, PA. iii. ISAAC F. SAUER, b. August 29, 1853, Union County, PA; d. January 07, 1925, Snyder County, PA; m. SUSAN; b. August 15, 1854, PA; d. September 03, 1932, Snyder County, PA. WILLIAM HENRY SWARTZLANDER was born August 09, 1825 in Union County, PA, and died May 12, 1894 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana. He married (1) SARAH OVERMYER 1842 in Union County, PA, daughter of MAICHEL OVERMYER and ELIZABETH ALTER. She was born August 09, 1825 in Union County, PA, and died Aft. 1880 in Ohio most likely. He married (2) MARGARET KISSINGER April 25, 1857 in Fulton County, Indiana. She was born September 1835 in Ohio, and died November 12, 1928 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana is my guess. MARY ANN SWARTZLANDER was born December 21, 1826 in Union County, PA, and died 1897 in Illinois is my best guess. She married MARTIN FOGLE December 15, 1845 in Beaver Twp., Union County, PA, son of MARTIN FOGLE. He was born 1818 in PA, and died in Illinois is my best guess. PHILIP BENFER was born February 20, 1808 in PA, and died September 14, 1890 in Snyder County, PA. He married MARY MAGDALENE DREESE 1834, daughter of JACOB DREESE and CATHERINE SMITH. She was born July 01, 1816 in Union County, PA, and died October 12, 1891 in Kratzerville, Snyder County, PA. Children of PHILIP BENFER and MARY DREESE are: i. MARY BENFER, b. June 22, 1835, Union County, PA; d. March 16, 1907, Union County, PA; m. ROBERT BAUSE; b. May 1828, PA; d. 1919, Union County, PA. ii. ISAAC BENFER, b. March 31, 1837; d. December 08, 1908; m. SUSANNAH HERMAN, October 29, 1857; b. October 22, 1838; d. April 03, 1916. iii. ABRAHAM BENFER, b. March 31, 1838; d. November 18, 1901. iv. CATHERINE BENFER, b. December 11, 1841; d. January 28, 1912. v. AMELIA BENFER, b. February 19, 1846; d. July 1931; m. HENRY WETZEL; b. July 1848, PA; d. Aft. 1910, PA. vi. HARRIET BENFER, b. March 22, 1850, Union County, PA; d. November 27, 1905; m. JONAS R. YEARICK, March 12, 1870; b. August 31, 1852, Kratzerville, Union/Snyder, PA; d. October 06, 1931. vii. ELIZABETH BENFER, b. January 19, 1853, Union County, PA; m. HARRISON PRICE; b. October 1856, PA. viii. SARAH BENFER, b. November 01, 1855, Snyder County, PA; d. Aft. 1920, Kansas would be a guess; m. HENRY SIMON FERTIG, October 18, 1875; b. September 02, 1855, PA. DANIEL BENFER was born October 10, 1811 in Union County, PA, and died June 06, 1893 in Snyder County, PA. He married SOPHIA AIGLER. She was born October 16, 1818, and died Abt. 1902. Children of DANIEL BENFER and SOPHIA AIGLER are: i. SIMON BENFER, b. March 1836, Union County, PA; m. MARY A.; b. 1837, PA; d. Bef. 1880, PA. ii. NOAH BENFER, b. 1839. iii. AMOS BENFER, b. April 1841, Union County, PA; m. AMANDA; b. November 1847, PA. iv. ROBERT HENRY BENFER, b. September 15, 1843, Union County, PA; d. September 02, 1926; m. ELIZABETH ANN VICKERY; b. February 08, 1852, England. v. LEVI BENFER, b. February 1846, PA; m. LUCINDA; b. January 1846, PA. vi. ISAAC BENFER, b. 1849, Union County, PA. vii. MARY BENFER, b. 1852, Union County, PA; m. WILLIAM AYERS; b. 1860, PA. viii. JACOB W. BENFER, b. July 1854, Union County, PA; d. Aft. 1920; m. HARRIET S.; b. December 1858, PA; d. Bef. 1920, Snyder County, PA. ix. SARAH BENFER, b. 1857. x. AMANDA BENFER, b. 1860. xi. ADALINE BENFER, b. 1862, Snyder County, PA. xii. DANIEL BENFER, b. December 14, 1864, Snyder County, PA; d. June 16, 1935; m. LILLIAN ARMSTRONG; b. July 13, 1865, Ohio; d. September 01, 1953. ELIZABETH BENFER was born December 09, 1812, and died July 01, 1887. She married GEORGE HAINES. He was born January 11, 1808, and died October 25, 1881. Children of ELIZABETH BENFER and GEORGE HAINES are: i. MARY ANN HAINES, b. 1833; d. 1917; m. SAMUEL REARICK. ii. DANIEL HAINES, b. 1835; d. 1910; m. MARGARET LEIBENSPERGER. iii. CATHERINE HAINES, b. March 30, 1841; d. April 01, 1935; m. CORNELIUS BOWERSOX; b. September 24, 1842; d. March 06, 1921. iv. SARAH I. HAINES, b. January 25, 1845, PA; d. March 01, 1926, Union County, PA; m. ISAAC DREESE; b. February 20, 1846, PA; d. November 01, 1920, Union County, PA. v. AMANDA HAINES, b. July 08, 1849, PA; d. January 15, 1933, Limestone Twp., Union, PA; m. PETER DREESE; b. April 18, 1852, PA; d. October 08, 1905, Limestone Twp., Union, PA. vi. ANES HAINES, b. 1849; d. 1931; m. MARY MOYER. vii. MALINDA HAINES, b. 1852; d. 1935; m. PETER STRICKLER. viii. WILLIAM BENFER HAINES, b. 1855; d. 1931; m. MARTHA ALICE SANDEL. CATHERINE BENFER was born October 12, 1813 in PA, and died February 15, 1886. She married JACOB GROSS August 07, 1833. He was born February 06, 1813 in Beaverton, Snyder, PA, and died March 04, 1877 in Beaver Springs, Snyder, PA. Children of CATHERINE BENFER and JACOB GROSS are: i. DAVID GROSS, b. October 04, 1833, Union County, PA; d. January 02, 1918; m. (1) SARAH ANN WALTER, Abt. 1857, Union County, PA; b. August 15, 1833, Union County, PA; d. June 19, 1884, Union County, PA; m. (2) JENNIE RANCK, June 1888, Union County, PA. ii. WILLIAM GROSS, b. August 26, 1835, Snyder County, PA; d. April 24, 1842, Union County, PA in childhood. iii. NANCY GROSS, b. January 23, 1838, Union County, PA; d. April 22, 1842, Union County, PA in childhood. iv. ROBERT GROSS, b. September 29, 1840, Union County, PA; d. April 23, 1842, Union County, PA in childhood. v. MELINDA GROSS, b. March 03, 1843, Union County, PA; d. September 10, 1931; m. ROBERT SMITH; b. 1833, PA. vi. ANIS GROSS, b. May 21, 1845, Snyder County, PA; m. SARAH; b. 1845. vii. WILSON GROSS, b. June 14, 1848, Union County, PA; d. May 20, 1910; m. MARY; b. 1851. viii. SUSANNAH GROSS, b. December 06, 1852, PA; d. January 26, 1905, Norristown, PA is last area known; m. JOSEPH STADON; b. March 1847, PA. ix. MATILDA GROSS, b. August 16, 1858, Snyder County, PA; m. PETER S. BOBB; b. 1851, PA. MARY BENFER was born 1816, and died April 19, 1897 in PA. She married CHRISTIAN GROSS. He was born August 12, 1804 in PA, and died September 08, 1885 in PA. Children of MARY BENFER and CHRISTIAN GROSS are: i. SUSANNA GROSS, b. September 20, 1835. ii. ISAAC GROSS, b. April 09, 1837, Union County, PA; d. September 12, 1861, Snyder County, PA; m. CATHARINE; b. 1838, PA. iii. ENOS GROSS, b. January 26, 1839, Union County, PA. iv. MALINDA GROSS, b. December 27, 1840, Union County, PA. v. CATHERINE GROSS, b. August 26, 1843, Union County, PA. vi. AMANDA GROSS, b. January 07, 1846, Union County, PA. vii. CAROLINE GROSS, b. June 06, 1848, Union County, PA. viii. ROSWELL B. GROSS, b. September 23, 1850, Union County, PA; m. ELLEN M.; b. November 1862, PA. ix. ZEBULON PIKE GROSS, b. April 20, 1853, Union County, PA; m. EMMA J.; b. 1855, PA. x. MARY ELLEN GROSS, b. November 08, 1856, Snyder County, PA; m. JOHN O. WAGNER, Aft. 1880, Snyder County, PA; b. June 09, 1855, Kratzerville, Snyder, PA. ENOS BENFER was born September 01, 1816, and died February 15, 1893. He married SARAH MAUER April 12, 1849. She was born January 03, 1822, and died April 13, 1898. Children of ENOS BENFER and SARAH MAUER are: i. CATHERINE BENFER, b. January 19, 1851, Union County, PA; d. March 31, 1910; m. URIAH H. FESSLER; b. March 18, 1853; d. November 20, 1920. ii. WILLIAM BENFER, b. July 17, 1852, Limestone, Union, PA; d. February 19, 1932, Dice, PA; m. JANE ELLEN LONG, December 06, 1874, Middleburg, Snyder, PA; b. October 12, 1853, Union County, PA; d. April 08, 1936, Dice, PA. iii. SAMUEL BENFER, b. June 06, 1854, PA; d. December 10, 1856, PA. iv. SUSAN BENFER, b. April 09, 1856, PA. v. JOHN FREDERICK BENFER, b. September 14, 1858, Snyder County, PA; d. June 25, 1930; m. AMANDA WALTER; b. August 1861, PA. vi. LOVINA BENFER, b. June 04, 1862, Snyder County, PA; d. August 31, 1950; m. FRANKLIN FESSLER, July 27, 1884; b. 1853, PA. PAUL BENFER was born September 1820 in PA, and died 1905. He married LEAH BINGAMAN. She was born January 1820 in PA. Children of PAUL BENFER and LEAH BINGAMAN are: i. MARY BENFER, b. 1843. ii. SARAH BENFER, b. 1848. iii. JOHN D. BENFER, b. January 1852, PA; m. ANNIE E.; b. February 1857. iv. MOSES BENFER, b. 1854, PA; m. MARY A.; b. 1858, PA. v. MILLARD WINFIELD SCOTT BENFER, b. July 1859, Snyder County, PA; m. JENNIE; b. October 1859. SUSANNA BENFER was born February 27, 1828 in PA, and died February 26, 1892 in Snyder County, PA. She married SAMUEL C. METZGER. He was born February 1834 in PA, and died 1921. Children of SUSANNA BENFER and SAMUEL METZGER are: i. JOHN F. METZGER, b. May 29, 1859, Union County, PA; d. February 14, 1923; m. BARBARA C.; b. November 08, 1866; d. October 23, 1958. ii. ELLEN METZGER, b. 1864. iii. SALLIE METZGER, b. 1867. SARAH BENFER was born July 1830 in PA, and died Aft. 1910 in Stephenson County, Illinois probably. She married WILLIAM F. LOOSE March 19, 1854. He was born October 1829 in PA, and died Aft. 1920 in Stephenson County, Illinois probably. HENRY SWARTZLANDER was born June 12, 1814 in Union County Pennsylvania, and died September 28, 1892 in Buried in Hoover Cemetery, Athens, Indiana. He married (1) SARAH STAHL February 25, 1836 in Mifflinburg, Union County, PA, daughter of FATHER STAHL. She was born October 1818 in PA, and died 1845 in Wyandot County, OH. He married (2) ELIZABETH SPOTTS 1849. She was born October 12, 1818 in Union County, PA, and died December 27, 1901 in Indiana. CONRAD SWARTZLANDER was born March 23, 1816 in Union County, PA, and died July 27, 1865 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. He married MIRIAH HIGH February 18, 1847 in PA. She was born February 08, 1821 in PA, and died May 07, 1907 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. Children of CONRAD SWARTZLANDER and MIRIAH HIGH are: i. MARY ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. June 22, 1848, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. August 10, 1850, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. ii. RACHAEL D. SWARTZLANDER, b. December 22, 1849, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. April 01, 1852, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. iii. WILLIAM H. SWARTZLANDER, b. May 06, 1851, Union County, PA; d. August 11, 1854, Union County, PA. iv. EVELINE D. SWARTZLANDER, b. July 11, 1854, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. February 05, 1855, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. v. JOHN P. SWARTZLANDER, b. June 1856, PA; d. 1933, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; m. SALLIE A. BITTING; b. June 1859, PA; d. 1937, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. vi. JAMES B. SWARTZLANDER, b. July 1856, PA; d. 1919, Union County, PA; m. M. ALICE; b. May 1859; d. 1944, Union County, PA. SOPHIA SWARTZLANDER was born June 19, 1823 in Union County, PA, and died August 13, 1903 in Buffalo Twp., Union, County, PA. She married JOHN CARY KOSER Abt. 1854 in Union County, PA. He was born April 30, 1819 in Buffalo Twp., Union, County, PA, and died May 27, 1907 in Buffalo Twp., Union, County, PA. Child of SOPHIA SWARTZLANDER and JOHN KOSER is: i. MARY L. KOSER, b. June 1856, Union County, PA; d. Bef. August 04, 1930, Manchester, Indiana; m. JOHN HAMLER; b. March 1850, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. Bef. February 27, 1917, Manchester, Indiana. DANIEL SWARTZLANDER was born 1825 in Union County, PA. He married ESTHER BICKEL. She was born 1826. Children of DANIEL SWARTZLANDER and ESTHER BICKEL are: i. MARY SWARTZLANDER, b. 1852, Union County, PA; m. JESSE RUBERT. ii. SARAH SWARTZLANDER, b. 1854, Union County, PA. iii. HENRY SWARTZLANDER, b. 1856, Union County, PA. iv. EPHRIAM SWARTZLANDER, b. June 11, 1858, Union County, PA; d. March 21, 1929, Seneca County, Ohio most likely; m. MELINDA MARY KOSER, Abt. 1881; b. April 05, 1862, Union County, PA possibly; d. May 12, 1947, Seneca County, Ohio most likely. v. THOMAS SWARTZLANDER, b. 1860, Union County, PA; d. Aft. 1930, Seneca County, Ohio best guess. vi. ELLA P. SWARTZLANDER, b. January 1863, PA; m. JACOB GOOD; b. March 1857. vii. SAMUEL SWARTZLANDER, b. 1865, Ohio; m. SUE; b. 1873, Ohio. viii. ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER, b. 1871, Ohio. SOLOMON SWARTZLANDER was born October 1829 in Union County, PA. He married LAVINA. She was born November 1828 in PA. Children of SOLOMON SWARTZLANDER and LAVINA are: i. WILLIAM SWARTZLANDER, b. March 1858, Union County, PA; d. 1935, Union County, PA; m. (1) CATHERINE REISH; b. March 1855, Union County, PA; d. 1922, Union County, PA; m. (2) RAMONA ZIMMERMAN, Aft. 1925; b. 1900, PA. ii. MARY E. SWARTZLANDER, b. September 1863, Union County, PA; m. JAMES BREON. iii. MARGARET M. SWARTZLANDER, b. July 01, 1870, Union County, PA; d. July 20, 1870, Union County, PA. JACOB H. SWARTZLANDER was born 1836 in Union County, PA, and died Bef. 1900 in Kansas is my guess. He married SARAH. She was born March 1836 in PA, and died Aft. 1910 in Kansas is my guess. JOHN MIDDLESWARTH was born Abt. 1809 in PA, and died Abt. September 1838 in Snyder County, PA. He married ELIZABETH FALL. Child of JOHN MIDDLESWARTH and ELIZABETH FALL is: i. JOHN F. MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1832, Union County, PA; m. LYDIA BEAVER; b. August 20, 1831, PA; d. December 24, 1874, Snyder County, PA. MOSES MIDDLESWARTH was born December 22, 1811 in Union County, PA, and died April 06, 1888 in Snyder County, PA. He married ELIZA HOUTZ. She was born 1813 in PA, and died May 11, 1893 in Snyder County, PA. Children of MOSES MIDDLESWARTH and ELIZA HOUTZ are: i. NER R. MIDDLESWARTH, b. September 03, 1832, Union County, PA; d. August 10, 1910, Iowa would be a logical guess; m. (1) MARY A. MOYER; b. February 17, 1832; d. March 17, 1863, Snyder County, PA; m. (2) HARRIET; b. December 1844. ii. REUBEN MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1835, Union County, PA; d. 1872; m. (1) SABINA KERN; b. February 19, 1833, PA; d. November 19, 1867, PA; m. (2) SOPHIA; b. 1844. iii. MARY A. MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1837, Union County, PA; d. Bef. March 15, 1917. iv. DAVID MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 18, 1839, Union County, PA; d. January 14, 1921, Beaver Twp., Snyder County PA would be a guess; m. JANE ISABELLE SAYLOR; b. February 01, 1850; d. October 29, 1913. v. ARCHIBALD MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 22, 1839, Union County, PA; d. March 11, 1917; m. (1) LOUISA KINNEY; b. July 29, 1839, PA; d. August 09, 1920; m. (2) MARY E. KRUTZ; b. October 1845, Aft 1910. vi. CATHARINE MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1843, Union County, PA; d. Aft. 1920, Iowa, possibly; m. FRY. vii. LOUISA MIDDLESWARTH, b. October 1846, Union County, PA; d. July 10, 1926; m. ISAAC HACKENBERG; b. March 30, 1848; d. December 12, 1926. viii. JANE MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1850, Snyder County, PA. ix. ROBINSON MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 07, 1851; d. March 06, 1938; m. CATHERINE ELLEN SAYLOR; b. August 25, 1852; d. December 11, 1935. x. AGNES MIDDLESWARTH, b. June 1852, PA; m. ADAM JOHN SPECHT; b. November 1846, PA. xi. FRANKLIN M. MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1857, Snyder County, PA; d. Abt. 1933; m. (1) LIZZIE SNYDER; b. September 16, 1853, PA; d. February 01, 1876, Snyder County, PA; m. (2) ELIZA ELLEN SWARTZ; b. 1860; d. 1923. ABNER MIDDLESWARTH was born February 01, 1813 in PA, and died September 17, 1889 in Snyder County, PA. He married SOPHIA BICKLE, daughter of HENRY BICKLE and MAGDALINA. She was born May 14, 1815 in Union County, PA, and died January 09, 1895 in Union County, PA. Children of ABNER MIDDLESWARTH and SOPHIA BICKLE are: HENRY J. MIDDLESWARTH, b. September 1837, Union County, PA; m. CATHERINE AMANDA; b. June 1841, PA. ROBERT MIDDLESWARTH, b. August 12, 1839, Beavertown, Snyder County, PA; d. 1920; m. LYDIA HASSINGER, Abt. 1861; b. July 1841, PA. SUSAN E. MIDDLESWARTH, b. August 1842, Union County, PA; m. MICHAEL SMITH. ELMIRA A. MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 01, 1843, Snyder County, PA; d. April 20, 1926; m. WILLIAM H. EWING, January 03, 1867, Middleburg, Snyder, PA by Rev. J. P. Shindel; b. March 19, 1843, Tyronne Twp., Perry County, PA; d. July 29, 1912. ABRAHAM MIDDLESWARTH, b. October 1843, PA; m. AMELIA; b. March 1851, Illinois. LIZZIE MIDDLESWARTH, b. 1861, Snyder County, PA. JOHN MIDDLESWARTH, b. August 1852, Union County, PA; m. ELIZABETH; b. September 1847. MARY MIDDLESWARTH was born 1813 in PA. She married JACOB HOWELL. He was born 1801. Children of MARY MIDDLESWARTH and JACOB HOWELL are: AARON HOWELL, b. January 1831, PA; m. MARY; b. April 1849, PA. JOHN HOWELL, b. April 1837, Union County, PA; m. CATHARINE; b. August 1847, PA. AMELIA HOWELL, b. 1843. AARON J. MIDDLESWARTH was born January 22, 1815 in Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA, and died September 09, 1882 in Snyder County, PA. He married (1) SALLY FEESE Abt. 1832 in Union County, PA, daughter of JACOB FEESE and ELIZABETH. She was born October 10, 1811 in PA, and died October 19, 1844 in Union County, PA. He married (2) ELIZA FEESE Aft. 1843, daughter of FEESE. She was born October 09, 1813 in PA, and died April 05, 1853 in Union County, PA. He married (3) HARRIET EICHENGER Aft. 1853. She was born 1834 in PA, and died November 03, 1895 in Snyder County, PA. Children of AARON MIDDLESWARTH and SALLY FEESE are: ISAAC MIDDLESWARTH, b. September 22, 1833, PA; m. PRISCILLA SAGAR; b. January 1832, PA. WILLIAM MIDDLESWARTH, b. December 08, 1834; m. (1) ANGELINA; b. 1846; m. (2) JENNIE; b. July 1850, PA. JOHN C. MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 01, 1835, PA; d. October 11, 1899, Union County, PA; m. ELIZA ANNA; b. August 15, 1843, PA; d. March 30, 1921, Union County, PA. MARY A. MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 1836, Union County, PA; m. PHILLIP DREESE; b. November 1838. JOSEPH H. MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 04, 1838, Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. June 15, 1918, Snyder County, PA; m. (1) SARAH KERN, Abt. September 1859; b. March 15, 1841, PA; d. March 18, 1864, Beavertown, Snyder County, PA; m. (2) AMELIA S. BINGAMAN, May 21, 1868, Snyder County, PA; b. September 07, 1841, Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. December 16, 1903, Snyder County, PA. JACOB MIDDLESWARTH, b. September 23, 1839, Union County, PA; m. MATILDA FAHL, April 24, 1861, Snyder County, PA; b. November 1842, PA. ELIZABETH MIDDLESWARTH, b. December 07, 1840, Union County, PA; m. JOSEPH R. MCCLELLAN; b. 1839, PA. MARTHA MIDDLESWARTH, b. March 03, 1842, Union County, PA; m. HENRY REARICK; b. 1840, PA. Children of AARON MIDDLESWARTH and ELIZA FEESE are: IRWIN MIDDLESWARTH, b. Abt. 1845, Union County, PA; d. Abt. 1848, Union County, PA. SARAH MIDDLESWARTH, b. December 25, 1847, Union County, PA; d. 1904; m. WILLIAM DREESE, April 1870, Beaver Twp., Snyder County, PA; b. December 25, 1846, PA; d. 1930. ABRAHAM MIDDLESWARTH, b. February 27, 1850, Union County, PA; d. June 18, 1876, Beaverton, Snyder, PA. ELMIRA J. MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 30, 1851, Union County, PA; m. GEORGE SNYDER. LIZZIE MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 30, 1851, Union County, PA; d. Bet. 1860 - 1870, Union County, PA. ABRAHAM KELLY MIDDLESWARTH was born January 22, 1815 in Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA, and died March 16, 1904 in Snyder County, PA. He married ELIZABETH BUBB January 16, 1836 in Beaver Twp., Union County, PA, daughter of PETER BUBB and WILHELMINA HASSINGER. She was born March 09, 1817 in Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA, and died February 02, 1902 in Snyder County, PA. Children of ABRAHAM MIDDLESWARTH and ELIZABETH BUBB are: DELILAH MIDDLESWARTH, b. May 27, 1837, West Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. Aft. 1920, Snyder County, PA is my guess; m. JOHN FELKER; b. August 1836, PA; d. Bet. 1900 - 1920, Snyder County, PA. ISAAC MIDDLESWARTH, b. December 17, 1840, West Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. February 08, 1926; m. MARY A. SPECHT; b. May 1842; d. 1922. NER B. MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 28, 1844, West Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; d. 1929; m. (1) AMELIA DREESE, August 30, 1864, Middleburg, Snyder, PA; b. December 28, 1846, Union County, PA; d. February 11, 1892, Snyder County, PA; m. (2) MAGGIE E. PETERS, July 07, 1895, McClure, Snyder, PA; b. April 1869, Armaugh Twp., Mifflin County, PA; d. 1949. ELVINA MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 1846, West Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA; m. GEORGE BENFER; b. April 28, 1845, PA; d. July 09, 1922, PA. SARAH CLEMENTINE SHINDLE MIDDLESWARTH, b. August 08, 1858, PA; m. WILLIAM M. BRATTON, 1875; b. August 1843, PA. MERIB MIDDLESWARTH was born May 14, 1818 in Union County, PA, and died December 09, 1890 in Snyder County, PA. She married JACOB FEESE. He was born January 08, 1810 in PA, and died October 05, 1889 in Snyder County, PA. Children of MERIB MIDDLESWARTH and JACOB FEESE are: MARY A. FEESE, b. April 1834, Snyder County, PA; d. Aft. 1900, Snyder County, PA is my guess. SOPHIA FEESE, b. 1836, Snyder County, PA. JOSEPH FEESE, b. November 1837, Union County, PA; m. ADDIE; b. February 1846, PA. AARON J. FEESE, b. February 14, 1841, Snyder County, PA; d. April 02, 1865, U. S. General Hospital, Maryland. CHARLES FEESE, b. June 1842, Union County, PA; d. Aft. 1920, Kansas would be a guess; m. HELEN A.; b. January 1842, Michigan. LEVI M. FEESE, b. August 20, 1845, Union County, PA; d. December 06, 1863, Snyder County, PA. ROBERT FEESE, b. March 1847, Snyder County, PA; d. Bet. 1910 - 1920, Snyder County, PA is my guess; m. SUSAN C. FROOD, August 22, 1871; b. October 1853, PA. AMANDA MATILDA FEESE, b. October 12, 1848, Union County, PA; d. June 22, 1864, Snyder County, PA. ELIZA FEESE, b. 1851, Union County, PA. JACOB NER FEESE, b. November 15, 1852, Union County, PA; d. July 1864, Snyder County, PA. SARAH JANE FEESE, b. November 25, 1854, Snyder County, PA; d. February 08, 1875, Snyder County, PA. WILLIAM FEESE, b. December 1858, Snyder County, PA. ZENO M. FEESE, b. March 11, 1859, Snyder County, PA; d. January 04, 1890, Snyder County, PA. AMELIA ALICE FEESE, b. December 14, 1860, Snyder County, PA; d. October 30, 1893, Snyder County, PA; m. JAMES R. HASSINGER; b. September 1859, PA. ELIZA MIDDLESWARTH was born February 1820 in Union County, PA, and died 1902. She married REUBEN FEESE. He was born July 09, 1815 in Union County, PA, and died August 28, 1898 in Snyder County, PA. Children of ELIZA MIDDLESWARTH and REUBEN FEESE are: SABINA FEESE, b. May 06, 1842, Union County, PA; d. January 15, 1923; m. HENRY M. FREED; b. March 01, 1843, PA; d. Abt. 1889, Snyder County, PA. SARAH ELLEN FEESE, b. March 1845, Union County, PA; m. ALVIN M. CARPENTER; b. August 1841, PA. JACOB M. FEESE, b. May 23, 1848, Union County, PA; d. May 05, 1888, Snyder County, PA; m. MARY ANN CONRAD; b. March 05, 1848, Union County, PA; d. May 23, 1874, Snyder County, PA. NER A. FEESE, b. March 1855, Snyder County, PA; d. 1937; m. DELLA ANNETTE MARTIN; b. December 1865, PA; d. 1950. JOHN F. FEESE, b. May 02, 1858, Snyder County, PA; d. May 30, 1859, Snyder County, PA. JACOB MIDDLESWARTH was born February 05, 1822 in Union County, PA, and died December 24, 1864 in Snyder County, PA. He married SARAH ANN BOBB. She was born January 01, 1824 in PA, and died July 03, 1895 in Snyder County, PA. Children of JACOB MIDDLESWARTH and SARAH BOBB are: JAMES M. MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 13, 1844, Union County, PA; d. June 05, 1928; m. SARAH M. J. BINGAMAN; b. May 1850, PA; d. June 28, 1902. ELLORAH MIDDLESWARTH, b. August 16, 1845, Union County, PA; d. March 23, 1933; m. JOSIAH BINGAMAN; b. February 28, 1844; d. March 17, 1914. NER M. MIDDLESWARTH, b. November 28, 1847, Union County, PA; d. February 05, 1937; m. MARY ELIZABETH BINGAMON; b. May 17, 1856, PA; d. January 18, 1924. CHARLES A. MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 30, 1849, Union County, PA; d. December 18, 1864, Snyder County, PA. ELIZABETH C. MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 30, 1851, Union County, PA; d. October 03, 1861, Snyder County, PA. MARY C. ANN MIDDLESWARTH, b. December 04, 1854, Snyder County, PA; d. March 10, 1936; m. HOWARD A. SWARTZ; b. 1853. IDA ADALINE MIDDLESWARTH, b. November 26, 1856, Snyder County, PA; d. June 28, 1942; m. HARRISON MOYER; b. 1856. SALLY JANE MIDDLESWARTH, b. April 25, 1858, Snyder County, PA; d. January 15, 1941; m. CHRLES P. FISS; b. 1858. AMELIA ALICE MIDDLESWARTH, b. March 26, 1861; d. December 29, 1942; m. DANIEL JACOB BINGMAN; b. September 10, 1860; d. Aft. 1942. MARTHA AMANDA MIDDLESWARTH, b. January 22, 1863; d. December 25, 1925; m. DAILE SPAID. JACOB GRANT MIDDLESWARTH, b. September 11, 1864, Snyder County, PA; d. January 04, 1923; m. SARAH IDA SHAWVER; b. December 22, 1869, PA; d. December 25, 1937. MARTHA MIDDLESWARTH was born September 11, 1824 in Snyder County, PA, and died Bef. 1914. She married JOHN S. SMITH, son of GEORGE SMITH. He was born 1821, and died December 25, 1902. Children of MARTHA MIDDLESWARTH and JOHN SMITH are: A. M. SMITH, b. February 25, 1846, Snyder County, PA; m. (1) ALWILDA STETLER; b. Beavertown, Snyder/Union, PA; d. March 14, 1882, Snyder County, PA; m. (2) CARRIE SPECHT, Aft. 1882, Snyder County, PA. GEORGE SMITH, b. May 1848, Snyder County, PA; m. ELLA M.; b. September 1860, PA. NER W. SMITH, b. December 1854, Union County, PA; m. ANNA C.; b. July 1865, PA. ADELINE SMITH, b. May 1855, Snyder County, PA; m. AMMON H. BOWERSOX; b. February 1845. JOHN D. SMITH, b. October 1859, Snyder County, PA; d. Kansas is my guess; m. IDA A. HECKENDORN; b. June 1861, PA. REBECCA M. SMITH, b. 1862, Snyder County, PA; m. GEORGE MCCLELLAN THOMAS, May 20, 1886, PA; b. January 03, 1863, Lewistown, PA. SARAH MIDDLESWARTH was born January 05, 1827 in PA, and died February 13, 1900. She married REUBEN KLOSE. He was born September 13, 1821 in PA, and died March 24, 1891. Children of SARAH MIDDLESWARTH and REUBEN KLOSE are: OLIVER M. KLOSE, b. 1845. WILLIAM F. KLOSE, b. October 1846, Snyder County, PA; m. MARY E.; b. December 1851. HOWARD F. KLOSE, b. July 1848, PA; m. ERMA L.; b. April 1861, Michigan. JOHN W. KLOSE, b. October 20, 1850, Snyder County, PA; d. February 13, 1852, Snyder County, PA. DANIEL WEBSTER KLOSE, b. 1853, Snyder County, PA. SUSAN J. KLOSE, b. 1856, Snyder County, PA. MATILDA MIDDLESWARTH was born March 1829 in Beaver Township, Union/Snyder County, PA, and died January 19, 1915. She married PETER RIEGEL. He was born October 27, 1824, and died June 25, 1903. Children of MATILDA MIDDLESWARTH and PETER RIEGEL are: ANGELINE RIEGEL, b. Union County, PA; d. In youth. JANE RIEGEL, d. In youth. EPHRAIM RIEGEL, b. 1848, Union County, PA; d. In youth. AMANDA RIEGEL, b. July 1855, PA; m. A. A. ULSH; b. November 1853, PA. A. H. RIEGEL, b. 1857; m. MARY A. MAUER, December 31, 1876. HARRIET RIEGEL, b. 1859; m. J. F. YETTER. PETER F. RIEGEL, b. October 20, 1859, PA; d. September 12, 1936; m. ELIZABETH E. HASSINGER; b. January 10, 1860; d. 1925. JACOB W. RIEGEL, b. 1865, PA; m. ELIZABETH C.; b. 1870. HOWARD RIEGEL, b. August 1868, PA; m. SUSAN M. MAUER; b. April 1873. JOHN M. RIEGEL, b. 1869, PA. MARIA POLLY SWARTZLANDER was born September 17, 1819 in Union County, PA, and died May 01, 1867 in Union County, PA. She married ELIAS FUHRMAN December 05, 1841 in Centre Township, Union County, PA is a guess. He was born January 10, 1820 in PA, and died December 19, 1899 in Union County, PA. Children of MARIA SWARTZLANDER and ELIAS FUHRMAN are: ISAAC FUHRMAN, b. 1839, Union County, PA. IRVIN FOREMAN, b. September 1842, Union County, PA; m. ELIZA JANE WOODWARD; b. November 1846, Indiana. ROBERT FOREMAN, b. October 30, 1844, Union County, PA; d. February 11, 1911, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. MARY STUMPFF, February 29, 1872, Indiana; b. January 1848, PA; d. February 15, 1918, Kosciusko County, Indiana. REBECCA FOREMAN, b. 1847, Union County, PA. SARAH ELIZABETH FUHRMAN, b. 1849, Union County, PA. SAMUEL FOREMAN, b. April 1852, Union County, PA; d. June 18, 1923, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. ESTELLA; b. June 1868, PA. DANIEL A. FOREMAN, b. February 1855, Union County, PA; m. SARAH; b. August 1853. JAMES ELIAS FUHRMAN, b. 1859, Union County, PA. GEORGE ALLEN FOREMAN, b. June 1862, Union County, PA; m. MARY LESSMAN; b. November 1865, PA; d. July 26, 1905, Union County, PA. REUBEN SWARTZLANDER was born August 1821 in Centre Twp., Union County, PA, and died October 16, 1903 in Cedar County, Iowa. He married MARTHA DALE March 16, 1848 in Cedar County, Iowa. She was born 1832 in Ohio, and died Bef. 1880 in Cedar County, Iowa is my best guess. Children of REUBEN SWARTZLANDER and MARTHA DALE are: HENRIETTA SWARTZLANDER, b. November 1849, Iowa; d. Aft. 1910, San Francisco, California area is my best guess; m. ARTHUR B. MAYNARD; b. September 1846, Ohio. MARY SWARTZLANDER, b. 1850, Cedar County, Iowa is my best guess. ELLEN SWARTZLANDER, b. 1855, Iowa. CHARLES SWARTZLANDER, b. February 1858, Iowa; d. Aft. 1920, Cedar County, Iowa is my best guess; m. TEMPERANCE, 1883; b. April 1863, Iowa. MARTHA SWARTZLANDER, b. 1861, Iowa; m. PEET. WALTER SWARTZLANDER, b. March 1863, Iowa; m. LUCY, 1885; b. August 1863, PA; d. Bef. 1910, Iowa. MARIA ELIZABETH SWARTZLANDER was born September 23, 1823 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA, and died July 22, 1866 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. She married ADAM YOUNG February 13, 1844 in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, son of JACOB YOUNG and MARIAH BOWER. He was born February 13, 1808 in Buffalo Township, Northumberland County, PA, and died October 08, 1872 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. Children of MARIA SWARTZLANDER and ADAM YOUNG are: JAMES K. POLK YOUNG, b. September 15, 1844, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. August 24, 1910, Dawn, Darke County, Ohio; m. SARAH ISABEL "BELLE" BYRD, 1865, Darke County, Ohio; b. November 11, 1849, Darke, Ohio; d. March 14, 1925, Dawn, Darke County, Ohio. WILLIAM D. YOUNG, b. November 24, 1845, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. September 23, 1917, Union County, Pennsylvania; m. SARAH J. WOLFE, December 11, 1870, Smoketown, Union, PA; b. August 17, 1848, Northumberland County, PA; d. August 19, 1921, Union County, PA. ELIZAH ELLEN YOUNG, b. September 14, 1847, Buffalo Twp., Union County, PA; d. May 05, 1921, Buffalo Cross Roads, Union, Pennsylvania; m. AARON T. NOGEL, March 05, 1874, Union County, PA; b. October 06, 1838, Kelly Twp, Union County, Pennsylvania; d. August 18, 1914, Union County, PA. REUBEN YOUNG, b. December 01, 1848, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania; d. July 15, 1938, Indiana, Pennsylvania; m. REBECCA ANN DIEFFENDERFER, Bef. 1875; b. June 23, 1855, White Deer Twp., Union County, PA; d. December 08, 1924, Union County, PA. HARRIET RACHEL YOUNG, b. August 15, 1850, Buffalo Twp., Union County, PA; d. January 10, 1910, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania; m. WILLIAM M. KERSTETTER, Abt. 1873; b. August 1847, Penn Twp., Union/Snyder County, PA; d. December 05, 1913, Union County, PA. CHARLES BUCHANAN YOUNG, b. December 18, 1851, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania; d. January 13, 1920, Lynchburg, Virginia; m. FRANCES LOUISE WILLMOTT, Bef. 1884; b. 1857, Brooklyn, New York; d. 1933, Lynchburg, VA possibly. LEANNAH YOUNG, b. March 19, 1853, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. 1926, Constantine, Michigan; m. THOMAS OSCAR FUREY, Bef. 1877; b. 1854, Pennsylvania; d. 1925, Constantine, Michigan. MARY CATHERINE (MAISE) YOUNG, b. June 18, 1855, Buffalo Twp., Union County, PA; d. 1940, Buffalo Cross Roads, Union County, PA; m. WILLIAM MILTON HENDRICKS; b. March 1856, PA; d. 1933, Union County, PA. SUSANNAH YOUNG, b. July 28, 1857, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. September 13, 1943, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania; m. MILES A. MILLER, Bef. 1880; b. August 20, 1859, Pennsylvania; d. February 25, 1907, Union County, PA. ADAM HARVEY YOUNG, b. December 01, 1858, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. May 21, 1937, Three Rivers, Michigan; m. IDA L., Bef. 1892; b. July 1864, Ohio; d. March 19, 1946, Three Rivers, Michigan. DAVID OLIVER YOUNG, b. January 05, 1860, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. 1934, St Joseph County, Michigan; m. ELLA; b. October 1873, Michigan; d. 1943, St Joseph County, Michigan. OSCAR ABRAHAM YOUNG, b. November 06, 1862, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania; d. May 30, 1930, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota; m. (1) ANNA REBECCA MOYER, 1887, Lewisburg, Union County, PA; b. December 1865, Kelly Twp., Union County, Pennsylvania; d. September 09, 1909, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota; m. (2) ERMA E. SPOTTS, August 21, 1918, Union County, PA; b. February 1889, Union County, PA; d. Aft. 1935. INFANT SON YOUNG, b. September 1865, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA; d. September 1865, Buffalo Township, Union County, PA. LEAH HARRIET SWARTZLANDER was born April 11, 1829 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA, and died September 11, 1903 in Fulton County, Indiana. She married JONAS FASTNAUGH NYE Abt. 1850, son of JOHN NYE and CATHERINE FASTNAUGHT. He was born November 25, 1827 in Clear Creek Twp., Fairfield County, Ohio, and died February 04, 1908 in Fulton County, Indiana. Children of LEAH SWARTZLANDER and JONAS NYE are: ISAIAH THEODORE NYE, b. June 22, 1850, Wyandott County, Ohio; d. May 03, 1932, Henry Twp., Fulton County, IN; m. NANCY ELLEN CLEVENGER, January 15, 1880, Fulton County, Indiana; b. 1856; d. 1938. JOHN BYRON NYE, b. May 30, 1852, Wyandotte County, Ohio; d. June 15, 1915, Peru, Indiana; m. MARTHA HOOVER, March 12, 1876, Fulton County, Indiana; b. March 1853, Ohio. MILTON WINFIELD NYE, b. August 24, 1854, Fulton County, Indiana; d. October 17, 1854, Fulton County, Indiana. CELESTE ALFARETTA NYE, b. July 11, 1857, Akron, Henry Twp., Fulton County, Indiana; d. June 29, 1941, Rochester, Indiana; m. FRANCIS ORVILLE KINDIG, May 02, 1878, Fulton County, Indiana; b. September 02, 1856, Henry Twp., Fulton County, IN; d. March 22, 1929, Rochester, Indiana. HORANCE ESLY NYE, b. November 26, 1859, Fulton County, Indiana; d. October 15, 1928, Fulton County, Indiana; m. MARGARET ALICE SANDERS, December 31, 1881, Fulton County, Indiana, book D p. 276; b. March 30, 1861, Defiance County, OH; d. June 07, 1919, A doctor's office. SCHUYLER COLFAX NYE, b. November 27, 1864, Fulton County, Indiana; m. (1) EMMA L. SANDERS FORE, November 13, 1886, Fulton County, Indiana; b. August 01, 1867; d. June 29, 1895; m. (2) CORA B. JEFFERIES KESLER, June 02, 1896, Fulton County, Indiana; b. 1874, Bloomingsburg, Indiana. ULYSSES GRANT NYE, b. November 27, 1864, Fulton County, Indiana; d. 1946; m. LILLIAN BELLE BEST, May 19, 1892, Fulton County, Indiana; b. May 13, 1872; d. December 30, 1936. IDA MAE NYE, b. June 14, 1867, Fulton County, Indiana, best guess; d. Fulton County, Indiana as an infant. LIDA EMILY NYE, b. June 14, 1867, Fulton County, Indiana, best guess; d. Fulton County, Indiana as an infant. LOVINA SWARTZLANDER was born March 03, 1835 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA, and died July 19, 1931 in Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana. She married CHARLES W. KUHN July 04, 1854 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, son of WILLIAM KUHN and CATHERINE GESLING. He was born March 27, 1828 in Union County, PA, and died Abt. October 13, 1903 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Children of LOVINA SWARTZLANDER and CHARLES KUHN are: ALICE E. KUHN, b. August 1854, Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. 1922, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. PATERSON MCGINLEY; b. January 1850, Indiana; d. 1920, Kosciusko County, Indiana. WILLIAM H. KUHN, b. 1857, Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. March 17, 1940, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. (1) LOLA E. CURTIS; b. 1863, Ohio; d. September 14, 1941, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. (2) MARTHA, Abt. 1883; b. October 1854, Indiana. INA A. KUHN, b. June 1860, Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. June 10, 1953, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. DAVID K. KENAGY, December 01, 1908, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Book Q, page 84; b. 1859, Ohio; d. March 06, 1944, Kosciusko County, Indiana. ABRAHAM LINCOLN KUHN, b. August 1864, Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. Bef. July 01, 1936, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. ANNA B. WALTERS, September 14, 1898, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Book L, page 18; b. July 1866; d. 1949, Kosciusko County, Indiana. SARAH UDORA KUHN, b. July 10, 1866, Burkett, Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. May 27, 1967, Warsaw, Indiana; m. WILLIAM HENRY RING, December 04, 1887, Kosciusko County, Indiana; b. July 1863, Ohio; d. Aft. 1920. HATTIE KUHN, b. 1869, Kosciusko County, Indiana. vii. NETTIE KUHN, b. 1878, Kosciusko County, Indiana; m. CHARLES COONS, October 28, 1899, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Book L, page 179; b. September 1875, Indiana. JACOB SWARTZLANDER was born May 1836 in Buffalo Township, Union County, PA, and died April 23, 1916 in Jefferson Twp., Kosciusko, IN. He married ELIZABETH HIBSCHMAN September 13, 1858 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. She was born 1841, and died March 15, 1900 in Jefferson Twp., Kosciusko, IN. Children of JACOB SWARTZLANDER and ELIZABETH HIBSCHMAN are: JOHN SWARTZLANDER, b. January 19, 1859, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. March 21, 1859, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. FRAES M. SWARTZLANDER, b. March 20, 1860, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. September 05, 1877, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. EMMA SWARTZLANDER, b. November 1862, Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana; m. ISAAC SHUTT, December 11, 1880, Kosciusko County, Indiana; b. April 1856, PA. CATHARINE SWARTZLANDER, b. February 22, 1864, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. August 25, 1865, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. IRVIN SAMUEL SWARTZLANDER, b. June 1865, Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana; m. SARAH KATIE OSTER, November 15, 1885, Kosciusko County, Indiana; b. March 1865; d. August 05, 1940, Kosciusko County, Indiana. HENRY V. SWARTZLANDER, b. February 13, 1867, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. February 28, 1867, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. ELLIE D. SWARTZLANDER, b. April 18, 1868, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. August 14, 1868, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana. SOPHIA VIOLA SWARTZLANDER, b. September 1869, Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana; m. AMOS SHUTT, November 05, 1887, Kosciusko County, Indiana; b. October 1860. LYCINDA SWARTZLANDER was born June 29, 1837 in Buffalo or Centre Township, Union County, PA, and died April 07, 1934 in Milford, Kosciusko, IN. She married JAMES MADISON BILLER November 01, 1857 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, son of JACOB BILLER and CATHERINE TUSING. He was born June 10, 1826 in Virginia, and died September 15, 1912 in Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Children of LYCINDA SWARTZLANDER and JAMES BILLER are: IDA LUCY BILLER, b. January 16, 1859, Palestine, Kosciusko County, IN; d. December 08, 1861, Palestine, Kosciusko County, IN. FLORENCE BILLER, b. October 04, 1862, Palestine, Kosciusko County, IN; d. August 1934, Indiana; m. SAMUEL KLINE, June 26, 1880, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Book F, page 287; b. June 1852, Ohio. JAMES RAYMOND BILLER, b. October 02, 1864, Palestine, Kosciusko, Indiana; d. September 17, 1955, Gary, Indiana; m. (1) JULIA MCKIBBIN; d. February 15, 1887, Indiana; m. (2) ELIZABETH ANN HOBACH, June 29, 1888, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Book I, page 11; b. May 1867, Kansas; d. Bef. September 27, 1944, Kosciusko County, Indiana. EARL OTTO BILLER, b. October 30, 1875, Milford, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. May 02, 1965, Indiana; m. EMMA MARY LAMBRIGHT, November 16, 1904, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Book M, page 359; b. 1885, Indiana. SAMUEL WALTER BILLER, b. January 22, 1880, Milford, Harrison Twp., Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. June 14, 1971, Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN; m. CHLOE DELL ELY; b. 1884, Indiana; d. November 18, 1955, Kosciusko County, Indiana.