INTRODUCTION

This booklet has been compiled a~d assembled by the Author with the thought in mind that each member of the families mentioned herein, 'might be benefited by having a greater knowledge of their ancestors and their living relatives.

It has required many years of effort to get the small amount of information enclosed within these covers, and I trust, that whoever receives a copy of this important family history, will appreciate the ~ffoIts ~quired to make it a success.

Our intentions in typing this history, is to interest other members of our qreat family, and it is the hope that others will continue where we have left off, and not falter until we have a perfect record of our family line who emigrated from Switzerland in 17540 I do not claim that I have assembled correct inf6nnation in every detail, but I have tried to make it as perfect as possible with the infonnation at hand.-

It is the hope of the Writer that other members of our great family will ·carry on­until that ttme when the history will contain reliable information, and all of it, can be referred to at any time with a sure certainty of correctness. Often through lack of contact, relatives become mere acquaintances, and sometimes, even strangers. And, if, by reading these pages, present and future generations can be more closely bound together in family pride and esteem, we shall feel that our efforts have not

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~~,c A few dates may be in error and names misspelled in IJOme cases, blt we have include both names and dates accordinq to infol'lllAtion obtained from different _ ... bers of the various families o

Tradition has played an important part in the gathering of this family history, and, while tradition cannot wholly be relied upon to be correct, yet without it, much of the enclosed knowled41e would have been lost-o Our early forbears were handicapped on account of lack of education, and their inability to speak the English language, yet they carried down through many generation, reliable information, when traced out

\ through official records proved to exist;. without tradition, we would have had no in­. formation to search out, and the official'records would have remained hidden in some -record office. ;:::

When we look back into history, and realize the efforts that Mrs. Katherine Saum. .. gartner Newenschwander required in those' early days, to leave her heme in Sw~i:~~rland, we wonder how _he did itD It must have required courage and a strong personality " to take such a. responsibility a But she it. WIDOW', did leave her home in Switzer1andt

came to America to excape reliqious persecution for her faDd1y, aDd military cbtty for her three younq sons, and WE, the descendants should appreciate her mot~ye .... qood judqement, We now haYe the pri vileqe of 1i vinq in the land of the FRSI'; and home of the BRAVE. A land overflowinq with milk and honey; alaDd of FRBEOOH, a: land of SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION. ARE YOU GETTING YOUR SHARE? .

~; ,",'';;' ,l~' Records in Switzerland are intact, and reliable even before·we had a family SIR "fl' · name. Records of our early ancestors in America, are scapt, bu.t very helpful when,:·:~'3 they can he located. Our ancestors were of a rovinq nature hence did not leave much infonnation at the last location, so that we could find their next address. . , ····:i

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( ane of the handicaps in oo;;ilinq this reoord, was the spell~ of the Mme. It was found in the offioial records, that the name was spelled ,more thaD seventy different ways. It se ... that each family had their own way to spell the name.

After fifty (50) years of research, tracinq out official records, and doomnent •• Bible histories, family letters, traditions, all of whioh was checked and rechecked many ttaes, we have a.saabled information whiah we hope, is nearly correct.

I 8Dl deeply ind.btedt. G. IUrz, State Archivist of Verne, Switzerland; to Charle. Willazdleiswanqer of IUIlcie, IDdiana; to Hr •• Elizabeth Carroll Stetson of Glen .. oarl,., Virqinia, to Mr ••. julia Rran Roberts of 297 Woodland. Avenue, Columb1s, Ohio; to lira. Ada liaa:nqex;J'ackson, of tore City, Ohio, t. Hi ••. Ada Suitaer of Wakefield &11, Washinqton,1);':o--rj and to lIUlDy,many olura for the Toluminou. amount of de.ired infomation, in ord8Z"'to help me traoe out ray line of descent. .

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Aoknowled;m.ent is made to all who have oontriblted facts, information, or sugqestions toward. the bI1ildinq of this book; to histories, n,aqazines, letter., or family Bible. to

. which we have had acaess; to those who have assisted in obtaininq information for 118, and kind enouqh to answer Ollr many· reqaest ••

There vas a surprisinq number of letters rec-,ived from different members of our qreat olan, who knew very little about their family history, bit yond one, t"'IIfO or three qan- \ erations, althouqh many confessed that they would like to know more, and WA hope that infomation is in this booklet. Had they used more care in preservinq Libl. and other records, this history would have been more oomplete.

In qonc1usion, I amde.ply appreciative to all members of our qr8Qt family who have helped me in an,. way. I have tried to do as muah for all o:ther m.Dber. 01 this qreat clan ~ M.ve showa uJ: inter. st. I have d • .,.,ted many year •. of~rd work, as well a. Diucha:pens.to thia::JlISl'ORY; bitt to .e, it bu. Deen a t..AI::DR of IDVE.

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REtJEJB:mKANDER FAMILY HISTORY

Christen Neuenschwander

First Generatio~ , ' In the year 1682 or 1683, was born Christen Neuensohwander, somewhere in or near CantOD ,Berne, Switzerland. W. do not know the naaes of his parents, or his hz'o­thersorsisters, but that' infol'DlAtion Gall be seaured throliqh the Arohivist of Sri. tzer1aad.. On Auqust 23, 1715, he was a resident of Lanonau, Switzerland, and, on that day married JlAgda1ena stauffer of' Eqqiwyl, Canton Beme, Sri tzerlalVi. They wre the parents of the foltowiliO dltildren. In the year 1716, they lived at ~pillliJea, Switzerland, and thi~first aMld was baptised in Maroh, 1716, with . the naae"of, 'Ve'rena. On,May 2nd, 171"# the seaOriI:t' ohild, HarialfAgdaiilna was bap­tised.. ,In l'lS,LQthey moved 'to Pery~' canton Ba"1~ BritzertW,' aDd Abrahui was baptised Septaaber '22, 1718; and m.i~th'was baptised April ll,1722~ Aiii\a ~h.T1M or Barkra, was baptisedHilrch'5; "1124. There'is scme confusion-as to whether the above. ,!,,!pre~ents orte or tw.& daUqhters. ~t Va1iffelein, Switzerland, the IUlrried oouple had baptised~ ~ 'on Karoh 2_~11726; 'Sg.sa~ on June 26, 1729; Sristina on MAy '25, 1732; ~T'tt.ry, CaIiton Basel, ~tzer~, Christian, Noveml:)er 28, 1734; ~a.n.g June lU, ,.1737; in the district'Tavanne'i!i, Hans' Mob, November 27', 1741. -"!()far as known,' only Isaac and Christain -iiiDniqrated to· Amerioa. ,Al::\raluml died before 1154, a~ his Widow W;l..th three ohildren, ChristUn, Hans and Isaao, oame to Philadelphia either September 28, 29 or 30, and they left the bo~-on October'lst, 1754,' with Isaao, (Baptised Maroh 24; 1726) and Christian, BaPt1,'!:",c, ,Iovamber 28, 1734), her brOth.rs-i~15V. ~e7 oame OB the sailing ve.~ s.l, ", '. , •. nix. fhe date and plaoe of Christen's death or btrial are unknown to the ~I'~z:' or that of his wife, HagdalelUl stanffer B81lensohwander, blt probably in Culton Basel, Swi tzerlanci.

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Son of Christen and Maqd.alena Neuenschwander, was born at Pery, Canton Basel, Switzerland, and baptised September 12, 17l8~It is quite evident that he affil­iated with the Mennonite or Ana-Baptist churoh; consequently, the Swiss Govern­ment refused to record his marriaqe or death dates, or locatiori of his burial. He was married to EAtharina Bumqartner, sometime before 1745 as their first ohild, Christian, was born in March 17.~. Two other children; were horn to them; Hans who aSSUDl8d the name of John after his arrival in .lmerioa, (and who will be known as John (1) hereafter), and Isaac. We do not know the exacrt dates of their births, on acoount of the parents belonqinq to the Ana-Baptist (mennoni ta ) Churoh, and the GoverI'lll.8nt of Switzerland would not record the same. In the State Census of Ha1'7-lUld, in the ye~ of 1776, it records an Isaao leuensohwander as being twenty-four years old, whioh would brinq Isaao's birth in 1152, whioh no doubt, was the same Isaac - and correct. John (1) was horn sometime between 1746 and 1751, if Isaac's birth l.rl\S in 1752.

Isaao (baptised March 24, 1726 and Christian baptised November 28, 1734) were brothers' to Abraham, and after Abraham's death,tha two brothers eame to America wi th ~tharina Baumqartner Iteuenschwander (Abr8.h8m's Widow), and her three Bons, on September 28, 29 or 30, 1754, on the sailinq vessel Phoenix. Isaac lived at' ' various looations and eventually moved to Vi~inia and married. Isaac va',a Biver­Brethern minister, whioh Churoh later became thaOt'terbein, and still later, ~tha United Brethern Churoh in Amerioa. He is salato have preaohed on his one huDd­redth birthday. Date of his d.eath and the burial location is unknown.

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Christian (baptised November 28, 1734) was almost twenty years old when he arrived i~ ~erioa in 1754, with his ~ther and sister-in-law. He married Anna------, pro­bably in l'ebruary, 1755. She was born in Bw"1tzerlaDd. Auqust 12, 1727. They located in LaDoaster County, Pennsylvania, and raised six ohildren, before his death Dr sun­stroke, in a hayfield, in July 1769. These ohildren were all heads of larqe families, and eaoh one has many, many chi:soendants sClattered throughout the United states. Be was npposed to be, writer's qreat qraDdfathar, lIOredto Bedford COunty, to r ... 1.de vi th a family by the nsa_· of Harti, and. -1s said to'bAft resid.8clfor a t1me~ via:·a· Tribit of fdeadly Indians. V. can't TOuch for the latter stabaeat. lW died '-, 1870. He married Chri .tina MOrqan, who died at tr..e birth of her fourth child. S­never re-D14rried. It is said that his hands were 1I11oh larger than two ordinary haDds, and that he was powerful enouqh ·to lift a hoc;shead of suqar and plaCle in a vaQOIl. His oldest son, Jacob, (the writer's qrandfather), was born in Bedford. County, Pennsylvania, September 1st. 1827, and died in Pickrell, Gaqe County, lebr­asm, June 3rd, 1900, and was bu.ried in the DtmkaId (nov Christian Church) GraveyaId, about four miles east and south of Pickrell, Nebraska. Henry's other ~;on, Andrew, served in the Civil War. He was born July'12, 1831 and died October 13, 1912, at Haria, Pennsylvania. The two dauqhters, Barbara and nizabeth, married, had many children. They are buried in Blair and Bedford Counties, Pennsylvania.

Jacob lficewonqer married Susannah Mock, a desoendant of Alexander Hack::, who fOUnded the Dunkard Church in 1708 in Bchrie.heim, GCDlany. They had three sons and two dauqhter.. Hary who married Zaohariah French; AleXander (tne writer"Ps father)) FraDCles Jane, who married Jonas Theodore Yakeniqht, William; and Daniel. All" are, still livinq except the Writer'. Pather. and lfary ,Freach, who died Jun .. 12, 19~.~\,;'

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He married February 25, 1875, and was the father of t~ee sons and two dau.qhter ••. GeorqeB .; Ella B., who married Arohie L. Dunbar; Anna, who married William. Rozelll William J.; and tester A., who died Hay 13, 1922, Unmarried. 'l'hefirst four are still livinq, (1946). Georqe B., the oldest lIOn resides at 339 Bast Lake Road-Horth,PeIll\ Tan, Hew York, RFD 12 aDd William J., resides at Sodus Point, Hew York. The two daughters, Ell B. and Anna ·E., live in Elmira, New Yorl:.

, Ella B. Dunbar and Anna E. Rozell are grandmothers; which shows the lonqevity of our race, when looated in qo·od healthy oammnnities. Eaondauqhter had seven ohildraD eaoh. Ella B. 1s a qrandmother thirt.en times, while Anna is a qrandmother to nine· ohildren.

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HISTORY OF THE NEUBNs:mwANDER FAMI LY AT A GIANCE

Christen Neuenschwander was born in Switzerland about 1682. On Auqust 2~, 1715, he married Magdalena Stauffer of Bgqiwyl, Canton Berne. There were eleven child­ren born to bless that marriaqe. Abraham, one of the sons, was baptised September 22, 1718, in or near Pery, Canton Basel, Switzerland. Abraham married Katharina BaUllqartner, probably in 1744, for their first son, Christian was born in Harch 1745. Two more sons, Hans (John) and Isaac, were born to the couple before Abraham died, which must have happened between 1752 and 1754. As they were affil­iated with the Mennonite Church, the Government refused to keep their· family re­cords. Soon after Abrahem's death, the Widow was invited to leave Switzerland, which she did sometime ili. 1754, with har three small sons, ·and her brothers-in-law, Isaac and Christian, brothers to her husband, Abraham. The writer of this article, havinq found a oopy of the list of passeng-ers on the Sailinq Ship Phoenis, whioh arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 29th or 30th, 1754, also discovered that Christian was with the party. Christian was a brother to Abra-ham and Isaao. Christian, who was about, twanty years old, must have married a Widow about February, 1755, and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He \ died in his hayfield fram a sunstroke in July 1769. Christian has several hundreds of desoendants scattered all throuqh the United States. Their firs~ ohild was born November 27, 1755. Abraham, their second child, was born April 4, 1759. About 1778 or 1780, Abraham married and settled seven miles southeast of Haqer­stown, Maryland, where he built a house that was standinq until 19~O, when it was razed. Abraham was the father of thirteen ohildren.

The Sailinq Ship Phoenix, Captain Spurrier, must have arrived about· September 29th or ~Oth, 1754, as the Medioal Doators, made a report on the health of the passenq .. ers on September 30th, 1754, and October 1st all passetiqers over 16 years of ag-e had to siqn a reg-ister and be sworn into the Government of Enqland. As soon a·s that was over, no doubt, all passenqers dispersed to different parts of Pennsylvania, the Widow and her three sons, qoinq to Tulpehocken, Penn. where there was a Mennon­ite Colony. One of the Widow's. sons, Christian, who was nine years old on his ar­rival, eventually went to Virqinia to live, and Hans (John) went to Maryland to marry and reside on a fam in Watson's Folly. Hans ("John) settled in Washinqton County, Maryland, where he died in the winter of 1789-1790. He was married twioe. Was a oripple the latter part of his life. Father of three sons and three dauqh~ ters. (Was the writer's qreat, great, qreat g-rand father). Durinq the Revolution­ary War, he was fined three pounds, or ab::>ut fifteen dollars, because he would not oontribute or assi st our Government durinq the Revolutionary War. One of Hans (John) sons, Abrahmn, who was the father of thirteen ohildren by two marriages, went to Canada in 1824, and died the next year. MOst of his desoendants still reside in Canada,Provinoe of Ontario. Another son, Christian, beoame a minister of the Gospel, but for what ohuroh denomination or location, the writer has been unable to asoertain, or qet any trace of him whatsoever. Hans, who took the name of John, settled in Washington County, Maryland, His son John (2) ~ brother to Abraham. and Christian, lived in Washington County, Maryland, until his first wife died. Her maiden nmne was Katharine Beltz. After her death, he mPved to Columiana County, Ohio, about 1806, where he died in 1847, (without ~Will), and is buried in the Readinq Cemetery of that County. He was the father of eleven or twelve children by two wives. His seoond wife was Mary &ker of Columbiana Cbunty, Ohio, and they had eight children. Of his three sons by his wife,IAtharine Beltz, Joseph set. tIed in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and John in Indiana County, Penn. and Henry in Bedford County, Penn. Henry the -81'RONG MAN-, was the Mennonite, then he was affiliated wUh the Ribar-Brethem, later oalled United Brethern Church.

His son Abraham, moved seven miles southeast of Haqerstown, Ha.rylan:i, where h. built a house about 1778 or 1780. And the houae was still standing until 1930, when it was· razed by the preaent owner ••

Abraham DlArried twioe and had thirteen ohildren. He died in 1819 aocording to hi. Will. He Dlay have been a member of the Hennonite Churoh,. bit most likely, it was tJi. River-Bretherll, later oalled the United Brethern Church. (The writer saw the old house in 1913, and mad. DlAny photos of its exterior). The old lDm was tom clcnm in 1930.

~. Widow, I'atharina Baumqarta.r leuenachwander settled in Pennsylvania upon her arrival in Amerioa, but tradition says that it was near Talpehoaken, Berk. County, Penn.ylvania. We do not know where sh. died or when, nor the looation of her qrave. Her oldest sEln eventually becam. a re.ident of Virqinia, and John (1) and. Isaac DlOVed to Maryland. There is a land record filed in Maryland that states that John I

Hewswanker of Frederiel:: County, Ha.ryland.~ purchased a one hundred aore farm. in what \ is known as Watson's Folly, on lovaaher 18, 1771, showirlg' that he moved to KarylaId in 1771 or earlier. John (1) must have married about that time. No doubt that tlua entire family moved with him, althouqh one correspondent states that the Widow Iatherine Neuenschwander remained in Pennsylvania until her death, after reachinq a ripe old aqe. (The Writer was unable to qet any further infomation). (She woulcl be a qreat, qreat, qreat, qreat qrandmother to the Writer). Ho doubt:, she is .. bu.ried in a Hennon! te qrav.yard som. place in Pennsylvania.

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WAS the son of Christen and HaQdalena Stauffer Neuenschwander, and was born in or near Vauffelein, Switzerland, and bapti.ed on Ha.rch 24, 1726. In -VOLUME· 2" OF FAUB'l' aid BROMa\UGH'S LIS'l'S OF SWISS EHIGRAN'rs- in the eiqhteenth century, to the Amerioan Colonies, on paqe 30, it states that -Isaao Neuenschwander paid his tax before amiqratinq to Ameriaa-; and it also says -thatall pebple rrom the mountains near Corqatllont, Switzerland; moat of· the very poor-. Children under military· aqe,

. and WOmen, were not mentioned in reports on emiqration, hence, if there was a male over 16 years of aqe, his ruuae would be the only one on the 8IIIliqratinq r.cords. Ana-Baptist. were not mentioned either, and for that reason, Christian, brother to Isaao,was not recorded. However, Isaao represented his brother, Christian; hie eister-in-law, IatharinaBaumqartner leuenscn-ander and her three sons, Christian, John (1) and I.aao. -Ulrich Bnqel, Christian Brechbill, and Isaak Neuensohwander, wrote on December 7, 1775, .from "Daniqall-, in Penn., that Han. Jakob lOn!q, or the dyer of Sonceboz, left his wife and ohildren with one, Abraham Zerr. in -Canenstoqen­as servant, and had settled near the boundary, near the .avaO'es, in a place oalled or named ·Schamoqen-, with only a few households. The savages had complained that th.y oame too far out into their land, and had often warned them to qo away or e%.]:)eGt .aisfortune, but they)'ould not be warned. Then the savaO'e. had come upon them unexpectedly, had cruelly broken up six\:unilies, burned their houses, killed in all) thirteen persons and oarried off the others. Amohg these the Dyer, as it is said, was uDlleroifully broke~ in upon a~d murdered. His son anddauqhter and the aforesaid servant, they carried off. At this time, his dauqhter esoaped to Hans Jokob Willarl aDd afterward. th.y OOlIIJIitted more murders near the border which brouqht about qreat terror in the land.- -%his letter is to be shared also with our people at :Rotenbuhl-. -DaniO'all-, "Canen.toqan- and -SchaDlOO'en-, bave not been id.ntified, bnt probably ohuroh looation., or very small oollection of hou ••••

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Whcm Isaac married, or when is unknown, nor do we know the date of his death; however, in the History of the Churoh of the United Brethern in Christ, it refers to Isaao Biswuder, as a minister fl'Om 1800 to 1819. His name is missinq in 1820, and we con­cluded that he died b. 1819 or 1820, but one of his descendants, Miss Ada J. Guitner, writes that he lived to be more than one hundred years old, and preached on his one hundredth ·birthday. If this is trUe, then he died ecaetime after 1826, as he was born in 1726. Be moved to the Shenaadoah Valley, Virqinia, bit the year is unknown. .ss Jlda J. G.litner died February 10, 1934. She was a GoveI'Dlilent aup10y... ADd she was also a qreat qrandauqhter to Isaao. About 1930, Isaao's line was discovered, as fOllowsl-We record only one son, althouqh there were many other ohildren, but we were mable to qet any infomation. The son, Henry married Barbara 'Whistler, who died July 6, 185'. They moved into Ohio about 1819. They had four sons and. three ciauqhters, as follows: Levi, Lucy, Isaac, Jesse, Elizabeth, Anna and Bphraia. Levi married Elizabeth Heff and they had seven children, as follows: Kesiah, Louisa, Jaaes, Sallie, Mai1inda, Lydia and Marion.

Luoy married Mr. Guitner and they had six ohildren, as follows: Amanda, Henry A., Georqe W., Urilla, samantha, and Ada J.

Elizabeth married Isaao MOor; Anna married S~el Bryson; Ephraim married Catharine Bryson, and two dauqhters were born to ~ - Madeline (never married) and Luoretia. Luoretia Riswander married. Mr. Mason and had two dauqhters, as follows: Mary and Nellie Hasan. Hary Mason married Mr. Helsel, and Nellie Mason married Mr. Ashbrook •

. Harion, ( a son of Levi andqrandson of Henry and· the qreat qrandsan of Isaao Jiswawar who was born in Switzerland), married Abiqail SiDaolUl, July 27, 1873, and wasth.e parents of six children as fol10wsl Myra; Frank E., Jasper, Herle, Harvey R., Zelma H., and. Elsie Del Myrtle. (Berl qeneration) Zelma. married Hr. Henderer, and have five ohildren as follows: Ellis, Merrill, Neil, Graoe and Bren, and they reside in Euqene, Oreqon.

Seoond Generation

son of Christian of Lanqnau and Maqda1ena Stauffer of Eqqiwi1, Switzerland, was bap­tised, aooording to the Swiss record, November 28, 1734, at Pery, Canton Basel, and aooorciinq to American reoords, he was born N6vember 24, 1734. He oame to Amerioa on September 28,29 or 30, 1754, on the sailing Tessel, Phoenix, with his Brother, Isaao and Sister-in-law, ~tharina Baumqartner Neuensohwander and her three small sons, Chris­tian, Hans (John 1) and Isaao. It is quite evident that he was a member of the Men­nonite Churoh, as no reoord of his emiqratinq fl'Om Switzerland, seems to exist. He was nearly twenty years' old on his arrival, and sometime before February 27,1755, he married a Widow, Annie----- who was born Auqust 12, 1727. Their first child, Mary, was born November 27, 1155. The ba1anoe of the ohildren were as follows: Abraham, born April 4, 1759; and died in 1819; Ann born April 28, 1760; Elizabeth, born Feb. ruary 28. 1765; David born June 1311' 1767; and Jacob born February 17, 1769. Christian Jr. was another child, but we do not have his birthdate. Christi-an Sr. suffered a sunstroke in his hayfield, and died in July, 1769, on his farm in Lanoaster County, Penn.

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son of Christian and Annie Neuenschwander, was ])om about April 4, 1759, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

When about twenty-one years old, he married and JDOTed on a fam. alonq the Rational Pike between Funkstown and Boonsborouqh about seTen miles southeast of Haqerstown, Maryland, where he built a home next to a biq Sprinq for safety in case of an Indian raid. The home stood on the fam until 1930, when it was razed. On this fam. in the orch!rd, are many qraves of members of his f~ly and other relatives. The tombstones were raDOTed from the qraTes and buried under seTeral feet of qrounci, in order to cultivate the orahard. Chi Idren I DaTid, John, Joseph, Abraham, Jacob, Daniel, S-el, Bunuel, Jancy, Elizabeth, Sophia, Snsan and Anna. Acaordirq to his will, he died in 1819. Many hundreds of descendants are scattered allover the United States. ODe qreat qrand­son is still livinq, Dr. Christian Iysevander of Des Hoines, Iowa.

The Writer has many photos of the old home. Each year in July, the descendants of his son Joseph, meet in a reunion near Toledo, Ohio. Even' Neuenschwander or descendant is weloomed.

I, Abraham Niqhswancier (Newswander) of Washinqton County, state of Haryland, beinq at present rather sick but of sound and disposinq mind, memory and understandinq, blessed

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by God for the same, am I, considerinq the uncertainty of this transitory like make this my last will and Testament in manner followinq.

Imprimis I reOOll1lll8M I'II.J' soul into the haDde of God who qave it and my body to the earth to be baried in a deoent christian like. manneJ",,_ aDd •• to suab. worldly 'Bstate with which it has pleased God to bles8 me in thi.Uf., ·ii" and. dispose of the saM as follow.. _

.i';':,~.J~' .. '~:'~\>;~:':;:~~'~~~~~ ,',-,: ;~.~:~. ~ .. First I qive and bequeath unto my wif~~-BllAb:th, the riqht and privilege to live in the house commonly called the house eTer the' sprinq as lonq as she remains my widOw and. as lonq as my son Daniel leads a sinqle life; after he married he shall then repair the house on the hill in good and sufficient order for her to live in during her life or widowhood. I qive her also two cows out of my stock and as much hay, -stable room and pasture as she may want for the use of said cows durinq her widowhood. 'Xy son Daniel is to qive her every year durinq said tem three hoqs of not less weiqht than one hundred pounds each, one beef every year of not less than two hundred pounds. He must q!ve her every year thirty bushels of wheat aDd twenty bushel corn and the fire wood ready out and hauled to her chor without any charqe whatever durinQ' the aforesaid widowhood. I qive my wife Elizabeth three beds and bedsteads, six chairs and as much kitchen furniture as she may want. Her Brother Jacob Jufart is to see her justice done in the above articles. If my wife at any time should wish to ride out, qo to meetillO', visitinq or on business, my son Daniel shall then furnish her with a horse. If she should at any time qet sick or weal: my BOR shall hire a nurse for her to wait upon her; my son shall pay her hire; if she should join matrimony she shall-DIIOve off my plantation~

I give the plantation on which I now dwell to my son Daniel, his heirs or assigns forever subject to the payment of one thousand dollars eTery year until the followinq payments are paid off; the first payment of one thousand dollars to be paid one year after my death; six hundred dollars r qiTe to my dauqhter Nancy or her leqal representatives of the above payment. - I qive to my son Abraham two hundred dollars or his leqal heirs of the aforesaid payments. I qive to my son John two hundred thirty dollars thirty-three cents or to his leqal heirs.

I qiTe to my son Joseph one hundred dollars or his leqal heirs; to my SOl\ David I qiTe seven hundred seventy five dollars or to his leqal. heirs. I qive to my' son Jaeob eiqht hundred seventy five dollars or to his legal heirs. I qive to my dauqhter Elizabeth one thousand dollars or to her leq&l heirs. I .give to I'II.J' dauqhter Hatty one thoUsand dollars OT to her l.qa], heir~. I~qiTetom:r-daughter Sophie one thousaJlddollars_ or-

her leqal heirs. I give to my son Emanuel the SUDl of seven hUDdred dollars or his -legal heirs. I give to my daughter au.auRa seven hundred dollars or her legal heirs;

the reason I haven't given my ohilctren equal in this Will 1s beClause I have already advanced thaD money to qive each one thousand dollars exoept the three last whioh I have only given seven hundred dollars apiece; the aforesaid is the money I give unto my children to be paid them by my son Daniel out of ray estate as they oome in by birth riQht in payments of one thousand dOllar. annually. I give. aJd bequeath to my soa Dantelhis heirs or assiqns all e.nd~)G.lar the whole of,q. personal .state of whatever name or desoription it may oonsist, exC!fPt what 1s before willed to my wifel to assist him to mAke the aforesaid paJDlent • .- "'. son Daniel shall qiT~'to my yoUDQ'er ohildren a maintenaJloe at home and a reasonable Portion of schoolinql eaCh of my two 7Oungerchild­ren or sons he shall put to a trade 80 as to learn it before they arrive at the age of twenty-one year's; my son Daniel shall give his elder Sisters a living at home so long as they choose to stay.

I naninate and appoint my trusty and beloved wife Elizabeth heoutrix; my beloved friend Jacob Juffart & my son Daniel exeoutots of this my last will and Testament. I

\ hereby nominate and appoint my trusty friend John Sharrer Guardian to all my children during their minority.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this 2nd day of ______________ one thousand eight hUDdred and nineteen.

Abrahaa lighswaDder (Seal) Un eeJJUJl) .(,zi~

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Signed., sealed pronoUDoed and deolared by the testator as'a~ for his last viII aid Testament in the presenoe of " ".

Henry Schleich, John Sharer, Jacob Bowman.

Washington CountYI., On this 31st day of July 1819 camADaniel Nighswander and .ade oath that this is the

true and whole Will of Abraham NighawaJMier late of Washington County deceased that hath come to his hands and possession aDd that he do.th not know of any other. At the ... time came Henry Schleigh, John Sharer and Jacob Bowman and made oath that they did see the Testator herein named sic;Jl\ and seal this Will; that they heard him publish pro­nounce and declare tha sama to be his last Will- and Testament; that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their understandinq of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and that they Subscribed their names to this Vill in the presenoe and at the request of the Testator. .

C.rtified by George C. Snoot, Reg.

Certified as last Will of Abraham 11ghswander by Harry I_comer, Register of -Wills­Libar C folio 70.

NO'lEI------- This Abraham Nighswander was the son of Christian, who was born in 1734, and a grandson of Christen, born in 1682. His Father, Christian (born in 1734) was a brother to Abraham (born in 1718), and who died in Switzerland before 175., and whose

'widow, 14therine and her three sons, Christian, Hans and Isaac, left Switzerland in 1754. 'Christian (born 173.)and Isaac (bora 1726) (brothers), with the Widow and three sons .landed in Philadelphia October 1st. 1754, from the sailing-Yess.l Phoenix. There are thOUSAndS of descendants scattered allover the United states and Canada at the pre.ent time (19.6).

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ABRAHAM NIGHSWABDER (NEUEBSCIOOUmER) . •

Fourth Generation

son of Abraham Niqhswander was born April 23, 1786, and died February 22, 1858. Was born at the old homestead along the National Pike between PI1nl:stown and Boou­borouqh, about seven miles southeast of Haqerstown, Ktlryland. His father had mOTeci on the homestead about 1778 to 1780, and built the residenoe over a biq spring, and the bu.ildinq was standinq until 1930 when it was razed. On this fam, in the orohard, is looated many burials of Dl81Ihers of the family. A later owner removed the head­stones of all the qraves and buried them very deep. He married Blizabeth Newcomer al:out 1816 and eventually moved to Donnells,.ille, Ohio. Children: Davia, born in WI"~ld_ngtOD County, Maryland, 1817. Isaao, piChably born in Washinqton County, Hary~ laDd in 1822; Sarah; Eliza156th and Cathez;imr: . ~

DAVID NIGHSW&IDEF (NEUENSCHWANDER) ---v/ Fifth Generation

son of Abrahmn and Elizabeth Newcomer Niqhswander; born Hay 3, 1817 in Washinqton County, Maryland, married Nancy Ulery August 9, 1846. David died Auqust 10, 1897. Nancy Ulery Niqhswander was born in Franklin County, Pennsy1.vania, Auqust 16, 1822 aid died -September 12, 1912. Children: Abraham~ born Jfay 25, 1847 and died Hay 18,

c:rD1'bJohn, born November 20, 1848; DapiaYvEOniHarch 9, 1'851;-' David horn AUq1lst 23, l851J l!r.""Cl!l:iatialt-Nlsewan?er, born Sept~r 12, 1855; Benjamin-. bOrn April 2, 1857 and died September 23, I§!1; ioseph born October 26, 1859 and died November 30, 1922; Elizabeth, born March 16, 1864. .... "

ISAAC NIGHSWANDER (HEUENSCHiANDER) -- ....... ~'Fifth Generation

SON of Abraham and Elizabeth Newcomer Niqhswander, and born in 1822, and died 1882; was a United Brethern Minister. He married Elizabeth Crawford of Indiana who died. His second marriaqe was to Maria R6blpm~ from Lanoaster County, Pennsylvania. Buried at New Carlisle, Ohic3":" Children: Samuel or Lemuel; Jasper Dekel born May 20, 1856 aId died 1931; Anna; Peter -Edward; Clara ana G'rEln.-

-JASPER DEr:EL NYS&1ANDER (NEUElB:!HWANDER) - --------.

~Sixth Generation

son of Isaac and Maria Eshleman Bysewander or NiqhSWander;.was ~::y 23, 1856 aDd died in 1931; born in Ohio. Children: !!udn1:; JoWph; Ruftfs; lis; and YibtQ;r who was killed in World War No.1, on November 4, 1918. 1te wlllr a ap ain. other children, Shet!'~; K.!g?,th; aild ~Bal!.t WIlO married E,!rl Anci,!8W and A~ De,bbs Ferry-,N.Y.

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CHRISTIAN NISWANDER (NEUENf£HWANDER) ---'-'-"~~~'--'

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- was the eldest son of Abraham and Katharina BaUDlQ'artner Neuenschwander and was nine years old-when he came to America in-1754. He was born in Switzerland-in March 1145. In America, he- married Ann Johns or Tschantz~ but date unknown. -- The list of' childrea is unknown except one, Christian NiSWander, Who married Susan Showalter. They had,

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at least, two children: Christian NiSwander who married Rebecca Moore, and I.aao Niswander who married Elizabeth Baker; Christian and Rebecca Moor Niswander had at least one son, Jocab Niswander; who was a banker in Jindley, Ohio. Isaac and Eliza-beth Baker Niswander had at least one son, Elmer E. Niswander, who married Luella Dillman.

As Christain was the oldest son of the Vidow, Xatharina Baumqartner Neuenschwander, he became the possessor of the Family Bible, which had been brouqht from Bwitzer1aad. It is now in the possession of a Hrs~ Baanuel Strader of Arcanum, Darke County Ohio, and who is no relation to our family_

~. ISAAC BEuEROOHWAliDER, JR. (!!ISWAND~ HEWSWANGER)

Third Generatioa the third son of Abraham. and latherina Bawrqarlner Neuenschwander, was born in.17SZ in Switzerland. In the Maryland State Census of 1776, it qives Isaac the aqe of 24 years, which would make him born in 1752. We have been unable to qet any further information about him, whom he married, or \locate any of his descendant.. Ho doubt, \ he lived in Maryland most of 'his life, after movinq to Pennsylvania. (Maryland Records of 1776, and published by Dr. Gaius Brumbauqh, of Washinq'ton D. C. in 1915). This record shows his residence in the Elizabeth 100, in Frederick County, Maryland. Further information about the above miqht be found in the Court Records of Frederick Co.

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. the seaoDCl son of Abraham aDd. ~therina Baumgartner leuenschwander, was born in Swi tHZ:­land between the years 1746 dad 1751. A deed on file in Frederick County, Haryland, states that Doha lewswanker, purchased 100 aores of land in Wateon's Folly, on Noy­ember 18, 1771. His first wif.'s name is unknOwn, and his second w!fe's MIlle woo. qatherine, aocordinq to his wtII datea July -Yst, 1789. As h1S willwas proEateci "June 8, "1790, he must have died between July 1st, 1789 and June 7th, 1790. The writer has a copy of his WILL; it shows that he had ~hr!,8 -!o.!1~ ... ~~nqNfour dau!ih-,:~rs, as follows: Elizabe~h;Arah8111: born Apr~l 14-; 1773; Ja~ SOrn March 23, 1777; Qhdstian, born OctOber 15, I'"; Barbara; Catherine; ry Ann. It is possible thli'£ Jahn (1) married about 17'11, at !he rt"me t: moTed to me "'linn at Watson's Folly. John (1) was a member of the Mennonite Church, and because of his Faith in that Church, he would not contribute to the Revolutionary War cause, and was fi~ed by the State of Maryland, on May 7, 1776 the amount of three pounds or about fifteen dollars. He was a oripple. Svidently hecwas still on the farm in Watson's Folly ,when he died. (He was qreat, qreat, qreat qrandfather to Writer). Grave unknown, but probably on the faDa.

!*WILL OF JOHN (l>tiiiiRW)wo WAS HANS IEUENSClliANDER WHEN HE .... CAKE TO PROM: SWITZBRLAtm** t-

In the name of God, Amen. I, John Ne1shwander, Senio{, of Washinqton County in the State of Maryland, famer, beinq not well in bodily health, but of sound and perfect understandinq. I, considerinq the uncertain continuance of my life and the many ~zards and danqers that it is obnoxious to, and bainq desirious to leave that small Estate and fo:tune which God Almiqhty has been plea,sed to bless me with, in my family with as much Peaoe and union as ma.y be, and that I may haTe nothinq of this

. . Transi tory World, or the Intanqlement thereof to incomber my thouqht. and Contem­plations with at my qoinq out of it, bmt to think "and meditate of the next World, and the inestimable Ble •• ings, and Comforts that are there to be enjoyed and~ the said John Neiswanc:ler Senr., I do make this lIlY last~Will & Testament in manner followinq, hereby reTokinq all former .Willsand Bequests by me ma.de. any first, I n.iQJl Jly SotU.

to the qreat and most merciful God that made it in hopes throuqh the alone merits of my blessed Lord and. Saviour Jesus Christ to have a joyful Resurrection to life eternal in heaven and my body I commit to the Grave to be decently interred aqreeable to my desire to my Dear Wife and my executors hereinafter named. And as for my temporal Estate and Goods. I qive, devise and dispose of the same as followeth. Imprimis, I qive, Devise and Bequeath unto my Dear and loving wife CQtherine Beishwand~r the use and Benefit of all the Houses and two plantations thaI I am posfiss1ia brat my Decease as long as she continues ,'lUUQArried aft~r my'Decease or a Widow in deed in Consideratinn for a support for he and to enable her and the whole of her and my children, oloth and find board! nq and. lodqinq for my children and for each of thea till they and each of them comes of aqe, or shall be married, bit if she, my said Wife Catherine Neishwander should marry after my Deoease, then she must qive up all her plantations and riqhts and c1atm. to said houses. Plantations and. premises unto my Executors and children to be my Executors, aooordinq to lawD Lawfully appraised by Good and Lawfu11 men lawfully appointed for that use and Business as the law re­quires in such cases. Also I qive and Bequeath unto ~ LovinqWife Catherine Neish- I

wander one Horse to the value of ten pounds' and her Saddle & Bridle, and her spinninq \ wheel, her Bed Clothes, and one oow of the best at her own choice of my cows after my Deoease that I leave at mY Death. Also I qive, devise and bequeath unto my oldest son, Abr",h,. I,j Mlrmlllpr his heirs or Assiqns over and a~ve his one equal shareor""" ~itr!ftible pa~~or both my'real estate and personal estate, with all my other Child­ren Aqreeable as herein after mentioned, one qood horse to the value of twenty pounds and one qood ridinq saddle & bridle after my Decease over and above his other Brothers and Sisters, and. equal share with them of all my Estate both Real and personal Estate and it is my Will and D.sire that at the Death or Day of Marriaqe of my wife Catherine Beushwander that then or as soon a. possible that my Real Estate be appraised as abo .. mentioned - Also it is my Will and desire that the whole of my Real and personal Es­tate after the above Requests and terms of contraot for my wife Catherine Ifeishwand.er. And my eldest son Abraham Neishwander be carefully observed and done by my Executors as herem after namea ana tUHfier rt is my Will and Desire that if my Wife Catherine Neishwander shall marry after my Decease and not continue her lifetime a Widow in Deed but marry or do worse, that then and if the like should happen, she, my wife is not to have any more of my Estate then the thirds of the personal estate and to clear of entirely of my Real Estate, then my Executors are to take care of all the childrMl that is not of aqe or married and see that they and each of them are well done by and schooled and clothed, and boarded and the said costs taken out of their part of my , Estate and when said Catherine' Neishwander shall marry or die, that then impower my Executors to see the whole of the Real & perscnal Estate if anyone or two of my sona is notable to payoff, or settle the remainder of my Children's parts of my Estate' that will become due to each one of my Children as hereinafter named, than their heirs or assjQ1'ls in five years time after aId from my Decease without any interest, to pay by my sons to their sisters for each of their parts for their part of my Estate, and if my sons cannot settle with their Sisters and pay +~em off aqreeable to the above terms, that then and on such terms of their not aqreei:ng. I do empower my Execu.tors by me to sell and dispose of all my Real & Personal Estate to the best advantaqe for the benefit of ~l my children as they come of aqe or married, in proportion as the money be come due to each of my Children herein after named, oarefully observinq to pay the above Leqatees of their Leqacys out of the personal Estate at my Decease, that then the Remainder of both my Real and personal Estate to be equal1y----di vided between my Beven 'children; only my Executors is to observe the clause and Restriot­inq hereinafter mentioned for my eldest Dauqhterc Elizabeth Heishwander, Alias Swartz is not to have only five Shi111nq~ Bterltnq if 'fer she tHes up or cOhabits with her former Husband Samuel Swartz; that then tha whole of my Estate to be equally di between my other six children, named as follows, Liz: to my Eldest Dallqhter Eli Neishwander, Alias Swartz if she never takes up on oohaldts with her fODDer nua~.

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Santel Swartz her heirs or Aasi911s aDd equal share with her. other Sisters. Al.o.y seoond son John leishvuder his heir. or As.ign., al.o my third and youiit;7est lIOn

~ dtiristian aeiilft'rl'mlif Ai. &trJ:la; or As.i;u. Also I crt Te and bequeath unto my Secsond Dauqhter "rbara Reishwe.DCier Gel' heir. or AasiqJUl. Al-.o I qiTe DeTise and Bequeath ~yo Jay Dauohter, ~athiiGi her heir. or Assiqu an equal share With my other Child­ren.~ :Also I qiTe Devi.e aud Bequeath uto my ~~1It Dashter HIlry Au leishwander

- her eir. or Aasign. an equal share with my ot~lCTfen a. asatl MaZ!biii! Rna io th. aDd eaah of th_ as aboTe named only Elizabeth the Exeoutors are oarefully to ohM"e the Strioktion. and orders a. above·mentioned for.,. Daughter Ellzabetu part of the Estate, all t_ residue or :r.ainct.r of 111 ohildren as aboTe _eel and each of th. their and ..... of their hell'. or As.l.,.. to baT. an equal. uu:t .T_ share or, portion my Bstat. that l: ma po ..... ed· of at 111 hcteas. only my teqaczy. a. afor .... tioned firstdech.crted out, &rid furth,r'it i • .,. Vill aDd de.ir. that if anyo.e of .,. Children a.before JUUledbe t ..... lKl. or f_l. or anyone of th_ die before h. or she or a.y 0.8 of th •• hall arri.,.e at the aqe of twenty on. year., aId lea.,.e no Lawfull beqotten heirs ofth.ir body or be Lawfully DUlrried before that ti_, that the. and in nob Case. that their part of . ..,. Estate by JRe Bequeathed to th_ shall be equally di.,.,decl between all my other Children a. abo.,.. naaed or the SUrTi vinq part of them.

And lastly I make, ordain, Couttitlat- aDd. appoint .,. true aDd trusty Friends, GeoJ'98 Sha.,.er, Senr, and Jacob t.llor, whole aDd sole Xx.outors of this my last Will in Trust for the Intent and. pa.rposes in this my Will oontained to take Care and see the s.e perfol1lled Aooordinq to the true intent and meaninq of this my last Will & Testmunt.

In Wit.es. lIbereof I the Said John R.ishwuder have to this DIY last Will & Testament set my hand and Seal this %wenty first, clay of July, in the year of 01&1' Lord,. One

~ Thou.ud Se.,.en Hundred aDClEiohty Ii •• ~~1789.1

.:; .' Jou leishwander (Seal)"

Siqlleci Sealed and Deolared by the aiel John lfeishwaDder a. ani for hi. last Vill ud Testaaent in the presenoe of us, who were present at the Signing aadSealinq hereof.

Jaoob Soher. Jacob Shni.,.ely amm.l'iachtel.

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. On the back of the Original ViII of the afore.aid John leislnrallder are the ~'following Endor .... nts·, to witc.:-

Washington County, at. on the 8th of JUIle, oam.e Sanuel· Raohtel & Jacob Sofner two of the subsoribing wi tnesse. to the w1 thin last ViII and. TestaJllCl t of John Rei.h~ wander late of said Cot 1'.- Deoeased & .olemnly declare and affir.Ded that they did •• e the- festator. her.in Maed, Si911 aad Seal this Vill, that they heard him publish, 'pronounce aDd deolare the ._e to be his last Vill aDd. Test ... nt, and that he waa to the best of their apprehensions at the time of his 80 doing, of .ound and dispo.­inq mind, M1IOry, and understandinq aud that theyR.speoti .,.ely Subsoribed, their

- names as Witnesses to this Will in the presenoe and at the request of the Testator and in the presenoe of eaoh oth.r, and that they saw Jacob Shneibley do the smue.

r ,,-.. Reoordod 8th June 1190.

\ Certified by Thomas Belt, Req.

On the s_mue day omae Georqe 'Bah.,.er & _JaClOb Lellar, Executors of John HeisluRmder

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the true 'and whole Will & Testament of the said decease that hath come to their hands or possession and that they do not know of any other.

Certified by ThOlllAs Belt, Reqr. State of Maryland, Washi;noton County to wit I

I, Chas. A. Weagly, Reqister of Wills, aJId by law, Lteper of the Seal and.of the Records, ~ of the Original Papers of the Orphans Court of WashinqtoncCpUnty, do hereby certify that the aforeqoinq is a true and full copy of the las~ .·Will and Test­ament' and Probate thereof of John Neishwanc::ler, late of Washinqton Coati, state of Maryland, deceased, taken from "Will'- Liner -A- Polio 240, one of thelecord BOoks.

Certified by Charles A. Weaq1y, Nov. 24, 1191

Notel The locatiop of the burial plaoe of John Heishwander (Neuensohwander) is unkn~ but can't be far from his farm at Watson's Polly, in WaShington County, State of Maryland ..

Hans (John I) was born between 1745 and 1752 and in Switzerland, and emigrated to Amerioa·on September 29 or 30 or October 1, 1754. (He was great, great, great qrandfather to the Writer).

Pourth Generation . WAS th8 4!!ldest so.n of John (I). He was born April 14, 1773 in Mary~_aJd. Abrahaia Riqhswalder married a Mtss Sfare, who di6datter the birth of several ohildren. Hi! swClffii1marriaqe was to Sttsannah Hoover. He was the Father of thirteen children, of whioh died in infancy; all born in Maryland. Children as follows 1 John, born January 17, 1798; Abraham born July 17, 1799; Christian born June 25,1801; all by his first wife. The following children were born to his second wife; Samuel.. born May 13, 1807; Isaac born September 7, 1808; Martin born November 13, 1809; DaTid born SeptEQher 22, 1811; Michael born May 13, 1813; Daniel and Joseph (twins) born Maroh 9, 1815; Matilda born April 1, 1817; Elizabeth lborn March 20, 1823. On May 23, 1824, he and his family moved to Canada. To date, I have been unable to trace out the desoendants of his twelve ohildren, exoept some of the desoendants of Daniel; I have tri6d evert'way to qet a list of the Canadian Niqhswander, but without muoh suooess. Susannah Hoover Nighswander was born Maroh 22, 1789, and was the dauqhter of Martin Hoover, married to Abraham Niqhswanderabout 1806, Abraham Hiqhswander died March ~, 1825, and Mrs. Susannah Hoover NiQhswander married Jo1m fbi-th who was born March 22, 177', and died October 7, 1856. They had one ohild, Sarah Smith, who married Samuel Geisinger •. Mrs. Susannah Hoover NiqhswanderSmith died April 21, 1859, at the house of her dauqhter, Elizabeth Ni eeser, they lived in the Province of Ontario,C.

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Fifth Generation son of Abraham and qrandson of John (1). Born in Pennsylvania near the- Maryland line.

r' Married Miss Hoover. They were members of the Dunkard Church and spent their last days in a Dunka:'rd Home. They had no ohildren.

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Fifth -Generation son of .Abraham and qrandson of John (I). Bom in Pennsy1Tania near the MAryland line. Be vas a .-her of the Dunkard Churoh and lived in a west.rn -State, vhere h. died •

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Pifth .... ration son of:'Abrabaa and 8.lsannah Hoov.r liqhswander, was born Maroh 9,' 1815, and vas on. of a piilir of twins. 0. Deo-.ber 21, 1842, he JIIlrried Hary Lehman, aad th.y were tM par.nt. of five ohildren before Dani.l's death Deoaber 18, 185S. The fol10winq ohi1dr" were born to this oouples Jaoob born Bay 6, 1844; David born Febru,ary 4, 1847; William born May 3, 1849; John born Auqust 17, 1850; JUles born 1I0vember 5, 1851. His Widow, Hary Lehman liqhswand.er, remained a vi'dovfor three years, and th.n married John LalIT, and th.y had at least three ohildr.n, as follows: Han' Jo.epld_ Lawr, born April 11, 1859, IfArriet Amelia aid another ohi1d. John Lawr died in 1868. __ '-'-'~-'--'~"--

JAOOB IIIGHSWAliD~(~ER) '. , ,,".- .".,," .. ~ .. £.~---.... Sixth Gen.ration: son of Daniel Niqhswander and Mary Lehman Niqhswander and qrandson of Abraham and Susannah Boover liqhswander, was born May 6, 1844. H. died about 1900. He was a Printer in Boston, Hassaohus.tts. Ja(l)b Biqhswander married eo.ti1lia La Cost. Bortd, and th.y w.r. the parents of many children. Howard La. Coste liqhswancier wa. bom October 4, 1870, and. R.len Loui.e Itiqhswander was born D.cember 1, 1884 •

. ... Sev.nth Generation son of Jaaob and. Costillia Itiqhswander, and qrandson of Daniel and Mary lehman liqhawuder and great- grandson of AbrahaJl!. and Susannah HooTer liqhswander, was born October 4, 1870. In 1900 he married Hi1dred B. Chesley who died in 1914. Childrens Hadeline and Arthur liqhswander, in 1919 Howard La. -Coate liqhswander married Harian Wiwin, who died Ul 1937. One son, Ma100m Frank liqhswander, was born August 26, 1920. H. lives near Laoonia, lew Hampshire.

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Eighth Gen.ration _ / ciauqhter of Howard La Coste and Mildred Chesley Hiqhswander, and qreat, great grand.­dauqhter of Abraham and. ansannah Highawand.r, vas bom April 21, 1905. Married Mr. Hugh. One son Herbert Hughes was bom June 11, 1927. She was married to Mr. Hughes on AUQUst 1st, 1926. Madeline liTes near Laoonia, lew Hmapshir ••

(' /A1dilCJl~~~~~~)( ~ER) Eiqh~ Generation son of Howard La Coste and Mildred Chesley Hiqhswander, and qreat, qreat qrandaon of Abraham and Susannah Hoover Highswaneier, was born October 2, 19"08. Married in 1933 to Esther H. Riohardson. Children: Mildred. Ann, born February 11, 1936;

I"""'<.. Andrew W. born. Dea.ber 15, 1938; and Warren Christ.n, born June 5, 1941. Arthur •. liqhnander was -nominated by the Governor of lew Hampshire to the Su.pr .. e Court

. Bench, but on aooount of his Military duties he itas Unable to acoept the same. Served in World War II.

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Eighth Generation , .on of Boward La Coste and Harian Wiqqin Niqhavander, born Auquat 26, 1920. Harried Mary Loui2Ie Straw of Huntington, West Virqinia, June 29, 1941. One child, Harion

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SeYenth Generation dauqhter of JaCJ)b and Contllia La Coate Borton Ilghswander, and qreat qrandauqhter of Abrahaa and au..anMh Hoover Hiqhwwander, was born Deceaber 1, 1884. Her seoond. aarriaqe wa. to hlph Willi_ Jones, and eiqht .on ... ere born to thea a. fo1low.t Roy Edward Jone., born January 5, 1919J 08QOod Garland and Arthur Hodq.on Jone. (twin.) born June 5, 1920; Ralpn La Coste Jone •• born January 12, 1922; Thomas Boward Jone •

. born Auqust 24, 1923: Riohard Andrew Jones, born November 26, 1924; John Robert Jone., born January 21, 1926; William Frederiok Jone., born Deoember 28, 1928. The father, Ralph Willimn JQne., died in 1929. All the above persons, now reBide in Hew Hampshire, , some near Laconia and Dover, Jlew Hampshire. All sons .erved in W.W. II except O.qood.

Bight generation .on of Helen Louise Niqhswander Jones, wa. born June 5, 1920. Married April 21, 1946, to Vera Alice Garland, dauqhter of Lloyd and Louise Garland, of Center Conway, .... Hamp.hire. He served in World War n.

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Fourth Generation son of John eI) Heishwander, He~swanker, Neuen.chwander, was born Ootober 15, 1783. Said to have been a Mini.ter of the Gospel, but not kDown whether River.Brethern, or Mennonite. He died Maroh 14, 1856. Elizabeth, his'wife, died February, 1846. Children: John, born November 11, 1804; David born February 23, 1807; Christian born January 10, 1809; :rate, born February 12, 1812; Eliza, born Hay 2, 1814; Polly, born April 1., 1816; Joseph, born June 5, 1818J Daniel, born January 19, 1821; Liddy born April 5, 1825. We were unable to locate his home, but think it was in lfa.ryland~

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Fourth G~neration son of John (1) Neishwander, Bewswanker, .euensohwand~r, was born March 23, 1777, in Maryland, and no doubt, on the same fum known as Watsollis Folly. !hey may nave thouqht that they were born in the lower part of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, as there were some disputes as to where the Maryland Penn.ylvania line'was looated until 1763, when the line was straightened out, and Penn.ylvania qettinq ~ite a larqe amount of the disputed territory. John .eiswonqer "'lIAy have moved to Morrison's Cove in Huson's Township, now Blair County, but considered in BedfOrd County until Blair County, Penn. was formed from Bedford County, 11\ 1843. His first marriage was to Iatherine Be , ciauqhter of Andrew Beltz of Coleraine Township, "DiaroM County,' Penney vania. Will of Anclrew Beltz, mentions daughter, Catherine New&IWander~- There

~.re three sons and possible one or two daughters, born of this marriage. The three ~'ons were Jose born abo ·1796 or 7 7; John, born about 17SZ Qt,,1.7jJ, and Henry, bo .... 2. John Neiswanq~r of'ilswander, son pf John (1), was e-' eamster, hauling- freight abd other qoods frcm Philadelphia to the West, which wa.

17 then Columbiana and other eastern Counties in Ohio. xatherine Beltz Niswander must have died in or near the latter part of 1806. His second marriage was to Mary Thomas of Columbiana County, Ohio, but year unknown, but possibly 1807 or 1808. It has ~en written by some of his descendants in Ohio, that eight children were born to the second marriage. He cont'inued to live in Columbiana County, Ohio, untll'his death, which occurred May 31, 1847. He was blriad in the Reading Cemetery, near Homeworth, Columbiana County, Ohio. He left no Will. (Through the meabers of an O::id Fellows Lodqe in the County, the Writer was able to confirm the infonaation about the death and blrial place of his great, great grandfather, John Heiswonqer or liswander). The following names were qiven by one of John's descendant •• as the children born to the· second marriaqe: Abre.luua; Isaao; John; Samuel; Sarah; Anna; Martha, and Elmyra. The children of his first marriage, were all' placed in·hOllle. of his relatives or friends in Maryland and Pennsylvania, until -they reached their majority or were married. It is said'that he neTer saw his children from his first marriage again after he went to Columbiana County, Ohio.

Fifth Generation the son of John (II) and xatherine Beltz Niswander or Neishwander, was born about 1797 or 1798 in lfafyland (or Pennsylvania). ~is Mother died when he was quite young, and he ~ent to live with-a relative. According to information given us by Walter C. Drury of Pulton, Illinois, he had a large number of children, and that he married a Miss Bull. At present, we have the name of one son, Dani~ who mar"ried Elizabeth Lowery. One daughter is mentioned to this marriage, AMI' Grace Nicewonqer, who married William Drury, and they had at least one Child, Walter Drury. Walter

"~ Drury married. Belle Snyder. and they have four children, as follows I Harriet Ann; Richard, and Marion Jan; and W. Walter; Harriet Ann Drury married J. Farra Van Meter, and they have one child, J. Farra Van Meter, Jr.

JOHN Nlcr.woNGER (III) NEUENSCHWANDER)

Fifth Generation son of John (II) and Katherine Beltz Nicewonger, and grandson of John (I), was born about 1798 in Maryland, (or Pennsylvania). His mother died when he was ~ small child, and he went to live with relatives or friends. He died about 1870, in Indiana Co. Pennsylvania. He was the father of ten children, as follows: Joseph H.-who was born December 9, 1823 at Plum Creek, Dry Gap, Taylor Township, Blai~ County, Penn. and died October 4, "1853. John R. who moved to the western part of Ohio, near Dayton, and was the father of two children.- Catherine, who married Andrew Snowberger, and was his second wife. Andrew Snowberger was ~rn November 22, 1811 and died July 3, 1893. Catherine died October 10, 1890. They lived in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Henry, born August 9, 1821 and died November 9, -1889. Elisabeth was born March 2, 1829, and. died August 12, 1911. She married John Saowberger, whose father, Andrew Snowberger, married her sister, Catherine for his second wife. They lived in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Susan married a Mr. ~ephart, who was born August 4, 1834, and died February 14, 1896. Barbara married a Mr. Kephart. Julian married Mr.

- Dougherty. Frances married a Mr. Wisw, and Christina married Joseph Russell, Some few years ago, Mr. & Mrs. Russell celebrated their fif1iet_h weddinq anniversary. John (III) moved to Indiana County Pennsylvania about 1843.

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at Plum Cr.ek, Dry Gap, Taylor Township. He was the qreat qrandson of -Jom (I) of Watson' 21 Folly farm. He died October 14, l85:S. He' mari"ied Mary HaDley and the following two children were born: Theophilus Hanley liicewonqer and Samuel Hanley Hicewonger.

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SOI\ ofJ ..... ph H. and Hary Hanley licewonqer, was born F.bruary 28, 1841, and died Apri13Q. 1904, at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Be serTed in Company C, 205thReqim.nt, Pennsylvania Volunt •• rs, durinq the Civil War. He was eleoted a. ' a Conqre.8IMn from his District," bat his opponent contested the election and won the seat, in the HOuse of Repres.ntatiTes at Washington D. C. Mr. Hicewonqer was unable to defend his election on account of the lack of funds, and thus, he was unable to secure able counsel to defend him. He is the only known member of our larqe family to b9 el.cted to Congress, and it was extremely unfortunate that.he lost the office after being elected. It was said to be the cause of his death April 30, 1904. He married about 1865 to Sarah Co Hoover, who is still livinq at this date. Nine children were born to this marriage, as followsz Jennie Nice. wonger, Woodworth born March :S, 1868; Daniel Lecky NicewCinqer born May :S, 1810 and died June 27, 1896; Daniel left a Widow, Mrs. Eva Nicewanger, and one dauqhter Elizabeth, born in October, 189:S. Orpha R. Sweeney, born October 4, 1871. Two dauqhters born to Orpha, as follows: Mildred Harpham, born October-28, 1890, and Margaret Harphamt born June 9, 1889; Samuel H. Nicewonqer, born Auqust 4, 1873, and died Auqust 22, 1894; Carrie Edith Criswell, born June 5, -1875. Carrie has one

~ dauqhti~,.lfary Blsie .. Jm»m Born February 10, 1877. Elsi. is mai:rJ,ed and has seTeral ('!hildi ••• ' Ollie Margaret Stil •• , born November 20, 1880. Ol11';:'1\as several child­ren. 1Jaide Hoover Coc.be, born July 18, 1882; Maude has s.v.ral childr.n; 'Cora Viola Heister, born April 1, 1819. Cora. has one dauqhter born in 1902. Sarah Hoover Hicewonqer was born April 10, 1850.

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~ ("~L ~._.~!~~.~J.~~~~ERD _'. SeV'enth Generation ,~.~ t son of Joseph H. and Mary Hanley Nic.wonqer, and qreat, qraat, grandson of JOhn (I); was born January 29, l~SO, and died January 19, 1920, near Duncansvirie, Pennsylvania. He married. Slra B. Snowberqer, who was born July 5, 1855, and died October 21, 1925 at Altoona o Pennsylvania •. There were six children ~orn, as follows: Gertrude Louellen~ born Juna 1, 1816, and died Auqust 5, 1877; Adj",.Evans, born Auqust " 1811; married Etta Spinkle and have four dauqhter~ as follows: Virqinia married Mr. Ackerman and she has three children, as follows: Thomas, E-:Lleene.'ii:f William; second marriage to Mr. McleOd and they have one daughter aged five years. Paulin. married R. Shipp anc:. has one son, Robert~ Mildred, married and has three children, Alec, Malcom and another, Addie married Ira MOore, and three children were born to this couple. They live at Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi. Olney Warren, born December 1, 18f~0, and married Jessie Dillinq. Ivy Alberts, born Deoember 8, 1882 and marrie(t John W. Baisly. Resides at 4822 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mary Ethel, born June la, 1890 and died June 29, 1930; married Samuel Neal and had ten chIldren, as follows: Lucille, a nurse in China; Dora married Louis Quiqley and has one son, Louis QUigley. Marqaret, married Frank Nurlemann and have a baby son. _ Walter, not married. Samuel, married ·and.no child-

",...... renia Robert married and no children. Thomas, not married, Blair, married. Theo­dore, not married.

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Be is in the United States~. David, lx>rn June 29, 1930. Violet Pendergast, and this couple have no children.

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C-C~~dE1!::(~:§J Sixth Generation son of John l3} Hioewonger; was born Auqust 9, 1821 and died NovElDber 9, 1889. He

. married Bancy Mock, daughter of Jaoob L. and Catharine Snowberger Hook, Haney Hook was born September 15, 1828,' and died July 28, 1890. They were the parents of twelve children, as follows: Henry; John (5); Andrew; Jacob; Davidg Catherine Neekins, Susanna Jones; Christina AlIeni Mary Hundon: Nancy Adams; Julian; Elizabeth Brandt. The family lived at Green willow near Clymer" Indiana Countyu Pennsylvania. All have died. They spoke Pennsylvania Dutch and English. Elizabeth Brandt died July 8, 1929. \

~~:~~~,."~~~i~~:~c..,~~~J/' Sixth Generation daughter of John (3) Nicewonger" was married to Andrew Snowberger. She was born in 1810 and died October 10, .1890. Andrew Snowberger was born November 22, 1811 and died July 3, 1893. 'She was his second. wife. Her sister Elizabeth, married his son. They liTed in Blair County, Pennsylvania.. Andrew'Snowberqer's first wife was Hu­garet HOrqan, a sister to the wife of Henry Niswanger.

<;U~mi BIC~NGER: (N~~~F!D Sixth Generation daughter of John (3) Nic8WOID;18r of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, was born March 2, 1829 and died. August 12, 1911. She married John A. Snowberger" son of Andrew Snow­her-qer, who was. the husband of her slster, Catherine Nioawonger Snowberger. John A. Snowberqer was born October 12, 1839 and died August 5, 1898.

HENRY NISWANGER (BEUENOOHWANDER) ~) ',~ J. •.

Fifth Generation ' ,. son of John (2) and Katherine Beltz Biswanger, was born about 1801 on SepLember 12 .. f:e·} (by Census 1810), in the lower part of Bedford County, Pennsylbania.. or near th;;~' Pennsylvania line in MAryland, but it is thought po.sible, that it was in Morrison's '~ Cover, now in Blair County, Pennsylvania. His mother, ratherine Beltz NiAWc"I.nder, died in About 1806, when he was a small child, and he was given a home ...JIlOng' relatiTes or friends. His grandson" George C. Nicewonger, of Roaring Spring .. Pennsylvania, states that he lived. with a Ttibe of friendly Indians for a time; and also, with a family named Marti who were probably Swiss~ Very little is known of his early life. He was known as the -strong man- on account of his great feats of ~trenqth; it is said, that he could lift a barrel of molasses, or a hoqshead of sugar, and place in a woqon. His hands were said to be twice the nonnal size of hands. Abclit the year 1826, he married Christina MOrgan, a daughter of Andrew Morgan, a resident of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Christina MOrgan, A.SQotch girl, was born in 1805; at the birth of the fourth child, she died December 28, 1837, at Haulter's Creek ...

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20 Henry Niswanger never re-married. The followinq children were born to this couple, as follows: Jacob born SeptElDber 1, 1827 at Haulter's Creek, Pa., and died June 3, 1900 at Piokrell, Gage County, Nebraska. Andrew, born July 12, 1831, and died October 13, 1912, at Haria. Pa. Barbara born in 1830. Susan born Deoaaber 28, 1831 and died about 1925. ,All were born at Haulter's Creek, Pa. Henry died September 9, 1870 and is buried at Roaring Spring, Pa. But the location of the grave is unknown~ lfany of the Morqan family became residents of Sterling, Illinois, ma.ny years ago.

CiOOB-~~I~~~~(I§~~, ' Sinh Generatioa , .. , ""'~'" .' son of Henry and Christina MorQ'an li.:wanqer, was born Sept:tember 1, 18%1,' at Haul­ter's Creek, Bedford County, h. When about eleven years old his IDQther died, and he went to live with a f8JDily by the nUle of Long. He married Susannah Hook (a descendant of Alexander Hook, the organizer of the Dud:a.rd Church in 1708) in Feb., 1851. Susannah Hock Nicewonger, the dauqhter of Jaoob L. and Marqaret Catherine Snowberger MOck, was born A1lqu.st 24, 1832 and died at Pickrell, Gage (bunty, Nebr. on March 11, 1893. Jacob Nicewonger died June 3, 1900 at Pickrell, Gage County, Nebr. I

They had five children, as follows: Mary Ann, born January 10, 1852, died June 12, 1945, near Dixon, Illinois in her ninetyfourtb. year. Alexander born SeptEmber 9, 1853 and died August 5, 1891 at Pickrell, Nebraska, Frances Jane, born February 8, 1857, and William Henry, born OciaDber 8, 1860. All four were born near Green Willow Indiana County, Pa. The fifth son, Daniel was born October 27, 1866 in Ogle County, Illinois. Alexander and Mary are the only two of the children who have died up to this date (1946). Jacob Nicewonqer is wried in the Dunkard Cemetery (now Christian Cemetery) which is located about one, "lalf mile east and thre$ miles south Qf Pickrell. JaCDb was born in Bedford Couni:J', Pa.,wtmOTEtd to Indiana County, h. after hi. marriaqe,to a fam, where foUr of his Ohildrenwere born.. After the Battle of'; \ Gettysbul'9, h., in July 1863, he deci<;led,tc) iDoTe west, which he did in 1864, to Mt"r:}i. Morris, Illinois. About the year 1873,. in oompany with two other ~settlers'" by tl:"r"~j';).(, names of Bnil and Price, they traveled by "'Prairie Schooners"', to Gage County, Nebr. in which county he lived until his death in 1900. This part of the country was a little better than a wilderness, but settlers began to move in and purchase farms and the population gradually inoreased. He (Alexander) decided he was not interested in

,Nebraska and proceeded to sell the Nebraska farm to his Father for ten dollars and aqhty five cents, the price he had paid for it. Jacob Nioewonger and his family, except Mary Ann and Alexander, moved to his new farm in Gage Co'QIlty, Nebraska, on October 8, 1873, on his son's, William Henry's, birthday. The State of Nebraska was a new State~ and the population was small, but there were plenty of partly 01 vilized Indians roaming around. They often came to his home and begged food, whioh was always supplied to them, and there fore the family receiT8d no harm from the Redskins. However, in 1883, the' Indians did kili a man by the name of Austin; but, they began to show signs of oomplete civili~ation after that, and did no harm in Gage County. The Writer had the pleasure of visiting his Grandparents and Uncles ~d Aunt in 1879, when less than four years old, and can still remember many incidentgl that occurred during that visit. In Nebraska, there is a law (School Law) that r~­quires tha'~ the best section of each School District, must be set aside for the benefl t of the School District, and while that land always costs five hundred dollars more. for each eighty acres, it was always much sought after on account of its being better land. The farmer who purchased One of those tracts had to pay six per cent interest on the "'80'" yearly, which went into the teachers' fund for the payment of teachers' salaries, thereby lessening the yearly school tax. Twenty years was allowed before the farmer had to pay the principal, and then he cpuld renew the "'lien'" another twenty years, paying the interest only during the twenty years; in fact, it could be renewed as often as desired.

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21 Jacob Nioewonqer's wife 6 s sister, Nancy Mock, married Jaoob NicewonqerQs cousin, Henry Nicewonqer in Indiana County, Pa. Another sil3ter~in .. 1aw, Elizabeth Mock, married Jacob Dick, and on his death she married his' oousin" Jacob Dick. Elizabeth Dick died at the aqe of 96 years" seven months a~d tWBn~Y - six days.

The school -80· on whioh Jacob Nicewonger moved in 1813 was eventually bid in or bought outright under the State Law, at seven dollars per acre" by Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Nicewonqer, some few years after moving on the fann.

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(§!:.~:u!.:!:.:~~~~~ Seventh Generation dauqhter of Jacob and Susanna Hock Nicewonger" was born January 10, 1852, near Green Willow and Clymer, Indiana 'County" Pa. 'In the year 186. ".'te, in company with her parents, one sister, F~~ncis Jane, and h&r two brothers, Alexander and William Henry, moved to Mt. Morris, Illinoisl/' by train. On December 21" 1868, sh.e marded Zachariah French, and they r~a' s. .~~lci.mi1y of chHdren, of which only t.wo are now living. Ida May ~uver, be y 2l,l822flnd who married Elias Barney Lauvero SJptember 27, . 1908; he 1r1as born De '.' eZ'"oo '1865 in Pin"? Creek" Illinois, and died Febrttary 12,.1943. And Fiances French Wakenight, born April 70 188S, and who married her cousin, Daniel Wakenight on January 3l q 1~06. Ea,n1et ... ~:n~ght wae'~:n Oct~ ~~l1."in Gage

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Eighth Generation daughter of Mary Nicewonger and Z.."chariah French, was born 'April 7" 1889 in eg1e County, I111nois ll and 'married hr~r ·col!I:::ln.., Daniel Waker.ight,.. OJ'l. Janu:uy 31,.. 1906. Daniel Wakenight was born October U,.., 1879 .=md died July 6,.. 1922" in Grand Detour" Ogle County, illinois. Children~ Arth~~o born. June 25" 1916 q and Esther born July 8" 1918 in Grand Detour" Illinois. Arthur was in the armed ferces of the United States in World War lID

Seventh Generation the eldest son of Jacob and Sksanna MOck Nicewonger,.. was born September 9, 1853 near Green Willow, Indiana County,.. PaD In his 11th year, he went with his parents and one brother, Willfam Henry, and two sist eJ:S " Mary Ann and Frances Jane, by train." to Mt. Morris l1 O;Jle County 0 Illinois where he_ lived until he grew to manhood. At his arrival in Illinois, he could speak no Englisho buJ

· had to learn it, when he began to attend the country Schoo1a At his death.., he knew very little OV})ennsylvania Dutch-. He died in Pickrell" Gage County" Nebru on August 5, 1891 0 and is buried in thr Dunkard (now Christian) Cemetery" about ene-balf mil,,= east and tl-..ree miles south

- of Pickrell,.. Nebrask~" and within eight of the farm that he'leased in 1872, and re-so1d to his father.

In the year 18726 in company with the Bowers family, he made a trip to Gage CountYD Nebraska; and leased a ~hool 80~ fer ten fol1ars and eighty fiTS cents per year6 about five miles northeast of Beatrice. Gag!; Cou:ctyo Nebr.# which lease q he sold to his father" Jacob mc.;wonge:r" SOO::', cl:-ter- his ret'.lrr. to 0;r1eCounty,.. Illinois,,-durinq the winter of 1872-1873. He leased this land from the State of Nebraska at ten

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: that·ll. wished, w:Lthin twenty-five years, at·wn.ateYer the appraised value was at th.'ttu.eofthe pure.se. He d.eaided -h8didn'~ want to live in HebraiQ.. The int­

.ar_non t1w clebt of a -School 80- was placed in the sahool fund of the District in -"whi~ tb. t~ was located, thus lessetdnq the school expense burden on the tax . . pe.y... ... ill Gaqe CoUl\ty, Nebraska, the f~l of 18'12, he had an opportunity to

", plrch ...... t •• j,qhty aores on which Beatrice was built later. At the time, only two ,.d;we1l111Q'~' one. storeazwi a blacl:sm1 th sbop, was IOdated at Beatrice, which was not

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'. ~~. ~. 24, 1875, ·he married Oarrie,: Auc:lusta Beers of Elmira, ChelllUng ColUlty t ... _._YOd~ 1'he.cer..,ony was perfo1'1lled. by the Rev.read Price (Prei ... ) a ~ "·JUR1".f~··~fOi1leCoUllty, Illinois, wbere they lived. until the Sprinq of 188', when ··A1. ..... i, his wife e&rried, and two sons, Georoe and Willi_, and two clauqhter.,

.. Elia. .ud~, JIII,lved to a fam in Hanover Towneip, Gaqe County, I.brasb. Whil. in ...•. ...nllno1 .. ,,·:~fter their marriaqe, they resided. near Grand Detour, Illinoi.,aDd later .,.....~ hl •.•. Illinoi., aNi finally on the Hayes tam about three mile. east of Polo. He . ,J"lrqhuecJ,tll. -Sahool 80- in Nebraska, of Thomas Yule, and the deed was reoorded

Pebm"·19,,1883. The fam was lc)(,ated .one Dule north and four miles east of "Platrell,' GaOe CoQty, lebr. He moved to thi.farm in the Bprinq of 1884, and at ,the tt. there was ao·.choolhouse in the district, but within a year, this was raediec! by buildinq a fine sahool house, one mile. north of his residence, and

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/( .. , .. 'aD,TAnp.ry.lO, 1888, tile dq befOre the qreat blizzard that took so many liv~ •• }:;'~.tM-hI(li':-rre4to. Pickrell, Saqe Co~ty, Itebrasta, where Alexander Ricewonqer lived.

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>·:: .~tl1~.'death,A.uQaat 5, 1891. Their tiftll child was bQrn in PiekreU, Nebraat .... ;::.,' ·Qh1l.~':·t.~CFqeBeer. Nicewonqer, born December 1; 1875 near Gruel ~tour, Ogle .".. .' Coui1'l~yJ' l=1.1:li\Q~" lUa Bertha born October 13, 1817; Anna Elizabeth horn July ~, 1'~\,: .188Q"W'11~aii. Jacob born June 12, 1883, the latter thr .. beinq born at either Polo, ::'." . Ill~no~.or three miles east; later Lester Alexander hom August 24, 1888 at Pickrell

Heb~a",·u.d Died')fay 13, 1922 near Elmira, ChaniJlq County,: New York. The first four t;dlilclten are still lirl~ at this date (1946).

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Alexaacle~ Jioewonqer was Dmaed after hi. Kother'. anoestor, Alexander Ifoek, who t~uncled the·Dunb.rd Church in Seh1ieshe1m,; Genaaay, in 1108. Alexander was qreatly interesttW! ill modern maohinery and was ~n expert with a threshing maohine, and it

... wa. sald that no Qne cqu.ld. -feed-.a -thresher- to suit him, and duriDq nine Fall ..• ea.on, he. cU.4 ·.,.t of the -feedinq- when usinq his thresher for hi. neighbors, or .. his· oWllgia1-1h It i. thouqht that the dust from the machine eventually brouqht on . the l1.es. that aau.eel hi. death. He alway. lived. an upriqht life, and. was &D

honoured c~tizen in lUs CCQllunity, althouqh he never aspired to a politioal office; ancia.far .s knOW1\t~ the Writer (hi!! son) was neTer arrested or convicted. for any aaU.Cl1oQ: •• c::1: or orime. He was a Dunkard in hi. reliqious learninqa and tried to li ... e a good life.. me wife, 8arrie A. Beers liaewonqer (Bailey by .econd marriaqe>., di-.dJune 11, 1931 at Elmira, Chemung Cilunty, Hew York, at the aqe of Seventy-five ~ .. yeus aDd sixteen days. She was born Hay 26, 1856.

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n.a~ Grand Detour, Oqle County, Illinois, and. the location of his birth is now said. to ~.~ of the Linooln lational Park, built bY the United State. Sovernment~ "_

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23 1;0 honor the Dltialory of Abraham. Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, became an offioer, and took oolllU.ndof his Coapany at this location, where the Park has been set apart; it was an expedition aqainst the Blaok Hawks Indians in 1832. In Abraham Linooln's Company was a 1I01dier by the name of Reason or Redn Nighswonger, mt to date have been unable to plaoe hUn in t'M riqht line of Ileuenschwander., in the United states. His grudllon, Frant lU,qhwwonqer was Hayor of Wiohita, Xansas for eleTen years and some months until his death in the Fall of 1931.

GeOrqe B. lioewonqer lived in O;;rle County, Illinois, until the Sprinq of 1884. He attenQ9d Baye. School, three miles east of Polo, Illinois, during 1881, 1882, or 1883 an<! until the Spring of 1884. He DlOTed to Hanover Townsillp,Gage.County, Nebr. with hi. parents, one brother and twoai.ters in the Sprinq of 1884. There was no sohoolhous.· in his Distriot in Nebrasb., mt this was remedied about the Fall of 1885 or 1886 when a new sohoolbuildinq was ereoted one mile north of his home • .A8 he . was his father's Bnly" help on the fam, it became neoessary for him to delay hi. scmool work each Fall until" all the corn was husked (or shuoked, as they say). This .usually took about thirty five days, beginning with November first~ Althouqh only a little 1arqer than a child, he had to husk half as muoh corn as his father eve~ day~ On January 10, 1888, the family mpved to the Village of Pickrell, Nebr.

; .. :, .' .>where;hehad an opportunity to attend the Village Publio Bohool nine months a year. ft1~~;~!\;J;·:··!Hl.f,;t'.a.~·:wre(;verykindto . him aIld qay. him courses of study . that ... belonged to the ::.:' .... ninth and tenth grades, after regular sahool hours, His father died August 5, 1891, . ,., and he was able to attend sohool only one more winter, 1891-1892. The SUItIller of

1892 he seoured work that lasted until Deoanber tenth~ His mother, two brothers and .two silters, lad moved to Elmira, New York in October, 1892 and. he followed on Deo_et 18,'1892, art! v:inqat Elrri1ra -on Deoember 22nd. He seoured ltIDD: at onoe with the United States Express-Company, whioh lasted about one year. After that

"~ he went to. WOl'k wherever he' could find it, but in December, 1903 was appointed. a 'fQbstitut.t..tter Carrier at the Elmira. Post Offioe, but resiqned this position on APl'il 15,1906 to embatk in the Photographic Business, speoializinq in IDdak Finish­inO-. By 1914 had built up an enonnous business, :but by the end of the first librld . War in 1918 the business began' to reoede, until 1934 he qave up the Photo business entirely and moved to 339 East Lake Road .. North, Penn Yan, New York, where he oonduoted and is irtl1l conductinq (1946) a Stand, Boat Livery, and Cottage Rentinq buSiness. He expeots to r8lll4in here until both he and his wife have passed on. George lioe .. lIIOnqer was in the lational Draft during the World War I, but was not oalled to the Co1.8. Has served an enlistment in the Twenty-Sixth Separate Company from Dec .. 8Rber 23, 1895 to June 21st, 1897; and another enlistment in the Thirtieth Separate

., CompanY, National Guard, state of lew York (both in Elmira, New York) from April 21 1903 to January 28. 1905. He tried to enlist in the Spanish-Amerioan War, mt the War lasted only one hundred -daY8 'Ilnd:: ~nly:::.; fewtll-..and were ne.,acl.:: "'" :'.:-)." '." 1 ":.' '.:,:.l!it .. ,j' ,- ~ , ~~ .. ", ':,', ...... ,' .~-.;..,_ . ~ ,_.; .•....•

The only Publio Office he ever held, was an appointment as a Notary Publio by Governor Theodore ]loGsevel t in May, 1897, and has been re-appointed oontinuously every two years ever sinoe. makinq a total of forty nine years in March 1946.

He affiliated with Oak Ridge Lodge No. 278, Independent Order of Odd 'ellows on August 28, 1899 a.Id has oontinued his membership to date. He beoame a member of ISuka Lodqe No. 149, I.O.O.F., of Penn Yan, Yates County, New Yor~, by transfer card, on Anqust seventh, 1939, this beinq the fourth lodge that he has been a member of, during his nearly 47 years of oontinuous membership. He beoame a member of Chiming Enoampment 118, I.O.O.F. on July 16, 1909; and affiliated with Canton Queen City No. 10, Patriarchs Mllitant, I.O.O.F. on Febr. 8, 1912. This is the Uniformed branah of the ()Xi Fellon: he retired with the rank of Major on January 1, 1939. Joined HOlly Rebekah Ladqe 1249 •

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24 Affiliated with Jesse L. Cooley Lodge No. 966, Free and Accepted Masons on November 14, 1927, and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on December 12, 1927, and became a ,member of the Corning Consistory (or 32nd Degree) on May 2, 3 and 4, 1928, where he received the 32nd degree. He joined Progressive Council 159, Junior Order United American Mechanics on July 3, 1894. was initiated into the Daughters of America, Queen City Council 173 on December 5, 1922. He also belongs to the Twenty - sixth Separate Company Old Guard Association, which is composed of former members of the 26 Separate Company of Elmira and which was disbanded june 21, 1897. On this date only five members of the Old Guard Association are still livinq.

Georqe B. Nicewonger has been an ardent supporter of the Temperance movement all his life.

On February 1, 1911 he married Cora Blanche Aunkst, of Milton, Pa. She was born February 17, 1886 near Milton, Pa. She is a member of Holly Rebekah Lodge 1249, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; she is a Past Noble Grand, and is affiliated with several Clubs in connection with Lodge 1249.

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Eigth Generation daughter of Alexander and Carrie Beers Nioewonger, was born October 13, 1877, in ~le County, Illinois. She became a school pupil at the Hayes School, three miles east of Polo, Illinois, at the age of four years. In 1884 she removed with her parents, two brothers and one sister, to a fann four miles east and one mile north of Pickrell, Nebraska. After a new school house was built, she attended the Town-

~. send School until January 10, .1888, when the family' removed to the Village of Pick­rell, Nebr. where she attended the Village school until her father's death, August 5, 1891. In October, 1892 her family, except brother Georqe, removed to Elmira, New York. She was married to Archie Leland Dunbar on March 27, 1895. Her husband was born at Alba, Pa'on January 26, 1870. They are the parents of seven children, Georqe L. Born January 21, 1896 and died January 25, 1896; Ethel Louise born August 7, 1897: Alvin Robert born August 19, 1900: Carrie Elizabeth born May 19, 1902: Kenneth Lawrenoe born May 26, 1910: Donald Carson b:::Irn Pebruary 14, 1913: and Roy Wilson born June 30, 1915. Roy Wilson Dunbar served in World War II nearly four years. Mr. & Mrs. Archie L. Dunbar celebrated -their 50th Weddinq Anniversary-3-27.45.

Ninth Generation oldest daughter of Ella B. Nicewonger and Arohie L. Dunbar, was born August 7, 1897. married October 9, 1918 to George Arthur Miller-d, who was born September, 1895, at stanley, New York, and thefollowinq children were born to this couple: Eleanor Marjorie born July 9, 1919; Robert Durlin born Febr. 26, 1925; Lawrence Arthur born February 14, 1928; Carolyn Marie born January 14, 1932; Lois Jean born April 21, 1933, George Millerd is employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad System and has been with this Company most of his adult life. They reside at 1020 Tasker street, Philadelphia, Pa. Robert Durlin Millerd is in the United States Army.

ELEANOR MARJORIE MItLERD HAVEN

Tenth Generation oldest daughter of Ethel Louise Dunbar and George Arthur Millerd, was born July 9, 1919 at Elmira, New York. On November 8, 1938 she married fuward Haven, who was born September 1st, 1917. They reside at 588 Beecher Street, Elmira, New York._

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Ninth Generation son of Ella B. Nioewonger and Archie L. Dunbar, was born August 19, 1900, in the town of Southport, Cheming County, New York. Married Esther C. Seamans, June 30, 1926, who was born May 16, 1904. Children: Bruce Rex, born Deoember 28, 1928; Gary Seamans, born June 8, 1931; Alvin Webb, born J\1Ile 27, 1935 and Sara MarIee, born January 20, 1946. Alvin Robert Dunbar is Prinoipa1 of the Avon, New York, sohoo1 (1946).

Ninth Generation son of Ella B. Nicewonqer and Archie L. Dunbar, was born May 26, 1910. Married to Mary Faro on May 14, -1938. She was born June 19, 1910. Children: Phayne Sue born September 20, 1941; Lance William born June 2., 1943, both at Silverton, Colo. also son Keith Faro DunBar born Apii1 25, 1946 at Silverton, Colo. Kenneth Lawrenoe Dunbar is Superintertdent of Schools in Silverton, Colo.

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~N~~~~~ Ninth Generation son of Ella B. Nioewonqer and Archie L. Dunbar, was born February 14, 1913 at Sodus Point, New York. Married October 19, 1935 to Ruth Marion Dutcher, who was born September 25, 1910. Child: one son, Kenneth Alan, b6rn August 9, 1936. ,

Ninth Generation son of Ella B. Nicewonqer and Archie L. Dunbar, was born June 30, 1915. Married in 1945 to VirqiniaCo1lier by the Rev. T. M. Wilson of New York. She was born May 29, 1919 near Pine City, New York, and her parents are Mr. & Mrs. Grant Collier of Elmira, New Yort.

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Biqht Generation -. daughter of Alexander and Carrie Beers Nicewonqer', was born July 3, 1880, in Cl;Jle County, Illinois. She lived in Ogle County, Ill, until the Spring of 188t, when, wi th her parents, two brothers and one sister, moved to Hanover Township, Nebraska, and lived their until January 10, f1888, when -the entire family moved to Pickrell, Nebr. In October, 1892 her mother, two brothers and a sister, moved to Elmira, New-York, where she has lived sinoe. She attended the Publio School in Hanover T. and later in Pickrell, and when ;me moved to New York,' she oontinued her studies at No.3 or Parley Coburn School. On June 1, 1902, she married William Hovencamp, who was born January 1, 1877. They were divorced April 28, 1908; two children were

_ born to them: Fe\rtus Hlll?ert born December 31, 1903, and Eva, Louise born March 1905. On Deoember 16, 1910, whe married James Henry Hurd, who was born May 24, 1872 and, who died April 10, 1918. Chil\:iren: James Leland born September 9, 1911 and died September 3, 1912; Gladys Elizabeth born June 5, 1913 and died August 26, 1942; Earl William Rozell, whot was l:lorn June 1, 1883; oh~ldren: Tl).omas Gornee born ~'11,

f" 1919; he served- an enlistment' in the United states armed foroes i-'n World War II' and . William Donald Rozell, born January'3, 1923. He is serving an enlistment.in World War'II. They reside at 402 Partridge street, Elmira, New York.

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Ninth Generation born December 31, 1903 in Elmira. New York; son of Anna Elizabeth Rozell. On May 16, 1927 he married 'Yiolet Durin, who was born March 2, 1904. Children: Shirley Jane born July 25, 1928; Beverly Marie born January 20, 1930; Richard Glenn born April 14, 1931 and Jo Ann Mary, bom May 14, 1939. All children were born in Elmira, New York.

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Ninth Generation born March 31, 1905 in Elmira, New York. Married Samuel Welshan; one son, Henry Hubert Wel~han, born September 24, 1925, in Chemung County, He is serving an en­listment in the armed forces of the United States Army in World War II.

~;~;~~~~IG~ Seventh Generation daughter of Jacob and Susanna Mock Nicewonger ~ was born February 8, 1857, near Green Willow, Indiana County, Pa. In the year 1864, in company with parents,one sister and two brothers, she moved to Mt.·Morris~ Illinois, by train. On October 8, 1873, with her parents and two brothers, William Henry and Daniel Nicewonger, she moved to a location about five miles north east of Beatrice, Nebraska, by wPrairie Schooner-. On February 1, 1877 she married J'"'nas Theodore Wakenight, who was born June 22, 1852, in Ohio, and died August 2, 1931, at Omaha, Nebraska, There were 9 ohildren born to this couple, as follows: Charles Ca1v;!;n, ,born May 10, 1818, and died May 20, 1878; Daniel, born October 12, 1179, and dled July 6, 1922 in Grand Detour Ogle County, IllinoIs; "? born December 2, 1881; W.llian.~!'w born September 2, 1883, ~, born April ,1865 and died. in 1888: Jacob William and Robert Edward (twinsJ'Ji)i-n June 20, 1890; Alta Edna born June 20, 18'9!; ~f!Hli Es~~. b§.rn..~n 29 1897. The paren't:s of Jonas Theodore "Wa1c':?night were Rob~r: aitr""mz3.b9t~l ~en:'..ght.

Eight Generation son of Frances Jane and Jonas Theodore Wakenight, was born October 12, 1879, near Beatrice, Nebraska, and died July 6,1922, at Grand Detour I11inoi~. On January 31, 1906, he married his first cousin, .Frances Frenoh, who was born April 7, 1889, and two children were born to them, as follows: Arthur, born June 25, 1916, and Esther born July 8, 1918,' both in; Granq. Detour, OJ1e County,' Illinois •

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Eight Generation daughter of Frances Jane and Jonas Theodore Wakenight, was born December 2, 1881, in Gage County, Nebraska. On March 21, 1901, was married to Henry Gerdes, who was born in Germany, October 28, 1872, 'and was the son of Henry pnd Ta1ka Brauer Gerdes. Five Sons ~ere born to them as follows: Harr;( Edward born ~ugus\: 19, 1902; Theodore William born October 4, 1905; Thoma,.~ Donaid borh-,:gt.st 3, 1913; Earl Peter born , October 29, 1916; Alvin John born April 15, 1919. All children born in Gage County Nebraska, upon a. fann that was o~erated many, many years before, by the great grand parents. They were. Mr.· & Mrs. Eciwa,rd Wakenight, who h"ive been dead many, many years. Thomas Gerdes and Earl Gerdes were in World War II. Thomas Gerdes was badly wo~ded.

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Ninth Generation son of Anna Wakenight and Henry Gerdes, was born August 19, 1902, in Gage County, Nebraska. He has worked as a government employee in a Naval Ship yard on the west coast for some time. Children: all by his first wife Nrab1eJohnson, daughter of Emil John.on are as follows: Ruth, born July 29, 1925; Havelock, Nebraska; Eugene born October 20, 1932; Donald born October 30, 1929, at Beatrice, Nebraska; Deloris born November 21, 1934, at Omaha, Nebraska.

Ninth Generation son of Anna Wakenight and Henry Gerdes, was born October 4, 1905, near Beatrice, NebraSka. On May 28, 1930, he married Mildred C. Bickell, of steele City, Nebraska. She was born September 4, 1905. They have an adopted son, Wayne Richard, born October 20, 1936 at Omaha, Nebraska. Two other children born to this couple as follows: ' Sharon lay born October 18, 1940 at Odell, Nebraska; Larry Corbin, born January 28, 1943 at Odell also. Wife's parents are Corbin C. and Adda Woodburn Bickell. Corbin C. Bickell was born Februa~ 9, 1866 at Logensport, Indiana, and Mrs. Adda Bickell was born January 6, 1874 at Cardova, Illinois. Theodore and Mildred Gerdes reside near Wymore, Nebraska.

Ninth Generation son of Anna Wakenight & Hen~" Gerdes, born August 3, 1913. He served in World War II in the 35th Division in the Field Medics and was wounded,in a heroic action while trying to save another badly wounded soldier on the Beaches of Nor­mandy in 1944. He was awarded the Bronze Star for this bravery, and total service amounted to nearly five years.

Ninth Generation son of Anna Wakenight and Henry Gerdes, born October 29, 1917. He served in World War II as a S/Sgt. of the United states Army Air Farce, in the Pacific Theater' for 37 continuous months. He married Irma L. Gerdes., daughter of Annie Winkle Burger and ' John' Francois Burger (better known as Frank) of Beatrice, Nebraska. One daughter Naomi.Anne, was born November 20, 1942 at Beatric.e, Nebraska. Earl was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1945.

Ninth Generation son of Anna Wakenight and Henry Gerdes, born April 15, 1919, in Gage County, Nebraska. He took farming as his occupation.

LILLIAN MAE WAKENIGHT JOHNSON

Eight Generation , daughter of Francis Jane and Jonas Theodore Wakenight, and was born September 2, 1883, in Gage County, Nebraska. On I April 14, 1907 she married William Henry John­son, who was born November 4, 1882 at Atlanta, Nebraska, and died at a Hospital at :tearney, Nebraska on October 19, 1939. Children: 'Frances Almira born January 21, 1908; Everett William, born March 2, 1910; ,Rosie May born October 21, 1912 and died

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Eight Generation twin son of Francis Jane and Jonas Th~dore Wakenight, was born June 20, 1890 at Piokrell, Gaqe County~ Bebraska~ on ~anuary 12, 1911 he married Ida Weaver. His .eoond marriage was to Hary Ansohultz Lonq, on Bept.wer 3, 1919, and Who WIlS born August 18, 1897. Two children by the first wif., u follows: Bettie Hay born lov­ember 18, 1911, and Theodore David born October 27, 1913. By the seoond marriaqe, the fo11owinq children were born: Harie Francis born June 18, 1920; William Edward, born Pebruary 27, 1922. Mrs. Mary Ansohu1tll Lonq Wakenight, by her first marriaqe had two children, as follows: Pauline'Long bom March 19, 1915 and Robert Lonq born February 10, 1918 and died April 24, 1924. Mr. & Mrs. Wakenight resides at 4968 South 41st Avenue, Qnaha, Nebraska. William Edward WI!i8 in the United States Army in World War II. '

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Ninth Generation * dauqhter of Mary Anschu1tz Wakenight, was 'born March 19, 1915. Married Glen Vanderpool, and they have' one da~hter, Donna Lee Vanderpool, born June 5, 1937, in Douqlas County, Nebraska. They were married September 7, 1936. (Not related to the Nioewonqer family)*

Eight Generation . twin son of Francis Jane Nicewonger and Jonas Theodore Wakeniqht, was born June 20, 1890, at Pickrell, Nebraska. ~rrie~~!Oh. 27, 19~~".~~.~Ceoelj;!.!!.2.+'~!;Ln2: who was born November 7, 1892, at Vinton, ~nton ~owai ana whose parents were l~~ Austin and.!!! .. ttie .... ~.ht~_"~.~!x, !i~.. Children: ~ Vio!.a, born February 16, 914. eK Sp'Eemt:ier ~ 1931 she mardeQ Cl.ar-ence Conrad nbuxq, who was born June 10, 1908; Myrtle Jane born September 12, 1917."' Both children born near Beatrice, Nebraska.

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Ninth Generation daughter of Robert Edward and Cecelia Viola Xing Wakenight, waf! nnrn February 16, 1914 at Beatrice, Nebraska. Married Claz:ence Conrad Wunnenburg September 19, 1931;

he was born June 10, 1908. Children: Shirley May, born July 18, 1932; Richard Arlen, born July 10( 1936; Delores Ann, born December 22, 1937; and Robert LeRoy born July 6, 1944.

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daughter of Robert Edward Wakenight and Cecilia Viola King Wakenight, born September 1, 1917 at or near Beatrice, Nebraska. Married Mr. Schultz. One child: James Wayne Schultz, born January 16, 1945.

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daughter of Frances Jane and Jonas Theodore Wakenight, was born July 20, 1893, in Gage County, Nebraska. On September 3, 1913, married Earl crilly King, who was born september 10, 1888, at Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska; and the son of John A. and Nettie Sophia Hasty King. Children: Lyle Austin, born June 6, 1918; Viola Fern, born· July 2, 1920; Earl, 'Jr. born January 6, 1926 and Jeanninne,' born November 2, 1928.

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Earl King Jr., are in the armed forces of the

World ~~~U.~IN ~ son of Alta E. Wakenight and Earl crilly King, born June 6, 1918. On June 26, 1939, married Darlene smith, who was born October 6, 1917. Children: Karen Joyce born'December 9, 1940. Sharlene Kay born March 1, 1942; amd Kathryn Delorna born August 7, 1943. In the armed forces.· ;,,' '

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daughter of Alta E. Wakenight and Earl crilly King, was born July 2 1920; On August 10, 1936 married Ray Worent, who was born July 28, 1915, in Beatrice, Nebraska. Children: Ronald Ray, born September 17, 1937; Eugene Earl born December 22, 1939 - died May 31, 1984, and Sandra Ann born December 15, 1942. Viola was divorced from Ray in May of 1948. Married John C. Blum on May 28, 1948, divorced May 22, 1985. One daughter Linda Elaine Blum born March 22, 1951. John died April 22, 1988.

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GLADYS ELIZABETH HURD MILLER Ninth Generation daughter of Anna Elizabeth Rozell and James Henry Hurd, was born -June 5, 1913, in Elmira, New York. Gladys Hurd married Edwin Miller, January 6, 1932. He was born August 26, 1913. Gladys died

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son of(~ Rozel, and James H. Hurd, was born June 10, 1913, in Elmrra, New or. On January 9, 1935 married Gertrude Steffen, who was born March 23, 1915, and died January 31, 1943. One child, William Carl Hurd, born January 4, 1936, in Elmira, New York. Second marriage to Bertha Marie Schultz on April 11, 1943. She was born June 25, 1926. One child, Mary Ann Hurd, born March 18, 1944 at Lockport, New York.

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son of Lna Elizabeth and William Rozell.. was born May 11, 1919, at Caton, New York. On February 14, 1946, he married Do~is Barbara"Matns at Caton, Hew York. She was born September 8, 1923, at Binqhamton,New York. Her parents are :anery J. and Lydia A. Hains of the same place. Married by Rev. Paul Lilly of Caton, New York. Thomas sen-ed in the United states Armed Forces in ltbrld War II for about five years.

Ninth Generation son of Anna. E. Hicewonqer and William ROzell, was born January 3, 1923, in Chemunq

"County, New York, and was married to Reta Jean Braund on January 31, 1942. Reta Jean was born October 24, 1925. Children: Elizabeth Ann, bom October 21, 1942. Willi_ Thomas born August 6, 1945. William Donald Rozell :Is serTinO' an enlistment in the lJni ted. states anned forces in lIbrld War II.

<j.fLL~ JA~ NICEOONG!D

Eighth Generation son of Alexander and Carrie Beers Nicewonqer, was born June 12, 1882, in Ogle County", Illinois, on a fann known as the Hayes farm, but owned by Sam Powell. In the Sprinq of 1884, with his parents, one brother and two sisters, moved to Hanover Township, Gaqe County, Nebraska, where he resided until January 10, 1888, when the family moved to Piokrell, Nebraska. In October, 1892, with all the family, except his father who died Auqust 5, 1891 and oldest brother, Georqe, he moved to Ebdra, ChEmunq County,

f' New York. On June .,-1914 he married Ethel Elizabeth lillf., who was born March 16, 189S, in Madrid, Pennsylvania. They bave resided. in Sodu.sPoint, New York, for a number of years. Willi_ is a Carpenter by trade, and is a fine workman. ---- "- ---"

'::,:, ' L~~_~~~NIC~~~ER (NEU~ Eighth Generation son of Alexander and Carrie A. Beers Nicewonqer, was born August 24, 1888, at Pickrell

! Nebrusa. In October, 1892, he moved to Elmira, Chemunq County, New York, with his mother, two sisters and one brother, where he resided until his death, May 13, 1922. About the year 1905, he served a short enlistment in the Navy, on the Battleship Nebr.

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Eighth Generation / daughter of Frances Jane and Jonas Theodore Wakenight, was born April 29, 1897 near Pickrell, Nebraska. Married Lyman Lorenzo Thornton, June 11, 1916. He was born February 18, 1893, at Orleans, Harlan County, Nebraska, and the son of Francis Lyman and Tobitha Jane Fenimore Thornton. Childrent Charlotte May, born December 27, 1918 and married to Walter Andrew Brader on June 7, 1939; Arthur LeRoy, born November 12, 1920; Luanna Fern, born June 9, 1923; Betty Jane born May 27, 1926; Jeanne Edythe born January 21, 1930. All born in Qnaha, Nebraska, Edith Esther Thornton and husband Lyman Lorenzo Thornton, and childr~~, reside at 6009 Seward street, Omaha, Douqlas Co. " Nebraska. Arthur LeRoy is in the United states Army,.

t" :,~'-OHARLOTrrMAYTHomoN'"BRADm'f""" Ninth Generation '~'" .• ,...,_,:.~"."' __ ~" •. ,--.~>-,."'-""" .• '''':'-~---''-.~ dauqhter of Edith Esther Wakeniqnt and Lyman Lorenzo Thornton, was born December 27, 1918 at Omaha, Nebraska. On June 7, 1939 she married Walter Andrew Brader at Papillion,

3l. Nebraska. Walter Brader was born February 18, 1919. His parents were Lester and Elizabeth Miller Brader, who were born in Omaha, Nebraska. One Child, Sharon Kay, born May 21, 1940 to Charlotte and Walter Brader. Served in the United ~ate8.

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Seventh Generation ~~:~ .. ~,,~~:~GER.~~~~~~ son of Jacob and Susanna MOck Nicewenqer was born October 8, 1860 near Green Willow, Indiana County, Pa. In the year 1864, in company With his\parents one brother and two sisters, moved to Mt. Morris, Illinois, ~ train. After livinq in Ogle County, Ill. for DiDe years, he, in aompany with his parents, one brother Daniel, and one Sister Francis Jane, and the &1.1 and Price families, moved to Gage County, Nebr., by -prairie Schooner"', arriving at their new home about five miles northeast of Beatrice Nebraska on October 8, 1873, on William Henry Ricewanger's Birthday and his 13th year. His father had bought a "'School 80'" farm by lease from his brother Alexander the year before for ten dollars and .8S¢. Jacob Nicewonqer was privileqed to purchase the farm at anytime that he wished, and when he did buy it, he paid seven dollars an acre, the appraised value at the date of purchase. There was still 'igainst the farm the sum of $500.00, an amount placed on each 80 acres in a school district Section of land, for in all school districts, one section of fhe best land was set apart, and 1500. was added to each "'80· acres in that section and the interest at 6~ was paid into the school fund and which lessened taxes to be levied in the District. As the ·School Section'" was always the best land, it was always bought or leased ahead of the other sections in each school District. A few years later his father sold the fann and they bouqht one within a mile and one half of Pickrell, Nebr. where they lived until 1887, when they moved to Pickrell, Nebr. and erected a General Store. He had the first tel~hone in that part of Nebraska in 1888. He was elected Constable in 1890,

"~ and held the office for sixteen years, was School Treasurer for nine years, and was School Tax Collector for a short time, also 'was Town Tax Collector for a few years. He lived in Pickrell, when the great snow-storm and blizzard of January 11, 1888 hit the west and caused so many deaths and wide-sprea<:i,ecy.m!Sl.!....~,~~].l.J.,i v,!.!!2 __ i!!!~gs, and, ,t~J~, q~~t~~ .. ~nY.. h~~L:Qein~t on December 18, 1892 he was married to Louana"-·

1/ SnUh, who was born April 6, 1875 near Spencer, Nebr.; married by the Rev. 1::. Kesler.

Children: Clark Clinton, born October 29, 1894, and Velma born July 24, 1899, at Pickrell, Nebr. William Henry Nicewonger has lived in Nebraska since 1873 (73 years) having moved there when it was a wild and almost an uninhabited country, with plenty of rovinq, half civilized Indians travelinq from Reservation to Reservation. (The , last man killed in Gage County, Nebr. by Indians as far as known to the Writer was in \ the Fall of 1883, when they killed a man by the name of Austin). On December 18, 1942 ) William H. and Louanna Nicewonger celebrated their 50th wedding armiversary.

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Eighth Generation Bon of William Henry and Louana Smith Nicewonger was born October 29, 1894 at Pick­rell, Nebraska. On July 19, 1915 he married Lulu Grace Pettett at Falls City, Nebr. by Judge John Wiltse. Lulu was born March 8, 1893, at Elm Creek, Nebra, daughter of Albert and Mary Pettett. Children: Lulu Florene, born April 17, 1917 at Elm Creek Clark Clinton, Jr. born May 14, 1918 at Elm Creek, Nebr.; ArIon Elwood, born June 28, 1920 at Elm Creek; twin sons, Harold Dwight and Gerald Duane, born Septemhe:r; 25, 1923 at Laramie, Wyoming; William Murray, born June 8, 1925 at McMurray, Washington, Clark Sr. was a railroad Fireman and Engineer on the Union Pacific RailrOad for a number of years. He attended the Public Schools in Pickrell, Nebr. For a time, he resided in Elm Creek, and later lived in Laramie, WYoming, and still later at McMurray, Wash. before taking up his residence at 801 North 5th stree, Beatrice, Nebraska. In 1944 he moved his family to Winlock, Washington, where he· purchased a larQ'e farm and which

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dauqhter of Clark Clinton and Lulu Graoe Pettitt Nicewonqer, was born April 17, 1917, at Elm Creek, Nebr. Was married to Ivan Chester Wallace on December 11, 1938 at Napavine, Washington, by the Rev. Oliver Dow fbith. Ivan was born at Hapavine, Washing-ton on DecElDber 30, 1912 son of L. H. Wa1laoe. They reside at Chehalis, Wash. Children: Pat:i:iaia Diana Wallace, born ])eoember 28, 1941; Judith Ann- Wallace born October 28, 1944. Both born at Chehalis, Washington.

ARLON ELWOOD NlCEWONGER ( NEUEN3JHWANDER) Ninth Generation ' ' , '" son of Clark Clinton and Lulu Graoe Pettitt Nicewonger, was born June 28, 1920 at Elm Creek, Nebr. He was married to Wannita H. Lehrman, dauqhter of Carl and Freda Lehrmnan, of Bhickley, Nebr. on May 31, 1941, by Re't. A. C. Bates. Waunita Lehrman Nicewonqer was born at Deshler, Nebr. on October 4, 1920. Children: stephen Ross, born February 1, 1943; Nancy Bllen born October 28, 1944. Served In World War II • ... " ' ...

,""ULD DWIGlL. HiCOO~NGER~·"~_OOHWiNi)~ Ninth Generation " ~,_':,"~ __ "_~ .. ,."" .. ,._ ... ,~~-... "-.,, ... " ,'; ..... ,-, .. ~_H-.. ~ , , .. , ... son of Clark Clinton and Lulu Grace' Pettitt Nicewonqer.1 was born September 25, 1923, at Larmnie, Wyominq. On January 17, 1946 he was married to DorisBudqe Darrow, dauqhter of Wilbur and (Iladys Budge ,Darrow, and who was born atJean Dieqo, Calif. on May 25, 1925. Dwight and his twin brother, Duane, served in t he United stat.es Anned Porces for several years in WorYd War II -

~~~.: Eighth Generation daughter of William Henry and Louana fbi th Nicewonqer, was born July 24, 1899 at Pickrell, Nebr •. Married Harry Vanderhook July 5, 1916 at Beatrioe, Nebr.' by the Rev. stevens. Harry Vanderhook was born MaY' 22, 1894 at Sprague, Nebraska, Children: Geraldihe born January 18, 1918, at Pickrell, Nebr. Roland born January 10, 1920 at Pickrell, Nebr. Roland was a Lieutenant in the Air Forces during World War II and was reported missinq in 'aotion on May 29, 1943.

Ninth Generation GERJUJ)lNE VANDm·ROO~<MOLiN~

\"",wN¥;JtI1F 1 , :W&:t&MM' _'Iis'll ~H" T ........... ~~ daughter of Harry and Velma Nioewonger Vanderhook was born January 18, ·1918 at Piokre1l, Nebr. On November 13, 1943 married Melvin Virl·MOline of Ilron, Iowa, at Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, by Rev. R. J. Hunter. One son born April 11, 1945, in the Mennonite HOspital at Beatrice, Nebraska, named Michael Vincent MOline. Melvin Virl 'Moline was born August 24,·1916 at Xiron, Iowa, and he served in the United states AImed Foroes. ~M~'~_' ____ ~_~""" ___ "<>,,~ .... ,,,, •. , .....

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son of ~acob and Susanna Mock Nicewonger, was born October 27, 1866 in Ogle County, Illinois. He married Lettie B. Girl, who died DecEl!lber 14, 1890. On April 12, 1893 he married Alta May Robinson of Beatrioe, Nebr. who was born August 21, 1876 at Cisco Piatt County, Illinois. In 1873, then a young boy of seven years, he moved~ith his parents, one brother and one sister to Gage County, Nebr. on October 8th. He has lived mor~than a half oentury in Pickrell, where he has extensive real estate holdings. On April 12, 1943, Daniel and !ita May Robinson Nicewonger oelebrated their fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.

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Sizth Generation dauqhter of Henry and Christina Horqan tfiswanqer" was born in 1830 at Haulter's Creek, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She became an orphan at seven years of aqe. She went to live with her uncle, Joshua MOrqan, where she lived eleven years. She married John Clapper and was the mother of five children.

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Sixth Generation son of ~1l'!2 and Christina Horqan tfiswanqer, was born July 12, 1831 at Saulter's Creet Beclferd ounty, Pennsylvania. H. b8caae an orphan at five years of aq., and lived with a Hr. Cowaa until he was tilled, and then went to live with the family of Joseph Lonq. On October 22, 1852 he married Sarah Ann Leap, at Hollidaysburg, Pa. by Rev. Lloyd Xniqht. Andrew Biswonqer served in the Civil War and. was a a.ber of Company c, 194th Regiaeat, Pa. 'Volunteer infantry. They had 8 children: John Henry, born September 22, 1853 and died January 30, 1864; Jacob A1bert g 'born October 29, -1855; Levi born May 18, 1859; Mary Jane Niswaonqer Shade born January '6, 1862; Susan Dora Niswaonqer McGee born October 10, 1864; idsa Estella Niswonqer Fitzsimmons, born January 30, 1866; William born May 19, 1870; died Kay 5, 1871; George Calvin, born October 5, 1875._

Sev.llti Generation . SOil of Andrew and Sarah Ann Leap Hiswonqar, was born October 5, 1875 in Blair County Pa.

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Sixth Generation daughter of Henry and Christina MOrqan Niswanqer, born December 28, 1837 and died about 1925. On September 14, 1856 she married Jacmb Eckhart, who was born Ootober 12, 1836. Four Children born to this couple, as 'follows: Henry Eckhart born 1857; George Eckhart born June 23, 1859; Amanda Ecthart born November 10, 1865; and Mrs. William Eckhart Butler, who was the oldest of the four children.

FAHILY lnSTORY FROM fWITZERLAIID

Part 1. PUBLIC RmCRD OFFICE OF CANTON BERIE" SWITZBRLAID

AOOOWlt of the History of the leuenlSchwander family.

A -fIlIIIfAIIr ilS in tll~Swiss-GeI1lAn 1anguaqe, a forest plot which has been ohai..qed. throaqh the felling of the trees, and the a1earinq of roots into fields or pasture laiui. There we haTe Tery many looaities whioh bear the n8ll8 -Sohwand- or Sohand. e.- or -Sohwandi-, aad so forth. These looalities oriqinated for the most part, a thousand years aqo, when our anoestors, the Allimannen, spread from the lowlands of Switzerland, more into the mountains.

When the people, -later, also, advanced into the mountainous distriots, that is, about the year 1200 or 1300, the forest was being newly rooted out in many plaoes. Suoh a plot later, had the name -Neuen- (new) -Sohwand-. So a little village -Neuenschwand- lies in the District Eqqiwi1u up in Emmantal. There is still today, a province where suoh forest exists next to Alpweiden, Wiesen, and Aeohern. We knew from a reoord that this Distriot -Neuenschwand- already existed in the year1357.

In our section, the people in olden times, especially in the country, had only ODe name, for eX8Dlple, Ulrich, Werner, Christian, and so forth. The family nmaes developed about 500 years later, but they were at first, not fixed but were used in Tarious fonas, aDd also they were changed ~ same marks or desiqnations.

The people then, who liTed in the new ·Schwand- were named thence Neuenschwander and were also named so, especially, if they settled elsewhere. In our Country, the population already in former times ll frequently chanqed their residenoe, sons married into other oommunities, or bouqht lands abroad, or found in other regions, a better livinq, and so forth.

The name -Neuenschwander- is a strongly pronounced mark of desoent, and stands in any case in connection with the already named little village -Neuenschwand- at Eqgwil. The Neuensohwanders' are today, a very spread-out and numerous family, and possess the rights of naturalized citizens in the following camnunities of Bern: Eqqiwil, Langnau, Niederstocken, Lutzelflub, Ruderswill, Bignau, Trub, all in Emmental,. and Hofen in the region of Thun (Hiqhland). At Roschenz in Mt. Jura in Bern, opposite Bassell, there is -NauBohwander-, a shorter form of the name which one must examine more closely.

In the already mentioned reoord of May 31st, 1357 (F. S. 199/10), it treats about the establishment of the rights of the Church of Rothenbach in the District of Eggiwil. There took place about this, public proceedings, in which, accordinq to the Latin written record, NeninuB of -Nuwenswand- also assisted as a member of the Court of Justice •. The Latin form of the name Neninus stands for the Ger­man Hans, the Y011nOer. This man was clearly, a distinguished farmer who culti­vated the farm, Nuwenschwand . today, Neuenschwand) D situated there, and from thi s (farm) took the surn~e of Nuwensdhwand (of Neuenschwand).

We are in possession also, of a whole file of accounts of 1400, 1500, 1600, of the people who lived in the place Neuenschwand, or had moved from their into the

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neighboring regions. The accumulation of 'these reco~s can again here be dis~ continued because we must turn to the later times where the true family name of Neuenschwander oriqinated and where many holders of the name were conTerted to the belief of the Ana-Baptists. In the past b the family name used, was written in seTera! fOIms; lIeuwschwander, Nuwenschwandt, lIewenschwander, Newanachwander, Beuwenschwander, and 80 forth. When at the time of the perseoution of the Ana. Baptists, seTeral families of the Neuenschwander had fled from Emmental, over the then frontier toward tb,e-northwest into the Jura Mountains, there, where one speaks Frenoh, their name was written often very differently, b¥ the official per sons and Notaries.

There follows now seTeral reports about the pEIOple of this name from the aooounts whioh apply to Eaunental. One could still add to these aooounts if one would searah still further Ii

From the Reformation up to the present time, the District Emmental has been the headquarters of the Ana-Baptists, altho the GoTernment in the 16th, 17th and 18th oenturies perseouted these people with greater severity because they would take no oath of allegiarioe and would perform no military service.

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The Neuensohwander are now an old family of the Ana-Baptists, whereby again it is to be taken into consideration that many relatiTes of this family did not ad .. here to the aocepted doctrine, but members were of the Reformed State Church.

In March, l538~ in Bern, a great religious conferenoe was held in w>hioh the GoT­ernment hoped to convert the Ana-Baptists from their dootrines through the elo­quence of the Clergymen •. This certainly was not successful. At this oonference,

~ was present also Uli Neuenschwander fram the community Eqgiwil. (u.p.eO/16).

In the year 1851, the Baptist Mathis (Matthew) Neuensohwander was driTen from his home. His possession (Farm) in Gibel in the Community Trub (Emmentall was beinq managed by his Brother ~chel (Who was not a Baptist), but they had been seized by the Government. The Brother had for that reason, to pay the Governor of the Province, ,a yearly rental of 12 marks, 19 pennies. (Official record Trachselwald).

In the year 1650, a Baptist, Trini (Katherine) NeuenBchwander in Benbronnen (District Siqnau, in Emmental) died. She had loaned to a man~ Jacob Fridenrich, i~ the District Trub, ten Crowns. This capita' was seized and interest had to be paid to the Government by the debtor. (Official Record Trachse1wald).

In the year 1663, Peter Neuenschwander was fined four marks in the court Ranfluh (Emmental) by the Governor of the Province, because he had sold wine without a magisterial permission. In the next year, the sick Hans Neuenschwander of Lanqnau obtained from the authorities an assistance of eight Crowns (about 150 Frands), to serve for a medical treatmento . Both these men were at all events .. not Ana­Baptists. (Official Record Trachselwald).

With ,the severe persecution of the Ana-Baptists in the year 1671, several hundred fled to Germany into Pfalz, where they were aided by the inhabitants and Dutch fellow-believers. Among these fugitives, was Anna Neuenschwander, a woman of thirty years with one child. She had left at home, her husband and five children, and now lived in the village Wachenhenn. In the year 1731, likewise in Pfalz, Peter Neuenschwander was then recorded as a m~.of the Baptist Congregation at Halmstad. About the story of the Baptists of Bern, the Parson of Lanqna-q., Ernest Miller, in the year 1895, published a remarkable book, fram which the foregoing

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About 1681, Peter Neuenschwander of Trub, taken prisoner by the community officers was sent to the Castle Trachselwald, because he wished to use the Baptist precepts. The GoYernor of the Province ,held him prisoner seyeral days, whereupon Peter promised to mend his ways and was released. The cost of imprisonment of two pounds was oharqed by the magistrates. Likewise from Trub originated Elizabeth Neuenschwander who emigrated about 1684. Where she went is not given, she had to leave behind, as prescribed a ..all part of her allotted property with twenty pounds, ten shillinqs. About the same time, Hichel and Christen Neuenschwander furnished timber for the Parish house at Schanqnau, for which they received twenty pounds.

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Also about 1700, there was a very severe persecution of the Ana-Baptists. At that time there lay in prison at Bern with many other fellow-sufferers, Jacob leuen­schwaDder of stocken near Thun. Their persecuted, he had stopped in Siqnau aDd the neiqhborinq region (DiesbaCh). (R. N. of April 17, 1709). About his further fate, so far, mothinq has been found. In the year 1731, his wid~ with seven ohildren lived at Stooken. She received from the Government, two seized interest aooounts of altogether three hundred pounds.

,In the spring 1722, Hans (Jack) Neuenschwander of Lanqnau, who had settled from Loffelhof in the District Landehut, (a region where the river Emme flows through the

, Plains), was suspeoted of being a Baptist. The Baptist Board to whioh the perse­cution and,oonversion of the Baptist, was im~sed as a duty, brought him into a trial. Prom then he was released but remained under the speoial custody of the Governor of the Proyince. (Cburchmatters 11/127).

\ On 10Yember 11, 1724, the new Goyernor of Trachselwald established that those, who two years before, were chosen as members of the Court at Lanqnau, Hans (Jack) ~pfer and Ulrich (Ulrio) Neuensohwander, had not yet given the required oath of offioe. They deolared the usual allegianoe was also sufficient as oath of offioe. After many entreaties, the Governor induced them after sometime, that they take the oath. (Trachselwald book B-129/34).

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On December 5, 1724, Barbara Neuenschwander e oalled rhyming Babi, of Lanqnau, was summoned before the Baptist board. She, however, did not appear, and it turned out that the person was sickly, wherefore the proceeding against her, was, for the' present put aside. On November 6, 1725, Barbara brought forth a proof that she was attending church and communion. Thereafter she was left alone. (Church matters 11-127-8. 356, 360, 367, 396). About the same time, Nicholas Neuenachwander in Sohwand was tried at Siqnau by the Baptist Board, as witness. He was related to the Baptists but did not belong to their aociety, but was a member of the State Church at Signau. (Pages 316 & 356).

We leave now the original home of the Neuenschwander and follow them into the neiqh­boring Jura Mountain, which first, in the year 1815, was settled at Canton Bern. That happened after the World ringdom of Emperor NapOleon I had been destroyed. Then the boundaries of many lands of Europe were newly arranged. In earlier times, the District of Jura Mountains formed a special Episcopate, BASEL. There as their, a Catholic Bishopric Ruler. His subjects were partly Catholics, partly Reformed; and part talked French, and part German. The Ana-Baptists, constantly perseCuted in their old hame, found in this new Episcopate, refuge and toleration, baoa.se they were an industrious and honest people. They cultivated, namely, lands far up on the mountain, busied themselves with the b,eping of cattle and prepared cheese

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W. have in the Public Reco~ Office" a number of aooounts about the Ana-Baptists in the Episoopate, BASEL. We had to search through many of these until at last, the right olue showed, in order to disoover the leuenschwander who in the year 1754, emigrated from there to America. There was a time, when in Switzerland, the Episoopate Basel, was also considered part of it the emigration was great. Bs­peoially from the southern part of the Prinoipality or Bpiscopate which is oalled Brquel, many people emigrated, and indeed so many French-speaking people of the Refomeci belief as also German speaking Ana-Baptists who originally came from the Canton Bern. All hoped to jind better conditions in the new world. For the land was thickly populated and possessed, at that time, very few industries, so that the population did not have altogether a good living.

In the Episcopate BASEL, the Ana-Baptists were merely tolerated. They wer~ kept by the officials of the Episcopate, under a certain supervision. One sought also to draw taxes from them. Therefore from time ,to time, lists of these strangers were made out. There was among the last also, people who were silent Ana-Baptists or with whom only a part of the family adhered to this teaching.

In one such list of February 22, 1745 0 about the strangers in the community Sonce­boz-Sombevel (In ErgUel) contained-in our classification (Book 187), we find now the following accounts. About twenty two strange families to whom the local boa~ gave a good reputation 'or character, ther~ is recorded.

Johann (John) Baumqartner of- Lauperswil in 'Canton Bern, who' possessed frcm there a written statement. He was 62 years of' age. His wife rathatina was 59 years old. The married couple had three unmarried children; one son Christian, 22 years old, Elizabeth 21 years old, and Magdalena" 19 years old. To the household also belong­ed the son-in-law, Abraham Heuenschwander,26 years old" who had married the eldest daughter J:atharina (born) Baumgartner 0 24 years old. All are Ana-Baptists" except the two unmarried daughters. (It happened, as said" sometimes among the Ana-Baptists that separate members of the families clung to the Refoxmed belief). The Baum­gartner family lived for sixteen years on a mountain farm that belonged to the Ad­ministrator of Sonceboz. The lease still will continue four years.

This young marrieQ aouple Abraham and Iatharina Neuenschwander-Baumgartner. is the same, whose n~es were written-in the family Bible mentioned by them. In Feb­ruary of the ,above mentioned year, 1745, the married couple still had no children. According to the registering in the Bible, his eldest son, Christian, was born in the course of the year 1745. Whether the Fathe~. Abraham Heuenschwander, had al­ready died in EurQpe, or not, until on the passaqe to America, cannot be said de­finitely. Further investigation will perhaps prove it.

Abrah~ N~uenschwander, in the year l745~ being 26 years old, was born about 1719 _ (actually in 1718). According to comparison of countless investigations which people

of the name Neuenschwander kept in Erquel, it has been successful to give him, as a boy, a good reputation.

'On March 24" 1730, namely, in the District Vauffelin-Plavne (in lower part of the ~ Distriot Erquel) there was taken, a list of the strangers. Amohq these was found.:

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The family had in the mountain there, a farm, in Pacht, which belonged to the Widow Grosjean in Plague.

Fifteen years later, we find the same family farther up in Erguel in the District Corqemont. The list of strangers for this District of February 23, 1745, gives the family list as foilowsl

Christian Neuenschwander of Langnau, 63 years, old6 is married, to Magdalena (born) (maiden name,), Stauffer, 51 years old. With the parents lived four sons and four

daughters, namely: Magdalena About ~7 ,years old Elizabeth ., -23 ., ., Barbara ., 19 ., ., Isaac ., 17 ., ., Christine "12~"· ., Christian ., '10 l1li .,

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Jacob • 4 ., • r--. Four years the family --lived on a farm, which belongs to Jean Cuqnet. The lease

I is still good for two years. Christian had showed as legitimate along with other papers, a certificate fram the pastorate Langnau, dated February 4, 1744. He is of the Reformed Creed. The District is satisfied with his life's conduct.

In this list, the eldest daughter~ Verena, who in the meantime was married, is mis­sing, if she had not died, and also t~e fifth daughter, Susanne, who probably died. The oldest son Abraham lived, as we have seen, with his father-in-law, John BaUm­gartner, in the neighboling district, Sonceboz-Sombeval. He had joined the ana­Baptists. On the evidence that his Father had been Reformed, there is not much to give. Likewise he belonged to a family which counted many Ana-Baptists, and fram which many members sympathized with them. Since 1730, the family had increased by a daughter and three sons.

Now in the year 1754, from this large family according to the list in the official record of Landvogtei, Erguel, Isaac emigrated to North America. He was an unmarried fellow of 28 years of age, and possessed. therefore 0 no fortune, so that he'had to pay no emigratio,n money. The ,Widow ~thrina Nenenschwander (born) Baumgartner" who in the same year landed in America with three sons, wa~ his Sister-in-law. According to the usual Official records fram that ttme on, very many of the Reformed or Ana-Baptists neighbors of the Neuenschwanders emigrated to the new world. A letter was received from Isaac in the year 1755, which gives various facts how the people fram Erguel were getting alQ~g.

Relatives of the emigrated Neuenschwander still live today in Emmental and Jura. t""'" For further investigat ions one must, indeed, search through the record of Notaries

,and Church books. Also about the family Baumgartner many faots can be learned.

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AfOUT THE ~ER FAMILY OF IANGNAU

The leuenschwander family was, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, very numerous and highly respected in Langnau.

Hans Beuenschwander was, in the years 1611-19, Church steward; that is, manqer of the Churah property.

In a Church Register in which entries about affairs in the Church, had been made in 1831, Kiahel Neuenschwander is entered amount the distinquished and oldest men of the Parish. Probably his son, lii:awise called Michel, Neuenschwander was also Church stewart in 1657.

His Widow, Katharina Neuenschwander, maiden name Da1lenbach, of the farm in Noos, a rich woman in 1683, gave, at the request of the Parson u Franz Ludwig Noscha~ of the Parish, a salver for the communion and three large cups for wine.

In the time from 1695 to 1703, possible a little earlier, Peter Neuenschwander was a member of the executive committee of the Church (achoir leader). He was also twioe in his extreme old age, Ensign of the CountryZ that is, he held the highest post of honor in the District Emmental. The Ensign rore with the Military Exped­itions, the Standard or colors of the D~rict, kept thea in times of peace in his own house, and was representative or Deputy of his fellow citizens in relations wi th the Government.

Peter leuensohwander, who owned the great Hotel Gibel~ died December 12, 1711 at the aqe of 78 Years . and five month.. His wife Iatharina" maiden name Xuhai, surTiTed him.. '!'he married couple had lived 60 years and 10 months in wedlock.

About this time, the people of Bern at Bremqarten, in Aarqau, in a Catholic District . which they had conquered in 17120 supported a garrison. Among these troops, H:lns Neuenschwander of Langnauq is found as Sergeant-Major. That was then, for a far.mer g

an important rank. His wife Magdalena Rutschi lived with him in the garrison. The married couple had baptised on February 7, 1715, by the Reformed Army Chaplain, a son Leonard Henry, and on January 16, 1716, another son, John Jakab. That the family was very numerous g the entries in the Church Register show. The following weddings at Langnau were performed from 1700 to 1720.

1703, June 27 1705" October 2, 1706 11 April 9" 1708, April 29, 1709~ October 4, 1710" November 4"

/ 1711, July 9, 1715, August 16, 1715, August 23"

Ulli Neuenschwander Hans II)

Christen • Ul11 ,. Hans • Christen • Hans • Christen • Christen •

and Barbara Schenk .. Barbara Oberbuler" • Katharina Blaser. • Barbara Galli. • Christina Ellenberq. • Verena Blaser. • Magdalena Neuenschwander • Elisabeth Wuthrick. • Magdalena Stauffer, of

Eggwil. These last are the Grandparents of the three boys, Christian, Hans and Isaac Neuenschwander who with their Mother q Katharina (maiden name Baumgartner) landed in America in 1754. Because these Grandparents had been married in the Church at Langnau, and because the record in the Church Record has been written inq in that very place, we can be certain that these people were not Baptists but belonged to the State Church.

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1716" November 13" Miche::i. Neuer.sc:m,;ande r and Elsbeth Grimrr. 11i7" December 3 0 UIH l1li l1li Margre'th Beuil~l: 1118, Dec€..""her 9" Christen .. 1M J:atharina H:'ltbrunner 1719, D~cember 80 Michel /1/1 1M Verena Jacob 1720" June 7" Hans 1M IJO Christina Hofer 1720 0 June 7" Jakob I1f1 .. Margreth Bau:-1720" November 8" Ulli fD IJI Elsbelth Raber

The young married couple Neuensohwandel"-Stauffer did net remain long after their marriage" in the native Pi3.rist. Langl'.a'llD The people found themselves already in

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the next year at Koppingen o a village farther down in the country where Emma had left ths,immenta1 and flowed thiougn a wide plain. At KOppingen g in March 1716, ~isten Neuenschwander and Magcalena Stauffer had their first child baptised with the name Verena. The witnesses Were Jest Steffer.,Elsbeth Habegger and Anna Widmer. This baptism was reported at Langnau and in 1722 ~ was recorded in the church records there. At that time" one did nc~ hurry at all" about such things.

From Xoppingeno the couple went farther ~~ the v~llage Lusslingen in the Distriot Bu.cheggberg in the Canton. Solothurr. u The inhabitants of this regio:', were Refonnedo while the rest of the SolothuTl'c:-, Fs:::-e C",:,:.::>::: 7:, A"c. L:rssli.ngsr.. o or. May 2" 1717 c the seoond' child Maria Magdalen'S va~'i bapt:i.se:i. Th~ ",;:ltnesse5 were Harts Luthi" Maria Magdalena Hennann and :tatha.!"in.a Pam:!.

Already in the next year" the pi:::r.e:r,'::8 Ne~.enscn,v,rander-Si;.::r:.:.ffer w:.th their two lit.tle daughters had j ourneyed in~:':'::-i';: 3,":: ~h~~ ':.LlTtE:, pri:r.cely BiEh':>pric Basel and into the Frenoh speaking District q and :d.-n.d there ~ sh~r:: timo!c :~r. the Parish Pery down in the District Ergue1q at that time d;;' a ienan::' i.n the mounta!r.s of that place •

• r-'" . At Pery that had l>aptiseda Abraham a.r.d Elisabeth in 1716 and 1722

This Abraham was the husband of Ka::herir.'3. Bau:ngartner II who when a Widow with three sons came to Amerioa in 1754.

About the next childQ there i.e s:>me uncertainty. A~cording to the Registerwhioh had been used on ¥JaI'ch 24 r 1730 t::::,~:r,.r;, D: s-:'Y::":.r:: V'l~lffeli:r-,-P:'a;:rne> sbou:: the-:Eamil:;~ Neu­enschwander 0 thi S ohildu a daugr~"te!'" called Barr..ara if n.-:.'r fO':llld in the Church reoord of Langnau q but th9re \i\'aS e;:-.r':Jlled th~r~o C::1,e Anna Kath~!''!.na~ bapti&ed March 5,,, 1'724 as daughter of the mt:trr:ed coupl€, a~ Cc:a"ts-:aYr ~he chief 'to ... ,::. of thE District Erguel.

Now the people Ii ,red fo'r E'Crn'!!: ,'fear::: at Va.::.ffelln p ther. aga:'n a";; Per; 0 In regard to the baptism of the followinge chi:dre!1.u there er.";::-ies haye bee::. established:

At Vauffelir. c th.e rr.arried c~o'J.~l.'~, had ba.ptise1: 16aaoo }'J.a.rch 24" 1'726 q Susanna 0 June 26 u 1729 u Chris~ineo May 25 0 1'::",;;2. Thens.t Fery: Christia:l November 28" 17,34" David June leI' :7~;.

Then the fam::':i.y went frOIl' ~h8 Di c':: r::'::-: Er;n:;.61 :t.:':.:: tr.e::-e:'ghb'ninQ:' Chu.rch Province (Prevote d6 Moutterlo where tl::>.~r ~,l 1"ed abo'.l,'t: 174::'0 in th", D~. s~r::'ct: Tavannest.> there the last~ child of \.~homwe knc/f,~"" :.; sa!":. He-::1.f{ J'3k'Qb~ wt"~s ~I=·",=,:i~e:ill

November. 27. :,;'4::"

At the baptism of thes~ ch::..ld.re" ,,~h'2' spor .. 20!'S l,'T~!:'e par;.:ly people ,:;: :re Di-stric"t: of Berne, who had alsc i!C!!::'q~?":'eci i:l,tc tl:e a.:':'cc!:;sr: B'.isd~ paT'~ly ns:ti ves with a

,Frenoh name. Az ha~ al:::-eady l:e,:~:-: Gz::abl::,ehed,7 th l >, Ne~l'3!i.sob':s.r.der-Stauffe;r fa.mily

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lived about 1745 with the majority of their children in the District Corgemont. When the parents died and what happened to them'in these years, cannot be ascertained. An investigation has been made in the records of the Notary of this region but still ~othinq of information has been found.

What happened to the oldest son, Abraham Neuenschwander, we already know that some­time before Febr. 22, 1745, he had married Xatharina Baumgartner and that he with his wife and parents-in-law belonged to the Ana-Baptists. For this reason Abraham held no intercourse with the State Churoh. He did not get married py a State Clerqyman and his children were not baptised soon after birth. So there is found ' in the church record of their home Distriot, Lanqnau, no reeD rd of the married couple leuensohwander-Baumgartner or their ohildren.. Also in the Churoh reoords of the French District in Erquel, the undertaken investigation brouqht no results. Speoial lists which had been kept by the administrators of the Baptist conqreqation were not known. On these qrounds it will ,scarcely be possible to establish when Abraham Neuenschwander died and when his sons were born, who emiqrated in 1754 to America with their MOther.

There were however, in t he first half of t~ 18th century, in the District Brguel, more families of the Neuenschwander, part of Reformed, part of the Baptist religion. Thus in 1745, Peter Neuenschwander, likewise of Lanqnau lived at Cormore~ with his wife and eight children. He was an Ana-Baptist.

Beoause Emmental at that time, could not support all its children, many of its in­habitants immiqrated into the neighboring District, or farther out. So after the notification in the Church record of Langnau at that time, the following married oouples of the family Neuensohwander lived away hom hom .... About 1716, Hans Nue­enschwan<ier am.d Maria at Co sso nay (today 'in the Canton Waadt). About 1711, Ulrioh and Barbara at Montbeliard, France. about 1721, Hans' ~ Katharina Burki at Corgemont About 1726, Christen and Barbara at Bonvillars, about 1727, Nicilaus and N. at Munster aobut 1721, Peter and Anna at (Canton Neuohate1)., About 1728 0 Jean Henri and Layse at Lausanne. This man had malried a French speaking wife.

THE LBTrER FROM"'DANIGALL-At a visit which I made some months ago in Lanqnau, I spoke with Rev. Ernst Miller, who published this letter in his history of the Bern Baptists, page 365,*-

Ulrich Engel, Christen Brechbuhl and Isaao Neuenschwander wrote on December 7th, 1755 from Danigall, in Pa, that Hans Jakob KOniq~ or the Dyer of SoncebOz, left his wife and younger children with one Abraham Zerr in -Cannenstogen-, but he had qone out with a son and daucrhter and O:iina in a place named ·Schamogen· with only a few households. The savages had complained that they cam~ too far out into their land and had often warned them to qo away or expect misfortune, but they would not be .warned. Then the Savages had come upop. them unexpectedly, had cruelly broken up six ~amilies, burned their houses, killed in all, thirteen persons and carried off the others. Among these the Dyer, as it is said, was unmercifully broken in upon and murdered, his son and daughter and the aforesaid servant, they ,carried off. At this time, his daughter escaped to Hans J.s.cnb Villaru and after wards they com ..

- mitted more murders near the border which bro~~ht about qreat terror in the land-. This letter is to be shared also with our people at Rotenbuhl.-