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| 16 July 1986
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Johann Ludwig Muller imported on the ship Thistle, September 9, 1738, from Rotterdam and landed in Philadelphia, originated in the Palatinate. Ludwig, born in 1720, probably in Switzerland, died in 1788, married circa 1743 to Anna Barbara Rohrbach, daughter of Christian and Maria Elizabeth Trachsel (Troxell) Rohrbauch, born in Switzerland in 1724 died in 1789 in York County, now Adams. Ludwig had a land grant from Thomas and Richard Penn in 1762 for 169 acres of land in Germany and Mt. Joy twp, now part of the Gitt farm called Mullers Chance. Ludwig had issue; Johan Nicholas, born 1748, married Margaretha (name unknown); Maria Barbara, born 1752, married John Weikert; Barbara married Henry Mayer.
Johan Ludwig II, born 1748, married circa 1780 to Margaretha (name unknown), born 1749, died 1831. Issue: Anna Maria, born 1781, married Henry Hoover; Simon, born 1787, married Hannah Sheely; Abraham, born 1793; Maria Barbara, born 1795, married Christian Reck; John Ludwig III, married Marie (name unknown); Andrew; Elizabeth, born 1799, married Christian Topper; Fanny; Catherine, born 1784, married John Sanders; Veronica.
Simon Miller (note change in spelling of Muller), born 1786, died 1821, married in 1815 to Hannah Sheely, daughter of Peter and Margaret Sheely. Issue: Joseph, born 1816, married Rebecca Harner; Leah, born 1816, married (name unknown) Shutt; Rachel, born 1819, married James Warner; Solomon, born 1819, married Charlotte (believe last name to be Gregary).
Joseph Miller, born 1816, died 1908, marreid in 1838 to Rebecca Harner, born 1822, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Harner. Issue: Noah M., born1840, married Margaret Horner; Mandilla, born 1842, married Isador Breighner; Betsy, born 1844, married Whearly Wintrode; Agnes, born 1846, married Edward Snyder; Catherine, born 1848, married Jesse Snyder; John, born 1850, married Adalaide Currens; William, born 1852, married Annie Motter; Simon P, born 1855, married Rose Ella Sheely; Edwin C; Jacob A, born 1859, married Susan Carl; Marie Annie Alice (twin), born 1864, married Edward Strevig; Sarah Jane Alice (twin to Mary Annie Alice), born 1864, married Enoch Yealy; Joseph E, born 1869. Joseph and Rebecca lived near Big Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg, all the neighbors gathered at Joseph's farm because their homes were being used for hospitals for the troops. The army was going to use Joseph's farm for a hospital, but one daugher, Catherine, had Typhoid fever, so they moved on. A few days after the battle, the troops took Joseph's horses and wagon to carry the dead. Joseph went to help carry the dead away, but couldn't stand being near the dead bodies, so they sent him home.
Simon P. Miller, born 1855, died 1934, married Rose Ella Sheely, dauther of John and Swarah Colehouse Sheely. Issue: Simon F., born 1880, married Ida Maybelle Hartman; Charles, born 1888, married Queenie Wolford; Cora Rose Ella, born 1882, married Charles Trostle; Mable A., born 1886, married George Patterson; Viola, married Nevin Barr; S. Gertrude, born 1877
Simon Franklin Miller, born 1880, died 1960, married Ida Maybelle Hartman, daughter of Jacob and Barbara Geyer Hartman. Issue: Melvin A., born1902, married Anna Nusbaum; Ralph A., born 1904, married Grace Koontz; Myrna Ester, born 1905, married Curtiss Wetzel; Hilda, born 1907, married Donald Lawver; Barbara R, born 1908, married Melvin L. Ditzler; Claude H, (twin) born 1913, married Anna Brown; Catherine H (twin to Claude), born 1913, married Augustus Shank; George W., born 1915, married Olivia Shanabrook; Harry, born 1911, married Ruth Mayers.
Barbara Rosella Miller, born 1908, married Melvin L. Ditzler, son of Orville J. and Cora Fidler Ditzler. Issue: Harold Ditzler, born 1929, married Joan C. Sanders, daughter of James C. and Mary Rider Sanders.
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| 23 July 1986
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Christian Rohrbach, born 1697, Rueggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland, died between 1739 and 1746, Mt. Joy Twp., York, now Adams County, Pa. Christian son of Hans and Anna (Hacken) Rohrbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
Christian married circa 1721 near Zuerbrucken in the Palatinate, Maria Elizabeth Trachsel (Troxell), born 1692, Thurnen, Canton Bern Switzerland, died 1789, Mt. Joy Twp., York (now Adams) County, Pa. She was the daughter of Melchior Trochsel of Thurnen.
Christian emigrated to America, arrived Sept. 1739 on ship Loyal Judith in Philadelphia, Pa. Settled shortly after in Mt. Joy Twp., Lancaster, now Adams County, on 200 acre land warrant. Issue born in Switzerland and Palatinate, Johan Jacob, born 1722, died 1767, married 1743 to Margaretha Bochel; Ann Maria Barbara, born 1724, died 1789, married circa 1743, to Johan Ludwig Muller; Johannes Zacharis, born 1727, died 1794, married Christina (name unknown); Susanna, born 1729, died prior to 1767, married Henry Little; Johannes, born 1731; Johannes Ulrich, born 1733.
Johannes Zacharis Rohrbach, born July 4, 1727 in Hasenthal, in Palatinate, died prior to 1794 in Mt. Joy Twp., Pa., married circa 1755 Christina (name unknown), died prior to 1794 in Mt. Joy Twp., Adams County, Pa. Settled on a 200 acres farm in Mt. Joy Twp. During the Revolution, he served in the Mt. Joy Twp. Militia, his decendents are eligible for: C.A.R., D.A.R., S.A.R., etc. Issue: Johannes, born circa 1758, died sometime after 1797, married circa 1778 to Anna Marie (?); Jacob, born circa 1761, died between 1791 and 1794, married Marie Elizabeth Cuntz; Johann Adam, born circa 1763, died 1837, married 1786 to Barbara (name unknown), born circa 1765, died 1794; Marie Christina, born 1767, died 1794, amrried Johan Forney; Regina, born 1767, died 1794.
Johan Adam Rohrbahc, born circa 1763 Mt. Joy Twp. York now Adams County, Pa., died 1837 Adams County, married 1786 Barbara (name unknown), born circa 1764, died between 1850 and 1860, Mt. Joy Twp. Belonged to Christ Church Littlestown was a farmer in Mt. Joy Twp. Issue: Henrich, born 1787; Maria Magdalena, born 1791, married Frederick Kohlhouse; Elizabeth, born 1794, died 1887, unmarried; George, born 1795, died prior to 1817, unmarried; Jacob, born 1801; David, born 1806; Samuel, born 1808.
Maria Magdalena Rohrbach, born 1791, died after 1860 Adams County, Pa., married 1818 to Frederick Kohlhouse, born 1792, died 1871 Littlestown, Pa. Frederick was a son of Conrad and Catherine Kohlhouse who emigrated from Germany.
Frederick also born in Germany, was a shoemaker by trade. Issue: Sara Ann, born 1822, married John Sheely; Sophia Catherine, born 1823, married to Barnabus Sheely; and Johanes Quinsey, born 1830.
Sara Ann Kohlhouse, born 1822, died 1892, married 1840 to John Sheely, born 1816, died 1906, son of Jacob and Maria (Bishop) Sheely. John and Sara had thirteen children. Issue: William Francis, born 1841, died 1888, married Lydia Diehl; Mary A., born 1842, died 1911, married Oliver Knowles; Joseph Aaron, born 1844, died 1883, married 1865 to Louise Yingling; Ellen Barbara, born 1844; James Calvin, born 1846; George Cephos, born 1848; Sarah Virginia, born 1851; (name unknown) born 1853, died 1853; Emma Florence, born 1854, married (name unknown) Duttera; Rose Ella, born 1856, died 1914, married Simon P. Miller; John Franklin, born 1859, died 1938, married1882 Lydia Catherine Shanebrook; Charles Milton, born 1864; Estella, born 1864, died 1946, married David Topper.
Rose Ella Sheely who married Simon P. Miller of the Ludwig Miller family of the last article, their great great grandparents were brother and sister, so they were cousins.
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| 13 August 1986
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John George Gyer B. 1771 D. 1857, son of John George Geyer and Maria Rosina Fischel, Mar. Ca. 1797 to Anna Maria Mayer, daughte rof Philip Mayer who died 1801 in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County. He had a wife named Dorothea when he died but was she the mother of his children? Other children were Philip, Christiana Mar. to Daniel Sprankle, Catharine Mar. to David Slagle, Elizabeth Mar. to Daniel Marks, Jacob.
John George Geyer and Anna Maria B. 1782 D. 1859 were parents of William B. 1798 Mar. Anna Maria Shriver, Harriet Mar., to JOhn Bushman, George Jr., John, and possible others. John George was a carriage maker as wes his son George Jr.
William Geyer was Mar. 1823 to Anna Maria Shriver B. 1800 D. 1877 daughter of Conrad and Susanna Thoman Shriver. Issue Caroline B. 1825 D. 1907 Conrad George Washington B. 1827 D. 1905 Mar. Catharine Schroll, David B. 1828 D. ? Mar Sara Ann Yeingst, William B. 1830 D. 1832, John Nicholas B. 1831 D. 1831, Mary Susanna B. 1833 D. 1916 Mar. a McDermit, Eli B. 1834 D. 1907 Mar. Ellen, Henrietta B. 1836 Mar. Diller, Lucretian B. 1838 Mar. George Freed, Abigal Amanda B. 1842 D. 1918 Mar. William Freed, Barbara B. 1844 D. 1932 Mar. Jacob Hartman.
Jacob Harman B. 1839 D. 1919 Mar. 1st to Elizabeth Miller Mar. 2nd Barbara Geyer. Issue Alice Jane B. 1861 D. 1862, Mary Ann B. 1863 D. 1863, Sarah Ellen B. 1864 D. 1913 Mar. Frank Budisill [believe this should be Rudisill], Carrie Bell B. 1867 D. 1922 Mar. George Spangler, Emma Nancy B. 1869 D. 1953 Mar. Franklin Schriver, Bertha N B. 1871 D. 1873, Harry Miller B. 1873 D. 1953 Mar. Elizabeth Blanch Forney, Harry became one of the foremost Doctors of Gettysburg and delivered more babies than any other Dr. of his time. He delivered both my mother and me.
The Issue of Barbara 2nd wife, Minnie Alverta B. 1876 D. 1949 Mar. Ira Schwartz, Lottie Kate B. 1877 D. 1943 Mar. Ellis Schwartz, the Schwartz's were brothers, Ida Maybelle B. 1879 D. 1956 Mar. to Franklin Miller my grandparents, Blanch B. 1882 D. 1929, Buleah B. 1883 D. 1957 Mar. John A. Mayers, Edna Grace B. 1885 D. 1952 Mar. Claude W. Harner, Paul Geyer, B. 1886 D. 1958 Mar. Ruth Little, Aunt Ruth is the only one of this generation still living. I would like to find the decendents of the Franklin Schriver family to include in this family, as I know none of these relatives.
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| 20 Aug 1986
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Changes/Corrections to Harold Ditzler's information in this article were made by Vicki Koller Hartman, researcher of the Hartman family line. Information sources for these changes are the records from the "History of Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church of Western Salisbury, Lehigh Co., Penna. 1911 and from the baptismal records of the Arendtsville Lutheran and Reformed churches in Adams County along with headstone information.
John Hartman B. ? Northampton Cty Pa son of George and Susan Swartz, was a soldier of the Revolution Mar 1st Ca 1774 Margareta Ritter [see revision below] daughter of Melchior and Eva Ritter, Issue Margaret B 1775, John B. 1776 Mar. Annie Blocher, George D 1779 [should be B. 1779] Mar Polly Bishop, Jacob B 1781/2 D. 1853 Mar Catharine Buschi (Bushey). Margareta [Anna Barbara] 1st wife died Ca 1784. John then married Ca 1787 Marie Magdelinea Ritter a sister of his late wife. Issue Henry H. B. 1787 Mar to Miss Ketterman, Solommon B. 1788 D. 1854 Mar. Susanna Jane Oyler, Catherine B. 1795 Mar. Emanuel Umpstead, Maria Magdelena B. 1791 Mar. Jacob Diehl, Philip B. 1793.
After many more years of research, I wish to offer the following "rewritten/corrected" 1st paragraph to this article. The information is taken from the records listed above from Lehigh County and Arendtsville, Adams County, Church records.
"John Hartman B. 29 Mar 1755 Northampton Cty Pa [date taken from headstone in Greenmount Cemetery, Arendtsville, PA, no source as yet found for the location of his birth or for the establishment of his parents], was a soldier of the Revolution Mar 1st Ca 1775 Barbara Anna Ritter daughter of Heinrich Ritter and Elizabeth Ritter [Melchior and Eva were her parents middle names. This per Barbara Anna's baptism records.] Issue Anna Margaret B 6 Nov 1776 bap. 24 Nov 1776 (Sponsors, Christian Hartman and Anna Ritterin.), John B. 10 July 1778, bapt. 2 Aug 1778 (Sponsors: Johannas Ritter and wife Elisebeth.) Mar. Hannah "Annie" Blocher, Johan George B. 13 Mar 1780, bapt. 24 Mar 1780 (Sponsors: Martin Ritter and wife Marg.) Mar Polly Bishop (Have not found info on a marriage to Polly Bishop, have found a possible child with an Anna Maria "Mary" Kennel), Jacob B 25 Mar 1781 bapt. 25 Apr 1781 (Sponsors: Casper Ritter and Ottilia.) D. 1853 Mar Catharine Buschi (Bushey), Elisebeth B 12 May 1784 bapt 31 May 1784 (Sponsors: Johannas Witter and Magdelena Ritterin.) Mar George Henry Minnich. Barbara Anna (sometimes seen as Anna Barbara) 1st wife died Ca 1784 (probably from complications of childbirth). John then married Ca 1785 Maria Magdalena "Polly" Ritter B. 7 Jan 1767, a sister of his late wife. Issue Henry H. (bapt records show his name as Johan H., as he went by Henry, the H is probably Heinrich) B. 28 Aug 1786 bapt. 15 Oct 1786 (Sponsors: Hainrich Ritter and wife Elisabeth) Mar to Miss Ketterman (no source or info found on this marriage as yet.). After the birth of Johan Heinrich, the family removed to Arendtsville, Adams County, PA as the remaining children were baptized there in the Luthern Church in Arentsville. Solomon B. 30 Aug 1788 (Baptism Sponsors: Jacob Ritter and Hannah Hertzel) D. 12 Jul 1854 Mar. Susanna Jane Oyler, Maria Magdalena "Mary" B. 25 Sep 1791 (Baptism Sponsors: Maria and JAcob Ritter.) Mar to John Diehl, Philip B. 24 Mar 1793 (Baptism Sponsors: Matias and Christina Glass.), and Catherine "Kitty" B. 3 Mar 1795 bapt 3 May 1795 (no sponsors listed) Mar. Emanuel Umpstead.
Jacob Hartman B. 1782 Northampton Cty Pa D. 1853 Franklin Township Adams Cty Pa came with his father Adams Cty about 1787 and they lived in the vicinity of Arendtville on the Peters farm where Carl Carey now lives. Jacob Mar Ca. 1807 to Catharine Bushey B. 1787 D. 1849 both buried at Arendt's Cemetery. Issue Daniel B. 1808 Mar Leah Nell, Jacob B. 1809 D. 1834 Mar Mary Sheely, Polly (Mary) B. 1810 Mar Jacob Sheely, Andrew B. 18** [1816] D. 1883 Mar Salome Bear, Moses B. 1818 D. 1877 Mar Elizabeth Rebert, Elias B. 1820 D. 1893 Mar Elizabeth Bear.
Jacob Hartman B. 1809 Mar Mary Ann Sheely. Issue John B. 1836 D. 1912 Mar Mary Ann Wintrode, jacob A. B. 1839 D. 1919 Mar 1st Eliz Miller 2nd Barbara Geyer, George William B. 1841 D 1897 Mar. Mary Eliz Durborow, Ephraim B. 1843 D. 1863, Catherine Jane B. 1846 Mar. George Bashoar, Julia ann B. 1848 D. 1919 Mar. Luther Kohler, Rufus A. B. 1850 D. 1931 Mar Lucinda Rebert.
Jacob lived in the Two Tarverns area toward Littlestown, near Mud College. Jacob and Mary Ann are both buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Littlestown, Pa. As you can see from previous articles the Hartman, Sheely, Shriver, Miller families are related many times, so it is impossible to not overlap on the family information.
It seems that their were the Arendtsville Hartmans and the Mt. Joy Hartmans. They say the Arendtsville Hartmans were the teachers and the Mt. Joy Hartmans were the preachers as these families gave many to the area.
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| 27 Aug 1986
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Teh earliest ancestor of the Sheely family seems to be a Nicholas Sheely who seems to have had a land warrant with a Peter Sheely in Mt. Pleasant Twp. in the 1740s. HIs wife was named Margaret ?, and is listed as a communicant at St. John's Lutheran Church near Littlestown in 1784, so Nicholas must have died before then. Issue, We think was Nicholas Jr., Peter, Christian, Elizabeth, and probably others.
Nicholas Jr. B. 1758 D. 1823 Mar. 1767 to Elizabeth Rife B. 1767 Daughter of Christian and Anna Maria Dotterer Rife who in later years lived in Gettysburg. Nicholas and his wife are both buried at Christ church near Littlestown. Issue Anna Maria B. 1787 D. 1856 Mar Frederick Snyder, Jacob B. 1788 D. 1862 Mar. 1st Maria Bishop 2nd Catharine Ehrhart, John B. 1789 D. 1867 Mar. Sarah Blank, Barbara B. ? D. ?, Maar Philip Wolf, Hannah B. 1796 Mar. John Hauptman, Elizabeth B. ? D. ? Mar. John Wentz.
I am descendent of the Sheely family three times, Nicholas, Peter, and Jacob who married Susanna Schriver who I already mentioned in another article.
Peter Sheely B. ? D. 1855 Mar. Mary Elizabeth B. ? D. 1856. Their Issue Abraham B. 1788, Hannah B.? D. 1844 Mar. Simon Miller, Peter B. 1793, Anna Maria B. 1796 Mar. Andrew Kuntz, Barbara B. 1798 D. 1855 Mar. ? Topper, Henry B. 1803 D. 1868 Mar. Mary Ann Forney, Joseph B. 1805 D. 1850 Mar. ? Esther, Conrad B. ? D. beofre 1855 Mar. Rebecca.
I am descended from this line from Hannah who married Simon MIller which I also mentioned in the Ludwig Muller Family Article.
Many of these Sheelys are buried at Christ Church near Littlestown, St. Luke's Church near White Hall, and at Grace Lutheran at Two Taverns.
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| 3 Sept 1986
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As I go back to the Schriver family twice I will give some of the very early ancestors, as both of my Schriver ines go back to the same mutual parents. The first Schreiber of our line was Lorenz B. ? D. 1684 Mar. Margarete B. ? D. 1684. They were from Alsenborn, Germany.
Issue Johannes Mar. Anna Otilie, Jonas, Mar. Anna Elizabeth, and Jost our line who married Anna.
Jost Schreiber and Anna Mar. Ca 1666 had Issue Mathias B. 1667, Anna Margarete B. 1669, Anna Appolina B. 1671, Andreas B. 1773 Mar. Anna Margaret Jung (nee Hess) the ancestor of the Schriver family of near Littlestown, Casimir B. 1676, Mar. 1st Anna Kunnigunde Mar. 2nd Anna Maria ?, Nicholas B. 1681, Hans Theoblod B. 1683, Anna Appolina B. 1685, Hans Valentin B. 1688.
Casimir Schrieber had issue from the 1st wife, Magdalene B. 1683, Anna Appollonia B. 1684, George Theobold B. 1687, Anna Barbara B. 1691, Anna Margarete B. 1693. Issue from 2nd wife, George Jacob B. 1694, Anna Elizabeth B. 1695, Hermann B. 1701, Anna Julianne B. 1705, and Johann Conrad B. 1708.
I think Johann B. 1708 was the emmigrant, and he married a Barbara, and was in Maryland and then his son also Conrad B. ? D. ? Mar. Clara Barbara also no dates, Issue, Conrad B. 1770 Mar. Susanna Thoman, Anna Christine B. 1775, John B. 1777, Elizabeth B. 1780.
Conrada B. 1770 D. 1855 Mar. Ca. 1796 to Susanna Thoman B. 1765 D. 1835 buried in Benders church Cemetery Butler's Twp. Adams Cty, Pa. Susanna was a daughter of Johann Jakob and Susanna Bauman Thoman. Issue, Catherine B. 1797, Barbara Rachael B. 1793, Maria B. 1800 Mar. William Geyer, David B. 1803, Sarah B. 1808. The Conrad Schriver home was opposite the Distlefink Bakery and Rest on old route 15, on the S West Corner of the crossroad. The old house is long gone and there is no trace of the old homestead. This area has been called Shrivers crossroads for many years. (Dick) Shriver had a little grocery on the site now occupied by the Distlefink for many years. I remember him as a fairly tall thin man with bib overalls and a red hankerchief, and I believe still lives down in the New Oxford area. If any one can fill in on this line of the Conrad Shriver's I would be most grateful.
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| 10 Sep 1986
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Johann Nicholas Buschi, B. 1723 Moelschbach Germany, D. 1813, and came to America from Trippstadt, Palatine Germany on the Ship Recovery Oct. 23, 1754. Johann was a son of Johannes and Eva Margaretha Huber. He married CA. 1750 to Ana Margaretha Schmalenberger, B. 1731 Trippstadt Germany, D. 1831 Adams County Pa., daughter of Johan George Schmalenberger andhis wife Martha Maria Saloma Jacobi.
Nicholas was a member of the Lower Bermudian Church of Adams Cty., Pa., Issue, Christian B. 1750, Johann Micahle B. 1754, Rudolph B. 1760, Nicholas D. 1761, Wilhelm B. 1762, Johannes B. 1763, Maria Salome B. 1765, Rebecca B. 1767, Johann Jacob B. 1777, Anna Margaretha B. 1781.
Nicholas B. 1761 Married Christina Knisley B. 1764, D. 1854 in Adams Cty, Issue Catharine B. 1788 D. 1849 Mar. Jacob Hartman; Maria B. 1790 Mar. ? Bentz; Abraham B. 1791 D. 1870 Mar. 1st Mary M. 2nd to Anna M.; Elizabeth B. 1893 Mar. David Harmon; Andrew B. 1795 D. 1849 Mar. Ann Mary Brindle; Solomon B. 1779. Also member of Lower Bermudian Church.
The Catherine who married Jacob Hartman we have already learned about in an earlier article, Maria D. 1790 to ? Bentz, Issue Caterine Mar. Jacob Miller, Leach B. 1825, Elizabeth Mar. Joseph Binder, David Bentz.
Andrew Bushey B. 1795 D. 1840. Mar. Ann Mary Brindle B. 1793 D. 1862 both buried Richland County, Ohio. Issue, Hester B. 1817 Mar. Lewis Hershiser; Abraham B. 1819 D. 1904 Mar. Barbara Fireoved; David B. 1821 D. 1894 mar. Susanna Light; Jacob B. 1824 D. 1902 mar. Elizabeth Fireoved; Elizabeth B. 1827 D. 1875 mar. Henry May; Andrew B. 1829 D. 1907 mar. Mary A. Crum and Maria Saltzgaber; Ann Mary B. 1832 D. 1886 mar. William Owings; Ann Catherine B. 1836 D. 1863 mar. Jacob Dick.
Letter from Christina Bushey to sons Abraham and Andrew Bushey, May 16, 1839:
Mr. Abraham Bushey
Sharon Township
Richland County Ohio
Mansfield Post Office
Franklin town
May 17 received June 6
Warrington Township, York County Pennsylvania May the 16th AD 1839
Dear son or sons after my most sincere compliment to you I mush inform you that I have received your friendly - bearing date March 12th AD 1839 in which I notice that you are all enjoying a fine state of health and that your domestic concerns are on fine footing, which was of great satisfaction to me but I can't so cheerfully inform you of my circumstances. I have met with an accident on the 5th of March last by getting a fall on the ice before the house by which I was brought to be helpless and continues so for about six weeks suffering and severe pain. At present I have no pain of any consequence if I don't stir much and in fact I can't stir much for I can neither stand or walk without assistance. The injury I sustained by the fall are to my right thigh and hip which must have been severly bruised, -the right arm also sustained injury, but all seems to get better and I'm hoping if it pleases providence that I will be able to be on my feet after some time.
I still continue to live on the old place at Benses (Bentz's) and in th eame hours where I havelived hertofore and have nothng to want except the use of my limbs. My grand child Catherine attends on me. David Harmon and his wife were here last week. They are as well as common. Mr. Hardman and his family I can't say anything. I was there last fall, since I have not heard of them. Uncle David Krysher and his wife were with me last Saturday night and they are well. Aunt Rawhouser was with me the week before and was well. They still continue to live on the old place. Respecting the weather I must inform you that the winter was much the same hereas you have stated it to have been there and the spring has been very wet and cold till now a few days. The weather is getting nice and warm. Grain and all kind of vegetation is far back. Grain rates here as follows - wheat 1.62 1/2 rye 10 cts., corn 50 cts., per bushel.
I will inform you that I addressed a few lines to you about 13 months ago and don't know if you re'd it or not. I have rec'd no answer till now and further I will state that two of my grandchildren are married - namely Eve to Peter Smith and Elizabeth to Josiah Binder and are all doing well. Of Bushey's people I have not heard for some time, except for George and his family and they are well.
No more at present but a compliment of an affecionate mother to her two dear and only sons.
Christina Bushey
to Mr. Abraham Bushey and Andrew Bushey.
This Christina was a Knisley, and would like to know who her parents were; she had brothers Michael and Johannes, and probably others.
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