Our Pennsylvania German Families


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The story of Pennsylvania ancestors against the backdrop of European and American history is found in these 600 pages filled with information on families who settled primarily in Berks Co., Pa. Family names: Baer, Boyer, Faust, Glicker, Gring, Grub, Hemmig, Hetrich, Hettinger, Hill, Himmelberger, Kemmerer, Leininger, Long, Schauer, Waldschmidt, Wenrich, and more.










The Five Sisters


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Hans "John" Segrist/Siechrist (1705-ca. 1763) and his wife, Anna Wildberger (1709-ca. 1766), lived in Ratz, Schaffhausen, Switzerland prior to emigrating to Pennsylvania in 1744. They took their four children; Hans Jacob (b. 1731), Hans Jacob (b. 1738), Anna (b. 1740), and Susanna (b. 1742) and eventually settled in York County, Pennsylvania. Mary was born sometime before arriving in America. Two known children were born in Pennsylvania: Catherine (b. 1750) and Margaretha Anna (b. 1754). Includes Blouse, Burkholder, Craley, Gehman, Hursh, Martin, Nolt, Stauffer, Weaver, Wenger, and related families.




Kohl (Cole) Family History


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George Kohl Jr., son of George (Georg) Kohl and Catharine, was born 10 Jan 1759 in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Maria Gretha Bunsh, daughter of Thomas Bunsh/Punch and Maria (Molly), on 24 Aug 1780. They had 8 children. George died intestate about 28 Feb 1824 in Cumru Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Maria died 28 Mar 1832. Their descendants have lived in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oklahoma, Iowa, Utah, Wisconsin, and other areas in the United States.




Mennonite Family History October 2016


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Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.