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HISTORY 


DESCENDANTS 


Mathias  Slaymaker 


WHO  EMIGE^TED  FROM  GERMANY  AND  SETTLED 

IN  THE  EASTERN  PART  OF  LANCASTER 

COUNTY,  PENNSYLVANIA, 

ABOUT  1710 


COMPILED  BY 

HENRY  COCHRAN  SLAYMAKER 


LANCASTER,  PA. 
1909 


1196556 


The  Schleiermacher  Coat  of  Ariis,  taken  from  Siebmacher's  Wap- 

PENBUCH  (Book  of  Coats  of  Arms),  in  the  Astor  Library, 

New  York  City,  Bk.  V  1-3,  Tafel  (Plate),  p.  21. 

Schleiermacher,    August,    Geheimer    Finanzrath    in    Darmstadt. 
Translation:  Privy  Counselor  of  Finance  in  Darm.stadt. 


Dl^,' 


jK  Arms 


Eiu  Steiuliaiuiuer  ohue  Stiel.  Translation:  A  .stoneliainmcr  witlioat 
handle.  Eine  offiier  Flug.  Two  different  translations:  One,  t!ie  open 
wing  of  a  bird;  second,  the  ascending  vapor  or  smoke. 

The  stone  hammer  without  the  handle  can  be  seen  in  the  centre  of 
cut,  the  open  wing  or  ascending  vapor  or  smoke  can  be  seen  at  the  top 
of  cut,  also  across  centre  of  the  cut  can  be  seen  the  drapery,  the  insignia 
of  Schleiermacher,  aiming  or  drapery  maker. 


this  book  is  affectionately  dedicated 
to  my  father 

Samuel  Cochran  Slaymaker, 
who  was  interested  in  history;  not  only  history,  but 

LOCAL    history;   NOT    ONLY    LOCAL    HISTORY,     BUT 
ESPECIALLY   IN   THE    HISTORY   OF 
HIS   ANCESTORS. 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 


Bellevue  Presbyterian  Church 20 

Bushong,  Isaac 288 

Cochran,  Rebecca  S 198 

Duffield,  George 220 

Eckman,  Joseph 306 

Evans,  Samuel 196 

Farm,  Lefever 40 

Fishbum,  Anthony,  and  Family 96 

Fleming,  Solon 210 

Graves,  Slaymaker  Row 20 

Houghton,  J.  C 260 

Leacock  Presbyterian  Church 18 

Lefever  Fann 40 

Lefever,  J.  A 92 

Memorial  Presbyterian  Church 26 

McComsey,  William 134 

"Old  Stage  House" 28 

Olsen,  James  A 240 

People's  National  Bank 30 

St.  John's  Episcopal  Church 22 

Schleiermacher  Coat  of  Arms 3 

Schleiermacher,  Frederick  Ernst  Daniel Frontispiece 

Slaymaker's  Hotel,  Lancaster,  Pa 16 

Slaymaker,  Amos 184 

Slaymaker,  Henry  Calvin 196 

Slaymaker,  Helen  Elizabeth 204 

Slaymaker,  Henry 182 

Slaymaker,  Henry  F 198 

Slaymaker,  H.  E 228 

Slaymaker,  Jonathan 230 

Slaymaker,  John 170 

5 


6  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Slaymaker,  Nathaniel  E 148 

Slaymaker,  P.  E 144 

Slaymaker's,  P.  E.,  Country  Home 146 

Slaymaker,  Samuel  C 200 

Slaymaker,  Samuel  C.  (Second) 204 

Slaymaker,  Samuel  R 202 

Smith,  Chas.  H 120 

Tritt,  W.  G 56 

Tritt  Old  Homestead 58 

Warfel,  John  B 278 

"White  Chimneys" 206 

Williamstown 12 


INTRODUCTION  AND  PREFACE 


MACAULAY,  the  great  English  historian,  says:  "They 
who  take  no  pride  in  the  deeds  of  a  remote  ancestry, 
will  hardly  be  likely  to  accomplish  anything  worthy  to  be 
remembered  by  a  remote  posterity." 

Some  years  ago  I  started  to  compile  a  history  of  Mathias 
Schleiermacher  and  his  numerous  descendants  for  my  own 
satisfaction,  little  dreaming  what  a  task  I  had  ahead  of  me, 
and  while  gradually  proceeding  with  the  work,  I  had  a  num- 
ber of  inquiries  from  different  persons  if  they  could  secure 
copies  when  completed,  and  also  had  the  suggestion,  why 
not  have  it  put  in  book  form  for  sale,  which  I  have  decided 
to  do. 

It  seems  to  be  a  fad  in  these  days  to  trace  the  ancestry 
back  as  far  as  possible,  and  if  it  can  be  done,  to  show  that 
your  grandfather,  or  his  father  or  grandfather,  has  seen 
active  service  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  by  this, 
join  the  Daughters  or  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  and  I 
am  glad  to  say  that  any  one  of  the  descendants  of  the  four 
sons  of  Mathias  Schleiermacher — John,  Mathias,  Henry  or 
Daniel — can  join  one  of  the  above-named  or  kindred  organi- 
zations. Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  has  more  than  enough  to 
organize  a  Slaymaker  Chapter  of  either  of  the  above  organi- 
zations. 

While  working  at  the  compilation  of  this  book,  many 
discouragements  and  questions  have  been  put  to  me  by 
different  persons,  such  as  "What  is  the  use  of  all  this 
work?"     "How  do  you  know  you  are  correct  and  where  do 


8  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

you  get  j'our  information?"  etc.  In  reply,  I  would  say  that 
I  get  my  information  from  old  records,  the  records  in  the 
Court  House,  old  familj-  Bibles,  old  cemeteries,  old  his- 
tories and  much  from  older  persons.  It  seems  to  me  that 
these  sources  ought  to  be  reliable.  Also  in  reference  to  the 
idea  of  some  that  this  kind  of  work  is  useless,  I  would  reply 
that  it  is  very  nice  to  know  from  whom  you  descend  and 
very  often  it  is  an  incentive  for  a  person  to  go  ahead  when 
you  hear  that  j^our  father  or  grandfather,  or  some  other 
parent  a  generation  or  so  back,  is  spoken  of  as  a  person  of 
ability  and  integrity,  and  many  a  prominent  position  for 
a  young  man  has  been  secured  because  he  was  his  father's 
or  mother's  son;  also,  again,  taking  the  subject  in  a  little 
meaner  light,  at  a  horse,  or  cattle,  or  dog  show,  or  even  buy- 
ing a  horse  or  dog,  the  breed  and  pedigree  must  always 
accompany  the  animal  if  it  is  of  a  high  grade;  how  much 
more  so  ought  it  to  be  with  man.  Again,  the  old  Israelites 
were  very  particular  in  keeping  their  direct  descent  from 
Abraham  and  were  very  proud  that  they  were  Abraham's 
sons.  We  have  the  direct  descent  of  Jesus  Christ  given  on 
both'  His  father's  and  mother's  side.  Why?  We  do  not 
mean  that  because  a  person  has  a  very  good  father  or  mother 
that  they  will  be  good,  because  we  have  everj^  reason  to 
believe  that  Judas  had  a  very  good  father  and  mother,  but 
Judas  "sold  his  Master  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver."  Benedict 
Arnold  had  a  very  fine  father,  mother  and  wife,  but  betraj'ed 
his  countiy.  Robert  Ingersoll's  father  was  a  minister  of 
the  Gospel,  but  Robert  was  the  leading  infidel  of  his  age. 
And  we  could  give  many  similar  instances,  but  a  bright, 
earnest.  Christian  father  or  mother's  influence,  certainly  no 
one  will  deny,  is  much  to  be  desired  to  a  home  where  God 
is  not  reverenced,  Sabbath  desecrated,  drunkenness  common 
and  profanity  a  rule. 

Many  of  the  descendants  and  others  have  been  very  kind 


Introduction  and  Preface.  9 

in  helping  me  and  giving  information,  and  I  take  this  little 
space  to  thank  them  all,  there  being  too  many  to  mention 
all  names,  and  it  would  be  an  injustice  to  mention  some  and 
not  all;  so  I  extend  to  all  who  helped  me  in  any  way  my 
sincerest  thanks. 

A  little  explanation  of  the  way  in  which  I  have  arranged 
the  descendants  will  possibly  be  necessary  to  make  it  plain 
to  the  readers,  so  I  submit  the  following: 

Mathias  Schleiermacher  is  the  first  generation;  his  seven 
children,  Lawrence,  Mathias,  John,  Henry,  Daniel,  Margaret 
and  Barbara,  will  be  the  second  generation;  the  third  gen- 
eration being  marked  1,  2,  3,  etc.;  the  fourth  generation 
being  marked  First,  Second,  Third,  etc.;  the  fifth  generation 
being  marked  A,  B,  C,  etc. ;  the  sixth  generation  being  marked 
One,  Two,  Three,  etc. ;  the  seventh  generation  marked  a, 
b,  c,  etc.,  and  the  eighth  generation  marked,  I.,  II.,  III.,  IV., 
v.,  etc.  I  hope  this  little  explanation  will  be  plain  to  all, 
and  if  not,  the  compiler  will  be  glad  to  give  any  other  infor- 
mation by  writing  to  him  for  same.  The  dates  of  births, 
marriages  and  deaths  in  this  work  are  of  the  direct  descend- 
ants, and  not  of  those  who  married  them.  In  compiling 
a  work  like  this,  it  is  almost  impossible  not  to  have  some 
mistakes,  partly  on  account  of  transcribing,  partly  on  account 
of  reading  proof  and  partly  on  account  of  wrong  informa- 
tion; so  if  any  errors  are  discovered,  will  you  kindly  notify 
the  compiler? 

Thinking  it  might  be  of  interest  to  some,  I  have  given  a 
short  abstract  of  the  early  history  of  a  few  of  the  families 
which  have  married  into  the  Slaymaker  family,  where  I  could 
gather  the  data  for  the  same. 

In  some  families,  the  order  in  which  the  children  are  given 
do  not  necessarily  mean  that  the  oldest  is  mentioned  first, 
next  oldest  next,  and  so  on,  but  I  give  them  as  they  were 
given  to  me,  and  as  dates  of  births  were  not  given,  I  could 
not  very  well  arrange  them  in  proper  order. 


10  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Before  closing  this  Introduction  and  Preface,  I  want  to 
say  that  others  could  have  done  this  work  much  better  than 
I  have  done  it.  I  suppose  there  will  be  many  criticisms  on 
the  way  it  is  written,  the  arrangement,  etc.,  as  I  have  heard 
similar  works  criticised.  But  to  such  I  would  say  that  I 
have  done  the  work  and  it  is  done  my  way,  the  arrangement 
is  my  way  of  arrangement,  not  entirely  original,  however, 
and  those  who  think  theA'  could  have  done  it  better  should 
not  have  waited  for  me  to  do  it,  but  should  have  gone  ahead 
themselves. 

With  this  I  give  you,  on  the  following  pages,  as  concise, 
plain  and  correct  an  account  of  the  descendants  of  Mathias 
Schleiermacher  as  possible.  This  book  I  have  divided  into 
seven  different  parts:  Part  First,  the  General  History;  Part 
Second,  Geneology  and  History  of  the  descendants  of  Law- 
rence Slaymaker,  who  had  but  one  daughter,  Anna  Barbara, 
who  married  George  Lefever;  Part  Third,  Genealogy  and 
History  of  the  descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  who  mar- 
ried Barbara  Smith;  Part  Fourth,  Genealogy  and  History 
of  the  descendants  of  John  Slaymaker,  who  married  Eliza- 
beth White;  Part  Fifth,  Genealogy  and  History  of  the  de- 
scendants of  Henry  Slaymaker,  who  married  Faithful  Rich- 
ardson; Part  Sixth,  Genealogy  and  History  of  the  descend- 
ants of  Daniel  Slaymaker,  who  married  Agilis  Young;  Part 
Seventh,  Genealogy  and  History  of  Barbara  Slaymaker,  who 
married  Hieronimus  Eckman. 


PART  I. 


HISTORICAL 


Mathias  Slaymaker,  or  as  it  is  in  the  German,  Schleier- 
macher,  was  born  and  bred  in  Hesse  Castle,  in  Germany, 
from  which  place  he  emigrated  to  the  city  of  Strasburg, 
then  and  now  a  part  of  the  German  Empire;  for  many  years 
it  was,  however,  a  part  of  the  French  Empire,  and  located 
along  the  left  bank  of  the  river  Rhine,  in  the  province  of 
Alsace.  It  belonged  to  one  of  the  provinces  which  com- 
posed the  Palatinate,  the  seat  of  the  most  terrible  religious 
persecutions  for  more  than  one  hundred  years  after  the 
Reformation  took  place.  When  Mathias  Schleiermacher 
left  Germany,  to  find  wider  opportunities  in  this  world,  his 
immediate  family  were  people  of  position  and  eminence, 
and  early  in  the  Reformation  embraced  Protestantism. 
Mathias,  above  mentioned,  had  two  brothers,  one  was  a 
clergyman  and  settled  in  the  emperor's  dominion,  high  up 
in  Germany;  he  was  appointed  Secretary  of  Legation  from 
that  government  to  the  Court  of  St.  James,  afterwards 
Charge  d'  Affairs,  and  there  married  and  settled.  John 
Adams,  when  minister  to  the  Court  of  St.  James,  resided  with 
one  of  his  descendants.  His  oldest  son  was  governor  of  an 
island.  From  this  brother  of  Mathias  Schleiermacher  it  is 
almost  certain  that  the  Duvalls,  Stewarts  and  Slamakers 
living  in  or  near  Baltimore  and  Annapolis,  Maryland,  and 


12  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Washington,  D.  C,  also  an  Isaac  Slaymaker,  living  in  New 
Jersey,  descend,  as  I  have  seen  it  expressed  by  one  of  them 
that  their  fathers  said  "they  had  lived  under  the  shadow  of 
Windsor  Castle." 

The  other  brother  of  ]\Iathias  was  a  major  in  the  King 
of  Prussia's  tall  regiment,  and  it  is  probable  that  a  son  of 
his  was  one  of  the  officers  in  the  Hessian  troops,  as  one  of 
that  name  was  confined  as  a  prisoner  in  the  Lancaster  jail. 

Mathias  Slaymaker  emigrated  to  this  country  about  1710, 
and  he  and  his  family  settled  on  a  tract  of  1,000  acres,  which 
he  purchased  from  a  company  called  the  London  Company 
and  known  as  the  "London  Lands,"  situated  in  Strasburg 
Township,  now  Paradise  Township,  and  built  a  log  house 
near  a  spring  not  far  from  the  present  village  of  Williams- 
town,  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania.  It  is  very  likely 
he  gave  the  name  to  Strasburg  Township.  He  was  married 
in  Germany,  his  wife's  maiden  name  is  unknown,  her  Chris- 
tian name  was  Catharine.  They  had  five  sons,  Lawrence, 
Mathias,  John,  Henry  and  Daniel,  and  two  daughters,  Mar- 
garet and  Barbara.  Lawrence  and  Margaret  were  born  in 
Germany.  Mathias  Slaymaker,  as  well  as  his  sons,  were 
noted  for  their  gigantic  stature  and  strength,  which  was  of 
great  advantage  in  those  days,  as  the  Indians  were  all  around 
them.  Mathias  lived  to  an  advanced  age  and  died  about 
1762,  and  is  buried  in  old  Leacock  burj'ing  ground,  which 
has  been  the  burying  place  of  many  of  his  descendants  up 
to  the  present  time. 

Of  these  five  sons  and  two  daughters,  Lawrence  married 
Eve  Pfoutz;  Mathias  married  Barbara  Smith;  John  married 
Elizabeth  White;  Henry  married  Faithful  Richardson;  Dan- 
iel married  Agilis  Young;  IMargaret  married  Michael  Fickle; 
Barbara  married  Hieronimus  Eckman. 

Mathias  Slaymaker  left  his  property  to  his  four  sons, 
Mathias,  John,  Henry  and  Daniel,  leaving  his  youngest  son, 


Historical.  13 

Daniel,  his  executor,  as  his  will,  which  is  given  in  another 
place  in  full,  will  show. 

It  will  be  shown  that  the  Schleiermachers  were  a  very 
prominent  family  in  Germany,  as  the  following  short  extract 
of  the  account  of  the  funeral  of  Fried  rich  Ernst  Daniel 
Schleiermacher  will  show: 

"On  the  15th  February,  1834,  a  funeral  procession  was 
seen  moving  through  the  streets  of  Berlin,  the  like  of  which 
that  capital  had  rarely  before  witnessed.  The  coffin,  covered 
with  a  black  pall  and  simply  decorated  with  a  large  copy  of 
the  Bible,  was  borne  on  the  shoulders  of  twelve  students 
of  the  University,  thirty-six  of  the  most  robust  of  whom 
had  volunteered  to  perform,  alternately,  this  pious  service. 
After  these  came  a  train  of  mourners  on  foot,  extending 
upwards  of  a  mile  in  length,  and  these  were  followed  by 
one  hundred  mourning  coaches,  headed  by  the  equipages 
of  the  king  and  the  crown  prince.  Along  the  whole  line 
traversed  by  the  procession,  dense  crowds  of  sympathizing 
spectators  had  gathered,  while  in  the  cemetery,  beyond  the 
gates  of  the  city,  similar  crowds  were  assembled;  and  on 
every  countenance  might  be  read  the  fact  that  the  individual 
borne  to  the  grave  was  one  of  those  representative  men  in 
whom  are  concentrated,  as  it  were  in  a  focus,  the  moral  and 
intellectual  life  of  a  nation  and  the  period  to  which  they 
belong,  and  who  become,  in  consequence,  centers  of  new  light 
and  diffusers  of  new  and  vivifying  warmth.  Such  was,  in- 
deed, the  case;  for  it  was  Fredrich  Ernst  Daniel  Schleier- 
macher whom,  by  a  spontaneous  movement,  the  capital 
of  Protestant  Germany  was  thus  honoring  in  death. 

"During  a  quarter  of  a  century  Schleiermacher  had  exer- 
cised in  that  city  the  double  function  of  a  teacher  in  the 
university  and  in  the  church;  approving  himself  a  fearless 
citizen  in  times  of  imminent  peril  and  an  inspired  preacher 
during  the  period  of  great  religious  indifference,  he  had,  at 


14  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a  most  critical  juncture  in  the  history  of  Prussia,  contributed 
more  than  any  other  individual  to  keep  alive,  in  all  classes, 
the  pride  of  nationality  and  the  love  of  independence,  and 
to  awaken  rehgious  earnestness  and  quickening  moral 
sentiments.  Ever  ready  to  sacrifice  himself  in  the  interest 
not  only  of  his  country  but  of  the  whole  German  nation, 
then  bending  under  the  yoke  of  France,  his  example  had 
acted  contagiously,  in  Berlin  more  especially,  where  his 
influence  was  supreme,  and  had  sustained  in  the  people  the 
determination  to  liberate  themselves  when  an  opportunity 
offered,  which  was  ultimately  so  nobly  carried  out." 

His  father  was  a  chaplain  in  a  Prussian  regiment  in  Silesia. 
Friederick  Ernst  Daniel  Schleiermacher  was  born  in  Breslau, 
Germany,  November  21,  1768,  and  died  in  Berlin,  February 
12,  1834.  He  was  small  in  size,  had  a  hump  back,  keen, 
piercing  eye  and  a  noble  face.  He  was  a  strong  advocate  of 
Presbyterianism  and  a  noted  writer.  It  is  not  positive,  but 
thought  by  some  that  he  was  a  grandson  of  Mathias  Schleier- 
macher's  brother,  spoken  of  a  few  pages  back,  who  was 
sent  to  the  Court  of  St.  James  and  there  settled. 

The  descendants  of  Mathias  Schleiermacher  have  held 
man}'  prominent  positions  and  positions  of  trust  and  honor 
in  the  Church,  State,  battle-field,  social,  financial  and  many 
other  fields  of  activity,  as  we  find  both  national  and  state 
legislators;  we  find  them  active  in  the  Church,  both  on  the 
home  field  and  on  the  foreign  field;  we  find  them  taking  a 
prominent  part  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  in  the  Civil  War, 
1861  to  1865,  and  also  in  the  Spanish-American  War,  numbers 
giving  up  their  lives  for  their  country.  There  is  hardl}^  a 
state  in  the  Union  which  does  not  claim  some  descendant  of 
Mathias  Schleiermacher  as  one  of  its  residents,  and  many 
are  to  be  found  in  British  Columbia.  They  also  take  a  promi- 
nent part  in  the  social  activities  wherever  they  happen  to  be, 
as  also  the  industrial  and  financial  welfare  of  the  communi- 


Historical.  15 

ties  where  they  dwell.  A  few  of  the  positions  they  have 
held,  as  also  the  organizations  with  which  they  have  been 
connected  we  will  now  give  in  a  brief  manner.  These  might 
be  duplicated  many  times,  but  these  will  suffice: 

Writing  of  "Stand  up,  Stand  Up  for  Jesus." 
"Stand  up  for  Jesus"  was  the  dying  message  of  the  Rev. 
Dudley  A.  Tyng,  a  personal  friend  of  George  Duffield,  to 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  and  the  Minister's 
Association  with  them,  in  the  Noon-day  Prayer  Meeting, 
during  the  great  revival  of  1858,  usually  known  as  "The 
Work  of  God  in  Philadelphia."  The  Sabbath  before  his 
death  he  preached  in  Jayne's  Hall  one  of  the  most  successful 
sermons  of  modern  times.  Of  the  five  thousand  in  attend- 
ance, fully  one  thousand  were  converted.  His  text  was 
Exodus  X.  11,  and  hence  the  allusion  in  the  third  verse  of 
the  hymn.  The  following  Wednesday,  leaving  his  study 
for  a  moment,  he  went  to  the  barn-floor,  where  a  mule  was 
at  work  on  a  horse-power,  shelling  corn.  Patting  the  mule 
on  the  neck,  the  sleeve  of  his  silk  gown  caught  in  the  cogs 
of  the  wheel  and  his  arm  was  torn  out  by  the  roots.  His 
death  occurred  in  a  few  hours.  The  following  Sabbath, 
the  author  of  the  hymn,  George  Duffield,  preached  from 
Eph.  vi.  14,  and  the  verses  which  will  follow  were  written 
simply  as  the  concluding  exhortation.  The  wording  of  the 
hymn  has  been  changed  to  suit  a  number  of  compilers  of 
hymn-books  in  their  respective  books.  I  give  the  hymn  in 
full  below,  exactly  as  it  was  written  by  Mr.  Duffield: 

"Stand  up!  Stand  up  for  Jesus, 
Ye  soldiers  of  the  Cross; 
Lift  high  His  royal  banner, 
It  must  not  suffer  loss. 
From  victory  unto  victor}- 
His  army  He  shall  lead, 
Till  every  foe  is  vanquisli'd, 
And  Christ  is  Lord  indeed! 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family'. 

"Stand  up!     Stand  up  for  Jesus; 
The  solemn  watchword  hear; 
If  while  ye  sleep  He  suffers, 
Away  with  shame  and  fear; 
Where'er  ye  meet  with  evil, 
Within  you  or  without, 
Charge  for  the  God  of  battles, 
And  put  the  foe  to  rout. 

"Stand  up!     Stand  up  for  Jesus; 
The  tnunpet  call  obey; 
Forth  to  the  mighty  conflict. 
In  this  His  glorious  day. 
Ye  that  are  men  now  serve  Him, 
Against  unnumbered  foes; 
Let  courage  rise  with  danger, 
And  strength  to  strength  oppose. 

"Stand  up!     Stand  up  for  Jesus; 
Stand  in  His  strength  alone: 
The  arm  of  flesh  will  fail  you. 
Ye  dare  not  trust  your  own. 
Put  on  the  Gospel  armor. 
Each  piece  put  on  with  prayer; 
Where  duty  calls  or  danger. 
Be  never  wanting  there. 

"Stand  up!     Stand  up  for  Jesus; 
Each  soldier  to  his  post; 
Close  up  the  broken  column. 
And  shout  through  all  the  host. 
Make  good  the  loss  so  heavy,. 
In  those  that  still  remain, 
And  prove  to  aU  around  you 
That  death  itself  is  gain. 

"Stand  up!     Stand  up  for  Jesus; 
The  strife  wiU  not  be  long; 
This  day  the  noise  of  battle, 
The  next,  the  victor's  song. 


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To  him  that  overcometh 
A  crown  of  life  shall  be, 
He,  with  the  King  of  Glory, 
Shall  reign  eternally." 

Visit  of  Lafayette  to  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  Slaymaker's 
Hotel  of  the  Same  Place. 

General  Lafayette's  visit  to  the  city  of  Lancaster,  Pa., 
was  an  event  in  the  history  of  that  city  which  the  citizens 
did  not  leave  go  unnoticed.  So  a  meeting  was  held  Sep- 
tember 13,  1824,  in  the  Court  House,  approving  the  action 
of  councils  inviting  Lafayette  to  visit  our  city,  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  proceed,  with  a  committee  from  councils, 
to  Philadelphia  to  present  the  resolutions  to  the  Marquis. 
The  joint  committee  from  councils  and  citizens  were  General 
Geo.  B.  Porter,  Milton  C.  Rogers,  Capt.  Frederick  Ham- 
bright,  Capt.  John  Reynolds,  Jasper  Slaymaker,  Emanuel 
Reigart  and  Benjamin  Grimier.  He  arrived,  as  expected, 
being  met  at  Philson's  tavern,  fourteen  miles  west  of  West 
Chester,  by  the  committee  from  Lancaster,  who  had  four 
coaches  and  four  with  out-riders  and  attendants.  After 
moving  through  the  principal  streets  of  the  city,  the  pro- 
cession halted  at  Slaymaker's  hotel,  which  had  been  desig- 
nated as  the  general's  place  of  reception,  and  was  beautifully 
fitted  up.  Here  Lafayette  was  addressed  by  Burgess  Light- 
ner  and  made  appropriate  response.  On  the  next  day  he 
was  introduced  to  many  Revolutionaiy  soldiers,  visited  friends 
and  spent  considerable  time  visiting  the  schools.  In  the 
afternoon  a  sumptuous  dinner  was  given  in  his  honor  at  the 
Court  House  by  John  Stehman,  and  in  the  evening  attended 
a  party  at  Masonic  Hall.  Early  next  morning  Lafaj-ette 
took  his  departure,  being  escorted  out  of  the  town  by  the 
city  battalion  and  as  far  as  Port  Deposit  by  the  committee. 
Right  here  I  might  say  that  the  first  record  we  have  of  a 


18  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

tavern  in  Lancaster  County  was  that  one  kept  by  Gibson, 
as  early  as  1722,  at  the  sign  of  "The  Hickory  Tree."  This 
was  the  site  of  Slaymaker's  Hotel,  spoken  of  in  connection 
with  Lafayette's  visit  to  Lancaster,  and  was  kept  by  Samuel 
Cochran  Slaymaker,  whose  body  now  lies  under  the  chapel 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa.  The  hotel 
stood  where  Benjamin  Champneys  afterward  resided,  still 
later  by  High  &  Martin's  China  Hall  and  the  present  site 
of  Schafer's  China  Hall,  and  the  Three-and-Nine-Cent  Store, 
on  East  King  Street,  adjoining  the  hotel,  where  D.  S.  Bursk 
&  Son  grocery  is  now,  stood  the  office  building  of  the  great 
stage  line  of  Reeside,  Slaymaker  &  Co.,  running  from  Phila- 
delphia to  the  West.  This  office  building  was  a  three-story 
structure.  On  the  first  floor  the  door  was  in  the  centre, 
with  a  window  on  each  side;  on  the  side  of  this  room  next 
to  Christian  street  was  the  office  and  baggage  room  for  the 
stage  line;  on  the  other  side  of  the  room  was  a  jewelry  shop, 
kept  by  a  man  named  Brown.  Many  years  previous  to  this 
the  hotel  was  known  as  the  State  Arms,  and  was  kept  by 
Henry  Slaymaker,  receiving  its  license  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  Samuel 
Cochran  Slaymaker,  who  was  the  landlord  when  Lafaj-ette 
visited  Lancaster,  Pa.  Just  when  the  hotel  changed  its 
name  I  do  not  know.  There  is  a  tradition  extant  to  the  effect 
that  the  first  anthracite  coal  used  in  Lancaster  was  at  Slay- 
maker's  Hotel.  It  was  so  hard  that  they  had  great  difiB- 
culty  in  igniting  it,  but  after  it  got  fairly  started,  the  stove 
got  so  hot  that  they  did  not  know  what  to  do  with  it.  Being 
afraid  that  the  house  would  take  fire,  they  poured  water 
on  it,  and  then  took  the  stove  out  doors,  vowing  if  they  ever 
"got  the  pesky  thing  out,  they  would  go  back  to  burning 
hickory  wood  at  three  dollars  a  cord." 
Immediately    opposite    the    hotel    was    a    spring.     Some 


LeACOCK    PkL: 


The  graveyard  which,  adjoins  being  the  resting  place  of  Mathias 
Slaymaker  and  many  of  his  descendants. 


Historical.  19 

claim  that  Gibson's  "Hickory  Tree  Inn"  did  not  stand  on 
this  spot,  but  Hazard's  "Register  of  Pennsylvania,"  pub- 
lished in  1830,  Volume  6,  page  265,  gives  this  as  the  location. 
The  hotel  afterwards  went  into  the  hands  of  a  man  by  the 
name  of  Parker,  who  was  the  last  landlord,  and  the  hotel 
went  out  of  existence. 

Patriot  Daughters  of  Lancaster,  Pa. 

To  the  ladies  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  belongs  the  honor  of 
forming  the  first  organization  of  the  "Patriot  Daughters," 
their  objects  being  to  minister  to  the  wants  of  the  volunteers 
who  went  forth  to  fight  in  defense  of  the  nation's  honor  and 
integrity.  Similar  societies  were  subsequently  organized 
in  other  parts  of  the  country,  but  as  far  as  known,  none  pre- 
ceded the  one  in  Lancaster,  Pa.  On  the  22d  of  April,  ten  days 
after  the  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  a  meeting  of  the  ladies  of 
Lancaster  was  held  in  the  Court  House,  at  which  it  was 
resolved  that  an  association  of  ladies  be  formed  under  the 
style  and  title  of  "Patriot  Daughters  of  Lancaster." 

Officers : 

President,  Mrs.  R.  Hubley. 

Vice-President,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Reigart.  i 

Secretary,  Anna  C.  Slaymaker. 

Treasurer,  Mrs.  John  F.  Long. 

Leacock  Presbyterian  Church,  Lancaster  County,  Pa. 

Leacock  Presbyterian  Church,  situated  on  the  Old  Road,, 
about  fifteen  miles  east  of  Lancaster  City,  was  incorporated 
March  10,  1787,  by  act  of  General  Assembly  of  Pennsylvania. 
Trustees  in  said  act  of  incorporation  were  Rev.  N.  W.  Semple,, 
James  Mercer,  John  Craig,  John  Slaymaker,  Geo.  Mcllvaine, 
Henry  Slaymaker,  Jr.,  Wm.  Porter,  Wm.  Crayton  and  James; 
Cooper.     The  following  Slaymakers  have  served  as  elders  in 


2U  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

this  church:  Henry  Slaymaker.  Henry  Slaymaker,  Jr.,  Daniel 
Slaymaker,  John  Slaymaker,  Wilham  Slaymaker,  Samuel 
Slaymaker,  Captain  John  Slaymaker,  Nathaniel  E.  Slaymaker, 
and  Amos  Slaymaker.  Adjoining  the  church  is  the  grave- 
yard, which  has  been  and  still  is  used  as  a  burial  place  by 
many  of  the  descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker  and  is  his 
own  resting  place.  The  church  was  .started  in  the  early  part 
of  1700. 

Pequea  Presbyterian  Church,  Lanc.\ster  County,  Pa. 
Pequea  Presbyterian  Church,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  was 
chartered  February  8,  1785.  Trustees  appointed  were  Isaac 
McAlmont,  Aitios  Slaymaker  (who  was  also  an  elder  in  this 
church  for  many  years),  James  Armor,  Thos.  Slemons,  An- 
drew Caldwell,  Robert  Buyers,  David  Jenkins,  Thos.  Patton 
and  Rev.  Robert  Smith,  D.D. 

Bellevue  Presbyterian  Church,  Gap,  Pa. 

Bellevue  Presbyterian  Church,  Gap,  Pa.,  was  organized  in 
1832.  The  land  was  in  possession  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kennedy, 
who  gave  one  acre  and  $100;  Col.  Maxwell  Kennedy,  SloO; 
Samuel  Houston,  $1.50;  Henry  F.  Slaymaker,  $100,  and 
Robert  Mcllvaine,  $100. 

The  first  ruling  elders  of  the  Bellevue  Presbyterian  Church 
were  Henry  F.  Slaymaker  and  Wm.  S.  Kennedy.  Hamilton 
Roney  was  also  elected  an  elder,  but  said  he  was  not  "guid" 
enough;  also  that  he  expected  to  go  to  the  old  country 
soon.  Though  elected  an  elder,  he  was  never  ordained.  The 
church  was  erected  in  1823  by  Presbyterians  and  others  and 
finally,  in  1832,  was  organized  into  a  Presbyterian  church. 

Life,  Work  and  Death  of  Henry  Calvin  Slaymaker. 
Another  life  has  been  given  in  the  work  of  missions,  and 
the  manner  of  its  going  is  so  trragic  as  to  long  live  in  the 


Historical.  21 

memory  of  the  Church.  Henry  Calvin  81aymaker,  who  was 
born  in  Alexandria.  Va.,  December  4,  1873,  united  with  the 
Church  in  1885,  elected  an  elder  October  30,  1901 ;  licensed 
by  the  Chesapeake  Presbytery,  April  16,  1903;  ordained  by 
them  June  17,  1903;  appointed  as  a  missionary  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  to  the  Congo  Mission  field,  Africa,  as  business 
manager,  March  3,  1903;  sailed  from  Philadelphia,  August 
1,  1903.  He  had  desired  for  at  least  eight  years  to  be  a 
missionary  of  the  Cross  and  his  desire  had  at  last  been  grati- 
fied. The  "Lapsley,"  the  boat  belonging  to  the  Congo 
mission  field,  was  put  in  first-class  condition,  November  11, 
1903,  and  started  on  its  long,  perilous  and  what  proved  to 
be  disastrous  voyage  from  Leopoldville  with  the  outgoing 
missionaries  and  cargo  of  supplies,  including  a  printing  press. 
Navigation  was  difficult  from  the  first,  the  boat  was  seven 
times  whirled  around  by  the  current.  On  Monday,  Novem- 
ber 16,  1903,  an  early  start  was  made,  and  at  seven  o'clock 
the  boat  struck  a  whirlpool  more  dangerous  than  any  previ- 
ously encountered.  The  little  craft  was  unable  to  cope  with 
the  current  and  the  waters  rushed  over  the  deck  and  in  a 
few  seconds  the  "Lapsley"  was  capsized.  Mr.  Slaymaker 
grasped  the  rail  as  the  boat  went  over  and  was  never  seen 
again.  It  is  supposed  that  he  became  entangled  with  some 
of  the  people  who  could  not  swim  and  was  taken  down  with 
them,  as  twenty-three  of  the  crew  were  drowend.  In  a 
moment  he  had  passed  from  the  scenes  of  missionary  service 
to  missionary  reward.  Others  will  take  up  the  work,  but 
his  short  life  in  the  mission  field  will  not  have  been  in  vain, 

Road  Drivers  Association  of  Lancaster,  Pa. 
A   meeting   of  those   interested   in  the   organization   of  a 
Road  Drivers'  Association  of   Lancaster,  Pa.,  was  held  at  the 
Stevens  House,  in   that  city,  September  25,  1900.     Matters 


22  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

pertaining  to  tlie  organization  were  discussed,  and  on  October 
9,  1900,  the  first  permanent  meeting  was  held,  at  which  time 
the  permanent  officers  were  elected,  as  follows:  President, 
P.  E.  Slaymaker;  Vice-President,  B.  J.  McGrann;  Secretary, 
L.  A.  Ranch;  Treasurer,  Chas.  H.  Locher.  Their  first  parade 
and  races  were  held  October  27,  1900.  The  present  officers 
are:  President,  P.  E.  Slaymaker;  Vice-President,  A.  C. 
Welchans;  Secretary,  L.  A.  Ranch;  Treasurer,  H.  J.  Ryder. 

Reading  and  Columbia  Railroad. 
The  Reading  and  Columbia  Railroad  was  incorporated 
May  19,  1857.  Names  of  incorporators:  Frederick  Lauer, 
John  S.  Richards  and  John  McManus,  Reading,  Pa. ;  James 
Myers,  Samuel  Shock,  J.  G.  Hess,  Wm.  A.  Morton,  .4mos 
Slaymaker  Green,  Hugh  M.  North,  Samuel  W.  Mifflin,  M.  M. 
Strickler,  Columbia,  Pa. ;  Joseph  Konigmacher,  Ephrata,  Pa. ; 
I.  Leitz,  Wm.  C.  Bradley,  Bartram  A.  Sheaffer,  Esq.,  Lancas- 
ter, Pa.  The  road  was  built  in  three  sections;  two  of  these 
sections  were  built  under  the  direction  of  Samuel  Cochran 
Slaymaker.  The  road,  after  it  was  finished,  was  leased  for 
a  long  term  of  years  by  the  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Railroad 
and  is  now  in  a  very  prosperous  condition. 

Convention  for  Forming  Constitution  for  State  of 
Pennsylvania. 
On  July  15,  1776,  a  convention  for  the  purpose  of  forming 
a  Constitution  met  at  Philadelphia;  elected  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin, President;  Col.  George  Ross,  Vice-President;  John  Mor- 
ris, Secretary,  and  Jacob  CJarrigues,  Assistant  Secretary. 
The  delegates  from  Lancaster  County  were:  George  Ross, 
Philip  Marsteller,  Thomas  Porter,  Bartram  Galbraith,  Joseph 
Sheerer,  John  Hubley,  Henry  Slaymaker  and  Alexander 
Lowr','. 


Historical.  23 

The  Union  Volunteer  Fire  Company  of  Lancaster,  Pa. 

The  Union  Volunteer  Fire  Company  of  Lancaster,  Pa., 
organized  about  1760  one  of  the  oldest  volunteer  fire  com- 
panies in  Pennsylvania.  Presidents:  Adam  Reigart,  Jr., 
1813-44;  John  Ehler,  1844-48;  Newton  Lightner,  1848-55; 
H.  E.  Slaymaker,  1856  until  his  death. 

Lancaster  County  Home  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany', Lancaster  County",  Pa. 

Lancaster  County  Home  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
incorporated  April  19,  1841.  Incorporators:  Henry  F.  Slay- 
maker,  William  Noble,  William  Henderson,  Dr.  Samuel  Duf- 
field  and  James  G.  Henderson.  First  President,  William 
Noble;  First  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Henry  F.  Slaymaker. 
On  January  14,  1851,  Nathaniel  E.  Slaymaker  was  elected 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  and  served  until  January,  1882. 
St.  John's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa. 
St.  John's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa., 
was  organized  about  1853.  First  Vestrymen:  Henry  Wright, 
Isaac  Diller,  Robert  Clarkson,  Henry  P.  Carson,  Wm.  Diller, 
Wm.  Wilson,  Sr.,  and  H.  E.  Slaymaker.  The  first  formal 
meeting  of  which  we  have  any  record  was  held  May  5,  1853, 
at  which  time  the  form  of  charter  still  governing  the  corpo- 
ration was  agreed  upon.  The  persons  present  at  that  meet- 
ing were  those  whose  names  are  attached  to  the  charter. 

The  Vestry  organized  by  electing  Rev.  Samuel  Bowman, 
D.D.,  Rector;  Isaac  Diller,  Jr.,  as  Vestry's  Warden;  H.  E. 
Slaymaker,  Secretary,  and  Robert  Clarkson,  Treasurer. 
Henry  Wright,  Sr.,  was  appointed  as  Rector's  Warden.  Mr. 
Slaymaker  served  as  Secretary  until  April,  1856,  when  he 
was  succeeded  by  J.  M.  W.  Geist.  The  building  committee 
consisted  of  Isaac  Diller,  Edw.  Martin  and  H.  E.  Slaymaker, 
who  awarded  the  contract  for  the  building  May  24,  1853. 


24  History  of  the  Slatmaker  Family. 

"The  New  Era,"  Lancaster,  Pa. 
The  first  number  of  the  "Daily  New  Era,"  of  Lancaster, 
Pa.,  was  pubhshed  April  28,  1877;  weekly,  on  Saturday, 
May  5,  1877.  J.  M.  W.  Geist,  who  had  been  editor  of  the 
"Express"  since  1852,  and  one  of  the  proprietors  and  pub- 
lishers since  1856,  when  he  projected  the  daily  edition  of  that 
journal,  accepted  the  position  of  co-editor  of  the  "Examiner 
and  Express,"  after  the  purchase  of  the  latter  by  Hon.  John 
A.  Hiestand,  and  its  consolidation  with  the  "Examiner,"  in 
December,  1876.  This  relation  continued  only  until  j\Iarch 
14,  1877,  when,  owing  to  differences  of  opinion  between  the 
editor  and  proprietor,  growing  out  of  the  election  of  Hon. 
J.  D.  Cameron  to  L'nited  States  Senate,  Mr.  Geist  resigned. 
As  he  had  represented  and  given  expression  to  Independent 
Republican  sentiments  of  the  county  since  the  organization 
of  the  party  in  which  he  took  an  active  part,  a  strong  de- 
sire was  manifested  to  have  him  establish  a  journal  which 
should  reflect  the  independent  sentiments  created  and 
fostered  by  him  through  the  "Express."  Various  proposi- 
tions were  made  to  raise  the  capital  through  a  stock  com- 
pany, but  all  failed.  Ex-Senator  John  B.  Warfel  proposed 
to  advance  the  necessary  means  for  the  purchase  of  an 
entire  new  plant  and  supply  the  necessary  capital  to  put 
the  journal  on  a  paying  basis.  His  offer  was  accepted. 
Although  the  enterprise  was  started  in  a  period  of  great  de- 
pression, it  exceeded  the  most  sanguine  expectations  of  its 
friends.  At  the  end  of  the  first  year  the  weekly  edition 
exceeded  the  circulation  of  any  of  its  contemporaries.  The 
daily  was  steadily  gaining  in  public  favor.  At  the  end  of  the 
fifth  year,  the  official  record  kept  by  the  Lancaster  post- 
master showed  that  the  "New  Era"  circulated  as  many 
copies  through  that  channel  as  all  the  local  newspapers  and 


Slaymaker  Row  of  Graves  ix  Leacock  Burying  Ground,  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 


Historical.  25 

periodicals  combined.  At  end  of  sixth  year,  it  liad  paid  back 
all  capital  and  doubled  its  plant,  its  job  printing  department 
being  one  of  the  most  complete  in  the  state.  Firm  changed 
to  Warfel  &  Geist.  Original  staff  of  the  "New  Era",  J.  B. 
Warjel,  publisher;  J.  M.  W.  Geist,  editor;  Frank  R.  Dieffen- 
derffer,  associate  editor;  John  J.  Cochran,  managing  news 
editor,  assisted  by  James  D.  Landis,  Walter  Kieffer  and  Geo. 
W.  Mason,  on  local  news  department,  and  B.  S.  Schindle  in 
charge  of  business  office.  All  of  the  above  had  been  asso- 
ciated with  Mr.  Geist  on  the  "Express"  except  Mr.  Dieffen- 
derffer.  The  "New  Era"  to-day  far  exceeds  any  of  its  con- 
temporaries, both  in  its  newspaper  and  job-printing  work, 
having  one  of  the  most  complete  plants  in  the  State. 
Children's  Home,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

The  idea  of  organizing  a  Children's  Home  in  Lancaster, 
Pa.,  was  conceived  by  Miss  Mary  Bowman,  and  the  idea  was 
realized  by  the  institution  being  incorporated  March  29,  1S60. 
First  trustees:  H.  E.  Slay  maker,  P.  McConomy,  B.  Champ- 
neys,  C.  M.  Howell,  S.  S.  Rathfon,  C.  McCleery,  Christian 
Widmyer,  R.  F.  Rauch,  Saumel  Bausman,  Jacob  Frantz, 
J.  R.  Smeltz.  Dr.  John  L.  Atlee,  Sr.,  President;  B.  A. 
Schaeffer  and  C.  H.  Lefever,  Vice-Presidents;  Geo.  Calder, 
Jr.,  Secretary;  Horace  Rathfon,  Treasurer. 

The  Board  of  Managers  were  Miss  Mary  Bowman,  First 
Directress;  Mrs.  Serena  Franklin,  Second  Directress;  Mrs. 
Sarah  M.  Kramph,  Secretary;  Miss  Maria  Miller,  Treasurer; 
Mrs.  Susan  Miller,  Matron;  Mrs.  Ehzabeth  McComsey, 
Teacher;  Miss  Henrietta  Hoffmeier,  Miss  Susan  Smith,  Miss 
Ehzabeth  Eicholtz,  Mrs.  Rosina  Hubley,  Mrs.  Louisa  Long, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Sterrit,  Mrs.  Ann  Muhlenberg,  Mrs.  John  R. 
Russell,  Miss  Margaret  Heitshu,  Mrs.  G.  B.  Kerfoot,  Miss 
Margaret  Humes,  Mrs.  Jacob  Griel,  Mrs.  Bartram  A.  Schaef- 
fer, Miss  Margaret  Dale,  Mrs.  Isaac  Dunn,  Mrs.  Henrietta 


20  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Bomberger,  Miss  Louisa  Voorhes,  Mrs.  Sarah  Cox,  Mrs.  Geo. 
M.  Steinman  and  Mrs.  Mary  Patterson. 

Memorial  Presbyterian-  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa. 
On  February  7,  1869,  the  first  session  of  Memorial  Presby- 
terian Sabbath  School,  from  which  has  grown  the  church  of 
the  same  name,  was  held  on  the  second  floor  of  the  old 
ShifHer  Hose  House,  on  South  Queen  street,  Lancaster,  Pa., 
which  is  now  the  home  of  Engine  Company  No.  2,  of  our 
fire  department.  There  were  present  at  this  service  forty- 
four  scholars,  teachers  and  officers.  The  Superintendents 
of  the  school  were  Amos  Fleming  Slaymaker,  D.  W.  Bissel, 
Dr.  Henry  Keneagy,  H.  R.  Fulton,  Esq.,  H.  C.  Moore,  D.  H. 
Bartholomew,  and  Edward  R.  Garvin.  The  present  mem- 
bership of  the  school  is  about  400,  including  all  departments. 
Over  one-half  of  Sunday-school  scholars  are  members  of  the 
church  and  over  one-half  cf  the  officers  and  teachers  were 
former  scholars.  The  present  membership  of  the  church 
is  about  300.  Three  of  the  boys  who  were  former  scholars 
are  now  ministers. 

Slay-maker's    Old    Stage    House,    and    Salisbury,    now 
Slaymakerville,  L.ancaster  County,  Pa. 

Amos  Slaymaker,  one  of  the  stage  line  proprietors  of  Ree- 
side,  Slaymaker  &  Co.,  line  running  from  Philadelphia 
through  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  to  the  We.«t,  built  a'  large 
tavern  on  the  Philadelphia  pike,  about  fourteen  miles  east  of 
Lancaster,  at  Salisburyville,  w^here  a  change  of  horses  was 
made  and  twenty  minutes  allowed  passengers  to  dine.  Also 
stage  passengers  took  supper  and  breakfast  here,  staying 
over  night.  Slaymaker's  tavern  was  justly  celebrated  as 
one  of  the  best  on  the  road.  It  was  the  only  one  known  as 
a   "Stage   House"   on   the  turnpike   within  the   county  of 


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Lancaster,  though  there  were  in  all  sixty  taverns  on  the 
route  between  Lancaster  and  Philadelphia,  or  nearly  one  to 
every  mile.  The  hotel  property  is  now  the  private  home  of 
CUnton  Himes. 

After  the  railroad  was  built  through  Lancaster  County, 
the  nearest  point  being  nearly  a  mile  from  Salisburyville, 
the  stage  line  was  abandoned  and  the  glory  of  the  place  has 
departed.  It  is  now  known,  and  has  been  for  a  long  number 
of  3^ears,  as  Slaymakerville.  After  Amos  Slaymaker  retired 
from  keeping  the  "Stage  House,"  he  built  the  large  stone 
homestead,  now  known  as  the  "White  Chimneys,"  in  1807, 
not  far  from  the  "Stage  House,"  in  Slaymakerville.  This 
homestead  descended  to  Amos  Slaymaker's  .son  Henry  Flem- 
ing Slaymaker,  and  in  turn  to  his  son,  Samuel  Cochran  Slay- 
maker,  and  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son,  Samuel 
Redsecker  Slaymaker,  and  will  descend  to  his  son.  Samuel 
Cochran  Slaymaker,  second  . 

In  the  fall  of  1907,  a  large  gathering  of  manj^  of  the  rela- 
tives and  friends  commemorating  the  one  hundredth  anni- 
versary of  the  erection  of  the  building,  was  given  by  the 
present  owner,  on  which  occasion  the  following  poem  was 
written  by  Mrs.  Samuel  Evans,  whose  husband  was  a  grand- 
son of  Amos  Slaymaker,  above  mentioned: 

When  the  Bible-loving  Slayraakers  came 

To  the  sylvan  land  of  Penn, 
Did  the)'  know  they  had  chosen  the  rarest  .spot 

That  ever  was  known  to  men? 

Did  they  know  that  this  shire  would  be  queen  of  the  State, 

This  State  the  queen  of  all 
On  this,  the  Solar  System's  best, 

Our  own  terrestrial  ball? 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

'Twas  not  for  wealth  of  soil  or  mine, 

A  home  or  power  they  sought; 
No,  'twas  for  freedom  to  worship  God 

As  conscience  deemed  they  ought. 

Unharmed  they  nursed  in  this  blest  land 

The  faith  they  held  so  dear, 
Penn's  land,  where  men  of  every  creed 

Might  worship  without  fear. 

When  came  the  time  that  tried  men's  souls, 
When  might  oppressed  the  right, 

Slaymal<ers  fought  in  Freedom's  cause 
Till  right  was  also  miglit. 

'Twas  ere  man  had  of  railroads  dreamed. 
No  freight  trains  shook  the  earth, 

Nor  travel  by  steam  in  Stephenson's 
Nor  Fulton's  brain  had  birth. 

Coach  Conestoga's  six  good  steeds 
Through  woodland  sped  the  way. 

And  travelers  tlien  were  less  than  now 
Impatient  of  delay. 

'Twas  Amos  Slaymaker,  M.  C, 

Made  travel  elegant. 
Demanding  for  the  stage  coach  fine 

A  road  like  adamant. 

Our  kindly  host's  progenitor 

By  whom  this  home  was  reared, 
Ser\^ed  here  witli  gentle  piety 

Tlie  God  wliom  he  revered, 

Not  only  in  liis  songs  of  praise. 

Or  when  in  prayer  he  knelt — - 
Approving  conscience  must  be  his 

Whene'er  with  men  he  dealt. 


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Profound  respect  at  Iiome,  abroad, 

In  church  and  Conpcress  hall, 
Was  meted  him  as  honor  due. 

And  rendered  him  by  all. 

Oh!  dearly  prize  this  heritage, 

'Tis  more  than  house  and  lands 
High  character  to  emulate 

With  pure  heart  and  clean  liands. 

Fond  friends  and  kindred  here  to-day 

The  host  and  helpmeet  sweet. 
Bright  boy  and  darling  baby  girl. 

With  choicest  wishes  greet. 

Prosperity  of  goodness  bom 

And  conscience  free  from  fears 
Be  ever  with  them  as  to-day 

Through  many  joyous  }'ears! 

The  Century  past  a  beacon  safe. 

Will  be  the  hght  to  guide 
To  coming  years  of  blessedness 

For  all  who  here  abide. 

Stage  Line  of  Reeside,  Slaymaker  &  Co. 

The  stage  line  of  Reeside,  Slaymaker  &  Co.,  running  from 
Philadelphia  to  West,  was  owned  and  operated  by  Henry, 
Samuel  and  Amos  Slaymaker,  three  brothers.  Their  barn 
in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  was  situated  on  East  Chestnut  street, 
corner  of  Duke  street.  Adjoining  the  stables  they  built 
three  one-story  and  a  half  houses,  two  of  these,  corner  of 
Chestnut  and  Cherry  streets  and  the  one  adjoining  it,  are 
still  standing:  as  built,  and  third  house  west  of  Cherry  street, 
o^  Chestnut  street,  was  raised  several  years  ago  to  a  three- 
story  building.  The  barn  was  burned  on  the  evening  of 
November  1,  1832. 


30  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

The  People's  National  Bank,  Lancaster,  Pa. 
The  People's  National  Bank,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  organized 
March  16,  1887.  The  first  President  was  Samuel  H.  Rey- 
nolds, who  was  succeeded  by  J.  L.  Steinmetz,  who  in  turn 
was  succeeded  by  P.  E.  Slaymaker,  who  now  holds  the 
office.  This  institution  may,  in  one  sense,  be  called  a  Slay- 
maker bank;  the  first  Cashier  was  P.  E.  Slaymaker;  the 
present  President  is  P.  E.  Slaymaker;  the  present  Vice-Presi- 
dent, L  W.  Leidigh's  daughter,  Ella,  married  George  Duf- 
field  Slaymaker;  the  present  Cashier,  Du  Bois  Rohrer's  wife 
was  Annie  Cornelia  Slaymaker. 

The  Literal  Translation  of  Schleiermacher. 

The  literal  translation  of  the  word  Schleiermacher  is  a 
veil  maker;  not  the  kind  of  veil  worn  by  women,  but  an 
awning  or  drapery  maker;  the  insignia  can  be  seen  on  the 
coat  of  arms. 

Some  old  buildings  recently  passed  out  of  the  Slaymaker 
possession.  Near  Williamstown,  on  part  of  the  original 
1,000  acres  taken  up  by  Mathias  Slaymaker,  is  a  very  old 
stone  barn  and  house  and  on  the  same  place  is  a  spring, 
which  is  very  strong,  some  claim  that  this  is  the  original 
spring  near  which  Mathias  Slaymaker  first  settled;  but  as 
that  part  of  the  country  is  full  of  springs,  this  is  merely 
conjecture.  This  property  has  been  continuously  in  the 
Slaymaker  family  and  but  recently  sold  by  the  heirs  of 
Nathaniel  E.  Slaymaker,  thus  taking  it  out  of  Slaymaker 
possession. 

Story  of  Slaymaker's  Bull. 

The  story  of  the  Slaymaker's  bull  has  been  the  cause  of 
considerable  inquiry  on  the  part  of  the  compiler  of  this  book, 
but  all   seems  to  be  uncertain.     Some  claim   that  he  is  all  a 


People's  National  ]iAXK,  Lancaster,  Pa 


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myth,  others  stating  that  it  is  not  a  myth,  but  is  an  actual 
occurrence.  The  story,  as  near  as  I  can  glean  it,  is  that  the 
engine  was  being  brought  up  the  old  "State  Road,"  now  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad,  somewhere  between  Leaman  Place 
and  Williamstown,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.  The  bull  not 
hking  the  looks  of  the  engine,  went  for  it  with  his  head  down  ; 
and  the  engine  being  small  in  those  days,  not  being  like  our 
large  locomotives  to-day,  was  jarred  by  the  force  of  the 
animal  and  upset,  being  somewhat  damaged  but  not  seriously. 
The  animal,  however,  did  not  fare  this  way,  but  was  hurt 
so  badly  that  it  had  to  be  afterward  killed. 

The  ownership  of  the  bull  seems  to  be  also  in  doubt. 
Some  say  that  it  belonged  to  the  father  of  Dr.  J.  M.  Slay- 
maker,  of  Philadelphia;  others  that  it  belonged  to  Captain 
John  Slaymaker,  and  still  others,  that  it  belonged  to  Henry 
F.  Slaymaker. 

Slaymakers  Not  of  Jewish  Extraction. 
It  has  been  stated  to  me  that  the  Schleiermachers  were  of 
"Jewish  extraction."  I  have  made  inquiry  and  been  told 
that  Germany,  in  the  time  of  the  Reformation,  had  very 
few  Jews,  and  those  had  but  one  name  and  that  name  given 
to  them  by  the  government.  I  have  been  also  told  by  Ger- 
mans that  no  Jew  was  allowed  in  the  German  army  before 
1860,  so  that  the  Schleiermachers  could  not  have  been  of 
Jewish  extraction. 

The  Fickel  Branch. 
Margaret  Slaymaker,  daughter  of  the  first  Mathias,  mar- 
ried Michael  Fickel,  whose  land  adjoined  the  Slaymaker's. 
many  of  whose  descendants  now  live  in  and  near  Carlisle, 
Pa.,  but  who  cannot  be  arranged  in  proper  chronological 
order,  as  no  records  of  the  descendants  can  be  found. 


32       History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Bad  Treatment  of  the  Daughter  of  Lawrence  Slay'- 

MAKER   BY  HeR   MoTHER   AND   JaCOB   PfOUTZ. 

At  the  death  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker,  son  of  the  original 
Mathias  Slaymaker,  he  left  a  daughter,  Anna  Barbara,  who 
was  then  under  the  control  of  her  mother  and  Jacob  Pfoutz, 
and  who  treated  her  so  badly  that  her  grandfather,  Mathias 
Slaymaker,  had  her  taken  from  them  and  raised  her  himself. 
The  following  paper,  however,  will  speak  for  itself: 
To  the  Worshipfull  the  Justices  of  the  Orphans'  Court,  Held 

at    Lancaster,   for  the   said   county,   4   Dec,    1752.     The 
Petition  of  Matthias  Slaymaker. 
Humble  Shewith: 

That  at  an  Orphans'  Court  held  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  the  6th 
March  1749  Yor  Petr  was  appointed  Gaurdian  to  Barbara 
Slaymaker  an  orphan  (Daughter  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker,  deed., 
he  being  the  Grandfather  of  the  said  Barbara  That  at  the 
Request  of  Eve  the  Wife  of  Jacob  Foutz  and  mother  of  the 
said  Barbara  she  the  said  Barbara  wa.s  put  under  the  care  of 
the  said  Eve  on  Condition  that  she  the  said  Eve  and  her  said 
Husband  would  behave  to  the  said  Child  in  a  kind  and  Tender 
Manner  Which  they  by  no  means  have  done  but  on  the  Con- 
trary have  at  all  times  used  her  very  ill  Especially  Jacob 
Foutz,  her  father  in  Law  of  which  the  said  Barbara  hath  Fre- 
quently Complained.  Wherefore  Your  Petd  Prays  Your 
Worships  to  Order  that  the  said  Barbara  be  taken  from  her 
said  Father-in-Law  and  Put  under  Yor  Petr  Care  and  Your 
Petitioner  is  Willing  to  Educate  and  Bring  up  the  child  with- 
out Charging  her  for  her  Maintenance  or  Education. 

And  Yor  Petr  as  in  Duty  Bound,  will  pray, 

his 

MATHIAS  X  SLAYMAKER. 


Historical. 


Cochran. 


John  Cochran  left  Scotland  and  settled  in  Ireland  in  1570. 
Came  from  Frenos,  two  miles  westward  from  Paisley,  in  Scot- 
land, Had  three  sons,  Hugh,  John  and  James.  He  was  a 
clansman  of  the  powerful  house  of  Dundonald.  Many  of  his 
descendants  were  of  the  gentry,  most  were  yeomen,  but  all 
led  sober,  upright  and  righteous  lives,  feared  God  and  kept 
His  Commandments.  John  Cochran  and  his  offspring  hved 
one  hundred  and  ten  years  in  three  towns — Moboy,  Kilker- 
augh  and  Carrikeel. 

Old  Peter  with  his  family  and  John  "Ye  Man,"  so  called, 
and  Jonathan  came  and  settled  in  New  England. 

James,  Stephen  and  David  settled  in  Chester  County,  Pa., 
and  laid  out  their  farms  near  the  rippling  current  of  the 
Octoraro;  James  first  resided  in  Sadsbury,  in  1742.  He  pur- 
chased 135  acres  additional  in  the  same  township,  but  it  was 
not  until  the  year  1745  that  a  large  tract  in  common  by  the 
three  brothers,  James,  Stephen  and  David,  was  divided  and 
patent  issued  by  John,  Thomas  and  Richard  Penn  to  James 
for  three  contiguous  lots,  aggregating  430  acres.  The  tract 
lay  to  the  south  of  Stephen's  and  David's  shares.  Through 
the  northern  portion,  near  the  northwestern  boundary,  divid- 
ing it  from  the  land  of  Stephen's,  ran  the  New  Castle  road, 
called  the  Gap  and  Newport  Turnpike.  There  the  little 
village  of  Cochranville  by  its  name  perpetuates  the  tradition 
of  the  clan  whose  pibroch  and  whose  slogan  have  long  ceased 
to  sound  on  Scottish  hills. 

DUFFIELD. 

Descended  from  George  and  Margaret,  who  emigrated 
from  Ireland  in  1730,  and  settled  in  Pequea,  Lancaster  County, 
Pa.  They  were  descended  from  Huguenot  ancestry,  their 
forefathers    having    escaped    from    France    on    account    of 


34  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Famiia'. 

religious  persecution,  and  settled  in  England  and  afterwards 
passed  over  into  the  north  of  Ireland.  The  name  was  origi- 
nally du  Fielde,  but  became  Anglicised  after  the  family 
had  settled  in  England. 

BUSHOXG. 

John  Bushong,  a  French  Huguenot,  sailed  from  Rotter- 
dam by  way  of  Cowes,  in  ship  Brittannia,  of  London,  Michael 
Franklyn,  master,     arriving  at  Philadelphia  in  September, 
1731. 
I  Ferrees   axd   Lefever. 

In  the  reign  of  Louis  XIV.,  King  of  France,  the  privileges 
of  the  Protestants  were  openly  violated.  Missionaries  were 
sent  out  for  their  conversion,  supported  by  dragoons,  and 
severities  were  exercised  which  excited  horror  and  indigna- 
tion of  all  Reformed  states  in  Europe.  Inflamed  by  a  spirit 
of  intolerance  and  bigotry,  Louis  undertook  to  put  an  end 
to  Protestantism.  About  this  time  the  husband  of  Mary 
Ferrie,  or  Verre,  or  Ferree,  resided  in  the  town  of  Lindau, 
not  far  from  the  river  Rhine,  in  the  kingdom  of  France.  His 
family  consisted  of  himself,  his  wife,  three  sons  and  three 
daughters,  Daniel,  Philip,  John,  Catherine,  Mary  and  Jane. 
The  father  was  a  silk-weaver  by  trade,  his  religion  Calvinistic, 
and,  therefore,  became  a  sufferer  from  Louis'  bigotry.  Troops 
drove  the  Protestants  from  the  town  and  murdered  a  number 
of  them  and  destroyed  their  property.  The  Ferrees  fled  to 
Germany,  near  Strasburg,  residing  there  two  years.  On 
leaving  France  they  were  accompanied  by  a  young  man, 
Isaac  LeFevre,  whose  relatives  had  all  been  murdered  in  the 
religious  persecutions.  Before  leaving  Germany,  Mr.  Ferree 
died,  jjis  widow,  after  that,  was  not  pleased  to  be  called 
by  any  but  her  maiden  name,  Mary  Warrinbuer.  After 
eaving  Germany,  they  came  to  London,  England,  from  there 


Historical.  35 

to  New  York,  going  to  Esopus,  above  New  York  city.  After 
two  years  there,  they  came  to  Philadelphia,  thence  to  Lan- 
caster County,  Pa.,  to  the  Pequea  settlement. 

Shortly  after  they  landed  in  America  Isaac  LeFevre  mar- 
ried Catharine,  daughter  of  Mary  Ferree,  from  whom  nearly 
all  the  LeFevres  now  living  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  de- 
scend, although  the  George  Lefever  who  married  Anna 
Barbara  Slaymaker,  whose  descendants  live  largely  in 
Adams  and  Cumberland  Counties,  Pa.,  I  am  inclined  to  think 
do  not  belong  to  this  LeFevre  family,  but  to  the  ones  who 
settled  in  New  York  State,  but  I  would  not  give  this  as  a 
fact,  only  my  own  opinion.  -i  -j  Qfl'^'^f^ 

Fleming. 
WilHam  Fleming,  a  native  of  Greenock,  Scotland,  had  an 
uncle  who  was  a  sea-faring  man  and  owned  one  or  more 
vessels,  in  which  he  took  merchandise  of  a  miscellaneous 
character  to  America,  and  brought  cargoes  of  tobacco  and 
wheat  on  his  return  voyage  to  Scotland.  LTpon  one  occa- 
sion, when  this  uncle  arrived  at  Greenock,  his  nephew,  William, 
then  a  minor,  went  down  to  the  vessel  to  see  him.  The 
former  persuaded  him  to  make  a  voyage  to  America  and  help 
work  the  ship  and  see  the  new  country.  Whether  the  young 
man's  parents  were  dead  or  whether  he  ran  away  from  home 
is  unknown.  In  due  time  the  vessel  arrived  in  Chesapeake 
bay,  at  the  commencement  of  the  harvest  time,  in  the  latter 
part  of  about  16S0.  His  uncle  persuaded  him  to  go  ashore 
and  help  the  farmers  witli  their  harvest,  and  said  it  would  be 
a  month  or  more  before  he  would  be  ready  to  sail  for  Scot- 
land. William  began  work  for  a  farmer,  and  while  thus 
engaged,  the  vessel  sailed  without  him.  He  then  discovered 
that  his  uncle  had  bound  him  as  a  servant  to  the  farmer 
for  a  period  of  four  years.     He  never  saw  his  uncle  again  but 


36  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

made  the  most  of  his  surrounding  circumstances  and  served 
the  farmer  faithfully  during  the  term  of  his  indenture.  Crops 
along  the  Chesapeake  were  poor,  and  so  at  the  expiration  of 
his  term  he  found  employment  in  the  family  of  Richard 
Moore,  an  Englishman,  in  Concord  Township,  Delaware 
County.  After  a  short  time  he  married  their  daughter, 
Mary  Moore.  In  1714  he  moved  his  family  near  Coatesville. 
He  erected  his  dwelling  where  Lukens'  rolling  mill  now 
stands,  along  Brandj^ine  Creek,  and  planted  an  orchard. 
He  died  in  1733.  He  had  the  following  children:  John,  Wil- 
liam, Henry,  George,  James,  Peter,  Mary,  who  married  Daniel 
Cowan,  and  Susannah,  who  married  William  Cowan.  James 
Fleming,  above  son  of  William  Fleming,  had  a  son  John  Flem- 
ing, known  as  John  Fleming,  Sr.,  who  had  a  son  John  Flem- 
ing, Jr.,  who  had  a  son  Henry  Fleming,  who  was  married  to 
Let  it  ia  Parke.  John  Fleming,  Jr.,  married  Mary  Slaymd.ker, 
daughter  of  Henry  Sla.ymaker. 

Jones  and  Richardson. 

An  old  Welch  Quaker  lived  at  what  is  now  the  home  of 
Samuel  R.  Slaymaker,  Slaymakerville,  Lancaster  Countj', 
Pa.,  named  Samuel  Jones.  His  son,  Henry  Jones,  had  two 
sons,  William  Jones,  called  "Captain"  Jones,  for  he  com- 
manded a  privateer  in  the  days  of  the  Revolution  and  since 
has  been  a  man  of  note  in  Philadelphia;  when  the  Bank  of 
the  United  States  was  chartered,  in  1816,  he  was  made 
president  of  it.  Lloyd  Jones,  the  other  son,  followed  the 
sea  all  his  life.  Samuel  Jones'  eldest  daughter,  Mary,  was 
born  on  the  high  sea  and  first  married  Lawrence  Richardson, 
of  Leacock,  July  21,  1732,  and  had  two  children — John  Rich- 
ardson, of  Ohio,  and  Faithful  Richardson,  who  married 
Henry  Slaymaker.  Mary  Jones  Richardson,  after  the  death 
of  her  husband,   married   Thomas  Green,   an   Englishman; 


Historical.  37 

children,    Susana,    married     John     Clemson,    and    Hannah, 
married  Joshua  Way. 

McIlvaine. 

The  Mcllvaines  originated,  or  once  lived  in  Bally  Mence, 
Ireland,  but  sprang  from  the  Scottish  clan,  McBane  and 
McVean,  which  became  through  time  the  present  name. 
The  badge  of  the  clan  and  coat  of  arms  bears  the  inscription 
"Touch  not  a  cat,  but  with  gloves."  The  exact  date  when 
the  Mcllvaine's  came  to  this  countrj^  I  cannot  give,  but  it 
must  have  been  at  an  early  day.  George  McIlvaine  was 
lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  The  first  authentic 
record  that  I  could  secure  was  that  William  McIlvaine  mar- 
ried Mary  DuflBeld,  sister  of  Rev.  George  Duffield,  pastor 
of  Old  Pine  Street  Church  and  Chaplain  of  Continental  Con- 
gress. 

Reichert,  now  Reigart. 

Ulrich  Reichert  was  born  in  Schwegenheim,  Bavaria, 
March,  1695;  married  Anna  Maria  Merkel,  who  was  born 
March,  1701,  in  Schwegenheim,  in  Churpfaltz  (Electorate  of 
the  Palatinate),  two  hours  from  Spire.  Her  father  was 
Abraham  Merkel,  weaving  master;  her  mother  was  Margaret. 
When  Anna  Maria  was  ten  years  old,  her  father  died;  when 
she  was  twelve,  she  united  with  the  church,  and  when  she 
was  twenty-one,  was  married.  They  emigrated  to  Penn- 
sylvania in  1738,  had  nine  children — four  sons  and  two 
daughters.  Ulrich,  above  mentioned,  died  March  15,  1766; 
his  wife  died  October  30,  1768.  Their  second  son,  Adam 
Reigart,  married  Catherine  Yeiser,  nee  Carpenter,  widow  of 
Frederick  Yeiser.  After  her  death,  Adam  Reigart  married 
Susana  Franks.     They  had  no  children. 

Adam  and  Catherine  Reigart   had  a  son,  Adam  Reigart, 


38  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

who  married  Mary  Wager.  They  had  a  number  of  children. 
We  -R-ill  only  mention  two,  Margaret  Reigart.  who  married 
Henry  Y.  Slaymaker,  and  Susan  Reigait,  who  married 
Stephen  C.  Slaj-maker. 

The  above  only  illustrate  a  few  of  the  many  positions 
held  by  the  descendants  of  Mathias  Schleiermacher. 

Lawrence  Slaymaker,  oldest  son  of  Mathias  Slaymaker, 
the  first,  died  some  years  before  his  father,  leaving  a  small 
daughter,  who  was  raised  by  her  grandfather.  At  his  death, 
Mathias  Schleiermacher  left  the  bulk  of  his  property  to  his 
four  sons — John.  Henrj',  Mathias  and  Daniel — a  small  por- 
tion being  given  to  his  two  daughters,  Barbara  and  j\Iar- 
garet.     I  give  the  will  in  full  below,  as  follows: 

Will  of  Mathias  Slaymaker. 

In  the  name  of  God  Amen  the  twenty  fifth  daj'  of  Novem- 
ber in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
sixt}'  two,  I  Mathias  Slaymaker,  of  Strasburg  Township, 
Lancaster  Count}',  and  province  of  Pennsj-lvania,  yeoman 
being  very  sick  and  weak  in  Body  but  of  Perfect  mind  and 
memory,  thanks  be  given  unto  God  therefore  Calling  to 
mind  the  mortaUty  of  my  body  and  knowing  that  it  is  ap- 
pointed for  all  men  once  to  die  do  make  and  ordain  this  my 
last  Will  and  Testament  that  is  to  say  Principally  and  first 
of  all  I  give  and  recommend  my  soul  into  the  Hands  of  God 
that  gave  it  and  my  Body  I  recommend  it  to  the  Earth  to  be 
buried  in  a  Christian  like  and  decent  manner  nothing  doubt- 
ing but  at  the  General  Resurrection  to  receive  the  same 
again  by  the  mighty  power  of  God  and  as  touching  such 
worldly  Estate  where  with  God  hath  been  pleased  to  bless 
me  in  this  Life  I  give  and  dispose  of  the  same  in  the  manner 
and  form  following  first  of  all  it  is  my  will  and  I  do  order 
that  all  my  just  debts  and  funeral  charges  be  paid  and  satis- 


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fied,  secondly  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  the  Heir  of  my  old- 
est son  Lawrence  81aymaker  deceased  ten  shillings  to  be 
levied  out  of  my  Estate,  Thirdly  I  will  and  bequeath  unto 
my  daughter  JMargaret  one  hundred  pounds  to  be  levied  out 
of  my  Estate  one  year  after  my  decease,  Fourthly  I  will  and 
bequeath  unto  my  daughter  Barbara  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred pounds  which  she  received  from  me  at  sundry  times 
and  ten  shillings  more  to  be  levied  out  of  my  Estate,  Fifthly 
I  will  and  bequeath  unto  my  son  Mathias  Slaymaker  all  that 
massuage  or  tract  of  Land  that  now  he  respectively  dwells 
on  and  the'  sum  of  ten  shillings  to  be  levied  out  of  my  Estate, 
Sixthly  I  will  and  bequeath  in  like  manner  aforesaid  unto 
my  two  sons  John  and  Henry  Slaymaker  the  Lands  they  re- 
spectively dwell  on  and  ten  shillings  each  of  them  to  be  levied 
out  of  my  Estate,  Finally  I  will  and  bequeath  unto  my 
youngest  son  Daniel  Slaymaker  all  the  remainder  of  my 
estate  real  and  personal  and  do  constitute  and  appoint  him 
to  execute  this  my  last  will  and  testament  and  I  do  hereby 
utterly  disallow  revoke  and  disannul  all  and  every  other 
former  Testament,  Wills  or  Legacies  and  Executors  by  me 
in  any  wise  before  this  time  named  willed  and  bequeathed 
ratifying  and  Confirming  this  and  no  other  to  be  my  last 
Will  and  Testament  In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto 
set  my  hand  and  seal  the  day  and  j-ear  above  written 

Signed  sealed  published  pronounced  by  me  the  said  Mathias 
Slaymaker  to  be  my  last  will  and  testament 

Mathias  Slaymaker. 

William  White  and 

John  Legget. 

One  Special  Feature  of  This  Book. 

One  special  feature  of  this  book  is  that  I  have  in  it  the  cuts 
of  six  generations — Henry  Slaymaker,   son  of  the  original 


40  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Mathias  Slaymaker;  his  son,  Amos  Slaymaker;  Amos  Slay- 
maker's  son,  Henry  F.  Slaymaker;  Henry  F.  Slay  maker's 
son,  Samuel  C.  Slaymaker;  Samuel  C.  Slaymaker's  son,  Sam- 
uel R.  Slaymaker,  and  Samuel  R.  Slaymaker's  son  and 
daughter,  Samuel  C.  Slaymaker,  Second,  and  Helen  Elizabeth 
Slaymaker,  making,  as  I  stated  before,  the  cuts  of  six  genera- 
tions (continuous). 

The  Young  Woman's  Christian  Association. 
In  November,  1889,  the  Woman's  Christian  Association 
was  organized  and  in  1893  the  name  was  changed  to  the 
Young  Woman's  Christian  Association.  Mrs.  .Zell  was  presi- 
dent pro  tern,  for  one  month  and  was  succeeded  by  Mrs.  S.  M. 
Vernon,  who  was  the  first  permanent  president,  and  she  was 
succeeded  by  Mrs.  Chas.  A.  Heinitsh,  in  1892.  Mrs.  Hein- 
itsh  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  A.  M.  Underwood,  in  1892.  Mrs. 
E.  J.  Satchell  was  elected  president  in  1895,  followed  by  Mrs. 
Annie  E.  Wood,  from  1898  to  1909,  when  she  was  succeeded 
by  Miss  Mary  Slaymaker  Kepler,  the  present  president. 

The  Lancaster  Play  Grounds  Association. 
In  the  early  part  of  1909  an  agitation  was  started  looking 
toward  the  establishing  of  play  grounds  for  the  children  of 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  finally,  on  March  12,  1909,  a  permanent 
organization  was  effected  with  the  following  officers:  Presi- 
dent, H.  S.  WilHamson;  Vice-President,  W.  C.  Bidlack;  Secre- 
tary, W.  F.  Carey;  Treasurer,  P.  E.  Slaymaker. 


PART  II, 


DESCENDANTS  OF  LAWRENCE  SLAYMAKER 


Lawrence  Slaymaker,  oldest  son  of  Mathias  Schleier- 
macher,  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  this  country  with 
his  father.  He  died  some  years  before  his  father.  Lawrence 
Slaymaker  married  Eve  Pfautz,  and  had  one  child. 

I.  Anna  Barbara  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  18,  1739;  m. , 

1761;  d.,  Aug.,  1820),  who  married  George  Lefever, 

moved  to  Adams  County,  near  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  from 

there  to  Cumberland  County,  Pa.     They  had  twelve 

children,  as  follows: 

First.     Isaac  Lefever  (  (b.,  Feb.  11,  1767;  m.,  June  4, 

1807;  d.,  Aug.  21,  1829)  married  Nancy  McGahan, 

Eleven  children,  as  follows: 

A.  George  Lefever  (b.  March  24,  1808)  married 

— ■ .     Had  a  number  of  children. 

Only  one  known,  Louisa. 

B.  Twin.     No  name.     (B., ;  d., .) 

C.  Twin.     No  name.     (B., ;  d., .) 

D.  Joseph  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  23,  1809;  m., ; 

d.,  July  25,  1890)  married  Rebecca . 

Had  a  number  of  children;  all  dead  but  one 
son,  Edward. 

E.  Elizabeth    Lefever    (b.,    Nov.    1,    1811;  m., 

)  married  John  Johnson.     Had  a  son 

and   daughter,  Bruce  Johnson. and  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Deison. 

41 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

F.  Nancy  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  26,  1814;  m., ; 

d.,  Dec.  23,  1892)  married  Isaac  D.  Ross. 
Had  a  number  of  children,  only  one  known — 
Henry  C.  Ross. 

G.  Isaac    Lefever    married    Permedlia    French. 

Had  five  children,  two  sons  and  two  daugli- 
ters,  names  unknown,  and  one  daughter.  Nar- 
cissus Lefever;  married Parks. 

H.    Daniel  Lefever  (b. ;  d., ). 

I.     Jesse  Lefever. 

J.     Mary  Lefever,  married Shinn. 

K.    Susan  Lefever.  married  George  Martin.     Had 
a  number  of  children,  only  one  known — Eliz- 
abeth. 
Second.     Elizabeth    Lefever    (b.    Dec.    8.    1761 ;  m., 

;  d.,   Feb.   7,   1835),   married   Peter  Tritt. 

Thirteen  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Elizabeth  Tritt  (b.  ,June  18, 1784;  m., ; 

d.,  Oct.  17,  1831),  married  David  Palm. 

B.  Jacob  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  13,  1780;  m., -;  m., 

;    d.,  Dec.  17,  1856),   married   twice; 

first  time  to  Susan  Albert;  two  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     Peter  Albert  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  20,  1813; 
m.,    Dec.    21,    1846),    married   Margaret 
Jane  Coale.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
a.  Jacob  A.  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  8,  1848;    m., 
June   22,    1877),    married   Alice    K. 
Webb.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Anna    Imogexe   Tritt    (b.,   May 
20,    1878;  m.,    Aug.    2,    1896), 
married  R.  C.  Wells.     One  child, 
Schuyler    Wells    (b.,    Feb.    28, 
1897). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  43 

II.     Webb  H.  Tritt  (I).,  Aug.  15,  1879; 
d.,  Aug.  23,  1896). 

III.  Chalmer  J.  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  29, 

1881). 

IV.  Albert    P.    Tritt    (b.,    April    2, 

1884). 

b.  Eliza  Ann  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  21,   1849; 

m.,  Nov.  27,  1872),  married  Dr.  C. 
W.  Slick.  One  son,  C.  J.  Slick  (b., 
Nov.  11,  1878). 

c.  Sarah  Alice  Tritt  (b.,  May  28,  1853; 

d.,  Sept.  25,  1866). 

d.  Anna  Tritt  (b.. ). 

Two.     Elizabeth  Tritt  (b.,   Jan.,    1811;  m., 

;  d.,  about  1836),  married  James 

Lewis.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Lewis. 

b.  Jacob  Lewis. 

c.  Sarah  Lewis,  married Cannon. 

Jacob  Tritt  married  second  time  to  Jane  Fisher, 

no  children. 

C.  -  Barb.\ra  Tritt  (b.,  May  10,  1778;  d. ). 

D.  Barb.\ra  Tritt  (b.,  March  19,  1789;  d., ). 

E.  Christian  Tritt  (b.,  July  25,  1796;  m.,  1820; 

m.,  Nov.  23,  1852;  d.,  Jan.  10,  1871),  married 
twice;  married  first  time  to   Lydia  Stough. 
Fourteen  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Peter  N.  Tritt  (b.,  June  24,  1821;  m., 

;  d.,  June  9,  1849),  married  Nancy 

Neckey.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
a.  Philip  Stough  Tritt,  married 


.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

I.     John  Tritt? 
II.     Samuel  Tritt? 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

III.  Stouuh  Tritt? 

IV.  Lydia  Tkitt? 

V.     Elizabeth  Tritt? 

b.  Infant  (b., ;  d., ). 

c.  Elizabeth  Tritt,  married Feree. 

d.  Ly'dia  J.  Tritt,  mai-ried Shafer. 

e.  John  A.  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  23,  1847;  m., 

Jan.,  1869),  married  Jennie  E.  To- 
bias.    Five  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Alice  E.  Tritt. 
II.     Edgar  P.  Tritt. 

III.  Florence  E.  Tritt. 

IV.  Maud  J.  Tritt. 
V.     MEL\aN  J.  Tritt. 

f.  Infant  (b., ;  d., ). 

g.  Samuel  J.  Tritt. 

Two.     Elizabeth  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  19,  1824;  m., 

;  d.,    March    29,    1883),    married 

John    Hemminger.     Nine    children,     as 
follows: 

a.  Warren  Ducal  Hemminger  (b.,  Sept. 

13,  1850). 

b.  Christian  Tritt  Hemminger  (b.,  July 

27,  1852),  married  Mary  A.  Hengler. 

c.  Frances   Cath.\rine   Hemminger   (b., 

Jan.  9,  1845)  m., ),  married 

Edward  McLaughlin.     Four  children,  as 
follows : 
I.     Frank  Edwin  McLaughlin   (b., 

March  27,  1878). 
II.     Wellas  Howe  McLaughlin  (b., 

July  11,  1880). 
III.     Ethel   Elizabeth    McLaughlin, 
(b.,  Feb.  21,  1883). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  45 

IV.     Ammy    Bell    McLaughlin,    (b., 
Dec.  12,  1891). 

d.  Benjamin     Calvin     Hemminger     (b., 

April  17,  1857). 

e.  Margaret  Jane  Hemminger  (b.,  Aug. 

16,  1859.) 

f.  Sarah  Bell  Hemminger,  (b.,  Nov.  29, 

1861;  m.,  — — ),  married  Gilbert 
Greese.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Bertha  E.  Greese  (b.,  April  2, 
1883). 
IL     Mayble  Greese (b., June  12,1890). 

g.  Mary  Elizabeth  Hemminger  (b.,  Aug. 

2,  1864;  d.,  July  7,  1874). 
h.  Julia  Anna  Hemminger  (b.,  Oct.  26, 

1867;  m., ),  married  William 

Anderson.     Two    children,    as    fol- 
lows : 
L     Edna  Gown  Anderson  (b.,  Aug. 
1,  1888). 
II.     Edith  Wills  Anderson  (b.,  July 
14,  1890). 
i.    John  Wesley  Hemminger  (b.,  March 
8,  1870.) 
Three.     Catharine  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.   19,   1823; 

m.,  — ;  d.,  March  17,  1882),  married 

Peter  Foust.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  G.  Foust  (b.,  Sept.  21,  1854; 

m., ),  married  Kate  Warden. 

One  child,  George  C.  Foust  (b.,  Oct. 
1883). 

b.  Mary  E.  Foust  married  Joseph  Burt- 

nett. 

c.  Lydia  Bell  Foust  (b.,  Feb.  19,  1862; 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

m., ),    married    William    T. 

Hoops.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Grace   E.    Hoops    (b.,   Aug.    17, 

1884). 
II.     M.    Ethel   Hoops    (b..    May   24, 
1890). 

d.  Christian  T.  Foust  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1860; 

m., ;  m.,    Oct.    13,    1887), 

married  twice;  first  time,  to  Carrie 
Martin ;  second  time  to  Susan  Wolf. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Bertie   I.    Foust   (b.,    Nov.    10, 

1890). 
II.     Lulu  M.  Foust  (b.,  Sept.  6,  1892). 

e.  Catharine  Agnes  Foust,  married  Geo. 

W.  Strohm.     Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
I.     Hellex  E.  Strohm  (b.,  July  23 

1885). 
II.     Jennie   T.   Strohm   (b.,   Nov.   4 
1887). 
Four.     Mary  Magdalin   Tritt   (b.,   Dec.    16 

1825;  d.,  April  24,  1827). 
Five.     Martin   Luther  Tritt   (b.,   Sept.   29 

1837;  d.,  May  12,  1838). 
Six.     Jacob  Miller  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  4,  1827) 
married  Sarah  Wolf.     Five  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Christian   Tritt,    married    Mary   Ann 

Shank.   Have  several  small  children. 

b.  Belle  Tritt,  married  John  Kissinger. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Annie  Kissinger. 
II.     Edgar  Kissinger. 
III.     John  Kissinger. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slwmaker.  47 

c.  Jacob    Tritt,    married    Dollie    Moore. 

One  child. 

d.  Margaret  Tritt  (b., ;  d., ). 

e.  Jane   Tritt,    married    David    Sheaffer. 

Six  or  seven  small  children. 
Seven.     Sarah  Agnes  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  6,  1845; 
m.,    Dec.    20,    1866),    married    Abraham 
George    Myers.     Five    children,    as   fol- 
lows: 

a.  Frank  Raymond  Myers  (b.,  June  23, 

1867;  m.,  Jan.  14,  1892),  married 
Elizabeth  Koons. 

b.  James  Oliver  Myers  (b.,  Nov.  23,  1868; 

m.,  Feb.  6,  1895),  married  Margery 
Hempill. 

c.  Lee  Tritt  Myers  (b.,  June  19,  1871). 

d.  Emma    Bertha    Myers    (b.,    1873;  m., 

Feb.  7,  1895),  married  James  Hem- 
minger. 

e.  Melvin  Fishburn  Myers. 

Eight.  Barbara  Ann  Tritt  (b.  Nov.  2,  1828), 
married  Frances  G.  Williamson.  Ten 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Adaline  a.   Williamson   (b.,   Feb.   4, 

1865;  m.,  Dec.  23,  1890),  married 
Charles  T.  Hustler.  One  child, 
Leon  B.  Hustler  (b.,  Jan.  18,  1893). 

b.  Christian  Tritt  (b.,  March  16,  1860; 

m., ),  married  Mary  Elizabeth 

.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

I.     Mary  E.  Williamson  (b.,  Sept.  9, 

1893). 
n.     Hugh   H.-vrper   Williamson   (b., 
July  3,  1890). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

III.  Tabitha  Anna  Williamson   (b., 

Dec.  3,  1888;  d.,  June,  1889). 

IV.  Eugene      Frascis     Williamson, 

(b.,  Aug.  22,  1882). 
V.     Rena  Vida  Williamson  (b.,  July 
15,  1884). 
VI.     Elsie  C.  Williamson  (b.,  June  16, 
1S86). 

c.  Amelia  Caroline  Williamson  (b.,  Oct. 

3,    1862),    married    Robert    Elmer 
Feiler. 

d.  Moshime  R.  Williamson  (b.,  July  19, 

1871). 

e.  Infant  (b., ;  d., ). 

f.  Elizabeth    Williamson   (b.,   Jan.    12, 

1876). 

g.  Ralph  Williamson  (b.,  Dec.  4,  1866). 
h.  Margaret  A.  Williamson  (b.  ,Aug.  12, 

1857;  d.,  Aug.  2,  1858). 
i.    Delilah  A.   Williamson    (b.,  Sept.  4, 

1857;    m., ),     married     her 

cousin,  John  Black  Tritt.     For  de- 
scendants, see  record  of  John  Black 
Tritt. 
j.    Johnston  Williamson  (b.,  March  18, 
1850;  d.,  May  10,  1875). 
Nine.     John  Stough  Tritt  (b..  May  28,  1832; 
m.,  Feb.  7,  1856),  married  Sarah  Good- 
hart.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mary  LomsA  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  22,  1873; 

d.,  April  24,  1874). 

b.  Ida  Laura  Tritt  (b.,  Nov.  3.  1863;  d., 

Dec.  14,  1863). 

c.  Hettie  Jane  Florence  Tritt  (b.,  Jan. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  49 

3,  1869;  m., ),  married  Lin- 
coln   Ernest.     Three    children,    as 
follows : 
I.     LuLA  Ernest. 
II.     John  Tritt  Ernest. 
III.     Patterson  Ernest. 

d.  Jessie  E.  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  23,  1878). 

e.  Francis  Charlotte  Tritt  (b.,  April  29, 

1863;  m.,   Feb.   28,   1895),   married 
D.  E.  SoUenberger. 

f.  Frederick  Martin  Tritt  (b.,  Nov.  3, 

1861). 

g.  John  Graham  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  31,  1858; 

d., ). 

h.  Catharine  Bell  Trit   (b..  May  3,  1857; 
d.,  Dec.  13,  1861). 
Ten.     Samuel  Alexander  Tritt  (b.  Aug.  5, 

1834;  m., ;  d.,   April   19,    1883), 

married  Elizabeth  Bishop.     Seven  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Theodore  Grove  Tritt  (b.,   Dec.   3, 

1858;    m., ),    married    Clara  J. 

Coover.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

I.     Maggie  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  2,  1884). 
II.     Heller  Tritt  (b.,  April  30,  1894). 

b.  Elder  Lane  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  11,  1861). 

c.  John  Bishop  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  9,  1867; 

m., ),  married  Ida  Newcomer. 

One    child,    John    Newcomer   Tritt 
(b.,  Dec.  21,  1894). 

d.  James  Ira  Tritt  (b.,  April  9,  1867;  m., 

),   married   Laura  B.   Hand- 
shew. 

e.  Frances  E.  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  31,  1869) 


50  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

married  Bradford  P.   Ernest.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     Bradford  L.  Ernest  (b.,  May  13, 
1892). 
II.     Ray  T.  Ernest  (b.,  Nov.  26, 1894). 

f.  I.  Myrtle  Tritt  (b.,  Aug.  2,  1872). 

g.  S.  Josephine  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  16,  1879). 
Eleven.     David  Palm  Tritt  (b.,  Aug.  20,  1830; 

m.,  Dec.  14,  1858;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1865), 
married  twice;  first  time  to  Mary  L. 
Fisher.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Edgar  Tritt. 

b.  Mary  Ellen  Tritt,  married  Hugh  Ful- 
ton.    Have  infant  son. 

David  Palm  Tritt  married  second  time  to 
Sarah  Ann  Harper.  Two  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Edward    Green    Tritt,    married    Ella 

Fulton.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Robert  Fulton  Tritt. 
II.     Margaret  Harper  Tritt. 

b.  Lulu  P.  Tritt,  married  Robert  Mullen 

McCune.     One  child. 

Fransen  Harper  McCune  (b., ; 

d. ). 

Twelve.  Tabitha  Jane  Tritt  (b.,  July  11, 
1839;  m.,  Dec.  23,  1858),  married  Wil- 
liam Johnston  McCullough.  Four  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  David  Coyle  McCullough  (b.,  Sept.  24, 

1864). 

b.  John  Hoavard  McCullough  (b.  Sept. 

24,  1864). 

c.  Christian     Tritt     McCullough     (b., 


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Sept.  21,  1861;  m.,  Dec.  23,  1890), 
married  Mary  A.  Paul.     One  child. 
Joseph  Paul  McCullough  (b.   Feb. 
15,  1894. 
d.  Williamson    Linn    McCullough    (b., 
July  13,   1859;  m.,  Dec.  23,   1880). 
Married  Alice  Wetzel.     One  child. 
John  Wester  McCullough  (b.,  Sept. 
8,  1882). 
Thirteen.     Martha  Jane  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.   12, 

1842. 
Fourteen.     Christian    Tritt    (b.,    March    21, 

1841;  m., ;  in., ;  d.,    Jan. 

5,  1879);  married  twice;  married  first 
time  to  Ellen  Green.  Four  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Lydia  Bell  Tritt  (b.,  July  22,  1863), 

married   Abraham   Goodhart.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     John  Calvin  Goodhart  (b.,  Nov. 

23,  1885). 
IL     Albert  Chisnell  Goodhart  (b., 
March  19,  1890). 

b.  Calvin  Tritt  (b.,  July  23,  1866;  m., 

) ,        married        Eleanor 

SchouUer.  Two  children,  as  follows: 
L  Eleanor  Tritt  (b.,  June  25, 1892). 
IL     Luetta  Tritt  (b.,  July  5,  1895). 

c.  Mary  Ellen  Tritt  (b.,  July  22,  1863; 

m., ),  married  Martin  Bishop. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     HuLDA    Catharine    Bishop    (b.,. 

Nov.  15,  1886). 
IL     James  Alfred  Bishop  (b.,  Aug. 
21,  1889. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

d.     Olive  Bird  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  18,  1870; 

m., ),  married  James  Stuart 

Kuhns.     One  child: 
William  Stuart  Kuhns  (b.,  Sept.  19, 
1893). 
Chrlstiax  Tritt  married  second  time  to  Mrs. 
Charlotte  McCuUough,  nee  Pittenbury.     One 
child. 

One.  Ly"dia  Isabell  Tritt  (b.,  Aug.  16, 
1854;  m.,  Sept.  24,  1876),  married  Wil- 
liam Linn  Duncan.  Five  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  James  Linn  Patterson  Duncan 

(b.  June  10,  1877). 

b.  David    Daniel    Glenn    Duncan 

(b.,  July  29,  1879). 

c.  Matthew  B.  Boyd  Duncan  (b., 

Oct.  26.  1880;  d..  May  4,  1883). 

d.  Charlotte    Grizzelda    Duncan 

(b.,  Nov.  27,  1882). 

e.  Son  (b.,  Feb.  11,  1889;  d.,  Feb.  12, 

1889). 

F.     Samuel  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  14,  1803;  m..  ; 

ro., ;  d.,  Feb.  22,  1873),  married  twice; 

married  first  time  to  Annie  Elizabeth  Clark. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth  Ann  Tritt  (b.,  July  27, 1835), 

married  William  Hemminger. 
Two.     Jane  Mary  Tritt  (b.,  June  3,  1840). 
Samuel  Tritt  married  second  time  to  Julia  Ann 

Heag)^     Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Martha  Ellen  Tritt  (b.,  June  30,  1845; 
m.,    Jan.    11,    1872),    married    Samuel 
Bricker.     Had  a  child  (b.,  Dec.  10,  1873). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  53 

Two.     George  Washington  Tritt  (b.,  Mch. 

26,   1847;  m.,    Feb.    3,    1870),    married 

Andelia  James.     Had  two  children. 
Three.     Samuel   Heagy  Tritt   (b.,    Feb.    14, 

1852). 
Four.     William  Henderson  Tritt  (b.,   Oct. 

15,  1854;  d.,  Feb.  28,  1860). 
Five.     Emma  Catharine  Tritt  (b.,  July  16, 

1849;  m.,  Oct.  26,  1871),  married  Mor- 
■   row  B.  Skinner. 
Six.     Margaret  Bell  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  15,  1857; 

d.,  Feb.  28,  1860). 
Seven.     David   Walter  Tritt  (b.,   Nov.   21, 

1862). 
Eight.     Edgar  Line  Tritt  (b.,  Nov.  19,  1859). 

G.     Peter  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  25,  1782;  m., ;  d., 

Jan.   24,    1860),   married   Sarah   Line.     Five 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Peter  Tritt  (b., ;  d., ,  16 

years  old). 
Two.     William    Tritt    (b.,     1809),    married 

Buetgers.     Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Sarah  Tritt  (b.,  Aug.   21,   1836;  m., 

;  d.,  April  19,  1866),  married 

Samuel  Lotzbaugh.     One  child. 
Sarah  Tritt. 
Also  a  son,  John  King,  by  John  King,  to 
whom  she  was  never  married. 

b.  William   Myers  Tritt   (b.,   Nov.    19, 

1840;  d.,  Sept.  19,  1865). 

c.  Catharine  Tritt  (b., ;  m.,  Mch. 

6  or  13, 1866),  married  William  Fink- 
enbinder.     One  child. 


History  of  the  HijAymaker  Family. 

d.  Reuben  Tritt,  married  Ann  Robinson. 

e.  Susannah  M.  Tritt  (b.,   Sept.,   1838; 

m.,  Aug.  4,  1864),  married  Michael 
S.  Hoover. 

f.  Samuel   Ruetzgers   Tritt   (b.,    1834; 

m., ;  d.,  1859),  married  Jane 

Scheffer.     Two  children. 
Three.     George    Tritt    (b.,     1811),    married 

twice;  mairied  first  time  to ■ ; 

married  second  time  to  Mrs.  Grey.    Four 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  A  daughter,  married  Matthew  Gelvin. 

b.  A  daughter,  married   Henry  B.  Young. 

c.  Anna  Barbara  Tritt  (b., ;  m., 

March    27,    1873),    married    James 
Gelvin. 

d.  Alfred  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  29,  1848;  d., 

Dec.  16,  1870). 
Four.     Elizabeth  Tritt,    married  John  Ash- 
burn.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mary  Ashburn. 

b.  Sarah  Bell  Ashburn,  married  ■ — 

Smith. 

c.  John  Dunlap  Ashburn,  married 


d.  Josephine  Ashburn. 
i.     Jacob  Tritt,  married  Lydia  Jane  Henry. 
Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Zellie  Tritt,  married  Rankin  Stover. 

One  child. 
Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

b.  Mabceli.us  Tritt. 

c.  Mehala  Tritt. 


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f.  Jane  Tritt. 

g.  Henry  Tritt. 

George  Tritt,  moved  from  Cumberland  Co., 
Pa.,  to  Stark  County,  now  Summit  County, 
Ohio,  with  all  their  worldly  goods  in  a  four- 
horse  covered  wagon,  in  October,  1823,  and 
settled  on  a  quarter  section  (160  acres)  of 
land,   which   he   purchased   from   the   U.    S. 
Ciovernment.     On  account  of  sickness,  pur- 
chased from  the  Holland   Land  Co.   a  piece 
of  land,   106  acres,  all  densely  covered  with 
forest,   three   miles  west   of  Meadville,   Pa., 
and  moved  there  in  March,  1829,  and  built 
house,  cut  of  which  will  be  found  on  opposite 
page,  until  1877,  when  a  new  home  was  built. 
(B.,  Nov.  3,  1791;  m.,  Oct.  20,  1814;  d.,  Oct. 
4,    1882.)     Married    Susannah    Line.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Sallie  Ann  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  7,  1817;  m., 
June  17,   1847),  married    Hugh  Wilson. 
One  child : 
a.   George  Tritt  Wilson,  married   Eliza- 
beth   Edeburn.     Two    children,    as 
follows: 
I.     Wallace  A.  Wilson. 
II.     Grace  Edna  Wilson. 
Two.     Abr.\ham  Line  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1821; 
m.,  June  16,   1855;  d.,  Aug.   17,  1894), 
married  Sarah  Catharine  Compton.    One 
child: 
a.   Anna     Mary     Tritt,     married     John 
Wright  Wilkinson.     Eight  chilcren, 
as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

I.     John     Wright     Wilkinson     (b. 

). 

TI.     Arthvr     Abraham     Wilkinson 
(b., ). 

III.  M.sRY    Wright    Wilkinson    (b., 

)■ 

IV.  Sarah  Caroline  Wilkinson  (b., 

;d., ). 

V.     Anna  Wilkinson  (b.,  ). 

VI.     Thomas     Lee     Wilkinson     (b., 

;  d., — ). 

VII.     Abraham  Tritt  Wilkinson  (b., 

:  d., ). 

VIII.     William  Henry  Wilkinson. 
Three.     William  George  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  18, 
1826;  m.,  Nov.  26,  1S57),  married  Eliza- 
beth Denny.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sarah  Francis  Tritt. 

b.  Amelia, Tritt. 

I.     Catharine  Tritt  (b.,  July  5,  1794;  m.,  March 
15,    1821;  d.,   Jan.   9,    1871),   married   John 
Feighner.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary    Feighner    (b.,  March  10,    1824; 
married  Samuel  Trump.    Two  daughters 
and  one  son. 
Two.     Emeli^je  Feighner  (b.,  Dec.  7,  1833), 
married  Adam  Rahma.     Three  sons  and 
two  daughters. 
Three.     William  Feighner  (b.,  March  4,  1838; 

m.,  ;  d.,  ,   1867),  married 

Henrietta  Stauffer.     One  child. 

L.  W.  Feighner,  married . 

Two  sons  and  one  daughter. 
Four.     Elizabeth    Feighner    (b.,    Nov.    13, 


William  G.  Tritt. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  57 

1822;  m.,     ;  d.,    ,     1883), 

married  John  I^eightenwalter^    Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Lottie  Leightenwalter. 

b.  Emma  Leightenwalter,  married  Geo. 

Eyster. 

Five.  Samuel  Feighner  (b.,  Dec.  7,  1825 
d., ). 

Six.     Catharine  Feighner  (b.,  Jan.  6,   1828 

m., ;  d.,  ,   1875),  married 

John  Weas.     Three  children,  as  follows 

a.  Edwin  Weas. 

b.  Daughter. 

c.  Daughter. 

Seven.     Solomon  Feighner  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1831; 

m.,    ),    married    Sarah    Everett. 

Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Stella  Feighner,  married  Bert  Hager. 

b.  Allen  Feighner. 

c.  David  Feighner. 

d.  Henrietta    Feighner,    married    John 

Hitt. 
J.     JoHNTRiTT(b.,  Jan.  18,  1801;  m.,  Oct.  24,  1822; 
d.,  Sept.  18,  1884),  married  Catharine  Line. 
Twelve  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Catharine  Tritt  (b..  May  3,  1838; 
m.,  Dec.  24,  1856;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1866), 
married    twice;  married    first    time    to 
David   Smith.     Three   children,    as   fol- 
lows: 
a.   Edward   Smith,    married    Ellen   Burk- 
holder.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     David  Smith. 
II.     Edith  Smith. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

III.     Susan  Smith. 

b.  William  Smith,  married  L_ydia  Ickes. 

c.  Salome  Smith,  (b.,  Feb.  8,  1864)  mar- 

ried Lowrie  Smith. 
Mary'   Catharine   Tritt   married   second 
time  to  John  A.  Dice.     Five  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Charles  E.  Dice  (b.,  March,  1877;  d., 

Oct.  18,  1879). 

b.  Henry  M.  Dice  (b.  and  d.  1874). 

c.  WiLFORD  Hawk  Dice  (b.,  May  22, 1868). 

d.  Mary  J.  Dice  (b.,  Jan.  14,  1872). 

e.  John  A.  Dice  (b.,  June  27,  1869),  mar- 

ried Mary  E. .     Two  children, 

as  follows: 
I.     Mary  L.  Dice  (b.,  Dec.  23,  1891). 
II.     Rose  C.  Dice  (b.,  June  14,  1893). 
Two.     Abigail   Salome   Tritt   (b.,    July   30, 

1840;  m.,  ;  d.,   April  21,    1891), 

married    George    Aughinbaugh.       Four 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Daughter  (b.  and  d.  Jan.  17,  1870). 

b.  Mary  C.   Aughinbaugh   (b.,   Julj^   12, 

1871). 

c.  Eva    a.    Aughenbaugh    (b.,    Aug.    6, 

1873). 

d.  John  W.  Aughenbaugh  (b.,  Sept.   6, 

1876). 
Three.     Daniel  Hartman  Tritt  (b.,  Aug.  13, 

1844;  d.,  Jan.  25,  1848). 
Four.     William  Henry  Tritt  (b.,  July  1,  1842; 
m.,  April  4,  1867),  married  Mary  C.  Win- 
ters.    Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.   Maud  Tritt  (b.,  ;  m.,  Nov.  2, 

1887),  married  WiUiam  Bronfield. 


The  Old  Tritt  Home,  Near  Meadville,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  59 

b.  Pearle  Tritt(I).,  ;  m.,  June  27, 

1894),  married  .John  Le  Gore. 
v..   William  Tritt. 

d.  Mary  Tritt. 

e.  Jess  Tritt. 

f.  Clarence  Tritt. 

Five.     Elizabeth  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1829;  d., 

June  20,  1830). 
Six.     George   Lefever   Tritt   (b.,    Nov.   27, 

1825;  m.,    ;  d.,    April    6,    1891), 

married  Eliza,  Chestnut.     Three  children, 

as  follows: 

a.  William  Tritt,  married  Ellen  Miller. 

b.  Lizzie  Tritt  (b., ;  m.,  Jan.  12, 

ISSfi),  married  Joseph  Lefefore. 

c.  George  Tritt,  married  Frances  Tarner. 
Seven.     Anna  Barbara  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  27, 

1823;  m., ),  married  Henry  Woft- 

sker.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  H.  Woftsker  (b.,  March  19, 

18.55;  m.,   Dec.  22,   1881),   married 
Florence  G.  Wright.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 
I.     W.   Henry  Woftsker  (b.,  Nov. 

21,  1882). 
IL     B.  Anna  Woftsker  (b.,  Aug.  29, 
1887. 

b.  B.  Ellen  Woftsker  (b.,  Dec.  26, 1864). 
^.   Luther   G.    Woftsker   (b.,   Sept.   28, 

1862). 

d.  Adda  S.  Woft.sker  (b.,  March  13,  1867; 

d.,  July  9,  1867). 

e.  Emma   Jane  Woftsker  (b.,   Nov.   29, 

1852;  m.,  April  10,  1890),  married 
J.  Cooves  Vandersail. 


60  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

f.  Mary  E.  Woftsker  (b.,  Nov.  7,  1849; 

d.,  April  20,  1866). 

g.  Sarah  Catharine  Woftsker  (b.,  Nov. 

14,  1847;  m.,  April  21,  1891),  mar- 
ried Luther  Markwart.     One  child. 
Lena    E.    Markwart    (b.,    Dec.    22, 
1892). 
h.  George   W.   Woftsker   (b.,   Aug.   24, 
1859;  m.,  Nov.  27,   1882),  married 
Anna    M.    Foglesanger.     Two    chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Paul  B.  Woftsker  (b.,  Sept.  26, 
1886). 
IL     Claive  T.  Woftsker  (b.,  July  27, 
1888). 
i.    John  T.  Woftsker  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1845; 
m.,  Oct.  17,  1871),  married  Caroline 
Allen.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
I.     John  A.  Woftsker  (b.,  June  23, 

1873). 
IL     Edith  E.  Woftsker  (b.,  Nov.  10, 
1874). 
'in.     Gertrude  H.  Woftsker  (b.,  Apr. 

1,  1876). 
IV.     Bessie  G.  Woftsker  (b.,  Aug.  20, 

1879). 
V.     Grace    Woftsker    (b.    Sept.    7, 
1880). 
j.    David  E.  Woftsker  (b.,  April  14,  1857; 
m.,  March  25,  1881),  married  Louisa 
Boas.     One  child. 
Robert  Woftsker  (b..  May  12,  1883). 
Eight.     Wesley  Summerfield  Tritt  (b.,  Dec. 
24,  1833;  d..  May  25,  1835. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  61 

Nine.  John  Line  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  28,  1826), 
marrieil  Hannah  Jane  Heck.  Four  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  John    Tritt,    married    Mary    Yeager. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Lulu  Tritt. 
IL     Lawrence  Tritt. 

b.  Lydia  Tritt  (b.,  ;  m.,  Oct.  2, 

1883),     married     Louis     Goodhart. 
One  child. 
Ruth  Goodhart. 

c.  Etta  J.  Tritt  (b., ;  m.,  Feb.  15, 

1893),   married   Charles   Frank   Fis- 
cher. 

d.  Kate  Tritt  (b.,  ;  m.,  Oct.  20, 

1885),  married  Charles  Stuart.    Two 
children,  as  follows: 
L     Mary  Stuart. 
IL     Eva  F.  Stuart. 
Ten.     Son  (b.,  Feb.  G,  1833;  d.,  Feb.  12,  1833). 
Eleven.     David  Fletcher  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  25, 
1836;  m.,    March    13,     1862),     married 
Margaret  Ann  Kelso.     Eight  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Bertha  S.  Tritt  (b.,  ;  m.,  Jan. 

24,  1884),  married  Christian  Bitner. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
L     Anna    B.    Bitner   (b.,    Oct.    17, 

1888). 
IL     Harvey  T.  Bitner  (b.,  May  12, 

1891). 
III.     Beulah    Bitner    (b.,     Sept.     5, 
1893). 

b.  Matilda  C.  Tritt  (b.,  Aug.  8,  1864;  d., 

Aug.  24,  1864.) 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

c.  Minnie  B.  Tritt  (b.,  March  30,  1867). 

d.  John  W.  Tritt  (b.,  April  19,  1867). 

e.  Grace  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  17,  1877). 

f.  Helen  M.  Tritt  (b.,  Sept.  12,  1874). 

g.  Nannie  E.  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1876;  d., 

June  2,  1894. 
h.  Anna  M.  Tritt  (b.,  March  3,  1874;  d., 
March  9,  1875). 
Twelve.     Peter  Hamilton  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  1, 
1833;  m.,  Feb.  29,  1860),  married  Ara- 
bella Preston.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  C.  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  22,  1861;  m., 

Feb.  12,  1885),  married  Burd  Duke. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     May  Duke  (b.,  Sept.  9,  1885). 
II.     Arthur    Duke    (b.    March     18, 

1889). 
III.     Ethel  Duke  (b.,  June  18,  1892). 

b.  Charles  Tritt  (b.,  July  29,  1873;  d., 

Oct.  1,  1874). 

c.  Caroline  M.  Tritt  (b..  May  25,  1861; 

m.,  ),  married  Edward  Stull. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Arabella  Grace  Stull  (b.,  Mch. 

18,  1891). 
II.     Jean  Stull  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1894). 

d.  Arthur  Stull  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1875;  d., 

Sept.  25,  1892). 
K.    William  K.  Tritt  (b..  May  20,  1807;  m.,  Mch. 
9,  1830;  d.,  Dec.  17,  1851),  married  Catharine 
Black.     Eleven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Martha  Ann  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  31,  1837; 

d.,  Dec.  17,  1837). 
Two.     William  Tritt  (b.,  Nov.   19,  1843;  .,d 
Jan.  21,  1844). 


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Three.  Elizabeth  Jane  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  11, 
1832;  m.,  Mch.  30,  1852),  married  John 
Paul.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Alice  Jerusha  Paul  (b.,  Sept.  2, 1853). 

b.  Samuel  Franklin  Paul  (b.,   Nov.   6, 

1858;  d.,  April  12,  1860). 
Four.     Barbara    Ellen    Tritt    (b.,    Jan.    3, 

1845;  m.,  ;  m.,  ),  married 

twice;  married   first  time  to   Martin  V. 
Carothers.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Blanch  Carothers. 

b.  Edgar  Carothers. 

c.  Kate  Carothers,  married  Orion  Barnes. 

d.  Ida  Carothers. 

e.  John  Carothers,  married . 

Barbara  Ellen  Tritt  married  second  time 

to  John  Henry  Reed. 
Five.     Catharine  Matilda  Tritt  (b.,  Oct.  29, 

1838;  m.,    ;  d.,    Sept.    2,    1872), 

married  Samuel  Myers.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Lilly  May  Myers  (b.,  Mch.  28,  1870; 

m., Dec. 6, 1893),  married  Harvey  H. 
Orris. 

b.  Charles  Albert  Myers  (b.,  Oct.  31, 

1863;  m.,  Mch.  22,   1888),  married 
Phoebe  Bell  Hoover.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 
L     Eva  Myers  (b.,  July  25,  1891). 
II.     Earl  Albert  Myers  (b.,  Dec.  16, 
1892). 
Six.     Ada  Mary  Tritt  (b.,  Feb.  13,  1849;  m., 
Dec.  16,  1868),  married  Alfred  H.  Adams. 
Five  children,  as  follows : 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family'. 

a.  Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

b.  Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

c.  Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

d.  Mary  Catharine  Adams  (b.,  ; 

d., ). 

e.  William  Tritt  Adams   (b.,    June   16, 

1871;  d.,  June  15,  1886). 

Seven.  Naomi  Tritt  (b.,  Jan.  22,  1848;  d., 
March  26,  1848). 

Eight.     Benjamin  Franklin  Tritt  (b.,  Nov. 

16.    1833;  m.,  ),  married   Agness 

Myers.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie    Dora    Tritt    (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

b.  Infant  (b.. ;  d., ). 

c.  John  Tritt  (b., ). 

d.  Park  Tritt,  married Davidson. 

One  child: 
Benjamin  Tritt. 

e.  Henry  Tritt  (b.,  ;  d., ). 

f.  Maud  Tritt,  married  Adam  Bucher. 
Nine.     William  Paul  Tritt  (b.,  April  17,  1853; 

m.,  March  17,  1872),  married  Mary  AUce 
Nagle.     No  children. 
Ten.     John  Black  Tritt  (b.,  March  26,  1841; 
m.,   Oct.    7,    1879),    married   DeUlah   A. 
Williamson.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Albert  Tritt. 

b.  Ada  Agness  Tritt. 

c.  Catharine  Anna  Tritt. 

d.  Oliver  Williamson  Tritt. 

e.  HuLDA  Jane  Tritt. 

f.  Alfred  Garfield  Tritt. 

Eleven.     Amanda  Caroline  Tritt  (b.,  Dec.  22, 


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1835;  m.,  ),  married  Henry  Paul. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  David  Paul  (b.,  Sept.  2,  1862), 

married  Lizzie  Strohm.     Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Raymond  Paul. 
IL     Grace  Amanda  Paul. 

b.  William  Henry  Paul  married  twice; 

married   first  time  to  Susan  Seitz. 
One  child: 

Harvey  Paul  (b., ;  d., ). 

William  Henry  Paul  married  second 
time  to  Clara  Shuff.    No  children. 
L.     Anna  Tritt  (b.,  Nov.  21,  1798;  m.,  about  1818; 
d.,  Feb.  1,  1837),  married  Jonathan  Webber. 
Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Peter  Washington  Webber  (b.,  May 
24,  1825;  m., '■ — ;  m., ),  mar- 
ried twice;  married   first  time  to  Catha- 
rine Stough.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Frank  Webber. 

b.  Charles  Webber. 

c.  Bertha  Webber. 

Peter  Washington  Webber  marrial  sec- 
ond time  to  Mrs.  Ann  Miller.  Five  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Ortha  Webber. 

b.  Shannon  Webber. 

c.  Frank  Webber. 

d.  Charles  Webber. 

e.  Bertha  Webber. 

Two.  Ludwig  Webber  (b.,  Aug.  18,  1821; 
m.,  May  30,  1844),  married  Jerucia  Jane 
Martin.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  EvALiN  Amaxda  Webber  (b.,  Aug.  12, 

1848;  m.,  May  30,   1865),   married 
Alvinza  Morton  Pinney.     Four  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Charles     Alonzo     Pinxey     (b., 

April  23,     1866;  m.,     ), 

married     Mary     Loomis.     One 
child. 
William     Livingstone     Pinney 
(b.,  May  13,  1893). 
II.     Maud  Unice  Pinney  (b.,  April  17 
1869). 

III.  Florence    Geraldine    Pinney, 

(b.,  Nov.  17, 1872:  m., ), 

married  Olive  Lorrenson.     One 
daughter. 
Maltd    Ella   Yerda   Lorrenson 
(b.,  Aug.  9,  189.5). 

IV.  Harry  Alva  Pinney  (b.,  Jan.  28, 

1877). 

b.  Elvarda  Viola  Webber  (b.,  Aug.  9, 

1849;  m.,  Dec.  20,  1866:  m.,  Aprl 
12,    1876),    married   twice;  married 
first  time  to  William  J.  Read.  Three 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     Ira  De  Shane  Read  (b.,  Oct.  28, 

1867;  d.,  July  20,  1868). 
II.     May  Aileene  Read  (b.,  July  21, 
1869;  m.,  Nov.  21,  1887),  mar- 
ried Elmer  E.  Fisher. 
III.     Willie  Augusta  Read  (b.,  Aug. 

3,  1873;  d.,  June  16,  1875). 
Elvarda  Viola  Webber  married  sec- 


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ond  time  to  William  H.  Fitzsimmons. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Jennie  Nichols  Fitzsimmons  (b., 
May    20,     1877;  d.,    July    30, 
1881). 
II.     William    Lindsay    Fitzsimmons 
(b.,  July  3,  1882). 
III.     Ollie  Beatrice  Fitzsimmons  (b., 
Aug.  15,  1885). 

c.  Florence    Geraldine    Webber    (b., 

June   9,    1852;  m.,   July   21,    1868), 
married  Connell  Billings  Shefler. 

d.  Cora  Alice  Webber  (b.,  April  26,1854) 

m.,    March    17,    1870;  m.,    April   5, 

1883),  married  twice;  married  first 

time  to  Thomas  Dixon  Mann.  Three 

children,  as  follows: 

I.     Ela'iru  Viola  Mann  (b.,  March 

29,  1874;  a.,  April  8,  1874). 

II.     Jessie  Mann  (b.,  April  28,  1875; 

d., ). 

III.     Edward      William      McCleary 

Mann  (b.,  Nov.  24,  1877). 
Cora  Alice   W^ebber  married   second 
time  to  Robert  Hamilton  Lindsay. 

e.  Harry  Ludwig  Webber  (b.,  July  16, 

1856;  m.,   April   8,    1880),   married 
Flora  Hoover. 

f.  Madge  Bell  Webber  (b.,  Jan.  .30, 1861 ; 

m.,  Nov.  29,  1881;  m.,  Dec.  6, 1888), 
married  twice;  married  first  time  to 
Sephinus  Creaghead.     One  child. 
Florence    Gerald    Creaghead    (b., 
Sept.  13,  1885). 


History  of  the  Slaymakee  Family. 

Madge  Bell  Webber  married  second 
time  to  Frank  Irwin  Bowles.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     Frank  Bowles  (b.,  April  3,  1890). 
II.     Harry  Ludwig  Bowles  (b.,  June 
24,  1894). 
g.   Mella  Virginia  Lee  Webber  (b.,  June 
7,  1863;  m.,  June  12,  1884),  married 
Willis  M.  Flaliarty.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 
I.     Douna    Margarette    Flaharty 
(b.,  July  7,  1885). 
II.     La    Feure    LeFevre    Flah.arty 
(b.,  Sept.  16,  1895). 
h.  Jennie  Martin  Webber  (b.,  Jan.  23, 
1866),  married  Cecil  Richard  Rood. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Cecil  L.  Rood  (b.,  Sept.  1,  1886). 
II.     Ruth    M.vrguerette    Rood    (b., 

April  22,  1890). 
III.     Donald   R.    Rood    (b.,    April    1, 
1892). 
i.    Aleener   May   Webber    (b.,    Dec.    1, 

1868;  d.,  ). 

Three.  William  Rankin  Webber  (b.,  Nov.  29, 
1829;  m.,  March  24,  1853),  married  Han- 
nah "\'an  Buren  Martin.  Nine  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Augustus   H.    Webber   (b.,    April   7, 

1854). 

b.  William  Emmett  Webber  (b.,  Nov.  29, 

1856). 
e.    H.ATTiE  D.  Webber  (b.,  Feb.  2,  1859; 
m.,  Oct.  9,   1878;  m..  Feb.  11,  1894), 


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married  twice;  married  first  time  to 
Frank  Ford ;  married  second  time  to 
James  E.  Dryden. 

d.  Capitola  L.  Webber  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1865; 

m.,  Sept.  7,  1888),  married  James  I. 
Hayward. 

e.  Walter  C.  Webber  (b.,  Oct.  5,  1862). 

f.  George  M.  Webber  (b.,  Feb.  22,  1873; 

d.,  Nov.  20,  1878). 

g.  Claud  M.  Webber  (b.,  Jan.  10,  1871). 
h.  Harry  F.  Webber  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1876). 
i.    Gladys  M.  Webber  (b.,  Jan.  9,  1883). 

Four.     LuciNDA  Catharine  Webber  (b.,  Feb. 

18,   1836;  m.,  ),  married  

Young. 
Five.     Margaretta    Rebecca    Webber    (b., 

Jan.  1, 1834)  m., ),  married  George 

Nichols.     Five  cliildren,  as  follows: 

a.  Guy  Nichols. 

b.  Webber  Nichols. 

c.  Richard  Nichols. 

d.  George  Nichols. 

e.  Gill  Nichols. 

Six.  Elizabeth  Anna  Webber  (b.,  July  18, 
1827;  m.,  April,  1851),  married  Samuel 
George  Brenizer.  Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Mary  Visher  Brenizeb  (b.,  March  2, 

1852). 

b.  David  Edgar  Brenizer  (b.,  Sept.  17, 

1854;  d.,  Feb.  1,  1893). 

c.  Flora  Schell  Brenizer  (b.,  Dec.  12, 

1856;  m.,  Aug.  6,  1874;  m.,  Oct.  7, 
1894),  married  twice;  married  first 
time  to  George  Augustus  Hobbs. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Flora  Schell  Brenizer  married  sec- 
ond time  to  Charles  Dennis  Foggs. 

d.  Charles  Webber  Brenizer  (Id.,  Mch. 

31,  1858;  d.,  Oct.  2,  1883). 

e.  Ella  Susan  Brenizer  (b.,  May  24, 

1864;  m.,    Aug.    2,    1893),    married 
Frank  N.  Gaines. 

f.  Maggie  Fannie  Brenizer  (b., 

married  Edward  Ralph  Sadler.   Three 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     Edward  Cly'de  Sadler  (b.,  Feb. 

14.  1886). 
II.  Clarence  G.  Sadler  (b.,  Feb.  10, 

1888). 
III.     Maud  Sadler  (b.,  March  11, 1890). 
Seven.     Samuel  Webber  (b.,  Aug.  24,  1819; 
m.,  about  1844),  married  Rachael  Hilde- 
brand.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Frank  Webber. 

b.  Anna  Mary  Webber. 

c.  KiLDRiTH  Webber. 

M.    Joseph  Tritt  (b.,   Jan.    16,  1787;  m.,  ; 

d..  May  30,  1873),  married  Catharine  Rhodes. 
Third.     Jacob  Lefever  (b.,    Sept.   14,    1771;  m.,  April 
6,  1797;  d..  May  20,   1855),  married  Mary  Ann 
Fulweiler.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Sarah  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  13,  1804;  m.,  April, 
1826;  d.,    April    1,    1847),    married    William 
Power.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Fidelia  Power  (b.,  March  1, 1827; 
m.,  Dec,  1846;  m.,  1859),  married  twice; 
married    first   time   to   Cornelius   Court- 
wright.     No    children. 

Married  second  time  to  Wilburn  Whit- 
ley.    No  children. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  71 

Two.  William  Wirt  Power  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1836; 
m.,  Nov.  13,  1860),  married  Mary  Eliza- 
beth Mitteberger.  One  child. 
William  George  Power  (b.,  March  13, 
.1862;  m.,  Feb.,  1884),  married  Mary 
Hammon. 

Three.     Alexander  Lefever  Power  (b.,  Oct. 
13,    1838;  m.,    Nov.    3,    1868),    married 
Louise  Spangler.     One  child. 
Frank  Alexander  Power  (b.,  March  6, 
1S7l>). 

B.  Mary  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1798;  m.,  Dec. 

11,  1818;  m.,  July  18,  1838;  d.,  May  30, 
1873),  married  twice;  married  first  time  to 
Robert  Breck  Whitney  Wood.  Married  sec- 
ond time  to  Hawley  Dauchey. 

C.  Elizabeth   Lefea^er  (b.,   April  23,    1801;  ra., 

Nov.  30,  1819;  d.,  June,  1850).  She  and 
son  John  and  five  or  six  daughters  died  on 
their  way  West,  to  Oregon.  Married  John 
Douglass.     One  child. 

Elizabeth  Dougl.a.ss,  married Phillips. 

Fourth.     Peter  Lefever  (b.,  July  24,  1778;  m., ), 

married  Agnes  Curry.     Eleven  children,   as  fol- 
lows: 

A.  Elizabeth   White   Lefever,    married   Robert 

Speer.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Harriet  Speer. 
Two.     William  Speer.  i 

Three.     Rosannah  Speer. 
Four.     Sarah  Speer. 
Five.     Rebecca  Speer.  : 

B.  John  Curry  Lefever,  married  Sidney  Parks. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


One.     Jane  Lefever,  married 


Two.     Nancy  Elizabeth  Lefever. 

Samuel   Slaymaker   Lefever    (b.,    April   24, 

1809),  married  Mrs.  Phelps. 
George   Washington  Lefever   (b.,   Jan.   27, 

1807;  m.,    ),    married    Mary    Hickey. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Frances  I^efever. 
Two.     John  Lefever. 
Three.     Joseph  Lefever. 
Four.     Sarah  Lefever. 
Five.     Mary  Lefever. 
Six.     Agnes  Lefea'er. 
Seven.     Ruth  I^efever. 
Daniel  Line  Lefever  (b.,  March  31,  1811), 

married   Margaret   Speers.     Six  children,  as 

follows : 

One.     Peter  Lefever,  married . 

Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Martin  Lefever. 

b.  Martha  Lefever. 

c.  Floid  Lefever. 

d.  Anne  Lefever. 
Two.     John  Lefever. 
Three.     William  Lefever. 
Four.     Daniel  Lefever. 
Five.     Nancy'  Lefever. 
Six.     Elizabeth  Lefever. 

Mary  Ann   Barbara   Lefever   (b.,  Aug.    11, 

1813;  m., -),  married  Jacob  Lane.   Ten 

children,  as  follows: 

One.  Samuel  Lane. 

Two.  John  Lane. 

Three.  Peter  Lane. 


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Four.     Daniel  Lane. 

Five.     Jacob  Lane. 

Six.     James  Lane. 

Seven.     Francis  Lane. 

Eight.     Agnes  Lane. 

Nine.     Jane  Lane. 

Ten.     Mary  Ann  Lane. 

G.    Peter  Perry  Lefever.  married  I^eon- 

ard.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Calvin  Lefever. 

Two.     Gerome  Lefever. 

Three.     Adaline  Lefever. 

Four.     Sophia  Lefever. 

Five.     Patty  Lefever. 

Six.     Mary  Ann  Lefever. 

H.    William    Alter    Lefever,    married    

Wills.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

One.     David  Lefever. 

Two.     George  Lefever. 

Three.     John  Lefever. 

P'our.     James  Lefever. 

Five.     Agnes  Lefever. 

Six.     Mary  Lefever. 

Seven.     Martha  Lefever. 

Eight.     Sarah  Lefever. 
I.     JosiAH  W.  Lefever,  married  Elisabeth  Dram. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Albert  Lefever. 

Two.     Elvira  Lefever. 

Three.     IvAvina  Lefever. 

Four.     Eveline  Lefever. 
J.     Agnes    Jane    Lefever,    married    Christopher 
Lutz.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Charles  Lutz. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Two.     Francis  Lutz. 
K.    Sarah    L.    Lefever,    married    Robert    Wills. 
Nine  children,  as  follows: 

One.     CiRUS  Wills. 

Two.     HiRUM  Wills. 

Three.     John  Wills. 

Four.     Josiah  Wills. 

Five.     David  Wills. 

Six.     Charles  Wills. 

Seven.     Alfred  Wills. 

Eight.     Elizabeth  Wills. 

Nine.     SaRAH  Wilt  s. 
Fifth.     Lawrence  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  15,  1764;  m..  May 
1,   1792;  m.,  Oct.  29,   1822;  d.,  Feb.  24,   1838), 
married    twice;  married    first    time   to    Veronica 
Alter.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Margaret   Lefever    (b.,    April   26,    1795;  d., 

March  28,  1806. 

B.  Isaac  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  16,  1801;  m.,  Jan.  9, 

1823;  d.,  Sept.  19,  1881),  married  Elizabeth 
Rine.     No  children. 

C.  George  Lefever  (b.,  July  11,  1794;  d.,  July  27, 

1794. 

D.  Fanny  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  29,  1802;  m.,  March 

16,  1820;  d.,  Feb.  4,  1880),  mprried  George 
Whitmyer. 

E.  Joseph  Ritner  Lefever  (b.,  July  16,  1810;  m., 

March  30,  1830;  d.,  Aug.  16,  1874),  married 
Elizabeth  Snyder.     Twelve  children,   as  fol- 
lows : 
One.     Isaac  Henry  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  21, 1833; 
d.,  Dec.  21,  1863).     Killed  at  battle  of 
Chicamauga,  wounded  Dec.  20,  died  next 
day. 


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Two.     Fanny  Sabina  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  23, 

1837;  d.,  Nov.  4,  1856). 
Three.     William  Lawrence  liEFEVER  (b.,  Feb. 

5,    1831;  m.,   Sept.    16,    1858),    married 

Eleanor  Catharine  Trace.     Five  children, 

as  follows: 

a.  Elizabetpi  Lefever  (b.,  July  31,  1863). 

b.  Claude  Trace  Lefever  (b.,  July  14, 

1861;  d.,  Aug.  13,  1862). 
e.    William  Mark  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  18, 
1866;  d.,  Nov.  20,  1868). 

d.  Eleanor  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  21,  1868; 

m.,  Dec.  18,  1889),  married  William 
Berry    Foster.     Two    children,     as 
follows: 
I.     Eleanor  Trace  Foster  (b.,  Sept. 

20,  1891). 
11.     William  Le  Bennett  Foster  (b., 
Aug.  26,  1897). 

e.  Fanny'  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  4,  1859;  m., 

Oct.  12,  1882),  married  Frank  Ben- 
nett.    Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Eleanor    Louisa    Bennett    (b., 

Aug.  3,  1883). 
II.     Frank  Harold  Bennett  (b. ,  Aug. 

25,  1888). 
III.     Elizabeth  Adele  Bennett  (b., 
Dec.  10,  1890). 
Four.     Clarissa  Ermina  Lefever  (b.,  June  15, 
1856;  m.,  April,  1870;  m.,  June  29,  1881 ; 
d.,  July  25,  1894),  married  twice;  mar- 
ried first  time  to  Frederick  Richel.     One 
child: 
Kate  Richel  (b.,  Jan.  11 ,  1871 :  m., ), 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family'. 

married    Harbach.     Have    one 

child. 
Clarissa    Ermina    Lefever    married    second 
time  to    Frederick    Franklin    Frisbee.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  RussEL  Frisbee  (b.,  Aug.  31.  1887). 

b.  Ethel  Louisa  Frisbee  (b.,  March  17, 

1885). 

Five.     David  Fayette  Lefever  (b.,  May  3, 

1852;  m.,  Sept.  21,  1876;  m.,  Aug.  31, 

1886).     Former  cashier  of  the  Bank  of 

Kent,  Kent,  Washington.   Married  twice: 

married   first  time  to   Kate  Fullington. 

One  child. 

Mabel  Erema  Lefever  (b.,  June  9, 1879). 

David  Fay^ette  Lefever  married  second  time 

to  Olive  Aiken.     No  children. 
Six.     Elizabeth  Rebecca  Lefever  (b.,  Sept. 
5, 1835;  m.,  Feb.  25,  1862),  married  Rob- 
ert John  Ogden.     Seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Sarah  Eleanor  Ogden  (b.,  Nov.  23, 

1864;  m.,  Nov.  20,   1894),  married 
Mitchell. 

b.  William  Lefever  Ogden  (b.,  Feb.  11, 

1863). 

c.  David   Marion   Ogden    (b.,    Aug.    21, 

1872). 

d.  James  Gaston  Ogden  (b.,  Dec.  27, 1867; 

d.,  Jan.  1,  1871). 

e.  Herma  Elizabeth  Ogden  (b.,  Oct.  29, 

1869;  d.,  April  23,  1871). 

f.  David   Marion   Ogden    (b.,   Aug.    21, 

1872). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  77 

g.   John  Ogden  (b.,  March  30,  1878). 
Seven.     Emma  Lucetta  Lefever  (b.,  June  1, 
1839;  m.,  March  29,  1858),  married  John 
Colyer.     Twelve  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Fanny  Rebecca  Colyer  (b.,  April  27, 

1859),  married  May. 

b.  Albion  Colyer  (b.,  March  19,  1861). 

c.  Curtis    James    Colyer    (b.,    May    25, 

1863).) 

d.  Nellie  Colyer  (b.,  1876). 

e.  Joseph  Colyer. 

f.  Edith  Colyer. 

g.  John  Charles   Colyer   (b.,   Nov.   27, 

1873). 
h.  Emma  Colyer  (b.,  Feb.,  1871),  married 

Brock. 

i.    Arthur  Colyer  (d.,  April  15,  1869). 

j.    Homer  Colyer. 

k.  Frank  M.  Colyer  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1867;  d., 

March  11,  1867). 
I.    Mary  Elizabeth  Colyer. 
Eight.     Sarah  Fidelia  Lefever  (b.,  May  13, 
1843;  m.,    July    4,    1867;  d.,    Aug.    31, 
1870),   married    Jeremiah   Adams.     Two 
children,  son    and  daughter.     Both  died 
young. 
Nine.     Catharine  Alter  Lefever  (b..  May  29, 
1847;  m.,  Oct.  15,  1868),  married  Marion 
Walter  Pease.    Three  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Isaac  Galen  Pease  (b.,  July  29,  1870; 
m.,  Jan.  9,   1894),  married  Minnie 
Johnson.     One  child. 
Walter  Reed   Pease  (b.,  Sept.   27, 
1894). 


78  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

b.  Linxia  Joanna  Pease  (b.,  Oct.  6,  1874; 

m.,  July  3,  1894),  married  Elmer  E. 
Kendig. 

c.  Minnie  Pease  (b.,  April  24,  1867). 
Ten.     Esther  Araminta  Lefever  (b.,   March 

23,  1845;  m.,  Oct.  19,  1865;  d.,  March  7, 
1874),  married  David  Emery  Sams. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Emma  May  Sams  (b.,  Mpv  4,  1873;  m., 

Jan.     1,     1891),     married     Russell 
Eugene  Martin.     Two   children,   as 
follows : 
I.     Esther    Florence    Martin    (b., 
Sept.    ],    181-?-.  d.,    Sent.     13, 
1893). 
II.     Lulu  Pearl  Martin  (b.,  June  11, 
1894). 

b.  Mary   Elizabeth   Sams    (b.,   Feb.    17, 

1871;  m.,  Nov.   14,   1889),  married 
Nathan    Hardenbrook.     Two    chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     ZoE  Hardenbrook  (b.,  Nov.  22, 

1891.) 
II.     Jessie    Hardenbrook    (b.,    Dec. 
30,  1893). 

c.  Clay  Marion  Sams  (b.,  April  11,  1868; 

d.,  Aug.  1,  1870). 

d.  Myra  Irene  Sams  (b.,  Aug.  26,  1866; 

m.,   Feb.    16,    1887),   married   John 
WiUiam  Vanarsdol.     Three  children, 
as  follows: 
I.     Arthur  Emery  Vanarsdol  (b., 
Oct.  7,  1893). 


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RENCE    ^LAYMAKER.  79 


II.     Mary  Elizabeth  Vanarsdol  (b., 
July  3,  1890). 
III.     Ethel  Lucinda  Vanarsdol  (b., 
April  18,  1888.) 
Eleven.     Joseph  Palmer  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  13, 
1850;  m.,   May,    1898),    married   Nancy 
Newcomer. 
Twelve.     Mary  Margaret  Lefever  (b.,  April 
3,  1832;  m.,  June  2, 1853),  married  John 
D.  Cartwright.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Emma  Elizabeth  Cartwright  (b.,  Aug. 

12,  1854;    m.,  Oct.  21,  1874),  mar- 
ried   Udelmer    Umber.     Five    chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Raymond  ITmber  (b.,  Sept.,  1875; 

d., ),  drowned. 

II.     Ethel  Umber  (b.,  Feb.  27,  1877). 

III.  Eva  Umber  (b.,  Feb.  27,  1877). 

IV.  Mary    Umber     (b.,  Aug.,   1887). 
V.     Mellie  Umber  (b.,  March,  1889). 

b.  James  Fayette  Cartwright  (b.,  April 

23,  1857). 

c.  Charles  Rollin  Cartwright  (b.,  Dec. 

23,  1861). 

d.  Mary  Alice  Cartwright  (b.,  Jan.  9, 

1860;  d.,  March  13,  1860). 

e.  Joseph  Lefever  Cartwright  (b.,  June 

27,  1865). 

f.  Arthur  John   Cartwright  (b.,   June 

15,   1870;  m.,  Feb.  21,  1893),  mar- 
ried Emma .     One  child : 

Mabel  Cartwright. 
F.     John  Lefever  (b.,  March  11,  1799;  m.,  June  7, 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

1821 ;  d.,  Sept.  13, 1864).  Appointed  Associate 
Judge  by  Governor  Ritner,  about  1835,  later 
retired  from  the  position  with  honor.  He 
was  converted  at  the  age  of  forty  and  at  once 
rode  fifty-one  miles,  to  Beaver  Creek,  Wash- 
ington County,  Md.,  to  be  immersed.  He  was 
a  preacher  in  the  Christian  Church  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  Married  Rebecca  Rine. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 
One.     John  Lefever  (b.,  April  11,   1838;  d., 

June  20,  1840). 
Two.     George  Lefever  (b.,  April  7,  1828;  d., 

Aug.  2,  1830). 
Three.     Margaret  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  10,  1825; 
m.,  Feb.  1,  1848;  d.,  July  8,  1850),  mar- 
ried Henry  Bear.     No  children. 
Four.     Hexry  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  2,  1833;  m., 

;  d.,     July     15,     1868),     married 

Rachael  Bear.     One  child, 
a.   Rebecca  Lefever  (b.,  April  16,  1858; 
m.,    Sept.    3,    1885),    married   John 
Way  McBridge.     Two  children,   as 
follows: 
I.     Mary  Grace  McBridge. 

II.     Boy  (b., ;  d., ). 

Five.  Maria  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  14,  1830;  m., 
Dec.  20,  1855),  married  John  Myers. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry  Lefever  Myers  (b.,  Nov.  25, 

1856;  m.,   May  31,   1887),   married 
Ida  B.  Keagy. 

b.  John  J.\cob  Myers  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1858; 

d.,  Feb.  23,  1863). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  81 

c.  Jekusha  Jane  Myers  (b.,  July  22,  1860) 

d.  Benjamin  Marcellus  Myers  (b.,  June 

2,  1862;  d.,  Feb.  26,  1863). 

e.  William  Davis  Myers   (b.,   Aug.   29, 

1864;  m.,   Dec.   10,   1891),   married 
Delia  A.  Swartz.     Two  children,  as 
follows : 
I.     Margaret  Florence  Myers  b., 

Dec.  16,  1892). 
11.     Esther  Maria  Myers  (b.,  March 
3,  1893). 

f.  Georgianna  Myers  (b.,  March  8,  1866). 

g.  Isaac  Oliver  Myers  (b.,  Aug.  13,  1868;. 

m.,  May  9,  1892),  married  Mary  A. 
Basehoar.     Two    children,     as    fol- 
lows : 
I.     Ira  Lloyd  Myers  (b.,  Aug.   15, 

1893). 
II.     Charles  Edgar  Myers  (b.,  June 
16,  1895). 
h.  Rebecca  Blanche  Myers  (b.,  April  27, 
1870). 
Six.     Rev.  David  Lefever  (b.,  March  5,  1823; 
m.,  Dec.  29,   1847;  m.,  Oct.   12,   1886), 
married    twice;  married    first    time    to 
Matilda  Cunningham.     Nine  children,  as 
follows : 
a.   Margaret  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  8,  1851; 
m.,  Nov.  17,  1870),  married  Charles 
Smith.     Six  children,  as  follows: 
I.     John  Arthur  Gayord  Smith  (b., 

Feb.  15,  1890). 
II.     Zadie  Jane  Smith  (b.,  Oct.  23, 
1872). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

III.  Anna  Sartores  Smith  (b.,  June 

26,  1874). 

IV.  Florence     Matilda     Smith  (b., 

May  15,  1877). 
V.     Mary  Ellen  Smith  (b.,  June  28, 

1881;  d.,  two  weeks  old). 
VI.     Son  (b.  and  d.  Jan.,  1885). 

b.  Henry  Rine   Lefever  (b.,   Nov.   20, 

1852;  m.,  Nov.  23,   1876),  married 
Nancy  Jane  Kelso.     Nine  children, 
as  follows: 
I.     Matilda   Cunningham    Lefever 

b.,   1877). 
II.     John  Kelso  Lefever  (b.,  1878). 

III.  David     Francis     Lefever     (b., 

;  d.,  1892). 

IV.  M.\RY  Lefever  (b.,  1880). 
V.     Florence  Grace  Lefever. 

VI.     Fanny  Lefever. 
VII.     Ada  Lefever  (b.,  June,  1885). 
VIII.     Margaret  Lefever  (b.,  1891). 
IX.     Pearl  Irene  Lefever  (b.,  1888). 

c.  Matilda  Lefever  (b.,  April  27,  1859. 

d.  John  Lefever  (b.,   Feb.   2,    1849;  d., 

Aug.,  1880). 

e.  David  Landis  Lefever  (b.,  March  11, 

1854;  m.,    Nov.    9,    1876),    married 
Mary  Jane  Sea  vers.     One  child: 
Elizabeth   Caldwell   Lefever    (b., 
July  21,  1879). 

f.  Joseph  Cunningham  Lefever,  b.,  Jan. 

18,  1856;  m.,  June  12,  1886),  mar- 
ried Eliza  A.  Tritt.     No  children. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  83 

g.   Clorinda  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  10,  1862; 
m.,  Oct.  23,  1882),  married  William 
Lorenzo   Eyster.     Five  children,   as 
follows: 
I.     William  Clyde  Eyster  (b.,  Feb. 
13,  1894;  d.,  June  11,  1894). 
11.     Raymond   Lefever  Eyster   (b,. 
Jan.,  1892). 

III.  Jennie    Clorinda    Eyster    (b., 

Nov.  23,  1886). 

IV.  Nora  Helena  Eyster  (b.,  Feb.  4, 

1885;  d.,  Jan.  26,  1890). 
V.     Fanny  Matilda  Eyster  (b.,  Sept. 
9,  1883). 
h.  Benjamin  Franklin  Lefever  (b.,  Feb. 

6,  1861;  d.,  Nov.  26,  1861). 
i.    Fanny  Lefever  (b.,  March  28,  1865; 
m.,    Feb.    18,    1890;  m.,    Dec.    29, 
1893),  married  twice;  married  first 
time  to  Adam  Stout ;  married  second 
time  to  Beveridge  A.  Leech. 
David  Lefever  married  second  time  to  Mrs. 
Joseph  Hoover. 
G.    Elizabeth    Lefever    (b..    May,    8,    1797;  d., 

March  22,  1818. 
H.    Jacob  Lefever  (b.,  May  31,  1795;  m.,  June  24, 
1819;  d'.,  April  26,  1875),  married  Elizabeth 
Ferguson.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Lawrence  Lefever  (b.,  April  26,  1827; 

single. 
Two.     Jacob  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1830;  d., 

July  4,  1855). 
Three.     Dr.  Isaac  Lefever  (b.,  June  15,  1820; 


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m.,  May  11,  1S42),  married  Nancy  Ann 
MuUett.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sarah  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  July  26,  1849; 

d.,  Aug.  7,  1849). 

b.  Mary  Elizabeth  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  10, 

1844;  m.,   Nov.    11,   1865),   married 
Manoch  Mercer.     Three  children,  as 
follows : 
I.     Anna  Mercer  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1866; 

d.,  March  5,  1867).. 
II.     Mary  Jane  Mercer  (b.,  Oct.  7, 
1872;  d.,  July  3,  1873). 
III.     William  Isaac  Mercer  (b.,  Jan. 

21,  1868),  married . 

Two  children. 

c.  Emma  Rebecca  Lefever  (b.,  May  2, 

1854). 

d.  Fanny  Hallet  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.   1, 

1857;  d.,  Jan.  29,  1885). 

e.  John   Russell   Lefever   (b.,    Oct.    7, 

1860;  m.,  Aug.  24,   1886),  married 
Myra   Belle   Ebersole.     Three   chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Russell    Moore    Lefever    (b., 
Dec.  15,  1892). 
II.     Hallett  Rudolphus  Lefever  (b. 

Oct.  9,  1887). 
III.     Lillian  Emma  Lefever  (b.,  Oct. 
17,  1894). 

f.  Charles  Leinbach  Lefever  (b.,  July 

15,  1851;  m.,  Dec.  23,  1880),  mar- 
ried IMalinda  Patterson  Groff.  No 
children. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  85 

g.  David  Gilbert  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  8, 
1847;  m.,  Feb.  12,  1874;  d.,  April  1, 
1886;  married  Emily  Catharine 
Graff.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

I.     Isaac  Graff  Lefever  (b., ; 

d.,  Nov.  2,  1874). 
IL     Charles  William   Lefever  (b., 
Jan.  9,  1878). 
IIL     John  Yewell  Lefever  (b.,  July 

7,  1879). 
IV.     Anna  Mary  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  25, 

1880). 
V.     Fanny    Malinda    Lefever    (b., 

May  22,  1885). 
VI.     Emma  Jessie  Lefever  (b.,  April 
19,  1883). 
Four.     Caroline  Elizabeth  Lefever  (b.,  Feb. 

28,  1833). 
Five.     David    Porter   Lefever   (b.,    Jan.    5, 
1839;  m.,  Aug.  25,  1857).     Lost  his  left 
arm  at  the  elbow  at  the  battle  of  Chan- 
cellorsville.     Married    Elizabeth    Boggs. 
Six.     Rebecca  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  16,  1825;  m., 
Dec.  2,  1847;  m.,  Dec.  19,  1867),  mar- 
ried twice;  married  first  time  to  Samuel 
Souders.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Caroline  Elizabeth  Souders  (b.,  Nov. 
7,  1848),  married  Henry  Anderson 
Wolf.     Twelve  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Infant  (b.,  Sept.  26,  1866 ;  d.,  Sept. 

27,  1866). 
II.     Susanna  Rebecca  Wolf  (b.,  Oct. 
4,    1867),    married    David   Rus- 
sell. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

III.  Leonora  Viola  Ann  Wolf    (b., 

Jan.  6,  1870),  married  William 
Sorer. 

IV.  Samuel  Elmer  Railing  Wolf  (b. 

May  1,  1871). 
V.     Henry  IMowery  Wolf  (b.,  March 

29,  1873;  d.,  Aug.  24,  1873). 
VI.     Franklin  Levan  Wolf  (b.,  Aug. 

24,  1874;  d.,  April  7,  1875). 
VII.     Mary  Ellis  Wolf  (b.,  April   1, 

1877). 
VIII.     Clara  Miller  Wolf. 
IX.     Myra  Ellen  Wolf. 
X.     Florence  Louisa  Wolf. 
XI.     Frances  Caroline  Wolf. 
XII.     Joshua  Roy  Wolf  (b.,  Dec.  28, 
1892). 

b.  Joshua  Evans  Souders  (b.,  Feb.   14, 

1856;  m.,    Oct.    1,    1878),    married 
Annie  Derr. 

c.  Mary  Ann  Souders  (b.,  June  18,  1851; 

m.,  Nov.  24,  1867),  married  Abra- 
ham   Mowery.     Four    children,    as 
follows : 
I.     Louisa  Lefever  Mowery. 
II.     Emma  Grace  Mowery  (b.,  Aug.  2, 
1872;  m.,  Aug.  27,  1891),  mar- 
ried Carson  Keller. 

III.  Jesse  Edward  Mowery  (b.,  Mch. 

28,  1869). 

IV.  John  Henry  Mowery  (b.,  April 

6,  1868;  d.,  Aug.  17,  1868). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  87 

Rebecca  Lefever  married  second  time  to  Ben- 
jamin Bloser.     One  child. 

Louisa  Esther  Bloser  (b.,  Sept.  7,  1868; 

m.,   Aug.    30,    1888),    married    Peter   H. 

Lightner.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

I.     Catharine  Grace  Lightner  (b., 

March  18,  1889). 

II.     John    Lawrence    Lightner    (b., 

March,  1890). 
III.     Rosa  Rebecca  Lightner. 
Seven.     Esther  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.   9,   1822; 
m.,  June  6,  1844),  married  Peter  Calvert. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mary  Elizabeth  Calvert  (b.  Aug.  13, 

1847;  m.,    Dec.    20,    1871),    married 
Samuel   A.    Young.     One   child,   as 
follows : 
Ralph   Luther  Young  (b.,   Nov.   9, 
1883). 

b.  Infant  (b.,  Jan..  1849;  d., ). 

c.  Esther  Catharine  Calvert  (b.,  July 

29,  1854;  m.,  Dec.  9,  1875;  d.,  April 
12,  1879),  married  Adam  Fuget. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

I.  Esther  Irene  Fuget  (b.,  Sept.  13, 

1878). 

II.  Daughter   (b.,    Jan.   6,  1876;   d., 

)• 

d.  Isaac  Michael  Calvert  (b.,  Aug.   4, 

1851;  m.,  March  2,  1876),  married 
Mary  Emma  Lippert.  Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

I.     Ira  Lippert  Calvert  (b.,  Oct.  5, 

1876). 
II.     William    Elmer    Calvert    (b., 
Nov.  13,  1879). 

e.  Margaret  Rebecca  Calvert  (b.,  April 

13,  1858;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1885),  mar- 
ried J.  D.  Burgett.     One  child. 
Mary'  Esther  Burgett  (b.,  Feb.  21, 
1889). 

f.  William  Lefever  Calvert  (b.,  Aug.  28, 

1845;  m.,   Dec.   24,   1868),   married 
Elizabeth      Anna      Leninger.     One 
child. 
Florence    Leninger   Calvert    (b., 
Aug.  14,  1874). 
Eight.     Fanny  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  13,  1835;  m., 
Aug.  13,  1S57;  d.,  Oct.  30,  1870),  mar- 
ried Henry  H.  White.     Six  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Maria  Eleonora  White  (b.,  April  5, 

1866). 

b.  Elizabeth  Esther  White  (b.,  Dec.  29, 

1860;  d.,  Jan.  15,  1861). 

c.  Jacob  T^efever  White   (b.,   Dec.   30, 

1869). 

d.  Mary  Rebecca  White   (b.,   April  26, 

1859;  m.,    Feb.    8.    1881),    married 
Thomas  Hensen  Walter  Berry.   Four 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     Rosa  Mary  Berry  (b.,  Nov.  21, 

1881). 
II.     Carrie  Irene  Berry'  (b.,   Sept. 
20,  1883). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  89 

III.  Henry  Walter  Bertram  Berry, 

(b.,  Nov.  22,  1889). 

IV.  Alba  Herine  Berry  (b.,  Sept.  16, 

1887). 

e.  Caroline  Anna  White  (b.,  March  28, 

1863;  m.,   Dec.   25,    1883),   married 
William  Graham  Robson.     Six  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     John  Lefever  Robson  (b..  May 
15,  1885;  d.,  Aug.  2,  1886). 
II.     Alberta  Mary  Ann  Robson  (b., 
March    24,    1887;    d..    May    8, 
1887). 

III.  Janet  Amy  Robson  (b..  May  19, 

1888). 

IV.  William    Edward    Robson    (b., 

Feb.  4,  1890). 
V.     Walter  Alexander  Robson  (b., 
July  27,   1891). 
VI.     James  Nicholas  Robson  (b.,  Dec. 
3,  1893). 

f.  Boy(b.. ;  d., ). 

Nine.  Anna  Barbara  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  19, 
1843;  m.,  Sept.  8,  1864),  married  John 
P.  Shearer.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Samuel   Law   Lefever   Shearer   (b., 

Sept.  23,  1865;  d.,  Feb.  8,  1866). 

b.  Emma    S.    Thalheimee    Shearer. 

0.  George  Henry  White  Shearer  (b., 
May  29,  1871;  d.,  Oct.,  1876). 

d.  Jerome  S.  Shearer  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1869; 
m.,  Oct.  12,  1892),  married  Emma  S. 
Talhman. 


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e.    Elizabeth    Ann    Mary   Shearer    (b., 
July  26,   1867;  m.,  July  10,   1889), 
married  Henry  Sheaffer. 
I.      Esther  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  22,  1804;  m.,  March 
14,   1822;  d..  May  12,   1840),  married  Rev. 
John  William  Hamm.     Nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 
One.     John  Calvin  Zwinglius  Hamm  (b.,  Sept. 

14,  1834;  d.,  June  19,  1S60). 
Two.     Jacob    Marshall   Franklin    Lefever 

(b.,  Nov.  14,  1838). 
Three.     Sarah   Jemina   Hamm   (b.,    Sept.    18, 
1826;  m.,  March  18,  1847),  married  John 
Ruhl.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Esther  Rosina  C.  Ruhl  (b.,  Dec.  31, 

1847). 

b.  Sarah  J.  E.  Ruhl  (b.,  June  5,  1852;  d., 

Jan.  26,  1856). 

c.  John  William  Ruhl  (b.,  Jan.  10,  1866). 
Four.     Glorvina  Elizabeth  Hamm  (b..  May 

23,  1823;  m.,  Oct.  5,  1841),  married 
Houston  Sisler.  Eight  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Sarah  Ellen  Sisler  (b.,  Jan.  14,  1845; 

m.,  Feb.  27,  1868),  married  Thad- 
deus  S.  Pierce. 

b.  Thomas  J.  Sisler  (b.,  June  29,  1847). 

c.  John  L.  Sisler  (b.,  July  9,  1849). 

d.  Cora  Ann  Sisler  (b.,  July  5,  1851). 

e.  Grace   Rebecca    Sisler    (b.,    Jan.    7, 

1859). 

f.  Florence  Elizabeth  Sisler  (b.,  Oct.  2, 

1856). 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  91 

g.   Fanny  Bell  Sisler  (b.,  March  7,  1854). 
h.   Margaret  Esther  Sisler  (b.,  Aug.  21, 
1842;  m.,  March  16,  1865),  married 
J.  Hayes  Webb.     One  child: 
May  Webb  (b.,  Dec,  1865;  d.,  Aug. 
26,  1866). 
Five.     Hadassh  Lefever  Hamm  (b.,  May  23, 
1828;  m.,     March     17,     1853),     married 
David  C.  Miller.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  John    Calvin    Miller    (b.,    March    2, 

1854). 

b.  William  A.  Miller  (b.,  March  27,  1857; 

d.,  Jan.  21,  1866). 

c.  Carrie  A.  Miller  (b.,  Sept.  9, 1858). 

d.  LiLLiE  E.  Miller  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1861). 

e.  Besie  E.  Miller  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1866). 
Six.     Araminta  Veronica  Hamm  (b.,  Feb.  17, 

1825;  m.,  Nov.  22,  1846),  married  Eman- 
uel Keller.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Daughter  (b.  and  d.  Jan.  22,  1851). 

b.  Mary  Araminta    Keller  (b.,  Oct.  8, 

1849;  d.,  Jan.  17,  1864). 

c.  Walter  Leander  Keller  (b.,  Aug.  30, 

1847). 

d.  Margaret  Lydia  Rosena  Keller  (b., 

Dec.  25,  1860). 

e.  Lucy  Araminta  Keller   (b..  May  11, 

1866). 

f.  John   Robert   Keller   (b.,    Aug.    30, 

1863). 

g.  Fanny  Elizabeth  Keller  (b.,  June  26, 

1858). 


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h.  Sarah  Catharine  Esther  Keller  (b., 

Jan.  24.  1856). 
i.    George    Hamm    Keller    (b.,    June   5, 
1853). 
Seven.     Josephus  Daniel  Lefever  Hamm  (b., 
Oct.  4,  1832;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1853),  married 
La\inia     Clara     Huxtsberger.      One 
child: 
Flora  Elma  Hamm  (b.,  Oct.  29,  1853;  d., 
Jan.  26,  1858). 
Eight.     Margaret  Emeline  Hamm  (b.,  Oct.  25, 

1836;  d.,  Feb.  11,  1873). 
Nine.     M.ary  Elmira  Hamm  (b.,  July  8,  1830; 
m.,  Aug.  8,  1848),  married  Abraham  G. 
Bair.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Warren  Lefever  Bair  (b.,   Oct.   22, 

1851). 

b.  Mary  Elmira  Bair  (b.,  Jan.  28,  1863). 

c.  Abraham  Jefferson  B.ur  (b.,  Feb.  5, 

1861). 

d.  Francis    Logan    Bair    (b.,    April    30, 

1859). 

e.  Edward  E.  Bair  (b.,  Sept.  2,  1856). 

f.  John  William  Hamm  Bair  (b.,  Aug.  22, 

1854). 

D.\\^D  Alter  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  30,  1806;  m., 

March  20,   1827;  d..  May  2,   1885),   married 

Maiy   Ann   Harriet    Wilt.     Ten   children,   as 

follows : 

One.     Harriet  Susannah  Lefever  (b.,  March 

10,    1850;  m.,   Oct.    14,    1869),   married 

John  Moore.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.   John  CAL^^N  Moore  (b.,  Sept.  21, 1870). 


John  A.  Lkfk\-er, 
Veteran  of  the  Civil  War. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  93 

b.  Sarah   Myrtle   Moore   (b.,   Aug.    22, 

1876;  m.,  Feb.    2,    1S95),    married 

c.  Harriet  Anora  Moore  (b.,  Dec.   18, 

1878). 

d.  Victor  Hamilton  Moore  (b.,  Julv  28, 

1888). 

Two.  Mary  Ellen  Lefever  (b.,  April  17, 
1830;  m.,  Feb.  20,  1851;  d.,  May  1,  1856)' 
married  Augustus  F.  Clark.  No  chil- 
dren. 

Three.     Esther  Veronica  Lefever  (b.,  Sept. 

16,    1839;  m.,   1871;  cL,   ), 

married  William  Simms. 

Four.  Joseph  Line  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  13 
1846). 

Five.  John  Alter  Lefever  (b.,  March  28, 
1837;  m.,  Oct.  8,  1861;  m.,  Feb.  10^ 
1876).  Enlisted  Co.  C,  107  111.  Vol.  Inf.' 
Aug.  11,  1862;  served  two  years  eleven 
months.  Married  twice;  married  first 
time  to  Isabel  Moyer.  One  child : 
Edward  Franklin  Lefever  (  b.,  April  21 
1867). 

John  Alter  Lefever  married  second  time  to 
Sarah  Jane  McMilton.  Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  David    Roy   Lefever    (b.,    March    15, 

1877). 

b.  Alice    Wilt    Lefever    (b.,    April    22, 

1880). 

c.  Perarlie  Emmet  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  19, 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

d.  Emma  Huston  Lefever  (b.,  April  15, 

1885). 

e.  Brorniece    Elizabeth    Lefever    (b., 

March  ,3,  1888). 

f.  Lucy  Rider  Lefever  (b.,  May  30, 1890). 
Six.     Catharine  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  March  11, 

1828;  m.,  Aug.  18,  1847;  d.,  April  18, 
1863),  married  Samuel  Black.  Six  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Fremont  Black  (b.,  Sept.  25, 

1861;  m.,   Nov.    17,    1891),   married 
Cora  Scott.     One  child: 

Merya    Leroy  Black   (b.,  Aug. 
29,  1894). 

b.  Harriet  Elizabeth  Black  (b.,  Jan.  1, 

1850;  m.,   Oct.   20,    1868),   married 
Robert    Parker.     Five   children,    as 
follows : 
I.     Ernest  Parker  (b.,  Nov.  13,  1869; 

d.,  Sept.  2,  1871). 
II.     Mabel  Parker  (b.,  Aug.  23, 1872). 

III.  Katharine  Parker  (b.,  April  19, 

1876). 

IV.  Twonnette  Lefever  Parker  (b., 

March  6,  1878). 
V.     Robert  Lowell  Parker  (b.,  Oct. 
2,  1884). 

c.  Abby  Ellen  Black  (b.,  Nov.  8,  1853; 

m.,  Oct.  8,  1873),  married  John  Bur- 
ger.    Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Fred.  Burger  (b.,  Nov.  27, 1874). 
II.     Winonia  Burger    (b.,    May'   4, 
1877;  d.,  March  11,  1878.) 


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III.     Blanch    Burger    (b.,    Jan.     6, 
1879). 

d.  Silas    Wright    Black   married   Jene- 

vieve  Yates  (b.,  July   27,  1848;  m., 
Nov.  26,  1878;  d.,   March   24,1879). 

e.  Uriah  Lafayette  Black  (b.,  Nov.  19, 

1851;  m.,  Oct.    20,   1875;  d.,    Nov. 
23,  1893).     Fell  in  the  street  dead. 
Married     Lelia     H.     Jones.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 
L     Luther  Eugene  Black  (b.,  Oct. 

3,  1877;  d.,  Feb.  4,  1878). 
II.     Mabel  Euleen  Black  (b.,  July 
23,  1884). 
III.     Robert  Earl  Black  (b.,  Dec.  31, 
1887;  d.,  Dec.  20,  1890). 

f.  David  Lefever  Black  (b.,   Nov.    10, 

1857;  d.,  Jan.  2,  1859). 

Seven.  Peter  Wilt  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  6, 
1834);  single. 

Eight.  Isaac  Lawrence  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  8, 
1832;  m.,  Sept.  5,  1861),  married  Annie 
E.  Peck.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Union  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  19, 

1863;  m.,  April  10,   1889),  married 
Lizzie  Armsworth.     One  child: 
Clara  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  15,  1890). 

b.  Mary  Frances  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  10, 

1864;  m.,  Feb.  23,  1890),  married 
Jessie  Biebinger. 

c.  Ada  May  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  15,  1867; 

m.,  Nov.  9,  1887;  d.,  Sep.  20,  1896), 
married  Wallace  W.  Crook.  Three 
children,  as  follows: 


96  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

I.     Cecil  Crook  (b.,  Aug.  30,  1889). 
II.     Guy  Crook  (b.,  Aug.  20,  1891). 
III.     James  Crook  (b.,  Jan.  31,  1894). 

d.  Frank   Oren   Lefever   (b.,    Oct.    24, 

1869;  m.,   Sept.   10,   1893),  married 
Josie  Armsworth.     One  child: 
Clarence  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  7,  1894). 

e.  Orvilla  Bell  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.   16, 

1872). 

Nine.  David  Slay'maker  Lefever  (b.,  Sept. 
15,  1841;  m.,  Aug.  30,  1864),  married 
Annie  Whiteman. 

Ten.  Jacob  Saylor  Lefever  (b.,  March 
21,  1844;  m.,  Feb.  25,  1868),  married 
Eliza  Adams.  Seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Harriet  Elizabeth  Lefever  (b.,  Dec, 

7,  1868;  d.,  Nov.  27,  1871). 

b.  David  Rogers  Lefever  (b.,  April  22 

1871;  m.,    Feb.    2,    1895),    married 


c.  Angeline  Alice  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  25, 

1873). 

d.  George  Thomas  Lefever  (b.,  July  IS 

1875;  d.,  Oct.  24,  1876). 

e.  Emily  Ellen  Lefever  (b.,  SejDt.   30 

1876). 

f.  Joseph   Wilt   Lefever   (b.,    Jan.    31 

1879). 

g.  John   Calvin   Lefever   (b.,   Aug.    22 

1882). 
Lat\tience   Lefever   married   second  time  to   Salome 
Line.     One  child. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anthony  Flshburn  and  Daughter. 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  97 

A.  Salome  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  June  12,  1824;  m., 
Feb.  15,  1842;  d.,  Sept.  13,  1908).  Had 
stroke  of  paralysis  Aug.  14,  1908,  followed  by 
another  one,  Aug.  21,  1908,  which  eventually 
caused  her  death.  Married  Anthony  Fish- 
burn.  Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Philip  Henry  Fishburn  (b.,  Jan.  23, 

1843;  d.,  Feb.  11,  1845). 
Two.     Annie  Maria  Fishburn  (b.,   Jan.    19, 

1851;  d.,  March  3,  1855). 
Three.     Louisa  Elbe  Fishburn  (b.,  Dec.  26, 
1860). 

Sixth.     George  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  14,  1773;  d., 

1791.) 
Seventh.     Mary  Lefever  (b.,  April  6,  1769;  d.,  July  4, 

1825). 
Eighth.     John  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1786;  m.,  March 
19,  1807;  d.,  March  29,  1849),  married  Elizabeth 
Line.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  George  Line  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1820;  m., 

Jan.    21,    1847,  d.,   July    30,    1879),    married 
Prisilla  Smith.     No  children. 

B.  Abraham  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  4,  1808;  m.,  Oct. 

24,    1833;  m.,   Sept.   21,    1835;  d.,   May  27, 
1858),   married  twice;  married  first  time  to 
Margaret  Cease.     One  child: 
Joseph  Rodolph    Lefever  (b..  May  9,   1834; 
d.,  May  18,  1834). 
Abraham  Lefever  married  second  time  to  Rebecca 
Huber.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Lydia  Rebecca  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  28, 
1857;  m.,  May  30,  1875),  married  Almon 
E.  Lake.     Two  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family^. 

a.  Wayne  A.  Lake  (b.,  Feb.  18,  1882). 

b,  Nora  R.  Lake  (b.,  May  10,  1887). 
Two.     Margaret  Ellen  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  12, 

1854;  m.,  Sept.  2,  1873),  married  Alex- 
ander David  Acker.  Nine  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Margaret  Ellen  Acker  (b.,  ). 

b.  Franklin  B.  Acker  (b.,  Sept.  10,  1874). 

c.  George  Lefever  Acker  (b.,  June  11, 

1876). 

d.  Lyman  P.  Acker  (b.,  Aug.  29,  1878). 

e.  Henry  Lankton  Acker  (b.,  Dec.   16, 

1880). 

f.  Donald  M.  Acker  (b.,  June  29,  1882). 

g.  Blanch  Rebecca  Acker  (b.,  Dec.  21, 

1884). 
h.  Edwin  M.  Acker  (b.,  June  14,  1888). 
i.    Jennie   Ruth   Acker   (b.,    March   24, 
1891). 
Three.     George  Huber  Lefever  (b.,  July  31, 
1851;  m.,  April  26,  1874),  married  Edna 
O.  Gant.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry  Herbert  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  15, 

1875;  d.,  Feb.  10,  1878). 

b.  Lewis    Emory    Lefever    (b.,    Ma}^    4, 

1877). 

c.  Lymora  Mosier  Lefever  (b.,  June  18, 

1885). 

Four.  Benjamin  Franklin  Lefever  (b.,  Feb. 
14,  1840). 

Five.  Mary  Elizabeth  Lefever  (b.,  June  8, 
1837;  m.,  March  30,  1854),  married 
Henry  Lankton.  Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker.  99 

a.  Anna  Fidelia  Lankton  (b.,  June  14, 

1858;  m.,   Nov.   11,   1875),  ma'ried 
Philo  Edward  Morse.     One  child: 
Bessie  Iowne  Morse  (b.,  Sept.   16, 
1887). 

b.  Cynthia  Maria  Lankton  (b.,  Oct.  3, 

1861  ;.m.,  March  17,  1882),  married 
Andrew     James     DeArment.      One 
child: 
Florence  Anna  DeArment  (b.,  April 
25,  1891). 

c.  Cora  Delilah  Lankton  (b.,  March  15, 

1869;  m.,  Jmie  12,   1892),   married 
Walter  Allen  Dearborne. 
Six.     Sarah  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  17,  1843; 
m.,  Oct.  21,  1860),  married  Calvin  Smith. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Minnie  May  Smith  (b.,  Aug.  22,  1866). 

b.  Flora  Rebecca  Smith  (b.,  March  22, 

1872). 

c.  Walter  Abraham  Smith  (b.,  July  28, 

1861;  m.,  Aug.  28,   1890),  married 
Cynthia  Priscilla  Bebee. 
Seven.     David  Harper  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  11, 
1849;  m.,  Sept.  27,  1870),  married  Alice 
Adelia  Gaut.     One  child: 
Clarence  Homer  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  22, 
1874). 
C.     Anna  Barbara  Lefever  (b.,   Dec.   11,   1809; 
m.,  May  19,  1831;  d.,  Dec.  25,  1884),  married 
David  Harper.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Malvina  Harper  (b.,  July  5,  1833; 
m.,  June  28,  1855;  d.,  March  12,  1875)' 


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married    Samuel    Lee    Wilkinson.     Five 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Lee  Wilkinson  (b.,  Nov.  25, 

1856). 

b.  Minnie  Ann  Wilkinson  (b.,  Dec.   16, 

1859). 

c.  Edwin  Harper  Wilkinson  (b.,  Oct.  27, 

1861). 

d.  Ella  Mary  Wilkinson  (b.,  March  7, 

1866). 

e.  Jennie  Maud  Wilkinson  (b.,  Sept.  24, 

1868). 
Two.     J.\mes  Lefever  Harper  (b.,  April  16, 

1832;  d.,  April  17,  1832). 
Three.  Malinda  Anna  Harper  (b.,  Oct.  8, 
1840;  m.,  June  26,  1860),  married  Adam 
Francis  Guiseler.  No  children. 
Four.  Deliliah  Elizabeth  Harper  (b.,  April 
22,  1835;  m.,  June  8,  1854,  married  Wil- 
liam Denny  Lefever.     No  children. 

Ninth.     Daniel  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  23,  1788;  m., ; 

d., ).     Received  a  divorce  and  is  supposed 

to  have  become  a  Catholic  priest.     Married  Hen- 
rietta Coulson.     Three  daughters,  as  follows: 
A.    Amelia  Lefever. 


C. . 

Tenth.     Samuel  Lefever  (b.,  June  22, 1783;  m., ; 

m.,   May  27,    1823;  d.,   April   1,   1840),   married 

twice;  married  first  time  to  Hannah  Wiegner.   Six 

children,  as  follows: 

A.     George    Lefever    (b.,    Sept.     15,    1809;  m., 

),     married     Eleanor    Adams.     They 


Descendants  of  Lawrence  Slaymaker. 


had   a   daughter,    Hannah,    married   

Howell,  and  possibly  a  son  and  other  children. 

B.  John  Wiegner  Lefever  (b.,  July  15,  1818;  m., 

Feb.  27,  1851),  married  Christiana  Foreman. 

C.  Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

D.  Elizabeth   Lefever  (b.,   Sept.   23,    1811;  m., 

April  28,  1830;  d.,  ),  married  Pardon 

King. 

E.  Mary  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.    15,    1820;  m., 

June  27,  1850;  d.,  Nov.  29,   1893),  married 
Alexander  H.  Smith.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
One.     DuANE  L.  Smith  (b.,  Oct.  29,  1859;  m., 

May    1,    1881),    married    Cora    Osborn. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Alfred  Smith  (b.,  Nov.  4,  1881). 

b.  Ernest  Smith  (b.,  July  8,  1883). 

c.  Roy  Smith  (b.,  Sept.  12,  1893). 

Two.     William  D.  Smith  (b.,  March  3,  1853), 

married . 

Three.     Mary  Smith   (b.,   Oct.    19,    1862;  m., 

Sept.  8,  1881),  married  Gains  S.  Burgett. 

Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Floyd  A.  Burgett  (b.,  April  7,  1884). 

b.  Rallen  a.  Burgett  (b.,  Dec.  20,  1886). 

c.  William  D.  Burgett  (b.,  Feb.  12, 1889). 

d.  Alta  M.  Burgett  (b.,  Sept.  23,  1892; 

d.,  June  14,  1893). 
Four.     Alice  Smith  (b.,  Jan.  6,  1866;  m.,  June 
6,   1894),  married  William  Hurst.     One 
child. 
Glenn  A.  Hurst  (b.,  June  26,  1897). 
Five.     Oliver  A.  Smith  (b.,  Oct.  18,  1851;  d., 
Feb.  27,  1852). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

F.     Sarah  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1814;  m.,  Nov.  22, 

1835),    married   Thomas   B.    Barnum.     Nine 

children,  as  follows: 

One.     Theodore  F.  Barnum  (b.,  June  19,  1840  ; 

m.,  Dec.  14,  1865),  married  Eva  Seamens. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Virtie  E.  Barnum   (b.,  Jan.    1,  1867; 

d.,  Jan.  7,  1867). 

b.  Effie  M.  Barnum  (b.,  June  20,  1868; 

m.,  Nov.  27,  1884),  married  George 
E.  Drought.     Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
I.     Lela  M.   Drought  (b.,  Oct.   17, 

1885). 
II.     Archie  T.  Drought  (b.,  April  18, 

1887). 
III.     Altie  I.  Drought   (b.,    June    9, 
1891). 

c.  Lulu  B.  Barnum  (b.,  Aug.  24,   1872; 

m.,  Nov.  25,  1888),  married  James 
M.    Main.     Three   children,    as   fol- 
lows: 
I.     Eva  p.  Main  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1889). 
11.     Archie  A.  Main  (b.,  May  24, 1892) 
III.     HazleA.Main  (b.,  Sept.  28,  1894). 

d.  Carrie  P.  Barnum  (b.,  Aug.  24,  1874)' 

e.  Tommy  T.  Barnum  (b.,  Oct.  9,  1880). 
Two.     Permealia  M.  Barnum  (b.,  Oct.  2,  1849; 

m.,  Jan.  7,  1869),  married  Dwight  Sea- 
mens.    Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Boy  (b.,  April  23,  1870;  d.,  April  25, 

1870). 

b.  Earl  J.  Seamens  (b.,  Oct.  24,  1873). 


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c.    Jay  T.  Seamens  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1876). 

Three.     Thomas  Barnum  (b.,  March  12,  1854- 

m.,   Nov.   28,   1883),   married  Charlotte 

Kline.     One  child: 

Ralph  P.  Barnum  (b.,  May  7,  1895). 

Four.     Mary  E.  Barnum  (b.,  Jan.  21,   1845; 

d.,  Aug.  6,  1858). 
Five.     Chester  Barnum  (b.,  Oct.  3,  1842;  d., 

Dec.  24,  1842). 
Six.     Andrew  J.  Barnum  (b.,  Dec.  6,  1836;  d., 

Sept.  16,  1837). 
Seven.     Sarah  D.  Barnum  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1847; 

d.,  Aug.  6,  1858). 
Eight.     Ida  R.  Barnum  (b.,  March  13,  1852; 

d.,  April  15,  1861). 
Nine.     Flora  Barnum  (b.,  Sept.  25,  1857;  d., 
Jan.  16,  1858). 
Samuel  Lepever  married  second  time  to  Mary  Ann 
Camp.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Barbara  Line  Lepever  (b.,  May  5,  1830;  m., 

Sept.   10,   1848),  married  George  P.  Kepler! 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Frances  Amelia  Kepler  (b.,  Sept.  16, 

1849;  d.,  Jan.  12,  1857). 
Two.     Dora  D.  Kepler  (b..  May  5,  1858;  m., 
Aug.  19,  1885),  married  Charles  H.  Sey. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  RuBiE  Sey  (b.,  July  26,  1886). 

b.  Edwin  H.  Sey  (b..  May  1,  1893). 

B.  Hannah  Matilda  Lepever  (b.,  Sept.  19,  1828; 

m.,  Oct.  14, 1858;  d.,  Aug.  21, 1865),  married 
David  W.  Hopkins.     One  child : 
Grant  Ulysses  Hopkins  (b.,  April  11,  1862- 
m.,  July  29, ),  married  Grace  E.  Bixby. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

C.     Rhuhama  Christiannah  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  3, 
1835;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1863),  married  Lorenzo  P. 
Smith.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Marion    Lefever    Smith    (b.,    Feb.    7, 
1866;  m.,  June  20,  1894),  married  Mattie 
Johnson.     One  child: 
Mabel  Smith  (b.,  Dec.  2,  1895). 
Two.     Bee  L.  Smith  (b.,  Sept.  7,   1867);  m., 
Dec.  9,   1894),  married  Etta  Holbrook. 
One  child: 
Myrtle  Smith  (b.,  July  4,  1896). 
Three.     Rosa  Mary  Smith  (b.,  Jan.  22,  1870; 
m.,   Jan.   29,   1888),   married  Joseph   H. 
Kauffman.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ora  J.  Kauffman  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1889). 

b.  Magdalene  R.  Kauffman  (b.,  June  11, 

1892). 

c.  Grace   M.    Kauffman   (b.,   March    13, 

1894). 
Four.     Tinnie  Smith  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1872;  m.,  May 
6,    1890;  d.,    Aug.    26,    1892),    married 
James  B.   Hendrick.     Two   children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Maud  E.  Hendrick  (b.,  Feb.  28,  1891). 

b.  Arthur  C.  Hendrick  (b.,  Aug.  21,  1892 ; 

d.,  Feb.  21,  1893). 
Five.     D.usY  M.  Smith  (b.,  Feb.  9,  1872;  m., 
July  10,  1893),  married  Joseph  B.  Fletch- 
er.    One  child: 
Lorenzo  Fletcher  (b.,  May  3,  1894). 
Six.     Dean  Smith  (b.,  Feb.  9,  1875.. 
Seven.     Dollie  Smith  (b.,  Oct.   5,   1876;  m., 
June  12,  1897),  married  J.  B.  Hendrick. 
One  son: 


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Lloyd  D.  Hendrick  (b.,  Sept.  16,  1898). 

D.  Samuel  Augustus  Lefever  (b.,  July  9,  1824; 

m.,  Jan.  23,  1852;  d.,  Feb.  17,  1853),  married 
Phoebe  Ruama  Rogers.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

One.  Gilbert  A.  Lefever  (b.,  April  21,  1853;) 
single. 

Two.     Platt  E.  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  10,  1852). 

E.  Jacob  Camp  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.   15,  1826;  m., 

;  d..  May  29,  1874),  married  Pamilla 

Pond.     One  child: 

Emma   Lefever,   married  Champaney. 

Had  quite  a  family. 
Eleventh.     Adam  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  30,  1775;  i 


1804;  m.,  March  25,  1823;  d.,  Aug.  22,  1861), 
married  twice;  married  first  time  to  Mary  Jane 
Porter.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  John  Porter  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  21,  1818;  m., 
;  d.,  Feb.  3,  1870),  married  Judith  Whit- 
ing.    Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Calvin  Lefever. 
Two.     Franklin  Lefever. 
Three.     Clair  Lefever. 

B.  Infant  (b., ;  d., ). 

C.  Evaline  Lefever  (b.,  May  18,  1820;  m.,  June 

6,    1844),    married    Charles    Frasier    Adams. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Adella   Louisa   Adams    (b.,    Sept.    25, 

1845;  d.,  Feb.  15,  1854). 
Two.     Emma  Matilda  Adams  (b..  May  15,  1848; 

d.,  June  12,  1866). 
Three.     Charles  Joseph  Adams  (b.,  May  20, 
1854;  d.,  July  19,  1867). 


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Four.  Edwin  Porter  Adams  (b.,  May  17, 
1858;  m.,  June  30,  1880),  married  Lillie 
Gill.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lawrence  Roy  Adams   (b.,   Aug.    11, 

1882;  d.,  July  20,  1883). 

b.  WiNFRED  Adams  (b.,  Oct.  6,  1883). 

c.  Stanley  Adams  (b.,  June  1,  1886). 

D.  Elizabeth  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  7,  1809;  ra.,  Sept. 

1,  1831;  d.,  July  28,  1843),  married  Amasa 
Wheeler.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Jane  Wheeler  (b.,  Oct.  4,  1832; 

d.,  Feb.  11,  1871). 
Two.     Amanda  Elizabeth  Wheeler  (b.,  Nov. 
25,   1835;  m.,   Dec.    13,   1855),   married 
Harry  Dunn.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  WiLMONT  Dunn  (b.,  Aug.  13,  1857). 

b.  Belle  Dunn  (b.,  Nov.  30,  1864). 
Three.     Sarah  E.  Wheeler  (b.,  Jan.  2,  1837; 

m.,  Feb.   12,  1857),  married  Joseph  P. 
Williams.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mark  Williams  (b..  May  6,  1858;  m., 

Sept.  30,  1885),  married  Mary  Wat- 
son.    Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Bessie  E.  Williams  (b.,  March  26, 

1887). 
II.     Fern   C.   Williams   (b.,   Dec.   4, 
1888). 

b.  Claude  Williams  (b.,  Aug.  10,  1859; 

m.,   Oct.   20,   1887),   married  Sakie 
Hall. 

c.  Cliff  Williams  (b.,  Aug.  10,  1859;  d., 

Sept.  1,  1859). 

E.  Samuel  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  18,  1811;  m..  May 


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18,  1837;  d.,  May  20,  1866),  married  Miriam 
Cole.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Adam  Augustus  Lefever  (b..  May  24 
1838;  m.,  March  19,  1861),  married  Re- 
becca Foreman.     Two  children,   as  fol 
lows: 

a.  Perry  Foreman  Lefever  (b.,  Dec.  15 

1870). 

b.  Samuel  Henry  LefeySr  (b.,  June  14 

1872). 

Two.  Sarah  Eveline  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  2 
1839). 

Three.  Hannah  Eliza  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  18 
1841). 

Four.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Lefever  (b. 
Oct.  22,  1842). 

Five.  George  Washington  Lefever  (b.. 
April  2,  1845;  m.,  Oct.  21,  1885),  married 
Susannah  Adams.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Florence  Mildred  Lefever  (b.,  July 

2,  1891). 

b.  Eva  Irene  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1895). 
Six.     Benjamin  Franklin  Lefever  (b.,  April 

2,  1845). 
Seven.     Emma  Adaline  Lefever  (b.,  July  27, 

1848). 

Eight.     Polly  Ann  Lefever  (b.,  July  2,  1851). 

Nine.     Martha  Willamina  Lefever  (b.,  Sept. 

16,   1855;  m.,  April  21,   1877),  married 

Assa  Mallory.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.   George  Ernest  Mallory  (b.,  April  30, 

1888). 


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b.  Roy   Edward   Mallory   (b.,   Jul.y   31, 
1890). 

F.  Washington  Lefever  (b.,  March  24,  1807;  d., 

Oct.  20,  1872) ;  cut  his  throat. 

G.  George  Lefever  (b.,  June  6,  1805;  m., ; 

d.,  Jan.  2,  1861),  married  Ann  Eliza  Herriclc. 
Eleven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Helen    Lefever    (b.,    Sept.,    1836;  d., 

three  years  old). 
Two.     Orlando  Herrick  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  23, 
1840;  m.,  June  20,  1876),  married  Eva 
Fuller.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clara  Louisa   Lefever  (b.,   April   5, 

1879). 

b.  Edith  Anna  Lefever  (b..  May  8,  1885). 
Three.     Elmyra  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  15,  1838; 

m., :  d., ),  married  T.  Har- 

man    Linsley.     Three    children,    as    fol- 
lows: 

a.  Caroline  Lindsley. 

b.  Nellie  Lydia  Lindsley. 

c.  Alfred  Lindsley. 

Four.  Catharine  Mary  Lefever  (b.,  May, 
1842;  m.,  ;  d.,  about  1882),  mar- 
ried D.  P.  Waldo.  Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Ella   Waldo,   married   W.   R.   Hand. 

One  child: 
Willie  Waldo  Hand. 

b.  Alfred  Waldo  (b., ;d., ). 

c.  Theron  Waldo  (b., ;  d.,  ). 

d.  Lewie  Waldo  (b., ). 

e.  Georgiana     Waldo     (b.,     ;  d., 

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f.    Catharine     Waldo     (b.,   ;  d., 

). 

Five.  Georgiana  Lefever  (b.,  April  14,  1849; 
m.,  June  18,  1869),  married  Hon.  George 
H.  Waldo.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Adele  Elizabeth  Waldo  (b.,  July  19, 

1873). 

b.  George  Charles  Waldo  (b.,  Aug.  30, 

1877) ;  served  in  the  war  with  Spain 
as  aide  to  Gen.  Hv.  Duffield,of  Mich. 
33rd  Vol. 
Six.     Alfred  Homan  Lefever  (b.,  March  28, 

1847;  m.,    ),    married    Josephine 

Pohlman.     One  child,  died  when  15  mo. 

old. 
Seven.     Cornelia  Louisa  Lefever  (b.,  July 

24,    1852;  m.,   ),    married   H.    A. 

Martin.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Arthur  Martin  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Raymond  Martin  (b.,  ). 

Eight.     Franklin  Washington  Lefever  (b., 

May  17,  1857),  married  Ida  Lobdell.  One 

child : 
Samuel  Lefever. 
Nine.     Amelia  Lefever  (b.,   1844;  d.,  about 

1851). 
Ten.     Cornelia    Louisa     Lefever,    married 

Henry  Martin. 
Eleven.     Helen  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  1836;  d., 

three  years  old). 

f'  JTwins  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

J.     Jacob  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1816;  d.,  March  13, 
1891). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Adam  Lefever  married  second  time  to  Marj'  Denny. 
Five  cliildren,  as  follows: 

A.    Leander  Fleming  Lefever  (b.,  March  10, 1824; 
m.,  July  4,  1848;  d.,  April  23,  1890),  married 
Mary  Lydia  David.     Six  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Alonzo  Lefever  (b.,  July  27,  1849;  m., 
July  31,  1870;  d.,  Sept.  15,  1877),  mar- 
ried  Rosa   Graves.     Three   children,    as 
follows : 
a.   Jessie    Bell    Lefever    (b.,    July    17, 

1871). 
b    Edgar  Leander  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  26, 

1873). 
c.    Derange  Leon  Lefever  (b.,  Jan.  16, 
1877). 
Two.     Charles  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  1,  1852;  d., 

Feb.  22,  1873). 
Three.  Martha  Lefever  (b.,  Aug.  1,  1852; 
m.,  July  16,  1873),  married  Richard 
Terry.  One  child: 
Walter  Jason  Terry  (b.,  Nov.  7,  1875; 
m.,  Nov.  28,  1894),  married  Lulu  B.  Yost. 
One  child: 

Glenn  Terry  (b.,  March  17,  1895). 
Four.     Ella  Matilda  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.   5, 
1854;  m.,  Dec.  31,  1873),  married  Wil- 
liam Morse.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mertie  May  Morse  (b.,  Sept.  5,  1875). 

b.  Lillian  Almerie  Morse  (b.,  April  28, 

1881). 

c.  Melvin  Garfield  Morse  (b.,  June  1, 

1886). 
Five.     David  Lefever  (b-,  Feb.  11,  1860;  d., 
Jan.  3,  1878). 


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Six.     Edward  Lefever  (b.,  July  1,  1862;  d., 
Jan.  26,  1887). 

B.  William  Denny  Lefever  (b.,  July  2,  1826;  m., 

June  8,  1854;  d.,  Sept.  3,  1888),  married 
Delilah  Elizabeth  Harper.     No  children. 

C.  Joseph  Ritner  Lefever  (b.,  May  5,  1835;  m., 

Feb.    5,    1857;  d.,    Jan.    12,    1896),    married 
Elizabeth  Malzena  Reed.     Three  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     Fred  Clark  Lefever  (b.,  April  9,  1860; 
m.,  Oct.  28,  1884),  married  Sadie  Pierce. 
One  child : 
Percy  My'rle  Lefever  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1895). 
Two.     Mary  Jane  Lefever  (b.,  Oct.  28,  1863; 
m.,  Aug.  20,   1884),  married  Lemon  R. 
Markley.     One  child: 
Nina  Fluetta  Bell  Markley  (b.,  Jan.  1, 
1887). 
Three.     Bessie  Louisa  Lefever  (b..  May  22, 
1879;  d.,  Feb.  5,  1888). 

D.  Mary  Matilda  Lefever  (b.,  Feb.  28,  1829;  m., 

April  11,  1854;  d.,  Aug.  27,  1890),  married 

James  Johnston.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Ellis   Denny   Johnston   (b..   May   24, 

1858;  m..  May  7,   1883),  married  Belle 

J.  Hayes.     One  child: 

Mary  Belle  Johnston  (b.,  Aug.  3,  1884). 

Two.     Lulu    Mae    Johnston    (b.,    March    13, 

1869). 

E.  Walter  Denny  Lefever  (b.,  April  7,   1833; 

m.,  Oct.  31,  1865;  d.,  July  28,  1880).  A  very 
prominent  physician  of  Hastings,  Neb.  Died 
from  the  effects  of  nervous  fever.  Married 
Louisa  Mosier.     Three  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

One.     Katie  Lefever  (b.,   Feb.   3,   1868;  cl, 

,  1870). 

Two.     David   Mosier   Lefever   (b.,   Sept.    3, 

1871). 
Three.     Harriet  Lefever  (b.,  June  27,  1879). 
Twelfth.     Anna  Barbara  Lefever  (b.,  Sept.  18,  1780; 
m.,  Dec.  13,  1798;  d.,  Aug.   18,    1850),  married 
John  Line.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 
A.    George  Lefever  Line  (b.,  Dec.  25,  1804;  m., 
Nov.   10,   1829;  d.,   Nov.   5,   1885),   married 
Maria  Line.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth  Melvin  Line  (b.,  Feb.   22, 
1832;  m.,  March  3,  1857),  married  Sam- 
uel Hemminger. 
Two.     John  Augustus  Line  (b.,  April  9,  1834; 
m.,   Dec.   29,    1868),   married  Marj'   B. 
Bowman.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Miriam  Line  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Herman  Bowman  Line. 

c.  Charles  Eugene  Line. 

d.  John  Raymond  Line. 

Three.     Abraham  Lycurgus  Line  (b.,  March 

2,    1841;  m.,    Oct.    21,    1863),    married 

Sarah  Hamilton  McNath.     Two  children, 

as  follows: 

a.   George  Lefever  Line  (b.,  Sept.   13, 

1865;  m.,   Jan.    26,    1888),    married 

Nettie  E.  Widder.     Three  children, 

as  follows: 

I.     Albert  Le  Roy  Line  (b.,  Dec.  13, 

1888). 
II.     Walter  Clark  Line  (b.,  Oct.  1, 
1893). 


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III.     George  Widder  Line  (b.,  Jan.  26, 
1896). 
b.  Laura    Augusta    Line     (b.,     Oct.    9 
1878). 
Four.     Emanuel  Carpenter  Line  (b.,  Dec.  8, 
1837;  m.,  Dec.  3,  1886),  marriedRachaei 
Jumper. 

B.  Boy,  (b.,  Oct.,  1812;  d.,  ). 

C.  B03'  (b.,  Oct.,  1812;  d., ). 

D.  John  Line  (b.,  Aug.  23,  1810;  m.,  ;  d., 

,    1865),    married    Maria    Myers.     Six 

children,  as  follows: 
One.     Susannah  Line. 

wo.     Zachariah  Taylor  Line. 
Three.     Henry  Line. 
Four.     Mary"  Line. 
Five.     William  Line. 
Six.     Sarah  Line. 

E.  Daniel  Line  (b.,  Oct.  24,   1808;  d.,  Feb.  25, 

1811).     Burned  to  death. 

F.  Mary  Line  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1806;  m.,  ;  m., 

),  married  twice;  married  first  time  to 

George  Bowman;  no  children.  Married  sec- 
ond time  to  Robert  Coulter.  Six  children,  as 
follows : 

One.     Adam  Lefever  Coulter. 

Two.     Daughter  (b., ;  d., ). 

Three.     Vinton  Coulter. 

Four.     Crawford  Coulter. 

Five.     Thomas  Coulter.  ' 

Six.     John  Coulter. 

G.  Catharine  Line  (b.,  Dec.  28,  1802;  m.,  Oct.  24, 

1822;  d..  May  12,  1877),  married  cousin,  John 


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Tritt.     For  descendants,  see  record  of  John 

Tritt. 

H.    Salome  Line  (b., ;  d., ). 

I.     Salome  Line  (b.,  Dec.  21,  1800;  d.,  Jan.  22, 

1852). 


PART  III. 

DESCENDANTS  OF  MATHIAS  SLAYMAKER, 
SECOND 


Mathias  Slaymaker,  second  son  of  Mathias  Schleier- 
MACHER,  was  Lieutenant  in  the  First  Battalion,  Third  Com- 
pany,   during    the    Revolutionary    War.     (B.,    ;  m., 

;  d.,  Jan.  9,  1804,  aged  76  years).     Married  Barbara 

Smith.     They  had  seven  children,  as  follows: 

1.  Mary  Slaymaker.     Nothing  known  about  her. 

2.  John  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1750;  m., ;  d.,  Sept. 

26,  1831),  married  Mary  Peck.     They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

First.     Mary  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  m.,  ;  d., 

— ),  married Chancier. 

Second.     Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b., ;  m., ; 

d.,   ),    married    Robert    Ferguson.     Eight 

children,  as  follows: 

A.  Harvey  Ferguson  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

B.  Mary  Ferguson,  married  Samuel  Richardson. 

Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     James  Richardson. 
Two.     John  Richardson. 
Three.     Robert  Richardson. 
Four.     Catharine  Richardson. 

C.  Lavinia  Ferguson  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

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History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

D.  Susanna  Ferguson,  mari-ied  Lorenzo  Gillem. 

E.  Salome  Elizabeth  Ferguson,  married 

Ferguson.     One  child: 
Sylvester  Ferguson,  married  Elizabeth  Flora, 
three  children,  as  follows: 
John  Ferguson. 
Henry  Ferguson. 
Margaret  Ferguson. 

F.  Robert  Ferguson. 

G.  Salina  Jane  Ferguson. 
H.  John  Harvey  Ferguson. 

Third.     Mathias     Slaymaker     (b.,    Dec.     10,     1874; 

;  d..  May  20,  1862),  married  Rebecca  Fer- 

ree.     They  had  six  children,  as  follows: 
A.    John  M.  Slaymaker  (b.,   March  1,  1816;  m., 
1850;    m.,  1856;  d.,    Jan.    3,1874),    married 
twice;  married  first  time  to  Emma  Harriett 
Jack.     They  had  one  child : 
One.     Emma  H.  Slaymaker,  married  Silas  K. 
Eshleman.     They  had  two  children    as 
follows: 

a.  Elizabeth  E.  Eshleman. 

b.  S.  Kendrick  Eshleman. 

John  M.  Slaymaker  married  second  time  to  Lizzie 
Snyder.     They  had  eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     H.  Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  married  Ira 
T.  Gabbert.     They  had  one  child: 
John  M.  Gabbert. 
Two.     Sarah  R.  Slaymaker,  married  Charles 
F.   Diller.     They   had    five   children,   as 
follows : 

a.  Isaac  Slaym.^IvER  Diller. 

b.  John  Slaymaker  Diller  (b.,  July  22 

1892;  d.,  May  25,  1895). 


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c.  Sarah  Ferree  Diller. 

d.  Charles  Frederick  Diller. 

e.  DuBois  Diller. 

Three.     John  Martin  Slaymaker  (b.,  1864); 

a  prominent  physician  of  Philadelphia. 
Four.     James  Lawrence  Slaitmaker  (b.,  Jan. 

25,  1864;  d.,  Feb.  12,  1867. 
Five.     Annie     Slaymaker,     married      George 
Himes.     They  have  one  child : 
Cecelia  Himes. 
Six.     Martha  Jane  Slaymaker. 
Seven.     Mary  M.  Slaymaker. 
Eight.     Samuel  F.  Slaymaker. 
B.    Mary   Melvina   Slaymaker   (b.,   ;  m., 


;  d.,  May  18,  1843),  married  Winfield 

Scott  Kennedy.     They  have  two  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     William  Maxwell  Kennedy  (b.,  July 

19,  1838;  d.,  Aug.  24,  1863). 
Two.     John  Mathias  Kennedy  (b..  May  26, 
1840;  m.,  July  3,  1866),  married  Florence 
Graddy.     They    have   five   children,    as 
follows : 

a.  William  Maxavell  Kennedy  (b.,  Aug. 

23,  1867). 

b.  Jessie  Graddy  Kennedy  (b..  May  19, 

1869). 

c.  Winfield   Scott   Kennedy   (b.,    June 

17,  1871). 

d.  Thomas  Graddy  Kennedy  (b.,  Feb.  8, 

1876). 
6.   John  Mathias  Kennedy  (b..  May  14, 
1880). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

C.  James  L.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  25,   1819;  d., 

Jan.  4,  1867). 

D.  Isaac  F.  Slaymaker  (b.,  about  1812;  d.,  Feb. 

9,  1843). 

E.  Uriah  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  7,  1825;  d.,  Jan. 

14,  1827). 

F.  Leah  Louisa  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d., ). 

Fourth.     Henry  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  m., ; 

d.,  ),  married  Susan  E.  Booth.     Six  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
A.    Alexander  Hamilton  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  19, 

1822;  m.,   ;  m.,   ;  d.,    Dec.    3, 

1889),  married  twice;  mprried  first  time  to 
Faithful  Mary  Slaymaker,  daughter  of  Wil- 
Ham  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Ann  Slaymaker. 
Six  children,. as  follows: 

One.  George  Witmer  Slaymaker  (b., ; 

d., ). 

Two.     Edmund  H.  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d., 

July  3,  1854). 

Three.     William  Sl.«'maker  (b.,  ;  d., 

Sep.  17,  1863). 

Four.     Faithful  Mary  Slaymaker  (b. , ; 

d.,  July  26,  1858). 
Five.     Alexander    E.    Slaymaker,    married 
Mary  E.  Graham.     Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  James  Graham  Slaymaker  (b., ; 

d.,  three  months  old). 

b.  Elizabeth  Faithful  Slaymaker  (b., 

Nov.  4,  1882). 
Six.     Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  married  Thomas 
Leadbeater.     Two  children,  as  follows: 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.      119 

a.  Anna  Slaymaker. 

b.  Elizabeth  Faithful  Slaymaker,  mar- 

ried Rev.  John  Reidout.     One  son. 
Alexander  Hamilton  Slaymaker  married  second 
time  to  Hannah  Jewett.     No  children. 

B.  Louisa  Slaymaker,  married  William  M.  Ham- 

ilton.    Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Isabelle  Cass  Hamilton,  married  Dr. 

Hugh  Hamilton. 
Two.     Mary  Matilda  Hamilton,  married  John 

E.  Borland.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sarah  Borland. 

b.  Willie  Borland. 

c.  John  Borland. 

Three.     Susan  a    Elizabeth     Hamilton     (b., 

;  m.,    Oct.    ?9,    1884),    married 

Walter   Sutton.     Two   children,   as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Nancy  Sutton. 

b.  Futhey  Sutton. 

Four.     John  Hamilton  (b., ;  d., ). 

Five.     Louise  Hamilton. 

C.  Mary  E.   Slaymaker   (b.,   Aug.   7,    1831;  m., 

;  d.,  Sept.  8,  1879),  married  John  S. 

Smith.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Clara    S.     Smith,     married    Ezra    W. 
Frantz.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Jessie  S.  Frantz. 

b.  Mary  B.  Frantz. 

c.  Clara  E.  Frantz. 

d.  Joseph  H.  Frantz. 

Two.     Sallie  E.  Smith,  married  John  M.  Eck- 
ert.     Two  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  Samuel  Eckert. 

b.  Maude  S.  Eckert. 

Three.     Mary  S.  Smith,  married  Herman  Arm- 
strong.    Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Alletah  M.  Armstrong. 

b.  Elsie  M.  Armstrong. 

Four.     Emma  L.   Smith,   married  Clement   A. 
Hoar.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Daisy  Hoar. 

b.  M.  Ethel  Hoar. 

c.  Charlie  Hoar. 

Five.     Addie  V.  Smith,  married  Nimrod  Smith. 
Six.     Lizzie  H.  Smith,  married  Ne-nton  Hoar. 
One  child: 
Nellie  Hoar. 
Seven.     Charles  H.  Smith,  proprietor    of  the 
leading  livery  stable  of    Lancaster,  Pa.; 
married  Eva  Marrow.     One  child: 
Wilbur  Grant  Smith. 

Eight.     John  Smith  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

.    Susan    B.    Slaymaker    (b.,    about    1834;  m., 

;  d.,  April  28,  1871),  married  Edwin 

Hopton.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Willie  Hopton  (b.,  Feb.  25,  1859;  d., 

Oct.  4,  1861). 
Two.     Edavin  Hopton  (b.,  July  26,  1863;  d., 
April  25,  1870). 

Three.     Clara  Hopton  (b., ;  m., ), 

married . 

Four.     W.\LTER  Hopton  (b.,  March  12,  1871; 
d.,  April  4,  1872). 

John  M.  Sl.^ymaker  (b.,  ;  m.,  ; 

d., ),  married  Harriet  Imhoff. 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.       121 

F.     Emma  C.  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  m.,  ), 

married  George  Fogle. 

Fifth.     Amas  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d.,  July  31,  1796; 

18  years  old. 
Sixth.     Susannah  Slaymaker.     Nothing  known  of  her. 

Seventh.     Lydia  Slaymaker,  married Springer. 

Only  two  children  known: 
John  S.  Springer. 
Elizabeth  Springer. 
Rachael  Slay'maker  (b.,  March  3,   1781;  m.,  April  3, 
1804;  d.,    July    8,    1858),    married    David    Kendrick. 
Seven  children,  as  follows: 
First.     Jane  Kendrick,  married  George  Hoke.     They 

had  three  children. 
Second.     Rachael  Kendrick,  married  Robert  Jameson. 
They  had  one  son  and  two  daughters.     One  daugh- 
ter married  James  Webster. 
Third.     Emeline  Kendrick,  married  Robert  McCutch- 
eon.     One  daughter,  who  married  Robert  Moody. 
Fourth.     Annie     Kendrick,     married     David     White. 
They  had  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  who  mar- 
ried James  McElwee. 
Fifth.     Slai'maker  Kendrick. 

Sixth.     George  Washington  Kendrick,  married  Maria 
McDonald.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Jennie  Kendrick,  married  twice;  married  first 

time  to  William  W.  Buiyhurst.     One  son. 
Jennie    Kendrick.     Married  second   time   to 
Thomas  B.  Styan. 

B.  William  W.  Kendrick,  married  Margaret  Lind- 

sey.     They  had  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

C.  George  W.  Kendrick,  former  Vice-President  of 

Third  National  Bank  Philadelphia,  Pa.     Mar- 
ried Minnie  Murdock.     Two  sons. 


2  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Faivoly. 

D.    Charles  H.  Kendrick,  married  Louisa  Clargus. 
Seventh.     Daniel  Kendrick. 
Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  married  John  McPherson;  moved 
to  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa.      Six  children,  as  follows: 

First.     John    McPherson,     married    Christy. 

They  had  a  number  of  children.     Only  one  known : 

Mary  McPherson,  married Silverwood. 

Second.     Mathias  McPherson,  married  Silver- 
wood.     Nothing  more  known. 
Third.     William  McPherson,  married  Martha  Hanna. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Elizabeth  McPherson,  married  William  Fer- 

guson.    Had  son: 
George  Ferguson. 

B.  Mary  McPherson,  married  Dr.  Gilbert.    Three 

children,  as  follows: 
One.     Ella  Gilbert. 

Two.     Florence    CtIlbert,     married    

Stafford. 
Three.     Mary- Gilbert  (b., ;  d., ). 

C.  Harriet  McPherson   (b.,   1816;  m.,  ), 

married  Timothy  Wilcox.     Had  a  number  of 
children.     Same  as  follows: 
One.     Bell  Wilcox,  married  Dr.  Storj'.   Have 

several  children. 
Two.     Rudolph  Wilcox. 

Three.     Roland  Wilcox  (b., ;  d., ). 

Four.     A  daughter  (b.,  ;  m.,  ), 

married McNitt.     They  had  one 

child. 
Five.     Randolph  Wilcox. 

D.  John  McPherson  (b.,  Dec.  21,  1818;  m., ), 

married   Elizabeth   Fergus.     Seven   children, 
as  follows: 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.      123 

One.     Charles  E.  McPherson  (b.,  April  20, 

1846;  m., ),  married  Sarah  Smith. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Pearl    L.    McPherson    (b.,    Feb.    16, 

1873). 

b.  Mattine    McPherson    (b.,    June    25, 

1876). 

Two.     Clara  Bell  McPherson  (b.,  Nov.  14, 
1848;  d.,  about  1865). 

Three.     S.  Franiclin  McPherson  (b.,  Oct.  8, 
1850;  d.,  young). 

Four.  Harriet  A.  McPherson  (b.,  Feb.  23, 
1853;  m.,  ;  d.,  Oct.,  1873),  mar- 
ried W.  D.  Blackburn.  Editor  Mechan- 
icsburg  "Free  Press,"  Mechanicsburg, 
Pa.  One  child: 
Margaret  E.  Blackburn  (b.,  Jan.  15, 
1873). 

Five.     Alien  E.  McPherson  (b.,  Aug.  17, 1855; 

m., ;  d.,    ,    1875),    married 

Henry  Dolan. 

Six.     William    J.    McPherson    (b.,   Aug.    16, 

1859;  m., ),  married  Harriet  Petti- 

john.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  McPherson. 

b.  AiMEE  McPherson. 

c.  Marie  McPherson. 

d.  Charles  McPherson. 

Seven.     John    E.    McPherson    (b.,    April    14, 
1864). 

E.  Adeline  B.  McPherson  (b., ;  d., ). 

F.  Maria  McPherson  (b.,  ;  d., ). 

Fourth.     Archibald  McPherson.     Nothing  known  of 

him. 


124  History  of  the  Slaymaker  FAinLY. 

Fifth.     Mary  McPhersox,  married  Charles  Cramer. 
Sixth.     Elizabeth  McPherson,  married  Samuel  Hanna. 
5.  Rebecca  Slay'maker,   married  Samuel  McComse}'.     Six 
children,  as  follows: 
First.     Mary  McComsey,  married  Daniel  Howett.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 

A.  John  Howett. 

B.  Rebecca  Howett  (b.,  Feb.  4, 1809;  m.,  Oct.  25, 

1831;  d.,   Dec.   24,    1891),   married  William 
Burns.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Harriet  C.  Burns  (b.,  Aug.   4,    1833; 

d.,  Jan.  1,  1892). 
Two.     Clarkson  L.  Burns  (b.,  April  2,  1844; 

d.,  when  a  child). 
Three.     Robert  Burns  (b.,  Sept.  10,  1835). 
Four.     Elizabeth  Miller  Burns  (b.,  Jan.  11, 

1847;  d.,  about  21  years  old). 
Five.     Walter  Burns  (b., ;  d.,  when  a 

baby). 
Six.     Henry  Burns  (b.,  March  23,  1840). 
Seven.'    Daniel  Burns  (b.,  March  23,   1838; 

m.,  July  6,  1870),  married    Hetty  Naomi 

Haines.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Beckie  Lowella  Burns  (b.,  April  11, 

1874). 

b.  Lizzie    Maude    Burns    (b.,    Aug.    18, 

1876). 

c.  Harry    Daniel   Burns    (b.,    Jul}'    14, 

1880). 

d.  Minnie  Belle  Burns  (b.,  July  24,1882). 
Second.     Margaret  McComsey,  married  Samuel  Craw- 
ford.    One  child. 

Harriet    Crawford,    married    Michael    Hoffman. 
Nothing  more  known. 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.     125 

Third.     William  McComsey,   married  Mary  Eckman, 
cousin.     Six  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Elizabeth  McComsey  (b.,  Sept.  27,  1809;  m., 

;  d.,  March  29,  1890),  married  David 

Witmer.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     John  Martin  Wither  (b.,  Oct.  31,  1839; 
m.,  March  12,  1868),  married  Catharine 
McAllister,  a  cousin.     Eleven  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Bell  W.  Witmer  (b.,  Aug.  3,  1868;  m., 

May  1,  1890),  married  James  Chris- 
man.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

I.       BURLIE  ChRISMAN. 

II.     Dale  Chrisman. 

b.  Emma  Witmer  (b.,  Dec.  16,  1871;  m., 

Nov.  13,  1889),  married  John  Bur- 
kie.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Laura  Burkie. 
II.     Bessie  Burkie. 

c.  Nellie  Wither  (b.,  Aug.  12,  1874). 

d.  Lena  Wither  (b.,  Nov.  3,  1876). 

e.  ViRGiE  Wither  (b.,  Jan.   5,   1879;  d., 

March  14,  1884). 

f.  Christiana  Wither  (b.,  July  21,  1886). 

g.  Clare  Wither  (b.,  March  21,  1889). 
h.  Floye  Wither  (b.,  March  21,  1891). 
i.    Joseph  Wither  (b.,  Dec.  25,  1893). 

j.    Charles  Wither  (b.,  March  6,  1884). 

k.  John  Alexander  Wither  (b.,  March 

27,  1881;  d.,  July  25,  1884). 

Two.     Samuel  Wither  (b., ;  m., ), 

married  Margaret  Lyle.     Eight  children 
as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  Charles  WiTMER  (b., ;  m. 

married  Emma  Esbenshade. 

b.  Edward  Witmer. 

c.  John  Witmer. 

d.  Herald     Witmer. 

e.  Herbert     Witmer.     married     - 


f.  Laura  Witmer. 

g.   Witmer. 

h.  Witmer. 

Three.  Benjamin  Witmer,  married  Lj'dia 
Lefever. 

Four.     George  W.  H.  Witmer  (b.,  March  17, 
1846;  m.,  ),  married  Martha  My- 
ers.    One  child: 
Casper    Corwin    Witmer    (b.,    Nov.    28, 
1890). 

Five.     David  Herr  Witmer. 

Six.  Lydia  Witmer  (b.,  July  26,  1849;  m., 
April  9,  1868),  married  Henry  Althouse. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  MoLLiE  Ella  Althouse  (b.,  Sept.  28, 

1868). 

b.  Walter  Wesley  Althouse  (b.,   Maj' 

3,  1875). 

c.  Lizzie  Agnes  Althouse  (b.,   June  3, 

1880). 

d.  Olive  Blanch  Althouse  (b.,  June  4, 

1883). 

e.  Ramond  Oscar  Althouse  (b.,  Aug.  11, 

1886). 

f.  Lettie  Idella  Althouse  (b.,  Jan.   4, 

1871;  m.,  April  25,  1888),  married 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.     127 

Daniel  David  Robinson.     Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Elsie  Viola  Robinson  (b.,  Jan. 
21,  1889). 
II.     Roy  Harry'  Robinson  (b.,  June 
7,   1892). 
g.   Harry  Irvin  Wither  Althouse  (b., 

Feb.  20,  1873;  d.,  May  4,  1879). 
h.  Hermett  Norman  Althouse  (b.,  April 
17,  1878;  d.,  April  4,  1879). 

Seven.     Mary  S.  Witmer  (b., 1842;  m., 

),     married     William     McGuigan. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mary  E.  McGuigan  (b.,  ,  1863; 

m.,  ),  married  John  McCom- 

sey. 

b.  Joseph  F.  McGuigan  (b., ,  1866). 


William    A.    McGuigan    (b., 


1869;  m.,    ),    married    Clara 

Youst. 

d.  Meretta  a.  McGuigan  (b., ,  1872; 

m., ),   married  John  Whitman. 

e.  Aaron  H.  McGuigan  (b.,  ,  1875). 

f.  Harold  W.  McGuigan  (b., ,  1879). 

g.  Zada  McGuigan  (b.,  ,  1883). 

Eight.     Franklin  Wither  (b.,  April  11,  1834; 

m.,     Dec.     25,  1856;  d.,   Jan.  27,  1895), 
married     Hettie    Ann     Lefever.     Eight 
children,  as  follows: 
a.   George  Henry  Wither  (b.,  July  17, 
1860;  m.,  March  18,  1885),  married 
Carrie  P.  Powell.     One  child  : 
Harry'  Sahuel  Wither  (b.,  Nov.  30, 
1886;  d.,  June  17,  1893). 


128  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

b.  Hiram  Lefever  Witmer  (b.,  March  6, 

1872). 

c.  Benjamin  Peter  Witmer  (b.,  Oct.  31, 

1867). 

d.  Daniel  Franklin  Wither  (b.,  Aug.  8, 

1864;  m.,  ),  married  Marga- 

retta    Seal.     Two    children,    as   fol- 
lows: 
I.     Roy  Witmer. 
II.     Myrtle  Witmer. 

e.  John  Shank  Witmer  (b.,  July  31,  1869; 

m.,  Oct.  11,  1893),  married  Hannah 
E.  Clark.     One  child : 
Percy  Franklin  Wither  (b.,  April 
21,  1894;  d.,  April  12,  1895). 

f.  Andrew  Jackson  Wither  (b.,  Oct.  4, 

1857;  d.,  Oct.  12,  1883). 

g.  Margarete  Virginia  Wither  (b.,  Sept. 

14,  1866;  d.,  Sept.  3,  1867). 
h.  Martha  Elizabeth  Wither  (b.,  Sept. 
25,  1862). 

B.  Samuel  McComsey,  married  Julia  Hogan. 

C.  Andrew  Jackson  McComsey,  married  Margaret 

Aiken.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     John  McComsey,  married  Elizabeth  Mc- 

Geigan. 
Two.     Henry  McComsey. 
Three.     Samuel  McComsey. 
Four.     Isabell     McCohsey,  married  Jeremiah 

Sullivan. 
Five.     Margie    McComsey,     married    

Burke. 
Six.     Jennie  McComsey,  married  Lee  Scott. 


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Seven.     Hugh  McComsey  (b.,  ;  cL, — ). 

D.  Susan  McComsey',  married  William  Raeth. 

E.  Rebecca  McComsey',  married  John  Elliott. 

F.  Mary  McComsey  (b.,  March  10,  1815;  m.,  Jan. 
20,     1836;    d.,    ),      married     Jeremiah 

Reiter.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Elizabeth  Reiter  (b.,  Feb.  17, 

1837;  m.,   ;  d.,    Dec.    15,    1888), 

married  Grabill  Beck. 
Two.     Lydia  Ann  Reiter  (b.,  June  13,  1841; 

m.,    ;  m.,    ;  d.,    Oct.    17, 

1875);  married  twice;  married  first  time 

to  Jacob  Harsh ;  married  second  time  to 

Wisner. 

Three.     Abraham  McComsey  Reiter  (b.,  June 

27,  1844;  d.,  Jan.  28,  1866). 
Four.     Emma  Jane  Reiter  (b.,  Aug.  5,  1857; 

m.,    ),    married    . 

Five  children. 
Five.     Samuel  Slaymaker  Reiter  (b.,  Oct.  21, 

1852;  m.,  ;  m.,  ),  married 

twice. 
Six.     Elam  E.  Reiter  (b.,  June  28,  1846;  m., 

Sept.  4,  1869),  married  Deitrich. 

Seven.     Annie  R.  Reiter  (b.,  Sept.  9,  1850; 

m.,  ;  d.,  Aug.  17,  1885),  married 

Henry  Meek.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry'  Meck. 

b.  Mollie  Meck. 

Eight.     Fracina  Reiter  (b.,  Feb.  13,  1838;  m., 

),  married  David  R.  Miller. 

Fourth.  Rachael  McComsey  (b.,  March  7,  1799;  m., 
Dec.  3,  1820;  d.,  Sept.  8,  1869),  married  Benjamin 
Devonshire.     Seven  children,  as  follows; 


130  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

A.  Benjamin  Devonshire  (b.,  July  13,  1824;  m., 
Nov.  15,  1848:  d.,  Jan.  2,  1893),  married  Ellen 
Montgomerj'.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Rachael  C.  Devonshire  (b.,  June  15, 
1852;  m.,  Nov.  8,  1872),  married  Randall 
Darrow. 

Two.     John  Slaymaker  Devonshire  (b., , 

1861;  d.,  Feb.  22,  1863). 

Three.  Margaret  Belinda  Devonshire  (b., 
July  25,  1868;  m.,  Oct.  27,  1892),  mar- 
ried Robert  H.  Smith. 

Four.  Samitel  Ellsworth  Devonshire  (b., 
Aug.  8,  1864;  m.,  Sept.  24,  1891),  mar- 
ried Jennie  Broom. 

Five.  Benjamin  F.  Devonshire  (b.,  Nov.  14, 
1858;  m.,  Aug.  30,  1883),  married  Nettie 
Mattson. 

Six.  Jhue  F.  Devonshire  (b.,  May  6,  1856; 
m.,  Dec.  9,  1877),  married  Clara  Crum. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sharlie  T.  Devonshire  (b.,  Feb.  11, 

1895). 

b.  Joseph  Christie  Devonshire  (b.,  Sept. 

10,  1885). 

c.  Samuel  Thomas  Devonshire  (b.,  Nov. 

25,  1880). 

d.  Benjamin  Franklin   Devonshire  (b., 

March  3,  1884). 

e.  Ellen  Melinda   Devonshire  (b.,  Jan. 

22,  1879. 

f.  Jeneatte  Alicb  Devonshire  (b.,  Aug. 

23,1879;  m.,  July  5,  1894)  married 
Walter  D.  McCoslin. 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.     131 

B.  John  Slaymaker  Devonshire  (b.,   Sept.   21, 

1826;  d.,  June  27,  1841). 

C.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Crawford  Devonshire 

(b.,  Nov.  9,  1833;  m.,  Jan.  17,  1854),  married 
Nathan  Montgomery.     Nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 
One.     Rachael  Ann  Montgomery  (b.,  Dec.  3, 
1856;  m.,  Feb.  11,  1880),  married  Wil- 
liam R.   Porter.     Four  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  James  Huddard  Porter  (b.,  Aug.  16, 

1883). 

b.  Roy  Allen  Porter  (b.,  Oct.  23,  1887). 

c.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Porter  (b.,  Aug. 

30,  1890.) 

d.  Sallie  Gillespie  Porter  (b.,  July  3, 

1892. 
Two.     John  Thomas  Montgomery"  (b..   May 
14,   1858;     m.,  July  28,   1881),  married 
Annie  Mary  Devonshire.     Six  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  William  Porter  Montgomery  (b.,  Dec. 

16,  1882). 

b.  Grace    Elizabeth    Montgomery    (b., 

Feb.  13,  1883). 

c.  Nathan  B.  Montgomery  (b.,  Nov.  10, 

1SS6). 

d.  Arthur  Reuben  Montgomery  (b.,  Dec. 

23,  1890;  d.,  Sept.  10,  1891). 

e.  Elliot  Kelso  Montgomery  (b.,  Nov. 

2,  1892). 

f.  Marjorie  May  Montgomery  (b.,  May 

7,  1896). 


132  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family'. 

Three.  Allan  Elliott  Montgomery  (b.,  Dec. 
18,  1867;  m.,  Sept.  24,  1891),  married 
Nancy  Jane  Pierce.  Two  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Milton  Eugene  Montgomery  (b.,  Dec. 

23,  1892). 

b.  Flora  Rebecca  Montgomery  (b.,  April 

3,  1894). 

Four.  Caroline  Ceresa  Montgomery  (b., 
July  27,  1854;  d.,  Oct.  14,  1855). 

Five.  Laura  Montgomery  (b.,  Feb.  28,  1873; 
d.,  July  5,  1874). 

Six.  Nathan  Montgomery  (b.,  Nov.  26,  1865; 
d.,  July  23,  1867). 

Seven.  Rosa  Bell  Montgomery  (b.,  Feb.  15, 
1861;  m.,  Jan.  21,  1886),  married  How- 
ard B.  Pierce.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sherman  Ledie  Pierce  (b.,  Jan.    11, 

1890). 

b.  Helen  Arbutus  Pierce  (b.,  Jan.  31, 

1895). 

c.  Robert  Earl  Pierce  (b.,  Aug.  31,  1888; 

d..  May  16,  1892). 

d.  Emory  Burgett  Pierce  (b.,  Oct.  21, 

1891;  d.,     Sept.     18,    1892). 
Eight.     Ella     Elizabeth     Montgomery  (b., 
May  27,  1871;  m.,  Sept.  16,  1890),  mar- 
ried   Lindley   Alfred    Devonshire.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clement    Devonshire    (b.,    Feb.    14, 

1891). 

b.  Chloe  Belle  Devonshire  (b.,  April, 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.     133 

Nine.  Henry  Stearn  Montgomery  (b.,  Oct. 
16,  1875). 

D.  Harriett  Ann  Devonshire  (b.,  May  4,  1836; 

m.,  Sept.  16,  1857;  m.,  Sept.  11,  1889),  mar- 
ried twice;  irmrried  first  time  to  William 
McMuUen;  married  second  time  to  James  D. 
Narvel. 

E.  Letitia   Belinda   Devonshire   (b.,    June   29, 

1831;  m.,  Oct.  31,  1855),  married  David  J. 
Fisher.     One  child: 

Frances  Marion  Fisher  (b., ;  m.,  Dec. 

23,  1880),  married  Jennie  A.  Gatchell. 

F.  Samuel   Thomas    Devonshire    (b.,    Sept.    11, 

1840;  m.,  Oct.  18,  1862),  married  Anna 
Maria  Fisher.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Harvey  Berwell  Devonshire  (b.,  Jan. 
4,  1866;  m.,  Aug.  2,  1893),  married 
Alice  Watkines. 

Two.  Elmer  Greenbank  Devonshire  (b. 
March  16, 1867;  m.,  Sept.  26,  1894),  mar- 
ried Lula  M.  McCullough. 

Three.  Margaret  Eva  Jane  Devonshire  (b., 
March  28,  1874). 

Four.  David  James  Devonshire  (b.,  Feb.  22, 
1880). 

Five.     William  Oram  Devonshire  (b.,  March 

23,  1877). 

Six.     Frelin  S.  Devonshire  (b.,  May  27,  1872). 
Seven.     Philip  Roland  Devonshire  (b.,  Mch. 

25,  1863;  d.,  Nov.,  1864). 
Eight.     Edward Emlen Devonshire  (b.,  March 

24,  1864;  d.,  Sept.  10,  1864). 

Nine.     Samuel  Thomas  Devonshire  (b.,  Aug. 

31,  1869;  d.,  July  27,  1870). 
Ten.     Nathan    Brunfield    Devonshire    (b., 

Aug.  23,  1878;  d.,  Jan.  6,  1879). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Faiuly. 

G.    Rebecca  Slaymaker  Devonshire  (b.,  Feb.  2, 

1822;  m.,  Jan.   4,   1844;  d.,   Oct.    13,   1886), 

married  Adley  Gilt  Gray.     Five  cliildren,  as 

follows: 

One.     Mary  L.'  Gray  (b.,   July  8,   1844;  m., 

),  married  Culberson. 

Two.  Rachael  ]McComsey  Gray  (b.,  May  30, 
1847;  m., ,  married  Ed- 
ward C.  Kyle. 

Three.     Benjamin  Gray  (b., ,  1857). 

Four.  Annie  R.  Gray  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1861),  mar- 
ried   Roussey. 

Five.     Davis  Gray  (b., ;  d., ). 

Fifth.  John  McComsey,  married  twice;  married  first 
time  to  Mrs.  Alexander,  nee  Long.  Had  a  number 
of  children,  only  one  known. 

Harriet  McComsey,  married Drake.     They 

had  a  number  of  children,  only  three  known: 
Samuel. 
James. 
William. 
John  McComsey  married  second  time  to  Ann  Raeff. 

Sixth.     Mathias   McComsey   (b.,   :  m.,   Feb.   4, 

1896;  d., ),  married  Mary  Magdalina  Von 

Derow.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Mary  McComsey  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

B.  Samuel  McComsey  (b.,  ),  married  Re- 

becca Deitrich.     One  child: 
Samuel  Slaymaker  McComsey  married  Mrs. 
Amelia  Pickel,  nee  Ricketts.     One  child: 

Helen  Rebecca  McComsey  (b.,  ; 

d., ). 

C.  Francina  McComsey  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 


William  McComsey, 
School  Diroetor  and  Councilman  in  Lancaster,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.     135 


Mathias  McComsey  (b., 


d., ),  married  Elizabeth  C.  Rex.     One 

child: 

William    Rex    McComsey    (b.,    ;  m., 

),    married    Josephine    Brown.     One 

child.     Baby. 

Rebecca   Margaret   McComsey   (b.,    July   4, 

1S32;  m.,    Dec.    25,    1865),    married   George 

Augustus  Mayling.     Four  children,  as  follows : 

One.     Morris  Augustus  Mayling  (b.,  Oct.  25, 

1867). 
Two.     MiLFORD  George  Mayling  (b.,  Aug.  24, 

1873;  d.,  March  5,  1875). 
Three.     Mary  Rebecca  Mayling  (b.,  Oct.  21, 
1866;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1891),  married  Daniel 
Kiehl. 
Four.     Minerva    Von    Derow    Mayling    (b., 

Jan.  23,  1870). 
William  McComsey  (b.,  Aug.  29,  1820;  m., 
April  18,  1844;  d.,  July  5,  1895),  councilman 
for  many  years  and  school  director  for  a  long 
time,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  in  Lancas- 
ter, Pa.,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  his  son, 
William  Henry  McComsey.  Married  Mary 
Ann  Dorwart.  They  had  five  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     Benjamin     Asbury     McComsey'      (b., 

March  24,  1845;  d.,  Nov.  7,  1862). 
Two.  William  Henry  McComsey  (b.,  Dec.  4, 
1851;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1873).  Succeeded  his 
father  as  school  director.  Married  Car- 
rie E.  Hubley.  Had  three  children,  as 
follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  John  Franklin  McComsey  (b.,  Oct.  8, 

1873;  m.,    ),    married    Eliza- 
beth Reitzel.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
I.     Mabel  May  McComsey. 
II.     Herbert  McComsey. 

III.  Robert  McComsey. 

IV.  Florence  McComsey  (b., ; 

d., ). 

V.     Carrie  McComsey. 

b.  Edward  McComsey  (b.,  Aug.  11,  1876; 

d.,  Nov.  9,  1878). 

c.  Walter  Everett  McComsey  (b.,  Jul,y 

21, 1880 ;  m., ),  married  Laura 

Bell  Peters.     One  child: 
George  Edward  McComsey  (b.,  Meh. 
17,  1903). 
Three.     Mary  Elizabeth  McComsey  (b.,  Nov. 
20,    1848;  m.,   Aug.    20,    1868),    married 
John  M.  Conroy.     One  child: 
William  Everett  Conroy  (b.,   Sept.   7, 
1878). 
Four.     John  Frank  McComsey  (b.,  March  20, 
1854;  m.,    July    6,    1875;  d.,    April    23, 
1885),  married  Annie  Catharine  Bundell. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Benjamin  Asbury  McComsey  (b.,  April 
28,  1876;  m., ),  married 


b.  Richard  May  McComsey. 
Five.     David   Dorwart  McComsey  (b.,   Feb. 
20,  1856;  d.,  Sept.  18,  1882). 
G.    John  McComsey  (b.,  ;  d., ). 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  .Second.     137 
H.    Levi  McComsey  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1822-  m.  ■ 


d.,  Nov.  20,  1884),  married  Elizabeth  Amer. 
Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Catharine  Harmon  McComsey. 
Two.     Horace  Levi  McComsey,  married  Agnes 
Bissell.     One  child : 

Jennie  McComsey  (b., ;  d., ). 

Three.     William  B.  McComsey,  married  Eliza- 
beth Martin.     Three  children,  as  follows: 


Four.     Anna  Mary  McComsey,  married  Alfred 
A.  Hubley.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Agnes  Maude  Hubley,  married  An.son 

Forney  Harrold.     Two  children: 
I.     Elizabeth  Harrold. 
II.     Hope  Hubley  Harrold  (b.,  1902; 
d.,  1902). 

b.  Elizabeth  Gertrude  Hubley,  married 

Wm.  H.  Welchans.      Three  -children : 
I.     Wm.  Hubley  Welchans. 
II.     Alice  Weaver  Welchans. 
III.     Gertrude  Welchans. 

c.  Warren     Fetter     Hubley,     married 

Anna  Wight  Emlen. 

d.  Anna  Josephine  Hubley. 

Five.     John  McComsey,  married  Sarah  Kuhns. 
Six.     Henry    Mathias     McComsey,     married 

Lydia  Stanton. 
Seven.     Rebecca  Virginia  McComsey. 

I.      Lea  McComsey  (b., ;  d., ). 

J.     Elizabeth  McComsey  (b.,  March  2,  1812;  m., 
Sept.    19,   1833;  d.,   Dec.   15,   1847),   married 


138  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Rev.  William  Long.     Seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
One.     John  Wesley  Long  (b.,  May  18,  1839; 

cL,  Nov.  25,  1850). 
Two.     Samuel  Long   (b.,   Oct.   29,    1835;  d., 

April  18,  1838). 
Three.     Elizabeth  Long  (b.,  Jan.   19,   1844; 

m., ),  married  Amos  Jonte. 

Four.     Caroline  Long  (b.,   March  19,   1842; 

m.,  Nov.  19,  1858),  married  Jacob  George 

Wickes.         Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Corvallis  Wickes  (b.,  Nov.  24,  1859; 

d.,  Feb.  26,  1860). 

b.  Etta  Ione  Wickes  (b.,  March  13,  1861; 

m.,  Oct.  22,   1880),  married  James 
Henry    Davis.     Four    children,    as 
follows : 
I.     Freddie  James  Davis  (b.,  March 

27,  1882). 
IL     Pearl  May  Davis  (b.,   Sept.   4, 
1883). 

III.  Caroline  Alice  Davis  (b.,  Oct. 

5,  1885). 

IV.  Ethel  Ione  Davis  (b.,  Oct.  10, 

1887). 

c.  William  Elmet  Wickes  (b.,  Nov.   1, 

1862;  m.,  April  20,  1883),  married 
Nettie  Russell.     Three  children,  as 
follows: 
I.     RuBBY  Russell  Wickes  (b.,  Feb. 

5,  1884). 
II.     Hally    Harrison    Wickes    (b., 
Nov.  24,  1888). 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.     139 

III.     Geneva  Bruzzetta  Wickes  (b., 
March  16,  1893). 

d.  George  Florence  Wickes  (b.,  March 

6,    1867;  m.,  Oct.    28,    1891),   mar- 
ried Angie  Lyons.     No  children. 

e.  Lillian  May  Wickes  (b.,  Oct.  27,  1871 ; 

d.,  Aug.  7,  1872). 

f.  Charles  Hayes  Wickes  (b.,  Dec.  24, 

1873). 
Five.     Mary  Ann  Long  (b.,  July  22,  1834;  m., 

), married Williams.    Seven 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Oscar  Williams  (b., ;  d., -). 

b.  Viola  Williams,  married Davis. 

Nine  children. 

c.  Josephine  Williams,   married  

Bundy.     Four  children. 

d.  Charles    Williams,    married    

.     Eight  children. 

e.   Williams. 

f.    Williams. 

g.  Williams. 

Six.    Anna  Long  (b.,  March  19,  1838;  m..  Fall, 

1859;  d.,    Oct.,    1884),    married    James 

Murphy.     One  child. 

a.   William  Walter  Murphy  (b.,  Nov.  18, 

1861;  m.,  Nov.  26,   1893),  married 

Eva  M.  Duerre.     Two  children,  as 

follows: 

I.     Walter  Damon  Murphy  (b.,  Oct. 

26,  1894). 
II.     Llyod  Wesley  Murphy  (b.,  Sept. 
17,  1897). 


140  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Seven.  Anna  Rebecca  Long  (b.,  Sept.  3, 
1846;  m.,  April  25,  1865),  married  Wil- 
liam Glover.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Paul  Glover  (b.,  June  11,  1868; 

d.,  July  12,  1868). 

b.  Horace  Albert  Glover  (b.,  March  2, 

1870;    m.,   Jan.    1,    1899),   married 
Sadie  Miller. 

c.  Julia  Catharine  Glover  (b.,  Oct.  27, 

1875). 

d.  William  Godfrey  Glover  (b.,  Dec.  24, 

1881). 

e.  Bruce  D.  Glover  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1881; 

d.,  Dec.  27,  1881). 

f.  Grace  G.  Glover  (b.,  Feb.  11,  1866; 

m.,  July  4,  1893),  married  Charles  S. 
McKown.     One  child: 
Anna    Gertrude    McKown  (b.,  Sept. 
7,  1894). 

6.  William  Mathias  Slaymaker  (b., ,  1761 ;  m., ; 

d.,  Feb.  20,  1826).     Served  as  Ensign  in  First  Battalion 
Third  Company,  by  Colonel  George  Stewart,  when  only 
fourteen    years    old.     Married    Jane    E.    Slaymaker, 
daughter  of    John    and  Elizabeth  White    Slaymaker. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 
First.     Frederick  Slaymaker,  married  Margaret  Kin- 
zer.     They  had  a  number  of  children.     Names  un- 
known.    Moved  West. 
Second.     Jane  Slaymaker,  married  Jacob  Ufner. 

Third.     Ann   Slay'maker    (b.,    ;  m.,   ;  d., 

),  married  Henry  McCallister.     Three    chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

A.     Elizabeth  Ann  McCallister  (b., ;  d., 

)• 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.       141 

B.  Keziah   McCallister   (b.,    May   4,    1827;  m., 

March  2,  1848;  d.,  Sept.   16,  1888),  married 

John  A.   Rodgers.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John  Meredith  Rodgers  (b.,  Sept.  22, 

1861 ;  in.,    ),    married    Jane    Mc- 

Gockley. 
Two.     Vinton    Page    Rodgers    (b.,    Oct.    20, 

1857;  d.,  Dec.  10,  1882). 
Three.     Mary  Jane  Rodgers  (b.,  July  14,  1853 ; 

d.,  Dec.  22,  1855). 
Four.     Lewis   Leon   Rodgers    (b.,    March   7, 

1852;  d.,     July     26,     1852). 
Five.     Catharine     Rebecca     Rodgers     (b., 

March  7,  1852;  d.,  Aug.  11,  1852). 
Six.     Samuel   Foster   Rodgers   (b.,    Dec.    8, 

1848;  d.,  Nov.  4,  1891). 

C.  Uriah  McCallister  (b.,  April  22,   1824;  m., 

;  d.,  ),  married  Elizabeth  Red- 
man.    Twelve  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Martha  Matilda  McCallister  (b.,  Oct. 

27,    1849;  m.,    ),    married    Abner 

Rineer.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ida  Rineer  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

b.  Edward  Rineer  (b.,  ). 

c.  Charles  Rineer  (b., ). 

d.  Walter  Rineer  (b., ;  d., ). 

e.  William  Rineer  (b., ;  d., ). 

f.  Roy  Rineer  (b.,  ). 

g.  LiNLEY  Rineer  (b., ). 

h.  Daniel  Rineer  (b.,  ). 

i.    Elizabeth  Idella  Rineer  (b., ). 

j.    Girl  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.     Mary  Ann  McCallister  (b.,  Jan.  22, 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

1848;  m.,  ;  m.,  ),   married 

twice;  married  first  time  to  Franklin 
Ford.     Two  ciiildren,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  Elizabeth  Ford  (b.,  Sept.  10, 

1870). 

b.  Edward  Foster  Ford  (b.,  Jan.  8, 1873). 
Mary  Ann  McCallister  married  second  time 

to  Daniel  Rineer.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  D.  Rineer  (b.,  June  10,  1876). 

b.  Estella  May  Rineer  (b.,  Nov.  1, 1878). 

c.  Uriah  Garfiefd  Rineer  (b.,  Oct.  27, 

1880). 

d.  Mary  Helen  Rineer  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1886). 

e.  LiLLiE  Elizabeth  Rineer  (b.,  May  7, 

1889). 

Three.     Emma    Catharine    McCallister    (b., 

Aug.  31,  1851;  m., ),  married  her 

cousin,  John  Martin  Witmer.  For  de- 
scendants, see  record  of  John  Martin 
Witmer. 

Four.     Levi  F.  McCallister  (b.,  Nov.  19, 1863; 

m., ),  married  Mary  Johnson.   One 

child: 
Lilly  McCallister  (b.,  ). 

Five.     John  Samuel  McCallister  (b.,  Dec.  8, 

1867;  m.,  ),  married  Mary  Ban- 

gert.     One  child: 
John  McCallister  (b.,  ). 

Six.  Christiana  McCallister  (b.,  May  6, 
1858;  m.,  Aug.  25,  1876),  married  John 
Rineer. 

Seven.     Lory  Martin  McCallister  (b.,  Nov. 

24,    1869;  m.,    ),    married    Clara 

Frank.     One  child: 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.       143 

William  McCallister  (b.,  ). 

Eight.     Uriah  Ellsworth  McCallister  (b., 

Jan.  23,  1862;  m.,  ),  married  Ida 

Hebble.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ella  McCallister. 

b.  Laura  McCallister. 

Nine.     Harry  Lorin  McCallister  (b.,  Jan.  27, 

1859;     m.,      ),     married     Carrie 

Swartz.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  James  Charles  McCallister  (b.,  Nov. 

26,  1884). 

b.  Helen  McCallister  (b.,  Dec.  9,  1886). 

c.  Alice  C.  McCallister  (b.,  March  15, 

1888). 
Ten.     Laura  Jane  McCallister  (b.,  Feb.  11, 
1856;  m.,  ),  married  Adam  Man- 
ley.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Nora  Manley  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Elvin  Manley  (b., ). 

c.  Claud  Manley  (b., ). 

d.  Maggie  Manley  (b.,  ). 

e.  Ray  Manley  (b.,  ). 

f.  John  Manley  (b., ). 

g.  Emily  Manley'  (b.,  ). 

Eleven.     Kezia  Elizabeth  McCallister  (b., 
Oct.  9,  1853;  m.,  Aug.  4,  1870),  married 
Isaac  Aulthouse.     Ten  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 
a.   Ethalinda   Aulthouse    (b.,    Oct.    21, 
1870;  m.,  Dec.  12,  1888;  d.,  Aug.  7, 
1895),     married     David     Radchffe. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Robert  A.  Radcliffe  (b.,  Nov. 
20,  1891). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

II.     Evert  M.  Radcliffe  (b.,  Aug.  20, 
1894). 

b.  Nevada  Vergilla  Aulthou.se  (b.,  July 

21,  1872). 

c.  Albert  Ambrose  Aulthouse  (b.,  Aug. 

3,  1874). 

d.  Silas  Lemuel  Aulthouse  (b.,  March 

11,  1876). 

e.  Uriah  Woodward  Aulthouse  (b. ,  Sept. 

23,  1878). 

f.  Isaac  Park  Aulthouse  (b.,  Sept.  27, 

1880). 

g.  Olie  Idella  Aulthouse  (b.,  March  24, 

1883;  d.,  Sept.  29,  1883). 
h.  Robert  McCallister  Aulthouse  (b.. 

May  15,  1SS8). 
i.    Carrie  R.  E.  Aulthouse  (b.,  Dec.  26, 

1890). 
j.    Essie  Melissa  Aulthouse  (b.,  Aug.  25, 

1885;  d.,  ). 

Twelve.     Minnie  JIcCallister,  married  Jacob 
Hartman.     No   children. 
Fourth.     Sample  Slaymaker  (b.,  about  1787;  d.,  Maj- 

12,  1864). 
Fifth.     William  Mathias  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  15,  1786; 

m., ;  d.,  Jan.  17,  1828),  married  Ehzabeth 

EUmaker.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
A.    William   Mathias   Slaymaker   (b.,    Feb.    22, 

1826;  m.,   ,   1848;  d.,   Sept.   21,    1888), 

married   Catharine   Mary   Eckert.     Thirteen 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     George  C.  Eckert  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan. 
6,  1861;  d.,  March  20,  1861). 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymakee,  Second.      145 

Two.  Mary  Ellen  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  21, 
1856;  d.,"May  2,  1873). 

Three.  Minnie  C.  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  10, 
1870;  d.,  March  31,  1871). 

Four.     Margaret  Slaymaker. 

Five.     Edith  loLA  Slaymaker  (b., :  m., 

Feb.    1,    1898),    married    Joseph    Jacob 
Bergstresser  Kinzer.     One  child: 
William  Slaymaker  Kinzer. 

Six.     Laura  Slaymaker. 

Seven.     William     Mathias    Slaymaker     (b., 

;  d.,   March  3,   1902).     Treasurer 

of  People's  Trust  Company,   Lancaster, 
Pa. 

Eight.     Caroline  Slaymaker. 

Nine.  Peter  J.  Eckert  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb. 
3,  1853).  President  of  People's  National 
Bank,  also  holds  same  position  at  the 
People's  Trust  Company,  and  very  prom- 
inent in  financial  circles  in  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Ten.  Catharine  Amanda  Slay'maker  (b., 
Feb.  5,  1851;  d.,  Oct.  3,  1881). 

Eleven.  Jane  Kinzer  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan. 
30,  1850;  d.,  March  18,  1850). 

Twelve.  Lucy  Eckert  Slay'maker  (b.,  Sept. 
26,  1848;  d.,  Feb.  28,  1849). 

Thirteen.  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  married  J. 
P.  Mcllvaine.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Slay'maker  McIlvaine. 

b.  Ella  McIlvaine. 

c.  James  McIlvaine. 

d.  Minnie  McIlvaine. 

e.  Eckert  Slaymaker  McIlvaine. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


f.    Walter  McIlvaine. 
Margaret  Caroline  Slaymaker  (b.. 


m.,   ;  d.,    March   30,    1846),    married 

George  Duffield   McIlvaine.     Four  children, 
as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth  McIlvaine  (b.,  Dec.  29,  1842; 

m., ;  d.,  March  10,  1875),  married 

Harry  L.  Eckert. 
Two.     Robert  P.  McIlvaine  (b.,  Jan.  12, 1839; 

m.,  ;  d.,  April  26,  1874),  married 

Sarah  J.   Ellmaker.     Three  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Ella  Hatfield  McIlvaine  (b.,  May  15, 

1871;  d.,  Aug.  30,  1871). 

b.  Caroline    Watson    Ellmaker    McIl- 

vaine (b.,  Feb.  4,  1870;  d.,  Nov.  27, 
1890). 

c.  George  Duffield  McIlvaine  (b., 

). 

Three.     Dltffield    McIlvaine    (b.,    Oct.    11, 

1872;  d.,  May  9,  1874). 
Four.     Infant  daughter  (d.,  Oct.  14,  1871). 
Jane  E.   Slaymaker  (b.,   Nov.   15,   1812;  m., 
about  1827  or  1828;  d.  July  26,  1890),  mar- 
ried William  Penn  Kinzer.     Seven  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Elizabeth  Kinzer. 

b.  Edmund  Kinzer. 

c.  Mary  Ellen  Kinzer  (b.,  Feb.  24,  1834; 

m., ;  d.,  Feb.  15,  1877),  mar- 
ried Rev.  A.  S.  Vaughan.     One  child : 
Elsie  Jeanette  Vaughan  (b.,  Nov. 
2,  1857;  d.,  Dec.  18,  1857). 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker,  Second.      147 

d.  William  Mathias  Kinzer  (b.,  Nov.  8, 

1839;  m.,     Sept.,     1866),     married 
Phrebe  A.   Bergstresser.     Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Stuart  Lee  Bergstresser  Kin- 
zee  (b.,  Oct.,  1867). 
II.     Joseph  Jacob  Bergstresser  Kin- 
zer (b.,  March  8,  1870;  m.,  Feb. 
1,    1898),    married    Edith    Ida 
Slaymaker.     One  child: 
William  Slaymaker  Kinzer. 

e.  Augustus  Kinzer. 

f.  Jane  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  Kinzer, 

married  WilUam  R.  Vaughan. 

g.  Amanda  Leaman  Kinzer  (b.,  Jan.  21, 

1847;  d.,  Jan.  8,  1849). 
D.    Nathanael  Ellmaker  Slaymaker  (b.,  March 

8,    1814;  m.,    ;  d.,    Nov.    24,    1884). 

Squire  of  Paradise  Township,  Lancaster  Co., 
Pa.  Elder  in  LeacDck  Presbyterian  church 
and  for  over  thirty  years  was  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Lancaster  County  Home  Mu- 
tual Fire  Insurance  Co.,  of  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 
Married  Mary  Matilda  McIIvaine.  Seven 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     George  Duffield  Slaymaker  (b.,  1848; 

m., ;  m.,  ;  d., ,  1891), 

married    twice;  married    first    time    to 
Clara  Steele.     One  child: 

Katharine    Slaymaker    (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

George  Duffield  Slaymaker  married  second 
time  to  Ella  Leidigh. 


148  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Two.  Nathanael  Ellmaker  Slaymaker, 
married  Anna  Russel.  Four  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Robert  Kepler  Slaymaker. 

b.  George  Duffield  Slaymaker. 

c.  Abram  Russel  Slaymaker. 

d.  Nathanael  Ellmaker  Slay'maker. 
Three.     Mary    Matilda    Slaymaker,  married 

Aaron  Conrad  Kepler.     Four  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Mary  Slaymaker  Kepler  . 

b.  George  Kepler  (b.,  Sept.  11,  1874;  d., 

April  30,  1895). 

c.  Aaron  Kepler  (b.,  Dec.  6,   1872;  d., 

Feb.  14,  1878). 

d.  William  Perry  Kepler  (b.,  Feb.  25, 

1868;  d.,  Feb.  19,  1878). 
Four.     Cecelia  Porter  Slaymaker  (b.,  ; 

m.,  ),  married  Dr.  D.  H.  Shenk. 

Five.     Robert  McIlvaine  Slaymaker  married 

Leah  Aiken.     Four  children,  as  follows : 

a.  Clara  Amelia  Slaymaker. 

b.  Marshall  Aiken  Slaymaker. 

c.  Mary  McIlvaine  Slaymaker. 

d.  Ida   Margarets   Slaymaker,   married 

Frank    Berg    FonDersmith.       One 
child: 

Anna  Berg  FonDersmith  (b., ; 

d.,  Feb.  28,  1909). 

Six.     William  Porter  Slaymaker  (b.,  , 

1837;  d.,  Aug.  24,  1844). 
Seven.     Elizabeth  Caroline  Slaymaker  (b.' 

;    m.,    April    14,    1880),    married 

Nathanael  Milton  Woods. 


NvTHVMiEL  Ellmaker  Slaymaker, 
Squire  in  Paradise  Township,  Lancaster  County,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Mathias  Rlaymakee,  Second.      149 

E.    Catharine  Amanda   Slaymaker   (b.,   May  9, 

1815;  m., ;  d.,  Jan.  5,  1894),  married 

Henry  Leaman.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Frank  Leaman  (b.,  Aug.  14,  1842;  d., 
Aug.  30,  1S43.) 

Two.     Edwin  Leaman  (b.,  ;  d.,  July  5, 

1844;  10  weeks  4  days  old). 
Three.     John  Leaman  (b.,  Dec.  17,  1840;  d., 
Aug.  31,  1869). 

Four.     William  Leaman  (b., ;  d., ). 

One  of  the  best-read  lawyers  at  the  Lan- 
caster, Pa.,  bar. 

Five.     Henry  Leaman  (b., ;  m., ), 

married  Mary  McCallum.     One  child: 
Mary  Leaman. 
Six.     Charles  Leaman  married  Lucy  Crouch. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mary  Leaman. 

b.  Lucy  Leaman. 

Seven.     Rosh    Leaman,    married    Lilly    Lee. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry  Leaman  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Natalie  Leaman  (b.,  ). 

Eight.     Mary  Elizabeth  Leaman  (b., ). 

Sixth.     Margaret  Slaymaker  (b.,  about  1798;  d.,  Jan. 

19,  1801). 
Seventh.     Alexander  J.  Slaymaker  (b.,  about  1799; 

d.,  Jan.  9,  1801). 
Eighth.     John  Slaymaker  (b.,  about  1783;  d.,  Nov.  15, 

1785). 

7.  Daughter,  married Pickel.     Only  one  child  known: 

Barbara  Pickel. 


PART  IV. 

DESCENDANTS  OF  JOHN  SLAYMAKER. 


John   Slatmaker,   third   son   of  Mathias  Schleiermacher, 

(b.,  ,  1733;  m.,  ;  cL,  March  27,  1798),  married 

Ehzabeth  White.  He  was  in  Braddock's  campaign  as  a 
wagoner.  He  was  put  to  draw  a  cannon  at  the  place  of 
rendezvous,  and  took  it  into  battle  on  the  day  of  Braddock's 
defeat — he  had  eleven  horses  to  it  on  that  day,  which  were 
all  shot  before  the  retreat.  Most  of  the  American  troops 
were  killed  in  this  conflict,  but  the  above  came  off  safe.  In 
1776  he  marched  at  the  head  of  a  company  to  Bergen,  New 
Jersey,  was  in  the  skirmish  on  Chestnut  Hill,  under  General 
Bull  when  Bull  was  taken  prisoner.  He  was  afterwards 
chosen  county  commissioner.  They  had  eleven  children,  as 
follows: 

1.  Susan    Slaymaker,    married   Daniel   Slay  maker,    son   of 

Daniel  and  Agilis  Young  Slaymaker.     For  descendents, 
see  record  of  Daniel  Slaymaker. 

2.  Mathias  Slaymaker.     Nothing  known  of  him. 

3.  Catharine  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  12,  1770;  m.,  Nov.  8, 

1803;   d.,    March    31,    1851),    married    Samuel    Linn. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

First.     Ellen  Jane  Linn  (b.,  April  21,  1814;  m., , 

1834;  d..  May  2,  1853),   married  John   Hamilton 
Jolly.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  151 

A.  David  Scott  Jolly  (b.,  May  1,  1835;  d.,  Jan. 

2,  1858). 

B.  Catharine  Linn  Jolly  (b.,  Aug.  12,  1838;  m., 

;  d.,  May  24,  1882),  married  George 

E.  Easton.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Edward  Linn  Easton  (b.,  Dec.  15,  1859; 

m.,    ),    married    . 

One  child. 
Two.     Maria  R.  Easton  (b.,  Aug.  12,  1861). 
Three.     Jack  Easton  (b.,  March  24,  1865;  d., 

Oct.  2,  1865). 
Four.     Mary  C.  Easton  (b.,  March  30,  1867). 
Five.     Charles  J.  Easton  (b.,  Oct.  5,  1869). 
Six.     Kate  Jolly  Easton  (b.,  July  22,  1873). 
Seven.     Daisy  Adelia  Easton   (b.,   Jan.   24, 

1876;  d.,  April  16,  1876). 

C.  Mary  Cavern  Jolly  (b.,   Aug.    12,   1838;  d., 

in  infancy). 

D.  Samuel  Simeon  Jolly  (b.,  Jan.  10,  1843). 

E.  Anna  Maria  Jolly  (b.,  Jan.  31,  1846;  d.,  Aug. 

14,  1868). 

F.  John  Stuart  Jolly  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1848;  m.,  Sept. 

29,    1874),    married    Adelia    Doggett.     Four 

children,  as  follows: 
One.     Nellie  Stuart  Jolly  (b.,  June  26, 1875). 
Two.     David  Linn  Jolly  (b.,  Oct.  27,  1877). 
Three.     Walker  Elliott  Jolly   (b.,   July  5, 

1879). 
Four.     John  Kirby  Jolly  (b.,  July  26,  1881). 

G.  Robert  Linn  Jolly  (b.,  April  25,   1852;  m., 

Sept.  18,  1878),  married  Nannie  Doggett. 
Second.     Mary  Anne  Linn  (b.,  Aug.  29,  1804;  d.,  Sept. 
15,  1873).     Died  unmarried. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Third.  John  Slaymaker  Linn  (b.,  June  23,  1806;  m., 
Aug.  31,  1831;  m.,  Dec.  7,  1841;  d.,  Dec.  6,  1861), 
married  twice;  married  first  time  to  Margaret 
Jolly.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  James  Thomas  Linn  (b.,  April  23,   1837;  m., 

Nov.    8,    1866),    married    first    cousin,    Mary 
Ellen  Miller.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Son  (b.  and  d.  Oct.  7,  1867). 
Two.     John   Slaymaker   Linn    (b.,    Feb.    18, 

1869;  d.,  Sept.  5,  1871). 
Three.     James  Miller  Linn  (b.,  May  23,  1871; 

d.,  March  7,  1872). 
Four.     Florence  Elizabeth  Linn  (b.,  Feb.  22, 
1873). 

B.  Samuel  A.  Linn  (b.,  Nov.  11,  1832;  d., ). 

C.  Catharine  Turner  Linn  (b.,  June  14,   1834; 

m.,  May  17,  1855;  d.,  Oct.  24,  1891),  married 
William  Bousman  Scott.     Eight  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     Mary  Mulzena  Scott  (b.,  Feb.  27,  1856; 

d.,  Nov.  28,  1861). 
Two.     Julius  Elery  Scott  (b.,  Nov.  23,  1857; 
m.,  Feb.  8,  1882),  married  Mary  E.  O. 
English.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ethel  May  Scott  (b.,  Dec.  27,  1883). 

b.  Pearl  Jociah  Scott  (b.,  Aug.  14,  1885). 

c.  Floy  Linn  Scott  (b.,  March  27,  1889). 
a.  Verrie  E.  Scott  (b.,  Aug.  20,  1890). 

Three.     Florence  Jane  Scott  (b.,   Dec.   27, 
1859;  m.,   July  4,   1877),   married  John 
Wesley  Ockerman.     Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
a.   Maude  Guest  Ockerman  (b.,  Aug.  6, 
1878;  d.,  March  30,  1879). 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  153 

b.  Leonard  Verdi  Ockerman  (b.,   Nov. 

21,  1879). 

c.  Edgar  Verdi  Ockerman  (b.,  Jan.  30, 

1881). 

d.  William  Bousman  Ockerman  (b.,  June 

17,  18S2). 

e.  Otis  Verdi   Ockerman  (b.,   Sept.    11, 

1883;  d.,  Jan.  11,  1888). 

f.  Edna    Leon    Ockerman    (b.,    Aug.    3, 

1892). 
Four.     Jennie  Leon  Scott  (b.,  Nov.  22,  1861; 

d.,  Dec.  23,  1861). 
Five.     Lee  Ora  Scott  (b.,  Jan.  21,  1864;  d., 

Sept.  8,  1864). 
Six.     John  Orie  Scott  (b.,  Aug.  18,  1867;  m., 
Dec.  17,  1890),  married  Ida  B.  Hickman. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Maud  F.  Scott  (b.,  Feb.  13, 1892—;  d. 

April  20,  1892). 

b.  William  Veruel  Scott  (b.,  Aug.  22, 

1893). 

Seven.     Charles  William  Scott  (b.,  June  25, 

1871;  m.,  April  17,  1894),  married  Etta 

Louisa  Thomas.     One  child: 

Ray  Wycliffe  Scott  (b.,  April  24,  1895). 

Eight.     James  Franklin  Scott  (b.,  Nov.  15, 

1874;  d.,  ). 

John  Slaymaker  Linn  married  second  time  to  Margaret 
Brown.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

A.  M.\RY  Elizabeth  Linn  (b.,  Aug.  25,  1842;  m., 

April  8,  1883),  married  John   Nelson  Pickrel. 

B.  John  Francis  Linn  (b.,  Jan.  24,  1844;  m.,  Dec. 

28,  1871;  m.,  Jan.  22,  1891),  married  twice; 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

married  first  time  to  Sarah  K.  Haush;  mar- 
ried second  time  to  Dora  Bowers.  Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

One.     Bertha  Eva  Linn  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1892). 

Two.     John  Harold  Linn  (b.,  Aug.  7,  1894). 

C.  Nancy  Jane  Linn  (b.,  Feb.  10,  1846;  d.,  Sept. 

11,  1851). 

D.  LuciNDA  Elma  Linn  (b.,  Jan.  14,  1848;  d.,  Sept. 

20,  1851). 

E.  Irvin  Henry  Linn  (b.,  Sept.  4,  1851;  m.,  Nov. 

28,  1890),  married  Eva  Green.     One  child: 
Pearl  Linn  (b.,  July  1,  1891). 
Fourth.     Samuel  A.  Linn  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1818;  d.,  Aug.  2, 

1850).     Died  unmarried. 
Fifth.     Elizabeth  Linn  (b.,  Aug.   13,  1808;  m.,  Feb., 
1833;  d.,  Aug.   27,   1841),   married  James  Philip 
Miller.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Catharine  Miller,  died  young. 

B.  Samuel  Miller,  died  young. 

C.  John  Miller,  died  young. 

D.  Mary  Ellen  Miller  (b.,  Feb.   19,   1834;  m., 

Nov.    8,    1866),   married   first   cousin,   James 

Thomas  Linn.     For  descendents,   see  record 

of  James  Thomas  Linn. 

Sixth.     Robert  Alexander  Linn  (b.,  Oct.  8,  1810;  m., 

Aug.  13,  1857;  d.,  July  7,  1881),  married  EHza- 

beth  Evans.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Minnie  Evans  Linn  (b.,  July  4,  1874). 

B.  Lucy  Ann  Linn  (b.,  Dec.  12,  1868). 

C.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Linn  (b.,  Dec.  1,  1865). 

D.  Catharine  Slaymaker  Linn  (b.,  June  16, 1862). 

E.  Samuel  Duffield  Linn  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1858). 

F.  William  Dickey  Linn  (b.,  June  30,  1860;  m., 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  155 

Nov.  5,  1879;  m.,  March  19,  1889),  married 
twice;  married  first  time  to  Luella  T.  Bum- 
garner.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     David  Ralph  Linn  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1880). 
Two.     Frederick  Linn  (b.,  April  16,  1882). 
Three.     Willie  Linn   (b.,   May  28,   1884;  d., 
Oct.  25,  1884). 
William  Dickey  Linn  married  second  time  to  Mary 
Reedie  Pennington.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Ruth  Linn  (b.,  Jan.  28,  1892). 
Two.     Raymond  Linn  (b.,  June  21,  1894). 
4.  Ann  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  5,  1775;  m.,  Oct.  18,  1796;  d.. 
May  16,  1848),  married  John  Kinzer.     Ten  children,  as 
folio  vvs: 
First.     Sarah  Kinzer  (b.,  Feft.  23,  1801;  m.,  Jan.  30, 
1823;  d.,  Dec.  29,  1871),  married  Nathan  Willar. 
One  child: 
Margaret  Willar.      They  moved  West,  nothing 
more  known  of  them. 
Second.     Joel  Kinzer  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1813;  d.,  Aug.   19, 

1815). 
Third.     Mary   Ann    Kinzer    (b.,    June    10,    1805;  m., 
March  18,  1824;  m.,  Jan.   18,   1847;  d.,  May  19, 
1878),  married  twice;  married  first  time  to  Robert 
Paxton.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Levinia  K.   Paxton  (b.,  ;  d., ). 

B.  Sarah  Jane  Paxton  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

C.  Ann  E.  Paxton  (b.,  Oct.  20,  1826;  m.,  March 

25,  1847;  d.,  Jan.  13,  1868),  married  John  S. 

Repp.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Child,  died  at  birth. 
Two.     Martha  L.  Repp  (b.,  July  15,  1849;  d., 
Jan.  4,  1852). 


156  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Three.     Amanda  J.  Repp  (b.,  Dec.  26,  1851). 
Four.     Anna  M.  Repp  (b.,  Aug.  3,  1854). 
Five.     Margaret  E.  Repp  (b.,  April  1,  1858). 
Six.     George  R.  Repp  (b.,  June  8,  1861). 
Seven.     Fannie  P.  Repp  (b.,  July  25,  1865). 
Mary  Ann  Kinzer  married  second  time  to  her  cousin,  Alex- 
ander Buffington.     No  children. 

Fourth.     John  Kinzer  (b.,  June  15,  1809;  m.,  Dec.  2, 

1834;  d.,  March  13,  1866),  married  Ann  Gore. 
Fifth.     Jasper  Kinzer  (b.,  June  24,  1816;  m.,  March  19, 
1840;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1846;  d.,  June  28,  1851),  mar- 
ried twice;  married  first  time  to  Ann  Elizabeth 
Anglar.     One  son: 
John  David  Kinzer  (b.,  about   1842).     President 
Maryland  Annual  Conference  of  the  M.  P.  Church. 
Jasper  Kinzer  married  second  time  to  his  cousin,  Eliza- 
beth  Slaymaker  Tomlinson.     Three  children,   as  fol- 
lows: 

A.  Annie  Kinzer  (b.,  about  1848). 

B.  Jasper  Kinzer  (died  in  infancy). 

C.  Nanton  Kinzer  (died  in  infancy). 

Sixth.  Faithful  Kinzer  (b.,  June  10,  1811;  d.,  Aug. 
25,  1815). 

Seventh.  Elizabeth  Kinzer  (b.,  Aug.  16,  1797;  m., 
Jan.  21,  1819;  d.,  Feb.  1,  1881),  married  John 
Stoner.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Hannah  Stoner  (b.,  Nov.  30,  1819;  m.,  Feb. 

12,   1839;  d.,  Aug.   1,   1848),   married  Jonas 
Englar.     One  child: 

Mary    Elizabeth    Englar    (b.,    ;  m., 

),  married  Lee  Royer.     No  children. 

B.  Henry  Stoner  (b.,  Jan.  7,  1822;  m.,  Dec.  2, 

1846;  d.,   Nov.   4,   1882),   married  Margaret 
Haines.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  157 

One.     Augustus  T.  Stoner  (b.,  Nov.  7,  1848; 

m.,    ),    married    . 

One  child. 
Two.     Sarah  E.  Stoner  (b.,  Dec.  17,  1849;  d., 

). 

Three.     Martha  V.  Stoner  (b.,  April  21,  1851; 

m.,   ),    married   Johnson. 

Two  children. 
Four.     Mary  S.  Stoner  (b.,  Oct.  26,  1852;  m.. 

May  15,  1879),  married Meyer. 

Five.     Emily  Jane  Stoner  (b.,  Jan.  4,  1854; 

m.,  ). 

Six.     Reuben  E.  Stoner  (b.,  March  24,  1855); 

m.,    ),    married    . 

Three  children. 
Seven.     John  D.  Stoner  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1856;  m., 

),    married    .     Six 

children. 
Eight.     Francis  K.  Stoner  (b.,  April  18,  1859; 

m.,  ;  d.,  ),  married 

.     One  child. 


Nine.     Charles  H.  Stoner  (b.,  Feb.  20,  1863; 

m.,    ),    married    . 

Three  children. 
Ten.     Anna  L.  Stoner  (b.,  Feb.  18,  1867;  m., 

),    married   Beeler.     One 

child. 
C.     Ephraim  Stoner  (b.,  Nov.  2,   1824;  m.,  Dec. 
9,    1851),    married    Margaret    Susan    Smith. 
Nine  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Emma  Florence  Stoner  (b.,  Dec.  23, 
1852;  m.,  July  6,  1875),  married  Edward 
Reisler.     Six  children,  as  follows: 


158  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  Leila  M.  Reisler  (b.,  May,  1877). 

b.  Emma   Kate   Reisler   (b.,    Jan.    1878; 

m.,   Dec.    15,    1896),    married   I.    0. 
Wright. 

c.  Edward   S.  Reisler   (b.,  Aug.,  1881). 

d.  Hilda  L.  Reisler  (b.,  April,  1884). 

e.  Mary  A.  Reisler  (b.,  Nov.,  1886). 

f.  Helen  Reisler  (b.,  Sept.,  1892). 
Two.     Oliver  Livingston  Stoner  (b.,  Nov.  12, 

1854;  m.,     Oct.,     1883),     married    Ella 
Gilmon.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Carlton  Stoner  (b.,  Oct.   13, 

1884). 

b.  Lester  Wilbert  Stoner  (b.,  July  21, 

1886). 

c.  Margaret    C.    Stoner     (b.,    June    3, 

1890). 
Three.     James   Milton   Stoner   (b.,   Jan.   20, 

1858). 
Four.     Charles  Edward  Stoner  (b.,  April  10, 

1861;  d.,  Aug.  21,  1896). 
Five.     Frank  Lee  Stoner  (b.,  June  13,  1863; 

m.,  June  26,  1894),  married  Flora  Wilson. 
Six.     Clarence  Emory  Stoner  (b.,  Jan.   17, 

1866;  m.,    March,    1896),    married    Ger- 
trude Williams. 
Seven.     Kearney  Smith  Stoner  (b.,  June  13, 

1868). 
Eight.     Walter  Eugene  Stoner  (b..  May  25, 

1870). 
Nine.     Jesse    Thomas    Stoner    (b.,    Aug.    2, 

1872). 
D.    Mary  Ann  Stoner  (b.,  Jan.  20,  1827;  m.,  March 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  159 

15,    1849;  d.,   Jan.   5,    1856),   married  Aaron 
Anders.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Calvin  Anders  (b., ;    m.,  ), 

married .     Three  children. 

Two.  Charles  Anders  (b.,  May  15,  1853; 
m.,  Jan.  22,  1878;  d.,  June  9,  1883),  mar- 
ried Lillie  Frazier.  Three  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Jesse  Anders  (b.,  Sept.  17,  1879). 

b.  Harry  Anders  (b..  May  27,  1881). 

c.  BissEL  Anders  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1883). 
Three.     Elizabeth    Anders    (b.,    ;  m., 

),  married .     Three 

children. 

E.  Elizabeth  Stoner  (b.,  Oct.  24,  1829;  m., ; 

d.,  Feb.  13,  1855),  married  Charles  Hiteshew. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John  Wesley  Hiteshew,  married 

.     Two  children. 

Two.     Milton     Hiteshew,     married     

.     Two     children. 

Three.     Maggie  Hiteshew. 

F.  Margaret  Stoner  (b.,  Jan.  30,  1832). 

G.  John  Stoner  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1835). 

Eighth.  Catharine  Kinzer  (b.,  March  22,  1803;  m., 
Sept.  8,  1825;  d.,  Feb.  13,  1850),  married  Ely 
Umstead.  Three  children,  as  follows,  who  moved 
West,  nothing  more  known  of  them: 

A.  Ann  Elizabeth  Umsted. 

B.  Margaret  Umsted. 

C.  John  Umsted. 

Ninth.  Margaret  Kinzer  (b.,  April  16,  1807;  m.,  April 
17,  1832;  d.,  Nov.  12,  1885),  married  Nathan 
Englar.     Six  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

A.  Henry  Englar  (b.,  Feb.  9,  1833;  d.,  Dec.  4, 

1837). 

B.  JosiAH  Englar  (b.,  Oct.  13, 1835;  m.,  April  22, 

1862),  married  Margaret  Senseny.  Five  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

One.     John  L.  Englar  (b.,  Feb.  1,  1863). 

Two.     Carrie  F.  Englar  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1864). 

Three.     Harry  S.  Englar  (b.,  Sept.  11,  1867). 

Four.  Grace  A.  Englar  (b.,  Jan.  27,  1870; 
d.,  June  6,  1873). 

Five.     Mary  E.  Englar  (b.,  Oct.  8,  1875). 

C.  Ann  Elizabeth  Englar  (b.,  Aug.  22,  1840;  d., 

March  8,  1885). 

D.  Lydia  Melvina  Englar  (b.,  Oct.  11,  1843). 

E.  John  David  Englar  (b.,  Aug.  27,   1846;  m., 

Jan.  15,  1873;  d.,  Aug.  30,  1894),  married 
Susan  Elizabeth  Umer.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

One.  Margaret  Tabitha  Englar  (b..  May  11, 
1875). 

Two.     John  Umer  Englar  (b.,  July  1,  1878). 

F.  Nathan  Adison  Englar  (b.,  Oct.  11,  1849;  m., 

Nov.  13,  1879),  married  Leanna  Wolf, 
th.  Henry  Kinzer  (b..  May  4,  1799;  m.,  Jan.  25, 
1821;  m.,  Feb.  11,  1841;  d.,  Nov.  8,  1873),  mar- 
ried twice;  married  first  time  to  Susan  Smith; 
married  second  time  to  Nancy  A.  Sturgon.  Six 
daughters,  but  do  not  know  if  they  are  by  the  first 
or  second  wife.  Family  moved  West,  nothing 
more  known  of  them.     Daughters  as  follows: 

A.  Susan  Kinzer. 

B.  Amanda  Kinzer. 

C.  Maria  Kinzer. 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  161 

D.  Ann  Amelia  Kinzer. 

E.  Kate  Kinzer. 

F.  Ada  Kinzer. 

Jane  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  m.,  ;  d.,  Sept.  7, 

1817),  married  cousin,  William  Mathias  Slaymaker. 
For  descendants,  see  record  of  William  Mathias  Slay- 
maker, son  of  Mathias  and  Barbara  Smith  Slaymaker. 

Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  1764;  m.,  ;  d.,  Sept., 

1805),  married  Thomas  Buffington.  Ten  children,  as 
follows : 

First.     Alexander  Buffington  (b.,  ;  m.,  Oct. 

15,  1823;  m.,  Jan.  18,  1847;  d.,  July,  1857),  mar- 
ried twice;  married  first  time  to  Mary  Jones. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.    Ann  Eliza  Buffington  (b.,  ;  m..  May 

18,  1857),  married  Lyman  Benham   Rodgers. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Annie  Louisa  Rodgers  (b., ;  m., 

),  married  Oscar  Park  Smith 

Two.  Helen  Buffington  Rodgers  (b.,  May 
8,  1861;  m.,  Feb.  15,  1882),  married 
Benjamin  Taylor  Hale.  Five  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Rodgers  Hale  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1884). 

b.  Helen    Rodgers   Hale    (b.,    Jan.    30, 

1886). 

c.  Annie  Eliza  Hale  (b.,  Aug.  2,  1888). 

d.  Benjamin  Taylor  Hale  (b..  May  23, 

1890). 

e.  Mary  Rodgers  Hale  (b.,  Jan.  12, 1883). 
Three.     Mary  Bell  Rodgers  (b..  May  11, 1863; 

d.,  Aug.,  1865). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Four.     Grace  Denn  Rodgers  (b.,  Nov.  2, 1867 ; 
cL,  Sept.,  1887). 

B.  Isabella  Slaymaker  Buffington  (b.,  Feb.  5, 

1827;  m.,  Oct.   12,   1843;  d.,  Dec.  2,  1897), 
married  Abraham  Edwards.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 
One.     Alexander  Buffington  Edwards  (b., 

Nov.  4,  1844;  d.,  July  4,  1846). 
Two.     Mary  Jones  Edwards  (b.,  May  18,  1847 ; 
m.,  Oct.  12,  1868),  married  Samuel  Rob- 
ertson Honey.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Robertson  Honey  (b.,  Aug.  17,  1870). 

b.  Mary  Honey  (b.,  Nov.  13,  1872). 

C.  Alexander  Buffington  (b.,  ;  m.,  July 

18,  ;  d.,  Dec,  27,  1897),  married  Ella 

F.  Lewars. 

D.  William  Calder  Buffington  (b.,  ;  m., 

April  15,  1861;  d.,  Feb.   16,  1895),  married 
Maggie  Shumma. 

B.    Thomas  Buffington,  married  Wagner. 

One  child: 
Catharine  Buffington. 
F.     Louisa   Buffington,    married   twice;  married 

first  time  to Shott. 

Louisa  Buffington  married  second  time  to 

Coleman.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Mary  Belle  Coleman,  married  George 

Merrihew. 
Two.     Louisa  Coleman,  married  twice;  mar- 
ried first  time  to  William  Watson. 
Louisa  Coleman,  married  second  time  to 
F.  I.  Baker. 
Three.     Laura  Coleman,  married  Foster  Davis. 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  163 

Second.     Margaret  Buffington,  married  Mc- 

Clintock.     Two  children,  as  follows,   both  went 
West,' nothing  more  known  of  them: 

A.  Horcetia  McClintock. 

B.  Orsemus  McClintock. 

Third.     Benjamin    Buffington    (b.,    April,    1800;  m., 

;  d.,  March,  1876),  married  Elizabeth  Fet- 

row.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Richard  Fulton  Buffington  (b.,  Nov.  1,  1845; 

m.,  Aug.  13,  1868),  married  Eliza  Ella  Turner. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth  Slaymaker  Buffington  (b., 

July  28,  1869). 
Two.     Sadale  Ann  Duffield  Buffington  (b., 

Sept.  25,  1873). 
Three.     Walter  Goodno  Buffington  (b.,  Feb. 
4,  1877;  d.,  July  21,  1877). 

B.  Thomas  Wilson  Buffington  (b., ,  1852; 

m., ),  married  Ida  Brown. 

C.  Ellen  ICreider  Buffington  (b., ,  1862; 

married  William  Mullen. 

D.  Alice  Slay'maker  Buffington  (b.,  Jan.,  1850; 

m., ,  1869),  married  John  Klugh. 

Fourth.     Ann  Buffington  (b.,  Aug.  23,  1786;  m., ; 

d.,  Jan.  31,  1832),  married  Isaac  Tomlinson.   Two 
children,  as  follows: 
A.    John  Ballinger  Tomlinson  (b.,  June  14,  1817; 

m., ;  d.,  April  16,  1886),  married  Sarah 

Ring.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Isaac  Ring  Tomlinson. 
Two.     John  K.  Tomlinson.. 
Three.     G.  W.  Tomlinson. 
Four.     G.  W.  Tomlinson. 


164  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Five.     William  Tomlinson. 
Six.     Ida  Sarah  Tomlinson. 
Seven.     Lizzie  Tomlinson. 
B.    Elizabeth  Slaymaker  Tomlinson  (b.,  Dec.  10, 
1819;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1846;  d.,  Jan.  29,  1898), 
married    her   cousin,    Jasper   Kinzer.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Anne  Elizabeth  Kinzer  (b.,  Oct.  20, 

1847). 
Two.     Warren  Walker  Kinzer  (b.,  July  28, 

1849;  d..  May  14,  1850). 
Three.     Jasper  Newton  Kinzer  (b.,  March  30, 
1850;  d.,  Dec.  3,  1852). 

Fifth.     Jane  Buffington  (b., ,  1787;  m., ; 

d.,  Nov.  4,  1851),  married  Cornelius  Armstrong. 

Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.    Martha  Elizabeth  Armstrong  (b.,  April  23, 

1823;  m.,  Nov.  26,  1840),  married  Joseph  Cal- 

lender  Wiestling.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Samuel    Christopher    Wiestling    (b., 

July  24,   1842;  m.,  ;  d.,  Jan.  28, 

1885),    married    Ellen    K.    Reeber.     No 
children. 
Two.     Cornelius  Armstrong  Wiestling  (b., 

Oct.  6,  1844;  d.,  Aug.  24,  1851). 
Three.     Joseph    Buffington    Wiestling   (b., 

Feb.  12,  1847;  cL,  July  2,  1850). 
Four.     Jane  America  Wiestling  (b.,  July  4, 
1849;  m.,  March,    1871),  married    Mark 
Davis.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry   Winter   Davis   (b.,    Nov.    17, 

1873). 

b.  Samuel  Wiestling  Davis  (b.,  Nov.  10, 

1875). 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  165 

c.  Mark  Thompson  Davis  (b.,  April  11, 

1877). 

d.  Josephine  Burnette  Davis  (b.,  Dec. 

6,  1871). 
Five.     Valentine    Hummel    Wiestling    (b., 
July  7,  1855;  m.,  Dec.  15,  1878),  married 
Gertrude     Minnie     Heckendorn.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Naomi  Harris  Wiestling  (b.,  Dec.  16, 

1879). 

b.  Anna  Mary  Wiestling  (b.,  Nov.  22, 

1882;  d.,  July  22,  1883). 

c.  Merle  Ellsworth  Wiestling  (b.,  Nov. 

8,  1890). 
Six.     William  Benjamin  Wiestling  (b.,  Jan. 
21,    1861;  m.,   Feb.   26,    1885),   married 
Emma  Harriett  Orwan.     Six  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  La  Roy  Orwin  Wiestling  (b.,  Dec.  5, 

1885). 

b.  Martha    Elizabeth     Wiestling    (b., 

Sept.  11,  1887;  d.,  Nov.  20,  1892). 

c.  Cora  Margarete  Wiestling  (b.,  Dec. 

15,  1888). 

d.  William  Johnson  Wiestling  (b.,  April 

10,  1890;  d.,  July  20,  1890). 

e.  Josephine  Armstrong  Wiestling  (b., 

Feb.  11,  1893;  d..  May  26,  1894). 

f.  Mary'  Clark  Wiestling  (b.,  April  21, 

1895). 

B.  Rebecca  Armstrong,  died  10  mo.  old. 

C.  Alexander  B.  Armstrong,  died  16  mo.  old. 

D.  Johnson  Armstrong,  died  4  weeks  old. 


16G  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Sixth.     William  Buffington  (b.,  March  3,  1792,  mar- 
ried   .     Two  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Alexander  Buffington. 

B.  Elizabeth  Buffington. 

Seventh.     John  Buffington  (b.,  ;  m.,  ), 

married  Isabella  Fulton.     Four  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

A.  Isabella   Fulton   Buffington   (b.,   May  20, 

1824 ;m.,  Sep.  5,  1850;  d.,  May  21, 1885),  mar- 
ried Amos  Fleming  Slaymaker,  son  of  Henry 
Fleming  and  Rebecca  Cochran  Slaymaker. 
For  descendants,  see  record  of  Amos  Fleming 
Slaymaker. 

B.  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  Buffington  (b..  May 

21,  1822;  m.,  Oct.  23,  1845),  married  James 
Clark.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Isabella  Clark  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.     Sydney  Buffington  Clark  (b., ; 

m., ),  married  William  N.  Ivnisely. 

One  child: 

Elizabeth  Clark  Knisely  (b., ). 

Three.     Mary  Martin  Clark, married  J.  Spang- 
ler  Ivieffer.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Brainard  Kieffer. 

b.  Elizabeth  Buffington  Kieffer. 

c.  James  Clark  Ivieffer. 

d.  Eleanor  Spangler  Kieffer. 

e.  Henry  Grandleard  Kieffer. 

f.  Paul  Kieffer. 

C.  Thomas  Wilson  Buffington  (b.,  Dec.  9,  1819; 

m.,  Oct.  8,  1843;  d.,  Jan.  10,  1895),  married 
Elizabeth  Sidney  Chayne.  Six  children,  as 
follows : 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  167 

One      Elizabeth    Chayne    Buffington    (b., 

;  d., ). 

Two.     John  Buffington  (b., 1  d.,         ). 

Three      Mary  Kelton  Buffington  (b., , 

d., ). 

Four      Mary  Mytinger  Buffington  (b., ; 

d., )■ 

Five.     Henry  Augustus  Buffington,  married 

Nettie  Thomas. 
Six.     William  Erie  Buffington. 
Mary  Hayes  Buffington  (b.,  Nov.   3,   1816; 

m.,    ),    married    John    Henry    Eager. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     John    Henry  Eager    (b. 


-)    married  Alice  Westbrook.    Two 


children  as  foUoAvs: 

a.  Lucy  Eager  (b.,  June  26,  1881). 

b.  Paul  Eager  (b.,  June  22,  1884). 
Two.     Anna    Mary    Eager,    married    

Three.     Isabella  Eulton  Eager. 

Four.     Ella  Elizabeth  Eager. 

Five.     Charles  Buffington  Eager  (b.,  1841; 

m.,     1865),     married    Susan     Hummel. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Valentine    Hummel   Eager,    married 

Elizabeth  Uhler. 

b.  Charles  Buffington  Eager. 

c.  John  Henry  Eager. 

Six     John  Buffington  Eager    (b., ; 

d., ). 

Seven.     Sarah  Cleckner  Eager  (b., ; 

d., ). 


168  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Eighth.     Henry  Buffington  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

Ninth.     Thomas   Buffington   (b.,    April    1,    1796;  m., 

;  d.,    ),    married    Wagner. 

One  daughter: 
Catharine  Buffington. 

Tenth.     Elizabeth  Buffington. 
Alexander    Buffington    married    second    time    to    his 

cousin,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Paxton,  nee  Kinzer.     No  children. 
7.  Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  15,  1780;  m.,  ; 

d.,  Aug. ,  1860),  married  Sarah .     Eight  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

First.     Francis  Slay'maker  (b.,  Aug.  3,  1818;  m., ; 

m.,  Oct.  17,  1872;  d.,  Dec.  4,  1894),  married  twice; 
married  first  time  to .  Tm'o  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

A.  Elizabeth  Slay^maker  (b.,  July  3,   1846;   d., 

Dec.  3,  1854). 

B.  Francis  J.  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  12,  1850;  d., 

Jan.  27,  1851). 

Francis  Slaymaker  married  second  time  to 

.     No  children. 

Second.     William  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  20,  1810),  mar- 
ried Mary  T.  .     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Leonard  Slaymaker  (b.,  1836;  d.,  — ). 

B.  Sarah  Slaymaker  (b., 1836;  d., ■ — ). 

C.  Jane  Slaymaker  (b., 1845;  d., ). 

D.  William  Scott  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  31,  1847), 

married  Martha  E.  .     Eight   children, 

as  follows: 
One.     William  H.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  29, 

1868),  married — — ). 

.Two.     Eldridge  D.  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  26, 
1870). 


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Three.     George  L.   Slaymaker  (b.,   Oct.   22, 

1871),  married . 

Four.     Mary  B.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  10,  1873), 

married . 

Five.     Albert  H.   Slaymaker  (b.,   April  23, 

1875). 
Six.     James  R.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  27,  1879). 
Seven.     Clarence  R.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  12, 

1881). 
Eight.     Leslie   E.    Slaymaker   (b.,    Oct.    29, 

1890). 

E.  Francis  A.  Slaymaker  (b.,  1849). 

F.  Susan  C.  Slaymaker  (b., ,  1851). 

G.  RuFus  H.  Slaymaker  (b.,  1834). 
Third.     John  Slaymaker  (b..  May  10,  1808). 
Fourth.     Henry  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1816;  m., ; 

d.,  July  2,  1867),  married  Margaret  .    One 

child: 

Henry  A.  Slaymaker  (b.    Oct.  21,  1851;  d.  Apr. 

4,  1852). 

Fifth.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b..  May  24,  1806; 
d.,  Sept.  22,  1823). 

Sixth.  Lavinia  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  9,  1804;  d.,  Feb. 
9,  1818). 

Seventh.  Jasper  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  1,  1814).  He 
was  a  stage  driver  in  the  early  days  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pa.  One  time  two  Indians  came  into 
the  hotel  where  he  was  staying  and  asked  the 
landlord  for  whiskey,  which  was  refused,  because 
they  were  drunk  at  the  time,  when  one  of  the 
Indians  drew  a  knife  and  cut  the  arm  of  the  land- 
lord, when  the  above  Jasper  Slaymaker  filled  a 
shot  gun  with  salt  and  shot  and  shot  one  of  the 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Indians.     The    Indians    returned    the    shooting. 
The  above  was  advised  by  his  brother  Alexander 
to  leave  the  neighborhood,  which  he  did  and  was 
never  heard  of  afterward. 
Eight.     Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  13,  1812;  m., 

;  d.,  July  28,  1884),  married  Lucinda  Bair. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Reuben    A.    Slaymaker,    married    Catharine 

Shendenhelm. 

B.  Jasper  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  20,  1853;  m.,  April 

7,  1875;  d.,  March  25,  1891),  married  twice; 
married  first  time  to   Alice  Felton.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Ora  M.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1876; 
Two.     Blanche  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  28,  1878; 
m.,  Aug.  15,  1897),  married  T.  B.  Kirk- 
patrick.     One  child: 
Lillian  B.  KiRKPATRiCK(b.,  May  15, 1898). 
Three.     Frederick  A.   Slaymaker  (b.,   Sept. 
24,  1882). 
Jasper  Slaymaker  married  second  time  to  Grace 
R.  Wheeler.     No  children. 

C.  Walter  F.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1848;  m., 

Sept.    20,    1868),    married   Alice   L.    Sheets. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Edwin  F.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  10,  1869; 

m.,  Sept.  25,    1890),   married  Lettie  J. 

Alspaugh.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lettie  Verb  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  4, 

1891). 

b.  Charles   E.    Slaymaker   (b.,    Feb.    1, 

1893). 

c.  Zema  W.  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  29,  1894; 


Captain  John  Slaymaker. 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  .  171 

d.,  Sept.  4,  1894). 
d.  Mildred  H.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  25, 
1896). 
Two.     Clara  L.  Slay'maker  (b.,  Dec.  16,  1870). 
Three.     Charles  A.  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  30, 
1874;  m.,  May  26,  1896),  married  Myrtle 
Short.     One  child: 

Walter  W.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  17, ; 

d.,  April  2, ). 

D.  Susan    C.    Slaymaker,    married    Samuel    R. 

Shaull. 

E.  Amanda    J.    Slay'maker,    married    David    M. 

Shaull. 

F.  John  W.  Slaymaker  married  Emma  Sheets. 

G.  Charles    H.    Slaymaker,    married    Elizabeth 

Shendenhelm. 

8.  Mary   Slaymaker,    married   Mathias   Slaymaker,    son   of 

Daniel  and  Agilis  Young  Slaymaker.     For  descendants, 
see  record  of  Mathias  Slaymaker. 

9.  William  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  m.,  ;  d.,  April 

30,    1813),    married    first    cousin,    Agilis  Slaymaker, 

daughter    of    Daniel    and    Agilis    Young  Slaymaker. 
Nothing  more  known  of  them. 

10.  John  Slay'maker  (b.,   Nov.    18,   1772;  m.,  ;  d., 

Sept.  4,  1863).     Was  known  as  "Captain  John."    Was 

captain  of  the  militia.     Confined  to  his  room  for  seven 

months  before  his  death.     About  his  last  words  were 

"All   is  well."     Elder   in   the   Leacock   Presbyterain 

church  and  well  known  all  over  the  eastern  end  of 

Lancaster  county.  Pa.     Married  Jeannett  Mcllvaine. 

Twelve  children,  as  follows: 

First.     Elizabeth  Ann  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  12,  1801), 

married  her  cousin,  William  D.  Slaymaker.     For 

descendants,  see  record  of  William  D.  Slaymaker. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Second.     Sarah  Jane  Slaymaxcer  (b.,  April  15,  1812; 

m.,   ;  d.,   July   3,    1873),   married   George 

Lewis  Eckerti.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Howard  Eckert,  married  Minnie  Chamberlin. 
One  child: 
Florence  Eckert. 
'B.    Mary  Jane  Eckert,   married   William  Holtz- 
worth.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Sallie    Holtzworth,    married    James 
BrowTi.     One   child: 
Elizabeth  Brown. 
Two.     Howard    Eckert    Holtzworth    (b., 

March   21,    1856;  m.,   ),    married 

Margaret  Blair.     Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  James  Blair  Holtzworth  (b.,  Oct.  18, 

1885). 

b.  Lewis  Eckert  Holtzworth  (b.,  Ma}' 

11,  1887). 
0.    Charles    Conover   Holtzworth    (b., 
March  12,  1889). 

C.  Nathanael  Eckert  (b.,  ;  d.,  Dec.  12, 

1866). 

D.  Susan  Eckert,  married  John  M.  Woods.      Six 

children,  as  follows: 
One.     Caroline     Cooper     Woods,     married 
George  Herbert  Brinton.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Woods  Brinton. 

b.  Helen  Woods  Brinton. 

Two.     Mary  A.  Woods,  married  Samuel  G.  Mc- 
Causland.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
a.   John  Woods  McCausland. 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  173 

b.  Anna  Catharine  McCausland. 

c.  Samuel  G.  McCausland,  Jr. 
Three.     Grace  Woods. 

Four.     Elizabeth  Eckert  Woods. 

Five.     Thomas  Scott  Woods,  married  Mabel 
Louise  Showalter.     One  child: 
Elizabeth  Woods. 

Six.  George  Milton  Woods,  married  Rebecca 
Jane  Boyd  Kinzer.  Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Jeanne  Kinzer  Woods. 

b.  Esther  Woods. 

c.  Katharine  Woods. 

d.  John  Woods. 

e.  George  Boyd  Woods. 

f.  David  Cooper  Woods. 

E.  Albert  Eckert  (b.,  Nov.  12,  1843;  d.,  July  29, 

1870). 

F.  Charles    Whitfield    Eckert,    a    well  known 

caterer  of  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  married  Catharine 
.  Fitzpatrick.     No    children. 

G.  George   H.    Eckert   (b.,    Dec.    23,    1832;  m., 

;  d.,    Aug.    5,    1861),    married    Mary 

Gabriella  Eckert.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Gabriella  Eckert  (b.,  Jan.  29, 

1860;  d.,  March  24,  1880). 
Two.     George   Lewis   Eckert   (b.,    Dec.    11, 

1855). 
Three.     Sarah  Elizabeth  Eckert  (b.,  Nov.  17, 
1857;  m.,  Oct.  9,  1888),  married  John  H. 
Campbell.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
a.   David  Eckert  Campbell  (b.,  Aug.  8, 


174  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

b.   John    Lewis   CAMrBELL    (b.,    Feb.    25, 
1891). 
H.    Lavinia  Eckert  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1847;  d..  May  10, 
1883). 

I.     Elizabeth  Eckert  (b.,  ;  m.,  ), 

married  Albert  Carpenter.     One  child: 
Minnie  Carperter. 
Third.     Margaret  Catharine  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  3, 

1820;  m., ;  d.,  Dec.  26, ),  married  John 

Dickson  McHvaine.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Sarah  Jane  McIla'aine  (b.,  .Aug.  21,  1845;  d., 

Aug.  20,  1847). 

B.  Robert  Slemons  McIlvaine  (b.,  June  3,  1850; 

d.,  Jan.  18,  1855). 

C.  William  Dickson  McIlvaine  (b.,  Jan.  4,  1864; 

m.,  June  6,  1889),  married  Catharine  A.  Har- 
mon.    One  child: 
John  Harmon  McIlvaine  (b.,  Nov.  1,  1893). 

D.  Samuel  Linn  McIlvaine  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1857;  m., 

March  8,  1891;  d.,  Aug.  2,  1892),  married 
Caroline  Click.     No  children. 

E.  Margaret  Catharine  McIlvaine  (b.,  Aug.  7, 

1847;  m.,  April  24,   1871),  married  John  P. 

Wilson.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Margaret  Catharine  Wilson  (b.,  Jan. 

16,  1872). 
Two.     Martha  Wilson  (b.,  April  17,  1875). 
Three.     John  P.  Wilson,  Jr.  (b.,  Oct.  7,  1877). 
Four.     Anna  May  Wilson  (b.,  Sept.  22,  1884). 
Five.     Agnes  Wilson  (b.,  Sept.  23,  1886). 

F.  John  Slay'maker  McIlvaine  (b.,  Aug.  22,  1843; 

m.,  Feb.  26,  1866;  d.,  Nov.  6,  1889,)  married 
Laura  Jane  Hinds.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  175 

One.     Caroline    Margaret    McIlvaine    (b., 

Nov.  4,  186S). 
Two.     Mable  McIlvaine  (b.,  June  12,  1871). 
Fourth.     Mary  Ann  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  15,  1817;  m., 

),  married  Benjamin  Stout  Quick.     Four 

children,  as  follows: 

A.  Jane  E.  Quick  (b.,  April  15,  1852;  m.,  Oct.  4, 

1874),  married  E.  R.  Beckwith.     Three  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     Eddie  Quick  Beckwith  (b.,  March  11, 

1879). 
Two.     DwiGHT    A.    Beckm^th    (b.,    Feb.    16, 

1887). 
Three.     Margaret  C.  Beckwith  (b.,  Sept.  18, 
1889). 

B.  Benjamin  Howell  Quick  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1855;  m., 

May    23,    1883),    married    Gertrude    Arrell. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Blair  Aerell  Quick  (b.,  April  29,  1884). 
Two.     Margaret  Hopper  Quick  (b.,  May  13, 

1888). 
Three.     Helen  Quick  (b.,  June  9,  1891). 
Four.     Son   (b.,   Nov.    10,    1885;  d.,   Nov.    13, 
1885). 

C.  George  D.  Quick  (b.,  July  1,  1847;  m.,  Jan.  19, 

1871),  married  Orvilla  Booth.     Six  children, 

as  follows: 
One.     Alfred  W.  Quick  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1872;  d., 

April  2,  1872). 
Two.     George  S.  Quick  (b.,  March  1,  1873). 
Three.     John  H.  Quick  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1874). 
Four.     Martha  L.  Quick  (b.,  June  25,  1877). 
Five.     Orvilla  E.  Quick  (b.,  April  24,  1882). 


176  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Six.     Nannie  J.  Quick  (b.,  Dec.  9,  1885). 
D.    Margaret  Catharine  QtricK  (b.,  July  13,  1850; 
m.,  Sept.  4,  1867;  d.,  April  17,  1898),  mar- 
ried James  H.  Ege.     Four  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
One.     Joseph  Quick  Ege  (b.,  July  16,  1868; 

d.,  Sept.  23,  1870). 
Two.     Benjamin  Arthur  Ege   (b.,  Aug.   28, 

1870). 

Three.     Mary  Jane  Ege  (b.,  Dec.  26,  1875;  m., 

Nov.    30,    1898),    married    John    Frank 

Gable. 

Four.     Edgar  Gettis  Ege  (b.,  April  21,  1881). 

Fifth.     Lavinia   Slay-maker   (b.,    April    19,    1826;  m., 

),  married  Edward  Wright.     No  children. 

Sixth.     George  M.  Slay-maker  (b.,  March  22,  1799;  m., 

;  d.,  July  17,  1881),  married  Ann  Ehzabeth 

Rockey.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Mary  Jane  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1833),  sin- 

gle. 

B.  James    Hamilton    Slaymaker    (b.,    Aug.    24, 

1846;  m.,   Dec.   27,   1883),   married  May   S. 
Hanks.     One  child; 
Mark  Harris  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  26,  1885). 

C.  Samuel  Henry  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  23,  1843; 

m.,  March  19,  1874;  d.,  Jan.  4,  1893),  mar- 
ried Mary  Elizabeth   Blean.     Seven  children, 
as  follows: 
One.     Albert  Blean  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  27, 

1875). 
Two.     Hettie  Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  b.,  Jan. 

17,  1877). 
Three.     Jesse  Lundy  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  28, 
1878). 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  177 

Four.     George  Leonard  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan. 

27,  1881). 
Five.     Charles  Monroe  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan. 

5,  1883). 
Six.     Agnes   Ann   Slay^maker   (b.,    Nov.    11, 

1888). 
Seven.     Samuel  Harrls  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept. 

17,  1891). 

D.  George  McIlvaine  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  18, 

1841;  m.,  March  17,  1870),  married  Margaret 
Thompson.     One  child: 
Lewis  T.  Slay'maker  (b.,  April  8,  1874). 

E.  Leonard  Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  27, 

1836;  m.,  Feb.  26,   1861),  married  Mary  J. 
Stag.     No  children. 

F.  Sarah  Caroline  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  28,  1844; 

m.,  May  17,  1865),  married  David  W.  Lundy. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Kate  Lundy  (b.,  March  19,  1S70). 
Two.     Mary  E.  Lundy  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1S67;  m., 

Oct.  29,  1889),  married  Bunn  Booth. 

G.  Annie  Elizabeth  Slay^maker  (b.,  Jan.  3,  1839; 

m.,  Sept.  28, 1859.)  married  Ishmael  Monroe. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     George  David  Monroe  (b.,  Sept.   30, 

1860;  d.,  Oct.  24,  1882). 
Two.     Charles  Thomas  Monroe  (b.,  Nov.  21, 

1861;  d.,  Dec.  1,  1870). 
Three.     Henry  E.  Monroe  (b.,  July  4,  1865). 
Four.     Abbie  Buttler  Monroe  (b.,  Dec.  25, 
1863;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1889),  married  Willie 
C.  Keeley.     One  child: 
Ida  B.  Keeley  (b.,  May  19,  1892). 


178  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

H.    Lavinia   Catharine   Slay'maker   (b.,    Nov.    9, 
18.3-i;  m.,    Sept.    24,    1878),    married    James 
Harris. 
Seventh.     William  Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,   Aug. 

21,  1814;  d.,  Oct.  13,  1879).     Died  single. 
Eighth.     James  Hamilton  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  20,  1807 ; 
m., ;  d.,  Dec.  23,  1848),  married  Jane  Eliza- 
beth Mcllvaine.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

A.  John  Slemmens  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  4,  1832; 

m.,  Dec.  4,   1855),  married  Mary  Ann  Ray- 
mond.    Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     William    McIlvaine    Slaymaker    (b., 

Feb.  26,  1857;  d.,  Nov.  21,  1860). 
Two.     Edwin  Walker  Slaymaker  (b.,  April 

11,  1858). 
Three.     Laur.^  Haymond  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec. 

21,   1859). 
Four.     Jennie     Elizabeth     Slaymaker     (b., 

Jan.  14,  1862). 
Five.     Mary  Louisa  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  6, 

1864;  d.,  Dec.  16,  1869). 

B.  Sarah  Jane  Slay'maker  (b.,  Aug.  8,  1837;  d., 

July  26,  1838). 

C.  Anna  Mary'  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  10,  1842). 

D.  Jane  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  8,  1844; 

d.,  April  23,  1872). 

E.  James  Burr  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  21,  1846;  d., 

Nov.  24,  1894). 

F.  William   Dickson    Slaymaker   (b.,    Jan.    28, 

1839;  m.,  March  3,  1870),  married  Martha  A. 
Curry.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     John  Curry  Slaymaker  (b.,   Dec.  28, 
1870). 


Descendants  of  John  Si.aymaker. 


179 


Two.     William  M.   Slaymaker  (b.,   May   18, 

1873). 
Three.     Alvin    B.    Slaymaker   (b.,    June   24, 

1879). 
Four.     Samuel  L.   Slaymaker  (b.,   Nov.   21, 

1882). 
Five.     Elizabeth  Jane  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov. 

17,  1886). 

G.    Robert   McIlvaine   Slaymaker   (b.,    Jan.    1, 

1836;  m.,  ),  married   Mary   Weakley. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Weakley  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct. 

18,  1857;  d.,  April  23,  1872). 

Two.     Thomas    Alexander    Slaymaker    (b., 

Jan.  1,  1860). 
Three.     Robert  Blean  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept. 

25,  1862). 
Four.     John  Calvin  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  6, 

1865). 
Five.     Clarence    Woodbur    Slaymaker    (b., 

Feb.  12,  1867). 
Six.     Dorothy  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  22,  1870). 
Seven.     Ervin  Walker  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan. 
18,  1880). 
H.    Thomas  Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  25, 
1834). 
Ninth.     Samuel  Humes  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1823; 

m.,  ;  d.,  Aug.  17,  1861),  married  Ella  G. 

Caruthers.     One  child: 
Mary  Slaymaker.     Single. 
Tenth.     John  Linn  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  22,  1803;  m., 

;  d.,   March   24,    1885),    married   Harriett 

Smoker.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 


180  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

A.  Ralph  Slaymaker. 

B.  John  Slaymaker. 

C.  Emma  Slaymaker. 

D.  Lavinia  Slayjmaker. 

E.  Catharine  Slaymaker. 

F.  Harriett  Slaymaker. 

G.  Mary  Slaymaker,  married Marchel. 

H.  Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  married  Pow- 
ers. 

Eleventh.     Robert  McIlvaine  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  19, 

1809;  m.,    ;  d.,    Jan.    21,    1884),    married 

Margaret  Matthews.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Walter  John  Slaymaker.     Died  19  months 

old. 

B.  Samuel  Linn  Slaymaker.     Died  in  27th  year. 

C.  Charles  M.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1S37;  m., 

),    married    Elizabeth    Brooks.     Five 

children,  as  follows: 
One.     Walter  Matthews  Slaymaker. 
Two.     Henry  Clay  Slaymaker. 
Three.     Margaret  Elliott  Slaymaker. 
Four.     Frank  Linn  Slaymaker.     Was  a  mem- 
ber   Philadelphia    police    force.     While 
arresting   John   Maxwell   and   his   com- 
panion, was  shot  by  Maxwell  and  died 
June  5,  1906. 
Five.     Charles  Elliott  Slaymaker. 
Twelfth.     Mary  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  1,  1805;  d.,  about 
12  years  old). 

11.  Margaret  Slaymaker  (b.,  about  1768;  m.,  ;  d. 

Oct.  2,  1847),  married  Ehsha  Ferree.     Three  children 
as  follows: 
First.     Elisha  Ferree.     Died  single. 


Descendants  of  John  Slaymaker.  ISl 

Second.     Margaret  Ferree.     Died  single. 
Third.     Elizabeth    Ferree,    married    Joseph    Hoover. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Elizabeth  Hoover.     Died  single. 

B.  Joseph  Hoover.     Died  single. 

C.  Margaret  Hoover,  married  Hiram  Ferree  Wit- 

mer.     One  child: 
One.     Joseph   Witmer,   married   Mary   Zehn. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elizabeth  Wither. 

b.  Margaret  Wither. 

c.  Luther  Wither. 

d.  Eleta  Wither. 

D.  Elisha    Ferree    Hoover,    married    Elizabeth 

Smith.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Mary  Hoover,  (b., ;  m., ; 

d.,  ),  married  Henry  Shriber. 

Two.     Margaret  Hoover.     Died  single. 
Three.     Joseph  Hoover.     Died  single. 
Four.     John  Smith  Hoover,  married  Ehzabeth 
Hess.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Wither  Hoover. 

b.  Park  Hess  Hoover. 

c.  Elizabeth  Hess  Hoover. 

d.  Edward  Hess  Hoover. 

e.  John  Wither  Hoover. 

f.  Ellen  May  Hoover. 

g.  Ferree  Hess  Hoover. 


PART  V. 

DESCENDANTS  OF  HENRY  SLAYMAKER. 


Henry  Slaymakek,  fourth  son  of  Mathias  Schleierniacher, 
married  Faithful  Richardson  (b.  Aug._,  1734;  m.,  April  23, 
1754;  d.,  Sept.  25,  1785).  He  was  an  active  and  conspicuous 
Whig  during  the  Revolutionary  War  and  among  the  first  to 
take  a  stand  with  the  Republic.  Active  measures  were  taken 
by  the  British  authorities  to  prevail  on  the  inhabitants  to 
take  protections  from  the  Crown.  Henry  Slaymaker  was 
called  upon  to  take  one,  but  refused.  Being  a  magistrate, 
he  administered  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  those  who  espoused 
the  cause  and  was  prompt  in  suppressing  any  efforts  on  the 
part  of  the  Tories  at  insurrection  and  in  punishing  them  for 
furnishing  the  British  army  with  horses  and  provisions, 
which  they  were  stealing  in  the  eastern  end  of  Lancaster 
County,  Pa.  He  was  a  member  of  an  association  of  young 
men  who  entered  into  articles  of  agreement  for  the  purpose 
of  suppressing  all  who  were  called  Tories,  and  he  had  at  all 
times  information  of  what  was  going  on  so  as  to  suppress 
any  attempt  at  rising  against  the  Republic,  and  he  would 
order  them  out  when  any  information  was  given  of  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Tories  in  the  neighborhood.  He  helped  to  clear 
the  ground  where  the  old  jail  stood,  now  the  site  of  Fulton 
Opera  House.  After  Mr.  Hubley  became  too  old  to  try  cases, 
Hy.  Slaymaker  was  appointed  principal  Judge  and  served 
182 


Henry  Slaymaker, 
Sou  of  the  original  Mathias  Slaymaker. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  183 

for  one  year.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  convention  for  fram- 
ing a  constitution  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  which  met  in 
Philadelphia,  July  15,  1776.  He  was  an  elder  of  the  Leacock 
Presbyterian  church,  Lancaster  County,  Pa.  They  had  ten 
children,  as  follows: 

1.  Amos  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  11,  1755;  m.,  Sept.  19,  1780; 
d.,  June  22,  1837),  married  Isabella  Fleming.  He 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  as  ensign  (two  terms) 
of  the  company  commanded  by  his  uncle,  John  Slay- 
maker, and  was  a  member  of  an  association  for  sup- 
pressing the  Tories  in  the  eastern  end  of  the  county,  at 
the  head  of  which  was  Colonel  James  Mercer.  They 
were  in  danger  of  being  shot  down  at  their  daily  occu- 
pation by  the  disaffected  of  the  neighborhood.  He 
was  magistrate  for  many  years,  county  commissioner 
in  1800,  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  in 
1810-11,  a  member  of  the  Senate  of  Pennsylvania 
from  1806-1810,  member  of  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  1814-1815,  at  which  time  he,  with  a  number 
of  others,  lent  their  credit  to  the  government  by  en- 
dorsing notes  in  the  Georgetown  Bank  for  it,  when  in 
financial  difficulties  for  the  speedy  defense  of  New 
Orleans.  He  and  his  two  brothers,  Henry  and  Sam- 
uel, were  proprietors  of  the  great  stage  line  of  Reeside, 
Slaymaker  &  Co.,  from  Philadelphia  to  the  West, 
before  the  time  of  railroads.  During  service  under  his 
uncle,  Capt.  John  Slaymaker,  in  New  Jersey,  he  came 
home  on  a  furlough  and  was  intrusted  with  a  letter 
from  Mr.  Fleming,  who  was  a  member  of  the  same 
company,  to  his  father,  Daniel  Fleming,  of  Salisbury, 
Pa.  He  there  met  Miss  Fleming,  with  whom  he  fell  in 
love  and  shortly  after  married.  They  had  eleven  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

First.  Jasper  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  30,  17S7;  m.,  Oct. 
15,  181S;  d.,  Aug.  5,  1827),  one  of  the  most  bril- 
liant members  of  the  Lancaster,  Pa.,  Bar  and  a 
member  of  the  State  Legislature,  1816-1818,  mar- 
ried Jane  Evans.  They  had  six  children  as  follows: 

A.  Amos  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  10,  1818;  d.,  June 

15,  1906).     A  prominent  member  of  the  Lan- 
caster Bar. 

B.  Fanny  Evans  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  24,  1820; 

m.,  July  22,  1846;  d.,  Nov.  13,  1876),  married 
Rev.  Solomon  McNair. 

C.  John  McElderry  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aj^ril  3,  1S24; 

d.,  July  13,  1825). 

D.  James    Buchanan    Slaymaker    (b.,    Aug.    19, 

1825;  m.,  Oct.  6,   1847),  married  Mary  Ann 
Wilson.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Jasper  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.   19,   1^49; 

d.,  June  26  1852). 
Two.     Anna  Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec. 
18,  1862;  m.,  Dec.  7,  1887),  married  Jay 
Fred.  Windolph.     One  child: 
Mabel   Cahoon   Windolph   (b.,  Maj'    10, 
1890). 
Three.     A.  Wilson  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  26, 
1852;  m.,  April  10,  1879),  married  Ehza- 
beth  Derby.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Francis  McN.ur  Slaymaker. 

b.  Mary  Bell  Slaymaker,  married  Oct. 

6,  1904,  to  Herbert  Richardson. 

c.  Florence  Sl.\ymaker  (b.,  ;  d., 

E.  Jasper  Sl.vymaker  (b.,  )  married  Sarah 

L    Elder.     Three  children,  as  follows: 


Hon.  Amos  Slaymaker, 
Member  of  Congress  from  Lancaster  County,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  185 

One.  Noah  Elder  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  29, 
1858;  d.,  April  5,  1861). 

Two.  Samuel  Evans  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  15, 
1854; m.,  Oct.  28,  1887),  married  Rachael 
Witmer.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William     Witmer     Slaymaker     (b., 

June  1,  1889). 

b.  Samuel    Evans    Slay'maker,    Jr.    (b., 

April  12,  1892). 
Three.     Jane  Evans  Slaymaker  (b.,  Julj'  14, 
1852;  m.,  July  23,  1874),  married  John 
Ebeneezer  Matthews.     Seven  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Fanny  McNair  Matthews  (b.,  June  11, 

1877;  d.,  Dec.  27,  1881). 

b.  Jasper  Slaymaker  Matthews  (b.,  Aug. 

13,  1875). 

c.  IsABELL  Matthews  (b.,  Aug.  15,  1879; 

d.,  Dec.  29,  1881). 

d.  John  Raslton  Matthews  (b.,  April  13, 

1882). 

e.  Samuel  Evans  Matthews  (b.,  Aug.  16, 

1884;  d.,  Jan.  11,  1892). 

f.  Leslie  Rogers  Matthews  (b.,  Jan.  25, 

1889). 

g.  Charles  Matthews  (b.,  Sej^t.  24,  1891; 

d.,  Oct.  11,  1891). 

.     Samuel  Evans  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  22,  1822; 

m.,  Sept.  9,  1856;  d.,  June  24,  1886),  married 

Charlotte  E.  Tait.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Fanny  Lowrie  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  1, 

1857;  d.,  Jan.  27,  1863). 
Two.     John  Sl.aymaker  (b.,  Feb.  12,  1866;  m., 
Jan.  3,  1893),  married  Sophia  McElwee. 


186  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Three.     Jasper  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  7,  1869). 
Four.     Emma   Tait   Slaymaker    (b.,  May  26, 

1864;  d.,  Sept.  10,  1887). 
Five.     Jennie  Evans  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  10, 
1867;  d.,  Dec.  18,  1871). 
Second.     James  Fleming  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  28,  1781; 

d., ). 

Third.  Elizabeth  Slay'maker  (b.,  Dec.  19,  1785;  m., 
March  13,1806;  d.  Aug.  13,  1851),  married  Barton 
Henderson.     They  had  seven  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Isabella  Jane  Henderson  (b.,  July  25,  1810; 

m.,  May,  1831;  d.,  Nov.  17,  1886),  married 
cousin,  Jarvis  Beckett  Mott.  For  children, 
see  record    of  Jarvis  Beckett  Mott. 

B.  Barton    Fleming    Henderson    (b.,    Feb.    13, 

1822;  m., ),  married  Rebecca  Bellrose. 

Had  one  child: 
Isabella  Henderson  (b.,  ). 

C.  Harriet  Amelia  Henderson  (b.,  Dec.  13, 1819; 

m.,  Nov.  8,  1837),  married  James  S.  Twells. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Godfrey  Twells  (b.,  Sept.  28,  1838;  m., 
Jan.  9,  1862;  m.,  June  26,  1888),  married 
twice;  married  first  time  to  Christiana 
T.  Cox.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Christiana  Twells  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1872; 

d.,  July  25,  1873). 

b.  James  C.  Twells  (b.,  Dec.  9,  1862;  d., 

April,  1889). 

c.  Richard  S.  Twells  (b.,  Oct.  24,  1874). 

d.  Edward  C.  Twells  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1876). 

e.  Godfrey  Twells,   Jr.,    (b.,   Sept.   20, 

1881). 


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f.    Jessie  H.  Twells  (b.,  June  3,  1877). 
Godfrey  Twells  married  second  time  to  Annie 
H.  Kloenie.     One  child: 

Geneva  Ann  Twells  (b.,  Nov.,  1896). 
Two.     Mary  Twells  (b.,  Sept.  29,   1847;  d., 

Nov.  21,  1850). 
Three.     Richard  Twells  (b.,  May  11,   1845; 
m.,    Nov.     1,     1871),    married    Martha 
Thompson.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Godfrey  Twells  (b., ;  d., ) 

b.  Henrietta    Twells    (b.,    ;  d. 

). 

c.  Elizabeth     Twells     (b.,     ;  d. 

). 

d.  Orren  Twells  (b., ;  d., ) 

e.  Mary  Ann  Twells  (b.,  Nov.  7,  1880) 
Four.     Maria  Twells  (b.,  Feb.  22,  1843;  m. 

Oct.  11,  1865;  m.,  Feb.  11,  1875),  mar- 
ried twice;  married  first  time  to  Samuel 
Moore  Buchanan.  Had  three  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Richard  T.   Buchanan   (b.,   June  29, 

1871). 

b.  James   M.    Buchanan    (b.,    March    29, 

1868). 

c.  Harriett  Buchanan  (b.,  Aug.  27, 1866; 

m.,  Nov.  25,  1885),  married  Daniel 
Reeder.     One  child: 
Mary  Reeder  (b.,  Aug.  25,  1888). 
Maria  Twells  married  second  time  to  G.  W. 
Thompson.     Had  two  children:  as  follows: 
a.   Elizabeth  H.  Thompson  (b.,  Nov.  13, 
1875). 


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b.  George    W.    Thompson    (b.,    Oct.    11 
1883). 
Five.     Elizabeth    Henderson    Twells    (b., 
Sept.  14,  1840;  m.,  May  19,  1863),  mar- 
ried Charles  F.   Thompson.     Four  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Charles  F.  Thompson,  Jr.,  (b.,  Aug.  13, 

1864;  m.,  April  25,  1888),  married 
Emma  M.  Adams.     One  child: 
Bessie   A.   Thompson   (b.,   April  29, 
18S9). 

b.  Harriett  H.  Thompson  (b.,   June  19, 

1866). 

c.  Nellie  A.  Thompson  (b.,  Oct.  1,  1868; 

m.,  April  17,  1889),  married  Richard 
M.   Gano.     One  child: 
Nellie  T.  Gano  (b.,  Feb.  9,  1890;  d., 
March  9.  1890). 

d.  Edward  J.  Thompson  (b.,  Dec.  9,  1871). 
D.    Amos   Slaymaker   Henderson    (b.,   Aug.    10, 

1812;  m..  May  2,  1839;  m., ;  d.,  Jan. 

13,  1885),  married  twice;  a  prominent  banker 
of  Lancaster,  Pa.     Married  first  time  to  Annie 
E.    Franklin.     They    had   two    children,    as 
follows : 
One.     Amos  Slaymaker  Henderson  (b.,  Jan. 

5,  1864;  d.,  April  2,  1866). 
Two.     William    Franklin    Henderson    (b., 
Dec.  1,  1864;  d.,  April  4,  1866). 
Amos  Slaymaker  Henderson  married  second  time 
to  Mary  M  Ivina  Lightner.     They  had  nine  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

One.     Barton  Henderson  (b.,  Oct.  14,  1841; 
d.,  Nov.  10,  1844). 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  189 

Two.  Alfred  Cooper  Henderson  (b.,  Nov. 
9,  1843;  cL, ). 

Three.  Rebecca  Hopkins  Henderson  (b., 
Jan.  19,  1840;  d.,  Nov.  3,  1844). 

Four.  William  Patterson  Henderson  (b., 
Feb.  27,  1852;  d.,  July  31,  1856). 

Five.  William  Henderson  (b.,  July  28,  1856; 
m.,  ),  married  Dorothy  Wicker- 
sham. 

Six.  Hopkins  Lightner  Henderson  (b.,  Aug. 
25,  1847). 

Seven.  Mary  Henderson  (b.,  Nov.  3,  1859; 
d., ). 

Eight.  Harriett  Henderson  (b.,  June  2, 
1854;  m.,  ),  married  Spencer  Gil- 
bert. They  had  two  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Harriett  Gilbert  (b.,  ). 

b.  Henderson  Gilbert  (b.,  ). 

Nine.     Elizabeth   Henderson    (b.,    Feb.    17, 

1845;  m., ),  married  George  Nau- 

man.     They  had  nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Annie  Franklin  Nauman  (b.,  Sept.  10, 

1869;  d.,  Dec.  18,  1893). 

b.  George  Nauman  (b.,  June  21,  1870). 

c.  Alfred  Nauman  (b.,  Oct.  12,  1872). 

d.  John  Nauman  (b.,  Oct.  4,  1876);  m., 

),  married  EUzabeth  Hensel. 

e.  Frank  Nauman  (b.,  Sept.  31,  1878). 

f.  Elizabeth  Nauman  (b.,  Dec.  26,  18S2). 

g.  Spencer  Nauman  (b.,  Oct.  9,  1885). 
h.  Harriett  Nauman  (b.,  Aug.  27,  1889). 


190  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

i.    Thomas  Nauman  (b.,  March  3,  1887;  d., 
July  24,  1887). 
E.    Matthew   Henry  Henderson,  a  very  promi- 
nent   minister   of  the   Protestant   Episcopal 

Church  (b.,  July  29,  1808;  m., ,  1830; 

m., ;  d.,  Dec.  2,  1872);  married  twice; 

married  first  time  to  Elizabeth  H.  McFarlane. 
Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Wright  Henderson  (b.,  Aug. 

18,  1831;  d.,  Sept.  1,  1838). 
Two.     Robert  Lawrence  Wooley  Hender- 
son (b.,  Sept.  5,  1834;  d.,  Aug.  18,  1838). 
Three.     Elizabeth  Emeline  Henderson  (b., 

June  27,  1839;  d.,  Nov.  30,  1842). 
Four.     Mary  Elizabeth  Henderson  (b.,  Oct. 

4,  1836;  d.,  Nov.  19,  1842). 
Five.     Matthew  Henry  Henderson  (b.,  Nov. 

25,  1832;  d., ). 

Matthew  Henry'  Henderson  married  second  time 
to  Sarah  Ada  Screven.  Had  five  children,  as 
follows: 

One.     James  Screven  Henderson  (b.,  Dec.  24, 

1862). 
Two.     M.VRioN  Henry  Henderson   (b.,   July 

20,  1866). 
Three.     Sarah   Emma  Elise  Henderson  (b., 

Dec.  29,  1872;  d.,  Jan.  10,  1876). 
Four.     Ada  Henderson  (b.,  Feb.  12,  1864;  m., 
Oct.  12,  1886),  married    Henry  Hawley 
Foote.     One  child: 
Maud  Bryan  Foote  (b.,  Nov.  22,  1889). 
Five.     Maud  Bryan  Henderson  (b.,  June  11, 
1868;  m.,  Dec.  14,  1892),  married  George 
Augustus  Cosens.     One  child: 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaicer.  191 

Eleanor   Arnold   Cosens   (b.,    Aug.    31, 
1893). 

F.  Rachael  Eliza  Henderson  (b.,  Oct.  9,  1817; 

d.,  Feb.  19,  1823). 

G.  James  Barton  Henderson  (b.,  Jan.  5,  1815; 

d., ,  1818). 

Fourth.     Isabella  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  31,  1794;  m., 

,    1811;  d.,   ,    1834),    married   Evan 

Green.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Benjamin  Rush  Green  (b., ;  d., ). 

B.  Amos  Slaymaker  Green  (b.,   Feb.   14,   1817; 

d.,  Nov.,  1870).  He  was  representative  at 
Harrisburg,  session  1859-60,  and  School 
Director  in  Columbia,  Pa. 

C.  Henry  Fleming  Green  (b.,  ,    1825;  m., 

;  d.,  Dec,  1859),  married  Mrs.  Marga- 

rette  Hiddleston.     One  child: 

Henry  Green  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

D.  Evan  Green  (b., ;  d., ). 

E.  Jasper  Green  (b.,  Jan.  31,  1829;  m.,  April  28, 

1859),    married    Elizabeth    Shippen    Boude. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Leslie  Green  (b.,  Jan.  18, 1864;  d.,  Oct. 

19,  1866). 
Two.     Kate  Elder  Green  (b.,  Aug.  21,  1870; 

d.,  Sept.  1,  1893). 
Three.     Elizabeth  Shippen  Green  (b.,  Sept. 
1,   1871).     A  well-known  artist  and  de- 
signer for  "Harper's  Magazine." 

F.  Cornelia  Green  (b.,  Jan.  31,  1819;  m.,  Nov. 

1839;  d.,  Aug.,  1867),  married  William  Alex- 
ander Spence.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Jasper  Green  Spence  (b., ,  1856; 

d.,  — . ,  1857). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family'. 

Two.     William  Amo.s  Spence  (b.,  March  13, 
1845;  d.,  Sept.,  1877). 

Three.     Evan  Green  Spence  (b., ,  1847; 

d.,July,  1856). 
Four.     Mary   Cy'nthia   Spence   (b.,   July    17, 

1853;  d.,  Dec.  10,  1871). 
Five.     Edward  Evan  Spence  (b.,  Oct.  23, 1840; 

d..  May,  1873). 
Six.     Sallie  Isabella  Spence  (b.,   Nov.   22, 
1843;  m.,  May  6,   1884),  married  Jacob 
Nicholas  Leggett. 
Fifth.     Amos  Henderson  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  12, 1791 ; 
m.,  June  27,  1827;  d.,  March  1,  1856),  married 
Harriet  Sharp  Osier.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Salina   Gaskell   Slaymaker   (b.,    March    11, 

1833;  d., ,  1901). 

B.  Isabella  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  13,  1830;  d. 

Dec.  2,  1896). 

C.  Son  (b.  and  d.,  July  6,  1828). 

D.  Daughter,  (b.  and  d.,  July  6,  1828). 

E.  Harriett  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  28, 

1838;  d.,  Oct.  16,  1841). 

F.  Henry    Slay'maker,    a    member   of   the    firm 

Schwenk,  Slaymaker  &  Hershey,  wholesale 
grocers,  Philadelphia,  Pa.(b.,  Aug.  17,  1831; 
m.,  April  17,  1861),  married  Priscilla  Taylor 
Means.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Bertha  Means  Slaymaker  (b., , 

1864;  d.,  March  4,  1877). 
Two.     Alice  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.,   1866;  d., 
). 

G.  Mary'  Ellen  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  24,  1841 ;  m.. 

May    26,    1881;  d.,    ,    1897),    married 

Dr.  A.  A.  Hanna. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker. 


H.    Annie  Cornelia  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  m. 

Sept.    16,    1879),   married  Du   Bois  Rohrer 
One  child: 
Harriet  DuBois  Rohrer  (b.,  March  21,  1886 
d.,  Sept.  25,  1886). 
I.     Hannah  Louisa  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  1,  1836 
m.,  April  28,  1868;  d.,  Aug.  5,  1892),  married 
Ambrose  Cephas  Smith.     Four  children,  as 
follows: 
One.     Samuel  M.  Smith  (b.,  June  29,  1869). 
Two.     Thomas  Foster  Perry  Smith  (b.,  Nov. 

17,  1873;  d.,  Aug.  5,  1876). 
Three.     Henry  Slaymaker  Smith  (b.,  March 

1,  1871). 
Four.     Edward  Ambrose  Smith  (b.,  Feb.  8, 
1876). 

J.     Harriet  Rebecca  Slaymaker  (b., ;  m., 

Dec.  20,  1865),  married  John  Andre  Alexander 
Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Alexander  (b.,  Oct.  7,  1867;  m., 
Sept.  23,  1889),  married  Arthur  Board- 
man.     Two  children: 

a.  Sarah  Billings  Boardman  (b.,  Aug. 

10,  1890). 

b.  Arthur  Boardman,  Jr.,  (b.,  ). 

Two.     Herbert  Alexander  (b.,  Nov.  19, 1873) 

Three.     Alice  Alexander  (b., ). 

Four.     Harriet  Alexander  (b.,  Oct.  26, 1870). 
Five.     Paul  Alexander  (b.,  July  13,  1871). 

Sixth.     William  Daniel  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  22,  1797; 

m., ;  m.,  Aug.  19,  1851;  m.,  May  26,  1858; 

d..  May  28,  1868),  married  three  times.     Elder  in 
Presbyterian  Church,   Mount   Joy,   Pa.     Married 


194  History  of  the  Slaymakek  Family. 

first  time  to  Elizabeth  Ann  Slaymaker,  daughter 
of  John  and  Jeannett  Slaymaker.  Nine  children, 
as  follows: 

A.  Isabella  Slay'maker  (b.,  Aug.  24,   1822;  m., 

Jan.  4,  1844),  married  Edmund  Free  Witmer. 

B.  Elizabeth  Anna  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1826; 

m.,  Nov.  4,  1851;  d.,  Jan.  31,  1864),  married 
George  Kendrick  Witmer.     Five  children,  as 
follows: 

One.     Elizabeth  Faithful  Witmer  (b.,  Oct. 

16,  1863). 
Two.     Isabella  Fleming  Witmer  (b.,  March 

25,  1861). 
Three.     Edmund  Free  Witmer,  Jr.,  b.,  May 

10,  1856). 
Four.     George  Clarence  Witmer  (b.,   Nov. 
24,  1854;  m.,  Oct.,.  1886),  marired  Maud 
Evans  Boswell.     Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  George  Kendrick  Wither  (b.,  Aug.  1, 

1888). 

b.  Mary  Randolph  Wither  (b.,  Oct.  4, 

1892). 

c.  Matilda  Elizabeth  Wither  (b.,  July 

11,  1894). 
Five.     Anna  Leftwitch  Wither  (b.,  March  25, 
1859;  m.,  Dec.   14,   1892),  married  Wil- 
liam   Kith    Boswell.     Two    children,    as 
follows: 

a.  William  Kith  Boswell  (b.,  Sept.  23, 

1893). 

b.  Isabella  Wither  Boswell  (b.,   Jan. 

17,  1895). 


Squire  ; 


Samui:l  E\ans. 

local  historian,  Columbia,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  195 

C.  Martha  Catharine  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  15, 

1841;  d.,  ). 

D.  Sarah  Rebecca  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  18,  1832; 

m.,  Feb.  20,  ),  married  Daniel  Free 

Witmer. 

E.  Faithful  Mary  Slaymaker  (b.,  Marcli  9,  1829; 

m.,  July  30,  1865),  married  Alexander  Slay- 
maker, son  of  Henry  and  Susan  Booth  Slay- 
maker. For  descendants,  see  record  of 
Alexander  Slaymaker. 

F.  William  Alexander  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  21, 

1838;  m.,     Sept.     1869),     married     Christie 
Gluyss.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  6, 

1871). 
Two.     Helen  Christie  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  8, 

1870;  m.,   ),    married   Charles   E. 

Wicks. 

G.  Jane  Dickson  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  22,  1824; 

m.,    Nov.    4,    1851),    married    Rev.    Samuel 

Rurk  Gillingham.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Elizabeth    Rebecca    Gillingham    (b., 

June,  1853;  d.,  April  8,  1855). 
Two.     William  Slaymaker  Gillingham  (b., 

Aug.  20,  1855;  d.,  Aug.  20,  1855). 
Three.     Edmund  Witmer  Gillingham  (b.,  May 

6,  1856;  d.,  Dec.  28,  1856). 
Four.     Sallie  Witmer  Gillingham  (b.,  Feb. 

15,  1858;  d.,  Dec.  19,  1876). 
Five.     George  Witmer  Gillingham  (b.,  Nov. 
13,  1860;  d.,  Nov.  28,  1863). 
H.    Henry  Calvin  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  8, 1843;  m., 
Nov.  6, 1866;  d.,  Feb.  27, 1880),  married  Anna 
Leadbeater.     Three  children,  as  follows: 


196  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

One.     Fr.\nk  Lee   Slaymaker   (b.,   Aug.   23, 
1876;  m., ,  1908),  married  Marga- 
ret Josephie  McCoy. 
Two.     Isabella  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  27,  1871; 

d.,  Feb.  18,  1894). 
Three.  Henry  Calvin  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  4, 
1873).  Was  sent  as  a  missionary  to 
Congo  District  in  Africa  by  the  Southern 
Presbyterian  Church,  where  he  lost  his 
life  by  the  capsizing  of  the  "Lapsley," 
the  mission's  boat.  See  historical  part 
of  this  book. 
I.   Amos  Barr  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  20,  1835;  m., 

June  23,  1857;  m., ;  d.,  Oct.  30,  1894), 

Was  a  prominent  merchant  of  Alexandria, 
Va.,  and  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 
there.     Married    first   time   to   EHzabeth   J. 
Clark.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Addison  Clark  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  29, 

1858;  d.,  May  21,  1863). 
Two.     Edmund  Witmer  Slaymaker  (b.,  June 

14    1863). 
Three.     George  Witmer  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov. 

8,  1860;  d.,  Nov.  10,  1862). 
Four.     Archie  Clark  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  11, 

1867). 
Five.     Amos  Sl.aymaker  (b.,  April  23,  1870). 
Six.     William  Isaac  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  24, 

1872). 
Seven.     Mary     Elizabeth     Slaymaker     (b., 
March  9,  1875). 
Amos   Barr  Slaymaker  married   second  time  to 
Sarah  Florence  Milburn.     No  children. 


Ri':v.  Henry  Calvin  Slaymaker, 
Who  lost  his  life  as  missionary  to  the  Congo  District,  Africa. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  197 

William  Daniel  Slaymaker  married  second  time  to 
Mrs.  Julia  Ann  Huntington,  nee  Hinkley.  They  had 
several  children,  but  all  died  in  infancy. 

William  Daniel  Slaymaker  married  third  time  to 
Sarah  E.  Peter.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Walter  Custis  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  15,  1860 

d.,  Sept.  21,  1887). 

B.  Robert  Brewer  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  9,  1865 

d.,  June  14,  1865). 

C.  John  Edmund  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1862 

m.,  Jan.  5,  189-3),  married  Sarah  F.  Peter. 
Seventh.     Hannah   Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  27,  1801;  m. 

,    1822;  m.,   ,    1842;  d.,   March  — 

1860),  married  twice;  married  first  time  to  Alex- 
ander Dowry  Evans.     One  child : 

One.     Samuel  Evans  (b.,  Jan.  20,  1823;  m.,. . 

,  1852;  m., ,  1857;  d.,  April 

22,  1908).  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Co- 
lumbia, Pa.,  for  many  years  and  a  well- 
known  local  historian.  Clerk  of  Quarter 
Sessions,  member  of  Company  K,  Fifth 
Pennsylvania  Reserves  during  the  Civil 
War,  appointed  quartermaster  of  regi- 
ment, with  rank  of  First  Lieutenant. 
Married  twice;  married  first  time  to 
EUzabeth  Anderson.  Married  second 
time  to  Mary  Schoch.  Three  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Lillian  S.  Evans  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1861). 

b.  Fanny  Evans  (b.,  April  17,   1859;  d., 

Jan.  8,  1865). 

c.  Samuel  Evans  (b.,  Dec.  18,  1865;  d., 

Feb.  2,  1868). 


198  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Hannah  Slaymaker    married   second  time  to  Samuel 

Schock.     No  children. 
Eighth.     John  R.   Slaymaker  (b.,   Oct.   24,   1799;  d., 
April  15,  1815). 

Ninth.     Jean  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  19,  1793;  d., ). 

Tenth.     Faithful  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.    18,   1784;  m., 

,  1S05;  d., ),  married  Edward  Mott. 

One  child: 
A.    Jarvis  Beckett  Mott  (b.,  March  26,  1806;  m., 
May,    1831;  d.,   Jan.   28,    1863),   married  his 
cousin,  Isabella  Jane  Henderson.     Nine  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

One.     Fidelia  H.  Mott  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.     Elizabeth    H.    Mott    (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

Three.     Oscar   Mott   (b.,    Feb.    20,    1850;  d., 

June  30,  1856). 
Four.     Charles  Spring  Mott  (b.,  July  3,  1853; 

d.,  Sept.  3,  1854). 
Five.     Estella  S.  Mott  (b.,  about   1852;  d., 
Jan.  10,  1888). 

Six.     Harriett  A.  Mott  (b., ;  d., ) 

Seven.     Amos  Mott  (b.,  ;  d.,  ) 


Eight.     Henry  Mott  (b., ;  d., ) 

Nine.     Barton  Henderson  Mott  (b., 

m.,    ,    1860;  d.,    summer,    1898) 

married  Sallie  Sheperd.     One  child: 

Frank  ]\Iott,  died  when  about  four  vears 

old. 

Eleventh.     Henry    Fleming    Slaymaker.     He,    •nith 

Samuel  Houston,  Robert  Mcllvaine  and  Maxwell 

Kennedy,  founded  Bellevue  Presbyterian  Church, 

near  Gap,  Pa.,  and  elder  there  up  to  the  time  of 


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his  death,  and  postmaster  at  SaUsbuiy,  Pa.,  for 
many  years,  and  well  known  in  the  eastern  part  of 
Lancaster  county.  (B.,  Aug.  20,  1789;  m.,  Feb. 
29,  1816;  d.,  Feb.  8,  1860.)  Married  his  cousin, 
Rebecca  Slaymaker  Cochran.  Seven  children,  as 
follows: 
..    Sophia  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  28, 

1826;  d.,  Sept.  16,  1846). 
.    Isabella  Angelica  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  21, 
1819;  m.,  Oct.  30,    1867;  cl,  July  25,  1891), 
married  David  Agnew. 
.     Hannah  Cecelia  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  3,  1817; 
m.,  Feb.  20,  1841;   d.,  Sept.  3,  1859),  married 
Joseph  Konigmacher.     One  child: 
One.     Samuel    Cochran     Konigmacher    (b. 

July    2,    1843;  m.,    ;  d.,    Feb.    3, 

1891).     Lieutenant     and     one     of     the 
"Sharp  Shooters"  during  the  Civil  War, 
1861-1865.     Married   Emma   Martin. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Joseph    Konigmacher    (b.,    June    13, 
1875;  m.,  ),  married 


b.  Samuel  Martin  Konigmacher  (b..  May 

3,  1877). 

c.  Susan  Bernice  Konigmacher  (b.,  Oct. 

5,  1880;  m.,  July  4,  1899),  married 
Samuel  Bell  Rhine.  One  child. 
D.  Amos  Fleming  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  17,  1823; 
m.,  Sept.  5,  1850;  d.,  March  28,  1892).  For 
many  years  justice  of  the  peace  of  Sahsbury, 
Township,  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa.,  and  one  of  the 
organizers    and    first    superintendent    of    the. 


200  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Sabbath  school,  out  of  which  Memorial  Pres- 
byterian church,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  was  formed. 
Married  his  cousin,  Isabella  Fulton  Buffington. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Rebecca  Cochran  Slaymaker. 
Two.     Thomas    Buffington    Slay^maker   (b., 

Jan.  26,  1853;  d.,  Jan.  13,  1857). 
Three.     Sophia    Elizabeth    Slaymaker    (b., 

;  m.,    Nov.    26,     1872),    married 

David  Frederick  Unger.     Eight  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Frederick  Fleming  Unger  (b.,   Feb. 

14,  1876). 

b.  John  Buffington  Unger  (b.,  Jan.  19, 

1874;  d..  May  2,  1882). 

c.  Henry  Slaymaker  Unger  (b.,  Nov.  9, 

1877;  d.,  April  9,  1878). 

d.  Oswald  Josephus  Unger  (b.,  Jan.  22, 

1879). 

e.  Isabel    Fulton    Unger    (b.,    Aug.    7, 

1883). 

f.  Guy  Geiser  Unger  (b.,  Aug.  30,  1885). 

g.  Lucie  Unger  (b..  May  17,  1889). 

h.  Sophia  Cochran  Unger  (b.,   Dec.   5, 
1891). 

Four.     Henry  Fleming  Slaymaker  (b., ; 

m.,   Oct.   3,    1889),   married  Annie  Mc- 
Dowell.    Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Margaretta  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  17, 

1890). 

b.  Walter     Fleming      Slaymaker     (b., 

March  9,  1893). 
E.    Baby  (b.,  March  5,  1825;  lived  but  a  few  hours). 


Samuel  Cochran   Slaymaker, 
Civil  Ena;ine.>r. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  201 

F.  Beckie  Ann  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  8,  1821;  d., 

Jan.  23,  1843). 

G.  Samuel  Cochran  Slaymaker.     Studied  Civil 

Engineering  and  was  with  John  C.  Trautwine 
on  his  survey  of  the  Honduras  Interoceanic 
Railway,  and  after  his  return  was  connected 
with  many  of  the  large  railroads  of  the 
country  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
City  Engineer  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  had 
charge  of  the  surveying  and  building  of  the 
extensive  electric  railway  system  in  and 
around  Lancaster  City,  Pa.  He  was  ap- 
pointed a  colonel  by  Governor  Pollock  and 
a  member  of  his  staff.  (B.,  April  22,  1828; 
m.,  May  28,  1862;  d.,  Feb.  2,  1894).  Married 
Jane  Elizabeth  Redsecker.  Four  children,  as 
follows : 

One.  Rebecca  Jane  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  9, 
1864). 

Two.  Samuel  Redsecker  Slaymaker  (b., 
March  14,  1866;  m.,  June  27,  1895),  n  ar- 
ried  Minnie  Louisa  Cohr.     Two  children: 

a.  Samuel  Cochran  Slaymaker  (b.,  April 

18,  1896). 

b.  Helen  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  July 

24,  1905). 
Three.     Henry  Cochran  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug. 

16,  1868). 

Four.     Anna  Cecelia  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  1, 

1870;  d.,  Jan.  25,  1870). 

2.  Mary  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  15,  1757;  m.,  May  1,  1781; 

d.,  April  5,  1797),  married  John  Fleming,  Jr.     He  was 

Wagonmaster  under  Commissary  Blaine,   grandfather 


202  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

of  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine,  and  when  the  army  went 

South  to  meet  CornwalUs  at  Yorktown,  he  came  home 

and   soon   married   Mary   Slaymaker.     They   had   six 

children,  as  follows: 

First.     Elizabeth     Fleming     (b.,  April  12,    1793;  m., 

March  4,  1812;  d.,  Dec.  22, 1860),  married  William 

Foster  Mitchell.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Andrew  Mitchell  (b.,  April  27,  1817;  m.,  Nov. 

16,  1843;  m.,Junel,  1862;  d..  May  12, 1865), 
married  twice ;  married  first  time  to  Rebecca 
Perkins.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Ellen  Perkins  Mitchell  (b.,  Feb.  9, 
1845;  d.,Dec.  15,  1885). 

Two.  John  Mitchell,  Jr.  (b.,  Oct.  12,  1846; 
m.,  Sept.  S,  1870),  married  Debbie  A. 
Torbert. 

Andrew  JIitchell  married  second  time  to 
Isabella  C.  Parke. 

B.  Eliza  Fr.\nces  Mitchell  (b.,  April  18,  1823; 

m.,  Dec.  20,  1848),  married  Lewis  Barnard. 
Three  children,  as  folio  vvs: 
One.     George  B.\rnard  (b.,  April  29, 1855 ;  d., 

Nov.  21,  1890). 
Two.     Harry  D.\re  B.\rn.\rd  (b.,   Dec.    19, 

1862;  m., ),    married    Margaret 

Lockhart.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lewis  Barnard. 

b.  Caroline  Barnard. 

Three.     William  Mitchell  Barnard  (b.,  Jan. 

10,  1850;  m., ;  d.,  Dec.  20,  1892), 

married  Margaret  McCloskey. 

C.  George  Mitchell  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1813;  m.,  June 

8, 1837;  d.,  Dec.  18, 1886),  married  Catharine 
Bright  Fisher.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 


Samuel  Redsecker  Slaymaker, 

President  and    Manager  Slaymaker  Lock  Manufacturing 

Corporation. 


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One.     Anna  Mitchell  (b.,  April  24,  1838;  d., 

May  4,  1845). 
Two.     Frances  Mitchell  (b.,  Sept.  29,  1840; 

d.,  Jan.  22,  1857). 
Three.     Isabella  Mitchell  (b.,  April  2,  1842, 

m.,  Sept.  26, 1866),  married  Benjamin  W. 

Bowen.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clara  Frances   Bowen    (b.   Aug.     1, 

1867;   m.,   April    2,  1895),  married 
George  Ernest  Tribby. 

b.  George  Mitchell  Bowen  (b.,  April  15; 

1872). 

Four.  George  Fisher  Mitchell  (b.,  April  18, 
1844;  d.,  July  7,  1862). 

Five.  Charles  Mitchell  (b.,  Dec.  22,  1846; 
m.,  Oct.  19,  1875),  married  Elizabeth 
Yeager  Horn.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Bessie  Yeager  iMitchell  (b.,  July  10, 

1876). 

b.  Gertie  Elizabeth,  Mitchell  (b.,  Nov. 

16,  1879). 
Six.     Mary  Mitchell  (b.,  Dec.  2,  1848). 
Seven.     Jane  Fleming  Mitchell  (b.,  Oct.  11, 

1850). 
Eight.     Catharine  Bright  Mitchell  (b.,  May 
3,  1853;  d.,  Oct.  22,  1853). 
D.    John  Mitchell  (b.,  May  13,  1815;  m.,  Nov.  9, 
1836;  d.,  Aug.  1,  1885),  married  Maria  Pim 
Fisler.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Louisa  Mitchell  (b.,  ;  m.,  Oct. 

30,  1860;  d.,  Dec.  18,  1869),  married 
George  J.  Clark.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  John  Burt  Clark  (b., ;d.,  Mch. 

21,   1866). 

b.  Louisa  Mitchell  Clark  (b.,  ). 

Two.     Elizabeth  Fisler  Mitchell  (b., ; 

m,.  Nov.  2,  1863;  m.,  April  12,  1876;  d., 
April  6,  1877),  married  twice;  married 
first  time  to  William  C.  Clark.  Four 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clifton  Mitchell  Clark  (b.,  ; 

m.,  Dec.  8,  1889),  married  Nellie  C. 
Long.     One  child: 
Clifton  Levest  Clark  (b.,  ). 

b.  John  Mitchell  Clark  (b.,  ;  d., 

Sept.  27,  1868). 

c.  William  C.  Clark,  Jr.,  (b., ;  d., 

May  9,  1874). 

d.  LucELLA  Clark  (b.,  ;  d.,  Sept. 

18,  1870). 
Elizabeth  Fisler  Mitchell  married  second 
time  to  Israel  Pim.     One  child: 

Lizzie  Ann  Pim  (b., ;  d.,  July,  1878). 

Three.     William    Mitchell    (b.,   ;  m., 

April  23,  1867;  m.,  Sept.  9,  1893),  mar- 
ried twice;  married  first  time  to  Lida 
Menzies.     One  child: 

John  Menzies  Mitchell  (b., ). 

William   Mitchell   married    second   time   to 
Fanny  Simpson. 

Four.     Henrietta  Mitchell  (b.,  ;  m., 

June  21,  1871),  married  William  H.  Cox. 

Five.     Lydia  Mitchell  (b.,  ;  m.,  Oct. 

27,  1869;  d.,  Dec.  7,  1888),  married  Wil- 
ham  G.  Hill.     Four  children,  as  follows: 


Samuel  Cochran  Slaymaker  (Second)  and  Helen 

Elizabeth  Slaymaker, 

Children  of  Samuel  R.  Slaymaker. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  205 

a.  William  G.  Hill,  Jr. 

b.  George  W.  Hill. 

c.  Walton  C.  Hill. 

d.  Edith  Mitchell  Hili-. 

Six.     Mary  Emma  Mitchell  (b.,  ;  m., 


April    27,    1870).    married    Walton    C. 
Craig.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Mitchell  Craig. 

b.  Walton  C.  Craig,  Jr. 

c.  Mary  E.  Craig. 

d.  Marguerite  L.  Craig. 
Seven.     Fanny  Maria  Mitchell. 

E.  Mary  Mitchell  (b.,  Feb.  16,  1820;  d., ). 

F.  Samuel  Dare  Mitchell  (b.,  April  30,  1821 ;  m., 

Oct.  28,  1857;  d.,  March  25,  1869),  married 

Emeline  Banard.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Sarah  Pennock  Mitchell  (b.,  Aug.  13, 

1858;  d.,  June  6,  1860). 
Two.     Harry  Slaymaker  Mitchell  (b.,  Aug. 

22,  1861;  d.,  Aug.  7,  1863), 
Three.     Samuel  Duffield  Mitchell  (b..  May 
1,    1864;  m.,    April    12,    1893),    married 
Louise  M.  Reed.     One  child: 
Donald  Reed  Mitchell  (b.,  June  7,  1894). 

G.  Sophia  Slaymaker  Mitchell  (b.,  Jan.  16,  1825; 

d.„ ). 

H.    William  Fleming  Mitchell  (b.,  Oct.  22,  1818; 

m.,  Feb.  17,  1852;  d., ),  married  Ehza- 

beth  A.  Coleman.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Alfred  Coleman  Mitchell  (b.,  Dec.  9, 

1852;  d.,  Aug.  25,  1888). 
Two.     Frank  Fosset  Mitchell  (b.,  Aug.  9, 
1855;  m.,  Feb.  16,  1881),  married  Har- 
riett E.  Hull.     Four  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  Martha    E.    Mitchell    (b.,    April    15, 

1882). 

b.  Elizabeth    Mitchell    (b.,    Sept.    24, 

1883). 

c.  Helen  Mitchell  (b.,  Aug.  15,  1885). 

■      d.  Frances  F.  Mitchell  (b.,  Oct.  1,  1888). 
Three.     William   F.   Mitchell  (b.,   Feb.    11, 

1858;  d.,  Nov.  11,  1864). 
Four.     Margaret  Coleman  Mitchell  (b.,  Oct. 

10,  1860;  d.,  March  1^  1865). 
Five.     James  Coleman  Mitchell  (b.,  June  4, 

1863;  m.,    ,    1886),    married    Ida 

Butler.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ivy  Mitchell  (b.,  ,  1887). 

b.  James  C.  Mitchell  (b.,  ,  1890). 

c.  Vivian  Mitchell  (b., ,  1895). 

Second.     Henry  Fleming  (b.,  Aug.  28,  1783;  m.,  March 

25,  1806;  d.,  Sept.  28,  1865).  Was  captain  in 
War  of  1812,  and  fought  with  Scott  on  Niagara 
frontier  at  taking  of  Fort  George  and  afterward  at 
battle  of  Beaver  Dam,  was  taken  prisoner  and 
sent  to  Quebec  and  remained  prisoner  for  eighteen 
months.  Married  Letitia  Parke.  Eight  children, 
as  follows: 

A.  Caroline  Fleming  (b.,  July  12,  1809;  d.,  Dec. 

4,  1894). 

B.  Fabius  Fleming  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1815;  m..  May  1, 

1862;  d.,  April  16,  1895),  married  Mary  Barn- 
hill  Railstock.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Scotia  Fleming  (b.,  Sept.  10, 

1870). 
Two.     Henry  Lycurgus  Fleming  (b.,  Feb.  5, 
1863).     Professor  in  Brownwood  College, 
Texas. 


White  Chimneys  "  (JHult  1807),  Home  of  S.  R.  Slaym.' 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  207 

C.     Henry  Fleming  (b.,  April  12,  1S12;  m.,  Feb. 

25,  1S37;  m.,  Oct.  18,  1849),  married  twice; 

married  first  time  to  Caroline  Wells.     Three 

children,  as  follows: 

One.     Aurelia  Fleming  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1838;  m., 

March  20,  1856),  married  Samuel  Wright. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Henry  Wright  (b.,  April  15, 

1857;  m.,  March  24,  1880),  married 
Dora  Dryer.     One  child: 
Edna    Dora    Wright    (b.,    Dec.    19, 
1883). 

b.  George  Fabius  Wright  (b.,  July  19, 

1858). 

c.  Clarence  Wood  Wright  (b.,  March  15, 

1859;  m.,   June   15,    1884),   married 
Katharine  Gillhan. 

d.  Elwood  Worall  Wright  (b.,  July  17, 

1862;  m.,   Feb.   18,   1884),  married 
Clara  Brindle.     One  child: 
Elwood  Wright  (b.,  Jan.   16,   1885; 
d.,  Aug.  15,  1886). 

e.  Edward  Dale  Wright  (b.,   Sept.  22, 

1871;  m.,   Dec.   25,   1890),   married 
Greta  Miller.     Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
I.     Tueenace  Wright  (b.,  Dec.  11, 
1891;  d.,  April  23,  1894). 
it.     Aurelia   Wright  (b.,   Sept.   22, 
1893). 
Two.     Fabius  Fleming  (b.,  June  27,  1841;  d., 

Dec.  10,  1866). 
Three.     Henry  Clay  Fleming  (b.,  March  30, 
1844;  d.,  June  7,  1844). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Henry  Fleming  married  second  time  to  Anna  Nay- 
lor  Williams.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Artha    Ella    Fleming  (b.,  April   11, 
1851 ;  m.,  Jan.  19,  1869),  married  Thomas 
Priddy.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Letitia  Priddy  (b.,  April  16,  1873). 

b.  George  Wyard  Priddy  (b.,  June  28, 

1878). 

c.  Annie  Aurelia  Priddy  (b.,  Aug.   12, 

1881). 
Two.     Mary    Letitia   Fleming    (b.,    May   27, 
1855;  m.,  March  3,  1874),  married  Wil- 
Ham  Lathrop.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry  Rollin  Lathrop  (b.,  Dec.  10, 

1874): 

b.  Mabel  Florence  Lathrop  (b.,  Nov.  8, 

1879;  d.,  Nov.  20,  1879). 
Three.     Elizabeth  Rebecca  Fleming  (b.,  Aug. 

28,  1S57). 
Four.     Bayard   Wood   Fleming   (b.,    Oct.    1, 

1859;  m.,  June  12,  1884),  married  Kate 

Spear. 
Five.     Caroline  Fleming  (b.,  June  15,  1862; 

m.,  Nov.  2,  1883),  married  John  Farrel. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elizabeth  Farrel  (b.,  Aug.  18,  1884). 

b.  Henry  Fleming  Farrel  (b.,  July  2, 

1889). 

I).  Keziah  Fleming  (b.,  Oct.  20,  1820;  d.,  Oct.  9, 
1822). 

E.    Lucretia  Fleming  (b.,  Jan.  3,  1807;  m., ; 

d.,  Aug.  4,  1884),  married  William  White- 
head.    Five  children,  as  follows: 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  209 

One.     Letitia  Whitehead  (b.,  April  21,  1842; 

m..    April    17,    1873),    married     Phinea 

Garrett. 
Two.     Mary  Fleming  Whitehead  (b.,  April 

10,  1853;  m.,  Oct.  27,  1885;  d.,  April  8, 

1893),   married  Bartram  Durnall.     One 

child: 
Helen  Bartram  Durnall  (b.,  June  26, 

1887). 
Three.     Matthew    Whitehead    (b.,    July   23, 

1850;  m.,    Oct.    1,    1874;  d.,    April    16, 

1896),   married  Jennie  M.    Ford.     Two 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ellen  Caroline  Whitehead  (b.,  July 

13,  1880). 

b.  Jennie  Letitia  Whitehead  (b.,  Aug.  3, 

1875). 

Four.  Paul  Fleming  Whitehead  (b.,  Sept. 
28,  1840;  m..  May  13,  1868;  d.,  Oct.  14, 
1884).  Was  elected  captain  in  the 
midst  of  battle  in  Peach  Orchard,  at 
Gettysburg.  Married  Mary  J.  Davis. 
One  child: 
Anna  Lent  Whitehead  (b.,  Feb.  17,  1870). 

Five.     William   H.   Whitehead   (b.,   Feb.   8, 
1844;  m.,     Aug.     9,     1876).     Judge    of 
County  Court,  Golden,  Jefferson  County, 
Colo.     Married  Josephine  Townsend. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry  Townsend  Whitehead  (b.,  Jan. 

6,  1879;  d.,  Dec.  11,  1887). 

b.  Lucretia    Fleming    Whitehead    (b., 

June  24,  1883). 


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c.    Josephine    Wordsworth    Whitehead 
(b.,  Nov.  30,  1884). 

F.  Mary  Axn  Fleming  (b.,  July  6,  1808;  d.,  Aug. 

8,  1822). 

G.  Marcellus  Fleming  (b.,  April  6,  1817;  m.,  Oct. 

30,  1840;  m.,  Oct.  16,  1847);  married  twice; 

married  first  time  to  Althea  Flaglor.     Two 

children,  as  foUoivs: 
One.     Kezzie  Fleming  (b.,  Oct.  17,  1841;  m., 
Dec.  19,  1861),  married  Richard  Edward 
Hayes.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Althea  Flaglor  Hayes  (b.,  July  18, 

1866;  m.,   Feb.    19,    1885),   married 
Morris  Odell.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
I.     Lawrence    Bissett    Odell    (b., 
March  28,  1886). 
II.     Mabel  Hayes  Odell  (b.,  Oct.  3, 
1887;  d.,  Feb.  16,  1894). 

III.  Isabel  Odell  (b.,  April  8,  1889). 

IV.  Floyd  Odell  (b.,  March  25, 1891). 
V.     Lillian   Middleton   Odell   (b., 

July  27,  1894). 

b.  Howard  Althea  Hayes  (b.,  March  1, 

1865;    m.,    June   6,    1883),    married 
May  Janvier  Thompson.     Four  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Althea    Thompson    Hayes    (b., 
:  Jan.  9,  1885). 

IL     Lulu  May  Hayes  (b.,   Nov.   12, 
"1    ,  1886). 

,    -    '       •  III.     Helen  Gertrude  Hayes  (b.,  Feb. 

:■  '  20,  1891). 


Solon    Fleming. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  211 

IV.     Edmund  Jackson  Hay'es  (b.,  Dec. 
22,  1893). 
c.    Richard    Edward     Hayes,    Jr.    (b., 
March  22,  1873). 
Two.     Marcellus  Fleming  (b.,  Aug.  13,  1846; 
d.,  Oct.  3,  1846). 
Marcellus  Fleming  married  second  time  to  Martha 

Holhngworth. 
H.    Solon  Fleming  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1811;  m.,  Aug.  9, 
1842;  m.,  July  10,  1859),  married  twice;  mar- 
ried first  time  to  Eliza  Jane  Fisler.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     John  Fleming  (b.,  Oct.  26,  1848). 
Two.     Letitia  Fleming  (b..  May  26,  1846;  m., 
Nov.    1,    1866),    married    Benjamin    C. 
White.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  George  F.  White  (b.,  June  1,  1868). 

b.  Grace  White  (b.,  March  4,  1872;  m., 

Nov.,  1894),  married  Clarence  Mott. 

c.  Franklin  White  (b.,  Sept.   18,   1873; 

d.,  Nov.  27,  187.5). 

d.  Pearl  White  (b.,  June  29,  1876). 
Three.     George  Fisler  Fleming  (b.,  April  15, 

1844). 
Solon  Fleming  married  second  time  to  Mrs.  Carrew 
7iee  Raymond.     One  child: 

Ida  Fleming  (b.,  Aug.  27,  1860). 
Third.     John  Slaymaker  Fleming  (b.,  Aug.  30,  1787; 
d.,   July  21,    1828).     Served   in  the   army  near 
Chester  in  1812,  to  defend  Philadelphia  from  Brit- 
ish attack. 

Fourth.     Mary  Fleming  (b.,  June  11, 1785;  m., ; 

d.,  Feb.  17,  1817),  married   George  Washington 
Parke.     Six  children,  as  follows: 


212  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

A.    Caroline  Parke  (b.,  June  19,  1806;  m.,  Dec.  3, 

1835;  d.,  Aug.  25,  1882),  married  Evan  Jones. 

Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     George  Washington  Jones  (b.,  Aug.  25, 

1839;  m.,  June  16,  1866),  married  Julia 

C.  Pratt.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Edith  Pratt  Jones  (b..  May  24,  1867). 

b.  Howard    Parke    Jones    (b.,    Aug.    7, 

1869). 

Two.     Jacob  D.  Jones  (b.,  Feb.  10,  1837). 

Three.  John  Jones  (b.,  Feb.,  1843;  d.,  Aug., 
1844).     Drowned. 

Four.  John  Fleming  Jones  (b.,  Nov.  13,  1844; 
m.,  April  18,  1877),  married  Mary  Ann 
Attlee  Latta^     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Caroline  Whitehill  Jones  (b.,  June 

14,  1880). 

b.  John  Latta  Jones  (b.,  Sept.  11,  1890). 

c.  Son  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1886;  d.,  Oct.  28, 1886). 

d.  May  Jones  (b.,  June  5,  1889;  d..  May 

26,  1889). 
Five.     Mary  Jones  (b.,  Sept.  24, 1836;  m.,  Jan. 

25,  1882),  married  Scace  L.  Maultby. 
Six.     Phoebe  Ann  Jones  (b.,  June  28,  1847; 
m.,  Sept.  10,  1872;  m.,  June  27,  1894); 
married    twice;  married    first    time    to 
Eugene   L.    Grant.     Divorced   in    1889. 
Married   second   time   to    Zachariah    E. 
Thomas. 
B.    George  Washington  Parke  (b.,  April  29, 1815; 
m.,  Jan.  1,  1857),  married  Rebecca  Ann  Rog- 
ers.    Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Gertrude  Elizabeth  Parke  (b.,  Oct.  7, 
1857;  d.,  Aug.  31,  1858). 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  213 

Two.     Caroline  Augusta  Parke  (b.,  Aug.  17, 
1859;  m.,  Jan.  17,  1882),  married  Theo- 
dore Arthur  Bralley. 
.     John  Fleming  Parke  (b.,  May  15,  1808;  m., 
April  24,  1855;  d.,  Aug.  15,  1859),  married 
Mary  Frances  Rogers. 
'.    Joseph  Maxwell  Parke  (b.,  Feb.  6,  1810;  m., 
April  2,  1835).     A  prominent  lawyer  in  West- 
minster, Carroll  Co.,  Md.     Represented  Car- 
roll County  in  the  Legislature  1839-40,  also 
Constitutional    Convention    of    Maryland    in 
1851,  and  also  served  nineteen  j^ears  as  Reg- 
istrar of  Wills  of  the  same  county.     Married 
Amanda   Motter.     Twelve   children,    as   fol- 
lows : 
One.     Adelaide  Motter  Parke  (b.,  March  4, 

1856;  d.,  March  6,  1860). 
Two.     Albert  Maxwell  Parke  (b.,  March  13, 

1844;  d.,  April  11,  1863). 
Three.     Caroline  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  31,  1838;  d., 

March  3,  1839). 
Four.     Emma  Catharine  Parke  (b.,  Oct.  25, 

1849;  d.,  Sept.  25,  1850). 
Five.     Frances  Henrietta  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  25, 
1839;  m.,  April  18, 1860),  married  Edwin 
Kramer  Gernard.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Adelaide  Parke  Gernard  (b.,  Jan.  7, 

1861;  d.,  Sept.  13,  1884). 

b.  Claud  Seiss   Gernard   (b.,   Sept.   24, 

1872). 

c.  Edwin  Kramer  Gernard,  Jr.,  (b.,  Oct. 

29,  1871). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family'. 

d.  Frances  Rebecca  Gernard  (b.,  Dec. 

16,  1876). 

e.  Joseph  Emanuel  Gernard  (b.,  Sept.  4, 

1868;  d.,  Aug.  7,  1869). 
Six.  George  Motter  Parke  (b.,  Oct.  2,  1841 ; 
m.,  Jan.  25,  1870).  Register  of  Wills 
Carroll  County,  Md.  Married  Mary 
Neal.  She  was  first  cousin  of  Grover 
Cleveland.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Francis  Neal  Parke  (b.,  Jan.  6,  1871). 

Attorney-at-Law    in    Westminster, 
Md. 

b.  George  Joseph  Parke  (b.,  March  25, 

1872). 

c.  R.  Abner  Parke  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1873). 
Seven.     Gertrude  Parke  (b..  May  15,  1859; 

d.,  July  8,  1859). 
Eight.     John  Fleming  Parke  (b.,  March  11, 
1854;  d.,  March,  1873),  married  Alverta 
Grumbine.     Eight    children,   as  follows: 

a.  Margaret  L.   Parke   (b.,  ;  d., 

)• 

b.  Hazel  Alverta  Parke  (b., ;  d., 

)• 

c.  Florence  May  Parke  (b., ). 

d.  Joseph  William  Parke  (b., ). 

e.  Bessie  Gertrude  Parke  (b.,  ). 

f.  Charles  Fleming  Parke  (b.,  ). 

g.  Harry  Clinton  P.\rke  (b.,  ). 

h.  Frances  Catharine  Parke  (b., -). 

Nine.  Josephine  Amanda  Parke  (b.,  July  12, 
1851;  m.,  March  31,  1880),  married 
James  Edwin  Taylor.  Two  children,  as 
follows: 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  215 

a.  James  Parke  Taylor. 

b.  Edna  Taylor. 

Ten.     Mary  Letitia  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  22,  1845; 
m.,    July   7,    1868;  m.,    May,    1884;  m., 

,  1889  or  90) ;  married  three  times ; 

married  first  time  to  J.  Mortimer  Hurley. 
One  child: 

Claud  Hurley  (b., ;  d., ). 

Mary  Letitia  Parke  married  second  time  to 

Allen  Hubbard. 
Married  third  time  to  Shepherd  Wood.     He  is 

dead.     No  children. 
Eleven.     Sarah  Julia  Parke  (b.,  Feb.  16, 1837; 

d.,  May  30,  1853). 
Twelve.     Philip  J.  Parke  (b.,  March  26,  1848; 
d.,  April  4,  1848). 
.    Mary  Letitia  Parke  (b.,  Sept.  28,  1804;  d., 

Nov.  13,  1806). 
,     Samuel  Slaymaker  Parke  (b.,  Oct.  6,  1812; 
m.,  Nov.  20,  1839;  d.,  Feb.  2,  1884),  married 
Lucretia  Maria  Kellog.     Eleven  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     Mary  Lucretia   Parke   (b.,   Sept.   28, 
1840;  m.,  May  10,  1870),  married  Roland 
N.  Evans.     One  child: 
Ida  Lucretia  Evans  (b.,  Jan.  28,  1871). 
Two.     Caroline  Marcia  Parke  (b.,  Aug.  30, 

1842;  d.,  Nov.  21,  1843). 
Three.     George  Windfield  Parke  (b.,  April 
16,    1844;  m.,   Jan.   29,    1873),   married 
Georgie  Ingersoll.     One  child: 
Lois  Lucretia  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  26,  1873). 
Four.     Charles  Samuel  Parke  (b.,  April  21, 
1846;  d.,  July  10,  1848). 


216  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Five.  Charles  William  Parke  (b.,  Feb.  9, 
1848;  m.,  Feb.,  1873;  m.,  April,  1883), 
married  twice ;  married  first  time  to  Ella 
Sherwood.     One  child: 

Charles  Samuel  Parke  (b., ,  1875). 

Charles  William  Parke  married  second  time 
to  Dora  Kauffman.     Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Helen  Hattie  Parke  (b.,  April  1, 1884). 

b.  Edith  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  25,  1886). 

c.  Kenneth  Parke  (b.,  Jan.  5,  1890). 
Six.     Helen   Parke   (b.,   Nov.   20,    1849;  m., 

May  22,  1872),  married  Louis  Lee  Burr. 

One  child: 
Albert  Parke  Burr  (b.,  Sept.  7,  1886). 
Seven.     Frank  Fleming  Parke  (b.,  March  17, 

1852;  d.,  Jan.  13,  1859). 
Eight.     Caroline  Parke  (b.,  July  30,  1854;  d., 

Sept.  7,  1855). 
Nine.     Edmund  Kellog  Parke  (b.,  Sept.  4, 

1856;  d.,  Feb.  21,  1857). 
Ten.     Clara  Parke  (b.,  June  1,  1858;  m.,  Nov. 

3,  1885),  married  James  H.  Price.     One 

child: 
Parke   Valentine    Price   (b.,    April   21, 

1888). 
Eleven.     John  Fred  Parke  (b.,  Feb.  8,  1S62;' 

m.,  July  3,  1886),  married  Eva  Downey. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Fred  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1888). 

b.  Grace  Laura  Parke  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1890). 

c.  George  Edmund  Parke  (b.,  Oct.  11, 

1892). 


Descendants  of  Henrt  Slaymaker.  217 

Fifth.     Samuel  Fleming  (b.,  March  28,  1790;  d.,  Dec. 

18,  1809). 
Sixth.     William  Fleming  (b.,  June  28,  1782;  d.,  July  1, 
1802).     Killed  on  the  farm  while  driving  four  or 
six-horse  team,  they  became  frightened  and  un- 
governable, bore  down  to  his  death. 
3.  Henry  Slaymaker,  Jr.  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1762;  m.,  Dec.  22, 
1791;  d.,  Oct.   9,   1826),   married  Elizabeth  Cochran. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
First.     Son.     Died  in  infancy. 
Second.     Son.     Died  in  infancy. 

Third.     Samuel    Cochran    Slaymaker.     Lies    buried 
under   the    Presbyterian    chapel,    Lancaster,    Pa. 
Married    Ellen  Hughes  Duchman.     One  child: 
Annie  E.   Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  18,  1827;   d.,  Oct. 
20,  1859). 

Fourth.     Jane  E.  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d., ), 

married  Stephen  Paden  Cochran.     Went  west  to 
St.  Louis,  nothing  more  known  of  them.     He  is 
supposed  to  have  been  a  captain  of  one  of  the 
boats   there.     They    had    three    children.     It    is 
thought  that  their  names  were: 
Stephen. 
Henry. 
James. 

4.  Hannah  Sl.^ymaker  (b.,  Dec.  10,  1764;  m.,  ;  d., 

),  married  Samuel  Cochran.     Three  children,  as 

follows : 
First.  Rebecca  Slaymaker  Cochran  (b.,  July  16, 
1793;  m.,  Feb.  19,  1816;  d.,  Aug.  9,  1864),  mar- 
ried her  first  cousin,  Henry  Fleming  Slaymaker. 
For  descendants,  see  record  of  Henry  Fleming 
Slavmaker. 


218  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


Second.     Stephen  Henry  Cochran  (b., 


m.,    ,    1S31;  d.,    ),    married    Susan 

Armstrong.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.    Henry  Slaymaker  Cochran  (b.,  ;  m., 

— ■ ),  married  Emma  Granger.     Two  chil- 


dren: 

One.  Alice  Cochran  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.  Josephine  Cochran  (b.,  ). 

B.  Jane  Ann  Cochran  (b.,  ;  m.,  ; 

d.,    ),    married    Ciilbert    Combs.     One 

child: 
Susan  Co.mbs. 

C.  Robert  Cochran  (b., ;  d., ). 

D.  S.^MUEL  Cochran  (b., ;  d., ). 

E.  Son,  died  in  infancy. 

F.  Stephen  Armstrong  Cochran. 

Third.     John  Beaton  Cochr.an  (b.,  ;  m.,  Jan., 

1830;  d.,  — ),  married  Elizabeth  B.  Cochran. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  John  Be.\ton  Cochran  (b., ■;  d., ). 

B.  Samuel  H.  Cochran  (b.,  Oct.,  1830;  m., ; 

d.,  Jan.  9,  1885),  married  Sarah  Gray. 

C.  Rebecca  Jane  Cochran  (b.,  April  15,   1833; 

m.,  Jan.  6,  1857;  d., ),  married  George 

Richmond.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Mowery  Richmond  (b.,  Nov.   1, 
1864;  m.,  May  11,  1887),  married  Cuvier 
Robb  Marshall.     One  child: 
Ellen  Rebecca  Marshall  (b.,  Feb.  22, 
1889). 
Two.     Janie  Elizabeth  Richmond  (b.,   Dec. 

22,  1861). 
Three.     Thomas  Richmond  (b.,  Aug.  25,  1857). 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  219 

5.  Faithful  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  9,   1767;  m.,  Jan.   12, 

1793;  d.,  ),  married  George  Duffield.     He  was 

killed  by  the  accidental  kick  of  a  colt,  which  he  was 
watering   in   the   barn-yard.     His   grandson,    George, 
was  with  him  at  the  time  and  saw  the  accident.     Four 
children,  as  follows: 
First.     George  Duffield  (b.,  July  4,  1796;  m.,  Sept.  11, 
1S17;  d.,  June  26,  1868).     One  of  the  most  promi- 
nent ministers  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  his 
day.     Graduated  from  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania at  the  age  of  sixteen.     Studied  theology 
and  was  licensed  to  preach  April  20,  1815.     In 
1838  he  was  called  as  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyter- 
ian church  .of  Detroit,  Mich.,  where  he  served  as 
pastor  up  to  the  time  of    his  death.     He  was 
known   as  the   "patriot   of  Michigan."     Married 
Isabella  Graham  Bethune.     Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 
A.    Divie  Bethune  Duffield.     A  poet  of  consid- 
erable note.     (B.,  Aug.  29,  1821 ;  m.,  June  24, 
1854;  d.,   March    12,    1891.)     Married  Mary 
Strong  Buell.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Bethune  Duffield  (b.,  Nov.  25,  1861; 
m.,  Oct.  28,  1885),  married  Ehza  Nuein. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Nuein   Buell  Duffield   (b.,   Nov.   7, 

1887). 

b.  Mary  Buell  Duffield   (b.,   Oct.   25, 

1890). 

c.  George  Duffield  (b.,  Dec.  14,  1897). 
Two.     George  Duffield  (b.,  April  28,  1859; 

m.,    Oct.    2,    1888).     A   very   prominent 
physician    of    Detroit,     Mich.     Married 


220  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Clara  Radcliffe.     Two  children,   as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  George  Bethune  Duffield  (b.,  April 

18,  1891). 

b.  Henry  Corrie  Duffield  (b.,  March  3, 

1894). 

Three.     Daughter  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

B.    George    Duffield    (b.,    Sept.    12,    1818;  m., 

;  d.,  ).     Lilce  his  father,  was  a 

well-known  divine  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
as  well  as  a  hymn-writer  of  marked  ability, 
taking  after  his  mother  in  this  respect.  His 
best  known  hymn  was  "Stand  up,  stand  up 
for  Jesus,"  a  hymn  which  is  possibly  as  well 
known  as  any  ever  written,  has  been  trans- 
lated into  many  different  languages.  Other 
hymns  which  he  has  written  are  as  follows: 
"Blessed  Saviour,  Thee  I  Love,"  "Slowly  in 
Sadness  and  in  Tears,"  and  "  Parted  for  Some 
Anxious  Day."  He  graduated  from  Yale 
College  in  1837,  and  from  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York,  in  1840;  was  pastor  in 
Brooklyn  for  seven  years;  in  Bloomfield, 
N.  J.,  four  years,  and  in  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
for  ten  years,  leaving  there  in  1861  for  the 
West,  where  he  sjjent  the  balance  of  his  life. 
A  short  history  of  the  writing  of  "Stand  Up, 
Stand  Up  for  Jesus"  is  given  in  the  historical 
part  of  this  book.  Married  Augusta  Wil- 
loughby.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Samuel  Willoughby  Duffield  (b., 
1843).  Like  his  father,  was  a  prominent 
hymn-writer,  his  best  known  being  "0 


Rev.  Georue  Duffield, 
Pastor  and  Hymn  Writer. 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  221 

Land  Relieved  from  Sorrow,"  written  in 
1875.  He  is  better  known,  liowever,  as 
a  translator  of  hymns  than  as  a  writer. 
Graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1863. 
Married  Harriet  Stanley  Hay  ward.  Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Grace    Hayward    Duffield,    married 

F.    J.    Goodwin.     Two   children,    as 
follows : 
I.     Mary  Duffield  Goodwin. 
II.     Faithful  Holloway  Goodwin. 

b.  Kenneth  Graham  Duffield,  married 

Edith  Malloy.     Two  children: 
I.     Margaret  Beckwith  Duffield. 
II.     Kenneth  Graham  Duffield,  Jr. 
Two.     Edward  Preierpont  Duffield,  married 

.     Had  one  child: 

Marjorie  Preierpont  Duffield. 
Three.     Margaretta  Willoughby  Duffield, 
married  J.  J.  Tunnicliff.     Three  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  George  Duffield  Tunnicliff. 

b.  Augusta  Tunnicliff. 

c.  James  J.  Tunnicliff,  Jr. 

C.     Henry  M.   Duffield  (b..  May  15,   1842;  m. 
Dec.  29,  1863),  married  Frances  Pitts.     Seven 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Henry  M.  Duffield,  Jr.,  (b.,  Aug.  9, 

1865). 
Two.     Samuel  Pitts  Duffield  (b.,  Jan.  22, 

1869). 
Three.     Divie  Bethune  Duffield  (b.,  March 
3,  1870). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Four.     Francis  Duffield  (b.,  Oct.  23,  1873). 
Five.     Morse  Stewart  Duffield  (b.,  Sept.  29, 

1875). 
Six.     Graham  Duffield  (b.,  Nov.  21,  1876). 
Seven.     William  Beach  Duffield  (b.,  March 

28,  1871). 

D.  Isabella  Graham  Duffield  (b.,  ;  m., 

— — — ),  married  Morse  Stewart.     Five  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

One.     Morse  Stewart. 

Two.     Duffield  Stewart. 

Three.     Isabella  Stewart. 

Four.     Mary  Stewart. 

Five.     Robert  Stewart. 

E.  Samuel  Pierce  Duffield  (b.,  Dec.  2-4,  1833; 

m.,  July  8,  1858;  m.,  June  15,  1881),  married 
twice ;  married  first  time  to  Addie  L.  Dobney. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     George  Bethune  Duffield  (b.,  Sept. 

29,  1859;  d.,  Nov.  19,  1880). 

Two.     Daniel  Waterman  Duffield  (b.,  Oct. 

2,    1860;  m.,    ),    married    

Childs.     One  child: 

(b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

Three.     Isabella  Bethune  Duffield  (b.,  Nov. 

26,  1864;  d.,  Sept.  6,  1873). 
Four.     John  Beck  Duffield  (b.,   Maich  26, 
1869). 
Samuel  Pierce  Duffield  married  second  time  to 
Margaret  A.  Corbett. 

F.  WiLLi.'^M  Ward  Duffield  (b.,  Nov.  19,  1823; 

m..   June  27,    1851),   married  Annie  Louisa 
Ladue.     Two  children,  as  follows: 


Descendants  of  Henry  Slaymaker.  223 

One.     Louisa  Angell  Duffield  (b.,  April  19, 

1855). 
Two.     William  Ward  Duffield,  Jr.  (b.,  Nov. 
12,  1858). 
Second.     Sophia  Duffield  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1796;  m.,  March 
25,  1828;  d.,  Oct.  15,  1865).     Died  at  New  Lon- 
don Cross  Roads,  Pa.,  of  typhoid  fever.     Married 
Mark  Alexander  Hodson.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

A.  George  Duffield  Hodson  (b.,  July  2,  1831;  m., 

Oct.  28,  1862;  d.,  Dec.  4,  1865), "married  Mar- 
garet Jane  Armstrong.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

One.  Mary  Sophia  Hodson  (b.,  March  31, 
1865;  d..  May  16,  1871). 

Two.     Anna  Maria  Hodson  (b.,  Oct.  24,  1863). 

B.  Henry  Duffield  Hodson  (b.,  April  10,  1834; 

m.,   Nov.    19,    1873;   m., ),    married 

twice;  married  first  time  to  Emma  Graham. 
One  child: 
Mary  Graham  Hodson.     Died  six  months  old. 
Henry  Duffield  Hodson  married  second  time  to 
Mrs.  Emily  Graham. 

C.  Mark  Alexander  Hodson  (b.,  Feb.  13,  1838; 

m.,  Feb.  21,  1861;  d.,  Sept.  17,  1866),  married 
Margaretta  Amanda  Cann.     Three  children, 
as  follows: 
One.     Sophia  Duffield  Hodson  (b.,  Dec.  6, 
1861;     m.,     Sept.     16,     1890),  married 
Lewis  Kirk  Stubbs.     One  child: 
Margaret  Elizabeth  Stubbs  (b.,  Dec.  11, 
1893). 
Two.     Margaretta  Moore  Hodson  (b.,  Feb. 
21,  1867). 


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Three.     Robert  Cann  Hodson   (b.,  Jan.    14, 
1864). 

D.  Robert  Hodson  (b.,  May  19,  1829;  d.,  Oct.  2, 

1866). 

E.  Mary  Amanda  Hodson  (b.,  Aug.  7,  1839;  d., 

Aug.  17,  1865). 
Third.     Mary  Amanda  Duffield  (b.,  Nov.  15,  1805;  m., 

;  d.,   ),    married    Amos   Alexander. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Amos  Alexander. 

B.  AM.A.NDA  Alexander. 

C.  Charles  Alexander. 

Fourth.     Henry  Duffield  (b.,  May  12,  1800;  m.,  June 

6,  1822;  m.,  June  13,  1839;  d.,  ),  married 

twice;  married  first  time  to  Rebecca  Armstrong. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Faithful   Rebecca   Duffield    (b.,    Aug.    13, 
1824;  m.,    Nov.    10,    1842;  d..    May,    1870), 
married  Robert  Hodgson  Strawbridge.    Four 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth  Hodgson  Strawbridge  (b., 
Oct.  28,  1849;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1874),  married 
Robert  Allison  Adams.     Five  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Ruth  Anna  Adams  (b.,  May  5,  1878). 

b.  Sarah  Strawbridge  Adams  (b.,  Jan. 

20,  1881). 

c.  Louisa  Allison  Adams  (b.,  Aug.  26, 

1882). 

d.  Robert  Allison  Adams  (b.,  June  12, 

1886). 

e.  Edwin   Young   Adams    (b.,    Aug.    18, 


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Two.     Joseph  Francis  Strawbridge  (b.,  June 

7,  1848;  m., ,  1874),  married  Anna 

Belle  Shields.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John    Frederick    Strawbridge    (b., 

Dec.  10,  1881). 

b.  Faithful  Duffield  Strawbridge  (b., 

May  10,  1877). 
Three.     Henry   Duffield   Strawbridge    (b., 
Sept.  28,  1846;  m.,  Jan.  18,  1871),  mar- 
ried    Amelia     Margaret     Jones.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harriet  Duffield  Strawbridge  (b., 

July  14,  1873;  m.,  June  19,  1895), 
married    Rev.    W.    Deas    Kerswell. 
One  child: 
Chalmers  Duffield   Kerswell  (b., 
July  28,  1896). 

b.  Margaret  Rendell  Strawbridge  (b., 

June  26,  1875). 

c.  Isaac  Rendell  Strawbridge  (b.,  July 

14,    1879). 
Four.     Sarah    Duffield    Strawbridge    (b., 
Sept.  2,  1843;  m.,  June  22,  1881),  mar- 
ried Walter  R.  Garrett. 

B.  George  Duffield  (b.,  June  23,  1827;  d.,  June 

14,  1862).     Died  of  yellow  fever  in  Cuba. 

C.  Mary  Armstrong  Duffield  (b.,  May  16,  1823  ; 

d.,  Sept.  2,  1831). 
Henry  Duffield  married  second  time  to  Sarah  Bries- 
bane,  nee  Stewart.     One  child: 

Henry  Duffield  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1840;  m.,  Dec.  23, 
1867;  d.,  Jan.  15,  1888),  married  Emma  Moore. 
One  child: 


226  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Henry  Parke  Duffield   (b.,   Oct.   10,   1869; 
d.,  Dec.  23,  1889). 

6.  Lydia  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  11,  1769),  d.,  Sept.  29,  1794). 

7.  Sarah  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  12,  1771;  m.,  Sept.  8,  1792; 

d.,  ,  1804),  married  William  Bryant  Duffield. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 
First.     Elizabeth  Duffield  married  Dr.  Montgomery 
Chambers.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

A.  William  Chambers. 

B.  Andrew  Chambers. 

Second.     Maria   Slaymaker  Duffield,   married  Rev. 
John  Peebles.     One  child: 
A.    Sarah    Duffield    Peebles,    married    William 
Jacobs.     Four  children,   as  follows: 
One.     Maria   Jacobs,    married.     Had   several 

children. 
Two.     John  Peebles  Jacobs. 
Three.     Fanny  Jacobs. 

Four.     Sarah  McCoy  Jacobs,  married  Wilham 
M.  Strickland.     One  child: 

Third.     Samuel  Duffield  (b.,  July  3,  1795;  m.,  — ; 

d.,  Feb.  24,  1853),  married  Maria  Morris.     Seven 
children,  as  follows: 

A.  William  Henry  Duffield  (b.,  July  22,  1827; 

d..  May  5,  1870). 

B.  Mary  Cadwalader  Duffield. 

C.  Cadwalader  Morris  Duffield  (b.,  March  27, 

1840;  d.,  Feb.  25,  1841). 

D.  John  Lewden  Morris  Duffield. 

E.  Anna  Henderson  Duffield. 

F.  Samuel  Morris  Ditffield,  married  Georgiania 

Sparks.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Thomas  Tillinghast  Duffield. 


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Two.     Harriett  Sparks  Duffield. 
G.    Sarah  Sophia  Duffield,  married  James  Hop- 
kins.    Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Samuel  Duffield  Hopkins. 
Two.     Washington  Hopkins,  married  


Three.     James  Hopicins. 
Fourth.     Sophia  Sarah  Lydia  Duffield,  married  Rev. 

William  Mcllviane. 
Fifth.     William  Henry  Duffield. 
Samuel  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  14,  1774;  m.,  June  17,  1796; 
d.,  April  3,  1830).     One  of  the  proprietors  of  the  great 
stage  hne  of  Reeside,  Slaymaker  &  Co.,  from  Philadel- 
phia to  the  West ;  his  brothers  Amos  and  Henry  being 
his  partners.     Married  Ann  Cochran.     Five  children, 
as  follows: 
First.     Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  17,  1797;  d., 

Sept.  27,  1797). 
Second.     Henry  Young  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  12,  1798; 

m., ;  d.,  May  18,  1862),  married  Margaretta 

Reigart.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Adam    Reigart    Slaymaker    (b.,    ;  d., 

July  9,  1865). 

B.  Ann  Cochran  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d.,  Jan. 

3,    1909).     Was    Secretary    of    the    Patriot 
Daughters  of  America,  of  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 

C.  Henrietta    R.    Slaymaker    (b.,    ;  m., 

;  d.,  ),  married  Charles  Ruth- 


rauf.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Henry  Cochran  Ruthrauf  (b. , ) . 

Two.     Margaretta    S.     Ruthrauf,     married 
John  Evans.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Kate  Evans. 


228  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

b.  William  R.  Evans. 
Three.     William  Hayes  Ruthrauf. 
D.    Mary  R.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  4, 1825;  m.,  Dec, 
1846;  d.,  Sept.  21,  1885).     For  many  years 
one  of  the  lady  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
Home  for  Friendless  Children,  Lancaster,  Pa. 
Married  David  Watson  Patterson.     Four  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     Anna    Cochran    Patterson,    married 
Hon.    John    Bayard    McPherson.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elizabeth    Wallace    McPherson. 

Accidentally  drowned  while  in  bath- 
ing at  Point  Pleasant,  N.  J.  (B., 
Oct.  13,  1882;  d.,  Aug.  9,  1907). 

b.  Mary  Patterson  McPherson. 

Two.     David    Watson    Patterson,    Jr.,   (b., 

;    m.,     ),     married    Julia 

Kauffman.     One  child: 
Catharine  Lloyd  Patterson. 
Three.     Henry  Patterson,  married  Ida  Miller. 
Four.     James  Rodney  Patterson  (b.,  Dec.  6, 
1847;  m.,   Dec.   29,   1873;  d.,   June   18, 
1874),  married  Ellen  Baumgardner.    One 
child: 
Bertha  Patterson  (b.,  Sept.  21,  1874). 
Third.     Stephen  C.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1802;  m., 

;  d.,  Jan.  1,  1835),  married  Susan  Reigart. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Adam  Reigart  Slaymaker  (b.,  May  18,  1832; 

d.,  July  9,  1865). 

B.  Ann  C.  Reigart  Slaymaker,  married  Samuel 

Howard. 


Hicxiiv    1m)\\aki)  Slaymaker, 

Fdrjnor  Piistuia.sler,  Luucaster,  Pa 


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C.  Henry  Edward  Slaymaker,  manager  of  Reig- 

art's  old  wine  store,  Lancaster,  Pa.     Presi- 
dent of  the  Union  Fire  Co.  since  1856,  one  of 
organizers  of  St.   John's    Episcopal  Church, 
Postmaster  under  Cleveland's  first  adminis 
tration,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Home  for 
Friendless    Children,    and    formerly    School 
Director,   serving  as   chairman  of  Property 
Committee  for  over  twenty  years,  and  a  very 
prominent    citizen    of    Lancaster,    Pa.     (B., 
Oct.  26,  1828;  m.,  Oct.  20,  1853;  d.,  Sept.  1, 
1905.)     Married    Mary    Steele.     Three    chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Reigart  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  21, 
1855;  m.,  Dec.  30,   1880),  married  Ed- 
ward Peters  Cowell.     Two  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Mary  Edna  Cowell  (b.,  July  11,  1882). 

b.  Henry  Slaymaker  Cowell  (b.,  Nov. 

17,  1884). 
Two.     Frances  Steele  Slaymaker  (b..  May 

28,  1861;  d.,  Dec.  10,  1861). 
Three.     Susan  Reigart  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov. 

2,  1862). 

D.  Samuel  H.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  9,  1830;  m., 

;  d.,    Dec.    12,    1882),    married    Ann 

Reigart. 

E.  Stephen  Cochran  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  14, 

1834;  m.,  June  30,  1884),  married  Letita  H. 

Howe.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Ann  C.  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  7,  1885). 
Two.     Samuel   H.    Slaymaker   (b.,    July   21, 


230  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Three.     Stephen  C.  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  15, 

1S90). 
Four.     Susan  R.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept.  7, 1886). 
Fourth.     Samuel  Robert  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  22,  1803; 
m.,  Jan.   9,   1833;  d.,  Aug.,  1878),  married  Anna 
Maria  Smith.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Henry  Stephen  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1833; 

m.,   ),    married   Fidelia   Montgomery. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Samuel  Robert  Slaymaker  (b.,    Dec. 

29,  1864). 
Two.     Henry   M.    Slaymaker    (b..    May    30, 

1868). 
Three.     Letitia   R.   Slaymaker   (b.,   Aug.   3, 
1869). 

B.  Jonathan  Smith   Slaymaker   (b.,   March  31, 

1835;  d.,  Feb.  15,  1862).  Learned  Civil 
Engineering,  afterwards  moved  West,  to 
Davenport,  Iowa,  and  at  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Civil  War  was  one  of  the  first  to  enlist 
and  was  a  member  of  the  famous  Second 
Iowa,  being  chosen  Lieutenant,  and  upon  the 
resignation  of  the  captain,  was  chosen  to  fill 
that  position,  and  at  the  famous  charge  at 
Fort  Donelson,  while  shouting  and  encourag- 
ing his  men,  just  as  he  had  reached  the 
breastworks,  a  ball  struck  him  in  the  thigh, 
severing  the  main  artery.  While  leaning  on 
his  arm,  he  shouted  to  his  men,  "Charge, 
charge,  go  on,  my  boys,"  and  in  five  minutes 
he  had  bled  to  death. 

C.  Margaretta  Slaymaker   (b..   May   20,   1837; 

d.,  Oct.  13,  1849). 


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durius:  the  Cn  il  'War. 


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D.  Robert  Samuel  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  16,  1838; 

m.,  April  25,    1866;  m..   May  25,   1871;  d., 
Nov.    30,    1900).     A    prominent    citizen    of 
Kittanning,    Pa.     Former    register    and    re- 
corder of  Armstrong  Co.,  Pa.     Married  twice; 
married  first  time  to  C.  Jane  Oswald.     One 
child: 
Jonathan  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  17,  1867;  d., 
Aug.  17,  1867). 
Robert  Samuel  Slaymaker  married   second  time 
to  Elizabeth  K   Bowman.     Four  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

One.     Agnes  Bowman  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  11, 

1875). 
Two.     Philip  Kuhns  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  6, 

1877). 
Three.     Anna  Frazier  Slaymaker  ^b.,   Dec. 

24,    1881;  m.,    ),    married    Paul 

Brown  Copley.     One  child: 
Paul  Brown  Copley,  Jr. 
Four.     Margaretta  Slaymaker  (b.,  April  27, 
1874;  d.,  July  12,  1874). 

E.  Persifer  Frazier  Smith  Slaymaker  (b.,  Jan. 

6,  1847;  m., ;  d..  May,  1896),  married 

Han-iet  R.  Aertson. 
Fifth.     James   A.    Slaymaker   (b.,   Feb.   21,    1811;  d., 

Sophia  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  26, 1776;  d.,  Aug.  29, 1777). 

Sophia  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  19,  1779;  m.,  Nov.  30, 
1826;  m.,  Sept.  9,  1847;  d.,  Feb.  1,  1856),  married 
twice;  first  time  to  James  Kelton;  second  time  to  Gil- 
bert Dance. 


PART  VI. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  DANIEL  SLAYMAKER. 


Daniel   Slaymaker   (b.,    ;  m.,   ;  d.,    1801), 

youngest  son  of  Mathias  Schleiermacher,  was  left  as  executor 
of  his  father's  estate.  Daniel  was  with  General  Washington 
under  General  Braddock  when  Braddock  was  killed  by  the 
French  and  Indians,  near  where  Pittsburg  now  stands.  He 
enlisted  as  a  private  during  the  Revolutionarj'  War  and 
marched  to  Virginia  with  the  army  and  was  detailed  as  team- 
ster, and  upon  one  time,  probably  at  Brandywine,  when  in 
full  retreat,  three  of  his  horses  were  shot,  the  one  at  the  off 
side  of  the  tongue  was  not  injured  (he  was  blind).  Upon 
this  horse  Daniel  mounted  and  made  his  escape,  saving  only 
his  rifle.  While  encamped  in  Virginia  with  a  small  division 
of  the  army,  Daniel  was  on  picket  duty  and  while  there  en- 
gaged, a  Hessian  soldier  made  some  insulting  remarks  which 
exasperated  Daniel,  who  raised  his  rifle  and  shot  the  Hessian. 
He  was  courtmartialed,  the  circumstances  related  which 
brought  about  the  shooting  and  he  was  cleared.  Near  the 
end  of  the  war  he  took  camp  fever  and  did  not  recover  until 
after  the  war  was  over.  He  married  Agilis  Young.  Her 
parents  came  from  Ireland  and  settled  in  the  Cumberland 
Valley,  near  where  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  now  stands.  When 
she  was  a  young  girl  the  Indians  became  enraged  about 
something  and  the  white  people  had  to  flee  from  that  part 
of  the  country  and  Agilis  and  her  parents  came  to  Lancaster 


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county,  Pa.,  and  she  married  Daniel  Slaymaker  and  never 
went  back  to  Cumberland  Valley  to  live  again.  They  had 
five  children,  as  follows: 

1.  Agilis  Slaymaker,  married  her  first  cousin,  William  Slay- 

maker, son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  White  Slaymaker. 
Nothing  more  known  of  them. 

2.  Daniel  Slaymaker,  married  his  first  cousin,  Susan  Slay- 

maker.    Seven  children,  as  follows: 

First.     Eliza  Slaymaker  (b., ;  m.,  ;   d., 

),  married  Robert  Ferguson.     One  child: 

John  Harvey  Ferguson. 
Second.     Henry  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  15,  1810;  d.,  Nov. 

25,  1854). 
Third.     Hannah  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  10,  1812;  d..  May 
12,  1863).     Had  one  child  by  John  Smith,  known 

Mary  Jane  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  16,  1836;  d.,  Feb. 
22,  1904),  she  had  one  son: 
Joseph  Crawford. 

Fourth.     John  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

Fifth.     Lydia  Jane  Slaymaker  (b.,  ,  1817;  m., 

March  14,  1839;  d.,  ,  1895),  married  Ben- 
jamin Phenneger.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Jacob  Henry  Phenneger  (b.,  April  20,  1841; 

d.,  July  25,  1845). 

B.  Sarah  Ann  Phenneger  (b..  May  22,  1843;  d., 

Aug.  21,  1843). 

C.  John  Mathias  Phenneger  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1846; 

m.,  Sept.  15,  1870),  married  Mary  E.  Gorman. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Minnie  Lavinia  Phenneger  (b.,   Oct. 
16,   1871;  m.,  Sept.   19,   1895),  married 
James  Norton. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Two.     George  Henry  Phenneger  (b.,  April 

21,  1874). 

'.    George  Albert  Phenneger  (b.,  Feb.  19,  1857; 

m.,  June  29,  1886),  married  Sue  M.  Charles. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Cline  Abram  Phenneger  (b.,  April  27, 

1893). 
Two.     George  Elvin  Phenneger  (b.,  July  2, 

1891). 
Three.     Hiram  Benjamin  Phenneger  (b.,  Dec. 

4,  1889). 
Four.     Gertrude    Charles    Phenneger    (b., 

May  3,  1888;  d.,  July  6,  1890). 
Five.     Blanch    Slay^maker    Phenneger    (b., 
Feb.  5,  1887). 
.    Benjamin   Sample  Phenneger  (b.,   Aug.   31, 
1851;  m.,  Jan.  27,   1881),  married  Rebecca 
Cordelia  Keene.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Christian  Keene  Phenneger  (b.,  Feb. 

13,  1884;  d.,  March  2,  1887). 
Two.     Carrie  Louisa  Phenneger  (b.,  Dec.  14, 

1888). 
Three.     Ruby  Viola  Phenneger  (b.,  Dec.  28, 

1891). 
Four.     Milton    Slaymaker    Phenneger    (b.. 

May  1,  1894). 
Hannah  Jane  Phenneger  (b.,  Jan.  29,  1854; 
m.,  Sept.  3,  1881;  d.,  March  17,  1890),  mar- 
ried Benjamin  Keene.     One  child: 
Mary  Jane  Keene  (b.,  May  1,  1882). 
.    Mary  Elizabeth  Phenneger  (b.,  Dec.  19, 1848; 
m.,  Aug.  25,  1868),  married  John  T.  Gorman. 
Five  children,  as  follows: 


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One.  Mary  Jane  Gorman  (b.,  Dec.  20,  1868). 
Two.  Sue  Ella  Gorman  (b.,  Dec.  14,  1870). 
Three.     Benjamin  Frank  Gorman  (b.,  Jan.  26, 

1873). 
Four.     John   Milton   Gorman   (b.,   March   9, 

1875). 
Five.     Carrie  Levetta  Gorman  (b.,  June  14, 
1879). 
H.    Nathaniel  Slaymaker  Phenneger  (b.,  Oct. 

8,  1844;  d.,  June  17,  1852). 
I.     Susan  Louisa  Phenneger  (b.,  May  22,  1843; 
d.,  Aug.  14,  1843).  ; 

Sixth.     Mary  Ann  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  10,  1815;  m., 

;  d.,   Feb.   28,   1892),   married  Hugh  Mc- 

Cann. 
Seventh.     Amos   Slaymaker   (b.,   ;  m.,   ; 


d.,  July  4,  1829).  Crushed  to  death  by  a  horse. 
Married  Elizabeth  Ault.  Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

..    Susanna  Slaymaker,  married  John  Ault.    Two 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Daniel  Ault.     Died  young. 
Two.     Mary  Ault,   married  Mabon  Eckman. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Eckman,  married  Mary  Singer. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Roy  Eckman. 
II.     Cyrus  Eckman. 
III.     Harry  Lloyd  Eckman. 

b.  Susanna    Eckman,     married    William 

Burke. 
.    Isaiah  Slaymaker.     Died  when  about  twenty- 
one  years  old. 


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3.  Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  25,   1774;  m.,  ; 

d.,  Feb.,  1863),  married  Phillip  Ferree.     Two  children, 
as  follows ; 
First.     Rachael  Ferree  (b.,  Feb.  8,  1806;  m.,  Feb.  9, 
1829;  d.,  June  21,  1886),  married  Walter  Davis. 
Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  John  Slay-maker  Davis  (b.,  Dec.  13,  1829;  m., 

fall  of  1862;  d.,  Sept.  10,  1882),  married 
Margaret  McMaines.  Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 
One.  Amy  Davis  (b.,  Dec.  20,  1863;  m.,  Nov., 
1891),  mprried  Ovid  Girvin.  Two  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Marguerite  Girvin  (b.,  Jan.  3  or  4, 

1894). 

b.  Robert  Ferree  Girvin  (b.,  March  17, 

1895). 
Two.     John  Miner  Davis  (b.,  Jan.   1,   1868; 

m.,    ),    married    Mary    Walters. 

One  child: 

Ruth  Davis  (b.,  ). 

Three.     Katharine  Davis  (b.,  Aug.  27,  1865; 

m., ),  married  Oliver  Springer. 

Four.     Asa  Packer  Davis  (b., ,  1869). 

Five.     Andrew  Jackson  Davis  (b., ,  1872). 

B.  Elizabeth  Davis  (b.,  April  11,  1831;  m.,  June 

1,  1849),  married  Jacob  Rife.     Thirteen  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     Rebecca  Rife  (b.,  Dec.  1,  1849;  d.,  Jan. 
1895). 


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Two.     Gabriel  Rife  (b.,  1851;  d.,  in  infancy). 
Three.     Mary   Rife    (b.,    Feb.    25,    1853;  m., 

),  married . 

Four.     William  Rife  (b.,  Dec.  11,  1854;  m., 

),  married . 

Five.     Jane  Rife  (b.,  June  30,  1857;  d., , 

1878). 
Six.     Elmira  Rife  (b.,  Dec.  3,  1859). 
Seven.     Uriah  Rife  (b.,  Feb.  24,  1862). 
Eight.     Isaac  Rife  (b.,  June  12,  1865). 
Nine.     Joanna  Rife  (b.,   May  23,   1868;  m., 

Dec,  1896),  married  James  Heidler. 
Ten.     Jacob  Rife  (b.,  Aug.  9,  1869). 
Eleven.     Minnie  Rife  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1871). 
Twelve.     James  Rife  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1874). 
Thirteen.     Boaz  Rife  (b..  May  6,  1878). 
I.     Samuel  Davis  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1833;  d.,  April  21, 

1833). 
).    Mary  Jane  Davis  (b.,  March  8,  1834;  m.,  win- 
ter of  1850  or  1851;  d.,  Jan.  10,  1887),  mar- 
ried   Andrew    Johnson.        Nine    children,    as 
follows : 
One.     George  Johnson,  married  Clara  Stew- 
art. 
Two.     Mary  Johnson,  married  Samuel  Pelen. 
Three.     Sarah  Johnson,  married  George  Shees- 

ley. 
Four.     John  Johnson,  married  Lavinia  Miller. 
Five.     William  Johnson   (b.,  ,   1864), 

married  Etta  Quigley. 
Six.     Rachael  Johnson  (b.,  Sept.  3,  1867;  m., 

),  married  Charles  Ramsey. 

Seven.     Alice  Johnson   (b.,   Feb.,    1870;  m., 

),  married  Harry  Barr. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Eight.     Irene  Johnson  (b.,  ,  1872). 

Nine.     Philip   Ferree  Johnson  (b.,  , 

1875;  m.,  March,  1898),  married  Narda 
Quiglej'. 
i.    Joseph  Ferree  Davis  (b.,  March  16,  1844;  m., 
•winter  of  1864  or  1865),  married  Sarah  Slaj'- 
maker.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Belle  Davis  (b.,  Jan.,  1866;  d., , 

1867). 
Two.     Henry  DA^^s  (b.,  Oct.,  1868). 
Three.     Luella  DA\^s  (b.,  June,  1870). 

Four.     Walter  Davis  (b.,  ,    1873;  d., 

,  1883). 

Five.     William  Davis  (b.,  July  3,  1876). 
Six.     Margaret  Davis  (b.,  1882). 
Seven.     Joseph  DA^as  (b.,  1886). 
'.     Martha  Davis  (b.,  Oct.  10,  1841;  d.,  Oct.  10, 

1844). 
I.     Rachael  Ferree  Davis  (b.,  Dec.  1,  1839;  m., 
Dec.  13,  1866),  married  John  Franklin  Leech. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Amy  Leech  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1868). 
Two.     Ella  Dora  Leech  (b.,  July  17,  1869; 
m.,  Feb.   23,   1898),  married  Frank  G. 
Trout. 
Three.     William  Ferree  Leech  (b.,  April  20, 

1872). 
Four.     Jacob  Hastings  Leech  (b..   May  24, 
1874;  d.,    June   21,    1893).     Died   from 
drowning  in  Conestoga  Creek,  near  Lan- 
caster, Pa. 
Five.     Anna  May  Leech  (b..  May  8,  1876). 
Six.     John  Milton  Leech  (b.,  Jan.  13,  1879). 


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H.    Susannah  Davis  (b.,  Nov.  11,  1846;  m.,  Dec. 
22,    1869),    married    Daniel    Sheesley.     Five 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Sheesley  (b.,  Nov.  1870;  m., 

Nov.  3,  1898),  married  Sadie . 

Two.     Henry  Sheesley  (b.,  March,  1873). 
Three.     Anna  Sheesley  (b.,  Nov.,  1876). 
Four.     Jennie  Sheesley  (b.,  Jan.,  1879). 
Five.     Amy  Sheesley  (b.,  Jan.,  1884). 
I.     William  Ferree  Davis  (b..  May  1,  1835;  d., 

Dec.  19,  1835). 
J.     Sarah  Ann  Davis  (b.,  Jan.  24,  1838;  m.,  March 
5,    1861),    married    William    Hamer.     Four 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Hamer  (b.,  July,  1863),  mar- 
ried Ella  Mell. 
Two.     Josephine  Hamer  (b.,  1865;  d.,  1867), 
Three.     Albert  Hamer  (b.,   June,   1868;  m., 

),  married  Minerva  Musgrove. 

Four.     Charlotte  Hamer  (b.,  Aug.  18,  1869). 
Second.     William   Slaymaker   Ferree    (b.,    May    13, 
1814;  m.,  Dec.  5,  1839;  d.,  Jan.  2,  1893),  married 
Sarah  Pickel. 

4.  William  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d.,  1859  or  1860). 

5.  Mathias  Slaymaker  (b., ;  m., ;  d., ), 

married  his  first  cousin,  Mary  Slaymaker,  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  White  Slaymaker.  Six  children, 
as  follows: 

First.     Elizabeth  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d., ). 

Second.     Mary  Ann  Slaymaker  (b.,  ;  d.,  

1861). 

Third.     Mary  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d., ). 

Fourth.     Thomas  Slaitmaker    (b.,  ;  d.,  . 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Fifth.  Jane  Margaret  Slaymaker  (b.,  Oct.  19,  1804; 
m.,  March  29,  1831;  d.,  Feb.  8,  1890),  married 
Hanse  Olsen,  a  Norwegian  sea  captain  and  a 
friend  of  Ole  Bull,  from  the  same  place  in 
Norway  as  Ole  Bull.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Mary  Elizabeth  Olsen  (b..  May  20,  1834;  m., 

Feb.   12,   1863;  d.,  Feb.  20,   1882),   married 
Wilham  Woodcock. 

B.  James  Slaymaker  Olsen  (b.,  Jan.  31,   1832; 

m.,  March  7,  1854),  married  Elizabeth  Ann 
Hudders. 

C.  Martha  Jane  Olsen  (b.,  Jan.  27,   1837;  m., 

March    28,    1861),    married    William    Arm- 
strong.    Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Frank  Armstrong  (b.,  Jan.  6,  1868). 
Two.     John  Olsen  Armstrong  (b.,  July  29, 

1864;  m.,  ,    1888),   married  

.     One  daughter. 

Three.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Armstrong  (b., 
Aug.  19,  1862;  m.,  Oct.  20,  1887),  mar- 
ried Penrose  Waters.     One  son. 

D.  John  Samuel  Olsen  (b.,  July  25,   1839;  m., 

May  22,  1866),  married  Alice  AmeUa  Irwin. 

Twelve  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Jane  Elizabeth  Olsen  (b.,  March  25, 
1867;  m.,   July,    1896),    married   Albert 
Blomquist.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Blomquist  (b., 

Dec.  23,  1898). 

b.  Rachel  Marion  Blomquist  (b.,  Oct. 

14,  1899). 
Two.     Carrie  Eliza  Olsen  (b.,  Feb.  2,  1869). 
Three.     John  Samuel  Olsen  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1870; 
d.,  March  25,  1875). 


J\MLs    ALl.X\\Df.R    OLsEN, 
Who  lost  his  life  in  the  Spauisli-American  War. 


Descendants  of  Daniel  Slaymaker.  241 

Four.  Martha  May  Olsen  (b.,  Nov.  28,  1872; 
m.,  Feb.  14,  1900),  married  Eugene  T. 
Sanford. 

Five.  James  Alexander  Olsen  (b.,  May  12, 
1874;  d.,  Oct.  5,  1898).  General  Hulings 
spoke  of  the  heroism  of  the  men  whose 
bodies  were  brought  back: 

"That  little  Musician  Olsen,  of  Com- 
pany F,  was  a  little  dare-devil,"  he  said, 
and  his  face  blanched  as  he  thought  of 
the  young  man's  death.  "I  remember 
when  we  were  engaged  with  one  of  the 
guerilla  bands  which  we  encountered, 
and  it  was  pretty  stiff  fighting.  Little 
Olsen  waded  right  into  the  thickest  of  it, 
picking  off  Spaniards  at  a  great  rate 
with  an  ordinary  rifle  that  spouted  smoke 
in  such  a  fashion  that  he  made  a  per- 
fect mark  for  the  enemj%  and  it  was 
probably  due  to  his  agility  that  he  didn't 
meet  his  death  sooner." 

Died  from  fever  in  hospital  at  Porto 
Rico. 

Six.  Amelia  Alice  Olsen  (b.,  Jan.  12,  1876; 
m.,  Jan.  16,  1895),  married  Gust.  A. 
Blomquist.     Three  children,   as  follows: 

a.  Baby,  died  at  birth. 

b.  James  Alfred  Blomquist    (b.,  Jan.  24, 

1899). 

c.  Alice  Amelia  Blomquist    (b.,  July  11, 

1900). 
Seven.     Mary  E.  Olsen  (b.,  Oct.  20,  1877;  m., 
June,   1900),  married  Rev.  Arthur  Bird 
McCormick. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Eight.     Margaret  Isabell  Olsen  (b.,  March 

9,  1879). 
Nine.     Charles  Augustus  Olsen  (b.,  Oct.  22, 

1880;  d.,  March  18,  1882). 
Ten.     Annie  Curwen  Olsen  (b.,  Sept.  2, 1883). 
Eleven.     Rachael  Nellie  Olsen  (b.,  Oct.  12, 

1884;  d.,  Feb.  12,  1885). 
Twelve.     George   Warren   Olsen   (b.,   April 

19,  1887). 
].    William  Boyd  Olsen  (b.,  March  18,  1845;  m., 

),  married  Elizabeth   Dunbar.     Eight 

children,  as  follows: 

One.     Hiram  Hanse  Olsen  (b.,  ,  1868;). 

Two.     William  Woodcock  Olsen  (b.,  , 

1870). 
Three.     John   Henry   Fox   Olsen   (b.,   , 

1872). 
Four.     Joseph    Winfield    Olsen    (b.,    , 

1879). 
Five.     Margaret    Lavinia  Olsen    (b.,    , 

1869;  m.,  July  3,  1890),  married  George 

Shupp.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Boyd  Shupp  (b.,  Juh- 1,  1892). 

b.  Martha  LA\aNiA    Shupp  (b.,  July  23, 

1894;  d.,  Dec.  22,  1894). 

Six.     Mary  Elizabeth  Olsen  (b., ,  1877). 

Seven.     Boyd  Fritchey  Olsen  (b.,  . . — ,  1890). 

Eight.     Samuel  Eberly  Olsen  (b., ,  1884). 

'.     Lavinia  Margaret  Olsen  (b.,  Aug.  21,  1841; 

m.,  Jan.  28,  1862;  m.,  July  5,  1870),  married 

twice;  married    first   time   to    James   Milton 

Irmn.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Mary   Elizabeth   Irwin   (b.,   Jan.    18, 


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Two.     James  Milton  Irwin  (b.,  Aug.  9,  1865). 
LAAaNiA  Margaret  Olsen  married  second  time  to 
Jonathan  Vanbrian  Collom. 
Sixth.     John    Slaymaker,    married    Mary    Doughton. 
Twelve  children,  as  follows: 

A.  William  M.  Slaymaker. 

B.  Kate  Slaymaker. 

C.  Wilson  Slaymaker. 

D.  Allan  Mode  Slaymaker  (b., ;  m.,  Sept. 

1,   1868;  d.,   Jan.   23,   1898),   married  Anna 
Mary  Lytle.     Six  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Harriet  L.   Slaymaker  (b.,  March  2, 
1870;  m.,  Sept.  3,  1887),  married  Daniel 
Flora.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Daniel  A.  Flora  (b.,  Aug.  29,  1888). 

b.  Mary  E.  Flora  (b.,  March  20,  1890). 

c.  John  A.  Flora  (b.,  Feb.  11,  1893). 

d.  David  F.  Flora  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1894). 

e.  Joseph  Flora  (b.,  Dec.  30,   1896;  d., 

Dec.  30,  1896). 

Two.     Mary  E.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1874). 

Three.     Anna  M.  Slaymaker  (b.,  ,  1869; 

d.,  ,  1869). 

Four.  Kate  S.  Slaymaker  (b..  May  14,  1880; 
d.,  Sept.  26,  1889). 

Five.     Margaret  Slaymaker  (b.,  June  4, 1878; 
m.,  April  19,  1898),  married  David  M. 
Warfel.     One  child: 
Benjamin  Ellwood  Warfel  (b.,  Aug.  20, 
1898). 

Six.  John  A.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  25,  1872; 
m.,  Seot.  13,  1894),  married  Laura  Fer- 
guson.    Two  children,  as  follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  Howard  Allen  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept. 

27,  1895). 

b.  FLORENCii  May  Slaymaker  (b.,  Sept. 

12,  1S9S). 
;.    Franklin  Slaymaker,  married  Sallie    Eckman. 
Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Wilbur  Slaymaker. 

Two.     James  Slaymaker. 

Three.     Dallas  Slaymaker. 

Four.     Flora  Slaymaker. 

Five.     Milton  Slaymaker. 

Six.     Sarah  Slay'maker. 

Seven.     John  Slaymaker. 

.     John    Howard    Slaymaker    (b.,    ;  m., 

;  d.,   Sept.    26,    1903).     Served  three 

years  and  nine  months  in  79th  Regiment  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War.  Married  Mary  Ann  Pickel. 
Ten  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Emma  Slaymaker,  married  John  Town- 
send. 

Two.     Thomas  Slaymaker. 

Three.     Harriet  Slaymaker,  married  Wilham 
McGow. 

Four.     Henry  Slaymaker. 

Five.     Sarah  Slaymaker. 

Six.     John  Slaymaker. 

Seven.     Ambrose  Slaymaker. 

Eight.     Sophia  Slaymaker. 

Nine.     Ida  Slaymaker. 

Ten.     Mary  Edith  Slaymaker. 
.    Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  married  William  Steele. 
Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John  Steele. 


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Two.     Thomas  Steele. 
Three.     Mary  Steele. 
Four.     Cora  Steele. 
Five.     Martha  Steele. 
Six.     WiLMER  Steele. 
Seven.     Wilson  Steele. 

H.    James    Slaymaker    (b.,    ;  d.,    ). 

Wounded  in  the  knee  in  the  Civil  War. 
I.     Margaret  Slaymaker. 
J.     Edward  Slaymaker. 

K    Samuel  N.  Slaymaker  (b.,  July  16,  1847;  m., 
March   15,    1869),   married   Annie  E.   Linde- 
camp.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Edward  A.   Slaymaker  (b.,   April   15, 
1870;  m.,  Dec.  3,  1891),  married  Carrie 
Benner.     One  child: 
Phoebe  B.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Aug.  26,  1892). 
Two.     Margaret  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1871; 
m.,   Dec.   26,    1895),   married  Isaac  flos- 
tetter. 
Three.     Mary  C.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1871; 
m.,    Nov.    26,    1892),    married    John    F. 
Berkey.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  M.  Berkey. 

b.  Alta  May  Berkey. 

Four.     Bertha  A.  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  11, 
1879). 

Five.     Nora  Slaymaker  (b.,  March  28,  1873). 

Six.     John  L.  Slaymaker  (b.,  Dec.  24,  1875; 
m.,  Aug.  4,  1896),  married  Lettie  Stew- 
art.    One  child: 
Samuel  Slay'maker  (b., ). 

Seven.     Leeta   J.    Slaymaker   (b.,    Dec.    11, 
1880). 


246  History  of  the  Slatmaker  Family. 

Eight.     LuELLA  Slaymaker  (b.,  Feb.  10, 18S8). 
Nine.     Elizabeth  Mary  Slaymaker  (b.,  July 
3,  1892). 
L.    Maggie  Slaymaker  (b., ;  d., ) 


PART  VII. 

DESCENDANTS  OF  BARBARA  SLAYMAKER. 


Barbara    Slaymaker    (b.,    1758;  m.,    ;  d.,    1S31), 

daughter  of  Mathias  Schleiermacher,  married  Hieroniraus 
Eckman,  whose  land  adjoined.  They  had  eight  children,  as 
follows: 

1.  Barbara  Eckman  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

2.  Magdaline  Eckman  (b.,  ;  d.,  ).     Blind  for 

many  years  before  her  death. 

3.  Martin  Eckman,  married  Elizabeth  Sides.     Five  children, 

as  follows: 
First.     Mary    Eckman,    married    her    cousin,    William 
McComsey.     For  descendants,  see  record  of  Wil- 
liam McComsey. 
Second.     Martin  Eckman,  married  Catharine  Kunkle. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Julia  Anna  Eckman  (b.,   Sept.    1,    1821;  m., 
Feb.,     1842),     married    John    B.     McCrabb. 
Thirteen  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Martha  E.  McCrabb  (b.,  March  3, 1843). 
Two.     Mary  M.  McCrabb  (b.,  Dec.  12,   1844; 
m.,  Nov.  28,  1879),  married  R.  N.  Gil- 
more. 
Three.     Henry  M.  McCrabb  (b.,  Jan.  18, 1847). 
Four.     Margaret  K.   McCrabb  (b.,  April  5, 
1849). 

247 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family*. 

Five.     Albert    J.    MoCrabb    (b.,    March    28, 

1S51;  d.,  March  9,  1881). 
Six.     Walter  E.  McCrabb  (b.,  Aug.  17,  1853). 
Seven.     J.  Ranken  McCrabb  (b..  May  1,  1855; 

m.,   Aug.    15,    1879),   married  Viella  M. 

Gilmore.     Four  children,  as  follo-ffs: 

a.  Elma  J.  McCrabb  (b.,  April  22,  1881). 

b.  Ethel  D.  McCrabb  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1883). 

c.  Charles  R.  McCrabb  (b.,   March  28, 

1885). 

d.  Julia  M.  McCrabb  (b.,  Dec.  12,  1893). 
Eight.     William  R.   McCrabb   (b.,   Nov.    19, 

1857;  m.,  May  1,  1890),  married  Mary 
Moore.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Frank  McCrabb  (b.,  July  24,  1891). 

b.  Walter  McCrabb  (b.,  Sept.  6,  1892). 

c.  Lewis  McCrabb  (b.,  Oct.  14,  1893). 

d.  Orville  McCrabb  (b.,  Sept.  6,  1895). 
Nine.     EDA\aN  B.  McCrabb  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1859; 

d.,  Dec.  11,  1872). 
Ten.     Lillian   W.    McCrabb    (b.,    March    17, 

1861;  d.,  Aug.  31,  1865). 
Eleven.     Janette  McCrabb  (b.,  Dec.  25,  1862; 

d.,  Aug.  25,  1865). 
Twelve.     G.  Clement  McCrabb  (b.,  April  16, 

1864;  d.,  Sept.  1,  1865). 
Thirteen.     Lindley  H.  McCrabb  (b.,  Dec.  24, 

1866). 

B.    Jacob   Martin   Eckman   (b., ,    1825;  m., 

;  d.,  Jan.  31,  1899),  married  Mary  A. 

Shaub.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Sarah  E.  Eckman  (b.,  March  16,  1866; 

m.,  Jan.   19,  1888),  married  Isaac  Eby. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 


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a.  Earl  Eby  (b.,  March  7,  1889). 

b.  Ira  Eby  (b.,  Aug.  13,  1892). 

Two      William  Grant  Eckman  (b.,  July  31, 

1864;  m.,  March  30,  1892),  married  Kate 

Shenk. 
Three.     Catharine  Emeline  Eckman  (b.,  Nov. 

19,     1855),     married    Hayes    Edwards. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Edwards. 

b.  Clara  Edwards. 

c.   (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

Four.     Charles  Filmore  Eckman  (b.,  April  13, 

1858),     married     Elizabeth     Heiberger. 
One  child: 
Jacob  M.  Eckman. 
Five.     Harry  Ellsworth  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  3, 
1861),     married     Bell     Edwards.     Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ellis  Eckman. 

b.  Elsie  Eckman. 

Six.     Milton  Eckman  (b.,  March  1,  1852;  d., 

April  17,  1853). 
Seven.     Benjamin  Franklin  Eckman  (b. ,  Sept. 
3,  1853;  d.,  Jan.  21,  1856). 
C.     Anna  Margaret  Eckman  (b.,  April  30,  1818; 
m.,  ;  d.,  April  21,  1879),  married  Jo- 
seph C.  Shank.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Kezia    Eckman    Shank    (b.,    Feb.    16, 
1843;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1862),  married  Isaac 
K.  Aston.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
a.   William  H.  Aston  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1865; 
m.,  Sept.  28,   1885),  married  Alice 
Bleecher.     Six  children,  as  follows: 


250  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

I.  Esther  Aston  (b.,  May  20,  1886). 
II.  Henry  Aston  (b.,  Nov.  15,  1887). 
III.     HiLLORY'  Say'lor  Aston  (b.,  Jan. 

30,  1890). 
IV.     Noah  Aston  (b.,  Aug.,  1892). 
V.     Edward  Joseph  Aston  (b.,  Jan., 

1895). 
VI.     Ada  Helen  Aston  (b.,  Feb.  15, 
1896). 

b.  Joseph  Shank  Aston   (b.,   March   10, 

1867;  m.,    Jan.    17,    1890),    married 
Anna  Mary  Holman.     One  child: 
Isaac  Daniel  Aston   (b.,   Jan.   22, 
1891). 

c.  Mary  Catharine  Aston  (b.,  Nov.  23, 

1869;  m.,  Aug.  2,  1887),  married 
Calvin  M.  Bellinger.  Murdered  on 
the  evening  of  Oct.  4,  1888,  the  act 
supposed  to  have  been  done  by  her 
husband  at  the  Little  Conestoga 
Creek,  near  Lancaster,  Pa.  One 
child: 
Lilly  May  Bellinger  (b.,  Sept.  6, 
1887;  d..  Bee.  15,  1889). 

d.  Jacob  Aristes  Aston  (b.,  May  23,  1872; 

m.,    Oct.    11,    1894),    married   Mary 
Elizabeth  Cummings. 

e.  Margaret  Emma  Aston   (b..   Bee.   2, 

1875;  d.,  Sept.  22,  1890). 
Two.     John  Martin  Shank  (b..  May  19,  1839; 

m.,  ;  d.,  Feb.  25,  1865),  married 

Elizabeth  McCreary.     One  child: 
William   Henry   Shank   (b.,    March    28, 
1864;  d.,  March,  1865). 


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Three.  Anna  Shank  (b.,  Feb.  3,  1845;  d., 
). 

Four.     Mary  Emma  Shank  (b.,  Aug.  16,  1851; 

m., ;  d.,  April  27,  1877),  married 

Emanuel  Aston.  No  children,  but  she 
had  one  child  by  Henry  Shue,  named 
Oscar  Shue  (b.,  Nov.  16,  1870;  d.,  June 

27,  1896). 

She  also  had  a  child  by  William  Keley, 

named  Blanch  Keley  (b.,  Feb.  29,  1872), 

■who   was   married  twice.     Married   first 

time  to  George  Warfel.     One  child: 

William   Henry'   Warfel   (b.,   Jan., 

1888). 
Married   second  time  to   Frank   Fry. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Cora  Fry. 

b.  RoY'  Fry. 

c.  Belva  Pearl  Fry. 

Five.  Esther  Helevio  Shank  (b.,  March  28, 
1854;  m.,  June  2,  1881),  married  George 
MacMillen. 

Six.  George  Washington  Shank  (b.,  Jan.  26, 
1840;  d.,  about  1843).  ' 

Seven.     Margaret  Matilda  Shank  (b.,  Dec. 

28,  1846;  m.,  ),  married  William 

Cake.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Cake  (b.,  ,   1866;  d.,  , 

1876). 

b.  Emma  Cake  (b., ,  1866). 

Eight.     Julia  Keronpapuck  Shank  (b.,  April 

12,  1856;  d.,  about  1858). 
Nine.     Jacob  Aristis  Shank  (b.,   March  29, 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

1849;  m.,  ;  d.,  — ),  married 


Ten.  Anna  Margaret  Shank.  Had  a  child 
by  Lewis  Hilton,  named  Edith  Hilton 
(b.,  Aug.  27,  1864;  m.,  Oct.,  1883),  mar- 
ried John  Warfel.  Four  children,  as 
follows : 
■     a.   Amos  Warfel  (b.,  Dec.  12,  1883). 

b.  Ellen  Warfel. 

c.  Charles  Warfel. 

d.  Leah  Warfel. 

D.    Mary"  Elizabeth  Eckman  married  James  Risk. 

Third.     Henry  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1782;  m.,  ; 

d.,   May   7,    1860),   married  Susan  Longenecker. 
Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Malon  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.   15,  1831),  married 

Jane  Armstrong.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Henry  Eckman,  married . 

Two.     Cyrus   Eckman,    married   Lydia   Tom- 
linson.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Maud  Eckman. 

b.  Ross  Eckman. 

Three.     Joseph  Eckman,  married  Annie  Wertz. 
Four.     Mary'    Eckman,    married    Felix   Shoff. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mabel  Shoff. 

b.  Daniel  Shoff. 

Five.     Daniel  Eckman,  married  Beckie  Burns. 
One  child. 

B.  Hiram  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  17,  1834;  m.,  Aug.  30, 

1855;  d.,    Jan.     13,    1897),    married    Sarah 
Dunkle.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth  Eckman  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1855; 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  253 

m.,  ),  married  Elmer  Gochenour. 

One  child: 
Mary  Neome  Gochenour  (b.,  July,  1890). 
Elizabeth  Eckman,  who  married  Elmer  Goch- 
enour, also  had  a  son,  John  S.  Laird  (b.,  Sept. 
5,  1875). 
Two.     Annie  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1857;  m., 
April   15,   1877),   married  Jacob   Lewis. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  WiLMER  Lewis  (b.,  July  5,  1877). 

b.  Stella  Lewis  (b.,  July  24,  1879). 

c.  Ada  Luella  Lewis  (b..  May  14,  1881; 

d..  May  28,  1882). 

d.  Marvin  Ray  Lewis  (b.,  April  5,  1883; 

d.,  Nov.  22,  1889). 

e.  Melvin  Guy  Lewis  (b.,  April  5,  1883). 

f.  Le  Roy  Lewis  (b.,  April,  1887;  d.,  Nov. 

28,  1889). 

g.  Lester  Lewis  (b.,  Oct.   14,   1886;  d., 

Oct.  28,  1886). 
h.  Ethel  Lewis  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1891). 
Three.     George  Henry  Eckman  (b.,  June  27, 

1861;  d.,  Sept.  14,  1866). 
Four.     Mary  Margaret  Eckman  (b.,  March  7, 

1864;  d.,  Sept.  26,  1866). 
Five.    Boy  (b.,  Aug.  10, 1866;  d.,  Sept.  18, 1866). 
Six.     Emmet  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  29,  1867;  m., 

Nov.  29,  1887),  married  Sallie  Trimble. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lulu  May  Eckman  (b..  May  22,  1888). 

b.  George  Raymond  Eckman  (b.,  April  9, 

1893). 

c.  Ralph  Eckman  (b.,  March  24,  1891;  d., 

July  24,  1891). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

d.  Emmerson  Franklin  Eckman  (b.,  Dec. 

6,  1895). 

e.  Boy. 

Seven.     Walter  Eckman  (b.,  May  17,  1870), 
married  Clara  Eisenberger.     One  child: 
Chester  Eckman. 
Eight.     Benjamin  Franklin  Eckman  (b.,  Feb. 

25,  1874). 
Nine.     Hiram  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  28,  1878). 
Ten.     Son  (b.  and  d.,  March  7,  1859). 
.     Ephraim  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  7,  1824;  m.,  about 
1856;  d.,  June  4,  1888),  married  Susan  Hil- 
debrand.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Witmer  Henry  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  26, 
1858;  m.,     March     10,     1892),     married 
Beckie  Finefrock.     One  child: 
Elsie  Marie  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  23,  1894). 
Two.     Annie    Eckman    (b.,     1862),     married 
twice;  married  first  time  to  Albert  Sel- 
domridge.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ephraim  Seldomridge. 

b.  Bertha  Seldomridge. 

A^NA  Eckman,  married  second  time  to  Ellison 
Dupree.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Dupree. 

b.  Edith  Dupree. 

c.  Dorothy  Dupree. 

Three.     Ephr.um  Eckman  (b., ,  1866;  m., 

),    married   Beckie   Powell.     Two 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ethel  Eckman  (b., ,  1888). 

b.  Bertha  Eckman. 

.    Daniel  Eckman  (b.,  April  3,   1819),  married 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  255 

Fanny  Benedict.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Elizabeth    Eckman    (b.,    ;  m., 

),  married  Henry  Fisher. 

Two.     Daniel  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

Three.     Henry  Eckman  (b., ). 

Four.     Christian  Benedict  Eckman  (b.,  Sept. 

22,    1855;  m.,   Oct.   27,    1881),   married 

Elizabeth    Harman.     Two    children,    as 

follows : 

a.  Mame  Eckman  (b.,  March  11,  1882). 

b.  Laura   Edith   Eckman   (b.,   April   28, 

1889). 

Five.     Mary  Eckman  (b., ;  m., ), 

married  Benjamin  Montgomerj^     Three 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Montgomery. 

b.  Anna  Montgomery. 

c.  George  Montgomery. 

Six.     George  Eckman,  married  Emma  Smith. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Daniel  Eckman. 

b.  John  Eckman. 

c.  Harry  Eckman. 

d.  Susan  Eckman. 

Seven.     Amos    Eckman,    married    Anna    Mc- 
Mullen.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Amos  Eckman. 

b.  Christiana  Eckman,  married  Alexan- 

der Gerz. 
Eight.     Susan  Eckman,   married  John  Bene- 
dict.    One   child: 
Bertha  Benedict. 
E.    Henry  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.   13,  1826),  married 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

twice;  married  first  time  to  Keziah  Goche- 
nour;  married  second  time  to  Mrs.  Mary  Mil- 
ler, nee  Johnson. 

F.  Mariah  Eckman  (b.,  May  2,  1821;  d.,  Nov.  30, 

1838. 

G.  Eliza  Ann  Eckman  (b.,  Oct.  20,  1816),  married 

Ephraim  Groff.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Cyrus  Groff,  married  Amanda . 

Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lizzie  Groff,  married  Hinkle. 

Two  children. 

b.  Anna  Groff,  married  John  Hamilton. 

One   child. 
Two.     Maria  Groff,  married  Andrew  Adams. 
H.    Susan  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  10,  1829). 
I.     Girl  (b.,  Sept.  8,  1812;  d.,  Sept.  13,  1812). 
J.     Hyronemous   Eckman   (b.,   May  4,    1814;  d., 
Sept.,  1838). 
Fourth.     Daniel    Eckman,    married    Elizabeth    Longe- 
necker.     Twelve  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Henry  Eckman,  married  Susan  Eckman.     Six 
children,  as  follows : 
One.     Lettie    Eckman,    married    Jacob    Bru- 

baker. 
Two.     Frank     Eckman,     married     Elizabeth 
Rowe.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ella  Eckman. 

b.  Jennie  Eckman. 

c.  Franklin  Eckman. 

Three.     Rine    Eckman,    married    Martha    P. 
Eisenberger.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Truman  Eckman. 

b.  Bertha  Eckman. 


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C.     Ross   ECKMAN. 

d.  Wesley  Eckman. 

e.  David  Eckman. 

f.  Girl  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

Fou-.  Aaron  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  4,  1869;  m., 
Nov.  4,  1886),  married  Eliza  Cecelia 
Eisenberger.  Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Cora  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  2,  1887). 

b.  Jennie  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  12,  1890;  d., 

Aug.  29,  1897). 

c.  Elva  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  2,  1895). 

Five.     Martha  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

Six.     Martin  Eckman  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

B.  Elvina  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

C.  Son  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

D.  Isaac    Eckman,     married     Delilah     Benedict. 

Three  children. 

E.  Mary    Eckman,    ma.ried    John    Smith.     One 

child: 
Mary  Smith,  married Nelson. 

F.  Martin  Eckman,  married  Christiann  Flinchbock. 

Six  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Lydia  Ann  Eckman. 
Two.     William  Eckman. 
Three.     Martin  Eckman. 
Four.     James  Eckman. 
Five.     Lilly  Eckman. 
Six.     Emma  Eckman. 

G.  Ann     Eckman,     married     David     Sterneman. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Benjamin  Sterneman. 
Two.     Daniel  Sterneman. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Three.     Adaline  Sterneman. 

Four.     Christian  Sterneman. 

Five.     Amos  Sterneman. 

Six.     Mary  Sterneman. 

Seven.     David  Sterneman. 
[.    Benjamin  Eckman,  married  ]\Iary  Jane  Linton. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Frank  Linton  Eckman  (b.,  June  16, 
1850;  m.,  Sept.  24,  1875),  married  Mary 
Heisler.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Benjamin  Franklin  Eckman  (b.,  Mch. 

9,    1876;  m.,  ,    1895),   married 

Mildred  Rineer. 

b.  Olive  Eckman  (b.,  March  10,  1878;  m., 

,  1898),  married  Howard  Murr. 

One  child: 
Esther  Murr. 

c.  Horace  Heisler  Eckman  (b.,  March, 

1880). 

d.  Clara  Frances  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  24, 

1883). 

e.  George     Washington     Eckman     (b., 

March  2,  1885). 

f.  Milton  Eckman  (b.,  March  1,  1887;  d., 

Sept.  7,  1887). 

g.  Kate  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  10,  1889). 
h.  David  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1892). 

i.    Walter  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1893). 
j.    Charles  Eckman  (b.,  April  17,  1898). 
Two.     Margaret  Eckman,   married  Christian 
Bowers.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Mary  Jane  Bowers  (b.,  Dec.  22,  1873; 
d.,  Feb.  19,  1892). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  259 

b.  Clara  Bowers.     Had  one  child: 

Charles . 

c.  Alice  Bowers. 

d.  Edna  R.  Bowers  (b., ;  d.,  June 

17,  1895).     6  years,  11  months  and 
12  days  old. 

6.    Mabel    H.    Bowers    (b.,    — ;  d., 

April  19,  1890).     1  year,  9  months 
and  14  days  old. 

Three.     Alice  Frances  Eckman  (b.,  ; 

m., ),  married  Henry  Holtzhouse. 

Four.     Horace     Robert     Eckman,     married 

Mary  Scarbrow.     Four  children. 
Five.     Grace    Elizabeth    Eckman,    married 
Henry  Keesey.     Eight  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Mary  Keesey. 

b.  Benjamin     Keesey     (b.,     ;  d., 

). 

c.  Florence     Keesey    (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

d.  Fanny  Keesey  (b., ;  d., -). 

e.  Ella  Keesey. 

f.  Conrad  Keesey. 

g.  Florence  Keesey'. 
h.  Edna  Keesey. 


Six.     Elmer  Ellsworth  Eckman  (b., 

d., ). 

Seven.     Ellwood     Eckman    (b.,    ;  d. 

). 

Eight.     Clara  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

I.     Abram  Eckman,  married  Martha  Bush. 
J.     David  Eckman. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

K.    Fanny  Eckman,   married  twice;  married  first 
time  to  Simon  Groff.     One  child: 
Galen  Groff. 
Fanny  Eckman  married  second  time  to 


L.  Elizabeth  Eckman,  married  Benjamin  Eck- 
man. No  relation  to  one  another.  Five 
children,  as  follows: 

One.     Jacob  Eckman,  married . 

Two.     Hettie  Eckman,  married  Aaron  Wade. 
Three  children. 

Three.     Caroline    Eckman,    married    

Hoover. 
Four.     Mary   Jane   Eckman,    married   Frank 

Eckman. 
Five.     Clayton  Eckman,  married Eck- 
man. 
Fifth.     Susan  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  9,  1783;  m.,  March  14, 
1806;  d.,  Sept.  28,  1850),  married  cousin,  Martin 
Eckman.     For  descendants,  see  record  of  Martin 
Eckman. 

4.  Jacob  Eckman  (b., ;  m., ;  d., ),  mar- 

ried   .     One  child : 

Elizabeth  Eckman.     Nothing  more  known. 

5.  Esther  Eckman,   married  George  Kunkle.     Seven  chil- 

dren, as  follows: 
First.     Christina  Kunkle. 
Second.     Barbara  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb.  15,  1791;  m.,  Feb. 

3,  1814;  d.,  March  27,  1821),  married  Jesse  Tweed. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Willi.\m  Tweed  (b.,  Aug.  30,  1817;  d., ). 

B.  Jesse  Tweed  (b.,  Oct.  3,  1819;  d., ). 

C.  Jane  Tweed  (b.,  Feb.   18,  1815;  m.,  July  15, 


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Descendants   of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  261 

1841),  married  John  Hess.     One  child,  as  fol- 
lows : 
One.     Mary  Ann  Hess  (b.,  April  25,  1842;  m., 
Feb.   3,   1858),   married  Thomas  James 
Houghton.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  John  Charles  Houghton  (b.,  June  1, 

1859;  m.,   ),    married   Carrie 

White.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
I.     John  Clark  Houghton. 
II.     Maud  Elizabeth  Houghton. 

III.  David  Houghton. 

IV.  Baby. 

b.  Henry  Lincoln  Houghton  (b.,  Sept. 

20,  1860;  m.,  Oct.  29,  1878),  mar- 
ried Ada  Snyder.     Ten  children,  as 
follows: 
I.     Thomas    Clearland    Houghton 
(b.,  Dec.  26,  1885;  d.,  Jan.  3, 
1886). 
II.     Carl  Houghton  (b.,  Dec.  6,  1886; 
d.,  Dec.  7,  1886). 

III.  Ada  Lauria  Houghton  (b.,  July 

12,  1891;  d.,  July  ""9,  1892). 

IV.  Olivette  Houghton  (b..  May  6, 

1889;  d.,  April  28,  1893). 
V.     Beryl  Hess  Houghton  (b.,  Mch. 

18,  1894;  d.,  July  20,  1894). 
VI.     Mary  Ann  Houghton  (b.,  June 

10,    1880). 
VII.     Henry  Franklin  Houghton  (b., 

Feb.  27,  1883). 
VIII.     Caroline    Jane    Houghton    (b., 
July  19,  1887). 


262  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

IX.     Oneita  Houghton  (b.,  Nov.  11, 

1892). 
X.     Claud    Baker    Houghton    (b., 
July  18,  1890;  d.,  Sept.  1, 1890). 

c.  Frank  Miller  Houghton  (b.,  Sept.  28, 

1865;  m.,    ),    married    Mary 

Elizabeth  Bland.     One  child: 
Ella  May  Bland  Houghton. 

d.  Horace  Clark  Houghton  (b.,  May  4, 

1872;  m.,    ),    married    Mary 

Steiger.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Thomas   James   Houghton,    (b., 

;  cl, ). 

II.     Walter  Hess  Houghton. 
III.     Baby. 

e.  Walter  Hess  Houghton  (b.,  Oct.  7, 

1880). 

Third.     Henry   Kunkle   (b.,   ;  m.,   ;  d., 

),  married  Sarah  Young.     Six  children,  as 

follows : 

A.  Henry  Kunkle  (b., ;  m., ),  mar- 

ried Martha  Jane  Welsh.     Three  children,  as 
follows : 
One.     Fanny  Kunkle. 

Two.     Jesse  Kunkle,  married . 

One  child: 
Henry  Baxter  Kunkle. 
Three.     Jennie  Kunkle,  married  D.  Schofield. 

B.  George  Kunkle  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

C.  C.\.tharine    Kunkle,    married    Harman    Rey- 

nolds. 

D.  Elizabeth   Kunkle   (b.,   April    13,    1806;  m., 

;  d.,  April  22,  1859),  married  William 

Tweed.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 


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One.     Sarah  Tweed  (b.,  April  12,   1837;  m., 

),  married  Daniel  Mowrer.     Two 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Milton  Mowrer. 

b.  Frank  Mowrer. 

Two.  Jesse  Taveed  (b.,  June  12,  1834;  m., 
Dec.  25,  1855),  married  Sarah  Cavender. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  Bell  Tweed  (b.,  Aug.  31,  1866). 

b.  Sarah   Jane  Tweed  (b.,  Jan.  3,  1861; 

m.,  Oct.  31,  1886),  married  Joseph 
Charles  Schreck.     Two  children,  as 
follows : 
I.     Walter  Schreck  (b.,   Sept.    15, 

1887;  d.,  Jan.  28,  1888). 
II.     Helen    Schreck    (b.,    Dec.    21, 
1891). 

c.  Catharine  Tweed  (b.,  Oct.  12,  1856; 

m.,  Dec.  28,  1880),  married  Benja- 
min Franklin  Smith.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 
I.     Roy  Smith  (b.,  Jan.  10,  1881). 
II.     Jessie  Smith  (b.,  Nov.  26.  1888). 

d.  Jesse  Ross  Tweed  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1871). 

e.  William  Tweed  (b.,  Jan.  25,  1869;  m., 

Dec.  3,  1893),  married  Emma  Stauf- 
fer.     One  child: 
Ethel  Tweed  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1895). 

f.  John  Fulton  Tweed  (b.,  July  15,  1863). 
Three.     Joseph  Tweed  (b.,  April  6,  1832;  m., 

Dec.  1,  1859),  married  Elizabeth  Mark- 
ley.     Twelve  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Addie  Naomi  Tweed  (b.,  Oct.  7,  1860; 
d.,  July  25,  1861). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

b.  Elizabeth    Ann    Tweed   (b.,  Jan.  15, 

1862;  d.,  Dec.  14,  1871). 

c.  Fanny    Laura   Tweed    (b.,   April    15, 

1863;  d.,  Oct.  12,  1864). 

d.  Mary  Emma  Tweed  (b.,  July  20,  1865). 

e.  Florence    Jane   Tweed    (b.,    Juh'    8, 

1867). 

f.  Catharine  Marie  Tweed  (b.,  Dec.  12, 

1868;  m.,  ),  married  William 

Rose.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Bertha  May'  Rose  (b.,  July  12, 

1888;  d.,  June  16,  1893). 
II.     Blanch  Elizabeth  Rose  (b.,  Aug. 
6,  1891;  d.,  March  8,  1892). 

g.  Barbara  Ellen  Tweed  (b.,  Sept.  16, 

1870). 
h.  Ira  John  Tweed  (b.,  Sept.  25,  1872). 
i.    William  Henry  Tweed   (b.,   Nov.   6, 

1874). 
j.    Herbert  Fr.^nklin  Tweed  (b.,  June 

12,  1877;  d.,  Jan.  12,  1878). 
k.  Sarah  Rebecca  Tweed  (b.,  March  12, 

1879). 
1.    Jay   Markley   Tweed    (b.,    Sept.    11, 
1882;  d.,  June  4,  1SS5). 
Four.     Elizabeth  Tweed  (b.,  April  12,  1837; 

d.,  June  16,  1880). 
Five.     Catharine  Tweed  (b.,  Feb.  12,  1830; 

m.,    ),    married    Hiram    Mowrer. 

Eight  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Amos  Mowrer,   married   Ella   Kohler. 
One  child: 
Margaret  Mowrer. 


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b.  Daniel  Mowrer,   married   Eva   Hari- 

stick. 

c.  Alpheus     BIowrer,     married     ■ 


d.  Annie  Mowrer,  married  Milton  Buck- 

waiter.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Milton  Buckavalter. 
II.     Kate  Buckwalter. 

e.  Jacob  MowRER  (b., ;  d., ). 

f.  Barbara  MowRER  (b., ;  d., ). 

g.  William     Mowrer,      married     Sarah 

Shaub.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Hiram  Mowrer. 
II.     Christian  Mowrer. 
III.     Abraham  Mowrer. 
h.   John  Mowrer,  married  Fanny  Kreider. 
Six.     William  Tweed  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1842;  m., 
Nov.   12,  1868),  married  Annie  Seldom- 
ridge.     One  child: 
Milton  R.  Tweed  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1870). 
Seven.     Rebecca  Tweed  (b.,   Oct.    19,   1827; 

m.,  ;  d.,  March  7,  189  ),  married 

Amos  Hersh.     Two  children,  a*;  follows: 

a.   George  Hersh  (b.    June  8.  1854;  m., 

Nov.    25,    1880),    married    Maggie 

Rudy.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

I.     Walter  Lewis  Hersh  (b.,  Aug. 

30,  1883). 
II.     Kate  Rebecca  Hersh  (b.,  April 
4,  1887). 

III.  Jesse  Franklin  Hersh  (b.,  Sept. 

14,  1881;  d.,  Dec.  29,  1883). 

IV.  Howard  Martin  Hersh  (b.,  Feb. 

17,  1889). 


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V.     Amos  Henry  Hersh  (b.,  Nov.  2, 
1891). 
VI.     Margaret   Hersh   (b.,   July   16, 
1893). 
b.  William  Henry  Hersh,  married  Eliza- 
beth Schlott. 
Eight.     Jane  Taveed   (b.,   Dec.    10,    1831;  m., 
Jan.  25,  1872),   married  George  Goeble. 
One  child: 
Maggie  Gobble  (b.,  Jan.  3,  1878). 

E.  Barbara  Kunkle  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

F.  Mary  Kunkle  (b.,  Oct.  7,  1811;  m.,  June  9, 

1829),  married  George  Bireley.     Eight  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     Henry  Kunkle  Bireley  (b.,  Oct.   10, 

1832;  m.,     ,     1853;  d.,     , 

1872),  married  Margaret  Hoover. 
Two.     Zachariah  Tay'lor  Bireley  (b.,  Oct. 
6,   1849;  m.,  March   16,   1871),  married 
Emma  Steele.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  Elizabeth  Bireley  (b.,  July  28, 

1872;  m.,  March  29,  1892),  married 
William  H.  Clinton.     One  child: 
Emma  May  Clinton  (b.,  July  1,  1894). 

b.  Clara  May  Bireley  (b.,  July  29,  1875; 

m.,  Sept.  5,  1892),  married  Thomas 

Hilton.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

I.     Bertha  Hilton  (b.,  June  5, 1893). 

II.     Edna  Hilton  (b.,  Nov.  5,  1894). 

III.     Earl  Bireley  Hilton  (b.,  Feb. 

1,  1896). 

c.  William  Henry  Bireley  (b.,  Jan.  20, 

1876;  d.,  April  26,  1879). 


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d.  Ella  Cora  Bireley  (b.,  Feb.  22,  1878). 

e.  WiNFiELD  Taylor  Bireley  (b.,  Sept. 

7,  1879). 

f.  Marrion  Bertha  Bireley  (b.,  March 

22,  1883;  d.,  July  7,  1883). 

g.  Charles  Samuel  Bireley  (b.,  March 

22,  1883;  d.,  June  26,  1883). 
h.  John  Blain  Bireley  (b.,Oct.  5,  1884). 
i.    Thomas  Marshall  Bireley  (b.,  Nov. 

25,  1888). 
j.    Roy  Erastas  Bireley  (b.,  March  25, 
1891). 
Three.     Winfield  Scott  Bireley  (b.,  Oct.  6, 
1849;  d.,  April  11,  1865).     Died  in  the 
army  of  the  Rebellion. 
Four.     William  Tweed  Bireley  (b.,  Sept.  28, 
1845;  m.,    April    15,    1867;  d.,    Jan.    5, 
1890),  married  Mary  Steele. 
Five.     Daniel  Eckman  Bireley'  (b.,  Oct.  17, 
1839;  m.,  April  10,  1866).     Served  three 
years  in  Pa.  Vol.,  79th  Regiment,  and 
one  year  in  the  U.  S.  Veterans.     Married 
Carohne    Harriet    Eichley.     Eight    chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Ida  Marion  Bireley  (b.,  Jan.  2,  1867; 

d.,  Sept.  10,  1872). 

b.  George  Eichley  Bireley  (b.,  Sept.  27, 

1868;  d.,  Sept.  10,  1872).  Both  of 
these  children  buried  in  the  same 
coffin  and  lie  in  Mount  Bethel  Ceme- 
tery, Columbia,  Pa. 

c.  Amanda  Mary  Bireley  (b.,   Jan.   21, 

1870;  m.,  July  4,  1895;  d.,  Feb.  12, 
1896),  married  Philip  Stump. 


268  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

d.  John  Milton   Bireley  (b.,   Sept.    10, 

1871). 

e.  Ella    Maud    Bireley    (b.,    April    21, 

1876;  m..   May    19,    1897),   married 
James  Patterson  Rial.     One  child: 
Ella    Amanda    Rial    (b.,    Feb.     6, 
1898). 

f.  Walter  Scott  Bireley  (b.,  Nov.  23, 

1879;  d.,  Aug   14,  1880). 

g.  Harry  Garfield  Bireley  (b.,  Nov.  9, 

1881). 
h.  Charles  Elmer  Bireley  (b.,  Jan.  7, 
1874;  d.,  Dec.  29,  1878). 
Six.     Jacob    Musser    Bireley    (b.,    Dec.    29, 
1842;  d.,  April  18,   1862).     Died  in  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion. 
Seven.     Christiana  Bireley  (b.,  June  6,  1831; 
m., ,  1849;  d., ,  1851),  mar- 
ried James  Shields.     One  child: 
Mary  Jones  Shields. 
Eight.     George    Washington    Bireley    (b., 

July  6,  1835;  m., ,  1855),  married 

Sarah  Hoover.     They  have  several  chil- 
dren. 

Fourth.     John  Kunkle  (b.,  Jan.  30,  1786;  m.,  ; 

d.,  April  3,  1845),  married  Barbara  Sides.     Seven 
children,  as  follows: 

A.  Barbara  Kunkle  (b.,  Oct.  28,  1828). 

B.  John  Kunkle  (b.,  March  27,  1820;  m.,  Oct.  22, 

1841;  d.,  June  4,  1848),  married  Eliza  Keen. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Barbara  Kunkle  (b.,  Jan.  18,  1848;  d., 
June  22,  1848). 


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Two.     Amos  Kunkle  (b.,  Aug.  20,   1846;  d., 

April  6,  1847). 
Three.     Elizabeth  Ann  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb.  5, 

1843;     m.,    ),     married     

Keene. 
1     Mary  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  17,  1825;  d.,  Jan.  21, 

1877). 
D.    Benjamin  Kunkle  (b.,  April  2,  1836;  m.,  Jan. 
21,    1858),    married    Ellen   Harlan.     Twelve 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Kunkle  (b.,  July  2,  1873). 
Two.     John  Kunkle  (b.,  June  8,  1871). 
Three.     Catharine  Kunkle  (b.,  July  3,  1879). 
Four.     Amanda  Susan  Kunkle   (b..   May  8, 

1869),  married  Andrew  Warfel. 
Five.     Aaron    Kunkle    (b.,    Feb.    13,    1860), 

married  Martha  Lines. 
Six.     Annie   Esther   Kunkle    (b.,    Aug.    17, 
1864;  m.,  Nov.  10,  1886),  married  Omer 
Elmer  Herr.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Herr  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1887). 

b.  Ella  Nora  Herr  (b.,  June  8,  1890). 

c.  Oscar  Ellsworth  Herr  (b.,  June  8, 

1890;  d.,  July  9,  1890). 

d.  Mazie  Anna  Herr  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1892). 

e.  Benjamin  Franklin  Herr  (b.,  Aug.  6, 

1894). 
Seven.     Benjamin     Franklin     Kunkle     (b., 

April  13,  1863;  m., ;  d.,  Sept.  24, 

1889),  married  Annie  Gable. 
Eight.     Mary  Jane  Kunkle  (b.,  Nov.  10, 1861 ; 

m.,  ;  d.,  Feb.  10,  1893),  married 

Jacob  Brown. 


270  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Nine.     Frances  Kunkle  (b.,  March  7,  1876). 

Ten.     Henry    Elmer   Kunkle   (b.,    July   26, 

1858;     m.,      ),      married      Sarah 

Rhodes. 

Eleven.  Emma  Barbara  Kunkle  (b.,  Oct.  30, 
1864;  m.,  Oct.  6,  1889),  married  Chris- 
tian Wade.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Nettie  Wade  (b.,  Aug.  6,  1890). 

b.  Anna  Wade  (b.,  Sept.  19,  1892). 

c.  Roy  Wade  (b.,  Sept.  22,  1893). 

d.  Ray  Wade  (b.,  Sept.  22,  1893). 
Twelve.     Sarah  Elizabeth  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb. 

10,  1868;  d.,  Ap.il  24,  1868). 

E.  George  Kunkle  (b.,  April  22,  1815;  d.,  Dec.  28, 

1829). 

F.  Jacob  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  19,  1822;  m.,  Feb.  17, 

1848),    married    Elizabeth    Waltman.     Nine 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Benjamin  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb.  28,  1853; 

m.,  ),  married  Jennie  Rineer. 

Two.     Emanuel  Kunkle  (b.,  Jan.   11,   1851; 

m.,    May    8,    1872),    married    Harriett 

Greybill.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.   Lizzie  C.  Kunkle  (b.,  June  13    1873; 

m.,  June  14,  1893),  married  — ■ 


b.  S.  John  Kunkle  (b.,  July  26,  1874). 

c.  Maggie  J.  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  7,  1875. 

d.  Lulu  R.  Kunkle  (b.,  Dec.  26,  1877. 

e.  Sallie  a.  Kunkle  (b.,  Dec.  5,  1879). 

f.  Hattie  a.  Kunkle  (b.,  March  26, 1883). 

g.  J.  Roy  Kunkle  (b.,  Nov.  18,  1886). 
Three.     Daniel  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  28,  1865; 


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m.,  ),  married  Mary  Sturpf.    One 

child: 
Harry  Kunkle. 
Four.     Catharine  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  27,  1857; 
m.,  March  27,  1879),  married  Benjamin 
Worth.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Jackson  Worth  (b.,  Dec.  7,  1879). 

b.  Frank  Worth  (b.,  Sept.  27,  1876;  m., 

March   28,    1895),    married   Maggie 
Fisher. 
Five.     Elizabeth  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1863; 

m.,    ),    married    James    Broome. 

One  child: 
Carrie  Broome. 
Six.     Jacob  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  26,  1859;  m., 

),  married  Lizzie  Morrison.     One 

child: 
Oscar  Kunkle. 
Seven.     John  Kunkle  (b.,  Oct.  24,  1848;  d., 

Aug.  24,  1857). 
Eight.     Amos    Kunkle    (b.,  May  7,  1855;  d., 

Aug.  24,  1857). 
Nine.     Esther   Ann    Kunkle    (b.,    Sept.    28, 

1863;  d.,  ). 

G.    Esther  Kunkle  (b.,  Aug.  15,  1817;  m.,  July 

27,  1843),  married  Aaron  Swinehart.     Nine 

children,  as  follows: 

One.     Henry  Swinehart  (b.,   Oct.  22,  1848; 

Two.     John  Swinehart  (b.,  Aug.  2,  1844;  d., 

Aug.  3,  1844). 
Three.     Daniel  Swinehart  (b.,  Aug.  19,  1845; 

d.,  Nov.  26,  1864). 
Four.     Jacob   Savinehart  (b.,   Feb.   8,    1847; 


272  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

m.,  Aup;.  8,  1888),  married  Annie  Harbi- 
son.    Five  cliildren,  as  follows: 

a.  Hugh  E.  Swinehart  (b.,  Feb.  20, 1887). 

b.  Anna  Mary  Swinehart  (b.,  April  17, 

1890). 

c.  Esther  Jane  Swinehart  (b.,  Sept.  10, 

1891). 

d.  Catharine    Blanch    Swinehart    (b., 

March  13,  1893). 

e.  Aaron  Clinton  Swinehart  (b.,  Nov. 

19,  1894). 
Five.     A.\RON  Swinehart  (b.,  Oct.  11,  1850; 
m.,  Feb.  18,  1875),  married  Susan  Groff. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Emma  Nora  Swinehart  (b.,  Dec.  22, 

1876;  m..   May   16,   1895),   married 
John  Myers. 

b.  Harry  Galen  Swinehart  (b.,  Sept.  12, 

1882). 

c.  Daniel  Franklin  Swinehart  (b.,  Aug. 

14,  1877). 

d.  Elmer  Lewis  Swinehart  (b.,   March 

15,  1888). 

Six.  Barbara  Ann  Swinehart  (b.,  April  9, 
1853;  m.,  Jan.  30,  1879),  married  Harry 
Aukamp.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Aaron    Lewis    Aukamp    (b.,    Dec.    9 

1879). 

b.  Harry  James   Aukamp   (b.,   Aug.    10, 

1886). 

c.  Mary   Louisa   Aukamp    (b.     Feb.    18, 

1882). 

d.  Esther  Ann  Aukamp  (b.,   March   12, 

1884). 


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e.  Celie  Marge  Aukamp  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1S8S). 

f.  William  Aukamp  (b.,  April  30,  1891). 

g.  Chester  Herbert  Aukamp  (b.,   Dec. 

31,  1894). 
Seven.     Mary  Elizabeth  Swinehart  (b..  May 

5,    1855;  m., ),    married    George 

Mowery.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Kate  Mowery. 

b.  George  Mowery. 

c.  Aaron  Moavery. 

d.  Moesey  Mowery. 

e.  Louisa  Mowery. 

f.  Maud  Mowery. 

g.  John  Mowery. 
h.  Lottie  Mowery. 

i.    Lewis  Mowery  (b., ;  d., ). 

Eight.  Christiana  Swinehart  (b.,  Nov.  19, 
1857),  married  Benjamin  Weimer.  Nine 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Weimer. 

b.  Galen  Weimer. 

c.  George  Weimer  (b., ;  d., ). 

d.  Esther  Weimer. 

e.  Annie  Weimer. 

f.  Susan  Weimer. 

g.  Elizabeth  Weimer. 
h.   Aaron  Weimer. 

i.    Walter  Weimer. 
Nine.     Benjamin   Franklin   Swinehart   (b., 
Dec.  15,  1862;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1885),  mar- 
ried Hannah  Harbison.     Four  children, 
as  follows: 
a.   William   Aaron   Swinehart  (b.,  Jan. 
29,   1886). 


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b.  Barbara  Ellen  Swinehart  (b.,  June 

12,  1SS9). 

c.  Henry  Franklin  Swinehart  (b.,  July 

25,  1890). 

d.  George  Moavery  Swinehart  (b.,  July 

8,  1892). 
Fifth.     George  Kunkle  .married  Lea  Birele_y.     Had  no 

children. 
Sixth.     Daniel  Kunkle.     Died  single. 
Seventh.     Jacob  Kunkle  (b.,  March  29,  ISOO;  m., , 

1825;    d.,  March  6,  1865),  married  Mary  Bireley. 

Nine  children,  as  follows: 

A.  George  B.  Kunkle  (b.,  April  8,  1826;  m.,  June 

10,  1860;  d.,  Oct.  24,  1877),  married  Fianna 
Beck.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Baby  (b.  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1860). 
Two.     Christian  Kunkle  (b.,  April  3,  1862; 

m.,    ,    1891),    married    Mary    Ann 

Englert. 

B.  Daniel  Kunkle  (b.,  Nov.  15,  1827;  d.,  Dec.  1, 

1827). 

C.  Jacob  Kunkle  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1828;  m., , 

1848;  d.,   Sept.   24,    1853),   married   Isabella 
Dunlap. 

D.  Hieronamis   Kunkle   (b.,    April    1,    1831;  d., 

Oct.  22,  1850). 

E.  Peter  Kunkle  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1833;  d.,  July  25, 

1862).     Died  in  the  Civil  War. 

F.  Mathias  Kunkle  (b.,  Oct.  23,  1835). 

G.  John  Kunkle  (b.,  Sept.  22,  1838;  m.,  July  4, 

1871),    married    Mary    E.    Hartsough.     Ten 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Jacob    Emmet   Kunkle    (b.,    Feb.    25, 
1872;  d..  May  30,  1893). 


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Two.     Anna  Mariah   Kunkle   (b.,   Aug.    16, 

1874). 
Three.     Ida  Elizabeth  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb.  16, 

1875). 
Four.     Susannah  Rebecca  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb. 

7,  1877;  d.,  Nov.  16,  1879). 
Five.     Emma  Jane  Kunkle  (b..  May  16,  1878; 
m.,    Dec.    25,    1895),    married    Franklin 
Shaub. 
Six.     John  William  Kunkle  (b.,  May  12, 1881 ; 

d.,  May  11,  1884). 
Seven.     George  David  Kunkle  (b.,  March  5, 

1883;  d.,  May  17,  1893). 
Eight.     Mary   Ellen    Kunkle    (b.,    Oct.    27, 

1884). 
Nine.     Benjamin  Franklin  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb. 

5,  1891). 
Ten.     Dora  May  Kunkle  (b.,  June  4,  1893). 
H.    Susannah  Kunkle  (b.,  Feb.  14,  1843;  m.,  Sept. 
21,    1876),   married  Thomas   Albright.     One 
son  (b.,  July  18,  1877;  d.,  Aug.  7,  1877). 
I.      David  Kunkle  (b.,  March  27,  1847). 

Barbara   Eckman   (b.,   ;  in.,    Oct.    30,    1770;  d., 

),  married  Jacob  Stautsenberger.     Six  children, 

as  follows: 
First.     Sarah  Stautsenberger  (b.,  Nov.  25,  1780;  m., 
),  married  Jacob  Heidelbaugh.     Five  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

A.  David  Heidelbaugh. 

B.  Jacob  Heidelbaugh. 

C.  John  Heidelbaugh. 

D.  Levi  Heidelbaugh,  married Hoover. 

E.  Sarah  Heidelbaugh,  married  John  Good. 


276  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Second.  David  Stautsenberger  (b.,  June  11,  1788; 
m.  ),  married  Ann  Goodhart.  Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

A.  Jacob  Stautsenberger,  married Arm- 

strong. 

B.  Barbara    Stautsejn'berger,    married    William 

Rudolph. 
Third.     Susan  Stautsenberger  (b.,  Oct.  14,  1773;  d., 

Oct.  23,  1775). 
Fourth.     Elizabeth    Stautsenberger    (b.,    Sept.    13, 

1771;  m.,    • ),    married    George    Fail.     Six 

children,  as  follows: 

A.  Jacob  Fail. 

B.  George  Fail. 

C.  John  Fail. 

D.  Mary  Fail,  married Breneman. 

E.  Kate  Fail,  married Stoek. 

F.  Elizabeth  Fail. 

Fifth.     John  Stautsenberger  (b.,  March  8,  1776;  m., 

;  d.,    March    9,    1815),    married    Hannah 

Rowe.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Jacob  Stautsenberger,  married  Sarah  Frank. 

B.  Sarah  Stautsenberger,  married  Joseph  Kee- 

ports. 
Sixth.     Mary  Stautsenberger  (b.,  March  17,  1778;  m., 

;  m.,  ;  d.,   Feb.   3,   1859),   married 

twice;  married  first  time  to  Jacob  Warfel.     Five 
children,  as  follows: 

A.  Christian  Warfel  (b.,  Jan.  25,  1806;  d.,  Aug. 

17,  1808). 

B.  Sarah  Warfel  (b., ,  1800;  m., ;  d., 

spring,  1886),  married  Peter  Gara.     Six  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 


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One.  Henry  Warfel  Gara  (b.,  May  13,  1827; 
m.,  Dec.  25,  1855),  married  Anna  Fracine 
Clark.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Clark  Gara  (b.,  May  19,  1858; 

m.,   Nov.    19,   1884),   married  Lilly 
Lamart  Austin.     Three  children,  as 
follows: 
I.     Edith  Austin  Gara  (b.,  June  8, 
1886). 
II.     Helen  G.\ra  (b.,  March  28,  1889). 
III.     Mary  Gara  (b..  May  21,  1894). 

b.  Howard  Lewis  Gara  (b.,  Oct.  31,  1859; 

m.,  Feb.  20,   1889),  married  Anna 
Rittenhouse.     One  child: 
Alicia  Clark  Gara  (b.,  Dec.  23, 1898). 
Two.     Annie    Gara,    married    Cyrus    McNeil. 
Have  six  or  seven  children. 

Three.     Lemuel  Gara,  married . 

Have  several  children. 
Four.     Amanda  M.  Gara,  married  twice;  mar- 
ried  first   time   to   Kane.     Two 

children,  as  follows: 

a.   Annie  Kane  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

b. (b., ;  d., ). 

Amanda  Gara  married  second  time  to  David 
L.  Baumgardner.     One  child: 
Dr.  Ira  G.  Baumgardner. 

Five.     Amos  Gara  (b., ;  d.,  before  1860). 

Six.     Charlotte  Gara,  married  James  B.  Mar- 
tin.    They  had  several  children. 
1     John  Warfel  (b.,  March  22,  1798;  m.,  April  20, 
1824;  d.,  May  25,  1846).     Appointed  by  Gov. 
Joseph  Ritner,  in  1836,  Recorder  of  Deeds  of 


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Lancaster  County,  Pa.     JIarried  Marie  Esh- 
leman.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Amos  Warfel  (b.,  May  8,  1840;  d.,  Aug. 

17,  1840). 
Two.     Anna  Mary  Warfel  (b.,  Feb.  12,  1842; 

d.,  Aug.  24,  1842). 
Three.     Silas  N.  Warfel  (b.,  July  29,  1838). 
Four.     Albert  K.  Warfel  (b.,  June  11,  1836; 

m., ),  married  Mary  Naomi  Groff. 

Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ottis  Groff  Warfel  (b.,  Jan.  21, 1868). 

b.  Ovid  Brackbill  Warfel  (b.,  July  15, 

1865;  d.,  Aug.  30,  1873). 
0.   Mary  Eve  Warfel  (b.,  Oct.,  1867). 

d.  Naomi  Elizabeth  Warfel  (b.,  Jan.  15, 

1871). 

e.  Harry   Eshleman   Warfel   (b.,   June 

12,  1864;  d.,  July  6,  1864). 
Five.  John  Brackbill  Warfel,  Justice-of- 
the-Peace  of  Paradise  Township,  mem- 
ber of  the  Lancaster,  Pa.,  Bar,  State 
Senator,  1870  to  1876;  School  Director 
of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  for  nearly  forty  years, 
serving  as  President  of  the  Board  for 
a  number  of  years;  served  as  Trustee  of 
Millersville  State  Normal  School  from 
1872  until  his  death,  and  trustee  and 
director  of  many  other  philanthropic  and 
educational  organizations;  in  1877,  to- 
gether with  J.  M.  W.  Geist,  he  started  the 
"New  Era"  newspaper.  (B.,  Sept.  19, 
1830;  m.,  April,  1853;  d.,  April  18, 1908.) 
Married  Mary  Girvin.  Four  children,  as 
follows: 


Hon,  Johx  Brackbill  Warfel, 
Educator,    Lancaster,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slayaiaker.  279 

a.  John  Girvin  Warfel  (b.,   March  26, 

1860;  m.,   Oct.    12,   1SS6).     One  of 
the  propi'ietors  of  the  "New  Era" 
Pubhshing  Co.,  Lancaster,  Pa.   Mar- 
ried EHzabeth  Agnes  Bachler.    Two 
children,  as  follows: 
I.     John  Leonard  Warfel  (b.,  July 
14,  1890). 
II.     Mary  Sophia  Warfel  (b.,   Oct. 
20,  1887). 

b.  Robert  Warfel  (b.,  ;  d.,  Dec, 

1871). 

c.  Jessie  Fremont  Warfel  (b.,  March  26, 

1857). 

d.  Ila  Warfel  (b.,  Sept.  22, 1854;  m.,  Feb. 

10,  1881),  married  William  F.  Beyer. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Robert  Arthur  Beyer  (b.,  Feb. 

28,  1883). 
II.     John  Warfel  Beyer  (b.,  June  10, 
1885). 

III.  Thomas  Beyer  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1890). 

IV.  Mary  Ethel  Beyer  (b.,  April  12, 

1888;  d..  May  31,  1888). 
Six.     Jacob  Eshleman  Warfel  (b.,  July  21, 
1826;  d.,   June   2,    1S55).     An   artist   of 
considerable  note. 
Seven.     Martha  Eshleman  Warfel  (b.,  April 
9,  1825;  d.,  Nov.  7,  1886). 
D.    Mary  Warfel,  married  Peter  Stehman.     Nine 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Ethalinda  Stehman,  married  Thaddeus 
Stevens  Shannon. 


280  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

IVo.     Martha  Stehman,  married Fry. 

Three.     Mary  Elizabeth  Stehman  (b., ; 

ci.,  ). 

Four.     Louisa  Stehmax  (b., ). 

Five.     Margaret  Stehmax  (b.,  ). 

Six.     Christiana  Stehman  (b.,  ). 

Seven.     Emma  Stehman. 

Eight.     Harriet    Stehmax.     married    


Nine. (b.,  ;  d., ). 

E.    Elizabeth    Warfel,    married    George    Speise. 
One  child: 
George  W.  Speise,  married  Charlotte  J.  Buck- 
waiter.     One  child: 
George  W.  Speise,  Jr. 
Mart  Stautsenberger  married  second  time  to  Patrick 
Gara.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Margaret  Gara  (b.,  March  7,  1813 ;  m., ), 

married  George  Bald'O'in.     No  children. 

B.  Samuel  Gara  (b.,  Feb.  8,  1821 ;  d.,  Dec,  1845). 

C.  Susan  Gara  (b.,  June  15,  1815;  m.,  ), 

married  Jacob  Griffith. 

D.  Is.\AC  B.  Gara  (b.,  Oct.  28,  1819).     At  age  of 

sixteen,  entered  "Examiner  and  Herald" 
printing  office,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  to  learn  print- 
ing. After  three  years,  published  paper  in 
Belief onte,  Pa.,  and  afterward  one  in  Lock 
Haven.  Associate  editor  "Erie  Gazette." 
In  January,  1867,  appointed  by  Governor 
Geary  Deputy  Secretaiy  of  the  Common- 
wealth; in  May,  1869,  appointed  Postmaster, 
Erie,  Pa.  Married  Calister  Ingersoll.  No 
children. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  281 


Hugh  S.  Gara  (b.,  March  28,  ISIT 


d., ),  married  Sarah  Jane  Buck.     Two 

children,  as  follows: 

One.     Elizabeth  Gara  (b., ). 

Two. (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

7.  Eve  Eckman  (b.,  April  3,  1755;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1777;  d.,  Aug. 
19,  1819),  married  John  Bushong.     Eight  children,  as 
follows : 
First.     John  Bushong  (b.,  April  10,  1788;  d.,  April  27, 

1788). 
Second.     Barbara  Bushong  (b.,  Nov.  12,  1785;  d.,  Sept. 

12,  1787). 
Third.     Elizabeth  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.  13,  1781 ;  d.,  Nov. 

9,  1866). 
Fourth.     Eve  Bushong  (b.,  Nov.  18,  1796;  d.,  Dec.  17, 

1822). 
Fifth.     John  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.   9,   1794;  m.,  Dec.  9, 
1817;  d.,   Jan.    12,    1869),   married  Annie  Mj^ers. 
Nine  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Amos  Bushong  (b.,  Dec.  25,  1823;  m.,  Jan.  23, 
1854;  d.,    Nov.    17,    1894),    married   Frances 
Landis.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Francis  William  Bushong  (b.,  March 
17,   1864;  m.,  March  26,  1895),  married 
Cora  Donnes. 
Two.     Ira   Clement   Bushong   (b.,    Dec.    12, 

1854;  d.,  Jan.  31,  1863). 
Three.     Mary  Viola  Bushong,  (b.,  March  25, 
1858;  m.,  April  7,  1880),  married  Rev. 
D.  B.  Shuey.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Paul  Francis  Shuey  (b.,  July  14, 1881). 

b.  Ralph    Clement   Shuey    (b.,    Jan.    7, 

1883). 


282  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

c.  Bertha   Maria   Shuey   (b.,   April   30, 

1886). 

d.  Amos  Carl  Shuey  (b.,  Dec.  22,  1887). 

e.  Esther    Anna    Shuey    (b.,    April    14, 

1892). 

f.  Viola   Frances   Shuey   (b.,    May   29, 

1890). 

g.  Helen  Adini  Shuey  (b.,  Feb.  13,  1895). 

B.  Magdalena  Bushong  (b.,   Aug.   3,   1820;  m., 

Nov.    22,    1842),    married    Peter    Stauffer. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Jacob  A.  Stauffer  (b.,  Sept.  13,  1855; 
m.,    Dec.    20,    1887),    married    Barbara 
Worst.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Martha    E.    Stauffer    (b.,    Nov.    15 

1888). 

b.  William  Stauffer  (b.,  Oct.  12,  1891). 

c.  Franklin  Stauffer  (b..  May  31,  1890; 

d.,  Nov.  30,  1890). 
Two.     John  B.  Stauffer  (b.,  Jan.  5,  1844;  d., 

about  May  1,  1863).     Killed  at  the  battle 

of  Chancellorsville. 
Three.     Amos  P.  Stauffer  (b.,  March  21,  1850 ; 

m.,   Nov.   30,   1871),   married   Elizabeth 

Wenger.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  Stauffer  (b.,  Nov.  30,  1872). 

b.  Margaret  Stauffer  (b.,  Feb.  17, 1874). 

c.  John  W.  Stauffer  (b.,  Aug.  12,  1875). 

C.  John  Myers  Bushong  (b.,  March  29,  1827;  m., 

;  d.,  Jan.  24,  1881),  married  Hannah 

Alsbach.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Ida  Bushong  (b.,  Sept.  1,  1873). 

Two.     Eve  Anna  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.  16,  1852; 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  283 

m.,   March   4,    1875),   married   Amos  B. 
Fox.     Eleven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Charles  B.  Fox  (b.,  May  31,  1876). 

b.  Ivan  S.  Fox  (b.,  Dec.  17,  1877). 

0.   Mable  V.  Fox  (b.,  Dec.  21,  1879). 

d.  Amos  A.  Fox  (b.,  June  17,  1882). 

e.  Jesse  W.  Fox  (b.,  Dec.  20,  1884). 

f.  Eve  Anna  Fox  (b.,  March  11,  1886). 

g.  Arthur  B.  Fox  (b.,  Feb.  29,  1888). 
h.  Fleeta  Fox  (b.,  March  4,  1889). 

i.    George  L.  Fox  (b.,  Nov.  7,  1892). 

j.    Mildred   Fox   (b.,   Oct.    14,    1894;  d., 

Aug.  1,  1895). 
k.  Hannah  Fox  (b.,  July  31,  1896). 
Three.     Leah  Nora  Bushong  (b.,  June  1,  1857; 
m..,  Jan.  1, 1876),  married  Charles  H.  Fox. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ethel  V.  Fox  (b.,  Nov.  30,  1877). 

b.  George  I.  Fox  (b.,  Feb.  12,  1880). 

c.  Cora  Estella  Fox  (b.,  June  4,  1884). 
Four.     Edith  A.  Bushong  (b.,  July  28,  1853; 

m.,  Aug.   17,   1886),  married  Elmer  A. 
Snyder.     No  children. 
Five.     Ivan  Bushong  (b.,  July  24,  1855;  m.. 
May  23,  1885),  married  Lovina  Brooks. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Olive   Edith   Bushong   (b.,   Jan.    26, 

1887). 

b.  Charles  Henry  Bushong  (b.,  May  14, 

1890). 
Six.     Janette  Estella  Bushong  (b.,  March 
15,  1868;  m.,  June  1,  1889),  married  Wil- 
liam Prindle  Hislop.     Three  children,  as 
follows: 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

a.  Benjamin    Rice   Hislop   (b.,    June   2, 

1890). 

b.  Ida  Helen  Hislop  (b.,  Aug.  19,  1893). 

c.  William  Wiley   Hislop   (b.,   Feb.   6, 

1895;  d.,  Nov.  2,  1895). 
Seven.     Magdalena    Bushong    (b.,    Aug.    5, 
1866;  m.,  Sept.  2,  1883),  married  Addi- 
son   Richard    Pruett.     Six    children,    as 
follows : 

a.  William  Henry  Pruett  (b.,  July  19, 

1884). 

b.  Albert  Richard  Pruett  (b.,  March  27, 

1887). 

c.  Nellie  May  Pruett  (b.,  May  29,  1889). 

d.  Alma  Pearl  Pruett  (b.,  Feb.  3,  1894). 

e.  Robert  Ivan  Pruett  (b.,  Sept.  1, 1896). 

f.  Daughter  (b.,  about  Oct.  1,  1898). 

».    Israel  Bushong  (b.,  ;  m.,  ;  d., 

March  23,  1892).  A  prominent  physician  of 
New  Holland,  Pa.  Married  Francis  A.  Ball. 
Nine  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Jeannette  Bushong. 

Two.     Frederick  Bushong. 

Three.     Hay'es  Bushong  (b., ;  d., ). 

Four.     Ruth  Bushong  (b., ;  d.,  — — -). 

Five.     John  W.  Bushong. 

Six.     Augusta  M.  Bushong. 

Seven.     Bertha  Bushong. 

Eight.     Helen  Bushong. 

Nine.     William  Bushong,  married  Mrs.  Lillian 
Shiffer,  7iec  Roth. 
;.     Daniel  Bushong  (b.,  Jan.  22,  1829;  m.,  Nov. 
23,  1851;  d.,  Nov.  15,  1856),  married  Sarah 
Hoffman.     Three  children,  as  follows: 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  285 

One.  Catharine  Laura  Bushong  (b.,  Sept. 
20,  1853;  m.,  July  2,  1871),  married 
Henry  Ruhl.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Oliver  Bushong  Ruhl  (b.,   Dec.   31, 

1878). 

b.  Clara   Lucinda   Ruhl   (b.,    March   9, 

1873;  m.,  ;  d.,  Nov.  9,  1890), 

married  Henry  McCarthy. 

c.  Clayton  Daniel  Ruhl  (b.,  June  16, 

1876;  d.,  Jan.  24,  1878). 

d.  Bertha  Ruhl  (b.,   May   13,   1872;  d., 

May  20,  1872). 

e.  Mercie  Ruhl  (b..   May   13,   1872;  d., 

May  20,  1872). 

Two.  John  Hobfman  Bushong  (b.,  Sept.  12, 
1852;  d.,  Oct.  19,  1852). 

Three.  Mary  Martha  Bushong  (b.,  April  3, 
1856;  m.,  Feb.  20,  1876),  married  Sam- 
uel Hainly  Fasnach.  Five  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Anna  Bushong  Fasnach  (b.,  Jan.  29, 

1877;  d.,  July  8,  1885). 

b.  Maggie  Bushong  Fasnach  (b.,  July  25, 

1879). 

c.  Daniel  Bushong  Fasnach  (b.,  Feb.  6, 

1881). 

d.  Laura  Bushong  Fasnach  (b.,  April  10, 

1884). 

e.  Cornelius  Roland  Fasnach  (b.,  Jan. 

13.  1886). 
F.     Anna  Bushong  (b.,  ;  m.,  ),  mar- 
ried Sebastian  Gockley.     One  child: 
Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 


286  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

G.    Lea  Bushong  (b.,   Nov.   12,   1818;  m.,  about 

1840;  d.,  Nov.  18,  1884),  married  Joel  Bair. 

Eight  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Eva  Ann  Bair  (b.,  Sept.  27,  1842;  m., 

Dec.    22,    1864),    married    Diller    Rank. 

Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clarence  Bushong  Rank  (b.,  Oct.  14, 

1865;  m.,  ),   married  

Martin. 

b.  J.  Edwin  Rank  (b..  May  1,  1868;  m., 

),   married  Frances  Pearsoll. 

c.  Marcus   Diller   Rank  (b.,   Sept.    23, 

1870). 

d.  George  W.  Rank  (b.,  July  7,  1876). 

e.  Leeta    Amanda    Rank    (b.,    Aug.    17, 

1873). 

f.  Martha  Louett.\  Rank  (b.,  July  25, 

1882). 

g.  Anna  Mary  Rank  (b.,  July  15,  1884). 
h.  Martin  Rufus  Rank  (b.,  Sept.  8,  1878; 

d.,  March  20,  1882). 
Two.     Leah  Amanda  Bair  (b.,  Feb.  13,  1851; 
m.,  Dec.  13,  1876),  married  Elam  Eckert 
Kling.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mera'ine  Scott  Kling  (b.,  Sept.   26, 

1890). 

b.  Harrison  Eckert  Kling  (b.,  Dec.  20, 

1SS8). 

c.  Morris    Miller   Kling    (b.,    Oct.    13, 

1886). 

d.  Omer  Joel  Kling  (b.,  Nov.  13,  1884). 

e.  Jason  Bair  Kling  (b.,  July  20,  1882). 

f.  Marion  Leah  Kling  (b.,  Nov.  19, 1880). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slayiiaker.  287 

g.   Grace  Olevia  Kling  (b.,  April  30, 

1879). 
h.  Ruth  Abana  Kling  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1878; 
d.,  April  11,  1880). 
Three.     Israel  Bair  (b..  May  27,   1844;  m., 
Dec.  26,  1865),  married  Rachael  Eliza- 
beth Diller.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ivan  Diller  Bair  (b.,  Dec.  13,  1866). 

b.  Clayton  Roland  Bair  (b.,  March  26, 

1869;  m.,  ),  married  

Weaver      Two  children,  as  follows: 

I.     . 

II.     Sallie  Bair. 

c.  Cora  Lucinda  Bair  (b.,  Jan.  23,  1871). 

d.  Cecelia  Amanda   Bair   (b.,   June   23, 

1872). 

e.  Mary  Jane  Bair  (b.,  Sept.  9,  1874). 

f.  Emma   Elizabeth    Bair   (b.,    April   9, 

1877). 

g.  Elva   Gertrude   Bair   (b.,    Sept.    20, 

1883). 
h.  George    Luther   Bair    (b.,    Aug.    29, 

1879;  d.,  Nov.  30,  1883). 
i.    Anna  Leah  Bair  (b.,  Aug.  20,  1885). 
Four.     John  Bushong  Bair  (b.,  Jan.  24,  1848; 
m.,  Nov.  11,  1872),  married  Callie  Bair. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Bertha    Eckert    Bair    (b.,    Dec.    31, 

1873). 

b.  Anna  Magdalena  Bair  (b.,  Nov.  20, 

1875). 

c.  Joel  Adrain  Bair  (b.,  June  15,  1883). 
Five.     Son  (b.  and  d.,  March  29,  1841). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Six.     Amos  Omer  Bair  (b.,  Aug.  29,  1S55;  d., 

.) 

Seven.     George  Wolf  Bair  (b.,  July  6,  1853; 

m.,  Nov.  19,  1878).  married  his  cousin, 

Laura  Jenette  Bushong.     Four  cliildren, 

as  follows: 

a.  Ira  Garfield  Bair  (b.,  Oct.  8,  1881). 

b.  Edna  Iola  Bair  (b.,  Jan.  20,  1887). 

c.  Elva  Mary  Bair  (b.,  Nov.  6,  1879;  d., 

Aug.  28,  1880). 

d.  Mabel  Leah  Bair  (b.,  Jan.  6,  1884;  d., 

Sept.  24,  1885). 
Eight.     Jason  Daniel  Bair  (b.,  July  23,  1857; 
m.,  Dec.  15,  1885),  married  Kate  Flick- 
inger.     One  child: 
William  Blane  Bair  (b.,  Sept.  26,  1886). 
[.    Henry  Btjshong  (b.,  July  21,  1825;  m.,  Dec.  14, 
1848;  d.,  June  25,  1891),  married  Catharine 
Swope.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Daniel    S.    Bushong    (b.,   ;  m., 

Dec.  25,  1882),  married  Clara  A.  Schlater. 

Two      Mary  A.  Bushong  (b., ;  d.,  about 

two  years  old). 

Three.     Justus  S.  Bushong  (b.,  ;  m., 

Oct.  21,  1879),  married  Carrie  Rush.  Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Hudson  Bushong. 

b.  Lansford  Bushong. 

Four.     John  C.  Bushong  (b., ;  m.,  Aug. 

28,  1879),  married  Marcella  Devlin.  Four 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  James  J.  Bushong. 

b.  J.  Paul  Bushong. 


Isaac  Bushong, 
Squire  and  County  Commissioner,  Lancaster  Co. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  289 

c.  Rebecca  Bushong. 

d.  Harry  Bushong. 

Five.     Cora  L.  Bushong  (b., ;  d., ). 

Six.     Henry  C.  Bushong  (b., ;  m.,  Dec. 

21,  1884),  married  Sallie  B.  Payne.     No 
children. 
[.     Isaac  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.  26,   1822;  m.,  Dec, 

1843;  d.,    ).     A    prominent    miller   in 

the  eastern  part  of  Lancaster  County,   Pa., 
and  served  as  County  Commissioner;  known 
as  "Squire"  Bushong.     Married  Susan  Buck- 
waiter.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Annie  M.  Bushong  (b.,  June  26,  1849; 
m.,  Jan.  31,  1872),  married  Cyrus  Bare. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lily  Bare  (b.,  Dec.  26,  1872;  d.,  Sept. 

26,  1891). 

b.  Clara  Bare  (b.,  Jan.  30,  1876). 

c.  Morris  Bare  (b.,  Nov.  3,  1874). 

Two.     George  Bushong  (b.,  Sept.  26,   1844; 

m.,  Oct.  4,  1870),  married  Mary  Amelia 

Fraim.     One  child: 
Walter  L.  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.  26,  1874). 
Three.     Martin  Bushong  (b.,  Jan.  3,  1847;  m., 

Sept.    3,    1868),    married    Mary   Swope. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Mabel  S.  Bushong  (b.,  March  10,  1880; 

d.,  Nov.  18,  1891). 

b.  Agnes    Susan   Bushong    (b.,    Dec.    2, 

1870;  d.,  Aug.  11,  1871). 

c.  Morris  Swope  Bushong  (b.,  Aug.  11, 

1869). 
Four.     Isaac  Newton  Bushong  (b.,  Nov.  10, 


290  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

1854;  m.,   Oct.   IS,   1877),   married  Ada 
Landis.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elizabeth  Bushong  (b.,  June  26,  1887). 

b.  Phoebe  (?)  Bushong.     Died  in  infancy. 
Sixth.     Jacob  Bushong  (b.,  June  7,  1789;  m.,  March  15, 

1814;  d.,  Nov.  25,  1871),  married  Elizabeth  Hel- 
ler.    Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Amanda  Bushong  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

B.  John  Heller  Bushong  (b.,  Oct.  18,  1825;  m., 

April  29,  1S51),  married .    Six 

children,  as  follows: 
One.     Rupp  Bushong  (b.,  July  24,   1865;  d., 

April  8,  1866). 
Two.     Elizabeth  Bushong  (b.,  Oct.  20,  1872). 
Three.     Clayton  Bushong  (b.,  April  30,  1863; 

m., ),  married  Myra  Musser.    One 

child: 
Malon  Bushong. 
Four.     Jacob  Bushong  (b.,   Sept.   23,    1860), 
married  Susan  Shirk.     Two  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  John  Bushong. 

b.  Mary  Bushong. 

Five.  Milton  Bushong  (b.,  Jan.  17,  1854;  m., 
Sept.  19,  1876),  married  Amanda  Bru- 
baker.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Jennie  Brubaker  Bushong  (b.,  June 

29,  1877). 

b.  Winfield  Scott  Bushong  (b.,  Sept.  21, 

1878). 

c.  Margie  Brubaker  Bushong  (b.,  Aug. 

24,  1889). 

d.  E.    Harold    Bushong    (b.,    April    17, 

1893). 


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Six.  Emma  Bushong  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1856;  m., 
Dec.  9,  1875),  married  Joseph  Burk- 
holder.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ada  Burkholder  (b.,  Sept.  17,  1878). 

b.  Jennie  Burkholder  (b.,  April  3,  1880). 

c.  Lizzie  Burkholder  (b.,  Jan.  12,  1882). 

d.  Allen  Burkholder  (b.,  May  26,  1889). 

e.  Clay  Burkholder  (b.,  March  10,  1894). 
C.     Mary  Bushong  (b., ;  m., ),  mar- 
ried Christian  Neff.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Susannah  Neff,  married  Cjtus  Royer. 
No   children. 

Two.     Annie  Neff,  married  Jacob  Rohrer. 

Three.  Mary  Neff,  married  Malon  Buck- 
waiter. 

Four.     Emma   Neff,    married   Frank   Weaver. 
Three  children,  as  follows; 
a.   Clayton  Weaver  (b., ;  d., ) 


.  Five.     Christian  Neff,  married  Ettie  Kreider. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Mary  Neff. 

b. . 

Six.     Jacob  Neff,  married  Fanny  Minnich. 

Hannah  Bushong  (b.,  April  28,  1836;  m., ; 

d.,  March  22,  1876),  married  Tobias  Royer. 

Harriett  Bushong  (b.,  ;  m.,  Oct.   10, 

1849;  d.,  April  15,   1891),  married  John  M. 
Kreider.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Ezra    Kreider   (b.,    Oct.    13,    1863;  d., 

Jan.  12,  1864). 
Two.     Daughter  (b.  and  d.  Oct.  3,  1862). 


292  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Three.     Benjamin  Kreider  (b.,  Feb.  4,  1855). 
Four.     Jacob  Kreider  (b.,  Sept.  21,  1851;  m., 

,  1874),  married  Ellen  Sherer.   Three 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Laura  Kreider  (b.,  Sept.  28,  1876). 

b.  John  Kreider  (b.,  June  15,  1878;  d., 

March  13,  1892). 

c.  Roy  Kreider  (b.,  Oct.  30,  1889). 
Five.     Elizabeth  Kreider  (b.,  May  28,  1856; 

d..  May  2,  1857). 
Six.     Anna  Kreider  (b.,  June  27,  1858;  m., 
1877),  married  Sturd  Bixler.     Six  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Laura  Bixler  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1878). 

b.  George  Melvin  Bixler  (b.,  Nov.  23, 

1880;  d.,  Dec.  9,  1890). 

c.  Elma   Alvesto    Bixler    (b.,    Aug.    7, 

1882). 

d.  Cora  Bixler  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1885). 

e.  Edwin  Bixler  (b.,  Aug.  15,  1888). 

f.  MiNiE   Lucilla   Bixler   (b.,   April   4, 

1893). 
Seven.     John  Kreider  (b.,  Nov.  4,  1860;  d., 
Dec.  8,  1860). 

F.  Sarah  Bushong,  married  tvn.ce;  married  first 

time  to  Elias  Zook.     No  children.     Married 
second  time  to  Jacob  Brubaker.     One  child: 
Samuel  Brubaker  (b., ;  d., ). 

G.  Susan  Bushong,   married   Jacob  Esbenshade. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.  Adam  Esbenshade,  married  Ettie  Fos- 
ter.    Two  children. 

Two.  Mary  Esbenshade,  married  Jacob  Her- 
shey. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  293 

Three.  Emma  Esbenshade,  married  Frank 
Buckwalter. 

Four.  Susan  Esbenshade,  married  Elam 
Kreider. 

Five.     Amanda  Esbenshade,  married 

May. 

Six.  Elizabeth  Esbenshade,  married  John 
Kachel. 

Seven.     Lydia    Esbenshade,    married    Daniel 
Ebersole. 
H.    Elizabeth  Bushong,  married  John  Johns.    Six 
children,  as  follows: 

One.     Henry  Clay  Johns  (b., ;  d., ) 

Killed  at  the  Battle  of  Chancellorsville. 

Two.  Winfield  Scott  Johns,  married  Re- 
becca Bowman.  Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Paul  Johns  (b.,  ). 

b.  Ella  Johns  (b.,  ). 

c.  John  Johns  (b.,  ;    d.,  ). 

Three.     Petee  Johns,  married  Catharine  Hu- 

ber.     One  child: 
Mary  Johns. 
Four.     Jacob  Johns  (b.,  Dec.  28,  1843;  d..  May 

5,  1865). 
Five.     Mary  Ann  Johns  (b.,  Sept.   14,   1848; 

m.,  Dec.  24,  1867),  married   Eli  Landis. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lemon  Scott  Landis  (b.,  Feb.  12, 1869; 

m.,  Aug.   2,   1894),   married  Bessie 
Groff. 

b.  Minnie    Landis  (b.,   March   28,   1871; 

m.,  Nov.   5,   1890),  married  Anson 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Shirk  Johns.     Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
I.     Arline  Landis  Johns  (b.,  Nov. 

23,  1891). 
II.     Raymond  Shirk  Johns  (b.,  Aug. 
25,  1893). 
c.   Elizabeth  Catharine  Landis  (b.,  May 
27,  1873). 

Six.     Susanna  Johns  (b.,  ). 

.     Lydia  Bushong  (b.,  Nov.  13,  1820;  m.,  Dec.  29, 
1840;  d.,  Jan.  24,  1892),  married  Isaac  Stoner 
Landis.     Eleven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Jacob  Landis  (b.,  June  22,  1855). 
Two.     Annie  Landis  (b.,  March  14,  1851). 
Three.     Amos   Landis   (b.,   Jan.   4,    1860;  m., 
Nov.  18,  1880),  married  Emma  L.  Diffen- 
baugh.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ira  Diffenbaugh  Landis  (b.,  May  3, 

1886). 

b.  Annie   My'rtle    Landis    (b.,    April    5, 

1888). 
Four.     Mary  Ann  Landis  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1847; 

d.,  June  1,  1850). 
Five.     Ly'dia  Landis    (b.,  July  14,   1864;  d., 

June  1,  1866). 
Six.     Levi  Landis  (b.,  Nov.  8,  1857;  d.,  Oct. 

15.  1881). 
Seven.     Henry  Landis  (b.,  Oct.  25,  1845;  d., 

May  6,  1852). 
Eight.     Israel  Landis  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1844;  m. 

• ),  married  Hettie  Buckwalter. 

Nine.     Amanda  Landis  (b.,  Jan.  27,  1843;  m., 

),      married      Henry     Denlinger. 

Seven  children. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  295 

Ten.  Sarah  Bushong  Landis  (b.,  Feb.  4, 
1849;  m.,  Nov.  10,  1868),  married  Elam 
Rohrer.  Six  children,  as  follows : 

a.  Lizzie  Landis  Rohrer  (b.,  Sept.   27, 

1870). 

b.  Milton  Landis  Rohrer  (b.,  June  29, 

1872). 

c.  Annie    Landis    Rohrer    (b.,    Aug.    5, 

1873). 

d.  Clayton  Landis  Rohrer  (b.,  May  21, 

1878). 

e.  Landis  L.  Rohrer  (b.,  Sept.  10,  1882). 

f.  Adam  Landis  Rohrer  (b.,  June  7, 1887). 
Eleven.     Aaron  Bushong  Landis  (b.,  June  22, 

1855;  m.,  Nov.  20,  1880),  married  Emma 
Landis  Brubaker.  Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Clayton  Brubaker  Landis  (b.,  July 

12,  1883). 

b.  Mabel  Brubaker  Landis  (b.,  July  10, 

1887). 

c.  Herman  Brubaker  Landis  (b.,  Nov. 

17,  1890). 

d.  Howard  Brubaker  Landis  (b.,  Aug. 

13,  1892). 

e.  Andrew  Brubaker  Landis  (b.,  Dec.  9, 

1884;  d.,  Oct.  27,  1891). 

f.  Maurice  Brubaker  Landis  (b.,  April 

29,  1895). 
J.     Benjamin  Bushong,  married  Mary  Zook.    Two 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Laura  Jenette  Bushong  (b.,  Jan.   6, 
1858),  married  cousin,  George  Wolf  Bair. 


296  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

For  descendants,  see    record  of   George 
Wolf  Bair. 
Two.     Elam  Zook  Bushong,   married  Hettie 
Myers. 
Seventh.     Henry  Bushong,  Sr.,  (b.,  March  8,  1783;  m., 
Oct.  23,  1806;  m.,  May  14,  1835;  d.,  Feb.  9,  1870); 
married  twice;  married  first  time  to  Sarah  Gilbert. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Jesse  Gilbert  Bushong  (b.,  Oct.  22,  1810;  d., 

Dec.  24,  1831). 

B.  Caroline  Bushong  (b.,  Nov.  30,  1821;  m.,  Jan. 

6,  1842),  married  Joseph  P.  Morrison.     Three 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Henry  D.  Morrison  (b.,  Jan.  1,  1843; 

d.,  Nov.  30,  1864). 
Two.     Daughter,  died  young. 
Three.     Emmor  B.  Morrison  (b.,  Jan.  28,  1852 ; 
m.,  Jan.  27,   1876;  m.,  Feb.   10,  1885); 
married    twice;  married    first    time    to 
Elizabeth  M.  Mercer.     One  child: 
Mary  Elizabeth  Morrison  (b.,  Dec.  22, 
1877). 
Emmor  B.  Morrison  married  second  time  to 
Laura  F.  Mercer. 

C.  Elizabeth   Bushong   (b.,    June   25,    1817;  d., 

Oct.  12,  1817). 

D.  Jacob  Bushong  (b.,  June  25,  1813 ;  m.,  April  13, 

1843;  d..  May  28,   1880),  married  Margaret 
Hobson.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Edward  Bushong  (b.,  March  27,  1848; 

m., ;  m., );  married  twice; 

married   first   time  to  Emma  Valentine. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 


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a.  Parke  Bushong. 

b.  George  Bushong. 

Edward    Bushong    married    second    time    to 

Hannah .     One  child : 

Margaret  Bushong. 

Two.     Henry  Bushong,  Jr.,  (b.,  Feb.  20,  1844; 

m.,  Nov.  15,  1866;  m.,  Dec.  28,  1893); 

married  twice ;  married  first  time  to  Irene 

L.  Paxson.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Morton  Edwin  Bushong  (b.,  Sept.  10, 

1881). 

b.  Jesse  Webster  Bushong  (b.,  Nov.  19, 

1878). 

c.  Anna  Bitshong  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1867;  d., 

Jan.  27,  1868). 

d.  Caroline  Bushong  (b.,  April  16,  1869; 

d.,  March  9,  1880). 

e.  Elizabeth  Paxson  Bushong  (b.,  Nov. 

6,  1871;  d.,  April  2,  1890). 

f.  Ellwood    H.    Bushong    (b.,    Oct.    9, 

1873). 

g.  Jacob  Bushong  (b.,  Oct.  8,  1876). 
Henry  Bushong,  Jr.,  married  second  time  to 

Mrs.  Esther  A.  Bachman,  nee  Ganse. 
E.    John  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.  9,  1809;  m.,  April  16, 
1835;  m.,  Nov.  28,  1878;  d.,  Jan.  16,  1891); 
married  twice ;  married  first  time  to  Elizabeth 
Walton.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Sarah  Bushong  (b.,  Feb.  27,  1836;  m., 
March  3,  1857;  d.,  June  19,  1868),  mar- 
ried Benjamin  P.  Kirk.     One  child: 
Elizabeth  B.  Kirk  (b.,  Feb.  28,  1859). 
Two.     Mary  Bushong  (b.,  June  24,  1837;  d., 
Oct.   13,   1861). 


298  History  of  the  SlaYiMaker  Family. 

Three.     Anna  Bushong  (b.,  March  24,  1840; 

d.,  April  6,  1867). 
Four.     Elmira  Bushong  (b.,  Aug.  3,  1854;  m., 

Dec.  23,  1875),  married  Walter  S.  Coates. 

Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Howard  Coates  (b.,  March  3,  1879. 

b.  C.  Warren  Coates  (b.,  May  31,  1885). 

c.  Frank  F.  Coates  (b.,  Nov.  14,  1892). 
John   Bushong   married   second   time   to    Phoebe 

Hobson. 

F.     Lydia  Bushong  (b.,  Sept.  14,  1807;  m.,  June  12, 

1834;    d.,    Dec.    29,    1885),     married     Abrm 

Rakestraw.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Thomas  Rakestraw  (b.,  Jan.  11,  1850; 

m.,  Oct.  3,  1876),  married  Josephine  C. 

McFarland.     Four  children,   as  follows: 

a.  Arthur  Garwood  Rakestraw  (b.,  Feb. 

25,  1878). 

b.  Philip  Wingard  Rakestraw  (b.,  Feb. 

25,  1878;  d.,  Aug.  18,  1878). 

c.  Genevieve   Rakestraw   (b.,   Jan.   22, 

1881). 

d.  Robert  M.   Rakestraw  (b.,  Oct.   29, 

1887). 
Two.     Henry  Rakestraw  (b.,  Oct.   7,   1845; 
m.,  Feb.   10,   1870),  married  Mary  Jane 
Hobson.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Gertrude    Rakestraw    (b.,    Feb.    16, 

1872;  m.,   Oct.   23,   1895),   married 
Maurice  J.  Brinton. 

b.  Marian  Rakestraw  (b.,  Aug.  15,  1875). 

c.  Lydia  Rakestraw  (b.,  April  28,  1877). 
Three.     Esther  Rakestraw  (b.,  July  29,  1843; 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  299 

m.,  April  30,  1868),  married  Joseph 
Willis  Houston.  Four  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Robert  Randell  Houston  (b.,  Sept.  8, 

1871;  d.,  July  25,  1873). 

b.  Wilmer  Willis  Houston  (b.,  Feb.  10, 

1869). 

c.  Otlie  Otis  Houston  (b.,  Feb.  25, 1870). 

d.  Lenorb  Houston  (b.,  Aug.  12,  1878). 
Four.     Eliza  Rakestraw  (b.,   Dec.   6,    1840; 

m.,  Jan.  26,  1865),  married  Theodore 
Whit  son.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sumner  Whitson  (b.,  April  30,  1866; 

m.,    Oct.    21,    1896),    married   Lulu 
Frantz. 

b.  Martha  Whitson    (b.,  June  23,  1868; 

m.,  June  16,  1896),  married  Frank 
Albert  Felter. 

c.  Edward  Whitson  (b.,  March  23,  1870; 

d.,  June  13,  1871). 

d.  Henry  Whitson  (b.,  April  2,  1872). 

e.  Thomas  Theodore  Whitson  (b.,  Dec. 

14,  1875;  d.,  May  13,  1890). 

f.  Mary  Whitson  (b.,  July  16,  1878). 

g.  Olive  Louella  Whitson  (b..  Dee.  22, 

1882). 
Five.     Sarah  Rakestraw  (b.,  March  9,  1835; 
m.,  Sept.  28,  1858),  married  Hiram  H. 
Bower.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Bower  (b.,  Jan.  3,  1S60;  m., 

),  married  Mary  Agnew. 

b.  Abram  Bower  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1862). 

c.  Isaac  Bower  (b.,  Aug.  14,  1865). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

d.  Hiram  Hartwell  Bower  (b.,  June  10, 

1863;  m.,   Sept.    7,    1887),   married 
Eve    Morton.     Three    children,    as 
follows: 
I.     Hiram  Waldo  Bower  (b.,  Julj' 2, 

1SS8;  d.,  March  28,  1890). 
II.     Lionel  Bower  (b.,  Dec.  29,  1889). 
III.     Aurelia  Juliett  Bower  (b.,  July 
17,  1892). 

e.  Henry  K.  Bower  (b.,  Aug.  17,  1867; 

m.,   Feb.   8,   1892),  manned  Miriam 
Pyle.     One  child: 
Byron  Newton  Bower  (b.,  April  5, 
1895). 

f.  Bertha  Bower  (b.,  April  4,  1869). 

g.  Lydia  Bower  (b.,  Jan.   15,   1871;  m., 

),  married  Giles  Leahy.    Two 

children,  as  follows: 
I.     Agnes  Leahy  (b.,  Oct.  14,  1890; 

d.,  Aug.  5,  1895). 
II.     Giles  Leahy  (b.,  June  30,  1892). 
h.  Thomas  Timlow  Bower  (b.,  May  10, 
1873). 
Six.     Mary  RAKESTRAw(b.,  Sept.  29, 1836;  m., 
March  15,  1855),  married  Emmor  Seeds 
Jones.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Joseph  Howard  Jones  (b.,  Sept.   30, 

1863;  m.,    Oct.    21,    1892),    married 
Eugenia  Ralston. 

b.  Lydia  Elma  Jones  (b.,  April  8,  1861; 

m.,  Dec.  21,  1880),  married  Milton 
Bush.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Clara    May    Bush    (b..    May    2, 
1882). 


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II.     Mary  Edith  Bush  (b.,  June  25, 
1884). 

III.  Henry  Willis  Bush  (b.,  Feb.  1, 

1887). 

IV.  Joseph  Milton  Bush  (b.,  March 

30,  1889). 
V.     Clarence  Emmor  Bush  (b.,  Feb. 
26,  1893). 

c.  William  Rakestraw  Jones  (b.,  May 

20,  1867;  m.,  Nov.  17,  1892),  mar- 
ried Adelaide  Jolins.     One  child. 

d.  Thomas  Paule  Jones  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1870; 

m.,  ),  married  Marie . 

One   child. 
6.    Caroline  Morrison  Jones  (b.,  June  25, 
1876). 

f.  Warren   Emmor   Jones    (b.,    Aug.    6, 

1874). 

g.  Marion  Jones   (b.,   Dec.    2,    1858;  d., 

Sept.  2,  1861). 
Seven.     Caroline  Rakestraw  (b.,   Sept.   25, 
1838;  m.,  May  12,  1864),  married  John 
Isaiah  Carter.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Henry  Harlan  Carter  (b.,  Jan.   15, 

1866). 

b.  Alice  R.  Carter  (b.,  Feb.  11,  1865). 

c.  John  Morris  Carter  (b.,  Oct.  16,  1869). 

d.  Jacob  Clarence  Carter  (b.,  Nov.  6, 

1871). 
Henry   Bushong,    Sr.,    married   second   time   to   Mrs. 
Esther  Gilbert,  nee  Valentine.     One  child: 

A.  Gilbert  Bushong  (b.,  Dec.  2,  1836;  m.,  Dec. 
20,  1855),  married  Edith  Kinsey  Paxson. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 


302  History  of  the  Slaymakee  Family. 

One.  Charles  Henry  Bushong  (b.,  Oct.  1, 
1856;  m.,  Dec.  22,  1888).  A  physician 
in  New  York.     Married  Anna  W.  Keene. 

Two.  Marvin  Eavenson  Bushong  (b.,  June 
7,  1878). 

Three.  Francis  Ell  wood  Bushong  (b.,  May 
18,  1858;  d.,  Nov.  10,  1861). 

Four.  Marion  E.  Bushong  (b.,  March  20, 
1860;  m.,  Dec.  30,  1884),  married  Sanders 
M.  CoUins.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Wallace  Bruce  Collins  (b.,  July  U, 

1889). 

b.  Edith  B.  Collins  (b.,  Nov.  4,  1885). 
Eighth.     Mary  Bushong  (b.,  Oct.  13,  1778;  m.,  Jan.  19, 

1813;  d.,  June  10,  1860),  married  Samuel  Cowen. 
Four  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Hannah  Cowen,  married  Michael  Hess.    They 

had  a  number  of  children,  only  two  known: 
One.    Bushong  Hess. 
Two.    Amos  Hess. 

B.  Mary    Cowen    (b., ;  m.,    ;  d., 

),  married  Daniel  Zook. 

C.  Samuel  B.  Cowen  (b.,  March  1,  1817;  d., ). 

D.  Amos  B.  Cowen  (b.,  March  25,  1814;  m., 

d.,    March   24,    1893),    married    Anna    Cole. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John    Cole    Cowen,    married    

Swope.     Two  children. 
Two.     Mary  Cowen,  married  Theodore  Stauf- 

fer. 
Three.     Samuel  M.  Cowen  (b.,  June  25,  1841; 
m.,    Jan.    25,    1864),    married   Mary   C. 
Bitzer.     One  child: 


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Albert  B.  Cowen  (b.,  Sept.  9,  1870;  m., 
Sept.  13,  1890),  married  Katie  Kegereise. 
One  child: 

Helen   Irene   Cowen   (b.,   Feb.    25, 
1898). 

John  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  19,  1746;  m., ;  d.,  Sept.  16, 

1804),  married  Catharine  Foutz.     Seven  children,  as 
follows : 
First.     Daniel  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  28,  1777;  m.,  Oct.  20, 
1807;  d.,  May  19,  1832),  married  Nancy  Word. 
Ten  children,  as  follows: 
A.    David  Foutz  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  27,  1809;  m., 
July    3,    1834;  d.,    Oct.    14,    1883),    married 
Ellen  McCafferty.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Mary  Ellen  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  22,  1845; 
m.,  May  9,  1868),  married  William  Cline. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  David    Edward    Cline    (b.,    July    15, 

1873). 

b.  Walter  William  Cline   (b.,  March  3, 

1878). 

c.  Elizabeth  Cline  (b.,  Oct.  7,  1869;  m., 

July   29,    1891),    married   Oscar    F. 
Brinkman.     Two    children,    as    fol- 
lows: 
I.     William  Frances  Brinkman  (b.. 

May  31,  1892). 
II.     Walter  Richard  Brinkman  (b., 
May  5,  1897). 
Two.     Ctrace  Eckman  (b.,  June,  1847;  m.,  Feb. 
1862),    married    John    H.    Miller.     One 
child: 
Grace  Miller  (b.,  Sept.  27,  1864). 


304  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Three.     Eliza  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  17,  1853). 
Four.     Catharine  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  9,  1843). 
Five.     David  Eckman  (b.,  Oct.,  1849;  d.,  Aug., 
1853). 

B.  James  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  29,  1829;  m., ), 

married  Ann  English.     Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 
One.     Frank    Eckman,    married    Mary    Ann 
Redman.     Four   children,   as  follows: 

a.  Charles  Eckman. 

b.  Jesse  Eckman. 

c.  Samuel  Eckman, 

d.  Mary  Eckman. 

Two.     Daniel  Eckman  (b.,  ;  m.,  June 

7, 1882),  married  Catharine  Louise  Keene. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Catharine  Roberta  Eckman  (b.,  Feb. 

20,  1885;  d..  May  29,  1889). 

b.  Ida  Eckman  (b.,  April  27,  1893). 
Three.     William  Eckman. 

Four.     Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 

Five.  Henry  Eckman,  married  Ellen  Fox. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Chester  Eckman. 

b.  Lucreta  Eckman. 

C.  Marion  Eckman  (b.,  July  2,  1826). 

D.  Sarah  Ann  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  27,   1818;  m., 

March  1  or  7,  1840;  d..  May  13,  1890),  mar- 
ried Theodore  B.  McLaughlin.  Six  children, 
as  follows:  ^ 

One.  Maggie  E.  McLaughlin  (b..  May  7, 
1856;  d.,  Feb.  9,  1862). 

Two.     Ettie  McLaughlin  (b.,  Aug.  7,  1852). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  305 

Three.  Elizabeth  Laura  McLaughlin  (b., 
Feb.  3,  1849;  d.,  July  16,  1851). 

Four.  Anna  Mary  McLaughlin  (b.,  Aug.  10, 
1843). 

Five.  James  Robert  McLaughlin  (b.,  Jan. 
19,  1841;  m.,  Jan.  24,  1865),  married 
Sarah  Ann  Kulp.  Six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  William  John  McLaughlin  (b.,  March 

7,  1867;  d.,  March  9,  1888). 

b.  Daniel  W.  McLaughlin  (b.,  March  25, 

1869;  d.,  March  4,  1888). 

c.  Emma  McLaughlin  (b.,  Jan.  22,  1873; 

d.,  Aug.  5,  1876). 

d.  Ruth  Ann  McLaughlin  (b.,  Sept.  30, 

1870;  m., ,  1889),  married  Sam- 
uel Neeper. 

e.  Grace  McLaughlin  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1880). 

f.  Theodore  Clarence  McLaughlin  (b., 

July  7,  1883). 
Six.     William    Theodore    McLaughlin    (b., 
May  19,  1847;  m.,  Jan.  31,  1872),  mar- 
ried Annie  Mary  White.     Five  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Howard     Loudon    McLaughlin    (b., 

Nov.  24,  1874). 

b.  Walter    McLaughlin    (b.,    Nov.    12, 

1877;  d.,  Nov.  19,  1877). 

c.  Jarett  E.  McLaughlin  (b.,  June  10, 

1879). 

d.  Theodore   McLaughlin   (b.,   Oct.   27, 

1883). 

e.  *Alice  a.  McLaughlin  (b.,  Oct.  8,  1887). 


306  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

E.    Martin  Foutz  Eckman  (b.,  July  2,  1826;  m., 

;  m., ),  married  twice;  married 

first  time  to  Rebecca  Howett.     Eight  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     AuMENT  Eckmax  (b.,  Sept.  7,  1854;  m 
March  10,   1881),  married  Margaret  A. 
O'Neil.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  L.  Jeannette  Eckman  (b.,  March  29 

1882). 

b.  Emma  A.  Eckman  (b.,  Oct.  24,  1883) 

c.  Ernest    M.    Eckman    (b.,    March    11 

1S86). 

d.  Charles  Aument  Eckman  (b..  May  11 

1889). 

e.  Florence   M.    Eckman   (b.,    Aug.    12 

1891). 

f.  Williard  S.  H.  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  21 

1894). 
Two.     Joseph  Eckm.^n  (b.,  Sept.  16,  1856;  m. 

),  married  Wilmina  Finley.     Two 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Norman  Eckman. 

b.  Baby. 

Three.     George  Eckman  (b.,  July  18,  1860), 

married  Weimer.     One  child: 

Clyde  Eckman. 
Four.     Lorenza  Eckm.^.n  (b.,  March  28,  1851; 

m.,  ;  d.,  Nov.  1,  1888),  married 

Amanda   Fenstermacher.     One   child: 
Frank  Eckman. 
Five.     Adda  Eckman,  married  Ne'wton  Br3'son. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Oram  W.  Bryson  (b.,  Jan.  8,  1872). 


Hon.  Joseph  Eckman, 

For  mam'  years  Suptrlntendent  St.  Charles  Furnace, 

Columbia,  Pa. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  307 

b.  Harry  Bryson  (b.,  Sept.  4,  1874). 

c.  Olive  R.  Bryson. 

d.  John  A.  Bryson  (b.,  Aug.  24,  1877). 

e.  Anna  Mary  Bryson  (b.,  Oct.  10,  1885). 

f.  Rachael  R.  Bryson  (b.,  May  26,  1888; 

d.,  March  11,  1896). 

g.  Clara  I.  Bryson  (b.,  May  18,  1881;  d., 

March  25,  1882). 
h.  Ollie  M.  Bryson  (b.,  June  29,  1883). 
Six.     Annie  Eckman  (b.,  April  18,  1865),  mar- 
ried John  Keene. 
Seven.     Laura  Eckman  (b.,  March  28,  1866), 

married  Herbert  Brison. 
Eight.     Hannah  H.  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  4,  1849; 

m.,  Oct.  6,  1870),  married . 

Martin   Foutz   Eckman   married   second  time  to 
Lydia  Logan.     Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Grace  Eckman. 
Two.     Albert  Eckman. 

Three.     Mary  Eckman,  married  Alex- 
ander. 
Four.     Howard  Eckman,  married Alex- 
ander. 

Five.     Charles  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

F.     Joseph  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  20,  1814;  m., ; 

d., ).     For  many  years,  and  up  to  the 

time  of  his  death,  Superintendent  of  Saint 
Charles  Furnace,  Columbia,  Pa.  Married 
Mary  Emerick.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Minnie  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.     Anna  Rebecca  Eckman  (b., ). 

Three.     Emilie  Jane  Eckman  (b.,  ). 

Four.     George  Emerick  Eckman  (b., ■; 

cl, ). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Five.  Daniel  Merrett  Eckman,  married  Cor- 
inda  Hamilton.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Carrie   Louisa   Eckman    (b.,   ; 

d.,  ). 

b.  Hanson  Atkins  Eckman,  married  Ma- 

tilda Wilson.     Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

I.     Mildred  Eckman  (b.,  ). 

II.     Merrett  Eckman  (b., ;  d., 

). 

Six.  John  Wesley  Eckman,  married  Clara 
Ehzabeth  Hensel.  Three  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  Mary  Hensel  Eckman  (b., ;  d., 

). 

b.  Joseph  Eckman  (b., ). 

c.  Hensel  Eckman  (b., ). 

Seven.     Frances    Asbury    Eckman,    married 
Willie  Ann  Buzzig.     One  child : 
a.  Ada  Eckman,  married  Albert  Ivissinger. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Eckman  Kissinger. 
II.     Baby. 
Eight.     Edward  Bates  Eckman,  married  Mary 
Elizabeth  Richards.     One  child: 
Allen  Richards  Eckman. 
Nine.     Mary  Ellen   Eckm.\n,   married   Isaac 
P.  Walker.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Perry  Eckman  Walker  (b.,  ; 

d., ). 

b.  Emilie  Walker  (b., ;  d., ). 

0.   Fanny  Walker  (b., ). 


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d.  Thomas  Robinson  Walker  (b., ; 

d., ). 

Ten.     Joseph  Eckman  (b.,  — ;  d., ). 

G.    Mary  Eckman  (b.,  April  27,  1822;  m., ), 

married  William  Thomson  Lawhead.     Seven 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Joanna  Lawhead,  married  twice;  mar- 
ried first  time  to  John  McMichael.     One 
child: 

Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 

Joanna  Lawhead  married  second  time  to  David 
Wallace.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  ,  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  (b., ;  d., ). 

c.   (b., ;  d., ). 

d.  Mary  Wallace. 

e.  Elizabeth  Wallace. 

Two.     Annie  Lawhead  (b., ;  d., ). 

Three.     Jennie  Lawhead,  married  Amos  De- 
vine.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elizabeth  Devine  (b.,  — ). 

b.  William  Devine  (b., ). 

c.  Henry  Devine  (b., ). 

d.  Jennie  Devine  (b., ;  d., ). 

Four.     William  Lawhead. 

Five.     Charles  Lawhead. 
Six.     Ellsworth    Lawhead,    married    Venie 
Witherow.     One  child : 
Howard  Lawhead. 
Seven.     Anna  Maria  Lawhead,  married  John 
Daniels.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Annie  Daniels. 

b.  John  Daniels. 


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c. 

Edna  Daniels. 

d. 

Henry  Daniels. 

e. 

Alice  Daniels. 

f. 

Frank  Daniels  (b., 

— ;  d.,- 

— ) 

S- 

William  Daniels  (b.,  — 

;  d., 

— ). 

h. 

Myrtle  Daniels  (b.,  — 

— ;  d., 

— ). 

H.    John  Slaymaker  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  17,  1807; 

d.,  May  18,  1832). 
I.     Catharine  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  8,  1812;  m.,  June 

13, ;  m.,  June  12, 1851;  d.,  Dec.  8,  1893), 

married  twice;  married  first  time  to  Alexan- 
der McCoy  Hunter.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Catharine    Hunter     (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

Two.     George  Hunter  (b., ;  d., ). 

Three.     Joseph  Hunter  (b., ;  d., ). 

Four.  Daniel  Merrett  Hunter  (b..  May  12, 
1S43;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1863),  married  Susan 
Ann  Haines.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Susan  Catharine  Hunter  (b.,  Oct.  8, 

1864;  m.,  Dec.   25,   1889),   married 
Amaziah     Haverstick.     Two     chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
I.     Hunter  H.  Haverstick  (b.,  May 

31,  1891). 
II.     Ida  Marie  H.werstick  (b.,  Dec. 
15,  1893). 

b.  Alice  Myrtle  Hunter  (b.,  Aug.   12, 

1883). 

c.  Naoma  Blanch  Hunter  (b.,  Dec.  23, 

1879). 

d.  Margie  Frances  Hunter  (b.,  June  6, 

1877). 


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e.  Hanna   Mary   Hunter    (b.,    Dec.    15, 

1874). 

f.  Edna   Louisa   Hunter   (b.,    June    18, 

1871). 

g.  Ida  Lizzie  Hunter  (b.,  Sept.  23,  1866). 
h.  Augustus   W.    Hunter   (b.,    Feb.    21, 

1869;  d.,  Sept.  20,  1873). 
Five.     Aaron  Alexander  Hunter  (b.,   Feb. 

7,  1848;  m.,  Feb.  10,  1869;  cl,  Dec.  10, 
1870),  married  Sarah  Keene.     One  child: 

Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 

Six.     Hannah  Elizabeth  Hunter  (b.,  March 

8,  1837;  m.,    Nov.    13,    1856),    married 
Jeremiah  Keene.     One  child: 

Catharine   Louisa   Keene,    married   her 
cousin,   Daniel  Eckman.     For  descend- 
ants, see  record  of  Daniel  Eckman. 
Catharine  Eckman  married  second  time  to  John 
Townsend  Watson  Dungan.     Three  children,  as 
follows: 

One.  John  William  Dungan  (b.,  March  1, 
1852;  m.,  July  1,  1877),  married  Annie 
Virginia  Heller.  Five  children,  as  fol- 
lows : 

a.  Chester  Ellwood  Dungan  (b.,  Jan.  22, 

1891). 

b.  Mary   Lavina   Dungan   (b.,    July    18, 

1881). 

c.  Catharine  Irene  Dungan  (b.,  March 

2,  1883). 

d.  John  Michael  Dungan  (b..   May  28, 

1878). 

e.  Elsie  Dungan  (b.,  Dec.  17,  1886). 


History  of  the  Slaymakek  Family. 

Two.  Alice  Elizabeth  Dungan  (b.,  May  14, 
1855;  m.,  Oct.  11,  1872),  married  Wil- 
liam James  Cresswell..  Nine  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  George  William  Cresswell  (b.,  Jan. 

13,  1874). 

b.  Catharine  Louisa  Cresswell  (b.,  July 

26,  1876). 

c.  John   Franklin   Cresswell  (b.,   Oct. 

27,  1877). 

d.  Howard  Clifford  Cresswell  (b.,  Nov. 

21,  1879;  m.,  Oct.,   1904).  married 
Edna  Longsdorf. 

e.  Lilly  Florence  Cresswell  (b.,  Feb. 

27,  1882). 

f.  Edgar  James  Cresswell  (b.,  April  28, 

1884;  d.,  May  18,  1888). 

g.  Margaret  Alice  Cresswell  (b.,  Oct. 

2,  1886). 
h.  Charles  Victor  Cresswell  (b.,  Oct. 

19,  1888;  d.,  Oct.  4,  1890). 
i.    Lola  May  Cresswell  (b.,  Jan.  26,  1892; 
d.,  Jan.  26,  1892). 
Three.     Charles  Jeremiah  Dungan  (b.,  Nov. 

21,    1857;  m.,    ),    married    Ellen 

Kelly.     One  child: 

Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 

Daniel  Washington  Eckman  (b.,  June  5,  1816; 

m.,    ;  d.,    Dec.    22,    1878),    married 

Mattie  Helm.     One  child : 
One.     James  Martin  Eckman  married  Anna 
Elnora.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
a.   William  Ross  Eckman,  married  Mary 
Brenner.     One  son: 


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Warren  B.  Eckman. 

b.  Laura  Viola  Eckman,  married  Edward 

J.  Frew.     Four  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Charles  E.  Frew. 
II.     Vera  E.  Frew. 

III.  Dorothy  E.  Frew. 

IV.  Miles  E.  Frew. 

c.  Enos   Myers   Eckman,    married   Mary 

Owens.     Three  children,  as  follows: 
I.     James  A.  Eckman. 
II.     Rodney  J.  Eckman. 
III.     Paul  E.  Eckman. 

d.  Jacob  Wesley  Eckman,  married  Cath- 

rine  Weber.     One  chiid: 
Richard  W.  Eckman. 

e.  Mary    Elizabeth     Eckman,     married 

Milton  Buch. 

f.  Miles  W.  Eckman,  married   Edna  M. 

Cochran. 

g.  Chester  Reid  Eckman  (b., ;  d., 

). 

Second.     Elizabeth   Eckm.\n   (b.,   Feb.   29,    1779;  m., 

;  d.,    ),    married    Thomas    Wilson. 

Ten  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Catharine    Wilson    (b.,    Nov.    15,    1807;  m., 

;  d.,  Feb.  25,   1835),  married  

Ransey. 

B.  Clark  Wilson  (b.,  Sept.  23,  1820;  d.,  Jan.  29, 

1887). 

C.  Sarah  Wilson  (b.,  March  10,  1801 ;  d.,  Feb.  26, 

1802). 

D.  Elizabeth  Wilson  (b.,,  March  3,  1810). 

E.  John  Wilson  (b.,  Jan.  2,  1799;  d.,  March  16, 

1802). 


314  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

F.  Thomas   Wilson   (b.,    Oct.    18,    1815).     Went 

West  and  never  heard  from. 

G.  Daniel  Wilson  (b.,  April  8,  1803;  d.,  Aug.  3, 

1826). 
H.    John  Eckman  Wilson  (b.,  Aug.  24,  1805). 
I.     Susan   Bell  Wilson    (b.,  Feb.   13,  1813;   d., 

Nov.  14,  1843). 
J.     Hugh  James  AVilson  (b.,  March  9,   1818;  d., 
March  16,  1828). 

Third.     Martin  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  11,  1783;  m., ), 

married    Susan    Eckman.     Eleven    children,     as 
follows : 

A.  Susan  Eckman  (b.,  March  13,  1816;  d.,  March 

18,  1896). 

B.  John  Eckman  (b.,  March  28,  1807;  m., ; 

d.,  Sept.,  1896),  married . 

C.  Mary  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  18,  1819;  d.,  Feb.  26, 

1835). 

D.  Sarah  Eckman  (b.,  April  23,  1824). 

E.  Jacob  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  8,  1808;  m.,  ; 

d.,  June  3,  1875),  married  Elizabeth  Pusey. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John  Eckman,  married . 

Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Maud  Eckman. 
e.    Frank  Eckman. 

d.  LiDA  Eckman,  married  James  Achison. 
Two.     Samuel  Eckman,  married  Mary  Cooper. 
Three.     Daniel  Eckman,  married  Jane  Pusey. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Thomas  Wertz  Eckman. 

b.  Hannah  Eckman,  married  Noah  Esben- 

shade. 


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Four.     Joanna  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

Five.     Mary  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

Six.     Thomas     Eckman,     married     Elizabeth 
Brown. 

F.  Hyronimous   Eckman   (b.,   Dec.    1,    1817;  m., 

March  14,   1864;  d.,  Nov.  7,  1876),  married 
Sarah  R.  Marsh.     Five  children,  as  follows : 
One.     William  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  20,  1859;  d., 

March  1,  1859). 
Two.     Sarah  Jane  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  28,  1871). 
Three.     Henry  J.  Eckman  (b.,  July  4,  1861; 
m.,  May  12,  1886).  married  Emma  Town- 
send.     Two  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clyde  E.  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  14,  1887). 

b.  Reta  B.  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  25,  1889). 
Four.     Susan  Jane  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  28,  1856; 

d.,  June  1,  1879). 
Five.     Alice  Selina  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  28, 1854; 
m.,  Nov.  21  1877),  married  Milton  Eby. 
Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clyde  E.  Eby  (b.,  April  11,  1879). 

b.  Ralph  W.  Eby  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1880). 

c.  Alice  C.  Eby  (b.,  March  8,  1884). 

G.  Daniel  Eckman  (b.,  July  25,  1810;  m., ; 

d.,  May  14,  1860),  married  Jane  Davis.  Three 
children,  as  follows: 
One.     Susan  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.       WORTHINGTON   EcKMAN   (b.,  ;   d., 

). 

Three.     Hyronimous    Eckman,    married    Ida 
Rock.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Eckman. 

b.  George  Mancill  Eckman. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

c.  David  Eckman. 

d.  Fred.  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

e.  Russell  Eckman. 

[.    Catharine  Eckman  (b.,  June  8,  1828;  m.,  Jan. 

9,  1860),  married  Thomas  Henry. 
.     Elizabeth    Eckman    (b.,    Nov.    2,    1813;  m., 
March  23,  1848;  d.,  Nov.  10,  1890),  married 
lier   cousin.    Miller   Eckman.     For   descend- 
ants, see  record  of  Miller  Eckman. 

.     Martin  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1811;  m., ; 

d.,  Oct.  14,  1860),  married  Margaret  Tucker. 
Two  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Thomas  Tucker  Eckman,  married  Lu- 
cretaGeorge.     One  child: 
Evan  Eckman. 

Two.     Annie  Eckman,  married Jobson. 

(jne  child: 
Charles  Jobson. 

:.    Henry  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  29,  1821 ;  m., ; 

d.,   Sept.    6,    1872),    married   Mary    Malone. 
Five  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Henry  Eckman. 
Two.     John  Eckman. 

Three.     Laura  Eckman,  married  Samuel  Del- 
let.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Dellet. 

b.  Estella  Dellet. 

c.  Paul  Dellet. 

d.  Chester  Dellet. 

Four.     Benjamin  Eckman,  married  Ida  Triss- 

ler.     One  child: 
Pearl  Eckman. 
Five.     James    Sylvester    Eckman,     married 

Emma  Greenwalt.     One  child: 


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Boy  (b.,  ). 

Fourth.     Catharine   Eckman   (b.,   Jan.    16,    1790;  m., 
Oct.  18,  1818;  d..  May  26,  1876),  married  Adam 
Draucher.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

A.  John  Eckman  Draucher  (b.,  Oct.  2,  1825;  m., 

Feb.  21,  1855),  married  Susan  Heidelbaugh. 
Eight  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Bertha  Draucher. 
Two.     Margaret  Draucher. 

Three.     George    Draucher,    married    

Thompson. 
Four.     Benjamin  Draucher. 
Five.     Sadie  Draucher,  married  Silas  Pickle. 
Six.     Elizabeth  Draucher. 
Seven.     Susan  Draucher. 
Eight.     Ellen  Draucher,  married  Milton  Mil- 
ler.    One  child: 
Benjamin  Miller. 

B.  Catharine    Foutz    Draucher    (b.,    April    11, 

1821;  m.,  Dec.  12,  1861;  d.,  Dec.  29,  1884), 
married  Benjamin  B.  Herr. 

C.  Sarah  Ann  Draucher  (b.,  Aug.  27,  1819;  m., 

March  14,  1843;  d., ),  married  William 

Franklin  Rea.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Amos  Rea  (b.,  July  3,  1844;  m.,  Jan.  31, 
1872),  married  Henrietta  Dubree.     Five 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Clyde  Hurford  Rea  (b.,  Dec.  14, 1885). 

b.  Corinne  Rea  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1880). 

c.  William  Franklin  Rea  (b.,  Nov.  15, 

1872). 

d.  Clarence  Eugene  Rea  (b.,  Feb.  23, 

1878). 


318  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

e.    Hiram   Illemuel    Rea   (b.,    June    19, 
1876). 

Two.     Elizabeth  Jane  Rea  (b.,  Feb.  27,  1858; 
m.,  Oct.  8,  1887),  married  Gilbert  Smith. 
One  child: 
Horace  Rea  Smith  (b.,  March  11,  1890). 

Three.     Susan  Emma  Rea  (b.,  Aug.  22,  1860). 

Four.     Sarah  Ann  Rea  (b.,  July  19,  1855). 

Five.     Hannah  Amanda  Rea  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1848). 

Six.     Adam  Thomas  Rea  (b.,  Dec.  21,  1852). 

Seven.     James  Rea  (b.,  Jan.  31,  1863). 

Eight.  Mary  Catharine  Rea  (b.,  April  10, 
1846;  m.,  Feb.  6,  1868),  married  Samuel 
G.  Fogle. 

Nine.  Philip  Draucher  Rea  (b..  May  26, 
1850;  m.,  Feb.  3,  1876),  married  EHza- 
beth  McGowan.  Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Catharine  Rea  (b.,  July  26,  1877). 

b.  Edwin  Noble  Rea  (b.,  April  1,  1879). 

c.  Hiram  McGowan  Rea  (b.,  June  1, 1888). 
D.    Adam  Draucher  (b.,  March  25,  1828;  m..  May 

12,  1853),  married  Elizabeth  Ann  Pickle. 
Fifteen  children,  as  follows : 
One.  William  Erskin  Draucher  (b.,  Oct.  15, 
1854;  m.,  Nov.  25,  1874;  d.,  Dec.  22, 
1893),  married  Ella  J.  Clay.  Nine  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

a.  Eddie  Draucher  (b..  May  25,  1876;  d., 

Nov.  8,  1879). 

b.  Joseph  L.  Draucher  (b.,  April  9,  1879). 

c.  Mary  Jeffries  Draucher  (b.,  March 

11,  1881). 


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d.  LiLLEY  Emma  Draucher  (b.,  May  31, 

1882). 

e.  James  Draucher  (b.,  Aug.  13,  1884). 

f.  Fanny  Ella  Draucher  (b.,  April  26, 

1887). 

g.  Della  Eliza  Draucher  (b.,  Sept.   9, 

1888). 
h.  Bessie  Winfill  Draucher  (b.,  Jan.  20, 

1890). 
i.    William   Edwin   Draucher   (b..   May 
25,  1894). 
Two.     Adam  Franklin  Draucher  (b.,  March 

28,  1856;  d.,  Nov.  24,  1878). 
Three.     Joseph  Rittenhouse  Draucher  (b., 
Sept.  22,  1857;  m.,  Dec.  18,  1883),  mar- 
ried Ida  E.   Davis.     Three  children,  as 
follows : 

a.  John  Humsher  Draucher  (b.  and  d., 

May  22,  1885). 

b.  Nettie  Estella  Draucher  (b.,   Feb. 

24,  1887). 

c.  Guy    Davis    Draucher    (b.,    Oct.    20, 

1888). 

Four.  John  Martin  Draucher  (b.,  Sept.  22, 
1857;  m.,  April  10,  1884),  married  Sarah 
Melvina  Zahm. 

Five.  Mary  Ida  Draucher  (b.,  Nov.  12,  1859; 
m.,  Dec.  14,  1876),  married  Joseph  Rit- 
tenhouse Case.  Seven  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  John  Welts  Case  (b.,  Feb.  23,  1880). 

b.  Ella  Belle  Case  (b.,  April  3,  1883). 

c.  Jessie  Minnaugh  Case   (b.,   Jan.    12, 

1885). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

d.  Levi  Welts  Case  (b.,  March  28,  1887). 

e.  Emma  B.  Case  (b.,  Oct.  18,  1890). 

f.  Anna  Eliza  Case  (b.,  Feb.  6,  1892). 

g.  Joseph  R.  Case  (b.,  Oct.  17,  1893). 
Six.     Catharine  Herr  Draucher  (b.,  March 

7,  1862;  m.,  Sept.  28,  1881),  married 
N.  R.  Shuster.  Three  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Joseph  Shuster  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  John  Wesley  Shuster  (b.,  ). 

c.  Carel  Shuster  (b.,  ). 

Seven.     Susan  Semantha  Draucher  (b.,  Dec. 

18,   1863;  m.,   Feb.    18,   1891),   married 

De  Witt  Case.     One  child  (b.,  ; 

d., ). 

Eight.     Sarah  Louisa  Draucher  (b.,  Dec.  18, 

1865;  m.,  March  14,  1888),  married  John 

H.  Rent. 
Nine.     Annie  E.  Draucher  (b.,  June  28,  1868; 

m.,  Oct.  18,  1892),  married  Oliver  Pres- 

sel.     One  child: 
Louisa  Pressel  (b.,  Nov.,  1893). 
Ten.     Harriet  Amanda  Draucher  (b.,  Jan. 

30,   1870;  m.,   Dec.    13,   1893),   married 

Jacob  Shanbaugh.     One  child: 
Leslie    Earl    Shanbaugh    (b.,    Jan.    24, 

1895). 
Eleven.     Albert  Pickel  Draucher  (b.,  April 

16,  1872). 
Twelve.     Ella  Bell  Draucher  (b.,  Aug.  15, 

1874). 
Thirteen.     Benjamin  Ferree  Draucher  (b., 

May  14,  1879). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  321 

Fourteen.     Mabel  Cora  Draucher  (b.,  Aug. 

15,  1877). 
Fifteen.     Herbert    Shuster    Draucher    (b., 
April  16,  1881). 
E.    Amanda  Draucher  (b.,  Oct.  17,  1822;  m.,  Nov. 
1847;  d.,    June    7,    1890),    married   William 
Hoey.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Martha  Hoey  (b., ;  d.,  ). 

Two.  James  Alfred  Hoey  (b.,  Feb.  10,  1857; 
m.,  Jan.  7,  1880),  married  Mary  Lizzie 
Abdel.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Erma  Rea  Hoey  (b.,  July  18,  1882). 

b.  Robert  William  Hoey  (b..  May  22, 

1885). 

c.  Mary   Gertrude   Hoey   (b.,   April   9, 

1887;  d.,  Aug.  1,  1887). 

d.  Isaac    Franklin    Hoey    (b.,    June    6, 

1890). 

e.  Margaret  Pauline  Hoey  (b.,  June  25, 

1892). 
Three.     Adam  Franklin  Hoey  (b.,  Nov.   18, 

1848). 
Four.     Sarah    Jane    Hoey    (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

Five.     William  Henry  Hoey  (b.,  ;  d., 

). 

Six.     Isabella  Amanda  Hoey'  (b.,  Dec.  5, 1855; 

m.,  Sept.  29,  1884),  married  George  Rob- 
ert Cooper. 
Seven.     Mary  Catharine  Hoey  (b.,  Aug.  22, 

;  d.,  June ). 

Eight.     Isaac   Newton    Hoey    (b.,    Aug.    20, 

1853;  m.,  Jan.  18,  1893),  married  Sallie 

Meredith.     One  child: 


322  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Mary  Amanda  Hoey  (b.,  Oct.  23,  1893). 

Fifth.     Henry  EcKMAN  (b.,  Nov.  22,  1787;  m., ; 

d.,  July  28,  1828),  married  Hannali  Shertz.     Six 
children,  as  follows: 
A.    Christian  S.  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1818;  m., 

;  d.,   June   15,    1887),   married  Sarah 

Powders.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
One.     William  Henry  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  12, 
1846;  m.,  Feb.  6,  1868),  married  Catha- 
rine Margaret  Proudfoot.     Six  children, 
as  follows: 

a.  Alta  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Albert  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

c.  Handson  Eckman  (b.,  ,   1878). 

d.  Franklin  Eckman  (b.,  ,  1876). 

e.  Minnie  Eckman  (b.,  1873). 

f.  Milton  Eckman  (b.,  1869). 

Two.     Sarah  Eckman  (b.,  ,   1849;  m., 

),    married   her   cousin,   Franklin 

Slaymaker.  For  descendants,  see  record 
of  Franklin  Slaymaker. 

Three.     Mabon  Eckman  (b.,  1851;  m.,  — ), 

married  his  cousin,  Mary  Ault.  Two 
children,  as  follows: 

a.  Harry  Eckman  (b., ,  1872),  mar- 

ried Mary  Singer.     Three  children, 
as  follows: 
I.     Roy  Eckman. 
II.     Cyrus  Eckman. 
III.     Harry  Lloyd  Eckman. 

b.  Susana  Eckman  (b., ,  1879),  mar- 

ried William  Burke.     No  children. 

Four.     Anna  Amanda  Eckman  (b., ,  1856; 

d.,  ,  1874). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  323 

Five.     Emma    Eckman    (b.,    ,    1858;  m., 

),     married     William     Proudfoot. 

No  children. 
Six.     George    Eckman    (b.,    about    1865;  m., 

),   married  Susan  Pickle.     Seven 

children,  as  follows: 

a.  Lizzie  Eckman  (b.,  about  1884). 

b.  Chester  Eckman  (b.,  about  1888). 

c.  Roy  Eckman  (b.,  about  1891). 

d.  Christian     Eckman     (b.,    ;  d., 

). 

e.  Anna  Mary  Eckman  (b.,  ;  d., 

). 

f.  Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

g.  Infant  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

Seven.     Catharine  Eckman  (b.,  about  1863; 

m.,  — ;  m., ),  married  twice; 

married  first  time  to  William  L.  Sharp. 
Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ross  Sharp  (b.,  about  1883). 

b.  Daniel  Sharp  (b.,  about  1890). 

c.  Chester  Sharp  (b.,  about  1892). 

d.  Mary  Sharp  (b.,  about  1893). 

e.  Lizzie  Sharp  (b.,  about  1895). 
Catharine   Eckman   married   second  time  to 

William  McCardle.     They  had  twins. 

B.  Susan  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  2,  1813;  d.,  July  7, 

1893). 

C.  Catharine  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  6,  1815;  d.,  June 

15,  1887). 

D.  Amos  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  22,  1822;  m.,  Feb.  17, 

1859),  married  Barbara  Keen.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 


324  History  of  the  Slaymakek  Family. 

One.     Amos  Keen  Eckman  (b.,  March  31,  1860; 

d.,  Oct.  30,  1874). 
Two.     Clara  Ella  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  22,  1862). 

E.  Elizabeth  Eckman  (b.,  April  25,  1817;  d.,  June 

1,  1869). 

F.  Mary  Hannah  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  5,  1829;  m., 

Dec.    24,    1863),    married    Michael    Market. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 
One.     Celia  Elbert  Market  (b.,  Dec.  4,  1868; 

d.,  Sept.  11,  1869). 
Two.     Howard  Wylly  Markrt  (b.,  Sept.  29, 

1870;  d.,  Feb.  15,  1871). 
Three.     Ella  Market  (b.,  Sept.  30,  1873). 
Four.     Clara   Elbert   Market    (b.,    Dec.    4, 

1868;  d.,  Sept.  7,  1869). 
Five.     Austin  Russ  Maeket  (b.,  Dec.  30, 1867; 

d.,  Jan.  13,  1868). 
Six.     Charley    Davis    Market    (b.,    Feb.    4 
1865). 
Sixth.     John  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  28,  1781;  m.,  June  11, 
1811;  d.,    Nov.    20,    1859),    married    Elizabeth 
Draucher.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

A.  Catharine  Eckman  (b..  May  1,  1814;  d.,  Aug. 

15,  1830). 

B.  Elizabeth  Eckman  (b.,  April  4,  1816;  m., , 

1838),  married  John  Donley.     Four  children, 
as  follows: 
One.     Hugh  Donley  (b..  May  26,   1839;  m.. 
Dec.   31,    1865),   married  Sarah  J.   Ed- 
monds. 

Two.     Henry  Donley,  married . 

Three.     James  Brison  Donley  (b.,  Aug.  28, 
1841;  m.,  Sept.  19,  1869;  m.,  March  13, 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  325 

1879),  married  twice;  married  first  time 
to  Mary  C.  Wickincamp.     No  children. 
Married  second  time  to  Rhoda  C.  Hen- 
dricks.    One  child: 
Charles    Brison   Donley   (b.,    Dec.    19, 
1880). 
Four.     Sarah  Donley  married  her  cousin,  John 
Walter  Eckman.     For  descendants,  see 
record  of  John  Walter  Eckman. 
2.     Baltzer  Draucher  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  4,  1821; 
ra.,  Nov.  4,  1844),  married  Susan  Wescott. 
Thirteen  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John  Walter  Eckman  (b., ;  m., 

),  married  his  first  cousin,  Sarah 

Donley.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Edward  Eckman. 

b.  William  Eckman. 

c.  Mary  Eckman. 

d.  Annie  Eckman. 

e.  John  Eckman. 

f.  Walter  Eckman, 

g.  Myrl  Eckm.\n. 
h.  BuLAH  Eckman. 

Two.     Mary  A.  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  4,  1848;  d., 

Nov.  3,  1850). 
Three.     Susan  C.  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  11,  1868). 
Four.     Jennett    McCullough    Eckman    (b., 

June  2,  1850). 
Five.     Annie  Jane  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  8,  1858; 

m.,  ,  1880),  married  Frank  Keene. 

Two  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Daughter  (b.,  Aug.  8,  1891;  d.,  April  19, 
1892). 


326  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

b.  Nettie  Bell  Keene  (b.,  March  6, 1894). 

Six.     Sanders  McCullough  Eckman  (b., ; 

m.,    ),    married    Jennie    Rineer. 

Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Bertha  Eckman. 

b.  Roy  Eckman. 

0.  Mabel  Eckman. 

d.  Ira  Eckman. 

e.  Lea  Eckman. 

f.  Mary  Eckman. 


Seven.     Baltzer  Draucher  Eckman  (b.,  May 
6,    1864;  m.,    Nov.    27,    1890),    married 
Emma  Myers.     One  child: 
Harry  A.  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  7,  1892). 

Eight.  Adam  Draucher  Eckman  (b.,  May  8, 
1856;  m.,  Nov.  6,  1879),  married  Mary 
Robbins.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elmer  Eckman  (b.,  Oct.  31,  1892;  d., 

Dec.  18,  1892). 

b.  Sarah   Verna   Eckman    (b.,    April    1, 

1890). 

c.  Henry  W.  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  12,  1886). 

d.  George  Cleveland  Eckman  (b.,  May 

2,  1884). 

e.  Daniel  Robbins  Eckman  (b..  May  22, 

1881). 

f.  Ella  May  Eckman  (b.,  March  29,  1894). 
Nine.     Sarah  Elizabeth  Eckman  (b.,  July  10, 

1848;  m.,  Oct.  25,  1874),  married  George 
G.     Wickankamp).     Two     children,     as 
follows: 
a.   Mary  Ellen  Wickankamp  (b.,  June  6, 
1878). 


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b.  Nettie  Bell  Wickankamp  (b.,  Feb.  22, 
1882). 
Ten.     George  Washington  Eckman,  married 
Mary  Styer.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Alfred  Eckman. 

b.  Frances  Eckman. 

c.  Baltzer  Eckman. 

d.  Enos  Eckman. 


Eleven.  Ella  Rebecca  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  11, 
1866;  m.,  Oct.  25,  1894),  married  Rich- 
ard Klarner. 

Twelve.     William  Wescott  Eckman  (b., 

March  4,  1844;  m.,  Jan.  17,  1869),  mar- 
ried Lina  Sinnock.  Two  children,  as 
follows: 

a.  Lillie  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  7,  1871). 

b.  William  Earnest  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  9, 
1870;  d.,  Sept.  14,  1870). 

Thirteen.  James  Eckman,  married  Lida  Kee- 
ner.    Five  children,  as  follows- 

a.  Lida  Eckman. 

b.  Henry  Eckman.  * 

c.  Joseph  Eckman. 

d.  John  Eckman. 

e.  Eugene  Eckman. 

D.  John  Adam  Eckman  (b.,  June  15,  1819;  d.,  Oct. 

1,  1838). 

E.  Isaac  Eckman  (b., ;  d., ). 

F.  Sarah  A.  Eckman  (b.,  June  26,  1812;  m.,  Dec. 

22,  1835),  married  James  Brison.     Two  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 


328  History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

One.  Mary  E.  Brison  (b.,  July  18,  1847;  m., 
Feb.  20,  1866;  d.,  Feb.  15,  1871),  married 
John  C.  Gregg.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

a.  Thomas    Grant   Gregg   (b.,    Oct.    27, 

1868). 

b.  J.-vMEs  Brison  Gregg  (b..  May  18, 1867). 
Two.     Nettie  A.  Brison  (b., ;  m.,  Oct. 

15,    1872),    married    William    J.    Smith. 
Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  James    Dallas    Smith    (b.,    April    29, 

1879). 

b.  Clyde    Pierce    Smith    (b.,    April    26, 

1886). 

c.  Raymond  Gregg  Smith  (b.,  March  26, 

1890). 

d.  Mary  Mabel  Smith  (b.,  Aug.  6,  1873; 

d..  May  25,  1883). 

e.  Margaret  Blanch  Smith  (b.,  Jan.  14, 

1882;  d..  May  14,  1883). 
Seventh.     Jacob  Eckman  (b.,  April  9,  1786;  m.,  April 
12,  1810;  d.,  Jan.   14,  1858),  married  Catharine 
Miller.     Ten  children,  as  follows: 
A.    Maria  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  8,  1810;  m.,  Jan.  25, 
1844),  married  George  Trout.     Two  children, 
as  follows: 
One.     Frank  Trout  (b.,   Feb.   26,   1846;  m., 
Sept.    17,    1867),    married    Sarah    Alice 
Cooper.     Twelve  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Elmer   Cooper   Trout   (b.,    Julj^    28, 

1868;  d.,  July  4,  1877). 

b.  Walter  Samuel  Trout  (b.,  April  16, 

1870;  d.,  July  22,  1877). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  329 

c.  Joseph  Chester  Trout  (b.,  March  12, 

1872;  d.,  June  6,  1877). 

d.  Lucy  Marta  Trout  (b.,  Sept.  18,  1873; 

d.,  May  29,  1877). 

e.  William   Pusey  Trout  (b.,   July   13, 

1875;  d.,  March  25,  1876). 

f.  B.  Frank  Trout  (b.,  Sept.  25,  1876). 

g.  Mary  Alice  Trout  (b.,  June  1,  1878). 
h.  Clara  M.  Trout  (b.,  March  6,  1880). 
i.    Willie    Blanch    Trout    (b.,    May    4, 

18S2). 
j.    George  Park  Trout  (b.,  Oct.  28,  1883). 
k.  Jeremiah  P.  Trout  (b.,  April  5,  1886). 
1.    Moris  R.  Trout  (b.,  May  8,  1890). 
Two.     Mary  C.  Trout  (b.,  March  20,  1849;  m., 
Jan.  5,  1874;  d.,  Oct.  17,  1886),  married 
Dr.  B.  F.  Rogers.     One  child: 
Zaidee  L.  Rogers  (b.,  Nov.  10,  1876). 
B.    Jacob  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  10,  1828;  m.,  Dec.  23, 
1858  ;  m.,  April  7,  1865),  married  twice;  mar- 
ried first  time  to  Emma  W.   Horner.     One 
child: 
William  B.  Eckman  (b.,  March  6,   1860;  d., 
March  1,  1887). 
Jacob  Eckman  married  second  time  to  Lizzie  Van- 
horn.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Walter  V.  Eckman  (b.,  March  2,  1866; 

d.,  June  15,  1874). 
Two.     Frank  A.  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  9,  1867;  m., 
Feb.  17,  1892),  married  Harriet  Keenan. 
Three.     Charles  H.   Eckman  (b.,  March  5, 
1870;  m.,  June  3,  1896),  married  Clara 
Walter. 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

Four.     Edwin  0.  Eckman  (b.,  March  27,  1873). 

C.  David  Eckman  (b.,  July  26,  1825;  m., ), 

married  Elizabeth  Montgomery.  Six  chil- 
dren,    as    follows: 

One.     Margaret    Eckman,     married 

LafRnguell. 

Two.     David  M.  Eckman. 

Three.     Daughter,  married  R.  B.  Miller. 

Four.  Ella  Eckman,  married  Frank- 
ton. 

Five.     Catharine    Eckman,    married    

Wardlow. 

Six.     Sadie  Eckman,  married Marshall. 

D.  Isaac  Eckman  (b.,  June  20,  1818;  m.,  ; 

d.,  ),  married  Mary  Long. 

E.  Joshua  Eckman  (b.,  March  27,  1823;  m.,  March 

10,  1846;  m.,  Sept.  23,  1852;  m.,  Nov.  6, 
1855;  d.,  April  11,  1886).  Moved  west  and 
helped  to  establish  Daisy  P.  O.,  Kansas.  Was 
farmer,  store-keeper,  treasurer  school  board 
and  took  great  interest  in  educational  matters. 
Married  three  times;  married  first  time  to 
Elizabeth  H.  Brown.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

One.     Maryetta  Eckman.     Died  in  infancy. 

Two.  E.  Etalinda  Eckman,  married  James 
R.  Marsh.     Four  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Alice  R.  Marsh  (b.,  Sept.  17,  1868). 

b.  Emanuel  V.  Marsh  (b.,  Sept.  21,  1876). 

c.  Bertha  E.  Marsh  (b.,  Sept.  27,  1881). 

d.  J.  LeRoy  Marsh  (b.,  Nov.  21,  1884). 
Joshua   Eckman    married    second   time   to    Sarah 

Smedley.     One  child: 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  331 


Alonza  Eckman  (b.,  Oct.  1,  1853; 


d., ,  1877),  married  Annie  Peters.   One 

child: 
Alonza  Peters  Eckman. 
Joshua  Eckman  married  third  time  to  Mary  Eliza- 
beth Marsh.     Nine  children,  as  follows: 

One.     John    Eckman    (b.,    Dec.    8,    1856;  d., 

). 

Two.     William  Woodburn  Eckman  (b.,  Dec. 

9,  1857;  d., ). 

Three.  Jacob  Souders  Eckman  (b.,  April  3, 
1859;  m.,  June  10,  1885),  married  Sarah 
Eaton.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Roy  Austin  Eckman  (b.,  July  15, 1886). 

b.  Mary  Elizabeth  Eckman  (b.,  Sept.  18, 

1888). 

c.  Lloyd  Burdine  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  6, 

1890). 

d.  Alice  May  Eckman  (b.,  Feb.  11,  1893). 

e.  Bertha  Grace  Eckman  (b.,  March  25, 

1895). 
Four.     Mary  Alice  Eckman  (b..  May  12,  1861 ; 
m.,  Dec.  25,  1880),  married  Cary  Allen 
Hubbel.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Francis  Marion  Hubbel  (b.,  Nov.  16, 

1881). 

b.  John  Walter  Hubbel  (b.,   June  21, 

1887;  d.,  Dec.  27,  1887). 

c.  Maggie    May    Hubbel    (b.,    Feb.    25, 

1891). 

d.  Arthur  James  Hubbel  (b.,  March  3,0, 

1893;  d.,  Aug.  23,  1893). 

e.  Rosa  Elizabeth  Hubbel  (b.,  March  20, 

1895;  d.,  Aug.  13,  1895). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

f.    Elsie  Hubbel  (b.,  Sept.  17,  1897;  d 
Sept.  20,  1897). 
Five.     Isaac  Henry  Eckman  (b.,  May  17,  1862 
m.,    March    6,    1894),    married    Nannie 
Viola  Lyons.     One  child: 
Jefferson  Eckman  (b.,  Dec.  4,  1894). 
Six.     James  Calvin  Eckman  (b..  May  6,  1866 

d.,  April  16,  1869). 
Seven.     Maggie  May'  Eckman  (b.,  March  10, 
1868;  m.,  March  25,  1885),  married  Ed- 
ward Preston  Flanagan.     Three  children 
as  follows: 

a.  Edith    May    Flanagan    (b.,    Jan.    20 

1886). 

b.  Edna  Flanagan  (b.,  Feb.  23,  1888). 

c.  Asa  Forest  Flanagan  (b.,  March  20, 

1892). 
Eight.     Mamie  Elizabeth  Eckman  (b.,  May  23 

1872;  d.,  July  25,  1872). 
Nine.     Arthur  Eckman. 
.     Catharine   Eckman   (b.,    Feb.    17,    1817;  m. 
),   married  Amos   Geist.     Seven   chil- 
dren, as  follows: 
One.     Catharine     Geist,     married    Christian 
Herr.     Seven  children,  as  follows: 
a.   Lilly   Catharine   Herr   (b.,   ; 


m,, ),  married  Frank  Mowrer. 

b.  Nettie  Herr  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

c.  Ida  Rose  Herr  (b., ). 

d.  Francis  Herr  (b.,  ). 

e.  Edgar  Herr  (b., ;  d.,  ). 

f.  Lena  May'  Herr  (b.,  ). 

g.  Clarence  Elam  Herr  (b.,  — ). 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  333 

Two.     Emma    Geist,    married   Frank   Shibley. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Sanford  Shibley  (b., ;  d., ). 

b.  Annie  Shibley  (b., ;  d., ). 

c.  John  Shibley  (b., ). 

d.  Amos  Shibley  (b.,  ). 

e.  William  Shibley  (b.,  ). 

f.  Ann  Shibley  (b.,  ). 

Three.     Marion  Geist,  married  Ehzabeth  Hess. 
Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Walter  Geist. 

b.  Charles  Geist. 

c.  Henry  Geist. 

d.  Mary  Geist. 

e.  William  Geist. 

f.  Lena  Geist. 

Four.     Nettie  Geist  (b., ). 

Five.     Ellie  Geist  (b., ). 

Six.     Annie  Geist  (b.,  ). 

Seven.     Isaac  Geist  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

G.    Susannah  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  14,  1814;  m.,  Jan. 

30,  1845;  d.,  July  6,  1862),  married  William 

Frank   Brabson.     Was  a  soldier  during  the 

Civil  W'ar.     Five  children,  as  follows: 

One.     Hannah  M.  Brabson  (b.,  Nov.  14,  1849; 

m.,  Nov.  23,  1870),  married  Newton  S. 

Hess.     Eight  children,  as  follows: 

a.  William  Adam  Hess  (b.,  about  1871; 

m.,  Dec.  24,  1895),  married  Estella 
Crutcher.     Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Boy. 
II.     Girl. 

b.  Newton  A.  Hess  (b.,  about  1873). 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 

c.  Susan   R.   Hess  (b.,  about   1876;  m., 

Sept.,    1896),    married   David   Ban- 
ning.    Two  children,  as  follows: 
I.     Boy. 
II.     Girl. 

d.  Frank  B.  Hess  (b.,  about  1878). 

e.  Emma  M.  Hess  (b.,  about  1881). 

f.  George  L.  Hess  (b.,  about  1884). 

g.  Loretta  J.  Hess  (b.,  about  1886). 
h.  Liddie  F.  Hess  (b.,  about  1889). 

Two.  H.  Emma  Brabson  (b.,  June  10,  1846; 
m.,  Dec.  25,  1867),  married  George  W. 
Hess.     Three  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Girl  (b.,  ;  d.,  ). 

b.  Boy  (b.,  ). 

c.  Boy  (b.,  ). 

Three.  Benjamin  Frank  Brabson  (b.,  May 
14,  1848;  m.,  Oct.  2, 1879),  married  Han- 
nah McCoy.     Six  children,  as  follows: 

a.  Ida  M.  Brabson. 

b.  Choral  Brabson. 

c.  Frank  M.  Brabson. 

d.  LiLLiE  L.  Brabson. 

e.  W.  HiNKLE  Brabson. 

f.  Martin  M.  Brabson. 

Four.     C.  H.  Brabson  (b.,  Julv  30,  1851;  d., 

). 

Five.     Jacob  M.  Brabson  (b.,  Feb.  24,  1853; 

d., ). 

H.    Hettie  Eckman  (b.,  Aug.  8,  1830;  m.,  March  9, 

1884),  married  Christian  Kreider. 
I.     Elizabeth    Eckman  (b.,  April   20,   1813;   m., 
),  married  Charles  Kirkwood. 


Descendants  of  Barbara  Slaymaker.  335 

J.  Miller  Eckman  (b.,  Nov.  20,  1820;  m.,  March 
23,  1848;  d.,  Nov.  24,  1908).  Elder  and 
trustee  of  Memorial  Presbyterian  Church, 
Lancaster,  Pa.  Married  his  first  cousin, 
Elizabeth  Eckman.  Two  children,  as  fol- 
lows: 

One.     Baby  (b., ;  d., ). 

Two.     George  Edward  Eckman  (b.,  June  11, 
1849;  m.,  Oct.  31,  1871),  married  Filenna 
Harry.     One  child : 
Harry  Miller  Eckman  (b.,  Jan.  18,  1884). 


INDEX. 


This  index  includes  all  the  descendants  of  Mathias  Slaymaker  down 
to  and  including  the  fifth  generation,  but  does  not  include  those  to 
whom  they  were  married.  To  give  an  index  of  all,  would  take  up  too 
much  space.  As  the  name  of  the  grandfather  is  familiar  to  all,  no  one 
should  have  any  difficulty  in  locating  his  immediate  family. 


Alexander,  Amanda,  224 

Amos,  224 

Charles,  224 
Armstrong,  Alexander  B.,  1 

Johnson,  165 

Martha  Elizabeth,  164 

Rebecca,  165 
Buffington,  Alexander,   161, 
166,  168 

Alice  Slaymaker,  163 

Ann,  163 

Ann  Eliza,  161 

Benjamin,  163 

Catharine,  168 

Ellen  Kreider,  163 

Elizabeth,  166,  168 

Elizabeth  Slaymaker,  II 

Henry,  168 

Isabella  Fulton,  166 

Isabella  Slaymaker,  162 

Jane,  164 

John,  166 

Louisa,  162 

Margaret,  163 

Mary  Hayes,  167 

Richard  Fulton,  163 

Thomas,  162,  168 


Buffington,  Thomas  Wilson,  163  166 

William,  166 

William  Calder,  162 
Bushong,  Amanda,  290 

Amos,  281 

Anna,  285 

Barbara,  281 

Benjamin,  295 

Caroline,  296 

Daniel,  284 

EHzabeth,  281,  293,  296 

Eve,  281 

Gilbert,  301 

Hannah,  291 

Harriet,  291 

Henry,  288,  296,  301 

Isaac,  289 

Israel,  284 

Jacob,  290,  296 

Jesse  G.,  296 

John,  281,  297 

John  Heller,  290 

John  Myers,  282 

Lea,  286 

Lydia,  294,  298 

Magdalena,  282 

Mary,  291,  302 


337 


Sarah,  292 
Susan,  292 
Chambers,  William,  226 

Andrew,  226 
Cochran,  Henry  S.,  218 
Jane  Ann,  218 
Jolin  B.,  218 
Rebecca  J.,  218 
Rebecca  S.,  217 
Robert,  218 
Samuel,  218 
Samuel  H.,  218 
Stephen  A.,  218 
Stephen  H.,  218 
Cowen,  Amos  B.,  302 
Hannah,  302 
Mary,  302 
Samuel  B.,  302 
Crawford,  Harriet,  124 

Joseph,  233 
Davis,  Ehzabeth,  236 
Jolin  S.,  236 
Joseph  F.,  238 
Martha,  238 
Mary  J.,  237 
Rachael,  238 
Samuel,  237 
Sarah  A.,  239 
Susannah,  239 
William  F.,  239 
Devonshire,  Benjamin,  130 
Harriet  .Ann,  133 
John  S.,  131 
Letitia  Belinda,  133 
Margaret  E.  C,  131 
Rebecca  S.,  134 
Samuel  T.,  133 
Draucher,  Adam,  318 
Amanda,  321 


Draucher,  Catliarine  F,,  317 

John  E.,  317 

Sarah  Ann,  317 
Duffield,  Anna  H.,  226 

Cadwalader  M.,  226 

Divie  Bethune,  219 

Elizabeth,  226 

Faithful  Rebecca,  224 

George,  219,  220,  225 

Henry,  224,  225 

Henry  M.,  221 

Henry  P.,  226 

Isabella  Graham,  222 

John  L.  M.,  226 

Maria  Slaymaker,  226 

Mary  A.,  225 

Mary  Amanda,  224 

Mary  C:,  226 

Samuel,  226 

Samuel  M.,  226 

Samuel  P.,  222 

Sarah  Sophia,  227 

Sarah  Sophia  Lydia,  227 

Sophia,  223 

William  Henry,  226 

William  Ward,  222 
Eckert,  Albert,  173 

Charles  Whitfield,  173 

Elizabeth,  174 

George  H.,  173 

Howard,  172 

Lavinia,  174 

Mary  Jane,  172 

Nathaniel,  172 

Susan,  172 
Eckman,  Abram,  259 

Amos,  323 

Ann,  257 

Anna  M.,  249 


338 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


Eckman,  Baltzer  D.,  325 
Barbara,  247,275 
Benjamin,  258 
Catharine,  310,  311,  316,  317, 

323,  324,  332 
Christian  S.,  322 
Daniel,  254,  256,  303,  315 
Daniel  W.,  312 
Da^^d,  259,  330 
David  F.,  303 
Elvina,  257 
Eliza  Ann,  256 
EUzabeth,  260,  313,  316,  324, 

334 
Ephraim,  254 
Esther,  260 
Eve,  281 
Fanny,  260 

Henry,  252,  255,  256,  316,  322 
Hettie,  334 
Hiram,  252 
Hyronemous,  256,  315 
Isaac,  257,  327,  330 
Jacob,  260,  314,  328,  329 
Jacob  Martin,  248 
James,  304 
John,  303,  314,  324 
John  A.,  327 
John  S,,  310 
Joseph,  307 
Joshua,  330,  331 
Julia  Anna,  247 
Magdaline,  247 
Malon,  252 
Maria,  328 
Mariah,  256 
Marion,  304 

Martin,  247,  257,  314,  316 
Martin  F.,  306,  307 


Eckman,  Mary,  247,  257,  309,  314 

Mary  Elizabeth,  252 

Mary  Hannah,  324 

Miller,  335 

Sarah,  314 

Sarah  Ann,  304,  327 

Susan,  256,  260,  314,  323 

Susannah,  333 
Englar,  Ann  Elizabeth,  160 

Henry,  160 

Josiah,  160 

John  David,  160 

Lydia  M.,  160 

Nathan  A.,  160 
Evans,  Samuel,  197 
Fail,  Elizabeth,  276 

George,  276 

Jacob,  276 

John,  276 

Kate,  276 

Mary,  276 
Ferguson,  Harvey,  115 

John  Harvey,  116,  233 

Lavinia,  115 

Mary,  115 

Robert,  116 

Saline  Jane,  116 

Salome  E.,  116 

Susanna,  116 
Ferree,  Elisha,  180 

Elizabeth,  181 

Margaret,  181 

Rachael,  236 

William  S.,  239 
Fleming,  Carolina,  206 

Elizabeth,  202 

Fabius,  206 

Henr>-,  206,  207,  208 

John  Slaymaker,  211 


Index. 


Fleming,  Keziah,  208 

Lucrettia,  208 

Marcellus,  210,  211 

Mary,  211 

Mary  Ann,  210 

Samuel,  217 

Solon,  211 

William,  217 
Gara,  Hugh  S.,  281 

Isaac  B.,  280 

Margaret,  280 

Samuel,  280 

Susan,  280 
Green,  Amos  Slaymaker,  191 

Benjamin  Rush,  191 

Cornelia,  191 

Evan,  191 

Henry  F.,  191 

Jasper,  191 
Heidelbaugh,  Da^-id,  275 

Jacob,  275 

John,  275 

Levi,  275 

Sarah,  275 
Henderson,  Amos  Slaymaker,  '. 

Barton  Fleming,  186 

Harriett  Amelia,  186 

Isabella  Jane,  186 

James  Barton,  191 

Matthew  H.,  190 

Racliael  Eliza,  191 
Hodson,  George  D.,  223 

Henry  D.,  223 

Mark  A.,  223 

Mary  Amanda,  224 

Robert,  224 
Hoover,  Elisha  Ferree,  181 

Elizabeth,  181 

Joseph,  181 


Hoover,  Margaret,  181 
Howett,  John,  124 

Rebecca,  124 
Jolly,  Anna  Maria,  151 

Catharine  Linn,  151 

David  Scott,  151 

Jolin  Stuart,  151 

Mary  Cavern,  151 

Robert  Linn,  151 

Samuel  Simeon,  151 
Kunkle,  Barbara,  260,  266,  2( 

Benjamin,  269 

Catharine,  262 

Christina,  260 

Daniel,  274 

David,  275 

EUzabeth,  262 

Esther,  271 

George,  262,  270,  274 

George  B.,  274 

Henry,  261 

Hieronamis,  274 

Jacob,  270,  274 

John,  268,  274 

Mary,  266,  269 

Mathias,  274 

Peter,  274 

Susannah,  275 
Kendrick,  Annie,  121 

Charles  H.,  122 

Daniel,  122 

Emeline,  121 

George  Washington,  121 

Jane,  121 

Jennie,  121 

Raehael,  121 

Slaymaker,  121 

William  W.,  121 
Kinzer,  Ada,  161 


340 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


Kinzer,  Amanda,  160 

Annie,  156 

Ann  Amelia,  161 

Catharine,  159 

Elizabeth,  156 

Faithful,  156 

Henn-,  160 

Jasper,  156 

Joel,  155 

Jolrn,  156 

John  David,  156 

Kate,  161 

Margaret,  159 

Maria,  160 

Marj'  Ann,  155,  156 

Nanton,  156 

Sarah,  155 

Susan,  160 
Lefever,  Abraham,  97 

Adam,  105,  110 

Agnes  Jane,  73 

Amelia,  100 

Aima  Barbara,  99,  112 

Barbara  Line,  103 

David  Alter,  92 

Daniel,  42,  100 

Daniel  Line,  72 

Elizabeth,  41,  42,  71,  S3,  101, 
106 

Elizabeth  Mlute,  71 

Esther,  90 

Evaline,  105 

Fanny,  74 

George,  41,  74,  97,  100,  108 

George  L.,  97 

George  Washington,  72 

Hanna  Matilda,  103 

Isaac,  41,  42,  74 

Jacob,  70,  S3,  109 


Lefever,  Jacob  Camp,  105 

Jesse,  42 

John,  79,  97 

John  Curry,  71 

John  Porter,  105 

John  Wiegner,  101 

Joseph,  41 

Joseph  Ritner,  74,  111 

JosiahW.,73 

Lawrence,  74,96 

Leander  Fleming,  110 

Margaret,  74 

Marj',  42,  97 

Mary  Ann,  71,  101 

Marj'  Ann  Barbara,  72 

Mary  Matilda,  HI 

Nancy,  42 

Peter,  71 

Peter  Perrj-,  73 

Rhuhama  Christiannah,  104 

Salome  Ann,  97 

Samuel,  100,  103,  106 

Samuel  Augustus,  105 

Samuel  Slaymaker,  72 

Sarah,  70,  102 

Sarah  L.,  74 

Susan,  42 

Walter  Denny,  111 

Washington,  108 

William  Alter,  73 

William  Denny,  111 
Line,  Catharine,  113 

Daniel,  113 

George  L.,  112 

John,  113 

Mary,  113 

Salome,  114 
Linn,  Catharine  S.,  154 

Catharine  Turner,  152 


Index. 


341 


Linn,  Elizabeth,  154 

Ellen  Jane,  150 

Irvin  Henry,  154 

James  Thomas,  152 

John  Francis,  153 

John  Slaymaker,  152,  153 

Lucinda  Elma,  154 

Lucy  Ann,  154 

Margaret  Elizabeth,  154 

Mary  Anne,  151 

Mary  Elizabeth,  153 

Minnie  Evans,  154 

Nancy  Jane,  154 

Robert  Alexander,  154 

Samuel  A.,  152,  154 

Samuel  Duffield,  154 

William  Dickey,  154,  155 
MiUer,  Catharine,  154 

Jolm,  154 

Mary  Ellen,  154 

Samuel,  154 
Mitchell,  Andrew,  202 

Eliza  Francis,  202 

George,  202 

John,  203 

Mary,  205 

Samuel  D.,  205 

Sophia  Slaymaker,  205 

William  F.,  205 
Mott,  Jarvis  Beckett,  198 
McCallister,  Elizabeth  Ann,  140 

Keziah,  141 

Uriah,  141 
McClintock,  Horcetia,  163 

Orsemus,  163 
McComsey,  Andrew  Jackson,  128 

Elizabeth,  125,  137 

Francina,  134 

Harriet,  134 


McComsey,  James,  134 

John,  134, 136 

Lea,  137 

Levi,  137 

Margaret,  124 

Mary,  124,  129,  134 

Mathias,  134,  135 

Rachel,  129 

Rebecca,  129 

Rebecca  Margaret,  135 

Samuel,  128, 134 

Susan,  129 

William,  125,  134,  135 
Mcllvaine,  John  Slaymaker,  174 

Margaret  Catharine,  174 

Robert  S.,  174 

Samuel  Linn,  174 

Sarah  Jane,  :'74 

William  D.,  174 
McPherson,  Adeline  B.,  123 

Archibald,  123 

Elizabeth,  122, 124 

Harriet,  122 

John,  122 

Maria,  123 

Mary,  122,  124 

Mathias,  122 

William,  122 
Olsen,  James  S.,  240 

John  S.,  240 

Lavinia  M.,  242 

Mary  E.,  240 

Martha  Jane,  240 

William  B.,  242 
Parke,  Caroline,  212 

George  W.,  212    , 

John  F.,  213 

Joseph  M.,  213 

Mary  Letitia,  215 


342 


History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


Parke,  Samuel  Slaymaker,  215 
Paxton,AnnE.,155 

Le\'ima  K.,  155 

Sarah  Jane,  155 
Peebles,  Sarah  D.,  228 
Phenneger,  Benjamin  S.,  234 

George  A.,  234 

Hannah  J.,  234 

Jacob  H.,  233 

John  M.,  233 

Mar>'  E.,  234 

Nathaniel  S.,  235 

Sarah  A.,  233 

Susan  L.,  235 
Piekel,  Barbara,  149 
Quick,  Benjamin  Howell,  175 

George  D.,  175 

Jane  E.,  175 

Margaret  Catharine,  176 
Slaymaker,  Adam  R.,  227,  228 

Agilis,  233 

Alexander,  168,  170 

Alexander  H.,  118,  119 

Alexander  J.,  149 

AUen  M.,  243 

Amanda  J.,  171 

Amas,  121 

Amos,  183,  184,  235 

Amos  B.,  196 

Amos  F.,  199 

Amos  H.,  192 

Ann,  140,  155 

Ann  C,  227,  228 

Anna  Barbara,  41 

Anna  Mary,  178 

Annie  Cornelia,  193 

Anne  Elizabeth,  177 

Barbara,  247 

Beckie  Ann,  201 


Slaymaker,  Catharine,  150,  180 
Catliarine  Amanda,  149 
Charles  H.,  171 
Charles  M.,  180 
Daniel,  232,  233 
Edward,  245 
Eliza,  233 
Elizabeth,  115,  122,  161,  168, 

180,  186,  227,  236,  239,  244 
Elizabeth  Ann,  171 
Elizabeth  .\nna,  194 
Emma,  180 
Emma  C,  121 
Faithful,  198,  219 
Faithful  Mary,  195 
Fanny  E.,  184 
Francis,  168 
Francis  A.,  169 
Francis  J.,  168 
Franklin,  244 
Frederick,  140 
George  M.,  176,  177 
Hannah,  197,  217,  233 
Hannah  C,  199 
Hannah  L.,  193 
Harriett,  180 
Harriett  E.,  192 
Harriett  R.,  193 
Henrietta  R.,  227 
Henry,  118, 169, 182, 192, 217, 

233 
Henry  A.,  169 
Henry  C,  195 
Henry  E.,  229 
Henry  F.,  198 
Henry  S.,  230 
Henry  Y.,  227 
Isaac  F.,  118 
Isabella,  191,  192,  194 


Index. 


343 


Slayraaker,  Isabella  A.,  199 
Isaiah,  235 
James,  217,  245 
James  A.,  231 
James  B.,  178,  184 
James  F.,  186 
James  H.,  176,  178 
James  L,,  118 
Jane,  140,  161,  168 
Jane  D.,  195 
Jane  E.,  146,  178,  217 
Jane  M.,  240 
Jasper,  169,  170,  184 
Jean,  198 
John,  115,  149,  150,  169,  171, 

180,  233,  243 
John  E.,  197 
John  H.,  244 
John  L.,  179 
John  M.,  116,  120,  184 
John  R.,  198 
John  S.,  178 
John  W.,  171 
Jonathan  S.,  230 
Kate,  243 

LaNdnia,  169,  176,  180 
Lavinia  C,  178 
Lawrence,  41 
Leah  Louisa,  118 
Leonard,  168 
Leonard  A.,  177 
Louisa,  119 
Lydia,  121,  226 
Lydia  Jane,  233 
Maggie,  246 
Margaret,  149,  180,  245 
Margaret  Caroline,  146 
Margaret  Catharine,  174 
Margaretta,  230 


Slaymaker,  Martha  C,  195 

Mary,  115,  171,  179,  180,  201, 

239 
Mary  Ann,  175,  235,  239 
Mary  E.,  119,  192 
Mary  Jane,  176,  233 
Mary  Melvina,  117 
Mary  R.,  228 

Mathias,  115,  116,  150,  239 
Nathaniel  E.,  147 
Persifer  F.  S.,  231 
Rachael,  121 
Ralph,  180 
Rebecca,  124 
Reuben  A.,  170 
Robert  B.,  197 
Robert  M.,  179,  180 
Robert  S.,  230 
Rufus  H.,169 
Salina  G.,  192 
Sample,  144 
Samuel,  227 
Samuel  C,  201,  217 
Samuel  E.,  185 
Samuel  H.,  176,  179,  229 
Samuel  L.,  180 
Samuel  N.,  245 
Samuel  R.,  230 
Sarah,  168,  226 
Sarah  C,  177 
Sarah  E.,  169 
Sarah  Jane,  172,  178 
Sarah  Rebecca,  195 
Sophia,  231 
Sophia  Elizabeth,  199 ' 
Stephen,  217 
Stephen  C,  228,  229 
Susan  B.,  120 
Susan  C,  169,  171 


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History  of  the  Slaymaker  Family. 


Slaymaker,  Susanna,  235 

Susan,  150 

Susannah,  121 

Thomas,  239 

Thomas  A.,  179 

Uriah,  118 

Walter  C,  197 

Walter  F.,  170 

Walter  J.,  ISO 

WiUiam,  168,  171,  239 

William  A.,  178,  195 

William  D.,  178,  193,  197 

William  M.,  140,  144,  243 

WilUam  S.,  168 

Wilson,  243 
Springer,  John  S.,  121 

Elizabeth,  121 
Stautsenberger,  Barbara,  276 

David,  276 

Elizabeth,  276 

Jacob,  276 

John,  276 

Mary,  276,  280 

Sarali,  275 

Susan,  276 
Stoner,  Elizabeth,  159 

Ephraim,  157 

Hannah,  156 

Henry,  156 

John,  159 

Margaret,  159 

Mary  Ann,  158 
Tomlinson,  Elizabeth  Slaymalcer, 
164 

John  Ballinger,  163 


Tritt,  Anna,  65 

Barbara,  43 

Catharine,  56 

Christian,  43,  52 

Elizabeth,  42 

George,  55 

Jacob,  42 

John,  57 

Peter,  53 

Samuel,  52 

William  K.,  62 
Tweed,  Jane,  260 

Jesse,  260 

William,  260 
Umsted,  Ann  Elizabeth, 

John,  159 

Margaret,  159 
Warfel,  Christian,  276 

Elizabeth,  280 

John,  277 

Mary,  279 

Sarah,  276 
Webber,  Jonathan,  65 
Willar,  Margaret,  155 
Wilson,  Catharine,  313 

Clark,  313 

Daniel,  314 

Elizabeth,  313 

Hugh  James,  314 

John,  313 

John  E.,  314 

Sarah,  313 

Susan  Bell,  314 

Thomas,  314 


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